We at WCAB are especially grateful for creativity, that element that enriches our lives and has the potential to bring us all together. We find so much creative spirit in our community, and combining creativity with collaboration is just so joyful! Finding ways to come together through the arts is our most favorite thing!
What are YOU grateful for???? "Studies have traced a range of impressive benefits to the simple act of writing down the things for which we’re grateful—benefits including better sleep, fewer symptoms of illness, and more happiness among adults and kids alike. the practice of being thankful has been scientifically shown to improve our lives." Go here for more info on how to keep a Gratitude Journal!
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!
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The Waupaca Community Arts Board's Annual "Friends of WCAB Campaign" has just one more week to go...
...and we are once again so grateful for the outpouring of support that you have given us in just 3 short weeks! Thank you to ever person who has contributed so far, allowing us to exceed our 2021 baseline goal!
Your support allows us to continue to plan for a full year of inspiring and exciting 2022 events...and we cannot wait to let you know what we have up our sleeves, in addition to our wonderful annual events!
If you would like to contribute and become a Friend of WCAB 2022, go here. Gifts of $50 or more will qualify you to receive a beautiful Art Stationary set, that depicts Waupaca's creativity in 2021! |
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WCAB's Waupaca Local Live November Show
Featuring:
The K&J Duo
Thursday, November 18
7:30pm 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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The K&J Duo, a husband and wife duo from Waupaca will be our November guests. Kathy and John Hammond perform traditional and popular sing-along standards, with a few Christian Folk originals. They provide special music for area churches. John is mostly self-taught with singing experience rooted in barbershop and church choir, playing in various local combos. Kathy has extensive piano and vocal training, teaching music and directing choirs for 32 years, as well as playing professionally with the likes of Steve Marche Torme. Together they have been making music, blending their individual talents, to create their own unique sound. We look forward to hearing their original tunes!
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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!
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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The Waupaca Community Arts HUB |
November brings even more fun to the Arts HUB!
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We still have a couple more seats available for the Gifts from the Heart class! Sign up today!!! Class starts Wednesday, November 3 and runs through December 15.
- Fall is a great time for music lessons! We have qualified teachers for individual piano, guitar, drum and band instrument lessons for all ages, including adults! Sign up today!
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Gift Cards are a great way to support your budding artists!
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Scholarships available: We are so excited that people are taking advantage of our Scholarship Program! We are able to offer scholarships for eligible students starting with our fall semester.
Check out our website, and join us at the Hub, a place where creativity comes to grow!!!
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We welcome Laura Colbert, the Arts Hub's new Executive Director!
We are excited to announce that we have hired a new director to help us grow, connect and realize our vision for the Arts Hub: a center where Creativity comes to Grow!
Laura comes to us brimming with ideas, enthusiasm, as well as skill and expertise. As the former Waupaca Middle School Principal, she is connected to families throughout our community and ready to help us provide great programming to enrich kids' lives.
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Other November Happenings... in and around our community!
Events, classes, stress relief and local artisan shopping!
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SAVE the DATE! Saturday, December 4!
The Waupaca Arts and Culture Network is excited to be planning the Third Annual Yuletide Trail event in downtown Waupaca! A cookie walk, Santa neighborhood tour and visit down on the town square, caroling and community singalong, real fire rings downtown, ornament making, Holiday books, story-times and more will get you ready for our 2021 Holidays! Vintage collectible Cookie Tins will be available in November, stay tuned to the Yuletide Trail FB event!
Stay tuned for more information soon, and visit the event for more details!!! |
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Waupaca Area Arts and Culture Network |
Stay tuned for more information as we continue to prioritize goals for our community in the area of arts and culture, for 2022 and beyond!
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Virtual LIfe Class
Thursday, November 4
6-7:30 on ZOOM
The final in the three-part series - our discussion will help empower you to withstand and learn from difficult and traumatic experiences.
Liz and Michelle from the Waupaca County Department of Health and Human Services will facilitate this session.
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In keeping with the season of gratitude, The Library is offering thank you card kits!
This is the time of year that we take the time to show the special people in our lives how much we appreciate what they've done for us!
Pick up a Thanks card kit from the Library now!
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Read, Imagine, Learn, and Connect with us! Try the Virtual Library for a new way to experience the Children's Department services.
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The Waupaca Area Public Library |
- Masks are required for entry
- Limited time 1 hour
- Study rooms for 1 hour w/masks
- Computer use for 1 hour daily
- Book Sale is now open!
- Exhibit Room open with masks and social distancing
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The Library is so excited to RE-OPEN their exhibit "Beyond Borders and Boundaries!" with artist Ruth Wydeven!
Open until Saturday, November 13, 2021 (All day)
Ruth has traveled extensively throughout Latin America and uses her experiences to inspire her beautiful artwork. Nationally recognized for her talents, we are proud to display her pieces at the library.
To learn more about Ruth, please visit her WEBSITE. This exhibit is located in the lower level Exhibit Room and is free and open to the public during regular library hours.
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The Waupaca Historical Society |
Fall Program: The Legend of Chief Waupaca with Dr. Ray Reser
Thursday, November 11, 6-8pm
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Ray Reser, professor emeritus of archaeology at UW-Stevens Point, will bring light to both the history and legends of Waupaca in his program, “The Legend of Chief Waupaca.” Reser will delve into these legends and the prehistory of the Waupaca area, including the Menominee and Potawatomi relationships to the area, at his program. |
Help Us Preserve Your Story!
We are collecting memories and stories from the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020-2021. These collections will be preserved at the Holly History and Genealogy Center to help future generations understand this time in Waupaca, our state, and our country.
Please consider filling out our survey HERE! Surveys can be emailed or mailed to WHS, 321 S. Main Street, Waupaca, WI 54981.
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The Waupaca Community Theater |
The Waupaca Community Theater, part of the Fine Arts Festival, is happy to present
Frankenstein on 99.1FM radio November 1 at 6pm
Directed by Barbara Laedtke, this production was performed live at the Gerold Opera House, and will air once more on November 1 on WAUP, 99.1FM.
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Tickets are on sale now for this special holiday musical production of Nuncrackers!
Plan now to attend this Waupaca Community Theater production that will run from December 9-12.
Go to this link for information on the cast, and to purchase your tickets online now for the December performance:
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Theater production at the Waupaca Middle School! |
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Waupaca Area Chamber of Commerce |
As always, check the Waupaca Area Chamber's Community Calendar for events in our community! Never a dull moment in Wauapca! The Chamber Calendar includes an impressive number of area live music events! Add your own organization's event to the calendar!
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The Jensen Center in Amherst |
The Joy of Drawing
Tuesday, November 16 at 6:30
Join us for a drawing class for beginners to intermediate skill levels, led by artist Joe Roeling.
This is a 4 week course, beginning Tuesday November 16 at 6:30 p.m.
Additional classes will be held on 11/23, 11/30 and 12/7.
Enrollment is $100 for the 4 week course. All supplies are included in the class fee.
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The Center for Living Well in Iola |
For a change of pace in your meditative practice, try this session on
Saturday, November 6 from 2-4 pm: Shamanic Journey Circle
Join Nancy Daniels for this unique drum circle!
Register by calling Tammie Jo at 715-340-2136
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The Jazz Coterie series is bringing a double header show to our neighboring communities: Janet Planet and Nascent will be in both Stevens Point and Oshkosh in November.
We loved Janet Planet when she came to our WCAB Summer Nights Series a few years ago, now you can see and hear her live and up close! Check out all the details HERE.
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Waupaca Danes Hall's
Granite Cellar Updates and events!
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Wednesday, November 3: 6-8pm at Dane's Hall
Come help decide whose Chili is the best! Join gthe fun for this 2nd Annual Chili Cook-off, between the Waupaca Sherrif versus Waupaca Police versus Waupaca Fire Fighters! Dponations appreciated, all proceeds go to the department with the winning chili!
OTHER FUN EVENTS AT DANES HALL INCLUDE:
- Open Mic night Wednesday November 17, 4-8pm
- Widow's Weekend Open House Saturday November 11, 10am-6pm
- Pre-Thanksgiving fun Wednesday November 24 4-8pm
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Come to the Gerold Opera House in Weyauwega on Friday November 5 for a
Fall Dance!
The Last of the Big Bands from Green Bay will be back playing all the big band favorites on Friday, November 5th at the Gerold Opera House. The dance floor will be open! Doors open at 6pm, concert at 7pm.
Plan to mask up for this event, to keep everyone safe!
Go HERE for more info on tickets etc!
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The Weyauwega International Film Festival will take place from November 11-13.
We are excited to be returning to the Gerold Opera House in Weyauwega for our 11th annual festival. 2021 will be a hybrid festival with three days of live screenings with filmmakers along with more films available to screen online. 74 films from around the globe featuring many Wisconsin films. The live screenings at the Gerold feature many local films and we expect to have many filmmakers in attendance.
Festival passes are available to attend the festival and also screen more films online at the festival website, below.
Covid guidelines will be in place so plan to mask while attending the film festival.
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Winchester Academy November Programs
The programs will be HYBRID w/limited in-person seating.
Broadcasts will also be online, connect with us with one of these ways -
1. Audio on Waupaca Radio WILW 96.3FM
2. Broadcast live on Win-TV, Spectrum Cable Channel 991
3. YouTube live stream
For the details of November events, go to:
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This will be a Badger Talk with Professor Glen Stanosz, Professor of Tree and Forest Health at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Fungi are often overlooked, misunderstood, and definitely underappreciated. Yet these diverse and highly evolved organisms are critical to function of forest ecosystems.
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Join Michael Koehler of Danes Hall as he takes you on a tour through Danes Hall to enjoy a discussion of the artists, the paintings, and the culture of 19th century Dane represented in their historic collection of paintings from the Skagen area of Denmark.
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WE just want to thank you... |
We get a little choked up when we see the contributions coming in, both in the mail and online. We realize that it means that you not only love what we are doing, but that you want to support more of what we are doing, and it makes us feel like we are on the right track. Thank you all, we love you.
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