Historic Preservation and Smart Growth in Wisconsin
Speaker: Rick Bernstein – Wisconsin Historical Society SARUP is the acronym for School of Architecture & Urban Planning lecture Series are Free and Open to the Public. All presentations will take place at the UWM School of Architecture and Urban Planning (SARUP) from 12:00 – 1:20 pm in Room 345. SARUP is located at 2131 E. Hartford Avenue, Milwaukee, WI. Spring 2009 Schedule
Mar 15th, 2009 by Dave Reid
Least-cost Paths to Energy Independence at a University Campus
Speaker: Lee DeBaillie – Energy Center of Wisconsin SARUP is the acronym for School of Architecture & Urban Planning lecture Series are Free and Open to the Public. All presentations will take place at the UWM School of Architecture and Urban Planning (SARUP) from 12:00 – 1:20 pm in Room 345. SARUP is located at 2131 E. Hartford Avenue, Milwaukee, WI. Spring 2009 Schedule
Mar 15th, 2009 by Dave Reid
Smart Growth and Urban Design
Speaker: Maria Pandazi, AICP – City of Milwaukee, Department of City Development SARUP is the acronym for School of Architecture & Urban Planning lecture Series are Free and Open to the Public. All presentations will take place at the UWM School of Architecture and Urban Planning (SARUP) from 12:00 – 1:20 pm in Room 345. SARUP is located at 2131 E. Hartford Avenue, Milwaukee, WI. Spring 2009 Schedule
Mar 15th, 2009 by Dave Reid
Streetcars Coming to Milwaukee
With the recent news of the federal approval allowing the City of Milwaukee to move forward on a modern streetcar system we thought it would be good to see what one of these systems might look like.
Mar 14th, 2009 by Dave Reid
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen is beloved in the pantheon of English writers for her gift for social observation and her sly wit. The Milwaukee Repertory Theater brings Pride and Prejudice (perhaps her best-known novel) to the stage in this adaptation by Joe Hanreddy and J. R. Sullivan. Mr. Sullivan directs a cast of some of the city’s best-known actors in this delightful story of love and social standing during the Regency period of English history. The neighborhood in which the Bennett family resides is thrown into chaos when a young gentleman of good fortune rents a nearby estate. Since it is universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife, Mrs. Bennett immediately begins scheming to get him to marry one of her five daughters; he falls in love with Jane, the oldest. But the story centers around Elizabeth, the next daughter in the Bennett family, and the young gentleman’s equally wealthy and far more haughty friend, Mr. Darcy. These two strong personalities enter into a courtship that has stood the test of time and entered the annals of all-time most-romantic stories. Along the way, there are various plots, misunderstandings, and tragedies. Austen’s writing is full of wit and innuendo, and Hanreddy and Sullivan’s adaptation respects that. The actors are all equally capable of bringing to life the nuance of Austen’s language, and the subtle supplementation of a raised brow or a wave of a hand. Every single one of them understands and communicates the full richness of their characters’ emotions while maintaining the reserve that is an essential component of Austen’s writing. Lee Stark as Elizabeth Bennett and Grant Goodman as Fitzwilliam Darcy are excellent. They fight, they tease, they fall in love, and they are absolutely believable throughout. Jonathan Gillard Daly and Laura Gordon are both a bundle of neuroses as Mr. and Mrs. Bennett; Gordon in particular is charming, funny, and just a little cringe-worthy during Mrs. Bennett’s fits of shrill histrionics. Brian Vaughn as the Bennett’s cousin, Mr. Collins, is a ridiculous blend of obsequiousness and pride that takes over every scene he appears in, just as one imagines Mr. Collins would take over any room he entered. Gerard Nugent and Sarah Rutan are quietly agreeable as Jane Bennett and Charles Bingley, and Emily Vitriano is loud, boisterous, and delightfully obnoxious as Lydia Bennett. Michael Ganio’s scenic design is minimalist, which seems at first an odd choice for a play about the upper-crust of English society. These people live on estates, in mansions. But, with little set decoration, a change of scene can be accomplished by simply moving a chair from here to there, adding or subtracting a vase of flowers, or raising and lowering a chandelier. This simplicity makes set changes easy, which keeps the production moving along at a good pace, without lagging. It also has the added benefit of making the dialog, most of which was taken directly from Jane Austen’s novel, the […]
Mar 14th, 2009 by Ryan Findley
A proposed playlist for derbying
The Roller Derby List (click here to read article), from warm-ups to cool down: Can I Kick It? by A Tribe Called Quest Let’s Go Crazy by Prince* Filthy Gorgeous by Scissor Sisters Give It To Me Baby by Rick James Funkytown by Lipps, Inc Kiss (covering Prince) by Art of Noise with Tom Jones Rock this Town by the Stray Cats* Goody Two Shoes by Adam Ant Whip It by Devo It’s Tricky by Run-DMC Satisfaction by Benny Benassi* Intergalactic by the Beastie Boys* Girlfight The Remix by Brooke Valentine Push It by Salt-N-Pepa Are You Gonna Be My Girl by Jet Panama by Van Halen Everybody Wants You by Billy Squier Hot Tamale Baby by Buckwheat Zydeco* Timebomb by Beck Try It Again by the Hives* That’s Not My Name by the Ting Tings I See You Baby by Fatboy Slim* Another One Bites The Dust by Queen* We Like to Party! By Vengaboys Firestarter by Prodigy Rock And Roll by Led Zeppelin Dimension by wolfmother* Get Your Hands Off My Woman by the Darkness Rock and Roll Queen by the Subways I Don’t Want To Die (in the hospital) by Conor Oberst Ugly by the Violent Femmes* Paper Planes by M.I.A. Roller Derby (a surf song) by the Challengers You Can’t Roller Skate in a Buffalo herd by Roger Miller *suggests artist with multiple songs in their oeuvre that can be used. Also-rans, songs in no particular order: Everyday I Love You Less and Less by the Kaiser Chiefs Now, Right Now by Reverend Horton Heat The Warrior’s Code by the Dropkick Murphys Block Rockin’ Beats by the Chemical Brothers* The Love Below (Hey Ya!) by Outkast Universal Mind Control by Common Blitzkreig Bop by the Ramones Pump It Up by Mistakens (covering Elvis Costello) Paint It Black by the Rolling Stones My Sharona by the Knack Rollerderby Queen by Red Aunts (I’m A) Road Runner by The Who Middle Management by Bishop Allen Bone Broke by the White Stripes I Would Never Wanna Be Young Again by Gogol Bordello Daft Punk is playing at my house by LCD Soundsystem Everyone Nose by N.E.R.D. Hot Lava by Perry Ferrell (covering Chef) Any way you want It by Journey You Really Got Me by the Kinks Roller Skating Jam Named ‘Saturdays’ by De La Soul I Left my Wallet in El Segundo by Tribe Called Quest And The Girls Go by Men Without Pants Time To Pretend by MGMT Magic Dance by David Bowie Roller Derby Queen by Jim Croce (Queen of the) Roller Derby by Leon Russell American Girl by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Shake Your Groove Thing by Peaches and Herb Come On Eileen by Dexy’s Midnight Runners Bitch Gonna Get Ya’ by RZA Say Aha by Santogold Mercy by Duffy We Will Fall Together by Streetlight Manifesto In the Ayer by Flo Rida I need a Hero by Bonnie Tyler Eye of the Tiger by Survivor Bust a Move by Young MC
Mar 13th, 2009 by Brian Jacobson
Friday Photos Friday, 13. March 2009
We thought some signs of summer would be nice. Bradford Beach Bradford Beach Jazz in the Park Third Ward Riverwalk East Side Path
Mar 13th, 2009 by Dave Reid
Episode #1 – The New Media Show
The New Media Show – Welcome to the inaugural episode of the ThirdCoast Digest podcast: A weekly mixture of Milwaukee community and culture. On this weeks episode, ThirdCoast Editor-In-Chief Jon Anne Willow speaks about the switch to internet publishing, and shares all that ThirdCoast Digest has to offer. Also on the program, Ted Bobrow tells us his thoughts on the Brew City as a native New Yorker, and Milwaukee music kingpins Fan-Belt give us the 4-1-1 on the “Milwaukee Sound” Play Here Subscribe with iTunes Featured Music: Christine Hoberg – www.myspace.com/christinehoberg Big Fun 4Ever – www.myspace.com/bigfun4ever Juiceboxxx – www.myspace.com/officialjuiceboxxx —————————————————————————————————– Next Week: Tea Krulos speaks his mind on the downsides of intellectual property, Mark Metcalf sits down with former Milwaukee Shakespeare artistic director Paula Suozzi, and Nick Schurck brings us a very special interview.
Mar 13th, 2009 by ThirdCoast Podcast
Chicago Doesn’t Always Beat Milwaukee
Too often we, as Milwaukeeans, are too quick to assume all the good ideas in Milwaukee are trickling up from Chicago.
Mar 12th, 2009 by Jeramey Jannene
Help us rename the Bruisers column
Last month, VITAL Source and ThirdCoast Digest were threatened with a cease and desist order by another derby league in the region, alleging that the title of our popular derby column Talk Derby to Me, by Tea Krulos (with a fabulous vodcast of the same name by Noah Therrien), was protected under U.S. Trademark. It’s a dark day for Milwaukee derby lovers, but have no fear: we will continue to publish the bout recaps, skater interviews and season recaps you’ve come to love and post great footage, live from the track, after every game. Today, we ask you today to help us select the new title of TD2M: 2.0. If you don’t like any of these, we’re savvy; just shoot us an email and let us know if you’ve got a better idea. We’ll add it to the poll. Voting closes on April 10 and the new title will be unveiled at the April 18 Bruisers bout at the Franklin County Sports Complex. You can buy your tickets now at brewcitybruisers.com! Thanks for your help! [poll ID: “2”]
Mar 12th, 2009 by Amy Elliott
The New Mar-Ho?
Floor Two in the Marshall Building is getting crowded! Step of the elevator and directly in front of your face is Catherine Davidson’s gallery, and around the corner from that is Gallery 218. Down the hall and to the right is a space Stella hears is going to be the new gallery space for the Wisconsin Visual Artists organization (formerly Wisconsin Painters & Sculptors), the oldest non-profit in the state dedicated to visual artists based in this state. We’re wondering if this place will represent only artists in the southeast chapter, or will it house the works of WVA’s other chapters? Rumors are rumors. We’re just asking. Whatever, a furtive look into the area reveals a large area set behind double glass doors. When we visited in early March, the concrete floor was newly stained and two royal blue chairs were in place. It’s said it will be open for the coming Gallery Night & Day. So Mar-Ho allegedly is the place to be, at least from the standpoint of having a wealth of grazing possibilities. Floor five is alive with the Portrait Gallery and their additional new space directly across the hall, and floor one is home to Grava Gallery and the adjacent Elaine Erickson Gallery, whose owner chirped “the more the merrier.” Of course, it’s only merry if dealers are actually selling art, and what they sell (quality anyone?) should be the primary concern of anyone and everyone seeking something other than the banal. The aforementioned Catherine Davidson also has an office on floor five, with walls painted a great shade of “eggplant” that will do for my purposes. The front entry to the Marshall Building could use a face-lift, as could the lobby which is awash with sandwich boards hyping what’s where. As is, it’s like stepping into a rummage-0-rama. This can be fixed however. Lurking behind various other doors in Mar-Ho are attorneys, masseuse types, party planners, a female detective, the Shepherd Express, and who knows what? Should you desire, Jings serves great Chinese eats, and a reasonably priced cup of joe is available (with cigarettes!) in the wee space on the first floor. Everyone is harping about the big increase in Third Ward parking meter fees, which seems like a duh! move in these problematical times, but then again, perhaps the powers that be figure that anyone shopping in the Third Ward has plenty of change to spare and they are happy to take it.
Mar 12th, 2009 by Stella Cretek
Epic romance
Seventy years ago, Gone With The Wind blew across the movie screens of America and became, for many, the quintessential American movie. GWTWand The Wizard of Oz, also made in 1939, were for decades the definition of the Hollywood spectacular and a road map for how American ingenuity and innovation could bring a degree of enlightenment to a pop culture phenomenon. Now Australia, a movie directed by Australian Baz Luhrman and starring Australians Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman, comes along and reinvents the epic romantic movie genre of the one while fully embracing the fantasy movie genre of the other. Sung with delightful awkwardness by Kidman, “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” becomes the leitmotif of the film. Luhrman has said that he wants to make movies that fully engage the audience in a participatory experience, which never lets them forget that they are watching a movie. He calls it the Red Curtain discipline. His first trilogy of films, Strictly Ballroom, Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet and Moulin Rouge are spectacularly theatrical. They exist by, for and about performance. Australia is a departure because, without being a remake, it takes a film story that is familiar to everyone who knows classic American films – the headstrong lady of breeding meets the equally independent man of nature, they clash, work together against evil, fall in love and vanquish the oppressor – and it re-imagines it. It is a romance novel melodrama, a paper-thin story writ across the face of the incredible landscape of Australia and infused with all the magic and mystery of the Aboriginal culture that has lived there for millennium. I don’t know how Luhrman and cinematographer Mandy Walker create the astonishing colors and compositions that they do. Every square inch of every frame is deliberate and amazing. I’m sure that Australia itself is beautiful, but Luhrman sees it the way Van Gogh saw Arles, with intensity and a clarity that transposes it to the surreal. In the first half of the film, again and again your breath is stopped in your throat by a visual image. And no matter how simple and transparent the story, its visualization – the sheer passionate showmanship of the movie making – connects you to an emotional response. At points it is like listening to the best of Beethoven. There is no way to articulate in words what is happening, or what exactly you are feeling, but you are swept up and away by the mystery of sound and you become an emotion. Of course, as in love, you must be willing to surrender. It is filmmaking of the highest order. But it goes on too long. There are two films here. The first as I described before, the second after the man and the woman have come together and saved the homestead, when they must defend it and defend their love from each other and from the pressures of the outside world. And then there are the Japanese and the authoritarian forces of the […]
Mar 12th, 2009 by Mark Metcalf
