Faith in action: Church brings 200 teens on a mission to help Published by admin on Mon, 07/26/2021 - 1:39pm A crew from Illinois prepares to move the foundation of a wheelchair ramp into place. At another location, Rush Hill youth group member Austin Taylor said painting is easier, but I like building stuff. [Dave Faries]
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A few teenagers were spreading mulch. Another group stood with a couple of adults pondering the best way to heft the foundation of a wheelchair ramp into place. Others were clearing power tools from the yard.
“I found Harold,” one of them exclaimed.
While a friendly calico cat occasionally nuzzled members of the group, Harold was a bit less enthused by the activity around him.
They came from San Diego, Orlando and Albuquerque for a winter of COVID-19 isolation in Milwaukee.
But Florentine Opera performers Emily Michiko Jensen, Taylor-Alexis DuPont and Nathaniel Catasca were concerned less about the weather and more about how much they would get to sing.
In a normal year, the early-career vocalists who spend a year here as Baumgartner Studio Artists keep their larynxes busy with performing roles in mainstage productions, touring with the Florentine s school show for children and singing gigs at coffeeshops and festivals.
During this pandemic year, they ve sung mostly for video cameras, as the Florentine recorded its school show and other performances for online viewing.
Skylight Music Theatre Announces Don’t Rána on My Parade
Outdoor Concert and Picnic in the Park to Benefit Skylight Music Theatre Saturday, May 22, 2021, 6 p.m. By Skylight Music Theatre - Apr 19th, 2021 03:01 pm
Don’t Rána on My Parade, a spring fundraiser in the park on Saturday, May 22, 2021 at 6 p.m. hosted by longtime Skylight favorite
The fundraiser will be held outdoors under the trees of Catalano Square located next to the theatre in Milwaukee’s Historic Third Ward. The event will feature a gourmet picnic dinner and a live concert with performances by Skylight artists.
Social distancing guidelines will be observed, and masks are required. For safety and ease, the gourmet picnic dinner will come with all items conveniently packaged by Movida at Hotel Madrid. Picnic attire is suggested.