Kalpulli Tlaloctechutli is a Roseville-based dance group made up of families that are dedicated to lifelong learning of the Mexica (Aztec) ancestral teachings. The group is committed to creating a safe and welcoming space for all. Tlaloctechutli means the great lord of the rain and thunder (storms).

Nathan Beverage is a Roseville resident and a student at the internationally renowned College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati where he is pursuing a Bachelor of Music in Composition. He has the dream of one day changing the world with his music as a composer for film and media, Nathan has written multiple works for orchestra, chamber, and choral ensembles, as well as theater productions, and award-winning animations.

Stuart works in welded steel, often with brass and copper enhancements.  Using oxygen and acetylene welding and a process called Direct Metal Sculpting and some blacksmithing techniques to create his works.

His themes are nature related.  Trees in groups and single trees are his signature themes.  Stuart is a retired engineer who works full time at his art.  Prices range from $45 for small pieces to over $2000 for large, highly decorated pieces.

Stuart has been making metal sculptures since 1966 when his father took a course in welding, bought the equipment and together started sculpting.  He still has the original piece they made together.

History And New Visions

This presentation is the 2nd in a series of talks by photographer and visual artist Bob Murphy. Bob Murphy grew up in Roseville and began taking photographs of the city during the during the 60s and 70s.The talk is about common experiences and memories beginning in the 1950s. He connects midcentury history with living in Roseville today.

The presentation includes a short film that was made especially for this talk. Murphy will show his photographs and talk about the significance of his Roseville neighborhood, school, friends and family.

The presentation will give people who are not familiar with the early years of Roseville a sense of what it was like to come of age during the 50s and 60s. For those who grew up in Roseville it is an opportunity to revisit days gone by and consider how history has influenced our contemporary lives.

Samuel Jacobs is an artist. He likes to draw a lot everyday because he wants to get better at what he does. He desires to be a great artist to put smiles on faces and inspire people. He's still learning but he's getting better everyday and gets inspiration from other arts. Samuel likes to play outside and talk to his friends at school. Now in the Boy Scouts, Samuel has won the Pinewood Derby car race in the first and second places as a Cub Scout. His Watercolor Landscape artwork received a ribbon for being selected as an artwork for display at the Banfill-Locke Art Gallery in Fridley, Minnesota

A conversations with multi-media artist Diana Eicher.

Diana Eicher was born in Michigan. She has a BA in painting from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and an MFA in printmaking from the University of Hawaii. She studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Venice, Italy.  Diana is the Director of the Printmaking & Papermaking studios at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Diana works printmaking, papercutting, handmade paper, installation work and mixed media.

Each year, the MN Sinfonia presents a FREE admission classical music concert at Roseville Lutheran Church. For details, please visit: https://www.mnsinfonia.org/2018-19-winter-concert-season

Take a journey out of the zoo and onto the stage with your favorite crack-a-lackin’ friends from the blockbuster DreamWorks film.

Join Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe, Gloria the hip hip Hippo and, of course, those hilarious, plotting penguins as they bound onto your stage in the musical adventure of a lifetime.  Based on the smash DreamWorks animated motion picture, Madagascar – A Musical Adventure JR. follows all of your favorite crack-a-lackin’ friends as they escape from their home in New York’s Central Park Zoo and find themselves on an unexpected journey to the madcap world of King Julien’s Madagascar.   

Filled with outlandish characters, adventure galore and an upbeat score, Madagascar JR. will leave audiences with no choice but to “Move It, Move It!”

Take a journey out of the zoo and onto the stage with your favorite crack-a-lackin’ friends from the blockbuster DreamWorks film.

Join Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe, Gloria the hip hip Hippo and, of course, those hilarious, plotting penguins as they bound onto your stage in the musical adventure of a lifetime.  Based on the smash DreamWorks animated motion picture, Madagascar – A Musical Adventure JR. follows all of your favorite crack-a-lackin’ friends as they escape from their home in New York’s Central Park Zoo and find themselves on an unexpected journey to the madcap world of King Julien’s Madagascar.   

Filled with outlandish characters, adventure galore and an upbeat score, Madagascar JR. will leave audiences with no choice but to “Move It, Move It!”

Take a journey out of the zoo and onto the stage with your favorite crack-a-lackin’ friends from the blockbuster DreamWorks film.

Join Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe, Gloria the hip hip Hippo and, of course, those hilarious, plotting penguins as they bound onto your stage in the musical adventure of a lifetime.  Based on the smash DreamWorks animated motion picture, Madagascar – A Musical Adventure JR. follows all of your favorite crack-a-lackin’ friends as they escape from their home in New York’s Central Park Zoo and find themselves on an unexpected journey to the madcap world of King Julien’s Madagascar.   

Filled with outlandish characters, adventure galore and an upbeat score, Madagascar JR. will leave audiences with no choice but to “Move It, Move It!”

The Chorale's Bridges series, begun in 1994 to build musical and social bridges to diverse populations, has been acclaimed as a national model for community engagement programs. Bridges is a series of musical initiatives that harness the richness and diversity of the global choral repertoire to engage cultural communities and raise awareness of pressing social needs.

Bob Murphy is a contemporary multi-media artist who grew up in Roseville and began taking photographs in 1969. His interactive presentation will include contemporary photographs as well as images that he made in Roseville during the 60's and 70's. He will also share a few of the experiences that he had with friends during the days of Roadside, and The Rose Drive-in Theatre. Seen from a contemporary perspective the artwork reveals a time of change as the war in Vietnam went on, the British Invasion had occurred, Feminism was getting started and the Civil Rights movement was underway. Bob's presentation includes something for everybody. His work has been shown at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, The New Museum of Contemporary Art New York and is included in many private and public collections.

Lynnette Simpson is a twin-cities based artist and musician who works to use art as a vessel for justice, love, and divine inspiration. Lynnette currently performs with the Grammy-award winning “Sounds of Blackness” and teaches music throughout the metro-area.

See the works of July 2018 Featured Artist Yijia Li, and Ta-coumba T. Aiken, in their art exhibition Women Across the Water.

No, not the Great MN Get-Together, but  Rodgers & Hammerstein’s STATE FAIR, the only musical that was written first for the screen and then adapted to the stage.   Set against the colorful backdrop of the mid 20th century American heartland tradition, STATE FAIR travels with the Frake family as they leave behind the routine of the farm for three days of adventure at the annual State Fair. Hearts are set on winning blue ribbons, or finding romance on the midway.

Visit Rosetown Playhouse

Yijia Li is a painter from Shanghai, China, who uses female figures as main subject matter. She admires sexuality and human desire by applying pigments and moving brushes.

No, not the Great MN Get-Together, but  Rodgers & Hammerstein’s STATE FAIR, the only musical that was written first for the screen and then adapted to the stage.   Set against the colorful backdrop of the mid 20th century American heartland tradition, STATE FAIR travels with the Frake family as they leave behind the routine of the farm for three days of adventure at the annual State Fair. Hearts are set on winning blue ribbons, or finding romance on the midway.

Visit Rosetown Playhouse

No, not the Great MN Get-Together, but  Rodgers & Hammerstein’s STATE FAIR, the only musical that was written first for the screen and then adapted to the stage.   Set against the colorful backdrop of the mid 20th century American heartland tradition, STATE FAIR travels with the Frake family as they leave behind the routine of the farm for three days of adventure at the annual State Fair. Hearts are set on winning blue ribbons, or finding romance on the midway.

Visit Rosetown Playhouse

No, not the Great MN Get-Together, but  Rodgers & Hammerstein’s STATE FAIR, the only musical that was written first for the screen and then adapted to the stage.   Set against the colorful backdrop of the mid 20th century American heartland tradition, STATE FAIR travels with the Frake family as they leave behind the routine of the farm for three days of adventure at the annual State Fair. Hearts are set on winning blue ribbons, or finding romance on the midway.

Visit Rosetown Playhouse

Please join us to talk about, engage with, and participate in the arts while enjoying live music and ice cream with all the toppings!
FREE and open to the public. Children and families welcome.

No, not the Great MN Get-Together, but  Rodgers & Hammerstein’s STATE FAIR, the only musical that was written first for the screen and then adapted to the stage.   Set against the colorful backdrop of the mid 20th century American heartland tradition, STATE FAIR travels with the Frake family as they leave behind the routine of the farm for three days of adventure at the annual State Fair. Hearts are set on winning blue ribbons, or finding romance on the midway.

Visit Rosetown Playhouse

Rosetown Playhouse's mission is to strengthen community through inclusive, playful theater experiences. It produces two shows each year with professional directors and staff of various ages. It seeks to provide family entertainment with opportunities for large casts, and uses the power of theater to build community and provide a means for learning and creative expression.

All are welcome to attend Arts Roseville Board Meetings. A period for member/public comment will be provided in the agenda. 

GTCYS is a world-class youth symphony organization in the Twin Cities.  Their top symphony is touring Germany, Poland, and Hungary this summer, with a send-off performance on June 12.

Come see the Minnesota Chorale and Minnesota Orchestra perform a concert of Leonard Bernstein and William Walton. Several Roseville residents are involved, including a member of Arts Roseville.