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Saturday
August 10
Swedish Pancakes for breakfast at the Swedesburg Parrish Hall this morning 8:00am- 11:00am! Breakfast includes Swedish Pancakes, Potato Sausage, Ham, Pastries, Juice, and Coffee for $10.00. The Swedesburg Parrish Hall, 201 Academy Avenue in Swedesburg.
The Mt. Pleasant Farmer’s Market features fresh produce, baked goods and much more: open 8:30am – 11:00am under the Wright Family Pavilion in McMillian Park. The Mt. Pleasant Farmer’s Market also open on Wednesdays 4:00pm – 6:00pm.
Take a walk in the garden, buy some art, and learn to paint at the “Art in the Garden Party” at Homestead 1839 in West Burlington. This is the schedule for the day:
- 8:00-11:00am Beginners’ Plein Air Class* taught by Jeri Sparks and Music by Daniel Pappas
- 8:00am-2:00pm Plein air* painting by local artists
- 9:00-11:00am Garden tours guided by Tobin and Mollie Krell (open house) and Children’s art classes taught by Karla Mundt
- 3:00-4:00pm Plein air art auction, Craig Fleece auctioneer
For more information, visit www.homestead.org.
Have fun with the whole family at the Sweet Corn Festival in West Point today to August 11! There’ll be live music, carnival rides, and of course, corn.
- 5K and 10K Run in Front of Main Stage
- 6:45-7:30am 5K and 10K Run Registration
- 8-9am Run Begins
- 9:15am Awards Ceremony
- Horseshoe Doubles Tournament – Ages 16+
- 9am Registration
- 10am Tournament
- 11am-10pm Arts and Crafts in the Park, Free Sweet Corn, BBQ Chicken Dinners Served
- 12-10:30pm Carnival
- Pee Wee Drags in Front of Stage – Ages 3-6
- 10:30-11am Registration
- 11am-1pm Races
- 5-10pm Bingo
- 7-10pm Whiskey Friends
- Junior Water Fights – Ages 7-12
- 12:30-1pm Registration
- 1-2:30pm Water Fights
- Corn Hole Tournament
- 1:30-2:30pm Registration 21+
- 3-6:30pm Cash Prize Tournament
Check out the full schedule with locations at http://www.westpointsweetcornfestival.com/.
VFW Post 7641 in New London has ribeye and ham steak tonight from 5-7 pm.