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A LITTLE LIST OF WHAT WE THINK IS AWESOME IN THE DRIFTLESS REGION THIS SPRING...

GET GROOVY WITH POP-UP PLAYS!

History Alive Lanesboro brings their latest street theatre creations to Spring in 2023! The group has been bringing historical snapshots of Lanesboro to the streets for several seasons, and this year’s Pop-up Play will be “Lanesboro: Feelin Groovy, 1969. “ Experience true events and characters from Lanesboro in 1969 as you follow costumed actors to several locations for acting, music, and song. Does the turmoil of the era reach little Lanesboro? Long hair vs. a buzz, VW bugs vs. tractors, Beatles vs. choirs, protests vs. farms. Produced by History Alive Lanesboro this will be the groups eighth original show. Event-goers can see the show May 27, 28, 29 at 1 pm and 3 pm each day with tickets at the door of Sons of Norway Lodge, located at 200 So. Parkway Ave. near the park. historyalivelanesboro.org

ARTHAUS CELEBRATES 15 YEARS!

We feel so grateful to have such a wonderful outlet for creativity here in Decorah, Iowa: ArtHaus! And we have been lucky enough to enjoy their classes and events for 15 years now! That’s 15 years of art, theater, writing, and dance classes, concerts, poetry slams, and Shakespeare Festivals.

Come celebrate the 15th Birthday of ArtHaus at a super fun birthday party May 6 from 7 to 10 pm at Convergence Ciderworks in Decorah. There will be all the birthday party fun and games, including Pin the Ear on the Van Gogh, a cake walk, ceramic cupcake glazing, party hats, and, of course presents! If you can’t make it, there will be an online silent auction so you can buy yourself a gift or enter to win any of several raffle prizes. Tickets are $25 in advance. Find details at ArtHausDecorah.org. Cheers to ArtHaus! Thanks for 15 years of connecting people through creativity!

Some things are just better on paper. Magazines, for instance. And books, in our humble opinions. And community maps! Somehow, seeing the scope of a region on a page in front of you – not a screen – helps ground you to that community. Independent bookstores bring it all home, creating spaces where people can connect over common interests.

This is just one section of the Midwest Indie Bookstore Roadmap, with amazing artwork by Kevin Cannon. You’ll have to pick up a copy of your own at your favorite Indie Bookstore, then marvel at the fun details throughout...and at the great quantity of bookstores we are lucky to have here in the Midwest! / Artwork by Kevin Cannon • kevincannon.org