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September 27-28, 2008
 Autumn
Fest is a two-day festival in beautiful and historic
downtown St. Croix Falls, WI. This annual festival
celebrates art, trade and sustainable community
initiatives in the St. Croix River Valley area.
Artisans
can download the Art & Craft Show Registration
Form by CLICKING
HERE.
Highlights
of the 2008 festivities include:
“Awaken your spirit to
the arts, nature and unique flavor of St. Croix
Falls!”
Saturday,
September 27
(FREE carriage rides on Gaylord Nelson
Parkway, provided by Wilson Haflingers!)
9-5pm Downtown Activities Listed
Below - Between Overlook Deck and St. Croix Riverway
Visitor Center:
- Autumn
Fest Juried Arts & Crafts
- Children’s
activities
- Local
art exhibits
- Franconia
Sculpture Park “spontaneous community
sculpture project”
- Farmer’s
market
- Bake
sale
- Mix105
live broadcast
- Community
booths, information & contest for free kids
bike (Booths listed below agenda on
this page).
- Visit
with St. Croix Falls Royalty
- Meet
Megan Kalmoe, Olympic Rower
10-11am Tribal Spirits of the
Sun “Drum Circle” at the Overlook.
10-10:45am
Workshop: Building a Community Based
Food System for Economic Development / Solar Energy
Basics at the St. Croix Riverway Visitor Center.
10-11am
Workshop: The Existential Optimist at the Les
Amis Shop - Sit a Spell Book Store
11-11:45am
Workshop:
Building a Sustainable Community /
Green
Travel at the St. Croix Riverway
Visitor Center.
11:15-12:45pm
“Juggernauts” perform at the Overlook
Deck.
12-12:45pm Workshop:
Being Fit Anytime and Anywhere! / The
Natural Step for Communities at the St. Croix
Riverway Visitor Center.
12-1pm
Workshop: Fitness Through the Ancient
Art of Belly Dancing at the Les
Amis Shop - Sit a Spell Book Store
1-2pm St. Croix Falls birthday
cake celebration in honor of 170 years since the
town’s settlement. Events
take place at the Overlook Deck.
- Olympian
Megan Kalmoe will be welcomed by Mayor Darrell
Anderson and the Hudson Rowing Club
- The
River Spirit plaque will be unveiled
- Rosemarie
Braatz will share historical stories of St.
Croix Falls
- Release
of homing pigeons
1-7pm
Community Corn Roast at the St. Croix Tavern.
2:30-4pm “Relative
Minor” music at the Overlook Deck.
4-5pm
Corn eating contest in the beer garden at the
St. Croix Tavern.
4-8pm St. Croix Falls Public
Library Harvest Dance and Dinner fundraiser with
“Earthdance” DJ. At the old Fire Hall
Downtown.
7:30-9pm Tim Sparks & Michael
Young at the Festival Theatre (reservations encouraged).
8-12pm Band (TBD) at the St.
Croix Tavern.
Sunday,
September 28
1-3pm St. Croix Falls Restaurant
Chili Contest: featuring local ingredients, children's
music by Sandy Bishop, and open mic.
The
public decides the winner!
FREE chili, milk, and ice cream!
Free will donation monetary taken
for the St. Croix Falls Food Shelf.
Each
person attending a workshop will receive a gift
bag with a low-flow showerhead, a compact fluorescent
bulb, and more – provided by XCEL Energy!
Click
Here to view details of the Saturday Workshops.
Contact
the St. Croix Falls Chamber of Commerce with any
questions: info@scfwi.com
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