Woodstock, Steel Bridge tunes rewind clocks
Save a bridge, build a bridge. This is what has happened in Sturgeon Bay. What began as a fight to rescue the aging Michigan Street […]
Arts & Entertainment
Updates: outdoor theater, music venues
Shakespeare saw all the world as a stage and, come summer in Wisconsin, class acts sprout from unusual places: inside a patch of hilly woodland, […]
True to tradition: Freistadt Alte Kameraden
The photography assignment, to capture the spirit and activity of Milwaukee’s annual German Fest, wasn’t as easy as it might sound. Lederhosen and dirndls were […]
Fonz statue upholds ‘Happy Days’ image
Two reminders: What you see in the mirror is a distortion of reality, and growing up doesn’t mean throwing away the past. Milwaukee this month […]
Artwork defines Chicago in small, large ways
When I think of Chicago’s icons, the lofty Sears Tower and festive lakefront Navy Pier come to mind first. They identify the city because of […]
Kohler champions outsider art environments
“Think like Nick,” the teacher advises her students, in kindergarten to grade 6. About 235 children will bring their treasures and stories to school May […]
‘Public Enemies’ filming, indie film fests
Filming of “Public Enemies” in Wisconsin has our attention because of the star power – leading actor Johnny Depp – but we also have a […]
Treffert exhibit shows savants’ artistic genius
A new art exhibit in Fond du Lac is a stunning reminder that not everything in life can be explained, and it reinforces the notion […]
Summerfest at 40: My, how you’ve grown
Young man, when I was your age, gasoline stations didn’t stay open all night – not even when you were driving around Milwaukee. We learned […]
Wisconsin Dells is capable of amusing adults
The Wisconsin Dells is an outrageously excessive wonderland for kids, but it’s possible for adults to stay amused, too, while never entering a waterpark. How […]
Berrymans: Dey’re here, dey’re dere
The Mabel Tainter is an elegant old building in downtown Menomonie that is part church, part theater, part library and community center. Named after a […]
Over the top: MGM Grand, Cirque du Soleil
There is a lot about the MGM Grand in Las Vegas that is over the top. Consider the lions. One weighs 100,000 pounds, stands 45 […]