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COVER STORY // MARTY PAULSEN
BY MICHAEL MENTZER
It doesn’t seem possible that Marty
Paulsen experienced a problem with stut-
tering until he was 22 years old, about the
time he became a classroom teacher.
Today, almost a half century after
launching a teaching career at Goodrich
High School in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
High School baseball coach Marty Paulsen
has no such problem at all. The word “glib”
springs to mind to describe his command
of the spoken word.
Words, humorous stories, motivational
speeches and the names of players (past,
present and future) effortlessly roll off his
tongue in a rat-a-tat-tat rhythm and style.
He could be a stand-up comic if he
felt like it. In fact, that’s just what he is at
times.
Paulsen is known far and wide as
Coach, Marty, Mr. Paulsen (in class) and
even Lou, a reference to the legendary Lou
Holtz, former Notre Dame football coach,
ESPN college football analyst and charis-
matic motivational speaker.
Paulsen bears a striking physical resem-
blance to Holtz, talks like him, lisps like
Lou if he feels the need, and even drives
and flies around the country doing motiva-
tional talks, just like Lou Holtz does.
The difference — Marty Paulsen talks
baseball; Lou Holtz talks football and gets
paid a whole lot more than Marty does.
Coach Marty and his longtime friend,
former Mr. Steak teammate and fellow
baseball junkie Gary “Red the Barber”
Muellenbach traveled in mid-June on their
18th annual trip together to the College
World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. Over
the years, the Fond du Lac contingent to
Omaha has fluctuated, but Muellenbach’s
son Eric and Paulsen’s son Chip have
become mainstays.
‘LOU’ ON THE LOOSE
“We get there and we see this guy
selling tickets,” Muellenbach recalled, “so
Marty walks up to him, sticks out his hand
and says, ‘Hi, nice to see you, I’m Lou
Holtz.’
“The guy looks at Marty and says, ‘You
know, you really do look like Lou Holtz…
you actually could be Holtz, but you’re
not Lou. I’ve known Lou for 26 years and
you are not Lou Holtz,” Muellenbach said,
laughing all through the story.
Paulsen took it in stride, like he does
most everything. “You got me,” he told the
ticket seller, smiled, shrugged and moved
on.
Paulsen has been approached countless
times by autograph-seekers — so many
times that he doesn’t bother to explain who
he really is. It tends to get too complicated,
so he just gladly signs “Lou Holtz,” engages
in a little small talk and bids adieu.
“I’ve signed his name for people all over
the country,” Paulsen said.
The autograph, by the way, is “dead
on.” Coach Marty figures if he’s going to
sign the coaching icon’s name, the least he
can do is make the signature look exactly
right.
One of his Lou Holtz autographs and
a personal message from the Coach (a la
Marty) is framed and prominently dis-
played behind the bar of a restaurant in
Leadville, Colorado, where Paulsen and
his family were having dinner a number of
years ago. His wife Cindy and their chil-
dren looked away and shielded their eyes
as Paulsen went into his Lou act for the
pleading Notre Dame fan.
“He wanted me to write something
about Notre Dame, and I drew a blank for
a minute on how to spell ‘Notre’…but I
got it right, thankfully.”
“Far as I know, it’s still there behind the
bar,” Paulsen said with a smile.
HAVE SOME FUN
Marty Paulsen likes to have a good time
and share it with those around him. He’s
devoted himself to the pursuit of fun.
“I try not to do anything unless it’s
fun,” he said on a recent afternoon at his
baseball camp for “the young guys” at
the Fond du Lac High School diamond.
“If you want to have fun, just follow me
around.”
That philosophy is a hallmark of his
47 years as head baseball coach, first at
Goodrich High School and now at Fondy
High. If he’s talking with someone about a
game, he doesn’t ask if he or she won. He
asks them if they had fun.
“The No. 1 goal is to have fun,” Paulsen
said. “The No. 2 goal is to prepare to play
the game the best we can.”
Good things and ultimate success will
grow out of those goals, he says. And they
have.
His overall record in the course of 47
years stands at an exceptional 547 wins and
369 losses. His teams have advanced to
State six times and his team in 2000 won
it all.
“A lot of schools have never made it to
State, and a whole lot more have never won
the state championship,” Paulsen said in a
reflective moment.
“I have a love of the sport and a passion
for it,” he said. “Heck no, I’m not thinking
about retiring. I’ll be done when I’m done.
I’m nowhere near done.”
HOLY SNICKERCATS
He has a number of Marty-isms that
he’s coined over the years.
He unleashed “Holy Snickercats” when
he was being interviewed in the wake
of the 2000 state championship game.
“People were saying, ‘What the heck is a
Snickercat?’ Gotta have some fun.”
In tribute to Ernie Banks of the Chi-
cago Cubs, he regales his players with
“Let’s play two.”
“Most of them don’t know what I’m
talking about so I tell them to ask their
parents,” he said. “If nothing else, I’ll get
’em to talk to each other.”
And then there’s “No kidding, Dick
Tracy,” except the real word is not “kid-
ding.”
He also resorts to Stengelese (Casey
Stengel), perhaps as a baseball tribute:
“Something I hate is what I don’t like,” he
tells his students in class as well his players
on the field. When they look at him like
he’s lost it, he tells them, “Think about it!”
Paulsen has made a name for himself
well beyond his Fond du Lac circles, thanks
to his sayings, wit, humor and ability to tell
stories with deeper meaning in terms of
education, athletics and life in general.
“I’ll go anywhere anybody wants me
to,” Paulsen said of his mission as a motiva-
tional speaker.
He’s delivered around 125 speeches
over the past 25 years for groups large and
small. Three years ago, he spoke to an audi-
ence of 3,800 in Dallas at the American
Baseball Coaches Association conference.
Turns out he warmed up the crowd for
fireballer Nolan Ryan, one of the biggest
baseball legends in Texas history.
Paulsen and Mark Fuller, the baseball
coach at Cumberland High School, struck
up a friendship years ago and have devel-
oped their own personal motivational
show.
“I’m Johnny Carson and he’s Ed
McMahon,” Paulsen pointed. “Works
Marty Paulsen:
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pretty well for us.”
“Marty is an upbeat person, a high-
energy guy,” said his friend Red the Barber.
“He’s fun to be with. He’s a good fit for the
kids whether it’s in the classroom on the
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BASEBALL CAMPS FOR KIDS
Coach Marty relishes his annual
summer baseball camps with youngsters.
He focuses on fundamentals, proper tech-
niques, communication skills, competition,
cooperation and, of course, fun.
“They get better right in front of your
eyes,” Paulsen said. “The older guys help
the younger ones. They make the young
guys feel welcome. We have our own World
Series at the end of the sessions.”
He admits he is concerned about the
lack of interaction and communication
among young people.
“They spend so much time on their
computers and their phones,” Paulsen
noted. “You can’t be on the phone when
you’re on the field. That’s a good thing.”
Paulsen has a photographic memory
when it comes to his players and his teams
over nearly five decades.
He can name players, the batting
orders, their positions, team by team start-
ing with his first team in 1969.
“I’m looking younger than members of
my first team,” he says with his best Lou
Holtz grin. “And — think about it — I’ve
got to be one of the only guys to coach in
six different decades.”
PLAYER NOW HIS BOSS
He marvels at the fact that his one-time
All-Conference centerfielder Jim Sebert is
now his boss. Sebert serves as the Fond du
Lac superintendent of schools and is one of
Paulsen’s biggest boosters. In fact, it’s likely
that Sebert and a host of others of a like
mind eventually will be instrumental in
naming the Fond du Lac Baseball Complex
in honor of Marty Paulsen.
One of Paulsen’s fondest memories is
his son Chip playing for him in 1989 and
being selected as the first-team All-State
catcher. Without missing a beat, he points
out that he’s equally proud of his daughters
Missy and Trish for their athletic and aca-
demic accomplishments. He says none of
it would have happened without his wife
Cindy.
“You can’t do all this without a very
supportive wife,” he said.
He confesses to a sense of wonder about
how it all transpired. He was hired in 1968
at Goodrich to succeed business education
teacher Gordy Ferg. A year later he was
named head baseball coach, even though
he had never been an assistant coach. He
started at the top and stayed there.
His first two teams went to State despite
his total lack of experience. “Thankfully, I
was blessed with good players,” he said.
Gordy Ferg went from teaching to
running the Mr. Steak franchise in Fond
du Lac. He created the Mr. Steak softball
team, which became a local sports dynasty.
Paulsen met Muellenbach on the Mr. Steak
team and they became teammates for 16
years and best of friends for life, along
with several others who played for years on
Ferg’s team.
PENCIL YOURSELF IN
The classroom and the baseball field
have gone hand in hand throughout
Paulsen’s career.
“Do you have one of my pencils,” he
invariably asks. If you don’t, do your best
to get one. His philosophy for baseball,
education and life is spelled out there.
It looks like a series of abbreviations.
In a nutshell this is what it says: Attitude
is comprised of enthusiasm, energy, effort,
encouragement, excellence, ethics and
enjoyment, “not necessarily in that order.”
Call them the Seven E’s for the sake of
convenience.
The message rings loud and clear
for anyone who has been around Marty
Paulsen for any length of time at all…in
the classroom or on the field.
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newspaper career, writes a monthly column
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In 1986, Bill and Kathy Casper began
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Steve and Amy Riley purchased the
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The Riley’s are both from the Fond du
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They recently realized the desire to get
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“We saw Thornbrook was for sale,”
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When the snow’s not flying, running a
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“Thankfully we had a ton of help from
the guy we bought it from, Ron Stage-
man,” Steve said “who helps us out when-
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across the road has been a tremendous help
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the knowledge about the course. He built
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The Riley’s had a proven sense for busi-
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right answers (laugh).”
There have been changes since the
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“One of the biggest modifications
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buildings,” Steve said “into the new club-
house. We did some extensive remodeling,
and because of the building’s location,
we changed the order of the holes. We
changed one of the tee boxes too because,
at some point, we’ll be putting an addi-
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become our home. We wanted to direct
the golfers a little bit away from what will
be the house, so they’re not right on top of
our living area.”
And then there’s the addition of “Foot
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“It’s a relatively new sport,” Steve
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use your foot as your club, and a soccer
ball rather than a golf ball. The holes are
21inches wide and located next to the
greens. So, all the people who grew up
playing soccer, and now have nothing to
do with their soccer talents, can now enjoy
a round of foot golf!”
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FOOD & DRINK // BREWMASTER
BY STEVE LONSWAY
The Stone Arch Brew House brewery team
has always been fond of the beers Surly makes
and with a few recent trips to the Minneapolis/
St. Paul area, we were able to get an ample
supply. Unfortunately our stock wore thin.
Good for us and other beer aficionados, Surly
beers can now be found right here is Wisconsin.
When this news broke we were quick to call our
distributor to land some of these fine brews for
our Tap Room (and personal stash as well). The
truly hard part was to find the one brand we
wanted to write about. We ended up choos-
ing the one we were most unfamiliar with…
Overrated! Surly Overrated is a self-proclaimed
“Pale gold American (West Coast) IPA with
fruity-citrus aromas from generous dry hop-
ping”. Our team used goblets for our Surly
sampling experience. Here is what we found:
The beer poured a true golden blond color
and produced a golden hue head that consisted
primarily of tightly formed CO2 bubbles.
Unanimously we noticed a definite haze to
an almost cloudy appearance. Typically dry
hopped beers will appear hazy which is nothing
more than a visual thing, nothing that should
steer you away. Some breweries will filter the
haze out, but unfortunately it also strips some
of the hop character out as well.
The nose (or scent) of this beer screams
hops! Floral, citrusy, earthy, musty, grapefruit
are all words our team used to describe it. A
couple of us thought it was absent of the piney
tones that are typical in a West Coast IPA. It
was still quite pleasurable however.
As you would expect with a beer like this,
our teams notes on the taste/flavor portion
of this beer was pretty diverse. I person-
ally noticed a malt forward push with Craig
noticing caramel in the flavor. The other
guys reported a lack of malt tones. A definite
earthy tone came through with Taylor, Brian
and Craig all noting a boozy or alcoholic flavor
popping in. Very hop forward was the overall
consensus. Citrus and floral definitely shines
through on the palette and the medium body
was just right for the style.
Surly Overrated finishes strong, both in
hop character with its bitterness and warming
from the presence of alcohol. Taylor com-
mented that it finishes almost like a lemon-
lime soda. None-the-less it finishes clean and
dry with a slight warming effect.
Surly Brewing got their start in 2004 when
an aspiring brewer convinced his parents and
wife to convert the family abrasives business
into a brewery. In order to be a brewery you
need to brew beer and Surly did just that in
December, 2005. With the help of heavy metal
music and incorrectly operating fermenter
controls, the first batch of Surly became reality
on December 30th
, 2005. Two months later
they hit the streets to sell their flagship brew
Furious. Furious was a bit ahead of its time
and not well received at first by the local bars
and restaurants but fortunately they have since
come around. Then, good news came in June
of 2007 when BeerAdvocate magazine named
Surly Brewing the Best Brewery in America
which was shortly followed up by more good
news that RateBeer named Surly Darkness the
best American beer in the world. With such
fine accolades on their resume, they inspired
to grow to not only handle increased demand,
but to have a destination brewery where people
can watch the beer being brewed, drink it and
enjoy a fine meal as well. Only one problem
prevented this dream from coming to fruition
– an outdated, Prohibition-era Minnesota law.
This law prevented breweries from selling their
beer from their location (crazy, isn’t it?). Surly
immediately went to work to change that law
but soon realized it may be a bigger task then
even they could handle. So what did they do?
They turned to Surly Nation and encouraged
them via social media to contact their legisla-
tors to help turn that law into history. On May
24, 2011 the then Minnesota Governor signed
the “Surly Bill” into law allowing breweries
that produce less than 250,000 barrels of beer
annaully to sell their works at their breweries.
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FOOD & DRINK // FROM THE WINE CAVE
BY
KIMBERLY
FISHER
V i v a
La France!
France is
a place of
many wonders and has many unique grape
growing areas. The Rhone Valley is the
oldest established winemaking region in
France dating back 600 years before the
Romans.
Although the Rhone is considered one
wine region, it is divided into two distinct
parts based on climate and grape variety.
The Northern Rhone comprises less than
five percent of the total production, but
makes some of the area’s most amazing
white and red wine. The region is 45 miles
long and has the influence of the Mistral
winds that are intense and cold. Grape
growing is dominated by two varieties. Red
wine is made with the Syrah grape most
famously grown in Cornas and Cote Rotie.
The Cornas region is over 130 hectares
with a warm continental climate. The
region is ancient; over 300 million years
old, planted exclusively to Syrah. White
wine made in Northern Rhone is made
from the Viognier grape most famously in
Condrieu.
Cote Rotie also known as the “Roasted
Slope,” is a region that is over 1500 years
old. The vines are grown on steep Roman
Terraces. It has the lowest production per
hectares and some of the highest altitude
vineyards primarily given over to Syrah
and Viognier. Other white varietals
permitted in the north are Marsanne and
Roussanne. In Cornas, the Syrah grape is
grown on granite soil allowing the grape
to have power rather than finesse. One
notable producer in Northern Rhone is
Jean Luc Colombo. Known as a visionary
for the region, he was the first to use small
oak barrels and vinify in stainless steel. He
is the recipient of the French Legion of
Honor, which is the highest civilian honor
in the country of France and has achieved
over 150 scores of over 90+ points from
trade publications such as Robert Parker
and Wine Spectator since the winery began
in 1982.
The Southern Rhone is home to 95 per-
cent of the valley’s grape production. The
soil is primarily stones that are rounded
pebbles called gallets with a mixture of
shingle and stone clay. Twenty five grapes
are grown in the south, but the dominant
red grape is Grenache, often blended
with Mourvedre and Cinsault. Leading
producers in the area include E Guigal,
Paul Jaboulet, Perrin and Chapoutier. Jean
Luc Colombo also produces wines in the
Southern Rhone region and has created a
label called “Les Abeilles” (French for the
bees) which features a Cotes du Rhone Red
and White. As Jean has been known as the
Syrah wizard, he is also known for helping
to save the bees. A disease called Colony
Collapse Disorder has mysteriously been
decimating bee populations throughout
the world, including the Rhone River
Valley. Honeybees pollinate more than
90% of our flowering grapes, and over the
years, the bees and their colonies are dying.
Ten percent of sales of Jean Luc Colombo
Cotes du Rhone Red and White go to
research at UC Davis, to help research and
find ways to save the bees.
When in Rhone, do what the Rhon –
ans do; drink Rhone wine. The ancient
soils, the vast and diverse acreage and the
centuries of viticulture make the Rhone
River valley one of the very special wine
growing areas in the world. Explore a
region in France that can offer you so many
nuances and taste what makes this area so
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FOOD & DRINK // TRICIA’S TABLE
BY TRISH DERGE
Anybody can squish a few patty’s out
of a pound of burger, toss them on the
grill and singe the dickens out of them
until they’re flavorless and dry as a Saharan
paleontologist’s sack lunch.
But if you want your guests at your
cookout to enjoy their meal, and not col-
lectively roll their eyes in disgust at the
blackened disk you place on their bun and
say, “Better load up on the condiments,”
take note of a few tips from an expert.
Jamie Schweid is executive vice
president/co-butcher of Schweid & Sons, a
purveyor of ground beef that was founded
in the late 1800’s on New York’s Lower
East Side.
Jamie says:
1. Always lay the burger cheese-side
down on the bun.
This way your bottom bun won’t get
soggy, and your burger will taste better.
2. Don’t just toss the patty on the grill.
If cooking outdoors, use a grill mat
or camp griddle to ensure a nice sear and
keep your patty from sticking or losing its
shape.
3. Forget that frying pans even exist.
If cooking on a stovetop, a cast iron
skillet is the best way to get a restaurant-
style crust on the patty’s exterior.
4. Fat is your friend.
For a juicy, delicious burger, opt for
meat that has a 75/25 lean to fat ratio.
5. Always pre-heat and pre-oil your
cooking surface.
Pro tip: Cook some bacon and use the
fat as your oil!
6. Don’t bother with pulling down
your hood.
Closing the lid on your grill does not
aid in cooking the burger, only in melting
the cheese (that is, if you’re putting the
cheese on top, where it definitely should
not be).
7. Your patty should weigh no more
than eight ounces.
Any larger than that will jeopardize
your ability to cook the burger to a perfect
medium rare.
8. Cold hands form the best patties.
Try rubbing a piece of ice on your
palms just before shaping. Wash your
hands with soap and water before you get
started.
9. NEVER put a burger on a non-
toasted bun.
The juices will run out and ruin it. The
only exception to this rule is sliders, which
should be served on soft or potato rolls,
with cheese on the bottom, of course.
Trish’s Delicious Avocado Topping
I love this on top of a burger, or just on a hearty piece of toast
for breakfast.
• Chop three scallions and a clove of garlic, and saute in
with olive oil a pan. Set aside.
• In a medium bowl smoosh an avocado with a fork.
• Squeeze in a tablespoon of fresh lemon juice.
• Add a quarter cup of crumbled blue cheese.
• Fold in the onions and garlic.
• Pepper to taste, and enjoy!
Burger Time!

FINE ARTS // FOXY FINDS
Foxy FindsBY JEAN DETJEN,ARTFUL LIVING
Evoke hues of the sea and calming whimsy with these art glass fish
from Wild Apple Gallery in downtown Menasha. $18-32 per
piece. Other styles and color schemes available, along with a unique
variety of cultural gifts, art and jewelry. Wild Apple also houses a
glass studio and classroom which are open to the public for glass fus-
ing demonstrations and workshops. The gallery’s mission is to present
exhibitions and programs by emerging artists whose work engages
and enriches the community. It is recognized locally as a vital and
energetic cultural gathering place and as a education resource for
Northeast Wisconsin. The Wild Apple is a member of the Glass Art
Society and the Wisconsin Painters & Sculptors NE Chapter.
Charming Mason jar pendent lights from
The Vintage Garden, downtown Appleton.
Available in three sizes, with or without
the retro styled ‘Edison’ bulbs. Prices range
from $42-90. Great over a kitchen island or
counter, or perhaps gracing a covered patio
or pub shed! The Vintage Garden carries
items with a whimsical touch, a bit of vin-
tage charm and an eye for inspiration. Stroll
in to find refreshed antiques, salvaged goods,
and an ever-changing variety of vintage-
inspired home décor.
Nifty nautical home
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Reproduction wall
anchor with antiqued
finish and coordinat-
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home décor, clothing &
accessories, wine, books,
children’s toys, Green
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more.
Vintage-inspired floral print
flounce bodice jersey sundress
from Elements Unleashed
in downtown Neenah. Fun
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Dress it up or down, perfect for
pairing with flip-flops or cowgirl
boots. This sweet beauty comes in
women’s sizes S-XL. $44. From
casual to couture, Elements
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accessories, western boots, gifts,
antiques and curiosities.
Recycled Kantha Collection sari accessories from Daiseye on Water Street in Princeton.
Each one-of-a-kind handcrafted scarf, sarong, and throw tells a beautiful story.
Daiseye is an eclectic marketplace offering earth-friendly, fair trade and artisan products
to enhance your living space. There
you will find stylish treasures with
simple beauty created from materi-
als such as reclaimed wood and tin,
recycled glass and organically-grown
herbs and fibers. The store’s name was
inspired from the daisy flower, the
original sunflower called “eye of day.”
Character-laden dining room table crafted from Jim Beam reclaimed
lumber found at Beam and Board, Green Bay. The repurposed floor-
boards came from a 19th-century Kentucky building that held 30,000
barrels of Jim Beam
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handcrafted into many
breathtaking items.
The company uses
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buildings and barns.
It also sells high-end
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flooring, beam work, ceilings and unique furniture and décor pieces for
both residential and commercial clients.
Your inner gypsy awaits! Express yourself in style with
this Bohemian luxe Gypsy Junkies jewelry line available
at Wild Ginger on Broadway in Green Bay. Utterly
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ways to mix up your look with these eye-catching pieces!
Wild Ginger provides a boutique shopping experience
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Store owners travel to South East Asia where they hand-
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gift items. Visit their gorgeous shop to experience their
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Gary Sinise & the Lt. Dan Band at EAA AirVenture!
BY JANE SPIETZ
Actor/humanitarian/musician
Gary Sinise has enjoyed a multifaceted
career. He started out playing in bands as a
teenager, but became totally captivated by
theater after performing in a high school
production of West Side Story. Sinise went
on to co-found the Steppenwolf Theater
in Chicago and still supports its activities.
A prolific actor, he won an Emmy for his
portrayal of George Wallace on television,
a Golden Globe for Truman, in which he
played Harry S. Truman and he was Detec-
tive Mac Taylor on CSI:NY. Sinise was
nominated for an Academy Award for Best
Supporting Actor for his role as Lt. Dan
Taylor in Forrest Gump.
It was this last character that eventu-
ally led to his great passion for working to
support veterans and veterans’ service orga-
nizations for the past thirty years. After
forming the Gary Sinise & the Lt. Dan
Band, Sinise and his band regularly hit
the road to back these efforts, and he also
makes solo appearances to help get the
word out. His Gary Sinise Foundation
was established in 2011 to raise funds and
promote resources for servicemen and
women. Sinise co-founded the Operation
International Children program which
ships school supply kits to troops serv-
ing in conflict areas overseas. Severely
wounded veterans benefit from the Gary
Sinise Foundation’s building of custom
Smart Homes for them. He has earned
numerous notable awards for his work,
such as the Presidential Citizens Medal,
The Ellis Island Medal of Honor, The Bob
Hope Award for Excellence in Entertain-
ment from the Medal of Honor Society,
and the Spirit of the USO Award. His
most recent award was the 2015 Service to
America Leadership Award from the NAB
Education Foundation (NABEF).
Gary Sinise called me from Los Angeles
not long ago to update me on his activities,
including the Lt. Dan Band’s upcoming
performance at the 2015 EAA AirVenture
in Oshkosh WI.
Jane Spietz: Hi Gary. You initially
became hooked on acting in high school.
Gary Sinise: I was playing in bands
from the time I was in, like, 6th grade and
hung out with the band guys a lot. Living
in Glen Ellyn Illinois, I went to a produc-
tion of West Side Story in high school and
really liked watching the play. We then
moved to Highland Park. It turns out that
high school was doing West Side Story. I
was standing in the hallway with some of
my band members when the drama teacher
walked by. He said we should come audi-
tion for the play because we looked like
gang members and could play them in the
play. I thought that was funny and I had
just seen it, so I thought I would go check
it out. I was standing outside the audition
watching all these pretty girls walking in,
so I followed them. (Laughs) I ended up
auditioning and got in the show. From
that point on, all I wanted to do is act in
plays and play in bands. When I graduated
high school, I started a theater company
called Steppenwolf which has been around
now for over forty years. I’m one of the
three founders of the company so I’m still
involved with fundraising and some of the
things going on there.
JS: Have you been involved in any
acting projects lately?
GS: Ever since CSI:NY went off the
air in February of 2013, I have just poured
myself into my foundation and military
support work. I’ve been doing that pretty
much full time for the past two and a half
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WHAT:
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WHERE:
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WHEN, COST & INFO:
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years. So it’s been a little bit of time away
from that, but I have a television series that
I’m going to start shooting the end of July.
It’s a spinoff of the “Criminal Minds” show
on CBS. We’ll be spinning off a new series
called “Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders.”
It explores the international division of the
FBI.
JS: How was the Gary Sinise Founda-
tion established?
GS: I had been working with several
military charities, involved with veterans’
groups in the ‘90s working a little bit with
the DAV (Disabled American Veterans) and
in the ‘80s working with Vietnam veterans
groups in the Chicago area. After Septem-
ber 11th, I just wanted to do something
for our active duty service members who
were deploying to Afghanistan and Iraq so
I started volunteering for the USO and to
support lots of different military charities
that were popping up. I would just lend
my services with the band or volunteer to
help raise money or whatever I could do.
After working with some of them for sev-
eral years, it just became clear that the next
step was for me to start my own veterans
charity called the Gary Sinise Foundation.
I’ve used what I’ve learned over the years
in supporting men and women to try to
bring some resources to help benefit them
and their families. Our men and women
are going to be called upon for years to
come. Therefore, I stepped up to try to do
my part in helping to support them. They
are our freedom providers. It’s a dangerous
world and they do dangerous things so we
should back them up.
JS: What’s your take on the level of
support that is provided to today’s service
members versus what was offered to veter-
ans in the past?
GS: Let’s look in retrospect. I’m moti-
vated because of the Viet Nam veterans
that I know, and the ones that I have in
my family. My veteran support work goes
back to the ‘70s and early ‘80s with the
recognition as a young man that our Viet
Nam veterans had really gotten a bad deal
coming home. So my motivation today –
the seeds of that – were planted years ago
by the Viet Nam veterans who educated
me. If you look at what’s happening today,
I’m certainly motivated to do whatever I
can to ensure that our active duty service
members today are treated much better
than our Viet Nam veterans were when
they came home from war, and that what
happened to our Viet Nam veterans never
happens again. That you volunteer for ser-
vice or go off to serve your country, you get
shot at, you see your buddies get killed or
wounded, you struggle with long deploy-
ments away from home, serious things
happen to you, then you come home and
the country turns its back on you. That’s
no good. We never want that to happen.
That’s a big motivator for me, and I think
that’s a big motivator for a lot of people.
We recognize that that was a bad deal and
that hopefully we learn some hard lessons
from that period.
JS: The fact that there are more than
40,000 military charities out there kind of
speaks pretty loudly to the fact that people
do care about our service members.
GS: I don’t think it’s up to the govern-
ment to do everything. First of all, because
they can’t, and I think it’s up to us as
citizens who benefit from the freedom
that’s provided by these service members
who deploy at dangerous places around the
world. It’s up to us, in some ways, to ensure
that the veterans in our own communities,
neighborhoods, towns and cities are taken
care of. We can all do that by just stepping
up and saying I want to take some action,
or donate to an organization that is taking
action. One of the things that I can do as a
celebrity, as a public figure, is shine a light
on things. It all became clear that there was
a useful way that my success in the movie
and television business could be applied.
JS: Share the story about the formation
of the Lt. Dan Band.
GS: I started doing USO tours after
the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq started.
I would go out and shake hands and take
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pictures. I had these band members that
I played with for fun, and I finally talked
the USO into letting me take the band
members with me. I had been just shak-
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some way. I remember the first tour I did
overseas in Iraq. I was on a tour with Kid
Rock, Lee Ann Womack and these other
entertainers that were playing music. I
immediately started talking to the USO.
I said, “I have a band. I can go do this!”
Because I’m an actor, they look at me like
“Well, yeah sure, you’ve got a band.” But
eventually, after five or six handshake tours,
they let me take the band out on the road
for the USO to play for the troops. That
first year, after we went into Iraq, I went
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me to Europe, send me to Asia, wherever.”
I just wanted to go be with the troops,
visit our military, say thank you and pat
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when I started taking the musicians, I said
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We play contemporary, classic, blues, pop,
rock, country. I want a big variety in the
show because we play for little kids on
these bases as well as older veterans. We’ll
even play ‘40s tunes if we’re doing the DAV
convention, for example, and they’ve got
some World War II veterans attending. We
try to play a little something for everybody.
JS: What does it mean for you to be
returning to perform at EAA AirVenture in
Oshkosh in July?
GS: What I love about AirVenture is
they’re so veteran-friendly. There are so
many veterans there. We are always part
of the big veterans salute and tribute. It’s
always a pleasure to be around so many
veteran-friendly families and so many
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BY GEORGE HALAS
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surprised at what they’ve done to the place.
Walking in the front door, the bar still
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Keep walking and the end of the bar opens
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BY TONY PALMERI
A majority of American adults avoid
participation in public discussion of issues.
Given that so much of what passes for
public discourse is infected with the twin
poisons of prepackaged partisan talking
points and mindless put downs of oppos-
ing views, avoidance behavior should not
be surprising.
Unfortunately, citizen withdrawal from
the public sphere has real consequences.
When uncontested bad ideas dominate,
policy makers feel empowered to make
them into law. The fact that the 400
wealthiest individuals on the Forbes 400
list have more wealth than the bottom 150
million Americans combined is a testament
to the power of narrow monied interests to
get “reverse Robin Hood” economic policy
ideas taken seriously.
How can people become more engaged
in solving the problems caused by an
unhealthy public sphere? Clearly education
has to be part of the solution. As a teacher
in a Department of Communication at
UW Oshkosh that states as its mission
helping students to “find their voice,” I
am always looking for ways to encourage
public engagement. The rest of this rant
describes a seminar I taught in the spring
of this year designed to provide students
with some tools necessary to analyze and
evaluate discourse in the public sphere, and
hopefully “raise the bar” for such discourse
when choosing to enter that sphere them-
selves.
The seminar was called “Rhetoric in
Action.” At the most basic level, rhetoric
is the “art of persuasion.” The goal in the
course was to expose students to writers in
the public sphere for whom persuasion is
the major purpose for writing. Newspa-
per op-ed writers represent probably the
best example of the kind of persuaders
I had in mind, so I assigned each of the
22 enrolled students a writer that they
followed all semester. The assigned writers
were Paul Krugman, Thomas Friedman,
David Brooks, Maureen Dowd, Frank
Bruni, Gail Collins, and Ross Douthat of
the New York Times; Leonard Pitts, Jr. of
the Miami Herald; Dana Milbank, Eugene
Robinson, Kathleen Parker, Katrina
vandenHeuvel, Jennifer Rubin, Richard
Cohen, E.J.Dionne, Jr., George Will, and
Charles Krauthammer of the Washington
Post; Meghan Daum and Doyle McManus
of the Los Angeles Times; Ezra Klein and
Matt Yglesias of Vox.com; and John Nich-
ols of the Madison Capital Times.
My main criteria in selecting the writers
were: (1) the writer needed to be engaged
consistently in writing about major public
policy issues, (2) the writer needed to
write for a mainstream source, and (3) the
writer needed to have a substantial follow-
ing. Obviously many writers meet those
criteria, so I tried to arrive at a balance of
liberal, moderate, and conservative voices.
My own familiarity with the 22 writers was
also a consideration; knowing about the
writers in advance made it easier for me
to determine if students were representing
them accurately in their assigned papers for
the course.
The course textbook was The Rhetori-
cal Act: Thinking, Speaking, and Writing
Critically by professors Karlyn Campbell,
Susan Huxman, and Thomas Burkholder.
The writers conceptualize a successful
rhetorical act as one that employs the
resources of evidence, argument, organiza-
tion, and language to overcome challenges
making persuasion difficult. Those chal-
lenges arise from audience (they often
misinterpret messages and are resistant to
change), subject and purpose (subjects can
be complex and saying yes to the purpose
might cost too much), and the rhetor him
or herself (a writer’s prior reputation might
get in the way of accepting his or her cur-
rent argument).
Students wrote many short papers
analyzing how their assigned writer tried
to overcome specific rhetorical challenges,
leading to wonderful classroom discussions
about public issues and the manner in
which mainstream writers frame them. As
the semester went on most seemed to be
disturbed by how little the writers address
issues of concern to young people; debt,
lack of enough good paying jobs, and the
environment to name just three examples.
I found myself reminding them frequently
that the answer was simple: write and speak
about the issues you care about. Make a
commitment to the public sphere.
The final assignment was a lengthy
paper requiring the student to evaluate
his or her assigned writer based on artistic
quality, effectiveness, accuracy, and/or
ethics. These were some of the most intel-
ligent and enjoyable papers I’ve read in a
while. A good number of students were
drawn to the ethical standard, which looks
favorably on rhetoric that promotes social
harmony and unfavorably on that which
promotes discord. One student told me
that a politiEthics.com website would be
more valuate than politiFact. I told her she
should start it.
As a result of this course, one student
was motivated to publish his own op-ed
(on the topic of student debt) for the stu-
dent Advance Titan newspaper. Another
submitted her final paper (arguing that the
NYT’s Frank Bruni weds a sense of comic,
tragic, and history like a modern Shake-
speare) to the Oshkosh Scholar journal of
student scholarship.
Like the majority of liberal arts courses
offered at the UW, “Rhetoric in Action”
provided students with a meaningful
opportunity to think critically about civic
responsibility. Such opportunities make it
more likely that graduates will pay critical
attention to what is going on in Madison
and Washington. Perhaps that is why so
many politicians want to reduce the UW
mission to mere concern with job skills.
Tony Palmeri (palmeri.tony@gmail.com) is
a professor of communication studies at UW
Oshkosh.
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BY GEORGE HALAS
Given that one of the songs on this CD
has been nominated for an international
award, this reviewer believes that he is not
going out on a limb in stating that “My
Desire of You” is a great album and argu-
ably the best yet from Jamie Lyn Fletcher.
She has an excellent voice and tastefully
subdued vocal style that creates intrigue
and a certain journey-into-the-unknown
feel. She complements her voice by choos-
ing keys and notes lower than most female
vocalist, again creating intrigue. Her songs
often sound like the music that sets up the
scary part of the movie…or is it romance…
or is it both? She is also an outstanding –
again intriguing – lyricist.
The title/opening track, “My Desire
For You” is a tune that gets you on the first
bass note and keeps you with an intoxicat-
ing beat and intelligent, inventive lyrics
that sit perfectly on top of her piano-driven
groove. She leaves one wondering if she
truly embraces her desire; the lyrical twists
will encourage multiple listens.
The award-nominated (see “The Span-
ish Inquisition” in this issue for detail)
“I’ll Kiss You In The Rain” has that same
multiple-listenable quality. It features a
Brazilian tempo sparked by Fletcher’s styl-
ish piano augmented by rhythmic guitar
and includes sweet chord, tempo and
mood changes. Her vocal sets an emotion-
ally evocative tone that brings out the
happy.
Fletcher lures you into “Dangerous
Beautiful” with an acoustic guitar intro
then traps in a harmonic and intensity
build that definitely sounds dangerous…
but captivating. She uses a jazzier guitar to
take you into a rather tastefully adult “In
My Dreams.” She needs only an acoustic
guitar to present the case her heart vs. her
soul in “Unresolved.”
She is very pleased with the sound and
feel of the entire album and a newly discov-
ered emotional vulnerability.
“Having the most amazing recording
engineer and producer on the planet doesn’t
hurt either,” she emphasized. “Marc Golde
broke me, I don’t know how many times,
in the studio over getting into the right
emotional place on each song. He would
accept nothing less. Who knew rocker
guys could be so sensitive. He might kill
me for repeating this, but regarding “What
Now,” he says ‘this makes me want to just
to go ice skating with Audrey Hepburn in
Central Park.”
Had this reviewer thinking of lacing up
the skates as well, but it’s a song that would
work well with wine and a fire.
“And Marc’s board,” Fletcher said, “this
is my first album on ‘that board’ - Vintage
analog 30 channel API Aengus Model 73-
one of only two ever made. Play it through
a set of old beastly analog speakers and the
cellos will dance around the room while
I w h i s p e r
the lyrics in
your ear. It
is sometimes
unnervingly
i n t i m a t e .
You hear every spit crackle and every breath.
The only effect used was an authentic plate
reverb. Marc had the vision for this work
and executed it immaculately, as did the
musicians and beautiful photographer
Sofia of Sofia Imagery. You have to see the
cover – wow! The album was mastered at
Sterling Audio in New York which pushed
the vision right over the top.”
The songs on this album will also
sound great live, so it might be a good idea
to catch Jamie Lyn Fletcher at one of her
upcoming gigs and grab a CD there. You
can download a free copy of the award-
nominated “The Fool” from her 2012
release “Jamie” as well as her schedule at
www.jamielynnfletcher.com
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BY GEORGE HALAS
The Inquisition and those in-the-know
in northeast Wisconsin have known for
some time that Jamie Lynn Fletcher is
one of the best and most creative singer-
musician-composers.
But it’s not just Wisco – the world is
now taking notice.
The Green Bay-based Fletcher was
named by Music Resource Group (MRG)
as one of five 14th Independent Music
Awards nominees in the Jazz with Vocals
Category for her song “I’ll Kiss You In The
Rain” from her new album “My Desire of
You.”
IMA nominations in more than 80
categories spanned over the globe from
nearly 30 countries. The eclectic mix of
established and rising talent was culled
from thousands of submissions. Winners
will be determined by a panel of influ-
ential artist and industry judges such as
Arturo Sandoval, Jane Monheit, Suzanne
Vega, Sharon Jones, “Weird Al” Yankovic,
Lila Downs, Judy Collins, Raul Midón,
Amanda Palmer, Kenny Wayne Shepherd,
Shelby Lynne, Chris Wood & Oliver Wood
(The Wood Brothers), Anthony DeCurtis
(Rolling Stone), as well as numerous talent
elites.
In addition to the winners selected by
the Artist & Industry judges, music fans
from around the world have until Friday,
July 31, 2015 to vote for their favorite
Nominees at The Vox Pop Jukebox, the
fan-determined portion of The IMAs.
“It is quite the honor and I’m humbled
at the positive response. There certainly has
been an increased demand for what I do
since the nomination, and it has encour-
aged me to continue testing the album in a
more international realm,” Fletcher said. “I
will not rest on the laurels of the nomina-
tion, though. You are only as good as what
you produce right now. It is such an honor
to have this nomination, but an even
bigger honor to have fans support their
favorite independent music, uncontrolled
by commerciality and written for quality-
minded music lovers.”
This was not the first time she has been
honored.
“The Fool,” a cut off her 2012 release,
“Jamie,” made it as a finalist in the 2013
International John Lennon Songwriting
Competition.
“It’s about making a mistake that
most of us have made and I still get so
many requests for it on my live shows as it
resonates with the human experience,” she
said.
Fletcher’s star has been rising in Europe
as well as she has made several trips over
the last couple years.
“The past two years I’ve been focus-
ing on finding the right sound,” she said.
“It was impossible to do until I realized I
had to start being true to myself and the
music that I wanted to produce: something
tender and gentle that cannot be pigeon-
holed because it is just ‘music.’ There was
also a process of facing my biggest fears of
loving and being loved. Sometimes you
get run over by inspiration or a situation
and you can’t run away any more. The new
album is the beginning of letting go.”
Her European experiences serve as a
musical travelogue.
“Europe is so vast,” Fletcher said “but
you can drive all day and pass through sev-
eral cultures and languages, unlike in the
States. Irony and a few good friends have
brought me to Austria on tour several times
over the past few years. Vienna is so rich in
history, architecture, music, and art; every-
one loves live entertainment. Their tastes
bend more towards the early American
‘traditional’ jazz music of pre-WWII and
then jump into rockabilly, skipping over
much of the Western world’s music from
the 1930’s & 40’s as it was banned under
Hitler. Poodle skirts and bobby socks are
a rave in many clubs now, but there is a
burgeoning niche who appreciates original
music as well as the Great American Song
Book, which is where my musical heart
likes to hang out. It’s pure elegance.”
And the music scene in London?
“Amazingly rich in all styles and they
are over-the-top with the funk. No short-
age of groove,” she said. “Belgium leans
more towards hard jazz and be-bop and
France remains unchanged with their love
for everything sultry and chanteuse. Oslo
was a complete surprise as my second eve-
ning led me to a concert by Norway’s prob-
ably most-predominant pop artist, Bjørn
Eidsvag. My brain had no idea what he
was singing, but his music penetrates into a
deep place in the soul, which attests to the
universality of the music language. I was
blessed to later meet with him for lunch
and an interview.”
“My third night I stumbled upon an
American-style big band complete with
the Andrew sisters,” she added. “For a self-
proclaimed ‘amateur band’ (one is consid-
ered amateur if their main income is not in
performing music), they nailed it. I spent
the rest of my time exploring the scene and
playing my butt off nearly every night in
every style of music - regardless of spoken
language. I was warmly accepted on stage
in all situations and hope to return soon.”
The album proved to be somewhat of a
metaphysical quest.
“This new album is completely dif-
ferent from anything I have done,” she
said. “I met an incredible individual, Marc
Golde, who turned my being inside out,
challenged me in every way, forced me to
address my deepest fears, and impacted me
enough to finally stop running from myself
in my most hidden self-destruction. The
new album is an examination of the baby
steps of the process...the hesitations, the
fears, the wants, the desires, the dark edges,
the joyful light, and the hopes of maybe
one day being able to fully trust and love.”
“Sometimes I listen to it and I don’t
even recognize myself - did I write that?”
she continued. “The music is extremely
subtle and tender with multiple meanings,
but hopefully something that everyone can
relate to if they pay close attention. There
were several times I had to question exactly
who I was speaking to in the music - to my
inspiring person, to God, or to myself - not
to confuse any of them with each other,
of course. This new work is an admission
of vulnerability- something I once swore I
would never let out. But there is no art
without vulnerability.”
Fletcher will be back in town in July
and August for multiple gigs in Green Bay,
DePere and Door County. For a complete
schedule - and while you’re there, you can
download “The Fool” for free (along with
a couple other older originals) – go to her
website: jamielynnfletcher.com
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What happens when you pair $18 million
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clear waters of Green Bay, and Reggae, Roots
and Rock? The Midwest Sunsplash Music
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County!
This August 7-8, the new Waterfront stage
in Sister Bay hosts the first new major music
festival to hit Door County in a decade. A line
up of 9 musical acts, an eclectic mix of food
and drink vendors, and sellers of groovy goods
will bring a fresh vibe to the village and give
people an opportunity to check out the newly
completed beach and Waterfront Park.
“Midwest SunSplash is a fun and funky
new venture for Sister Bay, that will ideally
make people take another look at Sister Bay as
a place to visit,” said Zeke Jackson, administra-
tor for the Village of Sister Bay. “This event is
an opportunity to showcase the new public
waterfront in an active and vibrant way. Sister
Bay is the place for young, active families to
relax and make fun memories. “
Village President David Lienau confirmed
Jackson’s sentiments, adding, “This will attract
new visitors that haven’t been to Sister Bay or
Door County, and give people who haven’t
been in a while a reason to come back.”
The connection with Sister Bay and the
Midwest Sunsplash (MWSS) event was a ser-
endipitous one. Unity the Band played the first
ever concert on the new Sister Bay Stage July
31, 2014. After the show, Unity lead singer
Pita Katobalavu and Sister Bay Advancement
Association Director Paige Funkhouser chat-
ted about the new venue, music and SBAA’s
desire to bring a music festival to the Village.
Thus, Midwest SunSplash found a new home.
MWSS began as a concert series by Kato-
balavu and his partner, Kay Halbrook. They
were looking to grow the series, and for a new,
better venue than previously used.
“Unity headlining the first concert at the
new Waterfront Pavilion last summer packed
the park,” Funkhouser said. “It was a perfect
night: warm, beautiful sunset, people on boats
listening to the jams. The energy of Pita’s
band and their really positive messages created
beautiful atmosphere on the waterfront. Unity
drew a huge crowd with a fantastically diverse
mix of ages and personalities. Zeke (Jackson)
and I started talking with Pita and from there
the festival idea grew into what people will
experience Aug. 7 and 8.”
Funkhouser, Jackson, Katobalavu and
Halbrook met in November over sushi at
Bonsai in De Pere, and started planning this
year’s event as a soft opening of the new water-
front. A Joint Effort Marketing grant from the
Wisconsin Department of Tourism was writ-
ten, and awarded to help promote the event.
The grant award is funding the traditional and
social media marketing to attract visitors from
around the Midwest to the event. The state’s
tourism marketing arm was onboard with
the goal of inviting younger people and more
diverse visitors to the state and Door County.
August 8 will be an art and music-filled
day on the water in Sister Bay. Sister Bay
Advancement Association will also host the
13th annual Door County Festival of Fine
Arts in Waterfront Park on the north side of
the Sister Bay Village Hall. This festival show-
cases Door County fine artists, who sell, and
demonstrate their craft throughout the day,
10 - 5 p.m.
“By pairing these two events, people
attending Midwest SunSplash can spend their
day perusing fine art at the Door County
Festival of Fine Arts, and learning how art-
ists create,” Funkhouser explained. “DCFA
will also have live music throughout the day
to put people in the mood for MWSS. Door
County’s successful art scene will help draw
people to MWSS, and people who have come
for the new music will get to experience the
vibrant art scene in Door County.”
Katobalavu handpicked the entertainment
to represent diverse music styles, with the idea
to appeal to the usual Door County crowds,
with aspiration to attract new visitors who
may not have been to the peninsula.
“My band has played all over in Door
County, at Fishstock and other events for
many years, and I love the warm welcomes we
receive,” Katobalavu said. “I wanted to make
sure we brought up great musicians that will
entertain the local people who are exposed to
lots of great talent all the time. I also chose
bands for their geographic location and the
size of their fan base. The bands will invite
their fans to come up to Door County and
hear their favorite band in a new location. Did
we mention you’ll be able to swim while listen-
ing to the music?”
The festival kicks off Friday, August 7
at 4 p.m. with three bands playing on the
Waterfront Stage until 9 p.m. Saturday’s line
up features six bands playing from 2 p.m. until
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Honey & the 45’s kicked off their 2015
touring season by opening for Smash Mouth
in North Carolina, and are including Midwest
Sunsplash in their busy schedule. Katobalavu
first connected with them through a fan in
Rockford, and in his search for unique acts for
MWSS, he thought they really stood out.
“Their folk/blues/funk combo is really
kick-ass,” saaid Katobalavu. “Having two
women musicians out front isn’t something
you see too often!”
Lead singer/songwriter and guitarist Kris-
tina Cottone shares the stage with Kim Kozel,
who sings and plays saxophone and violin in this
Chicago-based group. Kottone and Kozel are
joined by lead guitarist Jon Gould, Sean Tatum
on bass, and drummer Jarad Kleinstein. Among
their credentials is a Best Blues/Jazz Band honor
in 2014 from the Chicago Independent Music
Awards. They recently released their second
album “MAD.” They will kick off Saturday’s line
up at 2 p.m. on the Sister Bay Stage.
Natty Nation will draw their fans from
Madison and southern Wisconsin to Door
County, with the lure of a great Friday night
headliner show at MWSS. Traditionally, Sun-
splash festivals are known for the Reggae mes-
sage of peace, love and unity, and Natty Nation
has been touring and playing those positive
vibrations since 1995. A steady back up band
for such legends as Lee “Scratch” Perry and
Chaka Demus & Pliers, they have a tight dub-
based sound that attracts reggae purists as well
as seekers of roots-rock-reggae.
Other bands performing during the two
day event include: Katobalavu’s Unity the
Band, Whiskey of the Damned, Recalcitrant,
Big Wig Mechanics, Wifee & the Huzz Band,
and Earth to Clark.
For a full festival experience, camping
is available for festival goers at the Sister Bay
Sports Complex, with a separate area for tents
and RVs. Starting at 9 p.m. Friday night,
MWSS ticket holders will be treated to an
acoustic “after-hours” campfire music jam at
the camping area hosted by Door County’s
own Mary Jane Gang.
“Camping really makes the festival by
adding a communal setting for people to share
and chill during and after MWSS. The Village
of Sister Bay has helped make this happen, and
they are building a bonfire for Friday night’s
acoustic jam, and will shoot off fireworks
Friday night,” said Funkhouser.
To create a festival atmosphere, MWSS
is looking for food and drink vendors, and
arts and crafts vendors, that will fit with the
Reggae-Roots-Rock vibe.
“We would love to bring locally sourced
foods and drinks that include healthy options
mixed in with summer treats to our festival,
and that has been the focus of our search for
unique vendors,” festival manager Kay Hal-
brook said. “The arts and crafts vendors will be
distinctly different than the artists showcased
in the Door County Festival of Fine Arts.
We have a multi-cultural focus, with people
sharing ethnic rituals like the Fijian Kava
Ceremony and Henna Tattoo Artists, along
with people selling natural and peace-building
goods and native arts.”
The musical lineup for the day will take
the stage on the Sister Bay Waterfront Stage,
except Friday night after 9 p.m.:
Midwest SunSplash Music Festival is
Friday from 4-9 p.m. at the Sister Bay Stage
in Waterfront Park, 10693 North Bay Shore
Drive, Highway 42, Sister Bay. Friday’s enter-
tainment will move to the nearby Sister Bay
Sports Complex (2155 Autumn Court) from 9
p.m. – midnight. Saturday, the festival grounds
open at noon with music from 2 p.m. to
midnight at the Sister Bay Stage in Waterfront
Park.
Tickets are $30 for General Admission and
$10 per person for camping. Tickets are avail-
able online at www.midwestsunsplash.com and
at the door the day of the event. Children 10
and under are free.
BAND START-TIME GENRE
Earth to Clark Friday 4 p.m. Jam
Wifee & the Huzz Band Friday 5:15 p.m. Funky Pop
Natty Nation Friday 7:15 p.m. Reggae Jams
CAMPGROUND STAGE:
Mary Jane Gang
Friday 9:30 p.m. Acoustic Jam
Honey & the 45’s Saturday 2 p.m. Rock, Blues, Soul
Big Wig Mechanics Saturday 4p.m. Pop/Rock Funky Reggae
Recalcitrant Saturday 6 p.m. Reggae, rock and Jam
Whiskey of the Damned Saturday 8 p.m. Celtic Rock
Unity the Band Saturday 10 p.m. Roots, Rock, Reggae

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