Political science professor Jeff Walz is running for Wisconsin's 5th Congressional District seat in the Democratic primary; History professor James Burkee is running for the same seat in the Republican primary. They're running a joint campaign.
Larry "Longboard" Williams founded the Corona Dairyland Surf Classic with his twin brother, Lee "Waterflea" Williams, 19 years ago. The festival and the competitions begin on Saturday around noon.
Hal Kacanek, a.k.a. Dr. Hal, does workshops, assemblies, and presentations about music of the world. In a past life, he was chair of the music department at Carroll College in Waukesha.
Amy Richter plays bodhran with the Milwaukee-based Celtic group, áthas. She'll give a bodhran workshop Sunday afternoon at the 2007 Wisconsin Highland Games, going on in Waukesha.