2011 Cooksville Community Center Calendar
Including other Cooksville Area Events
Light on the Prairie: Outdoor Neon/ Illuminated Art Exhibition
Friday and Saturday, April 15 & 16, 7:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
50 artists from Wisconsin and across the nation will install their art for two nights on the prairie, combining art and nature. The event is open to the public at no charge (though we welcome donations.) The works will be illuminated each evening and the artists will be on hand to discuss their work as well as to sell examples in some cases. Visitors should wear comfortable shoes as the prairie paths are uneven. Sponsored by Preserve Our Rural Landscape. Location: 261 State Road 138, Stoughton, WI (4 miles south of Stoughton and 2 miles north of Cooksville.)
Clean Up Day at the Center Saturday, April 30, 9:00 a.m.
Come join the crew to shine up the center for a new season. Bring a rag, sponge and bucket, broom and dust pan. Inside the center we will sweep up the bugs, mop floors, clean bathrooms and kitchen, and wipe flat surfaces. We will also clean the basement and outhouses. Outside we will rake, trim and weed. Sponsored by Cooksville Community Center. Location: Cooksville Community Center
Get a Grip on Garlic Mustard Saturday, May 7, 9:00 a.m. - noon
Join us for a day of education and community service on the Cooksville Commons. Our topic will be the invasive Garlic Mustard plant. Learn to identify it at various stages of its life, how to control its spread, and how to serve it for dinner. Join us in making an effort to pull this year’s growth from the woods at the Commons. Go home with recipes to try this nutritious and delicious weed on your table. A black trash bag or two would be a welcome donation and will be put to good use! Sponsored by Cooksville Community Center. Location: Cooksville Community Center
Stoughton Chamber Singers Concert Wednesday, May 25, 7:00 p.m.
The Stoughton Chamber Singers is returning to Cooksville for this Cooksville Community Center sponsored event entitled "America Sings", which will celebrate American music with selections from a variety of Colonial composers and the Southern hymn tune tradition. Three choral pastorals by the 20h Century composer, Cecil Effinger, will highlight the middle of the program and selections by such American songsters as George Gershwin, Cole Porter, and Hoagy Carmichael will close the program. Suggested donation of $5 at the door. Reception follows in the Community Center. Sponsored by Cooksville Community Center. Location: Cooksville Church, Hwy 59 and Hwy 138.
Carving on the Commons Saturday, June 25, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Sunday June 26, 10:00 a.m. -3:00 p.m.
This two-day open air event sponsored by the Cooksville Community Center will feature chainsaw carvers from throughout the Midwest. Come explore this powerful specialized form of woodworking and see art in the making. Admission is $3 per person per day, and free admission after 2 on Sunday. Children under 5 admitted free. Food and refreshments will be available for sale. Auction of carvings Sunday at 3:00. For more information see the Carving on the Commons Blog at http://carvingonthecommons.blogspot.com/ Sponsored by Cooksville Community Center. Food sales by Cooksville Lutheran Church. Location: Cooksville Commons
Independence Day Family Potluck Picnic Monday, July 4, 12:00 noon
Bring a dish to pass and your own silverware to this traditional community event for a communal meal and games at the Cooksville Commons. Sponsored by Cooksville Community Center. Location: Cooksville Commons or Community Center in case of rain.
Friends of Badfish Creek Presentation Tuesday, July 19, 7:00 p.m.
The Friends of Badfish Creek Watershed will present a Cooksville Community Center sponsored program about Badfish Creek and their group’s efforts to improve the health of the creek and its watershed. Join us for a short slide show, some creek talk, and homemade refreshments. You’ll also have a chance to sign up for our annual canoe outing from Cooksville to Riley Road and get involved in our various projects. Sponsored by Cooksville Community Center and The Friends of Badfish Creek Watershed. Location: Cooksville Community Center.
Cooksville since 1911: Ralph Warner, the House Next Door,
and a Century of Historic Preservation Sunday, August 14, 7:00 p.m.
The Cooksville Community Center will sponsor an event by author and Evansville area native, Will Fellows and Cooksville resident historian, Larry Reed for a presentation on Milwaukee native Ralph Warner, who “discovered” Cooksville in 1910, through his friendship with Susan Porter, and bought the Duncan House in 1911. This marked the beginning of historic preservation in Cooksville. Scores of photographs will illuminate the story of the House Next Door, its first keeper, and some of those who have been inspired to further the village's restoration and preservation through the 20th century. Sponsored by Cooksville Community Center. Location: Cooksville Community Center
Cooksville Lutheran Church Fall Festival Sunday, September 11, 11:00 a.m.
Home cooked meal, prepared by members of the Church, with children’s games, items for sale (arts & crafts, collectibles, antiques, produce, fall mums), Silent Auction, and more. Sponsored by and proceeds benefit Cooksville Lutheran Church. Location: Cooksville Lutheran Church
Tour of Dr. Evermore’s Art Park with Birthday Cake Saturday, September 17, 12:30 p.m.
Enjoy a coach bus ride to Dr. Evermore’s Art Park, north of Prairie du Sac, for a guided tour of the Park with sculptures created from salvaged metal parts. (You can google Dr. Evermore’s Art Park for information about the park.) Advance registration is required before September 1st.. Please contact the Cooksville Store 608-882-0575 for additional information or to reserve a spot. $20 fee includes transportation and cake. Co-sponsored by Cooksville Store and Cooksville Community Center. Location: bus leaves from Cooksville Store.
Cooksville Community Center Annual Meeting Monday, September 26, 7 p.m.
Learn what has happened this year and what is on the agenda for the future at this Community Center event. This is your opportunity to voice your opinions about the Center. We want your input to help us manage the upkeep of center, the programs offered and the impact on the community. Sponsored by Cooksville Community Center. Location: Cooksville Community Center
Annual Halloween Party Saturday, October 15, 6:30 p.m.
Please come & help with set up and decorating at noon the same day. There will be games and activities for kids and a bonfire for adults. Bring your own beverages and a snack to pass. Flashlights are encouraged for all. Come join us for a Community Center sponsored event, which has become a local tradition! Sponsored by Cooksville Community Center. Location: Cooksville Community Center
Cooksville Lutheran Annual Harvest Dinner Sunday, November 13, 12-3 p.m.
This is a Cooksville Lutheran Church event. A home cooked Thanksgiving meal will be served. Sponsored by and proceeds benefit the church. Location: Cooksville Lutheran Church.
We Are Looking for Help with Carving on the Commons, the chainsaw carving event in June which is our main fund raiser, as well as for other program events. Please contact Martha Degner if you are willing to volunteer (madegner@litewire.net) We will give you a call to work through your specific involvement. Also, do you have a suggestion for a future program?
Quarterly Community Center Board MeetingsThe board meets the 2nd Monday of March, June, September and December. Members of the Center are invited to attend the quarterly board meetings.
Email Addresses: We would like to send you updates and reminders by email in the future. If you are willing, please send your email address to Jennifer Ehle at hopkins@litewire.net
Changes and updates to the Calendar of Events will be posted at the Cooksville Store as well as on the Town of Porter website which is www.porterwi.com. We are trying to schedule another bagpipe demonstration by the Shriners Pipe & Drum Corps. Stay tuned. Check out www.cooksvillenews.blogspot.com for pictures and stories. Find the Cooksville Community Center on Facebook and become a friend.
The Community Center Building is available for rent throughout the summer and fall for graduation parties, baby/bridal showers, dinners, family events and meetings. The building is air conditioned. Contact Bill Zimmerman 873-1652 or 608-628-8566 for rates and reservations.
The Center has note cards, Cooksville guidebooks, ceramic mugs and plates for sale, which will be available for purchase during Center events.
Please phone a board member with questions regarding events or programs.
Support your local community center
by attending program events and the Annual Meeting.
Carl Franseen, President/Treasurer
Keith Axford, Vice President
Jennifer Ehle, Secretary – 235 6924, hopkins@litewire.net
Martha Degner, Programs - 608 335 8375, madegner@litewire.net
Bill Zimmerman, Maintenance, Membership, Rentals – 873 1652, mra@litewire.net
Joan Weiss, Ralph Pelkey, Larry McDonnell
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