October 29 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Growing Green:
Overwintering Your Garden, Work and Learn!
This is a hands-on program designed to equip you with essential skills for preparing your garden for the winter months. In this interactive workshop, you’ll learn practical techniques for protecting your plants, enhancing soil health, and planning for a vibrant spring garden. Todd, Riveredge’s Farm Assistant, will guide you through seasonal tasks, transplanting perennials, composting, and selecting winter crops. Bring your enthusiasm and curiosity as we work together to ensure your garden thrives year-round. This family friendly program will help you grow green and keep your garden flourishing through every season.
All ages welcome! Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
This program is free to attend, but donations are greatly appreciated!
Pre-registration required by October 28 at 4:00 pm
Register Here
October 29, 2024
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4:00 pm
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6:00 pm
October 6 @ 6:30 am – 4:00 pm
Ozaukee Washington Bird Coalition
Big Sit
The Noel J. Cutright Bird Club, in cooperation with the Lake Michigan Bird Observatory and OWBC, will host its annual “Big Sit!” at Forest Beach Migratory Preserve, five miles north of Port Washington. The count begins on the Bill Cowart Memorial Hawk Watch Platform on the northeast corner of the preserve. The Sit’s 17-foot circle is on the perfectly-sized hawk watch platform at Forest Beach Migratory Preserve. Since 2007, birders have recorded a total of 262 species at Forest Beach. Join for a half- hour, or just part of the day!
Meet at Forest Beach Migratory Preserve (address below).
Ages 18+
Free to attend | Pre-registration is not required.
October 6, 2024
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6:30 am
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4:00 pm
October 9 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Growing Green Farm Tours:
Riveredge Permaculture Farm
Take a guided walk on Riveredge’s 4-acre permaculture farm! Learn about what happens on our veggie farm, ask the guild questions, and get inspired to apply some of the farm’s sustainable habits into your own gardening life.
All ages welcome! Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
This program is free to attend, but donations are greatly appreciated!
Pre-registration required by October 8 at 11:55 pm
Register Here
October 9, 2024
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6:30 pm
October 24 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Diving into the Blues:
Local Music History and the Delta Blues Workshop & Presentation
Join local guitarist Luke Cerny for an interactive demonstration and practical workshop focused on demonstrating and teaching many of the approaches, techniques, and tools present in early American acoustic guitar styles as well as the artists who championed them – with a special focus on local music history and the Delta Blues, digging into the catalogues of artists such as Charley Patton, Skip James, Son House, and more.
If you play guitar (or are thinking about learning), please feel free to bring an acoustic guitar, capo, and tuner. Bring a slide as well, if you have one. If not, a selection of different sizes, shapes, and materials will be available to try out. Additional accessories to consider bringing are: plectrum (flatpick), thumbpick, and finger picks, but are not totally necessary if you don’t normally use them. You may want to bring a notebook and pen. If you don’t play guitar but are just a fan of the Blues, feel free to join us in actively appreciating some of the guitar styles and approaches that came out of the Mississippi Delta and surrounding regions in the early 20th century.
Who is this program for? Beginner to advanced guitar players and non-players curious about music history. Ages 14+ (teens under 18 must be accompanied by an adult)
Members: $20 | Non-members: $25
Pre-registration required by October 23 at 4:00 pm.
Register Here
*MEMBERS: Riveredge has a new registration system. Please login (for the member discount) by following these instructions.
October 24, 2024
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8:00 pm
August 7 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Bluegrass & Old Time Campfire Jam
Gather around the campfire for a time honored tradition- playing and enjoying music in the company of others in the great outdoors. Bring your preferred acoustic instrument (guitar, fiddle, mandolin, banjo, dobro, drum, harmonica, dulcimer, vocals, dancing feet, etc.) and join the jam – or just come to listen! Local music historian and guitarist, Luke Cerny, will lead the jam session. Jam tunes don’t need to be in the Old Time or Bluegrass genres but should at least be simple/standard enough for most beginner/intermediate folks to “catch” on a pass or two. The jam will be held in a traditional circle with instrumentalists and song leaders/vocalists in the middle and folks just trying to learn or play rhythm on the outside. This program will be outdoors, with an indoor option if weather necessitates.
All ages welcome. Children under 18 should be accomanpied by an adult 18+.
This program is free to attend, but donations are greatly appreciated!
Pre-registration required by August 6 at 4:00 pm.
Register Here
August 7, 2024
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6:30 pm
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8:00 pm
July 16 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Diving into the Blues:
Local Music History and the Delta Blues Workshop & Presentation
This program has been rescheduled to October 24.
You can find the new program here.
Join local guitarist Luke Cerny for an interactive demonstration and practical workshop focused on demonstrating and teaching many of the approaches, techniques, and tools present in early American acoustic guitar styles as well as the artists who championed them – with a special focus on local music history and the Delta Blues, digging into the catalogues of artists such as Charley Patton, Skip James, Son House, and more.
If you play guitar (or are thinking about learning), please feel free to bring an acoustic guitar, capo, and tuner. Bring a slide as well, if you have one. If not, a selection of different sizes, shapes, and materials will be available to try out. Additional accessories to consider bringing are: plectrum (flatpick), thumbpick, and finger picks, but are not totally necessary if you don’t normally use them. You may want to bring a notebook and pen. If you don’t play guitar but are just a fan of the Blues, feel free to join us in actively appreciating some of the guitar styles and approaches that came out of the Mississippi Delta and surrounding regions in the early 20th century.
Who is this program for? Beginner to advanced guitar players and non-players curious about music history. Ages 14+ (teens under 18 must be accompanied by an adult)
Members: $20 | Non-members: $25
July 16, 2024
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6:30 pm
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8:00 pm
July 17 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Growing Green Farm Tours:
Riveredge Permaculture Farm
Take a guided walk on Riveredge’s 4-acre permaculture farm! Learn about what happens on our veggie farm, ask the guide questions, and get inspired to apply some of the farm’s sustainable habits into your own gardening life.
All ages welcome! Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
Member Adult (12+): $10 | Non-member Adult (12+): $20
Member Child (2-11): $5 | Non-member Child(2-11): $10
Pre-registration required by July 16 at 11:55 pm
Register Here
Members:
Follow the instructions using the button below to login to your member account for member discounts on programs and events. You can use this login to check your membership status, see your expiration date, and renew your membership as well.
If you don’t see the member price after logging in, need help checking your membership status, or you are unsure what email address we have on file, please reach out to our Membership Manager, Renee Buchholz at [email protected] or call the Riveredge office at 262-375-2715.
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July 17, 2024
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6:30 pm
May 8 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Growing Green:
Compost – Building Your Soil
How healthy is your soil, and what can you do to improve it? One of the best ways to “build” the nutrition of your soil, and thereby increase the nutrient uptake in garden plants, is by utilizing what Mary Ann Ihm calls “Black Gold”- compost! We will discuss various techniques and methods to support the O-horizon by creating and maintaining an at-home compost.
Meet at Wellspring Farm in West Bend (address below).
Ages 18+
This program is free to attend, but donations are greatly appreciated!
Pre-registration required by May 7 at 11:55 pm.
Register Here
May 8, 2024
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6:30 pm
April 11 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
American Roots Guitar Presentation and Workshop
with Luke Cerny
Join local guitarist Luke Cerny for an interactive demonstration and practical workshop focused on demonstrating and teaching many of the approaches, techniques, and tools present in early American acoustic guitar styles as well as the artists who championed them – from bottleneck blues and ragtime fingerpicking to folk strumming and bluegrass flatpicking, you will get up close and personal demonstrations to help widen and deepen the palette of Americana flavors in your playing and songwriting.
If you play guitar (or are thinking about learning), please feel free to bring an acoustic guitar and capo. Make sure it’s tuned beforehand. Additional accessories to consider bringing are: plectrum (flatpick), thumbpick, finger picks, slide, and electronic tuner, but are not totally necessary if you don’t normally use them. You may want to bring a notebook and pen. If you don’t play guitar but are just a fan of old time music, country blues, ragtime, folk, bluegrass, or just the sound of strings in general, feel free to join us in actively appreciating guitar styles of the early 20th century.
Who is this program for? Beginner to advanced guitar players and non-players curious about music history. Ages 14+ (teens under 18 must be accompanied by an adult)
Members: $20 | Non-members: $25
Pre-registration required by April 10 at 11:55 pm.
Register Here
April 11, 2024
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7:30 pm
