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1890 Building In Milwaukee To Be Restored As Art Center

July 3, 2018 - 1:40pm

A historic building in Milwaukee that has housed a meat market, tavern, and charitable organization over the years is being renovated into an arts community center.

Romare Bearden’s 'Circe' Is Black And Powerful

June 25, 2018 - 2:40pm

Circe, the all-powerful goddess from Homer’s "The Odyssey," is known for turning men into swine, and for her mastery of potions. The artwork "Circe," imagined by Romare Bearden, is a black woman surrounded by mystical animals and a skull, wearing West African garb with a calm but defiant look on...

Costs Increase For Eau Claire Performing Arts Center

April 7, 2018 - 9:20am

A performing arts center under construction in Eau Claire will cost $15 million more than it's original price tag.

Wisconsin Sea Grant Awards $2.8M For Great Lakes Research, Outreach Projects

April 2, 2018 - 5:25am

The University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute is awarding $2.8 million to Great Lakes research and education projects. Congress recently restored $76.5 million in Sea Grant funding nationwide. The Trump administration had proposed eliminating the program.

Signed Picasso Print Stolen From Milwaukee Gallery

February 19, 2018 - 9:35am

An original Pablo Picasso print worth up to an estimated $50,000 was stolen from a downtown Milwaukee art gallery.

'Manitowoc Minute' Creator Charlie Berens Keeps 'Er Movin'

December 29, 2017 - 6:00am

Charlie Berens' "Manitowoc Minute" features the Wisconsin native hamming up his accent while bringing viewers global, national and local headlines. He talks about everything from North Korea to net neutrality, from the Green Bay Packers to an escaped kangaroo in Kenosha.

'Something About A Flower' Gets Animation Treatment

November 22, 2017 - 6:00am

Rodney Lambright II turned his fascination into a career and is now an animator, TV artist, and producer with Wisconsin Public Television . His biweekly comic, " Something About A Flower ," recently underwent the animation treatment and is debuting at 7:30 p.m. Thursday on Wisconsin Life .

Chasers

November 11, 2017 - 8:30pm

Listen to the 9XM Players and their live broadcast of "Chasers," an original story of disguise and pursuit in a Wisconsin Northwoods roadhouse in 1935. The cast included WPR’s own Shawn Johnson, Jill Nadeau, and Nyajai Ellison. It was directed by Michele Good and written by Norman Gilliland.

In Light Of Assault Charges, Overture Center Cuts Ties With Actor Tom Wopat

October 24, 2017 - 12:15pm

The Overture Center for the Arts in Madison has cut ties with actor Tom Wopat, the namesake of their annual high school musical theater awards show, who is facing multiple sexual assault charges.

Celebrate Frankenstein Friday And Novel's 200th Birthday

October 23, 2017 - 10:40am

National Frankenstein Friday is this Friday, Oct. 27, and this year is an especially momentous occasion because it’s the 200th anniversary of the creation of Mary Shelley’s "Frankenstein: Or, The Modern Prometheus" (it was published on New Year’s Day 1818). Shelley’s novel about Victor Frankenstein and a creation run amok...

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1890 Building In Milwaukee To Be Restored As Art Center

Romare Bearden’s 'Circe' Is Black And Powerful

Costs Increase For Eau Claire Performing Arts Center

Wisconsin Sea Grant Awards $2.8M For Great Lakes Research, Outreach Projects

Signed Picasso Print Stolen From Milwaukee Gallery

'Manitowoc Minute' Creator Charlie Berens Keeps 'Er Movin'

'Something About A Flower' Gets Animation Treatment

Chasers

In Light Of Assault Charges, Overture Center Cuts Ties With Actor Tom Wopat

Celebrate Frankenstein Friday And Novel's 200th Birthday

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