Supper Club State

Supper Club State

Back in the early 1970s, a restaurant called Holcomb’s Supper Club stood on the banks of the St. Croix River. From my youthful perspective, it seemed a glamorous, exotic place: the starlight chandeliers dangled over garnet-red carpet, barrel-backed chairs...
The Fifth Estate

The Fifth Estate

Computers have undoubtedly changed the way we exchange information. While e-mail has forever altered person-to-person communication, other forms of electronic communication are revolutionizing the way we share not just words, but also sounds and images. Facebook,...
Building STEAM

Building STEAM

Perhaps the holiday season is a good time to remind ourselves how fortunate we are that Wisconsin continues to have a wealth of luminaries who help improve the quality of our lives by bringing high-paying jobs and economic growth to the state. It is these great minds...
Connecting Threads

Connecting Threads

I could feel a draft moving through Milwaukee’s Broadway Theatre Center’s rehearsal hall that snowy January afternoon. The artistic directors from Milwaukee Chamber Theatre and Forward Theater Company leaned back in their folding chairs. “Whenever you are ready,”...