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Let's stop letting our future be determined for us by the powers that be. Real change starts from the grassroots and it starts with people getting engaged. Wisconsin's 17th Senate District is newly competitive with redrawn electoral maps, making it a swing district in a swing state, likely to have an outsized impact on the politics of our entire state. Let's make our voices heard in picking the right candidate - someone who can help lead us out of the political cesspool we have been living in Brix will be hosting a candidate forum for the Democratic candidates involved in this race. Many of us (including the author of this post) are eager to reshape the Democratic Party. Engaging with candidates, hearing their perspectives, asking questions, and sharing thoughts and concerns is a great way to start. This event is free and open to the public, and it is part of our Reimagine Resistance event series. Food and drink will be available for purchase at the bar.

On Saturday, November 15, those traveling through Mount Horeb will be reminded of the signs of fascism. We have developed a series of messages which will outline the signs and dangers of fascism. Those who view the display will recognize the signs and how fascism has taken root at the highest levels of American government.  *Liberty Park is located east of the Military Ridge Trail overpass on Cox Drive. There are restrooms. Please be prompt. There will be a special display which will call for 21 people.

There will be a special afternoon of Tex-Mex music with Cris and Ann Plata! They are volunteering their talents on behalf of Judge Susan Crawford for Wisconsin Supreme Court. The event will be at Mount Horeb's idyllic District #1 Schoolhouse, located at 110 N. Second Street. Check out Cris's website at https://crisplata.com/home to find out more about this dynamic duo. There will also be a Supremely Special Guest at the concert. Don't you dare miss it.

Don't miss this chance to see Sparky and Rhonda Rucker in concert at Mount Horeb's historic old school house. The duo will be performing for Mt. Horeb High School High School Students earlier this day. Thank you to Mt. Horeb Community Foundation for bringing the Ruckers to our community. The April 2nd show starts at 7 pm. Tickets ($15) are available at the door What to expect - Sparky and Rhonda Rucker perform throughout the U.S. as well as overseas, singing songs and telling stories from the American folk tradition. Sparky Rucker has been performing over fifty years and is internationally recognized as a leading folklorist, musician, historian, storyteller, and author. He accompanies himself with fingerstyle picking and bottleneck blues guitar, banjo, and spoons. Rhonda Rucker is a musician, children's author, storyteller, and songwriter. Her blues-style harmonica, piano, old-time banjo, and bones add musical versatility to their performances. Sparky and Rhonda are sure to deliver an uplifting presentation of toe-tapping music spiced with humor, history, and tall tales. They take their audience on an educational and emotional journey that ranges from poignant stories of slavery and war to an amusing rendition of a Brer Rabbit tale or their witty commentaries on current events. Their music includes a variety of old-time blues, slave songs, Appalachian music, spirituals, ballads, work songs, Civil War music, railroad songs, and a few of their own original compositions. Over fifty years of performing, Sparky and Rhonda have appeared at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. and the Smithsonian Folklife Festival as well as NPR's On Point, Prairie Home Companion, Mountain Stage, and Morning Edition. Their recording, Treasures & Tears, was nominated for a W.C. Handy Award, and their music is also included on the Grammy-nominated anthology, Singing Through the Hard Times. The Ruckers have been featured tellers at the International Storytelling Center and Festival. Sparky is a natural storyteller, having grown up hearing his father, uncles, and other family members endlessly telling tales. Sparky and Rhonda each tell solo stories, but they also tell stories together (in tandem), always adding life and humor to the characters and tricksters in their Brer Rabbit tales, Jack tales, High John the Conqueror stories, preacher tales, and family stories. Sparky and Rhonda weave their music into captivating stories that the history books don’t always tell. Their educational programs span over three centuries of African-American history, including slavery, the Underground Railroad, the Civil War, the birth of blues music, and the civil rights movement. Each era is interspersed with stories and popular songs from the time period, celebrating the diversity of the nation's history.