A & E
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Carolyn Fath Ashby
Unitarian history
Prairie Unitarian Universalist Society celebrates a golden anniversary with a 996-page history. Read more
Green thumb
Green thumbs are made, not born. Kate Holl of Wildewood, a new plant shop, will help your houseplants thrive. Read more
Jun 13, 2019
Wretch control
Dean Strang, the attorney who became a star after Netflix released “Making a Murderer,” has a new book out with UW Press. He looks at the history of how the government crushed the Industrial Workers of the World. Read more
Jun 13, 2019
Catalog of oddities
Surprises are in store if you open up the drawers in Phil Heckman’s “On Ouisconsin: An Illustrated Historical Catalog” at Sequoya Library. Read more
Jun 13, 2019
The hardest move
Moving Forward is one of several local businesses that help with senior downsizing. It’s a task that can be overwhelming both physically and mentally. Read more
Jun 6, 2019
RDG Dahlquist Art Studio
Plan B for State Street art
“Both/And — Tolerance/Innovation” is a new sculpture unveiled on lower State Street, near Library Mall. It was Plan B for the city, which scrapped plans for a different piece of art. Read more
Jun 6, 2019
Drawing the war
Harold Schmitz, a Milwaukee-based artist, was drafted into the Army Air Corps as an artist in World War II. “In My Spare Moments” at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum displays his art an his tools, giving a special glimpse into an unusual assignment. Read more
Jun 6, 2019
Peter Mauney
Destruction and reconstruction
Artist Jeffrey Gibson says he always liked to use “every crayon in the crayon box.” His exhibit, “Like a Hammer” opens at MMoCA June 8. Read more
Jun 6, 2019
5:00 AM
Kat Stiennon
Dated but delightful
The musical is certainly dated, but Capital City Theatre completely embraced the confection that is Leonard Bernstein’s 1944 “On the Town.” Read more
Jun 5, 2019
11:30 AM
Laura Zastrow
Safe, affordable
Less time under anesthesia. Smaller incisions. Lower costs. A veterinary specialist in spaying and neutering offers many benefits. Read more
May 30, 2019
5:00 AM
Andy Manis
The face of the Union
From holding Maya Angelou’s grocery bags to overseeing a multimillion dollar renovation, Ralph Russo has seen a lot in his 35 years with the Wisconsin Union Theater — 17 of them spent as director. Read more
May 30, 2019
5:00 AM
Living in the past
What’s in a future of living with no fossil fuels? It could well look a lot like the past, and the upcoming Sustainability Skill Share weekend will show participants how great-gramma did things. Read more
May 23, 2019
5:00 AM
Latasia Dhami
Taking up space
She’s not in Kansas anymore. Jenie Gao has become one of Madison’s most well-known printmakers and muralists. Read more
May 23, 2019
5:00 AM
