GUTTENBERG GALLERY & CREATIVITY CENTER announces the third annual Art By the River Festival & Fine Art Show on June 8th, 2019 in Ingleside Park along the banks of the Mississippi river in Guttenberg, Iowa. This is one day festival features over 30 area artists lining their tents along the river walk for you pleasure and purchase. There will be a variety of mediums represented, including jewelry, glass, pottery, baskets, photography, water color, ink wash, reclaimed wood, textiles and mixed media. There will be artist demos including lampwork by Illinois artist, Ramon Ramirez. Plein Air painters will be along the Riverwalk painting the amazing river vista. The festival runs from 9 – 4 with live music beginning at 10 AM in the musician’s pavilion, featuring Sophia Landis. Her sweet soulful music will be the perfect match for the outdoor Yoga class, also beginning at 10 AM. Musicians, Bruce Bryant of Carpe Diem, and Mark Campbell follows. Activities for youth will take place in the big pavilion where kids can participate in art projects with a river theme. Both youth and adults can make an art flag that will hang in the trees by the music pavilion all day. Adults can participate in wheel pottery and a mixed media workshop taught by artist, Josh Gomez. Other adult workshops will be available also. Various food vendors will provide snow cones, cotton candy, barbecue and more! All of these activities are made available at no cost thanks to our sponsors, Alpine Communications, Fidelity Bank, Umbrella Arts, Black Hills Energy, Supreme Graphics, and Thrivent Financial. For more information, contact Cindy Olsen at creativitycenterusers@gmail.com. 563.252.2787

12th annual North Iowa Tractor Ride presented by MBT Bank and hosted by 95.1 the Bull, 98.7 Kiss Country and 103.7 the Fox, July 25th – 27th, 2019 During this year’s ride, we’ll make our way thru the beautiful Clayton and Allamakee counties in Northeast Iowa with headquarters at the Froehlich store and tractor Museum in Froehlich Iowa! Pre-registered riders will sign in on Thursday afternoon beginning at 2pm, pick up their goodie bag from all of our sponsors which include at this time MBT Bank, Petro Blend, Bucks Recycling Center, Stellar Truck and Trailer, Hosmer Honda, Wold Tire Service, Fox Auction Company and Alter Metal. After a meal, we’ll have a driver’s safety meeting and riders will be off for a good night’s rest before leaving for the first day of riding. Friday morning drivers will make their way from Froehlich thru Farmersburg to Gunder and on to Wadena – thru Elkader and back to Froehlich for the evening. Saturday morning we’ll leave from Froehlich and head thru Luana, to Monona – go thru Marquette to McGregor to Garnavillo and back to Froehlich to end yet another spectacular North Iowa Tractor Ride! We invite everyone to come early and explore what this part of Northeast Iowa has to offer such as the Effigy Mounds, Yellow River Forest, the Scenic By-way, Spook Cave and so much more! Plus -The Prairie Blues Festival will be held on Friday evening! Maps, hotel accommodations and of course applications are online at 8am on northiowatractorride.com and as always – we will only accept the first 200 first driver applications – book your rooms and send in your applications right away! For any questions – please call 641-421-7744 or follow this link.

Nature Kids – Bug Adventure Saturday, May 25th, 10 am-11:30 am Osborne Park Reservations Required Nature Kids is a free monthly event for children 3-6 years who want to learn about the natural world around them through stories, crafts, and outdoor exploring at Osborne. On May 25th we will have fun learning all about bugs. We will start the morning with bug yoga out on the lawn to warm up our bodies. Then we can head out on the trails around Osborne to find all sorts of creepy, crawly insects. We will end this fun event with stories and a craft. Be sure to bring a yoga mat or blanket that can be used out on the lawn and wear clothing and shoes suitable for the outdoors. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Siblings are welcome to join. Please call the Osborne Nature Center at 563-245-1516 for more information and to pre-register. Mark your calendar for the next Nature Kids on June 14th. All programs and events are listed on our website www.claytoncountyconservation.org and Facebook page Clayton County Conservation. The Osborne Center is located on Highway 13, ten miles north of Strawberry Point or five miles south of Elkader. The center is open from 8:00am to 4:00pm, Monday-Saturday and 12:00pm-4:00pm Sunday. Nature Kids May

Check out the 2019 Farmers Market Map to see each community’s Farmers Market details.Farmers Market Map Dates 2019 Printed 2

Kids Fishing Clinic at Backbone State Park Beach Area, 10am, Saturday, June 1 Children ages 5-15 welcome, children must be accompanied by an adult. Registration: 10am, Fishing contest: 10:45am Featuring a casting contest, live fish and amphibian exhibit, and fishing safety and regulation presentation. Bring your fishing poles, bait, lawn chair, sunscreen, bug repellent. Refreshments and cookies will be served. Hosted by Backbone Lake Friends Group: 563-933-4417 and Clayton County Conservation: 53-245-1516  

“After Hour Abstracts” will be available once a month – we’ll try for the last Thursday of each month, from 5:30-7:30.  I will guide painters through an easy, stress-free abstract on an 8×10 wrapped canvas.  Also available to younger painters.  Anyone 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult.  $25 per canvas.  BYOB  This Thursday, we’ll be doing the abstract dandelion – space available for 12 painters.  Walk ins are welcome if space allows.  Prepay to reserve a space.

Upcoming events at the Elkader Opera House It Runs in the Family: April 5, 6, 11, 12, 13 – 7:30 p.m., April 7 – 2:00 p.m A Year in the Death of Eddie Jester: June 6, 8, 9 The Return: A Tribute to the Beatles: June 21, 7:30pm

For more information on upcoming Clayton County events, visit our calendar.