ARTS

Casting call for Ozma of Oz

Auditions for “Ozma of Oz: A Tale of Time” will be held at the River Falls High School in the Doris Fuka Auditorium at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19, and from 3-5 p.m. and 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21.

February 14, 2013

Book Review: Diary entries sum up tales of rich and famous

“October 27, 1940, Sunday — Went to chapel all day as usual. Our big meeting next Sunday. Gwilym Rees will be preaching.

By Dave Wood, columnist , February 14, 2013

Opening reception Feb. 15 for new exhibitions

A series of exhibitions featuring mixed media collage by Carol Adleman, Luck; mixed media abstract expressionism by Charles A. Condon, River Falls; soda-fired stoneware by Jude Ryan Reiling, Minneapolis; mixed media sculpture by Mark D. Roberts and Denise Rouleau, Minneapolis; and acrylics and colored pencil drawings by Michael Tarr, Menomonie will be on view Feb. 15 through March 17 in The Galleries of The Phipps Center for the Arts.

February 14, 2013

"Comic Book Artist" auditions set at Phipps

The Phipps Children’s Theater will hold auditions for area students in grades 7 through 9 for the spring production of “The Adventures of a Comic Book Artist,” with book and lyrics by Pat Lydersen, and music by Wendy Woolf, on Tuesday and Thursday, Feb. 26 and 28 at 6 p.m. in the Black Box Theater of The Phipps Center for the Arts. Callbacks will be held on Friday, March 1, at 6 p.m.

February 14, 2013

Spring Valley Stagehands needs singing and non-singing performers

SPRING VALLEY—The Spring Valley Stagehands will hold auditions for “Oliver” at the Spring Valley Theater this Sunday from 8-10 p.m., and next Monday and Tuesday, from 6-9 p.m.

February 13, 2013

Disney’s ‘Little Mermaid Jr.’ opens Feb. 8 at Phipps

The Phipps Children’s Theater will produce the area premier of Disney’s “The Little Mermaid, Jr.,” featuring music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater, and the book by Doug Wright, which is based on the story by Hans Christian Andersen and the Disney film, Feb. 8-24 at The Phipps Center for the Arts.

February 07, 2013

Dance Company perform March 15-16

The Phipps Dance Company is preparing for its eighth annual performances on Friday, March 15, at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, March 16, at 2 p.m. at The Phipps Center for the Arts.

February 07, 2013

Book Reviews: Rehashing the infamous rabble-rousers

“Now that science has attained its youth and superstition is in its dotage, the trembling, palsied wreck says to the athlete: ‘Let us be friends.’ It reminds me of the bargain the cock wished to make with the horse: ‘Let us agree not to step on each other’s feet.’” —Robert Ingersoll, 1885

By Dave Wood, columnist , February 07, 2013

Mixed media at Galleries, oil painting classes begin

A series of exhibitions featuring a mixed media installation by Mary Bergs, Minneapolis; mixed media printmaking by CathyJean Clark, Neillsville; oil paintings by Tom McGregor, St. Paul; ceramics by Ursula Hargens, Minneapolis; acrylics on panel by Leslie Pilgrim, Mendota Heights, Minn.; journal drawings and watercolors by Tara Sweeney, St. Paul; and a group exhibition featuring work in a range of media by 11 local artists who participated in a series of seminars during 2012 focusing on the role of art and sustainability will be on view through Feb. 10 in The Galleries of The Phipps Center for the Arts.

January 31, 2013

’Little Mermaid Jr.’ continues to delight audiences everywhere, starts Feb. 8 in Hudson

The Phipps Children’s Theater will produce the area premier of Disney’s “The Little Mermaid, Jr.,” featuring music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater, and the book by Doug Wright, which is based on the story by Hans Christian Andersen and the Disney film, Feb. 8-24 at The Phipps Center for the Arts.

January 24, 2013

Noted artist takes us through the years

Area News
-- On Friday, Feb. 8, the 120 Gallery, 120 North Main St., will host an opening for “An Ammerman Retrospective: The Collected Works of William Ammerman,” from 4-8 p.m.

By Jillian Dexheimer , January 24, 2013

Book Report: The rise and fall of empires

I met a traveler from an antique land Who said: Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert…Near them, on the sand, Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown And wrinkled lip and sneer of cold command, Tell that its sculptor well those passions read Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things, The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed: And on the pedestal these words appear: “My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!” Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare The long and level sands stretch far away. —Ozymandias by Percy Shelley

By Dave Wood, columnist , January 23, 2013

'Frostbite Follies' features Wagner and Thompson

“Frostbite Follies,” an eclectic new vaudeville show featuring guitarist/fiddler/singer Pop Wagner and ragtime pianist Butch Thompson, will be performed on Saturday, Jan. 26, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. at The Phipps Center for the Arts in Hudson.

January 22, 2013

Confessions and pointers of a luxury hotel employee

Heads up! We’ve got a book about heads this week, “Heads in Beds,” by Jacob Tomsky (Doubleday, $25.95).

By Dave Wood, columnist , January 17, 2013

Book Report: Railway images take me down the tracks

I often receive books that make me think of old friends and relatives no longer here to enjoy them.

By Dave Wood, columnist , January 11, 2013