Happy Holidays from WCAB! |
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We are right in it....you know, the Holiday Season? Close to the Winter's Solstice, between Thanksgiving and Christmas...in the midst of Hanukkah, heading towards Kwanzaa and New Year's! (Can you say 2022???) Party, anyone? It's all about celebrating, and we are all for it! Whatever feels right and safe for you, everyone is included! We at WCAB just love the holidays! Every single holiday embraces the arts: beautiful artwork and design on cards, gift wrap, decor...music to fit every celebration; dance, poetry, and more, the holidays really embrace creativity!
We hope that each of you enjoy this season in your own way! Finding ways to connect with family and friends, to celebrate the Holidays, as we head in to a new year...2023! Be safe and Be merry, so we can continue our collective journey towards building community, together! Happy Holidays to everyone!
What is your favorite holiday music? There will be lots of music in Waupaca this Holiday season, check out all the concerts below.... And, enjoy these vintage holiday songs, below, revived from our 2021 newsletter...too good to not publish again! They should cover nearly all the holidays we celebrate...to get you in the mood....maybe you will find a new favorite!
and our new favorite:
Enjoy this vintage newsletter, (one of our favorite editions from 2021, updated for this year! 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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Thank you for another successful "Friends of WCAB Campaign!"
We once again exceeded our goal and we are grateful. We are humbled by your generosity and faith in us.
We promise that 2023 will be full of creative events that you can partake in!
Stay tuned for an Arts HUB Fundraising Gala, the new Irish Wake Celebration, Poetry Month, Arts Hub Recitals and Art Shows, Summer Nights Concerts, ARTicipation Week, Arts on the Square, Waupaca Local Live 2023, a fantastic community Art Project (to be launched soon!!!) to name just a few of the tricks up our sleeves for 2023....
And we have faith in all of you: your creativity, your passion for community, and your desire to make the most of our town: Waupaca!
Thank you Waupaca, we love you!
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WCAB's Waupaca Local Live December Show:
The Holiday Special
7:00pm Live in the Studio and Live on Facebook!
Contact Us if you would like to be in the live audience!
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We are excited to host a very special Holiday Show at Waupaca Local Live, featuring some of the Arts Hub Music teachers, a couple students and some musician friends, playing their favorite Christmas and holiday songs! We will be talking about the impact that Christmas music had in our lives, and the importance of families singing together. WE invite you to sing along, with some classics and some really unusual surprises!
Want to join us in the studio? if you are willing to mask up, you can be part of the live studio audience! DM us and we will give you the details!
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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 |
Our Fall Semester is winding down, and we are preparing for 2023 classes!
- Winter term for art and music lessons starts the week of January 9, and for Art January 23.
- Remember that the HUB has gift cards that are perfect gifts for anyone who wants to have their child take an Art Class, or any one of any age who would like to take private music lessons! GO HERE for more information on Gift Cards !!!
- They make the best stocking stuffers!!!
- Also, We are proud to be able to offer tuition assistance for those who need it...the Arts are for everyone! Go HERE to learn more!
- Remember that the kiddos can ride the bus to the Hub after school, which works out great for our after-school art classes! GO HERE for more info!
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December 20 at 6:15pm
At the Hub (First United Methodist Church)
Hub families and friends will be celebrating the Holidays with the Annual Hub Holiday Showcase, featuring artworks from our 30 Fall art students, and music by many of our 50 music students.
Art Opening 6:15: Meet the Artists!
Music 6:30: Individuals and combos!
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The Hub participating in Light Up Bethany |
Our Hub students created weatherproof artistic ornaments and then got together to decorate one of more than 20 trees on the Bethany grounds. You can walk or drive through the grounds to see all the holiday magic starting December 3 from 6-8:30!
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The Arts Hub welcomes Ben Lila to the Music Staff!
Ben Lila is a multi-instrumentalist, singer/songwriter, and band leader from Stevens Point, WI.
He began playing music in elementary school and has been practicing for over 20 years.
Ben’s genres of focus revolve around folk and bluegrass but he’s adept at playing and teaching rock, blues, ragtime, jazz, metal, alternative, indie, and more.
He believes that music should be fun and expressive but also requires focus and determination to acquire the skill needed to express oneself with it. His goal as a teacher is to support each student as an individual and patiently guide them in reaching their goals. Whether you just want to strum guitar around the campfire or hyper-focus on technical licks, Ben can act as a patient and encouraging waystone along your musical journey.
He can teach beginner to advanced guitar (flat picking and finger picking) and banjo (claw hammer and three finger/Scruggs style). He will offer tips, tricks, and methods in songwriting, lyricism, as well as beginner lessons on saxophone, accordion, piano, ukulele, drum kit, percussion, wood flute and more. If it makes noise, he can make music out of it and patiently teach you to do the same.
He can also give lessons in recording, live audio, and making music via MIDI particularly in Protools, Logic, Reason, and Garage Band.
Wow, that's a lot of experience, knowledge and expertise, we are so excited to have Ben on board! Ben will be accepting students starting in January, go here to fill out music registration form filled out and to get the ball rolling! |
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Winter Art Classes open for Registration December 1!
Our Winter session for Art Classes starts the week of January 23. WE have a lot of cool stuff planned for all ages, including Print-making, Book-making, Digital Art , Bubble Printing, Paper Jewelry, Improv, and SO. MUCH. MORE. Check our website for details on the upcoming Winter Classes!!!
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We are ready for Drum Circles! Teacher Lucas has been going to CESA and working with young drummers there as part of our Hub Outreach. All thanks to the Waupaca Community Foundation! |
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The Fall Art Camp for grades 5-8 has been cranking out the art! Seriously, they are very creative and productive, and their work will be shown at the December 20 Hub Holiday Showcase! |
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The Cheese Curds is our Hub Rock Band and they will be performing at the Holiday Showcase December 20! |
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Haiku Wednesday for December! |
Join us on our FB page for a little bit of Haiku creation! Every first Wednesday of the month, post your Haiku under the "Haiku Wednesday" post. Check back often to read fellow Haiku-ists poems! Just a little bit of fun for all the poetic-types in our community! (hint: 5-7-5)
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We are a Cookie Stop with Crafts
at the Yuletide Trail!
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On December 3, WCAB will be on the town square, near the campfires, (manned by WCAB volunteers!) with our cookies for the Yuletide Trail Cookie participants. The Arts Hub will be doing a craft: Make a snowman ornament with us!
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Other December Happenings... in and around our community!
Events, classes, stress relief, and local artisan shopping!
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The Fourth Annual Yuletide Trail Saturday, December 3
10am-4pm
The Waupaca Area Arts and Culture Network is excited to be planning the Fourth Annual Yuletide Trail event in downtown Waupaca! The cookie tins have sold out but you can still participate in a myriad of activities downtown, for all ages!
Also, Toys for Tots and a Christmas party with Santa Claus at noon at Danes Hall
Stay tuned for more information soon, and visit the event for more details!!! |
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Waupaca Area Arts and Culture Network |
Stay tuned for more information as we continue to prioritize goals for our community in the area of arts and culture, for 2022 and beyond!
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The Waupaca Area Arts and Culture Network (WAACN) has planned The 4th Annual Yuletide Trail. It is a collaborative event of the WAACN, with incredible participation and holiday spirit by all...Special thanks go to Community First Credit Union for supporting this event. Proceeds from the cookie tins benefit the Waupaca Historical Society! Enjoy this event as a way to kick off your holiday spirit! Happy Holidays form WAACN!
Thanks to all the retailers up and down Main Street and beyond who baked all the wonderful cookies! We hope to order more cookie tins next year!
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This year, also take in the beautiful holiday window disp[lays downtown! And check out the Yuletide Trail paint cans: thrw your spare coins and cash in to vote for your favorite window display! And then, in the spirit of giving, the WAACN will be donating all the proceeds to the Waupaca Area Food Panrty!
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Start your Advent Calendar Today, December 1! |
Do you use an Advent Calendar? If so, it starts today, December 1! The history the Advent Calendar is kind of interesting, GO HERE for more information.... And if you want to see a gallery of beautiful Advent Calendars (a true artform!!!) GO HERE! And....if you want to make your own Advent Calendar, GO HERE!
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Waupaca King and In Between |
Don't forget to vote for your favorite window display downtown! All proceeds go to the Waupaca Area Food Pantry! Thanks Waupaca King and IN Between for supporting our communitiy!
And, Check out the downtown retailers Saturday on the Yuletide Trail, where they will be distributing cookies for your cookie tins! Don't forget to use the coupons inside the tin! (and again, if you did not get a sold out tin, be ready for next year!!!)
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The Library is hosting several events for our Yuletide Trail event! Storytime at 10, and Holiday Music at 11 with David Drake! The teens will also be wrangling the S'mores stations around the campfires outside... |
A little more on David Drake...he is a singer songwriter, who has been heard on WPR's Simply Folk. He plays at many festivals and has won numerous awards. David will be singing holiday songs at 11 am! |
Favorite Staff Recipe Videos
Watch staff prepare some of their favorite recipes! Just in time for the Holidays!
GO HERE for more info, and to see videos of cooking as well!
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The Waupaca Area Public Library |
Interactive How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Friday Dec. 2nd 6-8 pm
Join us for an interactive viewing of How The Grinch Stole Christmas! Fun audience participation will be happening throughout the show.
Arrive before 6 pm for this after hours viewing.
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Wednesdays are Teen Days at the Library!
the first WEdnesday of the month, join your friends grades 6-12 who try to help out the community... They will be at the Yuletide Trail helping the littles make S'mores!
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A few more December Holidays worth Noting.... |
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St. Nicholas Day,
December 5
For most of us, this tradition has St. Nicholas filling children's shoes with gifts and treats while they sleep on the evening of
December 5. GO HERE for more info on this tradition! |
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St. Lucia Day,
December 13
St. Lucia is associated with both the martyred Saint, as well as a festival of light celebrated near the solstice, with a candle head dress and saffron bread... GO HERE for more information about this Swedish/Scandinavian Holiday! |
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New Year's Eve, December 31
Ever wonder what the rest of the world does on New Year's Eve? GO HERE for a comprehensive listing of over 70 countries and how they celebrate the end of one year and the beginning of a new year. And do you like to make resolutions? GO HERE for some solid information on how to succeed at this tradition! |
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The Waupaca Historical Society |
The 2022 Yuletide Trail Historic Cookie Tins are, sadly, sold out!
Many of us missed out too... but we thought we would show a pic cuz they're really cool this year!
(sob!)
If you did get a tin, then see you downtown on Saturday!
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Don't forget, the WHS is in the midst of their big Capital Campaign! Help preserve history for the future!
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Waupaca Farm Market Winter Market! |
Winter Farm Market at Yuletide Trail
Saturday, December 3
10am-2pm
The Waupaca Farm Market will be downtown for a special Winter Farm Market on Saturday, December 3 as a part of the Yuletide Trail!
We will have vendors setup inside the entrance to the library with produce, baked goods, canned goods, soap, jewelry, woodworking, and more! Be sure to stop by for your holiday needs.
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Simpson's on Christmas Eve... |
Here's an old fashioned thing to do: stop down at Simspon's on Main on Christmas Eve for a Tom and Jerry. Noon til 6. the kitchen is closed, but just pop in for a cup of good cheer!
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Waupaca School Music Concerts! |
We are so excited to get the inside scoop on some of the Wauapca School District musical productions for December.... Call the schools for more details!!!
5th Grade Concert (MS Auditorium)
December 1st 7:00pm
6-8th Grade Choir Concert
December 6th 7:00pm
CEC Suzuki
December 8th 6:30pm
6th Grade Band Concert (WMS)
December 13th 7:00pm
CEC K-4 and 5-8 Choir Holiday Music Concert
December 13th 6:00
3rd/4th Grade Concert (WLC)
December 15th 1:00pm & 5:00pm
7th/8th Grade Band Concert (WMS)
December 15th 7:00pm
4K-2nd Grade Concert (WLC)
December 16th 9:00am & 1:00pm
WHS Choir Concert
December 18th (Sunday) 2:30pm (handbell prelude starts at 2pm)
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Waupaca Area Chamber of Commerce |
Thanks to our Waupaca Area Chamber of Commerce for making this year's beautiful Christmas Tree in the Historic Bandstand possible!!!
And as always, check the Waupaca Area Chamber's Community Calendar for events in our community! In December, there are a multitude of Christmas and Holiday events happening in Waupaca and also in our neighboring communities! Add your own organization's event to the calendar!
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The Waupaca Chamber encourages everyone to shop local this holiday season!Shopping local supports our local economy, and creates a robust downtown!
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Lots of fun and important stuff going on at the Jensen Center in Amherst in December! Check it out! |
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Manawa's Miracle on
Bridge Street
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There are so many activities planned for this annual Manawa Holiday event, please go to their FB page for all the details!!! |
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Join us for a visit with Santa to share your wishes for Christmas and a photo with Santa!
December 5-183 S Main S-Amherst
December 6-130 N Main St-Iola
December 7-5474 US Hwy 10E Suite 2-Stevens Point
December 8-221 S Main St.-Waupaca
Suggested donation is 1 pair of pajamas per child(max of 2 pajamas per family) or $5 per child(max of $10 per family). All funds will be used to purchase more pajamas. All pajamas will be donated to local organizations in need.
*There is no photographer present, visitors are responsible for their own photos(of course our staff will be happy to snap some for you on your phone or camera!)
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Trinity Lutheran Church Holiday Concert |
Enjoy Christmas Music at Trinity Lutheran Church with
Sunday, December 4
6:30 pm
All are Welcome!
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Plan to see Santa and some of the Reindeer, listen to beautiful Holiday music, enjoy an all day bonfire and so much more!
Very Merry, Old Fashioned Christmas
December 10
10am-6pm
in New London!
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Jazz Coterie live music concert series presents — New York based singer Lucy Yeghiazaryan with guitarist Pasquale Grasso. An unforgettably sophisticated paring that'll kick off your holiday season in style.
"Critics and musicians agree that a new vocal force has arrived on the scene.” — All•About•Jazz
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Waupaca Danes Hall
Children's Christmas Party and
Toys for Tots
December 3, 12-4pm
Visit with Santa from 12-2pm, and join the party at the Dane's Hall!
Toys for Tots:
Please drop-off new unwrapped toys for children 0-17 years old, at the Danes Hall of Waupaca for our annual Toys for Tots Drive on Thursday December 1 from 11am-9pm or Saturday, December 3, 2022 from 12 noon-4pm.
Check Danes Hall FB page for other fun December events!
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This month on PodPaca we will finish out 2022 with new episodes featuring guests Betty Stewart, Marge Writt, and Mayor Brian Smith! Our last episode we talked with 3 ThedaCare physicians so be sure to check that out! |
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New this month is the PodPaca Movie Club. PodPaca gives its listeners 2 movies to watch for this month of December! This club lets you watch the movies from the comfort of your home and then you comment on Facebook, YouTube, or Instagram what you thought of the movies. This months movies will be announced Dec. 2nd on PodPaca’s YouTube channel! PodPaca hosts Joe Drake and Tim Drake will provide an introduction to the films and then later in the month another video will release talking about what people thought of the films and announcing the next month’s movies! This is a great way to be involved in the community without having to leave your house! |
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The Center for Living Well |
Here are some of the December offerings at the Center in Iola....
Also, Every Tuesday at 9 am there is a free 10 minute online meditation at the Center's FB page. Tune in and breathe!
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December 2-4, there is a lot ot do in Amherst! A parade, a visit from Santa, and a concert... Check it out! |
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The Messiah, December 10
in Plover
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Central Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra's 74th Season Holiday Concert features The Messiah by G.F. Handel. CWSO will be joined by the Wausau Lyric Choir and Monteverdi Chorale featuring soloists Susan Bender, Chelsea Betz, Dennis Wilhoit and Samuel Handley. Join us on December 10 to enjoy Handel's masterwork as a community.
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Visit with Santa Clause
Saturday, December 3
6:00 pm
A Weyauwega tradition, Santa will be at the Gerold Opera House in Weyauwega to greet kids of all ages. There will be free hot chocolate and cookies. Christmas music by the High School Jazz Band. Doors open after the parade which starts at 5:30pm.
Made possible with support from Premier Community Bank in Weyauwega.
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Light Up Bethany
December 3, 6:30-8pm
Enjoy the beautiful outdoor decorations and lights including 20 decorated trees; holiday treats, photos with the Grinch and more!
This is a fundraiser for Bethany Home. Go HERE for more information! |
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3rd Annual Light Up Weyauwega
...and parade....
What we know: There will be a Christmas parade in Weyauwega on Saturday Dec. 3, around 5:30. That's a fact, but sorry we could not find a direct link to more info, so you will just have to trust us! It'll be downtown!
Also, Weyauwega is big into pretty lights. Their entire downtown will be lit up, and they are also calling on all residents to light up their yards. GO HERE for more info on how to participate, December 3-16. It's worth the drive to see the lights!!! |
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Tomorrow River Community Charter School's
Holiday Faire
December 4, 11am-3pm
The folks at the Tomorrow River Charter School have always done a fantastic job at creating home grown gifts and a sale that is incredible.... This year is no different! They set up an entire Holiday Village pon site at their school at the Wisconsin Environmental Center, so there's a beautiful outdoor winter vibe... and you can purchase hand made gifts, all proceeds going to support the school! This Holiday Faire is part of the Waldorf tradition.
On December 5, plan to shop on the grounds of the Tomorrow River Charter School!
Go here for more information....money raised by the sale helps fund the school!
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Happy Holidays from WCAB
As we start our December, and are engaged and pulled in to all of the busy-ness, we want to make sure that we tell you that we appreciate you and hope that you have a wonderful holiday full of light, creativity, joy, and love. And good food. And good music. And everything that makes you happy! See you in 2023, we will be ready! Happy Christmas and Happy New Year!
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