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FOOD & DRINK
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George Halas
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APPLETON • FOX CITIES
EDITION
A great place to have
your Holiday Party!

BY GEORGE HALAS
At first glance, the former Equitable
Reserve Association Building at 116 South
Commercial Street in Neenah seems like
an unlikely place for a brew pub.
“I was looking at some places in
Appleton and I didn’t see anything that
screamed ‘this is the place,” said Lion’s Tail
Brewing Company owner/founder Alex
Wenzel. “My friend, Chris Sanders, who
owns The Fabric Salon in the building, said
you’ve got to come down and see the build-
ing. It will take some imagination, but I
think it would be an awesome place.”
“The space still had cubicles, dropped
ceilings and temporary walls,” Wenzel said,
“even though it was unfinished and musty,
it was still very cool.”
Wenzel signed the lease last March and
began the process of quitting his job as a
chemical engineer and plunging headlong
into brewing beer.
“It was a safe job with good pay. I was
very successful for 15 years,” he said, “but
it sucked my soul away. It used to be fun
and creative. That, plus I had this growing
obsession with brewing beer.”
Friends were his first taste-testers.
“People said I should sell my beer,”
Wenzel said “and my wife has been very
supportive of me following my passion.
In fact, she pushed me quite a bit. We’re
very lucky. She has a career that provides
stability for our family and permits me to
do something crazy. She is a silent part of
the business, but her role is huge.”
While the building is uniquely attrac-
tive, it also presented unique challenges.
“We’ve been working with what we
have and the first sketch is a lot different
than what we have now,” Wenzel said.
“Because there is no cargo entrance, we had
to size all of our equipment to get through
the front window of the building. Umer
Sheikh, the owner of the building, was also
very instrumental in the build out.”
Lion’s Tail Brewing will not be just
another bar with beer.
“We will be making a lot of different
beers and offering our customers new
experiences,” Wenzel said. “We will have
a different lineup every time you come in.
My brewing style is all over the map, I like
to try a little bit of everything and put my
own spin on it.”
Two of his initial offerings will be a
pineapple wheat.
“I’ve never heard of anyone doing that
before.”
And Bavarian style Dunkel dark lager.
“If people can get past the dark color,”
he noted, “they will find it to be smooth,
easy drinking and enjoyable. We are also
planning to do IPA’s, a Bohemian Pilsner,
a chocolate cherry bock this winter and we
will have some barrel-aged brews as well.”
Lion’s Tail will also be offering a Keg
Club, through which a customer can buy a
half-barrel (124 pints) at a 20% discount,
and receive a Lion’s Tail T-shirt or hoodie
and a free beer on his/her birthday.
“It makes an excellent holiday gift,’’
Wenzel said.
While Lion’s Tail will not have a
kitchen, Wenzel has made arrangements
with Neenah’s Broken Tree Pizza to deliver
directly, and customers can order from a
five-item menu from the neighboring Riv-
erwalk Inn. Customers can also bring the
own food.
Wenzel was amazed and is very grate-
ful for the help he got from other local
brewers, particularly the Appleton Brewing
Factory.
“Everyone has been very helpful and
the level of collaboration has been extraor-
dinary,” Wenzel said.
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165 North Park Avenue
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Transcending Time
a Survey of Works in Glass by Italian Maestro
Lino Tagliapietra
October 8, 2015 • February 14, 2016
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ENTERTAINMENT // REBEL WITH A CAUSE
BY JILLIAN DAWSON
If you have yet to catch a performance
by Christopher Gold, you are definitely
missing out. Gold, who plays with his
band the New Old Things as well as
making acoustic appearances around the
Fox Cities, is continuing a holiday tradi-
tion with a little bit of music and a whole
lot of heart.
December 12 marks the Fifth Annual
Dirty Rotten Toy Drive hosted by Gold,
which benefits the Harbor House domestic
abuse shelter in Appleton.
The Toy Drive (whose unusual name
stems from Gold’s former band, the Dirty
Rotten So & So’s) will be held at the
Refuge with a stellar line up of musicians
who, along with Gold, caught some atten-
tion during Mile of Music – Austin Lucas,
Cory Chisel, Adriel Denae, Simon Balto,
Freddie Haas (Redhawks) and Andrew
Johnson (Haunted Heads).
This year’s performances showcase a
tribute to songwriter Townes Van Zandt
along with raffle items donated from
record stores, tattoo shops and local artists.
Tickets are available for $20 at the Exclu-
sive Company in Appleton with 100%
of the ticket sales and donations going
straight to the Harbor House, along with
new unwrapped toys for the children at the
shelter.
While the show promises an entertain-
ing evening, to Gold it’s about much more
than simply toys and tunes. It’s also about
spreading awareness for domestic violence,
particularly in the Fox Cities.
“I felt like part of a community that
wasn’t engaged in conversations about
domestic violence,” Gold said. “It’s an
unpleasant thing to think about it, but
if you’re not talking about it, you’re not
doing any of the preventative work.”
Harbor House resides in Appleton as a
safe haven for women and children affected
by domestic violence. As of September
2015, the facility received 10,696 calls
to their help line with more than 1,100
people seeking support from domestic
abuse. The shelter has been at capacity
50% of the year.
Jenny Krikava, who is the Development
and Marketing Director of Harbor House,
shed light on the impact of donations from
the Toy Drive.
“For a mom creating a new life for her
family,” Krikava said “it’s more than about
just giving gifts, it’s about giving hope and
encouragement to these families whose
past holidays were not filled with peace and
joy. They help make the holidays brighter
and create new, special memories as they
continue on their healing journey.”
So far, Gold’s efforts have raised more
than $4,000 for the Harbor House Chil-
dren’s Program which assists children in
healing emotionally from domestic vio-
lence and to begin reestablishing familial
bonds.
Though the holidays are the season of
giving, Gold notes, “It’s a nice thing that
happens once
a year, but it
hasn’t turned
into a yearly
attitude shift,
at least in the
area. Harbor
House is there
the other 364 days of the year.”
While Gold plans to keep the Toy
Drive an annual tradition, he can’t help but
have one wistful Christmas wish, “Every
year I hope that domestic abuse will stop,
that we wouldn’t have to do this again.
That’s the dream.”
You can visit the Harbor House web-
site harborhouseonline.org for a list of
current needs such as blankets, bedding,
towels and pajamas, information for their
Holiday Adopt a Family Program as well
as their holiday wish list, with gift sugges-
tions to provide healing and wellness to the
women and families at the shelter.
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BUSINESS // DEPAWSITORY
BY JENNIFER MUCH
Nestled in the heart of downtown
Appleton is a vivacious boutique that offers
all the treats, toys and merchandise your
furry friend could possibly desire. The
boutique first opened its doors in March
2015 within another local business down-
town before outgrowing that space, and
opening their own free-standing boutique
in August of 2015.
Family owned and operated by Ali
Koestner and her mother Laurie, DePawsi-
tory strives to offer uniquely-crafted pet
goods and gifts that are made here in Wis-
consin.
“If we’re able to offer our customers a
high-quality product that’s also Wisconsin
based, it’s a win-win” said Koestner. “We
feel very strongly about supporting our
independent Wisconsin based companies
as well as handcrafted items.”
The store also features a wide variety
of products from around the Fox Valley,
including beautifully handcrafted collars,
leashes and harnesses that are guaranteed
to make your pup stand out from the
crowd. Locally made by Spiffy Pups of
Neenah and Roka Pet
Wear of Appleton, there
are a variety of adorable
designs, colors and sizes
to choose from. Addi-
tionally, there is quite a
selection of pet jackets,
sweaters, costumes, and
snow boots to deck out
your pet.
The shop also fea-
tures a large selection of
natural pet treats, bones
and chews, as well as
Fromm Pet Food, which
is made in Mequon,
Wisconsin. From a large
assorted treat buffet display down to dog-
friendly peanut butter, there is something for
every pet.
“If a dog or cat has allergies, we have a
variety of grain-free treats and food to help
with that issue” Koestner said, “there are
even treats made from homegrown vegeta-
bles – they are healthy and very popular.”
Along with treats and other goods, are
walls neatly stocked with high-quality play
things including balls, tug ropes, plushes,
and things that squeak, squawk and
crunch.
“Our focus is on providing pet parents
with solutions for all their pet needs”
Koestner said. “Maybe they have a pooch
who destroys all their toys – we have a
variety of nearly-indestructible options,
or an anxious pup who could benefit from
something calming.”
Move over dogs, this is a cat’s world,
too! Step into the “Kitty Korner” to a vari-
ety of scratchers, toys, food, bowls, beds
and more.
“We carry handmade items to help raise
funds for Valley Cats & Kitten Rescue,”
Koestner said.
Along with catering to specialized needs
of pets and their owners, DePawsitory aims
to help support local animal shelters.
“We try to have special events monthly
to help benefit local rescues,” said Koestner
said. Like Paw’casso Painting Night and
the Dog-Gone Scavenger Hunt have been
entertaining and interactive. We just
wrapped up our big Howl’oween
Family and Pet fest, which benefitted
Saving Paws Animal Rescue.”
On December 6, DePawsitory
will be hosting “Santa Paws” at the
boutique. Hot cocoa and snacks will
be served and specials will be available
throughout the store. Bring your pet
to get their picture taken with Santa
Claus! Proceeds from the Santa Paws
event will be donated to Unforget-
table Underdogs.
The Koestner’s were inspired to open
the store and aimed to focus on the special-
ized needs of pet owners beyond what one
can find in a typical pet store, and it is clear
when walking into the boutique that the
focus comes to life.
“We have several big box stores,”
Koestner said “but they can be overwhelm-
ing and very impersonal. Our goal is to
provide excellent customer service to treat
each four-legged family member as a part
of our DePawsitory Friends.”
Four legged friends are also welcome in
the store. “All friendly pets are welcome on
a leash” quipped Koestner. Customers may
also be greeted by an extra special worker,
Frank, Koestner’s Great Dane.
DePawsitory has so much to offer for
both pets and their humans alike. Koestner
is optimistic for the future and is excited
for new additions in the coming months.
“Soon we will be carrying handmade
Cat Towers, made in Milwaukee,” Koestner
said “Be the Good Organic Soap Company
products from Pardeeville, and hemp toys
by Honest Pet Products out of Green Bay.”
The boutique also is getting its paws
wet with a new adventure – grooming.
Starting in spring they hope to expand
their services for their furry customers.
“Customers will be able to drop off
their dog while they are at the Farmer’s
Market and pick them up after” said
Koestner.
In addition to a fun shopping experi-
ence and access to a variety of unique
products and gifts, you can sign your pet
up for the DeBirthday club. During the
month of your pet’s birthday, you can stop
in for a free treat and 10% off your in-store
purchase. For those looking to shop online,
the DePawsitory offers free in-store pickup
and free shipping on orders over $75.
Whether you are a pet parent or a
pampered pooch the DePawsitory Pet
boutique has something for everyone and
embraces small businesses within our state.
“Our goal is to find fun and unique
items that you won’t be able to find any-
where else,” Koestner said, “all the while
helping non-profits to connect and share
their message with the community.”
That sounds paw-sitively purrfect.
For more information on the boutique,
visit their website at depawsitory.com
Raising the Woof:Appleton’s New Pet Boutique

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FOOD & DRINK // BREWMASTER
BY STEVE LONSWAY
The Stone Arch brew team pulled
together once again to come up with a
unique beer to sample and write this fine
article. Often we go shopping at a nearby
beer store to see what jumps into our cart.
Other times we reach into our Tap Room
cooler and write about a beer that we
proudly offer to our guests. This month
we chose the latter method and pulled out
Dorothy’s New World Lager from Top-
pling Goliath located in Decorah, Iowa.
This is a relatively new offering for us and
we are certainly glad we are able to inven-
tory it.
Right smack dab during another busy
day in the brewery, Steve brought to the
team a sample of Dorothy in tall, stemmed
glassware. It may have not been a good
choice considering we were bottling, filter-
ing and brewing beer in our fast-paced
brewery. Glass doesn’t pair too well with
stainless steel and concrete but it sure
worked well for the beer itself. You see,
glassware plays a lot into the whole tast-
ing experience and the glass in which you
imbibe should not be overlooked. This
particular vessel stands tall with a wider
bottom portion just above the stem and it
narrows as it reaches the top. The shape
allows the aromatic features of the beer
to “float” above the surface so when it is
brought to your mouth, your nose is in
the glass as well and can’t help but to be
enveloped with the aromas. Feel free to
practice this at home.
The appearance was inviting with
golden tones of brilliancy and a soft white
head that wasn’t exceptionally stable. The
foam quickly disappeared, but lacing
appeared on the sides of the glass as you
drank it. Very enticing appearance from
the get-go.
The nose was soft. What is meant by
that you ask? Soft malt, soft hops, soft
yeast, a gentle scent of lemon and other
floral attributes. Grassy and acidic notes
popped up with a clean hop note and
almost a grassy scent. Overall very clean
and just as enticing as the appearance.
Our absolute favorite part of writing
this article is compiling the tasting notes
from the brew team. The flavors we all
pick out are amazingly diverse but as we
read through them it all comes full circle
as we go back and sample the beer. Yes,
we continue to taste the brew during the
writing phase too.
Here are some words directly from
the tasting notes sheet we issue with the
sample;
Brian writes “I did not expect so much
malt flavor to shine through. The hops are
even tempered all the way through. The
finish is my favorite as the hops continue
to sing their song”.
Andy notes “Slightly creamy mouth-
feel, prickly, malty sweet, with notes of
pear and biscuit”.
Steve writes “Crisp and clean from
the beginning with a malt and mineral
middle”.
Tom adds “Starts with a light but
noticeable malt flavor that flows smoothly
to a nice medium hop/bitter finish”.
Dorothy’s finish was quite a bit more
streamlined. Amazingly clean, crisp, sweet
and floral. Other key words that appeared
were yeasty, refreshing, gentle and pleasing.
All four ingredients are showcased nicely
in this beer. The malt is most evident in
flavor and aroma. Yeast appears in the
aroma and finish. Hops float all the way
through and the water is a bit minerally
and can be detected in the flavor. The
interesting thing to note from Dorothy
is that she is only 11 IBU’s (International
Bitterness Units). That is quite low on the
overall scale, but well in the perimeters
of a California Common which this beer
is classified. She weighs in with 5.5%
alcohol by volume. Dorothy was named
after the founder of Toppling Goliaths’
grandmother and is “Classic beauty” as
their website claims. We are willing to
back that claim as well!
Let’s move on to Toppling Goliath.
Many have not heard of these folks from
Decorah, Iowa YET. But soon they will.
The fine folks of Toppling Goliath are
rapidly growing. From their modest start
in 2009, brewing three times a day on their
under-sized nano-brewery kicking out 15
gallons per batch to their 10 barrel (310
gallon) system that was relocated from
Washington State to their current four
vessel, 30 barrel (930 gallon) system with
a new state-of-the-art filling line. It won’t
be long for Toppling Goliath to appear
throughout our great state. Currently
they are self-distributed to select locations
throughout Iowa, Wisconsin and parts of
Minnesota and Illinois.
FINAL WORD: A super clean, refresh-
ing brew and well worth the extra effort in
finding them. Cheers!
DOROTHY’S NEW WORLD LAGER
Toppling Goliath Decorah, Iowa
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BY KIMBERLY FISHER
Chefs today, whether those in a restau-
rant or you at home, are experimenting
with unique food and wine combinations
to keep their lives interesting. The ever
changing world of wine, along with an ever
widening diversity of available ingredients
in cooking helps make this exploration
worth a try. There are rules one can live by,
but I often like to refer to them as guide-
lines to help you formulate your own idea.
FLAVOR PAIRING – Congruent or
Complement
Congruent pairings have shared com-
pounds that combine together to intensify
flavors. Complementary pairings oppose
and counteract each other to create bal-
ance. Tips to keep in mind when pairing:
Acidic Foods – Foods with high acid
make lower acidic wine taste flat. Match
high acid food with high acid wines for
best combinations.
Rich Foods – A high tannin red wine
acts a palate cleanser to rich, fatty proteins.
Pairing steak with a high elevation Caber-
net Sauvignon works well as the fat of the
meat is tamed by the tannins in the wine.
Spicy Foods –There are two roads you
can travel. If you like spice, heat it up with
a spicy red zinfandel. If you want to feel
refreshed a cold sweet wine with low alco-
hol will counteract the burn of the spice.
Sweet Foods – Sweet foods often make
dry wines taste bitter if the level of sweet-
ness doesn’t match the sweetness of the
dish. It is always best to match sweet foods
with sweet wines.
TASTING WINE
If you were to take a one hole punch
snapshot of your tongue, how many taste
buds would you find? Of course everyone’s
palate is different, but there are three basic
types of palates to discern from.
Nonsensitive – 10-25%. If you are
nonsensitive, you can handle spicy food
and love the rich, bold flavors. Bitterness
doesn’t bother you because you can’t taste
it all.
Average Taster – 50-75%. If you are
an average taster, you can taste bitterness.
You are able to love most wines and by
simply savoring the flavors, you will be able
to pay attention to nuances.
Hypersensitive – 10-25%. If you are
hypersensitive, everything tastes intense,
salty, sweet, sour and bitter. When you
hypersensitive, you are also a sensitive eater.
TASTING IDEAS
Blind Tasting - Practice blind tasting
with your friends. Start with a single vari-
etal and place it in a brown bag. By not
pre-judging a wine, you are able to expand
on your senses as well as to improve your
vocabulary to describe wine.
Regional Comparison - Try the same
variety over several regions to see how
geography influences flavor. Incorporate
regional cuisine with this technique.
Vintage Comparison - Find a series of
vintages from a producer from a specific
region and see how different years can
compare. If you aren’t able to get multiple
vintages from the same producer, work
on finding wines from the same year, and
different regions and work on those com-
parisons.
Quality Comparison - Put together a
lineup of similar wines that vary in price to
see how quality varies.
Heading into the new year of 2016, put
together a plan to try new wine, and cook
with new ingredients. Try to use wine as an
integral part of your cooking. Drink wines
to educate your palate and to create your
own pairings. Imagine you are a painter,
and this is your canvas to create whatever
you want. Use what you know and make a
plan to learn more by allowing your palate
to guide you. By the time you get through,
you may make it to super taster!
Kimberly Fisher is Director of Fine Wine
Sales for Badger Liquor & Spirits
From the Wine Cave
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ENTERTAINMENT // JANET PLANET
BY GEORGE HALAS
At least one knowledgeable reviewer
considers the 2010 release, “Janet Planet
Sings The Bob Dylan Songbook, Vol. 1” to
be an important and significant – as well
as a very good – album, but it was largely
overlooked by the critics.
December will see the release of the fol-
low-up, “Janet Planet: Just Like a Woman,”
featuring big band arrangements of those
Dylan songs.
“A few years ago a dear friend of mine,
Kyle Knoke, came to me with this idea of
doing an album of “jazzy arrangements” of
Bob Dylan tunes,” Planet said. “At first I
was hesitant because, to be honest,
I knew a few Bob Dylan tunes as a
kid but never delved in to his poetry,
his musicality, or even his historic
significance like so many Dylan fans have.”
The critics may have missed it, but
musicians did not.
“After we recorded “Janet Planet Sings
The Bob Dylan Songbook Vol. 1” and put
it out on the internet, the saga began,”
Planet continued. “A big band director in
Norway heard the CD online and coinci-
dentally, called (the late) Fred Sturm, head
of Jazz Studies at Lawrence University,
with whom he had worked in the past.
The director from Norway had no idea that
Fred was a dear friend of ours, much less
that we lived in the same community. The
director said ‘have you ever heard of this
singer, Janet Planet?’”
Fred was blown away. “Of course. I
know her well!”
“That was the beginning,” Planet said.
“A plan emerged to arrange all 13 songs
from the original release for big band.
The big band in Norway is made up of
professionals and some part-timers, so the
arrangements had to hit a mark of being
on a certain level for this band. In other
words, it couldn’t be too difficult to play, yet
still needed to be musical. Tom Washatka,
Fred Sturm and Matt Turner went to work
taking these tunes and arranging them for
a 17-piece band.”
Planet began attracting other parts of
the planet as well.
“The other component of international
connection is the fact that much of the
post production was done via email,” she
said. “Darryl John Kennedy, a native of
Wisconsin who now lives in Egypt, came
to the Fox Jazz Fest when we headlined
two years ago. Long story short, he is very
knowledgeable, and works on movie scores
and produces pop singers in Egypt. He
not only became a good friend, but helped
me through some difficult vocal times. He
is also an expert on essential oils. He gave
me specific instructions with oil mixtures
that helped me to sing and, take the best
care of my instrument. He also introduced
me to some vocal warm ups that I still use
today.”
Ultimately, great ideas need money.
“An undertaking such as this has been,
yet again, a learning experience for me
and my husband, Tom Washatka,” Planet
explained. “How do we get these arrange-
ments recorded? Where do we find a
budget for this? A former vocal student of
mine told me to try Kickstarter, an online
crowd funding website. My student said,
‘people want to be involved in the process,
they’ll want to help finance, it’s about the
collective,’ getting more people involved,
giving what they can.”
Tom and Janet have always done things
themselves.
“And we had a hard time with the con-
cept,” Planet said “because we rarely ask
anyone for any help, much less financially.
We’ve had executive producers in the past
and small groups of investors, but never
crowds of people. We finally put together
a campaign and launched it online. To be
honest we were skeptical. We thought, if it
works, great, if not, we’ll start saving.”
It became a success.
“We raised enough to pay musicians
and studio time,” Planet said “and we
recorded it at Lawrence University because
of the technical capabilities. Tom put
together a group of musicians from Wis-
consin. Keeping it local.”
In addition to their stellar playing, the
Washatka’s are both music educators.
“We’ve already performed many of the
arrangements at the University of Min-
nesota, a great start because Minnesota
is Dylan’s home state,” she said. “The
educational aspects emerge on many levels.
At U of M, we were part of workshops
that discussed the poetry of Dylan and
the orchestration that accompanies the
lyric. We were also able to speak on what
we do as career musicians who have and
continue to own and operate our own
recording studio and record label. Then,
we were on a panel that included students
of composition and a Dylan expert. That
was igniting to say the least. We spoke on
the concepts of bringing America’s original
art form, jazz, and America’s true original,
Bob Dylan, together. The arrangements
are playable by good college bands and in
some cases, high school-level big bands.”
There is more education to come.
“I’ve yet to have a chance to mentor
singers to sing the book,” she said. “It’s
extremely challenging on many levels and
takes quite a bit of knowledge of jazz, folk
and blues, to do so. The ranges of the
arrangements, both texturally and dynami-
cally, are very challenging.”
Planet is proud of bringing world focus
to the Fox Cities.
“Mostly, it’s about the fact that we are
locally grown,” she said. “The world is
small, yet the appreciation of the arts in
our community can often be over-looked.
Everyone is local, somewhere. The fact
that the world came to us, and that this
project could make some noise is intrigu-
ing, because to our knowledge, nothing
like this has been done to this extent
before, and that is also good for our com-
munity. Dylan and big band jazz? Only in
Wisconsin!”
There were highlights along the way.
“One was working with our friends in
the band,” Planet said.
The project brought together
some of the best players in the
area, including trumpet play-
ers John Shipper, Jim Doherty, Kevin
Short and Marty Robinson, trombonists
Ken Skitch, Claude Cailliet, Bill Dennee
and Dave Sawall, saxophonists Woody
Mankowski, Marc Jimos, John Greiner,
and Steve Johnson as well as Washatka.
Turner played piano, Tom Theabo and
Kelvin Kaspar contributed their superb
guitar playing while bassist Andy Sachen
and drummer Danny Lueck rounded out
the rhythm section.
Planet also appreciates the bigger pic-
ture.
“I have to add, that everything we do
in this community is with heart, hard work
and the curiosity to continue to learn, take
chances and share,” Planet said. “Musi-
cians do that. The science of music is
about vibrations, the humanity of music is
about connection and community. What
we contribute to our own community, and
how we share our passions is what connects
us and makes us whole. Because it’s a small
world, isn’t it?”
For updates and the actual release date,
follow Janet Planet on Facebook.

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ENTERTAINMENT // WIFEE AND THE HUZZBAND
BY LARRY KAY
If you’ve already had your fill of “Santa
Claus is Coming To Town,” “White
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of holiday music that becomes virtually
inescapable this time of year, take heart
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to release a new Christmas song that’s sure
to vault to the top of your personal holiday
hit chart.
“Everywhere It’s Christmas Time
Again,” is an instant Xmas classic with a
timeless Phil Spector-meets-Motown feel,
but with an infectious, bouncing groove
that keeps it firmly rooted in the present
day. Longtime WiFEE and the HUZz
BAND fan, Little
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considering adding
the song for special
holiday airplay on
his “Underground
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same name (Chan-
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you keeping score)
and on nearly 200
radio stations worldwide.
“Everywhere It’s Christmas Time
Again,” will be backed with a cool and
clever (but not kitschy) rendition of the
forgotten holiday classic, “I Want a Hip-
popotamus For Christmas,” and will be
available on 45 rpm vinyl and CD, with
cover art by nationally known hot rod
artist Doug P’gosh.
Doug’s custom cover seamlessly melds
aspects of traditional hot rod art, lowbrow
art, ‘50s/’60s counterculture, and of course
everything that is WiFEE and the HUZz
BAND. From the love story of Ruby and
Coopy to the band members piled on top
of each other in a tall finned black Cadillac
(and looking like extras from a Rat Fink
comic) and Santa’s littlest chihuahua doing
his best to pull the whole thing, it’s impos-
sible to ignore.
In conjunction with the release of the
record and one-of-a-kind artwork, the
band will be offering limited edition signed
and numbered posters of the cover for sale,
along with T-shirts, and stickers. They will
also be launching a crowd funding pro-
gram in the next few days to help make all
of this possible, and would like to encour-
age anyone who is a fan of live local music
and WiFEE and the HUZz BAND to
visit their website, wifeeandthehuzzband.
com to find out more information!
And, if all that isn’t enough, the band’s
song “She Won’t Go,” has been nominated
to be crowned as “Coolest Song of The Year
2015,” on Little Steven’s Underground
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of families, friends,
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Now through Sunday,
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“She Won’t Go,” once a day, so every fan,
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can vote. In addition to the voting, fans
over 21 can also enter for the chance to win
a trip to the The Hard Rock Hotel Cancun.
First place prize will receive: round-trip air-
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(You can only vote for the “Coolest Song
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ENTERTAINMENT // DOBIE MAXWELL
BY DOBIE MAXWELL
One of the last remaining celebrities of
my childhood has died, and it hurts. I am
in mourning.
Growing up in Milwaukee in the 1970’s,
“All Star Wrestling,” was a weekly local TV
institution that had ratings higher than any
other program with the possible exception
of anything related to bowling and/or polka
music. It was part of the local culture and
the wrestlers were iconic figures.
In Milwaukee there was a hometown
hero known as “The Crusher.” Legend had it
he “trained” for his matches by running up
and down Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee’s
main drag) carrying a beer keg on his shoul-
der and smoking cigars. He’d dance a few
polkas to work on his cardio too.
Everybody loved The Crusher in Mil-
waukee. No wait, that’s not correct. They
ADORED him to the point of bordering
on flat out worship. Crusher’s legendary
interviews on TV were what I lived for as
a kid, as he promised to rid Milwaukee and
the world of “bums,” and “turkey necks.”
The Crusher was revered as highly, and
probably higher than any other “athlete,”
and nobody doubted he was able to beat
anyone up who crossed his path, including
Muhammad Ali himself. Had he chosen to
play for the Green Bay Packers, we had no
doubt he would stomp on all those nasty
Bears, Vikings and Lions and lay them out
with his infamous “Crusher Bolo” super
punch.
He was always announced as having
“100 Megaton Biceps,” even though nobody
ever had any idea what exactly that meant.
How many megatons are needed in a bicep?
Was there a standard requirement from the
government on how many were needed to
constitute wrestling toughness?
One of The Crusher’s most bitter rivals
in the ring was the underhanded dastardly
and conniving super villain, the universally
despised “Wicked” Nick Bockwinkel.
Billed as being from Beverly Hills,
California along with his oily manager and
perpetual shadow Bobby “The Brain” (but
constantly referred to by fans as “The
Weasel”) Heenan, Bockwinkel held the
AWA world’s championship belt for what
seemed like forever – much to the cha-
grin of everyone possessing moral values.
Bockwinkel’s arrogant swagger,
perpetual sneer and slicked back golden
locks infuriated fans to the boiling
point. In his condescendingly articulate
pre-match interviews he would rarely
raise his voice yet thoroughly insult
Milwaukee’s blue collar working class
population by referring to them as
“humanoids,” then boast smugly of
what terror he would inflict on his next
opponent in the upcoming matches at
the Milwaukee Auditorium. His disre-
spect was borderline blasphemy.
Tickets always just happened to
be available, and I frequently spent
the last of my paper route money as
did my childhood best friend Timbo,
with the specific mission to boo him loudly
and see our hero The Crusher leave the ring
wearing that championship gold around his
thick waist.
Once inside the actual ring, Bockwin-
kel’s rooster like cocky bravado immediately
shrunk into blatant cowardice and he and
his partner in crime Heenan had all they
could handle to keep from getting their
heads ripped off their shoulders and handed
to them by The Crusher or Verne Gagne or
any one of a number of virtuous crusading
good guys who fought by the rules and
played fair.
But somehow, someway just when the
referee happened to turn his head for only
a few seconds Bockwinkel or Heenan would
pull some deviously sinister stunt to turn
the tide of the match and the evil reptile
would slither from the ring beaten to within
an inch of his life - but still champ.
This process consistently happened over
and over, but I always knew the next time
he’d finally get his comeuppance and have to
forfeit his ill-gotten championship belt to an
upstanding citizen who deserved it - maybe
even my hero The Crusher. I was bound and
determined to witness it if it was the last
vision my eyes ever saw. The price of a ticket
was but a tiny obstacle to overcome.
Eventually, like when the hammer drops
about Santa, I found out the ugly truth...
that the matches were all prearranged, and
the wrestlers didn’t really hate each other. It
rocked my world, but only for a short while.
I loved it all the more when I found out it
was all a show and I learned to really appre-
ciate a terrific performance when I saw one.
Those guys were able to make a crowd POP.
Years later as I started in standup
comedy I also found part time work as a
ring announcer for a local Milwaukee wres-
tling promotion that featured wrestlers who
had worked as human chum to get beaten
by the AWA wrestlers in Minneapolis. They
were the stars of their own organization.
I eventually bought the business from
the guy who owned it and wrestled in the
AWA as Tom “Rocky” Stone. His real name
is Steve Hall and his father Redd Hall was a
local radio announcer, and just happened to
be the ring announcer for the live matches I
attended as a kid. Small world.
I eventually promoted my own live
events in the area and got to understand
how the wrestling business worked. With-
out the bad guys or “heels,” there could be
no good guys or “baby faces.”
Amazingly, I also saw that the bad guys
in the ring always seemed to be the nicest
people outside of it and vice versa. I’d trust
my wallet with most of villains, but very few
of the fan favorites.
I have no idea why this is true, but it
absolutely is. Maybe it’s the fun of being
able to play the role opposite of what one
is in everyday life, but I see this as the rule
rather than the exception. It works in real
“Nick of Time”
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ENTERTAINMENT // DOBIE MAXWELL
life too. “Good guys” like Bill Cosby often
portray a wholesome image to the pubic
when in fact a whole lot of “heel” is going on
behind the scenes. It’s a trait in the human
animal.
After my wrestling promoter adventure
days, I eventually got into morning radio
and ended up working at a local Milwaukee
rock station and we had Nick on for an
interview because a cousin of his who lived
in town happened to own a car dealership
,and was having a grand opening event and
put on matches featuring live appearances
by many of the AWA wrestlers of my child-
hood.
Nick was just as smooth and articulate in
his interview on the air as he always was, and
he was a huge hit with our listeners. When
we were finished I asked him if he would
mind coming on weekly to do “Nick’s Picks”
where he would do football predictions for
the weekend of games.
I told him he could do or say whatever
he wanted within reason but the one rule
was he had to perpetuate his heel role and
pick against the beloved Green Bay Packers
each week. The Packers were brutal that year
and he riled up the masses beautifully just as
he did when he was wrestling.
Years later as luck would have it I hap-
pened to be passing through Las Vegas at
the same time Steve Hall happened to be in
town, and he was pretty good friends with
Nick. He asked if I’d like to have lunch with
Nick, and he certainly did not have to ask
twice. I couldn’t wait to meet him.
Nick showed up right on time, tan and
in a sport coat looking like he could still get
into the ring that night. He was in his 70’s
but his handshake was firm and he smiled
like a movie star. He just “had it,” and I was
completely in awe before we sat at our table.
This was what a star looks like.
He said he fondly remembered the radio
bit and how much fun he had because I
knew how to lead him. He couldn’t have
been nicer, and then proceeded to regale us
with an ample supply of super stories about
his matches everywhere including some in
Milwaukee I’d attended as a kid.
It was like Christmas and an audience
with The Pope combined to have the chance
to hang out with such an enormous personal
icon, and it didn’t hurt that the food was ter-
rific too. But I’d have gladly eaten three giant
cans of liver flavored Alpo to have a chance
to bask in all that charisma.
I didn’t talk much at first, but as we got
going I asked some questions and even made
him laugh a couple of times. What a thrill
that was! I think I was floating about ten
feet above my chair, and the whole time I
couldn’t help thinking how surreal it was to
be at the same table enjoying a meal with
someone who at one time I was sure was
the epitome of all things evil. It made me
chuckle.
Somewhere well into the conversation
after the three of us were very much at ease
and having fun I vividly remember blurting
out ,”You have NO clue as to how many
times I scraped up my last little bit of paper
route money to come down to that arena to
boo the living hell out of you.”
The great Nick Bockwinkel looked up
from his meal staring me straight in the
eye and with the exact same understated
arrogant sneer he used so effectively on TV
all those years, and proudly uttered without
a bit of hesitation, “THAT’S the whole idea,
son!” And he went back to his meal.
I shall not ever forget that magnificent
lunch, nor will I forget the fantastic enter-
tainment Nick gave me, whether I realized
it at the time or not. He was playing a role,
and I was suckered in just like everybody
else who watched All Star Wrestling back in
those days - and I love him for it.
Nick Bockwinkel was one of the all-
time greats of professional wrestling both
in the ring and out. A classier gentleman I
have never met, and our lunch will always
be a highlight of my life. I’m sure he and
The Crusher have already had a few laughs
knowing they pulled one over on all of us
for all those years. They were true masters of
their craft, and they enriched my childhood.
Thanks champ! This particular human-
oid will always fondly remember your true
greatness.
Dobie Maxwell is a stand up comedian from
Milwaukee. To read more of his musings,
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BY BLAINE SCHULTZ
Back in September, when word leaked
out that Loaded, the Velvet Underground’s
fourth and final studio album was getting
the deluxe reissue treatment. I emailed
a record company contact to get the
lowdown. But I forgot that Loaded was
released on a different label than the previ-
ous three albums.
My contact Todd reminded me of this
but suggested we keep in touch because
Polydor/Universal was going to release
something I might find interesting.
This was a late Friday afternoon, I
wasn’t sure what coast Todd was working
from but thought I’d give him a call. He
said that they would be doing a project on
the Matrix tapes, but couldn’t offer many
details at that point. But like his email
said, “Keep in touch.”
Hmm -- Matrix? -- the jazz-fusion
group from Appleton, with ties to Law-
rence University? Maybe Todd thought
the Wisconsin connection would make
sense.
Then a bomb went off in my head.
The Matrix was a San Francisco club where
the Velvet Underground played in 1969.
After the band had called it a day,
Paul Nelson at Mercury Records released
a live transcendent, face-melting two LP
set comprised of material recorded at the
Matrix and also a club in Dallas called the
End of Cole Avenue. For years rumors cir-
culated the Matrix tapes had been recorded
on multi track and were even better than
what had been released in 1969.
The Complete Matrix Tapes captures
the Velvets’ performances on November
26 and 27, 1969. The 26th was the day
President Nixon signed a bill authorizing
the Vietnam draft lottery and the 27th was
Thanksgiving. By this point the band had
become road dogs and long since shed the
novelty tag of “Andy Warhol’s group,” that
initially saddled them.
It is 1984 and my roommate Norm just
bought used copies of Loaded and Live 1969
at a store that specializes in comic books. The
owner has a small rack of his own LP’s he is
unloading. The University of Wisconsin-Eau
Claire is half a continent away from San
Francisco, but the Velvets live album was
our main soundtrack. It sustained us then.
Today it still works wonders.
The previously unreleased Matrix mate-
rial is a near-revelation. Like a jazz band
that reinterprets its repertoire each night
of a residency, the Velvet Underground are
playful, experimenting with the resilience
of their material. “Sister Ray” clocks in at
just under 37 minutes. Bassist Doug Yule
recalls Lou Reed adding new verses to
songs or shifting perspective. “New Age,”
Reed said, “had three different iterations –
the same song looked at in a different way.”
In the early 1980’s the late Robert
Quine played guitar with Reed, but in
1969 he was at the November 27th Matrix
show, recording it on cassette for his own
reference. “People have asked me. ‘Were
you aware that you were preserving some-
thing historic?’ I definitely was.”
It is March 13, 1996 and my buddy
Mickey and I are in Austin, Texas where Lou
Reed is playing his first concert in Texas since
perhaps 1974. The day after the show we chat
with David Fricke who wrote the liner notes
for the Velvet Underground reissues. On the
drive down we had located the building that
once housed The End of Cole niteclub. We
had it bad.
Like any great works of art, the live
Velvet Underground continues to reveal
itself. On the The Complete Matrix
Tapes “White Light/White Heat” sounds
like Chuck Berry in the Twilight Zone, it
simply levitates. Modern music still has
not caught up. We hear the soul of the
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the band’s all but overlooked lyricism.
It’s one hundred years from today, and
everyone who is reading this is dead. I’m
dead. You’re dead. And some kid is taking
a music course in junior high and maybe he’s
listening to the Velvet Underground because
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roll, and I wonder what that kid is thinking.
Elliott Murphy – 1969.
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ENTERTAINMENT // CONCERT WATCH
BY JANE SPIETZ
Sisters, Ann and Nancy Wilson led the
iconic rock ‘n roll group Heart to success
in the ‘70s, during a time when female
artists were not readily welcomed into the
music scene. Heart flew up the charts with
major hits like “Crazy on You,” “Barracuda,”
“Magic Man,” and “Straight On.” It was a
winning combination from the start with
Ann’s incredibly powerful lead vocals and
Nancy’s virtuoso guitar stylings. Heart’s
accomplishments continued on with clas-
sics like “These Dreams,” ‘What About
Love,” “Never,” and “Alone.” Recent album
chart successes include Red Velvet Car and
Fanatic, released in 2010 and 2012 respec-
tively. Heart was inducted into the rock ‘n
roll Hall of Fame in 2013 and continues to
tour widely to the delight of its fans.
The Wilson sisters are accomplished
musicians, singers, and song writers. They
have achieved individual success as well.
Ann performed on “Almost Paradise,” from
the film Footloose, “Surrender to Me,” from
Tequila Sunrise and other motion picture
themes. Nancy wrote and performed the
scores to numerous motion pictures includ-
ing “Almost Famous,” and “Jerry Maguire.”
Together, Ann and Nancy put out their
memoir, “Kicking and Dreaming: a Story of
Heart, Soul and Rock and Roll,” which was
on the New York Times Best Sellers list for
several weeks in 2012. In May 2015, they
put out a children’s book, “Dog & But-
terfly,” based on their hit song of the same
name.
I spoke to Ann Wilson recently as the
members of Heart were in Las Vegas enjoy-
ing a day off during their current tour.
Jane Spietz: What influences steered
you and Nancy toward your careers in
music? I know that your family played a
large part in this.
Ann Wilson: Yeah, our family was
always really musical. Our mother always
played Judy Garland, Harry Belafonte, the
Limelighters, the Kingston Trio, opera,
operetta, classical music. I played in the
school band. I think I really lit up to music
when the English invasion occurred - the
Beatles and the Rolling Stones. Although
before that, I had been a pretty big fan of
R&B. Ann Peebles, Aretha, Fontana Bass,
and some of those types of ladies. When
we started trying to write our own music, it
took a while before we found our own voice.
JS: Early on you and Nancy encountered
sexist attitudes from those who felt that a
female rock ‘n’ roll band couldn’t make it in
the music business.
AW: The way it was set up back then,
there was allowed to be one female artist
played on the radio per hour. If it was Joan
Baez, that was her hour. Or if it was Susie
Quatro or Melanie, etc., then you are out of
luck. That’s how it started. There was a disco
craze going on then so most of the time
there were disco divas on the air. There were
no real rock women. That was something
that had to take root and build and grow
over time. And with some pushing. It took a
few years for women to be accepted as even
legitimate, let alone artists.
JS: At the 2012 Kennedy Center
Honors tribute to Led Zeppelin, you and
Nancy were asked to perform “Stairway to
Heaven,” as the finale. Robert Plant, Jimmy
Page, and John Paul Jones were visibly
moved, and you brought the entire audience
to its feet.
AW: That was quite an experience, never
to be forgotten.
JS: President Obama and First Lady
Michelle were in attendance at that event.
I know that you are big fans of theirs. We
have another election coming up. I’m not
going to ask you tell us which candidate you
like, but do you feel that you and Nancy
might plan to throw your support behind
the eventual nominee in the 2016 presiden-
tial election?
AW: Absolutely. We can’t go around
blaming politicians for being at fault for
everything that’s wrong if we elect the
wrong people. And, if people don’t get out
and vote, that’s an issue.
JS: You and Nancy released your
memoir, “Kicking & Dreaming: A Story
of Heart, Soul and Rock & Roll,” in 2012.
What was the inspiration for that?
AW: We wanted to tell our story and
have it not be a whitewash. We wanted to
tell the real story, tell a woman’s story, and
our family’s story, and not have it be just
another trashy rock book. Lots and lots of
people have wanted to write Heart books,
but I waited
until we could
w o r k w i t h
Charles Cross.
I had read his
book about
Nirvana and
Kurt Cobain,
and his book
a b o u t Ji m i
He n d r i x . I
thought that
t h o s e t w o
stories were
told really in a
classy way, and
in a way that
was dramatic
a n d h o n e s t
without being
sleazy. Charlie is from Seattle and both of
those artists were from Seattle, as we are. So,
Charlie had a good sense of place. I think it
worked out really well.
JS: Along the same literary lines, I’d like
to hear about the children’s book that you
and Nancy penned.
AW: Yes. We’ve both been parents, and
we’ve both spent a lot of time reading books
to our children. We saw the value in writing
a book that not only kids would like, but
also one that the parents could read over and
over and over again, and enjoy as well. We
thought, which one of our songs is the most
childlike, and it was “Dog & Butterfly.” So
we chose that for our book.
JS: You have been taking a different path
with The Ann Wilson Thing. That has to be
so exciting.
AW: Yeah, it is. The Ann Wilson Thing
is totally different from Heart. We play no
Heart music. It has a different mindset to
it. We try to play songs that say something,
and that are relevant. We do a lot covers.
Bob Dylan, Peter Gabriel, Tim Buckley.
It’s just really a whole different way for me
to stretch out and use my voice and my
emotions. It’s really a great thing for me. So
refreshing. We’re very stripped-down with
this. We’re not making Heart money or
anything. We’re doing it for love, really. It’s a
whole lot of fun to go do whatever we want
with no expectations.
JS: You are involved with numerous
causes and philanthropic efforts. Please
touch on one that is near and dear to your
heart.
AW: I think that Planned Parenthood
is one of the most important ones we have.
To get people to understand the purpose of
Planned Parenthood is first and foremost.
It’s not just an abortion clinic. It helps
people in that regard, but there’s so much
more that’s available from them. Breast
exams, physicals, all kinds of childcare,
pediatrics, obstetrics. So much more than
what the opposition would paint it as. I
think it’s very important to get the truth out
about Planned Parenthood. It affords the
best of care.
JS: What do you and Nancy wish for the
future of Heart?
AW: I wish for Heart that it can keep
moving forward in an evolving way. That it
can maintain relevance in the world. If not,
I hope that it can bow out gracefully. We’re
not thinking of doing that at the moment.
I want to be involved in something that is
real, and really has something to say. Some-
thing that doesn’t chase radio hits or pop
image. I just want to make great music with
Heart, and feel good about it.
JS: We are very much looking forward
to Heart performing at the Riverside The-
ater in Milwaukee on Monday, December 7.
AW: There will be rock ‘n roll, ballads, a
lot of singing. It’s a big rock show. It’s going
to be new stuff, old stuff, some surprising
covers. It’s going to be very uplifting, and
fans are going to be very glad they went.
Straight to the HEART at the Riverside
WHAT: Heart
WHERE:
Riverside Theater, Milwaukee
WHEN:
Monday, December 7, 2015
COST: Tickets: $85, $70, $60, $50
INFO: pabsttheater.org/show/
heart2015
www.heart-music.com/welcome
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DECEMBER 3
HAPPY ENDING
DEJA VU
APPLETON 9:00 PM
KITTY CORONA
MENOMINEE CASINO
KESHENA 8-12:00 PM
STAGE HOGGS ACOUSTIC
WORLD OF BEER
MIDDLETON 9:00 PM
DECEMBER 4
BIG MOUTH
ANDUZZIS
HOWARD 9:00 PM
STEVE & MARK
BECKETS
OSHKOSH 8:00 PM
HEATBOX
CRANKY PATS
NEENAH 10:00 PM
“ANASTASIA LEE, MARK
RINGWELSKI & THE
PEGUERO SISTERS”
CUP O JOY
GREEN BAY 7:30 PM
THE 151’S
DEJA VU
APPLETON 9:00 PM
JANET PLANET
LAWRENCE MEMORIAL
CHAPEL
APPLETON
HITS
LCO CASINO
HAYWARD 9-1:00
KITTY CORONA
MENOMINEE CASINO
KESHENA
8-12:00 DAPHNI & DOOZEY
WITH DAPHNI
MILL CREEK
APPLETON 10:00 PM
DANA ERLANDSON
MONA ROSE WINERY
GREEN BAY 7-10 PM
BAD HABITZ
MS BAR
LITTLE CHUTE 9:30 PM
DRIFTWOOD
REVS BOWL BAR AND GRILL
OSHKOSH 8:00 PM
UNITY
SARDINE CAN
GREEN BAY 9:00 PM
CONSULT THE BRIEFCASE
SLIPPERY NOODLE
INDIANAPOLIS 8:30 PM
DAN TULSA BAND
STONE HARBOR
STURGEON BAY 8:30-12:00
MILES OVER MOUNTAINS
THE COLD SHOT
APPLETON 10:00 PM
“THE QUEENS W/ REV.
NORB & THE ONIONS,
HOLY SHIT!, JETTY BOYS”
THE LYRIC ROOM
GREEN BAY 9:30 PM
AARON VORASS
THE SHINERY
NEENAH 7:00 PM
BOOMBOXX
THE SHORT BRANCH
NEENAH 10:00 PM
UNWRITTEN CONSENT
WISEGUYS
GREENVILLE 9:30 PM
BOBBY EVANS DUO
WORLD OF BEER
MIDDLETON 9:00 PM
BIG AND TALL
WORLD OF BEER
APPLETON 9:00 PM
DECEMBER 5
ROOFTOP JUMPERS
ANDUZZIS EAST
GREEN BAY 9:00 PM
SPITFIRE RODEO
ANDUZZIS SPORTS CLUB
GREEN BAY 9:30 PM
“THE POLAR PROJECT,
COLLIN & CHRIS
UNPLUGGED”
APPLETON ST. SPORTS BAR
&GRILL
APPLETON 7:00PM
ANDY’S AUTOMATICS
BECKETS
OSHKOSH 8:00 PM
NO STONE SOUP BAND
BRIDGE BAR
FREMONT 8:00PM
“HOLIDAY IN GRAND
STYLE FEATURING HOLLY
SAUNDERS, SOPRANO”
CENTRAL WI SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA
STEVENS POINT 7:30PM
CLOVERTON CHRISTMAS
CUP O JOY
GREEN BAY 7:30 PM
CHARLES WALKER BAND
DEJA VU
APPLETON 9:00 PM
CRANKIN YANKEES
FAT JOES
FOND DU LAC 9:30 PM
RABID AARDVARKS
HEADLINERS
NEENAH 9:30 PM
BRUCE KOESTNER
HEIDEL HOUSE
GREEN LAKE 7-10:00
CHASIN MASON
HITCHING POST
KOHLSVILLE 9-1:00
HYDE
JACKSON POINT SPORTS
GRILL
SEYMOUR 9:00 PM
THE PRESIDENTS
JIMMY SEAS
GREEN BAY 9:00 PM
THE COUGARS
KOUNTRY BAR
APPLETON 9:30 PM
HITS
LCO CASINO
HAYWARD 9-1:00
DIAMOND AND STEEL
LEAP INN
FREEDOM 9:30 PM
KITTY CORONA
MENOMINEE CASINO
KESHENA 8-12:00
6 FIGURES
PLANK ROAD PUB
DE PERE 8:30 PM
REPLICA
OSHKOSH 9:00 PM
FINE LINE
SAND BOX
GREEN BAY 9:00 PM
BAD HABITZ
SARDINE CAN
GREEN BAY 9:00 PM
SLIPPERY NOODLE
POUNDING FATHERS
SLUGGERS
APPLETON 9:30 PM
STAR SIX NINE
STONE TOAD
MENASHA 9:00 PM
BAZOOKA JOE
STURGEON BAY YACHT
CLUB
STURGEON BAY 8:00 PM
THE LOOSE SCREWS
THE COLD SHOT APPLETON
10:00PM
THE 4THONTHEFLOOR W/
LIVER KILLERS
THE LYRIC ROOM
GREEN BAY 9:30 PM
RED LIGHT SAINTS
THE SHORT BRANCH
NEENAH 11:00 PM
BRIAN JAMES
WORLD OF BEER
MIDDLETON 9:00 PM
DECEMBER 6
“HOLIDAY IN GRAND
STYLE FEATURING HOLLY
SAUNDERS, SOPRANO”
CENTRAL WI SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA
HITS
LCO CASINO
HAYWARD 2-6:00
DECEMBER 8
THE HAIR BAND
THE COLD SHOT APPLETON
9:30 PM
DECEMBER 9
“TONY WAGNER, DANNY
JARABECK & DREW HICKS
- WED. WITH WAGS”
WHEELHOUSE
WAUPACA 8:00PM
DECEMBER 10
CRAIG HAWKINSON AND
SPECIAL GUESTS
DÈJA VU
APPLETON 9:00 PM
LONESOME RED & THE
BLUE STRINGS
THE COLD SHOT
APPLETON 9:30 PM
WORLD OF BEER
MIDDLETON 9:00 PM
DECEMBER 11
GRAND UNION
ANDUZZIS EAST
GREEN BAY 9:00 PM
THE POCKET KINGS
BECKETS
OSHKOSH 8:00 PM
HITS
CIMARRON
MENASHA 9-1:00
MARK SMEBY
CUP O JOY
GREEN BAY 7:30 PM
BOBBY EVANS BAND
DEJA VU
APPLETON 9:00 PM
THE POLAR PROJECT
EMMETT’S
APPLETON 9:30PM
ROSETTI & WIGLEY
ISLE CASINO
WATERLOO IA 9-1:00
MILWAUKEE ALE HOUSE
MILWAUKEE 9:30 PM
THE PRESIDENTS
OSHKOSH 8:00 PM
R2
SARDINE CAN
GREEN BAY 9:30 PM
THE HOOK UP
THE COLD SHOT
APPLETON 10:00 PM
BRUISER QUEEN
THE LYRIC ROOM
GREEN BAY 9:00 PM
BOXKAR
THE SHORT BRANCH
NEENAH 10:00 PM
BIG AND TALL
WORLD OF BEER
MIDDLETON 9:00 PM
DECEMBER 12
JOHNNY WAD
ANDUZZIS - HOWARD
HOWARD 9:30 PM
WILDSIDE
BACKSTAGE BAR
FOND DU LAC 9:00 PM
RINGS
BECKETS
OSHKOSH 8:00 PM
NASHVILLE PIPELINE
CAPITOL CENTRE
APPLETON 9:30 PM
BURBILLIES
CRANKY PATS
NEENAH 10:00 PM
THE NEVERCLAIM
CUP O JOY
GREEN BAY 7:30 PM
TWEED FUNK
DEJA VU
APPLETON 9:00 PM
RABID AARDVARKS
FAT JOES
FOND DU LAC 9:30 PM
HAZ/SOUTHERN GYPSY
HEADLINERS
NEENAH 9:30 PM
BILL STEINERT
HEIDEL HOUSE
GREEN LAKE 7-10:00
HURRY UP WAIT
HORTONVILLE LANES
HORTONVILLE 9:30 PM
ROSETTI & WIGLEY
ISLE CASINO
WATERLOO IA 9-1:00
FOLLOW SUIT
KOUNTRY BAR
APPLETON 9:30 PM
BIG AND TALL
LADDERHOUSE
LITTLE CHUTE 9:00 PM
ADAMS WAY
LEAP INN
FREEDOM 10:00 PM
DANA ERLANDSON
MACKINAWS
GREEN BAY 7:30-11:00 PM
THE BOMB
PLANK ROAD PUB
DE PERE 8:30 PM
DIAMOND AND STEEL
OSHKOSH 9:00 PM
HORSESHOES & HAND
GRENADES
SENTRY THEATER @1800
BOXKAR
SLUGGERS
APPLETON 9:30 PM
DAVE OLSEN BAND
STONE HARBOR
R P M
STONE TOAD
MENASHA 9:00 PM
JAM FUNK ALL STARS
THE COLD SHOT
APPLETON 10:00 PM
BAD HABITZ
THE SHACK
FOND DU LAC 9:00 PM
GRAND UNION
THE SHORT BRANCH
NEENAH 10:00 PM
WORLD OF BEER
APPLETON 9:00 PM
REDFISH REMIX
WORLD OF BEER
APPLETON 9-12:00
DOUBLE DOWN
WORLD OF BEER
MIDDLETON 9:00 PM
WOUTERS SPORTS BAR
LITTLE SUAMICO 9:00 PM
DECEMBER 13
THE COUGARS
GREEN BAY 11:00 AM
JOHNNY WAD
GREEN BAY 6:30 PM
R P M
KROLLS WEST
GREEN BAY 11:30 AM
ROAD TRIP
STADIUM VIEW
GREEN BAY 7:00 PM
THE BAR HOLMGREN WAY
GREEN BAY 6:30 PM
DECEMBER 16
PAT MCCURDY
GREEN BAY 8:00 PM
DECEMBER 17
REVEREND RAVEN
1001 CLUB
GREEN BAY 8:00 PM
ROB ANTHONY
DÈJA VU
APPLETON 9:00 PM
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THE COLD SHOT
APPLETON 9:30 PM
JIM COUNTER
WORLD OF BEER
MIDDLETON 9:00 PM
DECEMBER 18
REVEREND RAVEN & THE
CHAIN SMOKING ALTER
BOYS
BECKETS
OSHKOSH 8:00 PM
BUFFALO STOMP BAND
BRIDGE BAR
FREMONT 8:00PM
ADAMS WAY
CASH AND SWILLIES
KAUKAUNA 9:30 PM
BIG CEDAR BLUEGRASS -
CHRISTMAS
CUP O JOY
DAVE OLSEN BAND
DÈJA VU
APPLETON 9:00 PM
MILL CREEK
APPLETON 9:30 PM
BOXKAR
MILWAUKEE ALE HOUSE
MILWAUKEE 9:30 PM
BAZOOKA JOE
NORTHSTAR CASINO
BOWLER 8:00 PM
THE DEL RAYS
OSHKOSH 8:00 PM
THE JIMMYS
SADOFF PAC
FOND DU LAC 8:00 PM
DAPHNI
SARDINE CAN
GREEN BAY 9:00 PM
THE COUGARS
SHOOTS BAR
SUAMICO 9:00 PM
HITS
SILVER CRYST
WAUTOMA 8-12:00
THE BLUES DISCIPLES
SLIPPERY NOODLE
GREEN SCREEN KID
SLUGGERS
APPLETON 9:30 PM
GREAT BLUE NORTHERN
THE COLD SHOT
APPLETON 10:00 PM
CRANKIN YANKEES
WISEGUYS
GREENVILLE 9:30 PM
ZAKK ABITZ
WORLD OF BEER
MIDDLETON 9:00 PM
DECEMBER 19
BAD HABITZ
10TH FRAME
APPLETON 9:00 PM
DIAMOND AND STEEL
ANDUZZIS - HOWARD
HOWARD 9:00 PM
THE PRESIDENTS
ANDUZZIS EAST
GREEN BAY 9:00 PM
JANET PLANET
BECKETS
OSHKOSH 8:00 PM
THIRD WHEEL BAND
BRIDGE BAR
FREMONT 8:00PM
NATTY NATION
CRANKY PATS
NEENAH 10:00 PM
RANDY STONEHILL
CUP O JOY
GREEN BAY 7:30 PM
A-TOWN UNPLUGGED
DÈJA VU
APPLETON 9:00 PM
CHASIN MASON
FAT JOES
FOND DU LAC
STAR SIX NINE
FOX HARBOR PUB & GRILL
GREEN BAY 9:00 PM
GRAVEL PIT SPORTS BAR
AND GRILL
KIEL 9:00 PM
NASHVILLE PIPELINE
HEADLINERS
NEENAH 9:30 PM
FRAN STEENO
HEIDEL HOUSE
GREEN LAKE 7-10:00
BIG MOUTH & THE POWER
TOOL HORNS
JIMMY SEAS
GREEN BAY 9:00 PM
GRAND UNION
LEAP INN
FREEDOM 9:30 PM
BAZOOKA JOE
NORTHSTAR CASINO
BOWLER 8:00 PM
R2
PLANK ROAD PUB
DE PERE 8:30 PM
EMINENCE
OSHKOSH 9:00 PM
THE COUGARS
SAND BOX
GREEN BAY 9:00 PM
FOLLOW SUIT
SARDINE CAN
GREEN BAY 9:00 PM
HITS
SILVER CRYST
WAUTOMA 8-12:00
THE BLUES DISCIPLES
SLIPPERY NOODLE
HYDE
SLUGGERS
APPLETON 9:30 PM
BOXKAR
STONE TOAD
MENASHA 9:00 PM
CEMETERY GATEZ
TANNERS
KIMBERLY 7:00 PM
VESPA WOMEN / SONS OF
KONG / BACKER
THE COLD SHOT
APPLETON 10:00 PM
“KURT GUNN, THE
RAGLANDERS, FEED
THE DOG AND THE
CHOCOLATEERS”
THE LYRIC ROOM
GREEN BAY 8:00 PM
REVEREND RAVEN
THE SHORT BRANCH
NEENAH 10:00 PM
SWITCHBACK
THRASHER OPERA HOUSE
GREEN LAKE 7:30 PM
WAVERLY BEACH
MENASHA 6:30 PM
BIG AND TALL
WORLD OF BEER
MIDDLETON 9:00 PM
DECEMBER 20
REVEREND RAVEN
SMILING MOOSE
NEW HOLSTEIN 6:15 PM
DECEMBER 22
THE HAIR BAND
THE COLD SHOT
APPLETON 9:30 PM
DECEMBER 23
THE SWINGING
JOHNSONS
DÈJA VU
APPLETON 8:00 PM
ALS SHOW
THE LYRIC ROOM
GREEN BAY 9:00 PM
“MAMA, PLATINUM BOYS,
HOLLY AND THE NICE
LIONS, REV. NORB AND
THE ONIONS”
THE LYRIC ROOM
GREEN BAY 9:30 PM
DECEMBER 25
HITS
MENOMINEE CASINO
KESHENA 8-12:00
BOBBY EVANS
THE COLD SHOT
APPLETON 10:00 PM
DECEMBER 26
NASHVILLE PIPELINE
21 GUN ROADHOUSE
LEDGEVIEW 9:30 PM
ANNEX
ANDUZZIS - EAST
GREEN BAY 9:30 PM
TIN SANDWICH
BECKETS
OSHKOSH 8:00 PM
HOWLING AT THE MOON
BRIDGE BAR
FREMONT 7:00PM
SLY JOE AND THE SMOOTH
OPERATORS
DÈJA VU
APPLETON 9:00 PM
THE PRESIDENTS
FAT JOES
FOND DU LAC

ADAMS WAY
HEADLINERS
NEENAH 9:30 PM
FRAN STEENO
HEIDEL HOUSE
GREEN LAKE 7-10:00
DIAMOND AND STEEL
HORTONVILLE LANES
HORTONVILLE 9:30 PM
HYDE
JJ MALONEYS
KAUKAUNA 9:30 PM
HITS
MENOMINEE CASINO
KESHENA 8-12:00
SONIC CIRCUS
OSHKOSH 9:00 PM
CRANKIN YANKEES
SARDINE CAN
GREEN BAY 9:00 PM
STAR SIX NINE
SLUGGERS
APPLETON 9:30 PM
KITTY CORONA
STONE HARBOR
HURRY UP WAIT
STONE TOAD
MENASHA 9:00 PM
THE HOTT SAXXX
ENSEMBLE
THE COLD SHOT
APPLETON 10:00 PM
THE SHORT BRANCH
NEENAH 10:00 PM
THE COUGARS
WATERING HOLE
GREEN BAY 9:00 PM
DECEMBER 30
DIAMOND AND STEEL
POTAWATOMI CASINO
CARTER 8:00 PM
“TONY WAGNER, JOHNNY
BURGIN & TONY MENZER -
WED. WITH WAGS”
WHEELHOUSE
WAUACA 8:00PM
DECEMBER 31
STONE CROW
BACKSTAGE BAR & GRILL
FOND DU LAC 8:00 PM
SLY JOE & THE SMOOTH
OPERATORS
BECKETS
OSHKOSH 8:00 PM
BUFFALO STOMP BAND
BRIDGE BAR
FREMONT 8:00PM
DANA ERLANDSON
CHEFUSION†
MILES NIELSEN & THE
RUSTED HEARTS
CRANKY PATS
NEENAH 10:00 PM
JAZZ ORGY
DÈJA VU
APPLETON 9:00 PM
POUNDING FATHERS
EDGE OF DELLS RESORT
WISCONSIN DELLS 10:00 PM
STAR SIX NINE
FAT JOES
FOND DU LAC 10:00 PM
DIAMOND AND STEEL
FOX HILLS -
BENCHWARMERS SPORTS
BAR
MISHICOT 9:30 PM
HURRY UP WAIT
FRATELLOS
OSHKOSH 9:00 PM
ASK YOUR MOTHER
HEADLINERS
NEENAH 9:30 PM
SONIC CIRCUS
HEIDEL HOUSE
GREEN LAKE 9:00 PM
FRAN STEENO
HEIDEL HOUSE
GREEN LAKE 7-10:00
6 FIGURES
JACKSON POINT SPORTS
GRILL
SEYMOUR 9:00 PM
UNITY
JIMMY SEAS
GREEN BAY 9:00 PM
WILDSIDE
KOUNTRY BAR
APPLETON 10:00 PM
CRANKIN YANKEES
LEAP INN
FREEDOM 9:30 PM
GRAND UNION
NORTHSTAR CASINO
BOWLER 9:00 PM
QUIET STORM
OSTHOFF RESORT
ELKHART LAKE 9-1:00
OUTPOST
SHERWOOD 6:00 PM
DAPHNI
PLANK ROAD PUB
DE PERE 9:00 PM
THE COUGARS
POTAWATOMI CASINO
CARTER 9:00 PM
FOLLOW SUIT
OSHKOSH 10:00 PM
2 HOURS NOTICE
SAND BOX
GREEN BAY 9:00 PM
EMINENCE
SARDINE CAN
GREEN BAY 10:00 PM
R P M
SLUGGERS
APPLETON 10:00 PM
CAT 5
ST BRENDANS IRISH INN
GREEN BAY 9:00 PM
BOOMBOXX
STONEYARD GREENVILLE
GREENVILLE 10:00 PM
BAD HABITZ
THE BAR LYNNDALE
APPLETON 9:00 PM
BOOGIE AND THE YO YO-Z
WAVERLY BEACH
MENASHA
BOURBON COWBOYS
WHISTLE INN
NICHOLS 9:00 PM
VIC FERRARI
WILD ROSE CASINO
EMMETSBURG IA
BIG AND TALL
WORLD OF BEER
APPLETON 9:00 PM
JANUARY 1
THE BOMB
SARDINE CAN
GREEN BAY 9:00 PM
JANUARY 2
THE COUGARS
ANDUZZIS - EAST
GREEN BAY 9:00 PM
THE POCKET KINGS
CRANKY PATS
NEENAH 10:00 PM
APRIL STROM JOHNSON
CUP O JOY
GREEN BAY 7:30 PM
ERIC DIAMOND
FAT JOES
FOND DU LAC 9:00 PM
R P M
HEADLINERS
NEENAH 9:30 PM
POUNDING FATHERS
LEAP INN
FREEDOM 9:30 PM
COOKEE...TIMELESS MUSIC
MACKINAWS
GREEN BAY 7:30-11:00
THE BOMB
OSHKOSH 9:00 PM
SARDINE CAN
GREEN BAY 9:00 PM
DOOZEY
SLUGGERS
APPLETON 9:30 PM
JANUARY 3
JOHNNY WAD
BAR HOLMGREN WAY
GREEN BAY 3:30 PM
THE COUGARS
KROLLS WEST
GREEN BAY 8:30 AM
BAD HABITZ
STADIUM VIEW
GREEN BAY 3:15 PM
NASHVILLE PIPELINE
TUNDRA TAILGATE ZONE -
LAMBEAU FIELD
GREEN BAY 8:15 AM
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WEDNESDAY - Pizza Night: Choice of
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or one of the chef’s creations
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December 19, 2015
Waupun Community Players presents
It’s A Wonderful Life
A Live Radio Play
Featuring local community leaders
Doors Open at 6:00pm
Show starts at 7:00pm
All Seats General Admission $10.00
Historic City Hall Auditorium
201 E. Main Street, Waupun, WI 53963
AmericInn
204 Shaler Drive
Waupun WI 53963
Waupun City Hall
201 E. Main Street
Waupun, WI 53963
Waupun Community Players
presents this beloved American
holiday classic. It comes to
captivating life as a live 1940s
radio broadcast. With the help
of an ensemble that brings a
few dozen characters to the
stage, the story of idealistic
George Bailey unfolds as he
considers ending his life one
fateful Christmas Eve.
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The Celtic Tenors Christmas
The Annie Moses Band: American RhapsodyAlpin Hong: Chasing Chopin
ABBA Mania
Oshkosh Symphony Orchestra: Discovery
Artist concert at UW Oshkosh Music Hall
Thursday, December 10 at 7:30 PM
Sunday, January 17, 2016 at 7 PMSaturday, January 9, 2016 at 7:30 PM
Friday, January 29, 2016 at 7:30 PM
Saturday, January 30, 2016 at 7:30 PM
The Grand Opera House Box Office | 100 High Ave. | Oshkosh, WI 54901 | Hours: Monday-Friday 11:30 am-5pm | Saturday 11 am-2 pm
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Oshkosh Corporation Foundation Series Saturday, January 30, 2016 at 2 PM
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Co-sponsor: BMO Harris Bank
Alberta S. Kimball Foundation Series
Presenting Sponsor: Boldt
Residency Activity Sponsored By: Oshkosh Area Community Foundation

ENTERTAINMENT // SERIOUSLY FUNNY
BY
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December 1
Studio Art Class:
Pumped for
Printmaking
The Trout Museum of Art
6:00 PM until 8:00 PM
Tuesdays, Dec. 1 - 15,
6:00pm-8:00pm (3 Sessions)
High School/Adult (Ages 15+)
Instructor: Stephanie Harvey
Discover the basics of printmak-
ing with this three-week primer.
Learn to create your own relief
prints, and then apply these
skills to create your own holiday
greeting card.
www.troutmuseum.org/
Family Program -
Tuesday Night Special:
Call to Create
Appleton Public Library
Tuesday Evening Program--join
us to create an amazing craft or
guided art project.
www.apl.org
December 2
Druid Discussion
Group
Angels Forever - Windows of Light
Free
Foxfire Druid Discussion Group
or DDG is focused on looking at
the practice of Druidry and how it
fits into our everyday lives. We are
a group based on the teachings of
the Order of Bards, Ovates, and
Druids (OBOD). In this discus-
sion group we will not be directly
working with OBOD materials,
however, if anyone is interested
in OBOD Druidry we would be
happy to help you get started. All
are welcome at our meetings; you
need not be a Druid to attend,
though all discussions will be
focused through the perspective of
Druidry.
www.angelsforever.com/
Live Music
CU Saloon
409 College Ave, Appleton
Wenesdays at CU Saloon enjoy
happy hour live music from 6-8
with $1 off Craft Drafts! Doors
open at 5pm!
Round Pond Wine
Dinner at Fratellos
Fratellos, Appleton
6:30 PM
Relax before the holiday and
enjoy Round Pond wine flights
paired with our four course meals!
www.fratelloswaterfront.com
Latino American
Film Screening and
Discussion
Viewing and discussion of Latino
Americans-Episode 1 Foreigners
in their Own Land (1565-1880).
Discussion led by Dr. Jake Fred-
erick, Professor of History and
Latin American Studies, Lawrence
University. Co-sponsored by
Lawrence University. Latino
Americans: 500 Years of History,
a public programming initia-
tive produced by the National
Endowment for the Humanities
(NEH) and the American Library
Association (ALA), is part of an
NEH initiative, The Common
Good: The Humanities in the
Public Square.
www.apl.org
December 3-14
Lawrence Academy
of Music tutti Online
Auction
Lawrence Academy of Music
Please join us for our 12th annual
Academy fundraiser, tutti, Italian
for “everyone together.” The Acad-
emy is responsible for its own
fund-raising to support tuition
assistance, program expenses, and
teacher development. In 2003, the
first fund-raising event, entitled
“tutti” was born. The tutti fund
now provides program support
to more than 1,500 students,
resources and training to more
than 50 teachers, and tuition
support for 1 in 10 Academy
students. The online auction will
run Dec. 3-Dec. 14, 2015.
www.lawrence.edu/s/academy
December 3-31
Victorian Christmas at
Hearthstone
Hearthstone Historic House
Museum
Thursday and Friday from 10 am to
3:30, Saturday from 11 am to 3:30
pm, and Sunday from 1 to 3:30 pm
Treat your senses during the 2015
Victorian Christmas observance
at Hearthstone Historic House
Museum, 625 W. Prospect Ave.,
Appleton. This years tours will
explore the sights, tastes, sounds,
textures and aromas of a tradi-
tional family Christmas during
the 1880s. Special Friday evening
tours will enhance the sensory
experience, with costumed
docents, live music and nighttime
lighting, from 6 8 p.m., on Nov.
27, and Dec. 4, 11 and 18.
www.HearthstoneMuseum.org
December 3-6
Christmas Stars 2015
Xavier High School
Thurs & Fri 7pm, Sat 1pm & 7pm,
Sun 1pm.
Come join us as we celebrate our
22nd year!!! Be thrilled, delighted
and inspired by a spectacular
Broadway-style holiday revue
featuring secular and religious
holiday music.
www.christmasstars.org
December 3
Employer Call to
Action Breakfast
Riverview Gardens Community
Center
6:00 AM until 8:30 AM
The program includes a a conti-
nental breakfast, brief presenta-
tion and testimonials from CMD
Corporation, Miron Construction
and Faith Technologies about
their experiences hiring graduates
of Riverview Gardens’ Service-
Works job-training program. It
really is a way to get first-hand
information about what it means
to hire someone from Riverview
Gardens’ innovative program
and what supportive services are
provided to employers. If you
have any questions, or to RSVP,
please contact Kelly Nutty at
knutty@riverviewgardens.org or
920-378-8527.
www.riverviewgardens.org
Full S.T.E.A.M.Ahead
Children will enjoy a short
storytime and explore themes
in the fields of science, technol-
ogy, engineering, art and math.
Children must be at least 3
years old to attend. Siblings
are welcomed. Registration is
required and begins on September
1 at 9:00 am. Children’s Program
Room A/B. Alternate time: 10:30
- 11:15 am or 1:30-2:15 pm
www.apl.org
Thursday Afternoon @
the Movies: The Water
Diviner
Free
Starring: Russell Crowe, Olga
Kurylenko, Yilmaz Erdogan,
Cem Yilmaz, Isabel Lucas, Ryan
Corr, James Fraser, Ben O’Toole
Synopsis: In 1919, an Australian
farmer travels to Turkey after
the Battle of Gallipoli to try and
locate his three missing sons.
With insurmountable obstacles
he must travel across the battle-
scarred Turkish landscape to find
the truth and his own peace.
Refreshments served.
www.apl.org
December 4
Once Upon an App:
A Digitally Enhanced
Storytime
10:00 AM until 10:45 AM
Join us for an interactive adven-
ture featuring stories, songs,
games and more. Help children
learn how iPads can be even more
fun as part of group activities.
Join us after the class for 15 min-
utes of play featuring digital and
traditional elements. Children’s
Program Room A/B.
www.apl.org
Boardlandia Board
Game Night
Boardlandia, Appleton
Game with us Every Friday Night
at Boardlandia in the City Center
While the SCENE does
everything to ensure
the accuracy of its
Events calendar, we
also understand that
some dates and times
change. Please call
ahead to confirm
before traveling any
distance.
DECMEBER 2015
For inclusion in our calendar of events, please contact us

CALENDAR // THE BIG EVENTS
from 3pm-8pm. We have demo
games for you to play, but feel free
to bring your own! Friendly group
that plays with us every week.
Bring any games you’d like or let
us know your requests.
boardlandia.com
Jim Brickman Comfort
and Joy
Fox Cities Performing Arts Center
7:30 PM
This year, Jim Brickman will bring
together the sounds of the season
with Comfort and Joy, the 2015
Holiday Tour. Hailed by the Bos-
ton Herald as a “crowd-pleaser,”
Jim celebrates this in a one-of-a-
kind concert event filled with lush
instrumentals and soaring vocals.
As he marks this 19 year tradi-
tion from coast to coast, Jim will
showcase new music, along with
holiday favorites and the hits that
made him the most charted (30)
Billboard Adult Contemporary
artist, earning two Grammy nods
and four gold albums. With
featured musical guests, feelings of
comfort and joy are fused together
with beloved hits like “Valentine,”
“If You Believe,” “The Gift,”
“Angel Eyes,” and “Sending You A
Little Christmas.”
You’ll be reminded of what we
cherish during the most wonder-
ful time of the year...Togetherness.
www.foxcitiespac.com
John Lambert
Copper Rock Coffee, Appleton
Inside a quaint coffeehouse,... a
songwriter pours his soul into his
cup of music. Just another
great lyric in the life of John
Lambert.
A Very Neenah
Christmas
Neenah
5:30-7:30pm
There will be Live Mannequin
Displays, carolers, a hand bell
choir, carriage rides, the Rudolph
Run and Santa hanging wreaths
on the historic Clock Tower. All
activities except the Rudolph Run
are free, to register for run call or
visit web site.
www.neenah.org
December 5
Breakfast with Santa
Thompson Community Center
Enjoy a great breakfast of
pancakes, sausage, fruit and juice!
Have fun making crafts, playing
games, listening to great music
and visiting Santa! Come anytime
between 8:30am and 11:00am.
Purchase tickets at the Thompson
Community Center.
Downtown Appleton
Farm Market
City Center Plaza
9:00 AM until 12:30 PM
Inside City Center...Every Satur-
day, November, 2014-May 2015,
9am-12:30pm
The Downtown Appleton Farm
Market continues throughout the
winter. Fresh produce, meats &
poultry, breads & baked goods,
dairy products, homemade soup
& dip mixes, quality handcrafted
items, jewelry, rugs, and much
more Including gluten free items.
PLUS, enjoy the local restaurants,
retail stores, the Building for Kids
Children’s Museum and all that
Downtown Appleton has to offer!
www.appletondowntown.org
Outagamie County
Master Gardeners
Seminar
10:00 AM until 11:30 AM
Free
Plants, Passion, and Power:
Traveling through garden history:
Gardening is a blend of new
and not so new ideas. See how
gardening has evolved through the
centuries.
www.apl.org
Saturday Morning
Board Gaming
Boardlandia
FREE
Come join us for gaming at
Boardlandia inside the City
Center. We are located downtown
Appleton. Bring any games you’d
like or let us know your requests.
boardlandia.com
Kitsune Kon All Nighter
Radisson Paper Valley Hotel
1:00 PM
On Dec 5th-Dec 6th the Kitsune
Kon Video Game Staff is running
the first annual All Nighter
with 24 hours of Video Gaming
Goodness. Here’s just a sampling
of what you can expect: Classic
and Modern Consoles, Over 4500
games available to play, Free play
arcade machines, LAN gaming
Tournaments with prizes, like
Super Smash Bros U.
A Festival of Nine
Lessons and Carols
Lawrence Memorial Chapel
2:00 PM until 3:30 PM &
The magnificence of Christmas
will be once again discovered
in one of the Fox Valley’s most
beloved events…A Festival of
Nine Lessons and Carols. The
Appleton Boychoir trebles along
with the rich adult sounds of
the MasterSingers combine to
celebrate the advent and birth of
Jesus. The Lawrence University
Chapel will be alive with gar-
land, lights, and the astounding
colors of the Brombaugh organ
accompanying the familiar hymns
and their descants. Share the
Yuletide season with the Appleton
Boychoir as they tell a magical
story that begins “Once in Royal
David’s City…” and ends with
the glorious “O Come, All Ye
Faithful”…A Festival of Nine Les-
sons and Carols. Tickets available
through the Appleton Boychoir
office or online.
Barbershop Bistro
Christmas Dinner Show
Grand Meridian
Cocktails 5:30-6:30pm
Dinner 6:30-7:30pm,
Performance 7:30-9pm
Dinner and Christmas Music in
the Barbershop Style
www.foxvalleyaires.com
December 7
Holiday Fun & Cookie
Decorating
Celebrate Christmas with com-
plimentary continental breakfast
while decorating holiday cut out
cookies. Cookies will be provided.
Limited to 60 participants. For
ages 55+
Monday Morning
Matinee: Balto
Free
Based on a true story about a
team of sled dogs led by half-wolf
half-husky Balto on a mission
to bring life-saving medicine
to Alaska. Animated. This film
series is designed for persons with
cognitive disabilities but anyone
may attend. Refreshments served.
www.apl.org
Studio Art Class: The
Sport of Snowglobing
(Ages 3-5)
10:00 AM until 11:00 AM
Mondays, Dec. 7 - 14,
10:00am-11:00am (2 Sessions)
Pre-school: 3-5
Instructor: Tracey Ellenberg
Create a magical gift for someone
you love this season. Snowglobes
are a fun way to create a mini
world to share. Learn about
spacial balance, while working
with a variety of materials to build
a scene under glass.
www.troutmuseum.org
John Lambert
McGuinness Irish Pub, Appleton
Traditional Irish pub located in
Appleton, WI. Authentic Irish
hospitality and great food, drink
and CRAIC!
JOHN LAMBERT plays an infec-
tious brand of pop-styled acoustic
guitar rock. Smooth renditions
of the classic pop, rock and soul
music of yesteryear!. With a long
life of musical experience John
brings a blend of several decades
of pop, rock and rhythm and
blues influences together in his all
original and cover song perfor-
mances. www.johnlambertmusic.
com
www.mcguinnessirishpub.com
Decmeber 8
Family Tuesday Night
Special--Game Night
Unplugged
Tuesday Evening Program--Join
us to play your favorite card and
board games.
www.apl.org
December 9
Live Music
CU Saloon
Wenesdays at CU Saloon enjoy
open at 5pm!
Non-Fiction Book
Discussion
Free
Discussion of Dead Wake: The
Last Crossing of the Lusitania by
Erik Larson. Led by Bob Schmall,
Retired History Lecturer.
www.apl.org
All is Calm - The
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7:30 PM
All Is Calm - The Christmas Truce
of 1914 relives an astounding
moment in history when Allied
and German soldiers laid down
their arms to celebrate Christmas
together, sharing food and drink,
playing soccer, singing carols and
burying each other’s dead. In
some places along the Western
Front the truce lasted a single
night and in others it endured
until New Year’s Day. This dra-
matic re-telling weaves together
firsthand accounts by thirty
World War I soldiers and music
including patriotic tunes, trench
songs and Christmas carols. This
moving ode to peace was created
by Theater Latté Da’s acclaimed
artistic director Peter Rothstein
with musical arrangements by
Erick Lichte and Timothy C.
Takach, produced in collaboration
with Hennepin Theatre Trust.
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Full S.T.E.A.M.Ahead
Children will enjoy a short
storytime and explore themes
in the fields of science, technol-
ogy, engineering, art and math.
Children must be at least 3
years old to attend. Siblings
are welcomed. Registration is
required and begins on September
1 at 9:00 am. Children’s Program
Room A/B. Alternate time: 10:30
- 11:15 am or 1:30-2:15 pm
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Creative Writing @ the
Library
10:00 AM until 12:00 PM
Meets 2nd and 4th Thursday
mornings for a variety of writing
exercises. Led by Sharrie Robin-
son.
www.apl.org
Thursday Night @
the Movies: Mission
Impossible: Rogue
Nation
Free
Starring: Tom Cruise, Rebecca
Ferguson, Jeremy Renner, Simon
Pegg Synopsis: Ethan and the
team set out to destroy the
Syndicate.
Refreshments served.
www.apl.org
December 11
Boardlandia Board
Game Night
Boardlandia
Free
that plays with us every week.
www.Boardlandia.com
Boogie and the Yo-Yoz
presents Christmas
with You
7:30 PM
A popular regional show band,
Boogie & the Yo-Yoz, takes its
audience on a musical journey
celebrating Christmas by perform-
ing new adaptations of traditional
Christmas songs and a few brand
new Christmas songs penned by
members of the group. Boogie
uses its brand of humor, show-
manship and love of the holidays
to bring you a new and wonderful
Christmas “show” that will delight
the entire family.
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December 10-13
Christmas Stars 2015
Xavier High School
Thurs & Fri 7pm, Sat 1pm & 7pm,
Sun 1pm.
Come join us as we celebrate our
22nd year!!! Be thrilled, delighted
and inspired by a spectacular
Broadway-style holiday revue
featuring secular and religious
holiday music.
www.christmasstars.org
December 12
Downtown Appleton
Farm Market
City Center Plaza
9am-12:30pm
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Cookie Decorating @
The CORE
The CORE
Fun family fun event for every-
one!!!! Come decorate sugar
cookies for you and your family
for Christmas. One dozen or ten
dozen, you decide what’s right
for you! Come when and go as
you desire! Cookies and frosting
provided. Extra decorated cookies
will be donated to Rawhide. Take
home kits will be available, sug-
gested donation of $5 (includes
about 2 dozen cookies, frosting
and toppings)
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Saturday Morning
Board Gaming
Boardlandia
Free
www.Boardlandia.com
Beyond the Big Three:
Using Court Records
for Family History
Research
After exhausting vital records, the
census and newspapers, resource-
ful genealogists turn to less-used
historical records to develop their
family histories. UW Oshkosh
archivist Joshua Ranger will talk
specifically about the American
civil, probate and criminal court
records that may still exist and
how they might help you learn
more about your ancestors.
www.apl.org
Lawrence Academy
of Music Girl Choir &
Young Men’s Chorus
Concert: Rhythm of
Life
2:00 PM until 3:00 PM &
The Academy’s Girl Choir and
Young Men’s Chorus perform
on the chapel stage. Tickets may
be purchased through Lawrence
University Box Office or online:
www.lawrence.edu/conservatory/
box_office/tickets
ARTiculture End-of-
Season Event
The Draw
5:00 pm until 8:00 pm
Free
ARTiculture Community Sup-
ported Arts is a new visual arts
project in Northeast Wisconsin
that aims to support local artists
through a buy-local, buy-direct
model. Eight artists were selected
in mid 2015 to complete original
pieces of artwork for CSA shares,
available for sale at articulturecsa.
org. This event is the culmina-
tion of the 2015 season where
participating artists will be present
with their work, and sharehold-
ers may pick up their artwork
bundles! Light refreshments. All
are welcome!
articulturecsa.org
December 14
SPARK! Angels We
Have Heard on High!
SPARK! is a program for caregiv-
ers and loved ones living with
memory loss. The Trout Museum
of Art, History Museum at the
Castle, and The Building for Kids
Children’s Museum are pleased
to be among the Wisconsin
museums awarded funding by
Bader Philanthropies and the
Community Foundation to create
programming where participants
engage in lively discussions,
art making, and multi-sensory
activities.
www.troutmuseum.org
Thompson Community
Center Choir Concert
Join us as we celebrate the season
with the beautiful voices of the
Young at Heart Singers and the
Hallelujah Choir. Holiday desserts
will be served! Limited seating
is available. Please sign up early
at the Thompson Community
Center front desk or by calling
920-225-1700.
Monday Movies:
Jurassic World
Free
Starring: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas
Howard, Ty Simpkins, Irrfan
Khan, Vincent D’Onofrio, Nick
Robinson, Jake Johnson, Omar
Sy, Judy Greer
Synopsis: Twenty-two years
following the events of Jurassic
Park, Isla Nublar now includes a
completely functioning dinosaur

theme park, as once envisioned
by John Hammond. After ten
years of operation and decline
in visitors, a unique attraction is
designed to ignite visitor’s interest,
which fails horribly. Refreshments
served.
www.apl.org
John Lambert
McGuinness Irish Pub
and CRAIC!
Teen and Adult
Program: Cocoa and
Coloring Night
Enjoy coloring for grownups.
We’ll provide the coloring sheets
and supplies!
www.apl.org
December 16
Downtown Book Club
Book: My favorite detective. Feel
free to bring your lunch.
www.apl.org
FREE Druid Discussion
Group
Angels Forever - Windows of Light
Foxfire Druid Discussion Group
or DDG is focused on looking at
the practice of Druidry and how it
fits into our everyday lives. We are
a group based on the teachings of
the Order of Bards, Ovates, and
Druids (OBOD). In this discus-
sion group we will not be directly
working with OBOD materials,
however, if anyone is interested
in OBOD Druidry we would be
happy to help you get started. All
are welcome at our meetings; you
need not be a Druid to attend,
though all discussions will be
focused through the perspective of
Druidry.
www.angelsforever.com/
Live Music
CU Saloon
Wednesdays at CU Saloon enjoy
open at 5pm!
December 17
Tween Scene: Light
Painting
We will experiment with light
painting, a photo technique using
light sources like glow sticks or
flashlights while taking photos
with iPads or tablets.
www.apl.org
An Evening of Holiday
Mischief
7:00 pm
An Evening of Holiday Mischief
features singer-songwriter Cory
Chisel and his long-time col-
laborator Adriel Denae, as they
perform holiday music of all sorts
alongside special guests. Tickets
are $25. Presented by Mile of
Music Productions.
December 18
Boardlandia Board
Game Night
Boardlandia
Free
that plays with us every week
Bring any games you’d like or let
us know your requests.
www.Boardlandia.com
A Winter’s Night
Inspirations Dance and Fitness
Lil Mad Kat Studio offers upbeat
creative classes and parties for
both the artistic and not so
artistic in the Fox Valley area of
Wisconsin. Come learn the basics
of acrylic painting while enjoying
the company of friends. Leave
with a masterpiece! This fun night
out is $35 per person and includes
all materials you’ll need to create
your masterpiece – a pre-stretched
canvas, paint, brushes, easels,
apron, and an enthusiastic, fun
local artist to walk you through
the process.
www.clients.mindbodyonline.com
Disney’s Beauty and
the Beast
7:30 pm
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Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, the
smash-hit Broadway musical, is
returning to the Fox Cities! Based
on the Academy Award-winning
animated feature film, this eye-
popping spectacle has won the
hearts of over 35 million people
worldwide. This classic musical
love story is filled with unforget-
table characters, lavish sets and
costumes, and dazzling produc-
tion numbers including “Be Our
Guest” and the beloved title song.
Experience the romance and
enchantment of Disney’s Beauty
and the Beast at the Fox Cities
Performing Arts Center!
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December 19
Holiday Fun Fest
Appleton Downtown
Enjoy the second annual Thrivent
Financial Avenue of Ice with ice
sculptures on display throughout
Downtown and special activites in
Houdini Plaza including ice carv-
ing demonstrations 11am-2pm,
carriage rides, visits with Santa
and more!
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Downtown Appleton
Farm Market
City Center Plaza
9:00 am until 12:30 pm
9 am - 12:30 pm
www.appletondowntown.org
Saturday Morning
Board Gaming
Boardlandia
10:00 am until 3:00 pm
Free
www.Boardlandia.com
Artist-in-Residence
Demonstration with
Cristian Andersson
Cristian Andersson will dem-
onstrate his painting process.
Everyone is welcome to stop
in and ask questions. Funding
provided by the Friends of the
Appleton Public Library.
www.apl.org
Christmas at the
Chapel (Matinee)
Lawrence University Memorial
Chapel
2:00 pm
7:30 pm
We are keeping Christ in Christ-
mas! As one of the few all-sacred
concerts during the Christmas
season, we joyfully announce the
birth of our Savior in traditional
songs and carols. Youll hear your
familys favorites and get to join us
in a few sing-alongs. Our candle-
lit finale through the beautiful
Chapel will make this concert
part of your familys Christmas
tradition. Order tickets earlylim-
ited seating.
Disney’s Beauty and
the Beast
2:00 pm
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, the
smash-hit Broadway musical, is
returning to the Fox Cities! Based
on the Academy Award-winning
animated feature film, this eye-
popping spectacle has won the
hearts of over 35 million people
worldwide. This classic musical
love story is filled with unforget-
table characters, lavish sets and
costumes, and dazzling produc-
tion numbers including “Be Our
Guest” and the beloved title song.
Experience the romance and
enchantment of Disney’s Beauty
and the Beast at the Fox Cities
Performing Arts Center!
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December 21
John Lambert
and CRAIC!
December 22
Lorie Line Christmas in
the City
7:30 pm
Pianist Lorie Line takes the stage
once again for her 26th year of
touring. This year’s show is called
CHRISTMAS IN THE CITY
and it promises to be a fun-filled,
fashion-forward, magical night
of Christmas music in the city.
Ms. Line will be bringing along
her cast of characters, including
Santa, her fab five and a special
featured vocalist.
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December 23
Live Music
CU Saloon
open at 5 pm!
December 28
John Lambert
and CRAIC!
December 30
Live Music
CU Saloon
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January 30
TOWARD HARMONY WITH
NATURE
Oshkosh Convention Center
2 N Main, Oshkosh
In celebration of the 20th Toward
Harmony with Nature Conference, Wild
Ones Fox Valley Area is pleased to present
Dr. Darrell Morrison, one of the country’s
most distinguished native landscape
designers and educators. Dr. Morrison
landscape designs include two of our
country’s most admired landscape gardens;
the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
in Austin, TX and the Native Plants Gar-
den at the UW Arboretum. His keynote
address “Rivers and Drifts: Natural Process
in Designed Places” will provide a wealth
of information and inspiration for home
gardeners.
The all-day natural landscaping confer-
ence also includes nine other speakers on
the whole spectrum of native plants and
natural landscaping topics will be present,
as well as vendors and exhibitors and a
silent auction.
For more information, visit www.toward-
harmonywithnature.org.

Featuring the Commemorative Air Force WWII Nose Art Collection
November 11, 2015-December 2016
30+ pieces of nose art from actual World War II combat aircraft. Featuring
the artistic expressions and stories of the young men and units that flew
these aircraft in combat during the war.
Parental Notice: This gallery contains historical images of aviation nose art that
parents may find unsuitable for younger children.
World’s Largest Nose Art Collection Comes to the EAA AirVenture Museum
EAA AirVenture Museum 3000 Poberezny Rd. Oshkosh, WI 54903 920.426.6108

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