Voice of the River Valley

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A guide to people & events that inspire, inform and enrich life in the Lower Wisconsin & Sugar-Pecatonica River Basins

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BUSINESS & CONSUMER SERVICESMary the Tax, 20Neider & Boucher, 6Royal Bank, 20

DESIGN SERVICES & REAL ESTATESheila Landsverk, Realtor, 17

EDUCATION, CULTURE & OUTDOORSDriftless Area Land Conservancy, 20Folklore Village, 12Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts, 12Wyoming Valley School Cultural Arts Center, 8

FARMS, FARM MARKETS & PLANTS Stoneface Pastures & Family Farm, 20

FOOD & BEVERAGEArthur’s Supper Club, 11Brewery Creek, 16Crossroads Coffeehouse, 16Driftless Depot, 10Freddy Valentine’s Public House, 5The Shed, 14The Shoppe at Herbs, Spices & More, 4Spring Green General Store, 10

ART GALLERIES, STUDIOS & RETAILERS43/90 North Earth, 4A Janelle Creation, 16aBoBoBook, 16Arcadia Books, 8Driftless Kids, 4Nina’s Department & Variety Store, 4The Shoppe at Herbs Spices & More, 4Spring Green General Store, 10Spring Green Area Chamber, 14Wantoot, 16Wildwood Woodworks, 20

HEALTH, WELLNESS & BEAUTY43/90 North Earth, 8Agrace Hospice & Palliative Care, 6Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy, 6Elemental Retreat, 6Greenway Terrace, 11Iowa County Aikido, 10Toasty Toes, 10Upland Hills Health, 10

HOME & AUTO ESSENTIALSCenter Stove & Fireplace, 8Hottmann Plumbing, 20Specialty Auto, 15T-Squared Designs, 20Wertz Floor & Home, 16

MUSIC, THEATER & FILMArthur’s Supper Club, 15Crossroads Coffeehouse, 16Folklore Village, 12River Valley Players, 13The Shed, 14Spring Green General Store, 10White Church Theatre Project, 13

PETS & ANIMAL WELFAREOcooch Mountain Humane Society, 8

Welcome to December Thank you, Advertisers!

Voice of the River Valley is a monthly independent arts and culture magazine published by Wording LLC © 2016 All Rights Reserved. Circulation is 3,500 copies distributed to more than 160 locations in 21 communities across south-western Wisconsin. For submission guidelines, advertising options and rates, and to submit events, please visit our website.

Editor & Publisher: Sara Lomasz Flesch | Editor & Design Director: Erik FleschP.O. Box 745, Spring Green, WI 53588, (608) 588-6251 Founding Publishers: Mary Friedel-Hunt (2006-2012) & Bill Hunt (2006-2010)E-mail: [email protected] Website: voiceoftherivervalley.com Printer: Advantage Copying & Printing LLC in Dodgeville, Wisconsin

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On the CoverDecember’s cover art is by Cynthia Quinn, whose work is featured at River Arts on Water Gallery in Prairie du Sac through Jan. 2. Cynthia says of her work: “The painting ‘Bittersweet’ is a watercolor I have painted twice. This version is one in which I was paying homage to my mother, who died many years ago. She loved the plant, Bittersweet, and its name also refers to her untimely death. If you view the entire painting [see www.cynthiaquinn.com or voiceoftherivervalley.com], you’ll notice the window pane forms a cross behind the vase. This symbol refers to her strong faith. The vase is a receptacle of light, the turquoise pitcher a more earth-bound element. My intention was to paint the image as one of peace and ascension.” Thanks to Cynthia for contributing to our cover! To share art or photography for a future cover, contact [email protected].

Inside VoicesThe Gift of Joyby Vincent Kavaloski....................................3 Between the Linesby Kathy Steffen............................................4Living Well, Dying Wellby Mary Friedel-Hunt....................................6Standing Community Events, Services.....7 Pedagogy Stewby Marnie Dresser.........................................8

Discovering Mineral Pointby Mike Foster...............................................9 Calendar of Events...............................12-17 Driftless Terroir: A Juicy Realm Down Belowby Erik Flesch..............................................18Obituary: Roland Sardesonby Roland Sardeson.....................................22Driftless Dark Skiesby John Heasley...........................................21

Soon enough, 2016 will fade into the history books and, for many of us, this is a welcome wiping of

the slate. This year has taken a lot out of us, and cherished people and things from us. But 2016 also gave so much.

Each of us has our own list of joys. For me, this year brought a handsome nephew. I celebrated my 10th wedding anniversary with my husband and Voice co-editor, Erik, and my mom’s 70th birthday.

For Voice of the River Valley, this year also brought the 10th anniversary of its founding by Mary Friedel-Hunt and her husband, Bill. In 2016, we shared the magazine with more people at more places, supported by both new and longtime advertisers. Voice created a more active social media presence, and printed the work of an amazing slate of regional artists, photographers, poets and

writers (For a look back at this year’s covers, see the back page.)

I’m grateful to our four regular columnists — Marnie Dresser, Mary Friedel-Hunt, John Heasley and Kathy Steffen — and this year’s “Driftless Terroir” guest columnists, including Bazile Booth, Keith Burrows, Jerry

Davis, Erik Flesch, Drew Hanson, Heather Harris, Caitlin Hatch, John Hess, Cory Ritterbusch and Lydia Zepeda.

To all of you who contributed your calendar events, your ads, your art or your words, thank you. This community content is the flesh, blood and soul of Voice of the River Valley. We look forward to the adventures yet to come, and to bringing you another year of Voice in 2017. Warm wishes for all of your winter celebrations.

Happy reading,

Sara Lomasz Flesch

By Vincent KavaloskiSpecial to the Voice of the River Valley

They dazzled our childhood, the toy trains and pretty dolls, the plastic soldiers and board games; and for

today’s kids the flashing, buzzing, beeping electronic invaders of Christmas. But a few days or weeks or months later they seem to disappear into the streaming, transiency of time, leaving behind only fragments of memory and a vague sense of dissatisfaction, or is it emptiness?

But there are some few rare gifts, intangible gifts that do not so quickly die, but once embraced and planted within us grow slowly over a lifetime, like an expanding galaxy giving light and energy and beauty. And unquenchable joy, most of all, unquenchable joy.

Strangely, you may not even realize that you have been given these soul gifts until many years later, after they have become part of you and after the givers have gone forever. How can we possibly thank them now? Our mother is long gone, but the three precious gifts that she (with Dad’s help) bestowed on us, her children, live on in our lives.

First is the gift of music: Mozart, Vivaldi, Beethoven, Mahler, streaming out every morning from her big boxy “hi-fi,” giving us the courage to face the day. Even today when melancholy I often wake with Corelli’s “Christmas Concerto” or Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons,” precise, plaintive, yet brilliantly structured polyphony. I remember Mom taking me to my very first orchestral concert and the gawky boy I was, being born into the wonder of shimmering Baroque strings and ringing brass. Later there were piano and French horn lessons, endless practice often tedious and frustrating but culminating in orchestra and band concerts – epiphanies of sound and exaltation!

The second gift was the elixir of books and learning. Even Dad, the Polish peasant exiled to the city, sat virtually every night reading in his big easy chair

not just the newspaper but the World Book Encyclopedia. Did he ever make it through to “Z”? If so, doubtless he would have started over again with “A.” Books covered our walls and overflowed into our basement: Mom’s novels, poetry, science, religion, big brother’s science fiction, war stories and finally philosophy. Every Saturday I’d ride my decrepit bike to our public library and immerse myself in worlds of adventure, longing and love, worlds far beyond my own. Then precariously balancing an armload of books I would bike home. Today as a humanities professor, books are my life-

blood, and without them I would wither and die.

The third gift was immersion in nature — countryside resplendent with flowers, trees, sumac, swamp grasses and Dad’s orderly rows of vegetables. We lived next to a steep, mysterious ravine with a small stream that flowed to the Mississippi River less than a mile away. Spring, summer, fall, winter, we grew up out-of-doors, building hideouts in the woods, chasing birds and butterflies and bugs. In the spring the Mississippi over-

John McGee, courtesy of Jura Silverman Studio & Gallery

‘Silent Morning’ John McGee’s pen and ink drawing is featured in “A Handmade Christmas,” an exhibition of fine art and crafts at Spring Green’s Wisconsin Artists Showcase at the Jura Silverman Studio & Gallery through the end of the month.

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Gift of Joy

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A manifesto is a declaration of your core values, beliefs, intentions, longings and/or goals. The first step to creating one is to dig into yourself. Don’t be afraid to go

deep. Be honest with yourself and what you want—your vision for your life. Do some exploring! Make lists for each question, or write in stream of consciousness. Whatever way your words

flow from you and onto the page is the way to write.1. What do you love? (Begin with: “I love…” for each different thought.)2. What do you value? (Begin with: “I value…” for each different thought.)3. What do you believe? (Begin with … well, you get the picture for the rest of these.)4. What do you want? What do you long for?5. What are you committed to? What

action(s) can you take?6. What do you want to accomplish? What can you do to accomplish this?7. What is true for you and your life?8. What gives you purpose? What gives your life meaning?9. What are you beginning?10. What are you ending?11. What are your truths you know for sure?12. What do you want the world to be like? How can you contribute to this vision? What actions can you take to help make it so?13. What do you want others to know about you? How do you want to be seen by others? How do you see yourself?14. What are you afraid of admitting to the world? To yourself?15. Look up some of the above words that surfaced in the dictionary and thesaurus. See if any resonate. Write down more of what each means to you.

Now, look at what you wrote. Pull your words and phrases together and keep to the positive. If you wrote, “I don’t have time to write,” turn it into, “Make time to write.” Or, if you wrote, “I don’t want people to be so nasty to each other,” switch it to, “I long for kindness and compassion in the world” or “I will BE kindness and compassion.”

You can use any format that works for you: bullet points, mind maps, lists. There is no right or wrong way to do this. One style is to write your manifesto as advice to yourself. It’s like your inner self—that voice you don’t always hear or heed—talking to you. For instance, if kindness is something you highly value, write, “Be kind to everyone, whether you agree with them or not.” If laughter gives your life meaning, turn that into, “Laugh hard and loud, no matter who can hear you.”

If you wish, turn your statements into a piece of artwork. However you see it, bring it out into the world. Craft your manifesto for you.

Between the Lines: Give to Yourself

Kathy Steffen

Kathy Steffen is an award-winning novelist and author of the “Spirit of the River” series: “First, There Is a River,” “Jasper Mountain” and “Theater of Illusion,” available online and in bookstores everywhere. She writes from her home in Spring Green that she shares with her husband and three cats. Find out more at www.kathysteffen.com.

Press ReleaseSPRING GREEN—The Spring Green Area Arts Coalition seeks donations of gently used art for its annual recycled art auction, Art Out Of the Closet, on Jan. 29, 2017, at the Wisconsin Riverside Resort. The fundraising event will run from 1 to 4:30 p.m.

Donations of professional quality art in good condition — paintings, sculptures, prints, photography, jewelry, pottery, textiles, lithographs and glass — are being accepted at the Spring Green General Store, 137 S. Albany St. Forms at the site will ask donors to describe the items and suggest a fair-market value. There is a tax benefit for the year of donation. Donations will be accepted during business hours until Jan. 22.

Creative Canvases, 8-inch by 8-inch squares of original art created by area artists, will also

be featured again. To acquire a canvas, a $30 gift certificate can be purchased at Arcadia Books, the Spring Green General Store, Convivio, the Shoppe at Herbs, Spices & More, and at Nina’s Variety Store. Certificates will go on sale in early December. Remaining certificates will be available for purchase at the event for $35 each. Holders of certificates may redeem them for Creative Canvases of their choice during the Jan. 29 event.

Proceeds from the silent auction of previously owned art and the sale of Creative Canvas gift certificates support Spring Green Area Ar ts Coalition sponsorship of art and cultural programs that benefit communities in the River Valley. Monies raised help to meet match requirements of an annual grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board.

Press ReleaseSPRING GREEN—The Friends of the Spring Green Commu-nity Library invite submissions of original 10-minute plays by local authors that will be per-formed at their annual meeting on March 22, 2017.

For the 2017 Betty Irwin Memorial Readers’ Theater 10-Minute Play Contest, named in memory of a longtime Friends of the Library board member and library supporter, scripts will not be memorized and minimal props and costumes will be used.

Only original plays, never before produced, are eligible. Comedies are preferred but dra-mas will also be accepted. The play, exclusive of cover page, title and cast pages, may be no more than 10 pages long. The cover page must include the play-wright’s name, address, phone number and e-mail address. All

other pages should not identify the playwright.

The deadline for submis-sions is Feb. 10. Entries must be postmarked and mailed to FOL Play Contest, Spring Green Com-munity Library, 230 E. Monroe St., Spring Green, WI 53588. They also can be hand-delivered during regular library hours by 5 p.m. Feb. 10. Submissions cannot be received electronically.

A panel will judge the plays anonymously and three winners will be chosen. Finalists will be notified by Feb. 20.

Winning playwrights will be awarded prizes of $100, $75 and $50 and the opportunity to stage their play before an enthusiastic audience. Authors retain copy-right and full ownership of their plays and will be responsible for selection of cast, rehearsals, and production at the meeting 7 p.m. March 22.

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Friends of Spring Green Library Call for 10-Minute Original Plays

Arts Coalition Seeks ‘Used’ Art, Creative Canvases for Auction

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Mary Friedel-Hunt MA LCSW is a psychotherapist, thanotologist and certified bereavement counselor. Mary sees clients in Spring Green and can be reached at [email protected]; P.O. Box 1036, Spring Green, WI 53588; or www.PersonalGrowthandGriefSupportCenter.com.

Living Well, Dying Well

Mary Friedel-Hunt and Brinkley

Another year winds down as many prepare to celebrate the holidays of their choice. What a year it has been. As I look back I see many losses in our village, country

and world. It often seemed that getting news of a death was becoming a weekly event. I do not think I shall ever erase from my mind and heart the now famous photograph of the tiny child

survivor sitting in an ambulance terrified and alone after a local bombing. Our country and our world have been through so much. In so many ways, we are a world in grief.

With the media focus on this year’s painful and sad events, it is easy to forget the good in our world and in our lives. Yes, we need to know about all the evil, the destruction, the deaths and losses, but we must be careful to balance our awareness and exposure with the fact that there is also an incredible amount of goodness, beauty, love,

generosity, kindness, joy and more. We cannot allow ourselves to get totally overwhelmed over the long haul by the tragedy in our lives and world.

I believe deeply in being aware of losses, in deeply owning our own pain and grief. We must do that or these will destroy us, buried alive as they will become. I also believe we must do all we can to heal our lives and our planet as we simultaneously seek out and steep ourselves in true joy, beauty, kindness and love. It is all about balance. If we find ourselves constantly drowning in loss, pain, destruction and fear, the energy and motivation we so desperately need to bring healing to our lives and planet will become lost and suffocated — drowning in our own tears. We can and must experience pain. It is our growing edge. It motivates us to improve our lives and it is unavoidable. We need to see it, feel it, acknowledge it, but we just cannot allow it to take total control of our lives, our energy, our motivation or our attitudes.

This is a month of looking back, of being present to both joy and pain, and of looking forward with hope and commitment to what matters in your lives. It is a month in many traditions to prepare for the birth of joy by looking quietly inside to our own souls, lives and choices.

I wish you the courage it takes to deal with and feel your own and others’ pain as you also seek out, create and steep yourselves in deep joy.

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Sundays ClydeSunday Morning Meetings, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. All are welcome to join for an hour of silent meditation, a Quaker-style meeting, and an hour of sharing, songs and tea. First Sundays are potluck lunches. Clyde Community Center, 6281 State Road 130, (608) 532-6365.

2nd Sunday Clyde Clyde Jam, 2-4 p.m. Open to all musicians and listeners. Bring your instruments and enjoy a couple of easy hours jamming. Clyde Community Center, 6281 State Rd. 130, (608) 393-0464.

1st/3rd Mondays Prairie du SacBaby Connections, 9-11 a.m. Breastfeeding support group with Sauk Prairie Healthcare’s certified lactation counselor on hand to answer questions and guide open discussions. Blue Spoon, 550 Water St.

2nd Monday DodgevilleGilda’s Club Cancer Support Group, 2 p.m. A representative from Gilda’s Club provides support and information to people facing the challenges of cancer. Upland Hills Health, 800 Compassion Way, (608) 930-8000, http://uplandhillshealth.org.

2nd Monday Spring GreenLa Leche League of Sauk and Richland Coun-ty, 10 a.m. Pregnant women, mothers, partners, children and babies welcome. July’s topic is the advantages of breastfeeding. For more informa-tion about the meetings and about breastfeeding, contact Gia at (608) 986-3420.

2nd Monday Spring GreenBloomin’ Buddies Garden Club, 7 p.m. No dues required, all are welcome. Spring Green Commu-nity Library, 230 E. Monroe St., (608) 588-2276, www.springgreenlibrary.org. 3rd Monday Richland CenterAutism Support Group, 7-8:30 p.m. Country Kitchen/White House, (608) 588-2585, www.angelautismnetwork.org.

Tuesdays DodgevilleOpen Ceramic Studio and Instruction, 6-9 p.m. $15/evening; $12/bag of stoneware clay; glazing and firing included in fee. Contact [email protected] or (608) 574-8100. Adamah Clay Studios at Bethel Horizons, 4681 Cty. Hwy. ZZ, www.bethelhorizons.org.

Tuesdays MuscodaAlcoholics Anonymous Meeting, 8 p.m., west door at St. John’s School, 116 W. Beech St., (608) 929-4970.

Tuesdays Spring GreenAlcoholics Anonymous Meetings, 10 a.m., Christ Lutheran Church, 237 E. Daley St.

1st Tuesday DodgevilleAging and Disability Resource Center of Southwest Wisconsin Caregivers Support Group, 10:30 a.m.-noon. All caregivers welcome. Free. Iowa County Health & Human Services Building, Room 1001, 303 W. Chapel St. For more information, contact (608) 930-9835.

2nd Tuesday Spring GreenGrief Support Group, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Support group for those grieving the loss of a loved one. Drop-ins welcome. Spring Green Community Church, 151 E. Bossard St. (608) 588-2442.

2nd/4th Tuesday Richland CenterRolling Hills Toastmasters (previously the Plain Toastmasters), 7-9 p.m. Members from Richland Center, Reedsburg, Spring Green, Avoca, Ithaca, Clyde, Viroqua, Arena and Gotham enjoy fun, fast-paced speech and leadership activities. Richland Hospital, Pippin 1, 333 E. 2nd St. For more information, contact Darlene Waldsmith-Tagliapietra at [email protected].

3rd Tuesday DodgevilleDodgeville Area Compassionate Friends, 7 p.m. Support group for anyone who has lost a child of any age. Grace Luerhan Church, (608) 935-2693.

3rd Tuesday PlainPlain Page Turners Book Club, 7:30 p.m. Kraemer Library & Community Center, 910 Main St., (608) 546-4201, www.scls.lib.wi.us/pla.

3rd Tuesday PlattevilleSouthwest Wisconsin Photography Club, 7 p.m. Join local photographers to share photos and thoughts on photography. Free to join and open to all skill levels. UW-Platteville Art Building, Room 109, [email protected].

Wednesdays DodgevilleFeeding Friends Community Meal, 5-6:30 p.m. Free; all welcome. Dodgeville United Methodist Church, 327 N. Iowa St., (608) 935-5451.

Wednesdays Spring GreenAl-Anon Meetings, 10 a.m., Christ Lutheran Church, 237 E. Daley St.

1st Wednesday DodgevilleMemory Cafe, 1-3 p.m. The Alzheimer’s & De-mentia Alliance of Wisconsin sponsors a social gathering place for persons with memory loss, mild cognitive impairment, early Alzheimer’s, or other dementia, and their family and friends. Stonefield Apartments Community Room, 407 E. Madison St., [email protected].

2nd Wednesday DodgevilleHeart Building 101, 10 a.m. A supportive group for anyone with heart problems and their families. Cardiac Rehab department, Upland Hills Health, 800 Compassion Way, (608) 930-7160, http://up-landhillshealth.org.

3rd Wednesday DodgevilleDodgeville Public Library Adult Book Club, 6:30 p.m. 139 S. Iowa St., (608) 935-3728, www.dodgevillelibrary.com.

Thursdays Blue MoundsThursday Night Community Meditations, 7-8 p.m. Free, open to the public. Joyful Path, 11000 Division St., (608) 437-0520, [email protected].

Thursdays Richland CenterAl-Anon support group for family and friends of alcoholics, 12 p.m., Peace United Methodist Church, 265 N. Church St., use Union St. entrance.

Thursdays Richland CenterMiracles Study Group, 5 p.m. Brewer Public Library, 325 N. Central Ave. For more information, contact Bill at [email protected].

2nd Thursday DodgevilleSOS, Survivors of Suicide Support Group, 7-9 p.m. Health & Human Services Building, 303 W. Chapel St., [email protected].

2nd Thursday Mineral PointGrief Support Group, 6:45 p.m. Mineral Point Library, 137 High St., (608) 574-2297.

3rd Thursday Sauk CitySauk City Memory Cafe, 9:30-11 a.m. The Alzheimer’s & Dementia Alliance of Wisconsin sponsors a social gathering place for persons with memory loss, mild cognitive impairment, early Alzheimer’s, or other dementia, and their family and friends. Sauk Prairie Community Center, Cafe Connections, 730 Monroe St., (608) 742-9055, [email protected].

3rd Thursday Spring GreenThank-you Note Thursdays, 6:30-7:45 p.m. This is an experiment. Write a note. Mail it. See what happens. All ages welcome. Free. Arcadia Books, 102 E. Jefferson St., (608) 924-9234.

Fridays Sauk CityReformers Unanimous, 7-9 p.m. Open to all adults who struggle with an addiction or a “stubborn habit.” Calvary Baptist Church, 309 Water St., www.rusaukprairie.com, (608) 448-9515.

Fridays Spring Green Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting, 7 p.m. Christ Lutheran Church, 237 E. Daley St.

3rd Saturday Clyde Family Game Night, 6-9 p.m. Enjoy assorted board games and fun including a kids table of favorite classics and advanced fun for grownups. Clyde Community Center, 6281 State Rd 130, (608) 583-2442, [email protected].

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Were you happy today? How often were you happy today? What were you doing when you felt happy? What if I had called you randomly during the day

today and asked you that? If you didn’t hang up or block my calls, what would your answers be?

In last month’s “Pedagogy Stew,” I wrote about a study in which researchers from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro were trying to find out what occupied people who were more creative. The method they used to find out how people were spending their time is called “experience sampling.”

In short, the experience sampling method is when researchers ask study participants to keep a diary or otherwise report on what they’re doing

and how they’re feeling at various times during the day. In the UNC-G study, they called the 79 students at relatively random times and asked them if they were doing something creative, and if they were alone or with other people. They also asked students to rate themselves on a scale of 1-7 for these feelings: happy, active, sad, discouraged, restless, anxious, angry, annoyed or self-conscious. (The researchers said these “reflect the range of common feelings that college students report in a typical week.” I would also say it’s a range of common feelings for most of us.)

We did a modified version of experience sampling in my creativity and problem-solving class earlier this semester. I asked students to write down a list of times from earlier in the day (picked very randomly by me as I was giving them instructions), and then to describe what they were doing, and to rate their feelings. I wanted them to experience experience sampling. It wasn’t really the same experience, since we often report our feelings differently in hindsight, but it is an interesting exercise.

The researchers found that “when people reported doing something creative, they reported feeling significantly happier and more active.” This finding corresponds to other research. My students, in response to the article, pointed out that the researchers hadn’t adequately accounted for possible other reasons that someone might report being happy — for example, having the time to DO something creative would tend to make a person happier by itself.

Still, it’s an interesting study. A fantastic creativity researcher, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, used experience sampling when he was learning about what he calls “flow.” What he found is that we’re happier when we’re in a “flow” state, that is, when we’re so absorbed in a challenging activity that we lose track of time. We might think that we’re happiest and most relaxed when we’re Netflixing and chilling, but that’s not what Csikszentmihalyi found.

If you want do some experience sampling of your own, keep a diary during the day. Or pair up and call your partner randomly one day (then have your partner call you randomly the next). Write down what you’re doing, and rate your feelings. You might learn something about what makes you anxious. Or annoyed. Or happy.

Pedagogy Stew

Marnie Dresser

Marnie Dresser is a poet, creativity researcher and English professor at the University of Wisconsin-Richland. She lives in Spring Green with her husband and son. More of her reflections on teaching theory and teaching reality can be found at voiceoftherivervalley.com/archives.

By Mike FosterSpecial to Voice of the River Valley

Fine food, superb shops and historic homes made Mineral Point a splendid site for a four-day weekend vacation.

So the “Brou Crew” discovered this August when nine of us convened in the place where Wisconsin began from our homes in Metamora, Illinois; Columbia, Missouri; and Milwaukee and Madison for Brouhaha XLII.

Eight of our nontet met in 1964 and 1965 through the Marquette University Honors Program.

Beginning in 1974 at Foster Farm southwest of Metamora, we’ve had summer annual Brouhaha reunions. Tent camping for 10 adults, 11 children, and two dogs happened on our 2 acres including homegrown chicken and rabbit barbecues and assorted treats like Milwaukee’s RealChili for lunches, Madison lox and bagels for breakfast, and vegetables from the vast garden that my wife, Jo, and I grew.

Our 1936 farmhouse had no plumbing. Our two daughters were used to our WPA privy, but the other nine kids still consider it to have been child abuse.

We ceased in 1988. In 1994, we resumed the Brou Renew at Starved Rock State Park Lodge in Illinois. Each year we select a different site.

Our kids grew up. All 11 are prospering. Had we known how much fun grandchildren would be, we’d have had them first.

If we’d known how much fun Mineral Point was, we’d have picked it first.

The Brousters convened in our Quality Inn room for wine before the first, and best, meal of the five we enjoyed at Brewery Creek.

The starter was superb: Italian vegetable soup in a rich tomato broth that went well with a dark beer brewed there. I selected the bistro butter steak, adorned with rich red wine and shallot butter. Llama Malbec accompanied it. Red velvet cake crowned a royal feast.

A splendid time was guaranteed for all. I phoned them the next day to tell them so. And Brou Crew member Brenda had picked up a copy of Voice of the River Valley.

Due to a back injury suffered in 2000 when the Brou Crew visited the aptly named Devil’s Lake near Madison and I jumped into water that I thought was 5 feet deep but was only 1, I get around with my Mike Trike, Hiram Walker or/and Raisin Cane.

So Pendarvis was off-limits for me. Although it was advertised as “handicapped accessible,” after two back surgeries and a semi-successful hip replacement, for me it wasn’t. The eight who went enjoyed it.

My consolation prize was reading all of Voice. As a recovering daily newspaper city and state desk reporter and with

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Courtesy of John FranzNine friends chose to explore Mineral Point for their annual reunion this summer. Above from left, John Franz, Paula Hoose, Brenda Peculis, Frank Schmidt, Jo Foster, Mike Foster, Cathy Miller, David Hoose and Julie Franz enjoy dinner at the Walker House.

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Marquette ’68 Starting 9, Still Friends, Discover Mineral Point

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flowed its banks, flooding Concord Street where my childhood buddies and I splashed barefoot, heedless of the vile, polluted, brown water. (What were our parents thinking? But in the 1950s parents were not guardian angels hovering over us. Kid World was a free world — and a somewhat dangerous one.)

I worked my way through college working on the Wharf Barge for Twin City Barge and Towing, fueling and provisioning the big line boats and launching my little boat out into the current to put lanterns on the big, parked barges at dusk. The river was a wild world of adventure, defying predictions and all restraints. The river was real.

These three life-gifts were given without fanfare and received without acknowledgement. Only now, a half century later, can I clearly see the preciousness of music, books and learning, and immersion in nature. They were love incarnate — our parents’ way of loving in a loveless marriage. Sadly, gratitude comes too late for the givers.

We can only honor the gifts of wisdom by passing them on to our children, grandchildren, students and friends. We must pass them on if we truly respect them because like all good things, they are only on loan. The true gift must continually be given, and given again.

It flows like the river.

Vincent Kavaloski is a professor of philosophy specializing in the philosophy of peace at Edgewood College in Madison. He lives in Dodgeville.

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ONGOINGThrough Dec. 5 Prairie du SacArt Exhibit: Impressions of Hamilton: 2009-16, 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Friday. Learn about the history of the Hamilton Wood Type and Printing Museum, the largest collection of wood type in the world, and enjoy current works by the museum. Free. River Arts Center, 105 9th St., (608) 643-5215, [email protected].

Through Dec. 11 Spring GreenCountry Christmas. Light up the season during three festive weekends of holiday events and activities. For full schedule, see www.springgreen.com, Voice of the River Valley event listings and ad, back page. Downtown Spring Green and environs.

Through December Blue MoundsCaroling in the Cave concert series. 10th annual series of charity fundraisers and Holiday festivities featuring talented music groups from around southwestern Wisconsin. See the Cave in a different light as candles illuminate a main chamber of the Cave. For dates, times and prices, see www.caveofthemounds.com. Cave of the Mounds, 2975 Cave of the Mounds Rd., (608) 437-3038. (See “Driftless Terroir,” p. 18.)

Exhibit: “Badger >< Home,” 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Tuesday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday and Saturday and by appointment. Through photos, artifacts and first-hand accounts, learn how a beautiful prairie dotted with farms along the rolling Wisconsin River overnight became the largest producer of ammunitions in the nation. Free admission in partnership with Badger History Group. Tripp Heritage Museum, 565 Water St., (608) 644-8444, [email protected], www.saukprairiehistory.org.

Through December Richland CenterRotary Lights in the Park, 6-7 p.m. walkers only, 7-9 p.m. driving only. Illuminated Christmas trees and animated displays. Listen to WRCO 100.9 FM for closures and updates or watch their Facebook page. Krouskop Park, 1050 N. Orange St.

Through December Sauk City

Sauk Prairie Holiday Light Show, 5-9 p.m. Nightly light show with rotating musical programs. August Derleth Park, 236 Water St.

Through December Spring Green Meet the Maker: River Valley Stitchers, Quilts. Mon. & Wed. 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Tues. & Thurs. 12:30-7 p.m.; Fri. 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Community Room, Spring Green Community Library, 230 E. Monroe St., (608) 588-2276, springgreenlibrary.org.

Through December Spring GreenArt Exhibit: A Handmade Christmas, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday-Sunday and always by chance or appointment. An exhibition of fine art and crafts for memorable holiday giving by Wisconsin artists and artisans. Wisconsin Artists Showcase at the Jura Silverman Gallery, 143 S. Washington, (608) 588-7049, jurasilvermangallery.com. (See art, p. 3.)

Through Jan. 2 Prairie du SacArt Exhibit: Judi Werner (jewelry) and Cynthia Quinn (oil and watercolors), 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. River Arts on Water Gallery, 590 Water St., [email protected], www.riverartsinc.org. (See art, front cover.)

Year-Round DodgevilleAdamah Clay Workshops. Educational workshops for beginners through professional levels. Adamah Clay Studios of Bethel Horizons, 4651 Cty Rd. ZZ, (608) 574-8100, [email protected], www.bethel-madison.org/adamah-clay-studios.

DECEMBER1 Sauk CityLive Music: Old Farm Dog, 7-9 p.m. Woodshed Ale House, 101 Jackson St., (608) 370-8200.

1-3 Sauk CityFriends of the Library Rummage Sale, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Dec. 1; 9-5:30 p.m. Dec. 2; 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Dec. 3. Sauk City Public Library, 515 Water St., (608) 643-8346, saukcitylibrary.org.

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Live Music: Rydvall and Mjelva, 7:30 p.m. Swedish keyed fiddle player Erik Rydvall and Hardanger fiddle player Olav Mjelva play traditional music from Norway and Sweden along with their own compositions. $15 general admission tickets available at RydvallMjelvaFV.brownpapertickets.com or (608) 924-4000. Folklore Village, 3210 Co. Hwy. BB, www.folklorevillage.com

2 Mineral PointLive Music: Cupola, 8 p.m. ’til late (no cover). Music by Round Midnight, gourmet pizzas, treats and beverages available. Gray Dog Deli, 215 High St., (608) 987-4000, www.graydogdeli.com.

2 Spring GreenGerman-Style Christmas Market, 5-8 p.m. Homemade brats, spaetzle, pumpkin soup, mulled wine and an international selection of holiday baked goods. Music by Larry Busch Brass Band around the fire on the patio. Driftless Depot, 140 S. Winsted St., (608) 628-1001.

2 Spring GreenMade in the Valley Market, 5-7 p.m. Sip mulled cider or hot chocolate and wander through the cafe checking out the handmade (or raised) goods from makers in the valley. Wrought iron, garden art, jewelry, squash, garlic, eggs, honey, pork, handcrafted wooden kitchen tools, and more. Spring Green General

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Store, 137 S. Albany St., (608) 588-7070, www.springgreengeneralstore.com.

2 Spring Green Country Christmas Holiday Light Parade, 6 p.m. Parade along Jefferson Street is followed by a tree lighting, refreshments and caroling. www.springgreen.com.

2 Spring Green43/90 North Earth Farewell and Welcome Celebration, 6 p.m. Celebrate North Earth’s transition as Cecilia Farran departs and new owner Jena Humphries assumes ownership. 7 p.m. music by Celtic Wrannock Trio. Albany Street Courtyard, (608) 588-3313, www.northearth.com.

2 Spring GreenLive Music: Shekinah Kay King at the Piano Bar, 8 p.m. Hits from the ’70’s, ’80’s, ’90’s and today. No cover. Arthur’s Supper Club, E4885 Hwy 14, (608) 588-2521, www.kauldine.com.

2-4 Mineral PointLive Dance: “The Nutcracker,” 7:30 p.m. Dec. 2; 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 3; 2:30 p.m. Dec. 4. The Theatre of Ballet Arts presents Tchaikovsky’s Christmas classic. $10-$12 tickets available at Berget Jewelers, 257 High St., or on brownpapertickets.com. Mineral Point Opera House, 139 High St., www.tobadances.org.

2-4 Spring GreenLive Theater: “Christmas in the Valley,” 7:30 p.m. Dec. 2-3, 2:30 p.m. Dec. 4. River Valley Players proudly presents a show of traditional and modern holiday music and dance with all local people. Director Carol Burke, Musical Director Aaron Hunt, choreography by Michael Stanek. $10 tickets available at the door or in advance at Arcadia Books in Spring Green, Changez Salon in Plain and on brownpapertickets.com. The Gard Theater, 111 E. Jefferson St., www.rivervalleyplayers.org.

3 Boscobel5th annual Ugly Sweater 5K Run/Walk, 7 am. Check-in, 8 a.m. start. Proceeds help Friends of the Lower Wisconsin Riverway buy life jackets for the Kids Don’t Float program. $15 single, $40 family (two adults, unlimited kids). Tickets available at www.bmzchurch.org. BMZ Church, Boscobel Campus, 104 Buchanan St., (608) 375-5717, (608) 391-0113.

3 Dodgeville14th Annual Santa Secret Shop, 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Dodgeville Kiwanis sponsors this annual holiday-shopping event for kids pre-K through sixth grade wanting to buy gifts from vendors for family and friends. $1-$10 gifts, bake sale and lunch available. 3625 Hwy 23. For more information, see Santa Secret Shop on Facebook.

3 Dodgeville Healthy Hoedown with Chirps Smith & Friends (Dot Kent, caller), 6:30 p.m. potluck, music follows. Traditional American dances, including old-time squares, New England contras and Appalachian, Southern and Midwestern big circles. No experience needed; beginners welcome. $7 adults, $5 seniors and teens, $4 kids (under age 5 admitted free). Sponsored by Bleu Mont Dairy and Upland Hills Health. Folklore Village, 3210 Co. Hwy. BB, (608) 924-4000, www.folklorevillage.com.

3 Mineral PointSanta Day at Shake Rag Alley, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Santa Photos ($10), 10 a.m.-3 p.m. crafts ($4). Photo ops with Mr. and Mrs. Claus and family fun at Santa’s Workshops decorating gingerbread cottages and making Christmas crafts. Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts, 18 Shake Rag St., (608) 987-3292, www.shakeragalley.com.

3 Mineral PointGallery Night and Candlelight Shopping. Enjoy candlelight shopping, hot chocolate and roasted chestnuts along High and Commerce Streets. For more information, see www.artsmp.org and click on Gallery Night.

3 Mineral PointCaroling on High, 6:30 p.m. Surrounded by the luminaria, holiday decorations and magic of Gallery Night, join in singing Christmas songs on the festive streets of downtown Mineral Point. Gather at Cornish Heritage Park next to the opera house. Feel free to bring a songbook and to come and go as you please.

3 Mt. HorebLive Music: The Dang-Its, 7:30 p.m. Old Schoolhouse, 110 N. 2nd St. 7:30 p.m. $10 admission.

3 Spring GreenFriends of the Spring Green Community Library Country Christmas Book and Bake Sale, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. (open at 8:30 a.m. for Friends members). 230 E. Monroe St., (608) 588-2276, springgreenlibrary.org.

3 Spring GreenTaliesin Winter Festival, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. One-hour horse-drawn wagon rides across Frank Lloyd Wright’s estate ending at the fully restored Tan-y-Deri for warm beverages by the fire. Kids’ activities, shopping and lunch available in the Frank Lloyd Wright Visitor Center, 5607 Cty Rd. C, (608) 588-7090, www.taliesinpreservation.org.

3 Spring GreenLive Music: Claudia Schmidt, 5 p.m. Food, conversations and libations start at 4 p.m. with a special chili menu, drinks and snacks for sale. $20 tickets available at the door (all proceeds go to the musician) but RSVP recommended to [email protected] or (608) 963-0724. Spring Green General Store, 137 S. Albany St., (608) 588-7070, www.springgreengeneralstore.com.

4 Prairie du SacLive Music: Community Choir Christmas Cantata, 4-7 p.m. Dennis Kahn directs a 50-voice choir of Sauk Prairie community members performing “The Heart of Christmas,” a cantata composed by Pepper Choplin. Admission is free but donations will benefit the Salvation Army. River Arts Center, 105 9th St., riverartsinc.org.

4 Sauk CityLive Music: Lou Shields, 4-6 p.m. Woodshed Ale House, 101 Jackson St., (608) 370-8200.

4 Spring GreenLive Music: Acoustic Jam, 1-3 p.m. Come to play, come to listen. Spring Green General Store, 137 S. Albany St., (608) 588-7070. www.springgreengeneralstore.com.

6 ArenaSit & Sip Soup Tuesday, 4-7:30 p.m. Enjoy a bowl of soup (choose from at least three options) and bread for $5; add a cup of another soup for $1, $4 for an additional bowl). Veggie and meat lasagna (order ahead) and favorites

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from other chefs also available for purchase in addition to salad, desserts, beer and wine. The Shoppe at Herbs Spices & More, 7352 U.S. Hwy 14, (608) 753-9000.

6 DodgevilleFolklore Village Open Mic, 7-9 p.m. Traditional open mic format for all ages MC’d by Mike Wolkomir with sound by Scott Stieber. Piano available. Donations greatly appreciated. Coffee and tea provided; feel free to bring a treat to share. Folklore Village, 3210 Cty Rd. BB, (608) 924-4000, www.folklorevillage.com.

8 MuscodaLower Wisconsin State Riverway Board Monthly Meeting, 5 p.m. Kratochwill Building, 206 N. Wisconsin Ave., http://lwr.state.wi.us, (608) 739-3188.

8 Sauk CityLive Music: The Hoot Owls, 7-9 p.m. Woodshed Ale House, 101 Jackson St., (608) 370-8200.

9 Mineral PointLive Music: Psycherelic, 8-10:30 p.m. (no cover). Gourmet pizzas, treats and beverages available. Gray Dog Deli, 215 High St., (608) 987-4000, www.graydogdeli.com.

9 Prairie du SacHouse Concert Series: Mad Apples (folk trio), 7-9 p.m. Jacob Grace, Michael Bell and Amanda Jane Hoffman fill the air with guitar, mandolin, banjo and ukulele, as well as plenty of harmony singing. Free, donations appreciated. River Arts on Water Gallery, 590 Water St., (608) 643-5215 or [email protected].

9-11 Mineral PointLive Dance: “The Nutcracker,” 7:30 p.m. Dec. 9; 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 10; 2:30 p.m. Dec. 11. The Theatre of Ballet Arts presents Tchaikovsky’s Christmas classic. $10-$12 tickets available at Berget Jewelers, 257 High St., or on brownpapertickets.com. Mineral Point Opera House, 139 High St., www.tobadances.org.

10 ArenaArena VFW & Ladies Auxiliary Steak & Chicken Fry, 5-8 p.m. $12 steak, $8 chicken; cost includes sides, full salad bar and dessert table. VFW Post 9336, 514 Willow St.

10 BarneveldSoul Full Sanctuary Photography 2nd Annual Open House, 4-9 p.m. 7792 Schurch Rd., (608) 213-3970.

10 Dodgeville14th Annual Santa Secret Shop, 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Dodgeville Kiwanis sponsors this annual holiday-shopping event for kids pre-K through sixth grade wanting to buy gifts from vendors for family and friends. $1-$10 gifts, bake sale and lunch available. 3625 Hwy 23. For more information, see Santa Secret Shop on Facebook.

10 DodgevilleSankta Lucia Afternoon and Ceremony, 3 p.m. crafts, saffron bun-making, song workshop. 5:30 p.m. potluck followed by candelit Lucia celebration and dancing. Afternoon and evening sessions $10 adults, $7 seniors and teens, $5 kids (kids under 5 admitted free). Evening only $7 adults, $5 seniors and teens, $4 kids (kids under 5 admitted free). Family admission capped at $20. Folklore Village, 3210 Co. Hwy. BB, (608) 924-4000, www.folklorevillage.com.

10 Lone RockLone Rock Historical Society Annual Festival of Trees. Celebrate the season at various events throughout the village beginning at an 8 a.m. cookie sale at Lone Rock Congregational Church and craft sale at Lone Rock Elementary. At 10 a.m. Santa arrives at Lone Rock Elementary. At 10 a.m., the Festival of Trees opens for viewing and voting at the Lone Rock Community Building. 11 a.m. chili luncheon in the basement of the Community Building.

10 Mineral PointCreating Victorian Ornaments, 1 p.m. Victorian Christmas trees often held handmade ornaments, such as popcorn and cranberry garlands, cloved oranges and paper trimmings. Spend an afternoon making some or all of these to decorate the historic Gundry house and Christmas tree. Children should be accompanied by an adult. The Gundry home at Orchard Lawn, 234 Madison St., mineralpointhistory.org.

10 Sauk City“Around the Farm Table” Holiday Party with Inga Witscher, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Join the Wisconsin Public Television host as she brings canapés and cooking demonstrations for your holiday party. $10 tickets available

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at brownpapertickets.com. Tripp Heritage Museum, 565 Water St., www.saukprairiehistory.org.

10 Spring GreenTaliesin Winter Festival, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. One-hour horse-drawn wagon rides across Frank Lloyd Wright’s estate ending at the fully restored Tan-y-Deri for warm beverages by the fire. Kids’ activities, shopping and lunch available in the Frank Lloyd Wright Visitor Center, 5607 Cty Rd. C, (608) 588-7090, www.taliesinpreservation.org.

10 Spring GreenFree Film: “It’s A Wonderful Life,” 1 p.m. Join the Spring Green Area Arts Coalition for a 70th anniversary presentation of this holiday classic. Donations gratefully accepted in support of SGAAC grants that benefit area arts and cultural programs. The Gard Theater, 111 E. Jefferson St., www.springgreenarts.org.

10 Spring GreenLive Music: Bluegrass Jam, 1:30-4 p.m. Come to play, come to listen. Spring Green General Store, 137 S. Albany St., (608) 588-7070. www.springgreengeneralstore.com.

10 Spring Green2nd Annual Wine Walk, 4-7 p.m. Join area retailers and restaurants for an evening of wine tasting paired with light appetizers, fun conversation and shopping. Downtown Spring Green, www.springgreen.com.

10-11 Hazel GreenMarionette Nativity Show and Singalong: “It Came to Pass,” 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Dec. 10, 2 p.m. Dec. 11. Presented by FeverRiver Puppeteers. General admission tickets $5 adults, $4 children 12 and younger. Hazel Green Opera House, 2130 Main St., (608) 732-6404, (608) 732-7129, hazelgreenoperahouse.blogspot.com.

10-11 HollandaleFestival of Trees, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Dec. 10, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Dec. 11. The Friends of the Hollandale Lending Library and Pecatonica Patchwork HCE invite the public to vote for trees decorated by area churches, businesses and individuals in the form of monetary donations. Proceeds from the winning tree will benefit Community Connections Free

Clinic and the Pecatonica Food Pantry. Hollandale Village Hall, 200 5th Ave., sites.google.com/site/hollandalelendinglibrary.

11 Spring GreenLive Music: Midlife Crisis, 8 p.m. No cover. Arthur’s Supper Club, E4885 Hwy 14, (608) 588-2521, www.kauldine.com.

13 Spring GreenJoin Shoppe at The Shed. Papa Bob and Kate McQuade serve as guest chefs on the Feast of Santa Lucia featuring lasagna, bread, salad and maybe a Santa Lucia surprise! For reservations, call the Shed at (608) 588-9049. The Shed, 123 N. Lexington St.

15 Sauk CityLive Music: The Jacks, 7-9 p.m. Woodshed Ale House, 101 Jackson St., (608) 370-8200.

15-18 Richland CenterLive Theater: “Gift of the Magi,” 7 p.m. Dec. 15-17, 2:30 p.m. Dec. 18. Community Players of Southwest Wisconsin presents a performance about the gift of love based on the short story by O. Henry and adapted for the stage by Jon Jory and featuring carolers following the story singing many classic Christmas songs. $5 general admission. Downtown Auditorium, 182 N. Central Ave., www.community-players.com.

16 Mineral PointLive Music: Tinsel & Twang: A Merry-Cana Christmas, 8 p.m. Tom Waselchuk (of The Dang-Its) with Chris Wagoner and Mary Gaines (of Stellanovas and Graminy) present an evening of holiday music featuring country twang, sizzling swing and Americana heart. Gray Dog Deli, 215 High St., (608) 987-4000, www.graydogdeli.com.

16-18 Spring GreenLive Musical: “West Side Story,” 7:30 p.m. Dec. 16-17, 2:30 p.m. Dec. 17-18. River Valley High School production directed by Nick Ehlinger. $10 tickets available at Arcadia Books or by calling (608) 588-3315. The Gard Theater, 111 E. Jefferson St.

16 Spring GreenLive Music: Ray Hubbard (from Charm School Rejects), 8 p.m. No cover. Arthur’s Supper Club, E4885 Hwy 14, (608) 588-2521, www.kauldine.com.

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Shed, 123 N. Lexington St., (608) 588-9049, shedspringgreen.com.

16-17 Hazel GreenMarionette Nativity Show and Singalong: “It Came to Pass,” 7 p.m. Dec. 16, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Dec. 17. Presented by FeverRiver Puppeteers. General admission tickets $5 adults, $4 children 12 and younger. Hazel Green Opera House, 2130 Main St., (608) 732-6404, (608) 732-7129, hazelgreenoperahouse.blogspot.com.

17 DodgevilleIowa County Humane Society Holiday Bake Sale, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. (or sellout). Piggly Wiggly, 316 W. Spring St., [email protected], (608) 935-1381, www.ichs.net.

17 DodgevilleGerman Christmas Tree Lighting, 5:30 p.m. potluck. Enjoy the beauty of the season with a carol sing and joyful dancing around the candle-lit, freshly cut 14-foot tree. $7 adults, $5 seniors and teens, $4 kids (kids under 5 admitted free). Family admission capped at $20. Folklore Village, 3210 Co. Hwy. BB, (608) 924-4000, www.folklorevillage.com.

17 MazomanieMerry Mazo! Holiday Open House and Birthday Party. Celebrate Mazomanie’s local wonderland of historic buildings, unique businesses and creativity brought to life and

the Rumpus Room’s fourth anniversary at its current location. Local foods, local crafts, arts-based activities and more at the Mazo Community Building, the Rumpus Room, Shenanigans, Mix it Up Fitnesssanta and stilt reindeer, Base Camp, Finer DeTails Pet Spa, E14 Salon and the Mazo Clinic. Downtown Mazomanie, therumpusroom.org.

17 Mineral PointVictorian House Party, 1-4 p.m. Enjoy musical offerings, children’s recitations, a reading of a Christmas tale, lots of tasty Christmas treats, and singing of Christmas carols together. Come and go throughout the afternoon. Donations are requested to benefit the Mineral Point Pantry, Pointer Pantry and the Iowa County Humane Society. The Gundry House at Orchard Lawn, 234 Madison St., mineralpointhistory.org.

17 Mineral PointLive Music: Katie Burns & Kerosene Kites Holiday Concert, 7 p.m. $15 general admission, $10 student, children under 5 admitted free. Tickets available on brownpapertickets.com. Mineral Point Opera House, 139 High St., www.mineralpointoperahouse.org.

17 Spring GreenLive Music: Greg Herriges, 2-4 p.m. Eclectic mix of original and traditional world (“whirled”) music on guitar, voice and bouzouki (Greek lute), with an innovative approach honed by Herriges’ studies of Asian and other international styles. Spring Green General Store, 137 S. Albany St., (608) 588-7070.

www.springgreengeneralstore.com.

18 Prairie du SacLive Music: The Neophonic Jazz Orchestra: A Big Band Christmas, 2-4 p.m. Featuring jazzy excerpts from “The Nutcracker,” as well as many other holiday favorites performed by a full orchestra. $17 adults, $15 seniors, $12 students. River Arts Center, 105 9th St., (608) 643-5215 or [email protected].

18 Sauk CityLive Music: New City Cat, 4-6 p.m. Woodshed Ale House, 101 Jackson St., (608) 370-8200.

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22 Sauk CityLive Music: Sunspot, 7-9 p.m. Woodshed Ale House, 101 Jackson St., (608) 370-8200.

23 Mineral PointLive Music: Shekinah King & Travis Phillips Christmas Show, 8-10:30 p.m. (no cover). Gourmet pizzas, treats and beverages available. Gray Dog Deli, 215 High St., (608) 987-4000, www.graydogdeli.com.

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28 Hazel GreenMarionette Nativity Show and Singalong: “It Came to Pass,” 2 p.m. Presented by FeverRiver Puppeteers. General admission tickets $5 adults, $4 children 12 and younger. Hazel Green Opera House, 2130 Main St., (608) 732-6404, (608) 732-7129, hazelgreenoperahouse.blogspot.com.


28 Spring GreenFamily Winter Movie, 2 p.m. Movie to be determined. Community Room at the Spring Green Community Library, 230 E. Monroe St., (608) 588-2276, www.springgreenlibrary.org.

28-Jan. 1 Dodgeville69th Festival of Christmas and Midwinter Traditions. A five-day immersion in community art projects, music and dance classes, craft workshops, singing, ethnic afternoon teas, and fantastic evening parties. Registration required; work scholarships available. Folklore Village, 3210 Co. Hwy. BB, (608) 924-4000, www.folklorevillage.com.

29 Sauk CityLive Music: The Wells Division, 7-9 p.m. Woodshed Ale House, 101 Jackson St., (608) 370-8200.

29 Spring GreenFree Film: “Die Hard,” 7 p.m. The Spring Green Area Arts Coalition presents the Christmastime action movie starring Bruce Willis as detective John McClain. Donations

gratefully accepted in support of SGAAC grants that benefit area arts and cultural programs. The Gard Theater, 111 E. Jefferson St., www.springgreenarts.org.

31 Sauk CityCountdown to Noon! 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Family-friendly New Year’s Eve party featuring games, crafts, music and snacks. Sauk City Public Library, 515 Water St., saukcitylibrary.org.

31 Sauk CityLive Music: The Jacks, 7-9 p.m. Woodshed Ale House, 101 Jackson St., (608) 370-8200.

31 Spring GreenLive Music: Dale Glaudell, 1-3 p.m. Music, mirth and mishegas from an entertainer with over 40 years of show business under his guitar strap. Spring Green General Store, 137 S. Albany St., (608) 588-7070, www.springgreengeneralstore.com.

31 Spring GreenLive Music: NYE Bash featuring Charm School Rejects (their last show ever), 8 p.m. No cover. Arthur’s Supper Club, E4885 Hwy 14, (608) 588-2521, www.kauldine.com.

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We live in karst territory. Above ground, Driftless Area hill country expresses itself in a system of branching cold mineral water creeks; but this seemingly coherent

surface picture belies an obscure and magical subterranean waterworld of crevices, caves, caverns and underground streams. These dark drainages are a wonderland of natural history, and

are well established as the natural habitat of fine preserved fermented foods like cheese, beer and wine throughout human history.

In a hidden artistic order of ornate subterranean architecture, distinct realms are at once both linked by chutes and waterways, but are also independently defined by their own geology, topography, climate and microbiotic signatures. Insulated from the warmth of the sun, caves maintain a constant temperature

of 52 degrees F. At the surface, kids wading barefoot through creeks on numb feet among the watercress and trout experience cave temperature. Other hydrologic evidence at the surface also allows us to induce this realm of caves exists — but only rarely do we enjoy the opportunity to actually experience caves as architectural space in the few places where they daylight.

One such place where we can is Cave of the Mounds near Blue Mounds, the highest hills of southern Wisconsin. To be named a National Natural Landmark, “a site must be one of the best examples of a natural region’s characteristic biotic or geologic features” — and Cave of the Mounds was indeed so

designated in 1987. It was discovered by accident in 1937 under a farmstead that had been owned a century earlier by prosperous lead-mining pioneer and Black Hawk War commander Ebenezer Brigham. A quarry blast opened a doorway into the otherwise completely sealed cavern where “no man, no beast, no bird, no bats and no snakes” had ever found access, in the words of geographer and cave manager Alonzo W. Pond in the early 1940s.

There, about a million-and-a-half years ago, rainwater that was naturally acidified slightly by carbon dioxide exploited a fissure and dissolved away a cavernous pocket of native limestone — which is not as hard as it would seem since limestone is made up of rather soluble calcium carbonate. In the last million years, the water table dropped and the cave-filling water was replaced with air, allowing lime-rich water to slowly drip into a void to form fantastic calcium carbonate edifices. These secondary deposits are called speleothems (from Greek speleon, a cave; them, deposit).

Thin hollow mineral soda straws ornament the ceilings, and flowstone resembles draperies on the walls and frozen ripples on the floors. Stalactites point downwards, stalagmites build upwards and columns are constructed where the two meet. Spatter droplets form oolithic pearls on the cave floor, or lily pads on pools. The building up of calcium carbonate creates undulating layers of banding in the speleothems that resembles onyx, and in the 19th and early 20th centuries the term “cave onyx” described material considered desirable for architecturally ornamental purposes. Like ivory in elephant country, cave onyx was subject to poachers who ripped off stalactites and stalagmites, leaving

Driftless Terroir is a series featuring guest voices celebrating the intersection of land and culture — the essence of life in the Driftless Area — with topics including art and architecture, farming and gardening, cooking and eating, fermenting and drinking, and more. To read past columns, see voiceoftherivervalley.com/archives. To contribute to Driftless Terroir, e-mail [email protected].

Erik Flesch

Driftless Terroir: A Juicy Realm Down Below Where the Sun Never Shines

broken stumps behind. Even the most well-meaning explorer contributes carbon dioxide, yeasts, molds, fungi and bacteria to the cave environment, contaminating the native population of flora, and this is the reason access to many caves is now closely guarded by scientists who seek to understand them quantitatively.

Cave of the Mound’s parent rock is mineral-rich Galena Limestone, formed out of the limey gunk that accumulated on the shallow seafloor when much of the North American continent was submerged and teemed with marine organisms in the Ordovician Period some 488 million years ago. In some places, the migrating solutions that drip through the “Life Line” fissure at the top of the cave display intensely red, orange, black and white colors from passing through all the Galena Limestone has to offer, including Mississippi Valley Type zinc and lead sulfide deposits that have made this formation famous. Iron oxide, manganese oxides, various sulfates and other minerals are transported and may recrystallize into splendidly colored speleothems like “bleeding stalactites,” and a variety of minerals from calcite to araganite to gypsum. Huge amounts of calcium carbonate are moved in solution, creating speleothems at a rate of 1 cubic inch per 50 to 150 years.

For those of us stuck up here on the surface, having calcium carbonate and sulfate in the water is great for brewing light English ales, but not Pilsners. It is also great for building strong plant cell walls, but makes hard water deposits on our faucets and washbasins — impelling some to set up a manmade water softening system.

Brewers, wineries and cheesemakers increasingly replicate cave environments with soil-covered concrete or stone structures to achieve the temperature, humidity and native diverse flora conditions of caves to impart a character of place that controlled settings can’t. More ancient and culinarily adventurous cultures use actual stone caves for food fermentation and aging, sans plastic paneling — which makes for the most complex flavors and stunning still-life terroir compositions. In the vein of this aesthetic idea, Cave of the Mounds in November offered a sold-out Cave After Dark event featuring tastings of Wisconsin cheeses and wines.

Beyond romance, karst topography and its hidden waterways can hold unsavory implications for human life and health. Any chemical and biological runoff that makes its way into a subterranean channelway has no opportunity to be filtered by soil before entering a karst aquifer — a fact that has led to initiatives to map crevices and to draft guidelines for what to do on the surface nearby to safeguard groundwater.

Karst topography is one more influence on life in the Driftless Area that renders this place distinctive. Our

place-based observations can inform a nuanced approach to managing its land, and a style of living befitting its grandeur both above ground and below. For our troubles, we are rewarded with bounty, beauty and a very welcome variety.

Erik Flesch is a Taliesin-trained architectural designer and former geologist living in Mineral Point with his wife, Sara, and can be reached at [email protected].

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Photos by Erik FleschA million or so years ago, acidic solutions dissolved out a cavernous void in the Galena Limestone near Blue Mounds. Today, Cave of the Mounds is the most accessible of our region’s caves, featuring ornate subterranean spaces and 52-degree temperatures year round.

Brewers, wineries and cheesemakers increasingly replicate cave environments’ temperature, humidity and native diverse flora conditions to impart a character of place that controlled settings can’t.

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“In a dark time, the eye begins to see.” — Theodore Roethke

The stars seem brighter as we move into winter. Fourteen of the 25 brightest stars are visible on a December evening. The Summer Triangle of Vega, Altair and Deneb

is setting in the west. Fomalhaut is all solitary in the south. The Winter Hexagon of Sirius, Procyon, Pollux, Capella, Aldebaran and Rigel along with Betelgeuse, Castor, Adhara and Regulus

is rising in the east. It’s darker earlier. There’s less humidity to blur the starlight. And the night side of our planet is facing away from the Milky Way and the glow of billions of stars.

As you get dark adapted, you’ll see that the stars have colors. Binoculars will help to gather in more photons to trigger those cones in your retina. Try soft focus. Look for the red of Betelgeuse, the orange of Aldebaran,

the yellow of Capella, the white of Sirius, and the blue of Rigel. Even though we cannot travel to the stars, their colors tell us about them. From red to blue, the temperature of the star is increasing. That’s a little different from everyday life where we use blue to mean cold and red to mean hot, but it makes sense. The hottest part of a flame from a match or candle or campfire is blue not red.

We can thank astronomer Annie Jump Cannon for the classification scheme we use to connect color and temperature.

At the beginning of the last century at the Harvard Observatory, she classified over 350,000 stars (at 25 cents an hour). If you were lucky enough to see “Silent Sky” at Forward Theater last fall, you met Annie Jump Cannon portrayed by American Players Theater’s Colleen Madden.

As the stars rise higher in the sky, notice how they get brighter and twinkle less. Starlight close to the horizon passes through more atmosphere that absorbs the light and through more convection layers that bend and distort the light. Twinkle, twinkle, little star …

The brightest “star” in the December sky is no star at all. Venus is brilliant and bright in the southwest. You will begin to see it right at sunset and it will be visible for another two hours. As it sinks lower to the horizon, watch how it dims as its light is absorbed and becomes redder as its blue light is scattered. Don’t miss the evenings of Dec. 2 and 3 when the waxing crescent moon passes by Venus for a beautiful pairing. The moon continues to wax the evenings of Dec. 4 and 5 as it passes by Mars a little higher in the southwest. Have a look while you are waiting for the sky to darken and the stellar colors to emerge.

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Driftless Dark Skies: Stellar Colors

John Heasley

John Heasley is an astronomy educator and stargazer who enjoys connecting people with the cosmos. He volunteers with NASA/JPL as a Solar System Ambassador. For more information about stargazing in southwestern Wisconsin, like Driftless Stargazing LLC on Facebook and find out whenever there’s something awesome happening in the skies above.

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Editor’s Note: Mineral Point resident and man of many talents Roland Sardeson died of liver cancer Nov. 12 after receiving a terminal diagnosis in August. A memorial gathering has been scheduled for 6:30 p.m. April 20, 2017, at the Shake Rag Alley Lind Pavilion that will feature photographs, pottery, and home-baked pies from the Pointer Cafe.

By Roland Sardeson

It is customary for one’s obituary to be penned by a third party. Why is that? I wanna do my own. What could go

wrong?I was born in late November 1946 on

the cusp of the baby boom in Dodgeville. After some confusion over where I would live and with whom, I was placed with my maternal grandparents on an Edenic (in hindsight) dairy farm hard astride the Pecatonica River near Hollandale.

In addition to the Pecatonica, there was a big frog and turtle pond, an abandoned railroad right of way, sandstone bluffs crowned with white pines and century-old oaks and several Native American camp and tool making sites. These treasures, along with the cows, pigs, chickens and a menagerie of plants and wild animals, made for an idyllic if somewhat sheltered childhood.

Small dairies abounded at that time. Neighbors exchanged work, there were playmates, cousins and quiet times. I was quite oblivious to the travails of the outside world. I hoped it would never end.

End it did. At 18 the world intruded upon the lives of many young men when our leaders, the smartest men in the room, the best and the brightest, decided we must save a small country in Southeast Asia from itself.

Not content to be drafted, I signed up willingly and joined the Marine Corps. You may ask why would anyone join the Marine Corps and especially during a war. Well, I don’t know. Who knows anything at 19 years of age? I suppose patriotism had a part in it, adventure, also. See the world. Ignorance and naiveté surely played a role. In any case my outlook on the world expanded and changed during those three years. All the stories good or bad one reads about Vietnam or any war are probably true to someone at some time. My tour was by turns boring, scary (if not

terrifying), exciting, rewarding, devastating, exhilarating, life affirming, life threatening, and eye opening. When my turn came to go home I didn’t need to be coaxed. I survived/thrived during it, and it was the seminal event in my life on which all other things are partially based.

Twenty-two years old, free of military encumbrance and discipline and glad to be home, I spent my time growing hair and being responsible and attending the University of Wisconsin at Platteville. After four years of rigorous study they awarded me a bachelor of arts degree. It did not, however, confirm on me any job skills. And here is where fate played such a profound role. A random pottery course taken to fulfill an art requirement led me to talk my way into a job in Mineral Point, making pottery, and it has been my home for 43 years.

Natives like to say, “But you weren’t born here.” I reply, “No, I was not born here, but I got here as soon as I could.” The pottery fling lasted a decade or so, but if you keep your eyes open you can still find my work at rummage sales and antique shops at a fraction of its original cost, and now that I’m gone, who knows what will happen?

Pottery making did not afford me the means to the style of life to which I wanted to become accustomed. And when no one was looking, I slipped over into the stone masonry business. Mineral Point is blessed with extant stone and limestone

houses and commercial buildings, stone walls and outlying farm buildings often in need of repair or rebuilding. So this is what I did for three decades. Now, again you may ask, isn’t stone masonry a brutal, hard and mind-numbing trade that results in sore backs, smashed fingers and a sour outlook on life and sometimes too much drink? Yes, for many, but not me. I found it a useful and honorable task that brought me much satisfaction. Gradually, though, the stones became heavier, due, I think, to increased gravitational pull as a result of global warming. Just a theory. The jury’s still out on that.

Mineral Point has an opera house and the opera house has a stage. This, too, was a central part of my time here. Community theater provided an outlet for all the things I wished to be.

I would be remiss if I did not mention sky diving. At midlife I learned to skydive. It was an excitement akin to Vietnam, but more controllable and in small doses. I made 1,860 jumps in all. They were all good, the best being when I jumped into the fourth of July band concert for two or three years.

If I have had any regrets of a lifetime lived, they would be:

1. It seems our leaders, the smartest men in the room, continue to try and improve the lives of people in other countries by attacking them with little or no forethought as to its necessity or consequences.

2. I would have liked to have been a senior fellow at a think tank.

3. I should have danced a lot more.At this time obits usually list surviving

relatives and friends, but they know who they are, so I’ll forego that. There will be no funeral, just a private burial. Space is limited so it should be a hot ticket.

Well, this bio has gone on much too long, and I still have much to say, but let’s end with the quote from that king in the Scottish play: “Life is but a walking shadow, a poor player who struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more. It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.”

That may be dark, but I like that whole thing. Semper fi.

Reprinted with permission from www.rolandsardeson.com. Visit the website to view more pictures and read or contribute memories about Roland.

Remembering Roland Sardeson, 1946-2016

Courtesy of RolandSardeson.com

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DISCOVERY continued from p. 9

Courtesy of John FranzJo Foster, left, David Hoose, Frank Schmidt and Julie Franz take a break in Pendarvis’ Kiddlywink Pub during their tour of Mineral Point’s Wisconsin Historic Site.

a 34-year tenure as a college journalism professor and newspaper adviser who journalizes daily, I decided I would celebrate Mineral Point for this magazine.

“We visited during the Paint the Point weekend when artists were painting. Visitors had the opportunity to view the finished work on the Saturday of our stay,” said my wife, Jo, a retired Illinois Central College library cataloguer. “We saw some fine ones. My favorite shopping stop was the Longbranch Gallery. I just bought a piece of jewelry but loved the paintings and prints there. We enjoyed a nice lunch at the Gray Dog Deli.”

Retired University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee librarian Dave Hoose, who with his wife, Paula, had selected Mineral Point as our 2016 destination, said, “We loved the rolling hills of the Driftless Area and were intrigued by the stone houses and buildings in the Mineral Point area. The mining history and the art and crafts fascinated us.”

“There’s some remarkable art available,” said Dr. Frank Schmidt, a professor of biochemistry at University of Missouri. “Every place has its own point of view. We really liked Brewery Pottery and the Johnston Gallery.”

Dr. Schmidt’s wife, Dr. Brenda Peculis, likewise a biochemistry professor at Missouri and an avid gardener, was very impressed by the city’s native-pollinator and bird-friendly flower gardens artfully displaying a wide variety of both native flowers and cottage-garden favorites of birds, bees and humans.

Dr. Peculis, the sole adult with the octet of seniors, added: “My major disappointment was probably best attributed to the age of the town, from the perspective that few of the attractions and buildings and almost none of the historical areas were handicapped accessible.

“While I still revel in my own independent mobility, I have vicariously become increasing aware of the accessibility of public areas because of limited mobility of others who I visit and travel with. Thus I was sorely disappointed with the limited accessibility of some of the best places in Mineral Point.”

The garden that I observed outside Pendarvis’ friendly confines was splendid, as was the gray tiger cat lurking

within, unsuccessfully hunting butterflies.Afterward, we trawled the shops. At

the Ben Franklin, I snared two vintage 45 rpm records, including Bing Crosby singing my boyhood favorite Dixieland instrumental, “South Rampart Street Parade,” postcards and Proustian penny candy.

A Proustian pasty enjoyed at the Red Rooster evoked my Marquette years and train trips up to Ishpeming, Michigan, to hang out with The Wylde Heard. Figgyhobbin, the Cornish dessert, was as hobbitish as its name suggests. Snagging a second Voice doubled my pleasure in this publication.

The new Popolo Pizza in the old Chesterfield Inn and its hand-tossed wood-fired gluten-free pizzas finished Friday finely.

Saturday while the shoppers shopped, I listened to lively opera on the street at the corner of Chestnut and High. An electric pianist accompanied three singers. A soprano soared on an aria from “The Turn of the Screw,” based on Henry James’ eerie novella. The second singers soared on Gershwin’s “Summertime,” fitting the morning perfectly. The baritone’s “Largo de Factotum” was a fitting finale.

The three bicyclists in our group gave Mineral Point high marks.

John Franz, a retired attorney from Madison, said of their Saturday jaunt: “Mineral Point is a great central spot for bike rides with loops in every direction that took us along the ridges through rolling farmland and oak savannahs and down along river bottom land full of pink milkweed, purple ironweed, yellow daisies, and white Queen Anne’s lace.

“During our visit, the Dairyland Dare bike race was held, featuring a timed 300-kilometer loop with over 6,000 feet of total ascent. That was enough for us.”

We lunched on splendid sandwiches sloshed down with superlative regional beers. Then while the five non-bikers shopped and viewed the plein air painters, I read and downloaded a Spotted Cow Totally Naked lager and a Lake Louis’ Arena Premium Pale Ale.

Our last supper was a family-style at Walker House, an 1836 inn.

Small world that it is, we discovered that our hostess’s husband taught at Loyola University in Chicago. He and she’d known Paul Messbarger, our Honors Program’s director.

At lunch, Cathy Miller, Marquette’s 1968 valedictorian, had spoken for us all when she said: “I’m glad we’re still friends.”

Mineral Point had cemented that friendship.

We shall return.

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