Dates are subject to change without the Chamber's knowledge. We encourage you to consult this calendar when picking an event date as well as contact us at 507-825-3316 or at pipecham@pipestoneminnesota.com to have your event listed on the calendar in the hopes of avoiding conflicts with other events.
PHS Class of 1965 Reunion
PHS Class of 1965 is celebrating its annual reunion Tuesday - Thursday, August 15, 16, & 17, 2023. Tuesday, August 15: Meet at Legion, then go out to eat. Wednesday, August 16: Dinner at Split Rock Burgers & Brews Thursday, August 17: TBD Would you like to add your PHS, PJS, or PAS Class Reunion to our Community Calendar? Call the Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce at 507-825-3316 with the who, what, when, & where!
Farmers Market
A place to come to purchase fresh, local produce, homemade goods (breads, jams, baked goods), and support your community! Our farmers market is a proud member of the Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce and a program of Pipestone Active Living. If you are interested in being a vendor, registration and a $20 annual vendor fee are required. For more information, please call 507-825-3316. Market accepts EBT/Credit/Debit Cards
Annual Backpack Distribution Day
On Wednesday, August 16th, from 10 am to 4 pm at VIM (Volunteers in Mercy) Thrift Store (located at 122 W Main Street) is the Annual Backpack Distribution Day for children in need who live in Pipestone County. While supplies last! All churches, businesses, & community members in Pipestone county have the opportunity to donate $$ or school supplies! Working in cooperation together with Volunteers in Mercy, Salvation Army, Pipestone County United Way, and Pipestone County Churches. Please contact Luann Bosma at 507-215-0155 or drop them off at VIM. Monetary donations can be made payable to Volunteers in Mercy and mailed to P.O. Box 3, Pipestone, MN 56164.
Kids Fishing Derby, Community Dinner, Water Inflatables, & Movie at the Pond
The entire community is invited to the 6th Annual Kids Fishing Derby, Community Meal, Water Inflatables, and Movie at the Pond on Wednesday, August 16th at beautiful Hiawatha Pageant Park (rain date: Thurs, 8/17 - same times). All ages are welcome to the Community Burger Feed and FREE Water Slides! Kids ages 15 and under can dip their lines in the ol' quarry pond while competing for trophies and prizes given for first fish caught, lightest fish, heaviest fish, shortest fish and longest fish. Registered kids will receive a free fishing bobber (while supplies last), and the first 50 kids registered will receive a free goodie bag. Fishers are welcome to use their own worms, but we will be providing worms. 5:00 - 7:00 pm ~ Free Community Meal (all ages) 5:00 - 6:00 pm ~ Registration for Fishing Derby & Prizes (ages 15 & Under) 5:30 - 9:00 pm ~ Free Huge Water Inflatables (all ages) 6:00 - 7:00 pm ~ Free Kids Fishing Derby (ages 15 & Under - no fishing license required) 7:15 pm ~ Trophies, Prizes, & Prize Drawings (ages 15 & Under) 9:00 pm ~ Free Family Movie & Popcorn at the Pond (all ages)
Auditions for Calumet Players
We are excited to announce we will be casting 6 adult women for our Fall Show: Steel Magnolias. Auditions: Wednesday, August 16, 2023 from 6:00 - 8:00 pm. Performances: October 13-22, 2023. THE STORY: The action is set in Truvy?s beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the ladies who are ?anybody? come to have their hair done. Helped by her eager new assistant, Annelle (who is not sure whether or not she is still married), the outspoken, wise-cracking Truvy dispenses shampoos and free advice to the town?s rich curmudgeon, Ouiser, (''I?m not crazy, I?ve just been in a bad mood for forty years''); an eccentric millionaire, Miss Clairee, who has a raging sweet tooth; and the local social leader, M?Lynn, whose daughter, Shelby (the prettiest girl in town), is about to marry a ?good ole boy.? Filled with hilarious repartee and not a few acerbic but humorously revealing verbal collisions, the play moves toward tragedy when, in the second act, the spunky Shelby (who is a diabetic) risks pregnancy and forfeits her life. The sudden realization of their mortality affects the others, but also draws on the underlying strength?and love?which give the play, and its characters, the special quality to make them truly touching, funny and marvelously amiable company in good times and bad. Please also note that if anyone is unable to attend the auditions, they may contact Sylvia Newell at 507-215-2704 to schedule an alternate time.
