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Peace Songs, Farley Center Land Art Installations

Aug 9-Oct 31, 2025

FARLEY CENTER LAND ART EXHIBIT OPENING WILL BE ON AUGUST 9th FOR SELF GUIDED TOURS THROUGH OCTOBER 31, 2025. MORE DETAILED INFORMATION WILL FOLLOW AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE DATE.

Come take a walk-about and see Farley Center Artist Installations in the Natural Path Sanctuary woods. We will have maps available for self guided tours. Visit the Farley Center anytime from sun-up to sun-down and take a walk through the woods.

This is the seventh year that area artists will create installations in the woods of the Natural Path Sanctuary on the Farley Center land. These artists are rising to the challenge of using only materials that can safely decompose back into the land.

Land art is also known as Earth art, and environmental art. It is created by artists who use the materials of the Earth including, for instance, the soil, rocks, branches, trees, vegetation, water and other natural, non-toxic materials. The Farley Center supports these types of installations on our land to highlight the beauty, value and necessity to think about how we view and use the land.

Our artists help raise the discussion of what is toxic and what do we mean by the word “decompose.” What has to change in the way we work in order to sustain the Earth and all of us that live on it in healthy ways

MORE INFO TO FOLLOW AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE EVENT DATE

Peace Songs 2025 Land Artists:
ARTIST NAMES WILL BE LISTED AS WE POST THEIR PHOTOS AND BIOS

Thank you to Dane Arts for your support of our artists, land art exhibit and Art Festival.
An art market is planned for Saturday, Sept 13 with the Farley Center Land Artists combined with the Dane Arts DABL artists.

MORE INFO TO FOLLOW AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE DATE

For questions, please contact programs@farleycenter.org

Farley Center Taco Tuesday Night

June 3, 2025

Farley Center Taco Night with Music by Down from the Hills

“Down From the Hills” is a Madison based blue-grass band. They  play roots music that spans American folk harmonica to Rockabilly to Folk blues and more. As a multi-instrumentalist my shows include a 3 string cigar box guitar, drums, harmonica, and vocals.

Come join us and dance to the bluegrass band “Down from the Hills”

Down from the Hills – Band Members
Pat Downing: mandolin, fiddle, melodion, vocals
Bill McWilliams: banjo, guitar, vocals
Dan Hildebrand: guitar, mandolin, fiddle, vocals
Brad Wolbert: upright bass, guitar, vocals

For any questions, please e-mail programs@farleycenter.org

Farley Center Taco Tuesday Night

June 3, 2025

Taco Tuesday at the Farley Center with Navajo Fry Bread Team and Music by “Down from the Hills”

Join us for a summer evening of fun, food, and live music!

Enjoy delicious fry bread tacos from the Navajo Fry Bread team (please bring cash) while listening to the lively tunes by People with Strings.

It’s a beautiful time of year to explore the trails through the Natural Path Sanctuary and Farley Center farms! Wear good walking shoes and bring your friends for a perfect summer evening outdoors. Bring your picnic blankets and chairs.

Mark your calendars and come out for a great time. See you there!

Questions? Please contact programs@farleycenter.org

Farley Center Taco Tuesday Night

July 1, 2025

Taco Tuesday at the Farley Center with Navajo Fry Bread Team and Music by “Too Sick Charlie”

Join us for a summer evening of fun, food, and live music!

Enjoy delicious fry bread tacos from the Navajo Fry Bread team (please bring cash) while listening to the lively tunes by People with Strings.

It’s a beautiful time of year to explore the trails through the Natural Path Sanctuary and Farley Center farms! Wear good walking shoes and bring your friends for a perfect summer evening outdoors. Bring your picnic blankets and chairs.

Mark your calendars and come out for a great time. See you there!

Questions? Please contact programs@farleycenter.org

Farley Center Taco Tuesday Night with “People With Strings”

August 5, 2025

Farley Center Taco Tuesday Night with music by People With Strings

People With Strings is a group of six (Mary Welch, Christie Kirchmiller, Cathy Chenoweth, Greg Lampe, Dusty Thompto, Robert Washburn) who met playing Ukulele and said “Let’s make a band!”

Though they all wanted dibs on the ukulele, they have added many instruments to their sound, including guitar, banjolele, keyboard, slide guitar, harmonica, cajon and even a frying pan. With four singers, sometimes together, sometimes solo, they cover an eclectic mix of songs. Leaning towards the Americana, Country, Bluegrass and Folk genres with some Classic Rock thrown in, you might hear a toe-tappin’ jug band tune or a country crooner ballad.

Farley Center Taco Tuesday Night

August 5, 2025

Taco Tuesday at the Farley Center with Navajo Fry Bread Team and Music by “People With Strings”<

Join us for a summer evening of fun, food, and live music!

Enjoy delicious fry bread tacos from the Navajo Fry Bread team (please bring cash) while listening to the lively tunes by People with Strings.

It’s a beautiful time of year to explore the trails through the Natural Path Sanctuary and Farley Center farms! Wear good walking shoes and bring your friends for a perfect summer evening outdoors. Bring your picnic blankets and chairs.

Mark your calendars and come out for a great time. See you there!

Questions? Please contact programs@farleycenter.org

Farley Center Fall Festival 2025

10-5-25

Farley Center Fall Festival 2025

Come join us for the Farley Center Fall Celebration 2025 – Open House and Apple Cider Day! Pick apples, wash apples, slice apples and press the apples in the 180 year old cider press! Come join us on a tour of the Natural Path Sanctuary, farm or bees. Listen to music and have a great time!

Please bring your baked apple treats (and other treats) to share with others!

Farley Center honey will be available for sale by Beekeepers Patrick Norby and Matt Kersten. Beekeepers will have information if you are interested in being a Farley Center Beekeeper!

Farley Center farmers will be selling fresh, organic vegetables at the Market Table.

Donations will be accepted to go toward the purchase of buying the next planting of fruit trees. All are welcome! Invite your friends on this facebook invitation and share this post!

RAIN OR SHINE!

FALL FESTIVAL TOUR SCHEDULE
11:15 Natural Path Sanctuary (NPS) Tour
12:15 Farm Tour
1:15 Bee Tour by Farley Center Beekeeper Patrick Norby

MUSIC LINEUP
TBA

FOOD/DRINK VENDORS 
El Sabor de Puebla (food)- Reyna Gonzalez
https://www.facebook.com/…/El-Sabor-De…/100046777215513/

Farley Center/Sunshine Salad Farm/Farmer Katie Darnell
http://www.sunshinesaladfarm.com/

TAMALES! TAMALES! TAMALES!
Pre-Order tamales from El Sabor de Puebla and pick up and pay at the Farley Center Fall Festival – Sunday, Oct 5, 10:30-2:30
$25 a dozen (no mixing) for either:
Chicken with green salsa
Pork with red salsa
Jalapeño with cheese
Checks or cash only to El Sabor de Puebla.
Please e-mail order by Thursday evening (Oct 2) to programs@farleycenter.org with tamales in the subject line. Thank you!

VOLUNTEERS:
TBA

COMMUNITY TABLES:
TBA

Please carpool as parking is limited.

For more information, please e-mail programs@farleycenter.org or call the office at 608-845-8724.

Forward Marching Band at Musicians for Gun Sense Concert

Sept. 29, 2024

Forward Marching Band
at Musicians for Gun Sense

Sound Technician Steve Fischer of Stagecraft Productions

Musicians for Gun Sense will host a concert highlighting diverse musicians with a common interest in enacting common sense gun legislation. Organizer and musician Twila Jean will host this event featuring folk musician and actor Tom Kastle, First Avenue Acoustic, Hoot N’ Annie String Band, The Raging Grannies, and Forward! Marching Band. The event will take place at the Farley Center in Verona, WI.

In addition to the musical offerings, several organizations working toward peaceful solutions to violence, better gun legislation, and secure storage will be on hand to engage in discussion and disseminate information. These guests include representatives from Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action, Be SMART, Southwest Wisconsin Area Progressives, and Pastor Jeff Wild of Guns 2 Garden Tools.

The Farley Center offers a beautiful setting to enjoy music and spark discussion on creating a more peaceful society. The musicians, sound engineer, speakers, and volunteers are donating their time and talent for this free concert sponsored by The Farley Center, Moms Demand Action, and the Southwest Wisconsin Area Progressives.

Moms Demand Action is a national organization founded by Shannon Watts, a mother of five. The day after the Sandy Hook tragedy, Shannon started a Facebook group with the message that all Americans can and should do more to reduce gun violence. The online conversation turned into a movement of moms, dads, students, families, concerned citizens, and survivors. Moms Demand Action has gone on to establish a volunteer chapter in every state of the country and Washington, D.C. and is part of Everytown for Gun Safety, the largest gun violence prevention organization in the country with nearly 10 million supporters.

This event also features authentic Navajo fry bread (please bring cash for food sales). Attendees are welcome to bring beverages of their choosing, and lawn chairs or lawn blankets.

Concert Flyer

First Avenue Acoustic at Musicians for Gun Sense Concert

Sept. 29, 2024

First Avenue Acoustic
at Musicians for Gun Sense

Sound Technician Steve Fischer of Stagecraft Productions

Musicians for Gun Sense will host a concert highlighting diverse musicians with a common interest in enacting common sense gun legislation. Organizer and musician Twila Jean will host this event featuring folk musician and actor Tom Kastle, First Avenue Acoustic, Hoot N’ Annie String Band, The Raging Grannies, and Forward! Marching Band. The event will take place at the Farley Center in Verona, WI.

In addition to the musical offerings, several organizations working toward peaceful solutions to violence, better gun legislation, and secure storage will be on hand to engage in discussion and disseminate information. These guests include representatives from Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action, Be SMART, Southwest Wisconsin Area Progressives, and Pastor Jeff Wild of Guns 2 Garden Tools.

The Farley Center offers a beautiful setting to enjoy music and spark discussion on creating a more peaceful society. The musicians, sound engineer, speakers, and volunteers are donating their time and talent for this free concert sponsored by The Farley Center, Moms Demand Action, and the Southwest Wisconsin Area Progressives.

Moms Demand Action is a national organization founded by Shannon Watts, a mother of five. The day after the Sandy Hook tragedy, Shannon started a Facebook group with the message that all Americans can and should do more to reduce gun violence. The online conversation turned into a movement of moms, dads, students, families, concerned citizens, and survivors. Moms Demand Action has gone on to establish a volunteer chapter in every state of the country and Washington, D.C. and is part of Everytown for Gun Safety, the largest gun violence prevention organization in the country with nearly 10 million supporters.

This event also features authentic Navajo fry bread (please bring cash for food sales). Attendees are welcome to bring beverages of their choosing, and lawn chairs or lawn blankets.

Concert Flyer