I'm a terrible concert-goer. I go to White Night 2011 at Prairie Village. I have good South Dakota bands playing live for me... and I end up talking to people the whole time. I chat with an old neighbor lady…
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As if you needed another reason to come to Madison, this Friday brings White Night to Prairie Village, here on the beautiful shores of Lake Herman. Here's the rundown of Friday night's events, courtesy of the Madison Area Arts Council:…
Speaking of small-town economic development, I sold my first big painting this spring! Here I am at home in April with Summer Reverie, a splashy adventure I created outside here on the sunny shore of Lake Herman. And here is…
The Herman Area Arts Council may not have come to fruition, but Lake County's cultural center of gravity is shifting three miles closer to my house, at least for one night. The Madison Area Arts Council has announced that it…
On the eve of the school board election, the Madison Central school board gave $10,000 to the Madison Booster Club to cover part of the $23,000 the club spent buying a used mini-bus for travel to contests. The board then…
The Vermillion City Council isn't afraid to bank on some crazy artists to bring more economic development to town. At its Monday meeting, the council approved becoming an official sponsor of the new South Dakota Shakespeare Festival. Coyoteopoly, a corporation…
The announcement that the Madison Area Arts Council is pulling up stakes and moving to Lake Herman has given momentum to a nascent municipal incorporation movement in Herman Township. Since resoundingly rejecting proposed county zoning ordinance revisions in a March…