by Darold A. Treffert | Aug 26, 2014 | Magazine Article
On a warm summer night in June of 1980, Leslie Lemke gave a piano concert in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. That concert was my introduction to an extraordinary man and his surprising talent. Leslie’s talent stems from a rare but remarkable condition called savant syndrome...
by Erika Janik | Aug 26, 2014 | Magazine Article
Dreams are mysterious. Sleep can transport us to another life where we have tea with the Queen or swim across an ocean. These events—no matter how fantastical—seem real at the time because we don’t know we are dreaming. But what if you did know you were dreaming? The...
by Ron Seely | Aug 26, 2014 | Magazine Article
In his new book, Banning DDT: How Citizen Activists in Wisconsin Led the Way, Wisconsin writer Bill Berry manages to turn one of the state’s most historic—and perhaps longest—environmental battles into what sometimes feels like a fast-paced thriller. Seasoned...
by Merri Oxley | Aug 26, 2014 | Magazine Article
Founded in 2005 to celebrate the legacy of Rascal author and hometown hero Sterling North (1906–1973), the Edgerton Sterling North Book & Film Festival has expanded in recent years to include talks and readings with local and national authors as well as “how to”...
by Joseph Borgwardt | Aug 26, 2014 | Magazine Article
In the Fall of 2010 an unlikely group of actors set to work transforming Luther Manor Senior Living Community in Wauwatosa into an interactive venue for live theatre. Familiar facility settings—resident rooms, the dining hall, the sanctuary—became part of a living...
by Jane Elder | Aug 26, 2014 | Magazine Article
At the beginning of a recent retreat for our staff and board of directors, I asked everyone to describe their favorite place in Wisconsin. Responses were largely what you would expect: a beloved family farm that went back for generations, a treasured backyard garden,...
