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May
28 Gladdening The Garden Workbee, volunteers needed! 9:00 am
June
2 Barn Dance with The Briar Pickers and Tim Jenkins, 6:30 potluck
5 First Tuesday Open Mic, 7:00, donations appreciated
3 Farm House Fix Ups for volunteers, 9 am
10 Farm House Fix Ups for volunteers, 9 am
13 Senior Concert with Bruce Bollerud, Winston & Herb, Free admission
17 Farm House Fix Ups for volunteers, 9 am
24 Farm House Fix Ups for volunteers, 9 am
July
3 First Tuesday Open Mic, 7:00 pm, donations appreciated
5-8 Midsummer Festival
19-22 Hardanger Fiddle Association of America Annual Workshop
August
25 Homemade Ice-Cream Social, 6:30 potluck
September
7-8 Prairie Festival
Dances
We welcome all ages and experience levels to our Barn Dances and Saturday Night Socials in a friendly, encouraging atmosphere where you can learn the steps, dance to your hearts content or simply sit and enjoy the music and camaraderie!
We ask that you only wear shoes with non-marking soles on our beautiful wooden dance floor. Thank you!
Old Time Barn Dances
6:30 pm potluck. Dancing follows.
Folklore Village Barn Dances are fun-filled evenings of traditional American dances, including old-time squares, New England contras and Appalachian, Southern, and Midwestern big circles. No experience or special costume required. Families and beginners are always welcome!
May 5th: Barn Dance
The Briar Pickers with caller, Tim Jenkins
Potluck at 6:30, dancing follows
$6 adults, $5 members, $4 seniors & teens, $3 Children
Join The Briar Pickers (fiddler Paul Kienitz, mando player Brian Ray and guitarist Sean Ray) along with the one and only Tim Jenkins for this early summer barn dance! One of the last barn dances this summer!
Saturday Night Socials
6:30 pm potluck
Take part in a 40 year tradition of Saturday Night Socials. A blend of the traditional rural Wisconsin “house party” and the small town community gatherings of churches and other social groups, these special evenings include dancing and games. All dances are taught and no partners are necessary. Bring the whole family and your favorite potluck dish.
First Tuesday Open Mics:
June 5, July 3, August 7
7 pm
We invite all, from aspiring and accomplished musicians and poets to appreciative audience members, to join in this supportive, cooperative effort to celebrate our local talent. The night features a traditional open mic format in our main hall. Piano available! Donations greatly appreciated. Coffee and tea provided. Feel free to bring a treat to share!
Kids and Families
See June 2nd Barn Dance, Open Mics, Midsummer Festival & Prairie Festival!
Concerts
Folklore Village's Farwell Hall is a great space for intimate concerts. Seating is limited. We recommend reserving seats by purchasing tickets in advance. Call 608.924.4000. Note: A $0.50 credit card processing fee will be added to all tickets purchased with a credit card.
Free Senior Concert! June 13th, 2:00-3:00 PM
Join Bruce Bollerud, Winston Whitford & Herb Swingen as they play the timeless classics that make you dance and smile! Bring your special loved one or the group of seniors you work with! Admission is free and the concert starts at 2:00.
Cultural Festivals & Retreats
Midsummer Festival, coming soon....
Exhibits
Woman's Work On The Farm
Downstairs in the Gallery, “Woman's Work On The Farm” is currently on display. This exhibit, produced in 1987 by the Iconographic Collections, Visual and Sound Archives at the WI State Historical Society, features historical photographs that span almost a century. Women on the farm are documented performing a rich diversity of work, involved with a wide variety of WI crops being harvested and grown and showing the range of qualities and abilities demanded of them from the farm. From nurturing farm animals to chopping wood, cooking for threshing crews to gathering and spearing tobacco leaves, picking hops to harvesting cranberries, the pictures detail the physicality of the work, the humor and the struggles. Quotes accompany each exhibit frame and we are positive you'll walk away with your own unique observations and realizations. This exhibit was directed by Christine Schelshorn, designed by George Talbot and researched by Cathleen Coyle.
MarchDances
We welcome all ages and experience levels to our Barn Dances and Saturday Night Socials in a friendly, encouraging atmosphere where you can learn the steps, dance to your hearts content or simply sit and enjoy the music and camaraderie! $6 Adults (18+), $5 Members, $4 Seniors (65+) and Teens (13-17), $3 Children (5-12)
We ask that you only wear shoes with non-marking soles on our beautiful wooden dance floor. Thank you!
Saturday Night Socials
6:30 pm potluck, dancing and games follow
We invite you to take part in a 40 year tradition of Saturday Night Socials. A blend of the traditional rural Wisconsin “house party” and the small town community gatherings of churches and other social groups, these special evenings include dancing and games. All dances are taught and no partners are necessary. Bring the whole family and your favorite potluck dish
July 30: Homemade Ice Cream Social
6:30 pm potluck.
Here is your chance to sample real, old-fashioned, handmade ice-cream. The evening begins with a potluck supper followed by folk dancing and games. Take a turn at the ice-cream crank and your reward is the best ice-cream of the summer! Bring something to share for the potluck and your favorite ice-cream toppings.
Old Time Barn Dances
6:30 pm potluck. Dancing follows.
Folklore Village Barn Dances are fun-filled evenings of traditional American dances, including old-time squares, New England contras and Appalachian big circles. No experience or special costume required. Families and beginners are always welcome!
- October 1: Featuring: The Haybirds from the Twin Cities~Clayton Schanilec, fidde~Sarah King, banjo, Shawn Glidden~guitar and Wisconsin's own Sue Hulsether calling!
- December 3: Featuring: The Barley Brothers from Madison
