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Teen Shelf Care Boxes at Manitowoc Public Library

Manitowoc Public Library 707 Quay Street, Manitowoc

Ready to explore the shelves? Teens between the ages of 11-18 are invited to sign up for our new Shelf Care boxes from Wednesday, October 1 through Wednesday, October 15! These boxes will take you on an adventure through the Manitowoc Public Library YA stacks, introduce you to authors—both popular and unfamiliar—and maybe we’ll even […]

Participation is Free!
Bayfield Apple Festival

Bayfield Apple Festival

Celebrate the fall harvest with us in Bayfield, Wisconsin! Enjoy various apple orchard events and tours, and come downtown for live music, food and craft vendors, and the Spectrum Carnival. We hope to see you on October 3, 4 and 5, 2025!

Free

Korea Day Celebration & Symphony Orchestra Concert

Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts – Bader Hall 2419 East Kenwood Blvd, Milwaukee

The Korean American Faculty & Staff Association at UWM and Korean American Association of Milwaukee host the 2025 KOREA Day (한국의 날) Celebration. The event will kick off with a variety of activities, such as K-Pop dance performances, Korean songs, a show-and-tell about Korea, and Taekwondo demonstrations by students and community members. Later in the […]

$10.00

Pump House Artist Reception- OCTOBER

Pump House Regional Arts Center 119 King St, La Crosse

Join us for our open house Artist Reception to welcome and celebrate our featured artists: – Ellen Mahaffy: “A Life Undone” – Cindy Rauls “Too Much and Not Enough” – Juliet Maya: “Lightning Miracles” On Friday, October 3rd, meet and support the artists, purchase artwork and enjoy complimentary snacks and a cash bar from 5-7pm! […]

Free

Objects that Connect Us: Sharing Stories Across Generations

History Maker Space 1 S Pinckney St, Madison

What can personal artifacts tell us about generations past, present and future? Discover unforeseen stories hidden within seemingly ordinary objects during this exciting event—bring your personal keepsakes and mementos to share with family, friends and community members as you learn, listen and explore history in an intimate, intergenerational setting. Gather around a communal table, enjoy […]

Free

Fall Fest

Aldo Leopold Nature Center 330 Femrite Drive, Monona

Join us for our spooky-ish celebration featuring Creatures of the Night! Fall Fest returns with a fun-filled night of spooky nature activities in not-so-scary style! With activity stations indoors and out, there is plenty of FREE fall fun for everyone to enjoy. Park your car at Ahuska Park and ride a FREE Shuttle to ALNC. […]

free
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WPR Pint-Sized Concert at Honest Dog Books in Bayfield

Honest Dog Books 38 S 2nd St, Bayfield

WPR is bringing live classical music to local venues. Join us for an evening of classical favorites, pop covers, meads and ciders. We’ll be at Honest Dog Books in Bayfield […]

An Evening with Paleoanthropologist Dr. Donald Johanson

Madison Country Day School 5606 River Road, Waunakee

Join Madison Country Day school for a lecture with one of the world’s most celebrated scientists, Dr. Johanson as he shares fascinating insights from his groundbreaking 1974 discovery of “Lucy,” the 3.2-million-year-old Australopithecus afarensis fossil in Ethiopia. Hear how Dr. Johanson’s work has reshaped how we understand our place in the natural world and how […]

Free

Re-Animator 40th Anniversary Screening & Q&A with Jeffrey Combs

The Pabst Theater 144 E Wells St, Milwaukee

Re-Animator Turns 40! Re-Animator is the ultimate 1980s body horror experience, a joyously grotesque peer of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Lucio Fulci’s The Beyond, and Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead. Herbert West (Jeffrey Combs) is a new student at Miskatonic University. He also moonlights as a mad scientist, intent on perfecting a serum that “re-animates” corpses. Soon, […]

$52.02

Bell Boys

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

Bell Boys is a duo featuring Mike Bell on guitar, mandolin, banjo and vocals, and Daniel Grabois on French horn and Continuum Fingerboard. The duo is an offshoot of Tsuzamen, the Madison-based indie klezmer band. Bell Boys explores a similar repertoire, with the freedom to improvise which comes from an ensemble of two players. The […]

$2 – $4

Joe Russo’s Almost Dead

The Riverside Theater 116 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee

Joe Russo’s Almost Dead is Marco Benevento, Dave Dreiwitz, Tom Hamilton, Scott Metzger and Joe Russo. We’re a Grateful Dead cover band.

$59.17
Bayfield Apple Festival

Bayfield Apple Festival

Celebrate the fall harvest with us in Bayfield, Wisconsin! Enjoy various apple orchard events and tours, and come downtown for live music, food and craft vendors, and the Spectrum Carnival. We hope to see you on October 3, 4 and 5, 2025!

Free
Bayfield Apple Festival

Bayfield Apple Festival

Celebrate the fall harvest with us in Bayfield, Wisconsin! Enjoy various apple orchard events and tours, and come downtown for live music, food and craft vendors, and the Spectrum Carnival. We hope to see you on October 3, 4 and 5, 2025!

Free