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Art – Alive and Well in Wisconsin
When I moved to the Midwest 15 years ago, my family was surprised. How could one move from the East Coast to the Midwest? It seemed incomprehensible to them. When I informed them I was moving to the...
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‘Sharing the Spotlight’ at Campanile Center for the Arts
By Woody Woodruff, Executive Director, Campanile Center for the Arts Woody Woodruff. Photo: Campanile Center for the Arts. The Sharing the Spotlight program at the Campanile Center for the Arts in...
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I Love This Town – Hartford, WI
It has started, my year of visiting small town Performing Art Centers to experience theater. If the remainder of the year is like this first trip, I’m going to have a wonderful time. Schauer PAC My...
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Age, Relevance, and the World of Music
Ten years ago I went to see two of my idols in concert, Billy Joel and Elton John. It was an amazing concert; live music for four hours straight. I grew up with these guys. Sang my heart out with them...
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Wisconsin’s Literary Landmarks: From “Our Town” to “Citizen Kane”
Wisconsin’s Literary Landmarks By Brian D’Ambrosio Joseph Webster House, Elkhorn, WI As hard as it may seem at times to give reasons for, there is more to learn about and excite the sentiment in the...
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Fox Lake’s Big Band Legacy
Since 1973, jazz lovers in Fox Lake, Wis., have organized the Bunny Berigan Jazz Jubilee, a community-wide tribute to a local jazz legend. Berigan—born Roland Bernard Berigan in Hilbert, but raised in...
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A Night Under the Stars – Big Top Chautauqua
I have volunteered for the Big Top in Bayfield, Wisconsin for more than a decade and this summer has been no exception. For those of you who are unaware, Wisconsin has an amazing outdoor venue (or more...
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Warren Nelson is Back
I think that is it. That’s all that needs to be written for this entire blog…..Warren Nelson is back and back in a big way!!! Okay, perhaps I should explain myself a little more. Last night I ventured...
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Bringing the Bayou to the Driftless
Cajun Music and Dance Weekend returns to Folklore Village near Dodgeville on March 22-24, 2013. Expect hot music, lots of dancing, workshops with master artists and an abundance of yummy Cajun food....
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Visiting Spirits
Michael Goc Sandra Swisher-Pheiffer as "Yankee Mama" Jane Bonnell and Harriet Dehlinger as the "lonely" Sophronia Temple. The ghost walk season is upon us and historical groups around Wisconsin are...
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