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3rd Thursdays music events at UW-Fox Valley’s Communication Arts Center benefit nonprofits

The Communication Arts Center at the University of Wisconsin-Fox Valley this month is debuting 3rd Thursdays, a summer series of live music events to benefit several community nonprofits. The events run from 4:30 to 7 p.m. on the third Thursdays … Continue reading

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Reception at Wild Apple gallery on Saturday welcomes Chicago artist Mark Nash to Menasha

“Perspectives,” an exhibit of paintings by Chicago artist Mark Nash, now is on display at Wild Apple Glass Studio & Gallery in Menasha. An opening reception runs from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday at the gallery, 210 Main Street. The … Continue reading

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NEW World Cinema chooses Czech movie for June film feature

“Autumn Spring,” a 2001 movie from the Czech Republic, is the June film on NEW World Cinema’s lineup. NEW World Cinema, an ongoing series, showcases foreign films with English-language subtitles and offers discussions after each film showing. The showings of “Autumn Spring” begin … Continue reading

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Fox Jazz Fest announces performance lineup for Labor Day weekend event

The Fox Jazz Fest has announced its lineup for the 20th consecutive free community event, which takes place over Labor Day weekend Aug. 31 and Sept. 1 in Menasha. The event runs from noon to 8 p.m. both days at … Continue reading

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Attic Theatre accepting applications for summer youth theater workshop

Attic Theatre now is enrolling youth ages 7 to 14 in a four-day theater workshop that runs June 17-20. Applications are due Monday. If there still are open slots on Monday, Attic will continue to enroll participants using applications that come in … Continue reading

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Art Affair Gallery to open new exhibit with reception Saturday

Art Affair Gallery is opening “Progression from Nothing,” an exhibit of art by Fox Valley artist Jean Kieffer, with a reception Saturday. The free and public reception runs from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the gallery, 196 Main Street, Menasha. … Continue reading

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Pre-state Post-Crescent prep track honor roll

The WIAA track and field regionals and sectionals brought times down and distances and heights up as area prep athletes did their best to make sure that their season continued. Here is the second-to-last prep track honor roll of the … Continue reading

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Kimberly snares WIAA Division 1 top seed for baseball playoffs

Kimberly, Hortonville and Appleton North were awarded No. 1, 2 and 3 seeds when the WIAA Division 1 sectional pairings for the Kaukauna sectional were announced on Monday. The Papermakers, Polar Bears and Lightning along with No. 4 seed West … Continue reading

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Lawrence University, UW-Fox Valley to feature student art exhibits this spring, summer

Two university-level student art exhibits will be on view this spring and summer in the Fox Cities. An exhibit featuring the work of the University of Wisconsin-Fox Valley’s spring semester art students now is on display at the Aylward Gallery. The … Continue reading

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WIAA Division 1 softball brackets filled out, Appleton East gets No. 1 seed

Three Fox Valley Association softball teams will receive byes in the regional quarterfinal round of the WIAA softball tournament. Oshkosh West and Kaukauna, the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds, respectively, have received byes in WIAA sectional 4 while Appleton … Continue reading

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