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Visit Alma, Wisconsin on Saturday, June 6th from 10am-4pm for Castlerock Museum’s annual Fire in the Shire event, a citywide celebration of all things medieval.

The highlight of the day will be the various fighting demonstrations taking place on the street in front of the museum. Kazimir the Hungry will be breathing fire and swallowing swords at 10am, 12:50pm and 3:10pm. The Wisconsin Historical Fencing Association will demonstrate the longsword at 10:30am, rapier dagger at 11:40am, the quarterstaff and poleaxe at 1:20pm, and Messer / sword and buckler at 2:30pm. Visitors can learn about Armor through the Ages at 11:10am. New this year, Asfolk Viking Martial Arts will be doing sword, shield, and spear demos at 12:20pm and 2pm.

There will be ongoing displays by Clann Tartan, A Life Medieval, and Hangin’ with the Bard in the museum courtyard. Clann Tartan will do a pike demo at 11:30am and a non-firing matchlock demo at 1:30pm. Bardmageddon will perform in the museum theater at 12:30pm and 2:30pm and One Eye Dave’s Hotdogs will provide concessions. The museum closes at 4pm.

Admission wristbands are $8 for adults and $5 for students. Visitors in ancient, medieval, or renaissance era dress get $2 off and children four and under are free.

Visitors interested in searching for the fabled “Holy Grail” in the shops of the shire can enter a drawing to win the treasured artifact along with $100 Alma Dollars. The drawing will be held at 3:40pm at the Castle. Participating businesses include Alma Public Library, Fire & Ice, Alma Leather, W Whiffs, Water Lily Gifts, Wings Over Alma, Happy Hub, Alma Bakery, Stump Town Gallery, Big River Theatre, Riverside Bait & Liquor, Alma Chiropractic & Wellness, Unparalleled Farms, and Garden Gate.

The Midwest Renaissance Actors Guild will be on Main Street and the Big River Theatre will be running cartoons throughout the day with a performance by Kray Van Kirk (Folk Americana/Celtic Music) at 7pm. Check out the museum’s Facebook page for the latest event info.

Visit Vesterheim, the National Norwegian-American Museum and Folk Art School, for Free Second Saturday on June 13, with free admission for everyone. From 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., all ages are invited to decorate their own wooden spoon in the Museum Building.

The Gyro Palace Food Truck will be onsite from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Stop by for lunch and eat on Vesterheim’s patio.

The Museum Building is open from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. with a guided tour of the historic buildings in Heritage Park at 1:30 p.m.

A special exhibit at Vesterheim offers more family fun! Check out “Emigrating to America” in Hanson Vesterheim Commons and play the interactive game that goes along with it. The game leads visitors through a series of decisions as they pretend to immigrate to the U.S. from Norway. Visitors can discover who they are when they leave Norway and what happens along their travels to a new home.

Vesterheim offers Free Second Saturdays every month with free museum admission and a community activity, supported by a grant from McElroy Trust with additional gifts from The Depot Outlet and Black Hills Energy.

Vesterheim, the National Norwegian-American Museum and Folk Art School, welcomes people of all ages and backgrounds to engage in the conversation of the American immigrant journey through the lens of the Norwegian-American experience. Vesterheim offers innovative and interactive exhibits, classes, and programs, both at the dynamic campus and park in scenic Decorah, Iowa, and online at vesterheim.org and Vesterheim social media. For more information on exhibits, classes, programs, tours, membership opportunities, and ways to donate and volunteer, connect at vesterheim.org, (563) 382-9681, and Vesterheim, 520 W. Water St., P.O. Box 379, Decorah, IA, 52101-0379.

Vesterheim, the National Norwegian-American Museum and Folk Art School, invites everyone to celebrate Syttende Mai, Norway’s Constitution Day, a couple of days early on Friday, May 15. Stop by for a Children’s Parade, Nordic Dancers, folk art demonstrations, a live fiddle and guitar concert with Erik Sessions and Joshua Vorvick, folk art activities, free ice cream, and more. Admission is free all day, and the museum and store will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Syttende Mai is the day Norway ratified its constitution in 1814 at Eidsvoll, and Norwegians celebrate with excited crowds—especially children—marching through the streets, waving flags, and singing songs.

Vesterheim’s Syttende Mai activities are supported by a generous gift to the Vesterheim Annual Fund from Marvin Bruha. The concert is supported by Bob and Mary Jane Lake and the ice cream by Decorah’s Sugar Bowl.

The music performance will be from 12:00-12:45 p.m. in Vesterheim Commons. Sessions and Vorvick have performed around the region for almost a decade and have worked up a special set for this event of Scandinavian tunes, from ancient melodies to Nordic Roots favorites to traditional Norwegian-American dance numbers.

The Children’s Parade throughout Vesterheim Heritage Park begins at 1:00 p.m., followed by a performance by Decorah’s Nordic Dancers on Mill St. next to the Museum Building. Norwegian flags will be given out at the parade, and everyone is invited to march along or cheer from the sidelines. The Nordic Dancers began in Decorah in 1966 and include a senior and junior group of dancers.

Activities also include a carving demonstration by Rebecca Hanna from 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Museum Store, and hands-on craft activities from 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. A guided tour of Heritage Park will start at 10:45 a.m. Free ice cream will be available from 1:00-1:45 p.m.

Syttende Mai is a great time to see the special exhibit “Pioneering Pages: Forming the New American Woman” closing on May 18! Stop by to learn more about the history of an influential women’s magazine made right here in Iowa! Visitors can also see the new exhibits “Red River Girl: From Telemark to the Buffalo” and “Lars Fletre: Resistance, Resilience, Artistry.”

In case of inclement weather, the parade and Nordic Dancers will be canceled. All other activities will continue as planned.

Vesterheim, the National Norwegian-American Museum and Folk Art School, welcomes people of all ages and backgrounds to engage in the conversation of the American immigrant journey through the lens of the Norwegian-American experience. Vesterheim offers innovative and interactive exhibits, classes, and programs, both at the dynamic campus and park in scenic Decorah, Iowa, and online at vesterheim.org and Vesterheim social media. For more information on exhibits, classes, programs, tours, membership opportunities, and ways to donate and volunteer, connect at vesterheim.org, (563) 382-9681, and Vesterheim, 520 W. Water St., P.O. Box 379, Decorah, IA, 52101-0379.