The Arts and Culture News for April 2024 | |
It's April, Happy Spring from WCAB! | |
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Spring is around the corner, (really, it is!!!) And the spring bulbs are starting to come up all over Waupaca... April this year is really without a holiday, except for April Fools Day (today) We won't try to trick you but we will give you a couple interesting links about April!
GO HERE to learn about all the special days in April, including National Coffee Cake Day (April 7) National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day (April 12) and International Haiku Day (April 17) This is especially important since, APRIL is also National Poetry Month! And WCAB celebrates....see below!
April is also a month that inspires lots of music... GO HERE to find lots of songs written with April in mind...and you can rank which ones are your favorites! Do it, it's fun!!! We love the song April Come She Will by Simon and Garfunkel...
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!
POETRY CONTEST
There is still time to enter your original poem in the "Waupaca Awakens with Poetry" Poetry contest. GO HERE for poetry submissions.
- Three selected winners will be notified on April 17th.
- Gift card prizes will be awarded to selected winners, $50 to first place winner, $25 to second place winner, and $10 to third place winner.
- Poetry contest winners will be invited to read their poems at our Waupaca AWAKENS with Poetry reading event on April 24th.
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Poetry Reading
Wednesday April 24
6:00-8:30pm
at Waupaca Public Library
WCAB, along with our partner, the Waupaca Public Library, is hosting The "Waupaca Awakens with Poetry" Poetry reading, featuring poet James Botsford, a member of the Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets. Also, winners of the Poetry contest, and a poetry open mic!
GO HERE for more info!
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For the month of April, The First Wednesday of the Month is
TANKA WEDNESDAY!
The tanka is a thirty-one-syllable poem, traditionally written in a single unbroken line. A form of waka, Japanese song or verse, tanka translates as “short song,” and is better known in its five-line,
5/7/5/7/7 syllable count form.
GO HERE for more info on TANKAS.
Here is a Tanka written by one of our poetry committee members.
Made a gourd bird house
with entrance perfectly round
gourd then was painted,
transformed for this Spring
Artsy bird experience.
by Anita Olson, Chair, WCAB Poetry Committee
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Waupaca Local Live
and the
Thursday Night Music Club
April Show
Featuring
Son Rei Project
6:00pm Live in the Studio and Live on Facebook
and 7:30pm at The Grand National Lounge
Live from the 96.3 FM studio and Live on Facebook!
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At its core, Son Reis Project is about sonic exploration. Blending influences from heavy metal, free jazz, and funk, each performance is unique as the band brings the audience on a journey into the realm of possibility.
GO HERE to listen!
GO HERE for more info!
Join us for Waupaca Local Live! You can join us in the studio or experience the show on FB Live on our FB page! And don't forget to go to the Grand National Lounge for the post-show set!
Go HERE for more information!
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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!
| Get your Thursday Night Music Club Membership card when you attend the show. This prestigious card entitles you to be part of the club and eligible for a fabulous prize! GO HERE for info! | |
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 Third Birthday!
Help us celebrate, with an Open House and a
Fun-Raiser Event with Live Music!
OPEN HOUSE at
the Arts Hub
Come visit the Arts Hub on Thursday, April 4
from 3:00-5:00
and feel the excitement!
- Make and Take art project,
- tour the Arts Hub and meet our staff
- have a cupcake, and more!
Join us for this free event!
The Arts Hub is located at the First United Methodist Church at
720 Demarest Avenue, Waupaca
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The Hub's Spring Fun-Raiser
with MoJoe and Flipside
April 20 from 6-10 pm
Waupaca Country Club
1330 Ware Street, Waupaca
Join us for an evening of dancing and fun, and help support the Arts Hub!!!
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Live music by MoJoe & Flipside
- Heavy Hors D’Oeuvres, made by Chef Jenn and our Hub families
- Cash Bar
- 50/50 Raffle, of course! Bring Cash!!!!
This fun event will help sustain the Hub's tuition assistance, Outreach and other programs that are so needed to make the arts accessible to everyone in our community.
Tickets are $50 each
Tickets are available HERE!
For more info, go here!
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Kid and Adult Classes for Spring: Registration closes April 1! | |
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Adult Ravioli!
Did you know making homemade pasta is easy and a whole lotta fun? Chef Shelly will show you how to make a simple pasta dough, and then roll it out for fresh ravioli. Besides making two different ravioli fillings, we will also make a spring lemon asparagus salad. This is a hands-on class so be prepared to get a little messy and have fun ‘rolling in the dough’.
Spring Ravioli with Asparagus Salad
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Pasta Party!
Everybody loves spaghetti! Chef Shelly will show you how to make classic spaghetti with meat sauce. But best of all, we will also roll pasta dough thru a pasta machine and make fresh fettuccini, and enjoy it in a creamy cheese sauce. Come prepared to get a little messy, but it will be worth it when we enjoy eating your fabulous chef creations!
Pasta Party
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Catch-all Basket
The Catch-All Basket is perfect for placement on a desk or countertop, serving as a convenient catch-all for miscellaneous items. The basket's base dimensions are 9 inches in length and 5 inches in width. Beginners are encouraged to join, all necessary tools and materials will be supplied. Please bring a hand towel.
Catch-All Basket
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COMING SOON!!! COMING SOON!!!
COMING SOON!!! COMING SOON!!!
The Arts Hub's Spring Open Mic-style recital will take place on
Sunday, May 5
2-4pm
Waupaca Country Club
Come enjoy the musical offerings of Hub students and groups in a casual open-mic-style setting!
More information coming soon, but you can Save The Date now!!!
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And a few more things in the works for WCAB... | |
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Attention Artists:
Applications for Arts on the Square are now open.
Artists! If you’d like to be in our August 19 Arts on the Square Fine Arts & Crafts Show on City Square in Downtown Waupaca, apply today. Spots are limited. Last year we filled before the May 15 deadline! Online and by-mail applications accepted. Click this link to learn more.
Go HERE to apply!
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Summer Nights Concerts 2024
Another great lineup this year! Thanks to great support form local businesses, we will be continuing our Kickoff Concert at the Indian Crossing Casino with Copper Box
and local favorites Baba Ghanooj!
And, for the scoop on the Wednesday concerts at South Park,
check out our 2024 lineup at our website!
Summer Nights
At each concert we will have:
- Food Trucks
- Family Art Projects
- Beer and Beverages
- 50/50 raffle
Join your friends at the park! Bring a lawnchair! check our FB page if the weather looks crappy, We are planning a rain location...stay tuned! i
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WCAB and Neuville Motors present:
Jazz and Cocktails
June 1-2
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Taking place at various Iconic venues including
We are excited to present a stellar line-up for Waupaca's first-ever Jazz Festival! Get your tickets now because you will NOT want to miss 2 days filled with the best in Regional Jazz music over 2 days, in 3 venues on 4 stages!
Tickets are already going fast! GO HERE to purchase your tickets!
GO HERE for more information!
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SHINE Exhibit
Waupaca Library
April 13-June 1
Waupaca Library Exhibit Room
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SHINE EXHIBIT at Waupaca Public Library Exhibit Room | The SHINE! Exhibit will be featuring original fused glass tiles from the WCAB fused-glass tile workshops that were hosted in 2023. A select portion of these tiles will be on display in the exhibit hall of the Waupaca Public Library. Come learn how we created these tiles, how this project came together, read some of the stories behind the featured tiles, and how this sculpture will come together later this year! The exhibit will run from April 13 - June 1 during library hours. More info on SHINE! | | | |
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The Waupaca Area Arts and Culture Network
(WAACN)
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The WAACN will meet for its Quarterly Meeting on
Thursday, April 4
6:30
The Granite Cellar
After looking over the survey that was taken at the last Summit, April 4th at 6:30 was chosen for the next WAACN meeting. We will meet at the Granite Cellar. Please consider bringing along a friend who might be interested in learning more about what we do.
Agenda for WAACN meeting April 4 2024
Granite Cellar
- Review Henry’s work on our process for the city reminding WAACN members of the water bill and city council meeting dates.
- Social media workshop? Grant workshop? Survey results from Summit.
- Yuletide Trail/Celebration: dates and early plans
- How often do we do summits?
- Networking!
Looking forward to Thirsty Thursday on the 4th! GO HERE for more info!
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Waupaca King and
In Between
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Shopping Small and 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!
Waupaca King and In Between
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Waupaca Historical Society | |
April Program at the Holly Center
The KKK in Wisconsin
100 Years Ago
April 11, 6pm
Dr. Michael D. Jacobs will speak on this topic, presenting, “The KKK in Wisconsin 100 Years Ago”
Jacobs will discuss the Ku Klux Klan in Wisconsin and pay special attention to Waupaca County, looking at how the organization recruited members and its place in our past and present.
GO HERE for more information.
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The Library is partnering with the Waupaca Community Arts Board during Poetry Month!
Through April 12: submit your original poem to the Poetry Contest for a chance to win! Prizes will be awarded, plus a chance to read at the Poetry Reading!
April 24 Check out the "Waupaca Awakens with Poetry" Poetry Reading at Waupaca Library and hear original poetry by James Botford, and the winners of the Poetry contest and an Open Mic!
April 1-15, the Blackout Poetry event will be set-up on the Engagement table in the upstairs area of the library behind the copier. We will have discarded book pages and black out markers that poets will use to black out unwanted words within the page. The words that remain make up the created poem.
April 15-29 come check out the Crankie! Turn the crank to read the "World's Longest Poem!" (is it really?!?!)
Throughout April, tune in to the Library's Facebook Page for FB live poetry readings!
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Waupaca Library Exhibit Room
SHINE EXHIBIT
April 13-June 1
The Waupaca Community Arts Board and the Waupaca Foundry have teamed up with the Waupaca Community, and produced over 170 fused glass tiles. a selection of these tiles will be on exhibit form April 13-June 7, along with many personal stories by the artists who made them, the story of how SHINE came to be, the Foundry''s input and plans for the SHINE sculpture, and much more! Come see this exciting exhibit and learn more about the SHINE Sculpture project! For more info GO HERE!
To see all the tiles, Visit the Gallery!
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The Waupaca Area Public Library
107 S. Main St, Waupaca
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Lunch and Learn-
Adventure Outfitters
April 3, 12-1pm
Join us to hear from Tim Lencki to hear all about the adventures you can take around Waupaca! Registration required....
Go Here for more info!
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First Thursday Film Series presents:
Sherlock Holmes and the Spider Woman
Join us for a viewing of “Sherlock Holmes and the Spider Woman” with a video intro by Jack Rhodes and commentary by Steve Imm.
GO HERE or more info!
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Kids Lego Building Contest!
April 10
4-5pm
Join us for a Lego Masters style contest! Kids will have about 45 minutes to build something to match the chosen theme (announced that day) and then a winner will be chosen! Winner will receive a prize!
GO HERE for more info
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Story time Wednesdays at 10 am!!!
Waupaca Public Library
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The Waupaca Fine Arts Festival
Celebrating 61 Years in Wauapca!
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61st Annual Community Choir and Civic Orchestra Concert
"Mostly Mozart"
Sunday, April 7 2024
2:30 pm
Waupaca High School Performing Arts Center
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Don't miss the 61st Annual Community Choir and Civic Orchestra Concert,
Adults - $10 Advance $12 Box Office
Students/Children - $4 Advance $6 Box Office
Advance Tickets are available at the Waupaca Area Chamber of Commerce!
GO HERE for more info
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61st Annual Art Show
April 20 – 24th, 2024
Waupaca Danes Hall
301 N. Main street, Waupaca WI
| Come to the 61st Annual Art Show, April 20-24 at the Danes Hall@! | |
Critic's Choice: a new original play by Patrick Phair
April 25-27
Par 4 Bistro
Critics' Choice is a play within a play, featuring two theater critics who are watching a play while discussing their work, their love lives, and the play at hand. Directed by Barbara Laedtke featuring a local all star cast, this is a must see Dinner Theater Event!
Get tickets HERE!
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Auditions for Children's Theater Production of School House Rock Jr.
Tuesday, April 16 from 3:30-6:30
at the Waupaca Learning Center’s Music Room
GO HERE for audition information!
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Curiouser is a new Podcast that broadcasts on WAUP 99.1 FM and can be heard on Soundcloud.
Just in time for Poetry Month, the crew at Curiouser interviewed James Hamilton, local author and poet.
GO HERE to hear the interview that talks all about James's history and how he finds his muse to write his provocative poetry.
James will be appearing at Waupaca's Bookcellar
April 13
Come celebrate National Poetry Month and the release of James Hamilton's 5th internationally published collection of original poetry.
Other Recent Curiouser podcast episodes include:
Waupaca City Administrator Aaron Jensen
Kevin Knopp
...and more...go HERE to hear all the podcasts from Curiouser!
Curiouser
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The Waupaca Area Chamber of Commerce | |
The Chamber is hosting another great event!
Electronics Recycling Event on Friday, April 26
10:30am-1:30 pm
Swan Park
Go HERE for all the details!
Go HERE for the new Chamber Website and Community Calendar!
SAVE the DATE:
Strawberry Fest will be held
Saturday, June 15, 2024 [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:
GO HERE!
Waupaca Area Chamber of Commerce
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SPRING DANCE AND CONCERT with The Last of the Big Bands
April 6 at 7pm
At the Gerold Opera House, Weyauwega
Enjoy the large dance floor at the Gerold with great big band music.
Doors open at 6:30pm with music starting at 7pm
Full bar and snacks will be available
DANCE CONTEST!
All tickets are $10 - Get your tickets online or at the Door at the Gerold. Purchase your tickets online and you will get a free ticket for our door prize drawing!
More Info HERE
WegaArts
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Dead Man's Carnival
April 27 at 7:30!
Gerold Opera House, Main St, Weyauwega
The Dead Man's Carnival: returns!
Dead Man's Carnival is a Milwaukee based Live music variety show. The show combines our love for turn of the century Vaudeville with the uncompromising passion of the Do-it-yourself underground art community.
Featuring house band Professor Pinkerton's Irrelevant Orchestra. The hottest Hot Jazz Band in the Midwest!
Featuring a variety of different acts including:
Fire eating, Stage Illusions, Aerial Dance, Feats of strength, Burlesque, Human Oddities, Juggling, Comedy and 8 musicians on dozens of vintage instruments!
Doors open at 6:00pm
Show starts at 7:30pm
GO HERE for info and tickets!
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Winchester Lectures are held on Monday evenings at 6:30 at the Waupaca Public Library downstairs meeting rooms, and are always free.
If you are interested in any of these programs, you can find more info by clicking on the "GO HERE for more info" buttons.
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Memory Cafes and the New Story about Dementia
Monday, April 1 at 6:30
Waupaca Public Library
Susan McFadden, PhD, is professor emerita of Psychology at UW-Oshkosh. Susan’s program addresses reasons why we need a new story about dementia that turns away from the dominant “tragedy narrative” in our culture. It will show how the worldwide memory café movement is creating dementia-inclusive communities where people living with all types of this brain disorder can experience joy, meaning, and friendship. Examples from the work of Fox Valley Memory Project will demonstrate the many ways memory cafés ease isolation and create meaningful connections among people dealing with dementia.
GO HERE for more info.
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What Makes the Human Brain Unique?
Monday, April 15 at 6:30
Waupaca Public Library
Andre M. M. Sousa, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Dept. of Neuroscience at UW-Madison. Andre presents the differences between the human brain and the brains of other primate species. This includes discussion of brain size, number of neurons, brain connectivity, and overall organization of the circuits that govern some of our most complex behaviors.
GO HERE for more info.
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Growing Up Farley: a Story of Addiction, Love and Forgiveness
Monday, April 29 at 6:30
Waupaca Public Library
Tom Farley, brother of the late actor Chris Farley, is an author and national speaker on substance abuse prevention. In this talk, Tom chronicles his lifelong journey with his brother. Touching on lessons learned from Chris and his struggles with addiction, Tom begins by speaking about his brother’s addiction and the effects it had on his family, and specifically, himself.
GO HERE for more info.
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Other Happenings In and Around Waupaca | |
Amoco and the Filling Station April 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
Thursday April 4
Waupaca Humane Society.
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.
Thursday, April 18
Waupaca Rotary Club
The Lion's Club raises money to help fund various projects in our community. They also provide support for events!
Thanks for helping to support the Humane Society and the Waupaca Lion's Club by going to Amoco and The Filling Station on Thursday, April 6!
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Odin and Freja's Place hosts various events including live music, Vinyl Sundays and and Open Mics.
Open mic's are generally on Thursdays, the next one being April 4, at 7pm ish...
Odin and Freja's Place
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Little Wolf Gallery in Iola hosts various events and live music, too, and they do an open mic/jazz jam on the second Saturday of the month at 5pm.
check out their FB page for more details.
Little Wolf Gallery
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The Annual 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 20 at 7pm
The Jensen Center
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Learn about and get involved in pollinator conservation!
Native Plants and Pollinators
Sunday, April 28, 2024
2 - 4 pm
Free Admission, Donations Accepted
Jensen Community Center
487 N Main St, Amherst
Check our lobby display cases on your way in and out to view beeswax paintings by artist Jessie Fritsch, who will be onsite helping out at the event!
GO HERE for full schedule of events!
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Save the Date...
Tae and the Neighborly
Friday, May 3 at 6pm
Jensen Center, Amherst
Critics hail the group as “having more kick than a bagged-up mule” (Rotary Times) and their live show “...going down smoother than a can of [beans] warmed on the campfire” (Cowboy Gazette). The band themselves call their shows “inspiration fuel for self lovin’ [and] world changin’” and includes Tae, Daniel Pingrey, Kelvin Kaspar, David Blessent, and Andy Welsch.
GO HERE for tickets!
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Happenings at Center for
Living Well
Check out the events at the Center for Living Well, in Iola. Including:
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Monday, April 22: a special event for EARTH DAY at 6pm, In Honor of the Importance of Women
- Saturday, April 20: Body, Mind and Spirit Fair at the Center, 10am-4pm. Discover new ways to support your mind, body and spirit. Interactive workshops hourly, and much much more.
The Center for Living Well in Iola
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Save the Date for the annual
SuperHero Fun Run!
Saturday, May 4
A great healthy way to spend time with family and friends!
Be WEll Waupaca County//Living the Waupaca Way
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Waupaca County Master Gardeners | |
Waupaca County Master Gardeners Volunteers Meeting
April 11, 6pm
Waupaca County Courthouse lower level
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Anat Cohen and Marcello Concalves
April 2 Stevens Point
April 3 Menasha
Clarinetist Anat Cohen and 7-string guitarist Marcello Gonçalves team together in a series of intimate, lyrical duets based on compositions by Brazilian composer Moacir Santos. Brazilian grooves, and elements of jazz highlight the intricate talents of both Cohen and Gonçalves on their Grammy Award nominated album, Outra Coisa: The Music of Moacir Santos.
GO HERE for lots more information on these oncerts, and ticket info!
Jazz Coterie
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The Good Times Comedy Show
featuring Ben Warren
and Headliner
Mike Mercury
Friday, April 19
8 pm
Chain O Lakes Bar and Grill
GO HERE to read Mike Mercury's bio and you will already be laughing...
“Mike Mercury delivers great material AND plays off an audience as well as anybody we’ve ever seen.” (Chicago Tribune)
Ben Warren Comedy Clubhouse
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The Granite Cellar Cocktail Class!
Learn to make margaritas in time for Cinco de Mayo!
Reservations required
$45 includes 3 margaritas, recipes, instruction, and a glass and rim salt to take home.
Limited to 12 people, so make reservations early.
GO HERE for more information!
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Music Fest
Sunday May 5
Northland Sports Bar and Grill
Iola
Featuring many local favorite musical acts on 2 stages!
Proceeds helping to fund fees incurred by local citizens trying to prevent sand mine in Iola.
Come join us and please donate whatever you can! Let's bring the community together for a good cause and keep our beautiful rural setting as it is today! Thanks, we'll see you there!
GO HERE for more info
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50th Annual Festival of the Arts
50th annual Stevens Point Area Festival of the Arts Sunday, April 7 f
rom 10am-4pm.
Artist & Fare and O'so Brewing Company
1800 Plover Road
Plover, WI 54467
50th Annual Festival of the Arts
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Event details:
• Free Admission.
• Shop for fine art and meet the artists.
• Enjoy two free kids’ art zones taught by Carmen Duran Art and Tesori Trovati Jewelry
• Support local art education with our art raffle. Artwork is donated by our exhibiting artists.
• Check out the Emerging Artists award winners from the Riverfront Arts Center. These awards are sponsored by the Festival of the Arts and support local area school district students.
• Enjoy food and drinks from O'so Amore and The Mission Coffee House
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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)
Waupaca Community Arts Board
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