Madison Fashion Week
Friday, May 2nd, 2008New York, Milan, Paris…. Madison?
It was a pioneering occassion as the first-ever Madison Fashion Week helped to put Madison on the fashion map April 23-26.
“It made me feel like I was in Paris when I was walking the runway,” says aspiring model and actress Felicia Anderson (above and left). “And it made many people look […]
“Africa Night” brings “family” together
Friday, May 2nd, 2008It’s always fulfilling when you find such a colorful, culturally rich event at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. That’s exactly what the African Student Association (ASA) brought to the Lowell Center Saturday, April 26, with with their annual show “Africa Night.”
“Africa Night” was planned, scripted, choreographed, and performed entirely by the ASA members. Only a few […]
Posted in Entertainment | No Comments »>“Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?”
Thursday, April 24th, 2008by Lea Zeldin
Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?: Documentary provocateur Morgan Spurlock heads to the Middle East to find the notorious terroist mastermind.
Morgan Spurlock is the director and producer of the 2004 film “Super Size Me,” the outrageous story of a man, Spurlock himself, who ate exclusively from the McDonald’s menu for a […]
El Dia de los Ninos set for April 26
Friday, April 18th, 2008[ April 26, 2008; ] by A. David Dahmer
The fourth annual El Día de los Niños event will be held Saturday, April 26, 9 a.m. to noon at the Union Sport Club, 155 Braun Rd. in Oregon, Wis.
The event is designed for Latino children and their families, and all activities will take place in Spanish. It has been a big […]
Posted in What's Up, Entertainment | 1 Comment »>“Discipline” proves that Janet is not quite done yet
Thursday, April 10th, 2008by Angela Simmons
Since her blockbuster 1989 album “Rhythm Nation 1814,” Janet Jackson hasn’t shown many signs that she’s getting older. Physically, Jackson is still in control, but lyrically she could use some discipline. Jackson’s 10th album, “Discipline,” is an obvious attempt to remain appealing to a younger audience. Not much has changed in subject […]
2008 Anna Mae Mitchell Senior Idol team
Thursday, April 10th, 2008As the nation gears up for the recently announced release of “Young at Heart,” a documentary about a traveling senior choir, plans have been under way for months right here in the Dane County area for the 2008 Anna Mae Mitchell Senior Idol.
The Senior Idol will feature the talents of area seniors, age 55 and […]
“Oaxaca Resiste!” featured at Common Wealth Gallery
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008by Lea Zeldin
I mean no disrespect, nor do I think any would be taken, if I call “Oaxaca Resiste!” an art show of slogans and solidarity: posters and graffiti, woodcuts like tree trunks and branches, and black and white pictures leaching into sepia, with the occasional splash and globule of red. It’s the bright red […]
Rare documentary on Afghan war’s impact to screen
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008by Maria Bibbs
The role of images as precious but fading keepsakes of childhood is explored in a rare documentary focusing on the impact of war from the point of view of an Afghani woman. “Sometimes it’s better not to see what used to be,” says filmmaker Wazhma Osman at the powerful conclusion of her documentary, […]
Posted in Entertainment | No Comments »>A broad array of “regular people” worldwide
Thursday, March 27th, 2008Wisconsin Film Festival
by Maria Bibbs
Posted in Entertainment | No Comments »>“James C. Wright: A Life Lived for Others”
Thursday, March 27th, 2008Cast picture of the actors in the play, James C. Wright: A Life Lived for Others with Mother Jackie Wright
James C. Wright Middle School will celebrate its 10th anniversary Sunday, April 6, with a play called “James C. Wright: A Life Lived for Others.” Middle school student actors will be performing an original play that […]