Whiting art studio is seeking Friday painting class students

WHITING | Studio 659 will host an Easel-y Done painting class on Friday.

Studio 659 Call for Art

WHITING | You need not be drugged crazy like Hunter S. Thompson rubbing greasy elbows with motorcycle roughians or a romantic Beatnik looking for escape. That desire to flee crawls within every soul; a voice inside demanding that we run, to catch a freight train to nowhere, to stroll that ro…

Photography at artists' fingertips in Studio 659 show

Jules Kulchar–Naus, curator of Whiting's Studio 659's "SmARTphone Photography" exhibit, knows there are photographers opposed to the emerging form of art her show is based on.

Whiting's Studio 659 spans 'Ages' with music–themed exhibit

The impact music has made on the visual arts — and vice versa — cannot be underestimated in the eyes of Kathleen Ulm, curator of Whiting's Studio 659's "Rock of Ages" exhibit.

Whiting's Studio 659 takes part in city-wide breast cancer awareness campaign

Studio 659's "Pink" exhibit, part of Whiting's month–long "Painting the Town Pink" celebration to raise breast cancer awareness, is an annual highlight to show curator Stephanie Madison.

Studio 659 Call for Art

WHITING | Studio 659, located at 1413 119th Street, is calling out to artists of all kinds in search of work that is by or about a breast cancer survivor, or in memoriam of someone that succumbed to breast cancer, for the May show, PINK.

Circus life - and death - depicted in new exhibit and book signing

The art exhibit "Life's A Tightrope" will open to the public from 6:59 to 9 p.m. Friday at Studio 659, 1314-119th St., Whiting.

Studio 659 brings circus to town on 'Tightrope'

Kathleen Ulm, curator of Studio 659's "Life's A Tightrope," has cultivated a "greatest show in Whiting" of sorts with her circus–themed exhibit.

Lead visual designer for American Girl decorates window at local art gallery

During the day, Whiting's Jules Kulchar-Naus has a job many young girls and female tweens would envy.

I'm making a resolution to stop making new year's resolutions

Surrounded by remnants of a delicious ham, boxes that will go in my "box room," and tons of cool new stuff to put away, Christmas 2011 is now over.

Spend 'Christmas time in the city' of Whiting

As the lyrics go, "it's Christmas time in the city."

Life will always be better if you dance

It seems that everybody is dancing these days. Television shows like "Dancing With the Stars" and my personal favorite, "So You Think You Can Dance," have made dancing more popular with the general public.

Fine arts take center stage in Whiting this weekend

Last week I wrote about how the arts are important to a thriving community. This weekend Whiting will prove that point and hopefully you'll find time to attend one or all three of the "arty" events.

Decorate a skull Saturday at Studio 659

Studio 659 is having a Skull Decorating Party on Saturday, so I thought I should give you a "heads up" on it. You needn't bring anything other than your imagination.

Roby Speedway remembered in Whiting

WHITING - Auto racing historian, Jerry Murawski, assisted by area racing history buff, Stan Kalwasinski gave a two-hour presentation to a (SRO) standing room only packed Studio 659 about Hammond's Roby Speedway on Saturday afternoon. Here, a slide presetation of an original ticket to the Sp…

Roby Speedway remembered in Whiting

WHITING - Auto racing historian, Jerry Murawski, assisted by area racing history buff, Stan Kalwasinski gave a two-hour presentation to a (SRO) standing room only packed Studio 659 about Hammond's Roby Speedway on Saturday afternoon. Here, attendees listen to the presentation in the (SRO) r…

Roby Speedway remembered in Whiting

WHITING - Auto racing historian, Jerry Murawski, assisted by area racing history buff, Stan Kalwasinski gave a two-hour presentation to a (SRO) standing room only packed Studio 659 about Hammond's Roby Speedway on Saturday afternoon. Here, (l-r) Jerry Murawski and Stan Kalwasinski together …

Roby Speedway remembered in Whiting

WHITING - Auto racing historian, Jerry Murawski, assisted by area racing history buff, Stan Kalwasinski gave a two-hour presentation to a (SRO) standing room only packed Studio 659 about Hammond's Roby Speedway on Saturday afternoon. Here, a slide presentation of a view ffom the grandstands.

Roby Speedway remembered in Whiting

WHITING - Auto racing historian, Jerry Murawski, assisted by area racing history buff, Stan Kalwasinski gave a two-hour presentation to a (SRO) standing room only packed Studio 659 about Hammond's Roby Speedway on Saturday afternoon. Here, a slide presentation of a view at the start of a ra…

Roby Speedway remembered in Whiting

WHITING - Auto racing historian, Jerry Murawski, assisted by area racing history buff, Stan Kalwasinski gave a two-hour presentation to a (SRO) standing room only packed Studio 659 about Hammond's Roby Speedway on Saturday afternoon. Here, Two former spectators of the speedway(l-r) Ed Michn…