WPR Music, Arts & Culture calendar

Seven Ages Theatricals is thrilled to announce that the Sheboygan-based Indie theatre company will be presenting the WORLD PREMIERE production of Fool, Christopher Moore’s New York Times best-selling comic novel in a new adaptation by the Reduced Shakespeare Company’s Austin Tichenor, in June 2025! Mr. Tichenor is an internationally renowned actor, playwright, and director, and […]

Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society ( BDDS) presents its 34th summer chamber music festival, FIRE FROM HEAVEN, June 6-22, 2025, featuring nine different concerts over three weekends. “RING OF FIRE” […]

Let’s celebrate summer! Join us at The Nature Place for inflatables, games, trail walks, and more! For all ages.

Wisconsin singer songwriter Katie Dahl will be performing in a public concert at Middleton Community Church (UCC) on Sunday, June 8. All ticket proceeds will go to the artist and […]

La Crosse Concert Band 2025, our 95TH season, since 1930! 6/11 CONDUCTOR: Dr. Tammy Fisher Concert Title: “Let There Be Light” 6/18 CONDUCTOR: Kristin Freedlund Concert Title: “It’s a Zoo Out There!” 6/25 CONDUCTORS: Dr. Corey Pompey, Ryan Waldhart, Michelle Jensen and Elissa Kinstler Concert Title: “CELEBRATING AMERICAN COMPOSERS” 7/2 (NO CONCERT) 7/9 CONDUCTOR: Paula […]

Kids’ Art Days: Papermaking Learn how to make your own eco-friendly paper. Kids and their families will create handmade paper by mixing recycled paper scraps, water, dried flowers, and seeds. $5 general admission, $3 seniors and students, 12 & younger free

IRISH DANCE CLASSES FOR KIDS OFFERED AT THE PLYMOUTH ARTS CENTER THIS SUMMER! The Plymouth Arts Center is thrilled to announce that Beginning Irish Dance Classes will be offered this summer for children ages 3 to 8+. This exciting six-week course is your child’s chance to step into the enchanting world of Irish dance. Classes […]

La Crosse Concert Band 2025, our 95TH season, since 1930! Free, Wednesday evening band concerts, 7:00 PM, along the banks of the Mississippi, downtown La Crosse, WI, Riverside Park (100 Block, State St.) June 11th – July 30th (not 7/2). We suggest you drop off audience members, then find nearby downtown parking, such as nearby […]

Join Galena Center for the Arts for a special evening of music with guitarist Marcus DeJesus, exclusively featuring Brazilian composers! From the virtuosic charm of Choro to the soulful melodies of Bossa Nova, this program highlights the depth and beauty of Brazilian guitar music.

Celebrate 60 years of the Lakefront Festival of Art! A summertime tradition, the three-day event brings together established and emerging artists with festivalgoers of all ages at the Milwaukee Art Museum’s lakeside campus. With 30 more artist booths this year, there’s even more to explore and enjoy. Discover and purchase one-of-a-kind art from 145 jury-selected […]

Join “Morning Classics” host Stephanie Elkins at the Wildwood Park & Zoo in Marshfield for the “Sounds Wild: Music at the Zoo” Launch Party! Meet WPR staff to learn more about the project, hear local student musicians perform, tour the zoo and meet some special animal guests. You’ll learn how we partnered with the zoo […]

The Palmyra-Eagle Community Band will be offering a summer concert series called “As American as Apple Pie” at parks and concert venues in southeastern Wisconsin. Our first concert is on Friday, June 13, 7-8:30 pm at Echo Veterans Memorial Park. The concert will feature familiar songs from the movies, television, and the theater, as well […]

Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society presents its 34th summer chamber music festival, FIRE FROM HEAVEN, June 6-22, 2025, featuring nine different concerts over three weekends. “GREGORIAN CHANT”, our Incendiary Artist Spotlight, brings us violist Ara Gregorian. Ara will bring to life Rebecca Clarke’s stormy Viola Sonata, as well as Schumann’s Adagio and Allegro. This one-hour […]

Artspire is an all-inclusive, free community art event that attracts, engages and connects our diverse community through meaningful arts experiences, including visual, interactive, performing, literary arts and dance. Produced and funded by the Pump House Regional Arts Center, sponsors and donors like you! FREE TO ALL. NO TICKETS OR BUTTONS NEEDED.

Celebrate 60 years of the Lakefront Festival of Art! A summertime tradition, the three-day event brings together established and emerging artists with festivalgoers of all ages at the Milwaukee Art Museum’s lakeside campus. With 30 more artist booths this year, there’s even more to explore and enjoy. Discover and purchase one-of-a-kind art from 145 jury-selected […]

The Oakwood Chamber Players cap off their 40th anniversary season with a whimsical celebration never before seen in Madison! Step right up and witness a musical circus extraordinaire. Two family friendly performances (2:00 and 7:00) combine chamber music with circus artists and a world premiere performance of “Contortions,” a work by Madison-based composer Mark Wurzelbacher.

The Oakwood Chamber Players cap off their 40th anniversary season with a whimsical celebration never before seen in Madison! Step right up and witness a musical circus extraordinaire. Two family friendly performances (2:00 and 7:00) combine chamber music with circus artists and a world premiere performance of “Contortions,” a work by Madison-based composer Mark Wurzelbacher.

Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society ( BDDS) presents its 34th summer chamber music festival :FIRE FROM HEAVEN, June 6-22, 2025, featuring nine different concerts over three weekends. “THE ETERNAL FLAME” pays tribute to the enduring power of the human spirit with Johannes Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem. BDDS musicians join with the Madison Choral Project in […]