Join us for a dinner, drinks, food, and friends! Your $25 ticket includes: - Museum admission - Traditional fish fry meal - Legacy of the Lakes Museum gift - Outdoor concert by crowd favorite, Reverend Raven & the Chain Smokin' Altar Boys (feat. Westside Andy on harmonica) This event is open to the public. Pre-sale tickets available at Elden's Fresh Foods and the Museum. Bring your own lawn chair! Must be 21+ to attend.

Van Gooch and Claudine Grove of the Evansville Photoclub will present on the different techniques Brandenburg used to capture the art of the wide-open prairies featured in, “Touch the Sky.” They will discuss to what extent is good photography due to emotion, technique, or determination. Maximum class size: 15 This event is free and open to the public. Please call the Museum at 320-759-1114 to register.

“We say we love our lakes, yet we not only allow but also participate in their deterioration.” Author Darby Nelson will lead a book talk that explores this paradox and addresses lake natural history that is largely hidden from view. “For Love of Lakes” was a finalist in the 2012 Minnesota Book Awards. This event is free and open to the public. Please call the Museum at 320-759-1114 to register for this event.

Local author, Debbie Hoven, will be here to read her children’s book, “Norman Loves the Lake: An ABC Book,” and sign copies. Come play with Norman, a lovable black lab, who loves living by the lake. This event is free and open to the public. Please call the Museum at 320-759-1114 to register for this event.

Van Gooch and Claudine Groove from the Evansville Photoclub will share tips and techniques on how to take photos in natural settings. This session will include time in the classroom and time in the Legacy Gardens. Participants should bring their own cameras. Maximum class size: 15 This event is free and open to the public. Please call the Museum at 320-759-1114 to register.