June/July 2010 - Coulee Region Women's Magazine

IN THE KNOWLeft to right: YWCA GardenFest, Great River Shakespeare Festival, Art Fair on the Green, Minds in Motion Bike TourGardening for aGood CauseThe YWCA GardenFest, a fundraiser for YWCAof the Coulee Region, will take place on the SouthsideOktoberfest grounds on June 5 and 6 from 9 a.m. to4 p.m. Admission is $4 for one day or $7 for both days.Admission is $1 for ages 5-12 and free for childrenunder 5. Vendors will be selling plants, trees, gardenart, ponds, landscaping services and potting andgardening benches. There will also be a workshop ondying silk scarves and four other gardening seminarsdaily, including how to make potting or gardeningbenches. On June 5 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., WineFest will be held onthe grounds as well. Admission is $25 and there will be seminars andwine tasting. Come share your passion with 3,000 other gardeningenthusiasts while supporting local services for women and kids. Formore information, visit www.ywcagardenfest.com.ShakespeareComes to LifeIf you slept through your Shakespeare class in college, now isthe time to give the Bard a second chance. Witness Shakespeare’sgreatest works almost every night between June 23 and August 1 thissummer. The Great River Shakespeare Festival will feature Othello,The Comedy of Errors, Titus Andronicus and The Daly News. Theperformances will take place at the Performing Arts Center on thecampus of Winona State University. Ticket prices vary depending onthe day and performance. For more information on directions, datesand tickets, visit http://grsf.org/.beautifulculturalcreativephysicalArt forStudents’ SakeSupport art and local education at the annualArt Fair on the Green, supported by the AmericanAssociation of University Women. The event takesplace on the UW-La Crosse campus from 10 a.m.to 5 p.m. on July 24 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on July25. More than 100 professional artists from aroundthe country will display their work. A $4 entry feegoes toward scholarships for local students. This is ajuried art show featuring a variety of media.Take a Ride forHealthy KidsHop on your bike and join hundreds of other riders onJune 19. This is the sixth anniversary of the Minds in Motion BikeTour, which was founded to promote fitness for students throughthe Fit Kids Living Healthy Program in the Onalaska SchoolDistrict. There are four routes designed to meet various skill levels.The 5-mile-plus route will be on the Great River Bike Trail andcosts $15 (ages 6 and under ride free). This is perfect for familieswith young children because they can choose how far they want toride. For more experienced riders, there are 16-mile, 32-mile and62-mile rides. Registration fees for these rides will be $20 or $25,depending on the route. Registration starts at 7 a.m., and therewill be a mass start at 8 a.m. from the Onalaska Middle School.Preregister at www.mimbiketour.org for a $5 discount. Registeredriders will receive a free T-shirt, lunch and entertainment. Makesure to bring a helmet, as it is mandatory for all riders.www.crwmagazine.com JUNE/JULY 2010 9