Arts
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Open to all
Madison’s longest-running, all-ages open mic is also noteworthy for its inclusivity of genre, welcoming dance, visual art, stand-up and spoken word. Read more
Oct 8, 2024
8:00 AM
What to do in Madison this week: Danielle Trussoni, '1-800-ON-HER-OWN' and more Isthmus Picks
Isthmus Picks for Oct. 7-10 includes an Antiwar Film Series screening of short films from Gaza; the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra performs a concert to be recorded for the 'Musical Landscapes in Color' project. Read more
Oct 7, 2024
5:07 AM
Calarco: Kelly Kendall Studios / Chowdhary: Caitlin M. Carlson / Vo: C.J. Foeckler / Smith: Anna Min
They put the Wisco in the Wisconsin Book Festival
Memoirs, essays, poems, micro-histories and more shine the spotlight on the Badger State and those who write about it. Read more
Oct 5, 2024
8:00 AM
A generation of art lovers
Youth programming at the Overture Center for the Arts includes the OnStage field trip program, Kids in the Rotunda, the Jerry Awards and Jerry Ensemble. Read more
Oct 4, 2024
12:00 PM