Lindsborg Posten: What to Do

Posten
September 2022
Maker's Street
September 9
The second Friday of September brings Maker's Street to Lindsborg!
Enjoy a relaxing stroll down the sidewalks and get inspired. Downtown businesses will be open from 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm. Grab a friend and dinner and enjoy an evening in Lindsborg.
More information with details about the event are found here.
Ray Troll Drawing Workshop at SVAFC
Sunday, September 4
Join Alaskan artist Ray Troll and create an aquatic masterpiece. Learn how to draw cool fish, sharks, dinosaurs and more! Ray will demonstrate his special technique of drawing on dark paper with pigment rich crayons. Every participant will be able to take home his or her drawing.
The workshop will be held at the Smoky Valley Arts and Folklife Center located at 114 1/2 S. Main Street and begins at 2:00pm. The workshop lasts for two hours. Registration information is found here.
The Smoky Valley Arts and Folklife Center provides a center for local artists, craftsmen, and scholars, on related topics, to have exhibitions, workshops, and lectures. SVAFC is a venue for present and future artists, crafter, and performers to introduce their work to the community and inspire creativity in all ages. It is a place for educators and experts to share information about Smoky Valley creative people with locals and visitors.
Scandi Style and Craft in the Midwest
Hemslöjd
See the Midwest Living article mentioning Hemslöjd in 12 Ways to Explore Scandi Style and Craft in the Midwest.
Come to Lindsborg to browse the world-famous Hemslöjd. Housing more than Dala horses, the Hemslöjd also carries etched glass, books for young and old, jewelry, and all kinds of home goods--all with that Scandi flair.
Come to Lindsborg and explore the art of the Hemslöjd and all around town!
Red Barn Studio Museum
September Artist-in-Residence
Christina Davis will be the artist-in-residence at the Red Barn Studio Museumfrom Thursday, September 1 through Wednesday, September 7. While at the Red Barn, she will dedicate her time to "improve and master technical and creative skills...in a creative setting." Davis will "do some plein air paintings of the area and experiment stylizing those scenes for a more abstract look."
Davis comes to Lindsborg from Blaine, Washington, but has enjoyed long term stays in England and Thailand. She has also visited many countries, and all of those cultures have influenced her art and life. Nature has captured her heart since childhood.
"I love my Creator, His wonders in nature...I have a great love for flora and fauna and the natural world around me wherever I am," says Davis who is largely a self-taught artist. She continues to seek and grow in her knowledge and sill of art and artists.
Davis has shown and sold works in America, Canada, and Great Britain, and occasionally participated in juried art shows as an artist or juror.
Believing that all are endowed with the ability to be creative and artistic in various ways, Davis will present a workshop Saturday, September 3, entitled "Leaf Summer Behind (Leaf Printing)." The workshop cost for Raymer Society members is $35 and $40 for non-members, with a minimum of four participants and a maximum of ten. Brushes, paper towels, palettes, and water will be provided. For a list of other supplies needed or to register, call the Red Barn Studio Museum at 785-227-2217.
Information on how to become a member of the Raymer Society is found here.
The Red Barn Studio Museum's residency program is sponsored in part by the Kansas Creative Arts Industry Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts. The Red Barn Studio Museum is located at 212 S. Main Street and is open Tuesday through Friday, 10:00am-5:00pm and Saturday and Sunday, 1:00pm-5:00pm, and by appointment. Please call (785) 227-2217 to schedule an appointment.
Labor Day Shopping
Store Hours
What stores and restaurants will be open in Lindsborg? What will the hours be?
Find this information (and more!) on our Visit Lindsborg page. Look for Labor Day Business Hours.
Birger Sandzén Gallery
Through October 23
Four exhibitions are available for your viewing pleasure at the Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery through October 23. They feature a national biennial exhibition Watercolor NOW!--paintings by members of the Watercolor USA Honor Society; Anthropo-Scene: A Cognizant Dystopia--sculpture by Danielle Robinson of Hays, Kansas; Visitors--works on paper by Erin Wiersma of Manhattan, Kansas; and Peaceful Places--drawings by Maurice R. Bebb (1891-1986) from the Gallery's permanent collection.
Watercolor NOW! is a biennial exhibition held in various locations throughout the United States. It is open to members of the Watercolor USA Honor Society and showcases the best in contemporary watermedia work. The Honor Society is a unique organization formed in 1985 from a broad-based assemblage of inventive artists whose paintings have won awards and/or been juried into three Watercolor U.S.A. national exhibitions, or who have served as jurors to the exhibition. The group endeavors to promote an interest in watermedia painting through the national exhibition held at the Springfield Art Museum in Missouri each year.
Anthropo-Scene: A Cognizant Dystopia
Danielle Robinson is a cast metal sculptor working in Hays, Kansas, and also an adjunct instructor at Fort Hays State University. She is a Southern California native who has shown in numerous group, invitational, and juried exhibitions across the country. Robinson explains, "The influences of my surroundings inspire my artistic expression. My sculptures are abstractions of landscape terrains with a multitude of environments relevant to erosion, drought, and rising seas. My enjoyment of “process” evolved into a passion for working in metals. My work is composed of cast iron, fabricated elements, and found objects. Creating a cast iron sculpture involves many steps and procedures that include meticulous craftsmanship and continuous brainstorming of new ideas and ingenuity. No cast is ever the same."
Visitors:
Manhattan, Kansas, artist Erin Wiersma's art focuses on the body’s capacity to absorb and respond to an environment. Her current series develops from interacting with the burnt grasses from controlled fires in the Konza Prairie. Wiersma is an associate professor of art at Kansas State University. She studied at the Institutio San Lovidico in Orvieto, Italy, as an undergraduate; received her B.A. from Messiah College; and completed her M.F.A. at the University of Connecticut. She is represented by Robischon Gallery in Denver, Colorado, and Galerie Wehlau in Munich, Germany.
Peaceful Places:
Best known for his detailed etchings of birds, Maurice Robert Bebb, also drew extensively. The Sandzén Gallery was fortunate to receive a large collection of his drawings from the Bebb family and will exhibit a selection that are now a part of the Gallery's permanent collection. The exhibition will be co-curated by Cori Sherman North and John Mallery. Though largely self-taught and coming to art later in life, Maurice Bebb established a national reputation as an exceptional color etcher. He created more than 220 print designs over his career and provided three gift prints for print societies of which he was a member – the Print Makers Society of California (1953), the Chicago Society of Etchers (1954), and for the Prairie Print Makers (1960). His drawings serve as a conduit to his prints, but also demonstrate his skill at capturing landscapes from his home around Muskogee, Oklahoma, as well as favorite spots in Minnesota, Tennessee, and northern Europe.
The Sandzén Gallery is located at 401 N. First Street in Lindsborg. Hours are 10:00am-5:00pm Tuesday through Saturday, and 1:00-5:00pm on Sunday. Admission is free, with donations appreciated. Docent tours for groups are available by two-week advance appointment. For more information about Birger Sandzén, the Gallery, and these exhibitions visit www.sandzen.org or phone (785) 227-2220.
Road Trip!
Travel Itineraries to Explore
One last road trip to end the summer? Ideas abound!
Check out the Visit Lindsborg website for multiple itineraries from various starting points--and all include Lindsborg in the route!
Coming from Oklahoma? Here's a two-day itinerary that starts with Greensburg, Kansas, and includes Lindsborg in the middle of the trip.
Is Missouri home? Here's a trip beginning in Lindsborg and heading back to the east to get you home.
More itineraries to explore and tweak to your heart's desire are located here.
Red Barn Studio Museum
September Artist-in-Residence
Caroline Kahler, former Bethany College art professor, will be at the Red Barn Studio as the Artist-in-Residence Thursday, September 8 through Sunday, September 25. Kahler, now living in Peosta, Iowa, plans to work on handmade books and assemblages while at the Red Barn.
The Raymer Society will hold a reception for Kahler on Friday, September 9 from 5:00pm-8:00pm during the Makers Street Artwalk.
Kahler will teach four workshops while at the Red Barn:
  • “Junk Journal” Saturday, September 10, 9:00am-4:00pm, $60 for Raymer Society members, $75 for non-members
 
  • “Twisted Wire Earring Jewelry” Thursday, September 15, 6:00-9:00pm, $30 for Raymer Society members, $45 for non-members
 
  • “Assemblage” Saturday, September 17, 9:00am-4:00pm, $60 for Raymer Society members, $75 for non-members
 
  • “Pamphlet Stitch” Wednesday, September 21, 9:00am-1:00pm, $30 for Raymer Society members, $45 for non-members
All workshops are limited to 6 participants and are for ages 16 years and up.
Information on how to become a member of the Raymer Society is found here.
The Red Barn Studio Museum's residency program is sponsored in part by the Kansas Creative Arts Industry Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts. The Red Barn Studio Museum is located at 212 S. Main Street and is open Tuesday through Friday, 10:00am-5:00pm and Saturday and Sunday, 1:00-5:00pm, and by appointment. Please call (785) 227-2217 to schedule an appointment.
Smoky Valley Historical Association Program
Bethany College Update with Dr. Beth Mauch
Tuesday, September 13, 7:30pm
The Smoky Valley Historical Association will feature Dr. Elizabeth Mauch, Bethany College president. The SVHA will meet September 13 at 7:30pm.
Dr. Mauch is currently serving as the fifteenth president of Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas. She previously served Bethany as Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of the College. Under her leadership, Bethany College is launching a collaborative strategic plan, campus master plan and a vision to lead the college through 2026. During her tenure, she has led the college in raising $23 million for building renovations, strategic programming, and a cohesive brand campaign designed to increase enrollment. Mauch sits on the Executive Committee of the Presidents’ Council of the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Council (KCAC) and is a board member of the Birger Sandzén Memorial Art Gallery. In May and June 2019, Dr. Mauch served as a Fulbright Specialist in Poland. She taught and collaborated with science and engineering faculty at Łódź University of Technology in Łódź, Poland on the topic of flipped classrooms.
Previously, she served as Dean of the College of Education at Bloomsburg University from 2009-2017. She led the college to the largest university gift at the time from Mrs. Susan McDowell to launch the McDowell Institute for Teacher Excellence in Positive Behavior Support. In addition, she launched the Regional STEM Education Center in collaboration with faculty, regional school districts, and business leaders. She also served as a professor of mathematics at Bloomsburg University. 
Dr. Mauch received her masters and Ph.D. in mathematics from Lehigh University and her undergraduate degree in mathematics from Moravian College where she also completed the requirements necessary to receive her Instructional I Teaching Certificate from the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. In addition, Dr. Mauch completed the Institute for Management and Leadership Education at Harvard University. In April, she received the Benigna Education Award from Moravian in recognition of her service to higher education.
The SVHA meeting will take place in Messiah Lutheran Church's Fellowship Hall. Messiah Lutheran is located at 402 N. First St. Please enter on the north side of the building using the east door.
Coronado Heights Run & Falun Classic Bike Ride
Register Early for Outdoor Fall Fun
The Coronado Heights Run has been drawing a crowd for years! Join in and register early. The run will occur on October 15.
 
Registration and Starting Times
Registration begins at 6:00am
2 Mile Walk begins at 7:15am
5K & 15K begins at 7:30am
1 Mile Youth Fun Run begins at 8:30am
Course Information
15K Run - 7:30am Start
Composed of a flat, scenic country-road course with Coronado
Heights hill (1 mile running distance up a circular, rugged road) at the heart of the race, this is a demanding course; please train accordingly. Aid stations (water) and split times will be provided throughout the course. The starting line will be at the intersection of Main and Lincoln streets (race will head north on main); the finish line will in close proximity to the starting line.
Please Note: there is a 2 hour time limit on the completion of this course.
5K Run - 7:30am Start
The 5K Run is conducted on a flat blacktop course around town. Aid stations (water) and split times will be provided throughout the race. The starting line will be at the intersection of Main and Lincoln streets (race will head north on main); the finish line will in close proximity to the starting line.
2 Mile Walk - 7:15am Start
The 2 Mile Walk is conducted on a flat blacktop course around town. The Starting Line will be at the intersection of the Main and Lincoln streets the finish line will in close proximity to the starting line.
*No awards for the 2 Mile Walk
1 Mile Youth Fun Run - 8:30am Start
The 1 mile Youth Fun Run (ages 5-14), will be run on a flat blacktop course around town. The Starting Line will be at the intersection of the Main and Lincoln streets. The Finish Line will be in close proximity to the starting line. ALL RUNNERS will receive a medal for participating. We will not have age divisions.
*Parents are encouraged to run with their children*
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October 9, 2022 marks the 30th anniversary of the Falun Classic Bicycle Ride, a 32-mile fun bike ride that meanders through the beautiful Smoky Valley. The course starts and ends at Riverside Park, located at the 500 block of S. 1st Street. More than 100 riders typically participate in this annual event. Register early here. Discounted rate runs through September 25. Ride begins at 1:30pm on Sunday, October 9.
Kansas State Fair
September 9-18
In January of 1873 - when the prairie town of Hutchinson was barely one year old - a group of businessmen met and organized the Reno County Agricultural Society. On September 23-24 that year, the society hosted a fair which was held in a small wooden livery stable behind the town's only bank on the northwest corner of Sherman and Main.
Today the Fair has far outgrown its humble beginnings. Join us in Hutchinson to celebrate all things Kansas for the 2022 Kansas State Fair that will be held September 9-18. You will find the Lindsborg booth in the Dillons Building, the weekend of September 17 and 18.
What is there to do? Browse the schedule of events, page through the visitor guide, and purchase tickets for a variety of activities ranging from concerts to rides on the Midway. General admission includes a multitude of exhibits and activities.
Overnight lodging difficult to find? Try staying in Lindsborg. Lindsborg offers easy access to the fair and a relaxing night's rest. Visit Lindsborg for lodging options.
Lindsborg Community Library
September Programming
Tuesdays, September 6- November 15
10:30am: Tales for Tots--A 30 minute picture book program features music, puppets, and guided play designed for children age 2-5 to attend with an adult.
Thursdays, September 8 & 22, October 6 & 20, November 3 & 17
4:00pm: LEGO Club--Join the hour long program every other week to flex those creative & engineering muscles! Bricks are provided by the Library... just bring your imagination!
Fridays, September 10-November 18
10:30am: Books & Babies Story Time--A 30 minute intro-to-books program features music, puppets, board books, and rhymes for babies and toddlers age 0-2 to attend with an adult.
Saturday, September 17
10:30-11:30am: Library Tech Talk--discussion about using the e-Library options. Bring your personal devices and questions as everyone learns and practices accessing the online catalog and e-Library apps.
Watch the library's Facebook page for more information on upcoming library events.
The library will be closed on Monday, September 5, for Labor Day so be sure to borrow those movies, books, and games before the holiday!
The Lindsborg Community Library is located at 111 S. Main Street.
Farmers Market
Saturdays in Swensson Park
7:30-11:00am
Browse a variety of late summer produce, baked goods, farm fresh products, and hand-crafted products that will be available at the Lindsborg Farmers Market until the last of the summer produce ripens. Goods vary each week and vendor stands are ready for business each Saturday morning from 7:30-11:00am, or until supplies run out.
The Farmers Market is located in Swensson Park, 400 block of N. Main Street.
Find more info here.
Thunder on the Smoky
Saturday, September 24
The Kansas Motorcycle Museum is hosting the 18th Annual Thunder on the Smoky Saturday, September 24.
Join one of the fastest growing motorcycle rallies in Kansas! Events for the day include a Biker Breakfast, Flag Parade, Poker Run, Dual Dyno Drag, concert and more! Check their website for event descriptions and times.
Needing an overnight stay close to the action? Check out the lodging options in Lindsborg, located just under 10 miles from Marquette. Make a weekend of it by hitting Thunder on the Smoky and checking out the sites in Lindsborg.
Go to Visit Lindsborg for all the details.
Lindsborg Five-Star Stays
Need some quiet? A break from the every day? Visit Lindsborg to get some extraordinary relaxation and refreshment. Great options to top-notch overnight stays here.
Find a current calendar of events here.
Download your copy of the Lindsborg Visitors Guide here, or contact the CVB office at cvbdir@lindsborgcity.org or 888.227.2227 to ask for a guide to be mailed to you or a friend.
888-227-2227
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