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Open Auditions for Ripon Area Community Theater (RACT) Summer Musical

“A-Wop Bop A-Loo Bop”

The Ripon Area Community Theatre (RACT) is holding open auditions for its summer musical, “A-Wop Bop A-Loo Bop,” May 12-13, with auditions in Ripon and Waupun. A-Wop Bop A-Loo Bop takes us back to the late 1950’s as Rock & Roll is taking the airwaves by storm. Roberta “Ruby” Lester and her friends are spunky teenagers with dreams of making it big in the music business. But sometimes dreams don’t go as planned. When the local radio station announces that “Rock‘n’Roll has got to go”, the kids take a stand for the music they love.

Open to all actors 12 and older, auditioners should come prepared to sing a vocal audition, and will read portions of scenes.  Auditions will be Friday, May 12th, 5-7pm and Saturday, May 13th, 10am-12:30 pm in the Fellowship Hall of the First Congregational Church, 220 Ransom St., Ripon; and Saturday, May 13th, 1:30–3:30 pm in the Carnegie Room at the Waupun Public Library, 123 S. Forest St., Waupun.

Walk-ins welcome or sign up in advance at https://ract.riponnoonkiwanis.org/summe-musical-auditions

Performances will be August 11-13. The RACT production of A-Wop Bop A-Loo Bop is produced by special license through Music Theatre International (MTI).

The Ripon Area Community Theatre is a sponsored program of the Ripon Noon Kiwanis Club.

Talent:  Wayne

Date/Time:  Friday, May 12 around 9 a.m.

Station(s):  Both (lease send mp3 to clients & me)

Event:  Dash for the Stache (Tri-County Overdose Fatality Team Review)

Details:  Sat., July 15.  5K Walk/Run starts at Bannerman Trail by Redgranite Quarry, 8a.  Tent set up there with local agency vendors & The Bug playing on our “bug” car radio.  Live music from 10a-2p (Mandy Mae Hallman & Dake Derringer Band…not sure on his 1st name).  Raffle baskets, Papa Murphy’s pizza, Crossroads catering brats/burgers & Sweet & Salty ice cream

Booked by:  Lisa

MAY is Blooming with Free Library Specials!

Ripon, WI- Ripon Public Library is excited to announce its MAY 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.

APRIL SHOWERS BRING MAY FLOWERS | BEGINNING MAY 1 | All Ages Take and Make

April showers bring May flowers! Just in time for Mother’s Day, enjoy this beautifully simple felt flower craft. Add a magnet to use it as refrigerator decoration or use a lapel pin to transform it into a wearable accessory.

TEEN NERF BATTLE @ YOUR LIBRARY | FRI MAY 12 @ 6:00-7:30 PM | Ages 13-18

How good is your aim? Show off your talent at the Nerf Battle @ Your Library! Nerf blasters and darts provided. Friday, May 12th from 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm. Silver Creek Room. Nerf Battle waivers are required to be signed by parents and will be your ticket into the event. Registration Required*

FLOWER POWER! | SAT MAY 13 @ 10 AM & WED MAY 17 @ 6:15 PM | Kids & Caregiver

Celebrate the beauty and benefit of flowers! Families with children of all ages enjoy a flower and dirt themed program of music, stories, and dance. After the program everyone gets involved in beautifying the library entrance with colorful, pollinator-supporting flowers!

Every child may plant a flower at the library and receive their own pot with seeds and soil to take home. Dress for the mess. Thank you, Girl Scout Troop 2570, for your partnership on this project!

ADULT GAME NIGHT | WED MAY 17 @ 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. This month will feature tile laying games like Carcassonne, Cascadia and Dragon Castle. Carcassonne takes place in southern France and introduces cities, knights, farmers, abbots and meeples! Join us for fun and games on Wednesday, May 17th from 6-8PM.

PINTEREST CRAFT CLUB: ROCK PHOTO HOLDER | THU MAY 25 @ 6-7:30 PM | Ages 16+

Paint a rock and then make it a special keepsake by making it into a photo holder! What better way to connect the great outdoors with special memories. Keep it or give it away as a gift! Join us on Thursday, May 25th from 6:00-7:30 PM. Registration required*

Ongoing Programs

ROMPER ROOM

Physical activity and human connections are important for healthy, happy human beings, and the Romper Room facilitates both! Focusing on active play, the room features a trike and trailer, foot-to-floor vehicles, a balance bike, tunnels, tumbling mats, balance beams, and more. The Romper Room is most engaging for ages 2-6 years, though older kids are welcome. The Romper Room is always open during regular library hours. Drop-ins are welcome or call the library to reserve a specific play time with family and friends.

MONDAY MOVIES | 10 AM & 2 PM

Every Monday at 10 am and 2 p.m. enjoy a newly released or classic film on the big screen. Popcorn is served. For movie title and rating call the library or check the website. May is comic book month! We will be featuring movies of some of your favorite and tiniest characters!

MONTHLY BOOK DISCUSSION |MON MAY 22 @ 6:30 PM | Adults

Join the Friends of the Library book discussion of Gift From the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh, on Monday May 22nd at 6:30 PM! “A mother of five and professional writer, she casts an unsentimental eye at the trappings of modern life that threaten to overwhelm us—the timesaving gadgets that complicate our lives, the

overcommitments that take us from our families.”—Amazon. Copies of the book are available to check out at the library, about two weeks in advance, while supplies last.

For more information, call 920-748-6160, visit the library’s website, or follow Ripon Public Library on Facebook and Instagram for the latest library news and information on programs and resources.

PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 24, 2023 CONTACT: Jason Mansmith 920.294.4279 jason@thrasheroperahouse.com

Singer-Songwriter Iris Dement to Perform at Thrasher Opera House

Green Lake, Wis. (April 24, 2023) – Singer/Songwriter Iris Dement will perform at Thrasher Opera House in Green Lake, Wisconsin, on Friday, May 12, at 7:30 p.m. With an inimitable voice, as John Prine described, “like you’ve heard, but not really,” and unforgettable melodies rooted in hymns, gospel, and old country music, she’s simply one of the finest singer-songwriters in America as well as one of our fiercest advocates for human rights.

Her debut record, Infamous Angel, celebrated its 30th anniversary and was recently named one of the “greatest country albums of all time” by Rolling Stone. The two albums that followed, My Life and The Way I Should, were nominated for Grammys. From there, DeMent released three records on her label, Flariella Records, the most recent of which, The Trackless Woods (2015), was hailed as “a quietly powerful triumph” by The Guardian. DeMent’s songs have also been featured in the film (True Grit), on television (The Leftovers), and recorded by numerous artists. Fittingly, she received the Americana Music Trailblazer Award in 2017. Workin’ On A World, her seventh album, shares 13 anthems — love songs, really — to and for our broken inner and outer worlds. The result is a hopeful album — shimmering with brilliant flashes of poignant humor and uplifting tenderness — that speaks the truth “in the way that truth is always hopeful,” she explains.

Singer/songwriter Ana Egge will open the show.

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. In addition, the show is sponsored by the Alfred T. Peck Jr. Fund.

This show is sold out.

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