Past Events

TEDxNicoletCollege is back! This year’s theme is Origin Stories: Reflections from Our Northwoods Community. Together, these reflections will blend to create a kaleidoscope of our beautifully intertwined histories, backgrounds, experiences, identities, and more.

Preliminary Speaker Order and Topics

1. Nate Sheppard - A personal story of creating his film and how stories shape a community.

2. Bob Martini – A history of the Clean Water Act (50th anniversary) and success in the Wisconsin River basin.

3. Bryn Lottig - Personal story of being a child of an alcoholic, but not following in her mother’s footsteps.

4. Matt Steingraber - The journey of building character for all members of the community from children to leaders.

5. Woodzick - The importance of vocabulary for self identify and representation, how to approach educating the community, and the intersections and parallels in neurodiversity, gender, and non-binary populations.

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6. Amber Hammond - Invisible disabilities; what they are, how prevalent they are in our community; statistics, and stories of chronic disabilities.

7. Andrew Johnson - A personal origin story, growing up queer in the Northwoods and what led him to return to the community.

8. Saga Erickson - Rethinking how we live. A personal story of approaching life and work in an unconventional sustainable manner.

9. Debbie Merkel - A personal story of overcoming hopelessness; what hope is, how to obtain it, and how to help others find it.

10. Dan Hagen -  Overcoming fear and depression by embracing failure; inspiring personal story about how he faced his fears head on.

Beer, wine, and concessions will be available for purchase beginning at 6:30 pm.

Generation Quartet is a newly formed Wisconsin-based professional saxophone quartet. This chamber ensemble features saxophonists Myles Boothroyd (UW-Stevens Point), David Hastings (UW-Stevens Point), Nicki Roman (UW-Milwaukee), and Drew Whiting (UW Oshkosh).

With a refreshing look to the saxophone’s historic repertoire combined with a new focus on music of the present, Generation offers an engaging listening experience to audiences throughout Wisconsin and beyond. The ensemble fulfills this mission by including composers of varied and inclusive backgrounds and supports its outreach goal by providing professional concerts and educational opportunities.

Generation brings to the stage and classroom combined training and experiences from the top-rated music programs and saxophone studios in the country. Their individual efforts to promote newly composed and newly discovered music include internationally recognized and reviewed performances, innovative recordings, commissions with significant composers, and captivating premieres.

Beer, wine, and concessions will be available for purchase beginning at 6:30 pm.

Generation Quartet is a newly formed Wisconsin-based professional saxophone quartet. This chamber ensemble features saxophonists Myles Boothroyd (UW-Stevens Point), David Hastings (UW-Stevens Point), Nicki Roman (UW-Milwaukee), and Drew Whiting (UW Oshkosh).

With a refreshing look to the saxophone’s historic repertoire combined with a new focus on music of the present, Generation offers an engaging listening experience to audiences throughout Wisconsin and beyond. The ensemble fulfills this mission by including composers of varied and inclusive backgrounds and supports its outreach goal by providing professional concerts and educational opportunities.

Generation brings to the stage and classroom combined training and experiences from the top-rated music programs and saxophone studios in the country. Their individual efforts to promote newly composed and newly discovered music include internationally recognized and reviewed performances, innovative recordings, commissions with significant composers, and captivating premieres.

Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at wxpr.org.
5:30 pm Pre-show cocktail reception with music by Stovepipe Stephens (cash bar)
7 pm Opener TBD
8 - 9:30 pm Moors & McCumber Concert

A vocal harmony duo 15 years in the making, Moors & McCumber have done more than just endear themselves to fans – they’ve built a genuine community. Bridging the gap between classic folk rock and present-day Americana, they write heartfelt songs directly inspired by life’s experiences. With their latest record, 2021’s ‘Survival,’ they have created some of their most compelling work to date. The sound of Moors & McCumber is adventurous, eclectic, and endlessly creative. Borrowing from rock, pop, blues, folk, and world music, the two multi-instrumentalists defy common logic and embrace spontaneity to bring their stories and songs to life. Their strong vocal harmonies and unconventional instrumentation combine to create a mesmerizing experience. At the center of it all is their evocative songwriting.

Friday, April 8 - Sunday, April 10
Thursday, April 14 - Sunday, April 17

Directed by K. Woodzick
Assistant Director/Dramaturg: Ashley Gardner
Stage Manager: Skyler Miller
Scenic, Sound and Lighting Design by Nicolet College Theatre and Events Manager Mike Effinger
Original Music by Nate Sheppard

A movie star, a stage manager and her ex-fiance walk into a Broadway theatre...what happens next is a fast-paced comedy written by Theresa Rebeck, The Understudy. Join former Chicago actors and Ohio University MFA alums Kat Bramley and Jared Davis in their first Nicolet Players show and welcome back audience favorite Charles Lynch in the role of the charismatic movie star. A missing gun, bickering action stars, a runaway groom, a love triangle, and bananas--this show has all the makings of a truly unforgettable night at the theatre that will leave you howling with laughter.

Content warning: gunshots and some profanity. Suitable for audiences 16 and up.

Friday, April 8 - Sunday, April 10
Thursday, April 14 - Sunday, April 17

Directed by K. Woodzick
Assistant Director/Dramaturg: Ashley Gardner
Stage Manager: Skyler Miller
Scenic, Sound and Lighting Design by Nicolet College Theatre and Events Manager Mike Effinger
Original Music by Nate Sheppard

A movie star, a stage manager and her ex-fiance walk into a Broadway theatre...what happens next is a fast-paced comedy written by Theresa Rebeck, The Understudy. Join former Chicago actors and Ohio University MFA alums Kat Bramley and Jared Davis in their first Nicolet Players show and welcome back audience favorite Charles Lynch in the role of the charismatic movie star. A missing gun, bickering action stars, a runaway groom, a love triangle, and bananas--this show has all the makings of a truly unforgettable night at the theatre that will leave you howling with laughter.

Content warning: gunshots and some profanity. Suitable for audiences 16 and up.

Friday, April 8 - Sunday, April 10
Thursday, April 14 - Sunday, April 17

Directed by K. Woodzick
Assistant Director/Dramaturg: Ashley Gardner
Stage Manager: Skyler Miller
Scenic, Sound and Lighting Design by Nicolet College Theatre and Events Manager Mike Effinger
Original Music by Nate Sheppard

A movie star, a stage manager and her ex-fiance walk into a Broadway theatre...what happens next is a fast-paced comedy written by Theresa Rebeck, The Understudy. Join former Chicago actors and Ohio University MFA alums Kat Bramley and Jared Davis in their first Nicolet Players show and welcome back audience favorite Charles Lynch in the role of the charismatic movie star. A missing gun, bickering action stars, a runaway groom, a love triangle, and bananas--this show has all the makings of a truly unforgettable night at the theatre that will leave you howling with laughter.

Content warning: gunshots and some profanity. Suitable for audiences 16 and up.

Friday, April 8 - Sunday, April 10
Thursday, April 14 - Sunday, April 17

Directed by K. Woodzick
Assistant Director/Dramaturg: Ashley Gardner
Stage Manager: Skyler Miller
Scenic, Sound and Lighting Design by Nicolet College Theatre and Events Manager Mike Effinger
Original Music by Nate Sheppard

A movie star, a stage manager and her ex-fiance walk into a Broadway theatre...what happens next is a fast-paced comedy written by Theresa Rebeck, The Understudy. Join former Chicago actors and Ohio University MFA alums Kat Bramley and Jared Davis in their first Nicolet Players show and welcome back audience favorite Charles Lynch in the role of the charismatic movie star. A missing gun, bickering action stars, a runaway groom, a love triangle, and bananas--this show has all the makings of a truly unforgettable night at the theatre that will leave you howling with laughter.

Content warning: gunshots and some profanity. Suitable for audiences 16 and up.

Friday, April 8 - Sunday, April 10
Thursday, April 14 - Sunday, April 17

Directed by K. Woodzick
Assistant Director/Dramaturg: Ashley Gardner
Stage Manager: Skyler Miller
Scenic, Sound and Lighting Design by Nicolet College Theatre and Events Manager Mike Effinger
Original Music by Nate Sheppard

A movie star, a stage manager and her ex-fiance walk into a Broadway theatre...what happens next is a fast-paced comedy written by Theresa Rebeck, The Understudy. Join former Chicago actors and Ohio University MFA alums Kat Bramley and Jared Davis in their first Nicolet Players show and welcome back audience favorite Charles Lynch in the role of the charismatic movie star. A missing gun, bickering action stars, a runaway groom, a love triangle, and bananas--this show has all the makings of a truly unforgettable night at the theatre that will leave you howling with laughter.

Content warning: gunshots and some profanity. Suitable for audiences 16 and up.