On May 13, 2025, the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council (SEMAC) Board of Directors announced the awarding of $345,985 in arts programming grants to nonprofit organizations and schools throughout ...

Visitors to Rochester’s downtown will see plenty of art next month. From Sept. 6 to Sept. 30 the city’s downtown development authority and Love Rochester is hosting the Magical Mural Tour ...

People attend the opening of Griot Arts MN, 115 North Broadway Ave., Saturday, July 13, ... right, at Griot Arts in downtown Rochester on Saturday, July 13, 2024. John Molseed / Post Bulletin .

Huge thanks to all of the vendors, musicians, staff, and volunteers that help make Thursdays Downtown happen in the summer!

Downtown Definitely events are coming back to Downtown Rochester with free events and activities available for all.

The Rochester Downtown Alliance plans to hold a "Here Comes Santa Claus" event at the armory on Friday, Nov. 23, from 4 to 6 p.m. The restaurant is scheduled to open that day as well, at 3 p.m ...

Jan. 8—ROCHESTER — Two years ago, John Guerin and his wife Julie purchased the corner shop in the Merchants Exchange Building. Now after carefully crafting the interior of the space, Guerin is ...

Art has always been a part of Jordin Pickett’s life. The lack of youth programs that teach writing and poetry as an art form in Rochester made learning a little more difficult for her, though.

507 (Pub)lic House in downtown Rochester will close its door this month, just weeks after the restaurant marked its one-year anniversary. In a Facebook post, the restaurant's owners announced the ...

For MPR News, Catharine Richert reports, “In an event space on Rochester’s main drag, a group of business owners are throwing out words that describe their ideal downtown. “Historic ...

The Rochester arts community wouldn’t be the same without Richard Margolis ’78 MFA (graphic arts and photography). Since moving to the area, his passionate support has propelled local arts to new ...

ROCHESTER — In what will be a first-of-its-kind space here, a local writer and anthropologist is launching a creative hub dedicated to amplifying Black voices and expression. Griot Arts, a ...