Thursday, June 13th:

  • Tonight through Saturday are your last chances to catch Queer Shorts 8, StageQ’s annual festival of shorts, through June 15.
    stageq.com

  • The second in FairShare CSA Coalition’s Farm Fresh Mixology Series is Thursday at Death’s Door Distillery in Middleton. Vermont Valley Community Farm will provide fresh produce ripe for the mixin’ in craft cocktails.
    csacoalition.org

Friday, June 14th:

  • Chamber music’s most fun festival is back! The Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society’s twenty-second annual music series, Deuces are Wild, brings twelve concerts held over three weekends in Madison, Stoughton and Spring Green, June 14–30.
    Check bachdancinganddynamite.org for a full schedule.

    READ A PREVIEW OF BDDS'S NEW SEASON HERE.  

  • Celebrate Wisconsin is all its Germanic/Swiss glory at Polkafest in New Glarus this weekend. Highlights include the tapping of a wooden keg of Edel Pils to celebrate New Glarus Brewing Co.’s 20th anniversary and the Beer, Bacon and Cheese event (held Saturday), where a $30 wristband grants the wearer unlimited access to this revered trifecta of Wisco cuisine. 
    swisstown.com 

Fridays mark our Freebie Friday Facebook giveaways. Like us on Facebook for a chance to win great prizes every Friday!

Saturday, June 15th:

  • With the theme of “Remember, Embrace and Shape Our Future,” the twenty-fourth annual Juneteenth Day Celebration takes place today at Penn Park. Enjoy a parade, music, food and more to celebrate Madison’s African American community.
    juneteenthmadison.wordpress.com

  • This year's Rhapsody in Bloom's theme is Run for the Roses where you will be sure to feel the spirit of the Kentucky Derby in the beautiful Olbrich Botanical Gardens. The event starts with hors d'oeuvres and cocktails in the gardens followed by an elegant plated dinner, a live auction and dancing! 
    olbrich.org

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