Ravines act like fast-moving highways, delivering sediment into Lake Pepin on the Mississippi River. A new project will examine how to control them.

Jacques Pépin, an artist in the kitchen who has parlayed his extraordinary cooking skills to become world famous, is also an artist with a paintbrush.

Catherine Capellaro, a New Glarus native, is presenting her first solo gallery show, "Beauty Near and Far: Wisconsin & Jamaica," at Portage Center for the Arts this month.

Works by George Morrison, Jim Denomie, Maggie Thompson and others highlight contemporary Native artistry.