Walk a mile in our town on a perfect August afternoon. You’ll hear music for sure. You’ll feel it too, rising from the river, from courtyards, patios and parks; easing in through your ears and touching your heart in ways you never expected. Mile of Music, a free four-day music festival, changed the landscape here, [...]
The summer beat of multigenerational joy pulsates through Pierce Park on Tuesday nights. Children bob their heads as they stand in line for the zip line, swing into the air and scramble through the playground yelling "I got you! You're it!" Young couples unpack picnic dinners and make themselves comfortable on the grassy incline near [...]
Tuesday night belonged to the E Street Band, my sisters and me. Well, mostly it belonged to me and Bruce, but it was also fun to have my sisters along. I last saw Bruce Springsteen perform live back in 1984 when I was a summer intern at the hot rockin', flame throwin' Z95 radio station [...]
Born on the banks of a river that sings in any season and predated by a renowned conservatory, Appleton exhales music with every breath. Notes wafting out from open windows, street corners and pavilions form the city's welcome committee, inviting all comers to pull up a park bench and have a listen. The heartbeat here [...]
From her workshop in Heid Music’s front window, Kara McCanna coaxes infinite circles of stories from the instruments she builds and repairs. A professional violinist and luthier, Kara works with precision instruments to build ethereal ones. She is the conduit between musician and instrument, the means by which each has the ability to play on. [...]