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Our sweet wines are back in stock! Horny Heifer, Blackberry Blossom, Red Raspberry Rhapsody, Plum Wild, and Berrypatch Hoedown (with apple this year!) are all going to be available to taste and purchase. Dinner/lunch will feature Norwegian meatballs with mashed potatoes and gravy, seasoned corn with red pepper, coleslaw, pie & bars for dessert. Our regular menu items will also be available to purchase.

Meatballs will be available starting Wednesday. The winery will have extended hours on Friday until 8 pm and regular business hours (10 am – 5 pm) Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday (12:30-5 pm).

Location: Decorah Congregational Church (Behind the Courthouse)

Time: Friday, July 28, 11:00am-5:00pm and Saturday, July 29, 1:00pm-5:00 pm

Sponsored by The Toy Jungle at Donlon Pharmacy

Free activities:

Toddler Area with Bouncy House, Play Area

Baby Feeding and Changing Area

S.T.E.M. Activities for older kids

Norwegian Arts & Crafts

Button Making with Art Haus Staff

Ping Pong for all ages- Tournaments for youth and adult on Friday and Saturday @ 4:oo pm

Air Condition, Restrooms, Food/Drink

CALLING ALL PING PONG PLAYERS! Youth and Adult!!! Join us for the 1st Nordic Fest Ping Pong Tournament at the Family Fornøyelse (“for-ni-loy-sah”) Event during Nordic Fest!
Tables are open on Friday, 11-5 and Saturday, 1-5.
TOURNAMENTS start at 4:00, Separate Tournaments for Adults and Youth-includes fun prizes!!

Where? The Congregational Church behind the Courthouse
When? Friday, 11am-5pm and Saturday, 1 pm-5pm.
Cost? ABSOLUTELY FREE!

Hearing stories is a great way to spend time with your children and help them develop a love of language, books, and learning! As part of Decorah Public Library’s 2017 Summer Reading Program, “Build a Better World,” families are invited to join us on Monday mornings in the Public Program Room for stories, songs, and finger plays.  Story times are aimed at children under five, but older and younger siblings are welcome to attend. For additional information, please contact Joan Roach, Children’s and Youth Librarian, at jroach@decorah.lib.ia.us or (563)382-3717. 

Explore amazing insects with the Iowa State Insect Zoo and visiting entomologist. Create art with the help of insects, maggot paintings and cockroach mazes. This class is done in partnership with the ISU Extension and Outreach – Winneshiek County. Grades K-3.

$35 $35 materials fee.

Explore amazing insects with the Iowa State Insect Zoo and visiting entomologist! Create art with the help of insects, maggot paintings, and cockroach mazes. This class is done in partnership with the ISU Extension and Outreach – Winneshiek County. Grades 4-6.

$35 $35 materials fee

Throughout the summer, children 5 years of age and older are invited to join us in the  Public Program Room of the library on Tuesday afternoons for unstructured play with a wide variety of STEM toys. Use your imagination to make extraordinary creations using Legos, Magniblox, Gears, Tinker Toys, and more!

This program is limited to 24 children on a first-come basis. For additional information, please contact Joan Roach, Children’s and Youth Librarian, at jroach@decorah.lib.ia.us or(563)382-3717.

Calling all local artists. There is held on the first Tuesday of each month a meeting of artists for the purpose of showing and discussing their resent works. Open to everyone, using any medium, these meetings are friendly and supportive.

Explore amazing insects with the Iowa State Insect Zoo and visiting entomologist. Create art with the help of insects, maggot paintings and cockroach mazes. This class is done in partnership with the ISU Extension and Outreach – Winneshiek County. Grades K-3.

$35 $35 materials fee.

Explore amazing insects with the Iowa State Insect Zoo and visiting entomologist! Create art with the help of insects, maggot paintings, and cockroach mazes. This class is done in partnership with the ISU Extension and Outreach – Winneshiek County. Grades 4-6.

$35 $35 materials fee

Stop by Crave Dance Studio in downtown Decorah to meet teachers, register for classes, order dance shoes and clothing, and see our new studio B!  We will also be holding a raffle for prizes including Crave Dance clothing, and even 10% off your class tuition.

Crave Dance is dedicated to providing quality instruction that focuses on technique while fostering creativity and a love of movement.  Dance classes are available for ages three to adult.

110 Washington St, Ste 1, Decorah, Iowa
(563) 419-9254

Local vendors sell a wide range of products, including baked goods, fresh fruit & vegetables, crafts, meat, eggs, jewelry, honey, plants, and lots more.

Live music most Saturdays and some Wednesdays!

Forms of payment accepted:  cash, credit cards, WIC, SNAP, gift certificates, FMC Senior Nutrition Program, and Food Bank Vouchers

All are welcome to join Open Hub Singing Club for the BIG SING! No experience necessary.

Welcome to Open Hub Singing Club!
Do I need to know how to read music from a page? No. Most of the songs we learn are by oral tradition, call-and-repeat. When occasionally we do use printed music, there are enough people who do read music that you can easily learn just by listening.
Do I have to memorize? No. Although many of our songs are taught by ear, they are short enough and with few enough words that, between all of us, we easily learn them. It’s a great chance to practice leaning on each other for our various strengths. Some of us learn words quickly, some of us don’t—and it all works out in the end because we’re doing this together.
Do I have to perform? No. Although some opportunities to perform at local fundraisers may arise, your participation in those is totally optional, no pressure.
Who teaches the songs? You’ll learn songs from Liz Rog, Kristin Eggen, and others who lead in the oral tradition. This is an inclusive social singing movement that has spread across the USA.

Lawn Chair Night!

Winneshiek County Courthouse

201 West Main St. Decorah, IA

2017 Lawn Chair Night Schedule:

• June 1 Mark Armstrong
• June 8 Gary Griffin
• June 15 Relay for Life
• June 22 Kindred Minds
• June 29 Mike McElrath
• July 6 Tom Schramm and the LPs
• July 13 Winneshiek County Fair (no performance)
• July 20 Nordic Dancers
• July 27 Nordic Fest (no performance)
• Aug. 3 Michelle Lynn
• Aug. 10 Uptown Jazz
• Aug. 17 Namoli Brennet
• Aug. 24 Root River Jam
• Aug. 31 Guttenberg German Band

Naomi is a musician who grew up in Northeast Iowa and now owns a recording studio and tours with her band in Northeast Iowa. Join her as she teaches you all the things she wishes she knew when she was a young musician from how to make money without being taken advantage of, how to market yourself in a rural location, and how to be true to yourself. Recommended for ages 14-18.

$35 $35 material fee

Winneshiek County Habitat for Humanity (WCHFH) will sponsor the Fourth Annual Don Kemp Memorial Golf Tournament on Thursday, August 3, 2017, at Oneota Golf and Country Club in Decorah, Iowa. The 18-hole event will raise funds to build the organization’s next home, to be located in Ridgeway, Iowa.

The tournament—one of the organization’s primary fund raisers—is named for the late Don Kemp, longtime WCHFH volunteer executive director.

Interested persons can sign up for the event—slated for shotgun start at 12:30 p.m.—as an individual for $70 or recruit a four-person team for $280. Those unable golf on August 3 but interested in supporting a great cause can sponsor a hole or green for $125 or make a donation directly to Winneshiek County Habitat for Humanity. The tournament entry fee includes green fees, cart, meal, and prizes. Non-golfers can purchase a meal, to be served following the tournament, for $20.

For a printable registration form, visit www.winneshiekhabitat.org. Interested individuals can also call Gus Johnson, WCHFH executive director, at 382-1802 or 380-6023 or send registration information to Winneshiek County Habitat for Humanity, Box 457, Decorah, Iowa. Checks should be made payable to Winneshiek County Habitat for Humanity.

Build a Better World and have fun while expressing your creative side!

Children 5 years of age and older are invited to join us in the Public Program Room of the library for the last crafternoon of the summer!  Come create with beads. Make a necklace, bracelet, friendship pin, key chain. or whatever your imagination inspires!!

This program is limited to 24 children. Please register at least one day in advance. For additional information, please contact Joan Roach, Children’s and Youth Librarian, at jroach@decorah.lib.ia.us or (563)382-3717.

International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN)

ICAN of Northeast Iowa- supporting families affected by cesarean birth through education and advocacy. Join us at the First United Methodist Church in Decorah- 302 West Broadway St.

Our group meets at 6 p.m. the first Tuesday of every month. All are welcome including those interested in birth/motherhood, women who are pregnant, hope to become pregnant, or are further along on their healing journey. Dads are welcome too!

Like us on Facebook!

November’s Meeting is dedicated to creating closure post surgical birth.  Brenda Burke, local midwife, will lead this meeting.

We will not meet in December.

January we welcome Claudia Kriemelmeyer, holistic health care practitioner who will be sharing about nutrition.

Join Namoli & Aidan for a night of gorgeous music, harmony and laughter. BYOB, starts at 7:30 pm and admission is $10 at the door.

Local vendors sell a wide range of products, including baked goods, fresh fruit & vegetables, crafts, meat, eggs, jewelry, honey, plants, and lots more.

Live music most Saturdays and some Wednesdays!

Forms of payment accepted:  cash, credit cards, WIC, SNAP, gift certificates, FMC Senior Nutrition Program, and Food Bank Vouchers

The outdoor market is located east of the Decorah Post Office, in the parking lot just below the Oneota Food Co-op on River St and one block south of Water Street.

Looking for a photo organization and editing program?
Interested in Adobe Lightroom, but don’t know where to start?

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is a powerful photo organization and editing tool, built by photographers, for photographers. It is pivotal to many of today’s professional photographers’ workflows, including mine.

$25 registration required at: https://www.meetup.com/Decorah-Photography-Workshops/events/241209903/

I will be demonstrating on a big-screen TV for everyone to view. You may bring your own laptop containing Lightroom to follow along, or simply come with pen and paper to take notes. A computer with Lightroom is not required to attend this class.

Join me for an in-depth introduction to setting up and using Adobe Photoshop Lightroom. We’ll go over topics such as:

• Importing new photos

• Organizing, categorizing, and rating photos

• Photo editing tools and techniques

• Exporting photos for print or web

• and more

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This class is part of a 4 level process. Each level takes you further into mastering your camera. Some levels can apply to multiple classes, so keep an eye out.

• Level 1 – Manual controls

• Level 2 – Practical application and lighting

• Level 3 – Photo organization/processing

• Level 4 – Advanced techniques

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Notes:

• A laptop with Lightroom is not required, but you are invited to bring it to follow along.

•Minimum of Two (2) students registered 48 hours prior to class. If not, class will be cancelled and refunded. So invite a guest!

• There will be cats in the building, so caution for anyone with cat allergies.

• If you are unable to pay with credit card, please contact me: nick@nickchillphotography.com

The annual Kid’s Archeology Day will be held on Saturday, August 5 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at the Visitor Center. All ages are invited to participate in the events which will take place rain or shine and is free of charge.
A variety of activities offer kids the opportunity to learn about the past by trying their hand at decorating clay, basket weaving, fur trade era beaded bracelets, spear throwing with an atlatl and American Indian games.

Kids visiting Effigy Mounds can also participate in a Junior Ranger program by picking up a Junior Ranger Book and completing age appropriate activities to earn a new wooden Effigy Mounds Junior Ranger badge.

Effigy Mounds National Monument preserves prehistoric American Indian burial and ceremonial mounds, including some in the shape of animals. The monument is located three miles north of Marquette, Iowa, and 22 miles south of Waukon, Iowa, on HWY 76. For more information call (563) 873-3491 ext. 123, or visit the park’s website at www.nps.gov/effigymounds.

you are invited to Art of Homebrew at Bluff Country Artists Gallery. Come sample homebrew or wine and chat with their makers. Vote for your favorite. Enjoy live music. Admission is $10 or free with the purchase of any drinking vessel available at the Gallery. Better yet, enter your own wine or homebrew. Admission free for brewers. Please let us know in advance if you are planning to enter a beer or wine, email us at bcagallery@springgrove.coop or message us on facebook

As you might guess from the name, for this class I’ll scour the farmers’ market for the best and most unusual ingredients, transform them into simple but sumptuous dishes for you to feast on and pair them with wines to match. Wines and foods will be a surprise until you sit down and see the menu, but what’s life without a little intrigue?

*Participants must be 21 years or older to sample wine.

Taught by Chef Stephen Larson, this is a demonstration-style class with a limit of 14 participants. Cost is $30 for Co-op Members, $35 for community members. Call 563-382-4666, or register online at http://oneotacoop.com/education-events/ to reserve your seat.

In partnership with the ISU Extension and Outreach, ArtHaus brings you a mix of code.org with live versions of your favorite video games and art making. Code a spirograph and then create one! Code Minecraft and then scavenge for blocks! Program robots to follow your directions! There’s no limit to what you can do! Perfect for kiddos grades 3-4.

$130 $30 material fee; $100 for registered 4-H Clover Kids

Hearing stories is a great way to spend time with your children and help them develop a love of language, books, and learning! As part of Decorah Public Library’s 2017 Summer Reading Program, “Build a Better World,” families are invited to join us on Monday mornings in the Public Program Room for stories, songs, and finger plays.  Story times are aimed at children under five, but older and younger siblings are welcome to attend. For additional information, please contact Joan Roach, Children’s and Youth Librarian, at jroach@decorah.lib.ia.us or (563)382-3717. 

Welcome artist in residence Annie Hejny to Lanesboro and learn about her river water painting projects over dinner at the St. Mane Theatre on Monday, August 7.  Feel free to bring a dish to pass! No advance registration is necessary, but feel free to get in touch with the artists by contacting Program Director Adam Wiltgen at adam@lanesboroarts.org or 507-467-2446.

Visual artist Annie Hejny believes that collaborative art making and storytelling around the river creates an opportunity for the community to make informed choices about daily water usage. Through local stewardship activities, poetic storytelling and community river painting, her project in Lanesboro will contribute to community efforts to expand awareness of our essential relationship with water and the Root River. “I’m trying to bring the earth’s voice forward,” she states.

Based in Saint Paul, MN, Annie ceremoniously harvests local river water and sediment to create textured abstract paintings. Her process begins the moment she steps into nature, leading to the river. She is passionate about how intentional exploration of the earth can lay the groundwork for informed painting in her studio. Annie’s blended painting technique, in which she pours water and sediment over a flat canvas, allowing it to emulate natural flow and erosion before layering it with traditional brushwork, aims to honor the water’s sacred and historical importance.

Made possible with support from the Jerome Foundation.

In partnership with the ISU Extension and Outreach, ArtHaus brings you a mix of code.org with live versions of your favorite video games and art making. Code a spirograph and then create one! Code Minecraft and then scavenge for blocks! Program robots to follow your directions! There’s no limit to what you can do! Perfect for kiddos grades 3-4.

$130 $30 material fee; $100 for registered 4-H Clover Kids

Children 5 years of age and older are invited to come to the Public Program Room of the library for the last session of STEM Fun this summer! Join us for unstructured play with a wide variety of STEM toys. Use your imagination to make extraordinary creations using Legos, Magniblox, Gears, Tinker Toys, and more!

This program is limited to 24 children on a first-come basis. For additional information, please contact Joan Roach, Children’s and Youth Librarian, at jroach@decorah.lib.ia.us or(563)382-3717.

Requested by artists throughout the Driftless, ArtHaus will be hosting a series of nude model sessions for those who love life drawing but rarely have the opportunity to draw the human figure. Drawing supplies will be provided for those in need.

$20 per session.

The New Mexico Contemporary Ensemble is excited to return to the Midwest for an expanded tour in their second season! Dalton Harris (trombone), Yakima Fernandez (violin), and Clara Byom (clarinet, piano) will be performing chamber and solo music, often with electronics, by the past century’s most prolific and creative composers throughout the Americas.

Cost is $3-10, personal choice.

In partnership with the ISU Extension and Outreach, ArtHaus brings you a mix of code.org with live versions of your favorite video games and art making. Code a spirograph and then create one! Code Minecraft and then scavenge for blocks! Program robots to follow your directions! There’s no limit to what you can do! Perfect for kiddos grades 3-4.

$130 $30 material fee; $100 for registered 4-H Clover Kids

Build a Better World and be active in your community!!

As the culminating event for Decorah Public Library’s Summer Reading Program, families are invited to come to Wold Park for a morning full of fun! Spend time with other Decorah families. Do a craft, blow bubbles, play on the playground, and much more! Bring a lunch and picnic after the event.

For additional information, please contact Joan Roach, Children’s and Youth Librarian, at jroach@decorah.lib.ia.us or (563)382-3717.  This event is generously sponsored by the Friends of Decorah Public Library.  It is free and open to the public. In case of inclement weather, it will be cancelled.

Local vendors sell a wide range of products, including baked goods, fresh fruit & vegetables, crafts, meat, eggs, jewelry, honey, plants, and lots more.

Live music most Saturdays and some Wednesdays!

Forms of payment accepted:  cash, credit cards, WIC, SNAP, gift certificates, FMC Senior Nutrition Program, and Food Bank Vouchers

Daunted by bread making? Put your fears to rest! We will explore a simple, nearly hands free recipe that just might become your daily bread. This 24 hour dutch oven bread will be broken down into simple steps that yield the perfect loaf every time. We will explore some topping ideas, including garden fresh herb butter.

Taught by Yarrow Pasche, this is a demonstration-style class that is vegetarian friendly with a limit of 20 participants. Cost is $12 for Co-op Members, $15 for community members, and is eligible for CSA voucher redemption. Call 563-382-4666, or register online at http://oneotacoop.com/education-events/ to reserve your seat.

Ever wondered how professional photographers are able to get the results they do? In part, it’s because they know how to utilize the manual settings on their cameras. If you’re shooting in automatic mode, more than half of your creative control is turned over to your camera! Not only that, you aren’t truly utilizing your camera’s full potential. Once you learn to use manual settings based on variables like distance, light, movement, etc., your photo quality will improve immediately.

Registration is $69, through Northeast Iowa Community College.
A $10 material fee is due to the instructor at the first class.

Date/Time: Weekly – Wed 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM;
4 sessions starting 8/9/2017, ending 8/30/2017
Location: Decorah High School

We will show you how to use specialized techniques such as motion-blur, action shots, and low-light photography, and share tips and tricks learned from a decade worth of professional experience. This class requires a camera with specific control of shutter speed, aperture, and ISO. A DSLR or mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera is recommended.

For questions about cameras prior to class, please email: nick@nickchillphotography.com.

Registration is $69, through Northeast Iowa Community College.
A $10 material fee is due to the instructor at the first class.

Lawn Chair Night!

Winneshiek County Courthouse

201 West Main St. Decorah, IA

2017 Lawn Chair Night Schedule:

• June 1 Mark Armstrong
• June 8 Gary Griffin
• June 15 Relay for Life
• June 22 Kindred Minds
• June 29 Mike McElrath
• July 6 Tom Schramm and the LPs
• July 13 Winneshiek County Fair (no performance)
• July 20 Nordic Dancers
• July 27 Nordic Fest (no performance)
• Aug. 3 Michelle Lynn
• Aug. 10 Uptown Jazz
• Aug. 17 Namoli Brennet
• Aug. 24 Root River Jam
• Aug. 31 Guttenberg German Band

A special pre-tour exhibition of artwork by the Tour Artists will be displayed from August 10-September 29. Join us for the reception on August 10 to get a sneak peak and plan your tour route ahead of time.

Local vendors sell a wide range of products, including baked goods, fresh fruit & vegetables, crafts, meat, eggs, jewelry, honey, plants, and lots more.

Live music most Saturdays and some Wednesdays!

Forms of payment accepted:  cash, credit cards, WIC, SNAP, gift certificates, FMC Senior Nutrition Program, and Food Bank Vouchers

The outdoor market is located east of the Decorah Post Office, in the parking lot just below the Oneota Food Co-op on River St and one block south of Water Street.

Come early! Join Annie and the Lanesboro Landscape Improvers for a water related clean-up & work party in Lanesboro from 7am – 10am,exact location tba.

Saint Paul painter Annie Hejny draws more than just inspiration from rivers and lakes — combining water, soil, and ceremony to create her acrylic abstractions.

Artist Resident Annie Hejny invites community members of all ages to join her in Gateway Park, the green space between the Coffee Street Walking Bridge and the County Road 8 Underpass, to participate in an honorable harvest of water and sediment from the Root River. Participants will be invited to write intentional words of gratitude to water on several large blank canvases. Together, you’ll work with Annie to pour earth, water and paint over these words, in a process that she has developed through years of paintings with river water. There will also be time reflection and storytelling, which will further inform Annie’s work. Later, Annie will complete the paintings separately, working in the studio above the St. Mane Theatre to create a new Root River series.

The final paintings will be shown at a Capstone Art & Poetry Presentationon the Lanesboro Museum porch on Saturday, August 28. Community members interested in creating their own work of art using water and sediment from the Root River, and/or diving deeper into the water conversation, are encouraged to participate in Workshop: The Spirit of the Root River in Words and Color on Thursday, August 17.

“It is humbling to cradle 40 pounds of water in my arms, hoist 30 pounds of earth on my back, and carry it through the woods, into my art studio. This challenge, however, allows me to reflect on my strength as a woman and of all the women in our world who gather water for their daily living. Persisting past these physical limits mirrors my commitment to an ethical lifestyle, one which respects land and water.” – Annie Hejny on her process

As you might guess from the name, for this class I’ll scour the farmers’ market for the best and most unusual ingredients, transform them into simple but sumptuous dishes for you to feast on and pair them with wines to match. Wines and foods will be a surprise until you sit down and see the menu, but what’s life without a little intrigue?

*Participants must be 21 years or older to sample wine.

Taught by Chef Stephen Larson, this is a demonstration-style class with a limit of 14 participants. Cost is $30 for Co-op Members, $35 for community members. Call 563-382-4666, or register online at http://oneotacoop.com/education-events/ to reserve your seat.

Play in the woods, make fairy homes, study insects, bake mud pies…!

Join Kinderhaus for a week of playing, exploring, and growing!

For 3-6 year olds.  August 14-18, 9:00am-12:00pm.  $90

Contact Rachel for registration information: rachel@kinderhausdecorah.com, 563-419-9135

Play in the woods, make fairy homes, study insects, bake mud pies…!

Join Kinderhaus for a week of playing, exploring, and growing!

For 3-6 year olds.  August 14-18, 9:00am-12:00pm.  $90

Contact Rachel for registration information: rachel@kinderhausdecorah.com, 563-419-9135

Play in the woods, make fairy homes, study insects, bake mud pies…!

Join Kinderhaus for a week of playing, exploring, and growing!

For 3-6 year olds.  August 14-18, 9:00am-12:00pm.  $90

Contact Rachel for registration information: rachel@kinderhausdecorah.com, 563-419-9135

Local vendors sell a wide range of products, including baked goods, fresh fruit & vegetables, crafts, meat, eggs, jewelry, honey, plants, and lots more.

Live music most Saturdays and some Wednesdays!

Forms of payment accepted:  cash, credit cards, WIC, SNAP, gift certificates, FMC Senior Nutrition Program, and Food Bank Vouchers

Decorah Public Library staff are hosting three book discussions in August. All groups are open to the public and newcomers are encouraged to attend. Anyone interested should call the library at 382-3717 to learn more or to reserve a book.

The Happy Hour Book Group will meet with Keith Lesmeister at Rubaiyat on Wed. August 16^th at 5 p.m. to discuss “We Could’ve Been Happy Here,” his debut collection of short fiction. A recovering addict chases down a herd of runaway cows with a girl the same age as his estranged daughter. A middle-aged couple rediscovers their love for one another through the unlikely circumstance of robbing a bank. The daughter of a deployed soldier wages a bloody war on the rabbits ravaging her family’s farm. These stories peer into the lives of those at the margins—the broken, the resigned, the misunderstood.

“We Could’ve Been Happy Here” illuminates how we are shaped by our intimate connections with others—both those close to us and those we hardly know. Keith Lesmeister was born in North Carolina and raised in Iowa. A graduate of the Bennington Writing Seminars, his work has appeared in “American Short Fiction,” “Slice,” “Meridian,” “North American Review,” “Sycamore Review,” “Gettysburg Review,” and elsewhere. Lesmeister lives and works in northeast Iowa.

Lawn Chair Night!

Winneshiek County Courthouse

201 West Main St. Decorah, IA

2017 Lawn Chair Night Schedule:

• June 1 Mark Armstrong
• June 8 Gary Griffin
• June 15 Relay for Life
• June 22 Kindred Minds
• June 29 Mike McElrath
• July 6 Tom Schramm and the LPs
• July 13 Winneshiek County Fair (no performance)
• July 20 Nordic Dancers
• July 27 Nordic Fest (no performance)
• Aug. 3 Michelle Lynn
• Aug. 10 Uptown Jazz
• Aug. 17 Namoli Brennet
• Aug. 24 Root River Jam
• Aug. 31 Guttenberg German Band

Play in the woods, make fairy homes, study insects, bake mud pies…!

Join Kinderhaus for a week of playing, exploring, and growing!

For 3-6 year olds.  August 14-18, 9:00am-12:00pm.  $90

Contact Rachel for registration information: rachel@kinderhausdecorah.com, 563-419-9135

A reflective Workshop: The Spirit of the Root River in Words and Colorwill take place in the upper level studio space of the St. Mane Theatre 5pm – 7pm on Thursday, August 17. The workshop is a more personal version of the Water Harvest and Painting event on August 12, with more time for storytelling and intentional writing in the beginning. Participants will create an individual art piece, and take home a small canvas, utilizing Annie’s painting process with pre-collected river water and sediment.

Pre-stretched canvases, paints and writing materials will be provided. A $10 donation is suggested to cover costs of materials. No one will be denied participation due to this donation but space is limited.

Painting with collected river water and sediment is how Annie lives out her responsibility to the earth. Fully saturated with elements of the river itself, her paintings reflect the changing current and the luminosity of the water’s surface, as well as the foreboding shift in our relationship to these waters. The process has taught her that spending time with our waters and building a sense of ownership creates a deep care for the human impact on the wild ecology.

Click here for more on Annie Hejny’s artist residency at Lanesboro Arts.

Made possible by support from the Jerome Foundation.

Sometimes CSA boxes are like the ingredient baskets on Top Chef: mostly familiar ingredients with a few oddballs. You’ll work with your teammates to compete for the most delicious creation given the seasonal ingredients at hand. Ages 8+ welcome; 7 and under must be accompanied by an adult and register separately.

Lead by Kristin Eggen, this is a hands-on class that is vegetarian with a limit of 12 participants. Cost is $12 for Co-op Members, $15 for community members, and is eligible for CSA voucher redemption. Call 563-382-4666, or register online at http://oneotacoop.com/education-events/ to reserve your seat.

Play in the woods, make fairy homes, study insects, bake mud pies…!

Join Kinderhaus for a week of playing, exploring, and growing!

For 3-6 year olds.  August 14-18, 9:00am-12:00pm.  $90

Contact Rachel for registration information: rachel@kinderhausdecorah.com, 563-419-9135

This annual event draws seed savers, gardeners, orchardists, and scholars from all across the country. The workshop is full of practical knowledge, hands-on activities, and plenty of time in the garden. Vegetarian lunches provided.

Students will graduate from the three-day seed school with the confidence to:

• Grow, harvest, store, and save seeds
• Engage with their communities through seed libraries, seed swaps, and gardens
• Discuss the importance of preserving crop diversity

To register: seedsavers.org/seed-school

Decorah Public Library staff are hosting three book discussions in August. All groups are open to the public and newcomers are encouraged to attend. Anyone interested should call the library at 382-3717 to learn more or to reserve a book.

The Friday Book Group will discuss Alice Hoffman’s “Faithful.” The meeting will be held at 2 p.m. Fri. August 18^th on the 2^nd floor of the library.

Growing up on Long Island, Shelby Richmond is an ordinary girl until one night an extraordinary tragedy changes her fate. Her best friend’s future is destroyed in an accident, while Shelby walks away with the burden of guilt. “Faithful” is the story of a survivor, a moving portrait of a young woman finding her way in the modern world. A fan of Chinese food, dogs, bookstores, and men she should stay away from, Shelby has to fight her way back to her own future. In New York City she finds a circle of lost and found souls—including an angel who’s been watching over her ever since that fateful icy night.

Local vendors sell a wide range of products, including baked goods, fresh fruit & vegetables, crafts, meat, eggs, jewelry, honey, plants, and lots more.

Live music most Saturdays and some Wednesdays!

Forms of payment accepted:  cash, credit cards, WIC, SNAP, gift certificates, FMC Senior Nutrition Program, and Food Bank Vouchers

The outdoor market is located east of the Decorah Post Office, in the parking lot just below the Oneota Food Co-op on River St and one block south of Water Street.

This casual garment could be your favorite sweater in 6 weeks!  It is knit with heavy worsted or light bulky weight yarn and larger needles.  Stitches include knit, purl, increases and decreases, waist shaping if you desire too.  It is a top down project beginning with shoulder saddles.  This project takes approximately 30 hours to knit.  We are planning a knit along so we can work together.

Skill level is for beginners ready to make their first sweater and beyond.

Materials needed: Garter Stitch Revival Book, yarn, needles, markers, buttons (note: all materials bought at the Blue Heron Knittery for this class are 10% off!)

Class dates are August 19, August 26, and all Saturdays in September beginning at 10 a.m.

Class cost:  $10 per class to the instructor, Bev Bakkum

This project is a beautiful two color shawl with a hood.  This is knit in the round and then steeked to turn it into a shawl.  It is a large project for intermediate to advanced knitters.  We are planning a knit along so you will be able to work at your own pace but have the advantage of working with other knitters on the same project.

Materials needed: pattern, yarn, needles, stitch markers (note: all materials bought at the Blue Heron Knittery for this class are 10% off!)

Class dates: July 15 @ 10 a.m., August 19 @ 1 p.m., September 16 @ 1 p.m., October 7 @ 10 a.m., November 4 @ 10 a.m., December 2 @ 10 a.m., December 30 @ 10 a.m.

Class cost:  $10 per class to the instructor, Bev Bakkum

With seasonal produce at its peak, it seems a shame to wait until cold weather to enjoy flavorful soups. We’ll work hands-on with Chef Tom Skold of Hotel Winneshiek’s Restauration to create healthful and delicious soups using all the best fresh and local ingredients. Featured recipes may include Anasazi Bean and Sweetcorn Soup, Tomato Fennel Soup with Blue Cheese Croutons and Basil Oil, Golden Beet Borscht, and Chilled Avocado Soup with Radish Slaw.

This is a hands-on class with a limit of 15 participants. Cost is $18 for Co-op Members, $21 for community members. Call 563-382-4666, or register online at http://oneotacoop.com/education-events/ to reserve your seat.

Local vendors sell a wide range of products, including baked goods, fresh fruit & vegetables, crafts, meat, eggs, jewelry, honey, plants, and lots more.

Live music most Saturdays and some Wednesdays!

Forms of payment accepted:  cash, credit cards, WIC, SNAP, gift certificates, FMC Senior Nutrition Program, and Food Bank Vouchers

Lawn Chair Night!

Winneshiek County Courthouse

201 West Main St. Decorah, IA

2017 Lawn Chair Night Schedule:

• June 1 Mark Armstrong
• June 8 Gary Griffin
• June 15 Relay for Life
• June 22 Kindred Minds
• June 29 Mike McElrath
• July 6 Tom Schramm and the LPs
• July 13 Winneshiek County Fair (no performance)
• July 20 Nordic Dancers
• July 27 Nordic Fest (no performance)
• Aug. 3 Michelle Lynn
• Aug. 10 Uptown Jazz
• Aug. 17 Namoli Brennet
• Aug. 24 Root River Jam
• Aug. 31 Guttenberg German Band

When we cook and eat seasonally, we get to partake in what the land around us is offering at that exact point in time. Emily and Hannah will invite participants to try some techniques for using the vegetables in this week’s CSA box, to take best advantage of the seasonality of our place.

Taught by Emily Fagan and Hannah Breckbill, this is a hands-on class that is gluten-free and vegetarian with a limit of 16 participants. Cost is $12 for Co-op Members, $15 for community members, and is eligible for CSA voucher redemption. Call 563-382-4666, or register online at http://oneotacoop.com/education-events/ to reserve your seat.

Decorah Public Library staff are hosting three book discussions in August. All groups are open to the public and newcomers are encouraged to attend. Anyone interested should call the library at 382-3717 to learn more or to reserve a book.

The History Book Group will discuss Thomas Ricks’ “Churchill and Orwell: The Fight for Freedom” at 6:30 p.m. Thurs. August 24^th on the 2^nd floor of the library. When their careers began, no one would have predicted that, by the end of the 20th century, Winston Churchill and George Orwell would be considered two of the most important people in British history for having the vision and courage to campaign tirelessly, in words and in deeds, against the totalitarian threat from both the left and the right. They responded first by seeking the facts of the matter, seeing through the lies and obfuscations, and then acted on their beliefs.

Together, they kept the West’s compass set toward freedom. The climax of “Churchill and Orwell” is the work they both did in the decade of the 1940’s to triumph over freedom’s enemies. And though Churchill played the larger role in the defeat of Hitler and the Axis, Orwell’s reckoning with the menace of authoritarian rule in “Animal Farm” and “1984” would define the stakes of the Cold War for its 50-year course. Taken together, their lives are a testament to the power of moral conviction and the courage it takes to stay true to it.

Local vendors sell a wide range of products, including baked goods, fresh fruit & vegetables, crafts, meat, eggs, jewelry, honey, plants, and lots more.

Live music most Saturdays and some Wednesdays!

Forms of payment accepted:  cash, credit cards, WIC, SNAP, gift certificates, FMC Senior Nutrition Program, and Food Bank Vouchers

The outdoor market is located east of the Decorah Post Office, in the parking lot just below the Oneota Food Co-op on River St and one block south of Water Street.

This casual garment could be your favorite sweater in 6 weeks!  It is knit with heavy worsted or light bulky weight yarn and larger needles.  Stitches include knit, purl, increases and decreases, waist shaping if you desire too.  It is a top down project beginning with shoulder saddles.  This project takes approximately 30 hours to knit.  We are planning a knit along so we can work together.

Skill level is for beginners ready to make their first sweater and beyond.

Materials needed: Garter Stitch Revival Book, yarn, needles, markers, buttons (note: all materials bought at the Blue Heron Knittery for this class are 10% off!)

Class dates are August 19, August 26, and all Saturdays in September beginning at 10 a.m.

Class cost:  $10 per class to the instructor, Bev Bakkum

Join community members and artist resident Annie Hejny for a Capstone Art & Poetry Presentation on the Lanesboro Museum’s outdoor porch, overlooking the Root River, on Saturday, August 26 from 6pm – 8pm (Rain site tba).

Community members will be invited to share poetry reading and stories inspired by water and the themes explored in Annie’s residency. The large scale abstract river paintings created with the community during her time in Lanesboro will be on display. The artist will also present an artist talk about her work and engage in a dialog with attendees about the river. Light refreshments will be provided.

Based in Saint Paul, MN, Annie ceremoniously harvests local river water and sediment to create textured abstract paintings. Her process begins the moment she steps into nature, leading to the river. She is passionate about how intentional exploration of the earth can lay the groundwork for informed painting in her studio. Annie’s blended painting technique, in which she pours water and sediment over a flat canvas, allowing it to emulate natural flow and erosion before layering it with traditional brushwork, aims to honor the water’s sacred and historical importance.

Community members interested in connecting with Annie and sharing or participating in the capstone event are encouraged to contact Adam at Lanesboro Arts: 507-467-2446 or adam@lanesboroarts.org.

Keep the momentum going! Joing Annie at the Lanesboro Landscape Improvers Monday evening improvement event at 7pm on Aug. 28, Engstrom garden, 301 Ashburn St. E.

Local vendors sell a wide range of products, including baked goods, fresh fruit & vegetables, crafts, meat, eggs, jewelry, honey, plants, and lots more.

Live music most Saturdays and some Wednesdays!

Forms of payment accepted:  cash, credit cards, WIC, SNAP, gift certificates, FMC Senior Nutrition Program, and Food Bank Vouchers

Lawn Chair Night!

Winneshiek County Courthouse

201 West Main St. Decorah, IA

2017 Lawn Chair Night Schedule:

• June 1 Mark Armstrong
• June 8 Gary Griffin
• June 15 Relay for Life
• June 22 Kindred Minds
• June 29 Mike McElrath
• July 6 Tom Schramm and the LPs
• July 13 Winneshiek County Fair (no performance)
• July 20 Nordic Dancers
• July 27 Nordic Fest (no performance)
• Aug. 3 Michelle Lynn
• Aug. 10 Uptown Jazz
• Aug. 17 Namoli Brennet
• Aug. 24 Root River Jam
• Aug. 31 Guttenberg German Band

Local vendors sell a wide range of products, including baked goods, fresh fruit & vegetables, crafts, meat, eggs, jewelry, honey, plants, and lots more.

Live music most Saturdays and some Wednesdays!

Forms of payment accepted:  cash, credit cards, WIC, SNAP, gift certificates, FMC Senior Nutrition Program, and Food Bank Vouchers

The outdoor market is located east of the Decorah Post Office, in the parking lot just below the Oneota Food Co-op on River St and one block south of Water Street.

This casual garment could be your favorite sweater in 6 weeks!  It is knit with heavy worsted or light bulky weight yarn and larger needles.  Stitches include knit, purl, increases and decreases, waist shaping if you desire too.  It is a top down project beginning with shoulder saddles.  This project takes approximately 30 hours to knit.  We are planning a knit along so we can work together.

Skill level is for beginners ready to make their first sweater and beyond.

Materials needed: Garter Stitch Revival Book, yarn, needles, markers, buttons (note: all materials bought at the Blue Heron Knittery for this class are 10% off!)

Class dates are August 19, August 26, and all Saturdays in September beginning at 10 a.m.

Class cost:  $10 per class to the instructor, Bev Bakkum

Sample dozens of heirloom and open-pollinated tomatoes – including favorites and rare varieties from Seed Savers Exchange’s seed bank – while learning how to save tomato seeds and put tomatoes away for the winter.