Arts Beat
Wisconsin Film Festival moves to some new but also familiar venues for 2024
A new roster of venues including The Barrymore, Flix Brewhouse, and the UW’s Music Hall will be joining the festival this year. Read more
Jan 23, 2024
Tag Evers returns to show promotion
True Endeavors’ Tag Evers is returning to promoting shows. “He has a passion for the music,” says Barrymore owner/operator Steve Sperling. “And he has good taste in music.” Read more
Dec 10, 2023
Terry Zwigoff, UW-Madison alum, will screen films on campus
Terry Zwigoff, UW-Madison alum and filmmaker will screen his director’s cut of ‘Bad Santa,’ ‘Ghost World’ and more. Themes of art and artmaking run through his work. Read more
Nov 4, 2023
A talk with Jane Rotonda, new director of the Wisconsin Book Festival
The festival’s new 35-year-old director says it’s “fun to think back about that; I was in the audience then, and I’m still in the audience. But it’s a very different experience now.” Read more
Sep 12, 2023
Creator’s Cottage is a place to share stories and strengthen minds
Catrina Sparkman designed the nonprofit arts center in South Madison as a safe space for writers and artists, especially women of color. Read more
Sep 8, 2023
‘Portable Prologues’ podcast is a convenient American Players Theatre “talkback” — to-go
Carol “Orange” Schroeder marks her 10th year of hosting recorded interviews with the actors, directors and designers who create productions all summer long at American Players Theatre in Spring Green. Read more
Jul 21, 2023
A film fest focused on the 53704 is headed to the Barrymore
'Turkeys of Atwood Avenue' is one film that will get the big screen treatment at the Barrymore Theatre at the upcoming 53704 Frame by Frame Film Festival, featuring narrative and documentary films with ties to the ZIP code. Read more
Jul 19, 2023
11:00 AM
Humanities: Do you love it or hate it?
Humanities, constructed between 1966 and 1969, holds down the northeast corner of University Avenue and North Park Street like a behemoth. Its eventual demise is a matter of some intense feelings among Madisonians and alumni. Read more
Jul 10, 2023
8:00 PM
The Bodgery reopens to new members
Each area of The Bodgery — from bike repair and leatherworking to 3D and screen printing — now boasts “area teams” comprised of members who take a more active role in maintaining those spaces and orienting new members. Read more
Jul 10, 2023
8:00 AM
On the Yahara Writing Center connects people with nature, poetry and Mary Oliver
On the Yahara attracts people who have long considered themselves writers, but who ended up getting turned off by a more critical academic approach to writing or poetry. Read more
Mar 12, 2023
8:00 AM
‘Stage Presents’ shows the positive impact of theater on child actors
Theater can be life-changing for children. That’s the message behind ‘Stage Presents,’ a gift of sorts, too, for documentarian Greg Jeschke. Read more
Mar 11, 2023
8:00 AM
Mural project chosen to transform Metro 'bus barn'
The Metro Transit Public Art Project seeks to amplify BIPOC voices, beautify the East Wash corridor, and interest tourists Read more
Jan 10, 2023
8:00 AM