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Your Guide to the Barrymore Theatre’s Fit Film Fests
In addition to being a favorite spot for live music and comedy, the Barrymore Theatre on Madison's east side hosts one-night-only film fe...
Madison’s Favorite Neighborhood Bars
Madison has its share of high-end cocktail bars, but there's nothing like a neighborhood bar where it feels like everybody knows your nam...
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Tuesday, April 21
- 🔭 Badgers on Tap: ASTRONOMY at One Social Food Hall
- 💰 Bingo Night at Working Draft Beer Company
- 🪕 Bluegrass Roundabout at Harmony Bar
- 🎲 Board Games at Starkweather Brewing Company
- 💬 Celebrating 65 Years of AMA Madison at Olbrich Botanical Gardens
- 📚 The Evolution of Fire Essays on Crisis and Becoming by Angela Pelster at A Room Of One's Own Bookstore
- 🤔 Isthmus 50 Fest Smarter Than You Trivia with Paul Guse at High Noon Saloon
- 🎭 Lady Disdain at Overture Center Playhouse (through April 26)
- 🎤 The Lowliest One, Deadset, Prairie Smoke at The Rigby
- 🎥 National Library Week Screening of ‘The Librarians’ at Pinney Library
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The Best Bakeries in Madison
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Take the City Cast Madison Quiz!
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