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Madison Snaps -- November 9, 2009
by on 11/09/09 at 8:00 am | Today's image titled “November Moon” was photographed by Peter Patau. |
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Dog Sees God by OUT!Cast Theatre spoofs the Peanuts gang (don't bring the kids)
by Bruce G. Bradley on 11/07/09 at 12:00 pm | It's a fairly good bet that when Charles Schulz created his beloved Peanuts cartoon strip, he never foresaw the futures that his characters live into in Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead, a decidedly adult spoof that is the debut production of the OUT!Cast Theatre company. |
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Emotional power in Madison Opera's vividly staged Carmen
by John W. Barker on 11/07/09 at 10:33 am | Friday night the Madison Opera opened this season with a lavish production in Overture Hall of the perennial crowd-pleaser, Bizet's Carmen. And a production to please it surely was. |
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Alder wants new downtown Madison library donors to pony up
by Joe Tarr on 11/06/09 at 3:19 pm | Ald. Michael Schumacher, in a proposed amendment to the city's capital budget, tried to put the question of whether to fund a new library to the residents in a referendum. The city's Board of Estimates voted down that amendment. Now, Schumacher is trying a new tack. |
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Beer Here: Eisphyre from Capital Brewery
by Robin Shepard on 11/06/09 at 2:00 pm | Just when the gales of November seem to come early, Capital Brewery takes its warm, malty Autumnal Fire to an entirely different level with the special release of a winter-hardy version named Eisphyre. This intensely malty, yet incredibly smooth doppelbock is capable of taking the chill off. |
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Blaska's Blog is brewing up some tea over the Dane County RTA
by David Blaska on 11/06/09 at 12:56 pm | Leave aside estimates that only 5,500 passengers will ride the Dane County commuter train. Forget that each trip will need to be subsidized to the tune of $40+. Never mind that the train doesn’t really go anywhere that buses can’t already take you and more cheaply. It’s the dishonest way it was done. |
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Madison Snaps -- November 6, 2009
by on 11/06/09 at 8:00 am | Today's image titled “Turkey in the arb” was photographed by Michael Leland. |
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The Week[end]: November 6-8, 2009
by on 11/06/09 at 6:00 am | Feast upon yet another array of fine arts entrees around Madison this weekend The calendar includes: the return of the Tales from Planet Earth film fest; productions of Carmen, Dog Sees God, and All About Eve and a performance of Under the Big Top; live music by the George Maurer Duo, The Sounds, El Ten Eleven, The Mountain Goats, Mount Eerie, the Ancora String Quartet, Ami Saraiya, Ace Frehley, Emancipator, Cursillistas, and Old Crow Medicine Show; and for dessert, Pie Palooza. |
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A Book A Week: Caravaggio's Angel by Ruth Brandon
by Becky Holmes on 11/05/09 at 6:00 pm | I am very picky about writing styles. Have you noticed? I don't like (and won't read) badly written books. I will, however, sometimes read a decently written book with a lousy plot. Ruth Brandon's Caravaggio's Angel fits into this category. I am a sucker for art mysteries and picked this up by chance. |
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Vinyl Cave: Where does all this stuff come from, anyway?
by Bob Koch on 11/05/09 at 5:00 pm | In Madison, we're lucky to still have a wide variety of places where those who want to browse for music can do so the old fashioned way, in person. Occasionally, there's even special events that draw hordes of serious and casual collectors, such as St. Vincent de Paul's annual collectible record sale, which started Thursday and runs through Saturday. |
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Dane County Farmers' Market: Gentle Breeze Honey
by Andrea Parins on 11/05/09 at 3:00 pm | Gentle Breeze Honey is a full beekeeping operation and honey-processing farm in the rolling countryside of Mount Horeb. Eugene Woller and family have been selling at the Dane County Farmers' Market for 18 years. |
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Blaska's Blog says Baa, baa, baa
by David Blaska on 11/05/09 at 2:59 pm | We now have a president who is purely the product of the government sector. As blissfully ignorant of how to create wealth as any Progressive Dane collectivist. That divide is showing up as Obama socializes the American economy while Europe steps back from the enervating socialist experiment. |
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Band to Band Combat field pared to eight, your questions answered!
by Jason Joyce on 11/05/09 at 9:45 am | One week ago, the Band to Band Combat ballot featured 38 songs from 38 bands. That's a lot of music and you're forgiven if you didn't listen to every song. But there's no doubt that eight songs are significantly easier to listen to than 38, especially if you're doing that listening at work. The expectation here is for some informed decision making, voters! |
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Madison Snaps -- November 5, 2009
by on 11/05/09 at 8:00 am | Today's image titled “fog at ATM” was photographed by Steve Salt. |
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00s music, Jeremi Suri, Kids & Parents, and Oysy Sushi in the November 6 issue of Isthmus
by on 11/05/09 at 6:00 am | What can you find in this week's Isthmus? Highlights from the latest issue follow. |
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An inside look at the Obama visit to Madison
by Lynn Welch on 11/04/09 at 6:17 pm | "This is a culminating event for them,” Wright librarian Amy Owens said of the visit. "They followed the election last year and have been following his career. This will be something they’ll never forget. Think about what you remember from middle school." |
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Remarks by the President on Strengthening America's Education System
by on 11/04/09 at 6:17 pm | Remarks by the President on strengthening America's Education System |
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Remarks by the President and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan in Discussion with Students
by on 11/04/09 at 6:17 pm | Remarks by the President and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan in Discussion with Students |
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Blaska's Blog celebrates a comeback
by David Blaska on 11/04/09 at 4:24 pm | What a difference a year makes in American politics! As Tommy G. Thompson would say, "Isn't it great to be a Republican!" And you know what, kids? It really is! You should try it some time. |
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Madame Fromage: The Master Cheesemakers of Wisconsin is worth checking out
by Tenaya Darlington on 11/04/09 at 2:00 pm | I'm so impressed by The Master Cheesemakers of Wisconsin (University of Wisconsin Press, 2009), a new book by James Norton and Rebecca Dilley, I hardly know where to begin. |
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Obama visits Madison: The words on the street
by Bill Lueders on 11/04/09 at 1:00 pm | Today's Wisconsin State Journal contains a charming letter from some Madison school boosters toasting the many excellent reasons President Barack Obama decided to visit Wright Middle School in Madison. These include: "Wright is both a successful charter school and has one of the most diverse student bodies in the Madison school district." It's also a security fortress. |
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Madison Etsy explorations: The Fairy Garden
by Megan Larson on 11/04/09 at 12:00 pm | Halloween may have come and gone but that doesn't mean the little ones have to stop playing dress up. Playing princess has never been easier or more adorable than with a tutu from The Fairy Garden. With only a little tulle and a little sparkle, shop owner Heidi Duss has created an invitation to the magical world of make-believe for your child. |
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Wilmington on DVD: North by Northwest, Food, Inc., noir classics, The Taking of Pelham 123
by Mike Wilmington on 11/04/09 at 10:00 am | North by Northwest is Alfred Hitchcock's great romantic/comedy/thriller -- with Cary Grant at his witty, seductive, impeccable best as "wrong man" Roger Thornhill, an overly smug Madison Avenue adman who gets mistaken for an elusive spy. |
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Madison Snaps -- November 4, 2009
by on 11/04/09 at 8:00 am | Today's image titled “storm brewing” was photographed by Monique J. Isham. |
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What we learned in the All Together Now Madison reporting project
by Bill Lueders on 11/03/09 at 4:00 pm | All Together Now, the collaborative reporting project by Madison media, is probably the first time something like this has ever been done. It's not likely to be the last. |
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Coffee Bytes is a ground-level java stop at University Square
by Andrea Parins on 11/03/09 at 1:00 pm | Owned and operated by two UW-Madison graduates, Coffee Bytes has students in mind with many study nooks, relaxing recliners, free wifi and great campus location at the still relatively new University Square complex. It is not located in the second-floor food court, but right off the street across from the University Theatre. |
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Win tickets to Dog Sees God, Jill Sobule & Erin McKeown, The Fiery Furnaces, and more!
by on 11/03/09 at 12:00 pm | The Isthmus Guest List is back with another round of free tickets to amazing concerts, shows and more fun events around Madison. This week's contests include tickets to: Dog Sees God at the Bartell; Band to Band Combat at the Frequency; Jill Sobule & Erin McKeown, Quarantine, Digital Leather, and Haley Bonar at the High Noon; In This Moment at the Annex; The Sounds and The Fiery Furnaces at the Majestic; and more! |
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Madison Snaps -- November 3, 2009
by on 11/03/09 at 8:00 am | Today's image titled “Organic Egg Co-op” was photographed by Dana O'Shea. |
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Blaska's Blog encourages Babs to come clean
by David Blaska on 11/02/09 at 4:33 pm | In my last blog, I opined that Barbara Lawton owes her supporters and her political party an honest reason for her volte face." Absent that, "speculation is bound to continue" for her sudden decision last week to quit the race for governor. |
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Madison eats agenda: Food-A-Rama, a herb fair, Polish Christmas, Fest-of-Ale, Pie Palooza
by Andrea Parins on 11/02/09 at 4:00 pm | The coming week, with events that get to your heart through your stomach. |
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