Morris Area Chamber of Commerce

Family Movie Matinee
2022-06-10 13:00 - 14:30 (America/Chicago) | Morris Public Library, 102 E 6th St., Morris, 56267
Join us for Friday Family Flicks
June 10th
Up Rated PG
Run time: 1h 36m
Summary: Carl Fredricksen, a 78-year-old balloon salesman, is about to fulfill a lifelong dream. Tying thousands of balloons to his house, he flies away to the South American wilderness. But curmudgeonly Carl’s worst nightmare comes true when he discovers a little boy named Russell is a stowaway aboard the balloon-powered house
Movies rated G or PG and geared toward all ages with some camp and outdoor themes!
Call or check website for movie titles. Popcorn and drinks provided.
This project was funded in part or in whole with monies from Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage fund. This program is sponsored by Morris Public Library and Viking Library System

Storytime at Morris Public Library
2022-06-09 10:30 - 11:00 | Morris Public Library, 102 E 6th St., Morris, 56267
Story Time on the Lawn! with Campbell S.
Thursdays at 10:30AM
Bring lawn chairs or blankets for our weekly story time series on the library lawn.

Haitian Dance with Afoutayi
2022-06-07 15:00 - 16:00 | Morris Public Library, 102 E 6th St., Morris, 56267
Tuesday, June 7th, 3PM
A vibrant, culturally rich performance filled with dance, music, drumming, storytelling and history, featuring COMPAS teaching artists Afoutayi.
This program is sponsored by Morris Public Library and Viking Library System. This project was funded in part or in whole with monies from Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage fund.

Family Movie Matinee
2022-06-03 13:00 - 14:30 | Morris Public Library, 102 E 6th St., Morris, 56267
FRIDAY JUNE 3rd AT 1PM
Race For Your Life, Charlie Brown! Rated G. Run time: 75 minutes
Join us for the first Family Movie Matinee! Refreshments will be provided.
Summary: In this animated feature, Charlie Brown (Duncan Watson), Linus (Liam Martin) and the gang head to Camp Remote, located in the Rocky Mountains, where the big event is the annual river rafting race. Competing against Charlie Brown and his friends is a gang of bullies who always win the race, owing to their penchant for dirty tactics and cheating. This time proves no different, and Charlie Brown has to overcome his lack of confidence if his team is to have any hope of winning.
This project was funded in part or in whole with monies from Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage fund. This program is sponsored by Morris Public Library and Viking Library System.

Brownies & Blooms Fundraiser
2022-05-31 17:00 - 19:00 | Stevens Community Medical Center, 400 E. 1st St., Morris, 56267
It’s that time of year again when things start budding and coming alive! We can always use more plants (and sweets!) This year you can support the SCMC Courage Cottage and the local Stevens County Dolly Parton Imagination Library program by purchasing plants, flowers, AND treats from our employee-run event on Tuesday, May 31 from 5-7 pm at the Brownies & Blooms Fundraiser. Look for a white tent on the grassy lawn on the west side of SCMC (by the new Shipping/Receiving and Urgent & Respiratory Care Clinic.)
If you have plants or perennials you would like to donate to the event please contact Beth at 320-760-2596. In the event of inclement weather, the sale will be moved to the SCMC patio by the NovaCare entrance off of First Street. Proceeds from this fundraiser will be split between the SCMC Courage Cottage & Dolly Parton Imagination Library.

SCHS Annual Meeting and Live-Auction Fundraiser
2022-05-24 17:30 - 20:00
Join the Stevens County Historical Society at the Chokio Event Center in Chokio, MN for a fun-filled evening with great food and wonderful items to bid on at the live-auction.
All are welcome. You do not need to be a member to come.
5:30pm – Social
6:00 pm – Roast Beef & Ham Dinner catered by Spauldings
6:45 pm – Annual Meeting/Business
7:00 pm – Live Auction – Scott Gillespie, Auctioneer (Come ready to bid!)
$15.00/person
PRE-PAID meal tickets only. Pay on website Gift Shop, call museum with credit/debit, mail a check, or come into the museum.
SCHS
116 W. 6th St.
Morris, MN 56267
320-589-1719
www.stevenshistorymuseum.com

Community Tree Planting Project
2022-05-24 16:00 - 18:00
Due to the storm cleanup, the Community Tree Planting Project has been rescheduled for Tuesday, May 24th from 4:00 to 6:00 pm.
All ages are welcome! Please bring a shovel and gloves, if possible. Otherwise just come; tools will be provided.
Help us plant the next generation of trees. Even when they are young, trees are awesome!

"Homage to the Guitar: From Pop to Bach, from Wichitaw to Leipzig." Performance by José Lezcano
2022-05-21 14:00 - 15:00 | Morris Public Library, 102 E 6th St., Morris, 56267
Internationally acclaimed guitarist José Manuel Lezcano brings an eclectic program to the Morris Public Library on Saturday, May 21 2pm.
Currently serving as Distinguished Visiting Professor of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota, Morris, Dr. Lezcano’s wide-ranging program, entitled “From Pop to Bach, from Wichitaw to Leipzig,” features movements from Bach’s first Cello Suite, and arrangements of pop hits by Steve Wonder and Jimmy Webb (including Webb’s “Wichitaw Lineman,” sung by Glenn Campbell). The Cuban-born guitarist will play Spanish music, including Romero’s Alegrias, Borge’s Moorish Fountain, and Tarrega’s Danza Mora, works inspired by Flamenco dances. Latin American pieces by Cuban composer Leo Brouwer and French guitarist Roland Dyen’s “Tango en Skai,” and Lezcano’s own Etudes in Time of Covid, composed during the 2020 lockdown, round out the program. The twice Grammy-nominated guitarist and composer has delighted audiences on four continents. His programs featuring traditional and Latin American repertoire, and his own original compositions have taken him as recitalist, collaborative musician, and concerto soloist from Carnegie Recital Hall and the North-South Consonance Series in New York City to major venues and festivals in Cuba, Spain, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Brazil, China, Crete, Trinidad & Tobago, the Czech Republic and Germany.

Morris Area Women of Today Babysitting Clinic
2022-05-21 09:00 - 11:30 | First Lutheran Church, 200 E 5th Street, Morris, 56267
Babysitting course for new babysitters and those learning to stay safe home alone. Includes information on first aid, infant care, crafts, games, safety, and general babysitting information. Registration due by May 16, 2022. Price: $15 ($20 for late registrants).

Pomme De Terre Garden Club Spring Plant Sale
2022-05-21 09:00 - 11:00
Spring Plant sale on Saturday, May 21. 9am – 11am at the Morris American Legion.
Mums, Perennials, Succulents, House Plants and Miscellaneous Garden Items. Sponsored by the Pomme de Terre Garden Club. Proceeds used for community projects.

University of Minnesota Morris Commencement Exercises
2022-05-14 13:00 - 15:30 | University of Minnesota Morris, 600 E 4th St, Morris, MN, 56267
Commencement will be held on Saturday, May 14, at 1 p.m. on the UMN Morris campus mall. The public is invited to attend the ceremony or to watch it streamed online at morris.umn.edu. Learn more at morris.umn.edu/commencement.

Vendor Show & Quarter Auction
2022-05-14 10:00 - 15:00 | Old No.1 Bar & Grill, 412 Atlantic Ave., Morris, 56267
Fundraising event for RUSC Kinship Mentoring. Local Vendor show including Tastefully Simple, Tupperware, Pampered Chef, Norwex, Color Street, Scentsy, Yarn of my Dreams, She Shack, Thirty One, Crafts and More will have tables from 10am-1pm. Quarter Auction starts at 1pm for your chance to bid on great vendor and local items. Paddles are purchased at $5 each.

Courage Cottage Walking Taco Fundraiser
2022-05-12 16:00 - 18:30 | Stevens Community Medical Center, 400 E. 1st St., Morris, 56267
During National Hospital Week SCMC Courage Cottage will have a Walking Taco Fundraiser from 4-6:30pm on Thursday, May 12 off of the First Street entrance by NovaCare across the street from the Courage Cottage in Morris. Free Ice Cream will also be available. Free-will Donation. All proceeds will go to the Courage Cottage.

Morris East Side Walking Tour Kick-Off
2022-05-10 17:00 - 19:00
Grab the brochure/map at Willie’s Super Valu in Morris and a FREE bag of popcorn. Follow the map through the east side of Morris and learn some history about some places and structures you see every day. End at Pizza Ranch and get $1.00 off a buffet meal with your brochure.

Muffins, Mock-Mimosas + Make + Take Bouquets
2022-05-07 10:00 - 14:00 | Inherit Co., 702 Atlantic Avenue, Morris, MN, 56367, United States
Grab your gals + come celebrate Mother’s Day with us at our brick and mortar location in Morris, MN on May 7th from 10am-2pm!
We will be offering complimentary mock-mimosas and muffins, plus you can purchase make + take bouquets or flower subscriptions from Farm Road Flower Farm. You can also pick up a passport as we have teamed up with a few more businesses for a SPRING SHOPPING FLING May 7th too, filled with prizes and more!!
We can’t wait to see y’all!
Looking for a gift for mom? Be sure to stop by and pick out the perfect gift for the ladies in your life, we’d love to help!

RFC 2022 Tinman Triathlon
2022-05-07 07:00 - 12:00 | Regional Fitness Center, 626 E 2nd St, Morris, 56267
The 36th annual Tinman Triathlon will be held on May 7, 2022. Packet pick-up and race-day registration will be held in the Regional Fitness Center Lobby.
Both the sprint and Olympic events can be done individually or as a relay with 2 or 3 person teams!
Event distances:
Olympic: Swim – 1100yard Bike – 19mile Run – 10k
Sprint: Swim – 450yard Bike – 12miles Run – 5k
Online registration closes at 9:00 p.m. on Friday, April 29. Race-day registrations will be accepted on Saturday starting at 7:00 a.m

Jenny Nellis Reception and Artist Talk
2022-05-05 17:00 - 19:00 | Prairie Renaissance Cultural Alliance, 630 Atlantic Ave, Morris, 56267
Jenny Nellis:
Observing Nature
Exhibit is on display April 21 – May 28, 2022 during regular gallery hours
Reception and Artist talk:
May 5, 2022 from 5 – 7 PM
Artist talk begins at 6 PM
630 Atlantic Ave
Morris, MN 56267
This activity is funded in part by a grant from the Lake Region Arts Council through a Minnesota State Legislative appropriation.

Meet Bruce the Bear at Morris Public Library!
2022-05-04 18:30 - 19:30 | Morris Public Library, 102 E 6th St., Morris, 56267
Join us for a fun family event! Meet Bruce the Bear who stars in the books written by Ryan Higgins. Take your picture with Bruce, enjoy crafts, face painting, story time, milk & cookies.
Thank You to the following who have donated money or are assisting with our Children’s Books Week event: Morris Friends of the Public Library, Morris Women of Today, Stevens County Dairy Association and Swan Lake 4-H Club.

Chamber Connects
2022-05-04 07:30 - 08:30 | Prairie Renaissance Cultural Alliance, 630 Atlantic Ave, Morris, 56267
Chamber members gather the first Wednesday of every month at 7:30am. This is a great opportunity to introduce new staff, share company news, and make connections. In May, we are meeting at the PRCA. Hope to see you there!
630 Atlantic Ave, Morris

A Celebration of Youth Spanish Literature!
2022-04-28 18:00 - 20:00 | New Venue, 123 Main Street, Alexandria, MN, 56308
Thursday, April 28, 2022 • 6 – 8 PM
Morris Senior Community Center (600 Oregon Ave.). Free, all ages.
Celebrate the expansion of Morris Public Library’s collection of quality children’s and young adult literature in Spanish with UMM Spanish classes. Join us to find out more about their work and the new books available at your public library. Refreshments will be provided, plus prizes!!

Hand-On Habitat Workdays
2022-04-24 14:00 - 16:00 | Dolven Wildlife Managment Area, 45254 190th St, Morris, 56267
Come on out and join the Stevens County Pheasants Forever chapter to do some HANDS-ON work for Habitat to make a difference in Stevens County.

Pancake Brunch Fundraiser
2022-04-24 09:30 - 12:00 | Old No.1 Bar & Grill, 412 Atlantic Ave., Morris, 56267
From 9:30am-12pm at Old No.1 Bar & Grill, come get all you can eat pancakes, sausages, orange juice, and coffee! This fundraiser supports the free and confidential services provided by Someplace Safe in our community. Adults are $10, children 10 and under $7, and children 2 and under are free! For more information, email autumn.j@someplacesafe.info or call 320.589.3208, hope to see you there!

David LaRochelle author visit!
2022-04-23 15:00 - 16:00 | Morris Public Library, 102 E 6th St., Morris, 56267
Minnesota Children’s Author, David LaRochelle, will be making a special visit to the Morris Public Library on Saturday, April 23rd at 3:00 PM. David will be sharing some of his books (Moo!, See the Cat, How to Apologize) and doing some storytelling and drawing.
He will also be sharing some puppets that were made for one of his books! In addition, he will talk a little bit about the process of how a book gets published.
Open to all ages, especially children!
This program is sponsored by Viking Library System and its member libraries and are funded in part or in whole with monies from Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage fund.

Prayers for a Feverish Planet
2022-04-21 15:00 - 17:00 | University of Minnesota Morris, 600 E 4th St, Morris, MN, 56267
Ann DuHamel, associate professor of music and head of keyboard studies at UMN Morris, will launch a multi-day music series focused on climate change. Composers in more than 35 countries sent DuHamel more than 170 pieces of music, including movements and larger sets – all together 316 individual pieces of music.
Prayers for a Feverish Planet will be a multi-day musical series. The series will launch on April 21, as part of the Institute for Advanced Studies Thursdays program. You can register here: https://umn.zoom.us/webinar/register/7616430623453/WN_flHmNoYCTdKvl-s6vcPBNQ
Additional presentations are scheduled on April 22, 23, and 24.

Accordion Bookmaking Class with Phyllis Joos
2022-04-09 13:00 - 15:00 | Morris Public Library, 102 E 6th St., Morris, 56267
Join the Morris Public Library for this special event as part of the NEA Big Read, a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.
Join artist Phyllis Joos in constructing a mini accordion book. Accordion books have origins in China and are composed of a continuous sheet of folded paper. Your book will be contained in a sturdy cover made of bookboard that you will get to embellish and then fill with your favorite drawings, writings, or anything else your creative side desires. The accordion book is a useful format that can be looked at page by page or made to stand up on its own for display.
Free and open to all ages.
This event will take place in the Morris Public Library meeting room.

RFC Les Mills Spring Launch- FREE classes
2022-04-09 09:00 - 10:45 | Regional Fitness Center, 626 E 2nd St, Morris, 56267
Join us for our Spring Les Mills Launch on Saturday, April 9th at 9:00am in the RFC gym featuring two FREE classes including the newest Body Pump release 120 and Les Mills Core release 45!
The music is great, the moves are powerful, and we’re in for a great workout! Invite a friend or family member to join you because these classes are FREE and all are welcome!!
Child care will be offered during both classes!
9:00-10:00am Body Pump 120
10:15-10:45am Les Mills Core 45
*Equipment is limited- we have 33 benches- first come, first serve!
Come check out what Les Mills Body Pump has to offer! 60 minutes, over 1,000 reps, awesome music, fun + high-energy strength workout to get the heart rate up with a warm up track, squats, chest, back, triceps, biceps, lunges, shoulders, core + cool down!
Les Mills Core is a 30 minute class designed to build strength, stability & endurance in all of the muscles that support & surround your core! Improve balance, assist in injury prevention, & use functional movements to hone in on the torso & sling muscles that connect your upper body to your lower body!
This class is ideal for tightening your tummy, glutes, and improving core definition! You’ll love the scientific mix of core innovation & the driving music!!
We can’t wait to see you there!

Charcuterie 101 w/Kelly at Inherit!
2022-04-07 18:00 - 19:00 | Inherit Co., 702 Atlantic Avenue, Morris, MN, 56367, United States
What’s almost better than clothes? Charcuterie!!! Wonder what to bring to family events or to serve for gatherings? Join us for a charcuterie class with Kelly Schmidgall that will have you serving meat + cheese like a PRO!
$45 per person
limited spots available
-build your own charcuterie board to take home
-tips, tricks + facts on all things charcuterie
-grocery list + secret recipe 😉
-light snack + refreshment
-tons of fun
You can pay day of by cash, check or venmo! To sign up, please RSVP to this event!

Sonatas, Serenades, and Boleros: Music of the Americas
2022-04-04 19:00 - 20:30 | University of Minnesota Morris, 600 E 4th St, Morris, MN, 56267
University of Minnesota Morris Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Liberal Arts, Dr. José Lezcano will present a concert featuring his compositions, performed in collaboration with UMN Morris faculty performers Ann DuHamel (piano); Ming Hui-Lin (flute); Denise Odello (Cor anglais); Jarod Bendele (percussion); and Laura Wiebe (soprano).
Currently, as Professor Emeritus and Lecturer in Music at Keene State College, José teaches and coordinates the guitar program, and courses in Latin American music. He was honored by the Keene Sentinel for his contributions to the Arts in the Monadnock Region with a 2016 Ewing Award, and since 2018 serves as an elected member of the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts, where he advocates for New Hampshire’s creative communities.

Free Movies
2022-04-02 13:00 - 17:00 | Morris Theatre, 12 East 6th St, Morris, 56267
The Morris Theatre Cooperative and the University of Minnesota Morris will kick off Earth Month with two FREE movies
TROUBLED WATERS: A MISSISSIPPI RIVER STORY, a UMN Bell Museum-produced documentary will be shown at 3 p.m. This documentary was controversial when it first appeared and highlighted how land-use affects water quality. Free admission and free popcorn. SpongeBob SquarePants will be shown prior to the documentary, at 1 p.m.

UMM CNIA 37th Annual Powwow
2022-04-02 12:00 - 22:00 | University of Minnesota Morris, 600 E 4th St, Morris, MN, 56267
Student organization, Circle of Nations Indigenous Association, invites the community to the Cougar Sports Center on the UMM campus on Saturday, April 2, 2022 for the 37th Annual Contest Powwow. Grand entry is at 1 and 7 pm. Concessions will be available all day. Dancer registration starts at 9:30.
