Ah, April!

Ah, April! What a welcome thought after a long, cold winter! And if the long, cold winter seems to be continuing, there are plenty of activities scheduled at the Fosston Community Library Arts Center to take your mind off the less-than-spring like weather.
A sure sign of spring is the annual Festival of Tables, held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church as a fund-raiser for the FCLAA.  There will be beautifully set tables, a delicious lunch, and lots of door prizes. You best  buy your tickets in advance, as it’s usually a sell-out.  Call Kim Wilson (435-6753), Keri Mireault (218-230-5062) or the Fosston Library (435-1320).
On Sunday, April 27, at 3 p.m. (Surely it will be spring by then.), there will be a unique concert at the arts center, featuring Lauren Pelon. A vocalist and a performer on multiple instruments, Pelon will trace the story of music, performing music from around the  world. Instruments she plays include arch lute, lyre, gemshorn, schrierpfeife, concertina, hurdy-gurdy, eagle bone flute, and many more. This concert is co-sponsored by the FCLAA and Northern Exposure to Lifelong Learning.
A very special exhibit currently on display in the Sorenson Gallery features works by Ric Sorenson, longtime Fosston art teacher and FCLAA board member who passed away last October. The show will be up through the end of May with a reception the evening of April 26. Toward the end of the month, there will be a display in the upper gallery with work created by some of Sorenson’s former students.
April 6-12 has been designated as the Week of the Young Child. In observance of that, children attending story time on April 9 and 11 will each receive a free book.
The Mom to Mom group will be meeting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 22, to try some Zumba. That should be fun!
Fosston librarian Tammi Jalowiec plans to have a table at the health fair scheduled for April 17 at the high school. If you’re there, be sure to stop and say hello and find out what’s new at the Fosston Library.
Book club will meet Tuesday, April 8, at 7 p.m. (The Yada Yada Prayer Group - Neta Jackson) and writers’ group will meet on Thursday, April 24, at 7:30 p.m.
Looking ahead to May, Orland Aspen’s vocal students will present their spring recital on Sunday, May 4. The snow should be gone by then.