

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: New Year's Open House: Meet the Artist
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 11 Jan, 2026 at 01:00 pm – Sun, 11 Jan, 2026 at 04:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Ring in 2026 at the Cokato Historical Society’s New Year’s Open House and Meet the Artist Event

COKATO, MN — The Cokato Historical Society invites the public to welcome the New Year at its "New Year’s Open House and Meet the Artist" event on Sunday, January 11, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. The event will be held in the Centennial Room (Broadway entrance) at 175 4th Street SW, Cokato.

Continuing a long-standing tradition, guests can enjoy a demonstration of the Finnish New Year custom of “melting tin,” a folk practice said to offer a glimpse into what the coming year may hold.

The afternoon will also feature a "Meet the Artist" opportunity with artist and Cokato native Lavona Keskey. Keskey will be on hand to answer questions about her work and her latest exhibit, "The Artistry of Lavona Keskey". The exhibit highlights a wide range of her original paintings, drawings, and mixed-media pieces, representing a decades-long career.

Visitors are encouraged to tour the exhibit, meet the artist, and take part in the tin-melting tradition as they celebrate the start of 2026.

The event is FREE and open to the public. For more information, please contact the Cokato Museum at 320-286-2427, or visit our website at www.cokatomuseum.org.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/cokato/new-years-open-house-meet-the-artist/200029474810201
- **Event Categories**: art, fine-arts
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 8

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Cokato
- **state**: MN
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 175 4th St W, Cokato, MN, United States, Minnesota 55321
- **lat**: 45.07536
- **long**: -94.19075
- **full address**: 175 4th St W, Cokato, MN, United States, Minnesota 55321

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Cokato Museum & Akerlund Photo Studio (https://allevents.in/org/cokato-museum-and-akerlund-photo-studio/26660034)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sun, 11 Jan, 2026 at 01:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 175 4th St W, Cokato, MN, United States, Minnesota 55321
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Cokato Museum & Akerlund Photo Studio
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, fine-arts
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about New Year's Open House: Meet the Artist ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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