Mad City Story Slam: April Showers

Art in the cafe...

Laurel Statz


"The Spectator"


December 2025



Laurel Statz is a painter and Madison area native. Her work, while figurative, is influenced by abstraction and minimalism. The paintings often have a quick and instinctual nature, capturing just what’s needed. While she often times herself to eliminate extra details and over-precision, she has ventured into more detailed works as well. Laurel does not attach narrative to her pieces. Rather, she thinks of them like a journaling process for her scatter-brained psyche. The figures in the pieces are meant to be processing tools for the artist and the viewer. She hopes that seeing these figures helps the...
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Friday, April 7, 2023
7:00 pm

The theme is "April Showers" so let's hear your best April showers stories! Or come just to listen! Signup starts at 6:30PM, show starts at 7PM. Readers get five minutes on the mic. As always, the event is free for all to attend!

Open Mic