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January 20, 2005 Edition

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USCCB Movie Reviews
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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.

You may also want to check out the Catholic News Service capsule movie reviews.

Media/Arts Briefs

Oakwood Chamber Players concert

MADISON -- The Oakwood Chamber Players will present The 'Ayes' Have It! on Friday, Jan. 28, at 7:30 p.m. at First Unitarian Society, 900 University Bay Dr., and on Saturday, Jan. 29, at 7:30 p.m. at Oakwood Village West Auditorium, 6209 Mineral Point Rd.

Composers featured on this Italian adventure include Donizetti, Trio for violin, cello, and piano; Respighi, Suite from Ancient Airs and Dances for mixed quintet; and Boccherini, Terzetto for flue, oboe, and clarinet. Guest artists are Mike Allen, cello; Allyson Fleck, viola; Wendy Buehl, violin, and Vincent Fuh, piano.

Individual tickets are $15 for adult; $10 for senior citizen; and $5 for student. For tickets or additional information, call 608-230-4316.

Sunday Afternoon Live

MADISON -- Sunday Afternoon Live from the Elvehjem welcomes the Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society on Sunday, Jan. 23, at 12:30 p.m. in Brittingham Gallery III at the Elvehjem Museum of Art.

This group is a Madison favorite, known for its playful approach to chamber music. There will be a cookie and tea reception after the performance. A free docent-led tour of the Elvehjem Museum begins at 2 p.m.

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.

Art exhibit at Olbrich

MADISON -- Olbrich Botanical Gardens is hosting the Madison Watercolor Society's exhibit, "A Celebration of Nature."

The watercolor exhibit is free and open to the public from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. every Sunday through March 6. It will feature both abstract and realistic work that expresses the different vision each artist has when painting botanical subjects.

People can admire the paintings on the walls while enjoying a live concert from 2 to 3 p.m. every Sunday during the exhibit.

Olbrich Botanical Gardens is located on the shore of Lake Monona at 3330 Atwood Ave.


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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.

Thursday, Jan. 20, 4 a.m., EWTN (cable) -- Door to Hope. Program about women coming to terms with the emotional and spiritual effects of having had an abortion. Repeats 5 p.m. Jan. 22 and 9 a.m. Jan. 23.

Sunday, Jan. 23, 7 a.m., WISC (CBS) -- Mass. Celebrated by Msgr. Thomas Campion, sponsored by Apostolate to the Handicapped.

Sunday, Jan. 23, 8 p.m., WHA (PBS) -- Masterpiece Theatre: "Island at War." Masterpiece Theatre premieres a five-part family drama focusing on a group of Channel Islanders adjusting to life under Nazi occupation during World War II. The cast includes James Wilby, Clare Holman, Julia Ford, Saskia Reeves, and Philip Glenister.

Monday, Jan. 24, 6:30 a.m., EWTN (cable) -- Solemn Mass for Life in Washington, D.C.

Monday, Jan. 24, 10 a.m., EWTN (cable) -- March for Life. Live and complete coverage of the March for Life in Washington, D.C. Viewers will be a part of it all, from interviews with participants from across the U.S. to the March for Life procession up Constitution Avenue and the Rally for Life at the Washington Monument. Repeats 9 p.m. Jan. 24 and noon Jan. 29.

Monday, Jan. 24, 1 p.m., WYOU (cable) -- Christopher Close-Up.

Monday, Jan. 24, 5 p.m., EWTN (cable) -- The Women's Center: Changing Lives and Saving Lives. The Women's Center in the Chicago area is devoted to saving babies from abortion. This program tells the story of their ministry - advising women of all ages who seek information to help them make a more informed decision. In addition to information, they also find hope and help - a life alternative to abortion and a commitment of love and support.

Tuesday, Jan. 25, 8 p.m., WMTV (NBC) -- Scrubs. In an episode titled "My Lucky Charm," Colin Farrell makes his U.S. television drama series debut playing a life-loving Irishman who comes to Sacred Heart Hospital after being injured in a fight and teaches Turk and J.D. a lesson about living life to the fullest.

Wednesday, Jan. 26, 3:30 a.m., EWTN (cable) -- Death as a Salesman: What's Wrong with Assisted Suicide. Find out why legalizing mercy killing is unethical and leads to documented abuse. Recognize the euphemisms euthanasia advocates use to market death and how the safeguards surrounding the "right to die" in the Netherlands have disappeared. See how hospice care is the answer - where the spiritual, emotional, and physical support to terminal patients and their families make arguments for assisted suicide irrelevant. Repeats 5:30 p.m. Jan. 26.


Radio Program of Note

Friday, Jan. 21, 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. This week's program includes: Bishop Robert C. Morlino's homily from the Dec. 12, 2004 Mass at St. Raphael Cathedral in Madison; John Huebscher, executive director of the Wisconsin Catholic Conference; Tim Kruse of St. Paul's University Catholic Center in Madison; and Silent No More, part two of three. Repeats 12 noon Jan. 22 and 9 a.m. Jan. 23.


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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.

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.

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.

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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