If there’s one thing Little House on the Prairie fans love, it’s events and gatherings that celebrate the show and the books. Especially this year where many of us are celebrating the 150th anniversary of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s birth. We love traveling to historical sites and locations, connecting with the actors, swapping trivia tidbits, or dressing up in prairie dresses and bonnets. So if you’re looking for an excuse to show off your new sun bonnet, check out these upcoming Little House on the Prairie inspired events!

• California
• Colorado
• Delaware
• Georgia
• Illinois
• Indiana
• Iowa
• Kansas
• Maryland
• Michigan
• Minnesota
• Missouri
• New York
• North Carolina
• Ohio
• South Dakota
• Texas
• West Virginia
• Wisconsin
• Mexico

EVENTS IN CALIFORNIA

Annual Laura Ingalls Wilder Gingerbread Sociable
Location: Pomona Public Library, Pomona, California
February 4, 2017
DESCRIPTION:
Hosted by Friends of the Ponoma Library annually the first Saturday in February. (As of January 28, 2017, the library’s website page about library events is not working).

Laura Ingalls Wilder Musical
Location: Gallo Center for the Arts, Escalon, California
February 21, 2017
Primary source: Escalon Charter Academy
DESCRIPTION:
An uplifting story of one of America’s most beloved authors comes to life in ArtsPower’s heart-warming musical production! Laura and her family travel across America in search of a place they can call home. Facing obstacles such as scarlet fever and eviction from their land, their pioneering spirit and family bonds are tested but never broken.

Laura Ingalls Wilder Musical
Location: Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, Santa Rosa, California
February 22, 2017
Primary source: Luther Burbank Center
DESCRIPTION:
This outstanding musical production chronicles the exciting adventures of the Ingalls family as they travel across the prairie in search of a little house to call home based on Laura Ingalls Wilders’ own stories.

EVENTS IN COLORADO

Lecture: Rabbit Tales & Pioneer Trails
Location: Longmont Public Library, Longmont, Colorado
February 9, 2017
Primary source: City of Longmont, Colorado
DESCRIPTION:
Connie Neumann, board member of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Legacy and Research Association and a member of the Beatrix Potter Society, will compare these two classic children’s authors and pioneering women in their 150th anniversary years. Born only six months apart but worlds away, Potter and Wilder had more in common than their readers would first expect. Registration is required.

Laura Ingalls Wilder Musical
Location: PACE Center, Parker, Colorado
March 2, 2017
Primary source: Parker Arts
DESCRIPTION:
Laura and her family travel across the unsettled frontier of the late-1800s American Midwest in search of a place they can call home. Facing obstacles such as scarlet fever and eviction from their land, their pioneering spirit and family bonds are tested but never broken.

EVENTS IN DELAWARE

Laura Ingalls Wilder Musical
Location: Central Middle School, Dover, Delaware
March 30, 2017
Primary source: School Day Theater
DESCRIPTION:
A musical which chronicles Laura and her family as they travel across the unsettled frontier of the late-1800’s American Midwest.

EVENTS IN GEORGIA

Laura Ingalls Wilder Musical
Location: Madison-Morgan Cultural Center, Madison, Georgia
February 2, 2017
Primary source: Madison-Morgan Cultural Center
DESCRIPTION:
Laura and her family travel across America in search of a place they can call home. Facing obstacles such as scarlet fever and eviction from their land, their pioneering spirit and family bonds are tested but never broken.

EVENTS IN ILLINOIS

Educational Connections: The Life and Music of Laura Ingalls Wilder
Location: Blizzard Theatre, Elgin Community College Arts Center, Elgin, Illinois
February 3, 2017
Primary source: Elgin Community College Arts Center
DESCRIPTION:
Presented by the Elgin Master Chorale

History Speaks Lecture Series: Laura Ingalls Wilder: The Real Story
Location: Century Memorial Chapel, Naper Settlement, Naperville, Illinois
February 12, 2017
Primary source: Naper Settlement Museum
DESCRIPTION:
To celebrate the 150th birthday of Laura Ingalls Wilder, Laura Keyes will portray the American writer. Hear the real history of Laura Ingalls Wilder and discover the times, places, and people who inspired her wonderful books.

2017 Poetry Challenge
Location: Highland Park Poetry, Highland Park, Illinois
February 28, 2017
Primary source: Highland Park Poetry
DESCRIPTION:
This year one of the Highland Park Poetry challenges to poets is to write a response to Prairie & Pioneers (in honor of the 150th anniversary of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s birth).

Laura Ingalls Wilder Musical
Location: The Paramount Theatre, Aurora, Illinois
March 23, 2017
Primary source: The Paramount Theatre
DESCRIPTION:
Take a trip across the unsettled Midwest with pioneer girl and beloved author Laura Ingalls Wilder. Laura travels across the prairie with Ma, Pa & her sister Mary as they look for the perfect place to call home. Along the way they face many challenges, from Indian attacks to keeping their farm thriving. Though times can be tough, they learn the importance of family, hard work and determination on the new territories of a young United States.

Linda Halpin: Quilting with Laura Ingalls Wilder
Location: Village Quilters, Grace United Methodist Church, Lake Bluff, Illinois
June 20, 2017
Primary source: Village Quilters
Secondary source: Linda Halpin
DESCRIPTION:
Inspired by the Little House on the Prairie series, participants will explore quilts as Laura would have known them, tracing the history of quilt making during the time period of Laura’s youth. (Read Linda Halpin’s interesting articles: Quilting with Laura Ingalls Wilder and Tips for Quilters inspired by Laura Ingalls Wilder.)

EVENTS IN INDIANA

Birthday Celebration
Location: Hagerstown Jefferson Township Library, Hagerstown, Indiana
February 7, 2017
Primary source: Hagerstown Library
DESCRIPTION:
The Hagerstown Jefferson Township Library will host a birthday celebration in Laura Ingalls Wilder’s honor in order to celebrate a life that gave us enduring stories and characters that have had a lasting impact on our world.

Laura Ingalls Wilder’s 150th Birthday Celebration
Location: Valparaiso Public Library, Valparaiso, Indiana
February 7, 2017
Primary source: PCPLS
Secondary source: PCPLS
DESCRIPTION:
Come celebrate the 150th anniversary of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s birth with frontier games, crafts, dancing and more!
Program Date: Tuesday, February 7th. (registration required; registration date 1/24/2017)

Laura Ingalls Wilder Moving Day
Location: Lawrenceburg Public Library District, Lawrenceburg, Indiana
February 7, 2017
Primary source: Lawrenceburg Public Library District System
DESCRIPTION:
In this live action presentation featuring Laura Keyes, Laura Ingalls Wilder is preparing to move her family from South Dakota to Missouri. This presentation is good for a younger audience. It shows the challenges and some of the fun aspects of life on the frontier in the 1870s and 1880s. Children will learn that Laura Ingalls Wilder had a rather ordinary life, just like them!

EVENTS IN IOWA

Laura Ingalls Wilder Musical
Location: John and Alice Butler Hall located in the University of Dubuque Heritage Center, Dubuque, Iowa
March 6, 2017
Primary source: University of Dubuque
DESCRIPTION:
Laura and her family travel across America in search of a place they can call home. This uplifting story demonstrates a historical perspective on how a young woman discovers her personal values and builds relationships.

Packing Up: presented by Sarah Uthoff
Location: Johnson County Historical Society, Coralville, Iowa
May 7, 2017
Primary source: Johnson County Historical Society
DESCRIPTION:
JCHS will be hosting the program “Packing Up” in honor of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s 150th birthday! Presented by Sarah Uthoff this program features a twist on Wilder’s life as the audience looks in on her as she is packing up to move to Mansfield, Missouri. (Read Sarah Uthoff’s interesting articles here.)

Laura Days Celebration
Location: Laura Ingalls Wilder Park and Museum, Burr Oak, Iowa
June 23-25, 2017
Primary source: Laura Ingalls Wilder Park & Museum
DESCRIPTION:
The annual Laura Days celebration is held every 4th weekend in June. The weekend begins Friday night with a 5K run. Saturday events include a parade, children’s pioneer games and activities in the park, craft demonstrations, food tent, entertainment, Little Miss Laura and Young Almanzo contests, greased pig contest, tours of the Masters Hotel, and more!

EVENTS IN KANSAS

Lecture: Chisholm Trail: Stories of Laura Ingalls Wilder presented by Dr. Laura McLemore
Location: Wichita Public Library Westlink Branch, Wichita, Kansas
February 7 at 6:30 pm
Primary source: Wichita Public Library
DESCRIPTION:
Join this special author celebration. About 150 years ago, as the Chisholm Trail was first getting started, a young girl moved to the Kansas prairie. Laura Ingalls Wilder became a beloved children’s author, best known for her Little House books about her childhood in the 1860s, 70s, and 80s. In honor of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s 150th birthday, Dr. Laura McLemore will perform as Laura Ingalls Wilder and present information about her life featuring artifacts representing items mentioned in her stories. This interactive event will delight and entertain people of all ages, from kindergarten to senior citizens.

EVENTS IN MARYLAND

Lecture: From the Pencil of a Pioneer Girl
Location: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Towson University, Towson, Maryland
February 7, 2017
Primary source: Towson University
DESCRIPTION:
To mark the 150th anniversary, Laura Ingalls Wilder scholar Ann Weller Dahl will discuss why Mrs. Wilder penned her Little House on the Prairie series, why the books became and have remained so popular, and reflect on the timeless values in these books. Dahl will also present a video tour of the real sites described in the books.

Visiting Laura’s Little Houses
Location: Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore, Maryland
March 29, 2017
Primary source: Enoch Pratt Free Library
DESCRIPTION:
In honor of the 150th anniversary of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s birth, Ann Weller Dahl presents a video tour of the real sites described in the “Little House” books. Dahl taught for 31 years at Calvert School and for the homeschooling division of the School and wrote detailed reading guides to the “Little House” books.

EVENTS IN MICHIGAN

Laura Ingalls Wilder Tea
Location: Troy Historic Village, Troy, Michigan
February 23, 2017
Primary source: Troy Historic Village
DESCRIPTION:
In celebration of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s 150th birthday, join local performers David and Sarah Moan in casting a light on this author’s storied life and career. Treasured tales from Little House on the Prairie are brought to life with the Moans’ live theatrical performance based on the works of Laura Ingalls Wilder.

Laura Ingalls Wilder Musical
Location: Wharton Center for the Performing Arts, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
March 19, 2017
Primary source: Wharton Center for the Performing Arts
DESCRIPTION:
This popular musical chronicles the exciting adventures of the Ingalls family as they travel across the prairie in search of a little house to call home. Facing obstacles such as scarlet fever and devastating crop losses, their pioneering spirit and family bonds are tested but never broken. This performance captures the restlessness and excitement of loading up the covered wagon to find a new home amid the personal struggles Laura and her family face in carving out a new life together.

EVENTS IN MINNESOTA

Little House on the River Camp
Location: Three Rivers Park District, Plymouth, Minnesota
June 6-8, 2017
Primary source: Three Rivers Park District
DESCRIPTION:
Experience log-cabin life in the Big Woods, just as Laura did! Help with farm and garden chores, cook on a wood-burning stove, practice sewing, and attend school in a one-room schoolhouse. Play old-fashioned games and explore the outdoors. Take a trip to the General Store, where a note from Nellie Olesen awaits. Reservations required.

Little House in the Big Fort Day Camp I
Location: Historic Fort Snelling, St. Paul, Minnesota
June 27-30, 2017
Primary source: Minnesota Historical Society
DESCRIPTION:
Experience the 19th century life described in four of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s books: By the Shores of Silver Lake, The Long Winter, Little Town on the Prairie and These Happy Golden Years. Campers will sing songs, play games and make food and crafts that Wilder learned while growing up in the 19th century. This camp includes cooking, sewing, music, stories, games described in the books and a one-room schoolhouse experience.

Little House in the Big Fort Day Camp II
Location: Historic Fort Snelling, St. Paul, Minnesota
July 11-14, 2017
Primary source: Minnesota Historical Society
DESCRIPTION:
Experience the 19th century life described in four of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s books: By the Shores of Silver Lake, The Long Winter, Little Town on the Prairie and These Happy Golden Years. Campers will sing songs, play games and make food and crafts that Wilder learned while growing up in the 19th century. This camp includes cooking, sewing, music, stories, games described in the books and a one-room schoolhouse experience.

Wilder Pageant
Location: On the banks of Plum Creek west of Walnut Grove, Minnesota
Three weekends in 2017: July 14-15, 21-22, 28-29
Primary source: Walnut Grove, MN
DESCRIPTION:
The Wilder Pageant is a family-oriented outdoor drama based on the life of Laura Ingalls Wilder in Walnut Grove. It is a live performance each night with all the characters from the Walnut Grove area. Laura narrates the story, reflecting on her life in Walnut Grove in the 1870s.

EVENTS IN MISSOURI

Linda Halpin: Quilting with Laura Ingalls Wilder
Location: Ozark County Historium, Gainesville, Missouri
July 11, 2017
Primary source: Evergreen Quilt Guild
Secondary source: Linda Halpin
DESCRIPTION:
Inspired by the Little House on the Prairie series, participants will explore quilts as Laura would have known them, tracing the history of quilt making during the time period of Laura’s youth. (Read Linda Halpin’s interesting articles: Quilting with Laura Ingalls Wilder and Tips for Quilters inspired by Laura Ingalls Wilder.)

LauraPalooza 2017
Location: University Plaza Hotel & Convention Center, Springfield, Missouri
July 12-14, 2017
Primary source: Beyond Little House
DESCRIPTION:
The Laura Ingalls Wilder Legacy and Research Association is sponsoring the fourth LauraPalooza conference, to be held at the University Plaza Hotel in Springfield, Missouri on July 12–14, 2017. The theme of this year’s conference captures the 150th anniversary of Laura’s birth – a sesquicentennial to celebrate!

Wilder Day (annual commemoration)
Location: Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Home & Museum, Mansfield, Missouri
September 16, 2017
Primary source: Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Home & Museum
DESCRIPTION:
Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Home & Museum holds its annual celebration commemorating Laura Ingalls Wilder, America’s favorite pioneer girl, and her cherished “Little House” books. Hear Pa’s fiddle, take a tour of the home, visit the new museum, and enjoy the beautiful grounds of Rocky Ridge Farm.

EVENTS IN NEW YORK

Laura Ingalls Wilder Musical
Location: Marvel Theatre, Rockefeller Arts Center, Fredonia State University of New York
January 25, 2017
Primary source: Fredonia.edu
DESCRIPTION:
Laura and her family travel across America in search of a place they can call home. Facing obstacles such as scarlet fever and eviction from their land, their pioneering spirit and family bonds are tested but never broken. This uplifting story of one of America’s most beloved authors comes to life in ArtsPower’s popular musical.

Laura Ingalls Wilder Musical
Location: Madison Theatre at Molloy College, Rockville Centre, NY
April 2, 2017
Primary source: Madison Theatre at Molloy College
DESCRIPTION:
Laura and her family travel across America in search of a place they can call home. Facing obstacles such as scarlet fever and eviction from their land, their pioneering spirit and family bonds are tested but never broken.

Laura Ingalls Wilder Days
Location: Genesee Country Village & Museum, Mumford, New York
August 5-6, 2017
Primary source: Genesee Country Village and Museum
DESCRIPTION:
Celebrate the stories of one of the most popular writers of 19th-century frontier life with Laura Ingalls Wilder Days, Saturday and Sunday, August 5-6, and learn more about Laura’s ties to Western New York.

EVENTS IN NORTH CAROLINA

Laura Ingalls Wilder Musical
Location: Brock Performing Arts Center, Mocksville, North Carolina
February 4 & 5, 2017
Primary source: Davie County Arts Council
Secondary source: ChamberMaster
DESCRIPTION:
Laura and her family travel across America in search of a place they can call home. Facing obstacles such as scarlet fever and eviction from their land, their pioneering spirit and family bonds are tested but never broken. This uplifting story of one of America’s most beloved authors comes to life in this popular musical.

Laura Ingalls Wilder Musical
Location: J.E. Broyhill Civic Center, Lenoir, North Carolina
February 6, 2017
Primary source: Caldwell Arts Council
DESCRIPTION:
Author of Little House on the Prairie, Laura Wilder and her family travel across America in search of a place they can call home. Facing obstacles such as scarlet fever and eviction from their land, their pioneering spirit and family bonds are tested but never broken. This uplifting story of one of America’s most beloved authors comes to life in ArtsPower’s popular musical.

EVENTS IN OHIO

Laura Ingalls Wilder Musical
Location: Darke County Center for the Arts, Greenville, Ohio
January 19, 2017
Primary source: Darke County Center for the Arts
DESCRIPTION:
Laura and her family travel across America in search of a place they can call home facing obstacles such as scarlet fever and eviction from their land. Their pioneering spirit and family bonds are tested but never broken. Don’t miss the uplifting story of one of America’s most beloved authors as it comes to life.

Celebrate Laura Ingalls Wilder
Location: Clermont Public Library, Goshen Branch, Goshen, Ohio
February 7, 2017
Primary source: Clermont County Public Library
DESCRIPTION:
Clermont Public Library is kicking off its “Year of the Pioneer” with a birthday celebration for Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of the Little House on the Prairie series. Join them at the Goshen Branch Library and experience a slice of pioneer life! To celebrate Laura Ingalls Wilder’s 150th birthday, you will enjoy a musical performance, crafts, pioneer experiences, and birthday sweets.

Laura Ingalls Wilder Day:150th Birthday Celebration
Location: Sandusky Library, Sandusky, Ohio
February 11, 2017
Primary source: Sandusky Library
DESCRIPTION:
Come celebrate the 150th anniversary of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s birthday! Browse displays of Little House books, make a Little House inspired craft, and watch an episode or two of the popular TV series at 2:30 p.m. Stop by the Digital Media Studio and have your picture taken in front of a prairie setting to celebrate Laura Ingalls Wilder’s 150th birthday.

Celebrate Laura Ingalls Wilder
Location: Clermont Public Library, Amelia Branch, Amelia, Ohio
February 11, 2017
Primary source: Clermont County Public Library
DESCRIPTION:
Clermont Public Library is kicking off its “Year of the Pioneer” with a birthday celebration for Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of the Little House on the Prairie series. Join them at the Amelia Branch Library and experience a slice of pioneer life! To celebrate Laura Ingalls Wilder’s 150th birthday, you will enjoy a musical performance, crafts, pioneer experiences, and birthday sweets!

Laura Ingalls Wilder Weekend
Location: Sauder Village, Archbold, Ohio (22611 St. Rt. 2, Archbold, OH 43502)
Friday, July 7 and Saturday, July 8, 2017 from 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Primary source: Sauder Village – Ohio’s largest living-history destination!
Secondary source: Sauder Village – Laura Ingalls Wilder Weekend
DESCRIPTION:
Reading fun and learning does not stop when school is out! Celebrate famous author Laura Ingalls Wilder on July 7 and 8 with all kinds of “Little House on the Prairie” themed activities. Dip candles, churn butter, make a rag doll, participate in a spell down in a schoolhouse, enjoy “Little House on the Prairie” stories, crafts and more!

EVENTS IN SOUTH DAKOTA

Laura Ingalls Wilder Musical
Location: Historic Theater, Performing Arts Center of Rapid City, South Dakota
March 11, 2017
Primary source: Performing Arts Center of Rapid City
DESCRIPTION:
Back by popular demand, ArtsPower National Touring Theatre’s beloved Laura Ingalls Wilder chronicles the exciting adventures of the Ingalls family as they travel across the prairie in search of a little house to call home. Based on Wilder’s own childhood experiences this original musical delights young audiences with the adventures of the spirited pioneer girl and her family.

Annual History Conference
Location: Sioux Falls Holiday Inn-City Centre, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
April 28, 2017
Primary source: South Dakota Official State Homepage
DESCRIPTION:
Coinciding with the 150th anniversary of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s birth, the annual History Conference of the South Dakota State Historical Society will focus on Wilder and her work. South Dakota State Historical Society Press will publish its new book, Pioneer Girl Perspectives: Exploring Laura Ingalls Wilder to be released May 1, 2017.

Laura Ingalls Wilder Pageant
Location: De Smet, South Dakota
Three weekends in 2017: July 7-9, 14-16, 21-23
Primary source: Laura Ingalls Wilder Pageant
DESCRIPTION:
Over the years, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Pageant has become a local tradition. Each summer more than a hundred volunteers combine their talents to present a family-friendly drama based on the writings of Laura Ingalls Wilder. People from all over the world gather together on the beautiful South Dakota prairie and step back into history to a time when the West was just opening up to a wave of pioneers.

Laura’s 150th Birthday Celebration
Location: De Smet, South Dakota
July 14-16, 2017
Primary source: Laura’s 150th Birthday Celebration
DESCRIPTION:
Visit Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Homes in De Smet, South Dakota July 14-16 to celebrate Laura Ingalls Wilder’s 150th birthday. Enjoy a fun-filled weekend and meet their special guests — authors, illustrators, and actors — who will discuss their connection with Laura and her Little House books, watch demonstrations, make pioneer crafts, take a tour, and get your books and memorabilia signed!

EVENTS IN TEXAS

Laura Ingalls Wilder’s 150th Birthday Celebration
Location: Frontier Texas!, Abilene, Texas
February 4, 2017, 2:00 to 4:00 pm
Primary source: Frontier Texas!
Secondary source: Abilene Cultural Affairs Council
DESCRIPTION:
February 4 at 2 pm — Join the folks at Frontier Texas! to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s birth with frontier games, activities, dramatic readings and more.

Laura Ingalls Wilder Musical
Location: The Grand 1894 Opera House, Galveston Island, Texas
February 13, 2017
Primary source: The Grand 1894 Opera House
DESCRIPTION:
Back by popular demand, ArtsPower National Touring Theatre’s beloved Laura Ingalls Wilder chronicles the exciting adventures of the Ingalls family as they travel across the prairie in search of a little house to call home. Based on Wilder’s own childhood experiences which she began recording in her 60s, this original musical delights young audiences with the adventures of the spirited pioneer girl and her family.

EVENTS IN WEST VIRGINIA

Family Nice on the Prairie 
Location: Dunbar Branch Library, Dunbar, West Virgina
February 22, 2017
Primary source: Kanawha County Public Library
DESCRIPTION:
Travel back to a simpler time in celebration of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s 150th birthday. Discover life on the prairie with some of the games, songs, and crafts of the Little House era.

Conference on Rural Women – Pamela Smith Hill – Keynote Address
Location: Marshall University, Huntington, West Virgina
April 8-9, 2017
Primary source: Marshall University
Secondary source: Pamela Smith Hill
DESCRIPTION:
Award-winning author Pamela Hill Smith will be the keynote speaker. Smith’s nonfiction work focuses on the fascinating life of Laura Ingalls Wilder. In 2007, she published Laura Ingalls Wilder: A Writer’s Life, which won the Indie Excellence Award in 2008, and in 2014, she edited the best-selling Pioneer Girl: The Annotated Autobiography.

EVENTS IN WISCONSIN

No-School Program: From Pepin to Mansfield and In Between
Location: New Berlin Public Library, New Berlin, Wisconsin
January 16, 2017
Primary source: New Berlin Public Library
DESCRIPTION:
Lynn Urban, who participates at the Old World Wisconsin’s annual Laura Ingalls Wilder Children’s Day, will tell stories about the life of this iconic author to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Laura Ingalls Wilder.

Laura Ingalls Wilder Birthday Party
Location: Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum, Pepin, Wisconsin
February 4, 2017
Primary source: Laura Ingalls Wilder Memorial Society
DESCRIPTION:
The Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum in Pepin, Wisconsin is throwing a Laura Ingalls Wilder birthday party on Saturday, February 4. Did you know Laura was born near Pepin?

Laura Ingalls Wilder Birthday Party
Location: Old World Wisconsin, Eagle, Wisconsin
February 4, 2017
Primary source: Wisconsin Historical Society
Secondary source: Travel Wisconsin
DESCRIPTION:
Celebrate the 150th anniversary of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s birth in Wisconsin with a rousing party inside our cozy Clausing Barn. This event will feature crafts, snacks and fun activities inspired by the Little House books. Pre-registration is required.

Laura Ingalls Wilder Musical
Location: Young Auditorium, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater, Wisconsin
March 7, 2017
Primary source: University of Wisconsin Whitewater
DESCRIPTION:
Laura and her family travel across America in search of a place to call home. Facing obstacles such as scarlet fever and eviction from their land, their pioneering spirit and family bonds are tested but never broken. This uplifting story of one of America’s most beloved authors comes to life in this musical.

Laura Ingalls Wilder Musical
Location: Grand Opera House, Oshkosk, Wisconsin
March 8, 2017
Primary source: Grand Opera House
DESCRIPTION:
Laura and her family travel across America in search of a place they can call home. Facing obstacles such as scarlet fever and eviction from their land, their pioneering spirit and family bonds are tested but never broken. This uplifting story of one of America’s most beloved authors comes to life in ArtsPower’s popular musical.

Laura Ingalls Wilder Musical
Location: Weidner Center for the Performing Arts, University of Wisconsin–Green Bay, Green Bay, Wisconsin
March 9, 2017
Primary source: Weidner Center for the Performing Arts
DESCRIPTION:
Laura and her family travel across America in search of a place they can call home. Facing obstacles such as scarlet fever and eviction from their land, their pioneering spirit and family bonds are tested but never broken. This uplifting story of one of America’s most beloved authors comes to life in ArtsPower’s popular musical.

Laura Ingalls Wilder Musical
Location: The Grand Theater, Wausau, Wisconsin
March 13, 2017
Primary source: Grand Theater
DESCRIPTION:
Laura and her family travel across America to the Midwest in search of a place they can call home in this uplifting story by one of America’s most beloved authors. This musical features a lush score with original songs, which captures the restlessness and excitement of loading up the covered wagon to find a new home.

Laura Ingalls Wilder Musical
Location: Nicolet Theater, Rhinelaner, Wisconsin
March 25, 2017
Primary source: Nicolet College
Secondary source: Three Lakes Wisconsin
DESCRIPTION:
Bringing adventure and fun, ArtsPower returns to present a musical tale of Laura Ingalls Wilder and her family’s perilous frontier journey. Experience the wild frontier with songs that you can’t help but laugh and tap your toes to, and learn with Larus that love really does overcome all obstacles.

Laura Ingalls Wilder Musical
Location: Marie W. Heider Center for the Arts, West Salem, Wisconsin
March 27, 2017
Primary source: Heider Center
DESCRIPTION:
Laura and her family travel across America in search of a place they can call home. Facing obstacles such as scarlet fever and eviction from their land, their pioneering spirit and family bonds are tested but never broken. This uplifting story of one of America’s most beloved authors comes to life in ArtsPower’s popular musical.

Linda Halpin: Quilting with Laura Ingalls Wilder
Location: North Shore Quilter’s Guild, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
May 17, 2017
Primary source: North Shore Quilters Guild
Secondary source: Linda Halpin
DESCRIPTION:
Inspired by the Little House on the Prairie series, participants will explore quilts as Laura would have known them, tracing the history of quilt making during the time period of Laura’s youth. (Read Linda Halpin’s interesting articles: Quilting with Laura Ingalls Wilder and Tips for Quilters inspired by Laura Ingalls Wilder.)

Laura Ingalls Wilder Week – 2017
Location: Manitowoc County Historical Society, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
July 18-23, 2017
Primary source: Manitowoc County Historical Society
DESCRIPTION:
In July 2017, Laura Ingalls Wilder’s classic Little House on the Prairie books will come to life at the Manitowoc County Historical Society. Activities include log cabin building, grinding coffee, doing laundry, historic cooking, and making Braille name cards. Participate in historic games like sack races, horse shoes, and giant jackstraws.

Laura Ingalls Wilder Days
Location: Pepin, Wisconsin
September 9-10, 2017
Primary source: Laura Ingalls Wilder Days
DESCRIPTION:
Laura Ingalls Wilder Days is a family-oriented event featuring arts & educational entertainment based on the early American pioneer experience of storybook author Laura Ingalls Wilder. It’s held annually (the second full weekend in September) in the village and surrounding hillsides of her birthplace – Pepin, Wisconsin.

Linda Halpin: Quilting with Laura Ingalls Wilder
Location: Evergreen Quilt Guild, Green Bay, Wisconsin
October 10, 2017
Primary source: Evergreen Quilt Guild
Secondary source: Linda Halpin
DESCRIPTION:
Inspired by the Little House on the Prairie series, participants will explore quilts as Laura would have known them, tracing the history of quilt making during the time period of Laura’s youth. (Read Linda Halpin’s interesting articles: Quilting with Laura Ingalls Wilder and Tips for Quilters inspired by Laura Ingalls Wilder.)

Linda Halpin: Quilting with Laura Ingalls Wilder
Location: Lakeside Quilters Guild, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
October 18, 2017
Primary source: Lakeside Quilters Guild
Secondary source: Linda Halpin
DESCRIPTION:
Inspired by the Little House on the Prairie series, participants will explore quilts as Laura would have known them, tracing the history of quilt making during the time period of Laura’s youth. (Read Linda Halpin’s interesting articles: Quilting with Laura Ingalls Wilder and Tips for Quilters inspired by Laura Ingalls Wilder.)

EVENTS IN MEXICO

Alison Arngrim: Confessions of a Prairie B*tch
Location: Act II Entertainment, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico
January 14-31, 2017
Primary source: Act II Entertainment
DESCRIPTION:
Act II welcomes Alison Arngrim to its stage in her outrageously funny comedy show, “Confessions of a Prairie Bitch!” You can count on Alison to startle you with her off-color jokes, her “insider” stories about “Little House on the Prairie,” and her poking fun and gossiping about her fellow “kiddie stars” and other celebrities! Read “About Alison Argrim” to learn more the person who brought Nellie Oleson to life in the “Little House on the Prairie” television show.