Author: Angela Zonunpari
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Detroit Public Theatre Brings Plays to the Neighborhood
July 25, 2023
Now in a new permanent space, the black box theatre wants to create a cultural anchor institution for professional theatre for Detroiters.
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Rural Ohio Curator Brings Palestinian-American Artists Together
July 18, 2023
For “Text Me When You Get Home,” Mona Gazala invited Palestinian poets and text artists with ties to Ohio, and explored the idea of community, connection, and care.
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7 Must-Try Restaurants in the Midwest
July 13, 2023
Savor your social calendar with restaurants that are right in our neck of the woods.
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Century-old Ohio Church Soon to be a Black Cultural Center
July 11, 2023
The church was the center of Black life in Athens, and now Mount Zion Baptist Church Preservation Society is restoring it to be a gathering place for the area’s Black residents.
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Albany Park Theater Project Empowers Chicago Youth to Tell Their Own Stories
July 5, 2023
Each APTP show is original, and drawn from the experiences of the young people who step into the spotlight — whether on stage or in a site-specific immersive work.
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An Indianapolis Archivist’s Curiosity Revives Historical Truths
June 29, 2023
Deedee Davis's research recently unearthed a Black cemetery by the site of the former Greenlawn Cemetery in Indianapolis. It is now a point of contention as the city plans to develop that area.
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Columbus-Based Baby Dance Club Reaches Global Audience
June 26, 2023
Dance studio Flux + Flow brings caregivers and their babies together to gently move, proving it's never too early to start dancing.
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Ignition Arts Brings Indianapolis Craft to Eye-Popping Public Artworks
June 21, 2023
Under creative director Brian McCutcheon, an artist himself, Ignition Arts works with clients throughout the design, fabrication, and installation of artworks on scales ranging from the intimate to the epic.
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This Rural South Dakota Town is Home to the International Vinegar Museum
June 15, 2023
A way of revitalizing the town of less than 200 people, the Museum welcomes a large community to Roslyn every summer.
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Iowa Writers’ Workshop: “A Magnet” for America’s Most Brilliant Wordsmiths
June 13, 2023
The prestigious program, which shaped the course of creative writing in the United States, helped make Iowa City one of UNESCO’s first designated Cities of Literature.