They used to fix cars in there. Today the bay doors decorate the sitting area of Sherman Perk , still functional, a prime example of urban adaptive reuse of real estate. Sitting on the base of the triangle formed by Roosevelt, Keefe Avenue, and 51st Street if there was a Gold Coast within any neighborhood,... Continue Reading →
Carte Blanche, Cafe Bizarre, Reefer Madness!
Nestled on 5th and Washington, on a surprisingly quiet strip in Walker's Point, Carte Blanche Studios continues to imprint it's butt on Milwaukee's rogue theater scene. Carte Blanche's current production Reefer Madness:The Musical enters it's last weekend on Friday November 18th at 8pm, a stage adapted lampooning of the 1936 alarmist propaganda campaign against... Continue Reading →
Dark Passage, The Alchemist Theatre, Faust
Milling goes on in the Alchemist's cozy Bay View Lounge before the show, tension in the air? Maybe. Tonight Faust: A Night at the Mephisto Theatre opens. Aaron Koepec's latest opus, an undertaking certainly. Using the infamous "e" word would belittle the production. Groundbreaking? No not quite the connotation to apply, although the show does... Continue Reading →
Shaping Influence, ExFabula, Barbershop
Set in the Capitol Heights neighborhood for Terminal Milwaukee's current episode, ExFabula teamed up with the owners of the oldest Barbershop lineage in Milwaukee, Satin Wave, to host an evening of storytelling revolving around grooming experiences. ExFabula and Satin Wave deserve major kudos for breaking uncharted ground. Let's look at it this way. I over heard a 17 year-old African-American... Continue Reading →
Who’s Sock? Broadminded: Blood is Thicker than Liquor
You can try to sit there with a straight face, but as Broadminded guarantees stolid faces may rip or tear. Another way to look at it, if you're not laughing, their jabs at reality may land closer to you than you may care to admit. Darn ladies of Broadminded with their knack for wit and... Continue Reading →
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