The Bridges of Madison County: A Musical
2025-08-22 19:30 - 2025-08-23 21:30 UTC | Fredric March Play Circle, Wisconsin Memorial Union, 800 Langdon Street, Madison, 53706, United States
Francesca Johnson, a beautiful Italian woman who married an American soldier to flee war-ravaged Italy, looks forward to a rare four days alone on her Iowa farm when her family heads to the 1965 State Fair. When ruggedly handsome, National Geographic photographer, Robert Kincaid, pulls into her driveway seeking directions, though, what happens in those four days may very well alter the course of Francesca’s life. Based on the best-selling novel and nominated for several Tonys, Bridges is a touching, fiercely romantic, and powerful testament to love and the question of “what if?”
Performed at the Play Circle in the Memorial Union. See www.mtmadison.com for info on parking and finding the theatre.
August 15, 16, 21, 22, and 23 at 7:30pm
August 17 at 2:00pm
Presented by Music Theatre of Madison

Grow and Gather: Eat the Weeds!
2025-08-23 09:30 - 11:30 UTC | Frank Lloyd Wright Visitor Center, 5607 County Rd, Spring Green8, WI, 53588, United States
Tired of fighting all those garden weeds? Good news – you can eat them!
Join us in the Kitchen Garden at Taliesin with Taliesin Preservation’s Kitchen Gardener, Abbie Lehman, to learn what weeds in your garden are delicious and nutritious. Learn about companion planting and how some weeds can actually benefit your garden when managed properly.
We will also discuss the importance of understanding native vs invasive weeds, and how our gardening affects the greater ecosystem. Participants will tour the Kitchen Garden at Taliesin and have the opportunity to sample the weeds and the garden produce.
Bring a tote bag or basket to take home some garden goodies!

Dinner Detective Madison
2025-08-23 18:00 - 21:00 UTC | DoubleTree by Hilton Madison East, 4402 E. Washington Ave, Madison, WI, 53704, United States
As North America’s largest interactive comedy true-crime murder mystery dinner theatre show, solve a hilarious mystery while you feast on a fantastic dinner. Just beware! The culprit is hiding in plain sight somewhere in the room, and you may find yourself as a Prime Suspect before you know it! Each ticket includes our signature award-winning show, along with a full plated dinner, waitstaff gratuity, and plenty of surprises during the show!

Yin Yoga at Ether Wellness
2025-08-24 18:30 - 19:30, 2025-08-31 18:30 - 19:30 UTC | Ether Wellness, 25 N Pinckney St. Ste 310, Madison, WI, 53703, United States
Give yourself permission to slow down. This deeply nourishing practice invites you to settle into floor-based postures held for 3–5 minutes, gently targeting the fascia and connective tissues. Through stillness and breath, Yin Yoga helps release tension, calm the nervous system, and create space—physically and energetically—for rest and renewal.
Pre-registration required at least 2 hours before class.
Non-Members = $22/class –> https://etherwellnessmadison.buzops.com/YinYoga
(4 class pack = $19/class. Purchase under “packages”–> https://etherwellnessmadison.buzops.com/)
Members = Free with promo code “MEMBERFREECLASS”
Class lead by: Kari Mysker
Every Sunday 6:30-7:30pm
Ether Wellness (25 N Pinckney St Ste 310 Madison, WI 53703)
📍Location Notes:
Ether Wellness is located on the 3rd floor above The Old Fashioned (no elevator access—please plan accordingly). Street parking, the Capitol Square North Garage and the Dayton/Pinckney Ramp are nearby.

Lego Night at Working Draft Beer Co
2025-08-25 18:30 - 20:00, 2025-09-01 18:30 - 20:00 UTC | Working Draft Beer Company, 1129 East Wilson Street, Madison, WI, 53703, United States
Monday nights we are bringing back the childhood classic and nemesis of barefoot parents everywhere – LEGO! Join us from 6:30-8pm for 3 laid-back rounds of Lego fun! You can vote for your faves and even snag Working Draft or Bricks and Minifigs gift cards! We do three rounds of building with Lego. Each round we give you a topic / category, and you build something awesome. The winner of each round gets a gift certificate to Working Draft or our partners in Lego, Bricks and Minifigs – Madison. We’ve got the Lego covered, just bring your cool ideas. Kids are welcome and we either have a food truck or on-site pizzas for dinner! Lego Night is now every Monday at 6:30!

Cancer Support Services through Gilda’s Club Madison [Virtual]
2025-08-26 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-08-26 09:00 - 09:30, 2025-09-04 11:00 - 11:30 UTC | Gilda’s Club Madison, 7907 UW Health Court, Middleton, 53562, United States
Have you or someone you loved been given a cancer diagnosis? Are you looking for a space to connect with others who understand?
Join Gilda’s Club for a group New Member Meeting delivered on Zoom.
This meeting will discuss the resources we have to offer and get you started as a Gilda’s Club member.
*If you do not wish to meet in a group setting, please email program@gildasclubmadison.org to schedule an individual New Member Meeting.
Questions? Please email program@gildasclubmadison.org or call 608-828-8880.

Bingo Night at Working Draft Beer Co
2025-08-26 18:30 - 20:00 UTC | Working Draft Beer Company, 1129 East Wilson Street, Madison, WI, 53703, United States
Join us for BINGO! It’s free to play, you can win Working Draft merch, gift cards, and other fun prizes!
We always have pizzas from Sal’s and giant pretzels from Batch Bakehouse and often have local food trucks for dinner.
We host Bingo Night every other Tuesday night starting at 6:30.
Yahtzee! I mean, Uno! Um, uh, oh yeah, Bingo!!!
Happens on the following Dates:
Feb 11, 2025, 6:30pm to 8:00pm Timezone: CST
Feb 25, 2025, 6:30pm to 8:00pm Timezone: CST
Mar 11, 2025, 6:30pm to 8:00pm Timezone: CST
Mar 25, 2025, 6:30pm to 8:00pm Timezone: CST
Apr 8, 2025, 6:30pm to 8:00pm Timezone: CST
Apr 22, 2025, 6:30pm to 8:00pm Timezone: CST
May 6, 2025, 6:30pm to 8:00pm Timezone: CST
May 20, 2025, 6:30pm to 8:00pm Timezone: CST
Jun 3, 2025, 6:30pm to 8:00pm Timezone: CST
Jun 17, 2025, 6:30pm to 8:00pm Timezone: CST
Jul 1, 2025, 6:30pm to 8:00pm Timezone: CST
Jul 15, 2025, 6:30pm to 8:00pm Timezone: CST
Jul 29, 2025, 6:30pm to 8:00pm Timezone: CST
Aug 12, 2025, 6:30pm to 8:00pm Timezone: CST
Aug 26, 2025, 6:30pm to 8:00pm Timezone: CST
Sep 9, 2025, 6:30pm to 8:00pm Timezone: CST
Sep 23, 2025, 6:30pm to 8:00pm Timezone: CST
Oct 7, 2025, 6:30pm to 8:00pm Timezone: CST
Oct 21, 2025, 6:30pm to 8:00pm Timezone: CST
Nov 4, 2025, 6:30pm to 8:00pm Timezone: CST
Nov 18, 2025, 6:30pm to 8:00pm Timezone: CST
Dec 2, 2025, 6:30pm to 8:00pm Timezone: CST
Dec 16, 2025, 6:30pm to 8:00pm Timezone: CST
Dec 30, 2025, 6:30pm to 8:00pm Timezone: CST

Trivia Night at Working Draft Beer Co
2025-08-27 18:30 - 20:00, 2025-09-03 18:30 - 20:00 UTC | Working Draft Beer Company, 1129 East Wilson Street, Madison, WI, 53703, United States
Every Wednesday night Working Draft hosts its house-made Trivia.
The top three teams win WDBC gift cards (or other fun prizes) and the last place team gets to pick one category for the next week.
Seats fill up fast, so we recommend getting here early.
We often have a food truck popping up, so you can enjoy some delicious dinner along with your tasty brews (and brain-bending questions). And even if we don’t have a truck on site, you can take advantage of our delicious Sal’s Tomato Pies pizzas and giant soft pretzels from Batch Bakehouse!
This event runs from Feb 12, 2025 to Dec 17, 2025 and happens every:
Wednesdays: 6:30pm – 8:00pm

Midday Reset: Breathwork & Meditation at Ether Wellness
2025-08-28 12:15 - 12:45 UTC | Ether Wellness, 25 N Pinckney St. Ste 310, Madison, WI, 53703, United States
Hit pause on your Thursday with this 30-minute reset designed to calm your mind and recharge your energy. Kari will guide you through simple, accessible breathwork and Kriya Yoga meditation to help you release stress and return to your day feeling grounded and renewed.
No experience necessary—and you don’t even have to change out of your clothes if you don’t want to! Just come as you are, take a seat, and breathe.
Non-Members = $12/class –> https://etherwellnessmadison.buzops.com/MiddayReset
(4 class pack = $10/class. Purchase under “packages”–>
https://etherwellnessmadison.buzops.com/)
Members = Free with promo code “MEMBERFREECLASS”
Class lead by: Kari Mysker
Every Thursday 12:15-12:45pm
Ether Wellness (25 N Pinckney St Ste 310 Madison, WI 53703)
Location Notes:
Ether Wellness is located on the 3rd floor above The Old Fashioned (no elevator access—please plan accordingly). Street parking, the Capitol Square North Garage and the Dayton/Pinckney Ramp are nearby.

Stackenblochen Oktoberfest Release / Cinn City Smash Burger Pop-Up
2025-08-28 17:00 - 20:30 UTC | Working Draft Beer Company, 1129 East Wilson Street, Madison, WI, 53703, United States
Thursday, August 28th should be a real party! So much fun to be had, including:
— We’re releasing the 2025 version of Stackenblochen Oktoberfest Lager!
— We’re tapping a 1/6bbl unfiltered preview of HellerFest Festbier, which will debut for real at Oktoberfest (September 12th – 14th), right at 5pm. It’ll go fast, so get there early!
— Cinn City Smash Burgers is popping up from 5-8 or 8:30! (You’ll have to search long and hard to find a better burger in town)
The first taste of this year’s Oktoberfest Lager. A preview of this year’s Festbier. A tasty smash burger. Let’s do this!!!

Gather & Grow: Madison Women's Network
2025-08-29 09:00 - 10:30 UTC | Ether Wellness, 25 N Pinckney St. Ste 310, Madison, WI, 53703, United States
Join us every last Friday of the month for connection, community & meaningful conversation—just for women who work with heart.
You give so much to your work, your clients, and your community. This space is for you.
Gather & Grow is a monthly gathering of women who are building, creating, healing, and leading with purpose. Whether you run a business, hold space for others, or are navigating what’s next—you’ll find like-minded connection, inspiration, and support here.
Each meetup includes a lightly guided theme or prompt to spark real conversation, followed by time to simply be with one another—sharing stories, resources, and encouragement over coffee.
🗓️ When: Friday, August 29th 9:00-10:15am
📍 Where: Ether Wellness – 25 N Pinckney St., Ste 310, Madison
🎟️ Free to attend – RSVP encouraged, walk-ins welcome
–>https://etherwellnessmadison.myflodesk.com/gatherandgrowaugust
Still deciding? Learn more –> https://etherwellnessmadison.com/gather-grow-madison-womens-network/
📖BONUS CO-WORKING TIME: Did you meet someone you want to connect deeper with? Maybe you have some work to get done? Or maybe you just would like to take a moment to step away from work, grab a good book or journal, and just relax?
✨Enjoy the studio (for FREE) for whatever your mind, body, and soul needs until 12pm!

The Ultimate Italian Ice Cream Sandwich Workshop - August 30th
2025-08-30 12:30 - 14:30 UTC | The Deliciouser, 931 E. Main St. Suite 7, Madison, WI, 53703, United States
Join us in celebrating the flavors of Italy. We’ll begin by setting the mood with a thoughtfully prepared antipasti spread. As you enjoy these classic bites, Michelle Mau will guide you through the art of making our rich house-made ice cream from scratch. Finally, experience the ice cream paired perfectly with a toasted Stalzy’s brioche bun, creating a traditional Italian gelato sandwich with a modern twist.

Meat Raffle at Working Draft Beer Co
2025-08-31 14:00 - 16:00 UTC | Working Draft Beer Company, 1129 East Wilson Street, Madison, WI, 53703, United States
Working Draft is hosting a Meat Raffle the last Sunday of every month!
Starting at 2pm, our Meat Raffles are six rounds, $2 paddles, and feature meat from rotating meat purveyors, including Fox Heritage Farms, Jenifer Street Market, and Wells Farms.
We love a good Meat Raffle, and we know that you do too!
This event happens on the following Dates:
Aug 31, 2025, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Timezone: CDT
Sep 28, 2025, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Timezone: CDT
Oct 26, 2025, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Timezone: CDT
Nov 30, 2025, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Timezone: CDT
Dec 28, 2025, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Timezone: CDT

Shifting Gears Bike Path Dance Festival 2025
2025-09-01 12:00 - 18:00 UTC | Brittingham, McPike, and Wirth Court Parks, along the Capitol City Trail, Madison, WI, 53703, United States
The Shifting Gears Bike Path Dance Festival is back, and with more exciting ways to enjoy Madison’s vibrant local dance scene. Grab your bike, your scooter, roller skates, or just put on your favorite walking shoes! This year’s festival brings you new interactive activities and new appreciation for our beautiful city.
Shifting Gears creates informal and temporary performance spaces in the parks and green spaces along the fantastic bike paths in Madison: Wirth Court Park, McPike Park, and Brittingham Park (by the Butterfly Garden). This Labor Day, festival goers on the bike path can get a little exercise, enjoy the beautiful outdoors, and witness a stunning array of local dance groups:
Sets begin at 12, 1:50, & 3:45pm at each of the three locations. 10 minutes of break between sets allows you to bike between locations to see all of these remarkable performers:
Brittingham Park:
Mukula Dance
Madison Circus Space Aerial Dance
Dansu Company and Crew
Wingspan Dance
Harley Blanchard
Mini Lesson with Lyn Pilch of Dance Fabulous
McPike Park:
Tania Tandias Flamenco & Spanish Dance
Breakthrough Dance Company
Evander Stoll
the Unincorporated Dance Lab
Kallpa House
Lily Edgar
Scratch Dance
Salsa and Bachata Mini Lesson with Luis Armacanqui of the Capitol Social
Wirth Court Park:
Karmic Flower Dance Company
Eric Stith III
Pa Ying Thao
Breckenridge Scottish Highland Dance
Papa Kobina of the Hitterz Collective
Kripa Baskaran
Luigi Style Jazz Mini Lesson with Dianné Jean Aldrich
This year, tour the full festival in a group ride with Machinery Row Bicycles! First dozen participants to meet up for the group ride at 11:30am at Machinery Row get a special Shifting Gears swag bag.
In addition to live performance there will be other family-friendly activities including bike decorating, sidewalk chalk, and mini lessons in social and folk dance forms. One mini lesson will finish off each set at all of the park locations, allowing the audience to learn something new, get the body moving, and celebrate the final days of summer together. Audience amenities are back this year thanks to SASYNA: porta potties and a few shade umbrellas. Feel free to bring your own small shade umbrellas, picnics and picnic blankets, sun screen, bug repellent, and any other goodies you might need to enjoy a full day of dance and the outdoors.
At the end of the day, join performers and community at the Working Draft Beer Company for our Fin de Fiesta celebration with drinks (non-alcoholic too!), food truck, raffle, community dance party, & more!
Admission is free and tickets are not required. Shifting Gears is partially funded with generous support from the Madison Arts Commission, Madison Pro Audio, the SASY Neighborhood Association, the Evjue Foundation, Working Draft Beer Co, and individual donors. Those interested in making a tax deductible donation may do so at isthmusdancecollective.org/donate.

An Archeologist’s View of the Changing Landscape
2025-09-02 18:00 - 19:00 UTC | Pope Farm Conservancy, 7440 Old Sauk Rd, Verona, WI, 53593, United States
Join State Archaeologist Dr. Amy Rosebrough for an archeological tour of how the landscape of Pope Farm Conservancy and southern Wisconsin influenced, and was used by, Indigenous peoples and European settlers, and how it has changed over time. This walking tour will invite visitors to contemplate the impact of the land around them on human history. What resources were available to local communities, and how were they used? How did ice and water determine where and when people came to stay? How did people, in turn, change the landscape around us? This tour is free and open to the public – no registration is necessary. We will meet at Pope Farm Conservancy in the lower parking lot off Old Sauk Rd.
Website: https://www.popefarmconservancy.org/events/
Share on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1082474024086383/
Contact: info@popefarmconservancy.org

Advance Care Planning
2025-09-04 15:00 - 16:30 UTC | Gilda’s Club Madison, 7907 UW Health Court, Middleton, 53562, United States
Make you own health care decisions. Advance care planning is one of the best gifts you can give to yourself and to your loved ones. It takes courage to plan ahead and think about a time in the future when you may not be able to make healthcare decisions for yourself or you are not able to communicate your preferences. By planning ahead, you can find comfort that your current and future care preferences are in writing and will guide your loved ones so they will not have the burden of guessing what you would want during if you could not speak for yourself about medical decisions. Learn more about how you can make your own health care decisions through written and verbal communication with your medical team and family. Presented by Jean Ligocki, MSW and Kirsten Worzala-Dumke.

Wisconsin at Work Walking Tour
2025-09-04 17:00 - 18:30, 2025-09-06 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-09-06 13:00 - 14:30 UTC | History Maker Space, 1 S. Pinckney Street (U.S. Bank Plaza), Madison, 53703, United States
Discover the people, places and movements that contributed to Madison’s long legacy of labor during this unique walking tour through the capital city. Set within Wisconsin’s history of labor legislation, learn about how people have made a living over time and the leaders and community organizations that shaped the area’s labor rights movements, visit sites teeming with labor union history, walk in the footsteps of worker strikes and more as you explore Wisconsin work history from the mid 1800s to the 1970s.
COST
Adult: $20
Teen: $20
Senior: $20
Child (5-11): $20
Children under 5: Free
Society members receive a 10% discount.
Advanced registration is required.
Know Before You Go:
Although the tour is based out of the Wisconsin History Society (WHS) History Maker Space, this tour will be taking place within the community and will be visiting multiple locations.
For this tour, please note the starting and ending locations are different.
The starting location of the tour will be in front of the U.S. Bank Plaza building (1 S. Pinckney Street), the home of the History Maker Space. The ending location will be at Library Mall, 816 State Street.
Upon arrival at the starting location, please check-in with a WHS staff member to confirm your tour reservation.
The guided tour is approximately 1.3 miles in length and is on paved, but slightly hilly terrain.
Comfortable shoes for walking are strongly recommended. Tour participants are encouraged to also bring water, sunglasses, and a hat with them. The course of the tour is outdoors and shade will vary.
Walking tours will happen rain or shine. In the case of inclement weather, consider bringing an umbrella.
Parking:
For the Thursday tour date, it is strongly recommended not to park in the underground onsite garage at the U.S. Bank Plaza Building. The U.S. Bank Plaza parking garage closes after 6 p.m. on weekdays and will not reopen until Friday morning when regular business hours at the U.S. Bank Plaza building resume.
Regarding Saturday tour times, the underground onsite garage at the U.S. Bank Plaza building is not open.
As an alternative to parking onsite at the U.S. Bank building, there are public parking options available in downtown Madison. There is a public parking garage, Capitol Square North Garage (218 E. Mifflin St., Madison, WI 53703), located about two blocks and a 6-minute walk from the tour’s starting location and end location. In addition, there is street parking information on the City of Madison website.
If wanting to park near the end of the walking tour, the nearest city of Madison parking garage is the State Street Campus Garage – Frances Street. In addition, there are parking options available through UW- Madison Transportation Services.
Tour participants with questions about the tour content, or with mobility concerns are encouraged to contact Jenny Pederson at jennifer.pederson@wisconsinhistory.org or (608) 669-5160.

Critical Thinking, Moral Imagination, and the Courage to Rescue: A Dialogue
2025-09-04 19:00 - 20:15 (America/Chicago) | Jewish Museum Milwaukee, 1360 N. Prospect Ave., Milwaukee, WI, 53202, United States
Drawing from histories of individuals and communities who chose to rescue Jews during the Holocaust, Dr. Amy H. Shapiro will explore the difficult decisions made by those who risk their lives to help others. She will share insights into what drives people to act with compassion in the face of danger and discuss the broader implications for moral decision-making today. Following her remarks, Dr. Shapiro will invite the audience into a thought-provoking conversation about what it means to act out of a sense of moral imagination.
LOCATION: Jewish Museum Milwaukee
COST: Members $5 | Nonmembers $8 | Add-on Ticket $5
Nonmembers are welcome to purchase an Add-on Ticket to experience Jewish Museum Milwaukee galleries between 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. the night of the program.

Celebrate Working Draft's Underversary
2025-09-05 12:00 - 23:00 UTC | Working Draft Beer Company, 1129 East Wilson Street, Madison, WI, 53703, United States
Come celebrate our Underversary, when we celebrate one full year of all things Underberg at Working Draft!
We have a ton of fun and delicious ways to celebrate this tasty German digestive bitter, including:
— We will have Underberg ice cream made specially for this event by Stellie’s Ice Cream.
— One of a kind root beer floats with Sprecher Root Beer and Underberg ice cream.
— We are going to debut our Underberg chess set.
— An Underberg toast at 6pm.
— Ampersand flowers will be selling Underberg flower arrangements
— Third Lake Sausage Company will be serving up his Underberg-infused pickled eggs
— A special Underberg cocktail by Mitch
— Underberg birthday cake
— A special food option to be named soon!
My taste buds are getting fired up already. See you celebrate one year of Underberg delicousness at Working Draft Beer Co!!!

Live from the Wonderground: Shakey – A Neil Young Tribute Band
2025-09-05 17:00 - 20:00 UTC | Madison Children’s Museum, 100 N Hamilton St, Madison, WI, 53703-2116, United States
Every month, enjoy free concerts at MCM featuring an eclectic mix of Madison bands. Adults get to dance and chat, kids climb and play, and caregivers enjoy low-stress social time in an outdoor space like no other!
On Friday, 9/5 from 5-8pm, we’re welcoming Shakey, a Neil Young tribute band that captures the essence of Neil Young’s music and style. Be sure to grab a tasty street taco or pupusa from Mexsal and a delicious dessert from Stellie’s Ice Cream cart — both for-purchase in the Wonderground.
Live from the Wonderground admission is free! You may choose to provide a donation at the door, but no entry fee is required. Proceeds benefit the work of Madison Children’s Museum and allow us to bring accessible programming to our community. All tickets are at the door, no advance registration. Please enter at the Wonderground gate on E. Dayton Street, by the Log Cabin.

Ken Dahlin Lecture & Reception
2025-09-05 18:00 - 21:00 UTC | Hillside Theater, Taliesin, Spring Green, 5481 County Road C, Spring Green, WI, 53588, United States
Architect Ken Dahlin will discuss his latest book, Frank Lloyd Wright and the Path to Beauty, at Hillside Theater. The evening begins with a book signing, charcuterie, and drinks at Hillside Drafting Studio, followed by a reception in the Hillside foyer.

All Wright: A Day Like No Other at Taliesin
2025-09-06 09:00 - 18:00 UTC | Taliesin, 5481 County Road C, Spring Green, WI, 53588, United States
Wright in Wisconsin presents ALL WRIGHT: A DAY LIKE NO OTHER on Saturday, September 6th (the weekend following Labor Day).
This exclusive experience grants unprecedented access to Taliesin (including residence, Wright’s studio, Cornelia Brierly’s living quarters), Hillside Drafting Studio and Theater (including Assembly Hall, dining room, and dorm rooms), Tan-y-Deri (Porter residence), Romeo and Juliet Windmill, Joe’s Cottage, and Midway Barns (exterior viewing only).
Taliesin will NOT be open to the public on the day of the tour during this VIP experience. Space is limited, so sign up today!

Coastal Heat: Ceviche & Sopa de Camarón - September 6th
2025-09-06 12:30 - 14:30 UTC | The Deliciouser, 931 E. Main St. Suite 7, Madison, WI, 53703, United States
Dive into bold, coastal flavors in this summery workshop featuring two vibrant Mexican dishes. We’ll start with a bright ceviche featuring serrano chiles, crisp radish, and our Zócalo spice, served atop crunchy tostadas. Then we’ll build a rich, smoky sopa de camarón—plump shrimp in a spicy tomato broth with morita chiles and creamy avocado. A workshop that captures the balance of heat, acid, and comfort in every bite.
