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Side Street Studio Arts welcomes artist Raúl Ortiz for First Friday May 7 Artist Raul Ortiz's work will be featured in the "Patterns" exhibit, opening May 7, at Side Street Studio Arts in Elgin. Pictured is his 2021 acrylic on linen artwork titled "Composition No. 250." Courtesy of Side Street Studio Arts Elgin City Councilman-elect Dustin Good, center, meets with participants in the "Art For Good" program, hosted by Side Street Studio Arts and the Family Services Association of Greater Elgin. Courtesy of Side Street Studio Arts "Art For Good" work created by Mansi Patel ...

BELOIT It’s difficult to stroll through Janesville or Beloit and not see multiple sculptures created by artist O.V. “Verne” Shaffer. In Janesville, his work can be seen at the Janesville Woman’s Club, One Parker Place, the downtown branch of BMO Harris Bank, Hedberg Public Library and Rotary Botanical Gardens. It’s also visible on the Beloit College campus, Beloit’s Riverside Park, Beloit Memorial Hospital and at many other sites in Beloit and throughout Wisconsin. Shaffer died Feb. 16 in Princeton, Illinois, where he was born. He was 93. “This is the end of...

Listen to this remembrance of Charles McGee. Detroit artist Charles McGee has died at the age of 96. His art spans a period of more than 75 years.  McGee’s artwork is scattered across Detroit. His work includes huge murals, sculptures, paintings, and mixed-media. The sculpture 'United We Stand' at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit. Credit Lester Graham / Michigan Radio “Charles McGee was a well-loved artist certainly here in Detroit," said Valerie Mercer, curator of African American art at the Detroit Institute of Arts. "He’s famous for his public art...

Home / Inside The D / Culture / Martin Luther King Jr.’s Iconic Impact On Detroi... Martin Luther King Jr.’s Iconic Impact on Detroit January 18, 2021 | Story by Biba Adams | Photos by Rick Mills & Octane June 23, 1963, remains an important date in Detroit history. It is the date that Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered for the first time the famous speech that would ring through the annals of time. A crowd of 125,000 walked with King down Woodward Avenue to Cobo Arena (TCF Center), where he delivered the speech in an event called The Walk to Freedom. He was joined by Rev. ...

Last Night Wolfeboro goes virtual December 16, 2020WOLFEBORO — After months of planning Last Night Wolfeboro 2020 for Dec. 31, virtual games, music, magic and storytelling will take place, but fireworks have been cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns. According to Selectman Linda Murray and Chair of Wolfeboro's Special Events Committee, "As we all know, the recent rise in COVID-19 cases in Wolfeboro and beyond has led to cancellation of many events. Because of this public health concern, Wolfeboro town officials have made the decision to cancel Dec. 31 fireworks as well as the postponement dat...