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| What Madison's Talking About |
|  | César Chávez Elementary School on Maple Grove Road will be getting a new name. (Rob Thomas / City Cast Madison) |
| 🏫 Madison Will Rename Cesar Chavez School | | | 💻 UW’s New AI College Gets $100M Gift and Its First Dean | | | 🪧 Animal Rights Group Sues Ridglan Farms and Sheriff | - Two animal rights activists are suing the Dane County Sheriff’s Department and Ridglan Farms following a massive April 11 protest at the Blue Mound beagle breeding and scientific research facility.
- Over 1,000 protesters showed up at Ridglan Farms, which has been cited for multiple animal abuse violations, for a protest that the group said remained peaceful. Sheriff Kalvin Barrett countered that 300 to 400 of the protesters turned violent, attempting to injure law enforcement and forcibly enter the facility.
- Law enforcement officers used pepper spray, tear gas, and rubber bullets to quell the crowd, and Ridglan Farms built a manure-filled trench in an attempt to thwart the protesters. The lawsuit alleges excessive force and civil rights violations. [Fox47, WPR]
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| | | Thank you, John DeMain. For 32 years, you have thrilled and moved us. The Madison Symphony Orchestra and Chorus present Voices Eternal, the final subscription concerts of John DeMain’s 32 years at the helm. Featuring works of Bernstein, Bruckner and Wagner, tickets start at just $22. Charge yours today at madisonsymphony.org or call 608-258-4141. | | The Centennial season continues this Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Overture Hall with John DeMain and your Madison Symphony Orchestra. |
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| The Madison Mystery Tour Is Coming To Take You Away |
|  | Madison musician Sean Michael Dargan performs with the Beatles’ tribute band Madison Mystery Tour. (Madison Mystery Tour) |
| Over 55 years after they broke up, The Beatles still have a hold on the culture like nobody else. Paul McCartney still sells out stadiums at 83, new books and remastered albums are constantly being released, and not one but four movies about the Fab Four are coming in 2028. | | Sean Michael Dargan feels that love for The Beatles when he takes the stage with his tribute band, the Madison Mystery Tour. While other Beatles cover bands dress up in costumes and moptops, the MMT focus on the music, with its five core members backed up with a 16-piece orchestra. | | The Madison Mystery Tour is returning to the Barrymore Theatre on May 3 for “The Beatles Singles,” playing some of the band’s most famous singles and most obscure B-sides. Dargan, a fixture on the Madison music scene for years, talked about why it’s still so much fun to play The Beatles. | | How did you find yourself in a Beatles tribute band? | I love The Beatles. Always have. They were the first band I really, really loved. I stole all my sister's records. But I hadn't really planned on doing a Beatles tribute, The Beatles tributes that I knew all dressed up like The Beatles and pretended to have a British accent. I didn't really want to be any part of that sort of scene. But these guys just play The Beatles like they play their own stuff, and they try to play it note for note. | | How did you hit on the idea of “The Beatles Singles”? | The original premise of the band, which started over 10 years ago, was to play every Beatles album on its 50th anniversary. To be blunt, we ran out of albums and we needed something to keep playing. | | The singles idea was just another way to build a show that's a little different than what we've done in the past. It’s the same canon, obviously, just more of a smattering across time. We’re doing A-sides and B-sides, so we’re getting all kinds of flavors of The Beatles. | | |
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| |  | Do you know where these cute Sid Boyum sculptures are located? (Rob Thomas / City Cast Madison) |
| ⬆️ Last Week’s Photo | | They’re located off the bike path near Atwood Avenue and Dunning Road! The “Smiling Mushroom” sculpture was relocated from Boyum’s backyard. | | 🎉 Congratulations to Kendell G., Meghan A., and Sean Michael D. (found elsewhere in this newsletter!) for being the first three people to guess correctly! | | ⬇️ This Week’s Photo |  | Where is this piece of art located? (Hayley Sperling / City Cast Madison) |
| Can you track down where this artwork is located? A few clues: | | - It’s on the east side
- It’s in a building named after a 19th-century Madison mayor
- Hit the books if you need another hint!
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| | | May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and Journey Mental Health Center is hosting a series of events across the community. From panel conversations to social events, there are multiple ways to get involved, learn something new, and connect with others. Supporting our events creates access to mental health services for folks with limited resources. |
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