Arts & Culture

Bring your friends and your thinking caps for a fun night of trivia in the Spirit Room! If you’re lucky, you might even win a prize!

“Cathy Reitz & 7Swing,” led by Cathy and Jeff Reitz, delivers a rich musical experience with classics from the Great American Songbook, Big Band, and Swing eras, spanning pre-1920s to beyond 2020. Based in Eau Claire, their motto is: “Be happy, put a little jazz in your heart.”

The sound of romantic music will fill the air at Oaklawn Inn on February 9, 2025 at 3 p.m., when the Dean’s List String Quartet performs a Valentine’s Day program. The Quartet is made up of Angie Sutliff on cello, Susan Trotter on viola, and Lila Barneson and Dean Langby on violin. All are local […]

Furlong Gallery presents Bill Wikrent: Capturing the Moment, celebrating a lifetime of Bill Wikrent's photography. For 27 years, he worked as a media specialist and photographer at UW-Stout's Instructional Technology Services, contributing significantly to the university's visual history. This exhibition features a selection of his campus work in collaboration with UW-Stout Archives. The heart of this […]

UW-Stout Professor of English and author, Joan Navarre, will relate her adventures in research at some of the most prestigious libraries around the world, along with where her research led her. Her chapter in Divination, Oracles & Omens is “Palmistry in Britain and the United States,” so hopefully she’ll share a little bit about palm reading. In Divination, […]

Becky Adamski Krische will continue our history and genealogy series with a look at a Wisconsin historical figure – Dr. Kate Pelham Newcomb. We’ll hear how Becky researched Dr. Kate’s life to write this middle-grade biography. The Book: Meet Dr. Kate! She was a medical doctor from 1931-1956 in Northern Wisconsin who specialized in delivering […]

Becky Adamski Krische will continue our history and genealogy series with a look at a Wisconsin historical figure – Dr. Kate Pelham Newcomb. We’ll hear how Becky researched Dr. Kate’s life to write this middle-grade biography. The Book: Meet Dr. Kate! She was a medical doctor from 1931-1956 in Northern Wisconsin who specialized in delivering […]

Ready to take that big trip or just dreaming about it? Join Paul as he enthusiastically shares his love of travel. He’ll offer practical and real life information on plane tickets, resources, packing, where to stay, how to get around, his favorite places to visit, traveling on a budget and much more. March 4th 6-7pm

Retired forest ranger, Blair Anderson, will provide insight and great stories about what it’s really like to be a forest ranger. Come with lots of questions. Get a sneak peek – Blair Anderson will be on the Larry Meiller Show on Wednesday, February 26 at noon. About the book: America’s deadliest forest fire was not […]