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2 days ago |
isthmus.com | Linda Falkenstein
During the Renaissance, most theater took place outdoors. Traveling companies put on shows in town squares. Even in London, theaters like The Globe were open air. Wisconsin takes that tradition to heart in the summer months. Playgoers are ready to bring a picnic and a camp chair and to enjoy plays that range from fun farces to Pulitzer-prize winning dramas to Shakespeare. Bring a sense of adventure — and bug spray. Alley Stage June 8, Aug. 17, Sept.
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1 month ago |
isthmus.com | Linda Falkenstein
Descr: Salad and bowl restaurants have been rising in popularity for a while, but the national chains have been pretty quiet in Madison. That’s likely because our homegrown version, Forage Kitchen, got a firm foothold early, expanding from one location on State Street in 2015 to nine — five in the Madison area, plus Pewaukee, Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee and Champaign, Illinois. I guess it’s also a chain now.
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1 month ago |
isthmus.com | Linda Falkenstein
In some ways it’s an awkward time for the Madison Public Library to be celebrating its 150th anniversary. Libraries are facing funding cuts — and cuts for other programs, from social services to the humanities, are creating a domino effect that will also impact libraries. But still, the milestone is an opportunity to celebrate and highlight what the library provides to the city, says Tana Elias, library director at Madison Public Library.
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1 month ago |
isthmus.com | Linda Falkenstein
Lovers of hand-pulled Chinese noodles have a far east side option now that Hotco Noodles has opened a stall inside Global Market and Food Hall, 2161 Zeier Road. Most dishes start with a springy, toothy tangle of la mian, wheat noodles. The owners of Hotco come from the Sichuan region of China and also market a Sichuan Crunchy Chili Sauce, which makes an appearance in the Dan Dan noodles, a pretty dish with ground pork that comes topped with peanuts and six crunchy bunches of bok choy.
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2 months ago |
isthmus.com | Linda Falkenstein
Often a school theater program exists because of the dedication of a few teachers and determined parents. And with some help from The Mouse. Stephanie Salas and Melissa Kruser are two of those determined parents. They started working on a theater program at Sennett Middle School after their kids graduated from Henderson Elementary, one of five Madison elementary schools with a theater program participating in the Disney Musicals in Schools program.
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