Richard Moninski will lead participants in a series of fun and interactive activities on a digital platform using the ArtRage drawing app. This two-hour session in the Watrous Gallery will include drawing prompts to engage the imagination, as well as techniques to facilitate drawing from observation. This workshop is suitable for people of all levels […]

Every fourth Sunday Noon Jazz Piano Solo, we feature pianist/vocalist Anthony Cao! Anthony Cao has been performing in the Madison jazz scene since 1998, but most of his performing these days is with the high-energy, all-request dueling pianos team at the Ivory Room Piano Bar. Cao received a BM and MM in music education from […]

Richard Moninski's recent paintings explore several themes: the systemization of nature, the decorative impulse, the choices between representation and abstraction, and the history and culture of specific places. His paintings and drawings juxtapose indigenous flora and fauna, manmade artifacts, and stylized representations of plants taken from European decorative arts traditions such as tapestry and lace-making. […]

From painting on the streets to a gallery, self taught artist Audifax introduces you to her unique journey of how she became a street artist, muralist, sculptor and painter. Learn about projects in the jail, shelter and more, as well as the stories behind the pieces on the walls of Garver Canvas. This will be […]

Yefim Bronfman performs Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3 January 20-22. Program Run Time: 2 hours, plus 20 minute intermission Franz Schubert, Symphony No. 3 in D majorBéla Bartók, The Miraculous Mandarin IntermissionSergei Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 3  in D minor Program Notes available here.

Bethel Concert Series Presents: Luther College Nordic Choir, in concert A free concert from Luther's Premier mixed chorus. All are welcome.

We are happy, Happy, HAPPY to announce the continuation of David Landau's Monday Night Kid Music at the Harmony Bar. This is a high-energy, laugh-a-minute, good time for kids age 2-8 years. Their grown-ups get to relax and have a beverage. There is a kid menu, an adult menu, and a drink menu. PARKING is […]

Join us on 23 Jan 2023 for the I - On Defense Podcast episode.  The I - On Defense Podcast provides expert military and defense industry commentary twice a week.  Hosted by John Michaels, the podcast discusses the latest in military and defense technology.  The program is available at Google, Apple, Spotify, or wherever you find […]

Get online and start the week with an increased understanding of body language, face expressions and Sign Language as a conceptual and visual language. Sign has a wide range of uses; to indicate to a spouse you need to leave a room, to form a bond with a child, to be an effective communicator in […]

Join us the fourth Monday of every month for an Open Mic, hosted by Dylan Harris. We’ve got the mics, the plug-ins, the piano - you bring the music! Whether you want to play solo, sing to a back up, or get the band together, this is the place. So come on out and show […]

After 175 years of private ownership, on January 14 the 65-acre Voit Farm on Madison's eastside was finally listed for sale. National developers are eagerly eyeing this unique parcel, which has been fully engulfed by suburbia. For over a year, a group of concerned citizens have been planning a strategy to purchase this farm cooperatively, […]

The Transformative Action Network and 100 Strong invite you to join us for monthly letter writing gatherings in response to violence against Black individuals in our communities. Each month, participants will be provided templates, time, and space to develop their letter to send to those that must be held accountable to the harm they have […]

The Friends of Pope Farm Conservancy is excited to welcome Dr. Amy Rosebrough, archeologist at the Wisconsin State Historical Society, for a special VIRTUAL talk on Tuesday, January 24, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. about the recent discoveries of two ancient canoes in Lake Mendota. Thousands of years ago, dugout canoes fashioned by Native American craft […]

Adem Tesfaye is a Madison, WI native. He is a NYC and Madison-based emcee/songwriter, hip-hop guitarist, and music producer whose music style has deep roots in hip-hop, funk, reggae, and blues. Adem draws his inspiration from artists like Bob Marley, Jimi Hendrix, A Tribe Called Quest, Gang Starr, and The Roots. His craftsmanship of storytelling […]

Newly formed bluegrass five piece Hayloft play music from 7-9pm, no cover charge

Itching to make killer cocktails at home? Let the Garver Lounge bartenders teach you how! You'll learn the basics of classic cocktails with high-end and local spirits. The 2-3 hour class comes with snacks provided by the Garver Kitchen and you'll go home with recipes, bitters and sweet vermouth so you are ready to recreate […]

If you like feel-good music from the 60's to the present, you'll love the Madison-based vocal group Acoustic Collective. They are Jim Eisele and Bill Rushmore on vocals and guitar, Denise Jenison and Carol Hulland on vocals, Thomas Mielke on bass guitar and Ken Koeppler on drums. They sing songs in many genres- folk, rock […]

Do you like Tango? Do you want to learn elegant Tango moves? Every 2nd and 4th Saturday we invite Joe Yang, owner of Wisconsin Tango, to show you the steps and host Tango Milonga Matinee social after the class. Come for both sessions or just one of them. No partner needed. All levels are welcomed! […]

Nate Gibson wrote the history of Starday Records, country music's largest independent record label in the 1950s and '60s, and has since been keeping the spirit of this label alive on WORT's Back to the Country radio program and in his live performances. His recordings have been released on Bear Family Records (Germany), Swelltune Records, […]

Join us for a special night with Louka Patenaude performing with John Christensen and Al Falaschi. Special guests Lawnmower will open the show. Louka Patenaude, a veteran of the Madison music scene, is a performing guitarist, teacher, recording studio artist, songwriter and composer. As a professional teacher, his career goes back almost 20 years. He […]

Come dance to a night of live samba from Madison’s own Samba Novistas! Hear the sounds of Brazil with a five-piece band guaranteed to bring the crowd to their feet.