Past Events
Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere
4 – 6 pm – Lakeside Market Café and Bar Service Open
5 pm – Trivia (Registration opens at 4:30 pm, Prizes for 1st – 3rd)
6:30 pm – Film Screening
Experience a full evening of entertainment—great food, bar service, spirited trivia, and a powerful film exploring Bruce Springsteen’s creative journey behind Nebraska, crafted in parallel with the recording of Born in the USA with the E Street Band. A perfect night out to eat, play, and enjoy the show.
An Art Teacher in Antarctica: A Travelogue and Exhibit
Free Admission
Lakeside Lounge Bar service offering beverages and small bites opens at 5 pm
Journey to The Seventh Continent through the eyes of an artist and educator as we welcome Breanne Kanak—a Wisconsin-based artist, adventurer, and K–12 art teacher in the Northwoods since2016. In November 2024, Breanne embarked on a 10-day Lindblad Expedition through National Geographic, traveling the legendary Drake Passage during Antarctica’s late spring. Before departing, she created a library of K–5 standards-based art lessons, connecting creativity with Antarctica’s landscapes, ecology, and history. On the continent, she observed extraordinary wildlife, interacted with scientists, and produced watercolor artworks inspired by her experiences. In this engaging talk, Breanne shares captivating stories, photos, and videos, offering insight into conservation, mindful eco-tourism, and the joys and challenges of teaching from one of Earth’s most remote places. Artwork from her expedition will be on display throughout the month leading up to the presentation in the Lakeside Center’s first floor.
Chastity Brown - WXPR Concert Series
Lakeside Lounge Bar service offering beverages and small bites opens at 6 pm.
Folk, rock, and blues, melodic sensibility, and honest emotion…
Based in Minnesota, but with roots in Tennessee, Chastity Brown grew up surrounded by country and soul music. In the full gospel church of her childhood, she played saxophone and drums and found her singing voice and a passion for music. Her first show was in Knoxville, TN, and then it was on to Minneapolis. Since then, she’s been featured on NPR’s “Favorite Sessions,” CMT, American Songwriter, the London Times, Paste Magazine and others. Chastity has toured the U.S. and abroad, appearing on the U.K.’s Later…with Jools Holland.
“A work of brooding soul eloquence, alt-rock wiriness, atmospheric pop sweetening and folk-infected naturalness.” –NPR Music
Wingra Wind Quintet Concert
$15 | Purchase tickets at nicoletcollege.tix.com or call the box office at 715.365.4646
Lakeside Lounge Bar service offering beverages and small bites opens at 6 pm
Treat your Valentine to this special engagement. The Wingra Wind Quintet is one of three faculty chamber ensembles in-residence at the UW-Madison, Mead Witter School of Music. Deeply committed to the spirit of the Wisconsin Idea, the group travels widely to offer its concerts and educational services to students and the public in all corners of the state. Their lively repertoire balances classical works with contemporary and cross-cultural compositions. The quintet tours nationally, receiving acclaim from the New York Times for its “consistently sophisticated, sensitive, and thoroughly vital” performances.
Current members of Wingra Wind Quintet are Conor Nelson, flute; Lindsay Flowers, oboe; Eleni Katz, bassoon; Trevor Healy, horn; and Alicia Lee, clarinet.
Trapper Schoepp - WXPR Concert Series
Reserve your tickets at wxpr.org
Lakeside Lounge Bar service offering beverages and small bites opens at 6 pm.
Trapper Schoepp is a Milwaukee-based singer songwriter and multi-instrumentalist known for his cinematic blend of Americana, folk, and rootsrock. Since releasing his first albums as a teen, he’s earned acclaim for his lyrical storytelling—cowriting a song with Bob Dylan, and recording Siren Songs at Johnny Cash’s famed Cash Cabin. His live shows channel that same storytelling spirit—equal parts heartfelt, humorous, and high energy—making him a standout voice in today’s Americana scene.
“Story songs that explore and explode the conventions of rock and roll.” —PBS
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.
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.
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.
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. 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.