On Wednesday, Bruce Loeschen will be doing a seminar on the different projects he has done in the community and all over.

If you don’t know Bruce, he has a way of pulling memories out of the small town you may have grown up in and putting it to paper in a way that’s never been done before. It’s excellent work.

Bruce has been, a Southland art teacher for 15 years and a teacher of senior high art at Austin for 19 years. An illustrator for Community Creations, he’s completed nearly 500 city montages and has been a Minnesota Renaissance Festival master for 21 years.

He created the Austin Historical building series from 1980.

He is a set painter for the Veldman and Friends Christmas show, chair of visual artists for the ArtWorks Festival, board member of the Austin Area Commission for the arts, the Paramount Theatre, Art Center and ArtWorks Festival.

Along with that he is a volunteer art leader at the county jail. Creating grid murals is just one project.

Visit www.loeschenart.com for more on the artist.

Another fun class this week at the Senior Center will be a water color class at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Join us for this fun class that focuses on miniature paintings you can attach to a greeting card. There will be a $20 charge.

The class will cover: How to paint a simple pine tree; how to paint a sunset and how to paint a simple flower.

Participants will complete the class with at least three small painting usable for greeting cards, or as a miniature paintings just by themselves.

Our teacher is Deb Rentfrow, a watercolor artist who has taught classes in watercolor technique since 2008. She has won several awards for her paintings and enjoys watching students get the “wow!” experience that is so special with watercolor painting.

Supplies (paints, brushes, mixing pans, pencils) will be provided. Please bring a mixing bowl or small bucket for water, an old towel, a roll of paper towels, a glue stick, old greeting cards and a pair of scissors.

To sign up for either of these art related classes please stop by or call the front desk at the Senior Center at507-433-2370, ext. 0.

Don’t forget our coffee shop where every day you can have homemade soup for $1 and a sandwich for 50 cents. On Tuesday we are serving pizza casserole for $2.

 Upcoming Events

Monday: Blood pressure checks, 9 a.m.; Naps, 9:30 a.m.; Naps Samples, 9:30 a.m.; cards (Pinochle, Duplicate Bridge),12:30 p.m.;

Exercise with Evie, 1 p.m.; Movie 6 p.m.

Tuesday: Silver Sneakers, 8:30 a.m.;

Hormel breakfast, 9 a.m.; Exercise with Evie, 9 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.; Pizza Casserole, 11:30 a.m.;

cards (Pinochle, Duplicate Bridge, 500),12:30 p.m.; glasses adjustment, 2 p.m.; Zumba Gold, 4 p.m.; Silver Sneakers, 4:30 p.m.; Boot camp, 5:10 p.m.; Zumba, 6:10 p.m.; Yoga 7:20 p.m.

Wednesday: Wood Carvers, 8:30 a.m.; Tai Chi 9:30 a.m.; Ron’s Massage, 10:30 a.m.; Duplicate Bridge, noon; Cards (Pinochle, Cribbage),12:30 p.m.; Stitching Bees 1 p.m.; Open chess, 1 p.m.; art seminar, 2 p.m.

Thursday: Silver Sneakers, 8:30 a.m.; Exercise with Evie, 9 a.m.; Cards (Pinochle, Duplicate Bridge), 12:30 p.m.; Open chess, 1 p.m.; Hearing aid checks, 3:15 p.m.; Zumba Gold, 4 p.m.; Silver Sneakers, 4:30 p.m.; annual meeting, 5 p.m.; Boot camp, 5:10 p.m.; Zumba, 6:10 p.m.; Yoga, 7:20 p.m.

Friday: Tai Chi, 9:30 a.m.;

Cards (Pinochle, Duplicate Bridge, 500), 12:30 p.m.; Ping Pong, 3 p.m.; water color class, 5:30 p.m.

 

Weekly Card Results

Monday Bridge

Dec. 30

NO RESULTS

Tuesday Duplicate Bridge

Dec. 31, four tables playing

1st Arnie Lang, 1st Joyce Crowe; 2nd Jaynard Johnson, 2nd John Karnes; 3rd Ray Schmidt, 3rd Gayle Schmidt; 4th Russ Vaale, 4th Mable Vaale; 5th Bud Higgins, 5th Jim Fisher

Tuesday “500”

Dec. 31

1st Dennis Bray, 2nd Lois Anderson

Pinochle

NO RESULTS

Friday Bridge

Jan. 3, two tables

1st John Karnes, 2nd Jim Fisher

Wednesday Cribbage

NO RESULTS

Weekly “500”

Jan. 3, three tables

1st Willard Ballantyne, 2nd Beulah Luthe, 3rd Eddie Hall, 4th Dennis Bray