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Jesse Chieffo
Do you like to laugh?
Isthmus Picks for July 29-Aug. 5 also includes stand-up by Ms. Pat at Comedy on State, free dance performances by participants in the Li Chiao-Ping SEED workshops, a talk by poet and UW assistant professor Thulani Davis, and much more. Read more
Richard Bock
Opera + disco = unity?
Isthmus Picks for July 22-29 includes Opera in the Park; VO5 and three more Madison favorites at a one-day iteration of AtwoodFest; the Unity Picnic at Urban League of Greater Madison; and much more local music, comedy and art. Read more
Jul 21, 2021
Harmony yodeling or harp?
Isthmus Picks for July 15-22 includes outdoor concerts from KG & the Ranger, Willy Street Chamber Players, Orquesta SalSoul del Mad and others, the "distributed festival" Home Stretch, and much more. Read more
Jul 13, 2021
Liz Lauren
Smooth sailing
Tom Stoppard’s comedy of errors a natural choice for the company, which excels at witty, wordy, British humor. It’s also an unusual outing, as it is a play with music that requires the entire cast to sing and dance. Read more
Jul 9, 2021
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BABY DUCKS!
Isthmus Picks for July 8-15 includes a revisiting of "An Iliad" at American Players Theatre; the return of Art Fair Off the Square and Dane County Fair; reopening nights for the Majestic and North Street Cabaret; and much more. Read more
Jul 7, 2021
Liz Lauren
Anger management
It’s been six years since APT Core Company member James DeVita took to the APT stage as the narrator of An Iliad. This reprise shows how times have changed. Read more
Jul 3, 2021
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Fireworks!
Your pets may not be thrilled but there will be boomys in 2021, including a new event at Breese Stevens Field and annual celebrations in Monona and DeForest; Concerts on the Square is also at Breese this year, plus more Isthmus Picks for July 1-8. Read more
Jun 30, 2021
Britni Petitt
Breeze or Hurricane?
A new EP from Kat & the Hurricane is celebrated as part of the Hot Summer Gays concert series; Olbrich Gardens’ Summer Breeze parties return; a pair of new event series from Madison Public Library; and more Isthmus Picks for June 24-July 1. Read more
Jun 22, 2021
12:05 PM
The new normal is…almost the old normal again
Juneteenth and Madison Jazz Festival events continue in-person and online; club gigs return at Crucible, The Rigby and The Bur Oak, and more Isthmus Picks for June 17-24. Read more
Jun 16, 2021
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Pressing problems
UW-Madison director of jazz studies Johannes Wallmann recorded his new CD right before the COVID-19 shutdown. It will be released June 25. Read more
Jun 14, 2021
3:00 PM
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Remember summer festivals?
Mount Horeb Summer Frolic and Cottage Grove Firemen's Festival bring back the beer tent, plus Madison Jazz Festival, new museum exhibits, and more Isthmus Picks for June 10-17. Read more
Jun 9, 2021
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A summer not on Zoom
The gloves...err, masks…are off. Grab a lawn chair and a picnic basket, head to a concert or an art show. Summer is back on, and here’s our traditional calendar covering many events in Madison, Dane County and even further afield. Read more
Jun 4, 2021
3:12 PM
Liz Lauren
A Shakespeare mash-up
James DeVita’s play is a valentine to Falstaff. By piecing together scenes from four plays featuring the bawdy scamp, a beautiful story is told of the fall of the jolly good fellow. Read more
Jun 4, 2021
10:00 AM
