Doings in Durand

Durand has been having a fun summer, and has one more performer to rave about! Jim Mitchell, a magician from eastern WI, played to an audience of 150 in Durand. There were more adults in the crowd than kids, including a sizable group of senior citizens. Folks...

Hooray for Performers!

Nancy Reidner at the Rusk County Library in Ladysmith was very pleased with two of her performers this summer:Mark Helpsmeet, international folk dance teacher from Eau Claire, “taught all of us some fabulous moves in folk dancing, everyone had a blast, he even...

Super-cool Odds and Ends

The Stoop Singers, an up-and-coming traditional 2-piece string band from Eau Claire, performed at the Fall Creek Public Library as part of their Summer Library Program. Jenna Gilles, youth services librarian, said: “We had a great time a few weeks ago with The...

Performance Fun in Hudson

Mary from Hudson called to tell me about a few new performers they have had this summer. I haven’t heard of these folks before, and from what Mary says, I’ll probably be hearing about them at other libraries in the area soon.Ragamala is a dance company in...

Terrific Odds and Ends

Folks at the Pepin Library had fun with the Bassmeister this summer, with puppets, ventriloquism, illusions, visual props, and plenty of humorous but important safety tips. About 50 people attended an indoor picnic and the show–pretty terrific turnout for...