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Capitol Times: “We’ve All Lost Somebody…”

Posted on November 3, 2020

In any other year, Carolyn Kallenborn would have spent this past week arranging wooden shadow boxes that celebrate the lost loved ones of around 200 Madison area residents. A professor in the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s …

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Chazen Museum of Art: “Crossings: Remembrance and Celebration”

Posted on November 3, 2020

Celebrations look a little different in 2020, and Day of the Dead, which begins on October 31 and ends on November 2, is no exception. The multi-day holiday typically involves family and friends gathering to …

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