Holidays at the Houses: Making Christmas Memories
| Event Name: | Holidays at the Houses: Making Christmas Memories |
| Event Location: | Woodson History Center and Yawkey House Museum |
| Event Date: | 12.09.2023 |
| Start & End Time: | 10:30 am-4:30 pm |
| Event Details: | The Marathon County Historical Society presents their annual Holidays at the Houses, Saturday, December 9th from 10:30 am-4:30 pm. The Woodson History Center and Yawkey House Museum will be decorated for the holidays and visitors will experience the season with live entertainment, children’s activities, and the always popular Friends of Wausau Historic Landmarks’ Sweet Landmarks Gingerbread Contest.  This year’s theme will be “Making Christmas Memories”. What are the things you look forward to doing every year during the holiday season? What reminds you of home? Decorating cookies, caroling, holiday storytime, vintage toy and Barbie displays, decorating a tree, photo fun, coloring contest, and of course, Santa will keep everyone having a festive time while making new memories. Admission to the Woodson History Center is always free. Guided tours of the Yawkey House Museum will feature reenactors, highlighting the Yawkey family’s holiday traditions as well as the history and architectural details of the exquisite house itself. The last tour leaves the Woodson History Center at 3:30 pm. Tickets for the tour are $5 and can be purchased at the Woodson History Center. For more information, please call the Marathon County Historical Society at 715-842-5750 or find our event listing at https://fb.me/e/2UXkSjPjN. |
| How to get more details (Website/Phone Number): | https://fb.me/e/2UXkSjPjNMarathon County Historical Society 715-842-5750www.marathoncountyhistory.org |
Fall Season at Thrasher Opera House Released
New Summer/Fall Season at Thrasher Opera House Released
Green Lake, Wis. (May 19, 2023) – An extensive mix of entertainers will perform at Thrasher Opera House this summer and fall. With a blend of past performers and new artists to debut at Thrasher, we are excited to welcome our guests to Summer/Fall Season. Thrasher Opera House Executive Director Rachael Avery says, “We’re looking forward to a fresh, new season that represents a variety of genres, from blues, singer/songwriters, rock n’ roll, jazz, and everything in between. We’ll welcome several new artists for the first time; others are fan favorites who will bring their talents back to the historical stage.” Tickets will go on sale for all shows on Friday, May 19, at 10:00 a.m. More information on all shows is available at www.thrasheroperahouse.com or by calling 920.294.4279
December 2023
December 09 | Rev. Peyton’s Big Damn Band | Doors and Bar 6:45 p.m. | Show 7:30 p.m. | Tickets $30 A raw and energetic blend of traditional country blues, folk, and rockabilly, often featuring Peyton’s fingerstyle guitar playing and Breezy’s percussive washboard. The band has released several albums and is known for their high-energy live shows.
December 15 | The Barefoot Movement – Holiday | Doors and Bar 6:45 p.m. | Show 7:30 p.m. | Tickets $25 The Barefoot Movement invites you to join them for their holiday celebration performance. Complete with all your classic seasonal favorites wrapped in a Christmas package; you’ll hear acoustic renditions of everything from Chuck Berry’s “Run Run Rudolph” to “Oh Holy Night.” Stories and Christmas memories from the band, the music, and cheer will fill you with an enduring feeling of love and hope that will warm your heart throughout the year!
Thrasher Opera House’s mission is to promote the arts and the power of live performance, provide a community gathering place, and preserve the historic Thrasher Opera House. A charming, intimate, friendly venue with excellent acoustics. Built-in 1910, restored in 1997, and on the National Register of Historic Places. Seats 200. For more information, please visit www.thrasheroperahouse.com
The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band Returns to Thrasher Opera House
The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band Returns to Thrasher Opera House
Green Lake, Wis. (November 13, 2023) – Thrasher favorites The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band will return to play the historic Thrasher Opera House on Saturday, December 09 at 7:30 p.m. Three-time BMA nominees The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band are “the greatest front-porch blues band in the world”.
They are led by Reverend Peyton, who most consider being the premier finger picker playing today. He has earned a reputation as both a singularly compelling performer and a persuasive evangelist for the rootsy, country blues styles that captured his imagination early in life and inspired him and his band to make pilgrimages to Clarksdale, Mississippi, to study under such blues masters as T-Model Ford, Robert Belfour, and David “Honeyboy” Edwards. Their latest record, Dance Songs For Hard Times, went #1 on the Billboard, iTunes, and Sirius XM Blues Charts and was produced by Grammy winner Vance Powell (Jack White, Chris Stapleton). Rolling Stone, Relix, Popmatters, Guitar World, American Songwriter, No Depression, Glide, Wide Open Country, Paste, American Blues Scene, and many more critically acclaim the record.
This event is supported in part by a grant from the Oshkosh Area Community Foundation and the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Tickets for Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band performance on December 09 at 7:30 p.m. are $30 and available at www.thrasheroperahouse.com or by calling 920.294.4279
Thrasher Opera House’s mission is to promote the arts and the power of live performance, provide a community gathering place, and preserve the historic Thrasher Opera House—a charming, intimate, friendly venue with excellent acoustics. Built-in 1910, restored in 1997, and on the National Register of Historic Places. Seats 200. For more information, please visit www.thrasheroperahouse.com
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Jason Mansmith he/him/his Thrasher Opera HouseMarketing Director P.O. Box 4 • 506 Mill St. Green Lake, WI • 54941-0004 P: 920.294.4279 C: 920.295.2556 |