A Sampler of Past Events, most recent first
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5th Anniversary Celebration
We had a classy event to celebrate our 5th anniversary since the grand opening of the Barn.
The food was amazing thanks to our Julie's catering skills. Who else would think to put a cheese ball recipe into the shape of a wheel! Brenda Wolf decorated two stunning cakes depicting the Barn and its wheel fence.
The Old Time Fiddlers and the Potlatch Junior Jammers played background music. The Old Time fiddlers had played at the grand opening October of 2006
The displays staffed by board members told the story of the Barn - Where We Started; Where We are Today; Where We are Headed and What You Can Do To Help.
The last station was designed to kick off our new membership program....Growing the Barn a Gift at a Time. The two boards of directors that oversee the Barn facility and its programs spent the past year doing long range planning because we are bursting at the seams! We need to expand the classroom space, add some larger studios to provide working space for potters, glass artists, wood and metal workers and sculptors. We also need to provide more space for consignment artists to display and sell their work. Everything we have accomplished since the Barn was donated to the community in 2004 has been done with private donations and grants. We are planning to fund the expansion in the same manner.
Click on the Join Us page under the Sustaining the Barn header for the details.
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An Old Fashioned Sunday in Autumn 2011
What a day! The weather turned out perfect despite heavy rain the night before - the first rain we had had in many weeks. Attendance was terrific.
The Kitchen Band with their washboards, saw blades, spoons, cups and pie plates was a hoot. From the Pullman Senior Center, they brought song books so the audience could sing along. Loose on the Palouse played tunes accompanied by an old diesel tractor and an engine keeping time.
The first silent auction of desserts in boxes beautifully decorated by our artists was a hit and turned out to be an excellent fund raiser.
The pie judging chefs were top notch this year: Bill Jollymore from the Red Lion Hotel accompanied by Aaron Jollymore; Nicole Murray from the Black Cypress restaurant in Pullman. The public loved purchasing the slices of both peach and apple pie when the judging was over.
The Lewis Clark Antique Power Club was well represented with their beautifully restored tractors. They showed them off as well as demonstrated their capabilities in an adjacent field.
Greg Druffel showed his vintage movies of farming on the Palouse and the Whitman County Library's Rural Heritage photo display drew lots of interested viewers. Books were autographed by author and illustrator Nona Hengen and John Clement and Alex McGregor.
Demonstrators and vendors filled the yard behind the wheel fence. Time honored crafts and techniques were demonstrated: were spinning and dying, lace making, wheat cleaning, black smithing, broom making, jams and jellies from local products, a local museum, quilting and rug weaving, face painting, wooden spoon carving, a bonsai demonstration and a butter making and Dutch oven cooking demonstration.
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People's Choice bale contest winner - 4th Annual Harvest Festival
Long time friends of the Barn Sharon Dixon and Shirley McCann spent hours on the detailing in the "Running of the Pigs" entry. The public loved it, so the creators took home the cash prize.
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Wylie and the Wild West Benefit Concert
The concert was held on the hillside behind the Barn, with net proceeds going to create an agricultural museum from the loafing shed building seen in the upper left corner of this image.
We appreciate the support shown by those who came to the concert.
From an attendee: "Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! Wylie and the Wild West was a GREAT show and the Dahman Barn was the perfect backdrop. I haven’t heard many of his songs, but I do enjoy the sound and style of his band. And yes, Wylie is quite the entertainer. I arrived late (it was intermission when I got there) but enjoyed browsing through the barn before the second half of the show. Judging by the songs he performed, the second half was probably the “meat” of his show. A good mix of traditional country/cowboy tunes and lots of yodeling in the final number of the set (aside from Bonnie Guitar, Wylie’s the quintessential yodeler!!) The crowd gave a standing ovation at the end, so the band played four more songs. It was about 4:30 when the concert ended. So I enjoyed a very relaxing, and fun, afternoon. Thank you!!!"
And, we thank our underwriters, listed below, who donated cash or in-kind services or goods to make this our most-important-ever event successful.
BENEFACTORS
Lewiston Tribune with the Daily News
KRLC with KCLX Radio Stations
McGregor Company
Skelton’s Carpet One
Vern Eide Ford of Moscow
SPONSORS
Avista
Busch Distributors
Cannon's Building Supply
Red Lion Inn
Reilly Accounting
South Fork Bistro
Uniontown Co-op with
the Lewis Clark Grain Terminal
SUPPORTERS
AmericanWest Bank
Best Western University Inn
Chipman-Taylor
Columbia Tractor
Gritman Medical Center
Hahn Rental Center
Image Design Center
Inland Networks
Lewiston Printing
McKenzie’s Hair Salon, Pullman
Moscow Building Supply
NW Farm Credit Services
PDQ Import Repair
Pepsi/7-Up
Premier Alpacas of the Palouse
RE/MAX Pullman
Roach Construction
Schwan’s
Stonebraker-McQuary Insurance Agency
Uniontown Deli & Mini Mart
Valley Electric
Wild West Ranch Wear
Special thanks go to the Whitman County Sheriff's Posse for help with the parking, and the many, many volunteers from the community and the boards of directors who went out of their way to prepare the hillside and staff various jobs the day of the event.
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Summer Garden Tea Party
DeAnn Scrabeck of Lewiston, Idaho, won the Best Hat award at the recent Summer Garden Party Tea at the Barn July 2010. Says DeAnn, "As for the hat, it was made by Harriett Miller of Parkway Florists in Louisville Kentucky for an event at the 1999 National Funeral Directors Association Annual Convention in Boston. (I was in charge of meetings and conventions for NFDA for 15 years.) Harriett was a part of a team of FTD florists from around the country who did all the floral arrangements for the conventon. Harriett, being from Louisville, makes hats for the ladies who attend the Kentucky Derby. Obviously she is a gifted florist and a wonderful hat designer! This brings back wonderful memories of some very special folks".
The hat was stunning and DeAnn wore it well. Congrats!
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The Art Car debuts at the Johnson 4th of July parade
Christie and Len Zeoli, both resident artists at the Barn, offered their well worn Geo Metro car as a canvas for artists. What a fun project it was! Many hands got into re-painting the car. The result is awesome, and was finished just in time to accompany the Barn's banner in the Johnson 4th of July parade. This is an amazing event that began decades ago in a little town near the Barn and has grown phenomenally. People come from an hour and a half away to see what is new each year. Anyone can get into the parade and do their thing. What started out as squirt gun fun, has morphed into a major water war. Vintage fire trucks participated this year and hosed down the crowd, but parade watchers had their own liquid ammunition. Luckily it was a hot morning and everyone came out grinning. The art car was as wet inside as it was outside.
The art car will wear the Dahmen Barn's logo and will be seen regularly on Palouse roads as Christie goes about her business.
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A special birthday party for Julie
Julie has not wanted to be the Featured Friend or Featured Artist on the website, but I think I can get away with special mention here. :-) Terri Walters, resident artisan and Jean Carol Davis, a good friend of Julie's and a true Friend of the Barn who helps out in so many ways, organized a surprise brithday breakfast for Julie at the Barn. Many artists and board members attended and brought scrumptious food. The highlight of the event was a memory book where all guests were able to prepare a page in advance. Each page was a treasure, with most contributors including some of his/her art work along with words of admiration. The book was beautifully assembled, a real keepsake.
We are so lucky to have Julie working with us. She brings good nature and creativity to everything she does at the Barn, and the resident artists rightly call her the "heart of the Barn". She is the proprietress of The Shop which is rich with work of local artists and craftspeople, where interesting new products are added frequently. She organizes and displays single handedly each monthly exhibit and prepares a fabulous refreshment buffet for the opening receptions. For example, at the Palouse Silo exhibit she baked bread in coffee cans and cut the tops off at an angle to look like silos, hollowed them out and filled them with lentils for the center piece. It was a smashing and appropriate display.
In the little spare time Julie has, she creates fabulous garden art out of found metal objects - pieces of hardware, farm equipment, car parts, etc. They are so fun that they sell out immediately at the Barn. Her work was recently featured in the Pullman Art Walk.
Julie always has a smile on her face, and it is a pleasure working with her on many levels. She serves on both the UCDA Board of Directors and the new Artisan Barn Board of Directors, and is an important contributor.
I especially appreciate Julie. She and I work closely on many aspects of Barn business. Whenever I run into a dead end on a project or event, I can throw the situation out to her and she comes up with a new avenue. The Barn operation would not be what it is without Julie. We wish her many more birthdays.
Leslee Miller, manager
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Nordic Spirit
This lively performance by a trio of western Washington musicians playing traditional Scandinavian music brought the largest crowd ever to a performance at the Barn. Two dancers in authentic costumes accompanied the musicans. The costumes and native customs were described during the performance, so this was truly a cultural event. Home baked cookies using traditional Scandinavian recipes were a hit with those who came that afternoon.
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Grant received from the National Endowment for the Arts
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 recognizes that the non-profit arts industry is an important sector of the economy and has provided $50 million in funding to the National Endowment for the Arts.
The Washington State Arts Commission received the State's share and has awarded a portion to the Uniontown Community Development Association to cover 80% of the salary for management of Artisans at the Dahmen Barn for one year. We so appreciate this grant at this difficult economic time.
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Wood Artists of the Palouse Exhibit
This exhibit was world class. The quality of the work was phenomenal and was all done by wood artists from our area. Everything from functional items to pure art was included. There was standing room only at the opening reception and many, many visitors came during the month-long show.
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2nd Annual Tea and Fashion Show
Visitors enjoyed iced tea and lemonade plus fabulous finger food with lavender accents. The fashion show featured many stunning ensembles created by resident and consignment artists at the barn. There were lovely hand knit sweaters paired with colorful skirts and hats, accented with jewelry, plus beautiful wispy hand painted silk garments and accessories. The fashion show was coordinated by Monika Kriebel.
The Lavender tea was outstanding: so much to see and admire--your enchanting table; delicious food; fashionable garments and beautiful Art all around. I cannot say how much I enjoyed it and have to thank you for being the hostess who made me feel welcome.
June from Pullman emailed this message following the tea: The Lavender tea was outstanding: so much to see and admire--your enchanting table; delicious food; fashionable garments and beautiful art all around. I cannot say how much I enjoyed it and have to thank you for being the hostess who made me feel welcome. Truly, a memorable feast for all the senses and the English lavender soap a treat to take home. It was a pleasure to meet you.
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The Barn's presence at the Johnson 4th of July parade
Resident artisans Jodee Maiorana, Kim Della Maggiora, and Christie Zeoli put on a great show at the parade. The local 4-H group assisted by carrying a banner and signs letting the public know the types of activities are available at the barn. This is a fun community parade that is attended by lots and lots of people from the Inland Northwest.
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Talking Quilts
The Dahmen Barn partnered with the Whitman County Library to present "Talking Quilts" by professional storyteller Antoinette Botsford.
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German Oom Pah Band in concert
Uniontown was settled by German immigrants in the late 1800s. On the first Sunday in March for more than 50 years, the town has put on a Sausage Feed as a community fund raisier. It is a huge event where everyone in town plays a role and people come from afar for the sausage made from a secret recipe. At the Dahmen Barn, Auf Geht, a German band, plays in costume for a free concert that afternoon.
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Aussie Afternoon
An award winning cowboy poet from Australia joined local cowboy poets at the Dahmen Barn after attending the national competition in Nevada. The group collaborated on poetry and Aussie music to an enthusiastic audience.
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2nd Annual Harvest Festival
Each September we do a Harvest Festival where we have a pie baking contest, then sales of pie ala mode as a fundraiser. We also have many people demonstrating pioneer type crafts and members of an antique power club showing their restored farm equipment. In 2008 we initiated a hay bale sculpture contest which will continue each year. We held a People's Choice vote and the dragon in the photo was the winner.
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Mad About Music and Suzuki Strings
The local suzuki strings music group invited Mad About Music, a group of talented string playing youngsters from New Mexico, to accompany them at the Dahmen Barn for a performance.
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Mabel Vogt and the Potlatch Junior Jammers
Mabel Vogt is an award-winning fiddler, who has taught young people to fiddle for decades. Their skill is exemplary. Both Vogt and the youngsters play to a sell out crowd when they perform annually at the Dahmen Barn.
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Wood Crafters Demonstraton Day
The second annual demonstration day April of 2008 featured many regional artists who work in wood. Techniques represented ranged from a chainsaw carver to a fellow who did fine inlay work and another who makes dulcimers. This free event is open to the public to showcase individual artists and their creations. Each year a different medium is chosen. The first year it was Fiber to Fashion.
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Bluegrass concert
Will Williams and Gravel road travel from southern Idaho twice a year to play hard drivin' bluegrass music at the Dahmen Barn. The accomplished group attracts quite a crowd.
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Bagpipe Concert in 2007
The Border Highlanders, a bagpipe band whose members are from Moscow, Pullman, Lewiston and Clarkston use the Dahmen Barn as a geographically central place to practice. Each year they do a benefit concert as a way of thanking us for the use of the facility. There was barely standing room at the first concert in 2007.
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2007 Demo Day
FIBER TO FASHION was the theme chosen for the first annual demonstration day at the barn. We sheared some goats and alpacas, and had many fiber artists at work in the barn demonstrating the steps from the raw fiber to the finished products.
Each subsequent year we choose a different medium and bring in visiting artists to demonstrate their technique. In 2008 it was wood, and in 2009 it was clay where visitors were encouraged to try their hand at the medium.
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Very First Fundraiser
The dance was a fundraiser held in October 2005 for the renovation project, and curiosity about what was going on inside the old structure brought several hundred dancers aged 2 years to 90+. Eleanor's Corner Saloon sold burgers and donated a portion of the proceeds to the project.
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