Meet the artist behind the Grace Coffee Co. art
If you've ever walked into a Grace Coffee Co. location, you've seen and admired Julie Vornholt's artwork.
Out with the new, in with the old: Vintage streetwear store Singlestitch opens on State Street
The owner of Singlestitch plans on eventually getting an exterior sign for the 214 State St. storefront that opened on Sept. 4, but it may not need one. Word-of-mouth has brought scores of customers walking through the vintage store, which feels like a fashion and memorabilia time capsule.
The Wisconsin Book Festival announces fall celebration schedule
The festival, which acts as the fall kickoff to the festival's 2021-2022 programming season, will be Oct. 21-24 with more than 20 events from authors.
Last call: After 40 years in Madison, musician ‘Robert J.’ heads east
Following one last Labor Day gig at Christy’s Landing with his band on Monday, The Moon Gypsies, singer-songwriter Robert J. Conaway is moving out east.
23 events to keep you busy all September
A new month means new event listings, and there is no shortage of fun activities to try in September.
Madison Youth Arts Center creates a home suited specifically for local kids’ programs
MYArts, the new $29 million, four-story home for 25 to 30 other arts and community outreach groups creates a space for kids for meeting, learning, rehearsing and performing.
13 events to enjoy in the final days of August
August is wrapping up, but there is still time this weekend to enjoy a whole host of fun events around Madison. Relax, listen to music, dine out, learn from an expert or dance around — the opportunities to relish the summer are endless.
In tune with the new normal
Madison musicians, ensembles and venues tentatively return to live performances hopeful and grateful, but changed.
Stoughton bookstore launches GoFundMe in effort to go mobile
Since opening in January of this year, Itty Bitty Bookstore has only grown, and now the owner is looking for a new way to share her mission.
Wisconsin woman executed by the Nazis is hardly 'forgotten'
Mildred Harnack is the only U.S. woman ever executed by Nazis by direct order of Hitler — but a local journalist unearthed her story a decade ago. What does he make of the new book?
Madison Conservatory deliberately deemphasizes classical music’s largely white history
Music educator Melanie de Jesus, founder and director of Madison Conservatory, is challenging the traditional paradigm to make music education more inclusive for all students.
Q&A with Nickolas Butler, author of 'Godspeed'
The internationally best-selling Wisconsin author's new literary thriller explores the chasmic gap between the haves and the have-nots in a mountain town.
Mount Horeb to host 150+ artists at 50th annual art fair this weekend
After a one-year hiatus, the Mount Horeb Art Fair is back on Main Street for its 50th year.
Madison art exhibits you don’t want to miss this summer
Travel through space and time by checking out these local and internationally renowned exhibitions.
Q&A with Christina Clancy, author of 'Shoulder Season'
Set at the former Playboy Resort in Lake Geneva in 1981, the Madison author's second novel gives a rare glimpse into an unexamined world.
Tours and classes have resumed at Taliesin, Frank Lloyd Wright’s former home, studio and 800-acre estate
A National Historic Landmark since 1976, Taliesin was one of seven Wright entities recognized in 2019 as UNESCO World Heritage sites.
New Chicago exhibit honors late, great sci-fi author Ray Bradbury
Bradbury's career launched in southern Wisconsin thanks to another well-known writer and publisher.
'Something Wild' weaves sibling dynamics and domestic violence into a powerful debut
"Something Wild," out June 29, is a deceptively easy read of a gut-wrenching story told from the rotating perspective of two sisters and their mother.
Garbage seeks to unclutter chaotic world on new album
Q&A with Duke Erikson — guitarist for the alt-rock band that formed in Madison — about 'No Gods No Masters' album that dropped June 11
Where and how to celebrate Juneteenth in Madison this year
Let’s celebrate how far we have come with a commemoration of Black food, music, art and culture, while continuing to put in work.
MMoCA’s interactive exhibit explores ‘amends’ in a racist society
AMENDS will be on showcase from June 19 through Oct. 24, and the indoor portion will be accessible between noon and 6 p.m. Friday to Sunday.
GALLERY: Madison BCycle's Art Bikes have hit the road
Nonprofits partner with local artists to highlight positive changes in Dane County through artwork on e-bikes.
Kanopy Dance leaps forward with new instructors, space and insights into what makes art come alive
Kanopy Dance Co. & Academy, a resident company of Overture Center for the Arts, has broadened over the past pandemic year to include the ability to adjust to social and economic restrictions, turning new obstacles into opportunities for growth and development.
The untold story and never-before-seen photos of Nirvana in Madison
Madison Magazine publishes historic account and images that add to the Nirvana archive.
The rock star among us
Our creative director used to be an emo/punk rock fixture in Madison and beyond. His ties to the music scene helped bring the Nirvana in Madison story to life.
Why 'The Queen's Gambit' rang a bell and helped launch a career
When he heard the popular Netflix series was based on a novel of the same name, Doug Moe remembered he'd reviewed it for a newspaper nearly 40 years ago.
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