NEW ERA opens up public college libraries to communities
March 30, 2006

For the 1.2 million residents of Northeast Wisconsin, tracking down that hard-to-find book or resource just got easier - thanks to a new service from NorthEast Wisconsin Educational Resource Alliance (NEW ERA).

NEW ERA, a consortium of 13 public universities and colleges in Northeast Wisconsin, has opened up its libraries in the region to all community members. Using the NEW ERA library card, students, staff, and residents can now check out library materials at any of the 13 NEW ERA partner colleges.

“This NEW ERA library card exemplifies that knowledge has no boundaries,” said Dr. H. Jeffrey Rafn, NEW ERA Chair and Northeast Wisconsin Technical College President. “NEW ERA is extremely pleased with the work done by our various libraries to make information freely available to all members of the communities that we serve without regard to institution.”
 
The library cards are available by request at any of the participating libraries at no cost. Cards will be issued to students, faculty, and staff of NEW ERA institutions and to community members. Each user will need to complete an application form and present valid Wisconsin identification before the NEW ERA card is issued. The card will be valid for one year and can be renewed.

This new service builds on NEW ERA Libraries’ four-year history of collaboratively maintaining and enhancing library services in Northeast Wisconsin to students, faculty, staff, and residents.  
   
Cardholders will be granted circulation privileges according to the local policies determined at each of the participating libraries. Length of checkout period, types of circulation materials, number of items to be checked out at one time, and fine policies will vary by library. Types of services not granted by the card include interlibrary loan and remote access to licensed databases.

NEW ERA partners include: College of Menominee Nation, Fox Valley Technical College, Lake Shore Technical College, Moraine Park Technical College, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, UW-Extension, UW-Fond du Lac, UW-Fox Valley, UW-Green Bay, UW-Manitowoc, UW-Marinette, UW-Oshkosh, and UW-Sheboygan.

NEW ERA strives to be a valued leader in collaborating to serve Northeast Wisconsin with quality, seamless education and providing essential resources for communities. For more information, go to the NEW ERA website.  
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Wisconsin Secretary of Transportation to speak at UW-Marinette April 10
March 29, 2006

Wisconsin Secretary of Transportation Frank Busalacchi will speak at UW-Marinette, Monday, April 10 at 1 pm in room M-117 of the Main Building. His topic will cover "Transportation Options in Northeastern Wisconsin" with an emphasis on increasing passenger rail service.

Students from Dr. Wendel Johnson's "Human Environmental Biology" course will attend the lecture which is also free and open to the public.

Busalacchi  was appointed by Governor Doyle to head the Department of Transportation in 2003. He was formerly the secretary-treasurer of  Teamsters Local 200 based in Milwaukee, one of the largest Teamster locals in the state.

As Secretary of Transportation, Busalacchi leads one of the largest state agencies with  over 3,600 employees and dozens of satellite offices. He currently leads the state’s efforts to rebuild the  Marquette Interchange Project in downtown Milwaukee. The $810  million project is the largest highway construction job ever in Wisconsin.

Busalacchi also plays a leading role in national passenger rail issues. In 2005, he accepted the post as chair of the States  for Passenger Rail Coalition, an alliance of 23 state DOT’s  calling for expanded federal support of intercity passenger rail.  

Secretary Busalacchi has testified to Congress about the importance  of passenger rail and is working to improve existing Amtrak service  and plan for new high-speed rail service in Wisconsin.

Secretary Busalacchi, his wife and their family reside in  Brookfield.
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UW-Marinette Community Forum on Bali April 3
March 23, 2006

For the past 3 summers, the island nation of Bali has called to Art and Katherine Holman to come and stay a while. Each summer, they learn more about the culture and the people there by living with a Balinese family they have come to love as their own. They will share what they have learned at a Community Forum presentation on “Bali: A Collaborative Culture” Monday, April 3 at 7:30 pm in M-117 of the Main Building at UW-Marinette.

Katherine Holman, a member of the English faculty at UW-Marinette and her husband Art who is retired from the Marine Corps, have chosen to focus their talk on the collaborative aspects of Balinese traditions as they came to understand “the enormous length of time the Balinese have practiced—have lived—in a deliberately-created harmonious, cooperative, collaborative culture,” said Art Holman.  “We will examine the culture by looking at the collaborative ventures of sawah rice cultivation today, some aspect of the Balinese Hindu religion and village organization, and the unintended effects of neglecting the two-thousand-year-old principles of harmony, cooperation and collaboration in some modern economic ventures,” he added.

Bali is a small volcanic island, approximately 60 miles wide and 90 miles long.  It is located 8 degrees south of the equator in the middle of the Indonesian archipelago.  “It is not without reason that Indonesia is called ‘The Ring of Fire,’ nor is it without reason that Bali is called the ‘Jewel in the Indonesian necklace,’ said Holman.  

 “It seems to be a case of ‘You can’t have one without the other.’  Without the volcanoes, Bali could not have produced its lush tropical landscape—plantations of coconuts, bananas, jackfruit, durian, mangostene, fruits and flowers you and I can only imagine in exotic fantasies.  Nor could Bali have the fertile soil and ample water that produces three rice crops each year and which, in turn, allowed the leisure time to develop a millennia old heritage of elaborate, colorful religious practices,” he said.

One of those religious practices is the ritual Kachak or Monkey Warrior dance performed by the men. “To be allowed to participate in the Kachak last summer was the most thrilling thing in my life since I left the Marine Corps,” said Holman. The possibility of participating in this physically demanding ritual again this summer has motivated Holman to spend time exercising and stretching in preparation for their return trip to Bali. “It is a matter of honor to be able to stand from a cross-legged position without using one’s hands for support. That takes practice,” said Holman.

The Holmans will not return to the island empty handed. They have been collecting supplies for a handicapped children’s clinic and materials for a local English teacher that they will bring with them.

The Community Forum is sponsored by the UW-Marinette Foundation and is free to the public.
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The Mikado Dinner Trip April 13
March 22, 2006

There are still tickets available for The Mikado, Gilbert and Sullivan’s humorous tale of marriage and imperial mayhem in the fictional Japanese court of Titipu, offered by UW-Marinette Continuing Education.

A bus will leave from the Marinette Angeli’s parking lot at 4 pm April 13, stopping for dinner at the Good Company restaurant in Appleton before the show.  The Mikado will be performed at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center by the Royal Carl Rosa Opera company, in a recreation of W.S. Gilbert’s original 1885 stage production.

Carl Rosa Opera, Britain’s oldest opera company, “has had a most prestigious and fascinating project of historic production research that has included costumes, props and settings for the Gilbert & Sullivan operas in 1879 to 1885,” said director Eric Robert. The costumes in The Mikado are those which appear in the new academy award winning film about Gilbert and Sullivan entitled Topsy-Turvy by Mike Leigh.

Before the opera, a preshow discussion in the Kimberly-Clark Theater with Evan Richards, the webmaster and board secretary for the Madison Savoyards, a Gilbert and Sullivan performance group, will be held. Richards will discuss the music collaboration and careers of Gilbert and Sullivan. There will be a question and answer session to follow. This special event should last approximately 30 minutes. The discussion is a free event to those attending the performance.

Tickets for the trip are $89 which includes transportation, dinner and show. To make reservations, contact Jane Jones by phone at 715-735-4343 or email . Registration is also available the Continuing Education website. Visa and mastercard are accepted.
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Digital Film Class offered at UW-Marinette
March 21, 2006

Larry LaMalfa, photographer and webmaster for the Neville Museum in Green Bay, will offer a four-session class in Digital Filmmaking on Saturdays, April 1 - 22 through UW-Marinette Continuing Education. LaMalfa earned his degree in filmmaking from the UW-Madison School of Journalism. He is also the webmaster and cinematographer for the Green Bay Independent Filmmakers Guild.

The class will use the UW-Marinette art departments’ digital video camera. Students will shoot and edit with the Macintosh I-Movie program. The end result will be a group shot and edited movie, which will be burned to DVD. James LaMalfa, UW-Marinette associate professor of art and Larry’s father, will assist.

The class will be held in room T-140 in the fine arts building on campus from 11 am to 1 pm.  The cost of the course is $49.

To register for this course and other Continuing Education classes, call 735-4343 or email Jane Jones. Registration is also available the Continuing Education website. Visa and Mastercard are accepted.
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Theatre on the Bay’s 40th Summer Season
March 17, 2006

The summer theatre season which celebrates a 40th anniversary this year at UW-Marinette promises exciting live stage performances from both Theatre on the Bay and the Children's Theatre. To prepare for that season, fundraising for both programs is now taking place.

For the past 40 years, TOB has been providing not only cultural entertainment for area residents, but education for children as well. TOB attracts business transplants and tourists who help the local economy grow. "Theatre on the Bay is a community treasure," said University Relations Director Maureen Frawley, "and for the past 40 years, the community has come forward to acknowledge TOB’s importance in our cultural lives."

The Continuing Education Children’s Theatre program has scheduled two plays. Harold Arlen’s “The Wizard of Oz” is in production now with a cast of 80 directed by Jason Larche. It will be presented April 20 - 23 and 27 - 30. Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella,” directed by Amanda Rhines, will open June 1 - 4 and 8 - 11. Curtain times for both plays are 7 pm Thursday and Friday and 2 pm Saturday and Sunday. Tickets are $8 and $10.

The Bards on the Bay Festival will be held April 29 at 7:30 pm to showcase the original works of new and veteran playwrights participating in the Continuing Education Bards on the Bay Playwriting Workshop led by Dr. Doug Larche. Eighteen original works have been given production or public readings in the past three years at this playwrights’ Festival. Admission is free.

Theatre on the Bay will present two plays including “The Fantasticks” directed by TOB Artistic Director Dr. Doug Larche on June 23 - 26 and June 30 - July 1 and 3 at 7:30 pm (;) and Dan Goggin’s ever popular “Nunsense,” directed by TOB Founding Artistic Director Herbert L. Williams on July 21 - 24 and 28 - 31 at 7:30 pm.

“The Fantasticks” by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt premiered at the Sullivan Street Playhouse, a small off-Broadway theatre, on May 3, 1960. It closed on January 13, 2002, after 17,162 performances. It is the world's longest-running musical, and the longest-running show of any kind in the U.S.

"The Fantasticks" is a rueful fantasy that explores the difference between love by enchanting moonlight, and as it is exposed to disillusioning morning-after sunlight. Herbert Williams will be featured in the role of Henry, the Shakespearean actor who garbles the famous lines he’s repeated for years.

 “Nunsense,” which has left audiences rolling in the aisles at previous TOB productions, promises to be equally hilarious with TOB veterans Nancy Gehrke, Mary Nemetz and Barb Alloy returning to their old habits. 

Actors should watch for announcements for auditions for all othyer roles for both shows.

Tickets are $10 and $12. The box office will open on the Monday before each play begins. The box office hours are from 4 - 6 pm. Reservations can be made by calling 715-735-4313.

A special TOB anniversary celebration will be held July 2 at 7:30 pm. This gala combines recollections and reminiscences from Herbert Williams, with music, moments and memories from TOB’s first 40 years. “We’ll also announce some big surprises as we kick off our major endowment drive to help support the next forty years,” says Larche.

While admission to the gala is free, reservations are required for the Anniversary Celebration. Donations will be accepted to defray the costs of the event.

Theatre on the Bay and the Children's Theatre depend entirely on the continued support of the community through ticket sales and donations. UW-Marinette, Marinette County and the State of Wisconsin provide a stage, basic equipment, maintenance, publicity services and business management, but no money for productions. The production budget for the summer includes royalties, scripts, orchestra, director and staff, set design and construction, sets, lighting, sound, costumes, makeup, and maintenance, repair and replacement of equipment and promotional materials.

In exchange for donations, businesses and individuals may advertise or have their name listed in the summer program booklet which is seen by nearly 3000 patrons during the summer. In addition to donations, special "Above-the-Title sponsorships are available which include one's business listed in the program booklet and in all promotional materials and press releases for the play one chooses to sponsor. Contributions to the TOB endownment are also being accepted.

To make a donation, arrange an advertisement, become a sponsor, or make an endowment contribution, contact Kay Eaton c/o ABC Printers/Eaton Design Studio at 735-6410 or UW-Marinette at 735-4310. The deadline for inclusion in the TOB summer program booklet is March 31. To download a copy of the TOB season brochure and contribution options visit the web at www.marinette.uwc.edu/tob.html.
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Author Rebecca Meacham at UW-Marinette April 5
March 17, 2006

Award-winning author Rebecca Meacham will be at the UW-Marinette campus Wednesday, April 5 to present a reading from her book of short stories “Let’s Do” in M-117 (Main Building) from 12:00 to 12:45 followed by a signing arranged by Aurora Books. The reading is free and open to the public.

From 1:00 to 1:50 Meacham will visit Dr. Jennifer Flatt’s English 101 class to discuss writing. The  class discussion is also open to community members who register for the Continuing Education (CE) class “Exploring Short Story Writing.” Following the class, CE participants will meet in a small group with Meacham to learn more about the writing and publishing process. The cost for the class is $15.

“Let’s Do” is Meacham’s first published collection of short stories and the winner of the 2004 Katherine Anne Porter Prize in Short Fiction as well as the Anne Powers Book-Length Fiction Award from the Council for Wisconsin Writers.   

“Her stories deal with wide-ranging theme—adjusting to retired life, dealing with a miscarriage, the genesis of an eating disorder—and each one has depth, complexity, and truthfulness in its telling.  I often prefer novels to shorter fiction because the characters seem more developed, more real, but in each of her stories, the characters hook me within paragraphs.  With this first collection of short stories, I think she's won herself a readership which will eagerly await her next publication.  I know I am!,” said Flatt.
 
A native of Ohio, Rebecca Meacham received her MFA in fiction from Bowling Green State University and her doctorate from the University of Cincinnati. Her fiction has appeared in numerous journals, and in 2002, was awarded the Chelsea Award for Short Fiction and the Indiana Review Fiction Prize. She lives with her husband in Wisconsin, where she is an assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.

To register for the CE course “Exploring Short Story Writing,” visit the Continuing Education website or contact Jane Jones by phone at 715-735-4343 or email. Visa and Mastercard are accepted.
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Commercial Artists as Fine Artists Exhibit at UW-Marinette
March 16, 2006

Two local artists known for their work as creators of commercial signs and murals are exhibiting another aspect of their artistry at UW-Marinette during the month of March.  Maria Wagner as a commercial artist for the past 20 years and owner of Art Junction in Porterfield since 2000, and Pete Entringer as the owner of Pete Entringer Sign Co. in Menominee for the past 43 years, share talents that extend beyond the commercial art world.

The exhibit features their fine art creations of landscapes, portraits and sculpture in a variety of media including oil, graphic pen, watercolor, photography, wood burning, ceramics, stoneware and brass.

 “The exhibit in our art gallery is literally a learning lab for our students. Every technique I have demonstrated to the oil painting class, was used by both artists. This is one of the most interesting exhibits we have had to date in terms of its applicability to art students and their studio classes,” said James LaMalfa, UW-Marinette associate professor of art and gallery curator.

Both artists began developing their talent in their youth. Wagner credits her many teachers from elementary school on with fostering her love of art. As early as elementary school, “Mrs. Knaak taught me how to express myself,” said Wagner. At Marinette Middle School Gregg Isle “opened my eyes to the world of photography and drawing,” said Wagner. She studied watercolor, drawing, and sign lettering with Andy Labarbera and pottery, sculpture and oil painting with Erma Stank at Marinette High School. At UW-Marinette James LaMalfa taught her art history and helped her refine her photography and sculpture skills. At UW-Green Bay, she majored in art education and studied ceramics with Curt Hoier, sculpture from Tom Tesh, and jewelry from Bob Pum.  “My inspiration comes from so many people, places and things—way too many to mention. It mostly comes from God and the talent He has given to me to express myself with,” said Wagner.

Wagner began her professional career as a billboard and sign painter for Orde Advertising in Marinette and Green Bay. She then moved back to Porterfield where she lives and works from the home and store of her grandparents Winfred and Rose Stansfield which they had built in 1947 as a grocery story and appliance shop. Her parents purchased the property in 1966 and ran it as a grocery and sporting goods store. In 2000 Wagner started to remodel the store, garage and basement into a sign and fine art studio/gallery with a web site at http://www.art-junction.com.

“Though our main focus now is on signs and lettering, the dream for Art Junction is for it to become an art gallery, consignment shop, and studio space. I would like to create a place for artists to sell, work, and exchange ideas,” said Wagner

Entringer was born in Menominee and graduated from Menominee High school in 1954. Following a four-year stint in the US Air Force, he attended the Layton School of Art in Milwaukee and the Minneapolis School of Art. In 1963 he started his own sign business. He has hand-lettered signs since then while doing paintings as a hobby.

Entringer says, “All of my life, I have had the desire to paint fine art to sell but commercial art more readily paid the bills, thus pulling me heavily in the direction of hand painting signs.” He said he is grateful for his career, knowing it, too, is an art.

Today, after 43 years, Entringer is semi-retired and pursuing a new career in fine art. He has realized that fine art is what he wants to do ‘when he grows up.’ Entringer’s current interest is landscapes, but “in the future watch for historical paintings, such as old barns and local nostalgic buildings,” he says.

The exhibit by Wagner and Entringer is on view at the UW-Marinette art gallery in the Fine Arts Building now until April 7. Some works are available for sale. The gallery is open to the public weekdays from 8 am to 5 pm.
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Mosincat Accepted into Honors Program at UW-Madison
March 10

It’s a long way from Arad, Romania to Peshtigo, Wisconsin, as UW-Marinette student Daniel Mosincat, can testify. His family emigrated in 1986 when he was a toddler, to escape the Ceaucescu regime. They were originally sponsored by a Catholic church in South Dakota but construction jobs for his father kept the family moving around the country until his mother bought a house in Peshtigo, Wisconsin.

“In high school I was kind of a slacker,” says Mosincat, “but I knew I wanted to go to college.” His dream, in fact, was to go to UW-Madison, but he knew he had to get his grade point average up before he could apply. That was why he decided to attend UW-Marinette. Two years later, his GPA is 3.96 and he has been accepted into the honors program at UW-Madison for fall, 2006.

What made the difference in Mosincat’s life between high school and now? “I like the college environment. It’s different from high school,” says Mosincat. “When I first got here [UW-Marinette], I took ‘Intro to College,’ [a freshman seminar course]. I think that course really helped me out. It let me know what kind of organizations were on campus and how to budget my time, practical advice about what professors expected, taking notes, tests, and things like that.”

Mosincat apparently learned the time management lesson very well. In addition to taking 15 to 18 credits each semester, he has been involved in several campus organizations. He is the president of the sociology/anthropology club and the psychology club, vice president of Phi Theta Kappa, the honors society on campus, treasurer of the international club and a member of the student senate and student ambassadors. In addition, he is a tutor in the Writing Lab to help other students with writing assignments.

“I think being busy made me more organized,” says Mosincat.
The first in his family to go to college, Mosincat will graduate in May with his Associate of Arts and Science degree. And he is ready for UW-Madison in the fall with plans to major in psychology.

“In high school I had one psych course and thought it was really good. At UW-Marinette, I had one of [professor] Bugaj’s courses and I guess I knew it was for me. He is really a great teacher. He made it exciting. He uses the principles of learning that are part of his course to teach his students. That makes learning easier,” says Mosincat.

“The honors program at Madison is going to involve a lot of work,” says Mosincat. “I think I’ll have to take graduate courses too. It’s a good thing to do because I like to learn new things.”

Graduate school is also part of Mosincat’s dream. “I think I would be a good teacher. I was also thinking of clinical work.”

Mosincat’s journey from Romania to Wisconsin has been long, but his time at UW-Marinette has helped him get closer to making his dreams a reality.
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Campuses unite to train science/math teachers  
March 9, 2006

Six University of Wisconsin System campuses are launching a collaborative program to address a shortage of science and mathematics teachers in area middle and high schools.

Beginning fall 2006, career math and science professionals interested in becoming secondary math and science teachers can enroll in the program at any of the campuses.   

Approved last week by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, the program will pool the resources of the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and five UW Colleges – UW-Fond du Lac, UW-Fox Valley, UW-Manitowoc, UW-Marinette, and UW-Sheboygan.

“This program harnesses the skills and energy of area colleges to respond to a critical need in our region,” said UW-Oshkosh Chancellor Richard H. Wells.

The new Preparing Professionals for Alternative Careers in Education (PPACE) program grew out of discussions at the Northeast Wisconsin Educational Resource Alliance (NEW ERA).

To enroll, PPACE applicants must have a bachelor’s degree, preferably in a science field, but those with science-math career experience also would qualify. They also must have at least five years of career experience.

Applicants should be able to complete the program in two years or less, depending on job experience and previous coursework.

“In this area with our industries such as Ansul, KUS, Winsert, and Specialty Chem, demanding employees with technical backgrounds in math and science, teachers in those disciplines is a real necessity. We want to be sure that the existing shortage and anticipated retirements of math and science teachers is dealt with and this is one way we can help ensure that it is,” said UW-Marinette Associate Dean Dan Kallgren.

The PPACE program expects to have 20 students when it begins next fall. After three years, about 40 students are expected to enroll each year and revenues are expected to cover all program costs.

Start-up costs will be split between UW-Oshkosh and the UW Colleges. The five-phase program will include steps to make sure applicants want to move into a teaching career, assess applicant work experience in order to determine what further courses they will need, courses at UW-Oshkosh and UW Colleges using distance education and on-site classes and extensive practice teaching.
Courses will be offered at times convenient for students who remain employed during the initial phases of the program.

In the final phase, PPACE programming will assist students after they get their first teaching job by supporting and mentoring them in their new careers.

The NEW ERA panel that developed PPACE was headed by Craig Fiedler and Michael Ford, both administrators in the UW-Oshkosh College of Education and Human Services, and UWFox Associate Campus Dean Tom Pleger. Individuals wanting more information in the program should contact the Student Services office at UW-Marinette at (715) 735-4301.
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Continuing Education Classes for March and April
March 9, 2006

UW-Marinette Continuing Education has announced classes for the spring semester beginning in March and April.

Computer classes taught by Don Glaser beginning in March include “CD Burning’ on 3 Tuesdays, March 21- April 4 from 9 am - 12 pm. The cost of the course is $27; “Internet Basics” on 2 Thursdays, March 23 - March 30 from 1 - 4pm. The cost is $18; “Internet Beyond the Basics” on 3 Thursdays, April 6- April 20 from 9 am  - 12pm. The cost is $27; “Keep Your Computer Happy” on 3 Tuesdays, April 11- April 25 from 9 am - 12 pm. The cost is $27. All computer classes are taught in M-108 in the Main Building.

Ground Pilot School will be taught by Jason Lauzer on 8 Thursdays April 6- May 25 from 6:15-8:15pm in L-102. This is the first step in training for a private pilot’s license. Students will learn the fundamentals of flight, flight operations. aviation weather and navigation. Lauzer is a certified flight instruction for CAVU Aviation in Green Bay who has taught ground pilot school courses at UW-Marinette for several years. The cost of the course is $165 for manual and instruction.

Reverse Painting on Glass is a new class taught by Olga Orlovska-Soaltys on 6 Fridays from April 7 - May 12 from 10:00 - 11:30 am in T-149. This is a technique where paint is applied in layers on a sheet of glass. What is seen first or appears closest to the viewer as detail or highlight must be painted first. Then the larger details must be added. Finally, the background is painted, completely covering the surface. Orlovska-Soaltys graduated from the National Lviv Academy of Art in Ukraine. The cost of the course is $39.

A dinner/theatre trip for Gilbert and Sullivan’s popular operetta  “The Mikado” is scheduled for Thursday, April 13. A motorcoach bus will leave from Angeli’s in Marinette at 4 pm, stop for dinner at the Good Company restaurant in Appleton and the 7:30 pm show at the Fox Valley Performing Arts Center. The return is scheduled about 11 pm. $89 covers the cost of the transportation, dinner and show.

To register for CE courses, visit the Continuing Education website or contact Jane Jones by phone 715-735-4343 or email. Visa and Mastercard are accepted.
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Brahms Concerto Concert March 18 at UW-Marinette
March 9, 2006

Music by Brahms and Mozart is planned for a Saturday, March 18 concert at UW-Marinette at 7:30 pm in the Herbert L. Williams Theatre. This concert was previously publicized for March 11 and then for March 12. The final date is confirmed as Saturday, March 18.

UW-Marinette music faculty David Giebler will direct the Bay Shore Orchestra and piano soloist Dr. Peter Gibeau, Associate Professor of Music at UW-Washington Co. in West Bend, Wisconsin, in Brahms’ “Concerto #1 in D minor op. 15.”

The program will also include Mozart's “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik.”

Gibeau earned his Ph.D. in Music Theory from UW-Madison, where he also studied Choral Conducting with Robert Fountain. He earned an M.M. in Early Music Performance Practice from the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville, and a Bachelor’s in Music in Piano Performace from Oberlin College. Dr. Gibeau has directed the Moraine Chorus since 1992 and is the Principal Bass player of the Kettle Moraine Symphony.

Tickets for the performance are $5 for adults and $2 for students and seniors at the door.
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TOB's Picnic Held Over for second weekend
March 5, 2006

By popular request, Theatre on the Bay announces that it is holding over the Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Picnic, for two performances only this Friday and Saturday, March 10 and 11 at 7:30 pm at Herbert L. Williams Theatre on the UW-Marinette campus. 

“This play offers such a wonderful combination of warm nostalgia and contemporary meaning, of laughter and sadness, of romance and betrayal, of playful dance and intense stage combat.  The cast is dynamic and powerful and the scenic design is magical,” said Dr. Doug Larche, Artistic Director and Playwright-in-Residence at TOB.  “Maybe that’s why our audiences have been so huge, so responsive and so appreciative,” he said. “We have no choice but to extend the run, and we’re excited to do it.”
 
The set was the result of a collaborative class in the Department of Fine Arts at UW-Marinette.  Professor James LaMalfa assigned four of his Art students (who were also active Theatre students) to read the play, consult with Dr. Larche, and design the show, from early drawings to front elevations and color renderings, to the construction of a full 1/2 inch scale three-dimensional model, to the actual construction and decoration of the set. The result of the exciting work of Joshua LaLonde, Joshua Dake, Jenna Cornell and Vanessa Smith can be seen on-display in the Art Gallery and on stage once more this weekend.  All four are also acting in “Picnic” as well.
 
Tickets for “Picnic” can be reserved by calling 715-735-4313, or can be purchased at the door.
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Watercolor Painting Class at UW-Marinette
March 3, 2006

Artist Johanna Axelrod will offer an evening watercolor painting class through UW-Marinette Continuing Education at the campus on 5 Wednesdays, April 19 to May 17. The class will meet in room T-149 of the Fine Arts Building from 6:30 to 9 pm. Students will paint several mini paintings to learn the basic techniques using the instructor’s photo references, and one larger painting using their own reference material. Students will need tube watercolor paint, water color brushes, and watercolor (cotton rag) paper.  They should also bring containers for water, paper towels, palette or plate for mixing, a spray bottle and a hair dryer.  There will be some materials for sale through the instructor. The fee for the course is $79.

To register contact Jane Jones at 715-735-4343 or email. Registration is also available on the Continuing Education website. Visa and Mastercard are accepted.
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