wine tasting, butterflies to elephants in the Felburn Nature and Wildlife Series, and more. Most are free to the public and some are possible thanks to support from the Kirby Endowment Fund at the Polk County Community Foundation.

Join Cindy Crawford and Denny Crowe 

for Holiday craft sessions.

First session, Tabletop Crafts, 9:30 to noon, is for those who have not participated in previous crafts workshops. Doors and Mantle Crafts, 1 to 3:30,  is open to anyone. Spots are free thanks to the generous support of the Kirby Endowment Fund at PCCF. Space is limited at each session so reserve now. 

For the morning tabletop session, bring baskets, bowls, or other containers and an idea of the size that you want for your piece and where it will be displayed. We will have some greenery on hand, but you are encouraged to bring sturdy material such as white pine, boxwood, magnolia, cedar, holly, rhododendron, etc. Please bring clippers and gloves. We can help you refresh your old bows, and demonstrate how to make new ones. 

Light refreshments will be available.

Reserve now at the circulation desk or call 828-859-9535.

When Timothy Boyce was researching and editing Norwegian Odd Nansen’s holocaust diary, “From Day to Day,” he learned that Nansen’s father, Fridtjof, was considered the godfather of modern polar explorers. In 1888, at age 26, Fridtjof became the first person to cross Greenland. At 31, he organized and led an expedition to the North Pole, falling short but coming closer than anyone before. After years of exploration, his career as Norwegian statesman and humanitarian earned him the 1922 Nobel Peace Prize. 

“Polar Adventures” adds to Boyce’s efforts inpopularizing Nordic history, e.g., article in WW II magazine, “Rescuing Norway’s Gold,” and his lecture “Norway’s Heavy Water War: Stopping Hitler’s Atomic Bomb.”

Program is free to the public, so invite all of your non-member friends.

COMING IN 2025

JANUARY 4: Annual Members’ Holiday Party, 2-4 PM

JANUARY 15: FDR’s Secretary Missy LeHand with reenactor Kathryn Smith

FEBRUARY 9: Birding, a Felburn Nature and Wildlife Series Program

MARCH 30: Distinguished Speaker Series Program with Tommy Tomlinson author of “Dogland”

APRIL 10: PacJam

MAY 21: The Women of the Dark Corner with Jim Stehlik

JUNE 18: Nature Photographer, Corrie Woods, tips and techniques, a Felburn Nature and Wildlife Series Program