After being closed last March along with all other entertainment venues across the country, The Fireside Dinner Theatre didn’t waste time trying to figure out how to reinvent itself and “ride it out” until it could reopen. Along with gearing up for curbside dining on Wednesday and Friday nights, along...
Category: Art, culture
It’s in the works! Get ready for ‘What’s Up? with Michael Clish’
Veteran newsman Michael Clish, formerly of WFAW/WSJY radio in Fort Atkinson, will be the contributing host of “What’s Up? with Michael Clish.” The YouTube platform videotaped show will be a regular installment on FortAtkinsonOnline.com. Michael met recently with Fort Atkinson Online LLC to brainstorm ideas for the show. Videotaping...
Fort students’ work on display at Milwaukee Art Museum
Works by four Fort Atkinson High School students are featured in the 45th annual Scholastic Art Awards: Wisconsin Exhibition hosted at the Milwaukee Art Museum. This marks the first time the exhibit, which continues through March 21, is being held virtually, due to the coronavirus. More than 200 artworks by...
Lombardi inspires
Fort Atkinson was in the spotlight during Sunday evening’s Super Bowl LV. The community was featured in several scenes during a 1-minute, 45-second commercial sponsored by the National Football League.The commercial shared an inspirational speech by the late legendary Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi as a backdrop to the...
Painting the town, again
By Kim McDarison Artist Larry Schultz might live in Milton, but he’s made an impression on Fort Atkinson. Those familiar with the mural on the city’s water department building, 37 North Water Street, know his work, and visitors to the National Dairy Shrine at the Hoard Museum may be familiar with...