The Rotary Club of Elkhorn will present the Kids from Wisconsin at 7 p.m., Friday, Aug. 18, at Waterford Union High School. Because of repairs in the auditorium at Elkhorn Area High School, the performance will be held in Waterford.
Tickets are available at Matheson Memorial Library, the Elkhorn Area Chamber of Commerce, Peoples Bank and online at brownpapertickets.com. The prices are: $15, adults, $12, seniors (65 and older), $10, students (17 and younger. All tickets are general admission and the doors will open at 6:15 p.m.
Two area teens are performing with the group: Nathan Huberty, of Elkhorn, and Braden Gere, of Salem. Both will be seniors in high school this fall – Huberty, at Catholic Central; Gere, at Westosha Central.
The Kids from Wisconsin is part of an entertainment tradition that goes back nearly 50 years to its beginnings as a musical production created for Wisconsin’s talented youth back in 1969.
The program was conceived and developed by the late Mark Azzolina at the behest of then Wisconsin State Fair Board Chairman, Herbert P. Velzer and Fair Administrator Vernon G. Wendland. They were acting on a request by the late Governor Warren P. Knowles who, given the turbulence of the late 60’s, wanted to show the nation the best face of Wisconsin’s youth.
In 1982, Kids from Wisconsin, Ltd. became an independent, non-profit corporation and a board of directors was formed. Knowles became a member and the first Vice Chairman of the Kids from Wisconsin Board. A contract was negotiated with the Wisconsin State Fair for daily performances during its 11-day run each year. Kids maintain offices at the Fair Park administration building in West Allis.
The Kids from Wisconsin, to this day, maintain a large presence at the Wisconsin State Fair with performances twice daily on a main stage.
To support the KFW, send a check to Kids from Wisconsin, 640 S. 84th St., Milwaukee, WI 53214 or visit kidsfromwisconsin.org. Donations of $100 or more result in a listing on the Friends Page online and in printed programs.
The performance at Waterford Union High School is the final one for the group this year.
