Uptown performance kicks off 140th season at The Grand Oshkosh, and more news in weekly dose
OSHKOSH - The Grand Oshkosh marks 140 years this season and will kick things off with a performance by musical group Uptown. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 29 at The Grand, 100 High Ave.
Uptown combines R&B and classic Motown with today’s hits to create a unique show. This performance is part of the 2023-24 Alberta S. Kimball Foundation Series.
Tickets start at $32 at TheGrandOshkosh.org, in person at the box office or by phone at 920-424-2350. Box office hours are 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays.
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Red Cross hosts local blood drives to boost national supply
The American Red Cross is still in need of donors of all blood types to help boost the national blood supply. There is a particular need for platelet donors and type O blood donors.
A blood donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of identification are required at check-in. Individuals who are 17, weigh at least 110 pounds and are in good health may be eligible to donate blood.
Local upcoming blood drives include the following:
Sept. 18: 1 to 6 p.m., Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 1140 Tullar Road, Neenah;
Sept. 21: 1 to 6 p.m., YMCA Downtown, 324 Washington Ave., Oshkosh; and
Sept. 28: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., UW-Oshkosh Reeve Union, 748 Algoma Blvd., Oshkosh.
To make an appointment, download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit RedCrossBlood.org, call 1-800-733-2767 or enable the Blood Donor Skill on any Alexa Echo device.
Oshkosh library's photography contest opens Sept. 18
The Oshkosh Public Library will once again host its annual F Stop Photography Contest. This year’s theme is Iconic Oshkosh.
Open to teens and adults, the contest is open Sept. 18 to Oct. 16. The top three photographs in two divisions, ages 13 to 17, and ages 18 and older, will receive awards.
The contest is a way to celebrate what is unique about Oshkosh. The library, in partnership with Camera Casino, will offer prizes to the winners. Photographs will be featured on the library’s website and a video will show off all submissions.
For more information, including rules and a submission form, visit oshkoshpubliclibrary.org.
Rebel theater group takes new look at 'Beauty and the Beast'
Rebel Alliance Theatre will present “Beauty and the Beast” by Marty Duhatschek over two weekends in September. This season, the Rebel group will explore the experience of LGBTQ+ people.
For “Beauty and the Beast,” the cast and crew have taken a closer look at the classic fairy tale. The play begins with a Storyteller telling one of the characters, “You aren’t in this story.” The show focuses on how LGBTQ+, or any marginalized group of people, feel when the story doesn’t include them.
Director Keegan Burnett-Connelly said, “Our production isn’t your grandmother’s 'Beauty and the Beast.'”
Note that this show contains themes that may not be comfortable for all audiences — parental guidance is encouraged.
Show times are 7 p.m. Sept. 22, 23, 29 and 30 and will be performed at First Congregational Church, 137 Algoma Blvd., Oshkosh.
Tickets start at $18 at ko-fi.com/rebelalliancetheatre or at the door.
Author BJ Elliot Prior and Green Bay Writers Guild members to visit Caramel Crisp Bookstore
BJ Elliot Prior, author of “Behind My Wings,” will be at the Caramel Crisp Bookstore from 5 to 7 p.m. Sept. 22.
Prior, a retired continental flight attendant and Oshkosh native, published the book as a way to share her recollections of transporting soldiers in and out of Vietnam in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Prior flew many military flights during the Vietnam War and met several members of the armed forces along the way. In her book, she recounts the stories of veterans she knew during her years in the air.
The following day, four members of the Green Bay Writers Guild will make an appearance at the Caramel Crisp Bookstore for a book-signing and meet-and-greet.
The special Author Spotlight event will feature Jean Baxter, Larry Wilson, Barbara Angermeier Malcolm and Val Routhieaux. They will be at the bookstore from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 23.
The authors represent the genres of adult and young adult fiction, essays, poetry, and memoir.
Caramel Crisp is at 200 City Center in Oshkosh. For more information, contact information@caramelcrispcorner.com or 920-231-4540.
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