By Chris SpanglerThe Fort Atkinson Beautification Council is moo-ving forward with a project designed to showcase the community’s rich dairy history.The council has announced a “parade of cows” that will place near-life-size statues of the seven major dairy breeds throughout the city’s main thoroughfares.Those breeds are: Holstein, Red-and-White Holstein, Guernsey,...
Category: Art, culture
Ken Cameron to present ‘The Vanilla Ice Cream of Orchids’ at Hoard
The Hoard Historical Museum, Fort Atkinson, has announced that University of Wisconsin-Madison professor Ken Cameron will be presenting “The Vanilla Ice Cream of Orchids,” as part of the museum’s ongoing garden education program. Cameron will make his presentation Saturday, May 6, at 2 p.m., at the museum, 401 Whitewater Ave.,...
YouthFACT players bring Irish fairy tales on stage this weekend
By Kim McDarison “Blather, Blarney and Balderdash,” by Patrick Rainville Dorn, will be brought to life onstage this weekend as performed by children within the Youth Fort Atkinson Community Theater (YouthFACT) group. Some 23 actors within grades 2-7 will tell the tale of a tongue-tied Irish shepherd who is seeking...
Smithsonian ‘Habitat’ exhibition opens Sunday at Hoard Historical Museum
An exhibition developed by the Smithsonian Gardens and made available through the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, titled “Habitat,” will open Sunday at the Hoard Historical Museum, 401 Whitewater Ave., Fort Atkinson, according to information released by the museum. Within the release, Hoard Historical Museum Director Merrilee Lee noted that...
Children’s art, musical performances featured Saturday; art show continues through April
By Kim McDarison Music flowed out and families in during the opening reception of the Whitewater Unified School District's Art Show held Saturday at the Whitewater Cultural Arts Center. The event is an annual collaboration between the school district and the Whitewater Arts Alliance. According to Whitewater Arts Alliance Manager...