Listen Fridays at 9:00am (replayed on Saturday also at 9am) to Paula Granquist’s “ArtZany!: Radio for the Imagination”
Paula’s Guest/Topic this week: Paula’s guests today are teacher Michelle Martin and her students from Prairie Creek Community School (prairiecreek.org) and farmer Kathy Zeman of Simple Harvest Farm Organics (simpleharvestfarm.com). They’ve come together to celebrate the joy of fall in Minnesota and the coming together of the community at the Riverwalk Market Fair in downtown Northfield.
This Saturday, 8 October at the Riverwalk Market Fair Prairie Creek students will host a Poetry Making Activity at Riverwalk Market Fair. This poetry writing activity will encourage Fair goers of all ages to exercise their own poetry writing skills. Using magnetic poetry kits, one can build their own thoughts on the spot! A microphone will be available on-site if one should choose to recite their work. Community support will be given.
Next Saturday, 15 October will mark the final week of the Riverwalk Market Fair and the Harvest Festival! This is a family friendly celebration with seasonal farmers market goods, live entertainment, and art activities from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The weekly artists’ and farmers’ market is planning a special harvest celebration full of family-friendly events including: hands-on activities and games for kids, wool spinning demos, apple cider pressing and a community painting project, to name a few. Visitors to Riverwalk Market Fair can stroll and shop amid a plentiful array of goods including farmers’ fresh seasonal produce and artisan foods including pastries, jams, mustards and honey as well as the best of regional fine art and craft with juried pieces in mixed media, paintings, pottery, hand crafted jewelry and photography. Musicians will add to the open air autumn celebration. For more information visit www.riverwalkmarketfair.org.
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Riverwalk Market Fair is an open air, summer Saturday market along the Cannon River. This is the art of a Saturday morning! Riverwalk Market Fair provides visitors with ample opportunities to socialize and shop for outstanding examples of our region’s fine ceramics, original paintings and prints, jewelry, and unusual fine craft items. Choose from a bounty of local and organic produce and cut flowers, as well as artisan breads and pastries. Explore Riverwalk Market Fair to chat with local artists, discover everything from rutabagas to roses for your table, and be entertained by open air music. Get details at riverwalkmarketfair.org
