Happenings & Press

Photo contest

September 8, 2007
9am to 12 am (Rain date - September 9)
Astor Theater, 1696 North Astor Street

1st prize $1,000.00

2nd. prize $500

3rd, 4th, and 5th prizes - $200 gift certificates for each of the following restaurants: Bosleys, Emperor of China and Glorioso's (all on Brady Street.)

Description: The internationally famous "Bluebird" (by Al Emmons, 423-1133) is already in place. There also will be a 5ft tall fairy. Nikki Huber will play the part of the fairy. Kim's Costume Shop (Kim Huber) 453-3976 is making the costume.



Rules: Submit  5 x 7 (or larger) photos of the Bluebird, the mushroom & the fairy - max of 5 photos allowed. Application blanks are available at the Brady Street Pharmacy in the building. Entries must be received by September 23, 2007.  Judging will be the following week. The judges are John Alley, PJ Boylan and Bob Pecher, all nationally recognized photographers. Winners will be notified by mail and will receive an invitation to an elegant reception the 1st week in October to which they may bring their immediate family/friends. The awards will be presented at the reception - lots of food and soda while listening to the Steinway hitting jazz and show tunes. Press are invited, send an email & we'll get you on the list.The photo shoot is not quite as easy as it sounds. Drive down. Take a look at Bluebird. Does the photo need to be shot from across the street? How is the photo framed in?  Do you use a ladder to get a different angle or shoot from street level?   How tight do you shoot the photo?  From what angle is the shoot taken?  The fairy will be moving about Bluebird. Careful.  Nikki  has a magic wand.  Don't forget what happened in "Mid-Summer's Night Dream".

FAQ: Why is the Bluebird on the marquee?  Easy.  Bluebirds are never seen on the ground.  How did Bluebird get here?  Now that's another story of magic.  Bluebird likes Brady Street not to mention all the people stopping to take pictures.

For more information: call Jim Searles, at the Brady Street Pharmacy, 272-4384

Gloriosos wins Wisconsins Family Business of the Year Award

http://www.familybusinessaward.com/

Insurgent Theatre and FTAM present:

MADE IN THE MOUTH

An Absolutely Stunning Evening of Avant-Garde Theatre with Peter J. Woods

Performances: June 29, 30; July 6, 7; July 13, 14        8 pm

It’s a pairing of two independent art titans from Milwaukee’s ever growing experimental underground art scene doing exactly what you think they would be doing: attacking art. Insurgent Theatre, run by Tracy Doyle and Ben Turk, and FTAM, under the direction of Peter J. Woods, have teamed to present a brand new production of Woods’ work entitled “Made in the Mouth: An Absolutely Stunning Evening of Avant-Garde Theatre with Peter J. Woods,” featuring three new works by the FTAM founder all revolving around the inner-workings of the art world.

“Mouth” takes a multidisciplinary approach to destroying the very world it’s a part of, ranging from standard narrative theatre to multimedia rants from the writer himself, attacking as many different aspects of the creative world, from the politicized hierarchy of mainstream art to the creative process itself. Steeped in the Dadaist tradition, the ridiculous becomes overwhelmingly important, wallowing happily in the hypocrisy it creates while the audience is left to figure out for themselves what just happened (or just forget the whole thing and keep living their lives like they should be doing anyways).

For more information
Insurgent Theatre  http://insurgenttheatre.org
FTAM  http://experimentalmilwaukee.com
Tracy Doyle  414-405-3576,  Peter J. Woods  414-861-7216
Tickets are $8.00, student with ID card $6.00. The show will run between 1 hour and 1.5 hours, with no intermission. 

Bosley

Yappy Hour starts 6/2/07 3-5pm 1/2 all drinks and appetizers outside.

Doggie treats!!

1/2 off all bottle of wine with entree every Monday and Tuesday night 5-10pm.

1/2 off all bar and appetizers Monday - Friday 4-6pm in the bar only.

Fish Fry ! $14.95 Fried perch, cole slaw, sweet potato fries, hushpuppies,
oven roasted vegetables.

- every Friday 5-10pm

Dragonfly Vintage Goods

Brady St's own Dragonfly Vintage Goods found itself in good company in Midwest
Airline's in flight magazine, listed with some of the nation's most unique vintage shops. http://mymidwestmagazine.com/2007/05/01/antique-boutiques/