Photo by Deb Gau
Trevor Hemish and Jon Grams unloaded and arrange tables within the beer tent exterior the Brau Brothers brewery on Wednesday afternoon.
MARSHALL — As the summer season involves an finish, it’s a superb time to get outdoor and revel in your self, organizers of space festivals stated this week. In Marshall, preparations have been underway Wednesday for HopFest, the annual music and craft beer occasion exterior the Brau Brothers brewery.
“We’ve got some great bands coming,” together with some performers new to HopFest, stated Dustin Brau. “It’s fun to get bands we’ve never had before.”
This weekend will deliver one final group of summer season festivals to the realm, together with HopFest, Boxelder Bug Days in Minneota, and Hot Iron Days in Lamberton.
Brau stated HopFest will kick off on Friday evening with performances by two totally different bands. The festivities will proceed all through the day Saturday.
“We’ve got quite a bit going on,” Brau stated. The morning will begin out with each craft brews and yoga on the “Bend and Brew” occasion, in addition to the return of the Beer Mile race. The Beer Mile is an occasion the place members drink a beer earlier than each quarter mile of the run.
This yr, the HopFest Beer Mile might be an authorized occasion.
“All times will be official,” Brau stated.
Other actions all through Saturday embrace the annual beanbag event and extra stay music. New this yr might be bingo on Saturday morning, with the proceeds going to assist the Tracy Area Animal Rescue, Brau stated.
Partnerships with native organizations have turn into a enjoyable a part of the HopFest occasion, Brau stated.
Celebrating group
at Boxelder Bug Days
Minneota’s group celebration is one other massive occasion kicking off Friday.
“It’s a great way to end the summer festivals in the area,” stated Boxelder Bug Days committee member Scott Josephson. “We like to make it just a family weekend.”
Josephson stated there’s a mixture of occasions deliberate, from returning favorites to some new and expanded actions.
This yr, some Bug Days occasions can pay tribute to the late Minneota poet Bill Holm, who would have been 80 this yr. Holm’s writings about boxelder bugs helped give Minneota’s group competition its present title.
“Bill was very modest about that,” Josephson stated. Holm at all times emphasised that Bug Days was concerning the group, and never himself.
On Friday evening, a particular efficiency of “Playing Haydn For the Angel of Death” might be held at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Minneota. The musical composition options Holm’s poetry, set to music and sung by baritone Ryan Hugh Ross. Josephson stated a tribute to Holm will even be held on Saturday morning on the Opera Hall above the Minneota public library.
Josephson stated this yr’s competition additionally options the twenty fifth annual Johnny Tillemans Memorial Chili Cookoff, and occasions just like the grand parade and stay music. Two new teams might be performing this yr, Up South and native group Kindred Spirits. Performers Kayla Daniels, Ali Gray and Avenger Joe might be again by well-liked demand.
Josephson stated the Family Fun Run might be again this yr on Saturday morning.
“It was very well received,” Josephson stated. “A lot of people had a lot of fun with that.” This yr, he stated, the occasion has been expanded considerably with exercise stops alongside the way in which.
Hot Iron Days are again in Lamberton
Hot Iron Days will get its title from the annual iron pour held in Lamberton. But even when you’re not a metalworker, there’s lots to do and see. The competition kicks off on Friday afternoon with the “Sand Shop” on the Lamberton metropolis park. People of all ages and talents could make their very own iron molds, and in addition see blacksmithing professionals at work. Then on Friday evening, there might be a efficiency of the “Church of Cash” Johnny Cash tribute present on the Lamberton Legion, and a glow-in-the-dark kickball occasion for teenagers.
Events on Saturday embrace sand volleyball and beanbag tournaments, an open market and free youngsters actions at City Park. A historic Lamberton building, the Main Street Peddler building, will have fun its a centesimal anniversary on Saturday. A brief program might be held at 1 p.m.
When the solar goes down on Saturday, sparks will fly on the iron pour, which might be held at 7 p.m. behind the blacksmith store. Molten iron might be poured into sand molds to create metallic paintings or different objects.
The weekend will wrap up with a mom/son bowling occasion on the Lamberton Lanes on Sunday afternoon.
Schedules of occasions
HopFest (Brau Brothers Brewing, Marshall)
Friday
6-8 p.m. Music by Corpse Reviver
9 p.m. -midnight Music by Dam Jammers
Saturday
Beer samples by SMASH and Bavarian Pretzels all day
9 a.m. Marshall YMCA Bend & Brew Yoga
9 a.m. Beer Mile
10 a.m. Tracy Area Pet Rescue Bingo
Noon Beanbag event
Noon-2:30 p.m. Music by The Way Back Yard
1-5 p.m. United Way beer dunk tank
3-6 p.m. Axe throwing
3-5:30 p.m. Music by Loser Magnet
6-8:30 p.m. Music by 13 Arrows
9 p.m.-midnight Music by Show Me Your Hits
Minneota Boxelder Bug Days
Friday
7 p.m. Football vs. YME
7 p.m. Bill Holm tribute at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
8 p.m.-midnight Dance that includes the Wapsi River Ramblers
Saturday
8:30 a.m. Family Fun Run begins
9 a.m. Golf event at Countryside Golf Club
9 a.m.-3 p.m. Craft/vendor sale, Veterans Park
9 a.m.-3 p.m. Opera Hall open
10 a.m.-6 p.m. Vietnam Memorial & History Center open
11 a.m. Bill Holm tribute, Opera Hall
11 a.m. Kiddie Parade
11 a.m. Chili cookoff judging
11 a.m.-4 p.m Caricaturist
11:30 a.m. Pedal tractor pull
11:30 a.m. Chili cookoff tasting
Noon Boxelder bug races
Noon-6 p.m. Free inflatables on Jefferson Street
12:30 p.m. Music by Kayla Daniels
1 p.m. Minneota barrel racing sequence
1:15 p.m. Music by Kindred Spirits
2 p.m. Beanbag event
2 p.m. Music by Kayla Daniels
2:45 p.m. Music by Kindred Spirits
3:30 p.m. Ali Gray’s Country Jamboree
4:30 p.m Music by Up South
5:30 p.m. Music by Ali Gray
6:30 p.m. Music by Up South
7:30 p.m. Queen coronation
8 p.m. Shove the Bug/Adult pedal pull
8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Street dance that includes Avenger Joe
Sunday
8-11 a.m. Firemen’s pancake breakfast
10 a.m. Community worship service
10 a.m.-5 p.m. Vietnam Memorial & History Center open
11 a.m. Ali Gray’s Country Jamboree
11 a.m. Minneota Area Mission Trip meal
11 a.m. Friends of the Library pie sale
1 p.m. Grand parade
2:30 p.m. Ali Gray’s Country Jamboree
2:30 p.m. Sharon Cartway wagon rides
3 p.m. Golf Ball Roll
Lamberton Hot Iron Days
Friday
Noon-7 p.m. “Sand Shop” make your individual iron mould, City Park
5-7 p.m. Blacksmithing professionals at work
5-7 p.m. Pizza from Lamberton Lanes, City Park
6 p.m. Social hour
7 p.m. “Church of Cash” Johnny Cash tribute present, Lamberton Legion
9-10:30 p.m. Teen glow-in-the-dark kickball, RRC fitness center
Saturday
“Ageless Iron” show, Douglas Street
8 a.m.-3 p.m. “Sand Shop” make your individual iron mould, City Park
9 a.m. Sand volleyball event, City Park
9 a.m.-3 p.m. Open market, Douglas Street and 4th Avenue
9 a.m.-5 p.m. a centesimal Anniversary Celebration at Lamberton Main Street Peddler Building. Short program at 1 p.m., reception to observe.
9 a.m.-7 p.m. Blacksmithing professionals at work
10 a.m. Open play pickleball, City Park
11 a.m.-1 p.m. Music with Dean Fishel, City Park
1-3 p.m. Kids actions, City Park
1 p.m. Beanbag event, City Park
7 p.m. Iron pour
8:30 p.m. DJ Bob at LJ’s on Main
Sunday
3:30-5 p.m. Mother/son bowling, Lamberton Lanes
