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Mother’s Day live show to feature local writers

‘Listen to Your Mother’ founded by Madison blogger, humorist  

A Mother’s Day-themed production will feature local writers discussing the "real experience" of motherhood in their own words.

Fourteen local women will take the stage at the Barrymore Theatre Sunday for a performance the "Listen to Your Mother" group calls "giving Mother’s Day a microphone."

Listen to Your Mother is a live show with Madison-area writers reading their words founded by Ann Imig, a Madison blogger who describes herself online as a "stay-at-home humorist."

Tickets are $15 with a portion of proceeds supporting the Domestic Abuse Intervention Services, a Madison-based non-profit organization working against domestic violence.

UW students launch discrimination exhibit

University of Wisconsin-Madison students are taking a closer look at their campus climate through the "Silenced Stories" exhibit.

The exhibit will highlight stories of harassment and discrimination that students have experienced on the university’s campus through artwork and other forms. The stories, taking place in classes, during sports games and in university housing, will focus on race, sex, gender and other discriminations.

"Silenced Stories" will open May 9 at 5:30 in the School of Social Work, with refreshments available, according to a statement.

The Disability and Advocacy in Multicultural Settings Field Unit launched the exhibit to raise awareness for discrimination on campus, the statement said. 

Area Earth Day events offer nature excursions

Zoo, children's museum, nature center to host celebrations    

A variety of events this weekend tied to Earth Day celebration and National Environmental Education Week will take place in the Madison area. Events include opportunities to enjoy the outdoors, get involved in the local nature community and make a difference in the health and sustainability of the environment.

Film festival doubles viewing days for 2013

Film festival doubles viewing days for 2013

25,000 tickets already sold, rep says   

In its 15th year, the Wisconsin Film Festival will present 158 films between five area theaters from April 11-18.

The festival -- programmed by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arts Institute and the UW Department of Communication Arts' film studies program -- will offer four extra days of films, doubling its viewing schedule over years past.

Work by deaf artists on display at DHS

Work by deaf artists on display at DHS

Art reflects 'unique abilities'   

Paintings, photographs, sculptures, and other works of art created by Wisconsin residents who have varying degrees of hearing loss, plus artwork by sign language interpreters, is on display at the Department of Health Services building in downtown Madison to commemorate Deaf History Month, celebrated March 13-April 15.

Linda Huffer, director of the Office Deaf and Hard of Hearing at DHS, said the exhibit is meant to give attendees a sense of the challenges of hearing loss.

"These amazing works of art reflect the richness and diversity of people who have a hearing loss and those who work with them,” Huffer said in a news release. 

Secretary-elect Kitty Rhoades invited everyone to come and view the artwork at the DHS headquarters this month.

Filmmakers, political figures to take part in 'We Are Wisconsin' screening

Filmmakers, political figures to take part in 'We Are Wisconsin' screening

Documentary on Act 10 protests, movement to show at Alliant Energy Center  

On the second anniversary of the signing of Act 10 -- the 2011 bill passed by Gov. Scott Walker that stripped unions of nearly all bargaining rights -- activists will mark the date with screenings of a documentary on the anti-union law, "We are Wisconsin," plus a live webcast of a town hall discussion Monday at 6 p.m.

New African lion arrives at Henry Vilas Zoo

New African lion arrives at Henry Vilas Zoo

Dane County Executive Joe Parisi on Thursday announced the arrival of a new female African lion at Dane County's Henry Vilas Zoo.

The lion came to Madison from the Sedgewick County Zoo in Wichita, Kan.

Ronda Schwetz, director of the zoo, said that Shakura is just over two years old and is a young adult. The Lion Species Survival Plan, which works to preserve a species over generations, sent Shakura to pair with Henry, the older male lion currently at the zoo.

The SSP makes matches to help produce the healthiest and most genetically sound offspring possible for the long-term health of the whole population.

"Shakura is very energetic and fun to watch on exhibit. She has taken to her new surroundings very well," said Schwetz in a Dane County news release.