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Rob Thomas

December 3

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B-movie legend Campbell brings 'My Name is Bruce' to Madison

You can keep your Oscars, your Golden Globes, your handprints in wet cement in front of Mann's Chinese Theater. Actor Bruce Campbell has himself a real movie star honor. more >>

Jane Burns

December 2

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He likes being one of the 'Guys'

Ernie the Moocher may bum his share of bait, beef jerky and beer, but he is not a thief, actor Lee Becker says. Yet Ernie has managed to steal a few scenes of the popular "Guys on Ice" musical, the Milwaukee Repertory Theater production that runs through Dec. 14 at the Mitchell Theater in Vilas Hall. more >>

Linda Brazill

December 1

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Artful Living: A library of garden delights

"Art and the Gardener: Fine Painting as Inspiration for Garden Design," Hayward's 10th book on garden design, is a radical departure from Gordon Hayward's previous work. more >>

Jane Burns

December 1

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Shabazz students use feng shui to create a better math classroom

For many people, clutter causes frustration. For others, math causes anxiety. Combine the two and it creates a double whammy of stress. Fix them, and a world of possibilities can open. That's a lesson learned at Shabazz City High School this fall, when a group of students helped make a math room one of the most inviting places in the building. more >>

Jane Burns

November 27

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Country station Q106 expands into western Dane, Iowa counties

Madison's top-rated country music station is now broadcasting clearer in an area that seems to make a lot of sense: the country. Q106, WWQM-FM, expanded its coverage to western Dane County and Iowa County with a tower just over the county line. The station can now be heard at 106.7 as well as its Madison-area spot at 106.3. more >>

Katie Dean

November 25

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Art fairs aplenty for holiday shoppers

If you missed the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art's excellent Holiday Art Fair last weekend, don't fret. A slew of art fairs and sales in the next few weeks will help crazed shoppers find decorations for the house and gifts to stuff the stockings. more >>

The Capital Times

November 25

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Seen: Canvassing the neighborhood

An ordinary person looks at a wall and sees nothing. An artist might look at that same wall and see a canvas. more >>

The Capital Times

November 25

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Around the Bubbler: What's on tap the week of Nov. 27

The Holiday Shopping Trolley will run on State Street and the Capitol Square on weekends beginning this Saturday, Nov. 29. It will stop at Madison Metro bus stops from noon to 4 p.m. until Dec. 23. more >>

Jane Burns

November 24

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It's a boom housing market for Madison's gingerbread man

For Dave Bowden, there is no such thing as a housing crisis. He's building them, he's selling them and people love them, especially in the winter and over the holidays. more >>

Katie Dean

November 22

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Tim Gunn tells fans how to 'make it work'

Project Runway's Tim Gunn brought his fashion advice -- and a few juicy tidbits from the popular reality show -- to an adoring crowd of several hundred people (mostly women and girls) on Saturday afternoon at the Alliant Energy Center. more >>