Agrace to Offer Orientation for Prospective Volunteers, Weekly Grief Support Group in June

Volunteering for Agrace Hospice & Palliative Care can be a very rewarding experience. In June, Agrace will offer orientation for people interested in brightening the lives of patients with serious illnesses. Agrace has opportunities for volunteers who would like to work directly with Agrace patients, as well as support roles that do not involve patient care. Agrace’s most immediate needs are for customer-service volunteers at the Agrace Thrift Store on Madison’s East Side, and café and kitchen help at Agrace’s Madison campus in Fitchburg.

Agrace’s next volunteer orientation opportunities are Tuesday, June 6, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., and Tuesday, June 27, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., at Agrace’s Madison campus. Before they attend orientation, prospective volunteers will complete an application and an interview process with Agrace’s Volunteer Services staff to identify skills and interests. Call (608) 327-7163 to receive an application and register for orientation.

In addition, Agrace offers “Bridges,” a weekly grief support group for adults,each Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at 5395 E. Cheryl Parkway, Madison. No pre-registration is required. For details, visit agrace.org.

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CEC receives BICSI Presidential Eagle Award

Hiawatha, IA (April 28, 2017) – CEC, a nationally recognized systems and technology integrator, received BISCI’s annual Presidential Eagle Award for its BICSI Authorized Training Facility (ATF).

Accredited since 2015, CEC’s Authorized Training Facility offers training on the proper methods for installing data, voice, and video cabling in commercial buildings to CEC staff as well as customers and other industry professionals.

“Two years ago, CEC envisioned a program that allowed people to develop in their career through levels of certification,” said Brian Morrow, director of PMO and BICSI certified trainer. “We now have a program that not only trains on best practices, it empowers participants with the resources to find answers for the rest of their career.”

“The BISCI Authorized Training Facilities embody the criteria of the Presidential Eagle Award ensuring the highest degree of excellence for BICSI training,” said BICSI President Brian Ensign, RCDD, NTS, OSP, RTPM, CSI. “It is important to recognize all they have done for BICSI and the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) cabling installation industry.”

The Presidential Eagle Award is presented to individuals who have exhibited leadership, sacrifice, faith in the BICSI association, and dedication to the industry.

For more information about BICSI training contact CEC training at 319-731-4811.

About CEC

With offices in the Midwest serving local and national customers, CEC offers solution design, integration, and technical services specializing in audio/video, safety and security, IT, structured cabling, and two-way communications. Focused on the customer experience, the CEC teams partner with clients to understand their business, tailor solutions, and plan for future technology needs. To learn more, visit www.cecinfo.com or contact CEC at 800.377.0721.

About BISCI

BICSI is the worldwide association for cabling design and installation professionals. BISCI strives to provide information, education, and knowledge assessment for individuals in the information and communications technology (ICT) community. For more information visit www.bicsi.org

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For more information:

Melissa Henderson, Director, Marketing & Business Development

mhenderson@cecinfo.com or 319-294-9000

Book of Mormon Lottery Offered at Overture

For immediate release: Thursday, April 27, 2017
Overture Contact: Sarah Knab | 608.258.4438

Madison, Wis. – Back by popular demand, THE BOOK OF MORMON, which played a record breaking 1-week run in 2015, is pleased to announce a lottery ticket policy for the National Tour, which begins Tuesday, May 9, 2017, at Overture Center in Madison, Wis., and plays a limited one-week engagement through Sunday, May 14. In Madison, the production will conduct a pre-show lottery at the box office, making 20 tickets available at $25 apiece.

The wildly popular lottery for the Broadway production has attracted as many as 800 entries at some performances.  The producers of THE BOOK OF MORMON are pleased to offer low-priced lottery seats for every city on the National Tour.

Entries will be accepted at the box office beginning two and a half hours prior to each performance; each person will print their name and the number of tickets (1 or 2) they wish to purchase on a card that is provided. Two hours before curtain, names will be drawn at random for a limited number of tickets priced at $25 each. Only one entry is allowed per person. Cards are checked for duplication prior to drawing. Winners must be present at the time of the drawing and show valid ID to purchase tickets. Limit one entry per person and two tickets per winner. Tickets are subject to availability.

THE BOOK OF MORMON features book, music and lyrics by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone. Parker and Stone are the four-time Emmy Award-winning creators of the landmark animated series, “South Park.” Tony Award-winner Lopez is co-creator of the long-running hit musical comedy, Avenue Q.  The musical is choreographed by Tony Award-winner Casey Nicholaw (Monty Python’s Spamalot, The Drowsy Chaperone) and is directed by Nicholaw and Parker.

THE BOOK OF MORMON is the winner of nine Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Score (Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, Matt Stone), Best Book (Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, Matt Stone), Best Direction (Casey Nicholaw, Trey Parker), Best Featured Actress (Nikki M. James), Best Scenic Design (Scott Pask), Best Lighting Design (Brian MacDevitt), Best Sound Design (Brian Ronan) and Best Orchestrations (Larry Hochman, Stephen Oremus); the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Musical; five Drama Desk Awards including Best Musical, the 2011 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album; four Outer Critics Circle Awards, including Best Musical, and the Drama League Award for Best Musical.

THE BOOK OF MORMON features set design by Scott Pask, costume design by Ann Roth, lighting design by Brian MacDevitt and sound design by Brian Ronan.  Orchestrations are by Larry Hochman and Stephen Oremus.  Music direction and vocal arrangements are by Stephen Oremus.

BROADWAY ACROSS AMERICA is part of The John Gore Organization family of companies, which includes Broadway.com, under the supervision of 9 time Tony-winning producer John Gore (Owner & CEO). Current and past productions include Beautiful, Cats, Dear Evan Hansen, Fiddler on the Roof, Finding Neverland, Hairspray, Million Dollar Quartet, On Your Feet!, School of Rock and The Producers. BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com; Broadway.com

OVERTURE CENTER FOR THE ARTS in Madison, Wisconsin, features seven state-of-the-art performance spaces and five galleries where national and international touring artists, ten resident companies and hundreds of local artists engage people in nearly 700,000 educational and artistic experiences each year. Overture.org

The Original Broadway Cast Recording for THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of the 2011 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, is available on Ghostlight Records.

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For more information, visit www.BookofMormonTheMusical.com

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Datica Names Kevin Lindbergh Chief Revenue Officer

MADISON, WISC. APRIL 26, 2017

Datica, the industry platform for digital health success, today announced Kevin Lindbergh will lead the company’s revenue generating efforts and execute on an aggressive product development strategy begun in late 2016. As the Chief Revenue Officer (CRO), Kevin will provide strategic direction for the sales, marketing, and product teams that help drive the company’s revenue streams, as well as identify new opportunities for growth.

“As the board and I considered filling the newly created position of CRO, the wealth of talent from within our own team enabled us to tap a valuable internal source,” said Travis Good, MD, CEO, Datica. “Kevin will be accelerating our top-line revenue with hospital systems by drawing upon the expertise of Kris Gösser, vice president of marketing and Ryan Rich, Datica’s newly appointed vice president of product. Kevin will also provide oversight on the day-today sales efforts to digital health vendors.”

Kevin has a success track record within Datica and was initially hired as the company’s Vice President of Sales in June 2015. With his deep expertise in healthcare, combined with a laser vision and strategy for company growth, he quickly recognized the significant potential Datica’s platform for digital health success could have on the market.

Digital healthcare is messy, but Datica’s mission to connect patients and providers with the tools and data they need to optimize care is one that won’t be solved by putting an API on top of an electronic health record. “We know that a customer who has an immediate need for compliant hosting or managed integration will eventually need other pieces like strategic services to achieve scalable success within digital health,” explained Lindbergh. “The industry has become leery of the piecemeal approach, so Datica’s full stack delivery layer empowers development teams with knowledge that their technology efforts are anchored on our unified platform; feature sets can simply be expanded as needed.”

Most recently, Kevin managed strategic relationships and did solution design at a startup focused on human capital management automation and enterprise collaboration. Prior to that, he held leadership positions in several healthcare organizations, including founding his own company focused on healthcare consumerism.

About Datica 
Datica is the platform for digital health success. We solve the problem of HIPAA compliance in the cloud, and enable secure data exchange between digital health and EHRs. Customers and partners across healthcare trust Datica to ensure the barriers for digital health are removed so innovation can happen faster. For more information please visit http://www.datica.com.

Wilco’s Glenn Kotche to Perform at Overture Next Week with Third Coast Percussion

For immediate release: Wednesday, April 26, 2017
Contact: Sarah Knab | 608.258.4438

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GRAMMY®-winning Wilco Drummer Wrote Wild Sound for Third Coast Percussion

Glenn Kotche Will Perform with Chicago-based GRAMMY®-winning Percussion Group At Overture

“Extravagant…immediately engaging” -Chicago Tribune

Madison, Wis. – Overture Center is proud to present a new musical collaboration between Chicago-based Third Coast Percussion, a 2016 GRAMMY®-winning group from Chicago, and composer/performer Glenn Kotche of Madison-favorite band Wilco. Wild Sound can be seen in Capitol Theater for one night only on Saturday, May 6 at 8 p.m.

Wild Sound challenges the distinctions that exist between music and noise, instrument and everyday object, performance and daily life. Composer Kotche created this new musical work for Third Coast Percussion combining field recordings from cities around the world, live performance, and the construction and de-construction of musical instruments on stage.

These custom-made percussion instruments were conceptualized by Kotche and designed and built by students and faculty at the University of Notre Dame’s College of Engineering. The field recordings in the work are drawn from Kotche’s international touring as drummer for the Grammy-winning rock band, Wilco. The field recordings create a narrative arc that draws the listener from the sounds of the natural world to the industrial sounds of modern urban life.

Program:

o   Projections of (What) Might: Glenn Kotche

o   Undiu: Joao Gilberto (arr. Glenn Kotche)

o   Nagoya Marimbas: Steve Reich

o   Drumkit Quartet #51: Glenn Kotche

o   Music for Pieces of Wood (arranged for 2 drumkits): Reich (arr. David Cossin)

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o   Wild Sound: Glenn Kotche

Wild Sound: Third Coast Percussion with Glenn Kotche (Wilco) is presented by Overture Center as part of the Bell Laboratories Music Series and was commissioned by the University of Notre Dame’s DeBartolo Performing Arts Center and the Chamber Music America Classical Commissioning Program.

Tickets start at $35 ($20 for students with promo code DRUMMER) and are available in person at the Overture Center Ticket Office (201 State Street), online at overture.org or by phone at 608.258.4141.

“The glory of ‘Wild Sound’ is that the composition delivers the musical goods — there is a wide swath of shifting textures and timbres, rhythms and moods. It is infused with an inspirational sense of fun and curiosity.” -The Star Tribune

“‘Wild Sound’ is a deeply human, organic work at heart that, over and over, turns everyday sounds into music” -The South Bend Tribune

THIRD COAST PERCUSSION (Sean Connors, Robert Dillon, Peter Martin, David Skidmore) is a GRAMMY®-winning, artist-run quartet of classically-trained percussionists hailing from the great city of Chicago. For over ten years, the ensemble has forged a unique path in the musical landscape with virtuosic, energetic performances that celebrate the extraordinary depth and breadth of musical possibilities in the world of percussion. The ensemble has been praised for “commandingly elegant” (New York Times) performances, and the “rare power” (Washington Post) of their recordings. The four members of Third Coast are also accomplished teachers, and since 2012, have served as ensemble-in-residence at the University of Notre Dame’s DeBartolo Performing Arts Center.

GLENN KOTCHE is a Chicago-based percussionist and composer hailed as one of the most exciting, creative and promising composers and performers in modern music, receiving international attention for his “unfailing taste, technique and discipline” (Chicago Tribune). Kotche is a member of the Groundbreaking, GRAMMY®-winning American rock band Wilco, with whom he has played since 2001. After 3 solo records, including his 2006 album ‘Mobile’ (Nonesuch Records), Kotche released his 4th studio album Adventureland in 2013, featuring works Kotche has written for world renowned ensembles including Kronos Quartet, Bang on a Can All-Stars and Eighth Blackbird. His compositions have been performed at venues as wide-ranging as Chicagoland’s Ravinia, Carnegie’s Zankel Hall and Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall in New York and Teatro Castro Alves in Salvador, Brazil.

OVERTURE CENTER FOR THE ARTS in Madison, Wisconsin, features seven state-of-the-art performance spaces and five galleries where national and international touring artists, ten resident companies and hundreds of local artists engage people in nearly 700,000 educational and artistic experiences each year. Overture.org  

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