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Media/Arts BriefsHeritage Quilt ShowSUN PRAIRIE -- The Heritage Quilt Show will be held on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, March 21, 22, and 23 in Sun Prairie to celebrate National Quilting Day. Quiltmakers from all over the Midwest will be competing for $1,500 in prizes. All entries will be on display during this three-day event. The show will be held at St. Albert Parish Center on N. Thompson Rd. Hours are Sunday, March 21, 12 to 4 p.m.; Monday, March 22, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; and Tuesday, March 23, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Downtown Sun Prairie will join the celebration with a special display at the Historical Museum. Sunday Afternoon LiveMADISON -- Sunday Afternoon Live from the Elvehjem welcomes pianist Alexander Dossin on Sunday, March 21, at 12:30 p.m. in Brittingham Gallery III at the Elvehjem Museum of Art. His program at the Elvehjem Museum will be "autobiographical" in nature and will be dedicated to the countries that have been important in his life. Music will include works by Respighi, Villa-Lobos, Scriabin, Tchaikovsky, and "Rhapsody in Blue" by George Gershwin. 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, hosted by music commentator Lori Skelton, is broadcast live on Wisconsin Public Radio stations, including WERN, 88.7, Madison. Malted milk exhibit at Historical MuseumMADISON -- What do ailing infants and Antarctic explorers have in common and what does that have to do with Wisconsin? Both benefited from the work of William and James Horlick of Racine, the inventors of malted milk. The Wisconsin Historical Museum's latest case exhibit covers this subject entitled "That's Meat and Drink to Me: Wisconsin's Malted Milk Story." This exhibit will run from March 23 through June 26 at the Wisconsin Historical Museum, located on the Capitol Square in Madison at 30 N. Carroll St. The museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is suggested by donation of $4 per adult, $3 per child, and $10 per family. Call 608-264-6555 for more information or visit www.wisconsinhistory.org/musuem Sinsinawa art exhibitSINSINAWA -- "Things of the Spirit" art exhibit will be held at Sinsinawa Mound, April 4 through May 30. A reception will be held Sunday, April 4, from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Mound Gallery. The exhibit features the acrylic/pen and ink artwork of Sandra Kochan of Mequon. Kochan's work, characterized by rich, vivid colors, is exhibited in Milwaukee galleries and has been juried into several national shows. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, with the adjoining bookshop open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday through March 31, then 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday beginning April 1. For more information on art exhibits at the Mound, contact Michelle Till at 608-748-4411 ext. 849. Edgewood High students to perform musicalMADISON -- Edgewood High School students, under the direction of Pamela Hanson-Stewart, will perform the musical revue Smokey Joe's Café. It will be held March 24, 25, 26, and 27 at 7:30 p.m. and March 27 and 28 at 2 p.m. at Edgewood High School, Sr. Kathleen O'Connell Auditorium, 2219 Monroe St. The musical is a tribute to the rock and roll songs of Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller. Lieber and Stoller wrote music in the 1950s for two famous quartets, The Drifters and The Coasters, and for two great figures of rock and roll, Elvis Presley and Dion. Tickets are available in advance by calling 608-257-1023 or at the door; $12 reserved seats or $10 general admission. For more information contact Emily Auerbach at 608-233-2381 or eauerbach@dcs.wisc.edu
TV Programs of NoteFollowing 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., 11:10 a.m., 6 p.m., 11 p.m., EWTN (cable) -- Daily Mass. No 6 p.m. showing on Sunday. Sunday, March 21, 7 a.m., WISC (CBS) -- Mass. Celebrated by Msgr. Thomas Campion, sponsored by Apostolate to the Handicapped. Sunday, March 21, 10 a.m., EWTN (cable) -- Lenten Reflections. Repeats 1 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. March 24. Sunday, March 21, 10:45 a.m., EWTN (cable) -- Rome's Hidden Churches: A Lenten Pilgrimage. The practice of the bishop, his clergy, and people processing to different "stational churches" for Mass during Lent dates from fourth century Jerusalem. In Rome this Lenten pilgrimage was enriched with indulgences. Today the pope still begins Lent by traveling to Santa Sabina, the first Station Church of Rome. EWTN visits many of Rome's Stational Churches this Lent. Episodes air at 10:45 a.m. Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday throughout Lent. Sunday, March 21, 3 p.m., WHA (PBS) -- Wisconsin World War II Stories. State veterans relate their stories from Pearl Harbor through preparations for D-Day. The stories impart a sense of how chaotic and downright scary war is. Taken together, they leave a deep impression of what it meant for these Wisconsin natives to come of age under fire. Sunday, March 21, 4 p.m., WHA (PBS) -- Wisconsin World War II Stories, part two. In the second episode of this WPT series, Wisconsin veterans share their personal stories and inspiring recollections from the D-Day invasion to the end of the war in Europe. Tales of the war's carnage are juxtaposed with veterans' stories of how they dealt with the constant threat. Sunday, March 21, 5 p.m., WHA (PBS) -- Entertaining the Troops. This program is a testament to the stars who joined the war effort and helped American troops keep up their spirits as long days turned into even longer years in the heroic effort to win WWII. The archival footage includes stars such as Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, the Andrews Sisters, Dinah Shore, Carole Lombard, Judy Garland, Jack Benny, and Lena Horne. Sunday, March 21, 6 p.m., EWTN (cable) -- Lenten Parish Mission. From the Shrine of the Blessed Sacrament in Hanceville, Ala., the Very Rev. William P. Casey, superior general of the Fathers of Mercy, gives a series of six one-hour talks for Holy Week. Topics covered include the Sacraments, the Holy Mass, and Devotion to the Blessed Mother. Repeats noon March 23 and 2 a.m. March 26. Sunday, March 21, 7 p.m., WHA (PBS) -- Fred Rogers: America's Favorite Neighbor. Follow Fred Rogers' life from his early days in television as a stagehand at NBC in New York and then to the city of Pittsburgh where he and Mister Rogers' Neighborhood became icons of children's television. Michael Keaton, a former stagehand on Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood, narrates. Tuesday, March 23, 5:30 p.m., EWTN (cable) -- St. Peter: Icon for Lent. Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee gives a six-part meditation upon the Gospel readings for each Sunday of Lent and Holy Week as well, centering on St. Peter as a model for Christian discipleship and delineating ways of deepening our relationship with the Lord. Repeats 1:30 p.m. March 27. Wednesday, March 24, 6:30 p.m., HBO (cable) -- A Boy's Life. Award-winning documentary from filmmaker Rory Kennedy about a seven-year-old rural Mississippi boy considered mentally ill by his dysfunctional mother and grandmother but who learned to excel in a supportive school environment.
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