Belle Thalia Creative Arts Space

08/28/2026

ONLY 48 tickets remain for this REALLY , REALLY excellent show ( Saturday , September 5th at 7:00 PM ) about MN legend The Rootbeer Lady ! ~~~ Dorothy Molter was an amazingly strong backwoods woman living on an island in the not at that time Boundary Waters Canoe Area - people petioned that she be allowed to stay at her cabins when it became the Wilderness designated BWWCA until she passed . I was so fortunate to visit her cabins recreated with all of her personal items that have been set up as a really wonderful museum today which made me even more jazzed to see the show once again . The show would put you back $50-$100 in the Cities but it is $20. at our Wild Rose Theater . YOU DO NOT want to miss this one ! Reserve your tikets right now or you shall be disappointed when you hear the post show BUZZZZZ ! Venmo link below and tickets will be waiting for you at the purple tent .

08/20/2026

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The Mask and Rose Theater will present a one-woman show, The Root Beer Lady, at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 5, at 24011 Hwy. 89 NW, Puposky.

07/28/2026

For Immediate Release
Cate Belleveau
Mask and Rose Theater
[email protected]
218-760-2211

The Mask and Rose Theater on the campus of Belle Thalia Creative Arts Space Puposky , in collaboration with Bourgoin Productions , presents , on one night only , Saturday September 5th , the one woman show “ The Root Beer Lady “. Start time is 7:00 PM .
The Root Beer Lady is a one-woman play written and performed by Kim Schultz. It tells the real-life story of Dorothy Molter, the last legal non-Indigenous resident of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
Wilderness Life: The play tracks Molter’s life starting in 1934 as she moves to the remote North Woods, using her training as a nurse and building a solitary yet deeply fulfilling existence on Knife Lake.
The Root Beer Tradition: It highlights how she welcomed thousands of passing canoeists each year, serving them her famous homemade root beer and tending to their minor injuries.
Challenging the Narrative: The script directly pushes back against a famous 1952 Saturday Evening Post article that labeled her the "Loneliest Woman in America," showing instead her profound connection to nature, community, and fierce self-reliance.
Tickets are available until Sept. 4th via Venmo app ( with any few remaining tickets at the door on the 5th on a first come /first serve basis only ) . We suggest ticket purchase via Venmo with all tickets waiting conveniently at our Will Call Box Office Tent. Adults tickets are $20. and youth ages 2nd grade to HS are $5.00 . The Venmo link is CateBelleveau@MaskRose
The Wild Rose a solar powered theater is located at 24011 Highway 89 NW Puposky on Highway 89 - ( look for the yellow submarine sculpture on the left ) .
Email [email protected] with questions .
The show is the final production of the 2026 season as the Mask and Rose celebrates its 20th year of offering high quality art for the region . For more info see this video - https://youtu.be/cSkoZvdOaAc?si=W_Aj1jOVdkBGC4ap

Cake and beverages will be served after the performance celebrating 20 years !

07/17/2026

“This activity is made possible, in part, by a grant provided by the Bemidji Area Arts Endowment, a component fund of the Northwest Minnesota Foundation.” We had SOOOOO much fun matching models to fashions from 1790-2000 . Despite the heat and smoke we had our little sanctuary in the Fleur de Lis Gallery. You don't want to think about the mango Mussolini or present smoke and heat so get your TICKETS NOWWWWWW for this fun event ( suggested fundraiser for Mask & Rose Women's Theater Collective is $20-40 but NO ONE WILL BE TURNED away ( however only 130 seats folks ) Venmo link below or pop a check in the mail to Mask and Rose 24011 Highway 89 NW Puposky , MN . Our models are 70's to early teens , which makes it even more fun . Next Saturday at 7 PM - July 25th be in the Wild Rose Theater ! Or you could stay home and clean your oven -- your choice - just saying hahah ! A drink and dessert served post show ! If you donate $40 you can choose to sit on stage at tables . Info below ! This activity is made possible by a grant provided by the Minnesota State Arts Board through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

07/07/2026

Rootbeer Lady
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Get tickets now as I know this is going to sell out with our only 130 seats - Sept. 5th only 7:00 PM
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Venmo link to purchase - $20 tickets - $15. youth K- HS . Tickets will be waiting for you at the Will Call tent !

Wild Rose Theater - 24011 Highway 89 NW Puposky , MN 56667

07/03/2026

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The Mask and Rose Women’s Theater recently held its sixth annual Sister Song Celebration Scholarship Concert.

07/02/2026

How fun ! Lining up our models now for those first decades of the Mask & Rose Women's Theater Collective historical fashion show fundraiser on July 25th at 6 PM . There will be a second component of the show featuring regional wearable arts' fashions . Get on your calendars to come on out to the Wild Rose Theater to see how your friends DO THE CAT WALK . The flappers , Rosie the Riveters , bobby sockers , greasers , Mod , bohemians and hippies and those big shoulders and neons of the 1980's - 1990's shall also be on display !

06/28/2026

Huzzah !! 20 years of art making with 1000’s of community members !

06/27/2026

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The Mask and Rose Women’s Theater in Puposky is celebrating its 20th anniversary this weekend with their 6th 'Sister Song Celebration Concert.' Mask and Rose started in 2006 with a focus on producing pieces by women playwrights. Women only make up around 35% of the play writing community, so for.....

06/24/2026

Coming up in a month ! A Fashion Show Fundraiser for Mask & Rose Women's Theater Collective featuring fashions on local models from the 1790's ( Celebrate America 250 ! ) up to the present . Integrated into the fashion show will be wearable art designed by local artists for sale before and after the show ! Stay tuned for info on those artists named soon . Loads of info coming with more details but we wanted to get this on your calendars !