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Wisconsin People & Ideas – Spring 2014

 
 

In this issue:  The Wisconsin Arts Board celebrates 40 years of fanning the flames of arts and culture in our state.  White-nose syndrome makes an unwelcome appearance in our threatened bat population. Meet the Wisconsin Academy Fellows class of 2014. An interview with Shotgun Lovesongs author Nickolas Butler. A photo essay by Milwaukee artist Lois Bielefeld examines what's for dinner in America. Fiction and poetry from our 2014 contest winners, book reviews of new Wisconsin titles, and more.

Volume: 
60
Issue Number: 
2
Happenings
White-nose Syndrome Found in Wisconsin Bats
By:
Jason Smith

White-nose syndrome, a bat disease that has spread to 23 states and killed up to five million bats since 2006, has been confirmed in Wisconsin, according to officials from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
Happenings
Cultivating Conversation
By:
Augusta Scescke

Pay attention. Listen. Be inclusive. Don’t gossip. Show respect. Be agreeable. Apologize. Give constructive criticism. Take responsibility. Most of us learned these basic rules of discussion back in grade school.
Happenings
Wisconsin Arts Board Fans the Flames of Creativity
By:
Augusta Scescke

Art that interacts with and improves local communities is essential for maintaining—and improving—our quality of life in Wisconsin.
Fellows Forum
Meet the 2014 Wisconsin Academy Fellows
By:
Robin Chapman, Kathy Kelsey Foley, David Frank, James P. Leary, John J. Magnuson, Pradeep Rohatgi, Stanley A. Temple

Most people in Wisconsin know at least one or two innovative people whose work has transformed our state and the world in some meaningful way. These people—doctor, painter, or poet—are our friends, colleagues, and neighbors.
Photo Essay
Weeknight Dinners
By:
Lois Bielefeld

I admit it—I’m nosy. I’ve always been fascinated by people’s habits and personal spaces, and what they reveal. There are things we all do: eat and sleep, for example.
@ the Watrous Gallery
Donald Friedlich: A Life of Stone, Gold, and Glass
By:
Jody Clowes, Donald Friedlich

It was a chance meeting on a ski run that first piqued Donald Friedlich’s interest in making jewelry. At the age of twenty, unsure of his direction, Friedlich spent a winter in Stowe, Vermont, skiing and contemplating his future.
Initiatives Update
A New Kind of Road Map for Wisconsin
By:
Jane Elder, Erik Ness

 
Read Wisconsin
Interview with Nickolas Butler
By:
Nickolas Butler, Jason Smith

Nickolas Butler was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and raised in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
Spotlight
Local Book Shop Spotlight
By:
Dino Corvino

Janke Book Store has been a fixture of downtown Wausau for generations. Erected in 1874 by Richard J.
Department
Moving Climate Solutions Forward
By:
Jane Elder

Global climate change is a serious issue that becomes more serious with each passing day.
Fiction
The Walk to Makino
By:
Karen Loeb

“My father is flying, my father is flying,” Rachel chants as they rush around the house in a panic, moving their mattress down to the tatami room and making their bedroom ready for the visit. 
Book Review
Marketplace of the Marvelous, by Erika Janik
By:
Brendon Smith

In Marketplace of the Marvelous: The Strange Origins of Modern Medicine, Erika Janik traces the development of alternative (or “irregular,” as it was known then) medicine in nineteenth century America.
Book Review
The Good Luck Girls of Shipwreck Lane, by Kelly Harms
By:
Erika Janik

Iowa resident Janine Brown’s life changes in an instant when she wins a dream home on the coast of Maine. The only trouble is that there are two Janine Browns living in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and both believe they’ve won the dream home.

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