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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...
The History of Madison in 10 Isthmus Headlines
Madison alt-weekly Isthmus is celebrating its 50th anniversary this month. The editors dug through the archives to look to see how the ne...
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Food & DrinkApril 2Where to Go For Easter Brunch in Madison
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Sunday, April 19
- 🍺 Bingo, Brews & Brunch at The Lone Girl Brewing Company
- 🎂 Buttercream Basics at Starkweather Brewing Company
- 🧑🍳 Contemplative Cooking Class at Holy Wisdom Monastery in Middleton
- 🖌️ Drink and Draw at Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
- 🐦 Free Bird and Nature Adventure at Warner Park
- 📚 Growing New Roots: Women Writing about Home and Belonging at Middleton Public Library - Archer Meeting Room
- 🎤 Ivy Ford at High Noon Saloon
- 💄 Lipstick by Eileen G'Sell in Conversation With Meghan Allynn Johnson at A Room of One's Own
- 🎶 Echo Pilot, Golf Dolls, and Drugstore Riot at The Rigby
- 🎤 Lorna Shore at The Sylvee
- 🥩 Meat Raffle at The Kickback
- 🎤 Melvin Seals and JGB at Majestic Theatre
- 🚶 Nature Hike in the Wingra Oak Savanna at University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum
- 🖊️ Notes & Narratives 2026: The Soldier’s Tale by Igor Stravinsky at Madison Youth Arts
- 🎤 Opera For the Young ~The Elixir of Love at Stoughton Opera House
- 🐶 Pup Pop-Up Studio at Delta Beer Lab
- 🎥 The Quilters: Screening and Discussion with Director Jenifer McShane at Union South
- 🙏 Weekly Public Meditation at Shambhala Meditation Center of Madison
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