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Next year's Milwaukee Ballet 'Nutcracker' production will be 'even more magical' — if it can raise the money

November 29, 2022 - 5:40am

Milwaukee Ballet artistic director Michael Pink knows better than to mess with tradition. But he’s taking a "more magical" spin on one of the country's fabled, beloved stories: "The Nutcracker."

A 'conservation success story': first Great Midwest Crane Fest to celebrate recovery of sandhill cranes

October 26, 2022 - 6:15am

The International Crane Foundation and The Aldo Leopold Foundation are hosting the first Midwest Crane Fest in Baraboo.

Longtime WPR regional show host, Al Ross, dies at age 73

October 24, 2022 - 5:50pm

A familiar WPR voice and longtime promoter of western Wisconsin artists has signed off for the last time. Al Ross, who rounded out the final 14 years of his extensive radio career as host of "Spectrum West" passed away Friday at age 73.

Madison absentee ballot drop boxes 'transformed' in art project to inform voters, poke at state Supreme Court decision

October 7, 2022 - 12:10pm

In the wake of a controversial Wisconsin Supreme Court decision in early July that banned absentee ballot drop boxes, the city partnered with New York-based artist Jenny Holzer to post messages on its 14 boxes with information on how to vote and return an absentee ballot.

UW-La Crosse dedicates building to renowned Ho-Chunk sculptor, alumnus Truman Lowe

October 5, 2022 - 5:25am

Celebrated for his minimalist work referencing his Ho-Chunk heritage, Lowe is also remembered as an influential educator and promoter of modern Native art.

Black women artists speak out about what they say is a lack of support in Madison

September 23, 2022 - 1:45pm

About 200 people attended a panel called "Black Women Artists Speak" in Madison on Tuesday night. The event came after a string of incidents — in which an artist was harassed and her work was vandalized — prompted calls for change at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art.

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Next year's Milwaukee Ballet 'Nutcracker' production will be 'even more magical' — if it can raise the money

A 'conservation success story': first Great Midwest Crane Fest to celebrate recovery of sandhill cranes

Longtime WPR regional show host, Al Ross, dies at age 73

Madison absentee ballot drop boxes 'transformed' in art project to inform voters, poke at state Supreme Court decision

UW-La Crosse dedicates building to renowned Ho-Chunk sculptor, alumnus Truman Lowe

Black women artists speak out about what they say is a lack of support in Madison

Newly opened Edessa School of Fashion in Wisconsin takes on New York Fashion Week

For 'The Lord of the Rings' fans, new Marquette exhibit is chance to see J.R.R. Tolkien’s manuscripts

Electric Forest returns after 3-year hiatus

Milwaukee's Summerfest prepares to let the music play

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