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 January 2008 |
| 1 Jan |
60th Festival of Christmas & Midwinter Traditions
Call for times, 608.924.4000
Click here to email, Click here for Folklore Village website |
| February 2008 |
| 17 Feb |
Iowa County Historic Society Valentine Dinner-Dance
This Historic Society fund-raiser will be held at The Dodge-Point Country Club, serving from 12:00pm to 1:30pm,
dance to follow. Food, music, dance and more! $20.00 per person. |
| March 2008 |
| 16 Mar |
The Golf Launchpad Tour Edition Simulator Demonstration 1:00 pm. at the Dodger Bowl in Dodgeville. You can see it and try it! Sponsored by Applied Cellular & Electronics. Call 608-935-3899 |
| 29 Mar |
Masters of Heartland Traditions: Ho Chunk Dance Troop & Singers, 2:00pm, and Saturday Night Social, potluck @ 6:30pm. Folklore Village, 608.924.4000 |
| April 2008 |
| 4-6 Apr |
Spring Swedish Music & Dance Weekend at Folklore Village,This funfilled weekend begins on Fri. at 7:00pm and wraps up on Sun. afternoon with a farewell lunch at 1:00pm. 608.924.4000 |
| 12 Apr |
Southern WI Oldtime Fiddlers Assoc. Dance, at 1:00pm and Saturday Night Social with potluck at 6:30pm. Folklore Village, 608.924.4000 |
| 18-20 Apr |
English Country Dance & Music Weekend, This weekend is filled with music classes, dance workshops and fun. It starts Fri. at 6:00pm and wraps up on Sun. at 1:00 with a farewell dance. Folklore Village, 608.924.4000 |
| 19 Apr |
Dodgeville Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet The Dodger Bowl will be transformed into a Vegas Casino with professional dealers! You won't want to miss this event! $25.00 per person includes dinner and the casino fun. An auction will follow using your winnings to bid on items. For info or to reserve, call 608.935.9200. |
| 26 Apr |
Folklore Village is holding an Earth/Family Day with activities & kids concert from 1-4pm. The family Dance will begin at 7:00pm. 608.924.4000 |
| 26 Apr |
City wide garage sales - Maps available. |
| 26 Apr |
Easter Seals will be at Dick's Piggly Wiggly in Dodgeville from 1:00 to 4:00 pm to bring donations following the city wide garage sales. They can accept clothing, SMALL furniture and other household items. |
| May 2008 |
| 3 May |
Old Time Barn Dance with potluck at 6:30pm featuring Chirps Smith & Friends and caller Dot Kent. Folklore Village. 608.924.4000 |
| 4 May |
Iowa Co. Humane Society Quadrupedal Benefit Start at 7:30 a.m. at the Dodgeville Middle School, 951 W. Chapel St., Dodgeville. $45.00 reg. fee. To register, see http://www.ichs.net/quadrupedal.html. |
| 10 May |
Masters of Heartland Traditions: Arabic Calligraphy with George Allam, 2:00pm and Polka Dance with The Tuba Dan Family Band, 7:00pm. Folklore Village 608.924.4000 |
| 17 May |
Spring clean-up for the city of Dodgeville with curbside pick-up The dumpster will also be available from May 14-17. Certain restrictions apply, contact the city at 930.7679 |
| 24-25 May |
Spurgeon Vineyards Great Chocolate Trail Call 608.929.7692 for information.
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| 26 May |
Memorial Day Parade - Downtown Dodgeville - Line up at 9:30 am, parade at 10:00 am. |
| June 2008 |
| 5 Jun |
Bloomfield Manor Senior Fest 25 ft. cold air balloon, food, music, kids games, parade and more. Call 608.935.3321 for info. |
| 5 Jun |
American Player Theater opens for the season. Call box office at 608.588.2361 for info.
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| 5, 12, 19 & 26 Jun |
Folklore Village presents Theater: - Hangin' Will Caffee at 7:30pm, 608.924.4000 |
| 6 - 7 Jun |
American Cancer Society's Relay for Life of Iowa County - Questions, contact Brittany Lee at brittany.lee@cancer.org or (608)662-7550
Kevin Williams at klwms@mhtc.net or (608)574-3138 |
| 7 Jun |
Iowa Co. Dairy Breakfast - This year it will be hosted by the Levetzow family farm at 3500 Klosterman Rd., Dodgeville. For questions, call 608.987.2478 |
| 7 Jun |
Old Time Barn Dance - Potluck at 6:30pm, with The Twisted Pair and caller Tony Scarimbolo. Folklore Village, 608.924.4000 |
| 8 Jun |
Lions Club Flee Market, Antique & collectible show - Ley Pavillion @ Harris Park, 8:30am to 3:00pm. Questions call 608-935-3926 |
| 14 Jun |
Spurgeon Vineyards Wine & Cheese Extravaganza Call 608.929.7692 for info. |
| 24 Jun |
Seniors Concert with Bruce Bollerud, Herb Swingen & Everett Kittleson, Folklore Village 924.4000 |
| July 2008 |
| 3-6 Jul | Folklore Village presents Midsummer Festival - With Scandinavian Dance, workshops, food and more! Call for more info, 608.924.4000 |
| 10-13 Jul | Festival of the Parks Midway rides, kickball, Midway, beer, concessions and chicken BBQ. Call 608.935.2703 for info. |
| 10, 24, 31 Jul | Folklore Village presents Theater: Hangin' Will Caffee at 7:30pm, 608.924.4000 |
| 12 Jul | Harris Park Fireworks at dusk on Bennett Rd. |
| 13 Jul | Farmers Appreciation Day parade in downtown Dodgeville at 11:30am followed by BBQ starting at noon with exhibits, rides and more at Harris Park on Bennett Rd. in Dodgeville. Call 608.935.3035 for parade info, 608.935.3371 for info. |
| 16-19 Jul | 10 to 11-year-old and 16 to 18-year-old Babe Ruth State Baseball Tournaments. Games are at either Harris Park or Wilson Park. Call 608.935.2331 for info.
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| 17-20 Jul | Folklore Village presents Hardanger Fiddle Assoc. of America Annual Workshop & Conference 608.924.4000 |
| 19 Jul | Dodgeville Bluesfest - well-known acts will be playing in a partially tented area in downtown Dodgeville behind the courthouse starting at noon until 10:30 pm. Maxwell Street sales going all day and food & beverages will be available.
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| 27 Jul-Aug 2 | SAGBRAW Schramm's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across WI. Call 608.843.8412 for info.
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| August 2008 |
| 3 Aug |
Lions Club Flea Market, Antique & collectible show - Ley Pavillion at Harris Park, 8:30am to 3:00pm. Questions call 608-935-3926 |
| 3 Aug |
Botham Vineyards Vintage Celebration. Vintage automobiles will be shown on this 15 acre vineyard at the peak of its growing season. 8180 Langberry Rd. Barneveld, WI. Call 608.924.1412 or 888.478.9463 for info or visit www.bothamvineyards.com. |
| 9 Aug |
Homemade Ice Cream Social, potluck, 6:30 pm at Folklore Village, 608.924.4000 |
| 16 Aug |
Iowa Co. Humane Society Benefit: Saddle Up For One Rough Ride Beginning at 6:00 a.m. The Dairyland Dare is the ROOTINIST-TOOTINIST most ornery challenge ride this side of the Rio Grande. Saddle up that unobtanium steed of yours and git yerself up to Dodgeville you city slickers! Questions? Email: Stewart.Schilling@dairylanddare.com |
| 21 Aug |
Kiwanis Chicken BBQ - 5pm to 7pm, carry-outs available. |
| 23-24 Aug |
Midwest Folklife Festival, 12:00-7:00pm. Enjoy over 50 artists & musicians from WI, IA & IL with concerts and demonstrations in craft & cooking. Childrens activities also available. Folklore village 608.924.4000 |
| September 2008 |
| 5-6 Sept | Spring Green Literary Festival. Details to be announced. The festival will be held at the Hillside Theater, Taliesin Estate. |
| October 2008 |
| 11-12 Oct | Spurgeon Vineyards Harvestival. Call 608.929.7692 for info. |
| 17-19 Oct | SW WI Fall Art Tour - Visit artists in Mineral Point, Dodgeville, Spring Green & Baraboo. Maps will be available. Call 608.987.3787 for info. |
| November 2008 |
| 1 Nov | Annual Arts & Crafts Fair. Dodgeville Middle & High School from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Vendors and others call 608.935.7300 for details.
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| December 2008 |
| 25 Dec | Christmas Day. Consider inviting someone into your home who might otherwise be alone on Christmas. |
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Dodgeville is located in southwestern Wisconsin.
For driving directions click on "MAPS" in the lower right corner,
and then click on "Driving Directions."
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- 42 miles west of Madison
- 120 miles west of Milwaukee
- 195 miles northwest of Chicago
- 240 miles northeast of Des Moines
- 250 miles southeast of Minneapolis
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We are now one of the growing number of WI-FI Hotspots.
The Dodgeville Information Center is now a wireless hotspot.
Travelers to Dodgeville can now pick up their e-mails (24/7)
if they carry a wireless laptop. For those without a wireless laptop,
a lobby computer is available 9am to 5pm, Monday through Friday.
For information call The Dodgeville Area Chamber of Commerce.
608.935.9200 or toll-free: 877.863.6343 (877.TO.DODGE).
Calendar information is subject to change. To verify calendar items call the specific numbers provided for that item. |
