A Wauwatosa artist whose work has been gaining attention for a couple of years now has one really big-league admirer – Milwaukee Brewers slugger Ryan Braun. Last year, Braun bought four large-format paintings from Anderson to decorate his California home. On Saturday, he and girlfriend Larisa Fraser stopped in at the Pfister Hotel in [...]
Milwaukeeans want to set the record straight. Yes, they love their outdoor festivals, which probably began with the Algonquian Indians who named the area: Millioki, which means “gathering place by the waters”. Hardly a week goes by without some hoopla, which might be their Irish Fest, Polish Fest, Pride Fest, Oktoberfest, etc.etc.etc. or the granddaddy [...]
Girlfriend Getaway Milwaukee I recently returned from a surprisingly fabulous girlfriend getaway trip there, accompanied by my NYC big sis. When I invited her to join me she exclaimed, “Why would I want to visit Milwaukee? Isn’t that where Laverne & Shirley lived? Have you ever once heard me say I’d really like more beer, [...]
Marcus Hotels & Resorts has expanded The Pfister Hotel’s successful artist-in-residence program to two additional U.S. hotels. The Marcus-owned Hotel Phillips in Kansas City, Mo., and Skirvin Hilton in Oklahoma City, Okla., will also host artist-in-residence programs inspired by The Pfister’s residency. The artist-in-residence program was launched in 2009 at The Pfister to support the [...]