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Beaver Dam will be celebrating its 3rd year of the Wisconsin Arts & Peony Festival! Experience the beauty and wonder of a field full of peonies at Ovans Peony Farm and visit Downtown Beaver Dam for the Art Market, Quilt Exhibit, Art Events & Classes, Brunch & Blossoms Stroll, and so much more! FOR A FULL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS, PLEASE VISIT:
https://beaverdamchamber.com/community-events/arts-and-peony-fest/
OVANS PEONY FARM & ACTIVITIES AT THE FARM
W9904 County Road CP
Beaver Dam, WI 53916
Ovans Peony Farm is the largest stem cut peony farm in the state of Wisconsin and currently has over 1500 plants of 45 different peony varieties. The farm will be open for tours during the festival. Be sure to bring your camera to capture the beauty of the different colors and types of peony blossoms.
Visit the Peony Boutique to purchase fresh stem cut peonies, aprons, soaps, and more, participate in their yoga in the peony’s classes, sign up for peony floral design classes, and enjoy great food, beverage, and music at their 'Picnic in the Peonies' event.
PICNIC IN THE PEONIES & LIVE MUSIC FEATURING WISE JENNINGS
THURSDAY, JUNE 8TH | 5 PM – 8 PM
This event is SOLD OUT!
Elevated Yoga on Monday, June 5th:
5:30 PM: Vinyasa Yoga in the Peonies
6:45 PM: Nidra Yoga in the Peonies
Play in the Peonies Floral Design Classes on FRIDAY, JUNE 9th at 6 PM - 9 PM and TUESDAY, JUNE 13th from 10 AM – NOON
Floral Design Classes are SOLD OUT!
Peony Painting Made Easy at Ovans Peony Farm on Sunday, June 11th from 1 PM - 3 PM, hosted by Dodge County Center for the Arts
DOWNTOWN BEAVER DAM
Just a short drive away, Downtown Beaver Dam has a variety of free and paid art activities and special events including an Art Market featuring talented Wisconsin artists offering a variety of unique, handcrafted items for purchase.
ART MARKET, FOOD TRUCKS, LIVE MUSIC & CHALK ARTISTS on Saturday, June 10th from 10 AM – 5 PM:
A highly curated art market located centrally in our Fine Arts District on Maple Avenue featuring 60+ vendors from Wisconsin!
LEARN MORE: http://beeid.org/6629cc08b92b
Meet & Greet & Book Signing by Beaver Dam Native, Author, and Famous TikToker (over 660K followers!) Sarah Csiacsek (@fanaticalfibers) at the Beaver Dam Chamber of Commerce on 10 AM - 2 PM. Her book, "Chonky Amigurum" walks you through how to crochet amazing creatures with chunky yarn. Pre-order book link coming soon!
FARMER'S MARKET on Saturday, June 10th from 8 AM - NOON. Corner of Spring & Henry St. and Live Music from Elwood Lee at 9 AM - Noon.
QUILT EXHIBIT at the DODGE COUNTY CENTER FOR THE ARTS on Thursday, June 8th - Sunday, June 11th from 10 AM - 5 PM:
100 Years of Art Deco Special Quilt Challenge Exhibit by The Great Wisconsin Quilt Show presented by PBS Wisconsin and Nancy Zieman Productions. Each year, The Great Wisconsin Quilt Show hosts a themed quilt challenge. This year’s 100 Years of Art Deco Quilt Challenge Exhibit includes twenty-seven 30” wide x 40” long quilts, all incorporating an Art Deco theme. Get lost in the decadent details found in quilts made from fabrics that represent the Art Deco theme, which includes geometric forms, bold outlines, zigzags and more!
Mill House Quilts will host a 'bed turning' at the DCCA on Saturday, June 10th at 11 AM and 1:30 PM as stories are told about the quilts that are layered and removed on a bed.
BRUNCH & BLOSSOMS STROLL
Friday, June 9th & Saturday, June 10th from 10 AM - 3 PM
COST: Free for 2023!
Join us for our Brunch & Blossoms Downtown Stroll on Friday and Saturday. Visit local participating restaurants and retailers who are offering special discounts and promotions. Collect 7 stickers on your map and receive a free watering can and wildflower seeds! Quantities are limited! First come, first served.
NANCY ZIEMAN SEWING STUDIO & EXHIBIT
Friday, June 9th and Saturday, June 10th from 9 AM - 4 PM
Featuring a variety of Peony fabrics for purchase, Peony embroidery, posey pillow class, special discount, and prize drawing giveaway.
DODGE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY & MUSEUM:
Friday, June 9th | 7:30 PM – 9 PM: Ghost Stories from five storytellers from Beaver Dam.
Saturday, June 10th | 10 AM – 3 PM: Lawn party with live music, activities, walking city tour (1 PM), root beer floats, open museum, and more!
ART ON THE TOWN - WISCONSIN THE STUDIO PEONY ART CLASSES:
Peony Paint and Wine Sip
Peony Wreath Making
Pressed Flower Collage Workshop
Peony Paper Making
Flower Pounding on Paper
Numerous dates/times throughout the festival weekend.
TENDER SPIRIT REIKI:
Friday, June 9th at 6 PM: Create Your Own Custom Pendulum
Saturday, June 10th at 11 AM, 1 PM & 3 PM: Crystal Wire Wrapping Class
BEAVER DAM COMMUNITY LIBRARY
Friday, June 9th at 10 AM
Peony Sugar Scrubs and Bath Salt Making
Saturday, June 10th at 10 AM
Peony Tea Party and Snacks
Book Signing by Author Jess Barrerra, "A Field Guide to Making Bags" at Rosalee Book Boutique on Saturday, June 10th from Noon to 2 PM
Community Paint-A-Tile Event at the Beaver Dam Area Community Theatre on Saturday, June 10th from 10 AM - 3 PM: Festival attendees also have a unique opportunity to paint one-foot square aluminum tiles to help make the 12-foot by 12-foot mosaic mural at the Beaver Dam Area Community Theater featuring this year’s “hometown hero” and distinguished artist and actor, Eric Kalkhurst. These community mosaic murals are led by world-renowned portrait Artist Stephen Bennett, who now has a studio in Beaver Dam, WI. This is a free event!
Fred MacMurray Appreciation & Dedication Event at BDACT on Saturday & Sunday, 10 AM - 3 PM: A very large and diverse display of Fred MacMurray memorabilia, showing vintage films and TV episodes of My Three Sons featuring Fred. Concession stand will be open, and people can pop in and out of the displays and viewings.
Free outdoor movie at SWAN PARK featuring The Greatest Showman Friday, June 9th at 9 PM Sponsored by Marshfield Medical Center-Beaver Dam in cooperation with City of Beaver Dam Community Activities and Services
Live music featuring the Characters Band at OOGA BREWING on Saturday, June 10th, 4 PM - 8 PM
Ha Ha Heidi Night of Stand-Up Comedy at the Riverfront Winebar on Saturday, June 10th at 8 PM
Madison County at the THIRSTY BEAVER on Saturday, June 10th from 7 PM - 11 PM
AND SO MUCH MORE!!
We can’t wait to see you there!
Proud Sponsors of this event include Powersports Company, Chapel of the Archangels, Peter J. Seippel Foundation, and Upper Iowa University (Madison).
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Beaver Dam Area Chamber of Commerce, Beaver Dam, United States