Holiday Edition Newsletter

Christmas Message to Members
Plymouth Arts Center
Board of Directors
Tom Slater, President
Paul Sartori, President-Elect
Keith Enstrom, Secretary
Karloy Galstad
Mally Henne
Robert Hoopman
William Horsch
Bernie Nowicki
The Holiday Season has begun and soon the snow will be blowing the outdoor Christmas decorations around.
A time to get together with family and friends, and to give thanks for all we have. We are most fortunate to be
here, and in this time. Of course, if you are a devotee of the headline news, you could be forgiven for thinking
the end is imminent. But, if history is a guide, the human spirit – with God’s help – survives catastrophe after
catastrophe, usually with improvements over the previous circumstances.
So, in this positive outlook, we have launched our fundraising campaign to improve your Plymouth Arts Center.
Planning has been long and detailed to ensure that the improvements will meet our needs today and into the
foreseeable future. Our fundraising goal of $1,500,000 is reasonable and – we believe – attainable, especially
since we have already raised over $500,000.
Here are some of the planned changes to our existing structure:
 A 2,400 square foot addition to the north of the building with storage space and a new serving kitchen.
 An enlarged theater space with 50% more seating.
Donna Hahn, Executive Director
 A new Gallery with improved lighting and more hanging space, and an enlarged Alcove.
We thank our Past Board Members
 Two new art classrooms with all amenities.
William Cain
 New restrooms to complement our existing restrooms.
Attorney Elizabeth Gamsky-Rich
 New canopies at the entrance and to the north for patron safety and comfort.
R. Bruce Grover
 A new enlarged garden area north of the building for outdoor events.
Dr. Michael Jacquat
 A new entrance atrium and lobby, plus building access from the garden area.
Our mission…
 Energy efficiency to aid in the reduction of power consumption.
To enliven the spirit of our community Plus a myriad of improvements to make your visit more enjoyable. This revitalized anchor to the entrance of
Copper Box Band
and to enrich the lives of all by providing historic downtown Plymouth will benefit our members, guests, and the community.
diverse experiences in the arts.
During this season of giving, we trust that you will kindly consider a contribution to the Plymouth Arts Center.
Be part of this exciting project that will bring enjoyment to all for many years to come.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Tom Slater, President
2010
Holiday Edition
PUBLISHED BY THE PLYMOUTH ARTS CENTER FOR ITS MEMBERS AND FRIENDS
The Christmas Schooner Sails into Plymouth, WI
The Plymouth Arts Center is pleased to announce its cast for the “The Christmas
Schooner,” musical theatre production. Five shows will be presented: Friday-Saturday,
December 10-11 at 7:30pm, a matinee on Saturday, Dec. 11 at 3:00pm, and Dec.1718, at 7:30pm. Tickets are on sale now! The cast features:Kari Fabian as Alma Stossel;
Don Held as Gustav Stossel; David Colton as Peter Stossel; Kyle Schwanke as Steve;
Patrick Schirmer as Rudy; Dennis Fermenich as Oskar; Wendy Schuh as Mary Claire;
Lorraine Selinski/Renee Wachuta as Ethel; Laurelle Lubotsky as Martha; Maddison
McKinch as Rose; Amanda Van de Kamp as Matilda; JaLynn Schuh as Anna; Delaney
Scudella as Emma; Hannah Anhalt as Kate; Emily Schwartz as Elena; Emily Schuh as
Katrina; Emma McKinch as Isabell; Miriam Fabian as Joy; Amanda Triebensee as Bethaney; Carly Triebensee as
Clara; Liam Fintak as Patrick; Kailei Wachuta as Lily; Tehya Wachuta as Violet; and Mikey Ambrowiak as Regina.
Upcoming Exhibit
16th Annual Holiday
Membership Exhibit
Sponsored by:
Bank First National
Dec.3-January 21, 2011
Coming to Downtown Plymouth
in June 2011. Please check out
website: www.thewalldogs.com
Alcove Gallery Shop
Members’ Gallery Shop
Sue Strandberg and
Donald Urness
Dec. 3-January 21, 2011
Gallery 110 North
Tues-Sat: Noon-4pm
Sun: 1:00-4pm
Closed Mondays & holidays.
Admission to the Gallery
is always free!
PAC Office Hours:
Tuesday-Friday 10am-4pm
E-mail: [email protected]
www.plymoutharts.org
(920) 892-8409
The show is directed by Katie O’Regan who is making her debut at the Plymouth Arts Center. Musical accompaniment
will be provided by Mitch McFadden on piano; Thomas Pibal, rehearsal accompanist; Jessica Treppish, flute; Amanda
VandeKamp, clarinet; and Maddison McKinch on harp. The creative team includes: Katie O’Regan, set design; Patrick
Schirmer and Don Held, set construction; Bill Johnston, sound and lighting technician; and Karen Held, Props Mistress.
Donald Held is coordinating the float for this year’s Christmas parade.
The Christmas Schooner is
a holiday treasure that all
ages will enjoy. Based on
historic events, this heartwarming original musical
created by Chicago theater
veterans Author John
Reeger and Lyricist Julie
Shannon, tells the story of
a brave Michigan shipping
captain who sails the
treacherous winter waters
of Lake Michigan to bring
the Tannenbaum, (the
Christmas Tree) to thousands of German immigrants in Chicago. The
musical follows Peter and
Cast Photo Courtesy of Ken Pannier Photography
Alma Stossel, two 19th
century pioneers, who are full of energy and dreams and Peter's young son Karl, and his father, Gus, from the old country. The show is full of glorious music, charming dances, and the lively spirit of the sailing crew of The Molly Doone. The
story is a timely and stirring reminder of the value of family, the importance of tradition, and our obligation to celebrate
the living while honoring our ancestors. Tickets for the production will be $10 in advance or $12 at the door; and can be
purchased at the Plymouth Arts Center Box Office, Tuesday-Friday, 10am-4pm or by calling (920) 892-8409; Email:
[email protected]. MasterCard/Visa accepted. The show is sponsored by the G.F.W.C. Plymouth Woman’s Club.
Director Katie O’Regan has directed over 50 staged productions including an off Broadway show of
Tennessee Williams at the Producers Club in New York City, “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” and
“The Tempest” in Milwaukee; she created and directed the acclaimed musical, “The Singer, The
Painter, the Dancer and the Muse” in Miami, and several original productions of her own making…
“CARITAS!” at the Weill Center in Sheboygan and a musical theater camp, “True Mythology,” at the
UW-Sheboygan. She is currently attaining her doctoral degree at the UW in Education with a minor
in the Arts. She also is the director of Sacred Noise Society productions: www.sacrednoisesociety.org. Along with being
a director, she is a classically trained singer and actress having been in numerous professional productions across the
country.
The Christmas
Schooner
Musical
5 shows:
Dec.10-11,17-18
16th Holiday
Membership Eve
Friday, Dec. 3
5-8pm
Please mark your
calendar for:
“Great Ladies
of Jazz” Concert
With Janice & Joe
Sat. Feb. 12, 2011,
7:30pm
4th Annual New
Year’s Eve Party
and the
Big Cheese Drop
Fri. Dec. 31st
8pm-1am
P.O. BOX 253 Plymouth, WI 53073
BULK RATE
U.S. Postage Paid
Plymouth, WI
Permit No. 91
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A Warm Welcome to
New Members....
Joyce Piscitello
Jim Powers
Daryl & Eva Lehman
Charles & Janice Wittkopp
Lora Lynds
Lyle & Linda Jens
Victoria McCabe
Jeffry Stern
Kenneth Husband
Dean Bohlman
Edit Mercer
Jim Selle
Judith Badura
Wolfgang Geisler
Patricia Winters
Richard Mittelstadt
Judy Stevenson
Paul Mix
Marlyce Kaiser
Yiyun Wang
Rie Sakahara
Katie Koch
Tanya Cudworth
David Fayne
Jessica Dunning
Robert Kleckner
Tyree Curry
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Plymouth Review Press Release: Thursday, October 7, 2010
Paint the Town, en Plein Air, Premier Painting Event Great Success
Plymouth, WI - The Plymouth
Arts Center Board of Directors
officially launched a bold new
building renovation and
expansion capital campaign this
week. The campaign goal is to
raise $1.5 million to renovate
and to expand the Arts Center’s
current 8700 sq. ft. facility
located at 520 E. Mill Street,
downtown Plymouth. The effort
is the largest fundraising
campaign in the Arts Center’s
17-year history. The PAC board
is pleased to announce that Lou
Gentine, chairman and chief
executive officer of Sargento
Foods Inc., Plymouth, WI
graciously accepted the position
of Campaign Chairman.
If you were in Plymouth the first weekend in October, you may have noticed over 25 artists “Painting
the Town,” on street corners, by the Mill Pond, in the countryside, and even in the alleyways. A
premier outdoor paint-out of Historic Plymouth was presented by the Plymouth Arts Center and
coordinated by artist Kitty Lynne Klich. Artists from all over Wisconsin participated in this new three
day, plein air painting event for the Plymouth Arts Center. Visitors and residents were able to watch
the artists at work as they captured picturesque Plymouth on canvas and paper in oils, watercolors
and acrylics. Sixty-five outstanding art pieces of area buildings, houses, farms, landscapes, rivers,
and more were entered into the Paint theTown event. Artists Paula Swaydan-Grebel and Kitty Lynne
Klich judged the work with winning artists receiving cash and merit awards of over $1000.
Photo Courtesy of Ken Pannier Photography
The grand finale of “Paint the Town, en Plein Air” was a gala celebration held on Saturday evening
at the Arts Center. Tickets were available to the public for the gala in advance and at the door.
Ticket holders were awarded the first opportunity to see all the artwork beautifully displayed and
place bids on their favorite pieces at the silent auction. Guests also enjoyed a “Taste of Plymouth”
cuisine with delectable hors d’oeuvres compliments of the Mill Street Grill, Exchange Bank Coffee
House, Sweet Basil, Plymouth Piggly Wiggly, and Sartori Foods; a wine tasting by the Wine House
of Sheboygan Falls; and music by the Smooth Groove Jazz Trio.
Capital Campaign Building Committee: L to R: Tom Slater, Donna Hahn, Lou Gentine, Karl Galstad,
Bernie Nowicki, not pictured, Robert Hoopman. Photo Courtesy of Ken Pannier Photography
The Plymouth Arts Center is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, charitable, membership arts organization established in
1993. Events at the Plymouth Arts Center have increased steadily since its humble beginnings with current
annual attendance exceeding 20,000 visitors, representing an average of over 20% year-on-year growth.
After years of bursting at the seams with its lively schedule of artistic and cultural events, the Arts Center
embarked upon a carefully planned expansion and renovation program. When the project is complete, new
features will include an expanded gallery exhibition wing and gallery shoppe conveniently located at the
primary entrance, an increase of 50% to the theatre-event great room space, a new education wing with two
classrooms, two new restrooms, a new serving kitchen, an additional 2,400 square feet of storage space, a
new entrance foyer, canopies front and rear in keeping with the historic Spanish revival architecture, resulting
in an energy efficient, attractive anchor to historic downtown Plymouth.
The Plymouth Arts Center thanks Kitty Lynne Klich for coordinating this premier event as a fundraiser for the upcoming PAC Building Campaign, and to the sponsors for helping to make this event
possible: Robert J. Kuehl, CFP, Vice-President, H.C. Denison Co., Sheboygan; American Family
Insurance Company: Kate Holfeltz Agency, Plymouth; Dave Hanson Agency, Plymouth; Brian
Passehl Agency, Sheboygan Falls; and Bonnie & John Abler of Abler’s Art Glass & Gallery, Kiel.
PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR NEXT YEAR’S EVENT,
2ND ANNUAL “PAINT THE TOWN, en PLEIN AIR” a
weeklong event, beginning, Monday, October 3rd; with a grand finale
on Saturday, October 8, 2011.
“This is an incredibly exciting time for the Plymouth Arts Center and the Plymouth community,” says Tom
Slater, president of the Board of Directors. “On behalf of the Board and Mr. Gentine, we are very pleased to
finally unveil the renovation completed drawings and capital campaign strategy. This renovation project will
architecturally complement our 1930’s building, ultimately expanding our valuable programs and services that
benefit the community, visitors, and the 25,000 residents of Western Sheboygan County.”
“Mamma Mia”
Bus Trip with
Kitty Lynne Klich
Deadline to register
extended to Dec.1st
$105 per person
Includes lunch.
Sat. January 8th
10:30am-5:30pm
Gentine said, “During the campaign’s silent phase, we have been identifying funding sources, and have
secured pledges of over $500,000. I’m confident that individual philanthropists, corporations, and foundations
in the greater Sheboygan County area, as well as community members and friends of the arts from all walks
of life will come forward with their support to get us over the top. The Plymouth Arts Center truly is the hub of
cultural activity for our community and a significant anchor business for the downtown.”
2011 Art Classes
Please check the
PAC website for
new classes 2011:
plymoutharts.org
3rd Annual
Plymouth
Festival of
Fine Arts
Saturday,
June 11, 2011
10am-4pm
Attention Artists: Art Fair Registration
materials will be available soon!
Marie Mahan, Coordinator
“The Plymouth Arts Center has a bright future and is a source of great pride for our community,” said Donna
Hahn, Plymouth Arts Center Executive Director. “I’m extremely proud of our dedicated team of artists,
performers, and volunteers, as they are the foundation of this project. Their talents and efforts have lead to
this expansion and renovation project.”
The Plymouth Arts Center anticipates that the proposed renovations, additions and changes to the existing
building will generate additional needed income while controlling expenses, provide for the current and
long-term projected needs to serve the community, continue to provide meaningful experiences in the Arts,
attract new residents, as the arts provide a selling point to bring businesses and their employees to the community, create more tourism and a positive impact on the redevelopment and restoration of historic downtown
Plymouth, Wisconsin.
The Plymouth Arts Center is supported through membership dues, fund-raising events, sponsorships, grants
and private and corporate donations. It is registered with the Internal Revenue Service as a non-profit
organization and donations are tax deductible according to the tax laws. To learn more about how you might
become an important partner in our future, please contact Donna Hahn, Executive Director at 920-892-8409;
email: [email protected]. Tuesday-Friday 10am-4pm. Information on “How to make a pledge to the
Campaign” is also available on the Arts Center’s website: www.plymoutharts.org. Cick on the Capital
Campaign tab on the homepage.
Artist
Stephen Wysocki
The following artists won awards for their artwork…
Professional Category
1st Place, Lori Beringer, “Bleeping Sun”
Oil
2nd Place, Jennifer Anderson, “Looking West” Oil
3rd Place, James Hempel “Over the Rooftops” Oil
Merit, Phil Sealy, “View from Nutt Hill”
WC
Merit, Bob Beck, “Sunning”
Oil
Merit, Stephen Wysocki, “Remnant”
Acrylic
Quick Paint
Winner: Bob Beck, “Church”
Oil
Merit, Phil Sealy, “Astors and Willow”
WC
Merit, Anthony Sell, “Downtown Plymouth #2” Oil
Merit, Kyle Martin, “Beaver’s House”
Oil
Non-Professional Category
1st Place, Martin Carney, “Imagine”
Oil
2nd Place, Jenna De Troye,“52 Stafford ”
WC
3rd, Cristina Guaro,“Remember Me On Sunday” Oil
Merit, Shirley Van Stelle, “Mill Pond”
Oil
Merit, Cristina Guaro,“Paint the Town Event”
Oil
Merit, Mary Ann Zuengler, Historic Laack Bldg. Pen & Pastel
Viewer’s Choice Award
Winner: James Hempel, “Century Farm”
Oil
The original artwork of 115 members of the Plymouth Arts Center will be showcased in the 16th
Annual Holiday Membership Exhibit, opening in Gallery 110 North, Friday, December 3rd. The
public is invited to join the exhibiting artists for a festive holiday reception from 5-8 PM. Pieces
created in a wide variety of media have been entered to the show. Visitors to the Gallery will be
invited to cast a ballot for their favorite pieces in the Viewers’ Choice category with winners
announced at the close of the exhibit. The show runs from December 3rd to January 21, 2011.
This exhibit is graciously underwritten by Bank First National.
Internationally recognized artist and art educator, Bonnita Budysz, will judge the exhibit and select
pieces for special recognition. Known for her oil paintings and pastels, she is an award winning
member of the Oil Painters of America; an awarded/signature member of the American Impressionists Society of the West Coast. International Artist
Magazine selected her work and style to be part of their recently published book, How Did You Paint That?
An awards ceremony, following a brief membership meeting and a special presentation by PAC President, Tom Slater, will be held at 6:30 pm.
Complimentary refreshments will be served. Live holiday musical entertainment by pianists, Mary Fellenz, Drea Wagner, and Robert Herrmann, and
Iona Herrmann and Pearl Fischer on clarinet, will add to the festivities.
Tickets on sale now for the
Make your
reservation
today for our:
4th Annual
“Build Your Own
New Year’s Eve Party”
Friday, Dec. 31, 2010
8pm-1:00am
“Great Ladies of Jazz”
concert with Janice & Joe of Jazz „n More
$25 per table Members
$35 per table Non-Members
“Big Cheese Drop”
at Midnight!
Live Music by the
Smooth Groove Jazz Trio
The “Renaissance” Table won First Place
Last New Year‟s Eve
Saturday, February 12, 2011 at 7:30pm
$15.00 refreshments are included