The Bend Sessions: West Bend's Free Community Lecture Series August – November 2026 MARK MEISNER & PAIGE GEARY The Rise of Kwik Trip: Marketing & Social Media Explosion, Mastering COVID Mark Meisner has led marketing and advertising for La Crosse-based Kwik Trip since 2016, overseeing brand strategy for more than 850 stores across the Kwik
The Asgardian Loki encounters the Other, the representative of an extraterrestrial race known as the Chitauri. In exchange for obtaining the Tesseract, a powerful energy source of unknown potential, the Other promises to provide Loki with an army to conquer Earth. Nick Fury, director of the covert agency S.H.I.E.L.D., arrives at a remote research facility
Steppenwolf and his legions of Parademons attempt to take over the Earth using the combined energies of the three Mother Boxes. The attempt is foiled by a unified alliance including the Olympian Gods, Amazons, Atlanteans, humanity, and extraterrestrial beings. The Mother Boxes are separated and hidden in different locations. Thousands of years later, Superman's death
The Bend Sessions: West Bend's Free Community Lecture Series August – November 2026 BEN HOULE West Bend Sausage Plus Butcher's Craft: Why Quality Still Matters, Understanding the Meat You Buy, Cuts, Grades, Bulk Buying & Buying Local Ben Houle, owner of West Bend Sausage Plus, has spent his career mastering the butcher's craft. After learning
Disney-Pixar Cars (2006 G) In a world populated by anthropomorphic vehicles, the Dinoco 400 race marks the climax of the Piston Cup season. Heading into the event, retiring seven-time champion Strip "The King" Weathers, the cunning Chick Hicks, and the talented but arrogant rookie, Lightning McQueen, are all tied for the season points lead. Lightning
The Bend Sessions: West Bend's Free Community Lecture Series August – November 2026 BILL VOLKERT Birds of the Northern Kettle Moraine Bill Volkert spent 27 years as the naturalist and wildlife educator for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources at Horicon Marsh, where he led more than 3,700 education programs for over 220,000 visitors, including
Sting is a Renaissance man – singer, songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, author, actor and activist. He defies categorization, deftly incorporating jazz, punk rock, folk and gospel, to create some of the best songs crafted in the last 40 years. Worthy of celebration, a group of Madison and Milwaukee's finest jazz musicians have banded together to pay
A Retrospective of Phil Collins & Genesis The name, the songs and the huge drum sounds of Phil Collins are instantly recognizable. Throughout 5 decades, Phil Collins and Genesis have entertained the world with a unique brand of music that has ranged in style from progressive, to rock, pop and funk. Using top touring and
Andy Gross 1:00pm Show - All Ages Andy Gross is a high-energy comedy-magic headliner known for blending stand-up, jaw-dropping magic, and next-level ventriloquism into one nonstop show. His viral videos have amassed over one billion views worldwide, making them some of the most widely shared and recognized magic videos online. His hit Amazon Prime comedy special Are You
Andy Gross 7:30pm Show - 18+ Andy Gross is a high-energy comedy-magic headliner known for blending stand-up, jaw-dropping magic, and next-level ventriloquism into one nonstop show. His viral videos have amassed over one billion views worldwide, making them some of the most widely shared and recognized magic videos online. His hit Amazon Prime comedy special Are You Kidding
The Bend Sessions: West Bend's Free Community Lecture Series August – November 2026 CHRIS YOGERST Warner Bros. – Movie History / Merger with Paramount Chris Yogerst is an associate professor of communication at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and one of the country's foremost historians of Warner Bros. He is the author of several books on
ORIGINS - A Fresh Singer-Songwriter Series September 17th through November 5th - 7pm No ticket required! Simply come in and enjoy! A Community Partnership with National Exchange Bank & Trust September 17th - Judson Brown (duo) The Judson Brown Band is driven by the partnership of singer/guitarist Judson Brown and violinist Colleen Kuraszek, a husband
A new generation of Heartbreakers will soon take our stage—led by Wisconsin singer-songwriter Trapper Schoepp. “For me, it’s about being a link in the chain of musicians before and after my time,” Trapper says. “Tom Petty’s music has been a soundtrack through much of my life, and bringing his songs to life is a joy—for
since 1988 Started on the gritty but thriving Milwaukee music scene in 1988, Morgan Dawley (guitar), Dejan Kralj (bass), Goran Kralj (vocals, piano, guitar), and Scott Schwebel (drums) - later joined by Brian Pettit (percussion) - The Gufs began in a college dorm room, then into a basement, and a garage. Writing and rehearsing, eventually
Praise & Spirits: Music to Inspire The power of music has no boundaries! Join us for this unique, all ages opportunity. Praise & Spirits is a live band music experience. Bring your friends and family, and be filled with the Spirit! The Praise & Spirits’ Band includes: Gary Clausing – Rob Anderson – Scott Wyler
The Bend Sessions: West Bend's Free Community Lecture Series August – November 2026 Anne E. Schwartz Monster: The True Story of the Jeffrey Dahmer Murders Anne E. Schwartz is a veteran Milwaukee journalist who, as a reporter for the Milwaukee Journal in 1991, broke the story of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer and was among the
ORIGINS - A Fresh Singer-Songwriter Series September 17th through November 5th - 7pm No ticket required! Simply come in and enjoy! A Community Partnership with National Exchange Bank & Trust September 24th - Jaik Willis Jaik Willis is a strumming & drumming One Man Band, a wild fire-breathing freakshow; playing an 11 piece drum set with his
512: The Selena Experience is a mind-blowing experience and the closest one you can get to live a Selena concert. Simply, the best Selena tribute production out there! These musicians came together and orchestrated an extraordinary show that will take you back to 1995 within seconds of their first song. 512 will bring to
26 de septiembre 4:00 P.M. Patrocinado por Shooting Star Travels Carmen Lynch cuenta con dos nuevos especiales de comedia: uno en inglés, titulado *Queef Week*, disponible en el canal de YouTube de Mark Normand; y otro en español, llamado *Carmen Lynch en Español*, que se estrenará el 28 de mayo en su propio canal de
Sponsored by Shooting Star Travels Carmen Lynch has two new comedy specials: one in English titled Queef Week on Mark Normand’s YouTube channel, and one in Spanish called Carmen Lynch en Español streaming May 28th on her own YouTube channel. Carmen also has a multitude of late night TV appearances including The Tonight Show Starring
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