January 27^th

Fond du Lac High School Winter Jazz Concert

Goodrich Little Theatre at 7:30pm

Tickets are free!

Concert features a jazz combo, Jazz II and the award-winning Jazz Ensemble I. Selections include music by Thelonious Monk, Herbie Hancock, Benny Carter, Billie Holiday, Lester Young, Duke Ellington and Chick Corea.

Food and People

Lighthouse Christian Church 10:00AM

Tickets are free!

Learn to grow healthy food and how to choose fresh foods ripe off the vine. Call 517-3980 if you need a ride. Group will meet weekly through March 24.

39^th Annual Ducks Unlimited Banquet

Holiday Inn Fond du Lac

5:00pm-10:00pm

Tickets are $70 with membership

Raffle winners may choose from a 12-gauge shotgun or $200 cash. Call 251-8831 to purchase tickets. Purchase includes a raffle entry. Ducks Unlimited is a nonprofit dedicated to conserving wildlife habitats.

Fond du Lac City Wide Spelling Bee

Theisen Auditorium

7:00pm

January 28^th

Noon Hour Getaway

Ripon Public Library

12:00pm-1:00pm

Tickets are free!

Bring a bag lunch and enjoy an armchair vacation. Desserts and beverages for sale. Residents share photos, slides and stories from recent trips and residences.

Trinity Baptist 10^th Annual Auction

Holiday Inn Fond du Lac

5:30pm-9:00pm

Tickets are free!

Trinity Baptist School sells a wide variety of items to benefit its Educational Services.

“Megamind”

North Fond du Lac School District Theatre

7:00 PM

Tickets are $3

Megamind, voiced by Will Farrell, is the most brilliant and least successful villain in the world. But then he defeats Metro Man and secures his place as the top ultra-powerful caped figure in the city. When a new villain emerges and threatens the peace, can Megamind turn from hellion to hero? Megamind is rated PG for action and language and runs 1 hour, 36 minutes. All showings include intermissions.

January 29^th

4-H Music and Drama Festival

UW Fond du Lac

10:00am-12:00pm

Tickets are free!

Fond du Lac County 4-H will members from Kindergarten through high school sing, play instruments, dance and perform skits. Guests may stay as long as they like.

Kids’ Craft Day

Ledge View Nature Center, Chilton

1:00PM

$3 per Child

Kids may make nature crafts to take home. Parents must supervise.

January 30^th

Winterfest and Chili Bowl

Fond du Lac County Fairgrounds

10:30AM

Free parking and admission

Mass starts at 10:30 a.m. After Mass, enjoy homemade chili, brats, burgers, treats and beverages. Play some bingo, live music by Dalz House and a cash raffle.

Soup Sunday

Oakfield United Methodist Church

12:00PM-2:00pm

Ticket Pricing: $6 for those 13 and older; $4 for kids 6 to 12; free for 5 and younger. Serving homemade soups and chili with bread, beverages and desserts. Buy tickets at the door.

Chamber Music Concert

Church of Our Savior

3:00pm

Tickets are free!

Concert features soloists and ensembles from the Fond du Lac Symphonic Band

January 31^st

Fire and Water: Hosedown for Orchestra Concert

UW Oshkosh Music Hall

7:00pm-9:00pm

Tickets are $5

The Oshkosh Youth Symphony Orchestra and Philharmonia perform. Song selections include Handel, G.F.: Water Music Suite, Gould, Morton: Hosedown, A firefighter Fable Stravinsky, Igor: Danse Infernale and Berceuse.

Fond du Lac Women's Chorus Rehearsal

Memorial Baptist Church

7:00pm

Tickets are free!

The group is directed by David Simmons and accompanied by Georgine Antos. The chorus will perform a spring concert. Auditions aren?t required. Women 18 and older are welcome.

February 1^st

Great Decisions: Responding to the Financial Crisis

Fond du Lac Public Library

7:00pm

Tickets are free!

Martin Farrell, a Ripon College professor, will look at the 2007-2008 crises and its aftermath, including bank bailouts and interdependence between private and public finances. Fond du Lac Public Library’s annual Great Decisions series begins lasts through February. The annual event explores issues and conflicts affecting the nation and world.

February 2^nd

Lecture Series: Making the Connection Between Environmental Protection and Public Health

Horicon Marsh International Education Center

7:00pm

Tickets are free!

DNR Environmental Enforcement Specialist Pam Kober speaks.

Children’s Storytime

Fond du Lac Public Library

10:30am-11:00am

Tickets are free!

Stories, fingerplays, games and songs for children 3 to 5 years old. Call 929-7080 to register.

February 3^rd

February 4^th

Ziji Brazilian Band

OuterEdge Stage, Appleton

7:30am-12:00pm

Tickets are $10

Live music.

Kinderd Soul Live

The Shack, Fond du Lac

9:00pm-1:30am

Tickets are free!

Band plays 80s to current hard rock and metal

February 5^th

Creative Workshops

Flourish, Ripon

10:00am

Ticket Pricing: $15 to $75.

Learn floral design, paper arts, mixed media, decoupage, basketry and more from area artists. Held Saturdays from Feb. 5 through April 9. Registration is required. Call (920) 748-3301 or email flourishinginripon@gmail.com for more information.

Candlelight Ski of Hike

Zillmer Trail Area, Campbellsport

5:30pm

Free with sticker

Hit the trails in a pair of snowshoes or a pair of cross country skis and enjoy the trails lighted up by candlelight. A Wisconsin State Parks System vehicle sticker will be required for entrance.

February 7^th

Youth Valentines Party

Rosendale Community Center

3:30pm

Tickets are free!

Designed for kids 12 and younger to stop by to make a Valentine's Day craft, play games and listen to stores. Treats will be provided. No registration is needed. The Fond du Lac Public Library is sponsoring the party.

Children’s Book Club

Fond du Lac Public Library

4:00pm

Tickets are free!

Club is for youth in grades 2 and 3. Club will meet monthly to discuss books and reading. Snacks will be served. No registration necessary.