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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 →
Looking Back Historian John Gurda guided the evening's story tellers by explaining signposts of historical significance to the Capitol Heights neighborhood and Milwaukee's Black community. In 1956, a mall that came to be known as Capitol Court made Capitol Heights its home. It was Milwaukee's third major shopping center, after Southgate, on South 27th, and... Continue Reading →
Still a Tale of Two Towns Ronnie Sherrill saunters up to the microphone. He's Satin Wave's proprietor, style deacon and local icon. In good spirits, he's set the tone all night. To introduce his delivery of Satin Wave's roots, soul music beat moderate ambiance from a classic juke box. You can ask just about anyone... Continue Reading →
A Common Bond Marvin Pratt attended Terminal Milwaukee as the poet laureate of the evening. He treated the audience to a trip down memory lane, through the steps of a young man that emerged, from an era tainted with the trappings of fast talking, slick dressing cats just trying to survive in a time of... Continue Reading →
Grown Out, Up No other social function of hair exists that intrigues as much as rebellion. The central character in the Terminal Milwaukee series Tom Crawford has, among other conspicuous features of his appearance, a flop of bushy wavy mane draping over his forehead nearly covering his glasses. During those days post the decade of... Continue Reading →
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