A Love Letter From Johanna Rose Hello Riverwest! The Riverwest Currents asked me to tell you a little bit about the upcoming “Guthrie Uncovered” show that I am curating on February 9 at Turner Hall. So, here we go! I join a long tradition of Milwaukee artists—including a few Riverwesters—uncovering American songwriters. In the past year, […]
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2018 Poetry Marathon At Woodland Pattern
Starting at 10:00 AM on Saturday,January 27th hundreds of poets, writers and lovers of the arts will set up camp at Woodland Pattern Book Center. Fifteen hours later they will leave exhausted yet also refreshed! It’s time, once again, for Woodland Pattern’s day-long celebration of poetry and performance! Indulge in 15 hours of literary revelry […]
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Metamorphosis
METAMORPHOSIS What will urban agriculture in Milwaukee look like without Growing Power? When Will Allen announced his retirement in November, 2017, one could almost feel the foundations of the urban agriculture movement do a little seismic shuffle. A potful of micro- greens teetered and fell off a shelf. Worm castings sifted through a screen of […]
Posted inCommentary & Opinion, Letters
Thanksgiving Traditions – Together With Friends and Family
by Ellen C. Warren Favorite traditions? Putting your hand on a piece of paper… drawing the outline and turning it into a colorful turkey! I think everyone of every age ought to color in a hand turkey every year around this time. Add a beak, wattle, comb, legs and feet and you have a happy […]
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Neighbor Spotlight: Emily Thornburg
Remember: Emily running by a stream Love lost, such a cost, Give me things that don’t get lost. Like a coin that won’t get tossed Rolling home to you — Neil Young. Old Man by Vince Bushell with messages from co-workers and friends, photos by Emily Thornburg I only know what I […]
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