Things to do in Madison, WI: April 11-17
The Dane County Farmer's Market is back at the Capitol Square starting this weekend!
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Have a good week!
- Sam
Monday, April 11
- Pundamonium, a pun slam, at High Noon Saloon. Show at 7 p.m. $7.
- Open Mic Comedy Night at The Bur Oak. 7-11 p.m. Free.
- Guest Artist Series: James Button at Hamel Music Center. 7:30 p.m. $13.
Tuesday, April 12
- Panel: The Black Business Hub and UW-Madison: Opportunities for transformation and partnership with The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation. 4 p.m. Free.
- Concert Bingo at High Noon Saloon. Prizes include merchandise and concert tickets. Free.
- Presentation: The Significance of the Ho-Chunk in American History at the Wisconsin Historical Society. Virtual option. 5 p.m. Free.
- Webinar: Low-Income Housing: Where Do We Go Next? With the League of Women Voters Wisconsin. Virtual. 7 p.m. Free.
Wednesday, April 13
- Clean Lakes 101: Lake Mendota – The Good, The Bad, The Present with Clean Lakes Alliance. 8 a.m. Virtual option. Free.
- Open and Shut Podcast Launch Event by Wisconsin Watch and WPR. Podcast shines a light on how prosecutors do their jobs — and the danger of allowing their power to go unchecked — through the trials, plea bargains and controversies surrounding district attorneys in two Wisconsin counties. 12 p.m. Virtual. Free.
- Beer Bingo with Sierra Nevada at Bierock. Prizes include various beer-related giveaways, brewery swag, free pours. 6:30 p.m. Free to play.
- Presentation: Insects and Ecosystem Services on a Changing Planet: Insights From the Humble Bumble Bee. Part of the Wednesday Nite @ The Lab series. 7 p.m.
Thursday, April 14
- Timberdoodle Trek at UW Arboretum. Learn all about the Timberdoodles, also known as the American Woodcock. 6 p.m. Free.
- Abraham Smith & Steve Timm Double New Book Reading at Arts + Literature Laboratory. 7 p.m.
- “Youth Unstoppable” screening at Neighborhood House Community Center. 6:30 pm. Free.
- Craig Taborn at Café Coda. 7 p.m. $30. 🟠
- Lecture: The Great Divide: Education, Despair & Death at the Overture Center. Dr. Anne Case of Princeton University will “review the rising prevalence of pain and despair.” 7 p.m. Virtual option. Free.
- The Furious Bongos play the music of Frank Zappa at High Noon Saloon. 8:30 p.m. $15.
Friday, April 15
- Panel: 1972 Duke Ellington UW-Madison residency at Hamel Music Center. Fifty years ago this summer, UW hosted Ellington and his orchestra for the longest university residency of Ellington’s career. 10 a.m.
- Johnny Guitar (1954) screening at UW Cinematheque. From IMDb: "After helping a wounded gang member, a strong-willed female saloon owner is wrongly suspected of murder and bank robbery by a lynch mob. Screening at 7 p.m. Free. 🟠
- Pytton/Vandermark/Wooley Trio at Café Coda. 8 p.m. $20. 🟠
- Ed Schrader's Music Beat at Memorial Union Rathskeller. 8 p.m. Free. 🟠
- Big Bills Farewell Tour with Chloe Louise and Cosmic Toast at BarleyPop Live. 8 p.m. $10.
- Lala Lala, Elton Aura at High Noon Saloon. Music at 9:30 p.m. $15 advance, $18 doors. 🟠
- Dyke Dive pop-up bar with DJ Sarah Akawa at The Wisco. All queer people and allies welcome. 9:30 p.m.
- The Rocky Horror Picture Show at Crucible featuring the cast of Madison's Velvet. Show at 12 a.m. $8.
Saturday, April 16
- Dane County Farmers Market on the Square. 8:30 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. Free.
- On the Margins: Genealogy, The Law and Women, Children, and Minorities with the Wisconsin Historical Society. Interactive workshop that will help you find records to open up the stories of ancestors – especially those that are difficult to research because they are marginalized in society. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Virtual. $40.
- Madison Print and Resist Zinefest 2022 at Central Library. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Free. 🟠
- Vincent Davis / Junius Paul Duo at Café Coda. 7 & 9 p.m. (two shows). $20 per show. 🟠
- April Watershed Reading at Arts + Literature Laboratory featuring poets K. Iver, Jennifer Nelson, and Austin Segrest. Free.
- Night Walk at UW Arboretum. Guided nighttime stroll, no pre-registration required. 7 p.m. Free.
- Chungking Express (1994) screening at UW Cinematheque. Screening at 7 p.m. Free. 🟠
- Micky Dolenz celebrates The Monkees at The Overture. 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $39.
- Isaiah Collier, Jaimie Branch, Gilles Coronado, Rafaelle Rinaudo, Tim Daisy at Bur Oak. Music at 8 p.m. $20. 🟠
Sunday, April 17
- Brother Ali, Mally, DJ Last Word at Majestic. Music at 8 p.m. $20 advance, $20 doors. 🟠
- Maya Lucia at The Bur Oak. Music at 8 p.m. $10 advance, $12 doors.
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