Collaborators Lil Rev and Larry Penn aren’t just two musicians – they are living cultural archives, preserving and performing music with deep roots. The list of accomplishments between the two of them is amazing.
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Going Green: Natural Burial
by Ellen C. Warren, photo by Nik Bastman
All Hallows E’en, the night to celebrate and honor the hallowed, the holy, those who have gone before us; our family, friends and fellow beings. Many cultures keep very close ties with their dead folks. Around this time they visit to party with the spirit, share some wine (tequila, beer, vodka, whatever the favorite drink of the deceased) among themselves and pour liberal doses into the earth right there at the gravesite.
Neighbor Spotlight: Nik Bastman
October is Nik Bastman’s favorite month. That will be obvious if you look at his arm on the front page. Of course the arm is attached to Nik all year long, celebrating fall colors, bats, pumpkins, ghosts and other delightful and slightly scary things throughout the year. That is just his right arm. I will discuss his left arm later.
Sean Kafer • Neighbor Spotlight
by Janice Christensen, photo by Greg Thompson
Sean Kafer has a map of the Mississippi near Madrid, Iowa from 1877. It shows the main channel of the river surrounded by wide meandering channels colored red or blue, wandering miles into the surrounding countryside. “That’s the way the river was. It changed course every year,” Sean says.
Valley Maker
Milwaukee Film Festival Sept 22 – Oct 2
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