WPR Music, Arts & Culture calendar

Hilldale is celebrating everything great about the (608) with a daylong celebration this June 8th! Here’s a look at what’s happening on (608) Day: • 10:00am-8:00pm – Sidewalk and in-store sales, special deals at select retailers o Café Hollander: Purchase a Lowlands Brewing Collaborative large “High Speed Wit” or Spicy Badger Bloody Mary for $6.08 […]

Acoustic Americana group SWARME of BEESE from Austin, Texas will play a free afternoon concert at Ernest Hüpeden’s Painted Forest to kick off Edgewood College’s annual summer concert series. Set against the backdrop of Hüpeden’s vivid, hand-painted murals, the event invites visitors to enjoy original music in a truly one-of-a-kind setting.

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” presents the dazzling Schumann Märchenerzählungen, a flute, cello , and piano trio by Louis Farrenc, Saint-Saëns shimmery Fantaisie for cello and harp, with Scenes from […]

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 Middleton Pride Festival.

Experience the internationally acclaimed Fort Bend Boys Choir of Texas in concert! This award-winning youth choir, known for its rich tradition, Emmy-nominated performances, and global tours, brings its pure sound […]

Join Tergar Madison for a 5-week hybrid workshop designed to make meditation enriching and accessible from anywhere. This program will guide you through the essential topics of awareness, compassion, and wisdom, blending traditional teachings with modern insights. The workshop will be led by Scott Anderson, an experienced meditator and teacher who combines his expertise in […]

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 […]

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.

These talented musicians will share folk, pop, and other fave tunes via guitar, mandolin, and superb vocals. This is an outdoor event (rain site: Mountain View Community Center), so bring lawn chairs and whatever you need to enjoy an afternoon in a beautiful lakeside park. Optional potluck at 1! $10 at the gate; 18 and […]

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 […]