WPR Music, Arts & Culture

12/07/2025

The environment that chef Diane Moua grew up in — the food, the culture, the hospitality — inspired the vision for her award-winning restaurant, Diane’s Place.

Chef Diane Moua is a three-time James Beard award finalist, and her restaurant Diane’s Place was named Food and Wine magazine’s 2025 Restaurant of the Year.

12/07/2025

Listen to our conversation about all things world music.

WPR Music producer Ava Kuredjian interviewed Dr. Jonathan Øverby, host and executive producer of "The Road to Higher Ground" on WPR Music.

12/07/2025

We want to hear what you think of WPR Music. Tell us what you like, what you listen to most, and how we can continue to improve in the WPR Music Survey. This anonymous survey takes about 5 minutes to complete and will help us better serve you and other classical music lovers in Wisconsin and beyond. https://bit.ly/48Ii4qT

12/07/2025

One year into the Oneida Reads program, reading proficiency among Native students in Brown and Outagamie Counties has improved.

12/06/2025

Writer Keith Uhlig has "no regrets" for following in his father's footsteps.

Writer Keith Uhlig of Wausau often wondered if he should have taken a different career path. So when he was able to pivot professionally, he finally gave truck driving a shot.

12/06/2025

Some tree farms in the U.S. are selling more potted Christmas trees, an appealing option for eco-conscious customers who have the space to plant them outdoors after the holidays.

A living Christmas tree is the ultimate choice for environmental stewardship for some consumers, trumping both a real cut tree and a reusable plastic one in the debate over what option has a smaller impact.

“The living trees have been an opportunity for those folks to take and plant it back out to the field or in their landscape as a memory of all the different Christmases they’ve had," said Scott Powell, general manager of Dutchman Tree Farms in northwest Michigan.

Read more from WPR's Hope Kirwan for Harvest Public Media : https://www.wpr.org/news/living-christmas-trees-evergreens-replant-holidays

Video footage: Angela Major

12/06/2025

Bayfield’s Lost in the Woods Improv builds its shows around "monologists" — park rangers, bookstore owners and more — whose true stories become the spark for off-the-cuff scenes.

Lost in the Woods Improv describes itself as seven local folks making fresh comedy as Wisconsin’s northernmost improv ensemble.

12/05/2025

Food Friday has a long tradition on WPR, from "Here on Earth" with Jean Feraca to "Central Time" with Rob Ferrett.

Now it's back in video form! Let us know what you'd like Rob to whip up in his kitchen and maybe he'll give it a try. 🧑‍🍳

12/05/2025

Beth Lo grew up spending most of her free time immersed in books. Now living with her sister Mai J. Lo Lee of Appleton, she has come to find that her love for reading has had a positive influence on her family, despite how her parents felt about it.

The sisters talked with one another about that experience as part of a StoryCorps Mobile Tour stop in Green Bay, with Wisconsin Life.

Beth Lo grew up spending most of her free time immersed in books. Now living with her sister Mai J. Lo Lee of Appleton, Wisconsin, she has come to find that her love for reading has had a positive influence on her family, despite how her parents felt about it. ...

12/05/2025

The Met Opera Matinee Broadcasts begin their new season on Dec. 6, starting off with a stunning performance of Puccini's “La Bohème.” Listen at noon on WPR Music and see the full season schedule here https://bit.ly/48DmQG7

12/05/2025

For Wisconsin residents who love winter, the arrival of cold and snow has been an early Christmas gift. But if you are heading out to one of Wisconsin's more than 15,000 lakes to ice fish, snowmobile or skate, experts have some advice on how to stay safe.

For Wisconsin residents who love winter, the arrival of cold and snow has been an early Christmas gift. But if you are heading out to one of Wisconsin's more than 15,000 lakes to ice fish, snowmobile or skate, experts have some advice to stay safe.