The Madison Catholic Herald

JEFFERSON -- April Verch and her band will present a concert at the Performing Arts Center on Saturday, Oct. 19, at 7:30 p.m.

Twenty-three-year-old Verch is an award winning fiddle player and step dancer. She and her band will play a variety of music, including jazz, Latin, Celtic, and western music, including her own compositions.

This concert will take place at the Performing Arts Center, located at the Jefferson High School, 700 W. Milwaukee St.

Tickets are $19 for adults, $18 for seniors, and $10 for students. They are available by phone with Visa or MasterCard by calling the CPA at 920-674-2179; at the Council for the Performing Arts office at 305 S. Main St. in Jefferson.

Brass and jazz big band to perform

MADISON -- Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center will host performances by the Dallas Brass and All That Jazz big band on Wednesday, Oct. 23.

The concert will begin at 7 p.m. in the Madison Ballroom with the Dallas Brass and continue with All that Jazz from 9 p.m. to midnight in the Community Terrace.

Monona Terrace is located at One John Nolen Dr. Parking is available in the Monona Terrace parking ramp for a $3 fee. For further information call 608-261-4000 or TTY 608-261-4150.

Fall choral concert

MADISON -- The Edgewood College Music Department announces the upcoming Fall Choral Concert on Sunday, Oct. 20, at 2:30 p.m. in the St. Joseph Chapel, located on the Edgewood College campus.

This concert is free and open to the public. It features performances by the Edgewood College Chamber Singers, under the direction of Dr. Joseph Testa, and the Edgewood College Concert Choir, under the direction of Kathleen Otterson.

For information on this and any other events in the concert series, call the Edgewood College Music Department at 608-663-2845.

'Sunday Afternoon Live'

MADISON -- "Sunday Afternoon Live from the Elvehjem" welcomes the Pro Arte Quartet on Sunday, Oct. 6, at 12:30 p.m. in Brittingham Gallery III.

The Pro Arte features David Perry on violin, Susan Beia on violin, Sally Chisholm, on viola, and Parry Karp on cello.

There will be a 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 is broadcast live on Wisconsin Public Radio stations, including WERN, 88.7 Madison.

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.

Sunday, Oct. 20, 3:30 a.m., 10 a.m., 9 p.m., EWTN (cable) - "Mission Sunday Special." Oct. 20 is World Mission Sunday. Join Fr. Groeschel as he interviews missionaries from around the world.

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.

Sunday, Oct. 20, 7 a.m., WISC (CBS) - "Mass." Celebrated by Msgr. Thomas Campion, sponsored by Apostolate to the Handicapped.

Sunday, Oct. 20, 8:30 p.m., WYOU (cable) - "Christopher Closeup: Golden Anniversary, Part 1." A celebration of 50 years of Christopher television. Includes clips with Bing Crosby, Jack Benny, Mario Lanza, Dorothy Day, and more.

Monday, Oct. 21, 5 p.m., EWTN (cable) - "Working with the Poor, Part 1." Breathtaking beauty and crushing poverty exist side-by-side in the lovely but destitute environs of Kingston, Jamaica. The host of "Working with the Poor," and symbol of hope to the poorest of the poor in this island nation's own Calcutta, is Fr. Richard Ho Lung. In this five-part mini-series, Fr. Ho Lung shares his conversion from Buddhism and call to the Caribbean, and the joys and challenges he faced, and still embraces, in founding and sustaining the Missionaries of the Poor. Part 2: 5 p.m. Oct. 22; Part 3: 5 p.m. Oct. 23; Part 4: 5 p.m. Oct. 24; Part 5: 5 p.m. Oct. 25.

Thursday, Oct. 24, 9 p.m., WHA (PBS) - "Candidate Statements." Hear direct statements by candidates for attorney general and congressional districts 1, 2s, and 3. Repeats 10 p.m. Oct. 28.

Saturday, Oct. 26, 7 p.m., WKOW (ABC) - "Backdraft" (1991). Deep-rooted conflicts boil over when a rookie Chicago firefighter (William Baldwin) is placed under the command of his estranged brother (Kurt Russell) during the investigation of a string of arson-related murders. With the terrifying nature of fire emerging as the real star of the movie, director Ron Howard ambitiously tackles a relationship story, a murder mystery, and a special effects action movie with modest success. Some grisly shots of charred bodies, very brief nudity, fleeting sexual innuendo, occasional fisticuffs, and intermittent rough language. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops classification of the theatrical version was A-III - adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating was R - restricted.

Saturday, Oct. 26, 7:30 p.m., WMTV (NBC) - "Sleepy Hollow" (1999). In this violent adaptation of Washington Irving's spooky tale of the headless horseman, Ichabod Crane (Johnny Depp) is a pompous, fearful New York constable sent to Sleepy Hollow to find the triple-murderer who has made off with the victims' heads. Although director Tim Burton conjures up a visually gorgeous period piece, the contrived humor doesn't work and the narrative overdoses on scenes of the horseman and another villain gleefully butchering their prey. Recurring grisly decapitations and a discreet sexual encounter. 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.

Radio Programs of Note

Monday, Oct. 21-Sunday, Oct. 27, 4 p.m., WHFA (1240 AM) - "Bishop William H. Bullock's Weekly Radio Broadcast."

Wednesday, Oct. 23, 5 p.m., WHFA (1240 AM) - "Catholic Answers Live: Chastity - Teach Your Children Well." With guests Jason Evert and Crystalina Padilla. Repeats 8 a.m. Oct. 24.

Thursday, Oct. 24, WHFA (1240 AM) - "Life on the Rock." Guest Rich Donelly, former coach of the Florida Marlins. Repeats 1 p.m. Oct. 27 and 9 a.m. Oct. 29.

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Media/Arts Briefs

Fiddle player to present concert

Brass and jazz big band to perform

Fall choral concert

'Sunday Afternoon Live'

TV Programs of Note

Radio Programs of Note