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San Antonio Spurs (42-12)
Manu Ginobli returned after a two week absence, but Kwahi Leonard hit the big three with 2.9 seconds left to lift the Spurs to a 96-95 win over the Cavs to enter the all-star break on a three-game winning streak after destroying the Bulls and Nets. (Photo by David Liam Kyle/NBAE via Getty Images)
Miami Heat (36-14)
The Heat are on a seven-game winning streak where LeBron James' personal streak of scoring 30 or more points on 60% shooting was stopped at six games when he shot only 58% in a 110-100 win over the Thunder. (Photo by Layne Murdoch/NBAE via Getty Images)
Oklahoma City Thunder (39-14)
The Thunder ripped though it's opponents this week winning all games by no less than 21 points after ending last week with a loss to the Cavs, but had no answers for the Heat. (Photo by Melissa Majchrzak/NBAE via Getty Images)
Los Angeles Clippers (38-17)
The Clippers made quick work of the Lakers and headed to the all-star break nine wins shy from the franchise's best season win total. (Photo by Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images)
Memphis Grizzlies (33-18)
In its only game of the week, Marc Gasol dropped 24 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in a win over the Kings as the Grizz return to the top 5 after a long absence. (Photo by Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images)
Denver Nuggets (33-21)
The Nuggets got a little road weary this week as after falling in triple OT on Sunday in Boston, they lost to the Raptors and got crushed by the Nets. (Photo by Ned Dishman/NBAE via Getty Images)
New York Knicks (32-18)
Carmelo Anthony suffered a minor arm bruise in the last game before the all-star game, but the Knicks' ego has been more bruised lately by ending the first-half losing to the Raptors and looking out-of-sync. (Photo by Ray Amati/NBAE via Getty Images)
Brooklyn Nets (31-22)
Nets had a big OT win over the Pacers as these teams will likely battle for playoff seeding. The Nets followed that up with an easy win over the Nuggets as Brook Lopez is playing as one of the best centers in the league. (Photo by Ned Dishman/NBAE via Getty Images)
Indiana Pacers (32-21)
Paul George continues to step up, recording his first career triple-double with 24, 12 and 12 in a thrashing of the Bobcats, 101-77. (Photo by Ron Hoskins/NBAE via Getty Images)
Chicago Bulls (30-22)
The Bulls had a bad week with a loss to the Spurs without Tim Duncan, Tony Parker or Ginobli playing and limped into the break scoring only 69 points in a loss to the Celtics. Also, Derrick Rose says he may not come back this season after all. (Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images)
Boston Celtics (28-24)
The C's continue to dream about another playoff run and who is going to stop them. They suffered a let-down loss to the Bobcats after a triple OT win over the Nuggets, but only responded enough to eke out a 71-69 win over the Bulls. (Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images)
Golden State Warriors (30-22)
There's trouble by the Bay. The Warriors have lost five in a row and introduced a t-shirt style uniform jersey they will play in for several upcoming games - seems like a not so good idea. (Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images)
Houston Rockets (29-26)
The Rockets easily beat the Warriors after so much talk that they would seek revenge against the Rockets in scoring an embarrassing 140 on them in the previous week. But without James Harden, the Rockets couldn't handle a good team like the Clippers, losing 106-96. (Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images)
Utah Jazz (30-24)
If it's not Al Jefferson being traded, its Paul Milsap. Wait until the deadline passes and then we should be able to get a read on this team for the near future. (Photo by Melissa Majchrzak/NBAE via Getty Images)
Atlanta Hawks (29-22)
Josh Smith may be traded, but he is going out with a bang by scoring 26 and 30 in two wins this week over the Mavs and Magic. (Photo by Fernando Medina/NBAE via Getty Images)
Milwaukee Bucks (26-25)
The Bucks are fading, but ended the week with a narrow 94-92 win over the Sixers - their nearest competition to nabbing the last playoff spot. With the 8th seed likely for the playoffs, they become fodder for the Heat. (Photo by Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty Images)
The Lakers were embarrassed, 125-101. The torch has officially passed to the Clippers as the team that owns Los Angeles. (Photo credit ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
Dallas Mavericks (23-29)
Wonder if any playoff teams are interested in Vince Carter? He's playing quite well and could be a nice scoring threat off the bench for some team. (Photo by Glenn James/NBAE via Getty Images)
Toronto Raptors (21-32)
Rudy Gay gives this team a ray of hope as it plays with confidence of expecting to compete, if not win. They're on a four-game win streak, including a 92-88 win over the Knicks in the Garden. (Photo by Ned Dishman/NBAE via Getty Images)
Portland Trail Blazers (25-28)
The Trail Blazers mailed in their last game before the all-star break after already losing four in a row, including getting killed by the Hornets, 99-63. (Photo by Issac Baldizon/NBAE via Getty Images)
Philadelphia 76ers (22-29)
The all-star break should be good for the Sixers to re-energize and see what the last 31 games entail for its future with or without Andrew Bynum and Evan Turner. (Photo by Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty Images)
Detroit Pistons (21-33)
A win over the Wizards was fueled by new point guard Jose Calderon with his first big game, scoring 24 points (6-9 from three). His shooting should help clear space for big men Greg Monroe and Andre Drummond. (Photo by Allen Einstein/NBAE via Getty Images)
Cleveland Cavaliers (16-37)
The Cavs let one slip away as Dion Waiters hit the apparent game-winning shot, but on ensuing possession the Cavs seemed to daydream, allowing Kawhi Leonard to hit the game-winning three. Could be one to learn from though. (Photo by David Liam Kyle/NBAE via Getty Images)
Washington Wizards (15-36)
Bradley Beal scored 28 in a win over the Bucks and may eventually be the best player taken in his draft class. Blazers' Damon Lillard will win Rookie of the year, but no one in this rookie class is more explosive. (Photo by Ned Dishman/NBAE via Getty Images)
Sacramento Kings (19-35)
The Kings are in no-man's land, or is it a tale of two cities as the Kings' future on-and-off the court is still hazy with rotating talented players and figuring out what city it will play; Sacramento or Seattle. (Photo by Danny Bollinger/NBAE via Getty Images)
New Orleans Hornets (19-34)
The hope is Anthony Davis responds in the second-half or next season like the last game before the all-star break with 21 points and 11 rebounds in a win over the Blazers. He has not played bad, but bigger things were dreamed. (Photo by Layne Murdoch/NBAE via Getty Images)
Minnesota Timberwolves (19-31)
This team is already looking forward to next season. (Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images)
Phoenix Suns (17-36)
This team is likely looking to improve next season, but the season after with all the changes needed post Steve Nash. (Photo credit ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
Orlando Magic (14-37)
The Magic have a similar story with a regrouping need in a post Dwight Howard era. Funny thing is that Nash and Howard have not worked out well for the Lakers either. (Photo by Fernando Medina/NBAE via Getty Images)
Charlotte Bobcats (12-40)
The Bobcats caught the C's sleepwalking beating them 94-91, but Byron Mullens' 25 points showcased he is a legitimate center to be reckoned with. (Photo by Ron Hoskins/NBAE via Getty Images)


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Irene's financial hit to state government continues
WATERBURY On the evening of Aug. 26, 2011, as a tropical storm made its way slowly up the Eastern seaboard, state workers in Vermont left their offices and headed home for what looked to be a wet and windy, if otherwise unremarkable, weekend.
Irenes arrival here that Sunday, of course, would have more profound impacts than anyone could have anticipated on that fair-weather Friday. And for most of the 1,362 state employees headquartered at the historic Waterbury office complex, that workday would prove to be their last at what had for decades been the nerve center of state government.
Two years later, a workforce once concentrated on a campus of old brick buildings is now scattered in far-flung locations across the state. And while the wheels of government continue to turn, the upheaval hasnt been without its challenges.
As to day-to-day programs and services, people are all receiving their benefits, receiving their visitations, and all the fundamentals of state government are being accomplished, Administration Secretary Jeb Spaulding said Wednesday. As far as the bigger picture of coordinating policy and strategy between divisions and departments, it hasnt been optimal.
At a news conference today, to be held outside Waterbury offices mothballed for the past two years, Gov. Peter Shumlin and FEMA chief Craig Fugate will announce final federal funding amounts for the construction of a new office complex in the same location.
But the ribbon-cutting on the new facility isnt expected until the end of 2015, meaning government, and the employees commuting to their temporary workplaces, will have to endure the fiscal, operational and logistical problems that come with maintaining 37 separate offices in 11 towns and cities.
All told, the state of Vermont is spending $578,000 on monthly rent as of June, the most recent data state officials could provide. Annualized, the rental costs total nearly $7 million (though not all workspaces may be rented for the entire year), and that doesnt include the up-front expenses of preparing the buildings for the workers arrival.
It also doesnt include the $88,000 check Vermont writes to National Life Group every month to house permanently the 345 employees from the Agency of Natural Resources who used to work in Waterbury.
Spaulding said much of those costs will be covered by either insurance or federal assistance.
From the employer perspective, we do what we need to do, Spaulding said. But there is certainly a lot of stress it can place on some of our employees.
Staff that formerly worked alongside hundreds of colleagues are now working in small offices in teams of two and three people in some cases. At 439 Industrial Ave. in Berlin, for example, five state workers who oversee the state chapter of the Corporation for National and Community Service now spend their days in a space owned by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont.
Four employees for the Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation, meanwhile, now commute to an office at 81 River St. in Montpelier.
The unexpected and huge employee upheaval caused by Irene is still being felt today across state government, but there is a lot of quiet resignation now, as after two years, most employees have accepted their temporary situation and adapted as asked, said Vermont State Employees Association President John Reese. However, that is not to say that many displaced VSEA members are still not longing to return to Waterbury, or other familiar surroundings with real office and meeting space, because they are, and the union is still asked regularly for any status updates we can supply to members.
Other temporary locations have been transformed into hubs of state government in their own right, if only for a few years.
More than 160 state workers occupy buildings at four addresses on Hurricane Lane in Williston, including 50 employees staffing three call centers for the Department for Children and Families in one spot, and 32 evaluating health access eligibility at another location just down the street.
The rental costs add up quickly: $22,985 a month for the 50-person call center; $59,595 monthly for the IBM facility in Essex Junction occupied by 185 employees from the Agency of Human Services; and $350,086 a month to keep 135 employees from the departments of Fish and Wildlife and Environmental Conservation at the Vermont Student Assistance Corp. office complex at 10 E. Allen Drive in Winooski.
In addition to the $578,000 in monthly rent being incurred as a result of the relocations, Vermont has spent $618,000 to make those temporary spaces suitable for the workers assigned to them. The number doesnt include the $9.1 million revamp at the National Life building in Montpelier, about a third of which the states new landlord will pay for.
Fit-up costs included $106,000 at the Northern Power River Park in Waitsfield, $129,000 at VSAC and $171,000 at a single location on Industrial Avenue in Williston at which 49 employees now work.
Moving costs back in late 2011 and early 2012 also added up, totaling $158,000, and that doesnt include the $238,000 to establish telecommunication infrastructure at the various locations.
Even meals and mileage for state employees Irene-related travel went well into six figures. Between mileage reimbursement, expensed lunches, per diems for reassigned state hospital workers and the three bus routes operated by the state to minimize the impact of newly extended commutes, Vermont has spent more than $400,000.
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Milwaukee movies off the grid: June 13-19
Some alternate movie offerings around the Milwaukee area:
LaFollette Park
"Despicable Me 2": The park's first Summer Movie Night this year is one of last year's "Happy"-est releases, thanks to Pharrell Williams' song and a fistful of minions. Showing at dusk Friday. Free. »Read Full Article
New DVD releases June 17: 'Lego Movie,' 'Grand Budapest Hotel'
THE LEGO MOVIE (Warner) An ordinary construction worker who doesn't like to think for himself is called on to save his world from an evil force. And, oh, yeah — he's a Lego figure. Smart, fun and kid-friendly movie by the makers of "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs" and "21 Jump Street," with voices by Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Liam Neeson, Morgan Freeman. Reviewer: Paul Doro. (PG; mild action, rude humor) ★★★ »Read Full Article
Danny Gokey on new album, new sound, new family
Five years ago, Danny Gokey — a grieving young widower and inspirational church music director from Milwaukee — became an overnight star on "American Idol."
After finishing in third place, Gokey has been busy with a country album "My Best Days," a Taylor Swift tour, a book, a nonprofit (Sophia's Heart, named after his late wife), an eyewear line and a new family (a second child, with wife Leyicet Peralta, is due in December). »Read Full Article
ZZ Top, JJ Grey and Mofro, New Pornographers among acts announcing shows this week
ZZ Top: 8 p.m. Oct. 7, Riverside Theater, 116 W. Wisconsin Ave. $49.50 to $75, on sale noon Friday at the box office, (414) 286-3663 and pabsttheater.org. »Read Full Article
'How to Train Your Dragon 2' builds on charm of the original
When a great movie like "How to Train Your Dragon" gets a sequel, I generally have mixed emotions. How often does a quirky, original movie get a worthy chapter 2?
But "How to Train Your Dragon 2" succeeds because it builds on, but doesn't try to replicate, the magic of the first movie. »Read Full Article
'22 Jump Street' doesn't mess with a goofy thing, thankfully
"22 Jump Street" is preposterous in the best possible way.
Although it's a sequel to a movie based on a 1980s TV series, it manages to be both fresh and hilarious. That's largely due to the undeniable chemistry between nebbishy Jonah Hill and über-athletic Channing Tatum, who once again play cops posing as students to sniff out drug dealers on campus — this time, a college campus. »Read Full Article
Milwaukee public art honored by Americans for the Arts
Hello Art City readers. I want to share a bit of breaking art news from Nashville.
A temporary public art project in Milwaukee, "Art on Fond du Lac," organized last year by In:Site, was selected as part of a prestigious grouping of the nation's better public art projects in 2013. »Read Full Article
'Ida' a contemplative Polish drama about seeking truth
While not literally a genre film, the eloquently cinematic "Ida" applies artistry to genre devices.
The result is the mother superior of mismatched-buddy road-trip pictures. »Read Full Article
Wisconsin, Walker recall are center stage in 'Citizen Koch'
History is written by the winners.
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Actress and activist Ruby Dee dies at 91
Ruby Dee, who died Thursday at the age of 91, was an American treasure.
She received one Oscar nomination for her small role as the frail mother of Denzel Washinton's drug dealer in "American Gangster" in 2008. She was the only nominee of color that year. She lost to Tilda Swinton. »Read Full Blog Post
Ai Weiwei Instagram photo inspires 'leg gun' meme
If you follow Ai Weiwei on Instagram as I do, you are probably used to the Chinese artist occupying much of the feed with pictures of his beloved cats. I actually enjoy the diaristic nature of his Instagram posts, which humanizes Ai and his practice as an artist in a way that his Twitter account does not.
Wednesday, though, something displaced the parade of felines in Ai's feed: photographs of people staging playful shootout scenes -- with their bodies. With thighs pulled to their chests, the subjects pointed their legs like rifles, aming down the length of their tibia like it was the barrel of a gun. "Pew pew," some commented. »Read Full Article
Busy playwright Ayad Akhtar finds his groove
New York — In a sun-splashed rehearsal room recently at Lincoln Center, the knives were out for Ayad Akhtar's new play.
Its four-person cast and director were running through "The Who & The What" and it was agonizing, start-and-stop stuff. Virtually every line was picked apart. »Read Full Article
On Tap Today: New Belgium Clips Tour; Jews Who Rock; MSO outdoors
Take a midday break at the Jewish Museum and join Steve Palec, host of WKLH's "Rock & Roll Roots," for an exploration of how notable Jews Who Rock began their musical journey. The program begins at 11:30 and costs $6 for just the lecture or $16 for the lecture and lunch. Prepare by perusing Journal Sentinel music writer Piet Levy's story on the exhibit.
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The woman thought the "cat" was seriously injured or dead and she put it inside her van.
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You've seen them. You've heard them. Now you will smell them.
The show "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" is returning with a "watch 'n sniff" event for the first two returning episodes.
Starting July 17, viewers will have the chance to experience the aromas of the show's McIntyre, Ga., setting, according to TLC.
The way that viewers will be able to experience the lovely fragrances of Honey Boo Boo will be through a numbered scent card that correlates to scenes in the show, Atlanta TV station WGCL reported.
Viewers watching "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" scratch their cards and experience the aromas associated with the Boo Boo gang as they welcome summer.
"We couldn't think of a more fitting way to kick off the new season than with two watch 'n sniff episodes," said Amy Winter, general manager of TLC.
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Vt health insurance startup forced to fold
MONTPELIER The board of the Vermont Health CO-OP voted Monday to dissolve the 15-month-old organization after the federal agency that provided its financing called in at least $9 million of its loans.
The consumer-operated and oriented plangroup had planned to provide another option to Vermont health insurance subscribers signing up for coverage through the Vermont Health Connect exchange set to launch next month.
But the state Department of Financial Regulation denied the organization a license in May partly because its proposed rates werent competitive. The state also questioned its governance and said there was a conflict of interest in the organizations decision to do business with a company owned by a board member.
On Monday, the group learned it had run out of time to reorganize and save itself, when it received a letter from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services saying it must repay its loans.
Without the financial support of our federal partners, it will not be possible to offer Vermonters the member-owned and member-governed health insurance option that will be available to Americans in many other states, Vermont Health CO-OP CEO Christine Oliver said in a statement.
A spokeswoman for the federal agency said last week it had stopped payments after disbursing $4.8 million of the $6.3 million the group was to get in startup financing and had done the same after disbursing $9.8 million of a projected $27.5 million in whats known as solvency financing.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said the would-be insurer was to repay the entire $9.8 million because that money was not meant to be touched. It was unclear how much of the remaining $4.8 million the agency was demanding be repaid.
James Kerr, the deputy director of the CMS division that called in the loans, wrote to Oliver that her organization had already supplied a plan on how it would close out business, adding that it is now time to commence those wind-down and close-out activities.
Robin Lunge, director of health care reform in the administration of Gov. Peter Shumlin, called the CMS decision disappointing.
In a state that has a number of food, energy and other types of co-ops, Lunge said, We do have a culture that encourages consumer participation. But they still need to be able to take claims and be there when Vermonters need them.
We regret this outcome, Kerr wrote.
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Summerfest headliners Pretty Lights, Phil Vassar returning to Milwaukee
Pretty Lights was one of the core reasons Summerfest was so incredibly packed Saturday.
Clearly there's huge demand for the hip hop-influenced electronic music artist--and fulfilling that demand, Pretty Lights is coming back to Milwaukee, headlining the Rave Nov. 14, the venue has announced. »Read Full Article
David Downing visit to Boswell Books canceled
Author David Downing's scheduled visit to Boswell Book Company Friday evening has been canceled due to travel problems, according to the bookstore. »Read Full Article
Students prepare for Danceworks' Mad Hot Ballroom and Tap May 17
As many as 2,500 students from 50 local schools will perform Saturday during Danceworks'Mad Hot Ballroom and Tap competition at the BMO Harris Bradley Center, 1001 N. 4th St.
The Danceworks MHBT program is modeled on the New York program depicted in the documentary film"Mad Hot Ballroom." Students in fourth through sixth grades have been taking dance instruction in tap and ballroom styles from Danceworks instructors for the past 12 weeks. Many of the participating schools are in low-income Milwaukee neighborhoods. »Read Full Article
Entertaining 'Lost for Words' skewers world of book prizes
The English press has speculated that "Lost for Words" may be Edward St. Aubyn's revenge against the Man Booker Prize and its various judges. If so, the prize's best response might be adding this wormwood-flavored novel to the next Booker longlist.
St. Aubyn's quintet of novels about his alter ego, Patrick Melrose, have earned him a passionate American following (including Ann Patchett) as well as a British one. "The books are written with an utterly idiosyncratic combination of emotional precision, crystalline observation and black humor, as if one of Evelyn Waugh's wicked satires about British aristos had been mashed up with a searing memoir of abuse and addiction, and injected with Proustian meditations on the workings of memory and time," Michiko Kakutani wrote in her review of "At Last.""Mother's Milk," a Melrose novel, was shortlisted for the Booker in 2006 but lost to Kiran Desai's"The Inheritance of Loss." "At Last," the Melrose finale, didn't even make the longlist in 2011. »Read Full Article
Mysteries from Karin Salvalaggio, Claire Kendal give chills
When I was pregnant, I was lucky to find my feet, nevermind solve a murder, unlike Montana state detective Macy Greeley in Karin Salvalaggio's outstanding debut "Bone Dust White" (Minotaur, $24.99).Macy is smart, sympathetic and "well into her third trimester." She takes on a case that reaches back to her early days as a detective, involving the deaths of four "Eastern European girls dumped in a roadside picnic area." This cold case suddenly becomes heated when 17-year-old Grace Adams sees a woman in grave peril on the desolate snowy landscape behind her aunt's house. Grace rushes to the woman's aid, and she's shocked to discover her mother, whom she's never known, dying in the snow. Set in Montana's Flathead Valley, Salvalaggio's characters and the landscape of their lives are astutely drawn.
Another amazing debut this month, Claire Kendal's "The Book of You" (Harper, $25.99) gave me the chills. Dusted with allusions to fairy tales, this is a portrait of an obsession, a tale of terror and an impressive thriller. It simmers with suspense the way a Minette Walters or a Ruth Rendell novel might. Rafe is stalking Clarissa. He's everywhere, pacing outside her front door, lurking near the station when she comes home. He jams her mail with love letters and chokes her phone with disturbing texts. But, as is too often the case in reality, the police can do nothing until a crime is committed. So Clarissa takes advice from self-help pamphlets, keeping a careful log for evidence and doing her best to watch her own back. But it's not enough. Until, that is, Clarissa's called for jury duty where she meets Robert, glimpses hope and the possibility of a plan, if not to live happily ever after, at least to stay alive. »Read Full Article
List of free concerts to check out in Milwaukee this summer
Cafe Sopra Mare: 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum, Mercury Courtyard, 2220 N. Terrace Ave. 4th Street Elevator, June 1; MPS High School of the Arts Jazz Lab, June 8; Peter Baime, June 15; Good Vibes, June 22; Joseph de Frances, June 29; William Hindin, July 6; Dorian Harp Duo, July 13; Macyn Taylor, July 20; Duo Caribbean, July 27; Milwaukee Guitar Quartet, Aug. 3; Roller Mills String Band, Aug. 10; Siempre Flamenco, Aug. 17; Padilla & Miller, Aug. 24; Milwaukee Hot Club, Aug. 31; Toco Rico, Sept. 7; Painted Caves, Sept. 14; Gorenc & di Cristo, Sept. 21; Worldwind Jazz Trio, Sept. 28. (414) 271-3656; www.villaterracemuseum.org »Read Full Article
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Ballet brings a new step to Snow White in 'Mirror Mirror'
Beauty, vanity, innocence and evil — the Milwaukee Ballet's world premiere of Michael Pink's "Mirror Mirror" has it all.
Telling the story of Snow White, "Mirror Mirror" stays fairly close to the Grimm brothers' version, minus the seven dwarfs and with an added backstory. Good triumphs over evil, as it must in any fairy tale worth its salt. »Read Full Article
Off the Wall Theatre's 'Giovanni' gives mash-up of Don Juans
Wine, women and song. Groovy clothes, long-haired men and a strumming guitar. Brief nudity, youthful rebellion and a declaration of freedom.
Although I'm writing just hours before Skylight Music Theatre opens its production of "Hair," I'm actually describing Dale Gutzman's rollicking "Giovanni," a mash-up of various Don Juan legends that opened Thursday at Off the Wall Theatre. »Read Full Article
Break of Reality's Ivan Trevino: What music I'm listening to
Cello rock group Break of Reality will perform a free concert at Homestead High School Friday. Photo by Chris Owyoung. »Read Full Blog Post
Listening to Lou Reed: 'The Raven'
On Fridays I'm posting my thoughts on Lou Reed's solo albums, one album at a time in chronological order of release.
"The Raven," released in 2003, grew out of POEtry, a stage collaboration with director Robert Wilson, with Lou adapting and weaving poems and stories by Edgar Allan Poe in and around some of his own music, new and old. In the New York Times, critic Ben Brantley politely described it as a sprawling kind of mess while noting its good moments: »Read Full Blog Post
Latest Milwaukee Art Museum atrium design an eloquent statement
When the Milwaukee Art Museum released its latest design for a proposed atrium on the lakefront many exhaled deeply with relief. A design disaster was averted.
In a surprising twist, the museum wooed back architect Jim Shields — who had walked off the job in February, unable to support the project's direction. And a design that unleashed a torrent of criticism last month has been replaced with a more eloquent one. »Read Full Article(5)
Things to do in Milwaukee this weekend
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Get a jump on the 2014 food-truck season with Street Eats, an evening of offerings from Milwaukee-area food trucks and food carts from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday in Catalano Square, at E. Menomonee and N. Milwaukee streets in the Historic Third Ward. More than 20 vendors are expected to be on hand for the event, sponsored by the Shepherd Express. »Read Full Article
On Tap Today: Movies, Huey Lewis and more reasons Friday rocks
It feels like Friday. Good thing, otherwise we all might scream.
Maybe we will anyway. The night's events include Horror O Rama, a one-night horror-themed multimedia event. »Read Full Blog Post


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Kaplan's revue a musical tribute to friendship
The enduring theme in the many collaborations between James Kaplan and the late Fred Alley was friendship, through which others pull us out of ourselves and challenge us to grow.
It's therefore only fitting that Kaplan's latest - a moving show that honors Alley, the creative force behind American Folklore Theatre, in so many ways - is titled "Jimmy Kaplan and Friends." It opened over the weekend in the Sunset Playhouse's Studio Theatre in Elm Grove. »Read Full Article
Singles Scorecard: Hear new tracks from David Bowie, Demi Lovato, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and more
David Bowie has released "The Stars (Are Out Tonight)," the second single from his highly anticipated new album "The Next Day." Photo by Stephen Chernin/Associated Press. »Read Full Blog Post
Imagine Dragon's diverse sound helps sell out Eagles Ballroom
The folk revival and dubstep are two of the hottest trends in music right now. One harks back to simpler times with group singing and rustic instruments like banjos. The other, with its alien, bass-heavy, chest-pounding electronic beats, is like music from the future.
You couldn't find two sounds that are more different. But one band, Imagine Dragons, has channeled them both. The first single, "It's Time," starts with hand claps and mandolin, leading up to a sweeping, synth-swelling, modern rock chorus. The second single, "Radioactive," goes in a different direction, reverberating with steady dubstep-style thumping infused with melodic passages and urgent mass vocals. »Read Full Article
'I've run out of things to say. It's snowing. And it sucks' - WITI reporter
TV reporters may get the big bucks - or not - but don't envy them unless your dream job makes you get up in the middle of the night and stand in the cold saying the same thing over and over again.
It's enough to drive reporters a little batty. »Read Full Blog Post(25)
Son Volt among new Milwaukee concert announcements
Alternative country group Son Volt is one of several forthcoming concerts announced by Milwaukee venues within the past 48 hours.
WTMJ's Sykes to speak at conservative activist training seminar
WTMJ-AM (620) talk-show host Charlie Sykes will be speaking at a conservative activist training seminar named after the conservative media provocateur Andrew Breitbart, who died one year ago this Friday.
The seminar will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Holiday Inn Express in New Berlin. Registration is $15 at the door. »Read Full Blog Post(4)
Art museum, Betty Brinn among today's closings
Wednesday's snowmageddon has led to closings at a number of Milwaukee-area arts and cultural venues.
Among the places affected by the snowstorm: »Read Full Article
Stephanie Barenz named next Pfister artist
Stephanie Barenz's work is sometimes about the in betweenness of travel and the things we carry with us always.
As she applied for the Pfister Hotel's artist in residence program, she was working on a painting based on her husband's stories about travel in India. Rich imagery, colors and architecture of a distant place and the familiar touchstones of home combined and seemed to float up and out of a suitcase in the work. »Read Full Blog Post
VA center holds free 'Weight of the Nation' screening
The public is invited to a free screening of the HBO documentary "The Weight of the Nation" on Thursday at the Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 5000 W. National Ave.
The screening starts at 11:30 a.m. in the Matousek Auditorium. The movie focuses on the obesity epidemic in the United States and what people can take to lose weight. »Read Full Article
Whitnall Park clubhouse and Red Arrow rink open early today
To celebrate the new snow, Milwaukee County Parks officials will open the Whitnall Park Warming House, 6751 S. 92nd St., Franklin, early today for sledding and cross-country ski rentals from noon to 6 p.m.
Red Arrow Park's skating rink will also open early, with skate rentals available from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. »Read Full Article
A Seuss celebration at the Milwaukee Public Library
The Milwaukee Public Library celebrates the 109th birthday of children's author Dr. Seuss with a day of family activities at the library on Saturday.
The party includes live turtles from Hoffer's Tropical Pets, Green Eggs and Ham cookie decorating, the One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish fishing pond, a Fox in Sox sock match game, Seuss-themed art activities and face painting, live music, a poetry workshop and Seuss story-telling in the story nook. »Read Full Article
On Tap Today: Smart alecky chat to art talk
If you need a good diversion over the lunch hour, consider tuning in to the half-hour talk radio show The Disclaimer on WMSE 91.7 FM for smart-alecky chitchat about all things Milwaukee.


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July 23, 2013
Marcus Richmond embarked on his first full season at Richard Childress Racing in 2012 where began the season as crew chief on the No. 2 Chevrolet with drivers Kevin Harvick and Brendan Gaughan, earning one victory and two pole awards before joining Ty Dillon and the No. 3 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet team for the second half of the year. Richmond coached Dillon to a fourth-place finish in the driver championship point standings and Sunoco Rookie of the Year honors on the heels of one win, three pole awards, six top-five and 13 top-10 finishes. So far this season, the duo has collected one victory, three top-five and five top-10 finishes.
Q: How do you set the truck up for Eldora Speedway?
A: "Since this is a new track for everyone in the (NASCAR) Camping World Truck Series, we used some of our resources here on the RCR campus. We went to the guys over at TDR (Team Dillon Racing) and asked them what kind of set ups they use at dirt tracks that closely resemble Eldora (Speedway). The set up for dirt is a lot different than what we usually run every week on asphalt. Luckily, we've been able to go to a few tests to see how the trucks will handle with different set up packages in them. We've found that the set up is a lot similar to a road course package than anything else. This is mainly because we'll be turning left and right on dirt. So, I'd say it's somewhere between a road course and asphalt set up."
Q: How will the track change during the race at Eldora Speedway?
A: "When we get there, the track is going to be really wet from where they've wet the track down in preparation of us arriving. Once they have support classes run on it and then we run on it, it's going to get really hard and slick. After that, it's going to be difficult to pick up time or increase the power. It's going to change a lot throughout the event. Once the sun goes down and nighttime hits, the moisture will come back into the track and it'll be like it was when we first started. We just have to be able to keep up with the race track."
Q: What do you think the keys to success will be this week?
A: "The key to success at Eldora (Speedway) is not to wreck. The biggest thing is not to spin out. When we went testing with Ty (Dillon), Austin (Dillon) and Brendan (Gaughan), they probably spun out about 15 times when normally you don't spin out during a test. We're going to have to manage our track position, keep our speeds up and stay out of trouble to be able to contend for the win."
Q: What do you expect the race to be like at Eldora Speedway?
A: "I think it's going to be a crap shoot. It's a new thing for everyone that's there. No one really knows what is going to happen. We don't know if we're going to be able to pass or if there will be a ton of wrecks. It's going to be really eventful to say the least. None of us know what to expect when we unload on Tuesday afternoon."


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A look at the decline of Milwaukee's middle class
We've heard the saying: If you're willing to work hard, you'll be able to make a living and build a better life for your children.
It's the theme that the middle class was built on, but a PBS "FRONTLINE" series, "Two American Families" set in Milwaukee, shows that even though a family can work extremely hard and play by the rules, the American Dream can still slip right through their hands. The show airs at 9 p.m. Tuesday on PBS. »Read Full Article(98)
Hofbräuhaus proposed for former Bavarian Inn in Glendale
By next summer, the Milwaukee area might have a new place to grab its gemuetlichkeit.
A Hofbräuhaus brewpub and beer garden — large enough to accommodate several hundred patrons — is being proposed for the former Bavarian Inn in Glendale. »Read Full Article
WMSE Food Slam with live auction is Sept. 13
More than 25 restaurants and other vendors will be dishing up samples at this year's Food Slam to benefit WMSE-FM (91.7), from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday.
It takes place in the Grohmann Museum on the Milwaukee School of Engineering campus, 1000 N. Broadway. Food Slam guests can view the museum's art collection focused on the evolution of human work, including the rooftop statues. »Read Full Blog Post
Neko Case, Metric among new Pabst Theater group show announcements
There's a lot of news coming from the Pabst Theater group Monday morning. First came the announcement that Sheryl Crow is coming back to town with a show at the Riverside Dec. 5. Now the local venue organization has not one but four more show announcements to share.
Among them are Neko Case, playing the Riverside Oct. 18. Case, well known for her solo work in addition to her role in indie pop supergroup the New Pornographers, just released her mouthful of a solo album last week, "The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You." No doubt her longtime backing vocalist, Wisconsin resident Kelly Hogan, will be there. »Read Full Article
Opening day for Slice N' Dice sushi restaurant in Pewaukee is Tuesday
Slice N' Dice, the sushi, seafood and steak restaurant that's been in the works on Pewaukee Lake, is set to open Tuesday.
It's at W279-N221 Prospect Ave. in Pewaukee, in the former Daniel's Grill and Baja Grill building. »Read Full Blog Post
Day 48: Why Time Warner claims Channel 4 gave up dial location
In 1947, WTMJ-TV became the first commercial television station in Wisconsin and the 15th nationally to broadcast commercially, according to "Milwaukee Television History: The Analog Years," by Dick Golembiewski. But it did not begin life at the now familiar Channel 4 dial location.
It was first assigned Channel 3, in 1940. »Read Full Blog Post(118)
On Tap Today: Finding a cool one, or a cool place, for the last hot days of the year
Summer's not quite through with us yet - Monday and Tuesday are gearing up to be what could be the final scorchers of the year.
Take time to cool off at the beer garden in Estabrook Park, or in any of the great patio spots in Milwaukee (check ahead, though - some restaurants close on Mondays). Or get yourself a cone at Northpoint Custard, Kopp's, Leon's or any of the spots in town that sell Milwaukee's version of frozen ambrosia. »Read Full Blog Post(1)


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Where We Belong: Finding order with the KnightsFebruary 18,2013
Jeb Wallace-Brodeur / Staff Photo Bill Corrigan, of Barre, calls a bingo game at the Knights of Columbus hall on Friday night.
Editors note: Where We Belong is a Times Argus series that looks at the social clubs and service organizations that have come to define central Vermont.
By KATHRYN EDDY
BARRE Though the name is recognizable, the objectives and deeds of the Knights of Columbus are not as widely known, even here where their roots run deep.
The biggest question we get as Knights is, What do you do? We dont advertise, so people dont necessarily know what were all about, says Grand Knight John Santorello of the Barre-Montpelier Council 399, whose leadership duties include the running of the Knights hall on Pine Hill Road in Barre. If they did, it might bring in some younger members. Its not a dying organization by any means, but were in a lull as far as membership is concerned.
The Rev. Michael J. McGivney, son of Irish immigrants, founded the order in 1882. As a child, he had been exposed to poverty and hardship, and his aims in starting the organization were to unite Catholic men and provide financial assistance to families who had lost their sole breadwinner or were burdened by illness. From these grew both a group of men devoted to improving their communities with strong ties to their local parishes and the Knights of Columbus Insurance, which according to Santorello is one of the highest-rated insurance organizations in the United States.
Today, there are more than 1.5 million members in 12,000 councils across the United States and Canada, as well as in Guam, the Virgin Islands, the Bahamas and parts of Central America. It is the largest society of Catholic men in the world.
We still have the drive, says Santorello. Across the country and in other countries its a popular organization, but in some sections of the U.S., its slowing down. We are at a crossroads trying to figure out how to build up our organization to include the younger generations.
The four degrees of the order are charity, unity, fraternity and patriotism. As men join they learn these tenets representing, respectively, involvement in the orders charitable works, recognition of the power of a group to accomplish more than the individual, the camaraderie of a brotherhood in faith, and loyalty to their country of birth. The fourth degree, patriotism, is also recognized by an additional assembly of Knights who have been members for one year and are in good standing. The Fourth Degree assembly covers a wider area, which includes much of central Vermont, and its members serve as honor guards in both religious and civic occasions.
To be a Knight one has to be a man 18 or older and be a practicing Catholic. There is also a womens auxiliary, which functions in support of the men and the council; to be a member one must be 18 or older, a practicing Catholic, and the spouse, widow, sister or daughter of a Knight.
In the Barre and Montpelier area the Knights give quarterly donations to the St. Monica, St. Augustine, St. Sylvester, St. Edward, St. Cecilia/St. Frances Cabrini and North American Martyrs parishes. They also donate money and hours to the Montpelier, Onion River, St. Monica, St. Augustine and Salvation Army food banks, and regularly give to Vermont Right to Life, Morality in Media, Circle the Washington County battered womens shelter and service, the Special Olympics and the Vermont Association for the Blind.
The Knights sponsor a local Cub Scout pack and donate their hall and catering services to the pack for functions, as well as to other organizations and local schools and sports teams. They have done fundraisers for troops overseas and discuss and vote at their monthly meetings where to donate the money they raise over the course of the year.
Every year the Knights have Tootsie Roll drives and a special sweepstakes dinner to raise money for charitable donations and scholarships for the local schools.
Weekly bingo is the main lifeline for covering the costs of this building, overhead and taxes and the like, says Santorello. He cites the recent changes in tax laws as a big obstacle for the council, as now its operating budget is $13,000 higher than it used to be. Yes, the state is collecting income, but what people dont realize is that limits the amounts we can give to food banks and other organizations, which then adds to the burden on the state to make up for it, he adds.
The Knights also hold spaghetti suppers every second Tuesday of the month from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., which are open to the public.
Its mainly having functions and building up money for community organizations and people in need, says Santorello. Were here to help, but our biggest challenge is ensuring the strength and longevity of our council. We need younger members for their leadership and new ideas and for the older members to know that someone will be carrying our work on.
For more information, visit www.kofc399.org or call 479-0912.
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An eco-tour guide got a little wrapped up in his work this week.
Tommy Owen, who works at Everglades Adventure Tours, rangled a 10.5-foot Burmese python while giving an eco-tour to a family of tourists in the Everglades on Tuesday. One of the tourists, Paul Tarantino, kept his poise and snapped the photo you see above.
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"I've caught snakes before, so I know how to catch snakes, but never anything this big," Owen said in a telephone interview with WPBF 25 News on Wednesday.
Once the snake was spotted, Owen said he knew he had only one chance to pounce on it.
"I lucked out and grabbed it perfectly," he said, before recounting the several-minute power struggle with an animal he estimated to be three times stronger than himself. "I'm halfway under water, I let it wrap around my right arm, and that's when I (was) able to lift it out of the water."
But that was just the beginning. Owen said the snake coiled around one arm and then tightened. That's when he put his arm under water, causing the python to loosen his hold on Owen's arm. Then he brought the snake back above water and continued to fight with it. Wash, rinse, repeat.
Owen, who added that another guide helped him wrestle the snake, said it eventually wrapped itself around both of his arms at the same time before becoming too exhausted to fight.
"I was basically handcuffed," he said.
Owen's boss said the python was turned over to the National Parks Service.
"They'll do a biopsy and learn about the python and try to find out how serious of a threat it is," said Jack M. Shealy, owner and operator of Everglades Adventure Tours. "We've only had exotic snakes out (in the Everglades) for 15 or 20 years, so it's still an educational process."
Shealy said his eco-tour business offers private nature tours and tries to bring awareness to the heritage and culture of the Everglades.
"Anything that draws interest to the Everglades as a whole is good for us," he told WPBF.com on Wednesday.
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I hope you enjoy our website which has been designed to give you a clear and informative idea of the history and current activities and opportunities available here at Scampston.
Scampston Hall is one of the finest regency country house stately homes in North Yorkshire, and contains many fine works of art, furniture and porcelain. But above all it is our family home and we are delighted to be able to share it with you when we open to the public during the summer, or as the perfect wedding venue for your big day.
When you visit you must come and see our award-winning Walled Garden which is a stunningly beautiful, contemporary garden, quite unlike any other. Designed by the much admired Dutch landscape designer Piet Oudolf, it is well worth a day out to see it. Within the Walled Garden, the Conservatory, is currently at the centre of an exciting restoration project. Part of the project is the production of an oral history archive so if you or any of your relatives used to work in the Hall, Estate or Gardens and have some memories or photos to share please get in touch...
Like many modern estates we have a wide range of enterprises taking place, from our David Bellamy Gold Award winning holiday lodge park Scampston Park Lodges, to residential property lettings, park events and many others.
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On Tap Today: Ho-ho-uh-oh
So, there's still no blanket of white on the ground, but you've got to get into the Christmas spirit.
Who better to get you there than "Bad Santa"? Your friends at the Beer and a Movie series are here to help, with a screening of the 2003 holiday comedy at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Turner Hall Ballroom, 1040 N. 4th St. Sure, it's kinda dark, but with a surprisingly heartwarming center (unless that's the beer talking). »Read Full Blog Post
Country star Mindy McCready dies in apparent suicide after chart-topping career, stormy life
Heber Springs, Ark. - Mindy McCready, who hit the top of the country charts before personal problems sidetracked her career, died Sunday in Arkansas in an apparent suicide. She was 37.
The Cleburne County Sheriff's Office said in a news release that McCready was found dead at a residence in Heber Springs from what appears to be a single, self-inflicted gunshot to the head. An autopsy is pending. »Read Full Article(2)
Potawatomi attempts to break Guinness World Record
If there's a rock 'n' roll heaven, then Don Cornelius is smiling down from above.
At 1 p.m. Thursday, Potawatomi Bingo Casino, 1721 W. Canal St., will attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the world's longest Soul Train dance line. »Read Full Article
Elvis Tribute Night rocks Mitchell Park Domes
Burnin' love. A sparkling night. The King on stage. Who can resist a combo like that?
It's tough, and that's what makes Elvis Tribute Night at the Mitchell Park Domes, 524 S. Layton Blvd., so popular. »Read Full Article(1)
Early Music Now blends old sounds, new composition in engaging program
Premieres of most of the music appearing on early-music concerts happened at least 250 years ago.
Except for Early Music Now's presentation of the Montreal-based group Masques at St. Paul's Episcopal Church on Saturday. »Read Full Article
Quasimondo's 'Robot Cabaret' still needs some debugging
Imagine a future in which robots rule, having reduced humans to second-class citizens with whom they rarely interact. Or, if you'd like, think about how fully our own lives are now enmeshed in technology - often reducing us to machine-obsessed zombies.
That world is in full bloom in "Robot Cabaret," which the Quasimondo Milwaukee Physical Theatre opened - wryly enough - on Valentine's Day. »Read Full Article
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For four days only, take part in a form of entertainment beloved by children of all ages, going back generations. See the Tripoli Shrine Circus on Thursday through next Sunday at the U.S. Cellular Arena, 400 W. Kilbourn Ave. Nine performances of athletic skills with aerialists and acrobats. Watch elephants and big cats perform in one of the three rings of action all lead by Ringmistress Michelle Audrey. Tickets range from $9 to $35; there are also free tickets available for adults bringing a child along. See www.milwaukeecircus.com for information and to purchase tickets. »Read Full Article


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Lowery was moving his extremities and was awake in intensive care at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, Ga., according to family spokesman Doug Stutsman,
The impact of the early Saturday morning crash in Georgia ejected Lowery, a native of Cleveland, Ga., approximately 100 feet from his overturned 2006 Nissan Altima.
The extent of Lowery's injuries were yet to be released.
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A baby humpback whale got stranded in the shallow waters off Aina Haina.
It drew a large crowd earlier that could only watch and wait as biologists tried to save it.
"This just makes you want to cry," said Michelle Santos.
"It is severely traumatized and has cuts all over its body. The animal is in poor condition," said David Schofield of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Late Monday afternoon, while fishing, Todd Motoyama noticed the whale flopping near the surf spot known as Secrets.
"It was struggling and dying," said Motoyama.
Scientists from NOAA arrived shortly after witnesses reported the sighting.
"It may have come ashore because of stranding and become entangled, but the cause for this animal to be in this situation is not entanglement," said Schofield.
Each year, NOAA receives on average less than ten reports of stranded whales in Hawaii.
"It is calfing season for humpback whales. We see a certain number failing to thrive. This is nature," said Schofield.
The whale is no more than a couple days old based on its 15-to-17 foot length and approximate weight of a ton and a half according to NOAA.
NOAA says the whale died shortly before 9 p.m. Monday night.
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Nicole Dehn has suffered from epileptic seizures since she was 6 months old, and for the last eight years she's faced pangs of sadness when passing a small grove of trees on the road near her Jacksonville, Fla., home.
A car accident left her without a driver's license and forced her to depend on others for rides to work and to run errands.
They're a constant reminder of the day epilepsy took her life in a different direction.
Running out of options and wanting to regain control of her life, Nicole underwent laser surgery to help end her seizures.
After a successful surgery she has been able to finally live the life she wants – and even was able to get her driver's license back.


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Time Warner drops Showtime in Milwaukee, CBS-owned stations
Time Warner's Cable has blacked out CBS-owned and -operated stations in markets affecting 29% of its subscribers, according to The Wrap.
Time Warner also removed the CBS-owned premium channels Showtime and The Movie Channel, along with CBS-owned channels such as Smithsonian, from its systems nationwide, including in Milwaukee. »Read Full Blog Post(36)
Writers Recommend Books during Indies First day
Nearly a dozen local writers served as guest booksellers Saturday at Boswell Book Company as part of an Indies First campaign spearheaded by Sherman Alexie.
While the writers were happy to sign copies of their own books, they were eager to talk with visitors about books they enjoyed reading and recommend to others. I talked with four of them Saturday: »Read Full Blog Post
'Cudahy Caroler Christmas' brings punch to In Tandem Theatre
Be forewarned: The Cudahy Carolers are singing again.
The hilarious In Tandem Theatre Company production of Anthony Wood's "A Cudahy Caroler Christmas" opened to guffaws and groans Friday evening in the Tenth Street Theater. »Read Full Article
Contested Internet TV service Aereo setting up in state
A new television service is scheduled to launch in 11 Wisconsin counties in early 2014, offering customers basic channels for a subscription price starting at $8 per month — provided the service survives lawsuits from broadcasters who say it steals their copyrighted material.
Already, Aereo Inc. has expanded throughout the New York metropolitan area, Boston, Atlanta, Detroit and five other cities — with plans to enter Chicago and much of central Wisconsin soon. »Read Full Article(49)
Milwaukee Rep makes spirit of 'Christmas Carol' burn bright
In the cast biography he wrote for the Milwaukee Repertory Theater's 38th edition of "A Christmas Carol,"Jim Pickering catalogs the numerous roles he has played in his 26 Rep "Carols," before naming each of the adapters as well as set and costume designers who made them possible.
It's a beautifully rendered tribute that also channels the core message in what Pickering rightly calls "the greatest secular fable of human redemption ever written": our ability to change and grow, playing many roles and living multiple lives, if we can but open our hearts to the love and dedication of those many people challenging us to be our best selves. »Read Full Article


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2012 Holiday TV Schedule
It may be Thanksgiving, but it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, everywhere you go - especially on your TV.
Rudolph, Frosty, the Grinch, George Bailey, Ralphie, Scrooge, Hermey the dentist - they're all there. »Read Full Article(2)
Moct nightclub closing after one final bash on Saturday
Moct, the nightclub at 240 E. Pittsburgh Ave. in Walker's Point, is going out with a bang, orchestrating one last big party in its contemporary space on Saturday, before it closes its doors for good.
Nebi Torbica, who owned Moct with his brother, Sini, said they sold the business about a month ago to Guy Lamberg, who will open a restaurant called Prodigal. »Read Full Blog Post(1)
Hip-hop comes to life at the "Miltown Beat Down"
It's a Wednesday night at the Jackalope Lounj, inside the Wicked Hop in the Third Ward. Beats are bouncing, heads are bobbing and the place is packed, as hip-hop music producers face off in a preliminary round of the eighth annual Miltown Beat Down.
But founder Jordan Lee, morning personality with 88Nine RadioMilwaukee (WYMS-FM), has a confession to make: It almost didn't happen. »Read Full Article
Italian Film Festival returns to UWM Union Theatre
The Italian Film Festival USA returns with a weekend full of contemporary Italian cinema Friday through Sunday at UWM Union Theatre, 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd.
All movies are free, and will be shown with English subtitles. The festival is sponsored by the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's Department of French, Italian and Comparative Literature, and Paul and Barbara Salsini. »Read Full Article
Milwaukee movies off the grid
'Role' reversal at Rosebud
"Role Play," the latest project by Milwaukee filmmaker Rubin Whitmore, gets a special screening at midnight Saturday at Rosebud Theater, 6823 W. North Ave., Wauwatosa. »Read Full Article
McConaughey makes hay with sometimes-mesmerizing 'Mud'
2012 was The Year of The McConaughey thanks to films such as "Magic Mike," "Bernie" and "Killer Joe," but in 2013, Matthew McConaughey's name is Mud. Literally.
And for audiences. that turns out to be a good thing. »Read Full Article
Radio Milwaukee's open and visible design
Radio Milwaukee's tag line is "diverse music for a diverse city." That's a willful statement of hopefulness for a city that is among the most segregated in the nation, a city that gets locked into its silos sometimes.
Milwaukee Music Video: See Prophetic's treatment for "Steady Chasin'"
If every talented and determined artist got what they deserved, then Milwaukee rapper Prophetic would be sitting pretty right now. It feels like he's been on the cusp of a breakthrough for years, but in terms of national exposure, his profile is still pretty low. »Read Full Blog Post
100 things to do in Wisconsin this summer
Wisconsin has a fever, and the only prescription is more summer.
When parkas and shovels are finally put away for the season, even a 50-degree day draws vitamin D-deprived residents out to explore. From taking in the state's natural beauty to traveling back in time at a historical site, Wisconsin offers plenty of opportunities for doing just that. »Read Full Article(1)
Chris Fink launches 'Farmer's Almanac' fiction Friday
Chris Fink will celebrate publication of his debut, 'Farmer's Almanac: A Work of Fiction' (Emergency Press), with a 7 p.m. talk and book signing April 26 at Boswell Book Company, 2559 N. Downer Ave.
Fink is an associate professor of English at Beloit College, and editor of the Beloit Fiction Journal. He earned his doctorate from UWM, just a cow chip's throw from Boswell's door. The stories in "Farmer's Almanac" are set in imaginary rural Odette County, Wisconsin, where you can be assured all the men are not good-looking, all the women are not strong and all the children aren't above average. »Read Full Blog Post
New finds from museum shops
For this edition of Design Ideas, I decided to indulge in a perusal of some of my favorite museum shops online for some new finds.
Mickey Factz performing along side Streetz N Young Deuces Saturday at Mad Planet
Mickey Factz is bringing his Road To Achievement Tour to Milwaukee this Saturday at Mad Planet. Streetz N Young Deuces, Anti Crew and The Nightkrawlers will also hit the stage so this is shaping up to be a dope show. Factz and SNYD have recently been collaborating along with features on each others projects, and especially the stand out track "Place Me" on SNYD last project Next Day Air. It's only a $7 cover, so with all this talent on the bill you need to be there. »Read Full Blog Post
Two wrestle with maternal dilemmas in 'Living Out'
Two women in their 30s, living in Los Angeles. Both are bright and much more ambitious than their nice but passive husbands, who are content with their lot and with letting the women do the cooking and cleaning.
Both women like to work, but they also both feel guilty when they work late - especially when it means missing important events involving their children, like that first crawl or debut soccer game. »Read Full Article
On Tap this Weekend: Some laughs, some tunes, some paddling
There's something for everyone this weekend in Milwaukee: comedy, live music, theater, art, nature and more. Watch the video for our top picks. »Read Full Blog Post
Watch Willie Nelson's stark new video
On his new album, "Let's Face the Music and Dance," Willie Nelson and his musical Family band lay the musical vibe that has kept them on the road for decades across a swath of American classics. The impressive tracklist ranges from the 1935 Irving Berlin title track to a sparse introspective update of the singer's own "Is the Better Part Over."
To mark the new album (You can read my review of it here), Nelson has released a video that captures the musicians recording Django Reinhardt's "Nuages" in the studio. Watch it below. One of a pair of instrumental tracks on the record, the song dances across the smoky jazz riffs from Nelson's classical guitar, Trigger," and the musical interplay of his sister Bobbie Nelson's piano and Mickey Raphael's resonant harmonica. »Read Full Blog Post(1)
Steve Miller, Billy Gibbons serve on Waukesha Les Paul exhibit board
Steve Miller of the Steve Miller Band, Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top, and Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers are among the stars who will serve on the board for the new "Les Paul Experience" exhibit at The Waukesha County Museum
The Les Paul Experience Artist Advisory Board will consist of 22 musicians, recording engineers, producers, music journalists, and corporate partners from around the country. »Read Full Article
On Tap Today: They say it's Shakespeare's birthday
Except -- forget The Beatles "Birthday" song. Celebrate Shakespeare's birthday with Shakespearean Operas performed by Marquette Univeristy singers and musicians at "Shakespeare Sings!" Thursday afternoon.
Emery brings a mix of alt-pop and rock with distinctive themes to The Rave Thursday night. »Read Full Blog Post
Summerfest announces Harley-Davidson Roadhouse headliners, including Atmosphere, MGMT
Summerfest officials have announced the headliners for the Harley-Davidson Roadhouse and revealed three new performers in the process: rap-rock group Hollywood Undead, new Latin trio VENA and salsa singer Tony Vega.
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On this day: April 18
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Paul Revere rides, an earthquake and fires ravage San Francisco, Albert Einstein dies, Grace Kelly becomes a princess, and the U.S. embassy in Beirut is hit by a deadly car bomb, all on this day.
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Like so many winter-weary tourists trekking to the shore this summer, Hollywood is drawn to the beach.
And why not? It has been the setting of some of the movie industry's most memorable scenes ever -- where Frankie Avalon crooned, big-name stars were marooned, and a young Brooke Shields frolicked in a blue lagoon.
The beach is where bullies beat up the "Karate Kid," where John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John fell in love in "Grease" and where Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr made out in the surf in one of the hottest kisses in film history.
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MSO show a poignant success
Friday morning's Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra concert was a feast of diverse orchestral sounds.
Guest conductor Christoph König led the orchestra through a program that reached from the 1820s to the 1950s, including a Weber opera overture, Liszt's take on gypsy tunes and two symphonic masterpieces. »Read Full Article
Singles Scorecard: Hear new songs from B.o.B., Chris Young and "American Idol" winner Candice Glover
Lori Waxman's "60 wrd/min art critic" comes to Inova
Deborah Solomon, known for her writing on art for the New York Times, offered up a "little prayer for art critics" recently on WNYC radio.
Calling critics bossy and easy to hate, she reported a sorry fact: that there are only 10 full-time art critics left at newspapers and magazines in the U.S. »Read Full Blog Post
Milwaukee band Die Kreuzen gets 2nd chance
Die Kreuzen should have been one of the handful of Milwaukee-area bands like the Violent Femmes and the BoDeans that made it in a big way.
Butch Vig produced some of its albums before finding fame with Nirvana's "Nevermind." Die Kreuzen found fans in seminal rock figures including Steve Albini and Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore. The band was offered a contract with Atlantic Records. »Read Full Article
Festa Italiana adds new acts to schedule
Festa Italiana has announced additions to its festival schedule that include opera, classic Italian and jazz, completing a lineup of nearly 40 acts.
The festival runs July 19 through 21 at Henry W. Maier Festival Park. »Read Full Article
Headliners set for Summer Soulstice Music Festival
The music is set for the annual Summer Soulstice Music Festival. Now bring on the sun.
Kane Place Record Club; Hugh Bob and the Hustle; I'm Not a Pilot; De La Buena; Hayward Williams; and Evan Christian will headline the East Side festival on June 22. »Read Full Article
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra season ending in style
The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra will conclude this season's classical concerts with two proverbial last hurrahs.
Music director Edo de Waart will lead the orchestra in a program of Johannes Brahms' first and fourth symphonies Friday through Sunday and then wrap up with Edward Elgar's "The Dream of Gerontius" the following weekend. »Read Full Article
Summer Reading: 4 books from big-name writers
On May 26, we're publishing our Summer Reading preview in the Journal Sentinel's Sunday Cue section and at TapMilwaukee.com, with dozens of suggestions for your enjoyment.
For today's preview of those suggestions, here are four new books by some of the big-name writers we know and love for their skill in transporting us to different worlds: »Read Full Blog Post
Teeny, tiny and fabulous
It's time for a little tiny talk.
I recently perused the tips for making teeny spaces spot-on fabulous at the drool-worthy website Apartment Therapy. »Read Full Blog Post
On Tap for Today: Talk, music, books and baseball
Welcome to the middle -- of your week, that is.
As always, we love to direct your dial to "The Disclaimer" radio show, entertaining talk about Milwaukee doings for sane people. You can listen in live via the WMSE web site at noon or download the show later. »Read Full Blog Post


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#208316 - 12/13/12 12:02 PM Re: Languid pathos [Re: jenny jenny]
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Possibly this painting by Trent Gudmundsson?_________________________
I'm immortal until proven otherwise
#208321 - 12/13/12 10:47 PM Re: Languid pathos [Re: Rhubarb Commando]
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Originally Posted By: Rhubarb CommandoPossibly this painting by Trent Gudmundsson?
No. Looking at the Gudmundsson painting everyday for three years would have made me a better person. How wonderful.
But no, instead my wall spoke the lanquid pathos of three skinny long-legged fatigued dancers without tutu's painted in a style that could be described as latter-day art deco.
Even today I am depressed.
#208345 - 12/15/12 11:51 AM Good question. [Re: A C Bowden]
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The scoreboard starts at birth on the hour
The question; is your life yours or our?
All good and bad deeds
We score to our needs
And at death the scoreboard we will scour
#208346 - 12/15/12 11:55 AM The Ladies' Washing Contest [Re: jenny jenny]
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The washing contests under way,
Theres prizes to be won;
Tubs and soap-cakes boldly lay
On trestles neath the sun.
No marks yet on the scoreboard:
Laundresses darkly glower
And, hunched up oer their wash-boards,
The dirty vestments scour.
I'm immortal until proven otherwise
#208347 - 12/15/12 08:50 PM Re: List of odd words [Re: Rhubarb Commando]
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I've a folder of hapax legomena
And other rare verbal phenomena;
Its great foliar size
Gives much happy surprise,
Like the term henpecked husbands use: "Domina".
#208349 - 12/16/12 03:36 AM Immortality? [Re: A C Bowden]
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I've been struggling, almost from my birth
To write words of some lasting worth.
Possibly this rhyme game
Is my ticket to fame;
Otherwise, I'll have posthumous dearth.
#208350 - 12/16/12 07:44 AM The bane of Cap'n Hook? [Re: Tromboniator]
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I wonder: just what is "a croc?"
Terra cotta pot, chipped by a rock?
Before I cross-check
I'll stick out my neck:
It's a 'gator that's going "Tick-Tock!"_________________________
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#208352 - 12/16/12 08:34 AM Remonstrance [Re: Rhubarb Commando]
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Where to go from here? What is my choice?
I feel as if I've lost my voice.
You've made us bereft,
No guideword right or left.
I'm thinking that's not very noice!
#208353 - 12/16/12 01:12 PM Re: Remonstrance [Re: Tromboniator]
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A remonstrance on me you've served,
I fear that it is well deserved!
My mind was in foment
From a Senior Moment:
I think I was slightly unnerved.
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#208356 - 12/16/12 03:01 PM Re: Remonstrance [Re: Rhubarb Commando]
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Forgive him, tromboniator. Anyone who concocts a "croc" as a "crocodile who goes tick tock" needs a well-earned rest.
Most men go their entire lifes without such an exalted construction.
Edited by jenny jenny (12/16/12 03:29 PM)
Edit Reason: to replace weird with exalted
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On April 12, 1861 the Civil War began. In remembrance of the soldiers who served in the American Civil War, the U.S. Library of Congress put together a collection of photographs that represents the impact of the war, which involved many young enlisted men and the deaths of more than 600,000 soldiers.
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Zombies have been a hot commodity in Hollywood the last few years, ranging from movies such as "Zombieland," "I am Legend" and "Resident Evil" to the current hit cable TV show "The Walking Dead."
That makes it a bit of a surprise that the zombie theme is not front-and-center in the ads for the new Brad Pitt horror-thriller "World War Z." While the TV spots give the sense that there's panic in the cities, they give no indication that the living dead are the cause.
Maybe the marketing folks at Paramount were worried that highlighting the zombie aspect might keep some people away. Those who do decide to pass on this movie would be missing a very entertaining film.
One note: I don't want to give away too many plot points so I'll keep some of this review rather general.
Here are the basics: The story starts in Philadelphia (with Glasgow, Scotland, doubling as the City of Brotherly Love) where former U.N. inspector Gerry Lane (Pitt) is driving with his wife (Mireille Enos of the AMC series "The Killing") and their two young daughters. They quickly realize something is wrong when they see police racing ahead of them, and then hundreds of people running toward them. The reason? Zombies are attacking, and these aren't the slow-walking, spaced-out variety, but rather the fast, noisy and absolutely relentless kind. All this makes for an opening sequence that's shocking and extremely effective.
The experts believe the zombies are the result of a pandemic that is spreading at lightning speed. Because of Gerry's U.N. experience in dangerous places, he and his family get evacuated to an aircraft carrier where a special team is assembled. He, along with a medical expert and a group of special forces guys then fly off on an international quest to find out where the pandemic started and how to stop it.
"World War Z" is based on the novel by Max Brooks and the screenplay was tackled by a number of writers, including Matthew Michael Carnahan ("State of Play") and J. Michael Straczynski. ("Thor"). The story moves at a fast pace, with characters coming and going for short, intense and memorable scenes. James Badge Dale is particularly effective as an Army Ranger who is duty-bound and determined to take care of business.
The film is directed by Marc Forster, who has done wildly different movies in the past. His credits range from "Finding Neverland" to "The Kite Runner" to the James Bond film "Quantum of Solace."
He masterfully transitions from big-scale scenes loaded with visual effects to much smaller encounters that are packed with intensity. So many movies lately inundate audiences with CG-infused, wild action sequences that are so over the top that they numb the audience into submission. With "World War Z," some of the best moments come in scenes like one in which Gerry and his crew need to silently move through a building, trying not to wake the zombies that lurk nearby. It makes for very nail-biting action.
The zombies themselves are great. Some were cast for their dance skills that they translate into freakish movements amped up even more by wonderful make-up and some really scary sound effects.
As for the actors, Brad Pitt gives one of his better performances in a movie that doesn't feel like the usual star vehicle. His character comes across as a low-key guy who just wants to get the job done and get back to his family. He gets great back-up from Israeli actress Daniella Kertesz in her first movie role. She delivers a memorable turn as a tough female soldier who gets put through an emotional and physical ringer.
"World War Z" is a zombie horror movie, but it's also intelligent, effective and very entertaining.


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