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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Dane County’s Bowl for Kids’ Sake 2025

Bowl for Kids’ Sake is a peer-to-peer fundraising event that is fun for companies and community members to engage in. (Teams of 4-6 people are formed, and the team and individuals set fundraising goals. Team members raise money from co-workers, friends, and family.) As a thank you for the team’s support and enthusiasm, Big Brothers Big Sisters […]

Ongoing

Michelle Grabner: Under the Sink

Haggerty Museum of Art 1234 W Tory Hill St, Milwaukee

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

Haggerty Museum of Art 1234 W Tory Hill St, Milwaukee

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

Haggerty Museum of Art 1234 W Tory Hill St, Milwaukee

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

Waupun Fine Arts Gallery

Waupun Fine Arts in cooperation with the Waupun Public Library Gallery, hosts artist exhibits showcasing the talents of local artists. Nancy Swenson will be the featured artist from March 28 through May 21, 2025.  A wonderful display of her work to view and purchase includes paintings in acrylic, watercolor, Sumi-e technique, alcohol ink airbrush, brusho, […]

Free

Creative Resilience Lab

MYArts Madison 1055 E. Mifflin Street, Madison

Dr. Jen Rae, University of Wisconsin–Madison’s artist-in-residence and co-founder of The Centre for Reworlding, in partnership with the Division of the Arts at UW–Madison, is convening an invitational Creative Resilience Lab on Thursday and Friday, April 3–4, 2025, at MYArts in Madison, Wisconsin. This two-day immersive and collaborative lab will build collective knowledge and wisdom […]

Art in Bloom

Art in Bloom

Milwaukee Art Museum 700 N. Art Museum Dr, Milwaukee

Join us for the Milwaukee Art Museum’s celebration of spring and discover floral interpretations of favorite artworks in the galleries. This four-day event is overflowing with flowers, music, refreshments, shopping, art making, and even more special floral programs.

Free – $35

Embroidered Narratives: The Hmong Journey through Story Cloths Exhibition

La Crosse Area Heritage Center Museum 506 Main Street, La Crosse

This exhibit will feature 18 Story Cloths from the La Crosse County Historical Society’s artifact collection and loaned from the Hmong Community and Cultural Center. This exhibit commemorates the 50th anniversary of Hmong resettlement in the United States and illustrates the history of the Hmong and Hmong Americans through various narratives, including folktales, traditional events, […]

Free

Mrs. Charles Dickens

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

Charles Dickens, author, playwright, actor and social activist, was indeed a master of characters. Many of his characters were drawn from his surroundings and life experiences. Meet Catherine Dickens, as recreated by Jessica Michna, his long suffering wife and mother of ten children. In this first person monologue, Mrs. Dickens will give the audience an […]

Free

Thursdays@U

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

Mrs. Charles Dickens If you have not seen Jessica Michna at work as a master of characters, please join us for Mrs. Charles Dickens! She will bring us into the life and time of the Mrs. Dicken! Charles Dickens, author, playwright, actor and social activist, was indeed a master of characters. Many of his characters […]

Free

Art in Bloom: Petals and Pours

Milwaukee Art Museum 700 N. Art Museum Dr, Milwaukee

Enhance your Art in Bloom visit by joining a special wine tasting in the floral-filled Windhover Hall, the Museum’s main entrance atrium. Drop in any time during this two-hour experience to enjoy a self-guided tasting, or join us at 6:15 or 7:15 p.m. to hear a presentation from a local sommelier who will lead you […]

$30 – $35

Caley Conway, Will Orchard, Dialogues

Anodyne Coffee Roasting Co. 224 W. Bruce Street, Milwaukee

Nashville-based indie/folk artist Will Orchard will be in Milwaukee at Anodyne on Thursday, April 3rd. Featuring ornate fingerstyle guitar and disarmingly emotive songwriting, Orchard will be sharing the stage with Milwaukee’s own Caley Conway and Dialogues. His music has been praised as “Hush Folk Luminosity” by Glide Magazine, and has been compared to the likes […]

$12 – $15

Empire Brass Celebration with Greg Zelek, Organ: Overture Concert Organ’s 20th Season

Overture Center for the Arts 201 State Street, Madison

I was lucky enough to meet the Empire Brass as a high school student when they came to my hometown for a clinic and a concert back in 1984. Years later, I was even luckier when I was asked to join the group, becoming a member of the ensemble for 16 seasons, and getting to […]

Art in Bloom

Art in Bloom

Milwaukee Art Museum 700 N. Art Museum Dr, Milwaukee

Join us for the Milwaukee Art Museum’s celebration of spring and discover floral interpretations of favorite artworks in the galleries. This four-day event is overflowing with flowers, music, refreshments, shopping, art making, and even more special floral programs.

Free – $35
Art in Bloom

Art in Bloom

Milwaukee Art Museum 700 N. Art Museum Dr, Milwaukee

Join us for the Milwaukee Art Museum’s celebration of spring and discover floral interpretations of favorite artworks in the galleries. This four-day event is overflowing with flowers, music, refreshments, shopping, art making, and even more special floral programs.

Free – $35
Art in Bloom

Art in Bloom

Milwaukee Art Museum 700 N. Art Museum Dr, Milwaukee

Join us for the Milwaukee Art Museum’s celebration of spring and discover floral interpretations of favorite artworks in the galleries. This four-day event is overflowing with flowers, music, refreshments, shopping, art making, and even more special floral programs.

Free – $35