Welty’s 13th Annual Maple Sugar Fest!
It’s almost time for Maple Sugar Fest, and we’re starting early to try and catch the sap while it’s flowing! Come out to Big Hill Center for a morning full of maple sugar fun, including: hikes, an active condenser boiling sap down to make syrup, a drum circle led by the Seven Nations Native American group, stories read with a theatrical flair by Beloit Civic Theatre director and actor Loren Sass, basket weaving, woodcarving, take-home crafts, and–of course– a pancake breakfast served with real maple syrup, sausage, apple sauce, and hot drinks! $8 adults/ $3 kids (age 2-12)/free for kids under 2. Pre-sales for $7 . You can register and pay on this site until Feb. 21st, or just show up and pay at the door on the 23rd. Online ticket sales are now closed, but you may come to the event and pay at the door.
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Mar 23 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Tobacco Basket Weaving Workshop
Come to a community Basket Weaving Workshop offered by the Wisconsin Weave Basket Guild!
Tobacco baskets, once a common utilitarian product in the tobacco markets, have become a hot commodity as wall art in homes across the country. Make your own Tobacco Basket…12” X 12” square.
This class is appropriate for all level weavers.
Class fee is $40.00 and includes instruction, pattern and all basket materials.
Class is limited to 20 participants— payment reserves your spot.
Registration deadline: Friday, March 8, 2019 (CHECK MUST BE RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE THIS DATE)
Bring lunch and a drink-fridge and microwave onsite; coffee and morning snack provided.
Send checks (payable to Wisconsin Weave Basket Guild) to:
Jan Knutson, 4300 W. Sandale Dr. Beloit, WI 53511
All basket materials will be provided, but please bring the following tools: a sharp utility scissors, a ruler, about 15 clip clothespins, a pencil, a ruler, a flat screwdriver or awl, a spray bottle, a towel and a plastic pail or dishpan for soaking reed.
For more information, contact: Jan Knutson jknutson43@gmail.com 608-365-2430
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