Published April 26, 2013
Milwaukeean Richard Lorbach launched a Kickstarter campaign in late March to bulk-produce hand-crafted neon signs that say "Drink Wisconsinbly" along with other memorabilia and T-shirts.
Published April 16, 2013
Joshua Zimmerman isn't a full-time inventor, but that's about to change. The 30-year-old middle school science teacher has raised almost $100,000 on Kickstarter project, the "Folding USB Solar Cell." With 15 days left, the Milwaukee history buff has well surpassed his $5,000 goal to build an inexpensive, easy-to-use, practical, every-day solar USB system.
Published March 22, 2013
Known for their tin can microphone, shiny tuba, eclectic instrumentation--which ranges from a typewriter to a customized whirring vibraphone--and, most importantly, lead singer Daniel Bullock's thoughtful, incisive lyrics. The Scarring Party's songs have roots in the early days of radio jazz, but the tone is more foreboding, as if one was being stalked by guard dogs in a French walled city while on the way to a burlesque show in Hell. Equal parts exciting, unnerving, and devious.
Published March 18, 2013
Earlier this week, Warner Bros. green-lit a project by "Veronica Mars" creators to produce a movie of the three-season TV series that stared Kristin Bell. With Kickstarter, the effort amassed more than $2 million in less than 2 days.
Published March 11, 2013
Milwaukee filmmaker Frankie Latina is trying to raise money for his latest effort "Snap Shot" and he recruited "Machete" actor Danny Trejo to help. For $5,000, you can be killed by Trejo in the film.
Now in our fourth year, Optimist Theatre’s Free Shakespeare in the Park is taking on a new challenge, new play, new partners, and a new location… What: July of 2013, Optimist Theatre is pleased to present William Shakespeare’s comedy AS YOU LIKE IT. Plunge i...
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