May has arrived - can spring be far behind? Actually, last year at this time I think we were still waiting for the snow to melt so maybe we’re ahead of the game.
However, despite the weather, May is music season at the Fosston Community Library Arts Center. Orland Aspen’s vocal students presented their recital on Sunday, May 4, and my piano students will have their recital on Sunday, May 11, at 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend, there will be refreshments, it’s free, and I promise it will be over in less than an hour.
The library book club meets Tuesday, May 13, also at 7 p.m. This month’s selection is The Postmistress by Sarah Blake. The book is set in the early days of World War II and shifts between American and Europe. If you enjoy reading about that period, you’ll want to pick this up. We always enjoy our discussions.
Family Fun Time continues to be held at the library on Wednesdays at 3:30 p.m. After some Mother’s Day crafts the first Wednesday of the month, plans are for some outdoor activities the rest of the month, weather permitting, of course.
The Festival of Tables held in April was once again a huge success. To see pictures, go to the fclaa blog.
Because of declining attendance, writers’ group will no longer meet. If there is any interest, it may resume in the fall.
Here’s the poem I wrote for our last meeting:
Maybe I’ll Write a Poem
If I could write a poem about spring,
Would it make me feel it were here?
Would I see a flock of robins out there
Instead of those hungry deer?
Would icicles on the picnic table
Magically all melt away?
Instead of white snow would I see green grass?
At least that’s what I will say.
I’d like to replace the biting north wind
For now with a southerly breeze.
By writing of flowers would I forget
That daily I’m ready to freeze?
Ah, spring, what a lovely season it is!
We know it will come here some day,
Not just in my poem, but actually,
At least by the end of May.
Just a reminder - the library will be closed on May 26 for Memorial Day.
Thursday, May 8, 2014
Saturday, April 19, 2014
Ric Sorenson display
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Festival of Tables
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| Art and Fun by Hannah and Teegan Noel |
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| Camouflage Conglomeration by Terisa, Trevor and Tanner Vig |
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| Shabby Chic Country Garden Wedding Affair by Carrie Nephew |
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| Twelve in Twelve by Twelve Crazy Ladies |
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| Beautiful Basic Brown by Gerry LaVoi |
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| Salt & Pepper by Dorothy Killian, Gloria Steinbrenner & Mary Steinbrenner |
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| Fosston Trivia by Bonnie Stewart and Laurel Skala |
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| Best Friends by Grace Rue and Marian Riveland |
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| Paws to Read by Tammi Jalowiec, Librarian, Fosston Public Library |
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| Blissful Bride Wedding by Meghan Palubicki, The Red Poppy |
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| French Country Farmhouse by Carol Danielson |
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| Bohemian Rhapsody by Michelle Johnson |
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| Red Wing Poetry by Jan Hanson |
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| Bright & Cheerful: Poetry of Spring by Katlyn, Sydney, Mitzi and Marlys Balstad Once again, the Festival of Tables was a successful fundraiser for the Fosston Community Library Arts Association and an enjoyable event for all who attended. |
Monday, March 31, 2014
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.
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.
Friday, February 28, 2014
March at the Fosston Library Arts Center
The calendar is turning to March. Will that make a difference in the weather? Here’s hoping so; everyone I know is more than ready for spring. Last year at this time I could see a 10-foot icicle out my window. This winter has been too cold to even make icicles. However, the Fosston Community Library Arts Center continues to bring opportunities to distract ourselves from the cold weather.
You’ll be seeing a new face at the library as Erwin Rud will be helping out under the Experience Works program. A Fosston native, Rud lived and worked in the Twin Cities and Rochester areas for a number of years, returning to Fosston in 2007. He has a varied work experience in his past - retail, health care, janitorial, and maybe a few other things as well.
The library staff is looking forward to his help.
There are several events scheduled for the month, including a program by Robert Halbrook, called “The Magic of Dr. Seuss,” on Friday, March 21, at 145 p.m.; a Mom to Mom program on crock-pot freezer meals on Thursday, March 6, at 6:30 p.m.; book club on Tuesday, March 11, at 7 p.m. discussing The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce; Fosston writers’ group on Thursday, March 27; and the third grade musical on Thursday and Friday, March 13 and 14, 7 p.m. both nights.
The Hot Reads for Cold Nights adult reading program continues through the month of March. It’s not too late for you to read or listen to four books and qualify for the prize drawing.
Also during the month of March the Food for Fines campaign will be in force. Bring in a non-perishable, non-expired food item and have $2 waived from your library fine. Food items will go to the local food shelf.
Coming up some time this month will be a new display in the Sorenson Gallery of works by Ric Sorenson. Watch for more information on this later.
Looking ahead to April, the annual Festival of Tables is scheduled for Saturday, April 12. Put it on your calendar.
If you have ideas, suggestions, complaints about what you might like to see done by the FCLAA, you may want to contact any of the current board members, so here is a list: Keri Mireault, Scott Wilson, Bonnie Stewart, Orland Aspen, Wonell Miller, Becky Overmoe, Jeanne Rains, Sarah Steinbrenner, Bernadette Sorenson, Sandy Johnson and Ray Miller. Or you may just want to thanks them for their service.
You’ll be seeing a new face at the library as Erwin Rud will be helping out under the Experience Works program. A Fosston native, Rud lived and worked in the Twin Cities and Rochester areas for a number of years, returning to Fosston in 2007. He has a varied work experience in his past - retail, health care, janitorial, and maybe a few other things as well.
The library staff is looking forward to his help.
There are several events scheduled for the month, including a program by Robert Halbrook, called “The Magic of Dr. Seuss,” on Friday, March 21, at 145 p.m.; a Mom to Mom program on crock-pot freezer meals on Thursday, March 6, at 6:30 p.m.; book club on Tuesday, March 11, at 7 p.m. discussing The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce; Fosston writers’ group on Thursday, March 27; and the third grade musical on Thursday and Friday, March 13 and 14, 7 p.m. both nights.
The Hot Reads for Cold Nights adult reading program continues through the month of March. It’s not too late for you to read or listen to four books and qualify for the prize drawing.
Also during the month of March the Food for Fines campaign will be in force. Bring in a non-perishable, non-expired food item and have $2 waived from your library fine. Food items will go to the local food shelf.
Coming up some time this month will be a new display in the Sorenson Gallery of works by Ric Sorenson. Watch for more information on this later.
Looking ahead to April, the annual Festival of Tables is scheduled for Saturday, April 12. Put it on your calendar.
If you have ideas, suggestions, complaints about what you might like to see done by the FCLAA, you may want to contact any of the current board members, so here is a list: Keri Mireault, Scott Wilson, Bonnie Stewart, Orland Aspen, Wonell Miller, Becky Overmoe, Jeanne Rains, Sarah Steinbrenner, Bernadette Sorenson, Sandy Johnson and Ray Miller. Or you may just want to thanks them for their service.
Monday, February 10, 2014
Writers' Group
This is how I've been feeling for the last couple months - although now the weather may be about to change.
I’m Dreaming of Some Warm Weather (with apologies to Irving Berlin)
The snow is falling
The ground is white
It’s been so many a week.
The southland we may seek,
But it’s January, the twenty fourth,
And winter goes on here in the north.
I’m dreaming of some warm weather,
Just like we’ve had in summers past,
Where the treetops blossom
And children frolic, so glad for the swim season to last.
We need parkas, boots and mittens,
Scarves, vests for the kittens.
To survive the polar vortex,
We made sure to wear our Gore-Tex.
To plow snow we need a tractor;
Don’t forget the wind chill factor.
I’m dreaming of some warm weather
With every snowflake that I see.
May your days be merry and bright
And every evening long and filled with light.
---Kay Carlsen
I’m Dreaming of Some Warm Weather (with apologies to Irving Berlin)
The snow is falling
The ground is white
It’s been so many a week.
The southland we may seek,
But it’s January, the twenty fourth,
And winter goes on here in the north.
I’m dreaming of some warm weather,
Just like we’ve had in summers past,
Where the treetops blossom
And children frolic, so glad for the swim season to last.
We need parkas, boots and mittens,
Scarves, vests for the kittens.
To survive the polar vortex,
We made sure to wear our Gore-Tex.
To plow snow we need a tractor;
Don’t forget the wind chill factor.
I’m dreaming of some warm weather
With every snowflake that I see.
May your days be merry and bright
And every evening long and filled with light.
---Kay Carlsen
Thursday, February 6, 2014
February happenings
February is here - I don’t know if that means we’ve turned the corner and will be soon leaving this frigid and snowy weather behind, but we can always hope so.
However, I do know there is an exciting event coming up at the Fosston Community Library Arts Center - Kid Jam will be held on Friday, February 14, beginning at 7 p.m. Twenty-four of Eric Olson’s guitar and drum students will be performing in five different bands for this event: Triple S, Boys n Black, Skittle Dragons, Backwoods Boys, and one more yet to be named.
Instrumentation includes guitar, bass, and drums, plus something electronic called DJ/Beat Creation, apparently done on a I pad. Musical styles include country, classic rock and pop. Three of these bands performed nine shows last year in schools, coffee shops, community centers, and other venues. If you’re looking for a new and different way to celebrate Valentine’s Day, this just might be it.
The appropriately-named “Hot Reads for Cold Nights” adult winter reading program continues. There are weekly prize drawings - for every four books you read or listen to, you have a chance to win and what better way to spend a winter evening than curling up in the recliner with a good book and maybe a cat on your lap. The library doesn’t supply cats though, you’re on your own for that.
Make one of the books you read Songs of Willow Frost and then plan to attend the Fosston Library Book Club in Tuesday, Feb. 11, at 7 p.m. It’s always enjoyable to discuss the book we’ve read with others and enjoy a cup of coffee (or a glass of water if you’re not a coffee drinker).
If you’re an aspiring writer, you’re welcome to join the Fosston Library Writers’ Group on Thursday, Feb. 27, at 7:30 p.m. You may come even if you haven’t yet written a line. Who knows, this just might be the inspiration you’re seeking.
One last little reminder - the library will be closed in Monday, Feb. 17, in observation of Presidents Day.
However, I do know there is an exciting event coming up at the Fosston Community Library Arts Center - Kid Jam will be held on Friday, February 14, beginning at 7 p.m. Twenty-four of Eric Olson’s guitar and drum students will be performing in five different bands for this event: Triple S, Boys n Black, Skittle Dragons, Backwoods Boys, and one more yet to be named.
Instrumentation includes guitar, bass, and drums, plus something electronic called DJ/Beat Creation, apparently done on a I pad. Musical styles include country, classic rock and pop. Three of these bands performed nine shows last year in schools, coffee shops, community centers, and other venues. If you’re looking for a new and different way to celebrate Valentine’s Day, this just might be it.
The appropriately-named “Hot Reads for Cold Nights” adult winter reading program continues. There are weekly prize drawings - for every four books you read or listen to, you have a chance to win and what better way to spend a winter evening than curling up in the recliner with a good book and maybe a cat on your lap. The library doesn’t supply cats though, you’re on your own for that.
Make one of the books you read Songs of Willow Frost and then plan to attend the Fosston Library Book Club in Tuesday, Feb. 11, at 7 p.m. It’s always enjoyable to discuss the book we’ve read with others and enjoy a cup of coffee (or a glass of water if you’re not a coffee drinker).
If you’re an aspiring writer, you’re welcome to join the Fosston Library Writers’ Group on Thursday, Feb. 27, at 7:30 p.m. You may come even if you haven’t yet written a line. Who knows, this just might be the inspiration you’re seeking.
One last little reminder - the library will be closed in Monday, Feb. 17, in observation of Presidents Day.
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