Hometown Calendar

6 week course:

Wednesday, May 2nd, Spanish Classes at Grace United Methodist Church. Do you want
to learn more Spanish?? Take advantage of this 6 week course taught by Grace United
Methodist Church’s Pastor, Rafael Cubilette. The course will be on Wednesdays,
starting May 2nd and ending June 6th from 1-2:30pm at the Grace UMC (N2133
Southgate Terrace, Wautoma). If you are interested in attending, call the church office
at 920-787-4668.

SYNC returns for another summer of free audiobook downloads

AudioFile Magazine is gearing up to give readers free audiobook downloads ALL summer long! SYNC has been offered since Summer 2010 and returns on April 26, 2018 as AudioFile Magazine’s commitment to introducing the listening experience to teens.

SYNC audiobook titles are given away in themed pairs. Each week, two different books (one modern Young Adult book and one classic book) will be available to download for FREE. You have just those 7 days to download the books before the next two books are available, but then they are yours to keep FOREVER. All you need to participate is an email address and OverDrive for your phone or computer.

New audiobooks post each Thursday, from April 26 through July 25, 2018. To see a SYNC schedule and to listen to a sample clip of the new books available each week head over to www.riponlibrary.org. Sign up for email or text alerts and be first to know when new titles are available to download at www.audiobooksync.com.

Call the library at 748-6160 or contact Mandy Sprague at msprague@riponlibrary.org for more information.

• May 10 – Ikaria, Greece

Blue Zone Healthy Lifestyle Series

Stay tuned for Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, Brenda Block’s upcoming Blue Zone Diets series at the Ripon Public Library. This series will explore the diets and lifestyles of those living in the Blue Zones – areas of the world where people are the healthiest and live the longest. People in these cultures often live to be 100 years and they remain healthy! Join us as we cover a different regional diet each month, Thursdays at 6:30 P.M. this winter and spring:

• January 25 – Sardinia, Italy
• February 8 – Okinawa, Japan
• March 8 – Loma Linda, California
• April 12 – Nicoya, Costa Rica
• May 10 – Ikaria, Greece

Visit us on Facebook, www.facebook.com/RiponPublicLibrary, to preview our upcoming winter and spring events!

These programs are free and open to the public. Call the library at 748-6160 or contact Mandy Sprague at msprague@riponlibrary.org for more information.

Sat., May 12

Sat., May 12

Saturday, May 12th, The Black Hawk Folk Society’s Second Saturday Concert. The Black
Hawk Folk Society will host Micah Walk on Saturday, May 12th at 7:00pm at the
Mountain View Community Center. Micah Walk is a singer/songwriter from Central IL.
Born and raised in a town of 2,000 people, he called Chicago home for a few years
before relocating back down south to Springfield. Micah is one third of the incredible
alt-folk/Americana trio The Deep Hollow. As a soloist, his self-penned songs tell stories
and portray life experiences as only a gifted wordsmith can. Micah’s rich vocals and
masterful guitar playing promise a unique evening concert to remember. The
community center is located at N3137 21st Lane in Wautoma and the potluck