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CONTENTS FINE ARTS 8 Foxy Finds 10 Rising Star Mill Art Returns FOOD & DRINK 6 Brewmaster
Steve Lonsway Jean Detjen Michael Casper
$35 ADULTS $20 STUDENTS
includes pre-concert hors d’oeuvres with ticket and cash bar beginning at 6:45 p.m.
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EVENT CALENDARS 40 The Big Events
ENTERTAINMENT 12 Jimmy Gantner
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FOOD & DRINK // BREWMASTER
SESSIONS - Session Pale Ale
Stone Arch Brew House/Stone Cellar Brewpub Appleton, Wisconsin BY STEVE LONSWAY From the thunderous beat of a drum to the slide of the electric guitar that sends chills down your spine. Or maybe it’s flashing colors from the choreographed stage lighting. Maybe the twang of a five string banjo paired with the magical bow of a fiddle, all played under a star-lit sky near a crackling campfire. Possibly the powerful bass filled thump of a tuba in a sea of horns that captivates the audible sensations in your mind. Or maybe it’s as simple as finding yourself whistling to your daughters’ favorite band…Five Seconds of Summer, a song you may not even like that much. The point is; music captivates all of us in one way or another. It inspires us, it passes our time, it makes us wonder, it makes us think, it lightens our mood, it gets us through hard times, it helps us celebrate great times. All-in-all, music has been enjoyed from the beginning of time and it seems as though it has picked up speed as it rustles though time. Many people make their living with the sounds they create with their voices or their instrumental abilities. Heck, several of the Stone Arch Brew Team staff has been at one time (or still is) in a band. This is what stands behind Stone Arch Sessions. Stone Arch Sessions is a concept, a movement, that we created that brings others into our living room to enjoy live music. Okay it’s not literally our living rooms, rather our Tap Room, but we want you to feel as welcomed as if we invited you to our homes to sit on our couch and to listen to the music we enjoy. Of course 6 | SceneNewspaper.com | May 2016
when you come to our house we’ll offer you a beer, it’s what we do! To explain further, our live music series that we host every Tuesday night in the Stone Arch Tap Room (or soon on the Beer Garden) is called STONE ARCH SESSIONS. We focus on original music and it is all about enjoying the music, the beer and the surroundings. The motivation in Sessions is for all to enjoy it as you would with music. Beer pairs with music just as it does with food. Many websites and blogs have evolved bringing this concept to the masses years ago. National Public Radio has done a series on the topic, Men’s Health has run articles about it. The iconic rock band Iron Maiden has teamed up with an English brewery to bring us Trooper Ale. Dogfish Head Brewery has done several music inspired releases including Beer To Drink Music To, an annual release timed with Record Store Day. Well now it’s Stone Arch’s turn… INTRODUCING STONE ARCH SESSIONS ALE. Sessions was brewed to compliment leisure activities of all kinds. Whether it be paddling downstream in your kayak, snowboarding the snowy slopes, camping in the wild or hanging with some friends around a campfire, enjoy Sessions as you would enjoy your favorite music – early and often. As you read this article, Stone Arch Sessions, our newest release, is hitting the store shelves and draft beer lines in North East Wisconsin. It is an American Session Pale Ale by style. It will be easily recognizable with a large guitar proudly displayed on the label. Session Ale simply means a little lesser alcohol content to allow a few to be enjoyed in a “session.” This brew comes in at 4.7% alcohol by volume and is pale gold in color. Great hop complexity is evident from the multiple additions of American hops throughout the brewing process. Citra hops were used for flavor and aroma, and contributes an enjoyable tropical fruitiness that is reminiscent of mango, papaya and pineapple.
The International Bitterness Units come in at 40 which balances beautifully with the Marris Otter English malt base. A bread-like sweetness with a great hop aura all around. Now let’s talk about Stone Arch Brew House. Stone Arch Brew House is the name for the beers that are made and sold by Stone Cellar Brewpub in Appleton. Why two names you ask? Well, to make a long story short, there is a wine on the market under the name Stone Cellar. The Federal Government seems to think that a beer and wine with similar names would cause confusion in the marketplace. We certainly don’t want that, so Stone Arch it is. Stone Cellar Brewpub got its start in 2004 when Father/Son team Tom and Steve Lonsway purchased Adler Brau/Appleton Brewing Company. We’re located in a
building that was built in 1858 as a brewery, and our foundation is built with stones that were harvested from the High Cliff region many moons ago - hence Stone Cellar. When it comes to brewpubs, we offer it all; full menu, full liquor and wine menu, pub, dining room, meeting/party rooms, Tap Room and Beer Garden (when mother nature allows). We pride ourselves in starting the locally sourced foods movement here in the Fox Valley and offer the Valley’s first organic salad bar for our lunches. Stop in and give us a try if you have not had the opportunity to do so yet, or revisit, we love it when old friends come back. FINAL WORD: Stone Arch Sessions….BLISS! Visit stonecellarbrewpub.com They’re located at 1004 South Olde Oneida Street in Appleton.
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Foxy Finds FINE ARTS // FOXY FINDS
BY JEAN DETJEN, ARTFUL LIVING
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Half funky, half fancy! Do a soft n’ edgy double take with the Split Personality Dress from Globally Sound Fair Trade in downtown Appleton. Eco-friendly cotton in dusty navy twill and contrasting gray lace. Bateau neckline and empire waist with hidden back zip. Vintage inspired and handmade in India by a women’s artisan co-op. Fashion with an impact! Sizes S-XL, $59.99.
Experience aromatherapy wherever you go with the Yoyo personal scent diffuser by Serene House. Use with your favorite perfume, essential oil or other fragrances. Drop your scent on the ceramic stone (included) and it will passively diffuse the scent. Place beside your nightstand or work desk, perfect to take on the go. Comes in black, gold or white. $12.50. Find these at The Natural Boutique by Botanical Indulgence in Neenah, an oasis of pure and clean products and services for mind, body, and soul.
Shine the light on texture and vibrant color with these Urban Market Pendant Lights from Red Door Mercantile in downtown Neenah. Choose from a variety of industrial-chic styles that add retro panache and fresh ambiance to your home or office space. Prices from $68-$148. A modern day general store, Red Door Mercantile recently celebrated their grand opening. Check out this new urban emporium and expect to be delighted with their unique products and joy-filled atmosphere.
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FINE ARTS // RISING STAR MILL ART
Rising Star Mill Art Returns! BY MARIANNE WALKER
Are you looking for a get-away destination on Memorial Day weekend? Do you love the pastoral countryside with rolling hills, meandering rustic roads, little out-ofthe-way villages to explore? How about a picnic lunch on the banks of a trout stream where it’s shallow enough in some areas to see the fish swimming past? Interested in visiting a 148 year old grist mill to see how it worked “back in the day?” Do you like fine art and fine crafts in all their various forms? If your answer to these questions is “yes,” then be sure to find the village of Nelsonville on your map and plan your route. It’s located on Co. Highway “Q” two miles north of Amherst Junction, halfway between Stevens Point and Waupaca in Portage County. The village is home of the historic 1868 Rising Star Mill on the Tomorrow River. Saturday, May 28 and Sunday, May 29 of the Memorial Day weekend, the Mill will once again be filled with central Wisconsin artisans showing their latest work in clay, paint, wood, fine metals, garden sculpture, fiber and photography. It’s the RISING STAR MILL ANNUAL ART SHOW AND SALE, a two-day event sponsored by the “Mill Committee,” to raise money for the continued restoration and up-keep of the historic building. The show committee, comprised of professional and hobby artists, hand-selects artists from the central Wisconsin area to ensure quality work and a venue for the artists living and working in the area. Many of the artists are long time participants and have supported the Mill in a variety of ways. Marge Krogwold, master weaver, will once again be making rag rugs on the old c. 1850 hand-built wooden loom; the rugs are available to purchase via a donation to the Mill and are eagerly sought by folks as a lasting memento of fond memories of the area. Bud Eagon, now in his 90s, will again have his lathe to spin tops for children, 10 | SceneNewspaper.com | May 2016
young and old and demonstrate wood turning. Other artists will be working on or demonstrating their crafts in their booths, and always enjoy talking with visitors and answering questions. New to the show this year is Karin Sieg, a colored-pencil artist from Stevens Point. Her work is soft and gentle and filled with exquisite detail. Sharon Rotz of Mosinee is a fiber artist, a highly talented art-quilt maker, and designer of rag dolls, each given their own special name. And Roxine Karbowski of Nekoosa twists & turns sterling wire into beautiful horse images, often including a semiprecious stone to capture light and accent the piece. At time of press, the committee is awaiting confirmation on a few more new artists that will find this show as fun and rewarding as so many of the “old timers.” The Rising Star Mill is owned by the Portage County Historical Society and the svolunteer “Mill Committee” works from February into October to protect, restore, and keep up the property. Fund-raising concerts, a Movie Night, and an Open House corresponding to the Hidden Studios Art Tour Along the Ice Age Tail in October are scheduled throughout this season. The Mill is also the scene of really fabulous weddings & receptions, birthday parties, and group meetings. This year, Art Stevenson & High Water will be in concert on Friday, June 17 at 7 PM. They always bring in a huge crowd of blue-grass enthusiasts. Returning from Duluth, Minnesota are Bill and Kate Isles who will appear on Friday, July 22 at 7 PM. Friday, August 5 at 7:30 PM, is the free movie night, and “Our Vines Have Tender Grapes,” will be the featured film starring Edward G. Robinson and Margaret O’Brian. It’s a story of Norwegian immigrants who settled just a short distance east of Nelsonville. On Saturday, August 20 at 7 PM, the David Story Trio will present a jazz night at the Mill. The last concert of the season will
be Saturday, September 10 at 7 PM with the ever popular Dekorra playing their wide variety of musical numbers. And finally, the annual Open House at the Mill will run September 30 through October 2. The popular “Barns of Portage County,” exhibit will be spread throughout the Mill. And as always, the Mill’s FEED SACK refreshment room will be open for beverages and snacks at all events. The Rising Star Mill is a cherished building in Central Wisconsin, one of the last standing grist mills of its kind.
Please join the crowd to open the season and come to the RISING STAR MILL ANNUAL ART SHOW AND SALE, May 28 from 10 AM to 5 PM and May 29 from 10 AM to 4 PM. Admission is free. There’s something there for everyone, young and old, to enjoy.
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Proceeds from each year's festival are donated back to the community. A grand total of $1,251,620 has been distributed since the festival's inception. In addition, numerous non-profit groups have raised funds by operating a food booth at the festival.
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ENTERTAINMENT // JIMMY GANTNER
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BY MICHAEL CASPER Jimmy Gantner grew up in Eden, Wisconsin, one of nine kids that Elmer and Edna raised. Elmer worked for Mammoth Springs Canning Company. “I grew up with a love of baseball,” Jim said “my dad and mom would always play catch with us, throw us grounders. And all of us in the neighborhood would play every day in the summer. Go home for lunch, and then play the rest of the afternoon, then supper, and back again into the night.” Back then Eden had two Little League teams, the Yankees and the White Sox. “And Campbellsport had two teams, the Braves and Giants,” Gantner said “and we played each other all the time. We had complete uniforms like the big leaguers with buttondown jerseys, pants with a belt. Hank Pieper and Bert Braun were our coaches.” Jim was one of the youngest kids on the team. “I couldn’t hit the ball very far,” he said “so I bunted a lot. It was pretty intimidating with the pitchers who were three and four years older than me.” His abilities were recognized early on, and as a freshman at Campbellsport High he made the varsity squad. “I wanted to be the catcher, but one of our pitchers was John Stoffel, and he threw pretty hard, I think like 90 miles an hour. I tried to catch him, but I was pretty small and Coach Hubie Diekvoss Continue on Page 14
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Continued from Page 12 instead put me at shortstop. Stoffel was eventually drafted by the Angels.” Summers were spent playing in the Rock River League. “I played for Long Lake,” he said “because Eden didn’t have a team at the time, and I also played for Oakfield in the Tri-County League, and Legion ball. I was a catcher.” By his junior year in high school Gantner caught, and was also was called upon to pitch. “I could throw pretty hard,” he said “and the coach said if you can throw hard, you’re going to pitch, so I did the end of my junior year, and the whole season as a senior. But what I really wanted to do was catch.” Some may remember that Gantner had a tryout with the Brewers when he was a senior in high school. “The scout told me I wasn’t big enough to be a catcher,” Gantner said “but he took
me down to Firemen’s Park here in Eden, put me in the outfield and had me throw to check out my arm strength, and told me he’d be following me through college.” Because John Stoffel had put a bug in the ear of UW-Oshkosh’s baseball Coach Tiedemann, he began recruiting Gantner. Tiedemann told him he’d be competing for a shortstop position. “I told him I wanted to catch,”Gantner said “but Coach said they already had an all-conference catcher coming back, Pete Koupal…and they wanted me to play short. So it was me and another kid from Chicago competing for the shortstop position our freshman year. I beat him out.” Gantner then played for the Titans for two seasons before being drafted in the 12th round by Milwaukee. “But before that I’d gotten calls from scouts from both Pittsburgh and Cincinnati. They asked me if I’d sign, and I said, ‘Sure, I’ll sign.’ I was more of a National
League fan, growing up with the Braves, and I just wanted to play. I figured I’d get drafted by one or the other, but the Brewers got there first.” Emil Belich was the Brewer scout at the time. “He had also drafted Jerry Augustine, and Willie Miller,” Gantner said “Belich was big in Wisconsin. They drafted me as a shortstop, and Belich said, ‘You throw like a catcher.’ I said, ‘Yeah, that’s what I want to be! (laugh) I’m a short-armer!’” In 1974 Milwaukee made Gantner an offer, he took it, and they sent him to Single-A ball in Newark. “It was A-ball, but actually ‘rookie-ball’ with a short season, June, July and August,” Gantner said. “They’d only had 15 wins all of the season before. So, we worked out a few days and started playing. I didn’t even start. They had a Dominican kid playing short who must’ve been a higher draft pick, so he was ahead of me until a game
in Niagara Falls. John Felske was my manager, he was a catcher for Milwaukee before that. Anyway, you always remember your first game, and believe it or not, there was a kid from Eden there watching the game! Jimmy Smith who grew up just outside of Eden, we knew one another, so he saw my first game.” It was against a team from Pittsburgh’s farm system. “They had a big left-hander on the mound,” Gantner said. “I got three hits, with a home run. From there on, I was in Continue on Page 16
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Continued from Page 14 the line-up every day.” Gantner lived in the same house in Newark that Robin Yount had lived in the year prior. With Yount in the organization playing shortstop, Gantner saw the writing on the wall. “I told Coach Felske with Robin being as good as he was, there’s no future for me at short. He understood, so the next year they put me at third, which I didn’t want to do. I wanted to play second base. Or catch. But they kept me at third. I never played second until the big league’s.” Travel from town to town wasn’t exactly first-class. “The first year it wasn’t so bad, but the second year, in Double-A…that was terrible. I played for Thetford Mines in Canada. All the miners were on strike, so nobody came to the games, and the ball field was in rough shape. Our clubhouse was a construction site trailer (laugh), they were nice enough to put a shower in for all of us to use. And the bus rides between cities were 10 to 12-hours drives. You get done with a game at night, get on the bus, and on to the next town. You appreciate
the big league’s when you get there.” 1976 Gantner got the call. “Actually I had John Felske as coach every year I was in the minors,” Gantner said “when he moved up, I moved up, right through Triple-A. Felske called me into the office and said he had good news, that I got called up. Don Money had gotten hurt, and they needed a third baseman. I had to drive from Pittsfield, Massachusetts to Detroit in the big ol’ Pontiac I’d bought from my father-in-law, and got a speeding ticket along the way. I said to the officer, ‘Hey, I was right in line with four other cars.’ He said, ‘Do you hunt?’ And I said I did, and thought maybe he was a hunter, and he’d let me go. Instead he said, ‘Well, when a flock of ducks goes over, you can’t shoot’em all can ya?’ And he gave me the ticket (laugh).” In Gantner’s first game he faced Mark “The Bird” Fidrych. “The stadium was sold out, and I went two for four. Should’ve been three for four. I hit one in the hole between third and short, and beat it out, but the ump didn’t see it that way. And you always remember your first play. I was playing in because
they always kept the grass long in Detroit, and Ron LeFlore laid down a bunt, and I threw him out. That was the same night Mike Hegan hit for the cycle, and we killed’em.” The first few years with the Brewers, Gantner wanted to be traded. “We had Don Money or Sal Bando at third,” he said “Robin at short, Molitor at second, and Cecil Cooper at first. Every year I go see Harry Dalton, and ask to be traded. I loved playing with Milwaukee, but with all those great players ahead of me…I wanted to play.” During spring training in 1978 manager George Bamberger said Gantner had to prove he could play second base. “All spring training I played third, short and second,” Gantner said “that’s how I made the team. I beat out Timmy Johnson, and Jamie Quirk. All three of us were trying to become the utility player.” Paul Molitor couldn’t play second in 1980. “They put him in the outfield, and I played second most of the year. In 1981 I started from day one. We were in Cleveland, opening day, maybe 79 or 80,000 in the
stands. Ted Simmons was our catcher, and in spring training that year he said, ‘I have one question…can you turn the doubleplay?’ and I said ‘Yes.’ He just turned and walked away. First day in Cleveland we’re up by a run, Rollie Fingers, whom we had gotten that winter to be our closer…he’s on the mound, bases loaded, left hand hitting Ron Hassey is up, grounds to Robin, threw to me and I turned the double-play. Simmons came up to me and said, ‘Yup, you can turn the double-play (laugh).’” Gantner has no idea how many double plays he turned in the majors, but he always credits the pitchers for them. “You have to,” he said “they got the batters to hit ground balls. And Rollie Fingers was one of the best at it, in fact he was the best reliever I ever saw. Back then you’d pitch maybe two innings, sometimes two and a third. Guys now get 45 to 50 saves, when Rollie pitched if you got 30 save, that was huge because he pitched so many more innings. Rollie would have had 50 every year if you let him go just one inning. He was special.” And it was Fingers who hung the nickContinue on Page 18
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Continued from Page 16 name “Klinger” on Gantner. “One night, I got a single and rounded first, was gonna’ go for two and tripped,” Gantner said. “I did about three rolls in the dirt. Fingers was in the bullpen watching, and called into the dugout and said, ‘Tell Klinger to take his high heels off!’ (laugh) To this day Rollie calls me Klinger.” Klinger isn’t his only nickname. “When I was a kid, they call me Elmer…like my dad. And then there’s Gumby. Gorman Thomas gave me that one,” Gantner said. “Remember Gumby and Pokey, the rubber characters from when we were kids? Gorman always said because I was good around second base, turning two…I could get into whatever position, and was flexible enough to make the throw to first. Actually, my first nickname was ‘the dog.’ Bob Uecker still calls me that (laugh) because I told him I sleep with one eye open.” Gorman Thomas and Pete Vuckovich were hunting buddies. “Back then we had a close team,” Gantner said. “After a game we’d hang out in the club house, play cards or whatever.
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Nobody had any place to go. Nobody was in a hurry. We’d talk baseball and play cards, then we’d get a couple cabs, go out to eat together, have a few beverages and talk ‘the game.’” Gantner still sees a lot of his old teammates. “Molitor was just in town,” Gantner said, “Bob McClure, he’s the pitching coach for the Phillies. I see Vukovich and Teddy Simmons during spring training. Robin I see several times through the summer. Gorman comes in on weekends, he has Gorman’s Grill at the ballpark, and he’s selling his own line of barbeque sauce now.” Even though he lives back home, just outside of Eden, as a part time coach for the Brewers, Gantner maintains close ties. “I’m down there every home game,” he said “I hit ground balls, and help out with the infielders. And we still do some clinics, some one-day fantasy camps that Miller sponsors, usually me and Jerry Augustine, Gorman, and Davey Nelson.” Among Gantner’s has a list of “firsts” that he always remembers are his first baseball card, and his first home run. “The home run was in Minnesota,” he
said “off Ron Schueler. Down the right field line at the old Metropolitan Stadium. I don’t remember if anybody was on base, I just remember hitting it. Maybe somebody was on, I think it might have been a twopointer, I was just kind of floating around the bases (laugh).” His first baseball card was shared with three other players. “My rookie card, there are four of us on the card,” he said “I was on there with Bump Wills, Mike Champion, and Juan Bernhardt. It was pretty unbelievable, my first one. As a kid you collect’em, and all of a sudden you’re on one of ‘em. Sort of surreal.” We Brewer fans of a certain age will always remember the 1982 season, and because we remember, we will always has a certain degree of disdain for the St. Louis Cardinals. “We had a great team,” Gantner said “all around. We hit everything. Starting the year, Buck Rogers was our manager, and he was very controlling…he even admitted it in later years. Very good baseball guy, Buck Rogers, but he messed with the veterans like Rollie, and Mike Caldwell…none of those
guys liked him. He tried to over-manage. We got off to a slow start to the season. I remember, we were in Seattle when he called me in the office to tell me I wasn’t going to play the next night. He said, ‘There’s a lefty pitching for Seattle, Cooper’s struggling at the plate, you’re both left hand batters but I can’t take you both out.’ I told him that I felt great, that I didn’t want to sit, but he took me out anyway. When we were in Seattle we always walked ‘home’ after the game, but on the way we’d stop into this little bar for a hamburger and a couple beverages, and Buck was in there with the other coaches. Next morning I got up and heard they fired him.” That was the morning Harvey Kuenn became the Brewer manager. “The next night, I was in the lineup, and Cecil was in the lineup,” Gantner said. “Coop was scheduled not to play the day before, when Buck was still there. Cecil hit a three-run home run that night off another left-handed pitcher.” Kuenn had a different style of managing. “We had a meeting that first day and Harvey said, ‘I hate meetings, and this Continue on Page 20
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real quick.” The Brewers thought they’d be back the next year. “I believe that if we had a closer, if we had Rollie in 78, 79, and 80,” Gantner said “we’d have won all those years. We didn’t have a stopper, an ace to go to like the Yankees had Goose Gossage.” Gantner hurt his arm in the 92 season. Diving for a ball, he heard a pop. The result was a labrum tear, and torn rotator cuff. The rest of the year he couldn’t raise his arm above his shoulder, and had to throw threequarter side arm. After surgery his intent was come back and maybe be a utility player in the National League. Tom Trebelhorn managed the Cubs and wanted Gantner to try out, and the year after Cleveland called wanting to bring him into spring training, but his arm wouldn’t let him. Jim Gantner officially retired in 1994. I couldn’t let an interview with Gumby end without asking about the time he took the mound for the Brewers. “Oh! In Kansas City,” Gantner laughed. “We were getting’ smoked. They didn’t want to burn out the bullpen, so they started putting position players in. You knew things were out of hand when they put Sal Bando in to pitch. I told Bambie, ‘If Bando can pitch, I know I can pitch.’ George said, ‘You’re pitching the next inning.’ Jamie Quirk is catching, I’m pitching, and Hal McRae was up. I had a good change-up, believe it or not, and I had two strikes on McRae. Quirk put the fastball sign down, I thought, ‘Okay, this will be my set-up pitch.’ I threw it up and in, backed him up. I heard McRae say to the ump, ‘He better know where he’s throwing.’ And I said to him, ‘Hey, I know where it’s going.’ (laugh) The next pitch I threw a frickin’ waist high change. The umpire called it a ball, I said ‘Come’on!’ He didn’t want to ring him up. So I threw another change, he got jammed and hit a three hopper back to me. McRae was barely out of the box, and I just held the ball thinking, ‘Try to show me up, will ya?’ So I waited until he was three quarters of the way to first before I threw him out. (laugh)” These days, on any given day, you might run into Jimmy Gantner at Scud’s Buds, a tavern he co-owns in Eden. And maybe he’ll tell you one of a myriad of his baseball stories, or maybe he’ll take your money in a game of euchre...or maybe he’ll do both.
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Continued from Page 18 will be the only one we have.’ He told us, ‘This is what I expect out of you guys, I played the game, I know how hard it is, so don’t worry about striking out and making errors, just play hard and have fun.’ One night in Milwaukee, Gorman struck out, came back to the dugout hanging his head, and Harvey limped down to him, you know he had that one wooden leg, he always had that big chew in his mouth… he stood in front of Gorman and said real loud, ‘Gorman I don’t care if you strike out ten out of twelve times, if you ever hang your head again, I will take you out of the line up.’ He said it to Gorman, but the whole team got the message.” Molitor led off the batting order, followed by Yount and Cooper. “I batted ninth,” Gantner said “which I didn’t mind. The only time I’d hit lead off was when Paulie didn’t play. I liked batting second because if Molitor was on base you’d get a lot of fastballs. With Cooper behind you, you’d get a lot of good pitches to hit.” The road to the World Series first went through Baltimore. They lost the first three of a four game series and had to win Sunday in order to clinch a trip to the playoffs. “That was Earl Weaver’s final season,” Gantner said “when we got to the ballpark for batting practice, the stands were already full, it was incredible. They booed us while we were taking infield (laugh).” They won that fourth game, earning a trip to the American League Championship series against the Angels. “And before we knew it, we were down two games to none,” Gantner said “and had to win all three back home to get to the World Series.” Which they did. “We should’ve won the series, we had the better team, they just outplayed us. We didn’t have Rollie Fingers because he was hurt, and that made a big difference. In the last game we were up 3-1, if we could’ve brought Rollie in in the 7th inning, let him pitch three innings, could’ve been the difference. We had Vuke, who won the Cy Young that year, pitching with a torn up shoulder, he was taking pain pills just to get through the game, he was pitching on a half arm, I don’t know how he did it.” The Cardinals won the series. “Getting to the World Series was one of my greatest moments, and yet one of my saddest,” Gantner said. “From high to low
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ENTERTAINMENT // THE SPANISH INQUISITION
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BY GEORGE HALAS Given that most loyal Inquisitors are highly intelligent and well-educated in addition to having great taste, it is a fair assumption that you are familiar with the Latin phrase, caveat emptor, “buyer beware.” The Inquisition hopes that you are also an accutus emptor, a “smart buyer.” The Inquisition is painfully aware of many instances where great musicians have gone into the recording studio with great
expectations, only to emerge unsatisfied and unhappy with the results. “It’s not so much knowing how to get a good sound but what a good sound is,” said Dave Pensado recording-engineerproducer-mixer. “As an experienced engineer, who works both sides of the microphone, I should know what a good sound is and know how to get it,” adds Tom Washatka. Washatka is the owner of Oshkoshbased Steel Moon Recording, as well as an accomplished saxophonist, composer, arranger, producer, and recording engineer. ”I do all these things because of an insatiable curiosity and desire and also because I love what I do,” he said. He speaks from experience. He has produced/recorded over 20 albums in the last 20 years on Stellar Records, a record
label he started in 1994 with his wife, vocalist Janet Planet. He has a WAMI for engineering and owns an award-winning music production company, Narrator Tracks, producing music for video producers world-wide. Washatka has produced more than 100 CDs and written 650-plus tracks for the company. His music can be heard on cable TV, PBS, internet audiovisual and has been used in documentaries and video productions all around the globe from Argentina to Switzerland, and the United Kingdom as well as throughout the United States. Hollywood has used his music, most notably in the motion picture “The Bucket List,” starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman. All of the above has been produced at Steel Moon Recording. As musician, composer/producer and
recording engineer, Washatka has recorded sessions in Nashville, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, at Smart Studio in Madison (when Butch Vig was producing Garbage) as well as area studios. He also records for Hal Leonard Publishing, one of the largest music publishers in the country. “I have worked with some great engineers,” Washatka said. “There are some wonderful engineers right here in this area. I worked with engineer-producer-mixer John Gibson for five years producing over 20 recordings and learned a ton just watching him work. Mark Lamar is another engineer, producer-mixer whose work is fantastic. I’ve also had the good fortune to work long distance with Darryl John Kennedy who produces up and coming pop stars in Cairo, Egypt. My early work Continue on Page 24
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Continued from Page 22 with Grammy-nominated composerinstrumentalist Chris Swansen compelled me to pursue the technology, Chris helped Robert Moog develop the original synthesizer. His musical vision as a jazz composer was financially and logistically unattainable until his meeting with Moog, where he was house composer.” Washatka has “carried the torch” and developed the tools to realize the stylistic and compositional vision of not only his own music but the music of any artist with whom he works. He has been on the ground level as a beta tester and developer of technology that allows him as a composer and producer to realize the final outcome of any given musical project. Through his understanding of the music and technology, he helps others to realize their musical heights, from singer/ songwriter solo acts to young composers of symphonic works. “I worked with one of my Lawrence University students, Andrew Cardiasmenos, realizing an orchestral score he had written to a short film which led to his acceptance into the New York Film Acad-
emy and The Los Angeles Film School,” Washatka said. “And I’m currently working with an amazing young singer/songwriter, Madie VandenHeuvel, producing her songs. She’s also been working with Janet for the past three years and has just been accepted into the Berklee School of Music. You’ll be able to preview the before and after on the studio website.” Washatka’s goal as an engineer and producer is simple. “To serve the musician and the music. That’s paramount. Am I realizing their music the way they hear it?” He provides sheet music as well. “In the case of musicians building their books,” he said “I can deliver lead sheets or individual parts I’ve arranged for the entire band so they have written music when they need it.” More than thirty years in the recording biz has taught him plenty. “I’m committed to impart that knowledge to each client giving them musical and production options as well as a studio environment that is supportive while listening with ‘musicians ears,’ so the artist gets the best performance captured by quality
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This is arguably one of the most important studio tools. 3) Remixes, i.e., the ability to return to the studio for a remix in case you’re not happy with the mix you’re given or want some changes. He normally gives a client two remixes. 4) Examples of recording projects done at the studio to give an idea of the sound of the studio and quality of the work. He provides examples of his work in as many different contexts as possible. “My emphasis is on results. I’m not as concerned as much with how I arrive at a mix as how it sounds,” he said. “Are my tracks, whether with a full band or soloist, providing the energy and sound the way the artist wants and the industry demands. I’ve collected some amazing tools but most importantly have learned how to use them. I continue to be a student of the technology. Every project teaches me something new. Learning keeps me vital and keeps me upping my game. It’s not so much about ‘hearing’ as it is about ‘listening.’ How to listen and what to listen for. This may be cliche, but the two most important tools I have are my ears.”
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(Dusty Medical Records) BY BLAINE SCHULTZ In two years Milwaukee’s Space Raft has released a pair of albums, a vinyl 45, and opened for Bernie Sanders. Bands release records to varying levels of success. Fewer can say they were asked to open for a candidate for President of the United States. So here we are in April and we may already have a record of the year. Rubicon, the band’s sophomore hijinks (for the already venerable Dusty Medical Records label) finds the quartet digging in deep. The music is what matters with these guys. No skinny jeans or ironic haircuts, they look just as likely to change your oil in ten minutes as play seriously good rock and roll. But in the grooves lie the truth.
To be fair, there is nothing new under the sun, yet...Space Raft takes basic elements...driving riffs, catchy hooks, interesting guitar and keyboard parts with solos that serve the song, and a bedrock rhythm section – then they make the music their own. Guitarist Jordan Davis sings with a proudly Midwestern, laconic, near-stoner drawl. Songs morph before your very ears. “Disconnection Notice,” combines Tjay Christenson’s soaring keyboards with a primal guitar riff. The urgency of “Red Arrow,” travels into multifaceted music parts, shape-shifting, and building into a frenzy of feedback. A vaguely narcotic haze, hovers over the proceedings, and once again another fine collage serves as cover art. The sound
is psychedelic without going over the top. Yet none of this gets beyond square one without the foundation of rhythm section, drummer Tyler Chicorel and bassist Jon Heibler. Clarion keyboards of “Borrowed Time,” casts against its title with a sense of vibrancy...“nowhere to run, nowhere to hide, ain’t going back, ain’t going home,” as if to declare, ‘if it is borrowed time, then... what the hell?’ And if you’re looking to cast the shadow of an influence, that tune might be the third cousin to Big Star’s drifting ethos. “Vacation,” unfolds like a mapless
summer road trip, adding the melodic bridge hints perhaps, Christenson has listened to a few George Harrison albums. The song demonstrates as key balance between guitar and keyboards. With “Sunday Take Me Away,” Davis’ lyrics plead and repeat the title phrase as Christenson’s Mellotron part cycles, mockingly, back to start again and again. The self-reliant tension of “Bitter Cup,” makes way for a finale that recalls the good old “Detroit/Ann Arbor Sound.”
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The Steel Bridge SongFest in Sturgeon Bay is the weekend of June 9, and is a unique beast. Founder Pat MacDonald likens it to a modern Arcadia, a week of community and songwriting that explodes in a weekend of original music linked by the spirit of the bridge. If you think he’s just saying that, explain why so many musicians, over 100 artists from as far away as L.A. and Florida attend, go unpaid, just to show off their best. And it is their best, as MacDonald explained that the musicians are asked to play solely original material. “People come here for the love of discovering new original artists and music,” MacDonald said. Steel Bridge SongFest, like the bridge, serves as an anchor between two communities; bringing Sturgeon Bay and a national music community together in a definitive summer event for everyone within driving distance of Door County. When Pat MacDonald set out to save the bridge that had opened and was dedicated to veterans in 1931, he also managed to create something with a purpose that surpassed preserving a town landmark. “After the bridge had been added to the National Register of Historic Places,” MacDonald said “the festival’s role in nurturing the area’s music scene came to the fore. I knew the crowd was amazed that there were people singing about our town and our bridge. Sturgeon Bay never had a musical identity that focused on itself.” While the bridge will always be deeply linked to the event, the current festival is more concerned with spreading the love for the structure than fighting to save it. What MacDonald calls the heart and soul of the festival actually takes place in the week leading up to it. The collaborative effort known as The Construction Zone began in 2006, Continue on Page 32
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Continued from Page 30 when songwriters holed up and got down to work in the city during the week prior to the main performances, taking inspiration from each other and the bridge. This is where 2016’s slogan comes from, “Music so fresh, it hasn’t even been written yet.” Invited writers are given accommodations at the Holiday Music Motel. “This year there will be about 50 writers involved,” MacDonald’s partner and Purgatory Hill bandmate melaniejane said. “In years past, we’ve had as many as 74, but it was simply too large and chaotic to try to host that many musicians for a week in the small space of The Holiday.” She first attended as an invited songwriter in 2007. Today melaniejane manages the Holiday Music Motel and donates time with MacDonald. “It’s a wonderfully supportive mentoring atmosphere,” melaniejane said “where the young writers can collaborate with veteran songwriters.” The Construction Zone is a series of daily collaborations with the goal of contributing to one recorded song every 24 hours. 17 year old Genevieve Heyward, last year’s Wisconsin Area music Association Rising Star will be attending her second Construction Zone. “They spin a laser-pointer bottle that spins until you’re connected with two other writers, and they become your songwriting partners for the night. There are three recording studios and we write and record sometimes until five in the morning. The next night everyone goes into the Tamborine Lounge and listens to the songs that were produced from the night before. You do the bottle spin again, and connect with two other writers, and so on. It’s just writ-
ing and recording and meeting all these great people.” It’s that simple. “A lot of it is driven by camaraderie, and sleep deprivation,” MacDonald said. “Everyone has an intense work ethic too. Because it just never stops. During that week there may be a party going on at the bar with a few peripheral people, but the songwriters, they’d rather do nothing more than be in a the hotel and see how many songs they can write in a week. They’re nuts!” Newcomer Marja Johnson said all the writers are music nerds. “It’s a big, happy family,” she said. “We check our egos at the door and soak up the goodness of seeing familiar faces and getting to know new ones. I feel very grateful, it’s a big honor to be asked to join the ‘zone.’“ Veteran James Hall has fronted Mary My Hope and Pleasure Club and toured with the likes of Rage Against The Machine and Better Than Ezra. After taking part for almost a decade, he thinks it is a real help, especially for male writers. “I think that girls tend to learn the value of collaboration a lot earlier,” Hall said “unfortunately a lot of guys throughout their twenties take a ‘divide and conquer’ approach. As if to say, ‘I’m the strong writer, I’m the brilliant one, I’m the one with a pen.’” Hall’s credentials also include writing for Marilyn Manson. “I think the song’s I’ve written over the last nine years are far stronger than anything I’ve ever written due to the collaborative nature of this festival,” Hall said. “It’s made me a better musician, parent, husband, and songwriter than I ever thought possible.” Check out steelbridgeradio.com the
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tions are posed lyrically,” Vos said “I’m happy to say the bluegrass/roots influence is still there, but I think we’ve always wanted to experiment with other things too, and I think we were successful. Pete (Raboin; double bass player Daniel Wolff completes the trio) played some new instruments on the album including mandolin, 12-string and electric guitar. There’s
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Continued from Page 34 on 91.1 the Avenue.” These are the gigs they’ve been working towards as a band. “Playing the Meyer is playing to a ‘listening crowd’ and that’s our long-term goal,” he said. “We really hit it hard last year with around 160 performances mainly throughout the Fox Cities. This was a combination of solo, duo, and full band events. We played farmers markets, bars, clubs, charity events, house shows, and festivals. We’ve expanded in different markets including going on our first 10-day tour through the South and East in January of this year. We have short runs planned throughout the mid-west, and another longer tour this winter.” The Monsoons currently have a veritable Fox Cities’ all-star lineup including drummer Mike Underwood, guitarist Aaron Zepplin, keyboards player Noah Harmon, bassist Fred Velpel, saxophonist Ross Catterton and trumpeter Kurt Shipe
joining Megna. Appleton native Hillary Reynolds tapped former members of The Hillary Reynolds Band to form Peridot. The music marries folk songs with pop melodies, drawing inspiration from elusive emotions that are often difficult to articulate. The new band, comprised of Reynolds, Trevor Jarvis and Marton Bisits, is poised to release their first collection of songs. From toy closets and old houses to some of Boston’s hottest studios including Somerville’s Q Division and Converse Rubber Tracks, the seven-track EP was recorded across a wide variety of Massachusetts locations. The songs showcase the collaborative songwriting efforts of Reynolds and Jarvis, colored with the creativity and versatility of Bisits on guitars. A renewed focus on storytelling is apparent throughout the EP, which includes the single “Lonely Work,” currently in rotation on 91.1 The Avenue and featured on 105.7 WAPL’s HomeBrewed Showcase.
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BY GEORGE HALAS It is one of the greatest collections of talent ever assembled in the Fox Cities. It includes two members of the Wisconsin Area Music Industry (WAMI) Hall of Fame. On May 26th at The Grand Opera House in Oshkosh, Fire & Ice will reunite to celebrate Oshkosh music, radio station WOCT and The Friends of Oshkosh Music. WAMI Hall of Famer pianist-composer John Harmon and vocalist Janet Planet will be joined by guitarist Tom Theabo, saxophonist Tom Washatka, bassist Andy Lincoln Sachen and drummer Tony Taylor. “The reunion of Fire & Ice is set as a way to celebrate 10 years of community radio in Oshkosh and as a way to honor the local musical talent that is part of our community,” said Joe Wiedenmeier, president of Friends of Oshkosh Community Media, a non-profit organization. “Oh, and by the way, John Harmon turned 80 this year. We, as a community, are fortunate to be able to celebrate it all.” The Friends of OCM, a registered 501C (4) managed by a nine-member Board of Directors, supports Oshkosh Media programming and facilities through membership, underwriting and fundraising projects. The vision is to develop an appreciation for Oshkosh Media that reflects a sense of community with a mission to provide and underwrite quality programming, to plan and implement fundraising activities, to develop a supportive membership and raise awareness. 38 | SceneNewspaper.com | May 2016
“In addition to music, we also provide public service advertising for local events and other non-profits,” Wiedenmeier said. “We also simulcast city meetings, such as City Council, Parks Commission, Zoning Commission and others. Our purpose is to provide a way for the community tell its stories and promote the things the city has to offer to us all.” Listening to Harmon play planted the seed for the reunion. “Last summer, my wife, Mary, and I were having dinner at Gardina’s and John Harmon was playing piano,” Wiedenmeier recalled. “We began to reminisce about when we had first heard John. It was in the ‘70’s at the little cocktail lounge at the new Howard Johnson’s on 41 & 21. One of our friends said we just had to hear this piano player, one of the best he had ever heard. That led to us talking about other local musicians that had played with John. I’ve been friends with Tom Theabo since he and I attended Webster Stanley Middle School in the 60s. It was through Tom that we met Janet Planet, Tom Washatka, and Tony Taylor over the years and in the various musical groups they formed and played in. We both thought, ‘wouldn’t it be great to see all these people together again?’ Mary said that since I was now President of the Friends it might be an opportunity to do something like that.” Wiedenmeier took that loose idea to the Friends Board as a possible way to promote and celebrate the rebranding of the Oshkosh Media. “At the board meeting I also pointed out that in addition to the rebranding,”
he said “WOCT was turning 10 years old and that at the launch of the radio station, To m T h e a b o and Janet Planet played. Things started to happen.
I contacted Theabo and he forwarded the info to Janet. He liked the idea and Janet thought it would be great, but would have to talk with the other musicians. It so happened that she saw John Harmon that weekend and proposed the idea to him. He also thought it would be great to do.”
“After Joe talked to me, I contacted the rest of the band and everyone was very receptive. It’s very exciting,” Theabo said. “Looking back, just being invited to join
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the band was a milestone for me and I know Janet feels the same way. I have the highest respect for all of the musicians.” In November talks with the Grand began. “We looked at possible dates after the first of this year,” Wiedenmeier said. “Then had to coordinate those with the musicians to come up with one that would work for all. No easy task. We had several fits and starts, but finally May 26th was settled upon.” “We’re all excited and I think it’s going to be a lotta fun,” Harmon said. “I’m very pleased that someone would have the affection for the group to carry this through. It was a really fun group. We played a lot of very difficult music – Tom Washatka had started writing a lot – played a lot of gigs and had a lot of fans. We opened for Spyro Gyra once, and found we were better than they were.” Ten years ago, the FCC offered a number of Low Power (LP) FM licenses. “The Friends Board was able to acquire one of these for 101.9 FM,” Wiedenmeier
said. “The broadcast reach of the station is pretty well limited to the city. The radio call letters are WOCT, which at the time stood for Oshkosh Community Television. The Friends still holds the FCC License to WOCT and we also have purchased the automation and transmission equipment for the station. The Oshkosh Media staff maintains the day to day operation of the station. The whole of the city broadcast operation underwent a re-branding that was unveiled at the State of the City on March 20th. This brings us to one of the reasons for the concert. WOCT has, in the past two years, changed its format from a daily block schedule of various genres of music to a daily mix of music that combines jazz, blues, modern country, swing, contemporary, pop, local artists, etc. We have moved the block programing to the weekends highlighting vintage country, big band, cocktail, polka and local artist specific blocks. The schedule can be found online.” Tickets are available online at: www. grandoperahouse.org or by calling the Grand ticket office at 920-424-2350.
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March 1 - May 16 Be the Dinosaur Oshkosh Public Museum Tues-Sat 10am-4:30pm, Sun 1-4:30pm. 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 state-of-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.
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 nation. It will be on display at EAA throughout 2016.
March 1 - May 29 Walter Wick: Games, Gizmos, and Toys in the Attic 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.
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UWSP - Noel Fine Arts Center 7:30pm Songs about spring and summer as well as traditional and spiritual songs will be presented by three choirs at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point in May. The Women’s Choir, Concert Choir and Choral Union will present their last concert of the academic year at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, May 1, in Michelsen Hall of the Noel Fine Arts Center.
May 3 Lawrence University presents the Civic Life Project
Warch Campus Center, Lawrence University, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Created by award-winning documentary filmmaker and 1972 Lawrence graduate Catherine Tatge, the Civic Life Project features student-made documentaries that explore current issues facing northeast Wisconsin. The 2016 project’s films include: “Breaking the Silence: Unseen Racism,” “Brown Water,” “A Generation on Change” and “Mental Health in the Prison System.” Short student-led discussions follow each film. Free and open to the public, online registration required.
Wisconsin War Stories
The Trout Museum of Art 10:00am - 4:00pm The Trout Museum of Art is pleased to present Wisconsin War Stories! This exhibit is a collection of photographic portraits of Wisconsin war veterans featured in “Wisconsin War Stories,” produced by Wisconsin Public Television. This award-winning series of documentaries about World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War is a collection of the personal stories of Wisconsin men and women who fought in these wars, told in their own words. The photographs by James Gill give insight into the experiences of these veterans. This exhibit and
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the documentaries forcefully remind us why these stories should never be forgotten. Our thanks to Wisconsin Public Television for the loan of the exhibit. The “Wisconsin Ware Stories” documentaries are on view as part of the exhibit.
Foot of the Lake Poetry Reading Series: Jon Loomis
Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts 51 Sheboygan Street Readings begin at 7 pm and the doors open at 6:30 pm. Featuring Jon Loomis, author of two books of poems: Vanitas Motel (1998, winner of the 1997 FIELD prize in poetry) and The Pleasure Principle (2001), both published by Oberlin College Press. Loomis is also the author of two critically acclaimed mystery novels, High Season (2007) and Mating Season (2009), from St. Martin’s Minotaur. High Season was named a New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice, and was selected as one of the Washington Post Bookworld’s Best Books of 2007. THELMA’s Foot of the Lake Reading Series is regularly held the first Tuesday of the month in Cafe 1906. This free event includes a guest writer, open mic and a cash bar. Readings begin at 7 pm and the doors open at 6:30 pm.
May 4 Tour Of Fashion 2016-”Runway for a Reason”
Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts 51 Sheboygan Street 5:30pm $50/person The Tour of Fashion is an Annual Fundraiser by The Service League of Fond du Lac. All of the proceeds from this event benefit many local community projects, schools and various organizations. The 35 women of The Service League of Fond du Lac work hard to plan a night that features great food, great fashions
with a Runway Fashion show, a silent auction and lots of fun! We look forward to seeing you there! As in the past years, it’s anticipated this will be a sell-out event. The Service League encourages those who want to be a part of this fantastic evening to reserve their seats in advance. For reservation information, contact Julie Lenz at serviceleagueoffdl@gmail.com
May 5 Carrie Underwood
Resch Center Tickets $76.00, $46.00 The Storyteller Tour – Stories in the Round will be Underwood’s first tour “in the round.” With the stage in the middle of the arena floor, the 360-degree setting will allow fans on all sides of the arena to get a very intimate and unique concert experience. Carrie’s new album, Storyteller, has been heralded by Rolling Stone as “the most anticipated country album of the year.” The album was produced by Jay Joyce, Mark Bright, and Zach Crowell with six of its 13 songs co-written by Carrie, including the record-breaking first single, “Smoke Break.”
Salsa Manzana: A Cinco de Mayo Celebration
Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts 51 Sheboygan Street Performance 7:00 pm (Bar opens at 6pm) WAMI nominated Salsa Manzana will lead this celebration with its 12-member band. A combination of Lawrence University students and alumni, music teachers, and veteran local talent, their goal is to celebrate and share a love of Salsa, Mambo, Cha Cha, Latin Jazz, Brazilian, Caribbean, and other related styles of music. No admission for the music. Food is $5. Catered by Casa del Tequila. Salsa Manzana’s Instrumentation: Carlos Mendez - Vocals Jose Encarnacion - Director and Percussion Marisol Encarnacion - Vocals and Dance Instructor Noah Harmon - Piano Andy Mertens - Bass Vicky Daniel Percussion Dan Reifsteck - Percussion Mark Te Tai - Sax/Flute/Vocals Julio Reyes - Sax/Vocals John Daniel Trumpet Matt Granatella - Trumpet Tom Vande Avonde - Trombone
UW-FDL Music Dept. Concert Performance featuring Collegiate Wind Ensemble UW-Fond du Lac 400 University Drive 7:30 pm The UW-Fond du Lac Music Department will hold a concert
performance featuring the Collegiate Wind Ensemble, directed by: Dr. Brian Lydeen.
May 6 Schmeeckle Reserve Candlelight Hike Festival Schmeeckle Reserve 7-9:30 pm Free (Suggested donation of $2/person or $5/family) Walk a half-mile or one-mile torch-lit path through the spring woods and along the lake. Arrive and leave when you like! Campfire Program: “Underwater Schmeeckle” Presented at 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. at the campfire ring. What lurks in the murky waters of Lake Joanis, the Reflection Pond, or Moses Creek? Dive below the surface to explore the underwater world of Schmeeckle Reserve and meet a muskrat, macroinvertebrate and other aquatic critters. Other events all evening: Discovery Stations Crafts and Snacks Gifts and Free Door Prizes Admission is free (suggested donation of $2/person or $5/family will help to fund future programs). For more information, please contact Schmeeckle Reserve at 715-346-4992.
May 6-8, 12-14 Oshkosh Community Players: You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown Grand Opera House Tickets: $24/$20/$15
Charlie Brown and the whole Peanuts gang come to life in this upbeat musical for young-at-heart adults and thoughtful children. Sit back and enjoy a day in the life of America’s favorite 7-year-old philosophers.
May 6-8 Power of Dance Meyer Theatre 6:00 PM $11.00 and $9.50
May 6-9 Horicon Marsh Bird Festival
Horicon Marsh Education & Visitor Center N7725 Highway 28 Horicon Depending on activity Grab your binoculars, bring a fellow bird watcher and experience the sights, sounds and natural beauty of birds in peak spring migration to Horicon Marsh. Come to the largest fresh water cattail marsh in the United States where the Horicon Marsh Bird Club will host the 19th annual Bird Festival, from Friday, May 6 to Monday, May 9.
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CALENDAR // THE BIG EVENTS From the backyard birder to the world traveler, four days of adventure awaits you by boat, bus and bicycle at Horicon Marsh. Don’t forget to bring the kids! There will be plenty to keep them busy too. This is a family friendly event. For the early morning birder, First Light Birding offers a glimpse of the birds at sunrise or there is the Screeches, Squawks, and Squeals of the Marsh at sunset. Throughout the Festival, the Horicon National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center, Marsh Haven Nature Center and Horicon Marsh Education and Visitor Center will be a buzz with interactive displays, programs, and opportunities for viewing birds at their observation areas. For a complete list of events visit www. horiconmarshbirdclub.com and click on the Bird Festival link. You will also find event descriptions, locations, fees and registration information there. For other questions or more information you may also contact Wildlife Educator Liz Herzmann at 920-387-7893. Many tours require advance registration and fees. Some of the events fill up quickly so those that plan to attend are encouraged to register early.
May 7 Rosanne Cash with the Fox Valley Symphony Orchestra
Fox Cities Performing Arts Center 7:30 pm Tickets start at $39 Legendary singer and songwriter, Rosanne Cash presents her newest work and concert favorites to the Fox Cities in a stunning orchestral performance with the Fox Valley Symphony Orchestra. Rosanne along with her longtime collaborator John Leventhal and members of her all-star band will perform songs from her acclaimed album, The River and the Thread, which garnered three Grammy awards this year including Best Americana Album and Newsweek hailed as “the work of a lifetime.” She will also perform well-known selections from her vast repertoire spanning 15 albums including Seven Year Ache, King’s Record Shop and more recently Black Cadillac and The List setting the stage for a special evening you won’t want to miss.
Butterfly Inspired Exhibit Opening Reception The Trout Museum of Art Opening ceremony for the Butterfly
Inspired Exhibit and the 5th floor Student Artist Gallery. Visitors are invited to participate in a make-andtake art project during the reception! The exhibit features over 100 pieces of butterfly artwork created by our area’s youngest artists. Local elementary school students from Columbus Elementary School, St. Francis Xavier Elementary School - Marquette Campus, Edison Elementary School andAppleton Bilingual School created butterfly artwork to display to help raise awareness for the Butterfly Festival on June 18, a fundraiser through Family Services to support Parent Connection. Half of the pieces will be featured in our Student Artist Gallery and half will be on display at the Appleton Public Library.
Oshkosh Bird Fest
Menominee Park 6:00 AM Live birds of prey presentations; The “Big Sit“, a tailgate party for birders; Bird Walks with knowledgeable birders; Bird Banding; Children’s Activities; Informative Exhibits; Native Plant Sale; Concessions. You’ll find us at Shelter #1 in Menominee Park from 6am-2pm. Rain or Shine. Great for the whole family. Then join us in the evening
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Kids’Fest Kick Off Carnival
Menominee Park Zoo 11:00 AM Kick-off the season on Saturday, May 7th with a FREE event at the Children’s Amusements Center in Menominee Park! Come to ride the train & other amusement rides, play children’s games, free balloons & face painting! For more information or how you can become involved with “Kids’Fest Kick-off” Carnival, contact Jenny McCollian at 920-236-5089.
Camp Forest May Fest
Forest Junction 9:00 am-3:00 pm Free games, face painting, May basket and petting zoo for the kids. Craft and bake sale along with a brat fry and booyah.
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Portage County Cultural Festival Stevens Point Area Senior High 10:00 am-5:00 pm Celebrate the cultural diversity of Portage County with delicious ethnic food, arts and crafts, and upbeat music and entertainment from many cultures. No admission, free parking. Emphasis on children’s hands-on activities.
Elvis, Patsy Cline and Friends
Kristin’s Riverwalk Buffet 5pm, Show: 6:30-9:30pm $18 Advance, $20 at the door Call for tickets - limited seating A Las Vegas Style tribute Classic Country, 50’s, 60’s, 70’s, Rock and roll Elvis, Today’s Radio Music Limited seating, get tickets early
UWSP Centertainment Productions Presents: Comedian Chris James UWSP Dreyfus University Center 8:00 pm General Admission: $5 Laugh along with Comedian Chris James in the Dreyfus University Center Encore on the UW-Stevens Point campus.
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Moraine Park Car & Motorcycle Show
Moraine Park Technical College Parking Lot 7:00 am-4:00 pm Show off your prized vehicle during the annual Moraine Park Car and Motorcycle Show hosted by the Moraine Park Auto Club. The entry categories include 1940s and older, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s-1990s, 2000 and newer, vintage truck (1966 and older), modern truck (1967-95), late-model truck (1966 and newer), custom truck, Mustang, Corvette, muscle car, foreign/exotic, street rod, tuner and motorcycles. Motorcycles and new and vintage vehicles will be showcased. Food and fun for all ages!
May 10 UW-Stevens Point Jazz Ensemble feat. Janet Planet and Tom Washatka
Michelsen Hall, Noel Fine Arts Center 7:30pm $8.25 for public, $5.25 for senior citizens, $4.25 for youth and students Jazz duo Janet Planet and Tom Washatka will present music from “Just Like a Woman: The Music of
Bob Dylan (vol. 2)” The performance will begin at 7:30p.m. in Michelsen Hall in the Noel Fine Arts Center. Among Dylan selections the Jazz Ensemble will perform are “LeopardSkin Pill-Box Hat,” “I Shall Be Released,” “Boots of Spanish Leather” and “Song to Woody.” It will be directed by Music Professor Mathew Buchman. Janet Planet is a spirited and vivacious jazz vocalist who records and performs across the United States and internationally. Tom Washatka, an accomplished saxophone and keyboard player, is part of the Janet Planet ensemble. They released “Janet Planet Sings the Bob Dylan Songbook Vol. 1” in 2010, interpreting the poetic poignancy of Dylan’s work set to an eclectic mix of jazz-minded arrangements. Planet and Washatka will also conduct a master class with UW-Stevens Point music students on May 9. Tickets are available at the University Information and Tickets Office in the Dreyfus University Center, by calling 715-346-4100 or 800-838-3378 or at http://tickets. uwsp.edu. Tickets may also be purchased at the door if available.
May 12 Joe Bonamassa
Weidner Center for the Performing Arts 8:00pm As Joe Bonamassa approaches his 25th year as a professional musician, he continues to blaze a remarkably versatile artistic trail, and amass an authentic, innovative and soulful body of work. Bonamassa’s career began onstage when he was only 12 years old, opening for B.B. King in 1989. Today, he is hailed worldwide as one of the greatest guitar players of his generation, and is an ever-evolving singer-songwriter who has released 16 solo albums in the last 14 years, all on his own label, J&R Adventures. Bonamassa’s tour schedule consistently hovers at around 100 shows worldwide each year, and a heaping handful of markedly diverse side projects keep him thinking outside the box and flexing every musical muscle he’s got.
Tom Remo 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) Tom was actively engaged in his community, and frequently used his artistic talents to promote Fond du Lac. He created the first Walleye
Weekend poster as well as several successive posters, and he designed campaigns for The Wildlife Art Capital of the World, The Taste of Fond du Lac, and the Fond du Lac Sesquicentennial. Remo created the Wildlife art series of eight paintings featuring prominent Fond du Lac landmarks. This exhibit at the Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts will be a combination of Remo’s community artwork and sculpture pieces, spanning both floors of the Contemporary Wing.
UWSP Centertainment Productions Presents: Joe Marcinek Band
UWSP Dreyfus University Center 8:00 pm General Admission: $5 Enjoy a musical Jazz Fusion performance by the Joe Marcinek Band in the Dreyfus University Center Encore on the UW-Stevens Point campus.
May 13 Lawrence University Jazz Series presents Kurt Rosenwinkel New Quartet
Lawrence Memorial Chapel 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm Guitarist, composer and educator Kurt Rosenwinkel is a trailblazer in the jazz scene, favoring a floating lyricism, luminous tone and modern harmonic language on his instrument. His new quartet showcases his collaboration with pianist Aaron Parks, along with bassist Eric Revis and drummer Allan Mednard. Rosenwinkel has been widely recognized for his work, including a 1995 Composer’s Award from the National Endowment for the Arts.
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CALENDAR // THE BIG EVENTS for 4: $100 (40% off for Friends of THELMA) Tweed Funk, the 2015 WAMI Winner for Soul/R&B and a regular at the House of Blues in Chicago, is back! Whiskey Belles are three chords and the truth! Roots country music, born of gin halls and juke joints Hank Williams passion, Carter family harmonies, with a little Hee Haw mixed in for good measure. Tables must be reserved by calling 920.921.5410 or stopping at the THELMA Box Office, 51 Sheboygan St., Downtown Fond du Lac.
645 Forest Avenue 2:00pm The Fond du Lac Women’s Chorus will present its annual spring concert on Sunday, May 15, 2:00pm at Memorial Baptist Church, 645, Forest Avenue, Fond du Lac. The theme for this concert is “Mother Goose”. Go back in time when you were a child and would listen to those timeless classics. The Fond du Lac Women’s Chorus is under the direction of Kris Bartelt with Georgene Antos as accompanist. A free will offering will be taken.
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May 16
NEW Fusion Dance & Performing Arts Meyer Theatre 6:00 PM $10 - All seating is reserved 15th Annual Spring Showcase
May 14 71st Art Annual
Neville Public Museum Art exhibits have always been a significant part of the Neville Public Museum’s history going back our founding in 1915. However, it was in 1942 that the museum’s director, Earl Wright, initiated a juried art competition. Since that time, the Art Annual has become an important bridge between the artistic communities of Northeastern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. There are literally generations of artists that apply each year and it is the Art Annual that connects these generations through art here at the Neville Public Museum.
Amherst Quilt, Craft & Amish Furniture Auction
Fairgrounds Amish quilts & furniture are auctioned under huge tents. Baked goods, food and refreshments.
May 15 Nature’s Images Art Fair
1000 Islands Environmental Center 10:00 am-4:00 pm 50+ artists displaying nature related paintings, photography, sculpture, crafts from natural materials, botanicals & herbs. Celtic harpist, food, wildflower hikes & eagle watching along Fox River.
Fond du Lac Women’s Chorus Spring Concert Memorial Baptist Church
Silent Film Series: Exit Smiling (Comedy)
History Museum at the Castle 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM History Museum at the Castle in partnership with Packerland Theater Organ Society present Exit Smiling, a comedy about a maid who works for a traveling theatrical troupe wants desperately to be an actress, and manages to get some small roles in the company’s productions, but is determined to do anything she can to show that she deserves a shot at the big time. Live music accompaniment by Frank Rippl. Doors open at 6:00pm
Allouez Village Band
Meyer Theatre 7:00 PM FREE “Pulling Out All The Stops!” – This concert will be a fun-filled and wild finale to the season.
CinePoint Media Festival
Dreyfus University Center Theater 7:30-9:30 PM Free Popcorn! Soda! Movies on the big screen! The 2016 CinePoint Media Festival is coming and we’d love for you to see the best work that’s been done on campus in the past year. The festival is taking place on May 16 at 7:30 PM at the DUC Theater and we will be screening and celebrating a range of drama, comedy, animation, documentary, experimental, and other work.
May17-22 Chicago
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 A true New York City institution,
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Chicago has everything that makes Broadway great: a universal tale of fame, fortune and all that jazz; one show-stopping-song after another; and the most astonishing dancing you’ve ever seen. No wonder Chicago has been honored with 6 Tony Awards®, 2 Olivier Awards®, a Grammy® and thousands of standing ovations. Whether you’re looking for your first Broadway musical, whether you’ve seen the Academy Award®-winning film and want to experience the show live on stage or whether you’ve seen it before and want to recapture the magic, Chicago always delivers.
May 19 Jazz at The Trout
The Trout Museum of Art 7:30pm 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 7: Contemporary/Future Matt Turner (cello) and John Harmon (vocals) will take you into the contemporary and future world of jazz music.
Guest Speaker Jennifer Uphoff Gray Inside the Creative Process:
Gerold Opera House Doors Open 6pm, Speaker at 7pm The Wisconsin Academy presents Jennifer Uphoff Gray, Artistic Director of the Forward Theater of Madison. She describes the opportunities and challenges of launching a nonprofit theater company during a deep recession.
May 20 Art On The Town
Downtown Appleton 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm CELEBRATE APPLETON’S ARTS DOWNTOWN AS NEVER BEFORE! Stroll The Avenue to explore and enjoy rhythm & music, performing arts, visual arts and more. Take the time to enjoy the art of food & beverage while you are out! And if you love the arts, consider supporting the Creative Economy by becoming a Downtown Placemaker!
CRAFT BEER WEEK Riverside Ballroom
Show: 7:00-10:30 Tickets: $10.00 advance $15.00 at the door In celebration of Green Bay Craft Beer Week! Door County Brewing Co. presents The Defibulators and The Dead Pigeons. Proceeds benefit The United Way.
Tour the Town Art Walk - Fond du Lac
Downtown Fond du Lac 130 S. Main St 5:00 - 8:00 P.M. Stroll historic downtown Fond du Lac during Tour the Town, held the third Friday of every month from 5-8 p.m. All manner 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!
May 20-22 AS YOU LIKE IT
Grand Opera House The theatre departments of Oshkosh North and Oshkosh West join together to present one of Shakespeare’s most beloved and hilarious comedies: As You Like It. Shakespeare’s celebration of all things love tells the story of the deposed Duke Senior and his daughter Rosalind, exiled to the forest of Arden, which does not appear to dampen their lively spirits. They sing, jest, dance, and, of course, fall in love! The course of love never does run smooth, though, and when Rosalind meets the man of her dreams, she must disguise herself--as a man, no less!-to teach him how to woo and to ensure everyone finds their happy ending.
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Willow Springs Garden Sat Noon-8pm, Sun 8am-1pm Celebrate Earth Day and Arbor Day! Recycling sale, tree planting, Earth Day and Arbor Day crafts to make, Italian Buffet Saturday and a Pancake Breakfast Sunday, live music, maple syrup and honey bee education.
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May 21 Dundas Testicle Festival
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Things That GO!
Pierce Park 10:00am-2:00 pm Explore and discover all types of Things that Go!Construction vehicles, tractors, fire trucks, police cars,motorcycles, boats, pedal planes and more!Tickets $5 Geared toward preschool andelementary school children, but any age is welcome!Entertainment Includes; Wisconsin Garrison Star Wars Characters
Festival of Spring
Paine Art Center and Gardens 9:00 am-4:00 pm Festival of Spring is a free outdoor event featuring the Paine’s annual Spring Plant Sale and more than 100 vendors of original art, fine crafts, plants and garden supplies. As a great source for a wide selection of perennials, the
Paine’s Spring Plant Sale offers thousands of “tried-and-true” plants as well as new and hardto-find varieties. The festival also includes fair food, live entertainment as well as an art activity for kids.
Andi & Alex
Weidner Center for the Performing Arts $18 - $35 Andrea Marie Peot (Andi) and Alexandra Michelle Peot (Alex) are twin sister-singersongwriters from Green Bay, Wisconsin. They grew up singing harmony with each other in the small town of Pulaski and began writing around the age of 10 in a big brown house on Nancy Lane.
Cajun Strangers
Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts
51 Sheboygan Street Bar Opens 7:00 pm - Performance 8:00 pm General Admission Amount: $20; Students: $10; Pub for 2: $60; Bistro for 4: $100 (40% off for Friends of THELMA) “Don’t plan on sitting at a Cajun Strangers show”! - Wisconsin State Journal. Madisonbased band playing traditional Cajun dance music from Southwest Louisiana! The music consists of two steps, waltzes and blues, and is sung mostly in Cajun French. Tables must be reserved by calling 920.921.5410 or stopping at the THELMA Box Office, 51 Sheboygan St., Downtown Fond du Lac.
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CALENDAR // THE BIG EVENTS Resch Center $77, $53, and $43 BOSTON became an iconic classic rock fixture when they joined the music scene with their self-titled album in 1976. With over 17 million copies sold, Boston generated hits such as “More Than a Feeling,” “Peace of Mind,” and “Smokin’,” rock radio staples that are still in heavy rotation today. Their second album, Don’t Look Back was another chart-topper that confirmed their place in rock history, followed by Third Stage, which hit #1 on the charts, with the top single of 1986, “Amanda.” With over 31 million albums sold to date, BOSTON has stood the test of time.
Greek Fest
FDL County Fairgrounds Expo Center 520 Fond du Lac Avenue 11-5pm “Hosted by Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, Greek Fest provides the authentic Greek experience in the Fox Valley. Greek cuisine from signature dishes like Pastisio (Greek lasagna) and Spanakopita (spinach pie) to street food including Gyros and souvlaki (shish-ke-bab) providing options for everyone in the family. Raffles, traditional dance, and music makes
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Wisconsin Micro-Brewers Beerfest
Calumet County Fair Grounds 1:00-6:00pm A beer lover’s paradise! More than 30 Wisconsin micro-brewers offer 180 hand-crafted brews, ales to stouts. Live music. Tickets must be purchased in advance for entrance. Call for ticket information.
May 24 River Roots with Dead Horses, Kyle Megna & The Monsoons, and Peridot
Meyer Theatre 7:00 PM General Admission: $30.00 Front Five Rows and Grand Tier Seating: $50.00 (The donation for your ticket is mostly tax-deductible) Kyle Megna and the Monsoons – Best seen live, they feed off the vibe of the crowd as well as each other. Their “dark-indie-blues-folk-rock feel” is a magnetic force that’s ever-charged with surges of creativity and artistic experimentation. Kyle is from the Fox Valley. Peridot -The recently formed group,
with some former members of the Hillary Reynolds Band, including Hillary Reynolds. Hillary hails from Appleton. Peridot marries folk songs with pop melodies, drawing inspiration from elusive emotions that we all feel, but often struggle to articulate. Peridot is an exploration of universal emotional hues, and every song is a fingerprint. Dead Horses – A Folk trio that has crafted a timeless sound, informed as much by modern folk as it is by the classics they are touring nonstop around the country. Singer Sarah Vos is originally from Oshkosh. They are going to be releasing their brand new album just recorded in Nashville at River Roots 2016.
May 25 Magic Men LIVE!
Grand Opera House 7:30 pm Tickets: $30, 25, 20 The Friends of Oshkosh Community Media are proud to present the Reunion of Fire & Ice. In the 1980’s, Janet Planet, John Harmon, Tom Theabo, Tom Washatka & Tony Taylor played together as Fire & Ice. Musically, each artist has contributed to the music scene in Oshkosh for more than 40 years. Together again, for one memorable concert that will soar with perfection and float with beauty. It is an event you won’t want to miss!
May 28-30 Celebrate De Pere
Meyer Theatre 8:00 PM $75, $50, $35, $30, $25, $20 EXPERIENCE THE MAGIC… LIVE! Introducing MAGIC MEN® LIVE! Experience ladies night like never before with a brand new, high energy, crowd interactive show that has captivated women of all ages!
May 26
FIRE & ICE REUNION CONCERT
Voyageur Park Come and enjoy the live entertainment, activities and shows for kids, food & beverage tents, a water ski show and fireworks on Sunday night. Parade on Monday.
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May 30 Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony
Veterans Park 200 S. Main Street 10am The Fond du Lac Memorial Day Parade will be held Monday beginning at 10 am on the corner of Guindon Blvd and Main Street, proceeding north to Veterans Park. A Memorial Ceremony will be held immediately afterward.
May 27-28 Ernie Watts
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Fri. & Sat., May 27 & 28 | $30 | 7:30 p.m. Corky Siegel’s Chamber Blues with Ernie Watts | Harmonica virtuoso performs with Grammy winning jazz legend.
Saturday, June 11 |$29 | 7:30 p.m. Jimmy Webb | Famed songwriter of “By The Time I Get To Phoenix,” “Wichita Lineman,” “Galveston” & more!
Friday, June 17 | $20 | 7:30 p.m. Susan Werner: The Hayseed Project Esteemed singer/songwriter celebrates farming, rural America, locavores & more.
Saturday, July 16 | $28 The Second City | The most famous brand in live comedy. Hilarious, spontaneous, topical and insightful.
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