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Wausau Community Ramping Up Support for Local Teenage Artists and Skateboarders

by Dino Corvino on May 2nd, 2008 • No Comments »

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 …

Arts, Attractions, Events, Party, Performing Arts

Granite or Jewel?

by Barry D. Liss on January 19th, 2008 • 32 Comments »

Had I not lived it – I would never have believed it. This my friends is a break-out year for Granite Peak. They made it happen up there on the hill. I have been skiing a lot this year, especially with my eldest son, and the snow on the hill is fantastic. I’m not a Midwest punk when it comes to skiing. Before I took a job here I was a grad student at the University of Colorado at Boulder for seven years. My wife and I had season passes to mountains big and …

Attractions, Granite Peak, Parks, Recreation, Snow, Sports, Wausau

First Tracks in 2008

by Dino Corvino on January 1st, 2008 • 36 Comments »

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.

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The Altenburgh Christmas Shows

by Dino Corvino on December 4th, 2007 • One Comment »

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.

Activities, Arts, Attractions, Christmas, Downtown, Events, Grand Theater, John Altenburgh, Music, Performing Arts, Wausau

Gary Baseman Headed to Gallery 402

by Andy Laub on November 28th, 2007 • 3 Comments »

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:

Activities, Arts, Attractions, Downtown, Events, Wausau