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The Central Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra Program (CWYSOP) has a new music director/Symphony Orchestra conductor, Stephan Wucherer. Wucherer joined the Central Wisconsin Youth Symphony Program as the director of the Philharmonia the summer prior to its first season in fall of 2014. He is currently part of the orchestra staff for the Howard-Suamico School District. […]

A violinist who has performed across the globe, a couple who have toured with country and bluegrass stars and a cellist with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra will offer free, public concerts as part of the 2022 American Suzuki Institute (ASI) at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Held July 17-23 and July 24-30, ASI brings students, […]

Introduce your child to playing an instrument during a free event at Riverfront Rendezvous through the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s Aber Suzuki Center. Held from 1-4 p.m., Saturday, July 2, at Pfiffner Pioneer Park in Stevens Point, the “Instrument Petting Zoo” offers the opportunity to try violin, viola, cello, piano, guitar or voice with the […]

Art is more than one field of study for University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point May graduate Casey Nieman, a graphic design major with a minor in media studies. “I’m an artist, a designer and a filmmaker. It all goes together,” he said. “As an artist I get to create visual elements that people see every day. […]

Sam McLellan, a UW-Stevens Point graduate currently in the Broadway touring production of “Anastasia,” returned to his alma mater Wednesday to give a master class while the show performed at the Grand Theater in Wausau. McLellan said acting wasn’t always on his radar, though. “In high school, I was playing football and one of my […]

Outstanding faculty and staff members were recently recognized at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point for their work during the 2022-23 academic year.  The Excellence in Teaching, Scholarship and Service Award was given to Assistant Professor Sarah Orlofske, biology. She is a supportive teacher, working closely with students to help them think like scientists. She promotes […]

Enjoy music performed by students and community members at the three campuses of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point this May. Concerts at the Stevens Point campus are held at Michelsen Hall in the Noel Fine Arts Center, 1800 Portage St., Stevens Point, at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Tickets are $17 for the public, $15 […]

“Danstage 2022,” an evening of new dance created by faculty and guest artists, will close the spring season of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s Department of Theatre and Dance on May 6-8 and 11-13. It features choreography by Assistant Professor Sarah Olson and Professor Michael Estanich as well as guests Pamela Luedtke and Aysha Upchurch. […]

A recent morning found Kiara Menzia, a junior at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, in a classroom creating music. Using a variety of instruments – a triangle, maracas, blocks of wood, she asked kindergartners which sounded like a certain farm animal. As part of her music education major, Menzia is spending Monday mornings this semester […]

Explore the dark and seedy life of 1929 Bohemian Berlin in the musical drama “Cabaret,” staged by the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Department of Theatre and Dance April 15-16 and 21-23. A multiple Tony Award-winning show, “Cabaret” will be performed at Jenkins Theatre in the Noel Fine Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 15, […]

Returning to fully in-person for the first time since 2019, the world’s largest trivia contest will be held April 8-10 by the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point radio station, 90FM WWSP. “Trivia 52: The Stacked Deck” will bring together hundreds of teams from around the world, testing their knowledge, observational skills and reflexes during the 54 […]

It’s not surprising that Lexie Lakmann chose a career in music. Her parents are music teachers in La Crosse. At age 14, she began singing and playing cello at weddings with her mom, who sings and plays piano. As she explored college, her dad, a trombone player and band director, suggested the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. […]