St. Ambrose Academy (SSA), Madison, presents The Wizard of Oz on March 29-31, at the Verona High School Performing Arts Center, 300 Richards St., Verona.
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Edgewood High School plans expansion
MADISON — Edgewood High School (EHS) of the Sacred Heart has announced a planned multimillion-dollar expansion that will enhance the performing arts and improve accessibility at the Madison school.
Current and past parents, alumni, and faculty heard about the project at a “State of the School” event held on March 14 at the Dominican school located on Monroe St.
Advice to students, new and old
Last week I offered some remarks at the matriculation ceremony for Thomas Aquinas College in California. Since I would give the same advice to any Catholic students reentering the school year, I thought I would share my thoughts here.
A few months before I was named bishop, I gave another lecture at Thomas Aquinas College. I was asked to deliver a talk that I thought was going to be a little too heavy. It was late at night, I had flown in from Chicago and driven up the California highway, and I thought, “Oh, this talk is going to bomb.”
Berlin’s All Saints Parish to perform ‘The Wondrous Story’
BERLIN — All Saints Parish in Berlin strives to encourage participation and appreciation of the arts within its parish community.
To this end, its members will perform The Wondrous Story on Saturday, Dec. 19, at 7 p.m., at Berlin High School, 222 Memorial Dr.
Tickets are $3.50 and are available at the parish office and at the door.
Edgewood Campus School to offer education and global courses
MADISON — Edgewood Campus School has partnered with Level Up Village (LUV) to offer pioneering global STEAM (STEM + arts) courses as part of an enrichment activity for students in grades four and five.
This fall, the school is offering Global Inventors/3D Printing and Global Video Game Design. Throughout the courses, students are collaborating one-on-one with partners in a developing country via video message exchange. The ECS students are working with partners in Nicaragua and Ghana.
Al Ringling Theatre, Baraboo, announces Lively Arts Series
BARABOO — The historic Al Ringling Theatre, 136 4th Ave., Baraboo, announces its lineup of shows for the 2013-14 Lively Arts Series. The series features a variety of artists in different performance genres, including some regional favorites.
- The series opens on Friday, Oct. 4, with the down-home sounds and sweet harmonies of Robin and Linda Williams and their group.
- Singer and playwright Lisa Rock and her six-piece band are keeping the Carpenters’ holiday traditions alive with spot-on renditions of the unforgettable Christmas tunes on Friday, Dec. 13.