South Washington County Schools Community Education

Discover the many wonders of Austin, Minnesota.First stop will be the infamous SPAM® Museum (renovated in 2016).The museum is stuffed with interactive exhibits that bring the iconic history of the SPAM® brand to life.A city tour will follow the museum.Lunch will be at The Hormel Historic Home. Built in 1871 the Hormel Historic Home strives to preserve the home and history of the George and Lillian Hormel Family. A tour of the home will be included.After lunch we will proceed to SuperFresh, which is a half garden center half bakery.Our final stop will be the wind farms.Minnesota ranks in the top 10 for installed wind capacity and percentage of energy generated by wind.

Shoji Tabushi was born in Daishoji, Japan, he was trained on the violin in the Suzuki method from a young age.For the past 30 years he has been the featured attraction at the Shoji Tabushi Theatre in Branson, MO.Tabushi has played with country stars such as Conway Twitty, Johnny Cash and Dolly Parton.His shows feature country music, Christmas classics and a wide variety of songs from multiple genres including Broadway tunes.He was named “Instrumentalist of the Year” four years in a row and “Entertainer of the Year” by the Ozark Music Awards.Prior to show, we will enjoy a buffet lunch at the Coyote Moon Restaurant.

HARK! THE BASEMENT LADIES SING is the latest installment in the Church Basement Ladies musical series. It is December 1960, and members of this rural community have gathered around their reel-to-reel tape player to record a special Christmas greeting for one of their boys serving overseas. As the ladies serve up coffee and cookies, Pastor suffers from a case of stage fright, Mavis smuggles a piglet into the kitchen, a surprise visitor leaves Karin speechless, and the Widow Vivian Snustad gets caught in an embarrassing situation. Throughout it all, you are encouraged to sing along as Beverly Barsness bangs out Christmas carols on the old upright. So come “Fa La La” with the Church Basement Ladies as they deck their fellowship hall. We will enjoy a lunch buffet prior to the show.Buffet will include:Brown sugar glazed boneless ham, Hash brown casserole and Glazed herbed carrots, Variety of dinner rolls with Chef’s butter, Full Soup and Salad Bar and Dessert.