All Ages

Swing Crew: Concert

When (Date)
Where
Market Street

Fun is the bottom line with this band! The show will feature a wide variety of music, classic rock, country, pop, and island beat, as well as jokes, stunts, cornball humor.

This is a drive-in, park, and listen event. Watch for information on how to get a free ticket for your vehicle. Plans are subject to change. There is no rain date or location. In case of inclement weather, the show will be performed on Facebook Live.

Thanks to our sponsors! Tonight’s Sponsor in the Spotlight is Anonymous Music Lover #1!

Davey Doodle and the Red Hots: Concert at the Rocks

When (Date)
Where
Library Street

It will be a fun musical adventure when we meet Davey Doodle and the Red Hots. They’ll get your toes tapping and bodies moving to their own unique interactive family fun music.

The DeForest Area Public Library has found a way to continue our annual Summer Concert Series. Permission to close streets and use parking spots in the area has been secured through the Village of DeForest and the DeForest Police Department as a way to allow concertgoers a chance to enjoy the music, and still protect the audience and the performers.

Elmore Lawson: Concert at the Rocks

When (Date)
Where
Library Street

Elmore is a Concert at the Rocks favorite!

Find your groove, learn rhythms and drumming, and create music. Please bring your own drums, shakers, and rhythm makers! The DeForest Area Public Library has found a way to continue our annual Summer Concert Series. Permission to close streets and use parking spots in the area has been secured through the Village of DeForest and the DeForest Police Department as a way to allow concertgoers a chance to enjoy the music, and still protect the audience and the performers.

Duke Otherwise: Concert at the Rocks

When (Date)
Where
Library Street

Duke’s energetic live show is filled with hilarious and imaginative songs to delight all ages.

The DeForest Area Public Library has found a way to continue our annual Summer Concert Series. Permission to close streets and use parking spots in the area has been secured through the Village of DeForest and the DeForest Police Department as a way to allow concertgoers a chance to enjoy the music, and still protect the audience and the performers.

Animate Your Story!

When (Date)
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Where
YouTube

 

Do more than just Imagine Your Story--animate it! Alex Thomas and Friends will show you how to do just that using Pencil 2D, freeware available at www.pencil2D.org.

The instructional video will be available June 5 through June 11. The link will be posted here on June 5.

The Workshop @ Home

When (Date)
Where
Facebook

We've missed seeing everyone explore and create in The Workshop, so we're going to work on bringing the spirit of The Workshop to you on our Facebook page. We will share a Workshop-style project or tips each Thursday at 9 am.

Drive-By Parade!

When (Date)
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Where
Library Street

Help us kick off our Summer Reading Program: Imagine Your Story!

Decorate your car! Show us your favorite book! The Library Staff and our Read-to-an-Officer friends from the DeForest Police Department will be curbside on Library Street saying hello to you!

Steaming Into the Weekend

When (Date)
Where
Facebook

We've missed seeing everyone explore and create in The Workshop, so we're going to work on bringing the spirit of The Workshop to you on our Facebook page. We will post a fun STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math) activity each Friday at 9 am, just in time for the weekend.

The Magic of Monarchs: Part 2

When (Date)
Where
Facebook

Join us on our Library Facebook page for a fun learning experience through a special series of short videos.

Author Bev Davis will read the second half of her new book, Winging It: A Monarch Love Story.

All you need is some newspaper! Louise Valdovinos will show you how to fold newspaper to make seedling pots.

Be a monarch reporter. Lois Lehmann will tell us how we can report what we see -- milkweed plants growing and monarch activity.

The Magic of Monarchs: Part 1

When (Date)
Where
Facebook

Join us on our Library Facebook page for a fun learning experience through a special series of short videos.

Author Bev Davis will read from her new book, Winging It: A Monarch Love Story.

Meet Lois Lehmann, our local monarch lady, and learn about why monarch butterflies are so important to our world.

Join Lois Lehmann on her deck, as she shows us how she grows milkweed plants for monarchs caterpillars to munch.

Part 2 will be Thursday, May 14.