The holiday season is a time to gather, connect and celebrate the creativity around us. The White Bear Center for the Arts (WBCA) Members Exhibition...
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How To Craft Festive DIY Holiday Garlands
’Tis the season to create your own holiday magic. Holiday magic isn’t inherent to the season: It’s created. Lasting traditions, shared meals and...
Humble Roots Boutique Finds Its Second Home
The artisan-led shop puts down roots in downtown White Bear Lake. Tiffany Downing didn’t initially plan to open a boutique. The crafter, originally...
Comedi in Mahtomedi Celebrates Two Years of Laughs
The free comedy showcase calls The Dugout Bar home on the first Thursday of every month. Nathaniel Hood first picked up the mic about 20 years ago...
You-Pick Farms Bring Berries and Blooms to the Table
Each month of summer arrives with new delights in the fields and farms across the East Metro. Rows of fragrant flowers and succulent fruits paint...
White Bear Lake Creativity Shines at the Minnesota State Fair
Area residents showcase their creativity and skill at the Great Minnesota Get-Together. While researching my ancestry this spring, I came across a...
Suhaila Ihsanullah Paints the Minnesota Summer
With an easel planted firmly in meadow grass or lakeshore sand, local plein air painter Suhaila Ihsanullah captures quintessential Minnesota scenes...
Embrace Summer Fun at the Manitou Days Beach Dance
Enjoy music and community at the Manitou Days Beach Dance. Keep the celebration going following the Manitou Days Grand Parade at the annual Beach...
Floristry North Blooms With Creativity
Kim and Mark Bauer realize their dream with Floristry North. Floristry North, a recent addition to downtown White Bear Lake, is a vibrant hub for...
Color and Texture at the Northern Lights Juried Art Exhibition
Annual juried art exhibition highlights artists from White Bear Lake and beyond. It’s not too late to enjoy the creative work of regional artists at...
Alexis Lum Shares Her Hawaiian Culture With the Community
In August 2023, the world watched in horror as a series of wind-blown wildfires engulfed the town of Lāhainā on Maui’s northwest coast, taking the...
McNeely Music Center Is Elevating the Arts
At McNeely Music Center, Manitou Fund creates a future-forward teaching space to connect the East Metro. White Bear Lake’s flourishing arts district...
Enduring Hostess Gifts
A great hostess gift doesn’t just say “thank you”—it paints a portrait of thoughtfulness and, more often than not, a bit of the giver’s personality....
Floristry North Offers a Fresh Take on Flower Shops
The floral studio opens this fall with a selection of candles, flowers and experiences. Creativity is blooming in downtown White Bear Lake thanks...
Painter Karen Chan Pursues Her Creative Calling
For Karen Chan, art has always been second nature. From a young age growing up in northern Malaysia, she could be found with a pencil in hand,...
Bald Eagle Lake Art Crawl Returns for a Second Year
A community for creativity is back for year two. Last year, four White Bear Lake area women came together to create a community art crawl, opening...
A Culture of Pots
Ernest Miller’s ceramic piece, Pitcher, was featured in White Bear Center for the Arts’ A Culture of Pots 2025 exhibit this summer. The strong,...
Behind-The-Scenes at Beetlejuice Jr.
Every spring, under the direction of Odelis Garcia Anderson, White Bear Lake students from Central and Mariner Middle schools perform a musical at...
“Still: The Art of Noticing”
One of our regular customers requested Still: The Art of Noticing by local author Mary Jo Hoffman. As soon as I read the description, I was hooked....
“Carapace” Balances Strength and Grace
Every year, White Bear Center for the Arts hosts Northern Lights, a juried art exhibition. This year, a new artistic voice emerged from the crowd:...
