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Eleventh Annual Driftless Spoon Gathering 2023


  • La Farge Village Park 729-735 Park Drive La Farge, WI 54639 (map)

A Spoon Gathering is an event for spoon carvers—and would-be spoon carvers or people curious about spoon carving—and green woodworkers of all sorts to get together to carve spoons, talk carving and carving tools, share techniques and tools and carving wood, trade or sell spoons or tools.

The 11th Annual Driftless Spoon Gathering will take place Friday, Sept. 8 through Sunday, Sept. 10. The three shelters in the La Farge Village Park are reserved for all three days.  Even though programmed activities don't start until Saturday, more and more people are coming early—on Friday, and some on Thursday, to start carving and renewing or starting friendships.

A beginners’ spoon carving class happens first thing Saturday morning, with carving knives and wood available, for no extra charge. (There's no extra charge for any event at the Gathering!)   Demonstrations of axe skills, sharpening techniques, detailing, etc. get organized  on both Saturday & Sunday according to interests and available expertise.

Two special events are scheduled: a potluck Saturday night (6-7PM) with live music (5-7PM) and a Spoon Pass at noon on Sunday. Never been to a Spoon Pass? Just bring a spoon blank and your carving tools: we’ll sit in a circle and carve on a blank for 5 minutes, then pass the blank to the person on your left. At the end of an hour or so, you go away from the Circle with the last spoon you carved on. (Worried you won’t have a blank? Someone will knock one out for you.)

This Driftless Folk School Spoon Gathering will be held in our usual place: the beautiful 4 acre Village Park in La Farge, Wisconsin.

The entrance fee is $15/person or $25/family, which covers the entire weekend! Registration is optional--pay online or when you arrive.

Camping is first-come, first-served. Camping fees are $10-$20, depending on services, and are paid separately to the Village Park.

Also… Join us for our Autumn Barn Dance!!

DATE: Saturday, September 9th

TIME: 7:00 - 9:00 PM

LOCATION: La Farge Community Center

PRICE: FREE!!

(Donations to the Band and Caller greatly appreciated.)

CALLER - Liz Voz

BAND - Old Friends Band

Children are welcome, this is a family friendly event!

We hope you can join us for this fun & eventful weekend!!

PLEASE NOTE: Bring all food and personal supplies. Some wood and carving tools will be available to buy.

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