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Massive yard pencil makes a point Bonnie Stanke, a Milwaukee accountant, bought a house to run her business in, but a 40-foot tree prevented clients from being able to see her sign or address. One night, at 2 a.m. during tax season, Stanke came up with an idea: turn the tree into a pencil. |
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MAM hires new exhibition designer The Milwaukee Art Museum has hired David Russick as its new exhibition designer. |
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The Rep adds to its artistic family The Milwaukee Repertory Theater has announced its new family of Associate Artists today. |
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Milwaukee Art Museum hosts a Free First Thursday fundraiser The Milwaukee Art Museum opens its doors for another Target Free First Thursday on Aug. 2. This month, it is also giving visitors a chance to support local artists. |
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A quick chat with Mitch about "Billy" "Billy Elliot The Musical" - the musical that The New York Times claims will "send the audience into a mass swoon" - is currently playing at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts. I recently chatted with Mitch Poulos, who is playing the role of Big Davey. |
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ArtWorks for Milwaukee names new executive director ArtWorks for Milwaukee's board of directors has selected Terry Murphy as the local non-profit's new executive director. |
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Ballet earns $100,000 NEA grant The National Endowment for the Arts today announced that the Milwaukee Ballet has received a $100,000 grant for its Harmony Initiative. |
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Alverno Presents presents its 53rd season Alverno Presents has announced its 53rd season lineup, which includes 11 performances of theater, art and music. |
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Cherry picking with German POWs in Door County The things about Wisconsin we didn't learn in school, the American Folklore Theatre tells us with music, humor and poignance. For instance, the state hosted about 20,000 foreign prisoners of war during WWII, and most were German. Supervised POW projects ranged from Bayfield to Sturtevant, and some captured enemy combatants were even housed at State Fair Park. That is the context for "Victory Farm," this season's new American Folklore Theatre musical being staged outdoors in Peninsula State Park. |
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Milwaukee Art Museum director of exhibitions leaves Milwaukee Art Museum Director of Exhibitions Laurie Winters is leaving the MAM to become the president and executive director of The Art Consortium, Inc., a non-profit organization that fosters new thinking and collaborations among museums around the world. |
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A new Scrooge I was shocked to get a press release from The Rep announcing that a New York actor named Christopher Donahue will play the role of Scrooge in the 2012 production of "A Christmas Carol." |
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Wisconsin actress opens on big stage tonight With a resume that includes Broadway, major national theaters and the Skylight Music Theatre, Madison native Tari Kelly has a thriving career. She opens in the title role of "Thoroughly Modern Millie" at the legendary St. Louis Muny tonight. |
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A role in "Macbeth" Dave Begel is currently in rehearsals for "Macbeth," the newest production in the wonderful free Shakespeare in the Park program staged by Optimist Theatre. The production opens Thursday at Alverno College and some of Milwaukee's finest actors are in the production that has been skillfully directed by Ron Scot Fry. |
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Local "Hey, Pass Me A Beer" video goes viral "Hey, Pass Me A Beer" is the latest video from Milwaukee-based brothers Jack and Nick Packard and it's already nabbed 115,000 views on Funnyordie.com and another 120,000 on YouTube. |
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Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books returns to UW-Waukesha The Southeastern Wisconsin Festival of Books returns to the UW-Waukesha campus Friday, June 15 and Saturday, June 16. |
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Goodbye, Goodman Rob Goodman founded First Stage Children's Theater 25 years ago and presided over the growth of the company into one of the best children's theater companies in the country. There are people in the world of theater who say it is the very best.
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Miss Wisconsin 2012 hits the stage in Oshkosh June 13-16 The Miss Wisconsin Organization will hold its annual Miss Wisconsin pageant June 13-16, 2012. |
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"Real Pirates" coming to the MPM "Real Pirates," an exhibition of real treasures from the only authenticated pirate shipwreck in U.S. waters, will sail into the Milwaukee Public Museum Dec. 14. |
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Kohl's Art Generation Gallery brings art to the movies Kids and their families can get even more adventure out of Disney Pixar's upcoming "Brave," thanks to the Milwaukee Art Museum and Kohl's Art Generation Gallery. |
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Donald Driver dances into Waukesha school Donald Driver's championship tour continued Friday with a visit to Summit View Elementary School in Waukesha. |
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Donald Driver dances into Waukesha school Donald Driver's championship tour continued Friday with a visit to Summit View Elementary School in Waukesha. |
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Sneak peek: Summerfest exhibit at Discovery World I had the pleasure of checking out the new 45th anniversary Summerfest tribute exhibit this afternoon at Discovery World. It opens to the public Thursday, May 24 through Sept. 15. |
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The Moth takes flight at The Pabst After a nearly three-year absence, the storytelling outfit known as The Moth returned to Milwaukee for a show at the Pabst Theater Thursday night. |
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What do you think of this mural? Have you seen this mural in Walker's Point, on the corner of 1st Street and Pittsburgh Avenue? I drive by it almost every day and finally got some information about it. |
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Aziz Ansari brings brand-new comedy to the Riverside One of comedy's rising stars, Aziz Ansari brought his "Buried Alive" tour to the Riverside Theater Friday evening for an early 7 p.m. show. |
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Moose in MKE
Free summer music
Holiday weekend ahead
Big balls: Jill Wagner
Louisville Slugger show
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Entertainment line-up
Golfers look silly
Harley & High Life
Antonio's Pizza
Ni Hao from Taiwan!
Cole Ersel of Wolf Peach
Cole Ersel of Wolf Peach
Rainy day
Filing for unemployment
Adam Krause's pamphlets
Arena deal extended
Tornado TV coverage
Tornadoes are terrifying
Digging Bay View
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