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FEBRUARY 2014 | BRAVAMAGAZINE.COM 13 BRAVA-SPONSORED EVENTS Feb. 3 | Go Red for Women Birthday Night Out Join BRAVA to celebrate Go Red's 10th anniversary of promoting women's heart health. Lighting ceremony, cocktails, cake, red fashion and glamorous giveaways await! 5:30-7:30 p.m. Overture Center. Visit BRAVAmagazine.com and click on the Go Red ad for registration link. Feb. 8 | BRAVA Family Day Out at Cherokee Country Club Enjoy a complimentary active day of family fun—indoor tennis, drills, games, golf contest, scavenger hunt, prizes and free tickets to Madison Kids' Expo. 12-2 p.m. Cherokee Country Club, Madison. RSVP to membership@cherokeecountryclub.net. Feb. 12 | BRAVA Women's Leadership Workshop Series Empower yourself! Attend our work- shop with life coach Darcy Luoma and you'll learn to increase your emotional intelligence, foster deeper connections, gain influence and become a successful leader. 8:30-11:30 a.m. Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Madison. $50 for this workshop; $159 for the four-part series. Register at BRAVAmagazine.com. Feb. 20 | BRAVA Night Out—Eyes on Robertson Launch Party Check out an exciting and innovative eye rejuvenation program from Dr. Robertson. Meet his team, ask questions and have fun—an upscale fashion show, hors d'oeuvres, music, mingling and fabulous door prizes await. 5:30-8 p.m. Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Madison. RSVP by Feb. 14 for you and a guest to rsvp@robertsonplasticsurgery.com. robertsonplasticsurgery.com. Feb. 25 | BRAVA's "Flashdance" Night Out Your legwarmers, stirrup pants and mall hair are dying for a night on the town! Join BRAVA at "Flashdance—The Musical" at Overture Center. Use code word BRAVA when purchasing tickets for a $26 discount. And join BRAVA for a pre-show party with cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and prizes for best '80s attire. 5:30-7:15 p.m. Studio Melt, 202 State St., Madison. $15. Purchase tickets at brava.ticketleap.com/brava-night-out. OUT+ABOUT ARTS PREVIEW Get in the mood for love by writing a poem for your sweetheart (real or imagined). Women poets are invited to join Madison Poets Laureate Wendy Vardaman and Sarah Busse for an informal and supportive "write in" to work on a current or new project and receive support for their writing dreams. Goodman South Madison Library, Madison. Feb. 1, 12-3 p.m. madisonpubliclibrary.org. Speaking of real or imagined, check out Real/Surreal, an exhibition that highlights "the connection between the real and the imagined in early modern American art." Jan. 25-April 27. Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Madison. mmoca.org. Don't miss your last chance to see contemporary artists Ikeda Manabua and Tenmyouya Hisashi; it closes Feb. 16. Chazen Museum of Art, Madison. chazen.wisc.edu. Take your valentine to Madison Opera's production of Gaetano Donizetti's romantic comedy "The Daughter of the Regiment." Feb. 7 or 9. Overture Center for the Arts, Madison. overturecenter.com. Need a change of scenery? Jaunt off to the Stoughton Opera House, a restored Victo- rian gem of a venue on the second floor of Stoughton's City Hall, featuring some of the best Americana programming around. In February catch national acts like songwriter Josh Ritter's solo performance (Feb. 5), local stars in Back to the Country Revue featuring Kristy Larson Honky Tonk Trio (Feb. 7), and author Michael Perry telling his "Stories from the Middle of Nowhere" (Feb. 20). ci.stoughton.wi.us. –Karin Wolf, program administrator for the Madison Arts Commission For more arts and events, see GO+DO p. 68. SPOTLIGHT