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A FREE WEEKLY ENTERTAINMENT<br />

FOODArt<br />

GUIDE FROM IOWA INFORMATION MEDIA GROUP<br />

Pearson Lakes Art Center<br />

offers charcuterie class Feb. 23<br />

— SEE PAGE 11<br />

<strong>DIS</strong>COVER! MAGAZINE<br />

FEBRUARY 18, 2023<br />

Art center exhibits<br />

pieces from its collections<br />

— SEE PAGE 4<br />

blues<br />

CHASE THE<br />

AWAY<br />

Love<br />

BUG<br />

Family Nature Night set for Feb. 24 in<br />

Okoboji — SEE PAGE 10<br />

Arts on Grand<br />

offers different<br />

take on<br />

“Winter Blues”<br />

— SEE PAGE 8<br />

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from its collections.<br />

New releases for the<br />

big screen and good new rentals.<br />

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different take on “Winter Blues.”<br />

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<strong>DIS</strong>COVER! | FEBRUARY 18, 2023<br />

Contents | 3<br />

Side Trip:<br />

We made a little trek across the border<br />

last week.<br />

The Minnesota border, that is,<br />

to visit the recently reopened Hi Lo Club<br />

in Lakefield. I personally don’t recall ever<br />

dining there before,<br />

although you can’t<br />

live in N’West Iowa<br />

and not have heard of<br />

it.<br />

The tone was set as<br />

we pulled up, with<br />

a supersized urn of<br />

spruce tips resting<br />

adjacent a pair of<br />

freshly painted bright<br />

red doors. Inside, the<br />

decor was 1950s supper<br />

club meets Hollywood<br />

with ornate<br />

MYRNA<br />

WAGNER<br />

wall coverings, elaborate light fixtures and<br />

candelabra, fabulous depictions of Marilyn<br />

Monroe and James Dean, and if you looked<br />

up, a vintage tin ceiling. The dining room<br />

included a cozy seating area with leather<br />

chairs in front of a large fireplace and a<br />

beautiful wooden bar anchoring one end.<br />

Our drinks were served in beautiful glassware,<br />

a detail I greatly appreciate.<br />

Reopening the restaurant is the undertaking<br />

of Jim and Tresa Hussong. The two are<br />

natives of Lakefield, and in recent years<br />

have taken on multiple projects to benefit<br />

the community. A few years back they<br />

renovated and opened Dudley’s Garage, a<br />

bowling alley and restaurant. Many readers<br />

may know Jim for his leadership role as the<br />

mayor of Arnolds Park.<br />

Jim happened to be in the restaurant that<br />

night and stopped by our table to visit. He<br />

shared a few memories of the establishment,<br />

details of elements yet to be completed<br />

and the story behind the fabulous<br />

artwork in the front entry.<br />

We thoroughly enjoyed our evening and<br />

wish the Hussongs and their staff much success.<br />

And the food? From truffle fries to steak<br />

to bread pudding — all were delicious.<br />

8<br />

Pearson Lakes Art Center will host their next Charcuterie Board class on Thursday, Feb. 23.<br />

10<br />

Nature: Family Nature Night<br />

set for Feb. 24 in Okoboji.<br />

11<br />

Taste: Pearson Lakes Art Center<br />

offers charcuterie class Feb. 23.<br />

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Pieces<br />

Art center<br />

exhibits pieces<br />

from its<br />

collections<br />

Going on Now!<br />

DON’T<br />

MISS<br />

OUT!<br />

“Selections from our Collections” will be<br />

on display in the Monte Pearson Gallery at<br />

the Pearson Lakes Art Center in Okoboji<br />

though March 4. PHOTO BY RYLAN HOWE<br />

At a Glance:<br />

WHAT: Selections from our Collections<br />

WHERE: Pearson Lakes Art Center,<br />

2201 Highway 71, Okoboji, IA<br />

WHEN: Through March 4<br />

COST: Free<br />

CONTACT: 712-332-7013<br />

ONLINE: www.lakesart.org<br />

RYLAN HOWE | STAFF WRITER<br />

selections<br />

Every once in awhile the Pearson<br />

Lakes Art Center in Okoboji<br />

pulls pieces from its vault to put<br />

on display.<br />

That is the case now through<br />

March 4 with the “Selections from<br />

our Collections” exhibit in the art<br />

center’s Monte Pearson Gallery.<br />

There are some familiar works of<br />

art for those who frequent the art<br />

center, as well as some new additions<br />

to the collections.<br />

That variety is what intrigues visual<br />

arts director Danielle Clouse Gast<br />

each time she puts together one of<br />

these shows, comparing it to when<br />

a family wants to mix things up with<br />

their home decorations and maybe<br />

decides to rearrange some furniture.<br />

“It’s always a fun challenge,”<br />

Clouse Gast said. “Even though it’s<br />

Superb<br />

working with pieces that are in the<br />

building or maybe some viewers<br />

have seen before, it’s trying to spin<br />

them in a new way and I feel in<br />

recent years the art center has expanded<br />

its collection so much, there<br />

are so many options visually to pull<br />

from.”<br />

Clouse Gast knew she wanted to<br />

start with a large painting by Gary<br />

Ernest Smith, which the art center<br />

added in 2019, as well as round out<br />

the exhibit with some 3D pieces.<br />

Some have been out in the art center,<br />

or in some of the offices perhaps,<br />

but are making their debut in a gallery<br />

show.<br />

Others have been part of artist<br />

specific exhibits, from which the art<br />

center made purchases for its collections.<br />

The show is a mix of selections<br />

from the Pearson Lakes Art Center<br />

collection and the Pearson Art Foundation<br />

collection.<br />

Clouse Gast said these shows take<br />

form the day they hang the pieces<br />

and in this case she gravitated towards<br />

color, especially yellow that<br />

pulls the viewer all around the room.<br />

“Perhaps because it’s winter and I<br />

wanted to liven it up a bit,” Clouse<br />

Gast said. “You’re working to create<br />

new experiences with what you have<br />

and it’s a tremendously big deal to<br />

have a collection like we have to be<br />

able to do that.”<br />

See it all on display this month at<br />

the Pearson Lakes Art Center. F<br />

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Pieces<br />

Going on Now!<br />

DON’T<br />

MISS<br />

OUT!<br />

Getting there:<br />

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RYLAN HOWE | STAFF WRITER<br />

CHASE<br />

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It’s one thing to admit having a case<br />

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An exhibit reception is scheduled<br />

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Getting there:<br />

WHAT: Family Nature Night —<br />

Love Bugs<br />

WHERE: Dickinson County Nature<br />

Center, 22785 Nature Center<br />

Road, Okoboji, IA<br />

WHEN: 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24<br />

COST: Free<br />

CONTACT: 712-336-6352<br />

ONLINE: dickinsoncountyconservationboard.com<br />

The Dickinson County Nature<br />

Center is inviting you to bring<br />

your love bugs to their next<br />

Family Nature Night so they can<br />

learn to love bugs.<br />

The free, monthly event takes place<br />

the fourth Friday of each month and<br />

is set to take place at 5 p.m. Friday,<br />

Feb. 24. Each month, Family Nature<br />

Night has a new theme and this<br />

month will feature the theme of Love<br />

Bugs.<br />

“We have nothing but love for<br />

our decomposing, pollinating,<br />

Nature Night set for<br />

Feb. 24 in Okoboji<br />

nutrient recycling bugs! Join us as<br />

participants see firsthand how these<br />

mighty mini creatures help the world<br />

around us,” said Britney Snell, a<br />

naturalist with the nature center.<br />

This program will help introduce<br />

the exciting world of bugs to kids of<br />

all ages and will help them answer<br />

this question: what makes an insect<br />

an insect?<br />

Bugs often get a bad wrap.<br />

And the organizers of this event are<br />

hoping to change that.<br />

“Bugs and insects are an important<br />

part of our ecosystem. Kids tend<br />

to miss the importance of these<br />

creatures due to their off-putting<br />

appearance,” said Jackie Jerge,<br />

the community relations coordinator<br />

with the Dickinson County<br />

Nature Center. “We should all<br />

learn to love bugs as they help<br />

pollinate plants, disperse seeds,<br />

and help keep soil heathy by<br />

adding nutrients to the ground.<br />

This impacts our food cycle.”<br />

In addition to learning<br />

more about the characteristics<br />

of insects, the group will get<br />

the chance to meet the nature<br />

center’s own collection of insects.<br />

There will also be a craft where<br />

the families will get to design<br />

their own love bug.<br />

Make sure everyone in the<br />

KATE HARLOW | STAFF WRITER<br />

family is bundled up for the weather<br />

as some of the class might take place<br />

outdoors.<br />

In addition to teaching families<br />

more about the environment around<br />

them, Family Nature Night is also a<br />

time for families to come together<br />

for a fun activity.<br />

“I am looking forward to seeing<br />

families spend time together, discovering<br />

and learning together,” Jerge<br />

said. F<br />

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Climb aboard the charcuterie board had high schoolers on up enjoy a class,”<br />

train.<br />

Thiessen said.<br />

The Pearson Lakes Art Center will And like all art — there is no one set way<br />

be holding the next monthly Charcuterie of doing things.<br />

Board class with Amy Thiessen of Lakeside “I love seeing the variety and creativity,<br />

even though I walk everyone through<br />

Charcuterie at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23.<br />

Registration for the class costs $70 for the same process, each board turns out<br />

members of the art center and $75 for unique,” Thiessen said.<br />

nonmembers. For people who are looking Thiessen hopes that she is able to help<br />

to share a board the cost is an additional guide people and inspire them to create<br />

$10.<br />

something beautiful next time they try a<br />

Each Charcuterie Board class is unique charcuterie board themselves in their own<br />

in that Thiessen always makes sure to add homes.<br />

a new element to the board or theme for<br />

the class to spark everyone’s creativity.<br />

Thiessen is still coming up with the<br />

perfect twist for the February class — potentially<br />

some new cheeses.<br />

“I’m thinking I’ll add some surprise<br />

floral or spring elements,” Thiessen said.<br />

“I’m ready for spring.”<br />

With each month’s new element or<br />

theme there is always more to learn.<br />

“It’s fun to see a mix of returning and<br />

new faces each month,” Thiessen said.<br />

“And the new kitchen space is amazing.”<br />

The class is all about exploring your creativity<br />

and creating edible art.<br />

“Anyone interested in styling food or<br />

trying new pairings will like this class! I’ve<br />

Getting there:<br />

WHAT: Charcuterie Board Class<br />

WHERE: Pearson Lakes Art Center,<br />

2201 Highway 71, Okoboji,<br />

IA<br />

WHEN: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb.<br />

23<br />

COST: $70 for members and $75<br />

for nonmembers<br />

CONTACT: 712-332-7013<br />

ONLINE: www.lakesart.org<br />

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Pearson<br />

Lakes Art<br />

Center<br />

offers<br />

charcuterie<br />

class<br />

Feb. 23<br />

“I hope they take away confidence to<br />

style their own boards in the future, as<br />

well as knowledge of what ingredients to<br />

purchase and pair up,” Thiessen said.<br />

In addition to being tasty, charcuterie<br />

boards have the ability to be stunning but<br />

also casual. They are as flexible and individual<br />

and the occasion warrants.<br />

“Charcuterie boards are so great because<br />

you are only limited by your creativity,”<br />

Thiessen said. “There’s also a big ‘wow’<br />

factor from your guests, it’s something<br />

that leaves a great impression!” F<br />

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