What’s New in Jefferson County? June 26-30, 2017

Published On: Friday, June 23, 2017 – By Katie Otto – Categories: Blog, General News – Tags: art program, community band, crafts, creative writing, Fort Atkinson Charity Concerts, gardening, Harry Potter, Jefferson Pleain Air, library programs, nature programs, outdoor concert, plein air painting, wine glass painting –

June 26, 2017 – Harry Potter Mystery Lunch

Watertown Public Library: Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the publication of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone with a dining experience in Hogwart’s Great Hall! Taste wizarding delicacies with your fellow witches and wizards! Costumes encouraged! Registration is required. Click on the event title to register. Ages 7+

Please only sign-up for one of the Mystery Lunches to give as many children as possible the chance to experience the fun!

12:30 pm

Watertown – 100 S. Water Street

www.watertownpubliclibrary.org
(920) 262-4090

June 27, 2017 – David Stokes: “Birds, Bugs, Beavers: Builders in Nature”

Come to the Lake Mills Community center to enjoy a highly entertaining and educational animal show presented by David Stokes and the L.D. Fargo Public Library.

Using puppets, toys, live animals (where possible), animal artifacts and humor, David will lead a fun examination of builders in nature like bird & insect nests, spider webs, beaver lodges & wolf dens! Join the fun; bring your camera!

4 pm

Lake Mills – 200 Water Street
www.lakemills.lib.wi.us
(920) 648-2166

June 27, 2017 – Wine Glass Painting

Join us at the Karl Junginger Memorial Library for a fun night of adult crafts. Get in touch with your creative side and relax with friends while you paint wine glasses!

6 pm

Waterloo – 625 N Monroe Street

www.waterloo.lib.wi.us
(920) 478-3344

June 27, 2017 – David Stokes: “Birds, Bugs, Beavers: Builders in Nature”

Join us at the Dwight Foster Public Library to enjoy a highly entertaining and educational animal show presented by David Stokes!

1:30 pm

Fort Atkinson – 209 Merchants Avenue

www.fortlibrary.org
(920) 563-7790

June 28 to July 2, 2017 – Jefferson Plein Air Painting Event and Art Sale

June 28, 29 & 30 – Watch artists as they capture the beauty and character of the Jefferson Area on canvas. Artists will be in a variety of locations. We will post some of these locations on the Arts Alliance of Greater Jefferson facebook page throughout the event.

Up to 30 artists will be capturing – on their canvases – the historic buildings, churches, the beautiful Rock and Crawfish rivers, landscapes and other ponts of interest throughout Jefferson for three days.

Judges for the event are William A. Suys, Jr; Paula Swayden-Grebel; and Terrence Coffman.

July 1 & 2 – Attend the Art Show and Sale at the Woolen Mills in the Jefferson Area Business Center at 222 S Wisconsin Drive, Jefferson.

The public is invited, at no charge, to the Awards Presentation and Opening Reception on Saturday, July 1 at 10:30am. The gallery at the Woolen Mills will be open on Saturday, July 1 from 10:30am to 5pm, and Sunday, July 2 from 11am to r4pm.

July 1, 10:30am-5pm; July 2, 11am-4pm

Jefferson – Woolen Mills – 222 S Wisconsin Drive

artinjefferson.com
414-322-1440

June 28, 2017 – Creativity Lab / Random Acts of Kindness

Bring your own projects to the L.D. Fargo Public Library to work on while socializing with other teens. See what they are working on and get ideas for your next project. Don’t have a project to work on? We will have a craft or two for you to do. During this program we will also be creating Random Acts of Kindness projects to hand out in our community.

1-3 pm

Lake Mills – 120 E. Madison Street

www.lakemills.lib.wi.us
(920) 648-2166

June 28, 2017 – Fort Atkinson Summer Charity Concerts

Bring your lawn chair, pack a picnic basket, and enjoy an evening with friends for concerts in the park featuring Listening Party and The Belle Weather.

Held Wednesday evening during the summer at Barrie Park Band Shell, an outdoor music venue for the community, for a total of six concerts all for a charitable cause. Funds raised are donated to Boys & Girls Club of Fort Atkinson and applied to the Fort Atkinson Charity Concert scholarship which supports students who have shown a commitment to their communities.

6pm-9pm

Fort Atkinson – 210 Robert Street

June 29, 2017 – Zen Garden Workshop

Teen program at Dwight Foster Public Library (Fort Atkinson).

Create your own zen garden with local artist Sally Koehloer. Supplies will be provided. Registration is required. Please register at the Reference Desk or by calling the library.

1 pm

Fort Atkinson – 209 Merchants Avenue

www.fortlibrary.org
(920) 563-7790

June 29, 2017 – Get Creative with Writing

Are you interested in journaling, poems, lyrics, story writing, or making lists? Come to the L.D. Fargo Public Library to practice and learn more.

2-3 pm

Lake Mills – 120 E. Madison Street

www.lakemills.lib.wi.us
(920) 648-2166

June 29, 2017 – Harry Potter Craft Afternoon

Celebrate all things Harry Potter at the Watertown Public Library with fun wizarding world themed crafts and activities at the Library! Costumes encouraged! No registration necessary. For all ages.

2 pm

Watertown – 100 S. Water Street

www.watertownpubliclibrary.org

(920) 262-4090

June 29, 2017 – David Stokes: “Birds, Bugs, Beavers: Builders in Nature”

Join us at the Karl Junginger Memorial Library to enjoy a highly entertaining and educational animal show presented by David Stokes!

3 pm

Waterloo – 625 N. Monroe Street

www.waterloo.lib.wi.us

(920) 478-3344

June 29, 2017 – Summer Sloppy Art Program

Participants of all ages are invited to join the Irvin L. Young Memorial Library in making a complete mess (ahem, we mean, art). Several messy art projects will be available, so please dress accordingly! Supplies are first come, first serve. No registration is required for this program.

3:30 pm

Whitewater – 431 W. Center Street
262-473-0530