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Wide Awake in Wisconsin: The Local Antislavery Movement that Elected Lincoln and Spurred the Civil War

Wisconsin Historical Society 816 State St, Madison

At this speaker event, Jon Grinspan, Smithsonian Curator of Political History, will discuss the legacy of the Wide Awakes through his latest book, Wide Awake: The Forgotten Force That Elected Lincoln and Spurred the Civil War. The story of the Wisconsin anti-slavery movement wouldn’t be complete without the Wide Awakes, a club of working-class white […]

FREE

Rudens (The Rope) by Plautus

Arts + Literature Laboratory 111 S. Livingston St., Madison, WI

Right from the sea a fisherman a hamper drew; Unlocked, it showed the tokens of his master’s child: Daughter she was, though servant to procurer vile, Established, after shipwreck, as her father’s ward — Now safe, though still unknown. At last, his daughter proved, She weds her erstwhile lover, Plesidippus true. Roman comedy is one […]

Free

Anime Magic! 2024

Donald E. Stephens Convention Center 5555 N. River Road, Rosemont, IL

Anime Magic! is on a mission to bring the “magic” back to anime conventions! We’re always pushing the boundaries, and this year is no different. We’re getting WAY bigger, better, […]

$7 – $70

Post Saga + Hanna SImone + Torcado

Post Saga Post Saga, a pop-rock band from Cleveland, Ohio, emerged in 2017, blending pop, indie, jazz rock, and alternative. Inspired by Lake Street Dive and ’70s greats, they create unique melodies, soulful vocals, and a mix of genres. With a 7 piece band and a female fronted singer, their dynamics are unlike any in […]

$3 – $15

Cedarburg Art Museum Summer Beer Garden

Cedarburg Art Museum W63N675 Washington Avenue, Cedarburg

Follow the museum gate to the Outdoor Courtyard & Sculpture Garden featuring the Lakefront Brewery Tap House. The Beer Garden will be open on Thursday evenings, 5:30-9:00 p.m. and Saturday afternoons, 12-4 p.m. through October 3, 2024. Visitors will enjoy live music, food trucks, and Lakefront Brewery beer and hard seltzer on tap, wine, other […]

43rd Annual Villa Louis Carriage Classic

Villa Louis Historic Site 521 Villa Louis Rd, Prairie du Chien

At the 43rd Annual Villa Louis Carriage Classic, teams from across the country will jockey for first place in the Midwest’s largest, most elegant and lavishly appointed equine sport driving […]

$5 – $65

Yellowstone Art Trail

lafayette town hall 5765 197th St., Chippewa Falls

10th ANNUAL YELLOWSTONE ART TRAIL FRIDAY & SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6th & 7th, 2024 9:00am to 5:00pm both days Cadott, Boyd & the eastern Lake Wissota area of Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin The Art Trail is a free self guided art tour consisting of 31 local artists displaying and selling artwork in their studios and participating businesses. […]

Marathon County Historical Society presents Vintage Game Night

Woodson History Center 410 Mcindoe Street, Wausau, WI, United States

The Marathon County Historical Society Vintage Game Night is now the First Friday of each month from 5:30-8:30 pm at the Woodson History Center (410 Mcindoe St. Wausau). We have 100’s of vintage games (past and present) to choose from and people can come and go as they please. Vintage Video Game Night Friday, August […]

Free

Chris Farrell

Wil-Mar 504 S. Brearly St. (corner of Jenifer and Brearly), Madison, VA, United States

Chris Farrell is a veteran of Chicago’s Earl of Old Town singer-songwriter scene dating back too the days of John Prine and Steve Goodman. He spent forty years as a […]

$2 – $4

Gin Mill Hollow

Slowpoke Lounge & Cabaret 137 West Jefferson Street, Spring Green, WI, United States

Celebrating ten years of Americana Jams in 2024, Gin Mill Hollow puts on a high-energy live show every time they take the stage. With an emphasis on strong composition and songwriting, the quartet from Madison, Wisconsin take influence from genres like bluegrass and funk, and brew an eclectic mix of styles together into a musical […]

$10

Paul Kosower in his 80th Birthday Celebration Concert

Haas Fine Arts Building 121 Water St, , WI, Eau Claire

On Sunday, September 8th at 2 pm, the University of Eau Claire Department of Music and Theatre Arts presents Faculty Professor Emeritus Paul Kosower in a solo concert of organ and cello. The program will center on J. S. Bach’s most famous work for organ. It will be followed by Solo Suites 1 & 3 […]

Free