Tuesday, May 21
Norwegian Constitution Day Dinner
Tue, May 21 at 6:00 PM
@Washington Prairie Church
Valdres 503 Sons of Norway is hosting a Norwegian Constitution Day dinner Tuesday, May 21, at 6 pm, at the Washington Prairie Church in rural Decorah.
Friends in the community are invited. Paid reservations of $14 should be sent to Marlys Lien, 602 West Water St., Decorah, IA 52101; or Jean Iverson, 107 Meadow View Dr., Decorah, by May 12.
The women of Washington Prairie Church are preparing a Scandinavian port loin…
Wednesday, May 22
Expressions Dance Studio
Wed, May 22 at 6:00 PM - 2013 -2014 classes begin in August
@St. Ben's Catholic School
Dance class options:
Creative Movement, Classical Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Hip Hop, Pointe, Acro
Ages:
4 to adult
Join us at Carrie Lee Auditorium on Wednesday, May 22nd for our annual spring show celebrating 20 years of business in Decorah. Doors open at 6:00 PM, show begins at 6:30 PM. Admission is free for students and $4 for adults.
Contact: Sabrina Schmitt. 563-380-7303. dance_expressions@msn.com
The Price of Sand
Wed, May 22 at 7:30 PM
@Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
This 2013 documentary on large scale silica mining in the tri-state area will be shown at Good Shepherd Church, 701 Iowa Avenue, Decorah, Producer, Jim Tittle, lives in Red Wing, Minnesota and is a professional documentary producer. The full title is The Price of Sand: Documentary about Silica Mines, Small Towns and Money
Contact: Lyle Otte, 382-3137
Thursday, May 23
A Special Musical Performance at the Porter House Museum
Thu, May 23
@401 W Broadway
The public is invited to enjoy a special musical performance in the historic music parlor of the Porter House Museum on May 23rd at 7:30 p.m. The concert will feature Marjorie Wharton on piano, and will honor the 50th anniversary of composer Francis Poulenc’s death.
The 50th anniversary of Poulenc’s death invites an occasion to listen to his music, to music that inspired him, and to contemporary music that shares a distinctive connection.…
Contact: For more information, see porterhousemuseum.org, call (563) 382 8465, or email porterhousemuseum@gmail.com.
3rd Annual Canoe Creek Gathering--save the date!
Thu, May 23 at 3:00 PM to Sun, May 26, 2013
We happily announce the Canoe Creek Gathering 2013!
When: May 23rd -- 26th
Where: the Canoe Creek Valley of NE Iowa
What: A weekend of sharing our passions and discovering new passions, of preserving ancestral skills, creating a more sustainable lifestyle, practicing self-and community-reliance, and making a stronger more connected community.
activities may include:
basketry, wild edibles walk, hide tanning, knife sharpening, natural dyes, carving, primitive structures, natural building, felting, wilderness…
Contact: canoecreekskillshare@gmail.com
563 321 1757
Discuss "Path Between the Seas:" Panama Canal history
Thu, May 23 at 6:30 PM
@Decorah Public Library
The Decorah Public Library history book group will discuss David McCullough’s “The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal 1870-1914” at 6:30 p.m. Thursday May 23 at Decorah Public Library. Copies of the book will be available for check-out at the front desk of the library beginning Monday May 6.
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Truman, here is the national bestselling epic chronicle of the creation of the Panama…
Contact: Kristin Torresdal
ktorresdal@decorah.lib.ia.us
563-382-3717
Film: “DIRT”
Thu, May 23 at 7:00 PM
@Northeast Iowa Peace and Justice Center, 119 Winnebago
“DIRT”, the movie, an insightful and timely story of the glorious and unappreciated material beneath our feet. Inspired by William Bryant Logan’s acclaimed book: Dirt: The Ecstatic Skin of the Earth. What glue holds civilizations together? Living soil. The movie takes humorous and substantial look into the history and current state of the living organic matter that we come from and later return to. Sponsored by Green AmericCorps.
Contact: 563-382-5337
Friday, May 24
The Hebrew Lesson
Fri, May 24 at 8:30 PM
@DreamAces Farm, Wykoff, MN
Mark your calendars for the 2013 Play! in the Barn Season Opener:
The Hebrew Lesson
by Esther Ouray
music by Tim O’Keefe, Maryam Yusefzadeh and Greg Herriges
May 24, 8:30pm Dream Acres Farm
tickets: $12 or pay what you can
for info, and directions go to www.dreameryruralartsinitiative.org or call 507-352-4255
ASL interp. available with two day notice
The Hebrew Lesson is a one-woman play, written and performed by Esther…
Contact: www.dreameryruralartsinitiative.com///507-352-4255
Saturday, May 25
DanceFest 2013
Sat, May 25 at 3:00 PM to Sun, May 26, 2013 - Advance Ticket Sales End at Midnight on 5/23/12. Calls to reserve tickets received after 5/23 will be charged the at-the-door ticket price
@Lakeside Ballroom, 1202 N. 4th Street, Guttenberg, IA
Saturday—Box Office Opens at 3:30 pm
Dance 1 4:00 pm—7:00 pm (Western Swing/Country)
Kirk Dighton Band w/ Special Guest— Dave Dighton
Dance 2 8:00 pm—11:00 pm (Country/Variety)
Wichita
Sunday—Box Office Opens at 1:30 pm
Dance 3 2:00 pm—5:00 pm (Variety)
Buck Hollow Band
Dance 4 6:00 pm—9:00 pm (50s/60s & More)
Memory Brothers Band
Ala Carte Food & Beverages Available throughout the event. Dinner Buffet each evening. Food &…
Contact: Heritage Dancers, PHONE: 319-284-5521, EMAIL: heritagedancers@hotmail.com
FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/HeritageDancers
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Driftless Safari 2013 Begins!
@Winneshiek County
Are you looking for an adventure? The 2013 Driftless Safari will begin Memorial Day weekend! Join in and get ready for a season spent exploring some of the natural, cultural, and historic treasures of Winneshiek County!
The free program is open to anyone that loves to explore and wants to experience the treasures of Winneshiek County. This year features 15 new sites, so even if you've participated in the past, you should join…
Contact: www.driftless-safari.org
staff@driftless-safari.org
(563) 534-7145
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- Winneshiek Farmers Market
- Open House at The Center
- Park-Rec. Summer Registration Starts May 1
- Winneshiek Farmers Market
Classes (44)
PUPPET CAMP FOR MINI-MASTERS
Mon, June 24 - register now online at www.arthausdecorah.org, or call 382-5440
@ArtHaus Studio
AGE: 4-5 (Preschool and Kindergarten)
DATE: June 24-28
TIME: M-F, 9:00am-12:00 OR 1:00-4:00pm
COST: $95+$30 materials & snacks
Puppets! Puppets! Puppets! Experience the fun and challenge of puppet design, creating finger puppets, hand puppets, and more! Get to know the materials and mechanisms used by master puppet builders and learn the basics of bringing your puppets to life. The week concludes with a puppet showing and demonstration of everyone’s creations!
Contact: 563.382.5440, www.arthausdecorah.org, arthaus508@gmail.com
DIG DEEPER CAMP
Mon, June 17 at 9:00 AM - register now online at www.arthausdecorah.org, or call 382-5440
@ArtHaus Studio and The Clay Studio
AGE: 6-8 (entering 1st-3rd grades) or 9-12 (entering 4th-6th grades)
DATE: June 17-21
TIME: M-F, 9:00am-3:00pm
COST: $145 + $65 materials & snacks
Let your imagination, curiosity, and artistic spirit soar as we explore art through the study of fossils, prehistoric artworks, and ancient artifacts. Splitting your day between the ArtHaus Studio and the Clay Studio, you'll dig into the history of the natural world, connecting the past with the present. Explore the…
Contact: 563.382.5440, www.arthausdecorah.org, arthaus508@gmail.com
COMIC WORLD CAMP
Mon, June 10 at 9:00 AM - register now online at www.arthausdecorah.org, or call 382-5440
@ArtHaus Studio and The Clay Studio
AGE: 9-12 (entering 4-6th grades)
DATE: June 10-14
TIME: M-F, 9:00am-3:00pm
COST: $145 + $65 materials & snacks
Come to ArtHaus and enter an imaginary world created by you, where heroes come in all forms! From creating our own comic books, to constructing a 3-D self-portrait as a superhero, we will seek inspiration in both classic comics and contemporary animation while exploring our own themes of good vs. evil. As we split each…
Contact: 563.382.5440, www.arthausdecorah.org, arthaus508@gmail.com
GIRL POWER! CAMP
Mon, June 3 at 9:00 AM - register now online at www.arthausdecorah.org, or call 382-5440
@ArtHaus Studio
AGE: 12-15
DATE: June 3-7
TIME: M-F, 9:00am-1:00pm
COST: $105+$40 materials fee
Join us for an empowering week as we deconstruct images of women in popular culture, challenge stereotypes, and explore female identity. We’ll express our ideas through painting, collage, clay and more, showcasing our inspirational art at the end of the week in a gallery show open to the public.
Contact: 563.382.5440, www.arthausdecorah.org, arthaus508@gmail.com
PAPER WORSHIP: The Art of the Handmade Book
Thu, June 6 at 6:00 PM - register now online at www.arthausdecorah.org, or call 382-5440
@ArtHaus Studio
DATE: June 6-27 (4 weeks)
TIME: Thursdays, 6-8:30 pm
COST: $60 + $25 materials
INSTRUCTOR: Jay Raabe
Create extraordinary objects by exploring the possibilities found in a single sheet of paper. From origami to simple “low maintenance” binding, you will learn a variety of paper manipulation and bookmaking techniques which utilize only a few essential tools to produce elegant objects. Class will begin by engaging in what Jay refers to as “paper…
Contact: 563.382.5440, www.arthausdecorah.org, arthaus508@gmail.com
WRITING HISTORICAL FICTION
Wed, June 5 at 6:30 PM - register now online at www.arthausdecorah.org, or call 382-5440
@ArtHaus
DATE: June 5-July 10 (6 weeks)
TIME: Wednesdays, 6:30-8:30 pm (final class 6:30-9:30)
COST: $90
INSTRUCTOR: Amy Weldon
“Historical fiction” is now a broader, more interesting, and more popular category than ever, including writers from Michael Chabon to Hilary Mantel, Andrea Barrett to Edward P. Jones. Since its possibilities are so tempting — exploring the past, in costume! — how can you avoid its most common pitfalls while having fun and bringing the…
Contact: 563.382.5440, www.arthausdecorah.org, arthaus508@gmail.com
TURNING LIFE INTO FICTION (OR NOT)
Tue, June 4 at 6:30 PM - register now online at www.arthausdecorah.org, or call 382-5440
@ArtHaus Studio
DATE: June 4-July 9 (6 weeks)
TIME: Tuesdays, 6:30-8:30pm (final class 6:30-9:30)
COST: $90
INSTRUCTOR: Amy Weldon
This course will explore ways to mine your own experience, memories, observations, and emotions for the material of fiction and creative nonfiction. Engage the basic elements of sensory detail, plot, dialogue, character, conflict, place, and explore the line between fiction and memoir in a series of readings, in-class exercises, and friendly small-group discussions. Craft your own…
Contact: 563.382.5440, www.arthausdecorah.org, arthaus508@gmail.com
DRAWING & PAINTING EN PLEIN AIRE
Mon, June 3 at 6:00 PM - register now online at www.arthausdecorah.org, or call 382-5440
@ArtHaus Studio
DATE: June 3-July 8 (6 weeks)
TIME: Mondays, 6-8pm
COST: $75 + $25 materials; $20 drop-in fee
INSTRUCTOR: Sarah Frydenlund
The area in which we live is rich in color and natural beauty, perfect inspiration for painting and drawing. Whether you have taken a painting class before or not, Sarah will work with you to further your understanding of the properties of watercolor and guide you in drawing & painting from the…
Contact: 563.382.5440, www.arthausdecorah.org, arthaus508@gmail.com
- Digital Marketing Workshop
- Summer Ballet and Tap Classes (ages 3-adult)
- “Bluebird Hospitality: Build It (a house) and They Will Come!
- $5 Intro to Vinyasa Yoga
- Body Building!
- TRUE LEAF RETREAT
- Flourish Summer Camp for Youth
- Workshop explores free digital marketing possibilities
- Nålbinding with Kate Martinson
- Bronze Pour— Casting Medallions and Thor’s Hammer with Kelly Ludeking
- Creating Useful Objects in Horn, Bone, and Antler with Harley Refsal
- Cut-out Relief Carving with Scandinavian Themes with Bruce Futterer
- Rosemaling—Gudbrandsdal Design with Judy Ritger
- Rosemaling—Back to Basics with Marlys Hammer
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- Spanish Immersion Camp
- Spanish Immersion Camp
- Gentle Yoga
- New Community Class At The Yoga Studio
- The Yoga Studio Spring Session
- Eleventh Annual Summer Youth Theater Program - East o’ the Sun & West o’ the Moon
- the Art of Remembering our Mothers and Healing Ourselves
- Intro to Demi-Bar Pilates
- Kolaches—Old World Czechoslovakian Pastry
- Bunad Camp
- Happy Kids Class!
- Beginning Massage Techniques
- The Suspender Sweater
- Tae Kwon Do Classes
- Conservation and Preservation of Textile Heirlooms
- Expressions Dance Studio
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- Kitchen Garden Basics V
- Kitchen Garden Basics IV
- Kitchen Garden Basics III
- Kitchen Garden Basics II
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For Sale, Free, Barter, Wanted, or Rideshare Posts (173)
Wanted: Wish to rent small camper or pop-up for local camping
My 2 kids and I would like to rent someone's camper for use at the local campground May 29 - June 1.
Wanted: Used Computers
Wanted your used computers/lap tops in working order that you want to get rid of leave me a email juliebolson6287@msn.com
Wanted: Laying Hens
Hi,
We are looking for some laying hens and a rooster or two. Doesn't matter what breed just as long as their laying eggs. You can contact me at 269-512-2515 I live in Decorah. Thanks so much
For Sale: Ford F150 Pickup
2000 F150 Ford Pickup with topper. V8, PS, PB, AC, Tilt, Cruise. Starts and runs very good. Body is in good shape. 99,000 miles. $2150.00 OBO 563-417-5888
For Sale: Boat
14' Alum boat with 15 hp Evinrude motor and ShoreLand'r trailer. Motor was just serviced and runs good. Selling boat with all accessories. Trailer comes with spare tire. $1000.00. 563-417-5888
For Sale: Graco Snugride 22 Car Seat & Base - $20
Gently used Graco SnugRide 22 car seat & base - $20.
This carseat was purchased in September of 2011 and the expiration date printed on the bottom is December 2016. Never been in an accident. Manual included.
Additional information:
Rear-facing only for infants 5-22 lbs and up to 29" tall
5-point harness
Removable infant head support cushions baby's head
Easy-to-read level indicator
Rotating canopy
Car seat can be removed from base…
Wanted: Dresser and Desk
I am looking for a cheap, gently used, and fairly large dresser as well as a desk, preferably with drawers. I just moved into a house and need some bedroom furniture, but I do not want to spend a lot for new items! Thanks!
-Travis N.
Wanted: Please help
I have a friend who is homeless ! She needs to find a place to live asap as she has been living in a hotel for 30 days with help from community action but her time allowed is almost up there! She is disabled and has a small dog! Please if anyone knows of an apartment with rent that includes utilities and no more than 400 or less a month or if someone has…
For Sale: Never used Yoga Mat (yellow) with Carrying Bag
Bright yellow yoga mat with carrying bag that has shoulder strap. Never used. For sale together for $16.
For Sale: Gold's Gym 20 Kettle Bell
Slightly used, but in great shape for $18.
For Sale: Floor Drain/Grate
We bought this for our garage when we laid new concrete but it didn't work. Meas. 36'x14" (1' lip) 18" deep stainless. Bought last year for $500. Askin $350 obo
For Sale: Metronome
Metronome- Sabine ZipBeat 6000 Digital
$10
Battery powered
Sells on Amazon $25 used
Decorah
For Rent: 2 bedroom apartment in Lansing Iowa
Two bedroom apartment in Lansing, Iowa. First floor, washer dryer hookup, stove fridge and internet. $450 plus utilities, one year lease, references required.
For Sale: John Deere Bagger
Bagger is two years old. Comes with mounting bracket. It fits any X series with a 42" deck. $275.00 cash 563-419-3984