On Dec. 9, a brand-new production of “All is Calm – The Christmas Truce of 1914” comes to the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center in Appleton. I had a chance to talk to music director Erick Lichte about the production and his role in bringing to life this remarkable true story of Christmas on the READ MORE
Hello! My name is Amanda Bourbonais, I’m a senior English major at Lawrence University. I’ve been working as an editorial intern at FOX CITIES Magazine for about a month now. We’ve been so busy that I haven’t properly had time to introduce myself! So, what should you know about me? Let’s see. I’m originally from READ MORE
Hello! My name is Ariela Rosa, and I am a very excited new fall intern at FOX CITIES Magazine. I’m originally from the Bronx, N.Y. People ask me all the time how I ended up coming to Appleton from the great NYC. Well, long story short, the Kaplan Leadership Foundation (a scholarship program) helped me READ MORE
To visitors, Appleton’s fascination with Harry Houdini seems like a typical small town quirk. Those coming from big cities are accustomed to monuments dedicated to famous soldiers, artists, politicians and scientists. Yet, there are few monuments around the country that are dedicated to magicians. Magic is what David Blaine does on television or what Penn READ MORE
Lawrence University’s historic football stadium is getting a revamp. The Banta Bowl, tucked into a green spot in the shadow of the College Avenue Bridge, has been receiving some exciting renovations this summer — and the finished product is almost complete. “The field is now a synthetic surface, which will allow for more use. We READ MORE
This summer, Waterfest has been celebrating 30 years of rocking out on the Fox River in Oshkosh. With everything from jazz and blues music to pop, rock and R&B, the concert series assures exciting nights of music for all audiences at a beautiful, park-like venue. Performances are still to come from bands like the American READ MORE
On Wednesday nights, one can find several hundred yogis of all ages moving their bodies through a series of graceful poses in Appleton’s City Park. They’re participating in Yoga in the Park, a program of the City of Appleton in conjunction with Empower Yoga, a yoga studio located downtown Appleton. Suzy Weyenberg, co-owner of Empower Yoga began READ MORE
The jingling of tambourines, the rhythm of drums and the unique sounds of several other instruments blended together to create the Brazilian Samba in Houdini Plaza as the Mile of Music kicked off on Thursday. Festivalgoers have another chance to get into the action today at noon at the Conservatory Green. Around 50 children READ MORE
Big name music festivals have grown into a massive cultural institution with major cities around the country scrambling to bring premier artists and massive crowds to their cities each summer. However, for a smaller city like Appleton, a music festival with more than 750 individual sets seems daunting. “At first, we didn’t know if it READ MORE
Mile of Music features not only art for the ears, but the eyes, too. John Adams, coordinator at local galleries The Draw and Feather and Bone, has brought together local artists, as well as artists from Chicago and LA to display their tributes to Appleton native Harry Houdini. The gallery is located at 233 East READ MORE
