By Kim McDarison Some 20 people gathered Saturday at the Wisconsin Makers building in Whitewater to watch an annual event: a team of iron workers clad in protective clothing and face shields turning iron into art. The event, known to its regular participants as “the iron pour,” is in its...
Category: Art, culture
Mary Hoard Art Show Part 2 winners announced
The 61st annual Mary Hoard Art Show featuring high school and adult entries is underway at the Hoard Historical Museum in Fort Atkinson.The Fort Atkinson exhibition kicked off Tuesday evening, with an opening reception and awards program.Winners, organized by category, follow. High School entries• 2-Dimensional: Varely Lopez, “Self Perception,” and Maia...
Whitewater Arts Alliance to display work of young artists
The Whitewater Arts Alliance this month will be celebrating the work of young artists. The annual young artists exhibition features work created by students within the Whitewater Unified School District between the ages of 4 and 18. According to information released by the Whitewater Arts Alliance, this year, due to...
Welcome back in 2023 to our advertiser: The Fireside Theatre
Welcome back in 2023 to our advertiser: The Fireside Theatre, 1131 Janesville Ave., Fort Atkinson. The click-through ad to the theatre’s website, including information about its current performances of Mary Poppins, including ticket and meal options, is available by clicking the ad below. The world’s favorite “practically perfect” nanny comes alive...
Jefferson Chamber: History channel’s ‘American Pickers’ to film in Wisconsin
“American Pickers,” a documentary, reality-TV show which airs on the History channel, will be coming to Wisconsin in June, according to information released by the show’s producers through the Jefferson Chamber of Commerce. The show, which is produced by A&E Television Networks, and premiered on the History channel in 2010,...