Would you harbor me?
Mikko Rankin Utevsky directed a program of immigrant-themed choral music with the Choral Arts Society Chorale last night in Madison.
Park Street in April
Between the icy rain, strong winds and 32 degree temp, it’s not the best day to be out with a camera, but it was a good time nonetheless.
Photo in Midwest Review
A photo I took of the Wisconsin River appears in the new issue of Midwest Review, which is a literary journal that debuts each spring at the Writers’ Institute in Madison. The editors paired my photo with two short stories that prominently feature water.
NAMI Dane County Awards Banquet 2018 (gallery)
NAMI Dane County had their annual awards banquet at the wonderful Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Monona Terrace, which overlooks Lake Monona. They asked me to be event photographer again this year, and it’s always a delight. Here’s a small sampling of images from last week. NAMI is the National Alliance on Mental Illness, and the national …
Madison’s Party Port
After 70 years in business, Party Port on University Avenue closed its doors in February to make way for an apartment building. Madison has plenty of liquor stores, but those old school neon signs are rare. The Wisconsin State Journal reported that Party Port was known for many years for selling more beer kegs annually …
Mama Told Me: A mix CD
Mama Told Me is a mix CD with 20 hot tracks, two pages of entertaining notes, and original cover art. There are songs here you won’t find on any streaming service. I haven’t done a mix CD since 2010, and Mama Told Me feels like a return to form. I mailed this one out to …
A bumblebee gave me a tip today: Demolition. 🐝
As I approached the chainlink fence, TQ from TQ Diamonds spotted me on his security camera. He came out the back door of his jewelry shop, walked around, and snapped a couple photos of the destruction. But he wasn’t dressed for the 16 degree windchill and quickly retreated. A slow day in the diamond business …
Alma mater
Did you know that ‘alma mater’ means ‘generous mother’ in Latin? My alma mater sent me a note the other day saying that I’ve made a donation to the college in each of the past 19 years. In my defense, I would say I strongly believe in the value of higher education. In an age …
There goes the neighborhood.
I’ve lived on Madison’s northside for two years. It’s the most varied neighborhood in the city. There are million dollar homes and the governor’s mansion and some violent apartment complexes with a lot of shootings. I live on a quiet street somewhere in the middle of that contrast. But mostly these days the northside is …
Resale Records remembered
Rome after the fall. Resale Records closed after its longtime owner Eric Teisberg died of a heart attack while entering the Tip Top Tavern across the street last October. As far as record stores go, it wasn’t much to look at, but Resale was definitely unique.
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