Staples Motley Area Arts Council

The Staples Motley Area Arts Council
had its beginnings in 1969
when a small group formed calling itself
the Staples Arts Council. This small
group decided that rural Minnesota
needed the arts brought to the people.

The Minnesota Orchestra came to Staples and conducted an outdoor concert on a 4th of July weekend of that year. Shortly thereafter this same small group invited the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra. From that year on a legacy was born.

Over the years the name has changed and grown but the dream lives on to bring quality arts to our rural area. Productions such as Shakespeare in the Streets, Children’s Theatre and Guthrie Theatre have performed in our community as have other rich and diversified varieties of quality entertainment.

The Staples Motley Area Arts Council now includes a Summer Series in the Park to its regular Concert and Chamber Series and is delighted to offer outstanding events to our rural area.

Our Presenting History

2008-09	2008 Summer Series in the Park Red Johnson Fiddle & Squeeze The HalfSteps Pandemonium! - The Redwood Falls HS Steel Drum Band John Jay Huta Cactus Willie, Boxcar Bob, and the Drifter Railroad Days Kick-Off
2007-08 Marcoux Corner Marion Judish Becky Schlegel Tom Prin Pavlo Yauheniya Trubnikava Riders in the Sky	2007 Summer Series in the Park Dawn and Gary Timbs Pat Surface and Donna Michaels-Surfact Bill and Kate Isles Eldon (El J) Johnson Meire Grove Community Band Connie Hill Etzler Katie Ziegler
2006-07 Four Shadow Ruby Boots Moscow Nights & the Golden Gates George Maurer The Concordia Trio Five by Design	2006 Summer Series in the Park Pat Surface & Eli Bissonett Quance Family Singers St. Cloud Area All Jazz Band Susan Smith Erik Karenen Staples Community Band Pandemonium Steel Drum Band	2005 Four Shadow Pavlo Northwind Crossing Kenny Ahern
2004 Moscow Nights Concord Singers	2003 ... 1999
1998 The Loons - folk singers Turun Cathedral Choir from Poland Lake Wobegon Bras Band Centennial Big Band Eric Peltoniemi Tony Sandler	1997 Robert Bluestone - Classical Guitar The Messiah	1996 ... 1992
1991 Grand Opening, Centennial Auditorium Minnesota Opera, The Magic Flute The Teddy Bear Band The Heartland Symphony Fargo-Moorhead Barbershop Chorus The Jay Beech Band George Mauer The Zuchinis	1990 ... 1984	1983 Red Wolfe - Jazz Children's Theatre St. John's University Jazz Ensemble
1982 Paul Lagergren (Todd) & Linda Eder Trollwood Melodrama with Scott Grossman Pastiche (Dale White and Ensemble from St. John's)	1981 Scott Jones MN Boy's Choir Comedia Theatre Scott Jones	1980
1979 Judy Sjerven Heartland Symphony	1978 Dinner Theatre for HS Musical The MadHatters Theatre Company - Streets of NY	1977 Abby Minstrels Children's Theatre - 3 Bears Dinner Theatre for HS Musical
1976 John Keston, Baritone Old Creamery Theatre Dinner Theatre for HS Musical Artmobile Bus to Chanhassen	1975 Dinner Theatre for HS Musical Michael Hennessy - Mime Bus trip to Children's Theatre - Peter & the Wolf St. Olaf Orchestra Bicentennial Variety Show	1974 Dinner Theatre for HS Musical Ragtime Festival Bus Trip to Chanhassen
1973 Vicardo Visus, Tenor Children's Theatre Wagon - Mother Goose Children's Theatre	1972 St. John's Choir Michael Hauser, Flamenco Guitarist Shakespeare in the Streets David Viste, Pianist Local Variety Show	1971 Charles and Mary Keating Theatre in the Round - Blithe Spirit North St. Paul HS Choir Shakespeare in the Streets - As You Like It Minnesota Orchestra Local Variety Show - Those Were the Days
1970 Center Opera Minnesota Orchestra Charles Huntington Metal Sculpture	1969 Minnesota Orchestra St. Paul Chamber Orchestra

Staples Motley Area Arts Council
P.O. Box 132
Staples, MN 56479

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Last Updated
July 21, 2008