1+ hour, 23+ min ago  (377+ words) Cellist Susanna Mendlow includes music from Georgia, Bulgaria and more on her debut album According to cellist Susanna Mendlow, from her earliest years, she's always loved to sing, so it's no surprise that on her debut album, a singing quality…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago  (1411+ words) A Wisconsin author reflects on spring planting For some, the ultimate sign that spring has arrived is the day the tractor is fired up." Writer Chris Hardie reflects on growing up on a family farm with a Ford 640, and how…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago  (511+ words) Kings of Kubb" follows 4 champion players as they prepare for the national tournament held annually in Eau Claire Eau Claire filmmakers B. J. Hollars and Steve Dayton have teamed up to make a feature-length documentary about kubb, a Swedish lawn game with…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (837+ words) 'Booked with Books' is a collection of 100 literary reviews, written by people who've spent time behind bars Over the past two decades, volunteers have sent more than 70, 000 free books to people locked up in state prisons. Now, many of those…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (246+ words) Poet reflects on experience of volunteering with friends When the news of the world feels hopeless, serving others can be a way to find grounding and purpose. Poet Karl Michael Iglesias, a Milwaukee native, found that connection through volunteering at…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (578+ words) Madison bubble performer presents at the Business of Art conference about a boom in bubble shows It was "love at first bubble" for Madison-area performance artist Michelle Hackett, who first became acquainted with interactive bubble shows nearly a decade ago....

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (188+ words) Pianist Daniil Trifonov tackles Tchaikovsky in new album Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky isn't known for his solo piano music, but this new disc from Russian pianist Daniil Trifonov is seeking to change that impression. Trifonov's career has been on a meteoric…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (15+ words) Central Wisconsin's Grand Theater prepares for its next century with renovation rooted in memory'WPR...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (606+ words) Opening April 26, the weeklong festival moves neighborhood to neighborhood " including a high-energy Thursday night on the Wisconsin side With more than 170 acts at nearly three dozen venues, the Homegrown Music Festival is the Twin Ports" largest music event of the…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (571+ words) A local fundraising effort is underway to keep putting books like Katie Venit's 'Forts' in the hands of kids in the Eau Claire area for years to come Eau Claire author Katie Venit has fond memories of forts. "I just…...