Lombardi lives — on stage at The Rep

Lombardi lives — on stage at The Rep

Lee E. Ernst stars as the coach; Packer legends show up on opening night.

Weekly Bookmarks – Monday, 17. October 2011

Weekly Bookmarks – Monday, 17. October 2011

Pabst Brewery transformation in next phase By Tom Daykin UWM’s new chancellor has big day By Karen Herzog Villard Square Library debuts Saturday By Matthew Bin Han Ong County Budget Hearings Underway – Action Needed! By Coalition for Advancing Transit Michael Lovell inaugurated as UW-Milwaukee’s new chancellor By fox6now.com Developer may drop Pabst apartment project By Tom Daykin Lofts and indoor farmers market to replace longtime outdoor market By Edgar Mendez New Villard Square Library Dedication Saturday Morning By James Rowen Milwaukee County Board to consider city’s streetcar funds By Sean Ryan Human fecal bacteria detected in harbor water samples By Don Behm New chancellor Lovell to put UWM in spotlight By Karen Herzog Harbor Commission endorses bike traffic on Hoan Bridge By Tom Held What Does a Bridge in Milwaukee Mean for Bicycling in Wisconsin? By Kevin Hardman Harmony Initiative plans to build near Marcus Center By The BizTimes Daily Wisconsin town considers banning bicycles from its roads By Tom Held Harmony Initiative targets Marcus Center parking structure By Sean Ryan Day 5: Bay View Brew Haus By Megan E. Daniels Milwaukee RiverWalk voted one of the Great Public Places in America, 2011 By First Weber Group City launches energy efficiency program for businesses By The BizTimes Daily Milwaukee County 2012 budget hearings Day 2 By Jason Haas County Board committee takes up arts, parks budget cuts By fox6now.com Streetscape project renovates Milwaukee’s first boulevard By fox6now.com Craftsmen guild in Lindsay Heights rehabs homes, provides work By Kenya Evans Know Milwaukee: VETransfer By Natasha Anderson Lakefront development plan to have public hearing By Tom Daykin Students without cars could find access to jobs, school difficult By Jonathon Gorski Solar companies say demand is on the bright side By Thomas Content Gas tax short of covering roads By Larry Sandler Villard Avenue Library Closed; Villard Square Library Grand Opening Oct 15th By milwaukeecourieronline.com Who Pays for Roads in Wisconsin? By 1000 Friends of Wisconsin Lakefront Redevelopment plan hearing Tu., Oct 18, 5-6:30pm By Bay View Compass

Thousands gather Saturday to “Occupy Milwaukee”

Thousands gather Saturday to “Occupy Milwaukee”

As the wind howled through the heart of downtown on Saturday, thousands gathered to Occupy Milwaukee.

Chamber Theatre’s “Driving Miss Daisy”: A modest play, done well
Chamber Theatre’s “Driving Miss Daisy”

A modest play, done well

You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll get the message at the Milwaukee Chamber Theatre.

TCDIY: Jam it in a Jar and call it Jam!
TCDIY

Jam it in a Jar and call it Jam!

This week, Carly takes TCDIY in to the kitchen to make a delicious but simple raspberry jam.

Milwaukee Art Museum: Impressionism’s intimate expression
Milwaukee Art Museum

Impressionism’s intimate expression

MAM's "Impressionism: Masterworks on Paper" shows artists schooled in tradition applying their lessons to new ideas.

Seven artists push the limits at the 2010 Nohl Fellowship Exhibition

Seven artists push the limits at the 2010 Nohl Fellowship Exhibition

The seven Nohl fellowship winners produced compelling yet challenging pieces, but thinking about this art is more important than "getting" it.

Threads: Boston Store fashion show highlights looks for fall
Threads

Boston Store fashion show highlights looks for fall

Fashion designer John Bartlett talks about fall looks for men, and TCD's photographers capture a gallery of looks from the Boston Store semi-annual fashion show.

“Gorgons”: Celebrity Catfight at Renaissance Theaterworks
“Gorgons”

Celebrity Catfight at Renaissance Theaterworks

Jennifer Rupp and Marcella Kearns duke it out as thinly-veiled versions of Joan Crawford and Bette Davis.

De Waart, MSO shape Schumann, Mahler symphonies

De Waart, MSO shape Schumann, Mahler symphonies

Romantic music doesn't play itself; maestro, orchestra shepherd mass, momentum.

Friday Photos Friday, 14. October 2011

Friday Photos Friday, 14. October 2011

Referee by Tom Queoff Referee is a 9-foot tall laminated marble sculpture meant to depict a referee raising his arms. The public art piece, designed by Tom Queoff in 1978, sits outside of the US Cellular Arena. The marble used to construct Referee was left over from the construction of the US Bank Center. Great Seal of the State of Wisconsin Stained glass outside of the Milwaukee Common Council Chambers. Milwaukee City Hall Interior A shot of city hall quite active on the weekend because of Doors Open Milwaukee. Hyatt Regency Milwaukee The Hyatt Regency in downtown Milwaukee. The space on the top used to be home to a spinning restaurant, Polaris, and is now available to be rented out on an event-by-event basis. Northwest side of the building clearly doesn’t create the most welcoming space ever with the skywalk, parking garage, and small surface parking lot. Kilbourn Town Looking over the Milwaukee Center and Pabst Theater at much of Kilbourn Town including many of the building’s along West Wisconsin Avenue.

Corgan, Pumpkins deliver at Riverside Theater

Corgan, Pumpkins deliver at Riverside Theater

The latest incarnation of the Smashing Pumpkins rock the Riverside Theater. Wanna go for a ride?