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to say that they called the Government Accountability Board in Madison and that in fact the requirement was 100-200 signatures. Lori will be on the ballot in April. We will never know if potential candidates were deterred from running because they were given inaccurate information. Sure, the Clerk’s office should know the law. But the real problem in my judgement was that the Gannett press, local television and local radio simply did an awful job of reporting on the impending campaign season, and the requirements for running. These are the same media who regularly lament the shortage of candidates. I would argue that the mass media minimization of the enthusiasm for Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign was the most censored national story of 2015. Sanders has spoken to record crowds,
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Over the years when I have written about Project Censored, some readers have responded by saying that the organization’s approach to censorship seems too conspiratorial. Such readers argue that news media can only cover so much given time and space constraints, and to favor some stories over others probably has more to do with commercial pressures and “giving the audience what it wants,” rather than actively “censoring,” certain stories. I think there is some legitimacy to that critique; the northeast Wisconsin corporate media wall to wall Packer coverage for 20 to 30 weeks out of the year probably has more to do with a ratings calculation as opposed to news directors willingly dumbing down the audience’s knowledge of critical labor, political, environmental and other challenges facing regional communities. Sometimes censorship is the simple result of journalistic laziness. My spouse, Lori and I recently experienced the consequences of journalistic laziness when she decided to take out nomination papers to run in the April election for Oshkosh Common Council. When she took out the papers in December, she was told by the Oshkosh City Clerk’s office that she needed to obtain 200-400 signatures by January 5th. When I asked my friend and former Oshkosh Mayor Paul Esslinger if he could get some signatures, he pointed out that the requirement was actually 100-200 signatures. Republican Senator Rick Gudex and Republican Representative Jeremy Thiesfeldt were able to get the law changed so as to promote the entry of more candidates in city council races. When Lori showed up to get her 120 signatures certified on January 4th, she was told by the Clerk’s office that the requirement for Oshkosh was still 200-400 signatures; for some unclear reason they believed the law did not apply in a place represented by one of its chief sponsors (Senator Gudex). Even the members of the Oshkosh Common Council we contacted about the signature requirement were not aware of the law. On the morning of January 5th, the Clerk’s office contacted Lori
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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.
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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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Featuring “MoJoe & Flipside” with Joe Fittante on keyboards and vocals, Jim Prideaux on guitar and Bill Jordan on vocals and sax. With Charlie Sauter on bass.
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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.
About EAA EAA embodies the spirit of aviation through the world’s most engaged community of aviation enthusiasts. EAA’s 190,000 members and 1,000 local chapters enjoy the fun and camaraderie of sharing their passion for flying, building and restoring recreational aircraft. For more information on EAA and its programs, call 800-JOIN-EAA (800-564-6322) or go to eaa.org. For continual news updates, connect with www.twitter. com/EAA.
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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,
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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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The
Little Festival That Could
(Run for Fifteen Years)
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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CALENDAR // LIVE MUSIC
ROUTE 15 SPORTS BAR GREENVILLE 7:30 PM MODEL CITIZEN SARDINE CAN GREEN BAY 9:00 PM DANA ERLANDSON THE BOTTLE ROOM GREEN BAY 7:00 PM CONSULT THE BRIEFCASE WISEGUYS GREENVILLE 9:30 PM LISTENING PARTY LIVE WORLD OF BEER APPLETON 9:00 PM
FEBRUARY 20 JOHNNY WAD ANDUZZIS HOLMGREN WAY GREEN BAY 9:30 PM CONSULT THE BRIEFCASE ANDUZZIS EAST GB GREEN BAY 9:00 PM RINGS BECKETS OSHKOSH 8:30 PM DAVE OLSEN BAND BRIDGE BAR FREMONT 7:00 PM 6 FIGURES CRYSTAL FALLS NEW LONDON 7:00 PM DARA MACLEAN W/ SETH BOYTE CUP O JOY GREEN BAY 7:30 PM THE POCKET KINGS DÉJÀ VU APPLETON 9:00 PM STAR SIX NINE FAT JOES FOND DU LAC 10:00 PM ASK YOUR MOTHER HEADLINERS NEENAH 9:30 PM FRAN STEENO HEIDEL HOUSE GREEN LAKE 7-10 PM WILDSIDE LEAP INN FREEDOM 9:30 PM INDONESIAN JUNK, REV NORB AND THE ONIONS, SCRAP HEAP KINGS LYRIC ROOM GREEN BAY 8:30 PM COOKEE...TIMELESS MUSIC MACKINAWS
GREEN BAY 7:30-11 PM RPM MENOMINEE PARK OSHKOSH 11:30 AM SPITFIRE RODEO MENOMINEE PARK Y100 TENT OSHKOSH 12:00 PM GRAND UNION ROCKY AND TARAS NUTHOUSE KAUKAUNA 9:00 PM DIAMOND AND STEEL SLUGGERS APPLETON 9:30 PM STAGE HOGGS STONE TOAD MENASHA 9:00 PM MODEL CITIZEN TANNERS KIMBERLY 8:00 PM EMINENCE THE HILL OMRO 6:00 PM PERT NEAR SANDSTONE THRASHER OPERA HOUSE GREEN LAKE 7:30 PM NASHVILLE PIPELINE WELSCH ALE HOUSE MALONE 8:00 PM THE STANGS LIVE WORLD OF BEER APPLETON 9:00 PM
FEBRUARY 21 432’S POWER TRIO MILL CREEK APPLETON 8:00 PM
FEBRUARY 24 OTIS & THE ALLIGATORS REUNION TOUR WHEELHOUSE KING 8:00 PM FEBRUARY 25 CRAIG HAWKINSON DÉJÀ VU APPLETON 9:00 PM GUTTERMOUTH W/ THE CRYPTICS, AVENUES, THE JEFFERTONS LYRIC ROOM GREEN BAY 8:00 PM PAUL FILIPOWICZ VILLAGE GREEN HOWARD 6:00 PM FEBRUARY 26 KWT
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BECKETS OSHKOSH 8:30 PM DIG DEEP CRANKY PAT’S NEENAH 8:00 PM REFLECT WORSHIP & CHERIE NORGUAY CUP O JOY GREEN BAY 7:30 PM THE 432S DÉJÀ VU APPLETON 9:00 PM IFDAKAR, CHOCOLATEERS, BEACH PATROL LYRIC ROOM GREEN BAY 8:30 PM DOUBLE DOWN MARITIME BAR APPLETON 9:00 PM GREAT UNKNOWN RADIO BENEFIT MILL CREEK APPLETON 8:00 PM THE DEL RAYS REVS BOWL BAR AND GRILL OSHKOSH 8:00 PM STAGE HOGGS SARDINE CAN GREEN BAY 9:00 PM DANA ERLANDSON THE BOTTLE ROOM GREEN BAY 7:00 PM CONSULT THE BRIEFCASE TIMBERLINE RESORT CRIVITZ 9:00 PM JORGENSEND TAGG WORLD OF BEER APPLETON 9:00 PM
FEBRUARY 27 BIG MOUTH ANDUZZIS - HOWARD HOWARD 9:00 PM NASHVILLE PIPELINE ANDUZZIS EAST GB GREEN BAY 9:30 PM TIN SANDWICH BECKETS OSHKOSH 8:30 PM GRAYLING PINGEL BRIDGE BAR FREMONT 7:00 PM POUNDING FATHERS CAPITOL CENTRE APPLETON 9:00 PM CORNMEAL W/ TBD CRANKY PAT’S NEENAH 10:00 PM CHARLES WALKER
BAND DÉJÀ VU APPLETON 9:00 PM THE PRESIDENTS FOX HARBOR PUB & GRILL GREEN BAY 9:00 PM VIC FERRARI HARLEY DAVIDSON MUSEUM MILWAUKEE 5:30 PM JOHNNY WAD HEADLINERS NEENAH 9:30 PM CAT 5 HORSESHOE BAY GOLF CLUB EGG HARBOR 8:00 PM WILDSIDE IZZYS PUB BERLIN 9:00 PM ASK YOUR MOTHER JACKSON POINT SPORTS GRILL SEYMOUR 9:00 PM CONSULT THE BRIEFCASE JIMMY SEAS GREEN BAY 9:00 PM BAD HABITZ KOUNTRY BAR APPLETON 9:30 PM REPLICA LEAP INN FREEDOM 10:00 PM DANA ERLANDSON MACKINAWS GREEN BAY 7:30 PM BIG AND TALL MARITIME TAVERN APPLETON 9:00 PM RABID AARDVARKS MILWAUKEE ALE HOUSE MILWAUKEE 9:30 PM HYDE MOLE LAKE CASINO CRANDON 8:00 PM BOXKAR REVS BOWL BAR AND GRILL OSHKOSH 9:00 PM CRANKIN YANKEES RIVER RAIL SHIOCTON 8:30 PM ADAMS WAY SARDINE CAN GREEN BA 9:00 PM SONIC CIRCUS SLUGGERS APPLETON 9:30 PM
BOOMBOXX STONE TOAD MENASHA 9:00 PM MIXTAPE THE HAWK BAR AND GRILL CRIVITZ 9:00 PM CRYSTAL BOWERSOX THRASHER OPERA HOUSE GREEN LAKE 7:30 PM 6 FIGURES TIMBERLINE RESORT CRIVITZ 9:00 PM STAGE HOGGS WHISTLE INN NICHOLS 9:00 PM JORGENSEND TAGG WORLD OF BEER APPLETON 9:00 PM
FEBRUARY 28 ROCKER LEAP INN FREEDOM 2:00 PM 432’S POWER TRIO MILL CREEK APPLETON 8:00 PM
MARCH 3 ROB ANTHONY DÉJÀ VU APPLETON 9:00 PM
MARCH 4 RED CLOVER 21 GUN ROADHOUSE LEDGEVIEW 9:00 PM JANET PLANET BECKETS OSHKOSH 8:30 PM HITS CIMARRON MENASHA 9-1:00 PM THE 151S DÉJÀ VU APPLETON 9:00 PM ROBERT ALLEN JR. BAND MILWAUKEE ALE HOUSE MILWAUKEE 9:30 PM 6 FIGURES SARDINE CAN GREEN BAY 9:00 PM STAR SIX NINE THE SHORT BRANCH NEENAH 10:00 PM MARCH 5 REPLICA ANDUZZIS - HOWARD HOWARD 9:30 PM
DIAMOND AND STEEL ANDUZZIS EAST GB GREEN BAY 9:00 PM ANDY’S AUTOMATICS BECKETS OSHKOSH 8:30 PM THE HITS BRIDGE BAR FREMONT 7:30 PM ROWDY SHADEHOUSE W/ TBD CRANKY PAT’S NEENAH 10:00 PM FAIRLAND BLUEGRASS CUP O JOY GREEN BAY 7:30 PM LOVE MONKEYS FAT JOES FOND DU LAC 10:00 PM BAD HABITZ GRAVEL PIT SPORTS BAR AND GRILL KIEL 9:00 PM SONIC CIRCUS HEADLINERS NEENAH 9:30 PM BRUCE KOESTNER HEIDEL HOUSE GREEN LAKE 7-10 PM HYDE LEAP INN FREEDOM 9:30 PM RABID AARDVARKS OCTANE BAR AND GRILL WI RAPIDS 9:00 PM NASHVILLE PIPELINE REVS BOWL BAR AND GRILL OSHKOSH 9:00 PM SPITFIRE RODEO RIVER RAIL SHIOCTON 8:30 PM CRANKIN YANKEES SARDINE CAN GREEN BAY 9:00 PM GRAND UNION SLUGGERS APPLETON 9:30 PM THE COUGARS THE BAR LIME KILN ROAD GREEN BAY 9:30 PM THE ALAN KELLY GANG THRASHER OPERA HOUSE GREEN LAKE 7:30 PM ROAD TRIP WOODEYES WINNECONNE 8:00 PM
Artistic Director John Harmon
THE EVOLUTION OF JAZZ All Performances at 7:30pm Doors open at 6:30pm, featuring musicians from Lawrence University.
Feb. 18, 2016
Dave Sullivan Quartet BeBop Guitar
March 17, 2016 Janet Planet feat. John Harmon Jazz Vocals
Sponsored by:
BECKY & DAN
LUETT
April 21, 2016 Dave Bayles
Conventional Piano Jazz Trio
May 19, 2016 Matt Turner and John Harmon Contemporary/Future
Want to know what it would be like to be a dinosaur? Now you can through virtual technology in this new, innovative exhibition!
Tickets: $20 Museum Members: $12 Students: $5 Tickets available online or by calling 920-733-4089 Season VI Series Sponsors:
February 1 – May 16 OSHKOSH
PublicMuseum 1331 Algoma Boulevard, Oshkosh WI 54901 920.236.5799 • oshkoshmuseum.org
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Tues-Sat 11am-6pm
Experience the magic of live performance in a cool little historic venue
New Year in Vintage Saturday, February 13 | $20 | 7:30 p.m. Willy Porter | Indie folk singer/songwriter whose electrifying shows are guitar driven events- equal parts grit, soul, and muscle.
Saturday, February 20 | $23 | 7:30 p.m. Pert Near Sandstone | String band music with raw energy playing tightly-crafted original bluegrass music.
TICKETS ON SALE NOW FOR ALL EVENTS! 17 Waugoo Ave. Oshkosh 235-0023 • atomickatz.com
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.
Saturday, April 23 | $23 | 7:30 p.m. Guy Davis | A true renaissance man nominated for a dozen Blues Awards and released thirteen acclaimed albums.
Saturday, April 30 | $25 | 7:30 p.m. David Lindley | Best known as featured accompanist with Jackson Browne, and as leader of his own band, El Rayo-X
Friday & Saturday, May 6 & 7 | $28 Paul Thorn Band | Singer/Songwriter with a muscular brand of roots music bluesy, rocking and thoroughly Southern.
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FEBRUARY 2016
ENTERTAINMENT // SERIOUSLY FUNNY
A BY C For inclusion in our calendar of events, please contact us
February 1 - May 16 Be the Dinosaur™ Oshkosh Public Museum
Want to know what it would be like to be a dinosaur? Now you can in this new, innovative exhibition. Be the Dinosaur™ is a groundbreaking fusion of stateof-the-art video game technology and traditional exhibits, featuring full-size dinosaur bones, a paleontology field station, a Safari Jeep and more. Visitors of all ages can enter into the largest and most complex restoration of an extinct ecosystem ever created. www.oshkoshmuseum.org
FREE Ages 21+
This is your opportunity to test out some comedy material on mic, on stage, in front of a room of your peers. Join us at the Backlot and get your name on the coveted list. Once on the list, you can both max and/or relax until your name is likely mispronounced by the host of the evening, then it is your chance to drop five minutes of original comedy. thebacklotcomedyhouse.com
February 6 EAA Skiplane Fly-In
February 5 & 6 Antique Sporting & Collectable Show Sunnyview Expo Center Friday, February 5 - 9:00 am Saturday, February 6 - 3:00 pm
The Backlot Comedy House Improv Comedy Show 9:00 pm $10 Ages 21+
Enjoy some Improv! How our show works: give the suggestions and our actors create scenes and characters based off those suggestions! It’s fun! Plus there’s no drink minimum!
Stand Up Comedy Open Mic 10:30 pm
EAA AirVenture Museum’s Pioneer Airport 10:00 am - 1:30 pm Free admission to the public
This special winter event, which has welcomed more than 30 skiplanes in the past, celebrates the unique flight segment of skiplane flying as well as the anniversary of the first-ever meeting of the Experimental Aircraft Association on January 26, 1953. www.eaa.org
OSFC Winter Fisheree Menominee Park
Our Winter Fisheree, Wild Game Feed and Member’s Banquet are also very important events that make up the total money raised each year for funding various projects and operating costs. All four events are held annually; our Winter Fisheree is held in late January-early
While the SCENE does everything to ensure the accuracy of its Events calendar, we also understand that some dates and times change. Please call ahead to confirm before traveling any distance.
February, the Wild Game feed is typically held in late March and our Member’s Banquet is put on in May. Every event we put on is made successful by our dedicated volunteers, Club Members, sponsors and those who choose to participate and donate. We look forward to many more years of continued success in this community.
Winter Escape Summer Dreams La Sure’s Banquet Hall 8:00 am - 3:30 pm $45
Join the Winnebago County Master Gardeners for a day of gardening expertise. Three gardening professionals will fill the conference day including: Megan Cain (The Creative Vegetable Gardener), Dr. Susan Mahr (WI State Master Gardener Program Coordinator), and Kim Grveles (DNR Avian Ecologist). You’ll hear about how to design a joyinspiring garden, bugs in your back yard, migratory bird threats and tropical treasures in Costa Rica. Our silent auction with many wonderful items to make bids on will be included along with a continental breakfast and lunch. For more information visit www.winnebagomastergardeners.org or call Linda Baeten at 920.379.8377.
Oshkosh Gallery Walk Downtown 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
On the first Saturday of every month Downtown Oshkosh comes alive with the Oshkosh Gallery Walk. Oshkosh galleries and businesses open their doors to feature artwork of all varieties and genres from local artists. Come join the hundreds of other art lovers who make Oshkosh the place to be on the first Saturday of every month.
a free series of classic aviation film screenings. Each film begins at 6:30 p.m. in the museum’s Skyscape Theater, an intimate setting with a 50-foot screen and state-of-the-art projection and sound systems. The best part is that admission and popcorn are free! (Seating is on a first come, first serve basis and is subject to capacity.) www.eaa.org
BILL AND TED’S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE Time Community Theater 7:00 pm 9:00 pm Admission $3, cash only.
The Time Community Theater is a volunteer-based, non-profit theater established to provide an affordable venue for the arts that contributes to the revitalization of downtown Oshkosh. www.timecommunitytheater.com
February 6 - April 17 Joye Moon Watercolors Paine Art Center and Gardens 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
In early 2016 the Paine Art Center and Gardens will present an exhibition of artworks by Joye Moon, an Oshkosh native who is a nationally recognized and award-winning watercolor artist. The exhibition will highlight the artist’s exuberant depictions of landscapes, flowers, and nature, as well as her colorful abstractions and paintings inspired by her extensive travels. www.thepaine.org
February 9 Museum Movie Night – Flight of the Intruder EAA AirVenture Museum 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Travel back in time and experience the golden age of cinema at EAA’s Skyscape Theater Royale,
February 11 - 14 Oshkosh North Presents THE SOUND OF MUSIC The Grand Opera House February 11 - 7:00 pm February 12 - 7:00 pm February 13 - 7:00 pm February 14 - 2:00 pm Tickets: $8 Kids 10 and Under, $10 Students & Seniors, $14 Adults
The hills are alive...you know the rest. Everyone’s favorite tale of nannies, nuns and Nazis is coming to the Grand Opera House care of the students of Oshkosh North High School! Join them for the classic story filled with the ever-popular musical theatre standards such as “My Favorite Things,” “Doe a Deer” and “Edelweiss.” This family-friendly show is one you don’t want to miss. THE SOUND OF MUSIC is part nostalgia, part romance, and most of all a show that makes you want to sing! www.grandoperahouse.org
February 12 & 13 The Backlot Comedy House Improv Comedy Show 9:00 pm $10 Ages 21+
Enjoy some Improv! How our show works: give the suggestions and our actors create scenes and characters based off those
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CALENDARS // THE BIG EVENTS
suggestions! It’s fun! Plus there’s no drink minimum!
Stand Up Comedy Open Mic 10:30 pm FREE Ages 21+
This is your opportunity to test out some comedy material on mic, on stage, in front of a room of your peers. Join us at the Backlot and get your name on the coveted list. Once on the list, you can both max and/or relax until your name is likely mispronounced by the host of the evening, then it is your chance to drop five minutes of original comedy. thebacklotcomedyhouse.com
February 13 Snowflake Shuffle Start Location: Leach Amphitheater 9:30 am Registration 10:00 am Race 3 and under: Free Ages 4-14: $15.00 Ages 15 and up: $20.00
Please join The Oshkosh Rotary for our 2nd Annual Snowflake Shuffle Fun Run and Walk. The first 200 registrants will receive a goodie bag and hat. The Snowflake Shuffle begins at the Leach Amphitheater. This scenic route follows the Fox River along the beautiful Oshkosh Riverwalk and Wiouwash Trails which then concludes at the Leach Amphitheater. QUESTIONS: Please contact Nikole Vergin Call: 920.312.2098 or nvergin@ firstnationalbanks.biz
Heart of Winter 2016 Leach Amphitheater 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
The third annual Heart of Winter celebration, a heartwarming carnival on the banks of frozen Fox River, will be held on Saturday, February 13th. This
year’s event is poised to be bigger and better than ever, with a new location, expanded kids’ activities, intricate ice carvings, toasty concessions, handmade craft fair, dog mushing, winter petting zoo, live music, and more!
Annual Gala Event A GRAND NIGHT The Grand Opera House Cocktails at 6:00 pm Dinner a 7:00 pm $125 per person $1,250 per table of 10 Black tie optional
Featuring, Direct from Manhattan BILL ZEFFIRO and MARISSA MULDER AwardWinning Cabaret Artists Proceeds benefit educational, outreach and free community programming at The Grand. Contact Michelle Gress at The Grand Administrative Office for information and reservations (920) 424-2355
THE EVIL DEAD Time Community Theater 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm Admission $5, cash only. This is a double feature with Dead Alive. The Time Community
Theater is a volunteer-based, non-profit theater established to provide an affordable venue for the arts that contributes to the revitalization of downtown Oshkosh. www.timecommunitytheater.com
February 19 & 20 The Backlot Comedy House Improv Comedy Show 9:00 pm $10 Ages 21+
Enjoy some Improv! How our show works: give the suggestions and our actors create scenes and characters based off those suggestions! It’s fun! Plus there’s
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no drink minimum!
Stand Up Comedy Open Mic 10:30 pm FREE Ages 21+
This is your opportunity to test out some comedy material on mic, on stage, in front of a room of your peers. Join us at the Backlot and get your name on the coveted list. Once on the list, you can both max and/or relax until your name is likely mispronounced by the host of the evening, then it is your chance to drop five minutes of original comedy. thebacklotcomedyhouse.com
Feb. 19-21, 25-27
about changing the lives of over 10,000 athletes across the state of Wisconsin. Last year, with the help of 1,700 brave souls, the Oshkosh Polar Plunge was able to raise more that $444,000 for Special Olympics Wisconsin. The Oshkosh Polar Plunge is going to be a jam-packed day including: the Freezin’ For a Reason 5K, a Buffalo Wild Wings Eating Contest, and of course, plenty of plunging! Live music will also be taking place throughout the day in the Entertainment Tent. To take the Plunge, you only need to raise $75. That’s it. But why stop there? Check out our website www.polarplungewi.org/ fundraising to find some tips to help kick start your fundraising and surpass your goal!
Oshkosh Community Players: Almost, Maine
SCHOOL OF ROCK
Grand Opera House Matinee & evening performances Tickets $18/$15
The Time Community Theater is a volunteer-based, non-profit theater established to provide an affordable venue for the arts that contributes to the revitalization of downtown Oshkosh. www.timecommunitytheater.com
It’s winter in Almost, Maine. Salty waitresses, lost visitors, tough and not-so-tough women and men crack open some beer, start their snowmobiles, pitch a tent and gather under the northern lights to try to make sense of this strange thing called love. Funny, sexy, sad and eversearching, the people of Almost, Maine, are stalked by dreams and fears alike as they ante up again and again determined to get past the “almost” to capture the real. Love is local and the world is strange in this midwinter night’s dream. oshkoshtheatre.org
February 20 Special Olympics Polar Plunge Menominee Park 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
The Polar Plunge is more than jumping into freezing water. It’s
Time Community Theater 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm $3 admission, cash only.
February 26 & 27 Battle on Bago Winter Edition The MidWest’s largest ice fishing tournament and the family & fishing event of The year! Over $275,000 in prizes and the structure of how you can win a prize, everyone has a chance to go home a winner. Battle on Bago is an event supported by the community and returned directly back to the community. If you don’t feel like fishing, you are more then welcome to join us in the tent (Free Admission) for great food & drinks, live music and tons of awesome raffle prizes.
February 27 Meet the Artist Jambalaya Arts, Inc. 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Jambalaya Arts Inc. is giving you an opportunity to meet the artists who are showing their work during the month. This is your chance to interact with the artists who are featured during the local Gallery Walks (taking place the first Saturday of every month). Come down and get to know your local artists, ask them questions, learn about their techniques, inspirations and other projects!
SLAPSHOT Time Community Theater 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Admission $3, cash only.
The Time Community Theater is a volunteer-based, non-profit theater established to provide an affordable venue for the arts that contributes to the revitalization of downtown Oshkosh. www.timecommunitytheater.com
February 27 & 28 35th Annual “Echoes of the Past” Historical Trade Fair Sunnyview Expo Center Saturday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Sunday 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Admission is $5 for adults, children age 10 and younger are free with an adult. Weekend passes also available
Meet the merchants and craftsmen stocking historical clothing, books, patterns, tinware, pewter, beads, leather, fur, forged iron, pottery, firearms, knives and more. All for sale! Meet civilian and soldiers representing time periods ranging form the mid 1700s through teh American Civil War (1860s), and western frontier. The show features demonstrations, music, shopping and a festival atmosphere.
CALENDARS // THE BIG EVENTS
The Backlot Comedy House Improv Comedy Show 9:00 pm $10 Ages 21+
Enjoy some Improv! How our show works: give the suggestions and our actors create scenes and characters based off those suggestions! It’s fun! Plus there’s no drink minimum!
Stand Up Comedy Open Mic 10:30 pm FREE Ages 21+
This is your opportunity to test out some comedy material on mic, on stage, in front of a room of your peers. Join us at the Backlot and get your name on the coveted list. Once on the list, you can both max and/or relax until your name is likely mispronounced by the host of the evening, then it is your chance to drop five minutes of original comedy. thebacklotcomedyhouse.com
March 4 & 5 The Backlot Comedy House Improv Comedy Show 9:00 pm $10 Ages 21+
Enjoy some Improv! How our show works: give the suggestions and our actors create scenes and characters based off those suggestions! It’s fun! Plus there’s no drink minimum!
Stand Up Comedy Open Mic 10:30 pm FREE Ages 21+
This is your opportunity to test out some comedy material on mic, on stage, in front of a room of your peers. Join us at the Backlot and get your name on the coveted list. Once on the list, you can both max and/or relax until your name is likely mispronounced by the host of the evening, then it is your chance to drop five minutes of original comedy.
March 3 - 13 Paine Art Center and Gardens Special Hours and Admission Thu, Mar 3–Sun, Mar 6 Thu, Mar 10–Sun, Mar 13 Thu & Sun, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm Fri & Sat, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm $11 Adult $7 Youth (ages 5-17) Free Members
Rooms of Blooms celebrates the art of floral design within the exquisite settings of the historic Paine estate. The show features more than one hundred artistic fresh floral creations by the most talented designers in the region. The beautiful floral creations are inspired by the ambiance of the Paine and artworks on display. www.thepaine.org
www.eaa.org
Oshkosh Gallery Walk
thebacklotcomedyhouse.com
Rooms of Blooms
craft. Plus, the 2015 People’s Choice winners return to share their award-winning beers that you voted for.
March 5 EAA’s Hops & Props EAA AirVenture Museum 7:00 pm - 10 :00 pm $75 General Admission ($65 EAA Members) $125 VIP Dining Experience ($115 EAA Members)
EAA’s premier beer-tasting event is back for the 12th year in a row. Wet your whistle with some of the finest beers in the world as you enjoy delicious food and live music that will keep you on your feet all night long. Spend an evening sampling more than 300 extraordinary beverages from around the world while the master brewers you love are on hand to answer any and all questions you have about their
Downtown 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
On the first Saturday of every month Downtown Oshkosh comes alive with the Oshkosh Gallery Walk. Oshkosh galleries and businesses open their doors to feature artwork of all varieties and genres from local artists. Come join the hundreds of other art lovers who make Oshkosh the place to be on the first Saturday of every month.
Vic Ferrari and Steve March-Tormé: Together Again –
For the First Time
Kenny Loggins.
Grand Opera House 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Tickets: $48/$44/$40/$35/$32/$25
www.grandoperahouse.org
With over 2500 shows to their credit, Vic Ferrari has been the most versatile and “in-demand” musical acts in the Midwest since 1988. The band is unique because of their attention to detail in their performances, arrangements and production. Vic Ferrari & fans are passionate about making music a positive change for good. For this performance, the band is joined by singer/songwriter/radio host Steve March-Tormé, son of the multi-talented Mel Tormé and stepson of actor/TV game show host Hal March. Steve is known nationally as a jazz singer, but in this concert he’ll pay tribute to some of his early musical influences including The Beatles; Crosby, Stills & Nash; and
March 6 Monroe Crossing Grand Opera House 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Tickets: $38/$34/$32/$28/$24/$20
World-class bluegrass entertainers, Monroe Crossing are back by popular demand. Named in honor of Bill Monroe, Monroe Crossing dazzles audiences with an electrifying blend of classic bluegrass, bluegrass gospel and heartfelt originals. Their airtight harmonies, razor sharp arrangements and on-stage rapport make them audience favorites across the United States and Canada. www.grandoperahouse.org
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Have we got a trail for you!
Trail may vary slightly due to snow conditions.
Picture Yourself in Winnebago County Parks!
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Have we got a trail for you!
Trail may vary slightly due to snow conditions.
Picture Yourself in Winnebago County Parks!
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Saturday, March 5, 2016 EAA AirVenture Museum | 7-10 p.m. VIP Dining Experience at 5:30 p.m. For tickets and more information visit EAA.org/HopsProps
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