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Intoit Improv this Friday--1/9

KickTime — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:21:50 -0600

Nice poster tells the details...actually a few more details are in the full story....

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Vernon Vineyards story at January 13th I&E Club

KickTime — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:23:31 -0600

The next Vernon Crawford Inventors and Entrepreneurs Club meeting is Tuesday, January 13th at the Gays Mills Community Building, 212 Main Street. Program starts at 6:30 pm, doors open at 6:00 pm.  Everyone is welcome! The speakers this month will be Bob Starks and Loren Cade, co-owners of Vernon Vineyards Winery.  They established the vineyard in 2001 and the winery in the summer of 2006 as the first winery in Vernon County.  They will share what they learned through their experience on "How to Survive as a New Business" including researching your idea, risk management, marketing, budgeting and finances.  According...

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Peace in 2009: Finding the Connections Between Faiths

KickTime — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:21:09 -0600

Please join us for Peace in 2009: Finding the Connections Between Faiths, Friday, Jan. 9 and Saturday, Jan. 10 at the Spirituality Center. Presenters are Michael Sersch - Quaker, Sanna Walters - Mennonite, June Kjome - Christian, Daoud Jandal - Muslim, Simcha Prombaum - Jewish, Tom Roberts - Buddhist. They will describe how the teachings of their religion give them personal support in bringing peace into their own lives and extending it out into the world. They will each offer a prayer for peace from their tradition. Following the presentations will be an introduction to compassionate or nonviolent communication. This...

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Kickapoo Reserve Winter Festival in La Farge 1/10

KickTime — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:21:14 -0600

Saturday January 10, 9 am - 4 pm: Chili & Bread Contest, Kickapoo Quick Auction, Mutt Race, and much more. All the details at their website (pdf download.)...

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The Pinery Boys

Chippewa Guide — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 12:32:48 -0600

Menomonie Public Library's "The Big Read" presents The Pinery Boys. Journey back in time where you will hear authentic, "a-capella" logging-era music sung in four-part harmony. Songs reflect the dreams, joys, sorrows, work and play of the everyday life of the logging camps. The performance also includes dialogue, skits, slide images and period costumes which help complete this vivid picture of the hard-working lumberjacks.

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Namji Kim & Paul Kosower

Chippewa Guide — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 12:31:13 -0600

Eau Claire pianist Namji Kim and cellist Paul Kosower perform a variety of classical masterpieces.

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On the Future of Tech in our Lives

KickTime — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 15:21:06 -0600

Below is a great video of the British Library's use of an interactive display to access book info, and preview books. (from noamberg)  This implementation is an early signal that paper is coming to an end.  I thought as a New Year's post I would put out a few ideas of what to expect from technical advances at the user end of the system.  Check the full story for those details... Touchscreen Display at the British Library from Noam Berg on Vimeo....

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Saturday Night Music--Hogtown Stompers Happy New Year

KickTime — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 06:21:21 -0600

Here's a Happy New Year to everyone with some local music offered up on a Creative Commons basis. There are 5 songs in the player below, use the arrow buttons to move from song to song...and they are: Sweet Sweet The Front Porch Swing Bonedry Blues Sweet Sweet What I Like about the South If the player doesn't work, travel over to Internet Archive. "Front Porch Swing" and "Bonedry Blues" are very nice, and the tune "Sweet Sweet" is my favorite--I hacked it to have it in the playlist twice. Their work was posted last summer and today it took...

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Manure Digester Summit

KickTime — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 22:21:33 -0600

Well this isn't a joke, there is a regional meeting to educate folks about the feasibility of using manure digesters as a community or smaller scale implementation on a 50 head farm.  You need to register by January 9th, and the brochure is at this link. Tuesday, January 13, 2009 9:30 am - 3:00 pm Room B-30 West Square Building 505 Broadway in Baraboo, WI Cost: $20.00 and includes lunch more info through Sauk County Extension at 608 355-3250...

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New Year's Eve at the Artos Bakery

KickTime — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 22:21:15 -0600

Artos Bakery at Main Street Market will be hosting a Dessert Soiree on New Year's Eve evening.  From 7-10 pm you can enjoy a sweet with your sweetie in the glow of candlelight.  Make your reservations now by calling 606-2369.  More about Artos at their website. This promises to be a very yummy celebration. from Macastat Flickr site...

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Bill and Kate Isles dinner concert 1/2/09

KickTime — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 22:21:13 -0600

Bill & Kate Isles (website here) With German Night at Cafe Oz ! Greenman Music Hall Friday, January 2nd, 2009 8pm Tickets $8 in advance, $10 at the door DINNER:  $11 /plate Or Just $16 for both dinner & the show! Menu by Chef Randy Lenzer! Here they are performing in Viroqua about a year ago......

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New Year's When I Grow Up post

KickTime — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 06:40:17 -0600

This moment of inspiration from the TED Conference (from long ago) that highlights what all TED folk have in common in their success. So for those of us wondering what to do when we grow up, start the year off right with sage advice from the successful... And I found out about it happening from the TED Tweets. Not a bad way to figure out what is worth watching when their 2009 conference starts up in February....

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Fly Ash Storage in TN failed during flooding

KickTime — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 14:10:58 -0600

Since Dairyland Power has decided against siting an ash landfill in Vernon County, this might seem like yesterday's news, but maybe not. As UppityWis reported, there has been a major failure of a Tennessee ash storage facility that has polluted downstream areas with an polluting sludge. Activists here had concerns about possible failures during flood events, and Tennessee is a case making the unfortunate point. [And more from Macastat]...

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Saturday Night Music--Dougie Maclean

KickTime — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 06:40:11 -0600

I really wanted to find "Green Grow the Rushes Oh" that is a 12 days of Christmas type of song, but it is difficult to find. I did find this short clip from the the old Avengers series... And there is the pretty folk song of the same name by Robert Burns that could have been fine, but I like this version of Caledonia better, so here it is....

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All About Books Past and the Future

KickTime — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 22:10:25 -0600

Start with the past and a wonderful program with Stephen Fry and his exploration of Gutenberg.  h/t to This Thesis Blog will Self-Destruct in 5 Seconds who summarizes it:  Not only does he traipse around Deutchland in the footsteps of the Gutmeister, he participates in a recreation of a Gutenberg-styled press, cutting punches and casting type, even making paper. And yet there is the sentiment that we are at the End of the Book, along with a site offering downloads of classics--Free eBooks which are great, but I think I need a new eReader to make the eBook idea work....

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Visits to Organic Farms--the new way to connect

KickTime — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 22:10:24 -0600

Eco tourism can be a helpful supplement to marginal incomes in rural areas, and there is an umbrella group trying to connect those who want to spend time on an organic farm, and those who are willing to offer the opportunity. What has been available by word of mouth, or through small organizations, has now been taken on as a world-wide project by an organization known as WWOOF--reported by this Scientific American article. To get access to the opportunities available they require a membership, which at the moment is handled by snail mail? It sounds like they are trying to...

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Fantasia on Christmas Carols

KickTime — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 22:10:22 -0600

Below is a video of a performance just two days ago in Russia. Lovely Christmas music and a glimpse into a world of celebration. Ralph Vaughan Williams. Fantasia on Christmas Carols. Part 1. Conductor Vladimir Yurowsky. Gerald Finley (bass-baritone). Orchestra and choir of the Bolshoi theater (Russia). Cello solo - Boris Lifanovsky. December 22, 2008. Great hall of the Moscow conservatory....

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Men O' Blues Orchestra & Kickapoo Poo-Kickers at the Kickapoo Exchange, Gays Mills on 1/3/09

KickTime — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 07:10:24 -0600

The Men O' Blues Orchestra and Kickapoo Poo-Kickers will be playing in the Kickapoo Cultural Exchange January 3rd with Master of Ceremonies Carl Schlect, our own Driftless Troubadour. Doors open at 8 PM. The Kickapoo Poo-Kickers kick things off with cajun dance music. And the Men O' Blues Orchestra follows with eclectic rock. The Kickapoo Cultural Exchange is located in the back half of the Kickapoo Exchange Natural Foods Co-op at 209 Main Street, Gays Mills....

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Saturday Night Music--Navan

KickTime — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:40:09 -0600

Tonight a Celtic singing group that is nice listening around the holidays. CDs are available off their website--try this link to the playlist/order information of the CD that includes the featured song, Tuar Guil, a Cholaim, Do Cheol. This second link will play an mp3 they offer off their website. The group does not have a presence on YouTube, but the song they offer is a fine example of their work. Happy Holiday listening....

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Friday Web Picks--Franken/Colman counting

KickTime — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:40:08 -0600

Video from the recount...Lizard People and Flying Spaghetti Monsters, Al Frankenstin? Sorry it is a bit late. Life intervenes. hat tip to MyDD with them hat tipping all around and figuring that Franken will win with a 35-50 vote lead--a case of every vote counting....

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