Jim Higgins

Milwaukee

Arts and Books Editor and Writer at Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Arts & books editor @journalsentinel. Writer. Husband. Dad (29, 26). @MarquetteU alum. Pitt native. Recovering. My Lou Reed book published 4/19/24. Ubi caritas.

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Articles

Sheboygan South's 'music nerd' Kathryn Henry keeps singing: Latest event in Milwaukee

4 days ago | sheboyganpress.com | Jim Higgins

Soprano Kathryn Henry, a Sheboygan native and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee grad, is singing in Florentine Opera's "Carmen."While still a UWM student in 2015, Henry advanced to the finals of the national Metropolitan Opera auditions competition. Her manager at global powerhouse IMG is one of her UWM classmates. In a decade, Sheboygan native Kathryn Henry has gone from a surprising collegiate phenom to a globe-trotting professional opera singer. And her career is still trending upward.
From Sheboygan to the Metropolitan Opera, Kathryn Henry keeps singing

5 days ago | jsonline.com | Jim Higgins

Soprano Kathryn Henry, a Sheboygan native and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee grad, is singing in Florentine Opera's "Carmen."While still a UWM student in 2015, Henry advanced to the finals of the national Metropolitan Opera auditions competition. Her manager at global powerhouse IMG is one of her UWM classmates. In a decade, Sheboygan native Kathryn Henry has gone from a surprising collegiate phenom to a globe-trotting professional opera singer. And her career is still trending upward.
Milwaukee Art Museum's 'Brilliance of the Spanish World' shows glory years

5 days ago | jsonline.com | Jim Higgins

In the 16th century, Spain was a global superpower with its mighty armada, and gold and silver flowing in from its American colonies. A new Milwaukee Art Museum exhibit shows that España also had the art to go with that stature. "The Brilliance of the Spanish World: El Greco, Velázquez, Zurbarán" assembles more than 50 works from Spain, Portugal and Latin America of the Renaissance and Baroque periods.
Wheelchair-using MSOE student writes children's book for kids like her

1 week ago | jsonline.com | Jim Higgins

'Not Everyone Walks the Stage' is a children's book about a girl who uses a wheelchair. Author Sierra Andrews, an MSOE student, drew on her own experiences as a paraplegic. Andrews, who is graduating May 17, has been involved in commencement ceremonies each year of college career.
Milwaukee Public Museum will have a new name when its new building opens

1 week ago | jsonline.com | Jim Higgins

When its new building opens in 2027, the Milwaukee Public Museum will change its name to the Nature & Culture Museum of Wisconsin. The new name will come with a new logo, too, that reflects the building design, which was inspired by Mill Bluff State Park. Museum leaders believe the new name will better represent a museum that serves the entire state. When the Milwaukee Public Museum moves into its new building in 2027, it will change its name to the Nature & Culture Museum of Wisconsin.
Chicago writer Nancy Johnson headlines annual Spring Literary Luncheon

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Jim Higgins

Chicago novelist Nancy Johnson headlines the Spring Literary Luncheon, the Friends of Milwaukee Public Library's largest annual fundraiser. Johnson will talk at the May 15 luncheon about her new book, "People of Means" (William Morrow), which weaves together the stories of Freda, a college student at Nashville's Fisk University beginning in 1959, and her daughter Tulip, a public relations professional some three decades later.
Chicago writer Nancy Johnson headlines annual Spring Literary Luncheon

1 week ago | jsonline.com | Jim Higgins

Chicago novelist Nancy Johnson headlines the Spring Literary Luncheon, the Friends of Milwaukee Public Library's largest annual fundraiser. Johnson will talk at the May 15 luncheon about her new book, "People of Means" (William Morrow), which weaves together the stories of Freda, a college student at Nashville's Fisk University beginning in 1959, and her daughter Tulip, a public relations professional some three decades later.
First Stage's 'Esperanza Rising' a realistic but hopeful story about migrant farm workers

1 week ago | jsonline.com | Jim Higgins

While First Stage's recently opened world-premiere production is based on a popular historical novel for youth, this hopeful story about Mexican immigrants couldn't be more timely. Adapted by Alvaro Saar Rios from Pam Muñoz Ryan's novel, "Esperanza Rising" is the story of a pampered landowner's daughter who is suddenly forced to start over at the bottom as a migrant farmworker in the United States during the Great Depression.
Buyer beware: You don't have to pay $611 to see 'Legally Blonde' in Racine

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Jim Higgins

A Racine community theater is sounding the alarm about third-party websites asking high, even obscene prices for tickets that can be purchased for much less from the theater itself. And two of Milwaukee's largest performing arts groups are seconding the Racine group's warnings about buying tickets from resellers and third parties. We've heard this story before about tickets for pop megatours like Taylor Swift's, which often sell out, leaving ticket resellers to charge what the market will bear.
Buyer beware: You don't have to pay $611 to see 'Legally Blonde' in Racine

1 week ago | jsonline.com | Jim Higgins

A Racine community theater is sounding the alarm about third-party websites asking high, even obscene prices for tickets that can be purchased for much less from the theater itself. And two of Milwaukee's largest performing arts groups are seconding the Racine group's warnings about buying tickets from resellers and third parties. We've heard this story before about tickets for pop megatours like Taylor Swift's, which often sell out, leaving ticket resellers to charge what the market will bear.