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2nd Annual Community Celebration!

  • Driftless Folk School & Thoreau College Campus 224 Wisconsin 56 Viroqua, WI, 54665 United States (map)

EVENT DETAILS…

Date: July 6th, 2024

Time: 1:00 - 5:30 PM

(Come early for the Viroqua Farmers Market and stay after for Live in Viroqua… Make it a fun-filled day in Viroqua!)

Location: Driftless Folk School + Thoreau College Campus

224 Wisconsin 56 Viroqua, WI, 54665

Activities + Treats:

  • Folk School Instructors leading demonstrations of their classes

  • Free 30 minute micro-classes (see full schedule below)

  • A Silent Auction with instructors’ handmade goods and other prizes

  • Traditional games and activities for the whole family

  • A few farm animals to meet (sheep, oxen, etc.)

  • Live music from multiple artists and a community song circle

  • Refreshing beverages and seasonal snacks

  • …and an ice cream truck (Udder Brothers)!

  • Shade Haven will be set up. Bring your own lawn chair or blanket!

LIVE MUSIC:

1:30 - 3:00 — Casey Barth (old time and traditional blues guitar with vocals)

3:00 - 4:30 — Jay Hoffman (folk, some originals, and just about everybody's favorites, on guitar with vocals)

4:30 - 5:30 — Community Song Circle Led by Liz Rog

MICRO CLASSES:

1:30 - 2:00 — Basics of Clawhammer Banjo Led by Brennan Henry

2:00 - 2:30 — Spinning Yarn with a Drop Spindle Led by Ellie Barbeau

2:30 - 3:00 — DIY Off Grid Basics Led by Jon Passi

OR — Wild Food/Wild Medicine Plant Walk Led by Linda Conroy 

3:00 - 3:30 — Traditional Tool Sharpening Led by Jon Anderson

3:30 - 4:00 —  Mindfulness in Nature Led by Roger Reynolds

OR — Fermentation 101 Led by Laura Mathis

4:00 - 4:30 — Chip Carving led by John Carlson

4:30 - 5:30 — Community Song Circle Led by Liz Rog

We hope you can join us!!

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