Roseau Artist Julie Elick spoke about two programs in Roseau. 1) The Riverview Park Concert Series is a weekly series into August. Roseau’s weekly summer event, began way back in 2016 and still continues to provide a showcase both for our high quality local talent, and professional entertainment. Elick is a part of the Roseau Women of Today. This group plays a major role in putting this concert series together, along with the support of local businesses.  

There is a concert at the Riverview Park Gazebo, located in downtown Roseau, every Thursday evening at 6:30 pm. Attendees need to bring your own chairs. Food provided by various organizations will be served each night. 

Upcoming concerts include:

July 13: Sloughgrass, July 27: Divas Through the Decades, August 3: O’Neil Family Band, August 10: Holy Rocka Rollaz, and August 17: The concert series will wrap up with a Local Talent Showcase and the Relay for Life. 

2) Project Write On. Select students from two Roseau Community High School English classes, have for the last 4 years, shared their essays to be published in the local newspaper, The Roseau Times Region. Elick and two highschool teachers, Mrs. Kelsey Didrickson, and Mrs. Katie Laugen are directing this project. 

This project instills the arts into the Roseau community by providing a weekly place for students in our area to enhance their writing talents. Currently, copies of the published essays are displayed in the Student Art Exhibit at the NWMAC Gallery at NCTC.

Both of these projects (Write On and The Riverview Park Concert Series) are funded through a Project Grant from the NWMAC. Listen to hear about these projects.