A silent shorts film festival will be taking place at Carthage College, specifically the H. F. Johnson Center for the Fine Arts, February 18th from 7:30 to 9 p.m.. Doors will open at 6:30.
All the films shown that night will have been created by students in conjunction with the Rosebud Institute.
The festival is presented by Carthage College, the Rose Bud Institute, and Bradford High School
Carthage College is located at 2001 Alford Park Drive in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Racine Unified elementary magnet schools will host orientations on the dates below for community members interested in learning more about magnet school options.
To be eligible for the lottery/waiting list at one of the magnet schools, it is mandatory for parents/guardians to attend that school’s orientation. Parents are welcome to apply to any or all of the magnet programs. Application forms will be passed out at the end of the orientation. Parents may attend either the evening or the morning meeting.
The orientation schedules for the schools are as follows:
Bull Fine Arts, located at 815 DeKoven Ave. will be holding orientation sessions on Thursday, February 10th, at 7 p.m and Friday, February 11th, at 9:30 a.m.
More information about all three schools can be found here.
Jefferson Lighthouse, located at 1722 West Sixth Street will be holding orientation sessions on Monday, February 7th, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, February 8th, at 9:30 a.m.
Red Apple, located at 914 St. Patrick St. will be holding orientation sessions on Thursday, February 3rd, at 7 p.m. and the following day at 9:30 a.m.
Parents of children eligible for four-year-old, half-day kindergarten or five-year-old, full-day kindergarten in September 2011 are asked to register their child on Wednesday, March 2nd at their attendance area school from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Anyone unable to register at that time may do so during regular school hours as soon as possible after March 2. Children eligible for four-year-old kindergarten must be four on or before September 1st, 2011, and children eligible for five-year-old kindergarten must be five on or before Sept. 1st, 2011. Kindergarten is compulsory for children who are five years old.
To register, it is necessary to have the child’s birth certificate or baptismal papers, immunization records and proof of address (a piece of mail). Parents do not need to bring their child with them to enroll.
Children who are currently in the four-year-old kindergarten program do not need to re-register for five-year-old kindergarten. The District’s elementary magnet schools (Bull Fine Arts, Jefferson Lighthouse and Red Apple) are not included in the registration process that begins on March 2nd.
In a competition designed to generate new ballet work and to keep dance alive and evolving for the next generation of dancers and choreographers, three finalists from around the world will be challenged to create a dynamic new piece in a few weeks, seeking the prize to create an original work for Milwaukee Ballet in 2012. Performances will showcase the dancers athleticism and strength with choreography pushing the boundaries of dance from ballet to contemporary, providing audiences with an incomparable experience. Be a part of this exciting process where choreographers manifest their artistic visions and you help select the winner.
The Milwaukee Ballet is located at 504 West National Avenue in downtown Milwaukee. The competition will be taking place February 11th through the 13th from 7:30 to 9 p.m. on all three dates.
Back due to popular demand Packers and Time Warner Cable are teaming up to give away yard signs for fans in the state of Wisconsin to show their support for he team in the Super Bowl. Originally the yard sign give away was scheduled for only January 20th to show support in the NFC Championship game against the Bears, however promotion worked so well for both Time Warner Cable and the Packers two weeks ago so they decided to team up again for the biggest game the Green Bay Packers have played in recent years.
“In the days leading up to the NFC Championship, a spirited frenzy of 25,000 Packers fans visited our stores across Eastern Wisconsin,” said Brenda Kinne, senior director of marketing for Time Warner Cable. “Our employees are thrilled to welcome the fans back this week as the Packers reach for the ultimate prize.”
Fans can stop at any of the 13 locations Wednesday, Feb. 2, to pick up the special-edition Packers yard sign to show their team support.
The following locations include: Appleton Main Office (3520 E. Destination Dr.); Cedarburg/Grafton (W61 N529 Washington Ave.); Green Bay (2580 W. Mason St.); Kenosha (1403 Washington Rd.); Lake Geneva (156 E. Geneva Square); Marinette (3900 Hall Ave., Suite F); Milwaukee Metro (2323 N. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., Suite 1); Milwaukee – Time Warner Cable Mayfair Mall store (2500 N. Mayfair Rd.); Milwaukee – Time Warner Cable Southridge Mall store (5300 S. 76th St.); Oshkosh (1825 Witzel Ave.); Plymouth Cable Store (2209 Eastern Ave.); Racine (5212 21st St.); and West Allis (1511 S. 108th St.).
The illustration used in this article was drawn by Joseph Szabo.
Information used in this article was retrieved from a press release on the Green Bay Packers official website.
The romantic Broadway musical for all generations, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, the smash hit Broadway musical, is coming to the Milwaukee Theatre. Based on the Academy Award-winning animated feature film, this eye-popping spectacle has won the hearts of over 35 million people worldwide. This classic musical love story is filled with unforgettable characters, lavish sets and costumes, and dazzling production numbers including “Be Our Guest” and the beloved title song.
The show times are as follows: April 15 at 7:30 p.m., April 16 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and April 17 at 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Tickets can be purchased for Beauty and the Beast here.
The Milwaukee Theatre is located at 500 West Kilbourn Avenue in Milwaukee.
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee will be performed by the Lakeside Players February the 4th through the 6th, the 11th through the 13th, and on the 18th and 19th. On the 4th, 5th, 11th, 12th, 18th, and the 19th The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee will be taking place 7:30 p.m. On the 6th and the 13th The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee will be taking place at 2:30 p.m.
“The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” is for mature audiences only. The synopsis for the The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is the following: The competition is intense. The words are hilarious. Let the spelling begin! The show centers around a fictional spelling bee in Putnam County, New York. Six kids face off in the battle of their lives. They compete against each other as well as members of the audience. Three adults help adjudicate the proceedings: a nostalgic former spelling bee winner, a mildly insane Vice Principal and The Official Comfort Counselor completing his community service.
The performance is directed by Joe Cardamone, Melissa Cardamone leads the musical direction, and Amy Falaschi is in charge of choreography. The cast consists of Mark Bracken, Christie Burgess, Justin Frieman, Zak Keil, Dan Martino, Patrick Schneider, Vanessa Schroeder, Kristyn Taggart, and Brianna Voss.
Tickets for each showing of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee can be purchased on-line here or by calling (262) 657-7529.
Jack Nance Breakthrough Performance Winner Michael Worth (Visionfest, 2008) brings his critically acclaimed film “God’s Ears” to the inaugural Green Bay Film Festival taking place February 25th through the 27th, 2011 at the KI Center located at 333 Main Street. The film is a Wisconsin premiere for the Autism positive feature film. The film follows Noah, “Played beyond masterfully by writer-director Worth” (critic Adam Daniel Mezei), an autistic man who aspires to step into the boxing ring at the gym where he works for the aging pugilist, played by Best Supporting Actor (Las Vegas International Film Festival) and screen legend John Saxon. His aspiration to fight are further fueled when he meets a beautiful young dancer (Margot Farley) who sees something in Noah that no one else does: Hope. The film also stars Tim Thomerson (Uncommon Valor), Mitzi Kapture (Bay Watch), Karen Kim (US SEALS 2) and debuting on screen for the first time, 86 year old Lois Stewart, Worth’s grandmother.
Worth is vocal about one of the other contributors to the film, cinematographer Neil Lisk who passed away suddenly last October at 39 years old. “Neil is one of the unseen forces with this film”, Worth says. “He threw himself into the delivery of this story with everything he had, and when I had a vision for the look of a scene he never failed in making sure I got it”. Worth and Lisk’s last film together as director and cinematographer happened to be shot in La Crosse, Wisconsin in the forthcoming World War 2 film, Fort McCoy starring Eric Stoltz as well as ‘God’s Ears” actress Margot Farley. “Our creative partnership helped shape me as not just a filmmaker but as an actor as well. He will forever be an integral piece of my experience in this business”. One of Worth’s next projects is another he wrote that he also had intended to do with Lisk. “It is a road trip comedy called ‘Apple Seed’ that is about reconciling oneself with our past before we can embrace our second chances in life. Though it embraces some of the more comedic elements of the genre, it has a very passionate, emotional and somewhat biographical story at its core. Neil is not here with us to make it, but his mark will still surely be felt”, Worth says.
“God’s Ears” has been embraced warmly by the autism community as it does not represent the character in a helpless or “disease of the week” way. Worth points out “Noah’s condition is actually what makes him touch people and as one connects with him, the ‘malady’ in a sense no longer exists and what we have is just another human being”. The film is completing a very successful festival run this year and Green Bay is one of its last stops along the way.
“God’s Ears” screens February 27 at 2:30 pm at the Exhibition Hall, located at 333 Main Street, in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Information used in this article was retrieved from a press release on free-press-release.com.
Green Bay Packer fans demonstrated their passion for the team as they “clicked” their team to its ninth consecutive title in the annual Campbell’s Chunky soup “Click for Cans” online food drive.
Each week fans voted for the Packers online and led the team to a 17-0 sweep during the regular season. The opponent, the Jacksonville Jaguars were named runner up.
With the win, the team will receive 18,000 cans of soup to be distributed to Wisconsin hunger relief efforts.
Through the nine titles, Packers fans now have earned 134,000 cans of soup for Wisconsin hunger relief efforts.
Details on the distribution process will be announced at a future date.
The illustration used in this article was drawn by Joseph Szabo.
Information used in this article was retrieved from a press release on the Green Bay Packers official website.
Two days ago Governor Scott Walker signed an executive order that created the Office of Free Market Health Care. This new office will be directed by the Department of Health Services and the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance.
The Office of Free Market Health Care has five primary functions: to encourage transparency in all efforts of the Office so that Wisconsin residents and employers may make appropriate health care decisions, sssess the impact of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) on Wisconsin insurance markets and programs, seek council from a wide range of health care stakeholders including but not limited to consumers, small businesses, providers, insurers, labor unions, and other vested organizations; and conditionally develop a plan for the design and implementation of a Wisconsin health benefit exchange that utilizes a free-market, consumer driven approach; and explore all opportunities and alternative approaches that would free Wisconsin from establishing a health benefit exchange, including federal waivers.
The executive order signed on January 27th requires that all state departments and offices collaborate and support any and all of these efforts.
Information used in this article was retrieved from a press release on Scott Walker’s official website.