Upcoming events.
3D Minnesota Sign Making
Join us again at Ann River Winery painting one of these Shiplap Minnesota leaners. These 3D wood signs are approx 14"x13". You will pick up to 4 colors when you sign up, then you will paint and assemble with the guidance of myself and my assistant before you go home. The workshop last approximately 1.5-2 hours.
Fall Artisan and Craft Fair
Our annual Artisan and Craft Fair. Vendor applications coming soon! Live Music by Matt and Laurel Trost
PAINT YOUR OWN SIGN
Join us for a fun day of painting with friends! These 3D wood signs are great for all skill levels. You choose your own design
Price • $35 Date • Saturday, March 23rd Time • 2pm Deadline • March 15th
Wine, Cheese and Chocolate Tasting
Come, enjoy and taste your way through out annual wine, cheese and chocolate tasting. 6 Select wines will be paired with cheeses from varies cheeses and chocolates from Mora Chocolates. Grab your spot soon!
Puzzle Contest
Grab up to 4 of your friends to see if you can put together the 500 piece puzzle the fastest. Cost/ team is $40. Contest will start at 1:00
Christmas Charcuterie Class
Thursday December 14 from 6:30-8:30 Enjoy a fun evening of learning how to create a beautiful Christmas charcuterie board. We will walk you step by step on pairings, placement and pickings. You can take home or enjoy that night. Price includes all charcuterie items including holiday plate you can take home. Picture is sample only- items may change Purchase Tickets Here
Christmas Concert with Elsa LEe
Join us Thursday December 7 from 5:30-8 for an informal yet intimate Christmas concert by Elsa Lee. Space is limited so purchase your ticket to reserve your spot. Ticket includes admission to concert and appetizer buffet. Wine sold separately. Appetizers will start at 5:30, Concert starts at 6:00
DIY PORCH POT
ANN RIVER WINERY
Sat Nov 25 12-6
Cost:
$30 small pot (6" or 8")
$45 Large Pot (12")
We will provide everything you need to
make a basic pot including guidance on putting everything together
*items Included in price are pot, soil,
winter greens, dogwood, birch
*Additional cost for embeleshments including
bows,berries, balls, signs etc.
*This is a self paced event anytime from 12-6.
Please purchase your pot in advance by clicking ticket link
by Nov 17 to ensure we have enough for everyone
Picture is sample only Purchase Tickets Here
Paint Your Own Pottery Christmas Light Up Edition
Let’s get in the holiday spirit- Join me for a fun filled evening at the fantastic Ann River Winery in Mora, MN,
This is our most awaited and popular event of the year! All ages welcome.
Painting pottery is easy, fun and memorable. A personalized, hand painted pottery piece makes a wonderful gift to yourself or others. Whether you are an experienced artist, or haven’t ever picked up a paint brush, you can easily create something special at our events.
lncluded in your ticket price is your ceramic item, first beverage on us, over 20 different glaze colors, use of brushes, instruction, firing, glazing and delivery of finished piece back to the event location within 10-12 days.
The more the merrier, INVITE YOUR FRIENDS! We love a good pARTy!
This is a pick your item to paint event. These items are all around 12 inches in size and come with a light kit that will be in the bag at pick up.
PLEASE PICK ONE:
LIGHTED CHRISTMAS TREE….13" H with base x 8 ½" dia…..$75
Everyone has a story about the family member who had one of these back in the day! Now it is your turn to paint yours. This ceramic Christmas tree comes with a tree, base, light kit that includes base light bulb, colorful mini lights and yellow star tree topper. The tree base is separate so it is easier to paint. We will have a specialty green glaze available that moves and breaks over the texture or utilize our standard popular glaze colors to create! Think outside the box for a rainbow tree, pink, or blue tree too!
LIGHTED CACTUS 10½" H x 8½" W x 4" L…..$70
Your home will be lookin' sharp with this awesome ceramic Lighted Christmas Cactus! This piece comes with the light kit that includes base light bulb, colorful mini lights, and yellow star topper. Add a little desert to your holiday decor!
VINTAGE TRUCK WITH LIGHT UP TREE…….7'H x 5.75W x 12L $75
This beautiful Vintage Truck with Tree is stunningly painted in bright and cheery Fun Strokes colors or with pottery glazes for a more vintage look. This is sure to be a holiday favorite!
** Light kit and pin lights included! Comes with 1 pack (50 count) of multi-color pin lights and a clip-in light kit!
CHRISTMAS TREE GNOME LIGHT UP13.5"H and is 8.25"W…. $85
This big guy stands 13.5"H and is 8.25"W. He's the perfect gift and conversation piece for the holidays! The Glass Green color moves and falls into the cracks and crevices just right, or mix and match with our standard popular colors.
WOODY WAGON WITH LIGHT UP TREE 10L x 5w X 7H… $75
The Woody Wagon with Tree is an extension to the popular Vintage Truck with Tree. Makes a wonderful addition to manel or tablescape. A fun twist is to paint up green like Uncle Eddy’s on Christmas Vacation. Comes complete with light kit and multicolored pinlights.
WONKY FUN LIGHT UP TREE This tree stands 13 1/4" high….$75
The Animated Christmas Tree will add a little whimsy to the holiday season. Reminiscent of cartoon trees, it's fun, unique and full of holiday cheer! This tree stands 13 1/4" high. It comes with multi-color pin lights and a clip-in light kit
Events do sell out or get canceled from time to time, please register early.
Cancellation Policy: Sorry, all sales are final due to pottery inventory and location arrangements. If you are unable to attend and can't find a friend to take your place, please email oddfrogcreations@gmail.com at least 24 hours prior to your class time.PURCHASE TICKETS HERE
LIVE MUSIC with LEE and T
Leon Laudenbach is a singer/songwriter from St cloud, MN. He has been performing his original compositions throughout the upper Midwest for over 30 years. Leon was in a number of musical groups in the area, most notably: “Taboo Blue” and “The Buddwa Mambos”. He worked with a number of individual artists as well, including New Orleans native Willie West, playing blues fests throughout the area. An upcoming project of his will be based off a book he wrote called “Mother Pearl’s Love Letters” which will soon be staged as a musical.
Tom Tchumper’s love of music came at an early age listening to his dad’s 3 piece country band. At 7th grade his dad’s drummer quit the band so his dad bought him a drum set and told him he had 2 weeks to learn as he would now be playing with them. Tom played in a number of bands while attending school in St Cloud. Notable country groups that he was involved in were “Countrified”, “Steel Rail”, “The Humbuckers” and he was also a founding member of the group “Diamondback”. National acts he warmed up for included Kitty Wells, David Allen Coe and The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.
LIVE MUSIC with DOUG SCOTT
Doug Scott has been playing and singing classic rock and country songs since before they were classics! Sing along or enjoy as background as Doug takes you on a 50 year acoustic journey of the best songs by the greatest artists!
LIVE MUSIC with KENNY KRONA
Kenny Krona has been performing regionally for many years. He will be playing an acoustic show with a fun mix of rock and blues classics. With his fantastic guitar skills and great vocals, this is a show you don’t want to miss.
Annual Artisan and craft market
Our Annual Artisan and Craft Market is a fun filled day of great shopping, food, drinks, music and all around fun! Shopping of vendors is from 10-6, winery open from 10-8
Free to attend
Interested in being a vendor:
LIVE MUSIC with SABATKE and the SIRENS
When a brewery and winery meet you get a fun time! Sabatke and the sirens are an an acoustic trio featuring guitar & vocals incorporating Americana, classic favorites, and pop music from Pine City, MN
LIVE MUSIC with STEVEN SHAWN
Acoustic Father & Son duo bringing all your toe tappin' favorites from the past and present to the stage! From sock hop to outlaw country "Steven Shawn" cover a wide variety of music that will appeal to any crowd.
LIVE MUSIC with PETER LARSON
Peter is a local artist playing Acoustic Guitar and Vocals. Always taking requests, sometimes playing them. Catalogue ranges from Oldies, Classic Rock, Country, Folk and Pop.
LIVE MUSIC with NICOLE ANDERSON
Nicole Anderson is an Independent Folk/Pop Artist from rural Minnesota.
Her father taught her & her two sister's a love of music from a young age, as he played with a gospel bluegrass band throughout most of her childhood. Nicole's first instrument was the violin. She also grew up singing in church by herself & with her family, which laid the groundwork for being on stage now.
She began writing original songs at the young age of 12, as a way of first coping with, and then later healing from a period of depression & anxiety. She later began a YouTube channel at 17 to connect with others dealing with similar issues, recording covers and originals.
Says Anderson:
"Music just has this really incredible ability to match lyrics and melodies to emotions & struggles we can't normally express through words. A passion for people & awareness of mental health struggles through music has become a way that I can not only express my own journey, but also connect on a very deep level with everyone I meet. I love people and I want to see them win their battles & love life. That passion has not only driven me forward on the journey of being a singer-songwriter, it's also become my life's anthem."
She released her first EP Album, "Hey Love" in February of 2017, and has since released 3 singles, "Better Days", "The Road", and “Top of the World” as an independent label with Zachary Maslowski (Forest Avenue Studio, Mora Minnesota). She currently writes & sings Pop/Folk music, and is working towards the release of her first full-length album. Her driving passion is to flood people with love & understanding through music — and above all let them know that they are not alone.
LiVE MUSIC with TYLER HERWIG
There are many ways to describe Tyler Herwig: unique, talented and charismatic. Above all, Tyler Herwig is real. He sings honestly and from the soul.
LIVE MUSIC with Lee and T
Leon Laudenbach is a singer/songwriter from St cloud, MN. He has been performing his original compositions throughout the upper Midwest for over 30 years. Leon was in a number of musical groups in the area, most notably: “Taboo Blue” and “The Buddwa Mambos”. He worked with a number of individual artists as well, including New Orleans native Willie West, playing blues fests throughout the area. An upcoming project of his will be based off a book he wrote called “Mother Pearl’s Love Letters” which will soon be staged as a musical.
Tom Tchumper’s love of music came at an early age listening to his dad’s 3 piece country band. At 7th grade his dad’s drummer quit the band so his dad bought him a drum set and told him he had 2 weeks to learn as he would now be playing with them. Tom played in a number of bands while attending school in St Cloud. Notable country groups that he was involved in were “Countrified”, “Steel Rail”, “The Humbuckers” and he was also a founding member of the group “Diamondback”. National acts he warmed up for included Kitty Wells, David Allen Coe and The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.
LIVE MUSIC with ELSA LEE
Born and raised in Duluth, MN, Elsa Lee has always loved music.
Since her early childhood, Elsa has been playing the piano and singing. In 2011 music brought Elsa to Minneapolis where she continued her education in performance, studio recording, and live sound. Elsa has also obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from the University of Minnesota, which she uses to convey the principles of social justice and human rights through music.
Recently, Elsa has had the great privilege of touring the Midwest with the group “Skippin’ Stones.” She’s opened for artists such as Patty Peterson, GB Leighton and Michael Johnson and has appeared on stage with JD Steele. Elsa has performed in places such as the Mall of America, the Minnesota State Fair’s Grand Stand, and Tanzania.
LIVE MUSIC with DOUG SCOTT
Doug Scott has been playing and singing classic rock and country songs since before they were classics! Sing along or enjoy as background as Doug takes you on a 50 year acoustic journey of the best songs by the greatest artists! You will surely enjoy listening to Doug play!
Paint Your Own Wine GlaSS
Paint along step by step with your instructor from The Calico Moose in Cambridge, MN. We'll be painting cherry blossoms to make a lovely spring wine glass. Your first glass of wine is included in the price for the class Purchase Tickets Here
Paint our own pottery
Join us or a fun filled evening of painting pottery! Painting pottery is easy, fun and memorable. A personalized, hand painted pottery piece makes a wonderful gift to yourself or others- and our glazes are food safe and lead free. Whether you are an experienced artist, or haven’t ever picked up a paint brush, you can easily create something special at our events.
lncluded in your ticket price is a beverage on us, 2 ceramic gnomes, over 20 different glaze colors, use of brushes, instruction, firing, glazing and delivery of finished piece back to Ann River. Pieces are individually wrapped for attendees and delivered back within 7-10 days.
The more the merrier, INVITE YOUR FRIENDS! We love a good pARTy!
2 GNOMES: Paint 2 gnomes each measuring 5" H x 3" W. The design of the gnomes are so wonderfully simple. It features the long beard of a gnome with a cute little nose. Great for indoors or outdoor decor.
Events do sell out or get canceled from time to time, please register early.
Cancellation Policy: Sorry, all sales are final due to pottery inventory and location arrangements. If you are unable to attend and can't find a friend to take your place, please email oddfrogcreations@gmail.com at least 24 hours prior to your class time to request store credit. PURCHASE TICKETS HERE
LIVE MUSIC with MATT AND LAUREL
The Twin Cities-based acoustic duo Matt & Laurel have been performing at venues throughout the Midwest. From hillside wineries to downtown city festivals, no stage or venue is too big or too small. They love to entertain and curate set lists to the venue or location, and always strive to put on an exceptional acoustic show. Blending their voices seamlessly, Matt & Laurel balance each other’s vocal strengths and create arrangements that keep you entertained all night long.
Matt & Laurel cover artists such as PRINCE, Ed Sheeran, Elvis, Mumford and Sons, Adele, Pearl Jam, Maren Morris, Stevie Nicks and more. No performance is ever the same. They put a twist on all your favorites, plus a few b-side tunes you’ll soon remember and never forget.
Valentine's Dinner
Enjoy a nice dinner with your Valentine at the winery. $70/person will include appetizer, salad, entre(choose either steak or shrimp pasta at checkout), dessert and 2 glasses of wine .Purchase Tickets Here
Wine, Cheese and Chocolate Tasting
Enjoy 6- 2 oz samples of Ann River’s wines, 6 midwest cheeses and 6 gourmet chocolates from Mora chocolates. All paired with special flavors in mind. Purchase Tickets Here
Puzzle contest
Gather a team of 4 to compete against others to put together a 500 piece puzzle the fastest. Winning team each get a bottle of wine. $40/team, only 1 person needs to register a team. Choose a time slot of 12:00, 2:00 or 4:00 when purchasing ticket. All ticket proceeds will go to a local non profit.