While currently wrapping up a season of virtual programming, the Racine Symphony Orchestra is excitedly planning a return to live performances.
âWe are cautiously optimistic regarding hosting live audiences,â said Beth Bender, executive director. âOne of the most difficult aspects of the past year was not being able to greet our audience members in-person and we canât wait to see them again,â she continued.
However, in spite of their excitement, Bender reminds us the RSO continues to be committed to the safety of the audience and musicians and will continue to act in the best interest of the community. In the meantime, they are keeping busy with numerous virtual offerings to close out the season.
Gambling machine burglars hitting southeastern Wisconsin businesses
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Gaming machines have been smashed open and stolen from in a series of bar and restaurant robberies in Racine and Kenosha counties. The suspects may have committed similar robberies in Illinois.
Although no arrests have been reported yet, the robberies are likely connected, according to the Kenosha County Sheriffâs Department.
Three Kenosha Co. taverns hit
Sgt. David Wright of the Kenosha County Sheriffâs Department said three taverns in the county were burglarized in November. In all three cases, the thieves targeted only the gaming machines.
He said The Packer Inn Tavern, 924 S. Cognswell Drive, Silver Lake, was burglarized on Nov. 15. The Sandlots of Salem, 9251 Antioch Road, was burglarized Nov. 29. JohnnyâZ Pour House, 10936 Sheridan Road, Pleasant Prairie, was hit Nov. 30, although it appeared thieves also attempted to break into the tavern a few days earlier and failed.
In 2008, when the U.S. economy crashed and people were losing their homes and jobs right and left, local artist Doug Nicholson picked up a paint brush.
In one session he painted darkness and despair and hopelessness, his brush illustrating the collective feelings of the nation.
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Grace Notes
âI painted it the week that everything collapsed, and this became a dark painting for me as opposed to the abstract paintings I normally do,â he said.
However, as a Christian, Doug believes in hope and light, hope as an anchor to hold onto during times of turmoil and uncertainty, and Jesus as the light of the world.