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The strum of the banjo is a distinctly American sound. The earliest forms of the banjo came to this country with the West African slaves during the middle…

UPDATE: The AP reports Governor Walker sent the Menominee Tribe a letter on Monday turning down the Kenosha casino / Bucks arena deal, stating that it was…

Every month, Lake Effect talks with cellist Robert Cohen of the internationally acclaimed Fine Arts Quartet about music and musicianship.On this month's…

The arts of all kinds, whether poetry, music, painting, or acting, have been proven to help people face and even overcome the challenges in their lives.…

Suicide, or the threat of it, is an often shadowed part of many of our family histories. Lake Effect essayist Pan Parker’s family is no exception.For the…

At first glance, you wouldn’t think the subject matter covered by The Snow Dragon would make a compelling opera.But the world premiere production at…

This spring is the 100th anniversary of one of the most notorious maritime tragedies in history – but there is probably a lot you didn’t know about the…

Since 2009, Little Free Libraries have grown from one in the front yard of a house in Wisconsin to over 25,000 little libraries in over 80 countries.Todd…

From The Botany of Desire to The Joy of Cooking to Kitchen Confidential, books about food fill our bookshelves - if not literally our stomachs.For…

Update: Photographer Julie Lindemann died of cancer Tuesday. Original Post, April 22, 2015: Wisconsin is home to a great many world class artists. Among…