WPR Music, Arts & Culture calendar

The Richland Concert Association are ushering in their 60th season of classical music with a concert featuring local talent, dedicated to board members past and present that have helped this community nonprofit to flourish. Join us for a delightful afternoon of vocal and instrumental music – reception and refreshments to follow.

The Apollo Music Festival proudly announces its 13th annual season, taking place August 14–24, 2025, with eight chamber music concerts at three venues throughout southeast Minnesota and western Wisconsin. This year’s festival features seven nationally recognized musicians performing a rich blend of classical repertoire — and, thanks to generous community support, all events are completely […]

The Choral Arts Society of Southeastern Wisconsin (CAS) invites adult singers to audition for its 2025-2026 season by appointment on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, from 6:30PM to 9:30PM at First Presbyterian Church, 716 College Avenue, Racine. If you would like to sing great music with friendly people, please contact David Eaton, CAS Audition Coordinator Team, […]

With a career spanning decades and a dozen albums with Lowen & Navarro, Dan Navarro is currently on tour in support of his new album, “Horizon Line” released in August was produced by multiple Grammy®-winner Jim Scott (Tom Petty, Wilco, Dixie Chicks, & the first five Lowen&Navarro albums) in a dozen sessions in mid-2021 and […]

Rescheduled from a July rainout. Join us on Wednesday, August 20 for singer, Carmen Nickerson’s, concert under the August stars. Carmen Nickerson’s incredible range of musical styles and her own original tunes will leave you wanting more. Don’t miss this dynamic performance that’s sure to light up the park with energy and soul!

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 White Winter Meads, Ciders and Spirits with the Twin Ports Brass Quintet. Bring a friend or your family and spend the evening supporting local music and WPR radio. Drinks and […]

The Cold Stares have toured the world relentlessly, blowing away audiences across the US and Europe with a fierce, blistering live show. Working off the international success of “Voices” which was voted one of the best albums of 2023 by Classic Rock Magazine. The Cold Stares have created buzz in the music world and landed […]

The Apollo Music Festival proudly announces its 13th annual season, taking place August 14–24, 2025, with eight chamber music concerts at three venues throughout southeast Minnesota and western Wisconsin. This year’s festival features seven nationally recognized musicians performing a rich blend of classical repertoire — and, thanks to generous community support, all events are completely […]

Concerts in the Park series begins June 19 and ends August 2, 2025. Special Tribute to the Troops – Then and Now is on July 3 with patriotic favorites featuring Post 7591 Black Knights Color Guard. Bring family, friends, chairs and enjoy the music!

Singer/songwriter Carol Montag has been described by folk music legend Tom Paxton as a “genuine discovery” and “the best thing to come out of Iowa since Bonnie Koloc.” Her influences include Joni Mitchell, Judy Collins, Eva Cassidy, Julie Andrews, John Denver, and James Taylor. Simple Company, a band out of Cuba City, Wisconsin, is known […]

roadway, jazz, and movies — America’s most iconic sounds in the Northwoods. From the dazzling lights of Broadway to the glamour of Hollywood’s silver screens, join Adam Rothenberg and The Broadway Strings on a musical road trip through the sounds that define America’s cultural landscape. The centerpiece of the evening is George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in […]

The Avanti Trio presents the U.S. premiere of French composer Rita Strohl’s recently discovered and newly restored Piano Trio No. 2 in D minor (1888) (made available by the Palazzetto Bru Zane – Centre de musique romantique française). Program also includes Soir et Matin (1907) by Mel Bonis, Felipe Pedrell’s Nocturne-Trio (1873), and Smetana’s Piano […]

The Apollo Music Festival proudly announces its 13th annual season, taking place August 14–24, 2025, with eight chamber music concerts at three venues throughout southeast Minnesota and western Wisconsin. This year’s festival features seven nationally recognized musicians performing a rich blend of classical repertoire — and, thanks to generous community support, all events are completely […]

Join the CWSO for our Summer Concert Series! Enjoy the beautiful scenery of Village Gardens while listening to CWSO string players Anna Cromwell (violin), Michelle Wenzel (violin), Mary Moran (viola), and Christine Kralik (cello) perform!

The Apollo Music Festival proudly announces its 13th annual season, taking place August 14–24, 2025, with eight chamber music concerts at three venues throughout southeast Minnesota and western Wisconsin. This year’s festival features nine nationally recognized musicians performing a rich blend of classical repertoire — and, thanks to generous community support, all events are completely […]

Decades Night is a dance party with food, music, beverages, raffles, costume contest and tons of fun! It raises money to supplement the annual fund at Community Center of Hope, a food pantry based in Mosinee, WI, that serves clients in the southern third of Marathon County. We have registered 50 new families in the […]

Seph Schlueter, his debut single “Counting My Blessings” hitting No. 1. In Cup3 7pm Show, 6:30 Doors, Early Entry 6pm.

One Letter. Five Composers. Timeless Masterpieces. Experience the final cadences of Emberlight’s monumental 5th anniversary season with an evening devoted to five of the most legendary composers in history — each united by the letter ‘B’ — Johann Sebastian Bach, Leonard Bernstein, Johannes Brahms, Ludwig van Beethoven, and Jason Robert Brown. As only The Broadway […]