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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 the presence of commonplace objects used to keep institutional spaces sanitary. In the traditionally orderly gallery space, rests a silver leafed garbage can, cast bronze […]

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 as a path to innovative problem solving. Through art-based activities and small group interactions with artists and STEM faculty, the class emphasizes the similarities between […]

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 works from the Museum’s own holdings. The exhibition expands on collection favorites such as Keith Haring and Salvador Dalí paintings with rarely seen works on […]

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

Wade House Timeless Tales Speaker Series Bottoms Up: A Toast to Wisconsin’s Historic Bars & Breweries

Wade House Historic Site W7965 State Hwy 23, Greenbush

Bottoms Up: A Toast to Wisconsin’s Historic Bars & Breweries Raise your glass and settle in for the show as State Historic Preservation Officer Jim Draeger, co-author of Bottoms Up: A Toast to Wisconsin’s Historic Bars & Breweries, highlights the innovative architecture and rich history of more than 70 Wisconsin breweries and bars. Along the […]

$8

Mom Prom- Under the Sea

Crystal Falls 1500 Handschke Dr, New London

Mom Prom- Under the Sea is a fun night out for charity! There will be dinner, dessert, dancing, a cash bar, raffles, and photo opportunities. Although it is called Mom Prom, the event is open to anyone over the age of 21. The theme this year is Under the Sea; come dressed up, in formal […]

$50

The Everly Set

Northland Pines HS Auditorium 1800 Pleasure Island Rd, Eagle River

Family Entertainment

$35

Art in Bloom: Bloom Bash

Milwaukee Art Museum 700 N. Art Museum Dr, Milwaukee

The Art in Bloom celebration continues Saturday night with the Bloom Bash! Don your festive floral attire and dance under the “Meadow” installation as DJ Kelly Aiglon spins a rhythmic set. Explore the floral interpretations in the galleries until 10:30 p.m. and make your own flower crown or floral charm necklace.

$10 – $35

Salon Piano Series presents Horszowski Trio

Farley’s House of Pianos 6522 Seybold Rd, Madison

Described as “the most compelling American group to come on the scene” (The New Yorker), the Horszowski Trio’s performances are “lithe, persuasive” (The New York Times), “eloquent and enthralling” (The Boston Globe).

$10 – $45

Community Sing

The Coffee House 2717 E. Hampshire St., Milwaukee

Our 14th annual Community Sing features Midwest folk singers and song leaders Will Branch, Julie Thompson, and Craig Siemsen. Julie, Craig, and Will will lead the audience in a group sing featuring well known and loved songs. The Community Sing is part of a movement that started at the Ten Pound Fiddle in East Lansing, […]

$5 – $15