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08-17-2013

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3rd Annual Backroads Brewery Bus Tour

August 17, 2013
, Madison, WI 53704
From: 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM
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Join us for a day of craft beer history and education! This tour is a benefit with $15 of every reservation directly donated to the Potosi Foundation and National Brewery Museum. Jim Draeger, Authors of "Bottoms Up!... more >

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A Provideo Comedy Series Event: The Kinsey Sicks

August 17, 2013
201 State St., Madison, WI 53703-2214
Overture Center for the Arts
Starting: 8:00 PM
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America's Favorite Dragapella Beautyshop Quartet are taking on the cultural bludgeon of reality TV. This brilliant reality mash-up takes us to the jungle (where else?) where Rachel, Winnie, Trixie and Trampolina team up... more >

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Agora Art Fair

August 17, 2013
5500 East Cheryl Parkway, Madison, WI 53711
From: 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
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Over 100 Wisconsin Artists will be showcased in the Fifth Annual Fitchburg Agora Art Fair set amid the stunning architecture of Agora and the natural prairie landscape of southern Wisconsin.  We are proud to featur... more >

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BarCamp Madison

August 17, 2013
1550 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI 53706
From: 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM
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Barcamp Madison is an open-format conference where the attendees are the presenters. Our subject matter will be directly tied to what ideas people bring to share with the community. Most of the rooms will be equipped with... more >

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BMO Harris Bank Madison Mini-Marathon & 5K Presented By Meriter & Physicians Plus

August 17, 2013
800 Langdon St., Madison, WI 53706
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Put on your running shoes. The 5th Annual Madison Mini-Marathon: Half Marathon & 5k is back! The BMO Harris Bank Madison Mini-Marathon & 5K Presented By Meriter & Physicians Plus will take place on Saturd... more >

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Dane County Farmers' Market

Every Saturday until November 09, 2013
Capitol Square, Madison, WI
From: 6:00 AM to 2:00 PM
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Photo credit: John Maniaci. The Dane County Farmers’ Market on the Square is a tradition in Madison, Wisconsin. You’ll find the season’s best bounty of vegetables, flowers, and specialty products ... more >

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Family Saturdays: Kids Sports Nutrition with UW Health Dietician Tara LaRowe

August 17, 2013
One N. Pinckney, Madison, WI 53703
DreamBank
From: 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
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Good habits start young, and can last for a lifetime. Teach your little athletes the right way to stay healthy with tips from UW-Health Dietician Tara LaRowe. Drop in any time to learn the facts and fads about sports drin... more >

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Free Farmers Market Concerts

August 17, 2013
201 State St., Madison, WI 53703-2214
Overture Center for the Arts
Starting: 11:00 AM
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Step into the cool expanse of Overture Hall on three summer Saturdays during the Dane County Farmers' Market on the Capitol Square to enjoy the gift of beautiful music with the Madison Symphony Orchestra's Overture Conc... more >

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Free Farmers' Market Organ Concert

August 17, 2013
201 State St., Madison, WI 53703-2214
Overture Center for the Arts
Starting: 11:00 AM
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Step into the cool expanse of Overture Hall to experience the power and magic of the Madison Symphony Orchestra's Overture Concert Organ. Please join us in welcoming 14-year-old organist Adrian Binkley for his Overture ... more >

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WDS Annual Daylily Plant Sale

Recurring daily until August 18, 2013
3330 Atwood Ave., Madison, WI 53704
Olbrich Botanical Gardens
Saturday 10am-4pm; Sunday 11am-3pm
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Largest daylily sale in the area. Thousands of plants; more than 700 different kinds. All are hardy, Wisconsin-grown plants. Large, color photo of every cultivar. Prices: $4 to $30. 5% of proceeds to benefit a non-profit ... more >

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WI State Finals Barrel Horse Race

Recurring daily until August 18, 2013
1919 Alliant Energy Center Way, Madison, WI 53713
Gates open at 9am, Runs start at 11:30am
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Returning for a sixth straight year, you can watch talented riders and horses dash around barrel obstacles at this exciting event! The show allows riders of all skill levels to compete for money and pri... more >

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All My Sons

August 17, 2013
5950 Golf Course Rd., Spring Green, WI 53588
American Players Theatre
Starting: 8:00 PM
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The Keller family struggles with a real-life willing suspension of disbelief in a community rocked by war, scandal, and one very specific combination of the two. These are not the kings and queens normally seen on our sta... more >

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Antony and Cleopatra

August 17, 2013
5950 Golf Course Rd., Spring Green, WI 53588
American Players Theatre
Starting: 3:00 PM
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Antony and Cleopatra is a love story with the power to shatter nations. But reality has a way of intruding on romance, and love is not the only force at work here. Shaky political alliances, ambition and war threaten the ... more >

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Arboretum Ecological Restoration Work Party: Grady Tract.

Recurring monthly on the 3rd Saturday until December 21, 2013
SE corner of Seminole Hwy & Beltlne frontage road, Madison, WI 53711
From: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
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Volunteer for restoration activities and learn about our native ecosystems. Tools and training are provided, and groups are welcome with advance notice. Meet at the Grady Tract parking lot, SE corner of Seminole Hwy and t... more >

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Boat Rental on Lake Mendota

Recurring daily until October 15, 2013
5381 Westport Rd., Madison, WI 53708
SkipperBud's
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Rent a Pontoon, Sport Boat or Kayak on beautiful Lake Mendota. Skipper Buds of Madison offers half and full day rentals 7 days a week out of our harbor. Call, email or simply stop in to reserve your rental today! more >

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Dueling Pianos

Every Friday, Saturday until September 28, 2013
116 W. Mifflin St. or 111 State Street, Madison, WI 53703
Starting: 8:00 PM
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Dueling Pianos non-stop entertainment! Join us nightly request songs and sing along! Perfect for your special occasion or for just a night you won't forget! Dueling Pianos Thurs-Sat nights, solo all requests shows Tues &a... more >

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Focal Points: American Photography Since 1950

Recurring daily until September 01, 2013
227 State St., Madison, WI 53703
Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
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Focal Points: American Photography Since 1950 looks at ways in which fine art photography has examined American identity. This major exhibition presents over 100 works and will be on view in the museum’s main galler... more >

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Free Tours at the Overture Center

Every Saturday until August 31, 2013
201 State St., Madison, WI 53703-2214
Overture Center for the Arts
Starting: 1:00 PM
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Experience Overture’s stunning performance spaces and learn behind-the-scenes details of how they work. Examine the intricate architectural details and explore the rich, nearly century-long history of one of Madison... more >

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Gifts of the Ebb Tide: The Sea in Japanese Prints

Recurring daily until September 01, 2013
750 University Ave., Madison, WI 53706
Chazen Museum of Art
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The sea is pervasive in the imagery of Japan—after all, it is an island nation. Kitagawa Utamaro’s Gifts of the Ebb Tide, also called The Shell Book, is famous among Japanese paeans to the sea and its bounty. ... more >

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I Dream Too Much: Paintings by Leslie Smith III

Every Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday until September 01, 2013
227 State St., Madison, WI 53703
Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
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Featuring a focused selection of the artist’s work from recent years, alongside his newest canvases, I Dream Too Much will be Leslie Smith’s first solo museum exhibition. Leslie Smith employs abstraction to ... more >

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Live Oom-pah Music at Essen Haus

Every Friday, Saturday until September 28, 2013
514 E. Wilson St., Madison, WI 53703
Essen Haus German Restaurant
From: 8:30 PM to 12:30 AM
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Dance the night away to live bands performing party favorites such as the hokey pokey, the chicken dance, and spirited German drinking songs at the Essen Haus! more >

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Los Grandes del Arte Moderno Mexicano

Every Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday until June 01, 2014
227 State St., Madison, WI 53703
Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
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Los Grandes del Arte Moderno Mexicano (Masters of Mexican Modern Art) showcases the artists who, more than any others, defined Mexican Modernism in the 1920s and 1930s: Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Frida Kahlo, Leopoldo Mé... more >

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Maira Kalman Exhibition and Artist Reading at Madison Children’s Museum

Recurring daily until August 31, 2013
100 N. Hamilton St., Madison, WI 53703
Madison Children's Museum
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Join artist Maira Kalman for a free opening reception of What Pete Ate, a collection of original artwork from her beloved children's book. Kalman will be on hand for the unveiling of the exhibit and an author reading at 1... more >

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Michael Lucero Installation

Recurring daily until August 18, 2013
750 University Ave., Madison, WI 53706
Chazen Museum of Art
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Ceramicist Michael Lucero began developing a body of larger-than-life figures as a graduate student. When he moved to New York City in 1978 he didn’t have access to a kiln and instead constructed a series of 17 ha... more >

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Monkey Business Institute Improv Comedy Show (All-Ages)

Every Saturday until September 28, 2013
2916 Atwood Avenue, Madison, WI 53704
5:30pm (Seating starts at 4:45pm)
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Madison’s award-winning professional improv group creates a unique comedy show based on audience suggestions. With no sets, props, scripts or line memorization, MBI creates spur-of-the-moment, seat-of-the-pants impr... more >

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