Please join us for Hickory Shirt Heritage Days 2019
Hickory Shirt Heritage Days 2019
“STUMP STORIES” – WEST END HOMESTEADING
HICKORY SHIRT/HERITAGE DAYS
OCTOBER 8-13, 2019
FORKS TIMBER MUSEUM OPEN – FREE ALL DAYS
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8
Noon – 2 PM West End Historical Society Talk and Slide Show @ Forks Congregational Church
John Tylczak, Views from the Northwoods, will talk about his Kinsey-esque photos and why and how he did them.
6 PM Evening Storytime for the whole family at the Forks Library
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9
7:30 AM West End Business & Professional Association Pioneer Logger Award and “Cuts” Movie Showing @ Rain
9:00 AM Logging and Mill Tour by Forks Chamber of Commerce – limited space – reserve at 360-374-2531
Noon Heidi Oberfranc, Raincountry Homestead – Homesteading in Modern Times at the Forks Chamber of Commerce meeting, Blakeslee’s Bar and Grill
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10
5-6:30 PM Homesteading Stories/Poems/Modern Day Homesteading (sharing time) @ RAC
7 PM “The General” film showing at the Rainforest Arts Center (coffee and cookies)
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11
10:30 AM Family Storytime at the Library
6:30 – 7:15 PM Forkestra @ Rainforest Arts Center
7:30 PM “A String of Stories about Aprons and Those Who Wore Them” by the Rainforest Players @ Rainforest Arts Center
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12
10AM – 4 PM Spinners and Knitters at Museum
10AM – 4 PM Art Show @ Rainforest Arts Center Lobby
Noon – 3 PM Family events at the Forks Library – check for times and ages
12:30PM – 3:30 PM Beginner Cedar Bark Basket Weaving at the RAC – $25 – sign up 360-640-0359
Time TBA Log Truck Parade on Forks Avenue
1 PM Dedication – Gold Star Families Memorial Monument @ 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 @ Rainforest Arts Center
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13
11AM – 4 PM Spinners and Knitters at Museum
Noon – 4 PM Art Show @ Rainforest Arts Center Lobby
12:30PM – 3:30 PM Level 2 Cedar Bark Basket Weaving at the RAC – $25 – sign up 360-640-0359
3 PM Little Logger Contest at the Forks Outfitters pumpkin patch
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 – you’ll see some familiar shirts
- Week-long display at the Forks Library