Wild Rose Community Band July 1 Concert to Kick Off Independence Day Week
The Wild Rose Community Band will hold its First Annual Mid-Summer Concert at 7:00 PM on Sunday evening, July 1, in the air-conditioned Wild Rose School Auditorium, Euclid Street, Wild Rose. The event is titled “A Musical Birthday Party for our Nation.” It will feature highlights from several movies and Broadway productions, including Titanic, Pirates of the Caribbean, My Fair Lady, Camelot, and of course, The Music Man. It will also feature lively marches and traditional tunes to honor our country’s Independence Day. The concert is expected to last approximately an hour.
The concert will be the debut for the band’s newest director, Mr. Gregory Schaffer. Mr. Schaffer’s career has including teaching, directing and administrative positions with the Brown Deer School System, as well as several years directing adult bands in the Milwaukee area, including the Milwaukee Concert Band and the Milwaukee American Legion Band. Mr. John Jenks, Mrs. Mary Stepanek, and Mr. Tom Stepanek will also share the directing duties.
The band was founded in May of 2017, and performed last year at Wild Rose Days ‘Party on the Pond’, the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King, and the Wild Rose Auditorium. The April 7 concert was a big success, attracting an audience of over 120, and raising nearly $700 for the Wild Rose American Legion Post 370 Memorial Project. The July concert will have no admission charge, though a free will collection will be taken to assist in offsetting the band’s ongoing expenses for rental of instruments and music.
The band’s roster currently includes over 50 musicians from all over the area, including the communities of Wautoma, Waupaca, Wild Rose, Poy Sippi, Pine River, Red Granite, Neshkoro, Weyauwega, and Westfield. Current members range from teens to octogenarians and new members are always welcome. Rehearsals are held in the Wild Rose Schools Band Room each Thursday evening, 6:30-8:00 PM (Door ‘J’, Euclid Ave.). For more information about the band or about the July 1 concert, feel free to send an email to brownlowod@gmail.com, or call Chuck, 920-851-0271.
SYNC returns for another summer of free audiobook downloads
AudioFile Magazine is gearing up to give readers free audiobook downloads ALL summer long! SYNC has been offered since Summer 2010 and returns on April 26, 2018 as AudioFile Magazine’s commitment to introducing the listening experience to teens.
SYNC audiobook titles are given away in themed pairs. Each week, two different books (one modern Young Adult book and one classic book) will be available to download for FREE. You have just those 7 days to download the books before the next two books are available, but then they are yours to keepFOREVER. All you need to participate is an email address and OverDrive for your phone or computer.
New audiobooks post each Thursday, from April 26 through July 25, 2018. To see a SYNC schedule and to listen to a sample clip of the new books available each week head over to www.riponlibrary.org. Sign up for email or text alerts and be first to know when new titles are available to download at www.audiobooksync.com.
Call the library at 748-6160 or contact Mandy Sprague at msprague@riponlibrary.org for more information.
June 1st through August 31st. The concerts run from 7:00 to 10:00 pm and take place at The Village Green located at the corner of Watson and Seward Street in downtown Ripon.
For the 26th consecutive summer, the streets of downtown Ripon will be filled with the sound of music when the Ripon Summer Concert Series returns. This year’s series includes a greater variety of music than ever before. Organized by Ripon Main Street, Inc., the free outdoor concer series will begin on Thursday, May 31st with performances by the RMS and RHS Jazz Bands. The entertainment continues on Friday, June 1st with Wisconsin’s premier 80s rock cover band Cherry Pie.
The series features a diverse group of entertainers encompassing a wide range of musical styles. Several community favorites are returning to the lineup including Cherry Pie, Road Trip, Star Six Nine and Vic Ferrari. New groups including FBI & the Untouchable Horns, Incendio and Keith Anderson. We believe you will find the mixture of new bands and old favorites very appealing.
The series typically takes place on Friday evenings, June through August, but occasionally bonus concerts are added or events rescheduled due to weather issues. Participants are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets to sit on. NO CARRY-INs are allowed in the park because beverage sales help cover entertainment expenses. Free music isn’t really free.
A special Thank You goes out to the local businesses that sponsor the music series. Let them know you appreciate the financial commitment they have made to our community. We are grateful to have their support, because there would not be a concert series without their financial assistance.
Ripon Main Street, Inc. invites you to enjoy an evening of entertainment in historic downtown Ripon and discover what makes our community so special.
