Things to do: Bees are highlight of Honey Sunday, Optimists host mini golf fundraiser
Bees and their sweet treat will be the focus of the popular Honey Sunday program at Mosquito Hill Nature Center.
Other events coming up in the Fox Valley include performances by Grammy-winner Kurt Elling, a mini golf tournament for the Appleton Noon Optimists, and a concert by pop duo, 7000apart.
Learn about beekeeping and more during Honey Sunday
Mosquito Hill Nature Center in New London will host its popular Honey Sunday, from noon to 3 p.m. Sept. 8. Mosquito Hill is located at N3880 Rogers Road.
Learn about beekeeping techniques (and the bees themselves), enjoy a sweet treat, check out the inside of a beehive, enjoy an educational presentation, and take a wagon ride.
There will be a brat fry and local honey will be available for sale.
Admission is $10 per carload.
For more information, visit “Honey Sunday” on Facebook.
Jazz Coterie presents Kurt Elling performance at North Shore
Two-time Grammy winner Kurt Elling will appear in concert Sept. 8 at North Shore Golf Club, N8421 North Shore Road, Menasha. There are two shows scheduled, at 6 and 8 p.m.
During his 25-year career, Elling has won three Prix du Jazz Vocal, two German Echo Awards, two Dutch Edison Awards, and has been nominated for a Grammy Award 16 times. He also has won 12 Jazz Journalists Awards for “Male Vocalist of the Year.”
According to a press release, Elling has worked with almost every luminary in the jazz world and performed wtih the NY Philharmonic, The BBC Concert Symphony, The Count Basie Orchestra, and The Village Vanguard Orchestra. He has twice performed at the White House — one of them being with the National Symphony Orchestra for President Obama’s first State Dinner.
Appearing with Elling is Joey Calderazzo.
Admission starts at $20 at jazzcoterie.com.
Mini golf event to raise funds for Appleton Noon Optimists
The Appleton Noon Optimists will host a Mini Golf Tournament Sept. 10 at Badger Sports Park. The event runs 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at 3600 E. Evergreen Dr., Appleton.
There will be prizes for best score, hole-in-one prizes, and a chance to learn about the Optimists. The Appleton Fire Department will have some local firefighters and a truck at the event from 5:30 to 6 p.m.
When arriving to play, let front desk staff know you are there to support the Optimist Mini Golf Event. The cost is $9 for ages 10 and older and $8 for 9 and younger and 60 and older.
Mini golfing is $9 for ages 10 and up and $8 for under 10 or over 60 years.
For more information, visit appletonnoonoptimists.com.
Stone Arch Sessions to feature pop duo, 7000apart
Swedish/American alt-pop duo, 7000apart, will be the featured performer of the Sept. 10 Stone Arch Sessions. The duo will perform at 7 p.m. at Stone Arch Brewpub, 1004 S. Olde Oneida St., Appleton.
Admission is a $10 suggested donation at the door.
7000apart is comprised of singer Amelie Eiding and multi-instrumentalist Jon Kresin, who have both struggled with mental health issues over the years and have fostered a genuine passion for helping others through their music.
The pair met when Eiding visited Wisconsin as a Swedish exchange student and bonded over their love of music. They maintained a long-distance relationship, writing songs together while being 7000 kilometers apart for three years.
The duo got married in 2016 and moved to the U.S. with the intention of pursuing music together full-time. They kept writing through the pandemic, and are now touring and recording full-time. They have released nine singles, and are working on their second full-length album, Feel Your Feelings.
