The community is invited to two public events at the
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Saturday, Dec. 7.
Breakfast with Santa, 9 a.m. to noon
Families and children will enjoy a pancake breakfast with the jolly old elf
himself, as well as holiday cookie decorating and a free photo with Santa.
Tickets are $6 per person or free with a UW-Stevens Point or Mid-State student
I.D.
Bluegrass concert: Horseshoes and Hand
Grenades and The Boys N’ the Barrels, 8 p.m.
Horseshoes and Hand Grenades hails from Stevens Point and plays
high-energy, progressive string-band music. The five members have shared
the stage with the Infamous Stringdusters, Yonder Mountain String Band, Charlie
Parr, Art Stevenson and High Water, The Big Wu and more (www.hhgmusic.com). The opening band, The
Boys N’ the Barrels, is from Minneapolis, Minn. With influences from old-time
to jazz and rock, the band appeals to traditional and contemporary tastes (www.theboysnthebarrels.com).
Tickets are $5 per person or free with a UW-Stevens Point or Mid-State student
I.D.
Sponsored
by Centertainment Productions, both events will be held in the Laird Room of
the Dreyfus University Center (DUC), 1015 Reserve Street, Stevens Point.
Tickets are available at the University Information and Tickets in the DUC
concourse, by calling 800-346-4100 or at the door.