Season Events

In collaboration with Culture Tap and the School District of Rhinelander 

Bring the kids out for an exciting family-friendly evening celebrating creativity and innovation at the Global Game Jam Northwoods Showcase! Experience a hands-on gaming session, where local students will showcase their video games and non-digital (analog) creations. Then, enjoy a presentation in the theater by Jeremy Nikolai, a professional game designer, who will give us a peek into the world of game design. The term “jam” refers to collaborative music sessions, and this “game jam” brings together students from the community to share the games developed over their past few weeks. Nikolai mentors these budding game designers, guiding them as they bring their ideas to life. Prepare to be impressed by the creativity and skill of the emerging designers as there will be opportunity to play the games they’ve built. This global event connects game designers from around the world and supports the growing community of creators at all levels. Click here to learn more at globalgamejam.org.

Admission includes meal, screening, and panel
Free With Nicolet College Student ID
Bar opens at 5 pm – Enjoy non-alcoholic refreshments and concessions before the show.

5 pm | Meal and Fellowship
6 pm | Drum Ceremony and Film Screening
Join us for a meaningful discussion panel with some of the filmmakers and contributors immediately following the screening.

Experience this engaging and critically acclaimed film highlighting local tribal members and their powerful story. Bad River is a new documentary film which chronicles the Wisconsin-based Bad River Band and its ongoing fight for sovereignty. A story unfolds in a groundbreaking way through a series of shocking revelations, devastating losses, and a powerful legacy of defiance and resilience which includes a David vs. Goliath battle to save Lake Superior, the largest freshwater resource in America. An aging pipeline is threatening the Bad River Band reservation in Northern Wisconsin. This film has been nominated for three Critics Choice Awards and recently won the Environmental Media Award for Best Documentary. Narrated by Quannah ChasingHorse and Academy-Award nominee, Edward Norton; written and directed by award winning filmmaker, Mary Mazzio; and produced by Grant Hill (owner of the Atlanta Hawks) and Allison Abner (writer for Narcos, West Wing, and descendant of the Stockbridge Munsee Band).

Presented by: Nicolet College Tribal Students and Alumni Club along with the American Association of University Women (AAUW) and 350 Wisconsin.

$5 off with donation to the Oneida County Humane Society
Nicolet College students and children 10 and under: FREE
Bar opens at 5 pm – Enjoy non-alcoholic refreshments and  concessions before the show.
Raffle prizes – An exciting chance to win a collection of thoughtfully arranged goodies from local businesses.

The community is cordially invited to step into a world of style, creativity, and nostalgia at the Cosmetology Hair Show: Remembering the Decades. This exciting event features the talented students of Nicolet College as they compete for top honors by showcasing their best hairstyling techniques, all inspired by iconic looks from the 1920s through the bold, big-haired 80s.

The students transform models with their expertise, combining artistry and technique in a stunning display.The evening is filled with energy and pageantry, as an emcee leads the show and models strut the stage for both the judges and the enthusiastic crowd. Awards will be presented to the best in show, and bragging rights will go to the winners. Don’t miss this opportunity to see the next generation of stylists shine on stage. Proceeds will support Stylists of the Future student club attending the America’s Beauty Show in Chicago

Enjoy beer, wine, and concessions in the Lakeside Center Lounge beginning at 6 pm

Superior Siren is an eerie-folk project created by singer-songwriter Laura Sellner. The music offers an alluring yet dangerous expression of vulnerability and desire, with inspiration from Lake Superior and Siren mythology. When Sellner joined forces with cellist Rachel Gobin, bassist Nyssa Krause, and drummer Emma Deaner a sisterhood of sirens was formed. The band haunts stages and crafts a mesmerizing blend of vocals, strings, and percussion. Superior Siren has released two solo EPs, one LP, and is in production of the next full-length album. The band has toured throughout the Midwest while supporting acts such as Low, Trampled By Turtles, Charlie Parr, Bon Iver, DeVotchKa, and HALEY. A recent collaboration with the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra influenced the sound Superior Siren will soon evoke. Click here to learn more at superiorsiren.com.

Free Admission

Jennifer Chiaverini, New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty novels, including critically acclaimed historical fiction and the beloved Elm Creek Quilts series, presents her new novel, The World’s Fair Quilt. Jennifer was awarded an Outstanding Achievement Award from the Wisconsin Library Association for her novel Resistance Women and WLA awarded her the honor of Notable Wisconsin Author for her significant contributions to Wisconsin’s literary heritage.

In Partnership with the Rhinelander District Library

Free Admission

Dave Markward will share a personal reminiscence of his journey to understand racism in America. He writes of his transformation from a child growing up in a white community in middle America to an adult whose life is enriched by diversity.

Throughout the book, he challenges his readers, as he will this audience, to assess their beliefs and be open to racial understanding. He’ll relate some personal interviews and historical notesthat are the basis of the book. His sincerity and personal enlightenment will be evident, and may just encourage – no, excite – us to learn, understand, and make a difference.

Markward is a lifelong educator and continues to remain interested in all aspects of education. He finished his career as the superintendent of schools in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

In Partnership with Learning in Retirement

Free With Nicolet College Student ID

The bar in our Lakeside Lounge opens at 6 pm (12:30 pm for matinee), serving beer, wine, sodas, and snacks.

Little Dickens. Short Longfellow. Reduced Proust. All the Great Books. Less is More.

The Literary Canon explodes as the Reduced Shakespeare Company once again unleashes a comic outrage on an unsuspecting public. The Bad Boys of Abridgment take you on a ninety-eight-minute roller-coaster ride through its compact compendium of the world’s great books in All the Great Books (abridged). Confused by Confucius? Thoroughly thrown by Thoreau? Wish Swift was swifter? Tennyson tinier? Then buckle up and hop aboard as the three cultural guerrillas of the Reduced Shakespeare Company zip through everything you didn’t get around to reading in school. Called a “trio of Modern Marx Brothers” by the Boston Herald and “intellectual vaudeville” by the New York Times, The Reduced Shakespeare Company is a touring American comedy troupe that performs fast-paced, seemingly improvisational condensations of huge topics. Click here to learn more at reducedshakespeare.com. 

CONTENT ADVISORY: In the spirit of Shakespeare’s comedies, RSC shows contain comic depictions of violence, mild innuendo, bawdy language, and the occasional rude word. All children (and parents) are different, so we’ve chosen to rate our shows PG-13: Pretty Good If You’re Thirteen.

Free With Nicolet College Student ID

The bar in our Lakeside Lounge opens at 12:30 pm serving beer, wine, sodas, and snacks.

Little Dickens. Short Longfellow. Reduced Proust. All the Great Books. Less is More.

The Literary Canon explodes as the Reduced Shakespeare Company once again unleashes a comic outrage on an unsuspecting public. The Bad Boys of Abridgment take you on a ninety-eight-minute roller-coaster ride through its compact compendium of the world’s great books in All the Great Books (abridged). Confused by Confucius? Thoroughly thrown by Thoreau? Wish Swift was swifter? Tennyson tinier? Then buckle up and hop aboard as the three cultural guerrillas of the Reduced Shakespeare Company zip through everything you didn’t get around to reading in school. Called a “trio of Modern Marx Brothers” by the Boston Herald and “intellectual vaudeville” by the New York Times, The Reduced Shakespeare Company is a touring American comedy troupe that performs fast-paced, seemingly improvisational condensations of huge topics. Click here to learn more at reducedshakespeare.com. 

CONTENT ADVISORY: In the spirit of Shakespeare’s comedies, RSC shows contain comic depictions of violence, mild innuendo, bawdy language, and the occasional rude word. All children (and parents) are different, so we’ve chosen to rate our shows PG-13: Pretty Good If You’re Thirteen.

Free With Nicolet College Student ID

The bar in our Lakeside Lounge opens at 6 pm (12:30 pm for matinee), serving beer, wine, sodas, and snacks.

Little Dickens. Short Longfellow. Reduced Proust. All the Great Books. Less is More.

The Literary Canon explodes as the Reduced Shakespeare Company once again unleashes a comic outrage on an unsuspecting public. The Bad Boys of Abridgment take you on a ninety-eight-minute roller-coaster ride through its compact compendium of the world’s great books in All the Great Books (abridged). Confused by Confucius? Thoroughly thrown by Thoreau? Wish Swift was swifter? Tennyson tinier? Then buckle up and hop aboard as the three cultural guerrillas of the Reduced Shakespeare Company zip through everything you didn’t get around to reading in school. Called a “trio of Modern Marx Brothers” by the Boston Herald and “intellectual vaudeville” by the New York Times, The Reduced Shakespeare Company is a touring American comedy troupe that performs fast-paced, seemingly improvisational condensations of huge topics. Click here to learn more at reducedshakespeare.com. 

CONTENT ADVISORY: In the spirit of Shakespeare’s comedies, RSC shows contain comic depictions of violence, mild innuendo, bawdy language, and the occasional rude word. All children (and parents) are different, so we’ve chosen to rate our shows PG-13: Pretty Good If You’re Thirteen.