Hickory Shirt – Heritage Days 2019

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8

Noon – 2 PM West End Historical Society Talk and Slide Show at Forks Congregational Church

John Tylczak, Views from the Northwoods, will talk about his Kinsey-esk photos and why and how he did them.

6 PM Evening Storytime for the whole family at the Library

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9

7:30 AM West End Business & Professional Association Pioneer Logger Award and Program – the documentary “cuts” will be shown.

Noon Heidi Oberfranc, Raincountry Homestead – Homesteading in Modern Times at the Forks Chamber of Commerce, Blakeslee’s Bar and Grill

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10

5-6:30 PM Homesteading Stories/Poems/Modern Day Homesteading (sharing time) at the RAC

7 PM The General film showing at the RAC (coffee and cookies)

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11

10:30 AM Family Storytime at the Library

6:30 – 7:15 PM Forkestra at Rainforest Arts Center

7:30 PM “A String of Stories about Aprons and Those Who Wore Them”

by the Rainforest Players at Rainforest Arts Center

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12

10 AM – 4 PM Spinners and Knitters at Museum

10 AM – 4 PM Art Show at Rainforest Arts Center Lobby

Noon – 3 PM Family events at the Library – check for times and ages

12:30 PM – 3:30 PM Beginner Cedar Bark Basket Weaving at the RAC – $25 – sign up 360-640-0359

TBA Log Truck Parade on Forks Avenue

1 PM Dedication – Gold Star Families Memorial Monument at Forks Transit Center with music provided by the NW Navy Band

2-5 PM All ages Art at the Rainforest Arts Center Lobby

Noon – 5 PM Sawing Demonstrations on the grass at the FORKS TIMBER MUSEUM

7 PM Dance at Rainforest Arts Center. Music by Loose Gravel.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13

11 AM – 4 PM Spinners and Knitters at Museum

Noon – 4 PM Art Show at the Rainforest Arts Center Lobby

12:30 PM – 3:30 PM Level 2 Cedar Bark Basket Weaving at the RAC – $25 – sign up 360-640-0359

3 PM Little Logger Contest sponsored by Forks Lions Club location TBA

NOTE: Schedule subject to change without notice

Other Hickory Shirt things about town:

• Everyone wear your hickory shirts and show your support of our Logging Past and Present

• Watch for the Hickory Shirt match up in the Forks Forum next week – you’ll see some familiar shirts

• Week-long display at the Forks Library

Hickory Shirt - Heritage Days 2019
Hickory Shirt - Heritage Days 2019