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Friday, March 12, 2010 |  Madison, WI: 41.0° F  

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The Week[end]: March 12-14, 2010

Spring forward reclaims an hour off the clock this weekend, so be sure to make the most of the remaining time. The calendar includes: Bike-o-Rama and Canoecopia; productions of The Odd Couple and Cinderella; Boomerfest; the conclusion of Literacy 24/7; performances of 100 Years of Broadway and 1964 the tribute; a talk by John Ross; live music by The August Teens, bomshel, The Machine, Rodrigo Villanueva Quartet, Greensky Bluegrass, LMFAO, Kieran McMullen, the UW Chamber Orchestra with the Eroica Trio, The Kissers, David Ford, and Ted Leo & the Pharmacists; and the Madison St. Patrick's Day Parade. >More Emily's Post: The Barrett vs. Walker gubernatorial cage match is on and full of promise

Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker really wants to be governor of Wisconsin. So does Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett. In order to win over the hearts and minds of voters, they're making plans and promises, as politicians are wont to do, many of which may seem awesome -- but only at first blush. >More

The Paper

Wiley shines light on Brothers case

The deposition was taken Feb. 16 as part of a lawsuit filed by the owners of Brothers Bar & Grill against the UW Board of Regents. The owners, Marc and Eric Fortney, are trying to block the regents' attempt to seize their property through condemnation; the UW wants to use the property for a future School of Music. >More More teams, less thrilling

Currently, the NCAA Division I men's college basketball tournament fields 65 teams, accommodating 31 conference champions and 34 at-large bids. The whole thing lasts three weeks, with two rounds played each weekend. It is, aside from the Super Bowl, the nation's biggest sporting event, with diehard fans pitting their picks against those from people who don't know a screen-and-roll from a box-and-one. >More
Cookbook cues: The Art of Eating In by Cathy Erway

Brooklynite Cathy Erway definitely has something right. Americans do not cook their own dinners often enough and when we do, it's too often an indifferent, hurried effort. No wonder eating out seems like a better idea. >More Willy Street Co-op plans to open second store in Middleton

The Willy Street Co-op has finally released its long-awaited plans for a second store. The second site chosen is in Middleton, at the corner of University Avenue and Park Street, in a pre-existing shopping center. The store would move into the end space vacated by Walgreens, which built a new free-standing location some blocks east on University Avenue at Branch Street. >More

CRITICS CHOICE

Music: Clubs
The August Teens (CD release):High Noon Saloon, 5:30pm
Rodrigo Villanueva Quartet:Brink Lounge, 8:00pm
Bomshel, Madison County:Majestic Theatre, 8:00pm
The Machine:Barrymore Theatre, 8:00pm
Greensky Bluegrass, SweetGrass:High Noon Saloon, 9:30pm
  Music: More Music
Madison Bach Musicians:Good Shepherd Lutheran Church-Raymond Rd., 7:30pm
 Special Events
Canoecopia:Exhibition Hall, Alliant Energy Center
Bike-o-Rama:Arena, Alliant Energy Center
  Theater and Dance
The Odd Couple:Mitby Theater, Madison College-Truax
MadTracks: 'A Kiss in Wisconsin' by The August Teens

Few things compare to holy trinity of big guitars, pretty harmonies and pop hooks aplenty. The August Teens know it well and worship it often. Heck, they've been doing it for 10 years now. >More
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