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  • Lost Arts Festival at the Grohmann Museum

    Grohmann Museum 1000 N Broadway, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

    The event will celebrate the activities and ways of work captured in the paintings and bronzes in the museum’s permanent collection. In past years, we’ve been thrilled to showcase a shoecarver, glass founder, woodworker, spinners, and master painters who all share their expertise and demonstrate their techniques as the Grohmann Museum becomes a laboratory for […]

    free with admission
  • Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical

    Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical

    The Playhouse at Overture Center 201 State St, Madison, Wisconsin, United States

    Back by popular demand! Based on Dahl’s beloved classic, this captivating musical follows a brilliant little girl with extraordinary powers who refuses to let her cruel parents or a tyrannical headmistress hold her back. Armed with a sharp mind, a vivid imagination, and a bit of magic, Matilda dares to take a stand and rewrite […]

    $38.00
  • China Lights: Magical Forest

    China Lights: Magical Forest

    Boerner Botanical Gardens 9400 Boerner Dr, Hales Corners, Wisconsin, United States

    With more than 40 sets of larger-than-life lantern displays, Boerner Botanical Garden in Whitnall Park will be transformed into a magical forest for this 2025 season! Complimentary live stage entertainment is included in the admission daily. The performance hours are 6:30pm, 7:30pm, and 9:00pm. Each show lasts for about 30 minutes. Stage performance might be […]

    $31.88
  • The Dinner Detective True Crime Murder Mystery Dinner Show – Madison, WI

    DoubleTree by Hilton Madison East 4402 E Washington Ave, Madison, Wisconsin, United States

    North America’s largest interactive comedy murder mystery dinner theatre show is now playing in Madison, WI! Solve a hilarious true crime murder mystery while you feast on a fantastic dinner. Just beware! The culprit is hiding in plain sight somewhere in the room, and you may find yourself as a Prime Suspect before you know […]

    $77.16
  • Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical

    Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical

    The Playhouse at Overture Center 201 State St, Madison, Wisconsin, United States

    Back by popular demand! Based on Dahl’s beloved classic, this captivating musical follows a brilliant little girl with extraordinary powers who refuses to let her cruel parents or a tyrannical headmistress hold her back. Armed with a sharp mind, a vivid imagination, and a bit of magic, Matilda dares to take a stand and rewrite […]

    $38.00
  • Autumn Music Fest

    Autumn Music Fest – Sturgeon Bay

    MUSE 330 Jefferson St, Sturgeon Bay, United States

    Experience an unforgettable evening of passion, elegance, and musical brilliance as acclaimed pianist Kate Boyd joins forces with the renowned Griffon String Quartet. Kate brings to life Das Jahr, H. 385—Fanny Mendelssohn’s evocative and rarely performed masterpiece that captures the emotional essence of the changing seasons. The program also features Mozart’s beloved Piano Quartet No. […]

    $39
  • TERROR TRAIL

    TERROR TRAIL

    Terror Trail W5893 Chicago Avenue, Wautoma

    Dare to enter the most feared haunted woods in central Wisconsin? There is a place, far worse than any nightmare, and it’s now open to the public. Happens on the following Dates: Oct 4, 2025, 7:00pm to 11:00pm Timezone: Central Time (US & Canada) Oct 10, 2025, 7:00pm to 11:00pm Timezone: Central Time (US & […]

    $20.00
  • Salon Piano Series presents Tomasz Lis

    Farley’s House of Pianos 6522 Seybold Rd, Madison

    Polish pianist Tomasz Lis’ “elegant, mercurial” (Catholic Herald) playing is full of “brooding intensity” (BBC Music Magazine), as well as “subtlety and sensitivity” (Classical Choice).   Program includes: Scarlatti, Bach, Brahms, Chopin

    $10 – $45
  • String Along Band

    The Coffee House 2717 E. Hampshire St., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

    The String Along Band plays music to soothe the savage soul! Covering music by Johnny Cash, Willy Nelson, Patsy Cline, John Denver, Elvis, Roy Orbison, Various Rock N’ Roll, Blue Grass, Country and classics from days gone by and more! And long-time member John Higgins (guitar, banjo, vocals) is one of the great volunteers who […]

    $5 – $15
  • Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream

    Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream

    Ray Castle Stage 3301 North Mulford Road, Rockford, Illinois, United States

    Join us this fall on the Ray Castle Stage, right next to Starlight Theatre, for A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Bundle up, bring your own chair or blanket, and enjoy an evening of enchantment, comedy, and mischief on the lawn. The magic of Shakespeare meets the beauty of autumn nights — don’t miss it!

    Free. Donation are accepted.
  • Celtic Thunder

    The Pabst Theater 144 E Wells St, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

    An Intimate Evening with Celtic Thunder is more than just a concert—it’s a journey through the group’s incredible legacy. Featuring a carefully curated set list of their greatest hits, this show will showcase the powerful harmonies, soaring ballads, and electrifying performances that have made Celtic Thunder a household name. From classic Irish folk songs to […]

    $69.47
  • Jon Loomis CD Release Party with Creeping Charlie and the Roundups, and the Flaming Doublewides

    2 Roots Art & Wine Gallery 216 S Barstow St, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States

    Holy moly, what a show! It’s the real deal, international CD premier and release party for Jon’s awesome record, The King of Good Intentions (recorded at Cowboy technical Services Recording Rig in beautiful Green Point, Brooklyn, NYC, and produced by rock n’ roll legend Eric Ambel!). We’ll start off with Creeping Charlie and the Roundups […]

    FREE