Explore La Crescent

"Fall in Love with Fiction" with author Melody Taylor
2023-02-11 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago) | La Crescent Public Library, 321 Main St., La Crescent, MN, 55947, United States
Join local Urban Fantasy author Melody Taylor as she talks about how she fell in love with stories & story-telling, and discusses how to get started writing a fiction story that will keep readers turning pages. Signed copies of her books will be for sale at the event. Treats will be provided.

Bluff County Collaborative Career Fair
2023-03-08 09:00 - 16:00 | La Crescent Area Event Center, 595 Veterans Parkway, La Crescent, MN, 55947
Are you interested in raising awareness of career opportunities at your business or organization? Are you currently looking for full, part time, or seasonal workers? Represent your company at the Bluff Country Collaborative Career Fair on Wednesday, March 8th, 2023 at the La Crescent Area Event Center.
It is free to businesses to participate, you must RSVP by contacting Allison Wagner, Houston County EDA Director. Email Allison or call 507-725-5836. Deadline to register is February 17th. Businesses can set up a booth/table between 8:00-9:00 am. A table and chairs will be provided for each participating business to use. The job fair will be advertised all over the region including in La Crosse and Winona for job seekers to come to the career fair. Students will also be attending.

Homegrown Entrepreneurship Workshop
2023-05-09 09:00 - 16:00 | Fours Seasons Community Center, 900 N Kingston St, Caledonia, Minnesota, 55921
The Homegrown Entrepreneurship workshop is for leaders interested in building a more supportive community and network for entrepreneurs.

Farmers Market
2023-05-16 16:00 - 19:00 | La Crescent Area Event Center, 595 Veterans Parkway, La Crescent, MN, 55947
Outdoor Market Tuesdays throughout the Summer 4 – 7 p.m. Located in parking lot adjacent to Veteran’s Park and La Crescent Event Center. Our Motto is- Buy Local – Buy Fresh, we have a nice variety of Vendors who strive to bring you a wonderful selection of Market goods, whether grown, or produced by hand. Stop and see what we offer!

Summer Concert Series Featuring TUGG
2023-05-30 17:00 - 19:00 | La Crescent Area Event Center, 595 Veterans Parkway, La Crescent, MN, 55947
May 30th at 5pm at Veterans Park. This FREE concert is the first of four summer concerts hosted by the La Crescent Lions as the sponsoring organization for La Crescent Live (the group working on a La Crescent outdoor performance venue). Contact friendsoflcopv@gmail.com for more information

Rockin' the Ridge Top – A Concert for a Cause
2023-06-17 14:00 - 23:00 | The Barn on Southridge, 7442 County 25 Blvd, La Crescent, MN, 55947, United States
We love live outdoor music, our awesome community, and a great time with friends! We’re excited to host our 3rd Annual Rockin’ The Ridge Top – A Concert for a Cause!

T H E C A U S E
Proceeds will support a wonderful La Crescent local, Hayden Beach, in his fight against cancer.

T H E M U S I C
4:00 pm Premission – Bjerke Brothers
5:00-6:00pm – Craig Peterson
Intermission – Bjerke Brothers
6:30-8:30pm – Kyle Renfro
Intermission – Bjerke Brothers
9:00-11:00pm – The Caminos

B A G S T O U R N A M E N T
2pm – 5pm
12 Teams, $20 per person
Message Kayla Minegar or RTRT to signup,
or text Kayla at 608-780-0177

F O O D & D R I N K
Bar service provided by The Sports Hub.
Non-alcoholic beverages available
Food vendors TBA

T I C K E T S
Available at The Sports Hub and
TimeOut Tavern in La Crescent.
$45 Early Bird (before June 1st)
$55 June 1st

F R E E P A R K I N G + S H U T T L E
Park for free. We encourage all who are consuming adult beverages to find a sober ride home and leave your car overnight. In attempts to keep our community safe, we are providing evening shuttle pickups, every hour from 8-11pm, dropping off at The Sports Hub and Swing Bridge/TimeOut Tavern

“TESTIFY” EXHIBIT AT La Crescent Public Library
2023-06-20 - 2023-07-20 | La Crescent Public Library, 321 Main St., La Crescent, MN, 55947, United States
June 14, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

[LA CRESCENT, MN] – La Crescent Public Library presents the “Testify: Americana Slavery Today” photo gallery exhibit at La Crescent Public Library from June 20th – July 20th, 2023. This event is free and open to the public during library hours. (Monday – Friday, 10am – 6pm; Saturday, 10am – 2pm)

Former Minnesota Supreme Court Justice and NFL Hall of Famer Justice Alan Page and his family are again presenting their exhibit “TESTIFY: Americana from Slavery to Today.” This impactful exhibit of the Diane and Alan Page Collection of African-American art and artifacts was originally presented at the Hennepin County Library in 2018. Following the overwhelmingly positive response from the public, the exhibit has returned in 2023 with a renewed call to action and a wider reach. It is now accessible to the public in Southeast Minnesota as a large-format, high resolution photo gallery. The family hopes the exhibit will help bridge divides, deepen dialogue and encourage action on justice. “The objects in the exhibit…juxtapose artifacts from our often-painful shared history with inspiring imagery and works of art that help us rise above it,” the late Diane Sims Page said of the collection she started. She hoped that “by coming to grips with our past, we can come together in the future.” Please join us to learn and reflect on the power we each have to act for causes of justice.

The Pages produced the traveling exhibit in collaboration with local artist and designer Kurt Mueller and with the support of SELCO, Great River Regional Library, the Friends of the Hennepin County Library, and The McKnight Foundation. For more information on Library Legacy funding, and a complete schedule of Legacy-funded events in the region, visit https://legacy.selco.info/.

About SELCO
SELCO, Southeastern Libraries Cooperating, is a regional library system based in Rochester, MN. Covering an 11-county region, its membership is made up of 37 public libraries. Member libraries share resources, programs, personnel and technical innovations to achieve common goals and meet the needs of individual communities. For more information, go to www.selco.info.

About Library Legacy Funding
This program is made possible by the people of Minnesota through Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund (ACHF). The ACHF was created in 2008 from the Clean Water, Land and Legacy amendment to the Minnesota State Constitution. Minnesota’s 365 public libraries receive funding distributed through existing formulas to the 12 Minnesota Regional Library Systems to provide programs and services in four areas: arts (visual, performing and media), culture, literature and Minnesota history.

POP PICNIC BOGO
2023-06-21 17:00 | Prince of Peace Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall, 21 N Hill St., La Crescent, MN, 55947
Help us provide 80 more meals to our hungry homeless neighbors.
5:00 Gather. 5:30 Meal.

Live Eagle Presentation wth the National Eagle Center!
2023-06-29 14:00 - 15:00 | La Crescent Community Building, 336 S. 1st St, La Crescent, MN, 55947, United States
Join the La Crescent Public Library at the Community Building for a special presentation with the National Eagle Center, based out of Wabasha, MN! You’ll get the chance to learn all about eagles, and to see a live one in person!
Legacy programs are made possible thanks to the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, and Minneosta residents like you!

Afoutayi Haitian Dance Troupe
2023-07-15 13:00 - 14:00 | La Crescent Community Building, 336 S. 1st St, La Crescent, MN, 55947, United States
Join La Crescent Public Library for a special event at the La Crescent Community Building (Fire Station), featuring Afoutayi, Minnesota’s premier arts, culture, and dance troupe, based in Golden Valley. Participants will see a unique Haitian cultural experience through the performances, and will learn about Haitian cultural heritage through songs in Creole and French languages. This interactive performance is a vibrant educational tool filled with dance, music, drumming, storytelling, and history.
Legacy programs are made possible thanks to the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, and Minneosta residents like you!

Digital Scavenger Hunt with Master Naturalist Joni Welda
2023-07-17 15:00 - 17:00 | La Crescent Wagon Wheel Bicycle/Pedestrian Bridge, 32 S Walnut St, La Crescent, Minnesota, 55947
Join La Crescent Public Library for a digital scavenger hunt to find local flora and fauna on our Wagon Wheel Trail. Digital cameras provided by Whitewater State Park, but personal devices may be used as well. How creative can you be with your images? Play with focus, depth, light, and more while learning about the plants and animals we come across with Master Naturalist Joni Welda!
We’ll meet at the new Red Bridge by the Bike Shoppe’s parking lot to begin our trek together! Afterward, you can send the library your photos, or we’ll download what you’ve captured and share the album from our walk online!
This program is best for ages 7+. Parent or caregiver must be present. Please wear sturdy shoes and pack water, sunscreen, and bug spray as necessary.
About our guide:
Joni is a Fine Art Nature Photographer and Minnesota Master Naturalist. She was born and raised in the Driftless area and has lived here most of her life. She has been a volunteer with the US Fish and Wildlife Service since the 1990’s and continues to volunteer and staff the overlook at Brownsville during the Tundra Swan migration. Joni has also been an avid Bluebirder for 40 years and is on the board of the Blurbird Recovery Program of Minnesota. Joni’s passion is being with Nature and enjoying the Mississippi River. You can see some of Joni’s work at: Thevariegatelens.mypixieset.com or the SEMVA Art Gallery in the Kahler Hotel in Rochester Minnesota. She lives in rural LaCrescent with her husband Jon, 2 Manx cats Ali and Nala and Border Collie Jill.

High School Reunion: a YA Book Club for Grownups Discusses Gilded
2023-07-18 18:30 - 20:00 | Sports Hub, 25 N Walnut St, La Crescent, MN, 55947, United States
Do you like to read young adult novels? It’s cool; we do too! Join us for this special edition summer book club, High School Reunion! It’s YA for grownups!
Copies of the book can be checked out from the La Crescent Public Library. Just ask at the desk! Read the book, and come discuss at Sports Hub in the side room over dinner and drinks! It’ll be a fun, social, engaging chat with other readers who love YA just as much as you!
Our July selection is Gilded by Marissa Meyer. Fans of The Lunar Chronicles will love this reimagining of the tale of Rumpelstiltskin.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
Long ago cursed by the god of lies, a poor miller’s daughter has developed a talent for spinning stories that are fantastical and spellbinding and entirely untrue.
Or so everyone believes.
When one of Serilda’s outlandish tales draws the attention of the sinister Erlking and his undead hunters, she finds herself swept away into a grim world where ghouls and phantoms prowl the earth and hollow-eyed ravens track her every move. The king orders Serilda to complete the impossible task of spinning straw into gold, or be killed for telling falsehoods. In her desperation, Serilda unwittingly summons a mysterious boy to her aid. He agrees to help her… for a price.
Soon Serilda realizes that there is more than one secret hidden in the castle walls, including an ancient curse that must be broken if she hopes to end the tyranny of the king and his wild hunt forever.

"First Four Classes" Reunion
2023-07-21 16:00 - 20:00 | MN
Graduating Classes of 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969
Friday July 21, 2023 at Schmitty Time Out Tavern
Saturday, July 22, 2023 at Old Hickory Park.
Check poster for more details.

POP PICNIC
2023-07-26 17:00 - 19:00 | Prince of Peace Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall, 21 N Hill St., La Crescent, MN, 55947
July 26 @ 5:00 PM
BOGO – Buy One, Give One
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall
Dine In or Carry out
Help us provide 80 more meals to our hungry homeless neighbors. 5:00 Gather. 5:30 Meal.

Ice Cream Social: Dog and Cat Days of Summer
2023-08-04 15:00 - 17:00 | La Crescent Animal Care, 204 S Walnut St,, La Crescent, MN, 54947, United States
Come and enjoy soft-serve ice cream for you and your furry pet at the La Crescent Animal Care.

La Crescent Parade of Gardens Tour
2023-08-05 09:00 - 15:00 | City of La Crescent, La Crescent, MN, 55947, United States
Healthy Community Partners of La Crescent is excited to announce the first annual
La Crescent Parade of Gardens on Saturday, August 5th, 2023 from 9am – 3 pm. The event will showcase gardens in
La Crescent, and will be a fun day for everyone!

Day Care Appreciation Picnic
2023-08-07 17:30 - 20:00 | Gazebo Park, Caledonia, MN, 55921, United States
Thrivent Financial is sponsoring a picnic for all Houston Country Day Care Providers. There will be a picnic dinner, yard games, and door prizes. Businesses in Houston Country and surrounding areas can donate prizes by contacting Michelle. Here information is below.
Michelle Ellingson
Assistant to City Clerk/Administrator
City of Caledonia
231 E. Main St. P.O. Box 232
Caledonia, MN 55921
mellingson@caledoniamn.gov
Office: 507-725-3450

Walnut Street Corridor Planning
2023-08-08 16:00 - 19:00 | Veteran’s Park
City staff and staff from the consulting firm of MSA Professional Services will be at the Farmer’s Market on Tuesday, August 8th from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Veteran’s Park to provide project information and to obtain input from the public.
There will be a Public Information Meeting from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 9th at the La Crescent Community Building. The La Crescent Community Building is located at 336 S. 1st Street. Enter off of Oak Street.
Note: These events occur at two different locations. Please read carefully!
Select the following link to view a slide show resulting from the June 14th Public Input Meeting: LaCrescent-Walnut St. Corridor Plan Input Meeting
If you would like to fill out a comment form please select the following link Walnut Street Corridor Plan Comment sheet once you have completed the form please drop it off at the front desk at City Hall. Thank you.
If you have any questions, please call Larry Kirch, Community Development Director at (507) 895-4096.

Apple Blossom Bike Tour 2023
2023-08-12 07:00 - 14:00 | La Crescent Area Event Center, 595 Veterans Parkway, La Crescent, MN, 55947
Join us for the 10th Annual Apple Blossom Tour! 5 unique bicycling experiences, including a 5 mile family ride.
All rides start and finish at Veterans Park, 159 Timm Ln, La Crescent, MN 55947

Registration and check in begins at 7:00am
Start time is 7:30am – 8:30am, with a mass start at 8:00am
All riders must start by 8:30am

There is plenty of parking at the area. Shelter, food, and restrooms are also available there.
You can find more information here on the Rotary event page, and stay up-to-date by following us on Facebook.

High School Reunion: a YA Book Club for Grownups Discusses This is My America
2023-08-15 18:30 - 20:00 | Sports Hub, 25 N Walnut St, La Crescent, MN, 55947, United States
Do you like to read young adult novels? It’s cool; we do too! Join us for this special edition summer book club, High School Reunion! It’s YA for grownups!
Copies of the book can be checked out from the La Crescent Public Library. Just ask at the desk! Read the book, and come discuss at Sports Hub in the side room over dinner and drinks! It’ll be a fun, social, engaging chat with other readers who love YA just as much as you!
Our August selection is This is My America by Kim Johnson. Nominated as Best Fiction for Young Adults by both Goodreads and the American Library Association.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
Dear Martin meets Just Mercy in this unflinching yet uplifting YA novel that explores the racist injustices in the American justice system.
Every week, seventeen-year-old Tracy Beaumont writes letters to Innocence X, asking the organization to help her father, an innocent Black man on death row. After seven years, Tracy is running out of time—her dad has only 267 days left. Then the unthinkable happens. The police arrive in the night, and Tracy’s older brother, Jamal, goes from being a bright, promising track star to a “thug” on the run, accused of killing a white girl. Determined to save her brother, Tracy investigates what really happened between Jamal and Angela down at the Pike. But will Tracy and her family survive the uncovering of the skeletons of their Texas town’s racist history that still haunt the present?

Bicycle Around Minnesota
2023-08-19 08:00 - 2023-08-20 17:00 | Veteran’s Park
La Crescent is hosting a party for the famous Bicycle Around Minnesota Tour (BAM). BAM 2023 is headed to Minnesota’s lovely bluff country in southeastern Minnesota. The ride is a loop tour that starts and ends in Lanesboro, with overnights in Rushford, La Crescent and Houston before returning to Lanesboro. Learn more here: https://bambiketour.org/

La Crescent City Wide Garage Sale
2023-09-01 07:00 - 15:00 | City of La Crescent, La Crescent, MN, 55947, United States
Join us for La Crescent’s annual Labor Day City Wide rummage sale! Click on the link below for more information.
https://fb.me/e/12KDsZp5c

La Crescent Applefest Apple Cobbler Golf Scramble
2023-09-09 | Pine Creek Golf Course, 3815 N Pine Creek Rd, La Crescent, MN, 55947, United States
Join the Applefest Board for the 2023 Apple Cobbler Golf Scramble! It’s always a fun time, rain or shine!
4 person teams- $50 each for Members & $60 each for Non-Members
18 holes, Cart, & Lunch
Men, Women, Co-Ed, & all ages
Shot Gun Starts at 8am & 1pm
Call Club House to register or email golf@applefestusa.com

Friends of the Library Front Porch Sale
2023-09-09 10:00 - 13:00 | La Crescent Public Library, 321 Main St., La Crescent, MN, 55947, United States
Shop for your next great read with our Friends of the Library Front Porch Sale!
We’ve had lots of donations coming in, so stock up! Books are $.50, some specialty items $1.00. All proceeds benefit the Friends of the Library and La Crescent Public Library!

La Crescent Applefest Senior Citizen Luncheon
2023-09-13 11:00 - 13:00 | La Crescent Area Event Center, 595 Veterans Parkway, La Crescent, MN, 55947
Give the “Apple of Your Eye” residing at SpringBrook Village, Traditions, or La Crescent Health Services a sweet start to Applefest. Treat them to the Senior Apple Luncheon on Wednesday, September 13, 2023 from 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM at the La Crescent Area Event Center and save $2 on their ticket!
Sis and Sweetwater will entertain us and you can sing along to their familiar tunes. If you are a dancer-there will be room for that too! You can step back in time with an Applefest Display made possible by the La Crescent Area Historical Society. Watch a video of our first Apple Fest (when it was still two words) and view original props and memorabilia from that first event in 1949.
Swing Bridge will cook up a delicious meal of mashed potatoes, meatballs, green beans, and a dinner roll, followed by a festive apple pie square for dessert from Linda’s Bakery compliments of Eitzen State Bank of La Crescent. You can also expect an orchard of door prizes from Thrivent Financial, Corky’s Pizza, Eitzen State Bank and La Crescent Area Historical Society.
Tickets can be purchased at Eitzen State Bank (ESB) La Crescent and SpringBrook Village of La Crescent. Let them know who the “Apple of Your Eye” is if purchasing a ticket for two for $18.

La Crescent Animal Rescue Open House
2023-09-13 16:00 - 19:00 | La Crescent Animal Rescue, 523 S Chestnut Street, La Crescent, MN, 55947, United States
No appointment needed to meet our available furbabies and find your pick of the crop!
Stop in from 4pm – 7pm to meet them all in person, as well as receive any other information you’d like.
Volunteers will be onsite to answer any questions and introduce you to the available animals!

La Crescent Applefest Torchlight Parade
2023-09-14 18:30 - 20:30 | La Crescent Veterans Park, 595 Veterans Parkway, La Crescent, MN, 55947
Local La Crescent Businesses are encouraged to join La Crescent Applefest for a fun torchlight parade to kick off the 75th Anniversary year of La Crescent Applefest. No float requirements or float numbers, come light up the town and have some fun! For more information, contact Applefest at secretary@applefestusa.com

Applefest
2023-09-15 - 2023-09-17 | Applefest Fest Grounds, 520 S 14th St, La Crescent, MN, 55947
Celebrate the 75th annual La Crescent Apple Festival!

La Crescent Applefest Makers Market
2023-09-16 09:00 - 15:00 | La Crescent Area Event Center, 595 Veterans Parkway, La Crescent, MN, 55947
La Crescent Applefest Makers Market will be held on September 16th, 2023. Come shop small and local. It will host about 40 handmade small businesses. Hours: 9am-3pm

Using Humor to Write Through the Hard Stuff
2023-09-16 10:00 - 11:00 | La Crescent Community Building, 336 S. 1st St, La Crescent, MN, 55947, United States
Join writer, motivational speaker, and innovator, Lisa David Olson, to discover how humor can help your writing, even through the hard stuff. Humor raises endorphins, lowers blood pressure, and connects people. Let’s laugh and learn together. Bring a notebook or journal and prepare to think wild thoughts, for the health of it.
This program is part of Mental Health and the Driftless Region’s Regional Read for 2023. You can find more programs and speakers by visiting http://driftlessregionalread.com
