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A TREE FOR TOMORROW LINDA FALKENSTEIN

Neighborhood activists find common ground with city bureaucrats at Arbor Day planting.

6-11 NEWS

COVER STORY WHILE MAJORING in English at UW-Madison, Linda Falkenstein mostly took classes in the novel and never read poetry any more contemporary than Sylvia Plath. A couple of years ago she discovered the Poem Talk podcast that frequently covers postmodern and contemporary poetry, and became interested in poetry that’s being written now. This week she profiles one of the poets she discovered right here at UW-Madison, Timothy Yu. Says Falkenstein: “Contemporary poetry needs more readers.”

REMAKING MONONA LAKESHORE

In honor of its birthday, Madison Community Foundation funds a vision for John Nolen Drive.

THE SHAMING

The Democratic operative caught in a James O’Keefe sting tells his side of the story.

12 OPINION

MONEY, MONEY, MONEY

Tim Cullen could not stomach spending hours raising millions of dollars.

15 COVER STORY

POETIC JUSTICE

UW-Madison’s Timothy Yu writes Asian Americans into the conversation.

Food cart feast

22-28 FOOD & DRINK MILWAUKEE PRESS CLUB AWARDS FUN FACT #1: The Milwaukee Press Club, founded in 1885, is the oldest continously operating press club in North America. FUN FACT #2: We did A-OK in this year’s Milwaukee Press Club contest. The 2016 award winners are: n

MARC EISEN, Gold, Best Single Editorial, “Lake Effects: Making good on Madison’s waterfront promise” n

TOMMY WASHBUSH, Gold, Best Special Section Design, “Fall music preview”

TAPPED FOR TAPAS

Zandru’s finds a niche on State Street with small plates and paella.

29 SPORTS

SLIPPED DISCS

The Madison Radicals hope to right a rough start to the season.

21, 30 ARTS

GENDER-BENDER

Alex Orellana’s exhibit at the Chazen turns perceptions upside down.

31 BOOKS

702WI creates a community of writers and readers.

CAROLYN FATH, MICHAEL HIRSHON, Silver, Best Special Section Design, “Six stories of adventure” LINDA FALKENSTEIN, Silver, Best Short Feature Story, “Beautiful bovines” n

DYLAN BROGAN, Silver, Best Long Feature Story, “Buffalo business” n JANE BURNS, Silver, Best Sports Story, “Killing it” n

MICHAEL CUMMINS, Silver, Best Column

n CAROLYN FATH, CHRIS ROBERTS, Silver, Best Illustration or Cartoon, “Hip-hop ban” n

BRUCE MURPHY, Bronze, Best Single Editorial or Opinion, “Beyond negligence” n ALLISON GEYER, Bronze, Best Explanatory Story or Series, “In for the long haul: Standing Rock protesters defy eviction orders and dig in for winter” n TOMMY WASHBUSH, ERIC TADSEN, Bronze, Best Single Cover Design, “The Hip-hop architect”

Sunday, May 21, Central Park, 2-6 pm Dozens of mobile vendors descend on Madison’s Central Park for the annual Isthmus Food Cart Fest. Admission includes unlimited samples of street food fare from more than 30 local chefs; craft beer is $5 a pint, with tips supporting Badger Honor Flight. DJ Mike Carlson will be spinning. Purchase tickets ($30 adv.; $35 at the gate) at isthmusfoodcartfest.com. Admission is free for ages 10 and under!

Celebrate diversity Sunday, May 21, Olin Park shelter, noon-5 pm

LIT SPACE

Open Doors for Refugees, a nonprofit supporting local resettlement efforts, hosts its annual Community Celebration potluck picnic. All ages activities include games, a demonstration by Silver Lining Martial Arts, music by the Oudist Colony. Bring friends and connect with newcomers to Madison.

32 MUSIC

MULTIMEDIA MUSICIAN Elizabeth Wadium releases an accomplished solo album.

34 SCREENS

MEET THE DICKINSONS

Cynthia Nixon is a pitch-perfect Emily Dickinson in A Quiet Passion.

Road trip!

41 EMPHASIS

DO-GOOD RE-DO

Homeowners opt for recycled glass, metal and wood tiles.

IN EVERY ISSUE 8 MADWEEK 12 THIS MODERN WORLD 13 FEEDBACK 13 OFF THE SQUARE 36 ISTHMUS PICKS

42 CLASSIFIEDS 43 P.S. MUELLER 43 CROSSWORD 43 SAVAGE LOVE

PUBLISHER Jeff Haupt ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER Craig Bartlett BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR Mark Tauscher EDITOR Judith Davidoff NEWS EDITOR Joe Tarr FEATURES EDITOR Linda Falkenstein ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR Catherine Capellaro STAFF WRITERS Dylan Brogan, Allison Geyer DIGITAL EDITOR Sean Kennedy CALENDAR EDITOR Bob Koch EDITORIAL INTERN Riley Vetterkind ART DIRECTOR Carolyn Fath STAFF ARTISTS Todd Hubler, David Michael Miller, Tommy Washbush VIDEOGRAPHER/PHOTOGRAPHER Justin Sprecher CONTRIBUTORS John W. Barker, Kenneth Burns, Dave Cieslewicz, Nathan J. Comp, Aaron R. Conklin, Ruth Conniff,

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Get your fest legs under you with a pair of nearby cultural celebrations. Syttende Mai marks the signing of Norway’s constitution (May 17, officially) and takes over Stoughton for a weekend of traditional arts demonstrations and entertainment, including Stoughton Village Players’ annual original play following the adventures of Ole and Lena (stoughtonwi.com). Fitchburg Days is an Irish-themed celebration featuring a carnival, kids’ tent and evening bands including Pilot, Pat McCurdy and the Jimmys (fitchburgdays.com).

Remember when ... Tuesday, May 23, Capitol-Room 413 North, 9 am

Tommy@30: A Public Policy Symposium will examine the legacy of Tommy Thompson, the state’s longest-serving governor whose major policies (welfare reform, school vouchers) could be seen as a bellwether of some major wedge issues of the current political divide. But Thompson also supported mass transit and stem cell research — until he reversed course during his 2012 unsuccessful run for U.S. Senate — and worked with Democratic lawmakers. Compared to today’s Republicans, he still looks pretty good. Space is limited, so an RSVP is recommended: tommyat30.com.

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Unexpected allies BY JUDITH DAVIDOFF

The sky is blue, musician Sean Michael Dargan is singing John Denver’s classic “Trees for America” and children frolic in the grass. It is, as promised, a sweet, oldfashioned Arbor Day celebration. Less obvious is the coming together of perceived foes. Madison residents, who have been pushing the city hard to protect urban canopy trees from street reconstruction projects and other threats, are joined by officials from the forestry division, parks division and mayor’s office. “It has taken us a full year for [forestry officials] to believe us that we want to be their supporters and not yell at them,” says Leslie Schroeder, an eastside resident. At a time of rampant government bashing and ideological extremes, this is a hopeful tale about problem-solving, cooperation and understanding. The story begins around January 2015, when Schroeder and her neighbors start organizing against a street reconstruction project that threatens the lush canopy trees lining four blocks of Jenifer Street, from Spaight Street to South Few Street. Not only are many trees targeted, but the city will be replacing these large trees with smaller, ornamental ones that won’t interfere with overhead power lines. The Marquette Neighborhood Association creates a special tree subcommittee to research the situation and come up with solutions. The members of this committee contact residents in other neighborhoods also hit by tree loss, mainly due to emerald ash borer infestation. A city-wide group, Madison Canopy Street Trees, forms and reaches out to the city’s Sustainable Madison Committee. “We wanted to try to inspire them to…. [increase] the city’s canopy coverage,” says Schroeder. The committee formed a subcommittee, the Sustainable Madison Committee Tree Working Group, and met for nine or 10 months. A Madison favorite performing Madison Canopy Street Trees went to all of theMambo meetings.and “They wereCha really graoriginal Cha ciousTony about letting us contribute what we Castañeda had learned,” “That’s when (congas, bongos, says and Schroeder. other percussion) we really Stoler got connected with city staff.” Dave (keyboards) At first, she says, some staff were wary. Henry Boehm (bass) “[Forestry staff ] get yelled at by everybody Anders Svanoe so at first they were pretty defensive,” says (baritone, alto, and tenor saxophones) Schroeder. Louka Patenaude (guitar) But the conversations eventually produced an understanding of shared goals MADISON CENTRAL LIBRARY and the threats to trees. 3rd Floor, 201 W Mifflin Street “I think 7:30PM when we started that group there were lot of misconceptions and FREE aADMISSION misperceptions from the public that [forestry] has a lot more say on certain matters than we do,” says Charlie Romines, assistant superintendent of operations for Madison parks. In other words, what can be planted where is usually determined by how developments get built and other factors outside the control of forestry staff.

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A hackberry tree planted along Eastwood Drive could grow to 75 feet and live 200 years.

“Forestry is given a box and told to plant is also hopeful the city will establish goals a tree,” he says. “We don’t decide if there are to add more canopy coverage. overhead power lines. We don’t decide what Which brings us back to the Arbor the [building] setbacks are. We don’t decide Day celebration. There are no overhead where the utilities are. We do not decide if lines on this stretch of road, so the tree being planted is a hackberry tree, which lanes are widened or bike lanes put in.” After meeting in the committee, says Ro- can grow to 75 feet. Native to Wisconsin, mines, “A lot more people understand that is the tree’s fruit is a winter food source for birds and flying squirhow the process works,” Area covered by city rels, among others. he says. The next step, he forestry department: Jeremy Kane of the says, is putting together a Urban Tree Alliance tells 700 MILES OF CITY STREETS working group, with staff the small gathering that from engineering, streets, Number of trees on trees have personalities. forestry, zoning and planthose city streets: Now, it’s sort of a wild, ning, among others, to 96,000 juvenile tree. But as it evaluate city policies and Time it takes forestry to matures, it will assume practices that affect tree a much more regular replace trees on terraces: planting and develop “a form and, at 30 feet, start shared set of goals.” USUALLY WITHIN branching out. “This tree Moving forward Schro3 PLANTING CYCLES will hopefully get quite eder is hopeful that the When forestry plants trees: big,” he says. city might approve a pilot TWICE A YEAR, IN THE Children help staff program on the east side SPRING AND FALL plant the tree and water to partially bury the one it. Schroeder concludes high-voltage line that posWho determines species and the ceremony: “Thank es a risk. Undergrounding planting location on the terrace? you all for being here, for all power lines one day in FORESTRY making a difference, and the city — just as is done Lifespan of a hackberry tree: giving this gift of a tree to in new developments — 150 TO 200 YEARS the future.” n is a long-range goal. She

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The long game Madison Community Foundation celebrates 75 years by seeding projects for the future BY JANE BURNS

The Madison Community Foundation is celebrating the past by thinking about the future. The charitable trust that administers more than 1,000 funds and awards millions in grants throughout the Madison area marks its founding 75 years ago with 12 months of anniversary grants that will total approxiA group of mately $1 million. The theme for volunteer architects many of the grants is to challenge envision a park over the community to consider where John Nolen Drive. it might be in another 75 years. The first grant helps move forward a project that has created a conundrum for the city for decades â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the development of the downtown Terraced parks have worked in other cities. shore of Lake Monona. A $27,500 grant to the In Dallas, Klyde Warren Park was built over a Madison Design Professionals Workgroup freeway to create a 5.2-acre green space. Chiwill help fund an engineering study for the cagoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Millennium Park was built over train groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s design for an expanded Law Park and tracks and a parking lot. infrastructure improvements around the park Anderson sees the groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s design as a and John Nolen Drive. longterm plan, implemented over decades â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got a dream,â&#x20AC;? Tom Linfield, and through city processes. The important MCFâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vice president-community relations, thing, he believes, is to find out whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s strucsays of the volunteer group of urban plan- turally possible and get a price tag on it. ners that has been working on downtown â&#x20AC;&#x153;We arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t under the illusion that our designs since 2008. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It might take 20 years, (current) design is the one thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to go,â&#x20AC;? it might take hundreds of millions of dol- he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had to do a design in order to lars. The next step is to find out the next take it out to the public and talk about what steps and the rough costs if this idea were the possibilities are.â&#x20AC;? to move forward.â&#x20AC;? The MCF grant, Linfield says, is about The groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ideas include construction of starting those conversations, knowing full a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed boathouse, in- well the results could take decades. creased parking, and a tunnel to help divert â&#x20AC;&#x153;Monona Terrace took 60 years, Overture traffic at the tricky intersection of Wilson, took 10 years, the Edgewater took four years,â&#x20AC;? Blair and Williamson streets. The eye-popping he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a town where the best intenpart of the plan, though, is not to move John tions can take years of planning.â&#x20AC;? Nolen Drive traffic under the current road and replace it with a park, but to build a terrace Big plans arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t outside the purview of the above the road and create a park on it. Madison Community Foundation, which â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lowering the street into a tunnel was a provided $1 million in early funding to build non-starter after we shopped it around,â&#x20AC;? says Monona Terrace. In 2016, the foundation gave Tim Anderson, the workgroupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chair. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We $1.7 million in community impact grants, rangsaid, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s look at this differently.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? ing from $2,600 for Madison Music Makers to

buy instruments for low-income students to $50,000 to the Literacy Network for a new building and expanded programming. The community grants in their current form are a more recent part of the foundationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history, which has adapted with the times since the organization was founded in 1942 to help soldiers returning from World War II. But when the GI Bill took care of that, the organization shifted to community support. The Community Impact Fund began in 1991 with an estate gift of $15 million from Marie Graber, whose family founded what is now Springs Window Fashions in Middleton. The community grants bring much attention to the foundation but arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the core of its work. Most grants come from charitable funds, which are administered and invested by the foundation. There were 1,631 grants to nonprofits made from charitable and endowed funds in 2016, worth $8.5 million. The foundationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s total assets are $218 million and the organization manages 1,076 funds. There are family trusts as well as endowments for Madison public schools, local libraries and environmental groups. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think people tend to think of us in two ways â&#x20AC;&#x201D; that we give away money or, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Oh, wealthy people work with them,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Linfield says.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;But anyone can have a fund here. You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to have a famous last name to have a fund here.â&#x20AC;? Many funds have area impact, but people who create a fund or estate gift through the foundation can do so for any reason. A professor died and left $2 million to combat blindness in India, Linfield says, and another donor wanted to create an estate gift to help feral cats. Foundation staff make the connections to find the right organizations to fit those missions, in Madison and beyond. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whatever change you want to see in the world, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re happy to try to facilitate that,â&#x20AC;? Linfield says. ZEBRADOG Beyond the monthly anniversary grants, MCF is also trying to encourage 75 new donors to make estate gifts. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We often say to people when they start a fund here, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;This will be forever,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Linfield says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really think about forever, though, how generations from now that money can still be funding the schools, the libraries or the lakes.â&#x20AC;? The first grant has a second component that also ponders the future â&#x20AC;&#x201D; $25,000 to Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters project that creates a collaboration between artists, architects and designers tasked with imagining 75 years from now. Wisconsin Academy events throughout the year will touch on that theme, with a gallery show planned for next spring at the James Watrous Gallery. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all about dreaming and imagining, Linfield says, which is why he believes the workgroupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Law Park design is a good way to kick off the anniversary. Besides, Linfield has faith the MCF will still be around whenever something finally happens along that shore of Lake Monona. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in the long game,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I doubt in 1942 they imagined how different this community would be and that the money would still be supporting it. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the beauty of the endowment.â&#x20AC;?n

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An archivist at UnityPoint Health-Meriter unearths a little-known piece of Madison history: At least four Japanese-American women came to Madison from internment camps in the 1940s for nursing school to help fill the demand for nurses during WWII, the Wisconsin State Journal reports.

An external review of the financial practices at Black Hawk Middle School finds “widespread disregard” for proper accounting and moneyhandling practices under former Principal Kenya Walker, who resigned April 28 amid the probe. Cheating never pays, kids.

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Scott Foval speaks out about Veritas video Democratic operative says sting that brought him down was a fraud BY STEVEN POTTER

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Scott Foval screwed up and he knows it. “I made a mistake. I ran my mouth,” says the 45-year-old former political consultant and one-time Madison resident. The mistake wasn’t minor. In fact, it played out across the national news and was mentioned during the final debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. It also cost Foval his job and reputation. Last October, days before the presidential election, a series of videos called “Rigging the Election” were released by Project Veritas, a group with a checkered past that uses what it calls “undercover journalists” to “investigate and expose corruption, dishonesty, self-dealing, waste, fraud and other misconduct.” In the spring and summer of 2016, Foval was secretly filmed talking about dirty tricks political Democratic operatives supposedly engage in. At the time, he was employed by political organizations Americans United for Change and Democracy Partners. Foval is seen at the opening of the video series saying, “It doesn’t matter what the friggin’ legal and ethics people say, we need to win this motherfucker.” That sets the stage for a number of secretlyfilmed interactions with Foval and other Democratic consultants that Veritas claims shows illegal activity including voter fraud and inciting violence at Trump rallies. Throughout the videos, Foval discusses what he calls “conflict engagement,” saying “We have mentally ill people we pay to do shit” and describing “bird-dogging,” which he explains as planting people at events of his political opponents to get the attention of the media or to disrupt candidates. A couple days after the videos were released, Foval was “summarily dismissed from both” jobs, he says.

“I ran my mouth,” admits Foval. But he denies breaking any laws.

Despite how it looks and sounds, Foval says the videos were edited so far out of context that they’re simply a lie. “It was all hypothetical,” he says of the on-camera conversations. “I was devil’s advocate to what he was talking about…. They’re giving these hypotheticals that I’m responding to.” It all began the night of the spring 2016 election, when Foval met a man in a bar who claimed to be a political consultant. The man, who Foval says called himself Christian, was undercover for Veritas. “He asked me a lot of leading, weird questions about this so-called client that he had and was asking me a lot of detailed hypotheticals,” recalls Foval. “We were just shooting the shit, basically.” Foval points to part of that first recording as an example of how the editing casts

his comments out of context. In the video, it appears that Foval is explaining how the Democratic Party routinely buses in out-ofstate residents to illegally vote in Wisconsin. “We’ve been bussing people in to deal with you fuckin’ [Republican] assholes for 50 years, and we’re not going to stop now.” But Foval explains, “I was referring to bussing people to rallies...because transportation is a major issue when you’re taking people out to [places like] Waukesha.” “I may have said some things that were controversial and dumb but I never did anything illegal,” he adds. Foval says he met with the undercover Veritas operative two other times, once at the Milwaukee office of Voces de la Frontera and once at a downtown Madison hotel. In each meeting, Foval says they were just “thinking through these hypotheticals he was giving me [that] were kind of kooky and not making sense.” “He kept saying he had this client who wanted to do this stuff and I’m [telling him] there were laws against a lot of the things that they were talking about … When I saw what they did with the editing after the fact, I was in shock because every instance where I’m saying ‘but you can’t do that because…’ is taken out,” he says. “It makes me look like I’m coming up with this master plan but it wasn’t even my idea, I’m actually telling him why it doesn’t work. “I didn’t think I was doing anything wrong,” insists Foval. “They were doing the promoting, not me — I was just responding.” Russell Verney, executive director of Project Veritas, doesn’t buy it. “The blatant honesty [by Foval and others] as to the dirty tricks and voter fraud that they had participated in,” warrants investigation by legal authorities, he says. He adds that his group “didn’t target Scott Foval … but it was just his attitude toward cheating on elections that caught our attention and we felt that needed to be exposed.”

Project Veritas has itself been in hot water for dirty tricks. In 2013, founder James O’Keefe agreed to pay $100,000 to settle a lawsuit with a former employee of the social welfare agency ACORN who accused O’Keefe of misrepresenting him in a widely-distributed video. In May 2010, O’Keefe pleaded guilty to disguising himself as a telephone repairman to get inside the office of a U.S. senator from Louisiana. He was sentenced to three years probation and fined $1,500. Verney defends the group’s tactics: “All of the news magazines have done undercover recording in the past. There’s a rich history of it.” He points to the NBC show To Catch a Predator, where producers team up with law enforcement to catch sexual assault perpetrators by posing online as would-be victims. Seven months after the election, the videos are back in the news after state Attorney General Brad Schimel announced on a Milwaukee radio show that an investigation is ongoing. A Department of Justice spokesperson declined to comment. Verney says that Veritas has turned over all raw, unedited footage to the DOJ. “[We want] the attorney general to investigate it thoroughly and determine whether or not [Foval and others] crossed the line from dirty tricks to illegal activities and prosecute it appropriately so we have confidence in fair, real elections,” he says. Foval hasn’t yet found another job and has moved to Arizona be closer to family. Although The Washington Post described him as a “little-known but influential” Democratic political operative, Foval downplays his stature: “I’m not like some influential operative within the party — I don’t think anybody would ever say that.” He is also skeptical that there’s an investigation. “I’ve never been contacted by Brad Schimel’s office. I’ve never been contacted by any investigator from any agency anywhere, ever,” he says. “If there were investigations going on, I think I would be aware of them [and] in all honesty, I’ve not done anything that can be investigated.”■

Weed cutting on hold BY ALLISON GEYER

Last spring, Sue Ellingson recalls enjoying a walk around the Vilas Park lagoon, where she was serenaded by a chorus of frogs and toads nesting in the weeds near the shoreline. “They were just going crazy,” says Ellingson, a former city alder who lives near the park and is fond of observing wildlife around the lake. “There were a lot of other creatures too — turtles laying eggs, ducks, geese, goslings, ducklings. It’s obviously a pretty good habitat for wild creatures.” But as she continued on her walk, Ellingson started worrying about what would happen to the animals when the weed cutters arrived to clear plants out of the lagoon, as they do each spring. Sure enough, Ellingson returned for a walk a few days later and saw the mechanical weed cutter parked nearby; the lagoon was deadly silent. “There was no sound at all. All the toads were gone,” she says. “It was sort of horrible.” Devastated by the apparent amphibian mass-death, Ellingson contacted Madison Parks Division Superintendent Eric Knepp, whose department schedules the weed cutting, and County Board Supervisor Chuck Erickson, chair of the Dane County Lakes and Watershed Commission. “Everyone was concerned,” Ellingson says. “And they were responsive, too.” A series of conversations over the past year grew to include the nonprofit Friends of Lake Wingra and the state Department of Natural Resources. The talks resulted in a new approach to lagoon management that’s in effect this spring. At the city’s directive, the county’s weed-cutting operations in

the Vilas Park lagoon are on hold until later this summer. Meanwhile, volunteer citizen scientists are observing and collecting data on aquatic wildlife to help determine the safest time to manage the plants. Weed cutting in the spring is done for aesthetics and to curtail smells from decomposing plant matter, and in the fall it’s an important part of preparing the lagoon for ice skating in the winter, Knepp says. If left unmanaged, excess weeds can slow the flow of stormwater, causing trash to become trapped in the lagoon. Knepp says the parks division takes environmental concerns into account at all its locations, but he notes that land management tactics are not “primarily conservation-oriented” in community parks with high levels of human activity. “The lagoon is right in the middle of one of the busiest parks in the system,” he says. He welcomes the concerns of citizens, however, and is eager to work with partners in the community “to come up with the best balance possible” for managing the lagoon. Ben Yahr, president of the Friends of Lake Wingra, has taken the lead on organizing volunteers to serve as “lagoon observers.” Observation began last week, with Yahr and a few others walking and paddling through the area around sundown (when amphibians are most likely to be calling and breeding), documenting the sights, sounds and weather conditions. “We were pretty surprised to hear that there wasn’t a scientific or data-based approach to managing aquatic plants in the lagoon,” Yahr says. “Our goal through this citizen science monitoring project is to develop a very deliberate, science-based approach to balancing the ecological health [of the lagoon] with recreational uses.”

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Citizen scientists launch effort to protect aquatic wildlife in Vilas Park lagoon

The city is delaying weed cutting in the Vilas Park lagoon while investigating the best time to remove vegetation.

Rori Paloski, a DNR amphibian expert, briefed the volunteers on Wisconsin’s 12 native frog and toad species — nine of which are believed to be present in the lagoon — and their lifecycles, habitats and behaviors. The citizen observers will document their findings using an adapted version of the Wisconsin Frog and Toad Survey, which is part of the Wisconsin Aquatic and Terrestrial Resources Inventory and is one of the longest-running amphibian monitoring projects in North America.

Yahr hopes the data collected this year will be the first of a multi-year study on biodiversity in the lagoon ecosystem. If successful, he foresees the observation efforts expanding into other parts of the lake and involving other plant and animal species, both invasive and native. But more volunteers are needed to make that happen. “This year we’re starting simple,” Yahr says, “but we want to keep an open dialogue with the city and county.”■

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Why Tim Cullen bowed out What candidate wants to beg for money four hours a day? BY DAVE CIESLEWICZ Dave Cieslewicz is the former mayor of Madison. He blogs as Citizen Dave at Isthmus.com.

When Tim Cullen dropped out of the race for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in March it didn’t send shock waves through Wisconsin politics. No, it was more like a low, groaning tremor that had been felt for weeks before and continued afterwards. Despite Scott Walker’s approval numbers that have hung around on the outskirts of dismal, Democrats are left wondering, is anybody going to take on this guy? Before Cullen dropped out, state Senate Minority Leader Jennifer Shilling, U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, Milwaukee businessman Mark Bakken and Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele had all taken a pass. And after Cullen said he wouldn’t do it, Dane County Executive Joe Parisi took his name out of contention. Plenty of others are still allowing their names to be circulated and recently another Milwaukee business exec, Andy Gronik, has appeared to step closer to a race, commissioning a poll. Blue Jean Nation founder Mike McCabe says he is also considering a run, but can’t even identify what party he might adopt. But Cullen’s early departure was especially significant since he seemed the most serious of the potential candidates. Cullen, a Janesville Democrat, is no neophyte. He served as Senate majority leader in the 1980s and took a job as secretary of human services under former Gov. Tommy Thompson. In 2010, after retiring from a career as a health care executive, he returned to his old Senate seat and was one of the “Wisconsin 14” senators who bolted to Illinois to slow down Walker’s push to all but destroy public employee unions in the state.

In testing the waters, Cullen had been travelling the state, meeting with Democratic operatives and influentials. Cullen said his reason for giving up the fight was the revelation that he would have to spend about half a day, every day, begging for money. With Cullen’s long experience in politics that didn’t ring true with me. So I sat down with Cullen over a cup of coffee and asked him about it. “I wasn’t naïve,” he said. “But my desire to defeat Walker got ahead of my understanding of what it would take to raise $12 million.” Times had changed in the two decades between Cullen’s Senate terms. Cullen said when he was Senate majority leader he had to raise only about $150,000 for the state Senate Democratic Committee to contribute to the campaigns of Senate Democrats, most of whom raised their own money. And much of that came from a few contributions from unions as opposed to a daily grind of cold calls to big donors. In the last cycle, the committee raised and spent 10 times as much. But now, together with each side’s third party supporters, Cullen figured Walker and his allies would spend about $44 million while his Democratic opponent and supporting groups would have to try to raise at least half that. Cullen thought he would have to raise about $12 million of that by himself, making calls for at least four hours a day. After making about 30 calls to friends and getting commitments for what he thought

gineer a Democratic ticket with a progressive woman for lieutenant governor (he suggested dairy farmer and 2016 Congressional candidate Sarah Lloyd), who would pick up the mantle four years later. To make up for a funding disadvantage he was going to hit small towns, meeting folks in cafes and knocking on their doors. He would record those encounters and spread them on social media. And he had a unique thought on how to approach Walker. “I was seriously considering just ignoring him,” Cullen said. DAVID MICHAEL MILLER “Look, only 4 percent of voters don’t have an opinion about the could have added up to a little over a million guy already. Nothing I could say about him dollars, Cullen concluded, “I just don’t want to would change people’s minds. I was going to do this.” present a positive alternative.” He also found that, at 73 years old, he was I asked him if he regretted not making not looking forward to a full-time campaign the race. “No,” he said. “The only thing I schedule. Still, Cullen is a fit, healthy septua- regret is that it might have contributed to genarian. What it seemed to come down to was the narrative that all these Democrats aren’t what politicians refer to as “fire in the belly.” running because Walker is strong. I don’t I left my conversation with Cullen won- believe it. Money is the only thing that can dering what might have been if the fire in his save Scott Walker.” stomach had not been extinguished by the awMaybe so, but there’s an old saying in ful reality of modern politics and its emphasis politics that you can’t beat somebody with on money over ideas. nobody. Tim Cullen was somebody. With Cullen said he would have committed to serv- his departure, Democrats continue the ing only one term and he would have tried to en- search for anybody. ■

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In “Affordable, but at what cost?” (5/11/2017) Ald. Mark Clear accused alders who raised “hypothetical environmental concerns” about placing low-income housing 100 feet from Madison-Kipp Corp. of “using a potentially vulnerable population as a shield to make more of an emotional case.” He called their concerns “a lot of noise” and “a farce.” Mr. Clear is obviously ignorant of what environmental justice means. It is well documented that low-income people and people of color are more likely to be exposed to environmental pollution than more privileged people. Environmental justice means first recognizing these disparities, and then working to eliminate them. Purposely placing low-income people at ground zero next to an aluminum die casting factory that actually (not “hypothetically”) emits numerous toxic chemicals fits the classic definition of environmental injustice. It is sad that an alder in a purportedly progressive city is so clueless about what environmental justice is that he ridicules his colleagues for raising these concerns. Jim Powell (via email)

The article about plans for a road from Raymond Road to Jeffy Trail, “Does Madison need another street?” (5/11/2017) is typical of Madison’s planners’ response to community requests: They are unwilling to respond favorably to input from citizens. In this case, the planners are relying on maps and ancient planning documents created years before the affected neighborhood was even developed. The unspecified “staff ” referred to in the article should go out and visit that neighborhood. There they would find a quiet residential neighborhood with narrow streets and an inordinate number of pedestrians day and night. If the planners really want to help that area they could add shoulders and guardrails along Midtown and Raymond roads and normalize the Five Points intersection by allowing access to Raymond from the west. Another example of the planners’ stubbornness was their resistance to upgrading the intersection of Raymond and Whitney to have a traffic light. Then the response was one of those “studies have shown” canards. Clearly the staff has a lot of animus towards any external input. Harry Truman said: “An expert is a fella who is afraid to learn anything new because then he wouldn’t be an expert anymore.” In other words, “We don’t want your stinkin’ input!” Eric L. Cabot (via email)

Holy hot spot! Re: “Outsmarting the Teachers” (isthmus.com); It should be noted that students are creating hot spots. Those cost the phone owner [money] in data usage. I hope the parents of the kids doing it don’t flip out when they get their phone bill at the end of the month. Erin Proctor (via comment)

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ed taking photos as the treatment progressed, documenting the subtle transformation as face and body became androgynous. “This was a private project — and really not even a project.” Around the same time Orellana started treatment, the issue of gender identity began popping up with greater frequency in the news and entertainment media. National Geographic published a special issue on the “Gender Revolution.” Stars like Caitlyn Jenner and Laverne Cox gave prominent voices to the transgender community — a demographic long ignored and

poorly understood by the general public. But amid the representations being presented, there was nothing that fit Orellana’s own personal gender expression, which rejects the malefemale binary altogether. “There’s an assumption that one day you’ll make the switch [from male to female],” Orellana says. “But I’m not transitioning. I didn’t want there to be a day that I switched.” Orellana decided to expand a self-portrait series into a gallery exhibition exploring — and debunking — the concept of gender. The project,

“Middle Child: Photographs by Alex Orellana,” debuted in late April and is on display at the Chazen Museum through June 25. The project won the 2017 Chazen Museum Prize, which is awarded annually to an outstanding MFA student. Using photography and multimedia technology, Orellana created a collection of images and videos that deconstruct deeply rooted perceptions of how physical characteristics can determine gender.

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It started with a selfie. Alex Orellana, a photographer and Master of Fine Arts student at UW-Madison, began hormone therapy two years ago as treatment for depression. A testosterone blocker proved helpful, so a doctor recommended adding estrogen for even better results. But the treatment came with a side effect: Orellana’s physical appearance would change. “I wanted to see how that looked,” says Orellana, who is biologically male and identifies as gender-nonconforming. Orellana start-

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Imagine you’re in Spain Zandru’s brings tapas and paella to State Street BY CANDICE WAGENER

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Small plates have become a mainstay of American dining over the past decade. Their Spanish inspiration, tapas, are also increasingly popular. In Madison, Estrellón, the Icon and Eno Vino all serve variations of tapas. Now State Street newcomer Zandru’s adds a more traditionally Spanish version of these small dishes to the downtown scene. The restaurant is in the former Palmyra Mediterranean Grill space (and the former longtime home to the Yellow Jersey bicycle shop). Co-owner Alberto Santos refurbished the space and opened Zandru’s in March. The menu, like the atmosphere, stays fairly simple. Dishes are intended to be shared and the portions definitely allow for a few bites per person in a party of four. From the tapas menu, start with the garlic marinara setas, a tasty vegetarian dish of sautéed mushrooms in a white wine marinara sauce, topped with parsley and lime juice. The Spanish sausage meatballs, perfectly seasoned and set off by a rich beef reduction sauce with slivers of onion, were also a win. The Galician-style octopus was another great, simple dish. A very generous portion of tender octopus meat was served with just a hint of olive oil and a dusting of smoked paprika. Many tapas are accompanied by slices of crusty bread to soak up the savory sauces. The Spanish style chicken wings verged on crispy and come coated in a fresh tomato sauce. The wings are lightly seasoned but most of the flavor is in the garlicky sauce. The tapas menu is heavy on seafood — calamari, shrimp, mussels, prawns, scallops and clams all make an appearance — often set off with chorizo. Ordering seafood in our landlocked position can be a bit of a risk, but the dishes didn’t disappoint. Zandru’s has a separate menu section for montaditos, essentially a Spanish version of bruschetta. Take advantage because they are delightful. We ordered the pork; the

grilled bread slices came heaped with shredded pork, sauteed onions and colorful bell peppers. They’re also served with Spanish sausage, skirt steak or vegetables. Paella, the Spanish rice dish, is available in four different versions (vegetable, chicken, seafood and Valencia) in servings for either two or four. The menu warns of a 35 to 45 minute wait and our server also asked up front if we’d be ordering paella, so we put our order in with our tapas order. Unfortunately, we still waited upwards of an hour. Our server did eventually come over to apologize for the delay and explain that the chef was really busy, even though the restaurant was only about half full at that point. When the paella did come, the wait was quickly forgotten. The two-person portion was plentiful for four. The Valencia, the classic style of modern-day paella (it originated in Valencia) is the best of all worlds, as there’s a little bit of chicken, whitefish, shrimp, clams, mussels and scallops, as well as house-made chorizo. Chorizo is apparently a bit of a controversial add to paella in the culinary world, but I found it well worth the rule violation. Everything in the paella was cooked expertly, each bite containing flavor of the sea and land.

The lovely hint of saffron, also responsible for the golden yellow hue that takes over the rice, ties the whole dish together. Don’t be alarmed by the rice stuck to the bottom of the paella pan it’s served in; this is the socarrat and is considered a delicacy. Zandru’s also offers a small selection of entrees. The churrasco (skirt steak) came perfectly medium rare and was topped with a beautiful mix of mushrooms, onions and sun-dried tomatoes. The papas leonesa went well as a side, the thick slices of potatoes soaking up the juices. The kitchen also accommodated my request to do the brussels sprouts aglio and olio from the tapas menu as a side and they were another good accompaniment, crunchy and almost sweet. Other entrees concentrate on seafood — shrimp and calamari. There are also lamb chops, salmon dishes and, oddly, an entree of eggplant parmagiana. I’m excited to see Zandru’s establish its place downtown. With a laid-back atmosphere and a nice variety of dishes and prices, this could be a go-to spot for casual date nights, family outings and students wanting a quick bite to eat. ■

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Packed restaurants. A bustling food cart scene. Farmers’ markets flourishing across the city. The food economy is fostering entrepreneurship and adding cultural cachet to Madison. But there’s a dirty secret to this abundance of fresh food: A lot of it ends up in the trash. In Dane County alone, 50 million pounds of food waste goes to landfills each year. Chris Brockel, executive director of Healthy Food for All of Dane County, delivered the alarming news to guests at the nonprofit’s first food recovery dinner held at the Warner Park Community Recreation Center on May 13. About thirty people attended. The group plans on hosting a series of recovery dinners to raise funds for its operations. “Forty percent of food in the United States never gets eaten. It either gets composted or goes to the Dumpster,” said Brockel, whose comments produced audible gasps from the crowd. “Food waste is a serious issue. It doesn’t matter what your politics are, I think we can all agree we shouldn’t be throwing food away. Nobody wants that. And a good use for that food is to feed people who need to be fed.” Since late 2014, Healthy Food for All of Dane County has been collecting excess food from farmers, grocery stores, food producers and large employers with cafeterias. A team of volunteers then repackages the perfectly edible food into family-size portions and distributes it to food pantries and other groups that feed the needy. In 2016, the nonprofit saved 67,000 pounds of food from the landfill, 20,000 pounds of which was fresh produce. The group hopes to double that effort this year.

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Thony Clarke (right) and volunteers add poached eggs to sauce to create shakshuka.

In February, Healthy Food for All became part of the Northside Planning Council which also runs the food incubator FEED Kitchens. Thony “Mango Man” Clarke of the Cafe Costa Rica food cart prepared the nonprofit’s recovery dinner at the Warner Park Community Center. “The food is very high quality. It tastes great even though we are cooking much of it for the second time,” says Clarke. “Waste is a problem that hasn’t been talked about much but it’s well known in the industry. What [Healthy Food for All] is doing had to be done. They are providing a much needed service.” Take the cashews served as an appetizer at the dinner. The A.L. Schutzman Company,

a Sun Prairie-based food processor, recently donated 8,000 pounds of cashews to the group in large drums. Volunteers at Healthy Food for All bagged the nuts into smaller portions and distributed them to food pantries. Candied pancetta recovered from Metcalfe’s Market was also served with the salad course. Elderberry Farms in Blue Mounds donated the lettuce, spinach and mustard greens. Healthy Food for All also recovers prepared foods otherwise destined for the dump. The group recently signed on the cafeteria operation at the American Family Insurance campus to start donating its surplus fixings. For nearly two years now, the group has been receiving a glut of soup, baked goods and other meals from Epic Systems. The software

company’s swanky cafeteria feeds thousands of employees and is known for serving eclectic dishes. For the recovery dinner, sauce for shakshuka — a Middle Eastern/African tomato dish — donated by Epic was served. Clarke added the poached eggs (these were fresh) as well as scallions and chives recovered from Elderberry Farms. The country-style whole wheat bread at the dinner also came from Epic. One of the better volunteer gigs at Healthy Food for All recently was determining the flavors of ice cream made by UW-Madison food science students. The university donated 19, three-gallon drums of the frozen treat — unlabeled — which was scooped into smaller containers and brought to food pantries. For dessert at the dinner, a mocha ice cream with chocolate swirls was served with surplus cinnamon rolls donated by FEED Kitchens’ Baking Program. The recovery dinners are also a way for Healthy Food for All to showcase its work in the community. In March, Dane County Executive Joe Parisi signed a resolution declaring 2017 the year of “food waste reduction and recovery.” Brockel says now is the time for the community to put its money where its mouth is. “We have a lot folks say it’s great what we are doing. And it’s wonderful that we are providing a solution to food waste — for free — in the community,” says Brockel. “But if officials and the public think collecting and then distributing healthy food to the community is a valuable service, then somebody should pay something for it. They shouldn’t just expect volunteers to do it. But until then, we’ll keep doing our best.” ■

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In a Midwestern city like Madison, even the most food-conscious consumers — who can rattle off endless information about grass-fed beef and antibiotic-free chicken — can struggle when it comes to sustainable seafood. The knowledge base, and proximity to salt water, just isn’t there. The Madison Area Chefs Network (MACN) in partnership with Sea to Table, a New York-based sustainable fish business; Sitka Salmon Shares, a “boat-to-doorstep” seafood company out of Alaska; and the James Beard Foundation are out to change that with Madison’s inaugural Sustainable Seafood Week. From June 12-18, more than 25 area restaurants will create and serve a special menu with one or two $10 dishes that feature sustainable seafood — fish that is either caught or farmed, in ways that are mindful of the long-term survival and health of the species. Bryan Weinstein, executive director of MACN, hopes people will take advantage

of the opportunity, thanks to the low pricepoint, and try several restaurants throughout the week. “You could go to four different restaurants and buy all of their dishes — start at Heritage Tavern and then Harvest, stop at Graze and then Morris Ramen,” Weinstein says. “It’s a great way for people to try a lot of different restaurants, and it’s beneficial for our chefs to get people in the door.” In addition to the daily dishes, there will be a week’s worth of special events. On Wednesday, June 14, Sardine will host an oyster happy hour featuring Sea to Table oysters. A fish boil is planned for Thursday, June 15, at Layla’s Persian Food, with fish from Two Rivers Fisheries. MACN and Sitka Salmon Shares have planned an East Coast vs. West Coast showdown dinner at Madison Sourdough on Friday, June 16. Each course of the ticketed dinner will feature a dish from these regions to highlight different seafood varieties and flavors.

On Saturday, June 17, all of the partners will come together for a Sustainable Seafood Expo in the Graze courtyard at 10 a.m. To wrap up the week, Gotham Bagels will host a ticketed Sunday morning smoked fish and bagel brunch. For Lindsay Haas, operations manager of Sea to Table, the week is about raising awareness. “There’s a lot of information out there about seafood, what to eat and not to eat — and it’s sometimes difficult to navigate. This week is about educating diners on the importance of making the same conscientious choices about the seafood they eat, as they do with the vegetables or beef they choose,” Haas says.

Marsh Skeele, fisherman and vice president of Sitka Salmon Shares, notes that sustainable seafood is often subject to green-washing — presenting a product as environmentally responsible when it actually isn’t. “When you’re buying fish it’s important to know as much as you can.” He recommends buying directly from the producer — “You get less mislabeling that way.” For Weinstein, the weeklong event is a chance to bring consumers, producers and chefs together to learn, collaborate and eat. “When you get a bunch of people together to do the same thing, you have a movement,” he says. “We’re stronger together.” n

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The Radicals return 23 players from last year’s squad and will rely heavily on all-purpose veterans Pat Shriwise and Kevin Pettit-Scantling, who are among the team leaders in blocks. Former UWMadison Hodags Sterling Knoche and Ross Barker are among the newcomers, as is former Badger football wide receiver and Madison East standout Marquis Mason. A three-game homestand begins May 20 against the Pittsburgh Thunderbirds. The Radicals play the Chicago Wild on May 27 and then face the defending AUDL champion Dallas Roughnecks on June 3 as part of the league’s new interdivisional play. All Radicals home games are played at Breese Stevens Field, and most begin at 6 p.m. Tickets are $8 at the gate ($7 online), and kids 12 and under are free. DeByl and his players are counting on more record crowds this season. “Home games with big crowds can get us reenergized and refocused,” the coach says. “Our goal is to be in the Final Four in August in Montreal [at AUDL Championship Weekend], and it’s something I am sure we are capable of accomplishing. This team has shown so much heart over the last four years; I have no doubt that we will find our way again.” ■

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■ ARTS Orellana manipulates photographs and videos to upend preconceptions about gender.

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“My goal is to share with people that there is this in-between space,” Orellana says. For the project Orellana began by taking three self-portraits: “self as man, self as woman and self as self.” All three were taken within 20 minutes of each other, with the artist making small adjustments to wardrobe, hair and makeup to complete each identity. The trio of portraits shows that the characteristics are seen as inherently masculine or feminine are, in fact, completely arbitrary. “Male and female is biological, but masculinity and femininity are constructed,” says Orellana, who can look either male or female, depending on context. There is privilege in being able to pass for both genders, but there’s also potential for conflicts, particular-

ly in spaces that are regulated based on a gender binary, Orellana adds. “I’ve had men block [the bathroom] door and glare at me. If someone sees me as male, fine, but as a more masculine woman, people treat me worse.” The artist also photographed family members: father, mother, older brother, younger sister. The images are all in the same style — a minimalistic headshot and no visible clothing. Orellana then used a computer program to create composite images mixing opposite-gendered family members together to create entirely new people who possess male and female characteristics. The images are displayed as a grid, showing the various stages of transformation. A video showing the images in rapid succession creates a face-morph effect, further

demonstrating the blurred boundaries of the masculine-feminine spectrum. It’s mesmerising to watch, but Orellana actually finds the video unsettling. “I thought it would give me clarity, but it made me less sure about the way I appear.” The entire project has been “intense” for Orellana, who plans to take a break from self-portraiture for a while after the exhibit comes down on June 25. But the exploration and discovery of gender and identity is ongoing. “I feel my best when I accept that my body is not a conventional male body,” Orellana says. “I can make subtle changes that make me happy rather than putting on a costume that somebody told me to wear.” ■ ALEX ORELLANA

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Literary hub 702WI creates a gathering space for readers and writers

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SESSIONS The co-working space transforms into a venue for book-related events.

author events at book festivals, stores and libraries across the country. Readings and panel discussions create a multi-dimensional arts experience for readers and authors, much like being in the audience at a concert, Morgan says. “You have the CD, but it’s very different when you go see [the band] in person. You have a mental image of how they connected with you in between songs,” she says. “You’re connected in a way you might not do through paper.” At 702WI’s first author event in mid-April, Minnesota author Lorna Landvik read from her book Once in a Blue Moon Lodge and cracked jokes about her younger years writing comedy in Hollywood. Attendees nibbled on chewy molasses cookies and sipped hot cocoa, like the characters in the book. Landvik rewarded those who asked questions by tossing them a Hershey’s Kiss.

Morgan is a big proponent of book clubs, saying they encourage readers to slow down and relax by stepping away from their technology-driven lives and interacting with people who hold different perspectives. The co-working element of 702WI is designed to temper the solitary nature of writing. Up to eight members at a time can work in the minimalist space, which has a kitchen and lockers, at the bustling corner of East Johnson and Blount streets. “It provides a more dependable place to work than a coffee shop, where there might be distractions or things that you can’t control as much,” Morgan says. “Here you know what to expect.” ■

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closing chapter of Rivers, she confesses the Yahara has perhaps affected her more than any other river in her life. While not as beautiful or pure as, say, Marys River, the Yahara nonetheless nourishes her as it feeds Madison’s famous four lakes (Mendota, Monona, Waubesa, Kegonsa), “running like a silky umbilicus between them.” ■ Alison Townsend reads from her new book May 19 at Mystery to Me, 7 p.m.

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When recalling childhood visits to Perkiomen Creek in Pennsylvania, Alison Townsend interrogates her younger self: “What did it mean that I was alive, human, a girl with wet braids, trailing her fingers in the water until they were wrinkled and pale?” That question is one of several Townsend, a poet and UW-Whitewater professor, poses for herself (and the reader) in her new book, The Persistence of Rivers: An Essay on Moving Water. Rivers is part memoir, part meditation, spanning Townsend’s whole life, describing the rivers that she knows “as surely as if [she] had been born with their courses inscribed in [her] palm.” Across several states (and several states of mind), Townsend reflects how these rivers shaped her as a person and, broadly

speaking, their shaping potential. Like a river, Townsend’s prose stops and starts in flow, sometimes lingering in ruminant oxbows, other times rushing headlong. The “oxbow” portions are where Townsend’s sensibilities surge strongest, whether she’s reflecting on the indelible sound of river names — such as North Salem, New York’s Titicus, which “unfolds in [her] mouth like a rare spice” — or reflecting on the healing power of rivers. After a nervous breakdown, Townsend recovered, in part, by walking upstream through Oregon’s Marys River, which “offered comfort in ways that had nothing to do with language.” The Persistence of Rivers makes liberal use of quotes from venerable environmental writers such as Rachel Carson, Wallace Stegner, Barry Lopez and Gretel Ehrlich. Like riverbanks, their words help shape the course of Townsend’s writing. Townsend admits she is “a still-ambivalent transplant to Wisconsin,” but in the stirring

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Reading and writing are often solo activities, but a new Madison venue is designed for interaction. 702WI, which opened in late March, is an event and co-working space for writers. Named for its street address on East Johnson and an acronym for “writing incubator,” by day it’s a shared office space for people working on writing and book-related projects. In the evening, 702WI moonlights as a setting for author readings, book clubs and nonprofit group events. Proprietor and Madison native Mary Morgan founded 702WI with the goal of connecting and giving back to the Madison community. “Growing up here, I definitely had teachers at West [High School] who were inspiring,” says Morgan, 35, who remembers well the cultural opportunities she had, like going to American Players Theatre. “So I wanted to make it another experience that people could have that could be inspiring.” Before returning to Madison in 2011 to teach composition and literary journalism at Edgewood College, Morgan worked in the publishing industry. She managed the wellknown Court Books in Brooklyn, New York, and worked for GQ magazine and Martha Stewart publications. She eventually bought a business called Reading Group Choices. Using her expertise and contacts, the company publishes an annual reference guide for libraries and book clubs with a focus on seeking out small presses and diverse authors. Reading Group Choices also arranges

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Covering every angle Multimedia artist Elizabeth Wadium releases an album of originals BY AARON R. CONKLIN

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It’s not at all unusual for budding musicians to tread the DIY highway to get their music released. Local pianist Elizabeth Wadium gives the approach a double-shot of Red Bull. An established photographer and cinematographer, Wadium, a UW-Madison grad, used her considerable visual skills to create her own album cover and videos to support her just-released Notepainting, an album of gorgeous original compositions. “I was a musician before I was a visual artist, but music is visual for me,” says Wadium, who ditched piano lessons at the tender age of 12 and taught herself to compose. “When I’m composing, my mind wanders. I’ll stumble on a sequence of notes and an image pops into my head.” Neoclassical artists typically don’t use videos to promote their work, but Wadium has no trouble breaking norms. The video she created for “Selva Obscura,” one of several affecting songs on Notepainting, actually came first: Wadium went into the woods to collect footage of her stroll in the sylvan setting before she even wrote the song. Wadium’s better known on the local scene for her visual chops. Her credits include photography and music video work with local acts like Fall II Rise, Anna Wang and The Fine Constant — and her film work, including a 2015 documentary called Prairie Burns, has appeared in the Wisconsin Film Festival.

Wadium’s concept for Notepainting’s album cover features her painted face.

It took Wadium five years to build up the courage to release Notepainting, but delaying actually served the process. “One of the benefits of waiting is that I had time to develop these trades,” she says. “All these connections I had built up with musicians also helped.” And hey, let’s talk about that album cover, an image of Wadium’s face painted by an artist friend to evoke two of the songs from her album — “Dance WIth Me” and “Stargazing.” It took six hours to complete, and looks like the sort of thing you’d see on the face of a hardcore Renaissance festival performer. It’s also arresting as hell. “Classical musicians usually put themselves on the album cover,“ Wadium explains. “I want-

ed something that expressed more of what I was trying to say.” Expect Wadium’s utility-infielder approach to continue. She recently picked up the viola, and is planning to accompany herself on a collection of forthcoming piano duets. She’s also prepping some singersongwriter numbers for another EP. “I’m not counting on music to save me,” she says. “I have a hard time seeing myself specializing. As long as it’s creative, I’m there.” ■ Fans can stream the album for free on Wadium’s website (elizabethwadium.com/notepainting), or buy a download on Bandcamp.

Looking forward and backward Ancora String Quartet tackles Saint-Saëns and Beethoven

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BY JOHN W. BARKER

A WISCONSIN UNION EXPERIENCE

The Ancora String Quartet closed its season with a forward-looking work from 1834 and a backward-looking one from 1918. The May 13 concert at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church began with the newer work, the Second String Quartet, Op. 153 In G major, from Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns. The chamber music of Saint-Saëns is not the most familiar part of his output, but he did compose a number of large- and smallscale pieces, and at two late phases of his career he finally turned to that classic form, the string quartet. His first venture into that form, his Op. 112, came in 1899, when he was 64. His second string quartet came 19 years later, when he was 83, only three years before his death. A lavishly talented and traditionally grounded composer, Saint-Saëns was certainly no radical in his quartet writing.The Quartet No. 2 has its elements of chromatic freedom, but in layout and in overall character it could

have been composed by Mendelssohn (d. 1847) or Schumann (d. 1856), if they had lived just a little bit longer. The work is in three movements, the first two intended to represent “youth” and “the loss of youth.” The third, with its elements of fugue, suggests maturity. It is, in all, quite listenable, and worth encountering. In contrast to this conventional approach, Beethoven’s Quartet No. 12 in E-flat, Op. 127, from 1834, is a bold and highly personal projection of a stylistic world to come. The work not only launched his late quartets, but became a symbol of the new radicalism of his entire late period. Beethoven was totally deaf by 1824, its date of completion, and this quartet finds him in a creative world all his own — far from the world of Haydn, where he started. There is a daring and a striving in this music not equaled until (perhaps) Arnold Schoenberg’s quartets (1905-1936). The Ancorans are fully up to the demands of the Saint-Saëns score, for all its quirks. More important, they are fully comfortable in the lofty, challenging idiom of late Beethoven. Per-

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haps they will undertake a full Beethoven some day. Finally, this program showed how well the new first violinist Wes Luke has settled into his role in the ensemble. His dashing and precise playing of virtuosic passages is right on target, and he does an excellent job of communicating this élan to his colleagues. ■

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Poetic magnificence Cynthia Nixon commands as Emily Dickinson in A Quiet Passion BY CRAIG JOHNSON

By all rights, a movie about Emily Dickinson, starring Cynthia Nixon of Sex and the City and given the dreadful title A Quiet Passion, should be intensely boring: a poet, hoop skirts, dark rooms, a lifelong supporting actress in a starring role — it all reeks of Hallmark made-for-TV movies. Fortunately, writer and director Terence Davies avoids all the pitfalls, delivering a strange and beautiful film about an American genius. Davies leads us through four decades of life in the insular and clever Dickinson family as Emily grows increasingly reclusive. And even as the setting becomes more confined, Davies’ vibrant camerawork never makes this tiny world claustrophobic. It helps that he is working with Nixon, whose every glance and twitch is an adventure. The magnificence of Nixon’s performance cannot be overstated. Like Daniel Day-Lewis in Lincoln, she humanizes an icon while simultaneously bolstering the legend. She portrays a woman balanced between humility and pride, humor and doubt. Dick-

The film leads us through four decades of life in the clever and insular Dickinson family.

inson is no delicate flower, but rather a knife, sharp and subtle. Nixon’s greatest trick is her command of Davies’ baroque script. He says he directed his cast to act without being mannered, and yet the script is so mannered that this direction makes for some jarring contrasts between the lines and the delivery. Most of the actors — particularly the very Californian Keith Carradine playing the family patriarch — have to contort themselves

to deliver the words. But Nixon wears the words like a perfectly tailored dress. When introducing the film before it screened at this year’s Wisconsin Film Festival, Davies lamented, “There’s nothing worse than biopics about people who are great. They just sit around looking glum for two hours. There’s nothing worse than being solemn.” For the most part he avoids these traps. The film is sad, yes, but not glum. Quiet, of course (it’s in the title), but not solemn. And it is surprisingly funny.

There is plenty of laugh-out-loud humor, sometimes playing like a lost Oscar Wilde script, other times like literary vaudeville. If the real-life Dickinsons actually talked so precisely, it is no surprise that literary genius would spring from this fountain. But, for all their polished words, their silence is what makes the portrayal of the family believable. Behind every conversation, there are full dialogues composed of glances.The family is a solid bloc of protection and comfort, as Davies demonstrates with a 360-degree pan of the parlor as they go about their evening routine, at ease with each other. It is rare for a film to capture such family unity. The spectre of death hangs low over the film. Sometimes death strikes suddenly, sometimes it drags on, but it always arrives too soon. And with the loss of each Dickinson, the family’s connections become more fragile. But death cannot squelch the vibrancy of A Quiet Passion, a movie that follows Emily Dickinson’s instructions to “Find ecstasy in life; the mere sense of living is joy enough.” ■

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Pert Near Sandstone + Dead Horses Saturday, May 20, High Noon Saloon, 9:30 pm Minnesota bluegrass alchemists Pert Near Sandstone (pictured) are as at home on stage at Telluride as they are at a house show. Discovery of Honey, their eighth record, reunites them with founding member Ryan Young, who left to play fiddle for Trampled by Turtles seven years ago. Young engineered the new project, an earthy blend ranging from jug music to glossy folk numbers. Milwaukee’s Dead Horses keep it simple and scaled down; a signature countrygrass sound built around Sarah Vos’ classic, up-in-the-hills vocals. These are two of the Midwest’s very best in one show.

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Bos Meadery: Sweet Delta Dawn, jam rock, free, 7 pm. Brink Lounge: Tracy Jane Comer, free/donations, 7 pm. Capital Brewery, Middleton: Late Harvest, free, 6 pm. Chief’s Tavern: Hoot’n Annie, string band, free, 8:30 pm. Frequency: Hope Country, Christopher Gold, 8:30 pm. High Noon: Yid Vicious, 6 pm; Bird’s Eye, Gambol, 8 pm. Hop Haus, Verona: Bluegrass TeA & Company, free, 7 pm.

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Thursday, May 18, Central Library, 7 pm

Nomad World Pub: Mannish Boys, 7 pm; DJ Trichrome, 10 pm.

Chuck Klosterman’s brain is a cornucopia of crap — and trust us, that’s a good thing. The pop culture essayist, known for nowclassic books like Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs and Killing Yourself to Live, will discuss his latest collection of essays, X, which covers topics ranging from Lou Reed and Kobe Bryant to Taylor Swift and Charlie Brown. Klosterman’s mind works in mysterious ways, and it’s always a joy to see which pop culture rabbit holes it takes you down.

Sprecher’s Restaurant and Pub: Kirstie Kraus, 6 pm. Tip Top Tavern: Noa, free, 9 pm. UW Extension Pyle Center: Harmonious Wail, 4 pm.

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Thursday, May 18, Majestic Theatre, 9 pm Hippo Campus isn’t just another band on the rise — they’re currently on track to leave Earth’s orbit entirely. The Minnesota-based indie pop four-piece is only in their third year of existence, but has already performed at major festivals such as SXSW and Lollapalooza, appeared on Conan and shared the stage with My Morning Jacket and Modest Mouse. And all that before even releasing a proper album — their debut, Landmark, came out in February. With Remo Drive.

High Plains Thursday, May 18, Gates of Heaven, 7 pm

The new electroacoustic duo High Plains is comprised of Madison cellist Mark Bridges and Canada’s Scott Morgan, an ambient artist also known as Loscil. Their debut for famed experimental label Kranky is a testament to their interest in exploratory, thoughtful composition. Ambient act Anjou and songwriter Alej Perez open.

Yahara Bay Distillers, Fitchburg: Lo Marie, free, 6:30 pm.

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UpStage Stigma Thursday, May 18, Brink Lounge, 6 pm

A variety show organized by UW student Emily Erwin-Frank in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, UpStage Stigma features poetry, music, dance, theater and speakers on experiences with mental illness. Donations benefit the Program of Assertive Community Treatment at Mendota Mental Health Institute.

T HE AT E R & DANCE Gepetto: Adaptation of “Pinocchio” crossed with other tales, by writer-director Stephen Murray, 8 pm, 5/18-20, Broom Street Theater. $11. 244-8338.

S PECI AL EV ENTS The Bodega: Farmers, artisans, food carts, kids’ activities & more, 4-8 pm, 5/18, Breese Stevens Field, plus music by F. Stokes/Rappin’ Ricky. Free. breesestevensfield.com.

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Eight fabulous bands, six continuous hours of live music and four super-hip locations on the vibrant East Johnson Street — it’s the fourth annual “jazz stroll” presented by the Greater Madison Jazz Consortium and Prime Urban Properties. From up-andcoming student musicians to stalwarts of the local jazz scene, the night promises an

Isabella Lippi Trio Friday, May 19, Farley’s House of Pianos, 7:30 pm

Violinist Isabella Lippi has been a rising star ever since she debuted with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at 10 years old. Since then, she’s toured the world and played with every major symphony in the land. The Stoughton resident and concertmaster at the Elgin Symphony will be joined by Chicago-based cellist Paula Kosower and pianist Kuang-Hao Huang. Hear these powerhouse players perform up close as part of Farley’s Salon Piano series.

Graminy Friday, May 19, Brink Lounge, 7:30 pm

Graminy is self-described as “class-grass” — and with good reason. The Madison quintet mixes up bluegrass rhythms with classical traditions, and for the musically literate it’s fun to try to dig down to the roots and hear how they blend these seemingly disparate phyla. For everyone else, it’s pure enjoyment just to sit back and listen to the beautiful sounds they create.

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High Noon Saloon: The Mersey Brothers, 5:30 pm; Droids Attack, Cold Black River, House of Lud, 9:30 pm. Knuckle Down: Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal, 9 pm. Liliana’s, Fitchburg: Doug Brown & Lo Marie, 6:30 pm. Majestic: The Big Wu, Steez, Jason Fladager, 9 pm. Mickey’s Tavern: Doomstress, Wife, Red Museum, Clean Room, free, 10:30 pm. Nomad: Jonathan Greenstein, 5:30 pm; DJ Brook, 9 pm. The Red Zone: Hed(p.e.), Motograter, Dead Horse Trauma, Disappearance, 6:30 pm. Sprecher’s Restaurant: The Blues Party, free, 7 pm. Up North Pub: Teddy Davenport, free, 8 pm. UW Memorial Union-Terrace: Ben Ferris Octet, free, 5 pm; Amoramora, free, 9 pm.

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Known for his deader-than-deadpan delivery and sardonic wit, Todd Barry has cemented himself as a comedic legend. He was recently seen on Colbert promoting his recently published first book, Thank You For Coming To Hattiesburg. Barry is also known for his successful improvisational crowd work, basing an entire tour and recent special on just that. If you’re lucky, maybe he’ll pick on you a little bit. With Bryan Morris, Gena Gephart. ALSO: Saturday, May 20, 8 & 10:30 pm.

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BBQ Festival: Annual event, 5-11 pm on 5/19 and noon-11 pm, 5/20, Meyer Oak Grove Park, Sauk City, with competitions & cooking demos, kids’ activities, music. Free admission. madmagbbqfest.com.

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Syttende Mai: Annual celebration of the Norwegian Constitution’s signing, 5/19-21, Stoughton, with exhibits, arts & crafts, kids’ activities, plays, traditional dance & music. Sunday: Parade 1:30 pm. Schedule/ locations: stoughtonwi.com. 873-7912.

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Fitchburg Days: Annual Irish festival, 5/19-21, McKee Farms Park, with kids’ activities, carnival, cultural tent, food, music. Free admission. fitchburgdays.com.

Of Dice and Men: Mercury Players Theatre comedy about friendship and Dungeons & Dragons, 5/19-6/3, Bartell Theatre, at 7:30 pm Thursdays, 8 pm Fridays-Saturdays (4 pm on 6/3) and 4 pm, 5/28. $15. 661-9696.

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Friday, May 19, Barrymore Theatre, 7:30 pm Minimalism is more than just an aesthetic movement — it’s a lifestyle. Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus (aka the Minimalists) are bringing their popular podcast on the road, recording live versions of Ask The Minimalists. Come and ask them all your burning questions about decluttering, productivity, relationships, mindfulness and just living your best (and most liberated) life.

Robert Alexander, Alison Townsend: Discussing “Richmond Burning” and “The Persistence of Rivers: An Essay on Moving Water,” respectively, their latest books, 7 pm, 5/19, Mystery to Me. 283-9332.

Rated Her continues to grow as a variety showcase for female performers both well-known — such as May special guest musicians Meghan Rose and Vanessa Tortolano — and soon-to-be favorites. This month’s lineup also includes music by Raka Bandyo and a headlining solo set by violinist Julia McConahay (pictured, of folk-rockers SHESHE), plus spoken word (Cooper Talbot), dance (Lili Luxe, Sophie Steinberger) and comedy (Anna Yovich).

Bonobo Saturday, May 20, Orpheum Theater, 9 pm

Bonobo’s live show is a very human thing. Bandleader Simon Green’s ensemble performances add striking depth to his downtempo, vibey tunes in a way that’s suited for fans of Caribou and Floating Points as well as Big Gigantic and Lotus. LA DJ & radio host Jeremy Sole opens. Art In Gallery: Assassination Squad, Shitizen, Villainy of Thieves, The Dividing Line, 9 pm. Babe’s: Neophonic Jazz Orchestra, jazz, free, 8 pm. Bos Meadery: Old Black Joe & the Third Rail Sparks Blues Band, blues, free/donations, 7 pm.

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High Noon: Pert Near Sandstone, Dead Horses, 9:30 pm. Ivory Room: Andy Schneider, Anthony Cao, Josh Dupont, dueling pianos, 8 pm. Knuckle Down Saloon: Dylan Doyle, 9 pm. Liliana’s: John Widdicombe & Stan Godfriaux, 6:30 pm. Lucille: DJ Nick Nice, free, 10 pm. Merchant: DJs Trichrome, Vilas Park Sniper, 10:37 pm. Mother Fool’s Coffeehouse: Mal-O-Dua, 8 pm. Schumacher Farm Park, Waunakee: Spring Bluegrass Festival, 10 bands on two stages, 2-8 pm. Sprecher’s: Dave Weld & the Imperial Flames, 7 pm. Troy Gardens: Bryan Drewyor (CD release), The Jeffrey James Show, 9 am. Tuvalu Coffee, Verona: Acoustic Collective, free, 7 pm. UW Memorial Union-Terrace: Izzy True, free, 9 pm.

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WORT Block Party Sunday, May 21, Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (200 block), 11 am-7 pm

A Madison Homebrewers and Tasters Guild beer garden, arts & crafts vendors, info tables, kids’ activities — all are a given at the annual block party hosted by listener-sponsored radio station WORTFM. An eclectic local music lineup is also guaranteed. This year includes Afrobeat and Latin funk by Immigré (pictured), bluegrass and country by Soggy Prairie Boys, a fest-closing set by the Clyde Stubblefield All Stars and more.

A Year with Frog and Toad: Children’s Theater of Madison musical, 10:30 am on 5/20 (sensory-friendly) and 1:30 & 4:30 pm, 5/20-21, Overture Center-Playhouse. $38 ($26 ages 17 & under). 258-4141. School of Madison Ballet Workshop: Student demonstrations, 1:30 & 3:30 pm, 5/20, Bartell Theatre. $5 donation. 278-7990. Central Midwest Ballet Academy Spring Showcase: 2 & 6 pm, 5/20, UW Lathrop Hall-H’Doubler Performance Space. $18. 422-2003. The Odyssey: A Pirate’s Tale: Show based on Homer’s epic poem by Studio Dansu, 2:30 & 6:30 pm, 5/20, Overture Center-Wisconsin Studio. $10. 258-4141.

B OOKS / S P O K EN WORD Jennifer Reinfried: Discussing “A Grim Trilogy,” her new book, 11 am, 5/20, Deja Brew. 628-5089. Lindsey Becker: Discussing “Star Thief,” her debut novel, 2 pm, 5/20, Mystery to Me. 283-9332.

A RT EX H I B I TS & E VE N TS Digital Aura: Video art collaboration by ALL & MMoCA, 5/5-7/29, Arts & Literature Laboratory; 5/208/6, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art (Bike the Art, meet 5 pm, 5/20, MMoCA). 257-0158. Tandem Press 30th Anniversary Sale: 9 am-9 pm, 5/20, 1743 Commercial Ave. 263-3437.

SP ECTATO R S P O RTS Madison Radicals: American Ultimate Disc League match vs. Pittsburgh, 6 pm, 5/20, Breese Stevens Field. radicalsultimate.com.

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Never Walk Alone Tour Sunday, May 21, High Noon Saloon, 5 pm

Are you a fan of girl power, poppy R&B jams and youth empowerment? Check out this showcase and anti-bullying fundraiser from Trilogy (pictured), a new three-piece girl group from the Madison area that’s channeling some serious Salt-N-Pepa vibes. The event also features performances from Jackson Twins, Trend-N-Topic, Gavin A E Doby, La Moda, and Jalen McCullough.

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Arts + Literature Lab: Spires That In The Sunset Rise with Michael Zerang, Brandon Lopez, 8 pm. Capital Brewery, Middleton: Michael Alexander & Big Whiskey, free, noon. Cargo Coffee-E. Washington: Jamie Guiscafre, 2 pm. Essen Haus: Jerry Armstrong, free, 4 pm. The Frequency: QNA, North Coast Soul, 8:30 pm.

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Drummer Dave King is probably best known for playing in the Bad Plus, a jazz trio unafraid to cross often sacrosanct genre boundaries. That’s a hallmark of King’s career in general, as he’s played with acts ranging from singer-songwriter Mason Jennings to hip-hop collective the Coup to popster Donna Lewis. His trio also includes longtime Steve Miller Band bassist Billy Peterson and Michigan pianist Bill Carrothers, a busy bandleader in his own right.

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Isthmus Food Cart Fest: Annual event, 2-6 pm, 5/21, Central Park, with 30+ carts, Culinary Ladies Collective street food, music by DJ Mike Carlson. $35 ($30 adv.). isthmusfoodcartfest.com. See pages 26-27. Family Food Fest: REAP event, 11 am-2 pm, 5/21, Lincoln Elementary School, with food carts, entertainment, kids’ activities. Free (food extra). 310-7834.

SP OKEN WORD Watershed Reading Series: “Intersections: Writing Where You’re From,” readings by Derrick Austin, Rebecca Dunham, Agate Nesaule, Alexandria Delcourt, Jennifer Morales, Robin Smith Chapman, Erin Ruzicka Trondson & Roberta Hill, 1 pm, 5/21, Olbrich Gardens. 556-7415.

mon may 22 M USIC Crescendo Espresso Bar: Lee DeWyze, 7 pm. The Frequency: Ben Dipper, 8:30 pm. Funk’s Pub, Fitchburg: Project M Finals, free, 7 pm. High Noon Saloon: Clyde Stubblefield All Stars, 6 pm.

Two Madison choreographers, Erica Pinigis (Scratch Dance, pictured) and Liz Sexe (Liz Sexe Dance) decided to collaborate once they discovered they had both earned MFA degrees from Mills College in Oakland, California. They are both innovators, so expect to see some graceful, edgy and thought-provoking work. ALSO: Thursday, May 25, 7:30 pm.

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tue may 23 M USIC Arts + Literature Laboratory: Earthen Sea, Emili Earhart, 8 pm. Capital Brewery, Middleton: Derek Buckley, 6 pm. Crystal Corner Bar: Bing Bong, rock, free, 8 pm. High Noon Saloon: Music Trivia, free, 6 pm. Malt House: The Grouvin Brothers, free, 8 pm. Nomad World Pub: Madison Latin Jazz Orchestra, 6:30 pm; New Breed Jazz Jam, free, 9 pm Tuesdays. Up North Pub: Corey Mathew Hart, free, 8 pm.

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The Wind and the Wave Thursday, May 25, Frequency, 8:30 pm

Hailing from the music-rich city of Austin, Texas, it takes a lot for the Wind and the Wave to stand out. But the alt-country duo of Dwight Baker and Patty Lynn do so deftly, thanks in no small part to their uncanny ability to make little sound big; the pair has all of the fullness and energy of seasoned arena rockers. With Justin Kawika Young, the Native Sibling.

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Otto’s: Michael Hanson Jazz Group, free, 5:30 pm.

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Malt House: The Barley Brothers, free, 7:30 pm.

Dean Robbins: Reading from “Mrs. Paul & the President,” his kids’ book, 2 pm, 5/22, at State & West Mifflin streets. 255-1008.

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Judging by the semi-demented eclecticism of Granny Tweed, there is clearly something in the water in Kansas, where the group came together in 2008. Now relocated to Denver, Colorado, the trio still mixes up grungy guitar rock, straight country and surf twang, sometimes in the same song. They visit the Wisco with Denver one-manband Randall Conrad Olinger in tow; local punkers Winning Ugly round out the bill. Bowl-A-Vard Lanes: Best Dressed Men, free, 5 pm. Cafe Coda: Caravan Gypsy Swing Ensemble, 7 pm. The Frequency: Chris Pureka, Eliza Hanson, 8 pm. High Noon Saloon: The Low Czars, rock, 5:30 pm. Ivory Room: Peter Hernet, piano, free, 8 pm. Me and Julio, Fitchburg: Briana Patrice Trio, free, 6 pm. Mickey’s: Dumb Vision, Trash Knife, No Hoax, 10:30 pm. Nomad World Pub: DJs Ashoka, Ginjavitiz, free, 9 pm.

High Noon Saloon: Oak Street Ramblers, free (on the patio), 6 pm; The Racing Pulses (album release), Jake’o McCluskey, 8:30 pm.

S PEC I A L EV EN TS Jazzin’: UW Office of Child Care & Family Resources fundraiser, 5:30-8:30 pm, 5/25, Gordon Dining & Event Center, with music by Lynette Margulies, silent auction, hors d’ouevres. $50. 890-0436.

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Proud Theater: Fearlessly Queer Thursday, May 25, Bartell Theatre, 7:30 pm

Proud Theater, Madison’s LGBTQ youth theater troupe, teams up with Art & Soul and StageQ to create an evening of theater, music, poetry, spoken word and dance. This year’s show touches on gender identity, body image and transphobia, all from a youth perspective. Through May 27.

CO MEDY Shane Torres, Sean Jordan, Carly Ballerini: 8:30 pm on 5/25 and 8 & 10:30 pm, 5/26-27, Comedy Club on State. $18-$10. 256-0099.

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Melissa Clements favors natural materials for tile: aluminum and brass (far le ) and recycled glass (right).

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A be er backsplash Recycled glass, wood and metal tiles create an organic renovation BY CANDICE WAGENER

“Organic” goes beyond the food industry. Homeowners desire more natural materials for their dwellings as well, says Melissa Clements, owner of Eco-Friendly Flooring in Madison. “Organic is a generic term,” says Clements. But it signifies what more homeowners want to know: the “where” and “what” of their home interiors. People want to know the ingredients that go into the products. Clements, who got her start 16 years ago when she opened a small showroom selling natural flooring like cork and bamboo, has seen recycled materials grow from a niche interest to something even the big-box stores offer now. She has expanded Eco-Friendly’s offerings to include recycled wall tiles of glass, metal, clay/cement, and stone. These often form kitchen backsplashes but also shower surrounds and other decorative accents.

Backsplashes have moved on from subway tiles. Last night’s Heineken or Shiraz bottle could become the glass tile in your next backsplash or shower surround; Clements has a variety to choose from. She also works with Level 43 Mosaics, a Michigan company that creates 100 percent recycled glass tiles using old window glass with shards of stained glass scraps mixed in, creating a marble-like effect. Shapes for tiles are changing, too. Squares are still favorites, but rectangles, diamonds and “lanterns” are also trending. As homeowners consult websites like Houzz and Pinterest for design ideas, they crave customization rather than settling for what’s on the shelf at the nearest big-box home improvement store. Clements creates customized designs with glass and other tiles, and says her business has “more colors and styles of recycled glass tile than anyone in the U.S.”

The options don’t stop at glass. Clements’ showroom has a wall covered in 3-by-3-inch white oak tiles that create a beautiful, clean look that is nothing like the wood-paneled basements of the ’50s and ’60s. Clements says it smells good, too, and is easy to install — simply attach to the wall with some finish nails. Metal is another popular, often single-ingredient product that people like for that purity. “This is on the periodic table of elements,” says Clements, holding up a skinny rectangular tile of shiny aluminum. Metal can help integrate different elements of a kitchen attractively, pulling together appliances, flooring and countertops. Another benefit of metal is the multidimensional effect it creates, almost like a motion picture on the wall as people walk by. Clements likes to use it in smaller, darker kitchens, because the tiles reflect natural light: “It adds a little bit of bling,” she says. Hand-crafted brass tiles, made in Mexico by punching out the centers of old pesos, are

not quite as shiny and complement an older home well. Tiling a wall with these and adding marble countertops creates an antique, French country look, providing a quick update. While the recycled tiles can range from $7.50 per square foot for wood to $40 per square foot for glass, it’s often a worthwhile expense. More expensive tiles can be used for accent squares. And splurging on some tile can freshen a space while still being less expensive than a complete renovation. Clements’ clientele include many people with chemical sensitivities, so she makes a point of investigating all her products and their impact on the indoor home environment. “There are more beautiful recycled products coming out because consumers are demanding it,” says Clements. “People will pay more to have something that lasts longer and that’s higher quality.” ■

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I’m a happily married straight man. My wife, who is 33 years old, cannot orgasm through intercourse since we had our last child. Her explanation is that she has this constant sensation to pee. Now we find other means to please her through toys, oral, etc. Are there exercises or other means to get her to climax through intercourse? Is this common from childbirth? Climaxing Liberally Is Fun

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as if she needs to empty her bladder. Worrying about peeing during sex might be holding her back. It might be worth a visit to a pelvic floor physical therapist and/or a urogynecologist if this sensation to pee during sex is bothering her. But if neither the lack of orgasm with penile penetration nor the urgency to pee is bothering her, and she is having orgasms other ways and is happy with that, I would be happy with it, too. After all, it’s her orgasm, and stress or pressure to orgasm a particular way might negatively affect her party.” Follow Dr. Gunter on Twitter @DrJenGunter. Do it: She’s amazing and hilarious, and she kicks right-wing, anti-choice, sex-negative ass up and down Twitter on a daily basis. A woman recently wrote to you that her husband could not maintain an erection for “more than a few thrusts.” She said that Viagra is of no use to them (the drug gave him headaches) and she was contemplating the pursuit of sexual affairs with other men who could better serve her needs (with her husband’s permission). No need for me to rehash what you told her. I want to call your attention to a better solution to their quandary: Any competent urologist can write a prescription for a preparation known as Trimix (phentolamine, papaverine, and prostaglandin, in various strengths), which must be supplied by a compounding pharmacy. Or failing that prescription, then alternatively one for a brand-name drug called Caverject. Both of these preparations are injected directly into the penis — into the corpora cavernosa, to be specific — and both effectively enable an erection of prodigious size and stiffness that will endure for as much as six hours. Potential Alternate Solution Sidesteps Infidelities’ Obvious Negatives Thanks for sharing, PASSION. And to guys out there with erectile dysfunction: Ask your doctor if Caverject is right for you? For more of Savage Love see Isthmus.com. Email Dan at mail@savagelove.net or reach him on Twitter at @fakedansavage.

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“Failure to orgasm with penile penetration is not a medical condition,” said Dr. Jennifer Gunter, an ob-gyn, writer (drjengunter. wordpress.com), and kick-ass tweeter who practices in the San Francisco Bay Area. “If a woman can orgasm with other methods — oral sex or masturbation or toys — then that means everything is working just fine. Remember, it’s not how she gets to the party that matters, it’s that she got to attend the party.” As all straight men need to be aware, CLIF, only a small number of women — less than a quarter — can get off from vaginal intercourse alone, aka PIV. “Most women require clitoral stimulation to have an orgasm, and often the mechanics of penile penetration just don’t produce the right kind of friction,” said Dr. Gunter. “It’s possible that the subtle anatomical changes post-childbirth have altered the friction mechanics of your coupling. Introducing a vibrator during sex might help.” And while we’re on the subject of clits, CLIF…. We abbreviate sign-offs around here, as everyone knows, and like PIV for your wife, CLIF, your sign-off didn’t quite get you there. You could’ve gone with “Climaxing Liberally Is Terrific” or “Tremendous” or “Totally Spectacular,” but you didn’t. Perhaps it was an innocent brain fart — perhaps I’m reading too much into this — but if you didn’t spot the near-CLIT staring you in the face in your sign-off, CLIF, it seems possible that you may have overlooked your wife’s clit, too. Also possible: Your wife wasn’t actually having orgasms “through intercourse” before she gave birth to your last child. You’re clearly invested in climaxing together, just like in the movies and porn and other fictions, and your wife, like many women, may have been faking orgasms to please a male partner. Tired of faking orgasms, your wife seized on the birth of your last child to explain why she “suddenly” couldn’t come from PIV alone anymore. What about your wife’s constant sensation to pee during intercourse? “That’s something to be looked at,” Dr. Gunter said. “After childbirth (and sometimes just with age), women can develop an overactive bladder or pelvic-muscle issues, and these could be exacerbated during penetration, making a woman feel

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