Over the years, music and dance performances have become a popular feature of Art Fair on the Square. This year's fair featured performance stages at State Street (sponsored by Wisconsin Public Radio), Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. (sponsored by Triple M), and North Hamilton Street (sponsored by Isthmus). Thirty groups and individuals performed, including out-of-town acts and home-town favorites, including Lou and Peter Berryman and Natty Nation.
Wisconsin Public Radio Stage
(State Street at the Capitol Square)
9:30–10:30 All That Jazz Big Band
11:00–12:00 The Paul LeFaber Band
12:30–1:30 Steve Suvada Finger Style Guitar
2:00–3:00 (This is the) Squirrel Hunters
3:30–4:30 Abstract Giants
Triple M Music Stage (Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard)
9:30–10:30 Steve Doiel
11:00–12:00 Ryan Mauer Band
12:30–1:30 Mark Croft
2:00–3:00 Tim Hort and the Radio Hour
3:30–4:30 The Locals
5:00–6:00 Silent Agency
Isthmus Performance Stage (Capitol Steps at North Hamilton Street)
9:30–10:30 Italian Folk Dancers of Madison
11:00–12:00 Madison Professional Dance Center
12:30–1:30 Kehl School of Dance
2:00–3:00 Tania Tandias Flamenco and Spanish Dance
3:30–4:30 Trinity Irish Dancers
Wisconsin Public Radio Stage (State Street at the Capitol Square)
10:00–11:00 Mindy Hester
11:30–12:30 Salaam Shalom
1:00–2:00 Lou and Peter Berryman
2:30–3:30 Down from the Hills
4:00–5:00 Cait and the Girls
Triple M Music Stage (Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard)
10:00–11:00 The Bower City Lights
11:30–12:30 Patchouli
1:00–2:00 Natty Nation
2:30–3:30 The Selfish Gene
4:00–5:00 Whish
Isthmus Performance Stage (Capitol Steps at North Hamilton Street)
10:00–11:00 MadCity Tango
11:30–12:30 Monona Academy of Dance / Dance Wisconsin
1:00–2:00 Kanopy Dance Company
Photo: © 2008 Maurice Thaler.