Open Auditions for Ripon Area Community Theater (RACT) Summer Musical
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.
Ripon Public Library: MAY is Blooming with Free Library Specials
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.
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.
Ripon Public Library: MAY is Blooming with Free Library Specials
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.
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.
Water Street Hot Shots
Water Street Hot Shots will perform at Black Hawk Folk Society’s concert on Saturday, May 13, 2 p.m. in Mount Morris Town Park. These talented and versatile musicians will share old-time blues and rags, tunes popularized by 1930’s jug bands, and more. This is an outdoor concert, please bring your lawn chairs or blanket, sunscreen, and whatever else you require to enjoy an outdoor event!
New Generation Singers Concert
| Event Name: | New Generation Singers Concert |
| Event Location: | Peniel Welsh Chapel W9644 Zoar Road Oshkosh |
| Event Date: | 05.13.2023 |
| Start & End Time: | 6pm-8pm |
| Event Details: | The New Generation Singers from the Central Wisconsin Christian School will present a fun-filled evening of music and song. Join us at the Peniel Welsh Chapel and enjoy the talents of these amazing young people.Refreshments will be served following the concert. |
| How to get more details (Website/Phone Number): | For more details visit www.wggaw.com or email boothlynette@hotmail.com or call Lynette at 719-427-9239 |
Bluegrass Hip Hop Pioneers Gangstagrass Return to Thrasher Opera House
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 24, 2023 CONTACT: Jason Mansmith 920.294.4279 jason@thrasheroperahouse.com
Bluegrass Hip Hop Pioneers Gangstagrass Return to Thrasher Opera House
Green Lake, Wis. (April 24, 2023) – Gangstagrass returns to Thrasher Opera House in Green Lake, Wisconsin, on Saturday, May 13, at 7:30 p.m. Gangstagrass combines great American traditions of bluegrass, hip-hop, and beyond to create a whole new musical genre that is more than the sum of its parts. As the latest album, No Time For Enemies, climbed to #1 on the Billboard bluegrass chart, Americana Highways magazine proclaimed Emmy-nominated Gangstagrass “America’s Band” because they take so much of what’s amazing about this country — ingenuity, creativity, freedom, unity across differences, people’s individual strength and struggles — and distill it into a message of common ground in the form of original songs that have everyone up & dancing! Developed as a studio project 15 years ago by Brooklyn-based producer Rench, Gangstagrass grew into a dynamic and spontaneous live band of Americans — from Omaha, Nebraska; Pensacola, Florida; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Washington DC — who have become close friends. Several work hard at other jobs (one teaches computer programming, another works at a comic book shop) to support their passion for making music, and four are dads, with kids ranging in age from baby through starting college. Putting down roots and branching out across never-before-bridged genres, Gangstagrass has delighted crowds and blown minds worldwide, garnering a reputation among fans for dynamism and spontaneity. From SXSW to Grey Fox to the Americana Festival to music festivals abroad, these live performances explode the boundaries between genres generally considered incompatible. Howie Mandel described Gangstagrass as “the recipe that America has been looking for until now” and “what America needs right now!”
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 Gangstagrass’ performance on May 13 at 7:30 p.m. are $25 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