SWEPT OVER THE RUG — Michelle Grabner + Brad Killam
2025-02-06 17:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Carlsten Gallery | UW-Stevens Point, 1800 Portage Street, Stevens Point, 54481
Artist Reception: Thursday, Feb 6 | 5:00–8:00pm
Exhibition: Jan 23 – Mar 7, 2025
A visually arresting and wonderfully provocative installation. Bronze-leafed wash buckets to porcelain toilet paper rolls to Wisconsin landscape paintings.
Michelle’s tableau of custodial implements memorializes janitorial labor. A concept that emerged from her artist-in-residency experience at Kohler Co. Michelle transforms these elements in silverleaf, bronze, and porcelain in celebration of their design and use.
The unexpected juxtaposition of Brad’s bucolic landscapes causes us to wonder about our own custodial practices and responsibilities in the world around us — and reflects the couple’s shared life as dedicated artists, teachers, and parents.
Grabner’s interplay between material experimentation and conceptual rigor is contrasted with Killam’s enthusiasm for traditional genre painting and its histories. While their ongoing engagement with their daily environments may yield different approaches to artmaking, art as a lived experience is something they both value.
Michelle Grabner is a Guggenheim Fellow and Crown Family Professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Brad is a professor at College of DuPage. These domestic partners have collaborated on artwork, curating, and publishing since the 1990s.
Gallery Hours: Tue-Fri 12-6pm | Sat 10am-2pm

Wedding Showcase + Happy Hour
2025-02-07 16:00 - 20:00 | Milwaukee Art Museum, 700 N. Art Museum Dr, Milwaukee, 53202
Experience first-hand the splendor of Windhover Hall in its full wedding finery. Envision your dream wedding at the Museum and meet the event staff that will make it a reality. Mingle with some of our preferred vendor partners and experience their artistry firsthand. Explore table settings that preview up-and-coming trends in stationery, florals, furniture, and decor. Toast your engagement with complimentary champagne and enjoy hors d’oeuvres that provide a taste of the Museum’s in-house catering menu.

Wintertime
2025-02-07 19:30 - 21:30 | Bartell Community Theatre, 113 E Mifflin St, Madison, 53703, United States
Madison Public Theatre invites you to experience Wintertime! This show is the perfect romantic comedy for the Valentine’s season.
Jonathan loves Ariel. His mother, Maria, loves Francois. Frank, Maria’s husband and Jonathan’s father, loves Maria and his lover, Edmund. Bertha and Hilda, outspoken lesbian lovers, join the group, along with the composter guy and Dr. Benoit. Members of this gloriously eccentric family arrive at their summer house in the winter woods for supposedly secret rendezvous – and soon bodies collide, doors slam, dishes fly, and everyone’s perfect plans go fantastically wrong.
Doors slamming? Bodies colliding? A secret rendezvous going horribly awry? Only in… Wintertime!
Strollers Theatre d/b/a Madison Public Theatre

House Concert with Radoslav Lorkovic
2025-02-07 19:30 - 21:30 | Our House Concerts, 451 North Few Street, MADISON, WI, 53703, United States
Rad is a classically trained blues and folk performer from Chicago who was born in Croatia. He is a master on the piano and accordion, whose music draws from the blues, jazz, country and soul. He wowed an Our House crowd on his last visit, so don’t miss him this time around.

The Path of Wisdom: Daylong Hybrid Retreat in Madison
2025-02-08 09:00 - 17:00 | Tergar Meditation Community of Madison, 301 S. Blount St, Madison, WI, 53703, United States
Join us in person or online at Tergar Madison for a one-day Insight Meditation retreat with Dr. Cortland Dahl.
Insight Meditation offers a profound path to understanding yourself and the world with greater wisdom and clarity. In this daylong retreat, you will explore cutting-edge research and ancient meditative teachings on the cultivation of wisdom, learning practical skills to see beyond the mind’s habitual patterns and develop a greater sense of clarity and insight. The focal point of our exploration will be the self. Through practical teachings, guided meditations, and supportive discussions, you will explore how insight meditation can help you unravel limiting beliefs, develop a rich inner life, and empower you to navigate life’s challenges with curiosity and wisdom.
**Dr. Cortland Dahl** is a scientist, translator, and meditation teacher who offers workshops and leads retreats around the world. He has practiced meditation for nearly three decades and has spent time on retreat in monasteries and retreat centers throughout Japan, Burma, and India, including eight years spent living in Tibetan refugee settlements in Kathmandu, Nepal.
He has a Ph.D. in Mind, Brain and Contemplative Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he was mentored by renowned neuroscientist Dr. Richard Davidson. He also holds a master’s Degree in Buddhist Studies from Naropa University. In addition to his work as an Instructor for the Tergar community and Executive Director of Tergar International, Cortland serves as Research Scientist and Chief Contemplative Officer at UW-Madison’s Center for Healthy Minds and the center’s affiliated non-profit, Healthy Minds Innovations.
Cortland is actively involved in scientific research and has published articles on the impact of meditation practices on the body, mind, and brain. He has also published twelve books of translations of classical texts on Buddhist philosophy and meditation.
He currently lives with his wife and son in Madison, Wisconsin.

13th Annual Frozen Assets Festival – Save the date!
2025-02-08 10:00 - 15:00 | The Edgewater Hotel, 1001 Wisconsin Pl, Madison, 53703
Join Clean Lakes Alliance on Saturday, February 8th from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for Frozen Assets, with Hosting Sponsor The Edgewater! The family-friendly festival at The Edgewater helps connect the community with the lake through free winter activities.
Festival attendees can see figure skating, dance, and science demonstrations. Festival goers can also enjoy free hot chocolate and more!
The day will start with the Frozen Assets 5K Run/Walk on frozen Lake Mendota. Registration includes a soft t-shirt and a post-race beer/seltzer (21+). Kids 10 and under can participate for free with a registered adult.

Salon Piano Series presents Janice Carissa
2025-02-08 19:30 - 21:00 | WI
Indonesian pianist Janice Carissa returns to dazzle SPS with a program of Rachmaninoff, Tanzil, Scarlatti, Beethoven and Schumann.
With “the multicolored highlights of a mature pianist“ (Philadelphia Inquirer), Indonesian pianist JaniceCarissa “conveys a vivid story rather than a mere showpiece” (Chicago Classical Review).

Chuck Prophet & His Cumbia Shoes
2025-02-08 19:30 - 22:00 | Stoughton Opera House, 381 East Main Street, Stoughton, Wisconsin, 53589, United States
When a stage four lymphoma diagnosis forced him off the road and into the hospital, Chuck Prophet didn’t know if he’d live long enough to see the end of the year, let alone get back on tour.
“I was going through a tunnel,” he recalls. “It was dark. But I had music: music to play, music to listen to, music to get me out of my head. Music was my savior.”
That much is plain to hear on Wake The Dead, Prophet’s extraordinary new album. Recorded with band of brothers ¿Qiensave?, the collection explores the world of Cumbia music, which consumed and comforted Prophet during his illness and subsequent recovery. The songs are intoxicatingly rhythmic, all but demanding you move your body, with arrangements that blur the lines between tradition and innovation. There are flashes of rock and roll, punk, surf, and soul, all filtered through the streets of San Francisco and wrapped up in the rich legacy of a genre that traces its roots back to the jungles of South America.
Captured live in the studio, Wake The Dead resumes Prophet’s streak of more than a dozen critically acclaimed solo albums stretching all the way back to 1990, when the California native first shifted focus from pioneering neo-psych band Green on Red to working under his own name. Since then, Prophet—who’s now in full remission—has earned raves everywhere from Rolling Stone to NPR, landed songs in a slew of films and television shows, and seen his work covered by Bruce Springsteen, Solomon Burke, and Heart, among others.

Charlie Parr
2025-02-08 19:30 - 22:00 | Stoughton Opera House, 381 East Main Street, Stoughton, Wisconsin, 53589, United States
Charlie Parr is an incorruptible outsider who writes novelistic, multi-layered stories that shine a kaleidoscopic light on defiant, unseen characters thriving in the shadows all around us. Parr has a new record with only his name on it, and it isn’t shiny and perfect and commercial and catchy. It’s him. It’s pure Charlie Parr and that’s enough. He hasn’t moved to LA or Nashville; he’s stayed in the cold gray north of Minnesota, because that’s his home.

Midwest Gypsy Swing Fest
2025-02-08 19:30 - 22:30 | Garver Feed Mill, 3241 Garver Green, Madison, WI, 53704, United States
The 2025 Midwinter Midwest Gypsy Swing Fest is a celebration of the music of Django Reinhardt. This 21st annual event, hosted by Harmonious Wail, welcomes Ferench Gypsy Jazz Guitarist, Stephane Wrembel from New York. Stephane Wrembel is quite simply one of the finest guitar players in the world. This prolific musician, composer, educator, and musical director has released a steady stream of music since 2002 making his mark as one of the most original guitar voices in contemporary music. In October of 2019, Stephane released Django L’Impressionniste putting the spotlight on 17 little-known solo pieces Reinhardt recorded between 1937 and 1950. Stephane is the first interpreter who has performed all of these solo pieces and collected them in one definitive masterwork.
Harmonious Wail is also excited to host the return of Debi Botos from Budapest, Hungary with her trio. From an early age Debi Botos has cultivated an interest in the Gypsy music of Hungary, where she was born into a family of musicians. She continues that exploration in combination with a serious study of the tradition we know as jazz manouche. She excels not only as an interpreter, but as a composer and champion of Hungarian traditional Gypsy Jazz. The show begins at 7:30 with doors at 6pm.
$40, General Admission
Line-up
7:30 Harmonious Wail Festival Band with Scott Hlavenka
8:30 Stephane Wrembel — Django l’impressionniste
9:30 Debi Botos Trio
10:20 Closing Djam

Alicia Rytlewski album release show w/ Collections of Colonies of Bees and Field Report
2025-02-08 20:00 - 23:00 | Pabst Theater, 144 E Wells St, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53203, United States
We’re excited to announce the RETURN of the $10 Buck Show on Saturday, February 8th at 8:00PM! Come see local bands, beloved and emerging, in the lower level of the Pabst Theater. Headlining the return is Collections of Colonies of Bees, opened by Alicia Rytlewski, who will be performing her debut album release show, and the locally renowned Field Report.

Collections of Colonies of Bees
For two decades, Collections of Colonies of Bees have existed in various forms and incarnations, beginning with Chris Rosenau and Jon Mueller.
From there, the line-up grew and evolved. At one time, Nick Sanborn — currently in the spotlight as one-half of Sylvan Esso — counted himself as a member. At another, the group joined forces with Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon to release two albums under the moniker Volcano Choir. (In fact, it was Vernon who proclaimed of his collaborators: “If the world was perfect, they would be as big as U2.”)
Never content to paint the soundscape twice, the previously instrumental Bees now come outfitted with vocalist Marielle Allschwang, finding the Wisconsin-based ensemble harvesting the fertile intersection between experimental and pop to maximum effect.
Alicia Rytlewski
Alicia Rytlewski is a pianist, composer and vocalist from Milwaukee who released her debut album “When We Were Bears” on January 24th. Brimming with movement and wonder, her compositions soundtrack transition and transformation, chronicling the rhythms of the seasons and the heart alike.
Milwaukee Record called the record “a wonderful – and wonderfully accessible –
contemporary classical album…earthy, mournful, dramatic, hypnotic, and rich.”
Interlude Magazine in Hong Kong wrote, “Her ability to draw inspiration from personal
connections and translate them into music has made her compositions deeply resonant.”
She composes and teaches at her home studio in Bay View.
Field Report
Field Report is a folk rock band led by Christopher Porterfield, with Barry Clark, Caley
Conway and Devin Drobka. Since 2012 they have released four albums and toured
extensively.
Paste Magazine called Field Report “imaginative, detailed and highly literate, creating
character-driven songs, sketches that reinforce their narratives with imagery that coalesces into a remarkable sense of place.”
Field Report has shared stages with peers including Aimee Mann, Emmylou Harris, Bon Iver, Jeff Tweedy, Bahamas, Richard Thompson and many others. They live in Milwaukee.

Madison Folk Music Society presents: David Francey
2025-02-09 15:00 - 17:00 | North Street Cabaret, 610 North Street, Madison, WI, 53704
David Francey is a Scottish-born Canadian carpenter-turned-songwriter, who has become known as “one of Canada’s most revered folk poets and singers” (Toronto Star). Born in Ayrshire, Scotland to parents who were factory workers, he moved to Canada when he was twelve. For decades, he worked across Canada in rail yards, construction sites, and in the Yukon bush, all the while writing poetry, setting it to melodies in his head and singing it to himself as he worked.
A truly authentic folk singer, Francey is a documentarian of the working person who never imagined earning a living from his music. But when he was in his 40s, his wife, artist Beth Girdler, encouraged him to share his songs and sing in public. The reaction was instant. His first album Torn Screen Door came out in 1999 and was a hit in Canada. Since then, David has released thirteen albums, won four Juno Awards and has had his songs covered by such artists as The Del McCoury Band, The Rankin Family, James Keelaghan and Tracy Grammer.
Francey also had the honour of receiving the prestigious SOCAN Folk Music Award as well as taking home the Grand Prize in both the International Acoustic Music Award and in the Folk category for the John Lennon Songwriting Award.
David Francey was born in Ayrshire, Scotland where he got his first taste of the working life as a paperboy. At age 10 he was devouring the newspapers he delivered, establishing a life-long interest in politics and world events while developing the social conscience that forms the backdrop of his songs. He was twelve when his family immigrated to Toronto. He says he can trace his love of the land, the history, and the people of his adopted country to weekend family drives exploring southern Ontario. Music played a large part in these family outings. They sang traditional Scottish tunes as they drove through the Canadian countryside. Dad and sister Muriel sang melody, while mother and David sang harmonies.
His attachment to Canada grew with travel. He hitched across the country three times, then thumbed his way to the Yukon. This attachment surfaces in his songs of rail lines, farms, and the St. Lawrence Seaway. He grew to understand the people while working in Toronto train yards, the Yukon bush, and as a carpenter in the Eastern Townships. These experiences colour his first CD, Torn Screen Door, with songs like Hard Steel Mill, Gypsy Boys, and Working Poor and his second, Far End of Summer, with Highway, Flowers of Saskatchewan and February Morning Drive.
In concert David is a singer and a storyteller. His wry humour and astute observations combined with his openhearted singing style have earned him a loyal following.
David lives with his wife, artist Beth Girdler in the quiet but charming Lanark Highlands in southern Ontario. They are visited often by their son Colin, daughters Amy and Julia and grandkids Tristan, Alice and Millicent.
About the promoter: Madison Folk Music Society (“Mad Folk”) is a non-profit society dedicated to fostering folk/acoustic music in the greater Madison, Wisconsin area. We offer concerts and publish a monthly newsletter full of information about relevant music and dance events. More about Mad Folk at www.madfolk.org.
Tickets: $25 advance, $30 day of show

PHILOMUSICA STRING QUARTET - concert - “European Sampler”
2025-02-10 19:30 - 21:00 | Schwann Hall, 8815 Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, 53226, United States
Resident at Wisconsin Lutheran College, the critically acclaimed Philomusica Quartet will perform string quartets by Bazzini, Beethoven and Ravel!

Lunchtime Talk by Kirk Nickel, PhD, Marc and Lillian Rojtman Curator of European Art
2025-02-12 12:05 - 12:25 | Haggerty Museum of Art, 1234 W Tory Hill St, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53233, United States
Please join us for this engaging 20-minute Lunchtime Talk featuring the work of Ray Johnson. A New York Times art critic once labeled Johnson “New York’s most famous unknown artist.” A contemporary of Andy Warhol and Robert Rauschenberg, Johnson today is internationally recognized for his achievements in both collage and correspondence art. This month’s Art Talk will present some two dozen pieces of mail art that Johnson sent to the Haggerty Museum through the U.S. postal system in the early 1990s. Currently on view in the Museum’s anniversary exhibition, The Big 4-0 Vol. 2: New Views of the Collection, these wonderfully playful and witty creations will forever locate the Haggerty within Johnson’s seemingly infinite web of correspondents. After the discussion, you can stay to continue the conversation or explore the Haggerty’s current exhibitions.
In partnership with Marquette University’s GROW program. Free and open to the public.

Pretty in Pink - A Galentine's Stroll
2025-02-13 17:00 - 20:00 | Hilldale Shopping Center, 726 N Midvale Blvd, Madison, 53705, United States
Bring your BFFs to Hilldale Thursday, February 13 beginning at 5 pm for an evening celebrating friendship at the Pretty in Pink Galentine’s Event! Purchase a passport for $25, with proceeds benefitting Black Girl Magic Educational Services, and shop your way through Hilldale with exclusive deals, discounts, freebies, and experiences at participating restaurants and retailers including Shake Shack, Little Words Project, Café Hollander, and more. Guests will receive one stamp for every business visited from the list below, no purchase required. Receive at least 5 stamps by the end of the night to be entered for a chance to win a prize basket of goodies from some of your Hilldale favorites!
All guests are required to check in at Ulla Eyewear, located 562 N. Midvale Blvd., and pick up a passport any time between 5–7 pm.
The fun doesn’t stop when the stroll is finished. Mingle with your besties (or make new ones!) upstairs at Café Hollander starting at 7pm with live music, a complimentary cocktail or mocktail, and light bites. At this time, turn in your stamped passport for the chance to win a prize basket. Or, stay and order dinner! There will be a private bar to order additional drinks from, as well.
Here are just a few of the fun things happening:
• Complimentary dessert samples and mocktails at Forage Kitchen, BOGO beer at Great Dane, free laser hair removal treatment at LaserAway, beauty samples at Macy’s, Bissinger chocolate at Paper Source, custard at Shake Shack
• Free personalized poems by local poets at J. McLaughlin, Little Words Project and Title Nine
• Craft an origami heart at Paper Source
• Gifts with purchase: Macarons at Gigi’s Cupcakes, flower bouquet at Kendra Scott, socks at Morgan’s Running, koozies at Wisconsin Design Team and so much more!
Visit hilldale.com/events for full details on available deals and happenings. Pre-registration is required and space is limited.

MSO on the Go: Waunakee Community High School
2025-02-13 19:00 - 20:00 | Waunakee Community High School, 301 Community Dr, Waukakee, 53597, United States
Join your Madison Symphony Orchestra in Waunakee!
MSO On the Go brings the musicians of the Madison Symphony to performing arts centers in your community with music the whole family will enjoy! Under the baton of MSO Associate Conductor Kyle Knox at 7:00 p.m. you’ll have the opportunity to experience your Symphony live, on Thursday, February 13 at Waunakee Community High School’s Performing Arts Center. Several students participated in a two-hour workshop led by Kyle Knox. The young conductor selected, Mac Earleywine-Fayas, will have the rare opportunity to lead the orchestra for Bizet’s Farandole.
Tickets:
Family (8 tickets per pack): $25
Adults: $10
Students & Senior Citizens: $5

Wisconsin Jazz Orchestra | Valentine's Bash
2025-02-13 19:00 - 21:00 | The Howard, 405 Washington Avenue, Oshkosh, 54901
Swing your Valentine! Jazz Coterie concert series presents the Wisconsin Jazz Orchestra (WJO). A magical evening of big-band music and dancing not to be missed!
TICKETS & INFO at JazzCoterie.com | 7:00pm Concert & Dancing | $17.50 – $55.00
WJO is a 16-piece orchestra that showcases a range of swinging repertoire from Count Basie and Duke Ellington to contemporary masters like Maria Schneider and John Clayton.
Featuring some of the finest musicians throughout Central Wisconsin and the Fox Valley. Many are professors of music from Lawrence University, UW-Oshkosh, and UW-Stevens Point.
Marc Jimos – Alto Saxophone, Myles Boothroyd – Alto Saxophone, José Encarnacion – Tenor Saxophone, Steve Johnson – Tenor Saxophone, Katie DelGiacco – Baritone Saxophone, Brent Turney – Lead Trumpet, John Daniel – Trumpet, Marty Robinson – Trumpet, Adam Gaines – Trumpet, Tim Albright – Trombone, Patrick Lawrence – Trombone, Bill Dennee – Trombone, Dave Sawall – Bass Trombone, Mathew Buchman – Piano, Dave Story – String Bass, Ryan Korb – Drums
TICKETS & INFO at JazzCoterie.com | FREE for music students. 50% DISCOUNT for working musicians & music educators.

A Valentine's Affair 2025: Love Scenes From Shakespeare
2025-02-13 19:30 - 21:00, 2025-02-14 19:30 - 21:00, 2025-02-15 17:00 - 18:30 | Bartell Community Theatre, 113 E Mifflin St, Madison, 53703, United States
Thrill to the adventures of the lovesick Jailer’s Daughter, the perils of Isabella, and the amorous Cleopatra before wrapping up with a tale of lost love rediscovered… with pancakes!
Madison’s unique Valentine’s Day tradition continues with the seventh installment of A Valentine’s Affair, a celebration of classic love stories from William Shakespeare and peers. An evening of passion, pursuit, misunderstanding, marriage, and mayhem on the Bartell stage. And, of course, Sonnets From a Hat.
Including scenes from Antony & Cleopatra, Two Noble Kinsmen, The Comedy of Errors, Henry the Fifth, Women Beware Women, and more.
Showtimes:
February 13, 7:30 PM
February 14, 7:30 PM
February 15, 5:00 PM

Michael Perry & The Long Beds
2025-02-13 19:30 - 21:30 | Mineral Point Opera House, 139 High Street, Mineral Point, WI, 53565
“Reflective roughneck” takes on life in rural America.
One of the most requested artists to make a return appearance at the Opera House is making his return! Farm boy turned humorist, New York Times bestselling author, volunteer firefighter/first responder, corporate speaker, and amateur snow plow driver from rural Wisconsin, Michael Perry, comes to the Opera House with his band The Long Beds on Friday, February 13, 2026, at 7:30 pm. Doors will open at 6:30 pm. Tickets range from $35 to $45 (plus taxes and fees) and will increase by $5 on the day of the show. Friends of the MPOH will have access to tickets starting Tuesday, July 1 at 8:00 am, and the general public on Tuesday, July 15 at 8:00 am.
“First time I ever heard Waylon Jennings,” says Michael Perry, “was on an 8-track tape in a four-wheel drive truck doing sixty miles an hour down a Wyoming hay meadow. We were running late for Bible study.” His original songs are a direct reflection of that experience. Ranging from straight-up twang to churchly harmonies and populated by characters drawn straight from rural and small-town America, they launch from places like the overpass outside Perry’s beloved hometown of New Auburn, Wisconsin (population currently 562), a gospel service in a granary, and the kitchen floor of a woman about to drop a world of hurt on her drunken husband. “I was raised by farmers and preachers and tough country women, and I suppose my songs reflect that,” says Perry. “Then again, certain wisdoms are available only from whistlers, frauds, and sinners, so I try to slide them a line or two as well.”
Raised in a church so austere that hymns were sung with no choir, no accompaniment, and no church (the congregation met in a farmhouse and sat on straight-backed wooden chairs), Perry and his brother learned to sit side-by-side and work out harmonies on the fly. Those Sunday mornings instilled in Perry a love of singing “clear and pure” that can be heard throughout all of his recordings.
Perry began writing songs in the early 1990s during long nights when he was struggling to survive on prose (he is the author of numerous books, including Population 485, Truck, The Scavengers, and the New York Times bestseller Visiting Tom). With no arts background (he has a nursing degree), he found himself drawn especially to the work of poets and singer/songwriters. (In interviews, Perry tends to list his greatest literary influences as Dylan Thomas and Steve Earle – and not necessarily in that order.) “I remember writing late one night and hearing a Kevin Welch song with the line, ‘I whiskey’d up my coffee cup… sittin’ here tryin’ not to call you up,’” says Perry, “and I was floored by the rhythm and the story in that single line…” He began writing songs as a way to break up all-night typing sessions, and eventually he had enough of them that a musician friend invited him to play at a coffee shop. “I’m not saying I was nervous, but I ripped out a sixty-minute set list in thirty-two minutes flat,” says Perry. By 2004, he had begun recruiting the Long Beds. In 2006, he released his first album, Headwinded.
Since then Michael has released 4 albums, several singles, and toured backed by a collection of renowned musicians who have performed on numerous stages throughout the world (including The Tonight Show, Austin City Limits, and Eaux Claires festival) and worked with a host of artists, including Bon Iver, S. Carey, The Staves, Miley Cyrus, Lizzo, Field Report, The Tallest Man on Earth, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, and many more. Every Long Beds show is built on roughneck ballads and freight train rockers, interspersed with hilarious off-the-cuff tales from Mike’s diverse experience as a Wisconsin farm kid turned cowboy turned nurse turned best-selling author and humorist (as featured on the recent PBS special Michael Perry: On the Road).
Michael Perry resides with his family on a small farm in rural Wisconsin.

Menomonee Falls Symphony presents Amore Dinner Concert
2025-02-14 18:00 - 21:00 | Davians, N56W16300 Silver Spring Dr, Menomonee Falls, 53051
Celebrate your romance on Valentine’s day with a taste of Italy – great Italian dishes followed by a Menomonee Falls Symphony concert of Italian masterpieces featuring the legendary voices of soprano Kathy Pyeatt and tenor Nathan Wesselowski.

Wisconsin Jazz Orchestra | Valentine's Bash
2025-02-14 19:00 - 21:00 | Stevens Point Country Club, 1628 Country Club Drive, Stevens Point, 54481

BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet
2025-02-14 19:30 - 22:00 | Stoughton Opera House, 381 East Main Street, Stoughton, Wisconsin, 53589, United States
For the past 50 years, BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet has been making some of the most potent and popular Cajun music on the planet. Born out of the rich Acadian ancestry of its members, and created and driven by bandleader Michael Doucet’s spellbinding fiddle playing and soulful vocals, BeauSoleil is notorious for bringing even the most staid audience to its feet. BeauSoleil’s distinctive sound derives from the distilled spirits of New Orleans jazz, blues rock, folk, swamp pop, Zydeco, country and bluegrass, captivating listeners from the Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans, to Carnegie Hall, then all the way across the pond to Richard Thompson’s Meltdown Festival in England.
Their most recent album and the 25th in their 45-year career, was titled “From Bamako to Carencro,” alluding the cultural and migratory connection between Bamako, in Mali, West Africa, and Louisiana (symbolized in name by the Lafayette, LA suburb of Carencro), a connection that draws a sonic bloodline back to BeauSoleil’s roots. Since becoming the first Cajun band to win a GRAMMY with “L’amour Ou La Folie” (their Traditional Folk Album – 1998) and then a second Grammy in 2010, “Live at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival”, BeauSoleil has garnered many accolades, including twelve GRAMMY nominations. They are regular guests on Garrison Keillor’s NPR show A Prairie Home Companion, where Keillor has dubbed them as “the best Cajun band in the world,” and their music is so integral to the Cajun culture that they have been featured on the New Orleans–based hit HBO program “Treme”. Critics unanimously agree that it is “bon temps, every time they play,” (New York Times).
In addition to their show, Beausoleil avec Michael Doucet created their own Christmas performance, “14 Cajun Christmas”. A detour from the routine path of holiday musical fare, “14 Cajun Christmas” presents his beloved ensemble performing selections from their rich catalog alongside Bayou flavored versions of classic holiday tunes. Expect both the familiar and some surprises for a ”cool-yule” of an evening!
Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler!

Valentine’s Weekend Adult Magic & Comedy Show
2025-02-14 20:00 - 21:30 | Brumder Mansion, 3046 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, 53208
Valentine’s Adult Comedy and Magic Show
Featured as one of the Best Valentine’s Events by The Milwaukee Journal Sentinal for the LAST THREE YEARS!!
Love, Laughter, and Illusions: Prepare for a Magical Valentine’s Weekend!!
This special event promises an unforgettable experience, blending the mesmerizing art of magic with the infectious joy of stand-up comedy. Whether you’re looking for a romantic date night, a fun outing with friends, or just an escape from the everyday, this show offers something for everyone.
Hosted by Two Brothers One Mind who are known for their fast-paced, interactive performances that leave audiences both laughing and questioning what they just witnessed. Expect the unexpected as they transmit audience submitted words, thoughts, and images from one brother to the other. They seamlessly blend sharp wit with unbelievable feats of mind reading, creating a show that’s both intellectually stimulating and riotously fun. It’s no surprise why these guys have been nominated as the Best Magicians in Milwaukee by the Shepherd’s Express for the last two years in a row!!
Special Guest performances by comedians Stan Dabrowski & Gretchen Shea. Doors open up 30 minutes prior to the show with a tour of the mansion and parlour magic by Serena Stone. Also come early, or stay late, as Kevin Sklander provides intuitive psychic readings for the guests.
**Stay the night! Ticket holders qualify for $40 off their room booking!!**

Present Music / Wu Tsang's Moby Dick - silent film with live music
2025-02-14 20:00 - 21:30 | Oriental Theatre, 2230 N Farwell Ave, Milwaukee, 53211, United States
This Valentine’s Day at the Oriental Theatre, MacArthur Award-winning filmmaker and visual artist Wu Tsang and Present Music embark upon a feature-length, silent-film retelling of Herman Melville’s great American novel Moby Dick. The film includes original music composed by Pulitzer Prize winner Caroline Shaw, Grammy Award winning cellist Andrew Yee and electronics musician and D.J. Asma Maroof, performed live by a 15-piece ensemble conducted by Georgia Mills.

Over the River and Through the Woods
2025-02-15 10:00 - 16:00 | Wade House Historic Site, W7965 State Highway 23, Greenbush, 53026
What better way to experience the natural winter beauty of Wade House than by a cozy sleigh ride with family, friends and loved ones? Glide through fields and forests while snuggled under a warm blanket listening to the jingle of harness bells against a backdrop of the stately Wade House Stagecoach Inn and surrounding grounds. Rekindle memories of seasons past and make a host of new ones during this one-of-a-kind, special winter event.
As part of your ticket you also receive access to the Wesley W. Jung Carriage Museum and snowshoes are available on a first-come, first-served basis; quantities limited.
Adult (18-64): $15 Teen (13-17): $15 Senior (65+): $13 Child (5-12): $8 Child Under 5: $5

Bilingual Story Time in the Galleries: Spanish and English
2025-02-15 10:30 - 11:00 | Milwaukee Art Museum, 700 N. Art Museum Dr, Milwaukee, 53202
Join us for a special bilingual story time with Melanie Melville, a bilingual librarian at Bruce Guadalupe Community School. Meet in Windhover Hall near the admission desks at 10:30 a.m. and walk with the reader to the galleries. Hear a story in Spanish and English, learn new words in both languages, and create a drawing inspired by what you have seen and heard.

Colin & Friends "Large Tuba Romance"
2025-02-15 14:00 - 15:30 | Ephraim Moravian Church, 9970 Moravia Street, Ephraim, Wisconsin, 54211, United States
Two concerts featuring Colin Welford, Kevin Harrison on tuba, soprano Sarah van der Ploeg on the high notes (and low notes) of Valentine’s Day!

Serenity Mass: Be Still and Know
2025-02-15 19:00 - 20:30 | Cathedral of Christ the King, 1111 Belknap St., Superior, Wisconsin, 54880, United States
Local composer David Packa presents a new sacred music work for tenor, soprano, and chamber orchestra.
