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Watertown Band Students Invited to Perform Banned Piece at Madison Beer Garden
- On May 12, the Watertown School Board voted 7-1 to remove 'A Mother of a Revolution!' from the high school spring concert, leaving the piece off the program during Monday's performance.
- Citing a 'controversial issues' policy, board members argued the piece—which commemorates the 1969 Stonewall uprising—promotes 'celebration of violence' and violates the district's commitment to 'values-neutral education.'
- More than 100 people rallied outside the May 18 concert to support student musicians, with parent Tracy Nass stating, 'For it to just be the thing that's become this politically motivated is not something I appreciate.'
- Composer Omar Thomas will conduct a free public performance Wednesday at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church, while Minocqua Brewing Company owner Kirk Bangstad hosts a sold-out event Saturday in Madison.
- The school board stands by its decision, while organizers of the alternative performances emphasize these events are not associated with the Watertown Unified School District.
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Wisconsin Brewery Steps Up After School Board Bans Trans-Inclusive Song
When the Watertown, Wisconsin school board voted 7-1 on May 12 to pull an instrumental piece honoring transgender activist Marsha P. Johnson from a high school wind symphony concert, they probably didn't expect the backlash to arrive in the form of a brewery owner from a small lake town in northern Wisconsin — or that it would go viral around the world. Kirk Bangstad, owner of the Minocqua Brewing Company — based in Minocqua, roughly 3.5 hours n…
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