WHAT’S NEW IN SPRINGFIELD, NE
FEBRUARY 3, 2010
SURPRISE LANDING IN SOUTHCREST HILLS
SPRINGFIELD MEMORIAL LIBRARY
HOSTS
CRAFTY WEDNESDAY
JANUARY & FEBRUARY
3:30 – 4:30PM
ALL AGES ARE INVITED TO STOP BY AFTER SCHOOL
Artists creating at the Library's K-3 Art Workshop
“Literary Feast”
$15 each
What a bargain!!!
Over 750 recipes from Springfield’s finest cooks!
Available at the Library,
Springfield State Bank, Springfield Drug, & B&B Pit Stop
SPRINGFIELD ARTWORKS
OPEN
TUESDAY – FRIDAY
1 -6PM
SATURDAY
11AM-5PM
Glass valentine hearts for your sweetie...check them out!
Foodies, check out these pictures....Springfield ArtWorks has just added valentine fused plates and bowls to its offerings.
Upcoming Class Schedule
Supplies provided unless noted
A Valentine for your sweetie...Wet and needle felt a very special valentine for your favorite person...can be inserted in cards which are available for purchase. class fee $22 Beginner...no skill needed Sat Feb 6 1-3pm)
Sticks ,Stones & bumble bees Felting a rock paperweight, felted "stick", and a bumblebee $45 2-2 1/2 hr class (all supplies included) Intermed. Sat Feb 20 1-3pm
Machine felting...private or semi-private class $45 (includes supplies) 1 1/2-2 hr class (will work with your schedule)
Open studio (no instruction, equipment usage or supplies provided) $15 a half day(3 hrs) or $28 a whole day(6-7 hrs)
Inquire about after school programs for kids. Call 402-301 -9162 for more info
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SOARING WINGS VINEYARD
ACOUSTIC SUNDAY
FEBRUARY 7, 2010
2:00 – 5:00PM
BLUES ED PERFORMS
FREE ADMISSION
WINE, CHOCOLATE & ROSES
CELEBRATE VALENTINE’S DAY
FEBRUARY 13, 7PM
$65 PER COUPLE
INCLUDES:
A bottle of wine, heavy appetizers, a chocolate fountain,
and rose for each lady attending
Reservations are required by February 6th.
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HAPPENING NEARBY:
Lofte Community Theatre
P.O. Box 62
Manley, NE 68403
(402)234-2553
SPECIAL SWEETHEART EVENT
Let's face it, sometimes we need a little help in the romance department. Well, the Lofte Community Theatre in Manley has taken steps to create an enjoyable evening for singles, sweethearts and even old married folks!
On Saturday, February 13th, the Lofte is holding a special Sweetheart Event to celebrate Valentine's Day. The doors will open at 6:30pm. Wine tastings will be provided by Slattery Vintage Estates of Nehawka. You can purchase a tasting, a glass, or buy a bottle of your favorite to share with friends! A variety of delicious hors d’oeuvres will be on-hand and later, the instrumental group, "Skylark" will take the stage. New this year, Krambeck Photography will be present for professional photo opportunities. Wine, appetizers, dancing, photo opps; the only ingredients missing are you and your date!
Tickets to this event are $20 per person. Due to liquor license requirements, wine tastings will be priced separately at the door. Advanced reservations are not required, but are strongly suggested. For more information or to purchase tickets, please call the Lofte Box Office at (402) 234-2553. You may also visit their website www.Lofte.com.
TWIN FIDDLING WORKSHOP
The Old Avoca (Nebraska) Schoolhouse will be hosting a Twin Fiddling Workshop on Saturday, February 13, for fiddlers (or violinists or violists) who want to learn to play nicely together with their fellow-fiddlers (or violinists or violists). Fiddlers (or violinists or violists) of any age and experience level are encouraged to enroll. Championship fiddler and fiddle book author, Deborah Greenblatt will share some tunes, hints about arranging for two fiddles, playing back-up, etc. The Workshop takes place in the historic Old Avoca Schoolhouse, in Avoca, Nebraska. Pre-registration is required, and enrollment is limited. The fee is $20.00 per fiddler. For more information, call 402-275-3221, or send an e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
BEGINNER RECORDER WORKSHOP
The Old Avoca (Nebraska) Schoolhouse will celebrate the seventeenth annual Play-the-Recorder Month in March by offering a Beginning Recorder Workshop on Saturday, March 13, from 1 PM - 3 PM. Deborah Greenblatt, Master Artist with the Nebraska Arts Council, and member of the American Recorder Society, will lead the workshop. Pre-registration is required, and enrollment is limited. The $30.00 fee includes an instruction book, and a soprano recorder. Pre-registration is required, and enrollment is limited. For more information, call 402-275-3221, or send an e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
Founded in 1939, the American Recorder Society is celebrating 70 years of service to its members and constituents--all recorder players including amateurs to leading professionals, students to teachers. It has some 130 chapters and consorts in the U.S. and Canada, where its membership base is over 2200, plus 130 members in 28 other countries.
Play-the-Recorder Month grew out of an event staged as part of an "ARS 50" anniversary celebration, during which members all over the world played a recorder piece simultaneously on April 1, 1989. Play-the-Recorder Day was first officially held in 1992, and then expanded to Play-the-Recorder Month the following year.
The ARS office in St. Louis, Mo, may be contacted at 314966-4082, or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , or through the ARS web site, www. AmericanRecorder.org.
IRISH MUSIC CONCERT
Greenblatt & Seay's Schoolhouse Performance Series features a concert of Irish music on Sunday, March 14, at 2:30 PM. Greenblatt & Seay & Friends will be singing and playing a variety of instruments, including fiddle, pennywhistle, guitar, hammered dulcimer, and banjo. Traditional Irish tunes will be featured, along with some Greenblatt & Seay originals inspired by the great Irish traditions.
Greenblatt & Seay have been playing and singing together since the night they met, decades ago. Their performance on March 8 will include the championship fiddling styles of Deborah Greenblatt, and the fancy whistle-playing of David Seay.
The concert will be followed by light refreshments, and a chance to chat and even jam with the performers. Avoca is in southern Cass County, Nebraska, on the 13 C Spur, one mile south of Highway 34. Admission is $5.00 for adults, and $1.00 for children and students. For more information, write to Greenblatt & Seay, The Old Schoolhouse, P.O. Box 671, Avoca, Nebraska, 68307, or call 402-275-3221, or e-mail them at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
The historic Old Avoca Schoolhouse was built in 1925, and has been the home of the Schoolhouse Performance Series since 1990. Music lessons, workshops, fiddle camps, and field trips are offered by Schoolhouse residents, Greenblatt & Seay, and are available by appointment.
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