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STU LEVITAN REVEALS “SCOUNDRELS AND ROGUES” IN EARLY MADISON HISTORY
Free program on Oct. 23 is open to the public.MADISON, Oct. 13, 2008 –Madison historian Stuart Levitan will take a lively look at early Madison’s “scoundrels and rogues” in a presentation sponsored by Capitol Neighborhoods on Thursday, Oct. 23 at 7 p.m. Levitan will focus on some of the residents and characters that got Madison going in the mid-19th century.
Levitan is the author of “Madison: The Illustrated Sesquicentennial History, 1856-1931.” He is also host of “Sunday Journal” on 92.1 FM (the Mic), hosts “Access: City Hall on the Madison City Channel, and is a member of the Madison Landmarks Commission.
The Oct. 23 event will take place at Capitol Lakes Retirement Center at 333 W. Main St. It is free and open to the public; one need not be a member of Capitol Neighborhoods to attend.
“Tales of early Madison portray a number of our early residents as slightly shady,” said Bob Holloway, president of Capitol Neighborhoods. “We’ll get the truth from a scholar of Madison history.”
Capitol Neighborhoods is made up of the First Settlement, Bassett, Mifflin West, Mansion Hill, State/Langdon, and James Madison Park districts. It covers an area marked by Blair Street on the East, Lake Monona on the South, Park, Regent and Proudfit Streets on the west, and Lake Mendota on the north. More information is on the Web at capitolneighborhoods.org
