Q&A with Peter Spangler
February 4, 2019
Filed under Arts & Rec
The Royal Purple sat down with Peter Spangler from Wisconsin Makers in Whitewater to talk about the MakerSpace. Royal Purple: What is a MakerSpace and how did it get started? Peter Spangler: You name it and we make it. We are a MakerSpace with an educational mission and we are a nonprofit. There were a coup...
A dog’s purpose drops the ball
Marisa LaBello, Senior Staff Writer
March 1, 2017
Filed under Arts & Rec
As someone who spoils two endearing Labradors and is full-fledged lover of dogs in general, it was inevitable that I would be drawn to read A Dog’s Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron. The novel gives the reader an insightful view of the world through a dog’s mind as he (sometimes she) progresses through multi...
Cultural arts center celebrates tenth year on Main St.
Ashley McCallum, Co Editor-in-Chief
March 1, 2017
Filed under Arts & Rec
When you walk into the building at 402 W. Main St., you are welcomed to a room with shelves lined with ten years worth of public art from the Whitewater community including bikes, dragons, water jugs and birds. This year, the Whitewater Arts Alliance and Cultural Arts Center (CAC) will celebrate its 10th y...
Grease sing-a-long dances to the big screen
Hannah Maes, Arts and Rec Editor
January 30, 2017
Filed under Arts & Rec, Uncategorized
Hang out with Sandy and the Pink Ladies for the Grease sing-a-long on at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29 with an interactive musical in the Young Auditorium, where the real stars of the show are the audience. The event is free and every audience member gets a free goody bag filled with props at the beginning of ...
Wheelchair dance: Taking the leap
Hannah Maes, Arts and Rec Editor
November 14, 2016
Filed under Arts & Rec
For many students with disabilities, activities like dance are seen as impossible, but recently there has been an effort to integrate performers who dance with and without physical disabilities. The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater attracts many students because it offers numerous progr...
New Name, New Face, New Style
January 23, 2013
Filed under Arts & Rec
Royal Purple Spotlight section gets new name: “Imaginative, creative, and nonscientific branches of knowledge considered collectively.” That is the definition of the arts. “Activity done for enjoyment when one is not working.” That is the definition of recreation. ...