*Community Events*

Antigo Area Community Food Pantry May 3^rd 11am-1pm (Wednesdays) & May 5^th 1pm-3pm (Fridays), 2120 Progress Blvd., Antigo (715) 623-1103.

Elcho Area Community Food Pantry May 1^st & May 8^th 11am-1pm (Mon.), May 3^rd  4-6pm (Wed.) & Every 3^rd Sat. 10am-Noon, 11224 Antigo St., Elcho. Call (715) 610-5886 for more information.

“Artists’ Free Play V” Thru May 14^th. Saturdays & Sundays only, 11am-3pm. WOWSPACE, 114 Vinal Street, Downtown Wittenberg. This is a free art show. A welcome to art of every kind by any artist! This show features a wide, eclectic collection of artwork by a variety of area artists. Go to www.wallsofwittenberg.com for more information.

McCaslin Lioness Spring Fashion Show May 1^st 5pm Waubee Lodge, 18398 Waubee Lake Dr., Lakewood. This is a fun evening that sells out quickly!  Come and enjoy cocktails, dinner, door prizes, raffles and great fashions from local shops. For more information, please call Cyndi at 715-276-3476.

Monday Night Women’s Road Bike Ride May 1^st 5:30pm Langlade Hospital, 112 E. 5^th Ave., Antigo. The Women’s ride meets every Monday evening at 5:30pm at the Langlade Hospital parking lot off Hwy F. Everyone is welcome. The rides take place from May 1st through August 28th. For more information, please contact Mary Jo at [email protected]

Coffee Klatch for Seniors May 2^nd & May 4^th (Every Tues. & Thur.) 9-11am Langlade County Senior Center, 1225 Langlade Rd.,  Antigo. Come and enjoy some coffee and conversation with others. For more information, please call 715-627-6632.

Tuesday Morning Road Bike Ride May 2^nd 10am Antigo Public Library, 617 Clermont Street, Antigo. This bike group meets every Tuesday morning at 10:00am in the spring and 9:00am in the summer. Meet at Antigo Public Library parking lot. Please call Joe at 715-623-5372 for more information.

Boys & Girls Club Teen Night May 2^nd & May 4^th (Every Tues. & Thur.) 5:30-8pm Boys & Girls Club of Langlade Co., 411 Superior St., Antigo. For grades 6-12. Video games, pool, bumper pool, blackjack, double shot, air hockey, carpetball, foosball, music, dodgeball league, volleyball league & more. For more information, please call 715-627-1800 or go to www.bgclang.org.

Tae Kwan Do-Traditional Chung Hon Martial Arts May 2^nd & May 4^th 6:30-8pm Elks Lodge, 622 Clermont St., Antigo. Held on the third floor of the Elk’s Lodge. Open to Anyone 7 years old and up. For more information, please call 715-623-4429.

Blood Pressure Clinic May 3^rd 9am-Noon Antigo Fire Department, 700 Edison St., Antigo. For more information, please call Lisa Vollmar at 715-350-7315.

Wednesday Night Road Bike Ride May 3^rd 5:15pm Langlade County Courthouse, 800 Clermont St., Antigo. The road biking group meets every Wednesday evening at 5:15pm at the Langlade County Courthouse. Bike along as often as you like. For more information, please call Brady at 715-623-3036.

Play & Learn May 4^th 9:30-11am N4013 Hwy. 45, Antigo. Play & Learn is a weekly play group program for parents, caregivers and children from birth to age 5. Staff will provide a parent lesson, an activity for parents and children to do together.  The activity will build skills for school readiness and milestone achievement. Quarterly Ages and Stages questionnaires are made available to parents and caregivers to assist families in helping their children to reach age based development milestones. Join the conversation on Facebook – Northwoods Family Resource Centers http://www.facebook.com/NorthwoodsFRCN. For more information, please call 715-627-1414.

Spring Fling Fashion Show May 4^th 11am The Gathering, 2600 E. Richmond St., Shawano. A fashion & jewelry show luncheon sponsored by the Shawano Woman’s Club. There will also be a cash bar, noon lunch, prizes & raffles. Advance tickets are $25. For more information, please call 715-853-5274.

Card Playing Program May 4^th (Every Thurs.) 1-4pm Langlade County Senior Center, 1225 Langlade Rd., Antigo. Have you been looking for someone to play cards with?  Here is your chance to meet others and share your love for cards. The games being played are canasta, sheepshead & pinochle. For more information, please call 715-627-6632.

New! Rising Healthcare Costs: The Hidden Retirement Danger May 4^th 6:30-7:30pm Rhinelander High School, 665 Coolidge Ave, Rhinelander. This presentation will cover: How healthcare coverage works in retirement. The potential costs of healthcare and their impact on your retirement. A strategy that helps offset and minimize your out-of-pocket costs. How much Medicare costs and what it will cover based on your income. The truth is, the longer you live the more it costs. Do you know what coverage options you have? Will Medicare be enough? Don’t wait until healthcare threatens your retirement dreams to educate yourself. Join instructor David Schmitz of Northland Financial, to discuss these very important topics. This presentation is for people 45 & older. The cost is $5.

Screenagers: Growing up in the Digital Age May 4^th 7-9pm Crandon High School Auditorium, 9750 Hwy. 8, Crandon. Physician & filmmaker Delaney Ruston decided to make SCREENAGERS when she found herself constantly struggling with her 2 children about screen time. Ruston said she felt guilty & confused, not sure what limits were best, especially regarding mobile phones, social media, gaming & how to monitor online homework. Hearing repeatedly how other parents were equally overwhelmed, she realized this is one of the biggest, unexplored parenting issues of our time. Screenagers reveals how tech time impacts kids’ development & offers solutions on how adults can empower kids to best navigate the digital world and find balance. The film screening is free to Forest County area parents & students & is appropriate for children in 6th grade & above. However, parents, grandparents & caregivers of younger children who may be using, or asking to use online social media sites & are also encouraged to attend. For more information, please call the Crandon Public Library at 715-478-3784.

Calvary Lutheran Brat Fry & Bakery Sale May 5^th 10am-2pm Lakeside Market, 536 5^th Avenue, Antigo. We will deliver larger brat orders. Please call 715-623-3858 by Thursday at 5pm.

Annual Drive Thru Fish/Shrimp Fry May 5^th 4-8pm Mountain Ambulance Service, 14336 Hwy 32, Mountain. Held the first Friday of the month, starting on May 2nd. Other dates, June 6th, July 4^th &  August 1st. The fish is Tilapia. Either meal includes cole slaw, rye bread and homemade chips. Also tartar sauce or shrimp sauce. Contact Cyndi Rzepka (715) 850-1433 or Mike Rzepka (715) 850-1422 for more information.

Arsenic and Old Lace May 5-7^th 7:30pm May 5^th & 6^th, 2pm May 7^th Nicolet College Theatre,  5364 College Drive, Rhinelander. In a classic comedy where kindness kills, Abby and Martha Brewster are known for their virtues and charitable acts. But the sweet sisters have taken on another project as well befriending lonely older gentlemen and then poisoning them with arsenic laced elderberry wine. When the sisters’ nephew Mortimer comes home for a visit, his aunts’ misdeeds and the schemes of his insane brothers are uncovered. Murder seems to be the family’s M.O., and the frantic Mortimer may drive himself crazy scrambling to cover up the crimes and keep everyone from serving time. Admission: $9, students and seniors: $7. For more information, call 715-365-4646.

4th Annual Colors of Cancer Run/Walk May 6^th 8am-1pm Crandon International Off-Road Raceway, 10104 Old Hwy 8 Rd., Crandon. The Colors of Cancer is an untimed event with no winners or prizes, but participants will be showered with colored powder at six stations along the run. The Colors of Cancer Run/Walk is an opportunity to work together to build awareness, offer encouragement and raise funds to beat cancer in Forest County. Wear your “Colors of Cancer” T-shirt on race day to show your support and show off your own colors of cancer while crossing the finish line. Entry Fees: $35 – Adult, $15 – Ages 18 & Under, $75 – Families (includes members in the same household), FREE – Cancer Survivors. For Additional Information, call Forest County Ties That Bind Us at 715-478-6342.

Old Fashioned Plow Day May 6^th 9am-6pm Polar Recreation & Ball Park, N2760 County Hwy S,  Antigo. This event features up to 50 working antique tractors, old machinery display, and tractor parade at noon and featuring a Sheppard Diesel. There will be raffles, drawings, cross-cut competition, and petting zoo. Free admission. Food and refreshments available on the grounds. This event is sponsored by the Northwood’s Tractor Club. For more information, please call Mike at 715-219-0458.

Community Color Run May 6^th 10am Riverside Athletic Club, 500 South Center Avenue, Merrill. This is about having the time of your life, The Community Kolor Run for Merrill Area United Way is a five-kilometer or 2 mile, un-timed race in which hundreds of participants, are doused from head to toe in different colors during the event. With only two rules, the idea is easy to follow: Wear white at the starting line, finish plastered in color! The fun continues after Community Kolor Runners and Walkers complete the race with an unforgettable Finish Party. This larger than life party is equipped with music, dancing and massive color throws, which create millions of vivid color combinations. Trust us, this is the best post-5k party in Central Wisconsin! Go to www. riversideathletic.com or call 715-536-2481 for more information.

4^th Annual Women’s Spring Fashion Show May 6^th 1:30pm Elcho Community Pavilion, N11283 Dorr Street, Elcho. The Elcho Community Pavilion presents a spring fashion show. Fashions from local retailers will be on hand for your shopping pleasure. Come out for shopping, wine, cheese, and chocolates! For more information, contact the Elcho Community Pavilion at 715-216-1346.

Misha & Cipa Dichter Performance May 6^th 3-5pm Merrill High School, 1201 North Sales Street, Merrill. The Dichters have performed in recital and with major orchestras throughout the world and have brought to the concert stage many previously neglected works of the two-piano and piano-four-hand repertoires. Misha and Cipa Dichter’s engagements have included recitals in all of the major cities in the United States and Canada, as well as several countries in Europe. They also regularly perform at many leading summer festivals. For more information, go to www.merrillconcerts.org.

Pancake Breakfast & Blood Drive May 7^th 7am-Noon Gleason Lion’s Park, N5179 Bradley Rd., Gleason. Pancake Breakfast will consist of scrambled eggs, regular & potato pancakes, sausage, cheese, and applesauce. The cost is $9 for adults, children 11-5 $5, under 5 is free. There will also be a blood drive at this event. Call Gary Gretenhart at 715-873-4691 for more information.

Gleason Lions Blood Drive May 7^th 8-11am N5179 Bradley Rd., Gleason. To schedule your life-saving appointment, please call Lori at 715-873-4817. Every donor receives a free pancake breakfast!

Tilleda Advancement Pancake Dinner May 7^th 9am-1pm Tilleda Community Hall, W13104 County Road D, Tilleda. The dinner will be served family style, all you can eat. The menu will include potato and buttermilk pancakes, porkies, fresh maple syrup, butter, Wisconsin cheese, applesauce, dessert, ice cream, milk and coffee.

CORRECTION** Wittenberg Rummage-O-Rama May 12^th & 13^th 7:30am-4pm Wittenberg. Maps will be available at Wittenberg area businesses. For more information, please call 715-881-2111.

Movie At The Antigo Palace Theatre May 13^th 3:30pm Antigo Palace Theatre, 823 5^th Ave., Antigo. Come and see The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima, a true story from 100 years ago. $2.00 per person.

*Meetings*

Economic Development Committee Meeting May 1^st 6pm City Hall, 700 Edison St., Antigo.

Antigo Optimist Club Meeting May 2^nd 12-1pm North Star Lanes, 400 Prosser Place, Antigo.

Antigo Kiwanis Club Meeting May 2^nd Noon The Refuge Restaurant, 410 Hwy. 64, Antigo. New members are welcome.

City Plan Commission Meeting May 2^nd 6pm City Hall, 700 Edison St., Antigo.

Park, Cemetery & Recreation Commission Meeting May 8^th 5:30pm City Hall 700 Edison St., Antigo.

Groups*

Baby & Me Group May 1^st & May 8^th 1:00pm-2:00pm. Langlade Hospital, 112 East Fifth Avenue, Antigo. Langlade Birthing Center, second floor of the hospital. Facilitator: RN/International Board Certified Lactation Consultant. For more information please call 715-623-9280. No fee.

AA Support Group (Open) May 4^th & May 6^th 7:00pm. Langlade Hospital, 112 East Fifth Avenue, Antigo. Langlade Hospital Conference Room 1022, adjacent to Chapel in the new hospital. Thursdays & Saturdays.

Narcotics Anonymous May 5^th 7:00pm. Langlade Hospital, 112 East Fifth Avenue, Antigo. Langlade Hospital Conference Room 1022, adjacent to Chapel in the Langlade Hospital.

AL-ANON Meeting May 1^st & May 8^th 1:30pm. Antigo Community Church – Quest Center – Room 1, 723 Deleglise Street, Antigo. Mondays at 1:30pm

Overeaters Anonymous May 1^st & May 8^th 7:00pm. St. Mary & Hyacinth Parish Center, Room 4, 819 3rd Avenue, Antigo. Mondays at 7:00pm.

Weight Watchers Meetings May 2^nd 6:45am Langlade County Board Room, Safety Building 840 Clermont St., Antigo & 5:30pm United Methodist Church, 2034 5^th Ave., Antigo.

T.O.P.S. (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Support Group Chapter #950 May 2^nd 4pm Antigo Community Church/School, 723 Deleglise St., Antigo.

T.O.P.S. (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Support Group May 4^th 5pm Steffen Memorial Home, 503 5^th Ave., Antigo.