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10-11-2013

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UW Homecoming Weekend

Recurring daily until October 13, 2013
, Madison, WI
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SAVE THE DATE! Reconnect with all things UW during Homecoming Weekend, October 11-13, 2013. From football and friends to favorite campus places, remember your Badger glory days and be a part of a tradition 102 years in ... more >

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UW Wind Ensemble Collage Concert

October 11, 2013
Mosse Humanities Bldg., Madison, WI 53706
UW-Madison School of Music
7:30 pm
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Presenting Collage: an hour of non-stop performances showcasing a variety of musical ensembles and styles from within the UW-Madison arts disciplines. more >

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Antony and Cleopatra

October 11, 2013
5950 Golf Course Rd., Spring Green, WI 53588
American Players Theatre
Starting: 8:00 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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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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Dancing at Lughnasa

Every Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday until October 19, 2013
821 University Ave, Madison, WI 53706
7:30 pm (2:00 Sunday matinee)
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University Theatre opens our season with Brian Friel’s Dancing at Lughnasa. This Tony- and Olivier-Award-winning memory play chronicles a brief period in the lives of the five Mundy sisters, a close-knit group of wo... 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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Madison Symphony Orchestra's Overture Concert Organ Recital--Samuel Hutchison

October 11, 2013
201 State St., Madison, WI 53703-2214
Overture Center for the Arts
7:30 p.m.
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MSO Principal Organist opens the new organ season with a recital of brilliant and virtuosic works including music by J. S. Bach, Gabriel Perné, Marco Enrico Bossi and a special transcription of Peter Tchaikovsky. ... 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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Tour Frank Lloyd Wright's Unitarian Meeting House, A National Historic Landmark

Recurring every week day until October 31, 2013
900 University Bay Dr., Madison, WI 53705
Weekdays 10:30 and 2:30
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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 >

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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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