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We are a nonprofit organization in Bemidji, MN that offers private lessons and group classes in music & arts to individuals of all ages.

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To apply submit a resume and cover letter to info@headwatersmusicandarts.org

Headwaters Music & Arts is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our community.

(218) 444-5606

519 Minnesota Ave NW
Bemidji, MN 56601

info@headwatersmusicandarts.org

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Our friend and local musician Corey Medina joined

Our friend and local musician Corey Medina joined our team of instructors this month as both an individual and group instructor. He'll be one of the instructors for Headwaters Rock Band Program working alongside Casey Rasmussen and he already has list of private weekly music students . We LOVE having new talents join our team and you can be one of them! We're taking applications for so if you are a creative with skills to share apply at our website 📑🖱

AND if your ears perked up at the sound of our Rock Band Program you can find out more about that on our website too🥁🎸 It is a 10 week group performance program (+ a concert) for ages 10-16 held Wednesdays, 5:30-7pm, Feb 15-April 19. For young musicians with one to two years of experience playing guitar, drums, piano, bass or voice. It is rad time and your kiddo will definitely want to register🤘

You can find the link to our website in our bio🔎

#HeadwatersMusicAndArts #TakingApplications #HeadwatersRockBand

We are celebrating the talents of our instructors

We are celebrating the talents of our instructors 6 pm Saturday, February 11 at our annual instructor showcase. It is one our more popular events and we know why! Our instructors are just so dang good🤩

This year's theme is Peace, Love, Headwaters and it will offer a sweet evening of music and art celebrating or instructors, their hard work, and their individual talents.

Headwaters instructors come from a variety of musical and artistic backgrounds and the evening's performances and display will be as varied as the talents. Audience members can expect an evening of blues, bluegrass, jazz, classical and contemporary music performed on guitar, banjo, violin, cello, piano, sax, trombone, and trumpet as well as some great vocals while work from Headwaters' arts instructors will be on display🎶🎨 You can get pick up your tickets at our website (link in bio)🎟

#HeadwatersMusicAndArts #InstructorShowcase #Music #Art

Sometimes the creative impulse is just too strong!

Sometimes the creative impulse is just too strong! This young student stopped into the office and asked for a paper plate to complete this wonderful tree. We support imagination and planting trees so we were happy to oblige 🌳👏 We love to see our creative students exercising their creative urges even outside their classrooms.

Makes us think of that Thomas Edison quote "To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk."💖💥

#HeadwatersMusicAndArts #Creative #Imagination #YouMayHaveAPlate

We had a fun time last week with the public concer

We had a fun time last week with the public concert with Annie Humphrey plus the wonderful enrichment activity she held prior to her performance (you don't have to take our word for it - just look at those pictured glowing faces!)✨ We really dig our concerts and events but we are truly passionate about the programming where those same talented performers and professionals not only share their skill but also their knowledge with our community. On that note we have a ton of delightful program offerings coming up held by some of those wonderfully talented artists and musicians that we mentioned - they'll be just as captivating as the enrichment activity Annie did😍🎶🎨 Check it:

🎨 Feb. 1 • Wednesday Adult Pottery Program Membership with Tom Daly

🎨 Feb. 2-March 23 • Introduction to Ceramics for Adults with Tim Johnston

🎨 Feb. 6 • Monday Adult Pottery Program Membership with Tom Daly

🎨 Feb. 14 • Tuesday Lil Artist for ages 2.5-5 with Maranda Stauffacher

🎶 Feb. 15 • Headwaters Rock Band for ages 10-16 with Casey Rassmussen and Corey Medina

🎨 Feb. 18 • Saturday Lil Artist for ages 2.5-5 with Maranda Stauffacher

🎶 Feb. 20 • Fiddle Clinic for ages 8-adult with Geoffrey Taylor

🎶 March 15 • Mini Musician for ages 2-4 with Julia Anderson

🎶 March 17 • Music & Movement for Ages 5-8 with Julia Anderson

You can read all about the brilliant offering our incredible instructors are offering and register for them at our website (link in bio)🙌

#HeadwatersMusicAndArts #MusicProgramming #ArtsProgramming #WorkshopsForAllAges #Grateful

💥Did you hear about our newest adult pottery of

💥Did you hear about our newest adult pottery offering?? 💥 Say hello to our new "Introduction to Ceramics!" An eight week introductory course on ceramics for adults🏺

The program will be led by sculptor and artist Timothy Johnston and will be held Thursdays 6pm-8pm February 2-March 23. Participants will explore the different ceramic processes involved with pottery and sculpture. The workshop will concentrate on various hand building techniques with a deep dive into clay and glaze, what they actually are and how to use them. This workshop is for any adult interested in advancing their knowledge of clay and sculpture👏🤓

Timothy Johnston is an art instructor and artist with experience in ceramics, plaster, mold making, painting and printmaking. He received a Bachelor of Arts from Bemidji State University in 2012. Timothy has been teaching arts at Headwaters Music & Arts since 2022, and he is currently the lead teacher for their 3-6 Grade Art Club. He says “I believe that students are capable of doing great work at any age, and my job is to inspire and empower them to think and work like artists, while working alongside peers. I challenge students to try new things and to achieve what they thought they couldn’t.”

The cost to attend the 8 week course is $200/ participant ($180 for Headwaters members). You can register for this and other adult pottery programs at our website (link in bio)📑🖱

#HeadwatersMusicAndArts #Cermics #AdultArtsProgramming

Tickets are selling fast for our Friday concert wi

Tickets are selling fast for our Friday concert with Annie Humphrey, but you can still get yours!🤩

Join us January 20 at 7:30 pm for Annie Humphrey live in Concert with David Huckfelt and (newly announced!) Jeremy Ylvisaker. Tickets are sold on a sliding fee scale $5-$20

Annie Humphrey was born and raised on the Leech Lake Indian Reservation and she now performs both regionally and nationally. In addition to being an Anishinaabe singer and songwriter, Annie is a poet, teacher, and carpenter. She was named Artist of the Year at the 2018 Native American Music Awards. Her latest album, Eat What You Kill, was released in 2019 and is a meditation on accountability and gratitude.

Annie frequently performs with Minneapolis folk-activist and songwriter David Huckfelt, founding member and front man for The Pines. His new record Room Enough, Time Enough is about restoring balance, space and attention, peace and equality, redeeming the marginalized, and remembering the forgotten.

Jeremy Ylvisaker has traveled and performed extensively with Annie and David. He is a multi-instrumentalist and member of the indie rock bands Alpha Consumer and The Cloak Ox. Annie shares, "Jeremy is a legendary guitarist. His contribution to the songs is spirit moving."

You can read more pick up your tickets at our website (link in bio)🎟🎶✌

#HeadwatersMusicAndArts #LiveMusic #BemidjiMN

You probably already heard but we have our annual

You probably already heard but we have our annual meeting tonight! It is always a fun time but it takes a lot of work. Here are some of our 2022 board members hard at work preparing for the meeting - look at those smiles!

From back Left to back right we have Debbie Johnson, Ken McDonald, Sachel Josefson, Kirsten Zachman, Crystal Noble, and Emily Piller📚👏😍

Headwaters board is a working board but we know them to be a hard-working board and we appreciate them all greatly!

#HeadwatersMusicAndArts #AnnualMeeting #Grateful #WorkingBoard #HardWorkingBoard

We have so many music events coming up🤯! Have y

We have so many music events coming up🤯! Have you heard about our Love, Peace, Headwaters Instructor Showcase on February 11? It is one of our favorite annual events. And then of course we have Annie Humphrey and David Huckfelt next Friday on on January 20. Monroe Crossing in April... it is all going to be good so be sure to pick up your tickets at our website (link in bio)😎🎟🎶

#HeadwatersMusicAndArts #LiveMusic #BemidjiMN

Adult pottery member Debbie took a moment to tell

Adult pottery member Debbie took a moment to tell us a little about her experience being involved in our pottery program the other day and we really appreciated her words!

"In retirement, I discovered the pottery program at Headwaters, and found a new home. If you love ceramics, are enthusiastic about art, are a lifelong learner and want to unleash creativity, the Monday night adult class is the place to be. Tom Daly, the instructor, is a talented professional potter with a discerning eye and gentle style. My current fellow students range from 18 to 70 yet form a community that shares ideas, skills and experiences. Together we make intriguing, intricate, and gorgeous clay objects of all sorts. You will love it."

We have three upcoming adult pottery opportunities for you to sign up for:

🏺 For beginners or any person looking to dig deep into the intricacies of clay and pottery we have "Introduction to Ceramics" with Tim Johnston. Thursdays 6pm-8pm, February 2-March 23

🏺 And for folks who want to join Debbie in a more open studio style pottery environment led by Tom Daly we have our long term "Adult Pottery Program Memberships" Monday, 6- 8pm OR Wednesday, 5-7pm

We encourage you to sign up before the spots are filled! Sign up and read more at our website (link in bio) 👐✌💥

#HeadwatersMusicAndArts #Pottery #Ceramics #AdultArtsProgramming

Here at Headwaters we have a few concerts coming u

Here at Headwaters we have a few concerts coming up, and our first one of 2023 is going to be just fantastic. Join us for Annie Humphrey with David Huckfelt in Concert January 20, 7:30pm (tickets sold on a sliding fee scale).

Growing up on the Leech Lake Indian Reservation in Northern Minnesota, Annie lived in a home filled with voices made of thunder and nothing could stop it. Her parents were brilliant people individually. Her father, a singer and musician and her mother an artist and poet. Together they made sadness. Each of her parents taught Annie the beautiful things they knew. They showed her that she carried their gifts in her hands too. This is how creating art and music came about for her. This is what saved her. This is how she lives now. Annie has 4 children and 2 grandsons. She has a handsome, Indian, horseman husband. They inspire her spirit and her art.

She says "Things my dad taught me: skin a deer, set net, clean fish, make maple syrup, harvest wild rice, play basketball, ride motorcycle, go without if you can't afford it, play guitar. Things my mom taught me: draw, paint, sew, write, laugh, wonder, forgive."

Annie performs both regionally and nationally. In addition to being an Anishinaabe singer and songwriter, Annie is a poet, teacher, and carpenter. She was named Artist of the Year at the 2018 Native American Music Awards. Her latest album, Eat What You Kill, was released in 2019 and is a meditation on accountability and gratitude. Annie frequently performs with Minneapolis folk-activist and songwriter David Huckfelt, founding member and front man for The Pines. His new record Room Enough, Time Enough is about restoring balance, space and attention, peace and equality, redeeming the marginalized, and remembering the forgotten.

Purchase tickets and read more about Annie and David's show at our website where you can also read about our "Love, Peace, Headwaters Instructor Showcase" in February, and Monroe Crossing in April (link in bio)🎟🎶

These activities are made possible, in part, by a grant from the Bemidji Area Arts Endowment, a component fund of the Northwest Minnesota Foundation.

What are you doing tomorrow evening?? We know wher

What are you doing tomorrow evening?? We know where we'll be - at the Headwaters Open-Mic & CoffeeHouse! Ring in 2023 with us and, featured performer, April Aylesworth, 7pm January 6 (sign-up begins at 6:30)🎶☕

April (pictured) is an area songwriter and vocalist who grew up performing in Bemidji’s various music programs from the BHS show choir to the Paul Bunyan Playhouse. In 2019 she was a Bemidji Sings! finalist and went on to win first place at the 2019 Minnesota Sings Vocal Competition. April enjoys collaborating with area musicians on a variety of recording projects, and when singing solo, she accompanies herself on acoustic guitar. On January 6 open mic attendees will get to hear April share a range of cover songs from folk to pop music.

Admission is $3 per person or $7 for families. Coffee and treats are available for purchase courtesy of Apple Blossom Village in partnership with Starbucks. We can not wait to see and mingle with you tomorrow✨

#HeadwatersMusicAndArts #OpenMic #CoffeeHouse

Isn't it a pretty third day of 2023?✨✌🎶🎨

Isn't it a pretty third day of 2023?✨✌🎶🎨

#HeadwatersMusicAndArts #BemidjiMN #HoarFrost #BeautifulWinterDay

🎟🎉Happy New Year! Find Tickets at our websit

Are you a creative looking for a new endeavor in t

Are you a creative looking for a new endeavor in the coming year? We are seeking both music and art instructors with immediate openings for guitar, piano and violin instructors. If you are a passionate about any of the arts and want to share that consider applying to join our team - we'd love to chat with you about it🎶🎨

Here is a photo of piano/ clarinet/ trumpet/ vocal instructor Casey Rasmussen with one of her students. We are always so happy to see the smiling faces of instructors and students😍✌

You can find out more about the positions and applying at our website (link in bio)

#HeadwatersMusicAndArts #JoinOurTeam #WereHiring #BemidjiMN

There is still time for you to get your tax-deduct

There is still time for you to get your tax-deductible end-of-year contribution in before the new year. Headwaters Music & Arts is a private non-profit school with a 501(c)3 charitable organization designation. We are so grateful for all the gifts we received in 2022. Each contribution means more youth are able to learn an instrument or build their art knowledge and skills. Your contributions allow us to tackle projects such as our new drum studio, Ojibwemowin building signs, and upcoming roof repairs. You give us encouragement and fortitude to continue to live out our mission as we seek music, engage the arts, and build community. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you💕

You can contribute now at our website (link in bio) 🎶🎨

#HeadwatersMusicAndArts #YearEndGiving #ThankYou

We have done a lot that we are proud of this year✨ One of the big ones was our continued work with making our building more energy efficient thanks to funding from the USDA through Clean Energy Resource Teams (CERTs) and also a grant from Beltrami Electric's RoundUp program. Headwaters board members and staff all pitched in to make this happen but a special thanks goes to Kirsten Zachman and Debbie Johnson who spearheaded the CERTs grant and truly helped to organize the efforts. Cassidy Jay finalized the technical details in his role as Building Maintenance & Tech after the grant was received, doing much of the install as well as the research for appropriate replacements and organizing of required electrician visits.

The first photo is of an early 2022 meeting to discuss the grant with (from left to right) Kirsten, Board Secretary; Tricia, Executive Director; Debbie, Board President; and Diamond, Marketing & Web Manager. The second photo features Cassidy as he installed our more efficient (and color changing) stage lights, just one of the many, many, lightbulbs that has been upgraded by him and our local electricians thanks to the funding from the grants💡 We are so grateful to the awesome members of our community who pitch in to get things done📝💪🥰

You can read more about all of this at the link in our bio🎶🎨

#HeadwatersMusicAndArts #NewLights #GrighterFuture #GreenFuture

#HeadwatersMusicAndArts #GiftCard #HolidayGifts

#HeadwatersMusicAndArts #GiftCard #HolidayGifts

We had a festive weekend as the Bell Choir, First

We had a festive weekend as the Bell Choir, First City Singers, and Headwaters Rock Band had a variety of performances in conjunction with the Anishinaabe Artisan Market and Watermark Art Center. Cookies, hot chocolate, and fabulous musical stylings were had by all ❄

We hope you are having a lovely month while staying warm and creative no matter the holiday you celebrate (or even if you celebrate none at all). Happy Winter Solstice and shortest day of the year to you - the days only get brighter from here✨🎶🎨

#HeadwatersMusicAndArts #HappySolstice #FirstDayOfWinter

Local visual artist and musician, Annie Humphrey,

Local visual artist and musician, Annie Humphrey, dropped off these lovely signs the other day. You will see them start to go up around the building in the next may weeks as she comes back to install them. We love the original artwork and lettering she did for these Ojibwemowin to English translations - aren't they beautiful?

And did you know that Annie Humphrey will be here to perform in concert on January 20? She will be joined by David Huckfelt for our first concert of 2023 - we can't wait!

You can get your tickets in person or at our website (link in bio)🎶🎨

The signage and these activities are made possible, in part, by a grant from the Bemidji Area Arts Endowment, a component fund of the Northwest Minnesota Foundation. Midco Foundation provided funding to help build the new outdoor sign. Translations for the signs generously provided by Anton Treur.

#HeadwatersMusicAndArts #AnnieHumphrey #LiveMusic

That sticky melty snow weather makes it seem like

That sticky melty snow weather makes it seem like a good day to pack up some seasonal mailings💌 We're thinking of our community as we fold and stuff our end of year/Year in Review letters for you al with the help of good crew of volunteers! What would we do without them? Expect our seasonal mailings in your mailbox soon but you can also read our Year in Review early and also give a year-end contribution at our website at any time (link in bio) Drive safe out there today❄

#HeadwatersMusicAndArts #YearInReview #EndOfYear #ThankYouForYourSupport #ThankYouForYourHelp

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