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Finding solace in the vastness of space

November 22, 2023 - 9:25pm

Marjolijn van Heemstra is the poet laureate of Amsterdam. As her anxiety about climate change and other problems ratcheted up, she found solace in the larger cosmos and became a "dark sky" activist.

Greendale High School band to march in this year's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

November 22, 2023 - 5:40am

The Greendale band is one of just six high school groups nationwide selected to appear in this year's event.

(Nearly) every classical performance in Wisconsin between now and Thanksgiving

October 18, 2023 - 10:25am

WPR's "Afternoon Classics" host Lori Skelton joined "The Morning Show" to discuss this fall season's most anticipated classical performances throughout Wisconsin.

Comic superhero returns home to small Wisconsin town, confronting author’s real ‘nightmare’

October 18, 2023 - 5:00am

In a new comic book series, the main character returns to his small Wisconsin hometown as a failure, mirroring the actual nightmare of co-author and Wisconsin native Tim Seeley.

Wisconsin's Driftless region is the setting for Rebecca Gilman's off-Broadway play, 'Swing State'

October 13, 2023 - 12:50pm

"Swing State," set "somewhere in the Driftless area of Wisconsin" in the late summer of 2021, follows the ordeals of Peg as she tackles COVID-19, climate change, pollution, divisive politics and more while grappling with the loss of her late husband, Jim.

Taylor Swift's 'Eras Tour' concert film debuts in Wisconsin

October 13, 2023 - 5:00am

After a successful first leg of the live tour, fans may wonder how the recordings of her shows in Los Angeles, which make up the filmed version playing in theaters across North America, will translate onto the big screen.

Ringling Bros. circus returns to Wisconsin, where it began in 1871

October 12, 2023 - 3:10pm

An American tradition with deep Wisconsin roots returns this weekend when the new Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey circus comes to Milwaukee.

This historic Frank Lloyd Wright property is for sale in Milwaukee

October 4, 2023 - 6:30am

The Frederick C. Bogk House in Milwaukee, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, is for sale for only the second time in its history.

Trailblazing Wisconsin architect wins state leadership award

September 26, 2023 - 11:15am

In 2000, Clendenen-Acosta became Wisconsin’s first licensed Black female architect. Today, she strives to make the work of architects and the communities they serve more inclusive.

'The Marriage Portrait' author on love, loss and layers of meaning in the Italian Renaissance

September 23, 2023 - 6:00am

"TTBOOK" talked with Irish novelist Maggie O’Farrell about what we can learn about history and ourselves through the many layers of portraits.

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Finding solace in the vastness of space

Greendale High School band to march in this year's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

(Nearly) every classical performance in Wisconsin between now and Thanksgiving

Comic superhero returns home to small Wisconsin town, confronting author’s real ‘nightmare’

Wisconsin's Driftless region is the setting for Rebecca Gilman's off-Broadway play, 'Swing State'

Taylor Swift's 'Eras Tour' concert film debuts in Wisconsin

Ringling Bros. circus returns to Wisconsin, where it began in 1871

This historic Frank Lloyd Wright property is for sale in Milwaukee

Trailblazing Wisconsin architect wins state leadership award

'The Marriage Portrait' author on love, loss and layers of meaning in the Italian Renaissance

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