Arts & Entertainment
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
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
Bel Canto Chorus
Seventh in a summer series of snapshots of local performing groups. The venerable Bel Canto is finally finding its niche.
Aug 3rd, 2010 by Tom Strini
Pink Room a careful approach to cause-based marketing
In tastefully pink rooms, guests are encouraged to share their personal stories of breast cancer, which fits ABCD’s mission of supporting survivors beautifully.
Aug 2nd, 2010 by Julie Sneider
HoneyPie Café
The menu echoes the kitschy hodgepodge that surrounds the diners inside, making for a very nice and unexpected diversion.
Aug 1st, 2010 by Jeffrey Merlot
‘Mad’ about these trends
The hit AMC series reawakened our love for retro 60s styles. Parlay these trends into your wardrobe and you'll make men go mad.
Jul 31st, 2010 by Emily Thungkaew
The end of potluck dinner as we know it
Does anybody remember the days when tables of homemade food went on without end? Because it sure doesn't happen now.
Jul 30th, 2010 by Brian Jacobson
Milwaukee on tap
This weekend, Milwaukee upholds its reputation as both The Brew City and The City of Festivals with a festival of brews.
Jul 29th, 2010 by Joey Morgan
Blind, reckless or just plain mean?
What is wrong with the GOP? They must see that reinforcing their stereotype as the Party Of The Rich is not a good idea. Or maybe not.
Jul 28th, 2010 by Will Durst
The art of conservation via Watershed Milwaukee
A cadre of artists and activists are spreading awareness about the depletion of Earth's most precious resource via a series of community-based art installations across Milwaukee.
Jul 27th, 2010 by Kelly Gehringer
Sixteenth Street finds success with a new model of care
The new Centering Pregnancy site within the Sixteenth Street Community Health Center is at the forefront of health care system reform.
Jul 26th, 2010 by Julie Sneider
Does Milwaukee need another art school?
Art Institute of Milwaukee -- a for-profit college -- is coming to town, but students and parents need to look at all the facts and benefits before picking a school.
Jul 25th, 2010 by Patti Wenzel
