The Left Bank

08/28/2026

🏰✨ ONE WEEK UNTIL GO TIME! ✨🏰
Hear ye, hear ye, citizens of McGregor and all ye magical creatures of the Driftless! 🧚‍♀️🧙‍♂️⚔️
ONE. WEEK.
That’s right… SEVEN DAYS until the Driftless Realm Renaissance Festival returns! 🏰🍻✨
The banners are going up. The village is coming to life. Costumes are being dusted off. Vendors are preparing their wares. And the magic is beginning to stir in the hills around McGregor! 🌿✨
On September 5th & 6th, we're inviting the entire town to step out of the ordinary and into the Driftless Realm!
⚔️ Warriors, prepare yourselves.
🧙‍♀️ Witches, wizards & magical folk, awaken your spells.
👑 Lords & ladies, polish your crowns.
🧚 Fairies, creatures & mischief-makers, come out to play.
🍻 And our wonderful McGregor businesses… we're counting on you to help us make the magic spill throughout town!
This isn't just a festival happening in McGregor…
It's McGregor becoming the Realm. 🏰✨
So gather your friends, bring the family, choose your finest Renaissance attire (or come exactly as you are!), and get ready for a weekend filled with music, merriment, merchants, magic, and a little bit of mischief. 🏹🎶🍻
The countdown has officially begun.
7 DAYS.
1 TOWN.
ONE VERY MAGICAL WEEKEND. ✨
🏰 Driftless Realm Renaissance Festival
📍 McGregor, Iowa
📅 September 5–6, 2026
⏰ 10 AM–7 PM
McGregor… are you ready to get magical? 🧚‍♀️✨
LET THE REALM BEGIN! 🏰⚔️🌿✨

08/27/2026

08/27/2026

🌳✨ THE CALM AND THE CHAOS ✨🌳 🐦‍⬛✨
🎨 Rebecca Hennessy
🖌️ Oil on Canvas
📐 36" × 36"
✨ The Calm and the Chaos
With its rich golden atmosphere and beautifully tangled branches, this piece invites you to slow down, look closer, and find that little pocket of peace hiding within the wildness.
Come experience The Calm and The Chaos in person at the Left Bank Shop & Gallery in McGregor. Because sometimes the perfect piece of art is the one that makes you stop and breathe. 💛
🌳🖤 Find your calm. Embrace the chaos. 🖤🌳
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08/27/2026

✨💛 A Golden Fairy Dust Thank You! 💛✨
A very special thank you to Anne Kruse for her incredibly generous personal sponsorship of the Driftless Realm Renaissance Festival! 🧚‍♀️✨
Anne has been a steadfast believer in the arts, in the Left Bank, and in the magic that happens when a community comes together. Her generosity and continued belief in what we do mean more than we could ever put into words. 💛
She may be our fairy godmother after all! 🪄✨
From all of us at the Left Bank, thank you, Anne, for believing in us and helping us make a little more magic happen right here in McGregor. 🏰🌿✨
💛✨ Your kindness truly shines brighter than fairy dust. ✨💛

08/27/2026

We can’t wait !

🍂 VENDOR SPOTLIGHT! 🍂

We’re counting down to the 2026 McGregor Fall Art Festival, and we’re excited to welcome Kay's Potiques to Triangle Park this year!

Come shop unique art, handmade goods, crafts and one-of-a-kind finds while enjoying a full weekend of fall fun in beautiful downtown McGregor. Activities? We have you covered!

📅 October 10–11, 2026
⏰ 10 AM–4 PM
📍 Triangle Park Area | Downtown McGregor, Iowa

08/25/2026

✨🧚‍♀️ A SILVER FAIRY DUST THANK YOU! 🧚‍♂️✨
Some sponsors bring support…
and some sprinkle a little magic wherever they go. ✨
The Left Bank Shop & Gallery would like to send a sparkling Silver Fairy Dust Thank You to Dan Bickel Insurance for their generous sponsorship! 🩶✨
Your support helps keep creativity flowing, artists thriving, and our little corner of the Driftless filled with art, imagination, community, and a whole lot of magic. 🎨🌙✨
So consider this your official sprinkling of Silver Fairy Dust—a little shimmer of gratitude for helping make the magic at the Left Bank possible! 🧚‍♀️✨🩶
Thank you, Dan Bickel Insurance, for believing in the magic we create together! 🥂✨
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