The Arts and Culture News for JULY 2024 | |
It's JULY! Happy Birthday USA!!! love, WCAB! | |
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July somehow just snuck up on us again this year! And, how great to live in a town where summer is nearly sacred!
Amidst everything that is going on, WCAB is in HIGH GEAR putting on fabulous Summer Nights Concerts, planning for a fabulous ARTicipation Week and the 18th Annual Arts on the Square. Our image for the festival this year was designed by our friend and Arts Hub Resident Artist Tim Pucillo, who took his inspiration from the many years of the festival and the upcoming SHINE Sculpture Project. We can't wait to see this image all over Waupaca! You can get your own Art Quality print of the poster soon at Northern Home, downtown Waupaca!
And, July is of course the month that we celebrate our national holiday, the 4th of July. Waupaca is the quintessential town for home town celebration, See below for more info. And if you feel like singing, GO HERE! Spoiler alerts: keep your tissues handy, and be ready to feel patriotic...music heals! And music has the power to speak truths and change hearts and minds. Go here for a synopsis of Aretha Franklin's many performances of the Star Spangled Banner.
Enjoy this newsletter, it is chock-full!!!! As always, we encourage you to browse through: see all the happenings and many opportunities in our community, and if you feel curious, click on the bright blue links to take a deeper dive and get more details!
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WCAB's Waupaca Local Live will be taking the Month of July off.
We will be back in September with the full show plus the Thursday Night Music Club!
We will in the studio during ARTicipation Week with a special Arts Hub Special: the Heart and Soul Club, with Arts Hub students playing variations of the Hoagie Charmichael tune "Heart and Soul."
Check out our June Radio-only Special Edition of Waupaca Local Live with Poets James Hamilton and RR Tutt, feat. Jeff Miller on guitar. GO HERE to listen!!!
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GO HERE for all of our program ARCHIVES! Some really great shows over the past 6 years, you will be amazed!
See you in September for a new batch of great shows and the Thursday Night Music Club!
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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!
The Thursday Night Music Club features a post-show 90 minute live set with WLL artists at the Grand National Lounge in Waupaca.
Waupaca Local Live
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News from The Waupaca Community Arts HUB
a program of the Waupaca Community Arts Board
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Summer Art Classes are open for registration!
We still have room in just a couple of our art classes for kids this summer! These classes are just 2 days long so provide a great little break for your kids between the ages of 7 and 13. Get creative and have fun! Check out our classes page to see what we are offering for both Adults and Kids!
Summer Art Classes
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Papermaking
Join us to get messy with papermaking! Making paper is a great summer activity; we’ll be creating our own pulp from recycled materials and using big vats of water to pull sheets. Students will get to make their own paper mold to keep. Class may take place outside, weather permitting.
Register Here!
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Strange Bio-luminescent Creatures from the Deep Ocean.
We will use tempera paint, colored pencils, and GLOW IN THE DARK PAINT on dark pastel paper. You will learn some new techniques and tricks that artists use to draw and paint. And learn how these strange inhabitants of the deepest darkest areas of the Oceans survive using their bio-luminescence. For everyone and all levels of artistic skill
Register Here!
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ARTicipation Week Kid Art Camp 2024
Inspired by Glass: A Kids Expressive Arts Experience
Our Annual Kids Art Camp will be coming up in August. Due to the generosity of Friends of WCAB, this camp is free, but seats are limited so you will want to sign up right away on July 15 when the camp registration opens! Watch the Arts Hub FB page for registration announcement and link on July 15!!
- 3 days, August 14-16
- ages 8-13
- Artist Michelle Sharp of Farmer City Studio leads the camp this year
- Kids will set up an art exhibit with their work at Arts on the Square on August 17
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Teacher Laura will be at the park!
Tuesday, July 16th
at Riverside Park
1:00 - 3:00 pm
GO HERE for more info
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Teacher Laura will be at the Library!
Wednesday, June 17th
at the Library
1:00-3:00 pm
GO HERE for more info
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Kids ages 6th grade through High School: Join our Chamber String Group!
Registration is always open for this group. Kids from the CEC or other kids who play individual stringed instruments will love playing in a group! Help us start our youth orchestra!
GO HERE for more information and registration! Tuition assistance applies.
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Summer Nights Concerts for July!
All Concerts are at South Park
unless it's raining...
then go to Par Four Bistro and Resort!
WATCH OUR FACEBOOK PAGE FOR WEATHER UPDATES, by 1pm the DAY OF THE SHOW!
Family Art Projects and Food at 6, Music at 7!!!***
(***see below for special program on July 24, though!)
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Wednesday, July 10
MoJoe and Friends
"Funky - Blue Americana" best describes MoJoe's musical style. The band plays the best of the blues and combines elements of R&B and funky Americana music. They consider Waupaca a favorite hometown. MoJoe's repertoire includes music of artists ranging from Ray Charles and James Brown to Santana and Bruno Mars. Joe Fittante is the featured vocalist, thus the name MoJoe. Tony Wagner, “TWags” is the groove oriented award winning percussionist. Kelvin Kasper the much in demand WI guitarist comps a wide variety of musical styles while Charlie Sauter, bassist extraordinaire lays down the funky sounds. Saxist, Bill Jordan is a very strong ensemble player who lays down a large, soulful sound.
… and friends! For this appearance, MoJoe will be joined by “friends” Mike Underwood on drum, “the hardest working drummer in WI”, along with trumpeter Kurt Shipe from Oshkosh.
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6:00: Family Art Project: Stick Wrapping
- Food by European Delights: Sweet and Savory Crepes!
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Hutchinson House is open for free tours from 6-7!
- 7:00: Music and Dancing!
- Beer and Beverages available!
- 50/50 raffle.
- Bring an item for the Waupaca Food Pantry!
Go here for more information on this concert!
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Wednesday, June 24
Kelly Jackson Band
Kelly Jackson is an international award winning Native American artist. Her edgy and soulful pieces have decorated stages across the United States, Europe and Canada. Her music has gained admiration for its unique flare, soulful vocals and remarkable ability to inspire and empower her listeners. Her debut album, Spirit of a Woman earned a NAMA for best Americana Album of the Year, her second, Renditions of the Soul, also received international recognition. Her single, After All This Time, earned a #1 spot on XM World and Indigenous Music Countdowns.
This will be a special concert because Kelly will be providing an additional program:
at 5:00: Music is Medicine: the Power of Sound.
In this program, Kelly addresses challenges faced by contemporary indigenous cultures, including historical trauma, violence women, lateral violence , and community empowerment and development. She blends music with education in a way that celebrates the indigenous power of music and storytelling.
Kelly's program and performance are sponsored by Rotary Club of Waupaca.
- 5:00: Music is Medicine: the Power of Sound
- 6:00: Family Art Project SHINE Together!
- Food by Diablos Tacos and Moos Ice Cream
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Hutchinson House is open for free tours from 6-7!
- 7:00: Music and Dancing!
- Beer and Beverages available,
- 50/50 raffle
- Bring an item for the Waupaca Area Food Pantry
Go HERE for more info on this concert and special program.
GO HERE for the full lineup for our 2022 Summer Nights Concert Series, made possible by our incredible Waupaca Area sponsors! Check them out, at the bottom of the webpage!
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The WCAB Community Piano is back downtown!
After a long winter at the Waupaca Park and Rec Department, the piano has returned to the Historic Bandstand downtown Waupaca, and is ready to play!
We are so impressed that people in general are taking good care of our piano. We notice that it gets covered when it is raining (there is a tarp...) and that people are playing it!
It will be tuned up soon, but actually it's not in too bad shape! So go on down and have fun playing!
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SHINE UPDATE
Well, Waupaca, it's really happening! Our SHINE Community Art Project, created by community members and the Waupaca Foundry, will find it's home this fall at the Riverside Rotary Park! Four 8 foot tall panels housing 156 fused glass tiles will be installed in the park, overlooking the river, and channeling the sunlight, causing our tiles to SHINE! This summer, in honor of SHINE, we will create some SHINE related projects at Summer NIghts on June 24, on Opening Day of ARTicipation Week, and at the Arts on the Square festival on Saturday August 17. Join us as we SHINE Together!
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It's been a year of Haikus, but now the WCAB Poetry Committee has decided to take a break from all the 5-7-5...and come back in the fall of 2024 with new great monthly interactive Social Media Poetry activity, so stay tuned! Thanks everyone who diligently participated!
Just one last Haiku, though....
5-7-5: Done!
You can still do them at home,
Just not on our page!
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JULY Happenings... with the Waupaca Area Arts and Culture Network Partners | |
Waupaca King and
In Between
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Local Retailers Working Together! That is the spirit of our local businesses! The local retailers are staying open late on
Thursday, July 18 for
Downtown Summer Evenings,
featuring shopping in our beautiful downtown! In addition to shopping, they have live music in the bandstand and great food trucks! It's a great evening for shopping, eating and enjoying our beautiful downtown! And, pick up a map to all Waupaca's retailers, and local events, at all the participating businesses! Happy Summer!!!
Waupaca King and In Between
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Waupaca Area Arts and Culture Network | |
Check out our Display case, purchased with funds from the Community Foundation! All Network members post the latest and greatest info.
We are excited to be planning and growing!
Join us for our next meeting in July 25 at 6:30 pm at the Chain Bar and Grill!
All are welcome to join this active vibrant group!
Soon we will begin to plan the Yuletide 'Celebration event, so join us today!
Waupaca Arts and Culture Network
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Show us Your Adventure
June 1-July 27
Waupaca Library Exhibit Room
Adventure Begins at Your Library is the theme for our Summer Learning Program, we are showcasing YOUR adventures!
Visit the lower level Exhibit Room to see photos submitted by our community, showing place they have traveled, and places that fill their hearts.
GO HERE for more info!
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Legos at HH Hinder
Thursday, July 18 from 5-7pm
Who says Legos are just for kids?
Join us at HH Hinder's
for Lego Night: a Lego building competition!
You'll have about an hour and a half to build to our chosen theme (announced that night). At 6:45pm the HINDER judges will pick the top designs. Fabulous Prizes!!!
GO HERE for info
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Overwhelmed with all that our Library has to offer? We are, and we are so grateful!
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GO HERE for a calendar of all of their events...
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The Waupaca Area Public Library | |
Stories and Activit4es at the Library
On Wednesdays in July
1-3pm
Jopin us for Stories and Activites on Wednesdays!
Wednesday July 19: Ping Pong!
GO HERE for more info!
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Outdoor Movie: Field of Dreams at Swan Park
Saturday, July 13
8:30pm
Join us at Swan Park for an outdoor movie! Wrap up your day on the ball field and relax with a movie. Enjoy delicious food from Chef C’s Munchie Mobile, or from the Waupaca Baseball Organization Concession Stand. Movie starts at 8:30, but come early to grab your seats and some yummy food. Bring blankets or chairs to get comfy!
GO HERE for more info!
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The Waupaca Historical Society | |
SUMMER HOURS:
OR call us for an appointment any time for a tour at the Hutchinson House Museum or Depot (please call at least two weeks in advance).
| Thursday, July 4, 10 a.m., downtown Waupaca: 4th of July parade (look for our float in the parade!) | |
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Waupaca Park and Recreation Department
Art in the Park!
9 am, various dates
Register a week before for each program! Wednesdays
GO HERE for more info!
| Waupaca Farm Market is NOW OPEN! Located on the square on Fulton Street, every Saturday! Check it out! The Waupaca Farm Market is a thriving growing event, supporting local farmers! See you at the Market! Yoga Hive will be at the Market on July 27! GO HERE for more info! | |
Amoco and the Filling Station Generosity Days |  | |
The Amoco Station and The Filling Station continue their generosity and support of local organizations, by donating 20 cents per gallon/20% of their proceeds to the The Waupaca Shop with a Cop, (first week) and Waupaca Community Arts Board. (second week)
Thursday July 18:
The "SHOP with a COP" program involves law enforcement officers from all agencies in Waupaca County, donating their time to take a group of children on a Christmas shopping spree. Children are selected by referrals from social service agencies. Donated gift cards are provided to each child who then select Christmas gifts for their family members. Dinner for the children and officers, gift wrapping by volunteers and a visit with Santa conclude the evening. The program provides the children an opportunity to experience the personal rewards of giving to others.
Thursday, July 25:
The Waupaca Community Arts Board is, well, that's us! Community Building through the Arts, that's what we do! Go to our WEBSITE to see what we are up to!
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!
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Waupaca's 4th of July Celebration is a 4 day event, with live music, food, the famous parade, and fireworks on Shadow Lake. GO HERE for more details!
Summer means lots of Live Music in Waupaca! From Clear Water Harbor to Chain Bar and Grill, The Casino, The Wheel House to the Granite Cellar, we have a lot of great music coming your way, and the Chamber Community Calendar is a great spot to see all of the bands coming to Waupaca this summer!
Go HERE for the Chamber Website and Community Calendar!
Waupaca City Band Concerts
July Concerts will be at South Park.
Summer in Waupaca means City Band Concerts! The group is eager to make music for audiences both young and old. Concerts are free and open to the public. The concerts will be held on Friday nights at the Upper Shelter at South Park located at the south end of Main Street. Concerts begin promptly at 7:00 p.m. and last about an hour. Last Friday, concert will be at the Wisconsin Veteran's Home.
Waupaca Area Chamber of Commerce and Waupaca Visitors and Convention Bureau
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A TALENT FOR MURDER! Is a murder mystery dinner about a talent show that takes place in 1959. Community participation is encouraged. | |
WEGAArts holding auditions
AUDITIONS JULY 13 & 14
Anyone who has some sort of talent that fits in with our fifties theme (no songs later than 1959). Singing, dancing, juggling, magic, comedians, hula hoops! Open to all ages. We will hold auditions at the Gerold Opera House in Weyauwega on July 13th and 14th from 1-3pm. Please contact us if you cannot make these times and would still like to audition.
GO HERE for more info!
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Waupaca Community Theater | |
Waupaca Community Theater
Presents: Little Shop of Horrors
"Little Shop Of Horrors", with its delectable and electrifying 1960s pop/rock score, is based on the 1960 film by Roger Corman and features book and lyrics by Howard Ashman and music by Alan Menken,
Directed by Justin Schilling, the cast of 30 will be presenting the expanded 2003 Broadway version of this classic musical.
PERFORMANCES
July 27, August 1, 2, 3 at 7:00 pm
July 28 & August 4 at 2:00 pm
Waupaca High School Performing Arts Center
GO HERE for more information and tickets!
The Waupaca Community Theatre began its long association with the Waupaca Fine Arts Festival in 1979 and has been providing large-scale musical theatre productions with full orchestra to Central Wisconsin for the past 25 years.
Check out our website to learn more about us and the Waupaca Fine Arts Festival.
Follow us on Facebook to get updates on all our future shows!
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Waupaca Community Children's Theater | |
The kids are rehearsing and getting ready...join them for their wonderful performance of School House Rock!
Performances will take place in the Waupaca Middle School auditorium
Performances
July 19 • 10am & 6pm
July 20, 22 & 23 • 3pm
The show is presented by the Waupaca Community Children's Theatre, a branch of the Fine Arts Festival.
There is no cost to attend the performances, though we will gladly be accepting donations of nonperishable items to benefit to the Waupaca Area Food Pantry.
GO HERE for more information!
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Winchester Academy
Winchester Academy’s mission is to enrich the community by providing free, intellectually stimulating, informative, and engaging programs.
Programs are on Mondays at 6:30 at the Waupaca Public Library unless otherwise noted, and are always free.
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July 15: Histories of Mexican Wisconsin
with Sergio Gonzalez, Assistant Profesor at Marquette University. For more than a century, Mexican immigrants and migrants have turned their sights northward to Wisconsin in search of a stable and secure future for themselves and their families. Today, more than a half a million people of Mexican descent call the state home. González delves into the stories and challenges of these resilient communities, from the farmworkers who helped make Wisconsin America's breadbasket in the mid twentieth century, to the labor organizers who fought for better living and working conditions in the civil rights era, to the everyday families who continue to make space for themselves all across the state today.
Other July programs:
July 22: The Prosecutor's Art with Charlie Schudson
July 29: Music and the Human Spirit with Dan Cavanaugh, Professor of Composition and Jazz Studies at UW Madison: This program will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church!
Winchester Academy
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Night Market Downtown Waupaca! | |
How Bazaar, HOW BAZAAR! The Dark Art Night Market!
Saturday, July 13
6-10PM
Waupaca Danes Hall
Vendors, Artists and Tarot Reading!
Doors open at 7 PM at the Waupaca Danes Hall!
Featuring Ben's Dark Art, Dead Diiva Occult Art and Oddities, Kelsy Art, Emotive Art, Art Blotter, Off the Chain Street Dogs, and much much more!
Still room for venders: Contact us via The Atelier!
Go HERE for more information!
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The Jensen Center of Amherst | |
Princess Whatsername
July 24, 26 and 27
At the Jensen Center
Another great children's Theater Production in Amherst, opening at the Jensen Center!
for tickets email Variety Productions.
The Jensen Center
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The Curiouser Podcast is broadcast on 99.1FM Community Radio and also available on Soundcloud.
In late June , show hosts interviewed Waupaca's own Ben Warren.
Is there anything funny about living parts of your life as a self-described "wild child", “ski bum”, river guide, or a stay at home dad? Apparently, because this week’s Curiouser guest did all those things and turned his experiences into a comedy act. It’s Waupaca’s own Ben Warren.
Tune in to hear Bob Tevis, Mark Gerlach, and Chuck Reynolds query Ben about how his early life that led to his current occupation – professional comedian.
Curiouser
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Other events in and around our Community.... | |
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Join Host Ben Warren for the
Good Times Comedy Show
July 19 at 8pm
Chain O Lakes Bar and Grill
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Good Times Comedy Show features Anna Valenzuela
Mark your calendars for laughs on July 19 at 8pm at Chain O Lakes Bar and Grill for the incredibly funny Anna V. "Her warm nature draws audiences in, and her expertly-crafted bits keep them coming back for more." Don't let her radiant smile fool you, she has some darkly funny stuff! Featured on Comedy Central, HBO and more!
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Watercolor Painting of a Rustic Shed and Flowers
Monday, July 8th at 9:30-noon
$25, All materials are included
Create a rural scene of wildflowers growing in front of an abandoned shed, while learning to do textured boards, shading, and flower groupings.
To sign up for this class, email Carolyn Rosenberger.
GO HERE for more information!
Lessons form the Art, Iola
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Tastes and Tunes in Iola/Scandi
July 26-27!
| Taste of Tunes is a FREE Admission event that has been bringing the community together since 2018. It's an opportunity to experience some awesome music while enjoying delicious food specials and drinks all around our beautiful Iola and Scandinavia area. With a fully packed schedule, there will be different musical acts at all featured venues in the area for two days starting Friday, July 26th, and Saturday, July 27th. So put on your dancing shoes and come with your appetites and join us for this lively community event! GO HERE for more information! | | | |
The Center for Living Well | |
In addition to the WEdnesday Water Meditations (Go HERE for the schedule!!!)
this event is coming up.
Celebrate Connection...with Sweetness and Light
Thursday, July 25, 6pm
Silver Lake, Jorgens Park, Scandinavia
Gather with women, talk about the Strawberry Moon, chare chocolate!
The Center for Living Well
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The Annual Iola Care Show! | |
It's an event, it's an economy, it's a community!
Iola's Annual Old Car Show
July 11-13
"THE MEETING OF THE MUSCLE" is the Special Exhibit Theme for the 2024 Iola Car Show & Swap Meet. The special guests who are attending; Henry Winkler, Donny Most and Anson Williams of Happy Days will be celebrating 50 years with us! Jon Provost of Lassie will be attending for the first time, along with Stan Livingston of My Three Sons. Derek Bieri of Vice Grip Garage and Roadworthy Rescues loved Iola so much – he’s coming back!!! Our returning staples include Emily Reeves of Flying Sparks Garage, Von Hot Rod, Jo Coddington, Greg & Leah Stelse, and Bill “Elvis” Stull!
Iola is the epicenter for auto enthusiasts in the Midwest, featuring celebrity guests, special vehicle unveilings, national brand sponsor displays, a pinup contest, concerts, and some of the best food around.
GO HERE for more info!
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Jazz Coterie presents:
Jane Monheit
Wednesday, July 31
7:30 - 9:00 PM
The Howard, Oshkosh
Jane Monheit is a vocalist with a deep passion for the Great American Songbook. With many highly acclaimed solo albums, countless awards and accolades, and over two decades of international touring experience, Jane has not only been an extremely successful bandleader, but has had the privilege of making music with some of the greatest musicians, arrangers, and producers in jazz.
BONUS: KICK-OFF YOUR EVENING with Janet Planet at Music on Main! Opera House Square • Downtown Oshkosh • 5:30-7:00. Then it’s just 3 blocks east to The Howard for Jane Monheit at 7:30!
More info at Jazz Coterie
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Friends of Hartman's Creek | |
Music in the Park: Spiritual Currents and Drumming Circle
Saturday, July 6
7-8:30 PM
Hartman's Creek Amphitheater
Music and storytelling in a relaxed setting creates an enjoyable experience for all. Ryan Meisel’s Spiritual Currents blends Indigenous world music with his background in jazz. It honors his spiritual connection to nature and cultures from around the world. He performs Native American flutes, saxophones, and indigenous woodwinds (East Indian Bansuri, Lithuanian Skuduciai & Birbyne, Irish flutes & whistles, Slovakian Fujara, and Andean Pan Pipes).
Ryan Meisel continues his 2024 Wisconsin state park tour at Hartman Creek State Park near Waupaca WI. Ryan will perform music from his newest recordings, feature new instruments, and perform original music by world renown traditional flute artists. Upon completion of the performance Ryan will be leading a drum circle for guests of the event to participate in.
GO HERE for More info
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ARTicipation Week and Arts on the Square are approaching!
If you would like to get in on the action, we could use a few people to join us in putting on Arts on the Square! Helping us with various fun things! Some jobs have a sign up list you can just click on to sign up today!!!
Help with:
- Participatory Art Workshops
- Sell Beer Tickets
- Work a shift in the Info booth
- Help us with our survey booth
GO HERE to sign up, and be part of our army of volunteers!!!
Waupaca Community Arts Board
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