COmmunitycalendar

The Community Calendar is curated and designed by Julianna Williams. Events are subject to change, always check ahead for up-to-date information on any events you are interested in.

Events for February 11 - February 23

Saturday, February 11

Wednesday, February 15 cont.

43rd Annual Avoca & Rural Fire Department Celebration

7:30 AM - 2:00 PM Avoca Community Building, Avoca Avoca & Rural Fire Department on Facebook for more details Avoca EMS Food Stand wll be open all day! Door prizes starting at 8 AM until gone, Bake sale at 11 AM, Euchre tournament at 12 PM, Meat paddles starting at 12 PM until gone.

Spring Green Farmers Market 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM S230 E. Monroe St., Spring Green Spring Green Farmers Market Is a year-round outdoor market offering seasonal produce, local meats, baked goods and many other wonderful items. Held outside the Spring Green Community Public Library every Saturday morning. Preorders are recommended. Visit our Facebook or Instagram page or email SGFarmersMarket@gmail.com for a list of participating vendors and their contact into.

Anatomy of a Novel: Special Presentation for Writers and Readers 11:00 AM 230 E. Monroe St., Spring Green springgreenlibrary.com Learn how authors build and create memorable novels from the nuts and bolts of the first paragraph to "The End." Learn how to distinguish good writing from great writing. Enjoy a discussion related to voice and plot that ends with a writing exercise.

LIVE MUSIC: Bluegrass Jam 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Spring Green General Store, 137 S. Albany St., Spring Green 608-5880-707, karin@springgreengeneralstore.com, SpringGreenGeneralStore.com Free event. All ages welcome! Bluegrass Jams will be held on the second Saturday of each month. While the weather permits they'll be held on our back deck. Bring your instrument and play along or come to listen; all are welcome.

Arena VFW Steak and Chicken Fry 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM 514 Willow St., Arena For more information, look up Ewing-Olson VFW Post 9336-Arena on Facebook Steaks $15, Chicken breast $8. 608-753-2225 for carry out.

Trivia Night with The Friends Of The Kraemer Library and Linda & Dan Kettner

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Plain Kraemer Library and Community Center, 910 Main St, Plain Dinner at 6, Trivia at 6:30. Teams will be randomly assigned. Dinner, non-alcoholic drinks & dessert will be provided. Space is limited. Sign up by stopping by the library or call 608-546-4201.

Benefit Show with Sugar Mama & The Rent Check at Slowpoke 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM Slowpoke Lounge, 137 W Jefferson St., Spring Green slowpokelounge.com No cover, but we do request a $5-$10 donation Help support the Musician in Residence program with live music guaranteed to beat the winter blues! Join us as Sugar Mama & The Rent Check take the stage playing some great rock and soul with a Valentine's Day theme!

LIVE MUSIC: 3 SOULS 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM Keg & Kettle Bar, 104 S Oak St, Lone Rock For info search 3 Souls on Facebook We love playing at Keg & Kettle, come and join us for some Classic Rock!

Sunday, February 12

Winter Yoga 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Radiant Spirit Yoga, S7163 County Rd. G, Hillpoint ruralremedy.com Contact Emily for pricing at embenzgmail.com This series will help you build a regular movement and mobility practice based in the yoga traditions. Regular mindful movement can reduce your susceptibility to injury, contribute to your longevity, help you find some freedom, and just feels darn good.

Monday, February 13

LIVE MUSIC: A Night of Words 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM Slowpoke Lounge, 137 W Jefferson St., Spring Green slowpokelounge.com An open mic. Friends sharing words. Watch. Listen. Speak. Share. Maybe you have a favorite poem, or passage from a book you’d like to share. Or maybe you write your own and are ready to share it with the rest of us. Maybe you just want to tell a story. Or maybe you just want to listen. It’s all good. Let’s hang out and share words together. Poetry. Stories. Original work and old favorites. This and that. A Night of Words.

Tuesday, February 14

Winter Family Storytime 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM Plain Kraemer Library and Community Center, 910 Main St, Plain . kraemerlibrary.org . Fun stories, songs, and themed activities each week for children and their caregivers. Stories and songs 20-30 minutes followed by craft/activity. Children under 6 must be accompanied.

Community Potluck 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Spring Green Community Center, 117 S Washington St, Spring Green springgreen.com Bring a dish to pass! All are welcome! Ending time is an estimate only and varies.

Movies, Munchies and More: Mamma Mia 1:00 PM 230 E. Monroe St., Spring Green springgreenlibrary.com Every Tuesday at 1pm, come to the Library for a cup of coffee, a sweet treat, and either a movie or a presentation. A bride-to-be in Greece attempts to solve the mystery of her paternity by reading her mother’s diary. PG-13.

DIY and Crafting for Teens 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Spring Green Community Library, 230 E. Monroe St., Spring Green springgreenlibrary.org Learn to do a new craft each month, or just bring your own and hang out! This program is designed for middle and high school aged teens.

Wednesday, February 15

All Ages Storytime 10:30 AM 230 E. Monroe St., Spring Green springgreenlibrary.com Bring the whole family to the library for a morning of song, stories, movement, and fun!

WORKSHOP: Basic Skills for Garment Construction, Alterations, and Mends

4:00 PM 230 E. Monroe St., Spring Green springgreenlibrary.com Registration is required for this event. Check online for the form. The 3-week course will be conducted by Nancy Cullen and Marge Hottmann and will give you as much one-to-one assistance as possible. These classes will provide you with some tips and practice to learn or improve your sewing skills.

Arcadia Book Club discusses "Sam" by Allegra Goodman 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM . This is a zoom book club meeting readinutopia.com What happens to a girl’s sense of joy and belonging—to her belief in herself—as she becomes a woman? This unforgettable portrait of coming-of-age offers subtle yet powerful reflections on class, parenthood, addiction, lust, and the irrepressible power of dreams.

Winter Yoga 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Wyoming Valley School, 6306 State Road 23, Spring Green . ruralremedy.com Contact Emily for pricing at embenzgmail.com . This series will help you build a regular movement and mobility practice based in the yoga traditions. Regular mindful movement can reduce your susceptibility to injury, contribute to your longevity, help you find some freedom, and just feels darn good.

Free Line Dance Classes 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Grandma Mary's Cafe, 175 Hwy. 14 Arena All levels welcome no experience needed. Come learn the popular classics to the very latest favorites. Discover why people everywhere are addicted to line dancing!

Thursday, February 16

Storytime 10:30 AM . Lone Rock Community Library, 234 N Broadway St, Lone Rock

Join us every Thursday for storytime!

Stitch and Bitch 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Spring Green General Store, 137 S. Albany St. Spring Green springgreengeneralstore.com The Spring Green General Store’s Stitch and Bitch handwork group meets Thursday afternoons weekly. All are welcome. Knit Night at Nina’s 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Nina’s Department Store, 143 E. Jefferson St. Spring Green ninasdepartmentstore.com Every Thursday from 6 to 8 pm. All knitters and crocheters are welcome. Store closed after 5:30 pm.

Saturday, February 18

Trader's 2023 Winter Kids Fisheree 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Traders Bar & Grill, 6147 US Highway 14, Spring Green

Join us for Trader's Annual Winter Fisheree! Required Registration. 15 & Under. Fishing poles available upon registration, if needed. Limited Adult Assistance (8 & Under Only). Three poles allowed per child. Kids must be independent enough to hold pole in hand. Shanties are allowed, but cannot be set up prior to event. Shanty doors must remain open if adults are in shanty. Adults allowed to fish, 1PM-4PM ONLY. Cash Prizes Per Fish Categories. Located in Bar. 50/50 Raffles & Wildlife 4Ever Silent Auction.

Spring Green Farmers Market 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM S230 E. Monroe St., Spring Green Spring Green Farmers Market Is a year-round outdoor market offering seasonal produce, local meats, baked goods and many other wonderful items. Held outside the Spring Green Community Public Library every Saturday morning. Preorders are recommended. Visit our Facebook or Instagram page or email SGFarmersMarket@gmail.com for a list of participating vendors and their contact into.

Mindfulness: Discussion and Practice (Zoom Only) 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM . Virtual Event springgreen.com Our meetings will include discussions and short mindfulness exercises/practices. We will explore sitting, standing, lying down and moving mindfulness experiences. Find the zoom link online.

LIVE MUSIC: Acoustic River 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Spring Green General Store,137 S. Albany St., Spring Green, springgreengeneralstore.com Acoustic River is a group of musicians, Ned Hodgson, STS and Mike Anstett. We do acoustic versions of songs from the 60’s to the present! And original songs! We blend finger style with rhythm and lead work on both six and twelve string Acoustic guitars.

Impact Fitness: Valentine’s Parents Night Out 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Impact Fitness, 550 Sunrise Drive, Spring Green impactspringgreen.com Have a date night or just stay at home and leave your kids with us! Popcorn and a movie, martial arts and games! Ages 5 and up. $20 / child.

LIVE MUSIC: The Driftless Revelers 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM Slowpoke Lounge, 137 W Jefferson St., Spring Green slowpokelounge.com Tickets $10 in advance/$15 at the door With influences as varied and eccentric as a proper musty smelling thrift store record collection, the band grooves merrily through early roots blues and jazz music, to hillbilly and string band howlers, all the way into the not-quite folk but not-quite psychedelic realms of their own creation.

Sunday, February 19

Winter Yoga 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Radiant Spirit Yoga, S7163 County Rd. G, Hillpoint ruralremedy.com Contact Emily for pricing at embenzgmail.com This series will help you build a regular movement and mobility practice based in the yoga traditions. Regular mindful movement can reduce your susceptibility to injury, contribute to your longevity, help you find some freedom, and just feels darn good.

LIVE MUSIC: Acoustic Jam 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Spring Green General Store, 137 S. Albany St., Spring Green . 608-5880-707, karin@springgreengeneralstore.com, SpringGreenGeneralStore.com Free event All ages welcome! Acoustic Jams will be held on the third Saturday of each month. While the weather permits they'll be held on our back deck. Bring your instrument and play along or come to listen; all are welcome.

Cajun Cookin’ 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM . Red Barn Catering, 525 E. Madison Street, Spring Green savortherivervalley.org Spice things up with a taste of Louisiana just in time for Mardi Gras! Learn the secrets of authentic Chicken & Andouille Gumbo served over perfectly fluffy rice. And while we're at it, let's make cast-iron skillet Cornbread with Honey Butter! Class participants will enjoy eating our delicious meal, have new recipes to take home, along with some dark roux & a jar of RedBarn Catering's renowned Cajun Seasoning! $50 per person. Minimum class size is 5; maximum is 25. Online registration required.

LIVE MUSIC: Slowpoke Songwriters Round 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Slowpoke Lounge, 137 W Jefferson St., Spring Green slowpokelounge.com No cover, but tips for artists are always welcome Featuring Featuring Jules Iolyn and Kris Sheehan. Tim Eddy curates this series of singer/songwriters from the Driftless Area, the second Sunday of every month. Support local artists by joining us for a night of original music with several songwriters, all on the stage together, sharing their music round robin style.

Events for February 20 - February 23

Monday, February 20

Winter Words: Agamemnon 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Touchstone Theatre, APT, 5950 Golf Course Rd, Spring Green americanplayers.org Tickets are $20. If you need assistance with your order, email the APT Box Office at boxoffice@americanplayers.org. Winter Words provides room to explore stories that are new to us, with laser-focus on the language. Uncle Vanya By Anton Chekhov. Chekhov's revered story of tradition and transformation, filtered through the heart and mind of Nate Burger.

Arena Historians: Dick Cates — “Voices From the Heart of the Land” 1:30 PM Grandma Mary's Cafe, 175 Hwy. 14 Arena For more information, look up Arena Historians on Facebook Free to the public. Join us as we welcome local farmer and author Dick Cates as our guest speaker. Cates will reminisce and share the stories of the many farm families featured in his book "Voices From the Heart of the Land."

Tuesday, February 21

Winter Family Storytime 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM . Plain Kraemer Library and Community Center, 910 Main St, Plain kraemerlibrary.org Fun stories, songs, and themed activities each week for children and their caregivers. Stories and songs 20-30 minutes followed by craft/activity. Children under 6 must be accompanied.

Wednesday, February 22

All Ages Storytime 10:30 AM 230 E. Monroe St., Spring Green springgreenlibrary.com Bring the whole family to the library for a morning of song, stories, movement, and fun!

Winter Yoga 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Wyoming Valley School, 6306 State Road 23, Spring Green ruralremedy.com Contact Emily for pricing at embenzgmail.com This series will help you build a regular movement and mobility practice based in the yoga traditions. Regular mindful movement can reduce your susceptibility to injury, contribute to your longevity, help you find some freedom, and just feels darn good.

Free Line Dance Classes 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Grandma Mary's Cafe, 175 Hwy. 14

Arena All levels welcome no experience needed. Come learn the popular classics to the very latest favorites. Discover why people everywhere are addicted to line dancing!

Thursday, February 23

Storytime 10:30 AM Lone Rock Community Library, 234 N Broadway St, Lone Rock

Join us every Thursday for storytime!

Stitch and Bitch 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Spring Green General Store, 137 S. Albany St. Spring Green springgreengeneralstore.com The Spring Green General Store’s Stitch and Bitch handwork group meets Thursday afternoons weekly. All are welcome.

Knit Night at Nina’s 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Nina’s Department Store, 143 E. Jefferson St. Spring Green ninasdepartmentstore.com Every Thursday from 6 to 8 pm. All knitters and crocheters are welcome. Store closed after 5:30 pm.

Family Movie Night 5:00 PM - 6:15 PM Plain Kraemer Library and Community Center, 910 Main St, Plain kraemerlibrary.org Children and their families can sit back and enjoy a free family-friendly movie and pizza dinner at the library. We we will be showing the movie Peter Pan Return to Neverland! Sign up at the front desk or call 608-546-4201.

River Valley Area Community Gardens offers free Junior Gardener Program

River Valley Area Community Gardens recently announced its Junior Gardener Program, which offers free 10 x 10 ft. garden plots to students in grades 5 through 12 in the River Valley School District. The program is designed to encourage students to learn about gardening and develop their green thumbs while growing vegetables or ornamental plants for their families or local food pantries. Students may also use their plots for 4-H projects, scouting projects, or county fair entries.

Participants in the program must be committed to caring for their plot and plants for the duration of the growing season. While the recommended age is 10 and above, exceptions may be made if the family is gardening with the Gardens. Mentors are available to ensure that students have a successful garden and learn gardening techniques.

Free water, fertilizer, mulch, and tools such as trowels, shovels, and rakes will be available to participants. They may also purchase their own seeds and seedlings or access free ones donated to the gardens.

Applications for the Junior Gardener Program are available online at www.rvacg.org/juniors. html or can be requested via email at info@rvacg. org or by phone at 608-588-6040. The deadline for application submission is May 31, 2023.

River Valley Area Community Gardens is located at 900 N. Westmor in Spring Green, behind Rings Classic Auto Body.

Applications being accepted for 4PeteSake funding

Applications are being accepted until March 10 for 4PeteSake Spring 2023 Funding. The application can be found online at www.4petesake.com or can be picked up at Arcadia Books.

Completed forms can be mailed to 4PeteSake at PO Box 577, Spring Green, WI 53588 or returned to