New Ulm Middle School is bringing back a canceled production from 2020 for its 2024 spring play, “Once Upon A Middle School,” crossing over the worlds of fairy tale and reality. “We have 52 middle schoolers this year, and they are absolutely fabulous,” director Victoria Tamborino ...
The New Ulm Public Library (NUPL) is holding an art contest to select three new library card designs! We are looking for designs that showcase the value of NUPL. What does the library mean to you and/or how does the library make your life better? Three winning designs will be selected in June and the new limited edition cards will be available approximately late July 2024. Contest Guidelines: Adults, teens and children ages five and up, living in the New Ulm Public Library service area, may participate in this art contest. Three winning designs, one from each age group, will be ...
In present-day houses, tile is usually a humble building material, limited to bathroom or kitchen surfaces for its durability and ease of cleaning. To collectors, they are an art form; especially if they were made by the art potteries of the early 20th century. Wheatley Pottery, the maker of this flowered tile that sold for $216 at Soulis Auctions, was one of them. Thomas J. Wheatley started his first pottery, T.J. Wheatley & Co., in 1880, but it closed within a few years. After some time working with Weller Pottery in Zanesville, Ohio, which was at one point the largest art pottery in ...
NEW ULM — Before the dawn of digital news, getting stories and information hot off the press reigned supreme. Printed newspapers still hold the hearts of many readers, but New Ulm High School (NUHS) has been spreading its school news for many years exclusively online. That doesn’t mean ...
According to Amazon the following books are some of the best nonfiction books for January – April 2024. You can find these “best” books at the New Ulm Public Library on the new nonfiction shelf near the railing on the second level. “The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality” by Amanda Montell (153.42 Montell). “Montell argues that in the modern information age, our brain’s coping mechanisms have been overloaded, and our irrationality turned up to an eleven.” “Sociopath: A Memoir” by Patric Gagne (921 Gagne). “Emotions like fear, guilt, and ...
Associated Press At 78, John Lithgow’s acting career is not slowing down. He appeared in the best picture nominee “Killers of the Flower Moon” and starred with Jeff Bridges in the FX series “The Old Man.” Recently, the two-time Academy Award nominee and multiple Emmy, Tony and Golden Globes-winning actor played the new kid in school. He learned dance, ceramics, silk-screen printing and vocal jazz ensemble with Los Angeles-area high school students. It was filmed for “Art Happens Here,” airing Friday on PBS with the goal of promoting arts education. Lithgow, who has an ...
