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FINE ARTS // MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM

A Rejuvenated Milwaukee Art Museum BY MICHAEL CASPER The SCENE, and many other media outlets were invited to the preview of the reopening of the Milwaukee Art Museum, the largest visual art institution in Wisconsin and one of the oldest aart museums in the nation. The reopening is the culmination of a 6-year, $34 million project to,

as they describe, “transform the visitor experience through dramatically enhanced exhibition and public spaces and bright, flowing galleries.” And transform they did. The museum’s director, Daniel Keegan says they’ve ‘turned the museum on it’s head’ with this reconstruction. “What do I mean by that,” Keegan asked? “Well, what was on the lower level is now on the upper level, what was last in the story has become first in the story. Where the lake entrance was closed, we’ve added a whole new experience in the building and have reopened the lake entrance. Where the former art presentation was pretty much uniform, we have, by design,

created a very dynamic and interactive, and ever changing experience within what used to be called the ‘permanent collection’ of art museums. What was once confusing, is now clear.” Keegan says a dominant west to east ‘flow’ has been created with the renovation. “The new Milwaukee Art Museum is poised to set the standard for a twentyfirst-century museum at the heart of a great city,” Keegan said. “What began as a desire to preserve the space and collection, grew into a significant expansion that rejuvenates and sets the future course for the entire institution. We like to think of it as a giant ‘discovery zone.’ It’s historical, and topical. It’s fun and it’s provocative, it’s defining and it’s questioning. It’s experiential, and it’s also introspective.” Milwaukee is in the midst of a downtown renaissance, and Keegan believes that what has been created with the museum’s expansion, is something of ‘a revolution.’ “A r e v o l u t i o n , indeed,” Keegan said “and as proof, our museum is one of the few in the nation that has a focused and dedicated space for photography, art through the lens, and art about light, boasting over 10,000 square feet of space now called the Herzfeld Center for Photography and Media Arts that resides in the lower level.” They’ve also created the Bradley Family Gallery on the second floor of the new east end of the museum. “That has given us the opportunity to double our changing gallery experience,” Keegan said “for our rotating exhibitions.” The permanent collection is expected to change more than ever. “We’ve created rotational galleries

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within the not-so-permanent collection galleries,” Keegan said. “Over time, those spaces will change with the presentation of art.” The project is part of a historic public-private partnership with Milwaukee County, which owns the buildings and provided $10 million toward the renovation, with the remaining $24 million raised through the Museum’s Plan for the Future campaign. It’s the first major reimagining of the museum’s extensive collection areas, including the museum’s 1957 Eero Saarinen-designed War Memorial Center and 1975 David Kahler designed addition. “And thanks to the Kohl’s Art Generation experience, which is again front and center within the galleries,” Keegan said. “This is arguably one of the first projects put in place many years ago in ‘pilot’ form, knowing that we would want to move forward that learning, and hands-on experi-

ence front and center within the museum.” While addressing critical infrastructure upgrades, the renovation creates an intuitive and welcoming visitor experience to showcase the museum’s world-class collection. “We want museum goers to explore and examine,” Keegan said “wanting it to be socially oriented, but also surprising. We wanted places for people to wonder and to wander, to lose themselves within these spaces.” The Milwaukee Art Museum’s renovated Collection Galleries and new east entrance now span 150,000 square feet. Within this space, the Museum has installed 2,500 works of art almost 1,000 more than have been on view at one time in the past, from its collection of 30,000 works. Visit mam.org

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FINE ARTS // CAROLE FROCILLO

The Tactile Textile Art of Carole Frocillo

BY SHERRI THOMAS For generations, textiles have been used to make utilitarian goods, but artists like Carole Frocillo use fabric to create fine art. Instead of choosing a tube of paint, she chooses fabric based on color and texture. These pieces are melded together to create an image, and for Frocillo, to tell a story. Basically self-taught, Frocillo started traditional quilting in the late 1990’s to make a memory quilt for her daughter. While working from a pattern taught her the basics of working with fiber, she eventually wanted to move to an area where she could create her own individual work. It was at that point she discovered art quilts.

Frocillo begins with an idea or inspiration before “painting” with fabric. She sketches out her idea and sometimes uses copyright-free images which are manipulated and enlarged to the size she wants as a template. The image is totally unrecognizable, but gives her the right proportions. Strips of fabric are cut in a variety of shapes and sizes and fused. The edges of the fabric are left raw. “I like the way the fabric frays, the organic nature of it when it’s done,” explains Frocillo. It’s then stitched to a fabric background followed with topstitching in a freeform which adds another dimension and level of interest to the image.

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Acceptance of fiber as a fine art is gaining credibility in the market. Many fiber artists choose to show their work in a traditional fiber setting like a quilt show, but Frocillo has chosen to pursue the fine art arena. “In the traditional setting,” Frocillo said “work is judged first by its technical merit. While I want my work to be technically correct, I can best articulate my thoughts by creating a piece of art.” In 2014, Frocillo won Best of Show at the Secura Arts Show held at the Trout Museum of Art in Appleton. “I was so excited to win,” she said “until I understood what it meant I needed to do for next year.” The winner displays a large exhibition at the following year’s show, and Frocillo’s winning piece was the only one she had made. The learning curve was steep. Working 12 to 18 hour days, she learned how to work in a series. “I didn’t look at the entire body of work until I laid it out at the museum in 2015,” Frocillo said “ and it was then that I realized these pieces were the story of my life. I come from Detroit, Michigan and the ‘Remnants Series’ are of what my childhood home looks like now. Everything is gone, the few remaining homes are abandoned, the street is gone, and it’s become an area where you cannot visit. It’s too dangerous. That got me thinking about remnants, and I wanted to stick with that: Detroit’s empty downtown buildings, an abandoned subway, lost neighborhoods.

There’s beauty in the remnants and there’s beauty in the structure. It can be related to getting older and how people tend to value you less as a person. As you age, you are, in essence, a remnant of what you once were, but there’s strength and beauty in what’s remaining.” Frocillo enters shows with a statement or theme. She’s recently entered a show exhibit about skin, and specifically how people view skin color. She’s taken the outlined image of a fingerprint and laid it over a fabric photograph collage of families who are of different religions, ethnicity and color. It’s a beautiful and provocative piece of art. Frocillo has also been creating dimensional pieces. She recently created a fiber piece depicting cranes landing on a nest. The nest is created from bits of acrylic yarn, string, and whatever else she could find, which is woven and attached together like birds building a real nest. The cranes are made from purple, green and pink men’s ties. “I don’t want to recreate a photograph of birds,” Frocillo said “and match their natural color. I want to change it up.” Frocillo belongs to the Studio Art Quilters Association and has exhibited in their regional and national shows. Her work is at the Hang Up Gallery in Neenah, Two Fish Gallery in Elkhart Lake, and Sievers School of Fiber Arts on Washington Island. Frocillo’s website is caroleannfrocillo. com

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FINE ARTS // HOMER DAEHN

Rosendale native Homer Daehn making headlines in art world BY SCOTT WITTCHOW Collect all the stories Homer Daehn has about the pieces of art he has created and you’d have a book. So, let’s start with a few that have made headlines. Just this past summer, Homer and his partner, Patricia Kelly, were in Washington, D.C. where Homer’s bronze sculpture of conservationist John Muir was hung for permanent display in the national offices of the Sierra Club. A clever newspaper headline on the event read: “Muir, Muir on the wall in D.C.” Homer’s bronze sculpture of another Wisconsin conservationist, Aldo Leopold, is enshrined at the Aldo Leopold Legacy Center located just outside of Baraboo. Homer moved to Baraboo in 1991 after being given a major commission for Circus World Museum. The fourteen month intensive project involved restoring and replicating missing carvings for the United States Band Wagon which has recently appeared in the famous Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. Since that first commission, Homer has worked on thirty additional wagons, creating and restoring intricate carvings of animals, cherubs, and a variety of figures. Many of the wagons Homer worked on have been featured in the Great Circus Parade which was held on Milwaukee’s Lakefront from 1963 until 2009. The event drew thousands of visitors. In recent years, the Circus Parade can be seen on the streets of Baraboo where the parade

historically took place. Many of the circus wagons can be viewed year round at Circus World Museum, very near to the home where Homer and Patricia reside. Baraboo is a ninety-minute drive from Homer’s hometown of Rosendale. He graduated from Rosendale High School in 1968 and worked heavy construction at C.D. Smith, Fond du Lac, for several years. “After work and on weekends, I’d restore furniture,” recalls Homer. “Occasionally a missing carving would need to be repaired or replaced. Attempts to hire a skilled carver proved unsuccessful. Furniture pieces came back poorly carved. So, I found that I needed to repair the repairs. These successes added to my strong desire to carve.” “He amazes me with his wisdom,” said Patricia of Homer. “He’s grounded in his work and never gives up. The detail and feeling he puts into his work are what make him the artist he is today.” It is not unusual for Homer to put in an eighty hour work week in order to meet a deadline for a project he is working on. Throughout the years, Homer has amassed a collection of woodworking tools, including hundreds of specialized hand carving chisels, sharpening equipment, heavy lathes, planers, joiners, table saws, band saws, and a fine collection of unique wood pieces that have adorned his shops and studios which have been located in almost every city and town he has lived in, including Oshkosh, Ripon, Cedarburg and Baraboo.

LIST OF HOMER DAEHN’S FAVORITE ART PIECES 1. Bronze of Aldo Leopold (hangs at the Aldo Leopold Legacy Center, Baraboo, WI) 2. Bronze of John Muir (hangs at the Sierra Club’s Washington, D.C. headquarters) 3. Clay sculpture of Nina Leopold Bradley (will be turned into a bronze

sculpture) 4. Full-sized carousel horse (Philadelphia Toboggan Company style), painted by artist Richard Springer, Madison, WI—horse currently on display at Circus World) 5. Roadside Culture Stand for the Wormfarm Institute, Reedsburg, WI

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“The search for recycled wood such as driftwood, crotch wood, burled wood, or root wood is part of my daily quest,” said Homer. “Using these unique woods to create art helps me to understand and respect the beauty in nature.” Homer was asked when he first aspired to be an artist. “Well, it was after high school,” Homer said. “I used to think that artists were people who got up at noon, checked the weather and called it a day by 3 p.m. There is no doubt that the skills I learned in school and growing up in a farming community, have carried over into my life and work as an artist. Work on my parents’ farm started early, ended late, and happened seven days week. It was important work, it was hard work, and it was never done. The same can be said of my life as an artist. The rewards are worth all the effort. I’m grateful for the diverse education that I received during my four years as a student at Rosendale High School.” Homer said his work ethic was ingrained in him at an early age, and credits and sincerely appreciates many people with helping him get through high school. He remembers his math teacher, Josephine White; Butch Pinch, the janitor, who made sure the school was safe and clean; won-

derful Miss Albright who kept the office organized; and “Ma” Becker who managed to get us to school and back home safely. But the list of influential teachers and staff does not stop there, as there were countless adults who served as good role models for the students. “I’m grateful for the diverse education that I received,” Homer said “during my years at Rosendale High School.” “Homer told me that he did poorly in his first semester of typing,” said Patricia. “He was so distressed with his initial results that he was determined to turn things around. So, he bought a typewriter and used every spare moment to practice. Eventually he could type 90 words per minute with no errors! Now that’s Homer! He approaches his art with the same determination, going full speed ahead until it’s completed.” Patricia met Homer in Chicago in the late 1980s when he was restoring wooden boats for a living. “I worked for one of the very best wooden boat builders in the states,” recalls Homer. “His name was Ferdinand Rudolph Carl Maria Nimphius. At the time, Ferd was given a commission to build a half-scale replica of a 1597 Dutch merchant square-rigger vessel named The

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Red Lion. I served as the ship’s carpenter and sailed for three years through the Great Lakes, down the Atlantic, and around the Florida Keys to the West Coast of Florida. My days were spent rigging, woodworking, fixing sails, and carving. The sea has made carvers of carpenters for centuries and it did the same for me. By the end of that journey, I was skilled enough to be hired by Roy Burman, a Chicago boat builder and master of the trade. For the next ten years, I worked building a hundred ship’s wheels and numerous masts. My evenings were spent carving.” Surely Homer must have taken every industrial arts class available. “No, I never took a woodworking class of any type,” said Homer. “If you had a chance to work for Ferd Nimphius or Roy Burman, you learned more than you could in a classroom.” Homer recalled how Charles Kuralt, whose famous, “On the Road” television series featured Nimphius working in a cold barn in Neshkoro. Homer noted that Kuralt was one of his “all-time heroes,” and remembers Kuralt’s visit to his mentor’s boat shop in a town just 50 miles northwest of Rosendale. Kuralt also visited the Red Lion when it was moored in Sheboygan. If you would like to see for yourself just what Kuralt’s visit was like, you can view it on YouTube. Homer’s sculpture of John Muir, who founded the Sierra Club, was the first in a series of works of art on famous Wisconsin environmentalists. Muir was a Scottish immigrant who settled near Portage, and was a farmer, inventor, explorer, writer, conservationist, and naturalist. Homer also completed a bronze of Aldo Leopold that has a home at the Aldo Leopold Legacy Center near Baraboo. Aldo Leopold was a University of Wisconsin professor, an American writer, scientist, conservationist, and author of A Sand County Almanac, which has sold over two millions copies. Homer hopes to one day complete a piece honoring Wisconsin’s Gaylord Nelson, the founder of Earth Day, thereby

completing a triumvirate of famous Wisconsin conservationists. Nelson served as a State Senator, Governor, and United States Senator during his lifetime. In 2007, Homer served as an Artist in Residence at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum in Wausau. He demonstrated the art of building a carousel horse during a week-long presentation entitled: “The Fairytale World of Homer Daehn.” In 2009, Homer built a Roadside Culture Stand for the Wormfarm Institute in Reedsburg. This Culture Stand is an ornately carved roadside vegetable and fruit stand which is used at a local farmers’ market. The Culture Stand can be seen annually at the Fermentation Fest. This festival brings together and celebrates art, culture, and agriculture. Homer’s recently completed clay sculpture of Nina Leopold Bradley is ready to be turned into a bronze, and also on Homer’s plate this coming year is a restoration project for Circus World Museum of, “The Old Woman In The Shoe” fairy tale float. The oversized shoe is 5 feet tall and 9 feet long, and features 20 children crawling in and out of the float. A future project, currently in the design phase, is a World War I Memorial slated for completion in 2018. “The clay and bronze images that I created of Aldo Leopold, John Muir, and Nina Leopold Bradley, have brought me full circle,” Homer said “back to the land, water, and woods where I grew up. Creating such art allows me to honor those who have given voice to the awareness that we are, and need to be caretakers of the Earth.” “Homer does this work because he loves doing it,” said Patricia. “He’s in the moment, in the now. He never gives up once he gets into a project, no matter how difficult it turns out to be. He’s precise and determined.” And, of course, Homer loves to share the unique stories behind his art pieces, which vary from whimsical figures to serious works of art that he has created over many decades. And those stories could indeed create a book!

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Mephistopheles Stout BY STEVE LONSWAY Today the Stone Arch Brew House brewery team decided to write an article on a beer we were very fortunate to receive. We were the lucky recipient of one out of a total of 12 cases that even made its way into the great state of ours. It is a hard beer to acquire and hard to keep in inventory even with its hefty price tag. At the time of writing this article, the Stone arch Tap Room has it available in 12 ounce bottles and it is something to search out indeed. The beer…..Mephistopheles Stout from Avery Brewing out of Boulder, Colorado. BUT BEWARE – this one is not for the faint of heart packing a powerful alcohol by volume content of 17.1%. With the demonic name of Mephistopheles, the label needs to stand out. Avery nailed it on that! A reversed metallic image of a devil with the words “the Demons of Ale” placed preciously between the devil horns on his head. The familiar red and white Avery logo front and center at the labels bottom and topped with bright red foil, also boasting the Avery logo, makes this a bottle you can pick out in a crowd. Do so if you’re able to locate one. Taylor said it best when he stated “The angry devil on the label strikes fear into my heart for the imminent doom of glory that awaits us”. Well said, my friend. 13 ounce stemmed Belgian snifter glasses were used at this sampling. Allowed to warm, the pour was thick and slow like 10W-40 motor oil. The color wasn’t too far off either, dark brown to almost black with a dense brown head that diminished rather quickly but held strong lacing throughout our tasting experience. The nose was boozy or alcoholic for sure. It was accompanied by chocolate, caramel, nutty and dark fruit scents as well. All of this made the beer pretty inviting in an intimidating sort of way. The flavors that blasted us after our first sip were quite similar to what the nose identified; boozy, chocolate, caramel, nutty and dark fruits. A few other flavors popped up like anise, roasted malt and an intense rich sweetness. A dark cherry finish was a common note amongst our team. Of course the high alcohol content created a lasting warm sensation that filled your palette, mind, body

and soul. A dry, roasted coffee tone was also a common descriptor our team used to describe the lasting finish. The Stone Arch Brew team was asked what they feel this beer would pair well with. Unfortunately we did not test any of these theories (yet that is). Here is what was said: Chocolate desserts, tiramisu and red meats. Personally a pairing I envisioned was a thick cut porterhouse cooked to medium over pecan chip infused natural charcoal. Side this plate with roasted carrots and Peruvian potatoes. Dessert could very well be a mint chocolate cheesecake and finished off with a fine cigar. If you really wanted to take it to the next level, pipe in some music from Chuck Magione or Steely Dan for a great audible pairing. Proudly boasting the last name of owner and Brewmaster Adam Avery, Avery Brewing was first incorporated in September, 1993. Located in beautiful Boulder, Colorado, Avery Brewing has experienced consistent growth throughout their 22 year run. Avery started out with a seven barrel brew system and utilized older seven barrel grundys as fermenters and bright tanks to get their brand rolling. In 1994 one of their three flagship beers earned a Gold Medal at the Great American Beer Festival. Production steadily increased and a Meheen bottler was added to offer 22 ounce bomber bottles to the market. Bigger tanks and a larger filter soon followed. Then, in 1996, six packs of 12 ounce bottles of Avery I.P.A. hit the streets. With almost instant success of this beer and the successes of their other flavors, things progressed rapidly. By the time they celebrated their 10 year anniversary, things got crazy! Constant expansions and focusing on their barrel aged beers and special releases has created a path to success for Avery. The continued higher demand is met by expansions and additions allowing this fine brewery to continue their upward trend in the industry. In 2014, Avery announced that a multimillion dollar (and I mean multi-million) expansion would take place increasing their annual production capacity to 100,000 barrels. Avery is now available in 12 ounce bottles, 22 ounce bomber bottles, cans and kegs. FINAL WORD: Set out to acquire this beer but handle with extreme care!

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FOOD & DRINK // THE CREAMERY

BY PATRICK MARES I grew up on a road surrounded by farms in West De Pere where the street numbers don’t run in any particular order. That road had a small creek and an old shuttered creamery, and as a kid I always wondered if someone would do something with building. Tear it down, build it up, remodel it and open for business again. It was an artifact of the days where you had to have a dairy within a short distance or the milk would spoil, but I had something of a daydream where it would open back up and I would have a place I could walk to for milkshakes. Imagine for a moment that there is a doppelganger to this street, a twin, found on the far side of the river in what should rightly be called East De Pere. Years after the fact, I have come to find that this Creamery Road didn’t just occasionally intercept our mail, it appears to have coopted my boyhood daydreams too, because on this stretch of road is a charming cafe called The Creamery. I caught up with co-owners Pat Hoffman and Ryan Fawcett on a bright and blustery November day to investigate the depths of this treachery. Initial signs weren’t good. Every parking spot in the lot in front of the building was filled, and inside the place was bustling, full of conversation from soccer moms to business folk. The shop itself hasn’t been under the current ownership all that long. Pat told us that this month of December they will be celebrating their second anniversary. The owners, Pat and Ryan actually knew each other from West De Pere High School. While Ryan has been working in the restaurant business for what Pat called, “his

whole life,” Pat had always wanted to be an entrepreneur. The two saw a chance for their plans of the restaurant to succeed. and haven’t looked back. Pat credits the customers, “the whole business plan and idea has been really well thought out. We have amazing customers. They’re just so supportive, and tell so many people, it’s just pretty impressive.” The pair blames three things for their success: customer service, quality ingredients and a very chef-driven menu. According to Pat, if it’s something that you can buy, either pre-made or a powder or something like that, they don’t do that. They take individual time on everybody’s plate. A great example of this is the bacon marmalade whiskey jam found on their Town Drunk eggs Benedict. “Basically, what we do is we chop up a whole bunch of bacon,” Pat said “we marinate the bacon in a pot with boiling natural whiskey, and then [Ryan’s] got a couple other items that go into it. He reduces it all down, and it becomes almost like a candied-marinated bacon. It’s really amazing. It really gives it so much juice and flavor. And everybody knows the most wonderful thing in this world is bacon!” As for Ryan, the chef, he’s always experimenting. He told us that initially the cafe had tried a seasonal menu. “The two most popular things that I’ve sold recently,” Ryan said “have been inside out BLT’s which is tomato and the Green and Gold which is spinach and mangos. And neither are seasonal things. So I’ve kinda given up on that and right now.” What he is more dedicated to is keeping the menu changing so patrons can experience something new every time they come in. There are three to four specials most weeks, the soup changes on Wednesday, and items move on and off the menu

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as the staff tries new things. Something new are their Blue Raspberry Pancakes. “We used to do red velvet pancakes,” Ryan said “but I got tired of running them, so now we’re using blue food coloring. We just top it with raspberries. If you use almond, lemon and then something a little tart you’ll get that raspberry sweet flavor. They’re like something out of a Doctor Suess Book.” Not every special can be a winner. Ryan was currently lamenting the fate of Spam and Eggs, a Polynesian dish using a meat much loved on the islands. “It’s coconut rice with poblanos and white corn, pineapple salsa, spam, sunny side eggs,” Ryan said. “But it’s amazing. I haven’t sold one! I think I’m going to switch it to ham. I really just did it because I had a friend chef of mine who lives in Appleton who loves spam, so I told him I’d do a spam and eggs for him.” They make sure not to alienate the unadventurous crowd by executing the basics. “Some of the staples that we do have, we’ll always have,” Pat said “like a nice little selection of the Benedict’s. We’ll also have a different selection of omelets like the Basic Betty, two eggs, toast and a piece of meat.” Ryan says he has made efforts to simplify a bit since the restaurant opened giving them a solid base so he can experiment for The Creamery’s next big hit. They offered me a taste of not one, but four of their dishes to see how they stacked up. The Town Drunk English Muffin, Whiskey Bacon Marmalade, Bacon and Beer Cheese Hollandaise The bacon passed quality checks. This is important. Life is too short for lousy bacon. The whiskey marmalade has an unexpected bite in an otherwise simple dish, but the cheesy Hollandaise stops any real fire before it can get going. As the name implies it’s a reliable choice with bit of an unexpected twist, which I imagine is what most town drunks face every morning after a blackout. Florentine English Muffin|Poached Eggs| Tomato| Prosciutto| Spinach Cream Hollandaise The Florentine was the second of their

showcase Hollandaise dishes I sampled. The sauce made quite a difference to the composition. Where the town drunk was meaty the Florentine was clean, fresh and creamy. The tomatoes, eggs, prosciutto and fresh spinach offered a much more delicate flavor with about the same relation to the Town Drunk as a margarita pizza has to a sausage filled pie. South of the Border Chorizo, Bean Salsa, Cheddar, House Salsa and Hash Browns Look. I don’t know where you get good chorizo around here. The spicy pork sausage that hails from the south of the border isn’t exactly in steady supply around here, and a couple ethnic grocers have steered me wrong. This sausage was respectable. The double salsa topping and sprinkled chives on top were almost as good as the juice soaked hash browns below this breakfast burrito. All in all this is a victory for texture, and all the flavors were right where they were supposed to be. Blue Raspberry Short Stack House Recipe Cake Mix (with vanilla, almond and lemon extracts) White Chocolate Chips, Raspberries, Maple Syrup The pancakes had a light flavor to them, not raspberry to my pallet, but vanilla, just a hint of almond, and I believe nutmeg. I have a bit of a weakness for nutmeg. The mentioned lemon extract seemed to provide such a faint zest and sweetness. These pancakes stood on their own. But the white chocolate chips were very close to frosting between the syrup and sweet bursts of the raspberries. This was my favorite of the four dishes. Just look at those colors, the taste of the pancakes is barely less surreal. So is The Creamery a bit unfair to those of us who have to drive over from the west side? I’d say yes. It’s right in the hashtag they encourage followers to use on social media #mybreakfastisbetterthanyours. Clearly there’s an old and abandoned dairy building on a road that used to have farms before the subdivisions moved in, where on one side of the street the addresses still don’t follow any particular order, and the old time-worn creamery needs some love, for the sake of symmetry if nothing else. And I would definitely give up that milkshake for another shot at those pancakes.

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FOOD & DRINK // CRANKY PAT’S

Cranky Pat’s goes LIVE...again! BY JONATHAN SCHINKE Cranky Pat’s in Neenah, Wisconsin has long been known for their fantastic food, casual atmosphere, and high quality live music. Over the past year or so, however, the amount of concerts at the Fox Valley eatery has waned drastically, causing some concern that their days as a live music venue were numbered. Enter local music fan and Cranky’s employee Jacob Kleinschmidt. Kleinschmidt was simply unwilling to let the live music aspect fade away into the night, so he took it upon himself to rejuvenate the local hot spot, along with owner David Earle. The result is a full slate of high quality shows, upgrades to the sound and stage, and a relieved local fan base. I spoke with Kleinschmidt -who is now in charge of live music at Cranky Pat’s- about what’s on the horizon for the Neenah institution. WIJAM: I can’t tell you how thrilled we are here at WIJAM, and how excited I am personally, that one of Wisconsin’s most beloved live music venues is back in action. Jacob Kleinschmidt: Yes, it is back and in full force! I’m so grateful and enthused to be part of promoting a live music venue and atmosphere that is a staple of our community, and has had so much history, prestigious acts, and unforgettable nights. Anyone who knows me is well aware of my passion for live music. It’s really great to be allowed the opportunity to schedule and create live music events at Cranky Pat’s with awesome support from the individuals getting involved; the musicians, the owner, the staff, sound techs, booking agents, and most importantly the fans. WIJAM: How did you get things rolling again? JK: Some of the duties and research to begin this journey required business forecasting with our previous music manager, Mike McMillan, and the owner of Cranky Pat’s, David Earle. Our venue strives to maintain the best practice in show management by communicating with colleagues, artists, and similar establishments. Every upcoming show is one to look forward to. We are looking at exceptional, quality events for the present and future. Cranky Pat’s Live Music will have a cure for the winter blues with our “Cranky’s Bluegrass

Showcase,” shows as well as a variety of acts to accommodate all music listeners. WIJAM: What’s your history with Cranky Pat’s? JK: My personal journey began a while ago when I started coming to enjoy music at Cranky Pat’s. I didn’t want to see it continue without live music. That’s when I decided to take on the responsibilities of booking and bringing our stage back to life. WIJAM: Talk to me a little bit about some of those quality events coming up. JK: Afternoon Moon from Illinois has a captivating sound that has been described as psychedelic roots rock ‘n’ roll that flows into funky grooves with melodies you can sing along to. The following weekend, it’s Ifdakar!! I’ve been a fan for a long time and have built some great friendships with the members and supporters of Ifdakar. I can’t thank you enough for your past, present, and future relationship with myself and Cranky Pat’s. (Article author Jon Schinke is a founding member of the Appleton band Ifdakar, who will be returning to the Cranky Pat’s stage after nearly 3 years away on Saturday, January 23rd) Our next “Cranky’s Bluegrass Showcase,” show includes The Last Revel, an amazing act from Minneapolis. On February 27th, we have Cornmeal coming to town with our local friends, 2nd Strings opening up the evening. On March 5th, traveling all the way from Colorado, is Rowdy Shadehouse, an amazing Denver based funk rock explosion. Their music taps into an innate wildness where some primal part of the body wants to simply feel good, be free and share that sensation with others. WIJAM: Share some of the improvements that fans will see, once they start coming back to Cranky’s. JK: The upgrades are tremendous and improves our stage set up, stimulating the crowd and environment for an ultimate light and sound experience. Not only have we made improvements in our lighting, but we have invested in brand new speakers, a new mixing board, and acoustic ceiling tiles for a crisp and clean sound that is unbelievable. I have to give a huge thanks to David Earle and Cole Grygny for making these changes happen. The room is looking and sounding better than ever!

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WIJAM: You’re a Neenah guy. You know better than most what Cranky Pat’s has meant to so many music fans over the years. How important it is to have this venue delivering high quality music events for the people of the Fox Valley, and beyond. JK: Yeah, I’ve been living in Neenah most of my life and have had the pleasure to enjoy a ton of shows at Cranky’s for years. It’s really key for our community to have the opportunity to see live music at Cranky Pat’s, and that’s part of the reason I decided to take on the perpetual project that is “Cranky Pat’s Live Music.” It’s a central location in the Fox Valley, which is great for the people of the area considering the acts gracing our stage. WIJAM: One thing that I definitely want to know, will the Midnight Pizza Buffet still be available on show nights? JK: Oh yeah, midnight buffet will be available for anyone looking to eat all they can on show nights. That is one huge perk

of our venue ,considering our bread and butter is the best pizza in the world! I am very proud of what we do, considering I also manage the kitchen at Cranky Pat’s. I encourage everyone to come enjoy our extensive menu before, during, or after shows. WIJAM: Live music, a great atmosphere, a wonderful staff, and a midnight pizza buffet, to boot. I think I can speak on behalf of all Fox Valley music fans when I say how thankful I am that Cranky Pat’s is back. And once we’re all back there at that amazing venue, reliving the memories of old while making brand new ones, we’ll wonder how we ever lived without it. Visit Cranky Pat’s online for all the latest! 1. Our official website (http://www. crankypats.com/neenah/music) 2. Our Facebook page (https://www. facebook.com/CrankyPats/?ref=br_rs) 3. The Entertainer (http://entertainernewspaper.com/)

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ENTERTAINMENT // CONCERT WATCH

Three Dog Night BY JANE SPIETZ Iconic rock band Three Dog Night (TDN) continues to entertain in its fourth decade of performing. It achieved more top 10 hits and sold more concert tickets and records than any other group from 1969 through 1974. TDN still maintains the record of 21 for the most top 40 hits in a row on the Billboard charts, including “Mama Told Me (Not to Come),” “One,” “Easy to Be Hard,” “Eli’s Coming,” “Joy to the World,” “Black and White,” and “Shambala.” The band’s name refers to an Australian expression that on bitterly cold nights an individual would require three dogs sleeping in one’s bed in order to provide sufficient warmth. Sadly, two of the founding members of TDN, Jimmy Greenspoon (keyboards) and Cory Wells (one of the lead vocalists) passed away in 2015. David Morgan has since joined the band on vocals. Other members of TDN include Danny Hutton (founder/ lead vocalist), Michael Allsup (guitar), Paul Kingery (bass/vocals), Pat Bautz (drums), and Eddie Reasoner (keyboards). TDN has released a new double – A sided single containing the rocking “Heart of Blues,” and an a cappella ballad, “Prayer of the Children” and a new album is in the works. Danny Hutton called me not long ago from Los Angeles. Jane Spietz: Over the years TDN has put out a multitude of hits penned by musical greats such as Hoyt Axton, Lauro Nyro, Elton John, Paul Williams, Randy Newman, and Harry Nilsson. What was involved in the selection process for the songs that the band recorded? Danny Hutton: At first, it was just all of our favorite songs. We had no plan at all that the songs we were doing would be the first album because our manager said ‘just get out there and work.’ We’d worked as a vocal trio with Brian Wilson with some musicians on a couple of tracks. But then when we got into doing it all together, it was an entirely different thing. The whole success was based on doing that. JS: TDN is known for its amazing vocal harmonies. Did this come naturally or did it require a lot of combined effort? DH: There are six of us now. The vocal technique is called ‘eating the mike.’ When you sing, your mouth literally touches the

microphone. You sing as loud as you can whether you’re singing harmony in the background or singing the lead. So everybody’s voice is huge, it’s big. Then it’s up to the sound guy to pull you back a little bit. It’s never a feeling of whoever is singing lead, the other guys would sing softer like, ‘oh, I’m singing a background part.’ Even if it’s an ‘ooh,’ it’s as big and loud as the lead vocal. Because of that, you get this kind of big, fat sound that’s bigger than a lot of groups. And part of that was the technique of doing it that way. JS: TDN songs have covered numerous musical genres. What was your personal favorite and why? DH: I don’t have one. Music that I probably enjoy the most is the one that I can’t perform the best. I remember the moment I heard Little Richard while driving. It just flipped me out. I can’t sing like Little Richard, but I love him. Part of what

year. (Laughs) It used to be they wanted two albums a year. That’s like having five hit singles, just crazy. JS: Share the experience of recording with the London Symphony Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios in London. DH: I just remember one moment of walking into Abbey Studios. I was such a huge Beatles fan. From the front it doesn’t look that big, but it is huge. There’s a restaurant and a full-on pub. There’s the big studio, Studio A, where they do the symphony stuff. That’s where they cut, “A Day in the Life.” We also got a chance to walk around Studio B where the Beatles recorded. The moment I remember was seeing our conductor - who also did the Moody Blues - Larry Baird, and over 60 musicians of the London Symphony. He just tapped on the baton, waved it and BAM! All of this incredible music came out. No rehearsal, nothing. I just said to everyone in the room,

I think was very good about our group was that we could perform any style of music and do it well. We’re able to tackle anything because of the musicianship of the band. Vocally, from ballads to romantic music to Broadway music to rock, to country to soul, to blues, we can handle any kind. For me personally, it’s always about that magic thing called the ‘hook,’ having a ‘hook’ in the song. When you hear a song and all of a sudden there’s a part of the song where bells go off in your head. You go, ‘oh my God,’ and you want to sing along with that part of the record. That magic thing that people write. That’s what I search for or try to do. JS: TDN holds the amazing record for the most top 40 hits in a row on the Billboard charts! DH: Twenty-one in a row is pretty good. It’s crazy. When you’re doing them, it’s like automatic. Two or three hits every album. (Laughs) Some of the younger bands I don’t think get that. And that’s twice a

‘There are no rookies here. (Laughs) There’s nobody jivin.’ I’m in a room full of heavyweight professionals. Halfway into the first song, the engineer stopped the orchestra, not because they made a mistake musically, but because one of the violin player’s bows hit the mic. That’s the only reason that take didn’t happen. They would have had it on the first take. I will never forget that experience. It was incredible. JS: One of my favorite TDN songs, and there are many, is “Out in the Country.” I relate to it as an environmental awareness theme song, even though I realize that it was not intended to be that. When it was released in 1970, people were just starting to become aware of environmental issues. Perhaps the song is now more relevant than ever. Your thoughts? DH: Absolutely, you could take it that way, but some outdoorsmen will take the song, and love it too. Most of the songs we’ve done I think are like that. When we

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WHAT: Three Dog Night WHERE: Pabst Theater, Milwaukee WHEN: Friday, February 5, 2015 8 PM COST: $45.50, $55.50 INFO: www.pabsttheater.org/ show/threedognight2015 threedognight.com/ did the songs, we really didn’t do a political thing; we didn’t do current stuff or trends. Most of the songs were all about emotions, about universal things; songs that could be taken a couple of different ways. That really gives a song shelf life. You can listen to them years later and it still sounds all right. Or like “Mama Told Me (Not to Come)” which is more like a party song, but the words are clever. Emotions and fun don’t ever get dated. If you’ve got a great melody and words about emotions that are presented well, I don’t think it ever gets dated. JS: What’s next on the horizon for TDN? DH: We’re doing a new set. I think we got complacent over the last five years, especially Cory. He’d get bored doing hits. We stick in either a new song or some album cut that he liked. So anyone who’s come in to see us in the last 15 or 20 years has not seen this set. This is actually fresh. It’s funkier than it was. It’s what Cory always wanted. And David Morgan, who’s now singing with us, has worked with George Martin. He’s amazing. David worked with Cory and Cory’s family knew him. He’s a great writer, sang with Ray Charles and is Dolly Parton’s favorite singer. He was always hired as a keyboard player and is incredible on keyboards, although he doesn’t do that on stage with us. Also, we’re going to start working on a new album. It’s great. We’re going to get a lot of energy in the studio here so I’m really excited about this project. I tell you, we’re really good. JS: What will TDN fans experience at your performance at the Pabst Theater in Milwaukee on February 5? DH: For anyone who has come out to see us in the last while, you’re going to hear a whole set you’ve never heard before. The feel has changed. We’re still doing all of the hits, but it’s more rock and soul. Lots of new energy. There will be a lot of excitement. People will be amazed.

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ENTERTAINMENT // THE SPANISH INQUISITION

January Rocks, Swings, Begins Anew BY GEORGE HALAS While The Inquisition is known for hard-hitting, objective, fact-based – not to mention fair and balanced – news analysis, there have been one or two occasions where unabashed enthusiasm has somehow found its way into the mix. This is potentially one of those times…. One of the best things about January is the annual appearance at Waverly Beach in Menasha of Vic Ferrari Symphony on The Rocks. It is possible that The Inquisition has previously mentioned that this might be the best live entertainment available in The Fox Cities.

28th, 29th and 30th – will include the debut of four new Zinsmeister arrangements including, “Funeral For A Friend/ Love Lies Bleeding” by Elton John, “Radioactive” by Imagine Dragon, “Foolin’ Yourself ” by Styx and “for the ladies,” “Jive Talkin’ by the Bee Gees as well as the return of fan favorite, “The Air That I Breathe,” by The Hollies. “Aaron has taken Elton John to a new level,” Bailey said. “We’re bringing back ‘The Air That I Breathe’ because we really like that way he arranged that song.” This year’s growth includes “another brand of the band” as March 5th will see the debut of “Vic Ferrari and Stevie March-

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The combination of one of the Fox Cities’ best rock bands with the Fox Valley Symphony has been growing in scope and popularity since 2005. “The whole thing is growing,” said Mike Bailey, multi-instrumentalist and one of Vic Ferrari’s five stellar lead vocalists. “We have gotten a lot of support from the community and a lot of support from our corporate sponsors.” Much of the growth is artistic as the band adds new songs each year. “We’re trying to keep it fresh. We’re always asking ourselves, ‘how do we make it better for our audience,” Bailey said. “It has become a labor of love.” The popularity and the sheer power of the live performances are attributable in large part to the brilliant orchestral arrangements written by Vic Ferrari keyboard player Aaron Zinsmeister. This year’s shows – slated for January

************************************** That Beatles-McCartney tribute included vocals by Hillary Reynolds, whose album, “The Miles Before Us,” by The Hillary Reynolds Band, was one of the highlights of 2015. She is moving forward with a renewed commitment to composing, and a new band, Peridot. “Peridot is going to be a focused indie/folk experience featuring the voice and writing of (cellist) Trevor Jarvis and myself,” Reynolds said. “The peridot stone is the August birthstone. It is a healing stone, and also means, ‘to find what was once lost.’ The purpose behind the music

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Torme Together Again for The First Time” at The Grand Opera House in Oshkosh. “I think it’s going to be a tremendously fun show,” March-Torme said. “I am looking forward to doing something I don’t normally do – it’s us doing a bunch of really great pop rock songs.” The idea emanated from Bailey watching a video of March-Torme’s BeatlesMcCartney tribute. “We’re coming from pretty divergent places but we found common ground. We both like the Beatles,” March-Torme said. “We found more than enough to do together and there will be surprises throughout.” In addition to opening the second set with “Suite: Judy Blues Eyes,” by Crosby, Stills and Nash, the show will also feature The HD Horns – Ken Skitch, Jack Naus and Chris Felts – on tunes like “Lady Madonna,” and “Let ‘Em In.”

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is to find the love we’ve all lost, helping fans to become the love of their lives, and empowering others to be unconditional through a powerful listening and storytelling experience.” Four years ago, her mom passed away. “Seven months ago, I decided to go to therapy to talk about it,” Reynolds said. “I was finally ready to press play, and start living without past shadows haunting me. I sought guidance to coexist with the experiences that shaped my life rather than falling victim to them. During this time, Trevor began to speak more as a writer, crafting his own songs and finding his voice. The way we write is now even more collaborative, much more balanced, and far more focused. We are in a new space as individuals, and as creative counterparts. I’m on the other side of grief, with newfound passion and purpose drawn from the music I’ve been creating with Trevor.” These life changes have changed their

music. “For me, it’s about owning my story and inspiring others to own theirs,” she said. “We’re no longer the Hillary Reynolds Band. We will now be known as Peridot (pear - i - doe). We’re partnering with 91.1 The Avenue to release a single, ‘Lonely Work,’ in January and an EP in April.” ************************************** Season VI of the Jazz at The Trout series has focused on providing insights into how jazz developed. The first two concerts focused on ragtime and the influence of the blues. The third will be both educational

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and entertaining as The Bob Levy Little Big Band will play “Swing,” on Thursday, January 21st. In addition to professor emeritus at Lawrence University, Levy’s considerable resume includes founding and leading The Big Band Reunion for 22 years; The Little Big Band is the streamlined version, and will feature some of the best jazz players in the area including saxophonist/flutist Jose Encarnacion. trombonist Kenny Skitch, guitarist Scott Dercks, keyboardist Tom Fresetto, sax players Jerry Helsbeck and Don Carlson, bassist Jerry Sparkman and James Lefevre on drums. Along with great knowledge of virtually all things jazz, Levy is known for generously letting great players play – this show will definitely swing. It appears that, musically, 2016 is off to a fabulous start.

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ENTERTAINMENT // POSTCARD FROM MILWAUKEE

Jeff Hamilton Talks about the New Violent Femmes Album BY BLAINE SCHULTZ This March Milwaukee multiinstrumentalist Jeff Hamilton marks 11 years playing with the Violent Femmes in venues all over the world. His resume also includes playing with Beatallica, the Probers, True Heart Susie, and the US Band. At his Hamtone Audio studio he has produced and engineered countless sessions in his 25 years of operation.

Jeff Hamilton at Village Recorders tracking session with Violent Femmes

In March, the Violent Femmes will release ‘We Can Do Anything,’ the band’s first album of original material since 2000’s ‘Freak Magnet.’ The current Femmes entourage includes founding members Gordon Gano and Brian Ritchie along with drummer Brian Viglione (ex Dresden Dolls), John Sparrow (cajon , ex The Danglers drummer), Blaise Garza (saxophones) and multi-instrumentalist Hamilton. Kevin Hearn of Barenaked Ladies added accordion, keyboard and background vocal tracks to the mix Hamilton said the Femmes Viglione played a crucial role in getting the band into the studio. Hamilton got on board

when Viglione and Martin Vissi had started on the session in New York City. Eventually the album would be recorded in New York City, Nashville, Hamilton’s studio in Milwaukee and the legendary studio, Village Recorders in Los Angeles. It was mixed in Boulder, Colorado by John Agnello (Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr.) Hamilton, who produced the Femmes cover of Gnarls Barkley’s, ‘Crazy’ talked about how the recent album came together. “Gordon had a cache of songs built up over the decades,” Hamilton said “and wanted to record some of them. This started with the Happy New Year EP released last year. That was a great experience, and ice breaker for all of us. That greased the wheels to do this full length.” Anyone lucky enough to have witnessed the Femmes in their unhinged heyday can vouch for just how dynamic a tight-rope the band was capable of walking. The good news is they took this aesthetic into the studio again. “He (Gano) approached Ritchie about it,” Hamilton said. “But because Ritchie isn’t a fan of making tedious studio records anymore, he suggested an all live approach. That’s been my philosophy of recording for years, so everything just clicked. The whole band has been performing now for 10 years in various permutations, even during the hiatus; so this current lineup is very tight musically.” As Exhibit #1 of his declaration, Hamilton cites the title track. “Musically one of my fave tracks is the title track,” he said “actually titled ‘I Can Be Anything.’ It’s a very complicated track with many different feels and grooves and sections. At one point, after not getting a complete take, I frustratingly suggested we do it in pieces and splice it together later. The room had a palatable air of disappointment. The next take we did was the song in its entirety, and is what is on the record! The energy jumps out of the vinyl!” This was all live with six or more musicians in the room. “Gordon would show us the songs, and

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we would lay it down right then,” Hamilton said “That simply doesn’t happen these days. It’s a lost art for sure. Everyone has to be on their game and also gel as a unit for it to work. It did!” Hamilton says the band worked in six to eight hour sessions on off-days during the band’s tour, and that the album features the bass, guitar and snare drum classic sound the Femmes pioneered, and unveiled to the world on their 1983 debut album. Hamilton also mentioned a guest spot by Milwaukeean Paul Cebar. “During a session with Brian Ritchie at my studio,” Hamilton said “Brian had run into Paul at a coffee shop and invited him down to hang at the session. In between setup I heard Paul noodling on a guitar and told him that he should play that on one

song. He was honestly surprised at that, but did lay down a great 12 string guitar track with a do-wop feel that fit “Foothills,” perfectly.” Cebar’s seminal records, ‘Upstroke For The Downfolk,’ and ‘The Get Go,’ were produced and engineered by Hamilton. In recent years the founding members have been in the news for their ‘disagreements,’ but Hamilton says the experience was a positive one. “It’s no secret of the sometimes tumultuous past this band had,” he said. “These sessions were not negative in any sense of the word. Joking, creating and general camaraderie was the modus operandi. My role as a producer is to keep the peace, and everything focused. Thankfully there weren’t any TMZ/VH1-worthy moments (laugh).”

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ENTERTAINMENT // AROUND THE CORNER

Around the Corner with John McGivern - the Fond du Lac Episode will premiere in THELMA’s Great Hall, Wednesday, January 6th. Two shows: 5:30 and 7 pm Doors open one hour before showtime. It’s free, but seating is limited, and tickets are required. Get tickets at the THELMA box office at 51 Sheboygan Street in Fond du Lac. thelmaarts.org or call 920-921-5410

Fond du Lac is “Around the Corner!” BY MICHAEL CASPER Actor/Comedian/TV Host John McGivern brought his MPTV crew to Fond du Lac last May to film what is the fifth season of Around the Corner. McGivern said he’s been lobbying for the show to highlight our fair area for some time now. “We do thirteen episodes a year,” McGiven said “and when we plan where we’re going, we look at a map of Wisconsin and decide on locations centrally located, to the east, and places to the west, because the show plays in Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa...so we like to promote our state to our neighbors. But I’ve been wanting to visit Fond du Lac for three years now because I wanted to include the Holyland with it. McGivern went to high school at St. Lawrence Seminary. “Finally, my producer relented (laugh) I think to get me off her back about visiting Fond du Lac.” Two show producers visit the city to be featured ahead of the actual shoot. “They both came back,” McGivern said “and said, ‘we’re really excited about

Fond du Lac! And we’re going to reach out beyond the city, and kind of do the county.’ We realized there’s a lot to do in the Fond du Lac area.” Craig Molitor is the President of the Fond du Lac Area Convention and Visitors Bureau. “When ‘Around the Corner’ contacted us, we knew we faced a daunting task,” Molitor said “I mean, where do you begin? Fond du Lac and the Lake Winnebago Region is bursting with compelling story lines, driven by our unique assets, and all the wonderful folks that make our community special. Of course in a TV show format there is a very finite amount of time allotted, so we were asked to winnow down our two dozen ‘must see’ ideas to about six storylines.” The Fond du Lac Visitors Bureau team members each floated their favorites. “We then internally sorted through those to get to our short list,” Molitor said. “The reason that this was so tough was that there are some really well known and beloved community attributes (such as Schreiners Restaurant) and some lesser known, but not to be diminished aspects, such as the incredible turkey hunting

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found around here.” It takes five days to shoot one 28-minute episode, and McGivern’s producers took Molitor’s lead. “It was a great working relationship,” Molitor said “the producers of this show are smart, funny, and above all extremely good at what they do. We worked closely with them to flesh out the story lines that were most compelling. We also switched out a few of the ideas we had originally presented to them in favor of storylines they felt were more unique to the area. It served as a great reminder of how lucky we are to live in and promote Fond du Lac and the Lake Winnebago Region!” The Visitors Bureau acted as a conduit. “I made our Director of Client Services Erin Lund, available to the producers from the very first meeting,” Molitor said. “Erin has a real skill in getting things of this nature done. We developed the ideas for the story lines, asked the respective individuals if they would be interested in participating, made the introductions between the show’s producers and the featured participants, helped to arrange the filming time slots, and then we got the heck out of the way so the real magic could

happen. John McGivern is a one-of-a-kind performer. He is funny and humble and naturally curious. He brings out the best in folks.” Now McGivern and his staff travel for thirteen weeks, to each of the cities “Around the Corner,” for their respective ‘opening nights.’ “The ‘premiere’ nights are really, really cool,” McGivern said “and we’re looking forward to visiting the THELMA. Kevin Miller and his staff have been great. In past years I think the lowest attendance was 300, and the most was around 1,200 folks. They love to watch the show, and are like, ‘can we watch it again?’ And I tell them, ‘No! You have to go home now (laugh).’” Underscoring Fond du Lac means a lot to our area. “I tell the team here at the Visitors Bureau that a community has to be a great place in which to live in order for it to be a great place to visit,” Molitor said. “We know what an incredible gift it is to live and work in and around Fond du Lac, and the Lake Winnebago Region. It is a fantastic opportunity to be able to share this with others throughout the state.”

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ENTERTAINMENT // DOBIE MAXWELL

Ho-Ho-Hoax BY DOBIE MAXWELL If I had to sum up the entirety of my life’s bombastic journey in a single word, that word would be disappointment. If I had to do it in two words, they would be major disappointment. If it were three, there’d be a swear word in the middle so we don’t need to go there. But you get my drift. Life on this pathetic planet is sadly stacked against the overwhelming majority of us from even before our first day on it, and our first order of business directly upon arrival is a spanking. Only a scant few ever buck overwhelming odds to win entry into “the club,” where all the fun happens. Tom Brady is a shining example. Could that guy have won a bigger cosmic jackpot? I doubt it. Everything came up aces in his genetic poker hand, while the rest of us poor slobs are left trying to make do with what’s left. It just isn’t fair, but has it ever been? I think the system if flawed.

A big part of the problem is that we’re all lied to from our earliest memories, and that throws it all so far off course, few of us ever recover. Those in charge who are supposed to be our rocks of reliability and sources of strength are the exact ones who heap our heads full of hooey. It stinks. Mixed messages are everywhere, and it tweaks our trust. First they tell us not to lie or cheat or steal. Fine. On paper this is all positive, and the foundation of what should be sound morals for a lifetime should be started. But then they hit us with a sledge hammer from the blind side, and the game is forever tilted out of our favor. Cream of Disappointment is the perpetual soup du jour. The sadistic sledge hammer of which I

speak is the whole Santa Claus crock. What a crooked Christmas conspiracy if there ever was one - and they’re ALL in on it, those diabolical bastards. Mommies and daddies, grandmas and grandpas, neighbors and relatives, teachers at school and everyone on TV band together, and force feed fiction into the moldable minds of kids. How evil. I’m not going to lie, even though they did to me. I’m still feeling the sordid sting of it all these years later. I suppose if you’re going to tell a lie you might as well make it a good one, but this is off the charts and completely uncalled for. We would have been happy with a lot lower standard. But that wasn’t good enough. Not by a long shot, they had to go WAY off the charts and spin a yarn so crazy the only way we would believe it is if everyone else was in on it. I’m still steaming that I let myself fall for it, but the deal was so sweet I wanted it to be true. It’s the same strategy Bernie Madoff used to get to many idiots to sign up for his scheme. People fall for these things. Now let me get this straight Mommy and Daddy, seeing as I’m just a wee tot and the soft spot in my skull hasn’t even hardened over yet. I’m new here and just learning the ropes. So what you are laying claim to is that if I agree to eat all those icky vegetables you pile on my plate, and go to bed early every night without crying, and blindly do all the other stupid stuff you keep harping on about there will be some special event coming up down the road to make it all worth my while? Well, I have to say you’ve piqued my interest. DO tell of this upcoming event and let me know how I can possibly be a part of it. My toy supply does happen to be currently running a tad low now that you mention it, and I could always use an upgrade there. I’m up for joining this club! Oh wow, this is not what I expected at all. Let me get this straight, what’s going to happen is a COMPLETE STRANGER, a big fat old man wearing a RED VELVET SUIT no less, is going to show up here at the house one night out of the blue. Is that correct? But I thought you told me not to ever talk to strangers. What? This particular

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one is ok? Well, if you say so. Where will he be? On the ROOF? What will he be doing there? Looking for the what? What’s a CHIMNEY? I’m really having trouble understanding all this. Why wouldn’t he just come through the door like the rest of us? What? His FLYING SLED won’t fit? Well…okay…but couldn’t he land in the yard? What’s a REINDEER? Oh, really? I never heard of those before. That big, huh? Yikes! I guess that makes sense then. Wait, EIGHT of them? Wouldn’t they fall through the roof with all of that extra weight? And wouldn’t they poop all over the yard? You know what the dog always does. So this fat old guy in the red suit is going to bring me toys? I’m in…but how will he know who I am? I have to write him a letter? But I can’t even read yet. You’ll write it for me? Great! Where does this guy live? THE NORTH POLE? Where’s that? Oh. Can’t we just send him an email? And then the trap is set. The tall tale has been told, and all parties swear to secrecy. Just as they said, I woke up on the morning after when they said he would show up, and although I didn’t get the chance to see him with my own eyes, there were those toys I asked for right there underneath the tree, and even some underwear I didn’t ask for. It only took one year to make me a believer. Then it happened all over again the next year! And the next! Boy, this was looking really good and all I had to do to keep getting loaded down with presents was keep eating that nasty broccoli and clean up my room every once in a while. This was a solid deal on my end, and I was hooked. But after a while a few suspicious glitches popped up. One year I found a receipt from Kmart in one of my presents. When I confronted an adult about it I was told, “Santa was running a little bit late, and the elves were extra busy this year. He had to make a quick run to Kmart just this once.” Of course I swallowed it like the rest of the story because by this time I was counting on this as a yearly thing. I barely noticed that the handwriting on the gift tags was

suspiciously close to the handwriting I had seen around the house the rest of the year, but it must have been a coincidence. Then, one year at school I heard some older kids talking about how they thought Santa was just their parents, and how the whole thing was a setup. I couldn’t believe anyone would talk like that, and I sure didn’t believe it could be true. But one year the inevitable happened, and I found out. I was beyond shocked, and the only sound louder than sleigh bells ringing was the breaking of my naïve heart. It hurt then and it hurts now. The whole thing was a scam, and I fell hard for it. I have to admit, I was quite difficult to live with after that. What was my motivation to listen to anything from any authority figure at this point? I don’t think I ate another vegetable for at least three years, and my room looked like the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. My life was in turmoil. By then I was approaching double figures in age, and needed something new to believe in. My tender scarred heart was finally beginning to heal over from my painful revelation about Fatty in the red suit, and one day I turned on the television and happened upon something new to capture my attention - something called “professional wrestling.” I was totally smitten from first view. FINALLY something came along that had a moral compass and wasn’t going to lie to me like the whole North Pole Caper. This was laid out right in front of me, the fight for good against the forces of evil. Surely this was the integrity I had been seeking for all this time. I felt sure of that. I don’t think I have to go any further. Not long thereafter my level of severe disappointment reached a new low. I didn’t know who or what to believe anymore, and my life has continued on a downward spiral since. And then, one sunny morning I received a personal letter addressed to me in the mail with this headline: “You may have already won $10,000,000!” There is hope yet! Dobie Maxwell is a stand up comedian from Milwaukee. To read more of his musings, visit dobiemaxwell.com

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ENTERTAINMENT // BUDDIST ADVISOR

Bushwhacked by Humility BY JOHN PRICE-KABHIR THE BUDDHIST ADVISOR So m e t h i n g h i g h l y u n e x p e c t e d happened to me recently: In the midst of trying to “assert myself,” I found my attitude in a shambles, my peace of mind smoldering, and my sense of purpose floating away with the ashes in the wind. While living alone in a small apartment several years ago, I often prayed for a wider circle of people in my daily life. I longed to see a wider variety of faces, to look out on a yard, to live in a neighborhood where I could walk about. I looked around a few weeks ago and found my wishes granted. I had moved two years ago into a small one-family house, and my former family seemed to be restored. In a way, I felt I’d kept the nest in order and the birds who’d flown had returned, one at a time. Then I also began to feel encroachment upon in my territory. People were giving me advice on everything from finances to food, to how the furniture was arranged. I was used to autonomy, but with other strong-willed and strong-minded people around, they were bound to put in their opinions. I began to brood over this in silence, only letting off a little steam when the pressure inside required it. Of course there’s the saying, “Be careful what you ask for, you might get it.” I hadn’t thought about the complexities of having other people around daily. If I open a package in the wrong way, I hear about it. If I fold something poorly, as I often do, it’s brought to my attention. I could list many things, all of them relatively small things in the daily living spectrum. But the way I am, in a Buddhist sense of not complaining, sublimating it to a corner of my mind hidden, but also unhealthy. At least in keeping with the notion of “getting things off one’s chest,” I’m not doing it, and small, bad things grow like vermin in the recesses of the human mind. Please realize that hiding feelings is not good Buddhist practice. Again, the lesson. It’s all about ego. How many times to I need to take missteps into the world of delusion? I once again fell into a pattern of allowing things that could be worked out, into areas where their festering allowed them to reproduce and grow. I’m allowing monsters of ego mania

to take over my peace of mind. Not all the autonomy issues I’ve had were minor. Who am I, the Buddhist Adviser, to be thought of as useless, clueless, even on the edge of vindictive? I never intend such judgments. But if they happen, if someone feels I’ve consciously performed a misdeed, people are rarely completely wrong when leveling such accusations. In short, I found myself wallowing in self-pity and acrimony. There, I’ve admitted it. Now what? Feeling the assaults I’ve interpreted, what is the best way of living? Right Action, from and ancient Vedas down through all religions. Quiet acquiescence trumps sublimating then attacking. Neither approach will solve the problems, but laying the foundation for working out problems will. Hostility and bad feelings for all does not solve problems. I began to realize I allowed myself to be cornered and poked and prodded into petty anger. What I’d wished for in human contact and a better dwelling had turned on me. I allowed this to happen, and it didn’t seem to work for me. Here it seemed I’d worked so hard in solitude these past ten years, lonely solitude. But although I’d grown in many ways, I was still allowing small things to get the best of me. So, going deeper for solutions to the home life is in order. And these lessons transcend any petty conflicts on the home front. I must learn to not allow any spur of the moment, snap, poorly considered, responses when more measured, calm, considerations will do with much more gold. I do not want to be a cornered little scrappy dog. I’d much rather be the wise and considerate man on the cushion. So feeling the pangs of my own self-inflicted arrows, I set out to search for Right Action. It was right there in front of me, coming to focus from the fog of self-indulgence. Maybe it’s an order of the Universe, from gigantic to microscopic, that we seem to internalize and self-judge about anything from the huge and life-threatening, to the tiny and unremarkable. I realized that my tiny and picky concerns over life-issues simultaneously were self-destructive and harming to all. Why could I not simply let the small things fade into changes in behavior (“don’t cut the package on the end; use the lifting tab“)? The biggest troubles were in the entanglements of

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It’s the little things that make life such a big deal. —Pat MacDonald

doing the small things right or simply adapting, or facing the larger matters in honest conversation. Arguing over the trivial is self-defeating. Finding the perfect balance between the small stings picking at the ego, and the really important aspects of living with people after so many years, is daunting. But I’ve come to understand, for the uncountable time, I am only demeaning and reducing my happiness if I allow the little things to pester me to a point where I am unhappy. Have I learned? Well, as of the hour I’m writing this, one new roommate is dozing to my left in what used to be my office, but is now a small bedroom. But I still have enough space to work. The snoring is actually comforting. And the other full time housemate is off to the thrift store with his adopted family, right now his mother and 13 year-old step daughter. Things happen. If I allow my nest to be occupied by more humans, and usually two cats, I invite greater human variables.

Although I’ve passed the midlife marker, I still have a lot to learn about living with my fellow humans, no matter how much I love them. I know that changing my ways of being for the calm and good help foster calm and well-being among those in my midst. Attacking and allowing myself to be backed into a corner does not help in any way. Maybe small assertions of my preferences might lead to some basic tuneups in character, but they do not take root in the better ways of being. To conclude this outpouring of emotion, just let it be said that humility came out from around the corner and spooked me. I sincerely hope I’ve learned to let humility rule my ego-self. I don’t need nor want the disruption pride kindles. John Price-Kabhir, is a retired public school educator and a writer. He is ordained a householder in the Rinzai Zen Buddhist order. He can be reached at Shiningcrow11@yahoo.com.

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ENTERTAINMENT // LIVE FROM JAPAN

BY JAMES PAGE THEPLAYERSPAGE@YAHOO.COM Game of the Month: Adventure Time: Finn & Jake Investigations Developer: Little Orbit ESRB: Everyone 10+ Release Date: 10/20/2015 System: 3DS/PC/PS3/PS4/WiiU/Xbox 360/Xbox One Rating: Graphics: 3.5 out of 4.0 Game Play: 3.0 out of 4.0 Personal: 2.0 out of 2.0 Total Score: 8.5 out of 10.0 Player’s Page: Adventure Time: Finn & Jake Investigations Mysteries abound in the land of Ooo. It is just the natural order of the strange universe in which the world exists. Some mysteries are as minor as who is eating all of an elephant’s apples, or they can be as complex as who is kidnapping the citizens of the Candy Kingdom. Most of the mysteries are rather simple and do not merit much of a response, but for two people looking for adventure, the scenario is perfectly set up for a fun experience. Enter Finn and Jake, two adventuring heroes; who are always on the lookout for mystery and danger. After a cleaning mishap, Finn and Jake discover the ticker their parent’s used to receive mysteries. Seeing an opportunity for adventure and to help the citizens of Ooo, Finn and Jake decide to follow in their parent’s footsteps and start an investigation firm. The two leave BMO, their trusted secretary, at the

tree house to hold down the fort while they set out to solve all of the mysteries they see before them. The trip will be challenging and filled with danger, but with strength, perseverance, and a bit of dumb luck the two will be able to overcome any obstacle in their way. Finn and Jake Investigations is officially open for business. Adventure Time: Finn & Jake Investigations is the latest Adventure Time game from Little Orbit, and in keeping with tradition; the game is styled completely differently from the previous games. Unlike The Secret of The Nameless Kingdom, which was styled after the Legend of Zelda; Finn & Jake Investigations styles itself as an action adventure exploration game. The game may bill itself as an action adventure exploration game, but it tends to focus more on the exploration side of adventuring rather than the action side. The heart and soul of the game is discovering clues by exploring the world of Ooo. The player will be able to explore a 3D rendition of the Adventure Time world while solving various mysteries they are tasked with investigating. The investigations will take the player to such places as the Candy Kingdom, the Ice Kingdom, the Fire Kingdom, Wizard City, Finn and Jake’s tree house, the dungeon train, and the woods. While visiting each place the player will need to question the local population, search for clues, complete tasks, and fight dangerous foes in order to solve each mystery. Although the mysteries all involve different things, all of them are tied together in some way, and at the end of the game it will be up to the player to determine the overarching theme.

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Finn & Jake Investigations is able to weave multiple elements together in order to draw the player into the world of Adventure Time. The most obvious element which contributes to the immersion is the 3D graphics. The color scheme and level of detail on both the character and environments combine to create a level of quality which will remind the player of the TV show. In addition, the game characters are fully voiced by the actors who portray them on the TV show, and the lineup includes familiar faces such as Finn, Jake, Princess Bubblegum, Cinnamon Bun, BMO, Peppermint Butler, Gunter, Ice King, Rock Wizard, Abracadaniel, and Ron James. A final little touch, which is very reminiscent of the TV show; is that every mystery has a specially designed leader card associated with it which sums up the mystery and provides hints. Adventure Time: Finn & Jake Investigations is an interesting game which is

reminiscent of the exploration and adventure games of old, such as Maniac Mansion and Sam and Max. With an emphasis on observation, critical thinking, and story telling, the game makes for a relaxed experience which is similar to an interactive book rather than an intense game. The repetitive nature of the combat system and single outcomes for each mystery limit the replay value, but these are minor issues for those interested in the story of the game. The game is full of familiar characters and locations as well as a special brand of oddball humor which are familiar to any fan of the show. Those who decide to give the game a chance will be pleased with the relaxed and humorous experience, and they will be surprised at how quickly time passes while playing the game. Remember, like all games if you play them just to have fun there will never be a bad game.

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NEWS & VIEWS // MEDIA RANTS

The 2015 TONY Awards BY TONY PALMERI

cheaper than anything KFC has to offer. Let me see: Mike’s Place on Jackson; Jansen’s on Bowen; Mahoney’s on Wisconsin; Parnell’s on the south side, just to offer a few. Those more familiar with Oshkosh than I may be able to offer more opportunities. To my knowledge the restaurants offer eat-in dining as well as take-out. For a newspaper that likes to pat itself on the back as a community cheerleader, you did a great disservice to the local restaurant community by giving free front page advertising to a giant nationwide fast food restaurant. Tony Palmeri (palmeri.tony@gmail.com) is a professor of communication studies at UW Oshkosh.

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disturbingly, dragging the mainstream along with them.” Letter of the Year: In 2009 the city of Oshkosh bought out their lone Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant to make room for a roundabout. Since then Oshkosh’s KFC status has become somewhat of an obsession with Gannett’s Oshkosh Northwestern. In February of 2015 the paper published a front page history of KFC in Oshkosh. Citizen Paula Steger’s letter in response gets a Tony for letter of the year: Seriously, the lack of a KFC in Oshkosh is the front page news on a Sunday? Furthermore, if people are looking for a chicken dinner in Oshkosh, they have plenty of choices, and the dinners are better and

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Every year the Media Rants column awards a “Tony” to media acts worthy of merit. Award criteria are simple: whatever I personally found to be provocative during the year. Don’t like my choices? Write up your own “Best of 2015,” and post them on a blog or on social media. You can even submit an old fashioned letter to your local newspaper. The Tony’s for 2015 are divided into subcategories. Drum roll please: Broken Clock Award: Donald Trump. As is true of most demagogues, Mr. Trump is like a broken clock in that he’s right twice a day. He earns a Tony for two tweets that told the truth about Scott Walker. The first was on July 25: “Scott Walker is a nice guy, but not presidential material. Wisconsin is in turmoil, borrowing to the hilt, and doing poorly in jobs, etc.” The second was on July 27: “When people find out how bad a job Scott Walker has done in WI, they won’t be voting for him. Massive deficit, bad jobs forecast, a mess.” In less than 300 characters, Trump was able to do what the Recall Walker movement, hundreds of thousands of protestors, and the Democratic Party establishment could not: convince the Republican voter base that Walker really has been bad for Wisconsin. Political Candor Award: Wendy Davis. This Tony goes to former Texas Democratic state Senator Wendy Davis, the Democrats’ unsuccessful candidate for governor in 2014. While running for governor, Ms. Davis supported open-carry of firearms, a position that disappointed her base, but took the issue off the table during most of the election season. Recently she wrote an essay for Politico entitled “Why I caved on guns when I ran for governor of Texas,” in which she admitted that her posturing probably didn’t get her any votes, and ended up wasting a golden opportunity to use her campaign as a bully pulpit to educate citizens on the reality of gun violence. Wendy Davis should be applauded for her candor. Will other Democrats have the

courage to learn from her example? Maybe. Hillary Clinton, the likely Democratic nominee for president, is certainly not hiding from her gun control position. Best Twitter Shaming: Igor Volsky. Mr. Volsky is Director of Video and Contributing Editor at the political blog ThinkProgress.Org. After a “pro-life” terrorist murdered three people at the Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood, Mr. Volsky noticed that the most common response of Republicans in Congress was to offer “thoughts and prayers,” for the victims. Volsky then “twitter shamed,” 36 thought and prayer offering politicians by exposing how much money they had received from the National Rifle Association. He found that all 36 of them had “A” ratings from the NRA, and had received more than $2.3 million in contributions. “The NRA pays them to only think and pray about gun violence, and not to do anything else about it,” Volsky told MSNBC. Sensationalism On A Mission: The New York Daily News. For many years, the New York Daily News has been synonymous with tabloid sensationalism, especially with some of its over the top front page headlines and photos. In 2015 the sensationalism went on a mission; a front page cartoon of Donald Trump beheading the Statue of Liberty became an instant classic. More powerfully, the paper called out the CEOs of the four largest gun manufacturers in the US, finally giving citizens a look at the people who profit directly from the nation’s gun carnage. Editorial of the Year: The Washington Post. The fifth Republican presidential debate, held in December in Las Vegas, featured several hours worth of doom and gloom and fear mongering, leading many to wonder what happened to the Reaganite sense of optimism in the modern GOP. In a powerful editorial, the Washington Post opined that “for Republicans, bigotry is the new normal.” Telling a sad truth, the editorialists wrote this: “Fear-mongering and raw xenophobia were once the hallmarks of fringe candidates. Today the fringe candidates have stormed center stage, brandishing their zeal and hyperbole and,

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OUTDOORS // ROB ZIMMER

Bringing the Garden Indoors BY ROB ZIMMER

With the outdoor gardening season coming to an end, there are many great ways you can enjoy your gardening hobby indoors all through winter. Here are some great ways to keep your hands in the “dirt” all winter long, even in the comfort of your own home. GROWING ORCHIDS Orchids feature some of the most outstanding and elegant blooms found in the plant world. Fortunately, there are dozens of varieties that you can grow indoors in a variety of light conditions. Many orchids are tolerant of even low or diffused light, making them great choices for the home or office. Most are very easy to care for, longlasting and not as demanding as many people believe.

STARTING SEEDS Many gardeners dream of starting all of their own seeds from scratch during winter for transplanting outdoors in the spring. Often, we give up on the hobby before we even start. With a simple investment in growing lights, or an existing sunroom or bright sunny location, you can start growing and raising your own plants this winter. Watch for a special column coming in January dedicated to seed starting indoors.

OVERWINTER ANNUALS AND HERBS INDOORS Keep your garden plants going strong all winter long, and save money, by bringing many of your annuals, herbs and other plants indoors for the winter season. Many annuals do exceptionally well indoors if kept in a sunny window and adequately moist. Others may be brought

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indoors and allowed to go dormant, then replanted outdoors next spring. Herbs can be potted up and grown in a bright sunny window for fresh harvest all throughout the winter.

you have a sunroom or other bright growing area, or choose to use a growing light system, it’s possible to collect cacti and succulents in a wide variety of forms, shapes and sizes. Most are actually quite simple to grow HYDROPONIC GARDENING and require very little care. They can even Investing in a hydroponic growing system be moved outdoors in spring and summer is an excellent way to expand on your garden- for added interest in the garden. ing hobby as it is possible to grow new plants from cuttings or seeds easily with even a basic GARDENS UNDER GLASS and simple hydroponic growing area. Terrariums, mason jar gardens, even Hydroponic growing is a soilless gar- aquarium gardens are becoming quite dening method that can be done anywhere popular forms of gardening for those with in the home with proper lighting. limited outdoor garden space, apartments, Once you start, you will find many new or those who simply wish to continue ways to enjoy this exciting way of growing growing indoors during the winter season. garden plants. Most garden centers now offer a variety of compact, terrarium sized indoor plants COLLECTING CACTI that can be incorporated into these types of Cacti and succulents are excellent gardens, as well as air plants, or Tillandsia, choices for the indoor garden. Whether that require no soil whatsoever.

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BY ALEX FEHRENBACH The farmers who helped bring sustainable food production to the Fox Valley are growing, and they need your help! They have launched a Kickstarter campaign to bolster their fundraising efforts, which will aid in bringing even more fresh, and nutritious produce directly to you, the consumer, from Milwaukee to Madison to Neenah and Door County. Contributors to the Kickstarter campaign will be rewarded at various levels with newsletters, t-shirts, tours, catered parties, and consulting, among other exciting gifts. The funds raised will help the Grow Local team expand into Milwaukee’s Menomonee Valley just south of downtown. Grow Local Milwaukee at full capacity will increase Grow Local’s production of mushrooms, microgreens and salad greens, making it one of the largest

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January 5-8 A Gift of Art

Gallery Q/Q Artists Cooperative Q Gallery is at its festive best for the annual holiday show, with a wide array of gift options for yourself or others! Paintings, ceramics, glass, drawings, printmaking, jewelry, fiber, furniture, baskets, photography, lamps...all original work by area artists. www.qartists.com

January 7 First Thursday Film Series

The Black Swan - Commentary by Dr. Jack Rhodes Waupaca Area Public Library 1:30 pm Free program and refreshments. Appropriate for all ages. Pirate Morgan is pardoned and made the new governor of Jamaica on one condition - he must stop his fellow pirates from doing their criminal actions. www.waupacalibrary.org

January 8 Open Mic Night

7:00 p.m. | Free Come to The Landmark in Amherst for the return of Open Mic Night!

January 8, 15, 22, 29 Amazing Art

Central Wisconsin Children’s Museum 10:00am – 10:30am Your refrigerator has space for more masterpieces! Create something spectacular and participate in some fun and simple projects! www.cwchildrensmuseum.org

January 9 Portage County Master Gardeners: Garden Dreams Seminars

8:00 am - 3:00 pm Fee includes lunch For more information to come or check out the website www.portage. uwex.edu

Tonight Show Comedy Tribute

Lettie Jensen Community Center 7:00 pm preshow cocktails/snacks 8:00 pm show $15 includes show, one beverage & snacks

January 10 Free Movie Sunday at Jensen Community Center

Lettie Jensen Community Center 2:00 pm | Free Free Movie Sunday at the Lettie Jensen Community Center! Featured movie: The Lunch Box

January 12 Lunch & Learn

Waupaca Area Public Library 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Authors Sylvia Oberle & Kris Rued-Clark will discuss their book, Adventures on Wisconsin’s Ice Age Trail. www.waupacalibrary.org

January 13, 14 Wonderful Winter Cards

Lighthouse Books & Gifts, 4330 8th St. S., #200, Wisconsin Rapids 5:30 - 7:30 pm $10.00 plus tax Make 3 winter theme cards using rubber stamps, decorative paper, dies, embossing folders, embellishments & a unique folding technique. Adhesive not included, please bring your favorite. Register soon, class size is limited. 715-423-7773 lighthousebooksandgifts.com

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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.

January 16 Point Dance Ensemble Choreography Showcase Lettie Jensen Community Center 2:00 pm Tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for Senior/Students, under 5 years Free. Tickets are available only at the door prior to the performance. Highlighting original choreography by company members of Point Dance Ensemble. Emerging artists debut original choreographed pieces during the Point Dance Ensemble’s fundraising performance at the Lettie Jensen Community Center. Tickets are available only at the door prior to the performance. For more information email: pointdancensemble@gmail.com or visit Point Dance Ensemble’s web site www.pointdance.org

FREE Snowman Shaker Card Make & Take

Lighthouse Books & Gifts, 4330 8th St. S., #200, Wisconsin Rapids 10:00 AM | FREE! Make a cute snowman shaker card using Impression Obsession rubber stamps & Shake It pouches. Limit 1 free make & take per customer, while supplies last. 715-423-7773 lighthousebooksandgifts.com

Scrapbooking Workshop

108 S Main Street under library Iola ATTENTION: Scrapbookers and Card Makers! We start at 4:00 pm and so until? Dinner, pizza for $1 a slice, is served at 6:30 pm - Bring a snack to pass Soda machine available. Close to my Heart catalogs and order forms will be available at the Crop or check out my website www.

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January 16-17 Arctic Run Train Show and Sale

Holiday Inn Hotel & Convention Center Saturday: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Sunday: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Adults: $3.00 11 to 16 years of Age: $2.00 10 and under | Free The 19th Annual Arctic Run Train Show and Sale is a family friendly event that will entertain the children of all again to enjoy the hobby of model railroading. At least twelve operating layouts will be displayed. Talk to modelers and learn how they make the real world come alive in miniature. Vendors will be on site to show you the latest engines and rolling stock available for the modeler.

January 19, 20 January Card Creations

Lighthouse Books & Gifts, 4330 8th St. S., #200, Wisconsin Rapids 5:00 pm | $10.00 plus tax Make 3 pretty cards for all occasions using rubber stamps, dies, embossing folders, embellishments & watercolor techniques. Adhesive not included, please bring your favorite. Register soon, class size is limited. 715-423-7773 lighthousebooksandgifts.com

January 20 Aldo Leopold Program: Current Status of Sustainable Energy Portage County Public Library 7:00 pm | FREE Aldo Leopold Program: Current Status of Sustainable Energy. For more information check their website: AldoLeopold.org

Canvas Painting

Sunset Point Winery 6:00 - 8:00 pm $40, which includes canvas, paint, instruction and a glass of wine. Clay Corner Studio and Sunset Point Winery are teaming up to offer an evening of canvas painting and relaxation. An instructor will guide

you step by step through a canvas painting. While you paint you can enjoy a glass, or two, of Sunset Point Wine.

January 22 Passport to Paradise

SentryWorld Sports Center 7:00 pm - 10:30 pm | $25 Are you looking for a fun Friday night? Then check out our Passport to Paradise-Wild West event at the new SentryWorld facility in Stevens Point Friday, January 22nd from 7-10:30pm. For $25 you get a buffet of food, the opportunity to listen to the live band Raised Reckless, & a chance to bid on fabulous silent auction items! All proceeds benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Portage County and Stevens Point Area YMCA.

Winters Garden Artist Reception

Annette & Dale Schuh RIVERFRONT ARTS CENTER 5:00 - 7:00 pm Free Admission Artist Reception of the juried exhibition of floral/botanical/garden related art, featuring fresh blooming plants.

January 22-24 Women’s Winter Crafting Retreat

Camp LuWiSoMo Women of all ages will enjoy a weekend dedicated to crafting. Participants may choose between creating cards and gifts using stamping, preserving memories through scrapbooking or work on your Quilting, Knitting, or Crocheting projects all weekend! There will be digital scrapbooking demonstrations for those who love to use computers to preserve memories, as well as traditional scrapbooking make and take projects. When you arrive you will be given table space to call your own for the weekend. The cost for this retreat is $99 per person which includes housing, workspace, make & takes, and five meals. A Saturday only rate is offered for $50. For more information or to obtain a registration form, visit www. luwisomo.org or call (920) 622-3350

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CALENDARS // THE BIG EVENTS - CENTRAL WISCONSIN

Small Potatoes

Lettie Jensen Community Center 7:30 pm Tickets $12.00/General, $10.00/ Seniors and Students, Tickets available at Jensen Community Center

January 24 Journey to the Stars Planetarium program

Allen F. Blocher Planetarium Programs 2 pm | Free Did you ever wonder what types of objects make up our vastly large universe? Or how some things you see in the night sky could be explained? If so, this show is for you. We will take a look at how astronomers study the heavens, mainly with the use of different kinds of telescopes. Using these huge light collectors, they have been able to see heavenly objects that inspire wonder and delight.

January 26 Book Group

Scandinavia Public Library 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Librarian Vanessa will be leading the discussion of The Wright Brothers by David McCullough. This is the dramatic story-behind-the-story about the courageous brothers who taught the world how to fly: Wilbur and Orville Wright. The Scandinavia Public Library chooses a book monthly (except for December) to read and discuss as a group on the fourth Tuesday of the month at 4 p.m. Selections vary widely and readers are welcome to participate as frequently as they choose. www.scandinavialibrary.org

January 28 Leo Kottke Concert

@1800 Theater 7:30 pm Tickets go on sale Thursday, Oct. 1, for $35 plus service fees. Tickets may be purchased at University Information and Tickets in the Dreyfus University Center concourse, by calling 800-838-3378 or at http://tickets.uwsp.edu. A native of Athens, Ga., Kottke grew up across 12 states, absorbing a variety of musical influences and giving up the violin and trombone for a guitar at age 11. After serving in the Navy, he became a fixture at

Minneapolis’ Scholar Coffeehouse, home to Bob Dylan and John Koerner. He released his first blues album in 1968 and made his majorlabel debut in 1971 with “Mudlark.” In the early 70s he recorded several albums with Capitol Records, including “Chewing Pine,” which reached the U.S. top 30. He has won two Grammy Award nominations and earned a doctorate in music performance at the Peck School of the Arts at UW-Milwaukee.

January 29-31 Waupaca Men’s Beerfest Bonspiel

Waupaca Curling Club This three day curling bonspiel has four events with a three game guarantee. Entry for the bonspiel includes curling, drinks (local beers to try), and meals. Check out curlwaupaca.com for more information.

January 30 Mardi Gras Bash with Copper Box

Gerold Opera House, Weyauwega 5:00 pm Wega Arts is hosting it’s fourth annual Mardi Gras Bash at the Gerold Opera House in Weyauwega. Music will be by Copper Box, the accordion-fueled roots rock band from Oshkosh. Their eclectic mix of zydeco, rock and jazz will be sure to get people up on the dance floor. A Cajun feast will be served & Mardi Gras beads and masks will be handed out to all who attend. A Mardi Gras King and Queen will be crowned and lead all in a Second Line Umbrella March. This event is the Wega Arts Winter fundraiser and there will be games and auction items throughout the evening. Follow Wega Arts on Facebook facebook.com/wegaart http://www.wegaarts.org/

January 31 Journey to the Stars Planetarium program Allen F. Blocher Planetarium Programs 2:00 pm | Free Did you ever wonder what types of objects make up our vastly large universe? Or how some things you see in the night sky could be

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explained? If so, this show is for you. We will take a look at how astronomers study the heavens, mainly with the use of different kinds of telescopes. Using these huge light collectors, they have been able to see heavenly objects that inspire wonder and delight.

February 4 Local Food Fair

Stevens Point Area Senior High School 5:30-8:30 pm | FREE Meet local farms, businesses and organizations, enjoy a local organic potato bar dinner, attend workshops, network with other community members and more!

February 5 The Bad Plus

Michelsen Hall, Noel Fine Arts Center UW-Stevens Point 7:30 pm | $18 General Admission $15 for Seniors and Students

The 25th Annual UW Stevens Point Jazz Festival draws approximately 30 high school/ middle school jazz ensembles for a day of performances, masterclasses, and a public concert featuring the Bad Plus. www.tickets.uwsp.edu

2nd Annual Iola Snow Bully Fat Bike Race

Iola Winter Sports Club 6:30 p.m. $25 (cash or check) Participate in the 2nd Annual Iola Snow Bully Fat Bike Race on Friday, February 5, 2016. Fat Bike Race under the “lights” on the groomed XC trails at the Iola Winter Sports Club. There are two race categories and both start at 6:30 p.m. Race day registration is 4:30 to 6 p.m. Awards at 9 p.m. Bike three miles of rolling and twisted groomed terrain that’s lighted. Tire width of 3.7 inches c or wider required, no mountain bikes! Be part of this fun event that will have all entry

proceeds go towards helping the IWSC purchase a new Piston Bully Groomer. Contact Scott Cole for more information at sdcole82@ gmail.com or 715-340-3683.

A Night To Remember

Performing Arts Center of Wisconsin Rapids 7:30 pm On December 4th, 1956 a jam session started at Sam Phillips’ Sun Studio’s that featured Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis Presley! The following day, an article, written by Bob Johnson about the session, was published in the Memphis Press-Scimitar under the title “Million Dollar Quartet”. The article contained the now famous photograph of Presley seated at the piano surrounded by Lewis, Perkins and Cash. “A Night to Remember” tributes and features the legendary Sun Records recording artist’s music live and although Johnny Cash was not heard from on the original night it will feature his songs that he actually recorded at the Sun Studio[there] and that the public has come to know and love; along with Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis Presley. The audience will get the feeling they’re a witness to a rock and roll royalty jam session with the music and talent that has stood the test of time… 90 minutes of rockabilly, country, gospel and pure 1950’s rock and roll.

February 5-7, 12-14 CWACT Presents: Black Comedy

@1800 Theatre Friday February 5 at 7:30 pm Saturday February 6 at 7:30 pm

Sunday February 7 at 2:00 pm Friday February 12 at 7:30 pm Saturday February 13 at 7:30 pm Sunday February 14 at 2:00 pm Adults $12 Children under 12 $8 This is a fast-paced farce with a unique twist. For most of the play, and only in the minds of the characters on stage, they are in the dark. Literally. Don’t worry, in reality the stage lights are shining bright. So, while the characters think (and act) like they are in the dark, the audience gets to see every hilarious bit of the fun, falls and full-fledged naughtiness that people get up to when the lights go out.

February 6 Izak Walton Winter Jamboree

McDill Pond Noon - 4pm No Admission Raffles, Attendance Prizes, Jef Schoberts Snow Sculpture demonstrations, UWSP Lumberjack Skills Demonstration, Boy Scout Winter Camping Demonstration, Fishing contest, Free children’s raffle and food.

UWSP Arts Bash

UWSP - Carlsten Art Gallery Noel Fine Arts Center 7:00 - 10:30 pm $50 in advance, $75 at the door Art Sale, Performances, Dance Party, Expressive Attire Encouraged, Complimentary Hors d’ oeuvres and Desserts, Cash Bar, Complimentary Wine and Beer, Purchase Original Artwork, Dance Performances, Theatre Performances, Student Demonstrations (UWSP) largest student scholarship fundraising event.

Experience the magic of live performance in a cool little historic venue

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.

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Saturday, February 27 | $25 | 7:30 p.m. Crystal Bowersox | Blues, country, folk and rock. One of the most dynamic young voices in music to come along in years.

Saturday, March 5 | $25 | 7:30 p.m. Alan Kelly Gang | Powerful, emotive and critically acclaimed traditional Irish music band from the west of Ireland.

Saturday, April 9 | $22 | 7:30 p.m. April Verch Band | Fiddler/singer/stepdancer with a unique style of music blending American roots, bluegrass & folk.

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.

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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.

Crab Meat tempura, cream cheese, white onion, and Crabmeat, avocado and cucumber inside the roll. An oshinko (pickled radish) in the middle. Alternating onentire top lobster tail goes on top the roll then we finish this roll is fresh salmon and red snapper. The roll gets finished by oven with yumchili yum sauce, cheddar cheese, with Q. P.baking mayo,iteel sauce, garlic sauce, orange and tempura flakes, parsley,yellow eel sauce, and two kinds of tobiko. tobiko.

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FOND DU LAC

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January 5 Beginner Social Ballroom Dance Lessons

Shut Up and Dance 17 Forest Avenue 8:00 pm | $10 Shut up & Dance! Open to the public! Beginner Social Ballroom Dance lessons every Tuesday and Thursday at 8:00pm. Singles as well as couples are welcome. Start anytime.

January 6 Around the Corner Premiere Party

Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts 51 Sheboygan Street 5:30 pm & 7:00 pm Join us on Wednesday, January 6 and bring your family and friends to the Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts for the early screening of our Fond du Lac episode. There will be two showings, 5:30pm & 7:00pm. It’s free and open to the public, but a ticket is required. Tickets are available at THELMA and online at thelmaarts.org. Come, sit back and enjoy your television debut! John McGivern will be there to chat and you will get your free DVD of the show. It’s our “Thank You” to you for appearing on camera. We hope to see you at the preview!

January 7 Beginner Social Ballroom Dance Lessons

Bridal Faire 2016

Holiday Inn 625 W Rolling Meadows Drive 4:00 - 8:00 pm Designed for couples planning a wedding. Featuring over 50 wedding vendors including jewelers, florists, caterers, musicians, stenographers, printers, photographers and professional wedding planners. Live fashion show also.

January 9 Foot of the Lake Synchronized Skating Classic

Blue Line Family Ice Center 550 Fond du Lac Avenue Come watch nationally competing synchronized skating teams perform in this day long event. Come and enjoy this exciting and beautiful team sport!

Fond du Lac Winter Farmers Market

Boys & Girls Club of Fond du Lac 76 W. 2nd Street 9:00 am - Noon Located inside the Boys & Girls Club of Fond du Lac main entrance, some of the great items anticipated at the market are Vegetables/Herbs, Fruits, Popcorn, Nuts, Coffee, Honey, Syrups, Meats, Poultry, Fish/ Seafood, Eggs, Pickles, Preserves, Baked Goods, Candy, Snacks. Handmade arts, jewelry, crafts, soaps/lotions, plants, flowers, & gifts for people, pets & nature. Periodic entertainment, demonstrations, and activities. Come back often to see what’s in season.

Adult Roller Skate Night Spectrum Roller Skating Rink 605 Fond du Lac Avenue 7:00 pm | $5.00 21 and older only. Come skate to your favorite 70’s and 80’s. Get your

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pom poms ready and come have some fun.

January 9-10

at Marian University and a former Green Bay Packer linebacker.

Beginner Social Ballroom Dance Lessons

Card Making Techniques

Lakeview Place, 517 Luco Road 3:15 or 5:15 or 7:00 pm Wade House Historic Site $6.00 or a minimum W7965 Highway 23 Greenbush $15.00 product order Adults $7, Seniors (65+) & Students Make three cards/learn at least one (valid ID) $6, Children (5-17 years) new technique and use one new $3.50 and Family (2 adults & product each month. $6.00 gets children through age 17) $19 you the class and three cards to To celebrate our wonderful collection mail out or use as samples to make of horse-drawn sleighs, bob sleds and more OR you may place a $15.00 cutters, Wade House historic site will minimum order for products and be offering horse-drawn sleigh rides your class and cards are free! Three through the Kettle Moraine. Free sessions to choose from: 3:15 or with admission to museum. 5:15 or 7 pm. RSVP at least 24 hours in advance so materials can be January 10 prepared. All materials are supplied Snowshoe Hike except for double-sided adhesive Ledge View Nature Center - please bring with you. Call or W2348 Short Road Chilton email stampinjana@charter.net. NO 1:00 pm | $5 includes snowshoe rental Children under 10 please. Learn some snowshoe history, then January 14 hike with a naturalist to discover how the living world changes Beginner Social during the cold white season. If we Ballroom Dance have enough snow, the hike is on Lessons snowshoes (provided); if not, the Shut Up and Dance walk is discounted. Look for signs 17 Forest Avenue of animal activity, learn how some 8:00 pm | $10 plants and insects adapt, dare to Shut up & Dance! Open to the become an honorary member of public! Beginner Social Ballroom the Gall Club. Hike lasts 1-2 hours Dance lessons every Tuesday and depending on the weather. Thursday at 8:00pm. Singles as well January 12 as couples are welcome. Start anytime.

Sleigh Ride Weekend

Books Between Bites

Salem United Methodist Church 120 Sheboygan Street 12:10 - 12:50 PM IS THERE LIFE AFTER FOOTBALL?: Surviving the NFL by Richard Jones and George Koonce Jr This is a vivid portrait of what happens when players are thrust into the real world after devoting their entire lives to the game they love. Dr George E Koonce Jr, our presenter, is Vice President for Advancement

January 14-28 Nick Lamia Exhibit

and sculpture. He received a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science from U.C. Berkeley, an MFA in Painting from Boston University, and also attended the New York Studio School for painting. He is the recipient of a Guggenheim fellowship as well as residencies at Wave Hill, The MacDowell Colony, the Robert Blackburn Print Workshop and the Triangle Artists Association where he is now a member of the board of directors. 500 of his small scale drawings were included in the inaugural Bronx Museum Biennial in 2011. Recent solo exhibitions include Symmetry Breaking at Jason McCoy Gallery in New York and Greenhouse, for which he created a group of sitespecific wall works for the Richard Meier building at Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn.

Tom Berenz Exhibit

Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts 51 Sheboygan Street Monday - Friday: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm; Saturdays: 11:00 am - 3:00 pm (Closed for Private Events) Reception Date: Thursday, January 14, 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm Born in Fond du Lac, WI, Tom Berenz earned his BFA from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and his MFA at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Berenz is currently an Assistant Professor of Art at the University of WisconsinParkside and lives and works in Milwaukee, WI. “My paintings are about my relationship to the world around me; cerebral and physical, intellectual and visceral. I use the disaster motif as a metaphor to discuss personal, sociopolitical, environmental and ideological issues. Through the motif of disaster, I explore the existential self and examine personal narratives, with some being more literal and others more enigmatic. Notions of loss, place, memory, space and time are central as I reexamine personal experiences from my past and present. The imagery is in constant flux, but always returns to a pile. A pile is everything and it is nothing. It is a mound that once was and now isn’t; a mass of information, both physical and metaphysical, organized and chaotic.”

January 15 Family Night

CALENDARS // THE BIG EVENTS - FOND DU LAC Children’s Museum of Fond du Lac 75 W. Scott Street 4:00 - 7:00 pm | $6.00 The third Friday of every month, enjoy a night out with your family and friends with a variety of special activities focusing on a different theme each month.

January 16 Fondy Bears vs West Bend Bombers

Blue Line Family Ice Center 550 Fond du Lac Avenue 8:00 pm | Admission is charged Looking for some excitement? How about watching the second oldest amateur hockey team in the nation take to the ice? The Fond du Lac Bears are a full check hockey team participating in the Great Lakes Hockey league. They play competition from all over the country in a hard hitting, face past game. The Bears league is one of the last full check leagues in the country.

Candlelight Snowshoe/Hike

Horicon Marsh Education & Visitor Center

N7725 Highway 28 Horicon 5:00 - 9:00 pm Hiking and snowshoeing by candlelight, a roaring bonfire, roasted marshmallows and warm refreshments await everyone at the 6th annual Horicon Marsh Candlelight Hike/Snowshoe on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016 from 5-9 p.m. (new time!). The event is sponsored and hosted by the Friends of Horicon Marsh Education and Visitor Center and the Wisconsin DNR. In addition to the hike/ snowshoe the Education Center will be open for people to warm up, view the 20 minute “Horicon Marsh Story”, visit the gift shop or have the kids do a fun craft to bring home! The Flyway Gift Shop is also open for shopping and the Horicon Marsh “Explorium” will be open for people to learn about Horicon Marsh through interactive displays (fee). The Northern Cross Science Foundation astronomers will be on site to help you view the night sky through telescopes or to talk about the stars if it is cloudy. Members of the Horicon Marsh Bird Club will be on the trail conducting short owl talks

and calling for owls. You can also learn about Wisconsin’s mammals on the short “Family Loop” trail! Warm beverages and light snacks will be available for purchase inside the center as well as a bake sale. Roast your own marshmallows or grab a hot chocolate outside in the new picnic shelter too. Friends of Horicon Marsh Education and Visitor Center will line the trails with candle-powered luminaries to welcome and guide hikers and snowshoers. Volunteers will be on hand for assistance and information. There are two trails available. One trail is 1.5 miles and another “Family Loop” is only .36 miles. Hiking and snowshoeing are free to the public. Don’t have your own snowshoes? Snowshoes will be available to the public on a first come first serve basis at no charge. There is no guarantee however that they will be available when you arrive. Snowshoers may have to wait until a pair is turned in. (There must be at least six to eight inches of snow on the ground to loan out snowshoes.) Leashed pets are allowed on the trails but not in the building. Admission to the event

is free; however, please consider bringing a non-perishable food item or hats/gloves/mittens for our food drive and mitten campaign to be donated to local schools and local food pantries. A winter themed basket will also be raffled off to help support the Friends group.

Fond du Lac Winter Farmers Market

Boys & Girls Club of Fond du Lac 76 W. 2nd Street 9:00 am - Noon Located inside the Boys & Girls Club of Fond du Lac main entrance, some of the great items anticipated at the market are Vegetables/ Herbs, Fruits, Popcorn, Nuts, Coffee, Honey, Syrups, Meats, Poultry, Fish/Seafood, Eggs, Pickles, Preserves, Baked Goods, Candy, Snacks. Handmade arts, jewelry, crafts, soaps/lotions, plants, flowers, & gifts for people, pets & nature. Periodic entertainment, demonstrations, and activities. Come back often to see what’s in season.

January 16-17 Sleigh Ride Weekend

Wade House Historic Site W7965 Highway 23 Greenbush Adults $7, Seniors (65+) & Students (valid ID) $6, Children (5-17 years) $3.50 and Family (2 adults & children through age 17) $19. To celebrate our wonderful collection of horse-drawn sleighs, bob sleds and cutters, Wade House historic site will be offering horse-drawn sleigh rides through the Kettle Moraine. Free with admission to museum.

January 17 Snowshoe Hike

Ledge View Nature Center W2348 Short Road Chilton 1:00 pm | $5 includes snowshoe rental Learn some snowshoe history, then hike with a naturalist to discover how the living world changes during the cold white season. If we have enough snow, the hike is on snowshoes (provided); if not, the walk is discounted. Look for signs of animal activity, learn how some plants and insects adapt, dare to

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CALENDARS // THE BIG EVENTS - FOND DU LAC become an honorary member of the Gall Club. Hike lasts 1-2 hours depending on the weather.

Fond du Lac Women’s Chorus Winter Concert

Memorial Baptist Church 645 Forest Avenue 2:00 pm The Fond du Lac Women’s Chorus will hold its annual winter concert, “Water Music” on Sunday, January 17, 2016 at Memorial Baptist Church, 645 Forest Avenue. Escape the harsh Wisconsin winter as the chorus takes you on a journey in song to a warmer paradise across the sea. The Fond du Lac Women’s Chorus is under the direction of Kris Bartelt with Georgene Antos as accompanist. A free will offering will be taken.

orchestra! Madison-based Jazz Big Band housing some of Madison’s Finest Jazz Musicians! Tables must be reserved by calling 920.921.5410 or by stopping in the THELMA Box Office.

January 23 Snowshoe the Gottfried Prairie and Arboretum Gottfried Prairie and Arboretum 400 University Drive 1:00 - 3:00 pm Snowshoe through the prairie and arboretum while looking for

January 19 Beginner Social Ballroom Dance Lessons

January 21 Beginner Social Ballroom Dance Lessons

Janaury 22 Darren Sterud Orchestra

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animal tracks and other signs of wildlife. We will also examine the arboretum’s dormant trees and explore ways to identify them by looking at their buds, twigs and bark. Snowshoes will be provided by the gracious donation of Attitude Sports of Fond du Lac. Registration is required. No dogs please. Please call 920-313-0190

Fondy Bears vs Fox Cities Ice Dogs Blue Line Family Ice Center 550 Fond du Lac Avenue 8:00 pm

Admission is charged Looking for some excitement? How about watching the second oldest amateur hockey team in the nation take to the ice? The Fond du Lac Bears are a full check hockey team participating in the Great Lakes Hockey league. They play competition from all over the country in a hard hitting, face past game. The Bears league is one of the last full check leagues in the country.

Fond du Lac Winter Farmers Market

Boys & Girls Club of Fond du Lac 76 W. 2nd Street 9:00 am - Noon Located inside the Boys & Girls Club of Fond du Lac main entrance, some of the great items anticipated at the market are Vegetables/ Herbs, Fruits, Popcorn, Nuts, Coffee, Honey, Syrups, Meats, Poultry, Fish/Seafood, Eggs, Pickles, Preserves, Baked Goods, Candy, Snacks. Handmade arts, jewelry, crafts, soaps/lotions, plants, flowers, & gifts for people, pets & nature. Periodic entertainment, demonstrations, and activities.

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CALENDARS // THE BIG EVENTS - FOND DU LAC Come back often to see what’s in season.

Wade House Hearthside Dinner

Wade House Historic Site W7965 Highway 23 Greenbush 11:00 - 3:00 pm | $45/per person Enjoy a delicious hearth-cooked meal, prepared with your own hands in the historic Wade House stagecoach hotel! Guests prepare 19th-century dishes on a woodburning stove and over an openhearth fire just as Mrs. Wade did more than 150 years ago. Limited seating; reservations required. Private Hearthside Dinners may be arranged.

January 23-24 Sleigh Ride Weekend

House historic site will be offering horse-drawn sleigh rides through the Kettle Moraine. Free with admission to museum.

Central Wisconsin Gun Collectors Show

FDL County Fairgrounds Expo Center 520 Fond du Lac Avenue Buy, sell or trade old and modern guns and accessories at the largest gun show in Wisconsin, with more than 500-6 foot tables. Food and beverages available. Public invited. Going into hunting season there is always something to pick up for yourself of a family member. Don’t forget to include your wife and kids into the hunting scene. They are the future of the hunting sport.

January 24 Snowshoe Hike

have enough snow, the hike is on snowshoes (provided); if not, the walk is discounted. Look for signs of animal activity, learn how some plants and insects adapt, dare to become an honorary member of the Gall Club. Hike lasts 1-2 hours depending on the weather.

January 26 Beginner Social Ballroom Dance Lessons

January 28 Beginner Social Ballroom Dance Lessons Shut Up and Dance 17 Forest Avenue 8:00 pm | $10

Shut up & Dance! Open to the public! Beginner Social Ballroom Dance lessons every Tuesday and Thursday at 8:00pm. Singles as well as couples are welcome. Start anytime.

VIVO

Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts 51 Sheboygan Street Bar Opens 6:00 pm - Performance 7:00 pm $15; Students: $10; Pub for 2: $50; Bistro for 4: $80 (40% off for Friends of THELMA) 2015 WAMI Winner: Jazz Artist of the Year! A livey and contemporary jazz-pop, bossa-samba music ensemble. Warren Wiegrut , Pam Duronio and Tim Stemper combined their creative passions to form this group. Tables must be reserved by calling 920.921.5410 or stopping at the THELMA Box Office, 51 Sheboygan St., Downtown Fond du Lac.

Fond du Lac Morning Rotary Club’s 23rd annual signature wine tasting event offers over 100 different wines and 30+ carefully selected beers from around the world with unlimited tastings! Discover great wines from around the world and tasty Hors D ‘Oeuvres while meeting many people who love doing the same. More details to come!

Fond du Lac Winter Farmers Market

Holiday Inn 625 W Rolling Meadows Drive

Boys & Girls Club of Fond du Lac 76 W. 2nd Street 9:00 am - Noon Located inside the Boys & Girls Club of Fond du Lac main entrance, some of the great items anticipated at the market are Vegetables/ Herbs, Fruits, Popcorn, Nuts, Coffee, Honey, Syrups, Meats, Poultry, Fish/Seafood, Eggs, Pickles, Preserves, Baked Goods, Candy, Snacks. Handmade arts, jewelry, crafts, soaps/lotions, plants, flowers, & gifts for people, pets & nature. Periodic entertainment, demonstrations, and activities. Come back often to see what’s in season.

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January 30-31 Sleigh Ride Weekend

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House historic site will be offering horse-drawn sleigh rides through the Kettle Moraine. Free with admission to museum.

January 31 Snowshoe Hike

Ledge View Nature Center W2348 Short Road Chilton 1:00 pm $5 includes snowshoe rental Learn some snowshoe history, then

hike with a naturalist to discover how the living world changes during the cold white season. If we have enough snow, the hike is on snowshoes (provided); if not, the walk is discounted. Look for signs of animal activity, learn how some plants and insects adapt, dare to become an honorary member of the Gall Club. Hike lasts 1-2 hours depending on the weather.

Chocolate Fantasy

Knights of Columbus Hall 795 Fond du Lac Avenue 11:00 - 3:00 pm Get swept up by a choc-nado of deliciousness at the 20th Annual Chocolate Fantasy. Dozens of vendors will provide chocolate samples, and the world-famous Soroptimist gift basket silent auction will amaze. The annual fundraiser benefits local programs

that provide support for women and girls. Tickets go on sale in December. Find us on Facebook.

Chamber Concert

Church of Our Saviour 363 South Main St. 3:00 pm Selections by soloists and ensembles from the Symphonic Band, preceded by a recital on the church’s German-built tracker organ.

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ENTERTAINMENT // SERIOUSLY FUNNY

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January 1-10 Victorian Christmas at Hearthstone

Hearthstone Historic House Museum Thursday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 3:30, Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and Sunday from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Treat your senses during the 2015 Victorian Christmas observance at Hearthstone Historic House Museum, 625 W. Prospect Ave., Appleton. This years tours will explore the sights, tastes, sounds, textures and aromas of a traditional family Christmas during the 1880s. www.focol.org/hearthstone

January 5 Teen Anime Night – Kanji

Appleton Public Library 6:30 PM until 8:30 PM After you vote on which anime to watch, we will learn how to write kanji. It’s your chance to find out what some of those Japanese characters from a special guest expert. Registration is required. www.apl.org

January 6 Lawrence University Independent Film Series Presents: “Radicalized”

Warch Campus Center Cinema 7:00 PM until 9:00 PM Crafted from 3,000 hours of footage shot from 2011 to 2015, “Radicalized” documents a new season of political resistance in Los Angeles. Filmmaker Sam Slovick, a native of Oshkosh, always searching for a revolution, reveals the kaleidoscope of the rage and disillusionment that energized young activists in the Occupy Los Angeles protests. Ideology meets reality and

collides with the powers that be as articulated through the inner voices and external lives of a millennial anarchist collective.

January 7 Thursday Afternoon @ the Movies: Mission Impossible – Rogue Nation

Appleton Public Library 4:00 PM until 6:00 PM | Free Starring: Tom Cruise, Rebecca Ferguson, Jeremy Renner, and Simon Pegg Synopsis: Ethan and the team set out to destroy the Syndicate. Refreshments served.

January 8 Boardlandia Board Game Night

Boardlandia, Appleton 3:00 PM until 8:00 PM Game with us Every Friday Night at Boardlandia in the City Center from 3pm-8pm. We have demo games for you to play, but feel free to bring your own! Friendly group that plays with us every week.Bring any games you’d like or let us know your requests. boardlandia.com

Teen Friday Night Fun – Lego Competition Appleton Public Library 4:30 PM until 5:30 PM What can you build with Legos in 45 minutes? At this event in the Teen Area, you will have multiple containers of Legos to build as massively or intricately as you would like to build. www.apl.org

January 9 Downtown Appleton Farm Market City Center Plaza 9:00 AM until 12:30 PM

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Inside City Center...Every Saturday, November, 2014-May 2015, 9 am - 12:30 pm The Downtown Appleton Farm Market continues throughout the winter. Fresh produce, meats & poultry, breads & baked goods, dairy products, homemade soup & dip mixes, quality handcrafted items, jewelry, rugs, and much more Including gluten free items. www.appletondowntown.org

Artist-in-Residence Demonstration with Emily Reetz

Appleton Public Library 12:00 PM until 2:00 PM Stop by as Artist-in-Residence Emily Reetz works on a new piece for her Appleton: Illustrated series. Emily will also be taking community suggestions for further Fox Valley artwork! Funding provided by the Friends of the Appleton Public Library. www.apl.org

Appleton Public Library 1:00 PM until 2:30 PM A group of local women meet to critique and discuss their writing pieces. www.apl.org

Charming himself, is a tale that all ages can enjoy. www.foxcitiespac.com

Lawrence Academy of Music Chamber Ensembles Concert

Appleton Public Library 12:00 PM until 1:00 PM Book: Gift book given or received. Feel free to bring your lunch. Led by Howard Porter. www.apl.org

Lawrence University Music Drama Center 2:00 PM until 3:00 PM The Academy’s Chamber Ensembles performs. A reception will follow the performance. www.lawrence.edu/s/academy

Music @ the Library: Alan & Guitar

Appleton Public Library 2:00 PM until 3:00 PM Featuring Alan & Guitar performing hits by Johnny Cash, Buddy Holly and others. Funded by the Friends of Appleton Public Library www.apl.org

January 11

Gals Who Write

Downtown Book Club

Non-Fiction Book Discussion

Appleton Public Library 6:30 PM until 7:30 PM Discussion of Nothing Like it in the World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad, 18631869 by Stephen Ambrose. Led by Bob Schmall, Retired History Lecturer. Free. Newcomers always welcome. www.apl.org

Latino Film Screening and Discussion Appleton Public Library

Spark! Cycling Through 7:00 PM until 8:30 PM Viewing and discussion of Latino Time: Bicycle History

The History Museum at the Castle 1:00 PM until 2:30 PM SPARK! is a program for caregivers and loved ones living with memory loss. Each one hour program is led by a specially trained museum educator who will engage participants in interactive exhibit experiences. Join us after the program for coffee and conversation led by volunteers who Frank Caliendo give participants and caregivers the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center opportunity to support and socialize. 8:00 PM Registration: Contact The Trout Comedian, actor and impressionist Museum at 920-733-4089. Frank Caliendo is well known for his Registration is required at least impressions of famous actors Morgan one week prior to your selected Freeman, Al Pacino, Robin Williams program(s). Space is limited. and Robert DeNiro; politicians www.troutmuseum.org/Events/Spark George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama; broadcasters January 12 John Madden, Charles Barkley Moscow Festival and Jon Gruden; and talk show hosts Dr. Phil, Jay Leno, and David Ballet’s Sleeping Letterman. On stage, Caliendo’s high Beauty energy act is a blend of observations, Fox Cities Performing Arts Center impressions, characters and anecdotal 7:30 PM stories that start at a frenetic pace Watch as classic fairy tale Sleeping and never let up. Beauty comes to life on stage with www.foxcitiespac.com the astounding talent of Russia’s

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leading ballet dancers. The familiar story, complete with Princess Aurora, fairies good and evil and Prince

Americans-Episode 6 Peril and Promise (1980-2000). Discussion led by Dr. Gustavo Fares, Professor of History and Latin American Studies, Lawrence University. www.apl.org

January 14 Creative Writing @ the Library Appleton Public Library 10:00 AM until 12:00 PM Explore creative writing through a variety of exercises and free writing led by Sharrie Robinson. www.apl.org

Thursday Night @ the Movies: Ant Man

Appleton Public Library 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM Starring Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, and Evangeline Lilly. Armed with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, master thief Scott Lang must embrace his inner-hero and help his mentor, Dr. Hank Pym, protect the secret behind his spectacular Ant-Man suit from a new generation of towering threats. Against seemingly insurmountable obstacles, Pym and Lang must plan

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CALENDARS // THE BIG EVENTS - APPLETON / FOX CITIES and pull off a heist that will save the world. Refreshments served. www.apl.org

Destination: France

The Trout Museum of Art 4:15 pm - 6:00 pm French language, technique, music, costuming, and style are all still prevalent in the beautiful and refined art form of Ballet. The Makaroff Youth Ballet will bring this tradition to life by guiding the audience through a typical ballet class and connecting us to its French heritage. www.troutmuseum.org

January 14-15 Red Kite, Brown Box

Fox Cities Performing Arts Center Jan. 14 - 9:30 a.m. / 10:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. / 1:30 p.m. / 6:30 p.m. Jan. 15 - 9:30 a.m. / 10:30 a.m. 3:30 p.m. / 4:30 p.m. / 5:30 p.m. TICKET PRICE: $5 Red Kite, Brown Box is a joyful experience designed specifically for students on the autism spectrum. This interactive performance invites students on a sensory journey with Papa Nick and his children that includes a pillow fight, dance party, playing with flashlights and riding in a car. The adventure ends with a relaxing, calming lullaby that will fill each student with wonder. www.foxcitiespac.com

January 15 Exhibition: An Unnamed Need: Pattern and Beauty in Contemporary Art Wriston Art Galleries An exhibition of contemporary art curated by Lawrence University Professors Benjamin Tilghman and Rob Neilson www.lawrence.edu/s/wriston

Boardlandia Board Game Night

Boardlandia, Appleton 3:00 PM until 8:00 PM Game with us Every Friday Night at Boardlandia in the City Center from 3pm-8pm. We have demo games for you to play, but feel free to bring your own! Friendly group that plays with us every week. Bring any games you’d like or let us know your requests. boardlandia.com

January 16 Studio Art Class: Applied Art Appreciation

The Trout Museum of Art 8:00 am until 12:00 pm Members: $85.00 Non-members: $95.00 The class will include visits to the museum exhibit and studies of paintings according to guidelines given, assignment to create artworks which he/she will present to the class, describe the “story” and tell why it could appeal to a gallery visitor or buyer. In addition the class will listen to and discuss some halfhour lectures on the appreciation of paintings from periods of the art revolution. The program will include an end-of-class display of two or three works of art produced during the 5-week program. www.store.troutmuseum.org

Downtown Appleton Farm Market

City Center Plaza 9:00 AM until 12:30 PM Inside City Center...Every Saturday, November, 2014-May 2015, 9am-12:30pm The Downtown Appleton Farm Market continues throughout the winter. Fresh produce, meats & poultry, breads & baked goods, dairy products, homemade soup & dip mixes, quality handcrafted items, jewelry, rugs, and much more Including gluten free items. PLUS, enjoy the local restaurants, retail stores, the Building for Kids Children’s Museum and all that Downtown Appleton has to offer! www.appletondowntown.org

Board Gaming

Boardlandia 10:00 AM until 3:00 PM | FREE Come join us for gaming at Boardlandia inside the City Center. We are located downtown Appleton. Bring any games you’d like or let us know your requests. boardlandia.com

Stayin’ Alive

Fox Cities Performing Arts Center 7:30 pm STAYIN’ ALIVE is the largest and most definitive production of its kind, offering big screen video clips, photos and dazzling imagery. They oﬀer to their audiences the songs

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and sights of a full Bee Gees play list. In addition, they perform softer poetic ballads such as “I Started a Joke“, “Massachusetts“, “Fanny be Tender“, “Words“, and “To Love Somebody“ among other great hits. www.foxcitiespac.com

January 18 Riverview Gardens Decoda Concert Series

Riverview Gardens Community Center 5:30 PM until 6:30 PM University staff and students. Light refreshments are provided by Stone Cellar at Riverview Gardens. The series is made possible by an Arts & Culture grant from the unrestricted funds of the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region. RSVP suggested at rsvp@ riverviewgardens.org.

25th Annual MLK Community Celebration: “Breaking the Chains of Injustice”

Lawrence Memorial Chapel 6:30 PM until 8:45 PM Activist and scholar Dr. Angela Davis who will deliver the keynote address at the 25th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. community celebration. Author of nine books, Davis has been deeply involved in movements for social justice around the world since the 1970s. As a teacher, writer and lecturer, Davis always has worked tirelessly to build communities of economic, racial and gender justice.

January 21 Art @ Noon - January

Wriston Art Galleries 12:00 PM until 12:30 PM Join us for a 20-25 minute tour of the exhibitions in the Wriston Art Galleries. Each tour will be unique! Meet in the Wriston Art Center Lobby. www.lawrence.edu/s/wriston

Thursday Afternoon @ the Movies: The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Appleton Public Library 4:00 PM until 6:00 PM Starring: Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, and Alicia Vikander.

CIA agent Napoleon Solo and KGB agent Illya Kuryakin team up on a joint mission to stop a mysterious international criminal organization, which is bent on destabilizing the fragile balance of power through the proliferation of nuclear weapons and technology. The duo’s only lead is the daughter of a vanished German scientist, who is the key to infiltrating the criminal organization, and they must race against time to find him and prevent a worldwide catastrophe. Refreshments served. www.apl.org

Jazz at the Trout Season VI: The Evolution of Jazz Concert 3

Trout Museum of Art 7:30 pm until 10:00 pm Members: $12.00 Non Members: $20.00 Student: $5.00 Swing: Bob Levy Little Big Band All performances take place at the Trout Museum of Art, 111 W. College Avenue, Appleton. Doors open at 6:30 pm, performance begins at 7:30 pm. To purchase tickets call 920-733-4089. www.troutmuseum.org

January 22 Boardlandia Board Game Night

Boardlandia, Appleton 3:00 PM until 8:00 PM Game with us Every Friday Night at Boardlandia in the City Center from 3pm-8pm. We have demo games for you to play, but feel free to bring your own! Friendly group that plays with us every week. Bring any games you’d like or let us know your requests. boardlandia.com

Moonlight Ski & Snowshoe Hike

Gordon Bubolz Nature Preserve 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm Enjoy a 1.5 mile ski or 1 mile snowshoe under the moonlight. Trails will be lit along the way. Relax after with a campfire and s’mores. www.bubolzpreserve.org

January 23 Downtown Appleton Farm Market City Center Plaza

9:00 am until 12:30 pm Inside City Center...Every Saturday, November, 2014-May 2015, 9am-12:30pm The Downtown Appleton Farm Market continues throughout the winter. Fresh produce, meats & poultry, breads & baked goods, dairy products, homemade soup & dip mixes, quality handcrafted items, jewelry, rugs, and much more Including gluten free items. PLUS, enjoy the local restaurants, retail stores, the Building for Kids Children’s Museum and all that Downtown Appleton has to offer! www.appletondowntown.org

Board Gaming

Boardlandia 10:00 am until 3:00 pm | FREE Come join us for gaming at Boardlandia inside the City Center. We are located downtown Appleton. Bring any games you’d like or let us know your requests. boardlandia.com

Family Studio: 3D Snow Families

The Trout Museum of Art 10:30 AM until 1:00 PM Cost: $5/person Drop in to the 5th floor studios between 10:30am - 1:00pm and create art as a family with this fun opportunity to engage in hands-on creative projects in the Fox Cities Building for the Arts studios! Each month includes a featured projects along with materials available for independent creative exploration. www.troutmuseum.org

Symphony Concert

Fox Cities Performing Arts Center 7:30 PM until 9:30 PM Weber – Der Freischütz, J. 277: Overture Tchaikovsky – Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35 with Masha Lakisova Dvorak – Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88 Join us for a pre-concert talk with our guest artist at 6:40pm and a free reception in the lobby after the concert!

January 24 Music @ the Library: The Grasscutters

Appleton Public Library 2:00 PM until 3:00 PM Featuring the Grasscutters, a three-

CALENDARS // THE BIG EVENTS - APPLETON / FOX CITIES piece group who perform traditional bluegrass, Country/Western, and Gospel. Funded by the Friends of Appleton Public Library. www.apl.org

January 26 Artist-in-Residence: Seeing Layers with Emily Reetz

Appleton Public Library 5:30 PM until 6:30 PM Explore Artist-in-Residence Emily Reetz’s process of breaking down images into simple shapes and layers. Create your own work of art to take home! Funding provided by the Friends of the Appleton Public Library. http://www.apl.org/

Masterworks Through the Centuries MemberOnly Reception The Trout Museum of Art 6:30 PM until 8:30 PM Member-Only Reception View the Masterworks through the Centuries exhibit accompanied by the expertise of the Thrivent Financial Collection of Religious

Art Curator Joanna Reiling Lindell. RSVP required, contact The Trout at 920-733-4089 or info@ troutmuseum.org

January 28 An evening of poetry with Katy Didden

Wriston Art Galleries 4:30 PM until 6:00 PM Poet Katy Didden reads her work in the Wriston Art Galleries. A reception will follow in the Wriston Art Center Lobby. Free and open to the public. More about the poet: www.katydidden.com

Thursday Night @ the Movies: the Walk

Appleton Public Library 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Charlotte Le Bon, Ben Kingsley, and James Badge Dale. In 1974, Philippe Petit assembled a team to help him achieve his dream of walking between the World Trade Center towers. Refreshments served. www.apl.org

Janaury 29 Boardlandia Board Game Night

Boardlandia, Appleton 3:00 pm until 8:00 pm Game with us Every Friday Night at Boardlandia in the City Center from 3pm-8pm. We have demo games for you to play, but feel free to bring your own! Friendly group that plays with us every week. Bring any games you’d like or let us know your requests. boardlandia.com

Raisin’ Cane: A Harlem Renaissance Odyssey

Fox Cities Performing Arts Center 7:30 PM Just in time to celebrate the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. and Black History Month, you’re invited to step back in time to 1920s Harlem to celebrate the Harlem Renaissance. Award-winning actress Jasmine Guy (A Different World) and the renowned Avery Sharpe Trio take you on a multimedia journey through some of the most moving

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and spirited works of the early 20th century. Hear the words of Langston Hughes, the music of Duke Ellington and see the art of one of the biggest movements of cultural and artistic expression in history. www.foxcitiespac.com

Uncorked & Uncapped Wine & Beer Tasting Event

Best Western Bridgewood Resort Hotel 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm Enjoy an evening with friends sampling wine and beer. Hors d’ oeuvres will be served. Expect a fun and educational experience for both the novice and connoisseur. Tickets can be purchased from a Neenah Rotary member, Red & White, McKnight & Carlson, Club Liquor, Bridgewood & Cellars. www.neenahrotary.org

January 30 TOWARD HARMONY WITH NATURE

Oshkosh Convention Center 2 N Main, Oshkosh In celebration of the 20th Toward

Harmony with Nature Conference, Wild Ones Fox Valley Area is pleased to present Dr. Darrell Morrison, one of the country’s most distinguished native landscape designers and educators. Dr. Morrison landscape designs include two of our country’s most admired landscape gardens; the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, TX and the Native Plants Garden at the UW Arboretum. His keynote address “Rivers and Drifts: Natural Process in Designed Places” will provide a wealth of information and inspiration for home gardeners. The all-day natural landscaping conference also includes nine other speakers on the whole spectrum of native plants and natural landscaping topics will be present, as well as vendors and exhibitors and a silent auction. For more information, visit www. towardharmonywithnature.org.

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Francisco X. Mora

Appleton Public Library 1:00 PM until 2:00 PM Francisco Mora will talk about the process of becoming an illustrator, how to work with publishers, and how to get your illustrations into books. Francisco Mora will have his work on exhibit in our lower level exhibit space from January 4-February 29. Funded by the Friends of Appleton Public Library. www.apl.org

January 31 Lawrence Academy of Music Honors Recital

Lawrence Memorial Chapel 2:00 PM until 3:00 PM The Academy of Music presents an Honors Recital annually. Participants are nominated by their teachers; finalists are chosen by audition, playing before two judges. A reception in their honor immediately follows the recital. The recital is free and open to the public.

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assistance, program expenses, and teacher development. In 2003, the first fund-raising event, entitled “tutti” (the Italian musical term that means “everyone together”) was born. The tutti fund now provides program support to more than 1,500 students, resources and training to more than 50 teachers, and tuition support for 1 in 10 Academy students. Raffle tickets are $5 a piece and can be purchased through the Academy office. The raffle drawing will take place following the Girl Choir concert on March 19th at 8:30 pm www.lawrence.edu/s/academy

Destination: Peru with Coro Arpegio Musical from Cusco, Peru The Trout Museum of Art 4:15 pm - 6:00 pm Join the Appleton Boychoir and students from the Instituto de Educacion Superior de Formacion Artistica Musica (IESFAM) from the city of Cusco, Peru to explore the music and culture of Peru. www.troutmuseum.org

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Come out mid-day with your cross country skis and explore our trails Art Night with a naturalist and then come back The Green Room Lounge inside and warm up with a nice bowl 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm of soup! If snow conditions are not Free good for skiing, we will walk at a Art Night is an informal sort of thing brisk pace instead. where the Green Room Lounge will www.baybeachwildlife.com be open for folks to stop by and grab January 7 a beer or wine, if they’d like. Owner Mike Eserkaln and troupe member Chris Young CJ Guzan will be here working on Resch Center artistic stuff (painting, music, etc.), General Admission pit $45 or Reserved and you’re welcome to hang out with Seating $45; $35 or $25 them. Chris Young, “one of the strongest, thegreenroomonline.com most distinctive voices among country’s current crop” (Billboard), is January 4 unveiling his upcoming “I’m Comin’ BCCWC Book Club Over” fall tour, leading up to his fifth Kress Family Library studio album due later this year. 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Free www.reschcenter.com The Brown County Community January 9 Women’s Club Book Club meets on the first Monday of each month to Andi & Alex discuss a variety of titles. Meyer Theatre www.browncountylibrary.org/kress 8:00 pm | $18.00 Reserved Seating Andi & Alex are twin sisters whose January 5-30 parents met in a country band. Veneers of Even though their parents divorced when they were young, their mom Investigation continued to tour all over Wisconsin the ARTgarage and would bring the girls on stage Veneers of Investigation, new to sing harmonies with her. They work by Amanda Bulger, explores moved to Australia for college the capabilities of smartphone where they formed a band and even drawing apps, digital photography, released an album. However, the and computer based applications band broke up when they moved alongside traditional modes back to Green Bay. With both of drawing. Hybrid modes of working day jobs and Alex recently production allow us to combine the traditional ways of working with the married, they’ve started to drift in different directions, but they’re new, expanding the options in our hoping The Voice can revive their toolbox; hybrid process combines dream of a music career together. marks made with pencil and stylus www.meyertheatre.org on paper and tablet. www.theartgarage.org

January 6 Soup & Ski

Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary 12:30 pm | $5.00 per person

The Einstein Project Science Expo & Science Fair

Shopko Hall | 9:00 am - 4:00 pm The Science Expo will be jam-packed with STEM Education fun for the

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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. whole family. Kids will show off their science skills in the Ameriprise Science Fair, exhibitors will showcase the hands-on science, technology, engineering and math behind their organizations, and the OMNOVA Main Stage will feature amazing shows like Professor Gizmo and Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary. So come check it out, sign up your student to present their experiment, and see how much fun science can be! www.einsteinproject.org/events/ science-expo

January 10 Pass the Paint, Pass the Wine

The Green Room Lounge 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm | $20 For the small price of $20, you’ll be supplied with a canvas, paint, brushes and a bottomless glass of wine (or soda). We will be painting for 15 minutes at a time, then SWITCHING canvases! It’s improvised collaborative painting. No experience necessary! www.thegreenroomonline.com

January 15 “Champagne Jam” with Atlanta Rhythm Section & Pure Prairie League

Meyer Theatre 7:30 pm | $50 General Admission, $100 Front Five Rows and Grand Tier The soundtrack of your life that sounds as good today as it did when it was first performed. It’s going to be a good time you don’t want to miss and your attendance supports independent, nonprofit, community, radio…that’s more than music! www.meyertheatre.org

January 16 Doctors in Recital Weidner Center

7:00 pm | Tickets starting at $20.00 It’s never an emergency but we guarantee that your heart will be racing with the engaging performances that come in attending the 10th annual Doctors in Recital. Showcasing local physicians who come together to “make a difference by making music!” You will hear them share their takes on the classics, rock and jazz! Come! See and hear what makes this show so unique! www.weidnercenter.com

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January 17 Art Night

The Green Room Lounge 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm | Free Art Night is an informal sort of thing where the Green Room Lounge will be open for folks to stop by and grab a beer or wine, if they’d like. Owner Mike Eserkaln and troupe member CJ Guzan will be here working on artistic stuff (painting, music, etc.), and you’re welcome to hang out with them. www.thegreenroomonline.com

January 19

KI | 8 am - 12 pm Music by Shawn Connelly, cooking demo by Titletown Brewery. The 6th Annual New Leaf Winter Farmers Market Presented by Bellin Health will take place at the KI Convention Center in Downtown Green Bay (333 Main Street). Downtown Green Bay is excited to present another 7-date market series featuring local food and crafts. New Leaf Market, Downtown Green Bay, Inc. and Bellin Health are again partnering to present the series. www.downtowngreenbay.com

Smarty Pants Trivia

Green Bay Art Colony Annual Exhibition

Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary 12:30 pm | $5.00 per person Come out mid-day with your cross country skis and explore our trails with a naturalist and then come back inside and warm up with a nice bowl of soup! If snow conditions are not good for skiing, we will walk at a brisk pace instead. www.baybeachwildlife.com

Neville Public Museum In 1915, nine women created the Green Bay Art Club to assure that art and culture would be part of the local community. That same year, they organized a one-week exhibit of historically significant objects in the basement of the original library at the northeast corner of Jefferson and Doty streets. Every year since 1927 an exhibit of the Colony members’ current artwork has been exhibited at the Neville Public Museum. (Jan. 16, 2016 — Feb. 28, 2016) www.nevillepublicmuseum.org

Public Snowshoe Hike Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary 11 am - 1 pm Snowshoes provided. Pre-registration is required. www.baybeachwildlife.com

Winter Warm Up MusicNancy Watts The Neville Public Museum Noon - 3:00 pm Harpist Nancy Blanchard Watts will play classical and popular songs for your enjoyment. www.nevillepublicmuseum.org

The Green Room Lounge 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Free Head to the Green Room Lounge to test your trivia skills! Individuals and teams up to 5 people are welcome at this free event. Prizes will be awarded to the team, or individual, that can beat the pants off their rivals each round and overall. Snacks & beverages available for purchase. www.thegreenroomonline.com

January 20 Soup & Ski

January 22 Vocalosity

Weidner Center 7:30 pm | Tickets starting at $24.00 VOCALOSITY is the all-new live concert event from the creative mind of artistic producer Deke Sharon (Pitch Perfect, The Sing-Off) that takes a cappella to a whole new level! This fast-paced production features an all-star ensemble of diverse young vocalists singing some of today’s chart-topping hits in brand-new arrangements that set a new standard for 12-part harmony. No genre of music is off limits in the world of a cappella and VOCALOSITY covers them all – from tenth century Gregorian chant and classical choral to barber shop quartet and bouncing doo-wop all the way to an exploration of the current sound of

CALENDARS // THE BIG EVENTS - DE PERE / GREEN BAY a cappella with music from The Beatles, Bruno Mars and more. www.weidnercenter.com

The Buckinghams

Meyer Theatre 8:00 pm | $35 Orchestra and Grand Tier, $30 Mezzanine For the past two and a half decades, The Buckinghams have successfully toured the nation with their signature pop music. Their show is filled with harmony, spontaneity, humor and their Billboard Top 40 hits and pop and rock favorites from the 60s and early 70s. www.meyertheatre.org

January 22-23 The Wedding Show

Shopko Hall January 22 - 5 pm - 9 pm January 23 - 9 am - 3 pm Advance Tickets: Adults (13yrs +) – $8.00 Day of Tickets: Adults (13yrs +) – $10.00 Children 12yrs & under – Free Northeast Wisconsin’s largest & most prestigious wedding show, with everything in one location to create your ideal wedding! 2016 SHOW FEATURES: Fashion Show - Showcasing beautiful dresses and modern bridal party needs! Takes place at 11am and 1pm! Wedding Trends – Highlighting the best in wedding trend creativity! More Coming Soon! www.weddingshowgreenbay.com/ winter

January 23 New Leaf Winter Farmers Market

KI | 8 am - 12 pm Music by Pat Lucas and Amy Peters, cooking demo by Adams St. Pub. The 6th Annual New Leaf Winter Farmers Market Presented by Bellin Health will take place at the KI Convention Center in Downtown Green Bay (333 Main Street). Downtown Green Bay is excited to present another 7-date market series featuring local food and crafts. New Leaf Market, Downtown Green Bay, Inc. and Bellin Health are again partnering to present the series. www.downtowngreenbay.com

January 24

Forbert

Meyer Theatre 8:00 pm | $35 - Orchestra and Grand Tier, $30 - Mezzanine Thirty-five years after Steve Forbert’s first release, Alive on Arrival, the muse of a true romantic continues to burn. Over With You, his 14th studio album, points out the lyrical brilliance of Forbert, an expert in capturing the essence of human interaction since bursting onto the global music scene in 1978. www.meyertheatre.org

January 26

Soup with Substance

Pass the Paint, Pass the Wine

Candlelight Cross Country Ski Night

Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary Grab your skis and hit the Sanctuary’s trails. Pre-registration is required. www.baybeachwildlife.com

January 27 Women’s Club of De Pere Book Club

Kress Family Library 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Free The De Pere Women’s Club Book Club meets monthly on the last Wednesday of the month to discuss the title of the month. www.browncountylibrary.org/ kress/

January 28-31 RV & Camping Expo

Shopko Hall Adults $9 (in advance $8) Seniors $8 Age 62 and Older (in advance $7) Youth 17 and under FREE Weekend Pass $15 (in advance $14) The WBAY-TV RV & Camping Expo has entertained thousands of outdoor enthusiasts for over 50 years. This year’s expo features exclusive show deals on campers and RVs from the region’s finest dealers. While you plan your getaway, visit our exhibitors from our state’s finest campgrounds, resorts, and tourism groups all on-hand to get you set for the camping season. www.rvandcampingexpogb.com

January 29 Leo Kottke with very special guest Steve

Green Bay Botanical Garden 5:30 pm - 8 pm Hike, snowshoe or blaze your own skiing trail at Green Bay Botanical Garden. Then come indoors to enjoy homemade soup, bread and dessert and a gardenrelated presentation. www.gbbg.org

January 30 Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny

Weidner Center 11:00 am Tickets starting at $16.50 Adapted from Margaret Wise Brown’s sixty-year-old classic, GOODNIGHT MOON is a celebration of familiar nighttime rituals, while THE RUNAWAY BUNNY’s pretend tale of leaving home evokes reassuring responses from his loving mum. Both feature the endearing animal puppets, stunning scenic effects and evocative music that have earned international recognition for Mermaid Theatre. The hourlong staged adaptation brings a fresh appreciation of the stories and images that have delighted several generations. www.weidnercenter.com

Winter Warm Up Music-Dale Anderson The Neville Public Museum Noon - 3:00 pm Award-winning guitarist Dale Anderson will perform a solo selection of blues and folk. Dale has been playing and teaching since the 1970s. www.nevillepublicmuseum.org

January 31

Wynonna & The Big Noise

Meyer Theatre | 7:00 pm Everyone has a story to tell. For Wynonna Judd, her stories have always been told through music with one of the most influential and important voices of our generation. You’ll hear tales from an iconic artist who has met extraordinary people and been blessed with amazing opportunities throughout her unparalleled 32 year career. Come experience incomparable artistry as she and her band take you on a musical journey starting at the beginning with her mom as The Judds to her illustrious solo career to unprecedented new music from Wynonna & The Big Noise. www.ticketstaronline.com

Art Night

February 1

THE EVOLUTION OF JAZZ All Performances at 7:30pm

Doors open at 6:30pm, featuring musicians from Lawrence University.

Jan. 21, 2016

Bob Levy Little Big Band Swing