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Dane County Farmers' Market: Creekside Farm
by Clare Milliken on 05/07/09 at 1:00 pm | For eight years, Chris Fenendael and Mark Kupper have grown a broad array of organic plants, fruit, and vegetables at Creekside Farm in Crawford County. Their stand on South Carroll Street at the Dane County Farmers' Market overflows with various offerings, starting with herbs and bedding plants in the spring before blossoming over the season. |
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Blaska's Blog: I got rights, man!
by David Blaska on 05/07/09 at 12:33 pm | Well, what can I say. The Madison Common Council this week took one giant step backwards. Instead of strengthening our juvenile curfew laws, it "liberalized" them. |
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Madison Snaps -- May 7, 2009
by on 05/07/09 at 8:00 am | Today's image titled “Atwood Mural” was photographed by Jon Tanke. |
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Tom Hardin, John Urban, mustaches, and Bangkok Cuisine in the May 8 edition of Isthmus
by on 05/07/09 at 6:00 am | What can you find in this week's Isthmus? Highlights from the latest issue follow. |
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Overture Center announces its 2009-10 season
by Kenneth Burns on 05/06/09 at 5:08 pm | On Thursday, Overture Center for the Arts announced its upcoming schedule of events. Compared to previous years it is a reduced schedule, with 38 announced events -- compared to 58 a year ago and 62 the year before that. |
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MadTracks -- 'Sacrificial Blues' by Aniv de la Rev
by Jessica Steinhoff on 05/06/09 at 3:30 pm | To say Aniv de la Rev's blend of punk and Latin American cumbia music -- a folk dance of the lower classes used to celebrate both courtship and resistance against Spain, among other things -- has radical undertones would be a bit of an understatement. |
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Wilmington on DVD: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Wendy and Lucy, Science Is Fiction, and Last Chance Harvey
by Mike Wilmington on 05/06/09 at 1:00 pm | I liked Benjamin Button. It has a humanistic/historical sweep reminiscent of Forrest Gump (Eric Roth wrote both movies), and it has near-instant likeability, thanks to Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett. |
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Beilke: Fond feelings for Madison, from ped-hostile Mobile, Ala.
by Dustin Beilke on 05/06/09 at 11:07 am | I’m not suggesting that cities should be designed and governed for marathon runners’ comfort and convenience. But when it is hard to walk from place to place, that is often a sign that developers and advertisers have undue sway over the decision making process. Also: Beer tax, curious accolades and newspapers. |
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Madison Etsy explorations: TieBeau
by Megan Larson on 05/06/09 at 9:00 am | When I discovered Catherine Boldt's Etsy shop, TieBeau, I have to admit I was a bit envious that I had not thought of her idea myself. Boldt repurposes cast aside vintage ties into very fun and brightly colored headbands. She has taken ties past their fashion prime and reinvented them as hip hair accessories. Favoring the '50s and '60s, Boldt's headbands uniquely tell the story of a bygone era |
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Madison Snaps -- May 6, 2009
by on 05/06/09 at 8:00 am | Today's image titled “Sign of an Upside Down Condo Market” was photographed by Peter Patau. |
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Blaska's Blog: Thuy Pham-Remmele is not quitting
by David Blaska on 05/05/09 at 3:28 pm | Thuy is incredibly popular here on the southwest side of town -- and not just in the 20th Aldermanic District. She is a folk hero for organizing two community meetings in the summer of 2007 that changed this city's direction. She will not be silenced. She won re-election unopposed for a reason. |
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Fringe Foods: Rajbhog from Maharani Indian Grocery
by Kyle Nabilcy on 05/05/09 at 2:00 pm | The Maharani grocery, like rajbhog, is small but packed with goodies. There are a lot of spices, naturally; the dishes that Americans are most familiar with are often differentiated only by the spice profile. There's also a lot of pre-made items, frozen and awaiting only a warm-up. And there are the shelf-stable, prefab items like rajbhog. |
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Celebration of form and function at UW-Madison Art Lofts grand opening
by Clare Milliken on 05/05/09 at 1:00 pm | What was once a former university warehouse at 111 N. Frances Street now holds the UW-Madison Art Department glass lab, metal sculpture foundry, ceramics, graduate darkroom, digital facilities and papermaking areas. Studio spaces for over 60 faculty and graduate students, as well as display and exhibition spaces, are a welcome addition to the department's facilities. |
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Win tickets to Second City, Phun and Elf Lettuce, Del the Funky Homosapien, Ronnie Baker Brooks, a Bob Dylan birthday tribute, and more!
by on 05/05/09 at 11:00 am | 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: Phun and Elf Lettuce, Del the Funky Homosapien, Ronnie Baker Brooks, Black Moth Super Rainbow, and a Bob Dylan tribute at the High Noon; Second City at Oveture; and more. |
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The beards (and moustaches) of Dane County
by Ellen Meany on 05/05/09 at 10:45 am | What's with all the weird beards and woolly 'staches? I wander the Dane County Farmers' Market for some down-to-earth examples, and comb the virtual world for more answers. |
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Madison Snaps -- May 5, 2009
by on 05/05/09 at 8:00 am | Today's image titled “On the road with One Smart Cooky” was photographed by Angela Richardson. |
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Isthmus Jazz Festival 2009 to feature local and national talent at the UW Memorial Union
by Dean Robbins on 05/04/09 at 6:00 pm | The Isthmus Jazz Festival will feature Grammy-winning saxophonist David Sanchez along with 10 local acts on June 5 and 6 at the UW Memorial Union. Sanchez plays a ticketed concert at the Wisconsin Union Theater, while the local musicians perform free of charge outside on the Terrace. The event promises to be a swinging kickoff for summer. |
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Ald. Thuy Pham-Remmele may quit council over mayor’s slight
by Joe Tarr on 05/04/09 at 3:54 pm | Ald. Thuy Pham-Remmele doesn't know what she did wrong. But last month, when Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz made his committee appointments, he pulled Pham-Remmele off her prized assignment, the Community Development Block Grant Commission. |
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Great Taste of the Midwest still the hottest ticket in town
by Robin Shepard on 05/04/09 at 2:00 pm | The window for in-person ticket sales for this summer's Great Taste of the Midwest came and went in about 30 minutes on Sunday. With long lines at all six of in-person ticket sites around Madison, the sales were actually over before they started. Mike Schultz of Sun Prairie showed up at Star Liquor on Willy Street with a sleeping bag and a lawn chair around 11:30 p.m. on Saturday night. |
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Pioneering comics, disturbing gender attitudes in 'Underground Classics' at Chazen
by Jennifer A. Smith on 05/04/09 at 1:00 pm | Before Raw in the '80s, and well before today's acclaimed graphic novelists like Marjane Satrapi, were the early pioneers of underground comics. The Chazen Museum documents their scene in a new exhibition, "Underground Classics: The Transformation of Comics into Comix". |
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Madison Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conclude season with powerful Verdi's Requiem
by Sandy Tabachnick on 05/04/09 at 12:00 pm | Thunder and lightening electrified Overture Hall last weekend as the Madison Symphony Orchestra closed its season with Verdi's Messa da Requiem. This special season for the MSO celebrated the 15th anniversary of its music director and conductor, John DeMain. An added attraction was the recent release of a new CD, Overtures from Overture Hall, recorded live in concert. |
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Madison Snaps -- May 4, 2009
by on 05/04/09 at 8:00 am | Today's image titled “lights off” was photographed by Beth McConnell. |
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The Week: May 4-7, 2009
by on 05/04/09 at 6:00 am | Madison plays host to a particularly potent mix of music legends and emerging talents this week. The calendar includes: talks by Jo Handelsman and Garrison Keillor; and live music by Dan Deacon, Crystal Antlers, Jeffrey Siegel, Charlie Hunter, Justin Hayford, Billy Joel & Elton John, Sara Watkins, and Richard Lloyd. |
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Vinyl Cave: Madison bands unleash 7-inches of fury
by Bob Koch on 05/02/09 at 12:00 pm | While the availability of new titles in the LP format has been mounting a phoenix-like resurrection in recent years, the 7-inch single has maintained about the same low profile pace of new releases since the major labels' general abandonment of the format in the late '80s. Here's a guide to singles I've been able to track down. |
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Beer Here -- Scurvy IPA from Tyranena Brewing
by Robin Shepard on 05/01/09 at 4:00 pm | Scurvy may be the least worry of a pirate these days, but it is good news for fans of bitter beers. Tyranena Brewing is swelling its ranks of seasonal brews with Scurvy IPA, which hits store shelves in Madison this week. The name reflects the humor of owner and brewmaster Rob Larson, who creates this ale by adding orange peel to the wort. This leaves the beer with an assertive orange aroma and distinctive bitterness. |
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The Week on Forum: Bea Arthur, jaywalking, East Johnson, and a career in music
by Clare Milliken on 05/01/09 at 12:00 pm | Amidst the mountains of cynicism abounding this week, Forons waxed poetic about their hopes for the environment, the economy, as well as pondered east side living and the grind of a musical life. |
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Ani DiFranco, Indigo Girls offer hope and fiery politics at concert for The Progressive
by Kiki Schueler on 05/01/09 at 11:43 am | For much of Thursday night it was hard to tell who was having a better time at The Progressive's centennial celebration concert, the audience or the artists. But when Dar Williams and Melissa Ferrick lifted a young girl up onto the Orpheum Theatre's towering stage to join them for the second all-star jam to end the evening, it was pretty clear they wouldn't want to be anywhere else. |
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Madison lawmakers support dog breeding regulation legislation
by Linda Falkenstein on 05/01/09 at 11:04 am | The latest attempt to impose regulation on dog breeding in the state has passed another hurdle. Co-sponsors for the bill have signed on to the current Smith-Kreitlow version. |
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The Week[end]: May 1-3, 2009
by on 05/01/09 at 11:00 am | Kickstart May and bid farewell to the spring arts season simultaneously over this weekend bursting with events. The calendar includes: Gallery Night and the Mifflin Street Block Party; The Progressive centennial and its “Raise the Roof” party; a performance by Tapestry Dance Company, Kids in the Rotunda, and a talk by Dwight Allen; and a deluge of live music from the MSO, Dobet Gnahore, Hot Buttered Rum, Elvis Perkins in Dearland, Robbie Fulks & the 50-Vc. All-stars, Ha Ha Tonka, These Are Powers, The Rousers, Millions of Dead Cops with The Atrocities, Allá, Pert' Near Sandstone, Madison Youth Choirs, Jason Mraz, and Willy Porter with Raining Jane. |
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Madison Snaps -- May 1, 2009
by on 05/01/09 at 8:00 am | Today's image titled “College Barber” was photographed by Brian Chu. |
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