Entertainment

Steve Crucianelli rocks out on his upright bass

If you go to an Old Junk show, you’ll enjoy some phenomenal rockabilly music — and a frenetic performance by Steve Crucianelli.

The longtime local musician plays a giant upright bass. And he doesn’t just play it. He spins it around, stands on it, dances with it and slaps the strings. View Article

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Steve Crucianelli rocks out on his upright bass

If you go to an Old Junk show, you’ll enjoy some phenomenal rockabilly music — and a frenetic performance by Steve Crucianelli.

Haylofters performing ‘Joseph’ musical

The Haylofters community theater group is performing the Broadway musical “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” starting today (Feb. 3) and running weekends through Feb. 12.

UW-Parkside’s FreshINK series presents ‘In the Next Room (or the Vibrator Play)’

FreshINK, the University of Wisconsin-Parkside’s staged reading series, offers two performances of the 2010 Tony Award-nominated comedy “In the Next Room (or the Vibrator Play).”

Artists Gallery starting 2012 with a new look

Artists Gallery, Racine’s artists cooperative, begins its 14th year with a complete gallery changeover.

Art collector shares his West African pieces with the public

A fascinating show that combines art, cultural anthropology and ceremonial traditions is on display in the Fine Arts Gallery at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside’s Picken Center.

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Great stuff from Kathleen Edwards, Kellie Pickler

Kathleen Edwards, “Voyageur” (Zoe)

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Snowdance offers zombies, strip polka



It’s an evening of non-stop comedy, rapid-fire guffaws and manic antics.

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Racine’s ‘edgier’ community theater is going strong after 20 years



Stop me if you’ve heard this one ...

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WGTD Radio Theater show stars Rocky and Bullwinkle

A flying squirrel and a daffy moose are the stars of a new local radio-theater show.

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‘Rat Pack 2’ show at Apple Holler

Apple Holler’s Red Barn Theatre will present “Kickin’ Back with the Rat Pack 2” beginning Saturday (Jan. 28).

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Fine Arts At First hosts Philomusica Quartet



Fines Arts At First — the free concert series sponsored by First United Methodist Church — returns Sunday afternoon with a performance by the Philomusica String Quartet.

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Kenosha’s own ‘superband’ includes several familiar names

Over the years, the term “superband” has been bandied about quite a bit. There was the Traveling Wilburys (Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, George Harrison, Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne). There was Blind Faith (Eric Clapton, Stevie Winwood, Ginger Baker and Ric Grech). There was the Jeff Beck Group (Beck, Jimmy Page, Keith Moon, John Paul Jones, Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood and Nicky Hopkins).

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Great stuff from Clarkson and Gibb; same-old stuff from Buffett

Kelly Clarkson, “Stronger” (19)

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Film festival puts the ‘you’ in YouTube

YouTube — the Internet site where you can watch videos of every cute cat in America — is launching a film festival.

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Students learn to swing for ‘Tarzan’



They’re swinging and singing at Bradford High School.

Get Out Today for Feb. 7

— The Kenosha History Center, 220 51st Place, is showcasing “Shake, Rattle and Roll,” an exhibit celebrating Kenosha in the 1950s. The highlight of the exhibit is a ’50s-era diner, featuring a jukebox. The gallery also features 1950s automobiles and photographs of the Buddy Holly “Winter Dance Party” tour taken by local photographer Tony Szikil in 1959 in Kenosha.

Get Out Today for Feb. 5

— Lake Geneva wraps up the U.S. National Snow Sculpting Competition today as part of its annual Winter Fest.