Sophisticated Arts Scene Makes Community Proud

nThe Bemidji Symphony Orchestra performs over three seasons, featuring talented local musicians and visiting virtuosos. Bemidji State University choral and instrumental music students regularly perform in concerts and recitals and also produce a biannual opera.

Bemidji is famous for the whimsy and intrigue of its outdoor Sculpture Walk, and the new Watermark Art Center transforming a downtown building into multiple galleries. Bemidji State, with its own campus galleries and collections, is a partner.

The Watermark Art Festival, previously known as "Art in the Park" festival each July attracts dozens of artists and craftspeople to the grassy lakefront behind the Carnegie Library.

Two theater companies stage ambitious schedules of comedy, drama and musicals in Bemidji’s Historic Chief Theatre: Paul Bunyan Playhouse and Bemidji Community Theater.

On the literary side, the Bemidji Public Library holds an annual book festival that features readings and lectures, and BSU presents its Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference every June.

These efforts, and more, are strengthened by loyal volunteers and patrons, as well as the Region 2 Arts Council, whose large service area encompasses the native nations of Leech Lake, Red Lake and White Earth.

The Mikado
Headwater Film Festival
Conference
Art Gallery
Bemidji Choir
Jazz Fest
Bemidji Orchestra
Sculpture Walk

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