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
The arts are alive in downtown Appleton. In preparation for this weekend’s third annual Mile of Music, a vacant alley on College Avenue has been transformed into a living work of art, a cross between a performance venue and a public art installation. The History Museum at the Castle has teamed up with several organizations READ MORE
Mile of Music returns to Appleton this weekend, Aug. 6-9. While the music festival is only in its third year, its first two summers have been very successful. This year, Mile 3 will look to build upon its previous success and draw large crowds for the third consecutive summer. In order to support such a READ MORE
