Warren Gerds/Critic at Large: Week ahead: Partys nearly over for notable shows

PHOTO: American Folklore Theatres production of Packer Fans from Outer Space, which closes Saturday, includes Adam Zeph, Doug Mancheski, Chase Stoeger and Bill Theisen. Len Villano photo

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) Below is more information on the visiting Trick Boxing* and comedian Will Durst at Sturgeon Bay, the touring Menopause The Musical at Appleton, Let Me Be Franks Bay Beach Dance Party,* American Folklore Theatres Strings Attached, Guys on Ice* and Packer Fans From Outer Space,* Memories Dont Say Goodbye, Im Not Leaving, Peninsula Players Butler, The Green Room Lounges 24-Hour Collective concerts by Peninsula Music Festival, Midsummers Music Festival news about Artstreet, Appleton PAC season additions, a Frank Lloyd Wright exhibition.

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- The professional Peninsula Players Theatre will present the fact-based drama, Butler, starting today, Wednesday, Aug. 20, at its Theatre in a Garden near Fish Creek. A preview story is at http://www.wearegreenbay.com/story/d/story/critic-at-large/18357/99orQ0BZikyDLnejrAwPmA. A glimpse: Benjamin Butlers first day as major general of Fort Monroe, a Union hold-out in Virginia during the onset of the Civil War, is greeted by a request for sanctuary from quick-witted Shepard Mallory, a runaway slave.

- Wisconsin-bred comedian Will Durst will present BoomeRaging Tuesday, Aug. 26, through Aug. 30 at Third Avenue Playhouse in Sturgeon Bay. Info: http://www.thirdavenueplayhouse.com.

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- Let Me Be Frank Productions is running Bay Beach Dance Party through Saturday, Aug. 23, at the Meyer Theatre in Green Bay. My review is at http://www.wearegreenbay.com/story/d/story/critic-at-large/29099/ZkGCLfCcgEi_Nhylg-MxGQ.

- At Appleton, a touring production of Menopause The Musical is running through Saturday, Aug. 23, in Kimberly-Clark Theater of the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center. My review is at http://www.wearegreenbay.com/story/d/story/critic-at-large/24557/KSyQrs8vhU2kjxP8vNBpfg.

- American Folklore Theatres 2014 summer season is running through Saturday, Aug. 23, in Peninsula State Park Amphitheatre near Fish Creek. Info: http://www.folkloretheatre.com. See my reviews on the WFRV website: Strings Attached: http://www.wearegreenbay.com/1fulltext-news/d/story/critic-at-large/33861/JYTtdj4S5k6MRa3JyO0_hQ. Guys on Ice: http://www.wearegreenbay.com/1fulltext-news/d/story/critic-at-large/24388/H2Li0L8RC0yJT1D5rMIzXQ. Packer Fans from Outer Space: http://www.wearegreenbay.com/story/d/story/critic-at-large/91855/VE30_DTFkUG1Zg8D08TxhA. A special feature on the Guys on Ice that includes an interview with composer Jimmy Kaplan is at http://www.wearegreenbay.com/story/d/story/critic-at-large/26301/awNYPZ1aaUaZSvtKq2D0tw.

- At Port Washington, Memories is presenting the dinner theater comedy about the process of aging, Dont Say Goodbye, Im Not Leaving, through Saturday, Aug. 23. Info: http://www.memoriesballroom.com.

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