Triangle Quilt with Artist Julie Fakler: Saturdays, August 23 & 30, 10AM-3PM, 30 minutes for lunch. This class is for someone who knows how to use a sewing machine and iron. Ages 16 and up. Member $80/ Non-Member $90. Supply fee $25. Create a 35” X 50” triangle quilt in two sessions! Students will learn how
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Watercolor Duck Class with Marcie Hayunga: Saturday, August 23rd from 12 - 4 PM. Join us for a fun and relaxing watercolor class where we'll create a charming duck painting while learning the fundamentals of watercolor technique. In this hands-on session, you'll explore essential skills including how to: control water and pigment for beautiful washes,
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Experience the raw energy and rebellious spirit of outlaw country and southern rock with Southern Soul, a show nominated for “Tribute Act of the Year” by the Midwest Country Music Organization! Billboard Charting artist Joe Flip leads it and features powerhouse vocalist Swanny Rose, backed by an all-star band. Southern Soul delivers faithful renditions of
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Join the Rice County Historical Society for our annual Fall Flea Market! Featuring tons of vendors and a great atmosphere. Entrance and parking to the Flea market is free to all!
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Get Ready to Feast! The Taste of Faribault is Back! Prepare your palate for an extraordinary culinary adventure! The Taste of Faribault is returning for an unforgettable evening that will ignite your senses and leave your taste buds cheering for more. Imagine a single evening where you can explore the absolute best of Faribault's vibrant
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Calling all cyclists! Have you ever taken a ride on the Sakatah Singing Hills State Trail or gone on a jaunt around town? If you have, you are a part of over 100 years of cycling history in Rice County. Throughout the years, everything from the paths we ride to the types of bicycles have
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Film, Fun, and Fundraiser: The Rocky Horror Picture Show Friday, September 19. Doors open at 7:30 PM, Movie Starts at 9:00 PM. Join us in celebrating the 50th birthday of *The Rocky Horror Picture Show*! Experience a costume contest like no other. Enjoy Rocky Horror-themed games and end the night with a screening of the
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Paint a Portrait of your Pet with artist Julie Fakler, with Wine: Thursday, September 25th from 5:30 - 7:30 PM. (Ages 21 and up!) Artist Julie Fakler will teach you, step by step, how to paint a portrait of your pet. In class, you’ll learn about underpainting, form, shape, and color. Email your pet photo
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The falling leaves signal one thing: the Faribault Fall Festival is coming! This year's festival brings back the classic Chili Competition and Bar Crawl, plus exciting new additions like a vendor and business market. We're also offering plenty of family fun with kids activities and a special fire safety event by the Faribault Fire Department.
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Do you enjoy the Faribault Fall Festival? Have you visited RCHS for Night at the Museum before? Join the two with our new fall event! The evening of October 4th, come down the museum to make your own caramel apples, paint pumpkins, take a historic hayride, listen to ghost stories, and connect with local history!
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Join the Rice County Historical Society and Gary Heyn on a journey of immigration history and the connections between communities across the sea. Learn about family, acquaintances, and neighbors who traveled from Gembitz Hauland Posen to Honey Creek Township in Sauk County, Wisconsin and Deerfield Township in Steele County, Minnesota in this talk about genealogy
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“Custom . . . has decreed that we shall wear black, as a mark of respect to those we have lost, and as a shroud for ourselves." - Manners and Social Usefulness, Mrs. John M. E. W. Sherwood, 1887. Join the Rice County Historical Society for a Victorian Funeral at the Alexander Faribault House on
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