Category: Events

PANTHER PRIDE ASSOCIATION
Memorial Day Celebration!!

Oconto Falls, WI
Friday May 22nd thru May 25th, 2015
Parade: Monday May 25th – 12:30 p.m.
Carnival: Christman Amusement out of Wautoma, Wisconsin – Friday Night through Monday
· Carnival Specials
o Friday – Buck Special 6 until 10 p.m. every ride only $1.00 each.
o Saturday – Wristband Special 1 p.m. until 5 p.m.
o Sunday – Wristband Special 1 p.m. until 5 p.m.
o Advance Wristbands will be $14.00 sold at local merchants.
· EVENTS
o Modified Pitch Tourney running Friday through Monday 100% payback.
o Fireworks! at dusk on the football field Saturday Night.
Rain date: Sunday Night.
o Bean Bag Tournament at 4:00 p.m. for details contact Paul @ 846-2898.
o Monday a Show-N-Shine Car & Truck Show
o Ping Pong Drop for the kids at the Football Field, right after the parade.
We will be having 2 drops: 6 years and under and 7- 12 years old. A Bike will be
given away for each drop! Plus other Prizes! For all kids!
PARADE INFORMATION
Parade Formation: Oconto Falls Elementary School @ Maria Volk Dr. off County Road I
LINEUP: 11:00 a.m.
STEP-OFF: 12:30 p.m.
Parade Route: Farm Rd. to Main St., Right on Main St. to Washington St., Right on
Washington St. to Central Avenue, Right on Central. Finishing by Washington Middle School and Memorial Park.

As in the past, we are asking organizations PLEASE DO NOT throw candy or other items
from moving vehicles for safety reasons. If you would like to distribute items, this can be done by handing out along the parade route.

It is against the law to consume beer on floats, as well as giving it away to spectators along the parade route. If you plan on attending as an entry with live animals, please have a pooper scooper following behind you, for the prevention of parade participants stepping in something unpleasant …
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If your group plans on taking part in the parade, please return the attached form to

PLEASE EMAIL OR SEND REGISTRATION TO:
memorialweekendcelebration@gmail.com
Jenny Mercier – email merciers@bayland.net or
195 W Highland Dr. Oconto Falls WI, 54154 by FRIDAY MAY 22, 2015
Any questions or concerns please call: (920)-848-8293 or (920) 604-0821
What a tradition to take part in! We’ll see you Monday May 25th!
THANK YOU For Your Support in HONORING our Veterans &
All Military active and non- active soldiers!!
Boy Scouts will be collecting nonperishable food items along the parade route
donations supporting our local food pantry – Kingdom Come.

The Oconto Falls School District is proud to present the STEINWAY CENTERSTAGE XII concert on Saturday, May 9 in the Falls Area Performing Arts Center.  The performance will begin at 3:00 p.m.  This year’s featured students will be from the piano studios of Joan Johnson, Carol Ann Lemke, and Grace Skaletski.  Student performers include Grace Jahnke, Elisabeth Jeske, Gabrielle Jeske, Kerstin Jeske, Helen Marquardt, Peyton Woelffer, Jacob Woulf, and Nathan Woulf.

This year’s guest artist will be Dr. Michael Rector, Assistant Professor of Music at the University of Wisconsin – Green Bay.  Dr. Rector has earned degrees from the Manhattan School of Music, the University of Maryland, Vancouver Academy of Music, and Oberlin College.  He is committed to making the language of classical music vivid for people of all ages and backgrounds. As a pianist, he invigorates and expands the repertoire through innovative programming that re-contextualizes familiar pieces and makes vivid new and neglected works. His repertoire ranges from Haydn to Harbison and from Couperin to Carter. He is also a dedicated teacher, researcher and advocate for the arts.

Dr. Rector has performed in fifteen American states and two Canadian provinces in venues like Steinway Hall in New York and the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater in Washington, DC. He has performed in music festivals in Italy and Russia. He competes frequently in international contests, and is a prize-winner of the Jacob Flier Competition in New York.   In 2012, Dr. Rector and his wife, pianist Sylvia Hong, formed Duo Affannato. They have since toured extensively in the United States and Korea. At the 2013 NFMC Ellis Duo Competition, he and his wife won the 2nd prize and Abild award for the best performance of American music. In April 2014, they toured in Eastern Europe, performing concertos with the Georgian Sinfonietta and Black Sea Symphony. Their most recent project together is a crowd-funded commission of music for two pianos that depicts concepts in science through music – Jonathan Kolm’s Creation of Discovery, intended for both concert presentation and outreach to schools and the scientific community.

Dr. Rector holds his doctoral degree from Manhattan School of Music. For the dissertation, he investigated Chopin’s harmonic practice as influenced by the music of Louis Spohr and Romantic philosophy. He also earned a bachelor’s degree from Oberlin College, where he majored in comparative literature. Michael enjoys presenting lecture-recitals and master classes both at home and abroad. His most recent article “Fascinating Corruptions-Historical Editions in Perspective” was published in the February 2014 issue of American Music Teacher.

The Steinway Centerstage concert is free and open to the public.  Donations are accepted at the door.

Oconto Falls High School held their 2015 Junior Prom entitled “A Night To Remember” on Saturday, April 18.  The Commons Area was filled with beautiful white lights, tulle, columns, an archway, and a 7 foot chandelier to make the evening complete.  Special thanks to the Junior Prom Committee, the Class Officers – Andrea Shamburek, Victoria Bain-Vrba, Brittany Wirtz, and Chloe Hetzel, the Prom Court, Class Advisors, and parents for making the evening special.

Row 1:  King Nathan Brauer and Queen Jaclyn Erickson
Row 2:  Jacob Dorn and Brianna Vickman; Jennifer Deau & Samuel Fletcher
Row 3:  Matt Judd & Aubrie Rochon; Ally Magnin and Travis Rybka
Row 4:  Tristen Brown and Cassey Naliborski; Abby Parins and Ben Stoinski
Row 5:  Chris Metzler and Taylor Jaeger

The Oconto Falls Friends of the Arts are proud to present DORF KAPELLE Dinner & Show as their sixth performance in this year’s Fine Arts Series.

The performance will be held on Friday, April 24 at Romy’s Holiday Inn-Kelly Lake.

Dinner will be served at 6:00 p.m. and include Romy’s famous chicken, tips, and fish!

Back by popular demand, director Ernie Broeniman and Dorf Kapelle bring the finest authentic folk music of Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and the Czech Republic right to Northeast Wisconsin!  Capturing the traditional ethnic style of the typical European Village Band, Dorf Kapelle continues to delight audiences throughout Wisconsin.  Don’t miss this entertaining evening of great waltzes, polkas, and marches! The evening will also include several bucket raffle items and a 50/50 raffle.  Seating is limited.

Tickets are $45 per person (includes processing fee).  For tickets, call the Oconto Falls Friends of the Arts at (920) 848-7469 or order online at www.ocontofallsfriendsofthearts.com   

The 10th Annual Spring Fling & tasting event hosted by the Friends of St. Clare Memorial Hospital, Fri., April 10 at Red Maple Country Club, Suring. This year will be a Night at the Derby with “live” horse races! Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Your paid admission includes $500 in “Derby Cash” for horse race wagering and a chance at cash prizes, a commemorative wine or beer glass, unlimited complimentary tasting from our featured vendors and a light hors d’ouevre bar.

Also featured is a derby-themed drink special – mint julep, a full bar, silent auction, raffles, 50/50 a not-to-be-missed Triple Crown Raffle and some incredible prizes this year!

Don’t miss the fun, mark your calendars, buy your tickets today! Show your derby spirit by wearing your “derby-attire” to the event.

Register now….this year could be a sell-out! Click on the link in this email for more information or to purchase tickets.

Friday, April 10, 2015 from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM (CDT)

Red Maple Country Club
501 Golf Course Rd.
Suring, WI 54174

Students from several area schools will be participating in a Wisconsin School Music Association (WSMA) sanctioned District Solo & Ensemble Music Festival hosted at Oconto Falls High School on Saturday, March 14, 2015. During the festival, which is free and open to the public, students will perform vocal and instrumental solos, duets, trios and small ensembles before an adjudicator.

WSMA music festivals annually attract thousands of students from middle, junior high and high schools throughout Wisconsin. The festival will draw students from a number of area schools, including Oconto Falls High School, Oconto High School, Marinette High School, Washington Middle School-Oconto Falls, Oconto Middle School, and Marinette Middle School. Amy Thiel, choral director from Oconto Falls High School, and Mike Marciniak, band director from Oconto High School will be serving as the festival managers.

“WSMA enjoys a long tradition of providing quality music education experiences to over 100,000 students annually. Festivals provide students with an opportunity to enrich their musical abilities and understandings as they perform and receive feedback from qualified adjudicators, and as they observe and listen to the performances of their peers,” said WSMA Executive Director Timothy Schaid.

WSMA music festivals support school music programs as part of a comprehensive education by encouraging the study of quality music literature; motivating students to prepare and perform to the best of their abilities; improving students’ understanding of music literature and concepts (performance through understanding) and providing a performance assessment to improve individual and group achievement.

For more information on WSMA, go to www.wsmamusic.org.