MADISON — The Greater Williamson Area Business Association (GWABA) is announcing that Central Park Sessions will be concluding this Thursday, August 14th. The new park has caught everyone's fancy and has proven to be a comfortable place to see music and spend an evening among friends. The first two Sessions were incredibly well-attended and successful in […]
Interview with Steve Braunginn: The amazing power of jazz music
By A. David Dahmer Never underestimate the power of jazz music. “There are days where I am in such incredibly severe pain and have gone into the radio station and I said to myself, 'I don't know how I'm going to do this,'” says Steve Braunginn, host of “Strictly Jazz Sounds” on WORT-FM. “And […]
“Getting Real IV” hip-hop lecture series to feature educational innovators
MADISON —A free semester-long series of lectures on hip-hop education will bring the nation's top scholars, artists and leaders in the growing field of hip-hop studies to campus to teach about the teaching and learning theories behind this innovative education movement.The lecture series is hosted by UW-Madison education Professor Gloria Ladson-Billings, the Office of Multicultural […]
Museum to celebrate and honor Black History, LGBTQ community with artistic production
MADISON — The Harlem Renaissance Museum wants to share a secret with Madison: Many of the major figures of the Harlem Renaissance movement, were members of the LGBTQ community, as well.The Madison-based Harlem Renaissance Museum is holding “Voices of the Harlem Renaissance,” on Saturday, March 1, 4 p.m.Held at the Lakeview Public Library, 2845 N […]
Mad Rollin’ Dolls Roller derby looking to diversify as its popularity grows
By A. David Dahmer Roller derby is hectic, exciting, fast-paced, and exhilarating. Among women, it is a fast-growing sport both nationally and internationally. There are now approximately 1,250 amateur leagues worldwide, nearly half of them outside the U.S. Here in Madison, a lively crowd packs the Alliant Energy Center's Veterans Memorial Coliseum once a […]
Dr. King’s Dream
By Lisa Nunez Warren C. Bowles wanted to create a compelling story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s life and work he used the activist’s own words culled from speeches, sermons, letters, and other writings. Bowles compiled and authored “Dr. King's Dream,” for Minneapolis' Mixed Blood Theatre. On Monday evening, Jan. 20, the Mixed Blood […]
Callen Harty’s “A Queer Life”
By A. David Dahmer Now in the middle of momentous legal breakthroughs in the United States and beyond, the gay-rights movement has made significant strides over the last three decades. While there is still a ways to go, there is a lot of optimism for the future thanks to decades and decades of work by […]
La Movida Radio helping raise funds for CMC
By A. David Dahmer To help raise funds and community awareness about the many great things that the Catholic Multicultural Center (CMC) does and the many people it helps, LaMovida Radio 1480 AM will host a Radiothon on Dec. 13.“Last year was our first annual event and I felt like it went really well,” says […]
Marimba Quartet to play 18th annual Our Gift to You
MADISON — The Madison Marimba Quartet (MMQ) will play the 18th annual OUR GIFT TO YOU free concert on Saturday, Dec. 28, 1 p.m. in the afternoon at Mills Concert Hall (455 N. Park Street) on the UW-Madison campus.To quote from the program… “this free concert is our (MMQ’s) way to give back to the […]
Madison Children’s Museum exhibit showcases African India patchwork quilts
MADISON, Wis. – Madison Children’s Museum will present Soulful Stitching: Patchwork Quilts by Africans of India, an exhibit on display through the end of March. These vibrant and colorful quilts, known as kawandi, are displayed in MCM’s Community Concourse, a free public space located on the first floor of the museum. Hand-crafted by African women […]