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Diversity Affairs no more What will happen now that the county board has eliminated the Diversity Affairs Commission It seemed likely to most following election night but last week the new county board, as one of its first acts, adopted rules that eliminated the county’s Diversity Affairs Commission.

The Commission, which put forward the A Community For All resolution that sparks much controversy last summer, was targeted for elimination by the last county board through its rules and review committee.

Craig McEwen, in an interview with City Pages last month, said many residents told elected officials that it wasn’t right that a group of largely unelected residents could put forward policies that could affect the county. Indeed, many county board

candidates in their candidate interviews mentioned a desire to see the commission go and to see the county focus on countyrelated business, not what they called “social issues.”

That came up even in David Baker’s speech after he was nominated as a candidate for county board chair, a challenge to longtime County Board Chair Kurt Gibbs.

Baker, who received 14 votes out of the 38 supervisors, said he felt Gibbs had led the county astray from focusing on direct county business. Gibbs countered that the role of the board chair is to act with the will of the board, not on his personal feelings.

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Robinson, who supported A Community for All, said while he didn’t relish the commission’s disbandment, said it made sense. Because of the perception of the community and the new makeup of the board, anything the commission would be put forward would be dead on arrival, Robinson told the board.

The commission’s duties under the new rules were divided amongst many of the standing committees. Diversity and inclusion are included in the county’s strategic plan.

County Board Supervisor Yee Leng Xiong, who chaired the commission, believes that was a mistake and he’s disappointed by the decision, he told City Pages.

While Xiong says he understands Robinson’s point of view, he felt the commission did some important work in the past few years. With Afghan refugees now in the Wausau area, the commission would have had some important work ahead.

Xiong says he is hopeful but doesn’t have a lot of faith that the current committee structure can address those issues in the same way as the commission. And, he says, the commission offered a voice to community members of different backgrounds.

Xiong told City Pages he’s confident that many of the commission members will still continue to work in the community on diversity and inclusion issues.

City council approves new executive committee A new committee will now be in place in Wausau city government amidst concerns about its potential new power.

The city council Tuesday approved the new executive committee, similar to the Marathon County Board’s version. The committee will be something of a clearinghouse for policy implementation, helping to shape how general recommendations get dolled out to various committees to be shaped into legislation.

If all that sounds a bit confusing, many council members shared that confusion in the long discussion Tuesday night.

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Katie Rosenberg says, because last term a number of the newly created committees had “orphan resolutions” that had trouble finding a home. One of the chief roles of the new executive committee would be to direct those resolutions or recommendations to the right committee.

The committee would be comprised of chairs of the standing committee — but since a rule change was rejected that would have limited each alderperson to chairing one committee, Council Member Sarah Watson offered an amendment that passed which required at least six members be unique, and if someone chaired two different committee the vice chair of those committees would serve instead.

ARPA funds approved for LED lights, skateboard park New LED lights will be installed in the city and the city’s skateboard park will get some needed improvements through American Rescue Act dollars.

The city council Tuesday approved spending ARPA funds on the two projects, though both brought concerns. Council members brought up what they said was a disproportionate distribution of city lights, which were sparse in some districts.

Public Works Director Eric Lindman explained that the city was replacing all the city-owned lights that weren’t already LED, which saves the city money. Much of the city’s lights are owned by WPS, not the city.

And some were concerned about the money going to the skateboard park. Parks Director Jamie Polley told the committee that the skateboard park is in rough shape and without repairs, could be in danger of closing. Of the $300,000 project, $200,000 is just maintenance, with the rest going toward improvements. ARPA funds would supply $225,000 of the funding, with the rest through donations and other sources.

Many are ready to start donating once the ARPA funds are approved, Polley says.

Council Member Lisa Rasmussen told the council that the city has $15 million of ARPA funds to use by the end of 2024.

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Suspicious fire turned out to be accident When public safety workers responded to a fire in the town of Day earlier in the month, it looked suspicious.

Now authorities are saying it was the result of an accident with a dangerous form of wood burning.

Chief Deputy Chad Billeb told a room full of reporters last week that the three-week investigation of the fire revealed that the two occupants killed in the fire appeared to be using a particular wood-burning technique called “fractal burning.” In fractal woodburning, a special device is used to burn a lighting/tree-like pattern into the wood.

Besides the device specifically created for fractal woodburning, there are homemade versions, but those are very dangerous. Billeb said the couple was using a homemade version.

In a YouTube video, the two hosts who had the device made specifically for fractal woodburning say they were too scared to use it without the expert instruction of their guest, hinting at the danger of the technique.

Firefighters on April 6 responded to a report of a fire on Rangeline Road in the town of Day, in southwestern Marathon County. Two people were found dead inside the garage of the home, Billeb says, and because of all the damage it was difficult initially to determine the cause of death.

Forensic pathologists determined that the two, identified last week as Tanya Rodriguez, 44, and James Carolfi, 52, were dead before the fire started. Comments from a neighbor led police to suspect foul play.

But comments initially from the pathologist about fractal woodburning led the investigators to look into that angle, Billeb says. Ultimately it was determined that the two were electrocuted prior to the fire starting from the fractal woodburning equipment.

Republican party chair makes major elections records request, withdraws it

Wisconsin eighth on drinking and driving severity list Wisconsin ranked eighth on a list measuring the most drunken driving in the country.

The report was released this week by Zutobi, a drivers education firm.

According to the report, Wisconsin had 210 traffic fatalities as the result of drunken driving, a 14.7% increase from 2019. They comprised 34% of all road fatalities that year.

Montana ranked first on the ranking, and Wisconsin ranked the highest of all Midwestern states. Lowestranked on the list was Alabama, which saw 14% fewer fatalities in 2020 than in 2019; but it was also missing data. The firm highlights Delaware, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey and Hawaii as having the least drunken driving.

According to the Wausau Police Department Annual Report for 2020, police wrote 272 under the influence traffic citations. That is actually driving down from the

The chairman of the county’s Republican Party made an enormous request of city and county leaders regarding the 2022 election - but now has dropped the county request.

County Clerk Kim Trueblood in a press release Friday noted that the records request had been dropped. According to the original request, which City Pages obtained, Republican Party of Marathon County Chair Jack Hoogendyk asked for 13 different items. Some of the larger ones included a list of all new voter registrations made for the April election; absentee ballot counts and all applications for absentee ballots; and many involving the voting machines and processes for county ballots. It even asked for names of internet and Wi-Fi service providers and their contact information.

Trueblood in a press release Friday said that Hoogendyk had withdrawn the entirety of the April 8 request, and thanked the clerk for her conduct of the elections.

Wausau Coated to add new line, 40 new jobs Wausau Coated is planning a $20 million expansion that will create 40 new jobs, the company announced this week.

The new line and building expansion will add a production line that can laminate at 20 miles per hour, according to the company. Wausau Coated CEO Ben Reif says the new line is unique worldwide. Wausau Coated builds most of its own coating production line equipment.

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Road Clash

Dem U.S. Senate candidates clash over I-94 expansion as primary race boils over

Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes challenged his fellow Dem U.S. Senate candidates to go on record over whether they support the expansion of a section of I-94 in Milwaukee County after he was asked at a forum about his opposition to the project.

Dems Sara Godlewski, Alex Lasry and Tom Nelson said they believed the state could look at expanding the interstate to eight lanes from six between the Marquette and Zoo interchanges while also investing in other transportation options.

A member of the audience at yesterday’s forum in the Wisconsin Dells hosted by the pro-transportation infrastructure Construction Business Group asked Barnes about his break on the issue with Gov. Tony Evers, whose Department of Transportation has recommended the expansion.

The event was closed to the public and media. But a source provided WisPolitics.com a recording of the hour-long discussion with the top four Dem U.S. Senate candidates.

Barnes argued repairs and upgrades to the section of interstate should be addressed without expanding it to eight

lanes. He added other priorities deserved to be funded, such as structurally insufficient bridges. The I-94 expansion is expected to cost more than $1.2 billion.

Barnes invited those who support it to meet with him, saying they likely had more in common than not and there was room for compromise.

Manydeeds won’t seek reelection to Regents board

Edmund Manydeeds informed his fellow UW System regents that he won’t seek another one-year term as board president this summer and threw his support behind Vice President Karen Walsh to succeed him.

Manydeeds wrote in the message that he needs to spend more time with his 1-year-old law firm in Eau Claire and mentoring his nephew, who is a partner at Manydeeds Law. Walsh led the search for a new president that led to the hiring of Jay Rothman and has been spearheading the effort to find a replacement for Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank.

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“In addition to that, Karen and I communicate regularly and consult on every issue that has faced us since last year,” Manydeeds wrote to his colleagues. “In short, Karen has given her heart and soul to the Board of Regents. She will make a great President of this Board of Regents.”

Walsh told WisPolitics.com in a phone interview that she intends to run for the president’s post at the June 9-10 meeting at UW-Milwaukee. She touted her work on leadership searches while on the board as well as her more than two decades working at UW-Madison in various public information and communications positions.

She said that gives her a unique perspective on system administration.

“Every single day, we should ask ourselves the question, ‘What did we do for a student today,’ and if we can’t answer that we did … we need to go back to the drawing board,” Walsh said.

Evers announces clean energy plan

Gov. Tony Evers announced a clean energy plan aiming to lower energy prices, increase energy independence and create new jobs.

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Some of the proposals include: creating an Equity First Program to ensure people disproportionately affected by climate change can benefit from clean energy; launching a pilot project to consult with tribal nations on clean energy issues; and expanding community solar power projects.

The guv in a statement yesterday announcing the plan with the Office of Sustainability and Clean Energy said the plan would bring more money into the state to invest in clean energy.

“By expanding and speeding up production of cheaper, cleaner energy like wind and solar here in Wisconsin, we can keep our money here at home rather than relying on unpredictable markets often disrupted by foreign leaders and conflicts,” Evers said.

One of the goals under the plan is for the state to attain 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2050.

The four major objectives in the plan include: * Speeding up the implementation of clean energy technology; * Increasing energy efficiency; * Updating buildings and industry; and * Supporting the switch to electric vehicles.

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Michels calls for end to bickering, knocks Evers in campaign kickoff

Construction firm exec Tim Michels declared “enough of the bickering” as he formally launched his GOP bid for guv, vowing he would use his private sector experience to help bring people together.

But he also accused Dem Gov. Tony Evers of breaking the education system. He called on GOP lawmakers yesterday to reintroduce a series of education bills that Evers vetoed earlier this month. One of the bills was a so-called parental bill of rights and breaking up Milwaukee Public Schools into at least four districts.

Michels said he would work with Milwaukee leaders to fix the state’s largest school district. He added helping kids get an education would have a significant impact on crime rates.

“We need to get back to teaching more ABCs and less CRT,” Michels said, referring to critical race theory.

During a less than 10-minute speech at the Michels Corp. in Brownsville, the Republican recounted going to work for the family business at 9, joining the ROTC in college and serving for 12 years in the Army, where he rose to the rank of major.

After leaving the service, he went to work for his father, who died a year after Michels joined the company. Michels said it was one of the great regrets of his life that they didn’t get more time together. He called his father an entrepreneur and a risk taker who wasn’t afraid to roll up his sleeves.

“That’s how he trained my brothers and me to operate, and that’s how I’m going to operate as governor,” Michels said.

Meanwhile, Dems sought to portray Michels as divisive and radical as he formally announced his bid for governor.

Sam Roecker, a spokesman for Evers, hit Michels for in the past backing a ban on gay marriage and on abortions with no exceptions for rape or incest. He predicted the GOP field would “double down on their radical and dangerous rhetoric” with Michels now officially in.

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ABODE: THERAPY

By Evan J. Pretzer

Planting peace of mind “Taking care of plants gives me a sense of purpose.”

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the world, changed the way many live and relate to others and brought scores of new people into the hobby Wausau’s Elizabeth Kawleski enjoys having.

“Apartment living was frustrating and depressing,” she said. “I was stressed out and angry, I didn’t spend much time outside. Winter was particularly rough, house plants made things seem less hopeless. Watering them, I’d get to smell dirt.

It was an instant mood booster. Taking care of plants gives me a sense of purpose.

Returning to the soil, to the green things, is so important.”

It is estimated by the National Gardening Association’s yearly survey 18 million Americans got into green thumb activity in 2020. Places ran out of supplies, sales of seeds soared and for businesses in Central Wisconsin, the trend has been continuing into 2022. Eric Smith, who co-owns Majestic Farms LLC in Hatley with wife Cori, estimates their greenhouse has seen a jump of 20 percent in demand for vegetables and said he has been seeing the therapeutic side for years.

“It is a Zen thing and a feel-good thing,” Smith said. “People are constantly saying they want to smell the dirt, they love coming out to the greenhouse and so many people say they want to put their hands in the dirt on our Facebook photos and they say they are so jealous. During the pandemic so many people specifically commented about this being such a happy place to be.”

Reports have empirically backed up this anecdotal information as well. Studies highlighted by Texas A&M University note flowers can generate happiness due to their natural aesthetic beauty, some bacteria in soil actually releases serotonin, which elevates mood while slashing anxiety and Smith added this kind of impact

A gardener begins to work a planting project for the start of the season in Wausau. The COVID-19 pandemic brought a marked increase in people who are raising plants or growing vegetables for later harvest and experts say it can make a difference while regular gardeners recommend anyone get into it for a sense of purpose and selffulfillment. (Evan Pretzer)

on the public is something he hopes he and Cori can cause more.

“We do have workshops where people call and schedule plantings, maybe this is something to expand on,” he said. “We

across the parking lot we heard her shout ‘oh my god, that looks beautiful.’ Sharing in these moments with people is a real joy and ultimately a treat.”

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Planting Pointer: When starting a garden, Smith said the most important thing to consider is soil. It needs to be broken up, loose and room is needed for roots to grow indoors or out.

In Wausau, the science of keeping someone going while they do some growing happens, too.

Horticultural educator Janell Wehr at the University of Wisconsin Madison Extension for Marathon and Wood County has also seen a higher gear of indoor and outdoor planting since the pandemic. Wehr said it is good for the soul, can help people who have had a stroke recover and has even been something she has witnessed be a benefit to those in need of a boost up in life.

“There is a lot of hope in there,” Wehr said. “I think it is because gardening can teach things like increased self-esteem or delayed gratification. It is not as easy to teach that in a one plus one equals two setting. Little changes over time lead up to big changes overall. A young man I was working with last fall, he had court mandated community service hours. I’m certain gardening was the last thing he could ever Gardener Ethan Bauer poses with a pack of picked be interested in, yet, we planted some peppers from his garden on his “The Garden Dude” strawberries in the fall and 10 days later Facebook page. Bauer says anyone can get into when we checked on them, they had leaves gardening and one of the keys for battling bugs is to and he did a full fist pump in the air.” spray ones plants regularly. (Evan Pretzer) As well, Wehr has used the same settings for and found so many who have been through combat, killing and carnage have found calm after turning swords in for shears and shovels for the soil.

“I’ve recently been working with a therapeutic gardening program specifically for veterans,” she said. “Many last year were female veterans who had just recently retired from the military, one of them was telling me how important this program was to her. She was in Afghanistan the previous year and the whole time she was thinking about how all she wanted to do was just garden in her yard and it was important to have this space for camaraderie with other women. They could talk about their lived experiences; it is a vehicle for letting down your guard.”

Planting Pointer: When growing in a container, Wehr said anyone can.

The keys are to have a plant suitable for this, making sure the container has drain holes and peat-based potting mix.

Ethan Bauer, 30, knows this and said the work he documents on Facebook under “The Garden Dude” has become a religious thing. You can get lost in it and emerge with jubilation later on.

“You do get a sense of pride,” Bauer said. “One tomato plant I made produced nearly 2,000 cherry tomatoes. It is really rewarding. I can produce $2,000 of food in the summer. When you succeed it is nice but even when you fail it is the first attempt at learning, but you get it eventually. You gain a sense of self-worth by becoming so sufficient at something. Just do it. It is a special experience between you and nature. You see National Geographic-type things.”

Resources for starting planting outside of centers and stores can be found at the North Central WI Master Gardeners Facebook page or the Slow Food Marathon County Facebook page, too.

Evan J. Pretzer is a contributor to City Pages.

He can be reached at evan.pretzer@protonmail.com.

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Blocking the Bugs: While a number of gardens make use of various pesticides and other kinds of chemicals to ward off troublesome rodents and insects, Bauer said this is almost never the case. He recommends just spraying plants with a garden hose and has found in his experience it will get rid of spider mites, aphids and once you spray them off, they are off. It provides the most bang for a buck and Bauer likened it to a Corvette being a moderately priced sports car.

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By Andrea Larson

Enjoying the garden year-round Most people think of a garden during the summer and early fall, but even with Wisconsin’s short growing season (typically mid-May to mid to late September), you can enjoy the garden tasties (far) beyond this window.

Spring is the time to plan for the next 12 months. So get your seeds and a plan! Turns out most of these veggies also require little effort after the initial planting and result in high yields.

1) Overwinter root vegetables. We had always been tentative about all our precious carrots rotting when attempting to overwinter them. A few years ago we had carrots coming out of our ears and had run out of jars to can any more carrots in the fall. So we thought it was the perfect time to experiment with overwintering our carrots. We covered the carrots with dry leaves (or hay) and a tarp.

We were so excited to be digging up carrots in the early

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find these a nice addition to smoothies, stir fries, and soups.

3) Pumpkins and squash. Rather than carving all your jack-o-lanterns at Halloween, we spread it over a couple of months then transport “Jack” into pumpkin pancakes for breakfast!

We ended up picking two wheelbarrows of butternut squash last year and had our fair share of squash oatmeal and pancakes.

4) Brussel sprouts. Brussel sprouts are supposed to be harvested after a couple of frosts. Having these veggies also allow for a bit of leeway when the first hard frost comes rather than needing to scramble and harvest, wash, and can/eat all the food at once. We typically munch on our Brussel sprouts until Christmas.

5) Cabbage. We grew cabbage for the first time last year, but only ate one head before fall arrived since we had so much other produce in the garden at that point of the season. My husband’s original plan was to make sauerkraut but when I told him I didn’t like sauerkraut, he researched an alternative. He ended up burying ten cabbages and we dug one out every couple of weeks all the way until April!

Bonus: Our kids loved the science experiment on pH indicators after dinner. We added lemon juice to the leftover water after steaming the cabbage to turn it pink (acidic) then raised the pH with baking soda and it turned dark purple. The kids especially liked when it bubbled over due to the carbon dioxide release! Who said science can’t be fun?!?

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spring! Supposedly the carrots sweeten up as well. We’ve decided to take advantage of the sporadically nice winter days to dig fresh carrots as an excuse to get some fresh air.

We have since overwintered parsnips. Admittedly, we didn’t know what to do with parsnips the first time we grew them. After some research, we love them simply roasted drizzled in olive oil with garlic salt and rosemary.

Our favorite cake is also parsnip cake!

This year was our second year overwintering parsnips and we planted so many of the low maintenance veggie we continue to harvest them through the spring.

Tip from experience: Covering the parsnips is far better than digging through the snow trying to find white parsnips with cold, muddy hands.

2) Kale. Rather than pulling out our kale plants, we’ve just left them in and turns out some varieties weather the frost, snow, and freeze/thaws surprisingly well. I

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4 cups of sliced parsnips, ¼” thick 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 3/4 teaspoon crushed rosemary 1 teaspoon garlic salt

Spread sliced parsnips in a single layer on a cookie sheet. Pour on olive oil, rosemary, and garlic salt. Using a spatula, mix the oil and seasonings with the parsnips. Bake for 20 minutes in a preheated oven at 400F. Use a spatula to stir the parsnips and spread back out into a single layer on the cookie sheet.

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Review by B.C. Kowalski

Midnight diner is a quiet masterpiece that sparks all the feels Midnight Diner | Three seasons | Netflix

strategically offers advice at times, and even gets involved in his customers’ lives.

But “strategic” is the key word here.

Sometimes he has almost no involvement; other times he gets deeply involved.

Sometimes he just plays the sympathetic bartender.

It’s clear through the show he’s a principled fellow. He never allows any customer more than three drinks. He kicks out a detective for using his restaurant as a stakeout spot. (The detective is welcome later as a customer, but no business.) Adding to the mystery, he has a mysterious scar across his eye.

The result of all this is a show that’s subtle, delightful and melancholy all at the same time. It explores people’s relationships to food beyond our need for sustenance and our joy in deliciousness.

Food often is a signifier, of home, or some experience or time in our life. This comes out brilliantly in the show, without seeming to try too hard to do so.

Midnight Diner is based on a manga series (comic book) of the same name.

I looked it up and was surprised that it had the art style of a four-panel gag style manga (though it does appear to be a narrative book).

My friend Heather was the first to point this series out to me. It took exactly one episode to be completely hooked. And the good news is there are three seasons, along with two seasons of the sequel, Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories.

The diner is tucked away in the backstreets of Shinjuku, which is in the heart of Tokyo and boasts Japan’s biggest train station. So big, in fact, that it’s pretty easy to get lost in (as I did on one of my trips to Japan.) But that’s Japan in a nutshell: Crazy busyness, but with little pockets of quiet tucked in amidst the craziness.

Midnight Diner is exactly that. Maybe that’s what makes it so special.

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There’s something special about Midnight Diner. And that something special goes beyond my longtime love and fascination with all things Japan.

It’s been tough to put my finger on what that something special is exactly.

While many Japanese drama elements are at play here, such as the misunderstood tough guy, there’s also something it does that makes it unique. It celebrates all the people ordinarily pushed out of traditional Japanese society.

The result is something like a Japanese Cheers, in a very Japanese way. A small diner that’s only open from midnight to 7 am. As the owner, only known as “Master,” says in the opening narration, you’d be surprised at how many customers frequent the little diner.

The mix of folks who walk through the door makes up many of the walks of life polite Japanese society attempts to look away from. Sex workers, crossdressers, boxers, yakuza thugs, aspiring musicians, and a mysterious guy dressed like a wanderer from another century who frequently inserts poetic syllogisms all frequent the diner.

Overseeing all is the proprietor known only as “Master,” who promises to make anything besides the miso ramen that is his only menu item — as long as he has the ingredients.

In fact, that element often becomes a strong part of the story — the way food is interwoven with the plot lines is genius.

And at the end of each episode is a cooking tip for the featured dish. Sometimes they’re really simple - buttered rice is an easy one, for instance. It’s so simple you can’t believe you haven’t thought of it, but also there’s a small trick to getting a good consistency.

Master is an unusual character. He seems a quiet observer most of the time, ready with a hearty “ayo” in response to any request to cook something. But he also

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BLUE MAN GROUP

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Blue Man Group

THURS.-FRIDAY 4/28-29 GRAND THEATER, WAUSAU

Coming to the Grand for two nights is the global sensation Blue Man Group!

The Blue Man Group technically started in 1987, but it was all the rage in the 90s.

They were on talk shows and stages all around the world. 35 million people of all ages, languages and cultures have experienced this hit phenomenon. Now it’s your turn to see what all the hype is about.

The show is full of crazy visuals, drumming with sparks flying out of the barrels they’re banging on, and some weird dancing, all with the strange, otherworldly robotic movements and expressions of the members of the group. It’s weird, and odd, and just a whole lot of fun. Show starts at 7:30 pm. Tickets start at $70.

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bee catching, tight wire walking, dancing dogs, magic dogs and even a talking dog.

The show was deemed “A Must See” by the Washington Post, and former First Lady Barbara Bush said “I laughed until I wept” when she saw these four-legged performers. There’s also an important message: All these Mutts Gone Nuts were adopted from shelters and rescues. Saturday 4/30 at Campanile Center for the Arts, Minocqua; 2 pm and 7 pm; $28 adults in advance; $15 students in advance. Sunday 5/1 at Lucille Tack Center in Spencer; 2 pm; $25 adults, $15 youth. Tickets and details at lucilletackcenter.com.

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After a two-year hiatus, The Grand Theater is proud to present the second annual Central Wisconsin Jerry Ensemble Cabaret, a special evening of musical theater performances, with the audience seated cabaret-style on the stage of the historic Grand Theater. These talented high school performers have been busy rehearsing all year long and are excited to show off their hard work. You’ll hear solos, duets, and group numbers from classic favorites like

SATURDAY 4/30 | CAMPANILE CENTER FOR THE ARTS, MINOCQUA SUNDAY 5/1 | LUCILLE TACK CENTER FOR THE ARTS, SPENCER

Expect the unexpected during this collision of comedy and canines. These dogs have moved from shelters to show business and perform crazy, action-pack stunts and comedy in this spectacular and hilarious show. You’ll see high-flying Fris-

Jerry Ensemble Cabaret WEDNESDAY 5/4 GRAND THEATER, WAUSAU

Guys & Dolls and Miss Saigon, contemporary musicals like Mean Girls and Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, and you may even discover some new favorites! Show starts at 7 pm. $15. Grandtheater.org.

Healthy Kids Day SATURDAY 4/30 | WOODSON YMCA ASPIRUS BRANCH, WESTON

The event is full of fun for the entire family, including those who are not members of the Woodson YMCA. There will be a 2K run, open swim, Zumba classes, face painting, arts and crafts, a yoga obstacle course, a healthy snack and door prizes.

In between all the fun be sure to check out booths from Wausau Woodchucks, Monk Gardens, Wausau Conservatory of Music, Boys & Girls Club, Marathon Co. Public library and many more. Event is held from 11 am-2 pm with the Family 2K Fun Run for ages 5 and older starting at noon.

Details, and registration for the 2K run at woodsonymca.com.

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Garrison Keillor Tonight

WEDNESDAY 5/4 | UWSP DREYFUS UNIVERSITY CENTER, STEVENS POINT

American author, humorist and radio personality Garrison Keillor brings his stand-up, storytelling and songs to the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.

Keillor created and hosted “A Prairie Home Companion” on Minnesota Public Radio for 40 years, inventing a town called Lake Wobegon. Now retired, Keillor has written a memoir and book of limericks, and is working on a musical and Lake Wobegon screenplay. He continues to send out “The Writers Almanac” daily to his internet subscribers. The evening will include sung sonnets, limericks and musical jokes, with the theme of the beauty of growing old.

The event is sponsored by Campus Activities and Student Engagement. Starts at 7:30 pm. Tickets $32.75 advance, $37.75 day of show. Tickets at tickets.uwsp.edu.

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Mother’s Day

The Corning Museum of Glass Mobile Hot Shop, a visually spectacular and fully functioning glassmaking studio on wheels converted from a semi-trailer, sets up shop on the Woodson Art Museum’s campus.

See the transformation of hot glass into objects of utility and art. Drop in for hourly demonstrations and observe the artistry, tools, and techniques employed to produce a range of art glass, complementing two exhibitions on view this spring in the galleries. Demonstrations happen hourly 10 am-3 pm. Details at lywam.org.

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BAR BEAT Thursday April 28

Brad Emanuel · Northern Waters Distillery, Minocqua. Country/acoustic. 4 pm. 715-358-0172

Friday April 29

Bradley Sperger · Sawmill Brewing Company, Merrill. Acoustic. 6 pm. 715-722-0230 Kylar Kuzio · District 1 Brewing Company, Stevens Point. Variety. 6:30 pm. 715-544-6707 Brad Emanuel · Mosinee Brewing Company, Mosinee. Country/acoustic. 7 pm. 715-693-2739 Tomorrow River Band · Renee’s Red Rooster Bar and Grill, Stevens Point. Bluegrass. 7 pm.

715-344-9825 Stacy Antonel and Erinn Peet-Lukes · Whitewater Music Hall, Wausau. Country & bluegrass.

8 pm. 715-298-3202 Doug Sheen · Rookies Sportspub, Stevens Point. Acoustic classic & new rock. 8:30 pm. 715344-7026 DJ Sparbs · Campus Pub, Wausau. 9 pm. 715-675-1960 Gin Mill Hollow · Arrow Sports Club, Weston. Americana, folk-rock, alt-bluegrass. 9 pm.

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Saturday April 30

Gin Mill Hollow · District 1 Brewing Company, Stevens Point. Americana, folk-rock, altbluegrass. 11:30 pm. 715-544-6707 Laura Bomber · District 1 Brewing Company, Stevens Point. Folk. 2:30 pm. 715-544-6707 Levi Ballenger · District 1 Brewing Company, Stevens Point. Acoustic. 5:30 pm. 715-544-6707 Valentine (Stephanie Ortega) · Sunset Point Winery, Stevens Point. Country/folk. 6 pm. 715544-1262 Billy Bronsted & Mike Wheeler · Sawmill Brewing Company, Merrill. Country, acoustic. 6 pm.

715-722-0230 Tom Katalin · Homestead on 52, Wausau. Acoustic. 8 pm. 715-843-7555 Knock Point · Cruisin’ 1724, Wausau. Rock. 8 pm. 715-675-2940 The 3’s and 7’s · Arrow Sports Club, Weston. Rock. 9 pm. 715-359-2363 Buffalo Galaxy · Intermission, Wausau. Bluegrass. 9:30 pm. 715-849-9377

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Sunday May 1

Bob Allen · Bullheads Bar & Grill, Stevens Point. Acoustic. 12 pm. 715-344-5990 Pam & Scott · Cop Shoppe Pub, Wausau. Polka. 1 pm. 715-845-2030

Thursday May 5

Scott Kirby · Northern Waters Distillery, Minocqua. Acoustic variety & original. 4 pm. 715358-0172

Company, 1110 E 10th St, Merrill. The games start at 6 pm each Wednesday. Social distancing in place. Teams can include up to 6 people. http://www.sawmillbrewing.net/ Trivia@MBCo · Wednesdays, hosted at Mosinee Brewing Company, 401 4th St, Mosinee.

Trivia starts at 7 pm each Wednesday. Masks required. Limit team size to 6 people. http:// www.mosineebrewing.com/ Team Trivia at Malarkey’s · Wednesdays, Malarkey’s Pub & Townies Grill, Wausau. Trivia starts at 7 pm. https://www.malarkeyspub.com/ Trivia · Wednesdays, O’so Brewing Company, Plover. Trivia starts at 7 pm. https://www. osobrewing.com/ Karaoke · Wednesdays, The Garage, Wausau. Starts at 8 pm. 715-393-4495 Open Mic Night · Wednesdays, LT Club, Wausau. Starts at 9 pm. 715-848-3320 Open Mic at Sawmill Brewing Company · Thursdays, hosted at Sawmill Brewing Company, 1110 E 10th St, Merrill. Open mic every Thursday for those who want to perform comedy, music or poetry. Starts at 6:30 pm. http://www.sawmillbrewing.net/ Trivia · Thursdays, Backcountry Brewing Company, Plover. Starts at 7 pm. 715-310-2474 Highway 51 Wood and Wire Sessions · Thursdays, Whitewater Music Hall, Wausau. Americana music played live by regional musicians and guests. Starts at 7 pm. $5. 715-298-3202 Karaoke · Thursdays, Hiawatha Restaurant and Lounge, Wausau. Starts at 8:30 pm. 715-8485166 Karaoke · Thursdays, Hy-Da Way, Merrill. Starts at 8:30 pm. 715-722-0660 Karaoke · Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays, LT Club, Wausau. Starts at 9 pm. 715-848-3320 JIRF · Thursdays 6/2-8/25, Hiawatha Restaurant and Lounge, Wausau. Rock, alternative, classic & outlaw country. Starts at 5:30 pm. 715-848-5166 JIRF · Saturdays 6/4-8/27, Karch’s up Nort’, Tomahawk. Rock, alternative, classic & outlaw country. Starts at 2 pm. 715-996-0291

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1. Red Hot Chili Peppers ‘Unlimited Love’ 2. Jack White ‘Fear Of The Dawn’ 3. Hellacopters ‘Eyes Of Oblivion’ 4. Mike Campbell’s Dirty Knobs ‘External Combustion’ 5. Albert Castiglia ‘I Got Love’ 6. Fontaines DC ‘Skinty Fai’ 7. Spiritbox ‘Eternal Blue’ 8. Ghost ‘Impera’ 9. Korn ‘Requiem’ 10. North Mississippi All-Stars ‘Set Sail’

Friday May 6

October Tree · Backcountry Brewing Company, Plover. Acoustic. 6 pm. 715-310-2474 Austin Skalecki · District 1 Brewing Company, Stevens Point. Acoustic. 6:30 pm. 715-544-6707 Cody James · Sawmill Brewing Company, Merrill. Variety. 7 pm. 715-722-0230 Andy Braun · Mosinee Brewing Company, Mosinee. Folk-rock. 7 pm. 715-693-2739

ON SCREEN THIS WEEK Cosmo Theatre, Merrill, 715-536-4473

Saturday May 7

Movie times thru 5/5 Father Stu (R): Mon. thru Thurs. 7 pm, Fri. 7, Sat. 1 pm, 3:30 pm, 7 pm, Sun. 1 pm, 3:30 pm & 7 pm, The Bad Guys (PG): Mon. thru Thurs. 7 pm, Fri. 7 pm, Sat. 1 pm, 3:45 pm, 7 pm, Sun. 1 pm, 3:45 pm & 7 pm Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (PG13): Mon. thru Thurs. 7 pm, Fri, 7 pm, Sat. 1 pm, 3:15 pm, 7 pm, Sun. 1 pm, 3:15 pm & 7 pm

Nic Trzebiatowski · District 1 Brewing Company, Stevens Point. Acoustic. 2 pm. 715-544-6707 Dale Dickerson · Sunset Point Winery, Stevens Point. Variety. 6 pm. 715-544-1262 Soul Whiskey · District 1 Brewing Company, Stevens Point. Country. 7 pm. 715-544-6707 Cody James · Whitewater Music Hall, Wausau. Variety. 8 pm. 715-298-3202 Jack Squat · The Garage, Wausau. Party rock. 8 pm. 715-393-4495

Sunday May 8

Tim Tesch · Bullheads Bar & Grill, Stevens Point. Acoustic & blues. 12 pm. 715-344-5990 Mijal & Son · Cop Shoppe Pub, Wausau. Polka. 1 pm. 715-845-2030

Cedar Creek Cinema, Rothschild, 715-355-5094

Movie times thru 4/28-5/4 The Bad Guys (PG): Thurs. 1:40 pm, 5:10 pm, 7:10 pm, 2:20 pm; Fri., Sat., Sun. & Tues. 11 am, 1:30 pm, 4 pm (HeatedDreamLounger), 10:15 am, 11:40 am, 2:10 pm, 4:40 pm, 7 pm, 8:50 pm; Mon. & Wed. 2 pm, 4:30 pm (HeatedDreamLounger), 3 pm, 5:30 pm, 7 pm Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (PG13): Thurs. 1:30 pm, 4:45 pm, 8 pm (HeatedDreamLounger), 2:10 pm; Fri., Sat., Sun. & Tues. 6:30 pm, 9:40 pm (HeatedDreamLounger), 10:50 am, 2 pm, 5:10 pm, 8:20 pm; Mon. & Wed. 7 pm (HeatedDreamLounger), 1:40 pm, 4:50 pm, 8 pm Memory (R): Thurs. 5 pm, 7:45 pm; Fri., Sat., Sun. & Tues. 10:15 am, 1 pm, 3:50 pm, 7:10 pm, 10 pm; Mon. & Wed. 1:35 pm, 4:10 pm, 8 pm The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (R): Thurs. 1:50 pm, 5 pm, 7:40 pm; Fri., Sat., Sun. & Tues. 10:20 am, 1 pm, 3:40 pm, 6:40 pm, 9:20 pm; Mon. & Wed. 1:30 pm, 5 pm, 7:40 pm The Northman (R): Thurs. 1:30 pm, 4:40 pm, 8 pm; Fri., Sat., Sun. & Tues. 11:50 am, 3 pm, 6:40 pm, 9:30 pm; Mon. & Wed. 2 pm, 4:05 pm, 7:30 pm Father Stu (R): Thurs. 2 pm, 7:20 pm; Fri., Sat., Sun. & Tues. 12:40 pm, 3:40 pm, 6:20 pm, 9:20 pm; Mon. & Wed. 1:35 pm, 4:20 pm, 7:40 pm Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (PG): Thurs. 2 pm, 4:50 pm, 7:40 pm; Fri., Sat., Sun. & Tues. 10:30 am, 1:20 pm, 4:10 pm, 6:10 pm, 9 pm; Mon. & Wed. 1:50 pm, 4:40 pm, 7:20 pm Everything Everywhere All at Once (R): Thurs. 1:45 pm, 7:50 pm; Fri., Sat., Sun. & Tues. 11:40 am, 2:50 pm, 6 pm, 9:10 pm; Mon. & Wed. 1:50 pm, 4:30 pm, 7:15 pm The Lost City (PG13): Thurs. 1:30 pm, 4:30 pm, 7:30 pm; Fri., Sat., Sun. & Tues. 10:15 am, 12:50 pm, 3:30 pm, 6:10 pm, 9:50 pm; Mon. & Wed. 1:30 pm, 5:10 pm, 7:50 pm Ambulance (R): Thurs. 4:20 pm Morbius (PG13): Thurs. 4:50 pm

Thursday May 12

Brad Emanuel · Northern Waters Distillery, Minocqua. Country/acoustic. 4 pm. 715-358-0172 Cassondra Lee · District 1 Brewing Company, Stevens Point. Variety. 5:30 pm. 715-544-6707

Friday May 13

Jackson Taylor · District 1 Brewing Company, Stevens Point. Country. 6:30 pm. 715-544-6707

Saturday May 14

The Foxfire Affair · O’so Brewing Company, Plover. Celtic, maritime, alternative, folk. 3 pm.

715-254-2163 Chad Brecke · Bull Falls Brewery, Wausau. Acoustic. 6 pm. 715-842-2337 First Avenue · Sunset Point Winery, Stevens Point. Acoustic folk & rock. 6 pm. 715-544-1262 The Fabulous Hellhounds · The Garage, Wausau. Rock & blues. 7 pm. 715-393-4495 The Salmon Run Band · District 1 Brewing Company, Stevens Point. Neo-folk acoustic. 7 pm.

715-544-6707 Short Pay Riders · Ciao Fine Italian Restaurant & Cocktail Bar, Wausau. Variety. 8 pm. 715298-2004 OutLaw’d · Homestead on 52, Wausau. Country. 9 pm. 715-843-7555 Wes Brown · Rookies Sportspub, Stevens Point. Country, variety. 9 pm. 715-344-7026

Sunday May 15

Pam & Scott · Cop Shoppe Pub, Wausau. Polka. 1 pm. 715-845-2030 Pat & Patience · Bullheads Bar & Grill, Stevens Point. Acoustic. 1 pm. 715-344-5990 King Town Alley · O’Brien’s on Main, Amherst. Rock. 3 pm. 715-824-3317

Thursday May 19

Scott Kirby · Northern Waters Distillery, Minocqua. Acoustic variety & original. 4 pm. 715358-0172

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Friday May 20

Local Heroes Band · Bull Falls Brewery, Wausau. Variety. 6 pm. 715-842-2337 Kevin Troestler Trio · District 1 Brewing Company, Stevens Point. Country/blues. 7 pm. 715544-6707

Saturday May 21

Bradley Sperger · Backcountry Brewing Company, Plover. Acoustic. 6 pm. 715-310-2474 Michael Murphy · Sunset Point Winery, Stevens Point. Blues. 6 pm. 715-544-1262 Marc Gartman · District 1 Brewing Company, Stevens Point. Acoustic. 6:30 pm. 715-544-6707

Sunday May 22

Chad Brecke · Bullheads Bar & Grill, Stevens Point. Acoustic. 12 pm. 715-344-5990 Mark & Rich · Cop Shoppe Pub, Wausau. Polka. 1 pm. 715-845-2030 JIRF · The Bar-Wausau, Rothschild. Rock, alternative, classic & outlaw country. 3 pm. 715-3557001

Friday May 27

Mia Brown and Jordan Miles · Bull Falls Brewery, Wausau. Variety. 7 pm. 715-842-2337 Jordan Bain · Rookies Sportspub, Stevens Point. Acoustic variety. 8:30 pm. 715-344-7026

Saturday May 28

Justin Zopel · Sunset Point Winery, Stevens Point. Jazz. 6 pm. 715-544-1262 The Northwoods Bassist · District 1 Brewing Company, Stevens Point. Bass variety. 6:30 pm.

715-544-6707 The Bad Downs · Homestead on 52, Wausau. Rock ‘n roll. 9 pm. 715-843-7555

Sunday May 29

Pam & Scott · Cop Shoppe Pub, Wausau. Polka. 1 pm. 715-845-2030 Chad Brecke · The Bar-Wausau, Rothschild. Acoustic. 3 pm. 715-355-7001 Rising Phoenix · Bullheads Bar & Grill, Stevens Point. Classic rock. 7 pm. 715-344-5990

Ongoing

Trivia · Mondays, Guu’s on Main, Stevens Point. Trivia starts at 7 pm. http://guusonmain.com/ Trivia · Tuesdays, District 1 Brewing Company, Stevens Point. Trivia starts at 6 pm. 715-5446707 Video Trivia · Tuesdays, The Garage, Wausau. Create a team of up to 4 players or play solo.

Registration starts at 6:30 pm. Trivia starts at 7 pm. 715-393-4495 Team Trivia Nights at Sawmill Brewing Company · Wednesdays, hosted at Sawmill Brewing

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ON STAGE Blue Man Group · Thurs. 4/28, Grand Theater, Wausau. Show performed by the famous Blue Men. Starts at 7:30 pm. $70. Grandtheater.org All Things New-Celebration of Song · Fri.-Sun. 4/29-5/1, hosted by Wausau Lyric Choir at First Presbyterian Church, 406 Grant St, Wausau. Starts at 7:30 pm on 4/29-4/30 & 3 pm on 5/1. http://www.wausaulyricchoir.com/ Mutts Gone Nuts: A Canine Cabaret! · Sat.-Sun. 4/30-5/1, Campanile Center for the Arts, Minocqua. Comedic show performed by dogs. Starts at 2 pm & 7 pm. $28 adult, $15 student. https://www.campanilecenter.org/ Spring Concert & Fundraiser · Sat. 4/30, St. Paul’s Methodist Church, Stevens Point. Start at 7:30 pm. $15. https://monteverdichorale.org/ The High 48s and Brotherhood of Birds · Sat. 4/30, Whitewater Music Hall, Wausau.

Bluegrass. 21+. Starts at 8 pm. $12 advance, $15 day of show. https://www.eventbrite. com/e/the-high-48s-with-brotherhood-of-birds-tickets-294349827257 Mutts Gone Nuts · Sun. 5/1, Lucille Tack Center for the Arts, Spencer. Comedic show performed by dogs. Starts at 2 pm. $25 adult, $15 youth. https://lucilletackcenter.com/buy/ Spring Concert & Fundraiser · Sun. 5/1, Holy Spirit Parish, Stevens Point. Start at 3 pm. $15. https://monteverdichorale.org/ U.S. Navy Band Sea Chanters · Tues. 5/3, Performing Arts Center of Wisconsin Rapids, 1801 16th St S, Wisconsin Rapids. Variety of music from choral to Broadway, opera and contemporary. Starts at 7:30 pm. Free but seating is reserved. http://www.savorthearts. com/ Jerry Ensemble Cabaret · Wed. 5/4, Grand Theater, Wausau. Cabaret-style show performed by high school students. Starts at 7 pm. $15. Grandtheater.org Garrison Keillor Tonight · Wed. 5/4, Laird Room, Dreyfus University Center, 1015 Reserve St, Stevens Point. Sonnets, limericks and musical jokes with the theme of the beauty of growing old. Starts at 7:30 pm. $32.75 advance, $37.75 day of show. https://uwsptickets. universitytickets.com/ A Night of Old Time Radio Live-Grisly Murders & Lots of Laughter · Fri.-Sat. 5/6-5/7, hosted by the Denim & Dessert Readers Theatre at Presque Isle Community Center, 8306 School Loop Road, Presque Isle. Watch three performances about private eye Sam Spade, high school teacher Miss Brooks from Our Miss Brooks and insurance investigator Johnny Dollar.

Doors open at 6:30 pm. Show starts at 7 pm. Free. 715-904-9063 Voices from a Northern Path · Fri. 5/6, hosted by Wausau Pro Musica at First Presbyterian Church, 406 Grant St, Wausau. Starts at 7 pm. Free but $10 donation appreciated. wausaupromusica.org Jay Leno · Fri. 5/6, North Star Mohican Casino Resort, Bowler. Stand-up comedy. Starts at 8 pm. $99. https://www.northstarcasinoresort.com/

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Items need to be sanitized, reassembled, and the coordination of inventory is required to meet ongoing client needs. We attempt to help volunteers find a 2–3-hour shift that fits best within their schedule during our regular business hours, Mon. – Fri. from 9-4. Call 715843-5985, M-F 9 am - 4 pm, or email Susie at Susie@goodnewswi.com for inquires. e-CYCLING Volunteers: Good News Project has an ongoing need for volunteers to help with the e-CYCLING program. Volunteers are needed on Fridays between the hours of 9-4. Our scheduling is very flexible; you can choose to volunteer every Friday or once or twice a month, full days, half days, or just a couple of hours. We recommend that new volunteers come in and do a trial shift to see if e-CYCLING is a good fit for you, as this position requires moderate lifting (50 lbs) on occasion. Volunteers unload cars, weigh electronics, and sort them into the appropriate containers. Also, this is warehouse work, please dress for the weather and wear closed toe shoes. Call 715-843-5985, M-F 9 am - 4 pm, or email Susie at Susie@goodnewswi.com for inquires.

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Werle Park Plus Neighborhoods of Wausau · 2nd Monday of most months, Grace United Church of Christ, 535 S 3rd Ave, Wausau. Meet and discuss neighborhood issues. Use basement entrance off back of church. Starts at 6 pm. 715-845-7051.

Senior Bingo · Every Tuesday, hosted by the Marshfield Parks & Recreational Department at Drendel Room, 211 E 2nd St, Marshfield. Starts at 1 pm. $1 for 2 cards. 715-486-2041 Village of Weston Farmer’s Market · Tuesdays & Saturdays from April-October, 3910 Schofield Ave, Schofield. Located next to Dunkin’ Donuts. Open from 8 am-2 pm. http://www. westonwi.gov/305/Farmers-Market AARP Chapter 272 Monthly Meeting · 3rd Mon. of each month. Schofield City Hall, 200 Park St, Schofield. Each month will have a speaker discuss a current topic in the news or in the area as well as legislation being proposed that affects those over age 50. In May, a speaker will discuss “Never Forgotten Honor Flight”. AARP membership encouraged but not required to attend. Starts at 1:30 pm. 715-571-6189 The Landing Literacy Book Club · 4th Wed. of each month. Book club at the Landing YMCA, Wausau. Book notices at YMCA, Literacy Council and Janke Bookstore. 715-841-1855

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Starts at 8 pm. $15 advance, $20 day of show. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/feed-the-dogwith-dig-deep-tickets-323636113327 Lady Midnight · Thurs. 5/19, Grand Theater, Wausau. R&B, hip hop. Starts at 7:30 pm. Free.

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“Bloomin’ Greenhouse Tour”-2022 · Tues.-Mon. 4/15-10/31, hosted by the Clark County Economic Development Corporation & Tourism Bureau at the Garden Center Headquarters, Clark County, WI. Enjoy a tour throughout Clark County and check out greenhouses consisting of 100,000 plants of many varieties. No cost. For a brochure, call 715-255-9100 or visit www.clarkcountywi.org Romaine Calm & Garden On: Choosing the Site and Varieties · Every first & third Wednesday 3/2-9/21, hosted online by Extension Marathon County & Marathon County Public Library.

Learn how to plant a garden, improve quality of soil, how to manage pests and disease and more. Starts at 10 am & 6 pm. Free. https://www.mcpl.us/events/10731 Aspirus Wausau Farmers Market · Every Thursday, Located at Aspirus Corporate Parking Lot, 2200 Westwood Dr, Wausau. Opens 9 am. Aspirus.org History Chats · Every Thursday, hosted online by the Marathon County Historical Society.

Learn about Marathon County’s history from Ben Clark and/or Gary Gisselman. Starts at 12:30 pm. On Facebook Live and Marathon County Historical Society’s Youtube page Out & About · Every Thursday (except 4/14 & Thanksgiving), Jubilee House Free Community Meal, St. Matthew Catholic Church Campus, 221 S 28th St, Wausau. 4:30 pm-6 pm. 715848-6120 Stevens Point Area Winter Farmers Market · Saturdays thru April, Located at the Boys and Girls Club, 941 Michigan Ave, Stevens Point. Opens 8 am-noon. https://www. spawinterfarmersmarket.com/ Wausau Winter Market · Saturdays November-April, Located at Whitewater Music Hall, 130 1st Ave, Wausau. Parking on River Drive. Opens 8 am-noon. wausauwintermarket@gmail. com Wall Climb · Saturdays, Greenheck Field House, Weston. Starts at 7 pm. $5. https://www.dce. k12.wi.us/greenheckfieldhouse

EVENTS/SPECTATOR SPORTS Book-of-the-Month-Club: “Confessions of a Domestic Failure” by Bunmi Laditan · Fri.-Sat. 4/1-4/30, hosted by the Marathon County Public Library at MCPL Athens. Pick up the Book of the Month and questions to think about as you read. Call 715-257-7292 for more info Grab & Go Craft for Adults: Thimble Bouquet Pendant · Fri.-Sat. 4/1-4/30, hosted by the Marathon County Public Library at all MCPL locations. Grab a kit containing supplies for making a thimble bouquet pendant. Pick up the kits anytime the library is open. Free. https://www.mcpl.us/events/10683 2022 Bowl for Kids’ Sake · Fri.-Sat. 4/29-4/30, Dale Weston Lane, Weston, Paper City Lanes, Mosinee, & Les & Jim’s Lincoln Lanes, Merrill. Form a team and go bowling to raise funds for youth mentoring programs. Starts at 5 pm. $75 adults, $50 high school, $25 child & $25 matches. https://bbbsncw.org/bowl-kids-sake/

Spring Eggstravaganza Craft & Vendor Show · Sat.-Sun. 4/30-5/1, Cedar Creek Mall, Rothschild. Check out crafted items and vendors. Starts at 9 am. No cost. 715-298-3811 Wisconsin Valley Coin Club’s Annual Show · Sun. 5/1, Quality Inn, 2901 Hummingbird Rd, Wausau. Meet currency collectors; check out kid’s activity table, free door prizes, raffles and collectors’ exhibit. Starts at 9 am. Free admission. 715-574-2777 Grab & Go Craft for Adults: Seed Bombs · Mon.-Tues. 5/2-5/31, hosted by the Marathon County Public Library at all MCPL locations. Grab a kit containing supplies for making seed bombs. Pick up the kits anytime the library is open. Free. 715-261-7220 Acknowledgement Ceremony · Mon. 5/2, UWSP Laird Room, Dreyfus University Center, 1015 Reserve St, Stevens Point. Enjoy music, food and speakers Brock Schreiber, American Indians Reaching for Opportunities alumnus, and Jessica Bemowski, Upward Bound alumna. Starts at 3:30 pm. Free. uwsp.edu Michael LaughingFox Charette, Ojibwe flute performance · Tues. 5/3, Theatre, Dreyfus University Center, Stevens Point. Enjoy flute music and storytelling. Starts at 4 pm. Free. uwsp.edu Carden Circus · Tues.-Wed. 5/3-5/4, Marathon Park, Wausau. Animal acts, aerial acts, music, magic and more. Starts at 4:30 pm & 7:30 pm. $20 adult with one free ticket for child, $10 additional child, free for children 2 and under. https://tickets.spectacularcircus.com/ Wellness Series: Smudge Yourself · Wed. 5/4, Iris Fountain/Ancestor’s Buried Beneath marker south of Dreyfus University Center, Stevens Point. Learn from Oneida Nation member Karen Ann Hoffman about the practice of smudging. Starts at 3:30 pm. Free. uwsp.edu Friends of MCPL Book Sale · Wed. 5/4-5/7, Marathon County Public Library, 300 N First St, Wausau. Books, CDs, TV movies, artwork, board games and puzzles for sale. Starts at 5 pm on 5/4 for members. Starts at 9:30 am on 5/5-5/7 for members & nonmembers. 715-2617200 Drum and Dance Demonstrations · Thurs. 5/5, Theatre, Dreyfus University Center, Stevens Point. Preview upcoming pow wow dances and learn about the significance of the drum, styles of dance, and pow wow etiquette. Starts at 4 pm. Free. uwsp.edu Mother’s Day Rose Sale Fundraiser · Fri.-Sat. 5/6-5/7, Wausau Conservatory of Music, 404 Seymour St, Wausau. Money raised goes towards student scholarships. Starts at 9:30 am on Fri. & 9 am on Sat. More info at https://wausauconservatory.org/rose-sale/ Monk Botanical Gardens Annual Plant Sale · Fri. 5/6-5/20, Monk Botanical Gardens, Wausau.

Shop for perennials, ornamental grasses, fruits and more. Pickup on 5/24 from 5 pm-7 pm.

Starts at 10 am. https://www.monkgardens.org/page/plant-sale Demo Day · Fri. 5/6, hosted by The Branch and the Greater Wausau Chamber of Commerce at UW Center for Civic Engagement, UWSP, Wausau. Teams of college students will present their innovative corporate projects. RSVP by 5/2. Starts at 2 pm.

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The Musical” · Fri. 5/6, Schmeeckle Reserve, Stevens Point. Go for a walk through candlelit woods along Lake Joanis. Enjoy passport activities, children’s crafts and other entertainment at the amphitheater. Starts at 7 pm. Entertainment starts at 7:30 pm. $2 suggested donation/person or $5 per family. https://www3.uwsp.edu/cnr-ap/schmeeckle/Pages/ home.aspx Annual American Indians Reaching for Opportunities Pow Wow · Sat. 5/7, Quandt Gym, Marshfield Clinic Champions Hall, 2040 Fourth Ave, Stevens Point. Enjoy dances, feast and more. Starts at 9 am. $5 non-students, $3 students with ID, free for ages 55 and older and ages 5 and under. uwsp.edu Bollywood Night · Sat. 5/7, Central Wisconsin Convention Expo Center, Rothschild. Enjoy Indian food, choreographic dances, open dance floor and more. Starts at 6 pm. $35, free for children 14 and under. https://bollywoodnight.ticketspice.com/rang-barse Plant Sale · Sat. 5/14, hosted by the North Central Wisconsin Master Gardeners at Marathon Park’s Cattle Barn, 1201 Stewart Ave, Wausau. Thousands of perennials, vegetable transplants and garden items available for sale. Children’s planting station also available.

Starts at 7 am. https://www.facebook.com/NorthCentralWIMasterGardeners House Full of History · Sat. 5/14, hosted by the Marathon County Historical Society at 410 McIndoe St, Wausau. Observe parts of the museum’s collections and learn how the staff collects and preserve their collectibles. Starts at 1 pm. Free. https://www. marathoncountyhistory.org/ Book Launch-Letters from Clara with author Janet Newman · Sat. 5/14, hosted by the Marathon County Historical Society at 410 McIndoe St, Wausau. Meet the author of the book Letters From Clara, purchase a book and get it signed. Starts at 2 pm. Free. https:// www.marathoncountyhistory.org/ The Northern Roundup Vintage Weekend Spring Fundraiser 2022 · Sat. 5/14, Held’s Bar, Deerbrook. Enjoy foods, drinks, music, raffles, flame thrower cars, mini bikes and more.

Starts at 3 pm. Acoustic show with Hot Rod Walt starts at 6 pm. 715-623-2743 Pizza Nights on the Patio · Wed. 5/18, Willow Springs Garden, Wausau. Enjoy all you can eat homemade pizza, salad, bread, dessert, lemonade, milk and water. Starts at 6 pm. $15/ person ages 11 and older, $5/person ages 6-10, free for ages 5 and under. 715-675-1171 Friends of MCPL Members-Only Book Sale · Sat. 5/21, Marathon County Public Library, 300 N First St, Wausau. Books, CDs, TV movies, artwork, board games and puzzles for sale. Open to members but nonmembers can join for yearly membership of $10 per person or $25 per family. Starts at 9:30 am. https://www.mcpl.us/events/10780 Art & Seek · Sat. 5/21, Center for the Visual Arts, Wausau. Form a team of up to 6 people and go on a scavenger hunt. Starts at 1:30 pm. $100 until 5/1. $125 after 5/1. More info at https://www.cvawausau.org/art-and-seek Pizza Nights on the Patio · Wed. 5/25, Willow Springs Garden, Wausau. Enjoy all you can eat

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OUTDOORS Never Forgotten Honor Flight 5k Run/Walk · Sat. 4/27, Bull Falls Brewery, Wausau. Go for a 5k run/walk. Part of the proceeds go to help veterans. Starts at 9 am. More info at https:// www.bullfallsbrewery.com/ Spring Wildflower Hike · Sat. 5/14, hosted by Friends of Rib Mountain at Rib Mountain State Park, Grouse Lane entrance, Wausau. Go for a hike at the park and explore the wild flowers that live there. Bring water and tick repellent. Starts at 10 am. 715-842-2522 Tales Between Depots · Sun. 5/15, hosted by the Marathon County Historical Society at Downtown Wausau. Go on a preservation walking tour from the Grand Street Depot to the Depot on Stewart Ave and learn from re-enactors what life was like in Wausau around the turn of the century. Starts at noon. $15 per person. https://www.marathoncountyhistory. org/ White Deer Triathlon · Sat. 5/21, Boulder Junction & Boulder Lake. Go for a 3 kilometer paddle on Boulder Lake, 22 kilometer bike ride through Boulder Junction and 6 kilometer run along the countryside and forest trail. Starts at 9 am. $75-$170. https://boulderjct.org/ white-deer-triathlon/ Spring Wildflower Hike · Sat. 5/21, hosted by Friends of Rib Mountain at Rib Mountain State Park, Grouse Lane entrance, Wausau. Go for a hike at the park and explore the wild flowers that live there. Bring water and tick repellent. Starts at 10 am. 715-842-2522

LECTURES/WORKSHOPS Guitar Lessons with Adam Greuel · Running now, hosted online through UWSP. Learn how to play guitar with Adam Greuel of Horseshoes and Hand Grenades. Lessons times vary.

Available to all levels. $69 for 30 minutes, $114 for 60 minutes. www.uwsp.edu Wheel-Throwing with Ben Wendt · Tuesdays & Thursdays 4/5-5/5, Center for the Visual Arts, Wausau. Learn how to make a mug or bowl in a beginning to intermediate wheel-throwing class. All supplies provided. Starts at 6:30 pm. $165. https://www.cvawausau.org/ Glass Class: Foil Technique · Tuesdays 4/19-5/24, Chestnut Center for the Arts, 208 S Chestnut Ave, Marshfield. Learn how to create a stained glass window using copper foil technique. Starts at 6 pm. $140. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/glass-class-foil-techniquetickets-215811336517 The Beasts and Monsters of the Pinery · Thurs. 4/28, hosted online by the Marathon County Historical Society. Listen to stories about beasts and monsters that lived in the great Pinery.

Starts at 12:30 pm. Free. On Facebook Live What is on a Healthy Plate? · Thurs. 4/28, hosted by Central Rivers Farmshed at 1220 Briggs Court, Stevens Point. Learn about what foods are considered nutritious. Starts at 5 pm. Free.

715-544-6154 to register Presentation with author Fern Schumer Chapman · Fri. 4/29, UWSP, Room 116 College of Professional Studies, Stevens Point. Learn from Fern Schumer Chapman about her experiences during the Holocaust and the memoir she wrote. Starts at 4 pm. Free. uwsp.edu Start Your Career in Child Care · Thurs. 5/12, hosted online by Childcaring. Gather information about child care such as how many children you can legally care for, benefits for being regulated, classes and training needed, how much to charge families and more. Register by 5/5. Starts at 12:30 pm. Free. https://childcaring.org/becomingregulated/ Whole Foods vs. Processed · Thurs. 5/12, hosted by Central Rivers Farmshed at 1220 Briggs Court, Stevens Point. Learn about whole foods and processed foods and the differences between them. Starts at 5 pm. Free. 715-544-6154 to register Understanding Labels and Ingredients · Thurs. 5/26, hosted by Central Rivers Farmshed at 1220 Briggs Court, Stevens Point. Learn about food labels and ingredients. Starts at 5 pm.

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ARTS/EXHIBITS Merrill History & Cultural Center · Open Mon., Weds. and Fri. From 9 am to 1 pm.

Appointments can be made for other days. 715-536-5652, preservethefuture.org Q Artists Cooperative, Stevens Point · Facemasks optional. Gallery open Tues.-Sat. 10 am-5 pm, Sun. 11 am-3 pm. closed Mondays. https://qartistscooperative.com/ Hometown: Portage County · Tues. 3/8-5/3. Check out Portage County’s artwork in downtown Stevens Point created by Q Artist members. https://qartistscooperative.com/ Vessels · Fri. 5/1-6/24. Containers made from wood, clay, basketry and metal. Reception on Fri. 5/6 from 5 pm-7 pm. Masks optional. https://qartistscooperative.com/ Riverfront Arts Center, Stevens Point · Open Wed.-Fri. 11 am to 5 pm. Sat. & Sun 11 am to 3 pm. Closed until 5/12. stevenspoint.com/rac Wisconsin Watercolor Society Exhibit · Fri.-Sun. 5/13-6/12. Watercolor artwork created by around 18 Wisconsin based artists. stevenspoint.com/rac Woodson Art Museum, Wausau · Free. Open Tues-Fri 9 am-4 pm, first Thurs. of each month 9 am-7:30 pm, Sat-Sun noon-5 pm and closed Mon. and holidays. Facemasks and social distancing required. lywam.org SPARK! · Thurs. 5/5, Woodson Art Museum, Wausau. Adults with memory loss can view the Art Deco Glass exhibit and participate in a hands-on art activity. Starts at 10:30 am. 715-8457010 to register Art Beyond Sight · Sat. 5/7, Woodson Art Museum, Wausau. Individuals with low vision or blindness join Corning Hot Spot artists and museum educators for multisensory exploration of glass production and Art Deco designs. Starts at 10:30 am. 715-845-7010 to register Art Deco Glass from the David Huchthausen Collection · now until 6/5. Glass artwork created

by David Huchthausen. lywam.org Molten: 30 Years of American Glass · now-8/14. Glass artworks with origins in Wisconsin that spread from East Coast to West Coast. View glass demonstrations from 4/29-5/8. lywam.org Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art · Open noon-5 pm Tues-Sat. Face masks required.

Wmoca.org Center for the Visual Arts, Wausau · Free. Gallery hours Wed.-Fri. 10 am-4 pm; Sat. 12 pm–4 pm. Closed Sun.-Tues. 715-842-4545, cvawausau.org. Inspired by activities and events.

Northern Perspectives · Fri. 3/11-4/29. Artwork that depicts what the northern Midwest looks like from an artistic point of view. Cvawausau.org Explorations & Antiquity · Fri. 3/11-4/29. Ceramic artwork that uncovers society’s relationship with history. Cvawausau.org Marathon City Heritage Center · Open from noon to 2 pm on the second Sunday of each month from Oct. to April, Open Sun. 4/5 noon-2 pm and 5/3 noon-2 pm. 715-443-2221. www.marathoncity.org Marathon County Historical Society · Open Tues.-Fri. 9 am-4:30 pm. Sat.-Sun. 1 pm-4:30 pm. https://www.marathoncountyhistory.org/facilities/exhibits.

Milking Time: The Evolution of the Dairy Industry in Marathon County · Jan. 2022 thru Dec. 2023. Exhibit that features development of the dairy industry through innovations such as herd improvement and electrification. https://www.marathoncountyhistory.org/facilities/ exhibits Preserved for Generations: A Century of Marathon County Parks System · Jan. 2022 thru Dec. 2023. Exhibit that shows how parks were preserved for many years. https://www. marathoncountyhistory.org/facilities/exhibits Our Stories: The History of Marathon County · Jan. 2022 thru Dec. 2025. Learn about the stories of people who lived in Marathon County for a long time. Themes include arriving here, making a living and having fun. https://www.marathoncountyhistory.org/facilities/ exhibits Spring Art Show · Saturdays and Sundays 4/23-5/8, WOWSPACE, Wittenberg. Art show features a wide variety of artwork by area artists. Starts at 11 am. https://www. wallsofwittenberg.com/ Motorama Auto Museum, Aniwa · Open Weds.-Sat. 9 am to 5 pm from May to Oct. Check out over 500 rare, vintage vehicles. $10 admission, free for kids under 16. 715-449-2141.

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Meet at Kitchen Potager and dress for the weather. Starts at 10 am. $5 per child, free for members. https://www.monkgardens.org/tots-gardens Fifth Annual Mother-Son Dance · Fri. 5/6, Greater Wausau Children’s Museum, Rothschild.

Mothers and sons can enjoy an evening of dancing, music, games, obstacle courses and more. Starts at 6 pm. $18 per couple, $7 additional child or parent. http://www. wausauchildrensmuseum.org/store/c2/Mother-Son_Dance.html Spring Bounce 2022 · Fri.-Sun. 5/20-5/22, hosted by the Central Wisconsin Children’s Museum, Stevens Point. Create or join a team for an adventure-style scavenger hunt. Door prizes for each range. Starts at 12 pm. $15 per team. http://www.cwchildrensmuseum.org/

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Do You Love Coordinating Events? The Achieve Center is launching a Marketing and Event Committee for upcoming events such as our Grand Opening of our new Treatment Focused Center. We are also looking to host multiple fundraising events such as golf outings etc.. Achieve Center was founded to provide assessment and treatment to children and families impacted by developmental and neuropsychological disorders including autism spectrum disorders, learning disabilities, attention deficit hyperactivity disorders, problems with dysregulation, neurological impairment due to genetic disorders, and other brain impairments. Time commitment could vary based on events. Contact wheeltoachieve@gmail.com for more information or to get involved.

Help Collect Donations for Refugees in Central Wisconsin! Please consider assisting New Beginnings staff with their Saturday donation collection. Volunteers needed every Saturday at Whitewater Music Hall from 9am to noon. Tasks include accepting donations, lifting, and organizing items on shelves. Volunteers also needed for furniture donation site the first Saturday of every month at the JC Penny Warehouse from 10am-noon. Contact info@ newbeginnings.org to get involved!

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