Lindsay Christians

1 day ago | captimes.com | Lindsay Christians

Lightning flashes, thunder cracks and the game is afoot in Boddy Manor. The national tour of “Clue Live On Stage!” runs melodramatically through Sunday in Overture Hall, with a joke-per-minute ratio nearly matched by the mounting body count. “Who designed this place?” wonders one hapless character, as an awkward dinner party among strangers devolves into a mansion-wide murder mystery. “Parker Brothers,” cracks Wadsworth (Jeff Skowron), Mr. Boddy’s fast-talking butler.

3 days ago | captimes.com | Lindsay Christians

Like a parade float, brilliant ribbons beckon and wave from the apex of the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. “At first glance, you might recognize these folding chairs, familiar fixtures at picnics, outdoor concerts or Native America pow-wows,” said Sarah Ann Stolte, an associate professor of art history at Edgewood College, in a recorded response to the art. “Here, the chairs are transformed.

6 days ago | captimes.com | Lindsay Christians

Ten minutes before the curtain rose on “Don Giovanni” in Overture Hall on May 2, an email dropped into the inbox of Madison Opera general director Kathryn Smith. The opera’s $25,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts had been canceled by the Trump administration, which pulled back grants from hundreds of organizations across the country. That one grant, designated to support a world premiere next spring, was more than the opera receives from all other government entities combined.

1 week ago | captimes.com | Lindsay Christians

Ten minutes before the curtain rose on “Don Giovanni” in Overture Hall on May 2, an email dropped into the inbox of Madison Opera general director Kathryn Smith. The opera’s $25,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts had been canceled by the Trump administration, which pulled back grants from hundreds of organizations across the country. That one grant, designated to support a world premiere next spring, was more than the opera receives from all other government entities combined.

1 week ago | captimes.com | Lindsay Christians

Madison’s Food Fight Restaurant Group will turn Miko Poke into HWY 1, a “fast casual, counter-service” spot with a menu that “draws its inspiration from the colorful roadside eateries and beachside burrito stands that line the Baja Peninsula, from Tijuana to Cabo San Lucas.” Miko Poke opened in 2016 next to Everly at 2701 Monroe St., and is now among 16 Food Fight restaurants each with a different theme.