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Ferg Fest 2025 begins today

ARMSTRONG CREEK, Wis. — Ferg Fest 2025 begins today and runs through Saturday on the grounds of 395 Engleking Road in Armstrong Creek. The schedule is: Today — Noon to 4 p.m., open mic with Jeff Sachs — 4 to 7 p.m., Danny Spain Gang; — 7:30-10:30 p.m., Pay The Devil; and — 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Mountain Sprout. Friday — 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., open mic; — 1 to 4 p.m., Bobby Burns Trio; — 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., Ukelyptus; — 8 to 11 p.m., Burnt Toast & Jam; and — 11:30 p.m. to 2:30 a.m., Insomniac Gypsy. Saturday — 9 a.m. to noon, open mic with Jeff ...

Nashville Hitmen and friends at Crystal Theatre on Saturday

CRYSTAL FALLS — The Crystal Theatre welcomes back Mark Oliverius and the Nashville Hitmen to the stage with “American Gold, That ’70s Music ’25” at 7 p.m. Saturday. Mia Brown returns as featured vocalist, joined by local musicians Larry Ketola and Paul Sundquist. The audience ...

Melanie Rose to play Wednesday at Niagara’s Music in the Park

NIAGARA, Wis. — Local singer/songwriter Melanie Rose will be on stage at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Niagara’s Music in the Park in Heights Park. Rose performs across Upper Michigan and Wisconsin as a soloist and recently joined the local country-rock band 141 North as their lead singer. “You ...

‘Fantastic Four’ scores Marvel’s first $100M opening of 2025

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Marvel's first family has finally found box office gold. "The Fantastic Four: First Steps," the first film about the superheroes made under the guidance of Kevin Feige and the Walt Disney Co., earned $118 million in its first weekend in 4,125 North American theaters, ...

Hulk Hogan dies at age 71

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Hulk Hogan, the mustachioed, headscarf-wearing, bicep-busting icon of professional wrestling who turned the sport into a massive business and stretched his influence into TV, pop culture and conservative politics during a long and scandal-plagued second act, died ...

Jazz legend Chuck Mangione dies at 84

NEW YORK (AP) — Two-time Grammy Award-winning musician Chuck Mangione, who achieved international success in 1977 with his jazz-flavored single "Feels So Good" and later became a voice actor on the animated TV comedy "King of the Hill," has died. He was 84. Mangione died at his home in ...