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Photo of Mildred Fish courtesy Donner family
A hero against Hitler
Mildred Fish-Harnack, Milwaukee born and UW-Madison educated, was executed in Berlin in 1943 for organizing resistance to Hitler. Her great-grandniece has researched and written an extensive new biography. Read more
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Judith Davidoff
Put preservation in context
Opinion | The Wonder Bar’s history and its unexceptional architecture don’t seem to justify standing in the way of a large housing development. Read more
Sep 23, 2021
Liz Lauren
Modern Greek
APT’s production seemingly reinvents the classic Greek text, illuminating the language, deftly inhabiting the themes, and transforming the archaic story of gods and oracles, prophecies and betrayals. Read more
Sep 23, 2021
Maurice Thaler
Saturday’s our day to play
Isthmus Picks are packed for Sept. 23-30, with varied arts events including the return of Art Fair on the Square; concerts by Interlay and Tom Rush; a Wisconsin Book Festival talk by Tarana Burke; and much more. Read more
Sep 22, 2021
Who are the criminals here?
Opinion | The display could only be explained as deep moral rot — white men on horses living out a nostalgia where they are masters and cruelty is the point. Read more
Sep 22, 2021
Ross Zentner
To be young, gifted and Black
This production of a little-known play by Adrienne Kennedy chronicles her two-year sojourn to England in the late 1960s and her failed efforts to adapt a book of John Lennon’s into a play for the National Theatre in London. Read more
Sep 17, 2021
Photo of Mildred Fish courtesy Donner family
A hero against Hitler
Mildred Fish-Harnack, Milwaukee born and UW-Madison educated, was executed in Berlin in 1943 for organizing resistance to Hitler. Her great-grandniece has researched and written an extensive new biography. Read more
Sep 17, 2021
Dylan Brogan
Your history
Hand-painted bomber jackets from WWII, a vintage SubZero refrigerator made in Madison, cabinets full of taxidermy animals…and a wax cast of Col. Hans Christian Heg’s head. All can be found in the State Archive Preservation Facility. Read more
Sep 16, 2021
50,000 and counting
Opinion | The 14 ATC towers through the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge — an important stop on bird migration routes, especially for ducks — would be 20 stories tall and would require clearing a wide path. Read more
Sep 16, 2021
From rustic to sophisticated
The former Rustic Tavern was a neighborhood tap. It will be replaced later this year by Cordial, serving craft cocktails in an intimate setting. Read more
Sep 15, 2021
courtesy Common Wealth Development
Summer's almost gone
Isthmus Picks for Sept. 16-23 also includes a passel of other festivals (Idea Fest, Midwest Gypsy Swing Fest, Wauktoberfest, New Glarus Oktoberfest), the reopening of the the Bartell Theatre for a production of "Clue," and much more. Read more
Sep 15, 2021
Liz Lauren
Now On Stage at American Players Theatre
Autumn is the perfect time to play in the woods at American Players Theatre in Spring Green! Now on stage at APT, the poetic, romantic comedy A Phoenix Too Frequent and a new adaptation of Sophocles’ great classic Oedipus. Read more
Sep 13, 2021
Zeeyolq Photography/CC BY 2.0
Remembering 9/11
Over the years we have paused to commemorate 9/11 in the pages of Isthmus and on our website. Here’s a look back. Read more
Sep 11, 2021
Robin Shepard
Boots, pants, cups and Stackenblochen
A blonde ale, a juicy IPA, a coffee porter and an Oktoberfest. Our beer guy, Robin Shepard, picks four fun current Wisconsin craft beers to enjoy sooner rather than later Read more
Sep 10, 2021
2:38 PM
Fear itself
Two months after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, staff writer Tom Laskin examined how the events of that day affected residents of Madison. Nerves were on edge — but maybe not for the reasons we remember today. Read more
Sep 10, 2021
12:00 PM
Linda Falkenstein
Experience a slice of history
When Brisbane House, a 19th century farmhouse, came up for sale, Samantha Crownover knew she had to restore it. Read more
Sep 9, 2021
5:00 PM
Lorie Shaull, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
Vigilante (in)justice
Opinion | Even before Texas' strict abortion went into effect at midnight on Sept. 1, it was working as intended: Texas clinics were turning away women seeking an abortion. Read more
Sep 9, 2021
2:00 PM
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Virtual quilts, real sheep
Isthmus Picks for Sept. 9-16 includes a second online Great Wisconsin Quilt Show, the return of the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival, music indoors and out, and much more. Read more
Sep 8, 2021
3:46 PM
Linda Falkenstein
Dim sum for dinner
Feast, a new dumpling and tea house on Willy Street, has some good appetizers and varieties of dumplings not usually seen on other Madison menus. Read more
Sep 8, 2021
11:49 AM
Ellie Nowakowski
Sentimental journey
Not just old and in the way! Mitch Hammes focuses on selling quality vintage gear with a sense of nostalgia at Singlestitch. Read more
Sep 7, 2021
4:00 PM
Liz Lauren
Upside down
An all-female cast and a new adaptation of Cymbeline opens up new facets of the play. Read more
Sep 7, 2021
2:00 PM
KLJ Movement
A needed space
Representation is greatly needed in the dance world. KLJ Movement, a new dance studio in Monona, focuses on young dancers of color. Read more
Sep 7, 2021
9:00 AM
The exterminator
“I’m here for the cockroaches,” he said, shifting his weight from one sturdy black shoe to the other, holding a heavy-looking metal canister with an attached hose. Read more
Sep 6, 2021
11:20 AM
Tommy Washbush
Gimme shelter
In a city where housing is scarce, and people are burdened by high rents, conversations should primarily be focused on supply, demand and affordability, not aesthetics. Preservation distracts. Read more
Sep 6, 2021
11:11 AM
GLEAM: Art in a New Light
Sculptural art featuring light, illuminated viewing, 7:30-10:30 pm Wed.-Sat., 9/1-30; and 6:30-9:30 pm Wed.-Sat., 10/1-30 ($15), Olbrich Gardens. Opening viewing 7:30 pm-midnight, 8/28 ($26). Advance tickets only. Read more
Sep 23, 2021
7:30 PM10:30 PM
New Glarus Oktoberfest
9/23-26, downtown New Glarus, with music, craft vendors, food, beer tent. Read more
Sep 23, 2021Sep 26, 2021
Symbiosis: Art and the Community
Works by 19 local artists, 9/18-11/21, Communication (reception 3-8 pm, 9/18). Current hours: 11 am-3 pm Fridays, 10 am-6 pm Saturdays. Read more
Sep 24, 2021
We Stand on Their Shoulders: A History of Wisconsin Women and Voting
Archival exhibit, 6/3-12/30, Wisconsin Historical Museum. Current hours 11 am-3 pm Thursday-Saturday. Read more
Sep 24, 2021
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