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Film festival doubles viewing days for 2013

Film festival doubles viewing days for 2013

25,000 tickets already sold, rep says   

In its 15th year, the Wisconsin Film Festival will present 158 films between five area theaters from April 11-18.

The festival -- programmed by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arts Institute and the UW Department of Communication Arts' film studies program -- will offer four extra days of films, doubling its viewing schedule over years past.

Free orchestra performance features music by ‘Mozart of Indian Music’

Free orchestra performance features music by ‘Mozart of Indian Music’

Concerto-Pops music event is Thursday at PAC  

The Middleton High School Symphony Orchestra's Pops Concert on Thursday will include student performances and specially commissioned works from world-renowned composer and performer Chitravina Ravikiran.

A concert will showcase five student performers playing and singing concertos/arias:

Students to host fundraiser to help the homeless

Students to host fundraiser to help the homeless

Charity event includes games, raffle, auction, Easter Bunny   

Local business students will host a fundraiser next week to help the homeless.

The Globe University-Madison West Spring Fling, hosted by business communications students, is scheduled March 14 with a variety of family friendly events.

BINGO, carnival games, raffle, silent auction, face painting and pictures with the Easter Bunny will take place at the university on Deming Way in Middleton, with proceeds benefiting First United Methodist Church Homeless Ministries.

Admission -- $10 for adults, $5 for ages 10-17, and free for kids 9 and under -- includes dinner and dessert. Donations of clothing, personal hygiene items, warm blankets and non-perishable food items will be collected at the door. 

Media students tour local music studio

Media students tour local music studio

MHS kids get taste of music production career through Blast House   

Middleton High School Media Club students got the opportunity to to visit a Fitchburg recording studio last week.

On Feb. 21, nine of the club's students visited Blast House Studios, a part of the Madison Music Foundry, which is a 7,000 square foot fully equipped music rehearsal space.

Head audio engineer Landon Arkens and owner Mike Olson gave students a tour of the approximately 3,000 square feet facility including the recording space, which was engineered when the studio was built in 2005 to meet the industry standards.

During the visit, students worked along side Arkens to set up and line check a recording session. There was also a question-and-answer segment in which students asked Arkens about his educational background and path to becoming an audio engineer.

'Rising Stars' concert brings guest violinist

'Rising Stars' concert brings guest violinist

Works by Wagner, Verdi to be performed   

The Middleton Community Orchestra will hold a winter concert Wednesday night at the Performing Arts Center.

The performance will include musical selection from Verdi, Wagner, Saint-Saens and Britten, according to the group.

Guest violinist Alice Bartsch will join the orchestra for the "Rising Stars" presentation and Steve Kurr will conduct the group.

According to the MCO website, tickets are $10 and students can attend free. Purchase tickets at Willy Street Co-op West or at the door; venue opens at 6:30 p.m., doors at 7 p.m. and the show begins at 7:30 p.m.

The Performing Arts Center is at 2100 Bristol Street or call 608-212-8690 for more information.

20 students hit D.C. for model U.N. gathering

20 students hit D.C. for model U.N. gathering

Students experience D.C. with youth-government groups  

A group of Middleton High School students spent last week in the nation's capital as part of a field trip and international relations gathering.

The students were participating in the 50th annual North American International Model United Nations conference sponsored by students at Georgetown University.

Students design exhibit for area artists

Students design exhibit for area artists

School partners with museum on project  

A Cross Plains coffee house will host a student art show this week.  

A reception will be held Crossroads Coffeehouse in Cross Plains on Thursday from 4-6 p.m. for the Everyday Art Project, a joint venture between Clark Street Community School and the Madison Children's Museum.

The exhibit profiles three everyday artists who live and work in Dane County. Students worked with the artists and MCC staff to design the art exhibit; and CSCS teachers Robyn Acker and Jim Mathews oversaw the project.

"Everyday Art" was originally displayed at the museum but is now at Crossroads Coffeehouse, 2020 Main St., until March 10, Mathews said.

"The hope is that this will also kick-start a second round of interest,'' Mathews said.