Music - April 15, 2009
"Strawberry Cadillac" is a fruitful musical offering
April is National Poetry Month and in honor of the spoken word OnMilwaukee.com checks in with hip-hop / rap artist and poet Melissa Czarnik. Czarnik released her first CD, "Strawberry Cadillac," last summer, and her love for Milwaukee is crystal clear throughout the 17-song collection. She performs with the Eric Mire Band on May 9 at Stonefly Brewing Co.
Tags: melizza czarnik, eric mire band, robin pluer, rap, hip hop, woodland pattern, stonefly

Movies & TV - May 11, 2008
Woodland Pattern screens soap flick
"Dr. Bronner's Magic Soapbox" screens at Woodland Pattern, 720 E. Locust St., on Wednesday, May 14 at 7 p.m.
Tags: Woodland Pattern, Dr. Bronner, soap, Ralph Bronner, Riverwest Co-op

Arts & Entertainment - May 1, 2008
Hey, bitches, it's Bitchcraft time
Woodland Pattern Book Center hosts Bitchcraft, a weekend of music, arts, crafts and words on Saturday, May 17 and Sunday, May 18.
Tags: Bitchcraft, Bitch Magazine, Woodland Pattern, Faythe Levine, Broad Vocabulary

Marketplace - Nov. 17, 2005
Woodland Pattern celebrates 25 years of art and words
One day after Christmas, 25 years ago, eight volunteers began to scrub floors and scrape walls in preparation for a community-based literary arts center called Woodland Pattern. They celebrate their anniversary with music and art all weekend long.
Tags: Woodland Pattern, Ann Kingsbury, Jill Sebastian, Peggy Hong

Arts & Entertainment - Aug. 1, 2003
Wisconsin Arts Board winners share work
Seven Wisconsin writers received the prestigious Wisconsin Arts Board Award and they will read from their acclaimed work at Woodland Pattern Book Center this weekend.
Tags: Woodland Pattern, poetry, The Writer

Arts & Entertainment - Feb. 18, 2003
Woodland Pattern once again puts poetry in motion
Woodland Pattern Book Center will host two top-notch poetry readings by four poets with backgrounds in different genres, cultures and who have lived in places from Racine to Europe.
Tags: Woodland Pattern

Milwaukee Buzz - Feb. 10, 2003
Large crowds suggest Poetry Marathon needs new venue
The 9th Annual Poetry Marathon Benefit Reading, held at Riverwest's Woodland Pattern Book Center on Sat., Jan. 25, raised $4,482 for the not-for-profit bookshop and performance space. The question for next year: Has the event outgrown the space?
Tags: Woodland Pattern, poetry