Woodlanders Gathering in artsy Mineral Point
The day before I meet Ann Gronbeck-Peterson, she spends a part of the day converting an old railroad spike into a knife. Why? Because she […]
Arts & Entertainment
Les Paul, GuitarTown mold Waukesha’s music image
Waukesha’s love affair with Les Paul, whose work forever changed the sound of music, is about to deepen. The city soon unveils an outdoor public […]
Madison’s Chazen art museum doubles size
Live anywhere long enough, and you’re likely to take good things for granted. That’s the way it is for me in Madison, where always-there treasures […]
Holiday Music Motel: Sturgeon Bay high note
It’s an hour or two past sunset, and a sign of neon guides me home for the night. The door cracks open, I hear one-man […]
Color them cool: Walldogs to paint Plymouth
Who doesn’t want to leave their mark on the world before leaving it? Hundreds of strangers will do just that in Plymouth this month, and […]
Wisconsin in labor: work museums, tours
A lot of us in Wisconsin are seeing red or feeling blue because of this winter’s legislation and citizen protests about collective bargaining rights for […]
Finding Elvis: impersonators all hail The King
The guy in front of us is shaking his hips so hard that he almost loses his fringy belt of macramé. The gyrations remind me […]
Scoring on stage: Lombardi meets Broadway
The leading lady’s lines go like this: “How do I look? I never thought turquoise was my color, but the sales lady at Prange’s talked […]
Little Lanesboro’s slogan: Live local, live well
Engrave your name on a brick or add it to the back of an auditorium seat: That’s how a lot of nonprofit enterprises raise money. […]
North House Folk School in Grand Marais
Forty miles southwest of the border with Canada, a Minnesota village of 1,400 overlooks a shore of near-paradise, its foundation hardy in character and nostalgic […]
Wisconsin introduces roadside culture stands
Consider the phrase “roadside culture stand.” It is more than a place to sell fresh veggies, less imposing than the average art fair booth and […]
New book examines 10 grand opera houses
Turn back the clock 80 to 100 years, and a night out meant dressing up for a brush with opulence, refined entertainment – or both. […]