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2008 Calendar of Art Events
April . . . May . . .
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“Salem School Art Gala and Show”
Through the month of April
Stillwater Art Guild Gallery
Students from Salem Lutheran School in Stillwater will be the first school to display their work at the Stillwater Art Gild Gallery. Artist in residence April Mehls taught each class Kindergarten through 8th Grade. Each student has selected a final piece to be on display for the month of April.
Artist’s Reception: April 3, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
(651) 689-0149
Celebrate Poetry Month
April 10 at 7 p.m. - Deborah Keenan
April 23 at 7 p.m. - Jim Lenfesty
Stillwater Public Library
The Valley Bookseller, Stillwater Public Library, ArtReach Alliance and Arcola Mills invite the community to this free and open to the public poetry series Celebrating Poetry Month. You are invited to meet two great authors at the Stillwater Public Library Deborah Keenan will read from her eighth book Willow Room, Green Door: New and Selected Poems. Keenan has received two Bush Foundation Fellowships for her poetry, an NEA Fellowship, and The Loft McKnight Poet of Distinction Award among others. Jim Lenfesty will read from his latest collection of poetry, A Cartload of Scrolls: 100 Poems on the Manner of T’ang Dynasty Poet Han-Shan. Jim has published poetry reviews and articles, plus a book of essays, The Urban Coyote: Howlings on Family, Community and The Search of Peace and Quiet.
Stillwater Early Childhood Education’s 18th Annual Children’s Festival
Saturday, April 12th, 9am-1pm at Rutherford Elementary School
$5 per child at the door includes many fun games and activities. Activities include super jumps, face painting, games, music, and story time. ArtReach Alliance will offer free hands-on art activities. Open to all families with young children! Proceeds benefit Stillwater Area Public Schools Early Childhood Programs. For more info, call 351-8350.
Valley Chamber Chorale “Voices of Reason and Beauty”
April 18 at 8 p.m.
April 19 at 4 p.m. & 8 p.m.
April 20 at 3 p.m.
Washington County Historic Courthouse
This is a concert in celebration of the planet Earth and our need to care for it. The featured work will be a commission by Aaron David Miller that will honor the beauty of the St. Croix Valley and all of nature.
Tickets Adult-$32, Senior/Student- $27
(651)430-0124 or www.valleychamberchorale.org
“Croix Chordsmen Chorus”
April 19 at 3:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.
Stillwater Area High School
The “Croix Chordsmen Chorus will present their annual barbershop family shows. The theme this year is “70 Years of the Barber –shop Harmony” A salute to the beginning of Barbershop music when it was organized in 1938. Tickets $12 reserved seats, $8 General admission. (651)-731-9436 or tedbolles@gmail.com or www.stcroixvalleychapter.com
“Big Top Chautauqua in Concert”
April 19 at 2:00 & 7:30 p.m.
St. Croix Festival Theatre
St. Croix Falls, WI
For over 20 years Big Top Chautauqua has entertained and informed its audiences about regional history. “Wild, Woods & Water – A celebration of the St. Croix River is sure to engage all ages. Tickets $25 in advance, $30 at the door. (715)483-3387 or www.festivaltheatre.org
Smoke on the Mountain
April 24, 25, and 26 at 7:30 p.m.
May 1, 2, and 3 at 7:30 p.m.
St. Croix ArtBarn, Osceola, WI
A musical adventure set in 1938 Mount Pleasant, NC.
More than two dozen songs and hilarious stories will provide an entertaining evening that will have audiences clapping, singing, laughing and cheering. Tickets $8 students, $10 seniors, $12 adults. (715)294-2787 or www.stcroixartbarn.com
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