Category: Events

Kids from Wisconsin to Perform

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The Kids from Wisconsin will return to Fond du Lac for their 23rd annual free appearance at Buttermilk Creek Park on Wednesday, Aug. 16 at 7:15 p.m.  Now in their 49th season, the Kids from Wisconsin tradition dates back to 1969 when they first performed at the Wisconsin State Fair.   With the theme “Head Out on the Highway,” this year’s show will… Read more →

Symphonic Band at Buttermilk Festival

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The Fond du Lac Symphonic Band will perform the eighth of ten events in the Buttermilk Festival series on Wednesday, August 9. Music Director Dale Shipe will conduct an eclectic program that includes music from Ireland, Israel and south of the border, along with original music for concert band. The concert at the Wifler Performance Center in Buttermilk Creek Park begins… Read more →

Water City Jazz Orchestra

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The Water City Jazz Orchestra will perform at the Wifler Performance Center in Buttermilk Creek Park in Fond du Lac on Wednesday, August 2. The 7:15 p.m. concert is the seventh event of the summer-long Buttermilk Festival, a free, family-oriented music festival that is hosted and produced by the Fond du Lac Symphonic Band. The Water City Jazz Orchestra was organized in 2015… Read more →

“Musical Stage” Concert on July 26

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Conductor Emeritus Ray Wifler, assisted by Music Director Dale Shipe, will lead the Fond du Lac Symphonic Band in music from  “The Musical Stage” on Wed., July 26. The 7:15 p.m. performance is the sixth in the Wednesday night Buttermilk Festival series at Buttermilk Creek Park in Fond du Lac.   Soprano Elise Thelen Winkel will sing Hear Ye Israel from “Elijah” and Sempre Libera from “La Traviata.” Clarinetist… Read more →