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It is Starting to Feel Like Fall in Wisconsin With schools back in session, are a fan of professional, college Family Fun Edition the promotion of pumpkin or high school football or all of September 2019, Vol. 3, Issue 9 spice everything and Packer the above this is a story for you. PUBLISHERS games filling the airwaves fall Lindblad’s second contribution NORMA JEAN FOCHS is certainly on its way. I hope (our cover story) is his interview PATRICK BOYLE that you have gotten enough of with long-time Blues Artist Contributors David Brierley summer fun and are ready to Keb’Mo’ who brings his roots- Peter Lindblad embrace the charms of the new music music gumbo to the Pabst Mike Jacquart season. There is much fall fun to Theatre in Milwaukee Sept. 12. ART be had as well after all. We have Supper Club Guy David Graphic Designers KELLY ANDERSON the necessary details to plan your Brierley takes us to Beloit’s NICOLE MACMARTIN Wisconsin fall fun in this issue. Butterfly Supper Club a ADVERTISING First up Contributor Peter distinctly era-driven dining NORMA JEAN FOCHS Lindblad speaks with keyboardist establishment with the class and [email protected] Steve Porcaro of arena-rock distinction of a previous time. PATRICK BOYLE [email protected] veteran act Toto before they play Not to mention, the fantastic Tina Ellingson the Orpheum Theater in Madison food offerings and atmosphere. [email protected] on Sept. 29 on their “40 Trips Finally, our events calendar ADMINISTRATIVE Around the Sun” tour. includes more than 100 listings CONTACT SPECIALIST Next, Contributor Mike of things to do in Wisconsin this Audrey Fochs Jacquart provides an introduction month with live links so details Out & About Wisconsin is published monthly by Foxx Interactive to the season’s favorite sport and are just a click away. Services. All rights reserved. No duplication of any editorial or photography is allowed without written permission from Foxx weekend pastime. Whether you So, read this issue, then turn Interactive Services. Copyright 2019. off your device and get out and Printable PDF version of this issue available at: start embracing that fall feeling. https://outandaboutwisconsin.com/digital-magazine/ O&Aw

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Toto at 40 Pop-rock outfit celebrates its history

By Peter Lindblad giving the 2019 leg of their “40 returned for a 2010 reunion tour to Trips Around the Sun” tour, benefit his brother and Toto bassist Out of nowhere, seemingly, Toto’s which began in January, a boost Mike Porcaro, who had been smash-hit “Africa” experienced a for the arena-rock veterans and stricken with amyotrophic lateral rebirth of sorts in 2018. keyboardist Steve Porcaro. sclerosis, or ALS – also known as Weezer, who had previously “It’s been amazing for us to last Lou Gehrig’s disease. covered Toto’s “Rosanna” as a lark, this long,” said Porcaro. “I mean, Mike died in 2015, but Steve did a 2018 remake of “Africa” that I personally needed to take quite has continued on with Toto, who went viral, soaring to the top of a break in the middle there, but will roll into Madison Sept. 29 to Billboard’s Alternative Songs chart. these last 10 years, being back with perform at the Orpheum Theater Toto responded by doing their own the guys, after being with them as their “40 Trips Around the Sun” version of Weezer’s “Hash Pipe.” the first six albums, has been a touring cycle nears its end. It was all in good fun, and complete ball.” “They just wanted me to do the tidal wave of publicity the Wanting to focus more on one tour, one summer tour, to tit-for-tat recordings generated creating music for film and TV, benefit my brother Mike,” said hasn’t completely subsided yet, Steve Porcaro left Toto in 1987, but Steve Porcaro. “That’s how it was

4 www.DoWhatYouLikeToDo.com Toto presented to me, and now, it’s like nine and a half years later (laughs). It’s been a lot of fun.” Although he’s enjoying playing live onstage again, touring was always drudgery for Steve Porcaro. “I’m more of a homebody,” said Steve Porcaro. “I like being in my studio and tinkering away with my synths and all that kind of stuff. I Toto keyboardist Steve Porcaro love all that stuff. Luk (famed Toto (left) shares a word with guitarist Steve Lukather) is the guitarist Steve Lukather (right) polar opposite. He’s a player and during a live performance. he wants to be on the road playing. Photo Credit Kevin Albinder So, it’s like the two hours onstage, I would pay them for. What they his element musically. returned from Scandinavia. pay me for is the other 22 hours “It was a challenge knowing For Toto, that realization of – the buses, the hotels, the lousy that it was going to be a guitar- all they’ve accomplished is just food and whatever … missing your driven score, and I don’t play one starting to sink in. family and stuff. That’s what they note of guitar whatsoever,” said “We feel a little more of that pay you for. The playing part is a Steve Porcaro. “So, you really have now, yeah,” said Porcaro. “Now blast. That’s pure joy.” to put your composer’s hat on, that all this time has passed, you Keeping the Toto reunion going and luckily, I had my friend Marc feel that more. People are online a required a certain amount of Bonilla help me out quite a bit. It lot and reading about their favorite flexibility and sacrifice for a time. was a real challenge as a composer songs. They go on to Wikipedia to “Towards the end of that [2010 and guitarist … also, a lot of things see who played on them, and we reunion] tour that went so well, it were just written as guitar sounds were all too close to it for really was like, ‘Hey, do you want to do it on samples and put into the long, so that never really hit us … I again?’” said Steve Porcaro. “So, I computer and stuff, but the way I don’t think about any of that stuff was doing the TV show ‘Justified.’ composed to get those sounds was – career, body of work, any of that [Toto] couldn’t go full out, you on the keyboard.” stuff. Now that I’ve been touring know. They couldn’t go full on Porcaro’s work on “Justified” is with the guys, yeah, I can see that with it with me for five years, but just one example of the enormous and I’m aware of it because people then as soon as I stopped doing and almost incomprehensible are telling us that, what our body ‘Justified,’ they started booking impact the band has had on of work is.” everything, during the winter popular music the last four It all started at Grant High months, too.” decades. Individually, band School in Los Angeles, California. Set in Appalachia, in the members have contributed to an Even at a young age, members were eastern Kentucky community of incredible 5,000 albums totaling gravitating from secondary school Harlan, the critically acclaimed half a billion in sales, with 225 to do session work for the likes “Justified” ran for six seasons Grammy nominations to boot. of Seals and Crofts, Steely Dan, on the FX network. It premiered On their own, Toto has topped Sonny and Cher and Boz Scaggs. in March 2010. Creating the 40 million in album sales, and “It was great at Grant, because Americana-based score for the they’re still a major tour attraction it was such fertile ground for series took Steve Porcaro out of all over the globe. Toto just meeting other musicians,” said

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A 2010 reunion tour brought keyboardist Steve Porcaro (right) back to Toto, a band made up of talented, veteran session musicians like guitarist Steve Lukather (left). Photo Credit Kevin Albinder

Porcaro, remarking that was of. I mean, he was in Steely Dan, “Lowdown” and “Lido Shuffle.” where he met Lukather, and like real quick after high school, David Paich and Jeff Porcaro others. “It just was an amazing, so it kind of set the bar for all of met at Grant. The two found amazing time … it was fantastic, us. We all kind of saw what was themselves working together on but it was only after high school possible. It was really inspiring. different sessions, before forming that we were doing sessions. He really kind of led the way, you the band Rural Still Life. They And that just started real quick, know, with David [Paich].” recruited bassist David Hungate, especially because my brother Jeff In fact, keyboardist David who also played in Scaggs’ band, … he left high school six months Paich, son of musician and and later invited Lukather and early, like I did, to go on the road session player/arranger Marty Jeff’s brother Steve to come aboard, with Sonny and Cher. Right away, Paich, ended up co-writing much although Steve Porcaro, who he’s doing sessions … I mean, of Scaggs’ wildly successful actually started out on drums, really good sessions, with name blue-eyed soul classic Silk had other responsibilities. Steve people and artists you’ve heard Degrees, which yielded giant hits Porcaro was touring with Gary

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Wright, when Wright’s album The to do a thing together and David studio musicians, we had seen all Dream Weaver was a sensation, Paich then was just on fire, just on the time guys who were amazing, before Steve also hooked up with fire. While we’re working on our great artists with great songs … Scaggs and company. first album, when we would all go but you know, sometimes the stars “Yeah, right out of high school to bed finally, he would go down don’t align, where you’re thinking I worked with Gary and that was the hall and write and produce this is going to be a hit album and fantastic,” said Steve, the sole (the 1978 disco/R&B hit) ‘Got to it’s not to be.” surviving Porcaro brother, as be Real’ with Cheryl Lynn. He did Toto the album didn’t Jeff passed away in 1992. “That a whole Cheryl Lynn album with disappoint. The enduring hit “Hold was right in [Wright’s) heyday, his father. He was hot. He was just the Line” carried the record up the right when his first album came pumping it out, especially when he charts, while other charting singles out, and we opened for Peter and Jeff got together in the studio.” like “I’ll Supply the Love” and Frampton, who was in his heyday Steve Porcaro was incredulous. the stylish “Georgy Porgy,” with with Frampton Comes Alive. We “It just was magic, the demos they Lynn helping out on vocals, kept were the opening act for all those were coming up with,” he said, it afloat. Toto was nominated for a concerts. And then I went from “and after Boz, right after Silk “Best New Artist” Grammy. there. It was a natural progression, Degrees, I mean Toto never did a Initially, Porcaro thought “I’ll and that was right after a year and club, we never did a showcase or Supply the Love” from the Toto LP a half of that. Boz had just finished anything like that. With Boz live, was going to set the world on fire. Silk Degrees and was touring it. the Boz thing was so successful “I thought [‘Hold the Line’] And just as I was kind of getting … Silk Degrees, Columbia was would be an okay single, but it done with Gary, I got the phone celebrating. CBS was loving what wouldn’t be that big or that other call to do Boz to go on the road was going on with Boz, and then songs would come later … would – not like with Gary, but more in with Boz, it was just kind of this have been bigger,” said Steve. “But a supportive capacity for David key group of guys that’d been on look at ‘Africa.’ We didn’t really Paich, and they knew I could do the road with Boz. It was just a know. You know, “Africa” was the it. It started to become common different lead singer (for Toto), last song on Toto IV … it was our to bring a second keyboard player. so they kind of knew what they only No. 1 single ever.” That was a new thing, to have a were getting and the songwriting It would be some time before guy to cover the arrangements and power.” “Africa” and Toto IV catapulted string ensemble parts, the string There was a sense that Toto into the stratosphere of global parts to cover them, and that’s Toto, with their sophisticated mega-stardom. 1979’s Hydra went kind of what I did with Boz. And instrumental chops and accessible gold, mostly on the strength of the that’s what led to Toto.” blend of jazz, smooth soul single “99,” inspired by the science- The lineup was complete when and R&B, and adventurous fiction film “THX 1138.” Then singer Bobby Kimball joined up. progressive-rock, was going to be came the heavier, more guitar- Boasting sterling reputations just as big. oriented Turn Back in 1981, a year as studio musicians, the newly “We knew we really felt that also saw Kimball get arrested assembled Toto soon inked a positive something good was for allegedly selling cocaine. deal with Columbia Records and going to happen, that we had Steve believes Hydra and Turn released their self-titled debut LP a real shot and the stars were Back paved the way for the success in 1977. aligning, which is how it has to of Toto IV. “Dave and my brother Jeff were be as far as management and “They really did. After the first really leading the way,” remembers record companies, and agents … Toto album, we thought we could Porcaro. “They knew they wanted all that stuff,” said Porcaro. “As do this … we’ve got this,” said

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Porcaro. “And yeah, Hydra started up against the wall,” said Porcaro. like an outsider. His attempts to getting indulgent. I mean we love “We knew we kind of had to incorporate synthesizer technology getting indulgent, but you’ve got deliver, or it was going to get really with the Toto aesthetic were not to deliver singles. There’s got to ugly with the label. We had to get always greeted warmly by the be a single, and being that we love a big single, and we were all sure rest of the band. Toto IV was a Steely Dan and we love Yes, and that was ‘Rosanna.’ We were sure somewhat different experience. we loved all those exceptions to we were delivering with. That was “I was able to work on my own,” the rule …we loved what we were the first thing we cut, that was the said Steve. “I could do something doing, and thank god, the record first single, we were very excited like the solo in ‘Rosanna.’ If I company in those days, they hung about it. Everybody was thrilled had all the guys looking over in there with us.” with it.” my shoulder, that would have Toto IV was their salvation. Although the chemistry felt never happened. I was kind of set “Well, definitely, our backs were right to him, Steve still felt a bit free, and I wanted to do all the

“Being back with the guys, after being with them the first six albums, has been a complete ball.” – Steve Porcaro.

8 www.DoWhatYouLikeToDo.com Toto synthesizers that way.” look at me different.’ And that wasn’t 1984, after Fergie Frederiksen had Another outsider helped Toto get the case at all.” taken Kimball’s place. Williams the sound it needed. Porcaro was impressed with how substituted in for Frederiksen. “Greg Ladanyi, the guy who the track turned out. And then came Fahrenheit, mixed it … it was the first time the “Oh, I was right there the whole another stab at pop-rock supremacy, guy who mixed the album hadn’t time. I was amazed. There was one which produced the popular ballads heard a single note of the album point where … because (Thriller “I’ll Be Over You” and “Without before,” said Porcaro. “Usually, it was producer) Quincy (Jones) pretty Your Love.” the same guy, and they would have much let me do my demos, he let After a tour supporting the same kind of band preferences. me have my run of the studio, Fahrenheit, Steve departed Toto for Greg had no idea of our struggles which is exactly how I wanted to the more insular world of TV and that would go on. And he just did it. record it,” said Porcaro. “And then film composition and recording, as You know what I mean? He had no he was going to do his own thing. well as other projects. prejudices, didn’t have all the guys Like one of the things he added, Porcaro plans on recording a talking in his ear through the whole which the first time I heard it I was follow-up to his long-delayed first album … and how they wanted horrified, was Lukather’s guitar solo album, released a few years ago. things. He just did it how he heard it, parts, because it was the first thing “It was long overdue,” said Steve. and it worked.” that was different from my demos “That’s why I quit the band almost “Africa,” “Rosanna” and “I Won’t … and Lukather loves to talk about 30 years ago was to do a solo album Hold You Back” fueled the rise that, how much I hated his guitar and stuff, and I didn’t … without a of Toto IV, which garnered seven part at first (laughs), but it was deadline, I’m useless.” Grammy Awards, including “Record Quincy’s genius in as far as making Now entrenched with a of the Year” for “Rosanna” and it Michael, making it a Michael reinvigorated Toto, with the others “Album of the Year.” Jackson record … up to that point, finally more appreciative of what he Meanwhile, Steve was it was just kind of my thing, but brings to the table and recent albums moonlighting on the side, as he he totally made it their own and I finding success, Porcaro has a new co-wrote the Michael Jackson hit loved it.” perspective on the band’s existence “Human Nature” that appeared Kimball’s legal troubles and and its place in popular culture. on Thriller. other departures led to some lineup “We all wanted to be studio “People are still surprised to find shuffling, as Joseph Williams, musicians and we got to do that, out that I wrote it or co-wrote it,” Toto’s current singer, eventually we got to do that in a big way, said Porcaro. “It’s funny, because I took over lead vocals. Another we all lived out our dream,” said thought, ‘Oh, now everybody will heavier album, Isolation, arrived in Porcaro. O&Aw

Out and About WI SEPTEMBER 2019 9 Footall Fun Whether your favorite football team is on its way to gridiron glory this fall or it has a more typical season with its share of ups and downs, there are always plenty of fun-filled festivities for fans that extend well beyond the gridiron.

By Mike Jacquart

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Green Bay Packers

Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame Not content with a basic tour? Not Stadium View Bar & Grille The Packers Hall of Fame should be to worry. Champions ($21), Legendary The Stadium View, located at 1963 on the bucket list of any fan! A total of ($30) and Alumni ($59) Tours are also Holmgren Way, within easy walking 162 former Packers greats have been available with offerings not available at distance of Lambeau Field, is no ordinary enshrined in the Hall since 1970. The lower prices, such as best views of the bar and grille. The 7,000-square-foot two-level, 15,000-square-foot Hall, south end zone, and tours of the press facility includes banquet rooms, food and located on the main floor of the Lambeau box and visiting team locker room. drink menus and specials, an outdoor Field Atrium, features nine permanent Like the name suggests, an Alumni beer garden, and legendary tailgating! galleries and two spaces for temporary Tour is led by a former Packer. More In fact, Forbes magazine named it the #1 exhibits. information is available at https:// Sports Bar in America. Hours vary depending on other www.packershofandtours.com/ With live bands and thousands of events going on in the Atrium and explore/stadium-tours/types partying Packers Backers on game days, during Packers home game weekends, be sure to come early! but they usually run from 9 a.m. to 6 Titletown District More info on this famous p.m. Monday-Saturday and 10 a.m. – 5 The burgeoning, 45-acre tract, located venue can be found at http://www. p.m. Sunday. Admission also varies, but adjacent to Lambeau Field, offers fans thestadiumview.com generally costs $15.00 for the typical young and old alike with plenty to do! fan age 18-61. • Park and plaza, anchored by Bart Starr Plaza Tailgate Party The Packers HOF is packed with Hinterland Brewery While many football fans enjoy bringing artifacts and interactive displays • Shopping their favorite suds and grilling their own designed to inspire and educate any fan brats for tailgating festivities, there seem to • Titletown Gameday Live with about the Packers’ storied history. Some be a growing number of venues that allow music, food, and beverages consider it even better than the Pro fans to plunk down some cash and not have Football HOF in Canton, Ohio! • Playground to worry about shopping and cooking. • Games and activities The Bart Starr Tailgate Party, located Lambeau Field Tour next to Lambeau Field, is a fun-filled, all- • Classes and programs, and more! Getting a ticket on game day can be inclusive party with plenty of drinks, food, tough, but fans can still experience the and entertainment. The festivities start legendary stadium with a number of The district is adding new things to three-and-a-half hours before each Packers different tours. A Classic Tour for adults do all the time, so be sure to check out home game at the Bart Starr Plaza in front 18-61 runs $15.00 or $27 in a package https://www.titletown.com/ of the Resch Center. Learn more at https:// deal with the HOF. bartstarrplazatailgateparty.com/

2019 GREEN BAY PACKERS SCHEDULE

Thursday, Sept. 5...... at Chicago Sunday, Oct. 20...... OAKLAND Sunday, Dec. 1...... at New York Giants Sunday, Sept. 15...... MINNESOTA Sunday, Oct. 27...... at Kansas City Sunday, Dec. 8...... WASHINGTON Sunday, Sept. 22...... DENVER Sunday, Nov. 3...... at Los Angeles Chargers Sunday, Dec. 15...... CHICAGO Thursday, Sept. 26...... PHILADELPHIA Sunday, Nov. 10...... Carolina Monday, Dec. 23...... at Minnesota Sunday, Oct. 6...... at Dallas BYE WEEK Sunday, Dec. 29...... at Detroit Monday, Oct. 14...... DETROIT Sunday, Nov. 24...... at San Francisco Out and About WI SEPTEMBER 2019 11 Footall Fun

Wisconsin Badgers

Camp Randall Stadium proudly boasts a New York Times football’s greatest tradition in 2012. Camp Randall Stadium, built in 1917- disclaimer that, “There are plenty of See more at https://uwbadgers.com/ that’s forty years before Lambeau Field by rowdy stadiums in college football, but sports/2015/8/21/GEN_2014010132. the way! – is the home of the Wisconsin perhaps no football stadium rocks more aspx Badgers, and an iconic gridiron venue than Wisconsin’s Camp Randall.” in its own right. The 80,321-seat facility The University of Wisconsin band Sports Bars is among the nation’s largest school- has become famous for its post-game What are the best game day bars in owned stadiums. But old does not mean celebration known as the Fifth Quarter. Madison? That’s no easy call in a college dated. Camp Randall, the fourth-oldest Whether their beloved Badgers win or lose, town as buzzing as Madison, but Three college stadium in the U.S., received a fans sing, dance, and have a great time! Best Rated lists these as the top sports bars $109-million renovation in the early 2000s. Along similar lines, no Badgers game in Madtown: Of course, it’s the FANS that make would be complete without a booming 1. Echo Tap & Grill 554 West Main Street Camp Randall a collegiate experience rendition of “Jump Around”, which “The best bar in Madison’s hands down,” like no other. The stadium’s website was voted by fans on SI.com as college wrote one reviewer.

12 www.DoWhatYouLikeToDo.com Footall Fun paperback book | 118 pages | ISBN: 978-1797879765 A Century of Excellence: 100 Greatest Packers 2019 WISCONSIN BADGERS SCHEDULE Of All Time By Mike Jacquart, design by Shawn Williams Friday, Aug. 30...... at South Florida Saturday, Sept. 7...... CENTRAL MICHIGAN Saturday, Sept. 21...... MICHIGAN The Green Bay Packers Saturday, Sept. 28...... NORTHWESTERN have 100 seasons of Pro Saturday, Oct. 5...... KENT STATE Football excitement and Saturday, Oct. 12...... MICHIGAN STATE drama under their belt, Saturday, Oct. 19...... at Illinois but who are the greatest Saturday, Oct. 26...... at Ohio State Saturday, Nov. 9...... IOWA 100 Packers of all time? Saturday, Nov. 16...... at Nebraska • Available on Amazon at: Saturday, Nov. 23...... PURDUE bit.ly/100GreatestPackers Saturday, Nov. 30...... at Minnesota • For a personalized, signed copy, snail mail a check for $17.00 to: Mike Jacquart, 395 Grove St., Iola, WI 54945 2. Players Sports Bar 2013 Winnebago Street One reviewer said, “Service is always great. Good price, best burgers in town.”

3. The Red Zone 1212 Regent Street “A great music venue with a large stage, and comfortable seating.” To read more, check out https://threebestrated. com/sports-bars-in-madison-wi

That’s not all of course. In another review, OnMilwaukee.com listed a number of other favorite Badger hangouts, including:

1. Babe’s 5614 Schroeder Road A favorite on the West Side for more than two decades.

2. Badgerland Bar & Grill 525 W. Johnson Street Located in the Doubletree Hotel across from the Kohl Look ‘n Fine Center, the Badgerland Bar is swamped on game days. 3. Dotty Dumpling’s Dowry 317 N. Frances Street Canine Located near the Kohl Center, Dotty’s offers “gourmet” where your dog gets the one-on-one attention it deserves fast food, fantastic burgers, and 25 beers on tap. Find out more at https://onmilwaukee.com/bars/articles/ Serving Waupaca and the Surrounding Areas madisonsportsbars09.html E2290 Circle Drive 715-256-4066 Out and About WI SEPTEMBER 2019 13 Waupaca, WI 54981 www.looknfinecanine.com Footall Fun

High School & 2018 WIAA Champions

Prep football festivities shift gears a bit to enthusiastic parents, marching bands, cheerleaders, and (usually) Friday Night (under the) Lights.

Division 1 | Muskego 24, Kimberly 21

Division 2 | Homestead 51, Brookfield Central 14

Division 3 | Catholic Memorial 37, West De Pere 24

Division 4 | St. Catherine’s 8, St. Croix Central 7

Division 5 | St. Mary’s Springs 20, Stratford 17

Division 6 | Iola-Scandinavia 43, Racine Lutheran 14

Division 7 | Black Hawk 22, Edgar 15

Regardless of the day of the week – Friday for preps, Saturday for college, and Sunday for the pros- and even other days in this gridiron-crazy day and age (think Thursday night NFL contests), there is no doubt that fall is the best time of the year for a football enthusiast. O&Aw

Contributor Mike Jacquart is a freelance writer, editor, and author of “A Century of Excellence: 100 Greatest Packers Of All Time” available on Amazon, and from the author at [email protected]. Please note: This book was released in May 2019, three months before a different list of Packers greats from a leading state newspaper chain.

14 www.DoWhatYouLikeToDo.com GREAT Footall Fun Wisconsin Golf Spotlight on: Winagamie Golf Course

Winagamie Golf Course is ideally situated on the west side of 1994 – new irrigation system installed Wisconsin’s beautiful Fox River Valley. It features sweeping, 2001 – Woodlands and Highlands courses established magnificent views in all directions. There are few homes and no 2009-2010 – Clubhouse remodeled highways bordering the course. You are truly engulfed in nature. On December 31, 2013, Nienhaus finalized the gift of Winagamie, Our 27-hole facility is unique to Inc. (the parent company of Winagamie Golf Course) to the the Fox Valley. With the Pines, Appleton Education Foundation. Woodlands, and Highlands courses, Winagamie offers In a press release, Nienhaus said, “I made this gift to the AEF to give golfers more variety than any back to the community. I know the AEF board and staff share my other course. vision of creating unique learning opportunities for generations to come.” The Pines course, est. 1962, is a traditional course scattered with Winagamie continues to be a top-notch course under the hundreds of mature evergreens leadership of the Winagamie staff and board of directors. with rolling terrain. Winagamie boasts 27 holes on The Woodlands course is a PGA 200 acres and includes a driving Tour designed course with range and putting green. In many holes cut through the woods. The course, which opened in addition, the TWIGS course 2001, features wild flowers, wetlands, huge undulating greens, and is where the next generation numerous bunkers. learns the game through the Winagamie Junior Golf Program. The Highlands is a course designed for families. Everyone loves this course: Beginners, Juniors and Seniors. To carry on Nienhaus’ wish of creating learning opportunities Course History at Winagamie, the Appleton Area Winagamie Golf Course was established in 1962, featuring a School District and Fox Valley nine-hole course known as the Pines. Ten years later, Mary Beth Technical College are involved Nienhaus, a passionate educator and golfer, became a partner in creating beyond-the-classroom the business. Nienhaus took sole ownership in 1993. Under her experiences at the course. These allow area students to study all leadership, Winagamie flourished. facets of the business from turf maintenance to event management.

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Keb’ Mo’ Making a Difference

By Peter Lindblad “Well, when [people] come to songs at his disposal, coming up one of my concerts, what they with a set list can be daunting. In the case of Keb’ Mo’, clothes see is probably just me, but I’m “I like all the songs, but I really do make the man. more concerned about what they think the two I like most are Usually decked out in a fedora hear,” said the artist originally ‘Henry’ and ‘Change’ because and a crisply ironed shirt with a known as Kevin Roosevelt Moore, they just are very real to me,’” stylish vest or coat, the celebrated “and if they can tolerate what said Keb’ Mo’. “They [have] post-modern blues artist – his they see, that’s half the battle. But pertinent subject matter that is deep, soulful voice full of wisdom what I like to have them hear is very personal to me, and what I’m and humanity – is fashionably meaningful songs, honest songs. hoping to give the audience is a understated onstage and off. I hope that the quality of the personal experience and a link to Never flashy or prone to putting production will be great, that their where they can connect to their on airs, Keb’ Mo’ relies on natural seats are comfortable and that they own feelings, as well.” grace and elegance as a musician leave happy.” In making his latest album, to get his point across, his smooth, A Grammy Award winner four Oklahoma, released June 14 on fluid guitar playing and organic times over, with an ecumenical Concord Records, Keb’ Mo’ songcraft delighting audiences songwriting style that embraces communed with a state that’s seen worldwide. His attire is a reflection everything from jazz to rock, its fair share of hardship. of a calm, thoughtful personality. folk, country, rock and pop, Keb’ Inspired by its expansive Projecting a certain image is Mo’ brings his roots-music music skies and landscapes, as well as low on his list of priorities, though. gumbo to the Pabst Theatre in its troubled history, Keb’ Mo’ There’s more important stuff to Milwaukee Sept. 12. has carved out one of the most experience at one of his shows. With an extensive catalog of daring and rewarding records of

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KEB’ MO’ September 12 Pabst Theatre in Milwaukee

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traditions and authenticity. He’s “To me, music that comes from the been at it a long time. people, like blues or any kind of folk “I don’t know what to attribute my longevity to so far,” said Keb music that is created around the world, Mo. “The only thing I can say is, has its relevance in holding up society.” I keep my eye on everything that I do. I try to make everything as friendly and as good quality as I can, and the other thing is, I’m in a genre that is timeless. The blues a career that’s lasted more than a Georgia,” said Keb’ Mo’. “We is a timeless genre. It’s a classic quarter century. were talking and Taj suggested form of music. It doesn’t go away, Lyrics get personal and we do something together, and of and if it does go away, it doesn’t go political, as Keb’ Mo’ and wife course, my answer was, ‘When, away for that long.” Robbie Brooks Moore make where, how, what time … let’s go.’ Combining vintage and “Beautiful Music” together in I assumed he meant an album. contemporary elements and vibes a lovely and charming duet, He might have meant a song. He has long been part and parcel of Rosanne Cash adds power and might have meant just a tour. I Keb’ Mo’s artistry. Displaying an passion to the feminist statement don’t know what he meant, but I accomplished and assured mastery “Put a Woman in Charge” and took it and ran with it. I perceived of acoustic and electric guitar and a moving “This is My Home” it as an album, so we did an album the blues as an art form, his 1990s shines a light on the plight of and we did it over the next two recordings introduced an exciting immigrants, with Christian/Latin years. We did it in our spare time new talent who would breathe new pop star Jaci Velasquez providing between tours, and it was just life into a kind of music that is strong vocal support. fantastic working with Taj Mahal.” vital to American culture. Taj Mahal and Robert A bond was formed almost “One can never really Randolph also add their masterful immediately. determine how important any one touches, as Mahal collaborates “The best thing about it was such thing is, but to me, music that with Keb’ Mo’ on “Don’t the trust that we had in each comes from the people, like blues Throw It Away,” a song about other,” said Keb’ Mo’. “It was or any kind of folk music that is environmental responsibility, and just there, which was amazing to created around the world, has its “The Way I,” which deals with me. I trusted him and we moved relevance in holding up society, depression. forward creatively, and we finished keeping people glued together and Mahal and Keb’ Mo’ have a the album, and I think it turned keeping music that comes after it history together, having teamed up out okay.” in the future, keeping it real and on the Grammy Award-winning That willingness to work with on point, and grounds it and gives 2017 LP TajMo. a wide range of like-minded it direction and meaning, because “The project with Taj Mahal artists has helped Keb’ Mo’ it exists and because that’s what started before the actual start, continue evolving artistically, came before you,” said Keb’ Mo’. but the official start I guess would while maintaining his status as a Growing up in Compton, be at a hotel bar in Atlanta, standard-bearer for Delta blues California, Keb’ Mo’ was exposed

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Out and About WI SEPTEMBER 2019 19 KEb’ M O’ to a diverse musical melting momentum was building. In 1998, for it. But, Playing For Change is pot, playing in early bands that Keb’ Mo’ released Slow Down, an organization that’s trying to specialized in calypso, soul, R&B netting him another Grammy. spread love, education, music and and Latin music. Then, he met More critically acclaimed opportunity throughout the world blues violinist Papa John Creach, recordings followed, leading to a and I want to be a part of that.” who sat in with such luminaries 2010 appearance at the Crossroads Turnaround Arts, founded as Louis Armstrong, Fats Waller, Guitar Festival and a performance by former First Lady Michelle Big Joe Turner and Nat King Cole, at President Obama’s White House as well as Jefferson Airplane, in 2012. He’s been prominently Jefferson Starship and Hot Tuna. featured in blues documentary Keb’ Mo’ toured with Creach for films and caught the acting bug in about four years. the late ‘90s. His turn as his hero, “That was my first musical Robert Johnson, in the film “Can’t experience on the road. After that, You Hear Me Howl?” was a high- I had a lull there. I started playing water mark, and he portrayed in night clubs and writing songs. Isaac, the Angel of Music, in two That’s when I started writing episodes of the TV hit “Touched songs, because I realized that By An Angel.” musical gigs were not permanent, Outside of the arts, Keb’ Mo’s that you had to have some other political activism and involvement kind of income. So, I started in different charities, including writing songs, because I had heard Playing for Change, reveal much that people got checks in the mail about how he sees the world. from writing songs. So, I thought, “Playing For Change is a great I better write some songs,” said organization that just does Keb’ Mo’. good,” said Keb’ Mo’. “I And he did it while on the job am not trying to change delivering flowers. From there, the world by myself, Keb’ Mo’ continued to play clubs, but I like to latch onto while working with Deniece causes that are, because Williams and Cuba Gooding Sr. my thing is music. He also ran a demo studio, before It’s not necessarily becoming a staff writer for A&M philanthropy first. Music and making demos for Music is a form of Almo-Irving music. service for me, 1994 saw Keb’ Mo’ arrive with which is my his self-titled first album, which career but it’s featured covers of two Robert still service. In Johnson songs. Next came 1996’s a sense, it is Just Like You, which earned him philanthropy. his first Grammy Award. The I just get paid

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Obama, is another cause dear to his heart. “Again, it’s a project that puts you in touch with children in underserved schools in underserved areas, because we know that the playing field in education based on taxes and whatnot doesn’t make for a fair playing field,” said Keb’ Mo’. “I think inspiration can be very effective in these places, and I like to go and show up, and it’s great for these kids to know that someone that has accomplished something cares about them. It’s also important that they just see you and experience you, and so they know that it’s possible for them, too.” When it comes to music, though, it’s his advocacy for keeping the traditions of the blues alive that matters most. Without it, he’d be lost. “Well, the blues was more kin to my DNA and my social experience growing up,” said Keb’ Mo’, “whereas I felt like rock was something I didn’t want to do because it was too loud. With country, clearly only Charley Pride had made any inroads, so the odds were kind of bad. The blues looked good to me, and I was close to it, and it healed me. It put everything together for me and it made everything mean something. So, that’s why I leaned on the blues, and I’m basically a sideman, so I’m not an expert in it or anything. But, the blues, I was able to embrace and really get into it and understand it, and deliver it. And that, inevitably, made a difference in my life.” O&Aw

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The Butterfly Club Supper club perfection can be found in Beloit.

by David Brierley east of Beloit on East County Road X. doesn’t really have one defining feature As one of the southernmost supper that makes it such a perfect specimen, The outskirts of Beloit, Wisconsin, may clubs in the state, it may be a bit of a but a combination of features layered not be the first place one would expect road trip for some of you reading this on top of each other that whisk you to find fine dining. As I was recently - but believe me when I say it is worth back to another era entirely. reminded, however, expectations only just about any drive, especially if you’re It starts when you enter the exist to be defied. Not only is Beloit a supper club enthusiast. spacious parking lot. The lot is nicely home to fine dining, it also holds a true Many of the supper clubs I’ve paved and sits on the edge of a large hidden gem - quite possibly the most visited and written about have one expanse of manicured lawn scattered classic supper club I’ve visited: The or two aspects that dial in to that with trees, which could almost be Butterfly Club. old school supper club feeling. The mistaken for a golf course. Closer to The Butterfly Club is located just Butterfly Club, on the other hand, the road on either end of the parking

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Three cool features: 1. Perfect 1950s vibe 2. Live music every weekend 3. Fresh cut steaks

lot are two large signs with a butterfly handle. Next to the door is a large behind a large, curved wall just tall and large font proclaiming, “The wooden sign with the supper club’s enough to separate you from the main Butterfly, Fine Dining.” hours (open every day except Monday bar area, or lounge. Check in with The restaurant itself is a long, - exactly right). Once you step inside, your reservation (definitely make low, pale green building with darker you’ll find yourself in an entryway one, especially if you’re going on the green trim (this monochromatic color with large, brass letters spelling out weekend), and make your way around scheme is reflected inside as well). “The Butterfly” on the green wall, and the wall to the bar for a cocktail. The main entrance is under a porte a large floor rug embroidered with the The lounge has a very interesting cochere, setting the tone for what’s to supper club’s name. - and genius - design. The bar itself is come. Go through the next door, and sunk down, along with the dance floor, The front door is a large, heavy, you’ll find yourself between the coat on the lowest level, a few steps down art deco style piece with a large brass check room and the reception desk from the rest of the room. There is bar

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seating and lounge seating on both outer rail, and has lamps mounted and not at all stuffy. sides of the bar at a higher level, so to every few feet. Above the bar is wood If you’re visiting on a Friday or get from the entry to the far side of the paneling, surrounded by blue ambient Saturday night, there will be a band on bar, you’ll go down a few steps, cross lighting, creating a nice glow. Even the the stage with the lead singer crooning the dance floor, and go up a few steps. staff is dressed impeccably in black and Sinatra, Elvis, Johnny Cash, and other This design makes it so that neither white. 1950s and ‘60s tunes. I can honestly the bartenders, nor anyone cutting a Another thing that stands out say I’ve never been in a place that more rug out on the dance floor, block the here is the customers. In this day and perfectly embodied the feeling of a view of anyone in the lounge who is age, it seems no matter where you go, supper club. watching the band. no matter how high-end a restaurant A host or hostess will find you at the The ambiance in this place is so is, you’ll find most people can’t be bar to let you know when your table is incredible that the moment you walk bothered to dress up beyond a pair ready. You’ll have to tear yourself away through the door, you’ll feel like you’ve of faded jeans and a t-shirt. At The from this lovely space for a while, but stepped back in time to the 1950s. The Butterfly Club, however, everyone you’ll be rewarded with excellent food lounge is decorated in the same green seems to have gotten the memo. The and the promise that you can return to hues as the exterior of the restaurant, customers run the age gamut from the lounge when the meal is done. complete with rich green carpeting and 20s to 80s (maybe even 90s), and The dining room continues the comfortable, round-back green chairs. everyone is looking their best. Yet, classy, monochromatic color scheme, The bar itself is wood with a vinyl somehow, the atmosphere is casual, and tables are set with white linen

Interview with Mike Sala, owner.

O&AW: How long have you owned The O&AW: What do you like best about lounge on either side of the bar watching Butterfly Club? running a supper club? the performers on stage, the dance floor MS: My brother [Hektor] and I took over MS: The people that come here are laid is probably about a foot lower, so [people this business on September 1, 1999 - so back. They come here after work to enjoy dancing] do not interfere with [the view] of about 20 years. the weekend or a weekday [evening]. customers sitting in the lounge. They come for a really nice time. If you are O&AW: How did you come to own it? with your wife, with your kids, with your O&AW: Everyone has a different MS: We are from Europe. We came [to grandparents, you will be comfortable here. definition of a supper club. What is a supper club to you? the United States] in 1992, and we always That’s what I like, as an owner. had a dream of owning a supper club type MS: A supper club is more laid back, and restaurant. We found this one, and we were O&AW: This building has some unique we separate the bar from the dining room. very happy after the first impression. architecture. Can you tell me about it? People first go into the bar and have a MS: Our lounge was built many years cocktail and entertain themselves with ago by a great architect. If you sit in the friends. After that, they go into the dining

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room, and they find the table already set don’t stay too long because they have to a long time. We have them every weekend with the tablecloth on, the [bread basket], work [the next morning], they’re too tired, on Friday and Saturday [nights]. I think we the butter, the water. or they are on a tight schedule. A small are the only ones in the area, now, who Some people have appetizers [and] percentage will go back to the bar and order feature live entertainment on a weekly enjoy an old fashioned or a glass of wine after-dinner drinks. Some people will order basis. We are very satisfied with what type or a vodka martini. They take it easy, they after-dinner drinks or desserts at the table of music they perform. It’s exactly the type take their time. After they’re done with the as well. On the weekends, people usually of music that fits in with our lounge. appetizers they order soup or salad. Not all go back into the lounge for another drink or the food comes at the same time, so there’s after-dinner drink, they’ll listen to the band. O&AW: Do you do any of the cooking plenty of time for [each course], and they yourself? can enjoy another cocktail or glass of wine O&AW: Tell me about your live MS: The main chef here is my brother, and if they want to. entertainment. I do some of the cooking. I also oversee the After the meal, on the weekdays people MS: They have been performing with us for front end and the bar.

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tablecloths and stained glass candle rib. The Butterfly Club also offers element that makes the perfect holders. You’ll also find a bread basket lamb, duck, pork chops, and quite supper club. An upscale, classy, yet full of delightful treats, including a few seafood options. There are laid back atmosphere that harkens fresh bread rolls and - wait for it - also pasta dishes, and a selection of back to a golden age in America cinnamon rolls! lighter options for those so inclined. and gives you an excuse to get Ordering may be the most Personally, my diet goes on time-out dressed up for a relaxing night out difficult part of your evening, because when I’m at a supper club. … I can’t think of a better way to everything on the menu sounds The dessert selections sound spend an evening. delicious. The appetizers range from completely delicious - but the band is If you haven’t already, don’t forget onion rings, to escargot, oysters still rocking, so you’ll find me back in to join our Supper Club VIP group; Rockefeller, to crab-stuffed portabellas the lounge once the meal has concluded, you’ll be entered in our monthly (I can vouch for those, personally). sipping an after-dinner drink. drawing for a $50 gift card to an area When it comes to the main The owners of the Butterfly supper club. As always there will be course, there are plenty of steaks Club have somehow managed to plenty more Supper Club fun to choose from, including prime put together virtually every single to come. O&AW

Interview with Mike Sala, continued.

O&AW: Did you have any formal training, fry in the state line area for many years. scallops, we put some cajun seasoning on or did you learn from experience? Our prime rib is also excellent - it’s them and pan sear them. We pan fry some MS: We learned as we went. We worked slow roasted with seasoning and other spinach with garlic, olive oil, lemon juice, in Europe, cooking. It’s different here in ingredients, so it’s very tasty and very tender. and a little white wine. Then we put the the United States, no question about that, All of our steaks are very good - they’re cut scallops right on top. a little different than in Europe. But in to order, pretty much. We don’t bring those general, it’s the same: not overcooking, already packed, we cut our own steaks so O&AW: Any final thoughts you’d like to giving good taste. Everywhere you go, you everything is fresh. One guy in the back, all share? want to have tasty food. he does is cut steaks. MS: Most supper clubs are family owned We also have a signature dish called and operated, and they’ve been in Wisconsin O&AW: What are your more popular shrimp de jonghe. We also have duck, which forever, and we want to keep that tradition menu items? is fantastic. We have some pasta dishes that going. With the old fashioneds, the martinis, MS: We are well known for our fish fry. We are Butterfly specialties. For a few years the manhattans - we don’t want them to were in the top 10 of the most served fish in now, we’ve been doing extremely well with lose it. We appreciate every single customer Wisconsin, and we were voted the best fish our blackened scallops. They’re pan-fried who supports the supper club.

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September 2019 events CALENDAR August 30-September 2 and old/new jazz lovers. live. We will take a short hike after 12:00 pm to 6:30 pm; Jefferson Park, the presentation to search out some Portage County Fair - Rosholt 989 Kargus Dr, Menasha; creatures of the night. Free with The fair is held Friday thru Monday http://www.foxjazzfest.com/ park admission; 7:30 pm; Hartman over Labor Day weekend, the Fair Creek State Park, N2480 Hartman offers activities for the entire family. september 1 Creek Road, Waupaca; 715-258-2372; Carnival Rides, food, Music, games, Live Music: Rising Phoenix https://dnr.wi.gov/Calendar/Events/ Animal exhibits. See the website Parks/ for detail schedule. Friday - Sunday Enjoy live music at Bullheads Bar $5, Monday $8, Weekend Pass $12; and Grill this summer! 7:00 pm; Free Downtown Dells 8:00 am to 10:00 pm; Rosholt Fair Bullheads Bar & Grill, 3368 Campsite Entertainment: Jake'O Grounds, 186 Forest St, Rosholt; Drive, Stevens Point; Join us for a live musical http://rosholtfair.com/ https://www.bullheadsbargrill.com/ performance by Jake'O! Free; 7:00 pm Ribs, Wine & Barleyfest to 10:00 pm; Downtown Wisconsin August 31-September 1 Join us in the town hall for wine Dells (on the corner of Cedar and Riverfront Jazz Festival 2019 tasting and appetizer sampling. Broadway); Wisconsin Dells; https://www.wisdells.com/Bureau- Celebrate our 16th Anniversary Enjoy a ride to the vineyard and Calendar/Downtown-Entertainment- with us at Pfiffner Park. This FREE visit with wine makers. Travel out Jake-OMcClusky---83120190Copy. family event will showcase fantastic to the barn for a delicious meal with htm?Occurrence=2019-09- musicians from around the nation all ribs, brisket, turkey, and amazing 01T19:00:00 performing for your entertainment. sides. Enjoy live music while you Come join us to experience world experience a variety of locally made Wisconsin Furbearers class music life performance here beer and wines. Admission starting How well do you know Wisconsin’s at Riverfront, Stevens Point. Free to at $15; 10:00 am to 6:00 pm; mammals? Visit the Naturalist’s public. Donations are welcome; Willow Springs Garden, booth to feel some mammal pelts. 3:00 pm to 8:30 pm; Pfiffner Pioneer 5480 Hillcrest Drive, Wausau; Test your skills at identifying various Park, 1100 Crosby Ave., Stevens http://www.willowspringsgarden.net/ tracks and scat! This program is Point; 715-315-9991; Nature's Nightlife great for all ages. Free with park http://www.riverfrontjazzfestival.org/ Who’s awake in the park after admission; 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm; Fox Jazz Fest dark? Learn about some of the Hartman Creek State Park, N2480 Hartman Creek Road, Waupaca; The Fox Jazz Fest is a free, 2-day nocturnal animals that call Hartman 715-258-2372; https://dnr.wi.gov/ concert from local, regional and Creek home and what it takes be a Calendar/Events/Parks/ national jazz artists. Cap off your nocturnal animal. Discover how we summer with the perfect musical know these animals are here and experience great for family, friends, how you can find them where you

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28 www.OutAndAboutWisconsin.com calendar of events september 2 37th Labor Day Fest & Parade Parade, Corn Roast, Food, Beverage September 3rd Tent, Raffles, Family Fun Bouncers, Slushies, Face Painting, Balloons, Rummage & Crafts and Live Music TIME MACHINE Band; Free; 10:00 am parade, 11:00 am to 5:00 pm festival; Fox Valley Labor Temple, 157 S Green Bay Road, Neenah; https://www.facebook.com/ events/385348082320433/ Come to the heart of Historic Downtown Oshkosh to see the work of Derek Ramnarace at the local, regional, and national artists. Have a chance to meet and mingle Riverfront Terrace on a night dedicated to the arts. Join us for a live musical performance by Derek Ramnarace https://www.gallerywalkoshkosh.com/ Solo! 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm; Riverfront Terrace, 27 Broadway, Wisconsin Gallery Walk diehard, loyal fanbase, TESLA has Dells; https://www.facebook.com/ Oshkosh galleries and businesses enjoyed international chart, radio, events/244417999803251/?event_ open their doors to feature artwork and tour success for nearly 35 years, time_id=244418016469916 of all varieties and genres. Come join with global album sales topping 15 Free Downtown Dells the hundreds of other art lovers who million. Tickets start at $38; Entertainment: Bahama Bob make Oshkosh the place to be. 7:30 pm; Menominee Nation Arena, Join us for a live musical performance 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm; 1212 S Main St, Oshkosh; by Bahama Bob! Free; 7:00 pm to https://www.gallerywalkoshkosh.com/ https://menomineenationarena.com/ 10:00 pm; Downtown Wisconsin event/tesla-shock-2019-tour/ Dells (on the corner of Cedar september 4 Free Downtown Dells and Broadway); Wisconsin Dells; Live Music: The Oxleys Entertainment: Swing Crew https://www.wisdells.com/Bureau- The Oxleys will be in Stevens Point Join us for a live musical Calendar/Downtown-Entertainment- for their final summer patio series performance by Swing Crew! Bahama-Bob---82620190Copy. show! 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm; Free; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm; htm?Occurrence=2019-09- Guu's on Main, 1140 Main Street, Downtown Wisconsin Dells (on 02T19:00:00 Stevens Point; https://www.facebook. the corner of Cedar and Broadway), com/events/463005507876149/ Wisconsin Dells; https://www. september 3 STEM Sprouts - Germs wisdells.com/Bureau-Calendar/- Art Incorporated: During each 30 minute class your Downtown-Entertainment- Grandparent's Day child will learn early science, Swing-Crew---82120190Copy. Explore the world of art materials to technology, engineering and math htm?Occurrence=2019-09- create unique master pieces. During (STEM) concepts and skills that are 04T19:00:00 each 30 minute "toddler & me" style used through daily routines, play and Live Music at class children and their caregivers exploration. This class helps build Libby McNeill's: Joe G will experiment with a variety of curiosity about the natural world and It’s Live at Libby’s! Experience live art techniques. Watch your child’s the way things work. 9:30 am to 10:45 acoustic music in Marshfield every imagination, communication, sense am; Central Wisconsin Childrens Wednesday night, while enjoying of identity and confidence grow with Museum, 1100 Main Street, Stevens great food and drink specials at each new project. 9:30 am to 10:45 Point; https://www.facebook.com/ Libby McNeill’s. 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm; am; Central Wisconsin Childrens events/482507559216855/ Hotel Marshfield / Libby McNeill's Museum, 1100 Main Street, Stevens Tesla: Shock 2019 Tour 2700 S. Central Avenue, Marshfield; Point; https://www.facebook.com/ One of the world’s most celebrated http://hotelmarshfield.com/event/ events/1393793240780630/ and enduring rock bands with a live-music-at-libby-mcneills/

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2nd Annual Funds raised go to support the Dinner Train Museum’s Fundraiser field trip The National Railroad Museum® cordially invites you to the 2nd Annual Dinner programs. Train Fundraiser.

Join us for an evening of dining. Enjoy a five-course menu prepared by Chef Aaron Seating is limited. of Black & Tan Grille with expertly paired cocktails presented by Tony Oczus, owner Tickets sold in sets of The Libertine. of two and four. Cocktails are available on the Depot Platform prior to departure. https://nationalrrmuseum.org/2nd-annual-dinner-train-fundraiser/

september 5 $150 per person; 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm; Stevens Point; https://www.facebook. Green Bay Botanical Garden, 2600 com/events/2265108683538763/ Opening Reception - Larsen Rd, Green Bay; 920-490-9457; Joe & Martina Bonnie Dhein Solo Exhibition https://gbbg.org/event/field-to- Performing together for the better "EXPRESSIONS" fork/?instance_id=2419 Meet Bonnie Dhein at Centeral part of a decade, Joe and Martina Wisconsin Cultural Center. Free september 5-7 have toured primarily up and down admission and refreshments; 5:30 the West Coast and across the Wausau Community Theatre pm to 7:30 pm; Central Wisconsin United States playing clubs, theatres, Cultural Center at 320 West Grand Presents Matilda and rodeos as well as opening for Avenue, Suite 104, Wisconsin Roald Dahl’s classic children’s book national acts such as Blake Shelton, Rapids; 715-421-4598; https://www. comes to life in this vibrant telling Lee Brice, and Montgomery Gentry culturalcenterarts.com/index.html of Matilda, a young girl whose to name a few. Tickets start at $25; imagination and love of learning 7:30 pm; The Grand Oshkosh, 100 2nd Annual Dinner are rejected by her unscrupulous High Ave, Oshkosh; 920-424-2350; Train Fundraiser parents. With encouragement from https://thegrandoshkosh.org/2019- Join us for an evening of dining. her teacher, Miss Honey, Matilda’s 2020-season/joe-and-martina.html Enjoy a five-course menu prepared spunk takes her on a journey to Rookies Comedy Night by Chef Aaron of Black & Tan create her own destiny. With larger- Comedy Night is back with 2 great Grille with expertly paired cocktails than-life characters, endearing acts, our Headliner DJ Dangler. He presented by Tony Oczus, owner of songs, energetic dances, and a touch is the head writer for the Comedy The Libertine. National Railroad of magic, MATILDA, is a delightful Circus and he truly understands that Museum, 2285 South Broadway show for the whole family! Tickets people are the same everywhere, Green Bay; 920-437-7623; start at $14; Times vary; The Grand, and if you can get enough of them https://nationalrrmuseum.org/2nd- 401 N 4th St, Wausau; 715-842- to laugh. You don't need to get a annual-dinner-train-fundraiser/ 0988; https://tickets.grandtheater. job. Our Feature act is Antonio org/2524/2553 Field to Fork Aguilar, if your looking for a half- This fresh dining experience september 6 Peruvian comedian from Wisconsin, showcases Green Bay at its finest look no further. Has worked with and is sure to expand your foodie Live Music: Jim Carlson George Lopez to rave reviews. horizons. Savor an elegant six-course Jim was one of our very first acts at $7 in advance, $10 day of; 7:00 meal with Tenet Restaurant in one of the Elbow Room when we started pm to 10:15 pm; Rookies Sports northeast Wisconsin’s most beautiful Friday night shows, and after far too Bar, 3425 Church Street, Stevens settings, the Schneider Family Grand long, he's back! 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm; Point; https://www.facebook.com/ Garden, featuring locally grown Elbow Room, 1321 Second Street, events/2447330525496480/ produce and farm-fresh ingredients.

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Ballet Folklórico – (this year celebrating our 44th Fall Kickoff Vendor University of Nayarit annual event!) held to support Pacelli /Craft Show Ballet Folklórico’s repertoire originates Catholic Schools where 100% of the The gym will be filled with 52 from various states and regions all proceeds benefit the more than 800 crafters and vendors showcasing fall over Mexico. Performed by students children we serve each year through goodies! Awesome door prizes given from the University of Nayarit, the our childcare, preschool, and K-12 away! Lots of area crafters present, dance is characterized by fast-paced education. Free; Friday 4:00 pm to but also popular direct sales items footwork, large skirt work, and the 11:00 pm, Saturday 11:00 am to 11:00 such as Norwex, Thirty-one, Scentsy, use of machetes to showcase the pm and Sunday 11:00 am to 6:00 Tupperware, Avon, ColorStreet and cultural richness of Mexico through pm; Pacelli High School, 1301 Maria so much more! 9:00 am to 3:00 pm; dance expression and innovation. Drive, Stevens Point; 715-252-1149; Oak Ave Community Center (Old 7:30 pm; Weidner Center for the http://pacellicatholicschools.com/ Armory), Marshfield; Performing Arts, 2420 Nicolet Drive, activities-events/panacea/ https://www.facebook.com/ Green Bay; 800-895-0071; http://www. events/oak-ave-community- weidnercenter.com/events/ballet- september 7 center/fall-kickoff-vendorcraft- folklorico-university-of-nayarit/ Celebrate Amherst Music show/1623378817743626/ Evening Concert and Craft Festival Oktoberfest at the Plaza Join us for the rescheduled Kyle All day free family event with Oktoberfest is back at Wenzel Megna and the Monsoons concert. upcycled arts and craft vendors, food Family Plaza! This event will be 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm; Shattuck Park, and drink, classic car show, great jam packed with activities, food, 210 E. Wisconsin Ave., Neenah; music with live bands until dark, music and beer! $10; 11:00 am to https://www.facebook.com/ free crafts for kids and more. Rain 10:00 pm; Wenzel Family Plaza, events/453764772130687/ or shine. Main Street, Amherst, WI. Marshfield; http://www.facebook. Free; 10:00 am to 10:00 pm; Amherst, Downtown Friday Nights - com/events/411209419531645/ Main Street, Amherst; 715-824- River's Edge Beach Back to School Dance 5202; https://www.fairsandfestivals. DJ Troy Purkis net/events/details/2019-celebrate- Fitness Competition Come dance away those first week amherst-river-fest Run, Swim and Obstacle courses at of school blues in Wenzel Family the Rivers Edge waterpark beach. Plaza with music from DJ Troy Great Northern Tiki Night Proceeds will benefit the Boys and Purkis! $5 suggested donation; Join us for a night of drinks, fun, Girls Club of Portage County. Free 7:00 pm; Wenzel Family Plaza, and food. We will have a special one for spectators, competitors Marshfield; http://www.facebook. night menu featuring riffs of Tiki $20 for adults $15 for children; com/events/376267182968184/ drinks from some of the best Tiki 9:00 am to 1:00 pm; Rivers Edge Bars in the world as well as several Campground, 3266 Campsite Drive, september 6-7 original GND concoctions. Tours at Stevens Point; 715-344-8058; 1, 2, and 3. Lawn chairs and games http://www.riversedgewisconsin.com/ Wisconsin Trappers are encouraged to be brought in for Association Fall Rendezvous enjoying the evening outside. 1:00 Craft Beer Festival Annual event open to the public. pm to 11:00 pm; Great Northern Third Annual Rushing Rapids Available are four buildings filled Distilling, 1740 Park Avenue, Craft Beer Festival at Witter Field with booths selling a large variety Plover; https://www.facebook.com/ presented by B’s Taphouse. The of outdoor related items, collectibles events/499092214181984/ fall event features beer, food and and crafts. 8:00 am to 6:00 pm; live music by Wisconsin-based Live Music: Montana and Mike Marshfield Fairgrounds Park; Southbound. Rushing Rapids is open http://www.wistrap.org We will be on the patio this time! to festival-goers over the age of 21. We are so excited to come back to In 2018, the Rafters welcomed over september 6-8 Central Waters Brewing Company! 35 breweries to provide over 140 Hope to see lots of you there! 5:00 drink selections. 2:00 pm to 5:30 pm; Panacea pm to 7:00 pm; Central Waters Witter Field at 521 Lincoln Street Panacea is a weekend-long carnival Brewing Company, 351 Allen Street, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin; event full of fun for the whole family! Amherst; https://www.facebook. https://northwoodsleague.com/ It is the largest annual fundraiser com/events/474885659760904/ wisconsin-rapids-rafters/

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september 7 S Main St, Oshkosh; 920-744-2039; gardening, wildlife, bugs, birds, https://menomineenationarena.com/ native plants, and more. Free for 2019 9/11 Memorial Stair event/buckcherry/ members or $2 per child; 2:00 pm; Climb at Lambeau Field Monk Gardens, 1800 N 1st Ave, hose who remember 9/11 will never september 7-8 Wausau; 715-261-6309; forget it. For the generations who https://www.monkgardens.org/ came after, this is an opportunity Art in the Park to learn, to honor, and to give back. This indoor fine arts and crafts Grandparents Day at the Farm We invite all community members show features the work of 120 juried Grandparents are FREE on National and first responders to join us for artists, free children's art and craft Grandparents Day at Mulberry Lane the seventh annual 9/11 Memorial area and food stands. Located Farm! Preserving special memories… Stair Climb held at Lambeau Field in indoors at Marathon Park inside the that is what Grandparents Day is all Green Bay, WI. $40/climber; 8:00 am historic Exhibition Building and East about. One Grandparent FREE per to 3:00 pm; Lambeau Field, Green Gate Hall, Art in the Park is one of full paid general admission. Bay; 920-832-3825; Wausau's four ARTrageous Weekend No other offers apply. 10:00 am https://www.piercemfg.com/climb events. Free; Saturday 9:00 am to to 3:00 pm; Mulberry Lane Farm, 5:00 pm and Sunday 9:00 am to 4:00 W3190 County Road B, Hilbert; Summer Concert Series with pm; Marathon Park, Exhibition https://www.mulberrylanefarmwi.com/ Annie Rose Band Building and East Gate Hall, 1201 Live Music: Kaleb Our popular summer concert series Stewart Avenue/P.O.Box 1791, Live music from Kaleb. 12:00 pm will have you relaxing along our Wausau; http://www.wivalleyart.org/ outdoor terrace on the Ahnapee to 3:00 pm; Riverfront Terrace, 27 River with a Lake Michigan view, september 8 Broadway, Wisconsin Dells; https://www.dellsriverfrontterrace. live music from great bands, and Troy Allen's Copperhead a glass of your favorite von Stiehl com/music-events Country wine or craft beer from Ahnapee Live Music: Raine Stern Come on down for some great Brewery – a recipe for the perfect Live music from Raine Stern. 6:00 country music on Sunday fun day! Saturday afternoon. 12:30 pm to pm to 9:00 pm; Riverfront Terrace, 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm; O'Brien's On 4:00 pm; von Stiehl Winery, 115 27 Broadway, Wisconsin Dells; Main, 128 North Main Street, Navarino Street, Algoma; 920-487- https://www.dellsriverfrontterrace. Amherst; https://www.facebook. 5208; https://vonstiehl.com/event/ com/music-events summer-concert-series-with-annie- com/events/351389705515535/ Dare to Square! rose-band-2/ Grandparent’s Day In today’s digital world community Free admission for all grandparents. Harvest Fest is often lost! Square dancing is a 9:00 am to 7:00 pm; Green Bay It’s time to welcome the fall season family friendly activity that children Botanical Garden, 2600 Larsen Rd, with open arms and stomping feet! eleven and up with parents, can all Green Bay; https://gbbg.org/ Join us for one of our biggest events participate in! Square dancing builds of the year. Relax on the patio and Downtown "Grand" Affair listening skills, confidence, team indulge in some of our locally grown, Wisconsin Rapids celebrates the work, social skills, and relationships- award-winning wines. Don’t forget gorgeous autumn season with music, while you walk, twirl and dance! to sign up for our signature grape food, children’s activities and more! Romeos and Calicos square dance stomp challenge and see if you have All types of vendors are accepted club invites you to ‘dare to square’, what it takes to stomp with the best. including arts and crafts, antiques, try it with a friend…or your kids! This event is family friendly and we food and farmers market produce. 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm; can’t wait to celebrate the harvest 10:00 am to 3:00 pm; 715-423-1830; Community Care Center, with you! 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm; Wisconsin Rapids; http://www. 3375 W Brewster St., Appleton; Parallel 44 Winery, N2185 Sleepy wisconsinrapidschamber.com/ https://romeosandcalicos.com/ Hollow Rd., Kewaunee; 920-388- Weekend Wonders Grignon Mansion Fall Fest 4400; https://www.44wineries.com/ Family Program & Corn Roast Buckcherry Come and play, learn, and explore Come celebrate fall at our corn roast Menominee Nation Arena Presents: as a family in the gardens with a & brat fry! Enjoy caramel apples, 4-H Buckcherry. Tickets start at $33; 7:30 new topic each month including petting zoo, historical games and pm; Menominee Nation Arena, 1212

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september 10 talking and light dance that will compel you to chuckle whilst Art Incorporated: Puzzle enjoining you to brandish a better Popsicle Sticks side of humanity than the one to Explore the world of art materials to which we have grown accustomed. create unique master pieces. During Tickets start at $39.50; 7:30 pm; Fox each 30 minute "toddler & me" style Cities Performing Arts Center, 400 class children and their caregivers W. College Ave, Appleton; 920-730- will experiment with a variety of 3760; http://foxcitiespac.com/events- Celebrate the art techniques. Watch your child’s tickets/tickets/events/nick-offerman/ imagination, communication, sense nick-offerman of identity and confidence grow with each new project. 9:30 am to 10:45 Live Music at Libby McNeill's: am; Central Wisconsin Childrens Ryan McIntyre Museum, 1100 Main Street, Stevens It’s Live at Libby’s! Experience live Point; https://www.facebook.com/ acoustic music in Marshfield every September 7th events/1393793240780630/ Wednesday night, while enjoying great food and drink specials at 12-6:00 pm Tots in the Gardens Grapes! Libby McNeill’s. 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm; It's time to welcome the fall Ages 3-5 adventure with nature Hotel Marshfield / Libby McNeill's season with open arms and using alphabet, with crafts, activities, 2700 S. Central Avenue, Marshfield; stomping feet! Join us for one of and snacks. $4, or $2 members, http://hotelmarshfield.com/event/ our biggest events of the year. accompanying adults free; 10:00 live-music-at-libby-mcneills/ Relax on the patio and indulge am; Monk Gardens, 1800 N 1st Ave, in some of our locally grown, Wausau; 715-261-6309; Weed & Feed award-winning wines. Don't forget https://www.monkgardens.org/ Help us keep the Garden looking its best as we welcome thousands to sign up for our signature Food Preservation 101- of visitors! Work side-by-side grape stomp challenge and see if Updated! you have what it takes to stomp with Garden staff and then enjoy What are the current recommended with the best. This event is family a delicious meal provided by the food preservation practices? friendly and we can't wait to Garden. Free; 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm; When should you pressure can celebrate the harvest with you! Green Bay Botanical Garden, foods? What is a steam canner? 2600 Larsen Rd, Green Bay; https://www.44wineries.com/events/ Why do vegetables need to be harvest-fest/ https://gbbg.org/event/weed- blanched before freezing? If you feeds/?instance_id=3357 find food preservation guidelines crafts, live music and more! Mansion on the internet, are all the september 12 tours will be available for regular recommendations safe? Karen Creative Writing @ the Library admission cost. 10:00 am to 4:00 pm; Dickrell from UW Madison Grignon Mansion, 1313 Augustine Extension Outagamie County will Chose one of two scenarios provided St, Kaukauna; answer these questions and more! and continue the story. Led by https://www.grignonmansion.org/ 10:00 am to 11:00 am; Appleton Sharrie Robinson. Free; 10:00 am to upcoming-events.html Public Library, 225 N Oneida St, 12:00 pm; Appleton Public Library, Appleton; http://www.apl.org/ 225 N Oneida St, Appleton; september 9 http://www.apl.org/ september 11 Exceptional Child Night september 13 The museum is available for parents Nick Offerman Fall Street Dance and children to play together in a Nick Offerman is an actor, writer "less overwhelming" atmosphere. and woodworker best known as Enjoy live music and dancing on the Free; 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm; Central the character of Ron Swanson on streets of Downtown.A beer tent will Wisconsin Childrens Museum, NBC’s hit comedy series “Parks & keep you refreshed! Bring your lawn 1100 Main Street, Stevens Point; Recreation.” He brings his evening chairs and enjoy a great night out. https://www.facebook.com/ of comedy, All Rise to the stage. All Downtown Marshfield; events/424875995038594/ Rise is an evening of deliberative http://mainstreetmarshfield.com

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september 13 september 13-14 13 at 5:00 pm to 9pm (Free) and Saturday, Sept. 14 at 10:00 am to 6:00 Grand Opening of the Maple Fall Fest pm ($10); von Stiehl Winery, 115 Pankowski Friends Celebrate autumn at Maple Fall Navarino Street, Algoma; 920-487- Ampitheater Fest, a family friendly annual event 5208; https://vonstiehl.com/event/ Celebrate the grand opening in Wildwood Park. More details, wet-whistle-wine-fest/ of the new Pankowski Friends including schedule, coming soon. Amphitheater! Live music by Adam Wildwood Park, 2800 S. Roddis Ave, september 13-15 Greuel of Horseshoes & Hand Marshfield; http://visitmarshfield. Wo-Zha-Wa Fall Festival Grenades along with other local com/events/maple-fall-fest/ performers. Free hors d'oeuvres A festive celebration of autumn, Eric Church Wo-Zha-Wa Days are filled with and beverages. Children's activities Eric Church has set a new standard will be provided. 5:30 pm to 7:30 family activities, including an for touring with Rolling Stone arts and crafts fair, antique flea pm; Schmeeckle Reserve, 2419 pointing out each night’s unique N Point Drive, Stevens Point; market, Maxwell Street Days, live “set list that dwarfs those of his entertainment and a 100-unit parade. https://www.facebook.com/ country peers… where loose, funky events/1367119166781579/ 8:00 am to 6:00 pm; Downtown explorations [are] given just as much Wisconsin Dells & Bowman Park; Wheels On Water Street Car space as the singer’s radio hits” and https://www.wozhawa.com/ & Cycle Cruise the Kansas City Star noting that A great start to Fall Fest – the the concept works “to showcase september 13-15, 19-21 Church’s expansive range.” 8:00 pm; New London Area Chamber of Little Women Commerce, New London Lions ReschCenter, 920 Armed Forces The story of Little Women, Louisa Club and the Wolf River Classic Drive, Green Bay; 800-895-0071; M. Alcott's famous novel, which is so Chevy Club invite you to downtown https://www.reschcenter.com/events/ well known and loved celebrates one New London on Friday evening for detail/eric-church-1 year in the lives of the March girls, Wheels on Water Street. 5:00 pm to Wet Whistle Wine Fest Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy, and Laurie, 9:00 pm; https://newlondonchamber. Wet Whistle Wine Fest offers award- and the boy next door, as they grow com/wheels-on-water-street/ winning wines, a grape stomp, up together. All the overtones of Stayin' Alive Bee Gees Tribute hearty sandwiches, & live music! It gaiety and the undertones of sadness Stayin' Alive is the quintessential isn’t the 2,000 visitors smiling all from the novel are here, bringing the tribute band to the Bee Gees, the time that’s weird. Nor is it the story to life on the stage. Evergreen capturing the excitement of live trombonist standing in a grape-filled Productions, Inc., Green Bay; performance and the tender barrel while playing an amazing riff, https://www.evergreentheater. subtleties of the human voice! Tickets nor the people with sticky purple org/2019-2020-season.html start at $25; 7:30 pm; The Grand, feet dancing onstage. Friday, Sept. 401 N 4th St, Wausau; 715-842- 0988; https://tickets.grandtheater. org/2400/2401 Live Music: Old Soul Society Live music from Old Soul Society. 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm; Riverfront Terrace, 27 Broadway, Wisconsin Dells; https://www.dellsriverfrontterrace. com/music-events Downtown Friday Nights - Soul Two full days of festivities, Whiskey • Christy Anna th th arts & crafts, food, It's country night in Wenzel Family September 14 -15 celebrating all things Maple Plaza with Soul Whiskey and Christy Wildwood Park & Zoo and Wisconsin Fall Fun! Anna! $5 suggested donation; 7:00 1800 S. Roddis Avenue, Marshfield pm; http://www.facebook.com/ events/1227826724046884/ http://visitmarshfield.com/events/maple-fall-fest/

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September 14 111 W College Ave, Appleton; Caledonia Fest & Car Show. 12:00 https://www.facebook.com/ pm; https://newlondonchamber.com/ End of Summer events/2085684944890437/ wp-content/uploads/2019/08/MDR- Family Pool Party Lions-Caledonia-Fest.jpg Come out for some kids' activities Live Music: and one last hoorah at the pool Art Stevenson and High Water Historic Point Basse before summer's end! 10:00 am to Art Stevenson & High Water - Harvest Fair 4:00 pm; Stevens Point Country Wisconsin's best-known Bluegrass A fun fall event, with tasty samples Club, 1628 Country Club Road, show has been in demand of the season. Some traditional Stevens Point; https://www.facebook. throughout the Midwest festival harvest activities include; apple cider com/events/706445709797873/ circuit since 1993. The band features pressing, corn shelling, making some of the best duet singing in the sauerkraut, and harvest produce St Mary's of the Immaculate country by husband and wife team sales. Visit Historic Point Basse's Conception Octoberfest Old Art and Stephanie Stevenson. website to learn more about this Car Show Adults $12, children and students $5; event. 10:00 am to 4:00 pm; Historic Show off your old car (1999 and 7:30 pm; Portage County Historical Point Basse at 300 Wakeley Road older) at the beautiful Greenville Society Site - Rising Star Mill, 3190 Nekoosa; 715-459-1722; Lion's Park at our Octoberfest County Highway Q, Nelsonville; http://www.historicpointbasse.com/ celebration. 11:00 am to http://www.pchswi.org/events/mill_ Fall Fest 3:30 pm; Lion's Park, events.htm Municipal Dr, Greenville; You’ll find a full day of family https://stmarygreenville.org/ Live Music: FM Flyers entertainment, food and fun in Live music from Fm Flyers. 12:00 pm downtown New London! 9:00 am to Food Truck Rally - Pierce Park to 3:00 pm; Riverfront Terrace, 27 3:00 pm; Downtown New London; Food trucks and there will also be Broadway, Wisconsin Dells; https://newlondonchamber.com/ an acoustic act done by students https://www.dellsriverfrontterrace. fall-fest/ at Appleton Rock School. 4:00 com/music-events pm to 8:00 pm; Pierce Park, Violent Femmes W Prospect Ave, Appleton; Live Music: Merry Weathers Violent Femmes are undeniably one https://www.facebook.com/ Live music from Merry Weathers. of the most inventive and original FoxValleyFoodTruckRally/ 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm; bands of this or any other era, Riverfront Terrace, 27 Broadway, constantly pushing forward with Central Wisconsin's Wisconsin Dells; their singular blend of folk and punk, Taste & Talent https://www.dellsriverfrontterrace. sarcasm and spirituality. Tickets start Spend the evening sampling food com/music-events at $40; 8:00 pm; Meyer Theatre, 117 and beverages from 20+ local Live Music: Mark Croft South Washington Street, Green Bay; restaurants, caterers and amateur 920-433-3333; https://meyertheatre. (full band) chefs. Enjoy the musical talent of org/violent-femmes-2019-09-14/ Live music from Mark Croft students and community members Mother Teresa India Festival from around the area, attend "Tiny (full band). 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm; Talks", take part in silent auction Riverfront Terrace, 27 Broadway, and Colorfest Walk and various raffles, and quench your Wisconsin Dells; Lear about India customs and enjoy thirst at our cash bar. $40 in advance https://www.dellsriverfrontterrace. an India meal all while helping the and $45 at the door; 6:00 pm to 9:00 com/music-events less fortunate in India. Workshops pm; UW-Stevens Point at Marshfield; Live Music: Pine Travelers include India cooking class, Bollywood Dancing class and India http://www.uwsp.edu/marshfield/ Come enjoy the Pine Travelers live Sand Art demostrations all followed community/foundation/Pages/taste- at Main Street Taps! 10:00 pm; Main by an India Meal and a India Dancer and-talent.aspx Street Taps, 956 Main Street, Stevens show. End the night with a Mother Point; https://www.facebook.com/ Rhythms of the World Teresa Colorfest Walk at 7:00 pm. pg/PineTravelers/posts/ A celebration of multicultural $12.00 adults $5 children under 10; dances and music from around Caledonia Fest & Car Show 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm; Pacelli High the world while enjoying the local Sponsored by the Medina Dale School, 1301 Maria Drive, food fares at the Farm Market! 9:00 Readfield Lions Club, come down to Stevens Point; 715-305-1960; am to 12:00 pm; Houdini Plaza, Readfield Park for the 6th Annual https://www.indiamissionjoy.org/

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September 14 drums. Buffet and Show $29 and being sold at 5:00 pm) Sundays: 10:00 General Admission for show only am to 2:00 pm (with last tickets being Charley Pride $18; 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm; Club sold at 1:00 pm); Feltz's Dairy Store, His unique journey to the top of the 38 inside the Appleton American 5759 Porter Road, Stevens Point; music charts includes a tumultuous Legion building, 3220 W College https://www.feltzsdairystore.com/ detour through the world of Negro Ave., Appleton; copy-of-corn-maze league, minor league and semi-pro http://Club38Stage.com baseball as well as many long years of September 15 labor alongside the vulcanic fires of a FlipSide Concert Series- smelter. With boldness, perseverance Doug Wheeler Honey Sunday At Mosquito Hill and undeniable musical talent, Enjoy the original Folk and Come and help us celebrate the he managed to parlay a series of Americana music of FlipSide artist, honeybee and the gentle art of fortuitous encounters with Nashville Doug Wheeler. 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm; beekeeping during this annual event insiders into an amazing legacy of hit Appleton Public Library, 225 N co-sponsored with the Waupaca singles and tens of millions in record Oneida St, Appleton; County Beekeepers’ Association. sales. Tickets starting at $50.95; 3:00 http://www.apl.org/ Watch honey being extracted from the hive, beeswax candle dipping pm; Crystal Grand Music Theatre, Walk for Water 2019 430 W. Munroe Ave., Wisconsin and a cooking demonstration. $10 Noncompetitive family friendly Dells; 877-987-6487; https://www. per car; 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm; https:// event to walk in the footsteps of the crystalgrand.com/event/1764914- www.outagamie.org/government/n- villagers of Cameroon. Event allows charley-pride-wisconsin-dells/ through-z/parks/mosquito-hill- participants to enact what villagers nature-center/events-calendar Les Stumpf Ford Grand in Cameroon, West Africa do to Concert Series: Brews, Bistros get water. Money raised is used to September 16 & Bonfires build pump wells in Cameroon. The Pro Arte Quartet Listen to live music by Arch Allies Participants are given empty jugs to The Pro Arte Quartet is one of the (tribute band including Journey, Bon walk to one part of the park, fill it world’s most distinguished string Jovi, Styx, Boston, REO Speedwagon, up and walk back several times. $10 quartets. Founded by conservatory Def Leppard). Sip samples from for Adults and $5 for Kids U12; 9:00 students in Brussels in 1912, it microbreweries before purchasing am to 12:00 pm; Iverson Park, 4601 become one of the most celebrated delicious food from area restaurants WI-66, Stevens Point; 715-252-2213; ensembles in Europe in the first half while enjoying fires around the https://makahfoundation.org/ of the twentieth century. 6:30 pm; Schneider Family Grand Garden. Weidner Center for the Performing Lawn Seating: $25/GBBG Member; September 14-15 Arts, 2420 Nicolet Drive, Green $30/General Public | Cowles Terrace Dozynki Downtown and Bay; http://www.weidnercenter.com/ Seating: $40/GBBG Member; Harvest Fest events/the-pro-arte-quartet/ $45/General Public; Green Bay Back by popular demand Dozynki Botanical Garden, 2600 Larsen Rd, Downtown is back. There will be September 17 Green Bay; https://gbbg.org/event/ polish music, food and dancing, stumpf-concerts-brews-bistros- kids events, Tatra Mountain Dogs Art Incorporated: Pirates bonfires/?instance_id=2455 and historical and genelolgy Explore the world of art materials to Unwined Wine Walk displays. 10:00 am to 6:00 pm; Main create unique master pieces. During each 30 minute "toddler & me" style Wine walk theme is: Roaring 20’s. Street, Stevens Point; 715-340- class children and their caregivers $26 and $6 for designated drivers; 3259; https://www.facebook.com/ will experiment with a variety of 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm; Downtown pages/category/Festival/Dozynki- art techniques. Watch your child’s Oshkosh; https://squareup.com/store/ Downtown-1300935933392043/ imagination, communication, sense downtown-oshkosh sept. 14-Oct. 24 of identity and confidence grow with An Evening with Frank Sinatra each new project. 9:30 am to 10:45 and Friends Corn Maze am; Central Wisconsin Childrens An evening of music featuring Our 2019 Culver's Haunted Museum, 1100 Main Street, Stevens Rosettii & Wigley, Jeannie Holliday, Corn Maze will be open starting Point; https://www.facebook.com/ Elvis John and Gerry Rahn on September 14th; Mondays-Saturdays: events/2456925861012433/ 10:00 am to 6:00 pm (with last tickets

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The Power of Positivity Ala Aldahneem, ALA, LLC A.L.A. (Aspire. Live. Achieve.) has The Power of September 17 developed this intro workshop to bring positivity back into your life. 6-8 pm It is designed for anyone who yearns to be positive. The workshop helps you become aware of your negative thoughts to start to rewire your brain to be positive. Following the Designed for anyone who yearns to be positive. The workshop workshop, attendees are invited to schedule a personal, one-on-one helps you become aware of your negative thoughts to start to coaching session with Ala! Ala rewire your brain to be positive. Aldahneem is the principal of ALA, Positivity LLC, a Green Bay, Wisconsin-based Green Bay Botanical Garden, Green Bay business advisory and life coach https://gbbg.org/event/power-of-positivity/?instance_id=3363 practice. $30/GBBG Member; $36/ General Public; 6:00 pm to 8:00 great food and drink specials at 920-434-7841; https://newzoo.org/ pm; Green Bay Botanical Garden, Libby McNeill’s. 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm; event/brew-at-the-zoo-wine-too 2600 Larsen Rd, Green Bay; Hotel Marshfield / Libby McNeill's https://gbbg.org/event/power-of- 2700 S. Central Avenue, Marshfield; September 19-25 positivity/?instance_id=3363 http://hotelmarshfield.com/event/ Fox Valley Restaurant live-music-at-libby-mcneills/ Tour Week September 18 September 19 Visit the Fox Valley's finest STEM Sprouts - Catch a Star restaurants for every meal September During each 30 minute class your Taste on Broadway 19-25, 2019 as chefs serve up child will learn early science, Back with a new date, Taste on tantalizing multi-course menus for technology, engineering and math Broadway presented by Auto a fraction of the cost. Various Fox (STEM) concepts and skills that are Select is the Broadway District's Cities Locations; used through daily routines, play and premier food event! This event will https://foxvalleyfood.com/ exploration. This class helps build feature restaurants from around curiosity about the natural world and the Green Bay area, engaging the September 19-21, 25-29 the way things work. 9:30 am to 10:45 community with food sampling, To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday live music and drinks from our am; Central Wisconsin Childrens A grieving widower must accept local breweries and wineries. We Museum, 1100 Main Street, Stevens his wife’s death to save himself close the streets, open the tents Point; https://www.facebook.com/ and his relationship with his teen and celebrate all that our Historic events/1433848903446312/ daughter. David deals with his grief Broadway District has to offer. Garden Seminars by continuing his romance with her 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm; N Broadway, ghost during walks on the beach at Food preservation: Jackie Carattini Green Bay; https://www.facebook. night. Brother Paul and sister-in-law from Wood County UW-Extension com/events/n-broadway-green-bay- Esther visit to try to help David’s will give a presentation about wi-54303-united-states/taste-on- daughter, Rachel. She already has canning and preserving harvest broadway/376900493041828/ from your garden. 6:00 pm; Lester lost her mother and now needs her Public Library of Rome at 1157 Rome Brew at the Zoo & (a little) father to snap back into the real Center Dr, Nekoosa; https://wood- Wine, too! world for her sake. A poignant county-master-gardeners.org/ This year’s Brew at the Zoo will contemporary drama set on the Live Music at Libby McNeill's: feature over 70 different craft brews, shore near the family’s beach house. wines, seltzers, and non-alcoholic Green Bay Community Theater, Jim Rhoades beverages for guests to sample at 29 122 N. Chestnut Avenue, It’s Live at Libby’s! Experience live different drink stations throughout Green Bay; 920-435-6300; acoustic music in Marshfield every the Zoo. 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm; 4378 http://www.gbcommunitytheater.com/ Wednesday night, while enjoying Reforestation Rd, Green Bay;

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September 20 at $19.95; 8:00 pm; Crystal Grand Avenue, Green Bay; https://eventful. Music Theatre, 430 W. Munroe com/greenbay/events/13th-annual- Art on the Town - Ave., Wisconsin Dells; 877-987- oktoberfest-/E0-001-121909489-0 PARK(ing) Day 6487; https://www.crystalgrand. Downtown Appleton's art museum, com/event/1880346-justin-moore- Sept. 20-Oct. 12 galleries, studios and stores open wisconsin-dells/ their doors to allow the public Frank Fontaine’s to experience their favorite or WZOR Presents Godsmack Bandstand USA brand-new form of art! Take this "Under Your Scars” is the latest It’s our 20-year reunion show! art walk and enjoy numerous single from the band’s current We’re reviving this fan-favorite venues featuring a variety of artist album, WHEN LEGENDS RISE. production from years ago and displays, demonstrations, live The song is now #5 on the Active guarantee you’ll love it all over again. music and refreshments. 5:00 pm Rock Chart, coming on the heels of Music from the ‘50s and ‘60s. $32; to 8:00 pm; Downtown Appleton, the album’s two previous #1 active 8:00 pm; Meyer Theatre, 117 South 10 W College Ave, Appleton; rock hits: “When Legends Rise” and Washington Street, Green Bay; https://appletondowntown.org/ “Bulletproof,” the latter of which 920-433-3333; https://meyertheatre. artonthetown/ was recently certified Gold in the org/franks-fontaines-bandstand- US for over 500,000 digital single usa-2019-09-20/ Les Stumpf Ford Grand Concert equivalents and was also the most- Series: Transit Authority played song at rock radio in 2018. Sept. 20-Oct. 31 Join us and welcome back Transit Tickets start at $29.50; 7:00 pm; Pumpkin Harvest Celebration Authority, the band that helped us ReschCenter, 820 Armed Forces Mulberry Lane Farm celebrates the kick off the fundraising campaign for Drive, Green Bay; 800-895-0071; PuMpKiN harvest by giving each the Schneider Family Grand Garden! https://www.reschcenter.com/events/ guest a FREE PuMpKiN that u-pick This premier Chicago tribute band detail/godsmack will have you on your feet. Delicious right from the Pumpkin Patch! food from area restaurants and September 20-21 But first, Ride a Pony, Milk a Cow, botanical cocktails will be available Catch a Chicken, Kiss a Pig, Cuddle 13th Annual Oktoberfest for purchase. Lawn Seating: $20/ a Kitten, Enjoy a Hayride & pick GBBG Member; $25/General Public; in Green Bay your own FREE PuMpKin too! Hot $10/Child (Ages 3-17 with paid adult Eat German food, listen to music donuts & caramel apples available. lawn ticket); Cowles Terrace Seating: and of course, try some German Mulberry Lane Farm, W3190 County $30/GBBG Member; $35/General beer. Lorelei Inn, 1412 Webster Road B, Hilbert; https://www. Public; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm; Green mulberrylanefarmwi.com/ Bay Botanical Garden, 2600 Larsen Rd, Green Bay; https://gbbg.org/ transit-authority/ Singer Songwriter Showcase It's the third Friday of the month Beer and and time for the Singer Songwriter Showcase! Featuring: Doug Kroening, Dustin Reuter, Caleb Bacon Fest Delaney, Johnny Durango. $5 September 21st suggested donation; 7:00 pm; Wenzel Family Plaza, Marshfield; Beer & Bacon - can you name a better duo? http://www.facebook.com/ Sprinkle in some live music from the band events/2291773377549891/ Substyle and you've got the ingredients for Justin Moore something truly magical. Arkansas native and reigning ACM New Artist of the Year Justin Moore https://www.facebook.com/ added a second consecutive #1 debut events/fern-island-park/beer- to his list of accolades with OFF bacon-fest-2019/504926923577523/ THE BEATEN PATH. Tickets start

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September 21 Fox Valley Symphony 1560 Main St, Green Bay; https://daddydproductions.com/ Beer and Bacon Fest Orchestra Opening Night The Fox Valley Symphony Orchestra shows/season-tickets Featuring over 130 different beers featuring principal Flute Linda and bacon samples from local Nielsen Korducki and principal September 26-28 restaurants and stores, this event Harp Alison Attar. Tickets start at has a little something for everyone! The Four Phantoms in Concert $29; 7:30 pm; Fox Cities Performing Tickets include unlimited samples The Four Phantoms features an Arts Center, 400 W. College Ave, of beer & bacon, a commemorative extraordinary quartet of performers, Appleton; 920-730-3760; http:// mug and music! Fern Island Park, including Brent Barrett, Ciarán foxcitiespac.com/events-tickets/ Wausau; https://www.facebook.com/ Sheehan, Franc D’Ambrosio, and tickets/events/fox-valley-symphony- events/fern-island-park/beer-bacon- John Cudia under the musical orchestra-opening-night/fox-valley- fest-2019/504926923577523/ supervision of two-time Grammy symphony-orchestra-opening-night Award-winner David Caddick RiverHeath Summer Concert and musical direction of Ryan Series - Pert Near Sandstone September 22 Shirar. Tickets start at $44; 7:30 Join us for great, free music, food Live Music: Derek James pm; The Grand Oshkosh, 100 High trucks, drinks/coffee and amazing Live music from Derek James. 12:00 Ave, Oshkosh; 920-424-2350; views along the riverfront! Pert pm to 3:00 pm; Riverfront Terrace, https://thegrandoshkosh.org/ Near Sandstone is one of the best 27 Broadway, Wisconsin Dells; non-subscription-events/the-four- contemporary bluegrass bands https://www.dellsriverfrontterrace. phantoms.html out there. They have burst onto com/music-events the American roots music scene September 27 in a flurry of fiddling, picking and September 25 stomping. They are stewards to An Evening With Frankie Valli old-time string band music and Fish Boil Frankie Valli, who came to fame in even their own materials sounds Boiled white fish and farm fresh 1962 as the lead singer of The Four like it could have been written by harvest vegetables, potatoes, onions, Seasons, is hotter than ever. Thanks coal-miners in the 1920's. 6:30 pm carrots, and other sides. Coffee, to the volcanic success of the Tony- to 9:30 pm; RiverHeath District, S Water, Milk, and Lemonade. All you winning musical Jersey Boys, which Riverheath Way, Appleton; can eat or until gone! Cash Bar. chronicles the life and times of Valli http://riverheath.com/events/ $12; 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm; and his legendary group, such classic Willow Springs Garden, songs as “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Walk CommUNITY Fest 5480 Hillcrest Drive, Wausau; Like a Man,” “Rag Doll,” and “Can’t Family friendly activities with food http://www.willowspringsgarden.net/ Take My Eyes Off You” are all the and sculptures. 9:00 am to 12:00 pm; rage again. Tickets start at $33.75; Marathon Park Expo Building, Live Music at Libby McNeill's: 8:00 pm; ReschCenter, 820 Armed 1201 Stewart Ave, Wausau; Derek Ramnarace Forces Drive, Green Bay; 800-895- https://www.unitedwaymc.org/ It’s Live at Libby’s! Experience live 0071; https://www.reschcenter.com/ Parkaeology: Rockwood Lodge acoustic music in Marshfield every events/detail/frankie_valli__the_ Wednesday night, while enjoying Become an archaeologist for the four_seasons great food and drink specials at day, join us for a fun morning of Libby McNeill’s. 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm; Pete the Cat Special Parkaeology at Bay Shore Park! Pre- Hotel Marshfield / Libby McNeill's Help celebrate the release of Pete the registration is required by calling 2700 S. Central Avenue, Marshfield; Cat's newest book, Pete the Cat and the Brown County Parks Office at http://hotelmarshfield.com/event/ the Perfect Pizza Party, with stories, (920) 448-6242. Cost for the event live-music-at-libby-mcneills/ crafts and more! 10:00 am to is $3/Child, $5/Adult or $15/Family; 10:45 am; Appleton Public Library, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm; Parkaeology September 26-27 225 N Oneida St, Appleton; at Bay Shore County Park, 5637 http://www.apl.org/ Sturgeon Bay Rd, New Franken; Oh Boy! Buddy Holly https://www.nevillepublicmuseum. Celebrate Buddy Holly’s memory, org/announcements/parkaeology- his music, his friends and all the rockwood-lodge great hit songs of 1958-59! 5:00 pm; Riverside Ballroom,

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September 27 & Saturday, and a gigantic parade Sunday at 2 p.m. A "Berry" Good License to Cruise Time! 7:00 am to 5:00 pm; Warrens Warrens Annual event takes place down a at 402 Pine Street, Warrens; 608-378- Warrens one mile stretch of College Avenue 4200; https://www.cranfest.com/ Cranberry in Appleton. 400 + classic cars, live Cranberry music, food and more! 6:00 pm to Sept. 27-29, OCt. 3-6 Festival 9:30 pm; Downtown Appleton, Festival 10 W College Ave, Appleton; Ken Ludwig's Baskerville: A Sept. Sept. 27-29, 27-29, 20 201199 Sherlock Holmes Mystery http://www.octoberfestonline.org/ OpensOpens 7 7 a.m. a.m. Starfire Get your deerstalker cap on — the play’s afoot! Comedic genius Ken All 3 Days Enjoy some country music while All 3 Days Ludwig (Lend Me a Tenor, Moon Phone: 608-378-4200 enjoying our fabulous fish fry menu. FPhone:ax: 608- 63078-8-4250378-4200 Over Buffalo) transforms Arthur Fax: 608-378-4250 Free; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm; [email protected] Conan Doyle’s classic The Hound of [email protected] Winncrest Banquet Hall, the Baskervilles into a murderously 8 Miles North of Tomah 2788 Towne Ct, Neenah; 8 Miles North of Tomah funny adventure. Sherlock Take I-94 West to Exit #135 http://www.winncrestbanquet.com Take I-94 West to Exit #135 Holmes is on the case. 7:30 pm, Downtown Friday Nights - Sunday Matinees 2:00 pm; WRCT Clinton Miller Auditorium, Centralia Center, 220 Tedmund Merwin 3rd Ave. S., Wisconsin Rapids; A split show of exceptional http://www.wrctheatre.org/PLAY- acoustic talents with Clinton Baskerville.asp Miller and Tedmund Merwin! $5 suggested donation; 7:00 pm; September 28 Wenzel Family Plaza, Marshfield; Pre-Concert Dinner http://www.facebook.com/ This festive dinner takes place in events/443080933110736/ Weidner Center’s Fort Howard Hall prior to the Weidner Philharmonic’s September 27-29 New World Symphony concert. The Velveteen Rabbit Enjoy a delicious dinner catered by https://www.cranfest.com/ ​"There are two ways to be real," the The Hyatt Regency Green Bay. $40; Skin Horse says. "The first is when 6:00 pm; Weidner Center for the allowed navigation on the Lower you are real to one special child, and Performing Arts, 2420 Nicolet Drive, Fox, despite a drop in elevation from the second is when you are real to Green Bay; 800-895-0071; Lake Winnebago to Green Bay. the world." More than anything the http://www.weidnercenter.com/ Lutz Park, Appleton; bunny wants to be a real rabbit. The events/pre-concert-dinner/ wwhttp://wisconsinpaddlers.org/wwww.cranfest.com.cranfest.com Toy Fairy offers him his chance, but Live Music: Back Alley Kings Octoberfest he must leave with her immediately. Live music from Back Alley Appleton's largest block party! Music He is torn as the boy, ill with scarlet Kings. 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm; starts as early as 9:00 am. Arts and fever, will die without him. This Riverfront Terrace, 27 Broadway, Crafts and the Family Fun for all family-friendly adventure leads us to Wisconsin Dells; ages! Don't forget to visit all the learn that love makes all things real. https://www.dellsriverfrontterrace. great food booths! Octoberfest is a Evergreen Productions, Inc., Green com/music-events community-driven festival benefiting Bay; https://www.evergreentheater. local non-profit organizations. 9:00 org/2019-2020-season.html Appleton Locks Paddle The Fox River lock and dam am to 6:00 pm; Downtown Appleton, Warrens Cranberry Festival system is a marvel of 19th century 10 W College Ave, Appleton; Join us at the World's Largest technology. On this paddle from Lutz http://www.octoberfestonline.org/ Cranberry Festival - Fall family fun Park in Appleton to Sunset Park in The New World Symphony for with over a thousand arts & crafts/ Kimberly, we will pass through four a New Symphony flea/antique/farm market booths, of the hand-operated locks. These The Weidner Philharmonic at cranberry harvest tours on Friday locks are part of a system that has University of Wisconsin–Green

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Bay will embark upon its inaugural https://gbbg.org/event/ Wisconsin Dells; 877-987-6487; performance season this fall. fallfamilyfestival/?instance_id=2330 https://www.crystalgrand.com/ This new orchestra is committed Exhibitour event/1795643-reo-speedwagon- to professional presentations of wisconsin-dells/ This ticketed event will feature local engaging and creative musical art, local businesses, and WINE! programming. 7:30 pm; Weidner September 29 Purchase a ticket in advance on our Center for the Performing Arts, 2420 website listed below or at the event. Lewis Black Nicolet Drive, Green Bay; 800-895- Enjoy live music and art as you Known as the king of the rant, LEWIS 0071; http://www.weidnercenter.com/ stroll through downtown Wausau BLACK uses his trademark style of events/new-world-symphony/ and visit our retail stores that have comedic yelling and animated finger- Fall Family Festival transformed into art galleries. pointing to skewer anything and Join us for our annual celebration Downtown Wausau; anyone that gets under his skin. His commemorating when the Garden http://www.wausauriverdistrict.org/ comedic brilliance lies in his ability to first opened its doors to the REO Speedwagon make people laugh at the absurdities community! Enjoy fun activities for of life, with topics that include Formed in 1967, signed in 1971, and children of all ages including wagon current events, social media, politics fronted by iconic vocalist Kevin rides, face painting and live family- and anything else that exposes the Cronin since 1972, REO Speedwagon friendly entertainment, shop fall hypocrisy and madness he sees in the is a band where the main constant plant sales and see displays by local world. 7:00 pm; Weidner Center for over the decades is a never-ending garden clubs. Free; 9:00 am to 7:00 the Performing Arts, 2420 Nicolet desire to give their all to their fans, pm; Green Bay Botanical Garden, Drive, Green Bay; 800-895-0071; year in and year out. Tickets start 2600 Larsen Rd, Green Bay; http://www.weidnercenter.com/ at $59.95; 8:00 pm; Crystal Grand events/lewis-black/ Music Theatre, 430 W. Munroe Ave.

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