You might be surprise at the number of artistic and cultural events and activities that take place in the Lakeland area of Minocqua, Woodruff and Arbor Vitate.
Check out live performances and arts classes at the Campanile Center for the Arts. See live theatre and concert series with the Lakeland Performing Arts Association. Attend theatre productions put on by Northern Lights Playhouse. See summer music concerts at Torpy Park. Take traditional Ojibwe craft classes at the George W. Brown Jr. Museum and Cultural Center. And don’t miss Summer Traditional Native American pow wows held at Indian Bowl on Long Interlaken Lake.
The Campanile Center for the Arts is a new all-inclusive arts center that offers performances and classes. Located in the former St. Patrick’s Church and rectory, on the corner of Flambeau and West Milwaukee Streets in downtown Minocqua, it is at the center of a growing regional arts community.
Dillman’s Creative Arts Foundation was formed in 1978 and offers more than 40 internationally known instructors teaching courses in watercolor, oil, acrylic, pastel, photography, personal growth and more in state-of-the-art lakeside studios.
The Lakeland Performing Arts Association offers concert series of live performances, including theatre, music and dance. Wild Women of the North and a Few Good Men is a store filled with fine art made in the area by local artists, including jewelry, fabric arts, wood work, paintings and note cards.
The Spring Arts and Craft Show is held in June and features more than 120 interesting and unique arts and craft exhibitors, fun live music, great food and drink. The show takes place at Torpy Park in downtown Minocqua. The Fall Colors Craft Show takes place in September and is also held in downtown Minocqua. There’s also the After Loon Delight Craft Show, ‘Tis the Season Craft Show, and the Lions Club Craft Show.
Area museums include the Minocqua Museum, the Dr. Kate Newcomb Museum, Vilas County Historical Museum, the George W. Brown Jr. Ojibwe Museum, Wa-Swa-Goning (re-created Ojibwe Indian Village), and the Snowmobile Hall of Fame & Museum.
