Isthmus : Aug 27-Sept 2, 2015 by Isthmus

AU G U ST 27–S E P T E M B E R 2 , 2 0 1 5

■

VOL. 40 NO. 34

■

MADISON, WISCONSIN

YOUR YEAR-ROUND GUIDE FOR FUN IN THE CITY INSIDE!

Paul Chryst returns home to make his mark on UW football RATAJ BERARD

■ WHAT TO DO

■ CONTENTS 4 SNAPSHOT

HIGH ON LIFE

Finding salvation in steeple repair.

6-11 NEWS

SQUARE DEAL

Is Judge Doyle project worth the risk?

THE CHALLENGE

Candidate with disabilities runs for County Board.

BEAR NECESSITIES 4 SNAPSHOT

FOOD & DRINK

ANDRÉ DARLINGTON’S first cover story for Isthmus was on anarchists protesting at the Republican National Convention in 2000. Since 2011, he has written regularly on food, wine and cocktails. He’s currently concentrating on his cocktail column while he co-authors a second book with his sister, Tenaya Darlington (a former Isthmus features editor), on cocktails from classic films. The duo’s first book, The Modern Cocktailer, is due out from Running Press in spring; they blog about healthy cocktails at Sprig & Spirit.

Photographer CHRIS COLLINS took the picture for this week’s Snapshot about workers renovating church steeples. Collins wasn’t content “shooting on the ground with a telephoto lens,” so he climbed the ladders up to where the workers are. “I was hanging up at the top talking to everybody.” He also photoographed the arts feature on page 23.

Ursus americanus encroaches on Dane County.

GOOD GRIEF

UW program teaches better bereavement.

12 OPINION

GERRYMANDERED

State redistricing worst in nation.

17 COVER STORY

HOME, SWEET HOME

Head coach Paul Chryst returns to Madison.

23 ARTS

ROADSIDE ATTRACTION

Rescuing Syd Boyum art and property.

SHINE A LIGHT

“GLEAM” installation brightens Olbrich.

25-30 FOOD & DRINK

130 TAPS & CRACK FRIES

HopCat specializes in the unusual.

GARDEN-TO-GLASS

Toast summer with a Pimm’s Cup.

36 MUSIC

ECCENTRIC ORBIT

Get crafty Fri., Aug. 28, Madison Children’s Museum, 6-10 pm Grownups rule the pool, metaphorically speaking, at this craft-oriented Adult Swim. Among the offerings: craft stations (make a piñata!), a Glue Gun God Squad contest, craft beers; DJ Spincycle spins music by (who else?) Kraftwerk on the rooftop. Did we mention the VIP beer & bugs pairing? Crunchy.

Doom metal band Earth still spinning after 25 years.

38 STAGE

How we roll

LOST AND FOUND

Sun., Aug. 30, Elvehjem and Acewood parks, 10 am-2 pm

“Out of the Shadows” honors rediscovered Jewish arts.

12 OPINION BRUCE MURPHY, who writes this week’s opinion column about Wisconsin’s gerrymandered election districts, has been a journalist for 35 years, including seven as Milwaukee Magazine’s editor, three as a senior enterprise reporter for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and two as A&E editor for Isthmus. His current job is editor of UrbanMilwaukee.com.

40 SCREENS

Ride the Drive has morphed into Walk & Roll, but it’s still the most fun you can have on two wheels or two feet. Bikers, walkers and skaters take over the asphalt, and food, entertainment and family-friendly activities take over the parks.

NO JEST

The End of the Tour is wonderfully wretched.

48 EMPHASIS

GOOD FRIENDS, GOOD FASHION Find both at Velvet Button Boutique.

IN EVERY ISSUE 8 MADISON MATRIX 8 WEEK IN REVIEW 12 THIS MODERN WORLD 13 FEEDBACK 13 OFF THE SQUARE

Besties

42 ISTHMUS PICKS 49 CLASSIFIEDS 49 P.S. MUELLER 49 CROSSWORD 51 SAVAGE LOVE

Fri., Aug. 28 through Sun., Aug. 30, Firemans Park

Middleton extends its collective hand in friendship at the annual Middleton Good Neighbor Festival. Celebrate the end of summer with a 5K run/walk, live music and crafts. All your favorite sausages and deepfried delights will be on hand. On Sunday, don’t miss “Les Paul: The Tour,” an interactive “big sound experience” celebrating the guitar god’s innovations; or the big parade, which marches down University Avenue at noon.

PUBLISHER Jeff Haupt ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER Craig Bartlett BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR Mark Tauscher EDITOR Judith Davidoff NEWS EDITOR Joe Tarr ASSOCIATE EDITOR Michana Buchman FEATURES EDITOR Linda Falkenstein

ISTHMUS.COM AUGUST 27–SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR Catherine Capellaro MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR Jon Kjarsgaard STAFF WRITER Allison Geyer

CALENDAR EDITOR Bob Koch ART DIRECTOR Carolyn Fath STAFF ARTISTS David Michael Miller, Tommy Washbush SENIOR CONTRIBUTORS John W. Barker, Jeff Buchanan, Kenneth Burns, Dave Cieslewicz, Nathan J. Comp, Ruth Conniff,

Andre Darlington, Marc Eisen, Erik Gunn, Seth Jovaag, Stu Levitan, Andy Moore, Bruce Murphy, Kyle Nabilcy, Michael Popke, Adam Powell, Katie Reiser, Jay Rath, Dean Robbins, Robin Shepard, Sandy Tabachnick CREATIVE DIRECTOR Ellen J. Meany ADVERTISING PRODUCTION MANAGER Todd Hubler ADVERTISING MANAGER Chad Hopper ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVES Lindsey Dieter, Peggy Elath, Amy Miller, Brett Springer WEB ANALYST Jeri Casper CIRCULATION MANAGER Tom Dehlinger MARKETING DIRECTOR Chris Winterhack EVENT DIRECTOR Courtney Lovas EVENT STAFF Sam Eifert ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR Kathy A. Bailey OFFICE MANAGER Julie Butler SYSTEMS MANAGER Thom Jones ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Carla Dawkins

ISTHMUS is published weekly by Red Card Media, 100 State Street, Suite 301, Madison, WI 53703 • Edit@isthmus.com • Phone (608) 251-5627 • Fax (608) 251-2165 Periodicals postage paid at Madison, WI (ISSN 1081-4043) • POSTMASTER: Send address changes to 100 State Street, Suite 301, Madison, WI 53703 • © 2015 Red Card Media, LLC. All rights reserved.

Come together Sunday, Aug. 30, Penn Park, 1-5 pm

What better way to bring people together than with food, music, dancing and discussion? Come see what it’s all about at the seventh annual Black-Latino Unity Picnic, an event that’s part of a grassroots effort to promote collaboration between the African American and Latino communities. Billed as “100% free and 100% family-friendly.” We’re there, 100%.

GARY N-SKI

FIND MORE ISTHMUS PICKS ON PAGE 42

form meets fun. Meet the all-new 2016 smart fortwo.

The completely redesigned 2016 smart will arrive at smart center Madison in September! Fully updated inside and out With a new state-of-the-art three cylinder turbocharged engine, the new smart not only increases the fuel efficiency, it also increases power and performance. A redesigned outer shell adds even more stability with a track 4 inches wider. The Tridion safety cell is updated as well - peace of mind has never been so easy to achieve.

Key Features: n n n n n n

With over 70 new smarts arriving at smart center Madison this year you will have no trouble finding yours! Want something really unique? We can custom order your vehicle and have it here before the end of the year!

Call your smart Certified Sales Consultant today! Learn more about the 2016 smart: 608-291-3814 www.smartcentermadison.com/new/future-vehicles n n

AUGUST 27â&#x20AC;&#x201C;SEPTEMBER 2, 2015 ISTHMUS.COM

Standard Bluetooth Excellent smartphone integration Standard power windows Standard power steering Crosswind Assist (standard) Forward collision warning (optional) New 5-speed manual transmission (standard) Seamless 6-speed automatic transmission (optional) Lots more!

n SNAPSHOT

Friends in high places

ISTHMUS.COM AUGUST 27–SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

BY SETH JOVAAG n PHOTO BY CHRIS COLLINS

During his lunch break, Donell Hill has both feet planted in the parking lot outside First Congregational United Church of Christ. But his thoughts, he says, are “up there,” on the church’s two imposing towers overlooking University Avenue. “My first steeple was in Chicago; that was a slate steeple that was 300 feet tall,” he says proudly. “Once I got up there, man, I was gone.” For almost eight years, Hill, 42, has worked as a steeplejack for Inspired Heights, a Rockford, Ill., company that specializes in church steeple repairs. And for parts of the past two years, he’s worked with a crew in Madison, scraping and repainting the railings, façade and towers of First Congregational, one block north of Camp Randall. A recovering alcoholic, Hill credits Tony Stratton, the bushy-bearded owner of Inspired Heights, for helping him find a stable life. “I was a runner, never staying put,” Hill says of his past. He landed this job without knowing how to read a tape measure or use a nail gun. Now he’s a supervisor training others how to rig the ropes and ladders needed to reach perilous heights. Stratton, a third-generation steeplejack who retains the Boston accent from his youth, says he often hires recovering addicts or ex-cons through his connections to a recovery home run by Victory Outreach church in Rockford, or through his work as a volunteer chap-

lain at his local county jail. His employees range from 18 to over 50 years old. His for-profit company bids for work across the country, and he trains his staff based on what each job requires. That could mean painting, fabricating metal or decking a steeply pitched roof. It’s hard work, he says, and some quit after a few weeks. Others, like Hill, stay for years. “What I tell them is, ‘I’ll give you one thing, and that’s a job. Everything else you earn.’” Workers start at $9 an hour to do basic jobs like sweeping up paint chips, but they start earning raises in a few weeks, Stratton says. He points to several crew members at the First Congregational site making $14 an hour. It’s not much, but he says the on-the-job training boosts their confidence and future job prospects.

Inspired Heights Height of First Congregational’s tallest tower: APPROXIMATELY 180 FEET Year church was built: 1929 Number of workers who have received job training through Inspired Heights during this project: 40-45 Tallest steeple Inspired Heights has repaired: 300-FOOT-TALL FIRST BAPTIST CONGREGATIONAL IN CHICAGO Oldest steeple they’ve repaired: 318-YEAR-OLD GRACE EPISCOPAL IN YORKTOWN, VA.

“They’re doing work not many people can do,” he says. The company wears its Christianity on its sleeve, and while there’s no religious litmus test for workers, they begin each day with up to an hour of Bible study or talking about “life lessons” like having a good attitude or supporting each other, Stratton says. “There’s a verse in the Bible that says ‘Be transformed by the renewing of your mind,’” he says. “So that means if you want to be different, you gotta think different.” He invites me to privately interview any of his workers. A half-dozen introduce themselves one by one, shaking my hand. Darius Bell, a 43-year-old Rockford native, got this job three months ago after being laid off from another. Between the eight- to 10-hour shifts, the morning meetings and the commute — the crew travels together in company trucks — he’s away from home up to 15 hours a day. But the crew is “like a family,” and the work is fun, he says. That morning, he’d pulled his first shift atop the church’s tallest tower. “Inspiring, a little scary,” is how he describes it, “like jumping out of an airplane for the first time.” Hill has a wife and four kids, and on Aug. 1, his co-workers helped his family move from an apartment to their new home. “I’m blessed,” he says. “Just being a friend or a brother to someone, that’s what we do here.” n

Always ready to have fun.

2015 SUBARU

XV CROSSTREK 2.0i Premium

1.49% Financing Available! †

Standard with: • AWD • 6.2” Starlink Multi-media System • Rear Vision Camera • Power Windows/Locks • Heated Seats & Mirrors • Windshield Wiper De-icers • And Much More!

There are efficient vehicles. There are capable vehicles. The XV Crosstrek is that rare combination of both, sporting 8.7 inches of ground clearance, Subaru Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive, and 34 highway MPG efficiency 5.

NOW ARRIVING! 2016 SUBARU

FORESTERs OUTBACKs NEW FEATURES INCLUDE:

6.2” multi-media display and Starlink connected services on Every Model!

AWD + MPG!

NEW FEATURES INCLUDE:

6.2 - 7.0” multi-media display and Starlink connected services on Every Model!

AWD + MPG!

NOW ARRIVING! 2016 SUBARU

LEGACY 2.5i Premium 1.9% Financing Available! †

NEW FEATURES INCLUDE:

6.2 - 7.0” multi-media display and Starlink connected services on Every Model!

2015 SUBARU

XV CROSSTREK HYBRID

Financing Available!

WEST: 5822 Odana Rd. • 442-3200 • donmillersubaruwest.com SALES: MON.-THURS. 9AM-8PM; FRI 9AM-6PM; SAT. 9AM-5PM

EAST: 5339 Wayne Terrace • 258-3636 • donmillersubarueast.com SALES: MON.-THURS. 9AM-8PM; FRI 9AM-6PM; SAT. 9AM-5PM

East & West Service: MON.-FRI. 7AM-5:30PM; SAT. 8AM-1PM • SUBARUSERVICE@DONMILLER.COM

donmillersubaru.com

**Tax, title, license & service fee extra. May not be exactly as shown. Subject to prior sale. Prices after all rebates. *Up to 36 months on select models to qualified credit. † Up to 48 months on select models to qualified credit. Subaru, Forester, Impreza, Legacy and Outback are registered trademarks. 12014 Top Safety Picks include the 2015 Subaru Forester. 2EPA-estimated hwy. fuel economy for 2015 Legacy 2.5i models. Actual mileage may vary. 3EPA-estimated hwy fuel economy for 2015 Outback 2.5i models. Actual mileage may vary. 4EPA-estimated hwy. fuel economy for 2015 Subaru Forester 2.5i CVT models. Actual mileage may vary. 5EPA estimated fuel economy for 2015 XV Crosstrek 2.0i CVT and Hybrid models at 34 highway MPG. Actual mileage may vary. 7PZEV emissions warranty applies to only certain states. See your retailer for complete information on emissions and new car limited warranties. 8Based on IHS Automotive, Polk U.S. total new light vehicle registrations in the model years 2004 through 2013 (through October 2013) in the Non-Luxury Traditional Midsize Sedan segment for models that have been on the U.S market for the entire ten-year time period. 11Based on EPA-estimated hwy fuel economy for 2015 model vehicles within the IHS Automotive, Polk, Non-Luxury Midsize CUV segment. 12Based on manufacturer-reported interior volumes according to the EPA’s Midsize Car class as of 7/1/14. Offer expires 8/31/15.

AUGUST 27–SEPTEMBER 2, 2015 ISTHMUS.COM

TWO LOCATIONS TO SERVE YOU!

n NEWS

Risk assessment The Common Council grapples with complicated, costly Judge Doyle Square project BY JOE TARR

Ald. Barbara McKinney describes it as trying to make a decision while “we’re already off the diving board in mid-air.” As the Common Council careens towards a decision on the controversial and lingering Judge Doyle Square project, many are grappling with what they see as insufficient information on the project and a rushed timetable that has been set by the developer. The proposal by developer Bob Dunn would build a corporate headquarters for Exact Sciences, the nascent biotech firm, next to the city’s Municipal Building and construct 1,250 parking spaces and a hotel. The $200 million redevelopment project calls for about $67 million in funding from the city. Most of the city money would pay for the construction of parking — $19.2 million to build 600 spaces to replace the city’s Government East Parking garage and $20.8 million to build 650 parking spaces that the developer will control. The city will also give Exact Sciences $12 million for a “jobs-based” tax incremental financing loan, pitch in $1 million for a bicycle

center and finance the land acquisition for $13.9 million. The developer also proposes to build a 216-room hotel that will complement Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center. There is sharp disagreement among council members as to whether this is a good deal. Ald. Mark Clear feels confident it’s a good investment for the city. “Even if you take away all the benefits that are difficult to quantify, like being catalytic for other developments and [hotel] room tax revenue and all the things that exist...the worst-case scenario is a 20-year payback [on the city’s investment],” he says. “For organizations like governments, that’s a pretty good return.” But Ald. Rebecca Kemble sees numerous red flags, including the design of the parking structure, the high subsidy and the lack of financial information provided by the developer. “The proposal is so crazy, I just can’t wrap my mind around why so many people are taking it so seriously,” she says. “There are so many outrageous asks.” Regardless of the concerns, the city’s Board of Estimates nudged the project forward Monday night. The Common Council will take up the proposal at its Sept. 1 meeting, which is certain to stretch into the early morning hours.

Super Sale ISTHMUS.COM AUGUST 27–SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

3 Days Only - August 28, 29, 30

10% OFF

ast

e At L

Entire Store 8402 Old Sauk Rd. Fri. 9-7 ~ Sat. 9-6 ~ Sun. 11-5 Sale is for Three Days Only, August 28, 29, 30, 2015, and only at WBU Middleton. Not valid on Gift Cards, Daily Savings Club Memberships or Previous Purchases.

In a report filed last week, Joe Gromacki, the city’s TIF coordinator, noted numerous issues with the proposal and found that it would violate 13 provisions of the city’s tax incremental funding policy. The $12 million TIF loan to Exact Sciences, he wrote, provides “no repayment by tax increment and likewise no tax increment guaranty. This structure defines a grant, not a loan.” (The company will have to pay back portions of the loan if it doesn’t meet its job growth targets.) Based on the city’s TIF policy and the property value expected to be created by Exact Sciences’ portion of the project, the company would qualify for, at most, $1.4 million in a job TIF, he wrote. On Monday evening, Gromacki added that because the developer has provided so little information about the financing structure that there is “no way to ascertain what the $12 million is being used for” or whether it complies with the city’s policies. It could be used to help pay for operating expenses, which is not allowed by state law, he said. Gromacki also noted that developers generally turn to TIF in order to help cover the cost of building parking. But in this case, the developer expects to make $900,000 a year from parking the city will pay for. And, he notes, the developer needs the cash flow from the parking to finance debt for other elements of the project. “Why is this necessary?” Gromacki wrote. “Staff can draw no conclusion based upon the facts at hand.” Confusing matters is that the city’s finance director, David Schmiedicke, filed a separate memo outlining how the project costs and revenues balance out and the city will get its investment back, albeit after the TIF district has closed. Although the district would close in 2023, it would still be paying property taxes, generating money for the city, he said. “David’s job is to figure out how to make it work at all, so he has greater latitude [than Gromacki],” says Ald. Chris Schmidt. “But it’s still a lot of money, and it’s not being paid back in the traditional way.” Ald. David Ahrens, a leading critic of the project, finds the logic troubling. “We’ve come to start to think that people paying taxes is the

same as paying back a loan,” he says. “I pay back loans, but I also pay taxes.” Other issues remain. The developer is asking for a delay of up to three years before breaking ground on the hotel, which has been a major goal of the project all along. Fitchburg is also seeking to woo the company. And in June, Exact Sciences purchased land for $4.8 million at its current west-side location, University Research Park, where another tax incremental district is proposed. The deal has some speculating that the company might just stay where it is, and the jobs will remain in Madison without a hefty subsidy. JP Fielder, a spokesperson for Exact Sciences, says the purchase was made because the company is expanding rapidly and needs space for its research and development employees. “We bought that because we need places to work, and we’ve outgrown the places we have,” he says. It’s tough to get a read on which way the council is leaning on the project. To pass next Tuesday, the proposal will need 11 of 19 votes. Ald. Maurice Cheeks has recused himself over controversy that he’s done work on behalf of Exact Sciences, taking his vote out of play. Some votes are easy to gauge — Clear, an enthusiastic yes; Ahrens, a resounding no. Parsing out other votes is more difficult, with several alders saying they’re torn and confused. Ald. Paul Skidmore, who is generally pro-development, is on the fence. He’s concerned by issues raised by Gromacki and has heard a lot of concerns from constituents regarding the heavy subsidy and free parking for a company. “I’m kind of going back and forth on this, to be real honest,” he says. “I like the concept of the development downtown, I really like the density, but I’m not swayed by all the arguments of it.” At Monday’s meeting, Mayor Paul Soglin urged the council to take the plunge on the project, while simultaneously reassuring people that any outstanding questions about the project will be answered in time. “In this day and age, if a municipality wants to foster economic growth and job development, risk has to be taken,” Soglin said. “That’s the modern world.” Ahrens counters that the city’s economy is doing quite well, and the city doesn’t need to subsidize a wealthy corporation in a risky field. “We’re not a city that’s depressed,” he says. “If you look at where the city was five years ago and where it is now, that’s a sign of significant growth.” He notes that if the TIF district were closed next year, the city could immediately spend $4.4 million (a year’s worth of tax increment) on affordable housing. “That’s just a piece of what we can do,” he says. n

ING FIFT

Y YE

CEL

ARS

’S

THE

ATER

Beat the Deadline of September 28th

SAVE 25% NOW Shrek the Musical A Christmas Carol Goodnight Moon The Wizard of Oz To Kill a Mockingbird

ORDERING IS EASY!

ctmtheater.org

702 North Midvale Boulevard, Madison

Grand Wide Open

FRIDAY, 8/28–SUNDAY, 8/30

Join us for live music, food carts, yoga, face painting, photobooth, style stops, kids’ activities, Hilldale Farmer’s Market, giveaways, sampling, and much more.

For details, visit Hilldale.com

AUGUST 27–SEPTEMBER 2, 2015 ISTHMUS.COM

Enter For a Chance to Win One of Three $500 HILLDALE SHOPPING SPREES!

n MADISON MATRIX

n NEWS

BIG CITY

Gov. Scott Walker’s presidential campaign experiences a meltdown as he takes three positions within seven days in response to Donald Trump’s proposal to end birthright citizenship.

Financing for the Judge Doyle Square project has some major departures from Madison’s normal tax incremental financing policy, according to a city staff report on the development agreement.

Adam Brabender hopes to be the first “gay with a disability” elected to the Dane County Board. PREDICTABLE

SURPRISING

Early challenger The Dane County Board campaign gets an early start

ISTHMUS.COM AUGUST 27–SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

BY NATHAN J. COMP

Adam Brabender has been challenged much of his life, but these days he’s doing a little challenging of his own. Last month, the 34-year-old filed paperwork with the Dane County Clerk’s Office announcing his intent to unseat Mary Kolar for the county board’s District 1 seat. “There are a lot of issues, so we need someone who can get the job done,” he explains during a recent interview at a State Street cafe. “I believe I am exactly that person.” With the primaries still six months away, Brabender — who currently sits on Madison’s Equal Opportunities Commission and the Capitol Neighborhoods Inc. executive council — is one of the first to challenge any of the board’s 37 incumbents, all of whom are up for reelection in April. And from the looks of it, Brabender, who says he wants to become “the first gay with a disability to hold a public office,” will need all of the time he can get. It is his first run for public office. He starts at a financial disadvantage. “I am poor,” he says. Kolar, a former Navy captain elected in a 2013 special election, has $1,200 on hand, according to a campaign finance report filed last month. District 1 covers a large piece of downtown around the Capitol Square. Born autistic, Brabender attempted suicide while a Middleton High School student in 1992, following years of relentless harassment and bullying. Earning an associate’s degree in human services following high school, Brabender worked at Tellurian, a facility for those struggling with drug and alcohol addiction and mental illness. One day at work, Brabender, then 24, experienced his first delusion. “I saw my body parts coming after me and coming into me,”

he explains. “It was like my body was being put back together. It was very scary.” After burning through his sick and personal leave, he lost the job he had worked at for seven years. Struggling through autism and a delusional disorder means he has experienced firsthand how people like him are treated. “It’s a very humbling part of my life,” he says. For the last six months he has worked at a local salon sweeping floors and stocking merchandise, small earnings to supplement his disability payments. If elected, he wants to prod more dentists into accepting medical assistance so poor residents like him aren’t at risk of losing their teeth. To help preserve more open space, Brabender says he would encourage farmers to sell land to the county as his family did in 2005 under a farmland preservation program. “That’s 120 acres that will never be developed,” he says. If all goes well, he could find himself elected to Congress, similar to his political inspirations, U.S. Rep. Marc Pocan and U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, both of whom began their political careers as Dane County Board members. But poverty is, perhaps, the most insurmountable challenge. “Even to run for county board you need around $10,000 to be competitive,” he says. “A lot of poor people can’t ever run for office because of that.” In District 5, Savion Castro has also declared his candidacy. Leland Pan, who now represents the heavily student populated district, is not running for reelection. The primary for the county board will be held on Feb. 16. The general election is April 5. n

UW-Madison is 24th out of 500 in the annual Academic Ranking of World Universities from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and 19th out of 279 in the annual College Guides and Rankings from Washington Monthly magazine.

Ag goes high-tech: Wisconsin Farm Technology Days, which showcases the latest innovations in one of Wisconsin’s most important industries, draws more than 60,000 people to Dane County Aug. 25-27.

SMALL TOWN

n WEEK IN REVIEW WEDNESDAY, AUG. 19 n Wisconsin settles a threeyear lawsuit with Talgo Inc., a Spanish train manufacturer, agreeing to pay about $10 million more for two cool trains we never got to use because Gov. Scott Walker scrapped the project. The total bill is about $50 million. Highspeed trains are expensive, but so is reneging on contracts. THURSDAY, AUG. 20 Walker’s approval rating in Wisconsin dips below 40% for the first time ever, according to a new Marquette Law School poll. And among Wisconsin Republicans and rightleaning independents, only 25% support Walker’s presidential bid.

A new audit of the Government Accountability Board, the nonpartisan ethics and elections board, found no major problems with the embattled agency, which has been targeted for an overhaul by Walker and Republican legislators. If it ain’t broke….

FRIDAY, AUG. 21 Cierra Finkley, who fatally stabbed her estranged ex-boyfriend, Terrence Woods, in a domestic disturbance Aug. 18, is released on a signature bond. Woods had a history of domestic battery and earlier in the day had reportedly tried to run Finkley and her 5-year-old daughter over with his car.

Are most of the world’s 1.6 billion Muslims terrorists? Walker seems to think so, telling voters in New Hampshire that there are only a “handful of reasonable, moderate followers of Islam.” Add that one to the gaffe pile.

MONDAY, AUG. 24 n Alliant Energy begins constructing the $5 million first phase of a multi-year solar energy generation project at its Biltmore Lane headquarters. The company’s goal is to study how solar power works in cold-climate places like Madison.

JOIN AMERICA’S FASTEST-GROWING TV, INTERNET AND VOICE COMPANY. The MOST HD, the FASTEST Internet and the BEST Voice service. Charter Spectrum TV

Over 200 HD channels available – the MOST HD you can get – FREE HD

Charter Spectrum Internet

60 Mbps of Internet speed

– the FASTEST Internet you can get – FREE Internet modem

Charter Spectrum Voice

Advanced Voice service

– with AMAZING clarity and reliability – FREE 411 calls

Call 1-877-961-8598 | Visit Spectrum.com AUGUST 27–SEPTEMBER 2, 2015 ISTHMUS.COM

TV: TV equipment required and is extra. Channel and HD programming availability based on level of service. INTERNET: Available Internet speeds may vary by address. Speeds compared to 3 Mbps DSL. VOICE: Taxes and fees included in price. Services subject to all applicable service terms and conditions, subject to change. Services not available in all areas. Restrictions apply. ©2015 Charter Communications, Inc.

n NEWS

Bear signs Wisconsin’s black bear population growing, moving closer to Dane County BY DENISE THORNTON

bear reports every year. The most recent was near Blue Mound State Park. It’s good bear habitat: lots of forest and topography. Lots of food.” Dane County biologist Andy Paulios reports that there hasn’t been a documented sighting in Dane County during the two years that he’s worked here, but he wouldn’t be surprised if bears have passed through. “We have very wild places in Dane County. We get most of the big animals and carnivores of the state,” he says. “The western and northwestern portions of Dane County are in the Driftless Area, and if bear were going to live permanently in Dane County, it would probably be there.” Bears will eat just about anything they can get their paws on, from grubs to grasses. When they come out of their dens in spring, they are ravenous, and food is scarce. That is when bird feeders and trash cans most often get their destructive attention. If you see one in your backyard, don’t confront it. Once you’re sure the bear has left, remove any food source that might attract them. Put it away, lock it up, and usually within a week the bear will leave the area.

An area just west of Dane County was buzzing with bear signs last month: steel-framed bird feeders flattened like empty beer cans; 40-pound bags of cocoa bean mulch dragged uphill and slashed open; huge piles of black bear scat close to houses and multiple sightings of a bear and her cub. “Wisconsin’s bears were once considered restricted to the deep north woods, but the animals had other plans,” says David MacFarland, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources manager of the state’s large carnivore program. Because of changes in hunting regulations, Wisconsin’s bear population has grown from a low of around 5,000 in the mid-1980s to around 28,000 today. According to the Black Bear Society, only Alaska has more black bears than the Badger State. Bear sightings in southwest Wisconsin are increasing. “We have had more bear sightings in the last five to six years in this part of the state,” says Travis Anderson, wildlife biologist for Iowa County. “I get a handful of

The biggest bears in the state can weigh as much as 600 pounds, but that is unusual. Most hunters would consider an animal in the 250- to 300-pound range to be a trophyclass bear, and most are smaller than that. “They can be 6 feet tall if they stand up,” says MacFarland. “People might see rearing up as aggressive behavior, but they have really poor eyesight, so they do it to get a different perspective or better view.” Also, bears can climb trees, and they can run 30 miles an hour,” MacFarland adds. “So don’t think you can outrun a bear.” Any animal of that size and speed should be treated with respect, but MacFarland says the risk of an attack is low. “If you encounter a bear, talk to the animal. Yell at it. Ninety-nine percent of the time, it’s going to run away,” he says. “Surprising an animal is never a good thing. So keep your distance and try to make sure the bear’s best escape route is not over the top of you. It’s a bit more tricky if it is a sow with cubs. You don’t want to get between a sow and its cubs.” Paulios agrees. “Treat wildlife like you would a dog you don’t know,” he says. “Treat it with respect, keep your distance. Any problem will usually solve itself.” n

Breaking down barriers Social group aims to engage minority communities and promote cross-cultural friendships

ISTHMUS.COM AUGUST 27–SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

BY ALLISON GEYER

Is it possible for someone to be both intellectual and ratchet? The two words are seemingly polar opposites — intellectualism thrives in libraries and lecture halls; ratchet is a hiphop slang term best defined as a mixture of “ghetto,” “hyphy” and “turnt up.” One wears a mortarboard, the other has colorful hair extensions. One sips champagne at art gallery openings, the other drinks Remy Martin at dance clubs. But are the two lifestyles mutually exclusive? “Everyone has a bit of intellect and a bit of ratchetness inside them,” says Ja’Mel Ware. “But where do we ever get to be our entire self?” Ware, 27, founded Intellectual Ratchet, a new social group in Madison that embraces that dichotomy. IR celebrates African American intellect as well as the exuberance of hip-hop culture through hosting parties and facilitating meaningful academic conversations. “Ratchet to me means soul,” says Ware, who graduated from UW-Madison in 2011 and has lived in the city for about

nine years. “It’s a deep-rooted part of [African American] culture.” Ware moved to Madison from Detroit — a city that he says embodies the gritty, hardworking spirit of ratchetness. He wanted to bring that flavor to Madison as a way to help engage millennials and young professionals of color within a community that struggles with racial inequality and is often unintentionally segregated. “One of the simplest ways to address racial disparities is to get to know each other,” Ware says. “We need to eliminate the fear we have of each other.” The group debuted in April with a “soft launch” party attended by about 50 people at Kabul Restaurant and last week hosted its first official event, a sold-out private screening of the N.W.A. biopic Straight Outta Compton followed by a discussion of the film. Ware is planning to host bimonthly events starting in October. He doesn’t want to give away what the next party will entail, but one of his goals is to engage with local businesses and venues that aren’t typically patronized by members of Madison’s African American community.

“[Intellectual Ratchet] is about breaking down barriers,” Ware says. So far, the feedback for IR events has been overwhelmingly positive. Sabrina “Heymiss Progress” Madison says the city needed a social group that caters to young professionals of color and that Ware, with his welcoming and personable demeanor, is a natural host. “Madison was very much in need of fresh ideas, people who are willing to take risks on their ideas,” she says. “Otherwise, it can become suffocating.” Madison, who has also organized social groups for African Americans, says she’s seen numerous young people of color leave the city after graduating from UW-Madison — an exodus that could be explained by a lack of social opportunities aimed at engaging minority communities. “If we can’t live in a space [that] we enjoy, we can’t thrive here,” she says. “You have to take care of the whole person.” n

Intellectual Ratchet organizers Ja’Mel Ware (left) and Kimberly Cho hope to engage millennials with new group.

Living with loss A UW-Madison program brings better grieving to the community BY MICHAEL POPKE

The Grief Support Specialist Certificate Program was developed by Douglas Smith, a trainer and consultant with more than 25 years of experience as a counselor, therapist

10k 10k run run 10k run 5k run/walk 5k run/walk 5k run/walk 5k stroller division 5k stroller division 5k stroller kidsdivision tot trot kids kids tot tot trot trot

LABOR DAY MONDAY

SEPTEMBER 7, DAY 2015.MONDAY 9:00 AM LABOR SEPTEMBER 7, 2015. 9:00 AM VILAS PARK SHELTER, MADISON SEPTEMBER 7, 2015. 9:00 AM

VILAS PARK SHELTER, MADISON

VILAS PARK SHELTER, MADISON REGISTER ONLINE AT

SAFEHARBORHELPSKIDS.ORG REGISTER ONLINE AT

SAFEHARBORHELPSKIDS.ORG SAFEHARBORHELPSKIDS.ORG

AUGUST 27–SEPTEMBER 2, 2015 ISTHMUS.COM

Janine Rochwite deals with grief and loss on a daily basis. As a licensed professional counselor at Aurora Psychiatric Hospital in Wauwatosa, she sees patients who have lost parents, siblings, jobs, self-esteem and self-control. But nothing prepared her for the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Grief Support Specialist Certificate Program, which became part of the Continuing Studies division last fall. The five-day cohort program — the first of its kind at a major university in the United States — is designed to equip counselors, clergy members, coaches, teachers and health care professionals with the necessary counseling tools to help people heal in the midst of death, divorce, addiction and other emotional trauma. Four instructors oversee four daylong classes, and participants reconvene one month later to present a final paper or project. Classes for this fall’s session run Sept. 10-13, with final presentations slated for Oct. 10. “I wanted to be better trained to come alongside patients in their journey and help them move forward,” Rochwite says. “I have my own personal grief journey — the deaths of my mother and my 57-yearold sister — which inspired me to seek this certificate. The actual time together as a cohort, on the UW-Madison campus, was life changing. The stories, connections and training I received made me come away a changed person.” Upon receiving grief support specialist status from the UW, Rochwite partnered with a mental health clinic in West Bend, where she offers her own grief counseling services and works with area churches and funeral homes to grow her practice. Locally, Deb Farrar-Simpson, a social worker and positive behavior support coach at La Follette High School, and Jennifer Tomlinson, a special education teacher and interventionist at Rusch Elementary School in Portage, attended the grief support program together and developed the idea for Camp RAIN (Resilient Adolescents Inspiring Newness) — a day camp for children who have experienced the death of someone close to them. (They’re now seeking funding.)

and health care administrator in hospitals, hospice and social services environments. Smith previously led a handful of oneday workshops on grief at the UW, based on a training program he gives at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He and UW’s Barbara Nehls-Lowe worked together to convince university officials that a certificate program in this subject would be a vital addition to the continuing studies curriculum. Nehls-Lowe, now director of the grief support program, had a younger sister die as a child in the 1960s: “Back then, there were no bereavement specialists. This program feels like a gift of legacy for my sister and my parents.” For purposes of the program, “grief” is defined as much more than “death.” The term represents an undergoing of change, and therefore also can involve job loss, aging of parents, onset of dementia, surviving rape, self-esteem issues or a missing child. “From the first lecture, we set the mood that there are going to be some emotions shared,” Smith explains. “How can we ask others to share with us if we’re not willing to share with others?” Isaiah Brokenleg works as an epidemiologist for the Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Epidemiology Center in Lac du Flambeau, which strives to improve the health of 34 tribal communities. He took the course specifically to help Native Americans cope with what he calls “historical trauma.” “People are like, ‘Why don’t the Indians just get over it?’” Brokenleg says, referring to the conflicts, discrimination and racism that tribes have faced throughout U.S. history. “Non-death grief and loss is even greater than death-related grief and loss.” Class sizes range from 30 to 40 students, some from as far away as North Carolina, San Francisco and Hong Kong. The program provides 3.5 continuing education units. Prerequisites include a bachelor’s degree in a health care or counseling field and/or employment in a health care or counseling setting. The cost of the program ($1,500 to $1,800), its intense nature and overnight stays can be drawbacks for some participants, so it will also be offered as an online training course beginning in 2016. “We’re always looking for areas in which we can help make a difference, and this is one of those areas,” says Jeffrey Russell, dean of UW’s Continuing Studies division. “This is the Wisconsin Idea in action — creating something useful and relevant that makes an impact.” n

n OPINION

Our votes just don’t matter BY BRUCE MURPHY Bruce Murphy is editor of UrbanMilwaukee.com.

ISTHMUS.COM AUGUST 27–SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

The 2012 presidential year was a banner election for Democrats, who saw their standard-bearer Barack Obama beat Republican challenger Mitt Romney with 51.1% of the vote. Democratic candidates for the state Assembly did almost as well, capturing 50.7% of the statewide vote. Yet they won just 39% of Assembly seats. How could Republicans win so many districts with so few votes? Because the 2010 redistricting they engineered used “packing” and “cracking” to frustrate the will of the voters: Some liberal-leaning seats were packed with an overwhelming percentage of Democrats, and others were cracked apart to create districts that leaned just rightward enough to make them safe for Republicans. The result was that the average Democratic Assembly winner needed 37,300 votes to win office, and the average Republican winner needed only 23,166 votes. Republicans have argued they simply redistricted as Democrats did in the past. In fact, a split Legislature drew the lines in 1971, and disagreements between the parties led to the courts making the decisions in 1981, 1991 and 2001. The result in all four cases was redistricting that had little or no edge for either party. (And prior to 1970, the Republicans always held power in Wisconsin.) Indeed, a new study by Simon Jackman, a political statistician at Stanford University, puts Wisconsin’s situation into stunning perspective. Jackman set out to measure the “efficiency gap” — the ratio of one party’s wasted vote rate to the other party’s wasted vote rate — over the last 42 years. Because complete data was not available in some states, he had to eliminate nine states. The result was an analysis of the efficiency

2012 STATE ASSEMBLY ELECTION RESULTS

DEM

GOP

51% 47% VOTES WON gap in 786 state legislative elections in 41 states from 1972 to 2014. Looking at Wisconsin’s efficiency gap of 13% in 2012 and 10% in 2014, he concludes that no other redistricting in the nation generated “an initial two-election sequence” of efficiency gap scores as large as those in Wisconsin. In short, the level of gerrymandering in Wisconsin is “virtually without historical precedent” over the last 42 years, he concludes. Armed with this research, 12 Democrats from across the state filed a federal suit challenging the 2010 redistricting in Wisconsin. Retired UW-Madison Law School professor William Whiford, the lead plaintiff, told the media that “when it comes to the state Assembly, our votes just don’t matter.” The group, whose effort has gotten funding from the Joyce Foundation and other foundations, will not target only Republican gerrymandering, says Sachin Cheda, a Milwaukee-based Democratic consultant. “It is our intention to file suits in other states, like Rhode Island,” he notes, where Democratic gerrymandering resulted in Republicans winning 35% of the statewide vote yet gaining just 13% of the seats in the General Assembly.

DEM

39%

GOP

61%

SEATS WON Lawyers from the Wisconsin Department of Justice have already filed a motion to dismiss the suit, which will be heard by a three-judge panel from the U.S. District Court in Madison and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit based in Chicago. The DOJ argues the lawsuit presents a “political” question the court cannot answer. The same argument was made — and rejected — when the U.S. Supreme Court made its watershed “one man one vote” decision in the 1964 Reynolds v. Sims case. Since then the prevailing rule has been that states were required to draw legislative maps with roughly equal numbers of residents. The one thing that’s changed since then has been the advent of computerized data, which “has allowed for much more sophisticated partisan gerrymandering,” Whitford has argued.

THIS MODERN WORLD

Attorneys working with the group of Wisconsin Democrats have concluded that four justices of the U.S. Supreme Court are receptive to overturning badly gerrymandered districting by states, and that swing Justice Anthony Kennedy has hinted he might consider doing so if there was any metric or standard by which to measure how egregious the gerrymandering is. The concept of an efficiency gap seems a rigorously objective way to answer that call. DOJ lawyers contend that Democrats are disadvantaged because they are “naturally” packed into urban districts. But the court-ordered redistricting of 2000 had no problem creating districts where neither party had any such edge. In an era of ultra-precise computerized data, the idea that redistricting can’t be done in a way that gives equal power to all voters is nonsense. Indeed, Jackman’s study shows that even before this, Connecticut’s redistricting provided no efficiency gap for either party, and the state has done so for 42 years. Even states like Illinois and Texas, typically stereotyped as rife with political corruption, have had efficiency gaps that are not all that large. Over the 42-yearperiod Jackman studied, the average gap in Illinois has been 6.4% pro-Republican, and the average gap in Texas has been 3.2% pro-Democratic. In short, Wisconsin’s current gerrymandering advantage makes it look far more corrupt than any state in America. That’s to our shame, and calls out for legal redress. n

BY TOM TOMORROW

Caring for you and your family starting at birth. Our OB/GYNs partner with Pediatricians and Internal Medicine to provide compassionate care in one convenient location.

Accepting Unity Health Insurance and Physicians Plus as well as several other commercial insurance plans.

APMadison.com – 608.233.9746 – 4410 Regent St., Madison

n FEEDBACK Share comments with Isthmus via email, edit@isthmus.com, and via Forum. isthmus.com, Facebook and Twitter, or write letters to Isthmus, 100 State St.,Suite 301, Madison WI 53703. All comments are subject to editing. The views expressed here are solely those of the contributors. These opinions do not necessarily represent those of Isthmus Publishing Company.

Welcome to the circus I am offended by Ruth Conniff ’s article “Can Sanders Unite Black and White Activists?” (8/20/2015). She feels the need to use the tired term “Republican Primary clown car.” Isn’t it time to get past the juvenile name calling? When I look at the candidates for the other side, I see an older woman who was a carpetbagger when she was in the U.S. Senate, was a failure as secretary of state and had no accomplishments in either job. Remembering back to 2008, we were told John McCain was too old at 71. Now we have an admitted socialist who is 73. If Joe Biden gets in, the “human gaffe machine” is 72. Lincoln Chafee, Martin O’Malley??? Oh please.... Mindy Portmann (via email) Ruth Conniff believes Bernie Sanders’ potential lies in uniting a populist economic message with the Black Lives Matter move-

ment. Although such a combo may stir up a lot of enthusiasm, the champions of that movement seem oblivious to the facts that reveal that blacks get killed by the police more because they are more involved in crime. In 2012, right here in Madison, a 30-year-old white man named Paul Heenan was slaughtered by police for mistakenly entering a neighbor’s house while drunk. Construing this issue as a racist problem (i.e. a white problem) is evidently easier for modern liberals to do than to use it as an opportunity to question governmental power. Karim Barrett (via email)

MAZDA’S SUMMER DRIVE EVENT Your first two payments are covered on the purchase or lease of any New 2015 Mazda! *Up to $500 per month. You must qualify through Mazda Capital Services.

IT’S HERE! The sub-compact that’s getting amazing reviews

2016 Mazda

CX-3 Sport AWD Automatic EPA Rated 32 MPG

21,599

Buy From Only

2015 Mazda3 i

Office space Re: “In the ‘Cubby Hole’ with Doug La Follette” (Snapshot, 8/20/2015): Let me guess, after cutting his staff and budget, the next move will be the declaration of government inefficiency and the recommendation to privatize the duties. Jeff Hammond (via Facebook)

SV Automatic

155-hp, 2.0L SKYACTV®-G DOHC 16-valve 4 Cylinder Engine w/ Variable Valve Timing Automatic • 41 MPG Hwy EPA

Lease From Only

Stock #45-2491 VIN #236855

2016 Mazda6 i Sport

149/Mo.

†

Automatic

184 HP, 2.5L SKYACTV®-G • DOHC 16-Valve 4-Cylinder Engine with VVT • 37 MPG Hwy EPA

What’s next, his stapler? Christine LeMay (via Facebook)

199/Mo.

Lease From Only

Correction

The Driftless Cafe, mentioned in last week’s preview of Yum Yum Fest, is located in Viroqua, not Spring Green.

†

0.9% APR Available for 60 Months!

2016

Stock #46-2033 VIN #409747

Mazda CX-5 Sport 2.5L SKYACTIV®-G Engine • 35 MPG Hwy EPA • 6 Spd.

OFF THE SQUARE

229/Mo.

BY ALAN TALAGA & JON LYONS

Lease From Only

or Stock #46-2088 VIN #650626

2015

††

0.9% APR Available for 36 Months!

Mazda3 i Sport 5-Door Up To 40 MPG Hwy EPA

Winner of Kelley Blue Book’s 5 Year Cost-To-Own Award!

179/Mo.

Lease For Only

Stock #45-2213 VIN #220249

2015 Mazda CX-9 AWD Sport Automatic • Power Driver’s Seat • And More!

Buy From

or Stock #45-2273 VIN #448603

28,462

0% APR Available 60 Months!

for

*See store for detials on select models

5812 Odana Road, Madison www.donmiller.com Sales: 442-3131

M-TH 9am-8pm; FRI 9am-6pm; SAT 9am-5pm

TEST DRIVE A MAZDA TODAY!

MAZDA

Service: 442-3101

M-TH 7am-6pm; FRI 7am-5pm; SAT 8am-1pm *Prices include customer cash, are in lieu of APR program unless stated. **36 mos./12,000 miles/year. $1969 due at delivery. †36 mos./12,000 miles/year $1999 due at signing. ††36 mos./12,000 miles/year $1,989 due at signing. Subject to prior sale and limited to in-stock vehicles. See sales staff for details. Expires 8/31/15.

AUGUST 27–SEPTEMBER 2, 2015 ISTHMUS.COM

Ask us about our $500 Owner’s Loyalty or $750 Lease Loyalty!

TURN A TEST DRIVE INTO YOUR BEST DRIVE CarMax believes in making every step of buying a used car the best it can be – even the test drive. That’s why this summer, CarMax is sending 10 lucky drivers on a best drive. Choose your dream destination from mountains to spas, then choose your dream car from coupes to SUVs, and enter to win at carmax.com/yourbestdrive.

THE BEST WAY TO BUY A USED CAR IN MADISON

ISTHMUS.COM AUGUST 27–SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

6601 Odana Road

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Sweepstakes begins 6/18/15 at 12:00 AM CT and ends 9/9/15 at 11:59:59 PM CT. 10 separate entry periods during the Sweepstakes. Open only to legal residents of ID, IL, MT, OR, WA, and WI, 21 years or older, who hold a valid U.S. driver’s license, and reside within a participating Territory. Void elsewhere and where prohibited. Visit carmax.com/yourbestdrive for Official Rules, including instructions for registration, participating Territory descriptions, entry details, prizes, odds of winning, etc. Sponsor: CarMax Business Services LLC.

The city made from lead Start your road trip by finding the perfect vehicle at CarMax MINERAL POINT MIGHT just be one of

Spring Green

Dodgeville

Mt. Horeb

MINERAL POINT

MADISON Whitewater

New Glarus Monroe

Janesville

Historic stone buildings line High Street.

Shake Rag Alley is an artisans paradise.

to signal to the men working in the hills that it was time for dinner. Tastes of Cornwall are pervasive in Mineral Point as well. Enjoy meals of traditional Cornish pasties and figgyhobbin at quaint, English-style pubs or try out the MP Dining Company for a more upscale experience. The city has also become a hub for artists and craftspeople. There are more than 15 galleries that house paintings, jewelry, pottery,

sculpture, and more. There’s also the nationally known Alley Stage Theater Company that performs on an outdoor stage during the summer and at the historic Mineral Point Opera House and other local venues throughout the year. If this sounds like a best drive you’d love to take this summer, head on over to carmax.com/yourbestdrive and enter for your chance to win this trip.

AUGUST 27–SEPTEMBER 2, 2015 ISTHMUS.COM

Wisconsin’s best kept secrets. The tiny city of about 3,000 in the heart of the Driftless Region has a rich cultural history, a vibrant community of artists and artisans, and a wealth of charming shops and restaurants, making it the perfect destination for a weekend getaway. Let CarMax, the largest used car retailer in the U.S., send you on your best drive. If you win, you’ll enjoy your pick of any car off the lot to drive to Mineral Point for a getaway. Located just about 50 miles southwest of Madison, the short drive on Hwy. 151 takes travelers through scenic Dane and Iowa Counties. The route goes past Mt. Horeb, an adorable village of about 7,000 that’s famous as the “troll capitol of the world.” Stop and see the 15 life-sized troll carvings along historic Main Street or grab a bite at one of the many excellent restaurants. A little further down the road is Blue Mounds State Park and Cave of the Mounds – the Midwest’s “premier” cave commonly known as the “jewel box” of America’s show caves due to its variety of delicate rock formations. Not only does it make for a fascinating tour, but it’s also a great way to beat the summer heat – the cave has a constant temperature of a refreshing 50 degrees. From there, the route goes past Governor Dodge State Park – a 5,270-acre slice of nature known for its lush oak and hickory forests, sandstone bluffs, sparkling lakes, and waterfall. It’s a perfect pit stop for boating, fishing, swimming, hiking, biking, and picnicking. Just a few more miles down the road, take Hwy. 23 into Mineral Point – although travelers might mistake it for a Cornish village. The city was first settled in the 1830s by immigrants from Cornwall, England who came to mine lead and zinc. Their influence can still be seen today, particularly at Pendarvis – a historic site featuring restored Cornish mining cabins that serves as a museum of Wisconsin’s lead mining industry. It’s located on Shake Rag Street, an area named for miners’ wives who would wave go outside and wave a rag

iPhone 6 on U.S. Cellular.® Together, you can do more. Now get iPhone 6 with 2GB of data and Unlimited Talk and Text for an exclusive, all-in price of just $60 a month.

ISTHMUS.COM AUGUST 27–SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

iPhone 6 isn’t just bigger — it’s better in every way. Larger, yet thinner. More powerful, yet power-efficient. It’s a new generation of iPhone.

Things we want you to know: New service and Retail Installment Contract required. Credit approval also required. A $25 Device Activation Fee applies. A Regulatory Cost Recovery Fee (currently $1.82) applies; this is not a tax or gvmt. required charge. Additional fees, taxes, terms, conditions and coverage areas apply and may vary by plan, service and phone. Offers valid at participating locations only and cannot be combined. See store or uscellular.com for details. Offer available with Apple ® iPhone® 6 16GB only. Port-in and phone turn-in required. Plan not eligible for early upgrade programs. Available in-store only. Device Turn-In: Customer must turn in all active devices from their former carrier’s plan. Customer is responsible for deleting all personal information from device and removing any storage cards from devices. Devices must power on and cannot be pin locked. Device must be in fully functional working condition without any liquid damage or broken components, including, but not limited to, a cracked display or housing. Device will not be returned. Not eligible for in-store or mail-in trade-in program of U.S. Cellular.® To be eligible, customer must register for My Account. Kansas Customers: In areas in which U.S. Cellular receives support from the Federal Universal Service Fund, all reasonable requests for service must be met. Unresolved questions concerning services availability can be directed to the Kansas Corporation Commission Office of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection at 1-800-662-0027. Limited-time offer. Trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective owners. ©2015 U.S. Cellular

Native Son

RATAJ BERARD PHOTOS

BY MICHAEL POPKE AND MARK TAUSCHER

The elevator ride up to the eighth floor of Camp Randall Stadium, where the University of Wisconsin football offices are located, goes surprisingly fast. Upon arrival, visitors and staff alike enter through large glass doors into a spacious lobby that affords a breathtaking, wide-angle view of the stadium in all its glory. Beyond the four giant Big Ten trophies on the room’s centerpiece display and the glass-encased trophies from various Rose, Outback, Capital One and Champs Sports bowls (a few fingerprints remain visible on their shiny chrome) lies a hallway that meanders around a corner to the right. At the end of that hall, a door on the left leads into new UW football coach Paul Chryst’s office — a well-appointed room no doubt larger than some of the apartments his players live in. It’s much too much space for Chryst, an opinion the 49-year-old coach quickly divulges at the beginning of

an interview with Isthmus four days before his new team was scheduled to report to its first practice on Aug. 9. The office is thick with wood accents and oversize Badger red furniture. Four chairs sit around a small meeting table on which rests a bowl of individually wrapped Life Savers. Could there be a more perfect metaphor to represent the challenge in front of Chryst? On Dec. 17, the former UW assistant coach, who left in 2012 to take over as head coach at the University of Pittsburgh, was introduced as the 30th head coach in Wisconsin history. His mission: To bring stability back to a once-ironclad program that hasn’t experienced a lot of consistency during the past three years.

➡

AUGUST 27–SEPTEMBER 2, 2015 ISTHMUS.COM

Paul Chryst returns home to make his mark on Wisconsin Badgers football

n COVER STORY

New head coach Paul Chryst named Joel Stave the Badgers’ starting quarterback months ago — a long-term vote of confidence the fifth-year senior hasn’t previously received.

ISTHMUS.COM AUGUST 27–SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

Wide receiver Reggie Love (top) and offensive lineman Walker Williams (right) are just two of several Badgers that missed practice earlier this week because of injuries.

Chryst wants to do so by building athletes who are winners on the field but also good students and good people off it. Who better for that job than one of Madison’s favorite sons? Born and raised in the city as the fourth of five children, Chryst played quarterback for the Badgers in the mid-1980s, graduated from UW with a political science degree, worked as an intern at the Capitol and eventually spent several years on Wisconsin’s coaching staff. Chryst’s dad, George, played and coached football at Wisconsin; he also coached at Edgewood High School and the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. “You don’t ever think the kid next door will grow up to be head coach of the Wisconsin Badgers,” says John Roach, a video producer and Madison Magazine columnist who was Chryst’s neighbor growing up on Vilas Avenue in the 1970s. “But it’s not a surprise that Paul has had success. He comes from a highly principled, hard-working family with deep roots in Madison. He’s worked all over North America and then had the opportunity to come back home. It’s a beautiful thing.”

When Chryst’s hiring was announced, UWMadison Chancellor Rebecca Blank praised his “vast football knowledge and coaching talent” and deep ties to the university and state. “There is no one better prepared to lead the Wisconsin Badgers into the future than Paul Chryst,” she said. “Wisconsin football is in his family’s DNA. We are proud to welcome him home. I look to Paul not only to be a first-rate coach, but also to represent our values around academics and citizenship.” Badger fans were similarly enthusiastic, which probably explains why somebody made a small fortune selling rapidly produced “Merry Chrystmas” T-shirts in and around Madison during the holidays last year. In fact, when the head coaching vacancy opened in early December, Badger fans presumed Chryst would be heir to the throne. Few other names were tossed about. For the past two decades, the Wisconsin faithful were not accustomed to seeing the football program in turbulence. But Badger football’s been through some tough times in recent years. A week prior to Chryst’s introduc-

tion as Wisconsin’s new head coach, his predecessor, Gary Andersen, announced his departure after two years at the helm. He cited family matters as the reason for his move to Oregon State but later told national media outlets that Wisconsin’s admissions standards for football players were too tough. Andersen’s short tenure began following Bret Bielema’s surprise defection to Arkansas after the 2012 regular season. During seven fruitful years, Bielema led the Badgers to three Big Ten titles and a bowl game every season. Before all the upheaval, current UW athletic director Barry Alvarez coached the Badgers through the university’s most fertile football years ever, reversing the fortunes of a team that won only nine games in four years during the late 1980s and delivering Wisconsin its firstever Rose Bowl Championship on New Year’s Day 1994. There’s no arguing Chryst’s experience. He began his coaching career as a graduate assistant while at West Virginia University, where he earned a master’s degree in educational administration. Chryst also was an assistant coach with the National Football League’s San

Diego Chargers, the Canadian Football League’s Ottawa Rough Riders and Saskatchewan Roughriders, and the defunct World League of American Football’s San Antonio Riders, as well as at UW-Platteville, Illinois State and Oregon State — all between 1989 and 2004. He also was tight ends coach at Wisconsin during the Alvarez era in 2002 and then returned in 2005. Chryst eventually became the Badgers’ offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach under Bielema — overseeing the development of future NFL quarterbacks Russell Wilson (Seattle Seahawks) and Scott Tolzien (Green Bay Packers). “Coach Chryst is not a flashy guy, and that’s the thing I probably respect the most about him,” Tolzien told UWBadgers.com. “He doesn’t go around talking about what he is going to do. He is a person of action and sincerity, and also a great teacher of the game.” Chryst took his first head coaching job at Pittsburgh in 2012. Last season, during the Panthers’ second year in the Atlantic Coast Conference, the team went 6-7 and lost to

– SMART–

Sign & Drive

Lease Event Rob Wheelwright is competing for a starting job at wide receiver this season against quarterbackturned-receiver Tanner McEvoy.

Houston in the Armed Forces Bowl. But Pitt ranked 15th in the country in rushing offense, averaging 251.3 yards per game on the ground. Chryst says he wouldn’t have left Pittsburgh for any job other than the Wisconsin gig.

➡

NEW 2015 TOYOTA Prius C Two

NEW 2015 TOYOTA RAV4 LE

NEW 2015 TOYOTA Camry Hybrid LE

$220/mo.

$280/mo.

$250/mo.

$269/mo.

Shop Now at SMARTTOYOTA.COM *To qualified credit through Toyota Financial Service. Zero down & Zero due at signing. 3yrs or 36,000 miles. Tax, title, bonus cash from TFS & $285 dealer services fee included. Assumes transfer of plates. No security deposit required. Military & College grad rebates excluded. Offer ends 9/8/15.

WISCONSIN’S #1

TOYOTA DEALER

SINCE 1908

AUGUST 27–SEPTEMBER 2, 2015 ISTHMUS.COM

Part of what makes Paul Chryst a likeable guy is that he’s soft-spoken and down-toearth. And while the soundbite is not his friend — his sentences tend to trail off when answering a question — his honesty makes up for it. He is straightforward, even when asked how the UW football program has changed during the three years he was away. “This is a different team than when I left — in how players trained and how they practiced,” he says, adding that he had to delay a winter weight-training program for players upon his arrival because “they weren’t ready for it.” Players, he says, are victims of circumstance. “When I went to Pitt, I was the third head coach for some of the guys. Same thing here. The biggest thing for me is mak-

ing sure this team has long-term plans and visions. What we implement has to stand the test of time. That starts by making sure we’re doing all we can for this group of players this year.” After news broke in July that Badgers recruit Jordan Stevenson was rejected for failing to meet academic requirements, Chryst faced questions about whether the university’s admissions standards are too high — as Andersen claimed. Alvarez, meanwhile, is working to convince administration officials to allow coaches to have more input into admissions evaluations. “Not everyone fits into a nice little box,” Chryst tells Isthmus. “No one wants a kid to succeed more than us, and failure hurts us as much as anyone, other than the kid himself. So we have a vested interest. I think there are situations that we can bring kids in who add value to this university in a lot of ways — not just on the field — but they don’t fit into that clean little box.” One of the first major player personnel decisions Chryst made was naming fifth-

NEW 2015 TOYOTA Corolla LE

n COVER STORY year senior Joel Stave the Badgers’ starting quarterback in May. Although it might be tough to believe, given Stave’s up-anddown career with the Badgers, during which he sustained multiple injuries and often played inconsistently, he’s 21-7 and just nine wins away from tying Brooks Bollinger as the winningest quarterback in UW history. “Joel’s never gone into camp knowing he has the starting job,” Chryst says. “And that’s one of the things that will help him grow as a player.” Last season, Andersen stirred controversy by giving Tanner McEvoy the start in UW’s first game against LSU — which the Badgers lost 28-24 after leading 17-7 at halftime — and then platooning Stave and McEvoy in future games. “I don’t even have to know all the details about that, because Joel’s got mental toughness,” Chryst says of his decision to go

with Stave. “He’s overcome a lot of stuff. I watch him, and I get excited. I asked him who should be the starting quarterback. He said himself. If he didn’t say that, we’re both in trouble. Then I asked him who can beat him. He said, ‘Nobody.’ Another good sign. I just put it out there. You don’t have to bullshit with these kids. He’s done a lot, and he’s earned the right. I think he can still be better.” McEvoy, another redshirt senior, has spent most of his practice time at safety and wide receiver since Chryst’s arrival. He likely will join a receiving corps that needs to reestablish itself this season, with only two returning players hauling in more than 10 catches last season; Alex Erickson had 55 for 772 receiving yards, and Jordan Fredrick caught 13 for 126 yards. On defense, Chryst is looking for significant contributions at the outside linebacker position. Redshirt sophomore T.J. Watt, youngest brother of former Badger and current Houston

Texans defensive end J.J. Watt, moves to the position after suffering major knee injuries last season and this spring. Meanwhile, position veterans Vince Biegel (56 tackles last season) and Joe Schobert (69 tackles) will be called upon to pick up where they left off. A proponent of the 4-3 defense — a formation using four linemen and three linebackers — Chryst nevertheless is likely to let third-year defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach Dave Aranda run a 3-4 defense. Under Aranda’s watch, Wisconsin’s defense has allowed an average of 299.4 yards per game, good for third among FBS (Division I Football Bowl Subdivision) programs over the last two seasons, behind only Louisville (280.5) and Michigan State (282.9). “He loves the game and is a good communicator,” Chryst says about Aranda. “I think our coaching philosophies are pretty similar, and I like what he does. He still believes in the fundamentals, and I’m all for good defense. Before,

my job was to just lock in on the offense and not worry about the rest.” Other than Aranda, most of Andersen’s UW coaching staff didn’t stick around. But Chryst brought six coaches with him from Pitt, including former Badger assistants Joe Rudolph (associate head coach/offensive coordinator), John Settle (running backs) and Ross Kolodziej (head strength and conditioning coach), plus UW alum Mickey Turner (tight ends), Inoke Breckterfield (defensive line) and Chris Haering (special teams). Thanks to a Big Ten West Division free of Michigan State and Ohio State — which annihilated Wisconsin in the 2014 Big Ten Championship game, 56-0 — the Badgers under Chryst have the potential to run the table against conference opponents. The toughest tests will come against Iowa and at Nebraska and Minnesota. Should the Badgers win two of these three games, look

Tools, Supplies, Loose Stones & Beads

2015

Only at

BURNIE’S ROCK SHOP 901 E. Johnson St. 608-251-2601

SWEET SIXTEEN

Fridays in August

ISTHMUS.COM AUGUST 27–SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

AUG 28

MONONA TERRACE ROOFTOP IN MADISON

DJ ace @ 5:30 & 7:30 PM

6–7:30

Megan Bobo & The Lux

Funk, Soul, Groove

8–9:30

Grupo Candela

Salsa Dura, Merengue, Bachata & Rumba

Free, fun exploration stations for kids and families

BUGS, BUGS AND MORE

BUGS Saturday, September 5 10 a.m. to Noon

Explore the amazing properties of bugs at this free family event! Learn about parasites, beneficial bugs, garden pests and more Discover how insects transform during their life cycles See how much weight an ant can lift Investigate bacteria and other ‘bugs’ Assemble viral particles

Food vendors: Cuco’s Mexican Restaurant / Kipps Kitchen / Lake Vista Cafe / La Taguara. Rain Location: Aug 28: Alliant Energy Center. Call 608-261-4000 for weather info or check DaneDances.org

Next month’s topic October 10 Super You

discovery.wisc.edu/SaturdayScience | towncenter@warf.org | 608.316.4382 Discovery Building, 330 N. Orchard St. | Free/low-cost parking across University Ave. (lot 20)

for them to meet the Buckeyes for a Big Ten title rematch at Indianapolis’ Lucas Oil Stadium on Dec. 5. You don’t have to ask Paul Chryst if coaching the Badgers is his ultimate job. He readily volunteers the answer, whether speaking to a lunchtime meeting of the Rotary Club of Madison or in formal interview settings. “Everyone asks if this is my dream job. I’ve always felt that if I get to coach, that’s a dream job in and of itself,” Chryst says. “Now, I get to coach at Wisconsin, and that makes it more special. There’s a spirit about Madison. It’s hard to describe, but you know it, you can identify it.” “I think Badger football is a celebration of community,” Roach says. “Paul is from this community; Gary Andersen wasn’t. And that makes a difference.” One of the messages Chryst imparts to his players is to get out and take advantage

of Madison’s distinct culture. Visit the Dane County Farmers’ Market on the Capitol Square, go for a run along the Lake Monona shore or take in one of the Concerts on the Square — something Chryst, during all his years in Madison — never did until this summer. Madison is Paul Chryst’s home, and he wants his players and staff to enjoy it. Sure, he’d love to stay here for the rest of his career, too, but nothing’s guaranteed. “I think you earn the right to end a coaching career where you want to. I don’t spend a lot of time thinking about it right now, because I’ve won this many games,” Chryst says, making a zero with his fingers. “But I’ve never taken any job where I didn’t want to be there for a long time. This job, I feel really fortunate to have it. I want to be able to leave a mark, and that takes time. That was the hardest thing about leaving Pitt — leaving those players when we hadn’t done what we wanted to do. That was an empty feeling.”

In that moment, the son sounds a lot like the father. When George Chryst died in 1992 at age 55, the obituary in the Wisconsin State Journal noted that Chryst once told a reporter that “after my players go out in the real world, I want them to feel like I’ve helped out in a small way.” “My dad believed in teaching the game, respecting the game and playing it the right way,” says Chryst, whose older brother, Geep, is the offensive coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers. (Another older brother, Rick, was commissioner of the Mid-American Conference for 10 years.) “I didn’t make guys like Russell Wilson and Scott Tolzien successful, but I had a hand in it. If you can help someone achieve something big, it’s a pretty cool feeling. I get my energy from the players. That’s why I do what I do. And I think that’s pretty powerful.” Members of the new coach’s team have already noticed that if a former Badger visits during practice, Chryst will drop whatever he’s

doing and take the time to find out what that player has been up to lately. But then it’s back to work. He knows Wisconsin could make a major statement with a season-opening win over Alabama at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Sept. 5. The schedule doesn’t care if it’s your first game as head coach at your alma mater after a tumultuous couple of seasons, though. This is bigtime college football, and Chryst is used to the pressure. “No outside force has ever put any more pressure on me than what I put on myself,” he says. “The pressure I’ve always felt is, ‘Am I giving my players a chance? Am I doing what a coach should do? And am I doing what I said I’d do when I recruited them?’ If I can look every player and every coach in the eye and answer yes to those questions, then I can live with that.” n

BETTER SERVICE. BETTER BETTERSAVINGS. SERVICE. BETTER SAVINGS. BETTER BETTERVALUE. SERVICE. BETTER VALUE. BETTER SAVINGS. BETTER SERVICE. BETTER VALUE. SERVICE. BETTER SAVINGS. BETTER SAVINGS. BETTER BETTER VALUE. VALUE.

to AmericanFamily FamilyInsurance Insurance andand taketake advantage ComeCome toof our American advantage new lineup of discounts. Contact me today for of our new lineup of discounts. Contact me today for a competitive insuranceand quote. Come to American Family Insurance take advantage

a competitive insurance quote.

of our new lineup of discounts. Contact me today for a competitive insurance quote. Come to American Family Insurance and take advantage Come American Insurance and take advantage of ourtonew lineupFamily of discounts. Contact me today for of our new alineup of discounts. Contact competitive insurance quote.me today for a competitive insurance quote.

SIDEWALK CHALK ART FOR FUN OR COMPETITION featuring

Master Street Painter LEE JONES

ALCOHOL

5.9% BY VOL

CMY

FREE

American Family Mutual Insurance Company, American Family Insurance Company, American Standard Insurance Company of Ohio, American Standard Insurance Company of Wisconsin. 6000 American Parkway, Madison, WI 53783 ©2015 007390 – Rev. 2/15 American Family Mutual Insurance Company, American Family Insurance Company, American Standard Insurance Company of Ohio, American Standard Insurance Company of Wisconsin. 6000 American Parkway, Madison, WI 53783 ©2015 007390 – Rev. 2/15 American Family Mutual Insurance Company, American Family Insurance Company, American Standard Insurance Company of Ohio, American Standard Insurance Company of Wisconsin. American Family Mutual Insurance Company, American Family Insurance 6000 American Parkway, Madison, WI 53783 ©2015 007390 – Rev.Company, 2/15 American Standard Insurance Company of Ohio, American Standard Insurance Company of Wisconsin. 6000 American Madison, WI 53783 ©2015 007390 Rev. 2/15 Company, American Family MutualParkway, Insurance Company, American Family –Insurance

Sidewalk Chalk Art Class Fri. Sept. 11, 5pm

Class taught at Olde Towne Mall FREE - Create a chalk mural for fun! $10/person to participate in competition includes chalk

ALL SKILL LEVELS WELCOME

Sat. Sept. 12, 9am - 4pm Sun. Sept. 13, 10am - 2 pm FIREHOUSE PARK North Main Street in downtown Janesville

$250 CASH PRIZE! janesvillecvb.com or 608-757-3171

AUGUST 27–SEPTEMBER 2, 2015 ISTHMUS.COM

Josh Erickson Agency LLC 5530 Eastpark Blvd JoshMadison, EricksonWIAgency 53718 LLC 5530 Eastpark Blvd (608) 241-8444 Josh Agency LLC JoshErickson Erickson Agency Madison, WIAgency 53718 LLC Josh Erickson LLC jericks1@amfam.com 5530 Eastpark Blvd 5530 Eastpark Blvd (608) 241-8444 5530 Eastpark Blvd Madison, WI Madison, WI53718 53718 jericks1@amfam.com Madison, WI 53718 (608) 241-8444 (608) (608)241-8444 241-8444 jericks1@amfam.com jericks1@amfam.com jericks1@amfam.com

drink. dance. Hammerschlagen.

Sept. 26, 3-7 pm Central Park

40+

Brewers featuring Oktoberfest

ISTHMUS.COM AUGUST 27–SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

brews

Tickets get you unlimited sampling from:

Ale Asylum Atwater Brewing Greenview Alt Brewing Bent Kettle Brewing Bos Meadery Brenner Brewing Co. Capital Brewery Cider House of Wisconsin Epic Brewing Company Goose Island Beer Company Gray Brewing Company Great Lakes Brewing Company Hop Haus Brewing Company Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company Karben4 Lazy Monk Brewing Lena Brewing Company Magic Hat Brewing Company Mershon’s Cidery Minhas Craft Brewery New Belgium

Next Door Brewing Company O’so Brewing Co Oliphant Brewing One barrel brewing Company Parched Eagle Brewpub Pearl Street Brewery Pigeon River Brewing co. Port Huron Brewing Company Potosi Brewery Potosi Brewing Company Restoration Cider Co. Rhinelander Brewing Company LLC Rustic Road Brewing Company Sand Creek Brewing Co Shipwrecked Brewpub Spaten Stevens Point Brewery Stillmank Brewing Company

and more tba

tickets on sale now @ IsthmusOktobeerfest.com

20+

Specialty Sausage & Cheesemakers

Tyranena Brewing Company Viking Brew Pub Wisconsin Brewing Company

––––––––––

Beer Cap Maps Calliope Ice Cream Chef K. Clark Pickles and Preserves Creative Event Concepts Creme de la Coulee Freeman Brother’s BBQ Fizzeology Foods Fraboni’s Italian Specialties Harmony Specialty Dairy Hop Head Tours The Looking Glass Bakery Macski’s Highland Foods Miller Baking RibMasters The Rigby Pub Stalzy’s Deli & Bakery Trixie’s Liquor

sponsored by:

FOOD & DRINK ■ SPORTS ■ ARTS ■ STAGE ■ MUSIC ■ SCREENS

Future plans for the east-side house and yard are yet to be determined. CHRIS COLLINS

Saving the sculpture house Supporters seek a plan to preserve Sid Boyum’s iconoclastic residence and yard His whimsical concrete sculptures dotting the east side are celebrated, but Sid Boyum’s unseen work is threatened. The late artist’s home, its contents and sculpture garden will be put up for auction Sept. 16. Preservation efforts got a big boost last week with a grant of $5,000 from Madison Kipp Corp. The company, near Boyum’s home, has vowed to assist in other ways, too.

But fans and neighbors are still scrambling. There are few options. “What some of us are hoping is for someone to acquire the property with an eye toward conserving the art as much as possible,” says Brian Standing, a neighbor and art enthusiast who works for Dane County as a senior planner. The house, 237 Waubesa St., has been seized by the county for nonpayment of taxes totaling more than $12,000. It’s mostly been vacant since Boyum’s death in 1991. He was a

practitioner of what has been variously called folk, intuitive, naïve and outsider art. Without the blinkers of artistic convention, brilliance sometimes shines through. Perhaps folk art’s most famous practitioner, Grandma Moses, was fortunate: The rural New York painter’s childlike landscapes were praised by critics in her lifetime. A farmer near Arcadia, Wis., was lucky, too. Seven years after his death in 1985, the Kohler Foundation acquired Herman Rusch’s concrete sculptures and began restoring his Prairie Moon Sculpture Garden and Museum.

Boyum may not be so lucky. The first issue is what to do with the artists’s drawings, which are mixed with trash and the detritus of life, and some mold. “Sid was something of a hoarder,” notes Standing. Second, the house contains two bas relief sculptures, a Buddha fireplace and a parody of a Mayan calendar, built into interior walls. The third problem is the backyard, filled with massive sculptures anchored in deep foundations.

CONTINUE D ON PAGE 35

➡

AUGUST 27–SEPTEMBER 2, 2015 ISTHMUS.COM

BY JAY RATH

This week at Capitol Centre Market

Birds Eye Vegetables

10.8 oz. select varieties.

FREE

with $20 purchase

Limit 1 Free Offer per Customer With Separate $20 Purchase. Excludes Postage Stamps, Lottery, Gift Cards, Cigarettes, Liquor, and Bus Passes. Offer good 8/24/15-8/30/15.

CMY

111 n. broom

FREE DELIVERY

(corner of when you broom & mifflin) shop at our

255-2616

to your door when you www.greatdanepub.com store! order online!

SPIRITS & GRILL

ISTHMUS.COM AUGUST 27–SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

ELEVATED AMERICANA CUISINE

Taste of Madison

Don’t Let Summer Slip Away!

Booth #28 on Main St.

601 Williamson Street 442-5974

Try our delicious Sofra Sliders! AUTHENTIC • ALL NATURAL MIXTURE OF LAMB AND BEEF

7457 Elmwood Ave. Downtown Middleton

608.836.6614 www.sofrabistro.com

Mon-Fri: 3pm-close Sat & Sun: 9am-close

(serving breakfast & bloody mary bar)

529 University Ave. • Madison, WI www.vintagemadison.com

Now Open

24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Bicycle Rentals

VINTAGE

Visit us at

FREE DELIVERY

P 608 249 3500 • 2086 ATWOOD AVE GAILAMBROSIUS.COM

Hours: M-F 10-8 Sat 9-7 Sun 10-6

n FOOD & DRINK

Da Apple Orchard vit da Norvegian Exposure

Beer bar, burger joint HopCat taps into Madison’s desire for more, more, more

le Crop? p p A a d is w o H Local! Fresh, Tasty &

BY KYLE NABILCY

Selv Plukk

Macintosh, Gala, Gingergold, Akane.

HopCat sticks the landing with its wide-ranging burger menu. Here, “The Classic.”

In Da Store

Zestar, Ginger Gold, Akane, Wealthy & other apples for eating pies & sauces and lots of raspberries

Family Fun on da Farm for Everyone! Labor Day Weekend: Free Ice Cream Social fundraiser for Seniors of Fitchburg. Sat, Sun & Monday. On Da Weekend: More family activities coming on da weekends in September & October including Hayrides, Old Tyme Music, Grandparents’ Days.

2227 Fitchburg Rd. FITCHBURG

Located just 5 minutes south of Madison

Hours: Tu-Sat 9-5, Sun 11-5

845-5966 • www.eplegaarden.com

isthmus live sessions

Local & National Artists Perform in the Isthmus Office

performances by: SHARON VANORNY

HOP CAT n 222 W. Gorham St. n 608-807-1361 n hopcat.com/madison 11 am-2 am Mon.-Sat., 10 am-2 am Sun. n $5-$23 Poutine, with onions, bacon, sour cream gravy and a smattering of from-the-box cheese pierogis, works. When I want poutine, even with extra stuff, I still want a lot of curds and a healthy pour of rich gravy. As good as the burgers are, five are priced at or above $12. Pro tip: During happy hour, which runs 2-6 p.m., they’re half-price. If you’re in the market to spend closer to a Jackson per person, you could do a lot worse than the pork schnitzel main course. A surprisingly juicy slice of pork is fried with a crisp crust that amazingly stays that way underneath a smothering of gravy and fried egg salad, another HopCat object of fascination. For Sunday brunch, there’s a waffle called the Dude — yes, a Lebowski reference — topped with chocolate chips, vanilla wafers, whipped cream and Kahlua syrup. It doesn’t

quite evoke a White Russian, but it’s a good, very sweet waffle. The poached egg on a BLT Benedict, which you’d expect to be runny, was cooked to hard-boiled, and I don’t know whether it’s more surprising that it came with crack fries that weren’t listed on the menu or that the Dude’s Waffle managed to not include them. In addition to being the best place to sit for prompt beer refills, the bar features the best service overall. Floor service is friendly, but inconsistent. The bar team is conversational and attentive. I don’t know if any restaurant or bar needs 130 tap lines, and I wonder how viable this is in the long term. There are better beer-bar meals to be had in Madison, but HopCat revels in its loud braggadocio, and it’s definitely making an impression. n

DESSA ISTHMUS LIVE SESSIONS

ISTHMUS LIVE SESSIONS

LESS THAN JAKE SAN FERMIN

ISTHMUS LIVE SESSIONS

at: isthmus.com/ils

AUGUST 27–SEPTEMBER 2, 2015 ISTHMUS.COM

130 taps and crack fries. Crack fries and 130 taps. If you know anything about what’s happening at HopCat, the new craft beer emporium open since mid-July at Gorham and State, it’s probably this. And if either of these are a draw for you, you’ve probably already visited. How HopCat delivers the rest of the goods — the appetizers, the burgers, the mac and cheese — will determine who else it can reel in. HopCat hails from Michigan, with four locations in the Lower Peninsula plus another in Indianapolis. More are on the way. The first-floor dining area is big and wide open, filled with tables (built for two, but shoved together for larger parties), high-top bar tables and plush horseshoe-shaped booths; in the center is a large bar with stools that are wide and comfy. There are no bar games but plenty of TV screens tuned to sports, and not a sound-dampening device in sight. It is loud at HopCat. With 130 taps, you’re going to find something unusual or unexpected — Lagunitas Sour Mashed DayTime session IPA or Elgood’s Coolship #3 lambic out of jolly old England, for instance. The food menu is also unexpectedly deep, with salads, soups (the spicy beef chili is worth consideration), mussels, and “street” tacos that are stuffed wetly to the point of busting out of their single corn tortillas. Lots of sandwiches, of course, like the Angry Bird, a breaded Buffalo chicken deal that impressed me during HopCat’s soft open. The spinach artichoke dip is homemade and elevated by a splash of HopCat’s house hot sauce. There’s more of that sauce in the Buffalo chicken rolls; both dishes are worth ordering to share. Ordering a Board of the Things — cheese, apple, mustard, sausage — seems like a good idea for sharing too, but for the price, it’s skimpy, though the brûléed cheese spread is novel. I love a good bar burger, and HopCat nails it. The patties are thick, with excellent season and sear, and cooked to a true medium when requested. There’s a burger with corned beef and Swiss, another with Polish sausage, and one with bacon, barbecue sauce and overfried jalapeños that’s respectable for its relative restraint. The “Classic,” with just lettuce, tomato and onion, is hefty without the absurdity. I recommend adding “bar cheese.” It’s Michigan’s answer to pimento cheese, and it’s melty and gooey from the first bite. With all burgers come HopCat’s other calling card: the so-called crack fries. They are lightly beer-battered, peppery, crisp, and usually fresh from the fryer. I find the seasoning wears out its welcome, though, before the fries are gone. And they can’t pull off poutine, which should be all messy decadence, not crunchy and sharp. Not even the punny Vladimir

n FOOD & DRINK

Eats events Beer and bugs Friday, Aug. 28, 6 to 8 pm

Adult Swim night at the Madison Children’s Museum will feature a special rooftop biergarten with five craft brews, each paired with “an edible insect treat.” Tickets ($12.75/Adult Swim plus $30, tasting package) at madisonchildrens museum.org.

Osteria Papavero dinner at JenEhr Family Farm Saturday, Aug. 30, 5 pm

A bus will leave from the restaurant, 128 E. Wilson St., for a family-style dinner on the farm that will feature lots of in-season vegetables and meat yet-to-be-determined, but with plenty of choices for everyone. Tickets ($70) include wine, punch, dinner and the bus ride, and are available through Aug. 29 at 608-255-8376.

Heritage special dinners Tuesday, Sept. 1 and Sept. 8, 6 pm

This is Brenner’s current best-seller. It features a single hop, Mosaic. To give the beer a fruity edge, brewmaster Mike Brenner uses an open fermentation process. He ferments City Fox in wide, flatbottomed vessels that sit in their own room with a separate air handling system that reduces threats from contamination. “That pushes some of the fruity esters and

Hot plates

Beer buzz

Tomato temptations Lombardino’s, 2500 University Ave.

There are plenty of fresh, local heirloom tomato preparations on the menu — pickled, roasted or plain — in the antipasti caprese, the panzanella salad, atop brick oven pizzas or in the heavenly market tomato soup.

Of the season Nostrano, 111 S. Hamilton St.

ISTHMUS.COM AUGUST 27–SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

Approachable art and ale

Heritage Tavern, 131 E. Mifflin St., is hosting a special dinner pairing series through September. The first two events are a Belgian Beer dinner on the first and a Koval Cocktail dinner on the eighth. The five-course Belgian feast will feature a lamb kitfo and a banana brûlée and duck confit tart, among other dishes, and five different Belgians. The Koval dinner will feature products from Koval, Chicago’s organic craft distillery. More at heritagetavern.com; tickets ($75) at 608-283-9500.

What to eat this week

ROBIN SHEPARD

The sweet corn risotto is the epitome of the fresh, rustic Italian fare that this spot launched to serve. The garnishes of nasturtium and marcona almonds and a finish of green chile oil are the crowning touches.

Meat lovers Graze, 1 S. Pinckney St.

The kitchen’s way with fine meats is clear with this fennel rubbed pork loin sourced from Willow Creek. Peas, salsa verde, pea tendrils and fennel pollen represent the garden beautifully. And there’s a hardcooked egg, too.

City Fox from Brenner Brewing

Sup, dog? Northern Wisconsin’s Black Husky Brewing has become a greater presence on Madison store shelves over the past year. The brewery, located in Pembine, Wis. (about 80 miles north of Green Bay), has been making beer since 2010. This summer some area liquor stores (Steve’s, Star, Riley’s, Hy-Vee, Trixie’s) have been stocking more than a half-dozen different Black Husky beers in bomber bottles; Black Husky is also getting more attention at local tap houses (currently, the Old Fashioned and Tipsy Cow). “There’s now a waiting list for our beer,” says brewery owner and brewmaster Tim Eichinger. Black Husky produces about 300 barrels a year from a three-barrel brewing system in an 18-by-24-foot log cabin that Eichinger constructed himself. All the bomber bottles are hand-capped, one at a time, as in home brewing. Eichinger personally distributes the beer in a monthly (at least) 400-mile round-trip drive to Madison and Milwaukee. He acknowledges that “we could sell a lot more beer in Madison, but the distribution limits us.”

pumps up the hop flavor,” he says. This is a bright and sharp pale ale; the tropical, juicy hoppiness has hints of tangerine and melon. As the beer warmed, I also found light flavors of orange and lemon. There are some piney notes too, but those come in a little later; this beer finishes crisp and clean, with no lingering bitterness. Versatile, it pairs well with most

grilled meats. Its sharp tropical hop notes also go well with young cheddar. As always, Brenner uses local artists to create the label. City Fox finishes at 5.3% ABV and 33 IBUs. It’s sold in six-packs for around $9. Put City Fox on your list of pale ales to try if you haven’t already.

Black Husky’s year-round beers are Pale Ale, an American version of the style that is made with Simcoe hops, and Sproose, a double/imperial IPA made with spruce tips that accentuate the beer’s piney flavors. A seasonal in Madison right now is Jodlerkönig ale. The biggest, most assertive brews from Black Husky are part of the brewery’s “Beware of the Dog” series. Eichinger’s next delivery to Madison, probably in the latter half of September, will include Sparkly Eyes, a ramped-up version of Sproose that finishes at around 10% ABV.

ers have yet to step forward; the business remains for sale. Aaron and Sandye Adams are planning to move to Montana.

Goodbye, Columbus Hydro Street Brewing is no longer making beer in Columbus, Wis. The brewpub has been closed since early August. Owners Aaron and Sandye Adams kept their sense of humor about the competitive nature of the beer industry by offering “End of the World Stout” as their final brew on Aug. 7. In a brief message to mug club members, Sandye wrote, “This will be an amazing beer, and it will be our farewell. We have appreciated your support over the last four years. And we hope that you support the next brewery owners also.” New own-

— ROBIN SHEPARD

Alt update Greenview Brewing owner and Alt Brew producer Trevor Easton recently received his building permits and started remodeling at 1808 Wright St. near the Truax campus of Madison College. Over the last week, the bar and interior furnishings were installed. Easton says he’s planning a grand opening in mid-September. The new location will initially be only a tasting and taproom; however, Easton intends eventually to relocate his brew house there.

Beers to watch for Paid Time Off from 3 Sheeps Brewing This imperial black wheat is made with toasted coconut, cocoa nibs and walnuts. 2014 Maximilian Stout from Vintage Brewing This beer, aged in tawny port wine barrels from the Wollersheim Winery in Prairie du Sac, is robust yet mellow; the flavor is a blend of red wine, French oak, dark malts and age.

— ROBIN SHEPARD

Throwback Week Sept. 1 thru 7 Commemorating 10 years of being Enjoy a selection of old favorites from the past 10 years Come celebrate on September 1 with a birthday treat 611 North Sherman Ave. in Lakewood Plaza

608.663.5500 • www.mannacafe.com

share your story, and support your Union.

608.663.5500 • www.mannacafe.com

AUGUST 27–SEPTEMBER 2, 2015 ISTHMUS.COM

Solidify your place in Terrace history: Buy a brick,

611 North Sherman Ave. in Lakewood Plaza

n FOOD & DRINK

RATAJ BERARD

Summer in a glass Catch a Pimm’s at A Pig, pronto

NOW OPEN Graduate Madison’s rooftop restaurant and bar serves up a menu of shared plates complimented by signature cocktails, local brews, and sweeping views of Lake Mendota.

It’s not too late to catch summer in a glass with a Pimm’s Cup at A Pig in a Fur Coat. Perhaps the quintessential (and original) garden-to-glass cocktail, the drink is built around Pimm’s #1, a tea-colored gin-based liqueur that was invented by the owner of a British oyster bar; it’s been sold commercially since 1859, when it was first promoted by bicycle hawkers on the streets of London. At A Pig in a Fur Coat, it’s a classic version thanks to bartender Steven Doty — who trained first as a chef — and who has been popping up at some of Madison’s better cocktail spots (Rare Steakhouse, Oliver’s).

Doty took over from Stephanie Sudduth, who launched the cocktail program this spring. The drink features a cucumber coin hoisted on the edge of the glass for a suitably refreshing drink that is lemon juice, ginger beer and Pimm’s #1 served in a good-sized goblet. If you make the drink at home, you can also add strawberry and mint. The light spice notes of the Pimm’s pairs with the citrus for an ethereal English sangria, a favorite at Wimbledon and a must if you’re sitting at the Tate Modern overlooking the Thames River. Or gazing out upon Willy Street.

— ANDRÉ DARLINGTON

Hitting the bottle 601 Langdon St. Madison, WI 53703 608-257-6949 | www.graduatemadison.com/dining/madison-blind/

ISTHMUS.COM AUGUST 27–SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

IT MAY BE YOUR DINNER BUT IT’S OUR PASSION.

DOWNTOWN!

Lunch in PARADISE 11:30am-1:30pm

Try our Paradise Burger or one of our Specials!

Serving Burgers ‘til 1:30am, Pizza ‘til close! Happy Hour, Daily Lunch & Drink Specials Open M-F at 9am, Sat. at 10am, Sun at Noon

MON - Dollar Off Burgers TUES - Chef’s Choice WED - Meatloaf Dinner THURS - Soft Shell Tacos & Spanish Rice FRI - Fish Fry & Southwestern Baked Cod

119 W. Main St. 608-255-0165 Madison • 608-256-2263 r EsErvations chophousE 411. coM www.thenewparadiselounge .com

119 W. Main St. Madison • 608-256-2263 www.thenewparadiselounge.com

OPEN 365 DAYS A YEAR

9 E W ilson s trEEt M adison

A Paradise Specialty!

Madison’s own Let It Ride Cold Brew It seems appropriate that Mike McDuffee and Ace Lynn-Miller, owners of Let It Ride Cold Brew, met in summer school — the season in which demand for cold-brewed coffee reaches its peak. These days their bright, highly caffeinated coffee concentrate, Let It Ride, is lighting up Madison’s coffee scene. McDuffee and Lynn-Miller use only organic, fairly traded beans from local roasters (current blends come from Just Coffee Cooperative). Cold brew is versatile. “It mixes very well in cocktails and nonalcoholic drinks, not to mention it goes great with ice cream in a float,” says Lynn-Miller. Cold-brewed coffee also has a reputation for being higher in caffeine (although this is up for debate among coffee experts) because of the high bean-to-water ratio and prolonged brew time at cooler temperatures. Let It Ride tastes nutty and woodsy, and although sweet (cold brew is lower in acidity than coffees brewed with hot water), it still retains some bite. Drink it straight, pour it over ice, mix it with water or add milk, to your taste. Brewed twice weekly in the kitchen facility of the Cardinal Bar, Let It Ride is sold in squat 11.75-ounce bottles with a distinctive black-and-white label at several locations

CAROLYN FATH

around town, including the Jenifer Street Market ($4/bottle). Subscribers can have it delivered to their doorstep weekly, and for that, there’s even a price break. And what of their plans for winter? “We more or less expect to be a seasonal company, but if people still want our product, then we plan to deliver,” Lynn-Miller says. Ride on. — ERICA KRUG

THE WAIT IS OVER NOW OPEN!

Monday 11am-9pm • Tuesday-Saturday 11am-10pm

AUGUST 27–SEPTEMBER 2, 2015 ISTHMUS.COM

n FOOD & DRINK We accept the WISCARD

PROUD PARTNERS OF UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN ATHLETICS

MAKING EVERY DOLLAR COUNT PRICES EFFECTIVE: THURSDAY, AUGUST 27 THROUGH WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2015. PRICES VALID AT ALL MADISON AREA PICK ‘N SAVE AND COPPS STORES

Rise, Shine & Save! Start the Day with Breakfast Bargains!

JULIE ANDREWS

Gleaming surfaces and healthy produce at the state-of-the-art facility. BelVita Breakfast Crackers

selected 8.8-8.81 oz. varieties

$ 50

UW Health’s new Learning Kitchen offers helpful, low-cost cooking classes BY TAMIRA MADSEN

Kellogg’s Cereal selected 8.4-18 oz. varieties

Kellogg’s Pop-Tarts

$ 50 selected 12 ct. varieties

Hands-on and homemade

$ 50

Yoplait Greek Yogurt

selected 4-5.3 oz. varieties

Quaker Old-Fashioned or Quick Oats

18 oz.

Eggo, Special K or MorningStar Farms Breakfast Sandwiches

selected 10.8-16.4 oz. varieites

VISIT US AT: PICKNSAVE.COM AND COPPS.COM

FIX UP YOUR APARTMENT!

Chef Julie Andrews is eager to begin chopping in the Learning Kitchen at UW Health at The American Center, 4602 Eastpark Blvd. Andrews works as program coordinator at the new, fully equipped kitchen in the five-story hospital on Madison’s east side that opened Aug. 17. The facility has a special focus on wellness, and the kitchen is part of that initiative. The space includes flat-screen monitors above the demo area to provide an up-close view of preparation and cooking. There’s room for 20 students to participate in hands-on activities and for another 50 spectators. Courses will teach people, including children, to prepare a meal or learn a skill through sessions that last from 90 minutes to two and a half hours. Classes offered in the next couple months include “Cooking with Kids: Smart Snackers,” “Food as Medicine: Gluten-Free Eats,” “Freezer Meal Frenzy” and “Knife

ISTHMUS.COM AUGUST 27–SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

WE HAVE WHAT YOU NEED!

Carpet Shampooers Spackle, Wood Putt y, Glue, Paint, Paint Brushes, Turpentine, Drain Opener, Scrub Brushes, Vacuum Bags, Cleaners, Mops, Waste Baskets, Fans...

Skills 101.” Sessions are open to the public, and class costs range from $20 to $45. “Asian Flair,” coming up on Sept. 8, is one Andrews particularly looks forward to teaching, because that type of food inspired the Michigan native’s culinary path: “I love stir-fries or things you’d order as take-out, like pot stickers and egg rolls and noddle bowls,” she says. “We would go out for Chinese food, and I had no idea how anyone made pot stickers. Growing up, I thought, I have to learn how to make these.” Andrews is a certified dietitian with a master’s degree in nutrition from Eastern Michigan University and a culinary arts degree from Appleton’s Fox Valley Technical College; she also has experience in weight management counseling. But she avoids using the word “healthy” in her teaching (it can be perceived as a turn-off), instead focusing on quality ingredients. In addition to current one-session classes, Andrews envisions a multi-week series for diabetics, with each session focusing on a different food group. “How do you have the right amount of protein and carbohydrates to best manage your diabetes?” she says. The class will be “a combination of lecture and doing it all in the kitchen.” Cooking from scratch is a critical step in empowering people to eat better, says Andrews. The biggest question she’d like people to ask is: “What’s in my food?” “It’s super-important that people are less concerned about calories and more concerned about ingredients.” For more information, see bit.ly/1WFl7Fb or call 608-440-6400. n

256-0530 • 127 N. BROOM ST. (3 blocks off State Street next to Capitol Centre Foods)

Chef Andrews preps for a demo. Knife Skills 101 helps people get more comfortable cooking at home.

Hours: Mon-Fri 8am-6pm; Sat 10am-5pm; Sun 12pm-5pm Other Locations: West: 1348 S. Midvale Blvd. Sun Prairie: 926 Windsor St. Oregon: 131 W. Richards Rd.

JOHN MANIACI

Thai Cuisine

Twice the Thai!

Online Ordering Available! sabaithong.com DINE IN • CARRY OUT DELIVERY • CATERING

2840 University Ave. 238-3100 6802 Odana Rd. 828-9565 Open 7 days a week

H n e a s us s E

e b r o f t e st k O 2015!

SAT. SEPT. 12 Noon – 8pm

German/Food/off/the/Grill Oktoberfest/Biers Games/Contests • Kid’s/Zone Art/on/the/Side/Show And MORE!

COFFEE ROASTERS

LIVE MUSIC Zweifel Brothers Noon-4pm

Dorf Kapelle 4pm -8pm

Steve Meisner 8:30pm - 12:30am

FAIRLY TRADED, ORGANIC COFFEE DIRECT FROM DEMOCRATICALLY ORGANIZED SMALL FARMERS FIND IT LOCALLY AT: FAIR TRADE COFFEEHOUSE, MICHELANGELO’S & WILLY STREET CO-OP.

LIVE MUSIC Jason Rowe

Donate & Shop to help support affordable housingNoon-4pm

Dorf Kapelle

restoredane.org 4207 Monona Dr 5906 Odana Rd

4pm -8pm

Tom Brusky 8:30pm - 12:30am

Donations:

608.663.1191

514 E. Wilson St. • Madison, WI • 608.255.4674 • essen-haus.com

Get $10 off your

first order of groceries from Fresh Madison Market on WisGo.com* *Order must be $50 or more. Promo code 807.

From Madison’s original Little Italy!

FrabonisDeli.com

PARENTS, TEACHERS & STUDENTS! Pick up fresh deli sandwiches or any of our tasty deli salads! Try our take & heat entrees: spaghetti, mostoccioli or lasagna or a house made frozen pizza!

WEST/CENTRAL: 822 Regent St, Madison 256-0546 • EAST: 108 Owen Rd, Monona 222-6632

The shortest distance between you and

AUGUST 27–SEPTEMBER 2, 2015 ISTHMUS.COM

WELCOME BACK

n ARTS

A gleaming installation Illuminated sculptures to light up Olbrich Gardens BY BRIAN RIESELMAN

NG FIFT TI

Nadia Niggli’s “Murmuration” was inspired by a swarm of starlings.

has always been free), when the sculptures will be on full display in natural sunlight. But it is in the nocturnal possibilities for her work that Richards sees some of the best opportunities for “surprise, wonder and new appreciation for public art.”

ANNIVERSARY ANNIVERSARY

CEL

ARS

FontanaSports.com

’S

THE

ATER

DOWNHILL SKI & SNOWBOARD Take An Additional

20% OFF

Beat the Deadline of September 28th

SAVE 25% NOW Shrek the Musical A Christmas Carol

ISTHMUS.COM AUGUST 27–SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

Goodnight Moon

“The scale of what we’re doing gets attention quickly, and it has immediate visual impact,” Turnbull says. “I hope that viewers of our work will find themselves reconnecting with a sense of wonder and going deeper into the meanings of the environment that’s all around us.” n

66thth 66

Beginning on Sept. 2, as the sun sets each evening, six large-scale illuminated sculptures will pulse to life at Olbrich Botanical Gardens. The exhibit, titled “GLEAM: Art in a New Light,” will run through Oct. 30 at various sites within the 16-acre multi-garden showpiece. Olbrich, on the shore of Lake Monona at the mouth of Starkweather Creek, is one of Madison’s most enduring triumphs, a masterfully cultivated woodland arcadia of winding pathways, gently flowing and reflecting waters and an ecstatic array of horticultural biodiversity. As a setting for a collaborative public art installation on environmental and nature-inspired themes, it’s an unbeatable destination, day or night. As one example of the scale of the exhibit, sculptor Nadia Niggli’s installation, titled “Murmuration,” features a field of stalk-like steel stems mounted with abstract birds in wood veneer, all of which are designed to sway in the wind. The work is 7 feet tall and about 10 feet wide. “You have

to go as big as you can in this amazing environment,” she says. Projected colored lights from four LED “wall washers” are on a programmed dimming sequence, adding to the wow factor. Each of the six works, selected from a juried competition out of 30 proposals, has been assigned an expert lighting designer under the direction of Joel Reinders. Madison sculptors Laura Richards and Will Turnbull are the creators of “Alighting,” a stunning and intricate six-foot glowing dragonfly in blown glass and forged lattice metal wire, perched on an arbor overhead to greet viewers as they enter the self-guided walk-through paths of the exhibit. Several other sites and permanent sculptures in the gardens will also feature new lighting, in colors and sequences built to charm. With its programmable LED strip in multiple shifting colors, this dragonfly will change its sex and species several times a night. “I’m inspired by the structural elegance and architecture of organic forms,” Turnbull says. Niggli stresses that, in addition to the nighttime ticketed viewings, all of the pieces in the exhibit are free to see during the day (the outdoor gardens’ daytime admission

The Wizard of Oz To Kill a Mockingbird

ORDERING IS EASY!

ctmtheater.org

Previously Reduced Skis & Boots & Boards

Save Up To

60% OFF

2014 EQUIPMENT!

*Downhill Ski & Snowboard Dept found at westside location.

SUMMER CLOTHING CLEARANCE

66% OFF!

Up To Take an Additional 20% OFF Previously Reduced Items! THE NORTH FACE • COLUMBIA • ROXY QUIKSLIVER • PRANA DOWNTOWN

216 N. Henry St. 608.257.5043

SALE SALE

THE NORTH FACE SPEND $100* RECEIVE A

$20 Fontana Sports Gift Card

SPEND $200* RECEIVE A

$40 Fontana Sports Gift Card

SPEND $300* OR MORE RECEIVE A

$66 Fontana Sports Gift Card *Excludes tax and sale items.

UP TO 30% OFF

TENTS • SLEEPING BAGS • PADS • COTS ALL SOCKS

Save 20-50%

KAYAKS & PADDLE BOARDS 15-20%

OFF

CLEARANCE FOOTWEAR TAKE AN ADDITIONAL

20% OFF

Previously reduced prices up to 66% Off

20% OFF

LINUS BIKES & ACCESSORIES GIRO BIKE HELMETS THE NORTH FACE DAY PACKS COLUMBIA WISCONSIN APPAREL ADIDAS & UNDER ARMOUR ATHLETIC APPAREL

2 MADISON LOCATIONS

WESTSIDE

231 Junction Rd. 608.833.9191

72 QUALIT Y CRAF T BEERS

it’s the savor your summer

clearance sale! Save up to $500

on closeout kayaks, canoes, and SUP boards! summer clothing

1 OFF

40-50% off

ANY BURGER

save big on camping gear, paddling gear, lifejackets, paddles, etc.

WITH THIS AD

MR B R E W S T A P H O U S E • E X P IR E S 10 / 3 1 / 15

220 w broadway - monona - wisc - 223.9300 www.wisconsinyouthcompany.org

m-f 10-8; sat 10-6 sun 11-5. www.rutabaga.com

WISCONSIN ATHLETICS VOLLEYBALL

MEN’S SOCCER FRIDAY, AUG. 28

INVITATIONAL

vs. BUTLER | 7:30PM

FRIDAY, AUG. 28

FREE Team Posters courtesy of

vs. W. KENTUCKY | 7PM 2014 Big Ten Championship Banner Ceremony FREE Wisconsin Volleyball T-shirts courtesy of

SATURDAY, AUG. 29 vs. COLGATE | 12:30PM

SUNDAY, AUG. 30 vs. XAVIER | 7PM

305 W JOHNSON ST • 608.819.6841 AND 6 OTHER LOCATIONS STATEWIDE!

MRBREWSTAPHOUSE.COM 1.800.GO.BADGERS UWBADGERS.COM

FOOTBALL SATURDAY, SEPT. 12

vs. MIAMI, [OH] | 11AM Limited Number of Tickets Currently Available

Badgers Give Back Equipment Drive FREE admission with donation of new or gently used soccer equipment

Get Ready for the Game at BADGERVILLE The Official Pre-Game Tailgate of Wisconsin Athletics Gates open at 8:30AM | Engineering Mall

vs. CHARLESTON | 7PM

Live entertainment by Studebaker7

FREE Schedule Magnets

Performances by the UW Band, Bucky Badger & Spirit Squad Food, beverages & beer available FREE ADMISSION

UW Field House

McClimon Soccer Complex

Camp Randall Stadium

AUGUST 27–SEPTEMBER 2, 2015 ISTHMUS.COM

Meet the UW Volleyball team

courtesy of

The 2015 7th Annual

n ARTS

Kickapoo BRAVE Ride

Saturday, Sept 19 The ride starts and ends in Gays Mills, which is nestled along the Kickapoo River, in the heart of the scenic Kickapoo Valley of Southwestern Wisconsin. Cyclists will enjoy roads with breathtaking scenery: ridge tops with panoramic views, rolling hills, and deep, lush valleys.

The ride will feature a new cloverleaf route system, which allows riders to choose from beginner, intermediate, and advanced routes ranging from 15 to100 miles.

facebook.com/Kickapoobraveride

HOOP

KickapooBraveRide.com

DREAMS!

Join Adult Fall Basketball Leagues Today! Team Registration Now Open Register now at mscrsportsleagues.org or in person September 8 -11.

Call 204-3024 for information or visit

www.mscr.org and click on Adult Sports.

ISTHMUS.COM AUGUST 27–SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

MSCR offers a variety of recreation programs for all ages. Now Hiring Sports Officials. Call 204-3000.

City and county officials have struggled to find a way to preserve the property and its curious denizens.

Boyum house continued from 23

In addition to cash, Kipp has promised to donate labor and the use of its equipment, and temporary storage in its parking lot. Matching grants — and permanent solutions — are still being sought. Ald. Marsha Rummel was instrumental in gaining the company’s assistance. At the Madison Arts Commission, program administrator Karin Wolf worked for years to avoid this situation. She always ran into what Dane County treasurer Adam Gallagher did when he warned Boyum heirs that they needed to take action or they’d lose the house. The response “sounded like, ‘Just take it, whatever.’ So we took it,” he says. By statute, the county has three options: Sell the property to the city of Madison, put it up for public auction or retain it. The county doesn’t have funds to maintain the property. The Kohler Foundation won’t take it on, at least right now. The remaining option is the public auction. Interested people can submit bids between Sept. 16 and Oct. 27, and the minimum bid is $50,000. All concerned agree that Gallagher, the Arts Commission and its counterpart, Dane Arts, have bent over backwards to assist. But this is an emergency situation that would sorely test even a well-funded arts

nonprofit, and the city and county are waiting for Boyum fans to organize and come up with a specific plan. “I think it’s extremely critical that we create a process by which [Boyum’s] art can be preserved,” says Mark Fraire, director of Dane Arts, “and if this loosely knit group of friends of Sid Boyum can find a way to do that, my office will help as best as we can.” If a plan is forthcoming, chair Brad Hinkfuss says that the Schenk-Atwood-Starkweather-Yahara Neighborhood Association would consider offering its nonprofit status to receive gifts and grants. Arts Wisconsin, a state arts advocacy organization, has also agreed to participate. “I think it’s pretty amazing that this grassroots citizens’ group has come together to preserve this piece of cultural legacy,” says Wolf. “They’re saying it’s important.” For more information, visit the Facebook page of Save the Sid Boyum Art House. n

CHRIS COLLINS PHOTOS

We Buy Pens See our story in the July 9 Issue of Isthmus Also on Isthmus.com • Fountain Pens • Roller Balls • Desk Pens & Bases • Ball Pens • Dip Pens & Nib • Pencils • Pen Displays • Ink Wells

THE LOFT @ 317 E. Wilson Street 608.255.8998

IN-STOCK

Leather Furniture

We Buy All Fine Writing instruments VintAge to Present Walk-ins Welcome Every Wednesday 10am-4pm

America’s Oldest Pen Shop, est. 1924 6417 Odana Rd. Suite 15B Clock Tower Office Park • 1-414-469-4040

BOOMER (16959379) Male / 5 yr. old / Smooth Fox Terrier Available at DCHS Main Shelter: More at giveshelter.org I kind of look like a fox! I prefer to be the only dog but I am alright with smaller, calmer dogs. I LOVE to be cuddled and petted, and would prefer to go home with children 6 years and older.

Sofas $999 Loveseats $899

(Colors & styles may vary)

Go Mobile!

l 2 – 7 p. Sunday, August 30

Access Anytime, Anywhere at your convenience • Managing your accounts couldn’t be easier with the State Bank eMobile app.

Live bands, microbrews, fantastic food, and more! Wisconsin Brewing Co. 1076 American Way, Verona www.clinicatatime.org

• Popmoney™ Personto-Person transfers.* • Access from your phone or tablet.

$7.00 Minimum Admission Donation

Endless Winter Just 5 miles north of Mount Horeb and 20 minutes west of Madison • 608-437-4135 TyrolBasin.com

• Deposit Checks from your phone using Mobile Deposit!

Visit www.crossplainsbank.com or search the application store** for the State Bank of Cross Plains and download your App today. Mobile Deposit is available for use through eMobile our Mobile Banking app, available for Apple iPhone® and iPad® and Android™ powered smartphones and tablets. Learn more at www.crossplainsbank.com/mobiledeposit.htm. * Must enroll in Bill Pay services to use the Popmoney™ feature. ** Application can be downloaded from Apple iTunes®, Google Play™ Store or Amazon App Store. Message and data rates may apply.

AUGUST 27–SEPTEMBER 2, 2015 ISTHMUS.COM

Fun

Discounted season passes available now! $349 through August 31st. Prices increase September 1st so get yours today!

Ski & Snowboard Area

DOG OF THE WEEK

n MUSIC Sports Bar · Bar & Grill · Event Venue

WELCOME BACK STUDENTS

ed Eyes God

Burger, Fries, Beer* $7 Mon-Fri 6-9pm

*Burger with 2 free toppings, 16 oz Miller Light

rdon BREAKFAST Sat-Sun 10am-1pm y! Mon - Zumba! 6:30

Thur - Trivia 8-10pm

e.com

-6766 1212 REGENT ST. 608-251-6766

.COM THEREDZONEMADISON.COM 418 E. Wilson St. 608.257.BIRD cardinalbar.com FRIDAY 8/28

LIVE HAPPY HOUR WITH

Louka

5:30-7:30pm FREE ______________

featuring ____________________ MYSTIC BILL w/THE RESIDENTS 9PM SATURDAY 8/29

10PM

Doom metal band is reaching more people than ever

3 5 T Vs

LIVE COVERAGE OF BY MICHAEL POPKE YOUR FAVORITE SPORTS:

Guitarist.Dylan Carlson.has lost count of NBA NHL MLB how many members have orbited in and out . NASCAR SOCCER of his influential drone-based doom metal band EarthCheer since its inception in 1989. Close Come On The

BUCKS & BREWERS

to 20, he estimates. But a quarter-century later, Earth is selling more records than ever. “I didn’t think we’d last this long,” Carlson, 47, says from his home in Seattle, where he was taking a break from touring behind Earth’s 10th and latest album, Primitive and Deadly. But the band has hit the road again and plays at the Frequency on Sept. 8. “I grew up with classic rock like the Beatles, Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones. Other than the Stones, bands seemed to last about 10 years and they were done. So it feels weird that we’ve been around this long.” One reason Earth has survived multiple decades of fickle musical tastes is Carlson’s refusal to stand still musically. As the only remaining original member, he has overseen the band’s transition from distorted minimalism with repetitive song structures to a more experimental approach that incorporates elements of folk, country, jazz and rock with diverse instrumentation. Today, the band consists of Carlson, drummer Adrienne Davies and bassist Bill Herzog (who is replaced by Don McGreevy on tour).

SAMANTHA MULJAT

Dylan Carlson (left) has overseen Earth’s transition to a more experimental approach.

The majority of Primitive and Deadly, released in September 2014, was recorded in the mystic desert highlands of Joshua Tree, Calif. — lending the songs a visceral, elegiac and wide-open-space aura. The album also sounds more like the work of a rock band than some of Earth’s earlier recordings, with a greater emphasis on melodies and riffs. Three of the six songs have vocals, including a pair that feature grunge

pioneer and Screaming Trees singer Mark Lanegan. “This was our first album to do any sort of charting,” Carlson laughs, noting that it reached No. 148 on the Billboard 200. It seems that years of touring have helped Earth become a tighter act. “We’re a better live band than at any time previously,” Carlson says. Live, Earth has been playing the majority of Primitive and Deadly (without the vocals) as well as older songs like “Old Black” from 2010’s Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light I and “Ouroboros Is Broken” from the 1991 EP Extra-Capsular Extraction, which featured guest vocals by Carlson’s close friend and former roommate Kurt Cobain. Earth went on hiatus after the release of 1996’s Pentastar: In the Style of Demons, in part because of Carlson’s battle with a rare form of hepatitis, a nasty heroin addiction and Cobain’s death. These days, Carlson appears to have moved beyond his dark past and finds it amusing that more people than ever are finding Earth’s music. “Buzz [Osborne] from the Melvins told me years ago that we could try to be the latest thing, or we could just do what we do and keep at it until enough people paid attention,” Carlson says. “We’re a no-frills rock band. For us, it’s about the sound and the music.” n

Token Creek Chamber Music Festival is a late summer highlight

PIVOTAL TRANSITIONS PRESENTS

BY JOHN W. BARKER

THE

ALL WHITE PARTY with JAMAAL EUBANKS ____________________ TUESDAY 9/1 5:30pm FREE

Ben Sidran’s Salon ISTHMUS.COM AUGUST 27–SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

Total Sports TV Package

Masterful music in a gorgeous setting

with DJ FERNANDO ____________________ SUNDAY 8/30 4-8PM

Earth doesn’t stand still

w/Louka Patenaude, Nick Moran, Todd Hammes & special guest LEO SIDRAN THE NEW BREED Musicians, Poets, Singers & EmCees welcome!! ____________________ WEDNESDAY 9/2

9PM - FREE!

9PM

with DJ RADISH & FRIENDS M A DISON’S CL A SSIC DA NC E B A R

The 26th annual season of the Token Creek Chamber Music Festival opened on Aug. 22 at the rustic barn outside of DeForest that serves as the renowned festival’s concert venue. This first program was titled “Founder’s Recital: Beginnings Revisited.” The festival’s founders, John and Rose Mary Harbison, performed a program of chamber music by Haydn and Mozart. They played two trios for violin, cello and piano by Haydn and two sonatas by Mozart for violin and piano. Except for the E-minor sonata, all these pieces come from late in the composers’ careers. It is a fitting pairing. Mozart and Haydn shared an unusually cordial and productive friendship, despite the great differences in their ages — the grand old master Haydn, and the precocious young genius Mozart. They admired and influenced each other, and Mozart’s premature death, 18 years before the

SUSAN WILSON

Don’t tarry: The Lydian String Quartet performs at Token Creek Aug. 27.

older master, was a terrible blow to Haydn. It is satisfying and heartwarming to experience a combination of chamber works by this remarkable pair. John Harbison offered spoken commentary before each half of the program. He is full of wisdom and insights, providing a valuable dimension to the proceedings. Harbison not only ranks among today’s distinguished American composers, but he is also an active performing musician, skillfully playing the piano

throughout the concert. He and his wife, violinist Rose Mary Harbison, are comfortable partners of long experience and close sympathies. Joining them on the cello was Karl Lavine, a musician of sterling reliability. My one regret is that John Harbison, a trained violist, did not pull out his string instrument and play one of Mozart’s miraculous two duos for violin and viola with his wife. Maybe another year. The program order was somewhat modified, allowing the famous “Hungarian Rondo” finale of the “Gypsy” Trio in G to provide a rousing, bumptiously folksy conclusion to the proceedings, much to the audience’s delight. The Token Creek Chamber Music Festival continues through Aug. 30. Remaining offerings include a concert by the Lydian String Quartet (Lee Hyla, John Harbison, Felix Mendelssohn) on Aug. 27 and a menu of concertos by Handel, Corelli and Bach (the Brandenburg No. 1), with other oddments, on Aug. 29 and 30. n

2015/2016 SE A SON

INGREDIENTS:

ORGANIC TOBACCO ORGANIC MENTHOL

NEW SUBSCRIBERS RECEIVE UP TO 50% OFF VISIT NASCIGS.COM OR CALL 1-800-435-5515 PROMO CODE 96411

CIGARETTES

*Plus applicable sales tax

Offer for two “1 for $2” Gift Certificates good for any Natural American Spirit cigarette product (excludes RYO pouches and 150g tins). Not to be used in conjunction with any other offer. Offer and website restricted to U.S. smokers 21 years of age and older. Limit one offer per person per 12 month period. Offer void in MA and where prohibited. Other restrictions may apply. Offer expires 06/30/16.

SEPT. 25, 26, 27

Tchaikovsky’s Fourth

BEETHOVEN • COPLAND TCHAIKOVSKY

OCT. 16, 17, 18

James Ehnes, Violin HAYDN • BRUCH RACHMANINOFF

NOV. 20, 21, 22

Sara Sant’Ambrogio, Cello

RAVEL • SAINT-SAËNS • BERLIOZ

DEC. 4, 5, 6

FEB. 12, 13, 14

Alina Ibragimova, Violin TCHAIKOVSKY • RAVEL BEETHOVEN

MAR. 11, 12, 13

Emanuel Ax, Piano

KABALEVSKY • FRANCK STRAUSS • MAHLER

APR. 1, 2, 3

Garrick Ohlsson, Piano

STUCKY • STRAUSS • BRAHMS

APR. 29, 30, MAY 1 Madison Symphony Chorus

BUY TICKETS NOW

to 5 or more concerts for the best savings at madisonsymphony.org or call (608) 257-3734.

Carmina Burana RESPIGHI • ORFF

at madisonsymphony.org, Overture Box Ofﬁce or call (608) 258-4141.

AUGUST 27–SEPTEMBER 2, 2015 ISTHMUS.COM

A Madison Symphony Christmas Madison Symphony Chorus Madison Youth Choirs Mt. Zion Gospel Choir

37 Isthmus 08-27-15.indd 1

8/6/15 9:16 AM

n STAGE

Buried treasures Festival presents rediscovered music and theater works by Jewish artists BY SANDY TABACHNICK

Scholars and artists in Madison have played a special role in an international effort to preserve Jewish artwork. On Sunday, Aug. 30, Madison hosts “Out of the Shadows: Rediscovering Jewish Music, Literature and Theater,” a performance festival that melds past with present. It is part of “Performing the Jewish Archive,” an international research project led by the University of Leeds in England. It also includes the University of York, Sydney Conservatorium of Music and the UW. The project’s goal is to bring rediscovered music and theatrical works by Jewish artists to public attention. With the help

of a $2.5 million grant from the United Kingdom’s Arts and Humanities Research Council, festivals of dormant, forgotten or lost art works will be performed around the world. Madison, where two festivals take place (the next is May 1-5, 2016), is the only city in the U.S. to be chosen. Local partners for the festival include UWMadison School of Music, Mosse-Weinstein Center for Jewish Studies, Mayrent Institute for Yiddish Culture, professor Rachel Brenner of the Center for Jewish Studies, Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society and more. Teryl Dobbs, chair of music education at UW-Madison, is one of 12 international coinvestigators and leads the Madison project. “The goal of the project is to bring Jewish art

During the Nazi invasion, this building in Prague was appropriated from its Jewish owners to become Gestapo headquarters. TERYL DOBBS

works out of suitcases, attics and storage units where some have been found and put them in a modern context,” says Dobbs. The conference launches with a 10 a.m. brunch with the scholars and musicians called

“Nosh, Kibitz, and Schmooze” ($12, preregistration required). All remaining events are free, but do require advance registration. For detailed schedule and registration, see Performing the Jewish Archive at music.wisc.edu/events. n

Out of the Shadows: Rediscovering Jewish Music, Literature and Theater Sound Salon: An Audio Tour of the Mayrent Collection

Sonata and Kattenburg’s Quartet for Flute, Violin, Cello and Piano were at the forefront of the chamber music genre of their time. Had these young men survived the Holocaust, classical music might be different today.

Mills Hall, School of Music, 12:20-1:40 pm (all events Sunday, Aug. 30)

The Mayrent Collection of Yiddish Recordings contains over 9,000 78 rpm recordings from the first half of the 20th century. Sherry Mayrent, the collection’s founder, donated the recordings to UW-Madison’s Mills Music Library in 2010. Mills is one of the few libraries in the country to have significant collections of pre-1955 music recordings. Mayrent and Henry Sapoznik, founding director of the Mayrent Institute for Yiddish Culture, will give an overview of this remarkable collection and perform a few works from it — with Mayrent on clarinet and Sapoznik on tenor guitar.

Cabaret Evening: “Laugh With Us” and “I’m a Stranger Here Myself” Concert: Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society First Unitarian Meeting House, Atrium Auditorium, 2:30-4:30 pm

The concert features Jewish composers Erwin Schulhoff, Robert Kahn, Dick Kattenburg and Erich Wolfgang Korngold. Schulhoff’s Flute

Overture Center, Promenade Hall, 7-10 pm

The final performance will be a two-act cabaret featuring Laugh With Us, authored by four Czech Jews during their time in the Terezin Ghetto, located north of Prague. The show takes place in the future and assumes that the actors survived the Holocaust and are back in Prague performing this cabaret in venues throughout the city. Lisa Peschel,

project co-investigator from the University of York, will provide commentaries on the history of the ghetto, the lives of the performers, and how the cabaret has been adapted to make it understandable in performance. The off-Broadway hit I’m a Stranger Here Myself, by New York-based cabaret performer Mark Nadler, is a collection of bittersweet songs that highlight French, German Jewish and gay songwriters who composed during the days of the Weimar Republic. These social outsiders give us a glimpse of artistic freedom and vivid nightlife in pre-Hitler Germany. The songs, about 12 in all, include many by composer Kurt Weill, like “My Ship” and “Bilbao Song.” Other songs include “The Lavender Song,” a gay liberation anthem, and the feisty tune “I May Never Go Home Anymore.” n

FRAME SHOW FRAME SATURDAY, AUGUSTSHOW 29, 2015 • 11–5PM

ISTHMUS.COM AUGUST 27–SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 2015 • 11–5PM

Enter to WIN A FREE Etnia Barcelona frame! Enter to WIN A FREE Etnia Barcelona frame!

Hilldale | 608.231.3937 | www.ullaeyewear.com Enjoy refreshments and light fare as you browse the entire adult, sun and kid collections from Etnia Barcelona.

Featuring the Midwest’s largest selection of perennials, hostas, and ornamental grasses Now Open: Weekdays 9-7, Saturday & Sunday 9-6 4062 Cty. Rd. A, Stoughton, WI / Call 608 873 8329 www.theflowerfactorynursery.com

++++

“It’s impossible not to fall in love with ‘Mistress America’.” Joe Neumaier,

“Funny, blithely witty, emotionally intricate and terrifically touching.” Joe Morgenstern,

“Vibrates with smarts and sexiness. Greta Gerwig is the mistress of all things comedy.” Peter Travers,

greta gerwig lola kirke

directed by noah

baumbach written by noah baumbach & greta gerwig

AUGUST 27–SEPTEMBER 2, 2015 ISTHMUS.COM

Marcus Palace Sun Prairie EXCLUSIVE ENGAGEMENT STARTS FRIDAY, AUGUST 28 SUN PRAIRIE(608) 825-9004

n SCREENS

Infinite genius Mortality haunts this character study of David Foster Wallace BY KENNETH BURNS

You may remember this Onion article: “Area Man Constantly Mentioning He Doesn’t Own a Television.” It’s about a guy who considers himself too smart to ever watch TV. No one would question David Foster Wallace’s intelligence, but watching The End of the Tour, I was sobered by what the character based on him says about why he doesn’t own a television: He would never stop watching it. True, I was primed to be sobered. Wallace’s 2008 suicide was a shock, and mortality haunts this very fine, intermittently

funny drama drawn from author and journalist David Lipsky’s 1996 interviews with the acclaimed novelist. At one point Wallace (Jason Segel) describes some dire potential outcome and concludes: “I’d rather be dead.” Gulp. Lipsky interviewed Wallace for Rolling Stone as Wallace promoted Infinite Jest, the book that established him as a literary sensation. The piece never ran, but the interview transcripts were published in Lipsky’s 2010 book Although of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself. The End of the Tour has a stagey quality, which makes sense because the source material is dialogue. The bulk of the film is a series of conversations between Wallace and Lipsky

Jesse Eisenberg (left) is wonderfully wretched as a journalist interviewing a likeable David Foster Wallace (Jason Segel).

(Jesse Eisenberg), who visits Wallace at his home in Illinois and travels with him to Minneapolis for a reading. Over the course of the film, the dynamic shifts. The interaction starts on a sour note, then gets friendly as the men settle into their roles. Wallace tries to maintain boundaries. He doesn’t want to discuss his love

Shattering and intimate Phoenix is a dramatic mystery set in postwar Berlin BY KENNETH BURNS

Watching the excellent German drama Phoenix, I thought of a phrase from The Origins of Totalitarianism, Hannah Arendt’s classic 1951 analysis of anti-Semitism and the Holocaust. Arendt wrote that the Holocaust was about “the destruction of the individuality” of the Nazis’ victims. We see just that in Phoenix when we first meet Holocaust survivor Nelly (Nina Hoss). The war has recently ended, and she has no face. She has been brutally disfigured. Her head is wrapped in bandages, and all we know about what she looks like under them is that an American GI cringes and apologizes when she shows him. As the film begins, Nelly is being taken to Berlin by her friend Lene (Nina Kunzendorf), who works with an agency to repatriate Jews. Nelly’s family is dead, and she is due a sizable inheritance. Lene thinks she should start over in Palestine. Working

from photographs, a plastic surgeon restores Nelly’s face, and soon she is wandering Berlin’s rubble-strewn streets. She is searching for her husband Johnny (Ronald Zehrfeld), and she finds him working at a nightclub called Phoenix. He believes she died in the Holocaust, and she doesn’t make her identity known to him. The plot of Phoenix centers on a mystery: During the war, did Johnny betray Nelly in order to buy his freedom? The noirish scenes of bombed-out Berlin may remind you of The Third Man, in which Vienna is in ruins after World War II. Also reminiscent of The Third Man: a chaotic, semi-lawless environment that is ripe for scams. Johnny devises one when he meets Nelly, whom he takes to be her doppelgänger: She will pretend to be his wife, and they will split Nelly’s inheritance. Nelly plays along as Johnny gives her cinema’s most chilling makeover since Vertigo. Shattering and intimate, Phoenix examines the aftermath of one of history’s most hideous

ISTHMUS.COM AUGUST 27–SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

SUMMER CONCERT SERIES FREE Every Thursday & Saturday from 6-8pm

BRIANA HARDYMAN

Thursday, August 27th

CARAVAN GYPSY SWING ENSEMBLE Saturday, August 29th

PAOLI SCHOOLHOUSE Shops & Cafe

608-848-6261 • For full schedule visit paolischoolhouseshops.com

Nina Hoss (left) and Ronald Zehrfeld as a couple divided by the Nazis.

crimes. Hoss and Zehrfeld do wonderful work, and Phoenix reunites them with director and co-writer Christian Petzold; they starred in his superb 2012 drama Barbara, set in 1980s East Germany. In particular, Hoss is unforgettable as Nelly, whose despair is painful to watch. This is a marvelously understated performance — Nelly tells only one story of her experience in the camps, and it is more than enough. n

life, and he doesn’t want Lipsky to talk to his parents. Eventually there is a fierce misunderstanding, and relations get testy. Story-wise, that’s pretty much it. There aren’t many details about Infinite Jest, so if you want to learn more you’ll just have to read it — all 1,079 pages of it. The End of the Tour is most importantly a character study of Wallace, who inspired a following as obsessive as Pynchon’s. Watching Segel, who starred in the long-running sitcom How I Met Your Mother, I thought of Pauline Kael’s zinger about Alan Alda: “There is a price to be paid for being likable in a TV series week after week, year after year.” Segel’s performance is memorable, and one reason it succeeds is its very likability. In this portrayal, Wallace is a genius who’s uncomfortable with his genius, who projects a normal-guy image with his dumpy clothes, smokeless tobacco and prosaic taste in movies. Also uncomfortable with Wallace’s genius: Lipsky. “Not everyone can be as brilliant as you,” he snaps at one point. Eisenberg strikes familiar acting notes with this performance, whose unsmiling intensity recalls the actor’s portrayal of Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Network. Lipsky wields his tape recorder like a weapon and crosses ethical lines, as when he secretly scribbles down the contents of Wallace’s medicine cabinet. Lipsky envies Wallace’s talent and seemingly effortless success, as Salieri does Mozart’s in Amadeus. Envy is a wretched quality, and few actors do wretched better than Eisenberg. n

Welcome Back Students!!! College isn’t all about text books REDLETTERNEWS 2528 E WASHINGTON AVE 608.241.9958 www.LOVERSPLAYGROUND.com

ISTHMUSWELCOMES

The film list New releases

ALE ASYLUM

The Diary of a Teenage Girl: Writer/director Marielle Heller’s adaptation of Phoebe Gloeckner’s graphic novel about a ’70s teen’s sexual awakening.

FERMENT DISSENT FEATURING REVEREND HORTON HEAT

Mistress America: Comic tale of a college freshman’s lonely life, spiced up by a new stepsister. War Room: A seemingly perfect family looks to fix their problems with an older, wiser woman’s help. We Are Your Friends: Coming-of-age story about an aspiring DJ, his Entourage-esque buddies and his superstar mentor. The film’s restless energy at times keeps it from finding a groove, but it certainly captures the millennial uncertainty at its center.

Recent releases American Ultra: Jesse Eisenberg is surprisingly well-cast in this less-than-serious role, and he uses his shaggy mane and mumbled dialogue to fine effect as a perpetually buzzed nebbish who suffers from crippling panic attacks and assorted neuroses. No spoiler here: Turns out he’s actually an amnesiac, deep-cover experimental death machine for the CIA.

Up to 6 rentals at a time One of each pair may be a new arrival Expires 9/10/2015

ALE ASYLUM AUGUST 29 ART IN THE BARN AUGUST 29

A BENEFIT FOR HAITI ALLIES

Infinitely Polar Bear: A manic-depressive father tries to take responsibility for his young daughters. The tone is more sentimental and lightly comedic than you might expect given how dire some of the events are. The biggest laughs owe to Mark Ruffalo, who is quite marvelous as this troubled man. No Escape: In their new overseas home, an American family (including an unexpectedly fierce Owen Wilson) is caught in the middle of a coup and frantically looks for safety in an environment where foreigners are being immediately executed. It’s not very plausible, but it’s occasionally the stuff of seat-gripping and breath-holding. Straight Outta Compton: A biographical drama about the rise and fall of hip-hop group N.W.A. It sizzles with the recalled and still-relevant rage of young black men repeatedly knocked down by a society that, to this day, favors old, rich white guys over everyone else.

More film events Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day: An 11-year-old experiences one calamity after another in this adaptation of Judith Viorst’s 1972 children’s book. Fitchburg Library, Aug. 29, 3 pm. Back to the Future: Comedy about a 1985 teen who must unite his high-school-age parents to save his own existence after being accidentally sent to 1955. Hawthorne Library, Aug. 29, noon. The Incredibles: Animated tale of a family of superheroes trying to live an incognito suburban life. Penn Park, Aug. 28, 8 pm. Madison 48-Hour Film Project: Best of this year’s crop. High Noon Saloon, Aug. 28, 5 pm. Rosemary’s Baby: A young wife becomes mysteriously pregnant and begins to suspect her neighbors are not what they seem. Central Library, Sept. 3, 6:30 pm. Top Gun: Drama about a young aviator who trains at the Navy’s elite Fighter Weapons School. Memorial Union Terrace, Aug. 31, 9 pm.

Ant-Man Avengers: Age of Ultron Dope Fantastic Four The Gift Hitman: Agent 47 I’ll See You in My Dreams Inside Out Jurassic World Mad Max: Fury Road The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Minions

Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation Ricki and the Flash Shaun the Sheep Movie Sinister 2 Southpaw Spy Ted 2 Terminator Genisys Tomorrowland Trainwreck Vacation

Madison’s Only Movie Theatre to Offer: Great Food & Beverages And...REAL butter on your popcorn

Madison’s Favorite Movie Theater -Isthmus Best Movie Theater in Madison -Madison Magazine Sign up for our new Loyalty Program – Working together to get you FREE MOVIES!

STARTS FRIDAY

THE END OF THE TOUR

Fri: (1:45), 4:45, 7:10, 9:30; Sat: (11:25 AM, 1:45), 4:45, 7:10, 9:30; Sun: (11:25 AM, 1:45), 4:45, 7:45; Mon to Thu: (2:25), 5:20, 7:45

THE DIARY OF A TEENAGE GIRL

CC & DESCRIPTIVE NARRATION

Fri: (1:35), 4:30, 7:05, 9:20; Sat: (11:20 AM, 1:35), 4:30, 7:05, 9:20; Sun: (11:20 AM, 1:35), 4:30, 7:40; Mon to Thu: (2:20), 5:10, 7:40 PHOENIX CALENDAR SCREEN Fri: (1:25), 4:20, 6:50, 9:15; Sat: (11:10 AM, 1:25), 4:20, 6:50, 9:15; Sun: (11:10 AM, 1:25), 4:20, 7:30; Mon: (2:15), 5:05, 7:30; Tue: (2:15), 4:45, 7:00; Wed & Thu: (2:15), 5:05, 7:30

TRAINWRECK

& PAUL CEBAR

CENTRAL PARK SEPT. 3

THE SOUTHERN FRIED SESSION

FEATURING EVAN MURDOCK AND THE IMPERFECT STRANGERS, ROBBIE FULKS, AND ROYAL SOUTHERN BROTHERHOOD

CC & DESCRIPTIVE NARRATION

Fri & Sat: (1:45), 6:55; Sun: (1:45), 7:35; Mon to Thu: (2:05), 7:35

STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON

CC & DESCRIPTIVE NARRATION

Fri: (2:00), 5:00, 8:00; Sat & Sun: (11:00 AM, 2:00), 5:00, 8:00; Mon to Thu: (2:00), 5:00, 8:00

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - ROGUE NATION CC & DESCRIPTIVE NARRATION Fri: 4:15, 9:25; Sat: (11:00 AM), 4:15, 9:25; Sun: (11:00 AM), 4:15; Mon to Thu: 4:50 PM

RICKI AND THE FLASH

CC & DESCRIPTIVE NARRATION

Fri & Sat: (1:40), 7:00; Sun: (1:40), 7:50; Mon & Tue: (2:10), 7:50; Wed: 5:15 PM; Thu: (2:10), 7:50

INFINITELY POLAR BEAR

CC & DESCRIPTIVE NARRATION

Fri: 4:40, 9:25; Sat: (11:15 AM), 4:40, 9:25; Sun: (11:15 AM), 4:40; Mon & Tue: 5:15 PM; Thu: 5:15 PM AIRPLANE! CLASSIC SERIES Wed: (2:10), 7:50

Amenity Fees Vary With Schedule - ( ) = Mats. www.sundancecinemas.com/choose LOCATED AT HILLDALE MALL 608.316.6900 www.sundancecinemas.com Gift Cards Available at Box Office

Showtimes subject to change. Visit website to confirm Closed captioning and descriptive narrative available for select films

Showtimes for August 28 - September 3

❏ ISTHMUS ON TAP

What’s happening this weekend

❏ ISTHMUS MOVIE TIMES All the movies, all the times

CENTRAL PARK SESSIONS

THE CITY OF ANGELS THE ROUSERS, SESSION ERIC LINDELL & FEATURING

LA SANTA CECILIA

CENTRAL PARK SEPT. 10

SHANNON HALL SEPT. 10

BELA FLECK & ABIGAIL WASHBURN WIN TICKETS ISTHMUS.COM/PROMOTIONS

AUGUST 27–SEPTEMBER 2, 2015 ISTHMUS.COM

Also in theaters

WITH PETER MULVEY

picks Orton Park Festival Thursday, Aug. 27-Sunday, Aug. 30, Orton Park When Madison was a wee village in 1848, the current-day Orton Park was a cemetery. It later became the city’s first park, and for the last 50 years it has hosted a weekend festival of music, food and a cake walk. Thursday’s annual ritual is a performance where Cycropia’s aerial dancers swing from an enormous oak tree. Fill your belly with beer and locally made international foods while enjoying music from ’90s dance darlings Booty Froot (Friday, 5:15 pm), L.A.’s soul/funk Orgone (Saturday, 6:30 pm), Toronto’s the Sadies (Sunday, 5:45 pm) and more.

thu aug 27

PICK OF THE WEEK DAVID MICHAEL MILLER

High Noon Saloon: Roots Collective, free (patio), 6 pm.

T H EAT ER & DA N C E

Ivory Room: Anthony Cao, Leslie Cao, piano, 9 pm.

Bite the Apple

Knuckle Down Saloon: Blues Jam, free, 8 pm Thursdays.

MU S I C

Liliana’s, Fitchburg: Ken Wheaton, 5:30 pm Thursdays.

Miles Nielsen & the Rusted Hearts

Merchant: Emilie Brandt, free, 10:30 pm.

Thursday, Aug. 27, East Side Club, 5:30-9 pm

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

Musical talent runs in the Nielsen family. Most people know father Rick from his role as lead guitarist of Cheap Trick, but son Miles is quickly making a name for himself. With his band, the Rusted Hearts, Nielsen takes his father’s knack for pop rock and blends it with elements of folk and Americana, resulting in a warm, eclectic sound that’s all his own. With Love High, a new local group that pays homage to old-school R&B.

Mr. Robert’s: Chunkhead, Forget Me Now, free, 10 pm.

Phillip Phillips

ISTHMUS.COM AUGUST 27–SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

Thursday, Aug. 27, Memorial Union Terrace, 7:30 pm

Louisianne’s, Middleton: Jim Erickson, 6 pm Thursdays.

In 2012, Phillip Phillips missed his college graduation due to American Idol duties. The no-show turned out to be a small price to pay as the singer-songwriter won the competition’s 11th season. Show up early: Capacity will be capped at a much lower number than usual and Terrace access will be restricted to the North Park Street entrance. Read an interview with Phillips at Isthmus.com/music.

Soul Low

Natt Spil: DJ Ted Offensive, free, 10 pm.

Tyranny Is Tyranny Thursday, Aug. 27, Mickey’s Tavern, 10 pm

Tyranny Is Tyranny may have subdued the noise aspect of their post-hardcore-sludgenoise-punk sound on their sophomore release, The Rise of Disaster Capitalism, but, well, tyranny is tyranny. The unique Madison trio’s performances are always can’t-miss events; their stage work is just as rewarding as their recorded output. With Mad Anthony, Bron Sage. 1855 Saloon and Grill, Cottage Grove: Eric Joseph, free, 6 pm Thursdays. Babe’s: Acoustic Alloy, free (on the patio), 6 pm. The Bayou: Johnny Chimes, free, 5:30 pm Thursdays. Bos Meadery: Hoot n’ Annie, free, 6 pm. Bowl-A-Vard: Vinyl Thunder, classic rock, free, 6 pm. Brink Lounge: Madison Jazz Orchestra, 7:30 pm. Capital Brewery, Middleton: No Name String Band, free, 6 pm. Cardinal Bar: DJ Chamo, Latin, 10 pm. Christy’s Landing: Open Mic with Shelley Faith, 8 pm.

Thursday, Aug. 27, High Noon Saloon, 8 pm

Come Back In: Jesse Hendrix Experience, free, 5 pm.

Though this performance celebrates the release of Sweet Pea, a new record by Milwaukee’s most recent darling, Soul Low, it also functions as a showcase for a number of Wisconsin bands on the rise: Madison’s jangling Modern Mod and psych-poppers Trophy Dad plus Milwaukee mainstays Surgeons in Heat.

Essen Haus: Jason Rowe, free, 9 pm. The Frequency: Amberstein, The Elements, Left of Reason, 8:30 pm. Friends Meeting House: Annie Patterson & Peter Blood, Lou & Peter Berryman, Joe Jencks, premiering “Rise Again” songbook, 7 pm. Gray’s Tied House, Verona: Robert J, free, 6 pm. Great Dane-Downtown: DJ Mike Carlson, free (in the garden), 7 pm Thursdays.

Nau-Ti-Gal: Baby Rocket, free (on the patio), 5:30 pm. Otto’s: Michael Hanson Jazz Group, free, 5:30 pm. Quaker Steak and Lube, Middleton: Devil’s Fen, 5:30 pm. Rennebohm Park: Capitol City Band, free, 7 pm Thursdays (through 8/27). Rotary Park, Stoughton: Stoughton Area Jazz Collective, free, 6 pm. Tip Top Tavern: Nate Meng, free, 9:30 pm. Tricia’s Country Corners, McFarland: Frank James & Bobby Briggs, country, free, 8 pm Thursdays. Up North Pub: Catfish Stephenson, free, 9 pm Thursdays. Wando’s: DJ Drewski, 10 pm Thurs.-Sat. & Tues.

SP ECIAL EV ENTS Clips Beer & Film Tour: Annual New Belgium-themed short films screening & New Belgium beer, 7:30 pm, 8/27, Olin Park, plus contests, local food vendors. Free admission; beer sales benefit Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin. facebook.com/events/100116980322746.

FAIRS & F ESTIVALS Token Creek Chamber Music Festival: Annual concert series continues: The Lydian Quartet, 8 pm, 8/27; and “Buoyant Baroque,” 8 pm on 8/29 and 4 pm, 8/30, Token Creek Festival Barn, DeForest. $30/concert. tokencreekfestival.org. 241-2525. See page 36. Orton Park Festival: Annual celebration, 8/27-30, Orton Park, with music & more. Thursday: Pizza/ice cream social 5:30 pm, Cycropia Aerial Dance 7:30 pm. Friday: Booty Froot 5:15 pm, The Congregation 7 pm, Cycropia Aerial Dance 8:30 pm. Saturday: Madgadders 11:45 am, Sean Michael Dargan Band 1:15 pm, Shakey 2:45 pm, Natty Nation 5 pm, Orgone 6:30 pm, Main Squeeze 8:15 pm. Sunday: Jon Hoel Trio 9 am, Son Contrabando noon, Cowboy Winter 1:30 pm, Bad Luck Jonathan 4 pm, The Sadies 5:45 pm. marquette-neighborhood.org.

Thursday, Aug. 27, Broom Street Theater, 7:30 pm

A dystopian world and a tautological twist on the concept of a noble birth rear their heads in this production depicting a diabolical political order. The citizens of an imaginary society are forced into a social contract of predestined fate, with no room for individuality; dissenting citizens are allocated to a pariah-like caste. When a brave new genderless citizen arrives, the mythic importance of biting the apple becomes clear. ALSO: Friday and Saturday (8 pm), Aug. 28-29. Through Sept. 5. Boliviamanta Dance Group: 7 pm, 8/27, Verona Public Library. Free. RSVP: 845-7180. Private Lives: Noel Coward comedy, 7:30 pm on 8/27 and 3 pm, 8/29, American Players Theatre, Spring Green. $74-$45. americanplayers.org. 588-2361.

CO MEDY

The Sklar Brothers Thursday, Aug. 27, Comedy Club on State, 8:30 pm

For the last decade, twins Randy and Jason Sklar have been the face(s) of sports comedy. From their cult ESPN clip show Cheap Seats to their Sklarboro Country podcast on the Earwolf network, they’ve been making light of the often ridiculous world of athletics. The best part? You don’t have to know a thing about sports to enjoy the Sklars’ offbeat, irreverent brand of humor. With Daniel Van Kirk. ALSO: Friday and Saturday (8 & 10:30 pm), Aug. 28-29.

➡

H:\ADS\Majestic\_PDFs\Majestic2015-08-27_12v.pdf

701A E. Washington Ave. 268-1122 www.high-noon.com

thu aug

fri aug

Summer Patio Series

Modern Mod Soul Low Surgeons In Heat Trophy Dad

6pm FREE

8pm $7 18+

48 Hour Film Project Awards Party

HOMETOWN SWEETHEARTS

Roots Collective

9pm $7

5pm $5

“The Raven James Chronicles: The Waiting Room” 29 Film Premier sat aug

sun aug

Red Rose Bird’s Eye Oh My Love

1pm $5

9:30 $5 adv, $8 dos 18+

Clyde Stubblefield & Friends Scholarship Kickoff Party

4th Annual Pantera Tribute Show

THE CLYDE 30 STUBBLEFIELD ALL-STAR BAND

Squidhammer Metal / Cast In Fire H1N1/ Devilution 8pm $7

3-7pm $20 sug. Don.

mon aug

Boom Forest The Profits Derek Ramnarace 8pm $8

tue sep

Presented By Strictly Discs & High Noon 6pm FREE

ROCKSTAR GOMEROKE

live band karaoke 9pm $6, $3 for students

Nester Owls, Foxes and Sebastian All Good Things American Feedbag 8pm $5

thu sep

Summer Patio Series

Elks Teeth & Rabbits Feet 6pm FREE

High Noon Packer Party! 7pm FREE

Frankproductions.com TrueEndeavors.com

AUGUST 27–SEPTEMBER 2, 2015 ISTHMUS.COM

wed sep

Music Trivia

F 2

A 0

L 1

L 5

n ISTHMUS PICKS : AUG 27 – 30 ART EXHIBITS & EV ENTS

Buck and Honey’s, Sun Prairie: Kevin Andrews, 6 pm. Capital Brewery, Middleton: Reloaded, free, 6 pm. Cardinal Bar: Louka, free, 5:30 pm; DJs Mystic Bill, Wyatt Agard, Lovecraft, house, 9 pm. Claddagh, Middleton: Shekinah King, free, 7 pm.

FREE FREE COMMUNITY COMMUNITY PROGRAMS PROGRAMS AT AT MONONA MONONA TERRACE TERRACE SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER

1 TUESDAY 1 Wright TUESDAY Design Series Wright Design Series 7:00pm, Lecture Hall 7:00pm, Hallof Advance Lecture Screening Advance Screening of PBS’s American Masters: PBS’s Masters: Pedro American E. Guerrero: Pedro E. Guerrero:Journey A Photographer’s A Photographer’s Journey 2 WEDNESDAY 2 WEDNESDAY Lunchtime Yoga Lunchtime Yoga 12 noon - 12:45pm 12 noon - 12:45pm 4 FRIDAY 4 Lunchtime FRIDAY Yoga Lunchtime Yoga 12 noon - 12:45pm 12 noon - 12:45pm 9 WEDNESDAY 9 WEDNESDAY Lunchtime Yoga Lunchtime Yoga 12 noon - 12:45pm 12 noon - 12:45pm 11 FRIDAY 11 FRIDAY Lunchtime Yoga Lunchtime Yoga 12 noon - 12:45pm 12 noon - 12:45pm 16 WEDNESDAY 16 WEDNESDAY Lunchtime Yoga Lunchtime Yoga 12 noon - 12:45pm 12 noon - 12:45pm 18 FRIDAY 18 FRIDAY Lunchtime Yoga Lunchtime Yoga 12 noon - 12:45pm 12 noon - 12:45pm 18 FRIDAY 18 FRIDAY Moon Over Moon Over Monona Terrace Monona Terrace 7 - 9:30pm, 7 - 9:30pm, Rooftop Garden Rooftop Garden 23 WEDNESDAY 23 WEDNESDAY Tunes at Monona Terrace Tunes Monona Terrace 5:30 - at 7pm, Rooftop Garden 5:30 Rooftop Garden Mama- 7pm, Digdown’s Brass Band Mama Digdown’s Brass Band 25 FRIDAY 25 FRIDAY Lunchtime Yoga Lunchtime Yoga 12 noon - 12:45pm 12 noon - 12:45pm 30 WEDNESDAY 30 Lunchtime WEDNESDAY Yoga Lunchtime Yoga 12 noon - 12:45pm 12 noon - 12:45pm

OCTOBER OCTOBER 2 2

12 12

19 19

21 21

26 26

28 28

FRIDAY FRIDAY Lunchtime Yoga Lunchtime Yoga 12 noon - 12:45pm 12 noon - 12:45pm MONDAY MONDAY Meditation at Meditation at Monona Terrace Monona 12 noon Terrace - 12:45pm 12 noon - 12:45pm MONDAY MONDAY Meditation at Meditation at Monona Terrace Monona 12 noon Terrace - 12:45pm 12 noon - 12:45pm WEDNESDAY WEDNESDAY Health & Wellness Health & Wellness Presentation Presentation 12 noon - 1pm, Lecture Hall 12 noon - 1pm, Lecture Hall WEDNESDAY WEDNESDAY Tunes at Monona Terrace Tunes- at Monona Terrace 5:30 7pm, 5:30 - 7pm,Hall Exhibition Exhibition Hall Band (Polka) Mike Schneider Mike Schneider Band (Polka) MONDAY MONDAY Meditation at Meditation at Monona Terrace Monona 12 noon Terrace - 12:45pm 12 noon - 12:45pm WEDNESDAY WEDNESDAY Family Concert Family Concert Ballroom 7pm, Madison 7pm, Madison The Big PaybackBallroom The Big Payback

4 4

5 5

9 9 9 9

16 16 23 23 25 25

30 30

1 1 2 2

8 8 10 10 15 15 ISTHMUS.COM AUGUST 27–SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

MONDAY MONDAY Meditation at Meditation at Monona Terrace Monona 12 noon Terrace - 12:45pm 12 noon - 12:45pm WEDNESDAY WEDNESDAY Tunes at Monona Terrace Tunes at Monona Terrace 5:30-7pm, Exhibition Hall 5:30-7pm, Exhibition The Liam Ford Band Hall The LiamCash FordTribute) Band (Johnny (Johnny Cash Tribute) THURSDAY THURSDAY Pechakucha Night Pechakucha NightTerrace 7pm, Community 7pm, Community “20x20 under 20“Terrace “20x20 under 20“ Presented By Monona Terrace Presented By Monona Terrace MONDAY MONDAY Meditation at Monona Meditation at Monona Terrace 12 noon - 12:45pm Terrace 12 noon - 12:45pm MONDAY MONDAY Lakeside Line Dancing LakesideExhibition Line Dancing 6-8pm, Hall 6-8pm, Hall Country Exhibition Theme Country Theme MONDAY MONDAY Meditation at Monona Meditation at Monona Terrace 12 noon - 12:45pm Terrace 12 noon - 12:45pm MONDAY MONDAY Meditation at Monona Meditation at Monona Terrace 12 noon - 12:45pm Terrace 12 noon - 12:45pm WEDNESDAY WEDNESDAY Tunes at Monona Terrace Tunes at Monona Terrace 5:30-7pm, Exhibition Hall 5:30-7pm, Exhibition Hall Little Vito and the Torpedoes Little and the Torpedoes (50’s Vito & 60’s) (50’s & 60’s) MONDAY MONDAY Meditation at Monona Meditation at Monona Terrace 12 noon - 12:45pm Terrace 12 noon - 12:45pm

DECEMBER DECEMBER

3 3

Club Tavern, Middleton: Dead End Moves, 9 pm. Come Back In: The Rascal Theory, free (patio), 5 pm.

NOVEMBER NOVEMBER 2 2

17 17 22 22

TUESDAY TUESDAY Mindful Yoga Mindful 12 noonYoga - 12:45pm 12 noon - 12:45pm WEDNESDAY WEDNESDAYLine Dancing Lakeside Lakeside Line Dancing 6-8pm, Exhibition Hall 6-8pm, Exhibition Hall R&B/Hip-Hop Theme R&B/Hip-Hop Theme THURSDAY THURSDAY Mindful Yoga Mindful 12 noonYoga - 12:45pm 12 noon - 12:45pm TUESDAY TUESDAY Mindful Yoga Mindful 12 noonYoga - 12:45pm 12 noon - 12:45pm THURSDAY THURSDAY Mindful Yoga Mindful 12 noon Yoga - 12:45pm 12 noon - 12:45pm TUESDAY TUESDAY Mindful Yoga Mindful 12 noonYoga - 12:45pm 12 noon - 12:45pm THURSDAY THURSDAY Mindful Yoga Mindful 12 noonYoga - 12:45pm 12 noon - 12:45pm TUESDAY TUESDAY Mindful Yoga Mindful 12 noonYoga - 12:45pm 12 noon - 12:45pm

Crossroads Coffee, Cross Plains: Bindlestiffs, 7 pm. Edgewater Hotel: Shelley Faith, free (plaza), 6 pm.

The Flowers Are Burning: Incandescent Watercolors

Essen Haus: Tom Brusky, free, 8:30 pm. Fountain: Richard Shaten, free, 7:30 pm Fridays. The Frequency: Desecrate, Cold Black River, 10 pm.

Overture Center’s Playhouse Gallery, exhibited through Sept. 2

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

Madison artist-activists Mary Kay Neumann and Helen Klebesadel have collaborated on 15 color-saturated paintings that ask us to stop, pause and consider the things in nature we love that we are losing as a result of pollution and climate change. Their elegant, flowing and expressionist flowers, birds, plants and burning fields speak powerfully to the threat to our planet’s biodiversity, in an exhibit that is not only a testament to beauty from a feminist perspective but an opportunity to join in the fight for a solution.

Hody Bar, Middleton: Midlife Crisis, rock, free, 9 pm.

BOOKS/SP OKEN WORD Martha Bergland & Paul G. Hayes: Discussing “Studying Wisconsin: The Life of Increase Lapham,” their book, 5 pm, 8/27, 30 on the Square. If rain: Wisconsin Historical Museum. top-of-state.com.

KIDS & FAM ILY Back to School Block Party: Annual all-ages event, 5-9:30 pm, 8/27, Fitchburg Technology Campus, 2690 Research Park Dr., with kids’ activities, entertainment by Stu Stoinski Trio, James the Magician, Bucky Badger visit, arts & crafts, movie screening. Free. facebook.com/ftcbacktoschoolblockparty.

fri aug 28 M USIC

High Noon Saloon: Hometown Sweethearts, 9 pm. Ivory Room: Peter Hernet, Kevin Gale, Josh Dupont, dueling pianos, 8:30 pm. Knuckle Down: Martin Lang (CD release), 9 pm. Liquid (formerly Segredo): Branchez, EDM, 10 pm. Louisianne’s, Middleton: Johnny Chimes, New Orleans piano, free, 6:30 pm Fridays-Saturdays. Madison Children’s Museum: The Big Payback, free (outdoors), noon. Merchant: DJ Bruce Blaq, free, 10:30 pm. Mickey’s Tavern: Deadbeat Club (B-52s tribute), The Vipers, free, 10 pm. Mr. Robert’s: Chaos Revolution Theory, free, 10 pm. Natt Spil: DJ Vilas Park Sniper, free, 10 pm. Northside Family Restaurant: Richard Hassler, 5 pm. Pizza Oven, Monona: Haley Parvin (CD release), R&B/rock, 7:30 pm. Pooley’s: Brandon Beebe, free (on the patio), 7 pm. Tempest: The North Westerns, free, 9:30 pm. Tip Top Tavern: Chain Station, bluegrass, free, 9:30 pm. Tuvalu Coffeehouse, Verona: Open Mic, free, 7 pm. Tyranena Brewing, Lake Mills: The Mugs, free, 6 pm. UW Memorial Union-Terrace: Tritonics, free, 5 pm; Madison County, free, 9 pm. Wisconsin Brewing Company, Verona: Left Wing Bourbon, free, 6 pm.

S PEC I A L EV EN TS Hilldale’s Grand Wide Open: Marking completion of remodeling, 8/28-30, Hilldale, with music, food carts, kids’ activities. Free admission. hilldale.com. Adult Swim: Enjoy the museum kid-free, 6-10 pm, 8/28, Madison Children’s Museum, with crafting theme, music by No Name String Band, DJ Spincycle, beer, Mad City Bazaar vendors. $15 (21+ only). 256-6445.

FA I RS & FEST I VA L S Good Neighbor Festival: 8/28-30, Fireman’s Park, Middleton, with carnival, entertainment, craft fair, kids’ activities. goodneighborfestival.com.

B O O KS / S PO K EN WO RD

Keller Williams Trio

Neil Griffin: Discussing “Benefit of the Doubt,” his new thriller, 7 pm, 8/28, Mystery to Me. 283-9332.

Friday, Aug. 28, Majestic Theatre, 9 pm

S PEC TATO R S PO RTS

Dubbed “the one-man jam band” by The Wall Street Journal, Keller Williams is unique in his genre, creating a full and lush sound almost by himself, with nothing but creative looping and raw musical talent. Williams released his 20th album, Vape, in April and will get some help at this show from friends Rob Wasserman and Rodney Holmes, who round out his Keller Williams Trio. With the Accidentals.

UW Volleyball: HotelRed Invitational: Colgate vs. College of Charleston 4 pm and UW vs. Western Kentucky 7 pm, 8/28; Western Kentucky vs. Charleston 10 am, UW vs. Colgate 12:30 pm, Colgate vs. Western Kentucky 4:30 pm and UW vs. Charleston 7:30 pm, 8/29, Field House. 262-1440.

Alchemy Cafe: Tani Diakite & the Afrofunkstars, 10 pm.

MONONA TERRACE®® One John Nolen Dr., Madison, WI 53703 • PH: 608.261.4000 MONONA TERRACE One John Nolen• Dr., Madison, WI 53703 • PH: 608.261.4000 TTY: 771 or 800.947.3529 communityevents.mononaterrace.com TTY: 771 or 800.947.3529 • communityevents.mononaterrace.com

Brocach-Square: The Currach, free, 5 pm Fridays.

Babe’s Restaurant: The Civil Engineers, rock, 8 pm. The Bayou: DJ Chamo, Latin, free, 10 pm Fridays.

UW Men’s Soccer: vs. Butler, 7:30 pm, 8/28; vs. Xavier, 7 pm, 8/30, McClimon Complex. $5. 262-1440.

A RT EXH I B I TS & EV EN TS Gleam: Art in a New Light: Sculptural art featuring light, 9/1-10/31, Olbrich Gardens (reception 7:30-10:30 pm, 8/28, $25, brownpapertickets.com/ event/2019115; illuminated viewing 7:30-10:30 pm Wednesdays-Fridays, $12). 246-4550. See page 32.

FU NDRA I S ER S Becky Selleck Memorial Potluck: Open house & plaque dedication, 5:30-8 pm, 8/28, Crowley Station Community Garden. Donations benefit garden improvements. crowleystationgarden.org. RSVP for It’s Glow Time: Breast Cancer Recovery benefit 5K (wear neon/light colors), 7:30 pm, 8/29, Warner Park Duck Pond, with DJ music. $39. RSVP by 8/28: itsglowtime5k.com. Munich to Madison: Beer & wine tasting benefit for UW Carbone Cancer Center, 6 pm-9 pm, 8/28, Boardman & Clark Law Firm, with hors d’oeuvres. $45. RSVP by noon, 8/28: facebook.com/UWCarbone. 262-1032.

DA NC I N G Dane Dances: With Megan Bobo & the Lux, Grupo Candela, DJ Ace, 5:30-9:30 pm, 8/28, Monona Terrace Rooftop. Free. 261-4000.

sat aug 29 MU SI C

Tuvalu Coffee, Verona: Danielle Juhre, free, 7 pm. Tyranena Brewing, Lake Mills: Kyle Henderson, 6 pm. Witwen Park & Campground: Larry Busch Big Band, swing, free, 6:30 pm.

S PECI AL E V ENTS An Evening at Maria’s: Pop-up venue, 6 pm, 8/29, 1444 E. Washington Ave., with music by Treemo, Asumaya, visual art by Lacey Smith, Dan Wang, Derrick Buisch, Dale Kaminski, food. $10-$5. facebook.com/events/822174777898851. Simpson Street Finest Families Neighborhood Reunion: Annual event, 9 am-9 pm, 8/29, Winnequah/ Dream Park, Monona. Free; all welcome. 957-1652. Ferment Dissent: Imperial stout fest, 2-6 pm, 8/29, Ale Asylum, with samples, music by Reverend Horton Heat. $25. RSVP: fermentdissent.eventbrite.com.

COME DY Drag Down Cancer: American Cancer Society fundraiser, 6 pm, 8/29, High Noon Saloon, with drag queens & kings, stand-up. $10 donation. 268-1122.

FUN D RAI S ERS Pounding the Pavement for a Warner Pool: Circle of Friends of WPCRC fundraiser walk, 9 am, 8/29, Warner Park (registration 8:30 am). $15. friendsofwarner.com.

sun aug 30

SATURDAY • NOV 7 CAPITOL THEATRE TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, AUG 28 AT 11AM at OvertureCenter.org, by phone608-258-4141, and at the Overture Center Box Offce.

MUS I C

Peter Mulvey and Paul Cebar Saturday, Aug. 29, Art in the Barn (5927 Adams Rd., Fitchburg), 7:30 pm

Milwaukee singer/songwriters Peter Mulvey (pictured) and Paul Cebar come together for this benefit concert supporting Haiti Allies, a Madison nonprofit doing work in Cité Soleil, a shantytown outside Port-au-Prince. Its mission is to help Haitians through education, meal programs and job creation. Alchemy Cafe: Miles Over Mountains, free, 10 pm. Babe’s Restaurant: Undercover, classic rock, 8 pm. Brink Lounge: Charanga Agoza, Edi Rey y Su Salsera, DJ Rumba, Latin, 8:30 pm. Bristled Boar, Middleton: Brandon Beebe, free, 6 pm. Capitol Lakes-Grand Hall: Black Marigold, free, 7 pm. Cardinal Bar: DJ Fernando, 10 pm. Claddagh, Middleton: John Masino, free (patio), 8 pm. Come Back In: Black Friday, free, 9 pm. Dragonfly Lounge: Lazydeadpoet, Gods In the Chrysalis, Seasaw, rock, 9 pm. Essen Haus: Brewhaus Polka Kings, free, 8:30 pm. Fitz’s On the Lake, Lodi: Robert J, free, 6:30 pm. Frequency: Schaffer the Darklord, Coolzey, 10 pm. High Noon: Red Rose, Bird’s Eye, Oh My Love, 9:30 pm.

Sunday, Aug. 30, High Noon Saloon, 3-7 pm

Funk drumming mainstay Clyde Stubblefield has long been a source of inspiration for young musicians, and now he’s getting down to brass tacks. He’s putting on three fundraising concerts for the Clyde Stubblefield Scholarship Fund, which will make an annual award to a graduating Madison school district student who plans to study music in college. The shows will feature approximately 30 musicians who have performed with the legendary drummer. The second concert in the series will feature the Clyde Stubblefield All-Star Band (Sept. 11, Barrymore Theatre, 8 pm) and the third is a free MadCity Sessions (Oct. 8, Overture Hall Main Lobby, 6-8 pm).

Knuckle Down Saloon: The Volcanics, 9 pm.

Capital Brewery, Middleton: East Wash Jukes, Gio’s Garden Benefit, 1 pm.

Liliana’s: John Widdicombe & Dan Barker, 6:30 pm.

Cardinal Bar: Jamaal Eubanks, 4 pm.

Liquid (formerly Segredo): DJ Urbane, EDM, 10 pm.

The Frequency: East Cameron Folk Core, Queen Anne’s Revenge, 8:30 pm.

Merchant: DJ Phil Money, 10:30 pm. Mr. Robert’s: Davemon, free, 10 pm. Nau-Ti-Gal: The Sparks Band, ‘60s rock, free, 5:30 pm. Pooley’s: Small Blind Johnny, free (patio), 7 pm.

I N

N E W

L I G H T

A CUTTING-EDGE EXHIBITION FEATURING SITE-SPECIFIC ART AND LIGHT INSTALLATIONS AT OLBRICH GARDENS.

OPENING RECEPTION AUGUST 28 7:30PM - 10:30PM

SEPTEMBER 2 -O CT OBER 3 0

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church-Raymond Rd.: Chance Allies, Madison Area Lutheran Council Jail Chaplaincy Ministry fundraiser, with dessert, 6:30 pm.

Sprecher’s Restaurant: Old School, free, 8 pm.

High Noon Saloon: Squidhammer Metal, Cast In Fire, H1N1, Devilution, Pantera tribute, 8 pm.

Tempest: Caravan Gypsy Swing Ensemble, 9:30 pm.

Java Cat: Nick Matthews, 9:30 am; Jeff Larsen, 1 pm.

Tofflers, New Glarus: Stop the Clock, free, 8 pm.

Liliana’s: Cliff Frederiksen, free, 10:30 am Sundays.

Tricia’s Country Corners: Wayne Road, 9 pm.

A R T

➡

WEDNESDAY - FRIDAY 7:30PM - 10:30PM OLBRICH.ORG

AUGUST 27–SEPTEMBER 2, 2015 ISTHMUS.COM

Ivory Room: Peter Hernet, Vince Strong, Kevin Gale, dueling pianos, 8:30 pm.

Clyde Stubblefield Scholarship Fund Benefit

n ISTHMUS PICKS : AUG 30 – SEPT 3

AMERICAN PLAYERS THEATRE EM BR ACE SU M M ER

NOW PLAYING On the Hill T H E M E R RY W I V E S O F W I N D S O R By William Shakespeare A STREETCAR NA MED DESIRE By Tennessee Williams PRIDE AND PREJUDICE Adapted by Joseph Hanreddy and J.R. Sullivan From the novel by Jane Austen

In the Touchstone Theatre AN ILIAD By Lisa Peterson and Denis O’Hare Adapted from Homer’s The Iliad by Robert Fagles THE ISL AND By Athol Fugard, John Kani and Winston Ntshona

Plus three more plays to open in August. Eric Parks and Brian Mani in The Merry Wives of Windsor. Photo by Liz Lauren.

americanplayers.org 608.588.2361

Maduro: DJ Nick Nice, free, 10 pm Sundays.

MUS I C

Parched Eagle: Bill & Bobbie Malone, free, 4 pm.

The Profits

Tofflers, New Glarus: Big Wes Turner Trio, 2:30 pm. Wisconsin Brewing Company, Verona: Natty Nation, Megan Bobo & the Lux, DJ Trichrome, Clinic at a Time benefit, 2 pm.

SP ECIAL EV ENTS

Out of the Shadows: Rediscovering Jewish Music, Literature and Theater Sunday, Aug. 30, various locations

Local scholars and musicians are part of an international research project that presents rediscovered music and theatrical works by Jewish artists. Events include a brunch, a tour of the Mills Music Library’s remarkable collection of Yiddish recordings, a concert honoring Jewish composers who perished in the Holocaust, and a cabaret night. See page 38. Walk & Roll: Roads closed to motor vehicle traffic for biking, skating or walking, 10 am-2 pm, 8/30, neighborhoods bordered by Cottage Grove and Buckeye roads, plus family activities, info booths, food, music & more. Route: cityofmadison.com/parks. 266-4711. Black-Latino Unity Picnic: Immigrant Workers Union annual event (all welcome), 1-5 pm, 8/30, Penn Park, with food, music, kids’ activities, community information & more. Free. 866-476-0884.

Monday, Aug. 31, High Noon Saloon, 8 pm

In the 10 years since their muchloved acoustic act the Profits disbanded, founders John Paul Roney and Mike Droho have kept busy: Roney formed We the Living before moving to Nashville to focus on his folksy Boom Forest project; Droho stayed in Madison and plays with his own band, Mike Droho & the Compass Rose. The pair will resurrect the Profits for one night, sharing the bill with Boom Forest and the Old Soul Society. Come Back In: Field & James, free (patio), 5 pm. Frequency: Halley DeVestern Band, 8:30 pm. Natt Spil: The Real Jaguar, free, 10 pm. Up North Pub: Derek Ramnarace, free, 7 pm.

tue sept 1 MUS I C

Northside Sunday Supper: Corn boil, 6 pm, 8/30, Warner Park-tin can shelter, with kids activities. Free. 217-9631.

F UNDRAISERS APDA Optimism Walk: American Parkinson Disease Association-Wisconsin Chapter fundraiser, 11 am, 8/30, Warner Park (register 10 am-noon). $15 (pledges also encouraged). wichapterapda.org. 229-7628.

Dirty Heads

mon aug 31

Tuesday, Sept. 1, Barrymore Theatre, 8:30 pm

LECTURES & SEM INARS Revolutions, Religion and the Politics of Negotiating Space: UW Mosse/Weinstein Center for Jewish Studies symposium, 9 am-9 pm, 8/31-9/1, Discovery BuildingDeLuca Forum; keynotes by Michael Walzer, 7 pm, 8/31; and by Uzi Rabi, 7 pm, 9/1. Free. 265-4763.

Hip-hop, reggae and ska collide in the world of Dirty Heads, a six-piece from California that formed back in 1996. The band hit No. 1 on the Billboard charts for eleven weeks in 2008 with their track “Lay Me Down,” and they’ve released a string of feel-good, inventive albums in the years since, including this year’s Sound of Change. With Chef’Special. Alchemy: Ted Keys Trio, free, 10 pm Tuesdays; DJs Jorts, Tank Top Troy, free, midnight.

2201 Atwood Ave.

(608) 249-4333

WE’RE BACK OPEN MON. AUG. 31 ____________________________________ ISTHMUS.COM AUGUST 27–SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

SAT. SEP. 5

After the Badger game / $7

Cardinal Bar: Ben Sidran, Louka Patenaude, Nick Moran, Todd Hammes, jazz, free, 5:30 pm; New Breed Jazz Jam, free, 9 pm Tuesdays. Come Back In: WheelHouse, free, 5 pm Tuesdays. Crystal Corner Bar: Bing Bong, rock, free, 8 pm. Essen Haus: Brian Erickson, 6:30 pm Tue.-Wed. Free House Pub, Middleton: The Westerlies, Irish, free, 7:30 pm Tuesdays. High Noon Saloon: Music Trivia, free, 6 pm; Gomeroke, 9 pm Tuesdays. Ivory Room: Josh Dupont, piano, 9 pm Tuesdays. Liliana’s, Fitchburg: John Vitale, Marilyn Fisher & Ken Kuehl, jazz, free, 5:30 pm Tuesdays.

____________________________________

SUN. SEP. 6

7-10 pm $10

Four Chairs No Waiting REUNION

www.harmonybarandgrill.com

Mason Lounge: Five Points Jazz Collective, 9 pm. Otto’s: Westside Andy & Glenn Davis, free, 5:30 pm Tuesdays (through 9/1).

S PEC I A L EV EN TS Dane County Parks 80th Anniversary Celebration: Friends of Dane County Parks Endowment fundraiser, 5-7:30 pm, 9/1, Lake Farm County Park-Lussier Family Heritage Center, with talk by author Patty Loew, music, food. $50 donation. 212-6358.

A RT EX H I B I TS & E VE N TS

DAN CI N G

Nikki Mokrzycki: 9/1-30, Mother Fool’s. 259-1301.

Madison West Coast Swing Club: Open dance, 8-9:30 pm Wednesdays, Badger Bowl. $5 (intermediate lesson 7:30 pm; beginner lesson series begins 6:15 pm, 9/2, $63). 213-1108.

Cheryl & David Scadlock: Photographs, 9/1-10/31, UW Fluno Center. 441-7117. Jordan Peschek: “The Art of it All,” acrylic & marker, 9/1-12/31, Steep & Brew State St. 256-2902.

LEC T U R ES & S EM I N ARS History Sandwiched In: Brown-bag lunch program, “The Interstate Bicycle Network that Doesn’t Exist,” by James Longhurst, 12:15 pm, 9/1, Wisconsin Historical Museum. $3 donation. 264-6555.

AND THE

CHICAGO YESTET “JAZZ at its BEST!”

P U B LI C MEET I N G S

MU SI C

FRI, AUG 28

JOEL ADAMS

FOOT-Loose: Friends of Olin-Turville open dance with Madison Contra Dance Co-op, 6-8 pm, 9/1, Olin Park Pavilion. Free. 239-4299.

wed sept 2

Tate’s BLUES JAM

MUS I C

DA NC I N G

Dane County Budget Listening Session: With County Executive Joe Parisi, 5:30 pm, 9/1, Fitchburg Library; 5:30 pm, 9/2, Westside Community Services Building, Sun Prairie. 266-4114.

THURSDAYS H 8:30PM H FREE

thu sept 3

Wright Design Series: Screening of PBS documentary “Pedro E. Guerrero: A Photographer’s Journey,” free, 7 pm, 9/1, Monona Terrace. 261-4000.

Madison Common Council: 6:30 pm, 9/1, City-County Building. 266-4071.

MADISON MUSIC COLLECTIVE PRESENTS

Northern Faces Thursday, Sept. 3, The Frequency, 11 pm

Northern Faces is a quartet of freshfaced young men from Albany, N.Y. The band meshes big hooks, loud drums and glaring guitars into a modern rock sound. Though they just released their full-length debut in April, they’ve already toured with big bands like the 1975 and Cage the Elephant. With Modern Chemistry.

- one performance only -

THE BRINK LOUNGE

701 E. Washington Ave, Madison, WI $12 advance/$15 dos AdvanceTickets: www.thebrinklounge.com

9PM

Martin Lang

CD RELEASE PARTY

Delmark Blues Recording Artist One of the best Blues Harp players Featuring

Paul Filipowicz

SAT, AUG 29 H 9PM H $7

Volcanics

The

Rock, Blues & More

FRIDAY, SEPT. 4 9:00 PM

ALL NIGHT PARTY Sat, Sept. 5 Pistol Pete 1st & 3rd Weds Whiskey

Weds

ROCK JAM with The Devil’s Share 2nd & 4th Weds Bluegrass with

Jam

Ad Hoc String Band

2513 Seiferth Rd., Madison

1855 Saloon and Grill, Cottage Grove: Ken Wheaton, fingerstyle guitar, free, 6 pm Wednesdays.

222-7800

KnuckleDownSaloon.com

30 on the Square: Darren Sterud Orchestra with Steve Wiest, Madison Music Foundry Student Jazz Ensemble, Jazz at Five series, free, 4 pm. Alchemy Cafe: Boo Bradley, blues, free, 10 pm.

WORLD’S BEST AMATEUR DIRTY MOVIE FESTIVAL

Bowl-A-Vard Lanes: Thirsty Jones, rock, free, 6 pm. Cardinal Bar: DJ Radish, 9 pm. The Frequency: The Blackbird Revue, Teddy Davenport, Heather & Snow, Americana, 7 pm. High Noon Saloon: Nester, Owls, Foxes & Sebastian, All Good Things, American Feedbag, 18+, 8 pm. Ivory Room: Jim Ripp, piano, 9 pm Wednesdays. Liliana’s Restaurant, Fitchburg: Cliff Frederiksen and Ken Kuehl, jazz, free, 5:30 pm Wednesdays. Louisianne’s: Johnny Chimes, 6 pm Wednesdays. Luther Memorial Church: Bruce Bengtson, organ recital, free, noon Wednesdays. Opus Lounge: Shawndell Marks, free, 9 pm. Otto’s: Gerri DiMaggio, free, 5:30 pm Wednesdays (through 9/2). Quaker Steak & Lube, Middleton: Eagle Trace, 5:30 pm. Uno Chicago Grill-Mineral Point Rd.: Nine Thirty Standard, rock/country/blues, free, 6:30 pm. Up North Pub: MoonHouse, free, 8 pm.

SP ECI A L EV EN TS

A RT EX H I B I TS & E VE N TS Jim Barnard: “Facing Dylan,” photographs interpreting song titles, 9/2-10/30, UW-Extension Lowell Center. 256-2621.

P U B LI C MEET I N G S Wisconsin Public Service Commission: Public hearing on Madison Water Utility’s rate increase request, 10 am, 9/2, PSC, 610 N. Whitney Way. 266-4651.

Thursday, Sept. 3, Central Park, 5-10 pm

Central Park Sessions are back to the familiar Thursday night setting with this fundraising concert that benefits the River Alliance of Wisconsin and the Madison Parks Foundation. Performers include Evan Murdock and the Imperfect Strangers (5 pm), Robbie Fulks (6:30 pm) and the Royal Southern Brotherhood (8:30 pm). Alchemy: DJs Radish, Dr. Funkenstein, free, 10 pm. Cardinal Bar: DJ Jo-Z, Latin, 10 pm. Club Tavern, Middleton: John Masino, 9 pm. High Noon Saloon: Elks Teeth and Rabbits Feet, 6 pm. Majestic Theatre: Tani Diakite & the Afrofunkstars, DJ Trichrome, free, 9 pm.

Curated by Dan Savage!

August SAT.28

at 7 pm & 9 pm

SEPT. 12

2 SHOWS! August 29

& 10PM at7:30PM 6 pm, 8 pm, ALL NEW FILMS FOR 2015 $18 advance, &Tickets10 pm$20 dos

Mr. Robert’s: Keith Jones & the Makeshifts, 10 pm. Otto’s: Michael Hanson Jazz Group, free, 5:30 pm.

RECRE AT I ON & GAM ES Madison Sports Car Club: Field trip/social, 6:309:30 pm, 9/3, Midwest Microcar Museum, Mazomanie. Free. 223-9549.

PUB L I C ME ETINGS Dane County Board of Supervisors: Meeting, 7 pm, 9/3, City-County Building. 266-5758.

SEARCH THE FULL CALENDAR OF EVENTS AT ISTHMUS.COM

ROULETTE

509 Atlantic Brooklyn 2090 AtwoodAve, Ave, Madison, WI barrymorelive.com

ALL NEW FILMS FOR 2015!! TICKETS AT BARRYMORE OUTLETS & HUMPTOUR.COM SHOWTIMES & TICKETS AT HUMPTOUR.COM

AUGUST 27–SEPTEMBER 2, 2015 ISTHMUS.COM

UW Organic Agriculture Field Day: Annual event, 9:30 am-2:30 pm, 9/2, Arlington Agricultural Research Station, with presentations. Free (lunch available for $10). RSVP: emsilva@wisc.edu. 890-1503.

Central Park Sessions: The Southern Fried Session

n EMPHASIS

CANDICE WAGENER

Velvet Button Boutique owners Rhonda Dittberner (left) and Karen Graeve.

Fun fashion, simple style Velvet Button Boutique carries unique clothing and accessory lines for women BY CANDICE WAGENER

Born out of a lifelong friendship and a mutual love of shopping, Velvet Button Boutique has been keeping things stylish on Monroe Street since February 2013. Co-owners Karen Graeve and Rhonda Dittberner carry unique fashion lines shoppers won’t find anywhere else in Madison. Clothing from the brand Neesh (which describes its original looks as “whimsical clothing for grown-up girls”) is designed and produced in Chicago. Other favorites are wraps, tops and dresses by Angelrox of Maine, and international lines Angels Never Die and Mado et Les Autres. Clothes are unfussy without being actual sportswear, and look contemporary without seeming like they came direct from the mall.

VELVET BUTTON BOUTIQUE ■ 1925 Monroe St., Madison ■ 608-285-5959 velvetbuttonboutique.com ■ 10 am-6 pm Mon.-Fri., 10 am- 5 pm Sat., noon-4 pm Sun.

Velvet Button also carries upcycled pieces, such as clothing, bags and accessories made from used saris — these are from Indie Ella, a Texas company that sources saris from Bangalore, India, where these garments are often worn only once by affluent women. The boutique also has a collection of handbags created out of recycled tire tubes, bike tires, seed and other burlap bags, all with a cross-body strap made from bicycle tires. Jewelry is often Wisconsin-made and customizable. While you can spend as much as $300 for an item, there are affordable pieces in the $30 range. The boutique also offers a rewards program — VBB Bucks — that earns regular customers 5% back.

Private parties can be booked in-shop too, with wine and hors d’oeuvres. Graeve and Dittberner grew up together in Sun Prairie and found themselves returning to an early dream of owning a boutique together. Graeve left the interior design field and Dittberner quit her job at a nonprofit to take the leap into a new business. “We want to support small and indie designers and local artists,” says Graeve. Shoppers can bask in one-on-one attention. Graeve and Dittberner have helped many women find clothes that match their true style. “We don’t like to be over-the-top, crazy-different,” says Dittberner, “but just enough to stand out a little bit.” n

Flocking to Jefferson ISTHMUS.COM AUGUST 27–SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

Everyone’s sheepish at the Wisconsin Sheep & Wool Festival

The Wisconsin Sheep & Wool Festival, Sept. 11-13 at the Jefferson Fair Park, 503 N. Jackson Ave. in Jefferson, should attract a diverse population of visitors. Farmers and would-be farmers will head to the barns to admire a wide variety of breeds of sheep. Cooks will find “Lamb: Pasture to Plate” cooking demos from chef Jack Kaestner. Shepherds will learn to perfect their craft. Dog lovers will head to the stock dog trials to see border collies and other herding breeds do their thing. And everyone will want to see the newborn lambs. Fiber artists, spinners, hooked rug makers,

knitters and crochet fans will come for classes and two huge “country store” buildings of vendors selling soaps, lotions, art pieces, spinning equipment, specialty yarns as well as raw materials — rovings, fleeces, combed tops. As of press time, many “Wonders of Wool” classes were filled, but openings remained in 25 classes, including rug hooking, knitting beyond the basics, wrapping stitches and felting a necklace. Registration continues until the class is full; see wisconsinsheep andwoolfestival.com for openings.

— LINDA FALKENSTEIN

JONESIN’

n CLASSIFIEDS

Services & Sales CHECK OUT THE FOUNDRY FOR MUSIC LESSONS & REHEARSAL STUDIOS & THE NEW BLAST HOUSE STUDIO FOR RECORDING! 608-270-2660, madisonmusicfoundry.com CASH FOR CARS: Any Car/Truck. Running or Not! Top Dollar Paid. We Come To You! Call For Instant Offer: 1-888-420-3808 www.cash4car.com (AAN CAN) AUTO INSURANCE STARTING AT $25/ MONTH! Call 855-977-9537 (AAN CAN) Artists, musicians, performers, artisans, and writers... No-strings-attached artist support. Free signup! ScratchBang is Artists & Fans & Love & Money. Visit and explore: scratchbang.com. DISH TV Starting at $19.99/month (for 12 mos.) SAVE! Regular Price $34.99 Call Today and Ask About FREE SAME DAY Installation! CALL Now! 888-992-1957 (AAN CAN) AIRLINE CAREERS begin here – Get started by training as FAA certified Aviation Technician. Financial aid for qualified students. Job placement assistance. Call Aviation Institute of Maintenance 800-7251563 (AAN CAN)

The Hybrid Pros

We can fix your Hybrid Vehicle!

Get CABLE TV, INTERNET & PHONE with FREE HD Equipment and install for under $3 a day! Call Now! 855-602-6424

“O for Two” — singles only, please.

Health & Wellness Swedish Massage For Men, providing immediate Stress, Tension and Pain Relief. Seven days a week by appt.—same day appointments available. Contact Steve, CMT at: ph/text 608.277.9789 or acupleasur@aol.com. Gift certificates available for any reason or season @ ABC Massage Studio! Larry P. Edwards RPh, LBT Nationally & State Certified #4745-046 Massage Therapist and Body Worker Madison, WI Miss Danu WORLD CLASS MASSAGE * FEEL GREAT IN ONE HOUR! * Short Notice * Nice Price* 8AM-7PM * 608255-0345 Relaxing Unique Massage Therapy Experienced, Results Hypnotherapy! You Deserve the BEST! Why not Get it? Ken-Adi Ring LMT. CHt. CI. 256-0080 www.wellife.org

You gotta live it every day

ACROSS

1 5 10 14 15 16 17

Place for a nap Part of a sequence? Georgetown athlete Jai ___ Specialty Nursing school subj. Comment about allsoloist concerts? 20 Critter with a pouch 21 “___ Like It” 22 “Fuel” performer DiFranco 23 Audiophile’s collection, perhaps 25 Slanted printing style 27 Haulers that repel everyone? 33 Wrinkly dog 34 Half a new wave group? 35 “Rashomon” director Kurosawa 39 Like fine wine

41 Member of the peerage 43 Flying solo 44 Shaun, for one 46 Eugene of travel guides 48 8-1/2” x 11” size, for short 49 Say “I guess we’ll take DiCaprio”? 52 Disappear into thin air 55 “Sweet” Roman numeral? 56 Yes, at the altar 57 Hit the weights, maybe 61 “At the Movies” cohost 65 “O.K., pontoon, I hear ya loud and clear”? 68 Succulent plant 69 Bawl out 70 Brockovich of lawsuit fame 71 Grateful Dead bassist Phil 72 Pang of pain 73 Pineapple packager

DOWN

1 Pocketed, as a pool ball 2 Butter substitute 3 Bean mentioned in “The Silence of the Lambs” 4 “Do the Right Thing” Oscar nominee Danny 5 Hereditary helix 6 “Club Can’t Handle Me” rapper Flo ___ 7 Old French coins 8 “Hey sailor!” 9 Biographical bit 10 Hawaiian pizza ingredient 11 Shaq’s surname 12 “Live at the Acropolis” New Ager 13 Overhead storage 18 Breakneck 19 “Straight ___ Compton” 24 Brush-off

26 Wants to know 27 Hot springs 28 Julia’s “Notting Hill” costar 29 S-shaped molding 30 Botanical transplant 31 Marcia’s mom 32 Battery’s negative terminal 36 “___ be sweet!” 37 Flat fee 38 Farming prefix 40 ‘50s sitcom name 42 L.A. hardcore punk band with the 1994 album “Punk in Drublic” 45 Green sauce 47 Moved about 50 Pushing force 51 Like corduroy and, um... (hey, get your mind out of the gutter!) 52 Crucial 53 “Chasing Pavements” singer 54 Cautionary list 58 Aqueduct feature 59 “Frankenstein” helper 60 ___ contendere (court plea) 62 100 cents, in Cyprus 63 Agitate 64 Actress Daly 66 Disgusted utterance 67 Dedicatory verse LAST WEEK’S ANSWERS

P.S. MUELLER

• Hybrid technology is great for the environment (and your gas mileage) but only if your battery is performing at its best. • We’re hybrid experts and we can restore battery performance to get your car flying just like new. • We have cutting edge technology and expert mechanics for all your hybrid needs!

Call Today for an Appointment!

COMMITTED TO EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE & QUALITY WORK

www.ClasenAutomotive.com www.TheHybridShop.com

Isthmus.com

AUGUST 27–SEPTEMBER 2, 2015 ISTHMUS.COM

2118 South Stoughton Rd. (608) 221-8321

n CLASSIFIEDS

Health & Wellness Struggling with DRUGS or ALCOHOL? Addicted to PILLS? Talk to someone who cares. Call The Addiction Hope & Help Line for a free assessment. 800-978-6674 VIAGRA 100mg, CIALIS 20mg. 40 Pills + 4 FREE for only $99. #1 Male Enhancement! Discreet Shipping. Save $500. Buy the Blue Pill Now! 1-800-404-1271 PREGNANT? THINKING OF ADOPTION? Talk with caring agency specializing in matching Birthmothers with Families Nationwide. LIVING EXPENSES PAID. Call 24/7 Abby’s One True Gift Adoptions. 866-413-6293. Void in Illinois/New Mexico/Indiana (AAN CAN)

Housing SHORT-TERM RENTALS Luxury furnished apt with resort hotel services, everything incl in rent. “All you need is your toothbrush.” 1, 2, 3 bdrms from $375+/wk or $1495+/mo. Countryside Apartments. 608-271-0101, open daily! www.countrysidemadison.com All real estate advertised is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, national origin, or status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault or stalking; or intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination. Isthmus will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are on an equal opportunity basis.

living, elevated

FITCHBURG: 3059 Yarmouth Greenway Dr. Gorgeous open floor plan, ranch 3606 SF, 4 bd 3ba, 2 kitchens, SS appliances, lg master suite, wood floors, theater room, fireplace, Pella windows, central vac, 3 car. MLS#1755850 $365,000. Kathy Tanis, 608469-5954. Bunbury & Associates Realtors

Buy-Sell-Exchange Matching people and property for over 20 years. Achieve your goals! Free consult. www.andystebnitz.com. Andy Stebnitz 608-692-8866 Restaino & Associates Realtors SHORT-TERM RENTALS Luxury furnished apt with resort hotel services, everything incl in rent. “All you need is your toothbrush.” 1, 2, 3 bdrms from $375+/wk or $1495+/mo. Countryside Apartments. 608-271-0101, open daily! www.countrysidemadison.com ALL AREAS ROOMMATES.COM. Lonely? Bored? Broke? Find the perfect roommate to complement your personality and lifestyle at Roommates.com! (AAN CAN)

Jobs DISABLED MAN/WEST SIDE MADISON looking for personal care assistants for overnight shifts (10 PM-6 AM). Cares include: med administration through g-tube and repositioning. Please call (608) 575-0654 for more information.

Jobs

Volunteer with UNITED WAY Volunteer Center Call 246-4380 or visit volunteeryourtime.org to learn about opportunities

***$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

Participate in Research on Childhood Anxiety & Depression The UW Department of Psychiatry is looking for 8-12 year olds who do not have mental health problems to participate in a research study. Participation involves behavioral tasks and questionnaires about health and mood. Receive $50 for participation in a 2-3 hour research session. Please call the HealthEmotions Research Institute for more information and to see if your child qualifies for participation. 608-265-4380

The CDA Triangle Housing is looking for volunteers to remove some ambitious grapevines that have taken over community garden fencing. Tools onsite, or you’re welcome to bring your own. The American Cancer Society in Madison is looking for event planning volunteers throughout South Central Wisconsin to work as a committee, assisting with logistics, entertainment, publicity, participant and team recruitment, and sponsorship. Committee members work closely with Society event staff. New volunteers are asked to commit for six months’ minimum. Do you enjoy painting fingernails and the calm conversation which goes along with it? St. Mary’s Care Center is looking for a “Glamour Queen.” Spend time with the residents, painting nails and chatting. Volunteers are needed on a weekly basis. EAST SIDE WOMAN WITH A DISABILITY seeking a reliable, physically fit female caregiver for personal care, housekeeping & assisting at a healthclub. Part time shifts available in early mornings & afternoons. $11.47-$12.31/hr. Call 204-9416.

You want to live downtown for the dining & events. Not the noise.

ISTHMUS.COM AUGUST 27–SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

1 & 2 BEDROOM LUXURY APARTMENTS 2 BLOCKS WEST OF CAPITOL SQUARE 1 BEDROOM STARTING AT ONLY $1,400

// striking lake, city & capitol views // pet friendly: no breed or weight limits // 2 luxurious condo-style finish collections

view floor plans & new pricing:

n SAVAGE LOVE

Ashley’s ashes BY DAN SAVAGE

Please do a public service announcement about the Ashley Madison hack, and request that NO ONE look up information on ANYONE other than their own spouse. I’m a former AM user. I’ve been married to my wife for 20 years. We met when we were both 20 years old. Seven years ago, I made a selfish decision to have an affair, and five years ago, my wife found out. She hated me for a while, but we worked things out. I have been faithful since then, and our marriage is better than ever. Since my wife already knows everything, I have no worries about her finding out. But what about every other person I know? It is mortifying to think about my colleagues or my wife’s family poring through my profile information. I’m going to assume the best — most people have the common decency not to snoop into their neighbors’ bedroom habits — but it would be great if you could ask people to respect other people’s privacy. Really Enraged Guy Requesting Everyone’s Tactful Silence I’m happy to back you up, REGRETS, but I don’t share your faith in humanity. Most people are only too delighted to snoop into their neighbors’ bedroom habits — particu-

of all of this, but joining that site helped me reclaim my sanity after a sexless 25-year marriage. Don’t Attack This Adulterer

larly when doing so induces feelings of moral superiority. And I like to think the kind of puritanical busybodies who would go looking for names in the Ashley Madison dump are unlikely to be readers of mine, so they wouldn’t see my Ashley Madison PSA anyway. But I have to disagree with your suggestion that people should look for their spouses’ names in the AM data. If someone in a shitty, high-conflict marriage needs an excuse to get out — because no-fault divorce isn’t good enough for them — okay, sure, that person might wanna search for their spouse’s name. But people who are in loving, functional, low-conflict, happy-ish marriages might want to think twice. Finding out that your spouse cheated — or fantasized about cheating — is impossible to unknow, and it’s something many people can’t get over. Caveat coniunx.

a scam to separate horny middle-aged guys from our wallets. And it doesn’t even have the relatively honest sleaze of a strip club. Ashley Madison Mark

I’m one of those morons who had an Ashley Madison account. But for me, and probably for many others, AM has been a strong antidote to the urge to cheat. Spending some time on AM taught me the following: (1) I’m nothing special — there are millions of other men looking for the same thing, and most of them are younger and better-looking. (2) The women on AM are nothing special — the few who even bother chatting with you are often looking for money, and your wife starts looking damn good by comparison. (3) The whole thing is basically

I’m one of the men caught in the Ashley Madison hacker net. But as pissed as I am about the bullshit — the company’s lies about the security of its site, the hackers’ self-righteous moralizing — I can attest to the fact that one can get what one is looking for on that site. Yes, there were a lot of fake profiles. Yes, there were a lot of pros. Yes, there were women looking to steal your identity. Seriously. But once you figured out the game, you could find a lot of real women on that site who were looking for someone to spend time with. I’ll be pissed if I get busted as a result

CRAIG WINZER

There’s no way to tell the difference between an Ashley Madison member who came to his (or her) senses before cheating, like AMM here, and a member who fucked a dozen other people — or, for that matter, a member who had a good reason for being on the site....

Slogging through the Savage Love mail for the last 25 years has convinced me of this: Some married people have grounds to cheat. Men and women trapped in sexless or loveless marriages, men and women who have been abandoned sexually and/or emotionally by spouses they aren’t able to leave — either because their spouses are economically dependent on them or because they may have children who are dependent on both partners. It would be wonderful if everyone who felt compelled to cheat could either negotiate an open relationship or end the one they’re in now, but there are cases where cheating is the least worst option for all involved. Now, I don’t know the particulars of DATA’s marriage, but if seeking sex elsewhere allowed DATA to stay sane and stay married, and if the marriage is otherwise affectionate and low-conflict, and if DATA’s wife didn’t want to see her marriage end, DATA may have done her a favor by getting on Ashley Madison. Loyalty isn’t something we can demonstrate only with our genitals. n Email Dan at mail@savagelove.net.

GET TICKETS FOR THESE EVENTS!

LETHERBEE DISTILLERS

HOUSE PARTY #3

6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 6. Sleep in on Labor Day! GIB’S BAR – MADISON, WI

CLEAN LAKES ALLIANCE

YAHARA LAKES 101

The next Lake Science Café: 7:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 10 with Physical Scientist Todd Stuntebeck

40 CRAFT BREWERS! ARTISAN FOOD!

ISTHMUS OKTOBEERFEST

Polka and Hammerschlagen, too! 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26 CENTRAL PARK – MADISON, WI DO YOUR TICKETING WITH ISTHMUS AND LIST YOUR EVENT HERE. INTERESTED? EMAIL CWINTERHACK@ISTHMUS.COM

ISTHMUSTICKETS.COM

AUGUST 27–SEPTEMBER 2, 2015 ISTHMUS.COM

THE EDGEWATER – MADISON, WI

Dear Neighbor, The food landscape is changing, isn’t it? You can buy your groceries from a number of places. Even the drugstore on the corner will sell you an apple. But where does it come from? How long ago was it picked? At Willy Street Co-op, we are a community of people who know food matters, both today and for our long-term health—it matters for the health of those we love and the vibrancy of the lives of the farmers whose food we sell. Over the past 40 years, we’ve been connecting people in cities with people on farms, and people on farms with people in cities. During Eat Local Month, we wanted to acknowledge you and say thank you. Thank you for choosing local. Thank you for choosing to be an Owner of one of the leading food cooperatives in the country. We thank you because we know you have plenty of other choices.

But our work isn’t done yet. Keep questioning where your food comes from. Big retailers and mass producers have the resources to tell and sell just about anything. But together, in our own micro way for a macro challenge, we’ve bucked that trend and made a tremendous impact. Your dollar counts for something here on both a local and a global scale.

ISTHMUS.COM AUGUST 27–SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

And for that we are thankful because small decisions now over time can lead to big changes.

Fresh. Local. Organic. Yours! Your Friends at the Co-op www.willystreet.coop