by Mary Vuk George Bowering April is the cruelest month, wrote T.S. Eliot. That, however, was long before The Academy of American Poets designated April as National Poetry Month in an effort to encourage individuals and the media to pay more attention to the art of poetry, living poets and our poetic heritage. Visitors to […]
April 2006
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Dites Donc: A sexual force with a feminist agenda
by Jason Hart Milwaukee-based Dites Donc (pronounced Deet Dahnk, French slang for Look here! or Hey!) incorporates irresistible dance music, intelligent lyrics, irreverent attitude, and innovative performance art into an ingenious and sex-saturated amalgam of music, dance, and theatre. Fresh off of a recent tour of points south and a magnificent performance at the Art […]
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Harambee
In Kenya, a is a community event designed to raise money for an ill or otherwise needy person, or for a situation, such as a school in need of repair. As a noun or an exclamation it is also used as a Swahili rallying cry urging the community to get organized and work together […]
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KRS Hair Studio:Turning Heads on Locust Street
by Ellen C. Warren When Chris Wilder, owner of the recently opened KRS Hair Sudio, began buying equipment for his future salon he had no real idea where or when the salon would happen. Much like in Field of Dreams he figured, If I buy the equipment, it will come. A little over two years […]
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Reverend Gerald Hessel
by Ellen C. Warren, photograph by Peter DiAntoni Father Gerry Hessel is a paradox. His schedule is so full that it seems impossible to keep up with, yet when he is with you, he is so with you that it feels like time is standing still. He is the rock sitting steady in the rushing […]
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