Archives: Events
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Kokedama String Garden Workshop: Embracing the Art of Imperfection
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Join us for a hands-on workshop where we create a kokedama string garden. Discover the ancient Japanese art of kokedama, a unique way of growing plants in suspended moss balls. Embrace the beauty of imperfection, creativity, and connection to nature. Bring your friends, family, or team for a fun and relaxing experience as we cultivate…
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Japanese Garden: A Guided Tour
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Join us for a guided tour of our newly-created Japanese Garden. Explore Japanese-inspired plants, design elements, and serene garden features, including our newest water feature. Learn how to incorporate balance, texture, and seasonal interest into your own landscape, while discovering creative ways to use focal points, plant combinations, and contemplative spaces. Gather inspiration for your…
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Build Your Own Flower Press Workshop
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What if you could hold onto summer? In this hands-on experience, you’ll build your own wooden botanical press while learning the science, history, and art of preserving plants. Pressing plants was once cutting-edge data collection. Today, it’s a way to blend art and observation. Whether you’re coming alone or with a group of friends, planning…
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Eat Your Greens: A Kid’s Garden Adventure!
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Hey, kids! Ever wondered how a tiny seed turns into a big, leafy salad? Let’s dig in and find out! Join us for a fun, hands-on Salad Bowl Garden Workshop where you’ll plant your own mini garden and watch your greens come to life. You’ll get your hands in the dirt, plant seeds, and learn…
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Koi Detectives: Science by the Pond
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Calling all junior scientists and curious kids! Join us for a hands-on pond science adventure. We’ll observe koi behavior, explore water critters and pond plants, and test water like scientists. It’s outdoor learning, discovery, and critical thinking wrapped in fun. Bring your curiosity and get ready to become a Pond Detective!
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West Salem Fire Department Firefighter’s Dance
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🚒🔥 West Salem Firefighters Annual Dance – A Night of Music, Food & Fun! 🔥🚒 Get ready for an unforgettable evening at the Annual Firefighter’s Dance! Join us on Saturday, May 2nd, 2026, at the West Salem Fire Station for a night filled with great music, delicious food, and community celebration! 📍 Location: West Salem…
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Prom Parent Social
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Parents of prom goers… we know May 2nd is a big day! While you are busy pinning boutonnières and taking hundreds of photos over in Friendship Gardens and Riverside Park, we are getting ready for your after-party. Once the kids head off to dinner, walk right across the street to the Hatchery’s Bourbon & Bubbles.…
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Freedom 250: Freedom Truck Mobile Museum
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The Freedom 250 Truck is a museum on wheels. This traveling exhibit is bringing the story of America’s founding directly to communities across the nation. Interactive exhibits invite visitors to explore the remarkable fight for American Freedom. General Information: Museum tours are family-friendly and self-guided. Admission is free and accessible to everyone to enjoy. Location:…
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Paint & Pour: Painting Through the Seasons in Style – Summer Flowers Blooming/Quite Vibrant: Expressionism Instructed by Abby Daleki
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Pump House Paint & Pour workshops are La Crosse’s original social painting experience. Attendees enjoy a beverage, conversation, and music while an artist guides them step-by-step through a painting. We provide everything, including paint brushes, paint, stretched and primed canvas, and your first beverage. At the end of the workshop, you will go home with…
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Super Mario Galaxy Kids Party!
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Join us at The Rivoli Theatre on Saturday, April 25th for an out of this world Super Mario Galaxy Kids Party! Doors will open at 11am with outer space and Super Mario Bros themed art table, balloon animals, specialty drinks for both kids and adults, scavenger hunt, and on-screen entertainment/music so kids can run and…