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WISH FULFILLMENT

Marie Starich offers strangers free fruit, water and a place to dream.

6-11 NEWS

SKY HIGH

More than a few Madison hotel owners are challenging the city’s new assessments.

COURTROOM SCUFFLE

Apparent fissures between the district attorney and local judges spill out during a hearing.

12 OPINION

WHETHER YOUR PASSION is fresh, homemade pie, history-infused road tripping or island camping, “SummerTimes” should give you some good ideas for warm-weather adventures. Folded this year right into our issue, the special section also previews music and arts offerings and includes a calendar of not-to-be-missed summer events.

FAMILY SABBATICAL

Ruth Conniff heads to Mexico to experience life on the other side of the ‘wall.”

15-48 SUMMERTIMES

LOOKS LIKE SUMMER!

Your one-stop guide to adventure, art, music and more.

52-55 FOOD & DRINK

LOOKS EUROPEAN

Chocolatier Markus Candinas brings authentic Swiss yogurt to market.

56 SPORTS

LOOKS LIKE A DUCK

The Madison Mallards hope to kick off another winning season.

Mother of all cons May 26-29, Madison Concourse Hotel WisCon is the country’s premiere feminist science fiction convention, and its organizers have been hammering away at the glass ceiling since 1977. The convention blends a stunning array of programming, both pop culture and academic, with safe spaces for people of color, trans/genderqueer folk and people with disabilities, and a lot of fun costumes, gadgets and games. See wiscon.net for the mind-blowing schedule. Also, guests of honor Kelly Sue DeConnick (pictured) and Amal El-Mohtar will visit A Room of One’s Own for a reading at 6 pm on Thursday, May 25.

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11 MADWEEK WE HAVE BEEN RUNNING a new feature for a few weeks that should look somewhat familiar. We have merged two former features — Week in Review and Matrix — into Madweek, for a quick, entertaining and more visual review of current events. Staff writer Allison Geyer supplies the content (and occasional snark) and staff artist David Michael Miller the inspired illustrations and photos.

THOUGH NOT A FARM GIRL herself, Jane Burns spent most of her family vacations on her uncles’ dairy farms in Calumet and Green Lake counties. She says she loves helping to tell the story of dairy in Wisconsin, a story that goes way beyond cheese. This week she reports on a new Swiss yogurt being made by local chocolatier, Markus Candinas. It could very well be the only Swiss yogurt made in the United States.

May 27-28, downtown New Glarus June 1-3, Driftless Music Gardens, Yuba

Nick Brown enlists A-list players for his new album.

61 SCREENS

WHITHER SUNDANCE?

James Kreul looks beyond the hyperbole on the theater’s new ownership.

68 EMPHASIS

LOOKS LIKE A LANTERN

This versatile motif is all the rage in interior decor. Where did it come from?

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Peace, please Monday, May 29, Gates of Heaven, 1 pm

Veterans for Peace-Clarence Kailin Chapter hosts its annual Memorial Day peace rally, remembering lives lost in war. Student scholarship winners will be noted, and music provided by Old Cool and bagpiper Sean Michael Dargan. Wisconsin Democracy Campaign Executive Director Matt Rothschild speaks on “The Current Fight Against Fascism.” Also, the group’s Memorial Mile display will be installed along Atwood Avenue from May 27-June 3.

Virus in the system?

Wednesday, May 31, Health Sciences Learning Center, 4 pm

Health care and health insurance — and how it should be administered — played an enormous role in the 2016 elections. The Center for Patient Partnerships at UW-Madison hosts a public forum, “Trumping Health Care Reform? Perspectives on the Past, Lessons for the Future,” with a presentation

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Live music floods the driftless region as we move into summer.

New Glarus Music Festival returns to Memorial Day weekend, with concerts at various venues villagewide. Festivities kick off on Friday with a chicken barbecue at the Village Park (5 pm) followed by a street dance with the Red Hot Horn Dawgs (8 pm). Full lineup at tinyurl.com/ngmusicfest. June brings the Bonfire Music & Arts Festival to tiny Yuba, with Horseshoes & Hand Grenades, Charlie Parr, WheelHouse, People Brothers Band and many more. Find the schedule at driftlessmusicgardens.com.

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To wish upon a fish

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Need a wish fulfilled? Marie has got you covered.

Most days, she sets up a makeshift booth outside of Starbucks across the street from the State Capitol. If you see a fish tank with three goldfish in it, you’re in the right spot.

The aquarium sits on a recycling bin and is equipped with a solar-powered air pump that circulates the water. To make a wish, simply drop a coin in the tank.

“Why am I here?” Marie asks. “Something to do I guess. I try to help people out. Why is anybody here?”

Marie runs a “micro-nonprofit” at the intersection of West Main Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Since the weather warmed up, she’s been providing bananas, oranges, lemons, limes and apples — free of charge — to anyone passing by. Sometimes she has peanuts and cheese sticks, too.

“I also have a clock so people can check the time. I have a bike pump in case anybody needs some air for their tires. The fruit is nonpartisan so anyone at the Capitol should feel welcome to take a banana or whatever. Just a few of the

services we offer” says Marie, using the royal we. “Kids also like to feed the goldfish. That’s always fun. And I keep some quarters handy in case people need one to make a wish.”

Marie spends $13 a day to buy fruit and other supplies. She accepts donations although they are not required.

“It doesn’t make money for anything at all.

I have a retirement so I don’t need the money.

Donations go toward buying food for the operation,” says Marie, who is 60. “I also have fresh water and ice for when it gets hot out. You have to bring your own cup for now.”

When workers downtown start heading home for the day, Marie usually gets out her violin. She likes to improvise to instrumentals that she listens to through wireless headphones connected to her phone.

“I’ve always been someone who likes attention,” she says. “I’m ostentatious. I’m quirky. I like to joke around and have fun.”

Marie plans on being on the Capitol Square throughout the summer. She’s in the process of seeking a vending permit with the city. She hopes to be an example of community engagement.

“I see it as a way for the community to help itself,” she says. “I suppose I get something out of it, too.”

Marie, whose legal name is Tommie Starich, is a retired food scientist. A few years ago, she completed the process of transitioning from male to female.

“You kind of get retired fast when you become yourself. When you are out about who you are,” says Marie. “There’s nothing to get bitter about. You can find places that love you. That respect you. The people out here certainly like the fruit.”

Marie has also found love and respect while volunteering at the early childhood education program at the Goodman Community Center.

“The people at the Goodman Community really rock. It’s the most accepting place in town. It’s a special place. I’m going to say something funny here,” says Marie, who is already laughing. “They man up. Isn’t that funny? We’re not supposed to say those politically incorrect things.”

See a video of Marie playing the violin at isthmus.com.

HOURS OF OPERATIONS: Most afternoons into early evening FISH NAMES AND GOLDFISH BREEDS: Mocha, a black moor Decaf, a calico Vanilla Latte with a Pump of Orange, a marblehead NOTE: After accepting wishes downtown, the fish are returned to a larger tank each night.

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Judge, Ozanne clash in court District Attorney’s Office is accused of “complete, cavalier disregard” for defendant’s rights

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A Dane County judge last month buttturn, explained that his office has been ed heads with District Attorney Ismael “understaffed . . . going on four years.”

Ozanne in court, leading to the disHe said Moeser alerted the court in missal of a case against a prison inmate March of a possible scheduling problem. that she concluded had dragged on for Reynolds replied that she had at that too long. time “told [Moeser] to reassign the case.

“This case has been pending for over I suggested that he find somebody . . . ” two years,” Circuit Court Judge Josann Ozanne cut her off: “Excuse me?”

Reynolds noted in a hearing on April Reynolds: “I suggested he find some24, the day of a scheduled trial against body that was available.”

Davond Pipes, according to a transcript.

Ozanne brusquely informed Reyn“Mr. Pipes has rights.” Although he was olds that “You do not direct how this already in prison on other charges, office assigns cases. I do not ask or Reynolds said, “The substantial passage direct how you assign cases or what of time … does in fact have a negative you schedule.” He reasserted that his impact on the defendant.” office was “not adequately staffed, let Pipes was charged with third-dealone fully staffed.” And he proceeded gree sexual assault in March 2015. The to blame “you judges” for not following charge carried a maximum sentence of through on a plan to create a master 10 years, plus up to four more years due calendar, saying “had your system been to prior offenses. Pipes was accused of working” it would have shown that Mohaving “ejaculated onto” the hand of a eser had a conflict that made it imposphysician during an examination at the sible for him to appear.

Oakhill Correctional Institution. Pipes, Reynolds replied that the master 39, has prior convictions for armed robcalendar plan “went out the door when bery, battery and other offenses, but not your office unilaterally changed the . . . for sexual misconduct. process by which DAs were appearing As Reynolds noted, the charge in courts so . . .” against Pipes resulted in his being reOzanne interjected, “Well, actually located from Oakhill, a minimum se. . .” curity prison near Madison, to a maxiReynolds cut him off: “I’m not done. mum security prison. He is now at the It’s my turn. I am not finished, Mr. Wisconsin Secure Program Facility in Ozanne.” She went on to reiterate her Boscobel. concerns about how the DA’s office had Pipes immediately entered a plea handled this and other cases and called of not guilty. His lawyer, Nathan Otis, for the trial to proceed as planned, befiled motions seeking to introduce ginning with the selection of a jury. If Ismael Ozanne (left) blames a trial delay on inadequate staffing. But Judge Josann Reynolds doesn’t evidence regarding Pipes’ accuser — the state was then not prepared to probuy it. “We are in a situation that’s entirely of the district attorney’s making.” specifically, that it was the Oakhill ceed, the case would be dismissed with physician who had engaged in inapprejudice, meaning that the charges propriate sexual conduct. Otis filed could not be refiled. motions seeking to call as witnesses two said in court. “And it could have been avoided tive of your office was in attendance,” Hanra- Ozanne ended up grudgingly asking other Oakhill inmates who would attest and it still can be avoided if you can get an at- han wrote. “Needless to say, as a result of the Reynolds to dismiss the case with prejuto similar experiences. Reynolds granted torney in here to pick a jury and try this case. lack of input from your office, we were not able dice, saying he did so to prevent the court these motions last December and set the But poor administration is not a reason to deny to accomplish much.” from having to “waste precious judicial date for the trial, expected to last up to Mr. Pipes his day in court.”

But what played out in Reynolds’ courtroom resources.” four days.

A moment later, Reynolds added: “It ap- on April 24 was a much more epic clash, sug- Ozanne, in an email response to a re “It was a fascinating case,” Otis tells pears to me that the only interest that the gesting deep fissures between Ozanne’s office quest for comment, sent a timeline of the Isthmus. “We would have had an interest- district attorney’s office is taking into consid- and some local judges.

Pipes case showing that some delays were ing trial.” eration is its own interest and its complete, Ozanne explained that the prosecutor as- caused by defense motions and requests.

On April 20, Ozanne appeared by phone cavalier disregard of the defendant’s rights.” signed to the case, Deputy District Attorney It also highlights court notes showing seeking to postpone the trial due to the Matt Moeser, was unable to proceed because that, on being told of a potential schedprosecutor’s scheduling conflict, telling Ozanne, who was appointed to his post in he was in the second week of a murder trial. uling problem in March, Reynolds left the the court “We don’t have an ability at this 2010 by Gov. Jim Doyle and won two elec- Reynolds responded by listing the various case slated for trial “in case [Moeser’s] point to just pluck prosecutors out of the tions since, has come under criticism from assistant prosecutors who had appeared in other trial settles.” air.” Reynolds refused, saying “The state has Dane County judges before. Last year, Judge connection with the case since it was filed in Reynolds likewise declined to comment. had plenty of notice and opportunity to get Juan Colas pointedly declined Ozanne’s re- March 2015. She noted that the trial date was But she did forward a sharply critical letter somebody to try this case.” quest to delay changes regarding bail hear- set five months in advance, arguing that Mo- sent to Ozanne by another judge in Febru On April 24, Ozanne appeared in court ings for poor inmates. Another judge, Wil- eser had plenty of time to reassign the case if ary 2016. The letter, from Judge Nicholas asking that the case be dismissed without liam Hanrahan, expressed frustration over he was unable to appear.

McNamara, accuses Ozanne of having prejudice — meaning his office simply re- Ozanne’s failure to attend or send a repre- “It’s not a convoluted case,” Reynolds said. “clearly and completely abandoned any efstart the process by re-filing the charge. But sentative to a meeting on this process.

“It’s pretty simple, straightforward.” fort toward open, collaborative dialogue,” Reynolds insisted that the trial proceed as “Although this date had been selected and Defense attorney Otis agreed, telling the specifically with regard to case scheduling. planned, as Otis had urged. noticed months ago, the agenda circulated court “We’ve done what we’ve been asked to do It says he has embraced “closed, silo-like “We are in a situation that’s entirely of weeks ago and almost every agenda item re- and the state has made no effort to accommo- practices and policies with no regard for the district attorney’s making,” Reynolds quired your input, remarkably, no representa- date or abide by the court’s orders.” Ozanne, in systematic consequences.”n

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Heart and hustle Black Women’s Leadership Conference empowers and educates

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think bigger,” she said. “What today is a side hustle can become a global conglomerate.”

As black women continue gaining ground in the workplace, many still struggle with financial literacy skills — particularly those with a low-income background, said Nancy Hanks, chief of schools for the Madison school district. “I’m the first person in my family to make a salary, the first generation [to do] retirement planning,” she said, urging the audience not to bring a “poverty mindset” to managing their wealth — spending extra cash on status symbols instead of saving responsibly.

Panelists addressed the stereotype of the “strong black woman” and the tendency for black women to serve as providers and caregivers — often at the expense of their own mental and physical health.

“We have to learn that self-care is not selfish behavior — it’s self-preservation,” Peyton-Caire said. “Our institutions won’t change unless black women are in decision-making roles...but we’ve got to work at it with a mindset of self-care. And doing it together is the only way to sustain it.” n

As president and founder of the Foundation for Black Women’s Wellness, Lisa PeytonCaire frequently gets messages from African American women across the country whose friends and family members have died young from preventable health conditions.

“I lost my best friend, she was 37, she had a massive stroke; I lost my mother, she was 54, she worked herself to death,” said Peyton-Caire, recounting recent emails. “In many of these cases, these were pioneering women who are doing all the things we’re talking about — raising families and building careers.”

Caire was one of five panelists who weighed in on “the state of black women in Wisconsin” at the second-annual Black Women’s Leadership Conference, an event put on by local “socialpreneur” Sabrina “Heymiss Progress” Madison. The discussion, moderated by Cap Times reporter Amber Walker, was framed around the troubling-but-familiar statistics about black women and the obstacles they face — lower pay than white women, widening health disparities and lack of representation. When Madison booked the panel, she envisioned the group digging into “the big issues for black women across Lisa Peyton-Caire the state.” encourages black But instead of rehashing women to balance the disparities, the discussion career aspirations focused on opportunities for and family collaboration, the sharing of responsibilities resources and knowledge and with self-care. the importance of self-care. “It wasn’t succumbing to the status quo, it wasn’t this depressing discussion,” Madison tells Isthmus. “I felt like it was motivating and empowering.”

Nationally, black women represent the fastest-growing demographic of entrepreneurs. They’re also the most educated segment of the population, according to recent reports from the National Center for Education Statistics. “I’m excited about the uptick,” said panelist Nia Tramell, an administrative law judge for the state of Wisconsin. “We are beginning to realize we can take risks.”

Annette Miller, a former Madison mayoral aide who now works as a community services manager for Madison Gas & Electric, emphasized that Wisconsin and Madison are rich in resources to help with starting a business or pursuing an education. But the gatekeepers and decisionmakers within organizations and institutions — most of whom are white — can be resistant to change. She encourages black women to support each other and continue pushing for access and opportunities. “Think about your business, talk to others who can help you

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Boys and Girls Club of Dane County CEO Michael Johnson blasts Mayor Paul Soglin for claiming to have “deployed” a “rapid response team” after a May 16 shooting, Madison365 reports.

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A new, private, luxury bus service for Epic employees who commute from luxury downtown high rises is set to launch June 12, the Wisconsin State Journal reports.

Gov. Scott Walker tweets his intention to veto the state budget if GOP lawmakers include a gas tax or a property tax increase. “I don’t know why he wouldn’t call us instead of acting like Donald Trump and tweeting at us,” Assembly Speaker Robin Vos tells the State Journal.

Days after Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke announces his new gig at the Department of Homeland Security, CNN reports Clarke plagiarized parts of his 2013 master’s thesis. One of his most frequent improperly cited sources? The American Civil Liberties Union, which he once said “only safeguards lefty civil liberties.”

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Vos claims there’s no overt political agenda, but says the center is meant to “offset some of the liberal thinking” on campus.

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Why I am leaving for Mexico The reasons are personal and political

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By the time you read this, I will be on my way to Oaxaca. I’m flying down to check out the school where we plan to send the kids next year, and the house we will be renting.

We’ve found a nice family who will move into our house soon, and arranged to take time off from our jobs.

If all goes well, my husband and I will load our three kids into the van, and start the long drive south in the fall.

Our reasons are both personal and political.

I spent a year in Quito, Ecuador, as a teenager, and experienced the thrill of immersing myself in a colorful, bustling, lively Latin American city, and becoming a full participant in another culture in a way only a young person can.

We have always wanted to take our kids to a Spanish-speaking country, and they have reminded us of that some-day promise with increasing skepticism.

On New Year’s Day this year, we were sitting in a restaurant in St. Paul having brunch, and I asked what everyone’s New Year’s resolution was. My husband said that his was to be living in a Spanish-speaking country by the end of the year. The kids cheered. I gasped. How could we raise expectations like that not knowing how we could ever deliver? My wheels started turning nonstop.

Every day I go to work and wrestle with how to respond to our new political reality, and how to connect with and amplify the voices of resistance in this dark and uncertain new era.

My kids come home with stories about their peers enduring chants of “build that

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wall!” at high school football games, and about their principals, who lost their composure for a moment over the loudspeaker at two different east-side schools when they announced the election results to a diverse group of students.

Watching anti-immigrant sentiment drive the election, and the feeling in our country change overnight, it seems like the time to do something radically different.

So we are going to the other side of the Wall. It’s our own personal act of rebellion and solidarity with our neighbors, who are being viciously maligned by our president. We are driving away from the anxiety and pessimism that threaten to overwhelm us every time we

look at the news, and heading straight for a place where the same crushing global forces that are pressing on us here have been bearing down on people for a quite a while, and where we might learn something from our neighbors, about how other people who have been dealing with corruption and repression are responding.

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Not everyone is thrilled that we are going. We have responsibilities here to our work, our community, our friends. (I will still be in touch with my talented colleagues at The Progressive, as we add staff and start a busy new year.) We have family members who think it’s nuts to drive three young girls across the border.

“I understand why people are anxious, and why they think of Mexicans as violent criminals,” a friend who drives down for part of each year told us. “But when you get there, you’ll see that people are so warm and the culture is so much more welcoming than ours — it completely changes the way you think.”

I think it will be fun. I think it will be an adventure. I think it will be incredibly stressful and that we are a little nuts. But most of all I think our kids will get something very valuable from the experience: the sense that there is more to life than the culture of middle-class striving here in the United States that seems to have soured so rapidly in recent years; an understanding that the world is a big place and we reside in a pretty puny and relatively privileged part of it; the idea that you can, and should, take big risks in life and that things can change dramatically, dizzyingly, and that you can learn new skills and survive.

Those seem like pretty good lessons.

And as long as Trump doesn’t close the border, next summer we’ll come back.■

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Poetry now!

Congratulations to Isthmus and Ms. Falkenstein for the enlightening and provocative cover story on Timothy Yu (“Not Silent” 5/18/2017) and, more importantly, poetry.

Madison has many opportunities to hear poetry, hot off the poet’s laptop, but not enough attention is given to curling up with a book or chapbook of poetry such as Yu’s 100 Chinese Silences. For those new to poetry, either as readers or creators, I suggest the fine selection at A Room of One’s Own, which has both new and used volumes.

However the musical strains of a poem read aloud aren’t to be dismissed. The Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets has regular readings all over the state; check out their website at wfop.org. And yes, reading Billy Collins is almost as fun as hearing him live!

— Lewis Bosworth (via email) Linda Falkenstein’s article “Not Silent” illustrates perfectly how academic scolds like Professor Timothy Yu are building careers by ferreting out any line of poetry or prose that could be construed as offensive to any minority, anywhere. The low point, for me, came when he set his sights on a poem by Billy Collins, which claimed that there are “one hundred kinds of silence/ according to Chinese belief.” Later in the poem, Collins, much to Yu’s horror, reveals that he made this up. Apparently, Yu is unaware of the concept of “poetic license,” which essentially means that if you’re a

poet, you get to make stuff up. Even about the Chinese!

I thank my lucky stars that I earned my literature degree long before English departments started re-branding literature as just another means for indoctrinating students in the pieties of identity politics.

Back then, literature was seen (and taught) for what it is: a time-tested way to explore the endless, unfathomable mysteries of the human condition. I feel sorry for today’s students, who are subjected to efforts by PC vigilantes determined to diminish the universal appeal of literature and, even more alarmingly, to circumscribe the imaginations of its creators.

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16 Roughin’ it at Rock Island Two ferry rides away from the mainland, this park is a perfect spot for an escape. By Dylan Brogan 20 Pie trek in the Driftless Southwest Wisconsin is famous for its hills and valleys, spring-fed streams, and... pie. By Darren Bush 22 Freewheelin’ to Freeport Pedal from your house to the site of a key Lincoln-Douglas debate. By David Michael Miller

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Roughin’ it Rock Island State Park is the perfect spot to get away from it all

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My family has the same conversation every year while waiting for the Karfi, the small passenger ferry that shepherds campers to and from Rock Island State Park. Next year we are bringing less stuff.

Three tents. Several totes of food. Four coolers (two just for beer). Tarps in case it rains. Camp chairs.

Frisbees. A chessboard. Hammocks. Inflatables for the beach. Binoculars. Guides on Wisconsin birds and plants. A hatchet. A handsaw we always bring but never use. A kitchen’s worth of utensils. A collapsible cart to truck all these luxuries from the ferry dock to our site. And two cast iron frying pans.

This is how the Brogans take on the great outdoors.

We’ve camped on Rock Island a few days each year since I was in the first grade. This July will mark our 24th visit to the park. No RVs, cars or even bikes are allowed on the island. There are no restaurants. No electricity. No showers. Nearly all the bathrooms are pit toilets (only recently were a pair of flush toilets installed). But it’s Rock Island’s lack of amenities, its acres of quiet wilderness and its geographic isolation that keeps us coming back each year.

Many visit the park just for the day, which is enough time to walk to the Pottawatomie Lighthouse, the oldest in Wisconsin. Volunteer docents give tours of the

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Campers love to watch the sunset from the rocky beach or elaborate stone boathouse.

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historic building in exchange for living there for part of the summer. But others stay for days in the main campground. The most adventurous will hike over a mile to the secluded backpacking campsites. That’s the middle of nowhere in the middle of nowhere.

Most years, we race up the less touristy-side of the Door peninsula on Highway 57 — past Valmy, Baileys Harbor and Gills Rock — to catch the car ferry to Washington Island. Once there, we dash past the Albatross, Mann’s Mercantile, Schoolhouse Beach Park and the Farm Museum to reach Jacksonport Harbor, where campers park their cars before boarding the person-only Karfi ferry.

On one recent pilgrimage, my wife and I as well as my brother and parents arrived just in time to catch the last Karfi of the day.

A young couple, backpackers, were the only other passengers. They seemed like the type who cut their toothbrushes in half to reduce the weight of their packs. True outdoors people who, days in advance, carefully portion handfuls of gorp to eat for lunch on the trail.

They look baffled as we transfer bag after bag, cooler after cooler onto the small ferry. It’s an embarrassing amount of stuff but it’s the price we pay for being able to eat well and imbibe among the trees. Not to mention Pepperidge Farm cookies to snack on late at night.

The captain of the Karfi is ready to end his day and we begin the 15-minute excursion to Rock Island. The elaborate stone boathouse grows larger as we approach, the ship’s bow swaying against the heavy waves of Lake Michigan.

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No cars, not even bikes, are allowed on the island. Visitors are ferried across Lake Michigan from Washington Island on the Karfi.

Since the state bought the land in 1965, Rock Island State Park has been a summer retreat for thousands of visitors each year. The whole island was once the vacation estate of inventor and industrialist Chester Thordarson. A native of Iceland, Thordarson immigrated to the United States at a young age. After working for the Chicago Edison Company, he founded his own manufacturing business that made industrial and commercial electrical components. His innovative transformers, inductors and highvoltage coils helped build the modern energy grid and made him millions.

In 1910, Thordarson used his fortune to purchase nearly all of Rock Island (the U.S. Coast Guard still owns a small section where it maintains an automated navigation light near the original lighthouse). During the first half of the 20th century, crews of laborers, artisans and landscapers came to the island to build Thordarson’s private resort.

His most striking addition to Rock Island is the boathouse. It‘s the size of a palace ballroom and functions as a museum and de facto shelter for campers during downpours.

And it’s called Rock Island for a reason.

There are countless rounded, pale grey stones throughout the island and along its shore. Visitors frequently stack them into artful formations along the water. It’s a common sight to see silhouettes against the horizon skipping rocks by the dock, where campers gather to watch the sunset. Heck, all of the structures Thordarson built on the island — many of which still stand — are made of the island’s native stone.

From the dock, it’s a half-mile walk to the nearest campsites. With supplies in tow, you trek from the dock past the stone wall — another legacy of the Thordarson-era — past the spigot with drinkable water and the woodpile where the ranger sells campfire logs from 4:30-6:30 p.m. With our excessive amount of provisions, it usually takes several trips to-and-from the dock to complete the haul.

The 42 sites in the campground vary.

Some have relatively private access to Lake Michigan and tall trees to provide shade. We soured on these sites during one of our first

Chicago industrialist Chester Thordarson incorporated Icelandic motifs in his grand boathouse (left), made from island rocks.

His dream was to create an Icelandicthemed resort on Rock Island.

stays on the island. It’s likely not the norm, but there were so many black flies that year that three or four of the buggers would congregate on a wayward Cheerio.

Better may be the breezy campsites atop the cliffs on the southwest corner of the island or those nearer the sandy beach. As you continue down the main path (past an old cemetery of early European settlers) there’s a cluster of campsites in a valley-like area surrounded by sand dunes. If you are camping with a few families or friends, these sites are close together, beach-adjacent yet still under a protective tree canopy. Archeologists say a Potawatomi village, complete with a palisade, was on this land in the 17th century.

By the time my dad, brother and I take the last load of supplies to the campsite, the tents are up, a table cloth is on the picnic table and the camp chairs have been placed around the fire pit. Per tradition, the first night on Rock Island we feast on fillets of fresh white

fish cooked over a campfire. The cast-iron pans don’t seem as heavy the next morning when frying up potatoes, green beans and thick-cut bacon.

Once camp is established, your options are wonderfully limited. You can head down to the beach for a swim. Hike the Thordarson Loop Trail — in total 6.5 miles — which takes you by the lighthouse, the site of a long abandoned fishing village where eagles are known to roost and along the tall bluffs on the north side of the island.

If you’re up for a challenge, try to find all the cliff carvings made by Thordarson workers decades prior. Or hang out in the open space near the boathouse. It’s usually filled with people flying kites, playing touch football or, after dusk, looking at planets and binary star systems through telescopes pointed at the inky black sky.

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A piece of the good life The Driftless Area pie tour may not change your life, but it could change your waistline

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After a rather vanilla childhood in the suburbs of southern California, I fell in love with a Wisconsin girl. Her family roots are in southwestern Wisconsin, the Driftless Area, where her ancestors immigrated to from Cornwall to dig lead and raise cattle.

From the first time I drove through Green, Iowa, Grant, Lafayette and Vernon Counties, I was smitten. After 33 years, two kids and three dogs, this is my home.

Because I grew up without much of a sense of place, I found myself fascinated with the personalities of each town I would visit.

What I learned quickly is that the Cornish, the Germans and the Scandinavians were all excellent bakers and I love baked goods.

Specifically, I love pie.

So what better thing to do on a lazy Monday than drive through southern Wisconsin, stopping at local cafes and diners to get a piece of pie? I already had a handful of favorites, and my friends suggested a few more.

I have a full tank of gas and loose-fitting pants. Co-pilot navigates and promises to assist me in the sampling. Magnanimous, my co-pilot.

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Cafe 15 years ago, just as staff was closing up for the day. There were two pieces of banana cream left, so I took both of them: one for immediate consumption, one for later. This was an astonishingly good banana cream, one of the best I ever had. It was full of bananas held together with a thick, eggy custard, topped with whipped cream.

Over the counter was a sign that said “For Sale.” The owners were tired and ready for a break, but had a hard time finding a buyer. I hoped they would. They stayed and chatted with me 20 minutes after closing. I bought an M&M mug and bid them farewell.

The good news is that Jim Schubert took over the operation of this 1930s-style diner, so the pie continues.

M&M Cafe’s house special is Amish pie, simple but oh-so-rich.

We stop in early this Monday morning and meet Jim, owner and cook. He knows each customer by name and is already busy at the grill.

I tell him I need breakfast, but pie is the priority.

Amish cream pie is the specialty. Amish cream is a simple recipe: cream or half and half, sugar and cornstarch. It’s simple, but it’s not easy. This one has a lovely, rich custard. The crust is underbaked, though. I also try a slice of chocolate raspberry; the crust is better.

We need to come back another day and give the M&M another round of sampling.

The next stop is 65 miles west at Friederick’s Family Restaurant in Fennimore. The parking lot is packed with Buick Regals, except for one spot left for us. Several tables of blue-haired ladies are enjoying animated conversations. We sit at the counter and are brought menus, which we decline. “We’re here for pie.”

Friederick’s has been around for years but has been under new ownership for the past two. Baker and co-owner Sarah Fischer has 15 years of restaurant management experience, and she was friends with the Friederick family.

“Sue Friederick and I used to joke about me buying them someday,” says Fischer. “I always loved to cook, so we made the deal.”

As at many small-town family restaurants, the daily pie specials are listed on a dry-erase board and removed as they sell out. There are already a few blank spaces, so pie is a seller here.

We order a banana cream as a benchmark, then ask our waitress for suggestions. “Oh, ya gotta try the apple,” she says.

Co-pilot and I give each other the side-eye.

In our experience, restaurant apple pie is often lacking.

The banana cream is tasty, but nothing mild-blowing, sweet and not heavy on bananas. Then the apple shows up. It’s warm and smells wonderful; not of cinnamon, but nutmeg. The apples are cooked perfectly, the topping crumbly and not too sweet, and the crust is perfectly flaky. I call back to the kitchen: “Lard crust, right?”

“Yup, it’s lard.” I knew it. The best restaurant apple pie I have ever eaten. We get the bill: $6.31 for two pieces of pie and a nice conversation. It’s time to move on.

Twenty-four miles northeast of Fennimore is Vicki’s Cozy Cafe in Muscoda.

Funky pink tile and green Formica countertops enliven the dining room where there’s more counter seats than tables. We join a crowd of construction workers and farm hands in brandless hoodies and ask for the house specialties; our waitress reels off a few options. We choose the coconut caramel pecan and the strawberry cream cheese.

Both pies have graham cracker crusts, but well done and not overly crumbly. The caramel coconut pecan has a lovely texture, with well-toasted coconut and pecans. It’s too sweet for me, but I appreciate it in the abstract. I know people who would like this.

The strawberry cream tastes like real strawberries. We talk to owner Vicki Sander, who reveals the secret: “Oh, that’s Gramma Sandy’s homemade strawberry freezer jelly.” Apparently Gramma Sandy comes in to bake the strawberry pies, and brings her own stash of the good stuff.

We learn the history of Vicki’s. Before it was Vicki’s, it was Mary’s. Before Mary’s it was Lila’s and before that it was Miller’s Cafe. Our

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summer vacation landed on our house with a thud. The sight of our two teens parked on the couch had me thinking. If they weren’t going to go anywhere, then maybe I would.

For years I’d enjoyed day trips biking on the Glacial Drumlin and Military Ridge state trails, but I disliked having to turn around and come home before dark. The idea of camping along the paths had long intrigued me, though I was hardly a seasoned camper or cyclist.

With the completion of the Badger State Trail in 2007, it even became possible to bike south from Madison across the state line into Illinois. What I needed was a destination worth a few nights of sleeping on the ground.

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I’d been reading Sarah Vowell’s Assassination Vacation, in which she riffs on her visits to oft-ignored historical landmarks.

After I finished reading Doris Kearns Goodwin’s Team of Rivals, the Land of Lincoln beckoned anew.

My destination would be Freeport, 20 miles below the Wisconsin border and site of a Lincoln-Douglas debate in 1858. Due to the geekiness of my quest, this mission would have to be carried out alone.

I had pedaled long distances before. I’d made a similar pilgrimage from my home to the farm where Bob La Follette was born and raised, in southwestern Dane County. On that trip, the driftless hills proved to be real thigh-busters, but I did reach the Bethlehem of progressivism.

The farmer pulling out of his driveway gave me a knowing nod as I took pictures. After I made it home I charted my ride online. I’d biked exactly 100 miles. My horizons had been widened.

So my plan was to make camp in Orangeville the first day. The following day, I’d head to Freeport and return to my tent by nightfall. It would take one more day to return to Madison. I’d just wing it — no training, no complaining. I wasn’t even going to stretch.

I’d travel light, with a one-man tent and bedroll stuffed into the milk crate on my bike,

wrapped in plastic sheeting. With no cookware, Lycra or Gore-Tex, I hit the dusty limestone.

The day started hot, but the trail was shaded most of the way. Nevertheless, I was parched. A tiny arrow sign promising COLD BEER appeared pathside near Paoli. I repaired to Dot’s Tavern, a bar in the basement of a house. As the first customer of the day, I was warmly served up carbs and conversation by the lone bartender.

Other towns along the Badger State trail also deserved my investigation, but I wanted to make Orangeville before sundown. Towns like Belleville and Monroe had peaked with the railroads, yet the removal of the tracks gave me access to their shops and cafes. Maybe on the way back.

I reached the highlight of the trail, the Stewart Tunnel. Blasted out of solid rock in 1887, the tunnel is 400 yards long and has a bend to it that blocks the traveler from seeing the light at the other end. Walking my bike into the blackness amidst the trilling of unseen birds proved rather unnerving, but my headlight spared me groping the walls. An unexpected thrill.

As I crossed the state line, the trail became the Jane Addams Trail, named for the Chicago progressive. With the sun going down ahead of me, Orangeville was living up to its name. The trail opened up and I arrived in the small park that would be my bivouac.

It was barely a campsite, but it had shelter, grill and Porta Potty. Its main feature was a defunct mill that had been dressed up as a haunted house.

I was eager to go into town and get my fish fry on, so I quickly set up my pup tent. I imagined myself in a slasher flick, with the audience screaming at that idiot pitching his tent next to the clearly marked HAUNTED MILL.

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Other cities have glorious histories, but Freeport has a political doctrine named after it. It was there that Lincoln got Democratic Sen. Stephen Douglas to declare that despite the Supreme Court’s Dred Scott ruling (which said blacks had no rights), he believed that territorial voters could still ban slavery. This outraged southern Democrats and two years later their convention was split over “the Freeport Heresy.” The seeds of Lincoln’s electoral victory were sown here. The bike trail would lead me right to the spot.

A quick search on the internet indicated a campsite along the way, in Orangeville. A call confirmed the small town had free camping right at their trailhead, two miles south of the border. Now I had no excuse.

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Famished, I feasted on a fish basket over the bar. As a beer seeped into my bloodstream, I felt I’d conquered Illinois.

aching calves, but hit the trail to Freeport right after breakfast. With only 16 miles to go compared with yesterday’s 60, I would soon be treading where Lincoln trod, in Debate Square.

I confess that I was underwhelmed.

Freeport, a city of 25,000, has all the charm of any Midwestern village with its storefronts of formerly useful shops crowded with crafts, but somehow I expected something grander. I know Lincoln was there for only a day, but I craved a city decked out in bunting and stovepipe hats.

Debate Square carried some of the built-in awe of “It happened here,” but I was annoyed by the second-rate statues of Lincoln and Douglas.

Not only did they seem carelessly rendered, but Lincoln is folded into a chair while “the Little Giant” Douglas speaks standing, towering over him. The plaques lining the grounds told me nothing new. A C-SPAN video featuring lousy re-enactors wasn’t helping. Daniel Day-Lewis is a tough act to follow.

I rubbernecked downtown a while longer.

After a pleasing ride through a few humble neighborhoods, I pedaled back to Orangeville.

I woke Sunday morning to a windy drizzle and reckoned I’d dry out my tent under the shelter. A villager approached, in fact the guy I’d called from the number on the website. He was checking

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Still, he liked telling me about the town, and the Haunted Mill, which the state had shut down for want of a sprinkler system. He wished me well, kidding that my ride back was going to be uphill, owing to the generally flat trail’s slight grade.

With the drizzle dissipating, I headed for home. My knees began to scream, but with the sun now flickering through the trees, I was trying not to listen. Still, they persuaded me to pass up the towns on my way back. Fie on me.

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Clockwise from top left: Big Sean at Summerfest, PJ Harvey at Pitchfork, Nick Thune at Turnbuckle, LOLO at Sunset Series, Cat Clyde at Mile of Music, and Cindy Cashdollar at Central Park.

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Ah, summer. That wonderful time of year when Midwesterners emerge from their cocoon of blankets bleary-eyed but grateful that they don’t have to put on 17 layers just to get the mail. And what better way to celebrate those fleeting warm months than with live music, from local legends to household names?

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Memorial Union Terrace

(Wednesday through Saturday, May 12-Aug. 25, Madison)

When the colorful chairs get busted out, great music is never far behind. And this year, the Terrace is set for another one to remember. Be sure not to miss sets from Red Baraat (Jul. 15), a funky Indian fusion act that NPR described as “the best party band in years,” and the swampy, Cajun rock ‘n’ rollers the Revelers (Aug. 19).

High Noon Summer Patio Series (Thursday evenings through Sept. 28, Madison)

The High Noon is a phenomenal place to see music year round, but in the summertime, with its spacious patio and prime location downtown, it really shines. This summer’s lineup goes heavy on the folk-tinged — including notable sets from Lost Lakes (June 22), Faux Fawn (Aug. 3) and the Mascot Theory (Sept. 21). Start clearing out your Thursdays now, folks.

The Revelers at Memorial Union Terrace

(Mostly Wednesdays, with some Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, May 3-Oct. 11, Spring Green)

One of the most beloved venues not just in Wisconsin, but in the Midwest, the Shitty Barn is set for another year of music that’s anything but shitty. Sorry, a whole mess of the shows are already sold out. But while supplies last, be sure to pick up a ticket for NE-HI (July 19), a Chicago quartet that specializes in a brand of indie pop awash in reverb, and Freakons (Sept.

14), an amalgam of two of alt-country’s weirdest and most legendary bands, the Mekons and Freakwater.

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Listed in the National Register of Historic Places and home to soccer, high school football and professional ultimate Frisbee, Breese Stevens Field also comes alive on summer nights when the stage goes up and the sun goes down. This year will feature the classic rock legend Boston (May 26), folk rock trio the Avett Brothers (for the record, the first band to sell out Breese Stevens), who will make their return on June 17, and country star/’90s rock icon Darius Rucker, who will take the stage June 23.

Turnbuckle Comedy and Music Festival (Fri. May 26-Sat. May 27, Codfish Hollow Barnstormers, 5013 288th Ave. Maquoketa, Iowa)

Presented in part by Sean Moeller, the father of Iowa’s legendary Daytrotter Studios, the inaugural Turnbuckle Comedy and Music Festival looks like the most fun you’ll have all summer. Each night will feature headliners in both music and comedy, with Nick Thune and Diarrhea Planet on May 26 and Kyle Kinane and Har Mar Superstar on May 27.

Turnbuckle will also showcase dozens of comics from around the Midwest, bands from all over the country (including Louisville’s buzz-building punkers White Reaper on May 26), and a semi-professional wrestling showcase on May 27. Saying “there’s something for everyone” may be a cliché, but that might actually be the case here. And yes, the venue is a barn in idyllic Iowa. With a drive that’s just a little over two hours from Madison, it’s actually closer than Eau Claire.

Bonfire Music and Arts Festival (Thursday, June 1-Saturday, June 3, Yuba)

(Thursdays, June 8 and 22, July 13 and 27, Aug. 10 and 24, East Side Club, Madison)

You can get one of the most beautiful views of Madison looking out over Lake Monona, so what better way to enjoy it than with live music? The Sunset Music Series will highlight some killer acts this year, including LOLO (June 22), a poppy soul siren with a seriously huge voice, and a southernrocking season finale featuring Desert Noises and Liz Cooper & the Stampede. Plus, each night will be catered by a different local food cart.

Liz Cooper & the Stampede at Sunset Music Series

(Fridays, May 26 and June 23; Saturday June 17, Madison)

Tiny Yuba, Wisconsin, is home to only 73 people, but its population will explode temporarily when Driftless Music Gardens hosts the Bonfire Music and Arts Festival this summer. Over three days, Americana and roots acts from around the region will take over. Each night’s headliners (Wheelhouse, Horseshoes and Handgrenades, and the People Brothers Band, respectively) will each do two sets.

Also, be sure not to miss Madison’s own roots-rock throwbacks Coyote, who just released their debut album Fool’s Gold earlier this year.

Har Mar Superstar at Turnbuckle Ave Brothers at Breese Stevens Field

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With the Majestic celebrating the 10th anniversary of its current ownership, this year’s series is going big. The lineup of the annual free music series includes a few repeat performers like indie rockers the New Pornographers (Aug. 4) and Grateful Dead tribute band Dark Star Orchestra (June 23), which is truckin’ into its third straight year. Among the notables making a King Street debut are Twin Cities rap legend Brother Ali (July 28) who — who, fun fact, was born here in Madison — and Americana darlings Shakey Graves (Aug. 4).

Summers were made for road trips, and the jaunt to Chicago’s annual Pitchfork festival is one of the best you can make. This year’s lineup has a little something for everyone, with an eclectic lineup that includes LCD Soundsystem, A Tribe Called Quest, Solange, George Clinton & Parliament-Funkadelic, PJ Harvey, Danny Brown, Angel Olsen, Thurston Moore Band, Vince Staples, Ride and American Football.

Shake the Lake (Saturday, June 24, John Nolen Drive, Madison)

While the fireworks may be the main draw of Shake the Lake, the music planned for the accompanying street festival is nothing to gloss over. Again, the acts will be split between two stages. The country stage will be headlined by chart-topping quartet Parmalee, while the rock stage will feature jams from funky indie poppers Saint Motel and shit-kicking blues rock trio the Record Company (whose singer, Chris Vos, grew up on a Wisconsin dairy farm). With its family-friendly atmosphere and free admission, you really can’t go wrong at Shake the Lake, no matter which stage you pick.

Summerfest (June 28-July 2, July 4-July 9, Milwaukee)

For its 50th anniversary, Milwaukee’s lakefront music festival is going even bigger than usual.

Headliners are set to include Red Hot Chili Peppers (June 28), two nights of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers with Chris Stapleton (July 5-6), and an evening with three of hip-hop’s biggest stars: Future, Big Sean and Migos (July 8). But the real crown jewel of the amphitheater is a July 9 event that will include Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, Sheryl Crow, Jason Isbell and Nathaniel Rateliff. Add that to ground stage acts like the Shins, Peter Frampton, Atmosphere, Huey Lewis & the News, Tegan and Sara, Bleachers, Third Eye Blind, Car Seat Headrest and T-Pain, and it’s safe to say that Summerfest is unusually stacked this year. Don’t miss out.

Wilco at Eaux Claires

Central Park Sessions (Wednesdays and Thursdays starting Aug. 2), 202 S. Ingersoll St.

Sponsored by the Literacy Network, the Central Park Sessions will again be raising money for various nonprofits through their weekly concert series. Acts this year will include Marcia Ball, the Texas stomp-rock icon, with support from legendary pedal steel and dobro player Cindy Cashdollar (Aug. 2), trippy indie rockers Foxygen (Aug. 3), and a night of Latin-flavored jams (Aug. 10), courtesy of Mexico City’s Centavrvs and Cuba’s Septeto Santiaguero.

San Fermin at Mile of Music

Mile of Music (Aug 3-6, multiple venues, Appleton)

Founded by Wisconsin music mainstay Cory Chisel, the Appleton-based Mile of Music festival has become a hub for all things Americana. Seriously, every act from your friend’s washboard duo to Grammy-nominee Sturgill Simpson has played it. This year’s fifth incarnation will feature several newcomers, including San Fermin, Ron Gallo, Cat Clyde and Octave Lissner, as well as returning artists including Wild Adriatic, LOLO, Swear and Shake, and JC Brooks. See full schedule at mileofmusic.com

Eaux Claires (Jun. 16-17, Foster Farm near Eau Claire)

Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon has spent much of his wildly successful career turning Eau Claire into one of the strangest, most active music scenes in the country. Eaux Claires, the festival he curates each summer, enters its third year of existence and boasts another round of typically varied artists including a double dose of Wilco (frontman Jeff Tweedy’s family band, Tweedy, is also set to perform), hip-hop megastar Chance the Rapper, and an up-and-coming artist by the name of Paul Simon.

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Summer theater from Shakespeare to a riot-grrrl musical about Lizzie Borden

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Summer calendars fill up fast, between evenings on the Union Terrace, enjoying Madison’s lakes, getaways up north and strolls around the Capitol Square at the Dane County Farmers’ Market. As the outdoors beckons, so do plenty of arts events.

Although some companies take the warmer months off, Madison area stages are still bustling with activity.

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UW-Madison’s University Theatre will welcome audiences to the fictional but familiar town of Almost, Maine, a tiny community that’s so far north, it’s almost not in the United States — it’s almost in Canada. And it almost doesn’t exist, because its residents never got around to getting organized. The play takes place on one cold, clear Friday night in the middle of winter. As the northern lights hover in the sky, several couples in Almost have emotional encounters they will never forget.

John Cariani’s Almost, Maine is one of the most-produced plays in the country. Initially an Off-Broadway flop that closed a month after it opened, the play has had nearly 3,000 productions since then on regional, college and high school stages. Why? Because the play is charming. A dozen loosely connected scenes depict couples in all stages of love and heartbreak in a decidedly small-town, original and un-snarky way. See it June 8-25.

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As part of the Broadway at Overture Series, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical will make the earth move under your feet June 1318 in Overture Hall. The Tony- and Grammywinning musical tells the inspiring true story of King’s remarkable rise to stardom, from being part of a hit songwriting team with her husband Gerry Goffin, to her relationship with fellow writers and best friends Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann, to becoming one of the most successful solo acts in popular music history. The hit-filled show features many ’60s and ’70s standards, including “I Feel the Earth Move,” “One Fine Day,” “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman,” “You’ve Got a Friend” and of course, the title song, “Beautiful.”

Then there’s one of the best things about summer in Wisconsin; another amazing season of plays in the woods at American Players Theatre in Spring Green. With nine plays running in repertory from June 10 into November, it may seem like you have all the time in the world to catch a few literary classics or other great dramas, but the weeks will fly by. Plays in the Touchstone Theatre (the more intimate, indoor space) will sell out very quickly.

So how to choose? First consider the weather — do you want to picnic and partake in great performances under the stars in hot and sticky July, or on a cool and colorful afternoon in October? Or do you want to leave the bug spray and the umbrellas behind and enjoy an airconditioned, indoor experience instead? Then pick a genre, because there’s everything from the traditional Shakespeare of A Midsummer Night’s Dream to the seldom performed Pericles, from the absurdist nightmare The Maids to the French farce A Flea in Her Ear. I’m marking my calendar for Edmond Rostand’s beloved romance Cyrano de Bergerac.

Adapted and directed by APT core company member James DeVita, it stars James Ridge as the gallant soldier with the large nose, short temper and amazing way with words.

I’m also looking forward to seeing DeVita onstage as Eddie Carbone (paired with Colleen Madden as his wife Beatrice) in Arthur Miller’s A View from the Bridge. Described as a “Greek tragedy set in 1950s Brooklyn,” the play is experiencing a resurgence in popularity on stages across the country; the Young Vic production directed by Ivo van Hove won two Tony Awards in 2016 for Best Revival and Best Direction. Time to see APT’s take on the American classic.

And then there’s Chekhov. Continuing its run of plays by the celebrated Russian playwright, APT presents my favorite of the canon: Three Sisters. Perhaps this summer Olga, Masha and Irina (played by Laura Rook, Kelsey Brennan and Rebecca Hurd) will finally make it to Moscow after all.

Four Seasons Theatre will urge audiences to “Dream the Impossible Dream” with its production of Man of La Mancha, August 4-6 in Shannon Hall at the Wisconsin Union Theater. Winner of five Tony Awards and mounted to great acclaim at the Milwaukee Rep last fall, it’s the story of the author Miguel de Cervantes who, imprisoned by the Spanish Inquisition, enlists his fellow inmates to help tell the story of Don Quixote. And so he becomes the mad knight who mistakes a prostitute for his fair lady Dulcinea, jousts at windmills with his trusty sidekick Sancho and believes he is on a sacred quest to right the wrongs of this world, no matter the odds against him. A bittersweet story of the clash of noble fantasy and harsh reality, it will leave you humming the choruses of many of the great songs that are packed into this musical.

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Music Theatre of Madison continues bringing the weird and wonderful to audiences this summer with the Wisconsin premiere of Lizzie, the historically based rock musical that focuses on one of America’s most notorious (alleged) murderers, Lizzie Borden. The sensational story of parenticide in 1892 (via 40 or 41 whacks with an ax, if folk songs are to be believed) is examined through the perspectives of four female characters — an undeniably troubled Lizzie, her sister Emma, the family’s maid Bridget, and Lizzie’s friend and lover Alice.

Described by the New York Times as “a gothic rock ritual with a ‘riotgirl’ attitude … an eerie hybrid of rock club and a turnof-the-century New England parlor,” this is on my must-see list. Directed by Dana Pellebon, the musical runs August 17–26 in the Fredric March Play Circle at the Memorial Union and features a powerhouse of local talent, including the company’s executive director Meghan Randolph, Liz Griffith, Erin McConnell and newcomer Kelsey Anne Johnson.

A cross between an introduction to opera’s greatest hits and a Fourth of July fireworks display, Madison Opera’s annual Opera in the Park concert will be presented on July 22 in Garner Park on the west side.

The free event attracted an estimated 16,000 spectators last year, so plan to bring your blankets or lawn chairs early if you want a good view of the stage. Attendees are also welcome to bring picnics and beverages to accompany the evening of beautiful music.

Audience members can even take a crack at conducting the orchestra along with maestro Joseph Mechavich. Although he will have the baton, you may use a glow stick.

This year the Madison Opera Chorus and Madison Symphony Orchestra will be joined by soprano Cecilia Violetta López, mezzosoprano Adriana Zabala, tenor David Walton and baritone Will Liverman for the two-hour program. It should be a sensational night for anyone who loves live music under the stars.

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fundraiser (rain or shine), 6 am-10 pm on May 26, 10 am-10 pm on May 27-28 and 10 am-6 pm on May 29, Alliant Energy Center-Willow Island, Madison, with celebrity cashiers and grillers, entertainment stages (headliners include George Clinton, Ever-clear, Joe Diffie), sports, kids’ activities, fireworks (9 pm, 5/28). Stage schedule: bratfest.com.

Wurst Times: Second Harvest Foodbank &

MAMAs benefit brat cookout, 11 am-7 pm, May 27, High Noon Saloon & Brass Ring, Madison, with many bands and beer. wursttimes.com.

Verona Hometown Days: June 1-4,

Hometown Park, Verona. Carnival, entertainment, sports. veronahometowndays. com. 608-845-5777.

Festa Italia: 4:30-11 pm on June 2, 11 am-11 pm on June 3 and 11 am-7 pm, June 4, McKee Farms Park, Fitchburg.

Entertainment, cultural displays, food and more. iwcmadison.com. 608-258-1880.

Cows on the Concourse: 8 am-1 pm, June 3, Capitol Square, Madison.

Petting zoos, entertainment, food. cowsontheconcourse.org. 608-250-4257.

Fruit Fest: LGBTQI block party for all ages/ lifestyles, June 3, 900 block of Williamson Street, Madison. Music, food, vendors, “Fruit Loop” scholarship fundraiser 5K run/walk 10 am. fruitfestmadison.org.

Free Outdoor Fun Weekend: June 3-4, statewide. Free admission to parks, forests and trails, no fishing license required, plus special activities at many locations. dnr.wi.gov. 888-936-7463.

Highland Games/Scottish Fest: 9 am-10 pm, June 3, Hart Park, Wauwatosa. milwaukeescottishfest.com. 414-422-9235.

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trips & nature activities for all ages, May 25-28, from The Ridges, Baileys Harbor. ridgessanctuary.org. 920-839-2802.

Burlington ChocolateFest: May 26-29, Festival Grounds, Highway 36, Burlington, with entertainment, kids’ activities, all the chocolate you can handle. chocolatefest.com.

Memorial Weekend Pow-Wow: Annual Ho-Chunk Nation event, May 27-29, PowWow Grounds, Highway 54 east of Black River Falls, with grand entries 1 and 7 pm SaturdaySunday, 1 pm Monday. ho-chunknation.com.

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8-9 and 8:30 am on June 10-11, Grundahl Park, Mount Horeb, with carnival, beer tent, music, games, fireworks 10 pm, June 10. mthorebsummerfrolic.com.

PrideFest: June 9-11 Maier Festival Park, Milwaukee. Largest LGBT celebration in Wisconsin. pridefest.com. 414-272-3378.

Taste of the Dells: 4:30-10:30 pm on June 9 and 11 am-10:30 pm, June 10, downtown Wisconsin Dells. tasteofthedells.com. 800-223-3557.

Margarita Fest: Isthmus event, 3-7 pm, June 10, Pasqual’s Cantina-East Washington, Madison. Sample 20 margaritas and 20 tacos. madritafest.com.

Old Time Cheesemaking: Milk truck arrives 9 am, June 10, National Historic Cheesemaking Center, 2108 6th Ave., Monroe. Authentic 19th-century cheesemaking demos, plus displays, cream puffs, grilled cheese sandwiches. nationalhistoriccheesemakingcenter. org. 608-325-4636.

Taste of the Arts Fair: 9 am-4 pm, June 10, Sheehan Park, Sun Prairie.

Arts and crafts, entertainment, kids’ area, wine and cheese tasting. sunprairiechamber.com. 608-837-4547.

Cottage Grove Firemen’s Festival:

June 15-18, Firemen’s Park, Cottage Grove.

Sports, carnival, entertainment; fireworks 9:30 pm, June 17. cottagegrovefire.org.

Prairie Villa Rendezvous: June 1518, St. Feriole Island, Prairie du Chien.

Buckskinner and fur trade reenactment.

Period tool and weapon demos, food, basket-weaving, beadworking, medicine and plant lore. bigriverlongrifles.com.

Polish Fest: Opens at noon, June 16-18, Henry W. Maier Festival Park, Milwaukee. polishfest.org.

Monroe Balloon & Blues Festival:

Hot air balloons, music, exhibits, games, 4-10 pm on June 16 and 5 am-10 pm, June 17, Green County Fairgrounds, Monroe. Free. monroeballoonrally.com.

Juneteenth: Parade 11 am, June 17, Fountain of Life; celebration noon-6 pm, Penn Park, Madison. Celebration of African American heritage and emancipation. kujimcsd.org.

Mad City Vegan Fest: 10 am-5 pm, June 17, Alliant Energy Center, Madison. Local vegan food from carts and restaurants, as well as samples from national vendors. veganfest.org.

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June 17, Bayshore Town Center, Glendale.

More than 100 craft beer selections. $85/$55. wisconsinbeerloversfest.com.

Oregon Summer Fest: June 2225, Kiser Fireman’s Park, Oregon.

Entertainment, carnival, food, parade. oregonwisummerfest.com. 608-835-3697.

Heidi Festival: June 23-24, New Glarus.

“Heidi” performances 7 pm Fri. and 1 pm Sat. swisstown.com. 608-527-2095.

Cedarburg Strawberry Festival: June 24-25, Cedarburg. cedarburgfestivals. org. 888-894-4001.

Shake the Lake: Free, all-ages celebration, 4-11 pm, June 24, along John Nolen Drive, with music by Saint Motel, The Record Company, Parmalee, food, fireworks at 10 pm. shakethelake.org. 608-246-4277.

Karner Blue Butterfly Festival: June 30-July 1, downtown Black River Falls, with arts and crafts, entertainment, kids’ activities; fireworks and music on Saturday night. blackriverfallsdowntown.com.

Fire on the River: Independence

Day celebration, June 30-July 1, along the Riverway, Sauk City, with kids’ activities, food, art activities, music, fireworks at dusk. fireontheriver.org.

La Crosse Riverfest: June 30July 4, Oktoberfest Grounds, La Crosse. Music, family activities. riverfestlacrosse.com. 608-782-6000.

JULY DeForest Fourth of July: July 3-4,

Fireman’s Park, DeForest. Music, kids’ activities, beer tent, fireworks at dusk Monday. deforestarea.com. 608-846-2922.

Monona Community Festival: July 3-4, Winnequah Park. Music, carnival, art fair, food. mononafestival.com.

Stoughton Fair: July 4-9, Mandt Park, Stoughton. Carnival, exhibits, fireworks 9:30 pm Sunday. stoughtonfair.com. 608-873-4653.

Old World Fourth of July: 10 am-5 pm, July 4, Old World Wisconsin, Eagle.

19th- and 20th-century games, band concert, singing. oldworldwisconsin. wisconsinhistory.org. 262-594-6300.

Sauk County Fair: July 10-16, Baraboo. Keith Anderson, July 15. saukcountyfair.com. 608-356-8707.

Jefferson County Fair: July 1216, Jefferson. Charlie Daniels Band, July 14; Brothers Osborne, July 15. jeffersoncountyfairpark.com. 920-674-7148.

Lafayette County Fair: July 12-16, Fairgrounds, Darlington. lafayettecountyfair.org. 608-776-4828.

Bastille Days: July 13-16, East Town/ Cathedral Square Park, Milwaukee. bastilledaysfestival.com. 414-271-1416.

La Fete de Marquette: Bastille Day celebration, July 13-16, Central Park, Madison. French-themed food, arts and crafts, music. wil-mar.org. 608-257-4576.

Maxwell Street Days: State Street sidewalk sale, Madison, July 14-16. maxwellstreetdays.org.

Hometown Brewdown: Beer festival with 100+ beers and 35+ breweries, noon-5 pm, July 15, Hometown Community Park, Verona. hometownbrewdown.com.

Dane County Fair: July 19-23, Alliant Energy Center. danecountyfair.com. 608-224-0500.

Green County Fair: July 19-23, Monroe. greencountyfair.net. 608-325-9159.

Fond du Lac County Fair: July 1923, Fond du Lac Fairgrounds. Martina McBride, July 21; Ted Nugent, July 22. fonddulaccountyfair.com. 920-929-3168.

Waukesha County Fair: July 20-24, Waukesha Fairgrounds. Theory of a Deadman, July 20; Bret Michaels, July 21; Night Ranger, July 22; 1964… the Tribute, July 23. waukeshacountyfair.com. 262-544-5922.

Festa Italiana: July 21-23, Henry Maier Festival Park, Milwaukee. festaitaliana.com. 414-223-2808.

Midwest Fire Fest: July 22-23, downtown Cambridge, with art show, live clay firing and iron pour, music, beer tent. midwestfirefest.com.

Milwaukee Armenian Fest: 11 am-6 pm, July 23, St. John the Baptist Armenian Orthodox Church, Greenfield.

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ISTHMUS SUMMERTIMES CALENDAR 2017 Washington County Fair: July 25-30, West Bend. Montgomery Gentry, July 27; Ann Wilson, July 28; Dustin Lynch, July 29. wcfairpark.com.

Rock County 4-H Fair: July 25-30, Janesville. rockcounty4hfair.com. 608-755-1470.

Columbia County Fair: July 26-30, Portage. columbiacofair.com. 608-697-5307.

Waunafest: July 27-30, Centennial Park, Waunakee. Music, sports, carnival, kids’ activities. waunafest.org.

German Fest: July 28-30, Henry Maier Festival Park, Milwaukee. Music, folk dancing, marketplace, food, parade, fireworks 10:30 pm Fri.-Sat. germanfest.com. 414-464-9444.

Brady Street Festival: 11 am-midnight, July 29, Brady Street, Milwaukee. Artisan cheese, local foods, wines, four entertainment stages. bradystreet.org.

AtwoodFest: July 29-30, Atwood Avenue’s 2000-2100 blocks, Madison. Food, crafts and music. atwoodfest.org.

Greek Fest: July 29-30, Assumption Greek Orthodox Church, 7th St. & East Washington, Madison. Food and music. agocwi.org. 608-244-1019.

AUGUST Brat Days: Aug. 3-5, Kiwanis Park, Sheboygan.

Everything brat. brat-days.com. 920-803-8980.

Wisconsin State Fair: Gates open 8 am, Aug. 3-13, State Fair Park, West Allis, with agricultural and commercial exhibits, carnival, entertainment and more. Main stage: Howard Jones, Men Without Hats, English Beat, Modern English, Paul Young, Katrina, Aug. 3; John Mellencamp & Carlene Carter, Aug. 4; Kip Moore, Maggie Rose, Aug. 5; Beach Boys,

Temptations, Aug. 6; For King & Country, Britt Nicole, Aug. 7; Pentatonix, Aug. 8; Vanilla Ice, Kid ‘n Play, All-4-One, Tone Loc, Young MC, Aug. 9; Rock the Mile, Aug. 10; Sabrina Carpenter, Aug. 11; Patti LaBelle, En Vogue, Aug. 12; Alan Jackson, Lee Ann Womack, Aug. 13. wistatefair.com. 800-884-3247.

National Mustard Day: 10 am-4 pm, Aug. 5, National Mustard Museum, Middleton, with kids’ activities and entertainment, mustard samplings, food, music. mustardmuseum.com.

Yum Yum Fest: 3-8 pm, Aug. 6, Breese Stevens Field, with small plates from 30 restaurants, craft cocktails, DJ. yumyumfest.org.

Watertown Riverfest: August 10-13, Riverside Park, with music, carnival, food, sports. Music headliners: Vic Ferrari Band, Aug. 10; Reckless Remedy, Aug. 11; Sister Hazel, Aug. 12; Lovin’ Spoonful, Aug. 13. watertownriverfest.com.

Leinenkugel 150th Anniversary Celebration: Aug. 11-12, Northern Wisconsin State

Fairgrounds, Chippewa Falls, with brewery tours, four music stages. gochippewafalls.com/events/ leinenkugels150.

Vintage Celebration: Auto show (featured: Chevrolet) and entertainment, 10:30 am-5 pm, Aug. 13, Botham Vineyards. Barneveld. bothamvineyards.com.

Grant County Fair: Aug. 13-20, Lancaster. grantcounty fairwi.org. 608-723-2135.

Dodge County Fair: Aug. 16-20, Beaver Dam. Oak Ridge Boys, Aug. 17; .38 Special , Aug. 19. dodgecountyfairgrounds.com. 920-885-3586.

Sun Prairie Sweet Corn Festival: Gates open 6 pm on Aug. 17-18 and 11:30 am on Aug. 19-20, Angell Park, Sun Prairie. Carnival, craft show, entertainment, games. Sweet corn sold noon-7 pm Saturday and Sunday. sunprairiechamber.com. 608-837-4547.

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Make a paper airplane.

Send a secret message.

Toast marshmallows.

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Milwaukee Irish Fest: Aug. 17-20, Henry Maier Festival Park, Milwaukee. Irish festival with dance, music, food, and a red hair and freckles contest. irishfest.com. 414-476-3378.

Badger Steam & Gas Engine Club Show: Aug. 18-20, show grounds north of Baraboo. Flea market. badgersteamandgas.com.

Stoughton Coffee Break Festival: Aug. 19, Mandt Park, Stoughton. Art, craft, car shows; fun run, coffee brew-off. Free coffee! stoughtonwi.com.

608-873-7912.

Pride Parade: Annual LGBT celebration, Aug. 20, downtown Madison, with entertainment. outreachprideparade.org.

Orton Park Festival: Aug. 24-27, Orton Park, Madison. marquette-neighborhood.org.

Great River Folk Festival: Aug. 25-27, Riverside Park, La Crosse. Music on outdoor stages, traditional craft sales and demonstrations, ethnic food, kids’ activities. greatriverfolkfest.org.

608-784-3033.

Middleton Good Neighbor Festival: Aug. 2527, Firemen’s Park, Middleton, with arts and crafts, carnival, music stages. goodneighborfestival.com.

800-688-5694.

Milwaukee Fringe Festival: Aug. 26-27, downtown Milwaukee. Theater, music, dance, visual art, with free and ticketed performances. mkefringe.com.

Walworth County Fair: Aug. 30-Sept. 4, Elkhorn. Foghat & Blue Oyster Cult, Sept. 3. walworthcountyfair.com. 262-723-3228.

SEPTEMBER Wisconsin Highland Games: Sept. 1-3, Waukesha Expo Center, with sports, music, demonstrations, food. wisconsinscottish.org.

Rock River Thresheree: Sept. 1-4, Thresherman’s Park, Edgerton. Demonstrations/displays, flea market, Parade of Power at 2 pm daily. thresheree.org. 920-723-1555.

Wilhelm Tell Festival: Sept. 1-3, Wilhelm Tell Grounds, New Glarus. Performances of the story of Swiss Independence 1 pm Sat.-Sun. Also camping, art fair, yodel contest. wilhelmtell.org. 608-527-2095.

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Taste of Madison: 2-8:30 pm on Sept. 2 and 11 am-7 pm, Sept. 3, Capitol Square, Madison. tasteofmadison.com. 608-276-9797.

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Bonfire Music and Arts Festival: June 1-3,

Driftless Music Gardens, Yuba, with Horseshoes & Hand Grenades, Charlie Parr, People Brothers Band, WheelHouse & more. $100/ weekend. driftlessmusicgardens.com.

Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society: Six different musical programs with performances June 10, 16-17 & 23-24 at Overture Center, Madison; June 11, 18 & 25 at Hillside Theater, Taliesin, Spring Green; and June 9 at Stoughton Opera House. bachdancinganddynamite.org. 608-255-9866.

Blues Picnic in the Park: Madison Blues Society event, noon-9 pm, June 17, Warner Park, Madison. madisonbluessociety.com.

Cambridge Concerts in the Park: 6:30 pm Fridays, Veterans Park, Cambridge. Moon Gypsies, June 9; Patchouli, June 23; All That Jazz, July 14; Oak Street Ramblers, July 28; The Driftless, Aug. 11. cambridgewiarts.org.

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7 pm Thursdays June 8-Aug. 24, Rennebohm Park, Madison. mmqccb.org. 608-835-9861.

Central Park Sessions: Benefit concerts for local nonprofits, 5-10 pm, at Central Park: Marcia Ball & Cindy Cashdollar, Mal-O-Dua, Aug. 2; Foxygen and Star Power, Samantha Fish, Beth Kille, Aug. 3; Travelin’ McCourys, Cork ‘n Bottle String Band, Aug. 9; Septeto Santiaguero, Centavrvs, Golpe Tierra, Aug. 10; Jon Cleary, Chicago Yestet with Rob Dz Aug. 16; Sonny Landreth, Lost Bayou Ramblers, Aug. 17; M. Perine, Handphibians, Sept. 7. facebook.com/cpsessions.

Catfish River Music Festival: Live roots, bluegrass, blues, folk, etc., plus food, art and other vendors. July 7-9, outside the Opera House at Rotary Park, Stoughton. catfishrivermusicfest.com.

Concert on the Green: Madison Symphony Orchestra League’s annual fundraiser picnic, 4:45 pm, June 19, Bishops Bay Country Club, Middleton, with music by MSO members and guests; golf tournament earlier in the day.

RSVP by June 7: madisonsymphony.org.

Concerts on the Rooftop: 7-9 pm Thursdays, Monona Terrace Rooftop.

Screamin’ Cucumbers, June 1; Boy Band Night, June 8; Transit Authority, June 15; Boogie Men, June 29; LoveMonkeys, July 13; Madison County, July 20. Call 608-261-4000 after 3 pm show day for inclement weather info.

Concerts in the Park: McKee Farms Park, Fitchburg, 7 pm. Traveling Suitcase, June 19; Sonny Knight & the Lakers, July 17; and Golpe Tierra, Aug. 21. fitchburgchamber.com. 608-288-8284.

Country on the River: Aug. 3-5, rural Prairie du Chien, with headliners Chris Stapleton, Darius Rucker, Justin Moore. countryontheriver.com. 888-353-7554.

Dane Dances! 5:30-9:30 pm Fridays, Monona Terrace Rooftop, Madison. Orquesta Salsoul Del Mad, Kinfolk, DJ Pain 1, Aug. 4; Primitive Culture, BBI, DJ Ace, Aug. 11; Grupo Candela, The Voices, DJ Ace, Aug. 18; Charanga Agoza, VO5, DJ Pain 1, Aug. 25. Call 608-261-4000 after 2 pm for cancellation or location change information.

Dean House Back Porch Concerts: 7 pm Thursdays, 4718 Monona Dr., Monona. Middleton Jazz, July 6; Yahara River Chorus, July 13; Perfect Fifth, July 20; Almost in Time Dixieland Jazz Band, July 27; Southern Wisconsin Old Time Fiddlers, Aug. 3. 608-249-7920.

Driftless Music Festival: Annual free festival, noon-10 pm, July 8, Eckhardt Park, Viroqua. driftlessmusicfestival.com.

Drums on Parade: Regional competition, 6 pm, July 9, Middleton High School’s Breitenbach Stadium. 317-275-1212.

Eaux Claires: Music fest curated by Justin Vernon, June 16-17, Foster Farms, Eau Claire, with Chance the Rapper, Feist, Wilco, Paul Simon, many more. eauxclaires.com.

Edgewater Hotel Plaza: Madison County, 6 pm, May 27. Brewgrass Fridays: 5 pm fish fry, 6 pm free live music: The Lil Smokies, June 2; Charlie Parr, June 9; The Dead Pigeons, June 16; Jaybone Bell & Restless Light, June 23; Chicago Farmer, June 30; Brother Brothers, July 7; Appleseed Collective, July 14; Them Coulee Boys, July 21; Evan Murdock & the Imperfect Strangers, July 28; Dead Horses, Aug. 4; Whiskey Shivers, Aug. 11; Last Revel, Aug. 18; TBA, Aug. 25. Live and LocALE Saturdays: All 6 pm: Pat McCurdy, June 3 & Aug. 5; No Name String, Band, June 10; Mark Croft Band, June 17; Natty Nation, July 8; VO5, July 15; Big Payback, July 22; Mascot Theory, July 29; 5th Gear, Aug. 12; WheelHouse, Aug. 19; Steely Dane, Aug. 26.

Isthmus Jazz Festival: June 16-17, UW Memorial Union Terrace (unless noted), Madison. Friday: Isthmus High School Jazz All-Stars 4:30 pm, Alyssa Allgood 6 pm, Kevin Hayden Trio 8 pm, Darren Sterud Orchestra 10 pm. Saturday: UWWhitewater Jazz Ensemble One noon, Edgewood College Jazz Band 1:15 pm, UW-Platteville Jazz 1 2:30 pm, Tony Castañeda Latin Jazz Band with Tom Mattiolo 4 pm, UW Jazz Orchestra 6 pm, Terence Blanchard featuring E-Collective 8 pm (Shannon Hall; $42-$25); Jan Wheaton Quintet 8 pm, Edi Rey y su Salsera 10 pm, Orquesta SalSoul Del Mad 11 pm. uniontheater.wisc.edu. 608-265-2787.

Jazz at Five: Wednesdays, 5-8 pm, State Street’s 100 block, Madison. Brew City Big Band, Paydon Quartet, Skai Academy, Aug. 9; Chuchito Valdes, Kinfolk, Madison Memorial Jazz, Aug. 16; Peter Sprague, Almost in Time, Goodman Center Youth Group, Aug. 23; Neophonic Orchestra, Madison Music Foundry, Aug. 30; Charanga Agoza, Kal Bergendahl Project, West End Conservancy, Sept.

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Live & Local: Free outdoor concerts Thursdays, 5:30-7:30 pm, Lisa Link Peace Park, 452 State St., Madison. Wrenclaw, May 25; Pine Travelers, June 1; Madison Night Market June 8, July 13; Jeffrey James Show, June 15; Distant Cuzins, June 22; Dogs of War, June 29; Boombox Takeover, July 6; Anderson Brothers, July 20; Krause Family Band, July 27; Newport Jam, Aug. 10; Mudroom, Aug. 17; Sweet Delta Dawn, Aug. 24; Gin, Chocolate & Bottle Rockets, Aug. 31; Lost Highway Allstars, Sept. 7; Begowatts, Sept. 14. visitdowntownmadison.com.

Live on King Street: concerts take place right outside the Majestic; gates are at 6 p.m., and all concerts start at 7 p.m. Dark Star Orchestra, June 23; Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Mama Digdown’s Brass Band and the Handphibians, July 14; Brother Ali, Fringe Character and Lucien Parker, July 28; Shakey Graves, David Ramirez and Seasaw, Aug. 4; New Pornographers, Ought and Trophy Dad, Aug. 18; Strand of Oaks, Dessa and Fever Marlene, Sept. 15 ; and Against Me!, Bleached, The Dirty Nil, Sept. 29. majesticmadison.com.

Mad Gael Music Festival: Aug. 25-26, Breese Stevens Field, Madison, with Garry O’Meara, Screaming Orphans, Runa, Skerryvore, Moxie Strings, plus sports demonstrations, exhibits, kids’ activities. madgaelmusicfest.com.

Madison Early Music Festival: Concerts, lectures and more, July 8-15, UW Humanities Building-Mills Hall and other venues. madisonearlymusic.org. 608-265-2787.

Madison Summer Choir: “Art: The Timeless Resistance, The Voice of the Oppressed,” 7:30 pm, June 28, UW Humanities Building-Mills Hall, Madison. madisonsummerchoir.org.

Make Music Madison: Annual city-wide outdoor performances, June 21. makemusicmadison.org.

Marquette Waterfront Festival: Annual celebration/fundraiser, noon-8 pm on June 10 and noon-7 pm, June 11, Yahara Place Park, with music, sports, kids’ activities, food. Saturday: Dandelion Dash 5K 8:30 am (registration 7:15 am, $5 donation); Main Stage: Mal-O-Dua noon, Son del Atlantico 1:30 pm, Fareed Haque 3 pm, Les Poules à Colin 4:45 pm, Paul Cebar Tomorrow Sound 6 pm. Sunday: Willy Street Chamber Players 11:30 am, Get Back Wisconsin 1 pm, Josh Harty 2:30 pm, Maggie Koerner 4:15 pm, Nikki Hill 6 pm. marquette-neighborhood.org.

Mile of Music Festival: Aug. 3-6, at 70plus venues in Appleton. mileofmusic.com.

Madison’s Favorite Concert: Free outdoor concert and celebration of Isthmus’ Mad Faves winners, 5-10 pm, Aug. 24, top of State Street, with Twin Peaks, Disq, DJ Nick Nice.

National Women’s Music Festival: July 6-9, Marriott Madison West, Middleton.

“Babe! An Olympian Musical,” Zrazy, Suzanne Westenhoefer, Linda Tillery & many more. wiaonline.org. 317-395-3809.

New Glarus Music Festival: Vision Youth Committee’s annual fundraiser, May 26-28, at venues throughout town, with kids’ activities and more. ngmusicfest.com.

Opera in the Park: Madison Opera Chorus and Madison Symphony Orchestra, 8 pm, July 22, Garner Park, Mineral Point Road, Madison.

Rain date: July 23. madisonopera.org.

People Fest: Aug. 10-12, Driftless Music Gardens, Yuba, with the Big Wu, Dead Man Winter, People Brothers Band & more. $120/ weekend. driftlessmusicgardens.com.

Polka Fest: June 9-11, New Glarus, three days of polka bands and dancing, free; plus “Beer, Bacon & Cheese” fest 1-5 pm Sat. ($40). swisstown.com. 608-527-2095.

Shitty Barn Sessions: Concerts at 7 pm most Wednesdays, May 3-Oct. 11 (plus other dates), Shitty Barn, Spring Green. shittybarnsessions.com.

Sugar Maple Traditional Music Festival:

Aug. 4-5, Lake Farm County Park, Madison.

Tickets $22-$45. sugarmaplefest.org.

Summer Concerts in the Gardens: 7 pm Tuesdays, Olbrich Gardens, Madison. Auralai, June 20; Wrenclaw, June 27; Lost Lakes, Backroom Harmony Band with Evan Murdock & Josh Harty, July 11; Lou & Peter Berryman, July 18; Mannish Boys, July 25. olbrich.org. 608-246-4550.

Summerfest: June 28-July 9, Henry Maier Festival Park, Milwaukee. Closed July 3. Marcus Amphitheater headliners: Red Hot Chili Peppers, 6/28; Luke Bryan, Brothers Osborne, 6/29; Paul Simon, Brandi Carlile, 6/30; Zac Brown Band, 7/1; P!nk, 7/2; Chainsmokers, 7/4; Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Chris Stapleton, 7/5-6; Dierks Bentley, Cole Swindell, Jon Pardi, 7/7; Future, Big Sean, Migos, 7/8; Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan & many more, 7/9. summerfest.com. 800-273-3378.

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Sun Prairie Fest: June 2-3, Angell Park, Sun Prairie. Friday: Madison County 8 pm. Saturday: Car & bike show 10 am-3 pm; Last Open Road 1 pm, Reverend Raven 3:30 pm, Aaron Williams & the Hoodoo 5:30 pm, Jimmys 8 pm. motorsandmusic.net. 608-333-5132.

Sunset Music Series: 6-9 pm Thursdays, East Side Club, 3735 Monona Drive.

Air Traffic Controller, June 8; LOLO, June 22; Angelica Garcia, July 13; Octave Lissner, July 27; Paul Cauthen, Aug. 10; Desert Noises, Liz Cooper & the Stampede, Aug. 24. LakesideMadison.com.

Summer Set Music and Camping Festival: Aug. 11-13, Somerset Amphitheater,

Somerset, with Zeds Dead, Zedd, Griz, Run the Jewels, many more. summersetfestival.com.

UW Memorial Union Terrace: 9 pm unless noted: Shen Teh, May 27;

Black Marble, Post Social, June 1; Golpe Tierra, June 2; Stone Arch Isles, June 3; Foshizzle Family DJs, June 8; Forth Wanderers, Shannen Moser, June 9; Varsity, Skyline Sounds, Dash Hounds, June 10; Remo Drive, June 15; Isthmus Jazz Festival, June 16-17; Soul Low, June 22; Phun, June

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June 2: Get your very own Chris Farley Bobblehead. There’s also a Farley costume and impersonation contest. Well la dee frickin da.

June 8: Chris Clark, stunt bike rider, will balance, jump and generally defy gravity.

June 20: It’s Minions Night, with post-game showing of Despicable Me 2.

June 22: The Mallards honor the late Leon Varjian with a bobblehead. Leon comes complete with pink flamingo.

July 13: Mr. Intermission will do his crazy dance. Let’s just say you can’t describe this guy; you have to see this guy.

July 21: It’s a Duckling Maynard bobblehead giveaway.

July 29: Is Madison ready for “Game of Thrones” night? This one will feature players from the Minnesota Renaissance Festival. And a meat raffle.

July 30: Maynard dresses up like Harry Potter for this bobblehead giveaway.

Aug. 5: Madison’s namesake, president James Madison, gets his own bobblehead! And remember: “The purpose of the Constitution is to restrict the majority’s ability to harm a minority.”

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Bluegrass/Americana series, Thursdays, 5-7 pm: Milkhouse Radio, June 1; Northern Comfort, June 8; Sortin’ the Mail, June 15; Boo Bradley, June 22; Ida Jo, June 29; SpareTime Bluegrass, July 6; Oak Street Ramblers, July 13; Down from the Hills, July 20; Cork ‘n Bottle String Band, July 27; Dumpy Jug Bumpers, Aug. 3.

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Waukesha BluesFest: Aug. 1112, Naga-Waukee Park, Delafield. waukeshabluesfest.com. 800-366-1961.

Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra Concerts on the Square: 7 pm Wednesdays, Capitol lawn, Madison: “On the Waterfront,” with Emily Hauer, violin, June 28; “Red, White & Boom,” with Sarah Lawrence, soprano, July 5; “American Potpourri,” with Robert Bonfiglio, harmonica, July 12; “Orchestra Fantasy,” with Brandon LePage, flute, July 19; “Summer Thriller,” with Jeans ‘n Classics, July 26; “Beethoven’s Fifth,” with Middleton High School Choir, Aug. 2. wcoconcerts.org.

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Art Walk Stoughton: 9 am-6 pm, June 10, Main Street Stoughton, with 35 artists, demonstrations, music, kids’ activities. artwalkstoughton.com.

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men’s soccer, 7 pm (unless noted), Breese Stevens Field, Madison: vs. Croatian Eagles, June 2; vs. Milwaukee Bavarians, June 4 (6 pm); vs. Cedar Rapids United, June 25; vs.

Elgin Pumas, July 15; vs. Aurora Borealis, July, July 22. pla.madison56ers.org.

Madison Radicals: Ultimate Frisbee, 6 pm (unless noted), Breese Stevens Field, Madison. vs. Chicago, May 27; vs. Dallas, June 3; vs. Detroit, June 24; vs. Minnesota, July 1; vs. Indianapolis, July 23 (noon). radicalsultimate.com.

Mad City Open: Annual Professional Disc Golf Association tournament, 6/10-11, Bird’s Ruins, Elver, Hiestand & Vallarta-Ast parks. Spectators free; participants RSVP: madcityopen.org.

Mad-City Ski Team: Free water ski shows, 5:30 pm Sundays, May 28-Sept. 3, Law Park (off Lake Monona). No shows on July 23 & Aug. 13. madcityskiteam.com.

MAY Run Madtown: May 27-28, Capitol Square.

Saturday: Kids’ race 6:30 pm, 5K & 10K 8 pm.

Sunday: Half-marathon 7 am. runmadtown.com. 608-276-9797.

JUNE WIAA State Boys Individual Tennis Tournament: June 1-3, Nielsen Tennis

Stadium, Madison. wiaawi.org. 715-344-8580.

WIAA State Track & Field Tournament:

June 2-3, UW-La Crosse Memorial Stadium, La Crosse. wiaa.org. 715-344-8580.

Race for the Cure: 8:20 am, May 20, Agora Center, Fitchburg. komenmadison.org. 608-836-1083.

Free Outdoor Fun Weekend: June 3-4, statewide. Free fishing in all state lakes and streams; state park admission and trail fees also waived. dnr.wi.gov. 888-936-7463.

WIAA State Boys Golf Tournament:

June 5-6, University Ridge Golf Course, Madison. wiaawi.org. 715-344-8580.

WIAA State Softball Tournament:

June 8-10, UW Goodman Softball Diamond, Madison. wiaawi.org. 715-344-8580.

WIAA State Boys Team Tennis Tournament: June 9-10, Nielsen Tennis

Stadium, Madison. wiaawi.org. 715-344-8580.

Trek 100 Ride for Hope: 7:30 am, June 3, Trek Factory, Waterloo. 100-19-mile routes. trek100.org. 414-955-5830.

WIAA State Spring Baseball Tournament: June 13-15, Fox Cities Stadium,

Grand Chute. wiaawi.org. 715-344-8580.

Nitro Circus: Freestyle cycling, 7 pm, July 14, Warner Park, Madison. nitrocircus.com.

WIAA State Girls Soccer Tournament:

June 15-17, Uihlein Soccer Park, Milwaukee. wiaawi.org. 715-344-8580.

Duck Dash: 8:30 am, June 17, Wingra Park, Madison. Family-friendly out-and-back boat race and fun run. wingraboats.com.

Madison Water Utility’s 135th Anniversary Celebration!

Sat. June 3rd • 110 S. Paterson St., 10am-1pm  Tour the newly-rebuilt MWU Operations Center on Paterson St.  Check out historic photos, design drawings, water mains, hydrants and more.  Free “Drink Local” water bottles for the first 100 visitors  Water main tapping team demos!  Cool drinks at the Water Wagon.

Save water and energy with every shower FOR KIDS: Climb into our big trucks & brand new backhoe  Build your own aquifer parfait (yum!)  Take home a toy MWU hard hat 

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ISTHMUS SUMMERTIMES 2017 Blake Geoffrion Hockey Classic: UW Health Burn Center benefit featuring former UW skaters, 5 pm, 6/17, LaBahn Arena. geoffrionhockeyclassic.org. 608-262-1440.

American Family Insurance Championship: PGA Tour event, June 2325, University Ridge Golf Course, Madison. amfamchampionship.com. 608-246-4277.

Paddle Horicon Marsh: Launch 7:30 am, June 24, Green Head Boat Landing, Horicon. Paddle the 6-mile canoe trail at the Horicon Marsh State Wildlife Area. horiconmarsh.org. 920-387-7890.

JULY Ride the Drive: 10 am-2 pm, July

16, John Nolen Drive area, Madison, with car-free streets downtown for riding, walking, skating. 608-266-4711.

WIAA State Summer Baseball Tournament: July 21, Concordia University-Kapco Park, Mequon. wiaa.org. 715-344-8580.

Wisconsin AIDS Ride: AIDS Network’s

annual fundraiser ride of 250 miles, July 2830. $80 registration (plus $1,000 fundraising minimum). arcw.org. 608-316-8619.

Isthmus Paddle & Portage: 9 am, July 29, starting from James Madison Park, ends at Olbrich Park for post-race party. paddleandportage.com. 608-251-5627.

Loop the Lake Bike Ride: 10 am, July 29, Olbrich Park; Clean Lakes Alliance fundraiser ride around Lake Monona. cleanlakesalliance.org.

AUGUST CrossFit Games: Aug. 1-6, Alliant Energy Center, Madison. games.crossfit.com.

Bike MS Best Dam Bike Ride: Aug.

5-6, starting from Waukesha County TechPewaukee Campus, and ending in Madison. bestdambiketour.org. 800-242-3358.

Madison Mini-Marathon: Halfmarathon & 5K 7 am, kids race 10 am, Aug. 19, from UW Memorial Union, Madison. madisonminimarathon.com.

Theater

American Players Theatre: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Pericles Prince of Tyre, A Flea in Her Ear, Cyrano de Bergerac and Three Sisters (outdoors); and The Maids, An Unexpected Man and A View from the Bridge (indoors) in repertory June 10-Oct. 22. Spring Green. americanplayers.org. 608-588-2361.

Broom Street Theater: Richard “Picks” Montana, June-2-24; Her Dream, A Pen and a Book, July 7-29; That’s WhatHe Said/She Said, Aug. 24-Sept. 2 (with Bricks Theatre), 1119 Williamson St. bstonline.org.

Cambridge-Deerfield Players: Hello Dolly!, July 20-23; Wizard of Oz Jr., Aug. 24-27, Cambridge Historic School, 213 South St., Cambridge. cdplayerstheater.com.

Four Seasons Theatre: Man of La Mancha, Aug. 4-6, UW Memorial Union-Shannon Hall, Madison. fourseasonstheatre.com. 608-265-2787.

Kathie Rasmussen Women’s Theatre:

Melancholy Play, Aug. 6-19, Bartell Theatre, Madison. krasstheatre.com.

Madison Shakespeare Company: As You Like

It, June 2-11, outdoors at the Edgewood College Amphitheater, Madison. madisonshakespeare.org.

Madison Opera: Opera in the Park, July 22, Garner Park, Madison. madisonopera.org. 608-238-8085 Madison Savoyards: H.M.S Pinafore, July 28-Aug. 6, UW Music Hall, Madison. madisonsavoyards.org. 608-262-2201.

Madison Theatre Guild: From Awkward Spaces: The Story of the Bartell and the Journey to Permanence, Aug. 24-26, Bartell Theatre, Madison. madisontheatreguild.org.

Middleton Players Theatre: The Full Monty, May 27-28; 42nd Street, June 29-July 2; Ragtime, Aug. 10-13, Middleton-Cross Plains Area Performing Arts Center, Middleton High School, Middleton. middletonplayers.com. 608-831-2521.

Music Theatre of Madison: Lizzie, Aug. 17-19 and 24-26, UW Memorial Union-Fredric March Play Circle Madison. mtmadison.com. 608-237-2524.

Oregon Straw Hat Players: Sondheim on Sondheim, Aug. 4-6, Prairie View Elementary, Oregon; Aug. 10-21, Charley’s on Main, Oregon. oshponline.org.

Overture Center: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, June 13-18; Overture Center for the Arts, Madison. overturecenter.com. 608-258-4141.

Proud Theater: Fearlessly Queer, May 25-27, Bartell Theatre, Madison. proudtheater.org. 608-222-9086.

University Theatre: Almost, Maine, June 8-25, UW Vilas Hall-Mitchell Theatre, Madison. 608-265-2787.

Upstart Crows Productions: Burial at

Thebes, May 27-29, Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ, Madison. upstartcrowsproductions.org. 608-827-9482.

Verona Area Community Theater:

The Little Mermaid, June 16-24, Verona Area High School Performing Arts Center, Verona. vact.org. 608-845-2383.

Young Shakespeare Players: Great Expectations: Pip’s Early Adventures, June 10, 17-18, YSP Playhouse, 1806 West Lawn Ave., Madison. youngshake-speareplayers.org.

Capital City Theatre: Gypsy, June 17-18, Capitol Theater, Overture Center, Madison. capitalcitytheatre.org. 608-622-7507.

Fermat’s Last Theater Company:

The Trial, June 23-July 2, Wisconsin Union Theater, Madison. fltco.tumblr.com. ✺

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“Those guys” include the enigmatic Andrew Harrison on electric guitar, a local player with national chops and a seemingly limitless vocabulary. His guitar here is classic country Telecaster that Brown describes as having “clarity on tone and darkness in the phrasing that is uniquely his.” Rusty Lee (Lost Lakes/Josh Harty), also known for his educated ear, plays keys.

Drummer Ben Wolf and bassist Pat Logterman round out the core ensemble.

“Things get interesting when you combine Rusty’s tendency toward ethereal, airy organ with Andrew’s plucky Telecaster sound, with Pat’s giant, left-handed upright bass and Ben’s deep musicality,” says Brown.

Together they’ve created a sophisticated, Americana rock album with a sound that suggests Dave Edmunds as much it does Jay Farrar.

In fact, Brown must have a hidden British muse.

“Lucky Lady” gets all Dire Straits on a punchy backbeat. “Cracks” has a poppy Paul McCartney playfulness to it. Throughout the album, Brown’s vocal tracks showcase a voice that’s smoky and soothing yet able to leap into an urgent falsetto at a moment’s notice.

Contender, which was recorded at Dojo and mastered at Blast House Studios, also features backup vocals from former Madison singer/ songwriter Anna Vogelzang (who has since relocated to Los Angeles). Brown and Wolf were listening to the rough cut of “Cardinal Street” in the control room and agreed that the number had room for more vocals. “We thought of the best singer in our radius who might be willing to lend a voice, we texted Anna and she was there in 30 minutes and done in an hour,” says Brown.

Brown has carved out an important leadership role among Madison folkies.

Which isn’t to say he’s self-important. His favorite cut on the record is no surprise, given his drunk-uncle sense of humor: “Underpants.” But for all the lightheartedness Brown brings to his work, he’s had a tough couple of years – his marriage ended, and that led him to some personal reckoning and travel.

Did these events have anything to do with the songs on Contender? Nope, he says.

“Making music has provided me indescribable joy throughout my life. Yet its cathartic elements don’t tend to have anything to do with verbalizing sadness or giving a voice to pain. I see music-making as a forwardlooking endeavor.” ■

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Folk rock musician Nick Brown has the heart of an artist and the head of a journalist. His new record, Contender, ties the two together with lean, clear imagery and fully realized compositions.

It’s a far cry from his 2012 release, Slow Boat. Not in quality, but certainly in maturity.

Slow Boat was a solo project that proved Brown could write great songs.

Contender is a band project that shows Brown can make great music. The band part is key for Brown who, when creating this sixsong EP, surrounded himself with some of Madison’s best players. “Those guys all listen so well that it creates a situation where you can just talk about a sound or a feel for a part of a song, and they can make it happen with their fingers,” Brown says.

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LJ’s feels more like a hotel lobby bar than the typical sports bar, with modest comfort, a put-on sense of richness and, of course, multiple TVs. Much has been made of the high-end apartment buildings going up on East Washington Avenue and the young professionals moving into them.

LJ’s is on the ground floor of one of those buildings, the Galaxie, which presumably gives the bar a built-in customer base. When I consider this, LJ’s starts to make a little more sense.

All these young professionals, the media tells me, are cutting their cable cords left and right. One television product that’s still pretty hard to stream on the cable replacements is live sports. LJ’s is a surrogate living room for the East Washington cord-cutter, many of whom have arrived recently from out of state to work at Epic. Maybe they’re just not Brewers fans.

No matter what’s on the screens, LJ’s should offer worthwhile sports bar fare, appetizers, burgers and fries. The Jenifer Street Market provides the beef for LJ’s burgers, a promising start, but I found the grind imprecise and a touch gristly. The JJ burger seems like a fun novelty, but mashed potatoes on a burger are a heavy blanket over every other flavor.

There are chicken wings on the menu at LJ’s, but also something called pork wings. They’re rough knobs of rib meat, deep-fried and clinging fast to about two inches of rib bone.They can come smothered in BBQ or sweet chili sauce, helpful when so much gnawing is required. Although there were no inedible bits, a little less time in the fryer would make it easier to enjoy them.

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The French dip is one of the better options from the otherwise disappointing sandwich menu.

Crisp french fries were underseasoned, but the cottage fries — awkwardly described by a server as the same stuff as the French fries but in a different shape — were not only boring but soft and squishy, too.

Spinach artichoke dip was heavy on the spinach, but light on salt and cursed with a strange off-flavor my table thought might’ve been excessive nutmeg. Cheese curds were standard issue, as blond as the cottage fries but more serviceable. The most satisfying appetizer was the spicy cheese bread, which has nothing to do with the Farmers’ Market staple from Stella’s Bakery, but is instead a split French loaf, put under the broiler and topped with butter, cheese and pepper flakes. It’s a dish that could be made identically at home, but it was hot and gooey, which is really all I ask.

A lackluster wedge salad, served with steak and blue cheese, was a poor performer whether interpreted as a wedge, a Cobb, or a steak and gorgonzola salad.

Sandwiches should be a no-brainer, and I will say this about LJ’s: the kitchen handles bacon well. It was the saving grace of an otherwise bland club wrap, and made the BLT worth ordering. The chicken meatballs are house-made, but it seems possible that the marinara on the chicken meatball sub isn’t much more than tomato paste; it had an oddly harsh flavor. The French dip did perform admirably in this otherwise disappointing section of the menu.

The tap list was nondescript, and the food had very little to say. But there were respectable crowds in the main bar area every time I visited. If LJ’s is the Galaxie’s common living room, then maybe that’s the only standard it needs to live up to. It doesn’t matter if you could make some of the food at home if you’re already kind of at home anyway.

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Revolution Cycles is throwing a disco party to double as a Asian-fusion pop-up from Banzo. Dishes include dangmyeon noodles with marinated flank steak, local shiitakes, whipped duck yolk and fresh snap peas; smoked tofu sushi rolls; and blueberry, coconut and matcha popsicles.

Pear and ginger sakè cocktails, too.

At 2330 Atwood Ave., 6 - 11 pm.

The Green Owl is combining sweet treats with house-infused libations. A bourbon press is paired with peach upsidedown cake; limoncello muddled with fresh rosemary is paired with a white chocolate tart; and espresso liqueur and dark rum join almond ice cream and chocolate-dipped lady fingers. $30 for all three courses. Reservations: 608-2855290. At 1970 Atwood Ave., 5 pm.

Winery grand opening Friday - Sunday, May 26 - May 28

Fisher King Winery is celebrating its new site in Verona all weekend. Ribbon-cutting with elected officials is on Friday at 5 pm (half-price glasses start at 4 pm). Winery tours are at 1, 2, and 3 pm.

All weekend there are wine and chocolate pairings, live music and prizes. 1105 Laser St., Verona.

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Since he was 6 years old, Markus Candinas wished he could eat a yogurt in the United States that tasted like the kind he ate when his family traveled to visit relatives in Switzerland.

Decades and a successful chocolatier career later, Candinas finally has the yogurt he wants — because he made it himself. This spring Candinas’ Yodelay Swiss-style yogurt arrived on store shelves in the Madison area, filling a niche in an increasingly international yogurt market.

When he started Candinas there was no one other than Godiva making high-end chocolates “and I could pretty much make the product I wanted to make,” Candinas says of the Verona-based chocolate company he founded in 1994. “I wanted to make chocolate as good as it could be done, as good as in Europe or better.

“Yogurt was the same. It was about not compromising and making the product I wanted to make because that would make me happy.”

Candinas believes that Yodelay is the only U.S.-made Swiss yogurt on the market. Also called stirred yogurt, Swiss yogurt is in some ways the opposite of the thick, high-protein Greek yogurt that has invaded the dairy case in recent years. Swiss yogurt is thinner.

Yodelay neither drains the whey from the yogurt nor adds stabilizers for thickness.

It’s fruit-heavy, and Yodelay’s first flavors include rhubarb, peach-raspberry, sour cherry and pineapple, along with the more common blueberry, raspberry and strawberry.

If Swiss-style yogurt is unfamiliar to people, Candinas says, that can work in his favor.

“Every time there was a new yogurt — and there were a lot of new yogurts — I got really excited and thought, ‘Maybe this is what I’ve been waiting for,’” he says. “Then I’d try it and realize it wasn’t. Now I realize that’s a good thing. There’s still room for me.”

Candinas, who studied and apprenticed his chocolate trade in his parents’ native

Switzerland for six years, started learning about yogurt in 2003. He worked with the Center for Dairy Research at UW-Madison and took the cultured dairy short course there. Finding the right milk was key, too, and he found some with a perfect pedigree for his product: Brown Swiss cow milk, higher in butterfat and protein than more common Holstein milk.

Milk for Yodelay comes from Voegeli Farms, which is well known in the state’s dairy industry. The sixth-generation family farm between New Glarus and Monticello has been milking registered Brown Swiss since 1895. It is currently owned by Bryan and Jimmy Voegeli (who is perhaps better known for his band, the Jimmys). Their father, Howard, was one of the founders of the World Dairy Expo.

“Once I met the Voegelis and learned more about the breed, everything started making sense,” Candinas says.

Candinas’ Swiss yogurt is coming to the market at a time when international yogurts are getting lots of attention. Monroe’s Klondike Cheese Company has made its mark with its award-winning Odyssey Greek Yogurt. An Icelandic-style yogurt called Smari, thick like Greek yogurt and high protein, is made at Westby Cooperative. A Colorado company, Noosa, has had success with its creamy Australian-style yogurt.

Yodelay makes yogurt at its 10,000-square-foot plant on Latham Drive on Madison’s south side. The yogurt is sold in 17 area stores, including Hy-Vee, Jenifer Street Market, Metcalfe’s Market and Regent Market Co-op.

After 14 years of planning and experimenting, Candinas is confident consumers will be swayed by the flavor of the thinner yogurt, and he’s eager to see his love for it spread.

“Ten years ago there was no Greek yogurt anywhere but Greece,” he says. “Now it’s just exploded. They got out there and got people to give it a try, they told the story, and that’s what we have to do, too.” ■

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“We’re trying to bring more of a fine-dining vibe to what we are doing. We have some people come up to the cart and say, ‘Wow. That’s some fancy stuff,’” says Nathan. “Our goal is to compose higher-end salads and unique sandwiches with a nod to French technique. But we have a lot of fun with the menu and make food that we like to eat.”

Métropolitain serves several craft po’ boys: duck confit, slow-braised roast beef, breaded rock shrimp and an avocado hummus with coriander and lemon.

Salads are another big part of the menu: A Parisian-style grain bowl, a beef (or tofu) and blue cheese, a duck confit and a curried chicken salad. Métropolitain’s sides menu includes duck fat fries, apple broccoli slaw and shibuya sesame tofu. Tap kombucha made by Madison-based NessAlla is also for sale. Vegetarian and gluten-free options are marked.

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The Madison Mallards open their 17th season on May 30 at the Duck Pond with new players and a renovated Duck Blind.

With appearances in the Northern League playoffs three of the past four seasons, the Mallards feature some of the country’s top college players and have established a long tradition of excellence.

This season’s roster had not been finalized at the time of this writing, but only a handful of players from 2016 were expected to return.

That opens the door for plenty of new talent. Keep an eye on Madison College sophomore infielder Cade Bunnell, who was a first-team all-conference player for the Badger South Conference at Stoughton High School and leads the WolfPack in home runs this season. Pitcher Nate Brown, a former Hartland Arrowhead High School standout and now a freshman at the University of Florida, also is expected to make an impact.

“I think when players get here, they know we’re one of the most successful teams in the league,” says Mallards general manager Tyler Isham. “Field manager Donnie Scott has a ‘we’re going to win’ attitude, and that’s what players expect to do.”

Fans expect that, too. That’s why, for years, this team has led the Northwoods League in attendance by more than 100,000 spectators.

Total attendance last season topped 204,000, averaging more than 6,000 fans per game.

The next closest team was the La Crosse Loggers with 98,000 (2,725 per game).

Isham says he expects most nights during the Mallards’ first five-game homestand to sell out, including the opener against the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders. Prices for single-game tickets begin at $8.

In addition to watching action on the field, fans should check out the newly renovated Great Dane Duck Blind, which now offers four levels and new all-you-can-eat food and drink options. Almost 40 lightly used shipping containers have been converted into 12 fan suites — an amenity you won’t find in any other ballpark in the country, Mallards officials say.

You’re probably not going to see a slate of promotions quite like what the Mallards have in store, either. Chris Farley/Matt Foley Bobblehead Night is June 2 against the Lakeshore Chinooks, Bacon Appreciation Night is June 15 against the Green Bay Bullfrogs and Game of Thrones Night is July 29 against the Battle Creek Bombers.

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The transformation is nearly complete.

Inside the former Laborers’ Hall at 2023 Atwood Avenue, the smell of fresh primer fills the air. MadCity Music Exchange owner Dave Zero, his mother and his crew are busy painting and arranging record racks.

A crew hauls in loads of the store’s more than 20,000 vinyl records from MadCity’s longtime location at the Gateway Mall on Williamson Street.

The store has served up new and used music from CDs to vinyl to 8-tracks and been a Willy Street hub for 20 years. It will close on May 25 for the move and officially re-open at the new location on May 27.

This will be the third stop for MadCity since the store opened in 1980 on Regent Street. At 1,400 square feet, the new space has 200 square feet more than the current store. Large windows on both ends of the store let in natural light, which is accentuated by track lighting. And in a neighborhood where lack of parking is a concern, on-site parking can be found outside.

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While Zero’s mom and volunteer, Penny, prepares to paint record racks, Zero ducks out for a beer with an Isthmus reporter. “This is the first time I’ve sat down all day,” he says. “This is fantastic.”

After 20 years in one place, Zero believes the relocation is the right thing to do. “I’ve never been terrified of the idea of change, as long as you can do it right,” he says.

When the new lease was signed, Zero met with Gary Feest, owner of Sugar Shack Records, which is five blocks away from the new MadCity shop. “I’ve known him for years,” Zero says. “He just said ‘cool,’ and we kept drinking and bullshitting. We do the same stuff, but differently.” (Most of Sugar Shack’s stock is used vinyl, CDs and other media.)

Zero says he will look for ways for MadCity to become involved in community events, including AtwoodFest, the neighborhood fundraiser/music festival, and develop relationships with nearby neighbors like the Barrymore Theatre.

A grand opening celebration is planned for late summer or early fall. Says Zero: “We aren’t losing a neighborhood, just swapping.”■

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Matthäus will debut Effigy at the High Noon Saloon on June 1.

More than a feeling Revamped Boston is touring more now than they did in the 1970s

BY MICHAEL POPKE

In 1976, artists as diverse as the Ramones, Warren Zevon and Boston released memorable self-titled debut albums. Four decades later — despite countless lineup changes, lawsuits and a suicide — Boston carries on.

“These are songs people related to back then and still do now,” says guitarist Gary Pihl, who joined Boston in 1986 and remains the band’s longest-tenured member behind original mastermind, 70-yearold Tom Scholz (who gives few interviews these days). “People always say the music you liked in high school is what you’ll listen to for the rest of your life. And that’s true — but we also have a lot of younger fans who found Boston through Guitar Hero or Rock Band.”

Boston’s signature sound — powered by multiple lead guitars, multi-track harmonies and original singer Brad Delp’s soulful, soaring voice — remains a staple of classic rock radio with such songs as “More Than a Feeling,” “Foreplay/Long Time,” “Peace of Mind,” “Don’t Look Back” and “Amanda.” The band has toured consistently for the past four years and will kick off Memorial Day weekend in Madison on May 26, with a performance at Breese Stevens Field.

“We’re touring more now than the band did in the ‘70s,” says Pihl, 66, who for years played in Sammy Hagar’s band, which opened for Boston in the late 1970s.

“We play the hits that people love singing along with, and that’s exciting. But we also play deep cuts from all eras, as well as songs from our latest album, [2013’s]

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After releasing Boston and its chart-topping successor, 1978’s Don’t Look Back, a breach-ofcontract lawsuit filed by the band’s record label, CBS Records, slowed progress on Boston’s next album, which eventually became Third Stage — another No. 1 LP. Walk On followed in 1994, but by the time Boston released 2002’s Corporate

America on a label best known for “Who Let the Dogs Out?” by Baha Men, the band seemed past its prime.

Delp committed suicide in March 2007 at age 55, and Pihl admits he wasn’t sure if Boston would continue. But fan reception to a tribute concert for Brad that summer in Boston with Stryper’s Michael Sweet on vocals convinced Scholz to keep going.

In addition to Scholz and Pihl (both technical wizards who built Boston’s amps themselves), the band’s current lineup includes vocalist Tommy DeCarlo, bassist Tracy Ferrie, Beth Cohen on vocals and keyboards, and drummer Curly Smith.

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Bobfest began as an open mic at the Spring Green General Store 20 years ago — a way for Bob Dylan aficionados to celebrate his music when he was a Grammy winner but not yet a laureate.

But if past attendance at the annual Memorial Day weekend event is any indication, this year’s celebration of the Nobel Prizewinning singer/songwriter will draw a recordbreaking crowd. Organizers anticipate 1,000 people will pull up their lawn chairs to the back porch of the homey store on May 28.

The music runs from 11 a.m. through 7 p.m., and includes 23 different musicians performing variations of the folk-rock icon’s music. The past two decades have increased the popularity of BobFest, but it has maintained a mellow vibe, in part because of the organizers’ laissez-faire philosophy. The only rule that is strictly enforced is no carry-ins. Admission is free, so the only revenue the store receives for putting on the festival is from the drinks, food and merchandise it sells.

“It is such a fun, relaxed, sort of simple event,” says Karin Dittmar Miller, the owner of the General Store, who also organizes BeatleFest each year on Labor Day. “Literally, it’s a party in the backyard.”

Dylan fans flock to the Spring Green General Store for a Wisco-style Woodstock.

Mike McDougal, a Madison-area folk singer slated to perform with his wife Patty McDougal, likes to joke that the event is a tiny Woodstock: “We appreciate not just the musical aspect of it but the community and families that come to the event. We love it.”

This year’s special anniversary line-up includes a homecoming performance by Spring Green native Marty L’Herault, a Janesvillebased garage-rock band made up of brothers called The Red Flags and Madison’s Ken Lonnquist performing with his group the ZimBobs.

“There really is something magical about hearing Dylan songs being played by such a diverse line-up of performers,” says Lonnquist.

Locally brewed Furthermore beer will be on tap, served in BobFest glasses. This year will also include three varieties of the Cider Farms organic hard cider. A themed menu titled Zimmerman’s Deli (Bob Dylan’s birth name was Robert Allen Zimmerman) will be served inside the General Store in takeout containers. ■

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Over the past three decades, longtime engineer/music producer Jack LeTourneau has worked with most of the major players on Wisconsin’s music scene. On May 31, a group of them with Madison roots is reuniting at the High Noon Saloon to raise money to support LeTourneau’s battle with throat cancer.

Not just any group, mind you. We’re talking pat mAcdonald and Wally Ingram of Timbuk 3. We’re talking Butch Vig and Duke Erikson from Garbage. Toss in Freedy Johnston, a Spooner reunion and some new tunes from the Know-It-All Boyfriends and you’ve got a massive retro celebration. Or, as the organizers have dubbed it, you’ve got “We’ve Got Your Back, Jack!’

“He’s one of the local unsung heroes,” says longtime LeTourneau pal Vig, whose extensive musical resume also includes founding the legendary Smart Studios, the site of many a LeTourneau mixing session.

“He works tirelessly to get things done, and he knows how to do things quickly.”

LeTourneau was diagnosed with cancer last fall, and has been undergoing extensive chemotherapy treatment. He’s been unable to work since December.

Vig’s got plenty of great LeTourneau stories, the best of which may have been what happened when he and Vig went down to Breezeway Studios in Waukesha to mix a live compilation album for Z-104 in the late ‘80s. The two mixed until nearly sunrise, then piled into the truck for the trip back. About halfway there, a car sped up to pull alongside them, its driver honking, waving and shouting. The back of the truck had fallen open and their gear was falling out.

“We did an illegal U-turn,” recalls Vig. “The gear had been falling out for the past 20 miles, and some of it had ended up bouncing into the ditch. It took us an hour to collect all the sound The Know-It-All Boyfriends (including Butch Vig, right) will debut new tunes.

cases. It was a drag but it was also really funny. Jack just took it all in stride.”

The members of the Know-It-All Boyfriends — the Madison band that includes Vig, Erikson, Johnston and Jay Moran — are the event’s primary hosts. They’ve re-mixed and released a new pair of songs they recorded a few years ago, donating all the iTunes/ Spotify/Amazon download proceeds to help pay LeTourneau’s mounting medical bills. The first one, “Ramp It Up,” finds Moran in fullthroated ‘80s-era fury. (Vig’s even using it as his smartphone ringtone.) The second song, “You Destroyed Classic Rock,” is a hilarious diss inspired by a tirade one of Vig’s old classmates unleashed on him at a reunion. It also name-checks Kansas and Styx.

“It’s kind of like Grand Funk Railroad meets Bachman-Turner Overdrive,” says Vig, chuckling.

The memorabilia at the event, meanwhile, will be copious and sundry, including some Garbage vinyl, signed guitars and Ingram-autographed cowbells.

“Jack’s our friend — he’s been involved with us on so many projects — studio sessions, weddings, bar mitzvahs, you name it,” says Vig. “This is the first time we’re playing for him, and that means a lot. “ ■

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BY JAMES KREUL

“FORMERLY MADISON’S FAVORITE THEATER!” a cineaste exclaimed on Facebook when the Sundance Madison website changed. The new name, AMC Dine-In Madison 6, evokes buckets of comfort food delivered to recliners.

I pretended to buy tickets at fullservice AMC Dine-In auditoriums and discovered that they range from 70 to 100 seats. Was this the fate of Sundance’s auditoriums, which range from 138 to 206?

Well, no. The transition at Hilldale will not be a radical one. AMC spokesperson Ryan Noonan confirmed that Madison 6 will offer Dine-In Express Pick-Up service (translation: counter service). AMC has no current plans for delivery-to-seat service or for any additional renovations beyond the new kitchen currently in progress.

Tweets from @AMCMadison6 suggest that programming (“same heart”) and real butter popcorn will stay the same. So, what does keeping things the same actually mean?

Sundance delivered what the specialty market demanded. The theater screened 75 percent of IndieWire’s list of highest grossing specialty releases in 2015 and 2016. (“Specialty” means indie, foreign and limitedrelease documentaries.) Of the 136 feature films Sundance screened in 2016, 90 (66 percent) were from specialty distributors or specialty divisions of studios, while 46 (34 percent) were mainstream studio releases.

Even though Tone Madison and others have criticized Sundance for programming too much mainstream fare already available elsewhere, the reality was always a mixed bag. On its six screens, Sundance averaged four specialty films and two mainstream films. Sundance showcased specialty distributors like Music Box and Oscilloscope far more frequently than Marcus or AMC. Sundance programming had limits, however.

In 2016 only .05 percent of its features were documentaries (7). Sundance had no foreign-

likely to attend art cinema than audiences under 50, and they represent 75 percent of all tickets to art-house films. For indie films, make that 212 percent more likely, and 54 percent of indie revenues.

So why did the Helen Mirren vehicle Woman in Gold play for a month at Sundance? Audiences over 50 accounted for 82 percent of its audience, which propelled it to the top spot on IndieWire’s box office list for specialty films in 2015.

Mirren’s 2016 feature, Eye in the Sky, played at Sundance for seven weeks, landing at number four on the IndieWire list. Maggie Smith’s Lady in the Van also played seven weeks, landing at number 12. Only Oscar-nominated films had longer Sundance engagements last year.

The most likely shift at Madison 6 will be an increase in Asian popular cinema, as suggested by the screening of three Mandarin-language titles just before Sundance’s rebranding.

TOMMY WASHBUSH This reflects the corporate strategy language bookings between May and September, of AMC’s parent company, the Chinese conglomerate Wanda Group. and came in third behind Marcus Point and AMC Will AMC Madison 6 maintain an averFitchburg for foreign-language films last year. age four specialty, two mainstream split?

The avatar for Sundance programming was Was that sufficient, or will it ever be? Hatnot Robert Redford, it was Helen Mirren. The ers are going to hate no matter what hapspecialty film market in Madison has been pens. Before we go all-caps on social medriven by audiences over 50 years old, and that dia, however, we should understand what will continue regardless of what changes take Madison’s film market has been — and place at Madison 6. remember that we’ll only get the market Recent research commissioned by AARP found that people over 50 are 583 percent more we earn. ■

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The Incredibles: Animated adventure in which incognito superheroes must return to action to save the world. Bayview Community Center, May 26, 6 pm.

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top four last year with third-time’s-the-charm bachelor Nick Viall.

Thanks to some not-so-subtle laps around the Dane County Farmers’ Market a month ago, the cat is already out of the bag. Peter Kraus, who owns Worth Personal Training, will make it

at least as far as the “Hometown” episode.

So let’s all go ahead and get invested in him, right? Right!

Perusing Peter’s entry on ABC’s site, which just went live on May 17, reveals practically nothing interesting about him compared to the other contestants. His favorite movie is Saving Private Ryan, his favorite TV show is Modern Family and his biggest fears are heights and deep water. Booooring. Even his listed occupation, “Business Owner,” seems like it’s a sanded-down version of what could just as legitimately been “Personal Trainer” or “Male Model” (avid Joseph A. Bank shoppers would probably recognize him). Stay tuned for updates on Peter’s journey. And, of course, please sound off on social media about the assortment of mutant ding-dongs Lindsay weeds out during these early episodes.

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Zootopia: Easily one of Disney’s more imaginative CGI offerings in a while, Zootopia uses the classic tropes of anthropomorphized animals and comic references to pop culture touchstones to slyly puzzle out what it means to be “civilized.” Outdoor screening, 755 Braxton Place, May 26, 8 pm..

Furious 7: Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) and company are back in the U.S. after receiving amnesty for past crimes, but the usual mayhem ensues anyway. Orpheum Theater, May 26, 7 & 10 pm.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Screening of the audience participation classic, with the Velvet Darkness cast. Majestic, May 21, 9 pm.

Finding Dory: The followup to Finding Nemo shifts much of its action to an aquatic park and becomes broader and sillier. Orpheum Theater, May 28, 11 am & 2:30 pm.

Jurassic Park: WUD Lakeside Cinema: Steven Spielberg blockbuster about a theme park populated by dinosaurs. UW Memorial Union-Terrace, May 29, 9 pm.

At Close Range: Drama about the Johnstons of Philadelphia, a one-family crime wave. Bos Meadery, May 31, 7 pm.

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It’s not often that major reality television events find their way to our neck of the woods — 77 square miles surrounded by reality TV, amirite? — but it looks like that’s about to change with Season 13 of ABC’s The Bachelorette.

One Madison man is apparently well on his way to making a network TV love connection. The latest season, which premiered on May 22, is a pretty big deal for the show. The star, Rachel Lindsay, is the first African American to be the main focus of any of the Bachelor-related properties.

The fact that it took this long to spotlight a person of color in the sprawling Bachelor world — which includes the two flagship shows and spinoffs like Bachelor Pad, Bachelor in Paradise, Bachelor Live and Bachelor in Paradise: After Paradise — is an issue all its own. Lindsay, a charming and whip-smart attorney from Dallas, Texas, made it to the

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Up North Pub: Catfish Stephenson, 9 pm Thursdays.

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.

UW Gordon Dining & Event Center: Jazzin’, UW Office of Child Care & Family Resources fundraiser, with music by Lynette Margulies, silent auction, 5:30 pm.

Williamson Magnetic Recording Company: Laurel & the Love-In, Purra, Heavy Looks, rock, 8 pm.

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Bos Meadery: Hoot’n Annie, string band, free, 6:30 pm.

Cafe Coda: Richard Hildner, Nick Moran, Tony Barba & Juancho Martinez, Latin jazz, 8 pm Thursdays.

Capital Brewery, Middleton: Madison College Big Band, free, 6 pm.

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

First Congregational United Church of Christ: Con Vivo, “Czech Mix,” chamber music concert, 7:30 pm.

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

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Knuckle Down Saloon: Blues Jam with Tate & the 008 Band, free, 8 pm Thursdays.

Liliana’s Restaurant, Fitchburg: Ken Wheaton, fingerstyle guitar, free, 5:30 pm Thursdays.

Lisa Link Peace Park: Wrenclaw, free, 5:30 pm.

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

Lucille: DJ Brook, free, 10 pm Thursdays.

Merchant: Johnny Chimes & Gatur Bait, free, 10 pm.

Mickey’s Tavern: Once a Month, Pollen, 10:30 pm.

World’s Largest Brat Fest Friday-Monday, May 26-29, Alliant Energy Center From humble beginnings on one grill in a Hilldale grocer’s parking lot, this Memorial Day weekend tradition (pictured top right) has truly grown into its name. The music offerings also expanded with the fest’s move to Alliant, providing big crowds for a diverse roster of local bands — and a number of Christian-oriented groups. Some legends are in the mix as well, including psychedelicized soul man George Clinton (Friday, 8 pm), headbangers Queensrÿche (Saturday, 6 p.m.) and ‘90s country chart-topper Joe Diffie (Monday, 4:30 pm). Schedule: bratfest.com.

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Bowl-A-Vard Lanes: Vinyl Thunder, classic rock, 5 pm.

Brink Lounge: Madison Jazz Orchestra, 7:30 pm.

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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. ALSO: Friday (7:30 pm) and Saturday (2:30 & 7:30 pm), May 26-27.

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Two Madison choreographers, Erica Pinigis (Scratch Dance) and 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.

Thursday, May 25, Bartell Theatre, 7:30 pm

Mercury Players Theatre explores the lives of Dungeons & Dragons players — and it’s not what you might expect. The friends who gather to play the game are not stereotypical antisocial geeks, but they do face some major life challenges. Suzan Curry directs a script by Cameron McNary.

ALSO: Friday-Saturday (8 pm) and Sunday (4 pm), May 26-28. Through June 3.

COM EDY 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.

BOOKS/SP OKEN WORD Emile Nadeau: Discussing “The Cooperative Society,” his new book, 7 pm, 5/25, Mystery to Me. 283-9332.

Lake Effects Poets: “Poems of Loss and Remembrance,” readings by Marilyn Annucci, Robin Chapman, Susan Elbe, Catharine Jagoe, Jesse Lee Kercheval, Sara Parrell, Alison Townsend, 7 pm, 5/25, Arts + Literature Laboratory. 556-7415.

Wurst Times Saturday, May 27, High Noon Saloon + Brass Ring, 11 am-7 pm It’s the wurst festival with the best name (pictured top left). Three stages feature a kick-ass lineup of local bands. At the High Noon, rock out to Dash Hounds (5:15 pm) and Squarewave (6:15 pm). In the parking lot, groove to Mexican ska from Los Meskales (noon), Phil Gnarly & the Tough Guys (4 pm) and electronica from Oh My Love, playing their final show as Madison residents before moving to Austin, Texas (6 pm). The Brass Ring Stage features two bands with prehistoric tendencies: Tiny Dinosaur (5 pm) and Gentle Brontosaurus (6:30 pm).

Proceeds from the event go to Madison Area Music Association (MAMA), the Madison Chapter of Guitars for Vets and the Wil-Mar Neighborhood Center.

Kelly Sue DeConnick & Amal el-Mohtar: WisCon Guests of Honor reception, 6 pm, 5/25, A Room of One’s Own. 257-7888.

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With classic tracks like “More Than a Feeling” and “Peace of Mind” to their credit, Boston is one of the most iconic bands in the history of rock and roll. Now, the not-quite-prog, notquite-pop group will be landing their spaceship at Breese Stevens Field for a night full of soaring vocals and tasty guitar solos. Get your lighters ready! Opening is Nashville psych-rock revivalists SIMO (who also play an afterparty at High Noon Saloon). See story, page 59.

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Brink Lounge: Jazz Ahead, 8 pm.

Brocach-Monroe Street: The Currach, 6 pm Fridays.

Cafe Coda: Mike Cammilleri Organ Trio, jazz, 8 pm.

Capital Brewery, Middleton: Madison County, 6 pm.

Chief’s Tavern: The Sparks Band, ‘60s, free, 6:30 pm.

Club Tavern, Middleton: Screamin’ Gene & the Lake Louie Growlers, free, 9 pm.

Crossroads Coffeehouse, Cross Plains: John Widdicombe & Glenn Widdicombe, jazz, 7 pm.

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Essen Haus: Steve Meisner, polka, free, 8:30 pm.

Firefly Coffeehouse, Oregon: Hannah Busse, 7 pm.

The Frequency: Willa Rae & the Minor Arcana, The Sharrows, Nellie Wilson, Michael Strike & the God Damn Band, 9 pm.

High Noon Saloon: SIMO, Gabe Burdulis, 9:30 pm.

Hop Garden, Paoli: DuggHopper, free, 5 pm.

Isthmus: SIMO, free, 11:45 am (RSVP: isthmus.com).

Ivory Room: Michael Massey, Jim Ripp, Eben Seaman, dueling pianos, 8 pm.

Secret Bad Boy Saturday, May 27, The Wisco, 8 pm

Ben Joseph (Ezra Furman & the Boyfriends) is the mastermind behind the brand-new project Secret Bad Boy, which also includes members of Mild High Club and I Fight Dragons. The tracks released so far showcase crunchy guitar pop and breezy yacht rock, which should mellow out the Wisco for the holiday weekend. With Sam Ness.

Liliana’s: John Vitale & Marilyn Fisher, free, 6:30 pm.

Louisianne’s, Middleton: Johnny Chimes, New Orleans piano, free, 6:30 pm Fridays-Saturdays.

Lucille: DJ Trichrome, free, 10 pm.

Merchant: DJ Tanner Savage, free, 10:37 pm.

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Mickey’s Tavern: The Vipers, Toxenes, Sonny Falls, New Villains, free, 10:30 pm.

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Red Rock Saloon: Brushville, country, 10 pm.

The Red Zone: Art Of Dying, Falling From Fiction, Haliwel, Static Signal, 7 pm.

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Rex’s Innkeeper, Waunakee: Riled Up, rock, 8:30 pm.

Sprecher’s: Country Wide Rocks, free, 7 pm.

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Tyranena Brewing, Lake Mills: Stackhouse, free, 6 pm.

Up North Pub: Gin Mill Hollow, Chicken Bacon, 8 pm.

UW Memorial Union-Terrace: The Sundogs, 5 pm.

The Wisco/Willy Street Pub: Sahi, 9 pm.

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Wisconsin Brewing Co., Verona: The Jimmys, 6 pm.

Yahara Bay Distillers, Fitchburg: Ladyscissors, 7:30 pm.

SP ECIAL EV ENTS WisCon: Annual feminist science fiction convention, 5/26-29, Concourse Hotel, with guests of honor Amal El-Mohtar, Kelly Sue DeConnick. $50. wiscon.net.

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Bandung: Tom Kastle & Romana Shemayov, 9 pm.

Bos Meadery: Tin Can Diamonds, The Hollow Ends, folk rock, free/donations, 7 pm.

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Cafe Coda: Jodi Jean Amble Quartet, jazz, 8 pm.

New Glarus Music Festival: New Glarus Vision Youth Committee’s annual fundraiser, 5/26-28, at venues throughout New Glarus. facebook.com/NewGlarusMusicFest.

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

Club Tavern, Middleton: Madpolecats, free, 9 pm.

Come Back In: City Electric, free, 9 pm.

Edgewater Hotel: Madison County, free (plaza), 6 pm.

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Local music imprint Kind Turkey is taking rock straight from the garage and plopping it down at the bar. Headlining the night will be Christian Dior, a Madison sludge-pop supergroup that includes members of Tippy, We Should Have Been DJs and Miyha. Support comes from Sam Coffey & the Iron Lungs, a Toronto-based power-pop act in the vein of Thin Lizzy, and local slacker rockers the Smells, who would have been staples of ‘80s college radio had they not formed post-2010.

Essen Haus: Steve Meisner, polka, free, 8:30 pm.

Heid Music: Brass Knuckles, free, 1 pm.

High Noon Saloon & Brass Ring: Wurst Times, schedule: thewursttimes.com, 11 am-7 pm.

High Noon: Geekesque Burlesque 3esque, 9 pm.

Hop Garden, Paoli: Mike & Jamie McCloskey, 2 pm.

Ivory Room: Eben Seaman, Taras Nahirniak, Nicky Jordan, dueling pianos, 8 pm.

Knuckle Down Saloon: The Blues Disciples, 9 pm.

Lakeside Bar & Grill, Poynette: Cool Front with Jon French, rock/blues/funk, 2 pm.

Liliana’s: John Widdicombe & Paul Filipowicz, 6:30 pm.

Lucille: DJ Brook, free, 10 pm.

Majestic Theatre: DJs Nick Nice, Mike Carlson, ‘80s vs. ‘90s hip-hop, 9 pm.

Merchant: DJ Tanner Savage, free, 10:37 pm.

Mother Fool’s: Open Mic with Angelica Engel, 8 pm.

Nau-Ti-Gal: Phil Gnarly & the Tough Guys, 7 pm.

Nomad World Pub: DJ Chamo, 9 pm Saturdays.

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n ISTHMUS PICKS : MAY 27 - JUNE 1 Sprecher’s: Lynda & the Zeros, 7 pm.

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Tip Top Tavern: Charlie Painter & Friends, free, 10 pm.

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

Tyranena Brewing Company, Lake Mills: Oak Street Ramblers, bluegrass, free, 6 pm.

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UW Memorial Union-Terrace: Shen Teh, free, 9 pm.

Christy’s Landing: The Moon Gypsies, Americana, 2 pm.

Wisconsin Brewing, Verona: DJ Toe Knee V, 7 pm.

Come Back In: The Pine Travelers, free (patio), 5 pm.

The Frequency: Sinnet, Magma Carta, Pelham, 8 pm.

T HE AT ER & DA N CE The Full Monty: Middleton Players Theatre: Stage adaptation of the film, 7:30 pm, 5/27-28, Middleton-Cross Plains Area Performing Arts Center. $25. 829-9834.

COM EDY Atlas Improv Co.: 8 & 10 pm Fridays & Saturdays, 609 E. Washington Ave. $8 ($5 kids). 259-9999.

Monkey Business Institute: Improv: all ages, 5:30 pm; and 8 pm & 10:30 pm Saturdays, Glass Nickel-Atwood. $12-$5. monkeybusinessinstitute.com. 658-5153.

B OO KS Darcy Miller: Discussing “Roll,” her new middlegrades novel, 2 pm, 5/27, Mystery to Me. 283-9332.

SP EC TATO R S P O RTS North American Chinese Baskeball Association Invitational Tournament: 8 am, 5/27-28, UW Natatorium; championship 9 am, 5/29, Madison College-Truax Redsten Gymnasium. Free spectator admission. nacbait.com.

Jackie Allen album release Sunday, May 28, Café CODA, 7 pm

Need more evidence that Madison is fostering a healthy jazz scene? The McFarland-born Jackie Allen is jazz royalty. Daughter of a Dixieland tuba player, she grew up playing French horn, and later majored in vocal performance and jazz at UW-Madison. She’s moved on to Chicago, and has released 11 records, receiving accolades for her vocal gifts and distinctive styling. She plays with her husband, bassist Hans Sturm; pianist and UW jazz prof Johannes Wallmann; and drummer Dane Richeson.

Memorial Mile: Annual Veterans for Peace display of tombstones in remembrance of service members killed in the Middle East, 5/27-6/3, along Atwood Avenue by Olbrich Park. Volunteers needed for setup (9 am, 5/27) and take-down (3 pm, 6/3; faw231@ aol.com). madisonvfp.org.

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Pallbearer The American South has become a breeding ground for some of the heaviest, sludgiest bands in metal, and Pallbearer is no exception.

The Arkansas quartet has serious prog chops and a penchant for churning out swampy, doom-inflected jams that are heavy enough to make Mastodon sweat. Their third LP, Heartless, was released in March. With Inter Arma, Gatecreeper.

Bos Meadery: Open Mic, free, 2 pm Sundays.

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

The Frequency: Handsome Ghost, Frances Cone, 8:30 pm.

Funk’s Pub, Fitchburg: Open Jam w/Mudroom, 8 pm Sundays.

Harmony Bar: Sortin’ the Mail (CD release), 5 pm.

Hop Garden Tap Room, Paoli: Eugene Gruber, free, 2 pm.

Java Cat: Nick Matthews, free, 9 am Sundays.

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Nomad World Pub: DJ Whodie Guthrie, 7 pm Mondays.

SP ECIAL EV ENTS Memorial Day Walk to Remember: Annual Compassionate Friends-Madison Chapter 2-mile walk for families who have experienced the death of a child, 9 am, 5/29, Vilas Park Shelter (registration 8:30 am; $25/$20); dedication service, 11 am, with speakers, poetry, music; potluck follows. 838-8654.

Monona Memorial Day Parade: Ceremony 9:30 am, 5/29, Monona Grove High School; parade departs 10 am from MG to Owen Road. mononaeastside.com.

Memorial Day Observance: Annual Veterans for Peace event, 1 pm, 5/29, Gates of Heaven, with speakers including Matt Rothschild, David Couper, music by Old Cool and Sean Michael Dargan. madisonvfp.org.

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30 on the Square: Open Mic, 6:30 pm Tuesdays.

Brink Lounge: D.B. Rouse, folk, 7 pm.

Capital Brewery, Middleton: Dave Larson Jazz Quintet, free, 6 pm.

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

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

High Noon Saloon: Earthman, North Coast Soul, Olyvia Jaxyn, 8:30 pm.

Ivory Room: Josh Dupont, free, 9 pm Tuesdays.

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

Louisianne’s, Etc., Middleton: Johnny Chimes, New Orleans piano, free, 6 pm Tuesdays-Wednesdays.

Mason Lounge: Five Points Jazz Collective, free, 9 pm Tuesdays.

Neighborhood House: Bluegrass Jam, 7 pm Tuesdays.

Nomad: New Breed Jazz Jam, free, 9 pm Tuesdays.

Otto’s: Westside Andy & Glenn Davis, blues, free, 5:30 pm Tuesdays.

The Red Zone: Open Jam, free, 8 pm Tuesdays.

Up North Pub: Pat Ferguson, free, 8 pm.

Williamson Magnetic Recording Company: Square Bombs, Mouton, Jasper Shadow, rock, 8 pm.

S PEC TATO R S PO RTS Madison Mallards: vs. Fond du Lac, 6:35 pm, 5/3031; vs. Lakeshore, 6:35 pm on 6/1 & 3 and 7:05 pm on 6/2, Warner Park Duck Pond. Promotions: mallardsbaseball.com. 246-4277.

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Essen Haus: John Lyons & Jonathan Lyons, Elvis & Cash tribute, free, 4 pm.

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Malt House: Lonesome Willie Jones & His Dime Store Posse, free, 7:30 pm.

Memorial Day Program: American Legion Post 151 event, 2 pm, 5/29, Sunset Memory Gardens. post151.org.

Madison Radicals: American Ultimate Disc League match vs. Chicago, 6 pm, 5/27, Breese Stevens Field. radicalsultimate.com.

Dane County & Madison Parks Free Days: Use disc golf courses permit-free, 5/27, at Elver, Hiestand, Capital Springs & Token Creek. 224-3730.

Hop Garden, Paoli: Cactus Joe Leonard, free, 2 pm.

New and Manchester Orchestra, due in part to their intricate song structures and a relentless touring schedule. Bear Your Mind, their second LP and debut for Triple Crown Records, is due out on May 26. With Homesafe, Heart Attack Man.

Madison Writers Studio: Readings by local authors, 5:30 pm, 5/30, Mystery to Me. 283-9332.

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Proud Parents tape release Tuesday, May 30, Mickey’s Tavern, 10 pm

Madison garage popsters Proud Parents return from an East Coast jaunt just in time to unleash their second Rare Plant tape, Live at Karl’s Kastle: Claire’s Bday. Be sure to also catch Lung, a heavy electric cello-drums duo from Cincinnati, who generate a sound sure to set some unique vibrations afloat in Mickey’s.

Also with Madison guitar pop mutators Tippy.

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

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Lucky’s on the Lake, Lodi: Cool Front with Jon French, noon.

Wednesday, May 31, High Noon Saloon, 8 pm

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Nomad World Pub: DJ Marcus Doucette, 3 pm; Julia McConahay, 8 pm.

Sunday, May 28, Mickey’s Tavern, 10 pm

Spring Green General Store: BobFest, Dylan tribute by local musicians, 11 am-7 pm. See story, page 60.

Jack LeTourneau (pictured) has worked with countless regional and national bands over the years, both in the studio and as a concert sound engineer. He’s currently battling cancer and mounting medical bills, so the Know-it-All-Boyfriends have organized this all-star benefit show, also featuring Billy Branch, pat mAcdonald, Wally Ingram, Freedy Johnston and a mini-reunion by Madison rock legends Spooner. See story, page 60.

Slashing guitar riffs, the swirling of various effects pedals, droney keyboard and dazed vocals: such is the head-tripping brew whipped up by Plastic Crimewave Syndicate. Despite the excellence of his band, leader Steve Kraków is perhaps better known as a writer-illustrator; he’s the man behind the periodic appearances of the psychedelicized Galactic Zoo Dossier, published by the Drag City record label. With local metal duo Twitchard and the inimitable Loop Retard.

Tip Top Tavern: Open Mic with Nate Meng, 9 pm Sundays.

Tofflers, New Glarus: Birddog Blues Band, free, 6 pm.

The Wisco: DJs Bat Lord x Carl Castle, 9 pm.

S POKE N WORD Sunday Speaking: With Rob Dz & Fabu, open mic, 3 pm Sundays, Cafe Coda. $5. 251-8565.

S PECTATOR SP ORTS Mad-City Ski Team: Free water ski show, 5:30 pm Sundays, 5/28-9/3, Law Park (off Lake Monona). No shows 7/23 or 8/13. madcityskiteam.com.

Free Throw Tuesday, May 30, Frequency, 7:30 pm

Another emo revival is upon us, and one of the bands to keep an eye on is Free Throw.

The Nashville five-piece has garnered comparisons to scene staples like Brand

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Bowl-A-Vard Lanes: City Electric, free, 5 pm.

Brocach Irish Pub-Monroe Street: Gypsy Jazz Jam, free, 7:30 pm Wednesdays.

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Brocach-Square: Irish Open Jam, 8 pm Wednesdays.

Cafe Coda: Mal-O-Dua, French swing, 7 pm.

Come Back In: Shelley Faith, free (on the patio).

Genna’s Lounge: Open Mic, free, 9 pm Wednesdays.

Ivory Room: Taras Nahirniak, piano, free, 9 pm.

Liliana’s Restaurant, Fitchburg: Cliff Frederiksen, jazz, free, 5:30 pm.

Me and Julio, Fitchburg: Casey & Greg, free, 6 pm.

Naples 15: Marilyn Fisher & Larry Stout, free, 6 pm.

Nomad World Pub: DJ Beatz, free, 9 pm.

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

Up North Pub: MoonHouse, free, 8 pm.

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

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

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Matthäus Thursday, June 1, High Noon Saloon, 8 pm Matthäus, a chamber folk band from Chicago and St. Paul, drops its first EP, Trilogy, following in the indie-orchestral tradition of Midwestern staples Bon Iver and Sufjan Stevens. See review, page 58. With Melkweed and LASKA.

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Christy’s Landing: Open Mic with Shelley Faith, free, 8 pm Thursdays, 8 pm.

Lisa Link Peace Park: The Pine Travelers, free, 5:30 pm.

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

Monona Terrace: Screamin’ Cucumbers, free (tickets required: eventbrite.com/e/33026544283), 7 pm.

Olin Park: The Whiskey Farm, bluegrass, free, 6 pm.

Sun Prairie High School: The Soggy Prairie Boys, with Sun Prairie High School & Cardinal Heights Upper Middle School ensembles, free, 6:30 pm.

UW Memorial Union-Terrace: Milkhouse Radio, bluegrass, 5 pm; Black Marble, Post Social, free, 9 pm.

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Left to right: The Moroccan trellis shows up in porcelain tile from Home Depot, curtains from JCPenney, a dress from Lands’ End and a bunching table from Walmart.

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It’s called a Moroccan trellis. And it’s everywhere.

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You may know it as the lantern design, or “lucky clover” or “Casbah trellis.” If you watch any HGTV shows, get furniture catalogs in the mail, or even have been shopping at Kohl’s recently, you’ve seen it. Perhaps best known as the “Moroccan trellis” or as a variation on a quatrefoil, the pattern is, suddenly, everywhere — from rugs to kitchen backsplashes.

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speak of a ‘Moroccan Style’ that goes beyond this pattern and is applied to entire interiors.”

Nelson notes the motif is “sometimes seen as a variation of the Christian quatrefoil pattern, or even a combination of the quatrefoil with the Star of David.”

The quatrefoil is an ornamental design of four lobes that somewhat resembles a perfectly symmetrical four-leaf clover, without a stem. (Why Christian? Its quadrants are said to represent Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.) It’s rounder than the Moroccan trellis shape, which usually features triangular points somewhere — between the lobes, or replacing them at the top and bottom (noon and 6) to create

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more of an onion or minaret shape, or on either side to make something more similar to a badge.

But there are infinite variations, with the shape sometimes stretched vertically or horizontally, fatter or thinner widths to the spaces between the repetitions, and designs placed within the shape itself.

Karina Cutler-Lake, associate professor of art at UW-Oshkosh, thinks the current popularity of the pattern “has a lot to do with how it can function within a variety of styles. It appeals to those who like a clean, geometric, modern look while at the same time speaking to those who favor the more ornamental and baroque styles of the past.”

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BY DAN SAVAGE

I have two female sex partners who want to be breath-play dominated. I know the practice is dangerous, and I employ the rules of consent and communication a prodom escort friend taught me. But is there a legal release document we could sign that protects consenting adults in the event of an accident or death?

Ruminating About Consensual Kinks Restricting someone’s air intake is always dangerous, RACK, and while we all too often hear about people dying during solo breath play, aka “auto-erotic asphyxiation” (an activity no one should engage in ever), we rarely hear about someone dying during partnered breath play. (I recently discussed partnered breath play with Amp from Watts the Safeword, a kink-friendly sex-ed YouTube channel.

Look up Episode 533 at savagelovecast.com.)

That said, RACK, someone can’t consent to being strangled to death by accident.

“The lawyers in my office discussed this, and we agree that there is no way to ‘waive’ or ‘consent to’ criminal negligence resulting in substantial bodily harm or death,” said Brad Meryhew, a criminal-defense attorney who practices in Seattle. “I don’t think you’ll find any lawyer who would draft such an agreement. Even if an agreement were executed, it is not going to constitute a complete defense if something goes wrong. There are principles of criminal liability for the consequences of our decisions, as well as publicpolicy concerns about people engaging in extremely dangerous behaviors, that make it impossible to just walk away if something goes wrong.” Another concern: Signing such a document could make breath play more dangerous, not less. “A person who had such a waiver might be tempted to push the boundaries even further,” said Meryhew.

And now the pro-dom perspective….

“As consenting adults, we assume the risks involved in this type of kink,” said Mistress Elena, a professional dominant. “But if you harm your partner or they become scared, shamed, shocked, or, even worse, gravely injured, it’s the dom’s problem. At any time, the submissive can change their mind. Some cases have been classified as ‘rape’ or ‘torture’ afterward, even though consent was initially given. It’s our job as dominants/tops/leads to make sure everyone is safe, consenting, and capable.”

Your letter, GONE, is a good example of the solvable problem — a letter likelier to make it into the column — and, as is often the case, the solution to your problem is right there in your letter. You’re able to “shift [your] mind” back to your partner when you’re about to come, and when you eat her out, your mind doesn’t wander at all. My advice: Make the shift earlier/often and engage in more activities that force you to focus (like eating her out). Problem solved.

P.S. A lot of people allow their mind to wander a bit during sex — supplementing the present sensations with memories, fantasies, local baristas, etc. If it keeps you hard/wet/game and isn’t perceptible (if you don’t start mumbling coffee orders), your partner benefits from your wanderings.

My college girlfriend and I were together for four years. The relationship ended 10 years ago when she cheated on me. She did eventually marry the guy, so, hey, good for them. She recently gave birth to a boy. She gave her son my name as his middle name.

Nobody in either family has this name and it isn’t an especially common name.

I’ve asked dozens of people with kids, and nobody can think of a reason why a person would give their child a name anywhere close to an ex’s name. Thoughts?

Nobody’s Answers Make Effing Sense Maybe your college girlfriend remembers you a little too fondly. Maybe a family friend had the same name. Maybe she met someone else with your name in the last 10 years, and she and her husband had a few threesomes with that guy, and she remembers those fondly. Maybe you’ll run into her someday and she’ll tell you the real reason.

Now here are a few definitelys to balance out all those maybes, NAMES: This is definitely none of your business and you definitely can’t do anything about it — people can definitely give their children whatever names they want— and there’s definitely no use in stressing out about it.

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I’m a 32-year-old guy, my gal is 34, and we’ve been together for two years. Every time we get it on or she goes down on me (though not when I eat her out), my mind wanders to fantasies involving porno chicks, exes, or local baristas. A certain amount of this is normal, but I’m concerned that this now happens every time.

When I’m about to come, I shift my mind back to my partner and we have a hot climax, but I feel guilty. Advice?

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