Family Festival

Saturdays July 11, 18, & 25, 2009
11:00 am to 6:00 pm
Free Admission
The Family Festival will be held in the Walnut Grove City Park
Family Activities, Entertainment, Demonstrations, Crafter Vendors, Food

ART EXHIBIT

July 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25, 2009
3:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Walnut Grove Community Center, 311 6th Street, Walnut Grove, MN

FREE CHILDRENS ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE DAY

Special Entertainment & Speakers:

JOHN J. KOBLAS
Western Author/Lecturer/Jesse James Authority
Will be attending the Family Festival on July 11, 2009. He will be speaking about Jesse James at 12:00 noon followed by book signing. He is planning on spending most of the afternoon visiting with folks about his books.

John Koblas is the author of 62 nonfiction books focusing on U.S. history and American literary figures as well as popular fiction series for young readers. Lately he has served as a consultant and script writer for various television documentaries including Discovery Channel, History Channel, PBS American Experience, as well as independent film companies. www.mnriv.com/koblas.html

JOEL SCHAAN to perform with SCOTT DEVLIN & TOBY SCHAAN
July 11, 2009 WG Family Festival
Acoustic Music performances throughout the day.
From the great northern plains of the Dakotas, east to the Twin Cities, straight down the Mississippi, stopping in Memphis, all the way to New Orleans, and back again.... the true Midwestern journey...round trip. No matter where you go, people aren't really that different, are they? You've got the farmers, the office workers, the musicians, the politicians, and everywhere you go you find incredible souls. You also find love and hate and bad seeds. You find people who really want to help you out, and people who couldn't care less whether you live or die. Then you find a few people who just want to come along for the ride. It seems Joel Schaan has met them all...or at least kinds. His songs speak to each and every one of them, from the girls he never really wanted to know...to the cowboys and the junkies...and the freaks on Bourbon Street, everyone has a story to tell.

LONESOME RON Cowboy Singing, Folk Songs, Stories & Yodeling
Performing at the Festival on July 18 and July 25 throughout the day.
Lonesome Ron entertains you with his western shows singing and yodeling cowboy songs from the great cattle trails of the American west. His music is filled with rich American traditions from roundup songs to the classics of the singing cowboys. Audiences are intrigued with his historical knowledge of cowboys driving cattle as well as stories about the Hollywood cowboys.

The First Annual Car, Truck, Motorcycle & Tractor Show
Saturday July 18 11:00 am to 3:00 pm

William Anderson
Author, Historian, Lecturer, Laura Ingalls Wilder Biographer
Saturday July 25 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Speaking on his years of research and writings on Laura Ingalls Wilder and her family.
Autograph session to follow. Books available at the City Park on the day of his speaking, and available at the Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum year round. www.williamandersonbooks.com

DEMONSTRATORS / EXHIBITORS
Dave Doubler          Civil War Exhibit
Wally Hunter           Old Time Blacksmith
Norm Peterson        Wood Carver
Connie Peterson      Weaver
Ron Kelsey              Seed Art / Corn Shelling
Julie Jakobi             Corn Husk Dolls
Erin Richardson       History of Beading
John Sterner           Caricatures

For questions or comments about the Family Festival:
Familyfestival@walnutgrove.org

To participate as a Vendor/Demonstrator/Crafter:
Familyfestivalvendors@walnutgrove.org