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ENTERTAINMENT 14 Paul Reiser
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FOOD & DRINK // BREWMASTER
Samuel Adams Boston Lager BY STEVE LONSWAY This month we will be focusing on the iconic flagship beer of Samuel Adams, their rich, balanced and complex Boston Lager. When determining what beer to write about, we take into account several criteria; A) we want to know its good before spending the money and time on it (plus it makes for more enjoyable reading when we talk positive of a beer). B) We like to know a bit of the brewery’s back story and C) we need to make sure the beer is obtainable in our market. All Samuel Adams beers meet the criteria. The reason we chose Boston Lager is that we tend to focus on ales more so in our articles and don’t want to be too predictable. The other reason is that Jim Koch and his powerful brands have done amazing things for the craft brewing industry as a whole. We will discuss more of that after we talk about the beer itself. The six pack carrier and label design is classic and clean. The only negative is that it gives the impression of it being a darker beer. With a lot of blues in the packaging colors, it almost gives off a sense of it being a winter brew when in fact it is a full-time, year round offering. The pour is picture perfect. We enjoyed our tasting in standard 4 ounce sampler glasses however it would be recommended to acquire a Sam Adams glass that was specially designed to accent the flavors of their craft brew line-up. An inviting foam appears at the surface, however it dissipated pretty quickly, and left a light lacing as we made our way through the samples. The Boston Lager appearance is spot-on – golden amber in color and 6 | SceneNewspaper.com | March 2016
brilliantly clear, almost reminiscent of the late afternoon sun on a summer’s day. Our brew team was unanimous is noting fruity notes in the nose. Slight caramel and toasted malts also prevailed. A bit of yeast esters popped through with the pleasing scent of Nobel German hops, all in all quite tempting. The flavor is predominantly toasted malt up front with an earthy tone and a slight clove and pear presence. Very little sulfur detected which helps keep this beer as clean as it is in taste. The finish is refreshing and borders on crisp. A little bit of malty sweet finish balanced with a slight bitterness and dry aftertaste. Her measurements come in at: 4.9% alcohol by volume, 30 International Bitterness Units, and 175 calories. When asked ideal pairings for this beer, several recommendations were voiced. From pizza to Chinese dishes to Stone Cellars’ fine Brew House Chili should complement it well. The Sam Adams website claims Thai foods, pulled pork sandwiches and sharp cheddar cheese work really well. We promise to test these theories with the remaining bottles. With a Massachusetts native on our brew team, he tells stories of this beer being a mainstay at family gatherings as he grew up and how it invoked positive memories of lobster dinners with corn on the cob and (usually) friendly games of horseshoes. As he proudly boasts; “this is what the East Coast tastes like.” He also claims it pairs well with New England Patriot Super Bowls, we’ll have to take his word on that one. Let’s get into the nuts and bolts of who makes this libation. The Boston Beer Company was founded in 1984 by Jim
Koch and three associates. This was at a time when craft beer wasn’t even a term yet, but coming from five generations of brewing and having a very impressive business resume, Jim defied the odds and turned his home brewed ideas into an industry leading craft brewery. Mr. Koch started out primarily contracting his recipes with breweries throughout the United States that had excess production capabilities available. Since the early days, they have since gone public and now have grown to breweries in Boston, Cincinnati and Pennsylvania and employs more than 1,200 people. Samuel Adams beers can be found in all fifty states and 20 foreign countries and they’ve added hard ciders (Angry Orchard) and Twisted Teas to their product portfolio. One big reason we chose to write about a Sam Adams beer is to bring to light a fact
that is little known to beer aficionados. A few years back, the craft beer industry was in the midst of a hop shortage due to a major hop storage facility fire and inclement weather patterns. Jim Koch recognized the needs and decided to offer some of his hop inventory to smaller brewers who fell short of their needs via a lottery program. Stone Cellar Brewpub was one of the recipients of those much needed hops. We were short a German style hop that was crucial for our Honey Wheat Ale production and several very popular specialty beers. Even at a time when this particular hop was needed for their newly released Sam Adams Imperial Pilsner, Jim allowed for us to acquire some which allowed us continued production of our Honey Wheat Ale. FINAL WORD: Iconic and underrated. What American Lagers should be!
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Foxy Finds FINE ARTS // FOXY FINDS
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Form and function come together with these “Kenya” wide headbands by Karma. Multiple stylish ways to wear, limited only by your imagination. 100% polyester microfiber, one size fits most. $10 each in a variety of fun patterns and colors. Find these at Items of Interest in downtown Appleton, “a very unusual gift store.”
This utility ‘Escape” bag by Forestbound says it all while you do the packing. Each is screen-printed by hand and created from canvas and leather in the designer’s Massachusetts studio. $99. Score this sweet travel satchel at Teak & Soxy in Princeton, a home design shop featuring an offbeat mix of new and vintage accessories brimming with color, character and wit.
TT’s Nothing but Nature’s Goodness locally crafted soaps, lotions, and lip balms smell amazing and are a luscious treat for your body! Order from the entire line of these all natural and organic handmade body products via ttssoaps@gmail.com or purchase at Beatnik Betty’s in downtown Appleton.
Get on the urban-industrial style train with this refinished antique railroad bench. Solid, heavy construction in quarter sawn oak - special find! 3’ H, 20” D, 73” L. $1,999. Pick it up at Milo Milo in Appleton where you can find retail and resale treasures, with upscale furniture and home accessory finds from across the globe.
Show your wine (and the arts!) the love it deserves with these colorful art glass bottle stoppers. $32 each. Found at The Museum Shop at Bergstrom Mahler Museum of Glass in Neenah where you can find works of art by more than 150 artists from all over the world. The money you spend when you shop at The Museum Shop with us remains in the community to support museum programming for children and adults.
Celebrate your own made in Wisconsin with these sweet onesies from RosyMade Designs. Soft and cozy 100% cotton. Sizes newborn - 18 months. Four different styles, $15 each. Scoop one up at The Fine Fox in downtown Neenah. Family-owned and Artisan run, the shop displays new work each week featuring “Handmade in Wisconsin” by over 50 Artisans. This airy, flowy tunic in soft pastel pink is a dream to wear and oh-so-yummy for Spring! One size fits all. Very versatile layering piece with an elegant drape. $46. Find this gorgeous top and an eclectic variety of fun, fashionable clothing, accessories and more at Panache in downtown Waupaca.
Cheers to living artFULLY in the heart of Wisconsin! Send your suggestions for Jean’s Foxy Finds to jdetjen@ scenenewspaper.com
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FINE ARTS // FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS
Festival of the Arts, April 3rd at UWSP BY MARIANNE WALKER “We participate in the arts — whether as consumers or as practitioners ourselves because of a basic human need for inspiration, delight, joy,” writes Ben Cameron, formerly of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust and current president of two arts foundations based in Minnesota. “The arts allow us to relax, to escape, to be moved and to form social bonds with others with whom this experience is shared,” Cameron said. “The arts encourage us to come together with people whose beliefs and lives may be different from our own, to listen deeply, and to celebrate the things that bind us together instead of retreating behind the things that drive us apart. Everyone should take advantage of the opportunity to experience art as often as possible. It is a chance to learn something new, discover a different perspective and absorb creative inspiration. Art communicates and speaks to us in ways that teach literacy and enhance our lives.” On Sunday, April 3, the Noel Fine Arts Center on the campus of the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point, will open it’s doors to the public for the 44th Annual Festival of the Arts. It’s the longest running regional art show in Central Wisconsin. It is a juried show and out of over seventy applicant artists, only fifty-two were selected to participate. Working artists come from all over Wisconsin – Madison, Watertown, Grafton, Baraboo, Brookfield, Racine, Lake Delton, other locales – and
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will be joined by artists from Iowa, Michigan, Illinois, and Minnesota. New to the Festival this year is Scot Schmidt from Oshkosh, Wisconsin, who works in a limestone based medium to create bas-relief works of art. Scot was introduced to the medium when he was employed by the paper making industry. “The medium contains not only limestone but other calcium carbonates,” Schmidt said “bonding agents and fillers, all of which hardens in seconds and is very durable. The mixture is quickly folded and mixed to the desired c o n s i s t e n c y, then poured into a mold where it sets in 20 to 30 seconds. When the tile is dry, I hand carve, sculpt, grind and scratch into the surface to create the design.” He uses nails, grinders, dental tools, razor blades, sand paper and anything else that will scratch or gouge. Then he paints, stains and glazes the piece with high quality acrylic paints. He treats each creation with an iridescent wash that reflects light and enhances the movement and texture of the piece. When the tile is finished, he
mounts and frames it. “Every tile I make is one-of-a-kind,” Schmidt said “I do not cast by making molds.” Scot has won numerous Best of Show and Awards of Excellence since 1999. Nancy Krahn of Algonquin, Illinois, studied metals at the University of Wisconsin Fine Arts. She owned and operated her own jewelry gallery early in her career and for the past 34 years, has been a full-time exhibiter at national, regional and local art shows. “My jewelr y designs are executed in various metal smithing techniques of hand fabrication or construction,” Krahn said. “Materials include 14 karat rose and yellow gold, precious, semiprecious and ornamental gemstones. I find great satisfaction in combining the expressiveness of an artist with the technical skills of a craftsman. My designs are lyrical; the flowery and organic lines reflect my feminine side. There is a ‘nod’ to Art Nouveau and Art Deco in my style while the high polish and geometric forms are reflections of the age in which we live. It
is the combination of these elements, built into 3-D wearable sculpture, that make my work uniquely my own.” Looking up close through a camera lens, David Fields of Greenville, Wisconsin, finds a “deeper view of our world.” He points out that “Nothing is permanent. As things change, they evolve. What may seem mundane can become an interesting piece of art. A rusted piece of metal becomes a landscape. Broken glass becomes reflective pools of sky. Simple objects become complex and complex objects become simple. The beauty in my photographs arises from objects that look ordinary or unpleasant at first glance. Beauty can rise from transformation and surprise us. By finding that beauty, I capture the constantly changing nature of reality.” Scott Menzel of Marion, Wisconsin, is a digital contemporary fine artist. Confined to a wheel chair due to spinal muscular atrophy since childhood, Scott mastered software that allows him to create vivid images with a wide range of color spectrums and big, bold strokes on both canvas and metal. His limited dye infused metal art prints have a luminescence because the image is infused into the metal surface, not on it. Scott attended St. Norbert College in DePere, Wisconsin and was an assistive technology lab supervisor for a Master’s program at St. Norbert’s before becoming a full time artist. “I believe my passion to create is the driving force to move myself through life,” Continue on Page 12
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Menzel said. “It allows me to express how I feel, and gives me a sense of accomplishment. I create my work digitally which ironically reflects my life which is aided by technology.” Elaine Eikenberry is coming from Houghton, Michigan, bringing a wide variety of stunning ceramic pieces. “My inspiration for making pottery has always started in my kitchen,” Eikenberry said. “I make food safe, wheel thrown, altered and carved ceramic table ware. Serving dishes, pitchers, cups and baskets. They are the main body of my work with the intention that they serve the role of hosts to the conversation and community that develops at the table. Each piece of my pottery has a role in those moments of connection.” In her studio, she makes similar forms in a series, with shapes and lines inspired by floral models, geometric and repeating patterns and curves. Occasionally it becomes an asymmetrical design. “The glazes I have developed are quiet,” she said “and allow the lines and curves of each vessel play the starring role. Most of my glazes are blues, greens, creams and whites, sometimes accented with black.” Olga Krasovska was born in Ukraine, and after graduation, taught art at the Pedagogical University in Krivoj Rog,
Ukraine. She moved to the United States in 2004 and lives in Granite Falls, Minnesota. Her style & subject matter is a counterpoint to the other paintings presented at this year’s show. “My whole life has been consumed with the passion of fine art,” Krasovska said. “Ever since I can remember, I have been fortunate to either study, practice, or teach the style and techniques of art.” Olga specializes in paintings which she calls “Old Town,” which combines imagination and nostalgia with conceptions of old European architecture and cities. Her “Time of Elegance,” collection, with vivid color schemes, conveys the effervescence of a woman’s beauty and retro-style sense of fashion, opulent glamour and vintage grace. She paints on cotton fabric using her own specialized technique of blending
auction of donated art work as well as solicitations to the public and to corporations. Delta Dental of Wisconsin, Investors Community Bank in Stevens Point, Aspi-
rus, and Donaldson Company, Inc. of Stevens Point. have very generously responded to the call to support the arts in Central WI and the scholarship awardees in particular. The Festival’s mission also includes art appreciation and education for children as well as adults. Children’s art activities are offered by UWSP Art Professor/Painter, Diane Bywaters, so bring the kids! Offer them the opportunity to explore their own creative energy. Pablo Picasso said, “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up. The Festival is sponsored by the Stevens Point Festival of the Arts Council and the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point College of Fine Arts and Communication. The show is open from 10 AM to 4 PM on April 3, and admission is free. Come to the Festival of Arts on April 3 at the UWSP Noel Fine Arts Center, and take advantage of the opportunity to experience art, to learn something new, to discover a different perspective and absorb creative inspiration.
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ENTERTAINMENT // PAUL REISER
Paul Reiser Headlines the Meyer BY MICHAEL CASPER Comedian Paul Reiser has returned to where it all began for him, performing stand-up comedy. Between when he first began in the late-70’s, and now, by the standards of anyone in show business, he’s put together an enviable body of work. In 1982, by happy coincidence he landed a role in Barry Levinson’s film “Diner,” which led to other small, but significant parts in what are considered blockbuster movies. Then came his first, often forgotten, sit-com, “My Two Dad’s.” That was closely followed by his second sit-com, not oftforgotten, “Mad About You,” which he co-created, and co-starred in with Helen Hunt. What you may not know is that Paul Reiser is also an accomplished pianist, wrote the theme song for “Mad About You,” and has collaborated musically with Melissa Manchester. He’ll be at the Meyer Theater in Green Bay, March 5th. Michael: You’ve come full circle. Paul: It’s funny. I’ve been telling everybody that I have no plan. The truth is, when I started years ago, all I wanted to be was a comedian. Then I got these nice “breaks,” and that sort of got me busy chasing movies and TV, but in my head I always thought of myself as a stand up. M: Mad About You happened in 1992. P: That’s when it got crazy, and by default, I put stand up on the back burner, fully intending to get back to it. But it wasn’t until three years ago that I just decided to go back out and do it. M: The intent wasn’t to go back “on the road?” P: No. More like going to the gym. I wanted to exercise that part of my brain, the comedy muscle. As soon as I did I was suddenly reminded how much I loved it, and how much I missed it. As opposed to doing films and television where there’s the wait, and the numbers of people and partnerships involved, it can be overwhelming. Stand up is so direct and immediate. It’s just you, and your ideas, and the audience. 14 | SceneNewspaper.com | March 2016
It has been really joyful. M: You already have such an impressive resume, and long career... P: And I’m only 32 (laugh) it’s amazing! M: Going from hell-gigs back when, to suddenly reading for Barry Levinson, is it true you were just tagging along with a friend? It was he who was auditioning, and instead you got a part in Diner? P: I literally stumbled into this very fortuitous thing which was not only my first “job,” but it also became such a distinguished film. That opened up a lot of doors. Serendipity has certainly played a part in my life. M: Did the friend get a part? P: No (laugh) he got nothing, sorry to say. M: The name you gave your production company ‘Nuance,’ came from the ad-libbed scene in the car with Mickey Rourke? P: Yes. Right now I have three or four TV shows I’m producing and writing for, not starring in. Nuance is the umbrella organization for whatever I come up with...it’s not a factory with people wearing sweatshirts and hats that say ‘Nuance’ (laugh). Good for you for catching the Nuance name. I recently did a Q&A with an audience, and they asked ‘why that name, and why don’t you like that word?’ And you’ll have to go back and watch the movie, but the funniest part of that scene is watching Mickey Rourke’s reaction. He’s staring at me like I have three heads (laugh), he’s so underwhelmed, like ‘what the hell is he talking about?’ and ‘I don’t find this guy funny at all.’ (laugh) It was all improvised by Levinson’s suggestion. M: Comedians dream of what you realized. Getting a sitcom. Before ‘Mad About You,’ there was ‘My Two Dad’s.’ P: It never happens overnight. You don’t suddenly wake up, and find you’re in something you weren’t in yesterday. You know, Mad About You, it’s all a crap shoot...the number of successes compared to the number of TV shows that are written or are pitched, is a tiny ratio. Sometimes you don’t get to take stock of it
until its over, and say ‘Wow, that was pretty impressive.’ M: You were asked to write a script. P: And came up with the idea, and it sold. Nothing happens magically, hits don’t happen that way. It’s one step at a time. It sold, but then will they shoot the pilot? You make the pilot, then have to come up with episode two, and three and four...so you’re busy chasing that. Then after a season you hope you’re picked up for another. You don’t really breathe a sigh of relief for a while. You’re so into doing it, that you don’t get to rest and wax philosophic about it. M: And now there’s going to be a Chinese Mr. & Mrs. Buchman? P: SONY just sold the show to China. They took our scripts and redid them, and cast an actual married couple, and it’s becoming a big hit. Now they’re talking about taking it to Argentina. I look back now at this idea based on an argument I had with my wife, Chinese people are now laughing at (laugh). It’s actually kind of heartwarming, and I think it speaks to the universal nature of what we were doing. All the writers were bringing in stories of their own marriages, ‘Listen to what happened today...I got in this great fight (laugh).’ You put it out there, and it registers with people for a reason, it’s very all-embracing. M: Your film career has been a series of small gems, beginning with Beverly Hills Cop, and I think everybody hated you after Aliens. P: To this day. Even not having seen the film! (laugh) I get on a bus, and people say, ‘I don’t like this guy.’ M: That wasn’t the kind of movie you would naturally be thought of as ‘right.’ P: I think that was part of James Cameron’s thinking. I wasn’t real well know yet, but to the extent I was known, it was as a comic. I think he was trying to cast someone you wouldn’t necessarily suspect immediately as the ‘problem.’ I’m not sure that was the case, but I think most who watched Aliens thought, ‘Something’s wrong with this guy.’ Sort of like the guys in red uniforms on Star Trek who you knew weren’t going to make it off the planet and
back to the Enterprise. M: Fast forward to your role as the dad in Whiplash. You played a protective father. P: I think that’s part of why people responded to the film, I think every parent faces the harsh reality of wanting only the best for your children, but there comes a point when you realize you have very limited power. You can’t necessarily steer your child away from danger. You can when they’re two or three, but not when they’re twenty. This character was this well-intended, devoted dad, and part of what drove the kid was the kid’s perception of dad as less than successful. As much as the dad loved the kid, the kid was a little repelled. That was a heartbreaking, loaded equation, and it speaks to some really great writing in the screenplay. M: Speaking of writing, you’ve written several books including Couplehood, Babyhood, and Familyhood. P: They all sort of organically happened. Couplehood came about while I was doing Mad About You. I was approached to write a book, and I suggested writing about what the show was about, relationships. Then my wife and I had our first son, and there was plenty material there. Then there was a long gap while we were busy raising our family. I think I’m most proud of Familyhood because its deeper and maybe more thoughtful. Much of it lent itself to being written about, rather than being performed. M: Does some of what you’ve written in the three books come out in your stand up? P: Actually yes, there are a couple pieces I wrote specifically for the book I thought could work on stage. There are Continue on Page 16
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chunks that I rewrote, and reworked for the telling. It’s different when you write for a book, I’m not going to be there to perform it for you (laugh) it has to be written so the reader can enjoy it on their own. M: You started your career on stage doing stand up, what was it like performing someone else’s material on stage, specifically Woody Allen’s “Writer’s Block” series of one-act comedies? P: It was odd. I’d never done theater other than some silly musicals in college. It’s a strange hybrid performance, in that you are on stage getting laughs, but unlike stand up, you can’t acknowledge them. But the thrill was performing Woody Allen’s words, and he was directing, and it was a very small intimate venue, maybe a hundred seat theater. Here I am with this comedy giant, and amazingly he wasn’t precious about his words. If we wanted to change something and it made the line better, change it. The thrill was to watch him, and his process. Like if a line didn’t work as well as he’d hoped, how he would work at it, and work at it, and never settle. M: I don’t think many know of your musical chops, and your talents on piano. P: It’s never really been part of my act, in fact the opposite. What I like is gut wrenching, emotional, melancholy music (laugh). I did an album a year ago with a great singer and songwriter, Julia Fordham of whom I was a big fan, and I dopily suggested, ‘Why don’t we write a song?’ And she took some music I’d written, and made a song out of it, and that was cool. Before we knew it we had an album, her singing and me playing piano. But that was sort a one-off...it was great fun, and we did a few concerts. In fact I had a friend who said, ‘I’ve never seen you so happy on stage.’ And I said, ‘That’s because I wasn’t talking.’ (laugh) I was just quietly watching, playing piano, watching her be the focus. Music has always been a big part of my life, but I’ve never felt the need to ‘put it out there’ as part of anything else. M: You majored in music in college? P: It seemed like an easy choice because I already played, so I figured I was done with 30% of the credits. M: You wrote the theme song to Mad About You? P: What happened was, it was a couple weeks before we were going to go on the air, and again serendipity...Helen Hunt 16 | SceneNewspaper.com | March 2016
and I were traveling to New York to do some publicity, and we bumped into Don Was whom Helen knew through a mutual friend. He’s a Grammy winning artist and I say, ‘We have this theme song, but I don’t really like it.’ He says, ‘Why don’t we go write one?’ That night we went to a studio, I suggested an idea I had on piano, started playing, he hit ‘record,’ and the next week we’re in L.A. with these incredible musicians. The drummer was Jim Keltner who had played with all the Beatles, Billy Preston was on the organ, the back-up singers were names you might not know but are so good, like ‘Sweet Pea’ Atkinson, all these great voices. It was one of those moments where I just sat back and thought, ‘I’m on some cloud, how did this happen?’ M: And the ‘keeper’ take for the show theme? P: I think it was the first take, I didn’t know he was recording. Don Was said, ‘Just show the band the chords.’ We started jamming, and that became the theme. It was sort of accidental. M: Now you’re back on the road. P: I joke about it, but my kid said, ‘Dad...it’s time to get out of the house.’ (laugh) I was home all the time with the kids, but now getting out a few weekends here and there, it was an adjustment, but they’ve come to like, it, I’ve come to like it. I like coming home as much as I like leaving, there’s an excitement about it. M: You knew early on in life that you were supposed to be in front of people. P: When I was in college I solidified in my head that I wanted to be a performer. During the summer breaks I’d do stand up in clubs, but what really did it was when I was in a play, freshman year, it ran for a week. I remember the feeling every day, from about noon on, I’d check my watch and think, ‘Okay, five more hours until show time, three more hours until show time.’ There was something about the excitement of doing a show that I felt, ‘That’s what I should be doing.’ That’s what drives me. Last week I was in Philadelphia, and I was checking my watch and saying, ‘Okay...six more hours until show time.’ It’s the same excitement I felt when I was twenty. I feel real lucky. Not everybody gets to do what they love. For me, being able to still come out and do stand up...really excites me, and still feels like the right thing.
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ENTERTAINMENT // ALBERT CUMMINGS
Blue’s Guitarist (and carpenter) Albert Cummings comes to the THELMA BY MICHAEL CASPER The THELMA is hosting another incredible artist this month when Albert Cummings paints the night air blue with his electric guitar and vocals. When he bends his first note Friday night, March 11th, you won’t believe he’s made his living most his life as a carpenter. Search YouTube for his version of Gertrude “Ma” Rainey’s “Barrel House Blues.” Watch and listen. Then get your tickets. Michael: You’re from Williamstown, Massachusetts. Not normally thought of as a hotbed of blues music. Albert: What are you talking about? (laugh) I think ‘the blues’ is a state of mind around here more than a type of music. I started musically in bluegrass, which is about as far away from the blues as you can get. I played 5 string banjo because when I was a kid I couldn’t fit my hand around the neck of a guitar. M: So bluegrass was cool in Williamstown? A: Not really. My friends were into AC/DC and everything else rock n’ roll in the 70’s. But my dad played guitar during the big band era, with an orchestra. By the time I came along he was no longer in the band, but would get together once in a great while with other musician friends and play like say, when my sisters got married...they played the weddings. That was always my inspiration, that and when his buddies came over to the house and had impromptu jam sessions. M: So there was always music, and always a guitar around. A: But I couldn’t get my hand around it, but I loved. And I watched my father, and he was so good, and I was intimidated by his talent...you know how kids are, ‘Oh, I could never do that, or be that good.’ M: And then a brother-in-law influenced you. A: He’d give me cassette tapes of David Bromberg, Danny Gatton, Marshall Tucker Band...he kept feeding me this musical information. I liken it to when 18 | SceneNewspaper.com | March 2016
you get a gallon of paint, and they put all the right pigments in a can, shake it up, and you get the color you want. Well, he was giving me all this music, pieces and parts. I was like a sponge, but still couldn’t play...I was like 12 or 13. And then one day he gave me a cassette of this guy called Stevie Ray Vaughn. M: And then it all came together? A: I instantly thought, ‘This guy can’t be real. This has to be fake.’ I thought there was no way a guy could play a guitar that way. What I knew of guitar playing was what I’d seen and heard my father play. Maybe he’d improvise a little bit, but always stay pretty close to the melody. When I heard Stevie Ray I thought it had to be two guitars...that can’t be one guy and one guitar. M: By the age of 15 your hands were finally big enough to set the banjo aside, and pick up the guitar. A: I bought a guitar for $13 at a tag sale. I played it through high school. Then I went off to school in Boston in 1987. That’s when fate stepped in. A bus left a stop, and behind it was a marquee with a Gibson Les Paul guitar, and a Fender Stratocaster, and I crossed the street and looked at the window to see who was going to be playing, and there was a little sign that said, ‘Stevie Ray Vaughn and Double Trouble Tonight.’ I was totally excited, ran back to the dorm, told all my buddies that we had to go to this show. Nobody had heard of him. I went by myself. I remember Stevie came out on stage wearing a huge Indian headdress, and when he started playing, my jaw hit the floor. M: Inspirational? A: The exact opposite (laugh). I figured, ‘Well there’s no sense in playing guitar. I’ll never be able to play like that!’ He was such a force. He had such natural talent. M: So you put music on hold? A: Finished college. Went into the family business of construction, got married. I’m 27 years old, and only fooling around with guitar a little bit. Until while
at a friend’s wedding...there was a band, and my friends were pushing me to go play with the band, and I said, ‘No, I’ve never played with a band...only for myself.’ M: But you did get up there. A: Reluctantly so. And when I did, I felt this natural wave come over me. And I thought to myself, ‘How am I this old, and I don’t know what this is yet?’ It felt right. And I still didn’t know much about guitar. I knew some basic chords, this n’ that, but I didn’t even know how to bend a note. M: Then you went back to studying Stevie Ray’s music? A: Yeah. And wondered who he had liked, and inspired him. Well that took me to Albert King, Freddie King, BB King... it took me to all these artists. So the long answer to your short question is Stevie is what brought me to the blues in this little town of Williamstown. He opened the door, and once I got in the hallway I was able to find all the guys he studied, and I’m still walking down that hallway. And I have one of those personalities that when I sink my teeth into something, I really go after it. M: I’ve seen and listened. A: Nothing holds me like music. The power of it, the experience, the happiness and joy it delivers. Sometimes frustrations come with it, but it is absolutely the love of my life and I love every minute I can do it. I’m happy and excited to play anywhere (laugh) and am really looking forward to coming to the Thelma. M: You have six CD’s? A: 6 and a half (laugh). The first CD “The Long Way,” which some people still like, was just a demo to try and find bar dates around Albany, New York. I went into a studio with a drummer and told him, ‘If you stop playing, you’re paying for the studio time.’ In an hour and a half we recorded eleven songs. We just kept going. M: It still holds up? A: I listen to it now and say, ‘Wow, I sure have grown.’ But I look at a picture of myself from then, and I’ve sure changed in that way too. Everything evolves. With
every CD release I say it’s my best because it just keeps getting better. I’ve been in the building business all my life, and I always say with every house I build, the last one is my best house. Everything I’ve learned up to that point, goes into that product... whether it’s a house or a CD. If I learn something from this house that I didn’t know in the last one, I’m putting it into the next one. Constantly trying to improve, raise my bar. M: And you still run a construction company? A: Up until a few months ago, but music is starting to take me away. After Fond du Lac we go to the United Kingdom, then back to California and Texas. Then it’s Italy with talk of Norway and Switzerland. So right now I’m not taking on any more construction work. M: Your company has won national acclaim. A: Several awards, and featured in a lot of magazines. I’ve gotten way more accolades for my construction than for my music (laugh). M: Your music is your main focus? A: I’m always reluctant to answer that question, I’m a guy whose old enough that I still need to feed my family (laugh). I like to keep both doors open. Music is starting to take off, and I truly believe it’s my time to do it, so I’m going for it. To see Albert’s brilliance as a carpenter visit cummingsgc.com To see and hear Albert’s brilliance as a musician visit the THELMA March 11th.
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THE SMITHEREENS AT THE MEYER BY JANE SPIETZ Recently I experienced another “pinchme-I- can’t-believe-this-is-happening” moment. I received a call from New Jersey, and on the other end was Pat DiNizio, lead singer of one of my all-time favorite bands, the Smithereens. Conducting a phoner with Pat is one more thing I can scratch off my bucket list. The Jersey-based Smithereens are known for their irresistible brand of power pop/rock music, heavily influenced by the Beatles and other iconic ’60s artists. DiNizio fell in love with the sound after seeing the Beatles perform on the Ed Sullivan show in 1964. The band put out a trilogy of albums with their dead-on versions of Beatles classics and have also done amazing covers of hits by the Who, the Kinks, and the Beach Boys, to name a few. Over the span of 36 years, the Smithereens have been responsible for generating hits such as “Blood and Roses,” “Behind the Wall of Sleep,” “A Girl Like You,” “Only a Memory,” and “Blues Before and After.” The Smithereens are obser ving the 30th anniversary of their classic 1986 album Especially For You with the release of a special 2 CD set, which includes 47 tracks of electric and acoustic live performances, vintage demos, and rarities. The Smithereens are Pat DiNizio (vocals, rhythm guitar), Jim Babjak (lead guitar, vocals), Severo “The Thrilla” Jornacion (bass guitar, vocals), and Dennis Diken (drums, percussion). Jane Spietz: To begin, I would love to hear the story of how your mom whisked you away after school when you were a kid to go see the Beatles movie, Help. Pat DiNizio: I remember walking down the driveway from school. I was with my best friends, the Front Street boys. I used to have fun and get in trouble with them, grew up with them. It was the last 20 | SceneNewspaper.com | March 2016
day of fifth grade and we were frolicking, running down the driveway trying to get off the school property. It was like being released from prison. I see my mother’s ’55 Chevy Malibu parked at the end of the driveway blocking our way. She’s beeping the horn and screaming at me, “Get in!” My friends are ridiculing me, laughing at me because we got caught in the act of being ourselves. I got in the car. And instead of yelling at me, she smiled at me and said, “We’re going to see the Beatles new movie!” I’m thinking, ‘Wow, how cool is my mother!’ We sat through Help twice. Afterward, she kept saying “John Len-
non’s really cool, he’s my favorite. Isn’t he great?” ‘Wow, my mother loves the Beatles!’ ran through my mind. At that time, if you had long hair in ’64,’65,’66, you had it made. You were really cool and that’s what everyone wanted. On the ride home, I figured she was in a good mood. I said, ‘Mom, can I grow my hair long like John Lennon just for the summer?’ She said, “No, you can’t grow your hair long! Only hippies have long hair!” It’s like it went right back to the status quo. And later when I got home I found out the air conditioner was broken. Part of the reason she took me to the movies was because it was air conditioned. (Laughs) JS: The Smithereens have put out three super tribute albums of Beatles’ songs,
Meet The Smithereens (2007), B-Sides The Beatles (2008), and The Smithereens Play The Beatles Washington, D.C. February 11, 1964 Concert (2014). PD: Each album was a labor of love. We hadn’t put out a studio album in about seven years. There was no interest there. But I had a relationship with Bob Frank at E1 Koch. E1 puts out a lot of movies now. I called him and said, ‘I’ve got an offer you can’t refuse. The Smithereens versus the Beatles.’ He said, “I love it, let’s do it.” Within five seconds we had another record deal. I was looking for a way to reintroduce our band to those nice people, the millions of folks across America and the world, who had bought Smithereens records and given us a career and a life worth living. In a lighthearted yet serious sort of way. The decision to do the most difficult thing that we could possibly
do which was to take, in our opinion, the most important rock ‘n roll record ever released – Meet the Beatles – which changed the world in 1964, and reimagine it as the Smithereens would play it. So what you had was our guitar songs which are considerably heavier than the Beatles, and my vocals, without trying to impersonate John Lennon or Paul McCartney. Not interested in that. The arrangements are exactly the way the Beatles wrote them. JS: Because for you, the material and the album was somewhat sacred? PD: It was like playing Beethoven or
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Mozart. Playing the notes as written, and the arrangement as the composer, producer, and arranger envisioned it. It went to the top of the charts, broke download records on iTunes, and put us on the front cover of the New York Times Arts and Leisure section. So go figure. Then rather than re-create the album cover, I took some Beatles bobble heads that I had purchased and called up our friend Todd who does all of our album covers. I asked him if there was any way he could superimpose the faces of the four Smithereens on the faces of the Beatle bobble heads. And he did it! (Laughs) JS: The second album you did, B-Sides The Beatles, was another statement unto itself. PD: Well, if you consider that 90% of the time or more the Beatles’ B-sides were better than most other bands’ A-sides. We went back in time. I found one of our favorite artists, Jack Davis, who was one of the main artists for Mad Magazine and had done a lot of album covers and also Saul Bass, the iconic title designer. We had them do the album cover for us. The third album, The Smithereens Play The Beatles Washington, D.C. February 11, 1964 Concert, was to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Beatles first American concert. We did our live version of the Beatles Washington DC concert from
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February 1964. It’s that famous concert where they’re in a boxing ring at the Coliseum, and Ringo has to physically move his drums around. It’s perhaps one of the most, if not the most, electrifying concerts I’ve ever seen. Our music is modern but there’s always that healthy respect for what went before. JS: You’re celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Smithereens’ first album, Especially For You, with a 2-CD reissue containing 47 tracks, including live recordings, acoustic versions, and demos. At some of your 2016 shows the band will be playing the entire album along with other Smithereens classics. PD: A friend of ours who’s a filmmaker created this marvelous 42 minute long film which plays or is projected on stage while we do the album. It reflects themes and images that are represented lyrically in the songs. It’s getting quite a reaction. In fact, soon I’ll be posting it on the Smithereens’ Facebook pages so that everyone can see it. JS: Who was the inspiration for the woman you sang about in “Behind the Wall of Sleep?” PD: There was a band from Boston called The Bristols, an all-woman band who modeled themselves, in terms of their image, on The Byrds. They played Rickenbacker guitars. They had a great three chord, 1960s pop sound which we were aspiring to do. It was love at first sight for me and the bass player, Kim Ernst. She was tall; her hair was cut with bangs and dyed jet black. It was like down to the middle of her back. She looked like the famous model and ’60s London pop icon Jeannie Shrimpton. A dead ringer for her. She was way out of my league, but I had to make the attempt anyway. Like the lyric of the song, I called her up when in Boston and her roommate answered and said she wasn’t there. After getting the brushoff, the song hit me like a ton of bricks. The melody, the chord changes, the entire lyric I wrote on a cocktail napkin on a plane in five minutes. It was an epic struggle after that. I got into my rent-a-wreck at LaGuardia Airport and was stuck in the world’s worst traffic jam for two hours. There was no technology at that time so I had to keep singing the melody over and over like a mantra until it didn’t even make sense anymore. I finally made my way home, got to the tape recorder with my guitar, and somehow I hung onto the idea. That’s what that song
is about. That’s a true story. Kim still plays with the Bristols. There’s a great deal of affection between all of us. When the song became a hit on WBCN in Boston, as well as the rest of the country, everyone knew it was about her. JS: Are there any there any plans for new Smithereens music? PD: Yes, we’re looking at a Halloween 2016 release date for the new original Smithereens studio album. We don’t have anything to prove except to write good three-minute pop songs that have emotional depth, strong melodies, and interesting lyrics. In terms of the songwriting, it’s
that same three-minute Beatles melodic pop song that we emulated, adapted, and sort of made our own in a sense. We were lucky enough to come up with our own sound. I don’t want to change anything. I just want people to say, ‘There are another 12 great songs, it’s another great album. These guys are still rockin.’ I want our albums to say new things and make new statements musically, but also feel like an old friend that you can depend upon. I think that’s been a hallmark of our career. The people who know us, love us, have supported us, and have given us a life by supporting our music – they’ve come to
expect that from us. JS: The Smithereens will be performing with Martha Davis and the Motels at a fundraiser for the independent nonprofit radio station 91.1 The Avenue at the historic Meyer Theater in Green Bay, April 10th. What can we expect? PD: We’ll do the Smithereens greatest hits. We will do the deep album tracks as well and a couple of the Beatles’ songs. Do a little bit of everything. Martha Davis still has the goods. She can really sing and her voice is beautiful. I enjoy watching her perform. It’s a good bill. Thanks for a wonderful interview, Jane.
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at the 100th celebration of Les Paul’s birthday in Waukesha last August. “This competition was one of the best experiences of my life,” Caitlin Sweeney, the powerful drummer for Eminence said. “It was so amazing to be able to play at Summerfest, and we have met so many people because of this opportunity.” At the Les Paul celebration, Eminence mingled and impressed the stable of other headliners, such as Cheap Trick guitarist Rick Nielsen. And the Fox Valley/Central Wisconsin area has produced a treasure trove of talented high school bands that have joined Eminence in performing in past Finals competitions. In 2005 Smuggle Doug and His Six Shooters (from Appleton North and Xavier High Schools) took home the top honors, and in 2006, Sulco (St. Mary Central High School in Neenah) won the top prize. Many talented young garage bands over the years have represented the Fox Valley/Central Wisconsin area including the Ian Olvera Band, Outbreak, ska band Orpheus, Mr. Mayor, Karmah and many more that have taken the stage to showcase their musicality.
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ENTERTAINMENT // ST. PATRICK’S DAY
Oshkosh will go Green in honor of St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Party Returns on March 19 BY MICHAEL CASPER The St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Tent Party will return to downtown Oshkosh on Saturday, March 19 presented in part by FNB Fox Valley. Matt Miller is the President of Oshkosh Festivals. “Our committee has seen tremendous growth over the past three years,” Miller said. “This celebration is for everyone in the community and we are very excited to welcome huge crowds to downtown Oshkosh each year. As Johnny Carson from the Tonight Show once said, ‘If you can’t be in Ireland, be in Oshkosh.’ It’s that time of year when we celebrate Spring and warmer weather. And, it makes no difference if you have Irish heritage or not, this parade and party is for everyone and it’s a whole lot of ‘craic.’”(Irish word for fun) There are several new groups joining in the parade this year. “We’re very excited to expand upon our FREE and HEATED Tent Party,” Miller said “with fun music, dancers, food, beverages and cultural displays. The Tent Party runs from 1 until 10 pm, located at 547 N. Main Street. Our event truly appeals to all ages. Of course, everyone loves a parade, but there will also be, bagpipers, Irish Wolfhounds, some Irish Trivia contests, Irish merchandise, and much more.” At 3:45 there will be a children’s “most freckled face contest,” as well as “the reddest hair contest.” No need to pre-register. Entrance to the Tent Party and all contests are free. There is also no cost to enter the parade and you can register online at www.Oshko-
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shStPats.com. “Whether people enter as a marching group,” Miller said “a decorated car, a float, a music group or other interesting entry, everyone will be judged based on how much they incorporated an Irish theme. The top three winning participants will have a donation made to a local nonprofit or community organization of their choosing. We want to encourage everyone to be festive, have fun, and have the possibility to win money for their favorite charity or group. Oshkosh Festivals will make a cash donation on behalf of the top three winning parade participant’s favorite charity or community organization. There will be a cash donation of $250 for 1st place, $150 for 2nd place, and $50 for third place. The winners will be announced at 4:00 inside the Tent Party.” A couple great bands are scheduled as well. “What do you get when you combine Irish folk music, sea shanties, electric guitars, and a lot of Irish attitude,” Miller asked? “You get these two bands, The Roving Scallywags and Whiskey of the Damned. Both groups put on a high energy live show that everyone will enjoy. So if you are looking for some good sing along, dance along, beer drinking music, our Tent Party is the place to be!” The co-parade marshals sound like good choices. “Our committee has selected two incredible Irishmen to serve as our 2016 Parade Marshals,” Miller said. “Glenn Curran is well-known in Oshkosh as a professional banker and an incredible fundraiser. Glenn helped create many community events, but one of the most popular is ‘Battle on Bago’ the Midwest’s largest ice fishing tournament, which raises over $500,000 annually for charity. Mr. Jim Hyde is a former Microsoft engineer from the Fox Cities who now spends his time lecturing throughout the state on Irish History and Traditions. Jim is a descendant of Ireland’s first President, Doug Hyde, who was elected in the years following the 1916 Easter Rising, or Ireland’s Revolution. In honor of the 100th anniversary and
because Jim has done so much to educate people on Ireland’s past, we are pleased to welcome him as a Marshal!” There are specific regulations for consuming beverages that day. “As a nonprofit organization raising money for charity,” Miller said “the city has allowed us a temporary beer and wine license. While the Tent Party is open to all ages, anyone drinking alcohol must have a valid ID and wear a wristband. Our Tent Party will be serving food and beverages from 1 until 10 pm. No alcohol is allowed on the streets or sidewalks, but our guests will be able to view the parade from inside our tent.” The Oshkosh St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Party is organized by Oshkosh Festivals Inc, a 501 c-3 nonprofit. “Our volunteers organize three local fundraisers aside from this party,” Miller said “Oshkosh Irish Fest June 11-12, and
Oshkosh Oktoberfest October 1. Since our founding, we have helped raise over $140,000 for local charities. If anyone is interested in helping sponsor or volunteer, please contact us through the website.” The parade will step-off at 2 pm in downtown Oshkosh and travel up North Main Street to Irving Ave. Anyone interested in entering a float or marching group can register online at www.OshkoshStPats.com. Entries will be judged based on an Irish theme..
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ENTERTAINMENT // THE SPANISH INQUISITION
GWEN CARR: RELENTLESS BY GEORGE HALAS While The Inquisition reports regularly on good music at good venues, often with no cover, there are occasions when the music is not only good, it’s good for ya! For example, on Wednesday, March 2nd, one of the Fox Cities’ best vocalists, Gwen Carr, will perform her one-woman show, “Relentless,” for the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Women’s Center in celebration of Women’s Month from 6 to 8 pm at UW-O’s Reeve Memorial Union, 800 Algoma Blvd. Admission is free. Carr will be accompanied by guitarist Scott Dercks. “Scott Dercks is one of those rare guitarists who can play so well that it almost sounds like there is more than one instrument playing,” Carr said. “His sense of rhythm, timing and elegance as well as his complete and utter love of music make him such a joy to work with. He can play anything from classical to rock ‘n’ roll. He inspires me to be a better singer, and I give him the space inside a song to shine.”
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In addition to being a multi-talented vocalist with a command of many styles of music, Carr is a composer, political activist and speaker who is a veteran of the front lines in the fight for social justice. Her thought-provoking original music often deals with subjects of great importance. “I have had an unusual and sometimes mind-boggling life and along the way well over 100 people have told me that I should write a book about my life,” Carr said. “I tried very hard to write it until what I finally realized was, I couldn’t write a book about my life because I’m a storyteller. I can’t sit in a room and write words alone with myself. I need other people to tell stories to, and so that’s how I started to write songs.” Carr has given decades of her life fighting to make things better for future generations. “And, looking back and seeing where we have come from and where we are in this country,” she said. “I set a lot of other things in my life aside because it was more important for me to try to do something to help people than it was to do a lot of other things.” “In my career I have been a pretty fierce advocate for social justice,” she continued. “Part of it comes from the fact that I found out when I was in my 30’s, that I was an American Indian. I found my tribe, found my family and realized how horrible things have been for American Indians, and that I could actually do something to make it better. I spent the last 25 years working on social justice issues of one kind or another, so that has been a big part of my story telling in my life.” Carr is a gifted and mesmerizing speaker, but using her singing voice and her music took things to a different level. “It was an amazing experience and extremely
powerful when I realized that there was a different way for me to talk about things and situations and current events. I could do it through singing,” she said. “I could still fight for justice for people, but I could also use my talents to do so in a completely different way.” It wasn’t just audiences who were moved. “The first time I ever heard some of the songs that I had written over the years actually played for me was stunning,” she recalls. “I cried for days because I was so overwhelmed by the fact that I did something I never thought I could do or would do.” A lot of the music she had been performing was written by other artists. “While some of the songs are just amazingly wonderful,” Carr said “they didn’t quite say some of the things that I wanted to say so I started to actually write songs about the things that I wanted to say and the emotions that I wanted to share. I didn’t have a lot of faith in my songwriting capabilities at first and I remember sitting in my office writing furiously and then reading it and thinking ‘good heavens, Gwen, that is the most ridiculous piffle ever written.’ But I kept on doing it. I started working with another great musician, Tom Washatka, who help me craft what I thought was not such hot stuff into something that not only said something important and meaningful, but sounded pretty good.” In her first performance she sang one original song. “It’s called ‘In Between,’ and it reflects the difficulty and sadness, and hopefulness of a little girl who was adopted,” Carr said. “Trying to figure out where I belong, and who I really was. I was always someplace ‘in between.’ I was never here or there, but I was always in between, never quite fitting in, never quite belonging.” Carr has begun to write more and more music reflecting her own life, but also about what is going on in the world, and what she believes is going on inside of the human heart. “I’ve written more new material for this show,” she said. “One of the songs is called
‘Shed The Skin You’re In,’ and is about letting go of your preconceived ideas about yourself, other people and your place in the world. It talks about some of the personal journeys that I have had to go through that haven’t been easy to do, but I did it anyway. There’s another song titled ‘The Cruelest Thing, which is about the fact that we can be our own worst enemy, and how we deal with the people places and things that hurt us.” While the show remains a dynamic work-in-progress, it has already demonstrated its value. “I performed this one woman show in a women’s prison,” she said “and it was one of the most powerful things that I have ever experienced. One of the women in the audience told me that she really didn’t like me very much. I was really taken aback and kind of hurt until she told me why. She said she had been on suicide watch since she had gotten there, she was going to be released in a week, and all she had been doing was planning how she was going to kill herself when she got out. But then she heard me sing and tell my story, and that my performance gave her the one thing that she did not want: hope. She cried, and so did I.” The show’s title, “Relentless,” has special significance. “When I met my birth mother, we were talking, laughing and telling stories one night sitting outside looking up at the stars on Lake Cayuga,” she said. “She laughed and she said, ‘if I knew the Cayuga word for relentless, that would be the name I would give you.’ So when I went to a meeting about the March 2nd performance with people whom I had never met...they showed me a flyer that they had created, and it said ‘Gwen Carr: Relentless.’ I don’t think it’s possible to get a more obvious sign that I’m doing what I’m supposed to be doing than that.” Carr plays at venues like Cannnova’s and has been the featured guest with The Big Band Reunion. To see a full performance – along with Janet Planet, Tom Theabo and The Jazz Orgy - go to: https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=AFjxGBZVZz4
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ENTERTAINMENT // VIC, STEVIE
VIC, STEVIE: Together Again for the First Time BY GEORGE HALAS They have two of the most recognizable names in Fox Cities’ music. In addition to his many concert appearances and his recorded work, singer Stevie March-Torme is well-known for his afternoon radio show on 91.1 The Avenue. According to their legion of fans, Vic Ferrari is the best rock band in Wisconsin. Drawing from the title of a collaboration between Mel Torme and Buddy Rich, The Grand Opera House in Oshkosh will present the debut of “Vic Ferrari and Stevie March-Torme: Together Again for The First Time” on Saturday, March 5th, at 7:30 p.m. The show will feature songs that neither typically plays live. “We’re coming from pretty diverse places, but we found common ground. We both like the Beatles,” March-Torme said. “We found more than enough to
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do together, and there will be surprises throughout.” In addition to opening the second set with “Suite: Judy Blues Eyes,” by Crosby, Stills and Nash, the show will also feature The HD Horns – Ken Skitch, Jack Naus and Chris Felts – on tunes like “Lady Madonna,” and “Let ‘Em In.” “I think it’s going to be a tremendously fun show,” March-Torme said. “I am looking forward to doing something I don’t normally do. It’s us doing a bunch of really great pop rock songs. This is going to be a lot of fun for me because I get to play guitar and piano, but the most attractive thing is that Vic Ferrari has six great singers and I will get to sing some harmonies. If you are a fan of classic rock and classic pop songs, i.e. Kenny Loggins, Chicago, Crosby, Stills & Nash, the Beatles, Van Morrison, et cetera. This is going to be a really cool concert.” “We’re very happy with the way people
have turned on to this show,” said Vic Ferrari vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Mike Bailey. “The show has a really nice vibe and there is a lotta’ magic to it.” The idea emanated in part from Bailey watching a video of March-Torme’s 2014 Beatles-McCartney tribute, “Here, There and Everywhere,” at The Leach Amphitheater in Oshkosh. “I don’t know if there is anything more frustrating for a musician than to put in all that work and preparation, and then have it rain,” Bailey said. “I said, ‘let’s do it the right way.’ Do it indoors, under control and make a song list that fits both of our bands. We don’t get a chance to play gigs like this very often, so this is very cool.” For those of you who turned out for his Paul McCartney tribute concert two summers ago at the Leach Amphitheater, we all know how that ended. “Really, really wet!” March-Torme recalled. “I feel there’s some unfinished
business here and I can guarantee that you won’t need your umbrellas inside the Grand.” Both are very excited about the possibilities. For Vic Ferrari, their artistic growth, best exemplified by the always evolving Vic Ferrari Symphony on The Rocks performance, continues with “another brand of the band.” “The rehearsals have been really fun, and this has been very healthy for the band,” Bailey said. “Stevie comes to rehearsals prepared and makes us step up our game.” “I feel very lucky that I can do fun things like this,” March-Torme said. “We’ll see how this show goes. If it works out, we both see it as something we can do together in the future.” While the show is very close to selling out, as SCENE went to press, there were still tickets available. For ticket info, go to: https://grandoperahouse.showare.com/
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CALENDAR // THE BIG EVENTS
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March 1-April 17 Joye Moon Watercolors
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March 1 - Ongoing Rare WWII Nose Art Exhibit
EAA AirVenture Museum The collection from the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) headquarters in Dallas, Texas, made its debut in November after a month of preparation in the EAA museum’s Eagle Hangar, which honors the people and aircraft of World War II. The artifacts have been designated by the National Trust for Historical Preservation as an official project of Save America’s Treasures, which seeks to preserve historic structures, art, and published works throughout the
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nation. It will be on display at EAA throughout 2016.
Be the Dinosaur
March 1 - May 29 Walter Wick: Games, Gizmos, and Toys in the Attic
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Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum A retrospective of the photographic illustrator of the “I SPY” books published by Scholastic Press, the exhibition includes large-scale photographs and Wick’s elaborate sets and models depicting visual riddles, puzzles, and optical illusions.
Oshkosh Public Museum Tues-Sat 10 am - 4:30 pm Sun 1 pm - 4:30 pm Want to know what it would be like to be a dinosaur? Now you can through virtual technology in this new, innovative exhibition. Be the Dinosaur™ is a groundbreaking fusion of stateof-the-art video game technology and traditional exhibits, featuring full-size dinosaur bones, a paleontology field station, a Safari Jeep and more. Visitors of all ages can enter into the largest and most complex restoration of an extinct ecosystem ever created.
Paine Art Center and Gardens Tues-Sun, 11 am - 4 pm Artworks by Joye Moon, an Oshkosh native who is a nationally recognized and award-winning watercolor artist. The exhibition highlights her exuberant depictions of landscapes, flowers and nature.
March 1-22 Emerging Artists
Annette & Dale Schuh Riverfront Arts Center Area student artwork grades 7–12. Reception Sunday, March 6, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm. www.stevenspoint.com
March 1-5 Metaphors in Metal: That’s Life in Silver Joan north Jewelry
Gallery Q/Q Artists Cooperative 10:00 am - 6:00 pm Artist Reception March 4th, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Free Artist owned and operated gallery featuring original fine art for sale. with special rotating exhibits.
March 2-5 The Hourglass Project
Weidner Center for the Performing Arts Advance $18 / At the Door $20 Senior & Student Advance $15 / At the Door $17 UW-Green Bay Student $10 A new play by Lee Blessing Directed by John Mariano On a remote island, a small group of elderly people on the brink of realizing their mortality is given a “reset”- a second chance at life. Feeling they have nothing to lose, the test subjects have volunteered to participate in a highly unorthodox and dangerous medical experiment that raises profound ethical questions. This “comedy of anxiety” is the most recent invention from Pulitzer Prizenominated playwright, Lee Blessing. A Forward Phoenix New Play Project
March 3-April 16 Lynn Tomaszewski Exhibit
Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts 51 Sheboygan Street Monday - Friday: 10:00am - 5:00pm; Saturdays: 11:00am - 3:00pm (Closed for Private Events) Tomaszewski is an interdisciplinary artist who received a BFA in
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CALENDAR // THE BIG EVENTS fine art from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an MFA in printmaking from the San Francisco Art Institute. Her work has been exhibited nationally and explores how perception constructs ideas. Her paintings, installations, coding, and video work often accumulate images or actions into unified fields that function as visual field theory on human behavior. Tomaszewski is the Associate Dean of Graduate Studies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Previous to her appointment at SAIC, she held the post of professor and chair of the foundations department at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design. Reception Date: Friday, March 4, 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
March 3 - 13 Rooms of Blooms
Paine Art Center and Gardens Special Hours and Admission Thu, Mar 3–Sun, Mar 6 Thu, Mar 10–Sun, Mar 13 Thu & Sun, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm Fri & Sat, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm $11 Adult $7 Youth (ages 5-17) Free Members Rooms of Blooms celebrates the art of floral design within the exquisite
settings of the historic Paine estate. The show features more than one hundred artistic fresh floral creations by the most talented designers in the region. The beautiful floral creations are inspired by the ambiance of the Paine and artworks on display. www.thepaine.org
March 3 Bruce Springsteen
BMO Harris Bradley Center 7:30 pm Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band are bringing “The River Tour” to the BMO Harris Bradley Center! This marks Bruce’s eighth time performing at the BMOHBC, the most of any artist. The announcement of the tour coincides with the recent release of “The Ties That Bind: The River Collection,” a comprehensive look at the era of the 1980 “The River” album that “Rolling Stone” calls “Springsteen’s best archival release yet.” The River Tour is the first for Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band since the 2014 High Hopes Tour. Tickets are on sale now!
Ran’D Shine – Magician UWGB - Phoenix Rooms 8:00 pm
In the time it takes you to read these words, Ran’D has already read your mind and figured out which card you are going to pull from the deck. Ran’D was recently a guest on Penn and Teller’s Fool Us and we are betting he fools you too! www.uwgb.edu
Fly Fishing Film Tour
Meyer Theatre 7:00 pm $16 General Admission The original and preeminent exhibition of fly fishing cinema, The F3T is a one of a kind experience. Each year fishy folk of all ages gather at premieres to soak up films from around the world, spin a few yarns amongst friends and dream about casts still unmade. www.meyertheatre.org
UWSP Centertainment Productions Presents: Brother Burns Mountain Band
performance by Brother Burns Mountain Band.
Barrage 8
Performing Arts Center of Wisconsin Rapids Can any other show deliver such “WOW” factor? Barrage is back... with a twist! By expanding their sonic palette to include the entire string instrument family. Barrage 8 incorporates its trademark style, energy and high production values into a re-imagining for the string Octet. Barrage 8 makes a return appearance to Wisconsin Rapids for a show that is sure to amaze. Included with this performance is an opportunity for local students to work with the artists during a one day residency.
March 4 Dance Performance: Secondary Surface Rendered
UWSP Dreyfus University Center 8:00 pm General Admission: $5 Come to the Dreyfus University Center Encore on the UW-Stevens Point campus for a live music
Wriston Art Galleries, Lawrence University : 613 E. College Ave. 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm LU Instructor of Dance Margaret Sunghe Paek and her students perform the piece “Secondary Surface Rendered.”
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Steinway and a Sandwich featuring Mike Kubicki Heid Music Piano Gallery : 308 E. College Ave. Appleton 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Please join us for Steinway and a Sandwich featuring Mike Kubicki, Mike has played jazz piano for over 20 years. His influences include Bud Powell, Horace Silver, Oscar Peterson, Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock and Kenny Barron; grounding his playing in the bebop and hard bop traditions. Mike works throughout the Midwest at clubs and festivals in a variety of formats, including solo, combos and with vocalists. Mike has four young children and lives in Neenah, Wisconsin. Stop down to enjoy the talent of our local musicians. Hope to see you, Debbie and Andrea Join us for this FREE event starting at 12pm in the Steinway Gallery at Heid Music in Appleton (308 E. College Avenue).
Lawrence University Choirs Present “Songs from a Life” Concert
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CALENDAR // THE BIG EVENTS The Lawrence University Choirs weave together songs of childhood, education, adulthood, love, spirituality and more in a flowing, seamless performance. Program highlights include the world premiere of “O Radix Jesse” by Miklós Kocsár, an improvisation by Viking Chorale, “Voices of Broken Hearts” by Steven Sametz sung by Cantala women’s choir and Tarik O’Regan’s mighty “Triptych,” performed by Concert Choir with string ensemble. Free and open to the public.
Copper Box
John Michael Kohler Arts Center 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm Get in on an accordion-fueled, zydeco, blues, and roots-rock party. The outside-the-box performances of Copper Box founders Michelle Jerabek—known for her baritone saxophone, guitar, and vocal prowess—and her husband Danny, who matches her note for note on the squeeze box, have made this band a local and regional favorite. Age 21+
Mipso - Southern String Band Schauer Arts & Activities Center 7:30 pm
Gathered around a single mic, Mipso’s chemistry is undeniable. Renegade traditionalists Jacob Sharp (mandolin), Joseph Terrell (guitar), Libby Rodenbough(fiddle), and Wood Robinson (double bass) are pushing Appalachian folk traditions into new territory. With ringing harmonies, poignant lyrics, and heart-melting charisma, the North Carolina fourpiece borrows the best from bluegrass, contemporary country, pop, and gospel to create their hallmark sound.
Poet Laureate Kim Blaeser
Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum Wisconsin 2015-16 Poet Laureate, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee professor, and artist Kim Blaeser visits Wausau’s Woodson Art Museum and University of Wisconsin-Marathon County in early March, offering workshops, readings, and events for area writers and students. Sign up for Blaeser’s Friday, March 4, for a PictoPoetry Workshop, 10 am-4 pm, at the Museum, or, drop in for a reading of her work and exploration of her creative process, which combines the visual and verbal arts, 5-6 pm. www.lywam.org
Groovin’ Grounds presents Dave and Whitney
Brad Stine Comedy
Cup O Joy 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm He has five original DVDs featuring his comedy, and has written two books, Live From Middle America, Rants From a Red-State Comedian, published by Hudson Street Press, and Being a Christian Without Being an Idiot. As an actor, Brad has appeared in numerous films, including Persecuted, Sarah’s Choice, Christmas With a Capital “C” and others. Shows at 6:30pm and 8:30pm (doors ½ hr before). *Consider getting an EARLY BIRD PASS for best seating!
UWGB - Coffee House 8:00 pm Dave and Whitney are a crazy fun loving duo that bring their “shazam” to the stage. The charismatic pair plays more than 150 dates a year, bringing their country and pop influence all over the country. www.uwgb.edu
Gunnar & The Grizzly Boys
Meyer Theatre 8:00 pm $10 General Admission Standing Only Gunnar & The Grizzly Boys are “country music with a Michigan root”, says band leader Gunnar Nyblad. In other words, GGB’s country rocks, as proven by their anthem “Standard American”! The last year saw Gunnar & The Grizzly Boys play shows from the Midwest down to Florida and to the West while “Standard American” sales eclipsed 30,000, YouTube views exceeded half a million and Spotify streams neared that mark.
March 4-6 A Midsummer Night’s Dream
UW-Stevens Point Jenkins Theatre March 4 & 5 at 7:30 pm March 6 at 2:00 pm Adult $21.00 Senior $20.00 Youth $16.00 Lysander loves Hermia and Hermia loves Lysander. Helena loves Demetrius but Demetrius loves Hermia. When all four flee to the woods in pursuit of each other, they end up in the middle of a fight between the king and queen of the
fairies and partners switch again as all hell breaks loose. Throw in some amateur actors rehearsing a play in the middle of all this and you’re having A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM.
Granite Peak Family Festival Weekend
Granite Peak Ski Area A weekend of festivities at Granite Peak Ski Area. Package includes: 2 nights lodging and 2 days of lift tickets for a family of four, two-day ski or board rental for the entire family, horse drawn wagon rides, brat cookout, Saturday night skiing, Saturday night on-hill firework display and bonfire.
March 4-6 Altrusa Toy & Book Sale
Children’s Museum of Fond du Lac 75 W. Scott Street March 4, 10:00 am - 7:00 pm; March 5,6, 10:00 am - 7:00 pm Hop into Spring! Educational Book & Toy Sale for children. Proceeds from the event are returned to the community via service projects. Main focus of Altrusa is Literacy.
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3/23 RHYTHM & BLUES:
Featuring “MoJoe & Flipside” with Joe Fittante on keyboards and vocals, Jim Prideaux on guitar and Bill Jordan on vocals and sax. With Charlie Sauter on bass.
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Featuring “Reverend Raven” on guitar and vocals Westside Andy on blues harp and & “P.T.” bass player for The Chain Smoking Alter Boys.
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March 4-6 Green Bay Film Festival
St. Norbert College The festival will include screenings of films from foreign countries to Wisconsin. There will also be seminars on filmmaking, and aspiring filmmakers can ask featured directors about their work, a la “Inside the Actors Studio. www.gbfilmfestival.org
March 4-April 16 Chris Natrop Exhibit
Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts Mon–Fri 10;00 am–5;00 pm Sat 11:00 am - 3:00 pm Chris Natrop’s artwork is centered on the act of cutting paper. Executed free-form and exclusively with a knife, his process has evolved into a stream-of-consciousness drawing technique that has developed over the past several years. Natrop displays his “knife drawings” directly on the wall, or combines multiple pieces into three-dimensional, floor-to-ceiling installations. He has shown his work throughout the US and Europe and has recently completed a series of commissioned public sculptures in Dubai, Houston, and Los Angeles.
Natrop currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife Mari Forge (who grew up just south of Fond du Lac in Eden) and their son Orion. Natrop was born in 1967 in Milwaukee. He grew up in Hartland, Wisconsin and relocated to California after receiving his BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1992.
Pamela Luedtke and guest artists Julie Engum-Korpal as well as Transcribing Dance Company with additional choreography by Point Dance Ensemble company members.
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March 5-6
Northeastern Wisconsin Orchid Society Show and Sale
Riverwalk Hotel Downtown Neenah Sat 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Sun 10:00 am - 4:00 pm View orchid exhibits, educational presentations, learn how to grow orchids, society members will answer orchid questions. Affordable easy to grow orchid plants and supplies for sale.
UWSP Dreyfus University Center 8:00 pm General Admission: $5 Laugh out loud with Comedian Rob O’Reilly in the Dreyfus University Center Encore on the UW-Stevens Point campus.
Arti Gras
Shopko Hall Presenting an eclectic display of the arts. The fine arts festival offers patrons a chance to view and purchase the works of 100 artists and craftpersons from throughout the Midwest. Exhibited for sale are original works representing various media. Artist demonstrations take place throughout the event providing a rare view of artists and their work during the creative process.
Point Dance Ensemble presents: 17th Annual Performance
@1800 Saturday 7:30pm,Sunday 2:00pm $15/adults, $10 seniors/students Join the Point Dance Ensemble for an evening of dance. Choreography by
March 5 Point Bock Run
Stevens Point Brewery 12:00 pm A scenic out-and-back, flat and fast, 5-mile run that runs along and crosses the scenic Wisconsin River twice and starts and finishes at the Stevens Point Brewery. Electronically timed (chips in bib), Age groups, Big Bock and Dopplebock divisions. Registration includes long-sleeved shirt, complimentary snacks and Point Brewery products at the post-race
UWSP Centertainment Productions Presents: Comedian Rob O’Reilly
Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood - Live!
Fox Cities Performing Arts Center 10:30 am Start at $25 The legacy of the beloved “Mister Rogers” lives on with the hit television series, Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, from the Fred Rogers Company and PBS KIDS. Now, Daniel and all of his friends are hopping aboard the trolley to delight live audiences with DANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD LIVE! Donning his familiar red sweater, Daniel takes the audience on an interactive musical adventure as he and his friends explore the vibrant world of their much-loved Neighborhood. This live theatrical production filled with singing,
dancing and laughter will warm the hearts of multiple generations! www.foxcitiespac.com
Rock for Wishes
Tanners Grill and Bar : 730 S Railroad Street, Kimberly 3:00 pm - 2:00 am Tickets are $8 in advance and can be purchased at Tanners Grill and Bar. Day of event is $10. Rock for Wishes is a Make a Wish Foundation of Wisconsin benefit concert. Seven local bands will play well into the night. Bands include, The Hook Up, Eminence, Wildside, Ruckus, Star Six Nine, The Cool Waters Band, and Boxkar. There will be a silent auction and raffles all night long. Please come out to help us grant more wishes for children with life threatening illnesses. www.rockforwishes.com
EAA’s Hops & Props
EAA AirVenture Museum 7:00 pm - 10 :00 pm $75 General Admission ($65 EAA Members) $125 VIP Dining Experience ($115 EAA Members) EAA’s premier beer-tasting event is back for the 12th year in a row. Wet your whistle with some of the
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CALENDAR // THE BIG EVENTS finest beers in the world as you enjoy delicious food and live music that will keep you on your feet all night long. Spend an evening sampling more than 300 extraordinary beverages from around the world while the master brewers you love are on hand to answer any and all questions you have about their craft. Plus, the 2015 People’s Choice winners return to share their award-winning beers that you voted for. www.eaa.org
Oshkosh Gallery Walk
Downtown 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm On the first Saturday of every month Downtown Oshkosh comes alive with the Oshkosh Gallery Walk. Oshkosh galleries and businesses open their doors to feature artwork of all varieties and genres from local artists. Come join the hundreds of other art lovers who make Oshkosh the place to be on the first Saturday of every month.
Vic Ferrari and Steve March-Tormé: Together Again – For the First Time
Grand Opera House 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Tickets: $48/$44/$40/$35/$32/$25 With over 2500 shows to their credit, Vic Ferrari has been the most versatile and “in-demand” musical acts in the Midwest since 1988. The band is unique because of their attention to detail in their performances, arrangements and production. Vic Ferrari & fans are passionate about making music a positive change for good. For this performance, the band is joined by singer/songwriter/radio host Steve March-Tormé, son of the multi-talented Mel Tormé and stepson of actor/TV game show host Hal March. Steve is known nationally as a jazz singer, but in this concert he’ll pay tribute to some of his early musical influences including The Beatles; Crosby, Stills & Nash; and Kenny Loggins. www.grandoperahouse.org
Paul Reiser
Meyer Theatre 8:00 pm $35 Reserved Seating A seasoned actor, writer and producer, Paul Reiser co-created and starred in NBC’s “Mad About You,” which garnered him multiple award nominations. Not one to abandon his roots in stand-up comedy, Reiser continues to tour the country performing to sold-out venues.
Fairland Bluegrass Cup O Joy 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
The Fairland Bluegrass Band has been wowing audiences, and getting rave reviews state wide since the summer of 2008. Show 7:30 (doors open 6:45). Early Birds 6:30-6:45pm
March 6 Monroe Crossing
Grand Opera House 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Tickets: $38/$34/$32/$28/$24/$20 World-class bluegrass entertainers, Monroe Crossing are back by popular demand. Named in honor of Bill Monroe, Monroe Crossing dazzles audiences with an electrifying blend of classic bluegrass, bluegrass gospel and heartfelt originals. Their airtight harmonies, razor sharp arrangements and on-stage rapport make them audience favorites across the United States and Canada. www.grandoperahouse.or
Emerging Artists Reception
Annette & Dale Schuh RIVERFRONT ARTS CENTER 1:00 - 3:00 pm Free Area student artwork grades 7-12, reception
Journey to the Stars Planetarium program
Allen F. Blocher Planetarium Programs 2:00 pm Free We will take a look at how astronomers study the heavens, mainly with the use of different kinds of telescopes. Using these huge light collectors, they have been able to see heavenly objects that inspire wonder and delight.
Lawrence University Art Exhibition: “An Unnamed Need: Pattern and Beauty in Contemporary Art” Wriston Art Center Galleries : 613 E. College Ave., Appleton Featuring the works of five nationally recognized artists — Anila Quayyum Agha, Jennifer Angus, Michelle Grabner, Heather McGill and Tony Orrico — the exhibition examines complex cultural themes, including ethnic identity, gender and humans’ relationship with the natural world. The artists use abstract designs to create stunning visuals that explore the many intersections of beauty and craft. Free. Gallery hours: Tues.-Fri. 10 am–4 pm; Sat.-Sun. noon–4 pm; closed Mondays. http://www.lawrence.edu/s/wriston
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Lawrence’s Mudd Gallery exhibits work of revolutionary Mexican artists
Lawrence University Library : 113 S. Lawe St., Appleton 11:00 am - 10:00 pm Featuring works from Lawrence’s permanent collection, “Selections from the Estampas de la Revolución Mexicana Portfolio” highlights the work of artists from the Taller de Gráfica Popular — The People’s Graphic Workshop —of Mexico City. The exhibition is part of a series of community programs highlighting 500 years of diversity and achievement by Latino Americans. A gallery talk on the history and iconography of the Estampas portfolio opens the exhibition at 4 p.m. on Feb. 11. Free.
Feline Fine: Art of Cats
Neville Public Museum Cats have been domesticated since prehistoric times and have often been the objects of superstition as well as veneration, notably, for example, by ancient Egyptians. This traveling exhibition consists of 50 new paintings and sculptures by leading artists who specialize in the subject of cats. Artworks in Feline Fine: Art of Cats portrays domestic breeds and wild cats in a variety of styles ranging from photo-realism to painterly impressionism.
Lure of the Ocean: The Art of Stanley Meltzoff
Neville Public Museum Stanley Meltzoff (1917-2006) called himself a picture maker and fish painter, but he was more than just any fish painter. He was the first artist to realistically portray marlin, bluefish, striped bass and other major game fish species in their natural habitats and is considered the master of the genre. The exhibition features approximately 30 oil paintings by Meltzoff, many that are three to four feet long that portray fish in their environments from the New Jersey shores to the shallows of the Caribbean and the deep Atlantic waters. The paintings will be supplemented by specimens primarily of fish, plus turtle, shell and coral selected from the Neville Public Museum collection.
March 8-13 Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella
Fox Cities Performing Arts Center Tue.-Fri. 7:30 p.m. Sat. 2:00 p.m. / 7:30 p.m. Sun. 1:00 p.m. / 6:30 p.m. Tickets Start at $45
Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella is the Tony Award®- winning Broadway musical that’s delighting audiences with its contemporary take on the classic tale. This lush production features an incredible orchestra, jaw-dropping transformations and all the moments you love—the pumpkin, the glass slipper, the masked ball and more—plus some surprising new twists! Be transported back to your childhood as you rediscover some of Rodgers + Hammerstein’s most beloved songs, including “In My Own Little Corner,” “Impossible/It’s Possible” and “Ten Minutes Ago,” in this hilarious and romantic Broadway experience for anyone who’s ever had a wish, a dream... or a really great pair of shoes. www.foxcitiespac.com
March 8 Stone Arch Sessions: Red River Line & The Belle Weather Stone Arch Tap Room : 1004 S. Olde Oneida St Appleton 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Fox Valley Americana group joined by the Milwaukee based The Belle Weather for some perfect craft Americana Folk to pair with a handcrafted Stone Arch beverage!
March 9-13 UW-Fond du Lac Spring Play-”Crooked”
UW-Fond du Lac Wed-Sat 7:30 pm, Sun 2:00 pm. UW-FDL Theater Dept. presents: CROOKED by Catherine Trieschmann. It is a dramatic comedy. Synopsis: Fourteen year old Laney arrives in Oxford, Mississippi with a twisted back, a mother in crisis and a burning desire to be writer. When she befriends Maribel Purdy, a fervent believer in the power of Jesus Christ to save her from the humiliations of high school, Laney embarks on a hilarious spiritual and sexual journey that challenges her mother’s secular worldview and threatens to tear their fragile relationship apart.
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Art on the Town at LaClare Farm
LaClare Farms 6:00 pm - 9:0 0 pm Join us for a fun evening of painting, drinks and appetizers. Cost is $50 per person to paint, for your first drink and assorted appetizers. Great atmosphere and a fun night with your friends.
March 10-19 ARTi Gras
Wisconsin Rapids Community Theatre and other community locations. Join us for this festival celebrating the arts!! Events will take place over multiple days and multiple locations. www.wrctheatre.org
March 10 March Art @ Noon
Wriston Art Galleries, Lawrence University : 613 E. College Ave. 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm Art @ Noon tour on the exhibition An Unnamed Need: Pattern and Beauty in Contemporary Art Join us for a 20-minute tour of the exhibitions in the Wriston Art Galleries. Each tour is unique! http://www.lawrence.edu/s/wriston
March 11 -12 Shamrocks and Shenanigan’s
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Plymouth Arts Center Fri 7:30 pm, Sat 2:30 pm & 7:30 pm. Celebrate the Irish in all of us with “Shamrocks and Shenanigans”, as presented by the Plymouth Arts Center. This revue will consist of traditional Irish songs, both sung and instrumentals, as well as Irish dancing, poetry and folk tales. Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 at the door. Cash bar (snacks are included with price of ticket).
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Gaelic Storm
Meyer Theatre 7:30 PM $35 Reserved Seating After nearly two decades and more than 3,000 live shows, Gaelic Storm — the chart-topping, multi-national Celtic band — is looking sharper
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Here’s the full line-up of performers: Friday, May 6 4:30 p.m. ELKHART LAKE, Wis. – If the recent cold snap has you longing for spring travel ideas, you’re in luck. Wisconsin’s Osthoff Resort (www.Osthoff.com) on the shores of Elkhart Lake has just released the official line-up for its 2016 “Jazz on the Vine” event set for the weekend of May 6-8. The big news this year is that Spyro Gyra, a group with 30 albums to its name and who helped kick off the inaugural Jazz on the Vine back in 2003, returns as the closing act for 2016. For the full schedule, log on to www.jazzonthevine.net. To purchase tickets and to make an overnight reservation, call 844.743.2281. This music and wine festival is staged under a tent on the grounds of the resort and is held rain or shine. Reserved seating for the event has been a steady sell-out, proving the appeal of the jazz genre to all music enthusiasts. Along with the live music, the wine sampling will feature more than 100 international and domestic vineyards. The award-winning chefs of The Osthoff Resort will also be preparing a sophisticated selection of food items for purchase.
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5:15 p.m. Young Guns of Jazz featuring Matt Marshak, Jackiem Joyner, Selina Albright and Four80East 7:15 p.m.
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2:00 p.m. Urban Jazz Coalition with Althea Rene 4:15 p.m. 6:15 p.m. cent Ingala 8:30 p.m.
Dotsero Jonathan Fritzén & VinSpyro Gyra
Afterglow, May 6 and 7 Marcell Guyton performs nightly at Lola’s on the Lake Restaurant & Lounge following the last performance each evening. Sunday Brunch, May 8 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Jazz Brunch featuring Marcell Guyton
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Cheese Gala
Mr. G’s Logan Creek Grille 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Enjoy an evening of fantastic wine and delicious cheese. Entertainment by Mike Raye. Live & silent auction.
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March 12-13 Great Bunny Train
National Railroad Museum 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Join the Easter Bunny for a fun-filled day at the National Railroad Museum. www.nationalrrmuseum.org/
March 12 St. Patrick’s Day Parade
3:00 pm Join us for our annual Saint Patrick’s Day Parade! Show off your business or organization in the biggest parade in Fond du Lac! Parade will start on the corner of Rees and Main St and travel south to Veterans Park. Parade set-up begins at 1:30pm at Giddings & Lewis parking lot (Rees & Macy)
Family Flight Fest
10:00 am EAA Members FREE Adults (18+) $12.50 Seniors (62+) $10.50 Students (6-17) $9.50 Children (5 and under) FREE Family Rate $31.00 Kick off springtime by discovering
the exciting world of aviation at EAA Family Flight Fest! This weekend-long event is a great chance for families to get out of the house and have a total BLAST at the EAA AirVenture Museum. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day, the museum’s younger visitors can enjoy a variety of fun, hands-on activities that will educate and spark their curiosity in flight. All activities are included with regular museum admission the day of the event.
Tomorrow River Concerts Presents: Kim and Reggie Harris
Lettie Jensen Community Center 7:30 pm Tickets $12.00 Advance and $15.00 at the door, Tickets available at Jensen Community Center Consummate musicians and storytellers, Kim and Reggie Harris combine a strong folk and gospel legacy with a solid background in classical, rock and pop music. Creative curiosity, years of road and stage experience and interactions with performers such as Pete Seeger, Ysaye Barnwell, Jay Leno, Tom Paxton, Bernice Johnson Reagon, Harry Belafonte and others, has led them to produce music that entertains and inspires.
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UWSP Centertainment Productions Presents: TUGG Concert
Spark! Experiencing Wisconsin’s Landscapes
UWSP Dreyfus University Center 8:00 pm General Admission: $5 Listen to reggae music performed by TUGG in the Dreyfus University Center Encore on the UW-Stevens Point campus. Opening band: Newport Jam
King’s Countrymen Bluegrass
Cup O Joy 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm 4-5 piece Bluegrass Gospel group from Mondovi, WI. Instruments inc… banjo, mandolin, guitar & fiddle. A GREAT NIGHT OF BLUEGRASS! Show 7:30 (doors open 6:30). Consider an Early Bird Pass for better seating.
March 13 Neenah Community Band Spring Concert 2016 UW-Fox Valley Fee: Donations Accepted Please contact 920-886-6060
The Trout Museum of Art : 111 W. College Ave, Appleton 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm SPARK! is a program for caregivers and loved ones living with memory loss. The Trout Museum of Art, History Museum at the Castle, and The Building for Kids Children’s Museum are pleased to be among the Wisconsin museums awarded funding by Bader Philanthropies and the Community Foundation to create programming where participants engage in lively discussions, art making, and multi-sensory activities. Each one hour program is led by a specially trained museum educator who will engage participants in interactive exhibit experiences. Join us after the program for coffee and conversation led by volunteers who give participants and caregivers the opportunity to support and socialize. Registration: Contact The Trout Museum at 920-733-4089. Registration is required at least one week prior to your selected program(s). Space is limited. www.troutmuseum.org/Events/Spark
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Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts Bar opens 7:00 pm Performance 8:00 pm The blues is best served up live, with an enthusiastic audience and a killin’ band, and that’s exactly what guitarist Albert Cummings does...Cummings effortlessly shifts from chimney subdued stylings to raucous roadhouse raunch to soaring yet stinging lead lines, driving his audience to frenzy in all the right places. – Guitar Edge Magazine Tables must be reserved by phone or stopping at the THELMA Box Office, Fond du Lac. Albert Cummings writes, plays and sings the blues like nobody else. He has played with blues legends B.B. King, Johnny Winter, and Buddy Guy. Taken with Albert’s fire and passion bassist Tommy Shannon and drummer Chris Layton, of the band Double Trouble, the late Stevie Ray Vaughan’s rhythm section, volunteered to play on and produce his solo debut recording, 2003’s self-released From the Heart.
B.B. King dubbed Cummings “a great guitarist.”
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A Tribute to Elivis Show featuring a Live Performance by Elvis John
Thompson Community Center, Appleton 1:00 pm Cost: $3.00 www.lsswis.org/LSS/Services/Aging/ Thompson-Community-Center.htm
Oshkosh Youth Symphony Orchestra and Philharmonia Spring Concert UW Oshkosh Music Hall Join the Oshkosh Youth Symphony Orchestra and Philharmonia for their Spring Concert on Monday March 14th, 2016 at 7:00 pm, at the UW-Oshkosh Music Hall. This is a free concert and is for all ages.
March 15 Third Coast Percussion
John Michael Kohler Arts Center Mar 15, 2016 - 6:30pm Mar 17, 2016 - 7:30pm “Vibrant…superb” —Alex Ross, The New Yorker. The universe is filled with exciting sonic possibilities in the percussion repertoire, and this inventive quartet explores and expands
that spectrum. The ensemble will perform a new work composed for them by Glenn Kotche, drummer for the Grammy Award-winning band Wilco. Field recordings join with live performance and the on-stage construction and deconstruction of musical instruments in an extraordinary concert experience.
Stone Arch Sessions: Kevin Mason & Jennifer Levenhagen
Stone Arch Tap Room : 1004 S. Olde Oneida St Appleton 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Join us for an evening in the Stone Arch Tap Room at Stone Cellar Brewpub! Built upon honest explorations about being a human, singer-songwriters Jennifer Levenhagen and Kevin Mason create a uniquely intimate experience of original solo and duo music. Compelling, witty, and insightful lyrics combine with straightforward, dynamic guitar lines, occasionally enhanced by rich vocal harmonies or soulful violin. As they share and swap the stage, Jennifer and Kevin convey relatable experience through absorbing, accessible music.
March 16 Bill Berry Jensen Center, Amherst 7:30 pm
Bill will be speaking about the historic role of citizen activism in protecting Wisconsin’s environment. This event is sponsored by Tomorrow River Chautuaqua and is free and open to the public. If you have any questions, please contact Jim McKnight, newhopead@gmail.com or Dave Wright at dkwright@wi-net.com
March 17-20 Northeast Wisconsin Passion Play
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Xavier Fine Arts Theatre Thur & Fri 7:00 pm Sat 1:00 pm & 7:00 pm Sun 1:00 pm. Our powerful, original musical drama features a contemporary Christian score and a cast of one hundred in a moving portrayal of Christ’s ministry presented with beautiful costumes, stunning lighting and dance in a production appropriate for all ages.
The Underpants
Goodrich Little Theatre Thur-Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2pm.
In Dusseldorf, 1910, a very public wardrobe malfunction becomes the talk of the town in Steve Martin’s take on this uproarious German farce. This hilarious comedy is about a couple whose conservative existence is shattered when the wife’s bloomers fall down in public! Though she pulls them up quickly, her husband thinks the incident will cost him his job as a government clerk. This incident does not result in the feared scandal but it does attract two infatuated men, each of whom wants to rent the spare room in the couples home. Comedian, Steve Martin, brings his comic genius and sophisticated literary style to this farce.
Jazz at The Trout
The Trout Museum of Art 111 W. College Ave, Appleton Jazz at The Trout, Season VI: The Evolution of Jazz Journey through The Evolution of Jazz with Season VI of Jazz at The Trout. From ragtime and blues to contemporary and beyond, this season presents a progression of sounds comprising jazz music from the past 100 years to today. Concert 5: Jazz Vocals, Janet Planet ft. John Harmon
About Janet Planet: Jazziz Magazine hailed her as a “Voice of the New Jazz Culture...amazingly powerful with seemingly limitless expression.” In her career, Ms. Planet has performed with legends such as Jackie and Roy, George Benson, and her mentor Nancy King, and shared the stage with many other accomplished jazz artists including Ellis Marsalis, John Harmon, Gene Bertoncini, and Marian McPartland. Janet is also on the staff of the Tritone Jazz Camp and teaches voice privately as well as conducting clinics. http://store.troutmuseum.org/ product-p/jazz-march-2016.htm
Dancing in the Streets
Weidner Center for the Performing Arts 7:30 pm Starting at $46.75 Join the original and the best celebration of Motown’s Greatest Hits with the spectacular, critically acclaimed Dancing in the Streets. Experience the energy and electricity of the Motor City in a stunning production packed with hit after hit—all killer, no filler! The talented cast and band will bring to life the infectious, melodic, foot-tapping songs with a touch of soul and style guaranteed to have you singing along
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12th Annual Indigo Dinner Sunday, March 20th, 2016 La Sure’s Hall 3125 S. Washburn St., Oshkosh
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Saturday, March 5 | $25 | 7:30 p.m. Alan Kelly Gang | Powerful, emotive and critically acclaimed traditional Irish music band from the west of Ireland.
Saturday, April 9 | $22 | 7:30 p.m. April Verch Band | Fiddler/singer/stepdancer with a unique style of music blending American roots, bluegrass & folk.
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Saturday, April 23 | $23 | 7:30 p.m. Guy Davis | A true renaissance man nominated for a dozen Blues Awards and released thirteen acclaimed albums.
Saturday, April 30 | $25 | 7:30 p.m. David Lindley | Best known as featured accompanist with Jackson Browne, and as leader of his own band, El Rayo-X.
Friday & Saturday, May 6 & 7 | $28 Paul Thorn Band | Singer/Songwriter with a muscular brand of roots music bluesy, rocking and thoroughly Southern.
Saturday, May 14 | $30 James Hunter Six | A rhythm and blues singer/songwriter whose delivery often evokes Ray Charles and Otis Redding.
Friday & Saturday, May 27 & 28 | $30 Corky Siegel’s Chamber Blues with Ernie Watts | Harmonica virtuoso performs with Grammy winning jazz legend.
Saturday, June 11 | $29 Jimmy Webb | Famed songwriter of “By The Time I Get To Phoenix,” “Wichita Lineman,” “Galveston” & more!
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CALENDAR // THE BIG EVENTS and dancing in the aisles. Expect your favorite songs made famous by THE FOUR TOPS, THE TEMPTATIONS, STEVIE WONDER, MARVIN GAYE, LIONEL RICHIE, THE SUPREMES, SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES, MARTHA REEVES & THE VANDELLAS and many more.
We Banjo 3
Meyer Theatre 8:00 pm $20 General Admission Standing Only We Banjo 3 blends traditional Irish Music with Americana and Bluegrass affectionately described as “Celtgrass.” Featuring banjo, fiddle, mandolin, guitar, vocals and percussion, We Banjo 3 makes a bold and extraordinary musical statement. Modern rhythms, traditional melodies, virtuosic technique and innovative arrangements of music and song add up to a blazing live show!
The Wizard of Oz presented by the Dance Compnay St. Norbert College-Walter Theatre Innovative choreography and music make this story come to life in a
fantasy-filled produciton. Performance times are 7pm on Thursday through Saturday with 2pm performances on Saturday and Sunday.
March 18 36th Annual SECURA Fine Art Exhibition
The Trout Museum of Art 111 W. College Ave, Appleton 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Join us for one of Northeast Wisconsin’s top competitive, juried fine arts exhibitions featuring work from some of our region’s most talented artists. This event is FREE and open to the public through the generosity of SECURA Insurance.
Tour the Town Art Walk
Gallery & Frame Shop, Fond du Lac 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm Stroll historic downtown Fond du Lac. All manners of artists - from painters, to jewelry makers, to mixed media artists, to cheese artisans, and every medium in between - grace our downtown’s venues with their wares for purchase. This event is always free!
March 18-20 The Dairy State Steel Guitar Show The Hotel Mead & Conference Center
The Dairy State Steel Guitar Show is an annual event. The weekend is filled with local, regional and even world renowned steel guitar players.
March 18-19 Missoula Children’s Theatre’s Aladdin
Schauer Arts & Activities Center Fri 7:00 pm. Sat 3:00 pm It’s a swirling sandstorm of famous Arabian Tales from Ali Baba to Scheherazade, and even Sinbad the Sailor, as Aladdin journeys to find a magic lamp in a Cave of (not-so-great) Wonders. Along his way Aladdin seeks answers and advice from wise Genies, a powerful Sultan, and his own Mother to find a way to meet the Princess. However, even with the lamp in hand, Aladdin will have to learn that it takes more than a wish to make a good impression.
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8:00 pm Two Show Package - $50 Single Show - $30 Project Pink is back at the Meyer once again for what has become an annual homecoming since the band’s debut performance in 2009! Friday, March 18 Project Pink plays some of Pink Floyd’s best cuts including The Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety as recorded in 1973 and by popular demand some material from Animals has been added for 2016. Saturday, March 19 is one of the best productions of The Wall you will ever see! Project Pink doesn’t just perform it, the band builds it! Attention to detail is second to none with quadraphonic sound, 17 foot circular video screen, an armada of lighting, and of course an amazing laser show is what makes Project Pink the premier North American Pink Floyd tribute act.
March 19 Fox Cities Symphony Spring Concert
Fox Cities Performing Arts Center 7:30 PM Guest Artist: Raffi Besalyan Surinach – Feria Magica Overture Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 4 in
G Major, Op. 58 with Raffi Besalyan Prokofiev – Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, Op. 100 www.foxvalleysymphony.com
Oshkosh St. Patrick’s Day Parade & Party St. Patrick’s Day Headquarters 1:00 pm Oshkosh’s 4th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Tent Party is Saturday, March 19th in Downtown Oshkosh. Our (heated) Tent Party is located in the 500 block of N. Main Street and opens at 1:00 pm. The Parade steps off at 2:00 pm from Ceape Ave traveling North on Main Street past the Party Tent to Irving Ave. For more information and to enter the parade, go to www. OshkoshStPats.com. Fun for ALL ages!
Oshkosh Area Community Band Spring Concert Alberta Kimball Auditorium 7:00 pm The Oshkosh Area Community Band presents its 29th annual Spring Concert.This FREE concert features concert band music for everyone to enjoy. Of course, there
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CALENDAR // THE BIG EVENTS will be marches, but there will also be numbers written specifically for concert bands and specialty pieces featuring members of the band. The band’s Stage Band will also perform music drawn from the big band era as well as more modern adaptations.
St. Patrick’s Day Parade & Irish Fest
New London Downtown / Parade Route Parade: 1:00 pm, Irish Fest: 11:00 am-6:00 pm Wisconsin’s largest St. Patrick’s Day Parade at 1pm includes; bagpipe bands, marching bands, festive clowns, specialty units, clans, Finnegan’s Wake, and business floats. New Dublin Irish Fest is at 11am-6pm in a tent by Festival Foods, downtown. It features two Celtic bands, Irish food, beverages, and market booths. More weeknight events are; Irish caroling, Irish entertainment on stage, an Irish Céili gathering, and Finnegan’s Wake. Corned beef and cabbage is widely served in area restaurants and pubs.
March 20 globalFEST on the RoadCreole Carnival with Emeline Michel, Casuarina and
Brushy One String Fox Cities Performing Arts Center 6:30 p.m. $25 It’s time for a carnival! Shake out your winter blues with the energetic, driving music of the Creole culture. The queen of Haitian song, Emeline Michel, brings her captivating and versatile performance of Haitian traditional rhythms and inspirational content to the stage. Casuarina, a Brazilian samba favorite, adds their original, sophisticated and virtuosic arrangements of classic samba that is sure to transport you to a place much warmer than Wisconsin in winter. www.foxcitiespac.com
Meyer Theatre 7:00 pm FREE “I Could Have Danced All Night” – This performance will be something to perk us up from our winter doldrums.
42nd Street
Grand Theater 7:30 pm The quintessential backstage musical comedy classic, 42nd Street is the song and dance fable of Broadway with an American Dream story and includes some of the greatest songs ever written, such as “We’re in the Money,” “Lullaby of Broadway,” “Shuffle Off to Buffalo,” “Dames,” “I Only Have Eyes for You,” and of course, “42nd Street.” Based on a novel by Bradford Ropes and Busby Berkeley’s 1933 movie, 42nd Street tells the story of a starry-eyed young dancer named Peggy Sawyer who comes to New York to audition for the new Broadway musical Pretty Lady. When the star breaks her ankle, Peggy takes over and becomes a star. The two-time Tony winner will be directed by co-author Mark Bramble and choreographed by Randy Skinner, the team who staged the 2001 Tony Award-winning Best Musical Revival.
Lawrence Academy of Music Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble Concert
Lawrence University Memorial Chapel 4:00 pm The Academy’s symphonic band and wind ensemble performs. Tickets may be purchased through the Lawrence University Box Office.
March 21 Allouez Village Band
March 24 America
Meyer Theatre 7:00 pm General Admission: $75 donation, Front Five Rows and Grand Tier Seating $150, and very limited $250 front row center Founding members Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell celebrate over 45 years of the music you love with favorites like “Tin Man”, “Sister Golden Hair”, “Lonely People’, “Ventura Highway”, “You Can Do Magic”, “Horse with No Name”, “I Need You” and “The Border.” A portion of your ticket is taxdeductible and supports independent, nonprofit, community, radio that’s more than music. For more info contact 91.1 The Avenue 920-2712700. The Avenue thanks Weiner Investments of Appleton for sponsoring The America concert
March 26 Horseshoes & Hand Grenades
In 2010, the five Wisconsinites that make up Horseshoes & Hand Grenades found themselves in a living room in the college town of Stevens Point, WI holding acoustic instruments and enjoying a hodgepodge of fermented beverages. Music and revelry ensued that evening and, while many of the party guests eventually bid their goodbye well into the morning hours, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades wasn’t ready to let the get-together fade. The music still hasn’t stopped and the party is still going strong, from the mountain west to the river towns of the Midwest that the quintet calls home.
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CALENDAR // THE BIG EVENTS
March 31 Brian Regan
Fox Cities Performing Arts Center 7:30 p.m. $43.50 Critics and peers agree that Brian Regan has distinguished himself as one of the premier comedians in the country. The perfect balance of sophisticated writing and physicality, Brian fills theaters nationwide with fervent fans that span generations. One of the most respected comedians in the country, Regan has earned the praise of the press, the public, and fellow comedians. www.foxcitiespac.com
Spring Term Exhibitions in the Wriston Art Galleries
Wriston Art Galleries, Lawrence University : 613 E. College Ave. 6:00 PM - 4:00 pm Spring term exhibitions at the Wriston Art Galleries: March 31 – May 8, 2016 Certificates of Presence: The Photography of Liviia Patikne, Leech Gallery The Archive as a River: Paul Vanderbilt and Photography, Hoffmaster Gallery Jill H. Casid, Kissing on Main Street, Kohler Gallery Hours Tuesday – Friday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday 12:00 noon - 4:00 p.m. http://www.lawrence.edu/s/wriston
Hip Hop Dance Company Rennie Harris Puremovement
@1800 Theater 7:30 pm Tickets are $20 each and will go on sale Sunday, Feb. 21, at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point University Information and Tickets, http:// tickets.uwsp.edu or 715-346-4100. All proceeds will be donated to local arts programming. The show will feature signature works as well as Rennie Harris’ new piece, “Nuttin’ But a Word.”
Stories For Our Time
Weidner Center for the Performing Arts 6:30 pm All 6:30 Thursdays performances are 60 to 90 minutes, have informative presentations, take place in the Weidner Center’s Fort Howard Hall, are free and open to the public ($5 suggested donation). Sexism and gender bias run deep in the world of music. Unfortunately, this is all the more evident among performers of brass instruments and composers. This presentation will focus on the challenges of increasing awareness and promoting works by female composers, as well as the efforts involved in helping these pieces find their way into the standard repertoire. Dr. Thomas Pfotenhauer and Dr. Tracy Lipke-Perry will perform selections from Dr. Pfotenhauer’s recent CD release “Stories for Our Time.” The recording features contemporary works for trumpet and piano as well as solo trumpet written by female composer.
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9th Annual CURRENT AUTHORS SCHEDULED TO APPEAR:
MELISSA GORZELANCZYK VIRGINIA ATHEY LAUREL BASTIAN JIM BEARD LAURIN BELLG GARY BEYER JAMES BUSHA SUSANNA CALKINS CHRIS CZARNIK JAMES DEVITA PATRICK DEWANE TERRY FISK JONATHON FRIESEN ABBY AB FRUCHT LINNEA GARCIA BRITTANY GIBBONS JOHN HILDEBRAND B.J. HOLLARS CHRISTOPHER JOSSART ANN LEWIS PATTY LOEW CARINE MCCANDLESS JACQUELYN MITCHARD JOSE ANGEL N. MICHAEL PERRY SIMON & SVANOE PIERCE KARYN SAEMAN
DAVID SHEFF JON WATERMAN MARK ZIMMERMAN
WAYNE MARTIN PAT ZIETLOW MILLER JOHN JACKSON MILLER JUDITH CLAIRE MITCHELL W. NIKOLALISA RITA MAE REESE WALTER RHEIN GAVIN SCHMITT SHARON SHORT KATHRYN SPRINGER J. RYAN STRADAL LIV SVANOE JILL SWENSON LIZ TOLSMA STACY TORNIO ELIOT TREICHEL RONALD WALLACE MARY WIECZOREK BETH ZIARNIK ROB ZIMMER JAMES CAMPBELL STEVEN CROSS JOHANNA GARTON DR. THOMAS KUNKEL LEONARD PITTS ALAN PRAHL ERICK RICHARDSON
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