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Jeff Oloizia

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  1. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Jeff Oloizia

    Community is central to this 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' shadow cast (opens the original)

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    ​Just before midnight on the third Friday of every month at the Crucible, performers emerge on stage in fishnets, wigs and platform heels. This is Velvet Darkness, Madison’s “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” shadow cast, who perform the cult-classic musical while the movie plays behind them. Some cast members are new to things. Others have been acting out the movie for decades. Their job isn’t just teaching newcomers the “Time Warp” or the local callback lines shouted at the screen.

  2. Article · Aug 18, 2026 · Jeff Oloizia

    These kite enthusiasts are gone with the wind (opens the original)

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    They arrive with kites in hand. Some make their own; others chase the latest designs. They are the Wisconsin Kiters, a group of kite enthusiasts of all ages, most of whom are based in Madison. A handful turn out for each gathering. On a good day — one with steady wind, 10 to 15 miles per hour — “We could fly anything in the bag,” says Ed Grys, the group’s vice president. Most in the club favor single-line kites. They’ll use different kites depending on the wind, the way a fo

  3. Article · Jul 13, 2026 · Jeff Oloizia

    A grassroots ukelele group strums up community spirit (opens the original)

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    On a recent Friday, in the low-slung basement bar of American Legion Post 360 in Waunakee, folding chairs scraped against linoleum as 35 locals — nearly all retirees — settled in with ukuleles on their laps. Clad in matching purple shirts that read “Will play ukulele for free. Will quit for money ...” they traded a few test chords. Then, on an unspoken cue, they began to sing: “We are the WaunaStrummers, many songs we love to play / on strings of ukuleles tuned to G, C, E and

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