Isthmus: Sept 17-23, 2015

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HALLELUJAH!

Local woman finds salvation at Brittingham beach.

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POWER TO THE PEOPLE?

MGE initiates “Citizen Conversations.”

BRIGHT LIGHTS

Orpheum is getting a new, improved sign.

FLIGHT RISK

Group helps save endangered monarchs.

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24 FOOD & DRINK ROBIN SHEPARD Robin Shepard moved to Wisconsin from Missouri about 30 years ago to attend UW-Madison. He earned a Ph.D. in land resource management, learned about beer and never left. A beer reviewer for Isthmus since 2002, Shepard tries to visit every brewery in the state and says he has the GPS coordinates of his travels to prove it. A UW professor and the author of Wisconsin’s Best Breweries and Brewpubs, Shepard also leads brewery tours around the world. This week, on top of his regular beer review, Shepard offers a primer on how to identify the hops in beer in our special “Drinks” pullout section. “When I can smell and taste the pine and/ or citrus, and see the flower-like hop cone with my eyes closed, it’s a beer that gets my full attention,” he says.

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SNAPSHOT JUDITH DAVIDOFF

WANT FRIES WITH THAT?

It’s a challenge capturing serendipitous moments of life in Madison. But journalists often feel compelled to make some inquiries, thinking there might be a good story there. Invading someone’s privacy, however, is not easy. Judith Davidoff, editor of Isthmus, is glad she hovered when she spotted a church group walking through Brittingham Park a couple of Sundays ago. All were gracious and welcoming to her when she introduced herself, and Deborah DeVane, who was there to be baptized, assured her in follow-up interviews that it was okay. “It was meant for you to intrude. Everybody was saying, ‘Isn’t that a blessing?’”

13 COVER STORY

Soglin needs to set spending priorities.

SAVE THE DATE

Fall arts preview, from boyfriends to vampires.

21 RECREATION

THE GREAT ESCAPE

Finding adventure in a locked room.

23-29 FOOD & DRINK

MIDWEST AND BEYOND Global meets regional at Graft.

32 MEDIA

FM-WVMO

New Monona radio station makes its debut.

35 COMEDY

WHAT’S YOUR STORY?

John Hodgman spills his guts.

Worldly fun Fri., Sept. 18, Wisconsin Union Theater, 3 pm; Sat., Sept. 19, Willy Street, 3 pm The World Music Festival comes to Madison for workshops and performances at the Wisconsin Union, featuring performers from Niger, Georgia, South Korea and Algeria/France (Fanfaraï, above). On Saturday, the festival merges with the inimitable Willy Street Fair, adding Pellejo Seco from Cuba and the astounding Ethiopian-Israeli singer Ester Rada.

What would Bob do?

36 SCREENS

NOSEBLEED TERRITORY

Sat., Sept. 19, Breese Stevens Field, 9 am-6 pm

Everest will give you chills.

50 EMPHASIS

If there was ever a good time for Wisconsin liberals to get inspired for a political fight, it’s now.

Network with kindred spirits at this year’s Fighting Bob Fest.

CALLING ALL BIBLIOPHILES

Love books? Spring Green is the place for you.

IN EVERY ISSUE 8 MADISON MATRIX 8 WEEK IN REVIEW 10 THIS MODERN WORLD 11 FEEDBACK 11 OFF THE SQUARE

38 ISTHMUS PICKS 53 CLASSIFIEDS 54 P.S. MUELLER 54 CROSSWORD 55 SAVAGE LOVE

Heavenly bodies Fri., Sept. 18, Monona Terrace, 7-9:30 pm

No, we don’t mean last week’s Ironman participants. At Moon Over Monona Terrace, you’ll get an eyeful of celestial objects as the Madison Astronomical Society trots out the big telescopes. Also Kids Fun Zone, games and prizes.

God is great, god is green Sat. Sept. 19, First United Methodist Church, 9 am-12:30 pm

Following a screening of Journey of the Universe, environmental activist, author and minister Michael Dowd will speak on “The Sacred Side of Science: A Scientific View of God and Why This Matters on an Overheating Planet.”

PUBLISHER Jeff Haupt ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER Craig Bartlett BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR Mark Tauscher EDITOR Judith Davidoff NEWS EDITOR Joe Tarr ASSOCIATE EDITOR Michana Buchman FEATURES EDITOR Linda Falkenstein ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR Catherine Capellaro MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR Jon Kjarsgaard STAFF WRITER Allison Geyer CALENDAR EDITOR Bob Koch ART DIRECTOR Carolyn Fath STAFF ARTISTS David Michael Miller, Tommy Washbush SENIOR CONTRIBUTORS John W. Barker, Jeff Buchanan, Kenneth Burns, Dave Cieslewicz, Nathan J. Comp, Ruth Conniff,

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Join a panel of community members, activists and law enforcement officials to discuss topics like racial inequality, police use of force, emergency response logistics and mental health crisis resources for civilians and officers.

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The Sunday before Labor Day was hot and muggy, drawing large crowds to Brittingham Park Beach. Most were there to kayak or kick back on lounge chairs, but one group strolled through in their Sunday best.

They walked just east of the main boat launch, by the basketball court and some picnickers, to another clearing along the shore. Deborah DeVane waded into the water along with Pastor ColiĂŠr McNair of Zion City International Church Ministries. More than a dozen members of the church lined up on the shore to watch the baptism, some raising their hands in praise of God. “Mother Maeâ€? stood under the shade of a tree, holding a brightly colored umbrella. “Hold your nose, Deborah,â€? she shouted.

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counseled her on the import of what she was doing and made sure she wanted to proceed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want them to understand that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a big deal,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a one-time feel-good deal. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like standing at the altar.â&#x20AC;?

This time around, he tried to wrap things up quickly. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I normally would talk longer, but I thought something was nibbling on my leg. She said that too. It was a bit slippery as well.â&#x20AC;?

There was a prayer â&#x20AC;&#x201D; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Upon the confession of your faith in the death, burial and resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, I now in deed baptize in the name Jesus for the remission of your sins and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghostâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a dunk, and cheers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We believe in full immersion,â&#x20AC;? says Pastor ColiĂŠr. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You take them under the water and bring them up. You are dying out of the old self and rising up a new person.â&#x20AC;?

Deborah grew up in the projects of Jersey City. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had both of my parents,â&#x20AC;? she points out. They were poor but had everything they needed, she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I always say we had a â&#x20AC;&#x2122;hood-rich life.â&#x20AC;?

But it was a tough, rough life. When she had her own daughter she got an apartment in the same projects, but knew she wanted out. When her daughter got into her first fight at school, Deborah made a move, first to North Carolina and eventually, in 1998, to Madison, where she became a certified nursing assistant.

She credits Mother Mae for giving her a place to stay until she got on her feet. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know us from Adam or Eve but she opened her home up.â&#x20AC;? Deborah returned to New Jersey for six years, but followed her daughter, who is now also a mother, back to Madison about a year ago.

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Deborah says sticking close to Mother Mae, who introduced her to Zion City church, helps her stay away from her â&#x20AC;&#x153;old waysâ&#x20AC;? of partying and hanging out with the wrong people. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m around her I kind of live a different lifestyle.â&#x20AC;?

Deborah adores her job at Oakwood Village retirement center and says the residents adore her as well. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love it so much, and they love me.â&#x20AC;? Yet she still struggles with internal demons. â&#x20AC;&#x153;How can they love me when I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t love me completely?â&#x20AC;? n

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MGE plans for the future But will the utility address concerns about coal and the environment?

BY JOE TARR

Marianne Ewig wonders what the planet will be like for her grandchildren. She worries about climate change, as humans continue to spew carbon into the atmosphere.

“I’m concerned about what I have done by not paying attention,” she says. “Now that I’m paying attention I’m going to do my best to turn things around so my grandchildren can have the same kind of life I have had.”

So when Ewig heard that MGE — the acronym that Madison Gas and Electric goes by — is holding “community energy conversations,” she jumped at the chance to participate. The conversations, MGE’s president and CEO Gary J. Wolter wrote, are intended to “help us build a community energy company for the future.” The conversations happen as the electric utility industry is being disrupted by new energy sources and technologies.

Ewig signed up to participate in a small discussion on Aug. 18 with four other MGE customers, who gave a facilitator feedback on what things they want the utility to prioritize. The people in Ewig’s group were well-versed on the issues relating to climate change, power generation and coal.

But she was upset by some of the questions they were asked. “I felt like a number of questions were baiting me to respond toward how MGE wanted me to respond,” she says. “I was troubled by that.” She refused to answers questions she thought were leading.

Nevertheless, she agrees with the company on one point — she wants MGE to become an “energy company of the future.”

“I want MGE to enter the 21st century and move forward and do it boldly, even if it means reduced profits,” she says. “And by the way, I am a shareholder.”

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The energy industry is in a state of upheaval. Electric generation is responsible for 31% of the United States’ carbon emissions, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. This is driving many people to conserve and buy energy-efficient appliances.

Some people are even producing their own clean energy by installing solar panels, which feed energy into the grid.

This, in turn, is driving down revenues and profits for electric utilities, many of which have invested heavily in both main-

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taining the grid infrastructure and power generation, including coal-burning plants.

States and utilities around the country have responded in different ways, says Bentham Paulos, a journalist who wrote the soonto-be published Empowered: A Tale of Three Cities Taking Charge of Their Energy Future.

The book includes a section on Madison, as well as Minneapolis and Boulder, Colo.

Some utilities have responded by moving “to protect themselves against customers who aren’t using as much power as they once did,” Paulos says.

He counts MGE as a utility that made one of the most “egregious” moves in that direction, with a proposal last year to gradually jack up fixed charges to customers from $10 a month to $49, while lowering the rates it charges for usage. The effect would be to discourage conservation.

“If you can’t save money by conserving, few people will do that,” Paulos says. “If you can’t save money by putting up solar panels, very few people will do that.”

MGE eventually withdrew that request, and the state approved a more modest fixed-rate increase to $19.

Paulos — who will speak at the Goodman Center at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 21 — says that other states and utilities have handled the disruptions by cutting up the industry, creating three separate sectors: one in charge of generating electricity, one in charge of maintaining the infrastructure that delivers energy to customers and a third that connects customers to power sources.

“In a monopoly system like Wisconsin, it’s all one company,” he says. “[Monopoly utilities] care most about investing in equipment, because that’s how they get paid. The more they can invest, the more they get paid.”

The more that utilities stick to the traditional structures, the harder it is for society to take advantage of new technologies, like Nest thermostats, which can monitor and reduce energy use. These technologies have even given way to new businesses that pay customers to allow them to control the energy use in their homes.

“They pay you for that because they’re getting paid to reduce power demand” by third parties, he says. “The Internet revolution is coming to the world of energy. But that can’t happen if regulators don’t let it happen and utilities don’t let it happen.”

end of the year, JSA plans to hold a larger, invitation-only discussion to review feedback from the smaller sessions. The company will compile the results next year.

For Edwards, the goal isn’t just to collect input for MGE’s plan. The conversations are the beginning of a community partnership to help implement whatever plan is developed and “to monitor its implementation.”

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The Community Conversations, which began earlier this year, are not unfolding the way public processes traditionally have. MGE hired Justice and Sustainability Associates (JSA), a Washington, D.C.-based firm, to engage the community. Don Edwards, the company’s chief executive officer, says JSA avoids town hall meetings that give everyone who shows up “three minutes at the mic.”

“You get 100 people lined up, and all those comments get recorded, but that doesn’t necessarily produce any consensus,” Edwards says. “It actually turns people off in expressing their views. We don’t find it an effective use of time or energy.”

Instead, JSA hopes to hold 75 small discussion groups (like the one Ewig participated in) with 10 to 15 people in each. The company is looking for meaningful input from a representative sample of MGE’s customer base. “We’re looking to represent a microcosm of greater Madison,” Edwards says. “We want people who have different views, who might not all see things the same way as to what MGE should do in terms of going forward.”

“Typically when you have a small group of people around a table, you don’t have to yell at anybody to be heard,” Edwards adds. The groups are facilitated to make sure nobody dominates the discussion.

Although JSA is seeking out various stakeholders to participate, anyone can sign up to take part in one of the sessions at MGE’s website. They can also take a survey or send in comments. Before the

Mitch Brey, a coordinator at RePower Madison — a group pushing MGE to be more environmentally friendly — worries the utility is too financially committed to coal power to take any of the feedback seriously.

The group’s recent report, The Coal Truth, analyzed MGE’s public filings and found that 70% of the utility’s power generation comes from two coal plants, Columbia and Elm Run, which it says the company is committed to running until 2038 and 2050.

“How can a utility committed to 70% coal for decades to come, how can that be the utility of the future?” Brey asks.

MGE spokesperson Steve Schultz responds to the 70% coal claim by writing, “In 2014, 48% of our electric generation was coal fueled, 13% came from renewable energy sources and 3% came from natural gas.

The remaining 36% came from electricity we purchased on the open market, which is made up of a variety of fuels.” Based on those figures, it is possible that 70% of MGE’s power generation comes from coal.

That’s a big concern for environmentalists who want MGE to be more environmentally friendly. “The number one message that I brought there is MGE needs to take the climate crisis serious now and get off their reliance on coal,” says Andy Olsen, senior policy advocate with the Environmental Law and Policy Center who participated in one of the conversations.

Brey doesn’t know how seriously MGE will take these pleas. “I’m not sure if it’s a dog-and-pony show or a sincere attempt,” he says. “I do think it’s our best opportunity to get a better utility in Madison.”

Dana Brueck, MGE’s corporate communications manager, insists the company will take the feedback to heart.

“We have a track record of being responsive,” she says. “That’s why we’re holding these conversations to take a look at what customers want going forward.” n

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Signs of the times New Orpheum fixture replaces not one, but two predecessors

BY JAY RATH

A true Madison icon disappeared last week.

But don’t worry, the massive Orpheum Theater sign will be back soon — though you likely won’t recognize it.

It’s a common misconception that the 50-foot vertical sign is original. It’s not. It dates back only to the 1950s. A far more elaborate replica of the Orpheum’s original 1927 sign will take its place over State Street, at an estimated cost of $200,000.

That first sign had animated lights and was larger and more ornate. The details are something of a mystery for Dan Yoder and his Sign Art Studio, based in Mount Horeb, the company tasked with re-creating the sign. “I’ve never been a sign sleuth before,” he says. “It’s fun.”

But also challenging. The first question is just how big the original was. Opening day press accounts list it as 63½ feet tall and 10 feet wide. (It cost $18,000.) The second sign was smaller, so that may have

been press agent puffery. However, as Yoder and his crew were working last week, it became apparent that, “when they installed that new sign, they cut off a very substantial part of the bottom of the frame,” he says.

Another question: What colors? Our Orpheum was part of a national vaudeville theater chain. In fact, the replica sign will say “NEW” at the top, just as the original did, to distinguish it from Madison’s first Orpheum Theater. The Orpheum chain’s few surviving 1920s signs show various colors, though red seems a sure bet.

But red tends to fade in the sun, says Yoder.

“We’ve got to do our best to honor the original sign,” but there are practical concerns. “We don’t want this sign — in three years — to be pink on one side and red on the other.”

Research continues. The final mystery may not be as easy to solve, though there are clues.

The big letters were lit, as was the border of the sign. Yoder has counted, and there were a total 1,660 individual bulbs. We know they were animated, but exactly how is unknown. Did each letter light up in turn?

Black-and-white 1920s photos suggest that the lights on the edge of the sign “chased” each other around the rim, turning on and off, thus showing up more dimly on the time-exposure images taken at night. Orpheum owner Gus Paras has a few of the original chaser mechanisms. “I am going to see if the others were found in storage,” says Yoder. “Maybe they have markings on them as to what sections they ran.”

While the past has unknowns, the future offers certainties.

“We want to make sure the sign is up there for another 100 years,” says Yoder. “The new version will be built out of aluminum, so I imagine it will be a third of the weight of the original.

It just keeps everything much safer. Maintenance is going to be virtually nil.”

Every part of the sign will be hand-formed. There will be only one automated process: drilling holes for all those bulbs. They’ll be LED lights made to resemble Edison bulbs.

Altogether, more than enough care is being taken to satisfy the most rabid preservationist — as well as another kind of buff.

“I’m a sign nerd,” admits Yoder.

“We build a lot of big, big signs, in the 30- to 40-foot range, so we are certainly no stranger to big signs.

But this project has been something.

I have eyed that sign and wanted to be a part of it going on 10 years now.”

Owner Paras is saving the parts of the later sign. “When we’re done, when we light the [new] sign, we’ll have a big grand opening for the Orpheum,” he says.

Readers with clues to the Orpheum mysteries are encouraged to contact Isthmus (edit@isthmus.com). n

Crusading for clean water Business owners band together to support quality rivers, lakes, and streams

BY MICHAEL POPKE

The rule now defines waters protected under the Clean Water Act more precisely, “making permitting less costly, easier and faster for businesses and industry,” according to the EPA.” Additionally, the rule does not create any new permitting requirements for agriculture.

However, Wisconsin U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson spoke out against the rule and issued a statement claiming that “the EPA has expanded its authority over smaller bodies of water like wetlands, ponds and lakes that were previously not subject to federal regulation.... Stakeholders in Wisconsin and around the country deserve to know how this ‘water’ rule will affect their day-to-day business operations without fear of drowning in permitting and litigation costs.”

Sarakinos, who views clean water as an economic issue, not a political or partisan one, cautions that “We’re not going to change deeply engrained misperceptions overnight.... This is a long game.”

The Blue Water Business Consortium continues to add new members and plans to host a series of regional events in 2016 that Sarakinos says will “drive home the message that clean water is good for jobs locally around the state.”

“I’m very optimistic,” adds Bush, who is heavily involved in lobbying efforts and promoting the consortium’s work to customers at his store. “All it takes is a small shift in mindset.” n

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With another Wisconsin summer quickly fading, an increasing number of businesses in Madison and around the state are working to secure the long-term survival of the public waterways that play such a vital role in the season.

“Water is Wisconsin,” says Helen Sarakinos, policy and advocacy director for the River Alliance of Wisconsin, a nonprofit conservation organization focused on protecting, enhancing and restoring the state’s rivers and watersheds. “For a lot of people, you can’t separate protecting their business from protecting the water.”

The group’s Blue Water Business Consortium is composed of entrepreneurs and small business owners whose livelihood is clean and plentiful water — be it for tourism, dining, recreation, real estate, farming or brewing. They don’t always have the time to get involved in policy-making, but want their voices to be heard. A video on the consortium’s website tells their stories.

Key issues that members have focused on recently include the proliferation of smelly algae blooms on popular lakes, responsibly managing groundwater withdrawals, and water clarity concerns resulting from pollution.

“Clean water is imperative,” says Darren Bush, owner of Rutabaga Paddlesports and a charter member of the consortium, which launched on Earth Day 2014. “For busi-

nesses like mine, it’s critical.

If my customers don’t have clean water, they don’t have anywhere to go.”

Other members of the Blue Water Business Consortium include Terra Firma Management Wisconsin, a real estate company in DeForest specializing in lakefront property; Madison’s Underground Food Collective, which works with more than 100 small farms in the Tom Porter, owner of Lake Louie Brewing, discusses how state; Wisconsin Canoe Co., crucial high-quality groundwater is in making his beers. a rental and guide service in Spring Green; Plover potato grower Isherwood Farms; Lake Louie Brew- consortium member Tom Koren, who owns the ing in Arena; and Central Waters Brewing in Lure Bar & Grill on Lake Petenwell and is part of Amherst. They’re working individually and col- the consortium. He’s also a founding member of laboratively to foster thoughtful water manage- the Petenwell and Castle Rock Stewards, which ment and regulations that also encourage small strives to improves water quality and recreation business growth in Wisconsin. experiences on area lakes. “I think it’s been quite To help elected officials and government productive. Everybody hears about the algae leaders better understand the group’s concerns blooms, but until you get out here and see them, — and thus sponsor and support legislation that you really have no idea how bad the situation is.” keeps water clean and healthy — the Blue Water Coalition members also collectively sent a letBusiness Consortium holds “Pontoons & Politics” ter to the Environmental Protection Agency last fall events where officials are invited to, among other confirming their support of the EPA’s ongoing efforts places, Lake Petenwell — the state’s second-larg- to revise the definition of the “Waters of the United est lake, located two hours north of Madison in States” under the Clean Water Act to include streams Adams, Juneau and Wood counties. There, they and wetlands. In May, their voices were among are asked to assume the role of tourists. those heard, as a revised Clean Water Rule was is “We show them the algae and let them sued that is intended to protect these types of bodies smell what it does to the tourism industry,” says of water from pollution and degradation.

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A company selected to devise a new exam for the state’s elementary and middle school students is owned by Susan Engeleiter, former Wisconsin senator and generous donor to Gov. Scott Walker.

The Common Council and Mayor Paul Soglin delay action on the controversial Judge Doyle Square project.

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Gov. Walker attempts to revive his campaign by…attacking unions, saying on day one in office he would put a stop to withholding union dues from federal employee paychecks.

The incredible journey Madison Audubon helps track monarch butterflies, whose numbers have plummeted UW scientists were part of a team that discovered the fossilized bones of a previously unknown human relative in a South African cave.

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n WEEK IN REVIEW WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 9 n State auditors report more failures within Gov. Scott Walker’s embattled jobs agency. The Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. gave businesses taxpayer money, but failed to verify the number of jobs created because it didn’t review payroll records.

Lawmakers from both parties are not impressed.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 10 n Walker tells a crowd at Eu-

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reka College — the alma mater of his hero, former President Ronald Reagan — that he plans to “wreak havoc” on Washington, D.C. and work to end the power of public unions at the federal level the way he did in Wisconsin.

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lor Rebecca Blank slams the proposed bill to ban the use of fetal tissue for research, saying that the legislation is a “direct hit” that would threaten the university’s reputation as a scientific powerhouse.

Volunteers tag a monarch butterfly at Goose Pond Sanctuary on Sept. 5, before it flies thousands of miles south.

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a planned speech at this weekend’s California Republican Party convention, the LA Times reports. Instead, he’ll be in the early primary states of Iowa and South Carolina.

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near east side leaves a 33-year-old woman beaten, raped and left for dead on the Capital City bike path. Police are looking for a “person of interest,” and anti-violence advocates have organized a “Take Back the Bike Path” rally for Thursday night.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 15 n Mayor Paul Soglin and Ald.

Mike Verveer introduce to the city council a proposal to condemn five properties around West Mifflin and North Bassett streets to make room for an urban park. The area has long needed some green space, but will the affected property owners accept the condemnations without a fight?

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Right now monarchs are on the move, making their annual migration from Madison and points north to the Sierra Madre mountains in Mexico. But before the iconic orange and black butterflies fly away, the Madison Audubon Society is inviting the public to help tag these vanishing symbols of summer to learn more about their odyssey.

A 3-centimeter-long monarch will fly a distance upwards of 100 million body lengths while migrating, the equivalent of a person traveling five times around the Earth.

“We’ve always had migrating monarchs on our sanctuary properties,” says Matt Reetz, executive director of the Madison Audubon Society. “A few years ago we decided to join the citizen science group Monarch Watch out of the University of Kansas.”

The first year about 50 monarchs were tagged at the Goose Pond Sanctuary 15 miles north of Madison, and in the following two years more than 400 more were sent south with a Monarch Watch tag.

Of those butterflies, three have been recovered and their final location reported, says Mark Martin, co-manager of Goose Pond. All three made their way to the same Mexican village.

The butterflies are tagged with a sticker little bigger than a hole punch pressed gently to their wings, close to their centers of gravity. As tags are reported along the migration route, they help answer questions about the geographic origins of monarchs that reach Mexico, the time and pace of their migration and mortality during migration. Taggers can check on the website to see if their butterfly was recovered and where.

Monarchs have been following this path since the last ice age, but it is an increasingly difficult and dangerous journey. And though their numbers are up a little this year, monarch populations have dropped by 90% in the last 25 years.

“Along their migration route they have lost a lot of habitat,” says Reetz. “In our area

each year, upon their return to Wisconsin, monarchs lay eggs on milkweed plants.

The eggs turn into caterpillars that can only eat milkweed, which is being eliminated by agricultural pesticides and roadside mowing. After the caterpillars become butterflies, they need nectar plants, and we have done a pretty good job of eliminating the places where they can fuel up on nectar.”

“When they get to Mexico, they roost in specific trees that have become valuable as lumber,” Reetz continues. “They are threatened all the way there and back. They need our help.”

John Rodstrom, a UW-Madison grad student who studies migratory fish was one of the volunteers Saturday at Goose Pond. “It doesn’t matter if you are a bird, a fish or a butterfly,” he says. “If you need to migrate in order to reproduce, then habitat loss along your migration route can be a significant problem.”

Reetz says people can get involved in butterfly conservation in small ways.

“Plant milkweed and native flowers for them to nectar on in your yard.”

Flowers that provide the high-quality nectar in the fall include meadow blazing star, known as the monarch magnet, goldenrod, native thistles and sawtooth sunflowers.

As of Monday, Audubon volunteers had tagged 475 monarchs. The public tagging project is still going on this coming Saturday.

Reetz hopes to use up all 700 tags he ordered from Monarch Watch before the last monarchs head south. To join the tagging project this Saturday, go to the Madison Audubon Society website to register for details.

“Last Saturday was a slow day for tagging monarchs,” says Reetz. “The temperature was cool, and monarchs are less active when it’s cool. Most of the monarchs we saw were higher up, actually migrating on a wind from the north. Still, we had 65 people show up, and we tagged 81 monarch butterflies.” n

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Mayor Soglin needs to get his priorities in order

BY ALAN TALAGA Alan Talaga co-writes the Off the Square cartoon with Jon Lyons and blogs at isthmus.com/madland.

The city of Madison has to decide if it is going to invest $54.7 million in a single project.

To pay for this one huge development, other neighborhood projects could get delayed for years.

This is a time when Madison needs strong leadership. Instead, Mayor Paul Soglin decided to give an hour of testimony followed up by a three-page letter detailing why he thinks a frite shop on State Street shouldn’t be allowed to sell beer.

A few weeks ago, the Common Council voted 19-1 to award Mad City Frites a beer-wine license. Soglin decided to veto it, even though he knew the council had the votes to override the veto. On Tuesday night, the council voted overwhelmingly to override Soglin’s veto.

The mayor has pulled a few stunts like this recently to protest the proliferation of bars and restaurants on State Street and the decline of retail. I might actually support the mayor’s efforts if he had a strong plan for how to preserve retail downtown. But the mayor’s efforts seem piecemeal. He proposes a different strategy every couple of months — veto threats, fee hikes for sidewalk cafes, grants for new retail stores.

There doesn’t seem to a long-term plan for State Street’s future tying these all together.

Have a committee work on new downtown restaurant density for a year — then it can be time to get into the minutiae of city policy towards artisan french fries.

This is also one of the worst times in recent history for the mayor to eat up the council’s minutes and hours. Alders are set to debate the mayor’s capital budget, with the gigantic Judge Doyle Square redevelopment right at the center.

I don’t love the Judge Doyle Square project, with its plans for more than $50 million in taxpayer support. To put that number in perspective, the Edgewater Hotel TIF request, which spawned seemingly endless citywide debate, was a mere $16 million. To me, it is too high a price tag for too small a public benefit. However, Madison voters reelected Mayor Soglin

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by an overwhelming margin, and his mandate gives him significant political capital. If Soglin wants to spend that capital on Judge Doyle Square, that’s his prerogative.

But Soglin doesn’t come across as a man trying to sell the city and the council on what will be the biggest project of his most recent stint in office. Looking over his storied career in Madison politics, only Monona Terrace and the original Madison Civic Center seem to compare.

To pay for the Judge Doyle Square project, Soglin is asking alders to make big political sacrifices in their own neighborhoods.

On the east side, the public market, a linchpin of redevelopment plans on booming East Washington Avenue, gets delayed to 2021. On the west side, a new Midtown police station, which was supposed to break ground in 2016, gets pushed back to 2022 at the earliest. Police resources are already stretched thin on the west side. At some

point, this becomes a public safety hazard.

There is a ticking clock to approve the Judge Doyle Square project, and the council is expected to vote on it next week. The mayor should be selling the council and the public on the merits of Judge Doyle Square, convincing taxpayers why this is the correct long-term strategy for the city. This is not the time to make the council waste time on a do-over for a beer

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license. That’s not how you win broadbased support in advance of a huge vote.

The mayor seems more interested in telling everyone else why they are wrong instead of convincing them that he is right.

Mayor Soglin has regularly let distractions keep him from getting the best possible outcome. In the past couple of years, the city has made steady progress on housing-first solutions for Madison’s homeless population. More people have stable housing, and the mayor rightfully deserves credit for that.

But Soglin’s preoccupation with the people abusing drugs and alcohol at the City-County Building and the 100 block of State Street needlessly alienates allies who could help expand housing-first solutions. A little acknowledgment that these homeless people with addiction issues are, you know, people would make homeless advocates more likely to work with the city to connect clients to sorely needed drug treatment programs. Removing seating from Philosopher’s Grove doesn’t inspire philanthropists and the business community to open their wallets to help.

Paul Soglin has shaped this city during his many terms in office. His leadership is a significant reason for Madison being the wonderful place it is today. I think he can still be the leader the city needs in this pivotal time. He just needs to move past the distractions. I’ll even offer to buy him a beer at the frite shop. n

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Having already lost once in federal court, Wisconsin Democrats are suing once again over the legislative redistricting conducted after the last Census. In his Isthmus piece “Our Votes Just Don’t Matter” (8/27/2015), Bruce Murphy cries foul over the same misleading statistic: Democrats won 51% of the vote in 2012 but won only 39 of the 99 seats in the Legislature’s lower house.

Murphy never mentions that Republicans (they tend to be more pragmatic) made the race in only 78 Assembly districts — meaning they received zero votes in 21 districts. In marked contrast, Democrats appeared on the ballot in 95 of 99 Assembly districts in 2012.

Republicans aren’t “packing” legislative districts; Democrats are. They find themselves concentrated in urban centers like Milwaukee and Madison. Take the 76th Assembly District on Madison’s isthmus, where Chris Taylor has been elected and reelected without Republican opposition.

What great advantage did this supposed gerrymandering provide? Before redistricting, Republicans won the state Assembly 59 to 39 (with one independent who voted with Republicans) in 2010. The so-called gerrymandering rendered their advantage in the next election to 60-39 — putatively a pickup of one seat. The Senate was 18-15 in the election before “gerrymandering.”

It remained the same in the next election. And somehow, Republican Scott Walker won statewide elections in 2010, 2012, and 2014.

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Wrong message Bill Lueders’ piece on rape was tragically timely (“Coming Soon to a Campus Party Near You,” 9/10/2015). Violent rapes such as what happened on the bike path early this past Saturday morning get our attention. However, most rapes are acquaintance rapes, and still are not taken seriously enough by campus authorities, with rape victims revictimized on a regular basis.

This recent heinous event in our midst has many alarmed, including Police Chief Koval. Yet, as Lueders’ article points out, our criminal justice system, prosecutors and police alike, totally blew it with the Patty case. How is it possible that Tom Woodmansee, who refused to apologize to Patty after putting her through such a terrible ordeal, is allowed to serve as a lieutenant on the current force?

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Igudesman & Joo and Madison Ballet’s Dracula — defy such categorization. In this preview, our critics highlight a sampling (and it’s impossible to be comprehensive) of classical music, dance, theater and comedy taking place on Madison stages from now until the end of 2015.

And finally, we offer up a challenge: Try something new. If you tend to frequent indie rock shows, check out our world-class symphony. If Broadway’s your thing, cross over to the Bartell — or get really risqué and bring your own beer into a Broom Street Theater show. It’s allowed. Really.

— CATHERINE CAPELLARO

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European nations overflowing with refugees fleeing terror. A planet on fire and drowning due to climate change. Growing inequality, ugly eruptions of racial strife. Why on earth would we bother, in the midst of all this, to see a dance concert, a play, a standup show, a classical concert?

Because sometimes the arts allow us to turn our gaze from the world’s troubles. Others look to art to shine light into dark places, to create community where there is dissent. The arts make us smarter, better collaborators. They get our neurons

firing. All these reasons are legit. But art shouldn’t have to justify its existence: Art just is.

Isthmus’ fall arts preview presents an impressive array of offerings that demonstrate that Madison is no cultural backwater. From the world-class artists who bring their talents to the Overture Center and Union Theater to the rebels at Broom Street Theater, the arts are thriving in Madison.

We made a conscious choice to present events in chronological order, not distinguishing between “high” and “low” culture — a division that is debatable at best, dangerous at worst. In any case, some offerings — comedy by classical musicians

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Last Comic Standing Live Tour OR PHEUM T HE AT E R , SE PT. 2 9 “This is a night of champions, and I want to see a champion.” That’s how comedy veteran Keenen Ivory Wayans kicked off the finale of the NBC series. The final five — everyman Michael Palascak, crowd favorite Ian Bagg, storyteller Dominique, Andy “Meow” Erikson and likeable winner Clayton English — delivered. Don’t miss it when these champs bring their game to Madison.

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The Boy Friend B A RT E L L T HE AT R E , T HROUGH SE PT. 26 Madison Theatre Guild has launched its 70th season with a remounting of Sandy Wilson’s musical comedy The Boy Friend (below). Set in the 1920s, this show is a romp through the trifles of high society life as young heiress Polly tries her hand at the dating game. Her overprotective father attempts to keep her from dating below her social order — a policy Ms. Polly is not too keen to adhere to. The Boy Friend is a charming little number that rekindles the age of carefree Broadway.

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Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Those singing newspaper boys who rally for social change between dance numbers have arrived at the Overture Center. Loosely based on the New York City newsboys strike of 1899, the show follows Jack Kelly, who dreams of a better life far from the hardship of the streets. When Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst raise distribution prices, Jack finds a cause to fight for and rallies his army of newsies to strike. Produced by Disney after the movie version flopped, the musical won Tony Awards for choreography and Alan Menken’s score. It’s a charming and heartwarming performance, full of exuberant dance.

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In Gina Gionfriddo’s unintentional sequel to Wendy Wasserstein’s The Heidi Chronicles, two women — former college roommates — reunite after many years. One is a superstar academic who never married or had children, and the other is a stay-at-home mom. They each have a few regrets, and each wants what the other one has. The New York Times called the play “intensely smart, immensely funny” as it explores life choices in the wake of 20th-century feminist ideals. We’re excited to see this Pulitzer nominee on a Madison stage. Kudos to Mercury Players Theatre for consistently choosing pieces that might intimidate other theater groups.

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Connectivity isn’t just the theme of this new production from Madison Contemporary Vision Dance; it shapes the group’s approach to dance. Founded in 2010 by Sara Rohs and Ashley Burkland, the troupe hosts workshops and community outreach classes for all ages, offers an annual pre-professional summer intensive and produces a monthly newsletter for the Madison dance community. Rohs believes in the power of dance, as illustrated by her description of Connect: “Collaboration creates change, promotes growth and enriches the lives of those involved. In the midst of struggle, chaos and loss, we have the potential to bring positivity and hope through our human connections.”

Lombardi T HE PA L ACE T HE AT E R IN T HE DE L L S, SE PT. 23-NOV. 1 What does it take to win? That question haunted iconic coach Vince Lombardi as he tried to whip the (then) failing Green Bay Packers football team into shape. When Look magazine reporter Michael McCormick spends a week following Lombardi and his family, tensions run high. McCormick’s exposé of the coach comes out right as the team is prepping for the NFL Championship.

In Eric Simonson’s play, audiences get to see what determination costs a family, a man and his team.

The joint venture between the Wisconsin Wrights program and Forward Theater showcases readings of new works by three upand-coming local playwrights. In the Clearing

by Karen Saari is an exploration of addiction set in rural Wisconsin. Michael Proft’s play Faithless recounts the true story of a journalist who forms a relationship with Mary Baker Eddy, the founder of Christian Science. Proft, who lives in Cedarburg, makes a return to playwriting after more than 25 years, when his last play was produced off-Broadway.

James DeVita, best known for his more than 20 years with American Players Theatre, will share Learning to Stay, an adaptation of a novel by Madison writer Erin Celello about a veteran returning from Iraq with a traumatic head injury.

Trash OV E RT UR E CE N T E R’S PROME N A DE H A L L , OCT. 1-11 We live in a disposable society. Objects, people, relationships and feelings do not always withstand the test of time. But what does it mean to be trash? The world premiere of a new Theatre LILA invention explores cultural understandings of garbage and how letting go of certain things can affect lives. In true Theatre LILA fashion, the group will use song, movement and storytelling to embark on a treasure hunt through other people’s “trash.”

Walk with a Vampire E NCOR E S T UDIO F OR T HE PE R F OR MING A RTS (14 8 0 M A RT IN S T R E E T), OCT. 2-17 Walk with a Vampire takes a serious but darkly comedic look at issues like mental illness, sexual assault and the needs of people with disabilities. This show, which was originally produced by Encore in 2003, is based on the real-life experiences of a person with a highfunctioning developmental disability who involves her best friend in a bloody crime.

Encore Studio is Wisconsin’s only professional theater company for people with disabilities, and their work not only entertains, it educates and encourages dialogue about the experiences of people with disabilities.

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CTM begins its season with a family-centered musical featuring Shrek, the loveable green ogre who reluctantly takes up a quest and gets the girl. Originally voiced by Mike Myers for the 2001 Dreamworks film, Shrek is a unique hero; an ugly, antisocial character who — along with his fasttalking donkey sidekick — encounters a storybook full of childhood favorites on his mission to free Princess Fiona from the dragon’s lair. With a book by David Lindsay-Abaire (Good People) and music by Jeanine Tesori (Fun Home), the twist on traditional happy endings should have everyone singing “I’m a Believer” as they exit the theater.

Al Madrigal COME DY CLUB ON S TAT E , OCT. 9 -10 This San Francisco-raised comedian has been inching toward the spotlight for more than a decade now, winning a standup award in 2004 that translated into two 2008 TV gigs, Welcome to the Captain and Gary Unmarried. But his biggest breaks came in 2011 and 2013, respectively, when he scored a correspondent position on The Daily Show and a supporting role on NBC’s About a Boy.

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OV E RT UR E H A L L , OCT. 10 Even though “everything’s made up and the points don’t matter,” the regular performers on TV’s Whose Line Is It Anyway? take the craft seriously, and they’re rightly regarded as some of the best improvisers in the world. No comedy fan should pass up this opportunity to see them onstage and in person. Featuring Ryan Stiles, Greg Proops, Joel Murray and Jeff B. Davis.

Madison Ballet’s Dracula OV E RT UR E CE N T E R’S CA PI TOL T HE AT E R , OCT. 16 -17 Madison Ballet’s rock ’n’ roll adaptation of Bram Stoker’s classic vampire tale premiered in 2013 and easily could have been too campy. But this sexy production showcases the company’s technical prowess, highlighting the strong choreography of artistic director W. Earle Smith.

It also features an excellent and harddriving score by Michael Massey, played live by a rock band, and Karen BrownLarimore steampunk costumes. All the marvelousness plays out on the late Jen Trieloff’s handsome set. The performances are scheduled right before Halloween, which is perfect timing. Fingers crossed that they axed a silly air guitar sequence.

Wicked OV E RT UR E H A L L , OCT. 2 1-NOV. 1 Flying in for its second go-round in Madison is Wicked, the untold story of the witches of Oz. Long before houses fell and ruby slippers were hot commodities, two young women — a bookish girl with green skin and a peppy blond — were enrolled in Shiz University. Elphaba is desperate to keep a low profile, while Glinda wants nothing of the sort. The unlikely friends embark on a journey of self-discovery, love and understanding.

See for yourself why this high-flying Broadway blockbuster is so “Popular.”

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OV E RT UR E H A L L , OCT. 4 Kristin Chenoweth loves being onstage.

From singing in church as a young girl, to her run for the Miss America title, to her appearances in dozens of movies and TV shows (including Glee, The West Wing and Pushing Daisies), the classically trained coloratura soprano has made a name for herself as a vocal powerhouse and charming entertainer. Beloved by Broadway fans for originating the role of Glinda in the blockbuster Wicked, she won a Tony for her role as Sally in You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown and was lauded for her performance in On the Twentieth Century, which closed on Broadway in July. No doubt this concert will allow Chenoweth to shine, performing show tunes and other favorites that showcase her incredible voice and bubbly personality.

Kyle Kinane COME DY CLUB ON S TAT E , OCT. 15 -17 Although this Illinois-raised standup has performed his comedy everywhere from Conan to Jimmy Fallon, he’s still best known for his voice.

As a frequent podcast contributor and the onair announcer for Comedy Central since 2011, he’s honed his signature delivery into a can’tmiss show.

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Igudesman & Joo OV E RT UR E CE N T E R’S CA PI TOL T HE AT E R , OCT. 23 Classical musicians Aleksey Igudesman (violin) and Hyung-ki Joo (piano) know how to have a good time (pictured above). And, as part of the Overture Center season, they will share some of those good times with us in And Now Mozart.

The show is a series of comedy skits that combine music of classical composers like Bach, Chopin and maybe Mozart with rap, heavy metal and other musical forms.

Luminaries like Emanuel Ax and Gidon Kremer have participated in the duo’s hysterical mash-ups.

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The WCO is full of delightful surprises, including this concert’s opener, “Landfall in Unknown Seas” for narrator and string accompaniment. With music by Douglas Lilburn, “Landfall” tells the story of the discovery of New Zealand, the homeland of WCO maestro Andrew Sewell. Then SaintSaëns’ “Symphony No. 2 in A minor” offers a glimpse of the composer’s musical thinking while he was in his early 20s. As a special treat, Madison native and violin wunderkind Ben Beilman returns to star in Beethoven’s monumental “Violin Concerto in D major.”

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During the U.S. occupation of Japan at the end of World War II, more than 100,000 Japanese women married American soldiers. Between 1946 and 1960, they came to the United States with their husbands and were stationed in remote Army posts such as Fort Riley, Kan. These war brides formed a unique and uneasy community, a world away from their traditions, language, family and culture. This University Theatre production of Velina Hasu Houston’s play takes up this fascinating story, examining the lives of five Japanese women transplanted to the Western plains. Directed by theater professor David Furumoto, this should be a lovely, if disquieting, production.

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Big Expectations BROOM S T R E E T T HE AT E R , OCT. 23-NOV. 14 Written and directed by Ray Olderman, a stalwart of Madison’s theater community and former professor of English at the UW, Big Expectations riffs on Charles Dickens’ classic novel Great Expectations. The bones of the story are similar: A poor boy from the edges of society has his life changed by a benefactor. But Dickens likely wouldn’t recognize this revisioning of his tale. Set mostly in the near future, Big Expectations opens in the complaint department of “The Universal Everything Corporation” and involves time travel. We predict this show will reinforce Broom Street’s reputation for experimental and innovative theater.

Bryan Morris COME DY CLUB ON S TAT E , OCT. 2 9 -30 Bryan Morris (below) spent a decade honing his improv and comedic skills in Madison before shipping off to New York City last fall. The standup’s witty, sometimes absurd observational humor won him the title of Madison’s Funniest Comic in 2012 and is sure to be on full display here.

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Former artistic director David Frank returns to APT to direct Pierre Carlet de Marivaux’s 18th-century French comedy about switching identities and falling in love with the “wrong” people. Prior to her arranged marriage, an apprehensive Silvia switches places with her maid Lisette to learn more about her intended husband. Coincidentally, her husband-to-be, Dorante, has the same idea, trading places with his valet, Harlequin. While “the help” have fun aping the behavior of the upper classes, the disguised couple falls in love. But there are plenty of issues of money and class to resolve before the wedding. A perfect excuse to visit APT in the fall, the production features the talented Kelsey Brennan, James DeVita, Melisa Pereyra and Marcus Truschinski.

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Choreographers Travis Wall, Nick Lazzarini, Teddy Forance and Kyle Robinson are known for their involvement with dance reality television shows like So You Think You Can Dance and Dancing with the Stars (and now their own Oxygen show, All the Right Moves).

They are making a stop in Madison on their national tour, promising “an electrifying mash-up of dance styles and musical genres brought fully to life on stage by a dynamic company of contemporary dancers.” The young cast members all have impressive dance pedigrees and are self-described “visual musicians.”

Forward Theatre Company deserves a round of applause for producing the Midwestern premiere of Lauren Gunderson’s Silent Sky. This play explores the realities of women making great strides in the world of science during a time when they were expected to stay home and raise children. Pursuing a career far away from home, Henrietta Leavitt takes a job as one of Harvard’s astronomy “computers” (a data-entry clerk). Realizing that her interests lie among the stars she has been recording, Leavitt is determined to unlock the mysteries of the night sky. It is only then that she discovers the hardships of being female in a male-dominated field of study.

Wyatt Cenac COME DY CLUB ON S TAT E , NOV. 5 -7 Well known for his role as a correspondent and writer on The Daily Show, New Yorkbased comedian Wyatt Cenac has developed an enviable career beyond satirical news.

He’s appeared in acclaimed indie films like Sleepwalk with Me and Medicine for Melancholy, and his most recent comedy special, Brooklyn, premiered on Netflix last year.

The Clean House B A RT E L L T HE AT E R , NOV. 6 -2 1 Matilde, a Brazilian housekeeper who dreams of becoming a standup comedian is at the center of The Clean House, produced

by Madison Theatre Guild. A finalist for the 2005 Pulitzer Prize, this play by Sarah Ruhl tackles issues of class, identity and love.

Ruhl’s plays are famously quirky, and The Clean House is another imaginative, character-driven work with plenty of charming idiosyncrasies.

Craig Ferguson OV E RT UR E CE N T E R’S CA PI TOL T HE AT E R , NOV. 11 Since vacating his seat as host of The Late Late Show last year, Scottish comic Craig Ferguson has found himself with a lot more time on his hands.

And what better way to use it than to return to his standup comedy roots? On his “New Deal” tour, there will be just one man, one mic and an audience in stitches.

Finding Human B A RT E L L T HE AT R E , NOV. 13-28 Following its inaugural production at Broom Street Theater in January, StageQ is remounting Finding Human, Madison playwright Dan Myers’ chilling look at incarceration. Featuring the original cast and director, this candid production speaks frankly about the realities of prison life. After spending a decade on Florida’s death row, James is faced with his final week of life. But a question remains.

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La Bohème OV E RT UR E H A L L , NOV. 13-15 La Bohème, presented by Madison Opera, is one of the world’s most beloved and oft-performed operas. Fans of opera likely know the tale well — an account of the tribulations of two young couples living la vie bohème in the Latin quarter of 1830s Paris. Opera newbies may also recognize this story, as it was loosely reinterpreted in the 1996 musical. Set to a famously lush score, Puccini’s classic is a tragic love story that has been moving audiences for more than a century.

Juxtaposed OV E RT UR E CE N T E R’S PROME N A DE H A L L , NOV. 13-15 Before Martha Graham created her own technique and company, she performed and studied with modern dance pioneers Doris Humphrey and Charles Weidman. Kanopy Dance Company goes back to these important roots by presenting Weidman’s classic Lynchtown from 1936. The excellent Chicago-based company Winifred Haun & Dancers will also perform excerpts from Promise, which is inspired by Steinbeck’s East of Eden.

Kanopy co-directors Robert E. Cleary and Lisa Thurrell will stage their own works, This Is Not America and Come Months Come Away.

The Crucible

The Beaux’ Stratagem

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Edgewood College presents Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, which is as relevant today as it was when it debuted in 1953. The plot is based on the Salem witch trials, but Miller meant it to be an allegory of the McCarthyism of the 1950s.

The story revolves around a farmer defending his wife, who is accused of witchcraft. The Crucible takes a hard look at what happens when suspicion and hysteria take over a community.

The play’s themes — mob mentality, personal freedom and identity — still resonate deeply with today’s audiences.

Cirque Mechanics

Looking for more period comedy about mistaken identities and love stories? Check out George Farquhar’s The Beaux’ Strategem, originally produced in 1707 (adapted by Thornton Wilder and Ken Ludwig). In this comic romp, two penniless cads from London, Archer and Aimwell, flee to the country to escape their debts. They decide that to return to the high life, one of them must marry for money. Throw in a scheming landlord, a band of highwaymen, a French Count, a duplicitous maid, a brutish husband and a suspicious priest, and hilarity naturally ensues. This University Theatre production should give a large cast of students the opportunity to have a lot of fun with a classic.

Chris Walker

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Acrobatics, clowning and bicycles make up the heart of Cirque Mechanics’ Pedal Punk. Enter the weird and wonderful world of a bicycle mechanic who doesn’t just fix broken bikes, but creates magical machines, delighting his onstage patrons and the audience. This whimsical show with a steampunk aesthetic celebrates the intersection of humans and machines. Known for dynamic storytelling and innovative staging, Cirque Mechanics is modern circus at its best.

Chris Walker, assistant professor in the UW dance department, was the recipient this spring of a prestigious Romnes Faculty Fellowship, recognizing the important work that this Jamaican-born dancer and choreographer is doing in his field. Known for his leadership with the UW’s First Wave Hip Hop Theater Ensemble, his own modern dance works often explore his Afro-Caribbean heritage and the African diaspora. The concert features Walker’s collaborations with Kevin Ormsby of Torontobased KasheDance and UW dance students.

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Madison Symphony Orchestra

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The MSO, under the direction of John DeMain, has gained a sizable reputation for its rich, warm soundscapes. But this concert will feature its light touch in Ravel’s “Valses Nobles et Sentimentales.” Saint-Saëns’ “Cello Concert No. 1” features virtuoso Sara Sant’Ambrogio, and Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique will offer darker, stormier fare laced with levity and dance.

Louise Kloepper came to UW Madison to study dance in 1942 after a successful career as a dancer. This influential professor, producer and program chair is honored in the concert named for her, which features choreographic works from current dance students. The performance, held in the studio at Lathrop bearing her name, is an excellent chance to get acquainted with the diverse breadth of talent in the UW dance department. Confident young dancers and choreographers show why this department is known for helping to mold “thinking dancers,” as they present solo and group works.

Joe Rogan OR PHEUM T HE AT E R , NOV. 20 If you only know Joe Rogan as the former host of Fear Factor, well, that’s frightening. A successful standup comedian for more than two decades, Rogan has released four hour-long specials, hosts the Joe Rogan Experience podcast and is a commentator for Ultimate Fighting Championship.

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He may not be a household name (yet), but Chicago native Dwayne Kennedy (below) has one of the most impressive resumes in comedy.

He’s done guest spots on Seinfeld and Martin, performed on Letterman and Conan, and in 2002, won the Jury Award for Best Standup at the Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen.

Most recently Kennedy served as a writer and actor on the dearly departed FX series Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell.

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Cameron Esposito COME DY CLUB ON S TAT E , DEC. 3-5 Esposito is a much-lauded comedian whose sophomore album, Same Sex Symbol, earned a spot on many critics’ best-of-2014 lists. She also hosts a weekly standup show at L.A.’s Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre and counts Jay Leno among her fans, especially since he called her “the future of comedy.”

After a summer hit with Guys and Dolls, Four Seasons Theatre is taking on a quieter, less traditional musical for the fall. The Light in the Piazza has a book from Craig Lucas (Longtime Companion, Prelude to a Kiss), a score by Adam Guettel (Floyd Collins) and a slew of Tony awards, but it didn’t get consistent critical praise when it ran on Broadway in 2005. The story begins in the summer of 1953 when the wife of a well-heeled American businessman is traveling with her mentally challenged adult daughter Clara. While sightseeing in a piazza, Clara loses her hat in a wind, and it lands at the feet of Fabrizio Naccarelli, a handsome Florentine.

If anyone can revive this quirky gem, it’s Four Seasons.

It’s a homecoming of sorts for Wisconsin comic Jackie Kashian, who got her start heckling Sam Kinison right here in Madison (seriously — it was an offhand comment about open mics by management that inspired her to become a standup).

In the decades since, Kashian has become one of the nation’s premier touring comics and has hosted the twice-weekly podcast The Dork Forest, which she records in her living room, since 2005.

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Given his background, Larimer is understandably psyched that Madison is the first college town to host an Escape Chambers.

“Every year, there’s a new class of people who aren’t 21, don’t have a fake ID and don’t want to sneak into a bar,” says Larimer, who creates the scenarios and puzzles himself.

“This gives them another option for something to do.”

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truly, if the first steak had even a little bit of the sear that was missing from the second, I would have taken it. Perfunctory grill lines add appearance but not the texture and flavor of a good crust, and the final effect was something like an elegant backyard hamburger.

The flank steak with coffee butter represents beef in happier fashion, with a strong coffee flavor that paired nicely with my glass of the Saint Rioja, rich with currant and black pepper. Servers, who run the gamut from wildly over-earnest to subtly confident, are all willing to offer wine pairing suggestions. A massive bottle list runs from roughly $30 to over $125 in a couple instances. Glasses average about $10.

I liked the deployment of a savory granola underneath the walleye, as opposed to the more pedestrian wild rice or spaetzle, but the problem was the underneath bit. With the juices from the walleye — cooked nicely, it should be said — plus the butter sauce, the granola under the fish got soggy and, well, fishy.

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sticky black pepper gastrique (but none of the promised honeycomb, sadly) looked like little rangoons, and would be great if nestled amid the roasted brussels sprouts with a balsamic reduction and a sort of Indian-spiced pumpkin seed praline.

What dishes aren’t there yet, could be with only a little work. Lemony grits with grana padano cheese should have been smoother and creamier, but the fried egg on top was ideally cooked. Spätzle mac and cheese, with gouda instead of cheddar, would have been quite a looker if it had arrived hot instead of lukewarm.

A handful of desserts (not printed on the menu) are appealing. An almond brown butter financier with fresh strawberries was good; the lemon pot de creme was something else altogether — equal parts creamy and tart, with fresh berries and a crisp sugary tuile. It’s a dessert that refuses to let summer pass.

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Gavin Kaysen opening Spoon and Stable in Minneapolis. Gerard Craft opening Niche in St. Louis. Elizabeth and Tim Dahl opening Nostrano in Madison. Talented chefs have been taking their games from major cities to smaller markets in the Midwest for years, as the middle of the country’s reputation as a culinary destination grows.

Sometimes it’s a homecoming, as it was with the Dahls in Madison, but often as not, it comes down to a tenuous connection, or just plain taking a chance.

Phillip Rodriguez, chef at the new Graft on North Carroll Street, is from El Paso, Texas, and worked with A-list chefs Rick Tramonto, Laurent Gras and Marcus Samuelsson in Chicago. It was a connection made years ago at Samuelsson’s C-House with two of the three owners at Graft that resulted in Rodriguez coming to Madison.

Graft opened in July with the menu already pinned to somewhere between summer and autumn, spring onions and asparagus sharing space with brussels sprouts and celery root. While the restaurant describes the food as “Midwestinspired,” it could just as easily be viewed as representative of most of the world’s wine-producing regions.

From France, there’s a fresh and entirely satisfying rillettes of diced smoked trout (local Rushing Waters trout) mixed with chopped chives and a splash of crème fraîche. If Graft doesn’t find a way to get this onto the lawn for next summer’s Concerts on the Square, I don’t know anything about food.

Across the Mediterranean, North Africa is represented by a harissa-rubbed chicken thigh atop Israeli couscous with a bonus track of crisped chicken skin on the side.

Served without those inconveniently inedible bones, this is a singularly great dish, one of Graft’s best. Similarly, the pheasant from Graft’s “large plates” section further demonstrates the kitchen’s skill with poultry. It’s a large portion but not gargantuan, with perfectly rendered schmaltzy fat and juicy meat. The accompanying kohlrabi is a touch salty, but mellows out in conjunction with the bird and the spectacular celery root purée underneath.

While the pheasant isn’t so large as to intimidate, the New York strip steak certainly is. The most costly dish on the menu (at $28), the behemoth lands sliced and covered with a scattering of “Midwestern succotash” — young peas and finely diced purple potatoes and zucchini.

My steak took some time to arrive, Rodriguez delivering it himself with the apology for having to fire a second after the first came out at medium rather than medium rare. While I appreciate the effort,

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The first beer Bull Falls Brewery offered commercially was the fall seasonal Oktoberfest, a beer that that defines brewmaster Mike Zamzow as being malt-focused. Now, nearly eight years later, that special seasonal brew is finally making its way to Madison store shelves.

Lots of breweries talk about making traditional German beer, but separating Bull Falls from the pack is Zamzow’s dedication to German brewing techniques. He set up his brewery to maximize how wort is heated, in a process called decoction mashing that accentuates the smooth malty flavors in the finished beer. It’s a technique only a handful of Wisconsin brewers use in making this style, and fans of Oktoberfests swear they can tell the difference.

Zamzow’s grain bill for his Oktoberfest is largely Vienna malt, the core of its flavor. The hops are imported German Magnum and Hallertauer, which lend balance and stay in the background. It’s a clean and balanced beer, with smooth caramel tones from the malt; it finishes

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Has it been awhile since you’ve been to a beer festival? The Middleton Beer Festival will fix you right up. Hosted by Craftsman Table and Tap, the fest will feature 50 breweries, from Wisconsin and the Midwest to Oregon (Deschutes), Utah (Uinta), California (North Coast) and even Hawaii (Kona). Tickets ($29) are available through middletonbeerfestival.com.

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The Arabica beans are fair trade-certified and organic, and currently not available for retail sale, so Manna’s your spot for Black Earth.

And as Manna turns 10 years old this month, the cafe is featuring daily breakfast and lunch “throwback” specials from previous versions of the menu. Catch them before September turns to October.

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Brioche buns with smoked pulled pork, nifty blue cheese lime slaw and pickles make a happy hour treat, well paired with chips and salsa and a margarita made with your choice of tequilas from a list longer than your arm.

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It’s apple-picking time Astonishing Apples gets far beyond pie and muffins SweeTango Arugula Fennel Salad

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The Minnesota Historical Society Press has been publishing an excellent series of regional cookbooks, under “The Northern Palate” imprint, that drill down into a single local ingredient. Want to go beyond the crumble with rhubarb? See Rhubarb Renaissance by Kim Ode. Pass by pancake topping with maple syrup? Modern Maple by Teresa Marrone. More than gnawing on the cob, with corn? Sweet Corn Spectacular, by Marie Porter. Other titles are devoted to squash and honey. And now, there’s Astonishing Apples by Joan Donatelle.

What’s so astonishing about an apple?

For one thing, there’s the range of flavors across varieties, with new varieties being concocted all the time. There are more than 7,500 domestic apple cultivars grown worldwide.

And forget acai berries; apples truly do keep the doctor away. Apples contain a lot of — please excuse this sexy foodie term — soluble dietary fiber.

Donatelle, a Twin Cities cooking school instructor and caterer, includes recipes specific to some apples created through

the apple breeding program at the University of Minnesota in Chaska, including newish cold-hardy varieties the SweeTango and the Zestar. The original Honeycrisp came from this program.

Donatelle’s recipes range from the basics (applesauce, apple butter) to gee-I-never-thought-of-that-before, from appetizers to main dishes and, of course, desserts. It’s easy to fall into the apple crisp/apple muffin rut. Because they’re easy. But there are more ways to dice an apple.

I liked the “Not Like Any Other Nachos,” spicy and sweet and loaded up with greens, chicken and Widmer’s cheddar (the apples appear in the salsa). A healthy quinoaoatmeal-barley blend tarted up with apples and nuts is great start to the day. There’s more global inventiveness with an apple panzanella, an apple tabbouleh, and a Thaistyle rice bowl with apples.

The SweeTango, an early September apple that’s a cross between a Honeycrisp and a Zestar, stars in Donatelle’s fresh take on a fall salad. n

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In a large salad bowl, stir together apples, fennel, cheese and arugula. In a small bowl, stir together sherry vinegar, salt, honey and garlic. Slowly drizzle in the olive oil, whisking to blend. Add the vinaigrette to the salad and toss.

Garnish with freshly ground pepper, parsley and almonds.

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The new rooftop bar at the Graduate Hotel, dubbed the Madison Blind, sits seven stories up above 601 Langdon St. From this perch it’s possible to see the city’s startling transformation — the Hub looms nearby, the Edgewater Hotel postures on Lake Mendota, and the Ovation rooftop peeks through.

The skyline is more urban than ever, and it’s a contemplative view enhanced by the Blind’s decidedly big-city look and feel — clean, mod and well designed. And the cocktails, too, are from Madison’s future instead of its past. While the cocktail list is not exactly “craft,” it’s certainly designer.

For instance, there’s a seasonal, simple and well-made Cinnamon Old Fashioned that would normally be a mess dominated by spice. Here, it’s balanced with just a whisper of cinnamon. And it uses local Yahara Bay V Bourbon. In fact, all of the drinks except the Pancho Villa (above) use a local base spirit or wine — from Death’s Door Vodka to Fisher King Chardonnay.

But that Pancho Villa — made with jalapeño-infused tequila plus cucumber, watermelon and lime juices — is a smashing drink that manages to capture late summer flavors. What a welcome taste it is.

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22, 27 and 30. The Badger women, 3-3-1, open Big Ten play at Penn State on Sept. 17 and return home for three straight conference games on Sept. 25, Sept. 27 and Oct. 2. n Cross country: After top 10 finishes at last year’s NCAA meet, the Wisconsin men’s cross country team was ranked No. 4 in this year’s U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association preseason national coaches’ poll,

while the women checked in at No. 11. The Badger men earned their first 2015 win at the Badger Season Opener on Sept. 4 at Madison’s Thomas Zimmer Cross Country course. At the same meet, redshirt freshmen Shaelyn Sorensen and Erin Wagner paced the triumphant Badger women. n Golf: The men’s team begins its fall season Sept.

21 at the Notre Dame Invitational and will host the Badger Invitational the following weekend at University Ridge Golf Course. Senior Matt Ross, sophomore Eddie Wajda III and freshman Jordan Hahn are on the 2015-16 “Big Ten Men’s Golfers to Watch” list. The Wisconsin women teed off earlier this week at the Cougar Classic in Charleston, S.C. n Softball: The short exhibition fall season includes two home doubleheaders at Goodman Diamond against Northern Illinois on Sept. 27 and UW-Green Bay on Oct. 4. n Tennis: The women’s squad opened its fall season last Friday at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington Seahawk Invite by winning four of eight singles matches and taking three of four doubles matches. Fall’s first serve for the men’s team will take place this weekend at the Milwaukee Tennis Classic under new head coach Danny Westerman, a former UW player who spent nine years coaching at the University of Denver. n

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Whether it’s a Sunday morning broadcast from the farmers’ market with Mayor Bob Miller, a weekly polka show, a Friday night play-by-play of the Monona Grove High School football game or a comedy show produced by homeless individuals, Monona’s new radio station is providing programming not available elsewhere on the dial.

After a lengthy wait for a license from the Federal Communications Commission, the 100-watt station 98.7 FM-WVMO, nicknamed “The Voice of Monona,” launched in July. It is headquartered inside Monona’s City Hall and equipped with top-of-the-line equipment purchased with fees assessed to cable users. The station’s signal spans a seven-mile radius.

Nearly 50 volunteers have been involved in programming, and Tom Teuber, formerly of 105.5 WMMM-FM, is serving as the program director. The station has gotten help from other local radio veterans: Monona native Paul Meyer, an engineer with Wisconsin Public Radio, and former radio executive and consultant Lindsay Wood Davis.

“We had no idea when we started doing it for real how the community would respond or if any volunteers would show up,” Teuber says. “We were really pleased with the turnout for our first community meeting. Lots of people came with good ideas.”

Volunteers are broadcasting more than 16 programs, featuring a mix of live and prerecorded content, including shows on LGBT issues, jazz, Hmong culture, fitness, science and social issues.

Media coordinator Will Nimmow, the station’s only paid staff member, says providing information to the community is at the heart of the WVMO’s mission.

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Media coordinator Will Nimmow: “People saw the potential.”

“At first, some in the community thought, ‘A radio station? What the heck is Monona getting a radio station for?’” Nimmow says. “I think once it got going and we’re on the air, people saw the potential.”

The station does not yet have enough volunteers to broadcast live 24 hours a day.

But it fills the gaps with Americana music, a genre not typically broadcast by commercial stations.

Teuber says he hopes the station will feature more storytelling, and he wants to increase news coverage and provide a forum for community debate. He says there are development

issues in Monona — including a proposed riverfront project — that always provoke “lengthy discussion.”

“We’d like to have that discussion take place on the radio,” he says.

Who’s listening? “I have no idea if there are 10 people or a hundred or a thousand people listening, but the initial response has been really positive,” Teuber says. “We got a note from the police chief the other day in Monona and he said, ‘We program your station to be the hold music on the phone system.’ That was really nice. We didn’t have to ask for that.” n

room action through video cameras and dispensing handy clues via souped-up baby monitors.

“We work like goalies,” explains Larimer. “If a customer’s reading a book that’s not key to the puzzle, we kick ’em back into play. That said, we try to keep from breaking the fourth wall.”

Larimer likens the experience to riding a rollercoaster, with a buildup and the relief and adrenaline rush that comes with solving a maddening puzzle.

“It’s frustrating, but it’s supposed to be frustrating,” he says. “We get people frustrated, and then we reward them. It’s like a good video game.”

The escape chambers are one-and-done affairs — a group only gets one crack at each scenario — and there’s a whopping 80% failure rate. In an interesting psychological twist,

groups of strangers succeed more frequently than groups of friends.

“It has to do with how well you work in a group,” Larimer says. “We’ve never had a single person beat a room. We have people who think they can do it.”

Sometimes, says Larimer, people will try to hack a room — one time, a magician brought a lock pick along — but the rooms are designed to thwart shortcuts. In some cases, items you acquire by solving one puzzle may not be useful until you’ve solved another puzzles or found another item. One surprising thing players don’t do? Reveal the puzzle solutions to their pals.

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and secret passageways. Failing to scour the room for tiny details and hidden clues means you might miss something important. But just because you think you’ve found something doesn’t mean it’s critical to your next move.

Our group ends up only two puzzles short of cracking the safe and recovering the cash before the timer expires, but Keeley gives us a few extra minutes and some gentle nudges. Turns out we’ve managed to solve at least two of the tougher puzzles in an unorthodox way. Um, winning?

Larimer says it’s the storytelling that makes the experience more engaging. We weren’t just a bunch of guys solving puzzles; we were looking to stick it to the Mob. Garrett is great at setting the stage and serving as the “eyes in the van,” monitoring the in-

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Join us for the rare opportunity to explore the history and future of rural arts in Wisconsin with two of its greatest leaders: Maryo Gard Ewell and Helen Klebesadel.

An arts administrator and the daughter of storied arts advocate Robert E. Gard, Ewell will tell the story of how the Wisconsin Idea fostered the development of the Wisconsin Rural Art Program (WRAP) and inspired visual artists across the state. Helen Klebesadel, the current director of WRAP, will open this celebration of the Wisconsin Regional Art Program’s 75th Anniversary with a brief description of the organization’s current and planned contributions to Wisconsin art culture.

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BY COURTNEY BECKS

2010 was a pretty good year for Nika Roza Danilova. She put out two EPs under the stage name Zola Jesus, toured internationally to rave reviews and graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Five years later, the Merrill, Wis., native is a bona fide avant-garde rock star with a cosmopolitan sensibility that defies her rural roots.

“I’ve always had music in my life,” Danilova says, who trained in opera as a child. “You kind of create this momentum by just going out and doing it. So, if you make a record, you start playing shows and playing with friends, and you end up touring.”

Throughout her time at UW, where she studied French and philosophy, Danilova recorded in her basement and frequently performed at local venues, including the now-defunct Project Lodge. She now lives in Washington state and returns Sept. 24 to play at the Wisconsin Union Theater.

Featuring striking onstage visual presentations and Danilova’s operatic voice, the Zola Jesus band includes two other musicians from Wisconsin: Daniel Eaton, a trombone player, and Alex DeGroot, a synth wizard who has played with Danilova “since almost the

beginning.” Michael Pinaud, a musician she met in Los Angeles, plays drums.

The experimental electronic outfit evolved during Danilova’s time here. “It was nice because Madison is so small it allowed me to focus on what I had to do with no distractions,” she told Isthmus in 2010. “It helped reinforce my own values and what was important to me.”

Zola Jesus has since performed in such storied spaces as the Guggenheim Museum in New York and the Hirshhorn Museum, the Smithsonian’s contemporary art palace in Washington, D.C. While touring, Danilova takes advantage of cultural offerings, such as viewing minimalist sculptor Richard Serra’s work at the Gagosian Gallery in London. In a recent interview with Isthmus, she spoke about the influence of architecture on her music.

“I like that it’s man’s control over environment. It’s like creating a microcosm.

When you create the structure, you create the confines of the world,” says Danilova.

“As a musician, I really revere architecture because it’s like the physical universe that the music can exist within. Sometimes I’ll see a building and I’ll think of music that would live inside of that building.” n

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What’s your story?

John Hodgman’s jokes are like thesis papers — intensely researched, compiled and cited, all for the purpose of wringing laughs from even the driest of topics. Vacationland, his latest “onehuman show,” touches on subjects ranging from Maine to mustaches in what is described as “white privilege mortality comedy.” Isthmus caught up with Hodgman ahead of his Sept. 26 visit to the Barrymore Theatre to learn more about his life trajectory, including counting traffic in New Haven and wearing cheese hats in Black River Falls.

“I’m an only child and therefore was a loathsomely precocious and pretentious child who wished to leapfrog sexual adolescence as quickly as possible to become the 40-yearold gentleman bachelor that I believed at that time I was destined to become. So I wore Doctor Who clothes and I carried a briefcase. In the evening I would sit by myself in my small apartment that I carved out for myself in a rather large house that I shared with my mom and dad, and typed out poems and ate Triscuits by the boxful.”

“It was Xeroxed, barely made use of staples and was handed more or less in a manuscript form from weird student to weird student.

May I reference how inappropriate it was to refer to the legacy of dissident literature that if caught with you could easily be put into a prison camp, whereas our motley collection of perverse cartoons, lame short stories and dumb sketches was photocopied at town hall thanks to the intervention of the principal of the school, whose son was co-editor with me. So we copied it at no cost — or at the cost of the town of Brookline and therefore had full endorsement of the State.”

“I would stand on the street at 5 o’clock in the morning, in November, wearing three pairs of pants. I would have a type of clipboard with a traffic pattern on it and numerical clickers, and I would click for each car that went straight, right or left. It was quite miserable and cold and led to deep contemplation. And created ambition: Do not be a traffic counter.”

BY JON KJARSGAARD

JUNE 3, 1971 John Kellogg Hodgman is born in Brookline, Mass.

1985-1989 Attends Brookline High School, where he is co-editor of a zine called Samizdat, the term for dissident Soviet Union literature that was reproduced and passed by hand from reader to reader.

1994 Hodgman graduates from Yale with a bachelor’s degree in literary theory. His first job is a “traffic counter” for the city of New Haven, Conn.

1994-2000 He works as a literary agent at Writers House in New York City, representing, among others, Darin Strauss, the late Deborah Digges and actor Bruce Campbell.

OCT. 20, 2005 The Areas of My Expertise, his first book, is published.

NOV. 16, 2005 Hodgman appears as a guest on The Daily Show to promote it and becomes a regular contributor to the show on Jan. 16, 2006.

MAY 2006 THROUGH 2010 Co-stars in Apple’s “Get a Mac” advertising campaign with actor Justin Long.

2007-PRESENT Hodgman guest stars on TV shows including Flight of the Conchords, Battlestar Galactica, Bored to Death and Married, and appears in such films as Baby Mama, The Invention of Lying and Pitch Perfect 2.

NOV. 1, 2010 He begins the Judge John Hodgman podcast, now at 226 episodes and counting.

NOV. 1, 2011 His third book, That is All, includes a fictionalized calendar of events leading to the end of the world on Dec. 21, 2012.

OCT. 19, 2014 Driving from Minneapolis to Madison, Hodgman makes a roadside stop at the Mocha Mouse restaurant and gift shop in Black River Falls.

SEPT. 26, 2015 Hodgman will perform at the Barrymore Theatre.

BEX FINCH

“My readers at that point were largely people in coastal cities who had gone to college and liked McSweeney’s, and maybe that wasn’t everyone in the world. What Jon [Stewart] did for me was he gave people permission to like what I was doing. His ratification just by having me [as a guest] on the show — and the lovely conversation we had about the hobo takeover of the United States in the 1930s — really changed my life completely, because those people who might be on the fence about this weird book with incredibly small type and who might pass it over now had an incentive to check it out.”

“One of the most unlikely turns of events in my life, in tandem with The Daily Show, because one wouldn’t have happened without the other. Suddenly I had a whole new, unexpected career as a performer on camera.”

“I’m there to tell people who is right and who is wrong, whether it’s a debate over who should do the dishes or whether a machine gun qualifies as a robot. And the answer obviously is a machine gun is not a robot, because even though a machine gun can kill you, a machine gun does not want to kill you, the way all robots do.”

“You may not have noticed that [the end of the world] happened because our memories were erased and we were shifted into another dimension — the one we occupy now — where everything is exactly the same as it was before except I no longer write books of absurd, surreal fake trivia but instead perform fairly traditional standup comedy.”

“I discovered not merely the classic wedge of cheese hat, but also a cheese top hat and a cheese deerstalker, à la what Sherlock Holmes would have worn had he plied his investigative trade in Wisconsin. If you like to eat cheese as much as I do, and you don’t mind top hats, you get to combine two of your passions in one jaunty fashion statement.”

“It’s always a pleasure to play [in Madison] and at a beautiful theater with stars in the ceiling.” n

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“I love books, and being an agent lets you really get into the idea of books without having to write any books. It was incredibly stimulating work to receive paper manuscripts from all over the world, and to be entrusted with people’s dreams to become a novelist and discovering people who were really beautiful and brilliant writers, and some of them you could help to get published. But ultimately I realized that I did not want to count traffic in any way. I wanted to make traffic. I wanted to make things rather than count them, sell them or facilitate them.

And so I started writing for myself, writing short stories on my own and pieces of humor for the McSweeney’s magazine and website, which were just getting going at that time.”

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A sleepy tale Uncle John lacks drive

Of men and mountains Everest is an unflinching look at an unforgettable climb

BY STEVE DAVIS

The world’s highest summit ominously presides over the chaotic tragedy in Everest with a serene yet brutal authority. There’s never any doubt here: The mountain will always have the last word. Based on the illfated 1996 ascent of the Himalayan peak by two expedition groups during which several persons perished (the same disastrous climb that Jon Krakauer chronicled in the best seller Into Thin Air), the film is an unflinching sensory experience.

It depicts the physical anguish these climbers (amateur and professional alike) endure when they tread the unforgiving terrain of the Death Zone, starting at around 26,000 feet, a height at which oxygen barely exists, to realize the pinnacle achievement of all mountaineers. (This elevation is the approximate cruising altitude of a 747 airliner.) Shortness of breath, pulmonary and

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cerebral edema, frostbite, snow blindness and disorientation — these are the penances one must perform to become a member of the elite five-and-a-half-mile-high club. And then there’s death, the ultimate act of contrition for daring to challenge the magnificent beast. Combined with the unrelenting cold, lacerating wind and blinding snow that dominate a landscape stunningly captured by cinematographer Salvatore Totino, these physiological effects are often overwhelming to witness, looming over the film like the shadow of the massif the hapless expedition members seek to conquer. This is a movie you feel deeply in the pit of your stomach.

Sometimes, it literally hurts to watch it.

Icelandic director Baltasar Kormákur and screenwriters William Nicholson and Simon Beaufoy wisely choose to tell this ensembledriven story without any overt commentary on the hubris of lofty dreams. Can anyone really rationally explain why he’s willing to

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suffer and risk his life to reach the top? While the film provides some insight into the personal lives of a few of the climbers, such as the macho Texas doctor whose brashness masks a depressive streak (Josh Brolin), it primarily focuses on the calamitous trek up and down the mountain, from the time the upbeat expedition participants first meet in Nepal to the bedraggled survivors’ return to base camp.

There is a moment of brief, intense emotionality in Everest that’s as haunting as the ordeal itself. A phone call between Rob Hall (Jason Clarke), the self-sacrificing expedition guide trapped on a ledge near the top of the mountain, and his pregnant wife (Keira Knightley) thousands of miles away could have played like a third-act cliché, but it’s truly heartbreaking as she urges her slowly dying husband to keep moving so he may be rescued. It’s a sobering, hopeful expression of love in a movie wracked by so much pain. n

There’s a lot going on in Uncle John, an indie film set in Chicago and rural Wisconsin. A lot, and too much. Substantial tightening would improve this tasteful, well-acted but somewhat sleepy tale of office romance and heinous mayhem in the countryside.

Uncle John tells two characters’ stories, mainly in parallel. John (John Ashton) is a small-town carpenter who lives on a dairy farm. His Chicago-based nephew Ben (Alex Moffat) does production work for advertising clients. We learn in opening scenes that John has gotten himself into some very unpleasant business. We also learn that Ben is involved in a will-they-or-won’t-they flirtation with a new co-worker, Kate (Jenna Lyng). Ben and Kate embark on an impromptu road trip to Wisconsin, and suspense awaits.

I mentioned there’s too much going on.

Given the nearly two-hour running time, there’s also not enough. The dialogue scenes have their charms but feel curiously underwritten. Scrolling shots of the Wisconsin sky provide interesting texture, but we see too many of them. The film’s only real charge is provided by a wild-eyed, stringy-haired loner (Ronnie Gene Blevins) who could have wandered in from a different type of murder-thriller.

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Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials: This sequel hardly mentions the first film’s maze, through which a group of memory-wiped teenagers scurried like lab rats. The kids are on the run again, only this time it’s out in the free world, one ruined by plague and crawling with the zombie-like infected. Superlative CGI work makes it easier to accept that we’ve seen this vision of societal collapse before.

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Un gallo con muchos huevos: An undersized and timid young chicken must save his family from an evil rancher. The first Mexican CGI-animated feature to receive a wide release in the U.S., it’s every bit as goofy-smart as one would hope.

Meru: Climbers attempt to scale a legendary Himalayan mountain. You know a documentary is working when you see its subjects talking about events that have already happened, yet you’re still anxiously wondering if they’ll make it out alive.

The Visit: Two siblings are sent on a weeklong visit to the maternal grandparents they’ve never met before; geriatric weirdness ensues. After a string of increasingly mediocre movies, M. Night Shyamalan finally gets his groove (mostly) back with this utterly deranged little disturb-a-thon.

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Kool Keith Wednesday, Sept. 23, Majestic Theatre, 8:30 pm

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Keith Thornton, more commonly known by his stage name Kool Keith, just passed the 30-year mark in his influential career.

The New York City emcee has released 19 albums (most recently this year’s Time? Astonishing!) packed with his surreal lyrics and oddball sense of humor.

He recently told Rolling Stone that he’s considering retiring from music, so this could be your last chance to see him. With Lord of the Fly, CRASHprez, DJ Vilas Park Sniper, Wangzoom.

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Yonatan Gat Thursday, Sept. 17, The Frequency, 9 pm

Former Monotonix member Yonatan Gat is a world-class guitarist and improviser who references an array of western and nonwestern genres in his psychedelic whirlwind-like pieces.

Shredding without getting too indulgently jammy, Gat hovers somewhere between blues and math-rock, maintaining a singular guitar tone while creating complex rhythms and riffs. With Lover’s Spit, Minotaurs.

Alchemy Cafe: Double Dubbs, free, 10 pm.

Brink Lounge: Josh Hayes, Johnny Likes Noize, Sweet Delta Dawn, Nick Matthews & the Knuckle Sandwich, Hanah Rebekah, 8 pm.

Cardinal Bar: DJ Jo-Z, Latin, 10 pm.

Club Tavern, Middleton: Pat McCurdy, free, 9 pm.

Crescendo Espresso Bar: Laura Joy, Dana Perry, 7 pm.

Crystal Corner Bar: Beat Road Blues, free, 8 pm.

Essen Haus: Big Wes Turner’s Trio, free, 9 pm.

Harmony: Backroom Harmony Band, Sarah Vos, 8 pm.

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High Noon Saloon: The Fauxtons, free (on patio), 6 pm; The Big Wu, Baghdad Scuba Review, 8:30 pm.

Ivory Room: Josh Dupont, Jim Ripp, piano, 9 pm.

Liquid (formerly Segredo): Wick-It the Instigator, Trini, Affair, Rekd, EDM, 9 pm.

Maple Tree, McFarland: Dean’s Blue Country, free, 5 pm.

Merchant: Gin Mill Hollow, Americana, free, 10:30 pm.

Mickey’s Tavern: DJ Evan Woodward, free, 10 pm.

Shitty Barn, Spring Green: The Pines, 7 pm.

Tamarack Trails: Olga Chikina, Russian concert, 7 pm.

Tip Top Tavern: Barley Wine, jazz, free, 10 pm.

UW Pyle Center: That Sax Guy, free (on the patio), 4 pm.

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Newsies Thursday, Sept. 17, Overture Hall, 7:30 pm

Known to many as “the Christian Bale paperboy musical,” Disney’s Newsies has since become a Broadway smash, racking up critical praise as well as a few Tony Awards. See page 13. ALSO: Friday (8 pm), Saturday (2 & 8 pm) and Sunday (1 & 6:30 pm), Sept. 18-20.

University Theatre: “Fugitive Songs”: An exploration of life choices and transitions, 9/17-27, UW Vilas Hall-Mitchell Theatre, at 7:30 pm ThursdaysSaturdays and 2 pm Sundays. $23. 265-2787.

The Boy Friend: Madison Theatre Guild remounts Sandy Wilson’s send-up of Roaring ‘20s musicals, 9/1126, Bartell Theatre, at 7:30 pm Thursdays-Saturdays (2 pm on 9/26) and 2 pm, 9/20. $20. 661-9696.

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Thursday, Sept. 17, Comedy Club on State, 8:30 pm

This Louisiana native co-hosts Esquire Network’s Best Bars in America and loves a dive bar with a jukebox. (Editor’s note: Please drink responsibly, and also don’t heckle.)

Luckily, beer-drinking isn’t his only talent; he’s also appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Conan and Inside Amy Schumer. With Zach Martina, Greg Berman. ALSO: Friday and Saturday (8 & 10:30 pm), Sept. 18-19.

Saturday (3 pm) and also features singing and dancing workshops both days, including one for families on Saturday (11:30 am) outside the Madison Children’s Museum.

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World Music Festival Friday, Sept. 18, Memorial Union’s Shannon Hall & Play Circle, 5 pm

With seven bands stretched over two days and multiple locations, this year’s free World Music Festival features melodies from South Korea, Cuba, Ethiopia, France, Niger and beyond. The festival moves to the Willy Street Fair on

The Madpolecats + Corey Mathew Hart Friday, Sept. 18, Capitol Theater, 8 pm

Winners last year of the Overture’s Rising Stars talent search, Blue Mounds troubadour Hart and Fall River “rastabilly/skunkgrass” band the Madpolecats write some of the best new music Wisconsin has to offer.

Strollin’ Hilldale Friday, Sept. 18, Hilldale Mall, 5 pm

A busy night of music features three or four bands tops, but the Greater Madison Jazz Consortium’s final “jazz stroll” of the year boasts a whopping nine instrumental and vocal jazz bands over a seven-hour stretch.

Performers include the Stellanovas, the Kid Jordan Second Line, the Big Payback (pictured) and Tony Castañeda’s Latin Jazz Sextet.

Benjamin Booker Friday, Sept. 18, Live on King Street, 6 pm

Despite releasing only one album to date, Benjamin Booker’s brand of rock — think garage meets blues — has already been seen on stages from Letterman to Lollapalooza and been lauded by critics across the board. With Hippo Campus, the Hussy, DJ Nick Nice.

Low Friday, Sept. 18, High Noon Saloon, 9:30 pm

After making a series of hauntingly sparse records in the mid-’90s, this Duluth, Minn., trio emerged in the 2000s as a re-envisioned rock band on an up-tempo and texturally dense kick.

Today they’re fresh off a stint at Wisconsin’s famed April Base studio for a new slate of tunes. With Andy Shauf.

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Locker Room: Hey, Captain Knight, free, 9 pm.

Mickey’s Tavern: Brennan Connors, Tiny Band, 10 pm.

Mr. Robert’s: Chaos Revolution Theory, Fumer, Brüder, free, 10 pm.

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SP ECIAL EV ENTS Rhumba 4 Rainbow: Annual Rainbow Project fundraiser, 7 pm-midnight, 9/18, UW Union South-Varsity Hall. $45 ($40 adv.). rhumba4rainbow.org. 255-7356.

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Invasion of the Jesus Snatchers Friday, Sept. 18, Broom Street Theater, 8 pm

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Broom Street veteran Brian Wild has created a new comedy inspired by the life of televangelist Pat Robertson. The play follows psychiatrist Hildy Peters’ path to discovering why her patients have been behaving peculiarly, and just how the reverend might be responsible. ALSO: Saturday and Thursday (8 pm), Sept. 19 & 24. Through Oct. 10.

Woods of Weaver: Darkly comic story about abuse and redemption, 7:30 pm, 9/18-19 and 25 and 2 & 7:30 pm, 9/26, Edgewood College-The Stream Ballweg Theatre. $12. 663-6710.

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Rapture, Blister, Burn: Mercury Players Theatre production of gender politics comedy, 9/18-10/3, Bartell Theatre-Evjue Stage, at 7:30 pm Thursdays, 8 pm Fridays-Saturdays, plus 4 pm, 9/27. $20. 661-9696.

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’80s vs ’90s vs ’00s Friday, Sept. 18, Majestic Theatre, 10 pm

The ’80s and ’90s have been regularly duking it out, dance-party style, for several years now. But this time a younger, untested competitor throws its hat into the ring: the Noughties. Which is the most danceable decade? Bring your dancing shoes and favorite era-specific attire to find out. With DJs Nick Nice and Josh B Kuhl.

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Mandolin Orange Saturday, Sept. 19, Majestic Theatre, 7:30 pm

Paste Magazine called this North Carolinabased bluegrass duo’s 2015 release, Such Jubilee, an album “full of blissful moments that emphasize the incredible musical bond” between members Emily Frantz and Andrew Marlin. Expect them to light up the stage when they deliver their honest and powerful songs at this seated show, harmonizing over fiddle, mandolin and guitar.

Manic Focus Saturday, Sept. 19, Majestic Theatre, 11 pm

As Manic Focus, Chicago-based electronic music producer John “JmaC” McCarten blends together a sound that’s as heavy hitting as it is soulful. Last year’s Cerebral Eclipse album, his fourth, found McCarten experimenting with live instrumentation. With Dense City.

Alchemy Cafe: DJ Vilas Park Sniper, free, 10 pm.

Babe’s: Blue Zone, free (on the patio), 8 pm.

Brink Lounge: Antoine Perry, free, 6 pm; Antique Nouveau, soul/jazz, free, 9 pm.

Cafe Carpe, Fort Atkinson: Suzzy Roche & Lucy Wainwright Roche, 8:30 pm.

Cardinal Bar: DJ Fernando, 10 pm.

Claddagh, Middleton: Scott Wilcox, free, 8 pm.

Come Back In: The Rascal Theory, free, 9 pm.

Essen Haus: Brewhaus Polka Kings, free, 8:30 pm.

First Unitarian Society: Ancora String Quartet, 7:30 pm.

The Frequency: Satsang, 7 pm.

Harmony Bar: Phun, 9:45 pm.

Ivory Room: Connor/Luke, Kevin Gale, Eben Seaman, dueling pianos, 8 pm.

Knuckle Down Saloon: Blue Olives, 9 pm.

Lakeside Street Coffee: Small Blind Johnny, 7 pm.

Lazy Oaf Lounge: Warm Wet Rag, rock, free, 10 pm.

Liliana’s: John Widdicombe & Paul Muench, 6:30 pm.

Liquid: DJ Nick Magic, EDM, 10 pm.

Main Street Pub & Grill, Mount Horeb: Beth Kille, Americana, free, 8 pm.

Merchant: DJ Lauren Franchi, free, 10:30 pm.

Mezze: Charlie Painter & Friends, jazz, free, 9 pm.

Mr. Robert’s: Gentle Brontosaurus, The Ferns, Gods in the Chrysalis, free, 9 pm.

Stoughton Opera House: Dar Williams, folk, 7:30 pm.

Tempest: Caravan Gypsy Swing, jazz, free, 9:30 pm.

Tricia’s Country Corners, McFarland: Midlife Crisis, classic rock, 9 pm.

Tuvalu Coffee, Verona: Field & James, free, 7 pm.

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Watertower Chop House, Sun Prairie: Nine Thirty Standard, rock/country/blues, free, 7 pm.

Saturday, Sept. 19, Capitol Theater, 7:30 pm

What was once a field of 160 is now 22.

This year’s Rising Stars talent competition has nearly reached its end as the area’s best rockers, dancers, rappers and vocalists will perform one last time. Gabe Burdulis, a finalist last year, will also perform.

S PEC I A L EV EN TS Bark & Wine: Annual fundraiser, 7-10 pm, 9/19, Dane County Humane Society, with music, food, wine & beer, auction. $75. RSVP: giveshelter.org. 838-0413.

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Artful Giving: Roots Ethiopia fundraiser (women’s small business grants), 7-10 pm, 9/19, Prairie Cafe & Bakery, Middleton, with art, Ethiopian coffee ceremony, food & drinks. Free admission. rootsethiopia.org. 347-2960.

FAIRS & F ESTIVALS Willy Street Fair: Annual event, 2-9 pm on 9/19 and 11 am-7 pm, 9/20, 800-1000 blocks of Williamson Street, with music, food, arts & crafts. cwd.org. 257-4576.

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B O O KS Famous Victorian Murders That May Have Interested Sherlock Holmes: Talk by author Thomas Hanratty, 2 pm, 9/20, Fitchburg Library; Notorious Canary Trainers discussion of “The Adventure of the Retired Colourman” follows. groups.yahoo.com/ group/nct1969.

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Paws Up!: OccuPaws Guide Dog Association 10th anniversary celebration, 11 am-3 pm, 9/20, Wisconsin Brewing Company, Verona, with dog costume contest & parade, music, kids’ activities, food, silent auction. Free admission. occupaws.org.

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Big Money: Music Theatre of Madison Festival of New Musicals reading of new work by Kyle Jarrow, 7:30 pm, 9/19, Wisconsin Public Television studio. Free. RSVP: mtmadison.com. 237-2524.

BOOKS/SP OKEN WORD Ryan Haack: Discussing “Different is Awesome!” his book, 10:30 am, 9/19, Mystery to Me. 283-9332.

Madison Story Slam: All welcome to share “oops!” themed stories, with host Adam Rostad, 7 pm, 9/19, Wil-Mar Center. 395-4095.

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Midwest Hurling Tournament: Annual tournament, 8 am-6 pm, 9/19, Wisconsin Rugby Sports Complex, Cottage Grove. Free. www.madisonhurling.com.

UW Football: vs. Troy, 2:30 pm, 9/19, Camp Randall Stadium ($50). Also: Badger Bash tailgate noon, Union South (free). 262-1440.

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PFLAG: Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays meeting, with “Celebration of Leadership: The First 30 Years” social, 2 pm, 9/20, Madison Turners Hall. 848-2333.

S PEC I A L EV EN TS Sunday in the Park by Jens: Dudgeon-Monroe Neighborhood Nature & History Trail tour for all ages focusing on Jens Jensen design concepts, 2 pm, 9/20, Glenwood Children’s Park. dmna.org.

mon sept 21 MUS I C

Wavves Monday, Sept. 21, Majestic Theatre, 8 pm

Wavves mastermind Nathan Williams is unlike many of his hipper-than-thou indie rock peers. He’s a simple man who enjoys weed, girls and the beach, and he’s unafraid of writing songs about exactly that. The result is a blast of lo-fi surf punk that can best be described as blink-182 for hipsters. With Twin Peaks, Steep Leans.

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Superhumanoids Monday, Sept. 21, The Frequency, 8:30 pm

Father John Misty Sunday, Sept. 20, Orpheum Theater, 8 pm

Joshua Tillman kicked off his career as a solo artist opening for Damien Jurado before joining Grammy-nominated folk rock band Fleet Foxes. However, his best work surfaced once he began recording solo again under the moniker Father John Misty. His 2015 release, I Love You, Honeybear, displays his trademark gravity-turned-irreverence and has garnered wide critical acclaim. With Tess & Dave, a project of David Vandervelde.

Since the summer of 2010, this dream-pop trio has racked up over 2 million plays on Spotify, released two EPs and self-produced their debut album Exhibitionists. Influenced by early hip-hop and R&B, the band’s synthesizer-savvy songs play out like the perfect soundtrack to a twilight drive on the West Coast. With Rush Midnight.

Malt House: Oak Street Ramblers, free, 7:30 pm.

Mickey’s Tavern: Dumb Vision, Pookie & the Poodles, Gonzo Rongs, free, 10 pm.

Up North Pub: Tyler Preston, free, 7 pm.

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This double bill features Russ Liquid (pictured), a genre-bender who’s setting the electronic music scene ablaze, and Thriftworks, a producer who weaves samples with mind-melting bass work.

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Crystal Corner: David Hecht & the Who Dat, 9 pm.

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SP ECTATOR SP ORTS UW Men’s Soccer: vs. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, 7 pm, 9/22, UW McClimon Track/Soccer Complex. $5. 262-1440.

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Noah Gundersen has never been one to hold back on heavy themes, but his most recent record, Carry the Ghost, is his most emotionally challenging work yet. And though the singer-songwriter’s latest finds him collaborating with his touring band more than ever, his poetic, transformative songs have lost neither their starkness nor their intimacy. With Ivan & Alyosha.

Tuesday, Sept. 22, Majestic Theatre, 9 pm

Mickey’s: Em Jay, Tyler Fassnacht, free, 10 pm.

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Zebras Wednesday, Sept. 23, The Frequency, 8 pm

One of Madison’s best heavy acts, Zebras will release their new full-length at this show. The City of Sun is a collection of quick, pummeling thrash-punk tracks that showcase the band’s ability to turn whirlwind riffing and drumming, harsh vocals and textural synths into finely crafted songs. They’ll be joined by fellow thrash crossover heroes D.R.I. from Houston, Milwaukee’s Population Control and locals Order of the Jackal.

30 on the Square: Sacerdote, punk/rock, free, 5 pm.

Brink Lounge: Tracy Jane Comer, 7 pm.

Cardinal Bar: DJs Wyatt Agard, Dub Borski, 9 pm.

Claddagh, Middleton: Shekinah King, free, 6 pm.

Heritage Tavern: Caravan Gypsy Swing Ensemble, jazz, free, 8:30 pm.

Ivory Room: Vince Strong, piano, free, 9 pm.

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T H EAT ER & DA N C E Forward Theater Company: Entries from “Out of the Fire: The Banned Books Monologues,” 7 pm, 9/23, Waunakee Library. 849-4217.

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Malcolm Holcombe has been an acclaimed singer-songwriter since his 1996 debut album, A Hundred Lies. A baritone, a poet and a darn good blues guitarist, his live performances are even more emotionally captivating than the songs he puts to tape. With the Lowest Pair.

Madison Common Council: Special meeting discussing the Judge Doyle Square project, 7:15 pm, 9/23, City-County Building. 266-4071.

Wisconsin Historic Lanscape Project: UW Department of Forest & Wildlife Ecology community forum, 9-11:30 am, 9/23, Dejope Hall, Lake Mendota Room.

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Brink Lounge: Madison Jazz Orchestra, 7:30 pm.

Cardinal Bar: DJ Chamo, Latin, 10 pm.

Essen Haus: Josh Becker, free, 9 pm.

High Noon Saloon: SpareTime Bluegrass Band, free (on the patio), 6 pm; SheShe, Consult The Briefcase, Lucas Cates Band, 8 pm.

Ivory Room: Jim Ripp, Michael Massey, 9 pm.

Mickey’s Tavern: Mal-O-Dua, French swing, 5:30 pm.

Mr. Robert’s: Ghost Socket, free, 10 pm.

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Babe’s Restaurant: John Kostle, free, 6 pm.

Natt Spil: DJ Umi, free, 10 pm.

Stoughton Opera House: The Larry Keel Experience, bluegrass/folk, 7:30 pm.

GGOOLLDD Thursday, Sept. 24, East Side Club, 6-9 pm

GGOOLLDD is as gold does. This glittering Milwaukee-based group stands out in a pool brimming with talent. Though the members of this synth-pop six-piece are young — they released their debut EP, $TANDARD$, just last year, and followed up with the infectious single “Boyz” in March — they’re the go-to act in this section of the Dairy State if you’re down to dance. With NO/NO, Asumaya.

UW Memorial Union-Fredric March Play Circle: UW Black Music Ensemble, free, 8:30 pm.

UW Memorial Union-Shannon Hall: Zola Jesus, electronic, free (tickets required: 265-2787), 9 pm.

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Pure Bathing Culture Thursday, Sept. 24, The Frequency, 8 pm

Pure Bathing Culture is Sarah Versprille and Daniel Hindman, who have known each other for over 15 years but have artistically teamed up only in the last five.

Their debut full-length, 2013’s Moon Tides, found the pair’s pop soaked in production.

But their forthcoming Pray for Rain shows them stripping studio layers and, in the process, displaying their true songwriting capabilities. With Wild Ones, Aero Flynn.

Neil Hamburger is the alter-ego of comic and frequent Tim & Eric collaborator Gregg Turkington. As Hamburger, Turkington excels at what many would call “anti-comedy,” assuming the role of an awkward, greasy, bespectacled comedian who seems to purposefully derail the concept of a comedy performance. With Major Entertainer Mike H. Seaton Smith, Jesse Baltes, Geoffrey Asmus: 8:30 pm on 9/24 and 8 & 10:30 pm, 9/25-26, Comedy Club on State. $15-$10. 256-0099.

S PEC I A L EV EN TS Boxers and Bras: UW Carbone Cancer Center fundraiser (breast/prostate cancer research), 5 pm, 9/24, Concourse Hotel, with runway show featuring bras modeled by men, appetizers & drinks, silent auction. $55 ($45 adv). boxersandbrasmadison.com.

B O O KS Karen Harding: Discussing “Asking for It,” her new book, 6 pm, 9/24, A Room of One’s Own. 257-7888.

S PEC I A L EV EN TS RSVP for Women Inspiring Change: Arthritis Foundation’s annual luncheon fundraiser, 11:30 am1:30 pm, 9/30, Concourse Hotel. $50. RSVP by noon, 9/24: wic.kintera.org.

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Thursday, Sept. 24, Majestic Theatre, 10 pm

House music is currently having a moment. Hear where it all began with the Orb, an electronic act that helped spawn the genre when it formed in 1988. With a live presence that boasts the most warped samples you’ll hear and a stellar light show to boot, this is a don’t-miss dance event.

With DJs Mike Carlson, Wyatt Agard, Umi.

Land Conservation Leadership Awards: Gathering Waters event, 5:30 pm, 9/24, Monona Terrace, with hors d’ouevres, silent auction. $35. RSVP by 9/21: gatheringwaters.org.

L EC T URES & S EMI N A RS Academy Evenings: “Visual Art and the Wisconsin Idea: 75 Years Encouraging Wisconsin Artists,” talk

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Spring Green’s Arcadia Books has just finished its fifth summer, during those years growing from experiment to institution in this village of 1,600.

Many Madisonians who discovered it during visits to nearby American Players Theatre have since made Arcadia a destination in itself. The store offers a carefully chosen inventory of new books and back titles as well as a cafe featuring locally sourced and organic items. The menu includes sandwiches, salads, wraps and noodles, as well as hot soups and entrées that can be reheated.

The warm red brick building in the heart of Spring Green’s main street features huge windows; the historic Gard Theater is across the way. Arcadia patrons find the space bright and airy in the summer, close and comforting in the winter. It also has the original maple floor, wonderfully creaky.

Perhaps because of that classic bookstore ambience, Arcadia has become an unlikely stop for big-name authors promoting their work, including David Axelrod and The New Yorker’s Mary Norris.

The shop was started in 2011 by two veterans of American Players Theatre. James Bohnen had worked in Chicago theater for 14 years and “was just about fed up with ARCADIA BOOKS

it,” he says. He enjoyed Spring Green, except for one notable omission. “When I first started directing at APT in 1996, I just kept saying to people, why doesn’t this place have a bookstore? It seems like such an obvious place.”

Bohnen continues to direct at APT. In 2005, he bought a house in town. A few years later a commercial property became available on the town’s main street: an 1872 building that had served over the decades as a post office, grocery, sit-down deli and flower shop.

“I had, from the time I was 25, fallen in love with the idea of having a bookstore at some time in some place,” Bohnen recalls. He had no experience in the book business or even in retail. But he felt that the building and its location were part of a message. It was “a universe n

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She also happened to be one of APT’s stage managers. (Both still work with the theater.)

“As he was converting the space into a bookstore, many people in the community said to him, ‘You’ve got to have food. You have to open a restaurant,’” says Jacki Singleton, who had sideline as a personal chef.

“So he called me one day and said, ‘Would you be interested in doing the food?’ Well, how can you turn down an opportunity like that!”

What makes it work so well? The two share a common interest in what, in this Amazon age, is becoming all too rare: the lost art of browsing.

“We talked about a lot of different [business] models when we opened, James and I, and what we kept coming to was — we wanted something just like the bookstore is,” she says. “The book that you want is the book beside the book that you thought you wanted. So the idea is that if you come in for a chicken salad sandwich, for example, there’s some Korean dish that you’ve never had but you’ve always wanted to try right next to it.” n n

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WESTMORLAND: 3-bedroom across from park. One owner since 1952. Hardwood. New electrical breakers. Rare, 2-car garage, 2 fireplaces. fsbomadison.com. $308,000.

608-241-8497

PREGNANT? THINKING OF ADOPTION? Talk with caring agency specializing in matching Birthmothers with Families Nationwide.

LIVING EXPENSES PAID. Call 24/7 Abby’s One True Gift Adoptions. 866-413-6293. Void in Illinois/New Mexico/Indiana (AAN CAN)

Madison 4 bdrm., 2 baths.

Desirable Spacious ranch.

Quiet street. Wood cabinets.

All appliances. Finished basement. Three-season room. Lots of closets.

Hardwood floors. Brick/vinyl siding. Attached 2-car. Large yard. Patio. Handicapped access.

Move-in condition.5349 oak crest place. $209,900.00 jim @ 608-235-2962 HIGHLAND WOODS CONDO, JUST WEST OF WHITNEY WAY ON OLD MIDDLETON ROAD. 3 BR, 2 1/2 BATH, 2 CAR ATTACHED GARAGE. VERY PRIVATE UNIT OVERLOOKING THE WOODS. 2,000 SQ FT., $383,000. CALL 608 445-9797 TO SCHEDULE SHOWING. PRINCIPALS ONLY

Buy-Sell-Exchange Matching people and property for over 20 years. Achieve your goals! Free consult. www.andystebnitz.com.

Andy Stebnitz 608-692-8866 Restaino & Associates Realtors SHORT-TERM RENTALS Luxury furnished apt with resort hotel services, everything incl in rent. “All you need is your toothbrush.” 1, 2, 3 bdrms from $375+/wk or $1495+/mo. Countryside Apartments. 608-271-0101, open daily! www.countrysidemadison.com ALL AREAS ROOMMATES.COM. Lonely?

Bored? Broke? Find the perfect roommate to complement your personality and lifestyle at Roommates.com! (AAN CAN) All real estate advertised is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, national origin, or status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault or stalking; or intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination. Isthmus will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are on an equal opportunity basis.

AUTO INSURANCE STARTING AT $25/ MONTH! Call 855-977-9537 (AAN CAN) DISH TV Starting at $19.99/month (for 12 mos.) SAVE! Regular Price $34.99 Call Today and Ask About FREE SAME DAY Installation!

CALL Now! 888-992-1957 (AAN CAN) A-1 DONATE YOUR CAR FOR BREAST CANCER! Help United Breast Foundation education, prevention, & support programs.

FAST FREE PICKUP - 24 HR RESPONSE - TAX DEDUCTION 855-403-0215 (AAN CAN) CHECK OUT THE FOUNDRY FOR MUSIC LESSONS & REHEARSAL STUDIOS & THE NEW BLAST HOUSE STUDIO FOR RECORDING! 608-270-2660, madisonmusicfoundry.com CASH FOR CARS: Any Car/Truck. Running or Not! Top Dollar Paid. We Come To You! Call For Instant Offer: 1-888-420-3808 www.cash4car.com (AAN CAN)

Happenings Art Show Reception for photographer Richard Wunsch and artist Willard Markhardt highlights rural Wisconsin and Madison. Public invited to reception Sat. 9/19, 2-5 pm, Opera House Art Gallery, 115 E. Main, Mount Horeb, 608-609-9940. Show ends Nov. 1.

AIRLINE CAREERS begin here – Get started by training as FAA certified Aviation Technician. Financial aid for qualified students. Job placement assistance. Call Aviation Institute of Maintenance 800-725-1563 (AAN CAN) EARN $500 A DAY As Airbrush Makeup Artist For: Ads . TV . Film . Fashion. HD . Digital 35% OFF TUITION - One Week Course Taught by top makeup artist & photographer.

Train & Build Portfolio. Models Provided.

Accredited. A+ Rated. AwardMakeupSchool.com (818) 980-2119 (AAN CAN)

Begin Your Downtown Home Search

UNION TRANSFER

$479,900-$649,900

THE BASKERVILLE | Historic top floor 2 bdrm, 1,555 sqft condo is loaded with charm & character...... $325,000 CAPITOL WEST | Modern highrise luxury living. 1 bd+den, 2 bd/2 ba & penthouse units .......$249,900-$925,000 MARINA | Innovative architecture & beautiful city and lake views. Two+ bedroom unit available ..................$575,000 METROPOLITAN PLACE I | Variety of 1 & 2 bdrm units available ........................................... $282,500-$399,900 METROPOLITAN PLACE II | Two bdrm units available, fantastic amenities .............................. $339,900-$634,900

www.MyDowntownLife.com l 608.268.0899

1 & 2 bedroom luxury apartments 2 blocks west of capitol square 1 bedroom starting at only $1,375 striking lake, city & capitol views pet friendly: no breed/weight limits 2 condo-style finish collections

view floor plans & new pricing:

306west.com

info@306west.com | 608.279.0174

model unit tours daily:

mon 9-5 | tue-fri 9-7 | sat 10-4 | sun 12-4 306 w main st | corner of main & henry

GET TICKETS FOR THESE EVENTS!

40 CRAFT BREWERS! ARTISAN FOOD!

Polka and Hammerschlagen, too!

3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26 CENTRAL PARK – MADISON, WI

ISTHMUS SESSIONS

JOSH HARTY & BLAKE THOMAS 9 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23 GIB’S BAR - MADISON, WI

DO YOUR TICKETING WITH ISTHMUS AND LIST YOUR EVENT HERE. INTERESTED? EMAIL CWINTERHACK@ISTHMUS.COM

ISTHMUSTICKETS.COM

SEPTEMBER 17–23, 2015 ISTHMUS.COM

True loft living, 2 blocks from the Square! Spacious 2 bd units available offering magnificent Capitol and lake views! ........

You want to live downtown for the dining & events.

Not the noise.

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“Eat the Beatles” — get back...to the buffet.

ACROSS

1 4 7 10

Booker T.’s backers “More or less” suffix Place to unwind 2011 Rose Bowl winner, for short 13 “___ pro nobis” 14 4 letters?

15 Spider’s digs 16 Move like a kangaroo 17 Beatles song about a smorgasbord?

19 Path across the sky 20 Dr. who treats sinus issues 21 B flat’s equivalent 22 “Funkytown” group Lipps, ___ 23 “It’s a yes-___ answer ...”

24 Know-it-all 25 Beatles song about making noodles?

P.S. MUELLER

28 Kaelin of the O.J. trial 29 Rescue squad member 30 Classical crossover quartet formed by Simon Cowell 31 “Switched-On Bach” synthesizer 33 BYU location 35 Just-released 36 Beatles song identifying leafy veggies?

39 Certain upperclassmen, briefly 42 Ashley Madison-enabled event, perhaps 43 ___ Domani (wine brand) 46 Rubber mouse, e.g.

48 Maui tourist attraction ___ Valley (hidden in CIA OPERATIVE) 50 Act like a couch potato 52 With 61-Across, Beatles song about a sandwich bread’s wish?

54 German car company 55 Drop some details, perhaps 56 Fallen Angel ingredient 57 “It’s a possibility” 59 Marge and Homer’s neighbor 60 “Charter” tree 61 See 52-Across 62 Ripken of the Orioles 63 Distort data 64 Uncloseted 65 Burma’s first prime minister 66 “Tarzan” star Ron 67 Final stages 68 AZ’s setting 69 They have their own precincts, for short

2 Oregon’s fourth-largest city 3 Greet informally 4 Doctor Frankenstein’s helper 5 Quaint store 6 Kept under wraps 7 Football Hall-of-Famer Lynn 8 Sense 9 “Fresh Off the Boat” airer 10 Something to “blame it on,” per Milli Vanilli 11 Cooperate secretly 12 So far 18 Pasta ___ (dish mentioned in “That’s Amore”) 22 Breach of privacy, perhaps 23 Airport code for O’Hare 26 Tank marking 27 Revolutionary placefinder?

32 “Hop aboard!”

34 Of base eight 37 “Nope, pick another one ...”

38 Chocolate-frosted item 39 Word stated in a Thomas Dolby song 40 Unfair treatment 41 In a calm manner 44 Pay, slangily 45 Seasoned vet 47 Demolition site letters 49 Contemptible 51 Chemical indicator 53 Hit the trail 58 Mixed breed 60 “Go, goalie!”

61 ___ Kippur LAST WEEK’S ANSWERS

DOWN

1 Hairdo that may be restyled into liberty spikes

#745 By Matt Jones ©2015 Jonesin’ Crosswords

Jobs ***$50 Hiring Bonus after 30 days!!!*** CLEANING-OFFICES • Full-time Project Crew, days [7am-4pm] or nights [5pm-1:30am], valid DL/insurability required, $11.00-$14.00/hr • Lead Cleaner near CAPITOL[5:30pm8:30pm], M-F, $9.25/hr • General Cleaners near Capitol, start around 5-6pm, 3-4 hrs/night, $8.75-9.00/hr • Other positions throughout Madison and surrounding communities, $8.75-$10.00/hr Apply online at ecwisconsin.com/employment or call 1-800-211-6922 ORCHARD WORK Seeking responsible, hard workers for picking and sorting ORGANIC APPLES, and PEARS. Full, part time, seasonal and year round positions. Need an appointment for interview.

NO WALK INS. Future Fruit Farm (608) 924-1012 Software Engineer-Dassault Systemes SolidWorks Corp. (Madison, WI) seeks Software Engineer to design & implement new user functionality in eDrawings (CAD viewer) product. Reqs BS+3yrs or MS+1yr; exp must include C & C++ for Windows software dev; UI; graphics dev; OpenGL/Hoops & Commercial software dev w/ focus on end-to-end impletmentation. Mail resume to: DSSC, Sue Rothwell, 900 N. Squirrel Rd, #100, Auburn Hills, MI 48326 EOE. Refer ID#: SW2015-00010.

Active male quad on Madison’s West Side is looking for caregivers. PM shifts and AM shifts available. Car required. Call (608) 616-2078.

Nature’s Bakery Cooperative is accepting applications for a full time collective member.

We are seeking individuals with skills and experience in production work, small business management, computer knowledge and co-op organization.

You must be self-motivated and dependable.

Applications may be picked up at our store front, 1019 Williamson St. Madison Private duty RNs/LPNs needed for a nonvent individual on the south side of Madison.

Night/Weekend hours available. Also seeking PRN shift help. Call (608) 692-2617 and ask for Jill.

ADVERTISE IN ISTHMUS CLASSIFIEDS!

ISTHMUS.COM SEPTEMBER 17–23, 2015

Call 608-251-5627 to place an ad. isthmus.com/classifieds

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Deliver Phone Books

Work Your Own Hours, Have Insured Vehicle, Must be at Least 18 yrs old, Valid DL. No Experience Necessary.

1-800-518-1333 x 224 www.deliverthephonebook.com

Volunteer with UNITED WAY Volunteer Center Call 246-4380 or visit volunteeryourtime.org to learn about opportunities Invest in our youth and make a difference that will last a lifetime! Kennedy Heights Community Center is looking for volunteers for their youth program to help with activities that include, but are not limited to, academic support, fitness and physical health, community service projects, discussion groups, and both educational and recreational field trips.

Share approximately 2 or more hours per week at Three Gaits helping in either equine assisted activities (horseback riding lessons) or therapy for children, youth or adults with special needs or disabilities. Volunteer help is needed to groom & tack horses, lead horses or walk alongside riders who may require support during lessons, and untacking and grooming horses following lessons.

The Madison March of Dimes will be hosting their annual Signature Chefs Auction and is looking for volunteers. This event is one of a kind, and something you do not want to miss.

You will have an amazing time while donating your talents to a wonderful cause. We are looking for volunteers for set up, registration, big board auctioneer, live auction spotters and recorders, check out, and clean up.

Health & Wellness Larry P. Edwards RPh, LBT Nationally & State Certified #4745-046 Massage Therapist and Body Worker Madison, WI Swedish Massage For Men, providing immediate Stress, Tension and Pain Relief. Seven days a week by appt.—same day appointments available.

Contact Steve, CMT at: ph/text 608.277.9789 or acupleasur@aol.com. Gift certificates available for any reason or season @ ABC Massage Studio!

Miss Danu WORLD CLASS MASSAGE * FEEL GREAT IN ONE HOUR! * Short Notice * Nice Price* 8AM-7PM * 608255-0345 Relaxing Unique Massage Therapy Experienced, Results Hypnotherapy! You Deserve the BEST! Why not Get it?

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CRAIG WINZER

Minds blown

BY DAN SAVAGE

My son, who is almost 30 years old, was married four years ago. He just shared with us that for the last three years, he and his wife have been practicing polyamory.

They are committed to their relationship but have each had relationships with both men and women. We are trying to get our heads around this, as we come from a more traditional background (we’ve been married 40 years in a loving and respectful relationship), and we find ourselves feeling very sad. We are accepting and nonjudgmental, just trying to understand how he came to this decision. He feels that to make love “finite,” to love only one person, is “not being true,” and that their kind of relationship prevents dishonesty and is based on truth. He shared that his wife was the first one to broach this idea — and after many deep conversations, he eventually overcame his jealousy and is embracing this practice. They do not have children or plan to have children. I asked my son if he’s happy, and he says he is.

Sad Mama

Email Dan at mail@savagelove.net or find him on Twitter at @fakedansavage on Twitter.

SEPTEMBER 17–23, 2015 ISTHMUS.COM

If your son says he’s happy, SM, you should believe him and be happy for him.

It’s unfortunate that your son framed the news about his choices and his marriage — which make him happy — in what sounds like a clumsy critique of your choices and your marriage. (If that’s what he did, SM. I’ve only got your characterization of his comments to go on, not a tape recording of them, and it has been my experience that monogamous folks sometimes hear critiques of their choices when we nonmonogamous folks talk about our own choices.

“We’re not doing what you’re doing” ≠ “You’re doing it wrong.”)

There’s nothing necessarily “finite,” untruthful, limiting or dishonest about monogamy. If that’s what two people want, SM, and it makes those two people happy, that’s great. Monogamy is what you and your hus-

band wanted, it’s what made you and your husband happy, and it worked for your marriage. You could see your son’s choice to be nonmonogamous as a rejection of everything you modeled for him, or you could see his choice as modeled on the fundamental bedrock stuff — for lack of a better word—that informed the choice you made. Your son and his wife are doing what they want, they’re doing what makes them happy, and they’re doing what works for their marriage. They’re not doing monogamy (or kids), but they’re doing what’s right for them and what works for them — just like his mom and dad did.

There are lots of people out there in happy, fulfilling open/poly relationships, SM, and lots of people out there in happy, fulfilling monogamous relationships. (And there are lots of miserable people in both kinds of relationships.) There are also lots of people in happy, fulfilling monogamous relationships they will one day choose to open, and lots of people in happy, fulfilling nonmonogamous relationships they will one day choose to close. It’s happiness, consent and mutual respect that matters, not whether a relationship is monogamous or nonmonogamous.

If your son is happy, SM, you should be happy for him. But if he states — or clumsily implies — that you and his dad couldn’t be happy because you’re not doing the same thing he and his wife are doing, you tell him from nonmonogamous me that he’s full of nonmonogamous shit.

Two pieces of recommended reading: the book Open: Love, Sex, and Life in an Open Marriage by Jenny Block, and an informative interview poly activist and frequent Savage Lovecast guest Diana Adams did with the Atlantic. But I don’t think you need to do a whole lot of homework about this. Love your son, respect his choices, don’t blame or shame his wife, and be kind to any partners they introduce you to. Having a poly kid is a lot simpler than you think. n

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WESTMORLAND: 3-bedroom across from park. One owner since 1952. Hardwood. New electrical breakers. Rare, 2-car garage, 2 fireplaces. fsbomadison.com. $308,000.

608-241-8497

PREGNANT? THINKING OF ADOPTION? Talk with caring agency specializing in matching Birthmothers with Families Nationwide.

LIVING EXPENSES PAID. Call 24/7 Abby’s One True Gift Adoptions. 866-413-6293. Void in Illinois/New Mexico/Indiana (AAN CAN)

Madison 4 bdrm., 2 baths.

Desirable Spacious ranch.

Quiet street. Wood cabinets.

All appliances. Finished basement. Three-season room. Lots of closets.

Hardwood floors. Brick/vinyl siding. Attached 2-car. Large yard. Patio. Handicapped access.

Move-in condition.5349 oak crest place. $209,900.00 jim @ 608-235-2962 HIGHLAND WOODS CONDO, JUST WEST OF WHITNEY WAY ON OLD MIDDLETON ROAD. 3 BR, 2 1/2 BATH, 2 CAR ATTACHED GARAGE. VERY PRIVATE UNIT OVERLOOKING THE WOODS. 2,000 SQ FT., $383,000. CALL 608 445-9797 TO SCHEDULE SHOWING. PRINCIPALS ONLY

Buy-Sell-Exchange Matching people and property for over 20 years. Achieve your goals! Free consult. www.andystebnitz.com.

Andy Stebnitz 608-692-8866 Restaino & Associates Realtors SHORT-TERM RENTALS Luxury furnished apt with resort hotel services, everything incl in rent. “All you need is your toothbrush.” 1, 2, 3 bdrms from $375+/wk or $1495+/mo. Countryside Apartments. 608-271-0101, open daily! www.countrysidemadison.com ALL AREAS ROOMMATES.COM. Lonely?

Bored? Broke? Find the perfect roommate to complement your personality and lifestyle at Roommates.com! (AAN CAN) All real estate advertised is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, national origin, or status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault or stalking; or intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination. Isthmus will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are on an equal opportunity basis.

AUTO INSURANCE STARTING AT $25/ MONTH! Call 855-977-9537 (AAN CAN) DISH TV Starting at $19.99/month (for 12 mos.) SAVE! Regular Price $34.99 Call Today and Ask About FREE SAME DAY Installation!

CALL Now! 888-992-1957 (AAN CAN) A-1 DONATE YOUR CAR FOR BREAST CANCER! Help United Breast Foundation education, prevention, & support programs.

FAST FREE PICKUP - 24 HR RESPONSE - TAX DEDUCTION 855-403-0215 (AAN CAN) CHECK OUT THE FOUNDRY FOR MUSIC LESSONS & REHEARSAL STUDIOS & THE NEW BLAST HOUSE STUDIO FOR RECORDING! 608-270-2660, madisonmusicfoundry.com CASH FOR CARS: Any Car/Truck. Running or Not! Top Dollar Paid. We Come To You! Call For Instant Offer: 1-888-420-3808 www.cash4car.com (AAN CAN)

Happenings Art Show Reception for photographer Richard Wunsch and artist Willard Markhardt highlights rural Wisconsin and Madison. Public invited to reception Sat. 9/19, 2-5 pm, Opera House Art Gallery, 115 E. Main, Mount Horeb, 608-609-9940. Show ends Nov. 1.

AIRLINE CAREERS begin here – Get started by training as FAA certified Aviation Technician. Financial aid for qualified students. Job placement assistance. Call Aviation Institute of Maintenance 800-725-1563 (AAN CAN) EARN $500 A DAY As Airbrush Makeup Artist For: Ads . TV . Film . Fashion. HD . Digital 35% OFF TUITION - One Week Course Taught by top makeup artist & photographer.

Train & Build Portfolio. Models Provided.

Accredited. A+ Rated. AwardMakeupSchool.com (818) 980-2119 (AAN CAN)

Begin Your Downtown Home Search

UNION TRANSFER

$479,900-$649,900

THE BASKERVILLE | Historic top floor 2 bdrm, 1,555 sqft condo is loaded with charm & character...... $325,000 CAPITOL WEST | Modern highrise luxury living. 1 bd+den, 2 bd/2 ba & penthouse units .......$249,900-$925,000 MARINA | Innovative architecture & beautiful city and lake views. Two+ bedroom unit available ..................$575,000 METROPOLITAN PLACE I | Variety of 1 & 2 bdrm units available ........................................... $282,500-$399,900 METROPOLITAN PLACE II | Two bdrm units available, fantastic amenities .............................. $339,900-$634,900

www.MyDowntownLife.com l 608.268.0899

1 & 2 bedroom luxury apartments 2 blocks west of capitol square 1 bedroom starting at only $1,375 striking lake, city & capitol views pet friendly: no breed/weight limits 2 condo-style finish collections

view floor plans & new pricing:

306west.com

info@306west.com | 608.279.0174

model unit tours daily:

mon 9-5 | tue-fri 9-7 | sat 10-4 | sun 12-4 306 w main st | corner of main & henry

GET TICKETS FOR THESE EVENTS!

40 CRAFT BREWERS! ARTISAN FOOD!

Polka and Hammerschlagen, too!

3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26 CENTRAL PARK – MADISON, WI

ISTHMUS SESSIONS

JOSH HARTY & BLAKE THOMAS 9 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23 GIB’S BAR - MADISON, WI

DO YOUR TICKETING WITH ISTHMUS AND LIST YOUR EVENT HERE. INTERESTED? EMAIL CWINTERHACK@ISTHMUS.COM

ISTHMUSTICKETS.COM

SEPTEMBER 17–23, 2015 ISTHMUS.COM

True loft living, 2 blocks from the Square! Spacious 2 bd units available offering magnificent Capitol and lake views! ........

You want to live downtown for the dining & events.

Not the noise.

53

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n CLASSIFIEDS

“Eat the Beatles” — get back...to the buffet.

ACROSS

1 4 7 10

Booker T.’s backers “More or less” suffix Place to unwind 2011 Rose Bowl winner, for short 13 “___ pro nobis” 14 4 letters?

15 Spider’s digs 16 Move like a kangaroo 17 Beatles song about a smorgasbord?

19 Path across the sky 20 Dr. who treats sinus issues 21 B flat’s equivalent 22 “Funkytown” group Lipps, ___ 23 “It’s a yes-___ answer ...”

24 Know-it-all 25 Beatles song about making noodles?

P.S. MUELLER

28 Kaelin of the O.J. trial 29 Rescue squad member 30 Classical crossover quartet formed by Simon Cowell 31 “Switched-On Bach” synthesizer 33 BYU location 35 Just-released 36 Beatles song identifying leafy veggies?

39 Certain upperclassmen, briefly 42 Ashley Madison-enabled event, perhaps 43 ___ Domani (wine brand) 46 Rubber mouse, e.g.

48 Maui tourist attraction ___ Valley (hidden in CIA OPERATIVE) 50 Act like a couch potato 52 With 61-Across, Beatles song about a sandwich bread’s wish?

54 German car company 55 Drop some details, perhaps 56 Fallen Angel ingredient 57 “It’s a possibility” 59 Marge and Homer’s neighbor 60 “Charter” tree 61 See 52-Across 62 Ripken of the Orioles 63 Distort data 64 Uncloseted 65 Burma’s first prime minister 66 “Tarzan” star Ron 67 Final stages 68 AZ’s setting 69 They have their own precincts, for short

2 Oregon’s fourth-largest city 3 Greet informally 4 Doctor Frankenstein’s helper 5 Quaint store 6 Kept under wraps 7 Football Hall-of-Famer Lynn 8 Sense 9 “Fresh Off the Boat” airer 10 Something to “blame it on,” per Milli Vanilli 11 Cooperate secretly 12 So far 18 Pasta ___ (dish mentioned in “That’s Amore”) 22 Breach of privacy, perhaps 23 Airport code for O’Hare 26 Tank marking 27 Revolutionary placefinder?

32 “Hop aboard!”

34 Of base eight 37 “Nope, pick another one ...”

38 Chocolate-frosted item 39 Word stated in a Thomas Dolby song 40 Unfair treatment 41 In a calm manner 44 Pay, slangily 45 Seasoned vet 47 Demolition site letters 49 Contemptible 51 Chemical indicator 53 Hit the trail 58 Mixed breed 60 “Go, goalie!”

61 ___ Kippur LAST WEEK’S ANSWERS

DOWN

1 Hairdo that may be restyled into liberty spikes

#745 By Matt Jones ©2015 Jonesin’ Crosswords

Jobs ***$50 Hiring Bonus after 30 days!!!*** CLEANING-OFFICES • Full-time Project Crew, days [7am-4pm] or nights [5pm-1:30am], valid DL/insurability required, $11.00-$14.00/hr • Lead Cleaner near CAPITOL[5:30pm8:30pm], M-F, $9.25/hr • General Cleaners near Capitol, start around 5-6pm, 3-4 hrs/night, $8.75-9.00/hr • Other positions throughout Madison and surrounding communities, $8.75-$10.00/hr Apply online at ecwisconsin.com/employment or call 1-800-211-6922 ORCHARD WORK Seeking responsible, hard workers for picking and sorting ORGANIC APPLES, and PEARS. Full, part time, seasonal and year round positions. Need an appointment for interview.

NO WALK INS. Future Fruit Farm (608) 924-1012 Software Engineer-Dassault Systemes SolidWorks Corp. (Madison, WI) seeks Software Engineer to design & implement new user functionality in eDrawings (CAD viewer) product. Reqs BS+3yrs or MS+1yr; exp must include C & C++ for Windows software dev; UI; graphics dev; OpenGL/Hoops & Commercial software dev w/ focus on end-to-end impletmentation. Mail resume to: DSSC, Sue Rothwell, 900 N. Squirrel Rd, #100, Auburn Hills, MI 48326 EOE. Refer ID#: SW2015-00010.

Active male quad on Madison’s West Side is looking for caregivers. PM shifts and AM shifts available. Car required. Call (608) 616-2078.

Nature’s Bakery Cooperative is accepting applications for a full time collective member.

We are seeking individuals with skills and experience in production work, small business management, computer knowledge and co-op organization.

You must be self-motivated and dependable.

Applications may be picked up at our store front, 1019 Williamson St. Madison Private duty RNs/LPNs needed for a nonvent individual on the south side of Madison.

Night/Weekend hours available. Also seeking PRN shift help. Call (608) 692-2617 and ask for Jill.

ADVERTISE IN ISTHMUS CLASSIFIEDS!

ISTHMUS.COM SEPTEMBER 17–23, 2015

Call 608-251-5627 to place an ad. isthmus.com/classifieds

54

Deliver Phone Books

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BY DAN SAVAGE

My son, who is almost 30 years old, was married four years ago. He just shared with us that for the last three years, he and his wife have been practicing polyamory.

They are committed to their relationship but have each had relationships with both men and women. We are trying to get our heads around this, as we come from a more traditional background (we’ve been married 40 years in a loving and respectful relationship), and we find ourselves feeling very sad. We are accepting and nonjudgmental, just trying to understand how he came to this decision. He feels that to make love “finite,” to love only one person, is “not being true,” and that their kind of relationship prevents dishonesty and is based on truth. He shared that his wife was the first one to broach this idea — and after many deep conversations, he eventually overcame his jealousy and is embracing this practice. They do not have children or plan to have children. I asked my son if he’s happy, and he says he is.

Sad Mama

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If your son says he’s happy, SM, you should believe him and be happy for him.

It’s unfortunate that your son framed the news about his choices and his marriage — which make him happy — in what sounds like a clumsy critique of your choices and your marriage. (If that’s what he did, SM. I’ve only got your characterization of his comments to go on, not a tape recording of them, and it has been my experience that monogamous folks sometimes hear critiques of their choices when we nonmonogamous folks talk about our own choices.

“We’re not doing what you’re doing” ≠ “You’re doing it wrong.”)

There’s nothing necessarily “finite,” untruthful, limiting or dishonest about monogamy. If that’s what two people want, SM, and it makes those two people happy, that’s great. Monogamy is what you and your hus-

band wanted, it’s what made you and your husband happy, and it worked for your marriage. You could see your son’s choice to be nonmonogamous as a rejection of everything you modeled for him, or you could see his choice as modeled on the fundamental bedrock stuff — for lack of a better word—that informed the choice you made. Your son and his wife are doing what they want, they’re doing what makes them happy, and they’re doing what works for their marriage. They’re not doing monogamy (or kids), but they’re doing what’s right for them and what works for them — just like his mom and dad did.

There are lots of people out there in happy, fulfilling open/poly relationships, SM, and lots of people out there in happy, fulfilling monogamous relationships. (And there are lots of miserable people in both kinds of relationships.) There are also lots of people in happy, fulfilling monogamous relationships they will one day choose to open, and lots of people in happy, fulfilling nonmonogamous relationships they will one day choose to close. It’s happiness, consent and mutual respect that matters, not whether a relationship is monogamous or nonmonogamous.

If your son is happy, SM, you should be happy for him. But if he states — or clumsily implies — that you and his dad couldn’t be happy because you’re not doing the same thing he and his wife are doing, you tell him from nonmonogamous me that he’s full of nonmonogamous shit.

Two pieces of recommended reading: the book Open: Love, Sex, and Life in an Open Marriage by Jenny Block, and an informative interview poly activist and frequent Savage Lovecast guest Diana Adams did with the Atlantic. But I don’t think you need to do a whole lot of homework about this. Love your son, respect his choices, don’t blame or shame his wife, and be kind to any partners they introduce you to. Having a poly kid is a lot simpler than you think. n

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