Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
We careened between concerts on Saturday, looking for a little Christmas spirit and, man oh man, did we find it! The first stop on our magical merriment tour was the Appleton Boy Choir’s Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols. Every year that concert squeezes the meaning of Christmas out of my poor, frazzled heart so [...]
In the 12 years since Mile of Music launched, hundreds of bands have come to Appleton to say hello. This year, one of its favorites came to say good-bye. Wild Adriatic, a rock band based in New York, announced earlier this year that Mile of Music would be its last gig. Fourteen years after they [...]
When she and her husband Ben perform, Kassie Wilson likes to ask audience members how long they have been married. The couple, known professionally as Goldpine, an award-winning Americana duo, has been married for 16 years. Wednesday night at Fox Cities Performing Arts Center, Kassie’s question unearthed a couple who had been married 65 years. [...]
Yesterday, my mom and I treated ourselves to the Appleton City band concert. We have a standing Tuesday night date at Pierce Park in the summer. We generally park our folding chairs in exactly the same spot, audience right, in the grass near the playground. My mom has been going to these concerts for more [...]
The support Dave Willems and his Mile of Music community offers their performers extends miles, even 850 miles, beyond College Avenue. Starting Wednesday night and extending through the weekend, the Mile of Music team will be hosting a fundraiser for hurricane victims, especially those in the devastated city of Asheville, North Carolina. That area of [...]