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Culture on a Plate: Smorgasbord’s Great American Rise and Fall

Smörgäsbord, a type of Scandinavian meal originating in Sweden, serves multiple hot and cold dishes of great variety. It became … More

Food, Side Dish, smorgasbord, Sweden

Dance During Covid, Part II: Interviews with Dancers on Survival, Silver Linings, Transformation Now and the Future

Societal changes were in the works before the pandemic but the ‘pause’ has allowed time and space for deeper reflection, … More

Art, Artists, Community, Covid, Culture, Dance, Performance, Performing Arts

Inspiring Readers at the American Writers Museum

Colorful displays, touch screens, and videos are some of the surprises at the American Writers Museum (AWM) in Chicago, an … More

Chicago, Culture, Education, Side Dish, virtual, writers
Lindsborg

Lindsborg, Kansas: Little Sweden of the Plains

Following in the footsteps of its resourceful founders, today’s Lindsborg artfully blends old traditions with the forces of modern life. … More

Culture, Dala Horse, horse, Kansas, Sculpture, small town, Sweden

For the Love of Norway: Vesterheim

Vesterheim, the National Norwegian-American Museum and Heritage Center, in Bluff County of Northeast Iowa at Decorah, explores the immigrant experience … More

Art, Community, craft, folk art, history, Iowa, museum, Norway, Norwegian, Side Dish

The Wichita Postcard Club: Seizing Moments in American life

Decades before radio and television, velvet-covered postcard albums entertained the entire family.  As ubiquitous as the family Bible, these albums … More

Art, club, history, Kansas, postcard, Wichita
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The Ephraim Historical Foundation: Telling the Story of a Unique American Community

Door County, Wisconsin, the 70-mile long peninsula that juts north into Lake Michigan, is synonymous for spring cherry blossoms, grazing … More

Art, Culture, Education, historic places, history, Side Dish, village, Wisconsin
Americans for the Arts musicians

Americans for the Arts Take Action

The Americans for the Arts, a nonprofit organization that supports cultural organizations and their communities in America, just published an … More

America, Art, Artists, create, Digital, event, Museums, Music, news, Online, speakers
MoMA Streaming the arts

Streaming the Arts – A New Kind of Community

In response to COVID, many of the arts organizations across the U.S. are working hard to maintain their facilities, buildings … More

Art, Chicago, Digital, Education, Los Angeles, Museums, New York City, Online, Paintings, Philadelphia, Sculpture, Streaming
Jeanette May Tech Vanitas

Visual Artist Jeanette May Showcases Photography in Shanghai and Ohio

Visual artist Jeanette May has shipped her astonishing new photography portfolio, Tech Vanitas halfway around the world to one of … More

Art, Artists, China, Exhibit, May, Ohio, photography, Shanghai, tech, technology, vanitas, visual

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