{"id":18440,"date":"2020-02-17T10:56:54","date_gmt":"2020-02-17T16:56:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/?p=18440"},"modified":"2020-02-26T21:23:58","modified_gmt":"2020-02-27T03:23:58","slug":"madison-calendar-february-17-february-23-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/madison-calendar-february-17-february-23-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"This week in Madison: Tim and Eric, Ratboys and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Need motivation to get through another dreaded week at your soul-sucking job? There\u2019s no shortage of cool stuff to do in Madison&#8230; it\u2019s just figuring out which cool stuff best suits you. Here\u2019s what Madison is doing this week.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 20px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h3>\u201813th\u2019<\/h3>\n<p><em>Monday, Feb. 17, Brassworks at Goodman Community Center (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/474968629845760\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Ava DuVernay makes movies that you think about for days after seeing them. For example, <em>13th<\/em>. The 2016 documentary explores the dark side of the slavery-abolishing amendment to the constitution, which DuVernay contends is still a legal mask for institutionalized racism via prison labor. It\u2019s not an easy watch, but it is a necessary one. This screening will precede an open discussion about the film\u2019s themes and impact.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"13TH | official trailer (2016) Netflix\" width=\"689\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K6IXQbXPO3I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h3>\u2018The Color Purple\u2019<\/h3>\n<p><em>Tuesday through Sunday, Feb. 18-23, Overture Hall (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.overture.org\/events\/the-color-purple\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Drawing from Alice Walker\u2019s acclaimed novel and Steven Spielberg\u2019s subsequent acclaimed film, the Tony-winning musical version of <em>The Color Purple<\/em> is every bit as good as its predecessors. It\u2019s a clear-eyed view of the life of black women in 1930s America, doubling as a social critique and a heartfelt character study. I don\u2019t think it\u2019s hyperbolic to say <em>The Color Purple<\/em> is one of the most important works of fiction to come from the U.S. And now you can take it in with the added bonus of singing and dancing!<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h3>Nonpartisan Spring Primary Elections<\/h3>\n<p><em>Tuesday, Feb. 18, <a href=\"https:\/\/myvote.wi.gov\/en-US\/FindMyPollingPlace\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">find your polling place<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>With the seemingly endless presidential election dominating the news cycle, it\u2019s easy to forget there are other things we need to vote for. Like these nonpartisan primaries, for instance. Wisconsinites will make their choices for state Supreme Court justice candidates, as well as a host of other local and regional state offices. I couldn\u2019t presume to tell you who to vote for, but I can tell you that incumbent judge Daniel Kelly was <a href=\"https:\/\/madison.com\/wsj\/news\/local\/govt-and-politics\/incumbent-supreme-court-justice-daniel-kelly-outraises-rivals-as-he\/article_a0bde892-1204-529d-afc1-0544ce54f8ac.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">endorsed by Donald Trump<\/a>. I\u2019m sure Darth Vader and Lex Luthor will soon follow suit.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h3>Kendell Marvel<\/h3>\n<p><em>Wednesday, Feb. 19, High Noon Saloon (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.high-noon.com\/event\/10218005\/kendell-marvel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Southern Illinois native Kendell Marvel has enjoyed a long career in country music, most of which he\u2019s spent as an in-demand songwriter. Over the years, Marvel has penned tunes for genre stars like Chris Stapleton and Jamey Johnson. Then in 2017, Marvel debuted on his own with the literate outlaw country throwback album <em>Lowdown and Lonesome<\/em>, a gritty, revelatory affair that marked Marvel as an impressive artist in his own right. His sophomore record, <em>Solid Gold Sounds<\/em>, arrived in 2019. With fellow country traditionalist <strong>Erin Viancourt<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kendell Marvel \u2013\u00a0Hard Time With The Truth [Official Video]\" width=\"689\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uL_gPFw6yzk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h3>\u2018American Factory\u2019<\/h3>\n<p><em>Wednesday, Feb. 19, The Marquee at Union South (<a href=\"https:\/\/union.wisc.edu\/events-and-activities\/event-calendar\/event\/social-cinema-american-factory-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>If you grew up in southern Wisconsin at the time the General Motors plant in Janesville went under, the Oscar-winning and Obama-produced documentary <em>American Factory <\/em>may hit close to home. It takes a look at a Chinese company that bought and revamped a GM factory in Ohio, creating more than 2,000 jobs. But the working-class Americans and tech savvy Chinese soon found themselves at odds, leading to a whole new set of problems. Perhaps think of it as a prequel to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/foxconn-reconsidering-wisconsin-plant\/\">inevitable Foxconn disaster<\/a> slowly brewing in the eastern part of our state.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"American Factory | Official Trailer | Netflix\" width=\"689\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m36QeKOJ2Fc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h3>Madison\u2019s Funniest Comic: Top 25<\/h3>\n<p><em>Wednesday, Feb. 19, Comedy on State (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.madisoncomedy.com\/open-mic\/madisons-funniest-comic-contest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>After two weeks of grueling-yet-side-splitting competition, 25 comics remain. That means we\u2019re drawing ever closer to finding out who the funniest person in Madison is. Apparently it\u2019s not me, which\u2026 ouch. 10 comics will continue on Feb. 26.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h3>The Toasters<\/h3>\n<p><em>Thursday, Feb. 20, High Noon Saloon (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.high-noon.com\/event\/10020955\/the-toasters-4-decades-in-ska-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Ska is pretty much a swear word in my household. My partner hates it passionately, but this hasn\u2019t made me love it any less. And what\u2019s not to love about bands like The Toasters? For this tour, the New York two-tone legends are celebrating their four-decade history and cementing their place in the genre\u2019s pantheon. Not only did they bridge the gap from The Specials to The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, but they did so with serious chops. Keep an ear out for elements of everything from hip-hop to calypso in The Toasters\u2019 sound. Joining will be a pair of Madison\u2019s rudest (the good kind of rude!) bands, <strong>Meskales <\/strong>and <strong>Courtesy of Tim<\/strong>.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h3>Greta Ruth<\/h3>\n<p><em>Thursday, Feb. 20, Communication (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/597499970807388\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This Minneapolis alt-folker has a somewhat metaphysical approach to music. In addition to her emotionally dynamic songcraft, Greta Ruth is also a vocal coach with a deeply personal method \u2014\u00a0imagine a meditation guided by Angel Olsen. Basically, how can we use music to better understand ourselves? That\u2019s the crux of Ruth\u2019s work not just as an instructor, but as a songwriter in general. Support comes from Madison sample-smith <strong>Tarek Sabar<\/strong> and the improvised film scores of Milwaukee\u2019s <strong>Wild Eagle High Five<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Greta Ruth - Heaven After (Official Music Video)\" width=\"689\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5Q_VOFS3DBY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h3>Janice Kaplan: \u2018The Genius of Women\u2019<\/h3>\n<p><em>Thursday, Feb. 20, Central Library (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsinbookfestival.org\/events\/genius-women\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It seems insane to have to say this: women can be geniuses too. But history has often pushed brilliant women aside \u2014 the present also! \u2014 thereby letting many of their great accomplishments go unheralded. Janice Kaplan\u2019s new book <em>The Genius of Women<\/em> takes a look at some influential female eggheads like <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frances_Arnold\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Frances Arnold<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fei-Fei_Li\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fei-Fei Li<\/a>, illustrating their legacies of discovery and the obstacles they faced as they made them. Kaplan, the former editor-in-chief of <em>Parade<\/em> magazine, will be on hand to discuss <em>The Genius of Women<\/em>.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h3>Langston Kerman<\/h3>\n<p><em>Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 20-22, Comedy on State (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.madisoncomedy.com\/event\/langston_kerman\/2020-02-20\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Making strong statements on stage has never been an issue for Langston Kerman. Before his comedy career began in earnest, the Oak Park, Illinois native was a slam poet who both taught poetry to high schoolers <em>and<\/em> got an MFA in the art. Kerman has a natural comfort with words, and it bleeds into his comedy. His delivery is lyrical, each syllable perfectly placed in even the most random tangents. Kerman also co-stars on Issa Rae\u2019s HBO sitcom <em>Insecure<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Langston Kerman - Taking Anti-Drug Ads to Task\" width=\"689\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_xVyn7iy2Uw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h3>Barbaro<\/h3>\n<p><em>Friday, Feb. 21, The Winnebago (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewinnebago.com\/shows\/barbaro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Minneapolis band Barbaro is bringing bluegrass into the 21st century. Drawing in equal part from jazz, chamber music and indie rock, the quartet has designed a sound that\u2019s singularly theirs. It sounds familiar, but it\u2019s still something completely different. Their latest album, <em>Dressed in Roses<\/em>, was released in January. Madison Americana staples <strong>Pat Ferguson &amp; the Sundown Sound<\/strong> will open.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h3>Ratboys<\/h3>\n<p><em>Friday, Feb. 21, Memorial Union Rathskeller (<a href=\"https:\/\/union.wisc.edu\/events-and-activities\/event-calendar\/event\/ratboys\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>If you thought Pinegrove had the market cornered on warm, country-tinged emo, you\u2019d be sorely mistaken. Chicago\u2019s Ratboys have a similar middle America twang, but chief songwriter Julia Steiner\u2019s lyrics are much more playful and a whole lot funnier. For more evidence, check out \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uqDNufv66Wg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alien with a Sleep Mask On<\/a>,\u201d the first single from the forthcoming <em>Printer\u2019s Devil<\/em>. Local support will come from Madison indie pop outfit <strong>Combat Naps<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;Alien with a Sleep Mask On&quot; by Ratboys (official video)\" width=\"689\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uqDNufv66Wg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h3>\u201863 Up\u2019<\/h3>\n<p><em>Friday and Saturday, Feb. 21-22, Cinematheque (<a href=\"https:\/\/cinema.wisc.edu\/series\/2020\/spring\/premiere-showcase#2651\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Up <\/em>(no, not the devastating Pixar flick) is one of the most ambitious projects ever put on screen. Begun in 1964 by Canadian director Paul Almond and continued thereafter by Michael Apted, the documentary film series follows 14 British children every seven years from age 7 onward. 2019\u2019s <em>63 Up <\/em>is the ninth installment, checking in with the kids in their sixties. If you can steel yourself for a group of English boomers\u2019 Brexit takes, the <em>Up<\/em> series always engages. It\u2019s undoubtedly the most complete portrayal of growing up anywhere.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"63 Up | Official Trailer\" width=\"689\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ugw7hUoJ0C0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h3>\u2018Primer\u2019<\/h3>\n<p><em>Friday and Saturday, Feb. 21-22, The Marquee at Union South (<a href=\"https:\/\/union.wisc.edu\/events-and-activities\/event-calendar\/event\/primer-2004\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Shane Carruth\u2019s ultra-low-budget mindbender <em>Primer <\/em>is one of those movies that you don\u2019t leave the same as when you walk in. It\u2019s a remarkably grounded story about time travel almost completely assembled by Carruth, <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20131014192528\/http:\/\/www.eddistribution.com\/en\/film.php?id_film=67#p1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a former engineer<\/a>. (He wrote, directed, produced, edited, scored <em>and <\/em>starred in the 2004 film.) It\u2019s one of the most technically dense sci-fi movies ever made, which is probably why all of my classmates at film school were so obsessed with it \u2014 and rightly so. <em>Primer <\/em>is a truly remarkable piece of cinema.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h3>\u2018Knives Out\u2019<\/h3>\n<p><em>Friday through Sunday, Feb. 21-23, The Marquee at Union South (<a href=\"https:\/\/union.wisc.edu\/events-and-activities\/event-calendar\/event\/knives-out-2019\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>While <em>Parasite <\/em>was my favorite film of 2019, <em>Knives Out <\/em>was an extremely close second. Written and directed by Rian Johnson, the ensemble piece follows a venomous, self-absorbed family dealing with the death of its patriarch. It\u2019s a comedy, by the way, and Daniel Craig plays a private eye with a spectacularly over-the-top southern accent. (<a href=\"https:\/\/news.avclub.com\/rian-johnson-says-hes-not-thinking-about-the-next-beno-1841544054\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">His character is getting a sequel<\/a> and I am 100% in for it.) But the extremely famous guy better known as Bond, James Bond is hardly the star of <em>Knives Out<\/em>. The real hero is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esquire.com\/style\/mens-fashion\/g30158061\/chris-evans-knives-out-cable-knit-sweater\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chris Evans\u2019 cable-knit sweater<\/a>. If I wasn\u2019t such a Brad Pitt stan, I\u2019d say the sweater should have won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Knives Out Trailer #2 (2019) | Movieclips Trailers\" width=\"689\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/isKzKEal5T0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h3>Dorian Electra<\/h3>\n<p><em>Saturday, Feb. 22, The Sett at Union South (<a href=\"https:\/\/union.wisc.edu\/events-and-activities\/event-calendar\/event\/dorian-electra\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Dorian Electra seems to have stepped out of a time machine from the future and directly on stage. The Texas native and Charli XCX collaborator specializes in a funky, futuristic take on pop music that satirizes gender constructs. In Electra\u2019s world, where we\u2019re going we don\u2019t need (gender) roles. Their debut album, <em>Flamboyant<\/em>, was released in 2019. With performance artist and musician <strong>Alice Longyu Gao<\/strong> and Madison\u2019s <strong>DJ Boyfrrriend<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dorian Electra - Flamboyant (Official Video)\" width=\"689\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BDb1oTfcmCI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h3>Nobunny<\/h3>\n<p><em>Saturday, Feb. 22, Crystal Corner Bar (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/961730320877504\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I remember flipping through an issue of <em>Spin <\/em>as a high schooler (so 2005-09) and seeing a picture of garage rock sleaze lord Nobunny performing in a rabbit mask, briefs and nothing else. As an impressionable teen, it was one of the most rock \u2018n\u2019 roll things I\u2019d ever seen. But that\u2019s fitting for Nobunny, whose anarchic live shows see the artist born Justin Champlin deliver high energy sets of grimy punk informed by rock\u2019s nascent 1950s era. (And for a local connection, Nobunny\u2019s touring band occasionally features Bobby Hussy on guitar.) There\u2019s a veritable all-star squad of local support here, including Hussy\u2019s own <strong>Fire Heads<\/strong> plus <strong>Solid Freex <\/strong>and <strong>Heather the Jerk<\/strong>.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h3>\u2018The Killing Floor\u2019<\/h3>\n<p><em>Saturday, Feb. 22, Cinematheque (<a href=\"https:\/\/cinema.wisc.edu\/series\/2020\/spring\/ucla-festival-preservation#2653\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Helmed by <em>Predator<\/em> actor Bill Duke, 1985\u2019s <em>The Killing Floor<\/em> tells a story that\u2019s unfortunately still pretty relevant. Set against the Chicago Race Riot of 1919, the film follows Frank (Damian Leake), a young, black farmer who relocates to Chicago from the south in hopes of more progressive race relations. He gets a job at a meatpacking plant and soon finds that the Windy City is still rife with racism. But when Frank becomes involved in the creation of one of the country\u2019s first interracial labor unions, he begins taking steps to fight back. <em>The Killing Floor<\/em> also stars Oscar nominee Alfre Woodard (<em>Cross Creek<\/em>) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1ry0g4W0_ZI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">hall of fame<\/a> swearer Dennis Farina.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Killing Floor (Trailer)\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/41666269?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h3>Femmestival<\/h3>\n<p><em>Sunday, Feb. 23, Garver Feed Mill (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.femmestival.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This city loves food, so it shouldn\u2019t take much persuading for you to go out and eat. But here you\u2019d be filling your face for a good cause! Femmestival celebrates the ingenuity of \u201cwomxn, femmes and nonbinary artists and producers.\u201d A wide array of vendors will offer food and drinks while artists Sonja Thomsen, Jennifer Bastian and Luisa Garc\u00eda-G\u00f3mez exhibit their work. Proceeds will go to Centro Hispano and the Culinary Ladies Collective.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 40px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h3>Tim and Eric<\/h3>\n<p><em>Sunday, Feb. 23, Orpheum Theater (<a href=\"https:\/\/madisonorpheum.com\/event\/tim-and-eric\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">info<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t think it would be wrong to call Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim the most influential comedians of the new millennium. Their surreal aesthetic is stamped all over modern comedy, and will be on full display in their upcoming new Adult Swim series <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2020\/01\/adult-swim-tim-heidecker-eric-wareheim-beef-house-sitcom-1202831662\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Beef House<\/em><\/a>. It\u2019s a riff on the TGIF sitcoms of the 1990s, delivered through the pair\u2019s warped lens. (Remember <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QrGrOK8oZG8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Too Many Cooks<\/em><\/a>? I\u2019m imagining that, but as a whole series.) In Tim and Eric\u2019s world, a joke doesn\u2019t have to make sense to be funny. In fact, the less tethered to reality it is, the more hilarious it will be.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Beef House | Coming March 29 | adult swim\" width=\"689\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LF8REpfdiFk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Need motivation to get through another dreaded week at your soul-sucking job? 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