Upcoming Event
Enchanted Costume Party Fundraiser
Time
6PM – 10PM
Location
E846 Painted Forest Dr, Wonewoc, WI 53968
Plan Your Custom Now For the Enchanted Costume Party Fundraiser
Join us for an evening celebration inside Ernest Hüpeden’s Painted Forest—a rare and immersive artist environment created by the itinerant German painter Ernest Hüpeden, who passed through Valton in 1898-1901, leaving behind a fantastical interior forest unlike anything else in Wisconsin.
This special fundraiser invites guests to dress in costume and experience the Ernest Hüpeden’s Painted Forest after hours, illuminated by creativity, conversation, and community spirit.
✦ THE EVENING INCLUDES ✦
- Enchanted access to the Painted Forest interior
- Costumed guests strongly encouraged – think artful, whimsical, fairies, lumberjacks, travelers, woodland creatures
- Drinks & Light Bites
- Music & Dancing, and most importantly
- Preservation-focused fundraising
✦ WHY IT MATTERS ✦
The Painted Forest is more than a curiosity—it is a fragile, irreplaceable folk-art environment. Proceeds from this event directly support preservation, care, and continued public access, ensuring this singular artistic vision endures for future generations.
Your presence helps keep art, history, and wonder alive.
* TENTATIVE EVENING SCHEDULE *
- From 6 to 7:
- Light Bites and Visiting
- Registration for the Costume Contest
- From 7 to 8:
- Introductions
- David Wells, Director, presents his Three-phase Restoration Project
- Slide show of additional pieces by Ernest Hüpeden
- Remaining Advertising Window Screen Viewing
- From 8 to 10:
- Dancing
- Best Costume Winner Announced at 9:00PM
This event is cohosted by the Hill & Valley Exploration Tour and the Ernest Hüpeden’s Painted Forest.