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Wisconsin Life: Blackbird Creative Lab at Yerkes Observatory

Angela Fitzgerald visits the Blackbird Creative Lab at Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay, where art and science collide. While the observatory plays an important role in astronomy, the Grammy Award-winning music group Eighth Blackbird welcomes a cohort of musical ensembles and composers for an immersive creative experience.

Little Heart Project connects community through simple gestures

In a world inundated with bold, often impersonal messages, Kathleen Jenson offers a quieter, heartfelt alternative through the Little Heart Project. This initiative, born from Jenson’s own struggles with mental health, involves placing handmade crocheted hearts in public spaces, each attached with notes of encouragement and the national suicide prevention hotline number.

Flying lessons inspire next generation at Camp Willa

Camp Willa, a five-day program run by the Willa Brown Aviation Academy, is offering young people from underserved communities a unique introduction to aviation. Camp Director Fareed Guyot explains the mission of the camp, which focuses on giving kids a taste of flying and the potential career paths within aviation: “We want them to know this world is out there,” Guyot says.

‘Leave my mark on the city’: The art and people of the Milwaukee Tattoo Arts Festival

Milwaukee lives up to its nickname as the City of Festivals as it draws millions of visitors every year. But the annual Milwaukee Tattoo Arts Festival draws more than 200 artists from around the world for three days of inking and intrigue.