Wisconsin Union: Online Madison World Music Festival Continues Tradition of Bringing Music from Around the Globe

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Aug. 7, 2020

Contact Information:
Shauna Breneman, Communications Director
Email: sbreneman@wisc.edu

ONLINE MADISON WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL CONTINUES TRADITION OF BRINGING MUSIC FROM AROUND THE GLOBE

MADISON – The Wisconsin Union Theater’s free Madison World Music Festival will bring an online multicultural music experience to patrons Sept. 11-12 with live and recorded performances and live workshops.

The 2020 Madison World Music Festival lineup includes the following:

• Sept. 11
  • Workshops
    • 1 p.m. workshop with Natu Camara; more details to be announced
    • 3 p.m. Mordovian dance workshop with OYME
    • 5 p.m. Ho-Chunk Nation dance, music and education workshop, titled “Living in Two Worlds,” with the Wisconsin Dells Singers
  • Concerts
    • 7 p.m. Ho-Chunk Nation drumming and dance by Wisconsin Dells Singers – live performance
    • 7:45 pm. Finno-Ugric folk music set to electronic beats by OYME
    • 8:30 p.m. Guinean native, soul, afro-rock, and afro-pop by Natu Camara
• Sept. 12
  • Workshops
    • 1 p.m. Jordanian music and instruments workshop with Farah Siraj
    • 3 p.m. children’s workshop on Haiti and Haitian rhythms with Lakou Mizik
    • 5 p.m. Afro-Cuban rhythms workshop with Rebulú
  • Concerts
    • 7 p.m. Afro-Cuban, Latin music by Rebulú – live performance
    • 7:45 p.m. Jordanian music by Farah Siraj
    • 8:30 p.m. Haitian music by Lakou Mizik

“The Madison World Music Festival is a way to learn about the world while enjoying incredible performances. This year, the performances will come to wherever our patrons are,” said Esty Dinur, Wisconsin Union Theater community and campus relations director and Madison World Music Festival artistic director. “In addition to online performances, for the first time in the Madison World Music Festival’s history, we are providing workshops with all Festival artists.”

The Madison World Music Festival has celebrated cultures from around the globe for 17 years.

“While a year ago we could not have predicted an online Madison World Music Festival, we have still found a way to celebrate world music and dance and support artists,” Dinur said.

The Wisconsin Union Theater presents this festival in collaboration with the student-led Wisconsin Union Directorate (WUD) Performing Arts Committee, which, together with 10 other WUD committees and six clubs, promotes and runs more than 1,000 events throughout each year.

This festival is made possible with support from the Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Middle East Studies Program at UW-Madison.

In holding the Madison World Music Festival, the Wisconsin Union Theater joins other Consortium of World Music Presenters members in a month-long, online festival of global music featuring concerts, presentations and panels, called Global Music Month. Global Music Month 2020 combines more than 15 U.S. and Canadian festivals and presenters’ events under one banner for a celebration of international music.

The Wisconsin Union Theater team made the decision to hold this year’s Festival in an online format for the health and safety of patrons, Festival artists from around the world, and team members.

The Theater team continues to evaluate what changes may need to occur related to the 2020-21 Wisconsin Union Theater season and will provide information about the season soon.

For more information about the Madison World Music Festival, including how to sign-up to receive information about the Festival workshops and concerts, visit union.wisc.edu/madison-world-music-festival.

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About the Wisconsin Union Theater

For more than 75 years, the Wisconsin Union Theater has served as a center for cultural activity in the heart of the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The Theater hosts performances in multiple locations, including Memorial Union, and has an expansive history of remarkable performances. The Wisconsin Union Theater is part of the Wisconsin Union, a membership organization that blends study and leisure to create unique out-of-classroom opportunities. Learn more about the Theater: union.wisc.edu/wisconsin-union-theater.

[Note: Click here to access a folder of downloadable images of Madison World Music Festival artists.]

To read this release online, visit union.wisc.edu/about/news/world-music-2020

Zahler and Schultz Receive Promotions at Capitol Bank

Ken Thompson, President and CEO of Capitol Bank, is pleased to announce the promotions of Sheri Zahler and Sara Schultz to Senior Loan Representatives. Sheri and Sara have a combined 34 years of experience, 23 of those with Capitol Bank.

“Both Sheri and Sara have been instrumental in helping to manage the high volume of mortgages and SBA PPP loans in 2020,” said Thompson.

As for community involvement, Sheri recently completed terms on the Verona Lacrosse Club and Badgerland Lacrosse boards and now serves as a board member for the Natural Path Sanctuary, part of the Linda and Gene Farley Center for Peace, Justice & Sustainability.

About Capitol Bank: Capitol Bank, locally owned and operated since 1995, is committed to serving the communities in which we live, work and do business. We are proud of the partnerships we have established with organizations, businesses and individuals in the Dane County area. Our philosophy of community support is demonstrated at the corporate level, as well as in the time and energy our employees devote to our community each year. Capitol Bank is Member FDIC.

Thysse Has a New Home

Thysse moves to new campus to support continued growth and enhanced client services.

Thysse announces its completed move to their new campus. Three times larger than the previous office, this state-of-the-art workspace will be leveraged to provide expanded services for its clients while providing the company with further room for growth.

The move also allows the whole Thysse Team to be under one roof again, an important step for a company that believes people are still its greatest asset. Thysse president, Jason Thysse is proud of the accomplishment and recognizes the work needed to make the project a success,

“Since my grandfather started Thysse in 1941, this company has always been about the people. We designed the new campus with both client and employee needs in mind, and the result we’ve realized with the team of Thysse architects, designers, and assistance from OPN Architects is a dream come true. We are very excited for this next chapter in Thysse’s story!”

Thysse’s new address, as of July 27th, is 780 Cusick Parkway, Oregon, WI 53575.

About Thysse

Thysse is an ever-evolving company built by three generations of visual communication specialists. We like to say Thysse is “Where you go with your brand,” and provide innovative solutions to back that statement up. We are a design, printing, specialty graphics, and manufacturing company at our core, but we also offer imagination and the tools to customize your project to find the right solution every time.

We believe the story your brand tells is as important as the materials it’s printed on, and we’re here to help you think through every step of your project, be it direct mail, catalog, fleet vehicles, apparel, signage, or environmental wayfinding.

Give us a call and see where your brand can go with us.

To stay up to date with what’s happening at Thysse, visit www.thysse.com.

For more information, contact Jen Braga, Thysse, at 608.249.6951.

Timpano Consulting: 08/13 Workshop Creates Space for Employers to Explore New Workforce Strategies

People are invited to dive into the takeaways from the recent study involving over 100 employers and employees about the impact of the pandemic response on work and work life.

The interactive, virtual workshop will feature the study co-authors, Melanie Schmidt (Timpano Consulting) and Brett Remington (Blue Rock WI), who will present take-aways from the research, offer recommendations for reimagining management practices and workplace standards going forward, facilitate conversations among participants, and deliver low-/no-cost ways to optimize performance going forward. The format will include presentation and small group discussion.

Attendees should bring materials to write down ideas and formulate ideas. The Workforce Strategies: 2020 and Beyond report is available for download at https://bit.ly/workforcestrategies.

Register for the low-cost workshop through https://bit.ly/0813workforceworkshop.

Direct questions through insights@timpanogroup.com

Savant Unveils New Name, Brand to Better Reflect its Deep Bench of Expertise and Holistic Approach

Savant Wealth Management (formerly Savant Capital Management), a nationally recognized, fee-only advisory firm headquartered in Rockford, Illinois, with locations also in Madison and Park Falls, today unveiled its “Wise Counsel” rebrand that includes a new company logo, color palette, website, name change, and tagline.

Savant’s fresh approach to delivering wealth management sets itself apart from competitors and was the driving force behind the rebrand efforts. Functioning much like a forward-thinking medical center, Savant leverages its deep bench of financial advisors and in-house estate planning, taxation, trust, insurance and accounting specialists to collaborate, provide valuable insights, and develop a plan of action to address the unique situation of each client.

“In an industry where everyone calls themselves a financial advisor it’s hard for clients to know who is really in their corner, and who is truly unbiased. Today’s clients are looking for wise counsel,” said Brent Brodeski, CEO of Savant. “It’s difficult to select a financial advisor when it seems like all firms look, talk, and act alike. We believe Savant’s Wise Counsel brand will point investors toward a firm that is truly on their side every step of the way.”

The name evolved from “Savant Capital Management” to “Savant Wealth Management” to better describe the comprehensive wealth management services it provides and the continually expanding value proposition it offers clients since its founding.

When designing the new brand, the firm started with the meaning of its name. A savant is a “learned, wise scholar” which speaks to Team Savant and its quest for continued, lifelong learning. From there, the concept evolved into the “Wise Counsel” tagline, which is represented by the logo that is an owl shaped like a shield. With this symbolic shield as its guide, Team Savant stands ready to provide the wise counsel necessary to build ideal futures for its clients, family, and the communities it serves.

Savant serves as a trusted advisor and fiduciary, working in defense of its clients’ best interests by walking alongside them on the path to reach their financial goals. As part of this journey, Savant offers its proprietary Ideal Futures Financial Health Assessment^SM that provides an objective and wide-ranging audit of an individual’s financial situation. It focuses on 10 key areas to prioritize aspects of an individual’s financial situation that need attention to help create a plan of action, unique to each client. This helps to deliver customized plans for clients to move further along the path toward their ideal futures. Savant’s new website offers a lite version of the full assessment tool to help individuals identify potential gaps or items needing the help of a financial advisor.

The new brand communicates Savant’s wise counsel as one that is approachable and offers an evidence based and common sense approach to wealth management. It is wide and deep, constantly learning and evolving, and it never assumes that the same approach will solve similar problems. Wise counsel comes from its collective education, experience, wisdom, and spirit of Team Savant.

For more information about Savant Wealth Management, visit savantwealth.com.

About Savant Wealth Management

Savant Wealth Management, formerly known as Savant Capital Management, is a leading independent, nationally recognized, fee-only firm serving clients for 30 years with more than $8 billion in assets under management. As a trusted advisor, Savant Wealth Management offers investment management, financial planning, retirement plan, and family office services to financially established individuals and institutions. Savant also offers corporate accounting, tax preparation, payroll and consulting through its affiliate, Savant Tax & Consulting.

Savant Wealth Management (“Savant”) is an SEC registered investment adviser headquartered in Rockford, Illinois. SEC registration does not imply a certain level of skill or training. This material is for general educational purposes only and is not intended as personalized investment, legal, or tax advice. Past performance may not be indicative of future results. Please Note: “Ideal” is not intended to give assurance as to achieving successful results. Different types of investments involve varying degrees of risk. Please see Important Disclosures at savantwealth.com.

Savant is headquartered in Rockford, with locations in Bloomington, Chicago, Downers Grove, Freeport, Hoffman Estates, Lincolnshire, Naperville, Peoria, St. Charles, Sterling, and Wilmette, IL; Phoenix, AZ; Santa Fe, NM; Madison and Park Falls, WI; and McLean, VA.