Isthmus: June 2-8, 2016

JUNE 2–8, 2016

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Any Number Can Win (Mélodie en sous-sol) CINEMATHEQUE, 4070 VILAS HALL • 821 UNIVERSITY AVE 7:00 PM - WED A world-weary ex-con (Jean Gabin) recruits his cocky former cellmate (Alain Delon) in a plan to rip-off a fancy Riviera casino (1963).

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HIP-HOP ENGINEER

Joey Vitale knows the frequency.

6-10 NEWS

CAST ADRIFT

Personal care shortage reaches crisis levels.

FIGHTIN’ WORDS

Paul Ryan faces primary challenge, from the right.

BOB KOCH

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SCREENS THE UW-MADISON CAMPUS was a frozen wasteland last February when Jay Rath first pitched the idea of revisiting the 30th anniversary of the Rodney Dangerfield comedy Back to School. His pursuit of the film’s alumni took him all the way to Hollywood, where he interviewed the film’s co-star, Sally Kellerman, and the cinematographer.

“I was surprised how eager everyone was to speak about the experience,” says Rath.

“Their memories of Madison are very clear, even though they’re talking about events of a single week, 30 years ago.”

CALENDAR, VINYL CAVE (ISTHMUS.COM) CALENDAR EDITOR Bob Koch can nearly always be found in the Isthmus editorial area wearing headphones and listening to 33 1/3 albums on his turntable. Back in 2008 he started chronicling his spins in a web feature called Vinyl Cave.

From the eclectic finds in the “Dollar Bin Diving” columns to recent reflections on Kenny Rogers, David Bowie and Rod Taylor (who?), Vinyl Cave is always an enlightening read.

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BLAST OFF!

West High rocketeers shoot for the stars.

12 OPINION

TAKE THE LOW ROAD

State Republicans join Trump in the muck.

14 COVER STORY

HOT HOT HOT

Molto bene!

Don’t-miss summer festival acts.

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Revisiting Rodney Dangerfield’s Back to School 30 year later.

20-23 FOOD & DRINK

LITTLE SHOP OF FLAVORS

Estacion Inka serves up big taste in a small space.

LICENSE TO SWILL

ALRC decides who can and can’t serve liquor.

Fri.-Sun., June 3-5, McKee Farms Park, iwcmadison.com Even if “pizza” is the only Italian word you know, you’ll feel right at home at Festa Italia, brought to you by the good paisanos at the Italian Workmen’s Club. Activities include a bocce tournament, pasta-eating contest, folk dancers, entertainment by the likes of Gerri DiMaggio and Joe Scalissi, plus food like Nonna used to make.

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A day in the country

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Fair Play explores integration of LGBT athletes.

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SONG OF MONTH CLUB

Prolific slow jammers Oh Wonder on tour.

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THE STORYTELLER DAVID MICHAEL MILLER

14 COVER STORY STAFF ARTIST David Michael Miller snapped the photos for this week’s cover story on the summer’s music festival highlights. His photos were born out of necessity.

Designing posters and swag for various local festivals for the past 20 years, his camera “Precious” captures many an image to build a poster around.

Lechayim Lunch celebrates the oral tradition.

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POETRY IN MOTION

Madison Metro buses display local students’ poems.

40 EMPHASIS

BOMBS AWAY!

Planting seeds through guerrilla gardening.

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32 ISTHMUS PICKS 41 CLASSIFIEDS 42 P.S. MUELLER 42 CROSSWORD 43 SAVAGE LOVE

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#wearorange Thurs., June 2, Central Park, 5-6 pm

Across the nation, people are wearing orange to raise awareness about gun violence. Check out this local rally featuring remarks from Mayor Paul Soglin and Police Chief Mike Koval.

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Repro rights are fun!

Sun., June 5, Tenney Park, 4:30-9:30 pm

Planned Parenthood hosts its ninth annual “Fun-raiser,” with food, drink, art, games and music from the No Name String Band (right), Pine Travelers, Nuggernaut and the Handphibians. Help ’em out, people.

Row, row, row your boat Sat., June 4, Bernard’s Boathouse, James Madison Park, 8 am-12:30 pm

Admit it: You’ve always wanted to crew on one of those sleek rowing shells gliding majestically across the waters of Lake Mendota. Well, Mendota Rowing Club’s Learn to Row Day is your chance to find out more, and maybe even try it out. Stroke!

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The Spring Art Tour is a chance for curious onlookers to visit artists of all stripes in their native habitats.

Woodworking, pottery, gourd art and paintings will all be on display at open studios in Mount Horeb, Verona, Mazomanie, Black Earth, Blue Mounds and places in between. Plan your tour at springarttour.com.

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Behind the console

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The drumbeat kicks and thumps the speaker boxes inside Joey Vitale’s home studio as he eyes the acoustic details within the visual representation of its sound wave. He clicks the mouse a few times, ups the volume, and then slides the isolated beat back into the master track.

Vitale’s tweaks aren’t immediately clear to our untrained ears. He replays the beat, as delivered by Madison musician Vadar One (formerly of Fair Play Cypher), followed by a replay of his mix. “The kick drum had too much low-mid,� he explains, like an editor discussing tweaks to a story. “You can hear more punch in it now; and the snare, I took out the low-mid, added some snap to it, and put a compressor on it so it isn’t hurting your ear.�

Each of the composition’s 60 distinct tracks will receive similar treatment. When finished, they will form interlocking parts in a seamless conglomeration known as a song. “Each song is like a frequency Rubik’s Cube,� Vitale says. “I figure out how to smooth out each track so they don’t sound like they’ve been recorded in different places. The more an artist builds up the tracks, the muddier the song gets.�

Vitale’s industry-standard studio — which he bankrolled delivering pizzas and flipping burgers — is located in an unassuming ranch-style duplex on Madison’s north side. He marvels at the fact he earns money doing what once seemed like a pipe dream. “I was always the guy who was choosing the music at parties,� he recalls. “I was always bugging people, ‘Did you hear that sound in the left speaker?’ ‘Did you hear that vocal?’�

After graduating from Madison Media Institute, where his passion for adjusting sound through amplification and filtering —

known as EQing — was realized, he launched Remedy Born Muzik and, in 2005, began working with artists from a variety of genres, with a special affinity for hip-hop. Now 38, the Madison native came of age during rap’s golden era in the late ’80s and early ’90s.

Prior to becoming an engineer and producer, he worked briefly promoting local hip-hop acts. In 2007, he joined the legions of young Madison talent enticed by bigger cities with better prospects.

For Vitale, that city was Atlanta, nationally known for its rich hip-hop scene. There, he refined his skills, but he returned four years later. “I missed the Midwest,� he says. “I like the water, the fresh air. I made a lot of connections [in Atlanta], but it wasn’t for me. There is something about the Midwest; it’s where my roots are.�

Since then, Vitale’s portfolio has expanded to include songs by Public Enemy’s Chuck D. and Sean Price, as well as several collaborations with Madison’s own hip-hop luminary, DJ Pain 1. Many local hip-hop artists have come to rely on his ear to mix and master their rhymes or produce the beats.

As a volunteer for Madison’s Urban Community Arts Network, Vitale is one of several boosters who believe in the untapped potential of Madison hip-hop. To realize that dream, Vitale says local artists must honor one of hip-hop’s tenants: Be hometown proud. “A lot of artists around here claim to be from Chicago when they perform outside of Madison, but how do you get your fans to come out when you’re not representing your city?�

In the meantime, Vitale is putting the final pieces of his own dream in place by scaling back on “food work.� Business is abundant

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enough that engineering and producing full-time is within reach. “I still have to make money to finance my career, but I’m getting busier all the time,� he says. “I don’t have a girl, I don’t have a kid, because I gotta have the time to do it, too.�

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Listen to the track Vitale mixed for this story at Isthmus.com.

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Barbara Vedder doesn’t let her disability slow her down.

A car accident more than 30 years ago left her paralyzed from the chest down — a “devastating” blow for the young mother, who at the time was living in France with her husband and son. She uses a wheelchair to get around and depends on personal care workers to help with virtually all aspects of her daily routine.

Despite her injury, Vedder is active in the community. She’s been a Madison alder, a Dane County supervisor and an energetic political activist — particularly for disability rights. But in recent years, her life has been disrupted by increasing struggles to find caregivers to provide the in-home assistance she needs. She’s gone nine months without being fully staffed, and for the last four months she’s been unable to find a caregiver to help her in the mornings.

“It’s really a very, very disturbing thing that’s going on right now,” Vedder says.

“There’s a real crisis going on for people like me.”

A May 3 study by a coalition of Wisconsin’s long-term care advocacy groups highlights the extent of the caregiver shortage throughout the state. The survey, which is believed to be the largest of its kind ever completed, surveyed almost 700 Wisconsin care facilities and found that there are nearly 11,500 vacant caregiver positions.

“People bandy about the word ‘crisis,’ but what we’re seeing, in a documented way, is without debate — there is a workforce crisis in our field,” says John Sauer, executive director of LeadingAge Wisconsin, a membership organization of nonprofits that provide care for the elderly and disabled and one of the groups behind the study. “It’s a troubling trend.”

Just as elderly and disabled people are struggling to find caregivers, the agencies tasked with providing the workers are struggling to recruit and retain personal care workers. Nearly 50% of providers surveyed reported that they had no applicants to fill the open positions; about 70% said there were no qualified applicants. Between 2012 and 2015, the number of people applying for Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification dropped by 24%. Meanwhile, as the population ages, the need for personal care workers in Wisconsin is projected to increase by more than 26% by 2022.

“There are just fewer people coming into our field at a time when there is a growing need,” Sauer says.

Vedder was shocked to learn the extent of the shortage. She gets home care via a local agency called Community Living Alliance, but when she saw her caregiver hours being cut, she reached out to other

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nonprofits to fill the gap. None were accepting new clients.

“They didn’t have enough workers to go out in the field and help people,” she says.

“It’s the same situation across the board.”

Kathy Talaat, CLA’s director of human resources, quality and development, says the personal care industry is an attractive field for individuals who are “compassionate, caring and desire flexibility in their work.” But the pay for such positions does not keep pace with what other industries can offer to attract and retain talent. Statewide, the median wage is $10.75 an hour for personal caregivers, compared to $12 for local, nonhealth care employers seeking unskilled, entry-level workers, according to the study.

In Dane County, personal care workers under contract make a “living wage” of $11.66.

A major factor in the pay shortage is the reliance on Medicaid to fund caregiver provider agencies, Talaat says. While the costs to home care agencies for salaries and benefits has increased with time, the Medicaid reimbursement rate has gone up just $0.24 over the past 14 years, with no increase at all since July 2008. A study published in May from the American Health Care Association suggests Wisconsin has the worst Medicaid reimbursement rate in the nation for nursing homes.

“We hope the state Legislature will support a reimbursement rate increase in the next biennium,” Talaat says.

Personal care providers and advocates are concerned about a number of legislative proposals that will affect the industry, including a forthcoming independent assessment model for Medicaid recipients

and additional changes to Family Care and IRIS, two other Medicaid programs for longterm care.

The independent assessment model, slated to begin in August, will give a private company the power to decide how many hours of care a client will receive. Currently, nurses decide how much each client needs. Proponents of the change say it will save money and eliminate fraud, but critics argue that the alleged fraud is nonexistent and that the new model will hurt vulnerable individuals who rely on personal care workers.

Kim Turner, executive director of Options in Community Living, says agencies are preparing for the change by “taking a hardline stance” on how they assess and interpret client needs. But she says enforcing a standardized time allotment for tasks like helping someone bathe or use the bathroom is “essentially impossible.”

“People’s lives aren’t like that; the human body isn’t like that,” she says. “[This change] will make things worse.”

A proposal to shift Wisconsin’s Family Care and IRIS programs from a nonprofit to a forprofit model has been sitting before the Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee since April 1.

Lawmakers have been gathering more information about the program, but Gov. Scott Walker’s administration has said Family Care/IRIS 2.0 will be in place by the beginning of 2018, at the earliest. The plan is projected to save taxpayers $300 million over the first six years. But Turner says the change will make things worse for individuals who are already struggling.

“They’re promising to serve more people magically with less money,” she says. “They only way to do that is for people to get less support.” n

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“Man-to-man” Paul Ryan faces challenge from the right It’s shaping up to be quite a summer for House Speaker Paul Ryan. As chair of the Republican National Convention, Ryan is tasked with uniting his party behind renegade presidential candidate Donald Trump in Cleveland this July. Back in Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District, the Janesville native faces an insurgent challenger of his own.

Enter Paul Nehlen. The 47-year-old Wisconsin businessman is mounting an effort to oust Ryan in the Aug. 9 partisan primary.

Despite challenging the highest elected Republican in the nation from the right, Nehlen is striking a surprisingly apolitical tone on the campaign trail.

“If you want to pay your mortgage...pay your car payment and put food on your table, you want to vote Paul Nehlen. If you want to treat workers like indentured servants, Paul Ryan’s your guy,” says Nehlen during an interview with Isthmus at his campaign headquarters in Delavan.

Nehlen describes himself as an executive, an entrepreneur and an inventor. He is currently the senior vice president of operations at Neptune Benson, a company that manufactures water filtration and disinfection systems. He also owns a consulting business called Blue Skies Global LLC. Originally from Ohio, Nehlen married “a Wisconsin woman” and currently lives in Delavan.

Nehlen once supported Ryan. But he says his “head almost exploded” when Ryan became a leading advocate of the TransPacific Partnership, or TPP. The 12-nation trade pact is one of the only major policy issues from the Obama administration that Ryan supports. “[TPP] is an absolutely insidious way for certain groups to win and almost all the rest

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Paul Nehlen is urging voters to dump Paul Ryan in the Aug. 9 Republican primary.

But a si ing U.S. House speaker has never been beaten in a primary in modern times.

of us to lose,” says Nehlen. “I refuse to stand by and watch it happen.”

Nehlen isn’t alone. Presidential candidates Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton have all vowed to bat down TPP if elected (although Clinton did praise the agreement as secretary of state). Nehlen believes the trade deal will outsource American jobs overseas and erode U.S. sovereignty. He says the reason Ryan supports TPP is clear: money.

“Eighty-three percent of his campaign financing came from outside Wisconsin’s 1st [Congressional] District,” says Nehlen, “the vast majority of which came in the form of large donations from inside the D.C. Beltway.

Big law firms, big insurance companies...they are pouring millions of dollars into Ryan’s campaign coffers.”

Nehlen says he’s taking a different path to Washington, putting in a “substantial” sum of his own wealth to finance his congressional run. His website recently touted accruing 4,000 donors in just the first few weeks of the campaign. Nehlen says he won’t be taking “bigmoney donations.”

“Paul Ryan had better be worried because I’ve built an unbelievable organization,” says Nehlen. “People, right now, are out knocking on doors, passing out information. I was doing it this morning.”

His campaign has garnered some national attention and endorsements too. Tea party darlings Sarah Palin and Michelle Malkin have pledged their support to Nehlen. “I think Paul Ryan is soon to be ‘Cantored,’ as in Eric Cantor,” Palin told CNN last month. The former vice

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Tea party candidate Dave Brat defeated Cantor despite being outspent 40 to one.

He might have the backing of tea partiers, but Nehlen says he’s a “small-government guy” who will strive to represent everyone. “This seat doesn’t belong to Republicans because Paul Ryan happens to be a Republican. It belongs to the Democrats too. It belongs to libertarians and people who consider themselves independents... tea partiers...liberal progressives. It belongs to Wisconsin’s 1st District.”

No House speaker has ever been beaten at the ballot box by a fellow party member.

Only one speaker in modern times, Tom Foley (D-Washington) in 1994, has lost a reelection bid. Wisconsin does have an open primary process. This means people other than Republicans can vote in the Aug. 9 primary.

But Nehlen is betting his laser focus on preserving jobs and opposing TPP will help him defy the odds. A recent campaign ad shows off Nehlen’s tattooed arms as he drives a Harley past the now defunct General Motors plant in Janesville. The candidate looks directly into the camera and challenges Ryan. “Mr. Speaker, why don’t you come back to Wisconsin and debate me — man-to-man, face-to-face — on the realities of TPP,” says Nehlen in the ad. “And if you don’t want to debate me, maybe we can arm wrestle.”

The Ryan campaign did not respond to a request for comment on whether he’ll debate — or arm wrestle — Nehlen. ■ Listen to the full interview with Paul Nehlen at Isthmus.com.

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Jazz in the Movies presented by Toni Jakovec 4:45pm JAZZCLASSWITH Gypsy Jazz featuring the Caravan Gypsy Swing Ensemble 6:45pm Afro Latin Music & The Jazz Connection featuring the Nick Moran Quartet 8:30pm Sat. June 18

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Edgewood College Jazz Ensemble 1:30pm UW-Whitewater Jazz Ensemble One 3pm UW-Platteville Jazz One 4:30pm Gerri DiMaggio World Jazz Unit 6pm University of Wisconsin Jazz Orchestra with Sharon Clark 8pm Charanga Agoza 10pm Frederic March Play Circle:

Jazz Performance: JAZZ WITH CLASS Behind the Scene featuring Marilyn Fisher - Paul Hastil Trio 2:15pm Eric Koppa Triple Saxtet 4pm Film: “The Lighthouse” 5:45pm

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This performance was supported in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts.

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“I’m old enough to remember the good old days. We need to reach out to the rural areas more,” says Hartmann, who has enlisted former U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Interior Ada Deer as his campaign treasurer. “Eventually the divide-and-conquer strategy is going to wear thin.”

Hartmann, who grew up on Madison’s west side, wants to restore funding to public schools and expand the state’s clean energy industry with an eye toward job creation.

“For me it means you’re really for people first,” he says. “I’d be representing 99% of Wisconsin.” n

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Fitchburg, it seems, is a breeding ground for up-and-coming politicos eyeing higher office. All three Democratic candidates in the race for Wisconsin’s District 47 Assembly seat hail from the suburb encroaching on Madison’s southern border.

Jimmy Anderson, a political novice who runs a nonprofit that provides assistance to victims of drunk drivers, launched his campaign back in April, hoping to unseat incumbent Robb Kahl, a four-term Monona mayor.

But Kahl announced weeks later that he wouldn’t seek reelection.

Anderson, who was recently endorsed by former Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk, now faces two challengers, both Fitchburg alderpersons.

“It doesn’t change my campaign,” says Anderson, referring to his new opponents.

“I’m still going to knock on doors. I’m really enjoying talking to people.”

All three have been working District 47’s campaign trail, which covers all of McFarland and Monona, part of the cities of Fitchburg and Madison, and all or part of the towns of Cottage Grove, Blooming Grove, Dunn and Madison.

The candidate who wins the Aug. 9 primary will be on the November ballot. No Republicans filed nominating papers, which were due June 1; however, Adam Dahl has filed to run as a “Bernie Sanders Independent.”

Julia Arata-Fratta, a supervisor in the tax and business services department at Wegner CPAs, dislikes what Walker has done with public schools, particularly his voucher program, and fears things are only going to get worse. “I’m very sick of this guy,” she says. “He is taking Wisconsin down the wrong path.”

The 49-year-old also wants the Assembly makeup to reflect the population. “People talk about getting the black vote or the Latino vote, but we need to be on the ballot, too,” Arata-Fratta says. “There needs to be more diversity in the Assembly.”

Tony Hartmann announced his candidacy on May 21, followed by a day of gathering the 200 signatures required to be on the ballot for August’s primary.

“We already turned them in,” says Hartmann, a Fitchburg alder. “They said I’m the first one to get them in, but I don’t know if that’s a strategic thing.”

Hartmann decided to run after Anderson and Arata-Fratta called to ask for his endorsement.

“After talking to them I started thinking, I’m 59, so it’s a good time to throw my hat in the ring,” he says.

Like Anderson, Hartmann wants to end the partisan gridlock that has hindered legislation benefitting all Wisconsin residents.

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Damn WEDC, back at it again with those pesky tax credit errors! A preliminary review of state jobs programs finds that the agency erroneously handed out at least $400,000 to businesses.

The Environmental Health Division of Public Health Madison and Dane County issues a health code violation to Me & Julio restaurant in Fitchburg for hosting two live alligators.

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It is rocket science West High nabs NASA honor

BY JAY RATH

West High School’s Rocketry Club was the only high school among 19 entrants in a NASA Mars Ascent Vehicle Challenge on April 16; The other 18 were crews from colleges and universities. And it’s safe to say that Madison’s team was the only one that raised money for its experiments and trip to the competition by raking leaves.

Nevertheless, the club nabbed second place, losing out only to Cornell University. Besides the honor, the West High students received $15,000. They’re proud and pleased, but they stress that they’ve always had other, less-recognized goals.

“Each and every student in the club cares only to learn more and be challenged more,” says Dongfang Bai, a senior in the club. “We don’t do what we do in order to receive public recognition or awards. We do it because it is fun.”

“I’ve had a lot of amazing experiences because of rocket club, but my favorite aspect of it has been the connections I’ve formed with others,” says Jason Allen, a junior.

West’s Rocketry Club began 13 years ago.

It averages around 50 members year to year, roughly divided equally between girls and

boys. Ten of them made the trip to the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. “We work all year long,” says their coach, Christine Hager, a biology teacher at West.

“During the school year the students meet three to four times a week during our peak season.”

NASA required teams to demonstrate an autonomous robotic system that could collect a 4-ounce simulated Mars sample, and then return, place and seal it in a rocket’s payload compartment. The robot system then had to erect and fire the rocket, reaching a height of one mile.

It’s real work that’s helpful to the space agency. “The Mars Ascent Vehicle prize is one element of the larger story of how technology will enable our future exploration,” says Dennis Andrucyk, NASA deputy associate administrator. “Citizen prize competitions allow NASA to bring diverse minds to the table to be a part of [the] space program.”

Not that it’s all countdowns, blast-offs and trophies. “We go through the full review cycle that NASA projects go through, with a preliminary design review, critical design review and flight readiness review,” notes senior Mathilda Harris.

“Each review is about 100 pages documenting our design, progress and testing,” she says.

perts in the field — is a skill that’s really hard to teach unless you have real-world experience and [can] model that intensity in the classroom.”

Most of the teams’ rockets are 10 feet long. West’s is less than five.

“At our Flight Readiness Review, we brought our rocket, and our review board thought it was a halfscale model because it’s so small,” says Harris. Having such a small vehicle allows the robotic autonomous ground support equipment (AGSE) to also be small. “The size of our AGSE affects our score, so having a small rocket helped.”

Despite their nationally recognized expertise, the work of the Madison West Rocketry Club’s “Team Martians” with West Rocketry Club did include the Bananabee, their Mars Ascent Vehicle rocket, near one notable miscue.

Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. “Our rocket is named the Bananabee because it was originally made “Our project is actually what a real-world engi- of yellow and black fiberglass,” says Harris. The neering project is like, and that’s a really power- team had never seen yellow fiberglass before. ful experience to have as a high-schooler.”

“We were debating if it would be the Banana Hager agrees: “That aspect — knowing Slug or the Bumblebee,” she says. “At one of our your project well, documenting your project launches I got them mixed up and called it the well and communicating your project to ex- Bananabee, and the name stuck.” n

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The moral moment Republicans show little taste for righteous stand

BY DAVE CIESLEWICZ Dave Cieslewicz is the former mayor of Madison.

He blogs as Citizen Dave at Isthmus.com.

Republicans like to lecture us about morality.

What they usually mean is something regarding sex: abortion, same-sex marriage, who can use which public restroom, that kind of thing.

But those in the “Party of Lincoln” now face a moral moment as clear as a Wisconsin sky on a January night. Are they going to cast their lot with Donald Trump, a man who is openly and unapologetically misogynistic, xenophobic, racist, willfully ignorant of the facts and dismissive of any criticism? A man who condones, if not incites, violence against those who protest him? A man who invites comparisons with right-wing fascists of a European model both present and past?

On a national level the answer is pretty much yes, Republicans are falling in line behind that man. Recent polls show that, for all their angst, rank-and-file Republicans are rallying behind their candidate now that Trump has seized the nomination.

But here in Wisconsin we expect better from our brand of Republican. After all, we are the last state to reject Trump. It’s true that the winner of the April primary, Ted Cruz, was little better, but still, Wisconsin Republicans rebelled against a front runner they deemed unsuited to be president.

And, of course, Wisconsin has an outsize influence on the rest of the party. The GOP’s now second-ranking leader is none other than House Speaker Paul Ryan from Janesville. The party chair is Reince Priebus, a native of Kenosha. Gov. Scott Walker, despite his belly flop before the primaries even got underway, is still thought of as a rising star in the party. Ron Johnson is important because of where he sits — in a crucial Senate seat that could determine party control of that body. And Tommy Thompson is still a party icon, having served 14 years as governor and then enjoying national attention as secretary of Health and Human Services under George W. Bush.

So, where are these guys on Trump?

Priebus has been the most embarrassing. He failed to denounce Trump from the start, when it might have had some effect, and now he’s all

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in. The right thing to do would have been to resign in protest and lead a new party movement to create a home for principled Republicans who were appalled by Trump.

Instead, Priebus is shining the Donald’s shoes and carrying his luggage, metaphorically if not literally.

Thompson is the most disappointing. A guy who has grown in the respect of a lot of Wisconsinites, even Democrats, since he left office, Thompson jumped in immediately and enthusiastically behind Trump as soon as he locked up the nomination. The old governor is so well liked I hear even liberal political types giving him a pass because he’s such a party loyalist. But he made the choice of a party hack, not the statesman we started to think he had become.

Walker is the most predictable. He is weaseling around saying that he’s going to keep his promise to support “the nominee.” For the governor this is all about his future political viability. He’ll calibrate just how much support for Trump he needs to

fork over to set himself up for reelection and then another shot at the White House. Deeper implications for the good of the whole aren’t even a consideration, but then they never are.

Johnson is the most perplexing.

Here’s a guy in the fight of his life with the popular politician he only defeated in a monumental Republican landslide year, and yet Johnson was quick to endorse

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Trump, who even Wisconsin Republicans don’t like much. Until he didn’t. He now says he’s “supporting” Trump but not “endorsing” him. Perfect. It’s that kind of straightforward nonpolitician that people are looking for this year. Welcome back, Sen. Feingold.

Which brings us to Paul Ryan, who is the most wily. Ryan is the smartest of the bunch, and he understands the bind he’s in. But this shouldn’t be that hard. Trump is the purest form of evil we’ve seen in politics in this country since George Wallace stood in the schoolhouse door. Ryan could show his stuff by resigning as the convention chair and vowing to fight Trump’s agenda should he win in November.

Instead, he’s playing a game of cat and mouse with Trump not over the nominee’s repulsive positions on immigration, women or a host of other issues but over Trump’s questionable commitment to opposing universal health care and supporting more tax cuts for the rich. He’s dodging endorsing Trump not over his morally repugnant positions but over the few things he’s said that indicate moderation.

What all of these men have in common is that they’ve mouthed the ridiculous notion that Hillary Clinton would be a worse threat to the country than Trump. Clinton may be boring and the very personification of the establishment, but she is not dangerous. She would be a more than competent leader who would pursue a middle-of-the-road if somewhat liberal path very much in the mainstream of American politics.

Every Republican now has a clear moral choice between the best interests of their party and those of their country. The early returns on those choices are not encouraging. n

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Save the bats Thanks to Julia Cechvala for the informative article about the fungal disease white nose syndrome and its detrimental effect on bat populations in Wisconsin and elsewhere (“To the Bat Cave!” 5/19/2016).

The author mentioned in the article that ordinary people can help bats by erecting bat houses. Here in Madison, a citizens group has been working with individuals from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, the city of Madison and the Baum Group (future redevelopers of the Garver Feed Mill property) for the past year in an effort to site a bat house somewhere adjacent to the old feed mill site on Madison’s east side. If you’d like to help in this effort and be a Madison bat advocate, please contact Mad4Bats@yandex.com.

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Double standard?

Really, Isthmus? Would you have posted a photo of a male CEO sucking his finger in an article about him (“Fashion Forward,” 5/12/2016)? Please do better than this.

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Thank you, Karin!

I first met Karin Wolf almost five years ago when I brought the idea of Make Music Madison to her and the city (“Creative Force,” 5/26/2016). She immediately saw its potential, brought it to Mayor Soglin, got approval

for it, helped us to get much of our funding, and helped to get cooperation from several city departments. Over the years, she’s opened doors, made introductions, given critical feedback, and so much more. Without her tireless work behind the scenes, Make Music Madison wouldn’t have gotten started, never mind becoming a major part of summer music here. We will be forever in her debt. Anyone who has any appreciation for the arts in Madison owes Karin a huge thank you for her incredible energy and great work.

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At Studio Jewelers, we’ve just remodeled our workshop and we’re rarin’ to go!

Apocalypse not now Mr. Cummins’ apocalyptic vision of where Donald Trump is taking the Republican Party is hyperbole on steroids. I hope the Fire Department got to his house in time to effectively douse his hair.

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Clarification and correction A story in last week’s paper, “Stumbling Block,” should have stated that while American Family declined to comment in detail about Sector67 being dropped from the StartingBlock development, the company did not participate in the negotiations. Last week’s Beer Buzz gave the wrong location for the Milwaukee Beer Camp festival on June 11. It will be held at Veterans Park, 1400 N. Lincoln Memorial Drive, Milwaukee.

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Isthmus guides you to the summer’s sonic bounty Whether you’re a festival veteran, a newbie or a visitor looking for some free outdoor entertainment, there’s no denying that summertime rocks in Madison. Every weekend, some park, street or field is pumping out the jams, and everyone from toddlers to seniors seems to be shaking their groove thing, balancing lemonade, beer, brats and pad Thai.

Much of this entertainment bonanza is due to the hard work of platoons of neighborhood volunteers, who keep the festivals running on beverage, food and merch sales (Spin the wheel! Buy the raffle tickets!). And long before you shimmy your way through a crowded, grassy field, festival bookers are scouring the local, national and international music scenes to create killer lineups.

We asked Isthmus music writers to share their picks for the best of the free offerings at festivals this summer. They scoured the lineups and talked to the bookers, arriving at this “best of the fest” guide, which encompasses a vast range of genres from sultry jazz to blistering cow-punk and up-tempo AfroCuban. We’re confident that this guide will inspire you to get to a festival to enjoy some of the finest music you can hear anywhere. Viva summertime!

— CATHERINE CAPELLARO FESTIVAL PHOTOS BY DAVID MICHAEL MILLER

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y pick for this fest is the uncontrollable tilt-a-whirl that is Austin ass-kicker Jon Dee Graham. The three-time inductee to Austin’s Music Hall of Fame currently fronts the fearless cow-punk trio the Fighting Cocks.

Graham is a guitarist with the soul of a songwriter and a songwriter whose lyrics are rendered like short stories on fire. Graham plays two shows at the Waterfront. His Cottonwood Stage set at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday will be comparatively intimate. He’ll open the bomb doors with the Cocks on the main stage at 4:15.

Graham loves Madison. His basement shows at Kiki’s House of Righteous Music are legendary. “Jon Dee Graham is heavily armed with a Shoreline gold Stratocaster, the wisdom of the ages and a seemingly endless supply of love, and should be considered extremely deep and awesome,” says Freedy Johnston, a sometimes Madisonian and current New Yorker, who recorded with Graham as a member of the Hobart Brothers.

Isthmus recently caught up with Graham and asked him what he was up to and what Waterfront fans should expect.

You’ve been generous in your praise of Madison.

What is it about our city that turns you on?

Kiki’s is my second favorite gig in the world, right after [Austin’s] Continental Club. And Madisonians are a hardy, funny, highly intelligent audience. I know people who compare this city to that city to another city, but there is no city like Madison — beyond compare.

I asked Freedy Johnston to describe you. So I’ll ask you to describe Freedy Johnston.

Well, wait. What did Freedy say about working with me? This feels like a question with a trap-door hidden under the rug. Freedy has written and continues to write some of my very favorite songs. He’s sort of a songwriting superhero. And he’s my friend, too. I taught him how to hug. It’s true — ask him.

You’ll be doing two Waterfront Fest shows. What can festival-goers expect at the two programs?

The early set will be smaller, more scaled down. But just as uncomfortably intense. The later set will be the main show, and it will be loud/quiet, big/small, dark and luminous. And there’ll be drums and bass, too, so, more action.

— ANDY MOORE

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Isthmus Jazz Festival, June 17-18 & 22 welve-year-old headliner Joey Alexander will certainly turn heads at the 2016 Isthmus Jazz Festival, but jazz fans can expect “Body and Soul” from the stunning vocalist Sharón Clark, who joins the UW Jazz Orchestra on the Memorial Union Terrace on Saturday, June 18, at 8 p.m. Ahhh, jazz at sunset!

Under the direction of UW jazz studies director Johannes Wallmann, Clark will sing love songs from the Great American Songbook arranged for big band.

In February, Clark, who’s been called “an absolute triumph” by the Wall Street Journal, became the primary vocalist for the Duke Ellington Orchestra.

Clark performed at UW-Madison’s Music Hall this past February. At that concert, her repertoire included tunes associated with Ella Fitzgerald: “A Foggy Day,” “They Can’t Take That Away From Me,” and Cole Porter’s “Night and Day,” my personal favorite. After a toe-tappin’ version of “Mack the Knife,” Clark continued the Ella tribute with “How High the Moon.” Arrangements by Dave Wolpe showcased her fluid runs, dynamics and wonderful phrasing.

“Sharón has a big voice and a commanding presence, so when we talked about guest vocalists for an outdoor performance, everyone agreed that she would be a wonderful fit for the Terrace,” says Wallmann.

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Isthmus spoke with Clark, who has traveled the world, to ask about her influences and background. “Like most African American singers, I started singing in church, and soon my father encouraged me to join the school choir,” Clark says.

Her “Big Six” influences are Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Carmen McRae, Nancy Wilson, Billie Holiday and Shirley Horn.

“They shape what jazz is. We take part of it and make it our own.”

Jazz Fest audiences can expect another fabulous, soulful performance, a perfect vocal match with the UW Jazz Orchestra allstar band and four new charts selected by Clark (a gift from arranger Tom Husak worth $10,000). She is mighty excited about the evening, including having some Babcock Hall ice cream with her daughter: “It’s going to be so much fun! With that music flowing, right on the water...and those kids are so enthusiastic!”

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ince moving the Cajun-blues-funk-themed La Fête de Marquette festival to the friendly confines of Central Park two years ago, organizers have been looking for the best ways to grow into the space. This year it looks like they’ve hit upon a winning formula, with a Sun Stage on Ingersoll Street and a Moon Stage on Brearly. Each will offer a different aspect of the festival’s musical identity.

The beer- and sun-soaked fans looking for something a little less funk-rocky and a little more musically contemplative are gonna find it on the Moon Stage in the musical stylings of multiculti DJ/turntablist Eric San, aka Kid Koala (Saturday, 9:30 p.m.). The Montreal-based San takes sounds you can hear elsewhere at the Fête — the squawk and smooth stretch of a jazz saxophone, the plunk of a blues piano, a funk-based guitar riff — and sends them through the DJ funhouse, building new aural architecture out of loops, scratches and scribbles. Expect a diet of deep cuts from his 2012 release 12-Bit Blues, and, if the moon’s just right, some “Skanky Panky.” If you miss his free gig at the Fête, he’s also on tap for an after-party gig at the High Noon Saloon that night.

— AARON R. CONKLIN

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The Fête’s Sunday culmination is the other can’t-miss: a platter of stone-cold blues served up by the legendary Tab Benoit (8:15 pm). It’s been rare in recent years for the dyedin-the-Bayou Louisianan to grab his Fender Thinline and gig further north than, say, Virginia. It’s also been a few years since Benoit recorded new material — 2011, to be exact — but the personable guitarist has kept his name in headlines (if not on radios), both as a headliner on major Southern blues festivals and as a wetlands warrior, using his celebrity to help his local environment. Benoit’s got several swamps’ worth of songs to draw from in his Grammy-nominated catalogue, so when he tears into “Shelter Me,” don’t be surprised if he sends the Sun Stage into supernova. And when he tees up “New Orleans Ladies”? It’s totally legit to just close your eyes and sway.

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e definitely went large, to bring in not only some of the biggest and best local acts, but regional and out-of-town acts that really pack a punch,” says Rökker, the man in charge of booking music at AtwoodFest, which keeps music running on two stages.

Among the national headliners coming to the neighborhood are Jane Lee Hooker, a scorching blues-rockpunk band from New York City that takes inspiration from John Lee Hooker, natch, and is supporting its debut CD, No B!, released earlier this year.

With twin lead guitarists named “T Bone” and “Hightop,” plus throaty vocals courtesy of Dana Danger, this raw and rowdy quintet brings hard-rock interpretations to classic blues songs by the likes of Muddy Waters, “Big Mama” Thornton and Johnny Winter. Jane Lee Hooker is rounded out by “Hail Mary” on bass and “Cool Whip” on drums, and every one of these women have paid their dues in bands like Bad Wizard and Nashville Pussy.

Jane Lee Hooker will play a 90-minute set on the Alchemy Stage on Sunday at 5:45 p.m.

If the blues ain’t your thing, check out AtwoodFest a day earlier for Buffalo Killers, a vintage-sounding psychedelic-stoner rock band out of Ohio that High Times brilliantly called “heavy on the heavy.” Sounding and looking like faded hirsute time travelers who just played Woodstock — with fat guitars, carefree harmonies and summertime vibes — these veteran rockers have ties to the Black Crowes and the Black Keys.

Buffalo Killers, who released Fireball of Sulk in 2014, will perform a 90-minute set starting at 8:15 on Saturday on the Alchemy Stage.

Chicago’s Kwame Bediako is returning to AtwoodFest after a rousing 2014 set of reggae roots music infused with modern sensibility. Originally from Ghana, Bediako incorporates African heritage into performances with his five-piece band Kwamekaze, and he calls himself the African Roots Ambassador.

Bediako will perform Saturday at 4 p.m. on the Harmony Stage.

As of this writing, one final headliner was expected to be announced on June 12. Rökker remains tight-lipped, revealing only that “the Saturday night closer is a big deal.”

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here’s no better place to experience live music from the motherland than at Africa Fest. And one of the best dancing opportunities this summer might be headliner Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca, a band from Los Angeles known for a mix of smooth, uptempo Afro-Cuban rhythms and innovative pan-African styles.

Congo-born Lemvo, who is of Angolan descent, and his band blend the quick-paced sounds of African soukous, kizomba, samba and Cuban salsa, creating a dance party both on and off stage.

Soukous is a popular dance music from the Congo Basin similar sounding to rumba music; kizomba is slower, with romantic rhythms that are perfect for close dancing. Samba and salsa are Latin America-based styles known for driving drum lines and a flurry of different instruments.

Described by critics as “seamless” and “infectious,” the group’s live shows are full of energy, vocal duets and horn solos. The lyrics are uplifting, with Lemvo often singing about the celebration of life and love, inspiring the audience to join him in dancing their worries away.

The day-long festival — which starts at 10 a.m. — will feature performers from Guinea, Mali, Senegal, Ghana and other countries playing both traditional and new variations of African music, as well as dance groups from Nigeria, Rwanda and elsewhere.

Playing earlier in the day is the Madisonbased Atimevu Drum and Dance Group, which performs traditional Ghanaian folk drum music, and the local Afro-Pop band Kikeh Mato, as well as Tani Diakite, who strums the kamale n’goni, a West African ancestor to the banjo. Lively dance groups such as Jam Ak Jam will also perform.

Music is the event’s primary focus because it “portrays the traditional means of communication in Africa,” says Ray Kumapayi, president of the African Association of Madison, which puts on the festival, now in its 18th year.

The day is about cultural education, and attendees are encouraged to reach out to the members of the African community, says Kumapayi, adding that many of the performers “are Africans who reside here in Madison and who may be your neighbor.”

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Hitting at 4 p.m. on Sunday is Madison’s own hip-hop collective Fringe Character, though the phrase “hip-hop collective” does not do this group’s eclectic style justice. They call what they do “nuelectrosoulhop,” combining elements of soul, hip-hop, dub, jazz and electronica. What started out as primarily a solo project of producer/multi-instrumentalist Ben Sholl has grown into a 10-piece juggernaut featuring multiple MCs and a fullblown horn section. The grooves are groovy as hell, and the hooks are earworm-inducing.

Ironically, the band that will probably excite the younger crowd the most doesn’t play the latest electronic sub-sub-subgenre. Saturday night’s headliner is a very young, fast-rising modern garage rock band that should appeal to aging fans of the Stones, Replacements and Pixies as much as to their college-age kids.

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hen the triumvirate of Maggie Weiser, Katherine Davie and Dan Hobson inherited Orton Park Festival music booking duties from longtime honcho Bob Queen three years ago, they looked around the neighborhood and saw a population in flux.

They thought the music at Orton should evolve accordingly.

“This is such a gray-hair festival,” says Hobson. “That’s not a bad thing, but we wanted to stretch the boundaries a little more this time.”

Weiser adds, “We were really committed to having some genre diversity this year, diversity in the age of the people on stage, and having women on stage. There are a lot of younger people who live in the neighborhood, and we need to keep them interested in these festivals.”

So while there will still be plenty of music for the “gray hairs” at this year’s festival, some genres that have not been heavily represented at Orton in the past have prominent slots this time around.

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Cast and crew remember Madison fondly.

“It was so beautiful,” recalls star Sally Kellerman, who lives in Hollywood. “Oh, it was just lovely. The campus was beautiful.”

Teresa Lyons-Hegdahl, assistant professor at St. Catherine University in the Twin Cities, says Back to School is still a part of her students’ culture, even though they’re a generation removed from the film’s release. As a UW graduate student, she had a small speaking role.

“It’s funny, because I’m teaching theater, and students are very familiar with it still. I was surprised how well it did.”

“A lot of people saw it when it was out, but the run on television — it was like everybody

saw it,” says the film’s director, Alan Metter. It was the sixth-highest-grossing film during a year that also saw the release of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Aliens, Top Gun and Platoon. Adjusted for inflation, it earned $236 million.

“I was delighted,” says Kellerman, best known for playing Maj. Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan in the movie version of M*A*S*H. “I don’t know if I was surprised or not, but it was sure fun. It’s fun to be in a hit.”

Back to School alumni are everywhere, on big screens and small ones. Ned Beatty played the university’s dean. Scream-queen Adrienne Barbeau played Dangerfield’s wife. Another screamer, ultra-loud comedian Sam Kinison,

would die just six years after the film’s release, at the age of 38. Burt Young, Dangerfield’s chauffeur, had played the brother-inlaw in Rocky. Robert Picardo would play the holographic doctor on Star Trek: Voyager. The second ingénue, Terry Farrell, later starred as Jadzia Dax in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. And the plucky sidekick who romped through the UW campus? Robert Downey Jr. “Back to School is a rock-solid comedy all around, cleverly written, smartly plotted and full of quotable lines and moments,” says film critic Nathan Rabin, a UW

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Comedian Rodney Dangerfield stands near the top of Bascom Hill, looking toward the Capitol. “Boy, what a great-looking place,” he says. “When I used to dream about going to college, this is the way I always pictured it.”

As dialogue goes, it wasn’t Citizen Kane.

But Dangerfield’s Back to School, which was released on June 13, 1986, established Madison’s cinematic legacy. The comedy hit was set at fictitious Grand Lakes University (Go Hooters!), with Dangerfield playing an obnoxious rich guy who enrolls to help his awkward son get through the experience.

Although it didn’t win any Oscars, the film has, somewhat surprisingly, endured.

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It’s almost a joke in the culinary world: Peruvian food is the next big thing. Google the phrase, and you’ll find hits for articles making this very point all the way back to at least 2008. So I’m not going to tell you that Estacion Inka is Madison’s next big thing.

But it might be the next little thing.

There are only 16 seats at five tables.

The dining menu, which covered a surprising bit of ground when Estacion Inka first opened, has been tightened to feature rotisserie chicken, sandwiches and a small selection of sides. The decor is homey, but spare. If not for the lack of wheels and a trailer hitch, this could well be a food cart.

Estacion Inka is the latest side venture from Inka Heritage owner Lucas Daniel Rodriguez. Rodriguez struck out on two previous spinoffs of his flagship, Inka Heritage (both in the storefront next door to it on South Park Street). But Estacion Inka, nearer to campus, may soak up a sizeable amount of UW-Madison foot traffic.

Can Estacion Inka compete with longstanding nearby restaurants like Ian’s, Dotty Dumpling’s and the Nitty Gritty?

Sushi Express, A8 China and Wiener Shop are right in the vicinity, too. How can a little sandwich shop, hosting a cuisine that may not be familiar to the majority of university students, compete with burgers, Chinese takeout and pizza?

The answer is as simply stated as it is served: the #1 rotisserie chicken combo.

It’s a quarter chicken with a side of black beans and rice. What’s the big whoop?

Juicy, tender chicken and crisp brown skin with just the right amount of seasoning rubbed in is the whoop. Savory, steaminghot black beans, a scoop of white rice, and both huancaina and aji de huacatay sauces (cheesy yellow and spicy cilantro, respectively) is the whoop. The $5 price tag for almost two meals’ worth of food, friends, is the whoop.

Half and whole chickens are also available, paired with various sides. I liked the yuccas, thick and crisp and just a little woody. But it’s going to be hard to peel myself away from that #1 combo.

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The sandwiches at Estacion Inka are visually striking, exceptionally balanced and not nearly as gastronomically intimidating as they appear. The chicharron sandwich is not, as some might expect, a fried pork rind sandwich. It’s lightly frizzled chunks of pork, with tangy salsa criolla (sliced onions, cilantro and vinegar) and fried sweet potatoes, though I’m almost certain I got fried plantains. On a lesser bun, this sandwich might dampen into disintegration, but the delicious sesame seed roll here stood up.

The butifarra is simpler pork sandwich, with slices instead of chunks, and it’s good when you’re down for something a little less packed with fillings. And a sandwich version of lomo saltado, Peru’s classic chopped beef with french fries, highlights the salty soy sauce marinade of the beef as well as its resulting tenderness.

The brasa features pulled rotisserie chicken along with lettuce, tomato and a thatch of shoestring potatoes. It’s the sandwich-ification of the # 1 combo.

The a lo pobre adapts another Peruvian dish by topping a fat hamburger patty with

plantains and a fried egg. It’s a bit luxurious, but you’re probably walking somewhere afterwards, right? And perhaps, like I did, you forgot to order a dessert.

Fresh juices lend an air of health to all these calories. There’s the vivid purple chicha morada, a Peruvian staple made from corn, but also other fruits like a lightly tangy pineapple juice and a creamy mango juice. I greatly preferred the former to the latter, which didn’t carry much mango flavor. The chicha is as good as it is at Inka Heritage.

One special that I hope sticks around is salchipapa. It follows the Peruvian pattern of meat on starch. In this case, it’s a sliced hot dog atop french fries, unexpectedly satisfying, with four sauces in which to dip: the aforementioned salsa huancaina and aji de huacatay, plus a house mayo and a sweet crema de rocoto.

That last one’s pink, giving the sauces a traffic-light palette. Wait for the signal on University, but then run, don’t walk, to get a table at Estacion Inka. There aren’t a lot of chairs in there. ■

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This love match between a salty, crusty pretzel and a soft buttery croissant comes stuffed — sometimes with pimento cheese, sometimes with beer-cheese spread. It’s diminutive in size but not in flavor. Addiction potential is off the charts.

It’s a skinny baguette kissed with pecorino romano cheese — crisp and chewy bready goodness.

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This appetizer of Jones Farm bacon, Farmer John’s colby caliente and smoked Gouda on a Stalzy’s baguette, all hot and gooey from the oven, can make you forget all about the pizza.

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Drumlin Ridge Winery is slated to open its doors in October. Korb hopes to have its first batch of Wisconsin-made wine available by the end of the year. He says he’s modeling the winery on small, family-run operations he’s seen in California. His wife, Brenda, will manage the tasting room, and his son, Keenan, will help produce the wine.

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In recognition of June Dairy Month, Metcalfe’s Markets will be serving ultra-fresh cheese curds from master cheesemaker Chris Roelli. Not normally sold in stores, these curds will be only a few hours old and available for one day only. At Metcalfe’s, 10:30 am. More info on Metcalfe’s Facebook page.

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Master baker and Madison College professor Punky Egan demonstrates how to make tartlets at this free event. Learn what tools are needed to create open-top pastries. Egan will provide recipes for dough as well as lemon curd, pastry cream and chocolate ganache fillings.

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Every license to sell beer, wine and spirits in the city of Madison expires at the end of June. Nearly all establishments will get their renewals without debate, but last week, 11 bars and restaurants were singled out for special review by the Madison Alcohol License Review Committee.

Blair Street BBQ, 605 E. Washington Ave., has been closed since January but nevertheless applied for a renewal of its liquor license. However, owner Cliff Fisher told the ALRC that a new tenant will be opening a different barbecue restaurant in the space. An application for a new license submitted by 5 Star Barbeque will be before the ALRC in June. No renewal was issued for Blair Street BBQ. Baldwin Street Grill, 1304 E. Washington Ave., is scrambling to find a new operator in order to have its license renewed. A felony OWI conviction has made owner Ryan Schultz ineligible to hold an operator’s license. The establishment itself has not received any complaints.

Kabul Restaurant, 540 State St., was slapped with a “chief’s security plan” in late April for problems associated with its latenight DJ entertainment. The rarely issued order allows the Madison Police Department to impose additional restrictions on an establishment. The security plan puts an end to DJ nights and other entertainment at Kabul. The restaurant must also close at midnight. The ALRC added the police department’s conditions to Kabul’s liquor license in its recommendation for renewal.

The Kollege Klub, 529 N. Lake St., and Liquid & Ruby Lounge, 624 University Ave., both had their capacities raised last year by the ALRC. However, fire officials say sprinklers are needed in the buildings at that occupancy level. The ALRC lowered both venues’ capacities in its recommendation to renew their licenses.

Lagartos, 802 Atlas Ave., is one step closer to opening in the former home of Talula. The ALRC is recommending it be

granted a license to sell alcohol despite a lengthy delay in the restaurant’s opening.

Legends Sports Bar & Grille, 439 Grand Canyon Dr., will need to install an improved video surveillance system in order to have its liquor license renewed. The establishment must also cooperate with police in handing over video footage. The condition is a request from the Madison Police Department, which says the persons involved in a recent shooting at O’Grady’s Irish Pub were also involved in a disturbance at Legends earlier that day.

Lucky’s Bar, 1421 Regent St., is moving down the block in August. The sports bar is seeking a renewal for the month-long gap between the time its license expires and the move. But due to noise complaints, the ALRC is recommending that Lucky’s Bar be prohibited from offering entertainment and propping open entryways for the time the bar remains at its current location.

Madhatters, 322 W. Gorham St., has been recommended to receive a liquor license on the condition that an ID scanner be used to verify that patrons are of legal drinking age.

Tiki Shack, 126 State St., will need to prove it is a bona fide restaurant in order to hold on to its liquor license. Suspicions that the business is not serving food, as required by its current license, were not quelled by testimony from Tiki Shack’s chef. An audit by the city’s finance department will be conducted as a condition of the license.

That BBQ Joint, 901 Williamson St., received extra scrutiny from the ALRC because of complaints from adjacent residents. According to letters submitted by neighbors, a meat smoker at the restaurant is noisy, emits odor and runs at all hours of the day. (This is reminiscent of recent neighbor/smoker problems between Monroe Street-area residents and Double S Barbecue.) The ALRC is recommending that as a condition of That BBQ Joint’s beer license, the owner meet monthly with the Marquette Neighborhood Association.

Ald. Mike Verveer, a member of the ALRC, expects the Common Council to adopt the committee’s recommendations at its June 7 meeting. n

Reinventions Field Table’s cocktail menu is both clever and approachable The spring cocktail menu at the new Field Table, 10 W. Mifflin St., has something for everyone. This is my affectionate and roundabout way of saying that while it features a number of complex spirit blends, it also serves vodka.

Some craft bartenders treat vodka like a tacky cheap date, finding it to be simultaneously bland and overbearing. But bar manager Mike McDonald welcomes it with a drink called Wanderous, a reimagined vodka sour that combines Milwaukee’s Twisted Path vodka with lemon and a house raspberry syrup. It’s the simplest drink on the menu and one of the bar’s best sellers.

Though I believe bartenders should serve us what we like, I also like it when they expand our horizons. Order an eccentric spinoff of the French 75 called Northern Prince. Instead of gin and sugar, it mixes brut cava with brandy and papaya syrup.

There’s also a revamped Martinez — a cocktail traditionally made with gin, sweet vermouth, maraschino liqueur and orange bitters. Here, as the Hunters of Kentucky, this drink mixes straight bourbon whiskey with coffee liqueur, cinnamon syrup and Cardamaro, an Italian digestif amaro that you might liken to a vermouth.

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Fair Play: How LGBT Athletes Are Claiming Their Rightful Place in Sports (Akashic Books, $16) could be the most important book you read this year. A clear-headed exploration of the integration of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender athletes into the world of mainstream sports, it will be published next week and should be required reading for anyone involved in playing, coaching and administering organized athletics at any level.

When author Cyd Zeigler, himself a gay athlete, founded Outsports.com in 1999 and began covering LGBT sports issues, nobody else was asking athletes — including National Football League rookies — if they would accept a gay teammate. “The first year, the [NFL Players Association] rep actually told me to stop,” Zeigler writes. “But former Packers running back Ahman Green told the guy — in the nicest of terms — to fuck off.”

Today, while acceptance of LGBT athletes is more common, fears of rejection, retaliation and exclusion still linger, Zeigler says. So he wrote Fair Play in an effort to encourage the culture of American sports to fully embrace LGBT individuals.

The tipping point came in 2007, according to Zeigler, who writes that “homophobes

lost the culture war in sports” when former NBA first-round draft choice Tim Hardaway told a talk radio host he “hate[s] gay people.” Zeigler goes on to debunk the myth that having a gay athlete on the roster is a “distraction” and shares stories about transgender MMA fighter Fallon Fox and Michael Sam, the first publicly gay player to be drafted in the NFL. But he also profiles the positive experiences of high school and college athletes who have come out to coaches, teammates and family members.

“Today it’s difficult to find an athlete who came out and was not embraced by their teammates,” Zeigler told me in a recent email exchange. “What we most need now is people in sports to come out and shine a light on just how far athletes and coaches have come on these issues.”

Zeigler admits that LGBT people likely will never completely overcome their fears, but in a poignant conclusion to Fair Play, he urges every reader — gay and straight — to inspire courage in others to come out despite those fears.

“The only path to true inclusion [in sports] is to convince people to come out — come out in their own lives, come out on their teams, come out publicly,” he writes. “Courage is contagious.” ■

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Globetro ing miracle Oh Wonder’s marvelous jams connect with a worldwide audience

BY AARON R. CONKLIN

Sometimes, it’s a good thing to have selfimposed deadlines.

The strategy worked for Anthony West and Josephine Vander Gucht, the Londonbased songwriting duo better known to the world as Oh Wonder. Back in late 2014, the pair, virtual unknowns at the time, challenged themselves to write, record and release a song a month for a full year on SoundCloud. Within a few months, their slow-jam piano/electronica had racked up ridiculous numbers of plays, connecting with much of Great Britain and rattling the cages of radio execs and record companies.

“It kept us organized,” says Vander Gucht, calling from New York as she and West prepare for their first full-on North American tour (they’ll play the Majestic on Sunday, June 5). “As a freelance creator, it can be difficult — you don’t have a definitive structure, and there’s nobody there to provide it for you. There’s a certain pressure that goes along with that.”

As it turns out, Oh Wonder’s adventures in DIY ended up turning the standard industry formula on its head, paving the way to international success. Not only did a growing crowd of fans flock to stream each single, but once the duo decided to collect them into a 2015 self-titled debut album — a choice West describes as “an afterthought” — the band’s audience raced to download that, too.

“The traditional way to release an album is all at once, with certain singles getting airplay and the rest of the album basically getting ignored,” says West. “This way, the audience ended up caring about each song. It energized us.”

Anyone who’s wondering whether the duo’s low-key sound, powered by the achingly beautiful swirls of West and Vander Gucht’s vocal harmonies, can fill mid-size and larger theaters — not to mention stages at Bonaroo and the Firefly Festival, both of which Oh Wonder is slated to play later this year — might be in for another surprise.

“Live shows are a whole new ballgame,” says Vander Gucht, adding that the duo will augment the album’s sound with a bassist, a drummer and a light show. West will add guitar to his vocal and piano duties.

“The songs have this new life when we play them live. Our songs are intimate, but they translate really well,” she adds.

And not just from studio to stage. Many of Oh Wonder’s song catalogue centers on finding (and holding onto) connections in a complex world. Stream “Heart Hope” or “White Blood” for some aural proof. And the duo have found their music resonating in such diverse cultures as Amsterdam and the Philippines. So far, three couples have proposed marriage at their shows, which Vander Gucht sees as proof that no matter where you go, people are wrestling with similar practical and emotional problems.

“Oh Wonder has shrunk our universe,” Vander Gucht says.

Oh Wonder’s Anthony West and Josephine Vander Gucht will play the Majestic on June 5.

The songs, meanwhile, keep coming. West and Vander Gucht already have more than enough new material for a second album — during their recent two-month stay in New York, the two wrote a whopping 30 songs. When they

finally return to the studio at the end of the year, it’ll be to record the first new music in nearly two years.

“We don’t know what it’ll look like,” says West. “But we’re excited to get back at it.”■

Rhymes for the planet Middle schoolers collaborate with local emcees to create climate-change raps

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Kids love rap music. But science? Not so much.

So when Kate Lewandowski, the sixthgrade science teacher at Blackhawk Middle School on the city’s north side, was looking to engage her students more, she tapped an unconventional source for teaching assistance: local rappers.

For the second year in a row, Lewandowski has collaborated with the Urban Community Arts Network, or UCAN, which works to promote the Madison rap scene.

Six rappers came into Lewandowski’s three science classes to work with students, helping them craft rhymes and create rap songs on topics like greenhouse gases and climate change.

“It’s been a huge motivator,” says Lewandowski. “I have students that haven’t cared much about science and haven’t put in much of an effort, even though they’re very capable. With this project, I’ve seen so many

Abubacarr Darboe records a rap verse at the Central Library.

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students like that turning in their assignments, raising their hand in class and asking questions — I haven’t seen that all semester,” she says. “I even called home to tell some of their parents.”

Lewandowski says the project is engaging a subset of students in particular. “The kids I’m seeing more engagement from are the black and

multiracial students. A lot of my white students are really into it too, as are the students of other cultures,” she says. “But the white students are really into school anyway; school is a very white culture. The hip-hop culture and rapping encompasses all those cultures, so [this reaches] my students that don’t feel that school speaks to them.” Blackhawk’s student population is 69% non-white, according to school district numbers.

The students aren’t the only ones benefitting from the collaboration. The teaching is a paid gig for the artists, thanks to grant funding from Dane Arts and the city of Madison’s Emerging Opportunities program.

While the students may be avid rap fans, many found that writing a rap of their own was a challenge at first. “It was hard coming up with raps on the topic,” says sixth-grader Abubacarr Darboe, 12, adding that the project helped him understand that the use of fossil fuels has increased the global temperature.

After the in-class writing sessions, however, the students quickly became pros. “The first day, they think they can’t do it, but by the third day,

they’ve totally got it,” says Crown Vic, one of the local emcees working with the students.

“Rhymes have been used forever to help kids learn,” says UCAN president Karen Reece. “And music, over the years, has shown to be a great accompaniment to lesson plans — it works in your brain in different ways than just memorizing facts.”

Some of Lewandowski’s favorite rhymes include: “Malaria, West Nile, Lyme disease / If we fix these things we can live at ease” and “H2O, or you can call it water / doubles the temp of CO2, it gets hotter.”

And the program just keeps improving.

“Last year was good, but we were all still learning,” she says. “This year, the science content in the verses is better and also the rapping is better.”

In mid-May, the students recorded their songs at the Central Library. The project culminates with an in-school performance on June 3 and a public performance at the Warner Park Recreation Center on June 5 as part of UCAN’s summer concert series kick-off. ■

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Thanks for the memories Lechayim Lunch collects stories from Madison elders

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She calls it alchemy. The lightning in a bottle that’s captured in the space between the listening and the telling of stories.

Pamela Phillips Olson began the process in 2005 from behind the lunch counter at Temple Beth El’s noontime meal for elders.

Soon she found herself right at the table.

“I came as a volunteer and friend, and suddenly I started asking questions.” The answers became stories, and the stories have become a book.

Lechayim Lunch: Ingredients for a Good Life lifts the reader into first-person tales of horror, happiness and, at times, astonishing happenstance.

There’s Milt Leidner. As a 21-year-old Army Air Corpsman in 1941, he stood at the rail of an old sightseeing boat that ferried him down the Hudson River taking him and his fellow enlistees on the first leg of their journey to war. “I could see my home, my apartment fronting the Hudson. I could see my mother’s flowers on my windowsill.” He pointed it all out to his buddies and waved.

Four years later, a young Marine watched a negative appear in a dark photo lab in Hawaii. She was the first person to see the iconic image that became known as “Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima.” Roberta Wells became Milt Leidner’s wife, and, thanks to the G.I. Bill, the couple landed in Madison, where they raised two daughters and opened their own photography studio.

At age 5, 91-year-old Lillian Zwilling left a shtetl in Poland so small, “it didn’t even have a name.”

At 102, Abe Landsman is Lechayim’s resident book critic, making reading rec-

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On May 24, Madison’s poet laureate, Oscar Mireles, announced the winners of the Madison Metro Bus Lines Poetry Project. Mireles chose a final 24 poems from more than 300 submitted by Madison K-12 students. The posters, designed by Edgewood College students, will soon be displayed on city buses.

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Pamela Olson Phillips with Abe Landsman, 102, resident book critic at Lechayim Lunch.

ommendations with an emphasis on politics and biography.

Victoria Junco Meyer was born in Mexico in 1914 and went on to teach Spanish literature at Vassar College. That’s where she made a big impression on one of her students, a young woman named Jacqueline Bouvier. Yes, that one. Years later, after becoming first lady,

Jackie Kennedy climbed down from a plane in Madison with the president. “There was a crowd waiting to greet Jackie with flowers,” remembers Meyer. “But when she saw me, she ran right over for a hug and left them holding the flowers!”

Olson comes to her devout listenership honestly. She’s a 35-year veteran Madison

family therapist who specializes in multigenerational counseling. Like many of the elders who speak in the book, Olson has a jovial bluntness that reflects her belief that life is too short for ambiguity. When I suggested that good listening is merely a matter of “keeping one’s mouth shut,” she said, “that’s not it at all.”

“If I’m there to really hear someone, I try to open my mind to the point where I have no expectations,” says Olson. “And I just listen and ask questions that need to be asked to make things clearer. I join them in a certain way. Our faces sometimes come together with the same expression.

“It’s kind of mysterious and wonderful because I’m wrapped in the moment that they’re describing; even though it may be years and years ago.”

Olson talks a lot about how lucky she’s been to hear these stories. Readers of Lechayim Lunch will feel the same way. n Pamela Phillips Olson will read from Lechayim Lunch at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, June 6, at the Madison Public Library’s Sequoya branch.

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UnREAL UnREAL returns June 6 for its sophomore season, and the Lifetime series is a seamless mixture of critically acclaimed drama and nighttime soap. I was positively captivated by this show last year, thanks to its meta perspective on human behavior. It follows the production staff and contestants of a Bachelorlike show called Everlasting. The main character, a producer named Rachel (played perfectly by Shiri Appleby), often straddles the line between strategy and cruel manipulation in order to get results.

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Kate Beckinsale kicks ass in Love & Friendship

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Back in the American independent film movement of the 1990s, Whit Stillman’s bemused comedies about the affluent or affluent-adjacent — Metropolitan, Last Days of Disco and Barcelona — were exotic outliers.

Indie film only cared about class in relation to class warfare, and Stillman’s debutante balls and Hampshire College grads were odd bedfellows with the era’s ascending slackers, clerks and small-time crooks. When Stillman expatriated to Europe for a spell, it seemed an obvious a move for a filmmaker so continental, so Old World. His newest film, Love & Friendship, an adaptation of an early Jane Austen novel (unpublished until after her

death), is as British as afternoon tea. That he would be at home with a comedy of manners and class maneuverings, again, seems as obvious as a tea kettle to the head. Hasn’t Whit Stillman been adapting Jane Austen all along?

And yet, there’s a hearty New World sensibility to Love & Friendship, too. America likes nothing more than a winner, and Lady Susan Vernon (Kate Beckinsale) is just that. Sure, she’s lately been dealt a losing hand — recently widowed, she’s dependent on the generosity of others — but Lady Susan plays hard, she plays dirty, and she plays to win. Her schemes are twofold: to bully her sweet, meek daughter Frederica (Morfydd Clark) into a loveless but lucrative marriage with an affable nitwit, Sir James Martin (Tom Bennett, ace comic relief), and to

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Beckinsale began her career in arthouse fare — all virginal blushing in Much Ado About Nothing, deliciously bitchy in The Last Days of Disco — but she’s wasted a lot of time since in genre trash like the Underworld series. Boy-o, is she back and, as this proto-Mean Girl in Regency skirts, never better. In a different film or an alternate Austen novel (Lady Susan’s closest analogue is Mansfield Park’s Mary Crawford), she’d be the villain. Instead, she’s our heroine — and what wicked good fun it is watching this bad girl do her worst. n

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“Like Caddyshack, Back to School smartly casts Dangerfield [who died in 2004] as a force of nature whose bottomless vulgarity and white-trash love of life is an enormously liberating force, for other characters in the film and the audience alike,” he says. “With his power and vulgarity, Dangerfield was like a non-evil version of Donald Trump.”

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Me Before You: The story of an unexpected relationship that blossoms between a contented small-town Englishwoman and the paralyzed Londoner who hires her as his caretaker.

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping: Comedy in which a pop/rap star (Andy Samberg) will try anything to make a comeback.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows: The noble mutants are back to battle the evil mutants again.

Recent releases Alice Through the Looking Glass: This unaskedfor sequel repeats many of the same mistakes of 2010’s Alice in Wonderland. Both films favor their stories’ visual possibilities over character development and narrative intrigue. They are works that are sure to pique the interest of the art directors’ and costume designers’ guilds, but fail the basic “curiouser and curiouser” test.

Rodney Dangerfield brought his signature brand of crude comedy to the UW campus.

Filming went from Friday, Oct. 11 through Sat., Oct. 19, 1985. Metter timed shooting to catch autumn leaves at their peak. Locations included the Memorial Union Terrace, Library Mall, Observatory Hill, Science Hall, Helen C. White Hall, Slichter Hall and the Red Gym. A native of Cedar Rapids and alumnus of the University of Iowa, cinematographer Thomas Ackerman was in awe when he visited as a student. “Madison had a beer hall at the student union! This was mind-boggling for those of us in Iowa City. We thought that was the ultimate libertine collegiate atmosphere.”

“It was clear that this was absolutely the iconic, perfect campus,” says Ackerman.

“There’s hardly a way to frame it, or a direction to point the lens that did not convey ‘the halls of ivy.’ It was perfect for us.”

Except that it rained the first day. “People were very worried,” Ackerman says. “You never like to start a major motion picture for a studio and get rained out.”

“But then we had the most beautiful weather, as you see in the film. The autumn leaves at their peak. Lovely light. It was just a terrific time, photographically. And the very day we left, a huge windstorm rolled through and basically denuded the trees. All the leaves were knocked off. We rode the bus to the airport thinking, ‘Wow, are we lucky.’”

Metter, too, recalls Madison as lucky, filled with charming coincidence.

“I mean, if I hadn’t said, ‘Where’s home?’ the film might never have come to Madison,” he says. “It was that kind of magical thing that happened throughout the film.” ■

The Lobster: It’s illegal to be single in this weirdly dystopian parable of modern love from Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos. After getting dumped by his wife, sad sack David (Colin Farrell) is shipped off to a resort where singles have 45 days to partner up or they will be turned into an animal of their choice.

The Nice Guys: This buddy-detective thriller stars Ryan Gosling as a private detective who’s searching for a missing girl (Margaret Qualley) and Russell Crowe as a tough guy she’s hired to make sure she isn’t found. Director Shane Black (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang) revels in the grunginess of his 1970s period setting, and the comedy is full of full of visual and verbal punch lines.

X-Men: Apocalypse: Ancient mutant Oscar Isaac is back from a centuries-long slumber, and he does not like what he sees in the world (circa 1983: the Cold War, nuclear missiles, Russia, that whole deal). As Apocalypse, Isaac is buried under prosthetics, but that doesn’t really matter, because he’s a pretty nondescript villain anyway.

Professor X and company must band together and stop this annihilation posthaste!

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Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, June 3, 8:30 pm.

Bonnie and Clyde: One of the vanguard films of ’60s New Hollywood, director Arthur Penn’s violent drama stars Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway as the titular robbers. Memorial Union Terrace, June 6, 9 pm.

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Dazed and Confused: Richard Linklater’s classic comedy follows junior high and high schoolers on the last class day of 1976. Edgewater Plaza, June 7, 8:30 pm.

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“We almost didn’t make the movie,” says Metter. Now retired, he divides his time between Florida and Cape Cod, Mass. “We couldn’t get a script we liked. The studio was pushing us to start filming, and we didn’t like what we had.”

Dangerfield had worked with the late director-writer Harold Ramis on Caddyshack.

The two had dinner, and he seemed interested in helping. Metter went to Ramis’ office the next day.

“He said, ‘What kind of movie do you want to make with Rodney Dangerfield?’” recalls Metter. Unlike Caddyshack, in Back to School the comic would be called upon to actually act, and carry the film as a romantic lead. “I said, ‘I want to make the movie he goes down in history with.’ He said, ‘Good answer. I’ll write it.’ That was it. He was such a wonderful guy, Harold, he really was.”

To stretch his relatively low budget ($11 million, according to the Chicago Tribune), Metter assembled a sterling crew, including production designer David Snyder, who had picked up an Oscar nomination for his art direction on Blade Runner.

But where to film? Metter took his cue from the star. “Rodney’s image always appeared to me to be about 1940s America,” says Metter. “A sort of throwback to another time and comedy — his shtick, his oneliners.” The director wanted a campus with a parallel image, a Big Ten school that would evoke college sports films of the ’40s.

“We’d work all week in L.A., long hours, and then we’d get on a plane on Friday night and fly out to college campuses and try to find a location,” remembers Metter. “Each week I was disappointed in the schools.”

The search had already gone on too long.

The studio had a release date and was pushing hard for production to begin. Meanwhile, whirlwind campus visits were taking their toll. Metter felt sick. A visit to a Texas college was serendipitous.

“So we’re walking up to a dormitory on the Southern Methodist [University] campus,” Metter recalls. “These two girls came walking out, and one of them said to the other as they passed us, ‘God I wish I was home this weekend.’ And I was so depressed.

I said, ‘Where’s home?’ She said, ‘Madison, Wisconsin.’ I look at Chuck Russell, the producer, I look at David Snyder. I said, ‘Let’s get on a plane and go to Madison.’”

They came here that same weekend.

“Really, the campus and Madison sold itself,” says Brian Fielkow, who was then president of UW’s student government.

The Man Who Knew Infinity: A serviceable but unremarkable movie about a mathematician who undoubtedly deserves to be honored (especially since racism and colonialism prevented him from being well-known in his lifetime), but whose career simply doesn’t make for stimulating cinema — or at least not in this telling of it, by writer-director Matthew Brown, adapting Robert Kanigel’s book.

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The African Company Presents Richard III Friday, June 3, American Players Theatre (Spring Green), 8 pm American Players Theatre launches its summer season with this groundbreaking play, written by Carlyle Brown and directed by Derrick Sanders, about an African American theater company that decides to stage Shakespeare’s Richard III in 1820s New York City. Problems arise when a neighboring troupe decides to put on its own production — starring a white, major actor — in an effort to shut down the African Company for good.

Pictured at right: Cedric Mays and Jennifer Latimore.

Find out why the Wall Street Journal calls APT “the best classical theater company in America.” ALSO: Thursday, June 9, 7:30 pm. Through Sept. 14.

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Alchemy Cafe: DJs Radish, Dr. Funkenstein, free, 10 pm.

Daniel Sloss Thursday, June 2, Comedy Club on State, 8:30 pm

Club Tavern, Middleton: Adam Bartells Band, free, 9 pm.

Come Back In: Teddy Davenport, free (on patio), 5 pm.

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

Fountain: Big Dill & the Boys, free, 8 pm.

Gray’s Tied House, Verona: Just Merl, free, 6:30 pm.

High Noon Saloon: The Wells Division, free (patio), 6 pm Fire Retarded, No/No, Neens, Gloss Coat, 9 pm.

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Ivory Room: Jim Ripp, Andrew Rohn, piano, 9 pm.

Thursday, June 2, The Frequency, 8 pm

Lisa Link Peace Park: Overture’s Rising Stars, free, 5 pm.

The Numerators are a pysch-punk outfit headed by brothers Sammi and Burgers Rana. They released their debut full-length, Strange, last month. The album blends the sounds of Austin’s and New York’s punk scenes: It feels warm, it sounds noisy, and every song is swathed in reverb. With Surgeons in Heat, the Rashita Joneses.

Mickey’s Tavern: Mal-O-Dua, free, 5:30 pm; Gentle Brontosaurus, Catholic Easter Colors, Jonesies, 10 pm.

Thursday, June 2, Majestic Theatre, 9 pm

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Hop Haus Brewing Co., Verona: Jake Winkler, 7 pm.

Widely considered one of hip-hop’s greatest lyricists, Aesop Rock has been a leading light in rap’s underground for the last two decades.

The New York-bred emcee has released seven albums that are full of dense, spiraling rhymes, and he’s one half of the critically acclaimed folk/hip-hop duo the Uncluded, which also features the Moldy Peaches’ Kimya Dawson. Aesop’s most recent, The Impossible Kid, was released in April. With Rob Sonic, DJ Zone, Homeboy Sandman, DJ Sosa.

Monona Terrace Rooftop: Pink Houses, free, 7 pm.

Natt Spil: DJ Foundation, free, 10 pm.

Paoli Schoolhouse: DuggHopper, free, 6 pm.

Sprecher’s Restaurant and Pub: David Hecht, 6 pm.

Tip Top Tavern: Sam Ness, free, 9:30 pm.

UW Memorial Union-Terrace: Northern Comfort, bluegrass, free, 5 pm; Lili K, free, 9 pm.

T HE AT E R & DANCE The Lion King: Touring Broadway musical, 7:30 pm on 6/2, 2 & 8 pm on 6/3-4 and 1 pm, 6/5, Overture CenterOverture Hall. $145-$35. 258-4141.

ART E XHIBITS & EV ENTS Echoes: Voices of Wisdom: 6/2-8/4, UW Hillel (reception 7-9 pm, 6/2), with works by Leslie Coff, Joshua Gilstein, Rachel Herbsman, Deborah Kades, Ellen Meyer, Pamela Phillips Olson, Judith Zukerman. 256-8361.

Mark Golbach: Photographs, noon-4 pm Sundays, 6/627, PhotoMidwest, 700 Rayovac Drive (new location; reception 7-9 pm, 6/2). photomidwest.org.

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Bos Meadery: The Getaway Drivers, free, 6 pm.

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

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Babe’s: Thirsty Jones, free (on the patio), 6 pm.

Bowl-A-Vard Lanes: Madison County, country, free, 6 pm.

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This guy is one of the hottest comics in the United Kingdom. A phenom from age 16, Daniel Sloss performed his first solo comedy show at the age of 18, sold out two shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival just a year later and had his own sitcom by age 20. Sloss made his U.S. television debut on Conan in February and is now engaged in his first nationwide tour. Be sure to catch this kid before he goes all Justin Bieber on us. With Tabari McCoy, Ben Katzner. ALSO: Friday and Saturday (8 & 10:30 pm), June 3-4.

FranduTopia: Too Tambien: Frandu Smith & Nick Hart, 8 pm, 6/2-4, Bartell Theatre-Evjue Stage. $15. 661-9696.

BOOKS Amy Groshek, Megan Milks, Valerie Wetlaufer: Readings by Midwest authors, 7 pm, 6/2, A Room of One’s Own. 257-7888.

SP ECTATOR SP ORTS WIAA State Boys Individual Tennis Tournament: 6/2-4, Nielsen Tennis Stadium. $6/session. 715-344-8580.

FAIRS & F ESTIVALS Verona Hometown Days: Gates at 5 pm on 6/2-3 and noon, 6/4-5, Hometown Park, Verona, with music, carnival, sports & more. veronahometowndays.com.

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SP ECIAL EV ENTS Clips Beer & Film Tour: Annual New Belgium-themed outdoor short films screening & New Belgium beer, 7:30 pm, 6/2, Olin Park (films begin 9 pm), plus contests, local food vendors. Free admission; beer sales benefit Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin. facebook.com/ events/1107588059291877.

Robert Fripp and the Chamber Orchestra of Crafty Guitarists Friday, June 3, First Unitarian Society of Madison (900 University Bay Drive), 8 pm

Robert Fripp, legendary guitarist and co-founder of King Crimson, has collaborated with David Bowie, Brian Eno, Peter Gabriel and David Byrne. He has devoted the last three decades to spreading the gospel of guitar, creating improvisational guitar orchestras that play all over the world, creating bizarre and unexpected sonic landscapes.

Tokyo Police Club Friday, June 3, Majestic Theatre, 9 pm

The members of Tokyo Police Club are both tremendously talented and criminally underrated. The Toronto quartet has been around since 2005, building their initial buzz on MySpace (remember MySpace?) and going on to release four albums of buoyant, slightly punk-inflected alternative rock. But that’s not all — support will come from We Were Promised Jetpacks, a similarly minded Scottish four-piece with a knack for jagged-yet-hooky post-punk.

Alchemy Cafe: Grupo Balanca, Brazilian, free, 10 pm.

The Bayou: Cajun Spice, free, 6:30 pm.

Bos Meadery: Tiny Dinosaur, Werewolverine, 7 pm.

Cardinal Bar: Tony Castaneda Quartet, free, 5:30 pm; DJs Funkenstein, Ishai, Vaughn Marques, 9 pm.

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First United Methodist Church: Perfect Harmony Men’s Chorus, “Our Story, Our Song,” 7:30 pm.

The Frequency: Malcomexicans, Cold Black River, Sir! No Sir, DJ Lovecraft, 9 pm.

A RT EXH I B I TS & EV EN TS Fat City Emporium Birthday Celebration: 5-9 pm, 6/3, 2716 Atwood Ave. Free. 422-5128.

Best in Show: Dogs in Art: 4/30-6/19, Overture Center-Playhouse (reception 5-7 pm, 6/3). 258-4961.

High Noon Saloon: Rock Star Gomeroke, 5 pm; The Mersey Brothers, Smiths tribute, 9 pm.

Claire Stigliani: “Half-Sick of Shadows,” mixed-media, 5/28-9/3, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art (reception 6-9 pm, 6/3). 257-0158.

Immanuel Lutheran Church: The Glad Ringers, WAVE, handbell choirs, free/donations, 7:30 pm.

Jordan Peschek: Drawings, 6/3-7/1, UW Health Sciences Learning Center-2nd Floor Lobby. 263-5992.

Knuckle Down Saloon: Johnny Rawls, 8 pm.

Tyanna Buie: Prints, 6/1-30, South Madison Library (reception 5-7:45 pm, 6/3). 266-6395.

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

Macha Tea Company: Clinton Miller, free, 7 pm.

Mickey’s Tavern: Dash Hounds, The Curls, Heavy Looks, Gonzo Rongs, free, 10 pm.

Spring Art Tour: Annual Mount Horeb Area Arts Association open studios event, 10 am-5 pm, 6/3-5, in Black Earth, Blue Mounds, Mazomanie, Mount Horeb & Verona. Free. springarttour.com. 437-5914.

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

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Pooley’s: Lucas Cates, rock, free (on patio), 7 pm.

RSVP for Tin Cup Lunch: Annual soup luncheon, 11:30 am-1:30 pm, 6/9, Concourse Hotel, with presentations on Salvation Army services. $100. RSVP by 6/3: salvationarmydanecounty.org. 250-2248.

Red Zone: Lords of the Trident, I Am Dragon, 8:30 pm.

Sprecher’s Restaurant and Pub: The Keepers, 7 pm.

Tempest Oyster Bar: John Christensen, free, 9:30 pm.

Up North Pub: Stu Abel, free, 7 pm.

UW Memorial Union-Terrace: Brennan Connors & Stray Passage, 5 pm; Me En You, Siren, free, 9 pm.

VFW-Cottage Grove Road: Frank James, 7:30 pm.

Wisconsin Brewing, Verona: Mark Croft, free, 6 pm.

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A Night Out for Goodman: Annual beer & chocolate tasting benefit, 6-10 pm, 6/3, Goodman Community Center, with music by The Big Payback, hors d’oeuvres, raffle. $50. RSVP: anightoutforgoodman. bpt.me. 204-8049.

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Living Among; Feeding Upon Friday, June 3, Madison Circus Space (2100 Winnebago St.), 8 pm

A collection of four dance works choreographed and performed by dance innovator Liz Sexe, described by Isthmus as a “clean and efficient mover.” The native of Deerfield, Wis., trained and danced in California but returned to Madison seven years ago. In her latest works, she explores the term “anthophilous,” which describes insects that either live among or feed upon flowers. Especially intriguing is “Unfolding,” which is performed in a world of paper. ALSO: Saturday, June 4, 8 pm.

Bush Saturday, June 4, Orpheum Theater, 8 pm

One of the biggest names to emerge from the mid-’90s rock boom, Bush re-formed in 2010 after an eight-year break. The British band has since released two albums; the most recent, 2014’s Man on the Run, contains what AllMusic calls “some of [Gavin] Rossdale’s strongest melodies in quite some time.” With the Dose.

Spread the Nudes: Musical comedy about a Christian rock band, 5/27-6/11, Broom Street Theater, at 8 pm Fridays-Saturdays. $11. 244-8338.

FAIRS & F ESTIVALS Festa Italia: 6/3-5, McKee Farms Park, Fitchburg, with entertainment, cultural displays & more. $2 admission. iwcmadison.com. 258-1880.

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Motors & Music: Annual event, 6/3-4, Angell Park, Sun Prairie, with bands & auto show. Admission after 6 pm $10-$7. motorsandmusic.net. 333-5132.

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SP ECIAL EV ENTS Adult Swim: 6-10 pm, 6/3, Madison Children’s Museum, with “Mad City Music-Makers” theme, craft projects, music by Hoot‘n Annie, open mic. $15 ($12.75 adv.; 21+ only). 256-6445.

SP ECTATOR SP ORTS Madison Mallards: Home opener vs. Rockford Rivets, 6:35 pm, 6/3, Warner Park Duck Pond. $46-$8. Daily promotions: mallardsbaseball.com. 246-4277.

The Staves Saturday, June 4, High Noon Saloon, 9:30 pm

This folk-rock sister trio released their Justin Vernon-produced debut, If I Was, just about a year ago. Since then, the Staves have catapulted into the limelight, playing their heartbreak-and-harmonyheavy songs while opening for Florence & the Machine and becoming part-time members of Bon Iver during that band’s Japan tour. With Trevor Sensor.

Alchemy Cafe: Sortin’ the Mail, free, 10 pm.

Arts & Literature Laboratory: Ziemba, Noxroy, Tippy, 8 pm.

Bos Meadery: Allison Merten, free, 6 pm.

Cardinal Bar: DJ Rumba, 10 pm.

Come Back In: Field & James, free, 9 pm.

Essen Haus: David Austin Band, free, 8:30 pm.

Fisher King Winery, Mount Horeb: Tom Cooper, free, 6:30 pm.

manent collection, 6/4-8/21, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. 257-0158.

Zafer Gurel: Photographs, through 8/31, UW Sterling Hall-Survey Center. 265-6598.

Allison Schulnik & Wong Ping: “All-Licensed Fool,” animations, through 8/28, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. 257-0158.

Ben’s World: Photographs, 6/1-30, Mother Fool’s Coffeehouse. 259-1301.

Fitz’s On the Lake, Lodi: David Hecht, 6:30 pm.

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Fountain: Jack Greenwood, free, 8 pm.

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The Frequency: The Hussy, Dick the Bruiser, Cribshitter, 10 pm.

Ivory Room: Eben Seaman, Kevin Gale, Peter Hernet, dueling pianos, 8 pm.

Lazy Oaf Lounge: Northern Hooks, folk rock, 10 pm.

Liquid: DJ Nick Magic, EDM, 10 pm.

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

Mickey’s Tavern: Ka-Boom!Box, free, 10 pm.

Naples 15: Richard Shaten, piano, 7 pm.

Natt Spil: DJ NeeHigh, free, 10 pm.

Parched Eagle Brewpub: The Viper & His Famous Orchestra, free, 7:30 pm.

Pooley’s: Daniel Anderson Trio, free (on patio), 7 pm.

The Red Zone: Repaid in Blood, Death Will Tremble, Mutliated by Zombies, Chaosophy, Seisma, The Circuit Theory, 8 pm.

Sprecher’s Restaurant and Pub: Undercover, 7 pm.

Tempest Oyster Bar: Bill Roberts Trio, free, 9:30 pm.

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

Tricia’s Country Corners, McFarland: 2 am, 8:30 pm.

UW Memorial Union-Terrace: Seasaw, Oh My Love, rock, free, 9 pm.

Willy Street Pub/The Wisco: The Seeking Machines, Royal Station, Cats on Leashes, 9:30 pm.

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S PECTATOR SP ORTS Madison Mad Dawgs: Semi-pro football vs. Green County Outlaws, 3 pm, 6/4, Warner Park. $6. 239-6885.

Madison Radicals: vs Pittsburgh, 6 pm, 6/4, Breese Stevens Field. $7 ($6 adv.). radicalsultimate.com.

All-Wisconsin Rugby Fest and High School Boys Championship: 9 am-4 pm, 6/4, Wisconsin Rugby Sports Complex. $5 (18 and under free). 845-8071153.

FOOD & D RINK Burgers & Brew: Annual REAP benefit, 4:30-7:30 pm on 6/4 and 12:30-3:30 pm, 6/5, Capital Brewery, Middleton, with mini-burgers & beers featuring locally-grown ingredients, music. $33 ($30 adv.). 310-7836.

S PECI AL E V ENTS Wisconsin Bike Week: Wisconsin Bike Fed’s annual event, 6/4-11, with commuter stations Monday-Friday mornings at various locations, special events and activities. Schedule: bikeweek.wisconsinbikefed.org.

Free Outdoor Fun Weekend: No license required for fishing, 6/4-5; state park admission & trails fees also waived. dnr.wi.gov. 888-936-7463.

Fruit Fest Saturday, June 4, Plan B (924 Williamson St.), 10 am-9 pm

The annual LGBT bacchanalia known as Fruit Fest kicks off with a 5k Fruit Loop race at 10 a.m., followed by a karaoke competition and a full afternoon of sparkly musical delights, including Sexy Ester (pictured), disco ambassadors VO5 and not one, but two “American Idols”: David Hernandez and Frenchie Davis. Sprinkle in some drag performances, and we’ve got a party.

Cows on the Concourse: 8 am-1 pm, 6/4, Capitol Square (at Main Street/MLK Jr. Blvd.), with petting zoos, entertainment, food, kids’ activities. Free. cowsontheconcourse.org. 250-4257.

Cars on State: Annual classic auto show, 10 am-3 pm, 6/4, State Street. carsonstate.com. 512-1340.

Rock for Restorative Justice: Dane County TimeBank project fundraiser, noon-3 pm, 6/4, High Noon Saloon, with recognitions, music by ANT Da HopeBoy, speakers, food & drink. $20 donation. RSVP: danecountytimebank.org.

Driftless Historium Groundbreaking: Mount Horeb Area Historical Society history campus/visitor center, 12:30 pm, 6/4, Grundahl Park, with performance by Wisconsin Dells Singers. Free. 437-6486.

COME DY Vickie Shaw: Willma’s Fund benefit, 8 pm, 6/4, VFW-Cottage Grove Road. $35. lgbtoutreach.org.

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The Art of Persuasion: Mobilizing the Masses in World War I: The role of propaganda in shaping public opinion during the war, 5/27-3/1/17, Wisconsin Veterans Museum. 267-1799.

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Saturday Science: “Farms in Wisconsin: From Big to Small,” free demonstrations & activities, 10 amnoon, 6/4, UW Discovery Building. 316-4382.

Family Opera Day: Annual Opera for the Young event, noon-2:30 pm, 6/4, Overture Center-Playhouse, with prop-making workshop at noon, music lesson at 12:45 pm, performance of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” at 1:30 pm. Free. operafortheyoung.org.

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Madison Art Guild: “Summer Salon,” 6/4-7/30, UW Hospital C5/2 & E5/2 Galleries & Cases. 263-5992.

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DAN CI N G Milonga by the Lake: Open dance, 6-10 pm, 6/4, Olin Park Pavilion, with potluck (bring dish to pass). $15 adv. only: madisontango.org. 238-2039.

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Mad-City Ski Team: Free water ski show, 5:30 pm Sundays, 5/29-9/4, Law Park (off Lake Monona). madcityskiteam.com.

Feed the Need: River Food Pantry benefit, 3-6 pm, 6/5, East Side Club, with tastings of local food & drinks, music. $40. RSVP: riverfoodpantry.org. 442-8815.

mon jun 6 MUS I C Come Back In: Josh Becker, free (on the patio), 5 pm.

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East Side Club: Bluegrass Jam, 6:30 pm Mondays (new venue).

Sunday, June 5, The Frequency, 8 pm

The Frequency: Sweet Delta Dawn, Flowpoetry, Spencer Houghton, Gin Mill Hollow, Jack O’ Roses, Art Paul Schlosser, 9 pm.

This female-fronted trio brings straightforward garage rock. Singer/guitarist/ songwriter Jessica Boudreaux keeps her frills-free vocals in a low register, like Joan Jett with a sweet streak. Bandmates Devon Shirley and Jenny Logan wail on drums and bass, respectively, for a retro-feeling jam that devolves into cymbals-heavy breakdowns. Late last month, the Portland threesome released a third full-length album, Full of It, self-described as 11 songs of “snotty attitude, unbounded energy and windowrattling volume.” With Faux Fiction.

Malt House: Grandpa’s Elixir, free, 7:30 pm.

Up North Pub: Paul Matushek, free, 7 pm.

B OOKS / S POKEN WORD Pamela Phillips Olson: Discussing “Lechayim Lunch,” her new book, 6:30 pm, 6/6, Sequoya Library. 266-6385.

Pundamonium: “Pun slam,” 7 pm, 6/6, High Noon Saloon. $6. 268-1122.

S PECTATOR SP ORTS WIAA State Boys Golf Tournament: Sessions 7 am & noon, 6/6-7, University Ridge Golf Course. 715-344-8580.

Madison Mallards: vs. Wisconsin Rapids, 6:35 pm, 6/6-7, Warner Park Duck Pond. $46-$8. 246-4277.

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Oh Wonder Sunday, June 5, Majestic Theatre, 8 pm

In the growing crowd of slow-burning altpop bands, London-based duo Oh Wonder stands out. In September 2014, the band set out to write, record and release a new single every month for a year; they churned out 13 R&B-influenced songs in as many months, which together form their selftitled debut, released last fall. See page 26.

Brocach Irish Pub-Square: West Wind, Irish, free, 5 pm.

Cardinal Bar: DJ Djo Djo, African, 3 pm.

Chazen Museum of Art: Sunday Afternoon Live, Madison Bach Musicians, free, 12:30 pm.

Club Tavern, Middleton: All that Jazz, free, 10 am.

Essen Haus: Jerry Armstrong, free (on the patio), 4 pm.

Grace Episcopal Church: Madison Sacred Harp Singers, shape-note singing, 3 pm.

High Noon Saloon: Color Me Once, Gentle Brontosaurus, Matthew Azrieli, The Fancy Pears, 8 pm.

Tuesday, June 7, Brink Lounge, 7 pm

Fans of bluegrass are likely fully aware of five-string banjo legend Alan Munde’s resume, from early work with Sam Bush in Poor Richard’s Almanac to a stint with Jimmy Martin’s Sunny Mountain Boys to 20-plus years anchoring Country Gazette. For his Madison show Munde will be joined by Art and Stephanie Stevenson of High Water.

Cardinal Bar: Ben Sidran, Louka Patenaude, Nick Moran, Todd Hammes, jazz, free, 5:30 pm; New Breed Jazz Jam, free, 9 pm Tuesdays.

The Rigby: Madison Jazz Jam, free (all ages), 4 pm.

Mickey’s Tavern: Itasca, David Nance Band, Disembodied Monks, free, 10 pm.

Tricia’s Country Corners, McFarland: Frank James & Bobby Briggs, country, 3 pm.

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B OOKS James S. Welsh: Discussing “Sharks Get Cancer, Mole Rats Don’t,” his new book, 2 pm, 6/5, A Room of One’s Own. 257-7888.

History Sandwiched In: Brown-bag lunch program, with talk on cranes and their habitats by International Crane Foundation’s Jeb Barzen, $3 donation, 12:15 pm, 6/7, Wisconsin Historical Museum. 264-6555.

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Sustain Dane When Karen Crossley joined the Sustain Dane Board of Directors in 2015, she immediately became vital to the organization. She is admired for her vast experience serving on boards nationally and locally and her deep passion for Sustain Dane’s holistic programing. Karen knows how to develop people’s strengths and views every challenge as an opportunity.

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Roger Larson Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters Institute Roger Larson is a committed conservation leader who isn’t afraid to get his hands dirty as Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters (WLCV) Board President. Instead of promoting a top-down leadership approach, he is always willing to volunteer at events or call supporters— whatever helps the organization. Roger has sustained WLCV, and their conservation efforts in Wisconsin, even during difficult times.

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Chastity Brown + The Crane Wives Wednesday, June 8, Shitty Barn (Spring Green), 7 pm

This bill features two of the Midwest’s best Americana acts. Chastity Brown (pictured) is a singer-songwriter based in Minneapolis who’s received praise from NPR; she toured with Ani DiFranco earlier this year. The Crane Wives are a four-piece Grand Rapids folk band that released its most recent album, Foxlore, in April.

Luke Arvid Wednesday, June 8, High Noon Saloon, 8 pm

Madison singer-songwriter Luke Arvid fetes his most recent album with a fullband release show. Day of the Build2r is a set of atmospheric, slow-burning roots rock made at Blast House Studios with help from Louka Patenaude, Shauncey Ali and others. With Faux Fawn, Jack Tell.

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

Bowl-A-Vard Lanes: Twang Dragons, free, 6 pm.

Cardinal Bar: DJ Fabe, 9 pm.

Come Back In: Shelley Faith, free (patio), 5 pm.

Ivory Room: Connor Brennan, piano, free, 9 pm.

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Mickey’s Tavern: The Pollinators, ABACABA, Pearl Earl, free, 10 pm.

Natt Spil: DJ Trichrome, free, 10 pm.

Opus Lounge: Teddy Davenport, free, 9 pm.

Otto’s: Gerri DiMaggio, free, 5:30 pm Wednesdays.

Quaker Steak and Lube, Middleton: Madison County, country, free, 5:30 pm.

Up North Pub: MoonHouse, free, 8 pm.

UW Memorial Union-Terrace: Open Mic with Frankie Pobar Lay, free, 8 pm Wednesdays.

VFW Post 7591-Cottage Grove Road: Jerry Stueber, free, 6 pm Wednesdays.

Self-described “crazy cat lady” Meghan Randolph also happens to be the founder of the excellent Music Theatre of Madison, celebrating its 10th year of existence. After she spent two years touring with Andrew Lloyd-Weber’s Cats, she moved back to Madison and devoted her career to bringing lesser-known musicals to the stage. In her one-night-only one-woman show, she shares her life’s challenges and triumphs and belts out songs by Jason Robert Brown, Stephen Sondheim, John Buccino and more.

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Scott H. Biram Thursday, June 9, Shitty Barn (Spring Green), 7 pm

“The Dirty Old One-Man Band” (as dubbed by Biram himself) travels to the area from Texas, bringing with him the heat of the Deep South. Rife with slide guitar and grit, Biram’s music is a motley mix of blues and country with the rebel heart of punk and metal. A distortion mic gives his vocals as much edge as his lyrics, which dwell on the sundry ways women and whiskey go wrong.

Alchemy Cafe: Big Pinky, jazz, free, 10 pm.

Babe’s: Acoustic Alloy, free (patio), 6 pm.

Bowl-A-Vard Lanes: Pilot, rock, free, 6 pm.

Cardinal Bar: Pedro Juan Rivera, Latin, free, 5:30 pm; DJ Rumba, 10 pm.

Come Back In: The Rascal Theory, free (patio), 5 pm.

East Side Club: Swear & Shake, Hayward Williams, Sunset Music Series, 5 pm.

Edgewater Hotel: Mark Croft, free (on the plaza), 6 pm; Reyna, DJ Nick Nice (Sky Bar), 6 pm.

The Frequency: Of Brighter Skies, Forgetting Charlie, The Ferns, 7 pm.

High Noon Saloon: Kerosene Kites, free (on the patio), 6 pm; The American Dead, Fringe Character, Autism Society of Wisconsin & Autism Society of South Central Wisconsin benefit, 7 pm.

Rennebohm Park: Capitol City Band, free, 7 pm.

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Infinity scarves (top) and headbands are just some of the products of the Cra y Night Owl.

Sara Brenkman, aka the Crafty Night Owl, is a little different from other work-fromhome moms. Her habit of staying up all night endured through raising three kids (now in elementary school). “My mom told me that when I had kids I’d become a morning person,” says Brenkman. “That hasn’t happened yet!”

Her late-night habits allow her to indulge her love of crafting. And in doing so, she’s built an in-home business. During the school year, Brenkman stays up until 5 a.m., sewing and creating in her basement workshop. She sleeps while her kids are at school, waking up in time for the after-school deluge.

Brenkman is a self-taught seamstress and crafter. She’d been giving away her works to family and friends until her husband encouraged her to do a little more with her product. Now her hobby has morphed into a full-blown business, complete with a stand at the Dane County Farmers’ Market each Saturday.

Brenkman’s product line has evolved based on her interests. When she first started, her children were babies, so she made nursing covers and baby hats.

Now she makes eyeglass cases and craft aprons. Her popular headbands ($6-$10) have soft, non-slip linings and a bra strap at the bottom that allows for sizing adjustments.

She also makes scarves ($15-$30), varying the fabric from cottons in the summer to flannels in the colder months. Decorative snaps set her infinity scarves apart from others — they keep everything in place, plus add a little flair. Kind of like your grandmother’s broach, updated.

“I’m kind of a dabbler,” says Brenkman.

“I don’t like to stay with one product. I’m always looking for what’s the next trend and how I can be on top of it.”

She’s come up with an ingenious design for a car trash bag. She covers a plastic mesh frame in an eye-catching fabric, puts a nonslip grip around the rim to keep a plastic bag liner in place and adds a buckled strap so it can be secured at various places in the car.

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Lobbed with love Seed bombs bring beauty to vacant spaces

BY ESTY DINUR

Warning! Madison is full of bombs, and more will be tossed soon!

Seed bombs, that is. Hundreds of them have already been lobbed or placed lovingly by guerrilla gardeners in vacant lots, construction sites, potholes, neglected zones and other spaces in need of floral beauty. Initiating and organizing this attack is Meg Rothstein of Larkspur Collaborative Coaching.

A seed bomb is a ball made of air-dried clays, organic potting soil and a mix of at least two dozen native flowers and annuals that are attractive to bees, birds and butterflies. They germinate on their own, so no planting is necessary, and the seed mix doesn’t need tending. The first 1,200 were made on May 22 in James Madison Park by 14 people who learned about the opportunity on social media or through word of mouth. They were 6 to 75 years old, from all walks of life and speaking several languages.

To make the bombs, Rothstein — who is new to seed bomb making — and her daughter mixed water and clay with sticks, paddles and a $3 mixer in a rain barrel, added the soil, then the seeds. They took the mix in painters barrels to the park, where the participants created the balls and took about half of them. The rest were left in the park with a chalked invitation for passersby to take

and use them. When Rothstein returned five hours later, a man who had been in the park the entire time reported that many people stopped and took them.

Now a life coach, Rothstein used to be a librarian.

She loves the children’s book Miss Rumphius, whose protagonist gathers lupine seeds wherever she goes and propagates them to make the world a more beautiful place. When Rothstein was a child, she visited her grandmother in the Tenderloin district of San Francisco and saw women tending community gardens right below her window: “I always came back thinking that my grandmother lived in a beautiful place. It was only later that I realized all the problems of that neighborhood.”

“The tiniest things can have great positive impact,” she says, and this project “establishes connections between communities that don’t often get to speak to each other.”

Rothstein recently checked a vacant lot near a former motel on the Beltline and found that the bombs she had left there are sprouting. “It’s extremely satisfying to see your guerrilla gardening come to life. It’s a sweet little success that is about people, nature and chance.” ■ Seed bombs will be given away, while supplies last, June 2-6 at the Social Justice Center, 1202 Williamson St. A free drop-in seed bomb-making workshop is scheduled for Warner Park June 12, 2-4 p.m., near the community recreation center.

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BY DAN SAVAGE

There’s this boy — he’s 29; I’m 46 and female. We met when we were 23 and 41.

I was not and am not into little boys. The Kid chased me, and I turned him down for months—until I got drunk one night and caved. It was supposed to be a one-night stand, but it isn’t anymore. We’ve never been “together,” because the Kid wants kids and happily ever after and all that horseshit, and I don’t (and I’m too old even if I did). The Kid has been in several relationships over the years, looking for The One, and I genuinely hope he finds her.

In my wildest dreams, I’m invited to their wedding and their children call me Auntie.

But in the meantime, the Kid runs to me when he hits a hiccup in a relationship, and I let him — meaning, he gets mad at her and fucks me madly. Afterward, I get him to talk about it — he tells me what happened, and I always try to advise him how to make it better, how to make it work. But so far it hasn’t, and we’re “us” again until he meets another girl. I do love this Kid, for what it’s worth. But I’m afraid I’m ruining his chances. I’m afraid that by being an escape hatch, I’m giving him a reason not to work on these relationships, and he will

never find the kids/forever thing he’s looking for. Should I let him go for his own sake? If I tell him honestly why, he won’t accept it, so I’d have to just vanish. I’d hate that. It would be worth it if I knew he met someone and got to live happily ever after. But I’d spend my life feeling bad for disappearing on him, and I’d always wonder if the Kid wound up alone.

Don’t Call Me Cougar I don’t see any conflict between what the Kid says he wants in the long run — kids and happily ever after and all that horseshit — and the things his actions indicate he wants now, i.e., your rear and your ear. He’s young, he hasn’t met a woman he could see himself with for the long haul, and he appears to be in no rush — he can have his first kid next year or 20 years from now.

And in the meantime, DCMC, he has you.

Here’s where I detect some conflict between statements and actions: The fact that you keep fucking the Kid while he’s technically still with other women — first you fuck him (madly) and then you advise him (sagely) — is a pretty good indication that you’re not ready to let go of him, either. If you really wanted to encourage the Kid to work things out with whatever woman he happens to be seeing, DCMC, you would offer him your make-it-work advice without fucking him first.

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Fucking someone who has a girlfriend — especially someone who has a girlfriend he’s supposed to be with exclusively — doesn’t exactly telegraph “I think you two should work it out.”

So going forward, maybe you should offer the Kid your advice when he’s seeing someone, fuck the shit out of him when he’s single, and don’t waste too much time worrying about whether fucking you incentivizes being single. Because single/you may be what he wants right now.

If I first met someone on a hookup site or at a sex party and then we start seeing each other, what’s the best way to explain how we met when we’re at a social event and people ask?

Torrid Revelations Undermining Totally Honesty The truth is always nice — and in your case, TRUTH, telling the truth about your relationship could be constructive.

There are a lot of people out there in loving committed relationships (LCR) that had crazy

sleazy starts (CSS). But very few people in a LCR with a CSS tell the truth when asked how they met. A couple who met at a sex party will say they met at a dinner party; a couple who met inside a cage in a sex dungeon will say they met doing a team-building exercise at a work retreat; a couple who met during an impulsive, drunken threesome will say they met at a riotous protest outside a Trump rally.

These lies are understandable: People don’t want to be judged or shamed. But when a CSS couple lies about how they met, TRUTH, they reinforce the very shame and stigma that made them feel like they had to lie in the first place. And they play into the sex-negative, self-defeating, and super-hypocritical assumption made by singles who attend sex parties, spend time in cages and have impulsive threesomes — these single people who do sleazy things often refuse to date the people they meet at sex parties, etc., because they believe no LCR ever had a CSS. If couples that had sleazy starts told the truth about themselves, single people would be less likely to rule out dating people they met sleazily. ■ Email Dan at mail@savagelove.net or reach him on Twitter at @fakedansavage.

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