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Lessons & Carols at St. John's Historic Church of Bradford

Each year, folks gather at St. John's on Epiphany Sunday for the annual Lessons' and Carols service. The earlier program, Lessons and Carols in the German Style (Lesungen und Weinachtslieder – im Deutschen stil), is a traditional German Language service based on the nine lessons & carols format – but using the German language (with English sub-titles), and with traditional German Christmas carols, in a format recreating the ambiance as it would have been back in 1882, when the Historic Church was built. The 4 p.m. program, A Most Beautiful Candlelight Service, is also a nine lessons & carols program and presented in modern English – with the Christmas carols you know and love – favorites from years gone by. Revel in the enchantment created as the setting sun slowly disappears in the windows, only to be supplanted by the shimmering lights in the interior – created by kerosene wall lamps, hanging gas chandelier lamps, and the flickering light from real candles on the real Christmas tree. Each program concluded with the giving of a traditional Christmas program goodie bag to each attendee (just like the one you got after the church program when you were young), and a gala reception featuring traditional German treats: Christstollen (German Christmas cake), several kinds of Lebkuchen (gingerbread style German cookies), Spekulatius (German spice cookies), and hot apple cider and coffee.

IMAGE 2010 AWARDS

The Isanti County Historical Society (2010 show host) and the East Central Arts Council are proud to honor the award winners of the 24th annual IMAGE Art show held through November 20, 2010.

The show will be available for public viewing through November 20 at the ICHS Heritage Center in Cambridge. Viewing hours for the week of November 15 are: Monday, 9am-4:30pm; Weds, Noon-8pm; Thurs, Noon-5pm, Fri. 9am-4:30pm and Sat, Nov. 20, 10am to 1pm. For questions contact 763-689-4229.

The Best of Show Award went to Nancy McCracken of Isle for “Patterns in Nature, Series lll.” The People's Choice Award went to Anthony VanSickle of Cambridge for “Homebound.”

Winners in each category are:

CERAMIC/GLASS:
First Place- “Red Carpet lll,” by Barbara Dreyer of Grasston
Second Place-“Small Faceted Vase,” by Abby Lingle of Princeton
Third Place- “Superior Splash,” by Carl Long of Ogilvie

DRAWINGS/PASTELS/PRINTS:
First Place- “The Angels of Florence,” by Marilyn Cuellar of Cambridge
Second Place-“Dance With Me,” by Renea Meyer of Lindstrom
Third Place- “The Spirit of the Rum,” by May Ann Cleary of Cambridge

OIL/ACRYLIC/MIXED MEDIA:
First Place-“After the Floods,” by Jim Larson of Milaca
Second Place-“Adam and Eve-Temptation,” by Jessie DeCorsey of Lindstrom
Third Place-“Made in the USA,” by Erik Soule of Princeton

WATER/GOUACHE/CASEIN/TEMPERA:
First Place-“Storm Over Kilkeel,” by Katherine Salverda of Stacy
Second Place-“Piscis Silva,” by Naomi Minder of Ogilvie
Third Place-“Untitled,” by Rebecca Schubert of Taylors Falls

PHOTOGRAPHY:
First Place-“Light Still Lives Here-In the House of My Mother's Birth” by Sharon Westman of Rush City
Second Place-“The Old Goat,” by Chris London of Cambridge
Third Place-“Untitled,” by Judy Wolf of Grasston

SCULPTURE:
First Place-“America Dream,” by B. T. Johnson of Isanti
Second Place-“Untitled,” by Ron Gensler of Princeton
Third Place-“Sat Down Beside Her,” by Keith Raivo of Brook Park

OTHER ART FORMS:
First Place-“Early Color,” by Anne Gerty of Lindstrom
Second Place-“Untitled,” by Rebecca Utecht of Mora
Third Place-“Holey Cross,” by Margery Stratte Swanson of Pine City

13-17 YEAR-OLD ARTISTS:
First Place- “Untitled,” by Joseph T. Wolf of Pine County
Second Place-“Shadow of Jay-Z,” by Damond Fleming of Kanabec County
Third Place- “Summer Bliss,” by Emily Hamilton of Isanti County

This activity is made possible, in part, by a grant from the East Central Regional Development Commission and the East Central Arts Council with funds provided by the Minnesota State Legislature and The McKnight Foundation

Additional information on the Isanti County Historical Society is available at www.ichs.ws. To learn more about the East Central Arts Council, or to get on the mailing list for the IMAGE 2011 Art Show visit  http://www.region7erdc.org, call 320-679-4065, Ext. 33, or email ecac@ecrdc.org