Corn Maze at Norskedalen Nature & Heritage Center

August 18th – October 13th

New this year to Norskedalen Heritage Site (Formerly known as Skumsrud Heritage Farm) is a five acre corn maze. Opening Saturday August 18th, the corn maze is a challenge of twist, turns, and dead ends which will give visitors a good opportunity to use their navigation skills.

The corn maze will be open on weekends: Saturdays, 10am to 5pm and Sundays, noon to 5pm, beginning August 18th through October 13th

Labor Day weekend hours: Saturday, September 1st: 10am to 5pm, Sunday: noon to 5pm and Monday: 10am to 5pm. Admission is $5 per person.

(608) 452-3424

Loves Campaign

August 24th – September 30th

Love’s Travel Stop & Country Store, located outside of Tomah at the Oakdale exit, is selling Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals balloon icons throughout August and September.  Purchase one to help support the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.

www.gundluth.org/CMNHospitals

608-372-3820

Heart of La Crosse – “Take a Walk on the Wild Side – or, I Can’t Barrett Another Minute!”

September 6th – 8th,
September 13th – 15th, and
September 20th – 22nd
7:00pm
The Pump House Regional Arts Center

Poking good fun of our wondrous Coulee Region, through sketch comedy, music, and improvisation. If you read the paper or watch the news, you’ll enjoy the gentle jabs at political and community foibles. Fully playful and genuinely hilarious, kind of like a chicken. Starring Lisa Warsinske, Doug Lietke, Todd Olson, Brad Williams, Tracy Balzer, and Bret Emmel. Directed by Jim Warsinske, with technical direction by Trevin Thomson.

Tickets are $21 in advance and $24 day of show.  Theater doors open at 7:00 PM.  Come early and enjoy our galleries.  We are sold out for opening performance on September 6.

 

608-785-1434

“Within/Without” Art Exhibit by Artist Lisa Ulik

September 6th – October 20th
The Pump House Regional Arts Center
Artist: Lisa Ulik

“Within/Without” is an exhibition about proximity, made in dialogue with others in response to notions of place and distance. Included are drawings, prints, and other media accompanied by cell phone photographs from artists in and outside the region made in an attempt to collapse distances through a shared experience.

A meet the artist wine and cheese reception will be held on Saturday, September 15 from 5:00-7:00 PM.  There is no cost to attend this event, but donations are welcome.  Gallery Hours:  Tue-Fri: 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM,
Sat: Noon – 4:00 PM, Sun-Mon: closed

608-785-1434

“Skins-Inside/Out” Art Exhibit by Artist Kim Radatz

September 6th – October 20th
The Pump House Regional Arts Center
Artist: Kim Radatz

“Skins-Inside/Out” uses a surface that is reminiscent of skin; Radatz makes a variety of forms, such as a dress or an envelope, to express human experiences.  Like cast off tattooed bits, the skins remain to tell a story long after the moment has passed.

A meet the artist wine and cheese reception will be held on Saturday, September 15 from 5:00-7:00 PM.  There is no cost to attend this event, but donations are welcome.  Gallery Hours:  Tue-Fri: 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM,
Sat: Noon – 4:00 PM, Sun-Mon: closed

608-785-1434

“Inspiring Imagination” by 4-H Club Artists

September 6th – October 20th
The Pump House Regional Arts Center
Artists: 4-H Students

4-H is inspiring the imagination of youths through the arts. Come see the creativity and get a sense of youth imagination as you explore this unique exhibit.  4-H brings to the arts, the ability to provide youth with hands-on learning. The exhibit contains awesome accomplishments of developing, talented youth artists all inspired through 4-H and imagination.

A meet the artist reception will be held on Thursday, September 20 from 4:30-6:30 PM.  There is no cost to attend this event, but donations are welcome.  Gallery Hours:  Tue-Fri: 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM,
Sat: Noon – 4:00 PM, Sun-Mon: closed

608-785-1434

American Queen – Shore Stop

12:00pm-5:00pm

The largest steamboat ever built, the grand American Queen is a gracious and elegant triumph of American ingenuity.

Combining the best of the old and the new, this beautiful lady of the river epitomizes the grace and grandeur that has made Steamboating a cherished American tradition for more than two centuries. One voyage and you’ll see why.

Visit Riverside Park in Historic Downtown La Crosse while this majestic steamboat visits our port.  

 *NOTE: Schedule is subject to change at any time.  Please call ahead to make sure that arrival times and dates are correct.  Sorry, no tours of the steamboats are allowed. 

608-782-2366

Captain Charles Plumb – Vietnam Veteran and POW

Wednesday, September 19th
7:00pm
Viterbo Fine Arts Center

Free and open to the public.

Shot down during a combat mission over North Vietnam, Plumb survived almost six years as a prisoner of war and emerged to tell a tale of inspiring self-reliance.  In an upbeat, humorous, and dynamic style, he draws upon this experience to demonstrate how to turn adversities, the hard times each one of us faces, into assets in today’s marketplace and in daily living.

www.viterbo.edu/fac

608-796-3100