WPR Music, Arts & Culture calendar

The annual art tour of artists’ studios and galleries in the Wisconsin Northwoods of Sawyer, Washburn and Bayfield Counties will return August 8-9-10. The hours will be Friday and Saturday […]

Optimist Theatre’s free Shakespeare in the Park presents of The Taming of the Shrew and Much Ado About Nothing – Puppet Edition Grab your lawn chair and picnic snacks for a totally rad Shakespearean summer—where sun, swagger, and sharp-tongued banter rule the stage! This year’s productions, The Taming of the Shrew and Much Ado About […]

A journey through the dark side of the American dream, Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman’s Tony-winning musical Assassins explores the lives of nine men and women who either killed (or tried to kill) one of the Presidents of the United States. From John Wilkes Booth to Lee Harvey Oswald and beyond, the stories of our […]

Haydn Piano Trio No. 24 in D Major (1795), Shostakovich Piano Trio No. 1 in C minor, Op. 8 (1924) and Chaminade Piano Trio No. 1 in G Minor, Op. […]

Join the CWSO for our Summer Concert Series! Come listen to percussionists Marisol Kuborn, Chris Kuborn, and Ryan Korb play Steel Drums in Downtown Waupaca at Arts on the Square!

Every Sunday August – except 8/31 Discover the cave like the first explorers. Walk through the cave using only lanterns and flashlights that are provided. Feel as though you are one of the first people to ever see the cave. Your guide will take you on an adventure while sharing the history & the geologic […]

Made up of UW-Stevens Point graduates, the Point of Jazz Quintet plays jazz standards, original music, and contemporary compositions. Mat Chapman (trumpet), Jayce Gorski (saxophone), Kadin Yach (piano), Colt Maichle […]

From the SF Bay Area, the acoustic duo of Claudia + Bruce bring their “little bit of a lot of styles” brand of songwriting and playing to the Anodyne Coffee […]

Monday – Friday 10:00am & 1:00pm July & August Join us for a hands-on educational experience as we explore the world of gemstone mining! This free talk and live demonstration offers a behind-the-scenes look at how gemstones and are uncovered, identified, and preserved. Perfect for curious minds of all ages, this program combines storytelling, geology, […]

Monday – Friday 10:00am & 1:00pm July & August Join us for a hands-on educational experience as we explore the world of gemstone mining! This free talk and live demonstration offers a behind-the-scenes look at how gemstones and are uncovered, identified, and preserved. Perfect for curious minds of all ages, this program combines storytelling, geology, […]

Experience a classic movie in a historic space! First shown at Taliesin in 1952, Strangers on a Train is a classic suspense tale–widely considered one of Alfred Hitchcock’s best works–tapping into the evil that lies hidden just beneath the surface of each of us. When two strangers–tennis star Guy Haines (Farley Granger), whose wife will […]

The South Shore Community Band will present the final concert of their 21st season on Monday, August 11th at 7 pm at the Town Hall Pavilion in Port Wing, Wisconsin. Ice cream will be served at intermission with a free will offering to support the South Shore School music program.

Monday – Friday 10:00am & 1:00pm July & August Join us for a hands-on educational experience as we explore the world of gemstone mining! This free talk and live demonstration offers a behind-the-scenes look at how gemstones and are uncovered, identified, and preserved. Perfect for curious minds of all ages, this program combines storytelling, geology, […]

Monday – Friday 10:00am & 1:00pm July & August Join us for a hands-on educational experience as we explore the world of gemstone mining! This free talk and live demonstration offers a behind-the-scenes look at how gemstones and are uncovered, identified, and preserved. Perfect for curious minds of all ages, this program combines storytelling, geology, […]

Bayfield’s Concerts by the Lake occur every Tuesday and Thursday, from June 17 through August 28, 2025 in Memorial Park. The music runs from 6-8 p.m. The concerts are free and open to the public. Guests are welcome to bring blankets or lawn chairs to the park. Dogs are also welcome on a leash. The […]

The Palmyra-Eagle Community Band will be offering a summer concert series called “As American as Apple Pie” at parks and concert venues in southeastern Wisconsin. This year Whitewater Recreation & […]

Guest Conductors: Stefano Boccacci and Ezra Calvino Joseph Haydn: Overture in D Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 94, “Surprise” Franz Schubert: Overture to Rosamunde Schubert: Symphony No. 5 Learn more here.

Monday – Friday 10:00am & 1:00pm July & August Join us for a hands-on educational experience as we explore the world of gemstone mining! This free talk and live demonstration offers a behind-the-scenes look at how gemstones and are uncovered, identified, and preserved. Perfect for curious minds of all ages, this program combines storytelling, geology, […]

Monday – Friday 10:00am & 1:00pm July & August Join us for a hands-on educational experience as we explore the world of gemstone mining! This free talk and live demonstration offers a behind-the-scenes look at how gemstones and are uncovered, identified, and preserved. Perfect for curious minds of all ages, this program combines storytelling, geology, […]

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 wisdom, blending traditional teachings with modern insights. The workshop will be led by Scott Anderson, an experienced meditator and teacher who combines his expertise in […]

Wisconsin Public Radio is hitting the road this summer to showcase some of the people, places and things that make Wisconsin summers special with the Wisconsin Road Trip series. Join us […]

Monday – Friday 10:00am & 1:00pm July & August Join us for a hands-on educational experience as we explore the world of gemstone mining! This free talk and live demonstration offers a behind-the-scenes look at how gemstones and are uncovered, identified, and preserved. Perfect for curious minds of all ages, this program combines storytelling, geology, […]

Monday – Friday 10:00am & 1:00pm July & August Join us for a hands-on educational experience as we explore the world of gemstone mining! This free talk and live demonstration offers a behind-the-scenes look at how gemstones and are uncovered, identified, and preserved. Perfect for curious minds of all ages, this program combines storytelling, geology, […]

Bayfield’s Concerts by the Lake occur every Tuesday and Thursday, from June 17 through August 28, 2025 in Memorial Park. The music runs from 6-8 p.m. The concerts are free and open to the public. Guests are welcome to bring blankets or lawn chairs to the park. Dogs are also welcome on a leash. The […]

WPR is bringing live classical music to local venues. Join us for an evening of classical favorites and pop covers. We’ll be at the Richard I Bong Veterans Historical Center with the Bach to Pop Strings Quartet. Bring a friend or your family and spend the evening supporting local music and WPR radio. Drinks and […]

Paa Kow’s artistry comes to life on his custom-designed, hand-carved Ghanaian drum set—an instrument as singular as the music it produces. His performances offer an unforgettable cultural and musical experience, […]

The Apollo Music Festival proudly announces its 13th annual season, taking place August 14–24, 2025, with eight chamber music concerts at three venues throughout southeast Minnesota and western Wisconsin. This […]

Concerts in the Park series begins June 19 and ends August 2, 2025. Special Tribute to the Troops – Then and Now is on July 3 with patriotic favorites featuring […]

Monday – Friday 10:00am & 1:00pm July & August Join us for a hands-on educational experience as we explore the world of gemstone mining! This free talk and live demonstration offers a behind-the-scenes look at how gemstones and are uncovered, identified, and preserved. Perfect for curious minds of all ages, this program combines storytelling, geology, […]

Monday – Friday 10:00am & 1:00pm July & August Join us for a hands-on educational experience as we explore the world of gemstone mining! This free talk and live demonstration offers a behind-the-scenes look at how gemstones and are uncovered, identified, and preserved. Perfect for curious minds of all ages, this program combines storytelling, geology, […]

**Every Friday through November** Cave of the Mounds is thrilled to announce the launch of its exclusive Blacklight & Brews Tour, an enchanting and unforgettable experience designed for adults. This unique 1-hour tour promises a captivating journey through the cave, illuminated by ultraviolet lights that reveal the dazzling beauty of fluorescent minerals and formations. One […]

Gallery 110 North of the Plymouth Arts Center will feature the works of over 30 members of the Wisconsin Watercolor Society in a new exhibit opening with the PAC’s 21st […]

All fun, no sweat—it’s Adult Swim: Moving Day! Come celebrate the fresh-start feeling of a new move without the stress of packing up your life. Kick back with a cold […]

STARLIGHT THEATER AT MYARTS Embark on an epic adventure in this spectacular new musical about discovering who you are and defining who you’re meant to be. Run Time: 75 minutes […]

Paper Birds is a “pop-up” band of friends from Door County (Katie Dahl and Rich Higdon), and the SF Bay Area, (Claudia Russell and Bruce Kaplan). The Woodwalk show features […]

The Apollo Music Festival proudly announces its 13th annual season, taking place August 14–24, 2025, with eight chamber music concerts at three venues throughout southeast Minnesota and western Wisconsin. This […]

An opening night of mischievous minds and animated delights. We begin the 2025 season with a jubilant detour into the mischievous, the magical, and the delightfully unhinged. The attic creaks […]

EVERY SATURDAY This FREE all-levels class will invite you to tune in with nature and yourself through accessible breathing techniques, poses (or asana) and meditation. MAY 31st- AUGUST 30th

Come enjoy the Madison Flute Club as they play their free summer concert series. The featured music is a mix of Broadway show tunes and recognizable lively summer favorites. This event is suitable for all ages and is handicapped accessible.

Sign up for this once-in-a-lifetime experience and journey across the scenic Kettle Moraine countryside aboard a horse-powered covered wagon. Ours is a faithful reproduction of the Prairie Schooners that traveled west across the continent in the 1800s; it was manufactured by Hansen Wheel & Wagon Shop and finished in the traditional colors of prairie schooners. […]

What could be better than spending a bright, sunny summer morning in the beautiful Kettle Moraine countryside, while a certified yoga instructor guides you through a series of gentle and relaxing yoga poses? How about adding a handful of tumbling, curious and seriously cute baby goats from Kid Farm LLC? You and your friends will […]

The Apollo Music Festival proudly announces its 13th annual season, taking place August 14–24, 2025, with eight chamber music concerts at three venues throughout southeast Minnesota and western Wisconsin. This year’s festival features seven nationally recognized musicians performing a rich blend of classical repertoire — and, thanks to generous community support, all events are completely […]

Embark on a narrated cruise that dives into the stories and secrets of legendary beer barons who once called the shores of Geneva Lake home. Join us as we follow in the footsteps of the brewing magnates who used the glittering shores and quiet nooks of Lake Geneva to escape—see a collection of beautiful, historic […]

The Apollo Music Festival proudly announces its 13th annual season, taking place August 14–24, 2025, with eight chamber music concerts at three venues throughout southeast Minnesota and western Wisconsin. This year’s festival features seven nationally recognized musicians performing a rich blend of classical repertoire — and, thanks to generous community support, all events are completely […]

This presentation returns you to a time when Wisconsin’s rural children attended a one-room school with all eight grades in one room with one teacher. This interactive talk will celebrate the days when brothers and sisters went to school together; children put a jar of soup in a pot on the wood stove to warm […]

STARLIGHT THEATER AT MYARTS Embark on an epic adventure in this spectacular new musical about discovering who you are and defining who you’re meant to be. Run Time: 75 minutes […]

Enjoy a fabulous summer concert while supporting the Lake Geneva Symphony Orchestra. This fundraising concert will feature music from the 1960s including: The Beach Boys, The Addams Family, Mission Impossible, The Sound of Music, The Beatles, and more… So, chill out, wear your favorite 60’s themed outfit, relax and hang out with the orchestra on […]

**Every Saturday through November** Unique Experience to explore the Cave of the Mounds by Black Light. Watch the cave glow under UV Light. You will learn about ultraviolet light, fluorescence, and see the speleothems GLOW! The tour price includes a black light rental and a guided tour of Cave of the Mounds. Tickets are non-refundable. […]

The Artsiders present the Feral Apparel, an exclusive fashion show experience available only to ticket holders. This unique runway showcase features original fashion sets that have been designed, upcycled, and reworked by a talented collective of artists. Each artist will debut multiple looks, brought to life by models, hairstylists, and makeup artists along the theater […]

Cave After Dark Presents: Beer & Chocolate Tasting This unique tasting experience pairs rich, decadent chocolates with carefully selected local brews, creating a symphony of flavors to delight your palate. After savoring these delicious pairings, venture underground into the illuminated depths of the cave, where the natural acoustics set the stage for a mesmerizing LIVE […]

STARLIGHT THEATER AT MYARTS Embark on an epic adventure in this spectacular new musical about discovering who you are and defining who you’re meant to be. Run Time: 75 minutes […]

The magical quartet Paper Birds returns, bringing their singular blend of Americana and folk to the stage. This rare collaboration unites two exceptional songwriters: Katie Dahl, one of the Midwest’s most respected contemporary folk voices, and California’s Claudia Russell, a seasoned solo artist and longtime favorite at Northern Sky Theater. Paper Birds, (Claudia and Bruce/ […]

Cancel culture meets musical theater. What could go wrong? A group of conservative theater artists gather in a secluded cabin in rural Georgia with an unlikely mission: to reclaim their place in the American performing arts. American Theater is a daring, real-life documentary that follows a dismissed director and his new ensemble as they create […]

Milwaukee 8/16 @ Bremen Cafe Paul Jesse with performances from… Ace Parker, Man Martinez, Faith Hatch Free Show 21+ 10pm