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A talk looking back on the downtown Wausau development project with the expansion of the historic Grand Theatre into ARTSblock will take place as part of the fall series of \u201cHANK Talks\u201d at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point at Wausau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHank Talks,\u201d named after Hank the Husky campus mascot, will be offered on various Tuesdays at 7 p.m. on the stage of the James F. Veninga Theater in the UW Center for Civic Engagement on the UWSP at Wausau campus, 625 Stewart Ave., Wausau. Each presentation is 30 minutes followed by a question-and-answer session with the faculty member. Events will be live streamed at https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/HankTalk<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Last Revitalization of Downtown Wausau: Remembering the ARTSblock Project\u201d will be Tuesday, Nov. 14, by Jim O\u2019Connell, associate professor and coordinator of arts management. He will discuss the steps and missteps of the project along with the good fortune that defined the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n O\u2019Connell\u2019s arts administration work has taken him all over the nation and has earned multiple excellence awards. He holds degrees from UW-Madison and Dartmouth College, and was recently elected to the board of Wisconsin Humanities. He also currently sits as treasurer and executive committee member of the Association of Arts Administration Educators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n After the live event, \u201cHANK Talks\u201d are archived at www.uwsp.edu\/wausau\/hank-talks\/<\/a>. Talks will also air on the public access cable television channel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n