STEVENS POINT − The Stevens Point Journal is highlighting local events happening in the Stevens Point area. Every week, you’ll find three local events ranging from children’s activities to festivals, learning events, performances and more. Do you have an event you want to highlight? Email event descriptions, posters, event links, photos and more details to news@stevenspointjournal.com.
Smash Into Spring
The Heart of Wisconsin Pickleball Association will host a Smash Into Spring mixer from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. April 24 at SentryWorld, 601 Michigan Ave. N. in Stevens Point. The mixer event offers a relaxed and rotating format for people to play pickleball at all skill levels. Guests can meet new partners, play short games and more. For more information, find Heart of Wisconsin Pickleball Association – HOWPA on Facebook.
Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?
The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s Department of Music Opera Outreach will host Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? at 4 p.m. April 25 at The Opera House, 1136 Main St. in Stevens Point. The performance will be a short, engaging and family-friendly opera adaptation set to Mozart music, featuring Little Red Riding Hood, the Three Little Pigs and the Boy Who cried Wolf come together to teach the Big Bad Wolf how to be a friend. The program aims to foster a sense of creativity, community and adaptability to students and to make opera accessible to everyone. For more information, visit uwsp.edu/music/department-of-music or find UWSP Music on Facebook.
CLASP Color Run
Child Life Association of Stevens Point will host a CLASP Color Run from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. April 26 at Iverson Park, 4601 State 66 in Stevens Point. The event will raise money and awareness for the Child Life Team at Marshfield Clinic and its programs that support children and families during hospital stays. A bubble run will start at 3 p.m., and a color run will start at 4 p.m. for guests to run, walk, donate or cheer from the sidelines. For more information, find Child Life Association of Stevens Point – CLASP on Facebook.
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This article originally appeared on Stevens Point Journal: 3 weekend events you don’t want to miss April 23-26 in Stevens Point
Reporting by Caitlin Shuda, Stevens Point Journal / Stevens Point Journal
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