Post by Christian Neuhaus on 5/21/2013 10:30am
“Wrong” and “gruesome” aren’t among the words I would normally use to introduce Madison’s newest theatre company, but Theatre in All the Wrong Places made its Madison premiere with Rajiv Joseph’s 2009 play “Gruesome Playground Injuries” last weekend. One of the company’s goals is to “explore non-traditional performance venues” and the performance took place at community workspace Sector 67.
Post by dane101 on 5/21/2013 5:57am
Today is May 21, 2013. On this day in 1992, the second-to-last episode of The Tonight Show Staring Johnny Carson, featuring guests Robin Williams and Bette Midler, aired. Carson had no guests on his final episode.
* CT (paywall): 'Citizen Koch' filmmakers claim PBS killed their doc to please Koch brothers
* WSJ (paywall): Willy Street Co-op eyes upgrade and another store
* MJS (paywall): Report: Job training rule for food stamps would trim rolls by half
* Isthmus : Citizen Dave: Republican radicals attack Wisconsin outdoor tradition
* AP: $50 monthly surcharge sought from state workers who smoke
* UW: SELLING STATE PROPERTY: More cognitive dissonance from Walker, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Post by dane101 on 5/20/2013 1:09am
Today is May 20, 2013.
* WSJ: Presidential speculation around Scott Walker heats up as he heads to Iowa this week
* C3k: State to investigate Friday's deadly shooting on the east side
* : Vernon Hershberger raw milk trial set to begin in Baraboo
* C3k: State Democratic Party adviser leaves; Zielinski had been demoted in March
* FS: Willkommen in Madison Sushi Express
* UW: VICTIMS OR PERPS? The rest of the tea party story in Wisconsin
* TPM: Jason Huberty talks to Rebecca Kemble and Matt Rothschild about his citations and hearing.
* MC: Make Music Madison hopes to diversify music access for the solstice
Post by Scott Gordon on 5/17/2013 10:00am
The response to the upcoming Make Music Madison event has been equal parts enthusiasm and wariness. Isthmus' update on MMM's city-wide efforts follows suit, noting that it sounds fun, but also seems incongruously stealthy. "If there was a billboard, I whisked right past it. If there was a radio ad or Facebook campaign, my social network was tuned in elsewhere," Jessica Steinhoff writes.
Speaking of big outdoor-music events, the Madison Mallards' Pondamonium fest won't be coming back in 2013, despite its big debut last summer.
Post by dane101 on 5/17/2013 6:00am
Today is May 17, 2013. On this day in 2004, Massachusetts became the first U.S. state to legalize same-sex marriage.
* WisPolitics: Walker administration proposes two-year tuition freeze, cuts to UW budget
* MJS (paywall): State stewardship funds trimmed by $18 million; GOP lawmakers also want 10,000 state-owned acres sold
* WRN: Northern Wisconsin Wildfire started by logging operation
* WSJ (paywall): No signs of emerald ash borer in sampling of Madison trees
* LaCrosse Trib: Organic Valley ‘planning for a rebuild’ after fire destroys corporate headquarters
Post by Mark Riechers on 5/16/2013 10:00am
This week the Arts Extract Podcast gives you the first in a two-part preview of the Madison area’s outdoor entertainment options.
Today is May 16, 2013. On this date in 1866, the US Mint authorizes production of the Shield Nickel.
* LCT: A bill passed by the Assembly will allow bars to sue underaged patrons for $1000.
* MC: Foundation for Madison’s Public Schools to focus on achievement gap, STEAM education
* C3K: "...[I]t could take years to find out what is killing the honeybees."
Post by dane101 on 5/15/2013 6:00am
Today is May 15, 2013.
* CT [paywall]: Proposed 500 State Street apartment tower unveiled
* WSJ [paywall[: A tireless Dalai Lama schools Madison audience on suffering, happiness
* WPR: WISPIRG Report Shines Light On High Costs Of Rent-To-Own Stores
* LaCrosseTrib: Poll: Paul Ryan leads GOP field for 2016 presidential nomination; Scott Walker takes third
Post by Fareed Guyot on 5/14/2013 9:00am
This post originally ran on Willy Street Blog.
A promise of the departed was fulfilled by his friends Saturday (May 11) as students of Erik Anderson were given airplane rides at the Dane Country Regional Airport. Anderson taught Aviation classes at Madison East High School and music at Sherman Middle School for 11 years before he died suddenly in his classroom last September.
Known by students and colleagues alike as having the unique ability to connect and motivate the most troubled students, Anderson reveled in teaching Aviation at East and promised to take any student that was interested for a ride his airplane, which he kept at his home on the Waunakee Airport.
Post by dane101 on 5/14/2013 6:00am
Today is May 14, 2013, the 40th Anniversary of the launch of Skylab, which was the first U.S. space station. Skylab crews proved humans could live and work effectively for long periods of time in space. After attempts to correct its orbit were unsuccessful, Skylab mostly burned up reentering Earth's atmosphere on July 11, 1979 over Australia.
* WSJ (Paywall): 'Junk food' bill sparks debate
* WSJ (Paywall): Federal sentence for repeat offender seen as caution to others
* LT: Wisconsin unlikely to follow Minnesota's lead on gay marriage
* WRN: Speaking out against rent-to-own
* FL: TRC Board Rarely Speaks Out About Legislation
* WSJ (Paywall): Madison startup joins prestigious TechStars incubator
* Isthmus: Mercury Players Theatre considers a Wisconsin town’s reactions to Ed Gein in The Arsonists
* MJS(Paywall): Measure requiring 4 work searches per week for jobless benefits advances
* MJS(Paywall): Crowds of supporters to attend farmer's raw-milk trial
* DC: Students, faculty reflect on consequences of ending Minnesota-Wisconsin reciprocity
* DC: Softball: Badgers claim first Big Ten title in school history
