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NOVEMBER 28, 2015<br />
Sinterklaas<br />
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Orange City promotes history and<br />
heritage with Christmas tradition<br />
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Ye Olde<br />
Christmas Feaste<br />
Lighting<br />
up the night<br />
— SEE PAGE 10<br />
Iowa Lakes’ Elizabethan<br />
Madrigal brings medieval<br />
times to Estherville<br />
— SEE PAGE 5
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Elizabethan Madrigal<br />
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Hawarden hosts<br />
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Tour six homes in Hawarden that<br />
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At a Glance:<br />
WHAT: Iowa Lakes Community<br />
College’s 16th Annual Elizabethan<br />
Madrigal Feaste<br />
WHERE: VFW Post 3388, 314 S.<br />
1st St., Estherville, IA<br />
WHEN: 6:30 p.m. both Saturday,<br />
Dec. 5 and Sunday, Dec. 6<br />
COST: $20 - Reservations must be<br />
made and paid in full by Dec. 3<br />
CONTACT: 712-362-8345 or 1-800-<br />
242-5106 Ext. 8345<br />
ONLINE: www.iowalakes.edu/music/madrigal_feaste/<br />
Ye Olde<br />
Christmas<br />
RYLAN HOWE | STAFF WRITER<br />
Feaste<br />
Elizabethan Madrigal brings medieval times to Estherville<br />
Definition:<br />
Madrigal<br />
1. A secular part song without<br />
instrumental accompaniment,<br />
usually for four to six voices, making<br />
abundant use of contrapuntal<br />
imitation, popular especially in the<br />
16th and 17th centuries.<br />
2. A lyric poem suitable for being<br />
set to music, usually short<br />
and often of amatory character,<br />
especially fashionable in the 16th<br />
century and later, in Italy, France,<br />
England, etc.<br />
-From www.dictionary.com<br />
Rewind to the Renaissance this<br />
Christmas season.<br />
Iowa Lakes Community College’s<br />
music department will host its<br />
16th annual Elizabethan Madrigal<br />
Feaste on Dec. 5-6 at the VFW Post in<br />
Estherville.<br />
Visitors to the event will feel like<br />
they’re walking back in time as VFW<br />
Post 3388 is transformed into a 16th<br />
century castle for a lord and lady’s<br />
Christmas feast.<br />
“It’s like a giant play the whole evening<br />
and the guests are all part of it as<br />
nobility attending a Christmas feast<br />
hosted by the lord and lady,” Iowa<br />
Lakes Community College instrumental<br />
director Carol Ayres said.<br />
The event came to Estherville by<br />
way of Wayne, NE, and Iowa Lakes<br />
Community College choir director<br />
Brett Fuelberth. As a student at Wayne<br />
State College, Fuelberth had a professor<br />
who wrote scripts for madrigal<br />
dinners.<br />
“He kind of pioneered them in the<br />
Midwest and I bought some of the<br />
scripts from him,” Fuelberth said.<br />
“We were looking to perform something<br />
here and it has turned into a<br />
wonderful evening of food and entertainment.”<br />
The entertainment starts the minute<br />
guests enter under a canopy of swords<br />
to the announcement of their names.<br />
It continues throughout the evening<br />
with jokes from the court jester, stories,<br />
songs and musical performances.<br />
The sounds of the Royal Iowa Lakes<br />
Chamber Choir, My Lady of the Lakers<br />
Handbell Ringers, The King’s Brass<br />
Ensemble and Her Majesty’s Recorder<br />
Consort ring throughout the hall during<br />
the five-course meal.<br />
Some guests will already be familiar<br />
with the festivities at the Madrigal<br />
Feaste.<br />
“Some of our audience members<br />
have been here every year and some<br />
even wear costumes,” Ayres said. “It’s<br />
become a tradition for some people.”<br />
Medieval-themed attire is not a requirement<br />
for attendance, but reservations<br />
should be made soon.<br />
The Madrigal Feaste regularly sells<br />
out both nights. Tickets are $20 and<br />
reservations must be made and paid<br />
for by Dec. 3 to secure a spot at the<br />
king’s castle.<br />
“It’s a really fun night,” Ayres said.<br />
“The VFW has wonderful food, it’s a<br />
really festive atmosphere with a play<br />
going on in the middle of it all.”<br />
While the true Christmas feasts of<br />
the middle ages would often last for<br />
several days, this one concludes after<br />
about three hours.<br />
Some traditions originating in 16thcentury<br />
England, like wassail toasting,<br />
flaming pudding and parading a<br />
boar’s head into the dining hall, live<br />
on during the madrigal in Estherville.<br />
It all makes for quite an evening.<br />
“We work on the music for four<br />
months and it’s our big performance<br />
of the fall semester,” Fuelbert said.<br />
“It’s more than an event, it’s really<br />
an experience. You really get into the<br />
Christmas mood and it’s truly a fun<br />
night.”<br />
So, if you’re looking for a unique<br />
experience to kick-off this Christmas<br />
season reserve your seats now.<br />
Plan your pilgrimage to Estherville<br />
and transport yourself back to medieval<br />
England for a night of Christmas<br />
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Todd and Jenn Bergsma | 727 18th St.<br />
Sue DeJong | 1325 10th St.<br />
Bob and Kathy Fitch | 919 9th St.<br />
The holiday season is officially<br />
here and it’s time to get into the<br />
Christmas spirit. The Big Sioux<br />
River Valley Historical Society, also<br />
known as the Hawarden Historical<br />
Society, has a plan for helping you get<br />
into the spirit of the season.<br />
Six homes will be opening their<br />
doors to visitors on Saturday, Dec. 5,<br />
from 1-4:30 p.m. for the Hawarden<br />
Holiday Tour of Homes.<br />
“On Saturday, Dec. 5, you can tour<br />
six homes in town,” said David Pusey,<br />
the president of the Hawarden Historical<br />
Society. “All the homes will be<br />
decorated for Christmas and each will<br />
have something special. I know one<br />
Jay and Aimee Flynn | 1200 9th St.<br />
of the homeowners will feature her<br />
collection of vintage China dolls and<br />
stockings.”<br />
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The Historical House was built at<br />
the turn of the 20th century. The “Pink<br />
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Kathy Fitch, was built in the American<br />
Queen Anne style in 1889. There are<br />
also three Craftsman homes on the<br />
tour as well as a house that was built<br />
in 1978. There will be a home for just<br />
about everyone’s taste.<br />
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the event at a variety of businesses<br />
in Hawarden, but on the day of the<br />
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able to tour the house, but they’ll also<br />
be able to enjoy some refreshments,<br />
according to Pusey. They’ll be serving<br />
coffee, hot apple cider and cookies.<br />
The Hawarden Holiday Tour of<br />
Homes is a fundraiser for the Hawarden<br />
Historical Society. In addition to the<br />
tour, another fundraiser that will be<br />
running concurrently is a quilt raffle.<br />
Tickets for the raffle can be purchased<br />
at the same places that are selling<br />
the tickets for the Tour of Homes.<br />
Tickets for the raffle cost $5 for a<br />
single ticket or three tickets for $10.<br />
KATE HARLOW | STAFF WRITER<br />
Hawarden hosts<br />
Holiday Tour of Homes<br />
“The funds will be used for projects<br />
for the historical society including<br />
maintaining the historical house, the<br />
old city hall, as well as reviving and<br />
maintaining Calliope Village,” Pusey<br />
explained.<br />
In addition to being a fundraiser,<br />
the organizers hope this event spreads<br />
some holiday cheer.<br />
“We hope this helps get people in<br />
the Christmas spirit and they are kind<br />
of neat homes as well just to be able<br />
to see,” Pusey said. “We are so thankful<br />
to the homeowners who are opening<br />
their homes and letting us do this<br />
event. It takes a lot of work on their<br />
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At a Glance:<br />
WHAT: Hawarden Holiday Tour of<br />
Homes<br />
WHERE: Various locations in Hawarden,<br />
IA<br />
WHEN: Saturday, Dec. 5 from<br />
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COST: $15. Advance tickets on<br />
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Tickets also available on Dec. 5 at<br />
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CONTACT: Check out the Hawarden<br />
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At a Glance:<br />
WHAT: Festival of Lights<br />
WHERE: Downtown Rock Valley<br />
WHEN: Thursday, Dec. 3 from 3:30-<br />
7 p.m.<br />
COST: Varies, but kids events and<br />
the parade are free<br />
CONTACT: 712-476-9300<br />
ONLINE: www.rockvalleychamber.<br />
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Race:<br />
Hegg Memorial will be hosting<br />
a fun run to get the blood<br />
pumping in the winter chill.<br />
The 3rd annual Frosty 5K and<br />
Merry Mile will be held in conjunction<br />
with the Rock Valley Festival<br />
of Lights on Thursday, Dec. 3.<br />
Registration is available<br />
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All participants will receive a<br />
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The cost is $10 per participant<br />
and there will be prizes for best<br />
winter costumes. The race starts<br />
at 5:30 p.m.<br />
KATE HARLOW | STAFF WRITER<br />
Lighting up the night<br />
Festival of Lights jumpstarts the season in Rock Valley<br />
Winter lengthens the nights<br />
but during the holiday season<br />
that darkness takes on<br />
a sparkly glow with the addition of<br />
Christmas lights.<br />
Rock Valley will be hosting an event<br />
where those lights take center stage.<br />
The 3rd annual Festival of Lights is<br />
set to take place on Thursday, Dec. 3,<br />
from 3:30-7 p.m.<br />
“It’s a family type of event and provides<br />
an outing for kids and families,”<br />
said Keith Sietstra, the community activities<br />
and chamber director in Rock<br />
Valley. “It’s our way of welcoming the<br />
holiday season.”<br />
The Festival of Lights kicks off at<br />
3:30 p.m. at the Lighthouse facility<br />
downtown, which is located just west<br />
of Pizza Ranch. At that indoor location,<br />
they have all kinds of activities<br />
and crafts set up for kids to have a<br />
ball. They will be making ornaments,<br />
coloring bags and decorating cookies.<br />
“We have tables full of activities<br />
and chamber businesses volunteer to<br />
man those tables,” Sietstra said. “We<br />
also bring over 300 Christmas tree<br />
cookies with green frosting. The kids<br />
can make and take them home or eat<br />
them right there.”<br />
The Lighthouse will also be the<br />
place to hear some music, visit with<br />
Santa, as well as watch a holiday movie.<br />
They’ll be playing “Home Alone”<br />
for those who want to stay inside<br />
where it’s warm.<br />
There will also be sleigh rides<br />
around downtown and this year they<br />
are incorporating something completely<br />
new into the Festival of Lights<br />
event.<br />
“We’re going to be doing a downtown<br />
holiday scavenger hunt. There<br />
will be 15 different places where kids<br />
or parents or families can go,” Sietstra<br />
said. “They’ll collect clues and come<br />
back. If people are able to get to all<br />
the places then they will get a free<br />
smoothie.”<br />
Hegg Memorial will be hosting the<br />
3rd annual Frosty 5k and Merry Mile<br />
fun run/walk later on in the evening at<br />
5:30 p.m. They will be giving a prize<br />
for the best costume.<br />
“Last year, they had about 75-100<br />
runners. They were all decked out in<br />
twinkly lights, jingle bells, Santa hats,<br />
and other fun things,” Sietstra said.<br />
After the race wraps up, it’s time to<br />
don the winter gear and head to 14th<br />
Street for the main event.<br />
The lighted parade starts around 6:15<br />
p.m., and while it’s not huge, it is impressive<br />
in a completely different way.<br />
“We usually only have about 15<br />
bussinesses or groups with a lit float<br />
and we go down 14th Street, because<br />
it is a street that doesn’t have a ton of<br />
lights. Everyone really enjoys seeing<br />
it,” Sietstra said.<br />
“I think it’s one of the most fun<br />
things to see the lighted parade. It’s<br />
fun to see the excitement of the holiday<br />
season in the eyes of the youth,<br />
residents and visitors.” F<br />
Rock Valley | Iowa
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Here comes Sinterklaas. Here<br />
comes Sinterklaas. Right down<br />
Central Avenue. Astride his great<br />
white horse and trusty helper Piet.<br />
Families are invited to welcome them<br />
to town and join in the parade to<br />
town hall in Orange City.<br />
The annual Sinterklaas Day kicks off<br />
at 10:30 a.m. with everyone gathering<br />
at the Stadscentrum in downtown<br />
Orange City to greet Sinterklaas.<br />
“There will be a brass brand and<br />
songs to welcome Sinterklaas to<br />
town,” Dutch Heritage Boosters board<br />
member Randy Van Peursem said.<br />
“Then we will parade down Central<br />
Avenue to town hall with the town<br />
crier heralding our arrival.”<br />
Once at town hall the children will<br />
get to take in a puppet show from<br />
Lisa Laird and hear educational and<br />
historical stories about Sinterklaas.<br />
“We try to make the experience fun,<br />
SINTERKLAAS<br />
IS COMING TO TOWN<br />
Orange City promotes history with Christmas tradition<br />
entertaining and educational at the<br />
same time,” Van Peursem said.<br />
A variety of games will be set up for<br />
children in various age groups ranging<br />
from pre-kindergarten to fourth<br />
grade. The games themselves, while<br />
entertaining and fun, also have an<br />
educational tilt.<br />
There is Schieten Noten, or Shooting<br />
Nuts, a Memory Game as well as<br />
Drop the Carrot.<br />
Traditionally children in Holland<br />
leave shoes outside filled with carrots<br />
and hay for Sinterklaas’ horse,<br />
Amerigo.<br />
“It’s educational and historical and<br />
good, clean fun for families and kids,”<br />
Van Peursem said. “There will be<br />
some coloring as well and a chocolate<br />
treat at the end.”<br />
The whole event lasts a little over<br />
an hour and Van Peursem thinks it’s<br />
something everyone can enjoy.<br />
“It’s geared towards kids and they’ll<br />
definitely enjoy the show and games,<br />
but really the parents have fun a lot of<br />
times and can learn just as much.”<br />
Check out the Dutch Heritage<br />
Boosters Facebook page for weatherrelated<br />
information, but be prepared<br />
to come welcome Sinterklaas in just<br />
about any conditions.<br />
“We’ve done it when it’s very cold<br />
outside and in the snow, so it takes a<br />
lot to call it off,” Van Peursem.<br />
Snow or shine, Sinterklaas will be<br />
coming to town, so bring the family<br />
to celebrate the holiday season and<br />
a connection to Orange City’s Dutch<br />
history and heritage. F<br />
At a Glance:<br />
WHAT: Sinterklaas Day<br />
WHERE: Meet at Stadscentrum in<br />
downtown Orange City<br />
WHEN: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 5<br />
COST: Free<br />
CONTACT: 712-707-4054<br />
ONLINE: facebook.com/dutchheritageboosters<br />
St. Nick:<br />
Sinterklaas, also known as<br />
Saint Nicholas, is dear to the<br />
hearts of Dutch children. He can<br />
be recognized by his eye-catching<br />
red cape with red miter<br />
and his long white beard. The<br />
saintly man arrives each year in<br />
mid-November on a steam boat<br />
filled with gifts and together<br />
with his helpers, all referred to<br />
as ‘Piet’ (Peter).<br />
For children, this means they<br />
can put their shoe next to the<br />
chimney or back door. At night,<br />
Sinterklaas rides across the rooftops<br />
on his white horse, Amerigo,<br />
and places little treats or gifts in<br />
the children’s shoes, assisted by<br />
his helpers, the Peters. Traditional<br />
sweets are gingerbread men,<br />
spiced biscuits, marzipan and<br />
chocolate letters. Satisfy your<br />
sweet tooth and buy these sweets<br />
at any supermarket or bakery.<br />
The holiday itself is celebrated<br />
in Dec. 5, when gifts are exchanged.<br />
Children sing songs<br />
to Sinterklaas at the top of their<br />
lungs until they hear a knock on<br />
the door. If they have been good,<br />
they will find a bag filled with gifts<br />
just outside the door.<br />
- From www.holland.com<br />
Orange City | Iowa
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At a Glance:<br />
WHAT: “A Chrismtas Carol - The<br />
Musical”<br />
WHERE: Spencer Community Theatre,<br />
518 1st Ave. E, Spencer, IA<br />
WHEN: Dec. 4,5,10,11 and 12 at<br />
7:30 p.m.; Dec. 6 and 13 at 2 p.m.<br />
COST: Adults $18, Students $9<br />
CONTACT: 712-262-7336<br />
ONLINE: sctplayhouse.org<br />
Cast:<br />
Scrooge: Michael Felton<br />
Bob Cratchit: Chris Kopel<br />
Mrs. Cratchit: Bethany Matthias<br />
Tiny Tim/ Scrooge at 8 (Dual<br />
Cast): Ben Maki, Robbie Gerlock<br />
Lamplighter: Alison Munter<br />
Sandwichboard Man: Daniel<br />
Andresen<br />
Blind Hag: Robin Duhn<br />
Marley: Tom Van Tassell<br />
Fred: Gannett Swan<br />
Scrooge’s Mother: Karli Kelley<br />
Scrooge at 12: Isaac Heide<br />
Young Fan: Riley Harper<br />
Fan: Natalie Kroll<br />
Emily: Emily Jepson<br />
Mr. Fezziwig: Sid Fitch<br />
Mrs. Fezziwig: Karli Kelley<br />
Mr. Smythe: Kylan Ranslow<br />
Grace Smythe: Makenna Pierce<br />
Johanna: Gabbie Carpenter<br />
Ensemble: Avarie Knaak, Barb<br />
Wilcox, Bethany Matthias, Brent<br />
Berends, Careron Ten Kley, Carly<br />
Izard, Chandler Todd, Dalton Petersen,<br />
Daniel Moore, Dori Lane,<br />
Faith Klatt, Gabbit Carpenter, Gary<br />
Lane, Grace Klatt, Gracelym Hameister,<br />
Gracie Keith, Hanna Gee,<br />
Hannah Johnson, Jack Hemann,<br />
Jane Jans, Kella Klinker Simonin,<br />
Keyele Geoken, Levi Lane, Lucy<br />
Hemann, Marybeth Quattlebaum,<br />
Meghan Woodrow, Millie Hemann,<br />
Mollie Williams, Molly Crew, Sam<br />
Harper, Shelby Ranslow, Shyan<br />
Harrod, Stella Gerlock, Steve<br />
Deutsch, Steve Sundblad, Sydney<br />
Heiter<br />
Dance Ensemble: Brianna Holt,<br />
Carissa Cummings, Carly Izard,<br />
Cayle Carter, Chloe Jones, Gabbie<br />
Carpenter, Hallee Mingus, Kaitlyn<br />
Strock, Kaylee Hansen, Mia Simpson,<br />
Mollie Williams, Natalie Kroll,<br />
Piper Johnston, Salem Krieger, Zoe<br />
Carlson<br />
KATE HARLOW | STAFF WRITER<br />
Spencer Community Theatre presents “A Christmas Carol”<br />
One of Charles Dickens’ most<br />
popular tales is coming to life<br />
in Spencer.<br />
The legendary anti-Christmas, Bahhumbuging<br />
character of Scrooge will<br />
take the stage in an adaptation of<br />
Charles Dickens’ perennial holiday<br />
favorite, “A Christmas Carol.”<br />
But this isn’t your average production<br />
of the show.<br />
The basic plot of the show will remain<br />
the same. It features the grumpy<br />
Scrooge on Christmas Eve as he meets<br />
three ghosts, The Ghosts of Christmas<br />
Past, Present and Future. The audience<br />
can watch as Scrooge transforms<br />
from the villain of Christmas to the<br />
embodiment of the Christmas spirit.<br />
The Spencer Community Theatre<br />
production is adding a twist to this<br />
well-known story.<br />
Here comes,<br />
Scrooge!<br />
The production that will be on stage<br />
at the Spencer Community Theatre<br />
from Dec. 4-13 will be set to music.<br />
“This show is a very close adaptation<br />
of the original novella he wrote<br />
in 1843, but it’s a musical,” said Cara<br />
Gerlock, the show’s director and the<br />
artistic director at the Spencer Community<br />
Theatre. “It’s a faithful adaptation<br />
with the addition of a little spectacle<br />
— music, singing and dancing.”<br />
The music for the show was composed<br />
by Alan Menken with lyrics by<br />
Lynn Ahrens.<br />
“The music is by some of the same<br />
people who composed for ‘The Little<br />
Mermaid,’ ‘Aladdin’ and ‘Beauty and<br />
the Beast,’” said Gerlock. “Disney’s<br />
heavy-hitters composed the music for<br />
this show and it’s just beautiful. It has<br />
funny and scary moments. This is the<br />
version we’ve been waiting for.”<br />
And Spencer Community Theatre<br />
has been waiting a long time.<br />
This is the 56th season of the Spencer<br />
Community Theatre, and they<br />
have never before staged a production<br />
of “A Christmas Carol.”<br />
“We’ve been wanting to do ‘A<br />
Christmas Carol’ for some time. There<br />
are many stage adaptations out there<br />
and we’ve been waiting for the right<br />
one for our organization,” Gerlock<br />
said. “This is one of those productions<br />
that you can find tons of options, and<br />
we wanted to find the right one.”<br />
The cast for this production numbers<br />
61 and ranges in age from adults<br />
to kids. They started rehearsals for this<br />
Christmas classic way back in October<br />
and bringing this show to life has<br />
been a fun experience for both cast,<br />
God bless us,<br />
Every One<br />
-Tiny Tim<br />
crew and director.<br />
“Honestly, my favorite part is that<br />
I love the rehearsal process. It’s very<br />
enjoyable for me and it’s the very first<br />
show I’ve gotten to direct with my<br />
children in it,” Gerlock said.<br />
It’s also a story that has been loved<br />
for 173 years.<br />
“There’s something about this<br />
show that can resonate with everybody.<br />
There’s some little part of us<br />
that has one of Scrooge’s vices or<br />
idiosyncrasies. There’s a little Scrooge<br />
in all of us,” Gerlock said. “It’s a message<br />
of hope, redemption and joy<br />
that we all still respond to. If we can<br />
hold out that hope and find joy and<br />
happiness we can change ourselves<br />
for the better.” F<br />
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24 | Other Happenings<br />
Winter Nights & Holiday Lights featuring<br />
TubaChristmas<br />
You can feel the magic in the air in Estherville<br />
at Winter Nights & Holiday Lights. From<br />
5-7 p.m. in Downtown Estherville there will be<br />
horse-drawn wagon rides through downtown<br />
to look at all the beautiful lights, carolers, Santa<br />
and tubas playing your favorite Christmas<br />
tunes.<br />
Santa’s House will be open for the first time<br />
all year and kids of all ages can go in and meet<br />
him.<br />
TubaChristmas will have two shows including<br />
one at 6 p.m. at the Methodist Chruch<br />
and a grand finale at 7 p.m. in the Estherville<br />
Library where they will come together with<br />
carolers from the Many Voices Choir to have a<br />
sing-along with the entire community.<br />
WHERE: Downtown, Library Square, Estherville,<br />
IA<br />
WHEN: Thursday, Dec. 3<br />
COST: Free<br />
CONTACT: 712-362-3541<br />
ONLINE: http://www.estherville.org/<br />
A Different Kind of Christmas<br />
Hull is having a special Christmas<br />
concert.<br />
Musicians Mark Schultz, Jon<br />
Bauer and Love & The Outcome<br />
will be performing together “A<br />
Different Kind of Christmas” onstage<br />
Saturday, Dec. 12 at 7 p.m. at<br />
Western Christian High School.<br />
Mark Schultz is a contemporary<br />
Christian music artist, who has<br />
been nominated for a number of<br />
Dove Awards. Jon Bauer also plays<br />
contemporary Christan music<br />
and performs 100 concerts each<br />
year.<br />
Love & The Outcome is a husband<br />
and wife duo who play<br />
contemporary Christian pop rock.<br />
They released their first album in<br />
2013.<br />
WHERE: Western Christian High<br />
School, 925 5th St., Hull, IA<br />
WHEN: Saturday, Dec. 12 at 7 p.m.<br />
COST: $25 Gold Circle, $20 General<br />
Admission ($25 day of)<br />
CONTACT: 1-800-965-9324<br />
ONLINE: http://www.itickets.com/<br />
Systolic Studio’s December Art<br />
and Antique Sale<br />
WHERE: Systolic Studio, 26<br />
Ave. B., Lake Park, IA<br />
WHEN: Dec. 4-6<br />
Systolic Studio in Lake Park, IA, will host its first Art and COST: Free<br />
Antique Sale, Dec. 4-6. Many local artists will exhibit work in CONTACT: 515-451-7933<br />
this show, including Diane Dykema, Dennis Dykema, Danielle<br />
Clouse Gast, Hank Hall, Bruce Morrison, Anita K. Plucker,<br />
Daniel Ruf, David Strom, Paula Streeter, Holly Zinn. Also participating are a number of artists<br />
from around the state, including furniture maker Chris Martin, as well as Molly Nagel, Chuck<br />
Richards, Reiko Cunningham, Celinda Stamy, Nancy Thompson and Barbara Walton. The show<br />
is organized by Paula Streeter, lecturer at Iowa State University.<br />
The artwork will be installed alongside fine antiques and furnishings available for purchase in<br />
the building’s recently renovated west wing Gallery space.<br />
Doors will open at the west entrance at 3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4. Hours for the show are 3–8 p.m.<br />
Friday; 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Saturday; 11 a.m.–3 p.m. Sunday.<br />
Christmas Vespers<br />
The Northwestern College music department will present<br />
its annual Christmas Vespers service on Saturday, Dec. 5, at<br />
7 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 6, at 3 p.m. in Christ Chapel. The<br />
event is free and open to the public.<br />
“This year’s theme is ‘Night of Wonder,’ and will focus on<br />
the idea that on that night, the creator of the universe was<br />
lying in a stall and surrounded by lowly animals,” said Dr.<br />
WHERE: Christ Capel at Northwestern<br />
College, Orange City, IA<br />
WHEN: Friday, Dec. 5 at 7 p.m.<br />
and Sunday, Dec. 6 at 3 p.m.<br />
COST: Free<br />
CONTACT: 712-707-7116<br />
Thomas Holm, professor of music at Northwestern. “While most kings are born in a lofty setting,<br />
the greatest king of all had a most humble birth.”<br />
The concert will include performances by the Brass Choir, Women’s Choir, a Cappella Choir,<br />
Chamber Orchestra and Handbell Choir, in addition to Scripture readings by Northwestern students.<br />
The concert will close with candle lighting.<br />
“The Vespers program actually combines elements of a concert with a service, as the entire<br />
evening focuses on the Christ child and his arrival,” said Holm.<br />
Throughout the concert, the audience will also be invited to sing a variety of Christmas carols,<br />
including “O Come, All Ye Faithful,” “Away in a Manger,” “Silent Night” and “Joy to the World.”
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The Historic Dayton House<br />
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December 1st, 2nd & 3rd<br />
Christmas Tree Forest, 3:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m., First United Methodist Church<br />
December 3rd & 4th<br />
Christmas at Pioneer Village<br />
December 5th, 12th & 19th<br />
Story & Craft Time, Lit’l Wizards, 10:30 a.m.<br />
Santa Claus, Lit’l Wizards, 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.<br />
December 6th<br />
Lutefisk and Meatball Dinner, First Lutheran Church,<br />
2:30 p.m. & 5:30 p.m.<br />
December 9th<br />
4th Grade Choir & Strings Holiday Concert, Prairie Elementary,<br />
8:45 a.m., 10:15 a.m. & 1:45 p.m.<br />
December 11th<br />
Holidays Around the World, MN West, 5:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m.<br />
December 13th<br />
ALBS Christmas Fundraiser, Memorial Auditorium, 3:00 p.m.<br />
December 14th<br />
Worthington High School Festival of Music, WHS Gym, 7:00 p.m.<br />
December 20th<br />
Story Time with Santa Claus, Memorial Auditorium, 2:00 p.m.<br />
December 21st<br />
Worthington Middle School Festival of Music, WHS Gym, 7:00 p.m.<br />
December 31st<br />
The Chipper Lowell Experience: Comedy and Magic,<br />
Memorial Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.<br />
3rd Annual New Year’s Eve Party, Worthington Event Center<br />
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Thursday, December 3<br />
7:00 pm<br />
Many Voices Concert<br />
Good Shepherd Church<br />
9:00 am - noon<br />
Santa’s Workshop<br />
Riverside Elementary<br />
9:00 am - 1:00 pm<br />
Craft and Vender Expo<br />
Riverside Elementary<br />
9:30 am - 11:30 am<br />
Story Time<br />
Riverside Elementary<br />
Saturday, December 5<br />
Jackson, Minnesota<br />
Friday, December 4<br />
7:00-11:00 pm<br />
Jingle Mingle<br />
Jackson National Guard Armory<br />
10:30 am - 2:30 pm<br />
Horse-drawn Wagon Rides<br />
Dwtn Jackson by Pillars<br />
1:00 pm<br />
Free Movie Matinee “Home”<br />
Historic State Theatre<br />
5:30 pm<br />
Lighted Parade<br />
6:00 pm<br />
Fireworks<br />
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