Arts & Culture

Magical Holiday Moments

Posted on Oct. 30, 2024 by Grace Olson

Area Experiences Keep the Wonder Alive It wouldn’t be our Holiday Issue without highlighting holiday magic. This year, we thought back to our childhoods and memories of this wonderful time of year. Enter: Santa and Mrs. Claus! The duo has a fond place in our hearts even now, and their stories and reminiscences of past READ MORE

Feel Good Fall Festivities!

Posted on Oct. 7, 2024 by Grace Olson

Area Orchards and Farms Bring the Fun While autumn officially started on September 22 this year, there’s something about October that really kicks off the season. It’s the crisp mornings and evenings, Halloween and its spooky decor and, of course, everyone’s favorite activities: apple picking and hunting for pumpkins. Fox Cities communities don’t fall short READ MORE

The Power in Storytelling

Posted on Aug. 30, 2024 by Grace Olson

Local Authors Connect with their Families and Communities As long as there’s been language, there’s been storytelling. From the beginning, people shared experiences to inform, educate and entertain. The form has varied from drawings and hieroglyphics to oral storytelling. It’s a way to learn, empathize and gain new perspectives and thoughts about those around us—sometimes READ MORE

A Community of Art

Posted on May. 31, 2024 by Grace Olson

Public Displays in the Fox Cities Art is undeniably one of the ways our community connects and fosters relationships. There’s something about the bright murals, eclectic sculptures and overall unique nature of our area’s public art that starts conversations and bonds us. Below, some of our Fox Cities’ neighborhood favorites from those in the know. READ MORE

Greetings from the Fox Cities!

Posted on Apr. 1, 2024 by Grace Olson

Local Artists Offer Cards for Every Occasion   “Are greeting cards still relevant?” I saw the above query on Google recently, and was shocked that there was any question. For me, it’s a resounding “yes!” Thankfully, the internet agrees. The answer (posted by www.retailwire.com) says, “Contrary to popular belief, many young people still appreciate the sentimentality READ MORE

#GetOutside

Posted on Feb. 29, 2024 by Grace Olson

Local Nature Beckons! With a cool 30 million followers at any given time, the #GetOutside hashtag on social media is one we can get behind. While we love the categorization of photos of the vast and often breathtaking outdoors of the world—especially the activities we’re lucky enough to partake in the wild—we have our own READ MORE

New on the Scene

Posted on Jan. 31, 2024 by Grace Olson

Event Venues For Celebrating in 2024 and Beyond It was just a few years ago when in-person get togethers were consistently being postponed and cancelled, replaced with virtual meetings and alternative plans. Enter 2024 and both grand and intimate events are back and better than ever. In the Fox Cities and surrounding area, new venues READ MORE

Artists to Watch 2024

Posted on Dec. 29, 2023 by Grace Olson

According to Merriam Webster, the essential meaning of art is “something that is created with imagination and skill and that is beautiful or that expresses important ideas or feelings.” It’s subjective, thought-provoking and somehow surpasses its inanimate state to be wise and moving. We’re lucky to have an abundance of such art in the Fox READ MORE

Accessible Art for All

Posted on Dec. 1, 2023 by Grace Olson

Mulva Cultural Center to Open in De Pere 
“Art is for everybody.” —Keith Haring Artist Keith Haring famously said those four words decades ago, but they’re still reverberating now, especially and most recently just a bit north of the Fox Cities in De Pere. The highly anticipated Mulva Cultural Center’s official grand opening date is READ MORE

Must-See Magic

Posted on Nov. 1, 2023 by Grace Olson

Holiday Performances Bring the Season to Life If there’s one thing that puts the masses in the mood for the holiday season—whether it’s intentional or not!—it’s music. It starts in TV commercials and on the radio early November, and soon enough finds its way into our everyday lives. We’re humming, singing along and all of READ MORE