By Kim McDarisonA book written by Fort Atkinson resident and author of children’s novels Karla Manternach is among 10 titles recently recognized with an Outstanding Achievement Award “noteworthy honor” by the Wisconsin Library Association, according to information released by the organization earlier this month. Among books awarded in 2024 is...
Category: Art, culture
Fort Fall Fiesta features food and fun in Jones Park
The smell of food, mixed with the sounds of music and fun, filled Fort Atkinson’s Jones Park Saturday on the city’s west side. The park serves annually as the site of the Fort Fall Fiesta, hosted by the Unity Project of Fort Atkinson, for the purpose of bringing members of...
Fort teen Schwarz artwork featured in gallery at Overture Center
By Kim McDarison “Her Art,” an exhibition featured in the Rotunda Gallery at the Overture Center, 201 State St., Madison, will be on display through mid-November. The exhibition features work by female-identifying teen artists and empowers girls to celebrate themselves “for not what they look like, but for who they...
Fort-Eli Piece Chapter’s Hoeth is national DAR ‘Outstanding Volunteer’
Cheryl Hoeth, a member of the Fort Atkinson-Eli Pierce Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), has received an Outstanding Volunteer Participation certificate from the National Society DAR for indexing more than 5,000 names in the Patriot Records Project during 2023, information released recently by the group stated. ...
Paid advertisement: Fireside Theatre to present ‘Rocky, the Musical’
The Fireside Theatre, 1131 Janesville Ave., Fort Atkinson, will be presenting “Rocky, the Musical,” between Sept. 12 and Oct. 13.Entering the ring is a hard-hitting yet tender musical adaptation! Rocky Balboa is a small-time Philadelphia boxer who is chosen to take on the reigning world heavyweight champion, Apollo Creed, when...