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Remaking a Murderer Four new books reach incompatible conclusions about Steven Avery’s guilt CHRIS ROBERTS

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■ WHAT TO DO 4 SNAPSHOT

FACT CHECK

Librarians help patrons determine what is fake news.

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MAKING THEIR CASE

City council candidates debate police policy, homelessness, housing.

12 OPINION DYLAN BROGAN

BILL LUEDERS

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COVER STORY GIVEN THE INTENSE interest created by Making a Murderer in the convictions of Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey, it is no surprise that four Wisconsin authors have penned books since the Netflix series was released in late 2015. Two of them find the defendants guilty; two, not guilty. Bill Lueders has read them all and combs through the arguments for this week’s cover story.

6 NEWS THERE ARE FIVE contested city council races on the April 4 ballot. Staff writer Dylan Brogan has asked the candidates in each race to come to the office for a mini-debate, prepared to talk about one issue that is particularly important to them.

Podcasts of the debates will be available on Isthmus.com, along with Dylan’s stories about each race. His coverage of the council elections begins this week.

PRESERVING JOBS

The state should step in when predator corporations shutter factories.

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STEVEN AVERY, THE SEQUEL

Four new books dive into the case made famous by Making a Murderer.

20-23 FOOD & DRINK

BAR FOOD DONE RIGHT 24 SPORTS

HEAR THE ROAR

What local team could clinch the WIAA state boys’ basketball title?

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19, 26 BOOKS

FOCUS ON BERLIN

Thursday-Sunday, March 9-12, Union South-The Marquee

A book and exhibit from an Edgewood prof are culled from thousands of photographs.

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BITTERSWEET MEMORIES

Robin Chapman’s art and poetry recall a town’s atomic secrets.

28 MUSIC

LADYSCISSORS ALERT

The Madison quartet releases a confident new album.

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AFTERMATH JUSTIN SPRECHER

A Confederate veteran celebrates Passover with his family’s former slaves in The Whipping Man.

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NEWS JUSTIN SPRECHER has been directing and editing Isthmus Live Sessions since we debuted the intimate recording sessions more than two years ago. In February he became our staff videographer and photographer. He’s already put together multiple photo galleries, and this week he teamed up with Dylan Brogan to photograph the candidates for city council.

The Love Witch

Lucky’s 1313 Brew Pub offers a solid set of options.

Cinephile alert! Wisconsin Union Directorate has assembled an astonishing lineup of films for the Directress Film Festival, celebrating the work of women directors. Several documentaries and international features are having Madison premieres, and the festival screens a 35 mm print of Anna Biller’s gothic masterpiece, The Love Witch (Thursday, 9 pm). Documentary cinematographer Kirsten Johnson distills her 25 years of work into Cameraperson (Friday, 6 pm), and the power trio of Michelle Williams, Kristen Stewart and Laura Dern star in Kelly Reichardt’s Certain Women. For the full schedule see film listings, page 32.

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IN EVERY ISSUE 7 MADISON MATRIX 7 WEEK IN REVIEW 12 THIS MODERN WORLD 13 FEEDBACK 13 OFF THE SQUARE

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

PUBLISHER Jeff Haupt ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER Craig Bartlett BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR Mark Tauscher EDITOR Judith Davidoff NEWS EDITOR Joe Tarr ASSOCIATE EDITOR Michana Buchman FEATURES EDITOR Linda Falkenstein ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR Catherine Capellaro STAFF WRITERS Dylan Brogan, Allison Geyer EDITORIAL INTERN Riley Vetterkind CALENDAR EDITOR Bob Koch ART DIRECTOR Carolyn Fath STAFF ARTISTS Todd Hubler, David Michael Miller, Tommy Washbush

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Sunday, Feb. 12, State Street, Capitol Square and Brink Lounge, 10 am-7 pm

Observe St. Patrick’s Day a few days early with a series of events that have become a Madison tradition. The Shamrock Shuffle 5 and 10K runs and 5K walk kick off at 10 am near State Street Brats. Dane County Shamrock Club’s Irish flag ceremony is at noon in the Capitol Rotunda, and the parade around the Square starts at 1:30 pm.

A fundraiser for the Celtic Cultural Center of Madison starts at 3 pm at the Brink, with performers including West Wind and the Currach.

But how can I win my brackets?

Tuesday, March 14, Discovery Building, 7:30 pm

“The Math Behind the March Madness Tournament,” a talk by industrial and systems engineering professor Laura McLay, will prove that baseball is not the only sport hospitable to math geeks. Expect to hear words like probability, algorithm and maybe even logistic regression.

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VIDEOGRAPHER/PHOTOGRAPHER Justin Sprecher CONTRIBUTORS John W. Barker, Kenneth Burns, Dave Cieslewicz, Nathan J. Comp, Aaron R. Conklin, Ruth Conniff, Michael Cummins, Marc Eisen, Erik Gunn, Mike Ivey, Bob Jacobson, Seth Jovaag, Stu Levitan, Bill Lueders, Liz Merfeld, Andy Moore, Bruce Murphy, Kyle Nabilcy, Kate Newton, Jenny Peek, Michael Popke, Steven Potter, Adam Powell, Katie Reiser, Jay Rath, Gwendolyn Rice, Dean Robbins, Robin Shepard, Sandy Tabachnick, Denise Thornton, Candice Wagener, Tom Whitcomb, Rosemary Zurlo-Cuva ADVERTISING PRODUCTION MANAGER Todd Hubler ADVERTISING MANAGER Chad Hopper ADVERTISING ASSISTANT Laura Miller ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVES Lindsey Bushart, Rebecca Jaworski WEB ANALYST Jeri Casper CIRCULATION MANAGER Tim Henrekin MARKETING DIRECTOR Chris Winterhack EVENT DIRECTORS Kathleen Andreoni, Courtney Lovas CONTROLLER Halle Mulford OFFICE MANAGER Julie Butler SYSTEMS MANAGER Thom Jones ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Carla Dawkins

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Kristi Paskey, left, and Mackenzie Krumme try to distinguish fake news from real news in a workshop at Madison Central Library.

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Pope Francis endorses Donald Trump for president. ISIS leader calls for Muslim voters to support Hillary Clinton. Obama bans the Pledge of Allegiance in schools. These stories were shared, liked, retweeted and regarded as fact by hundreds of thousands of people during the 2016 presidential campaign.

But never fear. The librarians are here!

On a night in late February, at a workshop at the Madison Central Library, Anjali Bhasin takes on the challenge of the day: how to identify fake news.

Bhasin knows her stuff. She teaches information literacy at the UW-Madison School of Library and Information Studies. The audience includes a few scholars, a high school teacher, a person interested in journalism, a blogger and two avid newsreaders (who confessed to “not being very tech savvy”).

“Internally, we all have biases. So if you see something that fits your own worldview, you’re more likely to believe it,” Bhasin tells the group. “When a story goes against your viewpoint, that’s when you turn on your critical thinking skills. You start looking at sources. You check if there’s something sketchy about the website. We are way more hesitant to investigate claims or call something fake news if we want to believe it.”

Thankfully, librarians have developed simple criteria for evaluating news and determining information credibility. Fittingly, the acronym is “CRAP.” It stands for: currency (how current is the information?), reliability (does the creator provide references of sources for data

or quotations?), authority (is the creator or author reputable, and has the publisher disseminated false information in the past?) and purpose (is it fact or opinion?).

“There is so much information out there now, that organizations that traditionally check facts just can’t keep up. By the time something is disproven it can be floating around out there for a while” says Bhasin.

“That’s why it has to come back to the individual. If we’re disseminating information that’s not credible to our friends or people in our social networks, are we then less credible on some level?”

And there’s the rub. Identifying fake news comes down to self-awareness, doing your homework and not contributing to the problem.

However, L.G. — a spunky 91-year-old who wanted to be referred to by just her initials because she didn’t want “the FBI to check her out” — says that credible news organizations aren’t perfect either.

She points to news coverage in 2008 of President Barack Obama’s former pastor Rev. Jeremiah Wright. Video of the pastor saying “Not God bless America, God Damn America” at the pulpit went viral that year. The subsequent backlash was enough for Obama to distance himself from his mentor.

“I remember this article in the Chicago Tribune, and they just printed the negative.

They left out a lot of information,” says L.G. “When he made that ‘Goddamn’ comment, he was making a statement about the Iraq War. Wright was a medic in Vietnam. He saw

all the bloodshed and the horror. That’s what he was condemning. Why didn’t the media do their research and put it in context?”

“Fake news” means different things to different people. It’s traditionally defined as propaganda or hoaxes designed to trick people. To some here tonight, it’s just sloppy journalism. One person thinks of fake news as satire publications like The Onion.

Kristi Paskey, a Lodi high school teacher, notes that “fake news” is also used to discredit real news that challenges someone’s political narrative or ideology. “As a teacher, I see The New York Times as a reliable resource but have a lot students who do not,” says Paskey.

“They’ve been told that some [outlets] are always fake news, and they believe that.”

Trump has mastered the art of using the “fake news” label as a rhetorical bludgeon.

Last month, he tweeted: “The FAKE NEWS media (failing @nytimes, @NBCNews, @ ABC, @CBS, @CNN) is not my enemy, it is the enemy of the American People!”

One participant said he was confused by a story in The Postillion with the headline, “Trump wants to deport American Indians back to India.” The article includes tweets from Feb. 13, claiming to be from the president’s official twitter account @ realDonaldTrump: “I want those indians in India ASAP. Delicious food, love korma, but dangerous people with bows and arrows. Get smart US. #illegalsout.”

Is this fake news? Here’s your chance to hone your fact-checking skills and run it through the CRAP test. n

TOTAL FACEBOOK ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN AUGUST AND ELECTION DAY (according to an analysis from Buzzfeed)

• Fake news: 8.7 million • Mainstream news: 7.3 million QUICKS TIPS TO IDENTIFY FAKE NEWS (from UW-Stevens Point)

• Domains that end “.com.co” that impersonate real news websites

• Lack of author attribution may, but not always, be a red flag

• Use of ALL CAPS • Does it make you REALLY ANGRY? OTHER FAKE NEWS HEADLINES

• “WikiLeaks CONFIRMS Hillary Sold Weapons to ISIS” (The Political Insider)

• “RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE To Reunite and Release Anti Donald Trump Album” (heaviermetal.net)

• “RuPaul claims Donald Trump touched him inappropriately in the 1990s” (World News Daily Report)

• “FBI Agent suspected in Hillary email leaks found dead in apparent murder-suicide” (Denver Guardian)

The Math Behind the March Madness Tournament Laura Albert McLay

Associate professor of industrial and systems engineering

Tuesday, March 14 at 7:30 p.m.

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Part of a monthly series on thought-provoking public issues.

Artwork created by UW–Madison student Taylor Rushing

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ally nowhere in between, and that’s what we’re trying to work on.”

Wood would like to see the city move forward with efforts to rezone the campus area to promote moderately priced housing. If given a second term, he’ll push for more public-private residential developments and encourage housing cooperatives. Wood is also interested in “micro-unit” apartments as a way to provide more affordable housing Campus contest options in his district.

First-term Ald. Zach Wood is one of Combating homelessness is why four incumbents being challenged. Terry is running for council. The He faces political newcomer John 61-year-old is forthright about his Terry Jr. to represent a district battles with bipolar disorder, clinical around the UW-Madison campus. depression, post-traumatic stress dis Wood says increasing housing order and addiction. These challengoptions for students will a be top es left him homeless until he found priority if he’s reelected. The cost of permanent housing through Porchhousing is the “number one issue” light three years ago. Terry says this the 23-year-old alder hears about firsthand experience is what’s missfrom constituents. ing from the conversations about “We find that a lot of students — ending homelessness in Madison. especially in-state students — are “It’s sad because there are lots of Ald. Maurice Cheeks, right, is facing his first opponent since being elected in 2013. Steve Fitzsimmons paying almost as much in rent as good intentions. But to get people is challenging Cheeks on public safety issues. they are on tuition. It’s mind-bog- out of the homelessness conungling,” Wood said when he debated drum, it’s a progression,” he says.

Terry on Feb. 21 at Isthmus. “We “You can build all the affordable have this gap between really high- housing there is. But until people have a reason The law-and-order race end [housing] that is too expensive to live there, stay there, they are just going to Community support for the police dominated a working with the police to reduce for a lot of folks. And [places] that leave. I know this from personal experience. It spirited Feb. 28 debate between challenger Steve crime. “I marched with neighbors are at or below code.... There’s re- took me almost two years to get sober.”

Fitzsimmons and Ald. Maurice Cheeks, who has two days [after a shooting in the represented his southwest-side dis- Allied Drive neighborhood], saytrict since 2013. This is the first time ing this has to stop and we have to Cheeks has faced an opponent. collaborate with police to make sure Fitzsimmons, chair of the Mid- these investigations go smoothly. vale Heights Neighborhood Watch, That’s the type of work that will conbills himself a “pro public safety” tinue to be needed.” candidate. He accuses Cheeks of un- Fitzsimmons also criticizes dermining “public trust in the police” Cheeks for supporting a $400,000 by signing a statement with 10 other study to evaluate police department council members criticizing the ar- policies and procedures. He says it’s rest of 18-year-old Genele Laird at “unfair to single out Madison” in reEast Towne Mall in June 2016. “We gards to racial disparities in the crimiwatched what the video captured nal justice system. He calls the recent many times and cannot see past what settlement over the police shooting seems like excessive aggression,” the of Tony Robinson “a big mistake.” He statement said. would also push to hire more police “Yes, I [also] felt that way, but I officers, an effort he affirms is curwould not publicly state that. You don’t rently being “scuttled by city leaders.” want to throw police under the bus. If Cheeks says he’s asking for a third you want to build public trust with the term to continue closing “the opporpolice, you have to be publicly support- tunity gap that exists in our city.” He ive of the police at all times. All times,” counts among his accomplishments says Fitzsimmons. “If you show dis- work on a 15-point plan to reduce trust, the community starts to distrust, violence in the community and the and everything starts falling apart.” hiring of a racial equity coordinator.

Cheeks says he’s supported the “It’s more important than ever, police through budget increases. that, as city leaders, we are able to “Nobody finds it acceptable be the resistance against extremism, when there are break-ins. Nobody hate and divisiveness,” says Cheeks.

Ald. Zach Wood, left, and challenger John Terry Jr. both highlight affordable housing issues. They are finds it acceptable when there are “I want to innovate to create more vying to represent the downtown district that includes much of UW-Madison. shootings,” says Cheeks, who adds opportunities for all residents in he’s seen firsthand his constituents Madison.” n

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In advance of the April 4 election, Isthmus is hosting debates between the candidates for the five contested Common Council seats. Each of the contenders identified one issue important to his or her district to focus on during the conversation. Podcasts of the mini-debates — where the candidates elaborated on a variety of issues — are available at isthmus.com.

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Ald. Rebecca Kemble is calling on the Madison Police Department to reinvestigate the shooting death of Tony Robinson by Officer Matt Kenny.

Kemble says she will propose that the council’s Subcommittee on Police and Community Relations recommend that the police department launch a new investigation of the shooting and dig further into Kenny’s account of what happened that night two years ago.

Kemble’s call for a new internal probe comes after a March 6 news conference where lawyers for the Robinson family revealed evidence they gathered about the shooting during a now-settled civil lawsuit. That information is available on tonyrobinsonshooting.com. It includes depositions, images, audio and video taken from the crime scene, and forensic reports. The attorneys claim the information “unambiguously and unequivocally” proves Kenny lied about what led him to shoot Robinson in an east-side apartment stairwell on March 6, 2015.

They also argue the police department’s internal investigation into the shooting was geared toward exonerating Kenny.

“What I heard [at the press conference] gives me great pause about how internal investigations are done, and we will be looking into changing that and possibly even re-do[ing] an internal investigation of this case,” says Kemble.

“I’ll be proposing this when we meet [March 9].”

The wrongful death lawsuit brought

by Robinson’s mother, Andrea Irwin, was settled two weeks ago for $3.35 million.

Nevertheless, the attorneys released their evidence and arguments about what happened that night “so [the public] can reach their own conclusions.”

Jim Palmer, executive director of the Wisconsin Professional Police Association,says he wishes the case had gone to trial. “We find it difficult to reconcile the Robinson family’s efforts to try their case in the court of public opinion, after they chose to settle the case and stay out of a court of law,” he says. “If they felt as confident about their claims as they suggest, we would have preferred they hadn’t agreed to a settlement. Which was a choice that Matt Kenny did not have. Matt Kenny would have preferred a trial and the opportunity to clear his name again.”

On March 6, 2015, Kenny responded to calls that a young man was jumping in and out of traffic on Williamson Street and assaulting people. Kenny entered 1125 Williamson St. looking for Robinson. Moments later, he shot the

sided version of facts that will never be subjected to the cross-examination afforded by a trial,” Koval says. “To suggest that you have ‘new’ evidence supplied by experts paid by the plaintiffs should be considered in the context from which it is proffered.”

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In a news conference at the Capitol, attorney Anand Swaminathan reviews evidence that he claims shows the police account of Tony Robinson’s killing is false.

unarmed 19-year-old seven times. Robinson had taken psychedelic mushrooms earlier that day.

Kenny, who remains on the force, was cleared of wrongdoing by both Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne and the police department.

Kenny told investigators that when he arrived at the scene he believed Robinson was assaulting someone in the upstairs unit. Kenny said he was confronted in the stairwell by Robinson, who he said punched him in the head and continued to repeatedly swing at him. Kenny said he feared that he would lose consciousness and be disarmed, so he shot Robinson in self-defense.

Anand Swaminathan, an attorney from the Chicago firm of Loevy & Loevy, claims his team gathered “objective, forensic evidence [that] illustrates why the shooting did not and cannot have happened in the way that Officer Kenny claimed it did.”

Specifically, the family attorneys say that synchronized audio and video from the incident show that Kenny couldn’t have been at the top of the stairs when he began firing. “The audio and video show that Officer Kenny was at the base of the stairs — it doesn’t take a forensic scientist to see that. He couldn’t be at the top of the stairs for the first shot and then be coming out the [bottom] doorway by the second shot,” says Swaminathan.

“That means that Officer Kenny’s story about being punched at the top of the stairs and responding with a shot is untrue.”

“The location of the bullet casings are all at the base of the stairs and outside, indicating the shots were fired at the base of the stairs,” he adds. “There is no high-impact blood spatter anywhere above the halfway point of the stairs — that’s strong evidence that there were no shots fired at the top of the stairs.”

The attorneys also fault the police department’s internal investigation, saying it was intended to clear Kenny. The officer was never questioned,

they claim. “They asked zero questions of an officer whose story at even first glance was problematic,” says Swaminathan. “That’s a broken internal investigation process.”

When asked for a response, police spokesperson Joel Despain points to a blog post by Police Chief Mike Koval. That blog states that independent agencies do the initial investigation and interview of officers involved in shootings. The department’s internal review then relies “on this investigative information — generated by an independent agency — [which] should generate more trust in the internal MPD process.”

In a later statement, Koval said that he cannot respond to specific arguments raised by Robinson’s lawyers. “We cannot comment on a one-

Officer Matt Kenny, who remains on the force, was exonerated in the killing.

Kemble says she wants a new internal investigation so that Kenny will be “interviewed directly” and questioned “on the discrepancies between his story and the forensic and scientific evidence.

Those are important questions that should be answered.”

When asked if anything would lead Koval to re-open the Robinson investigation, DeSpain points to a section in the chief’s blog that reads, “I am confident in both the process and outcome of MPD’s internal review of the incident....

I do not intend to re-open MPD’s internal investigation into this incident nor do I see grounds for any further criminal review of this incident.”

Citing state statute, Kemble notes that the Common Council or mayor could direct the chief to begin a new investigation: “The chief shall obey all lawful written orders of the mayor or common council.”

City Attorney Michael May says it can be tricky defining what a “lawful order” is. “Assuming for purposes of argument that a resolution directing the chief to re-open an investigation was a ‘lawful order’ of the council that the chief must comply with, I am relatively confident that the council could not direct the chief as to the manner or depth of any such re-opening or re-examination,” May adds. “That would be up to the chief.”

Ald. Paul Skidmore agrees with May. “There are certain things we can do, certain things we can’t do. Telling [Chief Koval] how to do policy is something that state statute prohibits us from doing,” he says, adding, “It’s really a moot point because the investigation has been completed.”

Instead of debating this case further, Skidmore wants to prevent the city’s insurance company from settling lawsuits without input from elected officials. At the March 7 Common Council meeting, Skidmore introduced a resolution that “would require [the insurance company] to involve and have review by the city council and the mayor of settlements.”

“I’ve talked to Matt — he wanted his day in court but he was denied that. He wanted the ability to prove his innocence and now he doesn’t get that,” says Skidmore. “And now we have to listen to the Robinsons’ attorneys and the Robinsons trash the city and [Kenny].” n

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Proposal for Madison College is too costly Nonprofit groups would have turned campus into community center, affordable housing

BY HANNAH H. KIM

When Madison College announced last spring that it would vacate and lease out its downtown building, a consortium of nonprofits saw a chance to develop a city center of community and culture, along with affordable housing for artists and creative folks.

Many people in the community were thrilled by the idea. But it turns out to be too expensive, the consortium announced at a March 6 public hearing.

Jane Elder, executive director of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters, which is part of the group, said it could not find a way to generate enough revenue from the project.

Elder said that 50 percent of the college’s decision in choosing a final developer will be based on the guarantee of a strong income stream. The four competing proposals are major commercial developments that include hotels. “I think our development team agreed that we did not have the resources to be a financially competitive proposal against the commercial proposals,” Elder said.

About three dozen people affiliated with one of the eight nonprofit organizations included in the consortium attended the meeting held at Madison College’s downtown center; most seemed surprised and disappointed

by Elder’s announcement.

The consortium, represented by development team Baum Revision Real Estate, pulled out after a financial analysis showed the expenses would be much higher than originally anticipated.

In addition to the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters, the consortium includes the Wisconsin Science Museum;

Madison College wants to lease its downtown campus out for redevelopment, but the project is too costly for a consortium of nonprofit groups.

Children’s Theater of Madison; Forward Theater; Theatre LILA; RENEW Wisconsin; Sierra Club (Wisconsin Chapter); and Family Service Madison.

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These developments have been successful elsewhere, Elder said, citing the Cowles Center in Minneapolis, the Banana Factory in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and the Denver Center for the Performing Arts in Colorado.

“There are 60 to 70 around the country,” she said. “It surprises us all that Madison doesn’t have anything at this scale that is a big community gathering place.”

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Allen Ebert, executive director of Children’s Theater of Madison, said the group had been reasonably confident it could raise $8 million to $12 million in a capital campaign. But, he says, now it is estimated that they would need to raise $16 million. “So we would be looking at a capital campaign, more of what Overture did, which was $15 million.”

“If we had two or three more months where we could really work on a third development that would be revenue-generating that would help offset the costs, we would feel more comfortable,” Ebert said. “We did go and try to meet with some developers; it was just too tight of a timeline.”

The other four finalists selected by the college’s District Board of Trustees in January include Alexander Company, CD Smith & HKS Holdings, Hovde, and Sherman Associates.

The selected developer will have the option of renovating and repurposing the existing building, or demolishing it and constructing a new one.

Proposals are due March 15. The college’s board of trustees expects to begin negotiations with the selected developer in May. Elder said the consortium is committed to building a shared community and arts facility in the future. The college’s downtown campus had been an ideal site with its central location, access to parking and buses and an iconic building. And the consortium still hopes something might be worked out for the site.

“We would be very open to a conversation with the college, and we’ll communicate that to them,” Elder stated. “They are aware of this process and this proposal, and they have been well aware for a year. They know what we have been trying to achieve, and we want to communicate that we are still open to a dialogue.” n

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Keeping communities whole Workers should get first dibs on factories shuttered by predator owners

BY BERT ZIPPERER Bert Zipperer is a longtime activist and former Madison alderperson.

I grew up in Brillion, a small town in east-central Wisconsin whose economy was anchored by an iron foundry. The Brillion Iron Works — or simply the BIW or “Dub” in our local vernacular — dates to 1890 and was long known as one of the nation’s best independent iron foundries.

More than 1,000 people worked there in my youth. Many farmers supplemented their incomes there, and it seemed as if every family had some connection to the foundry. In those years, the foundry supported a variety of local institutions, including Wisconsin Public Radio and its statewide broadcasts of classical music.

The beloved local owner sold the BIW to outside interests in 1969, and ownership changed hands a few times over the past decades. A Michigan predator corporation bought it in early September for $14 million.

Less than two weeks later, Metaldyne Performance Group Inc. abruptly announced it was permanently closing the BIW — removing all equipment and machinery, laying off all of the nearly 350 remaining workers and placing the property up for sale in December.

As the foundry closed its doors forever, union workers made large donations to local organizations. “We were looking for some kind of legacy to represent the people that have been here and working at the Iron Works all these years,” Rick Conrad, president of the BIW Union, told The Brillion News on Dec. 29. “We thought it was something that we could do that people could see for a long time.”

I only wish Wisconsin’s elected leaders had the same willingness to stand up for Brillion and its workers.

Why do Wisconsin’s laws and policies allow an out-of-state predator corporation to buy a major local industry, close it immediately and abandon the community?

It doesn’t have to be this way. People make laws in a democracy, and can change them.

How could it be different? First of all, corporate business owners could be legally required

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to take local people into account before selling or closing any major business or industry. Wisconsin could legally require that workers and local communities be given an opportunity — a “first right of refusal” — to buy a major business or industry and run it themselves, before allowing it to be sold to outside interests or shut down.

The state of Wisconsin, through the UW Business School, could offer assistance and expertise to workers and community members, helping them to understand the options for local ownership and management of the company.

The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation could also play a role. This entity reportedly controls over $500 million in bonds, grants, loans and tax credits to support Wisconsin businesses. Why can’t this economic assistance be used to save Wisconsin industries like the BIW? Or the Manitowoc Company, Mirro Aluminum or Hamilton Manufacturing? If these companies had had real state support and the ability to convert to a form of local ownership, these manufacturing plants might still be operating today.

Is local ownership and management

realistic? Think of the Green Bay Packers.

Without local ownership, the Packers would have long ago been sold and relocated out of state, like so many other teams.

Successful industries in Wisconsin that are owned by their local communities include 82 municipally owned electric power utilities, providing low-cost and dependable power to nearly 300,000 customers across our state. That is 11 percent of all electricity service in Wisconsin!

There are also businesses owned by Employee Stock Ownership Plans, where the

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An ESOP offers greater community control of the business while often allowing workers to earn more than their counterparts in traditional firms. Today 14 million American workers participate in nearly 10,000 ESOPs. A workers’ cooperative structure is another model of local ownership. Today more than 72,000 cooperative establishments in the U.S. provide more than 2 million jobs. And right here at the UW we have the Center for Cooperatives, a nationally renowned resource for cooperatives, as well as the UW Extension’s School for Workers, to provide technical assistance to the people of our state.

Recently, Chicago’s New Era Windows converted to a worker cooperative after the previous owner, Republic Windows, announced the closing of the plant. The workers eventually bought the factory in 2012 and, as they note on their website, now own the plant together and run it democratically: “Everyone decided enough was enough. If we want to keep quality manufacturing jobs in our communities, perhaps we should put in charge those who have the most at stake in keeping those jobs — the workers.”

Private property owners have a public responsibility to members of the community. The people of Brillion should have had a similar opportunity to purchase the foundry and keep it going. The state of Wisconsin should stand with the workers and communities of this state to guarantee they have this opportunity and the means to pull it off. n

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Remaking a Murderer Four new books reach incompatible conclusions about Steven Avery’s guilt

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here are no two ways about it: Either Steven Avery, Wisconsin’s most famous prison exoneree, murdered a 25-yearold freelance photographer named Teresa Halbach on Oct. 31, 2005, or he didn’t. Either his nephew, Brendan Dassey, was complicit in this crime or he wasn’t.

These questions matter to people all over the world, thanks to the explosive success of Making a Murderer, a multi-part Netflix documentary released in late 2015. Tens of millions of people tuned in to watch. Thousands became amateur sleuths, digging into case files in search of answers.

“It is neither blasphemy nor hyperbole to say that no criminal case since the trial of Jesus of Nazareth had been as closely studied by so many people,” writes Jerome Buting, one of Avery’s defense lawyers, in his new book, Illusion of Justice.

The convictions of Avery and Dassey raise profound questions about the integrity of our systems for dispensing justice. Was Avery, freed in 2003 after serving 18 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, wrongfully convicted again a few years later, this time with the assistance of evidence planted by police, as his defense lawyers and the documentary suggest?

Was Dassey, a 16-year-old with diminished mental capacity, conned by the cops into making admissions that implicated himself?

Buting’s book and three others set out to answer these questions once and for all. Unfortunately for those who like to know things for certain, their conclusions are contradictory.

Illusion of Justice argues that both men are innocent, as does Convicting Avery, by Wisconsin lawyer Michael D. Cicchini. Buting’s book was released late last month; Cicchini’s

is slated for release on April 4. Both books include the words “broken system” in their subtitles, reflecting a belief that these cases reflect much larger failings.

Meanwhile, Ken Kratz, who was the lead prosecutor for Avery and Dassey’s separate trials in 2007, has a new book called Avery, which, as its subtitle proclaims, is about “what Making a Murderer gets wrong.” It joins a book that came out last August, Indefensible by Michael Griesbach, a prosecutor in the county where Halbach was killed, in arguing that the defendants are guilty. Not just probably guilty, but guilty beyond a shadow of a doubt.

But there is little about these cases that resides in this comfortable realm of certainty.

As others have noted, the public

Kratz’s sensational televised press conference was held one day after police interrogators obtained statements from Dassey admitting involvement in Halbach’s death. After admonishing anyone under age 15 to “discontinue watching,” Kratz declared, “We have now determined what occurred” on Oct. 31, a crime for which Avery had already been arrested and charged.

The prosecutor described how Dassey, hearing screams, entered Avery’s trailer to find him covered with sweat and Halbach shackled naked to the bed. Dassey — whom Avery has chided for being too skittish to gut a dead deer — accepted his uncle’s invitation to rape Halbach. Then Avery stabbed her in the stomach. Then Dassey cut her throat. Then Avery began punching her face. Then she was strangled and shot.

Buting finds this scenario incredible (“literally, overkill”), noting none of it was presented at Avery’s trial. If it had been, he writes, the defense would have “shredded” Dassey’s account. About two months later, Dassey came up with a new version of the crime, in which Halbach is taken alive to Avery’s garage and shot to death.

In his book, Kratz calls this press conference, which was sharply criticized by legal experts, his “one major regret” in how he handled the Halbach prosecutions; he wishes he had “simply released the Dassey charging document and said nothing at all.”

But when I interviewed him on March 2, the press conference’s 11th anniversary, Kratz denied it was prejudicial to the defense: “Anything that was communicated in the press conference was something that would have been disseminated anyway.”

But was it true? Kratz, in our talk, allowed that “clearly, Brendan’s versions were inconsistent,” and argued that he was merely conveying details of Dassey’s just-rendered account. “I don’t know if that was factually wrong or not factually wrong,” he said, declining to confirm that parts of the story, as he presented it, seem to have been untrue.

There is plenty of reason to question Dassey’s account. Avery’s trial judge, Patrick Willis, stipulated that “no physical or scientific evidence” ever placed Halbach in Avery’s trailer — where she was allegedly raped, stabbed and slashed. Not a single drop of her blood or strand of her DNA was found.

Illusion of Justice: Inside Making a Murderer and America’s Broken System

By Jerome Buting, Harper, 352 pages.

Buting, one of Steven Avery’s two defense lawyers, argues that his former client and Avery’s nephew Brendan Dassey are innocent. But his book tells other stories from his life and work, including his harrowing battle with cancer and representation of Ralph Armstrong for a horrific rape and murder of a young woman in Madison in 1980.

Armstrong’s conviction was overturned after a quarter century due to revelations of prosecutorial misconduct and exonerating DNA; last month, Dane County, the city of Madison and the state of Wisconsin agreed to pay him $1.75 million in damages. Buting, who served on a state task force convened to offer justice system reforms after Avery was similarly exonerated after a long prison stay for a 1985 sexual assault, documents how Wisconsin courts repeatedly shrugged off compelling evidence of Armstrong’s innocence. He rejects the comforting notion that all’s well that end’s well — hence his book title, Illusion of Justice.

Avery: The Case Against Steven Avery and What Making a Murderer Gets Wrong

By Ken Kratz, Benbella Books, 192 pages.

Kratz, the lead prosecutor at Avery and Dassey’s 2007 trials, now builds a case against them in print. Aside from his occasionally purple prose, as when he decries the “strain of evil, a pitiless vortex of vindictiveness” at the crime’s core, it is a wellwritten book that offers a compelling if one-sided argument.

Kratz, then district attorney of Calumet County, was tapped as prosecutor because authorities in Manitowoc County, where Teresa Halbach’s murder occurred, had a conflict due to Avery’s lawsuit. But it’s hard to see how anyone could be more biased than Kratz, who regards Avery and his family with contempt.

Kratz, now a lawyer in private practice, addresses the events that spurred his own highly public downfall, including sexually harassing a crime victim, saying he was a narcissist who was abusing prescription meds and had a “sexual addiction.” He underwent treatment and says he’s better now.

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response to Making a Murderer is as astonishing as the story it tells. No one, including the filmmakers Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos, would have been surprised if their efforts had been largely overlooked. This was, after all, a 10-part, 10-hour documentary, released all at once just before Christmas 2015, mostly about a murder that was then 10 years old, involving hardscrabble folk in Nowhere, Wisconsin.

Yet, in the 35 days after its release, each episode of Making a Murderer averaged 19.3 million viewers. It spawned sprawling online networks of fans and foes, including waves of YouTube posters who believe, apparently correctly, that all they have to do is talk about the Avery and Dassey cases and others will tune in. Making a Murderer made Buting and his co-counsel, Madison attorney Dean Strang, international celebrities. It won four Emmys, including outstanding documentary or nonfiction series.

And it is, according to Kratz and Griesbach, a load of crap. The documentary, writes Kratz, “is filled with distortions and omissions — editorial choices that slanted the show to the defense perspective at almost every turn.” Griesbach calls it “a propaganda piece disguised as an objective documentary.”

Here’s an example of what has them so riled: One clip from Avery’s trial was edited to make it appear as though a deputy answered affirmatively to a question, when he really hadn’t. But the significance of this and other omissions is murky and, like the authors’ fixation on incidents that make Avery look bad but got short shrift in Making a Murderer, has little to do with anyone’s actual culpability. Even if the documentary were hopelessly compromised by the filmmakers’ bias, the two could still be innocent. Or guilty.

In contrast, Avery’s defense attorneys feel the documentary was accurate and fair — especially compared to the public statements put forth by the prosecution. When I interviewed Dean Strang in January 2016, during the height of Making a Murderer mania, he offered a full-throated rebuttal to attacks on the series.

“We live in a country in which every time the police department or a prosecutor wants to issue a press release or hold a press conference, the overwhelming majority of media outlets treat what the police or prosecutors say as received wisdom. As if it came down on tablets, from the mount,” Strang told me. “Kratz’s March 2, 2006, press conference turned out to be factually unsupportable, factually refuted by the evidence.... And yet, for the 10 months preceding his trial, that was accepted and repeated by the media as the truth about what happened.”

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Indefensible: The Missing Truth about Steven Avery, Teresa Halbach, and Making a Murderer

By Michael Griesbach, Kensington Books, 304 pages.

Griesbach, a prosecutor in Manitowoc County, played a small part in Avery’s first wrongful conviction by helping establish, years after the fact, that others in his office suppressed evidence that pointed to the person who, it later emerged, actually committed the crime. (He wrote an earlier book about this, excerpted in Isthmus in 2011.) But he considers Avery and Dassey’s latter convictions to be entirely just.

Much of Griesbach’s book, published late last summer, traces his own flip-flopping journey between believing in and doubting the two men’s guilt, expressed in such statements as “This can’t be happening” as he encounters information that challenges the prosecution’s case. He seems not to grasp how irrelevant his own intellectual tug-of-war is to what actually occurred. What emerges is that Griesbach badly wants to believe the two are guilty, and has found ways to convince himself of it.

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Cicchini, a defense attorney and author in Kenosha, focuses his gaze on three convictions — the one Avery was exonerated of and the ones he and Dassey are still incarcerated over — to illustrate various ways that the justice system is stacked against just results.

These run the gamut from unreliable eyewitness identifications, to questionable science, to readily obtained false confessions, to “conviction-affirming appellate court standards,” to quirks of Wisconsin jurisprudence. For instance, Cicchini is critical of a standard Wisconsin jury instruction: “You are not to search for doubt. You are to search for the truth.” In a controlled study he published last year, jurors who received this instruction were nearly twice as likely to convict on the same set of facts as jurors who were told, as he believes they should be, to “give the defendant the benefit of every reasonable doubt.”

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Griesbach, however, has a simple explanation for this, albeit one never entered into evidence: “Avery may have had everything — mattress, carpeting, and furniture — encased in plastic wrap.”

Maybe it was Dexter.

And Griesbach finds Dassey’s confession convincing, even though he concedes that “for at least some of his responses, he simply told [detectives] what they wanted to hear.” That point was driven home for millions in a portion of Dassey’s confession shown in Making a Murderer.

The two detectives, knowing that Halbach was shot, quiz him at length about what Avery did to her head. Dassey responds with a series of guesses. “That he cut off her hair.” “That he punched her.”

“Cut her...on her throat.” Finally, one of the detectives blurts it out: “Who shot her in the head?” Responds Dassey, “He did.”

During this interview, Dassey so little understood his circumstances that, after admitting his involvement in Halbach’s brutal rape and murder, he expressed concern about getting back to school because “I have a project due in sixth hour.”

In August, U.S. Magistrate Judge William Duffin overturned Dassey’s conviction, ruling that police made repeated false promises during his interrogations, that “when considered in conjunction with all relevant factors, most especially Dassey’s age, intellectual deficits, and the absence of a supportive adult, rendered Dassey’s confession involuntary under the Fifth and Fourteenth amendments.”

Kratz, in his book, regards this ruling with Trumpian contempt, saying the judge “seemed, to me, determined to spring Dassey — logic and applicable law be damned.”

The state of Wisconsin, represented by Attorney General Brad Schimel, is appealing Duffin’s ruling. His office successfully intervened to keep Dassey from being released as these proceedings play out.

While Dassey’s conviction hinges on a single piece of evidence — his confession — the case against Steven Avery is much more complex.

For those who consider him guilty, here are some relevant facts: On Oct. 31, 2005, Avery called to have Halbach take a photo at his family’s scrap yard. He apparently tried to hide who made the call, and gave inconsistent accounts of his interactions with Halbach.

Her car was found on his property, partially covered; his blood was found in six places inside, his DNA on the hood latch.

Halbach’s car key, containing Avery’s DNA, turned up in his trailer. Her burned remains and electronic devices were found on his property. A bullet was found in his garage; it contained Halbach’s DNA. The defense suggests someone else killed Halbach and burned her body. This person moved her car and partial remains to Avery’s salvage yard, knowing his pending $36 million lawsuit against Manitowoc

County over his earlier wrongful conviction would make police eager to pin the crime on him. The police, convinced that Avery was guilty, planted the key in his trailer, his DNA in her car, and perhaps the bullet fragment in her garage.

“On close inspection,” Buting writes, “virtually every piece of what looked like damning prosecution evidence was riddled with flaws. Taken together, they form a panorama of rampant bias, conflicts of interest, misconduct, sloppy practice, and grotesque overreach.”

The defense argues that two members of the Manitowoc County Sheriff ’s Department, Lt. James Lenk and Sgt. Andrew Colborn, had opportunity and motive to plant this evidence. Buting stresses in his book, as he did at trial, that no one is accusing the cops of murder. But Kratz, at trial, said the defense theory meant believing that police “killed her, mutilated her, burned her bones, all to set up and to frame Mr. Avery,” a theme he echoes in his book.

(Griesbach goes even further, alleging that the defense theory implicates cops from four jurisdictions, the state Justice Department, the Wisconsin crime lab, and three prosecutors, among others.)

Kratz, in our interview, defended his representations, saying the defense was “all over the board on who did what,” and thus he was justified in conveying that the cops were being accused of the killing.

At Avery’s trial, Kratz also told the jury that “all of the evidence points to only one person”: Steven Avery. But at Dassey’s trial, a few weeks later, the prosecution argued that it was a crime jointly committed by two people.

Kratz told me his hands were tied by the judge’s ruling that information from Dassey’s confession could not come into play. Telling the two juries different things was, he said, his “only option.” But, I asked, couldn’t he have navigated around the judge’s restriction without telling the jury that Avery acted alone, which he believed to be untrue?

“I don’t know,” Kratz responded. “I don’t believe there is any prohibition with me having said that. And the bigger question is, ‘So what?’” In other words, what was the larger point? “Are they saying the defense lawyers should be able to limit or influence what I tell a jury?”

Griesbach, in his book, declares early and often that he finds the idea that Lenk and Colborn planted evidence offensive, repeatedly lamenting the damage done to their reputations. He knows them personally, and says they are “two of the most honest cops you could find.”

Kratz writes the deputies had “virtually no connection” to Avery’s 1985 assault case and no motive to frame him.

But they had enough of a connection that both were deposed in Avery’s civil suit just three weeks before Halbach’s disappearance. And, Kratz acknowledges, both were

and ignored evidence pointing to another suspect, a known sexual predator. A jury disregarded the complete lack of physical evidence and the 16 alibi witnesses who placed Avery well away from the crime.

When testing found crime-scene DNA that did not match either Avery or the victim, the trial judge, who had earlier stated that such a discovery would constitute “highly significant new evidence,” changed his mind and denied a request for a new trial, dismissing this discovery as unimportant. A state appeals court agreed. It wasn’t until the DNA was matched to the known sexual predator that Avery was set free.

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By far the most interesting part of Griesbach’s book concerns an individual he calls Wolfgang Braun (a pseudonym), whom he personally prosecuted for an incident of domestic violence that occurred exactly one week after Halbach’s murder.

The victim, Braun’s wife, “told our office that she suspected her husband was involved in” killing Halbach. She reported finding another woman’s panties hidden in their house, as well as a gasoline can “with what looked like blood on it” and bloody surgical gloves. She said her husband had gone to the auto salvage yard on the day Halbach disappeared and returned in a huff about a “stupid” photographer; he had a cut finger and scratches on his back.

Griesbach says the woman related that Manitowoc County Sheriff’s Department officials, when apprised of her concerns, said they “didn’t have time for such nonsense.” She even purportedly “turned over some physical evidence to one of the detectives, who seemed none too interested in following up.” Griesbach says his own review concluded that this man, who has since moved out of state, is “dangerous and depraved.”

In his book and in a recent interview, Griesbach says he confirmed that this information was provided to Kratz and forwarded to Buting and Strang. He suggests they thought little of it. Strang, in an email, confirms the defense was “given some information about ‘Braun’ that was sufficient to alert us that he might have been an overlooked suspect.” But much of what the defense learned about Braun, he says, came “only after Mr. Avery’s trial.”

Avery’s new attorney, Kathleen Zellner, has filed a motion seeking new scientific testing that states Avery is “completely and totally innocent” of killing Halback; new testing is being done. And filmmakers Ricciardi and Demos are working on a new season of Making a Murderer, for release late this year.

There is a reason Making a Murderer is so popular, and why books about the subject are sure to find receptive audiences. It’s because justice matters — for Teresa Halbach, for Avery and Dassey, for the accused cops. And, based on all available evidence, we can’t trust the courts to get it right. n

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“instructed that, as members of the Manitowoc Sheriff’s Department, [they] would not be allowed to search any area of the property on their own.” They would need to be chaperoned.

It was Lenk, in an admittedly unchaperoned moment, who discovered Halbach’s car key in plain view on the floor in Avery’s trailer, on what Buting says was the seventh time that it was “thoroughly” searched. Kratz contends the earlier searches were cursory and the key became dislodged when Colborn roughly interacted with a bookcase.

In fact, Kratz argues that “any cop smart enough to set up a man for murder...would certainly be smart enough to know that he should not find the planted evidence himself.” Thus the fact that Lenk and Colborn found the key, he says, underscores the credibility of their account.

The most damning evidence against Avery were his bloodstains in Halbach’s car.

The defense contends that deputies had access to a vial of Avery’s blood in a police storage locker. It dismisses testing that failed to find the presence of a preservative added to the vial, performed on three of the six stains, as unreliable.

Buting, in his book, hints that improved testing could yet prove that the bloodstains contain this preservative, known as EDTA, indicating that they came from the police vial. If this were to happen, would Kratz regard this as evidence that Avery was set up?

“If all six of those stains had EDTA in them, yes,” he told me. But if any of them do not, he wouldn’t. For instance, Kratz said, if the tests did not show EDTA in the blood found near the car’s ignition switch, that would show there was “active bleeding of Steven Avery sitting in the driver’s seat of Teresa Halbach’s vehicle.”

The suggestion appears to be that the cops could have planted some pilfered blood but not all of it.

Controversies also rage over other bits of evidence. Why would a guy who owes his freedom to DNA be so careless about leaving it in Halbach’s car? And why did he not promptly dispatch the car into oblivion using the crusher at the salvage yard? Cicchini says the prosecution requires people to believe “the same man who was dumb enough to park a car on the very edge of his property — the one place it was sure to be discovered — was smart and skilled enough to eliminate Halbach’s blood and all traces of her DNA from the trailer and garage.”

Both Cicchini and Buting use their books to sharply critique the justice system as slanted against the accused — especially after a verdict, no matter how questionable, is reached. They cite Avery’s conviction for the 1985 assault as an example of how easily the system can get things wrong and how resistant it is to admitting error. Police steered a traumatized rape victim into identifying Avery

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Rainy, dark Vienna streets in The Third Man, the shadows of Double Indemnity and the carnival of criminals in The Maltese Falcon — these are film noir at its best.

Alan Luft taps into this impressionist style with his new book, Photographic Portraits Berlin.

The Edgewood College art professor, whose work will be displayed at the school’s gallery April 21 through May 21, calls his street photos “film stills,” after images usually taken on motion picture sets.

Luft has been visiting Berlin since 1985, when he was 25, and has captured more than 15,000 images of Berliners in their homes, workplaces and on the streets. He meets his subjects through word-of-mouth connections and by chance, walking the city with his heavy studio camera.

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The odds of boys’ and girls’ teams from the same high school winning the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association’s State Basketball Tournament can’t be too high. But that feat is within reach for the Middleton Cardinals.

The girls bounced all over Madison East last weekend, 65-38, in a Division 1 sectional championship game and now are two games away from hoisting the state trophy at Green Bay’s Resch Center.

Middleton plays DePere High School in a state semifinal matchup on Friday, March 10, at 8:15 p.m.

Meanwhile, the Middleton boys’ team barely made it out of regional action, squeaking past Janesville Craig, 82-79, and will face Madison Memorial in a Division 1 Sectional #3 semifinal game at Middleton High School. The Spartans, sparked by an 11-0 run to begin the second half, routed Mukwonago, 65-42.

In the other Division 1 Sectional #3 semifinal, Madison East meets Muskego at Janesville Craig after dominating top-seeded Sun Prairie from start to finish, 82-68.

Tip-off for both sectional semifinals is March 9, at 7 p.m., with the sectional final slated for March 11 at Sun Prairie High School at 1 p.m. The winner advances to the WIAA Boys’ State Basketball Tournament, March 16-18 at the Kohl Center.

With three of the four remaining teams in this sectional bracket from the Big Eight Conference, at least one team heading to state will have a local connection.

In Division 2, a pair of Badger Conference teams will battle in Baraboo on March 9 at 7 p.m., as top-seeded Waunakee takes on Monona Grove.

The Warriors soundly defeated DeForest, 71-43, to advance, but the Silver Eagles needed Stoughton to miss a three-pointer at the buzzer in order to move on with an 80-77 win.

The victor of the Waunakee-Monona Grove game will meet either top-seeded Westosha Central or Wilmot for the Sectional #3 championship at Middleton High School on March 11.

See the WIAA website (wiaawi.org) for more details about these games and the rest of March Madness for boys’ and girls’ basketball. Both state tournaments will be televised and streamed live on WKOW. Incidentally, Wisconsin was the first state in the country to host a high school basketball tournament, in 1905, at Appleton’s Lawrence College.

With the exception of one year (1936), Madison has been the exclusive home of the WIAA boys’ state tournament since 1920; that’s when the WIAA took over operation of the event. ■

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THIS SATURDAY & SUNDAY

Peak Performance MAR. 10, 11, 12 | Overture Hall

The bravura artistry of the ascendant Norwegian superstar is a perfect match for Strauss’ Alpine journey, a towering evocation of the awesome splendor of the composer’s beloved mountains, realized in a magisterial orchestration of formidable instrumental forces.

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Egmont Overture JOHANN HUMMEL Trumpet Concerto RICHARD STRAUSS An Alpine Symphony Carl St. Clair, Guest Conductor Tine Thing Helseth, Trumpet

Robin Chapman’s “Folklore Village Fields.”

Pastoral secrets An exhibit of poetry and paintings recalls a Tennessee childhood

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Chapman’s paintings are displayed throughout the gallery, and copies of Six True Things are available for viewers to peruse while taking in Chapman’s scenes of the Tennessee prairie and woodland. Although Chapman has marked specific poems with visual counterparts in a gallery handout, the connection between the two is, for the most part, “atmospheric,” says the author.

This logic takes over after spending time in Steenbock Gallery: The true experience of Trees, Flowers, Fields, and Woods is an immersive one. In fact, many of Chapman’s acrylics (such as “East Durham Creek” and “East Durham Farm”; “Owen Park in Fall,” “Owen Park Prairie” and “Sumac at Owen Park”) portray the same location at different times, or from different perspectives.

Chapman’s project is clearly one of exploration and immersion. We’re transported to Oak Ridge, not to a single point in time, but to the author’s childhood spent playing outdoors. “...in the greenbelt oak woods of the East Tennessee hills left as camouflage for the town by the Army Corps of Engineers.” ■

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Childhood nostalgia is straightforward for some of us: We cherish the town we grew up in and the time we spent outdoors with friends and family. Things are a bit more complicated for Robin Chapman, a poet and painter whose work is on display through March 17 at the Steenbock Gallery of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters (1922 University Avenue).

It’s not that Chapman, a UW-Madison professor emerita, doesn’t cherish her early days. Her newly published book of poems, Six True Things, is grounded in memories — but when you grow up in the Manhattan Project town of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, things are a bit different.

“The town kept secrets,” says Chapman, describing how the village was turned into a nuclear laboratory during World War II, housing 30,000 workers who staffed plutonium and uranium enrichment plants that fueled atomic weapons.

The exhibit at Steenbock combines Chapman’s recent book, Six True Things (her 10th published collection), with a series of acrylic landscape and still-life paintings she has created over the last several years titled Trees, Flowers, Fields, and Woods: The Origins of Poems and Paintings in Child’s Play.

Chapman speaks of Oak Ridge with an undeniable fondness, recalling entire days playing with friends in green forests, fields and streams. What makes her work so interesting is the constant, lingering tension, just outside of frame and page.

For example, the poems in Six True Things describe childhood wonder while subtly acknowledging Oak Ridge’s reality. A section from “The Music Teacher” reads:

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Running with Ladyscissors The Madison quartet drops an exuberant new album SAT. MAR. 11

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Released on Madison’s Uvulittle Records, founded by Mother Fool’s Coffeehouse owners RearTo the Nines, a brand-new ick and Jon Hain, To the Nines stirs release from Madison’s lo-fi together punchy pop with harmogarage quartet Ladyscissors, nies and fuzzy guitars. showcases a mature yet exuber“Hot Potato Sweet Potato,” ant sound. a head-bopper with a Seussian The album is packed with rhyme scheme, is featured in the jangly, gritty pop that invites first video for the record, starring comparisons to confessional tubers (and a shifty Mr. Potato’90s queen Liz Phair and piohead) in various permutations neering avant-garde rockers the alongside the band, dressed in sigVelvet Underground. nature black, white and red outfits.

Ladyscissors is a band of The surf-tinged ditty “Glitexperienced women — and one terbox” shares a name with man — who are rocking harder the band’s debut record. The as the years go by.

The “girl” band includes Stephanie Rearick (from le ), Anne Bull, title is also emblazoned on the “I like being a girl band,” says Lorrie Hurckes Dwyer and Brent George. band merch — red and black Stephanie Rearick, the group’s underpants. drummer, vocalist and chief Ladyscissors puts down their lyricist. “And it does feel a little instruments for “Boom De Yada,” an a cappella To record To the Nines, the band holed tongue-in-cheek because we’re all pretty up in a cabin near Minocqua for a weekend, doo-wop round that celebrates love for the much full-fledged grownups.” great outdoors. A rousing horn solo by Rearick a sharp contrast to the process for their Ladyscissors formed in 2008 after marks the standout slow rocker “Swampy.” To first release. “We just went away for three Rearick and guitarist Brent George began the Nines closes with an earnest cover of Modnights and all we did was hang out and replaying with guitarist Lorrie Hurckes Dwyer. est Mouse’s “The World at Large.” cord,” says Hurckes Dwyer. “We were more Rearick, a classically trained pianist with an Ladyscissors will release To the Nines on immersed in it.” established solo career, took her first stab at March 11 at the High Noon Saloon at 5 p.m.

The result is a smoother, more cohesive drumming with the band. The band added Reverend Rectifier & the Sinners will play an sound than what resulted from the one-off bassist Anne Bull a year later, and released opening set. ■ recording process for Glitterbox, she says. their debut, Glitterbox, in 2014.

BY HOLLY HENSCHEN

Learning to get along A revived Dinosaur Jr. enjoys a cooperative resurgence

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When he calls back, Murph — as in Emmett Jefferson Murphy III, the longtime drummer for ’90s guitar-punk revivalists Dinosaur Jr. — is in the middle of doing his part to inspire the next generation of musicians.

But not at all how you’d expect: He’s in Boston, spending a Thursday morning taking his nephew to a tour of the Berklee School of Music.

“He’s not into my thing,” says Murph.

“He’s a classical jazz guy, turning me onto stuff I’ve never heard before.”

If it sounds like Murph is mellowing a bit, he is. And so are his bandmates, J Mascis and Lou Barlow, as they prep to rock the Majestic Theatre on St. Patrick’s Day (March 17) in support of last year’s Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not, the fourth album the Amherst-based band has released since reuniting in 2005.

But we’re not talking about levels of performance energy — we’re talking big-pic things like songwriting and shifts in life outlook.

“It started out as a reunion,” says Murph.

“By the second album, it was like, ‘Okay, we’re doing this. We’re at the age where we

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Dinosaur Jr. (from le ): J Mascis, Lou Barlow and Murph.

might as well keep going.’ We came from such a dysfunctional place. We still have problems, but to get old enough to get beyond that, it’s much easier now.”

Murph’s referring to the band’s troubled dynamics. Mascis and Barlow (also of Sebadoh and Folk Implosion fame) are legendary iconoclasts, a pair of musicians who’ve spent more years not talking to each other than actually speaking and working out their problems.

Murph’s always been Dinosaur Jr.’s intermediary and scheduler, a role he hasn’t exactly relished.

“It was in my nature, but I didn’t like to do it,” says Murph, who was forced to mediate the relationship between his parents when they divorced when he was a kid. He’s happy to report that having families of their own has changed his bandmates for the better. And he also believes Mascis’ songwriting has reached new peaks. “The well is just running deeper,” Murph says. But while the lyrics on Give a Glimpse tackle more weighty subjects like aging and broken relationships, the guitar riffs rock just as hard as they ever have.

Wait a minute. Could it be that Dinosaur Jr. is finally having...dare we say it...fun? Kinda sounds like a win for all of us.

“We’re at that age where we can formally enjoy what we’ve been doing,” says Murph.

“Before, it was the struggle. Now we’ve got this kind of momentum going.” ■

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Saturday, March 18, 2017 – 7 pm Sunday, March 19, 2017 – 2 pm Gerald McBoing Boing for large mixed ensemble, percussion and narrator PAUL BOWLES: Music for a Farce (Movie –The Fireman) for clarinet, trumpet, piano and percussion DAN VISCONTI: Low Country Haze with film for large mixed ensemble GAETANO DONIZETTI: Trio for flute, bassoon and piano GAIL KUBIK:

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The Whipping Man is a powerful look at slavery and faith

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The Whipping Man never appears onstage, but the presence of the man — who dealt out brutal beatings to disobedient slaves — is felt keenly by each of the three characters in the Civil War-era drama of the same name.

The Madison Theatre Guild production, which runs at the Bartell Theatre through March 18, takes place on the DeLeon estate in 1865 in Richmond, Virginia. Though the play begins several days after the Confederate Army surrendered at Appomattox, the legacy of slavery cannot be thrown off as simply as changing into new clothes. But that is one way that the newly freed John (Jalen Thomas) marks his emancipation — by stealing clothing, whiskey, silver, books and anything that’s not nailed down from the crumbling shells of once-grand homes.

John and another former slave, the older and more practical Simon (Tosumba Welch), have been sent to the ruins of the family estate to wait for the return of Caleb (Whitney Derendinger), the son of their former master.

Caleb served as a Confederate officer for the past four years, most recently in the trenches at Petersburg. Caleb stumbles home with a bullet wound in his leg that is rapidly turning gangrenous, so Simon and John are charged with caring for and protecting him until the rest of the family returns.

Matthew Lopez’s play presents Caleb and his former slaves as Jews, reunited on the eve of Passover. (There were, in fact, roughly 10,000 Jewish soldiers on both sides of the conflict, and it was not unusual for slave owners to impose their religion on those they enslaved.) The holiday commemorates the deliverance of Jews from slavery in Egypt and their freedom as a na-

tion under Moses. Dramatically, the parallels are irresistible.

As Caleb, Derendinger mines the emotional side of a wounded, heartbroken soldier who has seen too much suffering; his world weariness doesn’t always square with his wide-eyed naiveté as he’s forced to confront the brutality the slaves have suffered at the hands of his own family.

As John, Thomas captures a sense of rage that can no longer be contained. He lashes out in every direction, looking for revenge in large and small ways. But his rage has terrifying consequences.

However, the core of this play belongs to Welch as Simon. The actor exudes the humanity, faith and empathy that are the bedrock of this even-tempered, former house slave. His wise counsel to his young and reckless friend and his self-absorbed former owner is both practical and demanding; he urges forgiveness and compassion while holding them to a higher standard. As he conducts the Passover service and sings the spiritual “Go Down Moses,” Welch’s warm, strong voice fills the theater, and the arresting power of his faith radiates through the audience. It is even more devastating, then, when Simon responds to a betrayal by his two companions, a scene Welch delivers with piercing disdain.

Director Dana Pellebon does a commendable job weaving these voices together as the three men face a new reality at the end of the Civil War. Although The Whipping Man sometimes leans heavily on philosophy, the struggles of these characters are palpable and relevant as this country continues to define the relationships of its people: white and black, powerful and disenfranchised, faithful and disillusioned, free and captive. ■

Ghostly motivations University Opera possesses Britten’s The Turn of the Screw

BY JOHN W. BARKER

Based on the 1898 novella by Henry James, Benjamin Britten’s The Turn of the Screw is a complicated study of the boundaries between reality and unreality, of the possible interactions among ghosts and mortals, and of the supposed corruption of childhood innocence.

Composed in 1954, it was Britten’s first venture into what has been called “chamber opera,” for a small cast and limited instrumentation. It has been the most successful of them, particularly popular with university

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It’s a tricky opera to bring off. There are six singers in the cast (two of them children) and 12 instrumentalists in the pit. After a prologue, within two acts there are 16 scenes, alternating with 15 instrumental interludes — themselves a sequence of theme with variations. It is, in all, a work of subtleties and many-layered nuances.

As directed by David Ronis, this production is carefully conceived and thought-provoking.

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Anna Polum beautifully portrayed the proud but fragile Miss Jessel, the children’s former governess. But tenor Alec Brown was disappointing as the evil Peter Quint — he seemed more like a bland matinee idol than a sinister embodiment of evil.

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As the children’s governess, Erin K. Bryan was strong in voice and acting, though she seemed almost overshadowed by Cayla Rosché, whose powerful voice made her character, the housekeeper Mrs. Grose, a forceful presence.

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Film events Newtown: Documentary about the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary shootings. Central Library, March 9, 6:30 pm.

Monsoon Wedding: Directress Film Festival: Comedydrama follows the preparations for an arranged marriage. UW Union South-Marquee, March 9, 7 pm.

Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale: Film continuation of anime series. Point, March 9, 8 pm.

The Love Witch: Directress Film Festival: A beautiful young enchantress’ spells lead to a series of victims.

UW Union South-Marquee, March 9, 9:30 pm.

Cameraperson: Directress Film Festival: Memoir via documentary footage by director Kirsten Johnson. UW Union South-Marquee, March 10, 6 pm.

Wisconsin Film Festival Sneak Peek: Pinney Library, March 10, 6:30 pm; Middleton Library, March 14, 6:30 pm.

Memories of Underdevelopment: Cuban production about a member of the bourgeoisie who remains in Havana while others flee during the early ’60s. UW Cinematheque, March 10, 7 pm.

Girl Asleep: Directress Film Festival: A teen is not ready for growing up into an adult. UW Union SouthMarquee, March 10, 8:30 pm.

Always Shine: Directress Film Festival: A weekend trip by competitive friends may not renew their bond in the way they imagined. UW Union SouthMarquee, March 10, 10:30 pm.

Metropolitan Opera: La Traviata: Simulcast of Verdi opera starring Sonya Yoncheva. Palace-Sun Prairie & Point, March 11, 11:55 am.

Hooligan Sparrow: Directress Film Festival: Documentary follows human rights activist Ye Haiyan as she is persecuted by the Chinese government after trying to help others. UW Union South-Marquee, March 11, 1 pm.

Certain Women: Directress Film Festival: Drama from writer-director Kelly Reichardt follows the intersecting lives of three small-town women (Michelle Williams, Kristen Stewart, Laura Dern). UW Union South-Marquee, March 11, 3 pm.

Lovesong: Directress Film Festival: A road trip intensifies the relationship between two friends, but circumstances force them apart. UW Union South-Marquee, March 11, 5:30 pm.

The Thief of Baghdad: Duck Soup Cinema: Silent adaptation of “Arabian Nights” starring Douglas Fairbanks.

Overture Center-Capitol Theater, March 11, 7 pm.

Tampopo: A truck driver helps a ramen restaurant find the ultimate recipe in this comedy/Samurai parody.

UW Cinematheque, March 11, 7 pm.

Toni Erdmann: Directress Film Festival: Comedy-drama about a father who poses as a corporate life coach to bridge the gulf between himself and his daughter. UW Union South-Marquee, March 11, 7:30 pm.

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The Salesman

My Life as a Zucchini

Oscars in Madison

Academy Award nominees screen at Wisconsin Film Festival

BY CRAIG JOHNSON

Aside from its infamous climax, when La-La Land was mistakenly announced as Best Picture instead of Moonlight, one of the more memorable moments from the 2017 Academy Awards was a speech from Asghar Farhadi after The Salesman won the Best Foreign Language Film award.

It was not only notable because of how elegantly the Iranian director argued how movies create empathy for foreign cultures — a sentiment that cannot be overstated in these troubling times — but also because Farhadi was not in attendance. Instead, Anousheh Ansari, an Iranian American engineer and executive, read the speech from the filmmaker, who boycotted the proceedings in solidarity with his fellow Iranians and Muslims included in President Trump’s original travel ban.

Madison audiences will have a chance to see The Salesman at this year’s Wisconsin Film Festival, which opens on March 30. The festival will also feature screenings of two

other Oscar contenders, My Life as a Zucchini, a nominee for Best Animated Feature, and Things to Come, the latest film from Best Actress nominee Isabelle Huppert (Elle).

The Salesman is the story of a couple co-starring in a Tehran production of Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman, torn apart when the husband tries to discover the truth about an assault on his wife. It is also one of the biggest film hits in Iranian history.

Since the Best Animated Feature Film Oscar was introduced to the awards in 2001, it has reliably been one of the more fascinating categories. The nominees demonstrate the endless possibilities of cartoons, even though the winner is predictable — usually a Pixar or Disney title. This year, it was Disney’s Zootopia. But the other nominees ran the gamut from the crowdpleasing Moana to the stop-motion miracle Kubo and the Two Strings and the Swiss/French oddity My Life as a Zucchini.

Zucchini, the tale of a boy adjusting to life in an orphanage, had no hope of winning an Academy Award. Its victory was the nomination itself. Thanks to that, the world outside French-

Santa Clarita Diet finds fresh meat in stale formats

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom: UW Cinematheque: Indy and some mismatched sidekicks try to help a beleaguered Indian village. Chazen Museum of Art, March 12, 2 pm.

BY LAWRENCE GANN

As I Open My Eyes: Directress Film Festival: A Tunisian woman takes a risk by singing with a political rock band. UW Union South-Marquee, March 12, 6 pm.

A Week in Paris: Travel Adventure Film Series screening with Marlin Darrah. UW Union SouthMarquee, March 13-14, 7:30 pm.

The Occupation of the American Mind: UW Havens Center Social Cinema: Documentary on worldwide backlash against Israeli policy on Palestine.

Union South-Marquee Theater, March 15, 7 pm.

speaking Europe knows this bittersweet comedy exists. The Wisconsin Film Festival will have screenings in both in its original French (as Ma Vie de Courgette) and English.

There are the Best Actress Oscar nominees who give some of the best performances of the year, and then there are actual best actresses who give great performances every chance they get — decade after decade — for a lifetime. That’s Isabelle Huppert. She’s the reason Madison audiences should rush to secure tickets for Things to Come, where she plays a woman shaken back to life after divorce. Huppert is no stranger to Madison screens: She was featured in last year’s Valley of Love and Louder Than Bombs. She could have been nominated for either of these, but instead got the nod for her work in the dark revenge comedy Elle.

Like Zucchini and The Salesman, Things to Come epitomizes Farhadi’s Oscar night speech. Film, he wrote, “captures shared human qualities...[and] creates empathy between us and others — an empathy we need today more than ever.” ■

’Til undeath do us part

Window Horses: Directress Film Festival: Animated tale of a Canadian poet’s trip to Iran for a poetry festival. UW Union South-Marquee, March 12, 1 pm.

Songs My Brothers Taught Me: Directress Film Festival: An absentee father’s death causes new challenges for a boy and his sister living on the Pine Ridge Reservation. UW Union South-Marquee, March 12, 3:30 pm.

Things to Come

On a list of all things tired, overdone and played out, zombies and family sitcoms must be near the top — which makes it all the more impressive that Santa Clarita Diet is so good.

The new Netflix original series follows the lives of Sheila (played by the standout Drew Barrymore) and Joel Hammond (Timothy Olyphant) as they navigate their demanding careers in real estate, the struggles of marriage and raising a teenage daughter (Liv Hewson) — and Sheila’s uncontrollable urge to devour human flesh.

One day, while showing a house, Sheila ejects “an outrageous amount of vomit” (it’s gross), and everything changes.

The show immediately takes advantage of its TV-MA rating, with dialogue that is believably peppered with profanity and gore that achieves the Sam Raimi-esque balance between hilarious and disgusting.

Barrymore does a phenomenal job playing the newly uninhibited real estate agent.

She’s strong and motivated, and thoroughly enjoys the perks of her inexplicable condition.

Olyphant takes the role of the straight man, and frets about zombiehood’s impact on their domestic life; it’s a great gender inversion of a common trope.

Series creator Victor Fresco, the mind behind the underrated Better Off Ted, has crafted believable characters in a decidedly ridiculous circumstance. Their dialogue never comes off

Drew Barrymore is a suburban mom with irresistible cravings.

forced, and everyone acts in ways that ring true.

Don’t let undead overload put you off — Santa Clarita Diet is a smart, funny, socially aware comedy that’s well worth a watch. ■

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Phantogram Monday, March 13, Orpheum, 8 pm Taking their name from an optical illusion that makes 2D objects look 3D, Phantogram mixes the influences of electronic rock, dream pop and trip-hop. Josh Carter and Sarah Barthel turn these seemingly random styles into a full-bodied, ready-forthe-dance-floor sound that’s landed them spots on stage alongside groups like Alt-J, M83 and Future Islands.

Their most recent album, Three, was released in 2016. With the Veldt.

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PICK OF THE WEEK Tip Top Tavern: Noa, free, 9 pm.

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Tricia’s Country Corners, McFarland: Jackie Marie, 8 pm Thursdays.

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Up North Pub: Catfish Stephenson, 9 pm Thursdays.

UW Humanities Building-Morphy Hall: UW Jazz Standards Ensemble, Afro-Cuban Ensemble, free, 7:30 pm.

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Verona Library: Rhapsody Trio, free, 6:30 pm.

THEATER & DANCE

Ian Edwards Thursday, March 9, Comedy Club on State, 8:30 pm

Lost Lakes album release Thursday, March 9, High Noon Saloon, 8 pm

Rise Up and Sing! Ruthie Foster and the Heritage Blues Orchestra Thursday, March 9, UW Memorial Union-Shannon Hall, 8 pm Blues goddess Ruthie Foster fronts this extraordinary collaboration with the Heritage Blues Orchestra. Foster grew up in a family of gospel singers and honed her talents in Austin, rising up to release nine albums and garner a number of Grammy nominations.

Heritage Blues Orchestra’s debut album, And Still I Rise, also got a Grammy nod for Best Blues Album. It’s the first collaboration between Foster and HBO, and it’s bound to soar.

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Thursday, March 9, Gates of Heaven, 7:30 pm

Influenced by composers Stravinsky, Basinski and Morricone, this Upper Peninsulabased instrumental post-rock collective will open the 2017 season of Tone Madison’s GateSound series. With more than 10 members, it will be a thrill to see the ensemble’s music envelop this intimate venue. Ambient and experimental supporting sets by knowsthetime and Noxroy.

This sparkling collaboration between Corey Mathew Hart and Paul Mitch, two expert vocalists and songwriters, is a seamless blend of rock, traditional folk and mysticism.

The two have a great backstory: They met as competitors in a 105.5 performance competition and once they crossed paths, found that they had more in common than they knew.

They also both became fathers while making this impressive debut, which was produced

by Justin Guip (Levon Helm) and includes Shane Leonard (Field Report, the Stray Birds) on percussion and Rusty Lee on keyboards.

Brink Lounge: Aaron Williams & the Hoodoo, free, 8 pm.

Buck & Honey’s, Sun Prairie: David Hecht, free, 6:30 pm.

Corral Room: Richard Shaten, free, 9 pm Thursdays.

Frequency: Slow Pulp (EP release), Dash Hounds, 8:30 pm.

Ivory Room: Katy Marquardt, Connor Brennan, 9 pm.

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

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

Majestic Theatre: Tauk, Pho, 9 pm.

Ohio Tavern: Josh Harty, Americana, free, 7 pm.

Overture Center: Megon McDonough, cabaret, 8 pm.

Overture Center-Wisconsin Studio: Wen-Lei Gu & Catherine Kautsky, violin/piano duo, free, noon.

The Red Zone: AngelMaker, Falsifier, Extortionist, Filth, Wicked World, 2nd & Archer, metal, 7 pm.

Stoughton Opera House: Cherish the Ladies, 7:30 pm.

Li Chiao-Ping Dance: Landed Thursday, March 9, Overture Center-Promenade Hall, 8 pm

In Landed, choreographer Li Chiao-Ping and her frequent collaborator, visual design artist and filmmaker Douglas Rosenberg, explore stories of immigration through a personal and historical lens. Li, a first generation Chinese American, tackles topics like home, sense of place and power in this multimedia production. Li’s work is often complemented by a collage of elements including spoken text, set design and film, but her distinct movement vocabulary and style are what provide the emotional punch. ALSO: Friday (8 pm) and Saturday (2:30 & 8 pm), March 10-11.

The Whipping Man: Madison Theatre Guild, 3/3-18, Bartell Theatre-Evjue Stage, at 7:30 pm ThursdaysSaturdays (2 pm only 3/18) and 2 pm, 3/12. $20.

661-9696. See story, page 30.

Twelfth Night: University Theatre, 7:30 pm on 3/9-11 and 2 pm, 3/12, Vilas Hall-Hemsley Theatre. $20. 265-2787.

Richard II: Madison Shakespeare Co., 8 pm, 3/9-11, Broom Street Theater. $11. madisonshakespeare.org.

Born in Jamaica and raised in England, Ian Edwards moved to New York as a teen and has now toured the entire U.S. with his refined and expertly timed material.

He’s also written for prime-time comedies, including ABC’s Black-ish, and even acted in the Sundance award-winning Tangerine. And his debut album, 100% HalfAssed, was selected to be the first album released by Conan O’Brien’s record label, Team Coco Records, in 2014. With Davey Weston, Anthony Siraguse. ALSO: FridaySaturday, March 10-11, 8 & 10:30 pm.

B O O KS Rowan Hisayo Buchanan: Discussing “Harmless Like You,” 7 pm, 3/9, Central Library. 266-6300.

Angie Stanton: Discussing “Waking in Time,” with Doug Moe, 7 pm, 3/9, Mystery to Me. 283-9332.

A RT EXH I B I TS & EV EN TS Patricia Duren: “Evolution of an Artist,” 3/2-30, Madison Senior Center (reception 4-7 pm, 3/9). 266-6581.

Drink & Draw: Wisconsin Academy social, 6 pm, 3/9, Overture Center-James Watrous Gallery, with tour of “Let’s Draw” exhibit, followed by drawing session at Brickhouse BBQ. Free. 263-1692.

S PEC I A L EV EN TS Chef Week: Madison Area Chefs Network presents collaborations by local culinary artists, through 3/12, at various restaurants. Schedule: madisonchefs.com.

Food Sovereignty Symposium & Festival: 3/1012, UW Campus area; pop-up dinners 3/8-9.

RSVP: food-sovereignty.com.

Canoecopia: Annual water-based rec expo, 4-9 pm on 3/10, 9 am-6 pm on 3/11, 10 am5 pm, 3/12, Alliant Center, with exhibitors, vendors & speakers. $15/day ($25 pass; free ages 17 & under). canoecopia.com. 223-9300.

FU NDRA I S ER S RSVP for NAMI Awards Banquet & Gala: National Alliance on Mental Illness-Dane County annual event, 5:30-9:30 pm, 3/15, Monona Terrace. $60.

RSVP by 3/9: namidanecounty.org. 249-7188.

RSVP for Men Who Cook: Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority’s annual scholarship fundraiser, 2 pm, 3/11, Kromrey Middle Schoo. $25 adv. only ($5 ages 10 & under). RSVP by 3/9: kappa-psi-omega-chapter-alpha-kappa-alpha-sorority.com.

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We Banjo 3 Get in the spirit of St. Patrick’s Day with a concert from this exuberant and celebrated quartet that’s straight from Galway, Ireland. We Banjo 3 has played for Barack Obama and Joe Biden in addition to traversing the world with their innovative “Celtgrass” sound, a combination of Americana, Irish and bluegrass styles. And it truly is a band of brothers: The group includes two sets of siblings, Enda and Fergal Scahill and Martin and David Howley.

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Growing The Faith Hills Have Eyes Sarah Longfield

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Ladyscissors Reverend Rectifier & the Sinners

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Friday, March 10, Barrymore Theatre, 8 pm

The otherworldly sounds of Norwegian trumpeter Tine Thing Helseth are the highlight of this Madison Symphony Orchestra concert conducted by Carl St. Clair. The orchestra will tackle Beethoven’s Egmont Overture and Hummel’s Trumpet Concerto. Richard Strauss’ An Alpine Symphony will take you on a musical journey through the Bavarian Alps. ALSO: Saturday (8 pm) and Sunday (2:30 pm), March 11-12.

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Babe’s Restaurant: Robert J, Americana, 8 pm.

Brocach-Monroe Street: The Currach, free, 6 pm Fridays; The Kissers, Celtic, free, 8 pm.

Cargo-East Washington: County Highway PD, 7:30 pm.

Central Library: Caravan Gypsy Swing Ensemble, GMJC “InDIGenous” series, free, 7:30 pm.

Chief’s: Shari Davis & the Hot Damn Blues Band, 6:30 pm.

Crescendo: Teddy Davenport, Kelsey Miles, 8 pm.

Essen Haus: Gary Beal Band, free, 8:30 pm.

First Unitarian Society: Eric Miller, free, 12:15 pm.

Fisher King Winery, Verona: Acoustic Alloy, 6:30 pm.

The Frequency: Full Vinyl Treatment, Subatomic, Rogue Rat, 9 pm.

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High Noon Saloon: Hirt Alpert, Herb Alpert tribute, 5:30 pm; An Ocean Above Us (CD release), Growing, The Faith Hills Have Eyes, Sarah Longfield, 9:30 pm.

Hody Bar, Middleton: Footloose, ‘80s, free, 9 pm.

Ivory Room: Katy Marquardt, Eben Seaman, Anthony Cao, dueling pianos, 8 pm.

Knuckle Down Saloon: Brandon Santini, blues, 8 pm.

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

Liliana’s: John Vitale & Marilyn Fisher, free, 5:30 pm.

Louisianne’s: Johnny Chimes, free, 6:30 pm Fri.-Sats.

Majestic Theatre: JoJo, Stanaj, 8 pm.

Merchant: DJ Nick Nice, house, 10:30 pm. Also 3/11.

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Revenge of Feldman @ WI Film Festival King of Fonts, Tom Rickner

SAT. MAR 25 Invasion of Driverless Cars Music with Common Chord

Live: youtube.com/user/WhadYaTube Podded: Whad’ya Know Podcast on iTunes

Macbeth: 6 pm on 3/10-11 and 1 pm, 3/12, Young Shakespeare Players Playhouse. Free. ysp.org.

F E U N! M A S

Brink Lounge: Small Blind Johnny, blues, 8 pm.

Mickey’s Tavern: Fire Heads, Die Group, Platinum Boys, No Question, free, 10:30 pm.

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Rex’s Innkeeper, Waunakee: The Keepers, 8:30 pm.

w/ Gangster ofSensory Love, Rhapsody Arts Center, Verona: Friendly Concert, for those on the autism spectrum, free, 7 pm.

Ben Sidran Ruth’s Chris Steak House, Middleton: John Widdicombe & Cliff Frederiksen, jazz, 6 pm.

Seussical: Children’s Theater of Madison musical, 7 pm on 3/10, 2 & 7:30 pm on 3/11, 1:30 & 4:30 pm, 3/12, Overture Center-Playhouse. $38 ($26 ages 17 & under). 258-4141.

August: Osage County: Mercury Players Theatre production of 2008 Pulitzer-winning dark comedy, 3/10-25, Bartell Theatre-Drury Stage, at 7:30 pm Thursdays and 8 pm Fridays-Saturdays (4 pm on 3/25) plus 4 pm on 3/19. $20. 661-9696.

Camp Burlesque: 9 pm, 3/10, Brink Lounge. $25 ($35 VIP). 661-8599.

A RT EXH I B I TS & EV EN TS Winter Bash Extravaganza: Dinner & art auction fundraiser, 5 pm-midnight, 3/10, Evolution Arts Collective, with tango dance by Antonio & Jessica, music by Thistle & Thorns, Bonobo Secret Handshake, performance painting by Daithi, art demonstrations. $10 donation. daithiartstudios@gmail.com.

S PEC TATO R S PO RTS UW Men’s Hockey: vs. Ohio State, 7 pm, 3/10-11, Kohl Center. $24/$20. 262-1440.

Madison Capitols: USHL vs. Tri-City, 7:05 pm, 3/10-11, Alliant Center-Coliseum. $23.50-$15.25. 267-3955.

DA N C I N G Westport Squares: Open dance, 8-10 pm, 3/10, Maple Bluff Community Center. $6. 244-3694.

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Stoughton Opera House: Subdudes, 7:30 pm.

Tempest: Strangers in the Night, Sinatra tribute, 10 pm.

Tip Top Tavern: Snake Mountain Rounders, 10 pm.

Tricia’s, McFarland: Universal Sound, rock, 8:30 pm.

Tuvalu Coffee, Verona: Stephen Lee Rich, free, 7 pm.

Up North Pub: Rascal Theory, rock/blues, free, 8 pm.

Verona Woods: David Hecht, free, 6 pm.

VFW-Cottage Grove Road: Kristi B, 7:30 pm.

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Friday, March 10, UW Memorial UnionFredric March Play Circle, 7:30 pm The innovative theater company brings together comedy, drama, music and dance in a collaborative extravaganza co-directed by artistic director Jessica Lanius and American Players Theatre veteran James DeVita. As with other LILA productions, it’s not so much a play as an exploration. Local and national playwrights, performers and storytellers look at intimacy, nightmares, betrayal and dreams.

ALSO: Saturday (2 & 7:30 pm) and Sunday (2 pm), March 11-12. Through March 19.

Known for his captivating live shows, clever wordplay and mingling of genres, Chicago singer-songwriter-guitarist Al Rose (pictured) returns to the Madison area for the first time since releasing his seventh album, Spin Spin Dizzy, last May. One of the best tunes on that critically acclaimed disc, the politically charged environmental rocker “Ashamed,” was co-written

by Madison’s Maury Smith, who plays fretted instruments in Rose’s live band, the Transcendos. Smith will accompany Rose for this evening of songs culled from both artists’ catalogs. Bonus: No cover charge.

Ladyscissors CD release Saturday, March 11, High Noon Saloon, 5:30 pm

Madison quartet Ladyscissors mashes up ’50s vocal groups, ’60s pop and ’70s punk elements into their own sound. See story, page 28. With rockin’ gospel revivalists Reverend Rectifier & the Sinners.

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Liliana’s: John Widdicombe & Larry Stout, 6:30 pm.

Lucille: DJ Trichrome, free, 10 pm.

Majestic: DJs Josh B Kuhl, Tanner, ‘90s vs. ‘00s, 9 pm.

Mickey’s Tavern: Tippy, Bag-Dad, Bob Bucky Jr., The Spokes, free, 10:30 pm.

Mother Fool’s: Beefus, Bunnygrunt, Googolplexia, 8 pm.

Overture Center-Overture Hall: Hymn Sing, with Bethel organist Gary Lewis, free, 11 am.

Paoli Schoolhouse: John Duggleby, free, 6 pm.

Leo Kottke + Keller Williams Saturday, March 11, Barrymore Theatre, 8 pm

The polyrhythmic and aggressive style of playing used during the first half of legendary acoustic picker Leo Kottke’s career continues to inspire new players years after Kottke had to alter his playing methods due to injury. One such acolyte is acoustic experimentalist Keller Williams (pictured), who joins Kottke for the “Shut the Folk Up and Listen Tour.” Each will play a solo set and also share the stage for a few songs.

Stoughton Opera House: Gibson Brothers, 7:30 pm.

Tip Top Tavern: Cosmic Strings, free, 10 pm.

Tricia’s Country Corners: Undercover, rock, 9 pm.

Tuvalu Coffeehouse and Gallery, Verona: Gin Chocolate & Bottle Rockets, Judi Alvarado, Maria Wagner, Girls Rock Camp benefit, 7 pm.

Tyranena Brewing Co., Lake Mills: The Kissers, 7 pm.

Williamson Magnetic Recording Company: Eric Miller, Tani Diakite with Andy Ewen & Djam Vivie, Louka Patenaude & John Christensen, 7 pm.

T HE AT E R & DANCE Dance Wisconsin: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland: Lewis Carroll adaptation, 2 pm, 3/11-12, Madison College-Truax Mitby Theater. $20. 221-4535.

B OOKS Anneliese Ryan: Discussing “Dead in the Water,” her new book, 2 pm, 3/11, Mystery to Me. 283-9332.

ARTS N OT ICES Madison Area Music Awards Voting: First round, through 3/13. $5 membership fee. themamas.org.

The Griswolds Saturday, March 11, The Frequency, 9 pm

With disparate influences that range from Kanye West to the Beach Boys and their Vacation-referencing name, the Griswolds are a band without comparison. The Aussie four-piece has only been around for five years, but they’ve already mastered their brand of danceable, electro-tinged indie rock. Their latest, High Times for Low Lives, was released last year. With Dreamers, Kid Runner.

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

Bos Meadery: Meghan Rose, The Brine Solution, rock, free/donations, 7 pm.

Brink Lounge: Caravan Gypsy Swing Ensemble, 8 pm.

Cafe Coda: Joan Wildman Trio, jazz, 8 pm.

Cargo Bike Shop: Casey Day, free, 9 am Saturdays.

Club Tavern, Middleton: MadCity Radiators, 9 pm.

Come Back In: Valerie B. & the Boyz, soul, free, 9 pm.

Connections (formerly Murphy’s Tavern): DJs Koob, Ryan Parks, psych0tron, Mike Carlson, Whatshisbutt, ACLU & Planned Parenthood benefit, 9 pm.

ART E XHI BITS & EV ENTS Stephanie Barenz: “Traverse;” and Hannah O’Hare Bennett: “Domestication Syndrome: An Evolving Story,” 3/11-4/1, Arts & Literature Laboratory (reception 7-9 pm, 3/11). 556-7415.

Bike the Art: Guided downtown trip, starting 2 pm, 3/11, Central Library, and ending at Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. To join along the way follow stops at facebook.com/biketheart. 556-7415.

S PECTATOR SP ORTS NCAA Women’s Hockey Tournament: First round match between UW & Robert Morris, 2 pm, 3/11, LaBahn Arena. Sold out. 262-1440.

UW Men’s Tennis: vs. Minnesota, 5 pm, 3/11, Nielsen Tennis Stadium. 262-1440.

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S PECI AL E VENTS Dane Handmade: Local & regional artists, crafters & makers, 10 am-4 pm, 3/11, Monona Community Center. Free admission. danehandmade.com.

Whad’ya Know?: Podcast recording with guest Tom “The Fonts” Rickner, hosts Michael Feldman & Stephanie Lee, noon, 3/11, High Noon Saloon. $10. 268-1122.

Ghana Independence Celebration: Ghana Association of Madison annual event, 7-11 pm, 3/11, Radisson, with music, food. $35 ($15 kids). RSVP: ghamanet.com.

Crescendo: Mark Croft, Michael Gruber, 7 pm.

HOME & G ARDEN

Crystal Corner Bar: John Statz, 9:30 pm.

Essen Haus: Gary Beal Band, free, 8:30 pm.

Spring Flower Show: 10 am-4 pm, 3/11-26, Olbrich Gardens. $3 admission. 246-4550.

Harmony Bar: Stackhouse, Distant Cuzins, Take the King, Sam Lyons, 9 pm.

Primula Sale: Annual event, 8 am-4 pm, 3/11, Olbrich Gardens. 246-4550.

High Noon Saloon: DJ Radish, The Hitterz Collective, A Tribe Called Quest tribute, 9 pm.

RECRE AT I ON & GAM ES

Hop Haus Brewing, Verona: Tony Cuchetti, free, 7 pm.

Isthmus Publishing: The Griswolds, Isthmus Live Sessions recording; free acoustic mini-set, 1:30 pm (RSVP: isthmus.com/music/isthmus-live-sessions).

Ivory Room: Katy Marquardt, Lindsay Everly, Peter Hernet, dueling pianos, 8 pm.

Knuckle Down Saloon: Cash Box Kings, blues, 9 pm.

Lakeside Street Coffee: Common Chord, free, 7 pm.

Lazy Oaf Lounge: Unity, reggae, free, 10 pm.

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Cycle for Sight: Indoor stationary bike ride benefit for UW McPherson Eye Research Institute, 10 am1 pm, 3/11, UW SERF & UW Natatorium; also 8-11 am, Princeton Club-West. $15 (pledges also encouraged). RSVP: cycleforsight.wisc.edu. 265-0690.

S PECI AL I NTERESTS Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon: ArtWrite Collective gathering to increase representation of female & LGBT-identified editors on the web site, 2-5 pm, 3/11, Central Library. Bring laptop. artandfeminism.org.

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

Orpheum Theater: Phantogram, 8 pm.

Up North Pub: The Wang Show, free, 7 pm.

B O O KS / S PO K EN WO RD Margaret George: Discussing “The Confessions of Young Nero,” 7 pm, 3/13, Central Library. 266-6300.

The Moth: Wonders: Storytelling competition, 7:30 pm, 3/13, High Noon Saloon. $10. 268-1122.

Papadosio Sunday, March 12, Majestic Theatre, 8:30 pm Mission control: We’ve got a rock show. But to just call the spacey North Carolinians of Papadosio “rock” would be a disservice to their genre-hopping abilities. Prog and jazz are both represented in equal parts to create a sound that calls to mind some sort of intergalactic jam band. With Jaw Gems, Red Rose.

Art In Gallery: BC Grimm, Yak, Emili Earhart, 8 pm.

L EC T URES & S EMI N A RS Why Aldo Leopold Has Failed: Rescuing Environmentalism From Moral Obligations: UW Nelson Institute lecture by professor Daniel Bromley, 5 pm, 3/13, Mechanical Engineering-Room 1106. 265-5296.

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

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Cargo-East Washington: Jamie Guiscafre, free, 2 pm.

Great Dane-Downtown: The Kissers, free, 3 pm.

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Harmony: Cajun Strangers, 6 pm (dance lesson 5 pm).

High Noon: Major Vistas, Vets with Frets, Jason Moon, Kelsey Miles, Wurst Times fundraiser, 6:30 pm.

Olbrich Gardens: Midnight Voices, 2 pm.

The Red Zone: Dope, Combichrist, Davey Suicide & September Mourning, _ash Aria_, 6 pm.

MAR 9 CABARET Megon McDonough

Her Way: An Interesting Bunch of Gals

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Duck Soup Cinema: The Thief of Bagdad

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Sequoya Library: Major Vistas, jazz, free, 1:30 pm.

UW Humanities Building-Mills Hall: UW University Bands, free, 2 pm; UW Symphony Orchestra, 7:30 pm.

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Trey Parker’s Cannibal! The Musical

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Jazz 100 featuring Danilo Perez, Chris Potter,

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National Geographic Live: Rhinos, Rickshaws & Revolutions: My Search for T Truth, Ami Vitale

PhotoMidwest: Members show, 3/4-4/1, UW Hospital-2nd floor (reception 1-3 pm, 3/12). 263-5992.

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Winter Festival of Poetry: “Ashes All Fall Down,” readings by Gordon Glass, Nydia Rojas, Esther (Catherine) Cowie, Bill Scanlon, Marlon Howard Banks, Frandu, 2 pm, 3/12, Cafe Coda. 242-7340.

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St. Patrick’s Day Parade: Annual procession, 1:30 pm, 3/12, around the Capitol Square. Other events include: Shamrock Shuffle run/walk 10 am (from State Street Brats); Irish flag ceremony, noon, Capitol Rotunda; Irish contests at corner of Wisconsin & Mifflin 1 pm. stpatsmadison.org. 843-0602.

CSA Open House: Annual FairShare CSA Coalition event, noon-4 pm, 3/12, Monona Terrace, with farm sign-up, workshops, kids’ activities, raffle. 226-0300.

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Tuesday, March 14, Majestic Theatre, 8 pm

Though “blue-eyed soul” may bring to mind images of Daryl Hall and John Oates, Cold War Kids have spent the past decade redefining that label. The Californians play a bluesy brand of indie rock that’s influenced in equal part by Death Cab for Cutie and Billie Holiday, and they’ve gotten quite good at it, as evidenced by their six full-length albums, with this year’s upcoming L.A. Divine marking their hard-earned major label debut. With Middle Kids.

St. Pat’s Eve: Annual Celtic Cultural Center benefit, 3-7 pm, 3/12, Brink Lounge, with music by West Wind, The Currach, Triuir, Capitol Ceili Band, dance

by Trinity Academy of Irish Dance & Cashel Dennehy School of Irish Dance. $5. 221-3389.

RECREATION & GAM ES Skate with the Badgers: With UW men’s hockey, noon2 pm, 3/12, Kohl Center. Free; bring skates. 262-1440.

KIDS & FAM ILY Natural Family Expo: Kids’ activities & entertainment, exhibitors, demos & more, 10 am-4 pm, 3/12, Monona Terrace. Free. 205-8816.

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Boogie with Bernie’s: Annual Bernie’s Place Child Care Center benefit, 2-5 pm, 3/12, High Noon Saloon, with kiddy-oke by Anthony Cao, silent auction. $5 donation ($20/family). 263-1725.

Springtime Carnivore Tuesday, March 14, The Frequency, 8 pm

Greta Morgan, better known as L.A. songstress Springtime Carnivore, has been working as a touring musician since her teen years. It was at 16 that her first band, Chicago-based emo-pop crew the Hush Sound, first hit the road, and Morgan hasn’t stopped since. She’s released two albums as Springtime Carnivore, an indie pop project that’s equal parts St. Vincent and Father John Misty. With Dash Hounds, Reyna.

Come Back In: WheelHouse, free, 5 pm Tuesdays.

Nomad World Pub: DJ Nick Nice, midnight.

Crystal Corner Bar: Josh Harty & the Big Tasty, 8 pm.

Up North Pub: MoonHouse, free, 8 pm.

Free House Pub, Middleton: The Westerlies, Irish, free, 7:30 pm Tuesdays.

VFW-Cottage Grove Road: Jerry Stueber, 6 pm Weds.

High Noon Saloon: Music Trivia, free, 6 pm; Ion, The Ferns, Christian Dior, 9 pm.

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Malt House: Birds, Birds, Birds, free, 7:30 pm.

Vivian Probst: Discussing “I Was a Yo-Yo Wife,” new memoir, 6:30 pm, 3/15, Sun Prairie Library. 825-0702.

Mickey’s Tavern: Blythe Gamble & the Rollin’ Dice, blues, free, 5:30 pm; Em Jay, free, 10:30 pm.

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Nomad World Pub (former Cardinal Bar): Darren Sterud Orchestra, 6 pm; New Breed Jazz Jam, 9 pm.

Ohio Tavern: The Wells Division, free, 7 pm.

Up North Pub: Derek Ramnarace, free, 8 pm.

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MMSD School Board Candidates Forum: Northside Planning Council event featuring Madison candidates Ali Muldrow, Kate Toews, Ed Hughes & Nicki Vander Meulen, 6 pm, 3/15, Warner Park Community Recreation Center. northsideplanningcouncil.org.

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The massive success of South Park creator Trey Parker’s The Book of Mormon demonstrates that he’s no slouch when it comes to writing for the theater. Now, Parker is bringing his first film, Cannibal! The Musical, to the stage for a world premiere, following the story of gold panner Alferd Packer, the only person convicted of cannibalism in America. And knowing Parker’s ability to marry surreal, absurdist humor to serious musical chops, this isn’t a show to miss. ALSO: Wednesday-Thursday, March 15-16, 7:30 pm. Through March 19.

Jazz 100 Thursday, March 16, Overture Hall, 7:30 pm

Are We Delicious?: Fifth anniversary plays written/ staged in a week, 7:30 pm, 3/14-15, Bartell Theatre. $14. arewedelicious.com. 293-4999.

2017 marks the centennial of the birth of four jazz heavyweights: Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk and Mongo Santamaria. To celebrate the milestone, former Gillespie pianist Danilo Pérez (pictured) has put together a band of experts who usually lead their own outfits, including sax/woodwinds player Chris Potter, vocalist Lizz Wright and trumpeter Avishai Cohen. Together, they will help show the musical connections between these seemingly disparate musical icons.

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Pamela Phillips Olson: Discussing “Lechayim Lunch: Ingredients for a Good Life,” her new book, noon, 3/14, Madison Senior Center. 266-6581.

Poetry & Pi(e): Readings celebrating the math standby, hosted by state poet laureate Karla Huston, 5 pm, 3/14, Wisconsin Academy office. $35. RSVP: wisconsinacademy.org. 263-1692 ext. 11.

wed mar 15 MU SI C 1855 Saloon and Grill, Cottage Grove: Ken Wheaton, fingerstyle guitar, free, 6 pm Wednesdays.

Bandung: Louka, 7 pm.

The Frequency: The Ike Reilly Assassination, Brett Newski, 7:30 pm.

Ivory Room: Connor Brennan, piano, free, 8 pm.

Liliana’s: Cliff Frederiksen & Ken Kuehl, 5:30 pm Weds.

Luther Memorial Church: Bruce Bengtson, organ recital, free, noon Wednesdays.

Thursday, March 16, High Noon Saloon, 8 pm This double bill combines muse with muscle.

Californian Prophet is concerned with life’s edgy nuances. St. Louis’ Bottle Rockets are gloriously blue collar. Either band is worth the admission charge; together, it’s the deal of the week. Prophet’s new record is a brilliant curiosity named Bobby Fuller Died for Your Sins. (Fuller sang the hit “I Fought the Law” in 1964; he was found dead in his car at 23, under mysterious circumstances.)

Prophet calls the project “California noir,” but underneath it all it’s a manic celebration of the way a rock song can take a listener’s dreary life and, if only for three minutes, turn it into a fireworks show.

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Barrymore Theatre: Gaelic Storm, Irish, 7:30 pm.

Bos Meadery: Pelham, free/donations, 7 pm.

Brink Lounge: Common Chord, Efren Vinueza, 7 pm.

Crescendo: Ian Ethan Case, Greg Thornburg, 7 pm.

The Frequency: The Pinkerton Raid, The Family Business, The Sharrows, 8:30 pm.

Mickey’s Tavern: It’s All You Cowboy, Pulsing, Baby Alchemy, free, 10:30 pm.

Malt House: Don’t Spook the Horse, free, 7:30 pm.

Nomad World Pub: Grand Opening with Mama Digdown’s Brass Band, DJ Phil Money, 8:30 pm.

Mickey’s: Shootdang, John Underwood, free, 10:30 pm.

Ohio Tavern: Aaron Scholz & Chris Boeger, free, 7 pm.

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Your marriage is history!

Or it could be, if you wed at the Wisconsin Historical Society. It’s one of several unconventional wedding venues that couples are turning to.

In March the Historical Society started to ramp up event rental at its 117-year-old neoclassical headquarters at the foot of State Street. “We’ve hosted three weddings since October, and we currently have seven more contracted through October of 2017,” says event manager Craig Jacobsen.

The society can host ceremonies and catered receptions in several spaces, including its exterior State Street terrace, 300-seat auditorium and 4,200-squarefoot lobby — which features a unique wedding guest: the 1895 iconic bronze statue nicknamed “Miss Forward.” (Its actual name is merely “Forward.” Long a Capitol Square landmark, a replica replaced it there when the original moved to the society in 1998.)

But it’s the society’s second-floor reading room, what Jacobsen terms their “spectacular beaux arts flagship room,” restored in 2010, that wins wedding raves.

The society can accommodate anything but electrically powered bands, for fear of subtle damage inflicted by vibration.

“One of the risks we run with historic artifacts and historic space — the more those elements come into human contact, the more risk there is for damage,” he says.

For more information contact him at craig. jacobsen@wisconsinhistory.org.

Another historic space is Madison’s Orpheum Theater, which opened as a movie and vaudeville palace in 1927.

“One of the favorite parts of my job is when people walk into the building and

The Orpheum adds drama to romance.

their jaws just drop,” says Abby Schulz, director of sales. “It speaks for itself in terms of beauty.”

Typically, the lobby serves as a cocktail area, with ceremonies on stage or in the second balcony. The “show room” — the theater’s former orchestra section — can seat 300 for catered receptions.

While the Orpheum has been available for wedding rental for some years, Schulz points proudly to the recent renovation of the French Baroque-Revival interior as further reason to choose the site. “We definitely want to do a lot more weddings.” For information, contact her at abbyschulz@livenation.com.

Similarly dramatic outdoor wedding spaces are on the UW campus, including Picnic Point and the Arboretum. Even Camp Randall is available, though the athletic department limits that to staff and immediate family and former letter winners who are active members of its W Club.

“It’s only fitting that since many of our alums meet their spouses here, they come

back to campus and celebrate important life events,” says Gary Brown, director of Campus Planning, Landscape Architecture and the Lakeshore Nature Preserve.

If your love is an open book, you may consider a ceremony at the central Madison Public Library. Wedding guests from out of town “are knocked out. They are very impressed,” says the library’s Thomas Karls.

After the central library was reconstructed and expanded, from 2011 to 2014, the newly AMANDA RED added third floor became event space; with its big glass windows and access to the rooftop deck, it’s a particularly nice spot for weddings. “And that’s how I became a wedding planner,” says Karls.

He and event coordinator Hannah Peschek must be doing a good job. “We’re going to do 25 weddings this year,” says Karls, and no more reservations will be accepted until April 1. The library will host both the ceremony and the reception. Bands and DJs are allowed, or wedding parties can even skip a DJ and plug an iPhone playslist into the library’s own sound system. Catering needs to be from one of six approved caterers. Contact tkarls@madisonpubliclibrary.org.

And if your love blazes like wildfire, it’s only natural that you might seek an even more unconventional wedding space.

But you will be disappointed. “We do not open up the fire stations as wedding venues,” says Madison Fire Department spokesperson Cynthia Schuster.

“We’ve had members of the public ask to come in and get their pictures with the fire trucks on their wedding day, but we’ve had to turn those requests down.” ■

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Defining decency down — and your children are a product of that marriage. Even if you never looked at those items My wife and I have a decent again, even if they held no sensex life. Pretty vanilla, but timental value for you, one day we’re busy with work, chores your children might want to see and life in general with two those pictures or watch that small kids, so I can’t complain video or handle that dress. And too much. About a year after any attempt to erase your first having our second kid, I went marriage — by stuffing those down on my wife. As usual, we items down the memory hole both enjoyed it greatly. Unfor— could be interpreted by your tunately, about a week later children as evidence that you she got a yeast infection. She would have erased them too, if attributed the YI to the oral, JOE NEWTON you could have. and since then I am strictly Your girlfriend is a grownup, and she needs forbidden from putting my mouth anyto act like one. She’s free to think it’s fucked up where near her pussy. I understand that that you still have those wedding mementos, YI are no fun, painful and embarrassing. I of course, but it’s ultimately none of her busiunderstand her reluctance. But I’ve never ness, and she needs to STFU about it. heard of oral sex causing YI, although I realize I might be misinformed. How do I win I’m a 31-year-old gay man. I grew up in a back her trust to let me go down on her? conservative town and got a late start exNo one is about to mistake me for Sting ploring my sexuality. I lost my virginity at when it comes to my endurance during in26, but I lacked the confidence to really altercourse, so having the ability to pleasure low myself to enjoy sex until I learned how her without penetration is important.

Dirty Mouth Guy to enjoy the present moment. I really hit my stride a couple of months ago, and now “Yeast is not an STI,” said Dr. Anika Denali Lu- the floodgates have opened. I get on Grinengo, an ob-gyn in Portland, Oregon. “Yeast dr and have sex up to three times a week. (candida) is a normal denizen of the vagina, I feel in my gut that this isn’t a compulsion and an infection simply means there is an so much as an exploration, and something overgrowth of it on the vulva or in the vagina.” I need to get out of my system while I People are likelier to get a yeast infection search for a monogamous relationship. As — or likelier to experience yeast overpopulalong as I’m safe, do you see any problem tion, since yeast is a citizen of Vagina City with me fucking around for a while?

— when they’re on antibiotics, they have diaPlease Don’t Use My Name betes, or their immune system has taken a hit.

“Oral sex can be a slight risk factor in You’re on your cumspringa, PDUMN. Most transmission of candida,” said Dr. Denali gay men have at least one. Be safe, get on PrEP, Luengo, “but the frequency of candidiasis remember that HIV isn’t the only sexually is not increased by the frequency of sex, transmitted infection (use condoms), enjoy so it may not happen next time. Also, if yourself, and be kind to the guys you meet on her symptoms developed one week later, it your cumspringa (even those you don’t expect could have been pure coincidence.” to see again). And if a monogamous relation A coincidence — that was my hunch ship is what you ultimately want — and mowhen I read your letter, DMG. “Luckily, they nogamy is a fine choice — telling yourself that are easy to treat — over-the-counter miconsexual adventures are something you have to azole or the single-dose pill fluconazole — get out of your system first is a mistake. People and are basically just a nuisance and present who convince themselves that serious comno major health risks,” said Dr. Denali Luengo. mitment means the death of sexual adventures — particularly people who enjoy sexual I got divorced five years ago after a 15adventures — will either avoid commitment year marriage that produced two children entirely or murder the ones they make so they who are now 13 and 6. When their mother can have sexual adventures again. moved out, she left pretty much every I’m not saying you have to be nonmothing. I took the wedding mementos — nogamous, PDUMN. I’m saying a couple dress, video, photo albums — and threw can be exclusive and sexually adventurous them in a trunk. I have not looked at them at the same time. I’m also saying the person since. Last night, my girlfriend of almost a you are now — a person who enjoys sexual year told me she thinks it is “really fucked adventures — is the person you’re likely to up” that I still have this stuff. Is it? be after your cumspringa is over and you’re Box Of Mementos Bothers ready to make a commitment. n

BY DAN SAVAGE

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