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Join Doug Gordon, host of WPR’s “BETA,” for BETA Film Club, a free, virtual event exploring and celebrating the connections between movies and our everyday lives.
You’ll sit in on a conversation between Doug and New York Times best-selling author Mateo Askaripour, author of the new satirical novel, Black Buck.” Movies like The Wolf of Wall Street inspired and influenced his story of a young Black man working as a salesman at a rising tech start up. Are you a fan of other classic sales movies, like “Boiler Room” and “Glengarry Glen Ross”? Bring your questions for the Q&A.
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The Choral Arts Society of Southeastern Wisconsin (CAS) will present From Lament to Alleluia, featuring music by composer-in-residence Karel Suchy from past CAS concerts. This video will premiere on the CAS YouTube channel on Sunday, April 18, 2021 at about 7 PM. A video-conference “afterglow” will follow. The presentation will be offered free of charge, but donations would be appreciated. This video will present choral works recorded live at CAS performances. “Bedford Sonus I” and “American Oratorio” premiered in CAS’s first local composers’ concert in May 2104. “Alleluia for Love” premiered in March 2015 and “Lament for Love” in March 2016. “What do you mean?” was recorded in March 2019 during Locally Grown II. “Bedford Sonus I” reflects the influence of Suchy’s structural/architectural engineering expertise on his musical composition. This work utilizes architectural and acoustic elements of the Frances Bedford hall at UW-Parkside. “Amer
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According to Hindu religion, Krishna is the god of compassion, tenderness and love. He is one of the most popular and widely revered among Indian divinities. The
Natyarpana Dance Company brings the marriage of Krishna to life through traditional dance, music and costumes. If you’ve wanted to learn more about East Indian culture and religion, ten principal dancers of the Natyarpana Dance Company will illustrate this story with pristine choreography and breathtaking costumes. A narrator will explain what is happening for those who unfamiliar with the story. This dance was first presented in Bangalore, India at the World Dance Alliance.
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Presented by Rock | LLC Here’s a musical recipe for you: take one part Michael Bailey, founding member of the most in-demand band for the last 30 years in Wisconsin, Vic Ferrari. Throw in jazz/pop singer Steve March-Tormé from California as your two main ingredients. Now vigorously mix in a three-piece horn section, a rhythm section tighter than your brother-in-law’s wallet, guest artists and a playlist that includes Stevie Wonder, Elton John, The Beatles, Chicago, Hall & Oates, Van Morrison and Crosby, and Stills & Nash. What do you get? You get STEEM… music that’s not in your face, it’s in your soul. The Grand Oshkosh has a new seating chart and procedures to make patrons feel comfortable in the theater. Please contact info@thegrandoshkosh.org with any questions.
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