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‘Criminal Hearts’ opens Feb. 23
Crime, infidelity, friendship highlight this comedy.
To purchase tickets and view a complete list of show times, click here.

Take a Sneak Peak at ‘Cabaret’ – opens April 20
Set in the seedy Kit Kat Klub in 1930 Berlin, Cabaret premiered on Broadway in 1966, sweeping the Tony Awards. Cabaret has become a classic of American Musical Theatre featuring a brilliant and memorable score by Kander and Ebb who later collaborated on the musical Chicago.

To purchase tickets and view a complete list of show times, click here.

Check out the busy winter line-up at the Weidner Center.

Go to www.uwgb.edu/weidner/ for more information on the events listed here and a full calendar listing.

December 2011:
December 18 – The Oak Ridge Boys Christmas Show, Weidner Center, 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.
December 30 – Jim Brickman’s “A Christmas Celebration,” Weidner Center, 7:30 p.m.

January 2012:
January 20 – Comedian Frank Caliendo, Weidner Center, 8 p.m.
January 28 – UWGB Music: Jazz Fest, Weidner Center, 4 p.m.
January 29 – UWGB Music: Faculty Recital, David Severtson, Fort Howard Hall, 2 p.m.

Check out the busy winter line-up at the Weidner Center.

Go to www.uwgb.edu/weidner/ for more information on the events listed here. There is a full calendar listing – as well as great gift ideas for all ages.

• Dec. 3 – Concert features Wood Family pipe organ
Join UW-Green Bay’s Wind Symphony, Symphonic Band and Chorale with guest Michael Stefanek on the Wood Family pipe organ at 7:30 p.m., December 3 in the Cofrin Family Hall of the Weidner Center.

• Jan. 20 – Comedian Frank Caliendo
Frank Caliendo is known for his live stand-up comedy act and countless uncanny voice and physical impersonations.  His most well-known impressions include those of George W. Bush and John Madden and he is currently a member of the “FOX NFL Sunday Pregame Show.”  See him at 8 p.m. January 20. Tickets are on sale now at www.WeidnerCenter.com or call 1-800-895-0071.

Katie Green (Delie) ’99 continues her dedication to the success and growth of the Weidner Center For the Performing Arts in her new role as director of programming.

Most recently she served as Executive Director and then President of the non-profit organization Weidner Center Presents, Inc.

Here’s a couple of Green’s picks for must-see shows:

Oct. 29 - Michael Feldman’s “Whad’Ya Know”
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Nov. 15 - John Mellencamp’s “No Better Than This Tour”
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Nov. 19 - Buddy Valastro: The Cake Boss “Bakin’ With The Boss Tour”
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More information about these and other upcoming events at the Weidner Center can be found online at www.WeidnerCenter.com.

The Weidner Center for the Performing Arts has a full line-up in February, including many UW-Green Bay student events.

The Beatles are coming to town, as well, via the Green Bay Symphony Orchestra.

Later this spring:
• Riverdance – March 16 and 17
• Grease – April 8

Check out all the spring Weidner events at www.uwgb.edu/weidner/calendar.htm.

The Weidner Center for the Performing Arts has a full line-up in February, including many UW-Green Bay student events.

The Beatles are coming to town, as well, via the Green Bay Symphony Orchestra.

Check out all the spring Weidner events at www.uwgb.edu/weidner/calendar.htm.

Coming Up in Music, Arts and Performing Arts:

7:30 p.m., January 23-24 — UW-Green Bay Theatre: Student-directed play, The Shape of Things, Jean Weidner Theatre, Weidner Center. FREE!

4 p.m., January 29 — Jazz Fest, Weidner Center

7:30 p.m., February 24, 25, 26, March 2, 3, 4, 5 — Twelve Angry Jurors, directed by John Mariano

Reginald Rose’s timeless American classic finds twelve strangers sequestered in the jurors’ room as they review and discuss the evidence from a murder trial in which a young man has been accused of killing his own father. With the boy’s life at stake, the jury’s charge is not as simple as it first seems. Emotions run high as the jury forman seeks true justice in the unanimous decision needed.

Full line-up of music events here: www.uwgb.edu/music/events.asp

Information on the current season here: www.uwgb.edu/theatre/season/calendar.asp

One show is already sold out. But tickets are still available for Mannheim Steamroller’s 7:30 p.m. show on December 5.

Who else is touring at the Weidner? Bryan Adams, Green Bay Symphony Orchestra’s Holiday Pops, UW-Green Bay’s version of Handel’s Messiah and more.

Go to www.uwgb.edu/weidner/ for more.

An Evening of Miniatures

The UW-Green Bay music program has an extensive fall line-up including a free concert, “An Evening of Miniatures,” Saturday, Oct. 16, a Chorale & Concert Choir Concert, Wednesday Oct. 20 and a Wind Symphony & Symphonic Band Concert, Saturday, Oct. 23. See the full schedule of events.

Almost, Maine

UW-Green Bay Theatre presents its production of John Cariani’s play Almost, Maine, Thursday, Oct. 14 at the Weidner Center. Almost, Maine offers a glimpse of the joys and perils of finding romance in remote and unexpected areas. Click www.uwgb.edu/arts for more.

Mostly Indian and Other Fables

An exhibition of contemporary Native art, co-curated by Dr. Stephen Perkins and Amii John, will be held in the Lawton Gallery at UW-Green Bay Oct. 7-Nov. 4. This exhibition of works by twenty-four Native artists from across the United States and Canada illustrates the complex nature of the contemporary Native experience. The works celebrate the many ways in which Native artists are working with old and new traditions in order to create works that respond not only to the present but also the past and the future. See the Lawton Gallery calendar.