The Public was a rock band that was formed in Central Illinois in 1996 by Zach Crothers, Todd Miller, Bill Keller and Dan Wendt. The band explored rural Southern Illinois, playing in open spaces and farm land before hitting the college bars and party scenes in Carbondale and Bloomington. The Public's music was inspired by numerous classic rock and punk bands as well as more recent bands such as Soundgarden, Fugazi and Helmet. The Public disbanded in the spring of 2001. "The Public" later spawned the bands "Galactic Armageddon" 2002, "The Chompies" 2006, "LDA" 2007 featuring bassist William (Bill) Phat Phinger Keller. William later moved to Germany and changed his name to Vilhelm. Dan Wendt, sometimes known as Coach Hands or Danny Hands, later played in the experimental post-punk band Lights Out Gang and currently drums in Chicago with several bands including Sawbuck, The Congregation and Cakewalk Champion.

The Public is the people and society of a nation or community, or the whole of humanity.

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The Public is an alternative newsweekly published Wednesdays in Buffalo, New York, United States. It focuses on Buffalo-area art, culture, and politics. The Public was founded in 2014 when several of the writers and editors of fellow weekly paper, Artvoice left following concerns about that papers finances and internal conflicts. The former Artvoice contributors were joined by several new contributors. The Public features locally-created art on its covers and in weekly centerfolds. In addition to the print version, all of The Public's content is available at their website, www.DailyPublic.com. The website also includes web-exclusive content such as blogs and podcasts.

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The Public (El público), also known as The Audience, is a play by the twentieth-century Spanish dramatist Federico García Lorca. It was written between 1929 and 1930. The two complete manuscripts which once existed have not been found, and may be lost. All that is known is an earlier draft, missing an act. It remained unpublished until 1978 and did not receive its first professional theatrical production until 1986. The world premiere of the play was directed by Victoria Espinosa on 15 February 1978 at the University of Puerto Rico.

Production History

The Public was first presented at the University of Puerto Rico on 15 February 1978, where it was directed by Victoria Espinosa. A translated version by Henry Livings (in consultation with the director/designer, Ultz) was first performed on 3 October 1988 at the Theatre Royal Stratford East. The U.S. premiere opened at the Shepard Theatre Complex in Los Angeles, CA on February 23, 1989 and was presented by Kaliyuga Arts. The production was directed and designed by John Sowle, with costumes by Silvia Jahnsons and incidental music composed by Jules Langert, and featured Robert J. Bennett, Denise Y. Dowse, Roger Gutierrez, Alex Katehakis, Kevin Kirby, Khin-Kyaw Maung, Richard Neil, Steven Patterson, Jane Thurow, Richard Vidan, Courtney Walsh and b. Wyatt in the cast.