Join New Pioneers for an evening of food and fun in downtown Springfield! Attendees choose a handcrafted ceramic bowl and dine on a delicious selection of homemade soups, breads and desserts. BYOB wine and beer.

$25 per adult; $10 children 5-10; free 4 and under. Admission payable at door via cash, check, or card.

EVENT SCHEDULE

5:30: DOORS OPEN

Attendees can arrive, choose bowls and food, mingle and settle in

6: PROGRAM BEGINS

Welcome from New Pioneers Board and Whitney Wurzel, Executive Director

6:15: Opening Music by Casey Hammett

6:30: New Pioneers Notes: Updates from the Field

6:45: Poetry Reading by Maurice Manning, accompanied by Sue Massek on banjo

7:00: INTERMISSION

7:15: Storytelling by Kathy Nicarry

7:25: New Pioneers Notes: On the Horizon

7:40: Classical Whistling by Kris O’Daniel

7:55: Communal Performance of “This Land is Your Land”

8: PROGRAM CONCLUDES

SOUP MENU

• 16 Bean with Hambone
• Cabbage*
• Caldo Verde
• Cream of Mushroom*
• Cream of Zucchini*
• Italian Sausage
• Lemony Chicken
• Stuffed Green Pepper
• Taco

 Vegetarian Soups

• Hungarian Mushroom*
• Rajma Chawal*

Vegan Soups

• Loaded Potato Soup* (available on side: bacon, cheese, sour cream, onions)
• Navy Bean*
• Vegetable*

*Lenten-friendly

FEATURED POTTERS

Albert Bauman

Anne Chaney

Matthew Gaddie

Jonas Hurley

David Moore

Josh Pickens

Evelyn Silliman

David Waltz

Sincere thanks to the generous potters, soup chefs, bread bakers, dessert makers, event volunteers, and supporters who make this event possible!