Upcoming events...

Make Music Madison 2023

Make Music Madison is a free, citywide day of music held annually on June 21st, the longest day of the year. Initiated in Madison in 2013, our festival is part of the larger Make Music Day, an international summer solstice music celebration occurring in 1,000+ cities across the globe. Each year, coffee shops, restaurants, retail shops, centers of worship, front porches, parks, and other locations across Madison fill... [ more ]

Burkhard Bilger

Every family has its ghosts, every country some dark history that haunts it. For Burkhard Bilger, that history was just closer to home. “To be German, it seemed, was always to be one part Nazi,” he writes. “In my case, that part was my grandfather.” FATHERLAND shares the story Bilger’s nearly ten-year quest to uncover the truth about his family’s past. It’s a book of gripping suspense and moral inquiry—a tale of... [ more ]

Poetry Open Mic

7:00 – 7:30 Sign up to read for 5 minutes
7:30 Performance
Host: Paul Baker, WORT-FM “Listen Adventurously”

Josh Rank - The Present is Past

Mary Weber is losing her grasp on the difference between the past, present, and future. And after her husband suffers a heart attack, they need to figure out how to move forward. Something seems to be calling to her—but can they figure out what it is before it’s too late?
Josh Rank graduated from the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee before moving to various cities around the country only to return to his hometown... [ more ]