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SONGWRITER PETER MULVEY RETURNS TO THRASHER OPERA HOUSE

Green Lake, Wis. (December 16, 2024) – Peter Mulvey will perform a 506 Session at Thrasher Opera House in Green Lake, Wisconsin at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, February 01, 2025. 506 Sessions are limited to just 80 tickets with cocktail seating. Peter Mulvey has been a songwriter, road-dog, raconteur, and almost-poet since before he can remember. In 1989 he spent a year in Ireland, busking on the streets of Dublin and hitchhiking to whatever gigs he could find. Back stateside, he spent a couple years gigging through the bars of his native Midwest before taking off for Boston, where he returned to subway busking and coffeehouses. Small shows led to larger shows, which eventually led to regional and then national touring. The wheels have not stopped since.

Twenty albums, one illustrated book, thousands of live performances, a TEDx talk, a decades-long association with the National Youth Science Camp, opening tours and gigs for luminaries such as Ani DiFranco, Greg Brown, Emmylou Harris and Chuck Prophet, appearances on NPR, an annual autumn tour by bicycle, emceeing festivals, hosting his own Lamplighter Sessions for years in Boston and in Wisconsin… he has built his life’s work on collaboration, on an instinct for the eclectic and the vital.

Mulvey’s performance is supported in part by a grant from the Oshkosh Area Community Foundation, the Green Bay Packers Foundation, and the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts. Tickets for the performance on February 01, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. are $35 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. Built in 1910, restored in 1997, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, it is a charming, intimate, and friendly venue with excellent acoustics, seating two hundred. For more information, please visit www.thrasheroperahouse.com or find us @thrasheroperahouse on Facebook and Instagram.

SONGWRITER PETER MULVEY RETURNS TO THRASHER OPERA HOUSE

Green Lake, Wis. (December 16, 2024) – Peter Mulvey will perform a 506 Session at Thrasher Opera House in Green Lake, Wisconsin at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, February 01, 2025. 506 Sessions are limited to just 80 tickets with cocktail seating. Peter Mulvey has been a songwriter, road-dog, raconteur, and almost-poet since before he can remember. In 1989 he spent a year in Ireland, busking on the streets of Dublin and hitchhiking to whatever gigs he could find. Back stateside, he spent a couple years gigging through the bars of his native Midwest before taking off for Boston, where he returned to subway busking and coffeehouses. Small shows led to larger shows, which eventually led to regional and then national touring. The wheels have not stopped since.

Twenty albums, one illustrated book, thousands of live performances, a TEDx talk, a decades-long association with the National Youth Science Camp, opening tours and gigs for luminaries such as Ani DiFranco, Greg Brown, Emmylou Harris and Chuck Prophet, appearances on NPR, an annual autumn tour by bicycle, emceeing festivals, hosting his own Lamplighter Sessions for years in Boston and in Wisconsin… he has built his life’s work on collaboration, on an instinct for the eclectic and the vital.

Mulvey’s performance is supported in part by a grant from the Oshkosh Area Community Foundation, the Green Bay Packers Foundation, and the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts. Tickets for the performance on February 01, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. are $35 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. Built in 1910, restored in 1997, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, it is a charming, intimate, and friendly venue with excellent acoustics, seating two hundred. For more information, please visit www.thrasheroperahouse.com or find us @thrasheroperahouse on Facebook and Instagram.

Media Contact:

KaYing Vang, Community Storyteller

Community Foundation of Central Wisconsin

715-342-4454

kaying@cfcwi.org

Community Foundation Scholarship Applications Open

Stevens Point, Wisconsin (December 4, 2024) – The Community Foundation of Central Wisconsin (Community Foundation) is accepting scholarship applications now through February 15th from Central Wisconsin students planning to attend higher education.

Thanks to the generosity of individuals throughout Portage and Waushara counties, the Community Foundation will distribute more than $325,000 with award amounts between $500 to $40,000. Eligible scholarship applicants include graduating high school seniors, current college students, non-traditional students, and graduate students who are pursuing higher education at a university, technical college, or professional school.

“We really encourage everyone to apply because there is such a wide variety of scholarship opportunities depending on the applicants’ majors, skills, or interests,” stated Marlee Samuels, the Donor Services and Programs Director at the Community Foundation.

To learn more about scholarship opportunities and apply for this year’s scholarships, please visit the Community Foundation website at www.cfcwi.org/scholarships. The application deadline is February 15th at midnight.

The Community Foundation of Central Wisconsin is a nonprofit organization that inspires charitable giving by connecting people and resources to enhance Central Wisconsin now and for future generations. For more information on how you can give back to your community, please visit www.cfcwi.org.