Celebrate community, connection, and the transformative art of storytelling with Watermark's Story Slam events. April 4th and May 2nd Watermark partners with Bemidji Brewing to present two exciting evenings of dynamic live entertainment this spring, inspired by nationwide storytelling programs like “The Moth”. Watermark StorySlam events feature true personal stories, shared live from memory, in...
This May for Mother’s Day at the Bemidji Senior Center we are honoring our mothers by donating to the center in her name or memory. Come to the center and join us in honoring your mother by making a donation to the Bemidji Senior Center to enrich the lives of all seniors in our community.
May 5 is National Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Day, and MMIW 218 is hosting a run/walk in Bemidji. The event will be from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., starting with the walk and ending with a program at Paul Bunyan Park. Participants are encouraged to wear red and bring signs. Dancers and singers encouraged...
Sanford Bemidji’s Survivors of Stroke & Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Support Group is partnering with Minnesota Brain Injury Alliance to participate in their Unmasking Brain Injury in Minnesota Campaign. The event will be on Friday, May 5th, 2023, from 3-6 p.m. at Sanford Bemidji Medical Center’s Education A&B Conference Rooms at 1300 Anne St. NW,...
There will be a free-will benefit dinner for Bruce Murphy, on May 6th from 2:00-6:00pm at the Lengby Community Center. Bruce is a longtime businessman and high school wrestling referee from Fosston. There will be games and a silent auction starting at 3:00.
On Sunday, May 7, the Bemidji Area Cross Country Ski Club will host its Annual Picnic and End-of-Season Gathering. The event will be held at the Movil Maze recreation area from 1-4 p.m. and will feature live music, a short program and the opportunity to thank this season’s ski trail groomers. This event is free...
The Bemidji Senior Center is offering Tai Ji Quan Classes every Monday and Friday beginning May 8th though July 21st at 10 am. Monday, May 29th the center will be closed for Memorial Day. These classes will be taught by Jenn Cole of Northwoods Caregivers. All are welcome to these free exercise classes.
Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED: is geared towards anyone with little or no medical training who needs a course completion card for their job, regulatory (e.g., OSHA), or other requirements or anyone who wants to be prepared for an emergency in any setting. Upon successful completion of the course, students receive a course completion card,...
Tuesday, May 9th, at 1pm, the Bemidji Senior Center will be holding our monthly Bingo games. Come enjoy time together playing this great classic.
The Bemidji Senior Center is holding our monthly pancake breakfast at the center, Saturday, May 13th from 8:00-10:30am. Come all and enjoy our wonderful hotcakes, fellowship with neighbors and friends. $7.00 all you can eat hot cakes.
Inspiring Film Showing Friday, May 12th At the Bemidji Senior Center from 3-5pm "The Unimaginable Journey of Peter Ertel" is about the extraordinary odyssey of a German amateur violinist who becomes a reluctant soldier in Hitler's army and defies overwhelming odds to not only survive World War II, but to become a U.S. Government agent....
Join Watermark Art Center for the opening of M.E. Fuller's exhibit "Out of My Hands" on Friday, May 12 from 5 to 7pm. Fuller describes herself as a "contemporary artist" who works primarily on canvas and paper using acrylics, watercolor, and mixed media. Her most recent works depict abstract and energetic landscapes and mindscapes.Says Fuller,...
Minnesota Moms are invited to join a virtual free fishing challenge during "Take a Mom Fishing" this weekend. All Minnesota moms can fish without purchasing a fishing license. The challenge is in a Facebook group and all participants who submit photos of the caught fish will be entered into a random drawing. Take a Mom...
All community members and area businesses are invited to participate in the annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive this Saturday. Community members are asked to simply leave a sturdy bag containing non-perishable, non-expired canned or boxed items, such as baby food, peanut butter, soups, cereals, laundry and dish soaps, and personal care items next to...
Sanford Health invites community members to register for the Sanford SPORTS Runner’s Clinic Saturday, May 13 at the Sanford POWER Center, 3000 Division St. W, Bemidji, Minn. 56601. Whether a new or experienced runner or recovering from an injury, the clinic offers a team approach and technology to help anyone enjoy running to the fullest,...
The Bemidji Chorale will present its annual spring concert on Sunday, May 14 at 3 pm in Thompson Recital Hall at Bemidji State University. The concert is entitled, " American Journey: Chorale Music of America" and will feature arrangements of folksongs in a variety of styles. The chorale is conducted by Dr. James Bowyer and...
Are you out of work or looking for a different career path? Rural MN CEP, Workforce Impact, CareerForce and DEED are partnering up to hold a Spring Bumper to Bumper Job Fair on Monday, May 15, 2023 from 11-5 pm. Employers from around the region will be set up in the parking lot located at...
Sanford Bemidji Dermatology will be holding a free skin cancer screening on Tuesday, May 15, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1-3 p.m. at Sanford Bemidji 1611 Anne St. Clinic—1611 Anne St. NW, Bemidji. The free SPOTme® skin cancer screening will be completed by a dermatology clinician and participants will have the opportunity to schedule...
Paul Bunyan Communications and the Red Lake Nation are holding another a sign-up day for the Affordable Connectivity Program on Monday, May 15 from 1-4 p.m. at the Red Lake Community Center, 15041 Great Nation Drive. The Affordable Connectivity Program will help to lower the cost of broadband service for eligible households struggling to afford...
BEMIDJI, Minn. – The Bemidji Rotary Club and Sanford Health in Bemidji will host a blood screening event from 7-10 a.m. Wednesday-Friday, May 17-19, at Sanford Bemidji Medical Center—1300 Anne St. NW, in the Education Center. With a simple blood test, community members can discover a wealth of information regarding their health including the diagnosis...
Join us in celebrating Syttende Mai! Come to the Bemidji Senior Center Wednesday, May 17 from 9:30-11:30 am for Scandinavian treats and coffee. Three treats of your choice and coffee for $5.00. We will be serving Sandbakkels, Rosettes, Krumkake, Almond Cake and Lefse. VELKOMMEN!!!!!
The Sanford Center is excited to announce the inaugural charity boxing event, “Guns and Hoses,” to be held on Saturday, May 20th, 2023. The fighters will be local and regional police, firefighters, and first responders. The Sanford Center of Bemidji, Minnesota, is co-promoting a charity USA sanctioned boxing event in conjunction with Bemidji Boxing. A...
Beltrami Electric Cooperative is calling on volunteers of all ages for GreenTouch, a volunteer event to help prepare Lake Bemidji State Park for its 2023 season. This year’s event will be held on Saturday, May 20, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. • Volunteers will help clear hiking trails, rake leaves and pine needles, and...
Connect with and be inspired by other creatives at Maker Meet, an informal gathering of diverse artists, crafters, and makers of all mediums. No registration is required. Drop in at Cantabria Coffee Company between 5:00pm and 6:30 on Thursday, May 25. Come to network, chat, or create. Participants are encouraged to bring a project in...
Beltrami County Emergency Management will host a Skywarn Training later this month. The National Weather Service offers this program for volunteer severe weather spotters who can provide information to the NWS. This event is free and open to anyone who is interested in learning more about severe weather. The class is Thursday, May 25, 6:30...
The Bemidji Senior Center is hosting County Sheriff Jason Riggs, on Friday, May 26th at 10am for a community jail update and funding options. This is a free event for the whole community. Come on down to see how we are going to fund the new jail.
For thousands of years, farmers in cultures around the world interwove dance, music, theater & visual art through rituals of planting & the harvest in celebration of the land & those who care for it. Through a contemporary approach, we propose to establish a tradition celebrating culinary and other multi-genre arts. The goal of the...
Join Shoreview, MN artist and naturalist Tammy Nara and Watermark partner Neilson Spearhead Center for this four-hour drawing, painting, and hiking class. Students will learn about watercolor techniques, color theory, drawing from life, as well as the flora and fauna seen during their hike. Students will also create drawings and paintings in response to what...
Wednesday, May 31st, at 1pm, the Bemidji Senior Center is having a lemonade social. This free event at the senior center is sponsored by Senior Life Solutions. Come and join us for some lemonade and cookies and learn about what Senior Life Solutions has to offer the Bemidji and surrounding communities.
Showing at the Wild Rose Theater on Friday , June 2nd AFTER our Fleur de Lis Art Gallery Opening will be the movie “Winter Love” by Rhiana Yazzie . This night will also feature the art opening & reception for “Four Guardians” with art therapist in Red Lake and prolific artist Donna Alena Hrabcakova, who...
The Minnesota Lions Hearing Foundation is sponsoring a Walk to D-Feet Hearing Loss in Bemidji this Saturday. Entry fee is $25 without a t-shirt, $35 with the t-shirt. Registration can be done at Diamond Point Parj=j starting at 8 a.m. before the walk to Paul & Babe starts at 9:30 a.m. Group will meet at...
Help Play and Learn for All Abilities (PLAA) reach their goal of expanding accessible playgrounds at Bemidji Area Elementary Schools! The event Saturday, June 3, will begin at 2 p.m. at the Bemidji Eagles Club, featuring a silent auction, pulled pork dinner and Corey Medina will take to the stage at 7 p.m. $25 donation...
