WPR Music, Arts & Culture calendar

Please join us for our Monday-after-Thanksgiving concert! Guest violinist Emmy Tisdel Lohr joins founding Prometheans Scott Tisdel, cello, and Stefanie Jacob, piano for this concert of works by: Beethoven: Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 1, No. 1 Gabriela Lena Frank: 4 Folk Songs Brahms: Trio in B Major, Op. 8 Free self-parking at Milwaukee Eye […]

Presented by Lorie Line Music December 4, 2024 | 7:00 p.m. Spend an intimate evening with Lorie around the piano as she shares heartwarming stories and celebrates the true meaning of Christmas. “It’s so hard to believe! This is my 35th year of touring at Christmastime. And the fourth year of going solo. I’m coming […]

Calling all beer and board game lovers! Starboard Brewing Company (151 N. Third Ave., Sturgeon Bay) is hosting Game Nights on Thursdays this winter. Play begins at 4pm – roll in anytime. No cost to enter – just show up – or RSVP via Facebook. Beer specials for game players, too! Starboard will have multiple […]

A Joyful Multicultural Celebration + Holiday Dazzle Kanopy Dance Lights up the Stage with a Multicultural Holiday Celebration: Winter Fantasia: Reimagined Told through the Magic of Dance Forty Magnetic Dancers in Stunning Costumes & Authentically Crafted Jewelry December 5-8, 2024, at the Overture Center for the Arts Tickets Overture.org (608) 258-4141 Madison, WI, October 31, […]

Experience the magic of a Victorian holiday celebration at Villa Louis. Celebrate at a wonderous home with seasonal lights and furnishings at the Villa Louis mansion. You’ll get an up close and personal look at the traditions and customs of the Dousmans—pioneers who built their fortune from early American frontier opportunities such as land and […]

Join Wausau Conservatory of music for Winter Wonderland, an evening of musical performances, appetizers, desserts and holiday cheer! $5 admission, children 5 and under are free

Our spectacular annual Christmas concerts have become a beloved musical holiday tradition in Madison. This year includes everything you’ve come to expect: uplifting choral performances by the Madison Symphony Chorus, Madison Youth Choirs, and a rousing Gospel climax led by John DeMain and the Mt. Zion Gospel Choir with the entire cast. Two dynamic vocal […]

A Joyful Multicultural Celebration + Holiday Dazzle Kanopy Dance Lights up the Stage with a Multicultural Holiday Celebration: Winter Fantasia: Reimagined Told through the Magic of Dance Forty Magnetic Dancers in Stunning Costumes & Authentically Crafted Jewelry December 5-8, 2024, at the Overture Center for the Arts Tickets Overture.org (608) 258-4141 Madison, WI, October 31, […]

With ten albums under his belt, Wisco-Kentuckian acoustic roots rocker Ritt Deitz returns to North Street Cabaret with his son Wilder Deitz. Madison’s Isthmus said Ritt “resembles Tom Waits in […]

Experience a night with songwriter and playwright Katie Dahl, a fiercely talented artist whose live performances are as heartfelt as they are hilariously candid. Described by *American Songwriter* as a […]

Looking for unique, socially responsible, handmade gifts this year? If so, you can enjoy the fun and festive atmosphere of the 28th Annual Fair Trade Holiday Festival on Saturday, December 7th at Monona Terrace (Exhibit Hall A) in Madison. From 8am to 3pm, there will be hundreds of fairly-traded, international products for you to choose […]

Ready for a picturesque Victorian winter full of bustling shops, scenic stops and endless good cheer? Experience it all at Home for the Holidays, where you’ll stroll through a charming 1800s village filled with crackling bonfires, festive greenery and fun-filled craft making. Create your very own take-home ornament, find your family Christmas tree in an […]

A Joyful Multicultural Celebration + Holiday Dazzle Kanopy Dance Lights up the Stage with a Multicultural Holiday Celebration: Winter Fantasia: Reimagined Told through the Magic of Dance Forty Magnetic Dancers in Stunning Costumes & Authentically Crafted Jewelry December 5-8, 2024, at the Overture Center for the Arts Tickets Overture.org (608) 258-4141 Madison, WI, October 31, […]

Don’t miss this fun, family friendly event by taking a stroll around Shorewood to celebrate the Holiday season! Our annual Winterfest event, includes meet and greet with Santa at a variety of stops throughout the Village, a tree and Menorah lighting, cookie decorating and food & drink specials at local establishments! Our very own vintage […]

December 7, 2024 | 7:00 p.m. Celebrating 20 years of the Alberta S. Kimball Foundation Series Join us for an AfterGlow in The Grand Lounge! Back by popular demand, your favorite Twins return to The Grand Oshkosh for an unforgettable holiday concert experience that’s non-stop fun for the whole family! Now in its seventh year […]

The concert, titled The World on a Human Scale, focuses on the experience growing up as adults. How do we understand the world around us as we leave adolescence for adulthood? What does it mean to be yourself? Or build a life with someone? How do we grow old? There will be songs of a variety of genres on love, on life milestones, […]

Our spectacular annual Christmas concerts have become a beloved musical holiday tradition in Madison. This year includes everything you’ve come to expect: uplifting choral performances by the Madison Symphony Chorus, Madison Youth Choirs, and a rousing Gospel climax led by John DeMain and the Mt. Zion Gospel Choir with the entire cast. Two dynamic vocal […]

A Joyful Multicultural Celebration + Holiday Dazzle Kanopy Dance Lights up the Stage with a Multicultural Holiday Celebration: Winter Fantasia: Reimagined Told through the Magic of Dance Forty Magnetic Dancers in Stunning Costumes & Authentically Crafted Jewelry December 5-8, 2024, at the Overture Center for the Arts Tickets Overture.org (608) 258-4141 Madison, WI, October 31, […]

Join the orchestra for our holiday extravaganza – an evening filled with holiday classics. Nancy Diane School of Dance will perform selections from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker. The Lake Country Lutheran High School Choir will join in vocal selections including Handel’s “Hallelujah” chorus from The Messiah and John Finnegan’s audience favorite “Christmas Singalong”. Add a mix of […]

Jake La Botz’s rough and tumble upbringing took him from juvenile delinquency and punk rock to learning blues from the last of Chicago’s pre-war era bluesmen. From there, with guitar in tow, he made his way across the U.S.A. until he hit the end of the line in Hollywood where an improbable acting career began […]