# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Author Event - Dean Robbins
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 18 Aug, 2026 at 06:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: Dean Robbins discusses his essay collection Wisconsin Idols: 100 Heroes Who Changed the State, the World, and Me, offering a unique perspective on legendary figures with often surprising connections to the state, including Jackie Robinson, Oprah Winfrey, Harrison Ford, Elvis Presley, Orson Welles, Ann Landers, and Joni Mitchell. 

With photos, videoclips, and humorous anecdotes, the presentation establishes Wisconsin as a notably influential place: a crossroads for people who changed the world. Attendees will learn more about the Wisconsin heroes they know and discover new heroes to fall in love with. 

Wisconsin Idols has been praised by Wisconsin Public Radio, the Wisconsin State Journal, Milwaukee Magazine, the Capital Times, and WTMJ-TV and chosen as Book of the Month by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Madison Magazine. 

NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar calls it “insightful and entertaining: a passionate and poetic homage.”

About the Author:
Dean Robbins is a journalist who has contributed to USA Today, The New York Daily News, GRAMMY magazine, and other national media outlets, as well as serving as editor in chief of Isthmus and On Wisconsin magazine. He is also a children’s author whose books have appeared on many best-of-the-year lists, earning praise in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/de-forest/author-event-dean-robbins/200030360750239
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, sports
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 3

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: De Forest
- **state**: WI
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 203 Library St, De Forest, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53532
- **lat**: 43.24709
- **long**: -89.34197
- **full address**: 203 Library St, De Forest, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53532

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Author Event - Dean Robbins being held?
  - **A:** Author Event - Dean Robbins takes place on Tue, 18 Aug, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Tue, 18 Aug, 2026 at 06:00 pm at 203 Library St, De Forest, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53532.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Author Event - Dean Robbins?
  - **A:** Author Event - Dean Robbins is organized by DeForest Area Public Library.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Author Event - Dean Robbins is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in De Forest, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Author Event - Dean Robbins sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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