Stephen Kennedy’s maps are not just designed to get you from here to there. They’re maps that raise an eyebrow, furrow a brow — or spark an idea.
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Stephen Kennedy exhibited his data-driven maps at the Dane County Farmers' Market this year, including on a late-October day when forceful wind made him take down the awning over his booth. Kennedy will exhibit Dec. 2 as part of the Fair Trade Holiday Festival at Monona Terrace.
Maps of Madison by Stephen Kennedy often take a new look at the city. Kennedy himself has lived here only three years.
Stephen Kennedy, center, works with a customer at his latlong.shop booth at the Dane County Farmers' Market. At right is his popular map titled "Archipelago of Madison," which shows Madison's lakes as land forms and its land as lakes.
Photos: Shifting Gears Bike Path Dance Festival
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Augusta Brulla, left, and Tania Tandias, with Tania Tandias Flamenco and Spanish Dance, perform at McPike Park during Shifting Gears, an outdoor celebration of dance by Madison-area performers. This marked the third straight year for the festival, organized by Isthmus Dance Collective.
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Raka Bandyo, with Karmicflower Dance Company, performs traditional Indian dance Monday at McPike Park during Shifting Gears.
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Four Madison parks hosted dancing Monday as part of Shifting Gears, a dance event by Isthmus Dance Collective. Lily Edgar performed on the basketball court at Wirth Court Park.
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KLJ Movement, from left, Aczareyen Lyles, Madalin Berube, Kyra Johnson, Nathan Castro and Terrianna Bradley perform at Brittingham Park during Shifting Gears. Isthmus Dance Collective was formed in 2020 with the nonprofit starting the dance festival the following year.
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From left, Sophia Borger, 15, Innes O’Connor, 7, Annette Tansey, 11, and Winifred Mittag, 7, with Breckenridge Scottish Highland Dance, perform at McPike Park during Monday's Shifting Gears dance festival.
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Bob Kerhin, of Milwaukee, with his grandchildren, Cole Buelow, 2, left, and Abigail, 6, from Madison, watch performances at McPike Park during Shifting Gears, a bike path dance festival held Monday and organized by Isthmus Dance Collective.
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Katherine Kramer, right, with Katherine Kramer Projects Tap Dance and Jazz, performs at McPike Park during Shifting Gears Bike Path Dance Festival put on by Isthmus Dance Collective in Madison, Wis., Monday, Sept. 4, 2023. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
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Scratch Dance performs at Wirth Court Park during Shifting Gears Bike Path Dance Festival put on by Isthmus Dance Collective in Madison, Wis., Monday, Sept. 4, 2023. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL

