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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

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

Radio Plays: The War of the Worlds and Dracula

Cedar Creek Event Center 1018 Cedar St, De Pere

Evergreen Theater in Green Bay is opening their 40th season with a production or Radio Plays: War of the Worlds and Dracula. This captivating radio series created, and hosted by, Orson Welles featured live radio dramas performed by Welles’s Mercury Theatre. Travel back to 1938 and the CBS studios to hear their very first, and […]

www.evergreentheater.org/tickets

Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Ray Castle Stage 3301 North Mulford Road, Rockford

Join us this fall on the Ray Castle Stage, right next to Starlight Theatre, for A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Bundle up, bring your own chair or blanket, and enjoy an evening of enchantment, comedy, and mischief on the lawn. The magic of Shakespeare meets the beauty of autumn nights — don’t miss it!

Free.Donations are accepted.

Wabeno Area Players present comedy “Wild Women of Winedale”

Nancy Volk Auditorium 4325 Branch Street, Wabeno, WI 54566, Wabeno

The Wabeno Area Players are proud to present another entertaining and lively comedy, “The Wild Women of Winedale.” This show will prove it is never too late to take a different path in life that will lead to a grand new adventure. Shows are September 26 and 27 at 7:00PM, and September 28 at 2:00PM […]

$10 – $15

Stephen Self Organ Recital at Bethel Lutheran Church

Bethel Lutheran Church 312 WISCONSIN AVE, MADISON

Bethel Lutheran Church would like to welcome everyone to our next Concert Series – an organ recital with our very own Music Director, Stephen Self. The afternoon program will highlight masterworks by Bach, Duruflé, Reger, and other renowned composers, offering a rich musical journey for all who attend. Following the recital, guests are invited to a reception […]

free

Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Ray Castle Stage 3301 North Mulford Road, Rockford

Join us this fall on the Ray Castle Stage, right next to Starlight Theatre, for A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Bundle up, bring your own chair or blanket, and enjoy an evening of enchantment, comedy, and mischief on the lawn. The magic of Shakespeare meets the beauty of autumn nights — don’t miss it!

Free.Donations are accepted.

Welsh Gymanfa Ganu Hymn Sing

Trinity Episcopal Church 403 High Street, Mineral Point

6th Midwest Cornish Festival Gymanfa Ganu sponsored by The Welsh Gymanfa Ganu Association of Wisconsin. Director: Chris Guy; Accompanist: Steve Jensen; Special Cornish Music by All Those Who Wander. Hymnals provided.

No cost

Wisconsin Canoe Heritage Museum’s Canoe & Brew

The Wisconsin Canoe Heritage Museum, in conjunction with Round Man Brewing, invites you to join us for our annual end-of-the-season celebration. The 6tgh annual “Canoe & Brew” will be from 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM on Sunday, September 28th, 2025, at Red Schoolhouse Wines in Stone Lake, WI. This is an exclusive event and reservations […]

$30

Week Without Driving Community Discussion — Madison

The Marquee Cinema at Union South 1308 W. Dayton St., #245, Madison

The Greater Madison Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and Capital Area Regional Planning Commission (CARPC), in partnership with UW–Madison Transportation Services and AARP Wisconsin, are hosting a Community Discussion as part of the Week Without Driving. The event will bring people together to talk about transportation equity and accessibility. Inspired by Anna Zivarts’ book When Driving […]

Free

A Visit From Portlandia with Fred and Carrie

The Pabst Theater 144 E Wells St, Milwaukee

Drawing from their friendship, their work together on Portlandia, and their individual pursuits, A Visit from Portlandia is an evening of storytelling, jokes, conversation, and more.

$44.43

Fragments of Time: Present Music and Violins of Hope

Token Creek Concert Barn 4037 State Road 19, DeForest

In partnership with Present Music, Milwaukee’s fearless contemporary music ensemble, Token Creek Chamber Music contributes to a five-month residency of music and lectures honoring the Violins of Hope with the concert FRAGMENTS of TIME. The program—for string quartet, piano, and electronics—offers contemporary classics together with newer works reflecting on World War II and the Holocaust. […]

$10 – $35