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ENTERTAINMENT // EAA NOSE ART

EAA NOSE ART WWII Aircraft Art Exhibit EAAIRVENTURE MuseumBY GEORGE HALAS

More than 30 pieces of nose art from actual World War II combat aircraft are making their first-ever trip outside their home museum, with the EAA AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh chosen as the first public display location for this rare collec-tion.

The collection from the Commemo-rative Air Force (CAF) headquarters in Dallas, Texas, made its debut on Veterans Day after a month of preparation in the EAA museum’s Eagle Hangar, which honors the people and aircraft of World War II. The artifacts have been desig-nated by the National Trust for Historical Preservation as an official project of Save America’s Treasures, which seeks to pre-serve historic structures, art and published works throughout the nation. It will be on display at EAA throughout 2016.

“This collection is simply incredible; there’s no other way to put it,” said Bob Campbell, director of the EAA AirVenture Museum. “We’re honored to be the first museum chosen by the CAF to receive this priceless collection on loan. It tells a unique story of the common soldier and airman during World War II, how this artwork was created, what it meant to these young men mostly between 18 and 25 years old, and the individual tales of these aircraft that returned along with those that didn’t.”

The nose art was common on the

bombers and fighter aircraft of the era, and displayed the creativity of crews at air bases around the world. As was the custom during World War II, some of the nose art depicts slogans or places, but many of them included drawings of young women (or mothers, such as “Enola Gay,” and “Memphis Belle”) in poses from chaste to extremely provocative. Some of the most risqué art has been moved to the Eagle Hangar’s “Top Secret” area, which also includes a surplus atomic bomb casing from the end of the war.

Each piece of artwork in the collection, which arrived in six semi-trailers in late September, includes an interpretive panel that describes the aircraft from which the artwork came, its history and any back-story details to further enrich the visitor experience.

“It’s difficult to put into total context today what pressure and danger the Allied crews faced during the war, but this nose art was deemed by commanders as an impor-tant part of the morale for these units,” said Keegan Chetwynd, CAF museum curator. “When we began the plan to move our museum from Midland, Texas, to the Dallas area, we didn’t want these artifacts simply stored away in a warehouse, because it’s important that their stories be told. EAA and its museum was the first place that we believed would display this art with the respect and context that it truly deserves.”

EAA plans several events throughout the coming year that features the nose art collection and tells more of background behind each piece.

The EAA AirVenture Museum is located just off Interstate 41 at the High-way 44 exit in Oshkosh. The Museum is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. EAA members receive free museum admission year-round. For more information, call the EAA AirVenture Museum at (920) 426-6108 or visit www.eaa.org/museum.

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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!

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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 WINEIf 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 IDEASBlind 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!

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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?”

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ENTERTAINMENT // WIFEE AND THE HUZZBAND

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If you’ve already had your fill of “Santa Claus is Coming To Town,” “White Christmas” and the never ending cavalcade of holiday music that becomes virtually inescapable this time of year, take heart - WiFEE and the HUZz BAND are poised 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 Steven Van Zandt is considering adding the song for special holiday airplay on his “Underground G a r a g e” r a d i o show, which airs on weekly the Sirius/XM channel of the same name (Chan-nel 21 for those of 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 Garage! “She Won’t Go,” debuted on the

Underground Garage this past summer, as the “Coolest Song in the World,” the week of July 11th and remained in heavy rota t ion through the end of Sep-tember. To win the title of “Coolest Song of The Year 2015,” the band is enlisting the help of families, friends, fans and l isteners. Now through Sunday,

December 27th, you’ll be able to vote for “She Won’t Go,” once a day, so every fan, family member and casual acquaintance 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-fare for 2, a 4-night stay at the Hard Rock Hotel in Cancun, Mexico including food and beverage and $500 in resort credits. (You can only vote for the “Coolest Song of The Year” once every 24 hours, but you can enter the Hard Rock Hotel Cancun contest as many times as you like.)

The “Coolest Song of 2015” winner will be announced on January 1st, during Kid Leo’s “Year End Review of 2015,” show on Sirius XM-21 where Kid Leo will play all 50 of the “Coolest Songs” of 2015.

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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

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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, visit dobiemaxwell.com

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ENTERTAINMENT // POSTCARD FROM MILWAUKEE

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 band, Sterling Morrison’s jagged riffing on “Venus in Furs,” the power of drum-mer Maureen Tucker’s tribal thump on “Ocean,” and vocal innocence on “After Hours.”

We feel the taut R&B punch of “There She Goes,” (with an intro riff swiped from Marvin Gaye) and throughout the performances Doug Yule’s bass runs and organ parts now find a better place in the

mix. The manic energy of Reed and Mor-rison’s amphetamine guitar strumming is contrasted with the small club intimacy of 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 he’s got a to write a report on classical rock & roll, and I wonder what that kid is thinking.

Elliott Murphy – 1969.

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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 b o o k a b o u t Nirvana and Kurt Cobain, and his book a b o u t J i m i H e n d r i x . I thought that t h o s e t w o s to r i e s we re 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 RiversideWHAT: Heart

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DECEMBER 3HAPPY ENDINGDEJA VUAPPLETON 9:00 PM KITTY CORONA MENOMINEE CASINO KESHENA 8-12:00 PMSTAGE HOGGS ACOUSTIC WORLD OF BEERMIDDLETON 9:00 PM

DECEMBER 4BIG MOUTH ANDUZZISHOWARD 9:00 PM STEVE & MARK BECKETSOSHKOSH 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’SDEJA VUAPPLETON 9:00 PMJANET PLANET LAWRENCE MEMORIAL CHAPELAPPLETON HITSLCO CASINO HAYWARD 9-1:00 KITTY CORONA MENOMINEE CASINO KESHENA 8-12:00 DAPHNI & DOOZEY WITH DAPHNIMILL CREEK APPLETON 10:00 PMDANA ERLANDSON MONA ROSE WINERY GREEN BAY 7-10 PMBAD HABITZ MS BAR LITTLE CHUTE 9:30 PM DRIFTWOODREVS BOWL BAR AND GRILLOSHKOSH 8:00 PM UNITYSARDINE CANGREEN BAY 9:00 PMCONSULT THE BRIEFCASE

SLIPPERY NOODLE INDIANAPOLIS 8:30 PMDAN TULSA BANDSTONE HARBOR STURGEON BAY 8:30-12:00MILES OVER MOUNTAINSTHE COLD SHOT APPLETON 10:00 PM“THE QUEENS W/ REV. NORB & THE ONIONS, HOLY SHIT!, JETTY BOYS”THE LYRIC ROOMGREEN BAY 9:30 PM AARON VORASSTHE SHINERY NEENAH 7:00 PM BOOMBOXX THE SHORT BRANCH NEENAH 10:00 PMUNWRITTEN 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 5ROOFTOP JUMPERSANDUZZIS EASTGREEN BAY 9:00 PM SPITFIRE RODEOANDUZZIS SPORTS CLUBGREEN BAY 9:30 PM“THE POLAR PROJECT, COLLIN & CHRIS UNPLUGGED” APPLETON ST. SPORTS BAR &GRILL APPLETON 7:00PM ANDY’S AUTOMATICSBECKETS OSHKOSH 8:00 PM NO STONE SOUP BANDBRIDGE BARFREMONT 8:00PM “HOLIDAY IN GRAND STYLE FEATURING HOLLY SAUNDERS, SOPRANO”CENTRAL WI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA STEVENS POINT 7:30PM CLOVERTON CHRISTMASCUP O JOY

GREEN BAY 7:30 PM CHARLES WALKER BANDDEJA VU APPLETON 9:00 PM CRANKIN YANKEESFAT JOESFOND DU LAC 9:30 PM RABID AARDVARKSHEADLINERSNEENAH 9:30 PM BRUCE KOESTNER HEIDEL HOUSEGREEN LAKE 7-10:00 CHASIN MASON HITCHING POSTKOHLSVILLE 9-1:00 HYDEJACKSON POINT SPORTS GRILLSEYMOUR 9:00 PM THE PRESIDENTS JIMMY SEAS GREEN BAY 9:00 PM THE COUGARSKOUNTRY BARAPPLETON 9:30 PM HITSLCO CASINOHAYWARD 9-1:00 DIAMOND AND STEELLEAP INN FREEDOM 9:30 PM KITTY CORONAMENOMINEE CASINOKESHENA 8-12:00 6 FIGURESPLANK ROAD PUBDE PERE 8:30 PM REPLICAREVS BOWL BAR AND GRILL OSHKOSH 9:00 PM FINE LINESAND BOXGREEN BAY 9:00 PM BAD HABITZ SARDINE CAN GREEN BAY 9:00 PM CONSULT THE BRIEFCASESLIPPERY NOODLEINDIANAPOLIS 8:30 PM POUNDING FATHERS SLUGGERSAPPLETON 9:30 PM STAR SIX NINESTONE TOADMENASHA 9:00 PM

BAZOOKA JOESTURGEON BAY YACHT CLUBSTURGEON BAY 8:00 PM THE LOOSE SCREWSTHE 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 STEVENS POINT 4:00PM HITSLCO CASINOHAYWARD 2-6:00

DECEMBER 8THE HAIR BANDTHE COLD SHOT APPLETON 9:30 PM

DECEMBER 9“TONY WAGNER, DANNY JARABECK & DREW HICKS - WED. WITH WAGS”WHEELHOUSEWAUPACA 8:00PM

DECEMBER 10CRAIG HAWKINSON AND SPECIAL GUESTSDÈJA VUAPPLETON 9:00 PMLONESOME RED & THE BLUE STRINGSTHE COLD SHOTAPPLETON 9:30 PMSTAGE HOGGS ACOUSTIC WORLD OF BEERMIDDLETON 9:00 PM

DECEMBER 11GRAND UNIONANDUZZIS EAST GREEN BAY 9:00 PM THE POCKET KINGSBECKETSOSHKOSH 8:00 PM HITSCIMARRONMENASHA 9-1:00 MARK SMEBYCUP O JOYGREEN BAY 7:30 PM BOBBY EVANS BAND DEJA VU APPLETON 9:00 PMTHE POLAR PROJECTEMMETT’SAPPLETON 9:30PM

ROSETTI & WIGLEYISLE CASINO WATERLOO IA 9-1:00CONSULT THE BRIEFCASEMILWAUKEE ALE HOUSE MILWAUKEE 9:30 PMTHE PRESIDENTS REVS BOWL BAR AND GRILLOSHKOSH 8:00 PM R2SARDINE CAN GREEN BAY 9:30 PM THE HOOK UPTHE COLD SHOTAPPLETON 10:00 PM BRUISER QUEEN THE LYRIC ROOMGREEN BAY 9:00 PM BOXKARTHE SHORT BRANCHNEENAH 10:00 PM BIG AND TALL WORLD OF BEERMIDDLETON 9:00 PM

DECEMBER 12JOHNNY WADANDUZZIS - HOWARDHOWARD 9:30 PMWILDSIDEBACKSTAGE BARFOND DU LAC 9:00 PMRINGSBECKETSOSHKOSH 8:00 PMNASHVILLE PIPELINECAPITOL CENTREAPPLETON 9:30 PMBURBILLIESCRANKY PATSNEENAH 10:00 PMTHE NEVERCLAIMCUP O JOYGREEN BAY 7:30 PMTWEED FUNKDEJA VU APPLETON 9:00 PMRABID AARDVARKSFAT JOESFOND DU LAC 9:30 PMHAZ/SOUTHERN GYPSYHEADLINERSNEENAH 9:30 PMBILL STEINERTHEIDEL HOUSEGREEN LAKE 7-10:00HURRY UP WAIT HORTONVILLE LANESHORTONVILLE 9:30 PMROSETTI & WIGLEYISLE CASINOWATERLOO IA 9-1:00FOLLOW SUIT KOUNTRY BARAPPLETON 9:30 PMBIG AND TALLLADDERHOUSELITTLE CHUTE 9:00 PMADAMS WAY LEAP INNFREEDOM 10:00 PMDANA ERLANDSON

MACKINAWS GREEN BAY 7:30-11:00 PMTHE BOMB PLANK ROAD PUB DE PERE 8:30 PMDIAMOND AND STEEL REVS BOWL BAR AND GRILLOSHKOSH 9:00 PMHORSESHOES & HAND GRENADESSENTRY THEATER @1800STEVENS POINT 7:30PMBOXKARSLUGGERSAPPLETON 9:30 PMDAVE OLSEN BANDSTONE HARBORSTURGEON BAY 8:30-12:00R P MSTONE TOAD MENASHA 9:00 PMJAM FUNK ALL STARSTHE COLD SHOTAPPLETON 10:00 PMBAD HABITZTHE SHACKFOND DU LAC 9:00 PMGRAND UNION THE SHORT BRANCHNEENAH 10:00 PMSTAGE HOGGS ACOUSTICWORLD OF BEERAPPLETON 9:00 PMREDFISH REMIXWORLD OF BEERAPPLETON 9-12:00DOUBLE DOWNWORLD OF BEER MIDDLETON 9:00 PMCONSULT THE BRIEFCASE WOUTERS SPORTS BARLITTLE SUAMICO 9:00 PM

DECEMBER 13THE COUGARSANDUZZIS SPORTS CLUBGREEN BAY 11:00 AMJOHNNY WADANDUZZIS SPORTS CLUBGREEN BAY 6:30 PMR P M KROLLS WESTGREEN BAY 11:30 AMROAD TRIPSTADIUM VIEWGREEN BAY 7:00 PMCONSULT THE BRIEFCASE THE BAR HOLMGREN WAYGREEN BAY 6:30 PM

DECEMBER 16PAT MCCURDYANDUZZIS SPORTS CLUBGREEN BAY 8:00 PM

DECEMBER 17REVEREND RAVEN 1001 CLUB GREEN BAY 8:00 PMROB ANTHONYDÈJA VUAPPLETON 9:00 PMDIG DEEP

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THE COLD SHOTAPPLETON 9:30 PMJIM COUNTER WORLD OF BEER MIDDLETON 9:00 PM

DECEMBER 18REVEREND RAVEN & THE CHAIN SMOKING ALTER BOYSBECKETSOSHKOSH 8:00 PMBUFFALO STOMP BANDBRIDGE BARFREMONT 8:00PMADAMS WAY CASH AND SWILLIES KAUKAUNA 9:30 PMBIG CEDAR BLUEGRASS - CHRISTMASCUP O JOYGREEN BAY 7:30-10:00 PMDAVE OLSEN BANDDÈJA VUAPPLETON 9:00 PMCONSULT THE BRIEFCASEMILL CREEKAPPLETON 9:30 PMBOXKARMILWAUKEE ALE HOUSEMILWAUKEE 9:30 PMBAZOOKA JOE NORTHSTAR CASINOBOWLER 8:00 PMTHE DEL RAYSREVS BOWL BAR AND GRILLOSHKOSH 8:00 PMTHE JIMMYSSADOFF PACFOND DU LAC 8:00 PMDAPHNISARDINE CAN GREEN BAY 9:00 PMTHE COUGARSSHOOTS BAR SUAMICO 9:00 PMHITSSILVER CRYSTWAUTOMA 8-12:00THE BLUES DISCIPLESSLIPPERY NOODLEINDIANAPOLIS 8:30 PMGREEN SCREEN KID SLUGGERSAPPLETON 9:30 PMGREAT BLUE NORTHERNTHE COLD SHOTAPPLETON 10:00 PMCRANKIN YANKEESWISEGUYSGREENVILLE 9:30 PMZAKK ABITZ WORLD OF BEER MIDDLETON 9:00 PM

DECEMBER 19BAD HABITZ10TH FRAMEAPPLETON 9:00 PMDIAMOND AND STEEL ANDUZZIS - HOWARDHOWARD 9:00 PMTHE PRESIDENTS

ANDUZZIS EASTGREEN BAY 9:00 PMJANET PLANETBECKETSOSHKOSH 8:00 PMTHIRD WHEEL BANDBRIDGE BARFREMONT 8:00PMNATTY NATIONCRANKY PATSNEENAH 10:00 PMRANDY STONEHILLCUP O JOYGREEN BAY 7:30 PMA-TOWN UNPLUGGEDDÈJA VUAPPLETON 9:00 PMCHASIN MASONFAT JOESFOND DU LAC STAR SIX NINEFOX HARBOR PUB & GRILL GREEN BAY 9:00 PMCONSULT THE BRIEFCASEGRAVEL PIT SPORTS BAR AND GRILLKIEL 9:00 PMNASHVILLE PIPELINEHEADLINERSNEENAH 9:30 PMFRAN STEENOHEIDEL HOUSEGREEN LAKE 7-10:00BIG MOUTH & THE POWER TOOL HORNSJIMMY SEASGREEN BAY 9:00 PMGRAND UNIONLEAP INNFREEDOM 9:30 PMBAZOOKA JOE NORTHSTAR CASINOBOWLER 8:00 PMR2PLANK ROAD PUBDE PERE 8:30 PMEMINENCEREVS BOWL BAR AND GRILL OSHKOSH 9:00 PMTHE COUGARSSAND BOXGREEN BAY 9:00 PMFOLLOW SUITSARDINE CANGREEN BAY 9:00 PMHITSSILVER CRYSTWAUTOMA 8-12:00THE BLUES DISCIPLESSLIPPERY NOODLEINDIANAPOLIS 8:30 PMHYDESLUGGERSAPPLETON 9:30 PMBOXKARSTONE TOADMENASHA 9:00 PMCEMETERY GATEZTANNERSKIMBERLY 7:00 PMVESPA WOMEN / SONS OF KONG / BACKER

THE COLD SHOTAPPLETON 10:00 PM“KURT GUNN, THE RAGLANDERS, FEED THE DOG AND THE CHOCOLATEERS”THE LYRIC ROOMGREEN BAY 8:00 PMREVEREND RAVENTHE SHORT BRANCHNEENAH 10:00 PMSWITCHBACKTHRASHER OPERA HOUSEGREEN LAKE 7:30 PMCONSULT THE BRIEFCASEWAVERLY BEACHMENASHA 6:30 PMBIG AND TALLWORLD OF BEERMIDDLETON 9:00 PM

DECEMBER 20REVEREND RAVENSMILING MOOSENEW HOLSTEIN 6:15 PM

DECEMBER 22THE HAIR BANDTHE COLD SHOT APPLETON 9:30 PM

DECEMBER 23THE SWINGING JOHNSONSDÈJA VUAPPLETON 8:00 PMALS SHOWTHE LYRIC ROOMGREEN BAY 9:00 PM“MAMA, PLATINUM BOYS, HOLLY AND THE NICE LIONS, REV. NORB AND THE ONIONS”THE LYRIC ROOMGREEN BAY 9:30 PM

DECEMBER 25HITSMENOMINEE CASINOKESHENA 8-12:00BOBBY EVANSTHE COLD SHOTAPPLETON 10:00 PM

DECEMBER 26NASHVILLE PIPELINE21 GUN ROADHOUSELEDGEVIEW 9:30 PMANNEXANDUZZIS - EASTGREEN BAY 9:30 PMTIN SANDWICHBECKETSOSHKOSH 8:00 PMHOWLING AT THE MOONBRIDGE BARFREMONT 7:00PMSLY JOE AND THE SMOOTH OPERATORSDÈJA VUAPPLETON 9:00 PMTHE PRESIDENTSFAT JOESFOND DU LAC



ADAMS WAYHEADLINERSNEENAH 9:30 PMFRAN STEENOHEIDEL HOUSEGREEN LAKE 7-10:00DIAMOND AND STEELHORTONVILLE LANESHORTONVILLE 9:30 PMHYDEJJ MALONEYSKAUKAUNA 9:30 PMHITSMENOMINEE CASINOKESHENA 8-12:00SONIC CIRCUSREVS BOWL BAR AND GRILLOSHKOSH 9:00 PMCRANKIN YANKEESSARDINE CANGREEN BAY 9:00 PMSTAR SIX NINESLUGGERSAPPLETON 9:30 PMKITTY CORONASTONE HARBORSTURGEON BAY 8:30-12:00HURRY UP WAITSTONE TOADMENASHA 9:00 PMTHE HOTT SAXXX ENSEMBLETHE COLD SHOTAPPLETON 10:00 PMCONSULT THE BRIEFCASE

THE SHORT BRANCHNEENAH 10:00 PMTHE COUGARSWATERING HOLEGREEN BAY 9:00 PM

DECEMBER 30DIAMOND AND STEELPOTAWATOMI CASINO CARTER 8:00 PM“TONY WAGNER, JOHNNY BURGIN & TONY MENZER - WED. WITH WAGS”WHEELHOUSEWAUACA 8:00PM

DECEMBER 31STONE CROWBACKSTAGE BAR & GRILL FOND DU LAC 8:00 PMSLY JOE & THE SMOOTH OPERATORSBECKETSOSHKOSH 8:00 PMBUFFALO STOMP BANDBRIDGE BARFREMONT 8:00PMDANA ERLANDSONCHEFUSION†GREEN BAY 7:00-10:00 PMMILES NIELSEN & THE RUSTED HEARTSCRANKY PATSNEENAH 10:00 PMJAZZ ORGYDÈJA VU

APPLETON 9:00 PMPOUNDING FATHERSEDGE OF DELLS RESORTWISCONSIN DELLS 10:00 PMSTAR SIX NINEFAT JOESFOND DU LAC 10:00 PMDIAMOND AND STEELFOX HILLS - BENCHWARMERS SPORTS BARMISHICOT 9:30 PMHURRY UP WAITFRATELLOSOSHKOSH 9:00 PMASK YOUR MOTHERHEADLINERSNEENAH 9:30 PMSONIC CIRCUSHEIDEL HOUSEGREEN LAKE 9:00 PMFRAN STEENOHEIDEL HOUSEGREEN LAKE 7-10:006 FIGURESJACKSON POINT SPORTS GRILLSEYMOUR 9:00 PMUNITYJIMMY SEASGREEN BAY 9:00 PMWILDSIDEKOUNTRY BARAPPLETON 10:00 PMCRANKIN YANKEES

LEAP INNFREEDOM 9:30 PMGRAND UNIONNORTHSTAR CASINOBOWLER 9:00 PMQUIET STORMOSTHOFF RESORTELKHART LAKE 9-1:00CONSULT THE BRIEFCASEOUTPOSTSHERWOOD 6:00 PMDAPHNIPLANK ROAD PUBDE PERE 9:00 PMTHE COUGARSPOTAWATOMI CASINOCARTER 9:00 PMFOLLOW SUITREVS BOWL BAR AND GRILLOSHKOSH 10:00 PM2 HOURS NOTICESAND BOXGREEN BAY 9:00 PMEMINENCESARDINE CANGREEN BAY 10:00 PMR P M SLUGGERSAPPLETON 10:00 PMCAT 5ST BRENDANS IRISH INNGREEN BAY 9:00 PMBOOMBOXXSTONEYARD GREENVILLE

GREENVILLE 10:00 PMBAD HABITZTHE BAR LYNNDALEAPPLETON 9:00 PMBOOGIE AND THE YO YO-ZWAVERLY BEACHMENASHABOURBON COWBOYSWHISTLE INNNICHOLS 9:00 PMVIC FERRARIWILD ROSE CASINOEMMETSBURG IABIG AND TALLWORLD OF BEERAPPLETON 9:00 PM

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JANUARY 2THE COUGARSANDUZZIS - EASTGREEN BAY 9:00 PMTHE POCKET KINGSCRANKY PATSNEENAH 10:00 PMAPRIL STROM JOHNSONCUP O JOYGREEN BAY 7:30 PMERIC DIAMONDFAT JOESFOND DU LAC 9:00 PM

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ENTERTAINMENT // CHRISTMASES PAST

BY MICHAEL MENTZER

I never know when it will happen…I simply know that it will.

There have been plenty of times, I con-fess, that I told myself I didn’t care as much about Christmas as I once did…that it was not as meaningful or emotional or uplifting as it was 10 years ago, or 25 or 50.

I’ll drive from place to place or take a walk one day and it’s just like any other day, maybe even a bit more boring or drab.

Then it all changes. I don’t understand why. I’ve tried over the years to figure it out, but it’s beyond my mental and emotional abilities.

There were times I chalked up the changes in perception to lights and deco-rations, holiday music, the apprehension of little children for the Big Day, a more tolerant feeling in general about people, especially the ones who otherwise rub us the wrong way, and maybe the fact that people step out of character and let down their guard for a few days out of the year.

I admit that I don’t get it.So I welcome it, whatever it may be, for

however long it lasts.

Literary geniusLong ago, I reached the conclusion that

Charles Dickens was a literary genius and that his book “A Christmas Carol” repre-sented a masterpiece of messages that truly changed people’s lives, though it was not well received when it was published, and it took the passing of generations before it was acclaimed.

I welcome and relish Christmas Past, but admit the other two characters scare the breath out of me.

I see them in the news all the time in all sorts of ways and in all parts of the world. In a way I realize they’re somehow tied to the past, but they are so much more frightening in the Present moment and in the specter of what yet will come.

Christmas Past exudes a feeling of com-fort and care and sometimes heartache and tears, but the uplifting kind, not the bitter variety. There is a simplicity in the Past that makes us think we understand it.

I’m not so sure…not sure how simple it was or how understandable it may have been.

But there is comfort in it.

Influential traditionsIn all honesty, there are no outstand-

ing, earthshaking, life-changing Christmas

events in my life…wait, I take that back; there is one for sure.

There are plenty of little events though that have worked their magic on me.

One of them known and shared by my five brothers and sisters was the tradition in our family that no one could go downstairs on Christmas morning until Dad called us.

It never dawned on any of us back then how much sacrifice and work on their part went into that simple Christmas morning tradition.

One of my first memories of those mornings — probably when I was 4 or 5 — is the sound of Dad stoking the old coal furnace as heat banged and boomed its way through the ducts into the first floor. It took hours for heat to reach through the upstairs bedrooms.

Years later when the coal furnace no longer existed, the youngest in the family pointed to a circular mark on the oak wood-work in the dining room and wondered what it was.

Hardly anyone today would know that the circular outline is where a hand-cranked damper connected by chains to the furnace was located, and that our Dad was a master at making it coax heat from red fire-breath-ing chunks of coal into the house all winter long.

The people who now live in our family home have no clue. To them I’m sure it’s just an unfortunate mark on the beautiful woodwork which Dad refinished when he and Mom bought the house 66 years ago in the midst of the post-war baby boom.

Flashes of Christmas PastFlashes of Christmas Past visit me in

memories of walks to Midnight Mass, wingtip shoes, currant biscuits, solitary walks along Lake Monona and the Yahara River on Christmas afternoon (I could still walk that path with my eyes closed), a Live Nativity presentation in a barn, the strains of “Stille Nacht” and “I’ll Be Home for Christmas,” and a diamond ring promise to the woman I married 46 years ago.

For years, grade school through high school, Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve was a family tradition.

My younger brothers and sisters knew they were no longer, “little kids” when they were finally allowed to attend Midnight Mass.

In the early days we walked eight blocks back and forth to church. It seems almost impossible to me today, but we didn’t have a car, and never gave it a second thought.

The church at midnight always seemed hot and holy, bright with candles and carols, and spiced to the brim with the fragrance of incense so overwhelming it lingered in our clothes for hours.

On the walk home, I remember passing the homes and stores where I delivered the morning newspaper. I don’t remember snow in those days as much as I recall the vault of a bluish–black velvet sky, and twinkling stars much brighter than other nights…probably just my imagination.

Wingtip shoesMy Dad always wore wingtip shoes on

Sundays, Christmas and Easter. The rest of the week he wore heavy leather boots at the factory where he worked.

He prized those wingtips and they shined, often because I shined them. He held me to a high standard, and when I became older my younger brother took over. We share a common bond tied by a seem-ingly simple task.

There are times after all these years that I think I may have walked in his shoes in a figurative sense as a father, grandfather, worker, homeowner.

But knowing his story better now that he’s gone, I realize that it’s difficult to truly walk in the shoes of almost anyone from the Greatest Generation.

Currant biscuitsAt home after Mass, we sat around the

dining room table in our usual places and savored homemade currant biscuits.

My Mom and our grandmother (Mom’s Mom) baked bread at least a couple times a week for the nine of us.

In those days we had currant biscuits only on Christmas. In reality they were no different from the normal biscuits they made every week, except that they had cur-rants, like miniature raisins, in them. What made them truly special was the fact they were shared only after Midnight Mass.

For us, it was almost sacred in a fun and significant way. Those simple biscuits were like communion made by the women of our family in their own kitchen.

Live NativityMusic always plays a role in memories

this time of year. We’ve had the uplifting pleasure in recent years to witness the Live Nativity presentation at Villa Loretto in Mount Calvary.

The event is held in the barn with spectators packed into bleacher seats along

the outer walls. The smells are earthy. Farm animals are featured. It is humbling and emotional to be there considering the mes-sage that is being sent.

I remember on one occasion catching an emotional glimpse of an old man in the audience singing “Stille Nacht,” and then dabbing his eyes with a red bandanna handkerchief. I wondered how many times he had sung that German-language version of “Silent Night,” as a boy and as a man, and how many years he had farmed in the Holyland, and what it all meant to him.

‘I’ll Be Home’There is another song that has captured

my consciousness in recent years. I’ve known it for years, but only recently has it drawn an emotional response.

It was first performed in 1943 in the midst of World War II as if an American soldier serving overseas were writing to his family about being ‘home for Christmas.’

It makes me think of historic Christmas battles at Trenton in the Revolutionary War, and World War II in the bloody Battle of the Bulge that helped to give birth to, and safeguard a nation and a way of life.

It seems so uncharacteristic to speak of war and battles in relation to peace and salvation.

It’s another aspect of the overall story that I don’t understand, but accept nonethe-less.

I tend to think that what I’m comfort-able with will remain the same, that tradi-tions will never change and that people who are close to me will always be nearby. I know that’s not realistic, but I’m stunned at times by the changes that occur.

Memories provide perspective and com-fort amid the changes, and the realization that changes are inevitable.

My parents have passed. The wingtips and currant biscuits are long gone. The Greatest Generation is fading into history. Our children are grown. We watch our grandchildren and wonder. A simpler time is no more.

The lyrics of that 1943 song ring strong and true over seven decades: “I’ll be home for Christmas, if only in my dreams.”

That will never change no matter which generation takes the stage.

Michael Mentzer, now retired after a 40-year newspaper career, writes a monthly column for Scene.

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December 1 - 31Deck the HallsOshkosh Public MuseumAdmission is free for all children under 18, and adults receive special admission of $3.50 per person.This annual extravaganza will feature the historic Sawyer home decorated as only the wealthy could do. Holiday “dressings” as reported in periodicals and newspapers of the decades from 1880 to 1919 are recreated to delight and perhaps provide inspiration.www.oshkoshmuseum.org

Nutcracker in the Castle: Self-guided ToursPaine Art Center and Gardens11:00 amPresented within the historic mansion, the Paine’s original production of the Nut-cracker fairy tale immerses audiences in the fantastic scenes of the beloved holiday story. From the opening Party Scene with a giant Christmas tree to the magical Land of Sweets and the enchanting Sugar Plum Fairy, the tale unfolds throughout elaborately decorated rooms with a mes-merizing array of sights and sounds. Self-guided Tours are offered Monday through Saturday during the daytime and do not require a reserva-tion. No Self-guided tours on Sundays; closed Nov 26

and Dec 25, open Jan 1.www.thepaine.org

Celebration of LightsMenominee Park5:00 pm – 9:00 pm DailyThe cost: $8.00 per vehicleBus Loads $1.00 per personQuietly nestled along the shores of Lake Winnebago, in beautiful Menominee Park in Oshkosh, lies a single mile stretch that transforms into illuminated holiday wonder each year since 2001. Oshkosh Celebration of Lights is no longer a local best-kept secret.

December 4TEENAGERS FROM OUTER SPACETime Community TheaterDoors open Friday at 6:30 pm with showtime at 7 pmThe Time Community Theater is a volunteer-based, non-profit theater established to provide an affordable venue for the arts that contributes to the revitalization of downtown Oshkosh.www.timecommunitythe-ater.com

The Backlot Comedy HouseImprov Comedy Show9 pm$10 | Ages 21+

Enjoy some Improv! How our show works: give the suggestions and our actors create scenes and characters based off those suggestions! It’s fun! Plus there’s no drink minimum!

Stand Up Comedy Open Mic10:30 pmFREE | Ages 21+This is your opportunity to test out some comedy material on mic, on stage, in front of a room of your peers. Join us at the Backlot and get your name on the coveted list. Once on the list, you can both max and/or relax until your name is likely mispronounced by the host of the evening, then it is your chance to drop five minutes of original comedy. Don’t do comedy – come watch! It’s FREE! Hey, there’s no drink minimum, so why not?www.thebacklotcomedy-house.com

December 5DIE HARDTime Community TheaterDoors open Friday at 6:30 pm with showtime at 7 pm$3 at the door.The Time Community Theater is a volunteer-based, non-profit theater established to provide an affordable venue for the arts that contributes to the

revitalization of downtown Oshkosh.www.timecommunitythe-ater.com

EAA’s Christmas in the AirEAA AirVenture Museum11:00 amJoin us for a day full of holiday cheer as you travel throughout the EAA AirVenture Museum winter wonderland. Enjoy treats and refreshments then roam the museum to find more than 20 local musical, choral, and dance groups performing on various stages, including the fan favorite Those Funny Little People!Amidst all the fun, don’t miss the arrival of Santa Claus as he flies in by heli-copter at noon to visit with all of the children! Have your picture taken with Santa, or take your own family photos in staged areas throughout the museum.

Family Discovery GalleryPaine Art Center and Gardens11 am to 4 pm$9 Adult, $5 Youth Free for membersWith over a dozen “hands on” exhibits, the Family Discovery Gallery encour-ages children to look, touch, and create in new and fun ways. On Saturdays, the Paine offers activities in the space that explore art, architecture and gardens. Look at the Paine’s programs calendar for descriptions of upcoming activities.www.thepaine.org

Race for the LightsBoys & Girls Club of Oshkosh4:30 pmChristine Ann Domestic

Abuse Services 13th annual Race for the Light is a fun-filled run / walk through Oshkosh. Come enjoy a beautiful race route featuring festively decorated homes, carolers and musi-cians, as well as over one million lights and displays from the Celebration of Lights in Menominee Park.

Oshkosh Gallery WalkDowntown6:00 pm - 9:00 pmHeld the first Saturday of each month in downtown Oshkosh, the Gallery Walk features dozens of local art galleries and businesses showcasing the talents of local, regional and tour-ing artists in a variety of mediums.

Celebrating Sinatra with Bryan Anthony and the UW Oshkosh Jazz EnsembleGrand Opera HouseTickets: $44/$40/$36/$32/$26/$20Celebrating Sinatra’s 100th Birthday — a little early! Bryan Anthony has fronted the Nelson Riddle Orchestra, the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra and now joins Oshkosh’s premier jazz ensemble for a Sinatra celebration! Whether you call him a jazz singer with pop sensibilities or a pop vocalist steeped in jazz, he’s staked his artistic identity in the songs that emanated from Broadway, Hollywood and Tin Pan Alley in the first half of the 20th century. Bryan Anthony joins the UW Oshkosh Jazz Ensem-ble, under the direction of Marty Robinson, one of the area’s premier jazz ensembles

and a popular guest of The Grand stage.www.grandoperahouse.org

The Backlot Comedy HouseImprov Comedy Show9 pm$10 | Ages 21+Enjoy some Improv! How our show works: give the suggestions and our actors create scenes and characters based off those suggestions! It’s fun! Plus there’s no drink minimum!

Stand Up Comedy Open Mic 10:30 pmFREE | Ages 21+This is your opportunity to test out some comedy material on mic, on stage, in front of a room of your peers. Join us at the Backlot and get your name on the coveted list. Once on the list, you can both max and/or relax until your name is likely mispronounced by the host of the evening, then it is your chance to drop five minutes of original comedy. Don’t do comedy – come watch! It’s FREE! Hey, there’s no drink minimum, so why not?www.thebacklotcomedy-house.com

December 6The Nativity CollectionAlgoma Blvd. United Methodist Church8:30 am - 12:00 pmBe awed by the beauty and diversity of a collection of more than 1,000 nativity sets at the Algoma Bou-levard United Methodist Church’s Nativity Collection this Christmas. This is one

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of the largest permanently displayed collections in the entire world. The 1,000-plus, sets were gathered by one church member, Mildred Turner, a retired kindergarten teacher from Omro.

Pet Memorial BenefitOshkosh Humane Society2-3:30 pmRemembering our Pets: A Memorial Event. This will be a wonderful time of sharing and connecting with others, in remembering our special pets that have passed on. There will be a photomontage, personalized ornaments to hang on the Christmas tree, drinks and snacks provided. This event is free and is open to all! Please consider a tax deduct-ible donation to the shelter as Creature Comfort Clinic LLC will match donations up to a total of $1500.RSVP: [email protected] or 920-385-9810

December 8EAA Skyscape Theater Royale presents: Air Force (1943)EAA AirVenture Museum6:30 pmStep back in time and experience the golden age of cinema at EAA’s Skyscape Theater Royale, a free series of classic aviation film screenings at the EAA AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh, WI.www.eaa.org

December 10Celtic Tenors ChristmasGrand Opera House7:30 pm

Tickets: $44/$40/$36/$32/$26/$20The Celtic Tenors are the most successful, classical crossover artists ever to have come out of Ireland to provide you with a night to remember. Whether playing a neighborhood cathedral or major concert halls in international cities, such as New York, Amsterdam or Shanghai, you are sure to enjoy a professional, sparkling and most of all, good-humored performance. This group genuinely loves what they do and you experience it shining through in each rendition of beautiful Celtic songs like the haunting “Danny Boy” and exhilarating classics like “Nessun Dorma”.www.grandoperahouse.org

December 11Time Cinema: Free Fridays: ELFTime Community TheaterDoors open Friday at 6:30 pm with showtime at 7 pmThe Time Community Theater is a volunteer-based, non-profit theater established to provide an affordable venue for the arts that contributes to the revitalization of downtown Oshkosh.www.timecommunitythe-ater.com

Wright Brothers Memorial BanquetEAA AirVenture Museum6:00 pmTickets for the banquet are $55 for EAA members and their guests, $65 for nonmembers, and include the reception, a full-service dinner, and evening program.Erik Lindbergh, CEO of Powering Imagination and grandson of pioneering aviator Charles Lindbergh,

will be the keynote speaker at EAA’s annual Wright Brothers Memorial Banquet.www.eaa.org

The Backlot Comedy HouseImprov Comedy Show9 pm $10 | Ages 21+Enjoy some Improv! How our show works: give the suggestions and our actors create scenes and characters based off those suggestions! It’s fun! Plus there’s no drink minimum!


Decmeber 12GREMLINSTime Community TheaterDoors open Friday at 6:30 pm with showtime at 7 pm$3 at the doorThe Time Community Theater is a volunteer-based, non-profit theater established to provide an affordable venue for the arts that contributes to the revitalization of downtown

Oshkosh.www.timecommunitythe-ater.com

The Backlot Comedy HouseImprov Comedy Show 9 pm$10 | Ages 21+Enjoy some Improv! How our show works: give the suggestions and our actors create scenes and characters based off those suggestions! It’s fun! Plus there’s no drink minimum!


December 13Christmas Carol Sing at the GrandGrand Opera House6:30 pmThis annual event – now in its 30th year – features the Oshkosh Area Community Band and the madrigal sing-ers from Oshkosh North, West, and Lourdes High Schools. The audience is

invited to join the madrigals in singing their favorite carols. A free will offering will be taken to benefit the Salvation Army in Oshkosh.www.grandoperahouse.org

December 18The Backlot Comedy HouseImprov Comedy Show9 pm$10 | Ages 21+Enjoy some Improv! How our show works: give the suggestions and our actors create scenes and characters based off those suggestions! It’s fun! Plus there’s no drink minimum!

Stand Up Comedy Open Mic 10:30 pmFREE | Ages 21+This is your opportunity to test out some comedy material on mic, on stage, in front of a room of your peers. Join us at the Backlot and get your name on the coveted list. Once on the list, you can both max and/or relax until your name is likely mispronounced by the host of the evening, then it is your chance to drop five minutes of original comedy. Don’t do comedy – come watch! It’s FREE! Hey, there’s no drink minimum, so why not?www.thebacklotcomedy-house.com

December 19Hmong Oshkosh New Year CelebrationSunnyview Expo Center8:00 amFree – day time admission, $5.00/$7.00 at the door for evening activities. Advance

tickets sell during daytime events on site. The Hmong Community of Oshkosh will hold it’s 32nd annual traditional New Year Celebration on 12/19/15 at Sunnyview Expo Center. Activities: Traditional ball tossing, folk songs, music, dance, other entertainment and food.

The Backlot Comedy HouseImprov Comedy Show9 pm$10 | Ages 21+Enjoy some Improv! How our show works: give the suggestions and our actors create scenes and characters based off those suggestions! It’s fun! Plus there’s no drink minimum!


December 26Meet the ArtistJambalaya Arts, Inc.6:00 pmCalling all art enthusiasts! On the last Saturday of


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every month, Jambalaya Arts Inc. is giving you an oppor-tunity to meet the artists who are showing their work during the month. This is your chance to interact with the artists who are featured during the local Gallery Walks (taking place the first Saturday of every month). Come down and get to know your local artists, ask them questions, learn about their techniques, inspira-tions and other projects!www.facebook.com/jamba-layaartsinc

The Backlot Comedy HouseImprov Comedy Show9 pm$10 | Ages 21+Enjoy some Improv! How our show works: give the

suggestions and our actors create scenes and characters based off those suggestions! It’s fun! Plus there’s no drink minimum!

Stand Up Comedy Open Mic10:30 pmFREE | Ages 21+This is your opportunity to test out some comedy material on mic, on stage, in front of a room of your peers. Join us at the Backlot and get your name on the coveted list. Once on the list, you can both max and/or relax until your name is likely mispronounced by the host of the evening, then it is your chance to drop five minutes of original comedy. Don’t do comedy – come watch! It’s FREE! Hey, there’s no drink minimum, so why not?

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January 30TOWARD HARMONY WITH NATUREOshkosh Convention Center2 N Main, OshkoshIn 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 distin-guished 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 Garden at the UW Arboretum. His

keynote address “Rivers and Drifts: Natural Process in Designed Places” will provide a wealth of informa-tion and inspiration for home gardeners.

The all-day natural landscap-ing conference also includes nine other speakers on the whole spectrum of native plants and natural landscap-ing topics will be present, as

well as vendors and exhibi-tors and a silent auction.For more information, visit http://www.towardharmony-withnature.org.

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Featuring the Commemorative Air Force WWII Nose Art CollectionNovember 11, 2015-December 201630+ 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.

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EAA AirVenture Museum 3000 Poberezny Rd. Oshkosh, WI 54903 920.426.6108

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