The Weekly

Buffalo Bill Days is this weekend! Plus, the weather is supposed to be great...needless to say I'm preparing for busy trails and streets, loud (but fun) guests, full rivers, and empty breakfast trays and coffee carafes. Here is the schedule for Buffalo Bill Days:

Friday, August 6:
4 pm Beer and Brat tent opens
7 pm Softball tournaments start
7 pm -11 pm Russ Guyer Band at the Legion
7:30 pm "Enchanted April" at the Commonweal Theatre
8:30 pm - 12:30 am "Trouble Shooter" Dance in front of the Fire Hall
9 pm -3 am Horse-Drawn and Sober Shuttle Rides

Saturday, August 7:
Softball Tournaments continue
Volleyball Tournament begins
9 am Farmer's Market begins
10 am Beer and Brat tent opens
10 am Market Place opens
11 am Registration for Bean Bag Tournament begins--Memorial Community Center gym. Noon start!
11 am - 1 pm "The Bandanas"-- music at the gazebo in Sylvan Park
Noon - 4 pm Pony Rides and Petting Zoo at Sylvan Park
Noon - 4 pm Kids Games at Sylvan Park (Bounce House, maze, water slide, face painting...)
1 pm - 3 pm Dave Wilson-- music at the gazebo in Sylvan Park
3 pm - 5:30 pm Walter Bradley and Steve Arnold-- music at the gazebo in Sylvan Park
7:30 pm "Picasso at the Lapin Agile" at the Commonweal Theatre
8 pm - Midnight FREE band and dance at the Beer and Brat tent..."Time Machine"
9:45 pm FIREWORKS!!
9 pm -3 am Horse-Drawn and Sober Shuttle Rides

Sunday, August 8
Softball and Volleyball tournaments continue
9 am Farmer's Market begins
10 am Beer and Brat tent opens
10 am Market Place opens
10 am Christian Music "2 Degrees" at Sylvan Park gazebo
11 am "Cannon Old West Society" Show Showdown...a bank robbery!
Noon-1 pm Dunk tank
12:30 pm "Cannon Old West Society" Show in the park-- "Shoot Out with Bounty Hunters"
1:30 pm Grand Parade!! (I will be IN the parade...watch for the float that looks like a bed!)
After the parade-- Entertainment "Irish Minstrels" at Sylvan Park gazebo
After the parade-- Dunk tank continues
After the parade-- Pedal Pull at the basketball courts
4:30- 8:30 pm DJ and Karaoke "Guido" at Beer and Brat tent
7 pm Live Radio Show "Over the Back Fence" at the Commonweal Theatre

Whew! Lots going on with Buffalo Bill Days...something for everyone! I, personally, am more the face painting, farmer's market, parade, and fireworks type. Hopefully I will be able to attend the petting zoo as well! In addition to all of that, there are many of the more regular activities available.

August 7, 3-5 pm: Eagle Bluff Root River Canoe Tour-- Adult Outdoor Seminar. The cost is just $10 per person! Participants may see Trout, Great Blue Herons, and the Historic Root River Hydroelectric Plant.

August 8, 5-9 pm: Joe Price Blues at Riverside on the Root

August 9-11: Firearms Safety Course at Eagle Bluff Environmental Center (I really need to do this sometime! Especially since I have a good hunting dog now...)

August 10, 10:30 am - 1:30 pm: Animal Tic-Tac-Toe! At Potiche Pottery, kids can make their own tic-tac-toe board along with 10 animal-shaped pieces. Participants aill play other classic board games, and a box lunch will be provided.

August 10 and 11, 7:30 pm: The Commonweal Theatre presents-- Blue Collar Diaries. Come check out this candid tribute to the simple things that make us who we are.

August 11, 10 am- Noon: Make a unique bowl, with a frog on his lily pad at the bottom!

August 11, 5-9 pm: Dave Williams at Riverside on the Root

August 12, 7:30 pm: "Picasso at the Lapin Agile" at the Commonweal Theatre