Frankie (Amy) Felegy
Culture Reporter
Bio
Frankie (Amy) Felegy (she/her) is a culture reporter at Arts Midwest. She specializes in finding and sharing stories on boundless creativity.
Recent Articles
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Turning the Chicago River into a Floating Music Venue
June 26, 2025
These 'secret river shows' are a floating, grassroots musician network atop the once-heavily polluted waterway.
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This Iowa Folk School is Making Hot Metalworking Cool Again
June 24, 2025
Artisans are clanking away inside a new forging studio at Vesterheim, the National Norwegian-American Museum and Folk Art School.
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Song a Day Keeping Doctors at Bay in Midwest Choirs
June 10, 2025
From clef to coda, singers are reclaiming their voices—and so much more—while managing dementia, Parkinson’s, and Alzheimer’s.
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‘Silly Fish Parade’ Exalts Springtime, Cardboard, and the Smelt Queen
May 29, 2025
This annual smelt parade along Lake Superior reels back to a niche tradition of catching the small, silvery fish in the dark of night.
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This Grassroots Night Market Proves 'Culture is Here' in the Midwest
May 21, 2025
Fargo’s annual Asian Night Market celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander heritage. Participants and vendors have nearly quadrupled since the event began in 2022.
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This Arts Org is Connecting Creatives Across a River—and State Lines
May 13, 2025
Artists in a suburban skirt of the Twin Cities are finding place (and people!) in a river valley thanks to ArtReach St. Croix.