Sifting & Reckoning: UW-Madison’s Historical past of Exclusion and Resistance, by means of Dec. 23, Chazen Museum of Artwork; panel 4 pm, Dec. 1, Memorial Library: Museums and different cultural establishments have begun the work of recognizing the typically tainted provenance of the works they home and acknowledging the underrepresented of their collections. This has itself brought about a backlash from the correct. UW-Madison Public Historical past Challenge’s Sifting & Reckoning: UW-Madison’s Historical past of Exclusion and Resistance examines 150 years of wrestle, discrimination, exclusion and resistance on the college by means of varied artifacts and oral histories. Kacie Lucchini Butcher, co-curator of the exhibit on the Chazen, calls it “ a possibility for us to replicate on what occurred right here at UW-Madison in order that we will higher perceive what we have to do so as to create a extra equitable future.” A panel dialogue by Lucchini Butcher, Vice Provost for Libraries Lisa Carter and UW Archives oral historical past curator Troy Reeves will happen at 4 p.m. on Dec. 1, at Memorial Library (register here).
Tudor Vacation Dinner and Live shows, by means of Dec. 4, UW Memorial Union-Nice Corridor, 5:30 p.m.: Convey on the figgy pudding! The Tudor Vacation Dinner Live shows are again! This a lot cherished custom took a two-year hiatus on account of COVID-19. The Memorial Union’s splendid Nice Corridor is remodeled on this vacation celebration that harks again to Merrie Olde England, with historical Yuletide traditions and carol singing from the Philharmonic Refrain of Madison. However those that are right here for the feast ought to know there is a new menu this 12 months, with entrees of maple-glazed pork tenderloin or a vegetarian maple-glazed acorn squash, and for dessert, the figgy pudding can be set aflame. And sure, there can be wassail. Hopefully you did not wait on tickets, because the concert events bought out by early November; discover extra information at union.wisc.edu.
Audifax, Dec. 1-March 9, Garver Feed Mill; reception 6-8 p.m., Dec. 1: Audifax, the present artist-in-residence for the Madison Public Library’s Bubbler program, is a self-taught artist who creates murals/road artwork and different work in addition to sculpture. View a sampling of Audifax’s work within the exhibit “Centre,” opening at Garver Canvas on Dec. 1, with a reception from 6-8 p.m. New works on canvas and prints can be added all through December, and Audifax can be engaged on a sculpture within the house as effectively (with an unveiling deliberate as a part of the subsequent Femmestival on Feb. 19).
Peter and the Starcatcher, Dec. 1-4, UW Vilas Corridor-Mitchell Theatre: It is a musical variation on Peter Pan that gained a Tony. Peter and the Starcatcher is a College Theatre manufacturing that ought to attraction to the entire household, although a warning notes that it incorporates “delicate impolite humor.” You already know the story in regards to the boy who wouldn’t develop up, and all of the magic and surprise therein. And sure, there arrrr pirates. Performances at 7:30 p.m., Dec. 1-2; 2 and seven:30 p.m., Dec. 3; and a pair of p.m., Dec. 4. The Mitchell Theatre foyer field workplace opens one hour previous to performances for stroll up gross sales; advance tickets at artsticketing.wisc.edu.
Shecase Showdown, Thursday, Dec. 1, Concord Bar, 7:30 p.m.: The Concord Bar continues to up its recreation with music bookings since new homeowners took over this summer season. The recurring Shecase Showdown is a good instance. Kelly Maxwell (Little Pink Wolf, Gold Mud Ladies) curated and hosts this in-the-round gathering of girls songwriters, that includes a enjoyable mash-up of genres in December. Anapaula Venacio Strader is thought for her Brazilian vocal stylings with Samba Novistas. Raquel Aleman’s music goes the best way of ’90s energy pop and R&B. Bassist Claire Kannapell leans conventional jazz but additionally is aware of methods to create quirky rock songs from her days in Woodrow. Huan-Hua Chye is a member of Madison’s rock mystics Mild Brontosaurus.
All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914, Dec. 1-11, Overture Middle-Playhouse: An a cappella musical written by UW-Madison graduate and Theatre Latté Da co-founder Peter Rothstein, All is Calm makes use of interval music and the phrases of the boys who had been truly there to recount a World Conflict I story that may follow you lengthy after seeing the play. It is turn out to be a vacation custom for 4 Seasons Theatre, which is remounting this manufacturing for a 3rd season. Exhibits at 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and a pair of p.m. Sunday.
German Artwork College students twenty fifth Anniversary, Thursday, Dec. 1, Bur Oak, 8 p.m.: Can we do higher than to cite our personal critic, the late Tom Laskin, on the GAS? “Very like the parade of New Wave bands that unfold equal quantities of pop and snot throughout the late ’70s music scene, the native quartet holds nothing sacred. Civil Conflict reenactments, self-righteous lefty artists, twee baroque-rock bands: They sneer at ‘em all.” The basic lineup of Andy Larson, Annelies Howell, Kirk Wall and Randy Ballwahn can be available to have a good time 25 years of wonky pop snot. And you’ll dance too. With Jane Hobson.
Soup’s On, order Wednesday-Saturday; pickup Tuesdays, FEED Kitchens, 4-5:30 p.m.: This fundraiser was born through the first darkish winter of the pandemic to assist eating places in dire straits in addition to offering pay-it-forward meals for these in want. It nonetheless places cash towards the Wholesome Meals for All meals safety program in addition to benefiting collaborating meals purveyors. You get frozen quarts of comforting selfmade soup and, new this 12 months, the choice so as to add on FEED Bakery’s Cookie of the Week to your order. Soup’s On is “on” weekly by means of March 2023 (although word, it does take off the final two weeks of December). Orders will be positioned weekly (Wednesday-Saturday) at danebuylocal.com/soups-on and picked up on Tuesdays at FEED Kitchens. Supply can also be out there.
Them Coulee Boys + Lengthy Mama, Thursday, Dec. 1, Excessive Midday Saloon, 8 p.m.: The Cosmic American Music choose of the week is definitely this twin invoice of Wisconsin roots-plus outfits. Them Coulee Boys work from a folk-country base, mixing stellar four-part concord singing with a punk rock aesthetic and power. Milwaukee quartet Lengthy Mama builds a spare roots rock body across the folky songs and warmly direct singing of Kat Wodtke, a mix that works to nice impact on their debut album, Poor Pretender.
Elections Symposium, Friday, Dec. 2, UW Discovery Constructing, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.: If you happen to really feel bereft as a result of sudden void of election promoting…who’re you? (Simply kidding, however not likely.) The UW Elections Analysis Middle is again with a deep dive into a number of matters associated to the November election, together with tv promoting, polls, and the intersection of election administration and gender points. It is free to attend, however registration is requested (which can also be the best way to obtain a hyperlink to a Zoom model).
NCAA Volleyball Event, Dec. 2-3, UW Discipline Home: The Badgers volleyball group completed the season 19-1, a document that earned the group its fourth straight Massive Ten championship and internet hosting duties for the opening rounds of the NCAA match. Friday matches embody Washington vs. TCU at 4:30 p.m. and the Badgers vs. Quinnipiac at 7 p.m.; the winners advance to a second spherical match at 6 p.m. Saturday. Single tickets for each rounds go on sale at 9 a.m., Dec. 2.
BGCDC Vacation Present Drive, by means of Dec. 2, varied places: The Boys & Women Golf equipment of Dane County is as soon as once more accumulating board video games, toys and books applicable for ages 18 and beneath, for distribution to member households through the vacation season. By Dec. 2, new, unwrapped donations will be dropped at any BGCDC location; all Dane County Walgreens; BMO Harris Financial institution, 4726 East Towne Blvd. and 7447 College Ave., and Carbon World Well being, in Madison; Cardinal HVAC and Full Mile Brewing in Solar Prairie; and JSD Skilled Companies in Verona. No time to buy a present? Discover hyperlinks for an Amazon want listing or financial donations at bgcdc.org/holidayextravaganza.
Sharon Kilfoy reception, Friday, Dec. 2, The Circa Room, 5-8 p.m.: Sharon Kilfoy has lengthy been a muralist, a trainer and a supporter of group artwork, in addition to an artist herself. “Disintegrations,” a Buddhist-inspired exhibit of her current blended media work combining materials, paint and destruction, is at The Circa Room, 902 Williamson St., by means of Feb. 12.
Zoo Lights, by means of Dec. 30, Henry Vilas Zoo: ‘Tis the season of vacation gentle shows, and one of many area’s most elaborate and distinctive incarnations will be discovered at Henry Vilas Zoo. Zoo Lights opens on Thanksgiving weekend, and Santa can be available for images by means of Dec. 23; tickets additionally embody limitless carousel rides. Purchase tickets in advance for timed entry from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays by means of Dec. 18, plus Dec. 20-23 and 26-30.
Frandu’s Dying Occasion, Dec. 2-3, Bartell Theatre: Native comic/efficiency artist Frandu has introduced 5 “Frandutopia” reveals up to now, and this one guarantees to be one other one-of-a-kind expertise. “Frandu’s Dying Occasion” additionally options stand-up from Nick Hart, music by Mideast Salsa, and host Lauren Cahillane. Count on the surprising. Exhibits at 7 p.m., Dec. 2; and a pair of and seven p.m., Dec. 3; it is a fundraiser for Home Abuse Intervention Companies. Tickets at bartelltheatre.org/2022/frandus-death-party.
A Madison Symphony Christmas, Dec. 2-4, Overture Corridor: An antidote to the ever-present piped-in Christmas music we have been listening to in shops since…Labor Day?…is — in a hair-of-the-dog transfer — MORE Christmas music! Reside and in-person, the seasonal spirit will (possible) return to you. Opera singers Adriana Zabala and Nathaniel Stampley be part of the Madison Symphony Refrain, Madison Youth Choirs, and Mt. Zion Gospel Choir in collaboration with John DeMain and the Madison Symphony Orchestra for a classical/well-liked Christmas mashup, with singalongs and caroling within the foyer earlier than the present. Fa la la. Live shows at 7:30 p.m., Dec. 2; 8 p.m., Dec. 3; and a pair of:30 p.m., Dec. 4. ALSO: MSO principal organist Greg Zelek leads the annual group carol sing at 11 a.m., Dec. 3, in Overture Corridor.
Chris Pureka, Friday, Dec. 2, Bur Oak, 8 p.m.: Chris Pureka’s darkish confessionals are intense, lovely reflections of life’s darkish edges. The previous microbiologist from Portland, Oregon, lets the information of delicate issues lead her into indifferent, scientific probes of the guts. Critics evaluate her to Patty Griffin and Gillian Welch however there’s extra turmoil in Pureka — and simply as a lot musicianship. With John-Allison Weiss.
Kainalu, Friday, Dec. 2, Majestic Theatre, 8 p.m.: In November, Madison’s personal Kainalu launched his experimental sophomore album, that includes his signature specialty of psychedelic funk. Ginseng Hourglass grooves to the theme of passing time — how an individual contemplates and copes together with his or her life, warts and all. The album follows Kainalu’s 2019 album, Lotus Gate, a piece that launched listeners to his eclectic world of contemporary psychedelia. The Madison launch celebration options openers Javier Reyes and The Earthlings.
Haunted Ones, Friday, Dec. 2, Crucible, 9 p.m.: For some years now, Madison label Secret Information has been creating restricted version LPs reissuing — and, in some instances, first issuing — materials by iconoclastic artists (the Residents household, Sons of Perdition, Chrome and others). The label’s newest is the primary vinyl outing for the 1998 album Bedside Toxicology by Rx, a one-off collaboration of Martin Atkins (Pigface, PIL and lots of others) and Kevin Ogilve (aka OhGr, of Skinny Pet). Secret Information’ Vincent Presley DJs as Haunted Ones (usually with particular visitors beneath the moniker), and for this document launch celebration for the Rx album can be spinning solely music from the numerous tasks of Atkins and Ogilve.
Oregon Straw Hat Gamers fortieth Anniversary, Dec. 3-4, Barnwood Occasions: This beginner theater firm seems again by means of 4 many years of performances with a limited-run musical revue drawn from previous productions. The Membership Gala, at 6 p.m., Dec. 3, is open to the general public and features a efficiency; a ultimate efficiency takes place at 2:30 p.m., Dec. 4. Discover ticket information at oshponline.org.
Slum Village, Saturday, Dec. 3, UW Union South-The Sett, 7 p.m.: For greater than 20 years, Slum Village has graced the hip-hop scene with their soul-filled funk. Their rise within the ’00s featured collaborations with huge names like Kanye West, Frequent, and members of the Wu-Tang Clan, and Billboard Prime 40 albums Detroit Deli (A Style of Detroit) and Trinity (Previous, Current And Future). At present a duo of authentic member T3 and producer Younger RJ, they use rap and beats to mildew their Detroit picture right into a easy collective sound. With Isaiah Linder, CarterClouud.
The Hungry Williams, Saturday, Dec. 3, Pink Rooster, 8 p.m.: Milwaukee-based drummer Joe Carr’s ardour for New Orleans-style music has culminated in a enjoyable and splendidly recent homage. Named after Louisiana drummer Charles “Hungry” Williams, the band twists ’50s bop with the basic Caribbean tones well-liked within the area. Whereas reveals to advertise their final two releases had been derailed by COVID, the band is again in full swing with the brand new album Let’s Go!
The Claudettes, Saturday, Dec. 3, North Avenue Cabaret, 8 p.m.: Anchored by Johnny Iguana’s masterful, blissfully chaotic piano, The Claudettes combine blues and pop into their very own mix. Following up on acclaimed albums Dance Scandal on the Gymnasium! (2018) and Excessive Occasions within the Darkish (2020), the brand new studio album, The Claudettes Go Out!, delivers one other set of foot-stomping rock and blues pleasure, however one of the simplest ways to expertise the band is stay and in-person.
Pat Ferguson & the Sunset Sound, Saturday, Dec. 3, Majestic, 8 p.m.: The Madison-based Americana songwriter has shared the stage and the mic with the likes of Peter Rowan, with whom he shares a mystical, hippie-grass sound. Ferguson is a charming solo performer however this night time he’ll be together with his band the Sunset Sound, which leans laborious into Railroad Earth territory. With bluegrass explorers Barbaro and Excessive and Rising.
Wisconsin Poets’ Calendar studying, Saturday, Dec. 3, Sequoya Library, 1:30 p.m.: The Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets celebrates its 2023 Wisconsin Poets’ Calendar with readings from greater than 25 contributing artists. The calendar itself options the work of greater than 170 state poets, all beneath the theme “Mythos of Wisconsin.” Whether or not centered round a fable or a actuality, poems on this assortment discover the values and tradition of Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets is a corporation devoted to the cultivation, appreciation and understanding of poetry in Wisconsin each previous and current. This 12 months’s calendar is bought out at wfop.org however should still be out there at Madison Half-Value Books places, Thriller to Me and College Bookstore-Hilldale.
MMoCA Cinema, Sunday, Dec. 4, Madison Museum of Modern Artwork, midday: This double characteristic enhances a present MMoCA exhibit, “DARK MATTER,” by Faisal Abdu’Allah. Really useful by the artist, the movies (each from 1959) deal with creative expression through the Civil Rights Period. The brief The Cry of Jazz is American composer Edward O. Bland’s tackle “the imaginative energy of Black intellectuals and artists” of the time. Sapphire by Basil Dearden is a feature-length drama that explores racism and sophistication construction in Fifties England. Each are sturdy and thought-provoking depictions of the power within the Black voice.
The Massive Massive Massive Charity Present, Sunday, Dec. 4, Bur Oak, 1 p.m.: This Madison Indie Comedy matinee present brings you laughs you may really feel further good about: it is a fundraiser for Little John’s, a pay-what-you-can group kitchen turning extra meals from producers and groceries into meals entry for all. The lineup options the wry and dry type of Charlie Kojis, rising stand-up and improv artist Andrew Rynning, and fave Milwaukee customer Dana Ehrmann. Tickets here.
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