Galleries: Rich, empty rooms alive with opulence and color
Seeing the paintings and painted vases that make up Jane Irish’s latest one-person show at Locks Gallery, it may strike you – as it inevitably strikes me when I see her work – that there are very few contemporary representational painters who paint with as much seeming ease and sureness of touch as Irish.

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August still rich in sports at the Madison YMCA
MADISON – August at the Madison Area YMCA, 111 Kings Road, is a lively time for senior citizens, adults, young adults, teens, children and families, with mid-summer classes, programs, clinics and camps for fun and fitness, for YMCA members and non-members alike.

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Rich Hess on Fitness: Weight loss can be done
A couple of months ago, a group of people joined my newest accountability program.

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Rich Hess on fitness: Exercise for your mental health
We have long touted the benefits of exercise for your physical health, but evidence suggests there are mental benefits as well: Exercise can help reduce anxiety.

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