Arts & Culture

“The Church of Baseball” by Ron Shelton is getting rave reviews. It is the first book for the “Bull Durham” and “Tin Cup” writer/director, who is 76.

Originally slated to come to town in 2020, this national touring production is at Overture Center through Sept. 4

As the new school year and season begins, fill up your calendar with these local happenings.

Q&A with Maggie Ginsberg, author of the novel ‘Still True,’ out Sept. 27

Music Theatre of Madison’s latest original musical, “Ten Days in a Madhouse,” tracks the undercover work of journalist Nellie Bly.

UW–Madison professor’s new podcast that celebrates art educators and mentors will host famous guests in first episode.

Clouds North Films creates long and short documentaries that give viewers up-close-and-personal perspectives of their fellow community members.

Her fascination with clay started at an early age, and her love for the medium has only grown over time.

Check out these 32 summer events in the Madison area.

The Austen wave continues at APT — with an unexpected comedy.

The Madison Reading Project gave away its 300,000th book and celebrated with a community reading with authors.

The Atwood Music Hall will host performing arts, events and weddings, along with offering a restaurant concept from the owners of Ahan.

It’s precisely the Shitty Barn’s ramshackle, homespun quality that keeps concertgoers and artists coming back.

JBC Coffee Roasters is selling the Blossom Blend and donating half of the proceeds to the Madison Public Library Foundation.

Explore the Madison area with these 36 events in July.

“Mourning Light” by Richard Goodkin is a semi-autobiographical novel set partially in Madison, and a meditation on grief’s long-lasting impact.

“A Dog Lover’s Guide to Hiking Wisconsin’s State Parks” by the University of Wisconsin Press features recommended hikes in 47 Wisconsin state parks.

If music does indeed soothe the beasts, savage or otherwise, how would a cat respond to music composed especially for them?

Madison Malone, now based in L.A., will perform a “homecoming” show at The Bur Oak on June 16.

Discover what events Madison has to offer during this year’s holiday.

You really have to admire the artistry Capital City Theater has used to fit “Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812” into the confines of a Fitchburg barn.

Catch a concert on a patio at a local business throughout the summer.

Capital City Theatre chose a Fitchburg agricultural community center to stage its latest, sold-out show.

As summer settles in, fill up your June calendar with a variety of different events.

This year, Ton Johnson, a Milwaukee-based comic, took home the prize at Comedy on State’s annual Madison’s Funniest Comic Competition.

Madison premiere is a reminder that while the show’s songs pack power, the plot’s painfully problematic.

Spend the month listening to live music, shopping locally at a farmers’ market, running a 20K and more with this list of events.

“Collateral Damage” opened May 1 at the Pyle Center and runs throughout the month. A reception and panel discussion is planned for Gallery Night, May 6.

Live on King Street is also moving to the 100 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.

The 39-year-old downtown record store will move less than a block down State Street in September.

Retired telecommunications executive turned fine arts photographer Mark Weller has a new exhibition at the Anderson Arts Center in Kenosha.

Local soccer team and Dane Arts team up again to create game day posters made by local artists

Just hit play on these Madison-made podcasts.

Madison Jazz legend Ben Sidran’s new album was recorded with his son Leo, and bassist Billy Peterson, in a single day at DNA Music Labs on Winnebago Street.

As local actor gears up for Forward Theater show running April 21-May 8, he looks back on a few stage memories.

In the not-so-distant past, the concert poster — or flyer, or handbill — was one of the only ways to find out what musical acts were coming to town.

It has ‘small details and large truths,’ says the former editorial director of WISC-TV and Madison Magazine.

Andrew Greenwood, owner of Mom’s Bar, looks to bring karaoke and kindness to the Madison bar scene.

Jen Rubin and Takeyla Benton co-host the podcast “Inside Stories: Exploring Madison One Story at a Time.”

Michael Muckian takes readers on a night when he had a famous celebrity in the back of his cab.

Aaron Conklin provides updates on the theater-themed showdown, a last-call for ‘Prom,’ birthday shoutouts and his suggestion on what to watch next

Madison author Pat Zietlow Miller has published 15 picture books, including two new releases this month, “When I’m With You” and “In Our Garden.”

The Madison Acro Yoga community provides a space for those interested in the art of acro yoga, the combination of acrobatics and yoga.

American Players Theatre’s Jake Penner takes on a dark cult classic.

The Tony award-winning musical ‘Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812’ is set to come to Madison this June, presented by Capital City Theater.

The Bodega, a market featuring local vendors, live music and more, will be hosted three times this year.

The 38-year-old producer and DJ has worked with such high-profile artists as Ludacris, Public Enemy, 50 Cent and 2 Chainz, and he uses his platform to educate and mentor artists and producers about the music industry.