Montaigne in Barn Boots: A Decidedly Green Bay Story by Jennie Young A few months ago, I found a “could not deliver” slip in my mailbox; someone had sent me a package that required me to go to the post office to obtain. My curiosity piqued (A secret admirer?! Have I won something?!), I drove to the post office to get it and found that it was C.O.D., which I didn’t even realize was a thing anymore because I… [Read More]
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UntitledTown for the Smallies (and Their Grown-Ups)
by Tara DaPra There are many things I love about UntitledTown Book & Author Festival, now in its third year. There are the small pleasures, like having an excuse to explore both sides of downtown Green Bay on foot, and there are the biggies, like being the center of the cultural universe for a brief moment when Margaret Atwood’s keynote coincided with A Handmaid’s Tale Hulu debut. But what I might love most of all is that this is… [Read More]
“Freshwater Ocean” — Celebrating the Great Lakes at UntitledTown 2019
by Audrey Arnold The Great Lakes have had a special place in my heart ever since I can remember. Every summer, my family takes a day trip up to Lake Superior. We set up the grill, have a picnic, and sit on the beach afterwards. Those who are brave enough take a dive and swim in the water that is almost always chilly, even in August after the heat of summer has warmed it. One of my favorite parts about… [Read More]
Help UntitledTown Continue to Give Back to Green Bay
Last year, the Green Bay Packers Foundation and Greater Green Bay Community Foundation joined together to create Give BIG Green Bay, a community day of giving. In just twenty-four hours, 1,718 donors raised $805,610 to support thirty-one nonprofits in Green Bay, WI. This year, the Packers Foundation will again provide a $250,000 impact grant to create a matching pool of funds. Bellin Health, Janet and Charlie Leib, and the J.J. Keller Foundation have provided additional matching funds and incentives for… [Read More]