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SOUTH-CENTRAL WISCONSIN EVENTS

August- Farmers Market in Richland Center, (Sat 7:30 am to noon), Courthouse square, www.richlandlocal.net,  608-604-5211, 608-583-7212, or 608-627-1760. Farmers Market with fresh vegetables, bedding plants, hanging baskets, baked goods, woodworking, and herbs by local farmers, Krouskop Park, (Wed 3-6:30pm)

Aug 28, 29 & 30th-Animal House by Ocooch Mountain Humane Society In the parking lot at Ed's Family Foods, 120 S. Jefferson St, Richland Center. 10am-2pm. 647-3461. Serving Red Hot Chicago Dogs & brats, to benefit Ocooch Mountain Humane Society.  

Aug 28th-Concert On The Square, 7pm, DuVall/Brown Septet, offering instrumental and vocal jazz.Downtown Baraboo on the lawn of the Courthouse on Oak St. 356-8333, 800-227-2266. (In case of rain, concert will be held in the R.G. Brown Theatre, 1006 Connie Rd., www.baraboo.com

Aug 29-31st,   23rd Annual WWSDA Sheep Dog Trials, 7:30am-5:30pm. Sheep dog trial that draws competitors from around the country. McLeish Farm N5085 Hwy 78, Portage. 608-845-6996.

Aug 29-Sept 1st,  Baraboo River Rendezvous, 9am-5:30pm, Mon 12pm. Reenactment of the pre-1840 fur trade era. Events include kids games & Kandy Kannon, hawk & knife throws, pie baking contest, flint fire starting, trap toss, fry pan throw (ladies only), fishing on river, shooting competition (held off-site Sunday 1-3pm). Period food available on site. Located at Spirit Point (behind Circus World Museum). Follow signs to Circus World, then Baraboo River Rendezvous signs to site. 608-356-8172. $1, Children under 12 FREE. http://baraboo.com

Aug 29 & 30th-Wisconsin State Cow Chip Throw, Arts & Crafts Fair, Cow Chip Classic Run, Tournament of Chips Parade, Live Entertainment, Food Court and much more! For schedule of events visit: www.wiscowchip.com

Aug 30th-Music in the Park, 6pm, Join us on the lake for an evening of free entertainment. Outdoor concert just east of the Chateau on the North Shore. In the event of rain, the concert will be held inside the Chateau. WI State Parks vehicle sticker is required. Devil's Lake State Park, S5975 Park Rd, Baraboo, (608) 355-0444. http://www.wiparks.net

Aug 30-31st, Comedian Collin Moulton at Dells Comedy Club, 591 Wisconsin Dells Pkwy, Wisconsin Dells, (608) 253-9453, www.dellscomedyclub.com

Aug 30th-Bike Night at Dells Raceway Park, 4:30pm,N1070 Smith Road, Wisconsin Dells, (608) 253-RACE (7223) www.dellsracewaypark.com, Free bike giveaways to children, Super Late Models, Limited Late Models, Super Stocks, Pure Stocks &  Bandits will race. Huge fireworks show following the races. Dells Raceway Park.

Aug 31st-Country Night Open Skate at Poppy Waterman Ice Arena will feature country music and dancingon ice. 104 Miller Dr, Lake Delton, 253-4818

September- Farmers Market in Richland Center, (Sat 7:30 am to noon), Courthouse square, www.richlandlocal.net,  608-604-5211, 608-583-7212, or 627-1760. Farmers Market with fresh vegetables, bedding plants, hanging baskets, baked goods, woodworking & herbs by local farmers, Krouskop Park, (Wed 3-6:30pm)

Aug 29-Sept 1st Baraboo River Rendezvous, 9am-5:30pm, (Mon-12pm) Reenactment of the pre-1840 fur trade era. Events include kids games & Kandy Kannon, hawk & knife throws, pie baking contest, flint fire starting, trap toss, fry pan throw (ladies only), fishing on river, shooting competition (held off-site Sunday 1-3pm). Period food available on site. Located at Spirit Point (behind Circus World Museum). Follow signs to Circus World, then Baraboo River Rendezvous signs to site. 608-356-8172, www.baraboo.com ($1, Children under 12 FREE)

Sept 1st-T.J. Howell, 7-9pm,World-class comedy, juggling & unicycle performance.Eddy Street, Wisconsin Dells, (800) 223-3557

Sept6, 13, 20 & 27th-Jammin' Caribbean Dish, 6-8pm, Cooking classes. 3771 County Road P, Oxford, (877) 394-0838, www.antiquesandlace.net

Sept 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7thRichland County Fair, 7am to midnight, Youth, open class, commercial exhibits, carnival, beer garden, music and more. Richland County Fairgrounds, 23630 County AA,  608-647-6859. (Adults $4, 6-16 $2, 5 & under Free)

Sept 4, 11, 18 & 25th Farmers Market, 2-6pm, Commerce Plaza Parking Lots, Downtown Portage

Sept 4th-Blind Boys of Alabama with Ronnie Baker Brooks, 8pm,Blues music. Ho-Chunk Casino & Convention Center, S3214 Hwy 12, Baraboo, 800-746-2486.

Sept 5th- Treasures Music, 6:30-10pm, Blue Highways, 165 N. Central Ave., Richland Center.  608-647-7358 Live Music, wine & dine.

Sept 5th- Senior King and Queen Crowning 1pm-3pm, 21st Annual crowning at the Fair, honoring Seniors for volunteering for their community, Music - reception.Richland County Fair, Hwy AA at the Fairgrounds  608-647-4726 Seniors $2 fee.

Sept 5th, Comedian James Berry at Dells Comedy Club, 9pm, 591 Wisconsin Dells Pkwy, Wisconsin Dells, (608) 253-9453, www.dellscomedyclub.com  

Sept 6th- Apple Dumpling Days, Elroy

Sept 6-7th Harvest Festival at the Burr Oak Winery, New Lisbon 

Sept 6-7th St. Joseph's Foundation Dinner & Golf Outing, Fundraiser held at the Spring Valley Golf Course, Union Center

Sept 6th- Portage Flea Market, 7am-3pm, Veteran’s Memorial Field in Portage

Sept 6th-American Cancer Society Dells Area Event, 1-7pm,The American Cancer Society Dells Area Event is a family friendly "fun day" for everyone! Enjoy live music and wonderful food while helping to raise money for the American Cancer Society's mission of fighting cancer. Win cash prizes! Bring the kids, play mini golf plus many more fun-filled activities and games. Take part in raffles and auctions. You could win a football signed by Brett Favre and the rest of the last team he will ever play on! Generously hosted by Marley’s - A Taste of the Caribbean,1470 Wisconsin Dells Parkway, Wisconsin Dells, (608) 254-1800, www.marleysclub.com

Sept 9th-Culver's Swing for the Red - Columbia County Red Cross Annual Golf Outing 12:00pm Shot Gun Start! Portage Country Club. Contact Pam Oxman at the American Red Cross 742-3656 for further information.

Sept 9-10th 2008 WI State Credit Conference, Ho-Chunk Casino and Convention Center, S3214 Hwy 12, Baraboo. www.wcacredit.org

Sept 11th-Jonny Lang, 8pm, Blues music. Ho-Chunk Casino & Convention Center, S3214 Hwy 12, Baraboo. 800-746-2486. www.ho-chunk.com

Sept. 12-14th  Gilbert Brown and Santana Dotson Fundraiser, Club Chapparal, Hwy 33, Wonewoc. (608) 464-3944

Sept 12th-St Joseph Family Fish Fry, 5-7:30pm, Baked and batter-fried cod, served family style. Children’s menu and carryouts available. St Joseph School, 310 2nd Street, Baraboo. 608-356-4773

Sept 12th-St Joseph Family Fish Fry, 5-7:30pm, Baked and batter-fried cod, served family style. Children’s menu and carryouts available. St Joseph School, 310 2nd Street, Baraboo. 608-356-4773

Sept 12, 13 & 14th-VMAX Owners Motorcycle Rally - Voyageur Inn, Reedsburg. Contact Dan 608-524-1153

Sept 12-14thWo-Zha-Wa Days Fall Festival, Carnival rides, food stands, sidewalk sales, an arts, antiques and crafts fair, and other festivities culminate with the Wo-Zha-Wa parade on Sunday. (Maxwell Street Days - Fri & Sat 7am-5pm; Antique Flea Market - Fri & Sat 7am-7pm, Sun 7am-5pm; Arts & Craft Fair - Sat 9am-5pm & Sun 9am-3pm; Wo-Zha-Wa Run -Sat 8am; Parade - Sun 1:30pm.) Bowman Park & Downtown Wisconsin Dells. (800) 223-3557. www.wisdells.com/events/wozhawa.cfm

Sept 15th-Reedsburg Chamber Golf Outing, Reedsburg Country Club

Sept 12-13th Swing Crew at Mama's Night Club, 10:30pm-2:30am, 731 Eddy St, Wisconsin Dells, (608) 254-6262. www.swingcrew.com

Sept 13, 27th- BINGO-Community Center, 600 W. Seminary, Richland Center.

Sept 13th-Charley Pride at Crystal Grand Music Theatre, 3pm,430 Munroe St, Wisconsin Dells, (800) 696-7999. www.crystalgrand.com

Sept 13th-Mike Droho at Mama's Night Club, 7-10pm,731 Eddy St, Wisconsin Dells, (608) 254-6262

Sept 13th-Comedian Curt Fletcher at Dells Comedy Club, 9pm,591 Wisconsin Dells Pkwy, Wisconsin Dells, (608) 253-9453. www.dellscomedyclub.com

Sept 14th-Swing Crew at Showboat Saloon, 5pm-12am,24 Broadway, Wisconsin Dells, (608) 253-2628 

Sept 14th-Triathlon, 8am-12pm, The annual Devil's Challenge Triathlon includes a 1/4 mile swim, 15 mile bike and 3 mile run. Whether a novice or a seasoned triathlete, this is a race for everyone! Devil's Lake State Park. 226-0430  www.swingcrew.com

Sept 16th-Staff Infection, Evening Concert in August Derleth Park, Sauk City. Bring a flashlight. www.saukprairie.com

Sept 16th-Walt Smith Charity Golf Outing, 10:30 am registration, 12:00 shotgun start, 4-person scramble, noon shotgun start. Dinner and prizes. Baraboo Country Club, 401 Mine Rd, Baraboo. 608-356-7474, www.baraboo.com 

Sept 18, 19 & 20th- Animal House, 10am-2pm, Serving Red Hot Chicago Dogs & brats, to benefit Ocooch Mountain Humane Society. In the parking lot at Ed's Family Foods, 120 S. Jefferson St, Richland Center. 647-3461

Sept 18th-Marcia Ball with Charlie Mussel White, 8pm, Blues music. Ho-Chunk Casino & Convention Center, S3214 Hwy 12, Baraboo. 800-746-2486.  www.ho-chunk.com

Sept 18th-Marcia Ball with Charlie Mussel White, 8pm, Blues music. Ho-Chunk Casino & Convention Center, S3214 Hwy 12, Baraboo. 800-746-2486.  www.ho-chunk.com

Sept 19-21st  Northern Lights Bellydance Festival, Fri 4pm-Sun Noon, Weekend dance festival featuring cultural and dance education and entertainment. Northern Lights provides nine world-class dance instruction workshops with some of the world's best known bellydance instructors. There will be a bellydance party (a "hafla") on Friday night in the convention center, and an exciting Sat evening show! This family friendly event is open to anyone, male or female, with or without any previous bellydance experience. Kalahari Resort & Convention Center, 1305 Kalahari Dr, Wisconsin Dells, www.northernlightsdancefest.com

Sept 20th- Latin Days, 10am to dark, Latin food, music, Soccer Tournament, jump houses, kids games & more. Richland Center Fellowship, 26700 Fellowship Lane, 608-647-7226 All are welcome, by Richland Center Fellowship.

Sept 21st-Concert on the Square, 7pm, The Mid Westerners, performing rock and classic country.Courthouse Square on Oak St, Baraboo. 608-356-8333/800-227-2266

Sept 20th- Viola Horse & Colt Show, Fri evening, all day Saturday, Truck & Tractor Pulls, Horse Show & Pulls, Carnival, food, music, Raffle, & more. Main Street, Viola.Cathy Levy 608-627-1911 or Viola Village Clerk at 608-627-1831 www.horseandcoltshow.com   Camping & RV parking available at Banker Park.

Sept 20th-Sauk County Memory Walk, 9-11:30am, Lace up your shoes for the nation's largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer care and support. Held annually in hundreds of communities across the country, this inspiring event calls on volunteers of all ages to become Champions in the fight against Alzheimer's. Ochsner Park on Riverwalk, Corner of 8th Avenue and Park Street, Baraboo. (608) 742-9055 or 800-272-3900. www.alz.org/scwisc   Free event; donations appreciated.

Sept 20th-Kids Day, 10am-1pm, Health, Safety & Environment Awareness, Finger Printing, Eye & Spinal Check. Culvers parking lot. 742-1300 www.blauchiropractic.com

Sept 20th-Comedian Vince Martin at Dells Comedy Club,9pm, 591 Wisconsin Dells Pkwy, Wisconsin Dells, (608) 253-9453. www.dellscomedyclub.com

Sept 21st-Columbia County Memory Walk, 1-3pm, Lace up your shoes for the nation's largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer care and support! By attending Memory Walk, you not only support the Association financially, but you also show elected officials that you support Alzheimer issues. Your support makes a huge difference in the lives of people we serve in 9 counties in south central Wisconsin. Riverside Park, E. Wisconsin St., Portage. 742-9055, www.alz.org/scwisc

Sept 25th-Robert Cray with Bettye Lavette, 8pm, Blues music. Ho-Chunk Casino & Convention Center, S3214 Hwy 12, Baraboo. 800-746-2486. www.ho-chunk.com

Sept 26th-Musician Teresa Walters has performed as recitalist and orchestral soloist on six continents and in most of the 50 states at venues including Carnegie Hall, Wigmore Hall in London, the Salle Cortot in Paris, Moscow's Great Hall, the Austrian International Conservatorium and Jerusalem's Concert Hall. 8pm, Al Ringling Theatre, 136 4th Ave, Baraboo. (608) 356-8864. www.alringling.com

Sept 26-28th Warrens Cranberry Festival,  Cranfest has something special for everyone. Delicious food, incredible shopping, and rare educational opportunities are all waiting for you in Warrens, WI! Farm Market-More than 100 vendors with fall produce will gather together, offering pumpkins, dried flowers, flavored honey, candy, Amish noodles, apples, onions, cabbage and of course fresh cranberries and cranberry products. Art & Crafts Show
Boasting over 850 booths, the Warrens Cranberry Festival is a great place to do some early Christmas shopping. Each booth is hand picked for it's unusual and interesting craft. Crafters gather from all over the country to showcase their talents at our festival. With over 1,300 booths covering more than three miles of booth frontage -You can "Shop 'til you Drop"! For schedule of events visit: www.cranfest.com

Sept 27th-Parsons' Fall Friendship Gathering, 9am, Display booths and live educational Indian Craft Displays, Activities, Live Flute Music, Food, and Pow Wow Dancing. Parsons Indian Trading Post, 370 Wisconsin Dells Pkwy, Wisconsin Dells,  254-8533

Sept 27th 5th Annual Hill Country Trail & River Challenge (triathlon) - Run, Canoe and Bike. Individual and teams. Medals and cash prizes to winners. 9am-3pm. Hillsboro, Wonewoc, Union Center and Elroy. Visit: www.hillcountrychamberwi.org

Sept 27th- 15 miles of garage sales, Hillsboro, Wonewoc, Union Center and Elroy

Sept 27th-Comedian JT Newton at Dells Comedy Club,9pm, From New Jersey by way of Washington D.C.  JT is a favorite performer for the country’s top politicians His act is Filled with keen observations, J.T. covers a range of topics, leaving the audience contemplating such obscure subjects as the socio-economic stability of 'Thomas the Tank Engines'. 591 Wisconsin Dells Pkwy, Wisconsin Dells, 253-9453.

An Extraordinary Place

The A. Keith Brewer Public Library is a wonderful library that has been enriching and informing the Richland Center community for over 30 years. The Library is part of the Southwest Wisconsin Library System five county service area and offers residents many benefits. For more information go to their site: www.rc.swls.org

What is extraordinary about the A. Keith Brewer Library is what you will find in the upper level. That is where the Brewer Health & Science Resource Center (Library) is located. In 1974 this unique library was established through the philanthropy of scientist and author A. Keith Brewer, M.S., Ph.D. It provides local patrons with often hard to find information from numerous monthly newsletters, journals, magazines and books in the fields of complementary health medicine, space research, futuristic & energy science, physics and sustainable agriculture.

For anyone interested in these subjects a visit to this extraordinary place is well worth the trip ! Be sure to say hello to Lillian when you’re there. The Library is located at 325 N. Central Ave. in Richland Center. (608) 647-6513.

Visit: www.mwt.net/~drbrewer for more information.