Thoughts turn to Frostbite Festival

By Rebecca Petersen | The Daily Journal

Published Friday, December 14, 2007

I love the snow. I mean I really love the snow. It means we can get down to the business of being Minnesotans again — shoveling, skiing, snow shoeing, snow sculptures, snowmen and ladies and snow angels.

I remember one year when I was a kid the snow was perfect and my dad built us an igloo. Was that ever the coolest thing

We’re thinking about artistic ways we here at A Center for the Arts can get more involved with Frostbite Festival and how we can get more community members involved.

We’ve already got our Vaudeville Show, Frostbite Follies on the calendar for Saturday, Feb. 2, and we’re also discussing a snow sculpture contest again.

This might be the perfect year to resurrect the Lake Alice Snow Sculpture Contest.

So, with all of this snow, you might want to start practicing. More details will come in the weeks ahead.

You know the other thing I like about the snow is that it cheers me up. It’s so white and bright and festive and, when the sun comes out, it really DOES sparkle like a winter wonderland.

Which is exactly what we’ve got in Fergus Falls here this winter.

We have quite a winter wonderland of Holiday Programs still before us downtown here at A Center for the Arts, downtown Fergus Falls, where there’s also some great shopping and Christmas regalia in the storefronts and on the street.

Tonight, Saturday, Dec. 15 at 8 p.m., we have The FM Symphony Holiday Pops back for a second year — thanks to sponsors Dorn and Co., Inc. and Otter Tail Corporation. The Symphony will be joined by our own Children’s Choir — thanks to sponsors Otter Risers Kiwanis and The Adams Family Foundation.

The concert is almost sold out so you might want to call first to see if there are any tickets left. We still have plenty of tickets left for Sunday’s 2 p.m. performance of Handel’s “Messiah.”

You won’t want to miss it with soloists Everett Jacobson, Jay Johnson, Joni Wasberg and Michelle Danielson.

Monday, Dec. 17, Mr. Mark Boen and his third grade class will be performing “The Best Christmas Pagaent Ever!” at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Both are free and open to the public.

Then the weekend before Christmas there are opportunities galore. Rich Schara has been dreaming of more than a white Christmas for a couple of years here.

He’s been dreaming about a radio version of “It’s A Wonderful Life,” and it’s happening this year with three productions on Dec. 21 and 22 at 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 23 at 2 p.m.

Lance Johnson is also back with a holiday program on The Mighty WurliTzer Theatre Organ on Saturday, Dec. 22 at noon. There will be Christmas tunes to hum along with and a spectacular holiday program for the entire family.

And, if that weren’t enough, we’ll be replicating the American Swedish Institute’s Swedish Christmas Program here on Dec. 28 at 7:30 p.m. Ross Sutter will bring his entourage and we hope you join us — bring the whole family, maybe the whole neighborhood.

Get out and enjoy the snow, but when you come in to warm up join us at The Theater for many holiday opportunities.