Try Glass Firing at The Fire. Throw some Pottery at Mud & Prints. Take a Painting Class at Pinot’s Palette or The Traveling Palette. Decorate Pointe Shoes at Dance! Visit the Gallery at the Trout Museum of Art, Foxley’s Gallery, The Draw, Coventry Glassworks & Gallery or the Wriston Art Center Galleries. Take a [...Read More]
Beautiful views of the Fox River 1,2 or 3 Mile Walking Route City Park…especially the fountain with the sculpture by Dallas Anderson Jones Park Houdini Plaza White Dinner on August 19 Creative Parklet Place Free Downtown Trolley weekends Aug.-Sept. 24 Outdoor Movies every Weds. through Aug. 24 Fox Cities Nite Lite Run/Walk Sept. 30. Adopt [...Read More]
As a casual observer between subject and lens, Graham Washatka revels in the moment – capturing the human spirit as it surfaces in a throng of a frenzied music fans or in the intimacy of a private encounter. Graham is a Fox Valley based photographer who’s keen eye is often called upon to catalogue downtown [...Read More]
Thanks to grants from Principal® and the Mielke Family Foundation, 16 traffic control boxes in Downtown Appleton featuring artistic representations of the diverse cultures of the Fox Cities will be unveiled following a brief presentation in Houdini Plaza at 6 p.m. this Friday, July 15. Creative Downtown Appleton, a 501(c)3 organization administered by Downtown Appleton [...Read More]
Appleton Downtown, Inc., which is celebrating it's 25 the anniversary this year, offers a lineup of family-friendly events this summer including outdoor movies and a Friday evening of Art on the Town featuring chalk artistry. Budding artists can participate in kid-friendly activities in Houdini Plaza on Friday, July 15 as part of the monthly Art [...Read More]
Saturday Outdoor Market Begins EBT Token Matching Program Fans of the weekly outdoor Farm Markets in Downtown Appleton won’t want to miss the addition of this year’s EBT Bonus token program. The Farm Market is a popular food source for area families who utilize the Wisconsin Food Share/ EBT program. The Saturday morning event will [...Read More]
Too often summer snacking is centered around popsicles, potato chips, and cured meats. The key to changing your family’s snacking routine is to change the way you access food in the summer. After all, this is the only time in Wisconsin when our options for sourcing food grow exponentially—think farmers’ markets, roadside stands, pick-your- own [...Read More]
The sun is shining and temperatures are warming: sure signs that summer has officially started! Are you looking for ways to spend even more time out in the sun? Then it is time to visit the wonderful outdoor dining locations here in Appleton Downtown and along the Riverfront! Many of your favorite cafes and dining [...Read More]
Starting June 1st a community-wide contest was prepared for this year’s Mile of Music and it is bigger and better than ever with more candy bars, more locations and more prizes available! Crazy Sweet co-owners Dale Ver Voort and his wife Mary Kelley have put together a promotion that Willy Wonka himself would be proud [...Read More]
In honor of the late poet laureate Ellen Kort, the sidewalk poetry committee chose one of her poems to highlight the 2016 class of poems to be stamped in our Sidewalk Poetry Program. That stamping ceremony will take place on Thursday, June 2 at 10 a.m. near the west end of the College Avenue bridge. [...Read More]