Notes on the neighborhood: neighborhood parties, a bike path through town, volunteer opportunities, art exhibitions and more
The return of the library In case you missed the story: The Mission Library branch will launch a take-out service on Saturday at the Bartlett Street entrance, and a bookmobile parked outside will offer an organized supply of books to browse, courtesy of the Mission branch team. This is the first weekend library service the […]
Georgetown celebrates the arts program that uplifts the colors and moods of fall at Book Hill
With the onset of fall, splashes of color were spotted along Wisconsin Avenue, but artistic in nature and not arboreal. As part of a pilot public art program, Georgetown Celebrates the Arts enlivens the Main Street corridor with 43 public art pieces printed on ‘kake mono’ banners and ground installations along Book Hill between Volta […]
11 Things to Do in Milwaukee This Weekend: October 15-17
1. National Cheese Curd Day FRIDAY | ALL OVER Friday is National Cheese Curd Day, and there are plenty of opportunities to celebrate. Culver’s offers a One-Day-Only CurderBurger, an April Fool’s joke that has kind of become a dream come true. Lakefront Brewery also offers special flavors for the day, including: 🧀 Churro Curds with […]
BIG ARTS opens exhibition season with Chailosky sculptures | News, Sports, Jobs – SANIBEL-CAPTIVA
GREAT ARTS Al Chailosky BIG ARTS will open the Fine Arts season with sculptor Alberto Chailosky on October 22 in the Dunham Family Gallery. There will be an artists’ conference and reception on November 5 at 5 p.m. “Lost but not forgotten” Chailosky’s exhibition consists of miniature sculptures in mixed media that represent important places […]
New blood reinvigorates MoMA leadership
The Museum of Modern Art in New York has added four women to its leadership team, greatly expanding the breadth and diversity of experience in the nonprofit and cultural sectors. Sarah Suzuki, who has worked with the museum for 23 years, will assume the role of associate director. She will lead the curatorial affairs division […]
Community calendar of October 14, 2021 | Community
Roundtable on New Law Enforcement Reforms The October 27 noon meeting of the Bellingham City Club focuses on new laws demanding changes in several law enforcement practices by providing guardrails to protect both public safety and the rights of citizens of all horizons. Some, however, have interpreted the reforms as limiting when an agent can […]
Obama’s ethics chief criticized the White House for Hunter Biden’s art sales, saying buyers could use them to gain influence with his father
Obama’s White House ethics chief Walter Shaub addressed Hunter Biden’s art sales. He described them as a “potential vehicle for channeling money to the first family” in return for influence. Walter Shaub, who was ethics chief in Barack Obama’s administration, criticized President Joe Biden’s White House for dismissing questions about Hunter Biden’s lucrative art sales. […]
Growing toll of vandalism eats up nonprofit gallery’s operating budget
A shattered window breaks some hearts at the Edge Gallery and the Urban Art Center as they figure out how to pay for more damage to their Main Street art space. Elise Nadeau, the centre’s director, recounts that someone threw a stone out of the gallery window on Christmas Day. She said she was returning […]
Flood Plain, new non-profit gallery, opens on Cherokee Street
Click to enlarge From left to right, Liz Wolfson, Trina Van Ryn, Amelia-Colette Jones Floodplain (3151 Cherokee Street, [email protected]) is a non-profit, non-commercial art gallery that opened last month in the former home of another non-profit, non-commercial art gallery – Fort Gondo, which thrived on Cherokee Street for fifteen. But as the three founders honor […]