Good Times Programming (GTP) is a student group that contributes to the educational mission of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay by designing, developing, implementing, and presenting leisure programs, which improve the value of student life. GTP organizes and plans various events for campus, from comedians and bands, to guest speakers and adventure trips. In celebration of UW-Green Bay’s 50th anniversary, GTP alumni compiled a list of their favorite shows from the past 20 years.
1. Collective Soul
2. Jimmy Eat World
3. Switchfoot & Relient K – SOLD OUT
4. David Cook – SOLD OUT
David Cook, American Idol (season 7) champion
5. Thompson Square
6. Hot Chelle Rae
7. Phillip Phillips – SOLD OUT
Phillip Phillips, reigning American Idol (season 11) champion
8. MTV’s Loveline
MTV’s Loveline, featuring Dr. Drew Pinsky and Adam Carrolla
9. Jose Ramos-Horta, Nobel Peace Prize winner
10. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Environmental speaker
11. Judy Shepard, Activist against hate crimes
Judy Shepard, activist and mother of slain college student Matthew Shepard
12. Academy Award Winner Michael Moore
Michael Moore, film maker and political activist
13. Blake Mycoskie, Founder and CSG of TOMS Shoes
14. Jimmy Fallon – SOLD OUT
Jimmy Fallon comedian and celebrity from NBC’s Saturday Night Live and The Tonight Show
15. Lewis Black – The Daily Show, Comedy Central
Lewis Black, comedian televised on The Daily Show and Comedy Central
16. Dave Coulier, from ABC’s Full House
Dave Coulier, comedian, actor and impressionist known for his role as Joey Gladstone on ABC’s Full House
17. Ben Bailey, ‘Cash Cab’ comedian
Ben Bailey of the Discovery Channel’s Cash Cab and Cash Cab After Dark
18. The Price is Right LIVE! – SOLD OUT
19. Ingrid Michaelson
20. Girl Code Live, from MTV
21. Dazy Head Mazy, band
22. Pat McCurdy
23. Munchies with Kevin Roberts
24. Tiny Glover, comedian
25. Jen Cohen, musician
26. Craig Karges, mentalist
27. Ed and Lorraine Warren, ghost hunters
28. Dave Pallone, LGBTQ lecture
29. Naturally 7, a capella singers
30. Ha Ha Tonka, band
31. Kinsey Sicks, drag a capella singers
32. The Goo Goo Dolls
33. Zach Sherwin, comedian
34. Nelly’s Echo, musician
35. Chicago Trip
36. Oxford Debates
37. Jim Wand, hypnotist
38. Traces, female a capella vocalists
39. Set it Off, band
40. GraveDancers Ball
41. ‘MythBusters’ on Campus
Tory Belleci, Kari Byron, and Grant Imahara of the Discovery Channel’s MythBusters
42. Eric O’Shea, comedian
43. Jason Levassuer, musician
44. Extreme Air, skydive simulator
45. Frank Meeink, skinhead lecture
Frank Meeink, ex-neo-nazi, author and speaker
46. Ladies Night Out, annual female comedian
47. Color Run
48. Psychic Fair
49. Tonic Sol Fa, a cappella singers
50. Pete Lee – comedian
Obviously the much younger GTPB members have contributed to this list, how about Ozark Mountain Daredevils at the Shorewood Club, Timbuk3 in the Union, Head East at the Shorewood Club, Green Bay’s own Fun w/ Atoms all over campus; Village Apts for Spring Screamer, Outside & inside the Student Union addition & on & on, Tom DeLuca – Hypnotist, Java at the Shorewood Club & the sellout to open the Multi Purpose Room in the Union Addition
Agreed, we need contributions from those of who remember when all entertainment other than the “Lecture and Fine Arts Series” took place at the Shorewood Club. Back before highway funding took precedent over young adulthood, the Shorewood Club functioned as the student union and an eighteen year old beer bar. Cover charge to all events was capped at $0.50. Prior to sometime during the fall semester of 1972, a twelve ounce draft beer cost fifteen cents, then it increased all the way up to twenty-five cents.
In the culture and consistently overcrowded setting of the beer bar, the Shorewood Club hosted acts such as “Michael Quattro”, “Raintree”, “Possum River”, “Scot Williams”, “The UWGB Jazz Band”, “The Sam Lay Blues Band” (original members of “The “Paul Butterfield Blues Band” without Butterfield), and the always demanded every semester “Norman Dombrowski and the Happy Notes”. The “Lecture and Fine Arts Series” contributed Josh White, Clark Kerr, Stewart Udall, and “The Charlie Byrd Quintet” (who ate at “Chili John’s” before and again after their performance) .
Miss these days, the friendships, and the carefree fun! Thanks for working so hard to put this all together, Grant! GTP is a great organization! So proud to have been a part of it! 🙂
Wooo!! Made it in the Thompson Square photo!!
Quite a few of these events happened while I was at UWGB. GTP brought in some great stuff! Loved helping out with all the ones that I did.
Will never forget when Hot Chelle Rae was there. I was the Building Manager on duty in the Union, and I asked Nash as I walked him to the bus if his brother Chord Overstreet was there, because that was the rumor going around. He said not that he knew of, by the way!