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Learning the power of giving through painting pet portraits
Seventh graders at Winneconne Middle School are painting pet portraits for a community project. Students in Susan Meunier’s new leadership class are tracing and painting portraits of pets. Vaughn Wurtz and her classmates are working on the project at the school.
Green Bay Press-Gazette
Shirley Van's family of dancers remember her for kindness, toughness
Shirley Van was never a mom, but she sure knew the love of a life spent surrounded by children. Her Shirley Van's Dance Studio and The Dance Company isn't just a Green Bay institution, it was her happy place. It’s where the gifted dancer and instructor made a lasting impact on generations of students who came through the doors, teaching them to put their best foot forward, not just in the studio, but in all they do in life after they leave. Van, whose legal name was Shirley Volm, died Oct. 23 at age 95. She leaves a legacy in the community that spans decades of dancers, countless stages and productions, more than 40 years of “The Nutcracker” and a permanent place in Green Bay Packers history as the choreographer and director of the team’s cheerleaders, the Green Bay Sideliners, in the late 1970s and ’80s. She started teaching in 1945 at just 14 years old, her dad building props for her and loading them into a trailer as they went up and down the Fox Valley. Some 70 years later, after she retired, she still found a way to come watch “The Nutcracker” practices until her health no longer
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Shawano plans Veterans Day ceremony
The Allied Vets Council will hold a Veterans Day program at 11 a.m. Nov. 11 at the Shawano County Courthouse, 311 N. Main St. The ceremony will begin with the sounding of the bells and fire whistle. Veteran Dennis Bohm will greet those who gather, and the Rev. Scott Ludford...
The Post-Crescent
'The Sound of Music' actress talks Appleton roots ahead of PAC run
"The Sound of Music" is making its grand return to the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center Nov. 3-8. While the movie presents a familiar story about family, the musical offers so much more, presenting questions of love, conscience and political pressure. Set in Austria in 1938, the story starts off with young and independent Maria Rainer who takes on the job of governess to the seven children of disciplined naval officer Captain Georg von Trapp. Maria's warm and playful nature (and more-than-present love for music) grants the children with new perspectives and love not often received. As she grows closer to the family, she also navigates her own personal struggles of belonging and knowing what kind of life she wants for herself. For those who primarily know the 1965 movie, it's worth mentioning this story started off as a stage musical. The production lies heavily on the Rodgers and Hammerstein score, including “Do-Re-Mi,” “Sixteen Going on Seventeen” and “Edelweiss.” Spanning generations, the musical remains a family-friendly classic to this day. For this preview, The Post-Crescent spoke with Cayleigh Capaldi, playing Maria, ahead of the Appleton run, asking what attendees can expect and what it's like playing a lead role in
The Post-Crescent
Neenah girls cross-country racing for third consecutive D1 state title
Neenah girls cross-country head coach Mike Heidke is a believer in not putting any additional pressure on his team at the WIAA state cross-country championships at The Ridges Golf Course in Wisconsin Rapids. The Rockets are looking for a three-peat as they enter the meet Oct. 31 as the two-time defending Division 1 state champs and are making their state-leading 33rd appearance. Neenah returns four of its top-five runners from last year's championship squad and is coming off a Manitowoc Lincoln Sectional championship in which the team had five runners finish among the top 17 overall. "We haven't talked about it, but I know it's a goal for them to make it back to the state meet," Heidke said. "It's not really our focus. We're focusing on executing the race strategy and dealing with adversity if it comes up in the race. The girls are trying to be as relaxed as possible and have fun with their team and teammates. That's what we try to focus on. We try not to put any extra pressure on them. VOTE NOW: Choose from five nominees for Cellcom Post-Crescent athlete of the week "I had to remind them that to make it to
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Pumpkins To Fill Manitowoc Two Rivers YMCA Pool
Members of the Manitowoc-Two Rivers YMCA are getting a unique way to pick pumpkins for Halloween. The Pumpkin Pool Party takes place this evening at the Y beginning at 5:30 p.m., with swimming before families will be able to decorate a pumpkin starting at 6:30 p.m. Director of Community Engagement...
The Sheboygan Press
Holiday Hootenanny brings music to Howards Grove Dec. 5
SHEBOYGAN – Holiday Hootenanny will bring seasonal music, sing-alongs and musical theater to the Howards Grove Center for the Arts on Dec. 5 while raising support for local arts and community organizations. The event is the Sheboygan Performing Arts Foundation’s Community Playlist season finale, according to a community announcement. Local musicians and vocalists will perform holiday selections, familiar sing-alongs and musical theater numbers. The volunteer-driven revue provides local artists with opportunities to perform and connect while supporting community causes through music. Holiday Hootenanny runs from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at the Howards Grove Center for the Arts, 401 Audubon Road in Howards Grove. Doors open at 6 p.m. How to get Holiday Hootenanny tickets Ticket information and event updates are available at sheboyganperformingartsfoundation.org . Which community groups will benefit Holiday Hootenanny will support the Sheboygan Symphony Youth Orchestra, Theatre for Young Audiences, Sheboygan Theatre Company, Sheboygan County LGBTQ Alliance, youth arts programming at the Sheboygan Collective, Janet L. Herrick Dementia Choir, Black-American Community Outreach and the Warming Center. The event will also benefit the Sheboygan Performing Arts Foundation and its Community Playlist programming. This story was produced by reporter Nida Tazeen, NTazeen@usatodayco.com , with the assistance of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
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UW-Green Bay receives 11 new Clavinova pianos as part of $2.3M Bauer donation
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — Music is echoing in the halls of the Studio Arts building at UW-Green Bay. Heid Music delivered 11 new Clavinova digital pianos Tuesday afternoon. They’re the first new instruments the university has received since 2000. They’re part of a $2.3 million donation from...
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Horror-inspiring architecture in Waupaca’s backyard
WAUPACA – On one hand, Wisconsin has rolling hills, beautiful lakes and a serene landscape; however, on the other hand it is also a backdrop for some of horror history’s most gruesome stories. Outside of Wisconsin being home to two of the most notorious killers of all time,...
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Great People at The Great Place: Glenn Walborn
Growing up outside Weyauwega, Wisconsin, a boy who loved Westerns had a horse that did not always cooperate. Luke, the family’s American quarter horse, had two ways of moving: dragging his feet or hopping like a rabbit. Neither made for a particularly comfortable ride. Still, for someone raised on...
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Waupaca Museum Teaches Students About Local Depots
WAUPACA — Local History students visited the Waupaca Railroad Depot to better understand the role railroads played in communication. Members of the Waupaca Historical Society took students into the depot ticket office to show off the telegraph key that was used to tap out messages down the lines which followed the rail line. They also showed off tools used for passing measages off to moving trains.
Green Bay Press-Gazette
Tony Shalhoub's new memoir rooted in Wisconsin is literary comfort food
Tony Shalhoub’s new culinary memoir should come with a warning. Perhaps something along the lines of: “Reading this book will make you secretly long to be part of the Shalhoub family just so you can come to the reunion every summer in Door County.” “We Thought They’d Never Leave: Musings on Food and Family” is the Emmy Award-winning actor’s first crack at a book, and like most everything he lends his talents to, it’s playful, funny, from the heart and but another reason to make Green Bay proud to call him a native son. With the help of his daughter, Josie Adams, Shalhoub gives readers a most gracious window into his upbringing on the city’s east side in a house at 829 Doty St. with nine siblings, Lebanese American parents and a kitchen that smelled of stuffed grape leaves, bratwurst and roasted lamb. It was as a child that his family began spending summers in Door County – picking cherries for 25 cents a bucket, swims in the “healing waters” of Lake Michigan and breakfasts at the Sunset Restaurant and Motel. Those days on the the scenic peninsula of Door County have turned into what is now the extended Shalhoub
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XRoads41's 3-day outdoor country music, camping, and arts festival is coming to Oshkosh in August 2027
XRoads41 is a 3-day outdoor country music, camping, and arts festival held annually at the Oshkosh Festival Grounds in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Location: Oshkosh Festival Grounds (2535 W Ripple Ave / 4125 S Washburn St), Oshkosh, WI. Main Stage Headliners:. Thursday, August 12: Sam Hunt. Friday, August 13: Florida Georgia Line.