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September Writing Challenge at Manitowoc Public Library

Manitowoc Public Library 707 Quay Street, Manitowoc

Have you always wanted to write but can’t find the right time to start? How does Monday, September 1 sound? That’s when the September Writing Challenge kicks off at Manitowoc Public Library for Teens and Adults. Pick up your handy Tracking Calendar from the Front Service Desk starting Monday, August 18, and then write every […]

Participation is Free!

RoundTrip Smart Trips Challenge

N/A Wisconsin

RoundTrip Greater Madison, a public program in Dane County, is hosting the Smart Trips Challenge this September. The month-long event encourages residents to swap solo car trips for biking, busing, carpooling, or walking/rolling. To participate, create a free account at www.RoundTripGreaterMadison.org and log your trips throughout September. Residents who complete at least four round trips […]

Free

Every Brilliant Thing

The Pump House Regional Arts Center 119 King st, La Crosse

Every Brilliant Thing By Duncan MacMillan with Jonny Donahoe Directed by Pete Rydberg Presented by Grey Area Productions You’re six years old. Mum’s in hospital. Dad says she’s “done something stupid.” She finds it hard to be happy. So you start to make a list of everything that’s brilliant about the world. Everything that’s worth […]

$15 – $30

Intermediate Plein Air Painting Workshop at Taliesin

Frank Lloyd Wright Visitor Center 5607 County Road C, Spring Green

Experience open access to Frank Lloyd Wright’s breathtaking 800-acre estate while enhancing your plein air painting skills in this weekend workshop with Jan Norsetter. Designed for intermediate to experienced artists, you’ll refine techniques in value, composition, and capturing the essence of nature. Focus on simplifying landscapes, prioritizing key elements, and executing clear painting plans.

Free

Robert G Lee Comedy Green Bay 2 Shows

Cup O Joy Music Venue 525 N Taylor St, Green Bay

Robert G Lee: Not Many Comics… Make the cover of The Wall Street Journal. Have released eight 100% clean comedy videos. Warm up audiences for Hollywood’s top sitcoms. 2 Shows 6:15 & 8:15pm.

$11.90
La Crosse Symphony Orchestra

La Crosse Symphony Orchestra: Bachtoberfest

Cappella Performing Arts Center 721 King Street, La Crosse

Join the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra for Bachtoberfest featuring Alex Chambers-Ozasky — LSO Assistant Principal Cello, and one of Orchestra’s brightest young musicians. Alex revives one of the gems of the 18th century repertoire, Haydn’s elegant and dramatic symphony, and Mozart’s sparkling Symphony No.29. The most famous of solo cello Suites of Johann Sebastian Bach […]

Heartland Marimba Quartet

Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts – Room 250 2419 East Kenwood Blvd, Milwaukee

The Heartland Marimba Quartet (HMQ) was established in 2016 by acclaimed marimba soloist Matthew Coley and has done more than 140 concerts since its inception. The group seeks to give a platform to the music of American composers in its programming and continues to expand its repertoire with works from composers worldwide. Comprised of four […]

La Crosse Community Threatre

La Crosse Community Theatre: Letters from Max

Enjoy a spectacular show at the La Crosse Community Theatre! An adaptation of Sarah Ruhl and Max Ritvo’s 2018 epistolary book, Letters from Max: A Poet, a Teacher, a Friendship, this intimate, poetic play explores the relationship between Sarah and her former student, Max. With humor, lyricism and candor, the two friends share letters and […]

Sarah Fiske

Wil-Mar Neighborhood Center 504 S. Brearly St., Madison

Sarah Fiske has been a campfire entertainer and singalong host with her guitar since the mid-80s. Recent years have seen her on Make Music Madison stages in her neighborhood. Her Wild Hog debut occurred last March with a fine show. Stemming from a family of music teachers in Maine, Her tastes range from Cole Porter […]

$2 – $4

Falls Patio Players Presents “Steel Magnolias”

Menomonee Falls North Auditorium N88 W16750 Garfield Dr, Menomonee Falls

Welcome to Truvy’s beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the ladies who are “anybody” gather for a beauty fix with an ample side of gossip. Filled with hilarious repartee and laser-sharp quips, this eclectic group of women face trials and triumphs armed with their greatest strength: each other. Adults $18.00 Seniors (60+) and Students […]

$13.00

Heather McMahan: The Bamboozled Tour

The Pabst Theater 144 E Wells St, Milwaukee

Heather McMahan is a dynamic actress, comedian and podcaster known for her sharp wit and infectious humor. Her two hit stand-up specials, “Son I Never Had” (Netflix) and “Breadwinner” (Hulu) […]

$60.11

Joe Policastro Trio LIVE @ Cafe Carpe

Cafe Carpe 18 S. Water St. West., Fort Atkinson

Bassist/composer/arranger/bandleader, Joe Policastro, brings his acclaimed trio to Cafe Carpe touring in support of the trio’s new release, Mending Wall. Hailed by Downbeat for its “deft analysis of choice repertoire,” and by the Chicago Reader for its “diversity of approaches to all kinds of source material,” the JOE POLICASTRO TRIO is a forward-thinking, Chicago-based jazz […]

$15 – $20
La Crosse Community Threatre

La Crosse Community Theatre: Letters from Max

Enjoy a spectacular show at the La Crosse Community Theatre! An adaptation of Sarah Ruhl and Max Ritvo’s 2018 epistolary book, Letters from Max: A Poet, a Teacher, a Friendship, this intimate, poetic play explores the relationship between Sarah and her former student, Max. With humor, lyricism and candor, the two friends share letters and […]