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10-20-2013

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2013 Wisconsin Book Festival

Recurring daily until October 20, 2013
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This year's festival will be made up of approximately 50 author events occurring in and around the new Central Branch of Madison Public Library. After 11 successful years, Madison Public Library is taking over as organi... more >

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Michael Nosworthy, clarinet, Guest Artist Series

October 20, 2013
Mosse Humanities Bldg., Madison, WI 53706
UW-Madison School of Music
Starting: 7:30 PM
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Michael Norsworthy, professor of clarinet at the Boston Conservatory, is one of the most celebrated champions of the modern repertoire. To date, he has given over 125 world premieres with leading contemporary music groups... more >

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Pinterest Party: Gratitude Board

October 20, 2013
1 N. Pinckney St, Madison, WI 53703
DreamBank
From: 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
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Do you truly appreciate the gifts in your life? In this workshop we refocus our attention inward, reflecting on the bounty of good things we each have in our lives. You’ll create a gratitude board – full of im... more >

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Potted Potter: The Unauthorized Harry Experience

Recurring daily until October 20, 2013
201 State St., Madison, WI 53703-2214
Overture Center for the Arts
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A Critic's Pick by the New York Times, New York Magazine and Time Out London, Potted Potter: The Unauthorized Harry Experience — A Parody by Dan and Jeff, won the prestigious 2012 Olivier Award nomination for Best E... more >

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Antony and Cleopatra

October 20, 2013
5950 Golf Course Rd., Spring Green, WI 53588
American Players Theatre
Starting: 6:00 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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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-Philippe Bianconi plays Brahms' Piano concerto No. 2

Recurring daily until October 20, 2013
201 State St., Madison, WI 53703-2214
Overture Center for the Arts
7:30 p.m. (18th), 8:00 p.m. (19th), 2:30 p.m. (20th)
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"An extraordinary exhibition of musicianship, technical control and good taste which lent the music a freshness, immediacy and conviction one all too seldom encounters." - The Times (London) French pianist Phil... more >

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Once Upon A Mattress

Every Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday until October 27, 2013
1131 Janesville Ave., Ft. Atkinson, WI 53538
Fireside Dinner Theatre
Wed, Thurs, Sat, Sun matinees; Thurs, Sat evenings; Sunday midday
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You may think you know this time honored tale of The Princess and the Pea but we’ll tell you the real story in one of Broadway’s happiest shows. Delightful music, period costumes, charming romance and rib-tick... more >

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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
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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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