WPR Music, Arts & Culture calendar

Present Music, Milwaukee’s premiere new music group in their long-awaited Madison return, presents a contemplative program of Huang Ruo’s achingly moving A Dust in Time, a mesmerizing sonic reflection on […]

Every Sunday in April Join us for an unforgettable journey of mindfulness and serenity inside the majestic Cave of the Mounds. This unique event begins with a silent guided walk […]

Please join us for this conversation with Drs. Saundra Murray Nettles and Nakia Gordon about seven types of everyday resilience practices that foster self-efficacy, community building, and resistance to oppression. Dr. Saundra Murray Nettles is a writer and scholar of environmental and educational psychology and grandniece of Ellie Lee Weems. Dr. Nakia Gordon is an […]

Sidney Howard’s Pulitzer Prize-award winning stage comedy about vigor, valor, and vino, with more than a little spaghetti humor. Aging winemaker Tony wants to marry Amy, a pretty, young San […]

The City of Green Bay, in partnership with the Greater Green Bay YMCA, will host Field Fest at Historic City Stadium. This free, family-friendly event will kick off the 2025 […]

Join Tergar Madison for a 5-week hybrid workshop designed to make meditation enriching and accessible from anywhere. This program will guide you through the essential topics of awareness, compassion, and […]

Join us for a free day celebrating the legacy of Dr. Alfred Bader, chemist, art collector, and avid Museum supporter. The day will feature drop-in art making, music, presentations, and tours celebrating Bader’s formidable and continued philanthropic legacy in the Milwaukee community.

Experience the historic Packers Heritage Trail as many of its stops are brought to life! This special FREE Draft 2025 event will offer live actors at several downtown sites with […]

Crex Meadows Part II: Wisconsin Wetland Species Hear all about the Glacial Lake Grantsburg properties in Burnett County! Wisconsin is home to thousands of unique wetland species, both flora and […]

Explore an amazing selection of $1 paperbacks, $2 hardbacks, higher-priced treasures, and special collections of auto manuals, reference collections, and book club kits. Don’t miss your chance to snag gently-used […]

Contact: Susanne Voeltz, susivoeltzpr@gmail.com 608-284-0848 Inner Passages Opens April 24-26,2025 at the Overture Center Featuring Guest Star Blakeley White -McGuire Former principal dancer with the Martha Graham Dance Company Presenting […]

Based in Edgerton from September to May and spending summers in Sapporo, Japan, Bill Conway brings a world of experience and talent to the stage. With a repertoire that spans […]

Few bands stick around for thirty years. Even fewer bands leave a legacy during that time that marks them as a truly special, once-in-lifetime type band. And no band has […]

Explore an amazing selection of $1 paperbacks, $2 hardbacks, higher-priced treasures, and special collections of auto manuals, reference collections, and book club kits. Don’t miss your chance to snag gently-used […]

Friday, April 25th, 2025 Open Studio and Foundation Showcase, 12PM-5PM BFA Reception @ Art Lofts Gallery, 5PM-7PM Locations: Humanities Building, 6th and 7th Floors, 455 N Park St Art Lofts, 111 N Frances St Madison, WI Mark your calendars for Friday, April 25th as we host a Spring Spectacular around three events: Open Studio, the […]

Blues in the Barn Dance with The Grouvin Brothers Get ready for a night of live music and dancing with “Blues in the Barn” at Four Winds Farm! Our cozy barn loft will be set with a dance floor and plenty of seating for a fantastic night of live music. Enjoy the soulful sounds of […]

Colin & Friends fun-filled celebration with musical guests including Cathy Grier and Parker Drew as Mark Twain

For the first time, Madison County will perform live in the Garver Atrium on April 25th. Music starts at 8pm with doors at 7pm. The Garver Lounge will be open for beverage service, as you are welcome to enjoy drinks during the concert. No carry-in alcohol from Ian’s is permitted. Madison County is a 7-piece […]

Virginian, Keller Williams, released his first album in 1994, FREEK, and has since given each of his albums a single syllable title: BUZZ, SPUN, BREATHE, LOOP, LAUGH, HOME, DANCE, STAGE, GRASS, DREAM, TWELVE, LIVE, ODD, THIEF, KIDS, BASS, PICK, FUNK, VAPE, SYNC, RAW, SANS, ADD, SPEED, CELL and DROLL. Un-beholden to conventionalism, he seamlessly crosses […]

Eau Claire Women in Theater (ECWIT) will perform the original dramatic reading of “Handbasket Tours” Fri April 25, 7:30pm at Grand Theater 102 W Oxford Eau Claire.

Spring Concert of the Lutheran A Cappella Choir of Milwaukee

Chicago veteran singer/songwriter Sandy Andina and Madison’s friendly neighborhood yodeling cowboy Stephen Lee Rich will put on a concert with heartfelt songs and songs and spiels with a lot of humor.

Free event featuring hands on kids activities, nature and sustainability exhibits, clothing swap, free water testing and more!

Explore an amazing selection of $1 paperbacks, $2 hardbacks, higher-priced treasures, and special collections of auto manuals, reference collections, and book club kits. Don’t miss your chance to snag gently-used […]

This free, family-friendly, self-guided Farm & Food Tour is a chance for people to connect with a growing movement of small family farmers and other food producers who are producing wholesome food in ways that take care of people, animals and the environment. There will be many opportunities to taste and observe the differences that […]

Make-and-Take Herbal Blending Workshop Our brand new tea workshop! Join us at Telsaan Tea in Mount Horeb for a Make & Take Herbal Blending Workshop! In this hands-on class, you’ll learn how to start making herbal tea from scratch using natural caffeine-free ingredients. Erin, owner of Telsaan Tea, will guide you through each step of […]

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 […]

To commemorate William Shakespeare’s death in 1616, we present Shakespeare In the Park: An Anniversary Celebration, a festival of readings and performances on the lawn at Eastmorland Community Center, 3565 Tulane Ave. in Madison on Saturday April 26 2025, beginning at 11:30 AM. This Madison Shakespeare Company event is free and open to the public. […]

In 1925, the country was swept up in a new dance called the Charleston. It had debuted to the world on the Broadway stage of the production Runnin’ Wild back in 1923, and as the popular dance made its way to Central Wisconsin, it was being stepped to a particular rhythm. This program will look […]

Join Rotate Theatre Company for Stage Test 2025: An Evening of Works in Development on Saturday, April 26 at 4:30pm in the Theatre LILA Laboratory at Art House 360! Enjoy staged readings of new short plays and excerpts from full-length pieces, plus help shape their next steps! For more about Stage Test 2025 visit www.RotateTheatre.org

Join us at The Rendezvous, E896 County Rd. N, Luxemburg on Saturday, April 26, 2025 from 7pm-10pm for the “8th Annual Ugly Purse Auction & Raffle”. All proceeds of this fundraiser will go to the Casco Fire Department. A live auction begins at 7pm and several raffles will take place throughout the evening. At the […]

An evening of folk music with Cassie and Maggie CelticMKE Center, Wauwatosa, WI Saturday, April 26 6:30 pm Doors|7:00 pm Concert Tickets Pre-sale tickets: $25 (through April 13) Regular on-sale tickets: $35 (available April 14) In the heart of Nova Scotia, where the salt of the sea mingles with the depth of the soul, JUNO-nominated […]

An evening of folk music with Cassie and Maggie CelticMKE Center Wauwatosa, WI Saturday, April 26
 6:30 pm Doors | 7:00 pm Concert Tickets Pre-sale tickets: $25
(through April 13)

 Regular on-sale tickets: $35
(available April 14) In the heart of Nova Scotia, where the salt of the sea mingles with the depth of the soul, JUNO-nominated […]

This unforgettable evening will honor CCT’s decade-long commitment to bringing high-quality musical theatre to Wisconsin while fostering the next generation of performers through its Conservatory training programs. The evening will be hosted by Emmy Award-Winning Journalist John Stofflet, who will guide the audience through a musical revue of highlights from the past decade of performances. […]

Praised as “intrepid” (Philadelphia Inquirer), “engaging” (Houston Chronicle), and “endlessly fascinating” (WQXR New York), pianist Michael Mizrahi has won acclaim for his compelling performances of a wide-ranging repertoire and his ability to connect with audiences of all ages. He is the Frank C. Shattuck Professor of Music at the Lawrence University Conservatory of Music in […]

Symphony Concert featuring rising young stars performing Beethoven’s Triple Concerto. Also on the bill are selections from Bizet’s Carmine and other works.

Earth Poets & Musicians Holly Haebig Wake, Suzanne Rosenblatt, and Harvey Taylor welcome you to their 38th Annual Earthstravaganza, joined by other special guests TBA, all celebrating Mother Earth, doing […]