March, Luck of the Irish, and more! |
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All things Irish in March! Here are a few great links for you to be authentic in your celebrations of this Spring festivity....and also use if/when you travel to the Emerald isle!
- the True History of St. Patrick's Day: Go here!
- Ireland vs. Northern Ireland: a lesson for you! Go Here!
- Want to do some authentic Irish Baking? Go here!
- Want to read about the potato famine? Go Here!
- Curious about the Irish Influence in America? Go here!
- Irish Music? Go Here!
- How to be a proper tourist in Dublin? Go Here!
- Busking in Dublin: young talent! Go Here!
and, finally:
- Inauthentic "Irish stuff"...read up! Go Here!
Enjoy this newsletter, it is chock-full!!!! As always, we encourage you to browse through: see all the happenings and many opportunities in our community, and if you feel curious, click on the bright blue links to take a deeper dive and get more details, including locations, dates, times, and ticket info!
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Plan to attend
The 23rd Annual Irish Wake!
WCAB is partnering with HH HINDER BREWERY to bring you a fantastic interactive event...
This year we have a lot going on, all in ONE LOCATION ,as we continue to evolve this truly Waupaca Traditional event! Join us for part of the day or the entire day and evening...And let this be the official true accounting of what is going to happen on this WCAB 23rd annual Irish Wake...you read it here! No green beer, no lucky charms, but all the coolest stuff that brings respect, love and Waupaca in to the realm of Irish tradition for one day...Hope you can make it.... Slainte!!
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Traditional Irish Music Session (starts around 3-ish) with the Calathumpians: Bring your instrument (if...IF ... IF you know how to play, otherwise just come to listen)
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The Reading of the Honor Roll: Whenever you get there, be sure to find the Honor Roll Book (floating about the brewery, just ask someone) and enter your loved ones lost in the past year. WE will be readin' it off periodically throughout the event.
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The Coffin: Our traditional Coffin, made of pine by local carpenters some 23 years ago, houses all sorts of things people have wanted to let go of: their anger, their mistakes, a tribute to someone they loved, a forgiveness... it's all up to you. we will have little slips of paper for you to write down something you want to let go of, you can toss them in and forgive and let go!
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FOOD: We are so lucky to have arranged for the KRB foodtruck to be at the 23rd Irish Wake, and they will have Corned Beef and Cabbage (an American Irish tradition) along with other great stuff to eat if you are planning to be there for the long haul...
- WE may or may not do some sing-along songs after the Calathumpians and before Flip O' The Coin... idk. if we do, we will bring songbooks. Be prepared to sing in Gaelic.
Then...after all of that:
Our grand finale will be the epic Flip O' The Coin, playing (at 6:30) all your favorite traditional Irish tunes, to which you can dance...
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The Flip O' The Coin Band plays traditional Celtic (Irish and Scottish) and Old Time dance banjo and fiddle music. We had a blast when we returned from Covid in 2022, with them playing a traditional Irish Ceili for us, and this year they will not disappoint! Rumor has it that there will be an Irish Dancer or two on hand, to make the evening even more special! Don't miss this great event! WCAB's 23rd Irish Wake
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Attention Artists:
Applications for Arts on the Square are now open.
Artists! If you’d like to be in our August 19 Arts on the Square Fine Arts & Crafts Show on City Square in Downtown Waupaca, apply today. Spots are limited. Last year we filled before the May 15 deadline! Online and by-mail applications accepted. Click the link to learn more. |
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POETIC VOICES MULTILINGUAL POETRY CONTEST |
Send us your original poems written in English, or original non-English poems with accompanying English translation. This month-long contest is open to ages 6-adult. Submission deadline is April 1.
Winners in different categories will be announced by April 12, and then given the opportunity to read their poem at the Poetic Voices Poetry Reading, April 18, at Waupaca Danes Hall.
For contest details, criteria, and our online submission form, Go HERE! Happy writing! |
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There willl also be a free poetry class for youth happening in March at the Arts Hub... Go HERE for more information! (See below under Arts Hub News....) |
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March 1 is Haiku Wednesday!!! |
Leave your haikus on our FB page on March 1! Bonus points for knock-us-off-our-couches-laughing posts! Remember, a haiku is three lines. The first and third lines are 5 syllables, the second line is 7 syllables.
Haikus on Wednesday (5)
More we get, the merrier (7)
Done in a minute! (5)
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Woven All Together: Let's begin!!!
Feb. 27-April 8
Waupaca Public Library
Woven All Together is a 2023 community art project sponsored by WCAB's Arts Hub and and wonderful! - a community art project that will be unveiled during the
Arts on the Square event in August 2023. Woven All Together is currently
located in the Waupaca Library Exhibit Room in the lower level of the
library. Throughout the spring and summer it will move throughout the
community. Watch for where and when you can participate!!!
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We are all in this together.... |
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WCAB's Waupaca Local Live March Show
Featuring
Djin Ghost
Thursday, March 16 at 7pm
7:00pm Live in the Studio and Live on Facebook!
Contact Us if you would like to be in the small, safe, masked live audience!
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Djinn Ghost is John Laedtke on Guitar, Vocals and Vincent Landowski on Hand Drums and Vocals. John's extensive travel has helped to create a personal repertoire, building diverse and engaging music in to his original compositions. His genre fits in to Street/World/Folk Music. Enjoy this up and coming eclectic sound as John brings a multitude of world music experience home to Waupaca!
Want to join us in the studio? if you are willing to mask up, you can be part of the live studio audience! DM us and we will give you the details!
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View previous programs from the past 5 years here! Great musicians, interesting dialogue and great music!
We seek to bring local and regional musical excellence to the airwaves! Waupaca Local Live is now available on the "Chain to Main" Podcast. It's available on Apple, Google, iHeartRadio, TuneIn and all major podcast platforms.
We have lots of exciting shows planned for 2022, but if you know of a musician who has original music that you think would be great on our show, Contact us! We are doing winter and spring booking now!
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Pick up our 2023 WCAB Events bookmarks at many of our local retailers. This will enable you to plan your life around WCAB events, lol!!!! Seriously, you won't want to miss our events which include all spring events in this newsletter plus our Summer Nights Concerts, ARTicipation Week and Arts on the Square 2023!
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The Waupaca Community Arts HUB
a program of the Waupaca Community Arts Board
ART (and stuff, including cooking and poetry!) NEWS
Spring is around the corner, and so are our March mini classes, and our Spring Semester which includes Art camps for kids and youth, featuring digital animation! (holy cow it's cool) with Teacher Tim, Found Printmaking with Teacher Michelle Sharp, and more... and some incredible cooking classes! We are so excited... folks, there is really too much to put in this newsletter, so yoiu are just gonna have to go to our website...
And Bonus! Due to popular demand, we are again partnering with HH HInder for a fun on-site class at the Brewery!
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Crafts and Craft - Hand Painted Glass at H.H. HINDER for Adults
Wednesday, March 22, 6pm
Interested in a great night out with friends? How about meeting at HH HINDER Brewing Co. to create a beautiful hand-painted pint-glass and enjoy delicious craft beer. Anyone from beginner to advanced can do this project. Fee covers materials and instruction. Beer is available for purchase.
You must pre-register to be part of the class. Cost is $15 and includes materials and instruction!
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Fun in Poetry Class Just for April! |
Tuesdays, March 21 & 28, 3:30-4:30
Ages: 8-12 years old
Students will learn the basics of poetry including: how to choose a topic, the different formats that can be used, what format will be best for them, which words to use, writing the poem and then editing it. This will be a fun class!
This class is FREE due to a generous sponsorship from the Waupaca Community Arts Board as part of National Poetry Month.
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This class takes place at the Arts Hub.
GO HERE to register for this FREE Class!!!!
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Pysanky (Ukrainian Eggs) Workshop 2023 |
Come and learn the traditional art of Pysanky (Ukrainian Easter eggs)! For ages 12 to adult. This 3-hour workshop includes all supplies, and you will go home with a beautiful Pysanka. Seats are limited, and registration will open very soon so stay tuned to our FB Page!!!
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Here are just a few Art and Cooking Classes for March
GO HERE to sign up for these and all of our classes that start in March and April
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Paper Jewelry Making with Teacher Laura
Artists will create beautiful and unique earrings and pendant. Students will learn how to create backgrounds, layer paper and basic jewelry making techniques. With skills from this class, students can continue to create jewelry on their own at home.
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Cookie Creations with Chef Jenny
Students will learn a basic cookie recipe and be taught slight changes that can be made to create different tastes, textures, and appearances. Bakers will make cookies, bake and sample their creations.
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Early Childhood Music with Teacher Kathy
A child's musical education begins with the melody and rhythm of the parent's voice. This Arts Hub class fosters the development and refinement of general musical ability by providing an environment that is rich in the language of music.
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Adult and teen 14+ Beginning Ukulele Class |
\We are starting a 6-week Ukulele
Class for beginners on:
Monday, March 20
6:30-7:30
This class is for Adults, and Teens 14+
Ever want to learn a new instrument? Come learn the Ukulele with us in this fun beginner class for adults. Arts Hub instructor, Eric Bestul, will lead students through 6 weeks of classes this Spring. Each one hour session will be held at the Hub on Monday nights. Learn to play Ukulele in a fun supportive group. Bring your own Ukulele or rent one from us.
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This April, the Hub will be celebrating 2 years in Waupaca! More on that in April, but Save the date for a couple special events: our Birthday Open House on April 4 from 3:30-5:30: come see what we are all about! and our Fun-Raiser, to support the Arts Hub Tuition Assistance and Outreach Programs!
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Music, cocktails, mocktails, heavy hors d' oeurves, 50/50 raffle, community art project....and so much more! Arts Hub Fun Raiser!
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SAVE THE DATE for our first
Arts Hub Fun-Raiser!
Saturday, April 29
Waupaca Country Club
Tickets are $50 a person, and
All the proceeds from this event go directly into the tuition assistance and Outreach funds so we can ensure that EVERYONE has access to the Arts!
Or, you may purchase form any Arts Hub Committee Member!
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Other March Happenings... in and around our community! |
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Waupaca is gearing up & counting the days for the
Vintage Shop Hop
taking place
March 3rd & 4th, 2023!
Grab your friends & hit the road to SHOP ~400 participating shops across 2 states!
And while you’re at it — make your plans to visit our charming & historic town of #waupaca & “HOP” by each of the participating shops to enjoy EXCLUSIVE discounts, specials, giveaways & of course truckloads of FUN!
We may even have a few surprises for you ...we have been waiting to share especially for this MUST ATTEND event!
More info at Loot and other participating businesses! |
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Waupaca Area Arts and Culture Network |
The WAACN is a network of organizations, creatives and business who have a common goal to work together to create a vibrant creative community. Each member of the network is interested in some aspect of the arts or culture in the Waupaca area. Together, we work collaboratively to support the intention of creating an arts and culture-rich community.
Our next project involves the installatoin of a large display case that will hold information about all of the Network organizations and their events. This was purchased thanks to a generous grant from the Community Foundation, and will be installed in the lobby between the Library and City Hall.
The WAACN will be meeting on
Thursday, March 2 at 11 am
Please join us for networking, discussions and lunch!
All are welcome to join this active vibrant group!
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Drop in to the Library
Exhibit Room:
YOUTH ART
MONTH
Exhibit runs through April 8.
Free Drop-in Art Classes in partnership with the Arts Hub
Wednesdays in March!
The Exhibit will includes arts programming for kids and their caregivers in collaboration with the Arts Hub every Wednesday in March and the first Wednesday in April. Please join us as we work on the 2023 Community Art Project, "Woven All Together," as well as kids art programming on Wednesdays throughout the month!
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The New Little Free Pantry includes a fridge and pantry shelves with non perishable food, available during library hours to those who are in need of food.
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Go Green for St. Patrick’s Day!
Join us for a house plant exchange!
March 17, 3:30-5:30 pm
- Bring plants
- Take plants
- or both!
- Some potting supplies available, but bringing plants in containers is appreciated!
- All Ages Welcome! Children under 10, please bring an adult to help you!
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The Waupaca Area Public Library |
Storytime
Wednesdays at 10 am
Join us for stories, fun and learning for caregivers and their preschoolers!
Babygarten
Every Fridays at 10 am
A time for parents with their infants and toddlers. Rhymes, songs, a short story, and social play time for your little ones. We can’t wait to see you!
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March in the Teen Room:
March 1: Teen Volunteer Agents meet
March 8: Teen Anime Club
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Lunch and Learn is BACK!!!
March 1 at noon
Join us for the return of Lunch and Learn!
Detective Nelson from Waupaca County’s Dive Team will share information about the importance of search, rescue and recovery and his essential team!
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The Waupaca Historical Society |
March 30 at 7pm:
A Creative Place with Annemarie Sawkins
At the Holly Center on Main St.
Annemarie Sawkins presents, "A Creative Place: The History of Wisconsin Art," pulled largely from her recent book of the same name. The program, and book, travel 13,000 years through Wisconsin history to showcase the art that is intertwined with our state's history.
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March Program: This was rescheduled from February due to weather....
Thursday, March 2 at 6pm
Building a Legacy: The History of the Waupaca Foundry
At the Holly Center on Main St.
Sara Timm of the Waupaca Foundry presents, "Building the Waupaca Foundry," sharing the story of how the Waupaca Foundry came to be one of the largest foundries in the world.
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The Waupaca Fine Arts Festival: Summer Musical auditions, Choir, and enter the Art Show! |
will be holding auditions for their summer performance of The Drowsy Chaperone on
March 4, 2023 9am – 5pm Waupaca Middle School Auditorium
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ATTENTION ARTISTS!
Artist Registration:
Opens: February 15th
closes: April 15th
The Waupaca Fine Arts Festival Art Show
will return to Danes Hall. on April 22nd - 26th, 2023
Save the Date!
the 60th Annual Community Concert will take place on
Sunday, April 2 at the Wauapca High School Performing Arts Center.
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March is Music In Our Schools Month, so we will be trying to regularly post on social media some of the events we have throughout the month. Here are the big ones.
High School Vocal Collage Concert (All Choirs)
March 7th 7:00pm
High School Band/Choir Trip
March 23rd-28th (Orland, FL)
Middle School Musical : Frozen Jr.
March 30th-April 1st (R, F, S) 7:00pm
April 2nd (Sun) 2:30pm
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The Waupaca Area Chamber of Commerce |
Even though it's STILL terrible weather, the Chamber is planning Strawberry Fest! Strawberry Fest is a family festival that features an art/craft fair with more than 100 vendors from across the Midwest, strawberry shortcake, live entertainment, great food and more. Strawberry Fest is a great way to celebrate the beginning of summer!
The Chamber is sponsoring a Student Hiring Expo on
March 7 from 7:45-11:15 am
at the Waupaca High School
This is for those who are looking for fulltime positions and have no secondary education plans after graduation or have delayed plans, or who need a summer job or part-time job while attending secondary educational institution.
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The Jensen Center's Annual Variety Show
will take place on April 15,
so now is time for you to sign up to reserve your spot on stage!!!
Deadline to sign-up: April 5, 2023 Show: Saturday, April 15, 2023 at 7 p.m. at the Jensen Community Center
We want to get YOU on our stage! We are now accepting ALL types of acts (singing, dancing, playing an instrument, magic, comedy, hula-
hooping, poetry, whatever you can think of!) for our annual Variety Show in the Jensen Community Center theater. All ages are welcome to perform and content must be family-friendly. Sign up by calling us at 715-824-5202 or email Mariah!
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Sunday, March 5
7-8pm
Self Care Sunday Nights
Saving Daylight
Go Here for registration information
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Watercolor Painting of a Foggy Landscape with Carolyn Rosenberger
Monday, March 6, 9:30-noon
BBring on the green! Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by creating a misty scene done in shades of green. Learn how to paint fog, blurry distant woods, pine trees, and bark textures. Take home a painting ready to be framed.
To sign up for this class call Carolyn Rosenberger @ 715-445-3442 or email. |
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Monday, March 6
5:30 at the Waupaca Public Library
with Major General Marcia Anderson (Ret.)
She will share some of the experiences that helped form her leadership style, as well as provide insight on the military decision-making process, and how the Army Values inform the culture of one of the most successful militaries in modern history.
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Monday, March 26
6:30 at the Public Library
She is the Horticulture and Grounds Manager at Monk Botanical Gardens in Wausau. Anyone can create a garden space, but can you create a sustainable landscape? Marissa will touch on thoughtful design concepts, low-impact gardens, low-maintenance landscaping, beneficial plants, and how to attract beneficial insects and wildlife into your yards.
These are just a couple of the March Programs, go here to see them all!
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The Center for Living Well
148 N. Main Street
Iola
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and tune in to their Facebook Page every Tuesday at 9 for the free 10 minute meditation, you will be glad that you did! This next month, those 10 minute meditations will be broadcast from sunny Arizona! |
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New Concept, Let's Do This!!! |
Join Waupaca Women for the
Inaugural Meeting of Waupaca Women Who Care
Monday March 6
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It's pretty simple: Join like-minded women to hear presentations from three local non-profits. Vote as a group to determine which will receive our collective donation ($100 per person or team). 100 women = $10,000!
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Attention Dance Lovers!!! |
Don't miss this opportunity to check this out:
The Annual Dance Performance
by Point Dance Ensemble
Saturday March 4 at 7pm
Sunday March 5 at 2 pm
If you have never been to a dance performance, make the effort, dance is cool!
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The Filling Station and Waupaca Amoco's Monthly Giving continues! |
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March concerts by Jazz Coterie feature
The Immanuel Wilkins Quartet
at the
March 26
March 27
Voted #1 Rising Star by DownBeat Critics Poll — the music of saxophonist, composer, and Blue Note recording artist Immanuel Wilkins is filled with empathy and conviction, bonding arcs of melody and lamentation to pluming gestures of space and breath. Listeners were introduced to this riveting sound with his acclaimed debut album Omega, which was named the #1 Jazz Album of 2020 by The New York Times. The album also introduced his remarkable quartet with Micah Thomas on piano, Daryl Johns on bass, and Kweku Sumbry on drums, a tight-knit unit that Wilkins features once again on his stunning sophomore album The 7th Hand.
These guys did a
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Believe it or not, the Park and Rec spring and summer catalogue is out! And you can access it online buy going to this link. Time to start thinking and planning for the kiddos and adults and well, everyone... signups can happen online, start planning!
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Just a few hyper-local things.... in the Waupaca area! |
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Local Author has novel published...and more cool Waupaca stuff.... |
If you have ever listened to WDUX Radio Station, you have heard DJ Rick
Winters. Apparently he has a pen-name of Richard Sweitzer? And he wrote a book, and you can purchase it at the Bookcellar here in Waupaca! It has a copy or two but it is also widely available and copies are selling all over the world. Congratulations Mr. Sweitzer!!! *********************************************
Good News Waupaca Radio Show
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The Waupaca Good News Radio show is a source of, well, good news, in the community! DJ Wayne Netzler co hosts with a couple of Rotary folks who are co-sponsoring this show. Listen in every first and third Wednesday morning, as they interview various local folks who tell us of all the cool stuff that is happening. Are you doing good things, or do you have good news?
Go HERE if you would like to be on the show!
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The poster says it all...including this: that you do not have to be a senior to join this class!
Last Tuesday in March:
March 28 at 5:30!
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A few select Live Music shows in Waupaca and around the area....
Continuing our "Cabin Fever remedy = live music," here are a few more tidbits... and we are happy to report that some venues are becoming music venues in our little rural pocket of the world! Rock on, support live music!
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Odin and Freja's Place is digging in with a huge variety of live music in March, including a new Open Mic on March 1!
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Wednesdays with Wags is Back at the Wheelhouse for one show each in March and April! These are Wednesday night shows (duh) and worth the trip out to the Chain... |
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O Brien's on Main in Amherst has live music, and on March 3 our own Little Baba will be there, playing a whole bunch of original music, which is something to hear...and lots of Neil Young. |
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Little Wolf Gallery is hosting Tae on March 18! Gotta hear her to believe her. Downtown Iola! They also have a regular Jazz Jam every 2nd Saturday at 5pm, join the stage!
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We can get through March, with its non-stop "weather" ....But How?
Go down to the Library and add to the Woven All Together; go listen to some live music; watch for the Crane return, take in a lecture, click on all those WCAB links in the first paragraph and learn some stuff...write some poetry, take an art class, be grateful, let go and reach out...always reach out.
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