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.
-
-
A Beloit dancer will help make moves in Rockford this month.
-
This month’s featured poet is Aubrey Barnes.
-
Today’s contributor is Dublin, California’s Poet Laureate Emeritus, James Morehead.
-
Prom season is right around the corner. Buying stuff for this high school dance might be too expensive for some. A Batavia organization is taking the financial load off by helping students with what they put on.
-
Poetically Yours showcases poems by Illinois poets. Today’s featured poet is Scott Piner.
-
Some people like to collect old cars, dolls or even watches. Northern Illinois University has a collection that most people may be surprised to learn about.
-
Algunas personas muestran su amor en el día de San Valentín con flores y dulces. Pero otras se deleitan con algo más frío. Yvonne Boose de WNIJ cuenta la historia de un grupo de personas dedicadas al arte de esculpir nieve.
-
This month’s featured poet is Rockford’s newest poet laurate Adam al-Sirgany. al-Sirgany is also an editor, teacher and author.
-
Some people show their love on Valentine’s Day with flowers and candy. But others find delight in something a bit frostier. WNIJ’s Yvonne Boose has the story of a group of people devoted to the art of snow sculpting.