December at the Arts Center

December days are upon us, and the countdown to Christmas has begun. Actually, it apparently began months ago for some people as we received our first Christmas card of the season in August. Anyway, once Advent begins, holiday events seem to be in full swing, and the Fosston Community Library Arts Center has its share of them.
The Daisy Hagen Auction for the Arts will be held Saturday, December 12. This event, a major fund-raiser for the FCLAA, is held every two years. More than 100 items have been donated for the auction, including autographed books, quilts, baked goods, stained glass, a handmade knife, loads of gravel - in a word, there’s something for everyone. Linda Lohmeier will be the auctioneer. Items may be previewed beginning at 5:30 with the auction to begin at 6:30 p.m. Of course, refreshments will be served.
On the following evening, Sunday, December 13, at 7 p.m. Orland Aspen’s vocal students will present their Christmas recital. There will be both solos and duets. This program is free and open to the public, so come and hear some beautiful Christmas music.
Many of our holiday customs center around food, and two programs at the library during December feature the culinary traditions of two different ethnic groups, as Natasha Boru demonstrates how to make Russian Peroshki on Dec. 1 and Quinn Olson makes lefse on Dec. 8. Both programs are scheduled for 7 p.m. and there will be the opportunity to taste the freshly-made goodies.
On Wednesday, Dec. 9, an old-fashioned Christmas family fun night is scheduled from 4:00-5:30 p.m. Bring the kids and they can string popcorn and make paper chains to decorate the library tree. There will probably be hot cider to drink.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas will be shown on Monday, Dec. 21, and also Tuesday, Dec. 22. The first showing is for the younger kids, the second for the teens, but both are at 3:30 p.m.
The new display in the Sorenson Gallery should be up this week. It features wood block prints by four different artists. Watch for more information.
The writers’ group will not meet in December, but plans to resume in January on the third Thursday of each month.