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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 />
Superb<br />
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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 />
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WHAT: “Winter Blues”<br />
WHERE: Arts on Grand, 408<br />
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WHEN: Now through March 4<br />
COST: Free<br />
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ONLINE: www.artsongrand.org<br />
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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That’s what’s happening with the<br />
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Dubbed “Winter Blues,” the exhibit<br />
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form or fashion.<br />
An exhibit reception is scheduled<br />
from 4-6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23.<br />
“So when we had Artisans Road Trip<br />
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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 />
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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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FOOD ART<br />
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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