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Central WI Area Community Theater
Central Wisconsin Children's Museum. Center Point Marketplace.
Museum of Natural History -- http://www.uwsp.edu/museum/
Located at the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, the museum concerned with diversity and relationships in nature and among cultures. This professionally
maintained academic resource provides an opportunity for greater public understanding and
appreciation for the world in which one lives through exhibitions, education, research and public service
Portage County Historical Society
Sites include the Synagogue at 1475 Water St. and the
Heritage Park, Plover
Riverfront Arts Center
Stevens Point Area Convention and Visitors Bureau
The Visitors Bureau provides an on-line community event calendar and
information on dining, hotels, etc.
Local and Nearby Entertainment
Rogers Cinema, Inc.
Wausau Area Movies
Mission Coffee House music and readings.
Clark Place, a destination for
great live music, gourmet coffee and spirits.
Central Wisconsin on the Web
from UWSP
Rising Star Mill, Nelsonville
Information about the Mill, but not the music schedule
Jensen Center, Amherst, has a fine folk series
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Comprehensive Arts
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Art History Resources
on the Web -- http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html
This
site includes sources from prehistoric to 20th century art, as well as
links to museums and galleries around the world.
Artsource --
http://www.ilpi.com/artsource/welcome.html
A gathering point for networked resources on Art and Architecture. The
content is diverse and includes pointers to resources around the net as
well as original materials submitted by librarians, artists, and art
historians, etc. This site is intended to be selective, rather than
comprehensive.
Wisconsin Arts Board -- http://arts.state.wi.us/
The
Wisconsin Arts Board Homepage provides listings of arts service
organizations, galleries, museums, and art and craft fairs throughout the
state.
World Wide Arts Resources Searchable
Index -- http://www.wwar.com/
Searchable
index to art related sites on the Internet. Included are a searchable list
of over 2,000 museum Web pages, an index to 6,000 visual artists, a
listing of art galleries and exhibitions, a schedule of art festivals and
events, and agencies, organizations and schools in the arts. Sites
relating to dance, theater, childrens resources, crafts, antiques and
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Dance |
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American Ballet Theatre -- http://www.abt.org/
A well-designed
site that includes all the essential information on one of the world's
greatest dance companies. Tour schedules are listed, as well as dancer
biographies, a photo gallery, repertory archives, and even an online
ballet dictionary.
Sapphire Swan Dance
Directory -- http://www.SapphireSwan.com/dance/
Provides
links to the best dance resources on the Web. Primarily organized by dance
style, the site also has links to dance schools, books, and supplies.
Tap Dance Homepage -- http://www.tapdance.org/tap/
An
extensive collection of tap dance resources including the history of tap,
a glossary, biographies of top dancers, tap routines and more.
U.S. Swing Dance
Server -- http://www.swingcraze.com/ussds/index.html
Includes
everything from styles of swing dancing, to steps, clubs, videos, music
and literature.
Westport Squares Home
Page -- http://www.westportsquares.com
The
Westport Squares of Madison, WI is a mainstream level square dance club.
Their site includes information on square dancing in Wisconsin and
nationally. It also includes useful links to other square dance
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Lyrics |
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Demented
Lyrics -- http://php.indiana.edu/~jbmorris/lyrics.html
Dr.
Demento/Funny Music from the Animaniacs to Weird Al.
KissThisGuy.com -- http://www.kissthisguy.com/
An
archive of misheard lyrics.
Lyrics World -- http://www.lyricsworld.com/
A
growing collection of lyrics for many of the top 40 rock hits from
1930-1999, including the number one songs for that period, as well as the
top twenty-five singles arranged by decade. Some of the lyrics are seldom
found on the Web.
OLGA: On-Line Guitar Archive -- http://www.olga.net/
Though this
site has been challenged like ILS was, it still has good information. It
is a collection of chords, tablatures, and lyrics for songs. It also
contains lessons, chord charts, and many links to guitar-related Web
sites.
SongFile -- http://www.songfile.com/
Based
in Switzerland, this handy database contains lyrics to well over 100,000
songs of all genres, with dozens added daily.
Song
Index -- http://pml.suffolk.lib.ny.us/songindx/pmlsong.htm
Find
the book that has the song you are trying to find.
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Movies &
Television |
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Ain't It Cool News --
http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/
It
is here that you will find out about all that is cool within the film
industry. This site covers scripts, casting, pre-production, production,
post-production, test screenings, marketing, and the release of the
films.
The Annenberg/CPB
Project: Cinema -- http://www.learner.org/exhibits/cinema/
This
feature-filled yet quick-to-load site takes you through the steps of
making a movie: screenwriting, directing, producing, acting, and editing.
At each stage you get to try a different aspect of the craft: Write a
scene, read about shot language, put together a budget and so forth.
Includes useful links on the Web.
The Celebrity Cafe --
http://www.thecelebritycafe.com/
An
online magazine of a wide variety of celebrity interviews, from Xanax 25,
an indie hard rock group to Molly Brown, a historical mystery writer. The
site includes contests and links to other sites.
Entertainment Weekly Online
-- http://www.pathfinder.com/ew/
Provides web only entertainment news and articles, reviews, charts and
message boards on various topics.
The Internet Movie Database -- http://us.imdb.com/
Maintained by an
international organization whose objective is to provide movie information
freely, the Internet Movie Database currently covers over 150,000 movies
with over 2,000,000 filmography entries and is expanding continously.
Detailed information on movies and links to other sites including fan
pages are found here.
Mighty Big TV -- http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/
Mighty
Big TV is now Television without pity. Detailed
episode recaps of all current television dramas, including some of the
reality based shows, like Survivor and Real World. Includes fan forums.
Movie Review Query Engine - http://www.mrqe.com/
The MRQE has
over 21,000 movie titles available for searching. Each successful search
results in a list of reviews from a wide variety of sources. The site also
offers specialized lists such as--Recent Releases in the United States,
Upcoming Releases, Top 10 at the Box Office, Recent Film Festivals,
etc.Can also see lists of the most popular titles determined by the number
of searches.
Oscar.com: The Official Academy Awards
Site -- http://www.oscar.com/
Check out
this years' Oscar nominees at the Official site of the Academy Awards. A
comprehensive list of past award winners is provided, as well as detailed
information on the telecast and the history of the awards.
Reel.com -- http://www.reel.com/
An online
movie and video store. Includes short summaries of film critics' reviews
and cross-indexes to other movies by actors and directors, includes AFI's
100 Best Movies. Allows searches by Movie, Actor, Director, Genre, Time
Period, Rating as well as Movie Matches. You can enter the name of a movie
and Reel.com will provide close and creative matches for you.
Screen It -- http://www.screenit.com/
A
movie guide for parents, where you can also see their video guide.
TV Guide Online -- http://www.tvguide.com/
Includes
articles and information not found in the print version as well as two
weeks of program listings, broadcast and cable, including desciptions that
can be brought up by zip code. Searchable by just about everything.
TV Tickets Audiences
Unlimited -- http://www.audiencesunlimited.com/
Visit
this site for free tickets to more than 60 network TV shows that are taped
before live audiences. Pick your show, how many tickets you want and where
to send them. Great for when the family is planning a visit to Los
Angeles.
Webfind Movie Search -- http://www.filmbug.com/
Webfind
is now Filmbug.com. Webfind
contains thousands of links to official movie sites, fan sites, TV related
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Museums &
Galleries |
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Milwaukee Art Museum -- http://www.mam.org/
Learn about
highlights and special exhibitions from the museum's collection, find out
about special events, programs or educational opportunities.
Museum of Modern Art -- http://www.moma.org/
This engaging
site allows you to view samples from the library's collections, explore
several online multimedia projects, or link to arts resources,
programming, or the MoMA Online Store.
National Gallery of Art -- http://www.nga.gov/
This
smartly-designed website offers virtual tours of exhibits and galleries
with text and essays accompanying each work. A database allows you to
locate works of art by artist, title, subject and other
criteria. |
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Music |
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All About Jazz --
http://www.allaboutjazz.com
This site includes jazz news,
reviews, interviews, articles, festivals and more.
Billboard Online --
http://www.billboard.com/bb/index.jsp
Daily
music news, reviews, information on new releases, industry events, and, of
course, charts.
Ceolas -- http://www.ceolas.org/ceolas.html
The
home of celtic music on the internet. Ceolas houses the largest online
collection of information on Celtic music and has links to hundreds of
related sites.
ChoralNet: The Internet Center for
Choral Music -- http://www.choralnet.org/
Home
of Choralist, ChoralTalk, ChoralAcademe, and many other Internet resources
for the choral music world. ChoralNet is also the official Website of the
International Federation for Choral Music. Also available in French,
German, and Spanish.
Classical Insites --
http://www.classicalinsites.com/
Excellent
classical music website with news, reviews, message boards and an online
store. A "Hall of Fame" offers biographical information and recommended
recordings of important performers and composers. A "Conservatory" section
features essays on genres, historical periods, instruments and other
topics.
CMT.com -- http://www.cmt.com/
Formally,
Country.com. This
site offers attractive graphics, easy navigation, a virtual tour of the
Grand Ole Opry, news reports, and profiles of dozens of artists.
Festival Finder -- http://www.festivalfinder.com/
The
latest details on more than 1,300 music festivals throughout North
America.
Jazz Artists Search
Engine -- http://www.jazzfrance.com/jazzartists
The Mudcat Cafe -- http://www.mudcat.org/
Online
magazine dedicated to blues and folk music. Contains biographies of some
of the most influential folk and blues musicians, and also hosts the Folksong Database <
http://www.mudcat.org/folksearch.html>
a searchable index of over 6500 songs.
Music in the Public Domain --
http://www.pdinfo.com/
This
handy site helps identify music and songs in the public domain. An
alphabetical list of songs (and composers) is included, along with
detailed discussions of copyright and public domain.
Ultimate Band List -- http://ubl.artistdirect.com/
Link to
discographies, artist biographies, tour information, fan web pages and
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Theatre |
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Official
London Theatre Guide -- http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/
Comprehensive
guide to what's on in the West End. Search by title of show, type of show,
date, name of theater or browse the list. Provided by the society of
London Theatre.
Ticketmaster -- http://www.ticketmaster.com/
Get
tickets to a wide variety of events, including concerts, plays, sporting
events, and others.
Theatricopeia
-- http://www.saintmarys.edu/~jhobgood/Jill/theatre.html
"An
abundance of links and more for Musical Theatre fans." The author
annotates and rates links in many categories, including: Shows, Composers,
Performers, Lyrics, Magazines, and more.
Tony Awards -- http://www.tonys.org/
The
official Web site of the Tony Awards is now offering theater news for New
York. Every show on Broadway has its own page which includes a synopsis,
schedule, cast list and photos. |
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Visual Arts |
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Art Crimes: The Writing on the
Wall -- http://www.graffiti.org/
Art
Crimes is the preeminent online graffiti gallery, offering more than 2,000
images from more than 80 cities around the world. This website also has
many good articles and interviews with artists, as well as some academic
research on the subject. A calendar of graffiti shows and events is also
included.
Artcyclopedia: The Guide to
Museum-Quality Art on the Internet -- http://artcyclopedia.com/
Artcyclopedia
offers a useful search engine to access sites on the World Wide Web where
artists' works can be viewed online. The primary focus is on fine art
painting and sculpture, and you can view a master list of links to museums
and galleries indexed by the site.
ArtLex: Dictionary of Visual Art
-- http://www.artlex.com/
ArtLex is
an online dictionary that offers definitions to more than 2,600 words and
terms. The index is arranged alphabetically, but more popular entries
(such as specific styles and mediums) have their own links under a
"Shortcuts" menu.
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February 22, 2008
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