Wednesday May 27, 2015
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM CDT
Wednesday, May 27
10am-4pm
Minnesota Marine Arts Museum
800 Riverview Dr
Winona, MN 55987
$30/person - Includes networking lunch & one tour.
Register now at: 7riversalliance.com or mail to
7 Rivers Alliance
400 7th St N
LaCrosse, WI 54601
10:00- 10:05: Greeting and Welcome to Winona-
Sen. Jeremy Miller, Senator, District 28
10:05- 10:15: Welcome to Minnesota Marine Art Museum- Andy Maus, MMAM
10:15- 10:30: Overview of Creative Arts in Winona-
Mark Peterson, Winona Historical Society
10:30- 11:30: Winona County Creative Tourism-
Lee Gundersheimer, Great River Shakespeare Festival
Andy Maus, MMAM
Parker Forsell, Mid West Musical Festival
11:30- 12:00: The Arts as an Economic Engine-
Sheila Smith, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts
12:00- 12:45: Networking Lunch
1:00- 2:00: Regional Creative Tourism-
John Davis, Lanesboro Arts Council
Brent Hanifl, Santa Fe Creative Tourism
David R. Kilpatrick, Weber Center
2:00- 2:30: Making Connections to Promote Creative Assets-
Tim Penny, The SMIFoundation
2:30- 2:45: Wrap up and event evaluation
3:00- 4:00: Tours-
Minnesota Marine Art Museum- Andy Maus, MMAM
Great River Shakespeare Festival- Lee Gundersheimer/ Doug Scholz-Carlson,
Great River Shakespeare Festival
Codabow- Will Kitchen, Codabow
*Tours and Lunch are included in the registration fee.
**Cancelations and Refunds will be accepted if canceled before May 20, 2015.