WPR Music, Arts & Culture calendar

Walk to the end of the south pier and explore the 1912 Kewaunee Pierhead Lighthouse! Learn the history of the harbor and the need for a lighthouse here, as well as the steps being taken to protect the building today. Walk through all 4 levels of the lighthouse climbing all the way to the lantern, […]

Join us for a heartwarming 30-minute interactive family concert inspired by Thank You, Omu! by Oge Mora, celebrating generosity and the spirit of community. A wind quintet introduces the world of music with playful selections from Trois Pièces Brèves by Jacques Ibert, followed by a reading of the children’s book Thank You, Omu!—where a grandmother’s […]

Steam Machine is a midwest based old time/bluegrass music project fronted by award winning Minneapolis fiddler AJ Srubas and Twin Cities old time music & dance instigator Rina Rossi on guitar. A shortlist of spectacular musicians perform with the band on banjo and bass, and when possible, mandolin. Originally formed in Minneapolis in 2017, Steam […]

The Haggerty Museum of Art, in partnership with Sculpture Milwaukee, will present a conversation with Luftwerk, the Chicago-based artist team of Petra Bachmaier and Sean Gallero, and collaborator Normal Studio (Renata Graw) on Wednesday, October 9 at 5:00 p.m. at the Haggerty Museum of Art. The artists created “SOS Color Code”, an outdoor installation currently on view […]

Kanopy Dance Presents Polaris October 10-12, 2024, at the Overture Center for the Arts Guest Starring Daniel Fetecua Soto, Former Soloist, Limón Dance Company With a special appearance by Daystar/Rosalie Jones, Founder of the first Indigenous Modern Dance Company in the U.S. Celebrated Choreographer and Dancer Daniel Fetecua Soto presents two original works and performs […]

Get ready for an epic night as the WCO dives into year two of our five-year project Musical Landscapes in Color with Convergence. Performed live and recorded for a spring album release, it celebrates the converging of contemporary voices of color by generation, gender, and style of composition. We begin with Fanfare and Fantasie by […]

Written and directed by Finn Gallagher. Madison Public Theatre and Oracular Studios invite you to experience “The Untold Story of the Collyer Brothers”! This is the inaugural show of Madison Public Theatre. Homer and Langley Collyer live in 1930s Harlem and are famous for their hoarding and eccentric tendencies. Newspaper reporters scheme for an interview […]

Kanopy Dance Presents Polaris October 10-12, 2024, at the Overture Center for the Arts Guest Starring Daniel Fetecua Soto, Former Soloist, Limón Dance Company With a special appearance by Daystar/Rosalie Jones, Founder of the first Indigenous Modern Dance Company in the U.S. Celebrated Choreographer and Dancer Daniel Fetecua Soto presents two original works and performs […]

Celebrate the most colorful time of the year with traditional autumnal activities for the entire family. Try your hand at pumpkin or turnip carving, apple pressing and festive games like […]

Travel back in time with a slow-paced stagecoach journey through the rolling landscape of the Kettle Moraine. Each ride on our replica Concord stagecoach lasts approximately 30 minutes and includes […]

Winterberry Art and Gift Show will take place again Mid October at Klein’s Floral and Greenhouses. An intimate art fair where the public is invited to linger, enjoy local artists’ […]

On Saturday, October 12, celebrate the harvest season with us! Your kids can pet adorable animals, paint mini pumpkins, get their faces painted, and get their photo taken in front […]

Presented by – Abby Armstrong Check, Claire Kilgore, and Tania Kolarik Saturday, October 12 2 to 3 p.m. Free and open to the public. In collaboration with the International Center […]

Kanopy Dance Presents Polaris October 10-12, 2024, at the Overture Center for the Arts Guest Starring Daniel Fetecua Soto, Former Soloist, Limón Dance Company With a special appearance by Daystar/Rosalie […]

Chippewa Valley Symphony Orchestra is thrilled to welcome LA Phil Principal Violist Teng Li for the premiere of a new viola concerto by award-winning local composer Chiayu Hsu, inspired by […]

Written and directed by Finn Gallagher. Madison Public Theatre and Oracular Studios invite you to experience “The Untold Story of the Collyer Brothers”! This is the inaugural show of Madison […]

Kanopy Dance Presents Polaris October 10-12, 2024, at the Overture Center for the Arts Guest Starring Daniel Fetecua Soto, Former Soloist, Limón Dance Company With a special appearance by Daystar/Rosalie […]

IN THE CANYON BY CALAMITY WEST directed by jaimelyn gray Featuring Autumn Green, Emma Romeo Moyer, A.J. Magoon, Caroline Norton, stacy madson, Sarah Zapiain, Matt Specht, and Joe Lino OCTOBER […]