Dustin Reichwald

The Whitewater Summer School Playhouse presents: “Schoolhouse Rock, Live!”  Performances are July 12 – 13 at 7 pm and July 14 at 2 pm at the WHS auditorium.  The Emmy Award-winning Saturday morning educational cartoon series and pop culture phenomenon is one of the most popular musicals ever to hit the stage. A generation of American kids grew up singing the catchy tunes that were an integral part of “Schoolhouse Rock.” These animated shorts incorporate songs that illustrate educational subjects such as history, science, multiplication tables and basic grammar. Memorable songs as “Just a Bill,” “Lolly, Lolly, Lolly,” and “Conjunction Junction”.

Directed by Jim McCulloch and Liz Elliott, and choreographed by Lynn Lema,  the talented talented cast and crew include:  Denver Isbell, Azurliz Rodriguez, Audrey Mayer, Morgan Zingsheim, Ella Spear, Willow Vogelzang, Josh Kirley, Lauren Harkness, Nicole Sedmak, Afton Clapper, Caleb Clapper, Stephanie Wence, Ella Willman, Anderson Waelchli, Calvin Baker, Jillian Harkness, Angie McKelvey, Jarvis Porcaro, Myles Morse, Emma Clarksen, Alex Martin, Colin Dugan, Alec Holt, Madison Strickler, Keith Cameron, Aldo Rodriguez, Maggie Jay, Chloe Prince, Ghati Binagi, Gio Anello, Henry Bresser, Lucus Scherer, Weston Lema, Marco Wence, Chris Porcaro, Olive Coburn, Ben McCulloch, Skylar Staebler, Brooke Bazeley, Sophie Mayer, Colin Chenoweth, Betzy Palomec, Nick Kuzoff, Carter Waelchli. Cally Julson, Josie Hintz, Dakota Isbell, Payton Bungen, Sophie Walton, Emma VanDaele, Maddie Elworthy, Lydia-Wiley-Deal, Andra Matthews, Becky Hoesly, and Marren McCulloch.

Tickets are available by calling the Whitewater High School Box office at 262-472-8178 or can be purchased at the door.  Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for students and all seats are reserved.

Most college students may head home once the spring semester ends, but that doesn’t mean the action ends for the Whitewater campus during the summer. 

Every year, the University Center at UW-Whitewater hosts three Summer on the Mall events. It has the energy and aspects of a festival – live bands, delicious food, games to win prizes, philanthropic causes, and fun activities for children and adults. The event is open to the community and acts as a “pace changer” for the faculty, staff, and students.

For the first event held on June 20, purple decorations and balloons enriched the outdoor setting, with UC employees demonstrating their enthusiasm for Whitewater with the theme “Purple Pride.” Music was provided by The Sentinels, a band founded in 2012 that played pop and rock covers of various 70’s and 80’s songs. Michael Inloes, a member of the band, is also a UW-Whitewater alumnus.

Catering the event was the UW-Whitewater’s Dining Services, having their menu reflect the event’s theme of “Purple Pride” with purple nachos, Bigelow BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwiches, Roseman Roasted Wraps, and various other entrees named after campus buildings. Activities included door prizes, trivia, a Warhawk Plinko board, a purple pond Duck game, Bocce Ball and Connect 4 by Warhawk Alley, as well as a children’s and adults’ art workshops hosted by Roberta’ s Art Gallery.

While fun and action-packed, the events aren’t driven solely on entertainment; they have a philanthropic cause as well. The first Summer on the Mall event donated proceeds to the Warhawk Emergency Fund and to the UW-Whitewater Campus Food Pantry, two organizations that help UW-Whitewater students in financial hardship and need. Many local businesses also helped support the event, providing prizes for the games for people to play and win. By the end, the June’s Summer on the Mall raised over $500 in donations.

The University Center holds three different events, each with a unique theme, all on the north side of the UC from 11 am to 1 pm (location will be moved to inside the UC for rainy weather). You can catch the second event on July 18 with the theme “Safari at the UC”, and the third event will be “Back to the 80’s” on August 8.

Please help the GSF Foundation “Stuff” the truck on Saturday, July 14 from 8 am to 2 pm. in the parking lot of the UWW Community Outreach Center located at 1260 W Main St, Whitewater, WI 53190, (the old Sentry building)

According to pantry staff, they are currently serving 300+ families. Please help us fill the shelves as the pantry has already used the food from the Post Office food drive. In the summer there is more demand for use of the pantry with children home for lunch. Items the pantry has in high need include Mac and Cheese, Peanut Butter and Jelly (both grape and strawberry) Pancake mix and syrup, Spaghetti and sauce, canned fruits and veggies, soup–chicken noodle, Bush’s baked beans, cereals such as Frosted Flakes, Lucky Charms, Fruit Loops.

Please help us make sure that all families have food this summer all day every day!

 Rose Among Thorns

July 12 at 11:30 am

 Birge Fountain in front of the Cultural Arts Center, 402 W. Main St.

Called A Rose Among Thorns, this quartet of local musicians offers pleasing melodies, tight musicianship, and stirring renditions of songs from folk, pop, blues, country, and Celtic traditions. The foursome includes Jeff Mason on acoustic guitar, bass, and vocals; Perry Baird on vocals and acoustic guitar; Tom Cook on bass, mandolin, banjo, and a host of other stringed instruments; and Angela Martin Licari on violin and vocals. Fort Atkinson natives Jeff and Perry played as solo acts and as a duo in the mid-1980s, renewing their musical partnership about five years ago. Tom, retired band teacher at Fort High School, came on board in 2015, and a violin was added in 2016, with Angela capably taking over that duty last year. All are familiar to local audiences as members of other musical ensembles, some of which include Jeff with the Merry Horde, Expanded Waist Band, and Blue Stew; Perry with The Buzzards; Tom with Madison Brass and Guitarcheology; and Angela with Madpolecats. The Rose Among Thorn’s collaboration gives each a chance to contribute favorite—often eclectic—songs for interpretation by the group. Songs featuring moving stories and themes, energetic instrumentals, soothing vocals, and singable choruses are all part of typical Rose Among Thorns musical sets.

The WAA is grateful to our partners-Fairhaven Senior Services, First Citizens State Bank, Fort Community Credit Union, Olm and Associates, and PremierBank–for helping to make these events possible.

Savory Sounds Upcoming Schedule
(11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. on the following Thursdays, inside the CAC if raining)

July 19 Brass Knuckles