A & E
Watery rave
People are itching to get out on the water. Memberships at Madison Boats are selling fast, while Canoecopia goes virtual. Read more
Mar 2, 2021
DRIFTing and Share-ing
Isthmus Picks for Feb. 25-March 4 includes livestream concerts by DRIFT and Nicholas Payton, Overture's International Festival, and more. Read more
Feb 24, 2021
Dreaming of spring
Isthmus Picks for Feb. 18-25 includes online editions of the Garden & Landscape Expo and Beloit International Film Festival, a livestream from Mars, and more. Read more
Feb 17, 2021
Considering climate
Isthmus Picks for Feb. 11-18 includes Winter is Alive, a multi-disciplinary arts examination of our relationship to the planet; the Virtual Venue Love Fest Valentine's Day streaming concert; and more. Read more
Feb 10, 2021
Through all kinds of weather
Isthmus Picks for Feb. 4-11 includes plenty of outdoor fun at the Wisconsin Union's Winter Carnival, new livestream concert series Song Space, and more. Read more
Feb 3, 2021
“It’s nice to have some good news for a change”
With hopes that safe gatherings can resume this fall, Overture Center announces it’s lost 2020-2021 season will be back next year; Gwendolyn Rice runs down the shows. Read more
Jan 29, 2021
Scratching the surface
The Niceties was originally inspired by the 2016 controversy surrounding a memo to Yale students from the administration that urged them not to don racially offensive costumes for Halloween. Read more
Jan 27, 2021
11:00 AM
We have all been here before
Isthmus Picks for Jan. 28-Feb. 4 includes Groundhog Day events in Sun Prairie, virtual concerts from J. Marsden and Verona Quartet, and more. Read more
Jan 26, 2021
3:42 PM
Sit with it
The new book Let’s Talk About It: The Art, the Artists and the Racial Justice Movement on Madison’s State Street both documents a moment in history and prompts the community to think about it more deeply. Read more
Jan 22, 2021
2:30 PM
Musical relief
Isthmus Picks for Jan. 21-28 includes a virtual concert from Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, an of the moment play from Forward Theater, an online Sundance Film Festival, and more. Read more
Jan 20, 2021
4:52 PM
Panel discussion
Madison arts administrator Karin Wolf fights to preserve the panels from the murals painted downtown this summer. The weather is as dangerous as vandals have been. Read more
Jan 14, 2021
5:30 PM
Remember the dream
Isthmus Picks for Jan. 14-21 includes state and city-county commemorations of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, the 35th annual Dream Ball from Women in Focus, book talks by Nick Petrie and John Odin Jensen, and more. Read more
Jan 13, 2021
9:40 AM