Things to do this week in Madison
Birds! Plays! 4/20! Record store day!

This is a preview of the events that will be included in our newsletters this week.
Monday, April 17
- Webinar: Bridging the Gap Between Students with Autism & Meaningful Employment with DreamBank. Virtual.
- Trivia Night at Crucible
- International Haiku Day Celebration at Arts + Literature Laboratory
Tuesday, April 18
- Astronomy on Tap Madison: Astronomical Monsters Across the Universe at Working Draft Beer Company
- Danish String Quartet at Memorial Union
- Greg Zelek (Organ) & Thomas Mesa (Cello) at Overture Center
- Live @ Mystery to Me: Angela Vasquez with Margaret Rozga at Mystery to Me
- Shrek themed trivia at The Rigby
- UW Badger Sports Talk: South End Zone at Madison Club
Wednesday, April 19
- Trivia at Starkweather Brewing Company
- Gib’s Give & Takeaway Comedy Show at Gib’s
- Karaoke Party at State Line Distillery
- Live @ Mystery to Me: Rebecca M. Webster in Conversation with Richard Monette at Mystery to Me
- Madison's Funniest Comic Competition '23 - Round 1 at Comedy on State
- Social Media Breakfast Madison: Transform Your Social with Short-Form Video at DreamBank
Thursday, April 20
- 420 Party at High Noon Saloon
- 420 w/ Charlie Painter at Ohio Tavern
- Words with Nerds: 4/20 EDITION at Crucible
- 420 Party! at Bierock
- High Concept with Mike Jonjak at The Rigby
- Hazed at Crucible
- Fly Fishing Film Tour 2023 at The Barrymore Theatre
- Bus Rapid Transit Construction (Downtown/Central). Virtual public information meeting
- Mix & Mingle with Urban League of Greater Madison Young Professionals and Out Professional Engagement Network at Blind Shot Social Club
- Music Bingo at Starkweather Brewing Company
- Lecture: Shocking but Not Surprising: The Origins of Anti-Asian Racism in the U.S. at Elvehjem Building
Friday, April 21
- BODYTRAFFIC at Overture Center
- Sublime Tribute Concert benefiting addiction recovery at High Noon Saloon
- The Music Department, a fully improvised musical at Glass Nickel
- The Rocky Horror Picture Show at Crucible
- Seasaw 'Projecting' Album Release W/ The Earthlings, Social Cig, Vombom at Majestic Theatre
- Two Johns & A Nancy at Wild Hog in the Woods Coffeehouse at Wil-Mar Neighborhood Center
Saturday, April 22
- Earth Day!
- 2023 Wisconsin Flute Festival at The Pyle Center
- Party for the Planet at Henry Vilas Zoo
- The Chef + The Forager Dinner at Pasture and Plenty
- Engineering EXPO at UW-Madison Engineering Campus
- Kids in the Rotunda: Ken Lonnquist at Overture Center
- Lesbian Pop Up Bar-Dive Inn at Dive Inn
- Lyons Lecture 2023 with Dr. Wonhee Anne Joh at First United Methodist Church of Madison
- North Street Vintage Market at North Street
- Print & Resist at Central Library
- Record Store Day at Strictly Discs
- Shakespeare In the Park at Rennebohm Park
- Wisconsin Landscapes: An Art and Science Fusion Workshop at UW–Madison Arboretum
- WUDstock 2023 at Union South
- WORT Record Store Day DJ Party at Boneset Records
Sunday April 23
- 2nd Annual TRANS JOY Event At Vilas Park
- New and Expecting Parents Event by 9in|9out at Garver Feed Mill
- "Aldo Leopold’s Place in the History of Wildlife Conservation" Badger Talk at Midvale Community Lutheran Church
- Bird & Nature Festival at Warner Park
- Nate Chappell Tells You What To Do: A Comedy Show With A LOT of Problems at Gib's
- The Rock and Roll Playhouse: Grateful Dead Covers for Kids at High Noon Saloon
- Tent Show Troubadours at Red Rooster Madison
Multiple Days
- Wisconsin Film Festival at multiple locations.
- Artemisia at the Overture Center
- All Bikes Go to Heaven: Freewheel Closing Sale at Madison Freewheel Bicycle Co
- Peter Pan at Overture Center
- UW Varsity Band Spring Concert at Kohl Center