James Williams Middle School in Rhinelander was buzzing Friday(7/17) as the School of the Arts at Rhinelander begins.
This is the 52 year for the program, originating the UW-Madison Continuing Studies department. The school brings together writers, musicians, photographers and artists of all types each summer in Rhinelander.
This year they went to a weekend format in the hopes of bringing in more people able to stay for a shorter period of time.
The school has registrants from several states in addition to Wisconsin. Director Lynn Tarnoff is inviting the public to stop by each day for activities even if you're not registered...
"....we'd love to invite everyone to join us at noon time. There is a marketplace. So what we have is our instructors and students and outside vendors set up in the gymnasium ready to sign books, sell their books, arts and crafts and information tables...."
The School of the Arts at Rhinelander was founded by UW-Madison professor Robert Gard in 1964 to bring the arts to rural Wisconsin.
