A lot happening in the La Crosse art world this week and three people crashed the WIZM studio to break everything down. From the October First Friday Art Walk downtown, to multiple events at the Pump House and on to Viterbo University, we covered it all.

Joining The Rick Solem Show included Pump House Regional Arts Center director Allison Krzych along with Marlene De La Cruz-Guzman, vice president of the Thea Bowman Division of Cultural and Global Engagement at Viterbo, and Oscar Mireles, director of LOUD (Latinos Organizing for Understanding and Development).

This Week's Event Lineup:
Wednesday, Sept. 30 (5–7 PM): Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration at Viterbo (Featuring live music from Kumbia Kachaka)
Friday, Oct. 2 (5–8 PM): First Friday Art Walk Downtown & Ekphrastic Poetry Reading with Marlene at the Pump House (5 PM)
Now through Oct. 10: Oaxacan Street Art & Print Exhibit by Lapiztola at the Pump House

Conversation Highlights:


Oaxacan Street Art in La Crosse: Hear how Mexican arts collective Lapiztola brought layered stencil work and political street art from Oaxaca to the Pump House walls.
Viterbo Heritage Party: Preview Wednesday's campus celebration featuring traditional Colombian instruments and live music from Kumbia Kachaka.
Ekphrastic Poetry: Learn how Marlene De La Cruz-Guzman turns striking visual artwork into hard-hitting verse during Friday’s gallery walk.
Historic Literary First: Oscar Mireles and Marlene detail how they teamed up to produce En el cinturón del viento, the first Spanish poetry anthology in Wisconsin history.
Creative Routines Exposed: We debate whether it's best to have routine or work on the fly when it comes to best practices in creative writing.

 

A lot happening in the La Crosse art world this week and three people crashed the WIZM studio to break everything down. From the October First Friday Art Walk downtown, to multiple events at the Pump House and on to Viterbo University, we covered it all.
Joining The Rick Solem Show included Pump House Regional Arts Center director Allison Krzych along with Marlene De La Cruz-Guzman, vice president of the Thea Bowman Division of Cultural and Global Engagement at Viterbo, and Oscar Mireles, director of LOUD (Latinos Organizing for Understanding and Development).
This Week's Event Lineup:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Wednesday, Sept. 30 (5&ndash;7 PM):<a href="https://www.viterbo.edu/sr-thea-bowman-division-cultural-and-global-engagement"> Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration at Viterbo</a> (Featuring live music from Kumbia Kachaka)</li>
<li aria-level="1">Friday, Oct. 2 (5&ndash;8 PM):<a href="https://www.firstfridayartwalklax.com/"> First Friday Art Walk Downtown</a> &amp; Ekphrastic Poetry Reading with Marlene at the<a href="https://www.thepumphouse.org/"> Pump House</a> (5 PM)</li>
<li aria-level="1">Now through Oct. 10:<a href="https://www.thepumphouse.org/"> Oaxacan Street Art &amp; Print Exhibit by Lapiztola</a> at the Pump House</li>
</ul>
Conversation Highlights:
<ul>
<li>
Oaxacan Street Art in La Crosse: Hear how Mexican arts collective Lapiztola brought layered stencil work and political street art from Oaxaca to the Pump House walls.
</li>
<li aria-level="1">Viterbo Heritage Party: Preview Wednesday's campus celebration featuring traditional Colombian instruments and live music from Kumbia Kachaka.</li>
<li aria-level="1">Ekphrastic Poetry: Learn how Marlene De La Cruz-Guzman turns striking visual artwork into hard-hitting verse during Friday&rsquo;s gallery walk.</li>
<li aria-level="1">Historic Literary First: Oscar Mireles and Marlene detail how they teamed up to produce En el cintur&oacute;n del viento, the first Spanish poetry anthology in Wisconsin history.</li>
<li aria-level="1">Creative Routines Exposed: We debate whether it's best to have routine or work on the fly when it comes to best practices in creative writing.</li>
</ul>
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Listener conversations about the days events in and around the La Crosse area.  Weekdays from 5-6pm on WIZM 1410AM and 92.3FM

La Crosse Talk PM WIZM

Rick Solem talks about the days events in and around the La Crosse area. Weekdays from 5:07-6pm on 1410 WIZM

Rick Solem talks about the days events in and around the La Crosse area. Weekdays from 5:07-6pm on 1410 WIZM