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Weekend Roundup: A 'super flower blood moon' lunar eclipse visible across Wisconsin Sunday night

May 14, 2022 - 5:00am

A rundown of relevant and interesting reads from across the state, shared every Saturday.

Soul of the art: Milwaukee native Khari Turner partners water with paint to show history

May 6, 2022 - 5:00am

Milwaukee native Khari Turner partners with water that has personal or historical significance to him when he paints. The water gives his paintings a soul, he said.

Leonardo da Vinci’s work comes to life in Appleton for museum’s 150th anniversary

April 28, 2022 - 5:00am

Dustin Mack, the chief curator of Appleton’s History Museum at the Castle, saw no better way to celebrate the museum’s 150th anniversary than by bringing back the topic of its most popular exhibit ever: Leonardo da Vinci.

Report: Wisconsin arts organizations have begun to rebound from 'existential threat' of the pandemic

April 28, 2022 - 1:00am

Buoyed by federal relief funding, Wisconsin’s arts and culture organizations are showing signs of recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new report, "State of the Arts," from the Wisconsin Policy Forum.

State poet laureate Dasha Kelly Hamilton is finally painting the poetry Wisconsin needs

March 20, 2022 - 7:00am

Dasha Kelly Hamilton, working through her final year as the state’s poet laureate, joined WPR’s "The Morning Show" to explain two programs that will connect Wisconsinites to poetry.

Milwaukee Public Museum moves forward with plans for new building, new name

March 16, 2022 - 1:30pm

The Milwaukee Public Museum is one step closer to funding a replacement of the county-owned building it's called home since 1963. Some supporters say they're disappointed with decisions to move the museum to a new building instead of improving its current home, but the museum's leader said the change is necessary.

Everyone is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day

March 16, 2022 - 6:25am

Everyone’s Irish on St. Patrick’s Day, they say. Writer Shauna Singh Baldwin married an Irishman and discovered her own bit of Irishness at Milwaukee’s annual parade.

Eagle River's ice castle is open for the first time since 2018

January 24, 2022 - 5:50am

For the first time since 2018, winter weather permitted the construction of the Eagle River ice castle. It's delighting visitors to the Northwoods city.

Construction ahead of schedule on SOM-designed exhibition hall coming to De Pere

December 27, 2021 - 6:05am

The architects behind One World Trade Center in New York and the Burj Khalifa in Dubai have a new building coming to De Pere. The Mulva Cultural Center will host traveling exhibitions, and it'll feature a movie theater, sculpture gardens and a restaurant.

Manitowoc's Evergleam history is on display this holiday season

December 23, 2021 - 6:25am

Manitowoc was the "Aluminum Capital of the World" in 1959, and the city’s Aluminum Specialty Company would release a new product: the first Evergleam Christmas trees. The company would produce more than a million metal trees over the next 10 years, and other local manufacturers would capitalize on the craze...

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Weekend Roundup: A 'super flower blood moon' lunar eclipse visible across Wisconsin Sunday night

Soul of the art: Milwaukee native Khari Turner partners water with paint to show history

Leonardo da Vinci’s work comes to life in Appleton for museum’s 150th anniversary

Report: Wisconsin arts organizations have begun to rebound from 'existential threat' of the pandemic

State poet laureate Dasha Kelly Hamilton is finally painting the poetry Wisconsin needs

Milwaukee Public Museum moves forward with plans for new building, new name

Everyone is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day

Eagle River's ice castle is open for the first time since 2018

Construction ahead of schedule on SOM-designed exhibition hall coming to De Pere

Manitowoc's Evergleam history is on display this holiday season

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