St Mary Parish Players
to perform play

BLOOMINGTON -- The old advertising line "ring around the collar" will come back to haunt the villain in the 17th dramatic production by St. Mary Parish Players of Bloomington on Friday and Saturday, March 28 and 29, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, March 30, at 12:30 p.m. in the school gym.

"The Villain Wore a Dirty Shirt" is set at the "Tub and Scrub Laundry" in the town of Digalittledeeper, Calif., during the gold mining days. Although a laundry sounds innocent enough, the members of the audience are advised to stay alert as they will be part of the proceedings.

Proceeds from the production will go to help St. Mary School. An "all you can eat" roast beef dinner will be held in the church dining hall on Sunday, March 30, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Advance tickets are available at a reduced price at Ma's Bakery in Bloomington and from Marian Taylor at 608-994-2484.

REEDSBURG -- Actor Frank Runyeon will perform "What Are You Doing? - The Letter of James," on Wednesday, April 2, at 7 p.m. at Sacred Heart Parish, 624 N. Willow St.

Runyeon is known for his roles in the past 16 years on various television programs including "General Hospital," "As the World Turns," "Santa Barbara," "Falcon Crest," "Another World," "Melrose Place," and "L.A. Law."

Refreshments will follow the performance and a free will offering will be taken. For more information, call Mary Ann Polcyn at 608-524-2412.

MADISON -- "Sunday Afternoon Live from the Elvehjem" welcomes Payton MacDonald on percussion and Jessica Johnson playing flute Sunday, March 30, at 12:30 p.m. in Brittingham Gallery III.

This duo will perform a recital of 20th century music by James Chaudoir, Ralph Shapey, Michael Udow, Lou Harrison, and Payton MacDonald himself.

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.

MADISON -- The Oakwood Chamber Players will present "Steppin' Out - The Spring Soiree" on Friday, April 4, 7:30 p.m. at First Unitarian Society, 900 University Bay Dr. and on Saturday, April 5, at 7:30 p.m. at Oakwood Village West Auditorium, 6209 Mineral Point Rd.

"Steppin' Out - The Spring Soiree" will feature: Quincy Porter's Bagatelles for string quartet and bass; Verdi's Falstaff Scherzo for woodwinds; Timothy Goplerud's It Takes Two for english horn and bass, and Alexander Tansman's La Dance de la Sorciere for woodwind quintet and piano, and music of Shostakovich and Ewazen.

Refreshments and social time will follow.

Individual tickets are $12 for adults, $8 for senior citizens, and $5 for students. For tickets or more information, call 608-230-4316.