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A blog about Lindsborg

Hello everyone,

This Sunday, come enjoy the fine choral singing provided by the Kansas Mennonite Men’s Chorus. They are performing at 7pm at Presser Hall on the Bethany College campus. Now in their 38th year, the choir has raised more than 1/2 million dollars in that time. Admission to the concert is a freewill donation, with the proceeds going to the Mennonite Central Committee, which sends food around the world. The group’s motto is “We sing that others may live.” Well, who can’t get behind that?

Oh, and congratulations are in order for this year’s Hyllningsfest Royalty, Ken and Marilyn Sjogren. Hyllningsfest is October 12th through 14th this year, and we’ll have plenty of info as the time draws closer.

One of the cool things about the Red Barn Studio’s Artist in Residence program is that many artists return again and again. Returning artist Sandy Milroy continues that tradition with her 4th residency at the Red Barn. Sandy will continue her work using collage techniques during her stay, which lasts until April 30th.

Speaking of artists, it’s just one week until the 11th annual Lindsborg Area Artists Studio Open House. On Saturday, April 28th, many area studios will be open from 11am until 7pm. This is really a special opportunity to see artists working in their studios, on a variety of media ranging from painting to photography, with almost every other imaginable art form in-between.

And then, at 8pm, the Heart of America Big Band will perform in the gymnasium at Soderstrom Elementary. Admission to the Artists Studio Open House is free, and a freewill donation is appreciated at the Big Band concert.

While you’re in town for the Artists Studio Open House, be sure to drop by the Lindsborg Library, where the Friends of the Lindsborg Library will be holding their annual book sale from 10am until 2pm. This year, the FOLL has received a matching grant for the first $750 dollars in books that are sold; this is a great opportunity to pick up some new reading material and help a great cause at the same time.

Till next week, this is Mike Rodriquez with the Lindsborg Update.

Listen to the podcast of the Lindsborg Update from the 20th of April 2007 simply by clicking the previous link. The Lindsborg Update is a podcast of a weekly bit I do on a local radio station, KSAL 1150AM. The Lindsborg Update usually airs on Fridays, a couple of minutes after 12:30 PM. Btw, if you use an RSS aggregator, and iTunes, you can automatically load this podcast into iTunes from within the aggregator.