In this issue: Take a walk inside Ruth DeYoung Kohler’s visionary Art Preserve in Sheboygan. Accompany Nickolas Butler out to the Driftless area to learn about conservation efforts by Doug Duren that reach far beyond Wisconsin. Fabu Phillis Carter does for Mary Lou Williams, the storied jazz musician, composer, and band leader, what Alice Walker did for Zora Neale Hurston. Explore The Last Glacier Project, at our James Watrous Gallery, a collaboration between three artists of international renown who are documenting the impact of our warming planet on glaciers. And read the first-place story from this year’s fiction contest, the first- through third-place poems, and reviews of two new books by Wisconsin authors.
Wisconsin People & Ideas – Fall 2021
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A ten-year journey carrying the vision forward comes to an end. |
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You might have noticed something different about our cover. |
Ruth DeYoung Kohler's visionary Art Preserve, the first musem of its kind in the counry, promises to be an unconventional art destination. |
A centennial celebration of the First Lady of Jazz reveals the surprising role that Madison plays in the life and music of legendary jazz artist Mary Lou Williams. |
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The Poetry Trail in Newport State Park at the tip of Door Peninsula offers a unique experience of poetry, community, and nature. |
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Living and working on a fourth-generation farm in the Driftless area, Doug Duren's passion for the land has made him one of the most influential conservationists in Wisconsin, and beyond. |
Three artists collaborate to capture the majesty of Earth's remaining glaciers. |
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It happened on graduation night after the ceremony was over. |
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The Comfort of Monsters casts a wide net over a neglected city and its people. |
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Godspeed is a thriller by a writer with considerable literary chops. |
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