Creative Ideas, People, and Projects in the Midwest and Beyond
Stories from the Creativity News Desk-
December 19, 2024
Need a Mental Health Boost? Talking Hot Dog is Here
By Amy Felegy
A Minnesota-based comic book artist is sharing colorful stories about battling anxiety and other mental health gremlins.
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From Hughes to Hallmark: Your Midwest Holiday Movie Roundup
December 17, 2024
Dreaming of a white Christmas? Cozy up in front of these films with deep Midwestern roots.
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Striking Documentary Brings Native Nation’s Pipeline Resistance to National Stage
December 12, 2024
Bad River: A Story of Defiance (2024) follows the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa in northern Wisconsin.
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Labor of Love: Carving a Career in Indiana Limestone
December 2, 2024
Amy Brier found her calling with the Midwestern stone after working as a stone carver at one of the largest cathedrals in the world.
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Small Midwest Town is Home to the Oldest Rural LGBTQ+ Pride Event
November 26, 2024
Pride in the Park began as a casual picnic organized by a local support group in 2005 in Pine City, Minnesota. Now, the annual event has attendees from eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin.
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New Soul Food in Chicago’s South Shore: It’s a Green Thing
By Sandra Jackson-Opoku and Cori Nakamura Lin
The New Soul Food Movement satisfies the palates of a generation that prefers lighter, more elevated preparations, yet still enjoys soul food’s classic flavor profiles.
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Three Midwesterners Receive ‘Genius’ Award
By Angela Zonunpari
A writer, historian, and an artist from the Midwest are among the 2024 MacArthur Fellows. They will each receive an $800,000 grant, with no strings attached.
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A Rural Opera House Faces its Biggest Challenge Yet
By Alana Horton
Minnesota’s oldest operating theater is racing to raise $4 million to save its historic stage.
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