Women’s Weekend Out 2023

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Women’s Weekend Out 2023

March 31, 2023 - April 2, 2023

The 21st annual Women’s Weekend Out in Decorah, Iowa.

A 3-day shopping, dining, and entertainment extravaganza. Visit your favorite shops and find new ones. With more than 12 walkable blocks, Decorah is sure to keep you and your girlfriends busy. Swag bags SOLD OUT!

2023 WWO PROGRAM
DOWNTOWN MAP OF PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES

Participating Stores:
Ace Kitchen Place, Agora Arts, Arthaus, Big Driftless, Blue Heron Knittery, Convergence CiderWorks, Decorah Hatchery, Decorah Greenhouse & Flower Shop, Donlon Pharmacy & Toy Jungle, Double Windsor Clothing Company, Dragonfly Books, The Dress by Morgan Lynn, Driftless Yoga Center, Empty Nest Winery, The Getup, Hammel Jewelers, Heavenly Made Gift Shop & the Gnome Store, Impact Coffee, J. Tupy’s on Water Street, KL Design, Kozi Pie Shoppe, La Rana Bistro, The Landing Market, Let Go Studio, Lulu & BBs Pet Market, Luther College, Mabe’s Pizza, Magic Morpho, Magpie Coffee House, Market 52, Modish, The Perfect EdgePulpit Rock Brewing, Rendered Unique, Revelation, Rubaiyat, Seed Savers Exchange, Serenity Fitness, Shear Wonders Boutique, Shine Bright with Brecka, The Silver Birch, Sparrow’s, T-Bock’s Sports Bar & Grill, Toppling Goliath, Winneshiek Wildberry Winery

*Link to purchase your swag bag can be found below the special event information.

Special Events:

FRIDAY, MARCH 31st
4-7PM Craft cocktails by the Traveling Tapster and live music with Bree Sauer & Katie Steege @ Rendered Unique.

4-8PM Personal 1:1 reading with Joan, an Angel reader, medium, and intuitive reader @ Magic Morpho. 30 minute readings. Cost $50. Sign up in the store.

5:30PM Barn Quilt Workshop with the Urban Artifacts of Preston @ Convergence CiderWorks. Pre-register.  Cost $60.

4:30-5:30PM The Happiest Hour. A breath-centered yoga practice infused with gentle movement and a relaxing post-class mocktail experience hosted by Driftless Yoga Center & Impact Coffee. Registration required. Cost $25.

6PM – Comedy dinner theater event – “Crazytown” at Empty Nest Winery, March 31st and Saturday, April 1st at 6PM. Cost $46/ticket. Tickets available on Eventbrite.

6-7:30PM Sacred Cacao Ceremony & Sound Healing @ Let Go Studio – RSVP Required. Cost $40

6-9PM Camela Widad Live Music @ Toppling Goliath.

7-10PM Chris Holm Live Music @ Pulpit Rock Brewing

7:30PM Driftless Jazz @ Impact Coffee. Driftless Jazz will be performing to add some swing and rhythm to the weekend.

7:30PM Empire Wild @ Luther College. This genre-bending crossover trio met at Juilliard and apply their classical training to a gorgeous array of jazz, pop, Broadway, folk and original compositions. On cello, guitar, cajon, vocals, and occasionally some ankle bells, Empire Wild has been delighting audiences with their inventive covers and twists on the classical canon. Equally at home in the classroom, intimate salon, and large concert hall, Empire Wild brings a sense of community to every performance.  Purchase tickets at the Luther Box Office or at tickets.luther.edu.of the Center Stage Music Series, this genre-bending crossover trio met at Juilliard and apply their classical training to a gorgeous array of jazz, pop, Broadway, folk and original compositions. Purchase tickets at the Luther Box Office or at tickets.luther.edu.

SATURDAY, APRIL 1st

7:30AM-2PM Wake Up, Wonderful! @The Landing Market. Mimosas with fresh-squeezed juice and Bloodys. Prize drawings.

8:30-10AM Morning meditation & sacred cacao ceremony @ Let Go Studio. RSVP Required. Cost $40.

9AM -1PM Craft and Vendor Show @ the Danan Lansing Building – Winneshiek County Fairgrounds. Hosted by Shine Bright with Brecka.

9AM Style show Brunch @ Hotel Winneshiek. Features 9 local businesses. $20 advance ticket at participating businesses. Donlon Pharmacy, Double Windsor, J. Tupy’s on Water St, Modish, Rendered Unique, Revelation, Sparrow’s, Sugar Bowl, The Dress by Morgan Lynn
Style show catered by: River Road Bakery – Frittata, Salad & Fruit, Pastries, Coffee & Water

9AM-5PM War of the Flowers: Flower Art Sculpture Gallery @ Decorah Greenhouse & Flower Shop. $5 Admission

10-11:30AM Meet Denver Broncos Linebacker Josey Jewell @ Root43 Juicery/The Landing Market.

10AM-4PM Private readings with oracle reader @ Magic Morpho.

11AM-1PM Book signing with JoAn Stevenson @ Sparrow’s.

12-1PM Sound healing @ Let Go Studio. RSVP Required. Cost $30.

1-3PM Meet Bev Bowers, author of award-winning book “How To Dress A Nake Portfolio”@ Agora Arts.

2-3PM Sound healing @ Let Go Studio. RSVP Required. Cost $30.

3-4PM Cocktail Class @ Rubaiyat Restaurant. A ‘get-ready-for-summer cocktail class’. Cost $20 and includes learning how to make 2 cocktails and some antipasto skewers for a light snack. SOLD OUT!

6PM – Comedy dinner theater event – “Crazytown” at Empty Nest Winery, March 31st and Saturday, April 1st at 6PM. Cost $46/ticket. Tickets available on Eventbrite.

7PM Line Dancing with Gaelle @ Convergence CiderWorks.

7:30PM Comedy Night @ T-Bock’s Upstairs. Doors open at 7:30, showtime at 8:30. Featuring comedians Ben Jones & Johnny Beehner. Tickets available on Eventbrite: Advance tickets $18. The show is expected to sell out. Any leftover tickets or open seats will be sold at the door for $20.

8-10PM  Leap into Spring with a Drag Show at Impact Coffee. Take a seat with one of our specialty spring beverages and strap in for a night of laughs and lipsyncing. Our impeccable host Prunella De Ville will lead us through a night of showstopping and jaw dropping numbers with her friends Roxi Manacoochi, Marti Gras and Iris Aspire Jackson. Tickets are limited so get them while you can! This is an 18+ event and ID’s will be checked at the door. Purchase tickets through EventBrite.

SUNDAY, APRIL 2nd
9AM-12PM War of the Flowers: Flower Art Sculpture Gallery @ Decorah Greenhouse & Flower Shop. $5 Admission

10AM-2PM Spring Brunch @ La Rana Bistro. Reservations required.

10AM-8PM Brunch @ Toppling Goliath Brewing Co. featuring their FULL Sunday Brunch Cocktail Menu.

1-3:30PM CSA Market & Local Food Fair & Live Bluegrass music by Annie & Gary of the GrassRun Band @ Convergence CiderWorks followed with live music by Eide Tapping.

 

**NEW SWAG BAG INFO FOR 2023:
Swag bags will be ONLY be available for pickup at the Chamber office (507 West Water Street).  Bags must be picked up Friday, March 31st between 10am and 6pm OR Saturday, April 1st between 8am and Noon.  No exceptions.

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Start:
March 31, 2023
End:
April 2, 2023