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11-21-2013

Special Event

'The Quiet Season' Book Talk in Madison with Jerry Apps

November 21, 2013
30 N. Carroll St., Madison, WI 53703
Wisconsin Historical Museum
From: 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Special Event
Join Wisconsin Historical Society Press author Jerry Apps as he discusses his newest book, "The Quiet Season: Remembering Country Winters." In this memoir, Apps recalls winters growing up on a farm in central Wi... more >

Forward Theater Company Presents: Sons of the Prophet

November 21, 2013
201 State St., Madison, WI 53703-2214
Overture Center for the Arts
Starting: 7:30 PM
Special Event
Finalist for the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, hailed as one of the “Top 10 Plays of 2011” by The New York Times, New York Magazine, and Newsday Sons of the Prophet will be directed by Jennifer Uphoff Gray... more >

Group Hayrides through Holiday Fantasy in Lights

Recurring daily until November 24, 2013
1156 Olin-Turville Ct, Madison, WI
5:30-6:30pm & 6:45-7:45pm
Special Event
Back by popular demand – see the Holiday Fantasy in Lights in Olin Park from a haywagon!  Experience this Madison holiday tradition in a unique way.  Get your friends and family together, snuggle up under ... more >

Pechakucha Night

November 21, 2013
One John Nolen Dr., Madison, WI 53703
Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center
Starting: 7:00 PM
Special Event
What is PechaKucha? The concept is simple: Each presenter shows 20 images for 20 seconds apiece. It’s an event that is never the same twice, so leave your expectations at the door. Monona Terrace is proud to serve a... more >

Ruby Nouveau Day

November 21, 2013
7876 State Rd. 188, Prairie Du Sac, WI 53578
Wollersheim Winery
11am
Special Event
Taste the first release of the new vintage, Wollersheim Ruby Nouveau 2013 wine and other Wollersheim wines paired with an array of specialty Wisconsin cheeses. Wollersheim Ruby Nouveau is an estate-grown dry red with enti... more >

Steve Ross Performs "Ridin' High -- The Music of Cole Porter"

November 21, 2013
201 State St., Madison, WI 53703-2214
Overture Center for the Arts
Starting: 7:00 PM
Special Event
From his beginnings at New York’s fabled Algonquin Hotel nearly forty years ago to The Ritz in London to Carnegie Hall to the Crillon in Paris to the Imperial Hotel Tokyo to our own humble Capitol Theater, Steve Ros... more >

Wingra Woodwind Quintet; Faculty Concert Series

November 21, 2013
Mosse Humanities Bldg., Madison, WI 53706
UW-Madison School of Music
7:30 pm
Special Event
Founded in 1965, the Wingra Woodwind Quintet is ensemble-in-residence at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Music. Since its formation, the quintet has established a tradition of artistic and teaching excellenc... more >

Ongoing Events

A Fireside Christmas

Every Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday until December 22, 2013
1131 Janesville Ave., Ft. Atkinson, WI 53538
Fireside Dinner Theatre
Wed, Thurs, Sat, Sun matinees; Thurs, Sat evenings; Sunday midday
Ongoing Events
Each year The Fireside’s Christmas show has become, without question, the most popular and sought-after show of the season. It’s always gorgeous; always entertaining; and always filled with inspiration and lov... more >

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
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 >

Les Liaisons Dangereuses

November 21, 2013
5950 Golf Course Rd., Spring Green, WI 53588
American Players Theatre
Starting: 7:00 PM
Ongoing Events
Where wealth has bred boredom, one needs something to pass time. With sex readily available, why not fill it with that? The Queen of this gameplay, Marquise de Marteuil, has just embarked on a friendly bet with her counte... 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
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 >

Walking Food Tours Madison Food Explorers

Recurring daily until November 23, 2013
, Madison, WI 53704
Most tours start at 12:30pm
Ongoing Events
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 >

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
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 >