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Bryce Parr – Young Minneapolis indie group Early Eyes played at the Memorial Student Center at their Dec. 6 show. Performing energetic indie-pop with a taste of jazz and funk influence, the group has seen rising success after releasing two EPs and a single this year. In 2016, Bassist Des Lawrence, Drummer Wyatt Fuller and…
Gabby Rohrer – Gamers and student designers alike will come together at the Stout Game Expo (SGX) on Dec. 12 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The semi-annual gaming event exhibits new games that were created throughout the semester by freshman, sophomore, junior and senior University of Wisconsin-Stout students on a variety of platforms. One…
Bryce Parr – Gemma Schlotthauer is a fourth-year University of Wisconsin-Stout student majoring in Studio Art with a concentration in contemporary sculpture. What sparked your interest in art? Art gives me the platform to fabricate anything I desire. In a way, surely fueling my narcissistic tendencies, I get to play as a god. I’m also…
Gabby Rohrer- Author and former University of Wisconsin-Stout professor David Tank is presenting his newest middle-school level book, “Secret Santa: The Mystery of the Magic Watch,” at Bookends on Main. This is the second book of his Secret Santa series. This free book-signing event is an opportunity to meet with the author. The event is…
Bryce Parr- Maryrose Stattelman is a junior in the B.F.A. Entertainment Design Program with a concentration in Comics and Sequential arts. What sparked your interest in art? Well, I’m a weirdo and art helps me understand the world. I have been making and creating art in some compacity since I was a tiny child. It’s…
Bryce Parr – Live music has become a regular occurrence at The Abbey Pub & Grub thanks to the help from University of Wisconsin-Stout business administration senior and So Called Productions member Dillon Carlson. The Main Street bar that previously featured the occasional DJ built a brand by consistently hosting local talent over the past…
Bryce Parr – In a bid to improve the health of the platform, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said he wants to remove the “like” button from Twitter. The “like” button was introduced in 2015 to replace the “favorite” option. Members of the University of Wisconsin-Stout community showed concern toward the decision. University of Wisconsin-Stout student…
Bryce Parr- Matt Williams is a Game Design Art Major in the 2D and 3D concentration. Williams enjoys producing music and painting landscapes outside of course work. What sparked your interest in art? I always would do coloring books with my grandma and aunt as a kid, and I’ve been really into the art of…
Gabby Rohrer- Blue Devil Productions is hosting a large show featuring actor, comedian and YouTube personality Josh Peck. The sold-out show will take place in The Great Hall in the University of Wisconsin-Stout Memorial Student Center at 7 p.m. on Nov. 13. Josh Peck is widely known for his role as Josh Nichols in the…
Gabby Rohrer- On Oct. 28, University of Wisconsin-Stout alumni and author Chad Lewis will visit the Menomonie Public Library to present on a ghostly journey through some of the most haunted places in Wisconsin. “It covers the entire state of Wisconsin from a blood dripping cemetery in Appleton, a haunted B&B in Milwaukee, phantom creatures prowling…
Bryce Parr – Renson Hoffman is a fourth year student in the B.F.A. Studio Art program with a concentration on printmaking. He transferred to the University of Wisconsin-Stout from University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh after his first year. What sparked your interest in art? I’ve been an artsy kinda dude for as long as I can remember….
Logan Myhre – Game design students at the University of Wisconsin–Stout are not unfamiliar with the concept of crunch. Crunch is the term used in video game development to describe long hours of overtime spent working on a game. It recently became the topic of public discussion in the video game industry after an interview…
Bryce Parr – In mid-November, the Brewery Nonic will open its doors to all interested in craft beer. Owner Ryan Verdon saw an opportunity to refurbish the old Menomonie Railroad Station West of the University of Wisconsin-Stout campus, 621 Fourth St. W, into a brewery and tasting house. With twelve years of brewing experience, Verdon…
Bryce Parr – Jared Leclaire is a senior at the University of Wisconsin-Stout studying studio art with a concentration in contemporary sculptural practices. Leclaire enjoys working with wood but is moving towards metals. He plans to attend graduate school at a larger university after graduation. What sparked your interest in creating art? I’m interested in…
Gabby Rohrer – This week the Menomonie Theatre Guild will perform the play Dracula written by Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston. Directed by Kate Brophy, the play is a story of a young girl obtaining a mysterious illness which is investigated by Van Helsing, her father, and her fiance. They discover that she is…
Bryce Parr – What is your year, major and concentration? I’m a senior graphic designer with a double concentration in both design and interactive media and a printmaking minor. My plan is to graduate in the fall of 2019. What sparked your interest in art? I can’t really say what sparked my interest in…
