Join Wisconsin Humanities for Tradition Bearers, Live!, a one-of-a-kind evening celebrating the artists, traditions, and cultural heritage that help define communities across Wisconsin. Tradition Bearers, Live! brings traditional and folk artists from across Wisconsin to Madison for an evening of art, dance, storytelling, and conversation. Featured artists on stage include: Alejandra Jiménez, Aztec Dance Jennifer
Taste Wisconsin Family Fest Families are invited to celebrate all things Wisconsin at the Taste Wisconsin Family Fest on Sunday, August 23, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Rock N Wool Winery in Poynette, Wisconsin, just north of Madison. The family-friendly event promises an afternoon filled with great food, drinks, outdoor activities, and plenty
An in-demand collaborator and “one of the most dynamic rising stars in jazz today” (The Wall Street Journal), bassist and composer Linda May Han Oh does not so much write music as construct complete sound worlds. Freely mixing licks from ska and grunge with bustling bebop or irreverent scat, she synthesizes influences, environments, and vibes
Synergy defined: That’s the only way to describe a pairing of chamber group Imani Winds and vocal ensemble Cantus, whose “exalting finesse” and “spontaneous grace” wowed The Washington Post. Both ensembles started out on a mission to change the face of classical music, and after a combined four decades of experience, both have become standard-bearers,
An icon of undiminishable light, a voice of undeniable power, and a humanitarian of unsinkable spirit, Angélique Kidjo inspires and energizes with infectious joy and soulful songwriting. The five-time Grammy Award winner unites people, languages, and musical styles like no other. (She’s collaborated with everyone from Bono to Vampire Weekend, Philip Glass to Dianne Reeves,
An artist who “can take you across the world with just one song” (Pitchfork), London-based anaiis hypnotizes from the first note with her pastel voice and holds you in her sway till her last flourish. On her latest release, Devotion & The Black Divine, she turns up the spirituality of her neo-soul style and pares
After tours with jazz legend Herbie Hancock and alternative R&B band Moonstruck, Michael Mayo has stepped into his own with two albums including the Grammy Award–nominated Fly. With a rich, smooth voice that sounds straight off your favorite vinyl, he “exists in a lineage of similarly dexterous singers like Bobby McFerrin, Al Jarreau, and Betty
A play by M. M. Haney Developed & directed by Lee Sunday Evans Co-produced by Uncommon Productions and the Wisconsin Union Theater Premiered at New York’s acclaimed La MaMa Experimental Theatre in 2024, The Poisoner by first-time playwright M. M. Haney portrays one journalist’s shocking discovery of water contamination in his hometown and its personal
Producer, singer, songwriter, DJ, and multi-instrumentalist, bLAck pARty has been the darling of R&B insiders and aficionados for a decade, working with Childish Gambino and producing tracks for Issa Rae’s HBO comedy-drama Insecure. His disarming, laid-back style and smooth grooves mask the brilliant precision that goes into sounding effortless. Defying labels, he sews together a
Raveena’s sophomore album helped her make history as the first Indian American woman to solo at Coachella and earned her praise from Pitchfork for her “delightfully pacifying effect, like slipping beneath a down blanket” with one “blissed-out song destined to drift over summer picnics.” With her latest, Where the Butterflies Go in the Rain, the