With the landscape transformed into a winter wonderland by the recent snow, December is upon us, and Christmas will be here before we know it. Get into a holiday mood by attending a Christmas program at the Fosston Community Library Arts Center. On Sunday evening, December 5, at 7 p.m. Orland Aspen’s vocal students will present their Christmas recital with a variety of beautiful Yuletide tunes. The program is free, and refreshments will be served.
If you are looking ahead to the new year and are thinking you might like an opportunity to volunteer your time and talents, I have a suggestion for you. The FCLAA board will be needing four new members in January. This board supervises the various activities sponsored by the FCLAA - gallery, theater, music, and lectures, as well as helping to promote the Fosston Library. Meetings are held at 5:30 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each month. If you think you might be interested, contact me (435-6710) or Keri Mireault (435-6675) for more information.
The writers’ group did not meet in November because of the Thanksgiving holiday. However, it will meet on Thursday, December 2, at 7:30 p.m. in the Sorenson Gallery. New members are welcome, so if you have an interest in writing, whether for publication or just for your own enjoyment, come and check us out.
Other December activities at the library include some special after school children’s activities at 4 p.m. Wednesdays on the 8th and the 15th. These will be led by the library’s teenaged volunteers.
The Polk County Traveling Coffee Shop will make a stop at the Fosston Library on Monday, Dec. 20, 11:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. Parents are invited to have a free cup of coffee, latte or cappuccino and meet Sue Thompson, Community Facilitator for Parent Community Network and Chemical Free Polk County.
If you think your children are buying you a computer for Christmas, you may want to sign up for the free basic computer training at the library. The classes are offered on the second and fourth Monday of each month at 11 a.m. Call the library (435-1320) to pre-register.
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Thursday, November 4, 2010
As we move into November, the Fosston Community Library Arts Association has some exciting news: We will receive a $9,360 arts grant award from the Northwest Regional Development Commission. The money is designated for the purpose of setting up a music recording/studio training facility.
Music committee members Eric Olson and Mark Hendrickson had the vision to pursue this opportunity and will be working to implement it. The plan is to purchase a portable, lap-top based recording system,which uses Pro Tools software. It can then be used not just for our music students to make recordings, but also can be taken off-site. When the equipment is up and running, classes will be offered in its use, taught by Eric Olson, who says it can be used to record not only music, but also family stories and oral history and also pod casts. How exciting!
November is also National Gaming Month. Every Wednesday during November at 4 p.m., there will be an opportunity to play different games (no batteries required). The finale, on Nov. 24, will be a Twister tournament. There will also be a family gaming night on Thursday, Nov. 18, from 4-8 p.m. Choose from a variety of games, including card games, board games or dice games, or bring your own favorite game (non-electronic).
Free movies at the library continue in November with a kids’ matinee on Monday, Nov. 22, and a teen matinee on Tuesday, Nov. 23, both at 3:30 p.m.
The Polk County Traveling Coffee Shop comes to the library the third Monday of each month 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Enjoy a free cup of coffee, latte or cappuccino while learning about the various resources the county has for school-age children and their parents.
A Winter Wonderland family get-together is scheduled for 4 p.m. on Wednesday, December 1. The whole family is invited to make decorations, trim the tree, and drink cider.
The writers’ group will not meet in November because of Thanksgiving. However, they do plan to meet Thursday, Dec. 2, at 7:30 p.m. New members are welcome at any time, so if you want to write, come and join us.
The library will be closed on Thursday, November 11, in observance of Veterans Day, and on Thursday, November 25, for Thanksgiving Day.
Music committee members Eric Olson and Mark Hendrickson had the vision to pursue this opportunity and will be working to implement it. The plan is to purchase a portable, lap-top based recording system,which uses Pro Tools software. It can then be used not just for our music students to make recordings, but also can be taken off-site. When the equipment is up and running, classes will be offered in its use, taught by Eric Olson, who says it can be used to record not only music, but also family stories and oral history and also pod casts. How exciting!
November is also National Gaming Month. Every Wednesday during November at 4 p.m., there will be an opportunity to play different games (no batteries required). The finale, on Nov. 24, will be a Twister tournament. There will also be a family gaming night on Thursday, Nov. 18, from 4-8 p.m. Choose from a variety of games, including card games, board games or dice games, or bring your own favorite game (non-electronic).
Free movies at the library continue in November with a kids’ matinee on Monday, Nov. 22, and a teen matinee on Tuesday, Nov. 23, both at 3:30 p.m.
The Polk County Traveling Coffee Shop comes to the library the third Monday of each month 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Enjoy a free cup of coffee, latte or cappuccino while learning about the various resources the county has for school-age children and their parents.
A Winter Wonderland family get-together is scheduled for 4 p.m. on Wednesday, December 1. The whole family is invited to make decorations, trim the tree, and drink cider.
The writers’ group will not meet in November because of Thanksgiving. However, they do plan to meet Thursday, Dec. 2, at 7:30 p.m. New members are welcome at any time, so if you want to write, come and join us.
The library will be closed on Thursday, November 11, in observance of Veterans Day, and on Thursday, November 25, for Thanksgiving Day.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)