A & E
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Studio Paran cools down
While the planet heats up, glass artist Richard Jones decides to cool down Studio Paran to focus on less carbon-intensive work. Read more
Kat Stiennon
Bouncing back
Madison Ballet, which has faced financial troubles in past years, is back on stronger footing as it opens “Inside Out” at the Bartell Theatre, Jan. 17-25. Read more
Jan 16, 2020
Allison Lenz / M.O.D. Media Prod
New space for ALL
The east-side Arts + Literature Laboratory has always had a much larger impact than its tiny space would indicate. In 2020, the multimedia hub will expand into new digs near The Sylvee. Read more
Jan 2, 2020
Lampstand Photography
The final step
Tattoos sometimes serve a medical purpose, and Alissa Waters of Shade Medical & Creative Tattoo of Madison specializes in areola pigmentation and scar camouflage. Read more
Jan 2, 2020
New frontiers
Increasing visibility for artists of color and an explosion of multimedia works defined 2019’s visual highlights. Read more
Dec 19, 2019
Spin control
Remember that wood veneer Pioneer receiver you had in college? It might be rehabbed and for sale at HiFi Haus, purveyor of vintage and old-school-inspired stereo equipment. Read more
Dec 19, 2019
Making Wisconsin great
From a photography book on the Wisconsin Dells to a mystery about The Fonz, Wisconsin authors and Wisconsin-based books are filling the shelves this year. Read more
Dec 19, 2019
Kat Stiennon
What a long, strange year it’s been
From a mostly silent play to the breakneck paced musical behemoth, “Hamilton,” Madison stages were full of magic and wonder in 2019. Gwendolyn Rice recaps her favorite moments. Read more
Dec 19, 2019
5:00 AM
Moving delights
Katie Reiser, Isthmus dance critic, looks back at the fanciful and devastating works on Madison stages in 2019. Read more
Dec 19, 2019
5:00 AM
Jonathan Raymond Popp
Privilege is more than a game
Korean American playwright Young Jean Lee sets out to examine privilege and family dynamics in “Straight White Men,” showing at the Bartell Theatre through Dec. 21. Read more
Dec 12, 2019
12:30 PM
Viking vessels, simple spoons
Do you need another mug in your life? Probably not. Do you need a hand-turned wooden mug made according to 13th century specifications? Tom Bartlett of Sylva Spoon might argue yes. Read more
Dec 12, 2019
5:00 AM
Learning from catastrophe
War, disease and science all collide in “Staggering Losses,” a comprehensive historical exhibit at the Ebling Library in UW-Madison’s Health Sciences Learning Center. Read more
Dec 12, 2019
5:00 AM
Chris Roberts
Women rock!
Her turn: Jane Burns provides a lively roundup of some of 2019’s best female music memoirs: from Debbie Harry, Patti Smith, Liz Phair, Tegan and Sara Quin, and Amy Rigby. Read more
Dec 12, 2019
5:00 AM
