Simone Lawrence News Today

A check-in on 10 murals in Madison: New, renewed, vandalized and those bearing a purposeful message.

Cleveland Cavaliers Forward Kevin Love has spoken about his battles with Mental Health. Today Kevin Love announced a way to help others with the same problems he has faced.

Works by Sharon L. Bjyrd, Simone Lawrence, Alice Y. Traore and Teena Wilder, 4/1-7/1, Ballweg Gallery (third floor; closing reception 6-8 pm, 6/27).

Isthmus Picks for June 27-30 also features a reception for the "Time(is)" exhibit at Central Library; a triple bill of Barenaked Ladies, Gin Blossoms and Toad the Wet Sprocket visits Breese Stevens; and more.

Works by Sharon L. Bjyrd, Simone Lawrence, Alice Y. Traore and Teena Wilder, 4/1-7/1, Ballweg Gallery (third floor; closing reception 6-8 pm, 6/27).

Isthmus Picks for May 23-26 also includes more author talks by chef Kwame Onwuachi and "Rock and Roll Detective" Jim Berkenstadt; a chapbook release party and concert by Sigra; and more.

Isthmus Picks for April 25-28 also includes talks on new books by Libby Fischer Hellman and Mackenzie Berry, Marc Maron at the Barrymore, and more.

Events from April 7-10 also include Science Expeditions and the Physics Fair on campus, the return of Art in the Wright Place, an album release concert by Finding North, and more.

Isthmus Picks for Nov. 4-11 includes the annual UW Art Department fall open studios day; the premiere of a virtual Madison Area Music Awards; the return of Broom Street Theater; and much more.

ONLINE: The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Observances Jan 18, 2021 12:00 PM December 27, 2019 Sameer A. Khan Eddie S. Glaude Jr. is chair of the Department of African American Studies at Princeton University. While in-person commemorations of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday are not possible during the pandemic, it is more important than ever, in the midst of multiple national crises, to celebrate his activism and advocacy of peaceful dissent. At noon, tune in to Wisconsin Publ...