Past Events
Project North
Project North is more than just a music festival with a handful of stages. For the weekend, the community will be filled with eclectic concerts, thought-provoking art, and a commitment to environmentally conscious education and practices. This event is dedicated to providing a broad mix of local, national, and international artists, musicians, and sustainability advocates. Bringing it all to our doorstep, right here, in the stunning Northwoods of Wisconsin for not one – but two days. Learn more at https://www.projectnorth.org/.
The Intuition Collective - The Concert
Admission Free
The (Intuition) Collective is an artist/inspiration group established November of 2020 on Facebook by Andrew Egan and has grown to almost 800 members. Egan created the collective to inspire people to express themselves and follow their dreams and to build a community around pursuing artistic passions. The (Intuition) Collective community has seen art/makers days, photo explores, community murals, and daily activity on the social media platform. This concert will highlight active members of the collective who live in the surrounding area. All are welcome to join the collective on Facebook @theintuitioncollective.
The Nicolet Players Present: Steel Magnolias
Show times include May 19 - 21 and May 25 - 28, 7:30 pm or 2 pm on Sundays
Admission $10 General Public / $8 for K-12 Students and Seniors
Free for Nicolet Students
Beer, wine, and concessions will be available for purchase beginning at 6:30 pm. Complimentary cookies and coffee will be provided during the Sunday matinees.
Stop on by Truvy’s Beauty Spot in Northwest Louisiana, Chinquapin Parish, where the women “are as delicate as magnolias but as tough as steel”. The Nicolet Players revisits this heart-felt classic, decades after it was originally produced on this stage, when Jim Nuttall had the gumption to ask for the rights while it was still in its original Off-Broadway run! Join Shelby, M’Lynn, Clairee, Truvy, Annelle, and yes, even Ouiser, as they navigate the complexities of motherhood, community, and conflict in a small town. Bring the tissues.
TICKBORNE ILLNESSES PRESENTATION BY JEFF WAITE
Free Admission
There is much yet to be learned about ticks and the diseases they can transmit to people. What is known is that in the United States nearly 500,000 people are infected each year, and around 20% of those infected develop chronic symptoms that become life altering, or in some cases life ending. Since neither ticks nor we are planning on departing anytime soon, it’s imperative to know what needs to be done to coexist. This presentation focuses on conveying the knowledge needed to remain healthy in the epicenter of Midwestern tick populations.
NICOLET COSMETOLOGY STUDENT HAIR SHOW
Don’t miss the annual Nicolet Cosmetology Student Hair Show, where students have an opportunity to show off their creativity and skills in a fun and engaging setting. The popular show allows parents, family members, and the community to support the students and see what they’ve been working on. Proceeds will be used to fund advanced education.
ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY: A WINDOW TO YOUR HEART
Free Admission
Join Dr. Joel Furda as he presents a live demonstration of the technique of echocardiography, including discussion of what is normal versus various states of disease. Echocardiography is an essential part of accurate and timely diagnosis of many cardiac abnormalities.
JARON CHILDS ‘IN THE PINES’ CONCERT
Beer, wine, and concessions will be available for purchase beginning at 6:30 pm.
Spend the evening with local artist, poet, and musician Jaron Childs and special guests. Childs will share his songs, poems, and art, as well as his thoughts on how landscape and natural systems inspire his work. His unique sound combines indie folk sensibilities and early American fingerstyle guitar and promises to be an enjoyable and memorable evening with friends.
GLOBAL GAME JAM NORTHWOODS SHOWCASE
Free Admission
Global Game Jam is an international event supporting the growing community of game designers across all levels. Rhinelander is the newest addition to the Global Game Jam throughArtStart’s Culture Tap program, a collaboration among ArtStart, the School District of Rhinelander, and Nicolet College. Through Culture Tap, local teams had the opportunity to work with game designer Jeremy Nicolie in a design and development lab program. This event will showcase all teams’ games, as well as Global Game Jam games worldwide. Teams will set up public demos and have the opportunity to present their games to an audience and see their reactions. Join us for a fun night of gaming and support for future game designers. Snacks and beverages will be available.
THE TRUTH ABOUT READING: THE INVISIBLE CRISIS HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT DOCUMENTARY FILM
Free Admission - Click here to RSVP
This eye-opening documentary film from Emmy award-winning director Nick Nanton tells the story of illiteracy and sub-literacy in America. The purpose of the film is to spread the word, not just about the detrimental effect the crisis is having on our society and economy, but that there are proven and effective solutions already available. With a growing voice and an everincreasing need for resources (many kids are on long waiting lists for services because the support to handle this large number of people is not there), we can stand up together and make what seems impossible – possible! The Truth about Reading will engage and captivate, while educating and motivating viewers.
BUFFALO NICHOLS CONCERT SPONSORED BY WXPR
Beer, wine, and concessions will be available for purchase beginning at 6:30 pm.
Since his earliest infatuation with the guitar, Buffalo Nichols has asked himself the same question: How can I bring the blues of the past into the future? After cutting his teeth between a Baptist church and bars in Milwaukee, it was a globetrotting trip through West Africa and Europe during a creative down period that began to reveal the answer.
While acknowledging the joy, exuberance, and triumph contained in the blues, Nichols looks intently at the genre’s origins, which harken back to complicated and dire circumstances for Black Americans. With this in mind, Nichols says there is a missing link, which he’s often used as a compass: Black stories aren’t being told responsibly in the genre anymore. To begin changing that, Buffalo Nichols gets the chance to tell his own story in the right way.