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- Ancora and Rhapsodie ensembles join forces for an exuberant Mendelssohn octet
- Sun May 20
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Ancora and Rhapsodie ensembles join forces for an exuberant Mendelssohn octet
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In its closing program for this season, the Ancora Quartet has devised a remarkably diversified and satisfying program -- combining a compact rarity with an expansive crowd-pleaser, each demanding in its own way. Sergei Prokofiev's two string quartets ...
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- Centennial Celebration of John Nolen's Plan for Madison
- Sun May 20
Centennial Celebration of John Nolen's Plan for Madison
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Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce & Madison Community Foundation breakfast presentation, 7:30 am, 5/22, Alliant Energy Center, with speakers including author David Mollenhoff. $20. RSVP: www.greatermadisonchamber.com. 443-1954 The Greater Madison ...
- Vinyl Cave: Duck Dunn, 1941-2012
- Sat May 19
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Vinyl Cave: Duck Dunn, 1941-2012
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Last Saturday, the mail brought a copy of a belated compilation focusing on Charles "Packy" Axton, a somewhat forgotten man from the early days of Stax Records who died far too young in the mid-1970s. Smiling out from many of the vintage Polaroids ...
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- Andy Sanford, Joe Zimmerman, TJ Young, Dave Stone
- Sat May 19
Andy Sanford, Joe Zimmerman, TJ Young, Dave Stone
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The BEARDS OF COMEDY Tour is quickly becoming one of the hottest shows in the US, showcasing four of the funniest, freshest - and bearded - faces in comedy. Andy Sandford (Aqua Teen Hunger Force, 2012 Bridgetown Comedy Festival), Joe Zimmerman (Rooftop ...
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- A Book A Week: The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway
- Fri May 18
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A Book A Week: The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway
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The title of Steven Galloway's The Cellist of Sarajevo refers to a real person, though the book is fiction. In 1992 Vedran Smailovic, a member of the Sarajevo Philharmonic Orchestra, played his cello in a bombed-out town square in Sarajevo for 22 days ...
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- Having sex with Scott Walker
- Fri May 18
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Having sex with Scott Walker
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Dear Tell All: I'm a public employee, a liberal and a volunteer for Democrat Tom Barrett in the upcoming recall election. But here's my problem: I've been having sexual dreams about Gov. Scott Walker. Help! I should mention that I'm happily married, ...
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- Beer Here: Maibock from the Great Dane Fitchburg
- Fri May 18
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Beer Here: Maibock from the Great Dane Fitchburg
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If you are a fan of the Maibock style of beer, you must feel a certain pressure to enjoy one in the month of May. Great Dane Fitchburg brewmaster Pat Keller follows the annual spring ritual with the timely release of his version of Maibock.
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- Citizen Dave: The Week in Review... Why the DNC isn't investing in Wisconsin
- Fri May 18
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Citizen Dave: The Week in Review... Why the DNC isn't investing in Wisconsin
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Revised job numbers apparently show that Wisconsin gained about 30000 jobs since Scott Walker took office. And it gets worse for Tom Barrett, because Walker can legitimately claim that he is responsible for every one of those jobs.
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- Bon Appetit gains new French chef
- Fri May 18
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Bon Appetit gains new French chef
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Don't say bon voyage to Bon Appetit owner Greg Johnson just yet, but there will a new face at 805 Williamson St. starting May 21: Chef Anne-Marie Lalande, better known as Nanou, who hails from Provence, France. Although the name of the Willy Street ...
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- New songs help one-man band Trin Tran play a bigger, better set
- Fri May 18
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New songs help one-man band Trin Tran play a bigger, better set
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Before his opening set for San Francisco rocker Ty Segall last Wednesday at the High Noon Saloon, it might not have occurred to anyone that Trin Tran works really well in a larger setting. It turned out the High Noon's stage and sound system, ...
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