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Gathering Spaces

“Gathering Spaces” is a series of stories looking at the different spaces in Wisconsin where people find, build, and shape a sense of community.

Hmong New Year Celebrations Return To Wisconsin

Like many festivities, Hmong New Year celebrations were put on hold in the first year of the pandemic. Some gatherings ...

The Heist In Ripon Fosters A Creative Community

There’s a place in Ripon that’s providing a space for musicians and artists to get as creative as they want ...

Remembering The Sheboygan Armory: A Hub For Concerts, Basketball & Community

For nearly 80 years, the Sheboygan Armory has overlooked Lake Michigan. Completed in 1942, it was a project of the ...

Not So Mysterious: Past And Present Masonic Temples Build Community

There are several Masonic Lodges of Freemasons in the Northwoods, but the network has always had an air of mystery. ...

No Rubber-Roni Here: Holmen’s Student-Grown Cafeteria Food Defies School Lunch Stereotypes

The only time Holmen High School junior Gracie Kromke is exposed to the stereotypical bad lunch — rubber-roni, slapping food ...

Friendship, Rainbows & Bronies: My Little Pony Convention Comes To Milwaukee

Matthew McConnell and Dan Asta recently became buddies. The two met just a few months ago at BronyCon in Baltimore, ...

Summer Camp Reunites Siblings Separated By Foster Care System

As groups of siblings sit around a large campfire, they begin to share stories while eating a few snacks. They’re ...

Rainbow Family Brings Annual Gathering, Message Of Peace To Northern Wisconsin

Iron River is a small city of about 1,100 people in northern Wisconsin. But, at least five times that many ...

Students Take Dance From The Street To Competition

It takes exercise, skill and a lot of practice to move from the streets to a break dancing competition. These ...

Town Raises $300K To Restore One Of Last All-Fieldstone Barns

Town of Chase in Oconto county raised money to restore one of the last European-style barns constructed completely out of ...

Central Wisconsin Center Staff Uses Mosaic Art Project To Inspire Its Developmentally Challenged Clients

Central Wisconsin Center staff uses mosaic art project to inspire its developmentally challenged clients.

Young Actors Perform Shakespeare Plays

In a small church turned theater on Madison’s West side an unusual theater company presents some of Western literature’s greatest ...

Women’s Percussion Ensemble Performs Colorful Rhythms From West Africa

Mami Wata is a women’s percussion ensemble based in Madison, Wisconsin. Nine members strong, the group studies, practices, and performs ...

Gathering Spaces: Prisoners Gather for Music at Oakhill

The Music Room at Oakhill Correctional Institution is a pretty remarkable space. Here, within the walls of a small classroom, ...

Gathering Spaces: Shape Note Singing

The tradition of shape note singing, also known as Sacred Harp singing, does not come from Wisconsin. It originated in ...

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