Annual Meeting
Chippewa Falls SChool House

Thursday, June 7, 2012 - 7:00 PM

This year's annual meeting, as always, is open to all TMF members. Refreshments will be served. See the About Us page for info on how to join and help support the Historic Terrace Mill.

Contact Richard Grella at 320-278-3253
TMF Board & Membership

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Rosemale Class in OS Style
St. Cloud

Wednesday, Thursday & Friday, June 20th thru 22nd, 2012

Trudi Peach teaches Os in St. Cloud at Whitney Center

For info, contact Richard at 320-278-3253

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Summer Clown Academy
Terrace Mill

Tuesday-Friday, June 26-29, 2012
Daily 3-7 PM

For children 8-80 with Professor Friendly the Clown. Develop your clown charachter!!! Is it the makeup? The costume? Is it the props? Join the class and the fun.

In this school, being the class clown IS A GOOD THING!

Contact Richard to enroll! Registration May 15-June 22
320-278-3253 or rpgrella@aol.com

$35.00 Tuition (includes makeup kit & nose!)

For more on "Professor Friendly" visit his website:
www.friendlytheclown.com

Sponsored by Mrs. B. Steinman, California

Go to KSTP to view the video of the Clown Academy on Jason Davis "On the Road:"
http://kstp.com/article/stories/s2759701.shtml?cat=26

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Big Stone Arts Council
The Wheeler Gallery

Member Show
On Display June 30 - July 29, 2012

Mixed Media

The Wheeler Gallery, located within the Terrace Mill, will this year present a variety of works by more than 15 members of the Big Stone Arts Council.

View the varying styles of these artists as they present color and black & white images of many sizes, subject matter and medium. Many pieces will be available for purchase.

Visitors to the Terrace Mill will see a rare duck in the mill pond.  This one never comes up for air.  The feeding duck on the Chippewa River is actually a water sculpture entitled “Dabbling Duck” by Douglas Holtquist.

This July, the Terrace Mill Wheeler Gallery is featuring a multimedia art exhibit by members of the Big Stone Arts Council.  In addition to the “Dabbling Duck” in the mill pond, there will be another piece of outdoor sculpture which is a diamond etched and colorized granite piece by Liz Rackl.  Some of the art will also be displayed on the ground floor for those who don’t wish to make the climb to the third floor Wheeler Gallery.  More than fifteen artists will be represented with works in pastels, acrylics, watercolor, ink, photography, granite, sculpture, wood carvings, stone mosaics and fiber art.

“We welcome the sharing of resources with arts organizations and encourage others to participate in future exhibits at the mill,” stated Richard Grella, President of the Terrace Mill Foundation.  “We are grateful for the generous funding granted by the Lake Region Arts Council that enabled the mill foundation to update the gallery into the spectacular exhibit space that it now is.”

The Big Stone Arts Council is a non-profit organization established in 1997 that includes members from Eastern South Dakota as well as the Western Minnesota areas of Big Stone Lake.  Several of the artists participated in last summer’s Wheeler Gallery exhibit. One of the artists was Deb Larson who has entered “Gigi,” an acrylic portrait of her mother for this exhibit.

“I was very impressed with the diversity and quality of their art and proposed that BSAC be invited to mount an exhibit this summer,” said Jeff Thornton, Artistic Director of the Terrace Mill Foundation.

For more on the Big Stone Arts Council - check out their website at: bigstonearts.com

Show open during museum hours
admission included in $1 museum fee

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Family Fun & Games
Terrace Mill

Monday, July 4, 2012
5:00 PM Picnic
6:30 PM Races

4th of July celebration. Bring your own picnic. Coffee, lemonade & prizes provided. Old fashioned games and contests. Turtle races, egg toss, etc. Races begin at 6:30.

Mill 320-278-3728

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Children's Musical Theatre Workshop I
Terrace Mill

July 8-17, 2012
Aesop's Musical Foibles
Book by Flip Kobler and Cindy Marcus
Music by Dennis Poore
Lyrics by Flip Kobler

Sunday thru Thursday
approximately 3-7 PM
(exact times will vary)

(This TMF Children's Theater workshop is sponsored in part by Chippewa Falls Township, Tastefully Simple and Lake Region Arts Council)

Workshop and Production. For youth ages 8 and up.

Workshop July 8-17
Show Dates: July 18 & 19 at 6:30 pm
(Picnic beginning at 5:00 PM)

This lively show is jam-packed with clever dialogue, mad-cap action and modern, uproarious twists, retelling the fables like you’ve never quite heard them before! 

Prepare to be highly entertained by the menagerie of voices in poor Aesop’s head.  The resentful Fox, the egomaniac Hare, the sluggish Tortoise, the zen-like Grasshopper and the Aunt (yes, his mother’s sister!) and more come to life as hysterical characters onstage that only Aesop (and the audience,)  can see and hear.  With his mind crowded with all these big personalities, Aesop can hardly think straight.  The only way to peace of mind and freedom is to let out the characters and share them with the world. 

Contact Director, Julie Lloyd for registration info at: 320-268-3394, Email dramamama@tds.net

Registration Fee : $50

Please bring: bag lunch, water bottle, sunscreen and/or umbrella, insect repellant and sturdy shoes. Sandals should have a heel strap - no flip-flops, please!

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Children's Musical Theatre Performance I
Terrace Mill

July 18 & 19, 2012
Picnic - 5:00 PM
Aesop's Musical Foibles - 6:30 PM

Performance by the Children's Musical Theatre Workshop I.

This lively show is jam-packed with clever dialogue, mad-cap action and modern, uproarious twists, retelling the fables like you’ve never quite heard them before! 

Freewill donation.

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Children's Musical Theatre Workshop II
Terrace Mill

August 11-21, 2012
The Lady Pirates of Captain Bree
Book by Martin A. Follose
Music and Lyrics by Bill Francoeur

Sunday thru Thursday
approximately 1-5 PM
(exact times will vary)

(This TMF Children's Theater workshop is sponsored in part by Chippewa Falls Township, Tastefully Simple and Lake Region Arts Council)

Workshop and Production. For youth ages 8-18.

Workshop August 11-21
Show Dates: August 22 & 23 at 6:30 pm

Gangway, Pirates of the Caribbean, here come The Lady Pirates of Captain Bree! When his crew jumps ship upon sighting the pirates in the distance, Captain Jennings is left with a makeshift crew of motley prisoners and Fergus, a sailor who can't swim, to protect his wealthy passengers, the Prescots, from the inevitable attack. As the lady pirates take over the defenseless Kayla May, you're in for swashbuckling musical comedy with a host of hysterical characters on deck and a spectacular Bill Francoeur score. Along with Captain Bree' hearty crew of mean and nasty mates (and a couple of new recruits in training who keep forgetting to be rough and tough), you'll find the haughty Professor Bidwell and the pretentious Madam Prescot, constantly battling for special treatment and respect (ha!) from the pirates; Samuel Prescot, masquerading as a girl to avoid becoming shark bait; and Julia Prescot, bursting with desire to join the lady pirates much to her aunt's dismay! A spirited play full of catchy tunes by Bill Francoeur! Great music and lots of fun characters for boys and girls!

Contact Director, Julie Lloyd for registration info at: 320-268-3394, Email dramamama@tds.net

Registration Fee : $50

Please bring: bag lunch, water bottle, sunscreen and/or umbrella, insect repellant and sturdy shoes. Sandals should have a heel strap - no flip-flops, please!

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Children's Musical Theatre Performance II
Terrace Mill

August 22 & 23, 2012
Picnic - 5:00 PM
The Lady Pirates of Captain Bree - 6:30 PM

Performance by the Children's Musical Theatre Workshop II.

This lively show is jam-packed with clever dialogue, mad-cap action and modern, uproarious twists, retelling the fables like you’ve never quite heard them before! 

Freewill donation.

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Bluegrass Heritage Festival
Terrace Mill

Saturday, August 18, 2012
7 PM

"This activity is funded by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund as appropriated by the Minnesota State Legislature with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008." 

Enjoy an evening on the Chippewa River Mill Pond while listening to the very special, intimate acoustic music of the High 48's at the Terrace Mill! Great musicianship and harmonies!

The High 48's are: Rich Casey: bass and vocals; Eric Christopher: fiddle and vocals; Anthony Ihrig: banjo; Chad Johnson: mandolin and vocals; Marty Marrone: guitar and vocals.

In just a few short years..., the High 48s have earned an enthusiastic and growing audience in the Midwest, garnered a 2008 win at the Rockygrass Band Competition in Lyons, CO, and released three critically acclaimed CDs – their self-titled debut (2006), Who Needs Love? (2008), and Up North (2010).

High 48's Trivia: Where did they get their name? The short answer is they are named after a boxcar called a 48, or a 40/8, which was named for its carrying capacity: 40 men or 8 horses. These cars were used during World War I to transport troops and materiel to the front lines. After the war, as a gesture of gratitude and good will, France made a gift of these boxcars to the US, one for each state.

For more on the High 48's and to listen to some of their music, visit their website!

Please bring your own seating & leave the pets at home. Mill grounds are alcohol & smoke free. Performance times are approximate.

Rain location - Terrace Sportsman's Club.

Mill 320-278-3728
Admission $7.00, TMF members $6.00 and children 12 and under $3.00. Tickets available at the GATE.

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34th Annual Fall Festival and Fiddlers' Contest
Terrace Mill

Sunday, September 30, 2012
Gates & Kitchen open at Noon
Fiddlers' Contest - 1 PM

Fiddler's Contest. Crafts, Troll Shop and Vendors. General Festival Rules apply. Mill grounds are alcohol and smoke free.

There will be six classes of competition. Ribbons and Cash Prizes will be awarded.

"NO WALK--IN REGISTRATION"

For pre-registration: Contestants may download and print the following forms:

Registration Form
Registration Letter

OR contact rpgrella@aol.com

Admission $7.00, TMF members $6.00 and children 12 and under $3.00. Tickets available at the GATE.

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