3:30-5 p.m., Carnegie Room, Stoughton Public Library, 304 S. Fourth St.
Would you like to help plan and present teen library events? Join the Stoughton Teen Advisory Board, a super fun group of teens who love to laugh and get creative! Afterwards, the art cart will be out to create and explore. New members are always welcome to attend. Ages 11-16. No registration required.
Adult Craft Club: Sew Write Sashiko Journal
6:30-8 p.m., Stoughton Fire Department Training Room, 401 E. Main St.
Learn some meditative Sashiko stitching and create a cover for a journal. You know you need to write it out and get started on your memoirs or a notebook to keep you on track with your goals! Thread, fabric, journals and stitch patterns provided. Registration is required and begins April 20 at 9 a.m.
Friday, May 5
Miles Nielsen & the Rusted Hearts in concert
7:30-10 p.m., Stoughton Opera House, 381 E. Main St.
Led by free-wheeling frontman Miles Nielsen, The Rusted Hearts have been wowing audiences for years with the diversity of their sound, the tightness of their 4-part harmonies, and the quality of their songcraft. Equally comfortable in a compact 3-minute pop song and an epic 10-minute jam, the band has toured incessantly since their inception in 2011, amassing an army of hardcore followers that have dubbed themselves the Rusted Herd.
Their new album “OHBAHOY” finds the band venturing into a sphere of Americana that feels both familiar and excitingly new. Tight drums, rich guitar tones, gorgeous woodwinds, and sweeping harmonies provide the perfect complements to Nielsen’s immense storytelling gifts and impeccable vocals. The album’s name comes from an imaginary friend Nielsen had growing up, a fitting reminder as we get older to hold tightly to the noble ideals of freedom and creativity that seem so natural to us as children. Tickets are $25. For more information, visit milesnielsen.com
Saturday, May 6
Kiwanis Disc Golf Rally
8:30 a.m. registration with tee off from 8:30-9:30 a.m., Kiwanis Disc Golf Course, Amundson Park, Stoughton
Because this section is free of charge, community events are subject to run based on available space. Religion items are published on the Saturday church page. Email events to [email protected].
TODAY, MARCH 16
ADULT ARTS AND CRAFTS: Let creativity shine to create a cute craft or inspiring art piece from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Ruby B. Archie Library auditorium. Ages 18 and up. No fee. Registration is required by calling, 434-799-5195.
FRIDAY, MARCH 17
FAMILY GAME NIGHTS: Relax with family and come out for a fun night of board games, sports and outdoor games at Coates Recreation Center from 5:30 to 7 p.m. No fee. Registration required by calling, 434-799-5150. Sponsored by Parks and Recreation.
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SATURDAY, MARCH 18
CARS & COFFEE: Old Dominion Classic Sports Car Club will hold Cars & Coffee from 9 to 11 a.m. at Crema & Vine, 1009 Main St. For more information, call 434-548-9862.
JAPANESE CULTURAL EVENT: George Washington High School Japanese class and club will host the third annual Japan Day free event in the GW auditorium from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be Kendo, Taiko Drumming, a tea ceremony, prizes and more. Register online at https://tinyurl.com/yse2tj2z.
CLASSIC MOVIE CLUB: Enjoy a classic movie with discussion following at the Ruby B. Archie Library auditorium from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. “The Adventure of Robin Hood” (1938) for ages 18 and up. Registration required by calling, 434-799-5195. No fee.
ARCHERY 101 WORKSHOP: Learn the basic safety, anchor points, draw and release, care of equipment and essential safety skills with a USA Archery certified instructor for ages 5 to 17 at Coates Recreation Center from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Cost is $12. Registration required by calling, 434-799-5150.
HOMESTEADING 101: Learn from local homesteaders Ben and Amber Martin at Glenwood Community Center from 10 a.m. to noon. No fee. For ages 5 and up; registration is required a week prior.
MONDAY, MARCH 20
PRESSURE CANNER LID TESTING: Virginia Cooperative Extensive Office, 19783 U.S. 29 South, Suite C, Chatham, will check pressure cooker lid and gauge used for canning at no cost from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For information, call 434-432-7770.
TUESDAY, MARCH 21
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The 24HR Access System has been changed to an APP-based system at River’sEDGE. Original key fobs that were given out prior to 2023 will no longer work. All memberships must be renewed and paid in full at River’sEDGE to receive 24HR Access. River’sEDGE TEAM YEARLY MEMBERSHIPS- $150 Single, $175 Duo, $200 Family & River’sEDGE NON-TEAM YEARLY MEMBERSHIPS- $155 Single, $180 Duo, $210 Family. 24HR Access is a $25 one-time fee with a paid yearly membership.
24HR ACCESS to the FALCON CIVIC CENTER AVAILABLE TO YEARLY MEMBERS… Falcon Civic Center Hours: Mon-Fri 6am-8pm, Sat 8am-4pm & Sun- 12-4pm
Our access system is an APP based system, so interested members must have an updated smartphone to download the app and use the system. Cost is only $25 (one-time fee w/ paid in full yearly membership) on top of your Yearly
2023 Falcon Civic Center Yearly Membership Fees:
Family $215 Adult $155 Student & Seniors (60+) $130
Memberships and/or 24HR access must be purchased at the Falcon Civic Center. Once paid and the form filled out completely, Bob will email you the link (from POSTMASTER, not from BOB BEATTY) to download the APP.
If you are member with 24HR access and would like to bring a friend who does not have 24HR access, the cost is:
$4 per person regardless of membership status. You must be at least 16 years of age to come alone or if you are under 16 years of age, you must come with a responsible adult. Drop box for admission is located @ the front desk at the Falcon Civic Center. 24HR access at the Falcon Civic Center does NOT transfer to 24HR access at River’sEDGE or vice versa. You must purchase separately. REMEMBER YOU ARE ON CAMERA!!!!
ATTENTION MEMBERS & PATRONS of the FALCON CIVIC CENTER~
Winter weather means that our facility is a lot busier than it is during warmer seasons. This is especially true after school, on early out days, and non-school days. Please keep this in mind when you come out to walk in the gym. We have youth programs, rentals, and fitness classes that run in the gym which in turns shuts the gym down to public use at various times. Please feel free to call 319-334-6711 to check if the gym is open or when you are in the building you may look at the calendar at the front desk.
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On Jan. 23, White Hall Town Council voted to grant funds to the Fairmont Community Youth Development Center, Woodlawn Cemetery Co., Marion County Police Reserves, Prickett’s Fort Memorial Foundation, West Virginia Three Rivers Festival, Women’s Club of Fairmont, Fairmont Chamber Music Society Inc., Maple Grove Association Inc., Beverly CEOs, Main Street Fairmont’s Feast of the Seven Fishes, the West Augusta Historical Society, On Eagle’s Wings, American Legion Mountaineer Boys State Inc. and Valley Volunteer Fire Department.
Town of White Hall officials meet with the Middletown Commons marketing team on Jan. 23 to start planning their third annual Community Music Event. This year’s event will be held on July 8 at the Middletown Commons.
White Hall Elementary
Jan. 31: January Terrific Kids announced.
Feb. 1: PTO 6:30 meeting in media
Feb. 8,9,10: third grades benchmark testing
Feb. 9: Parent Teacher Conferences, 4-7 p.m. by appointment with your child’s teacher
Feb. 13,14,15: Fourth grade benchmark testing
Feb. 14: Valentine’s Day snack
Feb. 20: Professional Learning Day, faculty senate, no students, teacher training on WVGSA
Thank you to the Fairmont State men’s basketball team for inviting White Hall Elementary students and staff to be their guests at the Wednesday evening game.
Things to do this weekend
Double Vision Band will perform at Magic’s Bar & Grill, Friday beginning at 9 p.m.
Mommy & Me Painting, Jan. 28 at 1 p.m. at Agnes and Alfred in the Middletown Commons featuring special guest Rapunzel. Tickets include all painting supplies, drinks, snacks and meet and greet.
Craft Show, Jan. 28 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Kingmont Community Center
Upcoming town events
The Community Wellness Program is offering Brain Booster Classes at the White Hall Public Safety Building from 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m. led by Renee Marsh, licensed marriage and family therapist. Classes will be every Monday for four weeks beginning Feb. 6 in the workshop room. Parking and entrance is in the back of the building. Refreshments will be served. To sign up for the classes go to www.reneelorchtherapy.com under “services.”
North Marion Band is hosting a murder mystery dinner for Valentine’s Day titled “My Bloody Valentine!” The band kids will be acting it out for your entertainment, and…
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Josh von Rathonyi sat next to his 6-year-old nephew Braxton, offering him encouragement and coaching, as the boy faced off against an opponent three times his age in an intense game of Pokemon cards.
“You just got Marnied,” von Rathonyi told the boy. “So, what should your next move be?”
As Braxton contemplated his move, his opponent, 20-year-old Dom Englebert, of Victor, sat across from him patiently, and offered this oblivious onlooker tips on using Flaaffy cards and “dynamic spark attacks” and “knockouts.”
“I come here every week, as much as I can,” Englebert said.
Here was the backroom of Millennium Games in Henrietta, where their match was one of dozens of card games playing out on a cold fall evening.
That gaming should be a fun and social affair is the philosophy of the shop, a cornerstone of hobby gaming in the region for 35 years. To that end, the store dedicates more than 2,000 square feet to play space and holds free tournaments almost nightly.
The evening was set aside for Pokemon, Digimon, and Magic: The Gathering contests, and drew players as young as Braxton to middle-aged men and women looking to test their gaming skills in a safe and clean environment.
“I came here when I was his age,” von Rathonyi, 33, who lives in Greece, said of his nephew. “He’s the only one here who’s under 10 and everyone is patient with him. People here understand that he is the younger generation of gaming.”
Sure, you can sink 3-pointers at the buzzer and run footballs through a sea of gridiron warriors the size of Buicks to score the game-winning touchdown.
But how are you at throwing axes, tossing bean bags or launching a kickball barreling at you at high speeds using only your foot?
Sports come in all shapes and sizes. And while the world enjoys its gold standard activities, its soccer, football, baseball and the like, you don’t need to be Cristiano Ronaldo or Kyler Murray to put your competitive spirit into action.
Tucson has a long list of social sports, outside of the mainstream, that are fun to play and are open to just about anyone willing to participate.
Disc golf
Disc golf, a sport where players toss flying discs at long-distance targets, like golf without the clubs or balls, is a prime example.
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Tucson has six playable disc golf courses, eight disc golf leagues, multiple courses designed by a disc golf hall of famer, and a 16-year running tournament on Mount Lemmon. After the COVID-19 pandemic, Tucson is one of the many metropolitan areas experiencing an increase in interest.
Tucson local, Jeffery “Thumber” Homburg, the disc golf hall of famer, is a founding father of the sport and practically created the Tucson disc golf environment. Homberg, 65, said that over the last couple years the sport’s steady growth has rocketed into something unprecedented.
Tsu Selusi walks with his cart to the next hole during a weekly game of disc golf at the Santa Cruz River Park disc golf course.
Julien Ehrlich and Max Kakachek of the Chicago-based indie duo Whitney have been going golfing a lot. At first they got into it “ironically,” and because it was one of the few activities during the pandemic that forced them out of the house for hours at a time. The two musicians are certain they stand out on the golf course—their tight jeans and Ehrlich’s bleach-blonde hair looking quite the opposite of the insurance salesmen types they’re often paired with for 18 holes—but it’s something they’ve picked up and kept doing, despite being pretty bad at it.
They’ve also been making a lot of meals together in their shared Chicago walkup. Unlike golfing, they admit to being good at cooking, with guitarist Kakachek on grilling duty and drummer/vocalist Ehrlich on his “soup and sauce game,” or “going crazy” with salads. After living together for nearly 10 years (save for a two-year break when they lived with their respective partners), Kakachek says the Whitney boys now have a “proper domestic life.” They’ve leveled up from the apartment they shared in their early 20s that didn’t have a working doorknob, and now try to make time to do the things that bring them joy, whether that’s an afternoon golf outing or preparing a lamb ragu before hitting up their favorite bars.
Whitney is synonymous with Chicago. The two first played in the Pitchfork-core garage rock group Smith Westerns in the early 2010s before the group disbanded and they began working on music as a duo, coming up in the Chicago scene before the release of their instant classic 2016 alt-country debut Light Upon the Lake. They also seem right at home in New York City, though. Seated in the intimate tavern Achilles Heel in Greenpoint, Brooklyn on an August visit for a recording session and to promote their new album SPARK (out September 16 via Secretly Canadian), they can’t help but indulge in memories of their past trips and tours through the city. At Achilles Heel, for instance, an old friend is among the bartenders. The intimate gastropub may look like a cozy haunt with its rustic interior and tin ceiling, but it’s often where Whitney ends up after a night out to keep the good times going. It’s also where they’ve ushered many friends-of-friends through and even members of their record label Secretly Canadian, which used to have an office down the street, connecting them with their friend behind the bar. They also have a long history with the Williamsburg venue Baby’s All Right. There, they’ve…
An award-winning winery and vineyard in Marble Falls is adding to the long list of reasons Texans should head for the hills. Flat Creek Estate is entering a new season of growth, announcing new ownership, recent renovations, and a Michelin-pedigreed chef to boot.
Located within two hours of San Antonio, Flat Creek is nestled in a little pocket of the Colorado River as it winds through the Texas Hill Country.
Perhaps that’s what first attracted Eva Horton, the estate’s new owner, who is leading Flat Creek into this next elevated era. With a strong background in real estate investment and development, Horton is helping the estate implement enhancements to its facilities and staff, as well as a new line of fresh grapes.
“I loved Flat Creek from the first time I came to visit. I saw so much potential for its growth, but I also want to preserve all the things that make the estate so special,” says Horton, a partner with Austin-based real estate firm Post Lake Capital Partners. “I am honored to continue the family legacy and further the vision of this beautiful winery.”
Part of that vision is the hiring of executive chef Tim Lane to helm the property’s onsite restaurant, Ellera. (If you recognize that name from Bee Cave and South Lamar spots, those concepts are now called The Garden, and this transplant is now the only Ellera location, complete with separate menu and dining concept). Lane served as co-executive chef at the Bee Cave location, and previously studied Italian cuisine under a Michelin-starred chef in Rome for 10 years.
Lane will infuse that experience into his new menu for Ellera, anchored by Italian-style dishes with Roman-style pizzas to showcase his ingenuity and talent while enhancing Flat Creek’s award-winning wines. Featuring herbs grown onsite for an authentic farm-to-table feel, Lane’s thoughtfully crafted three-course pairing meals will include mouthwatering hand-rolled pastas and genuine North End Italian cuisine.
“There’s something so magical about the way food can bring people together. I am extremely excited about bringing Ellera to Flat Creek,” says Lane.
Also new to the Flat Creek team is consulting winemaker Jean Hoefliger, who brings experience making wine all over the world. Working with winemaker Bob Wonacott and the entire Flat Creek Estate winemaking team, Hoefliger will lend his expertise to farming practices, production procedures, and final blending.
In the heart of Brazoria County is Angleton, where you and your family will be within minutes of beaches, history, wildlife, and nightlife.
Forty-five minutes southwest of Houston on SH 288, the historic town has reinvented itself and is now stuffed with boutique shopping, live music, a farmers market, kart racing, crocodiles (you heard us), and so much more.
What to do in town
Stroll through historic brick stores downtown that now house unique shops and restaurants.
Tex-Mex is the state cuisine, and Angleton has no shortage of restaurants featuring fajitas and ceviche. You can also enjoy Italian food, sushi, Gulf seafood, Texas-style barbecue, and good old Southern home cooking.
Wander through the Peach Street Farmers Market each Saturday, where there’s homegrown produce, baked treats, live entertainment, and handcrafted goods — or just pull up a chair and visit with some friendly local folks.
Looking for some boot-scootin’ and great Texas country music? The Dirty South offers live music several nights a week.
If golf is your thing, Mulligan’s Golf Center offers 54 bays on two levels. Select one of the most famous courses in the world, tap into some technological magic, and swing away.
Wave to the Father of Texas, Stephen F. Austin, when you visit his 72-foot statue park facing SH 288 at Munson Historical County Park.
Come for the Concert in the Park series every Friday in May and September — everyone brings their lawn chairs and coolers and sits out at Veterans Park to watch the local artists perform.
Angleton features plenty of parks, including a great natatorium with an awesome splash zone and slides. Check out Bates Park and enjoy a picnic lunch after a game of disc golf on the 18-hole course.
Don’t miss nearby attractions
Angleton and the surrounding area have an abundance of attractions for everyone in the crew. Popular locations include:
• Brazoria County Museum
• Stephen F. Austin Statue
• Ring of Honor
• East Columbia Historical Homes
• Columbia Historical Museums
• Varner-Hogg Plantation State Historical Park
• Rosenwald School
• Lake Jackson Historical Museum
• Abner Jackson Plantation Site
Embrace the great outdoors
Being in such close proximity to the Gulf of Mexico offers visitors numerous outdoor activities or simply a great day at the beach. The Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge is another interesting location in the area.
Ending a more than 14-year event called Utopiafest while camping under a total eclipse in semi-remote Texas is total cult behavior. Sign us up. The Utopiafest crew announced in July a two-year plan to close out the series, returning to the initial venue in Utopia, Texas, and opening a new permanent venue in Buda, for continued fun with a lower buy-in.
First comes Utopiafest 13 (stylized UTOPiAfest Thirteen), at Reveille Peak Ranch in Burnet County, much closer to Austin. The October 14 and 15 festival in 2022 is penultimate in the regular series, which ends with Utopiafest 14 on May 5 and 6, 2023.
Eclipse Utopia: Annular, moves the venue back to Four Sisters Ranch in Utopia on October 13 and 14, 2023, with views from the camping area that extend 30 miles over the stage, Utopiafest co-founder Wayne Dalchau narrates. Finally, Eclipse Utopia: Total coincidentally describes the total end of the multiday festival, on April 7 and 8, 2024.
The next event, Utopiafest 13 (if you’re keeping up), will feature big names in Austin and the country on two stages. Among the 20 artists on the lineup, folk duo Shovels and Rope bring more than a decade of raw, high-energy folk songwriting. Victor Wooten, the legendary bassist known for his creative adventurousness, is touring with his Bass Extremes in support of the August 26 release of S’Low Down. Austin solo artist Sir Woman, in the middle of rising to national prominence with just one LP released in 2022, is also on the bill.
Nestled into the 1,000-acre Reveille Peak Ranch, which is popular for mountain biking about 60 miles northwest of Austin near Buchanan Lake, Utopiafest is as much about the camping as the tunes. Bikers can take off as usual, or can try hiking, swimming, disc golf, and workshops with community artisans. The event is BYOB, local vendors are handling most food needs, and cooking at the campsite is encouraged. Kids are not just welcome, but taken care of at the Kids Camp with special programming.
“We had initially agreed on five Utopiafests at Reveille, and then we were going to revisit and decide what we were going to do next,” says Utopiafest co-founder Travis Sutherland. Factoring in pandemic cancellations, this four-part schedule allows Utopiafest to fulfill its plan with Reveille before pivoting to smaller parties multiple times per year — to start, those are the Eclipse events, organized around actual astronomical events crossing over Utopia. Once those…
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