All-U-Can-Eat Breakfast at St. Catherine of Siena Ripon

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The Green Lake Area Chamber of Commerce is accepting applications for the Alfred T. Peck Grant. The Alfred T. Peck Grant may be awarded to one or multiple applicants totaling $1,000.

A longtime supporter of the Green Lake Chamber, Alfred T. Peck was a resident of Green Lake for many years and owned Alfred’s.  Peck understood the need to have a fund that will support increased tourism development in Green Lake.  Through his planned giving, he made the founding endowment to what is now the Alfred T. Peck Foundation.

The grant aims to assist non-profit, tax-exempt, Green Lake Area Chamber of Commerce member organizations with charitable projects and programs that generate tourism to the Green Lake area.

To be funded, project applications must be submitted by March 31, 2023.  The application must describe the project in detail, as well as show how the project will benefit the community, who will be served, and an estimated budget.  Applicable projects will occur between April 1, 2023, and December 31, 2023.  An ad-hoc committee of the Green Lake Area Chamber of Commerce will review applications.

The grant application form may be obtained by emailing the Chamber at lisa@visitgreenlake.com, calling 920-294-3231, or visiting the Chamber office at 550 Mill Street, Green Lake, WI.  Applications are due no later than March 31, 2023.

The Green Lake Area Chamber of Commerce is accepting applications for the Alfred T. Peck Grant. The Alfred T. Peck Grant may be awarded to one or multiple applicants totaling $1,000.

A longtime supporter of the Green Lake Chamber, Alfred T. Peck was a resident of Green Lake for many years and owned Alfred’s.  Peck understood the need to have a fund that will support increased tourism development in Green Lake.  Through his planned giving, he made the founding endowment to what is now the Alfred T. Peck Foundation.

The grant aims to assist non-profit, tax-exempt, Green Lake Area Chamber of Commerce member organizations with charitable projects and programs that generate tourism to the Green Lake area.

To be funded, project applications must be submitted by March 31, 2023.  The application must describe the project in detail, as well as show how the project will benefit the community, who will be served, and an estimated budget.  Applicable projects will occur between April 1, 2023, and December 31, 2023.  An ad-hoc committee of the Green Lake Area Chamber of Commerce will review applications.

The grant application form may be obtained by emailing the Chamber at lisa@visitgreenlake.com, calling 920-294-3231, or visiting the Chamber office at 550 Mill Street, Green Lake, WI.  Applications are due no later than March 31, 2023.

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March over to the Ripon Library’s Events

Ripon, WI- Ripon Public Library is excited to announce its March lineup of events and offerings for all ages! Thanks to funding from the Friends of the library, programming is always free. Registration is not required unless noted.

SOCK BUNNY | BEGINNING MAR 3 | All Ages Take and Make

Drop in to pick up a Sock Bunny craft kit, for all ages, while supplies last. Makers will need to supply their own black marker and scissors. All other supplies are included.

STORYTIME! | TUESDAYS MAR 7-21 @ 10 AM | Kids & Caregiver

Welcome to active learning and fun, where early literacy and STEM concepts come to life through stories, music, movement, and enrichment activities. It’s a happy place for kids and caregivers to learn and play. Winter Storytimes focus on dynamic indoor activities to keep kids happy and active. Stay and Play in the Romper Room after Storytime. This active space allows kids to release their excess energy and advance their physical skills all while supporting social connections for adults and children.

SUPER SATURDAY DROP-IN CRAFT | MAR 11 @ 10AM-NOON | Kids & Young at Heart

Drop in 10am to noon on Saturday, March 11 to create a St. Patrick’s Day windsock. Delightfully simple yet elegant this craft will have everyone feeling Irish and loving it! Enjoy its “green” features with nods to the Emerald Isle of Ireland and conservation by reusing paper product tubes.

TEEN DIY BRACELETS | SAT MAR 18 @ 10 AM-NOON | Ages 12-18

Calling all TEENs!  Do you like DIY?  Do you like to make unique projects?  Then this is the program for you!  We will be making bracelets and necklaces or whatever type of jewelry you like from pop top tabs, washers, and other types of hardware.  Join us for a time of fun and crafting! Meet in the Silver Creek Room.

ADULT GAME NIGHT | WED MAR 22 @ 6:00 PM

Calling all strategists, team players, and those who like to test their luck—enjoy an evening of tabletop board games! Staff will be on hand to teach and guide players through a variety of entertaining and easy to learn games with no experience necessary.

March 22 features dice games. Get your roll on with lighter fare like Farkle and Zombie Dice or try out Sagrada for an added puzzly challenge!

Can’t make it? This recurring adult event (ages 16+) will be held in the Silver Creek Room on the 3rd Wednesday of each month. PLEASE NOTE: March’s event is one week later than usual due to staff availability.

PINTEREST CRAFT CLUB: PAPER BAG MEMORY BOOKS | THU MAR 30 @ 6-7:30 PM | Ages 16+

Paper bag crafts galore!  This unique use of paper bags will have you getting crafty!  If you have pictures or little treasures from your children or grandchildren, this is a perfect place to store them! We will be making memory keepers from lunch bags.  Registration required! 

Irish band Lúnasa is coming to Thrasher Opera House, 506 Mill Street, in Green Lake, on Friday, March 3, at 7:30 pm.  For tickets or more information, please call (920) 294-4279, or visit: Home – Thrasher Opera House.

Lúnasa, one of the most influential bands in the history of Irish traditional music, celebrates its twenty-fifth anniversary this year. Named after an ancient Celtic harvest festival in honour of the Irish god Lugh, the group that Folk Roots magazine once called an “Irish music dream team” was formed from members of some of Ireland’s greatest bands and over the years has proven its mettle time and again, having sold over a quarter of a million records, performed more than 2,000 shows in high-profile concert venues across 36 countries, and collaborated with many notable artists outside the tradition.

The group achieved a worldwide reputation as a different breed of Irish traditional band – one with the repertoire of life-long traditional musicians, the intricate harmonies of a jazz combo, and the energy of a rock band. The all-instrumental quintet is noted for double-bass and guitar-driven rhythms, original compositions mixed with material from Celtic regions such as Brittany, Galicia, and Asturias, and a surprising focus on slower melodies involving three-part harmonies played on the traditional pipes, fiddle, and flute.

More than two decades ago they ascended to the forefront of contemporary Irish music, and there they’ve remained, a leading voice in the genre and the standard against which others are compared.  Piper Cillian Valley attributes the band’s longevity to the work they all do individually when they’re not touring together: “Each of us in the band have our own separate projects going on, and when we come back together, it brings a freshness and creativity to the group.” 

Lúnasa’s current line-up features Trevor Hutchinson, who achieved fame as the bassist with The Waterboys and later Sharon Shannon; Cillian Vallely was a member of Riverdance and recorded with Bruce Springsteen; Kevin cRawford, considered one of Ireland’s greatest flute players, was a member of Moving Cloud; Sean Smyth, a practicing medical doctor, is a multiple all-Ireland champion on both fiddle and whistle, and has toured with Donal Lunny’s Coolfin; and Ed Boyd made a name for himself in the UK folkscene with bands such as Flook, Kate Rusby, and Cara Dillon.  The band is especially excited to be touring North America once again with founding member Sean Smyth, who has been rather busy in recent years with his medical practice in County Mayo.

Along with their broad repertoire of traditional and original music from the many Celtic regions of the world, on this seven-week tour of the United States and Canada, the band will be “road-testing” new material for a release to be recorded in Japan later in the year. As flautist Crawford describes it: “Because this is such a long tour, it’s a perfect opportunity to try out new material.  We can share files with each other and learn tunes, share ideas, but also have the road to test them, to play in front of an audience, and get the energy behind them, and see if they work in real life.”

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 13, 2023 CONTACT: Jason Mansmith 920.294.4279 jason@thrasheroperahouse.com

Irish Band Lúnasa Returns to Thrasher Opera House on March 03

Green Lake, Wis. (February 13, 2023) – Lúnasa performs at Thrasher Opera House in Green Lake, Wisconsin, on Friday, March 03, at 7:30 p.m. Lúnasa has long been one of contemporary Irish music’s leading voices. Named after an ancient Celtic harvest festival in honor of the Irish god Lugh, the group that Folk Roots magazine once called an “Irish music dream team” was formed from members of some of Ireland’s greatest bands and, over the years, has proven its mettle time and again, having sold over a quarter of a million records, and collaborated with notable artists outside the tradition such as Natalie Merchant and Mary-Chapin Carpenter. They have performed more than 2,000 shows across 36 countries, including high-profile concert venues such as Carnegie Hall, The Hollywood Bowl, National Concert Hall (Dublin), and Paris Bercy, and many leading festivals such as Glastonbury, Womadelaide & Edmonton.

From the start, the band’s complex arrangements and unique sound reshaped traditional music’s boundaries and energized audiences worldwide. Critical acclaim followed, with The Irish Echo describing the band as “the hottest Irish acoustic band on the planet”; MOJO magazine named the band “the new gods of Irish music,” adding that “nobody since the Bothies has wielded such a thrilling rhythmic underlay.” Billboard raved that “anybody who listens can’t help but find them contagious.”

Lúnasa’s performance is sponsored by the Diedrich Agency, a Vizance Co., and Adam’s Rib. Artist dining is provided by Murphy’s on Green, sponsored by Sean Engebretson of Creative Contractors. Artist lodging is provided by the Heidel House Hotel and Conference Center. 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 Lúnasa on Friday, March 03, at 7:30 p.m. are $30 and are available 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

Did you know that one of the largest and most important ancient Native American village and burial mound complexes in eastern Wisconsin is located just 10-15 miles west of Fairwater? Mark your calendars for our Annual Meeting on Saturday, March 4 at 1 p.m. to hear about it!

Archaeologist Ryan J. Howell will speak on “The Ancient History of Metomen Township: The Grand River Mound and Walker-Hooper Village Native American Archaeological Sites near Kingston, WI.”

He will speak about these sites, and the history of their excavation by and with the Walker family from the 1920s to the 1970s.

Also discussed will be what these digs have taught us about the lives and lifestyles of the ancient Native Americans who called what would become Fond du Lac and Winnebago counties home more than 1,000 years ago. The Native American pottery and arrowhead artifact types associated with ancient sites common to the Fairwater area will be discussed.

Audience members are welcome to bring any artifacts from their own family collections from the area, to have Howell identify and date them for you. Native American artifacts in the Fairwater area go back more than 12,000 years into the past, so you might be surprised what your family might have found in your own farm fields!

Presenter Ryan J. Howell has conducted archaeological research in Wisconsin and along the Fox River waterway for more than 25 years. He is currently the Garrison Archaeologist at Fort McCoy for the U.S. Army. He received his BA in Archaeology/Anthropology from the University of Wyoming, and his Masters degree from UW–Madison in 1998.

He has worked doing archaeology for many engineering firms, Native American tribes, and government agencies throughout Wisconsin and the Upper Midwest. His research interests include both the pre-contact and historic contact eras of Wisconsin history. His published articles focus on the ancient Native American sites, and both Native American, French and British sites of the Fur Trade/Colonial era sites in Wisconsin.

Light refreshments will be provided by the FHS.

New members are always welcome. Dues are $25 per year, and may be mailed to Fairwater Historical Society, P.O. Box 151, Fairwater, WI 53931.

The Fairwater Historical Society is located at 106 Main Street in Fairwater.

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