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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Last year, a longtime Rockford creative said, “We’ll just do one more show,” during a WNIJ interview. Well, it turns out, that wasn’t the last one. J.R. Sullivan’s Hometown Holiday returns to the city this weekend. -
Welcome to WNIJ's Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. Today's segment features poet Richard Holinger. -
Two Rockford organizations are coming together again to bring the community a Christmas classic. -
An annual student art contest is open for submissions. This year students are encouraged to explore a particular sense. -
A National Endowment for the Arts funded grant is available to leading artists and those who need support. -
About a dozen DeKalb utility boxes now serve as works of art. -
A southern Wisconsin city is pulling all the stops to relieve holiday shopping stress. -
A Rockford landscape offers many programs that incorporate Japanese culture. One of its offerings is a hit in the community. -
Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s poet is Tracy Noel. -
A Rockford group of nurses are honoring their colleagues who’ve been relieved of their duties.
