WCAB's Waupaca Local Live September  Show

Featuring

Bomber and Red

7:00 pm

Live from the 96.3 FM studio and Live on Facebook!

Bomber & Red is a collaboration between Wisconsin songwriters, Laura Bomber & "Red" Ben Lila.

Red Ben has been the front man for several bands throughout his career in music, most notably, “Red Ben and the Missing Miles.” His songwriting and guitar playing draws strongly from bluegrass and folk music and carry’s elements of ragtime, blues, and rock.

Laura Bomber’s songwriting and piano playing stems from indie, folk, and pop music. Though newer to the scene, her vision and style is strongly defined, yet raw and intriguing.

Together, they deliver powerhouse vocal harmonies, skillful musicianship, and provocative lyricism in a performance that draws you in and makes your hair stand on end.

You can join us in the studio (send us a FB message) or experience the show on FB Live on our FB page!

Go HERE for more information!

To listen to shows from the past 5 years, go to the 

Waupaca Local Live Archives

Waupaca Local Live is collaborative venture between the WCAB, Waupaca's 96.3 FM radio and WAUP 99.1 fm radio.

We seek to bring local and regional musical excellence to the airwaves!

Waupaca Local Live

It's time to go back to school!

September is a busy month, a little bittersweet, as we leave summer behind and reestablish the school routine.  

Add the arts to your weekly schedule!  The Hub has classes for tiny kids all the way to adults!

We have a great partnership with the School District of Waupaca:  your kids can take the bus right to the Hub after school! And we have tuition assistance, up to 50% for art and music classes!

The Waupaca Uncorked Wine Walk 2022

Saturday, September 24

11 AM-3 PM

Throughout the Waupaca downtown area!

Wine Locations:

Danes Hall

Firefly Floral & Gifts

Fletchers Jewelry

Green Fountain Inn

Huck & Finn

JR’s Lock N Key

LOOT Vintage & Supply LLC

Northern Home

Northern Kitchen

Paint Store

RE/MAX – Lyons Real Estate

Sew N Sew

Stange’s of Waupaca

United Country – Udoni & Salan Group

Go Here to register!

Waupaca King and In Between

We are excited resume meeting, and to begin planning for the 2022 Yuletide Trail!

WE realize that it is only September, but events like this take a lot of planning!  And WAACN, as a network of organizations, does a great job of collaborating to pull this event off! 

WAACN has been adopted by Waupaca City Council as an ad hoc committee, with an assigned City Council Member to work with us as we continue to assure that the arts and culture are represented and present when decisions and plans are made! Thanks to Mayor Brian Smith, Administrator Aaron Jensen and the Waupaca City Council!

Our next meeting is Thursday, September 22, kicking off a new era in Arts and Culture collaboration in Waupaca!

All are welcome to join this active vibrant group!  Send any questions via FB Messenger through our FB page:

Waupaca Arts and Culture Network

Food!

Waupaca Lions will be serving a wide variety of delicious food throughout the day.

Hammer Schlagen!

Raising funds for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation 

GO Here for More Info!

Benny Benack III plays 3 locations around our area this September!

Buckle up! Benny’s back…by popular (to put it mildly) demand. With Wisconsin’s very own — the dashing Mike Kubicki on piano, the cerebral Prof. Dave Story on bass, and the frisky Mike Underwood on drums.

By age 28, trumpeter and singer Benny Benack III has proven to be a rare talent: not only a fiery trumpet player with a stirring command of the postbop trumpet vernacular in the vein of Kenny Dorham and Blue Mitchell, but also a singer with a sly, mature, naturally expressive delivery in the post-Sinatra mold, performing standards and his own astute songs with a thrilling sense of showmanship.  His superb intonation and bracing virtuosity enable him to handle astounding feats of originally composed vocalese (complex solos with written lyrics). And he’s a highly capable pianist as well.

“A trumpeter par excellence, dashing vocalist, and sophisticated writer and arranger, Benny Benack III is truly the genuine article.”

— All About Jazz

GO HERE for more info on the Benny Benack concerts by Jazz Coterie

Waupaca Uncorked Wine Walk

Saturday, September 24, 2022

Mark your calendars for this fun event! 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Ticket Info: $30 includes 14 Wine Tastings & Wine Glass.

Go Here for tickets!

The Chamber Community Calendar is a great spot to see all of the events and bands coming to Waupaca this fall!

Go HERE for the Chamber Website and Community Calendar!

We know it's early but we want to give you a heads up about the

Chain O Lakes Blues Festival 2022

Mark your Calendars for October 7-8!

Waupaca Area Chamber of Commerce and Waupaca Visitors and Convention Bureau

The Annual Hidden Studios Art Tour

Hidden Studios Art Tour

Friday-Sunday

September 30,

October 1-2

The Hidden Studios Tour is committed to organizing and promoting a public art event of high quality and artistic diversity. Our goal is to provide personal one-on-one opportunities for visitors buy fine art, to ask questions, and to see where and how work is created. 

Explore winding roads, quaint communities, and fine art hidden studios during the peak fall foliage weekend in Central WI!

Check out the 7 working art studios and 20 artists that will be part of the art tour this September 30 and October 1-2, 2022! 

Go HERE for the map and listing of the 7 studios.

Go Here for their digital brochure!

Hidden Studios Art Tour

Rotary's Rocktoberfest 2022

Rocktoberfest

Friday, September 23

5-11 PM 

Waupaca Town Square

This year Waupaca Rotary’s Oktoberfest becomes “ROCKtoberfest,” with regional rock sensation The Spicy Tie Band taking the stage!

The fun begins at 5PM with the CJB Rock and Variety Band playing Oktoberfest favorites along with a great mix of country and rock. Regional favorite Spicy Tie Band will take the stage from 8:00-11:00. Celebrate the end of summer with food, drink, music, dancing, a 50/50 raffle, and maybe a game of Hammerschlagen.

Tickets are $13 in advance and $15 at the door. You can purchase tickets in advance from:

1) A member of the Rotary Club of Waupaca

2) The Waupaca Area Chamber, or Office Outfitters in Waupaca

Event proceeds will go to support the mission of the Rotary Club of Waupaca, which is “to serve others, promote integrity and advance understanding, goodwill, and peace in the Waupaca area and around the world.”

Rotary Club of Waupaca

The Riverfront Jazz Festival

Saturday and Sunday, September 3-4

Pfiffner Pioneer Park

Stevens Point

This is a free event on Labor Day Weekend!

Amoco and the Filling Station September Thursday Generosity Days

Crystal River Pub and Grill Warm-Hearted Wednesdays

The Amoco Station and The Filling Station (Thursdays) and the Crystal River Pub and Grill (Wednesdays) continue their generosity and support of local organizations, by donating 20 cents per gallon/20% of their proceeds on

Wednesdays September  7 and 23, and Thursdays September 8 and 22, to the Waupaca Suicide Prevention Coalition and The Waupaca Senior Center!

Waupaca Suicide Prevention Coalition

consists of Waupaca County community members to educate our community about mental health, with a goal of preventing suicides.

Waupaca Senior Center provides older adults opportunities for continued independence to maintain an active, productive, and dignified life.

Thanks to these benevolent businesses for their continued community support! The funds they raise are significant, and they could not do it without all of you! Thanks Waupaca!!!

Here is a really super cool thing:  Grants Available to residents!

Waupaca Better Together Mini-Grants

This grant is open to residents of the City of Waupaca and the Townships of Waupaca, Lind, Dayton, and Farmington. You and at least one neighbor (2 minimum, the more the better!) are invited to request a small grant of $50-$200 for activities meant to bring people together on your block or in your neighborhood, happening from now through August 31, 2023. Children are welcome to apply, with the consent of a parent or guardian.

Until funds are depleted, applications will be accepted on a rolling basis and reviewed by a panel of residents with support from Waupaca’s You Belong Committee and the Neighborhood Partners program of NeighborWorks Green Bay. Contact Julie Filapek (call or text 920-217-8744, or e-mail to ensure that there are funds remaining, and to receive a link to the application form.

Winchester has 2 great programs in September!

Passive Acoustic Monitoring of Gray Wolves

Monday, September 12, 6:30 PM

Waupaca Public Library

Angela Dassow, PhD, is Associate Professor and Chair of the biology department at Carthage College  explains how acoustic monitoring and tracking of packs works and also how acoustic monitoring can provide insight into pack dynamics. 

Go Here for more info.

Bach’s Puzzles: Hidden Patterns in the Goldberg Variations

Monday, September 26, 6:30 PM

Trinity Lutheran Church

Stacey Berk and Nell Buchman explore the organization of Bach’s Goldberg Variations and find beauty hidden in this extraordinary work. Berk is Professor of Oboe and Music Theory/Composition at UW-SP and will narrate this story. Buchman has an active teaching, performing, and adjudicating career at Lawrence University, Community Music School, and throughout Wisconsin and will perform excerpts of the work.

This program is part of the Waupaca Bach Festival.

Winchester Academy

Music in the City with Central Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra

Downtown Waupaca

Friday, September 2

4-6 PM

Enjoy wonderful music in downtown Waupaca! Bring your own lawn chair and enjoy the performance before your Saturday evening dinner!

Percussion ensemble- steel drums and percussion. Performers are Marisol Kuborn, Chris Kuborn and John Kelley.

This program features repertoire showcasing Steel drums or Pans, instruments which originated in the 1940s in Trinidad along with the “Engine Room” which is the rhythmic section featuring a drum-set. These extraordinary creations were developed from industrial waste and now Pan/Steel drums are the national instrument of Trinidad.

The CWSO percussion section will take the audience on a journey through a wide variety of styles, ranging from traditional Socas and Calypso, to Jazz and Modern Rock.

Go Here for more info!

Central Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra

Jazz Jam

Saturday September 10 5-8pm

Little Wolf Gallery, Iola

Eric Bestul from Lessons from the Art, along with his musical friends Scott and Rex and Tom will provide a solid backing band for any musicians that may want step on stage.

Come to watch or play! Anyone who steps up on stage can get a free drink from the French wine bar (including sparkling waters, coffee, etc).

GO HERE for info!