“Gathering Spaces” is a series of stories looking at the different spaces in Wisconsin where people find, build, and shape a sense of community.
Witness to change: The evolution of Milwaukee’s Layton Park
Cities inevitably change through the decades. People move in and out. Businesses come and go. Often times, these shifts are ...
Hmong New Year Celebrations Return To Wisconsin
Like many festivities, Hmong New Year celebrations were put on hold in the first year of the pandemic. Some gatherings ...
The Heist In Ripon Fosters A Creative Community
There’s a place in Ripon that’s providing a space for musicians and artists to get as creative as they want ...
Remembering The Sheboygan Armory: A Hub For Concerts, Basketball & Community
For nearly 80 years, the Sheboygan Armory has overlooked Lake Michigan. Completed in 1942, it was a project of the ...
Not So Mysterious: Past And Present Masonic Temples Build Community
There are several Masonic Lodges of Freemasons in the Northwoods, but the network has always had an air of mystery. ...
No Rubber-Roni Here: Holmen’s Student-Grown Cafeteria Food Defies School Lunch Stereotypes
The only time Holmen High School junior Gracie Kromke is exposed to the stereotypical bad lunch — rubber-roni, slapping food ...
Friendship, Rainbows & Bronies: My Little Pony Convention Comes To Milwaukee
Matthew McConnell and Dan Asta recently became buddies. The two met just a few months ago at BronyCon in Baltimore, ...
Summer Camp Reunites Siblings Separated By Foster Care System
As groups of siblings sit around a large campfire, they begin to share stories while eating a few snacks. They’re ...
Rainbow Family Brings Annual Gathering, Message Of Peace To Northern Wisconsin
Iron River is a small city of about 1,100 people in northern Wisconsin. But, at least five times that many ...
Students Take Dance From The Street To Competition
It takes exercise, skill and a lot of practice to move from the streets to a break dancing competition. These ...
Town Raises $300K To Restore One Of Last All-Fieldstone Barns
Town of Chase in Oconto county raised money to restore one of the last European-style barns constructed completely out of ...
Central Wisconsin Center Staff Uses Mosaic Art Project To Inspire Its Developmentally Challenged Clients
Central Wisconsin Center staff uses mosaic art project to inspire its developmentally challenged clients.
Young Actors Perform Shakespeare Plays
In a small church turned theater on Madison’s West side an unusual theater company presents some of Western literature’s greatest ...
Women’s Percussion Ensemble Performs Colorful Rhythms From West Africa
Mami Wata is a women’s percussion ensemble based in Madison, Wisconsin. Nine members strong, the group studies, practices, and performs ...
Gathering Spaces: Prisoners Gather for Music at Oakhill
The Music Room at Oakhill Correctional Institution is a pretty remarkable space. Here, within the walls of a small classroom, ...