The School District of Fort Atkinson has been honored for the 9th year in a row with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from The NAMM Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education. Now in its 22nd year, the Best Communities for Music Education designation is awarded to...
Category: Art, culture
The show must go on: Building a show choir during a pandemic
By Kim McDarison Within the world of eduction, like most of the rest of the world, little escaped the concept of “new normal” after the arrival of COVID-19. For Fort Atkinson High School music teacher and choral director Craig Engstrom, until March 2020, programming was taking a traditional path, and...
South High Street Singers show choir rehearsal night in pictures, championship performance tonight
Editor's note: Fort Atkinson Online was invited to watch the Fort Atkinson High School South High Street Stingers show choir perform Friday during a final rehearsal before a championship competition which will be held tonight. A short story and 29 photos follow. A larger story about the group, their experience...
Hoard Historical Museum announces virtual art show
The Hoard Historical Museum in Fort Atkinson will host its annual Mary Hoard Art Show in a virtual format this year. “Due to ongoing concerns with COVID-19, our annual art show will be held online,” said Merrilee Lee, museum director. The art show will be viewable through the Hoard Historical Museum’s Facebook...
Whitewater Arts Alliance kicks off 2021 public art project
The Whitewater Arts Alliance will again this year be holding a public art project. The 2021 public art project, entitled: “Whitewater’s Heroes of the COVID-19 Pandemic,” will be running on a slightly different timeframe this year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, organizers noted in a recent press release. Those participating...