Concerts and Theatre
(For Dueling Pianos, see Fundraising.)
2025
Thank you to all who came to this wonderfully funny I Love Lucy Murder Mystery Spoof! The acting, costumes, and audience participation was enjoyed by all! -and the food was great too! Thank you, Hidden Valley.
2024
Three of the four nights were sold out! Crossroads Community Theatre presented another great production to entertain our supportive customers, and the food was wonderful too. Thank you to our wonderful audiences!
Thank you to all who came to support our community theatre! Hope you had as much fun watching as we did acting! Be ready for the sequel in the future.
2023
2023 Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre!
The community enjoyed four nights of wonderful dining and top-notch entertainment provided by our local actors! The plated meal was catered by Hidden Valley from Caroline (baked chicken with stuffing or baked fish).
Second Tuesday Concerts 2023
2022
Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre! March 25th & 26th and April 1st & 2nd. Meal was catered by 2510 Restaurant (glazed pork tenderloin or baked cod). Tickets were $45, available at Hanke's Sentry, from cast members, or by calling 715-253-3525. Doors opened at 5:30, dinner at 6:00 pm. A great time was enjoyed by all (including the cast members!)
Second Tuesday Concert in July
Music by Open Tab
July 12, 2022 from 6:00-8:00 pm at the Art Park
Tuesday Concert in August
Music by The Drovers
August 16, 2022 from 6:00-8:00 pm at the Art Park
Food sold by The Homme Foundation
2021
SECOND TUESDAY Concert Series held on June 8th, July 13th and August 17th, 2021 brought music to the art park for Open Tab and then the to the bandshell for Quarry Road and The Drovers. These WOW sponsored concerts were well-attended and appreciated by the public. It was great to greet friends and neighbors as we socially distanced towards the end of the pandemic.
2020
February 28nd & 29th and March 6th & 7th, 2020 Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre - "My Fatal Valentine" by Eileen Moushey Another wonderful production by our local talent! Thank you for a fantastic meal and a night of laughter!
Second Tuesday Concerts
(The June concert with Sloppy Joe was canceled due to the pandemic.)
Thursday, July 16, 2020 (rescheduled due to weather) ~ 6-8 PM Wittenberg Band Shell
Quarry Road played a variety of favorites that had you tapping your toes and humming along. As always, the Concert was free to the public, sponsored by Crossroads Community Theatre
and Walls of Wittenberg! People brought chairs, a picnic supper or snacks and beverages to enjoy. The Wittenberg Lion's Club sold cheese curds. Thank you for practicing social distancing.
Second Tuesday Concert
Tuesday, August 18, 2020 ~ 6-8 PM Wittenberg Band Shell
The Drovers played all the songs you love in their familiar style. As always, the Concert was free to the public, sponsored by Crossroads Community Theatre and Walls of Wittenberg! People
brought chairs, a picnic supper or snacks and beverages to enjoy. Frozen treats were sold by “Chubby Cheeks” ice cream truck. The Wittenberg Lion's Club sold cheese curds too. Thank you for
practicing social distancing (6 feet apart for families) and wearing masks.
2019
February 22nd & 23rd and March 1st & 2nd, 2019 Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre - “Murder at the Tonylou Awards” by Tony Schwartz and Mary Lou Amborse on Fridays and @ the WOWSPACE. About 50 people joined us each night at the WOWSPACE for a marvelous meal, mayhem, mystery, and of course a murder! Several nights were sold out. This event has become an annual favorite for many area sleuths. Tickets were $40 – purchased in advance by calling 715-253-3525 or by dropping by Your Community Shopper where you never know what famous actor you might bump into!
Second Tuesday Concerts 6-8 p.m. WOW Art Park
Tuesdays, June 11, July 9, August 13, & September 10, 2019
Sloppy Joe, Quarry Road, The Drovers, and The Silhouettes entertained us for our Tuesday Night Concerts. As always, the concerts were free to the public, sponsored by Crossroads Community Theatre and Walls of Wittenberg! Community organizations (the WASP swimmers, Redeemer Lutheran Church, & the Homme Foundation) provided wonderful food for purchase, and of course the ice cream was provided for free from WOW. Thank you to those who made donations!
October 18th & 19th and 25th & 26th, 2019 Fall Theatre Production - “Every Little Crook and Nanny” by Pat Cook @ the WOWSPACE @ 7 p.m. Tickets were $10 – purchased in advance by calling 715-253-3525 or by dropping by Hanke's Sentry Foods store. The audience definitely got their laughs out of this one! This was another splendid production by our local talent!
2018
Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre: 'Eat, Drink, and Be Murdered (An Irish Family Feud)" took place on February 23rd & 24th and March 2nd & 3rd, 2018. The crowd was served a marvelous meal and mayhem, mystery, and of course a murder took place! This event has become an annual favorite for many area sleuths.....check back for the events for Fall and 2019.
SECOND TUESDAY Concert Series held on June 12th, July 10th and August 14th, 2018 brought music to the art park by The Allen Brothers Band, Quarry Road and The Drovers. These WOW sponsored concerts brought in lots of new faces and several of the largest attendee groups ever....moving to Tuesdays was a great idea!
October 12th, 13th, 19th and 20th, 2018 ~ 7:00 p.m. the Crossroads Community Theartre presented "Love Thy Neighbor" and I believe you could hear the audience laughing in Shawano! It was well attended and enjoyed by many.
2017
February 24th & 25th and March 3rd & 4th, 2017: the Crossroads Community Theatre presented at the WOWSPACE their annual Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre, “Fishin’ For Trouble: A Whale of a Fateful Tale,” by Tony Schwartz and Marylou Ambrose. Each attendee attended the annual gala fundraiser for the “International Feed the Whales Foundation!” Theatergoers and diners were surely entertained at each performance.
Third Thursday Concert Series 2017
Third Thursday of the month from 6-8 PM in the WOW Art Park.
Bring chairs, a picnic supper or snack and beverages to enjoy.
FREE ICE CREAM! Donations are always welcome.
In case of rain, concert will be held in the WOWSPACE.
- June 15th, 2017: Mark Harrod performed...our very own native of Birnamwood, he is described as a hybrid clone of Dave
Matthews and Rob Thomas. Wonderful, he is arguably one of the most uplifting musical acts in the Midwest.
- July 20th, 2017: Yata, Sinz & Orfield...their music included folk- rock, jazz, country and blues.....enjoyed by all.
- August 17th, 2017:Mike McAbee...was back by popular demand.
This former Wittenberg resident had a mix of songs and listeners' favorites that provided us a lively evening of fun.
- September 21st, 2017: The Drovers... perennial local favorite played songs to keep us dancing.
November 10th, 11th, 17th and 18th, 2017 the Crossroads Community Theartre presented "Southern Hospitality", the final play in the Futrelle Family series by Jones, Hope and Wooten. Lots of laughs were enjoyed by all!
2016
Feb. 26 & 27 and March 4 & 5, 2016 Crossroads Community Theatre Presented The Mystery Dinner Theatre “Last Call At Chez Mort “by Lee Mueller. Click date for show and ticket details.
June 16th, 2016 the art park hosted our very own local talent, Mike McAbee. Approximately 75 people came out to take advantage of the weather, beauty of the Art Park and music. Mike McAbee grew up in Wittenberg, spent some time as a trucker, but now travels around the country playing his guitar and singing. Mike enjoys playing all types of music.
July 21, 2016 - Paul Zopel ~ Smooth jazz tunes filled the air, most of them originals.
August 18, 2016 - The Drovers ~ Long-lived local band played all our favorites, even songs we could dance to! The art park was filled with music and dancers!
November 10th, 11th, 17th and 18th, 2017 the Crossroads Community Theartre presented "Southern Hospitality", the final play in the Futrelle Family series by Jones, Hope and Wooten. Lots of laughs were enjoyed by all!
2015
November 6, 7, 13 & 14, 2015: Crossroads Community Theatre fall comedy 'Dearly Beloved' by Jessie Jones, Nocholas Hope and Jamie Wooten. The play is under the direction of Miriam Nelson.
August 23, 2015: Susan's Concert, in memory of Dr. Susan Hanson was in the WOWSPACE due to rain. It was a splendid event and a great way to honor Susan who was such a vital part of WOW. She will be missed!
August 20, 2015: Third Third Thursday Concert Folksinger and Storyteller Skip Jones presented a concert for The Walls Of Wittenberg’s final third Thursday Concert of 2015. Skip has been sharing messages of cultural diversity, respect, kindness, water and environmental awareness, and Great Lakes history through, and with his music for over 35 years.
July 16, 2015: Second Third Thursday Concert the Drovers returned with their danceable polkas, waltzes, oldies, rock & roll and country music.
June 18, 2015: First Third Thursday Concert welcomed Dale Reichert and The Resonators playing blue grass, country, jazz and swing.
February 20, 21, 27 & 28, 2015: Crossroads Community Theatre returned with their 4th murder mystery dinner theatre event: "Talk About a Murder" by Lee Mueller. Mystery solved! Delicious food eaten! Delightful evening!
2014
November 7, 8, 14 & 15, 2014 ~ Crossroads Community Theatre presentsed another rollicking comedy--"Dashing Through The Snow." The show follows the four days before Christmas at the Snowflake Inn, a charming Chritmas-themed B & B in Tinsel Town, Texas. Crazy guests test the patience and goodwill of the normally good natured proprietor. Most performances were sold out! Everyone enjoyed the show!
Third Third Thursday Concert ~ The Old Lager Orchestra played waltzes, polkas and big band music for a nice crowd at the WOWSPACE, the inclement weather forcing the concert indoors. The concert series was funded by donations/grants from the Lions Club, the Town of Wittenberg, Karen Traut, the Village of Wittenberg and the Wittenberg Area Chamber of Commerce.
August 3,2014 Wausau Area Youth Symphony Concert in the WOWSPACE, at 2PM. This group of talented young musicians returned for a concert of classical music, part of a concert series funded by donations/grants from the Lions Club, the Town of Wittenberg, Karen Traut, the Village of Wittenberg and the Wittenberg Area Chamber of Commerce.
July 17, 2014 Second Third Thursday Concert ~ VILLAGE BANDSHELL provided a perfect setting for the big band music of the Northern Aires! Everone enjoyed this wonderful music in our beautifully restored bandshell. This concert series was funded by donations/grants from the Lions Club, the Town of Wittenberg, Karen Traut, the Village of Wittenberg and the Wittenberg Area Chamber of Commerce.
2013
Crossroads Community Theatre presented MURDER IN BLACK & WHITE by Eileen Moushey, an audience participation murder mystery dinner theatre that was catered by Lisa's Sweet Shoppe Bakery & Catering. The audience struggled with the puzzle of which Ann White was the murderer, including a male Ann White detective! Some of the audience solved the case; all enjoyed the delicious food and the spirited production of this play.
Wausau Area Youth Symphony Chamber Orchestra
The Odd Couple - Community Theatre
Burnt Toast & Jam - WOW's 3rd Third Thursday Concert entertained more than 160 people in the Art Park on a perfect August evening, complete with free ice cream! They are a quintet from the Shawano area and play their unique "dewgrass" (their version of bluegrass) music on acoustic guitar, banjo, rockin' box with spurs, bass and Dobro!
The story of Burnt Toast and Jam began more than 20 years ago when a group of friends gathered to play music at campfires, in garages and living rooms, on the banks of the Red River and among the tall pines of northeast Wisconsin.
These improvisational jam sessions inspired the creation of "Dewgrass," a type of music so named by the daughter of the guitar player. It is their version of bluegrass. The jam sessions evolved and so did the band, members coming and leaving over the years.
Today, these are the members: Timothy M. Balke, acoustic guitar; Kurby Hoffman, banjo; Sarah Ludeman, rockin' box with spurs; Tod Pubanz, bass; and Patrick Rades, Dobro and acoustic guitar. Each band member provides their own individual influences that creates an atmosphere of spontaneous composition on stage. Their CD's include "Burnt Toast and Jam," "Dewgrass" and "Lost in the Woods." Visit their web site to learn more or to download and listen to their music. http://www.burnttoastandjam.com/2.html
The Third Thursday Concert series is funded by donations from the Doris and Irving Hanson Memorial Fund, the Wittenberg Lions Club and the Wittenberg Chamber of Commerce.
Crossroads Community Theatre - The Odd Couple by Neil Simon - Crossroads Community Theatre is the dramatice arts arm of WOW. They present the female version of 'The Odd Couple' at the WOWSPACE. The audience was amazed and very amused by this production!
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2009
Aaron Wiener Jazz Quintet
HIS AUTUMN YEARS - 2009--The Art of Richard Neevel and the music of the Aaron Wiener Jazz Quintet
On October 3, 2009, 100 lucky people were not only treated to the opening show of Richard Neevel's paintings of Wisconsin wildlife but also were electrified and energized by the music of the Aaron Wiener Jazz Quintet. Aaron, a grandson of Richard and current resident of Minneapolis, put together a group of fellow musicians that had the rafters ringing in the WOWSPACE. Aaron's trumpet and flugelhorn calls to Willie Moore on tenor saxophone were answered with verve while Aaron Ollswang on guitar, Ben Kelly on acoustic bass and Erick Ballard on drums all had their own flamboyant riffs. Had the audience been asked, the vote would have been unanimous that this is a group of musicians who should continue to make music together.
Chloe & Vibhas Concert
CHLOE AND VIBHAS IN CONCERT
Chloe Boelter, Vibhas Kendzia and Beth Boelter received a standing ovation from the more than 80 concert goers on Sunday, September 27, 2009. It was an afternoon of enchantment with Chloe making her
debut as singer and cellist and Vibhas adding his artistry on Indian flutes, sax and piano. Who are these musicians?
Chloe Boelter:
Chloe, age 14, has been singing as long as she can remember, joining the Elgin Children's Chorus of Elgin, Illinois, when she was 8. In addition to singing, Chloe plays the cello in her school
orchestra and the Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra. Through the youth orchestra, she had the awesome privilege of performing with world-class violinist Midori in a November, 2008 concert. This
once-in-a-lifetime experience won't ever be forgotten.
Beth Boelter:
Beth has accompanied all three of her children in recitals and programs through their years in school. She is an active supporter of the arts in the Chicago suburbs and serves as Board President for
the Elgin Children's Chorus.
Vibhas Kendzia:
Vibhas grew up in West Germany and has studied piano and flute since he was five. After completing his academic studies at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt, he continued instruction
in flute, piano and traditional instruments from many countries, all influential in his creation of original world music, melding genres from East to West.
His work and personal curiosity brought him to India where he was introduced to meditation and the beautiful classical sounds of the Bansuri, a native bamboo flute.
Now Sedona, Arizona is home where he was introduced to the haunting sound of the Navajo Indian flutes.
Vibhas has worked for and performed with many international artists. See his web site at www.musicfromthegarden.com
This concert was sponsored by Nueske's Applewood Smoked Meats. Refreshments were provided by Nueske's Applewood Smoked Meats and Lisa's Sweet Shoppe Bakery and Catering.
2008
Vibhas Concert & Art Show
Vibhas Kendzia Concert and Art Show A Success
Vibhas Kendzia's music filled the WOWSPACE on Thurday, September 25, 2008. He is a multi-instrumentalist who has created a unique style of music. Classical training in Germany in piano and flute,
studies in Latin percussion and soprano saxophone, and many years playing Native flutes in India and America have all been influential in creating the original sound he plays today.
His travels around the world brought him to Sedona, Arizona where he was introduced to the haunting sound of the Navajo Indian flutes. Playing them to a background of jazz harmonies and Latin rhythms
creates a trance-like atmosphere of relaxation and well being.
More than 100 people attended the concert. In addition, it was the opening night of the ar show: IMPRESSIONS FROM A LADDER: THE ART OF WARREN CLOUGH.
This event was sponsored by Nueske's Applewood Smoked Meats, with refreshments sponsored by Lisa's Sweet Shoppe Bakery and Catering.
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