Strang: Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra’s New Home

­June 28, 2022

Strang Press Release
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Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra’s New Home
The WYSO Center for Music Breaks Ground on East Washington Avenue

Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra recently broke ground on the construction of its new 40,085 SF rehearsal and performance space. The building will feature three state-of-the-art rehearsal halls, eight studios, nine practice rooms, administrative offices, and a music library. The music center is set to be fully operational in the fall of 2023.

More than 500 young musicians aged 5-18 currently participate in WYSO. After years of growth and practicing in schools, churches, and parking lots, this building will be the first permanent space they can call their own. The facility will have the capacity to hold all of WYSO’s current orchestra and Music Makers students, with room to grow.

The groundbreaking ceremony saw WYSO members, sponsors, trustees, and project partners in attendance and featured a special performance from WYSO student musicians. Speaking at the event, Executive Director of WYSO, Bridget Fraser described the future music center as a triumphant “new day” for WYSO moving forward.

The striking design of the WYSO music center is inspired by the shapes of musical instruments. Sweeping curved roofs reflect the contour of a cello and the landscaped gardens mirror the shape of a bell and trumpet. Ceiling patterns and acoustic panels echo the shape of sound waves. The copper material used throughout the building imitates a timpani drum.

The large rehearsal halls will each hold a 100-musician orchestra with balconies that offer viewers the opportunity for bird-eye observation. Because acoustics were of central importance, the building implements creative sound design in order to block busy street noise and isolate sound within each hall. Local Wisconsin materials were also used as a source of inspiration and the exterior will be sourced from local Wisconsin limestone. The building will also meet energy efficiency best practices, satisfy Madison rain-water-runoff goals, and include a partial green roof.

As Drew Martin, Lead Design Architect and Project Manager from Strang Inc., stated, “The WYSO Center for music will be a world-class educational facility as well as an iconic fixture for the arts in the East Washington Corridor. WYSO is such a wonderful, community-driven organization, and it was a joy to work on this project with them.”

WYSO’s new home on East Washington Avenue joins a flourishing youth arts neighborhood and will serve as a real cultural jewel for the city of Madison and its young musicians.

Check out a virtual video flythrough of WYSO’s new music center! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQqKvTbpO84

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Wisconsin Union Releases Updated Terrace Season July Music Schedule

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 22, 2022

Contact Information:
Shauna Breneman, Communications Director
Email: sbreneman@wisc.edu
Phone: (608) 262-8862

WISCONSIN UNION RELEASES UPDATED TERRACE SEASON JULY MUSIC SCHEDULE

MADISON – The Wisconsin Union has released an updated July schedule of free music that will take place at its lakefront destination, the Memorial Union Terrace.

Joining the lineup of music and other types of events that began in May, July 2022 music performances at the UW Credit Union Stage on the Terrace include:

• July 1 – Stephanie Rearick at 4 p.m., Silk Stranger at 7 p.m., WURK at 8 p.m.           
• July 2 – Adem Tesfaye at 7 p.m., Don’t Mess With Cupid at 8 p.m.
• July 3 – Kill Aniston at 7 p.m., Brett Newski and the No Tomorrow at 8 p.m.
• July 6 – Open Mic Night at 7 p.m.
• July 7 – So It Goes at 7 p.m., The Ramble at 8 p.m.
• July 8 – Luke Leavitt and the Levitations at 4 p.m., Pat McCurdy at 7 p.m.
• July 9 – Bug Moment at 7 p.m., Emmett Mulrooney at 8 p.m.
• July 13 – Open Mic Night at 7 p.m. 
• July 14 – Sleeping Jesus at 6 p.m.
• July 15 – Inside Pocket at 4 p.m., Hirt Alpert at 7 p.m., The Periodicals at 8 p.m.
• July 16 – Scott Damgaard at 7 p.m., Frank Martin Busch and the Names at 8 p.m.
• July 17 – Abigail Arkley at 7 p.m., Indigo De Souza at 8 p.m.
• July 20 – Open Mic Night at 7 p.m.
• July 21 – Marmalade at 7 p.m., Prize Horse at 8 p.m., They Are Gutting A Body Of Water at 9 p.m.
• July 22 – pax duo at 4 p.m., Panchromatic Steel at 7 p.m.
• July 23 – Limanya Drum and Dance Ensemble at 7 p.m., Kikeh Mato Afro-Pop at 8 p.m.
• July 27 – Open Mic Night at 7 p.m.
• July 28 – Hello Mary at 8 p.m.
• July 29 – Rebulú at 4 p.m., Latin Pride Orquesta at 7 p.m.
• July 30 – Skerryvore at 7 p.m.

The Wisconsin Union team will announce additional free, live music in the weeks ahead. The events schedule is subject to change.

The Union team continues to offer other Terrace season activities and events, such as DIY art kits at the Terrace Art Cart; outdoor recreation rentals, events and group activities; and free film showings.

July 2022 film showings at the UW Credit Union Stage include:

• July 4 – “Nim’s Island”
• July 10 – “Marie Antoinette”
• July 11 – “Sharknado”
• July 18 – “Point Break”
• July 24 – “Mamma Mia!”
• July 25 – “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again”

The Wisconsin Union team presents Terrace programming with support from Dean Health Plan, a member of SSM Health.

The number of summer dining options has grown for the 2022 Terrace season with the reopening of Carte, a salad and sandwich shop, as well as the seasonal BBQ Stand, which opens on June 23 and offers house-made BBQ fare. Other dining options at the Terrace and nearby Memorial Union include the Brat Stand, der Rathskeller, Lakeview Lounge, the Daily Scoop, Peet’s Coffee, and the Badger Market.

Terrace season’s July music programming and free film showings are created by University of Wisconsin–Madison student-run committees in the Wisconsin Union Directorate (WUD) at the Wisconsin Union. WUD creates hundreds of events each year while gaining leadership skills. Purchases at the Union’s dining options and online store, Wisconsin Union memberships, and donations to the Wisconsin Union help make Wisconsin Union events and leadership opportunities possible. The Union does not receive taxpayer dollars as part of its annual budget.

“Terrace season free, live music is back with a stellar lineup of returning season favorites, like Pat McCurdy, and rising stars, like Indigo De Souza, whose music you can hear on the recently released Amazon Prime show ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty,’” said Wisconsin Union Advisor Sean Michael Dargan.

Patrons can visit TerraceSummer.com for Terrace season information, including the most up-to-date events calendar.

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About the Wisconsin Union

The Wisconsin Union enhances the lives of members and visitors through recreational, cultural, educational and social opportunities. Formed in 1907, the Wisconsin Union is a membership organization that blends study and leisure to create unique out-of-classroom opportunities. Learn more about the Union and its tradition of providing experiences for a lifetime: union.wisc.edu.  

To read this release online, visit union.wisc.edu/about/news/july-2022-terrace-music.

Free and Reduced Admission Programs at The Mining & Rollo Jamison Museums

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Media Contact:
Erik Flesch, Museum Director
The Mining & Rollo Jamison Museums
Phone: (608) 348-3301
Email: museumdirector@platteville.org  

Free and Reduced Admission Programs at The Mining & Rollo Jamison Museums

PLATTEVILLE, Wis., June 17, 2022—The Mining & Rollo Jamison Museums is proud to announce two programs to achieve excellence in accessibility so that everyone can enjoy all the Museum has to offer — Museums for All and Blue Star Museums. Blue Star Museums provides free admission to active-duty military personnel and their families for the summer and Museum for All permanently reduces admission to a nominal fee of $1 for those receiving food assistance (SNAP) benefits.

Museums for All is a signature access program of the Institute of Museum and Library Services to encourage people of all backgrounds to visit museums regularly and build lifelong museum-going habits. The program reduces the cost of admission to a minimal fee of $1 per person, for up to four people, with the presentation of a SNAP Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card. More than 850 institutions participate in the initiative, including art museums, children’s museums, science centers, botanical gardens, zoos, history museums, and more. These programs are part of The Mining & Rollo Jamison Museums’ broad commitment to seek, include, and welcome all audiences, a core goal of the Museum.

Blue Star Museums is a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and museums across America to offer free admission to the nation’s active-duty military personnel including National Guard and Reserve and their families each summer. The 2022 Blue Star Museums program will run through Labor Day, Monday, September 5. The free admission program is available for those currently serving in the United States Military–Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard–including Reservists, National Guardsmen, U.S. Public Health Commissioned Corps, NOAA Commissioned Corps, and up to five family members. Blue Star Museums began in order to improve the quality of life for active-duty military families. The program offers families a chance to visit museums this summer when many will have limited resources and time together. 

These programs supplement the recently implemented Friends of The Mining & Rollo Jamison Museums Field Trip Scholarship Program, which offers funding for Museum admission and transportation for fourth-grade students from all schools in Grant, Iowa, and Lafayette Counties. This program has enabled record-breaking field trip attendance in 2022. Since May 1, over 1,200 students, teachers, and chaperones from over 20 schools have taken field trips, three times as many as previous years. This program was made possible by a grant from The Ann & Leo Stoll Jr. Charitable Trust and donations from the Platteville Optimist Club, Benton Community Development Corporation, and donors like you.

The Mining & Rollo Jamison Museums are located on Main Street in Platteville, Wisconsin, in the heart of the historic Upper Mississippi Valley lead-zinc mining region. Founded in 1964, the Museum is a nearly three-acre campus with scenic greenspace, the underground 1845 Bevans Mine, and a 1930s-era narrow-gauge mine train pulled by a 1931 Whitcomb locomotive. Follow The Mining & Rollo Jamison Museums on Facebook @MiningJamisonMuseum and visit our website at www.mining.jamison.museum for more information on current and upcoming programs or call (608) 348-3301 or email museums@platteville.org.

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