WPR Music, Arts & Culture calendar

Please join us for our Monday-after-Thanksgiving concert! Guest violinist Emmy Tisdel Lohr joins founding Prometheans Scott Tisdel, cello, and Stefanie Jacob, piano for this concert of works by: Beethoven: Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 1, No. 1 Gabriela Lena Frank: 4 Folk Songs Brahms: Trio in B Major, Op. 8 Free self-parking at Milwaukee Eye […]

Presented by Lorie Line Music December 4, 2024 | 7:00 p.m. Spend an intimate evening with Lorie around the piano as she shares heartwarming stories and celebrates the true meaning of Christmas. “It’s so hard to believe! This is my 35th year of touring at Christmastime. And the fourth year of going solo. I’m coming […]

Join Wausau Conservatory of music for Winter Wonderland, an evening of musical performances, appetizers, desserts and holiday cheer! $5 admission, children 5 and under are free

Our spectacular annual Christmas concerts have become a beloved musical holiday tradition in Madison. This year includes everything you’ve come to expect: uplifting choral performances by the Madison Symphony Chorus, Madison Youth Choirs, and a rousing Gospel climax led by John DeMain and the Mt. Zion Gospel Choir with the entire cast. Two dynamic vocal […]

With ten albums under his belt, Wisco-Kentuckian acoustic roots rocker Ritt Deitz returns to North Street Cabaret with his son Wilder Deitz. Madison’s Isthmus said Ritt “resembles Tom Waits in his ability to marry sophistication with down-homeness.” Fort Thomas, KY house concert series Parlor and Patio called the father-son duo’s sound “rivers of harmony.” Wilder […]

Experience a night with songwriter and playwright Katie Dahl, a fiercely talented artist whose live performances are as heartfelt as they are hilariously candid. Described by *American Songwriter* as a “hearty, soulful voice delivering razor-sharp lyrics,” Dahl brings audiences on a journey through life’s complex terrain—exploring love, loss, family, and identity with a grounded wisdom […]

The concert, titled The World on a Human Scale, focuses on the experience growing up as adults. How do we understand the world around us as we leave adolescence for adulthood? What does it mean to be yourself? Or build a life with someone? How do we grow old? There will be songs of a variety of genres on love, on life milestones, […]

Our spectacular annual Christmas concerts have become a beloved musical holiday tradition in Madison. This year includes everything you’ve come to expect: uplifting choral performances by the Madison Symphony Chorus, Madison Youth Choirs, and a rousing Gospel climax led by John DeMain and the Mt. Zion Gospel Choir with the entire cast. Two dynamic vocal […]

Join the orchestra for our holiday extravaganza – an evening filled with holiday classics. Nancy Diane School of Dance will perform selections from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker. The Lake Country Lutheran High School Choir will join in vocal selections including Handel’s “Hallelujah” chorus from The Messiah and John Finnegan’s audience favorite “Christmas Singalong”. Add a mix of […]

Jake La Botz’s rough and tumble upbringing took him from juvenile delinquency and punk rock to learning blues from the last of Chicago’s pre-war era bluesmen. From there, with guitar in tow, he made his way across the U.S.A. until he hit the end of the line in Hollywood where an improbable acting career began […]