Little Sweden USA

A blog about Lindsborg

Hello everyone,

Godspell, the hit musical based on the gospel of St. Matthew, will be presented at the Burnett Center, Bethany campus, tonight and tomorrow night, February 9th and 10th. Tickets are 7$, (5 for Bethany faculty, staff and students) and will be available at the door.

Coming up this Saturday, February 10th, is the 2007 Chocolate Lovers Affair. The event offers an impressive array of homemade chocolate treats, including a dozen entries that will be judged as part of a formal competition. In addition, the 6th annual Artful Tables Display, showcasing lovely place settings and sponsored by the Lindsborg Arts Council, is being held in conjunction with this year’s Chocolate Lovers Affair. The Cholocate Lovers Affair is this Saturday, from 6-8pm at the Birger Sandzen Gallery. Tickets will be available at the door or may be purchased in advance by calling 227-3032.

The Red Barn Studio’s Artist in Residence for February is the colorful, energetic Eric Abraham. He will in residence through February 28th. Eric’s primary emphasis as an artist is porcelain clay in the form of fanciful ceramic sculptures, but during this stay at the Red Barn he will be working with three-dimensional drawings which show the addition of more color and paint as they are developed. The Raymer Red Barn Studio is open Tuesday through Sunday, 1-4pm. Next week we’ll have details about an upcoming workshop hosted by Eric Abraham while he’s in residence at the Red Barn.

And don’t forget our upcoming special celebrations: the Messiah on Palm and Easter Sundays, Mill Fest on May 5th and 6th, Midsummer’s Day Festival the weekend of June 16th and Svensk Hyllningsfest the weekend of October 12th.

till next week, this is Mike Rodriquez with the Lindsborg update.