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Pontoon trips offer view of Mendota, Monona lakes

Submitted by Tabatha Wethal, Channel3000.com Community Reporter
Thursday, May 23rd, 2013, 6:14pm

Park’s summer boat-ride program begins next month.

For a $5 fee, riders can spend 90 minutes tooling around a Madison lake beginning June 4.

The Pontoon drop-in ride program, organized by Madison School & Community Recreation group, meets at Tenney Boat Pier for Lake Mendota and Law Park for Lake Monona.

Evening rides are offered Tuesdays and Thursdays kicking off on the north side at Tenney Park. An afternoon ride begins downtown at Law Park on Wednesdays.

MSCR said riders are asked to arrive 30 minutes early and trips are first come, first serve.

-IF YOU GO-

  • WHAT: Pontoon Drop-In Rides
  • WHEN: June 4-Sept. 26

Tuesday & Thursday rides begin at 5:30 p.m. & 7:15 p.m. at Tenney Park

Wednesday rides begin at noon at Law Park

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Event celebrates intersection of art, agriculture

Submitted by Jessica Levine, Madison Commons Reporter
Monday, May 13th, 2013, 6:01am
Event celebrates intersection of art, agriculture

By 5:30 p.m. the parking lot at 2045 Atwood Ave. was full.

Madison residents of all ages packed into Forward Community Investments' headquarters for a culinary and visual feast.

The FCI event on April 17, called Articulture, showcased the intersection of food and art. Many chefs consider their culinary creations to be art. Carefully selected ingredients meld to produce a specific taste and expertly designed presentation turns a food dish into a masterpiece.

More than 20 restaurants and 14 artists from around southern Wisconsin participated in Articulture to celebrate the visual and community-building aspects of sustainable agriculture.

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Hospital celebrates nurses week with singing competition

Submitted by Catherine Showers on Monday, May 13th, 6:01 am
Hospital celebrates nurses week with singing competition

On Thursday St. Mary's staff participated in their own version of "American Idol" to celebrate Nurses Week.

Organizers said eight staff members mustered the courage to step onto the stage and into the spotlight much to the delight of those watching in the cafeteria.

After Thursday's event, employees will vote for their favorite performer and then the top vote-getter will be crowned the St. Mary's champ and receive a prize, the hospital said.

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Madison Lodge to host art show and wine tasting

Submitted by Grant Hermes on Monday, May 6th, 6:43 pm

The Madison Masonic Lodge will be hosting its annual art show and wine tasting Saturday, May 18 at 7:00p.m.The event will be held at the Madison Masonic Center at 301 Wisconsin Ave.

This is the second annual event of its kind for the Masonic Center. Tickets are $20 at the door and all proceeds will go to the Madison Lodge community efforts.

The 21-plus event will have live music and local wines as well as art from Madison area artists.  

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Mother’s Day live show to feature local writers

Submitted by Tabatha Wethal, Channel3000.com Community Reporter
Sunday, May 5th, 2013, 4:34pm

‘Listen to Your Mother’ founded by Madison blogger, humorist  

A Mother’s Day-themed production will feature local writers discussing the "real experience" of motherhood in their own words.

Fourteen local women will take the stage at the Barrymore Theatre Sunday for a performance the "Listen to Your Mother" group calls "giving Mother’s Day a microphone."

Listen to Your Mother is a live show with Madison-area writers reading their words founded by Ann Imig, a Madison blogger who describes herself online as a "stay-at-home humorist."

Tickets are $15 with a portion of proceeds supporting the Domestic Abuse Intervention Services, a Madison-based non-profit organization working against domestic violence.

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German drinking hall hosts 3rd annual Maifest

Submitted by Leah Linscheid on Friday, May 3rd, 6:29 pm

The Essen Haus’s third annual Maifest will include a walk raising awareness for domestic abuse this weekend.

The family-friendly event, which takes place at Madison’s Essen Haus Saturday from 11:30 a.m. – 6 p.m., will feature live music, face painting and food.

Also featured is the Walk a Mile In Her Shoes walk to draw attention to domestic abuse at 1 p.m.

Admission and parking are free, organizers said.

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Ladysmith Black Mambazo coming to Barrymore Theatre

Submitted by Christian Von P... on Friday, May 3rd, 6:28 pm
Ladysmith Black Mambazo coming to Barrymore Theatre

The South African musical collective, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, will perform at the Barrymore Theatre June 18.

The group has performed for more than 50 years. Its distinctive style combines the harmonies of native South African musical tradition and the sounds of Christian gospel music.

The group was founded by Joseph Shabalala in the early 1960s, taking the names of his rural hometown, Ladysmith; adding a reference to strong oxen, black; and the Zulu word for axe, Mambazo.

Tickets are available online through the Barrymore website.

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