Megan Gloss

1 week ago | telegraphherald.com | Megan Gloss

POTOSI, Wis. — When Julian Graef and his family — made up of a contingent of professional classical musicians — devised a summer concert series in the barn the family owned in Potosi, they saw a unique opportunity. “I just thought it was a cool space and that we could bring something different to the community, while featuring a really high caliber of classical chamber musicians,” said Graef, executive director of the series, and a violinist and violist.

2 weeks ago | telegraphherald.com | Megan Gloss

I remember when I was in my early teens, looking at my parents, who were approaching their 40s, and thinking, “Man, 40 is so OLD! I am NEVER going to be 40!”The funny thing about getting older is how young you realize you actually are, while simultaneously feeling as though you finally have reached a period in your life when people take you a little more seriously because, you know, you’ve lived a little by now. With each passing year, you also realize what a privilege it is to grow older.

2 weeks ago | telegraphherald.com | Megan Gloss

For more than 30 years, the Dubuque Arts Council brought its free summer concert series to the Dubuque Arboretum & Botanical Gardens. But this year, the organization is shaking things up with a change in location and a variety of favorites featured among the musical lineup. The Dubuque Arts Council will kick off Music at the Star at Dubuque’s Alliant Energy Amphitheater in the Port of Dubuque this weekend.

2 weeks ago | telegraphherald.com | Megan Gloss

Luke Stoffel has always been full of towering aspirations. Growing up as a gay Catholic schoolboy in Dubuque, the 46-year-old writes on the back of his debut memoir that his imagination “burned with million-dollar dreams and DIY hustles.

3 weeks ago | telegraphherald.com | Megan Gloss

Pops of color and text explode energetically from fabric canvases. Some are set upon a backdrop of black and white. Others can be found on a field of bold colors, paint splatters, tie dye or images of cold hard cash. For 33-year-old Dubuque-based clothing designer Marley Washington, it’s all about the art of standing out. “When I first started making clothing, my friends and I, we just wanted to make a statement,” he said. “We wanted to wear something different from what everyone else was wearing.