creative arts

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Youth and Creativity: Watching Talent Grow

Root River Current’s 2025 review of youth arts stories.

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Celebrating 2025 Regional Arts & Artists

Root River Current celebrated its featured 2025 “Regional Arts & Artists” in November.

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In Rural Minnesota, this Resident Ensemble Model Thrives

Robert Hubbard takes us behind the scenes at Lanesboro’s Commonweal Theatre to reveal the secrets of its success as a professional theatre for nearly 40 years!

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Essay | The Power of Storytelling 

Sandy Webb learns how to tell a compelling story at a Winona-area storytelling workshop.

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