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A radical experiment
Although it may be haunted by the ghost of Joel Gersmann, Broom Street Theater has moved beyond the 1960s counterculture while still staying true to its roots. Read more
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Joe Tarr
For the birds
An estimated 1 billion birds die every year after flying into glass on buildings. The deaths are preventable. And the Madison Audubon Society, UW-Madison and an army of volunteers are trying to make buildings safer for feathered friends. Read more
Oct 17, 2019
A radical experiment
Although it may be haunted by the ghost of Joel Gersmann, Broom Street Theater has moved beyond the 1960s counterculture while still staying true to its roots. Read more
Oct 17, 2019
Off the Square: The backstory behind Gov. Evers’ pardons
Former Gov. Scott Walker didn’t believe in second chances.Tony Evers does. Read more
Oct 17, 2019
Tim Samuelson
Let it all hang out
The architect Frank Lloyd Wright lived an unconventional life. And Paul Hendrickson’s new biography, “Plagued by Fire,” takes an unconventional approach, reading like a thriller. Read more
Oct 17, 2019
Dennis Drenner
Complicated
Jeannie Vanasco’s memoir, “Things We Didn’t Talk About When I Was a Girl” is complicated, heartwarming and heart-wrenching. In it, she confronts the friend who raped her 14 years prior. Read more
Oct 17, 2019
David McClister
This thing called songwriting
The nine-time Grammy nominee and songwriting legend John Hiatt swings through town with his guitar on Oct. 20. He shares some of his secrets with Michael Muckian. Read more
Oct 17, 2019
Mead is the word
A meadery in North Freedom? One of the world’s oldest alcoholic beverages could bring new vitality to the small community. Read more
Oct 17, 2019
The future of cinema
Zia Anger’s first film was labeled “abandoned.” Find out what really happened at “My First Film,” the director’s groundbreaking multimedia presentation at MMoCA on Oct. 23. Read more
Oct 17, 2019
Eats events
The annual Bark & Wine event for the Dane County Humane Society, a panel on eating insects will enlighten participants at Meadowridge Library and a pie demo at Lakeview Library means a win for the north side, this week in events that may bug you. Read more
Oct 17, 2019
David Michael Miller
Pay the players
California has a new law, effective in 2023, that would allow players at all California schools to receive income for the use of their image and likeness. It’s unlikely Wisconsin will follow suit. Read more
Oct 17, 2019
Identity protection
For transgender people, going to court to affirm their identity can be a complicated, scary process. Trans Law Help Wisconsin is there to lend a helping hand. Read more
Oct 17, 2019
Isthmus Events
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Isthmus Beer & Cheese Fest
Isthmus Beer and Cheese Fest returns Saturday, January 20, 2018, to the Alliant Energy Center Exhibition Hall in Madison, Wisconsin. Read more
Todd Hubler
Madison Craft Beer Week
Madison Craft Beer Week is a 10-day festival featuring hundreds of events in and around Madison to celebrate craft beer and the craft beer community. April 24-May 3, 2020. Read more
Isthmus Uncorked
Join us for Madison's ONLY wine fest! On May 16, 2020, we'll bring wineries from across Wisconsin and beyond to McPike Park for unlimited sampling. There's also cheese sampling, live music and more. Read more
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Tangent to become Vintage
A big win at the Great American Beer Festival prompts Vintage to make some changes. Tangent, its downtown location, will be renamed to highlight its Vintage connection. Read more
Five new restaurants you need to try in Madison, Wisconsin
Where should you be eating? These five spots took top honors in our 2019 reader poll for favorite new restaurant. Read more
Petit monde
WOS-sup? A pilgrimage to the epicenter of French Packers fandom. Read more
Electrifying change
Will e-bikes and electric scooters get more people out of their cars, reduce climate-changing pollution and make us all healthier? Or will they wreak chaos on city streets and overrun quiet recreational areas? Either way, change is coming. Read more
Too hot to handle
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture and Consumer Protection was charged with testing hemp fields to ensure the crop didn’t contain too much THC. The agency had 18 inspectors to collect and test thousands of samples within a matter of weeks. Read more
Wisconsin Book Festival
10/17-20, with free readings & discussions at Central Library and other downtown venues. Read more
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Wisconsin Science Festival
Workshops, exhibits, film screenings, demonstrations & hands-on activities for all ages, 10/17-20, UW Discovery Building & other locations statewide. Free (materials/admission fee for some activities). Click through for event highlights. Read more
Oct 17, 2019Oct 20, 2019
Dog Sees God
StageQ checks in on what could have happened to the Peanuts gang as teenagers, 10/4-19, Bartell Theatre, at 7:30 pm Thursdays-Saturdays (2 pm on 10/19), plus 2 pm Sunday 10/13. $20. Read more
Oct 17, 2019
7:30 PM
Held: A Musical Fantasy
Music Theatre of Madison, Arts for All Wisconsin & XTension Dance Company production of Kelly Maxwell and Meghan Rose's story of three trapped friends: 7 pm, 10/11, Arts for All; 7 pm, 10/12, Forte Studios, Mount Horeb; 7:30 pm, 10/17-19, Threshold. Read more
Oct 17, 2019
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