Regional/Community Events

2023 Welcoming Week Cultural Cookout (Granite Falls)

Falls Cafe and Canoe 723 Prentice St, Granite Falls, MN, United States

Enjoy a day of local foods and cultural exploration in Granite Falls Minnesota. Neighboring, play and nourishment will be our roadmaps to growing connections. Through Welcoming Week, organizations and communities

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2023 Welcoming Week (Marshall)

Justice Park Marshall, MN, United States

Marshall's 2023 Welcoming Week event will feature food, music, games, activities, local organizations, and much more – all creating an environment where everybody knows they belong. To get involved in

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Rural Voice (Two Harbors)

Castle Danger Brewery 17 7th St, Two Harbors, MN

The Rural Voice series, developed by several Minnesota Initiative Foundations that serve Greater Minnesota along with the Otto Bremer Trust and Compeer Financial, will take place in September and October with four town halls moderated by Minnesota Public Radio’s Kerri Miller. The events, which will be held in unique venues in New Ulm, Two Harbors, Little Falls, and River Falls, WI, are free to attend. The topic of the event in Little Falls is Mental Health & Social Isolation.

Southwest Minnesota Career Expo (Worthington)

Minnesota West Community and Technical College, Worthington 1450 Collegeway, Worthington,, MN, United States

The Southwest Minnesota Career Expo is a highly interactive career information and exploration event for high school sophomores/juniors in the Minnesota West Carl Perkins Consortium. Hundreds of business, agency and education volunteers work together to provide this opportunity. Each year the number and type of interactive exhibits has expanded to better meet the needs of schools and students from the region.

Rural Voice (River Falls)

The University Center 410 S. 3rd Street, River Falls, WI

The Rural Voice series, developed by several Minnesota Initiative Foundations that serve Greater Minnesota along with the Otto Bremer Trust and Compeer Financial, will take place in September and October with four town halls moderated by Minnesota Public Radio’s Kerri Miller. The events, which will be held in unique venues in New Ulm, Two Harbors, Little Falls, and River Falls, WI, are free to attend. The topic of the event in River Falls is Workforce Education.

Southwest Minnesota Career Expo (Marshall)

Southwest Minnesota State University 1501 State St., Marshall, MN

The Southwest Minnesota Career Expo is a highly interactive career information and exploration event for high school sophomores/juniors in the Minnesota West Carl Perkins Consortium. Hundreds of business, agency and education volunteers work together to provide this opportunity. Each year the number and type of interactive exhibits has expanded to better meet the needs of schools and students from the region.