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Shark Week

Cave of the Mounds 2975 Cave of the Mounds Rd., Blue Mounds

Shark Week is an exciting blend of geology and paleontology! Dive into the ancient past and discover the fascinating connection between the cave and the prehistoric oceans

$25.99
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Painting: Beneath the Surface

UW-Eau Claire — Barron County, Fine Arts 1800 College Dr, Rice Lake

This exhibition is featuring student work alongside professional work. The show is a conversation through painting addressing current issues. Featured artists in the show work in various mediums and styles […]

Free

Michelle Grabner: Under the Sink

Milwaukee-based artist, writer, and curator Michelle Grabner pays homage to custodial labor through this installation of household sinks and replicated everyday objects. Largely unseen janitorial work is instead foregrounded through […]

Free

Parallel Play: The Art of Science & the Science of Art

Parallel Play was created as an integral component of Marquette’s Biology class, Creative Problem Solving. This cross-disciplinary course teaches STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) students to embrace divergent thinking […]

Free

The Big 4-0, Vol. 2: New Views of the Collection

The Big 4-0, Vol. 2: New Views of the Collection reimagines the Haggerty Museum of Art’s six lower galleries for the spring semester, presenting an entirely new installation of outstanding […]

Free

The Path of Wisdom: Daylong Hybrid Retreat in Madison

Tergar Meditation Community of Madison 301 S. Blount St, Madison

Join us in person or online at Tergar Madison for a one-day Insight Meditation retreat with Dr. Cortland Dahl. Insight Meditation offers a profound path to understanding yourself and the world with greater wisdom and clarity. In this daylong retreat, you will explore cutting-edge research and ancient meditative teachings on the cultivation of wisdom, learning […]

$95

13th Annual Frozen Assets Festival – Save the date!

The Edgewater Hotel 1001 Wisconsin Pl, Madison

Join Clean Lakes Alliance on Saturday, February 8th from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for Frozen Assets, with Hosting Sponsor The Edgewater! The family-friendly festival at The Edgewater helps connect the community with the lake through free winter activities. Festival attendees can see figure skating, dance, and science demonstrations. Festival goers can also enjoy free […]

Salon Piano Series presents Janice Carissa

Indonesian pianist Janice Carissa returns to dazzle SPS with a program of Rachmaninoff, Tanzil, Scarlatti, Beethoven and Schumann. With “the multicolored highlights of a mature pianist“ (Philadelphia Inquirer), Indonesian pianist JaniceCarissa “conveys a vivid story rather than a mere showpiece” (Chicago Classical Review).

$10 – $45

Chuck Prophet & His Cumbia Shoes

Stoughton Opera House 381 East Main Street, Stoughton

When a stage four lymphoma diagnosis forced him off the road and into the hospital, Chuck Prophet didn’t know if he’d live long enough to see the end of the […]

$35

Charlie Parr

Stoughton Opera House 381 East Main Street, Stoughton

Charlie Parr is an incorruptible outsider who writes novelistic, multi-layered stories that shine a kaleidoscopic light on defiant, unseen characters thriving in the shadows all around us. Parr has a […]

$30

Midwest Gypsy Swing Fest

Garver Feed Mill 3241 Garver Green, Madison

The 2025 Midwinter Midwest Gypsy Swing Fest is a celebration of the music of Django Reinhardt. This 21st annual event, hosted by Harmonious Wail, welcomes Ferench Gypsy Jazz Guitarist, Stephane […]

$40

Alicia Rytlewski album release show w/ Collections of Colonies of Bees and Field Report

Pabst Theater 144 E Wells St, Milwaukee

We’re excited to announce the RETURN of the $10 Buck Show on Saturday, February 8th at 8:00PM! Come see local bands, beloved and emerging, in the lower level of the Pabst Theater. Headlining the return is Collections of Colonies of Bees, opened by Alicia Rytlewski, who will be performing her debut album release show, and […]

$10