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Madison eats agenda: A Divine Evening, Vegantines Dinner, Beer and Chocolate ...
Tue Feb 7

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Madison eats agenda: A Divine Evening, Vegantines Dinner, Beer and Chocolate ...
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Rev up for Valentine's Day in the best way with A Divine Evening, a chocolate tasting and silent auction to benefit The Road Home and YWCA Madison, organizations that both support women in transition. The chocolate is the fairly traded Divine brand, ...

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Darwin Day
Tue Feb 7

Darwin Day
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Annual free all-ages event, 10 am-2 pm, 2/11, Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, with kids' exploration stations & scavenger hunt, talks. Also: Short films on evolution 7 pm, 2/9; and keynote lecture by Field Museum's Janet Voight 6:30 pm, ...

Jim Van Slyck
Tue Feb 7

Jim Van Slyck
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Jim Van Slyke returns to the stage to celebrate the music of pop icon Neil Sedaka. Directed and conceived by Tony nominated singer/actor Brian Lane Green, and with music arrangements by award winning music director Tim Di Pasqua, this tour de force ...

Mallards First Pitch
Tue Feb 7

Mallards First Pitch
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Preview of 2012 season with Mayor Paul Soglin, owner Steve Schmitt, president Vern Stenman, 6 pm, 2/9, Warner Park Community Recreation Center, plus kids' activities. Free. 246-4277 The Madison Mallards will host their annual first pitch event on ...

Tepid response to Nerad's plan to close achievement gap in Madison school district
Mon Feb 6

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Tepid response to Nerad's plan to close achievement gap in Madison school district
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Madison school superintendent Dan Nerad unveiled his long awaited, and much anticipated plan to close the district's more than 40-year-old racial achievement gap Monday night before the full school board and around 75 citizens who packed into a room ...

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Soglin won't ban Mifflin Street Block Party, but calls for an overhaul
Mon Feb 6

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Soglin won't ban Mifflin Street Block Party, but calls for an overhaul
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The main question prompted by Mayor Paul Soglin in a meeting with student leaders on the future of the Mifflin Street Block Party was how to go about "threading the needle" to keep this year's event a safe and viable option.

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Madison schools superintendent Dan Nerad releases plan to address achievement gap
Mon Feb 6

Madison schools superintendent Dan Nerad releases plan to address achievement gap
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The Madison Metropolitan School District and superintendent Dan Nerad have released plans for addressing the achievement gap in time to be discussed at the Board of Education meeting on Monday, February 6. The project is titled "Building Our Future: ...

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Citizen Dave: Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, and the truth about what we all inherit
Mon Feb 6

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Citizen Dave: Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, and the truth about what we all inherit
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It's now clear to just about everybody that when Mitt Romney goes to get his next pair of shoes, they should measure his mouth instead of his feet. Gaffes actually run in the family. His father, George, was the Governor of Michigan and running for the ...

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Ultraviolet Hippopotamus, Ifdakar
Mon Feb 6

Ultraviolet Hippopotamus, Ifdakar
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In an era which seems like everything has been done before, Ultraviolet Hippopotamus has carved themselves a niche sound of its own with genuinely heartfelt lyrics coupled with compelling composition and explosive instrumentation.

Wednesday Nite at the Lab
Mon Feb 6

Wednesday Nite at the Lab
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Free UW Alumni Association lecture series: "Tracking the Origins of the Lager Beer Yeast," by Assistant Prof. Chris Hittinger WN@TL runs every Wednesday night, 50 times a year, and the topics cover the full range of science, engineering and technology ...