The Weekly

What a beautiful weekend in southern Minnesota! Following flood waters, the trees have begun to change colors making the hills around Lanesboro breathtaking! It's also a great weekend for me to have off... I am so grateful for the break. It's been a long past 5 weeks since Labor Day Weekend...our dog even acts like he needs a vacation ('cus being a dog is SO hard...) Matt and I will be camping at White Water State Park! The weather should be perfect for hiking, sleeping, (cold nights camping are the BEST, as long as you bring plenty of blankets and hot chocolate!) reading my accounting textbook, (not looking forward to that as much) watching movies, cooking great breakfasts, and just relaxing! October is a busy month...

Lanesboro Harvest Moon
Oct 8 – 10
Lanesboro

***10% off at Potiche Pottery Oct 8 from 4-7pm Pumpkin Carving Contest at Potiche, judging is Oct 9. Create a spooky pottery plate Oct 10 from 1-3pm...only $12!!
***Lanesboro Farmer's Market Oct 9, 9am-noon
***Wine Taste Testing at Scenic Valley Winery Oct 9, 10am-8:30pm and Oct 10, noon-5pm
***Fall Festival Dinner--Oct 10 from 11:30am-1:30pm. Roast beef sandwiches, mashed potatoes and gravy, coleslaw, and apple crisp. Adults-- $8.00, children ages 5-12-- $5.00, under 5--free!
***Lanesboro horse-drawn wagon rides; Oct 9 from noon-4pm. $5, starting point at Sylvan Park
***Lanesboro trolley tour; Oct 9 at 1pm
***Eagle Bluff-- adult outdoor seminar, Oct 9 from 3-5pm. $10. There will also be a benefit banquet at 5pm.
***Lanesboro Arts Center; "Sculptures from the Forest" by Paul Lambrecht
***5th Anniversary of an exquisite drag review--Oct 9, 6:30 at the Lanesboro Community Center
***Harvest Day at Historic Forestville; Oct 9 from 11am-4pm. Only $6 to learn about harvesting corn, quilting, cider pressing, and seed threshing. Try your hand at rolling out pie crusts, peeling apples, and tasting the end result!
***Curtis Ingvoldstad, chain saw artist at Windy Mesa Oct 9 and 10

Legion Fish Fry
Oct 9
5 pm until Gone
American Legion Lanesboro

The Last American Hitchhiker:
Join us for a night of weird, wild, and wonderful stories from Mark Kneeskern, as he reads from his book, "The Last AMERICAN Hicth Hiker" The festivities begin with refreshments at 5:30 pm and reading and questions from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Hope you can attend.
Oct 13
5:30 – 7 pm
Lanesboro Local

THIS WEEK AT THE COMMONWEAL THEATRE COMPANY
Enchanted April – a renewal of hope and love await four women from different walks of life when a shared vacation to a secluded Italian villa transforms these strangers into friends. This romantic comedy, set in the 1920’s, breathes new life into the most stifled of souls.

The Turn of the Screw - In one of the most terrifying ghost stories of all time, a governess alone in the English countryside suspects the children in her care are connected to spirits seen roaming the estate. Is this merely paranoia or does something sinister lurk ...

I almost wish I was sticking around this weekend! The fish fry sounds great, as do the beef and mashed potatoes on Sunday afternoon! I would love to go wine tasting, and the chain saw artist is sure to be interesting. Come to Lanesboro and try out your crafting skills at Potiche, your harvest-time skills in Historic Forestville, and your shopping skills as many of the shops downtown are coming out with great deals!