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WI Saddlebred Futurity Horse Show
Sep. 12th-Sep. 15th 2013
Cambridge Fall Fest
Sep. 21st 2013
Live in Concert: Buddy Guy & Jonny Lang
Sep. 21st 2013
Madison World Music Festival
Sep. 19th-Sep. 21st 2013
UW Football vs. Purdue
Sep. 21st 2013
Cambridge Farmers Market
Jun. 25th-Sep. 24th 2013
Festival of Food: Festival Premiere
Sep. 24th 2013
Festival of Food: Savory Sweet Science Taste
Sep. 25th 2013
Festival of Food: Dueling Desserts
Sep. 26th 2013
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04-27-2014
Special Event
Madison Opera: Dead Man Walking
Recurring daily until April 27, 2014
201 State St., Madison, WI 53703-2214
Overture Center for the Arts
See website
Special Event
201 State St., Madison, WI 53703-2214
Overture Center for the Arts
See website
Special Event
Since its premiere in 2000, Dead Man Walking has become a modern classic, one of the most important, powerful operas ever written. Based on Sister Helen Prejean’s book and the movie of the same name, it tells of a... more >
UW University Bands
April 27, 2014
Mosse Humanities Bldg., Madison, WI 53706
UW-Madison School of Music
2:00 pm
Special Event
Mosse Humanities Bldg., Madison, WI 53706
UW-Madison School of Music
2:00 pm
Special Event
The University Bands offer non-music majors an opportunity to continue performing music into adulthood. The enthusiastic members of these bands perform challenging literature while taking a brief break from their major d... more >
Ongoing Events
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
Ongoing Events
227 State St., Madison, WI 53703
Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
Ongoing Events
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 >
Tour Frank Lloyd Wright's Unitarian Meeting House, A National Historic Landmark
August 11, 2013
900 University Bay Dr., Madison, WI 53705
10:00 and 12:00
Ongoing Events
900 University Bay Dr., Madison, WI 53705
10:00 and 12:00
Ongoing Events
The Unitarian Meeting House was completed in 1951 and was designated by the AIA as one of Frank Lloyd Wright's top 17 buildings in 1961. It had a major and lasting impact on church architecture and was designated as a Nat... more >
04-28-2014
Special Event
UW Contemporary Chamber Ensemble
April 28, 2014
Mosse Humanities Bldg., Madison, WI 53706
UW-Madison School of Music
7:30 pm
Special Event
Mosse Humanities Bldg., Madison, WI 53706
UW-Madison School of Music
7:30 pm
Special Event
CCE continues its mission to present the music of living composers. This year's featured composers include Kathryn Alexander, Suzanne Sorkin, and David Gompper. Prof Laura Schwendinger is the artistic director of CCE. more >
Ongoing Events
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
Ongoing Events
1 East Main St., Madison, WI 53703
9:30 Weekdays, 1:30 weekends, or by app't
Ongoing Events
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 >
Youth Open Play at Keva Sports Center
Every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday until April 28, 2014
8312 Forsythia St., Middleton, WI 53562
Keva Sports Center
From: 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Ongoing Events
8312 Forsythia St., Middleton, WI 53562
Keva Sports Center
From: 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Ongoing Events
Open activities and inflatable bounce castle for youth. Parent supervision required. Fee of $5 for one child, $7 for 2, $9 for 3 or more. $3 additional charge for bounce castle. more >
04-29-2014
Special Event
Exploring Mars: Rovers of the Red Planet
April 29, 2014
201 State St., Madison, WI 53703-2214
Overture Center for the Arts
Starting: 7:30 PM
Special Event
201 State St., Madison, WI 53703-2214
Overture Center for the Arts
Starting: 7:30 PM
Special Event
A dynamic engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Kobie Boykins is on the front line of Mars exploration. He designed the solar arrays that powered Spirit and Opportunity, the two rovers that landed on Mars in 200... more >
Twisted Metal! - UW Horn Choir
April 29, 2014
Mosse Humanities Bldg., Madison, WI 53706
UW-Madison School of Music
7:30 pm
Special Event
Mosse Humanities Bldg., Madison, WI 53706
UW-Madison School of Music
7:30 pm
Special Event
The UW horns perform their second annual concert as Twisted Metal, rock band extraordinaire, playing original songs and arrangements by ensemble members. more >
Ongoing Events
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
Ongoing Events
1 East Main St., Madison, WI 53703
9:30 Weekdays, 1:30 weekends, or by app't
Ongoing Events
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 >
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
Ongoing Events
227 State St., Madison, WI 53703
Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
Ongoing Events
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 >
04-30-2014
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
Ongoing Events
1 East Main St., Madison, WI 53703
9:30 Weekdays, 1:30 weekends, or by app't
Ongoing Events
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 >
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
Ongoing Events
227 State St., Madison, WI 53703
Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
Ongoing Events
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 >
05-01-2014
Special Event
Brian Lynch, trumpet & Guest Artist, with the UW Jazz Orchestra & UW High School Honors Jazz Band
May 01, 2014
Mosse Humanities Bldg., Madison, WI 53706
UW-Madison School of Music
7:30 pm
Special Event
Mosse Humanities Bldg., Madison, WI 53706
UW-Madison School of Music
7:30 pm
Special Event
Grammy Award Winner Brian Lynch honed his chops as a member of both Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers and the Horace Silver Quintet. He has been a valued collaborator with jazz artists such as Benny Golson, Toshiko Akiyoshi, ... more >
Ongoing Events
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
Ongoing Events
1 East Main St., Madison, WI 53703
9:30 Weekdays, 1:30 weekends, or by app't
Ongoing Events
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 >
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
Ongoing Events
227 State St., Madison, WI 53703
Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
Ongoing Events
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 >
05-02-2014
Special Event
Madison Symphony Orchestra--The Gershwin Legacy
Recurring daily until May 04, 2014
201 State St., Madison, WI 53703-2214
Overture Center for the Arts
7:30 p.m. (2nd), 8:00 p.m. (3rd), 2:30 p.m. (4th)
Special Event
201 State St., Madison, WI 53703-2214
Overture Center for the Arts
7:30 p.m. (2nd), 8:00 p.m. (3rd), 2:30 p.m. (4th)
Special Event
You know nobody does Gershwin like John DeMain! The Gershwin Legacy was passed on to other great American composers like Leonard Bernstein, Kurt Weill, Marc Blitzstein, and Stephen Sondheim.
DeMain's 20th anniversary sea... more >
Ongoing Events
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
Ongoing Events
1 East Main St., Madison, WI 53703
9:30 Weekdays, 1:30 weekends, or by app't
Ongoing Events
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 >
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
Ongoing Events
227 State St., Madison, WI 53703
Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
Ongoing Events
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 >
05-03-2014
Special Event
Madison Symphony Orchestra--The Gershwin Legacy
Recurring daily until May 04, 2014
201 State St., Madison, WI 53703-2214
Overture Center for the Arts
7:30 p.m. (2nd), 8:00 p.m. (3rd), 2:30 p.m. (4th)
Special Event
201 State St., Madison, WI 53703-2214
Overture Center for the Arts
7:30 p.m. (2nd), 8:00 p.m. (3rd), 2:30 p.m. (4th)
Special Event
You know nobody does Gershwin like John DeMain! The Gershwin Legacy was passed on to other great American composers like Leonard Bernstein, Kurt Weill, Marc Blitzstein, and Stephen Sondheim.
DeMain's 20th anniversary sea... more >
UW All University String Orchestra
May 03, 2014
Mosse Humanities Bldg., Madison, WI 53706
UW-Madison School of Music
4:00 pm
Special Event
Mosse Humanities Bldg., Madison, WI 53706
UW-Madison School of Music
4:00 pm
Special Event
The All-University String Orchestras provide an opportunity for non-music majors to maintain and improve their musical skills and performs a wide range of levels and styles. All-University Strings are conducted by Janet ... more >
UW Women's Chorus and University Chorus
May 03, 2014
Mosse Humanities Bldg., Madison, WI 53706
UW-Madison School of Music
8:00pm
Special Event
Mosse Humanities Bldg., Madison, WI 53706
UW-Madison School of Music
8:00pm
Special Event
The UW Women's Chorus and University Chorus are conducted by graduate assistants and perform works from various genres of music. more >
UW World Percussion Ensemble
May 03, 2014
Mosse Humanities Bldg., Madison, WI 53706
UW-Madison School of Music
Starting: 12:00 PM
Special Event
Mosse Humanities Bldg., Madison, WI 53706
UW-Madison School of Music
Starting: 12:00 PM
Special Event
The World Percussion Ensemble is a chamber group dedicated to the performance of significant percussive styles from around the globe. Percussion traditions from various cultures, including Cuba, Brazil, India, West Africa... more >
Ongoing Events
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
Ongoing Events
227 State St., Madison, WI 53703
Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
Ongoing Events
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 >
