A Little Light on a Dark Night is the AHN artist group for creatives involved in film, theater, dance, etc. We meet from 7-9PM on the first Monday of each month, with September’s date being an exception (on account of Labor Day being September 2nd!).
Please join our artists groups by signing up on Ticket Tailor. Links to come!
Our AHN writers group meets on the second Tuesday of the month to work on current projects or create new ones! Coffee and snacks provided.
Beginning Tuesday, September 9, 2025
7:00 PM 9:00 PM
Art House North - 793 Armstrong Avenue West, Saint Paul, MN, 55102 United States (map)
Membership does not require you to attend all sessions, but you should try to make it to most of them, in order to ensure space. Group size is limited to 20 participants. There is a suggested donation of $25 for the fall sessions (4 dates):
September 9, October 14, November 11, and December 9.
*(please reach out to contactarthousenorth@gmail.com for scholarship requests.)
Visual Artists meet on the third Monday of the month to work on current projects or create new ones! Please bring your own art (or craft!) supplies to work on. Coffee and snacks provided.
Beginning Monday, September 15, 2024
7:00 PM 9:00 PM
Art House North - 793 Armstrong Avenue West, Saint Paul, MN, 55102 United States(map)
Membership does not require you to attend all sessions, but you should try to make it to most of them, in order to ensure space. Group size is limited to 20 participants. There is a suggested donation of $25 for the fall sessions (4 dates):
September 15, October 13, November 17 , and December 15 .
*(please reach out to contactarthousenorth@gmail.com for scholarship requests.)
This year at Art House, Melody Olson will be hosting a series of live events in which music and community take center stage. Not unlike a good old variety show, Melody will invite some of her favorite artist friends to gather and share songs, stories and musings for the purpose of helping us remember what is beautiful, hopeful, true and good.
This August, join us for the second installment of "Live at Art House.” We will hear from Melody alongside some of her favorite female songwriter friends on the theme of "The Women Who Shaped Us". On this night, each performer will be invited to cover a song or two from their most influential female artist, featuring an all female house band! Come gather with us to honor our female music heroes and hear how they've shaped our artistic selves.
Refreshments served at intermission.
A virtual Tip Jar will be offered to further support our musician friends!
In partnership, Art House Dallas and Art House North present Songwriters Feedback. This songwriters gathering is for all levels of songwriters wanting to polish their craft.
FEEDBACK [feed-bak] – noun: a reaction or response to a particular process or activity.
Anyone who has explored the creative process understands the value of feedback. Exposing our “works in progress” to the critique of our peers certainly takes courage, but feedback can also take our creative endeavors from average to excellent. Art House Dallas wants to provide an encouraging environment within a small group setting to explore your strengths and potential areas of growth as an artist. Groups will be limited to 5 songwriters and Art House will provide facilitators who have exhibited a track record of success in their art form.
Our featured artist for this Feedback is singer/songwriter Caroline Cobb.
All Songwriters must have video and audio capability to join this workshop. Song lyrics from all attendees are required beforehand. Songwriters will be selected to join groups based on the total number of registrants and experience.
SONGWRITERS FEEDBACK
Date: Monday, August 4
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM CST
Location: Online via Zoom / RSVP Required
A fee has been added to this event in order to encourage attendance. If you can not manage this fee, please fill out this form to apply for a scholarship.
Come to Art House North for an intimate concert evening with singer-songwriter Pierce Pettis.
After a lifetime of crafting finely-wrought, heart-touching songs, Pierce Pettis feels that he’s finally found his comfort zone. “The biggest change,” he says of this point in his career “has been getting over myself and realizing this is a job and a craft. And the purpose is not fame and fortune (whatever that is) but simply doing good work.”
Pierce Pettis is a true artist whose combined music and lyrics will touch your spirit, saying things your heart has felt but hadn't yet put into words. He sings from a place of experience and humility. His graveled yet gentle voice lands right where you can feel it most.
Doors at 6:30PM
Concert at 7:00PM
Includes coffee and dessert!
Early Bird tickets are $20 until June 15, $25 after June 15th and $30 at the door (day of concert).
Come to Art House North to celebrate a full and beautiful season together. Our local square dance caller, Robin Nelson, and our own Art House Hoofers will lead us in an easy walk through before each dance. Fun for the whole family! This event is free and open to the public. Register in advance so we have an idea how many will join us!
Come celebrate with us at our 7th Annual Spring Smorgasbord, Thursday, May 22nd, 7:30pm, at Art House North! A festive evening of moving music, captivating stories, and delectable food and drink, featuring some of your favorite Bucket Brigade artists!
This year you’ll get an exciting first look at our brand-new-show-in-development, Shanty Boys of Pine County: Stories, Songs and Legends of Northwoods Lumbermen! It’s a musical telling the story of Minnesota lumberjacks– featuring two storytellers, two musicians, a stack of traditional lumber camp songs, a heap of unforgettable stories, and a pile of timber that creatively transforms as the rollicking adventure unfolds! Plus, you’ll enjoy a mini-charcuterie with all sorts of savory delights, an assortment of sweet treats, freshly brewed coffee, and delicious mocktails.
Help us reach our Spring Fundraising goal of $12,500 so we can bring our new show, Survivors of the Fire, back to the Hinckley Fire Museum this fall to commemorate the 131st anniversary of the Fire! And, so we can premiere our even-newer show, Shanty Boys of Pine County next Spring, 2026!
Come to Art House North for our final event of the season! We are hosting our 2nd Annual Show and Tell!
On Monday, May 19, artists who have participated in our season of gathering— to write, to paint, to connect and to glean inspiration from one another— will share a work from this past year of showing up in the space for their practice.
Join us to listen and witness the gifts from this full year at Art House North. Admission is free but registration is encouraged in advance. You are welcome to make a donation to AHN, but to reserve your free ticket, put in 0 in the donation field.
(please note: artists will need to be registered in advance by emailing Naomi at AHN)
This year at Art House North, Melody Olson will be hosting a series of live events in which music and community take center stage. Not unlike a good old variety show, Melody will invite some of her favorite artist friends to gather and share songs, stories and musings for the purpose of helping us remember what is beautiful, hopeful, true and good.
This May, join us for the first installment of "Live at Art House" for a night of hearing from Melody alongside some of her favorite songwriter friends (Sara Groves, Joel Hanson, J.E. Sunde, and Daniel Greco and Dan Lawonn) to hear "The Songs that Shaped Us". On this night, each performer will be invited to share a handful of songs from their formative years (junior high, high school, and college). Not their own songs, necessarily, but songs they loved. Songs that helped them become the artists they are now. Join us!
Writers meet on the second Tuesday of each month to work on current projects or create new ones! Coffee and snacks provided.
Suggested donation of $25 to register for winter/spring semester, 5 dates (or however many you can make!):
January 14, February 11, March 11, April 8 and May 13.
And save the date for the AHN 2nd Annual Show and Tell on Monday, May 19!
A Little Light on a Dark Night is the AHN artist group for creatives involved in film, theater, dance, etc. We meet from 7-9PM on the first Monday of each month, with September’s date being an exception (on account of Labor Day being September 2nd!).
Please join our artists groups by signing up on Ticket Tailor. Links to come!
Bucket Brigade Presents: Joyful Noise, a play by Tim Slover
The unbelievably true tale of the unlikely origin of Handel’s Messiah. An enduring and inspiring piece of music that almost didn’t get written. It’s a celebration of music, and the passionate pursuit of what truly moves us.
Running April 25th-May 10th
Art House North, Saint Paul
Ten performances:
• Friday, April 25th, 7:30pm, Opening Night
• Saturday, April 26th, 7:30pm
• Friday, May 2nd, 7:30pm
• Saturday, May 3rd, 3pm, Talkback with Cast after the show
• Saturday, May 3rd, 7:30pm
• Mon, May 5th 7:30pm Pay-As-You’re-Able
• Thursday, May 8th, 7:30pm
• Friday, May 9th, 7:30pm
• Saturday, May 10th, 3pm & 7:30pm, Closing Night
Visual Artists meet on the third Monday of each month to work on current projects or create new ones! Coffee and snacks provided.
Suggested donation of $25 to register for winter/spring semester, 4 dates (or however many you can attend!):
January 20, February 17, March 17 and April 21.
And save the date for the AHN 2nd Annual Show and Tell on Monday, May 19!
Writers meet on the second Tuesday of each month to work on current projects or create new ones! Coffee and snacks provided.
Suggested donation of $25 to register for winter/spring semester, 5 dates (or however many you can make!):
January 14, February 11, March 11, April 8 and May 13.
And save the date for the AHN 2nd Annual Show and Tell on Monday, May 19!
A Little Light on a Dark Night is the AHN artist group for creatives involved in film, theater, dance, etc. We meet from 7-9PM on the first Monday of each month, with September’s date being an exception (on account of Labor Day being September 2nd!).
Please join our artists groups by signing up on Ticket Tailor. Links to come!
Explore your spiritual heritage and create something beautiful.
Saturday, March 22, 2025 – Cindy Morgan in Concert| Art House North | Saint Paul, MN
A two-time GRAMMY® nominee, a 14-time Dove winner, and recipient of the prestigious Songwriter of the Year trophy, Cindy Morgan recently won the 2024 Hollywood Independent Music Award for her single “Jubilee (featuring Tommy Sims).”
Cindy has 21 number one radio hits to her credit, and has penned songs for notable artists including David Archuletta, Vince Gill, India.Arie, TJ Shepherd, Rascal Flatts, Ricky Skaggs, Amy Grant, Glen Campbell, Mandisa, Natalie Grant, Michael W. Smith, Point of Grace, Brandon Heath, Britt Nicole, Sandra McCracken, Josh Garrels, Sierra Hull, Kris Allen, and EchoSmith among many others.
Come experience a concert by Cindy in the intimate and cozy sanctuary of Art House North. This concert, open to the public, is in partnership with the AHN Annual Songwriter Workshop.
Concert 7:30PM
Doors at 7:00PM
Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door
Join us for our annual Songwriter Workshop in March, featuring Cindy. Morgan!
Visual Artists meet on the third Monday of each month to work on current projects or create new ones! Coffee and snacks provided.
Suggested donation of $25 to register for winter/spring semester, 4 dates (or however many you can attend!):
January 20, February 17, March 17 and April 21.
And save the date for the AHN 2nd Annual Show and Tell on Monday, May 19!
Writers meet on the second Tuesday of each month to work on current projects or create new ones! Coffee and snacks provided.
Suggested donation of $25 to register for winter/spring semester, 5 dates (or however many you can make!):
January 14, February 11, March 11, April 8 and May 13.
And save the date for the AHN 2nd Annual Show and Tell on Monday, May 19!
Do you find meaning in creating art but wonder how it connects to your life with God?
Would you like to experience a deeper freedom and nurture in your creative life?
If so, this retreat might be a helpful space for you.
The retreat will be a blend of talks, discussion time, group spiritual practices, and personal reflection. Retreat topics include the following:
Understanding love as the animating source of our identity as well the foundation and substance of our life as artists and people of faith.
Identifying cultural paradigms that diminish our creative lives, creating shame and “shoulds.”
Cultivating countercultural paths and practices to encourage spiritual and artistic flourishing.
This retreat is led and facilitated by Judith Hougen. Judith is a creative writer and former writing professor whose publications include The Second Thing I Remember (poetry) and Transformed into Fire: Discovering your True Identity as God’s Beloved (Christian living). She enjoys leading retreats and workshops on spiritual formation, the craft of writing, and the integration of faith, art, and culture. Judy has been the instructor for a number of writing workshops with Art House North and has been involved with AHN events, such as The Artist Respond Series, etc. for many years.
Cost: $90
Friday, March 7: 7:00-9:30 pm and
Saturday, March 8: 9:30 am-3:30 pm (participants can bring a lunch or purchase one nearby)
Group size is limited to 16 spots. A waitlist may be implemented by emailing contactarthousenorth@gmail.com (first come, first served).
Cancellation Policy: Full refund available if requested at least one full week before the retreat. Partial refunds available up to three days before the retreat.
A Little Light on a Dark Night is the AHN artist group for creatives involved in film, theater, dance, etc. We meet from 7-9PM on the first Monday of each month, with September’s date being an exception (on account of Labor Day being September 2nd!).
Please join our artists groups by signing up on Ticket Tailor. Links to come!
Visual Artists meet on the third Monday of each month to work on current projects or create new ones! Coffee and snacks provided.
Suggested donation of $25 to register for winter/spring semester, 4 dates:
January 20, February 17, March 17 and April 21.
And save the date for the AHN 2nd Annual Show and Tell on Monday, May 19!
Writers meet on the second Tuesday of each month to work on current projects or create new ones! Coffee and snacks provided.
Suggested donation of $25 to register for winter/spring semester, 5 dates (or however many you can make!):
January 14, February 11, March 11, April 8 and May 13.
And save the date for the AHN 2nd Annual Show and Tell on Monday, May 19!
A Little Light on a Dark Night is the AHN artist group for creatives involved in film, theater, dance, etc. We meet from 7-9PM on the first Monday of each month, with September’s date being an exception (on account of Labor Day being September 2nd!).
Please join our artists groups by signing up on Ticket Tailor. Links to come!
Bucket Brigade Presents: ‘Til Death: A Marriage Musical.
Lucky you! It’s the 13th season of the hit musical comedy that’s become a Twin Cities Valentine’s tradition! Featuring the loony, lovable real-life married couples you’ve laughed (and cried) with over the years. This “touchingly beautiful… heartrending and hilarious” show (Say Entirely, theater blog) is the perfect Valentine’s date night in the perfect venue. “One of the best spots in Saint Paul to cozy up for Valentine’s” (@visitsaintpaul)
Ethan and Olivia are stuck in marital midlife crisis and in a tiny cabin with a honeymooning couple who are perfectly perfect for each other. Will their marriages last… the weekend? The hit musical that’s ridiculous, heart-wrenching, squirm-inducing and lovely… just like marriage.
January 31-February 15, 2025.
In partnership, Art House Dallas and Art House North present Songwriters Feedback. This songwriters gathering is for all levels of songwriters wanting to polish their craft.
FEEDBACK [feed-bak] – noun: a reaction or response to a particular process or activity.
Anyone who has explored the creative process understands the value of feedback. Exposing our “works in progress” to the critique of our peers certainly takes courage, but feedback can also take our creative endeavors from average to excellent. Art House Dallas wants to provide an encouraging environment within a small group setting to explore your strengths and potential areas of growth as an artist. Groups will be limited to 5 songwriters and Art House will provide facilitators who have exhibited a track record of success in their art form.
Our featured artist for this Feedback is singer/songwriter David Tribble.
All Songwriters must have video and audio capability to join this workshop. Song lyrics from all attendees are required beforehand. Songwriters will be selected to join groups based on the total number of registrants and experience.
Visual Artists meet on the third Monday of each month to work on current projects or create new ones! Coffee and snacks provided.
Suggested donation of $25 to register for winter/spring semester, 4 dates:
January 20, February 17, March 17 and April 21.
And save the date for the AHN 2nd Annual Show and Tell on Monday, May 19!
Writers meet on the second Tuesday of each month to work on current projects or create new ones! Coffee and snacks provided.
Suggested donation of $25 to register for winter/spring semester, 5 dates:
January 14, February 11, March 11, April 8 and May 13.
And save the date for the AHN 2nd Annual Show and Tell on Monday, May 19!
A Little Light on a Dark Night is the AHN artist group for creatives involved in film, theater, dance, etc. We meet from 7-9PM on the first Monday of each month, with September’s date being an exception (on account of Labor Day being September 2nd!).
Please join our artists groups by signing up on Ticket Tailor. Links to come!
Visual Artists meet on the third Monday of each month to work on current projects or create new ones! Coffee and snacks provided.
Suggested donation of $25 to register for fall semester, 4 dates:
September 16, October 21, November 18 and December 16.
Awaken Community and Art House North present:
Christmas with Sara Groves and Sandra McCracken
When: December 14 at 7:30PM
Where: Awaken Community Church, 506 View Street, St. Paul, MN 55102
Settle in for a cozy night of Christmas music and stories with these two thoughtful and prolific songwriters! VIP and early bird tickets to Awaken folks & Patreon members 10/14 at noon (Central). General Public tickets available on 10/21 at noon (Central).
[VIP experience at Art House North includes reserved seating at concert at Awaken, dessert, cider, acoustic set from Sandra and Sara, and meet and greet.]
(Tickets are non-refundable after a 24-hour purchase window. Thank you.)
