Vortex - Improvisation Showcase

Friday, May 30, 2008

Come listen to some of Madison's more experimental improvisors playing in all different combinations.. Features: Jon Arnold, Tom Hamer, Tom Lachmund, db pedersen, Endless and friends..

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Art in the cafe...

Y. Bard Blitzer

"AI SUCCUMBS! a multimedia art show"

July 2025

Y. Bard Blitzer (American, b. 1970) is an outgoing glue user, working out of a small studio here in the neighborhood. ARTIST STATEMENT 1. No AI was used in any way with this show. I'm curious if you find that surprising. 2. Thanks for coming. Enjoy your time here today and hopefully when you leave you'll feel more connected to the web of organic life on this planet, more aware of your surroundings, and more prepared to chuckle at the jabs of those that seek to gaslight you. 3. Art, humor, community...our antidote to alienation, nihilism, and device stupor. 4. At this time the original pieces are not...
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Corey Alexander

"What I felt like painting"

August 2025

Corey Alexander is a self-taught artist from Madison, WI. He has been painting in Madison for around 8 years and specializes in acrylic painting and vector illustration. This show is called, "What I felt like painting" and features acrylic portraits of friends, still lifes, and whatever else inspired him in July 2025
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Upcoming events...

Art Reception for Y. Bard Blitzer

A reception for Y. Bard Blitzer. Come check out our July art show and meet the artist!

Story Slam - Some Like It Hot

Come share your story!
This month's theme is "Some Like It Hot."
Event starts at 7, but come early to order a drink and get settled in.
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