Off-site meeting facilities in Wisconsin's Fox Cities

March 21, 2013

Tyler Davidson

Fox Cities Performing Arts Center
This state-of-the-art theater, which often hosts major Broadway shows, contains five rentable spaces and can accommodate up to 2,100. Planners can choose from a list of local catering companies.

Fox Cities Stadium
Home of the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers minor league baseball team, groups here can enjoy the American pastime and take advantage of a variety of outing opportunities. A major renovation is scheduled to debut soon.

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Paper Science Discovery Center
The Fox Cities area is famous for the production of paper, and this former 19th century mill-turned-museum is ready for group rental, including a theater seating 60.

Homestead Meadows
For groups looking for that rustic “Old Wisconsin” feel, Homestead Meadows offers a restored barn that can accommodate up to 300. Activities include hayrides, brat barbecues and horseshoes.

Warch Campus Center, Lawrence University
The $35 million, 107,000-square-foot Warch Campus Center is a LEED Gold facility with open floor plans, high ceilings and commanding views of natural scenery.

About the author

Tyler Davidson is the vice president and chief content director for Meetings Today, which publishes the meetings industry trade magazine Meetings Today as well as MeetingsToday.com, various newsletters, webinars, the in-person Meetings Today LIVE! Hosted-buyer events and other meetings and events industry B2B channels.

Tyler has covered the travel trade for nearly 35 years. In his role with Meetings Today, which recently won the prestigious FOLIO: Eddies Award for best magazine issue, Tyler leads the editorial team on its mission to provide the most in-depth meetings content in the industry. Previously, he worked as the Asia, Canada, Pacific Northwest and Western U.S. editor at Travel Weekly magazine and TravelAge West. Before joining the dual editorial staff producing destination sections for Travel Weekly and TravelAge West, Tyler was the Africa, Israel, Middle East, Switzerland and Pacific Northwest editor at TravelAge West. He also undertook general news and feature assignments while working at the magazines.

Besides reporting on the travel trade, Tyler has covered the real estate industry, held various editorial positions at the San Francisco-based national satire magazine The Nose, wrote freelance technology industry pieces and covered the San Francisco 49ers and Oakland Raiders for a bilingual newspaper in San Francisco. He has a B.A. in Journalism from San Francisco State University, where he worked in various editorial capacities on its award-winning student magazine, Prism.

Contact: tyler.davidson@meetingstoday.com