Join Big Brothers Big Sisters of Dane County for THE HUNT, a county-wide scavenger hunt that features fun and engaging Missions that get HUNTers outside and exploring their local community. Participants will form teams with friends, family, and colleagues, and work together to earn points and compete for prizes. Using a scavenger hunt app, teams […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
The Friends of Milwaukee Public Library’s annual Spring Literary Luncheon is an event we all look forward to every year. Gathering with so many like-minded individuals who love all things literary is a special annual treat each spring. The luncheon is sponsored by the Friends of the Milwaukee Public Library, the Wisconsin Club, and Boswell […]
Come to the Root Note at 6 PM May 15th to watch local change makers answer questions about their work while eating progressively spicier and spicier chicken wings! The event ticket will include a night of entertainment, and 10 chicken wings prepared by the 2025 Wingapalooza winner Mia’s Kitchen LLC, as well as 3 local […]
Deepen your engagement with “The Brilliance of the Spanish World” in a lecture by Rebecca J. Long, the Art Institute of Chicago’s Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Curator of Painting and Sculpture of Europe. Since El Greco’s death, writers, critics, and other observers have struggled with how and where to situate him. Was he […]
A masterful singer-songwriter and guitarist, David Cox continues to mesmerize audiences at the Tap Room, blending sharp wit, heartfelt storytelling, and stellar musicianship. A longtime Steel Bridge Songwriter, his work has been praised by Tom McCarthy (AP, LA Times) as “original, funny, and heartbreaking” and by Grammy nominee Pat MacDonald as “brilliant and authentic.” Expect […]
Step into the enchanting world of Mozart’s beloved opera, The Magic Flute, with Opera for the Young. Follow Prince Tamino as he embarks on a daring quest to find the heroic Princess Pamina aided by the delightful birdman, Papageno, and a chorus of students from our local Plymouth Horizon and Fairview elementary schools. Join us […]
Songwriter Showcase is a platform that celebrates and nurtures regional singer-songwriters, promoting the creation and sharing of original music. This edition of the showcase features three talented artists who are making their mark in the Americana Folk, indie, and pop genres: Camela Widad, a mainstay Americana Folk troubadour, brings a blend of saintly charm and […]
The Verona Area Concert Band and Verona Area Wind Symphony will both perform a concert on Thursday May 15th from 7:30 – 9:00pm at the Verona Area High School Performing Arts Center in Verona, WI. Verona Area Concert Bands is comprised of two all-volunteer wind bands that each present four concerts per year. Rehearsing year‐round […]