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Green Bay’s Weidner Center for the Performing Arts is marking its 25th Anniversary this season. It will celebrate the milestone with Green Bay native son Wayne Lin, who played a violin solo when the venue opened in 1993.

“Wave Parties” Bid Goodbye To Summer, Tourists
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“Wave Parties” Bid Goodbye To Summer, Tourists

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“Wave Parties” Bid Goodbye To Summer, Tourists

As summer comes to an end, tourists begin to leave Wisconsin’s northwoods. Every year on Labor Day, people line Highway 51 and wave to the tourists as they head home. These “wave parties” are a way of saying “thanks for coming,” but also, “thanks for leaving.”

Wisconsin Life #601: Off to the Races
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Wisconsin Life #601: Off to the Races

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Wisconsin Life #601: Off to the Races

Wisconsin Life host Angela Fitzgerald is off to the races as she explores the Crandon International Raceway. Home of the World Championship Off-Road Races, this dirt track sees thousands of visitors each year.

Retired Architect Creates Models Of Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Structures
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Retired Architect Creates Models Of Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Structures

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Retired Architect Creates Models Of Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Structures

In his retirement, architectural draftsman Ron Olsen was looking for something to keep him busy. At least his wife Judy was looking to keep him busy. They’ve been married for 55 years and have traveled to see many of the properties designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

Art Is Eye-opening Life Journey For Milwaukee Woman
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Art Is Eye-opening Life Journey For Milwaukee Woman

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Art Is Eye-opening Life Journey For Milwaukee Woman

Enter Milwaukee’s Lindsay Heights Neighborhood on the near north side and you’ll find abandoned houses, vacant lots and sometimes the sound of gunfire and violence. This is also the neighborhood where Evelyn Patricia Terry grew up.

New Moms – One Human, One Bear – Have An Encounter In The Woods
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New Moms – One Human, One Bear – Have An Encounter In The Woods

Science & Nature

New Moms – One Human, One Bear – Have An Encounter In The Woods

No one wants to have an encounter with a bear – well most of us anyway. But a run in with a bear and her cubs gave Carol Dunbar a different view of mothering.

Canning the delights of summer
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Canning the delights of summer

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Canning the delights of summer

Another summer is fading away and try as we might to keep it here, fall and winter are just ahead. Writer Amy Jo Barker reflects on summer delights and tells us how we might be able to preserve a little of it, even on the coldest nights.

A Confusing And Exhausting Run Around Lake Geneva
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A Confusing And Exhausting Run Around Lake Geneva

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A Confusing And Exhausting Run Around Lake Geneva

Communication can be hard sometimes. Nuances and assumptions can lead to complete confusion. Just ask Heather Swanson. She told her tale of a communication breakdown during an Ex Fabula’s “Water” StorySlam event in Milwaukee on February 17, 2018.

Appleton Man Works To Preserve, Restore The Fox River Locks For Boaters
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Appleton Man Works To Preserve, Restore The Fox River Locks For Boaters

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Appleton Man Works To Preserve, Restore The Fox River Locks For Boaters

Not everyone finds their life’s passion as a child. But Bob Stark did. There’s even a photo of it happening. That’s when 11-year-old Stark took the wheel of a family friend’s boat on Lake Winnebago.

Hip-Hop Week MKE Celebrates Genre, Invites Conversations About Civic Engagement, Health
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Hip-Hop Week MKE Celebrates Genre, Invites Conversations About Civic Engagement, Health

The Arts

Hip-Hop Week MKE Celebrates Genre, Invites Conversations About Civic Engagement, Health

Milwaukee hosted its first ever week-long celebration of hip-hop last week. Organizers of Hip-Hop Week MKE showcased local artists and legends of the genre, like DJ Kool Herc, also made appearances.

Crop Duster Follows Grandfather’s Path
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Crop Duster Follows Grandfather’s Path

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Crop Duster Follows Grandfather’s Path

The distinctive growl of a turbine-powered airplane can be heard over a crop field in Waupun. Suddenly a shiny yellow plane swoops down over the alfalfa dropping cover crop seeds to prevent soil erosion.

The Shawano Folk Festival Celebrates 40 Years
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The Shawano Folk Festival Celebrates 40 Years

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The Shawano Folk Festival Celebrates 40 Years

2018 marks the 40th anniversary of the Shawano Folk Festival. Wisconsin Life spent a day at the festival to find out what keeps this northern Wisconsin tradition going. Founder Joel Kroenke shares how the festival got its start.

August Heat And The Mouse In The AC
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August Heat And The Mouse In The AC

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August Heat And The Mouse In The AC

We’d made it most the summer without the air, but at last we break. It’s August, and rather than another night spent sweating in sheets, I reach toward the register, flick the switch from “Off” to “Cool” and wait for the welcome hum of the air conditioner.

How We Tamed Nature
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How We Tamed Nature

Culture & History

How We Tamed Nature

Summer sleepaway camp. For some kids, it’s the highlight of their year…where the innocence of childhood meets a magical, sometimes mischievous, world of semi-independence. Writer Eric Dregni reminisces on a particular day at a summer camp in Wisconsin.

Motorcycle Gang Holds Bi-Annual Bike Showcase In Pine Bluff
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Motorcycle Gang Holds Bi-Annual Bike Showcase In Pine Bluff

Wisconsin Originals

Motorcycle Gang Holds Bi-Annual Bike Showcase In Pine Bluff

Pine Bluff, ten miles west of Madison, is a typical rural Wisconsin community. It has a church, a couple of taverns, and a lot of peace and quiet. Except for two days every year.