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Egg Decorating Workshop @ the Rock Garden Tavern

(Wisconsin Concrete Park)

Kraslice (pronounced Kraslisa) are hand-painted eggs made in the tradition of the Czech Republic using wax and permanent dyes. Jodell Kadlecek will guide you in decorating your own beautiful egg to take home!

Thursday, March 30th, 2023  6:00-8:00 PM

*****UPDATE: This class has filled so we added another class on Tues, March 28th from 6-8 pm*******

N8220 Hwy 13 Phillips, WI

Cost:$5 includes all supplies you’ll need

Class size is limited, reserve you spot today:

715-339-7282 or fofs@pctcnet.net

Mosaic Art

Artist Sheila Miske will lead you in creating a beautiful Valentine mosaic heart craft. If you would like, you may bring a sack lunch and/or personalized trinket to add to your project.
This will be in the Studio building located at the back of the park
Cost: $5 materials fee
Reserve your spot @ 715-339-7282 or fofs@pctcnet.net

WCP Winter Spring Calendar 2017

This year’s event features Native American culture and heritage exemplified by Ojibwe tribal members from the Lac du Flambeau and Red Cliff Reservations. Long-time musician and historian, Frank Montano, will have a display and share information on the history and craft of Ojibwe flute-making and playing. Members of the Lac du Flambeau Cultural Connections Program will accompany some of their elementary school children in presenting a reader’s theater performance. Brian Jackson, Lac du Flambeau educator and Cultural Connections activist, will also share in the program’s mission of developing students’ self-awareness through teaching and incorporating traditional values and language. Also from Lac du Flambeau, artisan, musician and award-winning educator, Wayne Valliere, along with three of his apprentices will create an interactive display of many handmade tools, implements and instruments including a birch bark canoe and much more. Many aspects of history made available through a Native American lens. Also feature 5 hours of continuous ethnic music from polka to Ojibwe drums to Barbershop and Czech Singers. The event is sponsored by the Friends of Fred Smith, Inc, and funded in part by the Wisconsin Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Enjoy great food, homemade ice cream, games, and the remarkable artwork of Fred Smith in the beautiful Wisconsin Concrete Park. Admission is $5.00 per vehicle.

Express yourself through an array of instant opportunities to create art in four different mediums: painting on a life-sized mural, glazing and firing raku pottery, adding to a mosaic wall, and painting open-air, postcard-sized landscapes. All materials for each medium are provided. View Fred Smith’s 237 concrete and glass sculptures, the Keepsake Quilting Challenge winning quilts, and art work from member of the Helping Hands Quilt Club. Then take time to drive the 21 miles of the Price County Fall Festival Tour featuring two additional hometown events on the same day. Excellent food, music, and great company abound in Price County.

 

 

The Celebration of Arts in Action at Wisconsin Concrete Park is a Wandering Wisconsin Roadside Art Experience and one of five special events at art environments statewide hosting art-making activities and entertainment in August and September.

 

 

Learn more about all of the Wandering Wisconsin Roadside Art Experiences at: www.jmkac.org/explore-discover/wandering-wisconsin

We had a great time at Heritage Days.

Open to all ages; children under age 10 must be accompanied by an adult. Number of participants is limited. Registration required.

Open to all ages; children under age 10 must be accompanied by an adult. Number of participants is limited. Registration required.

Open to all ages; children under age 10 must be accompanied by an adult. Number of participants is limited. Registration required.