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Cows take over the Capitol Square every summer for Cows on the Concourse.
A refurbished movie theater is now the Bartell Theatre (113 E. Mifflin St., 608/
294-0740, www.madstage.com ), which also features many of the same local and regional
theatrical groups as the Overture Center, including the Madison Theatre Guild (608/
238-9322, http://madisontheatreguild.org ).
The popular Madison Symphony Orchestra (608/257-3734, ht-
tp://www.madisonsymphony.org ) performs a dozen or more times during the year at Over-
ture Hall in the Madison Arts District Complex.
FESTIVALS AND EVENTS
In June there is Cows on the Concourse, a fun way of highlighting Wisconsin's dairy in-
dustry; you can get up close and personal with dairy cows, as they're scattered all over the
Capitol area.
July's biggie is the now-annual Rhythm and Booms choreographed fireworks display
on the Fourth. Later that month, the Art Fair on the Square is a huge draw—one of the
largest events in the Midwest and one of the largest juried art fairs in the country. Octo-