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Mingle with fellow fans of all things Wisconsin on Tuesday, October 16, as filmmaker John Mitchell presents his engaging film “Cheeseheads: The Documentary.” Join us for a pre-show Meet & Greet with Mitchell at 5:30 pm and enjoy a variety of cheese snacks and nonalcoholic beverages. Showtime for the documentary will be at 6 pm, with a short question and answer session to follow.

“Cheeseheads: The Documentary” is the story of a man’s journey to rediscover his Wisconsin roots after 20 years away. While many associate the term “Cheesehead” with sports, cheese, and beer, Mitchell’s film highlights the hard-working and generous people who embody the very values on which the Heartland was built. 

Whether you are an avid “Iowa Cheesehead,” a proud Midwesterner, a football fan, or a Wisconsin native, you are sure to enjoy this intimate and humorous exploration of that sense of place that makes you who you are, about the amazing people you meet along the way, and about being a part of something bigger than yourself.

For more information, contact Carmen at the Decorah Public Library at 382-3717.

Cosmic Journey

We stand at a fertile creative time of change.  New techniques mirror  the technologies that are quantum leaping.  Leap with us on journey into the Akashic Records as Leandra opens you to your Guides, and Angelics.  Energies will be weaved to assist you in understanding and moving into Multi Dimensional focus.

For two decades Leander lived on the Flathead Indian reservation.  They call her “Woman who teaches Medicine Spirit”.  She is an international speaker and will be coming to Decorah, for her first visit, from Santa Fe where she is a Presenter, Channeler and Workshop Leader at the Visionaries in Light Convergence.

For reservations or more information – email  –  einbet9@gmail.com

Will be held at Yoga Room  110 Washington St, Decorah Iowa

Children, ages 5 – 12, who are reading independently are invited to practice their reading fluency while reading aloud to certified therapy dogs and their trainers. No registration is  necessary.

For additional information, please contact Joan Roach, Children’s and Youth Librarian, at jroach@decorah.lib.ia.us or (563)382-3717.

The United Nations just released its study of the effects of carbon-emissions-related climate change. It predicts ecological and civilizational crisis as soon as 2040, unless we dramatically transform the world economy at a speed that has no historic precedent. This is real, this is scary, this is heartbreaking, and we need to come together and act.

But let’s start by talking about it.

Bring your fears, your dreams, your actions, your ideas, your grief, your love, and we’ll see what emerges from our coming together.

Luther College Admissions will host a preview day at Luther Thursday-Friday, Oct. 18-19. This visit provides prospective students with an introduction to Luther College. Registration is available at https://tinyurl.com/ybze8ql9.

Each day includes a campus tour, student activities fair, an academic department visit, a financial aid session, a current student Q & A, and lunch in the cafeteria. Optional events include meeting with athletic coaches, attending music ensemble rehearsals, chapel service as well as trolley tours of Decorah.

Located in Decorah, Iowa, Luther College is a four-year liberal arts college that is nationally recognized for academic excellence, exceptional study abroad experiences, an outstanding music program and successful NCAA Division III athletics.

More information about preview day, as well as other Luther College visit events, is available at: visit.luther.edu.

DECORAH COMMUNITY FREE MEAL
Building Community Plate by Plate

Join with family, friends and neighbors for a FREE meal* served between 5 pm and 6:15 pm on the third Thursday of the month, at First Lutheran Church in Decorah.
All ages are welcome.

The meal is served on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month beginning at 5 pm.

Main dishes are supplied by local restaurants with assistance by volunteers from community groups.

*Gluten free options are always available.
Donations welcome.

Families with toddler through elementary aged children are invited to this three week, strengths-based workshop. In three weeks, learn how you can increase positive behaviors in children using the same techniques as your child’s school.

Families who complete the three week series will receive a $15 Kwik Star Gas Card and a gift set of children’s books and activities.

To register: Call or text Shelby at (563) 380-1300

Registration is FREE. A light meal and childcare will also be provided.

Dates: October 11th, 18th & 25th

Location: United Methodist Church

302 W Broadway St.

Decorah, IA 52101

NAMI Connection Recovery Support Group is a free, peer-led support group for adults living with mental illness. You will gain insight from hearing the challenges and successes of others, and the groups are led by NAMI-trained facilitators who’ve been there.

NAMI’s Support Groups are unique because they follow a structured model to ensure you and others in the group have an opportunity to be heard and to get what you need.

By sharing your experiences in a safe and confidential setting, you gain hope and develop relationships. The group encourages empathy, productive discussion and a sense of community.

Decorah Public Library staff are hosting three book discussions in October. The 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 chapters seven through twelve of Mary Beard’s “SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome” at 6:30 p.m. Thurs. Oct. 18^th on the 2^nd floor of the library. In “SPQR,” Mary Beard narrates the history of Rome and how it conquered the Mediterranean. With a nuanced attention to class, democratic struggles, and the lives of entire groups of people omitted from the historical narrative, she examines not just how we think of ancient Rome but challenges the comfortable historical perspectives that have existed for centuries.

For more information, contact Carmen Buss (Friday Book Group) or Kristin Torresdal (Happy Hour and History Book Groups) at 563-382-3717.

Come and see this magical cast of 32 kids ages 7-13 years old! They are very excited to tell the tale of a family that discovers a genie while playing in the sand. Wishes are granted, but not everything goes smoothly. The original script was written and is directed by Rick Scheffert with music written by Sheryl Scheffert.

Performances run Thursday, October 18-20 at 7:00 p.m. and October 21 at 2:00 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online at newminowaplayers.org, at the Oneota Community Food Coop, and 1 hour prior to each show. Tickets are $10 for adults, and $5 for children under age 12.

Show sponsors are: Decorah Bank & Trust, Family Table Restaurant, Gallery of Tops, Iroc Web Design Services, Pizza Ranch, RocketDog Books, Rick & Sheryl Scheffert, and Singing Hammers Construction.

Come and see a great show!

Peter Lingen, Luther College teaching associate in music, will perform a recital at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, in Luther’s Noble Recital Hall in the Jenson-Noble Hall of Music. Lingen’s performance repertoire includes works by Paul Fetler, William Walton, and Domenico Scarlatti.

The event is open to the public with no charge for admission.

Lingen studied guitar at the McPhail School of Music in Minneapolis. He then studied with Albert Bellson in St. Paul and in the Bachelor of Fine Arts program with Jeffrey Van and James McGuire at the University of Minnesota. He has taught at Luther for nearly 40 years.

Lingen composes, arranges, and performs music of his own in addition to teaching guitar and lute at Luther. His performances with Tim Scully on the “Prairie Home Companion” and at the Walker Art Center with Daniel Estrem were broadcast by Minnesota Public Radio.

Luther is home to one of the largest undergraduate music programs in the nation with five choirs, three bands, three orchestras, two jazz bands and nearly 800 student musicians. Luther students participate in large ensembles, faculty-coached chamber groups, private lessons and master classes. Nearly 275 music majors study music theory, ear training, history, education, composition, jazz, church music and performance.

Decorah Public Library staff are hosting three book discussions in October. The 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 meet at 2:00 p.m. Fri. Oct. 19^th on the 2^nd floor of the library to discuss Molly Patterson’s “Rebellion.” This cross-generational story features four women who challenge the boundaries of their lives: Hazel, whose peaceful world is upended by the tragic death of her husband in 1958; her mother, Louisa, who has recently married and relocated to Illinois in 1890; Louisa’s sister, Addie, a Christian missionary in China whose life takes a mysterious and haunting turn during the Boxer Rebellion; and Juanlan, who returns to her parents’ home in Heng’an after college in the late twentieth century and starts up a love affair with a high-ranking government official.

For more information, contact Carmen Buss (Friday Book Group) at 563-382-3717.

Have you often looked up at the stars in amazement? Do you pine over shots of the Milky Way, wondering how the photographer was able to capture it? Join photographer Nick Chill for a two-night class at Eagle Bluff, covering the equipment needed for astrophotography and how to utilize it to capture the incredible galactic center.

Night 1 – 6pm to 8pm, indoors – From the comfort of the visitor center, we’ll cover manual controls, ideal camera settings, recommended gear, and night photography tricks.

Night 2 – 11pm to 2am – We’ll meet at the visitor center, and at 11:30 begin our walk to our shooting location on the Eagle Bluff property, where we’ll spend the night capturing the beauty of the stars.

Note: A DSLR or similar camera is recommended. A camera with manual controls and interchangeable lens is required. Contact Nick to confirm your equipment meets the requirements: nick@nickchillphotography.com.

** Registration of $115 is required at: https://www.eagle-bluff-skills-school.org/classes/the-wonders-of-astrophotography/

ArtHaus is welcoming Decorah painter and muralist Carl Homstad and his exhibition, Paranomica. The exhibition will be on display in the ArtHaus Gallery starting on October 19, with reception at 7pm in the same date.

Carl Homstad’s artwork has appeared in The Artist’s Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, National Geographic and on Iowa Public TV’s “Living in Iowa.”

To Homstad, the idea of combination is the core of making art. He combines together features from different views to create interesting composition of abstract shapes “like a jigsaw puzzle”, forming a scene of his own imagination. On display in the ArtHaus Gallery will be the panoramic photographs that inspired Homstad in making his art.
Join us in the show where the artist’s ideas take root.

Aquila Theatre brings Frankenstein back to life in their performance of the Mary Shelley classic. They tell the story of the scientist, his creation and the question of the nature of innovation as they continue the Luther College 2018-19 Center Stage Series at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19.

This event is held in the Center for Faith and Life Main Hall and is open to the public while tickets are available. Tickets are $28 for adults, $26 for seniors 65+, and $15 for youth ages 4-18. Tickets may be purchased online at http://www.tickets.luther.edu, or via the Ticket Office at (563) 387-1357 or tickets@luther.edu. Ticket Office hours are Monday, Wednesday and Friday 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; Tuesday 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; Thursday 9 a.m.-7 p.m.

Aquila Theatre’s production of this story, said to be a bold and thrilling interpretation of an original horror story is based off of the classic novel, Frankenstein’s Monster. This classic tale tells the story of a scientist who creates artificial life and his “monster” who ends up alone and shunned from the world. The performance explores a myriad of ethical questions surrounding the idea of innovation and raises the question, “Just because it can be done, should it be done?”

According to the Lincoln Journal Star, “There is little doubt that The Aquila Theatre Company is one of the most inventive and daring theater companies in the country.” Aquila Theatre has been praised by several different publications, including the New York Times, The Boston Globe, The American Reporter, and many more. Aquila is consistently described by these publications as “powerful,” “dynamic,” “inventive” and “extraordinary.”

Aquila Theatre was founded in London in 1991 by Peter Meineck. It became a United States non-profit organization in 1997 and is currently based in New York. They perform all over the world, including in their home state of New York as well as across the U. S., London, Holland, Germany, Greece, Scotland, Canada, Bermuda and more. They are dedicated to theater arts education and have created three different programs, including Workshop America providing the opportunity for people to learn about the Aquila’s art form; Theatre Breakthrough bringing theater to American schools; and Shakespeare Leaders an afterschool program for inner-city students who perform classics at the Frederick Douglas Academy in Harlem, New York City.

Prior to the performance, Luther is holding a Center Stage Dinner Series event. Dinner starts at 5:30 p.m. in Peace Dining Room; tickets are $20 per person. Dinner tickets can be found online at http://www.tickets.luther.edu, or via the Ticket Office at (563) 387-1357 or tickets@luther.edu.

Upcoming Center Stage Series events include The Blind Boys of Alabama on Nov. 3 and The Lorelei Ensemble on Nov. 17. For the full Center Stage Series listing see https://tinyurl.com/css201819.

A national liberal arts college with an enrollment of 2,005, Luther offers an academic curriculum that leads to the Bachelor of Arts degree in more than 60 majors and pre-professional programs. For more information about Luther visit the college’s website: http://www.luther.edu.

Lanesboro Arts presents an evening with roots musicians Larry Long and Dan Sebranek at the historic St. Mane Theatre in Lanesboro on Friday, October 19th, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. Sebranek is returning to Lanesboro after a 2017 concert with Johnsmith, while Larry Long’s visit is happening in advance of a 2019 tour stop at the St. Mane with his celebrated “American Roots Revue” band.

Larry Long is an American singer-songwriter who has made his life work the celebration of everyday heroes. Author, historian, actor, and broadcaster Studs Terkel called Larry “a true American Troubadour.” Larry has written and performed hundreds of ballads celebrating community and history makers. His work has taken him from rural Alabama to the Lakota communities in South Dakota as he has given musical voice to struggling Midwest farmers, embattled workers, veterans and marginalized communities. He assembled the first hometown tribute to Woody Guthrie in Okemah, Oklahoma, which today has evolved into the annual Woody Guthrie Folk Festival.

Long has sung at major concerts and festivals throughout the United States and world, including Awesome Africa Festival in South Africa, Winnipeg Folk Festival, at the Hollywood Bowl with Kris Kristofferson, and at Madison Square Garden with Joan Baez and others for Pete Seeger’s 90th Birthday Celebration. Long’s work in schools and communities sparked the creation of a non-profit organization, Community Celebration of Place, which creates intergenerational and multicultural opportunities for students to learn and grow through a program called Elders’ Wisdom, Children’s Song. Long is a recipient of the prestigious Bush Artists Fellowship, the Pope John XXIII Award, Sustainability Award, and “In The Spirit of Crazy Horse Award” for his work in forgotten communities.

Dan Sebranek is a renowned singer, songwriter and musician who started his musical career at the age of 14 with musical roots in bluegrass and rock and roll. He has shared the stage with Johnsmith, Michael Martin Murphey, Hans Mayer, Bill Miller, John Prine, Perry Jordan (Heartsfield) along with Pure Prairie League. In Dan’s early days as a troubadour he performed primarily with the duo, Runaway. Currently Dan is performing solo acoustic music around the world. He performs each year in Ireland bringing the gifts of music and song across the sea. He is inspired by Dan Fogelberg, James Taylor and Bryan Sutton and has been met with positive responses from audiences across the country who enjoy Dan’s musical versatility.

Dan continues to tour as a solo performer, in musical duo’s and in the String Ties Bluegrass Band. He enjoys playing festivals, house concerts and clubs all over North America. Dan won the Telluride Bluegrass Festival award with his band, Northern Hospitality. He performs at the Great River Folk Festival in La Crosse each year and, along with his family, helped pioneer the popular Larryfest Bluegrass Festival in the Kickapoo Valley. Dan has five successful recordings including previous works with Johnsmith.

This concert is presented by LANESBORO ARTS and sponsored by Inspire(d) Media, Commonweal Theatre, Granny’s Liquors and High Court Pub. Tickets are $15 / $12 for Lanesboro Arts members and are sold online at www.lanesboroarts.org; at Lanesboro Arts Gallery, 507-467-2446; and at the St. Mane Theatre box office beginning at 6:30 p.m. on the night of the play. The St. Mane Theatre is located at 206 Parkway Ave N. in Lanesboro, Minnesota.

Join us for a four-part study circle focused on the topic of socialism and agriculture. Here is the schedule:

October 19 – Food and profit (selection from Holt-Giménez, A Foodie’s Guide to Capitalism)
November 2 – The family farm (selection from Raney, Class, Gender, and the American Family Farm in the 20th Century)
November 9 – The organic industry (selection from Guthman, Agrarian Dreams)
November 30 – Agriculture and the new economy (selection from Kawano, Masterson, & Teller-Elsberg, Solidarity Economy I: Building Alternatives for People and Planet)

RSVP to decorahdsa@gmail.com for location & copy of reading.

Luther College Student Congregation volunteers will participate in the annual fall Luther Serves event Saturday, Oct. 20. Volunteers will work in morning shifts between 9:30 a.m. and noon and afternoon shifts from 1:30 to 4 p.m.

Volunteers assist Decorah residents with yard work, light housework and other fall chores. The day’s work schedule gives priority to Decorah residents who are elderly or disabled, but any resident in need of help may request volunteers.

Decorah residents may sign up by contacting College Ministries, (563) 387-1050 or ministry@luther.edu, specifying the type of help needed and requesting a morning or afternoon shift of student workers. College Ministries will make every effort to accommodate all requests, but they will be handled on a first-come, first-served basis.

There is no charge for Luther Serves volunteer work, but donations will be accepted. All donations collected during the event will go to ELCA Disaster Response ministry to support relief work for Hurricane Florence victims.

A national liberal arts college with an enrollment of 2,005, Luther offers an academic curriculum that leads to the Bachelor of Arts degree in more than 60 majors and pre-professional programs. For more information about Luther visit the college’s website: http://www.luther.edu.

Mindful Living 101: The Basics of Mindfulness

Join us as we explore the basics of mindfulness: What is it? Who is it for? Why practice it? What are the benefits? Participants will be invited to experience mindful awareness practices & meditations that can be used in daily life.

Cost: $50

Workshop Facilitators: Michelle Williams & Karen Bergan

For More Information / Registration, Contact:

Michelle Williams – 563-419-2357 OR dayspringspa@live.com

Pinter’s Pumpkin Patch – Join us for hours of entertainment and visit the Bakery for concessions and desserts!

Admission: $12.00 (3 and under free) Senior Citizens 65 $10
Purchase a Season Pass $35/person
1/2 Pass Admission for Grandparents on October 5 & 6

Open Saturdays from 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM and Sundays from 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM. September 22nd-October 28th

Activities in wagon rides to the pumpkin patch, jumping pillow, corn maze, big slides, pedal go karts, wiggleville, sand tire hill and tire maze, chess, duck races, corn box, farm animals and goat walk and much more!

Luther College invites the Decorah community to their first ever National Eating Disorder Association, Walk event. Money raised at the event funds education about eating disorders, prevention and support, as well as advocacy and research initiatives.

Check-in for the walk will begin at 9:30 a.m., with opening ceremony follow at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at Luther College, beginning at the parking lot by the local pool.

Participants can register online at https://nedawalk.org/decorah2018, online registration closes at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19. Registration will also be open on the day of the event.

More than 30 million Americans struggle with eating disorders at some point in their lives and despite this, they receive significantly less funding than other major mental illnesses. Because of this lack of funding, NEDA Walk’s goal is to raise funds to improve the support and raise awareness about eating disorders. The NEDA Walk organization, which began in 2009, currently takes place in more than 90 cities nationwide. Each year, more than 20,000 people participate in the walk to raise money for those affected by eating disorders, to restore hope and change the conversations surrounding eating disorders.

The walk will take place on the Luther College campus, beginning at the parking lot by the pool and going through campus. Along with the walk, there will be music, yoga and photo opportunities by the Luther bell. The goal of the walk is to raise $10,000 to fund the education and prevention of eating disorders and support for those impacted by them.

A national liberal arts college with an enrollment of 2,005, Luther offers an academic curriculum that leads to the Bachelor of Arts degree in more than 60 majors and pre-professional programs. For more information about Luther visit the college’s website: http://www.luther.edu.

Bring a $5 suggested donation and get your steel string acoustic or electric guitar restrung for FREE! 

All donations will support the Luther College Community Music School. This new music school aims to build life-long music makers through nurturing students of all ages and levels of experience. They strive to expand student’s musical skills while providing affordable music opportunity. 

Additionally, the Luther College Community Music School offers teaching experience for future music educators! For more information, visit
https://www.luther.edu/music/academic-info/music-education/lccms/

This ReString Event features Elixir Strings! Our FREE strings are limited, so arrive early!

Don’t miss out on Decorah Public Library’s family event of the year!! Join us at Carrie Lee Auditorium on October 20, 2018 at 11:00 am to dance, jump, wiggle, and learn with award winning children’s musician Patty Shukla, a YouTube Superstar for kids!

Shukla is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. She is an internationally recognized expert in educational-interactive music for children. Shukla has developed her own music show called “Musical PE for You & Me” that is based on interactive development skills for children ages 2 – 8. Her popular YouTube channel is watched by hundreds of millions of educators and families worldwide!

According to Joan Roach, Children’s and Youth Librarian at Decorah Public Library, “Ms. Patty has a unique musical approach which engages children of all ages and developmental levels. Her performances are fully interactive, containing movement, song, and relatable lyrics which get families singing, dancing, and learning together.”

Patty Shukla’s performance is free and open to the public. It is generously sponsored by Friends of Decorah Public Library, Marion E. Jerome Foundation, and Joey Headington Memorial. The Decorah Community School District is graciously hosting this event with in-kind support from Decorah Fairfield Inn and Suites.

Tickets are available via the library website at www.decorah.lib.ia.us. Seating is limited, so please register in advance. For additional information, please contact Joan Roach, Children’s and Youth Librarian, at (563)382-3717.

This crocheted sweater is gorgeous in a striping fingering yarn.  Noro uses the Silk Garden fingering yarn.  This sweater has several stitches:  Chain, single crochet, double crochet, V-st (come learn about this one!)  We are learning gauge, sweater construction, and finishing techniques.

Materials needed:  Boxy Cardigan Pattern by Noro, yarn, crochet hook, measuring tape, markers, tapestry needle, buttons.  .  (Note: all materials bought at the Blue Heron Knittery for this class are 10% off!)

Mindful Living 102: Supporting a Mindful Practice

Join us as we examine the foundational pillars of mindfulness: Beginner’s Mind, Trust, Patience, Non-Judgment, Non-Striving, Acceptance, and Letting Go. Participants will explore ways to expand & strengthen their personal mindful awareness practice. Pre-requisite: Mindful Living 101 (or equivalent).

Cost: $50

Workshop Facilitators: Michelle Williams & Karen Bergan

For More Information / Registration, Contact:

Michelle Williams – 563-419-2357 OR dayspringspa@live.com

Luther College welcomes musical groups Beautiful Mess, Early Eyes and headliner Leftmore to the annual Rock the Commons event at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, in Bentdahl Commons on the Luther campus.

The event is open to the public with no charge for admission. In case of rain, the event will be moved inside to Marty’s in the lowest level of Dahl Centennial Union. It is sponsored by KWLC, Luther’s radio station.

Kicking off the day of music is Luther College’s Beautiful Mess at 2 p.m. Founded in 2006, Beautiful Mess is Luther’s all-female, student-led acapella group. With 12 members, the group regularly performs on campus and around Decorah.

Opening for Leftmore is Early Eyes. Based out of Minneapolis, Minnesota, the Indie-pop band was formed in 2016. Described as “foxy, funky and an all-around good time,” the band was recognized as one of “The 2017 Best New Bands,” after performing at First Avenue, Minneapolis. Their single, “Coffee” was awarded the top music video and was nominated for the 2017 Best New Bands from City Pages, Minneapolis. In addition to their 2016 DIY EP release of “Minutes,” they’ve released follow-up EP “Decorating.”

Leftmore will take the stage at 4 p.m. Leftmore member Joe Ziegler will perform a solo/acoustic rock set. An acoustic rock band hailing from Denver, Colorado, Leftmore began touring in 2008. From fall 2009 until winter 2013, Ziegler toured as a solo act until he was reunited with former band member Matthew Shaw. Leftmore’s latest CD, “Hotel Candy (24-Hour WAR Challenge III),” was released online in January 2018. The band has released seven CDs and played more than 800 shows and recently completed their next album, slated for release in spring 2019.

A national liberal arts college with an enrollment of 2,005, Luther offers an academic curriculum that leads to the Bachelor of Arts degree in more than 60 majors and pre-professional programs. For more information about Luther visit the college’s website: http://www.luther.edu.

Luther College’s SPIN Theater presents their musical Theatre Cabaret “After Dark,” as they explore what happens when the sun goes down.

With doors opening at 7:30 p.m. for an 8 p.m. show Saturday, Oct. 20, in the Center for the Arts atrium. SPIN’s production is open to the public with no charge for admission. SPIN Theatre Company will also be selling “Spooky” treats at their performance.

With performances that are lustful, vengeful, humorously seductive and much more, SPIN Theatre brings together pieces from 20 different shows to cater to the varied interests of every audience member. Some performances will include; “Hellfire” from “The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” “Chicago’s” “Cell Block Tango” performed by the Six Merry Murderesses of Winneshiek County and “Let’s Misbehave” from “Anything Goes”.

Orchesis, a student-led dance group at Luther, has choreographed several pieces which will be featured in the show.

SPIN Theatre places an emphasis on bringing students from all different academic years and disciplines together to build a show, and this performance is no exception.

A national liberal arts college with an enrollment of 2,005, Luther offers an academic curriculum that leads to the Bachelor of Arts degree in more than 60 majors and pre-professional programs. For more information about Luther visit the college’s website: http://www.luther.edu.

Jazz Combo Night at Java John’s features talented instrumentalists from Luther College performing a mix of jazz standards written by the likes of Duke Ellington, Sonny Rollins, Horace Silver, Charlie Parker, and Thelonious Monk.

Pinter’s Pumpkin Patch – Join us for hours of entertainment and visit the Bakery for concessions and desserts!

Admission: $12.00 (3 and under free) Senior Citizens 65 $10
Purchase a Season Pass $35/person
1/2 Pass Admission for Grandparents on October 5 & 6

Open Saturdays from 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM and Sundays from 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM. September 22nd-October 28th

Activities in wagon rides to the pumpkin patch, jumping pillow, corn maze, big slides, pedal go karts, wiggleville, sand tire hill and tire maze, chess, duck races, corn box, farm animals and goat walk and much more!

Let us delight your appetite with our brunch in Peace Dining Room.  •Made to Order Omelets with Eggs •Rotating Waffle/Pancake/French Toast Bar with Toppings •Scrambled Eggs & Weekly Specialty Eggs •Sausage & Bacon •Rotating Carved Meat Station •Hash Browns •Assorted Cheeses •Fresh Fruit •Yogurt •Assorted Breakfast Pastries •Delicious Cakes, Pies & Desserts from the Norse Bakery Hours 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Reservations are encouraged for all Peace Brunch Sundays. Call 563-387-1514 to make reservations.

A plant-based, whole foods diet has been recommended by physicians like Caldwell Esselstyn, M.D. of the Cleveland Clinic (How to Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease), Michael Greger, M.D. (How Not to Die) and Alana Pulde, M.D. and Matthew Lederman, M.D. (Forks Over Knives) in order to prevent and even reverse illnesses like diabetes and heart disease. This (vegan) diet has been proven to be curative, AND it can be delicious. Katherine Hannigan will demonstrate and share some of the best recipes she’s found, cooking tips, and more information about this way of cooking and eating. It’s good for the planet, too!

Lead by best selling children’s author, Katherine Hannigan, this is a Demonstration class that is Vegan and Gluten-Free with a limit of 12 participants. Cost is $12 for Co-op Members, $15 for community members. Call 563-382-4666, or register online at http://oneotacoop.com/education-events/ to reserve your seat.

JOIN US FOR A HALLOWEEN OPEN HOUSE
OCT 21
3 P M T O 5 P M
110 WASHINGTON ST. ,
DECORAH, IOWA

Stop by the studio anytime between 3 and 5 and join us for Halloween games, crafts, and dancing!  Everyone is welcome – don’t forget to wear your costume! We are asking for a donation of one item per participant for the Decorah Community Food Pantry.

Director Jennaya Robison welcomes you to the Luther College Gospel Choir , a choir focused on bringing peace, justice, and joy through music.  We rehearse Sundays from 5-6pm whenever Luther is in session, in the Choir Room at the Jenson-Noble Hall of Music.  Come whenever you can–there is no registration, no obligation, and no experience necessary. The group is open to ALL singers high school through adult (including staff, faculty, community members.)  There will be some performance opportunities, but singers don’t need to feel obligated to attend performances that don’t fit in their schedules. 

Luther College will screen the Ken Burns’ film “The Mayo Clinic: Faith – Hope – Science” at 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21, in Olin 102, with introduction by Luther Regent Chris Gade, class of 1986 and chair of the Department of Public Affairs at Mayo Clinic, and Eric Olson, KSMQ TV president and CEO.

The event, which is sponsored by a collaboration between Campus Programming and KSMQ TV, is open to the public with no charge for admission.

“The Mayo Clinic: Faith – Hope – Science” is a new, national two-hour documentary executive produced by Burns and directed by Burns, Erik Ewers and Christopher Loren Ewers. Blending historical narrative with contemporary patient stories, the documentary looks at how one institution has met the changing demands of health care for 150 years—and what that can teach us about facing the challenges of patient care today.

Featuring interviews with famous patients including the Dalai Lama and the late Sen. John McCain, the film tells the story of William Worrall Mayo, an English immigrant who began practicing medicine with his sons Will and Charlie in Rochester. The film features the voices of actors Tom Hanks, Sam Waterston, Blythe Danner and Josh Lucas.

“This history of the founding of Mayo Clinic is well known to many people in southeastern Minnesota and northeastern Iowa,” said Olson. “But this national film will be seen by millions of Americans across the country on PBS television stations, giving them the background story of this great institution.”

“The history of healthcare is a larger reflection of who we are as a nation,” said executive producer Ken Burns. “It includes advances in science and technology, but also touches on more universal themes of love and compassion. This is an extraordinary story that places our fundamental need to care for each other within the larger framework of America’s healthcare system and modern medicine.”

A national liberal arts college with an enrollment of 2,005, Luther offers an academic curriculum that leads to the Bachelor of Arts degree in more than 60 majors and pre-professional programs. For more information about Luther visit the college’s website: http://www.luther.edu.

Come to the library for lively stories, classic songs, and finger plays. Then stay and play for an additional half hour. 

Appropriate for children 18 months to 3 years of age with a parent, grandparent, or caregiver. 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.

Peter and Donna Thomas are book artists, paper makers and letterpress printers who write, bind and illustrate their own books.  Now traveling across the country with their homemade gypsy wagon they will be exhibiting their work and giving a talk, “The Role of the Artist Book in the Digital Age”.  They will discuss the ways in which the artfully designed and constructed book can become a work of art, stirring imagination and wonder about the world around us. Some pieces will be for sale.  They will also be conducting hands on workshops on Wednesday, October 24, 2018. Pre-registration required for the workshops. For more information or to register for a workshop, call Heidi at 563-382-2451 or 626-298-1961

History will come to life at the Decorah Public Library Tuesday October 23 at 6:30 pm as Kevin Wood vividly portrays Abraham Lincoln, one of our nation’s most beloved and esteemed historical figures. This free all-ages program is made possible by the generous support of the Friends of Decorah Public Library.

As President, Mr. Lincoln led our nation through its most difficult days, when brother fought against brother and the fabric of our “more perfect Union” was nearly torn asunder. Mr. Lincoln traces the history of our nation from its establishment in 1776 through the end of the Civil War in 1865, as well as his own personal story, focusing especially on the twelve turbulent years from 1854-1865 when the slavery issue came to a head and nearly broke us apart.

Hear about the historical background (starting with the Declaration of Independence), the events which led Mr. Lincoln back to politics in 1854, the escalating tensions, Mr. Lincoln’s election as President, and of course the Civil War. Mr. Lincoln will also recite directly from some of his best-known speeches.

Presenter Kevin Wood is a lifetime member of the Association of Lincoln Presenters and a member of the Illinois Humanities Road Scholars Speakers Bureau. Mr. Lincoln makes over 150 appearances per year in the Midwest, and has performed in 12 states and one foreign country. 

For more information, call the Decorah Public Library at 382-3717.

Studies show that rates of anxiety, depression and suicide are increasing across college campuses nationwide, increasing tensions between professors and students. What caused these cultural changes?

Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt will answer that question by discussing the three “Great Untruths” that have crept into American childhood and education in his lecture “The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas are Setting Up a Generation for Failure,” at Luther College’s 2018 Farwell Distinguished Lecture.

Haidt, named one of the top-100 Global Thinkers by Foreign Policy magazine and top world thinker by Prospect magazine, will give his lecture at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23, in the Center for Faith and Life Main Hall on the Luther campus. The lecture, open to the public with no charge for admission, is co-sponsored by the Center for Ethics and Public Engagement and Campus Programming.

Haidt is the author of four books, most recently “The Coddling of the American Mind.” Working with First Amendment expert Greg Lukianoff, Haidt explores the recent culture shifts on college campuses. Through their research, Lukianoff and Haidt have discovered three “Great Untruths” that are changing the way children are raised and educated: what doesn’t kill you makes you weaker; always trust your feelings; and life is a battle between good people and evil people. Haidt and Lukianoff contest that embracing these ideals affects young adults’ social, emotional and intellectual development. During the lecture, Haidt will explore these trends and how they’ve led to a change in the culture on college campuses.

A New York Times best-selling author, Haidt is the Thomas Cooley Professor of Ethical Leadership, based in the business and society program, at the New York University Stern School of Business. He is regarded as being among the world’s top experts in the psychology of morality and politics. Before joining the Stern faculty in 2011, Haidt spent 16 years at the University of Virginia. He co-developed Moral Foundations theory, which attempts to explain how innate, modular foundations can influence human moral reasoning. He also co-founded HeterodoxAcademy.org, an organization of more than 1,800 professors and students advocating for improved quality of research and education in universities “by increasing viewpoint diversity, mutual understanding and constructive disagreement.”

In addition to “The Coddling of the American Mind,” Haidt has had three other books published: “Flourishing: Positive Psychology and the Life Well Lived;” “The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom;” and “The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion.” He frequently writes for The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.

Haidt earned a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy from Yale University and a Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania.

A national liberal arts college with an enrollment of 2,005, Luther offers an academic curriculum that leads to the Bachelor of Arts degree in more than 60 majors and pre-professional programs. For more information about Luther visit the college’s website: http://www.luther.edu.

Guitar, Mandolin, and Bass make up this special trio from Olympia,WA w/ catchy originals, bluegrass/country classics, fiddle tunes and 3-part vocal harmonies. “The Pine Hearts are totally rad! They’re one of the best new bands on the scene. The singing, picking and songwriting is fabtastic and organic. Two thumbs up!” — Charles Humphrey III (Songs From The Road Band) $5 cover

Wandering Book Artists Peter and Donna Thomas will be in town on Wednesday, October 24 to teach a miniature book making workshop.   Participants will be given instruction in basic book arts techniques while making three small format accordion books. The first will be a simple accordion book bound with folded paper cover panels. The second will have a slit-map-fold accordion with a paper case binding. The third will be the unique “nested pop up accordion fold” structure that was developed by the instructors. This binding has a second accordion that weaves in and out of the first.  In these creations we hope to explore the idea, “Exploring Peaceful”.  Please bring with you an idea of how this could be shared in one of your creations, with a short 4-10 word quote, a list, a series of images or patterns or a poem.  All materials will be provided, but students may want to bring their own papers to substitute for those provided.   Other materials you may want to bring if you have special tools or supplies you would want to use include decorative paper, paints, watercolors, pens, rubber stamps, etc. to illustrate and add text to your books. You might also want to bring images and small objects to collage.  PLEASE REGISTER AHEAD OF TIME by calling or emailing Heidi Swets at 382-2451 or 626-298-1961 or hickoryhei@gmail.com.  The workshop is suitable for anyone age 12 or older.  The cost is $30.

These events are sponsored by Friends of Decorah Public Library and the NE Iowa Peace and Justice Center.

**Note the Thomases will be displaying their work and giving a talk, “The Role of the Artist Book in the Digital Age” on Tuesday, October 23 at 6 pm at The Lingonberry, 218 W. Water St.  You can tour their gypsy wagon from 3:30 to 5 in the municipal parking lot, near the Farmer’s Market shed.  To see more about Peter and Donna Thomas, see their website at http://www2.cruzio.com/~peteranddonna/

Decorah Public Library and the Decorah Area Chamber of Commerce are teaming up to offer an informal happy hour discussion of Alison Green’s popular book “Ask a Manager: How to Navigate Clueless Colleagues, Lunch-Stealing Bosses, and the Rest of Your Life at Work” at Pulpit Rock Brewing Co. Wednesday October 24 at 5:30 p.m.. The group is free and open to the public; books are available for check-out at the front desk of Decorah Public Library or available for purchase at local booksellers.

From the creator of the popular website Ask a Manager and New York magazine’s work-advice columnist comes a witty, practical guide to navigating 200 difficult professional conversations. There’s a reason Alison Green has been called “the Dear Abby of the work world.” Ten years as a workplace-advice columnist taught her that people avoid awkward conversations in the office because they simply don’t know what to say. Thankfully, Green does- and in this incredibly helpful book, she tackles the tough discussions that readers may need to have during the course of their careers.

Interested participants are encouraged to read the book and show up ready to chat about favorite insights gleaned from Green’s expert tips, as well as lessons learned from within their own scope of professional experience. Discussion will be informal and suitable for both new and seasoned professionals with or without management experience.

Event co-organizer Kristin Torresdal said “’Ask a Manager’ is a supremely readable- and funny- book that tackles workplace communication issues head-on. We hope that this will be the first in a series of leadership-related book discussions that will bring people from diverse businesses and organizations together to share challenges and pro tips in a relaxed environment.”

For more information, contact Torresdal at ktorresdal@decorah.lib.ia.us or 563-382-3717.

Winneshiek County Conservation will host a full moon hike on Wednesday, October 24 at Lake Meyer Park beginning at 7:00 pm. Please meet at the Lake Meyer Educational Shelter in the park’s campground.

The hike is free and open to all and no registration is required.

Bring your family and friends on a full-moon exploration of the trails around Lake Meyer. This easy to moderate hike will last for approximately 45 minutes and, weather depending, will be followed up by a bonfire marshmallow roast. Please dress appropriately for fall weather and possible muddy trails.

Lake Meyer Park is located off Highway 24 between Calmar and Fort Atkinson. The program will be cancelled in case of poor weather conditions. Please tune to KDEC 100.5 or KVIK 104.7 or find Winneshiek County Conservation on Facebook for cancellation notifications.

For more information, please contact Winneshiek County Conservation at (563) 534-7145 or visit www.winneshiekwild.com.

Luther College will celebrate Homecoming 2018 Thursday through Sunday, Oct. 25-28, bringing more than 5,000 friends and alumni back to campus to partake in class reunions, sporting events, musical concerts and more. For the full Homecoming schedule, go to https://www.luther.edu/homecoming/schedule/.

Homecoming registration will be from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27, in the Main Lounge of the Dahl Centennial Union

Luther extends an invitation to the Decorah community to join in the celebration, as many of the Homecoming events are open to the public, including Homecoming chapel at 10:30 a.m., Friday, Oct. 26, in the Main Hall of the Center for Faith and Life. Two of Luther’s ensembles will perform at this chapel service: Wind and Percussion Ensemble directed by Jack Stamp, Luther visiting professor of music, and Collegiate Chorale directed by Jennaya Robison, class of 1996 and Luther assistant professor of music. The preacher is The Reverend Kristine (Deason) Stache, class of 1988, and the organist is Gregory Peterson, class of 1983, professor of music and college organist. This event will be streamed live at https://www.stream.luther.edu.

The Luther College Distinguished Service Awards, Spirit of Luther Awards and Class of 1968 Reunion Gift Presentation are presented during the Alumni Dinner at 6:30 p.m. Friday in the Dining Hall in Dahl Centennial Union. Admission to the dinner is $30 per person. Tickets are available online at www.luther.edu/homecoming/registration, at registration in the Union Friday or at the door.

The 2018 Distinguished Service Award recipients are Wayne Rohne, class of 1953; Russell Loven, class of 1958; Deborah Hafner DeWinter, class of 1973; Marilyn (Wangberg) Brattskar, class of 1978; Cecelia (Nybro) Manlove, class of 1978; David Lietz, class of 1988; J. Erik Beguin, class of 1993; and Anjela A. Shutts, class of 1993. Spirit of Luther Award recipients are Gregory, class of 1977, and Victoria Fields.

The Luther College Jazz Orchestra, directed by Juan Tony Guzmán, professor of music and class of 1990; the Luther College Jazz Band and Jazz Combo, both directed by Jon Ailabouni, Luther music faculty and class of 2010, will perform from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. on Friday in Marty’s in the lowest level of Dahl Centennial Union. This event is open to the public with no charge for admission.

The Phi Beta Kappa Symposium on the Liberal Arts is 9:30 a.m. Saturday in the Center for Faith and Life Recital Hall. Peter Hoesing, class of 2003, will give the lecture, titled “Multiculturalism and its Malcontents.” The lecture is open to the public with no charge for admission.

The traditional Luther Homecoming Parade starts at Decorah High School at 10 a.m. Saturday. The parade route follows Water Street to College Drive then turns onto the Luther campus. Parade marshals are Denise, class of 1982, and Willie, class of 1984, Davismckennie. Beginning Saturday, they will serve a two-year term as co-presidents of Luther’s Alumni Association.

The Luther nursing department is celebrating 40 years with a distinguished lecture and open house. Kristina (Thomas) Dreifuerst, class of 1985, will give the lecture “The Legacy of the Luther Nurse: 40 Years and Continuing” at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Center for Faith and Life Recital Hall. Following the lecture is an open house from noon to 2 p.m. in the Valders Hall of Science simulation lab, Room 245. Both the lecture and open house are open to the public with no charge for admission.

Sissel Schroeder, class of 1983, will give this year’s Hoslett Memorial Lecture, titled “Landscapes and Peoples of the Past: Using Archeological and Paleoenvironmental Evidence to Investigate Ancient Native Americans of the Midcontinent, ca. 450-1450 CE”,” held at 11:15 a.m. Saturday in Valders Hall of Science Room 206. This lecture is open to the public with no charge for admission.

The Luther Tailgate will take place in the Dining Hall of Dahl Centennial Union at 11 a.m. Saturday, following the parade. Cost is $9 for adults, $5 for children ages 5-10, and free for children under age five.

The Outdoor Ropes Challenge Course will be available for use 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday. It will be available for walk-in participation, as availability allows. Anyone 18-years-old or older may climb; ages 10-17 must have a parent/guardian present to climb.

The Luther College Book Shop in Dahl Centennial Union will host five book signings Saturday, Oct. 27:

• 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Carol (Hoeg) Oliver, class of 1963, will sign copies of her book “The Curve of Her Life.”
• 11 a.m.-1 p.m. John Rollefson, class of 1968, will sign his series of books “Postils for Preaching.”
• 1-3 p.m. Jennifer (Weier) Gipp, class of 2004, and Barrett Gipp, class of 2002, will sign their two books, “Breaking Through the Fog” and “Out of the Shadows.”
• 1-3 p.m. Amy Weldon, associate professor of English will sign her two books; “The Hands-On Life” and “The Writer’s Eye: Observation and Inspiration of Creative Writers.”
• 1-3 p.m. Jerry Johnson, retired Luther director of public information, will sign several books, along with his newest release, “The Executioner’s Face.”

Several alumni matches will be held throughout the weekend:

• Flag football at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at Legacy Field in Carlson Stadium.
• Swim meet at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at Aquatic Center in the Regents Center.
• Rugby match at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at the Athletic Field.

The Luther vs. Simpson College football game is at 1 p.m. Saturday, in Carlson Stadium. Tickets are $6 for adults, $3 for students, $3 for seniors 65 , and there is no cost for children five and under. Tickets will be available at the gate; the game will be live-streamed at: stream.luther.edu/sports.

Immediately following the football game, a faculty reception will be held in Bentdahl Commons on the Luther campus, with a rain location of the Center for Faith and Life lobby.

A showing of the documentary “To This Day: Remembering Nordic Choir’s First International Tour,” will be shown in Valders Hall of Science Room 206, at 1:30 p.m. Saturday.

The Athletic Hall of Fame reception will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, in the Mostrom-Bahe Lobby in Jenson-Noble Hall of Music, with the induction ceremony to follow at 5 p.m. in the Noble Recital Hall in the same building. Inductees include: Ellen Drewes-Stoen, professor emerita of health and physical educaiton, Tyler Sherden, class of 2007, Kathryn (Haseman) Asplund, class of 2003, Jesse Reyerson, class of 2003, Todd Ancelet, class of 1998, Barb (Wagamon) Aamodt, class of 1993 and Maureen (Silberstein) Awtry, class of 1993.

A Festival Eucharist will be held at 10 a.m. Sunday in the Main Hall of the Center for Faith and Life. The Reverend Anne Edison-Albright will preside. Luther’s Cathedral Choir, Aurora, Collegiate Chorale and Norsemen will perform.

The Homecoming Concert begins at 1:30 p.m. Sunday in the Main Hall of the Center for Faith and Life with Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Daniel Baldwin, professor of music; Concert Band, conducted by guest conductor Jack Stamp; and Nordic Choir, conducted by Andrew Last, class of 1997, director of choral activities and associate professor of music. The Theodore Presser Scholarship award, Richard C. and Joann M. Hemp Family Prize, Carlo A. Sperati Award, and Weston H. Noble Award will be presented at the concert.

Along with usual homecoming festivities, the Luther College Chapter of the Black Student Union will officially commence their yearlong 50th anniversary commemoration with several events, including an Anniversary Reception for alumni, students and friends from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, at the Norby House; reservations can be made at https://www.luther.edu/alumni/events/bsu/friday-rsvp/. More information about the upcoming events of the BSU 50th anniversary celebration can be found online at https://www.luther.edu/alumni/events/bsu/.

A national liberal arts college with an enrollment of 2,005, Luther offers an academic curriculum that leads to the Bachelor of Arts degree in more than 60 majors and pre-professional programs. For more information about Luther visit the college’s website: http://www.luther.edu.

Children ages 3 to 6, with a favorite adult, are invited to join us in the Public Program Room of the library for a fun, interactive storytime featuring books, rhymes, music, and crafts.

For additional information, please contact Joan Roach, Children’s and Youth Librarian, at jroach@decorah.lib.ia.us or (563)382-3717.

Families with toddler through elementary aged children are invited to this three week, strengths-based workshop. In three weeks, learn how you can increase positive behaviors in children using the same techniques as your child’s school.

Families who complete the three week series will receive a $15 Kwik Star Gas Card and a gift set of children’s books and activities.

To register: Call or text Shelby at (563) 380-1300

Registration is FREE. A light meal and childcare will also be provided.

Dates: October 11th, 18th & 25th

Location: United Methodist Church

302 W Broadway St.

Decorah, IA 52101

NAMI Connection Recovery Support Group is a free, peer-led support group for adults living with mental illness. You will gain insight from hearing the challenges and successes of others, and the groups are led by NAMI-trained facilitators who’ve been there.

NAMI’s Support Groups are unique because they follow a structured model to ensure you and others in the group have an opportunity to be heard and to get what you need.

By sharing your experiences in a safe and confidential setting, you gain hope and develop relationships. The group encourages empathy, productive discussion and a sense of community.

Through her senior project, Luther College alumna Maggie (Steinberg) Hagen examined Luther’s history during key racialized moments in American history. That research led Hagen to delve further into the archives to understand the tensions she felt in her community during current historical moments.

Hagen will lead a discussion on Luther College’s history and her experiences on campus during a public forum at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, in the Center for Faith and Life Recital Hall on the Luther campus.

The discussion, “‘Here We Stand:’ Reflections on Luther’s Racial History and Legacy,” is open to the public with no charge for admission. It’s a part of Luther’s year-long commemoration of the founding of the Black Student Union, 1968-69. For more information on the fall 2018 events, visit luther.edu/alumni/events/bsu.

Following the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014, Hagen sought to better understand the tensions she felt in the Lutheran community as well as Luther’s campus community. She searched the Luther archives to discover a benchmark to understand the tensions she was experiencing. Through her research, she uncovered stories of struggle during the Civil War when Luther was founded. She also found stories of student unrest, violence and racism during the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s and 1970s, when her parents were students at Luther. She used events from history to analyze her own experiences on campus in present day.

Hagen is a 2015 graduate of Luther, earning a Bachelor of Arts in religion and political science. She is currently a program assistant for workplace justice and education at the National Women’s Law Center in Washington, D.C., where she focuses on issues of sexual harassment in the workplace and in schools, as well as issues surrounding the minimum age and wage gap, school discipline and educational equity. Following graduation, she served as a Lutheran Volunteer Corps member in Baltimore, Maryland, where she worked on creating protection for asylum seekers and those in immigration detention with Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service.

While a student at Luther, Hagen was a Peace Scholar in Norway and also studied abroad in South Africa, where she learned about democracy after Apartheid during J-term. She also completed a faculty/student summer research project where she analyzed the ways bias and stereotypes of Muslim women are reflected in laws, policies and media coverage. She stays involved with the Luther community by participating in the Washington, D.C. area Luther Gives challenge. She plans to attend law school next fall.

A national liberal arts college with an enrollment of 2,005, Luther offers an academic curriculum that leads to the Bachelor of Arts degree in more than 60 majors and pre-professional programs. For more information about Luther visit the college’s website: http://www.luther.edu.

Luther College graduate Sameer Dixit will speak about his extensive career in public health in Nepal at 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, in Valders Hall of Science Room 206 on Luther’s campus.

This lecture is open to the public with no charge for admission.

Dixit will discuss the challenges of creating a public health system in a developing country. He will also explain how he manages his numerous vocations in both the medical field and the entertainment industry. Questions about the event can addressed to the Center for Ethics and Public Engagement, cepe@luther.edu.

Since graduating from Luther in 1994, Dixit co-founded Molecular Dynamics Nepal, a world class medical research center, and serves as an adviser on antimicrobial resistance to the Nepal Ministry of Health and Population. He is also known for his work as co-presenter of “Good Morning Nepal,” and as an executive producer of the 2012 movie drama “Highway.”

A national liberal arts college with an enrollment of 2,005, Luther offers an academic curriculum that leads to the Bachelor of Arts degree in more than 60 majors and pre-professional programs. For more information about Luther visit the college’s website: http://www.luther.edu.

Luther College is hosting a Creative Arts Visit Day for students interested in arts, dance and theatre on Friday, Oct 26.

Prospective students will be given the opportunity to participate in workshops with faculty in painting, graphic design, technical theatre, dance and acting. They will also take part in student-to-student panels with art, dance and theatre majors. There will be lunch in the cafeteria, as well as tours of the facilities and student art studios. Students will also get to learn about the visual communications major and musical theatre minor, the college’s newest offerings.

Students will be given the opportunity to audition for dance and theatre scholarships or receive a portfolio review with art faculty as part of the Luther College Art Scholarship application.

Along with the tours and workshops that the students receive, parents will be able to participate in an admissions presentation and a tour of the Luther campus.

More information about Luther College’s Creative Arts Visit Day can be found at https://www.luther.edu/visual-performing-arts/visit-day/

A national liberal arts college with an enrollment of 2,005, Luther offers an academic curriculum that leads to the Bachelor of Arts degree in more than 60 majors and pre-professional programs. For more information about Luther visit the college’s website: http://www.luther.edu.

Fraidy Zoo by Thyra Heder is an children’s book featuring illustrations full of inventive, creative animal costumes. We will read the book and then use found objects to construct animal costumes and hand puppets using our imagination.

Cost: $20

The Luther College physics and chemistry departments invite community members to experience optical illusions and laser displays, make rockets and enjoy the mystifying side of science during a Haunted Lab from 6 to 8 p.m.  Friday, Oct. 26, and 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27.

The Haunted Lab is held in Valders Hall of Science on the lower level of the east wing. Visitors are encouraged to park in the lot east of Preus Library and use the southeast entrance on the lowest level of Valders. Signs will be posted to guide visitors to the lab.

The event is open to the public with no charge for admission. Visitors are invited to come at any time during the event. The Haunted Lab’s team of “science ghosts” will lead activities designed to be fun for visitors of all ages.

For more information, contact Erin Flater, associate professor of physics, at (563) 387-1632 or flater01@luther.edu.

A national liberal arts college with an enrollment of 2,005, Luther offers an academic curriculum that leads to the Bachelor of Arts degree in more than 60 majors and pre-professional programs. For more information about Luther visit the college’s website: http://www.luther.edu.

Pinter’s Pumpkin Patch – Join us for hours of entertainment and visit the Bakery for concessions and desserts!

Admission: $12.00 (3 and under free) Senior Citizens 65 $10
Purchase a Season Pass $35/person
1/2 Pass Admission for Grandparents on October 5 & 6

Open Saturdays from 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM and Sundays from 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM. September 22nd-October 28th

Activities in wagon rides to the pumpkin patch, jumping pillow, corn maze, big slides, pedal go karts, wiggleville, sand tire hill and tire maze, chess, duck races, corn box, farm animals and goat walk and much more!

This class continues to explore the Brioche Stitch.  We will be learning the tubular cast on.  Then moving into knitting two different hats, both using two colors.  It’s the class you have been waiting for!  You will be able to decide on worsted yarn or fingering yarn.  The homework will include the other option.  The patterns are the in Brioche Chic book.

This crocheted sweater is gorgeous in a striping fingering yarn.  Noro uses the Silk Garden fingering yarn.  This sweater has several stitches:  Chain, single crochet, double crochet, V-st (come learn about this one!)  We are learning gauge, sweater construction, and finishing techniques.

Materials needed:  Boxy Cardigan Pattern by Noro, yarn, crochet hook, measuring tape, markers, tapestry needle, buttons.  .  (Note: all materials bought at the Blue Heron Knittery for this class are 10% off!)

Halloween Party down in the Cellar! Two LIVE BANDS! Costume Contest! We’ll light Jack O Lanterns at 7pm to kick things off. Music starts around 8 with Nick-Less and Ghost Peaks. See you there!

Hey Decorah! I’m finishing a 4 1/2 week tour this month and will be celebrating with a show in my beloved hometown at my favorite venue THE LINGONBERRY. Lots of laughs, songs, stories and a **mysterious international special guest** Admission is $10 at the door, doors open at 7 pm and it’s BYOB. See you there! 

Pinter’s Pumpkin Patch – Join us for hours of entertainment and visit the Bakery for concessions and desserts!

Admission: $12.00 (3 and under free) Senior Citizens 65 $10
Purchase a Season Pass $35/person
1/2 Pass Admission for Grandparents on October 5 & 6

Open Saturdays from 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM and Sundays from 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM. September 22nd-October 28th

Activities in wagon rides to the pumpkin patch, jumping pillow, corn maze, big slides, pedal go karts, wiggleville, sand tire hill and tire maze, chess, duck races, corn box, farm animals and goat walk and much more!

Let us delight your appetite with our brunch in Peace Dining Room.  •Made to Order Omelets with Eggs •Rotating Waffle/Pancake/French Toast Bar with Toppings •Scrambled Eggs & Weekly Specialty Eggs •Sausage & Bacon •Rotating Carved Meat Station •Hash Browns •Assorted Cheeses •Fresh Fruit •Yogurt •Assorted Breakfast Pastries •Delicious Cakes, Pies & Desserts from the Norse Bakery Hours 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Reservations are encouraged for all Peace Brunch Sundays. Call 563-387-1514 to make reservations.

The annual Union Sunday School Concert Series features performances by trained musicians on the largest Kimball Pipe Organ in the United States. Built in 1896, the organ was a gift presented by former Iowa Governor William Larrabee to his daughter, Anna, who was the church’s organist for more than 60 years. Union Sunday School is part of the Montauk Historic Site.

Following the concert, the Clermont Historical Society will provide refreshments at the Clermont Opera House – one block from the Union Sunday School. Both the Concert and Tea are free.

The Organ Concert Series is co-sponsored by the State Historical Society of Iowa and the Clermont Historical Society.

Director Jennaya Robison welcomes you to the Luther College Gospel Choir , a choir focused on bringing peace, justice, and joy through music.  We rehearse Sundays from 5-6pm whenever Luther is in session, in the Choir Room at the Jenson-Noble Hall of Music.  Come whenever you can–there is no registration, no obligation, and no experience necessary. The group is open to ALL singers high school through adult (including staff, faculty, community members.)  There will be some performance opportunities, but singers don’t need to feel obligated to attend performances that don’t fit in their schedules. 

The Oneota Film Festival (OFF) and Northeast Iowa Peace and Justice (NEIPJ) will host a screening of the new documentary film America First: The Legacy of an Immigration Raid on Sunday, October 28 at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall.

The doors will open at 4:30pm. The film will begin at 5:00pm.

It’s been a decade since Postville, a small town in Iowa, suffered the largest immigration raid at a worksite in U.S. history: 389 immigrants were arrested in the biggest kosher meatpacking plant in the country. As Donald Trump revives some aspects of George W. Bush’s immigration enforcement policies, the Postville experience sheds light on the impact, efficiency and repercussions of massive worksite raids. In America First: The Legacy of an Immigration Raid, filmmakers Almudena Toral and Andrea  Patiño Contreras travel to Postville, Iowa, ten years after the infamous 2008 immigration raid, in an effort to shed light on the raid and its effects on the people of Postville.

A question and answer session led by Ruth Palmer and Marty Steele will immediately follow the film. Ruth is a long time immigration advocate who is involved with Catholic Charities, Justice for our Neighbors, NEI Peace and Justice immigrant working group, Path to Citizenship among other groups and also is guardian to several immigrant youth.  Marty is the AMMPARO representative for a local congregation and active with the Decorah Area Faith Coalition and also a guardian.

The film screening and discussion are free and open to the public.

Toddler Halloween Party!

Wear your costume and come to the library for lively stories, classic songs, and finger plays. Then stay and play for an additional half hour.

Appropriate for children 18 months to 3 years of age with a parent, grandparent, or caregiver. 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.

Decorah Public library  is excited to offer another CONNECT event with Lilly Jensen from Winneshiek County Conservation! Tween girls, in 4th – 8th grade, are invited to join us for a hike in the woods and to create outdoor sculptures reminiscent of British sculptor, environmentalist, and nature photographer Andy Goldsworthy.

Location to be determined. In case of inclement weather, CONNECT will meet at the library for a nature-inspired craft activity.

Please register by via the library website at www.decorah.lib.ia.us. For additional information,  contact Joan Roach, Children’s and Youth Librarian, at jroach@decorah.lib.ia.us or (563)382-3717.

Are you a budding entrepreneur in Winneshiek County looking for community support? Or an established entrepreneur wanting to take your business to the next level? Is your business ethical, sustainable, and local?

Bring your “big idea” on Tuesday, October 30 from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. to the Lingonberry and be ready to solicit confidential feedback from a supportive coaching team, including established entrepreneurs.  Small breakout groups will help you practice articulating your idea to others, and offer rich feedback.
This event will help you know if you’re ready to pitch at the November 13th “Pitch-a-thon” event and/or apply to be a featured entrepreneur at this year’s Winneshiek Idea House.

Learn more about the Winneshiek Idea House and RSVP for these events at https://winneshiekdevelopment.org/idea-house/.

This project is a collaboration with Winneshiek County Development, Inc. and supported by the Iowa Small Business Development Center for the purpose of incubating sustainable enterprises, encouraging business people of all ages, and making Winneshiek County an even better place to live.

DECORAH COMMUNITY FREE MEAL
Building Community Plate by Plate

Join with family, friends and neighbors for a FREE meal* served between 5 pm and 6:15 pm on the first Thursday of the month at First Lutheran Church in Decorah.
All ages are welcome.

The meal is served on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month beginning at 5 pm.

Main dishes are supplied by Sodexo at Luther College or by local restaurants. Salads and desserts are provided by volunteers from local community groups.

*Gluten free options are always available.
Donations welcome.

NAMI Connection Recovery Support Group is a free, peer-led support group for adults living with mental illness. You will gain insight from hearing the challenges and successes of others, and the groups are led by NAMI-trained facilitators who’ve been there.

NAMI’s Support Groups are unique because they follow a structured model to ensure you and others in the group have an opportunity to be heard and to get what you need.

By sharing your experiences in a safe and confidential setting, you gain hope and develop relationships. The group encourages empathy, productive discussion and a sense of community.

Join facilitator Storm Bailey for a lively two-part conversation about Homer’s “Odyssey” on Thursday November 1 and Thursday November 8 at 6:30 pm at Decorah Public Library. Books are available for checkout at the front desk of the Library; discussions are free and open to all. Participants are encouraged to read the full poem as well as the translator’s note prior to the Nov. 1 meeting.

The first great adventure story in the Western canon, “The Odyssey” is a poem about violence and the aftermath of war; about wealth, poverty, and power; about marriage and family; about travelers, hospitality, and the yearning for home.

In Emily Wilson’s fresh, authoritative version―the first English translation of “The Odyssey” by a woman―this stirring tale of shipwrecks, monsters, and magic comes alive in an entirely new way.

Whether this is a first experience with “The Odyssey” or the latest of many, anyone interested is invited to join a group of engaged readers to discuss the structure of the book and its key themes: from hospitality and friendship to masculinity and Homeric virtues. The group will explore what home means for Odysseus and what it might mean for us.

Facilitator Storm Bailey is a Professor of Philosophy at Luther College who is also exploring “The Odyssey” with Paideia students this fall.

Contact Decorah Public Library at 382-3717 for more information.

The Winneshiek Energy District (WED) and the Oneota Film Festival (OFF) will host a screening of the new documentary film Happening: A Clean Energy Revolution, directed by James Redford and featuring Mark Ruffalo, on Friday, November 2 at The Lingonberry, downtown Decorah. The doors will open at 6:30pm. The film will begin at 7:00pm and will be followed by a question and answer session with WED staff.

In Happening: A Clean Energy Revolution, filmmaker James Redford embarks on a colorful personal journey into the dawn of the clean energy era as it creates jobs, turns profits, and makes communities stronger and healthier across the US. Unlikely entrepreneurs in communities from Georgetown, TX to Buffalo, NY reveal pioneering clean energy solutions while James’ discovery of how clean energy works, and what it means at a personal level, becomes the audiences’ discovery too. Reaching well beyond a great story of technology and innovation, “Happening” explores issues of human resilience, social justice, embracing the future, and finding hope for our survival.

The event is open to members of one or both organizations. Members are encouraged to bring a non-member guest. Persons who are interested in attending and are not a member or guest of either WED or OFF, may become a new member of either organization at the door. Membership fee levels vary.