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Rooftop Cinema returns for a fifth summer of avant-garde films atop MMoCA

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Published June 2, 2010 at 12:19 p.m.

For Hollwood, summer is the time to start showing fluff. But for the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, it's the time to start showing challenging avant-garde films that few people have ever heard of. The fifth annual Rooftop Cinema series begins on Friday, June 4, on the museum's rooftop sculpture garden ...

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Rooftop Cinema commences senior year of avant-garde film atop MMoCA

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Published June 4, 2009 at 4:00 p.m.

Four years is a long time in a transient college town, certainly enough to make Rooftop Cinema at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art an abiding summer tradition. The four week-long avant-garde and experimental film series returns on Friday for yet another all-too-short month of screenings atop a garden overlooking State Street ...

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Timeless Weddings

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Published April 17, 2009 at 4:39 p.m.
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’Tis the season for “something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue” … and of course, our annual wedding photo spread. Our “Modern Vintage” spread showcases a look quite different from our two previous years’ ... In 2007 our theme was modern elegance, shot at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. The bride donned a breathtaking silk gown with a fitted bodice and gently draped skirt whose simple lines reflected the stark, minimalist museum. The wedding

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Hair Flair

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Published April 14, 2009 at 1:09 p.m.
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As I included in my events last week, the Art League of MMoCA’s Hair Affair event is quickly approaching—this Thursday, to be exact. This is the first year the Art League is holding the event—and I think it’s an utterly fashionable way to raise money for the museum’s exhibition and education programs ... After all, fashion is about fantasy and fun. Take John Galliano, someone I’ve talked about on this blog before. Mr. Galliano is the master of fashion escapism—designing some truly

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2009 Wisconsin Film Festival, Day One: Recession proof? Waterproof?

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Published April 3, 2009 at 9:07 a.m.

From the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art's rooftop sculpture garden, the sight was impressive -- people dashing across State Street at mid-block between the cross-traffic of bikes and Madison Metro buses, and growing numbers of pedestrians crossing the Dayton and Johnson street intersections as if drawn by some cinematic gravity ...

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Madison Film Fest kicks off in grand style

Published April 3, 2009 at 10:11 a.m.


Despite the persistent grey and pestering rain, the 11th annual Wisconsin Film Festival kicked off in grand, if slightly wet, style Thursday. And the weather notwithstanding, if the turnout for the opening night special presentation of "500 Days of Summer" was any indication, this promises to be a big four days on the capital isthmus.

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Shopping Events

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Published March 19, 2009 at 4:27 p.m.
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Bad dog frida photo contest ... Where: bad dog frida, 2094 Atwood Ave ... Details: Back by popular demand—bring in a pic of your fave furry friend and owners Carmen and Sue will post your photo in the shop’s window! Customers can then vote for their favorite photo. Votes will be counted and winners notified May 10. Turn in photos for consideration by March 31. (Pick up a cute doggie rain jacket like Geordie's sporting from bad dog frida, above!) ... More info: 442-6868. baddogfrida.com ...

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Shop for Valentine's Day!

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Published Feb. 5, 2009 at 5:31 p.m.
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MMoCA Museum Store Jewelry Sale ... When: Through February ... Where: Madison Museum of Contemporary Art Store, 227 State St ... Details: Take fifteen percent off on jewelry throughout February. Treat yourself—or, ahem—nudge someone you love to something you'd love to get :) ... More information: 257-3222. mmoca.org ... Be My Baby Sale ... When: Feb 7 (10a–4p) and Feb 8 (11a–3p) ... Where: The Bohemian Bauble, 404 W. Lakeside St ... Details: The entire shop is fifteen percent off and

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New books showcase Madison's charms

Published Feb. 14, 2008 at 12:11 p.m.


Two new books from Madison-based Jones Books can help you explore the city on the lakes with ease and fascination.

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Tracing circus history from Wisconsin to Sarasota

Published June 10, 2008 at 11:08 a.m.


By today's standards, the circus is more of a sideshow act than the pinnacle of modern entertainment. But at the turn of the 20th century, the traveling circus was the height of American amusement and intrigue.

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