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USCCB Movie Reviews
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.
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Media/Arts Briefs
Capitol Pageant
MADISON -- The Capitol Christmas Pageant will be held on Sunday, Dec. 5, at the State Capitol.
Two identical performances will be presented at 4:15 and 5:15 p.m.
The program is put on by over 200 student musicians and actors from Madison high schools (East, LaFollette, and Memorial) and from McFarland High School. Mark Messer, strings specialist of the Madison Public Schools, is the music coordinator for the productions.
The pageant includes the main choir, an echo choir, a brass ensemble, and tableau actors and actresses. The roles of the tableau actors and actresses will be performed by a Confirmation group from Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish, Madison. The choir sings such familiar carols as "Hark the Herald Angels Sing," "Fanfare for Christmas," and concludes with "Silent Night."
The Kiwanis Club of West Madison has sponsored the Pageant since 1982. The club provides volunteers to put up staging, handle ushering, and raise funds to cover the costs of the pageant.
Dorothy Day play
SINSINAWA -- Sinsinawa Mound will host the play, Haunted by God: The Life of Dorothy Day.
Day was the cofounder of the Catholic Worker Movement and houses of hospitality for the poor. Her life was devoted to increasing the awareness of social justice issues. She was also a devout Catholic.
Lisa Wagner is co-writer and star of the one-woman play. Wagner was inspired by Day and developed the script to bring Day's message to the stage.
Performances will be held at Sinsinawa Mound at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 7, and 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 8. The public is invited to attend these free shows. Contact Sheila Heim at 608-748-4411, ext. 869, to bring groups of more than 20.
Olbrich holiday concert
MADISON -- Celebrate the beauty of the holiday season with music at Olbrich Botanical Gardens Dec. 5 through 26.
Olbrich's holiday concert series offers a diverse selection of seasonal music each Sunday in December at 2 p.m. A $1 donation is suggested. The holiday concert series schedule includes: Dec. 5: Stoughton High School Madrigal Singers; Dec. 12: New Horizons Concert Band; Dec. 19: Suzuki Strings; Dec. 26: The Madison Brass. For more information, call 608-246-4550 or visit www.olbrich.org
Olbrich's Holiday Express, a flower and model train show, opens daily from Dec. 4 through 31. Admission is $3 for adults and $2 for children and includes entrance to the tropical Bolz Conservatory.
Olbrich Botanical Gardens is located at 3330 Atwood Ave.
Handbells concert
MADISON -- The Madison Area Concert Handbells will present The Bells of Christmas 2004, an entirely new program devoted to music of the season.
The concert will feature 15 ringers on over six octaves of handbells and seven octaves of handchimes, conducted by Dr. Susan Udell, music director.
The concert will be presented Saturday, Dec. 11, at 7:30 p.m. at First Congregational United Church of Christ, 1609 University Ave., and Sunday, Dec. 12, at 3 p.m. at Asbury United Methodist Church, 6101 University Ave.
Tickets are available at Borders Book Shops, Orange Tree Imports, and at the door. Tickets are in advance: $12, adults; $9, senior (60+) and youth (ages 16 and under) or at the door, $15, adults; $10, senior and youth.
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.
Sunday, Dec. 5, 7 a.m., WISC (CBS) -- Mass. Celebrated by Msgr. Thomas Campion, sponsored by Apostolate to the Handicapped.
Sunday, Dec. 5, 6:30 a.m., EWTN (cable) -- Mysteries of the Rosary: Joyful Mysteries. The joyful mystery begins with a scrolling list of the 15 promises of Mary given to St. Dominic and Blessed Alan for anyone with a faithful devotion to the rosary.
Sunday, Dec. 5, 10 a.m., EWTN (cable) -- Advent Reflections. Cardinal Justin Rigali, Archbishop of Philadelphia, leads Advent Reflections.
Sunday, Dec. 5, 7 p.m., WKOW (ABC) -- Mitch Albom's 'The Five People You Meet in Heaven.' Made-for-TV movie based on the best-selling book features Jon Voight, Ellen Burstyn, Michael Imperioli, and Jeff Daniels about an amusement park repairman who risks his life to save a five-year-old girl on a ride, and who reawakens in heaven.
Monday, Dec. 6, 1 p.m., WYOU (cable) -- Christopher Close-Up: "The
First Christmas." Narrated by Christopher Plummer, this clay animation version of the traditional biblical Nativity story is perfect for the whole family.
Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2:30 a.m. and 9 p.m., EWTN (cable) -- Solemn Mass of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary: 150th Anniversary of the Definition of the Dogma, St. Peter's Basilica, Rome.
Wednesday, Dec. 8, 11 a.m. and 11 p.m., EWTN (cable) -- Solemn Mass of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary from the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, D.C.
Wednesday, Dec. 8, 7 p.m., WMTV (NBC) -- Have Yourself a Clay Aiken Christmas. Aiken performs traditional Yuletide carols with guests Barry Manilow, Yolanda Adams, and Megan Mullally.
Wednesday, Dec. 8, 8 p.m., WKOW (ABC) -- Barbara Walters Presents the 10 Most Fascinating People of 2004. Walters looks at some of the year's most prominent names in entertainment, politics, sports, and business.
Saturday, Dec. 11, 7 p.m., WISC (CBS) -- Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire. This animated special is about a reindeer who must train to compete in the Reindeer Races to become part of Santa's team. Followed by Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe at 7:30 p.m.
Radio Program of Note
Friday, Dec. 3, 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 part of Milwaukee Archbishop Timothy Dolan's "Cast Out to the Deep" lecture at the Bishop O'Connor Catholic Pastoral Center in Madison. Repeats 5 p.m. Dec. 4 and 9 a.m. Dec. 5.
Edgewood College Arts Schedule
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Edgewood College Music Performances
All concerts are held in St. Joseph Chapel, Regina Hall, 1000 Edgewood College Dr., Madison, unless otherwise noted.
December 10, 2004, 7 p.m.
77th Annual Christmas Concert, Part I
Wind Ensemble and Campus-Community Band
Julie Dunbar, Conductor
$5 gen. admission to benefit Sr. Blackwell Scholarship Fund
December 12, 2004, 2:30 p.m.
77th Annual Christmas Concert, Part II
Women's Chorus, Chamber Singers, Campus-Community Choir
Kathleen Otterson and Joseph Testa, Conductors
$5 gen. admission to benefit Vernon and Anja Sell Choral Scholarship
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
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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.
Nov. 14 - Dec. 3, 2004
Kelly Parks Snider
Title: "Dialogues with Silence"
Reception: Nov. 20, 5-7 p.m.
Gallery Talk: 5:30 p.m.
"My paintings express the dimensions, the quirks, the many facets I detect in a subject. I rely on pastels and acrylic paint, but I incorporate whatever other materials help me convey the traits I think are worth noticing, celebrating, even puzzling over. Sheep's wool, pieces of fabric, gravel, newspaper...these are some of the materials that I combine with pastels in order to draw attention to my subject. What I am after is a forceful expression of the profound connection I feel to another person, an idea, or a dimension of my life. My hope is that the viewers will feel that connection just as powerfully."
December 5 - 17, 2004
Maria Liebl
Title: "Senior Exhibit: On Simplicity and Beauty"
Reception: December 9, 5-7 p.m.
Gallery Talk: 5:30 p.m.
"'May go with luck whoever believes to be astute / because he has been able to accumulate objects, / poor mortal that soulless and brutal / has lost the love and has lost the respect for himself. / On the other hand to stop love / is to pretend to stop the universe. / Who carries love assumes his pain / and neither the sun or his reverse will stop him.' -- Silvio Rodriuez"
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.
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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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