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Janet Runions will be presenting her book, “Wild in the City,” on Saturday morning, December 11, at 10:00 in the public library. As this years Artist on Main street Initiative project, following the theme, “Healthy Community,”Janet designed a nature book to color which encourages people to get outside and exercise. She wrote the narrative in a rhyming fashion and drawn all the illustrations based on her personal experiences of life in Wabasha. Come and join this informal gathering while you’re in town shopping. A short presentation will be given with a reading. One free book will be given to each family that attends. There will be colored pencils available if you wish to stay and color your book and talk to the artist.

Parties in the photo include: Mayor Emily Durand and Lead Artist Sue Mundy cutting the ribbon. Posed to the left and behind Sue are the Wabasha Main Street Board and steering committee, local artists and volunteers. To the right of Mayor Durand is the Food Share Board and directors. We also invited stakeholders/funders to the photoshoot which included: WKACF- Wabasha Kellogg Area Community Foundation ,  SHIP - Wabasha Public Health, Wabasha Main Street and RETHOS Project Funds and Artist on Main Initiative, SMIF- Southeastern MN Initiative Foundation, Durand Dentistry and Blandin Foundation. All logos are on the wall, along with the individuals who volunteered at Sue Mundy's Studio to paint the Mural. Over 400 hours were put into this endeavor including both Lead Artist and community volunteers. When the Food Share moved to its current location on 142 2nd St, some people in the community, including Sue Mundy saw its long blank western wall as the perfect spot for a mural. This had the protentional to connect several ongoing challenges, food insecurity, revitalization of the downtown on this block, and a message of health and wellness. This idea became a reality with [...]

Sue Mundy has been hard at work completing the Community Roots Mural on the wall outside the Wabasha Food Shelf. Drive by and check out her amazing work!

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Community Roots is an Artists on Main Street project created by Sue Mundy. This is a local mural project for Downtown Wabasha! [tnc-pdf-viewer-iframe file="https://www.wabashamainstreet.org/wp-content/uploads/Community-Roots-5x7-postcard.pdf" width="100%" height="900" download="true" print="true" fullscreen="true" share="true" zoom="true" open="true" pagenav="true" logo="true" find="true" current_view="true" rotate="true" handtool="true" doc_prop="true" toggle_menu="true" language="en-US" page="" default_zoom="auto" pagemode=""]

Ina Wanbli (E-nah Wanblee/mother eagle) sends her eight eaglets out to explore Wabasha, their home along the great Mississippi River. We need your help finding them! The eaglets have been named in the Dakota language of the Native Americans who once lived here. You may start anywhere along the trail. View All 8 Clues!

The Wabasha Public Library received an Artists on Main Street Grant for Art in the Park during the summer reading program "Reading Colors Your World." Each Wednesday in June at Heritage Park children can learn and create with local artists. June 9th - Gratitude Flags with Randi Campbell, June 16th - Marbling with Dan Steffenhagen, June 23rd - Turtle Concrete Planter with SVJ Designs - Shelly Speedling, June 30th - Tie Dying with Chelsey Fenske and Beth Jewson. Contact the Library at (651) 565-3927 to register.