Events

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09-27-2013

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Festival of Food: Play with Your Food Taste

September 27, 2013
100 N. Hamilton St., Madison, WI 53703
Madison Children's Museum
From: 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
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Go against everything Mama always told you. Come play with your food and experience some of the most innovative, creative, fun, colorful and memorable food and drinks! You can literally play in the museum as you sample fr... more >

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Madison Parks Moonlight Movie Series: The Princess Bride

September 27, 2013
333 South Rosa Road, Madison, WI
Madison Mallards
Movie starts 7pm
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The Madison Mallards and Madison Parks are teaming up to host the Moonlight Movie Series celebrating the Madison Parks Foundation’s 10 years supporting our community’s parks. Join us throughout the summer and ... more >

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Madison Symphony Orchestra’s Season Opener

Recurring daily until September 29, 2013
201 State St., Madison, WI 53703
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Enjoy the beautiful Madison Symphony Orchestra with music director John DeMain in the season opener. more >

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Oktoberfest

Recurring daily until September 29, 2013
, New Glarus, WI
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Free Admission to the festival tent all weekend! Oktoberfest presents many activities and events in downtown New Glarus featuring live music, great food, big cheese fondue pot, wagon rides, chainsaw carving, plus plenty o... more >

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Olbrich's Crackle: Fire & Froth

September 27, 2013
3330 Atwood Ave., Madison, WI 53704
Olbrich Botanical Gardens
7:00PM-10:00PM
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Be inspired by the beauty of a crisp fall evening in Olbrich's outdoor gardens. Watch the flames from bonfires dance on the Great Lawn, groove to live music, savor a variety of tasty foods from Food Fight restaurants, and... more >

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Red Baraat (a Madison World Music Festival Event)

September 27, 2013
Union South, Madison, WI 53715
Starting: 8:00 PM
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This unique group, first seen at the 2008 Madison World Music Festival, melds the sounds of North Indian Bhangra music with jazz, go-go, brass funk, and hip-hop. 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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Daily 25-mile Sightseeing Tours of Isthmus

Recurring every week day starting August 26, 2013
1 East Main St., Madison, WI 53703
9:30 Weekdays, 1:30 weekends, or by app't
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Daily, Highlights Tours of Madison, 2-Hour, 25 mile drive tours encompassing the whole of the Isthmus. We drive by all 3 lakes, features the Square, the best photo stops, Maple Bluff, Mansion Hill, the University, Frank L... 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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Hamlet

September 27, 2013
5950 Golf Course Rd., Spring Green, WI 53588
American Players Theatre
Starting: 10:30 AM
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Hamlet is a young man trying to navigate toward adulthood. A pensive, witty, unstable young man who recently lost his father, and happens to be in the mood for a little avenging. This play revels in contradictions and def... 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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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

September 27, 2013
5950 Golf Course Rd., Spring Green, WI 53588
American Players Theatre
Starting: 8:00 PM
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Take a peek around the corners of Hamlet with bit players Rosencrantz and Guildenstern as they explore the expansive palace of Elsinore and their own odd little friendship. Bard-lovers take note: this is not Hamlet II. Su... more >

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Sightseeing Tours of Madison

Recurring daily until October 01, 2013
1 E. Main, Madison, WI 53703
9:30-11:30 weekdays, 1:30-3:30 weekends
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Take a 30-mile, two-hour tour of beautiful Madison WI in a comfortable minivan. See what makes Madison such a gorgeous place. In addition to driving around the downtown and Capitol Square, you will see Madison's 3 beau... more >

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Sisters in Spirit: Native American Stories from Rocks and Beads

Every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday until November 02, 2013
30 N. Carroll St., Madison, WI 53703
Wisconsin Historical Museum
From: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
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Explore the messages left by the original artists and storytellers of Wisconsin through masterful watercolors and sparkling glass beadwork. This exhibit showcases Geri Schrab's petroglyph- and pictograph-inspired watercol... more >

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Walking Food Tours Madison Food Explorers

Recurring daily until November 23, 2013
, Madison, WI 53704
Most tours start at 12:30pm
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Take a city food tour and experience Madison one tasty bite at a time! Join us on a walking culinary tour of Madison’s savory neighborhoods. Discover hidden Madison restaurants. Taste local, fresh, Madison food and... more >

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You Are Here: Maps and Meanings

Every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday until November 09, 2013
30 N. Carroll St., Madison, WI 53703
Wisconsin Historical Museum
From: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
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We all use maps to find our way. Yet maps can show much more than destinations. They help define who we are and where we belong, and can help us understand our world in new ways. See a variety of striking, intriguing and ... more >

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