Lunch and Learn: Human Resources
2025-05-20 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | Corky’s Pizza, 25 S Walnut St, La Crescent, MN, 55947, United States
Guest Speaker: Human Resources Director
Marge O’Laughlin from Flex Craft in Houston, MN

Marge is an experienced and results-driven Human Resources professional with 15 years of experience in talent acquisition, employee relations, performance management, and organizational development. Passionate about creating a positive workplace culture and implementing strategic HR initiatives that drive business success. She started her Human Resources career in industrial staffing for more than 60+ Winona area businesses. She has been working for Flex Craft in Houston, MN for almost 9 years now.
RSVP by Thursday, May 15th at noon: chamber@explorelacrescent.com
Date: Tuesday, May 20
Time: Noon-1 PM
Location: Corky’s Pizza. 25 S. Walnut St. La Crescent, MN 55947
$10 includes pizza and a drink.

Storytime for Adults: Yes, No, Maybe So
2025-05-29 18:30 - 20:00 | Saxon Hall, 702 Main St., Brownsville, MN, 55919, United States
Why should children have all the fun? ‘Storytime for Adults’ is at Saxon Hall in Brownsville, MN. Join us to hear your favorite local librarians and performers read some of our favorite short stories and essays. This month’s theme is Yes, No, May-be So and features passing notes in class, first love, and childhood friendships.
Beer and beverages and pizza are available for purchase.
For ages 21+ only. Caution: stories may include adult content. Listener discretion is advised.

La Crescent Animal Care 20th Anniversary in La Crescent
2025-05-30 13:00 - 16:30 | La Crescent Animal Care, 204 S Walnut St,, La Crescent, MN, 54947, United States
On May 30, 2025 from 1:00-4:30 pm, La Crescent Animal Care will be celebrating 20 years at our current location (204 S Walnut St, La Crescent, MN 55947) and 28 years in La Crescent.

Please join us with your furry family members and we will have some treats and prizes for everyone to enjoy.

Thank you for your continuing support and entrusting us with the care of your pets!

The Myth of Neutrality in Museums and Archives
2025-06-03 18:00 - 19:00 | Wieser Park Pavilion, 1817 County 6, La Crescent, MN, 55947, United States
Museums and archives today have to reckon with their institutional history and historical narratives that put the Western world and norms as the default. People who work in the Archives field have a saying for this: “Archives Are Not Neutral,” which tries to address the fact that there are inherent biases in archives, and no history or record-keeping is neutral. Join us for this talk by La Crosse Public Library Archives librarian Jenny DeRocher, who will talk about the history of our museums and archives, and what it means locally to be active participants in rejecting how our cultural heritage is preserved and talked about.
Part of our La Crescent Community Read program series. Join us in further exploration and discussion around Nature, History, Identity, and Discovery.

La Crescent Live - The Breanna Rae Band!
2025-06-11 17:30 - 19:30 | 322 S 1st St, La Crescent
Breanna Rae Band June 11th! Join us for a free family friendly outdoor concert presented by the Lions Club of La Crescent and La Crescent Live at 5:30 in the park at 322 S 1st St. La Crescent! Food and beverage available for purchase! Find out more at www.lacrescentlive.org.

Interactive Papermaking & Native Prairie Planting with Paper Plains
2025-06-16 14:00 - 17:00 | La Crescent Public Library, 321 Main St., La Crescent, MN, 55947, United States
Join us at the City Lot behind the Library! Paper Plains invites the community to create paper from regionally-harvested, invasive plants. It is an interactive experience in papermaking and native prairie planting. Workshop leaders demonstrate techniques to participants and engage in a dialogue about the history of invasive plants in Minnesota. Tools in this mobile art studio are adaptable for people of all ages and abilities. The paper that participants make is unique, embedded with native prairie seeds, and carries a little piece of the Great Plains. Whether it hangs on the fridge or gets planted in the garden, handmade paper will grow the arts in your community.
In case of rain, this program will move to the Community Building (336 S. 1st St, La Crescent).
This program is funded by SELCO through a grant from the Legacy Amendment Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and by MN residents.

Have You Heard the Nesting Bird?
2025-06-18 14:00 - 15:30 | La Crescent Community Building, 336 S. 1st St, La Crescent, MN, 55947, United States
Practice your bird calls with friends from Happy Dancing Turtle, then play Camo Worm and see if you can spot the worms hiding in the grass. Learn about bird nests, camouflage, warning calls, and how to identify bird species by their eggs!

Houston County Dairy Royalty
2025-06-19 11:00 - 13:00 | MN
The Houston County Dairy Royalty will be serving ice cream from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm at ESB Bank, 109 S Walnut Street La Crescent. Please stop in and meet the Royalty Court and enjoy a sweet summer treat.

La Crescent Live - Dan & Mary Sebranek & Wayne Beezley
2025-06-25 17:30 - 20:30 | 322 S 1st St, La Crescent
Join us for a free family friendly outdoor concert on Wednesday June 25th at 5:30pm. The La Crescent Lions and La Crescent Live present Dan & Mary Sebranek & Wayne Beezley for a variety of blue grass, rock and roll, acoustic guitar, mandolin and a LOT of fun! There will be food and drinks available for purchase. Visit www.LaCrescentLive.org for more information and a complete summer lineup.

Match-Makers Book Club: Just for the Summer
2025-06-26 18:00 - 19:30 | Bluff Top Vineyard, 27168 Bauer Rd, Winona, MN, 55987, United States
Join the library for our latest pop-up book club featuring romance reads and craft time! We’ll have book discussion and craft time over your beverage of choice. Bring a project you’ve been working on, or peruse idea books from the library and coloring pages. Our June selection is “Just for the Summer” by Abby Jimenez. Place your hold or ask at the circulation desk for a copy today!
We’ll meet at Bluff Top Vineyard rain or shine (27168 Bauer Rd, Winona, MN 55987), just a 16 minute drive from La Crescent Library. Please support our business partner if you are able. Snacks/food are welcome while we meet.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
Justin has a curse, and thanks to a Reddit thread, it’s now all over the internet. Every woman he dates goes on to find their soul mate the second they break up. When a woman slides into his DMs with the same problem, they come up with a plan: They’ll date each other and break up. Their curses will cancel each other’s out, and they’ll both go on to find the love of their lives. It’s a bonkers idea… and it just might work.
Emma hadn’t planned that her next assignment as a traveling nurse would be in Minnesota, but she and her best friend agree that dating Justin is too good of an opportunity to pass up, especially when they get to rent an adorable cottage on a private island on Lake Minnetonka. It’s supposed to be a quick fling, just for the summer. But when Emma’s toxic mother shows up and Justin has to assume guardianship of his three siblings, they’re suddenly navigating a lot more than they expected–including catching real feelings for each other. What if this time Fate has actually brought the perfect pair together?

Circus Manduhai
2025-06-28 11:00 - 12:00 | La Crescent Public Library, 321 Main St., La Crescent, MN, 55947, United States
Join us at the City Lot behind the Library for an interactive program featuring foot juggling, acro-balancing, contortion, juggling (diablo, balls, clubs, & spinning plates) unicycle, and hula hoops!
In the case of rain, this program will move to the Community Building (336 S. 1st St, La Crescent).
Circus Manduhai was founded by Chimgee Haltarhuu in 2003. She came to America from Mongolia in 1991 to work for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Co. Through Circus Manduhai, Chimgee shares her Mongolian culture with audiences in Minnesota and the upper midwest.

So You Want to Be an Owl? with the International Owl Center
2025-07-02 15:00 - 16:00 | La Crescent Community Building, 336 S. 1st St, La Crescent, MN, 55947, United States
Learn first-hand about owls and their amazing behavior. Become an honorary owl by learning how to hunt, play, hoot, fly, survive dangers and raise owlets of your own. As a reward for becoming owls, you’ll get to meet a real live owl!
This program is funded by SELCO through a grant from the Legacy Amendment Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and by MN residents.

Whitewater State Park's Prisoner of War Camp
2025-07-03 18:30 - 19:30 | La Crescent Area Event Center, 595 Veterans Parkway, La Crescent, MN, 55947
Did you know that Whitewater State Park was once home to German Prisoners of War? Come learn about one of lesser-known parts of Minnesota’s history. What did they do here? Where did they go? What was life like being a prisoner? Come find out! Light refreshments provided.
This program is part of a collaborative grant series with La Crescent Public Library, American Legion Post 595, VFW Post 11542, the La Crescent Area Historical Society, and City of La Crescent. It is funded by SELCO regional library system and the Legacy Amendment, Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
Jeremy Darst is a native of southeastern Minnesota and grew up exploring the driftless area. He currently works as a naturalist at Whitewater State Park and enjoys delving into the park’s rich history. His interest in the former German prisoners was first sparked during a class trip he took to Whitewater State Park over 30 years ago.

Comedy Magic Show with The Great Brodini!
2025-07-08 17:00 - 18:00 | La Crescent Farmers Market, 595 Veteran's Parkway, La Crescent, MN, 55947, United States
Laugh until you cry at Brodini’s amazing magic tricks, where kids are a part of every show! Brodini performs a variety of tricks that will leave you wanting to learn the magical arts yourself. Scarves, coins, cards, balls, ropes, and ordinary items become animate objects of wonder and curiosity in Brodini’s hands, but never without some help from children and adults in the audience. Transformations, relocations, thin-air illusions, and surprising predictions keep young and old laughing, looking, scratching their heads, and wanting more!
In the case of rain, this program will move to the Wieser Park Pavilion (1817 County Rd 6, La Crescent).
This program is funded by SELCO through a grant from the Legacy Amendment Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and by MN residents.

La Crescent Live - BT Band
2025-07-09 17:30 - 20:30 | 322 S 1st St, La Crescent
La Crescent Live presents a free family friendly outdoor concert on Wednesday July 9th at 5:30pm. BT Band is a country and rock cover band that is guaranteed to have you singing and dancing all night! Food and drinks will be available for purchase. Find out more on LaCrescentLive.org.

Chamber Golf Outing
2025-07-17 10:00 - 16:00 | Valley High Golf Course, 9203 T-243, Houston, MN, 55943, United States
The La Crescent Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism will be hosting their Annual Golf Outing at Valley High Golf Club. Full details are below.

Date: Thursday, July 17th.
Time: The tournament will start at 10:00am with a shotgun start.
Format: Four-person scramble
Team sponsored registration includes lunch, golf cart, 18 holes of golf for a team of 4, fun, and prizes.
Registration deadline of July 3rd. This outing is open to all members and non-members.
Sponsorship Opportunities: Please email Brian at the chamber to learn more and to register your team.

Click here to download the flyer:

Live Music with Balkan Blue
2025-07-17 17:30 - 19:30 | La Crescent Public Library, 321 Main St., La Crescent, MN, 55947, United States
This program is co-hosted with La Crescent Live! Join us at the City Lot space behind the La Crescent Public Library. All ages are welcome to attend this free event!
Enjoy the unique and compelling sounds of Albania, Bulgaria, Macedonia, and Turkey, as well as songs from the Romani people, Serbia, Bosnia, Hungary, Ukraine, Georgia, and Spain. BALKAN BLUE is a collective of musicians delivering complex melodies and danceable acoustic beats from the Balkans and beyond, using traditional folk instruments and hand percussion. Though seemingly obscure, Balkan music is an undercurrent phenomena, with lots of folk dancers and niche musicians familiar with and enjoying the style. The band offers workshops and storytelling based listening events along their travels.
Featuring:
Nicolle (Jensen) Roen on vocals, accordion, Macedonia tambura, and percussion – based partly in Winona MN (her hometown) and Santa Fe, NM (since 2003), Nicolle Roen is a vocalist and multi-instrumentalist, utilizing an accordion and Tambura (traditional stringed instrument of Macedonia and northern Greece) to accompany her voice.
Frank Bramlitt on percussion: doumbek, frame drum, riq, tapan, and Albanian daire – Frank Bramlitt is a hand percussionist extraordinaire, storyteller, and general grand showman with a history of performing for belly dancers and at Ren fairs.
Sally Reimer of Galesville, WI joins the group on mandolin and bass, and Sophie Rogg of Decorah, IA joins on vocals and hand percussion.

Aloha Storytime with Musical Guest Rose Oyamot
2025-07-18 10:30 - 11:30 | La Crescent Public Library, 321 Main St., La Crescent, MN, 55947, United States
Children and families are invited to sing along with Ms. Rose and her ukulele to explore stories and interactive songs celebrating Asian, Pacific Islander and Native Hawaiian heritage with Aloha Storytime. This program is designed for a Pre-K audience. All are welcome to attend as it is free and open to the public.
This program is funded by SELCO through a grant from the Legacy Amendment Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and by MN residents.

La Crescent Live - Tom Conrad
2025-07-23 17:30 - 19:30 | 322 S 1st St, La Crescent
La Crescent Live presents a free family friendly outdoor concert on Wednesday July 23rd at 5:30pm. Tom Conrad plays wonderful tunes from the 60s 70s and 80s to today. His voice and songs entertain audiences of all ages. Food and drinks will be available for purchase. Visit LaCrescentLive.org for more information.

Insect Action! Author Visit and Makerspace Challenge with Local Author Heidi Braun
2025-07-24 15:00 - 16:30 | La Crescent Community Building, 336 S. 1st St, La Crescent, MN, 55947, United States
Leap like a katydid and sway like a walking stick! Learn fascinating facts about insects as you move through the pages of Insect Action! An Alphabet, Rhyming, and Movement Book. Local author Heidi Braun will read from her book and lead fun insect-related crafts.
Heidi Braun has been fascinated by insects for as long as she can remember. She combined this special interest with her passion for children’s literacy and her experience as an early childhood specialist to create her first children’s picture book, Insect Action! An Alphabet, Rhyming, and Movement Book. She and her husband live in southeast MN.

Match-Makers Book Club: Drunk on Love
2025-07-24 18:00 - 19:30 | Bluff Top Vineyard, 27168 Bauer Rd, Winona, MN, 55987, United States
Join the library for our latest pop-up book club featuring romance reads and craft time! We’ll have book discussion and craft time over your beverage of choice. Bring a project you’ve been working on, or peruse idea books from the library and coloring pages. Our July selection is “Drunk on Love” by Jasmine Guillory. Place your hold or ask at the circulation desk for a copy today!
We’ll meet at Bluff Top Vineyard rain or shine (27168 Bauer Rd, Winona, MN 55987), just a 16 minute drive from La Crescent Library. Please support our business partner if you are able. Snacks/food are welcome while we meet.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
Margot Noble needs some relief from the stress of running the family winery with her brother. Enter Luke: sexy, charming, and best of all in the too-small world of Napa, a stranger. The chemistry between them is undeniable, and Margot is delighted that she lucked into the perfect one-night stand she’ll never have to see again. That is, until the winery’s newest hire, Luke, walks in the next morning. Margot is determined to keep things purely professional, but when their every interaction reminds her of the attraction still bubbling between them, it proves to be much more challenging than she expects.
Luke Williams had it all, but when he quits his high-salary tech job in Silicon Valley in a blaze of burnout and moves back to Napa to help a friend, he realizes he doesn’t want to tell the world–or his mom–why he’s now working at a winery. His mom loves bragging about her successful son–how can he admit that the job she’s so proud of broke him? Luke has no idea what is next for him, but one thing is certain: he wants more from the incredibly smart and sexy woman he hooked up with–even after he learns she’s his new boss. But even if they can find a way to be together that wouldn’t be an ethical nightmare, would such a successful woman really want a tech-world dropout? Set against a lush backdrop of Napa Valley wine country, nothing goes to your head as fast as a taste of love–even if it means changing all your plans.

La Crescent Lions Golf Outing
2025-08-02 08:00 - 12:00 | Pine Creek Golf Course, 3815 N Pine Creek Rd, La Crescent, MN, 55947, United States
The La Crescent Lions are holding a 9 hole best ball scramble on August 2nd at Pine Creek Golf Course. The $40/golfer fee includes 9 holes of golf, a shared cart, a burger bar, door prizes, a mulligan plus a putting string. Registration begins at 8am with a shotgun shot gun start at 9am. Joins us for lots of prizes and fun!

3rd Annual La Crescent Parade of Gardens
2025-08-02 09:00 - 14:00 | La Crescent-Hokah Elementary School, 504 S Oak St., La Crescent, MN, 55947, United States
This annual event features public and private gardens around La Crescent. Visitors will have the opportunity to see and engage with a variety of gardens and gardening methods.
Tickets are $5/person. Children under 12 are free. Tickets will be sold the day of the event at the Vendors Market located at the La Crescent-Hokah Elementary School Parking Lot.

The Apple Blossom Bike Tour!
2025-08-09 07:00 - 15:00 | Veteran’s Park
Ride For A Cause! The 12th annual Apple Blossom Bike Tour is Saturday, August 9th, 2025 presented by The Rotary Club of La Crescent. Proceeds benefit Rotary Polio Plus, The Erin Dunlap Mathews Memorial Fund and The Living For Liz Scholarship Fund.
The ride begins and ends at Veterans Park, La Crescent featuring 6 bicycle routes ranging from a 5 mi Free Family Fun ride to a 14, 29, 52, 60 or 74 mile ride. Registration is $60.00 per rider with an early bird discount ending June 1st. Register your 4-person team for just $150.00! Join us for lunch and music in the park following the ride! Register at www.appleblossomtour.org or on Facebook today!

Match-Makers Book Club: How to End a Love Story
2025-08-21 18:00 - 19:30 | Bluff Top Vineyard, 27168 Bauer Rd, Winona, MN, 55987, United States
Join the library for our latest pop-up book club featuring romance reads and craft time! We’ll have book discussion and craft time over your beverage of choice. Bring a project you’ve been working on, or peruse idea books from the library and coloring pages. Our July selection is “How to End a Love Story” by Yulin Kuang. Place your hold or ask at the circulation desk for a copy today!
We’ll meet at Bluff Top Vineyard rain or shine (27168 Bauer Rd, Winona, MN 55987), just a 16 minute drive from La Crescent Library. Please support our business partner if you are able. Snacks/food are welcome while we meet.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
Helen Zhang hasn’t seen Grant Shepard once in the thirteen years since the tragic accident that bound their lives together forever. Now a bestselling author, Helen pours everything into her career. She’s even scored a coveted spot in the writers’ room of the TV adaptation of her popular young adult novels, and if she can hide her imposter syndrome and overcome her writer’s block, surely the rest of her life will fall into place too. LA is the fresh start she needs. After all, no one knows her there.
Except… Grant has done everything in his power to move on from the past, including building a life across the country. And while the panic attacks have never quite gone away, he’s well liked around town as a screenwriter. He knows he shouldn’t have taken the job on Helen’s show, but it will open doors to developing his own projects that he just can’t pass up. Grant’s exactly as Helen remembers him—charming, funny, popular, and lovable in ways that she’s never been. And Helen’s exactly as Grant remembers too—brilliant, beautiful, closed off. But working together is messy, and electrifying, and Helen’s parents, who have never forgiven Grant, have no idea he’s in the picture at all. When secrets come to light, they must reckon with the fact that theirs was never meant to be any kind of love story. And yet… the key to making peace with their past—and themselves—might just lie in holding on to each other in the present.

La Crescent Farmer’s Market
2025-08-26 16:00 - 19:00 | La Crescent Veterans Park, 595 Veterans Parkway, La Crescent, MN, 55947
Outdoor Market, Tuesdays throughout the Summer 4 – 7 p.m. Always a nice variety of Vendors who strive to bring you a wonderful selection of Market goods, whether grown or produced by hand. The Farmer’s Market is a family-friendly event, including Storytime and Craft Kits provided by the La Crescent Public Library. Located in parking lot adjacent to Veteran’s Park and La Crescent Event Center. Our Motto is- Buy Local – Buy Fresh!

Bluff to Bluff Trolley Tours – Explore Between the Bluffs of La Crescent and La Crosse
2025-09-06 14:00 - 18:00 | Explore La Crosse, 123 7th Street So., La Crosse, WI, 54601
Bluff to Bluff Trolley Experience 7 Dates – Saturday afternoons – September & October. 2:00pm-6:00pm – 4 hours
Board Trolley at 1:45pm
$90 per person
Explore Between the Bluffs of La Crescent and La Crosse From local wine and legendary history to breathtaking views atop ancient bluffs, experience the wonder of the La Crosse Region on this captivating trolley experience.
This 4-hour tour starts at Explore La Crosse, 123 7th Street South, La Crosse. You will then travel through historic downtown La Crosse before venturing up into the bluffs of the La Crosse Region. As you descend through the Coulee Region and cross the mighty Mississippi River into Minnesota, be prepared to expand your knowledge of the Apple Capital’s history in La Crescent, MN. Ascending Apple Blossom Drive, you will experience the region from a different vantage point. When in the Apple Capital of Minnesota, a visit to an apple orchard visit is a must! As your experience comes to an end, a final stop at Le Chateau will provide nibbles to tantalize your taste buds.
September Dates: Saturday, September 6th Saturday, September 13th Saturday, September 27th
October Dates: Saturday, October 4th Saturday, October 11th Saturday, October 18th Saturday, October 25th

Teddy Bear Picnic Storytime
2025-09-09 10:30 - 11:30 | La Crescent Public Library, 321 Main St., La Crescent, MN, 55947, United States
We’re kicking off our fall storytimes with a special Teddy Bear Picnic theme! Bring your favorite teddy or stuffie with you to enjoy fun books & songs.

Happy Dancing Turtle Presents: Oceans
2025-09-11 16:00 - 17:00 | La Crescent Community Building, 336 S. 1st St, La Crescent, MN, 55947, United States
Happy Dancing Turtle returns this fall with another fun series of events, starting with Oceans on Thurs, Sept. 11. Join us at 4pm at the Community Building.
Did you know that we’ve explored less of the ocean floor than we have of the moon’s surface? Come explore the mysteries of the deep sea & what animals live down there! Can you design a creature from recycled/craft materials that would be adapted to life in the deep?

Lions Club of La Crescent General Meeting
2025-09-11 18:00 - 20:00 | Wieser Park Pavilion, 1817 County 6, La Crescent, MN, 55947, United States
La Crescent Lions Club – MN General Meetings
When: General Monthly meetings
Social: 6:00 PM | Dinner: 6:30 PM | Meeting: 7:00 PM
Location: Wieser Pavilion, County Road 6, La Crescent
Since 1965, the La Crescent Lions Club has been dedicated to making La Crescent a great place to live. Guided by our motto, “We Serve,” our local projects include tree planting, park improvements, scholarships, and support for the global causes of Lions Clubs International.
Join us for a night of community, fellowship, and planning for the projects that make our city shine!
