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COVER STORY // THE EXHILARATION OF ICE BOATING
The Exhilaration of Ice Boating BY MICHAEL MENTZER A cluster of iceboating enthusiasts gathered in chairs in a square formed by several tables inside the Fond du Lac Yacht Club on a snowy, windswept January night a few weeks ago along the Lake Winnebago shoreline near the harbor lighthouse. The Fond du Lac Ice Yachters organization, with a core of 20 members or so, has been meeting there since the organization formed in 1975. Its first annual meeting was held in 1977. Actually, they met as a group and sailed together long before that. Many of them appear in club scrapbooks as young men and women. White hair and weathered faces are in vogue today. With the drone of the meeting stirring in the distance, the quiet page-turning of club scrapbooks six inches thick unfolds iceboat stories intertwining local personalities; Wisconsin lakes like Winnebago, Geneva, Pewaukee, Mendota, Monona, Big Green and others; historic boats including stern-steerers, DNs, Nites and Skeeters; and connections with the Hudson River and even the Netherlands, where iceboating began 500 years ago. The Icy Otters Some of the members jokingly refer to themselves as the Icy Otters, an allusion to a local newspaper meeting notice that stemmed from a phone conversation between a member of the club and a reporter in the newspaper office 20 or more years ago. The club member said “Ice Yachters,” when she called in the meeting notice. The reporter heard “Icy Otters” and that’s the way it appeared in print. And that’s the name members often use, always with a wry smile like they’re sharing an inside secret. It’s understandable to a certain degree. After all, the Fond du Lac Ice Yachters organization is not a group that’s universally known, not even in its hometown. However, its members comprise a local club that carries on a remarkable history far greater than the club itself. Well, it’s not just history. That might be interpreted as boring by the unknowing.
It’s so much more about breathtaking speed, the roar of metal runners on seemingly frictionless black see-through ice or maybe a snow-infused corduroy surface that rattles the teeth like a never-ending shiver, creaking century-old stern-steerers made of Sitka spruce, exhilaration, acres of sails shaped like airplane wings transforming wind into a race in a rare regatta, fascinating stories, friendships, endless delays and disappointments, danger with a capital D, and events that are canceled not because of bad weather, but because of what most people would welcome as good. Dave Lallier, who has spent virtually all his 61 years on earth captivated by iceboats, is labeled by local residents as the “guru” of “this crazy sport” in the Badger State. “That’s one of the nice things people say about me,” Lallier said with a laugh. “ I ’v e b e e n called a lot of other things.” You’ve got to be a little nuts to be an iceboater,” Lallier said. “I don’t know anybody who wouldn’t agree.” One of Lallier’s favorite descriptions of his all-consuming hobby along Lake Winnebago’s West Shore, just north of Supple’s Marsh, is this: “99 percent anticipation; 1 percent participation.” The late Chuck Nevitt of the Oshkosh area, who once piloted Dave Lallier’s Flying Dutchman III across two miles of perfect Lake Winnebago ice at an unofficial speed of 150 miles per hour, said in a news story in 2004 at the age of 83, “Iceboating is 11 months planning, two weeks fixing and two weeks waiting for decent ice. Somewhere in there, you might get a chance to sail.” That tiny window of opportunity is worth it…worth all the delays and disap-
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pointments, any true iceboater would agree. The Flying Dutchman Lallier owns more iceboats than he cares to admit to. His most famous boat is the Flying Dutchman III — built in 1929 for Oshkosh businessman and acclaimed iceboater John Buckstaff; once owned by Chuck Nevitt when he steered it at breakneck speed on Lake Winnebago; 44 feet long; made of pristine spruce; runner plank 28 feet wide; a mast at least 50 feet tall; weight of nearly two tons; nearly 600 square feet of sail; deemed the third largest iceboat in the world. By the way, Buckstaff is the man who holds the official speed record on Winnebago of 143 mph, set in the late 1930s with one of his boats, The Debutante. Buckstaff won the William Randolph Hearst Cu p, t h e t o p honor in world ice-sailing competition, twice in the late 1930s. Return of the Dutchman With the help of his friend Chuck Nevitt, Lallier located the Dutchman, waterlogged and badly weathered, about 15 years ago in Fox Lake, Ill. He brought it home to Fond du Lac and restored it. It may be Lallier’s most significant iceboating achievement. If and when the conditions are favorable, the Dutchman is ready to fly on wind and ice near his West Shore shop, where some of the truly historic iceboats anywhere — the Jack Frost, built in 1889 and at one time a part of the Hyde Park Roosevelts’ iceboating fleet on the Hudson River, and the massive 54-foot Deuce, once sailed by the famed aviator Charles Lindbergh and now owned by a family in Michigan — have grooved Winnebago ice
with their runners. The Jack Frost, Deuce and the Dutchman still ride the wind despite their advanced years. In some ways, they are museum pieces; in others, they are the fountain of youth. They thrill pilots and passengers today, just as they have for generations of iceboat racers, including many who have passed to their reward in the great beyond. Speaking of museum pieces, Lallier has one that he rescued from oblivion a number of years ago. It’s a tarnished solid silver ornate teapot and on it is engraved his boat, the Flying Dutchman. The silver teapot, known as the Bowen Burnell Trophy for iceboating, dates to 1878, a half-century before the Dutchman even existed. Ice, speed warm the heart Iceboats hold a special place in the hearts and minds of the Lallier family. Carol (Lallier) Nichols, and her husband, the late David K. “Deke” Lallier, went iceboating on the Miss Julie on dates when Carol was a senior at Fond du Lac High School. “That was 70 years ago,” she smiled. The last time she sailed on ice was three years ago with her son David. After Deke and Carol married, they carried on their love affair with iceboats and handed that heartfelt regard for wind, speed and ice along to their sons Dave and Jeff. The sturdy wooden frame of the Miss Julie remained on display for many years attached to the ceiling of the former Oscar’s Sportsman Inn at 156 Western Ave. Today, Miss Julie is stored near Lallier’s shop. “She’ll never sail again,” Carol Nichols predicted. But who knows! Those old boats bear a resemblance to cats — nine lives, maybe more. Miss Julie appeared fit and trim in National Geographic magazine in 1957 in a lengthy presentation titled “Wisconsin: Land of the Good Life.” Maybe she could reprise the role. Iceboating stories abound It seems that everyone who ever experienced the thrill of iceboating has a story to Continue on Page L8
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COVER STORY // THE EXHILARATION OF ICE BOATING
Continued from Page L6 tell. A sampling of the “Icy Otters” at their January meeting is ample proof. Karin Whealon, the “lady in the green suit,” and her late husband Pat were inveterate sailors whether on water or ice. They were among a group of eight who purchased the Black Magic, an iceboat built long ago by the late Bob Candlish. They enjoyed that old boat long before they had a formal iceboating organization. “There were eight of us who went together on Black Magic,” she recalled. “We were hooked. Then we all got our own boats.” By the way, Karin’s “green suit” refers to the outfit she wore for years whenever she and Pat were on the ice. It became the easiest way to find the Whealons. Tom Grebe, a charter member of the Fond du Lac Ice Yachters, smiles from the pages of the club’s old scrapbooks. Today, the smile is much the same in a much older face, and his eyes sparkle when he shares what he finds special about iceboating: “The exhilaration!” He added, “With iceboating, you’re either hooked immediately…or scared to death.” Carol Nichols interjected, “The camaraderie with iceboaters is unreal.” Dan Tess of Beaver Dam, commodore of the Fond du Lac Ice Yachters, admits he was hooked the minute he took an iceboat ride with his friend Bob Gross. That was in 1970 when they were in college. Forty-five years later, they’re still friends and members of the Ice Yachters. Other officers of the club are Ann Gratton of Oshkosh, vice commodore; Andy Gratton of Oshkosh, secretary; and Mark Wiener of North Fond du Lac, treasurer. The Yellow Submarine When contacted for comments about iceboating, former Fond du Lac County Sheriff Jim Gilmore said with a laugh, “Well, I’m not really in iceboating mode at the moment. I’m in Florida doing a lot of golfing.” But he noted that he truly relished the sport and the speed. A friend of Gilmore’s said to be sure and ask him about his yellow submarine. In fact, the question relates to the time Gilmore’s yellow DN iceboat shot into open water before he could turn it. “I knew I might be in a little trouble
when all of a sudden I saw ducks and geese ahead,” Gilmore said, adding that he and fellow iceboaters always wore flotation devices in their boats if there was a possibility of encountering open water. A friend threw Gilmore a line and pulled him out. Together they pulled the boat onto the ice and each sailed home, though Gilmore was wearing ice as well as skimming across it by the time they headed off the lake. Bill Casper, whose interest for eight decades always seemed directed to what was under the ice rather that what was on top of it, confessed to a lifelong affair with iceboating that began when he was a teenager. He recalls finding his first iceboating love — a 28-foot beauty — stored in a barn near Stockbridge. Like other oldtimers, he remembers a time when massive stern-steerers were used to transport wheat on Winnebago to a mill in Oshkosh and
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return to the East Shore with bags of flour. Bill Casper has a vintage Winnebago iceboating story that is scheduled to appear soon in Our Wisconsin magazine. The stories are plentiful among members of the Fond du Lac Ice Yachters. They recall regattas on Winnegabo and elsewhere; “chasing” the ice in other locales because they couldn’t rely on Winnebago’s fickle conditions; the Hoodat, a classic stern-steerer the club purchased in Michigan and transported to Fond du Lac (a detailed account of the “adventure” is featured in a club scrapbook); a revered iceboat called Mr. Dass II; the always affable and interesting Langdon Divers; and friends and family who have long since passed.
practice and the sport eventually thrived on the Hudson River with huge stern-steerer boats. Today, iceboats come in a variety of sizes and classes. Before bi-planes claimed the honor, iceboats were acknowledged as the fastest vehicles known to man. In fact, iceboats were acclaimed the fastest vehicles on earth at the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia. By the 1900s, iceboating reached lakes in Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin, the region where iceboating is extremely popular today. The classic sport carries on. And so do the stories. Iceboats harvest the wind and ice, and create a history that literally speeds across the years.
History abounds as well Dutch settlers brought ice sailing with them to America in the 1800s, and the
Michael Mentzer, now retired after a 40-year newspaper career, writes a personal column or an in-depth article monthly for Scene.
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ENTERTAINMENT // WISCO POP!
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Austin Ashley moved to Wisconsin in 2000 having dabbled in coffee roasting, cheesemaking, canning...and brewing beer and soda of all kinds. In 2003 he began making test batches of ginger beer, a favorite of his wife Hallie’s. Test after test, family member after family member tasted, judged, and gave critique. He tried many different flavors. “There were great beverages, and there
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were failed beverages,” Austin said. For the most part, his experiments were of the ‘great’ variety. “Around 2012 I decided to venture into the consumer market,” Austin said “ to see if there actually was a market for what I was creating. I started doing farmer’s markets, selling my sodas there. It was then that I met my, now business partner Zac, who was making and selling pizza from a mobile wood-fired pizza oven. And we would do soda and his seed-to-table pizzas. Now we’re both fulltime Wisco Pop.” Zac Mathes has always had a love of locally grown, organic, healthy foods. In 2009 he started his HeartBeet Family Farm, which led to his launching HomeGrown Pizza in 2012. “He is really a Zac-of-all-trades,” Austin
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Continued from Page L10 a giant chilling tank, lowering its temperature to around 32 to 34-degrees. “In order to add carbonation,” Austin explained “you have to have temperatures in that range because Co2 is only soluble at sub-zero temperatures.” All of this happens on Mondays and Tuesdays. “Tuesday is carbonation day,” Austin said “and then Wednesday we start bottling the pop. It takes about 4 hours to bottle 217 gallons, which equals about 94 cases of soda.” Wisco Pop creates one flavor soda at a time. “Our machine has only one port,” Austin said “that pours into two bottle fillers. To better explain, on Monday we’ll brew the Ginger soda, Tuesday we’ll be carbonating it while brewing the Root Beer. Wednesday we’ll bottle the Ginger, and Thursday we’ll bottle the Root Beer, and so on.” Marketing is another aspect in making a business grow successfully. “A year ago we had around 25 accounts,
or places where you could find and buy Wisco Pop,” Austin said “and today we’re servicing upwards of 105.” Distribution then becomes key. “We use Cooperative Partners Warehouse in the Twin Cities,” Austin said “Elegant Foods in Madison, and Classic Provisions, also out of Minnesota. We used to do it ourselves, but quickly decided we didn’t need that element of complexity in our lives (laugh).” Wisco Pop is based in Viroqua, Wisconsin, about 30 minutes south of La Crosse. “I used to have 16-hour days traveling to Milwaukee for drop off,” Austin said, “then back home. That’s a long round trip.” The do-it-yourself entrepreneurialism gene came from Austin’s father. “My dad would rip the engine out of something,” Austin said “drag it into the living room, and tinker with it. I grew up with the DIY spirit, and if I don’t know how to do it, I’m going to try to figure it out by myself.” Austin didn’t overhaul his French diesel
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figured if I could do that (laugh).” If he could do that, he could certainly make a tasty soda pop. “Formal education is great,” Austin said “but I always take joy, and find it fun seeing entrepreneurs that are just kinda’ dirt bags, and are just doing what they want to do.” Visit wiscopopsoda.com for a retailer near you!
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ENTERTAINMENT // STURGEON SPECTACULAR
Sturgeon Spectacular Hits the Ice! BY MICHAEL CASPER Only in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin will you find a celebration of a prehistoric fish that involves ice sailing and kiting competitions, fat tire bike racing, fireworks, ice bowling, music, food, and beverages...and a chili crawl! This is actually the 1st Annual Sturgeon Spectacular. Last year the WISSA 2015, which was World Ice and Snow Sailing Competition took place the same weekend. Both events are an extension of the Sturgeon Stampede which is in its 27th year, and many organizations have come together to make this a great event! Craig Molitor is the president of the Fond du Lac Visitor & Convention
Bureau. “They say necessity is the mother of invention,” Craig said “well necessity has been a motivating factor behind our decision to move forward with the creation of a winter festival in Fond du Lac! We think this community needs to celebrate winter. We think this community needs to promote the sturgeon spearing season. And above all we think this community needs to work together to create more reasons to bring visitors to our town.” The weekend actually begins Friday night with music. “Thelma is hosting Copper Box on Friday night,” Craig said “doors open at 6, the music goes from 7 to 9:30 pm. The Winnebago Association of Kiteboarders
(WAK) will have the Josh Schneider Band at 5 pm at the Main Tent on the ice off Roosevelt Park, followed by D’Willy and the Souvenirs. Saturday, Fishing Has No Boundaries welcomes Driftwood beginning at 3:30 pm at the Main Tent, now known as the “No Boundaries Bar.” The Downtown Chili Crawl is sponsored by Downtown Fond du Lac Partnership. “Several businesses are participating,” Craig said. “For just $10 ‘crawlers’ can taste different concoctions, and vote for their favorite. Start at the Downtown Deli at 74 S. Main and get a map of each location. Registration begins at 10:30 AM, Saturday the 13th. The last stop is Hopper’s Silk Screening and All Star Trophy
where ‘crawlers’ fill out their ballot, and receive an ‘I Survived the Downtown Chili Crawl’ t-shirt.” Fishing Has No Boundaries is a nonprofit organization whose goal is to open up the great outdoors for people with disabilities through the world of fishing, and they will be on the ice again this year. “This event is specifically for individuals with physical and cognitive disabilities to experience sturgeon spearing,” Craig said. This is winter fun for young and old. Bring your valentine to Fond du Lac, because nothing says “love” like spearing a sturgeon, eating chili, ice sailing, and sipping a few beers.
STURGEON SPECTACULAR EVENTS & SPECIALS THURSDAY FEBRUARY 11TH People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin’s Love Affair with an Ancient Fish Author Kathleen Schmitt Kline tells stories about the world’s largest sturgeon population. Fond du Lac Public Library - 6 PM FREE Screening of the Award Winning “Frozen Chosen” Witness obsessed men and women who are willing to wait days, years, even decades for a fish Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts Door and Bar Open at 6 PM; 7:30 PM screening of the documentary FRIDAY FEBRUARY 12TH 27th Annual Sturgeon Stampede Ice & snow sailing and kiting return to Lake Winnebago A half-mile out on ice beyond Roosevelt Park Noon – 5 PM On Ice Kick-Off of the Sturgeon Spectacular Music by D’Willy and the Souvenirs, food, refreshments, bonfire, Sturgeon Queen & fireworks Main Tent off shores of Roosevelt Park 5 – 10 PM Lake Winnebago Public Ice Skating Skate rental and tickets available in Main Tent Off Roosevelt Park - 5:30 – 8 PM Make-and-Take Sturgeon Art Activity Roll out the ink and burnish by hand a free precut sturgeon linoleum print to take home Riverwalk Art Center - 10 AM – 5 PM In Town Kick-Off of Sturgeon Spectacular Celebrate with Beer, Polka, Sturgeon Kissing & music of Copper Box – shuttle to ice Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts 6:00– 9:30 PM
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 13TH Fishing Has No Boundaries 2nd Annual Sturgeon Event Individuals with disabilities enjoy spearing; food, refreshments & live music by Driftwood Main Tent ice off Roosevelt Park 7 AM – 8 PM Blue Line U-8 Mite Hockey Tournament U-8 Mite Hockey Teams from around the state compete-on Lake Winnebago Ice off Roosevelt Park - 8 AM – 4 PM Booty Adventure Run/Walk One-of-a-kind Wisconsin 5K run/walk on quiet creek leaving from Main Tent Course on Creek – Register at Main Tent 8 AM Spear the Fatty Bike Race 16-mile challenge for feisty fat tire cyclists and 4-mile non-competitive course Course on creek - Register at Main Tent 10 AM
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Lake Winnebago Public Ice skating Skate rental and tickets available in Main Tent Ice off Roosevelt Park - 10 AM – 4 PM
Celebrate the Sturgeon Culture Family fun including shantytown, sturgeon replica, stories, fishing simulation and more! Children’s Museum of Fond du Lac 1 – 4 PM
27th Annual Sturgeon Stampede Kiteboarders and ice sailors compete in races, freestyle & Big Air jumping plus refreshments, FREE kites, ice bowing & tether ball 1/2 mile off shore from Sunset on the Water Grill & Bar & close to shore near Main Tent 11 AM – 5 PM
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 14TH 27th Annual Sturgeon Stampede More kite & sailing activities as riders share the “free ride” experience 1/2 mile out from Sunset on the Water Grill & Bar 11 AM – 5 PM
Outdoor Sturgeon Classic Hockey Game Lake hockey between the Fondy Bears and the Monroe Blues Ice off Roosevelt Park 1 PM Warm-up, 1:30 PM Game
Valentine’s Day Snowshoe Making Workshop Purchase a kit and make an Ojibwa-style snowshoe – must pre-register, space limited Historic Galloway House & Village 11 AM – 4 PM
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Paving the Pier Path Look back on Fond du Lac’s early days and learn about the founding family Historic Galloway House & Village 11 AM – 3 PM Sturgeon Spectacular – Really BIG Fish Kids Coloring Contest Open to children ages 4 to 12 with voting by the public – entries due by Feb. 12 Historic Galloway House & Village 11 AM – 4 PM Valentine’s Day Horse Drawn Rides Tour the village district in this crisp 30-minute winter ride for all ages Historic Galloway House & Village 11:30 AM-3:30 PM Valentine’s Day Cupid’s Trek Take a romantic snowshoe trek through the grounds with a map highlighting the best places to kiss! Historic Galloway House & Village Noon – 2 PM Fondy Bears Hockey Tournament Fondy Bears take on the Monroe Blues Blue Line Family Ice Center Noon FIND STURGEON SPECTACULAR SPECIALS AT: Big Al Capone’s, Eden Meat Market, Harbor Bar & Grill, LaClare Farms, Rippn-Lips Tackle Co., Schreiner’s Restaurant & Bernie’s Pub, Schumacher’s Shanty, Sunset on the Water Grill & Bar, Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts and Wind Power Surf Shop. For an updated schedule, list of specials and hotel packages go to www.fdl.com/sturgeonspectacular
Saturday, March 5, 2016 EAA AirVenture Museum | 7-10 p.m. VIP Dining Experience at 5:30 p.m.
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FOOD & DRINK // BREWMASTER
Mercy Grand Cru – Ale Asylum BY STEVE LONSWAY This month’s beer report was derived from a recent purchase at our local beer outlet. The brew team of Stone Arch Brew House are hopheads at heart so we wanted to focus on more of a malty brew for this article. To get off our normally beaten path a bit, we chose to go with a Belgian-style that accents the maltiness of the brew. Another reason this was purchased is that every year, to celebrate our anniversary, we brew a Grand Cru. Ours is named Inaugural Brew Grand Cru and when we release it each year on January 11th, we bring out samples from our previous batches. We offer lateral tastings of the Grand Cru and this past month we offered four years worth. It is astonishing the changes that transpire during the years of cold storage. It really adds complexity to an already very
complex beer and really rounds out the smoothness. So with the Inaugural Brew Grand Cru fresh on our minds, we chose to report on Ale Asylum’s Mercy Grand Cru. The blue, black and white label of the Mercy made the purchasing decision a bit
easier. Three very unique, demonic figures standing as if on guard with arms crossed almost daring you to buy it. Above their confident heads is a brief description of the beer that resides within. A nice touch for those who may not be all that familiar with the Grand Cru style. As we poured the long neck bottles into our snifters (which is the glassware we would recommend for this style), very little head appeared on the surface. The carbonation is evident in taste but not so much in its appearance. As we worked our ways through the samples, there was little evidence of lacing. The appearance was pleasant in the glass. Deep mahogany amber with offwhite, almost khaki colored head. In the nose of the Mercy Grand Cru, several very distinctive notes were recorded. We detected plum, dates, fig, banana, clove, cherry, brown sugar, dark fruits, malt and strong Belgian yeast tones. As a Grand Cru style dictates, complexity in the nose is a must and Ale Asylum did not leave us hanging. The flavors detected by our team we re e ve n more complex than the nose produced. The same dark fruits, fig, clove, and cherry tones came through in the flavor as well as red wine, spiced fruit, fusel alcohol, candy sugar, caramel, and intense fruitiness. The Mercy Grand Cru finishes with an obvious warming sensation, very tart and a little on the sharp side. As time passes, a whisky smooth finish was experienced, and
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a bit of a CO2 prickle at the very end. Food pairings for this beer should start with dark fruits, aged cheddar cheese, brie or better yet, bleu cheese. A beef stew or shepherds pie would certainly work as well as a rich cheesecake for the dessert aspect. Head brewer Craig personally paired it with that days Stone Cellar lunch special; Uphoff Farms ham and brick cheese on a pretzel roll, and he claimed it was destiny. A good music pairing would most likely be an old 90’s jazz band with sharp horns on vinyl. On to the makers; Ale Asylum. Housed at 2002 Pankratz Street in Madison, Wisconsin you will find the makers of the Mercy. With an industrial motif you can enjoy their tasting room and unique menu items that focus a bit more on simplicity and aggressive flavors. The menu is a bit limited, but all items come with a suggested beer pairing. They will fill growlers
as well as sell their six packs and have a decent array of Ale Asylum gear available for purchase as well. They do offer tours every Sunday on the hour between noon and 5:00 p.m. Founded in 2005, Ale Asylum outgrew their original facility and has since moved into a 45,000 square foot building on Pankratz Street at a cost of $8 million. With the goal of going statewide in distribution they are experiencing crazy growth as many other craft brewers around the country are experiencing. With their new facility, larger tanks and super-fast bottler, they are set for success. Of course it helps they make awesome brews and have captivated their customer base, or “inmates” as they are called. FINAL WORD: Have Mercy! You will not regret that decision.
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FOOD & DRINK // A’BRAVO
Bravissimo to A’Bravo BY PATRICK MARES We blew into A Bravo’ on a cold and blustery winter night. The atmosphere in the establishment was a nice counterbalance to the wind outside. While the weather may have kept some folks home, there were a few of we hearty souls providing a nice background buzz. As a dangerously smooth spiced hot rum warmed us (and was the best use of cinnamon I’ve found in recent memory) July Beaudwin, co-owner and hands-on
manager for the restaurant, provided a history lesson. “A Bravo’ was originally located in the old Larson Canning Factory office,” Beaudwin said. But after seven years, the promised upgrade of the space never happened.” Originally, July had partnered with her sister Greta, but after the move, Mary Faye and Dana Demara joined the team. Fay in particular brings a skill set not always present in a cookery, balancing the books and the paying of finances and vendors. “When we started, A’ Bravo had only nine tables,” Fay said “now we have thirty. That’s a big step up. It’s full service lunch and dinner, plus an incredible Sunday brunch, and we have a full bar.” The staff has input as well. “We invite all who work for us to offer their opinions,” July said “to help decide the season’s upcoming recipes and menu items. We think
it’s a good idea to get everyone’s thoughts. We’ll brainstorm together, and we’re all really proud of that. Plus, it’s fun, and afterward, everyone feels fat because we eat a lot of what might get on the final menu. Hey, we have to taste it to know what we’re talking about with our customers...right?” (laugh) Seared Ahi Tuna Sesame encrusted ahi tuna over jasmine rice, spicy spinach, with a sesame vinaigrette & spicy peanuts & almonds. Suggested wine: Ponzi Pinot Gris The seared Ahi picked up more of the smokey grilled flavor than I’d typically associate with this dish. Solid, and different from the pack, its no wonder this is a staple. Lobster Mac & Cheese - The Best Ever This lobster pasta was just perfectly
buttery, complementing the prominent chunks of lobster within. An incredibly creamy blend of four gourmet cheeses and lobster pieces, served piping hot with truffle toast on the side. Bianca Pizza Grilled flatbread topped with a mild garlic cream sauce, mozzarella, prosciutto, fresh basil chiffonade and finished with a drizzle of truffle oil, a sprinkle of panko, then baked. Cutting out the tomatoes is a bold step for pizza. Once again, more savory than its traditional cousin with red sauce.
ENTERTAINMENT // IOLA WINTER CARNIVAL
Iola’s Winter Carnival is Feb. 6-7 For 55 years now, Iola has been celebrating the cold and snow! The Queen of the Snows will be named at 3 p.m. Saturday, February 6, during the Norwegian Lutefisk Supper and Craft Show at the Iola-Scandinavia High School. The 2016 court includes Emily Bauer, Hana Buttles, Courtney Moen, Megan Thulien, Karly Honken and Kali Finch. All six princesses are seniors at I-S High School. The Saturday Winter Carnival events include: Ice sculpting from 8 a.m. to noon at I-S High School. The children’s free ice fishing contest runs from 9:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Lake Iola. The yummy Norwegian Lutefisk Supper and Indoor Craft Sale go 1-6 p.m.
at the I-S High School. Skijoring, 1 p.m. at Iola’s Winter Sports Club.
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The crowning of Queen of Snows happens at 3 p.m. at I-S High School. And don’t miss the Iola Twilight Snow-
shoe Race at 6 p.m. at the Iola Winter Sports Club. The cost for the lutefisk supper is $14 for adults and $5 for children under 10. There is no cost to attend the craft show. The Central Ski Jumping Championships begin at noon, Sunday, February 7, at the Iola Winter Sports Club. Admission is $5. The raffle drawing will be held after the ski jumping awards ceremony, at about 3 p.m. at the IWSC grounds. Raffle tickets are $2 each or three for $5, with a top prize of $1,000! For more information, visit the Iola Winter Carnival on Facebook at www.facebook.com/iolawintercarnival/?ref=hl .
ENTERTAINMENT // BE THE DINOSAUR
Oshkosh Public Museum Be the Dinosaur Exhibit Opening! The annual Deck the Halls holiday experience at the Oshkosh Public Museum has truly become a community event. In staying true to its mission, the Museum provided free admission to 526 children under age 18 during this exhibition and over 1,500 adults took advantage of the reduced admission rate. In addition, over 200 local students and caregivers visited as part of a group field trip. Holiday decorations reminiscent of the times filled the historic Sawyer home from November to January, and the lifesize Christmas Village exhibit windows showcased a collection of toys on loan from volunteers and community members. The 2016 Christmas Village exhibit theme is “miniature holiday trees,” and once again the Museum is reaching out to the community to help decorate the display cases. Contact Curator Debra Daubert at 920-236-5767 or email ddaubert@ ci.oshkosh.wi.us for more information if you are interested in donating a decorated tree. An exhibition opening premier for Be the Dinosaur™ will be held on Monday, February 1. The Museum will be open from 10 am to 4:30 pm for this special event, and Joseph E. Peterson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Geology at UW-Oshkosh, will present “Behaviors of Dinosaurs” starting at 3 pm. Dr. Peterson has been studying various injuries in Cretaceous dinosaurs over the last ten years. He will discuss his research on these injuries, or “paleopathologies,” and how they can provide insight into the paleobiology and behaviors of dinosaurs. The lecture is free with general admission and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. Pre-registration is requested by contacting Karla Szekeres at 920-2365763 or email kszekeres@ci.oshkosh.wi.us.
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 much more. Unleash your wild side and experience the largest and most complex restoration of an extinct ecosystem ever created. The exhibit will be on view until May 16. Regular hours at the Oshkosh Public Museum, 1331 Algoma Boulevard, are Tuesday-Saturday from 10 am−4:30 pm and Sunday from 1 pm−4:30 pm. For more information about the Museum’s programming events and exciting exhibits, visit oshkoshmuseum.org, call 920.236.5799 or email museum@ci.oshkosh.wi.us. About the Oshkosh Public Museum The Oshkosh Public Museum is a regional history museum, nationally accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. Housed in the historic Sawyer home since 1924, the Museum is entrusted with the care of approximately 250,000 artifacts and historical documents representing all aspects of the region’s people and heritage. The Museum is dedicated to excellence in preservation of historical collections strongly focused around the Fox River and the extensive Winnebago watershed; interactively communicating the story of Oshkosh and the Lake Winnebago region through well-researched, quality exhibitions, programs and publications; and engaging guests in ways that inspire discovery. For admission, hours and more information about the Museum’s exciting exhibits and events, visit oshkoshmuseum. org, call 920.236.5799 or email museum@ci.oshkosh.wi.us.
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Foxy Finds FINE ARTS // FOXY FINDS
These eco-friendly Urban Junket handbags bring out the best in both form and function. Bold hues and smart design features make these undeniably covetable. Choose from a variety of colors, sizes and styles; prices vary. Found at The Gathered Earth, Appleton, a place to gather, create, and reveal your unique spirit.
BY JEAN DETJEN, ARTFUL LIVING
Illuminate your world with this repurposed globe pendant light fixture by Creative Touch Designs, Menasha. $35. Truly a one-ofa-kind conversation piece! Creative Touch Designs refurbishes old furniture and found items into something unique and beautiful for your home or work space.
Top off your boots in style with these Crochet Lace Leg Warmer Boot Socks by Noelle. $24. Many colors and designs to choose from with matching accessories to boot!. Find these in the trendy new accessory line at Joseph’s Shoes, Appleton, serving the Fox Cities with great service, footwear and more from all over the world since 1971. What’s not to love about these heart themed original painted art squares? Hang on a wall or prop on a shelf singly or in groupings. Discovered at Art on Artesia by Lisa Ritchie, Malone. Choose from a variety of sizes and design motifs. Prices range from $19-39.
Rose Quartz and Serenity Pantone 2016 colors of the year take center stage with this gorgeous “curvy girl” tunic by Umgee. Soft and flowy cotton/poly blend. Sizes XL-2XL. $38. Score this at Lillians of Fond du Lac where you can find trendy and affordable women’s fashions, footwear, accessories and more.
Keep your tiny ones cozy warm with one of these Green 3 Apparel recyled cotton Junior Throws. Several darling motifs to choose from, $29.99 each. Find these at Just Act Natural in downtown Appleton, where you will discover many eco-friendly products that will benefit the wellbeing of your body, home, community and planet. Alpaca sweaters for men and women keep a body toasty with a retro vibe. A variety of styles, colors and sizes - including Unisex - are available. $45.. Pick one that catches your eye at Satori Imports, a downtown Oshkosh store since 1969 dedicated to providing an everyday shopping experience that is unmistakable, enlightening, beyond description.
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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THE WHEELHOUSE PRESENTS, LIVE MUSIC: “WEDNESDAY WITH WAGS” YOUR HOST AND DRUMMER EXTRAORDINAIRE, TONY “WAGS” WAGNER JOINS THESE FINE MUSICIANS FOR EACH PERFORMANCE
2/10 LATIN JASS:
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WAMI Award Winners: “VIVO” (Wisconsin Area Music Industry). Voted best Jazz Group of 2015. Warren Wiegratz on Sax & Keys. Pam Duronio, Vocalist. WIth Tim Stemper on guitar and Charlie Sauter on bass.
2/24 ORIGINAL BLUES:
Featured artist “Otis & The Alligators” The reunion tour; featuring Otis McLennon on blues harp and vocals. Joe Fittante on keyboards and vocals and Jim Prideaux on guitar and Kenny Stevenson on bass.
3/9 ORIGINAL BLUES:
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KICK OFF WITH FOOD & DRINK SPECIALS Score a great view from anywhere in the lounge on our 6 hi-def television screens Then complete your experience with a great meal. In addition to our traditional favorites, there are always new & exciting lunch and dinner specials so you are sure to find just what you’re looking for.
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Featuring Artist Perry Weber of “The Jimmy’s” on guitar and vocals Larry “3rd Degree” Byrne on keyboards. Tom McCarty on base.
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.
4/6 ORIGINAL BLUES:
Featuring “Reverend Raven” on guitar and vocals Westside Andy on blues harp and & “P.T.” bass player for The Chain Smoking Alter Boys.
4/20 R&B, JAZZ, FUNK:
Featured artists Warren Wiegratz on Sax, and keyboards, Joe Jordan on vocals and Eric Hervey on bass. (all from Streetlife). Special guest Jim Prideaux on guitar.
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ENTERTAINMENT // DOBIE MAXWELL
‘TWITTER SHMITTER’ BY DOBIE MAXWELL There comes a point when I think it’s acceptable to ask just how much technology do we really need? I think that point is now. I can’t speak for anyone else, but I’ve been deeply over my head with all of it for several years now. Five year old kids can run circles around me, and I know it. Email was pretty cool, I must admit. I think I bought my first computer in 1996 or right around there, and it was a desktop behemoth somewhat akin to the old wood grain TVs our grandparents had. I had a dial up AOL connection and I thought I was George Jetson. The future had arrived. I reconnected with old friends online, and made new ones. I was fine with that level of business and had it not gone any further I would be a happy man today. I was never into video games or at the cutting edge of needing to have the latest gadgets, and that’s where I got trampled by the herd. Cell phones were another hurdle. I scratched and clawed against getting one for years, as I just couldn’t see a practical
need to carry a phone with me for any other reason than my car breaking down. With my luck with cars I should have been one of the very first on the planet to have one. I finally relented around the year 2000 and signed up for a cell phone when I was working in radio in Salt Lake City. The station had a group discount plan, and I still remember joking on air about how stupid I thought it was for everyone to have to haul them around like modern walkie talkies.
Who walking the earth in the 21st Century could imagine life without a cell phone? I left mine at home the other day and needed to call someone, and actually tried to find a pay phone. Good luck with that search. I might as well look for two, and if I’d happen to find them I’ll bet Jimmy Hoffa will be talking to Amelia Earhart. I am officially a member of the last dinosaur generation. That’s funny to me, as my grandparents used to look at me as Mr. Spoiled Brat
I found nothing wrong whatsoever with how the old system was with a phone at home, and others located at strategic locations that could be used by anyone who needed them. Why would we all need to carry our own? Well, I guess none of us actually need to, but it sure has caught our fancy.
with all the new technology they never had – including indoor plumbing and running water. I heard about all their struggles growing up, ranging from milking cows to cutting wood for heat, and I’d laugh about it. Now everyone is laughing at me. I was at the cell phone store the other day
because my, ‘what is supposed to be a smart phone,’ wasn’t functioning properly. It turns out the phone was totally fine, rather I was the moron for not knowing how to program it. Phone - smart. Owner - not. How ironic. The latest obstacle I’ve been fighting is Twitter. Everyone seems to be on it, but I can’t for the life of me see why. Short blasts of meaningless tripe from Ashton Kutcher or Nicki Minaj aren’t a priority in my life, but neither was all the other stuff I now couldn’t live without. I think I need to be very careful before I totally poo poo the idea, but I’m too busy with Facebook and Linkedin, and trying to keep track of everything else I’m not able to keep under control. Life has passed me by. Dobie Maxwell is a stand up comedian and writer from Milwaukee. Visit dobiemaxwell.com
“Monkey in the Middle” Unique Autobiography of Comedian/ Radio Personality Features Bad Luck, Bikers and a Childhood Best Friend Who Committed TWO Bank Robberies. No Joke! Whatever “normal” is, long time nationally touring comedian Dobie Maxwell isn’t it. His life is an amazing story of constant turmoil. Dobie has an incredible talent for being in the proverbial “wrong place at the wrong time”…ALL the time - which is fascinating and funny if it isn’t YOU. Some people get a rough start in life, but Dobie’s start takes the cake, and then some. Born to a drug-abusing mother and, “Outlaws” motorcycle gang member father
in Milwaukee, he was estranged from two siblings and raised by his paternal grandparents from five months old who divorced when he was 11. By the time he finished high school all Dobie had was his best friend. The two became closer than their actual blood brothers, and were each other’s trusted “go to” surrogate family supporting each other through thick and thin including Dobie’s early years as a standup comedian, local radio personality and pro wrestling promoter. They were inseparable. Dobie was fired from his radio dream job, and called his friend to arrange a cross country road trip to Las Vegas to cheer them both up. His friend had lost his job
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as head of security at a local bank, and before their trip he decided to ROB that same bank – and stash the money in the trunk of a rental car they used for their trip. Oddly enough, he never told Dobie until almost a year later. The FBI suspected his friend, but could never prove it. Dobie was sworn to secrecy because if he talked he would be an unwitting accomplice. Flush with the thrill of getting away with it, his pal robbed the very same bank AGAIN - this time in a Gorilla Gram outfit. Who would possibly rob a bank in such a wacky manner? Why, a comedian of course! The FBI thought that it was Dobie. Dobie was faced with a horrible choice;
turn in his best friend or go to federal prison for a crime he did not commit. Like it or not – and he did not - Dobie became the “Monkey in the Middle.” “Monkey in the Middle” has everything from heartache to high adventure, to all out hilarity. The publisher is Eckhartz Press (www.eckhartzpress.com) and the official date of release is Monday March 14th, 2016 – Dobie’s birthday. There will also be a live standup comedy show along with a reading at Zanies Comedy Club at 1548 North Wells Street in Chicago. zanies.com
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ENTERTAINMENT // THE SPANISH INQUISITION
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Miss Molly to Release “SNOW” in time for Spring BY GEORGE HALAS There is a rich treasure trove of original music being created in the Fox Cities and some of it fits into pre-existing categories like rock, jazz, country, pop, alt-rock, altcountry, etc. Then there is Miss Molly. The Menasha-based duo, comprised of keyboardist Molly Conrad and guitarist Michael Theroux, incorporates so many different and appealing elements into their music that it fits in only one category: outstanding. Just a little more than two years after the successful release of their debut album, “Fly Tonight,” Conrad and Theroux are in the studio putting the finishing touches on “Snow,” which is targeted for a mid-March release. It is a CD that developed organically into a concept album. “We did not set out to do a concept album,” Conrad said, “but as the songs started coming together, we noticed that they fit together and had a flow. We then wrote an intro, an outro and a number of instrumental passages that connect the songs together.” “The album is not just a bunch of songs thrown together in random order,” Ther-
oux added. “I was listening to “Animals” by Pink Floyd when we started – it has a concept aspect to it – and our concept started to emerge as we were recording. We thought it would be cool to tie the songs together.” In addition to jazz, folk, rock, Irish and Celtic influences, the duo cite Bruce Hornsby, Steve Winwood, Sarah MacLachlin, Tory Amos, Amy Winehouse, and Willy Porter as influences on the songwriting as well as ethnic influences from the British Isles, Spain, India and Africa. The songwriting process is a collaborative effort. Conrad writes most of the melodies and lyrics for the original songs. “I start with piano, find chords that I like, and the melody comes next,” she said. “The lyrics usually flow when the melody has been worked out.” Theroux writes the guitar parts and vocal harmonies as well as creating the intros and outros, bridges and any instrumental passages the song might need, much of which is initially improvised and later worked into a solo that fits the song. Performing as a duo developed organically as well. In 2011, Conrad wrote a song called “Down.” Theroux heard her practicing it, and joined in on guitar.
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“It worked really well, so we wrote a few more and formed “Miss Molly,” Conrad said. “Michael was really into playing Irish music at the time so we worked on several traditional Irish tunes for our repertoire, and this helped us land our first gig on St. Patrick’s Day at Cannova’s.” They’ve been playing as ‘Miss Molly’ for about four years now. “Since that first show on St. Patrick’s Day 2012 at Cannova’s in Neenah,” she continued. “We were both playing music at the time, but just not together. We started messing around with some original songs and found out we really clicked musically, so we quit what we were doing and joined forces. The rest is history. We still play every other Sunday at Cannova’s.” Conrad is originally from Appleton. She was listening to music, taking piano lessons and writing songs at nine years old. “Before I got my first guitar at 10, I was strumming on a badminton racket and singing,” she said. “My friends and I wrote songs together on the weekends for fun. Our inspirations were ABBA and Elton John as well as a lot of 80’s music and alternative stuff. I was always in choir and jazz vocal groups in college.” A graduate of Appleton West, she studied briefly at UW-Fox Valley and
t h e Min n e a pol is College of Art and Design before getting a degree in Art Education from the University of Minnesota. She played music in the folk scene at the Uptown Bar, The Bryant Lake Bowl, 7th St. Entry and local coffee shops. Both Conrad and Theroux teach music in the Fox Cities area. She teaches piano and composition at their studio in Menasha while he teaches guitar, bass and several other stringed and percussive instruments at Island Music in Neenah. Theroux grew up in Grand Forks, North Dakota. He got his first guitar at 12 years old, inspired after attending a Christopher Parkening concert with his mother. He studied classical guitar for a short time, but was really enamored with 70’s prog rock bands like Yes and ELP, “with a large helping of the Stones and the Beatles.” While in high school, he went to the public library and discovered the records of old blues masters like Son House and Robert Johnson and dedicated much of his playing to learning the blues. He joined the Marines right after high school and landed in California four years later. While in Northern California, Michael began studying Celtic, Middle Eastern, and Indian Classical music - those influences can be heard in much of his solo playing. A self-taught computer programmer, he got a “lucrative offer” to do IT work in Minneapolis and moved there on 2000. Six years later, a job as a technical writer for Plexus brought him to the Fox Cities. He also began playing guitar in Unity The Band at the time. In addition to being a musician, teacher, IT consultant, artist and researcher who is going to school online to become a certified homeopath, Theroux is also an author whose new book, “Meetings With Remarkable Kooks,” will be published very soon. One of his previous books, “Rhythmic Formative Forces of Music” is available free at his web site, michaeltheroux.com. In addition to releasing “Snow,” their long-term objectives are straight forward. “We want to keep writing, playing, and performing music together,” Conrad said. “We want to be an inspiration for other musicians to write their own music and share it with others.”
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ENTERTAINMENT // DRACULA
Dracula - Brought Back to Life! BY PATRICK MARES On a Tuesday night, February 2nd L.A. Theaterworks will be bringing a radio play rendition of Brahm Stoker’s Dracula to the Weidner Center. Much like the old-is-new growth in podcast audio fiction, L.A. Theaterworks brings literary audio to millions of listeners. Their productions are broadcast across the English speaking world, and even play daily on the radio in Beijing China. We asked Associate Producer Anna Lyse Erikson what separates a L.A. Theaterworks’ productions from a traditional play. “It’s like being backstage at a radio broadcast,” Erikson said “for instance the sound of Dracula biting someone’s neck is done by an actor taking a wedge of iceberg lettuce and crunching it in his hands, which is kinda fun. There are a lot of sound effects which are done by the other actors, doors opening and closing, lots of things.” She said that actors in their radio plays also address the audience directly. “Rather than scene partners kind of facing each other and sharing the scene with one another,” Erikson said “the audience, being this fourth wall, they see this
interaction as the actors are actually facing the crowd and interacting with them as much as with their scene partners.” The live audience adds an additional element to a radio play: visual. There are of course a full set and actors garbed in costume. Behind the action is a screen, where animated drawings by Sean Cawelti, their video designer, help bring the play to life. “There is a set and video projection projected on a screen behind the actors,” Erikson said. “Those are animated drawings that move throughout the piece creating a really cool setting for it.” Often the troupe will record one version of the show for distribution and offer another version tweaked for local audiences. Since in this case the recorded tour had been captured prior to this season, the cast has been quite free to customize the showings for their live audiences. This production is a mix of old and new. “We chose Dracula because we wanted to do something that was appealing to popular culture,” Erikson said “and there’s so much being done about zombies and vampires right now. We choose our tours, sometimes based on their social significance, and sometimes on their entertain-
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ment value, in the thought that this would be an entertaining and fun piece for the audiences.” She said that while the costumes would be period, or at least an L.A. Theaterworks riff on that style: the animations, drawings of bats and wolves, and things that are very important to the story, are attuned, not to historical accuracy, but more modern sensibilities. While no one is pulling out a cell phone on stage, the company is more interested in presenting a truly creepy experience than historical minutia. The production itself runs 90 minutes with no intermission. “Which means like any video or stage production,” Erikson said “quite a bit had to be cut out of the book. The adaptation by Charles Morey focuses on Dr. Helsing. We discovered a great way of telling the story, because Dr. Van Helsing’s journals are really what shape the piece. And in a lot of ways we found that he is really the main character as much as Dracula.” L.A. Theaterworks just celebrated its 40th anniversary last year. Their founding producer initially started out with an organization called Artists in Prison. Over the
years it changed, evolving into a traditional theater company and then transitioning the radio plays they do now. “We started recording plays for radio in the mid 80s,” Erikson said. “There wasn’t really another American company doing that at the time.” Erikson herself has been with the group for five years, managing the casting, artistic hiring, play selections, rights acquisitions, and overall live production for L.A. Theatreworks’ live and in-studio recordings and tours. L.A.’s recent productions have included “In the Heat of the Night,” “The Graduate,” and Jane Austin’s “Pride and Prejudice,” but Erikson said there’s something special about Bram Stoker’s masterpiece. “With the undead so in the public zeitgeist, we thought that this would be an entertaining and fun piece for the audiences of our tour.”
OUTDOORS // ROB ZIMMER
Hot Plants for 2016 BY ROB ZIMMER It may be the middle of winter, but for gardeners, this is the most exciting time of year. New garden and seed catalogs are arriving, and the dreams and fantasies of gardeners everywhere begin to take flower. Gardening conferences, along with home and garden trade shows are in full swing, all preparing us for a year of beautiful gardens, lawns and landscapes. To feed the growing fury, plant growers and breeders, along with specialty plant organizations, unveil their selections for 2016 Plants of the Year. Many gardening organizations select plants of different categories to feature throughout the year and promote to gardeners everywhere. This year’s award winning plants of the year are varied and colorful, unique and unusual, representing some of the best in the gardening world. Here is a look at 2016’s Plants of the Year. Perennial Plant of the Year Each year, the Perennial Plant Association selects one perennial variety as its Perennial Plant of the Year.
This year, Anemone ‘Honorine Jobert’ takes the coveted prize. A tall, white variety of anemone that grows 3-4’ high and blooms in late summer and fall, this plant features large, 3 to 4 inch blooms in pure white. Deer and rabbit resistant, great for moist areas in full to part sun, this is a stunning and elegant plant for late season bloom. Hosta of the Year The American Hosta Society has chosen the adorable hosta known as ‘Curly Fries,’ as its Hosta of the Year for 2016. Curly Fries features thin, twisted and rippled bright green leaves that explode outward like fireworks, growing to about 18 inches wide, making it a lively and fun medium sized hosta. Curly Fries will take quite a bit of sun, where its color will become even lighter with stunning golden highlights. Year of the Delphinium The National Garden Bureau also select several featured plants each year. This includes a perennial, annual, edible crop and bulb. The Bureau has designated 2016 the Year of the Delphinium, celebrating the towering spires of colorful bloom that make the heirloom stunner a hit with gardeners. Delphiniums come in many shades of blue, making them highly soughtafter by gardeners. They grow well in part shade and s o m e va r i e t i e s may reach 5 to 6 feet in height. Ye a r o f Carrot
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As its featured edible crop of the year, the National Garden Bureau has selected the colorful carrot. Fun and easy to grow, even for children, carrots are available in a wider range of sizes and shapes than ever, and in many vibrant colors. That’s right, carrots are about more than just orange. Many heirloom and newer varieties are available in red, purple, yellow, white and blue. Make this the year you dive deeper into growing these nutritious crops at home. Try them in containers, straw bale gardens, raised beds and more. Year of the Begonia The award for Annual of the Year from the National Garden Bureau goes to the colorful and versatile begonia. From brightly colored, jewel-like beauties such as angel wings to the massive, metallic spirals and patterns of Rex begonias, these plants make wonderful additions or specimens in sun or shade. Wisconsin Nursery and Landscape Association selections Here in Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Nursery and Landscape Association has chosen ‘Hot Lips’ Rose Turtlehead as its featured ornamental plant of the year. Growing 2 to 3 feet tall and blooming with unusual, tubular flowers in hot pink, this plant is perfect for summer and fall color. Turtlehead prefers moist soil and some shade. The Association has selected elegant Serbian Spruce as Woody Plant of the Year, for its slender form and cascading boughs. This conifer does well in tough places where it will grow 40 to 60 feet tall at maturity. Herb of the Year Chosen as 2016 Herb of the Year, by the International Herb Association, the many varieties of colorful, delicious peppers will be featured all year long. Try growing some new varieties this year and enjoy their beauty and flavors from summer into fall.
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ENTERTAINMENT // POSTCARD FROM MILWAUKEE
Postcard From Milwaukee BY BLAINE SCHULTZ Sure it would be possible to grab four equally diverse musical acts based in Milwaukee, but the fact they all have recently released albums demonstrates the ongoing vitality of folks who have been at it for decades. If the quote/unquote music biz has become as harsh and cold as this Wisconsin winter, check out these releases and thaw your ears. Drawing from Bluegrass, Celtic, folk, Old Timey and all manner of acoustic music, Frogwater is what happens when you dedicate your life to making music. Susan and John Nicholson have been at it since 1997. The back cover image
Frogwater - Wide Rivers (BSM)
of their recent cd Wide Rivers depicts an ancient Martin acoustic hanging alongside a fiddle, sporting a pair of fedoras. And that image sums it up. Capable of playing nearly any stringed instrument, the Nicholson’s conjure landscapes of emotion and hint at stories with their playing. Propulsive jigs come alive like taut spider webs. This is music from and for the ages. Susan’s bouncing pastoral
Trolley - Caught in the Darkness (Easter)
fiddle is supported by John’s sturdy rhythm guitar. He returns the favor as his sprightly plucking gets pushed by her cascading bowed melodies to the drone of Sheila Larkin’s pump organ. Elsewhere, “The Travelogue Set” conjures Orson Welles’ Harry Lime moving through the streets of Old Vienna. If Frogwater’s music can be described as pre-electricity, then let’s call Trolley postBritish Invasion. Since the mid ‘90s the Milwaukee quartet has trafficked in all manner of pop, much of it power. With Caught in the Darkness they spread their wings. While still retaining that sense of mod brashness, big hooks and fearless jangle, the three songwriters continue to grow. The wise guy listener might play “guess the influence,” pointing to an Only Ones reference or suggesting the royalties for a certain bridge be addressed to Mr. Arthur Lee. Yet all this does is prove these guys did their homework. The stew they come up with results in an updated vibe utilizing vintage keyboard sounds, Paul Wall and Mike Mike Perotto’s ringing guitars and Terry Hackbarth’s driving bass. Yet the glue that holds it all together is John Phillip’s nuanced drumming, setting the mood throughout. The crackerjacks here is the final cut “Take My Love,” a seemingly nice psychedelic number that snakes its way down a wormhole, turning itself inside out. Then shedding its skin.This kind of sonic monkey business suggests a meeting where the Zombies and an undamaged Syd Barret might have found audio verity common ground. In this one tune, Trolley leapfrogs over their days a pop hatchlings. Xposed Foreheads, on the other hand weren’t hatched, so much as grown in test tubes. If you were lucky enough to survive the heyday of MTV, welcome to your nightmare. Mark G.E., one-time commander of cable-access television icon Joy Farm, leads Xposed Foreheads’ social satire which points back to the likes of DEVO, Oingo Boingo and Kraftwerk. The irony here is Joy Farm’s old lack of budget charm has
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tion at our finger tips? Leave it to these beavers to write a song called “I’m Not Social,” whose lyrics are a laundry list of how young moderns define social. Local veterans Bob Jorin, Kelp Cholfs, Carter Hunnicutt and Andy Stillin form the nucleus of the band. Special guests include ringers James Chance and Blaine Reninger, along with Theresa Ala Mode from Joy Farm. Listen at your own risk and be prepared to think. On Distant Planet Dr. Chow’s Love Medicine writes Chapter Three in the band’s history. Once characterized as “The Xposed Foreheads – Chose to be Human Rolling Stones fronted by Joe Cocker on (Internal Combustion) zoomed into the future where this band ‘shrooms covering Frank Zappa,” these can record using studio technology and guys prove to be an ageless express of punk/ virtual reproduction of keyboards that garage energy. (Like the Trolley cd, this one would have cost a small fortune back in the was also mastered by Neenah native Justin Perkins at his Mystery Room Mastering day. Not that it makes any difference to this studio.) Fronted by the antic Frank Chandek, quintet of mischief makers. All sacred cows the band is anchored by the rhythm section of drummer Dan Glaser and bassist Joe Polizzi. The low key fireworks are provided by guitarists Paul “The Fly” Lawson and Brian Wensing, who may offhandedly toss off shards of rockabilly riffage, or a psychedelic lightning bolt with less than the shrug of a shoulder. With titles like the title cut Dr. Chow’s Love Medicine – Distant Planet “61 Chevy,” and “Green Slime,” are fair game on Choose To Be Human. Chow provides soundtracks to the best Social media, handheld devices, informa- B-movies you have never seen.
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ENTERTAINMENT // HOPS & PROPS
Beverages from Around the World Highlight EAA’S HOPS & PROPS Fundraiser on March 5 Proceeds support EAA AirVenture Museum’s year-round education programming Beverages from around the world accompanied by fine food and music highlight this year’s edition of EAA’s popular “Hops & Props” tasting fundraiser on Saturday, March 5, from 7-10 p.m. at the EAA AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh. This is one of Wisconsin’s premier events for beer connoisseurs. Proceeds support EAA’s education programs. More than 300 extraordinary beverages are available from micro-breweries and
EAA can reach more people in the Fox Valley with museum programs and activities through the support of those who join us on this one-of-a-kind evening. It is definitely a fun night, with a greater purpose.” Hops & Props offers a chance to meet master brewers and understand the distinguishing characteristics of ales, lagers, and hybrid or mixed styles of beers. Attendees can learn about the brewing process and history, and become discerning beverage tasters. In addition, the VIP Dining Experience offers an in-depth, more intimate food and drink sampling experience. This
The EAA AirVenture Museum is located just off Interstate 41 at the Highway 44 exit in Oshkosh. The presenting sponsor for EAA’s Hops & Props is Festival Foods.
distributors from around the world, along with delicious food and desserts. This year’s food offerings include local Wisconsin favorites from The Machine Shed in Appleton. Hops & Props tickets include entrance to the museum, tasting guide, commemorative tasting glass, hors d’oeuvres, and live music throughout the evening. Mary Ann Dilling is the EAA’s Director of Events. “Hops & Props has become an extremely popular event for attendees,” Dilling said “and the food and drink exhibitors alike, with the fun festivities all supporting EAA’s efforts to supply free community programs through the year.
added gala begins at 5:30 p.m. with dinner starting at 6. This year’s event is hosted by Avery Brewing of Boulder, Colorado, and Becket’s Restaurant of Oshkosh. Guests will be educated on the brewing process of Avery’s specialty microbrew beers matched by Becket’s culinary specialties. Hops & Props general admission tickets are $75 each ($65 for EAA members). Limited tickets remain for the VIP Dining Experience at $125 each ($115 for EAA members). Tickets can be purchased online at eaa.org or at the EAA AirVenture Museum. Attendees must be 21 or older. There are also special hotel rates available that include shuttle transportation.
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ENTERTAINMENT // CONCERT WATCH
Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes BY JANE SPIETZ Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes have been rockin’ the Jersey Shore music scene since the mid-‘70s. Although band members have come and gone, their horn-backed brand of soul-stirring rock ‘n’ roll, blues, and R & B is still going strong. There is a huge following of diehard Jukes fans that thrives on the energetic, feel-good party atmosphere that comes out at all of their shows. Front man/vocalist “Southside” Johnny Lyon is often referred to as the Godfather of the New Jersey Sound. Jon Bon Jovi has said that Southside was his greatest influence and his reason for singing. Lyon and “Little” Steven Van Zandt cofounded Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes in Asbury Park, New Jersey. The two
became fast friends with Bruce Springsteen and the three of them take turns playing in each other’s bands even today. Springsteen wrote a number of Southside Johnny’s best loved songs for him, including “Talk to Me” and “The Fever.” Van Zandt’s composition, “I Don’t Want To Go Home” is Southside’s signature song. The Jukes released a live 2011 CD Men Without Women: Live 7-2-11, which was recorded at the famed Stone Pony in Asbury Park. It featured covers of Van Zandt’s original 1982 album of the same name that he released with his Disciples
Read on for more about that story. Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes features Southside Johnny Lyon on lead vocals and harmonica, Jeff Kazee on keyboards and vocals, Glenn Alexander on guitar, bassist John Conte, Chris Anderson on trumpet, John Isley on saxophone, Neal Pawley on trombone, and drummer Tom Seguso. The band is currently touring throughout the U.S. and overseas. Southside recently called me from Port Arthur, Texas. Jane Spietz: When you were a child, your parents exposed you early on to blues
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of Soul. During the performance recording, Little Steven makes a “surprise” guest appearance. Lyon came up with the idea for the band’s first new studio CD of all original material in five years, SOULTIME! (2015), while shopping in a giant superstore.
and jazz, and took you to many concerts. You have said that you thought all parents had that approach. What influence did those early experiences have on you musically? John Lyon: It was great to be in a house full of music. I’d come home to the sounds of Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Count Basie. My parents liked listening to black music. They were fans of Big Joe Turner, T-Bone Walker, Wynonie Harris – all of the blues shouters. I thought all parents did that. My parents were a little strange! (Laughs) It also made us kids aware that there were other cultures. What I took
WHAT: Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes WHERE: Turner Hall Ballroom WHEN: 8 PM Sun, March 6, 2016 COST: $29.50 INFO: www.pabsttheater.org/show/ southsidejohnny2016 www.southsidejohnny.com/ away from it is that it is fun to make music, and not a desperate attempt to make a statement or get a point across. JS: As a teenager, did you foresee that you would someday have a career in music? JL: At the time, I didn’t believe that. Then I met Garry Tallent in high school when we were 15 years old. Garry said that he was going to be a musician. He later became Bruce Springsteen’s bass player. After Garry said that, I became acquainted with Steve Van Zandt, Bruce and some other guys who felt the same way. I got the idea that if they were going to try get into music, I was going to give it a try too. JS: How did you first meet up with Bruce Springsteen? JL: Every day I used to walk over to a club called the Upstage Club in Asbury Park where I lived. Because there was no alcohol served, they were open until 5 AM. So I would stay all night long. Musicians from all over would come here. It was one big jam session, and we’d play blues. A long-haired guy with a gold Les Paul was playing there one day. He was singing a hilarious song about how when he went to Catholic school the nuns taught him the blues. He was amazing. Playing great guitar. I was thinking, ‘who IS this guy?’ Later on I walked up to Bruce to tell him how great I thought it was. We ended up becoming good friends. So Bruce, Steven, the other guys and I worked on learning different types of music and how to play well together. It was like our college. It was a great time. When I was singing onstage,
ENTERTAINMENT // CONCERT WATCH
I could actually get girls to look at me! (Laughs) We were paid $15 each. JS: I was interested to learn about the special Monopoly games that you, Steven and Bruce used to play. You even had a ‘riot card’ to represent the1970 Asbury Park race riots and a ‘Chief McCarthy’ go-to-jailtwice card for the Middletown, N.J. police chief who was responsible for the breakup of some of Bruce’s shows back then. JL: Yeah, we played many games of cutthroat Monopoly. Bruce used to win regularly cuz he would sell us his mom’s homemade cookies for Monopoly money! (Laughs) JS: You all have been members of each other’s bands throughout the years. How do you feel you have influenced each other musically? JL: Bruce, Steven, and I have learned from each other’s records and from performing together. We’re always there for each other and have a great time. JS: Jon Bon Jovi said you were his greatest influence from early on, and that you’re his reason for singing. JL: I don’t want the blame for that! (Laughs) Seriously, Jon’s too kind. He’s been a good friend for a long time. He worked with me on my side project, The Poor Fools. We did an acoustic album, Songs From the Barn (2013). Jon always lends me his studio if he’s not using it. He’s spent time on the road with us. Jon’s a great guy.
JS: How do you manage to maintain your high energy performances year after year? JL: I always feel at home on stage. It’s natural for me. When the music starts, it’s like turning on a switch. And the best part is when the audience is really getting into it and havin’ fun. It just carries you along and knocks you across the room! JS: Your first new CD of all original material in five years, SOULTIME!, was released in September 2015. I read that the idea for SOULTIME! came to you as you were shopping in a giant superstore. JL: That’s right. I was in the wine and liquor section. Curtis Mayfield’s “Superfly” came over the store speakers. I looked around and I noticed that some of the people around me were really boppin’ to the music. That’s when I decided that it was time to come up with some new music to let people have fun and feel good again. JS: Describe the music of SOULTIME! JL: The idea behind SOULTIME! was to write songs that let people take their minds off their worries and bring joy to them. It represents a return to the great days of soul. It’ll make you want to get up and dance. JS: We are thrilled to have Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes back in Milwaukee at Turner Hall on March 6. JL: Get ready for a fun, wild night. We’re gonna have a party! Photo by Kirstine Walton
Peridot Releases “LONELY WORK” with 91.1 the Avenue BY GEORGE HALAS ”Loving you is lonely work. I could use a friend.” For months, Trevor Jarvis sat with this line before approaching Appleton native Hillary Reynolds to help develop the song into a duet. Now, a year later, Peridot has released “Lonely Work” as their first single with 91.1 The Avenue. Peridot is a re-imagining of the Hillary Reynolds Band, keeping Reynolds and
Jarvis from the HRB lineup along with guitarist Marton Bisits. “Over the last year, Hillary and I had been writing all of this new material together, and it just started to feel different to us,” Jarvis said. “The process became even more collaborative, my voice started playing a bigger role along with hers, and we reached a point where the music just didn’t fit the band name anymore. Peridot’s music is far more focused on what we feel we’re best at which is folk music driven by strong melodies and substantive lyrics.”
Rob Moore, vice-president of programing of 91.1 The Avenue, is already a fan. “The response we receive to Hillary and Trevor’s music has always been noteworthy,” Moore said. “That’s why we are so excited about Peridot. Sometimes new artists come along who create an immediate bond with the audience because the music is at once both original and engaging. This is true of Hillary’s recorded music as well as her live performances. The fact that she comes from our neck of the woods makes it even more special.”
Lonely Work is accompanied by a music video with a simple concept, designed to marry with the song itself. “The music video was filmed among friends, champagne, and a small crew from 21summit Productions in Boston,” Reynolds said. “We hatched the song in Trevor’s apartment and it felt like the right place to tell the story.” Peridot will finish recording their upcoming EP this winter and plan to visit Wisconsin this spring for a concert marking its release.
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ENTERTAINMENT // WILDWOOD FILM FESTIVAL
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BY JOSHUA GROVER-DAVID PATTERSON Part 1: From Humble Beginnings… In 1991, Robert Rodriguez scraped together seven thousand dollars, partially by submitting himself to medical testing, and made “El Mariachi,” his first feature. It went to multiple major film festivals and was picked up by Columbia Pictures, launching a career that continues to this day. In 1993, author Joe Queenan heard about Robert Rodriguez’s film and decided to do him two dollars better, by making a film for $6,998. The movie was “Twelve Steps to Death,” and it launched exactly zero careers. It got into a single film fest, the First Tarryton International Film Festival, where it won the Golden Headless Horseman award. Of course, the open secret, detailed in the book “The Unkindest Cut,” was that Queenan threw the festival himself. The story of the Wildwood Film Festival - now in its fifteenth year and founded by Craig Knitt, Jason Buss and Tom Thorne - is more similar to Queenan’s story than Rodriguez’s. “Tom [Thorne] and Craig [Knitt] have been friends since childhood and I came into the picture when I acted in a film Craig wrote and directed, called ‘The Hunt,’” Buss said. “In short, the fest came into being because Craig couldn’t find a fest to play the film. The fact that [we knew] everyone would like the movie if they could see it, combined with the fact that we lived in the fastest growing area of the state, made us think the fest was an idea whose time had come.” The first Wildwood Film Festival took place in 2001 at The Historic West Theater in Green Bay. In addition to “The Hunt,” the first festival featured eight other films, including an entry from Rob Schrab, who wrote the Steven Spielberg-produced
“Monster House,” and more recently directed multiple episodes of the cult TV show “Community.” It would not be the last time a Hollywood name graced the credits of Wildwood. Over the years, famous faces that have appeared on the screen at Wildwood include Richard Riehle (the very definition of a That Guy, he’s been in everything from “Office Space” to “Modern Family” to “Bridesmaids”), David H. Lawrence XVII (“Heroes,” “Good Luck Charlie”), William Mapother (“Lost,” “The Mentalist”), and Kim Rhodes (“Supernatural,” “Colony”). Part 2: Wildwood, Part 2. And 3. And 4… Since that first year, the festival has moved to Appleton, and the number of film sessions has grown – this year there are five of them, including a special Friday night showing of a new feature film called, interestingly enough, “Appleton.” “I first learned about the Wildwood Film Festival about five or six years ago, but I can’t say I remember how. I know that back then, having worked on a few film projects in the Fox Valley area, I heard about Wildwood and remembered it and was always interested in supporting the fest and seeing if we could create something to (hopefully) take part,” said Greg Cebulski, one of the producers on the project. “Now that we have the opportunity, I’m really proud about being able to come home and share this movie we made with so many of the people there that helped us get it done.” The words “Fox Valley” are quite important when it comes to Wildwood. The Wildwood Film Festival focuses on Wisconsin filmmakers. According to the fest’s entry form, “The Wildwood Film Festival is a non-profit event designed to showcase emerging independent films/ filmmakers from Wisconsin. The primary creative personnel, such as director, producer, [or] screenwriter, should have
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Wisconsin ties.” Because of this rule, most of the films being shown every year were made in Wisconsin. But many have been created in such far-flung locales as California, Tennessee, New York, and Sydney, Australia. As for the film “Appleton,” despite its ultra-local name, the movie primarily was shot in and around Greenville, Hortonville and Dale, with some shooting in Appleton, including at Appleton Central High School. While “Appleton” is not the first feature film to screen at Wildwood (that would be “The Hungry Bull,” in 2009) it should be noted that since its inception, Wildwood has primarily shown short films. While a short film usually is defined as anything with a running time of 60 minutes or under, most films screened at Wildwood run for less than 30 minutes. Moreover, Wildwood has been around long enough to see gigantic shifts in camera and computer technology, and what both of those mean for the life of a short film. Consider this – the first Wildwood Film Festival (2001) predates both YouTube (2005) and the iPhone (2007). Fifteen years ago, most people connected to the internet via phone line, making video downloads and uploads a process that frequently took hours, instead of seconds. These shifts mean that the bar for entry into filmmaking is simultaneously both lower and higher. In the early days of Wildwood it was possible to know the general skill level of a filmmaker based on whether they were shooting on film or video. Today, a movie shot and edited on a smartphone can, theoretically, look just as good as a movie shot by professionals on a high end camera. And while fifteen years ago the best way to get your film in front of an audience was to try to get into film festivals, today filmmakers can finish their work and have it uploaded to the world and shared
on Twitter and Facebook in a matter of minutes. Of course, there are certain experiences you can only have at a film festival. In 2008, for example, Wildwood screened a short film entitled “Jake’s Choice,” complete with a musical score that was performed live as the film unspooled. Regardless of how good your TV setup is, that would be difficult to replicate in your living room. Also unique to the film festival experience will be an educational session – the festival’s fourth. The topic of the workshop this year will be Filmmaking 101: Getting Started, and it will be hosted at the Radisson Paper Valley Hotel in downtown Appleton at 9 AM the day of the festival – admission is free, check www.wildwoodfilmfest.com for further information. Some film festival experiences are a little more universal, however. John Pata is a filmmaker whose work has appeared at Wildwood on multiple occasions. In his own words, he, “[Works] part-time slinging comic books at House of Heroes in Oshkosh. I used to co-own a screen printing shop, but sold that at the end of 2010 to pursue my passion of filmmaking. Since then, the plan has been to work just enough to pay my bills, allowing myself more time to focus on the films.” Pata’s short film “Better Off Undead” appeared at Wildwood in 2008. He completed a feature, “Dead Weight,” in 2012, which secured distribution. He then returned to Wildwood in 2014 with his short film “Pity,” which won Best Horror/Thriller. Asked about the benefits of film festivals, Pata said, “I’ve met a ton of incredible humans due to all our festival experiences, and that’s been the best part, hands down. From screening ‘Better Off Undead,’ I met people who would then be a part of ‘Dead Weight.’ While hitting the festival circuit with ‘Dead Weight,’ I met even more people, (and) quite a few would
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join the team for ‘Pity.’ I’m sure you can see the pattern here, but there are people I met from ‘Pity’s’ festival run that will be part of our next film. “But, more importantly, I’ve made a ton of great friends from around the world due to the films. It’s pretty insane to think about, but it totally rules.” Part 3: Wildwood 15 - The Not-So-Final Chapter: Asked whether or not they expected Wildwood to still be going strong after fifteen years, Tom Thorne and Craig Knitt gave similar, yet diverging answers: Knitt: “There’s no way we could have ever anticipated 15 years of the Wildwood Film Festival! We were all fairly confident that we were creating something important, but we worried many times that our scope might have been too limited. Our audience is quite diverse yet they all seem to appreciate the artistic endeavors of our filmmakers. “Here’s a scary/funny thought...in the early development stages of our festival we actually considered calling the fest ‘Whackfest’ based on my production company ‘Out of Whack Productions.’ We might have gotten a whole different crowd if that name would have stuck!” Thorne: “15 years? I certainly did not expect it to make it this far. After a tiny showing the first year I thought maybe once was enough. I’m very happy to see that so much good work/talent keeps coming out of every corner of Wisconsin.” Of course, a fifteenth festival means fifteen years of selecting which films to include, a process that can be both fun and difficult. “I wish that I could say that it was an exact science but it is not,” Buss said. “We have always said that if [a film] is shorter, it stands a better chance of being accepted. Though it (is) easier to program shorter films than features, that concept also came out of the realization that when we first started it was the ‘shorts’ that were more enjoyable and better quality because the technology was so different. Now that the tech cost hurdle has dropped, the only item separating many films now is the quality of the story. Whether we stay focused on shorts or open it to all lengths of projects is something that will be up for discussion in the future.” Knitt said a variety of factors goes into
the choice of films that Wildwood screens. “We look for films that celebrate the Midwestern sensibilities as well as some that challenge those same ideals. We’re always hungry for some short, sweet comedies, but if we get a film that has a nice story, we’ll always try to make room for it,” Knitt said. “We tell folks that when they watch the festival they’ll see some films that will blow their socks off. I’ve heard people say, ‘I can’t believe that was made here in Wisconsin!’ But, we also try to include some pieces that will challenge folks to get out there and make some of their own films. We consider story, acting and production value when films come our way, but also look at the significance of the Wisconsin connection.” Frances Perkins, a lecturer at University of North Texas’ Department of RadioTV-Film and Journalism, served as both a judge and a participant of Wildwood over the course of several years. “It has been such a pleasure to watch Wildwood grow over the years,” said Perkins, who entered Wildwood with her husband and collaborator, Troy Perkins. “Our first screening at Wildwood was in 2006, and we’ve had 6 shorts show over the past 10 years. Three years I’ve been a judge in the competition. Students of mine have volunteered and shown their own work, and have always been welcomed into the Wildwood family.” Ultimately, judging is a multi-step process, with the founders setting the overall schedule of films, and a separate panel of judges voting on which films will ultimately be awarded as the best in their category. Featured genres have ranged from horror to comedy to music videos to documentaries to student films to animation, and just about every style and classification has been represented over the course of fifteen years. Thorne noted, “I’m not as involved as I used to be in the actual selection of films. Currently, I’m more of a dispute settler; if there is a film or two that we are uncertain if it should play, I am sometimes the deciding vote for in or out. Personally, I like to see short comedies. The reason we don’t see very many of those is that it’s actually very hard to make a good humorous film.” Filmmakers looking for a challenge, take note – the gauntlet has been thrown.
Part 4: Coming Soon… Much like the proverbial shark that must always keep moving, Wildwood must both get through the current year and prepare for the year(s) to come. This is a huge and unique challenge as a one-time event, much less as an annual occurrence. This year the original triumvirate has added a couple of new members to the board: Brian Murray and Jim Bork. “Brian Murray was integral in helping us achieve our incorporation and our non-profit 501c3 status,” Buss said. “He has supported us with tax and appropriate financial services. He has obviously been a supporter for a while so he was a natural addition. He and I have been friends for years. We had become acquainted with Jim Bork when he hosted Wildwood at his business, the Big Picture. He has been our bookkeeper ever since. He is very aware of the inner workings of the group as it was, and he was also a very easy and sensible addition.” Thorne offered some thoughts on the Wildwood workload. “Wildwood to me is like any other social event. It’s fun to be around people that like sports if you like sports, music if you like music, and movies if you like movies. It’s kind of like throwing a big party every year. The workload is similar to that of a large wedding. And when the event is over, we catch our breath and then start all over.” Perkins summed up the hard work the board members face each year – and just why she thinks it’s worth it. “Jason, Tom and Craig are true film lovers, and that passion shows in everything they do,” she said. “If they didn’t love it so much, they wouldn’t go through the hard work and pressure it takes to put on a film festival! I especially appreciate the
Wisconsin connection that all films must have. It keeps the local feeling alive and sets Wildwood apart from other festivals in the state.” Since it was Knitt’s films that kicked off fifteen years of Wildwood, it seems fitting to let him have the last word about where he hopes the fest goes in the future. “The biggest thing we’d like to see is that the festival does more than break even. We’ve struggled a few years, but feel strongly about what we offer creators in our state. We’ve had incredible audiences yet there is no way we’re compensated for the energy and time we all commit to Wildwood. We’re looking at partnerships that will make those efforts pay off. We’d also like to see Wildwood utilized more as an educational opportunity for tomorrow’s filmmakers of all ages.” Part 5: The Where’s and the When’s. In a world where the movie theater experience is filled primarily with sequels, remakes, too-long-too-boring dramas and unsubtle (and often unfunny) comedies, The Wildwood Film Festival presents its viewers with a completely unique viewing experience. Unless you attend a lot of film festivals, chances are good that the movies you’ll see at Wildwood are movies that you’ll never get a chance to see anywhere else. And who knows – perhaps one day you’ll find yourself in a movie theater, see a name go by on the screen, and think – “Hey! I saw that person’s film at Wildwood!” The Wildwood Film Festival is playing Friday, February 19 and Saturday, February 20. The schedule of films and ticket prices are posted at www.wildwoodfilmfest.com.
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Saturday, February 27 | $25 | 7:30 p.m. Crystal Bowersox | Blues, country, folk and rock. One of the most dynamic young voices in music to come along in years.
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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Friday & Saturday, May 6 & 7 | $28 Paul Thorn Band | Singer/Songwriter with a muscular brand of roots music bluesy, rocking and thoroughly Southern.
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February 2 Foot of the Lake Poetry Reading Series: Alison Townsend Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts 51 Sheboygan Street 7:00 pm Featuring Alison Townsend - first poet to receive the UW-Whitewater Chancellor’s Regional Literary Award. 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.
February 4 Beginner Social Ballroom Dance Lessons Shut Up and Dance 17 Forest Avenue 8:00 pm $10 Shut up & Dance! Open to the public! Beginner Social Ballroom Dance lessons every Tuesday and Thursday at 8:00pm. Singles as well as couples are welcome. Start anytime.
50 Shades of Silver: A Tribute to Horace Silver Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts 51 Sheboygan Street
Bar Opens 6:00 pm Performance 7:00 pm General Admission Amount: $10; Pub for 2: $30; Bistro for 4: $50 (40% off for Friends of THELMA) 50 Shades of Silver is a musical endeavor dedicated to the compositions and style of the Horace Silver Quintet. Horace Silver was a pioneer in “hard bop” jazz and developed a sound through combining elements of jazz with contemporary R&B and Soul of the 1950s and 1960s. His compositions have become standard repertoire in the jazz songbook and the performers from his ensembles have gone down as some of the most distinct voices in jazz. This group focuses on capturing the sound of Silver’s music with some of Northeast Wisconsin’s premier jazz musicians. 50 Shades of Silver features Kurt Shipe (Trumpet), Jake Crowe (Saxophone), Mark Martin (Piano), Jerry Sparkman (Bass), and Mike Malone (Drums). Tables must be reserved by calling 920.921.5410 or stopping at the THELMA Box Office, 51 Sheboygan St., Downtown Fond du Lac.
February 5 Lego Night Children’s Museum of Fond du Lac 75 W. Scott Street 4:00 - 7:00 pm $6.00 The first Friday of every month, enjoy our giant supply of LEGOs, demonstrate creative building and be inspired by a monthly theme
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and fellow builders. Exercise your engineering, designing and building skills with our giant supply of Lego bricks. Program is included with general admission.
February 6 Fond du Lac Brew Fest FDL County Fairgrounds Expo Center 520 Fond du Lac Avenue 5:00 - 9:00 pm Brewfest is a one-day festival at the Fond du Lac Fairgrounds consisting of microbrews from across the globe and home brews for sampling, as well as local food vendors and live entertainment. The festival features over 200 brews once again this year, and more breweries have decided to showcase their beer as well. Home brews will also be featured as well as wines from around Wisconsin.
Dog Sled Demo Ledge View Nature Center W2348 Short Road Chilton 9:30 am $3 per person; additional $2 for a ride Learn about the history of Siberian huskies and the sport of dog-sledding. Assist with the harnessing process in preparation for riding. Program is outdoors; snow not necessary. Ride availability depends on weight and on the dogs; preference will be given to little people (kids) in order to permit the greatest number of rides.
Ledge View Nature Center W2348 Short Road Chilton 2:00 pm Come see our new sturgeon tank, see some decoy carvers and hear a speaker on Lake Sturgeon.
limited number of participants will be able to reserve snowshoes at no charge, courtesy of Attitude Sports. For trail conditions or to reserve snowshoes, please call 920-266-9696 or email info@ fdlaudubon.org
Candlelight Ski/Hike Fond du Lac Winter Kettle Moraine State Forest Farmers Market Northern Unit N1765 Highway G Campbellsport 5:30 - 8:30 pm Cross-country ski or hike in the Kettle Moraine State ForestNorthern Unit by candlelight. At the bonfire join fellow hikers and skiers for hot drinks and snacks provided by the Friends of the Kettle Moraine. The trail is perfect for novice skiers with no steep hills or sharp turns. The Zillmer shelter building will be open, lit and heated. The Zillmer Trails are located off County Road SS between Hwy 67 and County Road G near New Prospect.
Winter Star Gazing Kettle Moraine State Forest Northern Unit N1765 Highway G Campbellsport 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. (Saturday) Look through a telescope or binoculars to bring into focus the wonders of the night sky. With the help of knowledgeable night sky observers from the Northern Cross Science Foundation, spy distant planets, dumb-bell nebulas, globular clusters, and so much more. The program will be held only if the skies are clear. This program is best for anyone more than 8 years old. Drop in any time and stay as long as you like.
Snowshoe Saturday at Kiekhaefer Park Kiekhaefer Park W4235 Kiekhaefer Parkway 1:00 pm Enjoy a guided winter exploration of the hilly trails at the beautiful and unique Kiekhaefer Park. A
Boys & Girls Club of Fond du Lac 76 W. 2nd Street 9:00 am - Noon Located inside the Boys & Girls Club of Fond du Lac main entrance, some of the great items anticipated at the market are Vegetables/Herbs, Fruits, Popcorn, Nuts, Coffee, Honey, Syrups, Meats, Poultry, Fish/ Seafood, Eggs, Pickles, Preserves, Baked Goods, Candy, Snacks. Handmade arts, jewelry, crafts, soaps/lotions, plants, flowers, & gifts for people, pets & nature. Periodic entertainment, demonstrations, and activities. Come back often to see what’s in season.
Adult Roller Skate Night Spectrum Roller Skating Rink 605 Fond du Lac Avenue 7:00 pm $5.00 21 and older only. Come skate to your favorite 70’s and 80’s. Get your pom poms ready and come have some fun.
February 6-7 Sleigh Ride Weekend Wade House Historic Site W7965 Highway 23 Greenbush Saturday 10:00 - 3:30pm & S unday 11:00 am - 3:30 pm Adults $7, Seniors (65+) & Students (valid ID) $6, Children (5-17 years) $3.50 and Family (2 adults & children through age 17) $19. Outdoor winter fun will be featured at Wade House this winter. The excitement will
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The Knights of Columbus Club invites you to an Open House on Sunday, February 21st from 1:00 PM–3:00 PM. Tour our facility and check out our redecorated dining room. A variety of our banquet menu items will be available for tasting.
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begin with Wade House’s sleigh ride weekends, scheduled for weekends in January, starting January 9, and lasting until February 20. Horse-drawn sleigh rides will be offered every thirty minutes from 10 am - 3:30 pm on Saturdays and from 11 am 3:30 pm on Sundays. Weather permitting. On Wade House sleigh ride weekends, guests will be invited to climb aboard a horse-drawn sleigh for a ride through Kettle Moraine. These rides will be FREE with regular admission to the museum. The sight of colorful sleighs and the sound of sleigh bells breaking the snowy silence were commonplace during cold winter months in the late 19th century. Sleigh rides were one of the joys of winter with sleighing parties often organized by family and friends for an opportunity to socialize. On our sleigh ride weekends, guests will also be able to see Wesley W. Jung’s wonderful collection of sleighs, bob sleds, cutters and coasting bobs in the carriage museum.
February 7 Snowshoe Hike Ledge View Nature Center W2348 Short Road Chilton 1:00 pm $5 includes snowshoe rental Learn some snowshoe history, then hike with a naturalist to discover how the living world changes during the cold white season. If we have enough snow, the hike is on snowshoes (provided); if not, the walk is discounted. Look for signs of animal activity, learn how some plants and insects adapt, dare to become an honorary member of the Gall Club. Hike lasts 1-2 hours depending on the weather.
February 9 Books Between Bites Salem United Methodist Church
120 Sheboygan Street 12:10 - 12:50 pm TEAM OF RIVALS: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin Lincoln, a political figure, wins an election, almost by default, and fills his cabinet with people who opposed him in the election. The rivals begin to realize that Lincoln is a force beyond their imagination. Our reviewer, Lisette Aldrich, grew up on a South Dakota farm, is retired and currently a member of the Fond du Lac County Board of Supervisors
Canvas & Corks “Cherry Blossoms” UW-Fond du Lac 400 University Drive 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm $35.00 Canvas & Corks is a great way to enjoy a fun, relaxing and social evening. An instructor will guide you step-by-step in creating your own masterpiece, no experience is necessary. Supplies and a glass of wine are included.
Kids n’ Canvas, UW-FDL CE Class UW-FDL Tuesday Talk Series 400 University Drive 4:00 - 6:00 pm $15.00 Grades 2 - 6. Spend a fun evening with your friends, or make new ones, as you explore your creative side and paint your own masterpiece to take along that evening. No experience necessary. Supplies are included. Class dates: Feb. 9, “ Cherry Blossoms”. March 22, “ Tulips”. April 19, “Water Lillies”.
Card Making Techniques Lakeview Place 517 Luco Road 3:15 or 5:15 or 7 pm $6.00 or a minimum
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$15.00 product order Make three cards/learn at least one new technique and use one new product each month. $6.00 gets you the class and three cards to mail out or use as samples to make more OR you may place a $15.00 minimum order for products and your class and cards are free! Three sessions to choose from: 3:15 or 5:15 or 7 pm. RSVP at least 24 hours in advance so materials can be prepared. All materials are supplied except for double-sided adhesive - please bring with you. Call or email stampinjana@ charter.net. NO Children under 10 please.
February 11 “People of the Sturgeon” Presentation Fond du Lac Public Library 32 Sheboygan Street 6:00 pm Kathleen Schmitt Kline is one of the authors of the book “People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin’s Love Affair with an Ancient Fish” and will discuss the stories, history and management of the worlds’ largest sturgeon population. www.fdl.wi.gov
Beginner Social Ballroom Dance Lessons Shut Up and Dance 17 Forest Avenue 8:00 pm $10 Shut up & Dance! Open to the public! Beginner Social Ballroom Dance lessons every Tuesday and Thursday at 8:00pm. Singles as well as couples are welcome. Start anytime.
February 11-14 Sturgeon Spectacular Blue
Line Public Skating Event Roosevelt Park N7320 Winnebago Drive 2/11-2/12 5-9pm, 2/13-2/14 10:00 am - 7:00 pm Kick off the 1st Annual Sturgeon Spectacular right with some fun-filled public skating on Lake Winnebago! Skates will be available to rent. Located on the ice off Roosevelt Park.
February 12-14 Sturgeon Stampede and Opening of Sturgeon Season Lake Winnebago 10:00 am till Dark Each winter a monstrous beast lures men and women to the ice of Lake Winnebago. It is the only place on the planet where this occurs. The event is Sturgeon Spearing and it takes place every year in early February. While you need a spearing license to hunt sturgeon, it is still a spectacle for onlookers to walk or drive among the 10,000 ice shanties on the lake or come face-to-face with the beast during afternoon weigh ins of the daily catch. This year, Sturgeon Spearing opens Saturday, Feb. 13, and runs for 16 days or until pre-set harvest caps for Lake Winnebago are reached, whichever comes first. Daily spearing schedules are from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. The 27th annual Sturgeon Stampede will kick off Friday Feb 12 at noon with snowkiting and sailing until dark off the shores of Roosevelt Park. Friday afternoon the Winnebago Association of Kiteboarders (WAK) will be sponsoring LIVE music from 5pm to 10pm just off the shores of Sunset Grill and Bar, featuring the Josh Schneider Band, and returning entertainment from D’Willy and the Souvenirs. WAK will also
be providing refreshments and food, and the lake’s LARGEST bonfire to keep the crowd warm and lively. Organizers will also host the annual Sturgeon Queen Contest and crown the winner prior to the “on-ice” Fireworks show to be held at 9:30 pm. On Saturday the Stampede will host the Midwest’s best Kiteboarders and Ice Sailors in a competition of Racing, Freestyle, and “Big Air” jumping. Kiting events are scheduled from 11am to 5pm wind permitting. Complimentary kites will be given away to the first arriving spectators to join in on the kite flying. Racing will be held approx. 1/2 mile off shore of Roosevelt Park. Shelters, food and refreshments will be available. Awards will be presented at the Fishing Has No Boundaries Tent Saturday evening. Sunday will bring more kite and sailing activities with many of the area riders enjoying and sharing the ‘free ride’ experience of winter winds as they play, soar, and sail on the frozen lake. Sunday is also the official alternate competition day if there is no wind on Saturday. Shelters, food and refreshments will be available.
February 12 Celebrate the Ice with Beer, Polka, Sturgeon Kissing, More Beer & Copper Box Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts 51 Sheboygan Street Bar Opens 6:00 pm Concert 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Kick off the Sturgeon Spectacular at THELMA with beer, polka music, more beer and then Kiss the Sturgeon for Good Luck! Music by Copper box, a hot Zydeco Swamp/Blues Rock band with a great baritone and tenor sax gal and a hot accordion man. One of the hottest bands around that gives you a taste
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February 12-13 Lake Winnebago Public Skating Roosevelt Park/Lake Winnebago N7320 Winnebago Drive Friday 5:30 - 8:00 pm Saturday 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Come enjoy the outdoors and public skating on Lake Winnebago! Rental skates are available in limited quantities.
February 13 Sturgeon Spectacular Outdoor Sturgeon Classic Hockey Game Roosevelt Park/Lake Winnebago Warm up at 1:00 Game time 1:30 Come out for some fast paced, hard hitting hockey action on Lake Winnebago, off of Roosevelt Park, as the Fondy Bears take on the Monroe Blues!
Fishing Has No Boundaries 2nd Annual Sturgeon Event Roosevelt Park/Lake Winnebago N7320 Winnebago Drive 7:00 am - 8:00 pm The Fond du Lac Chapter of Fishing Has No Boundaries will host the 2nd Annual Sturgeon Event. This event is specifically for individuals with physical or cognitive disabilities. Food, beverages and a band will be on hand after spearing for everyone to enjoy! This event will take place on Lake Winnebago in the big tent near Sunset on the Water Grill & Bar Restaurant. Band begins at 3:30pm.
Night at the Ledge Ledge View Nature Center W2348 Short Road Chilton 6:00 pm Pre-registration with fees required by Feb. 6 $30 for a family of four, or $10 per person (4+or-) Spend the night at Ledge View, sleeping among our animals. We will explore the night on a hike through the woods and sit outside by the campfire sharing s’mores and stories. Bring along a plain, light-colored t-shirt for a
painting project. Includes Saturday evening snacks and Sunday morning breakfast. Limited to the first 50 people. Minors must be supervised by a parent. Recommended minimum age is 5. Program will take place snow or shine. Ledge View staff will be spending the night as well. “Campers” should bring sleeping bag or bedding, pad or air mattress, PJs, slippers, clothing to wear outdoors, flashlights, etc.
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Children’s Museum of Fond du Lac 75 W. Scott Street 1:00 - 4:00 pm On this first day of a 5-part special program series, families are invited to learn about the people who spend days (or even decades) sturgeon fishing. Hear from inspiring enthusiasts and experts about the fish that have shaped a culture.
Roosevelt Park/Lake Winnebago N7320 Winnebago Drive 8:00 am - 4:00 pm Come out to watch the youth in the area play on Lake Winnebago!!
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Registration from 5:00 - 6:00 pm on Friday and from 7:30 - 8:00 am on Saturday The Booty Adventure Run is a 5K Winter Run/Walk. It will be the only one of its kind in Wisconsin as it will feature a course that follows a quiet creek surrounded by the beauty of the winter crystalized trees. Shed the winter blues by wearing your boots or running shoes and have a blast! Our goal is to deliver as much fun as possible and at the same time give everyone a great workout! Push your limits as you prefer and we will provide the opportunity for fun and exercise at the same time.
Fond du Lac Winter Farmers Market Boys & Girls Club of Fond du Lac 76 W. 2nd Street 9:00 am - Noon Located inside the Boys & Girls Club of Fond du Lac main entrance, some of the great items anticipated at the market are Vegetables/Herbs, Fruits, Popcorn, Nuts, Coffee, Honey, Syrups, Meats, Poultry, Fish/ Seafood, Eggs, Pickles, Preserves, Baked Goods, Candy, Snacks. Handmade arts, jewelry, crafts, soaps/lotions, plants, flowers, & gifts for people, pets & nature. Periodic entertainment, demonstrations, and activities. Come back often to see what’s in season.
Wade House Hearthside Dinner Wade House Historic Site W7965 Highway 23 Greenbush 11:00 - 3:00 pm $45/per person Enjoy a delicious hearth-cooked meal, prepared with your own hands in the historic Wade House stagecoach hotel! Guests prepare 19th-century dishes on a wood-burning stove and over an open-hearth fire just as Mrs. Wade did more than 150 years
ago. Limited seating; reservations required. Private Hearthside Dinners may be arranged.
Spear the Fatty Fat Tire Bike Race Roosevelt Park/Lake Winnebago 10:00 am Registration - $35 individual, $20 Junior 18 and under, $22 (each) Relay of 2 or more. Registration to take place in a tent next to Fishing Has No Bo Become part of one of the biggest winter festivals- The Sturgeon Spectacular-the weekend of February 13-14. Spear the Fatty Bike Race will be a 16-mile challenge for feisty fat tire cyclists and there will also be a 4-mile non-competitive shorter distance ride. It is a once a year chance to ride a fat bike on a protected, quiet creek connected to Lake Winnebago. Stick around for food, live music and awards. Each rider receives a long sleeved dri-wick shirt and food after the event. Awards will be given to the 16-mile distance participants.
7th Annual Downtown FDL Chili Crawl Downtown Fond du Lac 11:00 - 2:00 pm $10.00 Feeling “chili”? Visit Downtown Fond du Lac for the 7th Annual Chili Crawl! For just $10 crawlers can taste different chili concoctions made by our downtown businesses. Vote for your favorite chili; the winner will receive a prize and a year’s worth of bragging rights. Who will be the 2016 winner? You be the judge!
Febraury 13-14 Sleigh Ride Weekend Wade House Historic Site W7965 Highway 23 Greenbush Saturday 10:00 am - 3:30 pm &
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Sunday 11:00 am - 3:30 pm Adults $7, Seniors (65+) & Students (valid ID) $6, Children (5-17 years) $3.50 and Family (2 adults & children through age 17) $19. Outdoor winter fun will be featured at Wade House this winter. The excitement will begin with Wade House’s sleigh ride weekends, scheduled for weekends in January, starting January 9, and lasting until February 20. Horse-drawn sleigh rides will be offered every thirty minutes from 10 am - 3:30 pm on Saturdays and from 11 am 3:30 pm on Sundays. Weather permitting. On Wade House sleigh ride weekends, guests will be invited to climb aboard a horse-drawn sleigh for a ride through Kettle Moraine. These rides will be FREE with regular admission to the museum. The sight of colorful sleighs and the sound of sleigh bells breaking the snowy silence were commonplace during cold winter months in the late 19th century. Sleigh rides were one of the joys of winter with sleighing parties often organized by family and friends for an opportunity to socialize. On our sleigh ride weekends, guests will also be able to see Wesley W. Jung’s wonderful collection of sleighs, bob sleds, cutters and coasting bobs in the carriage museum.
February 14 Snowshoe Hike Ledge View Nature Center W2348 Short Road Chilton 1:00 pm $5 includes snowshoe rental Learn some snowshoe history, then hike with a naturalist to discover how the living world changes during the cold white season. If we have enough snow, the hike is on snowshoes (provided); if not, the walk is discounted. Look for signs of animal activity, learn how some
plants and insects adapt, dare to become an honorary member of the Gall Club. Hike lasts 1-2 hours depending on the weather.
Paving the Pier Path Galloway House and Village 336 Old Pioneer Road 11:00 am - 3:00 pm $5 Join the Fond du Lac County Historical Society for a special presentation and look back to Fond du Lac’s early days. In celebration of the 180th Anniversary of the exploration and founding of Fond du Lac. You’ll learn about Colwert and Edward Pier’s exploration of the area in February 1836. Later that year, June 6th, Colwert and Fanna Pier founded the town of Fond du Lac, located at the foot of Lake Winnebago. Tickets available at 336 Old Pioneer Road, Fond du Lac.
Valentine’s Day Snowshoe Making Workshop Galloway House and Village 336 Old Pioneer Road 11:00 am - 4:00 pm $30 class registration Trade in your flip-flops for snowshoes. If you’re a do-ityourselfer and love the feeling of being outdoors in the wintertime, a snowshoe making class may be just the ticket. The Fond du Lac County Historical Society can get you started. Participants purchase a traditional Ojibwastyle shoe kit prior to class to participate. Visit www.fdlhistory. com to register and for more information. Must pre-register by 1/29/16
Valentine’s Day Horse-Drawn Rides Galloway House and Village 336 Old Pioneer Road 11:30 am - 3:30 pm Ages 13; $10, Ages 7-12;$8, Ages 0-6 ride free when
accompanied by an adult Settle in for a traditional tour through the beauty of Fond du Lac’s Historic Village District on a popular horse-drawn wagon ride. Whether you’re looking for a romantic end to a perfect day snowshoeing the Galloway Cupid’s Trek, or a memorable activity with family and friends, you’ll experience the Historic Village District in a way you’ve never seen it before. Join us for a crisp winter ride and wrap up your Valentine’s Day in style. Rides depart from the Galloway grounds, last approximately 30 minutes and are offered from 11:30 am to 3:30 pm. Visit www.fdlhistory.com for event information.
Valentine’s Day Cupid’s Trek Galloway House and Village 336 Old Pioneer Road Noon - 2:00 pm $10/per person ($5 off per couple) Grab your cutie-pie (or someone you would like to become your sweetheart) for a romantic snowshoe trek through the historical grounds of the Galloway House & Village. A special map highlights the best kissing spots along the village trails, a perfect way to sneak a kiss with that special someone and ignite sparks in February’s frigid air. Snowshoes on-site.
Fondy Bears vs Monroe Blues Blue Line Family Ice Center 550 Fond du Lac Avenue Admission is charged Looking for some excitement? How about watching the second oldest amateur hockey team in the nation take to the ice? The Fond du Lac Bears are a full check hockey team participating in the Great Lakes Hockey league. They play competition from all over the country in a hard hitting, face past game. The
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Bears league is one of the last full check leagues in the country.
February 16 Stained Glass Class UW-Fond du Lac 400 University Drive 6:30 - 8:00 pm $79.00 Make a beautiful stained glass window and sun catchers using a simple lamination procedure. No experience necessary. Bring a frame with glass and your ideas to start on the project the first day.
Art on the Town Painting at LaClare Farms LaClare Farms W2994 County Road HH Malone 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm $50.00 Join Art on the Town at LaClare Farms in Malone, Wisconsin just 15 minutes north of Fond du Lac 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.
February 18 Beginner Social Ballroom Dance Lessons Shut Up and Dance 17 Forest Avenue 8:00 pm $10 Shut up & Dance! Open to the public! Beginner Social Ballroom Dance lessons every Tuesday and Thursday at 8:00pm. Singles as well as couples are welcome. Start anytime.
February 19 Family Night Children’s Museum of Fond du Lac
75 W. Scott Street 4:00 - 7:00 pm $6.00 The third Friday of every month, enjoy a night out with your family and friends with a variety of special activities focusing on a different theme each month.
Tour the Town Art Walk - Fond du Lac Downtown Fond du Lac 5:00 - 8:00 pm 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!
February 20 CELEBRATE commUNITY FDL County Fairgrounds Recreation Center 520 Fond du Lac Avenue 10:30 am - 4:30 pm $5/adults Children 17 and younger FREE The community’s largest multicultural event featuring family fun, entertainment, ethnic food, authentic food sampling and information booths from over 30 countries. Crafts, exciting music, dance presentations, children’s activity area and much more! Celebrate your heritage and learn about others!
Guided Eve Snowshoe Hike & Moonlight Ski Ledge View Nature Center W2348 Short Road Chilton 6:30 pm $5 per person includes snowshoe rental Snowshoe with a naturalist to enjoy the night beauty of the
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forest and the winter skies. Learn some snowshoe history, constellations and folklore; listen for owls. This program is dependent on adequate snow cover; please call to verify snow conditions. The park will also be open for cross-country skiing this evening. Bring your own skis or call the nature center to reserve rental pair (separate $7 rental fee). Skiers $4 per person (includes trail fee).
The Cavern Beat Waupun City Hall Auditorium 201 E. Main Street Waupun Doors open 6:30 pm, show starts 7:30 pm $8 in advance, $10 at the door The Beatles are coming! The Cavern Beat presents a re-creation of the Beatles first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show and first U.S. Tour (Hard Days Night Tour) 51 years ago! Take in the show at historic Waupun City Hall Auditorium.
Winter Indoor Farmers Market Vines and Rushes Winery 410 County Road E Ripon 10:00 am - 3:00 pm Join us on Saturday, February 20 to meet your local farmers at our indoor farmers’ market. The vendors will be set-up from 10 am - 3 pm. This event will be held the third Saturday, through April. Participating vendors: Ernessi Organics Honey Creek Farms, Berlin Olden Produce CSA Polish Ponderosa Farm Thundering Hoof Ranch Vines & Rushes Winery will be open from 10 am to 6 pm with complimentary wine tastings all day.
Fondy Bears vs Monroe Blues Blue Line Family Ice Center 550 Fond du Lac Avenue 8:00 pm Admission is charged
Looking for some excitement? How about watching the second oldest amateur hockey team in the nation take to the ice? The Fond du Lac Bears are a full check hockey team participating in the Great Lakes Hockey league. They play competition from all over the country in a hard hitting, face past game. The Bears league is one of the last full check leagues in the country.
Fond du Lac Winter Farmers Market Boys & Girls Club of Fond du Lac 76 W. 2nd Street 9:00 am - Noon Located inside the Boys & Girls Club of Fond du Lac main entrance, some of the great items anticipated at the market are Vegetables/Herbs, Fruits, Popcorn, Nuts, Coffee, Honey, Syrups, Meats, Poultry, Fish/ Seafood, Eggs, Pickles, Preserves, Baked Goods, Candy, Snacks. Handmade arts, jewelry, crafts, soaps/lotions, plants, flowers, & gifts for people, pets & nature. Periodic entertainment, demonstrations, and activities. Come back often to see what’s in season.
February 20-21 Sleigh Ride Weekend Wade House Historic Site W7965 Highway 23 Greenbush Saturday 10:00 am - 3:30 pm & Sunday 11:00 am - 3:30 pm Adults $7, Seniors (65+) & Students (valid ID) $6, Children (5-17 years) $3.50 and Family (2 adults & children through age 17) $19 Outdoor winter fun will be featured at Wade House this winter. The excitement will begin with Wade House’s sleigh ride weekends, scheduled for weekends in January, starting January 9, and lasting until February 20. Horse-drawn sleigh
rides will be offered every thirty minutes from 10 am - 3:30 pm on Saturdays and from 11 am 3:30 pm on Sundays. Weather permitting. On Wade House sleigh ride weekends, guests will be invited to climb aboard a horse-drawn sleigh for a ride through Kettle Moraine. These rides will be FREE with regular admission to the museum. The sight of colorful sleighs and the sound of sleigh bells breaking the snowy silence were commonplace during cold winter months in the late 19th century. Sleigh rides were one of the joys of winter with sleighing parties often organized by family and friends for an opportunity to socialize. On our sleigh ride weekends, guests will also be able to see Wesley W. Jung’s wonderful collection of sleighs, bob sleds, cutters and coasting bobs in the carriage museum.
February 21 Snowshoe Hike Ledge View Nature Center W2348 Short Road Chilton 1:00 pm $5 includes snowshoe rental Learn some snowshoe history, then hike with a naturalist to discover how the living world changes during the cold white season. If we have enough snow, the hike is on snowshoes (provided); if not, the walk is discounted. Look for signs of animal activity, learn how some plants and insects adapt, dare to become an honorary member of the Gall Club. Hike lasts 1-2 hours depending on the weather.
February 23 Stained Glass Class UW-Fond du Lac 400 University Drive 6:30 - 8:00 pm $79.00 Make a beautiful stained glass window and sun catchers using
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a simple lamination procedure. No experience necessary. Bring a frame with glass and your ideas to start on the project the first day.
February 25 Beginner Social Ballroom Dance Lessons Shut Up and Dance 17 Forest Avenue 8:00 pm $10 Shut up & Dance! Open to the public! Beginner Social Ballroom Dance lessons every Tuesday and Thursday at 8:00pm. Singles as well as couples are welcome. Start anytime.
February 26 Fondy Bears vs De Pere Deacons Blue Line Family Ice Center 550 Fond du Lac Avenue 8:00 pm Admission is charged Looking for some excitement? How about watching the second oldest amateur hockey team in the nation take to the ice? The Fond du Lac Bears are a full check hockey team participating in the Great Lakes Hockey league. They play competition from all over the country in a hard hitting, face past game. The Bears league is one of the last full check leagues in the country.
February 27 St. Baldrick’s & Salute the Troops “The Shave Awakens” FDL County Fairgrounds Expo Center 520 Fond du Lac Avenue 12:00 - 4:00 and 7;00 - Midnight Day Event FREE Night Event $5 Long, Long, Ago in a galaxy far far away a young shavee arose to battle the dark forces of
childhood cancer. This shavee knew that the brave few who had aligned to battle this great evil faced a daunting task..... Little did the shavee know that many in the 501st Rebel Legion were gathering to help fight this evil together!! This years’ St. Baldrick’s events has many exciting things to offer. First of all I am honored to announce we will be partnering with Salute the Troops to help support the nighttime events. NEXT-We are so happy to announce that we will be joined by the 501st Rebel Legion, WI. Garrison again this year!! The Mandaorian Mercs are also trying to gather to join us! and The Rebels are working on coming too! The whole theme of the 2016 FDL Shave is “The Shave Awakens” (the name of the newest Star Wars movie due out Dec. 18, 2015 is “Star Wars The Force Awakens”) This represents that force inside each person who decides to volunteer, be a barber, or be a shavee. The force that drives them to raise each dollar they can to fight Childhood Cancer. These young Jedi battle each day, not with light sabers, but with courage, and admirable bravery. Against an evil not unlike Darth Vader- it thrives on consuming the “good” cells and turning them into “bad” cells. Determined to sway them over completely to the dark side. Despite the vast attempts to beat them the young Jedi’s persevere and fight as long as it takes. We have the power to join them and help them win the battle once and for all!! Please sign up today @ https://www.stbaldricks.org/ events/theshaveawakens Day Event 12-3 D.J. Galaxy from B104, Drew Glaser as m/c, 501st Legion- Star Wars costuming club, Healing Paws Pet Therapy, Vendors ( crafts, makeup, healthy items etc. spots open). Princess my
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Party characters appearances and performances, games, face painting, temporary tattoos, food by Ang & Eddies and Ziggy’s Corner Pub, and of course the SHAVING!!!! Closing out the day events at 3pm until 4pm and kicking off the night events at 7pm will be the Team from Comedy Sportz from Milwaukee. NIGHT EVENT BIG THANK YOU TO SALUTE THE TROOPS, ZIGGY’S CORNER PUB , and ANG & EDDIES, for food/ alcohol. Vendors 7-9pm (makeup, crafts, etc-spots open) Beer Pong Tournament Registration OPENS at 6:30. Tournament Begins at 8:00p.m. $10 to enter $5 per pitcher-water will be used in glasses- you will drink from a separate cup. WINNER RECEIVES 1/2 of what we make in the
tournament!!! SO TELL YOUR FRIENDS SO WE CAN HAVE A HUGE $$$ PRIZE) Bean bag toss/ Cornhole games (Throughout the night)
soaps/lotions, plants, flowers, & gifts for people, pets & nature. Periodic entertainment, demonstrations, and activities. Come back often to see what’s in season.
7pm-8pm COMEDY SPORTZ IMPROV COMEDY 9-12 D. Willy & The Souvenirs EVENT ENDS AT MIDNIGHT
February 28 Snowshoe Hike Ledge View Nature Center W2348 Short Road Chilton 1:00 pm $5 includes snowshoe rental Learn some snowshoe history, then hike with a naturalist to discover how the living world changes during the cold white season. If we have enough snow, the hike is on snowshoes (provided); if not, the walk is discounted. Look for signs of animal activity, learn how some plants and insects adapt, dare to become an honorary member of the Gall Club. Hike lasts 1-2 hours depending on the weather.
Fond du Lac Winter Farmers Market Boys & Girls Club of Fond du Lac 76 W. 2nd Street 9:00 am - Noon Located inside the Boys & Girls Club of Fond du Lac main entrance, some of the great items anticipated at the market are Vegetables/Herbs, Fruits, Popcorn, Nuts, Coffee, Honey, Syrups, Meats, Poultry, Fish/ Seafood, Eggs, Pickles, Preserves, Baked Goods, Candy, Snacks. Handmade arts, jewelry, crafts,
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Tickets at thelmaarts.org or 920.921.5410 51 Sheboygan St., Downtown Fond du Lac
FREE screening of the Award-Winning Documentary February 11, 7:30 pm
Music
50 Shades of Silver A Tribute to Horace Silver February 4 at 7 pm
Copper Box Sturgeon Spectacular Kick Off! FREE February 12 at 7 pm
Albert Cummings Master Blues Guitarist March 11 at 8 pm
Thank you to our Sponsors: Wisconsin Arts Board, First Weber & Winfield Homes, The Goldsmith, Uecker Witt Funeral Home, Culver’s Restaurants, and Friends of THELMA!
Classes Glass Class & Spirits Create your own masterpiece. Enjoy a drink! February 25 5:30 pm
Alice in Wonderland Arts Day Camp
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African Drumming Classes for Kids & Adults Start February 11
Art Art is free.
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FdL VA Winter Show FREE Reception February 4