Art
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Two Rivers museum faces backlash for canceled residencies
The Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum says it’s the only museum dedicated to the preservation, study, production and printing of wood type.
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Park Theatre in Park Falls will close for good at the end of November
During a time when more people are streaming movies at home, the owner said they were no longer able to make the business profitable.
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Wisconsin makerspace turns donated supplies into community creativity
Jacquelyn Tolksdorf created the space with one goal in mind: lowering the barriers that often keep people from exploring art.
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Wisconsin friends team up to create disability justice zine
Emily Nott and Miso Kwak, the creators behind “Crip Wisdoms,” worked with a braille publisher to create a tactile version of the book for blind readers.
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SPARK! program in northcentral Wisconsin uses art to connect people living with memory loss
“There are a lot of benefits, but mostly it’s about getting out of the house and building a community with others,” ArtStart Program Director Ashley McLaughlin said.
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A Wisconsin artist wants us to rethink what a book can be
Julie Chen is a renowned book artist who uses physical books as the medium for artwork. Her pieces have been shown around the globe and are known for telling dramatic stories with few words.
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New bill aims to prevent resellers from making big profits off performance tickets
A nonprofit theater in Racine saw online tickets for their musical jump from $22 to $635. A new bill in the state Capitol would cap the amount resellers can make off tickets.
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Wisconsin poet reflects on aftermath of COVID-19 in new, more personal collection
UW-Whitewater professor emeritus DeWitt Clinton’s sixth poetry book is about coping with personal feelings — a departure from his earlier works.
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Local actor makes a show out of being ‘Dirty, Flirty, Thirty and Out of Work’
Kara Hakanson’s show, “Dirty, Flirty, Thirty, and Out of Work,” premiered in May at Honest Dog Books in Bayfield and will be hosted by Big Top Chautauqua’s Backstage on Oct. 11. She spoke with WPR’s Robin Washington on “Morning Edition” about the production.
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Documentary follows Japanese Packers fans’ pilgrimage to Green Bay
A new film from the same production company as last year’s Brewers documentary “Just a Bit Outside” tells the story of a group of Packers fanatics in Tokyo and follows their journey to Lambeau Field in 2017.










