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  • History Sandwiched In Fall 2024

    History Maker Space 1 S Pinckney St, Madison, Wisconsin, United States

    During the History Sandwiched In series, scholars, historians, authors and community members from across the state join together to hold engaging discussions on wide-ranging historical topics of interest. From the hidden history of prominent Wisconsin lighthouses to the lives of Wisconsin African American soldiers during and after the Civil War and more, learn about the […]

    Free
  • Auricle New Music Series welcomes Friend, a new project by Andrew Fitzpatrick and Jon Mueller

    Arts + Literature Laboratory 111 S. Livingston St., Madison, WI

    Tickets $10 general admission or $5 student/ALL member in advance online, or $15 for everyone at the door. Tickets available at https://friend.bpt.me. Opening the show will be Sahada Buckley. Andrew Fitzpatrick and Jon Mueller previously shared the stage as members of the group Volcano Choir. As Friend, the duo explore a new direction, using acoustic […]

    $10
  • Host of Sparrows plays the opening of Stories to Tell: Narratives in Fiber

    Host of Sparrows, the acoustic duo of Lis Shea and Zack Wyatt, brings tender harmonies to original folk songs evoking love and loss, family and friends, melancholy and joy. Stories to Tell: Narratives in Fiber is a juried exhibition that features the work of seventeen artists who explore personal, cultural, and political narratives. The artists […]

    Free
  • Daryl Mosley in Concert

    Join as we welcome back award-winning bluegrass singer/songwriter Daryl Mosley! Daryl will share songs from his 4th solo album, including his lead single, “When the Good Old Days Were New”. Mosley’s voice and lyrical depth are at the heart of the album, which highlights the values of faith, family, honesty, and humility that have shaped […]

    Free
  • The Blue Comet

    Bartell Theatre 113 E. Mifflin St., Madison, Wisconsin, United States

    A United States stage premiere! The Bedale family of Hampstead has three big problems: Their expenses exceed income… …a rogue comet is about to crash into the Earth… …and their Australian relation is coming to visit. It all adds up to one terribly polite comedy about the end of the world. For fans of Don’t […]

    $20
  • UW-Madison Art Department Annual Open Studio Day 2024

    UW-Madison Art Department 111 N Frances St, Madison, WI, United States

    Mark your calendars for Saturday, November 2nd from 12 to 5pm as we host our Annual Open Studio Day 2024. Over 50 artist studios will be open at this annual autumn arts celebration event! Meet our student artists, see their work, and get a behind-the-scenes glimpse of our classrooms and studios of the Art Lofts […]

    Free
  • Songs of Peace & Love: For All the People

    Songs that span generations, including iconic anthems of peace and love, beloved songs of your youth, and tunes for youngsters. This performance by acclaimed artists David HB Drake and Julie Thompson is guaranteed to leave you feeling connected and inspired. David HB Drake, a renowned Wisconsin Folk Music Artist of the Year (2002), brings a […]

    Free
  • Milwaukee Concert Band presents A Time and Place

    The Milwaukee Concert Band, under the direction of Dr. Thomas Gamboa, announces its fall concert performance entitled A Time and Place. Discover how music can define and evoke historical times and places. Enjoy pieces such as Orff’s Carmina Burana, and Sibelius’s Finlandia, and learn how they embodied history. Smile and tap your toes while the […]

    Free
  • Organ rededication concert featuring international concert organist Isabelle Demers

    Internationally renowned concert organist Dr. Isabelle Demers will perform a rededication concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 3, at Duluth’s First United Methodist Church (aka “The Coppertop”). The concert celebrates the completion of the church’s recent renovation and expansion of its Austin pipe organ. Admission to the concert is free, with a freewill offering to […]

    Free
  • Kuniko Yamamoto: Japanese Storytelling with Magical Mask, Mime and Music

    The Grand Oshkosh 100 High Ave, Oshkosh, WI, United States

    Part of the 2024-2025 Amcor Student Discovery Series November 5, 2024 | 9:30 a.m. & 12:30 p.m. Recommended Grade Levels: K-5 NEW This year: The Amcor Student Discovery Series is open to the General Public! Charming Japanese folktales are combined with traditional musical instruments, magical masks, origami and mime to create a spellbinding story. Kuniko’s […]

    $7 – $10
  • Kuniko Yamamoto: Japanese Storytelling with Magical Mask, Mime and Music

    The Grand Oshkosh 100 High Ave, Oshkosh, WI, United States

    Part of the 2024-2025 Amcor Student Discovery Series November 5, 2024 | 9:30 a.m. & 12:30 p.m. Recommended Grade Levels: K-5 NEW This year: The Amcor Student Discovery Series is open to the General Public! Charming Japanese folktales are combined with traditional musical instruments, magical masks, origami and mime to create a spellbinding story. Kuniko’s […]

    $7 – $10
  • Caley Conway ALBUM RELEASE with Cathedral Becomes Tomb + The Hatchets

    Anodyne Coffee Roasting Co. 224 W. Bruce Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

    Caley Conway There are moments in Caley Conway’s latest album, Partner, when the ever-busy Milwaukee singer-songwriter finds herself caught in the humdrum duties of daily life. There are things to do—or not—people to see—or not—and the ones and zeros of technology to attend to. And then, suddenly, she’s off and dreaming, belly laughing with a distant […]

    $15 – $17