Jake's, A Lakeland Community in Sheboygan has its grand opening this week. Here's who will lead the downtown hub.
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SHEBOYGAN - Jake’s, A Lakeland Community has its grand opening from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday and a Kohler native has been tapped to lead the downtown experiential learning and entrepreneurship hub, Lakeland University announced last week.
Stephanie Hoskins, co-founder of cloud-based software company Debtle, will lead development of the hub, which is at 529 Ontario Ave. in downtown Sheboygan. Hoskins will serve as the inaugural Herbert V. Kohler Jr. Chair for Business & Entrepreneurship.
In her role, Hoskins will work directly with Lakeland students as a mentor and teacher and lead the creation of a long-term plan for Jake’s that includes experiential learning at all levels, while integrating broader community planning and innovation.
Lakeland acquired Jake’s, A Lakeland Community, earlier this spring with the goal of providing more access to its Cooperative Education program. It also hopes the downtown hub will help recruit the next generation of entrepreneurially minded students and position the institution as a significant resource and partner for the region.
Funding for the transition and creation of the Herbert V. Kohler Jr. Chair for Business & Entrepreneurship was donated by Herb Kohler on behalf of Kohler Co. and by Richard and Kristin (Jacobson) Bemis.
Jake’s is named for Frank “Jake” Jacobson, who founded Jacobson Advertising and moved the business to the Ontario Avenue location in 1962. Jacobson’s son, Tryg, joined the family business, and in 1983 joined co-worker Jon Rost to form Jacobson Rost. The renowned agency acquired adjacent buildings and expanded into the existing 20,000-square-foot campus.
When Tryg and his wife, Ann Marie, sold the business, they retained the Sheboygan property. In honor of his parents, Jake and Elizabeth “Betty” Jacobson, they founded Jake’s Café, a place designed to attract and nurture a community of creative people from all walks of life.
Now known as Jake’s, A Lakeland Community, the new center bolsters the university’s existing co-op education program, which places students in jobs with area companies to gain professional work experience while also earning up to 25% of their four-year credit requirement and wages to defray their tuition cost.
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► Free downtown Maker Faire returns June 18: Artists, musicians, scientists, engineers, crafters and people who just like to make things will come together for the fifth annual Maker Faire Sheboygan June 18.
The free, family-friendly event runs 10 a.m.-4 p.m. outside on the Mead Public Library Plaza and the City Green in downtown Sheboygan.
The event will feature hands-on demos, workshops and other activities for all ages, including junkyard art, robotics, coding, collage making with New York-based pop artist Michael Albert, and visits from the MilliporeSigma Exploration Station and the Lakeshore Technical College Mobile Manufacturing Lab.
Other activities include power wheels racing featuring souped-up child-size electric vehicles, along with the John Michael Kohler Art Center’s Get the Gig band competition, where local bands will compete for a paid opening gig during the Levitt AMP Sheboygan Music Series this summer.
For a full schedule or to download free tickets, click here. Tickets are encouraged, but not required.
► Waelderhaus welcomes flautist and brass quintet: Arts at the Waelderhaus welcomes both flautist Leo Viglietti and the Sheboygan Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet for special performances in June.
On June 12, Leo Viglietti, an accomplished flautist who studies flute with Professor Amy Porter at the University of Michigan, will perform at 2 p.m. at the Waelderhaus in Kohler.
Viglietti has been playing the flute for several years, studying primarily with Cathy Perronne and Jeani Foster. He began playing in the Sheboygan Symphony Youth Orchestra in eighth grade and eventually went on to win its 2017 concerto competition.
As a member of the Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra from 2018 through 2020, he was awarded first place in the Philharmonica Concerto Flute Competition in 2019 and received honorable mention in the 2019 MYSO Senior Symphony Concerto Competition.
He also was part of the 2018 WSMA State Honors Orchestra and the 2019 WSMA State Honors Band.
In 2020, Viglietti was chosen to perform in the JMKAC’s Senior Honor Recital and was the recipient of the Ruth DeYoung Kohler Scholarship for Artistic Excellence.
On June 26 at 2 p.m. on the lawn of the Waelderhaus, the Sheboygan Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet will present a fun and engaging afternoon of music.
Born of the music-loving tradition of the German immigrants who settled in Sheboygan County, the Sheboygan Symphony Orchestra is the oldest continuously operating orchestra in the state of Wisconsin and celebrated its 103rd anniversary throughout the 2021-2022 season.
The history and repertoire of the brass quintet is more recent than that of its relative chamber ensembles, such as the wind quintet or string quartet.
Composed of two trumpets, one french horn, one trombone and one tuba, the earliest brass chamber music was written in the mid to late 1800s and coincided with the invention of these brass instruments that could play chromatically.
Since that time, a vast repertoire of music has been written for the ensemble ranging from original “classical” compositions to original jazz charts, and a plethora of pop favorite arrangements.
Admission to “Arts at the Waelderhaus” is free, and reservations are required because of limited seating. No tickets are necessary. Call the Waelderhaus at 920-453-2851 to reserve a seat or email Debbie.weber@kohler.com. People are recommended to wear a mask while inside the Waelderhaus. The Waelderhaus, at 1100 W. Riverside Drive in Kohler, is managed by Kohler Foundation. It’s open daily (except holidays) to the public for guided tours free of charge at 2, 3 and 4 p.m.
► Boys & Girls Clubs creates new position focused on youth mental health: Boys & Girls Clubs of Sheboygan County has announced the creation of a new position in the organization, director of mental health services.
Club CEO Christina Singh said that while the organization has long played an important role in nurturing mental health for kids and teens, the COVID-19 pandemic compelled the club to sharpen its focus on preventive strategies and support for concerns.
“For years, clubs have equipped young people with the skills they need to manage their emotions and build resiliency so they can engage in every opportunity that comes their way,” Singh said. “To continue to meet the increasing mental health needs of kids today, we must dedicate the right resources and support.”
The club is at 733 Broadway Ave., Sheboygan, and can be reached at 920-457-8200.
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