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Library refurbishes overcirculated movies.

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Pope converts Catholics into climate activists.

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JUST SAY NO KYLE NABILCY

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CAT CAPELLARO

16 COVER STORY ISTHMUS ARTS EDITOR Cat Capellaro leads a rich artistic life. She’s an actor, playwright, writer, musician and the co-founder, with husband and collaborator Andrew Rohn, of one of Madison’s favorite disco cover bands, VO5. But she was in a bit of a creative rut in the early 2000s when settling into motherhood. She found the answer in a 24-hour play festival. As she relates in this week’s cover story, she is not alone in finding inspiration, structure and community in deadline-based creative challenges.

LIBRARIAN BY DAY, FOOD and beer critic and blogger (Irony or Mayo) by night, Kyle Nabilcy has by his own count reviewed 62 restaurants for Isthmus since he began freelancing in 2007. This week he indulges his passion for “weird junk food” with a feature on craft beer pairings for specialty Oreos. How sweet it is!

Feds defund successful sex-ed program.

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THE WAR ON WOMEN

Planned Parenthood targeted.

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TIME’S UP

Deadlines give creativity a nudge.

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FORCE OF NATURE 23-27 FOOD & DRINK

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Great Taste of the Midwest pre-parties.

Celebrate Madison’s LGBT community at the OutReach Pride Parade up State Street followed by a rally on the steps of the state Capitol. This year’s grand marshall is ESPN reporter Christian Krahl, the emcee is David Klarenbach, and the theme is “The T Is Not Silent! Respect Transgender Lives.”

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It’s been 70 years since the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and hopefully we’ve learned a few things in the intervening years. Join Physicians for Social ResponsibilityWisconsin at Lanterns for Peace, commemorating those who have died, and looking toward a more peaceful, nuclear-free world. With a sing-along, craft activities and the floating of illuminated lanterns at dusk.

SOUTHERN STRATEGY Water Liars’ pride of place.

DAN PERKINS

12 OPINION DAN PERKINS, AKA TOM Tomorrow, is having a kick-ass year. This Modern World, which Isthmus has been running since 1995, was a Pulitzer Prize finalist for editorial cartoons. And he just wrapped up a Kickstarter campaign that raised $310,537 to fund a two-volume compilation of all his Modern World cartoons in honor of the strip’s 25th anniversary. Congratulations to Dan!

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Shakespeare mashup performed in unusual places.

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KNITCIRCUS

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Liz Amundson, a librarian at Madison Public Library, in the basement room where the most popular DVDs are cleaned and buffed for easier viewing.

The 300 Club

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File this under “things we probably shouldn’t get angry about but do anyway.” You check out a free movie from the public library, pop it into your DVD player at home, and...it doesn’t work. Oh, the humanity! Fortunately, Madison’s public librarians feel our pain. In the spring of 2014, staff at the city’s nine branches began pulling copies of movies from the shelves that had circulated more than 300 times (or 200 for kids’ movies because, well, kids are a mess). Those copies eventually make their way to the basement of the Central Library and the cluttered cubicle of clerk Chris Markwyn. Markwyn’s duty is thus: He slides the DVDs one at a time into a curious blue machine called the RTI Eco Senior 2, which uses distilled water and some nifty colored pads to buff, grind and clean the discs for up to three minutes. They come out looking — and usually working — like new. Local libraries had refurbished damaged DVDs — and music or books on CD — this way for years, but only when customers complained. The new protocol of buffing oft-circulated movies, says librarian Liz Amundson, aims to proactively counter the

reputation that library DVDs are like Russian roulette — you never know which one will skip. Their project should make cheapskate cinephiles happy, but it’s also fun for librarians, who get a glimpse of Madisonians’ eclectic taste in movies, Amundson says. For perspective, of roughly 10,000 “adult feature films” in circulation at the Central Library alone, about 700 have topped the 300-check-out threshold. Amundson shows me a shelf of titles awaiting their turn on Markwyn’s machine. “See, here’s the pleasure of it,” she says, “Agent Cody Banks is next to Das Boot.” One row down, she spies Ladies in Lavender. “Have you ever heard of that film?” she asks. Um, with apologies to Dame Judi Dench, no. “Well at least 300 people have, because they’ve all checked it out.” Critically acclaimed movies are well-represented, but for every Capote or American Splendor there’s a lesser-known Million Dollar Duck (starring the unforgettable Dean Jones!) or the 2004 Australian flop Oyster Farmer. In other words, there’s no discernible rhyme or reason to which movies get into “The 300 Club.” They run the gamut from high-brow French documentaries to multiple copies of Anchorman.

“I think the truth is that people love their classics, and that does not necessarily mean Alfred Hitchcock,” Amundson says. While more people are streaming movies every year, free movies at the library are still a hot commodity. Area residents checked out more than 1.1 million DVDs from Madison’s nine libraries in 2014, down slightly from the high of almost 1.5 million five years ago. A few weeks ago, Amundson did Isthmus a solid and used her database to compile a list of the 100 most-checked-out movies of all time from Madison’s nine branches. Predictably, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings and Pirates of the Caribbean pepper the list. But there are some surprises. Proof, the 2005 drama starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Anthony Hopkins and the subject of mathematics, somehow ranks fourth. Nanny McPhee is 11th. Who knew? But there’s a major caveat: When a library DVD is broken or “lost” (aka “not returned by a freeloading patron”), its circulation numbers disappear after a few years. So this list is more representative of movies that are both popular and have been well-treated by patrons. Which might explain why only one Star Wars movie cracked the top 100: Episode II: The Attack of the Clones at 77. n

TOP 10 MOST-CHECKEDOUT MOVIES (see Isthmus.com for the top 100) 1. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: 3,876 CIRCULATIONS 2. Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: 3,730 3. Pride and Prejudice: 3,725 4. Proof: 3,656 5. Lost in Translation: 3,633 6. Love Actually: 3,621 7. Memento: 3,327 8. Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring: 3 ,325 9. Sideways: 3,309 10. Ocean’s 12: 3,263

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Taking on climate change Madison Catholics get a boost from papal teaching

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Steve Coleman is a retired engineer and a practicing Catholic. For years, he has given his priest, the Rev. Randy Timmerman, at St. Dennis Catholic Church on Madison’s east side, a “deluge” of information about the ethics of global climate change. Coleman says that Timmerman was receptive and supportive from the start, but largely remained on the fence. For priests generally, Coleman says, “Climate change was not on their radar.” That is, until the June 18 issuance of a book-length directive from Pope Francis, called an encyclical letter, that calls climate change “one of the principal challenges facing humanity today.” Timmerman downloaded it the Thursday morning of its release, studied it for three days and preached on it to his congregation that Sunday. He’s part of a larger awakening of Madison Catholics to environmental responsibility in the wake of the pope’s encyclical. Until recently, the Catholic Church’s stance on the environment seemed to be that it was a quaint, back-burner concern not binding on the faithful. But in his encyclical, called “Laudato Si’: On the Care of Our Common Home,” Pope Francis upped the ante on predecessor John Paul II’s call for an “ecological conversion,” speaking directly to the Catholic conscience. And the faithful are heeding his call. Take, for example, the Rev. Eric Nielsen, an affable priest in his mid-50s who serves as director of St. Paul University Catholic Center on the UW-Madison campus. Before the pope’s encyclical, he says he was unmoved when it came to warnings about climate change. “I thought, ‘Maybe it’s true, maybe it’s false. I’m not equipped to discern the science of it,’” he says. Global warming rhetoric “seemed to be politically motivated, and I was therefore not convinced it was really an issue.” He doesn’t feel that way anymore. “I’m willing to see it as a real issue and something to take seriously,” he says. “I trust the Holy Father because he has the grace of the Holy Spirit and much better advisers than I do.” Priests aren’t the only Catholic fence sitters who’ve picked sides after the encyclical’s release. In early July, a crowd of more than 50 showed up at St. Francis Xavier Church in Lake Mills to hear Coleman give a talk called “A Catholic Response to Global Warming,” which he has presented nine times in the past year. Coleman says that at St. Francis Xavier, he tried to grab his audience’s attention early by asking them how many are regular viewers of Fox News. Four people raised their hands. “First off, thank you for being here,” he told them. “What we talk about tonight is going to be quite different from the information you get from Fox News. What I ask is that you stay with me.”

The sprawling work also includes numerous calls to action, defining its purpose as helping people worldwide “to acknowledge the appeal, immensity and urgency of the challenge we face.” In doing so, it elevates the grassroots work that Catholic environmentalists here and abroad have already been doing for years. And it gives an added impetus to local parish initiatives like the one at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church on the near west side. The leader of the parish’s Food, Fuel, Farming and Faith group is New York City transplant Susan Kiernan. It was eight years ago, while taking a course based on Catholic social teaching created by JustFaith Ministries, that Kiernan first felt the strong link between environmental stewardship and social justice. “The way we care for the earth has such implications for society,” she says. “The poor and vulnerable are most affected.” With the help of Kiernan’s team, Blessed Sacrament has for years sponsored a variety of sustainability initiatives, including an annual Bike to Church Sunday in partnership with Budget Bicycle Center. “Choosing to bike instead of drive is a moral action,” says Kiernan. Kiernan is hopeful that the encyclical will become a preoccupation for the whole parish. Such concern, she says, “is at the heart of who we are as Catholics.”

Steve Coleman spreads the gospel on global warming.

Coleman followed with a tripartite exposition: “The Catholic Voice,” “The Science of Global Warming” and “The Solution.” Skeptics aired their reservations during a Q and A, and a civil discussion ensued, Coleman recalls. “There was no hostility; there was interest.” Coleman’s own immersion in Catholic climate activism began a few years ago. In 2012, Coleman souped up his Marshall home to become carbonneutral, but he knew there was more he had to do. He began to pray, something he does before every undertaking: “As a person of faith, all you can ask is, ‘What’s the next step?’” A period of reflection culminated in a 2013 New Year’s resolution to become more literate on climate change. He eventually joined Citizens’ Climate Lobby, a grassroots advocacy organization. It was in that capacity that he found both hope in a way forward — advocacy of a carbon tax — and his niche in the movement: outreach

to faith communities. Being a Catholic, he looked into what his own faith tradition had to say. “The beauty of the Catholic response is that there is a body of teaching that you can draw from,” he says. “Now with the encyclical, we have a very strong teaching.” A century-long tradition called Catholic social teaching elucidates the Catholic view on a wide range of social questions, from labor rights to international relations to the environment. Its conclusions, including those found in Laudato Si’, demand of Catholics “the religious submission of intellect and will,” according to Vicar General Monsignor James Bartylla of the Madison Diocese. The latest encyclical emphasizes what it calls “integral ecology,” linking the environment with such things as economics, culture and the church’s teachings on sexual ethics.Some variation of the phrase “everything is interconnected” is found nine times in the document.

Other parish-based groups are jumping on the bandwagon. Annie Lord heads up the environmental initiative of the UW student organization, Badger Catholic. Her group is called Vita Pura, Latin for “the pure life.” Founded in 2012, the group gardens, composts and hosts a speaker series throughout the school year. Inspired by the encyclical, it will soon kick off a peer-topeer mentoring program for students interested in creating a spiritual practice around concern for the environment. Lord hopes that Laudato Si’ can contribute to a broader discussion about the role of religion within the environmental movement on campus. The Diocese of Madison itself is also taking measures to effect Francis’ call for a more sustainable church, Bartylla says. It has already moved in this direction, he adds, noting the installation of solar panels in the Catholic Multicultural Center and the use of energysaving measures in the redevelopment of the Bishop O’Connor Catholic Pastoral Center. The most important message of Laudato Si’, though, has a wider focus, says Bartylla. “Pope Francis is calling on all of the faithful and all people of goodwill to ‘care for our common home,’” he says. Kiernan is confident that is a message every person in the pews can get behind. “I hope that this pope will unite all Catholics and bridge a cultural divide.” n Kevin Mauer helped start the campus group Vita Pura and was an intern at St. Paul University Catholic Center on the UW-Madison campus.

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Veteran Capital Times staffers bid adieu Cuts leave fewer than two dozen employees Happy Hour Mon-Thu 4-7 For PJ Slinger, it was a tough decision, ar$7.99 rived at fitfully through “many sleepless Lunch Special nights.� But in the end, he relates, he and his BY BILL LUEDERS

includes wife decided the time drink was right to “make a break from the newspaper business.� Slinger, online editor for The Capital Times, is one of four veteran staffers who have agreed to voluntarily leave the paper, a development announced Monday by editor Paul Fanlund in an email to staff. Also departing are opinion editor Judie Kleinmaier, photographer Mike DeVries and print coordinator Gary Neuenschwander. In addition, photographer Michelle Stocker agreed to voluntarily reduce her hours to three days a week. “The good news is that...enough people voluntarily stepped forward, so we will have no involuntary actions,� Fanlund wrote in the email. But the cuts will leave The Capital Times with fewer than two dozen bodies, according to the paper’s staff directory. In 2008, just before the paper ceased daily publication to become a digital product with a weekly insert in the jointly owned Wisconsin State Journal, it had 65 people on staff. With the changes, the paper will be have just one part-time photographer, rather than two full-time ones. And key online, opinion page and production duties will need to be reassigned. Fanlund declined to answer questions about the departures, saying “We do not comment on personnel matters.� But, in his email to staff, he said the paper would “greatly miss the outstanding contributions� of these employees, and will need to address how to manage with remaining staff. “We do not yet have all the answers about which roles will change or to what degree as a result, but figuring that out quickly is a top priority,� Fanlund wrote. The cuts come on the heels of high-profile involuntary layoffs at the State Journal, including columnist Doug Moe and sports writers Andy Baggot and Dennis Semrau. At the time, in June, sources said The Capital Times was offering buyouts to employees age 40 and older who have been at the paper at least 10 years. They could receive one week of salary for every year of service, up to 26 weeks. Seeking or forcing the departure of veteran staff is not uncommon in the battered newspaper industry, as longer-tenured employees tend to be paid slightly less poorly than newer hires. But it is still a bitter pill to swallow, to operate in an environment where loyalty and experience is seen as enhancing expendability. Ron McCrea, formerly The Capital Times’ city editor and senior news editor, calls the departures “disturbing news.� He argues that the paper’s status as co-owner of Capital News-

papers, a 30-outlet operation, should protect it from staffing cuts, as the “legacy product� of founder Bill Evjue. “Let the budget cutters take their pound of flesh from the other products,� McCrea says. “The Capital Times editorial product deserves protected status.� The four departing staffers have collectively logged about 100 years of service. Kleinmaier has been at the paper since 1987, as a copy editor, copy desk chief and opinion editor. For the last several years, she has worked part-time. Kleinmaier, who will turn 68 this month, says she will probably do some volunteer work and hopes to travel more. DeVries, 52, says he is “thankful for the many readers who have followed my work over the years and allowed their stories to be told in pictures as well as words. It’s been an honor to cover Madison, Dane County and state stories as a photojournalist for The Capital Times for over 26 years.� He is now exploring other employment options. “I wish only the best for The Capital Times,� says Slinger, 51. “After working there for 15 years, it’s part of who I am. I have always believed in what The Capital Times stands for, and that does not change.� While Slinger does not have a new job lined up, he hopes to find something soon, saying “I feel I’m at a good point in my life for a career change.� Neuenschwander, who Fanlund in his email called “a pillar in the production of the Cap Times since the 1980s,� could not be reached for comment. With the State Journal layoffs in June, there was no farewell event, and the laid-off writers were not able to write farewell columns. But Moe did write a touching send-off column in Madison Magazine, where he once served as editor. He said he wasn’t sure why the paper didn’t let him do so, “except that it’s probably related to lawyers.� Fanlund, in his email, said his paper plans an event to honor those departing on Friday, Aug. 14, “with details to follow.� He added that the company’s ownership “is as committed as ever to keeping the Cap Times vibrant far into the future.� n

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A heralded sex education program for minority youth run by the Goodman Community Center is losing its federal grant as the Republicancontrolled Congress slashes funding for teen pregnancy prevention. Center staff learned recently that the fiveyear grant for Madison Empowering Responsibility In Teens program — known as MERIT — would not be re-funded by the federal Office of Adolescent Health. Last year, the federal agency asked center staff to present the program at a national conference because of its success in addressing racial disparities in teen pregnancy and sexual health education. “We were hopeful [MERIT would be renewed] because we rocked it,” says Goodman executive director Becky Steinhoff. The federal grant provided $596,000 for staff, materials and indirect costs over five years. MERIT is on pace to reach its goal of serving 2,000 youth at 30 school and community sites across the city since it began in 2010. The program uses an interactive, discussion-based format coupled with decision-making and positive reinforcement to teach youth about sexual health and to reduce the spread of sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancies. A 2013 program report showed that 81% of high school students who participated in MERIT said they were more likely to use condoms in the next year. By comparison, a 2012 survey done by Dane County found only 58% of sexually active high school students always use protection against STDs. The program also addresses racial disparities in adolescent reproductive health by spe-

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MERIT facilitator Becky Bauer (in white shirt) leads a group of girls at Wright Middle School in a discussion about standing up to peer pressure to have sex.

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Bang a gong Filament rides the “games for learning” wave BY AARON R. CONKLIN

There’s an enormous gong in the lobby of Filament Games’ new 10th-floor offices in the former AT&T Building on West Washington Avenue. A company tradition calls for striking it every time the games for learning developer lands a new contract or hires a new staffer. Let’s just say it’s been ringing a lot lately. “We usually say if the people on the second floor can’t hear it, we’re not doing it right,” says Lee Wilson, Filament’s affable and bespectacled CEO. Judging by the company’s recent track record, they must be doing something right. In the last two years, the staff has swelled from 37 to 60 — hence the need to move from its old location on Eastwood Drive to larger digs at 316 W. Washington Ave., with capacity for about 50 more. As Wilson prepares to show off Filament’s new space, a phalanx of reps from the National Safety Council parade out of the elevator. They’re here to hash out the final details of a deal that will turn Filament loose to develop a game that helps people learn about safety features on cars. That’s how diverse and expansive the field of games for learning has become. Filament sprang out of the initial Games, Learning and Society conference in 2005 at UW-Madison, an event that was the brainchild of former UW-Madison education professor James Gee. While much of its existence has focused on grant-driven game development projects, the past two years have seen Filament’s customer base shift to the private sector. For instance, the company’s currently working on four-packs of games for McGraw-Hill and the Smithsonian Institute, including a pinball game that

A screenshot from Filament’s iCivics game, which has registered 32 million sessions.

teaches elementary-age kids about the transfer and conservation of sound, energy and light. Another game charges kids with developing bio-habitats for a kennel of alien pets. “How big can this get?” asks Wilson of the games for learning phenomenon, echoing a question he fields frequently. “Well, tell me how many things people can learn.” Less than 10 years ago, a mention of “educational games” was most likely to be met with eye rolls and a derogatory “booor-ing.” A confluence of factors have helped to change that — including UW-Madison education professor Constance Steinkuehler serving as President Obama’s games czar and more schools having

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how to use the company’s games to diversify their curricula. “The thing games do better than anything else is help kids experience complex systems,” says Wilson, whose background in textbooks grounds his perspective. “There’ll obviously always be a place for text-based learning, but when you’re trying to teach a kid about force and motion, the difference between text versus experience is huge.” Filament is the first tenant to move into what will eventually be a renovated tower of tech companies on West Wash. The floor the company now occupies had gone unused for a whopping 19 years. “When we first saw it, it looked like something straight out of Half-Life,” Wilson jokes. Now it looks like something straight out of the collaborative team design playbook. Lots of open space — only three closed offices to cover data security concerns — and work stations that can slide around on casters as team makeups shift. There’s also a training center for kids and educators to learn how best to use Filament’s products, an employee cafe and a full-fledged recording studio, since all the music and sounds in the games they produce are created inhouse by the company’s composer. Filament’s biggest current challenge is one just about any company would kill to have — managing rapid growth. The company’s revenues are up 70% over last year, and customers are now seeking them out, rather than the other way around. Some, including the U.S. Navy, are looking for games that increase the efficiency of face-to-face training. “It’s a little bit hold-onto-your-hats time,” says Wilson. “We’re like a 10-year overnight success.” n

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

Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin is celebrating its 80th year as a health care provider in this state. In 2014 alone, the organization served over 61,000 patients, providing thousands of cervical cancer screenings and breast exams as well as birth control counseling and delivery to tens of thousands of women. It has saved countless lives and prevented untold unwanted pregnancies. Of course, none of those facts and figures matter. Anti-abortion groups across the nation have one deceptively (and poorly) edited video that makes it look like Planned Parenthood is selling fetal body parts. That’s apparently enough evidence to strip away access to health care for women. I work as a video editor — give me five minutes of interview footage and I can make a person say pretty much anything. It is a shame Hollywood is filled with liberals. The Republican Party desperately needs someone who can explain to it how video editing software works. Emboldened by the power of disingenuous editing, Republicans in the U.S. Senate tried unsuccessfully Monday to ban federal funding for Planned Parenthood. Closer to home, Rep. Andre Jacque (R-De Pere) is floating two bills specifically aimed at defunding Planned Parenthood. This is not the first time Jacque has flexed his pro-life muscle. One of the bills he is floating would ban the donation of fetal tissue in Wisconsin. No one in the state, including Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin, accepts fetal tissue donations. The Republicans, with their total control over state government, have decided to ban something that isn’t happening. Political theater aside, I worry more about Jacque’s second bill. Jacque wants the

counseling and educational programming. This next sentence sounds painfully obvious but I feel obliged to say it. Not a dime of Title X funding goes to abortions. “With almost four decades under Title X, we’ve built relationships with other health care providers, county and private,” says Nicole Safar, policy director at Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin. “Women know and trust us as a source of high-quality and nonjudgmental health care. One in five women have gone to Planned Parenthood.” Now, Jacque wants the state to compete for these funds. While I’m sure the folks at the state would eventually do a fine job, they would be starting from scratch. They would have to find new facilities and employees and build relationships within the communities being served. What Jacque is proposing isn’t just reinventing the DAVID MICHAEL MILLER wheel. It’s reinventing every single part of the automobile. state to apply for federal Title X funds that curInfrastructure work takes a lot of time and rently go to Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin. money. It is an utter waste of effort when a Title X is a federal grant that was started perfectly good service model already exists. under President Richard Nixon, a Republican. Services would be disrupted needlessly. Some For more than 35 years, Planned Parenthood of the women relying on the health care serof Wisconsin has been the Title X grantee in vices provided by Title X would fall through the our state. They’ve served in this capacity under cracks during the transition. Republican and Democratic administrations. Wisconsin’s share is about $3.5 million. THIS MODERN WORLD With that funding, Planned Parenthood and their partners provide services at 17 clinics statewide. These services include basic reproductive care, cancer screenings, birth control

Republicans like Jacque are so preoccupied with Planned Parenthood as an abortion provider, they are willing to sell out their own principles. This is the party that refused to accept hundreds of millions of dollars in additional federal Medicaid funds during a state budget crisis, largely because they didn’t want to give President Barack Obama a win. Now the Republicans are happy to chase after federal health care dollars — just as long as it hurts an ideological foe. If Planned Parenthood were any other organization, Wisconsin Republicans would be singing its praises. Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin is one of the most successful, longest-lasting public-private partnerships in the state, and conservatives are always trying to promote public-private partnerships, even failing ones. The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, for instance, Gov. Scott Walker’s pet project, continues to flounder. Companies are producing somewhere around half of the jobs they promised. Loans aren’t being repaid. The Republican solution is to remove legislative oversight of the WEDC’s board. The agency can keep failing — just do it out of the public eye. Planned Parenthood’s Title X funding saves lives through cancer detection and STI treatment, but still can serve only about a quarter of the women who are in need of family planning services in Wisconsin. If nothing else, Jacque and his party should focus on meeting the needs of these women before they try to defund what’s working. n

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Indefensible In response to Larry Kaufmann’s opinion column “In Defense of Democracy” (7/30/2015), which is one of the finest pieces of right-wing rationalization I’ve ever read, there’s one major problem. Well, actually two. He is trying to pass off his opinion as fact. And he conveniently forgets to mention the fact that the four justices who voted to kill John Doe accepted approximately $10 million worth of “donations” from the very people being investigated. None of them had the decency, ethical standards or common sense to recuse themselves; it appears they simply followed the wishes of their corporate masters. They need to be investigated, indicted and disbarred, not necessarily in that order. Don Johnson (via email) While I did have to check the publication date to make sure it didn’t say “April 1st,” I do appreciate your efforts to provide some insight into the fevered mindset of state Republicans, who despite enjoying control of both houses of the Legislature, the attorney general and gubernatorial offices, as well as our Supreme Court, persist in imagining themselves to be some sort of persecuted minority who can’t seem to rely on resources like CBS Viacom, NBC Universal or Time Warner Communications to get their message out. Warren J. Gordon (via email) I have read your paper for years now. Your latest editorial, “In Defense of Democracy,” is one of the worst pieces of journalism I have ever read. Please know that I will no longer be reading your paper. Barb Anderegg (via email)

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Mr. Kaufmann’s opinion column is deeply troubling. It is as far from the facts and reality as the judicial opinion of which he writes. Space does not permit me to catalogue all of the errors and canards. A few examples: The probe was approved by four county district attorneys from both parties, who obviously believed there was a valid legal theory and evidence that a crime may have been committed, as did the nonpartisan GAB, composed of retired judges of both parties and chaired by a Republican. In reversing District Judge Randa, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, citing U.S. Supreme Court precedent, found that there was a vigorous debate as to the legality and constitutionality of regulation of coordination by a campaign and PACs. Justice Michael Gableman, of course, ignored this precedent, and his rhetorical conclusions therefore are of little value and questionable intellectual validity. The dissent indicated that there was a valid legal argument in support of

the prosecutor’s theories, who, by the way, was a Republican who voted for Walker. So much for the argument that the investigation was politically motivated. The court also did not permit oral argument on this important case, with no explanation,

and selectively violated its own confidentiality order. Justice Patience Roggensack found facts relating to the subpoenas, citing solely conservative websites. Not only was this hearsay and biased, but appellate courts do not find facts, and clearly she knows this. There was evidence of illegal express advocacy ignored by the court, and of coordination, with Gov. Scott Walker directing donors to the PAC so that they could donate unlimited funds in support of his campaign without their identity being revealed. To suggest the ads were not in support of his campaign is disingenuous. Such circumvention of the law destroys campaign finance laws. Mr. Kaufmann states conservatives are outspent by liberals. Nonsense. The sources I have read and empirical evidence suggest the contrary. He states that the Kochs are “pikers.” They have pledged a billion dollars to the 2016 campaign. Some pikers. Certainly the Walker campaign, and those of Justices Prosser and Gableman, far outspent their opponents. Ken Axe (via email)

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had already spent some time with The Artist’s Way, a book designed to help people put aside inner critics and let ideas flow. But in 2001, with a pair of 2-year-olds, I wasn’t feeling it. Then we got the call. Mercury Players invited us to participate in the Blitz, a frenzied 24-hour play festival where the time between page and stage is a blink of an eye. On Friday, we drew a title — “To Gild the Lily” — and by Saturday night the Bartell Theater was packed

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Chris Moehr 48-HOUR FILM PROJECT Film producer Chris Moehr credits the 48hour Film Project with jumpstarting his production company, Firmament Films. Moehr, who works days as an IT project manager, first participated in Madison’s version of the international event in 2010 with a group of friends. That time, he took on too much: He directed, edited and produced the film. “The first year our movie was terrible. The second year, we thought it was decent, but it wasn’t groundbreaking,” says Moehr. But in subsequent years, working in a tight timeframe helped define roles and refine the process. Moehr and his colleagues used “the 48,” as he calls it, to build a team that could trust each other to get the job done. The 48HFP is structured as a contest, with judges and audiences selecting a winner from the entries. On the Friday night when the 48HFP is launched, producers draw genres out of a hat, for example, “dark comedy,” “buddy film” or “fantasy.” Last year, Moehr drew “musical.” “Musical is kind of considered the death sentence for this project,” says Moehr, because of the extra layers of work it takes to compose, arrange, record, teach songs and add choreography to an already full schedule. “To create a seven-minute musical with

all original music that was sung by our cast and crew with a big dance number in 48 hours was by far the most frantic we’ve ever been,” says Moehr. The result, Game Day, a baseball musical, won the Madison competition. It was Firmament’s third win, and it went on to take “best song” at Filmapalooza, the national competition. The Firmament team is skipping the contest this year because they’re putting the finishing touches on a feature-length puppet musical called The Princess Knight. But Moehr says the competition both sparked the initial idea for the film and connected him with T.C. DeWitt, the film’s LA-based writer and director. “If you look at Firmament today, it’s a conglomeration of about three different teams that were at the 48 originally,” says Moehr. “That’s how we found a lot of these people.” Once acquainted, they learned to work together under pressure — and to trust each other. “One of the best people I ever worked for said, ‘you don’t need to be great. You just need to surround yourself with great people,’” says Moehr. “I sort of feel like my job is to make people feel welcome, to make people feel empowered, to make decisions, to feel creative, to make mistakes. And then work as a team.”

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one thing. The limited timeframes of these projects have given me focus. They have taught me to be kind to myself and to the people I’m collaborating with. I have learned to trust my instincts and accept when an idea is “good enough.” I have fallen in love with the process and with the other people who take the risks inherent in doing them. The projects I’ve embraced have been the short-term, local variety. But this sort of extreme creativity has exploded in the digital age. The granddaddy of writing challenges, National Novel Writing Month, grew from 21 participants in 1999 to nearly 400,000 in 2014. That effort inspired former Madisonian Burr Settles to launch in 2004 the phenomenon known as February Album Writing Month. The 48-Hour Film Project, an international organization with a Madison affiliate, has also grown by leaps and bounds. Clearly I am not the only creative type who responds to these time-based challenges. For this story, I talked to others who also have found these deadline projects help create discipline and focus and nurture the soul. Nurturing one’s creative side, though, is an ongoing process. Like so many artists I know, I never quite feel like I have arrived. But when opportunity knocks, I know to say “yes.” Just give me a deadline.

For a creative guy, Jere Foley talks a lot about a practical matter: word counts. That’s because Foley, a trained Shakespearean actor who works as a production editor at the Wisconsin Historical Society Press, needed to be very strict with himself to produce an entire novel in a month. In 2010, a friend introduced Foley to National Novel Writing Month (known among insiders as “NaNoWriMo”). The folks at the nonprofit NaNoWriMo have designated November as the month when aspiring novelists are to get it done. The challenge is to complete a 50,000-word novel. “50,000 sounds huge,” says Foley. “But it breaks down to 1,666 words a day. It can feel daunting until you start to break it down like that.” NaNoWriMo is huge. In 2013, more than 400,000 writers across 200 countries participated, including more than 80,000 students. Professional writers provide pep talks, and the nonprofit has developed a course in “Teaching Writing Self-Efficacy,” which sounds like a fancy was to say it helps writers believe in themselves. The project has led to more than 250 novels getting published by traditional publishers, including Sarah Gruen’s Water for Elephants and Erin Morgenstern’s The Night Circus. The first year, Foley says, “I gave it a good, fair try. I think I only made it to 30,000.” But he stayed at it. And, without the deadline, he’s sure he wouldn’t have written that much. What’s more, Foley’s opinion of himself began to change with participation in the challenge. “What stuck in my mind — and the reason I came back to it the next year — was [that] the legitimacy of having a contest allowed my family to understand that I needed writing time. Before, I think they would have wondered why I was ignoring them. They let me write. They encouraged me to write.” Foley’s second November was even more fruitful. “I doubled my self-challenge, and increased to 3,333 words a day. I ended the month with an 86,000-word novel.” Foley has self-published that novel, Slumbersythe, an espionage fantasy with a protagonist described as a “slightly overweight, slightly narcoleptic, slightly middle-aged, chronically single and gay James.” NaNoWriMo creates community, too, says Foley. At his workplace, several participants posted word counts on a hallway whiteboard. And the Madison Public Library hosted “write-ins” during November. “Authors were encouraged to bring their iPads, bring their laptops, bring their notepads and come to the library and write as a group,” says Foley. “They basically structured it as writing sprints. You’d write for 20 or 30 minutes, rest, check in. You had this network of people that were doing it with you. That network of people really made it easy.”

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n COVER STORY When that team spends years working on a project, as is the case with The Princess Knight, there are benefits to taking a weekend to work together on a short film. “It’s a reunion. It’s the one weekend that our whole team comes together,� says Moehr. “Everybody loves the 48 and the immediate response and the fact that they can see it in the theater, we can put something up online and that it doesn’t have to be perfect.�

Hannah Busse FEBRUARY ALBUM WRITING MONTH Unlike many Midwesterners, Hannah Busse looks forward to February. That’s when she writes and records an entire album as part of February Album Writing Month (FAWM). Busse earned a music degree in oboe performance and choral education from the University of Wisconsin School of Music in 2006. These days, she works 30 hours a week as a worship pastor at Blackhawk Church. She and her husband have a 2-year-old and a 4-year-old, which has made finding time for music all the more difficult. FAWM, which challenges aspiring songwriters to create a 14-song album in the 28 days of February, has kept the creative juices flowing. Busse, who writes music she describes as a piano-driven blend of folk and pop, has participated in the project for the last five years. “It’s been a really crucial part for me in the rhythm of my year as a creative person,� says Busse. “It just kick-starts you into this mode every February. You just have to throw a bunch of stuff against the wall and you don’t have time to be too self-critical.� Busse began participating in the albumwriting challenge in 2010, before her daughters were born. That first year, she completed the 14-song album. Back then, she had a room dedicated to music. “I was all set up, could take my day off from work and write all day long, making professional recordings with effects. Three years later, with two little girls at home, I’m just on my

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Participating in February Album Writing Month has been a “confidence-builder� for Hannah Busse.

iPhone recording voice memos,� says Busse. Still, February is a fruitful time. She sets aside her Wednesday mornings (her day off) for music-making. “I might write four songs, one for every Wednesday, and if I do that, that’s great. Most often, I’ve actually done more than that,� says Busse. “I’ll be at 11 o’clock at night in the bathroom with my guitar being super-quiet because I just have a song that wants to come out.� In addition to the structure and deadlines that Busse needs, FAWM provides a strong online community, where musicians encourage each other, listen to each other’s compositions and even collaborate, adding tracks to other people’s songs. A musician in Finland has added orchestrations to Busse’s compositions. “It’s a confidence-builder,� says Busse. “I was not feeling very confident about it, and all of a sudden I’m hearing how people are connecting with it. And that wouldn’t have happened if I hadn’t had something help me bridge that initial fear.� Busse calls herself a “recovering perfectionist.� She says her experiences with the project have helped her to trust her instincts and also to explore writing songs that aren’t designed to please an audience. She points out a song, “Sabbath,� that deals with feeling hurried. “That song comes from a pretty deep place for me,� says Busse. “It has to do with my lack of ability to just be still and stop the hamster wheel.� While writing the song, she gained some insight: “I discovered it’s a kind of a protective thing; it gives me my identity, feeling like I’m doing things, accomplishing things, makes me feel like that’s what justifies my existence.� For Busse, sharing her songs is an intrinsic part of her faith. She believes in the power of creativity: “When you make time to explore your gifts and share your art, that can influence other people and be powerful in the world. And if you don’t do that, the rest of the world is missing out on something.� n

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Life at full speed

New Chris Farley documentary is a gentle reminder of a comedic legacy BY COLTON DUNHAM

Hodge. With the involvement of Farley’s brother Kevin, who also serves as a producer, Hodge and Murray got deeper into discovering what Farley was like off camera. They learned he was always in character as himself. “The Chris Farley you get in movies is the Chris Farley you got in college, high school and middle school,” says Hodge. “When you yell cut, he was the same guy with the same kind of shenanigans.” As the film shows, Farley had an eventful life, operating at full speed.

Hodge and Murray tracked down Farley’s old Marquette University college buddies as well as some more famous friends like Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels and comics/actors Adam Sandler, David Spade, Dan Aykroyd, Mike Myers, Bob Saget and Christina Applegate. The accumulated stories and memories reveal the impact Farley left on their lives as a fellow comedian and as a friend. Much of the power of I Am Chris Farley, though, comes from the participation of his family. With access to the family archive, the filmmakers were able to

add home video footage and photographs to complement the stories. Although much of the film is a celebration of the life and work of Farley, the filmmakers don’t shy away from the dark side, namely his struggle with addiction. “Success in show business doesn’t always create the best versions of people,” Saget says in a striking moment of the film. Murray agrees that Farley’s success was both a blessing and a curse.

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Serenity now Monroe Street’s Green Life Cafe focuses on healthy and sustainable BY KATE NEWTON

Breakfast nachos are unconventional and exceptional.

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When locally owned fast-casual meets sustainable and organic ingredients in a city like Madison, it would seem to be a potential gold mine. The Green Life Cafe, a self-described “boutique juice bar creperie cafe” in a converted residence on Monroe Street (formerly Macha Teahouse), opts for locally sourced ingredients when possible and even grows some of its herbs and greens seasonally in-house. It’s a Midwestern take on healthy food; the result is a menu with surprising variety for a small cafe. The permanent menu offers appetizers, sandwiches and salads. Diners can customize their own smoothies and crepes. Salads thoughtfully are offered in two sizes, small and large. Rotating specials are featured on the chalkboard “dish” behind the counter. Lingering, sometimes seen as a cardinal sin at a cafe, was not only welcomed, but encouraged. Employees were happy to discuss ingredients and answer questions. I was offered a sample of the Sunrise smoothie, a blend of strawberries, orange juice, mango and banana that was pretty standard for a smoothie, but tasty nonetheless.

The tropical rooibos iced tea had a muted, almost earthy flavor rather than being fruity as I expected, but was a refreshing, welcome change from the average flavored iced tea. The iced chai shared that same earthy taste. The cafe also offers locally made Let It Ride coldbrew coffee, full-bodied and delicious. Still, the smoothies ($5/small, $7/large) and the tea ($4 in a small glass with no refills) struck me as a little steep. Order at the counter and take a seat at the thick, rustic wood tables in an upholstered antique chair. The cheery orange dining area is decorated with art and plants and feels more like a living room than a restaurant. Green Life serves breakfast and lunch, with breakfast available until 3 p.m. weekdays and until 2 p.m. on the weekend. (The cafe is open for dinner Fridays only). One weekday morning I opted for the savory crepe-of-the-moment, with roasted portobello mushrooms, sauteed spinach, basil pesto, yellow grape tomatoes and onion. Flavorful and fresh, the vegetables were the highlight of the dish. But it was on the small side, and the filling needed more pesto — the crepe itself threatened to overpower the dish. I fared

better later with one of the sweet crepes, Nutella and fresh strawberries. The Nutella was plentiful, and the crepe didn’t dominate. A definite win was the “breakfast nachos,” with roasted herb potatoes, shredded pepper jack, bacon, avocado, poached egg, cilantro, green onion and a tasty sriracha crema. This dish was less nacho than loaded omelet, which didn’t really matter. Perfectly ripe avocado rounded out this fresh and savory dish. The appetizer serving of plantains, sprinkled with brown sugar and cut in thick slices, would have been on the dry side if it weren’t for the sweet syrup that accompanied it. The basil and tomato salad comes on a bed of spring mix and spinach, with basil, roasted bell peppers, grape tomatoes, grilled asparagus, mozzarella and balsamic vinaigrette. The vegetables were fine, but nothing exceptional. And the kitchen didn’t do much to enhance their flavor. The tomatoes were fresh and juicy, but the grilled asparagus didn’t have much taste, not even the flavor you’d expect from grilling. Green Life offers a soothing atmosphere — sun streaming in the windows, comfy chairs, a lawn full of blooming flowers. But sometimes I felt I was paying a premium for it. n

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Beer and cookies Your complete pairing guide to craft brews and specialty Oreo flavors BY KYLE NABILCY

It may be the seasonal availability of Girl Scout cookies that has inspired a number of recent wine, beer, liquor and cocktail pairing listicles. The cookie season starts and grownups just want to celebrate. I like Girl Scout cookies just fine; I’m no monster. But I celebrate a different set of dates: The release of new Oreo variants. These weird versions of the American classic have been coming out since the late 2000s, and more frequently since 2012, when Nabisco released Birthday Cake Oreos for the brand’s 100th anniversary. The flavors have only gotten stranger since. Since beer is my beat, I thought to pair the two: craft beer and flavored Oreos. I don’t recommend dunking, exactly, but try these combinations on for size.

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Red Velvet Oreo A classic pairing is an India Pale Ale with carrot cake. There’s some shared DNA between carrot and red velvet cakes, at least in their cream cheese frostings, so let’s roll with a roasty black IPA to mirror this Oreo’s chocolate cookie wafer. I like Indeed Brewing Company’s Midnight Ryder if you’re making a border run to Minnesota. Surly Blakkr may still be on shelves in Madison, which would also be great, and there’s always Lagunitas NightTime. For those who don’t dig on hops, try a creamy milk stout like Milwaukee Brewing Company’s Polish Moon.

Reese’s Peanut Butter Oreo I love these Oreos, a lot more than the standard peanut butter Oreo. Add a hint of jelly with House of Brews’ Adobe IPA. Its jammy strawberry nose provides sweet fruitiness that makes sense with peanut butter. The rich peanut balances the tart and sweet strawberry and clears a path for the bitterness of the Amarillo hops.

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Sneak preview pairing! I was able to sample this upcoming flavor, which provides unadulterated chocolatey goodness. Founders’ deeply raspberried imperial stout Big Lushious is still around, or, closer to home, there’s 3 Sheeps’ Hoedown with lots of cherries and both ancho and chipotle chili peppers. Look for this Oreo to land on shelves soon.

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S’mores and Marshmallow Crispy Oreos Good vanilla or marshmallowy beers are usually expensive and rare or just not available around here. Try Ballast Point Victory at Sea, which is now available in 12-ounce bottle six-packs. Make sure you don’t drink it too cold, so the vanilla has a chance to really express itself. It’ll round out the vanilla in the cookies’ filling.

Lemon, Chocolate Lemon, Limeade, Key Lime Pie and Fruit Punch Oreos Finally, license to pair with tart wild ales. The standard lemon Oreo comes with a golden wafer, and was upgraded from limited flavor to permanent because it’s awesome. This is straight-up Berliner weisse or gose territory. Try the light acetic pucker and bready notes of New Glarus’ Berliner Weiss. Chocolate Lemon lines up perfectly with the roasted malt of the very weird Siren/Stillwater collaboration, When the Light Gose Out. It’s neither cheap nor easy to find, though, so maybe go with Furthermore Oscura to mimic an

Italian lemon-with-coffee experience. Lime, meanwhile, has now appeared on a golden wafer where it’s called Limeade, and on a graham wafer, where it’s called Key Lime Pie. The lime flavor in the creme overshadows the flavor of the wafers. MobCraft’s Cervezarita has a great lime flavor on tap, but it flags a bit in the bottle; the lime-filled Oreos should amp it up appropriately. Fruit Punch was a super-limited flavor; I never saw it in Wisconsin. (A buddy in St. Louis hooked me up.) A can of Destihl Flanders Red from the affordable Wild Sour series would be great if this Oreo comes back.

Pumpkin beers have a tendency to come off as forced and artificial. That’s what we’re trying to fix with this pairing. Something rich with sweet notes, like Lakefront Beer Line Organic Barleywine or MobCraft Vanilla Wafer porter works. If you want to stick with a pumpkin beer, consider Southern Tier Warlock. With a porter at its base, it’s less sugary than the brewery’s Pumking, but will still reinforce the pumpkin spice elements of the cookie.

Watermelon Oreo A watermelon beer with Watermelon Oreos seems like a necessity. You could pick up Watermelon Wheat from Wisconsin’s Horny Goat, or 21st Amendment Hell or High Watermelon (not sold in Wisconsin, but currently in the news for getting mocked by Budweiser), but don’t. Instead, bring crisp, cold and clear to the party with a kölsch-style beer. I’ve enjoyed Krankshaft from Metropolitan Brewing, recently arrived in Wisconsin distribution channels from Chicago — though frankly, this is my least favorite of the cookies.

Cotton Candy Oreo Cotton Candy is literally the sweetest Oreo variant you can buy — the creme tastes like spun sugar, if that’s even possible. It may seem counterintuitive (or just wrong), but pair this with a smoked beer (it’s like pairing it with a hot dog). Brenner Brewing out of Milwaukee has Bacon Bomb, and you can usually find the Bruery’s Smoking Wood around Madison. Or try Karben4’s NightCall. It’s smoky but not too smoky, and it’ll contrast the heck out of this brutally sweet concoction.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough and Cookies ’n’ Creme Oreos These flavors don’t taste much different from the basic Oreo. (Cookies ’n’ Creme is a “new” reissue from a couple years back, and while it’s available in some parts of the country now, it hasn’t been spotted in Madison to date.) Bust out your French press and infuse your favorite stout with a few cookies. Let them soak in the beer for up to three minutes, depress the plunger and let the filter strain out the solids. You’ll have beer that tastes like cookies that...taste like cookies. We’re talking Oreos and beer, people; there are no rules. Note: Not all of these Oreo flavors are available on shelves as of publication. Woodman’s and Target are my favorite wellsprings for weird Oreo availability. Oreo does cycle back to various flavors, some seasonally. n

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Kung Fu is State Street’s second bubble tea shop Kung Fu Tea is a new bubble tea franchise at 449 State St. That shopfront briefly hosted a Firehouse Subs last year; before, it was home to Dobra Tea, a purist’s haven with a Zen-like reverence for its product. Now there’s boisterous K-pop on the speakers and something called “wow milk,” which is really just a lactosefree milk. There is, however, recognizable tea listed on the menu — jasmine, Earl Grey and oolong, along with white gourd tea and longan red date tea. Drinks come as “classic” (no milk) or, better, with milk, or add a fruit flavor for a drink that Kung Fu calls “punch.” Slushies (with crushed ice) and smoothies are available, as well as toppings: bubbles, nata jelly, red bean, mung bean and pudding. Steepery Tea Bar is just a block away, yet the menus are different enough so that each shop should be able to win its own fans. Kung Fu lists more specific teas, versus Steepery’s “black,” “green” and “chai,”

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while the Steepery has jellies in more fruit flavors. Kung Fu seems more Asian than Steepery; its menu is printed in Chinese as well as English. An Earl Grey black tea classic with tapioca bubbles lacked much Earl Grey

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Carpano Antica vermouth, and there’s a touch of lavender bitters that doesn’t overwhelm. It’s a seasonal, garden-y — Madisonian, even — take on the Manhattan. Another notable is the Isthmus Cocktail, which uses Old Sugar Distillery’s Cane & Abe rum along with Bos Meadery’s Pomegranate Pyment (wonderful, if you haven’t tried it) with lemon juice and a twist. Pomegranate is the primary ingredient in grenadine, so the mead acts as a recognizable foil for the rum. It’s a clever and tasty mashup of two great local distilleries (both brewed mere blocks away!) in a newly craft-focused bar — signaling that great things are afoot in the Madison cocktail scene.

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Saisons at midnight A guide to 2015 Great Taste of the Midwest eve pre-parties BY ROBIN SHEPARD

Each August, the Great Taste of the Midwest turns Madison into the epicenter of craft beer. “It’s like Christmas for beer drinkers,” says festival chairman Mark Garthwaite. The 2015 event takes place Aug. 8 at Olin Park and will feature 180 breweries and 1,200-plus beers. The 6,000 tickets disappeared in minutes when they went on sale back in May, but you don’t need one to enjoy the spin-offs of the festival: pre-parties. A large number of local taverns and restaurants share in the fun by offering special beer tappings, food pairings, entertainment, educational programs and appearances by brewmasters. Here are my not-to-miss picks from the Friday evening schedule.

Dexter’s Pub Patio Party 301 North St., 9 am-8 pm

Dexter’s Pub hosts craft beer darling Toppling Goliath. The brewery from Decorah, Iowa, just started offering its beers to Madison on a regular basis. The patio opens bright and early with 5-ounce pours of Morning Delight coffee stout, plus free coffee and Greenbush doughnuts. The day will feature more than a dozen Toppling Goliath beers, including SR-71 Blackbird, a limitedrelease imperial stout aged in Pappy Van Winkle bourbon barrels. SR-71 will be sold via $20 tickets for a 5-ounce pour and keepsake glass.

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This is a festival on its own. MobCraft, House of Brews and Greenview Brewing will host 10 other breweries, including Vintage, New Glarus, Next Door, Karben4, Lake Louie, the Great Dane, O’so, Sand Creek and Titletown. Lots of options here, including a strawberryrhubarb wheat ale collaboration by House of Brews and MobCraft. Plus music from Sunspot, Bluegrass Tea & Company, the Apologists and No Name String Band.

Capital Tap Haus Here you’ll find the first taste of Capital Brewery’s newest beer, Vacation Request, a light-bodied rye ale that shows off Lemondrop hops, a new variety with herbal and tea flavors. A half-dozen or more taps are also being turned over to special brews made by different Capital employees using the brewery’s pilot system just for this party (they will not be offered at the Great Taste). These include a pear kölsch, chocolate peanut butter stout, ginger ginseng honey lager and a coconut imperial stout. Capital brewmaster Ashley Kinart will also be hanging out at the Tap Haus on Friday.

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With the Milwaukee Brewers out of the playoff hunt since April, it’s refreshing to see the Madison Mallards making a postseason run. The Northwoods League expanded its playoff format this season, increasing the number of teams participating in the playoffs from four to eight. First- and second-half divisional champions will have home field advantage on the first day of a one-gameelimination divisional playoff — similar to the way Major League Baseball now opens its postseason, following the addition of a second wild card team from each league. The two division winners will face the next two teams with the best overall records in their respective divisions. With the Kenosha Kingfish already winning the South Division’s first half and poised to win the second half, the Mallards currently hold the second-best record in the division and a playoff spot. We’ll know on Sunday, the final day of the league’s regular season, if they host a playoff game. For now, Madison closes out its home schedule against the Battle Creek (Mich.) Bombers at Warner Park on Thursday and Friday, and then play two games against the La Crosse Loggers on Saturday and Sunday.

The Northwoods League playoffs begin Monday, with the first pitch of the best-of-three Summer Collegiate World Series slated for Thursday, Aug. 13. A berth in the playoffs seemed entirely probable back in late May and early June, when the Mallards opened the season 7-1. But then the team began playing sub-.500 ball. Regardless of how the final week of this upand-down season plays out, the Mallards are assured of at least one major victory: highest season attendance. Through 31 homes games, the Mallards have attracted more than 196,000 fans. That’s an average of 6,333 per game — and almost 103,000 (!) more than the nextclosest team, the Loggers. Last year, the 21-year-old Northwoods League became the first summer-collegiate league to draw more than one million fans in a single season — thanks largely to the Duck Pond. The league broke that barrier again this year. Earlier this week, seven Mallards — including 2015 Northwoods League All-Stars Jean Ramirez, Anthony Gonsolin, Mike Kaelin and Vince Arobio — were represented at the annual Major League Showcase held at Warner Park. The doubleheader featured top players from the league selected by a panel of Major League Baseball scouts. It’s pretty clear Madison is home to one of the league’s elite franchises. n

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The duality of the Southern thing Mississippi’s Water Liars seek to reconcile the past with the present BY TOM WHITCOMB

It was on 2001’s Southern Rock Opera that Drive-By Truckers bandleader Patterson Hood first sang about “the duality of the Southern thing,” a pride of place tempered by the ugly side of history, including a tradition of slavery. And though 14 years have passed since that particular album was released, the conversation is still just as relevant for musicians like Water Liars’ Justin Kinkel-Schuster, whose band plays Aug. 7 at the Majestic Theatre’s Live on King Street series. Originally from Arkansas and currently based in Mississippi, Kinkel-Schuster has spent the past decade as singer and guitarist for genre-defying Water Liars, a trio that touches on elements of folk, punk and country without ever falling neatly into any one category. And he credits his heritage for helping him find that balance. “I think what we are doing and hoping to do — and I think what a lot of contemporary Southern artists are trying to do — is [to] have a sense of pride in where you come from and show that just

Justin Kinkel-Schuster with bandmates GR Robinson and Andrew Bryant (from left).

because you’re from the South doesn’t mean you’re not intelligent and forward thinking and aware of the larger world and what’s going on. To me, that’s what it means to be a Southerner. To balance the complexity of history with now.” And that history includes a long, varied artistic legacy, from Faulkner to Lynyrd Skynyrd, which Kinkel-Schuster has tried to utilize

in Water Liars. “I’m the type of person who believes that all of what you’re into or that you care about is influencing you in one way or another,” he says. Water Liars’ almost cinematic albums, packed with emotional chaos, reflect the influence of literature and film on the band members. That said, it is still Water Liars’ Southern roots that serve as their biggest influence. And

it’s as much a blessing as it a curse, says Kinkel-Schuster. “There is a tendency to pigeonhole,” he says, referring to the unconscious grouping of Southern artists regardless of genre. “And more than avoid it, we’re just trying to prove by how we are and what we do that there’s more to being Southern and having Southern influences in your art.” n

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Moveable Shakespeare A local company creates a mashup of the Bard’s tales BY JAY RATH

The Madison Shakespeare Company is going on a barnstorming tour of the area, exploring highlights of love, lust and depravity from the Bard’s plays. An Evening’s Affair: Shakespeare’s Love and Conflict includes comedic and dramatic pieces excerpted from The Winter’s Tale, Richard III, Henry V, Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra. “We have a pretty good balance,” says Jason Compton, producer and a member of the ensemble. “It’s not too heavy, not too light. We’ll more or less alternate between heavy dramatic scenes and ones that portray the lighter side, with more resolvable conflict.” The production, which visited Barnes & Noble Booksellers at East Towne Mall on Aug. 5, will be presented in unusual venues through Aug. 9, including the west-side Barnes & Noble, the patio outside Porta Bella, an Oregon coffeehouse and Longfellow Lofts (a former school). “This is not an elaborate set and gorgeous costume production,” says Compton. “This is something that we move from venue to venue on a nightby-night basis, so it’s made to be about the story, about the performances, not about the conventional accessories of theater.”

Compton says putting on shows in nontraditional venues tends to broaden the audience: “People seem to respond when you bring shows a little closer to where they live and work.” The Madison Shakespeare Company was formed in 2012 by John Varda, an accountant with the University of Wisconsin, and two employees from the city planning department: Steve Cover, who has since left Madison, and Warren Hansen, who serves as the company’s artistic director. Initially formed to offer outdoor Shakespeare productions in Madison, the company staged Julius Caesar in 2012, and Antony & Cleopatra in 2013, both at Breese Stevens Field. In March, the troupe partnered with Madison College to produce Varda’s adaptation of Romeo and Juliet at the school’s Mitby Theater. An Evening’s Affair is the Madison Shakespeare Company’s first time presenting scenes rather than entire plays. Directors were drawn from the eight-person ensemble, and the excerpts will be introduced so audiences will understand the context. Compton says that, as an actor, the stripped-down production offers a challenge: “As a performer, you have to work [only] with what’s in your head, and what you can express with your body and voice, and the other people around you.” n

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Richard (Ian Hathway, left) menaces Lady Anne (Elliott Puckette) in a Richard III selection.

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Battle of the sexes Miss Julie is outmatched by her valet in August Strindberg’s drama BY GWENDOLYN RICE

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Machiavellian scheming. Jean has designs on much more than a sexual encounter with Julie — at the very least he will strip her of her power, at most he will use her and her money to flee the estate and start his own hotel, perhaps even buying a gentleman’s title in Romania. August Strindberg’s Miss Julie is often described as a battle of the sexes with a healthy dose of class warfare thrown in. In his substantial prologue to the play, Strindberg stated that he wanted to explore naturalism (definitely eschewing happy endings), expose the ridiculous notion that women could ever be men’s equals and assert that the class system that had been in place for generations was finished. In this new style he avoided giving his characters long speeches, but instead “made my figures vacillating, out of joint, torn between the old and the new,” and Fermat’s production bears that out. The frantic exchanges between Julie and Jean that fill most of the play feel like a ping-pong match where neither player has any idea what the next move will be. The result is a muddle of arguments, which director Aliza Feder did little to frame. Overall, the tension inherent in the drama isn’t fulfilled. As Jean, Sapiro has a com-

manding presence that never falters. He easily overwhelms his mistress physically and verbally throughout the play. With calculated ruthlessness he dispatches Miss Julie to her pathetic end as quickly as he deals with her inconvenient pet bird. Without a chink in Jean’s armor, Julie’s threats and protestations don’t land convincingly. Only his fear of the senator’s rebuke seems real. As his sparring partner, Yudice portrays Julie as a spoiled brat instead of a woman who enjoys taunting others with the power of her money and social position. Her character’s immaturity undercuts her ability to seduce Jean. Instead, it feels like Julie is playing a child’s game where she doesn’t understand the rules. Her emotional outbursts seem like tantrums from a girl who has made a series of bad decisions: staying up all night, drinking too much and going to bed with the wrong man. Fermat’s Last Theater Company’s mission is to present stories about social justice. This production, which runs through Aug. 8, underscores how laudable and difficult this goal is. n

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A group of gaily dressed Swedish peasants played music, danced around a Maypole and picked flowers in full celebration of the Midsummer holiday as the audience filed in to see Fermat’s Last Theater Company’s production of Miss Julie in the Fredric March Play Circle in the Memorial Union. Among the traditionally clad, barefoot servants dancing schottisches, Miss Julie, the senator’s daughter, seems out of place in a beautiful blue gown and black leather boots. It is clear that Julie (Kelsey Yudice) enjoys transgressing boundaries, particularly on this night of revels when the world is seemingly turned upside down. Julie’s behavior is both fascinating and vexing for the senator’s valet, Jean (David Sapiro). She is at once an aristocrat who doesn’t know her place, a beautiful young woman with a twisted understanding of relationships and a bored 25-year-old with delusions of sexual equality, put into her head by her progressive but vengeful mother. She uses the power of her position to manipulate and humiliate men, includ-

ing her former fiancé, and does not seem to understand the consequences that could — and ultimately do — ensue. When Julie turns her fickle attention to Jean, she is immediately overmatched. The cold, calculating son of a farmhand has risen to a prime position as a house servant through his

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Shear delight Shaun the Sheep Movie is a refreshing mix of slapstick and sight gags BY STEVE DAVIS

The stop-motion animation may be retro and the storyline sentimental, but it’s those quaint throwback qualities that make Shaun the Sheep Movie one baaaaaadass movie. Uncompromising in its simplicity, the film refuses to follow the flock of flicks that cater to a generation owning smartphones and swallowing Ritalin before entering kindergarten. There’s something refreshing about the old-fashioned way in which it entertains, a mix of silly slapstick and sight gags combined with a gentle heart. Initially featured in Nick Park’s Oscarwinning Wallace and Gromit short A Close Shave nearly 20 years ago, our titular hero (voiced by Justin Fletcher) makes his feature film debut here in a tale in which he and the

fellow members of the Mossy Bottom Farm mob leave the safety of their rural surroundings and venture out to the Big City to find their amnesiac owner (voiced by John Sparkes), who’s become a social media sensation shearing heads in a trendy salon. The inside joke: The farmer’s hip and happening clients have no idea their stylish pompadours resemble the tuft of fleece atop Shaun’s head, like the human sheep they are. There’s some great stuff here, like the chaotic scene in a French restaurant (delightfully named “Le Chou Brûlé”) in which Shaun and his woolly crew, masquerading as humans in thrift-shop clothing, haplessly emulate the establishment’s patrons to avoid discovery. Likewise, the introduction of the caged residents awaiting adoption at the creepy Animal Containment Center is equally clever, particularly the cone-collared kitty hissing like Hannibal Lecter and the pumped-up

poodle doing bicep curls with a thighbone. There’s no dialogue in the film — ideas are pantomimed and emotions are communicated through grunts and gibberish — but the absence of spoken words is never a liability. What’s ultimately endearing about Shaun the Sheep Movie is its message of loyalty and devotion. The resourcefulness and tenacity with which Shaun searches for the man he once took for granted is genuinely touching; this ovine hero is no little lost lamb, even when he’s out of his element. As an added bonus, animal lovers of all ages will find solace in the hope conveyed here that there’s a home for every domesticated creature on this Earth, a place where someone cares for them in return for the love they unconditionally give. Awwwww. Wouldn’t that be a wonderful world? n

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“He moved very quickly from Madison to Second City [in Chicago],” says Murray. “That’s a giant leap to get to that stage. All of sudden he’s on SNL, and a few short years later, he’s the star of movies. That all happened within seven years. The pressures that come with that can be overwhelming for any of us.” “It was very tough for him,” Murray adds. “There were times that he was able to contend with it and perform at the highest level, but there were moments where he couldn’t. He was really all on his own trying to fight it, and he didn’t win.” I Am Chris Farley premiered July 27 at Second City. Hodge and Murray say it was a full venue and an emotional night. The documentary will get its Madison premiere at the Orpheum Theater on Aug. 8, with the Farley family in attendance for the theater’s first film screening in three years. It will also air on Spike TV on the night of Aug. 10.

Farley debuted the character of motivational speaker “Matt Foley” at Second City.

Kevin Farley has seen the film. After watching it for the first time, it took him two hours to recover. “[Kevin] felt strongly that we had really represented Chris, his joy and love of life,” Hodge says. “He was very proud of his brother because the cast that we assembled, each and every one of them, helped tell the story of Chris in such a way that there’s a lot of love, a lot of

respect and a lot of sadness that Chris is no longer with us.” Though Farley has been dead for nearly 18 years, he still has passionate fans who celebrate his work. “They can recite lines from Tommy Boy. They can tell you about their favorite SNL sketch,” Murray says. “He puts a smile on their face when you mention his name.” n

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Fantastic Four: In Hollywood’s third attempt at bringing the Marvel stalwarts to the big screen successfully, a teleporting experiment is responsible for the quartet’s new abilities.

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The Gift: A chance encounter with a high school acquaintance leads to unwelcome revelations about a husband’s past. Irrational Man: Upon the release of any new Woody Allen movie, the only thing more predictable than Allen recycling 40 years’ worth of thematic material is the reviews, which could just as easily have been recycled themselves. Yet here we are: He’s once again musing about death and existential philosophy and morality and inappropriate relationships, and it has all grown quite exhausting. Ricki and the Flash: Meryl Streep stars as a woman who left her family years earlier for a music career that never evolved beyond bar gigs. She’s pulled back when her ex-husband (Kevin Kline) calls with news that their daughter (Mamie Gummer, Streep’s real-life daughter) is reeling after being dumped by her husband. Director Jonathan Demme, writer Diablo Cody and a great group of actors take a familiar concept and make it seem fresh and frisky. Srimanthudu: A multi-millionaire with everything adopts a village.

Recent releases Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation: Ethan Hunt still barely exists as a character after five movies, but it doesn’t matter much when the action beats are so strong. Between a fistfight, an underwater race and a motorcycle chase — as well as Ethan’s strongest female counterpart yet — this installment does nothing to dim the hope that the franchise can keep rolling. Your move, 007. Paper Towns: This John Green novel adaptation casts Nat Wolff as a by-the-book Florida high school senior who spends one wild night with a long-time crush (Cara Delevingne) before she suddenly disappears, sending Wolff and friends on a hunt for her whereabouts. It’s refreshing to find a funny, frisky teen narrative that makes the simple pleasures of friendship as profound as True Love.

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Ex Machina: A young computer programmer helps evaluate the world’s first true artificial intelligence, which happens to be housed in a very beautiful robot. Pinney Library, Aug. 7, 6:30 pm.

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Vacation: Rusty Griswold (Ed Helms) takes his family on a car trip to the Walley World amusement park, just like the one he took with his parents and sister 30 years earlier. It goes for gags in ways that are sometimes predictable, even beyond the bits that have been plastered all over the trailers.

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The Magician: The Astonishing Life and Works of Orson Welles: Documentary by Chuck Workman. DeForest Library, Aug. 12, 6 pm.

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The Skeleton Twins: SNL alums Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig play estranged siblings who reunite after a near-tragedy in this dark comedy. Ashman Library, Aug. 7, 6:45 pm.

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Johnnyswim Thursday, Aug. 6, Majestic Theatre, 8:30 pm

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Punk rock and old-school country may seem worlds apart, but this Nashvillebased singer-songwriter has no trouble connecting the two. “Punk’s three chords, [and] Hank Williams is three chords,” Hoke told NPR in 2012. “It’s just a different way of expressing yourself.” With a philosophy like this, you won’t want to miss it when the Fugazi-loving country crooner brings his three chords lakeside. With North Country Drifters. Note: Luke Bell was originally scheduled to headline but canceled due to a family matter.

This husband-and-wife duo’s music is a breath of fresh air in an industry rife with cynicism and corporate greed. Amanda Sudano (the daughter of Donna Summer) and Abner Ramirez blend folk and soul with pop tendencies into a sound that celebrates the simpler, vital aspects of life. With Simon Balto. Cardinal Bar: DJ Chamo, Latin, 10 pm. Christy’s Landing: Open Mic, 8 pm Thursdays. Claddagh Irish Pub, Middleton: Kilkenny, free, 6 pm.

IshDARR + Webster X Thursday, Aug. 6, Memorial Union Terrace, 9 pm A double bill of high-rising Milwaukee rappers: Webster X, 22, balances laidback, glittery beats with a gruff and commanding vocal delivery, making wandering, groove-oriented, jazz-influenced tracks. IshDARR (pictured), 18, is heavy on the hooks, using his singsong flow to cut through glossy production, crafting party anthems and slow jams dripping with personality. With Noname Gypsy.

Club Tavern, Middleton: John Masino, free, 9 pm. Come Back In: Teddy Davenport, free (on patio), 5 pm. Dean House: Old Time Fiddlers, free/donations, 7 pm (pie/ice cream social 5:30 pm). Edgewater Hotel: Ryan Casey, free (on the plaza), 6 pm.

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Essen Haus: The Midwesterners, Americana, free, 9 pm. Fitchburg Library: No Name String Band, free, 7 pm. Five Nightclub: Willma Flynn-Stone, GIO, Mabel Kane, Willma’s Fund benefit drag show, 9 pm. The Frequency: Dirty Reggae Punx, Popshot, Drunk-NPunk Puppet, American Zer0s, So Called Others, Once Around, punk, 9 pm. Gray’s Tied House, Verona: Just Merl, free, 6:30 pm.

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Great Dane-Downtown: DJ Mike Carlson, free, 7 pm. High Noon Saloon: Corey Mathew Hart, free (on the patio), 6 pm; 4 Aspirin Morning, The Holophonics, The A-OKS, Be Like Max, ska/rock, 8:30 pm.

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Knuckle Down Saloon: Blues Jam, free, 8 pm Thursdays. Liliana’s, Fitchburg: Ken Wheaton, 5:30 pm Thursdays.

As another great American singersongwriter once put it, Sean Hayes has been everywhere, man. A New York City native who wound up on the West Coast, Hayes has spent the last two decades recording and performing folk and soul music that puts human connections and universal experiences above all else.

Mickey’s: Mal-O-Dua, 5:30 pm; Heavy Looks, 10 pm.

1855 Saloon, Cottage Grove: Eric Joseph, free, 6 pm. Alchemy Cafe: DJs Radish, Dr. Funkenstein, 10 pm. Babe’s Restaurant: John Kostle, classic rock, 6 pm. Bayou: Johnny Chimes, free, 5:30 pm Thursdays. Bowl-A-Vard Lanes: Whiplash, rock, free, 6 pm. Brink Lounge: Driftless Regionaires, free, 4:30 pm; Brother Sun, Tom Rasada Rao, 7 pm; Aaron Williams & the Hoodoo, 9 pm. Capital Brewery, Middleton: Devil’s Fen, free, 6 pm.

Thursday, Aug. 6, American Players Theatre (Spring Green), 7:30 pm

Ivory Room: Vince Strong, Nicky Jordan, piano, 9 pm.

Thursday, Aug. 6, The Shitty Barn (Spring Green), 7 pm

Louisianne’s, Middleton: Jim Erickson, 6 pm Thursdays. Mr. Robert’s: Not From Here, Rainbow Bruce, free, 10 pm. Natt Spil: DJ Foundation, free, 10 pm. Nau-Ti-Gal: Mark Croft, free (on the patio), 5:30 pm. Otto’s: Michael Hanson Jazz Group, 5:30 pm Thursdays. Paoli Schoolhouse: Mike & Jamie McCloskey, free, 6 pm. Quaker Steak & Lube, Middleton: Fuzzy Side Up, 5:30 pm. Rennebohm Park: Capitol City Band, free, 7 pm. Rotary Park, Stoughton: JP Cyr & Radio Wranglers, 6 pm. Tip Top Tavern: Sam Ness, free, 10 pm. Tofflers, New Glarus: The Jimmys, free (on patio), 7 pm. Tricia’s Country Corners, McFarland: Frank James & Bobby Briggs, country, free, 8 pm Thursdays. Up North Pub: Catfish Stephenson, free, 9 pm Thursdays. UW Memorial Union-Terrace: Sortin’ the Mail, free, 5 pm. Wando’s: DJ Drewski, 10 pm Thursdays-Saturdays.

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Jesse Joyce Thursday, Aug. 6, Comedy Club on State, 8:30 pm

You’re probably more familiar with this New York-based comic’s jokes than you are with his face: He’s written for everything from the Seth MacFarlane-hosted Academy Awards to nearly a dozen Comedy Central roasts, including those of Donald Trump, Justin Bieber and James Franco. But his true love is standup, where his undeniable charisma and observational humor really shine. With Jono Zalay, Nick Lynch. ALSO: Friday and Saturday (8 & 10:30 pm), Aug. 7-8.

Old pains and passions abound in this classic Noël Coward comedy. Five years ago, Elyot and Sybil had a nasty divorce following a nastier marriage. Now each of them has married again — this time to younger spouses. There’s only one problem: The newlyweds are sharing a honeymoon terrace. ALSO: Saturday (8 pm) and Wednesday (7:30 pm), Aug. 8 & 12. Through Oct. 2. An Evening’s Affair: Shakespeare’s Love & Conflict: Scenes by Madison Shakespeare Company, 7:30 pm, 8/6, Barnes & Noble-West Towne; 7:30 pm, 8/7, Longfellow Lofts; 7:30 pm, 8/8, Firefly Coffeehouse, Oregon; 2 pm, 8/9, Porta Bella. $10 donation. RSVP: aea.mobi.

A RT EXH I B I TS & EV EN TS Richie Morales: Dane Arts Mural Arts unveiling of mural by Guatemalan visiting artist, 6-8 pm, 8/6, Centro Hispano. 658-3736. Chris Priebe: Noon-4 pm Sundays, 8/9-30, PhotoMidwest (reception 7-9 pm, 8/6). 287-1182.

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B OOKS Gayle Rosengren: Discussing “Cold War on Maplewood Street,” her new book, 6:30 pm, 8/6, Mystery to Me. 283-9332.

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When this nearly 50-year-old rock band returned from hiatus in 2011, only keyboardist Terry Adams remained from the original lineup. Nevertheless, AllMusic praised the group’s 2014 release, Brass Tacks, as a true return to form for the notoriously fun, Beatles-influenced band. See why when they bring their unique blend of rockabilly, jazz and blues to Madison.

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Olivia Baldwin: “Door in the Mountain,” 8/7-9/29, UW Union South Gallery (reception 6-8 pm, 8/7). 262-7592.

Brink Lounge: Known to Wander, free, 9 pm.

Angela Caldera: Mixed media sculpture, 6-9 pm, 8/7, Common Wealth Gallery. angelacaldera.com.

Buck & Honey’s, Sun Prairie: Kevin Andrews, 6 pm. Capital Brewery: Red Hot Horn Dawgs, free, 6 pm.

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Delaney’s: Bob Kerwin & Doug Brown, jazz, free, 6 pm.

Cardinal Bar: DJ Chamo, 10 pm. Claddagh, Middleton: Scott Wilcox, free (patio), 8 pm.

The Frequency: Ashbringer, Amiensus, The Central, Bereft, 9 pm.

Come Back In: The Rascal Theory, free, 9 pm. Crystal Corner Bar: March of the Meanies, Karen Wheelock, WORT-FM DJs, WORT benefit, 8:30 pm.

Gray’s Tied House, Verona: Jonny Maach, 6:30 pm.

Lakeside Street Coffee House: Madison Classical Guitar Society Showcase, free, 7 pm.

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Pooley’s: All Good Things, free (on the patio), 7 pm.

Central Park Sessions: El Gran Sabado Saturday, Aug. 8, Central Park, 2-10 pm

This fundraising concert benefits Centro Hispano and features a big Saturday of Latin music. Four local bands (Grupo Candela, Son Contrabando, Madisalsa and Handphibians) lead into two featured performers, Grammy Award nominee Los Cojolites (6:30 pm) and Ricardo Lemvo (pictured) & Makina Loca (8:30 pm).

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Honey Pot Performance: “Juke Cry Hand Clap,” free dance/music/spoken word by Afro-diasporic creators, 7 pm, 8/7, UW Humanities Bldg-Mills Hall. 263-5615. Othello: Shakespeare, 8 pm on 8/7 and 7:30 pm, 8/13, American Players, Spring Green. $74-$45. 588-2361.

ART E XHIBITS & EV ENTS Re-Imagining Neruda & Female Empowerment: Art by Jessica Johnson, Vela Noble & Linda Rife, music by Jerod Reetz and choreography by Carol Carlson, 2:30-4 pm, 8/7; Capitol Lakes; 2:30-4 pm, 8/9, Oakwood Village Auditorium, with refreshments. Free. www.jerodreetz.wix.com/reimaginingneruda.

Lucky’s Bar & Grille, Waunakee: Pat McCurdy, 7 pm. Mariner’s Inn: Casey and Greg, free, 6:30 pm. Mickey’s Tavern: The Drug Budget, Boy Kisses, Myrmidons, garage, free, 10 pm.

Tricia’s Country Corners, McFarland: QUEST, 9 pm. Tuvalu Coffeehouse, Verona: MilkWeed, free, 7 pm. Wisconsin Brewing, Verona: Family Business, 6 pm.

Wisconsin Brewing Co., Verona: The Dang-Its, 6 pm.

Based on Madame Butterfly, Puccini’s famous opera, Miss Saigon takes place in 1970s Vietnam. On his last night there, an American soldier falls in love with a call girl. Three years later, the soldier is back in the United States and married when he learns he has a son. He returns to Vietnam in search of his child and his ex-lover. From Middleton Players Theatre. ALSO: Saturday (7:30 pm), Sunday (2 pm) and Thursday (7:30 pm), Aug. 8-13. Through Aug. 15.

Liliana’s: John Widdicombe & Stan Godfriaux, 6:30 pm.

Tip Top Tavern: DJ Trichrome, free, 10 pm.

Veterans Park, Cambridge: The Tooles, free, 6:30 pm.

Friday, Aug. 7, Middleton Performing Arts Center, 7:30 pm

Knuckle Down Saloon: Brandon Santini, blues, 9 pm.

Tempest Oyster Bar: bpm Trio, free, 9:30 pm.

UW Memorial Union-Terrace: Cork ‘n Bottle String Band, free, 5 pm; Pat McCurdy, free, 9 pm.

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High Noon Saloon: The Earthlings, Luke Peters, Emerald Grove, 10 pm.

Pooley’s: Meghan Rose & Her Boyfriends, free, 7 pm.

Up North Pub: Just Merl, free, 8 pm.

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The Frequency: Antony & the Tramps, The Hangdog Hearts, Chris Plowman, 10 pm.

Nau-Ti-Gal: Riled Up, free (on the patio), 5:30 pm.

Tuvalu Coffeehouse, Verona: Stephen Lee Rich, Rick Harris, John Duggleby, open mic, free, 7:30 pm.

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District #1 Old Schoolhouse, Mount Horeb: Jim Schwall, Rick Harris, Americana, 7:30 pm.

Mr. Robert’s: Darci Carson, free, 10 pm.

Stoughton Opera House: The Wailin’ Jennys, 7:30 pm. Tempest Oyster Bar: Alison Margaret Trio, 9:30 pm.

Ben Sidran’s Salon

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Mr. Robert’s: Saurus, free, 10 pm.

It’s been nearly 30 years since Steve Earle released his landmark debut, Guitar Town, but the alt-country troubadour has hardly lost his edge. Sure, he’s fashioned himself into a poet, novelist and occasional actor, but it’s Earle the musician who’s as righteously angry as ever, channeling his rage into a sound that’s a little bit country, a little bit rock ’n’ roll and a whole lot entertaining. With the Mastersons. Brink Lounge: Mike Massey & Francie Phelps, 8:30 pm.

Essen Haus: Mike Schneider Band, polka, 8:30 pm Also: 8:30 pm, 8/8.

Ivory Room: Peter Hernet, Vince Strong, Nicky Jordan, dueling pianos, 8:30 pm. Also: 8/8.

Saturday, Aug. 8, Barrymore Theatre, 8 pm

Alchemy Cafe: No Name String Band, free, 10 pm.

Edgewater Hotel: Ken Wheaton, free (plaza), 6 pm.

High Noon Saloon: Rock Star Gomeroke, 5 pm.

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This singer-songwriter and former Madison resident now lives in Colorado; in March he released a new album, Tulsa, a mix of Americana and folk that includes a hushed country cover of Radiohead’s “Motion Picture Soundtrack.” With Josh Harty.

A RT EXH I B I TS & EV EN TS Tenderfoot Collective: 6-10 pm, 8/8, Yellow Rose Gallery, with music by Catfish Stephenson & Charlie Painter, refreshments. www.artonstate.com.

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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Ha Ha Tonka Saturday, Aug. 8, Memorial Union Terrace, 9 pm

Though they began as a fairly bare-bones folk act, Missouri natives Ha Ha Tonka have evolved into an interesting hybrid, playing a mixture of modern indie folk, classic rock and traditional Ozark mountain music that recalls bands like Blitzen Trapper and Band of Horses. But as far as we know, neither of those groups have jammed with Anthony Bourdain, which Ha Ha Tonka did on a 2011 episode of No Reservations. With the Sharrows.

Saturday, Aug. 8, Oregon School District Performing Arts Center, 8 pm

A musicalized tale from the Old Testament. Joseph was born a dreamer, but when his elder brothers sell him into slavery, Joseph must win his masters over to make his way in the world. From Oregon Straw Hat Players. ALSO: Sunday (2 pm) and Thursday (8 pm), Aug. 9 & 13. Through Aug. 15. Seascape: Edward Albee’s Pulitzer Prize-winner, 3 pm on 8/8 and 7:30 pm, 8/12, APT-Touchstone Theatre, Spring Green. $74-$45. 588-2361.

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C.C. Riders Carnival: Annual benefit for Make-AWish Wisconsin, noon-6 pm, 8/8, CC Riders Club House, with motorcycle poker run ($10, registration 10:30 am), games, kids’ activities, music, food, raffle, silent auction. Free admission. 444-9032. CMC Block Party: 4:30-8 pm, 8/8, Catholic Multicultural Center, with music by Jose Ricardo Morales, Willie Wright, Lucas Cates, El Ballet Folklorico de Sonia y Carlos Avila, art project with Victor Castro, kids’ activities, games, food. Free. 661-3512. Art in the Mill Park: Annual Autism Society fundraiser, 10 am-5 pm, 8/8, 6890 Paoli Rd., Paoli, with 50+ artists, music by Old Black Joe, food/beer. 577-4222. A Taste of FEED: Meet current users of the business incubator/shared commercial kitchens, 4-7:30 pm, 8/8, FEED Kitchens, with product samples, kids’ activities, entertainment. Free. 204-7015.

DANCING Wisconsin Tango Social: With DJ Joe Yang, 7-10 pm, 8/8, Cardinal Bar. $3. 622-7697. Madison West Coast Swing Club: Open dance, 8-10:30 pm, 8/8, Tempo Dance Studio. $14 includes 7 pm intermediate workshop. 213-1108.

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This American pop group first hit the big time in 1962 with the release of bestselling hit “Sherry,” which they quickly followed with No. 1 hits “Big Girls Don’t Cry” and “Walk Like a Man.” Not that the band’s been relegated to oldies radio; in fact, they’ve seen recent success telling their musical story through the Tony award-winning musical Jersey Boys.

S PEC I A L EV EN TS RSVP for We Are Family: Family Service Madison benefit, 5:30 pm-8 pm, 8/13, CUNA Mutual Conference Center, with music by UW MadHatters and Marcy & the Highlights, silent auction, raffle, food. $20. RSVP by 4 pm, 8/11: www.fsmad.org. 252-1320.

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Pop performers Noah Guthrie and Gabe Dixon (pictured) have both had brushes with fame: The former is a YouTube personality whose covers have received over 50 million views; the latter fronted a band whose song, “Find My Way,” was featured in the film The Proposal. Now the two are touring together solo, each performing their original material for the first time. With Mark Croft.

The Frequency: Men on Horseback, Neens, Gallant Ghosts, 9 pm. High Noon Saloon: The Krause Family Band, Lauryn Peacock, Skye Steele, 8 pm. Lake Edge Lutheran Church: Ben Ferris Octet, No Name String Band, jazz/string band, free, 6 pm.

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Tuesday, Aug. 11, Majestic Theatre, 8:30 pm

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Malt House: The Kissers, Irish, free, 7:30 pm.

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High Noon Saloon: The Deeps, Teacup Gorilla, Tween Wolf, 8 pm.

Pride Parade: Annual LGBT celebration, 1 pm, 8/9, from 500 block of State Street to the Capitol Square for rally at 2:30 pm with music by SheShe, Color Me Once, speakers. 255-8582. Heritage Fest: Annual event, 12-4 pm, 8/9, Schumacher Farm Park, Waunakee, with demonstrations of antique equipment & farm skills, music by Bluegrass Tea & Co., kids’ games. $10 ($3 kids). 849-4559.

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Highly Suspect Tuesday, Aug. 11, The Frequency, 8:30 pm

On the road to promote their album Mister Asylum, Highly Suspect has been gaining popularity with single “Lydia,” which has hit No. 6 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Songs chart. The Brooklynbased rock trio was recently named by Rolling Stone as a “band you need to know.” With Gonzo Rongs, Tarpaulin. Capital Brewery, Middleton: Feralcats, free, 6 pm. Edgewater Hotel: Johnny Chimes, free (plaza), 6 pm. Ivory Room: Vince Strong, piano, free, 9 pm. Up North Pub: The Lower Fifth, free, 8 pm.

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Allen Ruff: Discussing “Save Me, Julie Kogon,” his novel, 1 pm, 8/11, Madison Senior Center. 266-6581.

FOOD & D R I N K Epicurean Happy Hour: Free preview of Clean Wisconsin celebrity chefs fundraiser, 4:30-6:30 pm, 8/11, Heritage Tavern. RSVP: jimmel@cleanwisconsin.org.

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Not many singers balance depth and levity quite as deftly as this New Orleansbased musician, whose latest album, 2015’s Create Your Own Mythology, has been praised by everyone from NPR to American Songwriter Magazine. Expect big vocals, soul- and Americana-based melodies and a whole lot of well-earned swagger. With Corey Mathew Hart.

Fridays in August

Essen Haus: WheelHouse, free, 9 pm.

Wednesday, Aug. 12, The Shitty Barn (Spring Green), 7 pm

Gray’s Tied House, Verona: Billy/One Man’s Blues, free, 6 pm. Harmony Bar: Bing Bong, rock, 8 pm.

It may be a loaded word with regards to music, but if there’s one fitting label for J.P. Harris’ brand of country, it’s authentic. A Nashville resident who left home at the age of 14 and spent a year as a sheepherder, the singer-songwriter has released two promising albums in the last three years.

High Noon Saloon: Old Tin Can String Band, free (on the patio), 6 pm; Oh My Love, Gin Chocolate & Bottle Rockets, Mark Croft, Vic & Gab, Tani Diakite & the Afrofunkstars, WCASA benefit, 5:30 pm.

30 on the Square: De La Buena, Futureporn, Jazz at Five series, free, 4 pm.

Quaker Steak & Lube: Zac Matthews, 5:30 pm.

Majestic: Ifdakar, Fringe Character, Flowpoetry, 9 pm. Mickey’s Tavern: The Lentils, free, 10 pm. Nau-Ti-Gal: Crosstown Drive, free (patio), 5:30 pm.

Cardinal Bar: DJ Fabe, 9 pm.

Red Rock Saloon: Wrenclaw, Isthmus Brews & Bands, with free Leinenkugel’s beers (ticket required: isthmustickets.com), 6 pm.

Claddagh, Middleton: Michael Tully, free, 6 pm.

UW Memorial Union: Steel City Jug Slammers, 5 pm.

Come Back In: Whiskey, Water & Blues, free, 5 pm.

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Bowl-A-Vard Lanes: Josh Becker Band, free, 6 pm.

The Frequency: Mojo Radio, Way Down Wanderers, Jessica Lee Wilkes, rock, 8:30 pm. High Noon Saloon: Intelescope, Nuggernaut, DJ Vilas Park Sniper, 9 pm. Mickey’s Tavern: Tani Diakite, free, 10 pm. Quaker Steak and Lube: WheelHouse, free, 5:30 pm.

Kanopy Dance, DanzTrad, Sadira & Riad Dance, Madison Irish Dancers, SolStars, Omulu Capoiera: Modern dance performance, 5 pm, 8/13, 30 on the Square. Free. www.top-of-state.com.

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SP ECI A L EV EN TS Concert in the Park: With Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra, 7 pm, 8/12, 1200 John Q Hammons Dr., with grounds open for picnics 5 pm, fireworks following. Free. 836-8000.

SP ECTATO R S P O RTS International Gay & Lesbian Football Association North American Championships: 8/12-15, Reddan Soccer Complex, Verona. More events: www.visitmadison.com/iglfa.

thu aug 13 Bowl-A-Vard Lanes: Pilot, rock, free, 6 pm. Brink Lounge: Tom Gullion, jazz, 7 pm. Capital Brewery, Middleton: Scott Wilcox Band, 6 pm. Cardinal Bar: DJ Fernando, 10 pm. Club Tavern, Middleton: Madpolecats, free, 9 pm.

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Thursday, Aug. 13, Comedy Club on State, 8:30 pm

It’s hard to determine what’s most impressive about this up-and-coming comic: his work in the short-lived ABC comedy Mixology, his role in the Yahoo! series Sin City Saints (starring Malin Akerman) or his prodigious red leg hair which earned him the nickname “Cheeto.” Decide for yourself when the proud ginger brings his best jokes to Madison. With Ian Erickson. ALSO: Friday and Saturday (8 & 10:30 pm), Aug. 14-15.

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Circus star Madison fiber-dyer Jaala Spiro is ringmaster at the west side’s latest knit shop BY DEBORAH KADES

Madison has long been a mecca for knitters, and the pull of the wool just got stronger with the launch of a new knitting store on Madison’s west side. Thanks to a Kickstarter campaign this spring in which 468 donors provided start-up funds of $32,449, Madison yarn-dyer Jaala Spiro was able to move her dyeing business, Knitcircus, out of her house and into a studio that also features space for retail, classes and community events. “We are just so amazed and grateful for this much support,” says Spiro. Yarns ranging from circus bright to delicate pastels are grouped on shelves and tables at the new store, 634 Grand Canyon Dr. All the yarn is handdyed and -painted by Spiro. Shawls, socks and hats crafted from Knitcircus yarn are scattered throughout the shop, providing inspiration for knitters. Knitters, and those who buy gifts for them, will also find Yarn Pop cloth project bags in contemporary patterns, ceramic yarn bowls and

buttons by Madison potter Jenny Blasen, and knitting-themed cards by Carole Kane, also a Madison artist. “They’re all small businesses,” Spiro says, “and we’re looking for more local vendors to feature.” In the crowded field of indie yarn dyeing, Spiro has developed distinctive gradient yarns in which one color flows smoothly to another. Spiro’s color combinations are unusual, and her gradient stripe yarns can be positioned to form different patterns. She uses merino and cashmere bases for buttery-soft fibers. Spiro achieves her original look with the help of a machine for prepping and processing yarn that was built by her father, Madison artist Steven Spiro, who makes wood furniture. Although the store is only open from 1 to 3 p.m. weekdays now, the hours will expand this fall to include some weekday evenings and Saturdays. Spiro will be adding knitting needles and notions, too. Pop-up shops featuring other

small business are also planned. The store is a shared venture with Amy Detjen of Mount Horeb, a nationally known knitting teacher. For 20 years Detjen has been Meg Swansen’s assistant at Swansen’s renowned Knitting Camp in Marshfield. Knitters all over the country tune in to the biweekly Knitcircus podcast hosted by Spiro and Detjen, who chat about all things yarn-related. And Spiro is widely known for Knitcircus magazine, which launched as a print magazine in 2005 and later switched to an online format. She closed the publication in 2012 because online knitting patterns saturated the market, and turned to yarn dyeing. It has turned out to be a good move for her, both artistically and business-wise. “Creating gorgeous yarn that changes color on its own underpins everything we do,” she says, “and we’re thrilled that now we can be a community resource for fiber arts enthusiasts.” n

Jaala Spiro hand-dyes colorful yarns that have inspired a cult following.

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Jobs MADCAT SEEKS FULL/ PART-TIME service rockstars. must have retail experience, strong work ethic, love people and pets. Normal business hours include weeknights and weekends. Position requires a self-starter with a drive to provide relentless service. Learn about companion animal nutrition and behavior and use your communication skills to help clients make informed decisions concerning their pets wellbeing. Love cats? Awesome. Can you lift and carry at least 50 lbs? Good. Can you be friendly and attentive to multiple clients at the same time? Rock on. Detailed and personalized cover-letters and resumes accepted at all locations. Pay: $10-$15 We are looking for families to participate in a study about programming for young adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The study has two goals: 1) promote the development of advocacy and social skills in young adults with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), 2) enable families to support their adult children in achieving educational and employment goals. To participate, individuals with ASD must meet the following criteria: • the adult must provide ASD diagnosis documentation (either from a health care or educational professional) • the adult with ASD has not been diagnosed with an intellectual disability • the adult must be 18-30 years old • the adult must live at home with his or her parent(s) • the adult works less than 10 hours per week • the adult spends less than 20 hours a week in degree-seeking post-secondary education program or work To find out more, please contact Renee Makuch at the Waisman Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (608) 262-4717 or makuch@waisman.wisc.edu.

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Chiropractic Office Hiring. Chiropractic Assistant position at east-side chiropractic office, offering holistic health care to the generations. Great location on Willy St. with proximity to the co-op and bike path. Duties include reception, office work, billing, patient interaction. Computer skills and attention to detail preferred. 16-21 hrs/week. $10-$12/hr depending on experience. Accepting applications through Aug 14. Apply in person, bring resume and references, 8-6 M-F and Sat 8/1 & 8/8 from 10-12. 1234 Williamson St, Madison. ***$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 Volunteer with UNITED WAY Volunteer Center Call 246-4380 or visit volunteeryourtime.org to learn about opportunities Colonial Club Senior Activity Center seeks volunteers to help the elderly in your community with lawn mowing, raking leaves, cleaning rain gutters, cleaning windows, and other minor home repairs. This is a great opportunity for families who want to volunteer together, for youth groups who would like to share a job, or for young retirees looking to contribute their time in a meaningful way. Volunteers are needed in Cottage Grove, Deerfield, Marshall and Sun Prairie. Madison-area Urban Ministry’s Mentoring Connections works with children and families who are impacted by parental incarceration. Youth are matched with an adult mentor who they spend time with each week. We are looking for volunteers interested in helping to plan events and outings for the children, volunteers, and families in the program. Madison Mini-Marathon & 5K is looking for volunteers to assist on August 22 between 6-11am. A variety of opportunities are available including assisting at the start line, handing out water and medals at the finish line, assisting at the kids run and much more. Volunteers must be 12 years of age or older and be able to stand for long periods of time.

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Does a person who acts loving only when high on weed really love you? My live-in boyfriend of three years acts sweet, loving and caring when he’s high, but when the weed runs out, he’s mean, angry, hurtful and horrible to be around. I’ve asked him when he’s stoned to still act like a loving person when the weed runs out, but of course that never happens. He just dismisses that he’s mean and hurtful, and he blames me for why he’s angry. I’m so confused! Without weed, he’s intolerable. Should I just make sure he’s always well stocked with his drug? He’s a relatively functional stoner, even though technically it’s not allowed at his job. I’ve told all my friends he is no longer the mean asshole he was when I wanted to leave him (but didn’t), and now I’ve convinced everyone that he transformed back into the amazing catch I always knew he was. So basically, in order to save face over not leaving him (and now I can’t for financial reasons), I burned the bridges. Tensions Highlight Concerns That Relationships Aren’t Perfect

Someone who can be nice only when he’s high isn’t someone you should be fucking, living with or starting a grow-op on your roof for, THCTRAP; he’s someone you should be dumping, dumping and dumping. And to be clear: Your boyfriend’s problem isn’t weed, THCTRAP, your boyfriend’s problem is asshole. And the fact that you’re covering for him — the fact that you can’t go to your friends for help because you worked so hard to convince them he’s not an asshole — is a very, very bad sign. If being with someone isolates you from the support of your friends, that’s not someone you should be with. Does he love you? Maybe he does, maybe he doesn’t — but even if he does, do you want to be loved by someone who treats you like shit when he isn’t fucked up? No, you don’t. My advice: DTMFA. But let’s get a second opinion, shall we? “It’s not unusual for people to complain that they feel a little cranky when they run out of weed,” says Dan Skye, editor in chief of High Times magazine. “I know a lot of people who prefer to be high all the time — but if his personality is that different when he runs out of weed, this woman’s boyfriend has problems other than not being high.”

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Now, there are people out there who selfmedicate with pot — in good ways, not bad ways. “I know many people who have dumped their pharmaceuticals for pot,” says Skye, “because pot is a better substance for easing their pain and anxiety. There are no side effects, it’s good at easing pain, and it even eases some severe medical conditions. There are people out there who are high all the time, I know hundreds of them, and they are perfectly functional, responsible human beings. We are hardwired as humans to hook up with this plant, and some people hook up with this plant in profound ways. It makes them feel

better, it makes them more compassionate and more creative — it makes them better human beings.” But Skye doesn’t think your boyfriend is one of those people, THCTRAP. “If this guy is such a prick when he’s not high, I’d get rid of him,” says Skye. “Putting your girlfriend in a position where she feels like she has to become your dealer — that she has to supply you with pot — is not acceptable.” n Email Dan at mail@savagelove.net or find him on Twitter at @fakedansavage on Twitter.

n CLASSIFIEDS PAID ROOMMATE Unique housing opportunity – work where you live, close to Downtown with 2 men with developmental disabilities. This is a paid position. In exchange for free rent, provide support by staying overnight Sun-Thurs starting at 11pm (10pm on Sun), and assisting with the morning routine Mon-Fri 7-9am. 8 hours sleep not paid, but have own room and earn benefits. Additional hours available if looking for fulltime. $11.47/hr. An approved driver is preferred for this position, but could be required for others. Options is an Equal Opportunity Employer. For more info call Kate Krueger: (608) 2491585, or email kkrueger@optionsmadison.com.

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