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Writing towards the strange with Andy Gricevich

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The strange can take on many forms in Andy Gricevich’s poetry. Working with weird music selections in the background and drawing inspiration from reading subjects such as philosophy and biology, the Madison-based writer is bound to get results that feel bizarre and boundary-pushing. But he doesn’t necessarily want readers to see his work that way. […]

Racial Justice Film Series

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The Madison Public Library starts a new film series focused on racial justice this week. For the kickoff, on Wednesday, January 24th the Central Library will screen the documentary “Race: The Power of an Illusion,” which traces the concept of “race” in North America and the now-debunked 19th century pseudo-science that legitimized it.  Community Shares […]

Rachal Duggan’s universe of doodles

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If you’ve looked at Tone Madison any time in the past year, you’ve probably seen the artwork of Rachal Duggan. Her illustrations are almost always black-and-white line drawings. They’ve appeared in publications including the Chicago Reader, Our Lives Magazine, The Pitchfork Review, and Isthmus. She can often be seen at live events, doing custom live portraits of people’s butts […]

Rachal Duggan: The Bubbler Artist In Residence

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Rachal Duggan is an illustrator, comic artist, instructor and live-drawer.  Her work features deceptively simple line drawings, with subjects ranging from portraits of famous women authors, political cartoons and drawings of pickle jars.  She’s been published in Driftless Magazine, The Pitchfork Review and Isthmus. She’s the Madison Central Library’s Artist in Residence for the months […]

inDIGenous Jazz Series Applications Due Dec 31

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Jazz lovers — Tell your interested friends there’s still time to submit to play the inDIGenous Jazz Series next year!   The Madison Music Collective is currently accepting applications from area composers and performers of original music for the 2018 series of local jazz showcases.  Artists can apply now for one of 8 performance dates running from March through […]