Music

Story Slam: Never have I ever! March 7, 2025 Come tell us your stories about doing something remarkable, doing something for the first time, or whatever else you think of when you hear "never have I ever!"
February Art Reception for Abraham Camacho February 16, 2025 Come meet our February featured artist, Abraham Camacho. Free and open to the public.
Mad City Story Slam - Fun and Games February 7, 2025 We do Mad City Story Slam the first Friday of every month. This month's theme is: Fun and Games. Tell a 5-minute story at the mic, or just come to listen.
Art Reception for Cole Erickson and Swan Ferraro January 12, 2025 Come meet our featured artists for January! Free and open to the public. 2 - 4 pm.
Mad City Story Slam - Late Nights January 3, 2025 Welcome the new year with our first storytelling event of 2025. This month's theme is "Late Nights." Tell a 5-minute story at the mic, or just come to listen.
Creative Tech Talk - Pixeldroid December 13, 2024 Join Mitch Rosefelt (our featured artist for December) for a demonstration of AI as a professional and personal assistant. This free event starts at 6 and will be about an hour.
Art Reception: Mitch Rosefelt December 8, 2024 Come meet our featured artist for December and check out the art!
Mad City Story Slam: Homemade December 6, 2024 The holidays are coming and we love to make things ourselves. A nice homemade meal, a hand-knit scarf, or a good story! So come join us to tell your best "homedmade" stories.
Mad City Story Slam - Burnt November 8, 2024 Litteral or metaphorical, join us for our November slam to talk about all things 'burnt.' Burnt food, sick burns, burnout, or whatever else you can think of!
Art Reception for Bill Haywire November 3, 2024 Come meet our featured artist for November, Bill Haywire, and check out his collection of photography.
Reception for "Shattered Coastlines: Glass Mosaics" by Mary Alice Holmes October 20, 2024 Come check out our September art show and meet the artist, Mary Alice Holmes.
Mad City Story Slam - Spooky Season October 4, 2024 Bring us your stories! This month's theme is "Spooky Season."
Reception for "My Reality In Color" by Heather Sarabia September 29, 2024 Stop down and check out this show. Heather Sarabia was a published poet and painter with autism who lived in Madison Wisconsin.
Willy Street Fair 2024! September 22, 2024 We'll be open until 6pm. Stop in for coffee, cold brew, pastries, local art, tee shirts, and etc.
Willy Street Fair 2024! September 21, 2024 We'll be open until 6pm. Stop in for coffee, cold brew, pastries, local art, tee shirts, and etc.
Mad City Story Slam - Homecoming September 6, 2024 Bring us your stories! This month's theme is "Homecoming." Sign up to tell a 5-minute story at the mic, or just come to listen.
Happy Labor Day September 2, 2024 We'll be open like normal. Coffee, cold-brew, more coffee, tea, cookies, cold brew, cupcakes, samosas, and etc.
Art Reception - Cute Critters August 18, 2024 Come meet, August's featured artist, Jennifer Schaller. 1 - 3 pm. Free.
Ride The Drive Bike Day! August 11, 2024 Ride The Drive will be coming right by the cafe on Sunday, August 11.
Mad City Story Slam August 2, 2024 Bring us your stories! Sign up to tell a 5-minute story at the mic, or just come to listen.
Willy Street Park 40th Anniversary Celebration July 20, 2024 The Willy Street Park Society invites you to celebrate its 40th Anniversary of Incorporation
Mad City Story Slam - Wild Side July 5, 2024 Bring us a story about a time you let your hair down, got rowdy, or sailed away to an island for a wild rumpus. Tell a 5-minute story at the mic, or just come to listen.
Poetry Open Mic June 28, 2024 Come share your poetry with us and hear other poets' poems. 7:15 Sign up to read for 5 minutes 7:30 Performance
Closed for Electric Updates June 24, 2024 Attention Customers!! We will be closed Monday, June 24 for an electric upgrade We are sorry for any inconvenience
Make Music Madison 2024! June 21, 2024 The show will be outside Mother Fool's by our graffiti wall, unless the weather is bad, in which case we'll be inside.