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The above link will connect you to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishop's movie and video reviews. They contain a brief overview of many movies with the USCCB's classification and the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) rating. They may have a comment on any inappropriate language or violence in the film.

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Media/Arts Briefs

Three Men and a Tenor

JEFFERSON -- The Council for the Performing Arts introduces the comedic a cappella routine of Three Men and a Tenor to be performed on Friday, Nov. 12, at 7:30 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center located at the Jefferson High School, 700 W. Milwaukee St.

These four men form one of America's finest vocal music entertainment shows, featuring unaccompanied arrangements of original songs and popular musical artists.

The cost of tickets for Three Men and a Tenor is $20 for adults, $19 for seniors, and $12 for students. Tickets can be purchased at the council's office located at 100 N. Main St., Suite A, in Jefferson. For seating charts, season calendars, and a direct link to the artists and sponsors, visit www.councilfortheperformingarts.org

Art display at Edgewood

MADISON -- "(ART)iculation: Stories of Ancestry, Identity, and Culture," an exhibition by California-based mixed media and installation artist Flo Oy Wong, will be displayed Sunday, Oct. 24, to Friday, Nov. 12, in the DeRicci Gallery at Edgewood College.

The artist will give a public lecture on Thursday, Nov. 4, at 4:30 p.m. in the college's Anderson Auditorium. Both the exhibition and the lecture are free and open to the public.

Manibusan in concert

SINSINAWA -- Sinsinawa Mound Center presents "Jesse Manibusan in Concert" at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 17. Manibusan is a singer, songwriter, storyteller, and guitarist.

He shares from his heart the love of Christ and the call to live out baptism in every aspect of life. Manibusan entertains and challenges every age group and generation.

To order tickets or for more information, contact Diane Kieler at 608-748-4411, ext. 804. The cost is $10. Tickets will be $15 at the door.

For more information on these and other activities at the Mound, contact Sheila Heim at 608-748-4411, ext. 869, or visit the Web site at www.sinsinawa.org/moundcenter.

Chamber Choir concert

MADISON -- The 33-voice Wisconsin Chamber Choir celebrates the beginning of its sixth season with a concert of member favorites selected from their many performances (all of them recorded) between 1998-2004.

Featured in the all a cappella repertoire are Mass movements from Deutsche Messe by contemporary German composer, Johann Nepomuk David; Italian Renaissance master, G. P. da Palestrina's Stabat Mater; and Due Composizione Corali by the 20th century Italian, Illdebrando Pizzetti. Shorter works by Howard Helvey, Brahms, Purcell, and Rachmaninoff and several international folk songs and spirituals complete the program.

The concert will be performed at Covenant Presbyterian Church, 326 S. Segoe Rd., on Saturday, Nov. 13, at 8 p.m. General admission tickets: $10 seniors/students $5. Information and tickets are available at Ward Brodt Music Mall, Madison Church Supply, or by calling 608-251-6566. Visit the chamber choir Web site at: www.geocities.com/wisconsinchamberchoir.

The group will follow this performance with recording sessions at St. James Church and a planned CD release in the spring.

DeForest Arts Center

DEFOREST -- A new Performing Arts Center here is the site of many school and community performances.

The 2004-2005 season includes the following:

• Sunday, Nov. 7, 3 p.m., "Dr. Jeffrey Hollander, solo piano, with Dr. John Schaeffer, string bass."

• Friday, Jan. 28, 7 p.m., "T.S. Monk," jazz musicians.

• Friday, March 4, 7:30 p.m., "MOJO and the Bayou Gypsies," a high energy New Orleans band.

• Saturday, April 9, 8 p.m., Madison County, an area country music band.

• Saturday, May 7, third annual Chris McHugh Comedy for a Cure.

These performances are promoted and facilitated by the DeForest Area Friends of the Arts (DAFA), a non-profit volunteer organization working toward providing family entertainment in the DeForest area.

The Performing Arts Center is located at the DeForest Area High School, 815 Jefferson Ave.

For more information, visit www.deforestarts.com Tickets may be ordered online for all performances. Multiple show ticket purchase discounts and group purchase discounts are available by calling Ruth at 608-846-2600.

Sunday Afternoon Live

MADISON -- Sunday Afternoon Live from the Elvehjem welcomes the all double reed quintet, WiZARDS!, on Sunday, Nov. 7, at 12:30 p.m. in Brittingham Gallery III at the Elvehjem Museum of Art.

The lively quintet will depart on a magical tour of diverse chamber music for an audience of all ages.

Sunday Afternoon Live from the Elvehjem is a free weekly chamber music series presented by the Elvehjem Museum of Art and Wisconsin Public Radio, with the cooperation of the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Music.

The series, hosted by music commentator Lori Skelton, is broadcast live on Wisconsin Public Radio stations, including WERN, 88.7, Madison.

Bingo in Jefferson

JEFFERSON -- The Council for the Performing Arts will continue to host Monday Night Bingo throughout the fall. Bingo will be held the first two Mondays of the month at Fairview Sports Bar, located at 711 W. Racine St. in Jefferson. Doors will open at 6 p.m. with the games beginning at 7 p.m.

Monday night bingo provides an opportunity to win at bingo and at a 50/50 raffle. On Monday, Nov. 8, 50/50 raffle ticket buyers will not only have the chance to win money, but also tickets to Three Men and a Tenor on Nov. 12.

This is non-smoking bingo, and a variety of food and drinks are available. The state allowable maximum payouts will be given with a sliding scale depending on the number of players.

Museum clothing display

MADISON -- On Tuesday, Nov. 16, the Wisconsin Historical Museum will unveil a new case display featuring the dress of Eleanore Brown, which inspired a dress worn by Samantha Parkington of American Girl fame.

The dress is part of the museum's clothing collection, which can be toured online at: http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/museum/collections/online.

In 2003 American Girl Inc., maker of historically accurate dolls, copied a girl's dress in the museum's collection for their 1904 Samantha doll. American Girl packaged the doll's dress with a book whose cover illustrated it. On Nov. 23 a version of the dress will appear in a new movie, Samantha: An American Girl Holiday, which debuts on the WB network.

The Wisconsin Historical Museum, located at 30 N. Carroll St., is open Tuesday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.


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TV Programs of Note

Following are some theatrical movies and television programs of note. This information is being provided to assist people in making viewing choices.

Monday-Friday, 2:30 p.m., Inspiration Channel (cable) -- Catholic Mass.

Monday-Sunday, 7 a.m., 11 a.m., 6 p.m., 11 p.m., EWTN (cable) -- Daily Mass. No 6 p.m. showing on Sunday.

Sunday, Nov. 7, 7 a.m., WISC (CBS) -- Mass. Celebrated by Msgr. Thomas Campion, sponsored by Apostolate to the Handicapped.

Sunday, Nov. 7, 2:30 p.m., WHA (PBS) -- The Wisconsin Gardener. Shelley Ryan and her guests spotlight gardens that promote physical and emotional healing. Dr. Brad Schnee of St. Clare Hospital in Baraboo tours the hospital's healing garden. Ryan discovers the rich history of garden pots from P. Wakefield & Co. in Rockdale, experts in historic pottery reproductions. At Rotary Gardens in Janesville, Mark Dwyer gives a tour of some reliable spring bloomers.

Sunday, Nov. 7, 8 p.m., WHA (PBS) -- Masterpiece Theatre: "Henry VIII." The cruel monarch breaks from the Catholic Church in his quest for a male heir in this new film starring Ray Winstone and Helena Bohnam Carter as Anne Boleyn. Repeats 11 p.m. Nov. 8.

Monday, Nov. 7, 1 p.m., WYOU (cable) -- Christopher Close-Up: "Gentle Grace." Television personality Kathie Lee Gifford reveals how she dealt with accusations that she abused child labor laws and the media frenzy surrounding her marital problems.

Monday, Nov. 8, 9 p.m., WHA (PBS) -- They Made America. America is often defined by its democratic ideals. But throughout its history it has also been defined by its entrepreneurial spirit. Based on the book of the same name by Harold Evans, the program profiles men and women who embody this think-outside-the-box audacity and whose pioneering pluck helped change the face of a nation. More information about the series is available on the companion Web site at: www.pbs.org/wgbh/theymadeamerica

Tuesday, Nov. 9, 7 p.m., WISC (CBS) -- 38th Annual Country Music Association Awards. Brooks & Dunn host the ceremony live from the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. Tim McGraw, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith, and Shania Twain will perform.

Tuesday, Nov. 9, 7 p.m., WHA (PBS) -- Nova: "America's Stone Age Explorers." Who were the first Americans and where did they come from? This Stone Age detective story reveals that the peopling of the Americas is a far more tantalizing riddle than anyone had ever suspected.

Tuesday, Nov. 9, 8 p.m., WHA (PBS) -- Frontline: "The Persuaders." This latest Frontline takes an in-depth look at the multibillion-dollar "persuasion industries" of advertising and public relations. Correspondent Douglas Rushkoff, New York University professor, explores how the culture of marketing has come to shape the way Americans understand the world and themselves and how the techniques of the persuasion industries have migrated to politics.

Saturday, Nov. 13, 7 p.m., WKOW (ABC) -- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001). A fine adaptation of J.K. Rowling's children's book. The USCCB Office for Film & Broadcasting classification of the theatrical version was A-II - adults and adolescents. The Motion Picture Association of America rating was PG - parental guidance suggested.


Radio Program of Note

Friday, Nov. 5, 9 a.m., Relevant Radio (1240 AM) -- Relevant 2 U. This locally produced magazine style program features people, events, and Catholic issues in the Diocese of Madison. Guests on this program include: Fr. Pat Norris, stem cell ethics; Mike Hurt, Catholic Charities, adults with disabilities; Maureen Duhn, Natural Family Planning; and Fr. Michael Moon, Serra guest. Repeats 5 p.m. Nov. 6 and 9 a.m. Nov. 7.


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Edgewood College Arts Schedule

Unless otherwise noted, all Edgewood College arts events are free and open to the public and take place on the Edgewood College campus, 1000 Edgewood College Drive, Madison, Wis. For more information on Edgewood College, contact 608-663-4861 or www.edgewood.edu.

This Edgewood College arts schedule includes:
Music Performances
DeRicci Gallery Exhibits
Theatre Performances

Edgewood College Music Performances

All concerts are held in St. Joseph Chapel, Regina Hall, 1000 Edgewood College Dr., Madison, unless otherwise noted.

November 6, 2004, 7 p.m.
Faculty Recital Series: Music Scholarship Benefit
Daniel Wallach, Saxophone
$7 general admission, $5 students and seniors

November 14, 2004, 2:30 p.m.
Fall Band Concert: Luke House Thanksgiving Benefit
Wind Ensemble and Jazz Ensemble
Daniel Wallach, Conductor
Freewill offering to benefit Luke House

November 21, 2004, 2:30 p.m.
Edgewood Chamber Orchestra
Blake Walter, Music Director/Conductor
$4 general admission, $2 with Edgewood ID

December 10, 2004, 7 p.m.
77th Annual Christmas Concert, Part I
Wind Ensemble and Campus-Community Band
Julie Dunbar, Conductor
$5 gen. admission to benefit Sr. Blackwell Scholarship Fund

December 12, 2004, 2:30 p.m.
77th Annual Christmas Concert, Part II
Women's Chorus, Chamber Singers, Campus-Community Choir
Kathleen Otterson and Joseph Testa, Conductors
$5 gen. admission to benefit Vernon and Anja Sell Choral Scholarship

February 6, 2005, 2:30 p.m.
Faculty Recital Series: Music Scholarship Benefit
Kathleen Otterson, Mezzo-Soprano
Location: Christ Presbyterian Church, 944 E. Gorham Street, Madison, Wis.
$7 general admission, $5 students and seniors

February 26, 2005, 7 p.m.
Faculty Recital Series: Music Scholarship Benefit
Edward Parsons, Piano
$7 general admission, $5 students and seniors

March 6, 2005, 2:30 p.m.
Edgewood Chamber Orchestra
Blake Walter, Music Director/Conductor
$4 general admission, $2 with Edgewood ID

March 13, 2005, 2:30 p.m.
Wind Ensemble and Campus-Community Band
Julie Dunbar, Conductor
No admission charge

April 3, 2005, 2:30 p.m.
Chamber Singers Concert
Joseph Testa, Conductor
No admission charge

April 24, 2005, 2:30 p.m.
Edgewood Chamber Orchestra
Blake Walter, Music Director/Conductor
$4 general admission, $2 with Edgewood ID

April 29, 2005, 7 p.m.
Spring Band Concert
Wind Ensemble, Campus-Community Band, Jazz Ensemble
Julie Dunbar and Daniel Wallach, Conductors
$5 general admission

May 1, 2005, 2:30 p.m.
Spring Choral Concert
Women's Chorus, Chamber Singers, Campus-Community Choir
Kathleen Otterson and Joseph Testa, Conductors
$5 general admission

Edgewood College DeRicci Gallery Exhibits

All art exhibits take place in the DeRicci Gallery, DeRicci Hall, 1000 Edgewood College Dr., Madison, unless otherwise noted. All exhibits are free and open to the public. For more information, contact the gallery director at 608-663-2800 or aloft@edgewood.edu.

Oct. 24 - Nov. 12, 2004
Flo Oy Wong
Title: "(ART)iculation: Stories of Ancestry, Identity, and Culture"
Public Lecture: Nov. 4, 4:30-5:30 p.m., Anderson Auditorium, Predolin Humanities Center, 1000 Edgewood College Dr., Madison
Reception following lecture: 5:30-7 p.m.
California-based installation and mixed-media artist Flo Oy Wong uses photographs, rice sacks, rice, beads, sequins, and suitcases to create art from her life as a first-generation American of Chinese descent. Her visual stories of ancestry, identity, and culture focus on the little-known drama of ordinary people-her parents, her husband, and herself-who are an integral part of the United States of America.

Nov. 14 - Dec. 3, 2004
Kelly Parks Snider
Title: "Dialogues with Silence"
Reception: Nov. 20, 5-7 p.m.
Gallery Talk: 5:30 p.m.
"My paintings express the dimensions, the quirks, the many facets I detect in a subject. I rely on pastels and acrylic paint, but I incorporate whatever other materials help me convey the traits I think are worth noticing, celebrating, even puzzling over. Sheep's wool, pieces of fabric, gravel, newspaper...these are some of the materials that I combine with pastels in order to draw attention to my subject. What I am after is a forceful expression of the profound connection I feel to another person, an idea, or a dimension of my life. My hope is that the viewers will feel that connection just as powerfully."

December 5 - 17, 2004
Maria Liebl
Title: "Senior Exhibit: On Simplicity and Beauty"
Reception: December 9, 5-7 p.m.
Gallery Talk: 5:30 p.m.
"'May go with luck whoever believes to be astute / because he has been able to accumulate objects, / poor mortal that soulless and brutal / has lost the love and has lost the respect for himself. / On the other hand to stop love / is to pretend to stop the universe. / Who carries love assumes his pain / and neither the sun or his reverse will stop him.' -- Silvio Rodriuez"

January 9 - February 4, 2005
Marilyn Annin
Title: "Materials Figured"
"My work consists of a series of sculptured garments with each acting as a metaphor for a specific attitude or custom of our culture. I focus on garments as portraiture, as commentary, and as satire."

February 6 - 25, 2005
Laurel Lueders
Title: "And Now . . . ?"
Reception: February 10, 5-7 p.m.
Gallery Talk: 5:30 p.m.
"Using video installations and digital photographs, I reflect upon the recent political climate in the United States, both as I have observed in this country and while living abroad. Specifically, I react to a post-9/11 world, where fear, uncertainty, and paranoia pervade; where surveillance, loss of civil liberties, and media cover-up become a cultural norm. I question the reliability of physical evidence, particularly as we enter the unknown territory of a digital age."

February 27 - March 18, 2005
Mayumi O. Takayama
Title: "Fragments of Imagination"
Reception: March 3, 5-7 p.m.
"What we know sets limits on what we actually come to see and experience. In this sense, we cannot see and experience things as they are, but do so only through the interpretive lens that we have come to wear. My paintings in this show play with and trouble the taken-for-granted correspondence between the signifier and the signified, inviting you to the world of infinite signification."

March 20 - April 8, 2005
Mike Wodyn
Title: "Ideas on a Plane - Paintings About Paint"
Reception: April 6, 5-7 p.m.
Gallery Talk: 6 p.m.
"When I begin a painting, it is not my intention to create the illusion of something on the canvas, such as a figure or landscape. Instead, the painting itself is the object, and the colors, textures and shapes created by paint on the canvas are the subject matter. Much like a carpenter who doesn't try to disguise the fact that he works with wood, I am not trying to hide the fact that what I am presenting is paint on canvas."

April 10 - 29, 2005
Student Exhibition
Reception: April 13, 5-7 p.m.
A self-juried exhibition of works in a variety of media by Edgewood College art students. Reception co-sponsored by the Edgewood College Alumni Association.

May 1 - 20, 2005
Senior Art Exhibition
Lyndsay Blohm, Kate Clausius, Amanda Collins, Jennifer Waack
Title: "Group Senior Art Exhibition: A Collection of Four"
Reception: May 14, 4-6 p.m.

Edgewood College Theatre Performances

The theatre is located in Regina Hall, 1000 Edgewood College Drive, Madison, Wis., and accessible via the door facing the Regina parking lot. For ticket information, contact the Box Office at 608-663-6710 or boxoffice@edgewood.edu.

The Laramie Project
By Moises Kaufman and the Tectonic Theater Project
Directed by Jeanne Leep
November 12, 2004, 7:30 p.m.
November 13, 4:00 & 7:30 p.m.
November 18, 7:30 p.m.
November 19, 7:30 p.m.
November 20, 7:30 p.m.
$7 general admission, $5 students and seniors
In 1998 Matthew Shepherd was kidnapped, beaten, and left to die tied to a fence outside Laramie, Wyo., because he was gay. In response to this hate crime, the Tectonic Theater Project conducted interviews with the community and created this deeply moving theatrical collage, which explores the depths of hate and fear and the heights of compassion and community. "An amazing piece of theatre...leaves us sadder, wiser, and tentatively more hopeful...." - NY Post

Cabaret
Music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, book by Joe Masteroff
Directed by Philip Martin
March 14, 2005, 7:30 p.m.
March 15, 4:00 & 7:30 p.m.
March 10, 7:30 p.m.
March 11, 7:30 p.m.
March 12, 7:30 p.m.
$7 general admission, $5 students and seniors
Willkommen to the Kit Kat Klub - a sleazy nightclub thriving on the decadence of 1929 Berlin. Inside, people escape to live the high life, while outside the world slowly disappears as the Nazi regime grows into a brutal force. Come share the nightlife and feel the impact of "Cabaret." "Wickedly Delicious!"

Student-Directed One-Acts
Directing students collaborate in this evening of short one-act plays.
April 29, 2005, 7:30 p.m.
April 30, 7:30 p.m.
$7 general admission, $5 students and seniors



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