Join three Madison-area African American writers - poet Fabu, novelist Sherry Lucille, and playwright and novelist Catrina Sparkman - as they discuss their poetry and prose in relation to the work of three African American literary giants who also lived and worked in the Madison area during the 20th century: novelist Jean Toomer, playwright Lorraine Hansberry, and poet Sarah Webster Fabio.
This event is part of a series: The Horse-Human Connection.
Legend Lake- Film Screening and Discussion
Come join us for a discussion of the book Everything You Wanted to Know about Indians but Were Afraid to Ask by Anton Truer. Discussion leader: David O’Connor.
David O’Connor (Bad River Ojibwe) is the American Indian Studies Consultant at the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. In David’s role, he supports school districts’ efforts to provide instruction on Wisconsin American Indian history, culture, tribal sovereignty, also known as American Indian Studies & Wisconsin Act 31, and the education of American Indian students.
In this hands-on workshop, local filmmaker Frank G. Caruso will cover:
Bring your own device if you want to easily save your work. Otherwise there will be iPads available to use during the workshop.
For ages 10-17.
Many of modern jazz’s mainstream piano techniques were developed in the 1960s. During that tumultuous decade, jazz musicians and composers questioned and challenged every convention of their genre. The move away from tonalities and song forms rooted firmly in the European harmonic tradition required pianists to re-imagine that most harmonic of instruments and allowed for the creation of a new harmonic language. Among the most significant of the 1960s jazz piano innovators were Bill Evans, McCoy Tyner, Herbie Hancock, and Chick Corea.
Paying the (System’s) Bills describes how as government agencies around the country faced dramatic budget cuts in the wake of the fiscal crisis, many turned to new sources of revenue to make up for budgetary shortfalls. One of the primary sources has been people processed by the criminal justice system.
This program is produced by Four Seasons Theatre as an outreach component of its 2016/2017 season and draws on the work of Alisa Solomon, author of Wonder of Wonders: A Cultural History of Fiddler on the Roof. Tamara Brognano, Four Seasons Theatre Outreach Coordinator, will lead a program that introduces the audience to Sholem-Aleichem’s stories and describes the collaboration of Broadway artists that resulted in the creation of Fiddler on the Roof.
