#wisconsin diy

[huntingforsport]

Heccra @ the Mouse Trap

Madison, WI | 4.27.2024

[huntingforsport]

diy shows are usually between $5-$15 depending on the lineup! and if it's at someone's house usually there's free beer if you're into that. if you don't know how to discover local bands in your area i would recommend going on bandcamp and narrowing the search to your city (or the closest big city near you), and if you like them, check out their socials for show dates

college radio stations are also usually pretty involved in the local scene!!

I think it’s funny when fans are shocked people saw mcr in 2005 for $20… like yeah you too can go see a future world famous band at a local venue for $20 right now

[anarcho-puppy]

yo madison folks! i’m super excited for this cool event, y’all should come!

[terrafirmamusic]

https://terrafirma1.bandcamp.com/album/flayed

Im Terra Firma, and this is my new album, "Flayed"!

for the album and more context, go to the link above :)

When making art, music, or poetry, it's all a scrambling attempt to document the ephemeral "somethings" of the day to day. and often in the end you're left with this clumsy, weird, handcrafted blob. then, you publish it. it's not an exact transcription of your feelings, but it's an effort. This album came out of a difficult period in my life, and I hope that for any listener, in my weird, clumsy, handcrafted blob, there is a little something to hold on to. Thank you!

[aftermidnightmoon]

Just a hint of gold

and a warm Wisconsin breeze

before it got cold

back when my mind was at ease.

[mfqs]

Serving Green Bay since 2002, My Favorite Quilt Shop will be undergoing new ownership, management, and location! The shop’s last day on Dousman Street will be July 27th, and will be opening in August with the new crafting hub, Wonders By Women.

[thielmannhvac]

How To Improve Your Home’s Air Quality During the Spring in Wisconsin: DIY Tips & Professional Solutions

When spring has sprung, so have the many allergens and contaminants that come along with it. The springtime can bring about fantastic weather, but it can be hard to enjoy if your home’s air quality is lacking. Having fresh air at home is a luxury everyone should take part in!

Fortunately, there are ways you can combat poor air quality at home. High-quality air at home creates a more comfortable and pleasant atmosphere and can improve your health and well-being. This blog discusses what factors trigger poor indoor air quality, what you can do about it yourself, and when to consider professional help.

Improve your indoor air quality today with expert care by contacting The Thielmann Group at (262) 299-6197.

5 Factors That Affect Your Home’s Air Quality

Poor air quality can result from various factors, and many pollutants are unseen to the naked eye. It’s essential to familiarize yourself with the causes of inferior air quality to know the best solution for targeting it. Some of the most common factors that can impact your indoor air include:

Pollen: With the start of spring and the blooming of flowers and trees, pollen is in the air, which can irritate those with spring allergies. 

Dust: As the weather gets warmer, homeowners open their windows, and their homes accumulate more dust. 

Mold & mildew: As they say, “April showers bring May flowers,” meaning that there is more humidity in the air, and homes are more likely to be damp, leading to the growth of mold and mildew.

Pet dander: Pets start shedding their winter coats, so there is more pet dander in the home’s air.

Airborne illnesses: People with aggravated respiratory systems due to spring allergies can spread germs and airborne diseases, such as colds.

Professional & DIY Tips For Improving Your Southwest Wisconsin Home’s Air Quality

Fresh indoor air isn’t challenging to achieve; there are several tips and tricks you can follow to improve the air quality of your home in the spring so that you can feel better and enjoy the sunny, breezy weather without constraint:

Regularly change out the air filters in your HVAC unit

Manage dust by vacuuming and dusting frequently

Utilize stove and bathroom vents

Open windows to air out your home, especially when cooking or cleaning

Don’t wear your shoes in the house

Ensure your air ducts are clean and crack-free

Limit the use of certain candles and air fresheners 

Place indoor plants around your home

Hiring a professional for air quality services is a surefire way to guarantee fresh, breathable air at home. The Thielmann Group offers IAQ services, including air purifier or scrubber installation that work hard to target, capture, and eradicate allergens from your air. We also provide routine HVAC maintenance that ensures your unit is equipped to operate correctly. Relying on a professional gives you the best chance at achieving a healthier living environment.

[theleptons]

Our most recent show was at Zoxx 411 Club in Janesville with Party Marty and Wise Jennings. We brought back some songs we haven’t played in while. Next show is at Marys Place on December 10th!

Setlist:

Last Night

Don't Say Anything

Let’s Go To The Drive-In

Trouble

Throw It Away

Indian Ink

Hold Me Only

Anyone Can Do This

Dinosaur

True American Runaway

I Am An Embryo

[hometoursandotherstuff]

This 1889 home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the consummate Gothic Victorian. A lot of the decor is uniquely DIY, which makes it interesting, to say the least. 3bds, 3ba, $439,900.

The original doors in the entrance hall were given a couple of coats of shiny black paint.

The stairs were trimmed in gray and it looks like they stripped and refinished the railings.

This reception room has an original fireplace and pocket doors.

I can't say that the built-in cabinet it original, b/c it's a very different style. It looks like an old farm piece and the owners used a crackle paint finish to make it look chippy.

This middle room is 2 stories high, has a balcony, and the owners added some architectural salvage molding pieces. It also appears that the stone on the corner fireplace was replaced.

This is the ceiling in the room.

Old pocket doors missing hardware were given a distressed finish and the dining room ceiling is like a bronze/brown.

The kitchen reno is completely DIY, made with architectural salvage pieces.

Look at all the things.

It's very creative and look at how they fit the ovens into that green piece.

In the powder room they found a very different style door to fit the pocket.

On the 2nd floor, I'm not sure if this open room is supposed to be a bedroom, but it does look like one.

The hole in the ceiling exposing the window above may be the result of a new ceiling. That gives it a very unique feature.

There's a washer/dryer up here, and a kitchenette unit. Notice all the ceiling light fixtures.

I like the color scheme of this bedroom and the wall was taken down to make an open en-suite.

Interesting arched ceiling in the bath and that's some piece they chose for the sink.

So much in this home has been reconfigured. You can tell that the walls are new. So, this is the turret.

At the base of the rear stairs there's a newly configured nook.

This open room has been turned into a bath with a sauna.

This is quite the large bath.

It actually looks like most of the attic is bathroom.

At first glance I thought that this was a hot tub, but it appears to be some sort of platform or stage.

The basement's very big, has some creepy-ish gray stone walls, and lots of fun potential.

The exterior gothic architecture on this house is stunning.

The yard is fenced, but it needs landscaping. 4,791 sq. ft. lot

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/3402-W-Saint-Paul-Ave-Milwaukee-WI-53208/40470662_zpid/?

[solar-sunnyside-up]

Little libraries -

Free little Libraries are a great passive mutual aid project. Originally inspired by DIY projects they are easy to build, are generally low maintenance once established, creative and fun artworks within themselves, and its a great way to introduce a gift economy into your neighborhood!

History-

2009- Todd Bol of Hudson, Wisconsin, built a model of a one room schoolhouse. It was a tribute to his mother; she was a teacher who loved to read. He filled it with books and put it on a post in his front yard. His neighbors and friends loved it, so he built several more and gave them away.

UW-Madison’s Rick Brooks saw Bol’s do-it-yourself project while they were discussing potential mutual aid projects. They were inspired by community gift-sharing networks, “take a book, leave a book” collections in coffee shops and public spaces, and most especially by the philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.

2010 the name Little Free Library was established and the purpose of these Little Free Library book exchanges became clear: to share good books and bring communities together.As Bol and Brooks continued to give away Little Free Libraries with wooden charter signs, engraved with official charter numbers, curiosity and demand for more Libraries grew. The acceleration centered on the enthusiasm of early adopters and stewards, who were crucial advocates. Some small grants and informal partnerships began to have an impact on Little Free Library’s ability to keep up with demand.

2011 brought national media attention, and by the end of the year there were nearly 400 Little Free Libraries in existence. That number would skyrocket to over 4,000 Libraries within a year. 

2012  Little Free Library became a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in the states!

Little Free Libraries have continued to grow by leaps and bounds every year. In 2022 we surpassed 150,000 registered Libraries in more than 120 countries worldwide. Even establishing an online map and app to help people locate the libraries!

How do I do this?

The little library website hosts a bunch of plans and blueprints to make a library or get ideas for locations. Even having ready to order kits if you want!

You will need either land or public approval to establish one however, this can be by the city, neighbours, or other public spaces but they are technically put on private land. You wont find anyone ho would object to their installation but I would not recommend just installing one unless your okay with it being taken down.

Pick a location that has a lot of foot traffic and be highly visible to anyone nearby and is accessible as possible.

Register your library! You can get an official charter sign by doing this step!!

Fill it up with books!!

[huntingforsport]

Bug Moment @ the Mouse Trap

Madison, WI | 4.27.2024

[fitf-ducks]

The Ducks of the FITF Tour.

John Delf the sound engineer of the Louis Tomlinson tour started to put in the sound booth rubber ducks that fans gave him to keep him company, and this collection got big this US & Canada leg. So here is the story (that nobody ask for) of how this family of ducks started and growth.

[Disclaimer: I'm aware this could sound like a dumb post to make but i have fun making it and wanted to share what fans created. Also some of this photos and edits are potato quality so sorry in advanced if you don't see very well the details.]

-The Duck family started with the green duck, who was first spotted at the Cuyahoga Falls show (01.06.23) [duck count: 1].

-After that the green duck was spotted in John's photos in different shows, however at the Milwaukee, Wisconsin show (13.06.23) five new friends join in (pink, black, blue, yellow and red ducks), the green duck wasn't alone anymore [duck count: 6].

-The rainbow ducks were spotted in different shows until the Berkley, California show(29.06.23) where a new family member join in: The capitan duck with an anchor [duck count: 7].

-The seven ducks were spotted in LA, Las Vegas, Phoenix but in Irving, Texas show (06.07.23) three new members join in [duck count:10].

In the upper photo we see: the space polka dot duck, the disco duck and the duck the duck with green hair/hat.

-In the Austin, Texas show (07.07.23) two new members were add it: the FITF duck and the futbol duck [duck count: 12].

-The next show that a new family member was added it was in Hollywood Florida (13.07.23), where 1 more join in: the duck chileno [duck count: 13].

-In the Tampa, Florida show (14.07.23) the duck family got bigger with 6 Louis ducks plus a green turtle [duck count: 19+1 turtle].

In the upper photo we see (Louis in Gilford duck, Louis in Cuyahoga Falls duck,Louis in Columbus duck, Louis with 28 clothing white hoodie duck,Louis in Seattle duck and Louis Troutdale duck) and the green turtle.

If you forgot about those outfits here is a reminder:

-In the Atlanta, Georgia show (15.07.23) two new members join: the second duck chileno and the soccer ball duck [duck count: 21 + 1 turtle].

-In the Nashville show (18.07.21) six members join in [duck count: 27 + 1 turtle].

In the upper photo we see: princess duck, angel duck, green with blue glasses duck (later shows it ends up with black glasses),bracelet-flying helmet duck,big red duck, fitf album cover duck.

-In the Charlotte show (19.07.23) in the day the 28 member was add it, the cowboy duck with a pink floatie, at night two more join in Louis in Nashville duck and Louis in Atlanta duck [duck count: 30+ 1 turtle].

Checking this post and this other post and what John posted of other show, for the position of the ducks,the Nashville and Atlanta duck have a penguin on their butt so they can look more like the original Louis(they also have blue eyes like Louis).

I know the quality is not the best but you can see the form of the outfits (Atlanta outfit on the left and Nashville outfit on the right):

-In the Raleigh show (21.07.23), were add it 14 members to the duck family [duck count: 44+ 1 turtle].

In the upper photo we see: 5 long hair neon rainbow light ducks, john delf duck, baby purple duck, duck with blue shirt, North Caroline duck, middle finger duck, black stripes duck, yellow duck with a sparkly shirt and lastly duck unicorn twins.

-In the Columbia show (23.07.23), 16 ducks join the family [duck count: 60+ 1 turtle].

In the upper photo are: triplets soccer ball ducks, clown duck (fandom representation), duck blue shirt, duck with green shirt, sparkly triplets ducks (golden, red, gray ), DIY duck, pilot duck with floatie, mystery red duck (I can't see how it looks), duck with black hat, superman duck, transparent duck, red rocket duck.

-In the Boston night 1 show (24.07.23) we got 2 more ducks and an octopus stuffed animal ?.[duck count: 62+ 1 turtle+1 octopus]

In the upper photo we see High in California duck, soldier duck and cute octopus.

-In the Boston night 2 show (25.07.23), the photos share for this are really dark and I really can't see a lot, for the form and future show post I figure which were the new ones (maybe I could have miss something), in this show were add it 4 new ducks.[duck count: 66+ 1 turtle+1 octopus]

In the upper photo we see writing duck, gray necklace duck, Boston duck and weed duck.

-In the Philadelphia show (27.07.23), the photo is really dark and even edited the quality is not the best, but in this show the rest of the ducks weren't showcase in the photo we only see the new 7 ducks [duck count: 73+ 1 turtle+1 octopus].

In the upper photo we see red duck with a quiff, Luigui the italian duck, punk purple duck, soccer dress duck, blue duck (this is a new one besides the other blue)white duck and astronaut duck.

-In the Asbury Park, New Jersey show (28.07.23) we only see the 4 new duck that join the family [duck count: 77+ 1 turtle+1 octopus].

In the upper photo we see yellow Louis duck, Tomlinson duck, O.R.F.C and beaded blue duck.

-In NYC (29.07.23) in the day we got a video that share the collection and were add it 2 new ducks (maybe john got them after taking the pic of Ausbury) [duck count: 79 + 1 turtle + 1 octopus] .

My edit is awful and I have to put some photos on top so you can see all of them. Anyway in the image we see duck with glasses and mini yellow duck.

-Same day at night more ducks were add it. This is the last one and the most hard to figure it out because of the picture, I probably miss something but this is what I could notice, in the NYC show (29.07.23) 7 ducks join the family [duck count: 86+ 1 turtle+1 octopus].

In the upper photo we see duck shark, crochet duck, hidden duck, darker unknown duck, sparkly big green duck, yellow duck with something in their back and helmet duck.

Just like this collection got out of control, this post as well, If you have links of the story of fans who give ducks or better photos or name suggestions for the ducks please share it with me.

I have the same post on twitter in english and español if you want to share it over there. I'm hoping fans that gift ducks see it and could tag me in better photos so please reblog and retweet.

In the European leg tour John doesn't show the new ducks in all shows and the photos are really dark with not a lot of close ups but I will try to do another recap.

[metalheadsforblacklivesmatter]

Current states being affected by the Canadian wildfires.

Wisconsin

Iowa

Illinois

Indiana

Ohio

Pennsylvania

West Virginia

Kentucky

Michigan

Please wear your masks outside. Keep your AC on if you can afford it. Get an air filter or build a DIY one if you can. Stay safe.

If you want to see the air quality in your area please check this map.

(I'm really bad at drawing. I tried to circle where the smoke plumes were.)

-fae

[jazzgallerycenterforarts]

OWL October 2024 Calendar

O.W.L. (Older. Wiser. Local) is a program created to serve, enlighten & educate area seniors (50 & up). OWL is sponsored by the Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts, and Bader Philanthropies.

Time: Thursdays & Fridays 1:00PM to 4:00PM

Place: Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts, 926 E. Center Street, Milwaukee 53212

All people, ages 50 & up are welcome. Gatherings are free of charge, free refreshments

Radio Shows:

Tuesdays 7pm on Riverwest Radio, WXRW, 104.1 FM. Stream the show live on riverwestradio. com, if you can't get radio reception. Or listen to the archive anytime at: www.riverwestradio.com/show/owl-older-wiser-local

OWL Calendar for October 2024

Thursday, October 3 (IN-PERSON)

Vince Bushell presents Riverwest Currents October '24: Special Guests, Mrs. Ruth McNeely-Wells (votes early, 105 years old) & her daughter Tracey McNeely

Friday, October 4 (IN-PERSON)

First-Friday: Makin' Music

Tuesday, October 8 (RADIO)

Karen Beaumont Presents: Sara Teasdale (music & literature)

Thursday, October 10 (IN-PERSON)

"October Octaves" Sing-Along with Jean Kaldunski

Friday, October 11 (IN-PERSON)

DIY Creative (bring your own art project or use our materials)

Tuesday, October 15 (RADIO)

Karen Beaumont Presents: Poems by Wisconsin poet Melanie Poli (with music)

Thursday, October 17 (IN-PERSON)

Lenore Rinder's New Film about Elephants

Friday, October 18 (IN-PERSON)

Decade-By-Decade Review, Pt.2: Writing Workshop & Show-n-Tell (bring artifacts, photos, & memories from age 11-20 years old)

Tuesday, October 22 (RADIO)

"The A.M. Book Report", On Media Literacy for Disinformation

Thursday, October 24 (IN-PERSON)

Fine-Art Painter Natalie Shumylo Returns, "Trees from Trees" (3-D relief painting of trees, with paper mache)

Friday, October 25 (IN-PERSON)

Inter-Generational Interaction: with True-Skool

Tuesday, October 29 (RADIO)

Music in the Halloween Vibe

Thursday, October 31 (IN-PERSON)

Haunted Gallery! Costume Party, Art & Games

O.W.L. is sponsored by the Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts, along with Bader Philanthropies.