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Area Cultural Events

Weekend Happenings

By borges, Section Area Cultural Events
Posted on Thu Jul 31, 2008 at 06:03:23 AM CST

Along with the very beautiful Hiroshima Remembrance in La Crosse we have quite a few arts happenings.

Wilton has the Wood Turtle Festival all weekend. There is a contact phone number in the calendar listing, but no website info available.

Main Street Station in Viroqua has loaded up the schedule with a Poetry Slam Friday night and a special guest is Teague_Alexy who seems to have an interesting style...

And then there is Magic_Mama who is an eco-edu-tainer -- ecology educator who is entertaining -- and will have two presentations, one at 10 am and another at 2 pm. Cost is $5 for kids, $10 for adults or $8 in advance.

And finally on Sunday Adam_Tanner is coming for a 3 pm concert. His work is not on Youtube much, but he did sit in with The Hunger Mountain Boys on mandolin and was quite good, so here is a view into his musical world...

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Gays Mills Museum to host improv tonight

By borges, Section Area Cultural Events
Posted on Thu Jul 17, 2008 at 10:45:08 PM CST

The Kickapoo River Museum in Gays Mills will be host to InToIt Improv group as they perform "Here and Then There Again" along with The Cardboard Radio Show this Friday, July 18, starting at 8 p.m.

There will be live music, great entertainment and a lots of fun, all benefiting the restoration of this lovely building. Free will donation. Hope to see you then! Please call for more information. 608 area 606~4808 from Anne O'C

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Crawford County Fair on this Week--July 10-13

By borges, Section Area Cultural Events
Posted on Thu Jul 10, 2008 at 12:56:44 PM CST

Crawford County Fair starts up today. All the details are here.

LET'S PARTY LIKE IT'S 1858! Happy 150th Fair.

image of The Back Home Boys from their website. They will perform tonight at 7 pm.

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Liz Cifani Hosting Two Recitals

By Kdahl, Section Area Cultural Events
Posted on Mon Jun 30, 2008 at 12:34:45 PM CST

Liz Cifani is hosting two recitals this summer in her acoustically designed home in Brush Hollow. The first performance is by Erin Ponto, harpist, on
Sunday, July 13 at 3 p.m. The second is by Jim Bowers, classical guitarist, on Sunday, August 17 at 3 p.m.

Reservations are required; please call Liz at 637-6849 for reservations and directions. $15 per person. Seating is limited so don't delay making the call.

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"Don't Dump On Us" Benefit Concert 7/2

By borges, Section Area Cultural Events
Posted on Thu Jun 26, 2008 at 11:46:57 AM CST

Tom Neilson, the Jon Stewart of folk music will be playing on Wednesday, July 2nd at 7:30 p.m. for a benefit concert for Asbury Ridge Community for Hope (ARCH) and People for Harmony Opposed to Pollution for the Environment (HOPE).

Picture in Tom Neilson-2.doc

Neilson will be performing in the Dahl Pharmacy building, 210 South Main St., Viroqua. Neilson, a celebrated children's performer, will also perform at a children's concert at 4 p.m. on July 3rd in the Dahl Pharmacy Building.

More detail below the fold, and more info from Karen: kdahl[at]frontiernet[dot]net or 637-7710

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The Pines are back this Friday 6/27

By borges, Section Area Cultural Events
Posted on Wed Jun 25, 2008 at 07:20:46 PM CST

Welcome The_Pines back to Viroqua at Main_Street_Station, Friday 6/27 at 8 pm. Tickets $10 in advance/$12 at the door. Tickets/608-637-1912 tickets available at Nelson ag-center and all Viroqua public market merchants.

The PINES return this Friday!

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Viroqua Community Theatre Auditions 7/15

By borges, Section Area Cultural Events
Posted on Mon Jun 16, 2008 at 07:09:51 PM CST

The Viroqua_Community_Theatre will be holding auditions in July for Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific, directed by Jane Kouba. The auditions will be held on July 15th and July 16th from 5:00PM-9:00PM at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 504 South Main Street in Viroqua. Please enter the church using the rear parking lot entrance. Please bring with you a current headshot or photo, and a prepared piece to sing, preferably from a Broadway show. An accompanist will be provided. Auditions will take place on a first come, first served basis. Callbacks will take place on Friday July 18th, at 6:00PM. The play will be performed September 25th-28th at the Temple Theatre in downtown Viroqua. For specific information concerning these auditions please contact Pam Kalinosky at 637-2717.

The Viroqua Community Theatre was established in the fall of 2007 as a way to provide an opportunity for dramatic expression in theatre, education and performance - creating one community through the arts.

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Poverty Discussion Group at Parkview Manor

By borges, Section Area Cultural Events
Posted on Sat Jun 14, 2008 at 06:50:04 AM CST

The recent flooding has all our minds and hearts turned to our neighbors, friends and family. However, there is another disaster situation in Vernon County that is virtually ignored and is a constant and now-deepening threat.

Poverty.

And most of the poor are our children - 33.8% of them are living in poverty in Vernon County right now. Due to budget cuts on the State and Federal level, rapidly rising gas prices, the global food crisis and lack of family-supporting jobs, we are facing an unhealthy and rapidly widening divide between the haves and the have-nots.

One person can't do much of anything. However, a group of people might be able to provide solutions to some of aspects of poverty. Please join us on the last Saturday of the months of June, July, and August at 10 a.m. at the Park View Manor Community Room to ponder and implement solutions to poverty. Everyone is welcome and everyone will be able to speak.

We are not a formal group and are not associated with any institution, church, or government body. We are only a small group of individuals who see the need to alleviate poverty in the Vernon County area.

For those who wish to participate and have difficulty with transportation, please call Margaret Thielke at 637-6742.

Rosemary Thielke

Park View Manor
200 Park View Court
Viroqua, WI 54665

Margaret Thielke

E8375 Offerdahl Road
Viroqua, WI 54665
647-6742
<mmtfarm(at)frontiernet(dot)net>

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