\"The Biff Of Frankenstein\" - $6

Art in the cafe...

Laurel Statz


"The Spectator"


December 2025



Laurel Statz is a painter and Madison area native. Her work, while figurative, is influenced by abstraction and minimalism. The paintings often have a quick and instinctual nature, capturing just what’s needed. While she often times herself to eliminate extra details and over-precision, she has ventured into more detailed works as well. Laurel does not attach narrative to her pieces. Rather, she thinks of them like a journaling process for her scatter-brained psyche. The figures in the pieces are meant to be processing tools for the artist and the viewer. She hopes that seeing these figures helps the...
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Friday, October 28, 2011

Perfect for your pre-Halloween partying, musical weirdo Biff Blumfumgagnge (The Gomers, Reptile Palace Orchestra) submits an evening of vintage scariness and silliness for your approval... First, he\'ll screen a 16mm print of 1935\'s THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN starring Boris Karloff and Elsa Lanchester. Then, he\'ll accompany Salvador Dali\'s 1929 surrealist short, \"Un Chien Andalou\" with live music created from a mandolin-synth and a suitcase of doom. Add some Halloween appropriate 16mm shorts and you\'ve got a fun \'n eerie evening of fine entertainment.