What's Happening at The Schauer Arts Center with Julie Johnson
Since 2001, there has been a shining beacon of love for the arts in Washington County. That beacon...the Schauer Arts Center in Hartford, Wis. Julie Johnson, the organization's Development Coordinator, joins me on this week's episode to talk about the great events and performances they have coming up between now and the end of the year.
Schauer Arts Center - https://schauercenter.org
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including me accidentally hitting the bell with my pinky. Each and every week I meet with someone in or around Washington County to talk about great things that are happening here. Too often, too often. There's negativity and vitriol and other big words to describe bad things that go on like Facebook and you know, just leaves you kind of feeling icky, right?
So my goal for this show is that I'm able to point you in the direction of good and positive things. I want the show to be somewhat of a palate cleanser for the soul, not chicken soup, saltine crackers. This week, my guest is Julie Johnson. Julie is the development coordinator at Shower Arts Center in Hartford, Wisconsin.
The Shower Center's mission is developing, supporting, and promoting arts. And you know what? What Fuzz? They're pretty darn good at it. So here's 15 minutes on the Shower Arts Center with Julie Johnson on 15 Minutes with Fuzz.
Julie, thanks for joining me. Now, before we get to talk about all the great holiday and Christmas programming that's coming up at Shower Arts Center, let's talk a little bit about you and what you do. So what is your role at Shower Arts Center and how long have you been with the organization?
[: I have been with them since: [: [:Grant writing, especially with the pandemic, that was a huge part of what I was doing, so.
[: [:And so, um, We do look for, uh, the community, both in individuals and in corporate, to help us with our mission. Sure. Um, which is great.
[:And, uh, but it's not just all plays and concerts, right? You also have a, um, pretty robust school for the arts?
[:And I am not a dancer, but had the most fun, um, learning a few dance steps along with having a social drink and meeting a ton of other people. So. It's a great opportunity to learn, to be social, to expand on any interests that you have in the arts.
[: [:So if you don't want to be on the stage, you can get involved with the tech side of it, learn about lighting and set building and that kind of stuff. So lots of opportunities there. And then of course the dance program. We have offerings in Irish, ballet, contemporary, tap, and jazz. So, kind of, whatever your interest is, we're here for ya.
[: [: [:So it's been, yeah, and now I'm getting old. So it's been, it's been 21 years. And a lot of people know where it is, but where is Shower Arts Center?
[:Yeah. Great little location. It used to be Libby's Canning Factory. That's right. So it's got a lot of history. Like
[: [: [: [:So we encourage families of all sizes and ages to come and join us for that. It's an Italian Christmas story. So it's a musical based on the ancient holiday story. Before the show, we will also have Free children's activities, just to kind of incorporate that sense of family and doing things together. So from 12.
30 to 1. 30, there will be activities available prior to the show, starting at two o'clock.
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[: [:Okay. There's little cabaret tables. It's a much more social. low key atmosphere, but he sings the funniest Christmas music ever. I don't know if you know the music of Weird Al, but he's been compared to like, taking Christmas and turning it into that style of music. of singing and songs. Sure,
[: [: [: [:30 performance of A Rocky Mountain Christmas. Which is the music of John Denver and Holiday Favorites.
[: [:Two of them actually have things going on this month that you might be interested in. The Kettle Moraine Fine Arts Guild has their annual holiday show up in the art gallery going on right now through January 30th. So if you come to a show, feel free to stop up at that art gallery and take a peek at what our local artists are doing.
have to provide, and if you, if something sparks you, you can purchase pieces up there as well. So, um, it's a neat opportunity. And then also the Hartford Community Chorus has their concert coming up on December 12th. It's not a ticketed event, so you can just show up, but all of that information is also available either on their website or on ours.
[: [:So we definitely are always looking for donors who help support our mission. as well as volunteers. Um, we can't do a performance without the help of our volunteers. Each performance houses ushers that help run a house, finding seats. And so forth. So if anybody's interested in volunteering, they can email us at info at ShowerCenter.
org and we'll connect you with the right people to get you started. But it's a great way to even come see a show for free because as an usher you you sit in on the show and It's it's a fabulous opportunity. So if you love attending shows, it's a great way to you know, get some friends together Um, we do have a small training that goes into that, but, um,
[:It is so worth
[: [: [: [: [: [: [:Yeah. Um.
[: [: [: [:But you know, the parking lot is right there. You don't have to pay for it. There's plenty of opportunities for restaurants, so
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