Friday, June 5, 2009

Wisconsin Arts News for June 4

 
Wisconsin Arts News
A Service of the Wisconsin Arts Board

 

June 4, 2009

 


QUOTE OF THE DAY

"Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty."  Henry Ford

 

"The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn."  Alvin Toffler

 

"You can teach a student a lesson for a day; but if you can teach him to learn by creating curiosity, he will continue the learning process as long as he lives." Clay P. Bedford


VIDEO OF THE DAY
Short piece that ABC news did about Wisconsin Artist, Susan Murtaugh, and her Iphone paintings using "Brushes", pegged to Jorge Columbo cover of  the New Yorker magazine.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJ4C9zmStjU


FROM THE WISCONSIN ARTS BOARD

Advancing a Cultural Climate - National Arts Policy Roundtable recommendations available online

Americans for the Arts

"The 2008 National Arts Policy Roundtable, an annual forum of Americans for the Arts and the Sundance Preserve, examined important and timely opportunities for the arts to promote civic engagement toward building healthy communities and a healthy democracy. The Roundtable convened 29 leaders from business, government, philanthropy, education, and the arts, including Lt. Governor Barbara Lawton and George Tzougros, Executive Director for Wisconsin Arts Board. Policy recommendations—designed to ensure a vital civic role for the arts in regard to cross-sector alliances, policies and investment, research and evaluation, and messaging and case-making—have been released on the Americans for the Arts website in the form of a 27-page report about the roundtable. Participants declared that in order to create the society we envision, it is important for citizens and the public- and private-sectors to work together in support of "advancing a cultural climate in which civic life may thrive." Readers will find related strategies for advancing work across many sectors. The annual National Arts Policy Roundtable is the culminating event of a year-long discussion with experts and stakeholders and research on the topic by Americans for the Arts. Through generous funding from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation, leaders on the issue from Public Agenda, American Public Media, and Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement (PACE) worked closely with this year's Roundtable in helping to bring different perspectives and shed new light on the topic.

www.AmericansForTheArts.org/information_services/research/policy_roundtable/ 

 

Wisconsin Arts Board Recommends:  World-class WI Arts Tours

Wisconsin's Gangster Tour

Travel Wisconsin

"The Prohibition and the Great Depression of the 1920s and '30s were lucrative times for outlaws like Al Capone and John Dillinger. Charismatic and successful, they were polarizing figures unpopular with the FBI and local police-the honest ones, anyway. The usual suspects were often on the run. And that usually meant Wisconsin. This summer, go "On the lam" in Wisconsin and experience the rich lore and legend of Wisconsin's history and a little Hollywood magic for yourself. The following itinerary will guide you through some of Wisconsin's most notorious locations. Rats need not apply."

http://www.travelwisconsin.com/Gangster-Tour.aspx

 

Day Trip East Coast Wisconsin Visual Arts Tour

Travel Wisconsin

"From sophisticated cities to quaint fishing villages, the Wisconsin harbor towns dotting the state's 1,100 miles of scenic Lake Michigan coastline promise a visual art adventure. This four-day itinerary offers museums that specialize in folk and decorative arts, internationally acclaimed traveling exhibits and a glimpse into the studios of working artists. In addition to touring art exhibits, Wisconsin's coastal harbor towns offer a variety of outdoor recreation, shopping and dining, and plenty of relaxing scenery. Many of these coastal communities have experienced their own sort of renaissance with the development and expansion of cultural attractions, state-of-the-art harbors and downtown revitalization. Whether you follow all four days of the tour or create your own itinerary, a world-class arts tour awaits."

http://www.travelwisconsin.com/article_detail.aspx?articleid=53&menuid=30

 

Summer is ripe for day-trippers; variety of vacation venues awaits

Wisconsin State Journal

"For those who have experienced cutbacks in their income, or been worried about their shrinking retirement funds, destinations like Monroe, Milwaukee, Madison or the Fox Valley may be the preferred option this year. When the summer tourism season unofficially begins Friday with the Memorial Day weekend, the day trip, while not as glamorous as other vacation choices, can provide plenty of memories and keep the family budget in check. It also is a key component to the state's $13 billion tourism industry."

http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/local/452000

 

Mail Your Art or Poem to Show Your Love

Blog: CricketToes.com, Wisconsin Arts Board

Deadline:  July 1, 2009

"The Wisconsin Arts Board (WAB) has put out a call for postcard entries from visual artists and poets to celebrate its 35th day o' birth. This is a rare submission opportunity as there's no fee, no jury to impress and you are absolutely free to create whatever you want. Huzzah! Of course, there's no prize money either, but what the hell, right? Here's what ya do:"

http://www.crickettoes.com/blog/2009/03/mail-your-art-or-poem-to-show-your-love.html


IN THE NEWS
Visual Arts/Museums
Life or Death?

Snap Milwaukee

"Frankie fever spread through Milwaukee this past April when former Milwaukeean and Nohl Fellowship recipient Frankie Martin displayed her new work in an exhibition titled Life and Death? at The Green Gallery West. Included were several paintings constructed out of drop cloths from the artist's studio, a window installation composed of found discarded materials, as well as a large video projection of a 5-part, two channel, video Who Died?"

http://www.snapmilwaukee.com/Main/visual-arts

Book Arts in Milwaukee

Snap Milwaukee

"Book art has begun to be taken seriously as an art form in the Milwaukee community within the last few years.  Its appeal as a medium has to do with the different dimensions of presentation that are used in a single book. The content, images and text-blocks in a book are two dimensional; the book itself is three-dimensional, or sculptural; and the books ability to be opened and paged through adds a fourth temporal dimension."

http://www.snapmilwaukee.com/Main/literature


Arts Education
Spring notes lift the spirit

Hudson Star-Observer

"The Hudson High School Choral Department presented its spring concert May 27. The event filled the auditorium — 10 choral groups moved seamlessly on and off the stages performing 24 numbers. Students presented both conductors, Kari Heisler and Andy Haase, with mementos of thanks for their guidance throughout the year."

http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/articles/index.cfm?id=34517&section=entertainment

 

Community Arts
Madison Etsy explorations: Sugar Plum Collars - Shopping locally online

The Isthmus

I don't own a dog but the collars at Sugar Plum Collars jumped out at me no less because of it. Sewn with fabric that is bright and colorful, each one is adorable. The patterns are fun and certainly not ones that you have ever seen used for a dog collar before. A Sugar Plum collar would definitely make your pup the most unique on the block.

http://www.isthmus.com/daily/article.php?article=26041&sid=13c7fcecf25e9c8a7c7515076cf2afe5


Folk Arts/Folklife
Woodworker carves out historical piece

Leader-Telegram

COLFAX – "Gene Buck chuckles a bit when he sits back on his chair and glances at the monstrous woodcarving that dominates his shop. "Sometimes, when I sit down and look at it, I think, 'I made that?' I have to admit, for a guy who likes to whittle a bit, this has become quite a task," Buck said. Buck, 69, a retired graphic artist, moved with his wife, Sharon, from Mounds View, Minn., to rural Colfax about eight years ago."

http://www.leadertelegram.com/story-news.asp?id=BK5NK2RFJVU

 

Media Arts

New online arts journal launches Thursday

Blog: Mary Louise Schumacher of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

June 4

"Billed as a "haven for our community's many voices," a critical arts journal called SNAPMilwaukee will launch Thursday. The online-only journal will cover architecture, visual art, film, music and performing arts. SNAP will be a place for "informed critical discourse in and around the arts through in-depth study, commentary, historical analysis, synthesis and discussion of what's going on in this place at this time," according to a post on Facebook announcing the launch. A few articles have already been posted to SNAP, including a piece on the Menomonee Valley by Don Hanlon, a professor at the School of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee., and a piece on book arts in Milwaukee from Petra Press. Other categories show only headlines, images and the tag "Coming Soon."

http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/entertainment/46823407.html

 

Life or Death?

SNAPMilwaukee

"Frankie fever spread through Milwaukee this past April when former Milwaukeean and Nohl Fellowship recipient Frankie Martin displayed her new work in an exhibition titled Life and Death? at The Green Gallery West. Included were several paintings constructed out of drop cloths from the artist's studio, a window installation composed of found discarded materials, as well as a large video projection of a 5-part, two channel, video Who Died?"

http://www.snapmilwaukee.com/Main/visual-arts

Book Arts in Milwaukee

SNAPMilwaukee

Book art has begun to be taken seriously as an art form in the Milwaukee community within the last few years.  Its appeal as a medium has to do with the different dimensions of presentation that are used in a single book. The content, images and text-blocks in a book are two dimensional; the book itself is three-dimensional, or sculptural; and the books ability to be opened and paged through adds a fourth temporal dimension.

http://www.snapmilwaukee.com/Main/literature

 

Aw SNAP!

CricketToes

"Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Queen of Art City, Mary Louise Schumacher, helpfully informed us this morning that there's a new artsy type kid on the block called SNAPMilwaukee, though the names of the various kids involved are not new to anyone who even pays a modicum of attention to the scene here. The administrative board includes the ever-evolving brothers Riepenhoff--Joe and John--artist Cat Pham, former Armoury Gallery co-owner Jessica Steeber, and Jake Palmert, who co-owns The Green Gallery East with the John previously mentioned."

http://www.crickettoes.com/blog/2009/06/aw-snap.html

 

Makela becomes Telegram general manager

Superior Telegram

"Erin Makela was named the new general manager of the Superior Telegram today. Makela comes to the Telegram from the Duluth News Tribune where she has worked as advertising marketing development manager since November of 2005. She managed special sections, vendor sections and business-to-business marketing. Recently, Erin has also worked with local advertising agencies for their print and online media needs."

http://www.superiortelegram.com/event/article/id/35446/

 

Production company shooting horror movie in Eau Claire

Eau Claire Leader-Telegram

"The sixth floor of a Banbury Place warehouse sat mostly empty except for a few tattered couches and mattresses salvaged from departing college students. Stationed between concrete pillars, a carpenter assembled wood frames, his airgun whirling nails into the lumber. Grouped near a freight elevator, white buckets contained red batter capable of mixing 400 gallons of stage blood. Kristopher Bishop, wearing a stocking cap and mirrored aviator sunglasses, carried a sketch tablet. Assistants hovered as he walked. Bishop, 33, of St. Paul, is directing the horror movie "Fenris Unchained."

http://www.leadertelegram.com/story-FEATURES.asp?id=BK6TRKKPK98


Performing Arts
Dance

Why Dance in Milwaukee?

SNAPMilwaukee

"Around the country, major metropolitan dance centers have been faced with an ever-growing performing crisis.  Notable companies nationwide continue to lose their rehearsal spaces and financial instability has forced many performers and choreographers to compromise their vision.  Through this panic, and in our favor, a grass-roots movement has arrived.  Milwaukee has just planted its seed."

http://www.snapmilwaukee.com/Main/performing-arts

Forget Baby Einstein - How About Baby Baryshnikov?

Guardian UK

"Baby ballet is becoming increasingly popular [in Britain], with children starting classes at as young as six months and many dance schools reporting long waiting lists."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2009/may/31/ballet-toddlers-dance

 

NY City Ballet Tries "Video Notes' "

Wall Street Journal

In addition to its own notes in daily programs, today's NYCB provides video footage on screens in the lobby and outside the auditorium of the David H. Koch Theater, as well as on its Website (nycballet.com; see 'The Viewing Room'). … [These loops] present clips of dancers and choreographers addressing the unheard questions of unseen interviewers about their work with NYCB."

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124406971357282935.html

 

How Is This Tutu Different From All Other Tutus? It's A Custom-Made Chanel

The Guardian UK

"The torso is entirely covered with feathers: slender ostrich plumes reaching upwards to tickle the neck, while downy turkey, hen and cock feathers are layered at the waist in a muted mix of pale pink, pale grey and white." In honor of the Ballets Russes centennial, Karl Lagerfeld, creative director at the House of Chanel, has designed a special costume for Fokine's The Dying Swan."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2009/may/30/chanel-tutu-glurdjidze-ballet

 

Other
Oh Say, Can You See?

Psychology Today

"What does a fish counter have in common with an experienced baseball player? A sighted choreographer with a blind conchologist? And what might they share with the people who clicked YouTube over 90 million times last month to see the unlikely Scottish singing sensation Susan Boyle? Tease out the imaginative thinking tool that crops up again and again in each case, and you've got the beginnings of your answer-and a start on understanding the bases of human problem-solving and creativity."

http://blogs.psychologytoday.com/blog/imagine/200906/oh-say-can-you-see

 

Theaters are taking social networking to a new level

Blog:  Culture Monster/LA Times

"Now that practically every new stage production has its own Facebook page and Twitter feed, what's the next step for theater companies in the realm of social networking? First, an obvious but crucial point: In the theater world, just as in any realm of showbiz, social networking is really just a glorified marketing tool, a cheap way of building word-of-mouth buzz. But for a marketing campaign to be really useful, it has to bring in information (in that creepy Orwellian way) in addition to putting out the word. To that end, theater companies are starting to up the technical sophistication of their social networking sites, tricking them out with complex metrics tools that are designed to collect fan data, which in turn can be used to sell, sell, sell. And it's happening everywhere, from stage productions on the West Coast to Broadway, from nonprofit companies to blockbuster productions. The La Jolla Playhouse recently launched a new campaign titled "Your Life, Our Stage," in which the company is inviting everyone to submit ideas for a play based on their own lives by uploading videos, photos, artwork and written descriptions via the social networking vendor Brickfish. The winning entry will have a scene from his or her life story written by Doug Wright, the playwright who won the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award for "I Am My Own Wife."

So what's in it for La Jolla Playhouse?"

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2009/06/la-jolla-playhouse-doug-wright-social-media-shrek-next-to-normal-twitter.html

 

For Music Industry, YouTube Takes On MTV's Old Role

NPR

"YouTube is becoming increasingly important to the music business. In fact, some industry professionals say it has become the MTV of the digital generation. In the old days, new bands created buzz by playing clubs and getting on local radio. Today, record labels often gauge a new band's popularity by looking on YouTube" and promote their own bands on the site."

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104871526

 

Small Businesses Are Taking Tentative Steps Toward Online Networking

New York Times

"BY choice or necessity, successful small-business owners are earnest networkers, gladly shaking hands, handing out cards and attending local meetings to find and keep customers, solve problems, seek feedback or support and bolster their bottom lines. Now, the Internet is starting to upend those long-established methods; online networking on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and newer niche sites can be instantaneous and far-reaching."

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/04/business/smallbusiness/04sbiz.html?th&emc=th

 

Audiences, Not Young Audiences, Are Classical's Holy Grail

Washington Post

"[W]e need to stop fixating on the young audience and focus on reaching an audience, period. ... So how do you reach a bigger audience, period? What can you do to make people realize that this kind of music is exciting, interesting, fun? No one has the whole answer to this; a lot of people are working on it. But I think this is the question to be asking."

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-classical-beat/2009/06/the_age_of_the_audience_or_bea.html

WHEN YOU GO
For more arts and cultural events, please go to
www.portalwisconsin.org.  Have you entered your events on Portal?  Do it today!


Visual Arts/Museums
Openings and closings this week

Blog:  Mary Louise Schumacher of the Journal Sentinel

Hello, welcome to the work week and the month of June. Here's the weekly rundown of events that are opening and closing throughout the state this week.

 

OPENINGS

June 5

"The Music in Art" by Patricia Obletz at Gallery 2622

"Summer in Wisconsin" at the Lake Geneva Art Association

"Sculpture & Painting" by Tim Britton & Jeremy Pinc at the Grace Chosy Gallery (Madison)

"Errant Compass" by Jason Rohlf at the Tory Folliard Gallery

"2009 Annual Members show" at the Walker's Point Center for the Arts

"Figuratively Speaking" by Reginald Baylor at Wisconsin Lutheran, Schlueter Art Gallery

June 6

"The Eight" & "The Artistic Furniture of Charles Rohlfs" at the Milwaukee Art Museum

"12th Annual Spring Show" at the Niemi Sculpture Gallery & Garden (Kenosha)

"Seeing Ourselves: Masterpieces of American Photography from George Eastman House" at the Paine Art Center and Gardens

 

CLOSINGS

June 5

"Visual Rhythms/Ritmos Visuales" at Latino Arts

June 6

"Earth & Water" by Michael Casey & Jeff Weber at CR Davidson Art Consultants

"Tender is the Line" Sketched Portraits at the Portrait Society Gallery

June 7

"Remains: Contemporary Artists and the Material Past" at the Milwaukee Art Museum

"12th Annual Spring Show" at the Niemi Sculpture Gallery & Garden (Kenosha)

"Spring Art Preview" at the Overture Center (Madison)

"Enchanted Doll" by Marina Bychova at the Villa Terrace

http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/entertainment/46620567.html

 

FIRST FRIDAYS AT MMoCA: FASHIONABLY SUMMER

Verve Madison

June 5

"Don your most fashionable summer attire and join us at MMoCA! Madison's popular Harmonious Wail will inaugurate the rooftop season with their "infectious blend of continental jazz, swing, gypsy music and melodic vocals." While the band takes five, join MMoCA's curators for a discussion of the new exhibition Curator's Choice on view in the State Street Gallery. Admission is $5, or free for members and anyone sporting white shoes or a white handbag."

http://www.madisonverve.com/calendar/index.aspx?ID=8321

 

GRAND OPENING: THE GALLERY AT YAHARA BAY

Verve Madison

June 5

"The Grand Opening of Yahara Bay Distillery's Gallery, a gallery designed for celebrating Dane County artists. The opening exhibit will feature "The Forde Years." Friday's evening will include music, food, beverages and a tour of the distillery. Next door, the Madison Squash Workshop will be open for tours and a gallery presenting the work of Mark Cullen (mixed media) with more music, food and beverages."

http://www.madisonverve.com/calendar/index.aspx?ID=8627

 

ART OPENING RECEPTION & EXHIBIT

Verve Madison

June 5

"Madison favorite Nancy Cox, Watercolorist & Illustrator of the Colors of Hiku, is exhibiting her personal favorite from her portfolio at Savoir Faire. The opening reception for Nancy will take place from 5:00 - 9:00 p.m. in the Savoir Faire Wine Bar. Beverages & appetizers will be served, and a cash bar will be available."

http://www.madisonverve.com/calendar/index.aspx?ID=8699

 

Paine nets masterpiece exhibit from Eastman collection

Oshkosh Northwestern

June 6 – October 11

"In a modern millisecond, cell phones become cameras. They capture our nights on the town. That family reunion. A vacation landscape. We take it for granted how easy it is to freeze time these days. And, often, we aren't too concerned with what's frozen – the color, the content, the significance of the moment we're capturing. So, consider what it took Carleton E. Watkins to capture his "Vernal Falls" image in the Yosemite Valley … in 1861."

http://www.thenorthwestern.com/article/20090531/OSH04/90527094

 

Atyam, Thaler-Cody-Sehak featured artists

Chippewa Herald

June 10

"Daniel Atyam and Pam Thaler-Cody-Sehak are the June Artists of the Month at the Heyde Center for the Arts in Chippewa Falls. An opening reception is from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 10."

http://www.chippewa.com/articles/2009/06/04/entertainment/doc4a1edadbc9024838354406.txt

 

Arts Education
Main Events

Eau Claire Leader Telegram

June 8

CAMPUS SERIES: Chippewa Valley blues group Blue Max will kick off the University Centers' Summer Events series at UW-Eau Claire. The free concert will be at 7 p.m. Monday on the Central Campus Mall. The rain site is The Cabin in Davies Center.

Led by slide guitarist Howard Luedtke, Blue Max performs regularly at rock, blues and jazz festivals throughout Wisconsin and Minnesota.

http://www.leadertelegram.com/story-FEATURES.asp?id=BK6UJSH4K98

 

Kid's series starts June 16

Chippewa Herald

June 16

"The weekly children's series, Chill on the Hill, begins on Tuesday, June 16 and runs through Tuesday, Aug. 25. From 11:15 a.m. to noon, children 4-10 will enjoy presentations by area artists and performers who share their love of an instrument, a style of music, dance and other types of artistic expression or cultural activity. Most offer an opportunity for "hands-on" experiences."

http://www.chippewa.com/articles/2009/06/04/entertainment/doc4a1edb05c3527785549349.txt

 

2-day institute on Arts Integration - Exploring Arts Integration and Creativity through Music, Storytelling, and Literacy

Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts

June 18 and 19

Instructor: Stuart Stotts - Leading edge educational thinkers tell us that creativity and the ability to innovate will be the most important skills to determine success for our students in the coming years. This two-day workshop on Arts Integration and Creativity will involve participants in explorations and techniques that will improve student engagement in learning and enhance student creativity.  This course is open to teachers of all content areas and grade levels. Course content includes: - Specific arts integration activities of music and literacy, including vocal warm up technique, percussion and rhythm, song writing from books, reading comprehension strategies from lyrics. - Storytelling techniques and connections with comprehension in emerging readers. Using storytelling techniques to develop written pieces, incorporating six traits concepts of voice, fluency, organization, and word choice. Workshop credit available through Cardinal Stritch University. Credit sign-up available the first morning of class. Course fee: $30.00 To register: contact Laura Aaron Sear at 262-373-5037, lsear@wilson-center.com<mailto:lsear@wilson-center.com  before June 10 to receive registration materials.

 

Community Arts
Youths can audition for 'Rumplestiltskin' at Heyde Center

Chippewa Herald

June 22

"Children (from those entering first grade to 12th grade) are welcome to audition for one of the 50-60 spots in the play, "Rumplestiltskin" from 10 a.m. to noon on Monday, June 22. There is no limit to the number of children who may audition and every child has an equal chance of being cast. The production is presented by the Missoula Children's Theatre. The auditions will be conducted by the two MCT Tour Actor/Directors at the Heyde Center for the Arts, 3 S. High St., Chippewa Falls."

http://www.chippewa.com/articles/2009/06/04/entertainment/doc4a1edaafd945e542585397.txt


Folk Arts/Folklife
Welcome to the 5th Annual Brooklyn Bluegrass Festival in Legion Park!!

Brooklyn Bluegrass Festival

June 5-6

"This old fashioned, outdoor, bluegrass festival, sponsored by the Village of Brooklyn, is back with another outstanding line up of bluegrass bands creating the unique Brooklyn bluegrass experience. Once again, rough camping is available Friday and Saturday night with a campfire jam, in our beautiful 15 acre Legion Park. The Festival is a short 20 minute drive south of Madison's beltline (Hwy 18 & 151) on Hwy 14, then 2 miles west on Hwy 92. The Village of Brooklyn welcomes you!!"

http://www.bluegrassinbrooklyn.com/

 

The Moth has tales to attract you to its light

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

June 6

"When Tom Farley was approached by the storytelling show, The Moth, to join its performers in Milwaukee this Saturday, he hesitated for just the few minutes it took him to check out what The Moth was about. "I looked at it and thought, gosh, it's incredible," he recalled. "I jumped at the chance. As I said to my producers, as an Irishman, I would be ashamed to turn something like this down."

http://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/arts/46401997.html


Literary
HOT TRENDS: "The Flavor of Wisconsin" Save Email Print

Channel 15 Madison

June 9

"How would you like recipes directly from immigrants to Wisconsin and the stories & old pictures behind them. The book "Flavor of Wisconsin", was so popular when it came out almost 30 years ago, they made a second edition with an interesting twist. That's the focus of this week's Hot Trends. Called the Flavor of Wisconsin..the book with more than 450 recipe's... wants to save dishes from our grandparents at risk of being lost... "Immigration has been such an important tradition in what flavors the culinary traditions." The book also highlights traditions still being carried on today like the church supper."

http://www.nbc15.com/morningshow/headlines/46899627.html

Performing Arts

Music
La Crosse Concert Band series begins June 10

La Crosse Tribune

The Summer Schedule

"The 2009 La Crosse Concert Band season of free concerts in Riverside Park features Broadway, John Philip Sousa, classical music of Bugs Bunny and another concert hall gala at Viterbo University."

http://www.rivervalleynewspapers.com/articles/2009/06/02/entertainment/lacrosse/local/00band.txt

 

Jazz in the Park w/ Bonifas Quintet

Shepherd Express

June 4

"Though Milwaukee wasn't able to sustain a jazz radio station, the Jazz in the Park concert series remains one of the city's most popular summertime traditions, drawing huge crowds of genre enthusiasts alongside sun-soaking picnickers seemingly oblivious to the live music. As the event has grown in size, organizers have repealed the carry-in beverage policy that helped make the event so popular"

http://www.expressmilwaukee.com/article-6785-jazz-in-the-park-w-bonifas-quintet.html

 

ISTHMUS JAZZ FEST ON THE TERRACE

Verve Madison

June 5-6

"The best part of summer, undisputedly, is relaxing on the Terrace, enjoying a drink, and taking in the sunset. The best addition to this, of course, is jazz! Join us for two afternoons, evenings, and nights of great jazz featuring some of Madison's best jazz performers. Past festivals have included Gerri DiMaggio, Madisalsa, Richie Cole and Tony Castaneda. This year, again, expect nothing but the danceable, the classic, and the best."

http://www.madisonverve.com/calendar/index.aspx?ID=8489

 

Switchback to play at Pump House

La Crosse Tribune

June 6

"The duo Switchback will close out the 2008-09 Concert Series at the Pump House. They will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 6."

http://www.rivervalleynewspapers.com/articles/2009/05/27/entertainment/lacrosse/local/02switchback24.txt

 

Steel Bridge Song Fest 2009   

Scene

June 11-14

"Bridge as metaphor. Bridge as inspiration. Musical bridges…The idea was to save the Michigan Street Bridge in Sturgeon Bay from the wrecking ball. A grassroots group formed to raise money for and public awareness of the bridge. A byproduct of the group's interest in historic preservation was a weeklong gathering of musicians, now known as the Steel Bridge song Fest. The event culminates in a series of concerts around Sturgeon Bay and in a yacht yard in the shadow of the bridge, with a wide variety of music by local, state, national and international artists. Jackson Browne has headlined at the final main concert every year. But what the public does not see is how the week starts off, with a group of invited songwriters convening and collaborating to create new music that somehow relates to the bridge or a bridge. The best of those songs are released annually on a Steel Bridge Songs CD, with each year's recording appearing on disc at the next year's festival. Proceeds from the sales go to a bridge fund held by the National Trust for Historic Preservation."

http://www.scenenewspaper.com/arts-entertainment/24-arts-entertainment/174-steel-bridge-song-fest-2009.html

 

2009 - The 26th Summer of Concerts on the Square

Madison Verve

The Summer Season

"Concerts on the Square's 26th season with The Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, led by Maestro Andrew Sewell, performs six consecutive Wednesday evenings beginning at 7:00 p.m. June 24th."

http://www.wcoconcerts.org/new/cos/cos2009program.php


Presenters
Jenny Lewis

Verve Madison

June 4

"They say there are two sides to every story, but that old saying might not quite cover it if we're talking about Jenny Lewis. Over the decade she's showed us maybe four or five, depending on where you're standing. With Rilo Kiley, her rock band of the past 10 years, she transformed before our eyes from a shy indie-rocker singing barely above a whisper to the authoritative, take-no-prisoners singer/songwriter/frontwoman we know today."

http://www.madisonverve.com/calendar/index.aspx?ID=8554

 

Theater
WISCONSIN WRIGHTS: KIRITSIS

Verve Madison

June 4

"The play tells the true story of a small-time real estate developer who in 1977 abducted the mortgage broker who foreclosed on the property where he had hoped to build a strip mall. Anthony Kiritsis held his hostage for three days. The play explores the relationship between the two men - one volatile and anti-religious, the other conservative and devout - in the pressure cooker of the hostage situation."

http://www.madisonverve.com/calendar/index.aspx?ID=7989

 

An Arts Immersion Exhibit at Common Wealth Gallery With original music composed and performed by Dave Smith, Wisconsin Arts Board Fellowship Recipient for Music Composition

The Isthmus

June 5 Opening Reception

"About Arts Immersion - We — the two dozen artists who comprise Arts Immersion — find ourselves joined by an internal push to produce art, often in multiple modes and media. We do photography, mixed media, sculpture, poetry, prose, watercolor, pastels, oils, acrylics, and music performance and composition. We often work collaboratively. Listed alphabetically, the artists participating in more than one work in the Eunoia exhibit include: Russell Gardner, Valerie Haefner, Kerry Hill, Kathy Lederhouse, Kevin Lynch, Greg Markee, Patricia Obletz, Richard Quinney, Kalpana Prakash, Janis Nussbaum Senungetuk, John Sheean, Daryl Sherman, Jo Simons, Dave Smith, Katrin Talbot, and Eric Zillner."

http://www.thedailypage.com/theguide/details.php?event=222353

 

New talent gets a chance in Queer Shorts 4 evening of one-acts by StageQ

The Isthmus

June 5 – 7

"When asked to describe Queer Shorts, StageQ's annual festival of ultra-short plays, Tara Ayres phrases her answer a bit like the saying about Midwestern weather: If you don't like it, just wait a few minutes. Says Ayres, the company's artistic director, "You get to see a lot of disparate stories in two hours. Even if you don't like one of the shorts, you can wait five minutes and it's over. It's a really accessible route into theater for people who may not know about theater." Composed of 11 one-act plays told from an LGBT perspective, Queer Shorts 4 (May 28-June 6) marks the first time the highly popular show has been presented on the Bartell Theatre's larger stage, the Drury Theatre."

http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=26013


WISCONSIN WRIGHTS: THE LIGHTNING BUG

Verve Madison

June 5

"The year is 1939. The offices of the Magnopolis Daily News are buzzing over the rumored return of Dr. Kasady, the evil genius intent on global domination. As the reporters fight to get the scoop, little do they realize that one of their own, the unassuming Rishamie Reid, holds the key to defeating Kasady and saving the world."

http://www.madisonverve.com/calendar/index.aspx?ID=7990

 

WISCONSIN WRIGHTS: BROKEN AND ENTERED

Verve Madison

June 6

"Vern and Wally inherit the house in the poor neighborhood they grew up in. Vern hatches a plan: break into houses to fill up the house again with items from what he imagines are other people's better lives. Wally secretly plans another kind of escape with Jamila. When these plans clash, this play about race, poverty, rage and love reaches a brutal that reveals the consequences of trying to become a stranger to one's past."

http://www.madisonverve.com/calendar/index.aspx?ID=7991

 

COMEDY OF ERRORS PREVIEW PERFORMANCE

Verve Madison

June 6

"The American Players Theatre will offer a preview their season's production of Comedy of Errors, a play by William Shakespeare, and directed by William Brown. Laugh and cry under the starlit sky at their outdoor theatre. As its name implies, this play is funny - rife with the kind of slapstick humor and wordplay that elicits howls of joy. But Comedy of Errors is more than the sum of its pratfalls. It is a search for identity. It is loss, and it is love, and it is trust."

http://www.madisonverve.com/calendar/index.aspx?ID=8712


Other
IMPORTANT ARTS BOARD RELATED LINKS

http://artsboard.wisconsin.gov

http://portalwisconsin.org

http://www.creative.wisconsin.gov

http://filmwisconsin.net

  

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

Wisconsin Arts Board Meetings
September 25 - 26:  Platteville

December 4:  Madison

 

Meetings and Conferences 

June 15–19:  The Lincoln Center Institue will offer its 2009 National Educator Workshop in six locations this summer, including Chicago

http://lcilearn.lcinstitute.org/LCIdocs/LCINEW.htm

 

June 18 - 20:  Annual Conference, Americans for the Arts, Seattle, WA

http://www.artsusa.org/events/2009/convention/001.asp

 

October 29 - 30:  "Creative Exploration and Innovation", WI Art Education Association, Milwaukee
http://www.wiarted.org/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={964F9C66-3C83-472B-828F-2232A670B430}

 

October 29 - 31:  Wisconsin State Music Conference, Wisconsin Music Educators Association, Madison
http://www.wmea.com/st_conf/index.html

 

March 14 - 16, 2010: Governor's Conference on Tourism, Milwaukee
http://industry.travelwisconsin.com/en/Industry+Events.aspx

 

The less art kids get, the more it shows.
Are yours getting enough?
Art.  Ask for More.
http://www.artsusa.org/public_awareness  

 

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Agencies interested in posting information should go to
www.portalwisconsin.org/participate.cfm

Portalwisconsin.org is a collaborative effort of the Cultural Coalition of Wisconsin:  Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters, Wisconsin Arts Board, Wisconsin Historical Society, Wisconsin Humanities Council, Wisconsin Public Radio, Wisconsin Public Television, and the University of Wisconsin-Extension Division of Continuing Education, Outreach and E-Learning.  Major funding is provided by the Future Fund of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the National Endowment for the Arts, with additional funding from University of Wisconsin-Extension Cross Divisional Program Innovation Fund. 

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