Lucie Blue Tremblay's affirmations are bilingual The languages of love Rich Albertoni on Friday 07/03/2009 The opening line of one of Lucie Blue Tremblay's most popular songs, "So Lucky," gets poetic about the unity of love. "When one voice leads another in a way of harmony," she begins. The words could just as easily be a synopsis of Tremblay's own bilingual singing style. Since she released her first album on the seminal women's music label Olivia Records in 1986, Tremblay has been noted for getting lyrical in both French and English. >MoreGet rid of the Madison BID? Joe Tarr on Thursday 07/02/2009, (1) Comment, (1) Recommendation Every five years, members of the Downtown Business Improvement District vote on whether the group -- financed with an extra tax -- will continue existing. This month, the 10-year-old BID will hold its second reelection vote, amid grumbling from some that it should be dissolved. >More
The Week on Forum: Celebrity deaths, fireworks, and domestic partnerships Clare Milliken on Friday 07/03/2009 12:00 pm Arts and entertainment were the focus of the forum this week. Forons waxed poetic about the ongoing string of celebrity deaths, while others lamented the postponed Concerts on the Square and the state of Rhythm and Booms. A sprinkling of local politics provided a welcome reprieve from our star-studded grief. >MoreThe Week[end]: July 3-5, 2009 on Friday 07/03/2009 6:00 am Fourth of July weekend is always a busy one, and the fireworks get started early with the Elver Park display on Friday. More mid-summer fun can be found throughout the region, including the Stoughton Fair, the Monona Community Festival, and Independence Day celebrations in Columbus, DeForest and Evansville. Also on the docket are: the National Women's Music Festival; productions of The Comedy of Errors and The Philanderer at APT; stand-up by Randall Chestnut; a UW Carillon recital, Madtown Bloodbath V, and more live music by Cash Box Kings, Pearl Snap Saturday, Babyland, The Record Low, Lucha Libre, Pupy Costello, and Pterodactyl. >More
Dane County Farmers' Market: Fountain Prairie Inn & Farms Fall River ranchers share recipe for Perfect Pot Roast Clare Milliken on Thursday 07/02/2009 1:00 pm, (3) Recommendations The Fountain Prairie Farm stand on North Carroll Street is a must-stop for beef fanatics at the Dane County Farmers' Market. Although John and Dorothy Priske have worked the market for 23 years, they've only sold their signature Scottish Highland dry-aged beef there for the last seven. >MoreMadame Fromage: Moody Blue from Roth Käse Tenaya Darlington on Wednesday 07/01/2009 3:00 pm, (1) Recommendation A few weeks ago, a good friend asked me to pick up some cheeses to serve at his deck party. As he was a fellow Midwesterner, I thought I’d surprise him with a few heartland selections. No, I couldn’t find any cheeses from his home state of Nebraska, although I am sure those Cornhuskers dabble in dairy, but I did locate two blues -- one from Iowa, one from Wisconsin -- that managed to wow the crowd and kick up some adulation. >More
Johnny Depp doesn't rescue Public Enemies Not quite money in the bank Kenneth Burns on Wednesday 07/01/2009 12:57 pm, (5) Recommendations A better -- and shorter, and more vividly dramatic -- film would focus more on searing Dillinger moments. But Public Enemies is rambling and, dare I say, a little dull. >More
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