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Happy Friday! The City Cast Madison team is here with another Friday news roundup — but this time with a twist. Cap Times food and culture editor Lindsay Christians joins the show to give a sneak peek at the Overture Center's 2025-26 season. Newsletter editor Rob Thomas gives an update on Madison's city clerk and executive producer Hayley Sperling digs into the questions surrounding the county's contracts with local nonprofit Urban Triage.   Wanna talk to us about an episode? Leave us a voicemail at 608-318-3367 or email madison@citycast.fm. We're also on Instagram!  Want more Madison news delivered right to your inbox? Subscribe to the Madison Minutes morning newsletter.  Looking to advertise on City Cast Madison? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads.  Learn more about the sponsors of this April 18th episode: Prolonlife.com/city - Use this link for 15% off Jones Dairy Farm Goodman Community Center District Council of Madison Out Professional Engagement Network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marti Gobel is a nationally recognized actor, director and teaching artist. Upon graduating from UW-Whitewater in 2008 with a degree in Performance Theatre and Philosophy (with an emphasis in Religious Studies), Ms. Gobel began a rich career in both theatre and television and film. Her need to add to the tapestry of the mid-west professional theatre scene led to the founding of the now defunct UPROOTED theatre. As Producing Artistic Director (from 2009-2015)  worked tirelessly to diversify the arts through her efforts. Ms. Gobel is a current member of both Actors Equity Association and SAG-AFTRA.Selected Stage Credits include: Milwaukee Shakespeare (Henry IV, part 2), Milwaukee Chamber Theatre (Well, Around The World In 80 Days, Broken and Entered, Fires In the Mirror) Renaissance Theaterworks' (NEAT: Milwaukee, Sheboygan and South Africa, The Persians, Crumbs From the Table of Joy, The Violet Hour, Still, Sex With Strangers, The Roommate, Witch and a reading of Tanya Saracho's El Nogular and Gwendolyn Rice's The Griots), First Stage Children's Theatre (The Neverendingstory and readings of Jackie and Me, The Promised Land), The Milwaukee Repertory Theater (Clybourne Park, A Christmas Carol:2012-2014, Yankee Tavern, Trouble In Mind), Forward Theater (In The Next Room, Mr. Burns, Skeleton Crew, Mom, How Did You Meet The Beatles) and UPROOTED theatre (Beauty's Daughter: Milwaukee, Chicago and Memphis, A Streetcar Named Desire, Yellowman, Crumbs From the Table of Joy, *Pink Champagne, Jack and Jill, Hoo Doo Love, Oleanna, I Have Before Me A Remarkable Document Given To Me By A Young Lady From Rwanda, The Philadelphia Story, *Man From Madisonville, The Sunset Limited, Suddenly Last Summer), Next Act Theatre (Perfect Mendacity, No Child, Twilight: Los Angles, The Taming, The Christians), and Theatre Lila (No Child). Marti plays an ongoing role as the Civil Rights suffragist, Ida B. Wells for the Kenosha Civil War Museum in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and is often featured in local and regional commercials and voice-overs. She appeared in the short film, Spare Change, as well as the web-series Gettin' Grown; both directed by the award-winning film director Aaron Greer and Faith Flix's Come Follow Me, Mary, Mother of Jesus and the feature film Game Day produced by Chicago Studio City. National television credits include NBC's Chicago PD in addition to several regional commercials.University Productions include: Airness (Hendrix College), Wine In the Wilderness, Crumbs From the Table of Joy, The Light (Marquette University), Trojan Women (UW-Milwaukee).Marti has served as a lead teacher at First Stage Theatre Academy in Milwaukee as well as a lead teacher and program designer for UPROOTED theatre's education department. Past adjunct professor assignments at Marquette University, UW-Milwaukee and Carthage College. She is a JF Kennedy Center trained Teaching Artist who worked closely with Master Educator, Randy Barron for 6 months developing her residency which is now offered through The Young Auditorium and The Overture Center. She currently serves as Artistc Consultant for Black Arts MKE. Ms. Gobel will serve for a third term as a KCACTF adjudicator for Region III.Ms. Gobel is a Jeff Nominated Director for her work on Is God Is with A Red Orchid Theatre and the recipient of 2024 Black Excellence Award for Outstanding Director.She currently serves as Producing Artistic Director and Education Coordinator for OnWord Theatre in San Diego, CA. *Indicates World Premiere'sWebsite: OnWord TheatreInstagram: Instagram (@OnWordTheatre)Facebook: OnWord Theatre | San Diego CABox Office Email: info@OnWordTheatre.comWant a video experience? Check out our YouTube channel! We're now uploading video episodes!This episode:https://youtu.be/XJnZnBJVkKwGeneral channel:http://www.youtube.com/@intheartscene

40th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Observance Holiday at the Overture Center.

Dr. Gee returns to the discussion of his involvement in a university report on the Black Community Experience at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. In episode 188 he discussed the upcoming report with UW-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin and now that the report is public, he is joined by fellow board members on the ad hoc committee. Dr. Angela Byers-Winston and Ray Allen discuss the difference between good intentions and intentionality, when it comes to identifying and creating real change? The ad hoc study group worked to present their critical findings and strategic recommendations aimed at addressing the long-standing challenges faced by Black students, faculty, and staff on university campus. They discuss the question, “What is the systemic inertia to follow through on the recommendations?” Hear the unfiltered conversation about the report conducted by the UW by those that served on the board. All three speak honestly about the process, offering what made them angry or frustrated, and the hopes they have for change. They talk about how creating programs only can't change the DEI issues, but it takes institutional and organizational change. Also, be sure to catch a double portion of the Black Ice Breakers segment. Dr. Angela Byars-Winston is a tenured faculty member in the Division of General Internal Medicine within the Department of Medicine. She is also the inaugural Chair of the University of Wisconsin Institute for Diversity Science, associate director in the Collaborative Center for Health Equity, and faculty lead in the Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research. Dr. Byars-Winston has received numerous awards for her research on advancing diversity goals and mentorship in STEM fields. In 2011, Dr. Byars-Winston was selected as a Champion of Change by the White House through President Obama's Winning the Future initiative for her research efforts to diversify science fields. In 2022, she was the recipient of the Innovation in Mentorship Research award from the Association of Clinical and Translational Research. Dr. Byars-Winston chaired the National Academies of Sciences' 2019 consensus study report, The Science of Effective Mentorship in STEMM. She is an elected Fellow in the American Psychological Association and is currently an appointed member of the NIH National Advisory General Medical Sciences Council. Over a career spanning nearly 50 years, Ray Allen has worked at the John Deere Company and served in a number of leadership roles in state government, including Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development. He was elected to three terms on the Madison School Board from 1995 to 2004, has served as chair of the Madison Area Technical College Board, and is the former publisher and owner of weekly newspaper The Madison Times. In 2016 Allen was honored with the Outstanding Alumni of Color Award from the UW–Madison Division of Diversity, Equity & Educational Achievement. He currently serves on more than 10 corporate and community boards, including 100 Black Men, the Overture Center, UMOJA Magazine's board of directors, United Way of Dane County, American Red Cross, Downtown Madison Inc., and Madison College. Read the Report: Black Community Experience on the University of Wisconsin – Madison Campus- AD Hockey Study Group alexgee.com Support the Show: patreon.com/blacklikeme Join the Black Like Me Listener Community Facebook Group

Comedian Chris Grace joins to share the downsides of looking to the entertainment industry for a moral compass, starring in a one-man show at the Edinburgh Fringe, finding the balance of personalities for game night, and whether Gianmarco is an otter or a wolf. You can watch full video of this episode ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Join the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ free for 7 days for ad-free episodes, exclusive content, and MORE. Follow Chris on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Watch Chris' special, Chris Grace: As Scarlett Johansson, on Dropout: https://www.dropout.tv/chris-grace-as-scarlett-johansson See Chris live! Overture Center, January 12, 2025: https://www.overture.org/tickets-events/2024-25-season/chris-grace-as-scarlett-johansson/ Portland Center Stage, May 11-June 22, 2025: https://www.pcs.org/chris-grace-as-scarlett-johansson The Kennedy Center, July 11-13, 2025: https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/explore-by-genre/theater/2024-2025/chris-grace/ See The Downside live on tour in 2025! We're coming to Vancouver, Toronto, Chicago, LA, San Diego, Portland, Seattle, and San Francisco. For more info and tickets, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/downsidepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow The Downside with Gianmarco Soresi on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Gianmarco Soresi on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to Gianmarco Soresi's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠email⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠texting⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ lists Check out Gianmarco Soresi's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bi-monthly show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ in NYC Get tickets to see Gianmarco Soresi in a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠city near you⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Watch Gianmarco Soresi's special "Shelf Life" on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Russell Daniels on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ E-mail the show at TheDownsideWGS@gmail.com Produced by Paige Asachika & Gianmarco Soresi Video edited by Dave Columbo Technical production by Chris Mueller Special Thanks Tovah Silbermann Original music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Douglas Goodhart

Today, we look ahead toward a couple Juneteenth events (01:25), preview a new play at Overture Center (07:50) and get an update (and takes) on the incident at Baraboo High School's graduation (47:17). In the interview segment (18:25), Araceli Esparza and Paquita Purnell join us to talk about the upcoming Yo Quiero Dinero event, featuing the stories of women of color who are learning to claim their voices. Plus, we talk car upgrades (55:15) and hear the unusual sequence of events that led Rob to publish a poetry collection 25 years ago (10:40). Today's episode is brought to you by Midwest Mujeres. Links: Register for Yo Quiero Dinero https://madison365.com/madison-juneteenth-turns-35/ https://madison365.com/black-people-must-set-the-table-for-what-we-need-to-help-us-the-center-for-black-excellence-and-culture-will-host-official-groundbreaking-ceremony-on-june-19/ https://madison365.com/black-mens-coalition-of-dane-county-to-hold-production-of-the-kernel-of-truth/    

Shawn talks with Roz White from the cast of TINA - The Tina Turner Musical, coming to Madison's Overture Center this June.

Jonathan and Kitty chat with Tim Sauers from Overture Center about next year's season.

So many first-time ingredients to spice up the episode we've whipped up this week: Our FIRST guest from the CULINARY arts... Our FIRST guest co-host who is also an artist in the art form o' the day... and our FIRST guest who has brought along his MOM! A melange of new flavors baked into this week's conversation with 2024 Top Chef-testant CHEF VALENTINE HOWELL, JR, and his mother, STEPHANIE JOACINE, at whose side Val first came to know and love the art and science of food. And because there are never truly too many cooks in the kitchen, we are thrilled to be joined by guest co-host LINDSAY CHRISTIANS, a full-time food editor and arts writer at The Capital Times in Madison, Wisconsin. Bon appetit! BIOS: Born and raised in Boston, VALENTINE HOWELL, JR. was drawn to the magic of hospitality and food as far back as he can remember. Officially starting his culinary education at Madison Park Technical Vocational High School and graduating from Newbury College with a B.S. in hotel, restaurant and hospitality management, he continues to be inspired by food, art, and his love for culture, travel and the people around him. With over two decades of experience working behind the line in some of Boston's most notable kitchens, Valentine's path has led to experiences working alongside culinary royalty such as Lydia Shire, shaping how he approaches cooking and expanding his culinary acumen. A James Beard Award finalist for Best Chef in the Northeast in 2023, every kitchen has imparted diverse knowledge to Valentine's repertoire. Highlighting local produce and other various cultural and local ingredients, Valentine is currently focusing on hosting pop-ups to promote his international food concept, Black Cat Eatery, which consists of tacos, shared plates of Caribbean, Afro-Latin, and Latin street foods, and dishes with his creative take. Chef Val is currently the head chef at Lingo, the in-headquarter restaurant and bar at EF Education First in Cambridge, MA, which is enjoyed by EF employees and guests. Chef Valentine's official Instagram handle is: @_valentino_86 Bravo's Top Chef official Instagram handle is: @bravotopchef LINDSAY CHRISTIANS (she/hers) is a full-time food editor and arts writer at The Capital Times in Madison, Wisconsin. She is the host and producer of The Corner Table, a podcast about food and drink in Madison, and a monthly video series called Cooking with the Cap Times featuring local chefs. She is the author of “Madison Chefs: Stories of Food, Farms and People” (UW Press, 2021) and "The Osteria Papavero Cookbook" (Little Creek Press, 2023) with Francesco Mangano. Lindsay earned a BA in journalism from Michigan State University and a master's degree in theatre research from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She served as a judge for Wisconsin's high school musical theater awards program, The Jerry Awards, for 14 years. She also founded the Student Critics Program at Overture Center for the Arts and ran it every season from 2009-2020. Lindsay is a member of the American Theatre Critics and Journalists Association and the International Association of Culinary Professionals. lindsaychristians.com

The Cabin is presented by the Wisconsin Counties Association and this week we're featuring Oconto County: https://bit.ly/3u5mi7GThe Cabin is also brought to you by Group Health Trust: https://bit.ly/3JMizCXCampfire Conversation:It's Valentine's Day tomorrow, and Mardi Gras today - so it's an excellent time to talk food, romance, and things to do with that special someone. This episode covers select restaurants perfect for a romantic meal; wineries to explore; plus opportunities for candlelight walks and hikes that get organized in parks and on trails across the state. How about a theater experience? From classic shows (e.g. Les Mis at The Overture in Madison) to dinner theater (e.g. The Fireside in Fort Atkinson) or magic shows in Lake Geneva and Wisconsin Dells, we got you. Cottages and cabins for getaways? Some special spots from Door County to Richland Center in the Driftless and along the Great River Road in Fountain City are just some of the features. Escape rooms are fun times for couples and larger groups, and you'll find them in more and more places around Wisconsin, too. More specific itineraries and ideas are shared for Lake Geneva, Madison, and Milwaukee too, from breakfast spots to late-night eats, shows, and other fun activities. We go around the horn in this episode and prep you for this week of romance and creativity!Inside Sponsors:VISIT Lake Geneva: https://bit.ly/3wHvilf

The Madison community gathered again this Martin Luther King, Jr. Day at the 39th Annual Madison & Dane County King Holiday Observance, live from the Overture Center for the Arts in the Capitol Theater and presented by the Madison/Dane County King Coalition.This event featured a presentation of the Madison-Dane County 2024 Humanitarian Awards, performances from the MLK Community Choir, and a keynote speech from Dr. Terrence Roberts, who volunteered to desegregate Little Rock Central High School and made history as one of the “Little Rock Nine.”WORT carried the observance live on the air, and we present it to you for further reflection.Click this link to view the program booklet. Originally broadcast on WORT on January 15, 2024. Our thanks to the King Coalition and Overture Center staff for making this event and broadcast possible. Find more about the King Coalition, and volunteer to get involved, at mlkingcoalition.org.

You can already hear the twinkling of the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, can't you? The Nutcracker opens at the Overture Center this Friday, December 15th and runs through Christmas Eve. Bianca Martin speaks with the new Madison Ballet Artistic Director, Ja' Malik, about what's in store. Wanna talk to us about an episode? Leave us a voicemail at 608-318-3367 or email madison@citycast.fm. We're also on Instagram!  Want more Madison news delivered right to your inbox? Subscribe to the Madison Minutes morning newsletter.  Looking to advertise on City Cast Madison? Check out our options for podcast ads. Music credit:  Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies by Kevin MacLeod http://incompetech.com  Creative Commons — Attribution 4.0 International — CC BY 4.0  Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/dance-of-the-sugar-plu...  Music promoted by Audio Library  • Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy – Kevin… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. 57 Karra Beach: Calling the Cues Our hosts start out sharing the difficulties of working in the performing arts and why they have all had thoughts of leaving, and the brighter side of why they don't and why they love what they do. Josh spends time catching up with an old friend, Karra Beach. They talk about her journey in and outside of the industry, engaging students in the performing arts, deeper engagement with their Broadway subscribers, the complexities of Broadway contracts, and more. We also learn that there is very little Josh won't do for theatre (allegedly). Karra Beach is the Director of Broadway Engagement Programs at The Overture Center in Madison, Wisconsin (https://www.overture.org/) Follow us on social media and let us know your thoughts and questions - https://linktr.ee/nobusinesslikepod Our theme song is composed by Vic Davi.

There's a giant among us and it lives at the Overture Center for the Arts. It's a 30-ton pipe organ. It cost more than two million dollars, contains more than 4,000 pipes and is used in performances ranging from Latin Jazz to Bach to collaborations with the UW-Madison Wind Ensemble. The man who knows it best is Greg Zelek, the principal organist for the Madison Symphony Orchestra. He's the curator of the Overture Concert Organ, and he oversees all of the orchestra's organ programming. If you caught Greg's performance last Friday, you'll want to learn more about why he's so moved by organ music.  Learn about the rest of this season's organ concerts.  Thanks to listener Dee for suggesting this episode. This episode originally aired on August 1, 2023. Wanna talk to us about an episode? Leave us a voicemail at 608-318-3367 or email madison@citycast.fm. We're also on Instagram!  Want more Madison news delivered right to your inbox? Sign up for the Madison Minutes morning newsletter.  Looking to advertise on City Cast Madison? Check out our options for podcast ads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There's a giant among us and it lives at the Overture Center for the Arts. It's a 30-ton pipe organ. It cost more than two million dollars, contains more than 4,000 pipes and is used in performances ranging from Latin Jazz to Bach to collaborations with the UW-Madison Wind Ensemble. The man who knows it best is Greg Zelek, the principal organist for the Madison Symphony Orchestra. He's the curator of the Overture Concert Organ, and he oversees all of the orchestra's organ programming. Host Bianca Martin sat down with Greg to learn all about why he's so moved by organ music… and why he thinks you'll be, too.  Learn about the upcoming season of organ concerts.  The next free farmers' market concert is Saturday, August 19th. Thanks to listener Dee for suggesting this episode.  Wanna talk to us about an episode? Leave us a voicemail at 608-318-3367 or email madison@citycast.fm. We're also on Twitter and Instagram!  Want more Madison news delivered right to your inbox? Sign up for the Madison Minutes morning newsletter.  Looking to advertise on City Cast Madison? Check out our options for podcast ads at citycast.fm/advertise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With its powerful voice and myriad inflections, the organ is justifiably called The King of Instruments. Madison Symphony Orchestra Principal Organist Greg Zelek will tell us about the Overture Concert Organ in Madison's Overture Center for the Arts and demonstrate its many charms and versatility.

Another woman of color is running for mayor in Dane County. Plus, the 10th annual Songs of Hope Holiday Music Spectacular is coming up next week bringing "Black Messiah" to Madison's Overture Center.

Jonathan and Kitty chat with Tim Sauers of Overture Center about the exciting new 2022/23 season.

Beloved Madison artist Lilada Gee was verbally assaulted and physically intimidated by an Overture Center employee while she was working on a mural at the adjacent Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. Madison365 editor in chief Dave Dahmer joins the podcast today to talk through this disturbing story.

Nicholas Rodriguez will perform at Overture Center this week, two years after his schedueld performance was canceled at the beginning of the pandemic. Plus, a few thoughts on Joe Rogan and rapidly improving COVID stats.

Ida Balderrama-Trudell is the new manager of diversity, equity and inclusion at Overture Center. On the podcast today, a preview of our profile on her, plus a couple COVID-related news items and another day of record-setting COVID stats.

The Dia de Los Muertos Community Altar project is up now at Overture Center -- a way to appreciate Latino culture without appropriating. Plus, COVID stats continue to improve.

From tolls on the beltline to renaming Overture Center, Jonathan and Kitty always enjoy April 1st.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We dive into one of our beloved-but-much-ignored assets in theater: the monologue. We talk about the role monologues serve, what makes them great, and which ones we love. We also give a nod to our upcoming monologue festival, 'Within These Walls: Stories of Home,' presented June 24-27 at Overture Center for the Arts in Madison, WI. 

Waiting for Places is a podcast highlighting stage managers in the flyover states. Episode 4 features Jo Chalhoub of Madison, Wisconsin. Jo (They/She) is a proud Queer, Lebanese-American, Milwaukee native that has lived and worked in the Madison area since 2010 and will be moving to Chicago this July. They have worked on- and off-stage as a stage manager, fight choreographer, and actor on over 70 productions with local community and professional companies, UW-Madison, and the Overture Center. Jo also works as a stage management mentor with various organizations and serves at the Deputy for Forward Theater's Advisory Company.

On this episode of Shake a Leg, Erica and Maritess are joined by Carlos Ramirez, the artistic director of Madison’s DanzTrad. We discuss the upcoming International Fest, typically held at the Overture Center in downtown Madison. This year, it will be shown virtually through the Overture Center. It is free to watch, but does require registration here. Available to stream from February 27- March 5. We also hear from Rachelle Fochs, director of the School of Madison Ballet. If you’d like to learn more about the school or the company, look here. (Maritess can attest to Rachelle’s awesome open ballet class!) In Dance in the news, we discuss KLJ Movement, one of the newest dance groups in Madison, focused on uplifting Black and Brown dancers who have contributed to dance. Check them out here Next, Erica, Maritess, and Carlos hear from several local groups performing at International Fest. Links to the groups and their socials in order of appearance. Tania Tandias Flamenco and Spanish Dance Sadira Middle Eastern Dance Žaibas Lithuanian Dance Kalaanjali School of Dance and Music Yid Vicious We close the show with a special UW Madison Dance themed 2 Truths and a Lie. You can learn more in the links below - spoiler alert! About Margaret H'Doubler, Anna Halprin, and Lathrop Hall

In today’s episode Cora and Tara have a special guest: Lucy! They share funny memories whether it’s at school or at the Overture Center. Enjoy this funny episode and stay tuned for a new episode with another guest:) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Emily Gruenewald is the Vice President of Development at Overture Center for the Arts where she leads a team of seven fundraising professionals. She spearheads fundraising activities that aim to support and elevate their community's creative culture, economy, and quality of life through the arts. Emily has worked in the not-for-profit administration for 17 years and has held executive director roles for 12 years in arts organizations and higher education. In this episode… Creating a team that's cohesive and collaborative is a challenge for most leaders, even in the philanthropy industry. According to Emily Gruenewald, managing your team isn't enough to keep things glued together. In order to stay on top of team rapport and retain top talent within the team and in the organization, executives need to have a definitive method on how to best lead their team.  But what does the leadership-style approach entail? How does it help retain talent and create a relationship between team members that allows them to work seamlessly together? ANd more importantly, how does a great leadership style encourage high performance in fundraising activities? Tune in as Emily Gruenewald of Overture Center for the Arts answers these questions and more in this week's episode of Philanthropy212. Listen to the conversation she has with Penny Cowden about building and retaining high-performing teams, the role of a leader in fundraising teams, and how to turn a C-team into an A-team. Stay tuned.

Gary Kohn from Overture Center unveils what's in store for the new season.

For the March 26 edition of Conduit, our new livestream series with Communication and UnderBelly, we asked City of Madison Arts Administrator Karin Wolf to discuss how the pandemic is impacting public arts funding. Wolf's job involves working with the Madison Arts Commission, administrating city-funded arts grants programs, and advocating for funding and arts initiatives in city government. She's the one full-time staffer at the City of Madison who works on these issues.Because she talks with so many artists who are looking for funding and trying to figure out how to survive in Madison, Wolf is getting an up-close view of artists' struggles in the face of COVID-19. "These are creative entrepreneurs. They don't just rely on one source of income," Wolf says. "But unfortunately, they're in the gig economy, for better or worse, and they're not getting any income right now from any of their sources. They need their landlords to not be wanting rent. They need three months' [financial relief] at least."The Coronavirus relief bill working its way through the House of Representatives right now does include some additional funding for federal arts agencies, but there's no telling how long it will take for that money to make its way to individual artists in the form of grants. At both the local and federal level, the pandemic has underscored that our mechanisms of public arts funding tend to work slowly, and aren't set up to deal with a rapidly escalating crisis. Wolf doubts that any form of emergency relief will come close to making up for the financial losses and instability the pandemic has inflicted upon creative people. "This is going to be a long-term quagmire," Wolf says.Wolf also talked about the longer-term damage the crisis will do to major sources of arts and culture funding. The City of Madison gets a lot of its public arts funding (including its $2 million subsidiary to the Overture Center for the Arts) from taxes on hotel-room stays, and a lot of that revenue just isn't going to come in this year. Many big-wig philanthropists who give to arts organizations rely on investments, so unfortunately the arts aren't insulated from the ongoing tumult of the stock market.When and if we come out of the quagmire, it will be time to question some of the basic assumptions that shape the world of public arts funding."Whatever comes after this is going to be a completely new slate, and we're going to have to reevaluate how we've been prioritizing and how we do everything," Wolf says.Conduit takes place every Thursday at 6:30 p.m. Our next guest, on April 2, will be Morris Ramen co-owner Francesca Hong, who will be discussing her advocacy for the local restaurant industry amid the pandemic. To join in, Venmo $1 to info@communicationmadison.com and put your email address in the notes. We'll send you a link to the Zoom call, and the money will all be given to local artists and arts non-profits.

For the March 26 edition of Conduit, our new livestream series with Communication and UnderBelly, we asked City of Madison Arts Administrator Karin Wolf to discuss how the pandemic is impacting public arts funding. Wolf's job involves working with the Madison Arts Commission, administrating city-funded arts grants programs, and advocating for funding and arts initiatives in city government. She's the one full-time staffer at the City of Madison who works on these issues.Because she talks with so many artists who are looking for funding and trying to figure out how to survive in Madison, Wolf is getting an up-close view of artists' struggles in the face of COVID-19. "These are creative entrepreneurs. They don't just rely on one source of income," Wolf says. "But unfortunately, they're in the gig economy, for better or worse, and they're not getting any income right now from any of their sources. They need their landlords to not be wanting rent. They need three months' [financial relief] at least."The Coronavirus relief bill working its way through the House of Representatives right now does include some additional funding for federal arts agencies, but there's no telling how long it will take for that money to make its way to individual artists in the form of grants. At both the local and federal level, the pandemic has underscored that our mechanisms of public arts funding tend to work slowly, and aren't set up to deal with a rapidly escalating crisis. Wolf doubts that any form of emergency relief will come close to making up for the financial losses and instability the pandemic has inflicted upon creative people. "This is going to be a long-term quagmire," Wolf says.Wolf also talked about the longer-term damage the crisis will do to major sources of arts and culture funding. The City of Madison gets a lot of its public arts funding (including its $2 million subsidiary to the Overture Center for the Arts) from taxes on hotel-room stays, and a lot of that revenue just isn't going to come in this year. Many big-wig philanthropists who give to arts organizations rely on investments, so unfortunately the arts aren't insulated from the ongoing tumult of the stock market.When and if we come out of the quagmire, it will be time to question some of the basic assumptions that shape the world of public arts funding."Whatever comes after this is going to be a completely new slate, and we're going to have to reevaluate how we've been prioritizing and how we do everything," Wolf says.Conduit takes place every Thursday at 6:30 p.m. Our next guest, on April 2, will be Morris Ramen co-owner Francesca Hong, who will be discussing her advocacy for the local restaurant industry amid the pandemic. To join in, Venmo $1 to info@communicationmadison.com and put your email address in the notes. We'll send you a link to the Zoom call, and the money will all be given to local artists and arts non-profits.

"What’s in a Workplace?" dives into the physical and virtual components and connections that form the structures around how we work. And increasingly, these components are changing what work looks and feels like. We discuss Convention versus Invention, Creating workplaces with commitments to anti-racism and anti-oppression, and why do many creative sector organizations often seem to park their creative instincts when it comes to designing their organizations. Our guests on this episode: Rachel Casanova, Andrew Taylor, and Ramphis Castro discuss tools to help us in our daily work and then explore the philosophical when we think about what does it mean for social creatures like humans to work entirely distributed from each other. As always, we're joined by podcasting's favorite co-host at the close of the episode to get her thoughts on the topic (spoiler alert: hammock desks). 01:20 Rachel Casanova 35:20 Andrew Taylor 58:20 Ramphis Castro 1:37:00 Lauren Ruffin Rachel Casanova is currently the Senior Managing Director of Workplace Innovation at Cushman & Wakefield. She has more than 25 years of diverse industry experience advising companies on how to transform their real estate assets to reinforce long-term business strategies, corporate culture, as well as integrated space, technology and performance goals. Prior to Cushman & Wakefield, Rachel founded Balansett, a workplace consulting practice, with clients spanning legal firms, professional services, technology, non-profits and architectural firms. During the course of her career, Rachel has addressed workplace-related advances from multiple vantage points—working within an end-user environment at Nortel Networks, serving as a design consultant at Herman Miller, and leading Workplace Strategy at Mancini Duffy, Perkins + Will and most recently, R/GA. As the Global Co-Leader of Planning + Strategy at Perkins + Will, Rachel supported clients with various workplace initiatives including activity based working, change management, occupancy strategy, and workplace/business alignment. As the Managing Director of the Connected Spaces practice at R/GA, she spearheaded the digital marketing and communications company’s efforts to use digital design to drive the physical experiences in workplaces. Rachel’s other major achievements include developing the Workplace of the Future initiative for KPMG in the US from 2004-2015. This effort included the development of the overarching strategy as well as the transition management approach and implementation for over 20 KPMG offices. Forward-thinking and creative, Rachel is passionate about the convergence of organizational behavior, the human experience, and real estate. She is frequently called upon as a subject matter expert and has contributed regularly to audiences in conferences and education seminars. Rachel has recently spoken at Worktech. RealComm, CoreNet, CRE Tech, Cornell University, NYU, IIDA, and Neocon. E. Andrew Taylor is an Associate Professor in the Arts Management Program, and Chair of the Department of Performing Arts at American University, exploring the intersection of arts, culture, and business. An author, lecturer, and researcher on a broad range of arts management issues, Andrew has also served as a consultant to arts organizations and cultural initiatives throughout the U.S. and Canada, including the William Penn Foundation, Overture Center for the Arts, American Ballet Theatre, Create Austin, and the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, among others. Prior to joining the AU faculty, Andrew served as Director of the Bolz Center for Arts Administration in the Wisconsin School of Business for over a decade. Andrew is past president of the Association of Arts Administration Educators, current board member of the innovative arts support organization Fractured Atlas, and consulting editor both for The Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society and for Artivate, a journal for...

The award-winning musical The Color Purple is playing at Overture Center through Sunday.   Jonathan and Kitty chatted with two stars of the show.  Sandie Lee and Chedra Arielle talk about everything from Jennifer Hudson's shoes to the fear of trying out for musicals.  

Project Soapbox, a public speaking competition facilitated by Mikva Challenge, calls young people to speak out on issues that affect them and their communities. In this episode, you'll hear the top ten finalists' speeches from the March 14 competition at the Overture Center. Congratulations to our winners: 2nd Place - Jonah Gulisano 1st Place - Claire Neblett Student Voice Award - Aria Bowman Aria will have the opportunity to participate in the national competition in Washington DC. The top 10 finalists also won two tickets each to a performance of their choice at the Overture Center. *** Credits: Intro/Outro music by MicroSchool students Cheviest and Montevious. *** To request a written transcript of this episode, please email mmsdnews@madison.k12.wi.us.

Project Soapbox, a public speaking competition facilitated by Mikva Challenge, calls young people to speak out on issues that affect them and their communities. We went out to the Overture Center on March 14 to get a closer look at the competition and hear the students' speeches. Included in this episode are interviews with students LaNia Byrd, Cece Maravilla, and last year's winner Lilyana Sims; staff members Marty Moe and Creed Hanson; and judge Lynne Banks. We are proud of all of our amazing middle and high school students who participated!  *** Credits: Intro/Outro music by MicroSchool students Cheviest and Montevious. *** To request a written transcript of this episode, please email mmsdnews@madison.k12.wi.us.

Madison La Follette High School freshman Lilyana Sims has performed her original, award-winning spoken word speech, “Don’t Touch My Hair,” at the Overture Center and at UW-Madison, in Washington D.C. in front of the White House and at the Kennedy Center, at an NAACP Freedom Fund banquet, and in a La Follette High School staff workshop. Now in her second year of writing and performing, she’s working on a new speech that she's hoping will rival the success of her first. Here she talks with her dad Jamie Sims, Principal at Black Hawk Middle School, about her creative process, what it's like to perform and more.  *** To request a written transcript of this episode, please email mmsdnews@madison.k12.wi.us.

Stu Levitan Hosts Access City Hall April 2018 Edition: Overture Center for the Arts Guests: Ted DeDee President and Ceo. & Lex Poppens Vice President for Marketing.

Stu Levitan Hosts Access City Hall April 2018 Edition: Overture Center for the Arts Guests: Ted DeDee President and Ceo. & Lex Poppens Vice President for Marketing.

Stu Levitan talks to Overture Center President and CEO Ted DeDee and Overture Center Foundation Board Chair Diane Christensen about its recent tenth anniversary.

Stu Levitan talks to Overture Center President and CEO Ted DeDee and Overture Center Foundation Board Chair Diane Christensen about its recent tenth anniversary.

Coach Rich Strauss of Endurance Nation discusses tips for the Ironman Wisconsin run course.  Join us for our FREE Four Keys of Wisconsin Pre-Race Talk, Friday, 9/15/14 at 10:30a at the Overture Center for the Arts.  RSVP here: http://thefourkeyswi.splashthat.com/

Coach Rich Strauss of Endurance Nation discusses tips for the Ironman Wisconsin bike course. Specifically: Why Ironman Wisconsin is perhaps the most challenging bike course on the US Ironman circuit. How to ride hills effectively and intelligently, conserving energy, and momentum around the the course.  Join us for our FREE Four Keys of Wisconsin Pre-Race Talk, Friday, 9/15/14 at 10:30a at the Overture Center for the Arts.  RSVP here: http://thefourkeyswi.splashthat.com/

The Council discusses the future of the Overture Center for the Arts as it approaches a deadline set by the banks on whether the City or a private entity shall acquire the property. For more information, click on the links icon located at the top left corner of the page.

The Council met to discuss the ongoing attempts to reach an agreement regarding the future ownership and operations of the Overture Center in light of the looming December 31st deadline by financial institutions.

The Council met to discuss the ongoing attempts to reach an agreement regarding the future ownership and operations of the Overture Center in light of the looming December 31st deadline by financial institutions.

The Council discusses various operating models for future operations of The Overture Center. This includes options weighing private and public ownership models. For more information, click on the links icon located at the top left corner of the page.

The Council asks questions of a consultant hired to do a second operations and ownership study of The Overture Center and its possible future. For more information, click on the links icon located at the top left corner of the page.

The Board discusses two reports done on the Overture Center and its possible framework in the future. For more information, click on the links icon located at the top left corner of the page.

The Committee discusses possible options for the Overture Center’s future given its current financial problems. For more information, click on the links icon located at the top left corner of the page.

The Committee discusses possible options for the Overture Center’s future given its current financial problems. For more information, click on the links icon located at the top left corner of the page.

The Madison Common Council holds a special meeting to discuss the recommendations of the Ad Hoc Overture Committee, in particular if the City should assume ownership of Overture at the end of 2010. For more information, click on the links icon located at the top left corner of the page.

The Madison Common Council holds a special meeting to discuss the recommendations of the Ad Hoc Overture Committee, in particular if the City should assume ownership of Overture at the end of 2010. For more information, click on the links icon located at the top left corner of the page.

The Council discusses two resolutions calling for further studies on the current and future operations of The Overture Center for the Arts. Also, testimony begins at the Council on the 2011 Executive Operating Budget. For more information, click on the links icon located at the top left corner of the page.

The Council hears testimony on labor negotiations between Overture Center employees and the City and discusses updates to judicial review on discrimination cases brought before the Equal Opportunities Commission. For more information, click on the links icon located at the top left corner of the page.

The Overture Ad Hoc Committee was created to review and analyze the future business plan of Overture Center to determine its financial feasibility. Members of this committee include Chair Mark Bugher, Director of Madison's University Research Park; former Mayor Paul Soglin; and Alds. Bruer, Cnare, and Verveer.

Madison City Channel covers this Ad Hoc Committee that has been created to review and analyze the future business plan of Overture Center to determine its financial feasibility. Members of this committee include Chair Mark Bugher, Director of Madison's University Research Park; former Mayor Paul Soglin; and Alds. Bruer, Cnare, and Verveer.

The Council discusses whether to grant various Walgreens stores a liquor license to sell beer and/or wine and various agenda items relating to the Overture Center’s possible purchase by the City. For more information, click on the links icon located at the top left corner of the page.

The Board discusses a resolution to begin talks with the Overture Center in regards to the City purchasing the building as well as a midterm report on the 2011 City budget. This meeting goes into closed session. For more information, click on the links icon located at the top left corner of the page.

The Committee discusses a report on the City’s snow removal policies as well as a resolution moving forward talks with The Overture Center players on the possible sale of the building to the City.

The Committee discusses a report on the City’s snow removal policies as well as a resolution moving forward talks with The Overture Center players on the possible sale of the building to the City.

Hooray! We have us a real live President.Mail Bag:Pete sent in a couple this week "Things not to say if you're Muslim" and  cover-up worse than crime for the CIA.Earl comments on Area 51.Allen sends an article from Norma White: You want change? Try these ideasOpinion Column.Some humor from Melanie.The Rest of the Show:1) Caroline Kennedy is not going to be a Senator.2) Barack Obama begins the break from "business as usual".3) It would only cost Madison $1 to buy Overture Center.(Rant alert) This Weeks Conspiracy Theory:Subterranean Dwellers-The hollow earth conspiracy.No show next week, go Steelers.

Listener Input:PatrickResponds to some of Chris's thoughts.Opinion on the Super Bowl Snickers ad.Comments on the Overture Center.Just to name a few.  Patrick was on a roll this week.He's also going to be on the show in a couple of weeks.1) Vladimir Putin says America wants to impose their will on the world.2) Anti-smoking law in California. (Hard to believe Dan's a non-smoker)3) Man shot, mistaken for a Nutria. (South American water rodent)4) Homeless shelter in Madison. (Rant of the night)