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New museum exhibits: neon, androids, photos, fibers, history

November 22, 2014 Mary Bergin 0

Art, history and other museums in Wisconsin offer ongoing opportunities to learn and appreciate the world and home. Consider this sampling of special exhibits that […]

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Fermentation Fest: making beer, kraut, yogurt, bread, art-farm bonds

September 27, 2014 Mary Bergin 0

What, besides corn and cows, might you find in farm fields near Reedsburg in October? A. A woodwind quintet and ballet dancers. B. A place […]

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Rural artists at work in Northwoods to Driftless studios

September 13, 2014 Mary Bergin 0

Outside are the tools and materials of a welder. Inside is the precarious pirouette of a dancer, the menacing glare of a warrior. The unusual […]

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Midwest rural art parks: a smooth blend with nature

September 13, 2014 Mary Bergin 0

When fall colors hit their peak, we hit the road in search of the most brilliant blaze of hues. That part is expected. What adds […]

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Squeezebox Night: monthly Swiss tribute in Monroe

September 6, 2014 Mary Bergin 0

Once a month on a Tuesday night, the basement at Monroe’s Turner Hall fills. Fans of all things Swiss devour Schublig sausages, potatoes with melted […]

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Odes to rock ‘n’ roll in Clear Lake, Iowa

August 23, 2014 Mary Bergin 0

The half-mile walk between northern Iowa cornfields leads to a pinwheel of copper Jell-O molds and, lower to the ground, stainless steel cutouts of a […]

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Your trash, their treasure: art from recycled materials

April 26, 2014 Mary Bergin 0

With spring cleaning comes the urge to discard and replace, but there are notable exceptions. Sometimes it’s a higher priority to reuse and recycle. One […]

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Chauvin Sculpture Garden: Kohler Foundation at work in Louisiana bayou

November 2, 2013 Mary Bergin 0

Seventy miles southwest of New Orleans, thick fields of sugar cane are plentiful and even gas stations sell shrimp po’ boy subs that earn raves. […]

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Trio of outdoor stages: hilltop to lakeshore to ski hill

August 24, 2013 Mary Bergin 0

You say all the world is a stage? Got that right, especially in summer, when standing ovations happen from ski hill to lakeshore, level turf […]

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West Bend’s new museum all about Wisconsin art, inside and out

April 13, 2013 Mary Bergin 0

What single destination stands for all that is good, beautiful and unique in Wisconsin? Madison’s Capitol Square on a summer Saturday? The State Fair in […]

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Everybody’s an artist at Milwaukee’s Splash Studio

January 27, 2013 Mary Bergin 0

On the wall is a soothing landscape with forests at the horizon, open plains in the foreground and a path that snakes toward sunset. The […]

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Native American arts authentic at Chief Oshkosh, Egg Harbor

August 11, 2012 Mary Bergin 0

One of our last stops during a girlfriend getaway to Door County this month was almost an afterthought. “That place with the teepee has been […]

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