Beethoven and Banjos

Lakeside Lounge Bar service offering beverages and small bites opens at 5 pm.
Accomplished musicians from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula blend folk and classical music for a unique cross-genre concert experience. Each year, Beethoven and Banjos explores a different genre. It will feature Icelandic music with musicians Saeunn Thorsteinsdottir and Haldor Smarason. Evan Premo, who performs with Saeunn through his work with Decoda (an Affiliate Ensemble of Carnegie Hall), will join them. Together with Laurel Premo, they will present a captivating mix of classical and folk music.
Evan Premo, the group’s artistic director, emphasizes that this event is more than just a concert; it’s an experience that invites audiences to explore new aconnections in humanity through music.
Visit www.northwoodsmusiccollaborative.org/beethoven-and-banjos for more information.
Serial Killers with Dr. Scott Bonn

Tickets: $40 each at the Rhinelander District Library (cash or check only) or $42.50 online at rdlfoundation.org/doc-bonn
Lakeside Lounge Bar service offering beverages and small bites opens at 1 pm.
Join this intellectually-stimulating evening with the renowned criminologist and author of the best-selling popular culture book “Why We Love Serial Killers: The Curious Appeal of the World’s Most Savage Murderers.”
Please Note: The content of Dr. Bonn’s presentation is intense and may be disturbing to some audiences. While he incorporates dark humor, it is not intended to diminish the gravity of the subject matter or the impact on the victims’ lives.
Suite Surrender

Lakeside Lounge Bar service offering beverages and small bites opens at 6:30 pm.
It is 1942, and two of Hollywood’s biggest divas, Claudia McFadden and Athena Sinclair, have descended upon the luxurious Palm Beach Royale Hotel. The stars bring with them two assistants, two sets of luggage, two overblown egos, and one legendary feud. Everything seems to be in order for their benefit performance for the troops— until they are mistakenly assigned to the same suite. Can bumbling bellhops, steadfast secretaries, and a stuffy hotel manager keep these fierce rivals apart? Or will this benefit performance end in a delicious disaster? Check into the Palm Beach Royale Hotel and check out mistaken identities, double entendres, a nosy gossip columnist, disappearing roses, dramatic door slamming, and a pampered, pocketsized pooch named Mr. Boodles. Settle into this suite and surrender to this hilarious love note to the classic farces of the ’30s and ’40s.
Suite Surrender

Lakeside Lounge Bar service offering beverages and small bites opens at 6:30 pm.
It is 1942, and two of Hollywood’s biggest divas, Claudia McFadden and Athena Sinclair, have descended upon the luxurious Palm Beach Royale Hotel. The stars bring with them two assistants, two sets of luggage, two overblown egos, and one legendary feud. Everything seems to be in order for their benefit performance for the troops— until they are mistakenly assigned to the same suite. Can bumbling bellhops, steadfast secretaries, and a stuffy hotel manager keep these fierce rivals apart? Or will this benefit performance end in a delicious disaster? Check into the Palm Beach Royale Hotel and check out mistaken identities, double entendres, a nosy gossip columnist, disappearing roses, dramatic door slamming, and a pampered, pocketsized pooch named Mr. Boodles. Settle into this suite and surrender to this hilarious love note to the classic farces of the ’30s and ’40s.
Suite Surrender

Lakeside Lounge Bar service offering beverages and small bites opens at 6:30 pm. Add a pre-show dinner to your ticket for just $24—fit for a 1940s starlet. Full menu available on ticketing system.
It is 1942, and two of Hollywood’s biggest divas, Claudia McFadden and Athena Sinclair, have descended upon the luxurious Palm Beach Royale Hotel. The stars bring with them two assistants, two sets of luggage, two overblown egos, and one legendary feud. Everything seems to be in order for their benefit performance for the troops— until they are mistakenly assigned to the same suite. Can bumbling bellhops, steadfast secretaries, and a stuffy hotel manager keep these fierce rivals apart? Or will this benefit performance end in a delicious disaster? Check into the Palm Beach Royale Hotel and check out mistaken identities, double entendres, a nosy gossip columnist, disappearing roses, dramatic door slamming, and a pampered, pocketsized pooch named Mr. Boodles. Settle into this suite and surrender to this hilarious love note to the classic farces of the ’30s and ’40s.
Suite Surrender

Lakeside Lounge Bar service offering beverages and small bites opens at 1 pm. Complimentary cookies and coffee.
It is 1942, and two of Hollywood’s biggest divas, Claudia McFadden and Athena Sinclair, have descended upon the luxurious Palm Beach Royale Hotel. The stars bring with them two assistants, two sets of luggage, two overblown egos, and one legendary feud. Everything seems to be in order for their benefit performance for the troops— until they are mistakenly assigned to the same suite. Can bumbling bellhops, steadfast secretaries, and a stuffy hotel manager keep these fierce rivals apart? Or will this benefit performance end in a delicious disaster? Check into the Palm Beach Royale Hotel and check out mistaken identities, double entendres, a nosy gossip columnist, disappearing roses, dramatic door slamming, and a pampered, pocketsized pooch named Mr. Boodles. Settle into this suite and surrender to this hilarious love note to the classic farces of the ’30s and ’40s.
Suite Surrender

Lakeside Lounge Bar service offering beverages and small bites opens at 6:30 pm.
It is 1942, and two of Hollywood’s biggest divas, Claudia McFadden and Athena Sinclair, have descended upon the luxurious Palm Beach Royale Hotel. The stars bring with them two assistants, two sets of luggage, two overblown egos, and one legendary feud. Everything seems to be in order for their benefit performance for the troops— until they are mistakenly assigned to the same suite. Can bumbling bellhops, steadfast secretaries, and a stuffy hotel manager keep these fierce rivals apart? Or will this benefit performance end in a delicious disaster? Check into the Palm Beach Royale Hotel and check out mistaken identities, double entendres, a nosy gossip columnist, disappearing roses, dramatic door slamming, and a pampered, pocketsized pooch named Mr. Boodles. Settle into this suite and surrender to this hilarious love note to the classic farces of the ’30s and ’40s.
Suite Surrender

Lakeside Lounge Bar service offering beverages and small bites opens at 1 pm. Upgrade your ticket with a pre-show luncheon for $14— featuring a glam spread of early mid-century hors d’oeuvres.
It is 1942, and two of Hollywood’s biggest divas, Claudia McFadden and Athena Sinclair, have descended upon the luxurious Palm Beach Royale Hotel. The stars bring with them two assistants, two sets of luggage, two overblown egos, and one legendary feud. Everything seems to be in order for their benefit performance for the troops— until they are mistakenly assigned to the same suite. Can bumbling bellhops, steadfast secretaries, and a stuffy hotel manager keep these fierce rivals apart? Or will this benefit performance end in a delicious disaster? Check into the Palm Beach Royale Hotel and check out mistaken identities, double entendres, a nosy gossip columnist, disappearing roses, dramatic door slamming, and a pampered, pocketsized pooch named Mr. Boodles. Settle into this suite and surrender to this hilarious love note to the classic farces of the ’30s and ’40s.
Open Mic Night In Progress

FREE ADMISSION
Lakeside Lounge Bar service offering beverages and small bites opens at 5 pm.
Sign up for an open mic slot at thehilgermann.com/inprogress
Nicolet College partners with WXPR and ArtStart to host the monthly open mic night right on the Nicolet stage. Perform like the pros in a relaxing environment of peers working on their various performance crafts. Be empowered by the lights and sound and uplifted by the energy in the room.
Community Holiday Concert

FREE ADMISSION
Complimentary cookies and coffee will be provided during the concert. Nonperishable food and monetary donations for local food pantries are welcome at the door.
Talented musicians from several area groups once again come together to bring you this holiday tradition. Seasonal favorites will be performed by the Rhinelander Area Community Band, Northwoods Choraliers, Rhinelander Male Chorus, and the Hymns and Hers.