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Friday, January 27

Decorah Go Blue Day

Fri, January 27

@Decorah, IA

Decorah is going BLUE on Friday, January 27th!

Support Decorah in the Blue Zones Project to help our community members be healthier, happier, and live longer. We want Decorah to be chosen as a Blue Zone, but we need your help.

We are currently at around 15% community participation. Our goal is to reach 20% on Go Blue Day.

Here's what you can do:

- PLEDGE... read more

Contact: Contact Nikki Brevig for promotional material at (563)382-3990 or director@decorahareachamber.com

ArtHaus Presents: The Pistol Whippin Party Penguins

Fri, January 27 at 8:00 PM - no reservations needed; doors open at 7:30

@Steyer Opera House-Hotel Winneshiek

DATE & TIME: Friday, January 27, 8pm -11:30pm
COST: $8/$6 students at the door, cash bar, appetizer menu available
LOCATION: Steyer Opera House in the Hotel Winnesheik

Don’t let their irreverent name fool you! The Penguins offer seriously good foot stomping bluegrass. ArtHaus is excited to present this Minneapolis-based band at the Steyer Opera House where there’s... read more

Contact: 563-382-5440, arthaus508@gmail.com, www.arthausdecorah.org

Saturday, January 28

Winter Film Festiva: National Geographic: Everglades National Park

Sat, January 28

@Effigy Mounds National Monument

Effigy Mounds National Monument continues the 49th annual Winter Film

Festival on Saturday, January 28, with National Geographic: Everglades

National Monument. Show times for the film are 10:00, 11:00 a.m., 12 noon,

1:00, 2:00, and 3:00 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, January 28 and 29. There

will also be a 1:00 p.m. showing on Monday, January 30, 2012.

Foot-Notes Dance

Sat, January 28 at 7:00 PM

@Decorah Middle School

The Decorah Schools will be hosting a Footnotes dance that is open to the community for all ages on January 28th from 7:00-9:30 at the Decorah Middle School. Proceeds will enable Decorah TAG students to experience National and International academic competitions.

Sunday, January 29

Luther Soccer Winter Skills Clinic

Sun, January 29 to Sun, February 12, 2012 - 1:00-2:30pm on Sunday January 29, Sunday February 5, Sunday February 12

@Luther College Regent Center

The Luther College Men's & Women's Soccer programs will be hosting a 3-Day Skills Clinic from 1-2:30pm on Sundays (January 29, February 5, February 12) for ages 7-14. The goal of the clinic is improve on the individual players' technical skills including quick footwork, 1v1 moves, passing, receiving, turning with the ball, and shooting. The clinic will culminate... read more

Contact: Chris Garcia-Prats garcch01@luther.edu

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Holds “Welcoming Sunday” Services This Weekend

Sun, January 29 at 9:30 AM to Mon, January 30, 2012 - There is also a smaller Saturday evening service at 5:00 p.m.

@701 Iowa Avenue, Decorah, IA

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Holds “Welcoming Sunday” Services This Weekend

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church (ELCA) will hold special worship services celebrating the congregation’s welcome to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people on Saturday, Jan. 28 at 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, Jan. 29 at 9:30 a.m. Good Shepherd is located at 701 Iowa Avenue in Decorah. The community... read more

KDEC and T-bocks Open Stage w/ Featured Artist Jeni Grouws

Sun, January 29 at 6:45 PM - Sign up at 6:45, show starts at 7:00pm

@T-bocks

Open Stage takes place the last Sunday of every month. Please come to share some tunes or stories of your own or support the many talented people that make this such a fun night.

This month we are very excited to have Jeni Grouws!!

Below is a nice bio:

Music has always been, and will always be, according to Jeni, "the chocolate chips in the cookie... read more

Contact: mlynnca@gmail.com

Monday, January 30

SWEET WORDS: CRAFTING A VALENTINE’S DAY SONNET

Mon, January 30 at 7:30 PM - register online at www.arthausdecorah.org or call 563.382.5440

@ArtHaus

DATE: January 30-February 13 (3 weeks)
TIME: Mondays, 7-8:30pm
COST: $45
INSTRUCTOR: Kate Narveson
LOCATION: ArtHaus

“How do I love? Let me count the ways...” wrote Elizabeth Barrett Browning to her beloved. When one of Shakespeare’s characters falls in love, he says that he’s “turned sonnet.” And truly, what better way to melt your honey’s heart than poetry... read more

Contact: 563-382-5440, arthaus508@gmail.com, www.arthausdecorah.org

Tuesday, January 31

Romance & Relaxation Aromatherapy Class

Tue, January 31 at 6:00 PM

@Oneota Community Co-op Classroom, 312 W Water St. Decorah

We are pleased to welcome Aura Cacia Aromatherapist Charlynn Avery to the Oneota Coop Classroom! Charlynn will be sharing her knowledge of essential oils and aromatherapy in a class geared towards romance and relaxation just in time for Valentine's Day. Class attendees will make a product to bring home.

Class maximum of 15 participants so please call or email to register... read more

Contact: Johanna Bergan
(563) 382-4666
johanna@oneotacoop.com

Thursday, February 2

Vesterheim Free Thursday

Thu, February 2 at 2:45 PM

@Vesterheim Open Air Division

DECORAH, Iowa —Winter has arrived and Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum invites everyone to play in the snow on February 2, “Free First Thursday.” From 2:45-5:00 p.m. join Lilly Jensen from the Winneshiek County Conservation Board and learn to snowshoe in the museum's Open Air Division. All ages are welcome and refreshments will be provided in the museum's Bethania... read more

Soulful Journaling Workshops

Thu, February 2 at 6:30 PM to Thu, February 23, 2012 - Please register by January 31, 2012

@Java Johns, 400 W. Water St, Decorah, IA

Journal writing helps us to explore our soul’s longings; it opens us up to our creativity, deepens our intuition and helps us investigate our life’s circumstances.

Join Diane Ludeking in this four-part series where she will guide you in using your journal as a tool to enhance your life. Diane will provide a safe space with guided meditations, writing prompts, and personalized... read more

Contact: Diane Ludeking (608) 772-9515, sukowatz@yahoo.com, www.dianeludeking.com

Farwell Distinguished Lecture with Nicholas Kristof, "Half the Sky: A Call to Action"

Thu, February 2 at 7:00 PM - FREE!

@Center For Faith & Life, Luther College

Luther College presents the Farwell Distinguished Lecture with Nicholas Kristof, Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times columnist. Mr. Kristof is co-author with his wife, Sheryl WuDunn, of "Half the Sky, Turning Opression into Opportunity Worldwide" - a New York Times bestselling book on women's issues across the globe.

Nicholas Kristof has lived... read more

Contact: More information at www.luther.edu, or contact Luther College Campus Programming at nichbe01@luther.edu, (563) 387-1536.

'The United Nations' Quest to End Extreme Poverty'

Thu, February 2 at 9:30 PM

@Luther College, Center For Faith and Life

Luther College alumnus Eric Olson, an economic affairs officer for the Department of Economic and Social Affairs in the United Nations Secretariat, will present the college's Spring Convocation lecture Thursday, Feb. 2 at 9:40 a.m. in the Center for Faith and Life Main Hall on the Luther campus.

Olson's address, titled "The United Nations' Quest to End Extreme... read more

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