Dear Astronaut Plays Their Last Show
Dear Astronaut's Jeb Ebben talks about five years spent as Milwaukee's answer to epic sludge-rock as the band calls tonight's show at the Cactus Club their last.
Aug 5th, 2010 by Erin Wolf
Caillebotte’s Boating on the Yerres
Sixth in our summer series on the Milwaukee Art Museum's permanent collection: An Impressionist melding of a moment and ideas.
Aug 5th, 2010 by Tom Strini
Summer Sizzle Jazz Festival
Ray Silkman will heat up the Main Stage at the Historic Third Ward Jazz Festival: Summer Sizzle, which runs 11am to 11pm, Saturday, August 7, in Milwaukee’s Historic Third Ward. Featuring four stages of continuous jazz, the event will take place on North Broadway between E. St. Paul Avenue and E. Menomonee Street. Admission is free. Eighteen local, regional and Chicago jazz groups complete the musical lineup with a variety of styles: traditional, Latin, swing, smooth, Dixieland and more. Food highlights at the festival include fresh pizza cooked in a wood burning oven, chicken on a spit, roasted corn and other ethnic and American dishes. A “shoppers’ paradise” marketplace is filled with apparel, jewelry, art, imports, one-of-a-kind gifts and specialty items. Location: Historic Third Ward North Broadway
Aug 5th, 2010 by Dave Reid
Our grandchildren deserve better politicians
A good number of Republicans said they were thinking of their grandchildren when they voted down climate change legislation. Apparently the kids like hot weather.
Aug 5th, 2010 by Donald Kaul
Lyricism as outreach
Through the COA's youth programming, spoken word artist Damien Smith helps teens channel their emotions and express themselves through poetry.
Aug 5th, 2010 by Mark Metcalf
Break a Leg
Gal Friday Films, Acacia Theatre and the Over Our Head Players are holding auditions throughout the month of August. Got the acting bug? Read on for details.
Aug 4th, 2010 by Third Coast Daily
Placemaking
We took a look at where one can find place in downtown Milwaukee currently on an average summer day.
Aug 4th, 2010 by Erin Highland
Drunks, Power Poles, and Salmon
A drunk driver knocks out Jeff's power and nearly derails a perfectly good edition of Stripwax about Kim Salmon and The Surrealists. Phew!
Aug 4th, 2010 by Jeff Moody
From then to now
Former Milwaukee-based artist Carri Skoczek chats about living part-time in New Orleans and oil spill inspired art.
Aug 4th, 2010 by Judith Ann Moriarty
Witches’ Night Off
The cast of "Wicked" stripped the stage bare to sing and dance through standards and raise money for the AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin.
Aug 4th, 2010 by Brian Jacobson
The League of Discerning and Cultured Individuals
To fight the battle for recognition in Milwaukee's art community, a handful of MIAD students formed a collective dedicated to promoting art through non-traditional means (without taking themselves too seriously, that is).
Aug 4th, 2010 by Kevin Mueller
Cream City Rickshaw and RW24!
In the latest installment of our 2-minute summer video series, TCD's social media team experiences the wildy fun Riverwest24 bike race from the comfort of a rickshaw!
Aug 3rd, 2010 by Third Coast Daily
