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Wisconsin musicians celebrate Grammy win for chamber orchestra performance
Earlier this month, two Wisconsin musicians took home a Grammy. Well, not literally. The physical award is still in the mail. But Michael Clayville and Erin Lesser of Appleton attended the non-televised portion of the ceremony in Los Angeles, where their 22-member group Alarm Will Sound took home the award for Best Chamber Music or Small Ensemble Performance.
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Fond du Lac cultural festival brings taiko, Hmong and Ukrainian dance
FOND DU LAC – United for Diversity will host the annual CELEBRATE commUNITY event Feb. 21 at the Fond du Lac County Fairgrounds Expo Center, 520 Fond du Lac Ave. Doors open at 10:30 a.m. before a flag ceremony kicks off the event at 11 a.m., drummed in by Native American elders. Read more: Lake Winnebago sturgeon spearing opens with 1,029 caught After a welcome from city and county officials, more than 50 booths will open and live entertainment will begin from noon to 3 p.m. Admission is $5, cash only, but children age 12 and younger can enter for free. Attendees interacting with the booths will find food samples and wares representing different countries, religions and community organizations. Family-friendly activities throughout the day include barrier-breaking games and crafts, and children's activities feature Native American storytelling with Shelli Dekker and face painting with Renee Waters. Read more: Readers recommend these 11 fish fry spots in the Fond du Lac area Heading into its 17th year, the goal of the event is to celebrate the heritage, cultures and traditions of others, educating all generations about their heritage. "Being shoulder-to-shoulder and eye-to-eye will result in a long-lived positive experience for all who
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Warm temperatures soften ice on Lake Winnebago, prompting fishing clubs to close landings
OSHKOSH (WLUK) -- Record-breaking warm February temperatures are changing ice conditions on Lake Winnebago, prompting some fishing clubs to temporarily close landings to vehicles, even as fishing and sturgeon spearing continue. The Otter Street Fishing Club posted multiple updates on Facebook over the last few days, warning that the ice...
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Pulaski bakery knee-deep in paczki
Greg Smurawa, owner of Smurawa’s Country Bakery in Pulaski, stands next to a rack of paczki Feb. 14. The business has been making the pastries for almost 30 years, following a family recipe. (Kevin Passon | NEW Media) Smurawa and crew crank out over 30K pastries prior to start...
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Shinedown brings world tour to Resch Center in May
ASHWAUBENON (WLUK) -- A rock band is bringing its world tour to the Green Bay area. Shinedown will be at the Resch Center Wednesday, May 13 at 7 p.m. The Dance Kid Dance Act ll World Tour comes after the band announced they will be releasing its new studio album EI8HT May 29, including its new released song “Safe And Sound.”
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‘Only in Wisconsin’: Lake Winnebago’s first legal bar opens for sturgeon spearing season
A Wisconsin bar is giving new meaning to serving drinks on ice. On Saturday afternoon, a line of people stood on frozen Lake Winnebago — home to one of North America’s largest sturgeon populations — waiting to purchase a drink from the first legal, full-service cocktail bar built on the lake’s frozen surface. Although it was a balmy 40 degrees, the ice under the drinkers’ feet was 2 feet thick.
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Shinedown announces new tour, will make two stops in Wisconsin
(WFRV) – After weeks of releasing several teases, one of today’s biggest bands in the world, Shinedown, announced a new tour on Tuesday, which will include two stops in the Badger State. According to a release from the band itself, Shinedown will hit the road for the ‘Dance, Kid, Dance Act II’ tour, starting in […]
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Lake Winnebago sturgeon season nears cap, just over 60 adult females away
NORTHEAST, Wis. (WBAY) - Another 111 lake sturgeon were harvested on Lake Winnebago during day four of the spearing season, bringing the total system harvest to 1,371 fish. The day’s harvest included 26 juvenile females, 43 adult females and 42 males. Northeast stations continued to register the highest numbers with 16 fish at North Winnebago, 23 at Stockbridge and 26 at Quinney.
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Warm weather doesn’t melt the fun at Neenah’s Broadway on Ice
NEENAH, Wis. (WFRV) – Recent unseasonably warm temperatures didn’t stop the fun from being has on the ice in downtown Neenah on Monday. The Fox Cities Performing Arts Center hosted ‘Broadway on Ice’ from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Monday at The Plaza in downtown Neenah to help promote its upcoming Broadway show, ‘Kimberly […]
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11 Oshkosh taverns locals love for bar pizza and cold beer
OSHKOSH – Ice on the lake or snow in the streets, one thing’s clear: Oshkosh knows where to find great pizza. As sturgeon spearing season rolls on and winter lingers, we decided to revisit our readers’ list of favorite bar pizzas — the perfect fuel for cold days, cold beer and hot slices. We asked readers which bar in Oshkosh serves the best pizza, and Northwestern readers named no fewer than 11 different taverns as their favorite go-to spots. Oshkosh's best fish fry: These Oshkosh fish fries are reader favorites Among the favorite places were the following, listed from most votes to fewest: Ratch & Deb's Pizza , 720 Merritt Ave. Bottoms Up Bar , 702 Oregon St. Jerry's Bar , 1210 Ceape Ave. Player's Pub & Pizza , 556 W. Fifth Ave. West End Pizza , 1414 W. 20th Ave. Big Daddy's Pub & Grub , 300 W. South Park Ave. Cooligins Bar and Restaurant , 4731 U.S. 45 Dr. Benzies Pizza , 900 N. Main St. Fin ‘N Feather , 22 W. Main St., Winneconne TJ's Harbor Restaurant , 7098 U.S. 45 Leroy’s Bar , 701 Knapp St. Best winter dining: Oshkosh's best winter dining spots include Truffle
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Bakeries gear up for Fat Tuesday paczki rush
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - Steeped in Polish tradition, the paczki is a treat many Wisconsinites look forward to on Fat Tuesday. Last year, Smurawa’s Country Bakery alone went through 35,000 of these beloved pastries. “Lots and lots of paczki. Oh, so many flavors. So many paczki,” said Samantha...
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Sturgeon spearers see more success on day 2, first-timer gets 111-pound fish
WINNECONNE, Wis. (WLUK) -- For Branden Ahrens, growing up on Lake Winnebago, sturgeon spearing became a longtime family tradition. Now, he's passing it on to his sons, Radyn, 12, and Ryker, 14, on Lake Poygan. "We had six of them before eight o'clock this morning on the ice. Right away...
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Jazz Band Travels to UW-Stevens Point for Music and Mentorship
On Friday, February 6, twenty members of Notre Dame Academy’s Jazz Band traveled to UW–Stevens Point for a day filled with music and mentorship. The jazz band, an extracurricular ensemble, includes 22 students, but the group for the festival was slightly smaller due to illness and obligations. They meet twice a week, Monday afternoons and Thursday mornings to practice and prepare for performances.
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Downtown Café Crawl returns Feb. 21 with trolley stops at Green Bay coffee shops
GREEN BAY (WLUK) -- Sip, stroll and explore local businesses and coffee shops at an event in Green Bay next weekend. The Downtown District's Café Crawl lets you try out Downtown and Olde Main's unique cafés and small businesses. Saturday, February 21st from 8:30 a.m. to noon, try...
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Cocktail bar on frozen Lake Winnebago is a uniquely Wisconsin experience
LAKE WINNEBAGO, Wis. (WBAY) - If you’re heading out on the ice for sturgeon spearing this weekend, a one-of-a-kind experience awaits you on Lake Winnebago. It’s Wisconsin’s first legal, full-service cocktail bar on the ice. The Sturgeon Spirits Craft Distillery’s “Bar on Ice” is now open....