WBAY Community Calendar - WBAY Calendar of Events

What was Appleton like during the Progressive Era (1850 – 1920)? The turn of the century was a period of speculation and excitement. Americans felt the excitement of world fairs and new technologies entering their daily lives. This new exhibit at the History Museum hinges on Appleton’s evolution from a fledgling manufacturing town to a modern industrial center. Through a collection of 3,000 photographs, amateur photographer W.D. Schlafer captured this rapidly changing environment during the Progressive Era in the Fox Cities. Visitors will see how much Appleton and the Fox Cities evolved as new technologies and ideas changed the lives of area residents during this transformative period.

Join us for the first of our Monday evening concerts as we welcome to Heritage Hill, The Allouez Village Band. This familiar local band with over 70 members performs monthly concerts at the Meyer Theatre in downtown Green Bay and many other events in the Green Bay area. The Allouez Village Band works to promote awareness of belonging to a larger community and demonstrates that commitment through appearances at local functions. Bring your own blanket or lawn chair. Transportation and concessions are available. Feel free to bring a lawn chair and a picnic lunch to make the evening enjoyable. Transportation and concessions are available. Gates open at 5pm and the concert starts at 6pm. Free

Fun is the name of the game with this family-friendly exhibit about toys. From Jack-in-the-Box to Hokey Pokey Elmo, take a peek inside some of today’s and yesterday’s popular toys to explore the gadgets and gizmos that make them work. Toys features 12 different hands-on stations that illustrate the simple mechanisms commonly found in toys and is full of kid-friendly games and challenges. Trace patterns on a gigantic Etch A Sketch or become a master toymaker and experiment with the many different mechanical and electrical doodads that make toys so fun! Get the family together and get ready… get set… GO PLAY!

Meadowbrook Church invites children (5-12yrs) to get ready to dive into fun at "Operation Overboard: Dare to Go Deep With God" Vacation Bible School. Explore and experience God's underwater universe at VBS!

The fun begins June 11 and ends June 15 from 6 - 8:30 pm nightly at Meadowbrook Church 701 Hillcrest Heights, Green Bay WI.

The adventures include regular Deep Sea Voyages into Bible fun and creative crafts, hands-on mission work, water science, and great music. To be a part of all the excitement at Operation Overboard, call Meadowbrook Church at 920-434-1800 or visit the website: http://overboard.cokesburyvbs.com/meadowbrookchurch.

Space is limited! Register early!!

Learn three critical things you MUST do to launch and sustain a business. Whether you want to, or currently operate, a part-time, home based business, a micro-business, a small business or an entrepreneurial firm, this session provides you with the information you need to get started.

Time to Parade! The 2012 Butterflies & Friends on Parade starts its march the beginning of June and struts through August. Art pieces will decorate the Fox River between the Ray Nitschke Bridge and Walnut St. Bridge in Downtown Green Bay. Butterflies, turtles, bears and frogs are returning joined by a duck, otter, fish, pelicans, and snails. You can’t miss this menagerie! The Butterflies and Friends is a fundraiser for The Einstein Project whose goal it is to inspire kids through hands-on science. The fundraiser wraps up on September 20 at the KI Convention Center with the pieces on auction. For more information please visit www.einsteinproject.org or find us on Facebook!

Eat Well, Play Well, a special exhibit running April 7 to Sept. 9 at The Building for Kids Children’s Museum, encourages healthy living by teaching the science of making healthy food choices and helping children and adults discover there are many fun and interesting ways to stay active. Visitors will discover through interactive exhibits what an appropriate serving size looks like, see firsthand what it takes to burn off calories, test their flexibility and balance, review the latest clinical research and realize they can reduce their risk of disease with healthy choices

Spring comes to life at the farm. Baby chicks, baby ducklings, baby kid goats, baby lambs, baby piglets, baby calves, baby ponies, baby kittens, baby bunnies...baby, baby do we have babies!

Milk a cow, ride a pony, enjoy a hay ride, catch a chicken, kiss a pig, cuddle a kitten and more!

Closed Mon & Tues in May. Closed Tues in June. Visit website for more details.

www.mulberrylanefarmwi.com or 920-989-3130 for more details.

This 16-hour session explores the basics of photovoltaic (PV) systems. Learn how PV systems work and describe and identify system components. Recognize and explain PV system types and limitations of each system type. Define the solar window, make energy efficiency recommendations, estimate system loads and understand the basics of PV site assessment.

The Green Bay Packers present Football the Exhibit- the Neville’s new, interactive display which explores the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) behind the game! Football includes a mixture of artifacts, text, video and hands-on activities with something for everyone! See how you hold up to a lineman by measuring your strength with the “Grip Tester.” Think you're fast enough to out-run the defense? Then bring your running shoes to the Sprint Track. Football covers everything from the history of the sport, to the equipment, to the cutting edge medical technology used to treat common injuries. You’ll also discover key concepts like collisions, peripheral vision, and balance, too. So what are you waiting for? Put your helmet on, get in there and score a touchdown at Football!
Football the Exhibit is presented by the Green Bay Packers with additional support from Associated Bank, Prevea Sports Medicine and NBC 26. Football has been developed by the Museum of Discovery, Little Rock, Arkansas.

This is the second time the full collection of 1890 hand painted Haviland china is displayed at Hazelwood Historical Home 1008 S Monroe St., Green Bay WI 54301. Come and view exquisite arrangements by creative area florists inspired by the china Friday – Sunday June 8 – 10 from 12 pm – 4 pm.

The beauty and elegance of the Victorian Era Hazelwood Home is the backdrop for the florists. Those who will be sharing their floral talents include Astor Park Floral, Burst, Echota Gardens, Pedal Pusher, Schroeder Flowers, The Flower Gallery and Twigs Floral Gallery.

This year local area artists will be demonstrating their talents on the Hazelwood lawn overlooking the Fox River over the course of the event.

Enjoy the musical entertainment of Mary Eisenreich Saturday and Sunday from 1 – 3.

The $7.00/person admission fee includes the tour and refreshments.

This event is sponsored by the Brown County Historical Society. For more information contact 920-437-1840 or e-mail bchs@netnet.net

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL

Wyldewood Baptist Church

3030 Witzel Avenue, Oshkosh WI 54904

June 11 - 15, 2012 from 6:00 to 8:30 P.M. each evening

Ages 5 to 12 - Attend and Get in the Race!

Learn to identify Wisconsin's largest woodpecker and its relatives. Fun facts featured at this informal talk. Meet at the Nature Center.

Step into a comical world of 1950's pop culture with Ricky Bernstein's Kitchen Dreams. Using glass, aluminum and childhood memories, artist Ricky Bernstein pieces together everyday life through a caricature of social roles and cultural icons. Bernstein;s life-sized collages animate a bold, bright, somewhat surreal world, bound to bring you a good belly laugh. Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 10am-4:30pm Sunday 1-4:30pm Shop hours the same Admission to the museum is free, donations are appreciated and essential to our operations.