Just in time for summer, you re invited to a virtual launch party on Tuesday, May 25 at 6:30 p.m. for
Begin With a Bee a fantastic new nonfiction picture book about the rusty-patch bumblebee, Minnesota s state bee! Join authors Liza Ketchum, Jacqueline Briggs Martin, Phyllis Root, and illustrator Claudia McGehee as they share details from the making of the book and facts about the rusty-patch bee, and take questions from the audience (as time allows).
To Attend: Use this link to register for the event. Pre-registration is required! You can register for the event for free, select a bundle of a free ticket and book(s), or can donate to help Red Balloon keep events happening. Registration ends at 5 pm on May 25. All registered attendees will be sent the link to join the party on the evening of the event.
Three new titles from Minnesota authors for April
One from an Albert Lea business owner, one from a longtime Rochester resident, and one about an important area native. 12:30 pm, Apr. 6, 2021 × Meet Me at the Barbershop by Rashi Dildy
“Meet Me at the Barbershop” focuses on the lives of four young men fresh out of high school. Like brothers in high school, adulthood provides challenges and changes to their lives and relationships. This story follows their growth and adjustments to life’s early disappointments. Meet Me at the Barbershop by Rashi Dildy. (Contributed image)
Rashi Dildy grew up in Chicago and has lived in Albert Lea since 2013. He opened Ra’s Supreme Clientele, a barbershop specializing in clipper-cut design work, in October 2017. This is his first book.
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Grow Together with multi-county garden seminar
The Growing Together Western Wisconsin 2021 Spring Garden Seminar is open to the public with virtual presentations in February and March. Written By: Rebecca C. Mariscal | 3:47 pm, Feb. 8, 2021 ×
Melinda Myers will lead the Feb. 27, 2021, session of Growing Together, a spring garden seminar offered virtually over four weekends. Submitted photo
The St. Croix Valley Master Gardeners have partnered with other associations in Barron, Chippewa, Dunn and Eau Claire counties to put on an annual gardening seminar this year in February and March.
Typically the St. Croix Valley Master Gardeners, made up of members from Pierce and St. Croix counties, have held an annual, in-person seminar, but the COVID-19 pandemic canceled last year’s event and prompted a new format for this year.