Mission in Action: Local Events Serve the Community

As a nonprofit organization, the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center’s mission to serve as a gathering place for the community drives every event. Whether it’s hosting a big blockbuster Broadway show, presenting a daytime education performance or hosting a community event, the mission comes to life in many different ways.

In the next few weeks, the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center is pleased to welcome the Boys & Girl’s Club’s Vintage in the Valley (February 24), Appleton Medical Center’s Laughter is the Best Medicine (March 2) and the 11^th Annual Wildwood Film Festival (March 3).

Boys & Girls Club of the Fox Valley presents
Vintage in the Valley - February 24
Join the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Fox Valley to celebrate an unforgettable evening of wine, amazing food and great friends… all to benefit more than 14,000 local youth. The annual Vintage in the Valley event returns to the dazzling Fox Cities Performing Arts Center as the premier wine and cheese tasting event in the Fox Valley!

Enjoy an enchanting evening of sampling over 200 varieties of select wine, gourmet cheeses, indulgent hors d'oeuvres and succulent desserts while being serenaded by the lovely Water Edge Jazz Trio. Each guest will receive a bag of surprises as a memento of your 2012 Vintage in the Valley experience!

Appleton Medical Center & Community Hospice Foundation present
Laughter is the Best Medicine - March 2

America's famed comedy troupe, The Second City, is coming to town in its one of a kind "Laugh Out Loud Tour." From the legendary company that launched the careers of Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert, Steve Carell, Gilda Radner, Bill Murray and more, comes the next generation of the comedy world's best and brightest in an evening of sketch comedy and Second City’s trademark improvisation. Your ticket to the performance will help others and you’ll enjoy a great night of hilarious laughter!

Be sure and buy your tickets early for this one night only performance! Net proceeds from the performance will be directed to the Appleton Medical Center Foundation and Community Hospice Foundation and will benefit patients and their families receiving cancer and hospice care through the services provided by ThedaCare.

11^th Annual Wildwood Film Festival - March 3
The Wildwood Film Festival returns to the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center for its 11th Annual event. Every year the festival presents a mix of genres, and there is truly something for all interests. The films submitted range from drama to comedy and from animation to music videos. All films are submitted from current or former Wisconsinites regardless of where they currently live. Some are beginners, and others have been pursuing film for many years. The festival limits all films to thirty minutes or less, so each showtime will have many pieces to catch the interest of the audience. Originally created to showcase Wisconsin filmmakers, the tagline of "Celebrating Wisconsin Film Talent" is as true today as ever.

Find out more about these events, and order your tickets today at foxcitiespac.com!