Yvonne Boose
Arts and Culture ReporterYvonne covers artistic, cultural, and spiritual expressions in the COVID-19 era. This could include how members of community cultural groups are finding creative and innovative ways to enrich their personal lives through these expressions individually and within the context of their larger communities. Boose is a recent graduate of the Illinois Media School and returns to journalism after a career in the corporate world.
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An evening journey will take place in Crystal Lake this summer. -
Un estudio de arte de Elgin ahora puede consolidarse en un solo edificio gracias a una subvención de Illinois. -
Northern Illinois University has laid off its art museum's staff. -
An Elgin art studio can now consolidate into one building thanks to an Illinois grant.
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Maia Clapp Duhau will be a senior at DeKalb High School this fall. Duhau uses the pronouns they/them. They enjoy drawing, reading, playing music, and going for bike rides. They hope to one day create a graphic novel. Here’s their poem “Inevitability.” -
A former Rockford resident says living in the city inspired him to write again after a 15-year hiatus. He took these experiences and strung them together in his latest poetry book that came out July 11. -
Una instalación de arte público se trasladó de un parque de Rockford a entornos más íntimos. -
Welcome to the Poetically Yours Extended Podcast. This conversation serves as a backdrop for the weekly segment. This month’s featured artist is Dave Oliphant. -
An Illinois professional theater will kick off an upcoming musical with something that requires a different type of performance. -
Recently Aurora mayor, John Laesch, posted a Facebook message apologizing about how the city handled the Juneteenth flag raising.
