December at the Library Arts Center
The calendar has turned a page - it’s December, and I’m thinking, “How can that be? Didn’t school start just a few weeks ago?”
However, December it is, and the 2011 Daisy Hagen Auction for the Arts is now history. Once again around $10,000 was raised for the Fosston Community Library Arts Association, thanks to the many generous donors who provided items for the sale and the many generous buyers who purchased them. The stage, decorated by Pat Viken, was transformed into a country church at Christmas, and the Athenians once again provided a bountiful table of goodies. Linda Lohmeier was the auctioneer. Kim Wilson and Jerry Slough were recognized for their many years of service in organizing the auction. Both of them say it’s time for someone else to take over the job, so if anyone feels the call to head up this project in 2013, speak up.
If you attended the auction, you probably saw the art exhibit in the upper gallery, unless you missed it because you were too focused on the food table. Works by Fosston High School sophomore Caleb Curfman are currently on display. Curfman has studied with Sarah Steinbrenner and with Ric Sorenson. He works with watercolor and acrylics as well as combining “found” items in shadowboxes. He says, “The boxes all have a different meaning to everyone who looks at them. The more you look the more hidden pieces you will find.” If you haven’t yet seen them, stop by and take a look.
The annual meeting of the FCLAA will be coming up in January. Here’s your chance to learn a little more about what the organization really does and how it does it. The date has not yet been set, so watch for more information.
Writers’ group met on December 1 because of the holidays. In January the group will resume meeting on the third Thursday of each month. If you have an interest in writing, whether for publication or for your own enjoyment, you are welcome to join us.
Books and Bonbons book club will meet on Tuesday, December 13, at 7 p.m. This month’s book is Lost December by Richard Paul Evans. I haven’t read it yet, but here’s the synopsis: “As heir to the Crisp Copy Center fortune, Luke has it made - until he burns through his entire inheritance in just one year of partying. Ashamed to ask his famous father for help, he finds employment - and romance - as an entry-level clerk.” I don’t know what the dessert will be, but it will be good. See you there.
However, December it is, and the 2011 Daisy Hagen Auction for the Arts is now history. Once again around $10,000 was raised for the Fosston Community Library Arts Association, thanks to the many generous donors who provided items for the sale and the many generous buyers who purchased them. The stage, decorated by Pat Viken, was transformed into a country church at Christmas, and the Athenians once again provided a bountiful table of goodies. Linda Lohmeier was the auctioneer. Kim Wilson and Jerry Slough were recognized for their many years of service in organizing the auction. Both of them say it’s time for someone else to take over the job, so if anyone feels the call to head up this project in 2013, speak up.
If you attended the auction, you probably saw the art exhibit in the upper gallery, unless you missed it because you were too focused on the food table. Works by Fosston High School sophomore Caleb Curfman are currently on display. Curfman has studied with Sarah Steinbrenner and with Ric Sorenson. He works with watercolor and acrylics as well as combining “found” items in shadowboxes. He says, “The boxes all have a different meaning to everyone who looks at them. The more you look the more hidden pieces you will find.” If you haven’t yet seen them, stop by and take a look.
The annual meeting of the FCLAA will be coming up in January. Here’s your chance to learn a little more about what the organization really does and how it does it. The date has not yet been set, so watch for more information.
Writers’ group met on December 1 because of the holidays. In January the group will resume meeting on the third Thursday of each month. If you have an interest in writing, whether for publication or for your own enjoyment, you are welcome to join us.
Books and Bonbons book club will meet on Tuesday, December 13, at 7 p.m. This month’s book is Lost December by Richard Paul Evans. I haven’t read it yet, but here’s the synopsis: “As heir to the Crisp Copy Center fortune, Luke has it made - until he burns through his entire inheritance in just one year of partying. Ashamed to ask his famous father for help, he finds employment - and romance - as an entry-level clerk.” I don’t know what the dessert will be, but it will be good. See you there.