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BUNDLE UP Family Fun Edition BUTTERCUP February 2019, Vol. 3, Issue 2 PUBLISHERS In case you were NORMA JEAN FOCHS wondering, PATRICK BOYLE Contributors winter has arrived David Brierley Peter Lindblad in Wisconsin Susan Loken ART Graphic Designers KELLY ANDERSON NICOLE MACMARTIN Whether your tastes run toward Finally he give us a glimpse fireplaces and hot chocolate or ice into the aspirations of a bona fide, ADVERTISING NORMA JEAN FOCHS shanties, ski hills and snowmobiles, boot-scootin’ honky-tonk outfit [email protected] winter has arrived in Wisconsin. Take from Austin,Texas - Mike and PATRICK BOYLE the opportunity to make the most of The Moonpies [email protected] the season in your favorite winter way. Supper Club Guy- David Brierely Tina Ellingson A great thing about Wisconsinites provides a taste of Germany (or [email protected] is how many ways businesses and several actually) not too far from ADMINISTRATIVE organizations offer to seize the day and Madison at Dorf Haus Supper Club CONTACT SPECIALIST savor some fun no matter the season. near Sauk City. Audrey Fochs There are concerts, classes, shows and Contributor Susan Loken appeals Out & About Wisconsin is published monthly by Foxx Interactive festivals offered (both indoor and to those whose first-love is coffee with Services. All rights reserved. No duplication of any editorial or photography is allowed without written permission from Foxx outdoor) that move us to get out and a listing of Wisconsin coffee roasters. Interactive Services. Copyright 2019. do the things we like to do undaunted Our events calendar includes more by the weather. This is Wisconsin after than 100 listings of things to do in Printable PDF version of this issue available at: https://outandaboutwisconsin.com/digital-magazine/ all if we let Mother Nature bully us life Wisconsin this month with live links would be pretty boring. so details are just a click away. In this issue… So, read the issue, make your For those of you who are part Contributor Peter Lindblad plans, then turn off your device of a group that is planning an provides personal interviews with a (bundle up as needed) and get out upcoming event, we want variety of musicians. and do what you like to do in wintry to hear from you. Make sure to send information O&A First up is his conversation Wisconsin. about that event to editor@ with guitarist Drew Shirley of the outandaboutwisconsin.com, and we’ll Grammy-winning alternative-rock get it listed on our calendar. Not sure what to include? Check out this month’s outfit - Switchfoot. calendar, where we explain exactly Next is the cover story, an what kind of information we need. Just Norma Jean Fochs remember, if your event is in March interview with Grammy-winning we need to know about it in the Norma Jean Fochs singer songwriter and so much more PUBLISHER beginning of February. - Rosanne Cash. [email protected]

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Switchfoot Speaking the language of love

By Peter Lindblad releasing the album Where the said guitarist Drew Shirley. “I think Light Shines Through and touring our families are the ones that bear Spinning in a fast blur for years, the extensively to support it, was just that burden and take the payment for merry-go-round stopped in 2017 for what Switchfoot needed. that cost a lot of times.” the Grammy-winning alternative-rock “Touring in a rock band for 15 With assurances that everything outfit Switchfoot. They had to jump off. years comes at a cost and you have to is fine with his family, Shirley Taking a year-long hiatus, after pay that cost at some point (laughs),” explained that he and the rest of

4 www.DoWhatYouLikeToDo.com Switchfoot the band wanted a break to be with the joy of what we’re doing back – loved ones for a while. resurrecting just the ‘why’ do we “Just the connection at home, we do this,” said Shirley. “You have to needed to see our families, wives and find your motivation again, and we kids,” said Shirley. “And basically, 03.10.19 started playing around with ideas we were feeling like we’d done one and playing around in the studio, tour after another for 15 years, and The Sylvee and one thing led to another and we our families needed us home and we just took our time and recorded a needed to be home, too.” Madison new album.” Rested up, Switchfoot is speaking Conveniently located, the studio its Native Tongue, an eclectic is about 20 minutes from all of their ray of light in these dark times. houses. They started work on Native Once pigeonholed as a Christian- way it was in the beginning.” Tongue in a haphazard fashion. The rock band, before a major-label Switchfoot is currently creative freedom it allowed re- breakthrough in 2003 with The experiencing another kind of energized them. Beautiful Letdown and landing longing these days, as Shirley and “We all just started coming in at songs on the “A Walk to Remember” company are itching to get back random times and all of a sudden, movie soundtrack widened their out on the road. On March 10, songs started coming together,” said audience considerably, Switchfoot Switchfoot will land in Madison and Shirley. “And there was no pressure, has something optimistic to say perform at the city’s newest music because we knew we had the whole with its new LP, which hit the venue, The Sylvee. year off. So, it was a really special streets Jan. 18. Their core faith is “We took this whole last year time for us to really rediscover still intact. off the road and didn’t travel at all,” loving each other, loving the process “We don’t try to force things on said Shirley. “So, we had to recharge and it came at a cost. It came at a people, but as an artist you better our batteries and be at home with real struggle, and there was a lot of be saying something,” said Shirley. family. It was really a great year pain and suffering involved, but I “There’s a famous quote from Dolly [with] a lot that was different for us. think that’s where you get great art.” Parton: ‘If you ain’t crying, then why And now we’re ready to hit the road Veterans in the studio, are you singing?’ If it’s not moving again and we’ve got new music and Switchfoot have learned how to deal you, then just forget it. It’s not going we’re really excited about it.” with the pressure of deadlines and to move somebody else.” During the time off, the expectations. Love is the law on Native Tongue members of Switchfoot – featuring “I mean, the songs come … and the record’s title track. brothers Jon (vocals and guitar) some quickly and some take a “[It] kind of speaks to our and Tim Foreman (bass and longer time,” said Shirley. “Some original language that we think of backing vocals), Jerome Fontamillas songs can be done in a week, but as love,” said Shirley. “If you think (keyboards and guitar) and Chad other songs were around since of a child, when a child is born, a Butler (drums), as well as Shirley the last record (laughs) and we baby is innocent and knows that – did some soul-searching. They finally finished them. So, it’s really love is good and right and real and asked themselves, “Why are we varied, but you kind of have to let connection is good. And then very doing this?” the songs … you can’t really force quickly, babies learn selfishness, Jon Foreman’s answer was simply it sometimes, you know what I how to get what you want and twist to “pursue joy.” That’s what they mean? You just have to let the song love and you get wounded once did with Native Tongue, their 11th be what it is. Sometimes you try and you don’t do that again. We as album, which they recorded in their to put it into the wrong package. adults grow up tainted and marred, own studio in San Diego. Production-wise it doesn’t really and our original language of love “Being home also we started work. And sometimes it’s just gets covered up. So, this was sort of tinkering around in the studio, the timing of your life and where a longing to get back to creation the started recording ideas and getting you’re at and where the band is at,

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Out and About WI FEBRUARY 2019 7 Switchfoot and you’re just like, ‘I’m not into and it was just like, ‘Oh, this is Foremans and Butler all original this one.’ And then the next album happening.’ We all just really liked members – grew into a Christian- comes along and you’re like, ‘Yes! it. That one came together. It is rock phenomenon, as Sparrow This is perfect. The song fits. Yes! It very Beatlesque and a very analog, Records bought out their original fits where we’re at right now!’ And old-school recording.” indie label, Re-think. Learning to so, you know that. When people For a more modern approach, Breathe, their third album, netted a listen to a song, sometimes it hits Switchfoot turned to a friend to Grammy nomination for Best Rock you and sometimes it doesn’t. help them produce Native Tongue Gospel Album. We just look for those songs that in One Republic bassist and multi- Shirley was part of those early genuinely hit us.” instrumentalist Brent Kutzle. years, eventually making his At this moment, the song off “So, we decided to go [with] way back to Switchfoot in 2005 Native Tongue that knocks Shirley some friends instead of hiring to contribute to the creation of off his feet is “Let It Happen.” producers from the producer Nothing is Sound, their fifth LP. There’s a reason for that. world,” said Shirley. “And so, we “Yeah, I left the band before I “It’s actually out right now,” reached out to our friends in One was in the band, to be honest,” said said Shirley. “We filmed a video Republic, and also actually reached Shirley. “I was in another band and for it. Just recently released it … out to (Christian band) Need to I knew we were friends, so I was and it’s out on Spotify and iTunes and Apple Music. And it’s a rock song. It’s got a lot of guitars on it – great for me, yeah! Right. I was like, ‘Ah, this is great.’ And I’m Flash forward to 2019, and Shirley and kind of a godson of grunge. I grew up in the grunge era, when all the Switchfoot are relishing their rebirth, Nirvana, Pixies, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden came through. So, I having thrown everything they have kind of got into that scene on that song and kind of resurrected some into Native Tongue. of those guitar parts.” A diverse clutch of tracks with interesting twists and turns, Native Tongue offers surprises like Breathe. So, the One Republic guys always like, ‘Oh man, I love what the colorful slice of Beatlesque … we knew that would stretch us you guys are doing.’ I was following psychedelia that is “Dig New Streams.” a little bit, because we don’t use as them, we were asking each other “It was actually two different much programming as they do, as questions, and when they said, songs, or three maybe,” explained far as keyboard and drum machine ‘Hey, we’re looking for another Shirley. “We went, ‘Just try putting programming. So, they added a guitar player to kind of help us,’ these together …’ Tim, our bass lot of that, specifically on songs I said, ‘Oh yeah, I would love player, he was like, ‘Let me try like ‘Voices’ and ‘Native Tongue,’ that. This is awesome.’ Switchfoot just putting this stuff together.’ the title track. You know, they hadn’t really taken off. This was That’s one of those songs that was added a lot of the programming before The Beautiful Letdown, so around from the last album … influence there, which was really we were still playing small clubs, and we just couldn’t finish it. It fun to stretch out in. It’s always 300-person clubs, dirty rock wasn’t really coming together. And good to stretch your creativity as a venues around the country. It was it was just like, it doesn’t fit on musician.” like, ‘All right. I like music. Let’s Where the Light Shines Through, Founded in 1996 as Chin slug it out and I like the songs,’ and our last record. But then we Up, prior to changing names, we became bonded, and that was started working on it for this one, Switchfoot – avid surfers, with the 15 years ago. We have brothers in

8 www.DoWhatYouLikeToDo.com Switchfoot the band and it honestly it is like a by ourselves in the studio, and “You know how you just put a few band of brothers.” then we just drove up to L.A. songs from this band, you put a few Shirley’s contributions and felt like we just went into a songs from that band, and you get expanded and strengthened circus. It was craziness – people this playlist together and we kind the band’s sound, as 2006’s Oh! everywhere, artists and publicity of just do that with our albums Gravity received a tsunami people and cameras and red now. It’s like, ‘Hey, let’s put a song of critical acclaim. In 2007, carpets, and live performances. that has something like this on Switchfoot left Columbia Records It was just like a crazy circus … it. Oh yeah, something different to go forward as an indie band. everybody’s trying to get what’s like that – The Beatles and Queen They created their own record theirs, and like be bigger than and yeah, let’s put something like label, lowercase people records, the next guy and show off their grunge on there, and then let’s put and cemented their indie status. stuff, and literally, we did that something really ‘80s.’” Their “Appetite for whole circus and then kind of The powers that be might Construction” tour in 2007 with came back to the studio the next have discouraged that sort of Reliant K and Ruth benefitted morning. And it was like, ‘Okay, thing years ago. Habitat for Humanity, as we’re back to real life, actually “So, we have all these various Switchfoot was growing ever just making music instead of styles of music where in the past more prolific, releasing four being in the circus.’” in the music industry, you’d be records between 2007 and 2010. Even Shirley’s dad, who is not a ostracized,” said Shirley. “Like, Hitting the streets in 2009, Hello fan of rock music, was impressed. dude, ‘You guys don’t know who Hurricane won a Grammy for “It’s an honor because winning you are. You’re putting all these Best Rock or Rap Gospel Record a Grammy was the first time my styles of music on there. Pick a a year later. dad … he literally said to me, direction, you know?’ But now, “That was just a cool, crazy ‘Hey, you must be doing pretty people are sort of excited more thing and I remember when good as a band,’” said Shirley. [about] that direction because the Grammy thing came up, Flash forward to 2019, and it’s something different out of we were recording an album Shirley and Switchfoot are the same band. You get all these here in our studio,” related relishing their rebirth, having different styles of music. It’s that Shirley. “They were like, ‘Hey, thrown everything they have into playlist mentality that I think you guys won a Grammy. You Native Tongue. has allowed for a different kind need to go to L.A. and receive “We channeled a lot of of music industry.” it.’ We were like, ‘Wow! Okay.’ influences. I think these days, we And it’s one that Switchfoot has So, we literally were recording all listen to playlists,” said Shirley. adapted to with aplomb. O&A

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Dorf Haus Supper Club A big German restaurant in a small Wisconsin town.

By David Brierley - one whose name and cuisine of two of the siblings: Rebecca celebrate the town’s strong German Maier-Frey and Monte Maier. If you head northwest from heritage: Dorf Haus Supper Club. The two work together today, Madison about 30 minutes, you’ll Dorf Haus was purchased in with Monte running the bar and come across the village of Roxbury, 1959 by the Maier family. Originally Rebecca handling book keeping just outside of Sauk City. Like many run as a tavern and grocery store, and general management. They places in Wisconsin, it’s a small the Maiers turned it into a supper have kept up the family traditions town with a large church, a few club in 1961. Though all nine Maier of generously portioned German houses, and not much else. This children worked at the supper club and supper club fare, and they’ve hamlet is fortunate, however; one throughout the years, running it also added some new traditions of thing it does have is a restaurant eventually landed on the shoulders their own.

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In addition to the siblings that run Dorf Haus, other family members often help out in various roles. But being related by blood isn’t a requirement for being family at Dorf Haus. It’s easy to see that the staff is a close-knit group, with some having worked there more than three decades. That’s a rare occurrence in today’s world, so it’s nice to see a place of business that treats their staff well enough that they never have a reason to leave. If the name didn’t make it obvious to you that this supper club has German roots, the sight of the building surely would. The exterior is finished in old German farmhouse style: whitewashed walls with criss- crossing wooden beams, and a porte cochere that ends in a Three cool two-story tower reminiscent of features: a windmill or lighthouse. 1. German styling, German The porte cochere entrance is cuisine, German everything! on the side of the building and 2. Game room - a nice touch offers access to both the main for families with bored kids restaurant and the banquet hall 3. Events - smorgasbords through heavy wooden doors and dinner theater with beautiful stained glass. The restaurant’s main entrance is in front on the street side, and brings you into the bar area and dining rooms. You’ll find the host desk here, and can check in with your reservation, if you made one. On a Friday without a

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Interview with Rebecca Maier-Frey, owner.

O&AW: How did your family come to own truck accident. He was on crutches and it all of us have worked there, but my brother, the Dorf Haus? was winter, so he decided to close up his Monte [Maier], and I are partners and do RMF: Our parents started it in 1959. construction shop and he started tending all the managing and running of it, and My dad … stopped by one night and the bar. His brother owned the Wagon Wheel own it. Monte pretty much takes care of owner wanted to get out of the business. [restaurant] in Portage, so he called up his the bar area, and I pretty much take care of My dad talked with them and they actually brother and asked him [for advice]. My dad most everything else. I do all the book work traded their house in Sauk City for the Dorf hired a cook and started serving chicken and hiring, advertising and responding to Haus. My mom’s parents ran it as a tavern and fish all-you-can eat for $1 in 1961. inquiries, take care of the banquets. and grocery store for a couple of years. My Being an owner of a restaurant you have dad was in construction, and [used] the O&AW: Did you work at the supper club to jump in wherever is needed, and we can do dance hall … as his cabinet-making shop. growing up? that. If we’re short a cook one night I can go He had to go get some compressors for RMF: Yep, I’ve always worked in the back [in the kitchen] and lend a hand or make the tavern one day. He went to an auction, restaurant. I was a park ranger at Devil’s sure I get people filled in… that’s what you and things weren’t going very well - they Lake for a while when I was in college. do when you run a business. That’s important, bundle [items] when things don’t sell well, I went to UW-Madison and graduated and that’s why we have a big presence there. so if you wanted [one thing] you had to buy from there. I thought I would move on, You can always find at least one of us there [other items] with it. When he came back, but I just felt it was quite a business my and several of our family members helping he had fryers and plates and silverware parents had, and they were pretty excited along. That’s what makes it fun. and a bunch of restaurant equipment. My to bring me on after I graduated. I worked mom said, “What are you doing with all myself through college there, too. I started O&AW: Everyone has a different definition of a supper club. To you, what this?” And he said, “Well, it came with the full-time in 1992 after graduating, and I’ve makes Dorf Haus a supper club? compressors.” So they put that aside. been there ever since. In 1961 my dad was in a really bad I’ve worked hand-in-hand with my RMF: Everything about the Dorf Haus parents. There’s nine of us in the family and makes it a supper club (laughs). The

14 www.DoWhatYouLikeToDo.com Supper Clubs biggest thing is the atmosphere: when you-can eat. People look forward to it - it’s a decide on the play and get the actors and you walk in, you can just feel it. You feel really fun night to come out. My mom and dad actresses from Wisconsin Dells, Baraboo, that friendliness of the people that are started it about 35 years ago on a Wednesday Madison, and we’d put on a play in there running it, owning it, and the people night. Then they moved it to Monday night, November and February. She did a fantastic working it, and the customers themselves. first Monday of the month. job, and usually we’d do six shows. And then of course having the salad bar, the relish tray, prime rib, the Friday fish fry, O&AW: Are smorgasbord Mondays your O&AW: Any final thoughts you’d like chicken, all those staples, comfort foods. busiest nights, then? to share? The atmosphere, the Christmas lights, just RMF: Nothing is like Friday night. There’s RMF: This is our 60th year, and we’re the feeling of coming in and relaxing. an hour and a half or two hour wait, during thankful that we can continue doing it, Lent especially. We open up the whole carrying on our parents’ legacy. We couldn’t O&AW: What are your more popular place, and it’s a pretty big [night]. It would do it without our wonderful staff, of course, menu items? always bother me when people didn’t want and our customers. RMF: Because we are [a] German to [wait], or we couldn’t accommodate [restaurant] also, we sell a very large them [right away], because sometimes portion of German entrees. Wiener people drive a long ways to get there. But schnitzel, rouladen, sauerbraten, that’s what Friday night is - you have to schweinhaxen. have that mindset. Friday night is just that night. Come and meet people, relax, and O&AW: Tell me about your monthly take in the atmosphere, and don’t plan on smorgasbord. anything else. That is your night out. RMF: Our smorgasbord is super popular on the first Monday of the month. We serve from 5-9 [PM], we have a three-piece band that plays. It’s about 10 different German entrees O&AW: Can you tell me about the dinner theater events? [including] wiener schnitzel, pork schnitzel, sauerbraten, schweinhaxen, schweinsrippen, RMF: We started that about 20 years ago, knackwurst, salad bar, dessert, and it’s all- my sister-in-law and myself. She would

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reservation, expect to wait at least laughs, and perhaps a new and sausages - and supper club an hour and a half. If you’re in the high score on the Ms. Pac-Man classics like steaks, seafood, duck, relaxed, Friday night out, supper machine, your buzzer will buzz, and ribs. There are daily specials club state of mind, this is expected alerting you that your table is Wednesday through Sunday, with and enjoyed. ready. The host will seat you in Friday’s being the most popular. Dorf Haus has a warm cozy the dining room, styled similarly Friday’s specials include a bar area with lots of seating and to the bar area, warm and cozy. seafood platter, baked haddock, plenty of tables, wood paneled The dining room seats 80 to a delicious fish fry (of course), walls, and wood beams on the 90 guests, but the banquet hall or the famous Maier family ceiling. It is decorated with knick can seat up to 450, which is great chicken. The fish fry and chicken knacks, old photos, Christmas considering Dorf Haus often hosts are served family style (all-you- lights, an old-fashioned wood wall weddings and other events. can-eat), and come with a choice clock - everything to make it feel If you’re there on a Friday of German potato salad (just homey and welcoming. or Sunday, you’ll be treated to like mom’s) or french fries, and The supper club serves a delicious a basket of Dorf Haus’s famous coleslaw. All meals include (or old fashioned, and if you want to fritters. And honestly, how can offer the option to add) the supper have some fun while waiting, there you go wrong with deep fried club-spec salad bar. is a game room just off of the bar dough? They’re served with Sunday is the only day the with a pool table, pinball and - honey and ketchup for dipping, restaurant is open for lunch. importantly - Ms. Pac-Man, among depending on your taste. Sunday’s specials are served all other arcade games. The menu offers a nice mix of day, and include a senior citizen After a few drinks, some German food - various schnitzels special, schweinhaxen, and the

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popular chicken and ham meal. The chicken and ham is all-you-can-eat, and includes mashed potatoes or french fries, homemade stuffing (dressing, if you’re old-school), cranberries, fritters, and pumpkin pie. When you think about it, it would be kind of a waste not to go on a Sunday. Dorf Haus offers a special Smorgasbord of German food on the first Monday of each month year-round, and the first and third Mondays of June, July, August, September, and October. It includes 10 different all-you can eat German specialties, salad bar, and - I can’t stress this enough - dessert. Sounds like a win- win situation to me. Another unique and popular event is the Dorf Haus dinner theater. Typically held in November and February, these events offer guests a choice of four meals, served before the live, two-plus hour show begins. For more information, visit the website’s Contact Us page. If you haven’t already, don’t forget to join our Supper Club VIP group; you’ll be entered in our monthly drawing for a $50 gift card to an area supper club. As always there will be plenty more Supper Club fun to come. O&A

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Remembering Everything

By Peter Lindblad

Understandably nervous, Rosanne Cash was giving country and folk songwriting legend Guy Clark a little taste of “Seven Year Ache.” A tough, insightful and almost painfully candid look at a marriage on the rocks, the song would go on to become Cash’s first No. 1 country hit in 1981. At the time, however, she wasn’t so bullish about its commercial prospects. “I didn’t think about it being a hit, but I knew it was a good song, and I played it for Guy Clark,” said Cash. “I remember I was so scared I couldn’t even look at him when I was playing it. He had kind of popped his head around and said, ‘What’s that?’ And I knew that he thought it was a good song.” Her husband at the time, country star Rodney Crowell, liked it, too. He had no doubt about its chart potential. “I ran into Rodney last month and I was talking to him about ‘Seven Year Grammy-winning singer- Ache’ and he said, ‘I’ll never forget that songwriter Rosanne Cash has we recorded the track on my birthday’ … a new album out called She Remembers Everything, which on his birthday!” said Cash. “And he said, deals with more personal issues than her last few records. Photo by Michael Lavine Out and About WI FEBRUARY 2019 19 RosannE Cash

‘I’ll never forget, after everyone left the with a laundry list of musical giants. introspective kind of songwriting. studio that night,’ he said – I was still Leventhal attended college at the “I think I had just played it out,” sitting there – and he said, ‘Well, we just University of Wisconsin-Madison. said Cash. “Black Cadillac (2006) and recorded a hit on my birthday.’” “And his sister, my sister-in-law, and The List (2009) and The River and the Crowell was right. With “Seven her family, live in Madison, so we’ve been Thread … it really was a reckoning of Year Ache,” Rosanne Cash, who has there many times and we really enjoy sorts with scenes and ancestry and released 15 albums in her career, coming,” said Cash. “But we haven’t genealogy and geography – all of those emerged from the shadow of her now played in Madison in quite a while.” things that go into forming you. And deceased father, Johnny Cash, and An expansive, well-curated set list also, my own legacy … I had settled assumed her rightful place as one of is sure to represent a journey through it within myself and myself musically the most critically acclaimed singer- her past, as well as opportunity to and personally. And so, these songs, songwriters of her generation. showcase songs from her latest album, people were saying to me after The A four-time Grammy award the provocatively titled She Remembers River and the Thread, ‘Well, the next winner, with 11 more nominations to Everything, which hit the streets on record should be another “scenes” her credit, Cash has also grown into a Nov. 2, 2018. record. You should do this again. It revered literary master, gaining esteem “Yeah, a lot of stuff from the new was so successful, it was great.’ But I for essays that have appeared in such album, obviously,” said Cash. “Songs kept thinking, ‘No, I really want to put publications at The New York times, from The River and The Thread, and … out my next 12 songs that are really personal songs,’ which is what I was writing. And they were very female- centric, a woman at my stage of life That’s a beautiful thing to tell looking at mortality, love, trauma, rage – all the things that I’ve experienced up to this point in my life. And that’s what someone you love that I’ll I was writing about and that’s what I was committed to.” remember everything about you. A lot has been made of the album’s title, the title track and their duality. But it’s also a warning... While comforting, the words can also be taken as a threat of some sort. “It’s both a warning and somewhat Rolling Stone, New York Magazine, the I touch back into my history. So, there’s seductive, too,” said Cash. “That’s a Nation and the Oxford-American and a some songs that I don’t get away from beautiful thing to tell someone you best-selling 2010 memoir, “Composed.” ever – ‘Seven Year Ache’ and those love that I’ll remember everything Well-received stints as an artist-in- kinds of things.” about you. But it’s also a warning that residence at such hallowed institutions The third in a trilogy of sorts, I’ll remember everything (laughs). as Carnegie Hall and the Lincoln where Cash went on an archeological And you know, it turned out to be kind Center, among others, have only served dig in exploring her musical roots of prescient, didn’t it? With the ‘Me to add more luster to her already and influences, The River and The Too’ Movement and the Kavanaugh glowing reputation. Thread was an immersive study of the hearings. Post all of that, I Rosanne Cash will play the Meyer American South that netted her three Theatre in Green Bay Friday, March 15, Grammy awards. and the Overture Center for the Arts With She Remembers Everything, in Madison Saturday, March 16, with Cash returned to a more her current spouse, John Leventhal, a multiple Grammy winning musician, songwriter, producer and recording engineer who has worked

20 www.DoWhatYouLikeToDo.com RosannEAdept Cash at mixing blues, country, folk and pop, Rosanne Cash is the daughter of country legend Johnny Cash and is one of the most literate songwriters of her generation. Photo by Michael Lavine

Out and About WI FEBRUARY 2019 21 RosannE Cash think culturally we started to realize of gun violence. “I didn’t expect that to be a song. It how often women’s memories are “This is very close to my heart, was something I was writing for myself questioned. Not men, but women’s but I was going into the subway and and then I ended up showing it to memories, that there is some suspicion this woman was coming off of the John and we ended up turning it into about our memories. So, I thought that A train from Harlem, this Hispanic a song. I don’t know if it’s so specific was a little prescient and I was proud woman, and she seemed to be talking about me and my parents. I mean, it is. of that. Where did it come from? Well, to herself,” explained Cash. “And I If I’m totally honest, of course it is. But we all have our traumas. I have my own thought I heard her say, ‘Ochos dios.’ thematically, it’s much the same as ‘She ‘Me-Too’ stories. The specifics aren’t And I don’t speak Spanish, but I knew Remembers Everything.’ It begins with important to anyone but me. But, that that meant eight gods and I kept a trauma and then what do you do with song begins with trauma. It’s about the thinking, ‘Why did she say that? Why that? Where do you go?” notion of who we might be if we were would she have said that?’ I couldn’t That question hit her like a ton of never traumatized and how we can get it out of my head. And then I read bricks after the 1990 self-produced spend our entire lives trying to find out about another shooting, so I wrote this album Interiors. Dark and intimate, who that is.” for her, the eight gods of Harlem.” with an autobiographical tone, Unafraid to confront political Not intended for public Interiors is thought to be the result of issues head on, Cash is also an activist, consumption initially, “Everyone but marital problems. Many consider it to having fought for gun control measures Me” – also from the new LP – provides be the high-water mark of her brilliant for the past 20 years. The song “8 a truthful glimpse into her famous career. It also led to her unexpected Gods of Harlem” from She Remembers family. break-up with Nashville, the capital of Everything takes dead aim at the issue “Well, it’s kind of raw,” said Cash. country music. “I mean, my whole life changed with Interiors,” said Cash. “That was a deep dive into who I was going to be as a songwriter, and everything changed. 03.15.19 That was the end of the Nashville part Meyer Theatre of my career and set the course for Green Bay what I would do from then on … I just assumed it would be in the framework of Nashville. I assumed the record company would put it out, and then 03.16.19 they would say it was great, but they Overture Center really didn’t want anything to do with Madison it. And that was a shock to me, but it opened the door for where I was going to go next.” In 1991, Cash moved to New York City, and a year later, she and Crowell split. Then, in 1995, she married Leventhal, who had co-produced her 1993 album The Wheel with Cash. While sales declined in the aftermath of Interiors, Cash continued maturing as an artist, becoming more sophisticated at blending elements of pop and jazz into her sound. However, health problems surfaced. In 1998, during the making of what

22 www.DoWhatYouLikeToDo.com Photo by Michael Lavine by Photo RosannE Cash would later take shape as Rules of Cash received the 2014 Smithsonian hadn’t seen the show when he asked me Travel, she became pregnant. A polyp Ingenuity Award in the Performing to write this. So, I just was going on his on her vocal cords was discovered and Arts. Picked as a Perspective Series broad outline.” prevented her from singing. Writing artist at Carnegie Hall, she hosted four The outcome was about as perfect become her sole artistic focus, as she concerts during its 2015-16 season and as can be. finished a children’s book, “Penelope remained a Creative Partner through “I watched it after that,” said Cash. Jane: A Fairy Tale.” She later edited a the 2017-18 season. “You know, that song was the soundtrack collection of short fiction by songwriters And the city where it all started for the season opener, and I thought it called “Songs Without Rhyme: Prose by made up with Cash. In 2015, she worked really well. I thought HBO cut Celebrated Songwriters.” was inducted into the Nashville the images really well for the song.” Rules of Travel was finally released Songwriters’ Hall of Fame. As for She Remembers Everything, in 2003, as Cash regained her voice. Awards aside, Cash still exhibits a Cash doesn’t believe it wallows in The record featured appearances from vital creativity and lyrical genius that melancholy, even though it deals with Steve Earle and Sheryl Crow, as well make hers a voice that needs to be hard subjects. as a song co-written by Joe Henry and heard. And She Remembers Everything “I think it’s dark, but that doesn’t Jakob Dylan and her moving duet with promises to be just as dark and mean it’s depressing,” said Cash. “I her dad “September When It Comes.” compelling as Interiors. The song “The think there can be energy and beauty More medical issues cropped up in Only Thing Worth Fighting For” was in darkness. I mean, there are songs 2007, as Cash underwent brain surgery. the theme song for the second season about coming to terms with mortality She eventually recovered and carried of HBO’s chilling “True Detective” and being in a long relationship and on making music. These days, Cash series, and it haunts the new record. realizing one of you is inevitably going said she’s doing well health-wise. “T-Bone Burnett and Lera Lynn to leave the other. And it is sadness “I feel good,” said Cash. “I mean wrote the music to that,” said Cash. that that evokes, but this is also [about] I have a ton of energy and a lot of “And T-Bone and I have been friends the preciousness of time and really stamina. I’m really lucky. I mean, I’ve for 30 years, and he asked me to write seeing the objects of your life and how had [a lot of] health stuff, like most the lyrics and he gave me a general much resonance they carry with them people have, but I tend to bounce back. broad outline of [it}, that it should of you and how they’ll pass on – all of I’m pretty resilient. I don’t love the be dark and disturbing, and there that. I guess you could call that dark, traveling as much as I used to, but I should be some destruction in the but there’s also so much humanity love the performance more.” song and fortunately, that’s right in that. I think that pushing away That much is clear. In 2012, where I was emotionally (laughs) to darkness causes more problems than she was awarded the SAG/AFTRA write it. So, even that didn’t feel like expressing it, especially in art where we Lifetime Achievement award for a commissioned work. It felt like can express it safely. That’s one of the Sound Recordings. Two years later, something from me, but you know, I functions of art and music.” O&A

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Steak Night at the Prairie Rose is the new album from Austin, Texas, honky-tonkin’ country revivalists Mike and the Moonpies. Mike Harmeier (middle) is the band’s frontman, and the Prairie Rose was where he got his start playing live. Photo by Kirk Marsh Mike and the Moonpies All sizzle, all steak

By Peter Lindblad Prairie Rose, before its growing legion Carbone, Mike and the Moonpies of fans in 2019. are reviving a vintage sound with The road is calling restless country Comprising frontman/guitarist sparkling pop sensibilities for traditionalists Mike and the Mike Harmeier, drummer Kyle audiences nostalgic for the genuine Moonpies, a bona fide, boot-scootin’ Ponder, bassist Preston Rhone, article. Harmeier and company deliver honky-tonk outfit from Austin, guitarist Catlin Rutherford, steel the goods with superb musicianship Texas, eager to test twangy material guitarist Zachary Moulton and piano, and the kind of engaging songwriting from its new LP, Steak Night at the organ and Wurlitzer player John some believe is a lost art.

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With its easygoing, autobiographical 200 dates a year – that I thought it title track and the infectious “Beaches was a pretty good way to accurately of Biloxi,” a regretful song about represent what we do and maybe gambling and losing big, Steak Night at to sell what to expect at our live the Prairie Rose represents a great sonic show, rather than just hearing our leap forward for Mike and Moonpies, record. And I also had a lot of older as Adam Odor, who produced the songs that were on older records band’s recent double concert album that … we didn’t have a big budget Live at the WinStar Casino and Resort, for making records back then and helped the band realize its creative they sounded kind of not up to par. ambitions. Mike and the Moonpies will It seemed like a good way to me to play a couple of shows in Wisconsin re-release those older songs and on March 9th at Kaukauna’s Calmes’ have them sound better and people Pub and March 10th at the Wittenberg- can maybe want to listen to them Birnamwood High School Auditorium. more than what they were before on those older records.

O&AW: It seems like some of the things O&AW: I understand you’re somebody that you learned doing the live record who really loves being out on the road, informed your new record. Is that true? and you guys had all those shows last Did all that affect what you did on the year. What do you like most about it? new record? Mike Harmeier: I mostly like MH: It did. Working with that meeting new people and there’s producer, Adam Odor, for that always stories. Every tour there live record, made me feel more are some stories that me and the comfortable with doing a more guys will talk about for years, that live approach to a studio record. when we’re old men we’ll talk about He did such a great job with (laughs). So, to me, it’s kind of like mixing and stuff with that live writing our book, collecting all record that I thought, “Man, we those stories over the years. could do that in the studio and basically go in the studio and just O&AW: You had the live album, Live “Every“ tour there cut a record like it’s us as a band at WinStar World Casino and Resort, are some stories and not do a whole bunch of that came out before your newest overdubbing, and just cut it until release, Steak Night at The Prairie that me and the we get it right.” So, we just tried to Rose. What was the reasoning for guys will talk make that record be as live as we putting out a live album? could possibly get it in the studio, MH: People had been telling us for about for years, and I think it worked out perfectly. a long time that they really liked that when we’re our live show even more than our O&AW: What was the most difficult records. I always thought that was old men we’ll talk part of handing over the production a backhanded compliment, but I about (laughs).” reins to somebody else? kind of understood it and we do so MH: Well, I was kind of a control many live shows – we’re doing over freak before about records, but over

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Hailing from Austin, Texas, Mike and the Moonpies are releasing their fifth album, Steak Night at the Prairie Rose, and band members Catlin Rutherford, Kyle Ponder, Mike Harmeier, John Carbone and Zach Moulton made sure the record was a more collaborative effort. Photo by Kirk Marsh

the years, it’s gotten to be where I’m with hearing what they did live, MH: Yeah, he took me there when way more comfortable just kind of so I think everybody took that I was a kid for a lot of years, and letting things happen, because I’ve approach to this record and said, then, when I was 14, I had maybe seen the results of it just a little bit let’s just play whatever we want to three years of guitar lessons under [more] these days. And it’s more play, and we’ll keep what we want. my belt, so I started to play there fun now to me to just let it happen All the decisions made on the every Wednesday night. He got me than just to have this certain idea record were full band. It wasn’t just that gig. And that was kind of the of what I really want, because I me making decisions, or Adam or thing for me. I did that for about know what that’s going to be. The the band. We all kind of made our three years in that club, and some craziness of letting it happen is own decisions and had our own other clubs around the area where appealing to me these days. say in what everyone did in our I grew up … and I spent a lot of own parts on the record. time trying to figure out what songs O&AW: In what ways was this more of a to play and what works with the band record than you’ve done in the past? O&AW: It sounds like the title track crowd and I kind of tried to hone MH: Because everybody got to took a little time to write. Talk about my showmanship level in those play what they wanted. I think your history with the Prairie Rose shows, and it was a fun experience part of doing that live record and how it dates all the way back to and it gave me the bug I’m still was to get people comfortable spending time with your dad. chasing now.

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O&AW: Do you remember what your O&AW: What was the inspiration for said, “Yeah, it’s probably going to first performance there was like? “Beaches of Biloxi?” get the best of me again.” And then MH: Nobody really paid attention MH: We’d done our first kind of we proceeded to lose all of our to me (laughs). There was a Southeast tour to Florida to play a money that we made at that Biloxi football game on every night that festival, and when we were coming show (laughs). So, we came home I was playing, and there were only back, the midway point was Biloxi, with nothing. We came home with probably five or six regulars in the back from where we were in Florida a song. That was about it. bar every night that I played, and back to Austin. So, we stopped I knew all of those old men. They there to stay the night. And we O&AW: It sounds like the emphasis for were all friends of my dad. So, they had been playing a lot of casinos you as a songwriter this time around had their songs that they liked. the past few years, so we know our was to keep things simple. Why did that There’s always requests (laughs). casino game. And our bus driver, appeal to you so much? There are always people that like he goes there a lot, too. And so, we MH: There’s a lot of reasons. I certain songs. So, that’s how I built stopped there, and he’s a songwriter wanted the band to become more my first set – it was just what those in his own right, and he had that comfortable with everything we guys wanted to hear and the songs line, where he said something were playing and not just me that I’d learned. about, “We’re going to sail on the writing singer-songwriter songs beaches of Biloxi tonight.” And I [but] things that could be open-

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Mike and the Moonpies’ barroom sound is often seen a throwback to the country music of the 1980s and ‘90s. The band consists of Kyle Ponder, Zach Moulton, Catlin Rutherford, Mike Harmeier, Preston Rhone and John Carbone. Photo by Greg Giannukos

ended. Jams that could be open- instrumentation that we had at the ended, chord changes that could be time and the places where we were open-ended. You know, I’m playing 03.09 doing it and the songs that we had 24 songs in like a 90-minute set, Calmes’ Pub, Kaukauna all kind of created this ‘80s kind of and I wanted it to be more like I layer of sound, which I love. A lot of can play 12 songs in a 90-minute 03.10 people have compared us to that era set, and we can jam on those songs Wittenberg-Birnamwood of country music in the first place, for a long time and I can let those High School Auditorium so it only seems right that our record things breathe. And I kind of just sounded that way, but definitely, we tried to write the record in a way didn’t intend on that. It was just the that I knew that I could make the the Wurlitzer on the record. Was that way we sounded at the moment. And live show expanded, rather than intentional or just happened? it’s the way we have sounded most be typed and tied to the singer- MH: Well, that’s a good question. I of our career, but we’re always up for songwriter song. mean, it definitely just happened. changing it up. Like, the way the record sounds, O&AW: You’ve been quoted as saying we never intended on making a O&AW: People have often talked this record has an ‘80s feel to it, with all record that sounded like that, but the about the authenticity of your music.

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Do you feel like your music and your band fit into a certain era or is it its own thing? MH: Well, it is its own thing. I mean, we definitely get that ‘80s, ‘90s country thing a lot, which I mean understand. I grew up listening to that, and that’s just going to happen. The way that I write songs and stuff like that, it’s just going to happen because of the influence of what I’ve listened to in the past. At the same time, as a band, we really don’t want to be tied to any of that. We try to go out of way to be ourselves. Getting tied to a certain era or genre of the country music realm, it’s frustrating for me a little bit. I can definitely see why people would say that, and we definitely aren’t opposed to those opinions (laughs), because we do love that music.

O&AW: What was the inspiration for “Road Crew?” MH: “Road Crew” … this was the first maybe couple of years where we had an actual somebody go with us on the road, and somebody that’s not in the band taking care of the driving or selling merch or things like that. And we went through a few of those people … .they kind of come and go, just because the road lifestyle is difficult and we were always trying to find somebody who just didn’t really have a job who could go with us or just would do it for very little or no money, so I kind of wrote that song as a hodgepodge of all those characters put together into one song.

O&AW: What’s next for the band? MH: Well, we have a new record in the can already. We’re going to keep our tour schedule up and do probably more dates than ever before. So, we’ll probably break 250 dates this year. Our thing this year is releasing this new record and national touring and building markets we haven’t really built yet. I mean, we’re doing really well in the Midwest area and I think we’re going to build a lot of West Coast markets this year, a lot of the Northeast. We’re doing that in March, too. We’re doing all that area up there … so, it’s all about national touring for us and making a name, like I said, in places we haven’t really been to so far. O&A

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Who knows what they are going to crush at this one. You have to be there to see it! Times vary; Tickets starting at $16; Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena, Green Bay; https:// www.reschcenter.com/events/detail/ monster-trucks-xl-tour-2019 Dinosaur Tea Party We are having a tea party with some of our favorite dinosaurs! Join us for snacks and lots of fun activities! All ages welcome with their favorite adult. 10:30 am; Plover Branch Library, 2151 Roosevelt Drive, Plover; https://www.pocolibrary.org/all- Friday, Feb. 1 library-events Iola Snow Bully Fat Tire Bike Races - The Backlot Comedy House 6:00 pm The Backlot Comedy House is your Saturday, Feb. 2 premiere stop for sketch and improv Ice Sculpting - 8:00 am to Noon comedy in downtown Oshkosh. We Children's Ice Fishing Contest - offer an ever changing sketch line up 9:30 am to 2:00 pm with performers that are as funny Norwegian Lutefisk Supper and Craft as they are talented (that’s a lot of Fair - 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm talent!). $10.00 for adults, $8.00 for Skijoring - 1:00 pm students with a valid ID; 424 North Crowning the Queen of Snows - 3:00 pm Main Street, Oshkosh; 920-216-2541; Twilight Snowshoe Race - 6:00 pm http://www.thebacklotcomedyhouse. com/events/ Sunday, Feb. 3 Central Ski Jumping Championship - The Little Mermaid 12:00 pm Come early to make and take a crown. Also, come meet some of the https://www.facebook.com/iolawintercarnival/ cast and take some pictures! 7:00 pm; Stevens Point Area Senior High mighty Mississippi River. This from causing runaway chaos. 7:30 School, 1201 N Point Drive, Stevens timeless story from classic American pm and 2:00 pm; Sentry Theater – Point; https://www.facebook.com/ Literature guides the audience 1800 Northpoint Dr, Stevens Point; events/2098934793462845/ through hilarity, suspense, and https://cwact.org/2018-19-season/ heartwarming tales of a surprising February 1-3 friendship between Huck Finn and February 1-10 Jim, a slave. Wausau East High Forever Plaid proudly Winter Carnival Theater in Wausau; http://cweta.org/ Fat Tire Bike Race, Ice Sculpture, Ice sponsored by Nedrebo’s Fishing Contest, Norwegian Lutefisk February 1-3, 8-10 Forever Plaid celebrates the Dinner, Skijoring, Twilight Snowshoe delightfully goofy reincarnation of Racing, Ski Jumping Championship A Comedy of Tenors four male singers killed in a car crash and more. Iola Area; 715-445-4005; One hotel suite, four tenors, two on the way to their first big concert http://www.iolawintersportsclub.org/ wives, three girlfriends, and a soccer and now, miraculously, revived for stadium filled with screaming fans. a plaid-fabulous time for audiences February 1-2, 7-10 It’s 1930’s Paris and the stage is set everywhere. The Palace Theater, for the concert of the century – as 564 Wisconsin Dells Parkway BIG RIVER! long as producer Henry Saunders can South, Wisconsin Dells; 608-253- Big River tells the tale of Huckleberry keep Italian superstar Tito Merelli 4000; http://www.dellspalace.com/ Finn and his adventures on the and his hot-blooded wife, Maira, nowplaying/forever-plaid

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February 1-23 Booyah Finger Road The first show of the 2019 season brings you back to the 1960s and the hottest church picnic in the area, The Holy Martyrs, or as we know it, the Finger Road Picnic. $32; 8:00 pm; Meyer Theatre, 117 South Washington Street, Green Bay; 920- 433-3333; https://meyertheatre.org/ booyah-finger-road-2019-02-01/ Meyer Theatre 117 South Washington Street February 2 Green Bay Wisconsin Rapids Polar Plunge for Special Olympics Baumeister Sodas and Diamonds and Gold present Let Me Be Be a part of the coolest event of the Frank Productions’ all-new comedy musical, “Booyah, Finger season in 2018! Plunge, spectate, Road” this February. The first show of the 2019 season brings you donate or volunteer - you'll make back to the 1960s and the hottest church picnic in the area, The an everlasting memory this winter Holy Martyrs, or as we know it, the Finger Road Picnic. season. 12:05 pm to 1:30 pm; Anchor Bay Bar & Grill at 3460 North “Booyah, Finger Road” opens Friday, February 1 with a benefit Biron Drive, Wisconsin Rapids; show for The Green Bay Historical Society; $10 of every ticket 715-848-0550 Ext. 3; goes to this deserving organization in our community. “Booyah, https://polarplungewi.org/ Finger Road” then runs Thursday-Saturday evenings at 8 p.m. February 1- 23. Matinee performances will take place on Winter Cocktail Tasting at Thursday, February 21 and Saturday, February 23 at 1 p.m. at the Wollersheim Distillery Meyer Theatre. Join us for a tasting of cocktails accompanied by light snacks at the https://meyertheatre.org/booyah-finger-road-2019-02-01/ distillery. $20 per person; 11:30 am; 7876 WI-188, Prairie Du Sac; Pub, 178 N Main Street, Rosholt; the second annual Freezin’ for a https://www.wollersheim.com/ https://www.facebook.com/ Reason Snowshoe Walk! 9:00 am to distillery/ events/277616232930929/ 11:00 am; Anchor Bay Bar and Grill Love Bug - Art Activity Day Candlelight Ski/Hike/ 3460 North Biron Dr. Wisconsin Rapids; https://polarplungewi.org/ Be unique this Valentine’s Day. Leave Snowshoe at Mirror Lake freezin-reason-snowshoe-runwalk/ the flowers and chocolates behind State Park and make your sweetheart a Love Join us for two 1 mile torchlit trails. UWSP Arts Bash Bug. Add up to 3 legs and antennae. One is groomed for skiing and the Arts Bash is an over-the-top evening 10:00 am to 1:00 pm; Prices are $15; other is for hiking/snowshoeing. We of visual art, design, dance and Bergstrom Mahler Museum of Glass, will have a roaring bonfire and free theatre! Proceeds support students in 165 N. Park Ave., Neenah; 920-751- hot cocoa/cider/treats. Event is free, the Departments of Art and Design 4658; https://bmmglass.com/ but a valid park sticker is required & Theatre and Dance by going to Live Music: The Foragers for vehicle. 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm; Student Scholarships and a long- An abundance of tunes are sure to Mirror Lake State Park, E10320 term Scholarship Endowment Fund. be plucked, as we will be conducting Fern Dell Rd, Baraboo; $35 in advance, $40 at the door; the foray in the bluegrass rich http://mirrorlakewisconsin.com/ 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm; UWSP - Noel climate of Rosholt, WI... just down Fine Arts Center, Noel Fine Arts Freezin’ for a Reason Center, Stevens Point; 715-346-4920; the road from where the illustrious Snowshoe Run/Walk 'festivus bluegrassus in the pinus' https://www.uwsp.edu/cofac/Pages/ It’s a Polar Dash without the splash! Activities/artsbash.aspx is discovered and enjoyed annually. Break a sweat jaunting throughout 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm; McZ’s Brew the woods in Wisconsin Rapids at

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Winter Jamboree and listen to great live music by the Admission is $4, children 2 & under The 55th annual Jamboree on Good News Band. This event is free are free. Tickets available at the McDill Pond - Patch Street Side. for Friends of the Wildlife Sanctuary door at Shopko Hall. 9:00 am to Fishing contests, raffels, and games. members, or $5 per family/carload 4:00 pm; 820 Armed Forces Drive, Featuring Jef Schobert's Snow of non-members. 5:00 pm to Green Bay; 800-895-0071; sculpture, UWSP Lumberjack Skills 8:00 pm; Bay Beach Wildlife https://www.reschcenter.com/events/ Demonstration and Boy Scout Sanctuary, 1660 E. Shore Dr., detail/einsteinprojectorg Winter Camping Demo. 12:00 pm to Green Bay; 920-391-3671; 4:00 pm; McDill Pond, Stevens Point; http://www.baybeachwildlife.com/ February 3 https://z-upload.facebook.com/ Steely Dane Grand Chute Lions events/2246547578946417/ The songs of Steely Dan form the Pancake Breakfast Woven Blessings Basket soundtrack for so many of our lives. Enjoy a full breakfast complete Making Workshop The band, more than any other, with potato pancakes, buttermilk $45 includes all supplies; 9:30 am; brought together Jazz, Rock, and pancakes, sausage, bacon, coffee Judah Studios, 9489 1st St, Nelsonville; R&B sensibilities to form a whole and more! Cost for children ages 6 https://judahstudios.com/events/ new kind of pop music. 7:30 pm; to 10 is $4.00 and $7.00 for adults. Ashwaubenon Performing Arts Monarch Gardens, 2311 W. Spencer What's It Worth? Center, 2391 S Ridge Rd., Street, Appleton; 920-427-1850; Antiques Appraisal Event Green Bay; 920-494-3401; https://www.foxcities.org/event/ Mark F. Moran is an antique https://www.ashwaubenonpac.org/ detail/13253/Grand%2DChute%2DLi appraiser and author who has ons%2DPancake%2DBreakfast authored or co-authored more February 2-3 than 25 books on antiques and Smith Park Winter Gala collectibles, and was a guest Annual Arctic Run Model Free amateur snow sculpting, expert on the PBS series Antiques Railroad Show and Sale sign up your team by January Roadshow. 10:00 am to 1:00 pm; Fun for the whole family. Enjoy a 31st. Observe Pro Sculptors, try McMillan Library, 490 East Grand convention center full, 40,000 sq. your luck at outdoor winter golf, Ave, Wisconsin Rapids; ft. of trains, trains and more trains. Children’s storytelling at 1:00pm https://www.mcmillanlibrary.org/ $4.00 Adults, $2.00 Ages 12-17, Ages in the Memorial Building, displays Antiques 11 and under are free; Saturday at the Menasha Historical Society, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm: Sunday 10:00 Petting zoo and Cross country skiing Women in 19th Century am to 3:00 pm; Holiday Inn Hotel in Smith Park. winter fun for the Musical Works & Convention Center, 1001 Amber whole family! 12:00 pm to 3:30 pm; Women in 19th Century Music Avenue, Stevens Point; 715-340-0265; Smith Park, 640 Keyes St, Menasha; featuring Yoojeong Lee, piano with http://www.thecwmrarcticrun.com/ 920-967-3640; https://www.foxcities. special guest Marisa Balistreri, Wisconsin Wonderland at org/event/detail/11917/Smith-Park- soprano. The recital focuses on Winter-Gala inspirational women from 19th- Red Ridge Riding Stable century musical works, showcasing Come enjoy a Wisconsin February 4 characters who were not afraid to live Wonderland! Friends and Family The One and Only Ivan and love fully, take heroic chances will enjoy a 40-minute and defy traditional gender roles. horse-drawn sleigh ride with hot For 27 years, the world of Ivan the 7:00 pm; Weidner Center for the chocolate included and fire pits gorilla was a dull cage in a roadside Performing Arts, 2420 Nicolet Drive, available. Trail Rides also available. shopping mall. But when he meets Green Bay; 800-895-0071; Call for reservations or book online. Ruby, a baby elephant captured http://www.weidnercenter.com/ $20 for adults, $8 for kids 5 and in the wild, Ivan’s ambitions and events/women-in-19th-century- under; W4881 WI-82, Mauston; imagination must grow to meet the musical-works/ 608-847-2273; challenge of rescuing his endangered http://www.redridgeranch.com/ new companion. 10:00 am; The Frosty Family Fun Night Grand, 401 N 4th St, Wausau; The Einstein Expo Enjoy a night hike, snowshoe trail, 888-239-0421; https://tickets. treats, crafts and live animals. You Children’s event, interactive fun grandtheater.org/single/eventDetail. can also keep warm by the bonfire with hands-on science explorations aspx?p=2054 and science related entertainment.

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February 5 Grand Theater, 401 N 4th St, Wausau; Strikes for Charity https://www.grandtheater.org/ Annual All-You-Can-Eat Help makes wishes come true at the Fifth Annual Strikes for Charity Chili Supper Cirque Mechanics presents 42FT bowling event! Admission is a $50 Boy Scout Troop 634 is hosting donation per bowler, which includes At the center of every circus rests a their Annual All-You-Can-Eat Chili 3 games of bowling, shoe rental, tap 42ft ring full of thrills, laughs and Supper All proceeds help provide beer, soda,raffles & more! 100% excitement. 42FT – A Menagerie of camping opportunities for scouts. of proceeds benefit Make-A-Wish Mechanical Marvels, is the latest Tickets are $5 for ages 13 to adult, $3 Wisconsin. 1:00 pm; Super invention from the creative minds of for ages 5-12, and free for those 4 and Bowl, 2222 E Northland Ave, Cirque Mechanics. 7:30 pm; Weidner under. Tickets can be purchased at Appleton; 920-731-5850; Center for the Performing Arts, 2420 the door the night of the supper. 5:00 https://www.strikesforcharity.com/ pm to 7:00 pm; Fellowship Hall of Nicolet Drive, Green Bay; 800-895- Trinity Lutheran Church, Waupaca; 0071; http://www.weidnercenter.com/ February 7-10 http://www.tlcwaupaca.org/ events/cirque-mechanics-presents- 42ft/ Mary Poppins February 6 Movie: “Red Tail Reborn” The jack-of-all trades, Bert, introduces us to England in 1910 Wednesday with WAGS Narrated by actor Michael Dorn of and the troubled Banks family. the Star Trek film series, this 2007 Kyle Megna and the Monsoons Young Jane and Michael have sent documentary tells the story of the -Original Music - Kyle Megna many a nanny packing before Tuskegee Airmen, the first African (guitar and vocals), Noah Harmon Mary Poppins arrives on their American fighter pilots of World (keyboard), Mike Underwood doorstep. Tickets $14-$16 Adults, War II, and the people who are (drums) Fred Velpel (bass), Ross $10 Students & Seniors, $8 Kids 10 committed to telling the Airmen’s Catterton (sax), Kurt Shipe and Under; February 7-9 at 7:00 long-forgotten achievements. Free (trumpet), and Aaron Zeplin (guitar). pm and February 10 at 2:00 pm; admission for EAA members, $5 for 8:00 pm to 11:30 pm; Wheel House, The Grand Oshkosh, 100 High nonmembers. 6:30 pm; EAA Aviation E1209 County Q, Waupaca; Ave, Oshkosh; 920-424-2350; Museum, Oshkosh; https://www.eaa. http://www.wheelhouserestaurant.com/ https://thegrandoshkosh.org/non- org/en/eaa-museum/museum-events/ subscription-events/oshkosh-north- February 7 skyscape-theater-royale presents-mary-poppins.html An Evening of Chocolate Decadence Join us as some of the best local bakeries, caterers, chocolatiers and restaurants in Central Wisconsin prepare delicious hors d'oeuvres and savory desserts for your ultimate tasting pleasure! But don't forget to take part in our signature "chocolate raffle"! Ticketed event ($30 in advance, $40 at the door); 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm; SentryWorld Sports Center; 601 N. Michigan Avenue, Stevens th th Point; https://www.facebook.com/ February 7 -10 events/311945442763882/ Resch Center, Green Bay The Lettermen Be charmed by a cast of over 50 of Disney’s unforgettable The Lettermen began in lettered sweaters in 1961 with their first characters, with Mouse-ter of Ceremonies Mickey Mouse, hit single “The Way You Look the irresistible Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy and Tonight”… the sweaters may be many of the Disney Princesses! gone, but the original sound of The https://www.reschcenter.com/events/detail/disney-on-ice-3 Lettermen lives on. 7:30 pm; The

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Disney On Ice Presents: that group. Songs and sounds of Point, 1800 Portage Street, Stevens 100 Years of Magic! 90’s country return to Central Point; 715-346-4100; Be charmed by a cast of over 50 of Wisconsin. 9:30 pm; Rookies Sports https://www.uwsp.edu/theatre- Disney’s unforgettable characters, Bar, 3425 Church Street, Stevens dance/Pages/default.aspx with Mouse-ter of Ceremonies Point; https://www.facebook.com/ Variety Show events/346113499533825/ Mickey Mouse, the irresistible Don't miss UW Stevens Point at Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy Downtown Friday Nights - Marshfield Continuing Education's and many of the Disney Princesses! Desperate Ottos first-ever Variety Show! This Relive the magic of Disney’s Frozen Desperate Ottos bring their brand of production features a talented with Anna, Elsa, and Olaf. Sing- roots rock to the Downtown Friday community cast showcasing a wide along to over 30 songs during Nights stage! All ages event. $5 range of song and dance numbers. moments from Disney•Pixar’s Toy suggested donation; 7:30 pm to 10:30 See Broadway hits, jazz, gospel, Story, Finding Dory, Disney’s The pm; Chestnut Center for the Arts, popular oldies, and more. Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, Marshfield; https://www.facebook. Directed by Anne Warren. 7:30 pm; Aladdin and more in a show to leave com/events/2219509745039727/ Helen Connor Laird Theatre - your whole family captivated with UW Stevens Point at Marshfield; Rotary Casino Royale memories to last a lifetime! Times http://marshfield.uwc.edu/ce vary; Tickets start at $17; 820 Armed Casino games featuring blackjack, Forces Drive, Green Bay; 800-895- craps and poker. Prizes! Live music February 8-10, 14-16 0071; https://www.reschcenter.com/ by the Justmann Band, Pizza buffet events/detail/disney-on-ice-3 and chocolates included in ticket. SENSE AND SENSIBILITY $20; 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm; Par 4 his adaptation of Jane Austen’s February 7-24 Bistro at Par 4 Resort, beloved novel SENSE AND SENSIBILITY follows the fortunes Disney's The Lion King 201 Foxfire Dr, Waupaca; https://www.par4resort.com/ and misfortunes of the Dashwood AWARD WINNING BEST sisters—sensible Elinor and Manitowoc Minute's Charlie MUSICAL More than 90 million hypersensitive Marianne—after their people around the world have Berens: Oh My Gosh! father’s sudden death leaves them experienced the phenomenon of Oh my gosh! We're doing it again financially destitute and socially Disney’s The Lion King, and now folks. Da Manitowoc Minute is back vulnerable. Set in gossipy late 18th- you can too when the Fox Cities’ on da road coming to Wausau real century England, the story is full of best-loved musical returns to the Fox quick once. It's a brand new show humor and emotional depth. When Cities P.A.C. Tickets start at $59; that's one part Manitowoc Minute, reputation is everything, how do Fox Cities Performing Arts Center, one part Charlie Berens and three you follow your heart? 7:30 pm, 400 W College Ave, Appleton; parts Craigslist. 7:30 pm; The Grand February 10 at 2:00 pm; 920-730-3760; http://foxcitiespac. Theater, 401 N 4th St, Wausau; https://www.evergreentheater. com/events-tickets https://tickets.grandtheater.org/ org/2018-2019-season.html single/eventDetail.aspx?p=2273 February 8 February 8-10 February 8-9 Live Music: Lake Arrowheads’s Snoblast First Avenue Acoustic KODACHROME Held in February every year, First Avenue Acoustic is back at the Welcome to Colchester, a small town SnoBlast Winterfest is held on Lake Elbow Room! 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm; where everybody knows each other Arrowhead’s beautiful grounds, and Elbow Room, 1321 Second Street, and the pace of life allows the pursuit is fun for the whole family! There Stevens Point; https://www.facebook. of love to take up as much space as will be a snowman building contest, com/events/535292796967550/ it needs. Our tour guide is Suzanne, ice bowling tournament, lawnmower Still Reckless at Rookies the town photographer, who lets races, children's entertainment, us peek into her neighbors' lives to Still Reckless first show at Rookies! fireworks, live music and more! Lake catch glimpses of romance in all its Still Reckless is no stranger to Arrowhead Golf at 1195 Apache Lane stages of development. Adult/Senior Rookies. For those of you that Nekoosa; 715-325-2941; $23.00 Youth $13.00; 7:30 pm to 9:30 knew Raised Reckless, this is https://www.lakearrowheadgolf.com/ pm; Studio Theatre - Noel Fine Arts the three founding members of Center - University of WI-Stevens

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February 9 museum. 10:00 am to 1:30 pm; EAA Park, 909 Brainerd Dr, Waupaca; Aviation Museum, Oshkosh; https:// https://www.cityofwaupaca.org/ Live Music: www.eaa.org/eaa-museum/eaa- parksnrec/2019/01/10/winter-rec- First Avenue Acoustic museum-events/eaa-skiplane-fly-in fest-2019/ Fishing will be at Lake Dubay landing by Tiki Beach Bar & Grill Kyerokaya- 4th Annual Bob Father & Daughter Dance with festivities after at the Moose Marley Birthday Celebration Attention fathers and daughters: Family Center 1572! $10 entry fee; Join us to honor and celebrate the get out and dance at the All Father 9:00 am to 5:00 pm; Moose Family life of Robert 'Nesta' Marley for his & Daughter Dance, featuring the Center, 1025 N Second Street, Stevens 74th Earthstrong! $5 cover; 9:30 music of DJ Reggie, at the Waupaca Point; https://www.facebook.com/ pm to 1:00 am; Point Area Bicycle Rec Center Augie Austin Gym. events/1771557179634040/ Service; 1311 Strongs Avenue, Stevens 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm; Waupaca Rec Point; https://www.facebook.com/ Center, 407 School St., Waupaca; Field Trip: Snowshoe Skunk & events/1542249812577195/ http://wduxradio.com/event/father- Foster Lakes State Natural Area daughter-dance-in-waupaca/ Join the Aldo Leopold Audubon Local Food Fair Society for a FREE and open to the This is a family friendly event and is Torch-light Snowshoe Walk public snowshoe event. Free; 1:00 FREE to the public. Food and drink The secluded, upland trails of pm to 4:00 pm; Skunk-Foster Lakes are available for purchase. Free; 11:00 Mosquito Hill Nature Center in New State Natural Area; 715-344-0686; am to 3:00 pm; SentryWorld, 601 N. London will be the site of a torch- http://www.aldoleopoldaudubon.org/ Michigan Ave, Stevens Point; 715- lit showshoe walk. Cost is $8 for Field_Trips.html 544-6154; https://www.farmshed. adults and $6 for students, seniors org/local-food-fair/ and Friends of Mosquito Hill. 6:30 Hand Embroidery Class pm; For details or to register, please Maple Biology: The Science of Learn basic hand needlework contact Mosquito Hill or visit stitches, making a family sampler. Sap Production http://www.mosquitohill.com $25; 10:00 am; Judah Studios, This workshop is a hands-on 9489 1st St , Nelsonville; https:// examination of the biology of maple Ho Malone judahstudios.com/events/ trees through a combination of Ho Malone is an experimental rock presentations, tree dissections, and band from Waupaca, WI. Blending Kellner Knights Radar Run microscopic examinations. We will country rhythms and guitar jams This is a fundraiser for the Kellner examine how maple trees grow, with punk rock ethos.. they have Knights Snowmobile Club and a the biology of sap flow, the various quite a set of original songs. They fun event to come out and watch. vascular systems found in maples, describe some of their influences Enjoy some racing, concessions, and how they affect syrup production as The Allman Brothers Band, Neil and watch racers in both modified and sweetness. We will also discuss Young, and Wilco. These excellent and stock classes. Top racers will how taps wound trees and how the musicians will blow the mind of receive a trophy and bragging rights. trees respond to these wounds. $50 any fan of live music. 8:00 pm to Participation Fee; Racing starts: for WMSPA Member, $70 for Non- 11:00 pm; H.H. Hinder Brewing Co, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm; Biron Flowage WMSPA members; 8:00 am to 12:00 804 Churchill St, Waupaca; Across from Anchor Bay Bar & pm; University of Wisconsin Stevens https://hinderbrewingco.com/ Grill, 3460 N. Biron Dr., Wisconsin Point Campus, Stevens Point; 715- Love Is In The Air Rapids; https://www.facebook.com/ 346-3838; https://www.uwsp.edu/ events/148296929446085/ Stroll Downtown Appleton enjoying conted/ConfWrkShp/Pages/Maple- ice sculptures, unique boutiques, EAA Skiplane Fly-In Biology.aspx specialty shops and restaurants. One of the area’s most colorful Winter Rec Fest Enjoy FREE ice sculpture demos and winter events returns for its 26th Come to Swan Park to enjoy a music in Houdini Plaza, and bring year at the museum’s Pioneer night of fun at the sled hill with your other half along to take part in Airport. Guests can take in the many activities to choose from. our Vow Renewal Ceremony! 12:00 sights and sounds of skiplane flying There will be snowshoe hikes, pm to 4:00 pm; Downtown Appleton, while enjoying a warm bowl of a sled dog team, fireworks at 10 W College Ave, Appleton; 920- soup or chili and a sweet treat. Free 7:00pm, and more! This is a free 954-9112; https://appletondowntown. admission to skiplane fly-in activities event and it is fun for the whole org/upcoming-events/love-is-in-the- with regular admission rates for the family! 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm; Swan air/?date=2019-02-09

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Death by Chocolate Green Bay; 800-895-0071; Purchase a ticket for just $20 to enjoy http://www.weidnercenter.com/ our annual dessert-lovers' paradise events/annual-student-honors- 2019 Local as local businesses feature their tasty recital/ chocolate treats to claim bragging United Way Emerging Leaders rights for the next year! While you Valentine Family Festival travel from business to business enjoy Food Fair The United Way Emerging Leaders the ice sculptures and ice sculpting Valentine's Family Festival is a demo along the Avenue! 1:00 pm to Saturday, free event for children ages 12 & 4:00 pm; Downtown Appleton, 10 under and their families. Cookie W College Ave, Appleton; 920-954- February 9th decorating, games, arts and crafts, 9112; https://appletondowntown. clowns and photo booth. Healthy 11 am – 3 pm org/upcoming-events/death-by- snacks and books. 9:30 am to 12:00 chocolate/?date=2019-02-09 at SentryWorld pm; Maplewood Middle School, Gina Chavez 1600 Midway Road, Menasha; The Local Food Fair is From NPR's Tiny Desk Concert 920-954-7210; https://www. Farmshed’s premier outreach to small-town Spencer, meet Gina unitedwayfoxcities.org/campaign/ event, bringing together Chavez, a Latina pop-songstress who emerging-leaders/emerging-leaders- producers, consumers, local blends sounds of the Americas with valentines-family-festival/ businesses, and educators to tension and grace. Reserved seating celebrate community and the food $25; 7:30 pm; LuCille Tack Center February 9-10 that’s grown within it. Come one, for the Arts, 400 N. School St., come all to the region’s largest Wisconsin Wonderland at Red Spencer; 715-659-4499; Ridge Riding Stable local food celebration! http://lucilletackcenter.com/events/ Come enjoy a Wisconsin The Local Food Fair is always gina-chavez.php an amazing event for so many Wonderland! Friends and Family reasons, some of them include: Neenah-Menasha Fire Rescue will enjoy a 40-minute horse-drawn • Introducing new people to Dive Team Chili Cook-Off sleigh ride with hot chocolate local food resources within Join us at Waverly Beach on opening included and fire pits available. Central Wisconsin day of sturgeon spearing for a fun Trail Rides also available. Call for • Generating increased demand filled day to raise money for the reservations or book online. $20 for local and sustainably Neenah-Menasha Dive Rescue Team. for adults, $8 for kids 5 and under; produced food through The day will include FREE Live W4881 WI-82, Mauston; education and promotion Music, Raffle Baskets, 50/50 Raffle, 608-847-2273; • Supporting the growth and Silent Auction and Chili Cook-Off. http://www.redridgeranch.com/ development of local farms This event is family friendly and and food-related businesses open to the public. 11:00 am to 5:00 February 9-10, 14-17 • Providing networking and pm; Waverly Beach Bar & Grill, Winter Parade of Homes collaborative opportunities N8770 Fire Lane 1, Menasha; 920- The Parade of Homes is the for farmers, restaurants, 886-6200; https://www.facebook. most recognized and respected businesses and organizations, com/events/527195887784183/ coordinated open house event and expanding the Annual Student Honors Recital in the Fox Cities. For 50+ years, conversation around the local From vocalists to saxophone players, tens of thousands of guests have food economy. some of the University of Wisconsin- attended HBA Fox Cities Parade Green Bay’s finest student musicians events for home building, buying will take the stage during the annual and remodeling ideas. Times vary; Music Student Honors Recital. Home Builders Association of the UW-Green Bay faculty members Fox Cities, 920 W. Association Dr., choose honors recital students each Appleton; 920-731-7931; fall during a juried selection process. http://foxcitiesparadeofhomes.com/ https://www.farmshed.org/ 2:00 pm; Weidner Center for the local-food-fair/ Performing Arts, 2420 Nicolet Drive,

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February 10 A Very Small Consortium 2739; https://www.facebook.com/ events/2019489138316685/ Valentine's Day Dinner This innovative ensemble consisting of UWGB music faculty and friends Must register by February 5th – Tim Hawkins performs “miniature morsels of Meal options can be found on Since giving up his job as a grocery music” that either consist of 100 or Facebook or by calling the Winery. truck driver in 2002, Tim Hawkins fewer or last one minute or less. The $125 per couple; 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm; established himself as one of the eclectic repertoire for this concert Old 10 Bistro, 1222 County Road most in-demand comedians in the will be drawn from pieces submitted HH W, Stevens Point; country. With 300,000,000 video to our yearly international call for http://www.sunsetpointwinery.com/ views online and over 100 sold-out scores. 6:30 pm; Weidner Center for events concerts every year, his Jackwagon the Performing Arts, 2420 Nicolet Crew has grown into a revolution Chili Supper Drive, Green Bay; 800-895-0071; of multi-generational proportions. The Calvary Men's Group is hosting http://www.weidnercenter.com/ 7:30 pm; The Grand, 401 N 4th St, a Chili Supper. Cost is $6.50 for events/a-very-small-consortium-2/ Wausau; 888-239-0421; adults, $3 for children 6-12, and February 13 https://tickets.grandtheater.org/ free for those 5 and under. All single/eventDetail.aspx?p=2187 proceeds will go to Camp Luther. Toast and Beer! Valentines Day at Putt-n-Play 11:30 am to 2:00 pm; Come drink beer and eat crazy good Join us for Valentines Day! We are http://www.calvarywaupaca.org toast dishes. 5:00 pm; O'so Brewing offering special packages to our 6th Annual Trinity Company, 3028 Village Park Drive, customers. Putt-n-Play is the perfect Plover; https://www.facebook.com/ Spectacular Concert place to come to celebrate the love in events/281397565809994/ This concert is free and open to the your life! 3:00 pm to 9:00 pm; public. 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm; Trinity Green Bay Film Festival-Films Putt-N-Play, 701 Second Street N, Lutheran Church, 206 E Badger St, Around Town Stevens Point; 715-544-1902; Waupaca; http://www.tlcwaupaca.org Green Bay Films Around town at the http://puttnplay.today/ February 11 YWCA. The film "Intimate Battles" will be shown. There is an admission Valentine Special Delivery fee. Single tickets: Adults $7, Concert and Potluck, music by Students $5, Children (12 & under) Fernando at The Thompson Center. $2. 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm; YWCA, 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm; Thompson 230 S. Madison St,, Green Bay; Center on Lourdes, 2331 E Lourdes http://www.gbfilmfestival.org Dr, Appleton; 920-939-3088; https://thetcol.org/ February 14 Hops and Hymns February 12 Come for the beer...if you don't like Regal Blend the beer (wine, soda, water), come Barbershop Quartet for the music...if you don't like to THE HILLS ARE ALIVE! A brand-new Broadway The Iola Village Library will be sing (hum, listen), come for the production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC comes to hosting the “Regal Blend Barbershop company. All are welcome! 6:30 pm; Wausau! The spirited, romantic, and beloved Quartet”. 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm; Iola McZ’s Brew Pub, 178 N Main Street, musical story of Maria and the von Trapp Village Library, 180 Main St, Iola; Rosholt; https://www.facebook.com/ Family will thrill audiences with its Tony, http://www.iolalibrary.org/ events/316166718974955/ Grammy, and Academy Award winning Best Score, including “My Favorite Things,” “Do-Re- The Sound of Music Live Music: Gumbo Mi,” “Edelweiss,” and the title song. A brand-new Broadway production Gumbo will be rocking the brewery of THE SOUND OF MUSIC comes to with a variety of classic-rock gems Tuesday, February 12 Wausau! 7:30 pm; The Grand Theater, and fingerpickin tunes, bring thirst 401 N 4th St, Wausau; https://tickets. for good music and beer, and your The Grand Theater, Wausau grandtheater.org/single/eventDetail. dancing shoes. 5:30 pm to 9:00 pm; https://tickets.grandtheater.org/single/ aspx?p=2146 Central Waters Brewing Company, eventDetail.aspx?p=2146 351 Allen St, Amherst; 715-824-

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Amelia Ford & Amanda Bestul 62+: $8, Weekend Pass: $15, River Cities Jazz Concert A Romantic Night of Love Songs Children under 17 are Free; Times Take your Sweetheart to a Valentine’s This Valentines Day at H.H. Hinder vary; 820 Armed Forces Drive, Day Dance! FREE and open to the Come out for live music with Amelia Green Bay; 800-895-0071; public. Family Friendly and dancing Ford, acoustic guitar/vocals and https://www.reschcenter.com/events/ encouraged! Cash Bar available in- Amanda Bestul (member of "The detail/wbay-boat-show-2 room - Bistro open 11:00 am to 1:00 Bestuls") on UPRIGHT BASS. We'll pm; 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm; be playing a wide variety of covers February 14-16, 20-24 Par 4 Bistro at Par 4 Resort, 201 from classic to modern with a few With This Ring Foxfire Dr, Waupaca; originals. Amanda's bow skills are A play written specifically with https://www.par4resort.com/ completely heart melting, in addition Valentine’s Day in mind. With This A Grand Night with Boogie to her peppy, fun plucking style. Ring is the story of a wedding band & the YoYoZ Come show us some love, and we'll that travels over five generations Join us for a FUNdrasier like no be very honored to share in your and the visceral affect it has on other! The evening will include special day. 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm; those couples who come to possess cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, raffles, H.H. Hinder Brewing Co, it. Green Bay Community Theater, auctions, and entertainment on The 804 Churchill St, Waupaca; 122 N. Chestnut Avenue, Green Bay; Grand stage by Boogie & the YoYoZ! https://hinderbrewingco.com/ http://www.gbcommunitytheater.com/ Circulating throughout the theater Valentine's Day at Mill Creek during the event is encouraged! with Motherfolk & special February 15 7:30 pm; The Grand Oshkosh, guests Stay Outside Live Music: The Red Flags 100 High Ave, Oshkosh; 920-424- Join us for a special Valentine's Day and The Shuntz 2350; https://thegrandoshkosh.org/ show as Mile of Music favorites The Red Flags w/ The Shuntz and non-subscription-events/a-grand- Motherfolk return to downtown tba live at Brickhause Tavern in night-2019.html Appleton with from Stay Outside! Stevens point. 9:00 pm to 12:00 am; Don McLean 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm; Mill Creek, 417 Brickhause Tavern, 1343 2nd Street, Don McLean is one of America’s W College Ave, Appleton; 920-224- Stevens Point; https://www.facebook. most enduring singer-songwriters, 3955; https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ com/events/444598732741010/ forever known for classic hits like valentines-day-with-motherfolk- “Vincent (Starry Starry Night),” special-guests-stay-outside-at-mill- Moscato and Masterpieces Emy J's presents another Moscato “Crying,” and, one of the most creek-tickets-52534521167?aff=ebdss successful songs of the century, bdestsearch & Masterpieces event! Join us for an evening of wine and painting “American Pie.” Tickets start at February 14-15 with local painting instructor Kevin $30.00; 7:30 pm; The Grand, 401 Lang! Buy your tickets at Emy J's! N 4th St, Wausau; 888-239-0421; Valentine's Day Dinner $20, $18 with a student ID; 6:00 pm https://tickets.grandtheater.org/ at the Ballpark to 8:00 pm; Emy J's Coffee House single/eventDetail.aspx?p=2147 The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers will & Cafe, 1009 First Street, Stevens 1st Annual Bubolz Brew Ski open the Fox Communities Credit Point; https://www.facebook.com/ Bubolz Nature Preserve presents the Union Fox Club at Neuroscience events/392071358275077/ 1st Annual Bubolz Brew Ski! Grab a Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium for 12th Annual Manawa Snodeo group of friends, coworkers or your a pair of Valentine's dinners again Snowmobile Derby significant other and put a unique this year. Fox Cities Stadium, 2400 spin on Happy Hour! 5:00 pm to N Casaloma Dr, Appleton; 920-733- 4 tracks running simultaneously from 9 a.m. to dark, including kitty 8:00 pm; Bubolz Nature Preserve, 4152; https://www.facebook.com/ 4815 North Lynndale Drive, events/1547847868790514/ cats, motorcycles and ATVs. Some out to race or come out to Appleton; 920-731-6041; February 14-17 watch. Bear Lake Campground, http://www.bubolzpreserve.org/ N4715 State Road 22 - 110, Manawa; brewski/ WBAY Boat Show www.manawasnodeo.org The WBAY Boat Show brings together dealers and exhibitors from across the state. Adult: $9, Seniors

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February 15 February 15-16, 21-24 https://lettiejensencenter.org/ entertainment/ Spring Symphonic Band Twelve Angry Jurors Valentine's Day Concert Based on another famous movie, this Manawa Snodeo UW Symphonic Band performs. script updates the jurors to reflect a Snowmobile Races Tickets $7; 7:30 pm; UW-Stevens more modern-day representation. 4 tracks running simultaneously Point at Marshfield; Sunday show is a 2:00 pm Matinee; from 9:00 am to dark, including kitty http://marshfield.uwc.edu/campus/ all other shows: 7:30 pm; WRCT cats, motorcycles and ATVs. arts/music Auditorium, Rapids Mall, 220 3rd Some out to race or come out to Ave. S., Wisconsin Rapids; watch. 9:00 am to 8:00 pm; Bear Lake Kelly Clarkson http://www.wrctheatre.org/PLAY- Campground, N4715 State Road 22 - GRAMMY Award-winning global Twelve-Angry-Jurors.asp 110, Manawa; 920-470-1417; superstar Kelly Clarkson has http://www.manawasnodeo.org announced her highly anticipated February 15-28 Meaning Of Life Tour. The 28- Eaglemania show trek will see Clarkson playing Lend Me A Tenor – The Musical Eaglemania makes its triumphant arenas across the United States The riotous tale of mistaken return to The Grand after stunning on her first headline run in three identities and unexpected romance the audience in 2017 with their five years. She will be joined by special explodes in this brand new musical part harmony and their uncanny guests GRAMMY-nominated Kelsea comedy based on the Tony award ability to emulate the unmistakable Ballerini and last season’s winner of nominated play. It’s 1934 and Opera sound of The Eagles. 7:30 pm; The NBC’s The Voice, Team Kelly’s Brynn virtuoso Tito Merelli is about to Grand, 401 N 4th St, Wausau; Cartelli. $249 Bar Stools, $99 Club revive Pagliacci for the ten-year 888-239-0421; https://tickets. Pit, $120, $89, $69, $59; 7:00 pm to anniversary of the Cleveland Grand grandtheater.org/single/eventDetail. 10:00 pm; 820 Armed Forces Drive, Opera Company. The Palace Theater, aspx?p=2105 Green Bay; 800-895-0071; https:// 564 Wisconsin Dells Parkway Winterfest 2018 South, Wisconsin Dells; 608-253- www.reschcenter.com/events/detail/ Looking for some fun this winter? 4000; http://www.dellspalace.com/ kelly-clarkson Looking for ways to support local nowplaying/lend-me-a-tenor-the- Caroline Rhea snowmobile trails? Then join Metz musical Caroline Rhea is a Canadian stand- Ridge Runners, Inc. at our annual up comedian and actress who is February 16 Winterfest fundraiser! We will have best known for her role as Hilda a main cash raffle, raffle baskets, Spellman on the ABC show Sabrina Lee's Indoor Salad Bar 50/50 raffles, LIVE music by Dustin the Teenage Witch. Workshop Lee (4:00 pm to 9:00 pm), food, 7:30 pm; Ashwaubenon Performing Take home your own garden. Don’t beverages, and lots of fun! Main Arts Center, 2391 S Ridge Rd., miss this great gardening class! raffle drawing at 8:00 pm. 3:00 pm Green Bay; 920-494-3401; Spread the word! $20; 10:00 am OR to 11:00 pm; Here N There, 9686 https://www.ashwaubenonpac.org/ 1:00 pm; Judah Studios, 9489 1st St, County Rd HH, Fremont; Nelsonville; https://judahstudios. https://www.facebook.com/pages/ February 15-17 com/events/ Here-N-There/1136055653088489 48-Hour Film Fest Tomorrow River Concerts Civic Symphony of Green Bay The 48-Hour Film Fest is an Presents: Peter Mayer Heroes Battling for Freedom opportunity for local filmmakers of Peter Mayer is a guitarist, vocalist, Verdi Nabucco Overture all levels to put their skills to work! songwriter, touring musician Verdi Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves You and your team will make a film and recording artist in Nashville, J. Williams Hymn to the Fallen over the course of just one weekend Tennessee. With his unique writing Khatchaturian Spartacus Suite No. 2 and have it screened before an style, distinctive voice and virtuoso Adults: $18.00 - Orch. & Mezz., audience at the IDEA Center musicianship, Mayer creates Seniors 60+: $15.00 - Orch. & Mezz., theater. IDEA Center - CREATE compelling and soulful music for Student w/ ID: $10.00 - Orch. & portage county, 1039B Ellis Street, an electrifying live performance. Mezz; 7:00 pm; Meyer Theatre, 117 Stevens Point; 7:30 pm; Lettie Jensen Community South Washington Street, Green Bay; http://www.createportagecounty.org/ Center, 487 N Main Street, 920-433-3333; https://meyertheatre. calendar/2019/2/15/48-hour-film-fest Amherst; 715-824-5202; org/civic-symphony-of-green-bay-2/

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Community Valentine's Day One Bird, Two Worlds: Beans for Birds Dinner & Country Show Saving Songbirds with Join us to learn why and how coffee Enjoy a day of music, food, auction, Your Cup of Coffee beans can effect birds. You'll also be raffle, and lots of fun! Reserve Explore the correlation between able to sample some shade grown seating only! $35; 4:00 pm to coffee and migratory song birds/ coffee. Fee: $5; 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm; 8:00 pm; Manawa Masonic Center, Learn about their incredible journey Heckrodt Wetland Reserve, 1305 520 N Bridge St, Manawa; and the role you play. Enjoy earth Plank Rd., Menasha; 920-720-9349; http://www.manawamc.org/ friendly coffee with fresh pastries. https://www.heckrodtnaturecenter.org/ Proceeds benefit songbird education Wayne Newton February 17 7:00 pm; Ho-Chunk Gaming and habitat restoration. Cost is just Wisconsin Dells, S3214 County $30/person. 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm; 2nd Annual Tip-Up Pike Jam! Road BD, Baraboo; 800-746-2486; Heckrodt Wetland Reserve, 1305 We'll fire the cannon and kick off http://www.ho-chunkgaming.com/ Plank Rd., Menasha; 920-720-9349; the Second Annual Tip-Up Pike wisconsindells/#// https://www.heckrodtnaturecenter.org/ Jam; a tip-up exclusive, Longest pike wins, all day, party/tourney! There Tim Hawkins Valentine's Weekend Comedy Show will be food, raffles and fun for Since giving up his job as a grocery everyone! Music will fire up in the truck driver in 2002, Tim Hawkins Enjoy a night of laughs with your Valentine at Hotel Marshfield! tent at 10:15am with bands to follow has been establishing himself as one all day! At dark, we'll announce the of the most in-demand comedians in 7:30 pm to 11:00 pm; Price: $20 advance, $25 at the door. Must be 21 winner! 8:00 am to 6:00 pm; Lakeside the country. With over 300 million Bar, 736 Old Wausau Road, Stevens video views online and over 100 years of age or older to attend; Hotel Marshfield; Point; https://www.facebook.com/ sold-out concerts every year, his events/247749672580721/ Jackwagon Crew has grown into http://hotelmarshfield.com a revolution of multi-generational Sweetie Pie Social Lightwire: The Show proportions. 7:00 pm; Weidner The Fox Valley Chorus of Sweet Lightwire Theater has been featured Center for the Performing Arts, 2420 Adelines International is hosting as semi-finalists of NBC’s America’s Nicolet Drive, Green Bay; 800-895- their 3rd annual Sweetie Pie Social Got Talent and winners of Tru 0071; http://www.weidnercenter.com/ in the Fellowship Hall of The First TV’s Fake Off. The group combines events/tim-hawkins-2/ Presbyterian Church. The entrance theater and technology to bring stories to life in complete darkness 9th Annual Rails & Ales Brewfest is on Doty Ave. The $10 cost includes and are internationally recognized All Aboard! Join in the National pie and beverage. Doors open at 2:00 pm for pie and singing will begin at for their signature brand of Railroad Museum’s annual Brewfest! electroluminescent artistry. 6:30 pm; This annual event is usually a sellout, 2:30 pm; First Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall, 200 S. Church St, The Grand, 401 N 4th St, Wausau; so act fast to make it a night out 888-239-0421; https://tickets. to remember. You and friends will Neenah; 920-982-5639; https://www.foxvalleychorus.org/ grandtheater.org/single/eventDetail. enjoy fun and camaraderie among aspx?p=2148 the historic locomotives and rail cars while sampling craft beers, regional wines, and food prepared by local restaurants, & bidding on an awesome array of items, trips, fun packages, gift certificates, etc. Must be 21 with a valid ID to attend. Tickets: $38 before February 16th or $45 the day of, at the door; VIP Reception 5:00 pm, Main Event 6:00 pm; National Railroad Museum, Sweetie Pie Social February 16th @ 2:00 pm 2285 S Broadway, Green Bay; https://nationalrrmuseum.org/ First Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall, 200 S. Church St, Neenah; event/6th-annual-rails-and-ales- https://www.foxvalleychorus.org/ brewfest/

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The Rainbow Fish The Rainbow Fish will enchant even the youngest child with his silver scales and heart of gold in a new adaptation of Marcus Pfister’s award- winning books about the beautiful fish who learned to share his most prized possession. Mermaid’s striking puppetry production includes two delightful companion stories, Rainbow Fish Discovers the Deep Sea and Opposites. 2:00 pm; Weidner Center for the Performing Arts, 2420 Nicolet Drive, Green Bay; 800-895-0071; http://www.weidnercenter.com/ featuring cast members from Disney's The Lion King events/the-rainbow-fish/ will raise funds for

Visuelle Productions WI Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids and the Fox Cities P.A.C. Wedding Spectacular Spend a fun filled day with your special guy or gal meeting face to MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18 AT 7 PM face with wedding professionals that will dazzle you with everything The Fox Cities Performing Arts Center is proud to announce a unique new and exciting for your wedding. opportunity with the touring cast of The Lion King with a cabaret 11:00 am to 3:00 pm; Fox Cities performance of The Lion Sings Tonight. Exhibition Center, 355 W Lawrence

Street, Appleton; 920-982-7881; Cast members from the touring Disney's The Lion King will take their https://www.facebook.com/events/ visuelle-productions-wedding- night off on Monday, February 18 to raise money for both Broadway Cares/ spectacular/990731931027956/ Equity Fights AIDS and the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center as they take the stage of the Kimberly-Clark Theater for an evening of showtunes, jazz, February 18 pop and R&B numbers and other special performances. Auction items and a Allouez Village Band cash bar will also be available. Free; 7:00 pm; Meyer Theatre, 117 South Washington Street, Green Bay; http://foxcitiespac.com/events-tickets/tickets/events/the-lion-sings-tonight 920-433-3333; https://meyertheatre. org/allouez-village-band-4/ Women Who Test Appleton: February 21 February 20 Meet & Greet PJ's Live- Feedback This is the first meeting of the Wednesday with WAGS Live music, good food, and drinks Appleton Chapter of Women Who Jim Olschmidt - Original Blues - Jim inside our cozy Atrium—there’s a lot Test. Let’s get to know each other Olschmidt (guitar and vocals), Steve to like about our winter music series. and throw out ideas about future Cohen (harmonica), Pete Shank On this occasion, Feedback takes the activities and programs. Uncorked (keyboards), Tony Menzer (bass) stage. The Stevens Point party band offers food, wine, and a host of other and Tony Wagner (drums). 8:00 pm plays a mix of rock, country, oldies, beverages. Please RSVP to let us now to 11:00 pm; Wheel House, E1209 and blues from the 1950s to today. you’re coming! 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm; County Q, Waupaca; http://www. 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm; PJ's Restaurant, Uncorked Bistro, 108 W Wisconsin wheelhouserestaurant.com/ 601 N Michigan Avenue, Stevens Ave, Neenah; 703-638-0057; Point; https://www.facebook.com/ http://womenwhotest.com/ events/344618049689572/ myeventon/appleton-chapter-meet- greet/

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Church Basement Ladies/Rise Jazz at the Trout - ZIJI Mystery at the Museum Up O Men Dinner and Show Jazz at The Trout Season IX Mystery, Mayhem and Murder! Join Let’s hear it for the boys! Fans of celebrates 'Women do Jazz', featuring us for a live game of 'Who dun it?' the musical comedy series Church the virtuosity and versatility of in the unmatched surroundings of Basement Ladies will finally get to the women of jazz throughout Hearthstone's beautiful interiors. know more about the men of East the season. 6:30 pm; The Trout Guests assume the persona of Cornucopia Lutheran Church in this Museum of Art, 111 W. College Ave., characters and try to solve the new production. $43; Performing Appleton; 920-733-4089; mystery. These events fill up fast and Arts Center of Wisconsin Rapids at http://www.troutmuseum.org/ are limited to twenty per evening. 1801 16th Street South, Wisconsin Events/Jazz-at-the-Trout Food and wine included. 7:00 pm Rapids; http://www.savorthearts. Duel It Fore the Kids to 10:00 pm; Hearthstone Historic House Museum, 625 W. Prospect com/feb-21-2019-church-basement- Two guys, two pianos and a night Ave., Appleton; 920-730-8204; ladies-rise-up-o-men/ of laughs with the wild and zany https://www.hearthstonemuseum.org/ Dinner Program: Deuces Wild Dueling Pianos! "Gone with the Wind" If you love comedy, music, and Hamlet Catch "Scarlet Fever" in a portrayal improve, you'll love this event. Treachery, revenge, corruption, of author Margaret Mitchell of Proceeds support youth initiatives at and confusion; experience one "Gone With the Wind" featuring Marshfield Clinic. 6:30 pm; Holiday of the greatest plays ever written Bev and Stu Smith and Judy Crain. Inn & Conference Center; in the English language – Each Dinner event will begin with http://www.marshfieldclinic.org/ Shakespeare?EUR(TM)s classic, The a dinner at 5:00 p.m. in the Neville giving/special-events/fore-the-kids Tragedy of Hamlet, the Prince of classrooms followed by a program Museum speaker: Denmark. Ticket prices vary; 7:30 pm; The Grand Oshkosh; 920-424- at 6:00 p.m. in the theater. $20 for Steve Hinton Jr. and air racing 2355; https://thegrandoshkosh. each NPM member, $25 for each Hinton is an Unlimited category showare.com/eventperformances. non-member; The Neville Public champion at the Reno National asp?evt=202 Museum, 210 Museum Place, Championship Air Races and in Green Bay; 920-448-4460; 2017 set the absolute 3-kilometer Downtown Friday Nights - For https://www.nevillepublicmuseum. speed record for propeller-driven Once & Constance org/announcements/dinner- piston aircraft at an average speed of Eau Claire's For Once and Wausau's program-gone-with-the-wind 531 mph. He will talk about flying Constance team up to bring the Funky Figure Drawing on the edge with the world’s most volume on one rocking night! Get ARTy with VAA on the Third powerful piston-powered aircraft, 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm; Chestnut Thursday of each month. Sessions such as Strega and Voodoo. Free Center for the Arts, Marshfield; will be fun, laid backand unlike most admission for EAA members, http://www.facebook.com/ other drawing events you have been $5 for nonmembers. 7:00 pm; EAA events/259585268016052/ to before. Model will be clothed in Aviation Museum, Oshkosh; garish/beautiful attire and props. All https://www.eaa.org/eaa-museum/ February 22-23 media and adult skill levels welcome. museum-events/aviation-adventure- Bowl For Kids' Sake 2019 speaker-series Registration (and $14 fee) required. Bowl for Kid’s Sake is Big Brothers 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm; Valley Academy February 22 Big Sisters’ signature fundraiser. for the Arts, 139 N Lake Street, Each year hundreds of people in Neenah; 920-279-1578; Mungion at Mill Creek our community come together https://www.valleyacademyarts.org/ Mungion returns to the Fox to have fun and raise money to Appleton American Legion Valley! Buy your tickets for $10 in support youth! This year’s theme Club 38 Public Dance advance, or $15 day of show. 9:00 is Superheroes – Defenders of Dances every third Thursday of the pm to 12:00 am; Mill Creek, 417 W Potential! Registration available month featuring area musicians. College Ave, Appleton; 920-224- soon. 6:00 pm; Skipp's Bowling 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm; Club 38 Bar and 3955; https://www.facebook.com/ Center, 2300 Strongs Ave, Stevens Grill, 3220 W College Ave, Appleton; events/941840299340740/ Point; https://www.facebook.com/ 920-733-9840; https://www.facebook. events/321161951816937/ com/pg/appletonpost38/about/

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February 22-24 Simonson’s Lombardi – receiving Stevens Point at Marshfield; http:// its first full professional theatrical www.marshfieldculturalfair.com WHS presents Alfred production in Green Bay. Peninsula Hitchcock's The 39 Steps Players Artistic Director, Greg February 23-24 Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps, a Vinkler, directs. Weidner Center for comedic thriller, will be presented The Collected: the Performing Arts, 2420 Nicolet A Vintage Market at Waupaca HIgh School. Based Drive, Green Bay; 800-895-0071; Appleton's own vintage market. on the original Hitchcock film, http://www.weidnercenter.com/ Vintage clothing, accessories, the show takes a comedic twist at events/lombardi/ Englishman Richard Hannay's run art, housewares and more. from the law. The show combines February 23 Drinks, vinyl... Be there! The mistaken identities and tongue-in- Draw, 800 S Lawe St., Appleton; cheek references to everything we Wine and Beer Tasting https://www.facebook.com/ like about murder mysteries and Come out and boogie in your best events/227821668122683 detective movies. $10.00/adult, $7.00/ 70's attire for the 12th Annual Wine senior citizen, and $5.00/student. & Beer Tasting! Save the date for this February 26 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm; Waupaca High year's Disco themed event. Sample Jim Belushi and the Board of a variety of wines and beers, enjoy School, E2325 King Rd, Waupaca; Comedy appetizers, and receive a souvenir https://www.waupaca.k12.wi.us/ A Wausau favorite, Jim Belushi schools/high/ glass. Advance tickets are $25 each and $30 at the door. Designated returns to The Grand Theater for a JUNIE B. JONES IS NOT driver tickets will be available for $10 hilarious night of improvisational A CROOK each; no alcohol included. Tickets comedy! With more than thirty years Meet the world’s funniest will be available for purchase in of experience as a comedic actor, kindergartener, Junie B. Jones, based January. Must be 21 to attend. 6:00 Belushi is an alumnus of Saturday on the best-selling book series by pm to 9:00 pm; Crystal Falls, 1500 Night Live and Chicago’s famed Barbara Park. Something terrible Handschke Dr, New London; Second City. In short, he’s comedy happened to her in school today, http://www.crystalfalls.us/ royalty. Tickets start at $52; 7:30 pm; someone took her new mittens. The Grand, 401 N 4th St, Wausau; Ron White When Junie B. finds a pen on the 888-239-0421; https://tickets. floor, it should be ‘finders keepers, Ron “Tater Salad” White, best grandtheater.org/single/eventDetail. losers weepers’ right? Maybe the known as the cigar smoking, scotch aspx?p=2149 handsomest boy in school will like drinking funnyman from the “Blue her new pen? But Grace and Lucille Collar Comedy” phenomenon, February 28-Mar 1-2 makes his return to Green Bay with want him to be their boyfriend. To Women Playing Hamlet his new stand-up show. 8:00 pm; make matters worse for Junie B., the Hamlet is a challenge for any actor, Weidner Center for the Performing handsome boy thinks she is a nut! but when Jessica is cast as the title Arts, 2420 Nicolet Drive, Join us as Junie B. Jones learns that character in a NYC production she Green Bay; 800-895-0071; honesty is the best policy. February endures the “slings and arrows” http://www.weidnercenter.com/ 22 7:00 pm, February 23 and 24 (and advice) of dubious experts, events/ron-white/ 1:00 pm and 4:00 pm; in addition to making Sir Patrick https://www.evergreentheater. Corkscrews & Snowshoes Stewart her nemesis. Can she figure org/2018-2019-season.html Come enjoy our snowshoe hiking out “to be or not to be” by opening trail and then a wine sampling, night? Women Playing Hamlet is fun Feb 22-24, 26-28; Mar 1-3 paired with cheese and desserts. $30/ for Shakespeare fans and everyone Lombardi person; 3:00 pm to 5:30 pm; Camp else. 7:30 pm; Weidner Center for the The Green Bay Packers are Sturtevant, 2701 Northwestern Ave., Performing Arts, 2420 Nicolet Drive, celebrating their 100th Anniversary Wausau; https://www.woodsonymca. Green Bay; 800-895-0071; http:// and we wanted to offer our own com/corkscrews-snowshoes www.weidnercenter.com/events/ tribute. For the first time in the Marshfield Cultural Fair women-playing-hamlet/ history of the Weidner Center Featuring entertainment, exhibits, we will be self-producing, and no vendors, food and fun from around title seemed more fitting than Eric the World! Admission is free. UW

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March 1 depending on group’s wishes. Mid Nicolet Bank Presents: afternoon starting time. 2:30 pm to Celtic Nights Vic Ferrari Symphony 4:00 pm; Hartman Creek State Park, On The Rocks After three sold-out nights of N2480 Hartman Creek Rd, Riverdance last season, don’t miss “Symphony on the Rocks” is VIC Waupaca; 920-558-0013; FERRARI, 26 of the best classical the next hit show direct from Dublin https://www.stateparks.com/ when Celtic Nights comes to The and pop musicians from the hartman_creek_state_park_in_ Midwest, and is a high-powered rock Grand! Tickets start at $25; 7:30 pm; wisconsin.html The Grand, 401 N 4th St, Wausau; symphony show. The show features 888-239-0421; https://tickets. Guy Parker the biggest hits of classic rock from grandtheater.org/single/eventDetail. Live Music with Guy Parker. Guy all your favorite genres and artists– aspx?p=2150 is a Fox Valley musician. He has The Beach Boys, Earth, Wind and charted a few miles in 35+ years. Fire, Led Zeppelin, Queen, Styx, the Deuces Wild! Dueling Pianos Taking you from the 60’s & 70’s to Beatles, the Who, Foreigner, Journey It’s a clap along, sing along musical Kenny Cheney, Zac Brown, John and many more. $100.00 - Grand comedy show where the audience Cougar, Springsteen..... Have a Tier, $45.00 - Orchestra, $30.00 - is always a part of the action. And request??? If it’s not in his repertoire, Mezzanine; 8:00 pm; Meyer Theatre, no one does it better than Dave & he’ll give it a try. Be sure to bring 117 South Washington Street, Ted, Deuces Wild. You don’t want your dancing shoes!!! 8:00 pm to Green Bay; 920-433-3333; to miss this show! Reserved Seating 11:00 pm; H.H. Hinder Brewing Co, https://meyertheatre.org/nicolet- $35; 8:00 pm; Meyer Theatre, 117 804 Churchill St, Waupaca; bank-presents-vic-ferrari-symphony- South Washington Street, Green Bay; https://hinderbrewingco.com/ on-the-rocks-2019-03-02/ 920- 433-3333; https://meyertheatre. org/deuces-wild-dueling- Missoula Children's Theatre: Bobaflex pianos-2019-03-01/ King Arthur's Quest BOBAFLEX is known as one of the hardest working bands in the country. Beethoven Choral Fantasy King Arthur, of legend and song, strode across Medieval England Renowned for their high energy, live Bridging generations, the 150+ with courage and confidence... or shows and relentless touring the band voices of the Dudley Birder Chorale did he? What if the troubles of his was formed in 1998 by brothers Shaun of St. Norbert College with a kingdom threatened to overwhelm and Marty McCoy. The brothers professional symphony orchestra are him? Join the Knights and Squires are known for their ancestral ties to collaborating with top performers of the Round Table as they try to do the most infamous family feud in from local high schools giving reason the right thing. Adult $10; Youth American history between the Hatfield to believe Beethoven is better than $5; 3:00 pm and 5:30 pm; LuCille and McCoy. 8:00 pm; Tickets $9.41- ever! Through an exploration of some Tack Center for the Arts, 400 N. $55; Crystal Grand Music Theatre, of his best choral and symphonic School St., Spencer; 715-659-4499; 430 W. Munroe Ave., Wisconsin pieces, The Beethoven Choral http://lucilletackcenter.com/events/ Dells; 877-987-6487; https://www. Fantasy concert carves the future of missoula-childrens-theatre-king- crystalgrand.com/event/1774651- classical music by way of the past, arthurs-quest.php bobaflex-wisconsin-dells/ reminding us that music is ever connecting and never out of date. Andrew Leahey March 1-3 7:00 pm; Weidner Center for the & the Homestead Beja Shrine Circus 2019 Performing Arts, 2420 Nicolet Drive, An acclaimed frontman and The Beja Shrine Circus will return to Green Bay; 800-895-0071; lead guitarist whose multi- the Brown County Arena March 1st, http://www.weidnercenter.com/ instrumentalist skills have landed 2019. Enjoy more of your favorite acts events/beethoven-choral-festival/ him onstage with Elizabeth Cook, at the Beja Shrine Circus, presented Rodney Crowell, Drew Holcomb, and by Carden International Circus. See March 2 others, Andrew Leahey saves his best you next year! General Admission work for his own material. Tickets Snowshoe Adult $20, Child 2-12* $16. Limited are $10 in advance, and $15 at the We will be snowshoeing by Hartman Reserved Adult $24, Child 2-12 $24*; door; 8:00 pm; The Grand, 401 N 4th Lake and the gentle fields and rolling 820 Armed Forces Drive, Green St, Wausau; 888-239-0421; hills north of the lake. If there’s not Bay; 800-895-0071; https://www. https://tickets.grandtheater.org/ enough snow, we’ll just hike instead. reschcenter.com/events/detail/beja- single/eventDetail.aspx?p=2253 BYO snowshoes. Distance: 2-3 miles shrine-circus-2019

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