THE WEEK
 The Week[end]: November 20-22, 2009 on Friday 11/20/2009 6:00 amGet the holidays rolling early this weekend. The calendar includes: the Holiday Art Fair and Madison Women's Expo; the Wis-Kino Fall Kabaret; productions of The Little Match Girl, 1 SW33T R1DE, and the UW Dance Fall Faculty Concert; a book reading by Chris Newbold; Funk Out Cancer!; and, a bumper crop of live music by Carrie Newcomer, Modern Skirts, the MSO, Cougar, Haley Bonar, A Sunny Day in Glasgow, Band from TV, Mason Jennings, Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, and more. >More  The Week: November 16-19, 2009 on Monday 11/16/2009 6:00 amBelieve it or not, but this is actually the last complete work week of the month, given the big holiday a week from Thursday. The calendar includes: appearances by Erica and Richard Halverson, Peter Yarrow, and James Norton with Rebecca Dilley; and, live music by Digital Leather, MV & EE, Vagabond Opera at Mad Toast Live, Two Fresh, Randy Weeks, and Brother Ali. >More The Week[end]: November 13-15, 2009 on Friday 11/13/2009 6:00 amLate autumn in Madison doesn't really get any busier than this weekend. The calendar includes: Kids Expo, the Winter Art Festival, and the opening of Holiday Fantasy in Lights; Bioneers; productions of Sesame Street Live, Blood Wedding, Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps, McBeth, and Room on the Broom and performances by Kanopy Dance, Jason Petty, and the Smothers Brothers; appearances by Sir James Galway, Mukoma wa Ngugi, and Jonathan Patz; and, an avalanche of live music. >More The Week: November 9-12, 2009 on Monday 11/09/2009 6:00 amMadisonians will find many opportunities to go old school this week. The calendar includes: the celebration of the "On, Wisconsin!" centennial; a production of Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps and a performance by Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana; talks by Dan Ariely, Bill Ivey, and Lama Ole Nydahl; and, live music by Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Erin McKeown, Jeffrey Siegel, Enter the Haggis, Trampled By Turtles, Digable Planets, Paleo, and Helliphant with Mr. Gnome. >MoreThe Week[end]: November 6-8, 2009 on Friday 11/06/2009 6:00 amFeast upon yet another array of fine arts entrees around Madison this weekend The calendar includes: the return of the Tales from Planet Earth film fest; productions of Carmen, Dog Sees God, and All About Eve and a performance of Under the Big Top; live music by the George Maurer Duo, The Sounds, El Ten Eleven, The Mountain Goats, Mount Eerie, the Ancora String Quartet, Ami Saraiya, Ace Frehley, Emancipator, Cursillistas, and Old Crow Medicine Show; and for dessert, Pie Palooza. >More The Week: November 2-5, 2009 on Monday 11/02/2009 6:00 am, (1) RecommendationThe arts are well-represented across the board in Madison this first week of November. The calendar includes: a performance of The Rap Canterbury Tales, a readings by Jennifer Chiaverini, and a talk by Dave Eggers with Valentino Achak Deng; a gallery opening featuring Orestes Larios Zaak and Gregorio Perez Escobar and a cabaret performance by Elizabeth Ward Land; and, live music by Bishop Allen, Ghostface Killah, Needtobreathe, Bassnectar, Tiempo Libre, The Bouncing Souls, and White Denim. >More The Week[end]: October 30 - November 1, 2009 on Friday 10/30/2009 6:00 amHalloween and Madison are nigh synonymous, with the big shindigs like Freakfest, Dane101's Freakin' Halloweekend, Night of the Dead, HalloQueen, the Halloween Mustache Masquerade, and the Frequency Halloween Party only scratching the surface of celebration. This weekend offers much more, though, including: productions of Thaïs, The Stops, The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940, and Drakula; a James Gill exhibit at the Chazen, a Ron Dayne book signing, and Opera Up Close; and, a monster lineup of live music by Ben Folds, Ludacris, the Pro Arte Quartet, the Lucas Cates Band, Mad Trucker Gone Mad, and Downtown Brown. >More The Week: October 26-28, 2009 on Monday 10/26/2009 6:00 amAmidst the costume preparations and pumpkin carving, warm up for Halloween with some time out on the town. The calendar includes: talks by Heraldo Munoz and David Morgan; screenings of the Glenn Silber documentaries The War at Home and Labor Day; FODfest; and, more live music from Emmylou Harris & Her Red Dirt Boys, Pete Yorn, ABBA Mania, Sean Kingston, The Disco Biscuits, FireHouse, Railroad Earth, Screaming Mechanical Brain, and Wayne Hancock. >More The Week[end]: October 23-25, 2009 on Friday 10/23/2009 11:00 amThis weekend offers plenty to feed both imaginations and stomachs, along with a well-stocked array of treats for the eyes and ears. The calendar includes: Geek.Kon and the Madison Food & Wine Show; a production of The Imaginary Invalid and performances by Li-Chiao Ping Dance; a John Cage and Merce Cunningham opening at MMoCA; Ballpark Blast and Duck Soup Cinema; Women Rock for the Cure; and, more live music by the WCO, the MSO, Jane Monheit, Great Lakes Swimmers, Los Cojolites, Daughtry, Kaki King, Langhorne Slim, The Bel-Airs, Pretty Lights, Jonathan Coulton, and Julian Marley & the Uprising. >More The Week: October 19-22, 2009 on Monday 10/19/2009 6:00 amTalks and tunes dominate this mid-autumn week. The calendar includes: talks by John Eisenberg, David Wroblewski, Liaquat Ahamed, Jerry Apps, Jim Wallis, and a quartet of vampire experts; Women Rock for the Cure, and, more live music by Sunset Rubdown, Arlo Guthrie, The Avett Brothers, Drummer, and Yonder Mountain String Band. >More |
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