Local galleries and museums not only showcase artists' talents and offer chances to learn about history, they provide respite from wintry weather.

Early childhood education provider Purple Crayon has inked a 4,600-square-foot ground-floor retail lease at 544 Carroll, a boutique apartment complex at the corner of Carroll Street and Fourth Avenue ...

In 1993, the eight-year-old son of a Middlebury teacher decided to name a crayon after an egg shell and won a contest that spanned the entire nation. Christopher Straub of Bristol, armed with quaint ...

The 1955 children’s book by Crockett Johnson has some interesting ties to Sharon Stone, Spike Jonze, and Communism. When Johnson submitted the manuscript to Harold and the Purple Crayon to Harper & ...

RACINE — The Lighthouse Quilters Guild of Racine will host its biennial quilt show, Lighthouse Legacies 2025, on Saturday, Oct. 4, and Sunday, Oct. 5, at Festival Hall in downtown Racine. The judged ...

The Chickadee Quilters are hosting their 44rd annual quilt show on Sunday, Oct. 12 and Monday, Oct. 13 at the Stevens Brook Elementary School off Route 302 in downtown Bridgton. The show hours are 10 ...

RACINE — Mayor Cory Mason has proclaimed Sept. 26 through Oct. 5, 2025, as Quilt Week in Racine, with events culminating in the Lighthouse Legacies Quilt Show at Festival Hall. The two-day show, ...

The 2025 Fourth of July three-day weekend has passed, but Door County offers plenty of unique things to do on the remaining weekends of July. Throughout the month, local clubs and organizations are ...

For Edith Edmunds, the art of quilt making is inextricably linked to the Black struggle for freedom. That's why she plans to be sewing on Juneteenth. "It's what I love to do," she told NPR in a phone ...

The Paul Family Quilt (1830-35), on display in "Fabric of a Nation: American Quilt Stories," was made for a four-poster bed. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston In 1812, Catherine Paul moved from Greenwich, ...

ColorWare today introduced a clever new range of custom Apple Pencils that have been designed to look like crayons. ColorWare is known for its custom-painted Apple accessories and products like ...