Category Archive: Arts
Wausau Community Ramping Up Support for Local Teenage Artists and Skateboarders
200 Local Artists Bring Street Culture Alive With SK8ART Exhibit and Skateboarding Event in Downtown Wausau
After sending out a call to action in February to the area high schools, Boys and Girls Club and alternative school artists, 200 teenagers signed up to participate in SK8ART. The buzz hit a new high as each student received a free skateboard deck as a blank canvas to create their art for the SK8ART opening exhibit on May 16th in Gallery 402, located at 402 Third Street in the mezzanine at Van Dalfsen’s, downtown Wausau. Over the past months, SK8ART has allowed local …
First Tracks in 2008
As I sit here on this New Year’s morning, lost in the love of my keyboard, I am faced with questions, and answers, and predictions, and more questions. So I thought I would jump in the pool first, and be the first idiot to take on our virtual Polar Bear Plunge of 2008. A veritable cacophony of randomness brought on by long hours of no work, loss of mental stimulation, and overall sitting still for way too long.
The Altenburgh Christmas Shows
My lack of enthusiasm for the Christmas music is pretty well documented. I am fan of this night though, not for the music really, but because some of the cats on stage are people I call friend, and watching them play together makes me laugh with a joy of watching someone you care for, do something they love.
Plus, watching Greiner scowl, that’s fun.
Gary Baseman Headed to Gallery 402
If you have eyes, you’ve probably caught a glimpse of artist Gary Baseman’s work, perhaps in the form of Teacher’s Pet, the award-winning Disney series, or maybe during a heated game of Cranium. His work definitely has a style all its own, so I’m excited to see that he’ll be making an appearance at Gallery 402 (in the mezzanine of Van Dalfsen’s) in downtown Wausau. Details as follows:
Holiday Season Straight Ahead!
Today is the 311th day of 2007, with just 54 days remaining in the year - and only 48 shopping days until Christmas. Christmas? When did THAT start showing up on my radar?
My neighbors across the street spent last weekend stringing lights, and my mailbox is filled with holiday catalogs. There’s no denying it - the holiday season has just about arrived.
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The Scott Street Pub mural by Marcus Nickel.
Review: Anything Goes
On Friday October 8th, 2007, I attended the CenterStage production, “Anything Goes”. I have been attending this yearly (CenterStage was, until this year, known as the Wausau Insurance Music Society) FREE concert/variety show for the last four years. I have to say that the expanded inclusion of people outside of Wausau Insurance is a welcome addition. I have enjoyed all the performances in the past, and this year was no exception.