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Book Review Wisconsin's Own: Twenty Remarkable Homes
Celebrate Wisconsin Museums Week and International Museum Day in May
New public sculpture connects Wausau and Cairo, Egypt
UW-Madison's Doug Whittle plans inspired trips for curious learners
Midwest Garden Expo offers spring-like respite in February
Governor's arts award recipients named for 2009
Sheboygan's Sidewalk Stories integrates art, community, environment
Music links Madison Spanish speakers and the UW
Photographers find 'living history' in abandoned buildings
Mural Walk is a stroll through Ashland's past
Wendell Berry heads all-star Wisconsin Book Festival lineup
Wisconsin Hometown Stories: Manitowoc-Two Rivers premieres July 6
Wisconsin poet wins a three-month residency in our sister state of Hessen, Germany
Every day a miracle: Saving lives at the UW Hospital and Clinics organ transplant center
Wisconsin: Making It Home project honors state's rich natural heritage
Woodland Pattern Book Center enriches Wisconsin reader's lives
Love's Noble Tribute: Menomonie restores a landmark's Victorian glamour and renovates its legacy
Leopold out loud: Voices unite statewide for Sand County Almanac readings
The Wormfarm Institute: fertile ground for art and agriculture
Citizens ally to protect ancestral Indian mounds
Young photographers' work showcased at imageide@s
Summer Music Clinic fosters lasting musical legacy
Wisconsin experiences a "rural Renaissance"
Villa Terrace: A taste of Renaissance Italy in Milwaukee
Four Seasons Theatre masters musicals in Madison
Time of the season: Planning an opera season is no small feat
Actor/writer takes on political repression in young adult novel
Taming the challenges of outdoor theater
Finding a hero in the world of early radio
UW-Madison School of Music is a listener's treasure
Professional musicians share love of music with adult learners
Wisconsin's Korean War veterans profiled in new TV programs
A Wausau museum's triumphant coup
Rural artists and farmers celebrate "home-grown culture"
Photographer explores home as a reflection of personality
Wisconsin Hometown Stories: Janesville premieres May 8
WRAP provides creative outlet for non-professional artists
Wisconsin nurse volunteers in Kenyan orphanage
Hallowed Ground: Milwaukee's National Soldiers Home
WPT commemorates the anniversary of World War II's end
Let art begin at home: The Amery story
Globetrotting artist leads educational travel programs
Native hero: News from Indian Country's Paul DeMain
"Turning Points in Wisconsin History" now online
The life and legacy of James Watrous
Global outreach: WPR's Here on Earth
UW Press publishes new titles of state interest
Overture Center ushers in new cultural era in Madison
Wisconsin Arts Congress stresses community development
Wisconsin-based dictionary documents uniquely American words
Racine Art Museum offers striking home for fine craft
Upper Midwestern culture is focus of study center
Books shed light on America's political culture
Political ethics, present and past
Lifetime Achievement Awards honor first group of visual artists
School of the Arts in Rhinelander begins new chapter
Nominations sought for Governor's Awards in Support of the Arts
Arts across Wisconsin: A look at rural arts
Build a vacation around artistic exploration
WPT celebrates 50 years on the air
Identifying antique and costume jewelry: tips to get you started
Janesville Performing Arts Center boosts Rock County arts scene
Archive is Wisconsin's pop culture treasure trove
Political books spark spirited conversation
"Art of Note" bridges art and music for a good cause
UW-Baraboo/Sauk County group tours Cuba
H.H. Bennett: Artist with an entrepreneur's soul
WPR's "Here on Earth" fosters global conversations
Theater program opens doors for aspiring performers
Lieutenant Governor's office showcases Wisconsin artists
Green Lake Studio Painting Workshop has deep roots
Wisconsin Barn Raising Project provides unique photo opportunity
Performing Arts Study Tours make educational travel easy and enriching
Wisconsin High School Theatre Festival builds lifelong love of the stage
UW-Milwaukee educational trips broaden horizons
"A More Perfect Union" probes America's political landscape
2003 CineFest highlights Hector Galan's acclaimed work
Forum addresses vital role of arts in rural communities
Wade House: Yankee civility in the 1860s Wisconsin wilderness
"Birds in Art" explores winged wonders
Arts Night Out! celebrates art on UW-Madison campus
Wisconsin's own melting pot: Old World Wisconsin
Oshkosh's Paine Art Center provides an elegant setting for art
Now hear this: College radio lets students run the airwaves
"Framed! Investigating the Painted Past" reveals stories behind works of art
Two tales of one city: A visit to Pendarvis
Stonefield: The estate of Wisconsin's first governor
Villa Louis: a colorful house with a colorful history
Washington House: Rebirth of a Two Rivers gem
Madison Early Music Festival strikes a chord
Expanded Wisconsin Maritime Museum makes a splash
Stepping back in time at Pinecrest Historical Village
Art fills void for West African man
Madison hosts two big summer writing events
Rediscovering Lorine Niedecker, poet of place
Wisconsin's WWII veterans share their stories
Suring resident is master of Ukrainian tradition
Contemporary fool-the-eye artists match wits with the Old Masters
Cultural Horizons of Wisconsin explores state's diversity
WLBL: Wisconsin, Land of Beautiful Lakes
Dane County poster features garden in full, glorious bloom
Wisconsin Alliance for Arts Education summit helps educators make critical links
Pioneering medical collaboration featured on "American Experience"
Fox Cities Performing Arts Center helps local arts groups realize dreams
Wisconsin Folks Web site celebrates the state's cultural traditions
Wausau's ArtsBlock revitalizes historic structures to form a stunning performance space
Villa Louis restoration underway
9XM Talking: The Early History of WHA Radio
Remember the children: Daniel's story
Learn more about an exhibit from the Milwaukee Public Museum
Wisconsin's Regional Art
Check out the program that encourages the artist in all of us
Portal Wisconsin launches opportunities section
Search for audition notices, jobs, grants, calls for artists, conferences and more
Wisconsin Concrete Park
Our summer tour of folk art sites around the state wraps up at the Wisconsin Concrete Park near Phillips
Jurustic Park
Discover Iron Age creatures at Jurustic Park
Thai Pavilion at Olbrich Botanical Gardens
Go on a virtual tour of a dazzling, authentic Thai garden pavilion
Arts & Economic Prosperity
A new study proves the powerful boost the arts give our economy
Wegner Grotto
Visit the hilltop farm of Paul and Matilda Wegner, a glass and concrete grotto known as the "Glass Church"
Prairie Moon Sculpture Garden
The summer folk art tour stops at the Prairie Moon Sculpture Garden
Richard Rodgers Centenary
Celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of a legendary
composer of musical theater
The Painted Forest
Our summer folk art tour goes inside and discovers "The Painted Forest"
Sculpture Garden
Visit the James Tellen Woodland Sculpture Garden near Sheboygan and learn more about concrete as an artistic medium
Dr. Evermor
Next stop on our summer tour of folk art sculpture gardens is Dr. Evermor's Art Park near Baraboo
Streets Without Cars
A new documentary about the pedestrian mall movement and
Madison's vibrant State Street
School of the Arts at Rhinelander
A vacation for your soul in Wisconsin's northwoods
Grandview Sculpture Garden
The folk art summer series continues with a concrete-covered
house and unusual characters
PortalWisconsin.org kicks off summer series of virtual tours
Take a 360 degree tour of the Dickeyville Grotto, a sculpture park that puts Wisconsin on the map for "outsider" art
Deeper Polka
Celebrate Wisconsin's state dance with the release of a new CD
Gerda Lerner
Read about the pioneer of Women's History in an excerpt from the
Wisconsin Academy Review.
Art. Ask for more.
Portal Wisconsin is proud to join a new public service ad campaign stressing the importance of arts education for kids.
The Lost Dauphin
Take a look at Green Bay composer Gordon Parmentier's "The Lost Dauphin," an opera with Wisconsin roots.
Opera houses
See beautiful panoramas of Wisconsin opera houses. They are
featured in the Wisconsin Public Television series "Wisconsin
Stories."
Let's go bowl!
Wisconsin Stories examines the historical significance of bowling in Wisconsin.
When Wisconsin was New France
Find out about a new documentary airing on Wisconsin Public
Television.
Wisconsin History Day
An Annual Competition where students discover the past to shape the future.
Arts/Industry program of the John Michael Kohler Arts Center
Discover an unusual artists' residency program that brings artists
together with industrial technology.
Connecting Parents and Literacy
A look at the Motheread/Fatheread program from the Wisconsin
Humanities Council.
IcOn Wisconsin
A new exhibit on Wisconsin's eclectic culture at the Wisconsin Historical Museum.
Lacework and more at the Oneida Nation Museum
An exhibit on original lace marks is featured in this Green Bay museum.
Behind the scenes at Public Radio and Television
Take a sneak peek inside the studios of Wisconsin Public Radio and Wisconsin Public Television.
Ten Chimneys
The Wisconsin estate of revered actors Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne.
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