Sheboygan's weekly dose: Fresh pies, Great Decisions and 100 Thousand Poets for Change
SHEBOYGAN - The Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah High School band is taking orders for its annual pie sale.
People can order pies by calling Band Director Jodi Voss at 920-876-3381 or emailing her at jvoss@goresorters.com.
Dutch apple pies are $13, cherry pies (made with Door County cherries) are $14 and pumpkin pies are $10.
The apple and cherry pies can be frozen and baked while the pumpkin pies are ready to eat or can be frozen.
People have until Sept. 28 to order apple pies and until Nov. 9 to order cherry or pumpkin pies.
Band members and their family members will assemble the Dutch apple pies on Oct. 1 and pumpkin and cherry pies on Nov. 19.
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► Great Decisions kicks off Sept. 20: Mead Public Library, 710 N. Eighth St., Sheboygan, and the Sheboygan Branch of the American Association of University Women are co-sponsoring four Great Decisions lectures in September and October.
Great Decisions is a program of the Foreign Service Association. They research current topics and make the research available to organizations for presentations at the local level.
The events will be on Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. in the Rocca Room of the library. No pre-registration is required.
The first program, “Drug Policy in Latin America,” is scheduled for Sept. 20. It will be presented by Pablo Toral, Ph.D., Beloit College.
“Biden’s Agenda” will be the subject of the Sept. 27 program, presented by Beth Dougherty, Ph.D., Beloit College.
“The Quad Alliance” will be presented on Oct. 4 by Marty Farrell, Ph.D., retired Ripon College professor.
And the topic for the final program on Oct. 11 will be “Russia and the U.S.,” presented by John Reuter, Ph.D., UW-Milwaukee.
► 100 Thousand Poets for Change Sept. 24: The public is invited to participate in an open mic poetry reading beginning at 10 a.m. Sept. 24 when 100 Thousand Poets for Change will hold its 12th annual event on the terrace of Mead Public Library, 710 N. Eighth St.
100 Thousand Poets for Change began in 2011 and is a worldwide movement that takes place every year on the last Saturday of September. Its mission is to promote peace, justice and environmental sustainability by celebrating community and raising awareness through the lens of poetry.
The theme for this year in Sheboygan is “Where do we go from here?” and the featured poet is Mario Willis, the poet laureate of Milwaukee. There will also be musical interludes from local singer-songwriter Jon Doll.
“Now, more than ever, it is crucial that we focus on the commonalities we share with others rather than what we see as differences,” said event organizer and Sheboygan Poet Laureate Lisa Vihos in a news release. “Poetry is a universal language that can remind us of our connection to each other as we chart a course for the future.”
Members of the public can share an original poem or a poem by someone else. All are welcome to participate with a maximum of three minutes at the mic so everyone gets a turn. If it rains, the event will be in the library’s Rocca Room.
Sheboygan is one of hundreds of cities all around the world that will share visions of positive change on Sept. 24 as part of 100 Thousand Poets for Change. To view information about activities in other cities, visit 100TPC.org.
After the event, all the documentation — including Sheboygan’s contribution — will be preserved by Stanford University in a digital archive.
► Making Spirits Bright has a rare need for volunteers: Every year when the Making Spirits Bright event begins, groups contact the committee and learn all nights have been filled by volunteers.
However, this year, the organization said three rare timeslots have not been claimed.
A group can represent a company, organization, team, friends, relatives or any other entity that is able to gather eight to 12 adults who are willing to be outside for two-and-a-half hours.
Volunteers direct traffic, collect food and pantry items from attendees, hand out event booklets, and collect cash contributions.
Refreshments are served in a volunteer trailer, which is also the place shifts begin for instructions and is the place to warm up or rest.
Open shifts are 4:30-7 p.m. Dec. 23, 4:30-7 p.m. Dec. 26 and 6:30-9 p.m. Dec. 26.
This will be the 11th year of Making Spirits Bright at Evergreen Park in Sheboygan. Hundreds of thousands of twinkling lights in displays are choreographed to music aired on the dedicated 89.1 FM radio setting.
The show will be open to the public from 5 to 9 p.m. starting Nov. 25 and running through Dec. 31 (it’s closed Christmas Eve, Dec. 24).
For more details, visit MakingSpiritsBright.com. To request a volunteer shift, contact Terri Hackbarth at msbvolunteer@gmail.com.
► Discovery Bird Walk, ‘Rocks of Lake Michigan’ at Kohler-Andrae this week: Kohler-Andrae State Park, 1020 Beach Park Lane, Sheboygan, is planning the following activities. For more information, call 920-451-4080. All vehicles need a state park admission sticker to attend these events.
Tuesday, Discovery Bird Walk will be held at 8 a.m. Meet Master Naturalists Janet and Andy Raddatz at the Black River Trail parking lot (P1) to observe birds and nature in the park. For ages 12 and older.
Saturday, “Rocks of Lake Michigan” will be presented at 2 p.m. at Sanderling Nature Center. Join John Lacke to learn about the rocks that are on the beach at Kohler-Andrae State Park. For ages 10 and older.
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