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HLS Productions
What to do in Madison this weekend: Forward Madison FC playoffs, Madison Hmong New Year Celebration and more Isthmus Picks
Picks for Oct. 31-Nov. 3 also includes open studios day at the UW Art Department; opening weekend for Madison Opera. Madison Shakespeare Company and StageQ productions. Read more
Beth Skogen Photography
What to do in Madison this week: Griefcat, Downtown Madison Family Halloween and more Isthmus Picks
Isthmus Picks for Oct. 28-31 also includes a release party for a new ghost particles album; readings by Wisconsin People & Ideas Fiction and Poetry Contest winners. Read more
Oct 28, 2024
David James Swanson
Jack White to play 'secret' show in Madison
Tickets go on sale at 1 p.m. for High Noon Saloon concert on Oct. 24. Read more
Oct 24, 2024
Ty Helbach
What to do in Madison this weekend: Boograss Ball, The Moth Madison GrandSLAM and more Isthmus Picks
Picks for Oct. 24-27 also includes a tour stop by New Zealand dubstep duo Truth; final weekends for current productions by Broom Street Theater, Children's Theater of Madison, Madison College Performing Arts and Madison Public Theatre. Read more
Oct 24, 2024
Liz Lauren
Two men, many questions
APT veterans Gavin Lawrence and Jim DeVita are commanding in the taut jailhouse drama ‘Nat Turner in Jerusalem’ Read more
Oct 21, 2024
Ebru Yildiz
What to do in Madison this week: Middleton Community Orchestra, Yasmin Williams and more Isthmus Picks
Isthmus Picks for Oct. 21-24 also includes the latest stand-up/storytelling tour by Mike Birbiglia; an evening of poetry by Uruguayan women at ALL Read more
Oct 21, 2024
Christian Heeb
What to do in Madison this weekend: Leroy Jones, Wisconsin Book Festival and more Isthmus Picks
Picks for Oct. 17-20 also includes release parties for new music by Free Dirt and Ruin Dweller; comedian Lewis Black makes a stop on his final tour. Read more
Oct 17, 2024
Madison author Heather Swan’s 'Where the Grass Still Sings' embraces both art and science
This hybrid of personal essay and environmental reportage also includes reporting on the arts. Read more
Oct 16, 2024
11:00 AM
Noticing Mary Jo Hoffman
Mary Jo Hoffman’s 'STILL: The Art of Noticing' is what used to be called a coffee-table book, interspersed with illuminating essays that put the author/photographer in the spotlight. Read more
Oct 14, 2024
3:00 PM
courtesy Wisconsin Science Festival
What to do in Madison this week: Wisconsin Science Festival, 'Bad Faith' and more Isthmus Picks
Isthmus Picks for Oct. 14-17 also includes the opening days of Wisconsin Book Festival and Gamehole Con; book talks by Rebekah Taussig and Jeffrey Boldt. Read more
Shawn Harper
In a time of flood and flame, Kanopy Dance’s ‘Polaris’ draws on ancestral wisdom
Wolf: A Transformation is the centerpiece of the evening, a work of poetic concision, which like a great work of music resonates after it is over. Read more
Oct 11, 2024
2:30 PM
Ian Schultz
What to do in Madison this weekend: Spine Stealers album release, WCO's ‘Convergence’ and more Isthmus Picks
Picks for Oct. 10-13 also includes Kanopy Dance's season-opening program, 'Polaris;' a book talk by Mike Bass on 'Frightful Folklore of North America.' Read more
Oct 10, 2024
5:06 AM
Darren Bush
Under the speed limit
On an interstate we go faster, but at a price. I think it’s a high one. Slow down and soak in Wisconsin’s Rustic Roads. Read more
Oct 9, 2024
8:00 AM
