Cheese Days Hospitality Tent
Presented by The Swiss Colony

Welcome to the Hospitality Tent - open all weekend with seating and tables set up so you can enjoy your favorite festival foods. There's live music on Friday and Saturday nights, and activities on the stage on Saturday.

If you see someone wiping off tables and cleaning up trash, that's one of our fabulous volunteers. Please thank them if you have a chance.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 17, 2010

LIVE MUSIC WITH THE RED HOT DIXIES (7:30-10 pm)


SATURDAY, SEPT. 18, 2010

MEET THE CHEESE DAYS ROYALTY – King and Queen Dennis & Janice Everson, Ambassador Trisha Pernot, and Prince and Princess Gabe Witt & Cammi Ganshert. (10:45 am)

CHEESE & BEER BREAD RECIPE CONTEST-Judging. Sponsored by New Glarus Brewing Company, Minhas Craft Brewery, & Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board. (11 am)

PRODUCT SAMPLING WITH THE SWISS COLONY - taste goodies, win prizes, and meet Chris Mouse – mascot for The Swiss Colony. (noon)

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN POLKA? Like the TV show “So You Think You Can Dance”-you & your favorite polka partner can compete in the Cheese Days version with Del Heins on accordion. Sign up with MC on Saturday. Audience votes for favorites - fun prizes for winners! (12:45 pm, 2:45 pm, 4 pm)

CHEESE & BEER PAIRING & TASTING - presented by New Glarus Brewing Co., WI Milk Marketing Board, Alice in Dairyland, & cheesemakers of Green County. (1 pm)

YODELING 101 - listen to the expert (Toni Blum-Seitz, the Yodeling Baker), find out how she learned to yodel, and if you’re chosen from the audience you can go backstage for a 10 minute crash course and then get up on stage to WOW your friends. (2 pm)

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN POLKA? See above. (2:45 pm)

CHEESE & BEER PAIRING & TASTING-presented by Minhas Craft Brewery, WI Milk Marketing Board, Alice in Dairyland, & cheesemakers of Green County. (3 pm)

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN POLKA? See above. (4 pm)

MEET THE GREEN COUNTY DAIRY QUEENS – the group of young ladies who serve as ambassadors with the Green County Ag Chest. (4:15 pm)

FETA PANCAKES COOKING DEMONSTRATION – Join Lisa Kivirist* and John Ivanko of the award-winning Inn Serendipity Bed and Breakfast and co-authors of Edible Earth, Rural Renaissance and ECOpreneuring, for fresh approaches to savoring your garden’s abundance and creating homemade pantry staples. Learn how to prepare savory zucchini pancakes local Feta cheese. Book signing to follow presentation. (4:30 pm)


THE GOLD FILES – a song and “dance” celebrating the colorful history of cheesemaking in Green County with a skit created last year for the historical musical, “Gold Files”, in honor of Monroe’s 150th anniversary. “Cheesemaker” troupe members: John Baumann, Hans Bernet, George Breadon, Kurt Kline, Chris Sachs, Craig Tuttle, Troy Whiteman. (6 pm)

LIVE MUSIC WITH AMBER SKIES (6:30-10:30 pm)

* Lisa Kivirist and John Ivanko operate the award-winning Inn Serendipity Bed and Breakfast from their farm outside Monroe, Wisconsin, completely powered by renewable energy and considered one of the “Top 10 Eco-Destinations in North America.” Their culinary focus on organic, local, seasonal and vegetarian cuisine earned recognition in publications from Vegetarian Times to Country Woman and inspired their cookbook, Edible Earth.

A distinguished Kellogg Food & Society Policy Fellow, Kivirist’s work showcases the story and economic vitality of female farmers and rural women entrepreneurs. Kivirist is co-author, with her husband, John Ivanko, of the award-winning book, ECOpreneuring, as well as Rural Renaissance and Edible Earth – all of which showcase Green County’s heritage. In addition to directing the MOSES Rural Women’s Project, Kivirist writes a column spotlighting national policy issues for the Women, Food & Agriculture Network (WFAN) and also writes for publications such as Hobby Farm Home and is a lead writer for the Renewing the Countryside: WISCONSIN book. For more information, see www.innserendipity.com.