Angela Zonunpari

Jun 27, 2024 | artsmidwest.org | Angela Zonunpari |Jacqueline Kehoe

Yerkes Observatory, in Williams Bay, Wisconsin, calls itself a 125-year-old start-up. Widely regarded as America’s most historic observatory—names like Carl Sagan, Edwin Hubble, and Nancy Grace Roman once dashing through its hallways—Yerkes seemed destined to become a dusty museum. And then, growing like a nascent star, it found a second life.

Mar 28, 2024 | artsmidwest.org | Angela Zonunpari |Mandy Shunnarah |Basak Notz

Getting your first thobe is a rite of passage for Palestinian girls, and I’ll never forget when I got mine. I was nine years old when Sedo and Taita—Grandfather and Grandmother in Arabic—presented me with the traditional Palestinian dress. Thobes are floor length with wide long sleeves, usually a cloth belt at the waist, and always traditional Palestinian cross-stitch embroidery called tatreez. Mine had intricate gold tatreez along the neck, chest, and sleeve hems.

Mar 20, 2024 | artsmidwest.org | Angela Zonunpari |Mandy Shunnarah

When Columbus, Indiana, was founded in 1820, no one could have predicted the city would become a must-see destination for art and architecture lovers. Just 40 miles south of Indianapolis, along the White River, the mid-sized city is known for its modernist buildings and plethora of public art, all crafted by some of the greatest design-minded thinkers of their time.

Feb 20, 2024 | artsmidwest.org | Angela Zonunpari |Garrett Schumann

There is a meandering trail of lakeshore, thousands of miles long, that extends northward from the western coast of Michigan’s lower peninsula, across the Mackinac Bridge, and around the Upper Peninsula’s eastern tip to its northern coast. This imaginary line traces Michigan’s most iconic geographic features and touches all three Great Lakes that border the state — it also symbolizes a geographic connection between three Michigan musicians. From Coloma (pop.

Feb 6, 2024 | artsmidwest.org | Angela Zonunpari |Jay Gabler

When it comes to good nutrition, Sharon Day believes in starting early. “Our goal is to begin our babies with an Indigenous diet,” Day explained. Traditionally, “we had corn, beans, and squash. Those were our foods, along with wild rice, and if we ate meat, it was very lean, low cholesterol.” That’s very different from “the foods they began to feed us,” said Day, referencing European colonizers.