Dancemakers 2011

Dancemakers 2011 featured new choreography from the Peck School of Dance MFA students at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, Mainstage Theatre, Saturday, July 30th, 7:30 pm.

Each short dance expressed one aspect or another of our human relationships, encompassing everything from ethereal romances to sexual encounters; and incorporating humor, tragedy and the purely comic. Tulips danced (and were tiptoed through). Phone sex operators danced. Spirits danced. The choreographers and dancers, entertained, delighted and definitely challenged the boundaries of their audience.

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Leica M8, 75 mm Summilux

Starfish Foundation – New Site Launched

The Starfish Foundation supports our military veterans and their emotional healing through sponsoring the Vets Journey Home program, a non-profit program staffed entirely by volunteers. One hundred percent of the funds raised go to program delivery, making it possible for veterans to attend at no cost.

The Starfish Foundation has funded $250,000 worth of scholoarships as of 12/2010. The funds have gone directly to:

  • Veterans to help them deal with the trauma of military situations through the Bamboo Bridgeand Vets Journey Home programs.
  • Sexual abuse survivors to help them deal with that extreme trauma and move forward in their lives through the Renewal weekend.
  • Others that have experienced various trauma in their lives through the Taking It Lightlyweekend.

I’ve worked with both the Starfish Foundation and the Vets Journey Home for the last 5 years; as both a web and graphic designer; as well as photographer and videographer. We launched the Vets Journey Home new web site in the last quarter of 2009; and launched the newly designed Starfish Foundation web site July 25th.

Please take a look at these new sites and seriously consider donating to these dedicated 100% volunteer organizations. They provide very important and high quality services for people who really need them; just check out the testimonials.

A small funeral for Medicare and Medicaid

Thursday, July 28th, 2011, 12:00 Noon, Glendale, WI ~ In observance of the 46th Anniversary of Medicaid and Medicare Citizen Action of Wisconsin Staged a Medicaid/Medicare Anniversary Funeral Event in front of Wisconsin State Senator Alberta Darlings campaign office at 311 W. Silver Spring Drive.

Medicaid and Medicare as we have known them for five decades are now deeply threatened by Paul Ryan’s budget plan, which Senator Darling supports. The national debt limit crisis has intensified the threat to these vital and widely popular public commitments. In addition, as Co-Chair of the Legislature’s budget writing committee, Alberta Darling pushed through Scott Walker’s state budget which slashed $500 million from Wisconsin’s Medicaid programs, including BadgerCare and FamilyCare.

The people of Senator Darling’s District successfully “recalled” her and she now faces Sandy Pasch in an August 9th election.

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Leica M8, 28 mm Summicron Asph