It's April, Happy Spring from WCAB! |
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Spring is around the corner, a season of renewal, rebirth. The common egg becomes a canvas for many as we decorate eggs in preparation for Easter. Did you know that people have been decorating eggs for over 60,000 years? That is an amazing fact!!! Go HERE for some incredible decorated eggs and egg art ideas...And Go HERE for the famous Ukrainian Eggs, (pysanky) a style of decorating using intense dyes and beeswax... See below for info on a special Pysanky class offered by The Hub!
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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April is Poetry Month!!!
WCAB, along with our partner, the Waupaca Public Library, is once again celebrating the art of poetry with a number of poetry events, and we want you to indulge, enjoy and participate!
Find the Haiku Post, and add your own Haiku in the comments!
"Waupaca Haiku
Fingers counting syllables
Townie Poetry"
For the month of April, visit the Poet-Tree at the Library, and take a moment to add a special personal favorite poem!
Also throughout April, stay tuned to WCAB Facebook and Instagram on weekdays (except for Haiku Wednesdays) for the poems embedded in our new downtown sidewalks!
And, listen to the Wisconsin Poet Laureates read their poems on weekends, at the Library's Facebook page, and join in on a National Virtual Poetry Event, called Poetry and the Creative Mind on April 28, featuring well known poets.
All of this and more, honoring and celebrating poetry, for all the details GO HERE!
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WCAB's Waupaca Local Live April Show
Featuring
Onto Maple
Thursday, April 21 at 7:00 pm
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Ryan Summers fronts the band Onto Maple, a three piece (bass, guitar, keys/synths) collaborative studio production ensemble enveloping an eclectic mix of various "wave" genres, experimental processes, singer/songwriter, brit-pop overtones with a DIY UK punk aesthetic. Whew, that's quite a description. Want to find out what it all means? Join us for Wauapca Local Live! You can join us in the studio (send us a FB message) or experience the show on FB Live on our FB page!
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View previous programs from the past 5 years here! Great musicians, interesting dialogue and great music!
We seek to bring local and regional musical excellence to the airwaves!
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The Waupaca Community Arts HUB
a program of the Waupaca Community Arts Board
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We are so excited to celebrate the Arts Hub's First Birthday!
Help us celebrate, we will be offering lots of fun events during April!
Join a live band at
Thursday, April 14 at 7PM
for a community singalong! We have a fantastic set-list, you will get a songbook and we will sing all your favorite songs from Hey Jude to American Pie! Free event, join us!
Come visit the Arts Hub on Wednesday, April 20
from 2:30-4:30,
and feel the excitement! Make and Take art project, Group art project, tour the Arts Hub, have a cupcake, and more!
The Arts Hub is located at the First United Methodist Church at
720 Demarest Avenue, Waupaca
for a fun night of games, including:
Entry fees help to support programming at the Arts Hub!
GO HERE for all the details of our Birthday Month at the Arts Hub!
Go HERE for Mimsey's Blog about our Games Night!
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Kid and Adult Art and Music Classes for Spring |
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Pysanky (Ukrainian Egg) Workshop
Saturday, April 9
2 sessions: 9 am or 1pm
Come and learn the traditional art of Pysanky! (Ukrainian Easter eggs)
For ages 12 to adult!
Event is free, but donations are encouraged and will be used to support relief efforts in the Ukraine.
This 3 hour workshop includes all supplies, and you will go home with a beautiful Pysanky!
Register by calling 715-258-3400
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Creative U - A Celebration of Our Community & the Arts Hub Birthday
Mondays, April 4th-25th (4 classes)
3:30-5:00 p.m.
Ages: 7-12
Registration Deadline: Mar. 23, 2022
Artist Laura Reynolds
In celebration of The Hub’s first birthday, we want to thank the community for its support!
To thank you for helping us build inclusion and creativity within our community, we wanted to offer an affordable, fun, and creative class for our youth.
Students will have numerous materials available each week in which to create and explore. Teachers will provide minimal instruction allowing students to innovate, create, and design their own masterpieces.
Go HERE to register for this class!
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For ages 7-14, right after school on Mondays. Bus service from WSD free!
7 weeks of one hour lessons in a small group, where you will learn the basics of this versatile instrument and be playing many songs by the end of the course.
$105 for 7 lessons.
Rent a Ukulele from the HUB and pay $140 for the 7 lessons, including the Ukulele rental!
Go Here to register for this class, Call 715-412-1075 with questions.
Scholarships are available for this class. Adult group will be starting soon!
COMING SOON!!! COMING SOON!!! COMING SOON!!! COMING SOON!!!
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Our Summer Classes will be available for registration soon! So many great offerings for all ages, we can't wait to share the summer curriculum with you!!!
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Adult Ukulele Class will be posted soon! This class will take place on Mondays, so watch our Facebook Page for more information! And Call us to let us know you want to be on the list! 715-412-1075
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Last, but not least: We have T shirts!!! You can order yours today, proceeds go to HUB programming! multiple colors, sleeve lengths and sizes, including youth! Wear a little piece of the Arts HUB!
And as Always, we have:
Listen to what our students are saying...
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The Community Art Project 2022: Obelisks!!!
Help us build a Monumental Obelisk Forest during ARTicipation Week, in August of 2022!
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Pick up your free obelisk Kit at the Waupaca Public Library while supplies last!
- Use your imagination and creativity to create your Obelisk!
- Check out the instructions on our website for even more Obelisk fun!
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And a couple more things in the works for WCAB... |
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Call to Artists:
Articipation Week and the 16th Annual Arts on the Square is coming up, August 14-20!
We are accepting applications for Fine Artists for our Juried Fine Arts Sand Crafts Show on Saturday August 20. We will be back down on the town square, downtown Waupaca, under the shade of the trees on the Library lawn... We will be offering $800 in awards, including the new Patti Vaux Award! Be part of this great annual Fine Arts Show!
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Summer Nights Concerts 2022
We are really excited about our lineup this year, and the fact that we will have a 5th bonus concert, at a new location...
We are not quite ready to release all the details, but here are some clues:
- We have fantastic sponsors this year!
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The bands are outstanding
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One special kickoff concert will be held in a new and historic location, which will also be our new Rain Location! No more cancelling the concerts!
- We will be doing Obelisks at every concert, and the food will knock your socks off!
Stay tuned to our website, and get ready to rock, Wauapca!!!
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Borrow our WCAB Survey Board!!! |
Do you need to understand attendance data at your events? How many people stayed overnight, or what people want for future planning?
WCAB has created a unique, fun and super effective way to gather data at events, and we would love to share it with other organizations!
Contact us if you would like to borrow the survey board! We would love to share it!
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Other April Happenings... in and around our community! |
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Waupaca King and
In Between
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Shopping Local helps sustain our downtown, the heart of our community!
And have you noticed how many new shops are opening? We have more shops now than we have in years. If you need something: a gift, a special item, or a place to celebrate, think of our local shops and restaurants; make a point of choosing local, in downtown and in King, and the options in between!
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Waupaca Area Arts and Culture Network |
The WAACN is a network of organizations, creatives and business who have a common goal to work together to create a vibrant creative community. Each member of the network is interested in some aspect of the arts or culture in the Waupaca area. Together, we work collaboratively to support the intention of creating an arts and culture-rich community.
The next WAACN meeting will be at the Granite Cellar on Thursday, April 28 at 6pm.
We continue to help the city work on the Arts and Culture Plan. All are welcome to join this active vibrant group!
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Saturday, April 16 - Saturday, June 4
Did you know Waupaca native Eddy Hanson wrote our state waltz as well as countless ragtime hits, including Rattlesnake Rag? Learn about Eddy's fascinating story as well as the history and roots of jazz music at this fun exhibit! LISTEN as Children's Department librarian, Sue, teaches us about the trombone.
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- Teen Volunteer Agents - In-Person, Meeting Rooms A & B on Wednesday, April 6th from 4:00-5:00.
- Teen Anime/Manga Club - In-Person, Meeting Rooms A & B on Wednesday, April 13th from 3:00-4:00. Meet other fans and enjoy watching anime together, or playing games together at the library!
- Teen Dungeons & Dragons Club - In-Person, Meeting Rooms A & B on Wednesday, April 20th from 3:00-6:00. 2 groups, limited spots available.
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The Impact of 30-Second Moments
With Joe Sanfelippo
April 7th at 6:00pm
Waupaca High School PAC
This nationally recognized speaker will help us explore how to use social media's power responsibly as a community building tool.
Inviting all parents, community leaders, business owners, employers to join us!
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The Waupaca Area Public Library |
Positivity and Rebounding in Tough Times
(part 3 of a 4-part series)
Session 3: Love, Caring, Compassion: Who Needs It
Join us to discuss the ways in which the COVID pandemic has affected ALL relationships!
Thursday, April 7 - 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
you will receive a Zoom link a few days before the session takes place!
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The Waupaca Public Library will be getting involved with the WCAB Community Art Project! They will be the main distributor of the Obelisk kits! Get yours while supplies last! |
The Library is participating in National Poetry Month, and you can too!!! Come to the Library starting April 1, and write a short poem on a leaf, which the Library Staff will add to their poet-tree!
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The Waupaca Historical Society |
Join us at the Hutchinson House Museum for our second annual Grow Your Own Potatoes event with the Waupaca Area Pubic Library! 2 dates:
April 29 6-8pm
April 30, 10:30-12:30
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April Program:
Thursday April 21, 6-8pm
Holly Center
Jerry Janiszewski presents a history of prohibition in Wisconsin, including Waupaca's connections to the prohibition movement. H.H. Hinder Brewing invites visitors to stop by the brewery on Churchill Street after the program as well!
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The Waupaca Fine Arts Festival |
The Community Chorus Concert
"A Celebration of Song"
Sunday, April 3 at 2pm
Wauapca High School Performing Arts Center
This annual concert will feature works from Handel's Messiah, Mozart, patriotic music, contemporary music and more, featuring a full orchestra.
Tickets available at the door!
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For more information on all of the Fine Arts Festival events, GO HERE.
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Earth Day is Friday April 22.
Earth Day started in 1970, and continues to be a day of awareness, action and commitment to work to save our planet.
Earth Day can be celebrated in groups, or in ones own community. What can you do to help be a positive influence on the health of this planet that sustains us all?
Go to Earth Day to find tons of resources, ideas and areas of focus, and to be involved!
Happy Earth Day!
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The Waupaca Area Chamber of Commerce |
we are promoting these two publications again... check them out, and share them widely!
full of great things to do in our area for 2022
Both of these publications will be in print form out in the community, get your copy today!
Now that we seem to be coming out of Covid, we are planning more events. Make sure to share your events on the Chamber Community Calendar! It's a free service to post your event, and the Chamber staff will be glad to assist you!
Go HERE for the new Chamber Website and Community Calendar!
SAVE the DATE:
Strawberry Fest will be held
Saturday, June 18, 2022 [9am-4pm]
They are planning for this event now, and looking for vendors!
For more information or to download an artist/crafter or reseller booth application:
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The Variety Show is a go! Come see family and friends perform all manner of things at this annual event! Join family and friends at this annual event, that is sure to make you smile!
The Tomorrow River Variety Show
Saturday, April 9 at 7pm
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It's been a strange maple syrup season in the Waupaca area... We are still waiting to get the gallons needed for syrup, so we are extending this section of our newsletter for your education and enjoyment! Want to learn about taking the maple syrup hobby, so popular in our area, to a whole new level? HERE is an interesting article featuring a semi-local guy, who is working to think about maple syrup as an economy |
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Wisconsin's own Michael Perry: the author, humorist, playwright, musician and radio show host, will be performing at the Jensen Center on April 29! Just a few tickets are still available, so get your tickets today!!!
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Their website has an interactive feature that allows you to find the most local maple syrup for purchase! Because of course, you want your pancakes to be swimming in the most locally produced syrup!!! And... Bonus!!! Here's a great pancake recipe for our gluten free friends! |
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Two compassionate groups of people have merged to join energies and try and create a more inclusive community in Waupaca. They need your help! Please take a few minutes to fill out this SURVEY that will help us create a community assets map for our town, making it easier for people to join together! In Waupaca, You Belong!!!
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Blessings and Friends in downtown Weyauwega...
....has so many classes in April, here is a partial list...
Some classes are several weeks long, so go to their FB page for more details!
April 2 Easter Egg S Curve 9am-12pm
April 9 Easter Egg Ornies 9am-11am
April 9 Felted Bird Pods 1pm-3pm
April 9 Beautiful Paper Watercolor Wreath 1pm-3pm
April 14 Weave with Me 6pm-8pm
April 23 Fused Heart or Cross 9am-12pm
April 23 Needle Felted Picture 1pm-3pm
April 28 Knitting 101 6pm-8pm
April 30 Garden Flower Stake 9am-12pm
April 30 Fairy Garden Stakes 1pm-3pm
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The long-awaited premier of the
Train Derailment Film
will take place on
April 22 at 7:30!
On March 6, 1996 a train derailed in Weyauwega, Wisconsin forcing the evacuation of the entire town for over two weeks. Burning propane cars threatened to destroy the entire town.
Wega Arts has made a film about the memory of the event from the people who were there. The film premiers April 22 at the Gerold Opera House in Weyauwega at 7:30pm. There will be an additional screening on April 23 at 7:30pm.
'Funded in part by a grant from Wisconsin Humanities, with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Wisconsin Humanities strengthens the roots of community life through educational and cultural programs that inspire civic participation and individual imagination. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this project do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.'
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Amoco and the Filling Station April Thursday Generosity Days |
The Humane Society of Waupaca County is a non-profit organization that inspires caring and compassion by bringing positive change to the lives of people and animals through humane education and companion animal care.
Their Vision is to be at the forefront of companion animal care, including shelter management, education, training, rescue, providing resources to other rescue groups, population management, and health care, fueled by adequate financial resources, caring competent volunteers and employees, and evolution toward a state of the art physical structure.
Thanks for helping to support the Humane Society by going to Amoco and The Filling Station on Thursday, April 6!
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Lessons From the Art and The Little Wolf Gallery in Iola |
Saturday, April 9 at 5pm
MARBIN is a progressive jazz-rock band based in Chicago, IL, with a unique story that stands out in today's music world. With a do-it-yourself approach, Marbin started touring extensively in 2011, bringing their original instrumental music to every part of the United States. Through word of mouth, Marbin has gained hundreds of thousands of devoted fans all over the world and has sold tens of thousands of albums. Marbin has released eight albums, and regularly plays in clubs all over the US and in jam and jazz festivals around the world.
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PAINTING APPLE BLOSSOMS IN WATERCOLOR
Monday, April 11
9:30-noon
Create a painting of delicate apple blossoms set against a colorful background. Enjoy a fun class, and take home a finished painting ready to be framed! To sign up for class call Carolyn Rosenberger@715-445-3442
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Scadoodle Youth Art Opening
April 9, 5-7pm
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Come support the Exploring Watercolors students as they make their debuts as young artists.
"The Way I See It" celebrates each artist's unique way of thinking of themselves and the world as they present artwork that expresses something about who they are.
"The Way I See It" will run from April 9 to April 19th, with student artwork on display in ScaDooDLE's Discovery Room.
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Join us for the opening April 9th from 5-7 PM. View artwork, enjoy refreshments, and take the opportunity to congratulate our young artists on their hard work. |
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Get ready for the
A celebration of Jazz Music and its roots; Ragtime, Blues, and West African Drumming.
April 25-May 9!
Kick off the Winchester Academy's Series "The Roots of Jazz" with this first installment:
Monday, April 25 at 6:30
Waupaca Public Library Meeting Room
A mini-drama written and narrated by Pat Phair with musical accompaniment by Linda Harmon. A master of the keyboard, a composer and musical performer, Waupaca native Eddy Hanson spent the better part of seven decades working in the entertainment world.
Learn about Eddy's fascinating story as well as the history and roots of jazz music at this fun exhibit!
Also starting on April 25:
Doris Weed Original Painting to be auctioned!
The beautiful painting, pictured above, will be at each Winchester Roots of Jazz event, and open for bids!
For the full schedule of Roots of Jazz events, GO HERE!
And don't forget: The Winchester Academy also has a couple of great programs in April:
April 7, 6:30pm
with Dr. Sanflelippo, about the responsible use of social media, this presentation takes place at the Waupaca High School Auditorium. (Collaboration with the Wauapca Library and School District of Waupaca)
April 11, 6:30 pm
with Xia Lee, a post doctoral fellow who studies the ecological dynamics of tick borne diseases.
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Wisconsin state park and forest annual vehicle admission stickers are designed by high school students chosen in a statewide contest. The design contest, sponsored by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, is open to all high school-age students attending public, private or parochial schools or be home-schooled in Wisconsin. Entries for the 2023 sticker design contest are accepted through April 30, 2022.
GO HERE for contest rules, submission guidelines and previous winners!
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This season Turner's Fresh Market will have an increase in community-oriented events, projects, goods, groups, and entertainment at the farm this year.
"We have just built an outdoor stage for performances and presentations,
adding a lot of new seating at the market, so you can get cozy and stay awhile, and
Ww'll have a wider variety of local beverages and food available. This will be great for folks attending events, but also we hope it will encourage folks to use the farm as a place for general social hangs and meet ups.
We will also be adding more activities for kids and families to enjoy beyond our sandbox and playground.
In sum, we want our community
to feel at home at Turner's and to provide a place for community growth!
We will be sharing more details in the coming weeks. To kick things off, our annual greenhouse open house (details coming shortly) will also be a kick off for our focus on Community this year!
If you are interested or have ideas about how you can utilize the farm for your community activities, please reach out to John@TurnersFreshMarket.com
Whether a presentation, a performance, a fundraiser, or a group activity:
We want to showcase and help generate interest in the generous community spirit we all share!"
Market Open House April 30 all day!
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The Center for Living Well |
Lots going on at the Center for Living Well in Iola!
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Wednesdays with Wags at the Wheel House |
Come on out to the Wheel House for
Live Music with Jay Stulo and friends
Wednesday, April 6
7:30pm
Wheelhouse Wednesday with Wags Series
Tony brings guitarist Jay Stulo to the stage, along with Greg Thiel on drums, Tom Thiel on guitar and vocals, and Chris Hanaway on Bass. Star studded live music, don't miss it!
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Don't miss this Jazz Field Trip to either Stevens Point... or Oshkosh....
Stevens Point Country Club
April 12, 7 pm
or
The Howard, Oshkosh
April 13, 7 pm
Jazz Coterie presents singer Sachal Vasandani with Wisconsin's own Matt Buchman on piano, Dave Story on bass, and Zach Harmon on drums. Sachal is widely recognized for his distinctive voice — with a unique tone and phrasing that mark him as one of the most compelling artists on the scene today. “A bright singer with charisma to spare.” — The New York Times
Go to the website for ticket info and extensive information on this great artist!
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Riverfront Arts Center, Stevens Point |
Make sure to save time to go to Stevens Point and enjoy this whimsical show featuring Easter Peeps! The Peeps exhibit features a variety of art and dioramas using Peeps candy made by local families, businesses, artists, government officials and more. Featuring a wide range of family friendly subjects. Visitors may vote for their favorite Peep piece!
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We welcome everyone at WCAB!
We are deep in the planning for our spring and summer events. If you would like to join the fun, send us a message! We welcome creative passionate people to help us build and nurture our creative community! (or, GO HERE)
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