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Media/Arts Briefs

MADISON -- Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center will feature the funk, soul, and reggae band In Black n White as part of the third annual Dane Dances series beginning on Friday, July 26.

Dane Dances are scheduled on Fridays in July and August on the rooftop of Monona Terrace. It is a free opportunity for all people in Dane County to experience social interaction through diverse music and dance.

Music and dancing will start at 5:30 p.m. with D.J. Chill. In Black n White will perform from 7 to 9 p.m.

Sandwiches, popcorn, beer, wine, and soft drinks are available for purchase beginning at 5 p.m. In case of inclement weather, the dance will be moved indoors to the Exhibition Hall.

Monona Terrace is located at One John Nolen Dr. Parking is available in the Monona Terrace parking ramp for a nominal fee. For further information call 608-261-4000 or TTY 608-261-4150.

Music camp for youth

SINSINAWA -- The 11th annual music camp for those in grades three through eight will be held at Sinsinawa Mound from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, July 29, through Friday, Aug. 2. Participants will sing, tap dance, learn theory, and develop a basic understanding of music.

The cost is $80 per person, $40 for a member of any choir, and free for members of the Sinsinawa Mound Children's Choir. Scholarships are available. For more information or to register, contact Sr. Marie Juan Maney at 608-748-4411, ext. 807.

Visit the Web site at www.sinsinawa.org. Sinsinawa Mound, the motherhouse for Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters, is located in southwest Wisconsin on County Road Z, off Highway 11.

TV Programs of Note

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

Monday-Sunday, 7 a.m., 11:10 a.m., 6 p.m., 11 p.m., EWTN (cable) - "Daily Mass." No 6 p.m. showing on Sunday.

Thursday, July 25, 7 p.m., WHA (PBS) - "The Wisconsin Gardener." A tour of Madison's Olbrich Gardens willow tree collection and a visit to a physical-disabilities-friendly garden in Whitefish Bay. Repeated Sunday, July 28, 5:30 p.m.

Friday, July 26, 5 p.m., EWTN (cable) - "Sts. Joachim and Ann." Bob and Penny Lord discuss the life of Sts. Joachim and Ann, parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Sunday, July 28, 7 a.m., WISC (CBS) - "Mass." Celebrated by Msgr. Thomas Campion, sponsored by Apostolate to the Handicapped.

Sunday, July 28, 6 p.m., WKOW (ABC) - "First Kid" (1996). Lightweight comedy in which a genial Secret Service agent (Sinbad) assigned to guard the president's 13-year-old son (Brock Pierce) spends his time building the neglected youngster's self-esteem by teaching him to box, dance, and be a regular kid. Directed by David Mickey Evans, the appealing story turns needlessly nasty at the end when a deranged individual sets out to shoot the boy. Some violence, deadly menace to a child, and fleeting nudity. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops classification of the theatrical version was A-II - adults and adolescents. The Motion Picture Association of America rating was PG - parental guidance suggested.

Tuesday, July 30, 9 p.m., WHA (PBS) - "Sweet Old Song." From the "P.O.V." series, a documentary about 91-year-old fiddler "Louie Bluie" Armstrong and his artistic partner, painter Barbara Ward.

Tuesday, July 30, 9:30 p.m., TBS (cable) - "Platoon" (1986). The Vietnam War as experienced by a raw recruit (Charlie Sheen) is evoked with relentless realism in scenes of battle and brutality in writer-director Oliver Stone's haunting reminiscence of its horrors and inhumanity. Its excessive violence, unrelenting profanity, and graphic depiction of representative atrocities are stomach-churning, but serve as a corrective to "Rambo"-style romanticizations of the war. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops classification of the theatrical version was A-IV - adults, with reservations. The Motion Picture Association of America rating was R - restricted.

Saturday, Aug. 3, 9 a.m., Hallmark (cable) - "The Muppet Movie" (1979). After a chance encounter with a Hollywood talent scout (Dom DeLuise), Kermit the Frog abandons his soggy swamp for a movie career, taking the entire Muppet crew on a heart-warming cross-country jaunt, but it is Miss Piggy who saves the day by getting Kermit his Hollywood audition. In their first appearance on the big screen, Jim Henson's Muppet characters seem right at home and director James Frawley's location filming gives them the world as a stage. Charming and delightful entertainment for all. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops classification of the theatrical version was A-I - general patronage. The Motion Picture Association of America rating was G - general audiences.

Radio Programs of Note

Monday, July 22-Sunday, July 28, 4 p.m., WHFA (1240 AM) - "Bishop William H. Bullock's Weekly Radio Broadcast."

Friday, July 26, 10 a.m., WHFA (1240 AM) - "Moments of Truth Live: Rapture - The True Story." With Paul Thigpen.

Saturday, July 27, 7 p.m., WHFA (1240 AM) - "World Youth Day: Vespers and Papal Speech from Downsview." Join Pope John Paul II, Bishop William Bullock, and young Catholics from over 150 countries (including some from our Diocese) in Toronto. Repeats at midnight.

Wednesday, July 31, 2 p.m. WHFA (1240 AM) - "St. Joseph Radio Presents: Nurturing a Vocation in the Family." With host Sheila Beingessner and guests Ed and Joan Broom (parents of Fr. Edward Broom).