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More Halloween fun, a musical legend and more this weekend

Don McLean  Friday 11/1 | Grand Theater, Wausau  When I was a kid, I remember singing Don McLean’s American Pie...
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Inmate accused of killing Schulz-Juedes to undergo examination 

Cindy Juedes-Schulz at her trial for the murder of Ken Jeudes, for which she was later convicted. Fellow inmate Taylor...
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Theater, Meat Loaf, Halloween fun and more this weekend

True West  Thurs-Sat 10/24-26 | Whitewater Music Hall, Wausau  I really like that the Wausau Community Theater has been thinking...
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New technology could be coming to Wausau buses soon 

New technology long found in other transit systems could soon be making its way to Wausau buses.  Wausau Transit Director...
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Cabaret, Thriller, downtown Halloween fun and more this weekend

A Night at the Cabaret  Friday 10/18 | The Great Dane, Wausau  Here at City Pages we covered the challenges...
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Marathon County tax rates are expected drop again 

County taxpayers are expected to see a drop in their tax rates next year.  Marathon County Administrator Lance Leonhard says...
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A harvest fest, a bike race, a one-man band and more this weekend

Brass Queens  Thursday 10/10 | Grand Theater, Wausau  Horns in modern music is just a favorite of mine. That’s probably...
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Committee OKs planning option with Wangard Partners for RiverLife

Wangard Partners will have until the end of 2025 to review a site in Wausau’s RiverLife development area.  The city’s...
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Riverlife Briq’s in Wausau won’t reopen next year

When the Briq’s RiverLife location closed this season, it turns out that was for good.  Wausau leaders announced last week...
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Musicals, Ben Folds and more events in Wausau this weekend

Side by Side by Sondheim  Multiple October dates | UWSP Stevens Point and Wausau  This looks to be a promising...
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Work underway on Westside Battery affordable housing site 

The former Westside Battery location, shown in this file photo, has been torn down as work begins on an affordable...
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Skate jam, book festival and more this weekend

Downtown Skate Jam  Sunday, 8/29 | Downtown Wausau  Even if you’re too old to risk breaking your face on a...
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Chicago Stylez is providing a soul food option on the UWSP-Wausau campus

Rochelle Brown poses by the Chicago Stylez menu and customer counter at the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point's Marathon...
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Blossom of Lights, food trucks and more this weekend

Blossom of Lights  Through Oct. 26 | Monk Botanical Gardens, Wausau  OK, so get something out of the way: Yes,...
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Police investigating bus crash in Elderon

Investigators are looking into what caused a school bus crash Thursday in the town of Elderon.  Deputies say two vehicles,...
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Artrageous Weekend, Purging Paradise and more this weekend

Artrageous weekend  Sat-Sun 9/7-8 | Various locations, Wausau  The size of this festival, with hundreds of artists from around the...
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Multi-jurisdiction chase leads to Grand Avenue crash, arrests 

Several people have been arrested from a crash that resulted from a high-speed pursuit from Kronenwetter into Wausau last week. ...
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Bluegrass, jazz, architecture, and so much more this weekend

Jackpine Jamboree  Thurs..-Sun. 8-29-9/1 | Wildlife Campground, Birnamwood  If you’re into bluegrass, there is a good chance that you already...
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Greenheck Turner facility to host World Horseshoe championship 

The Greenheck Turner facility built in Weston just finished construction - and it’s already slated to host a world championship. ...
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Here are five Wausau events to check out this weekend

Shadows of the War: Ukraine in Monochrome  Opening 8/24 | Just Right Bakery, Wausau  A number of Ukrainians have made...
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LogJam, August Kickbusch and more Wausau events this weekend

Log Jam  Fri-Sun 8/9-11 | River Park, Mosinee  LogJam is one fascinating event. It combines some very old-school historical reenactment — folks dressed as and working as blacksmiths, pioneers and other early Wisconsin types, some of them truly acting in character, which is always a trip — with fun events that make it a little […]

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Shrek Jr, Solstic Summit, Wings of Halcyon and more this weekend

Shrek Jr: The Musical  Thursday, Sat-Sun, 6/13, 6/15-6 | Grand Theater, Wausau  The Penguin Project nearly had to fold its doors over the past two years, by their own words — but now they’re back, and unstoppable! For those who aren’t aware, The Penguin Project works with people aged 8-22 with special needs or disabilities

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Architectural ambles, Wausau pride and more events this weekend

Architecture Amble  Thursday 5/30 | First UU Church, Wausau  I’m a pretty big history nerd, so this one caught my attention. Join a local historian as he goes through the architectural history of our downtown churches. Most of these churches were built between 1850 and 1912, and were “woven into the fabric of Wausau” according

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