Madison Area Events: See What's Coming Up This Weekend

Madison WI

21 October, 2021

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MADISON, WI — Want to spend a night out with friends? Your Madison Patch community calendar is a great way to stay connected to what's happening near you and discover local events that fit your interests. See what's happening and what might interest you before you make plans. Want to see your event in the next roundup? You can add it to the calendar using this form. You can also spread the word in nearby communities by promoting your event. The cost is $1 per day per community. Here are a few events happening this weekend throughout Madison: MSC Book Club - Madison Senior Center When: Thursday, October 21st at 1:00 p.m. Where: Madison Senior Center What: Event listing from Madison Senior Center: Thursday, October 21 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PMLooking for a fun way to enjoy books and meet new people? Join our Book Club! Each month we will read a different book and rotate facilitators. Books are often available at the library and ca... Learn More Wisconsin Book Festival Presents Dr. Leana Wen for Lifelines When: Thursday, October 21st at 4:00 p.m. Where: Madison Public Library What: Event listing from Madison Public Library: Thursday, October 21 from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PMFrom medical expert Leana Wen, MD, and Lifelines is an insider's account of public health and its crucial role—from opioid addiction to global pandemic—and an inspiring story of her journey from... Learn More WI LGBT CC: Virtual LGBTQ+ & Allies Career Fair When: Thursday, October 21st at 4:00 p.m. Where: Fitchburg Chamber Visitor & Business Bureau What: Event listing from Fitchburg Chamber Visitor & Business Bureau: Thursday, October 21 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PMIn an effort to help LGBTQ+ individuals and allies find employment opportunities with companies that are committed to pro-fairness values, and the Wisconsin LGBT Chamber... Learn More Wisconsin Book Festival Presents Roya Hakakian for A Beginner's Guide to America When: Thursday, October 21st at 5:30 p.m. Where: Madison Public Library What: Event listing from Madison Public Library: Thursday, October 21 from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PMA stirring, witty, and poignant glimpse into the bewildering American immigrant experience from someone who has lived it. Also, a mirror held up to America. Hakakian will appear live on Crow... Learn More Entrepreneurial Training Program - Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce When: Thursday, October 21st at 5:30 p.m. Where: Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce What: Event listing from Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce: Thursday, October 21 from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM ETP is an intensive business-planning training program designed to help participants who want to start a new business, grow an existing business, or make a substantial business... Learn More Virtual Career Night! - Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce When: Thursday, October 21st at 5:30 p.m. Where: Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce What: Event listing from Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce: Thursday, October 21 from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM Tired of your 9-5? Ready to advance your career? There's no better time to get your real estate license. Real Estate Agents are driven individuals who create their own schedule... Learn More Author Matthew Jallow 'Anthology of an Exiled African Dissident' When: Thursday, October 21st at 6:00 p.m. Where: Hawthorne Branch Library What: Event listing from Hawthorne Branch Library: Thursday, October 21 from 6:00 PM to 7:45 PMMadison resident Matthew K. Jallow will discuss his new book, "Anthology of an Exiled African Dissident: How a Diaspora Movement Toppled a Government and Exiled a Dictator" Mr. Jallow will... Learn More Wisconsin Book Festival Presents Jo Handelsman for A World Without Soil When: Thursday, October 21st at 6:00 p.m. Where: Madison Public Library What: Event listing from Madison Public Library: Thursday, October 21 from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PMA scientist's manifesto addressing a soil loss crisis accelerated by poor conservation practices and climate change. This book by celebrated biologist Jo Handelsman lays bare the complex con... Learn More Sustainable U - Middleton Public Library Adult Events When: Thursday, October 21st at 6:30 p.m. Where: Middleton Public Library Adult Events What: Event listing from Middleton Public Library Adult Events: Thursday, October 21 at 6:30 PMJoin the Middleton Public Library and the city s Sustainability Committee for a new series to help Middleton residents learn about living sustainably � why it matters what our city is doin... Learn More Adult Board Game Night - Sequoya Branch Library When: Thursday, October 21st at 6:30 p.m. Where: Sequoya Branch Library What: Event listing from Sequoya Branch Library: Thursday, October 21 from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PMAdults of all ages and abilities are invited to socialize and enjoy classic board games at this monthly meeting hosted by Living Our Visions (LOV Inc) in partnership with the Sequoya Library... Learn More Conservancy Day: Eagle-Eyed Citizen Science: Bald Eagle Nest Watch With Drew Cashman When: Thursday, October 21st at 6:30 p.m. Where: Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy What: Event listing from Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy: Thursday, October 21 from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PMDetails Photo credit: Gail Smith Virtual Event Please register below. Through the tremendous power of on-the-ground volunteers, the Bald Eagle… More https://www.facebook.co... Learn More Evening Book Club - Fitchburg Public Library Adult Events When: Thursday, October 21st at 7:00 p.m. Where: Fitchburg Public Library Adult Events What: Event listing from Fitchburg Public Library Adult Events: Thursday, October 21 from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PMThe Evening Book Club is held on the third Thursday of every month at 7:00 PM via Zoom. Please join us for a discussion of this month's book, Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyas... Learn More Wisconsin Book Festival Presents Carol Anderson for The Second When: Thursday, October 21st at 7:00 p.m. Where: Madison Public Library What: Event listing from Madison Public Library: Thursday, October 21 from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PMIn The Second, historian and award-winning, bestselling author of White Rage Carol Anderson powerfully illuminates the history and impact of the Second Amendment, how it was designed, andhow... Learn More Adult Graphic Novel Bookclub Discussion of Invisible Kingdom Vol by G. Willow Wilson When: Thursday, October 21st at 7:00 p.m. Where: Pinney Branch Library What: Event listing from Pinney Branch Library: Thursday, October 21 from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PMJoin us at Pinney Library the third Thursday of every month to discuss a different graphic novel! Books available at Pinney Library.  In October we'll be discussing Invisible Kingdom Vol 1 by... Learn More West High Orchestra Concert - West Hi When: Thursday, October 21st at 7:00 p.m. Where: West Hi What: Event listing from West Hi: Thursday, October 21 from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM This event was originally posted on a public calendar and distributed by Burbio. Please confirm event details with the host before attending. Have a correction? Contact us at [email protected], ... Learn More Fitch-Rona EMS Commission - City of Fitchburg Meetings When: Thursday, October 21st at 7:00 p.m. Where: City of Fitchburg Meetings What: Event listing from City of Fitchburg Meetings: Thursday, October 21 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PMhttp://fitchburgwi.gov/calendar.aspx?EID=9807 This event was originally posted on a public calendar and distributed by Burbio. Please confirm event details with the host before att... Learn More Stars of the Sixties - Overture Center for the Arts When: Thursday, October 21st at 7:30 p.m. Where: Overture Center for the Arts What: Event listing from Overture Center for the Arts: Thursday, October 21 from 7:30 PM to 9:30 PMDetails This is the official page for this production at Overture Center for the Arts in Madison, Wisconsin. Please only purchase tickets from… More https://www.facebook.com/events/301... Learn More Wisconsin Book Festival Presents Miriam Toews for Fight Night When: Thursday, October 21st at 8:30 p.m. Where: Madison Public Library What: Event listing from Madison Public Library: Thursday, October 21 from 8:30 PM to 9:30 PMAlternating between the exuberant, precocious voice of young Swiv and her irrepressible, tenacious Grandma, Fight Night, is a love letter to mothers and grandmothers, and to all the women wh... Learn More 9 Week Progress Window Opens - Shabazz-City Hi When: Friday, October 22nd at 12:00 a.m. Where: Shabazz-City Hi What: Event listing from Shabazz-City Hi: Friday, October 22 at 12:00 AM through Saturday, October 23 at 12:00 AMS1 - 9 Week Progress Window Opens at 8AM This event was originally posted on a public calendar and distributed by Burbio. Please confirm event details with the host... Learn More 9 week progress grading window opens 8am When: Friday, October 22nd at 12:00 a.m. Where: LaFollette Hi What: Event listing from LaFollette Hi: Friday, October 22 at 12:00 AM through Saturday, October 23 at 12:00 AM This event was originally posted on a public calendar and distributed by Burbio. Please confirm event details with the host before attending. Have a correction? Cont... Learn More Loud at The Library Storytime - South Madison Branch Library When: Friday, October 22nd at 10:00 a.m. Where: South Madison Branch Library What: Event listing from South Madison Branch Library: Friday, October 22 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AMGet ready to dance, shout, and whisper at this wacky interactive English-Spanish bilingual storytime!  Preschool through first grade friendly.   This event was originally posted on a p... Learn More Open House & Ribbon Cutting - Kylee's Gift Cottage When: Friday, October 22nd at 12:00 p.m. Where: Middleton Chamber of Commerce What: Event listing from Middleton Chamber of Commerce: Friday, October 22 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PMKylee's Gift Cottage is opening a new store.  Join them for the celebration and ribbon cutting. The store will be open Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and by appointment starting Octob... Learn More Second Harvest FoodShare - Madison Public Library When: Friday, October 22nd at 12:00 p.m. Where: Madison Public Library What: Event listing from Madison Public Library: Friday, October 22 from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PMProvides FoodShare (food assistance on a QUEST Card) benefit information: help applying and submitting documents, assistance with renewals and reporting changes, as well as ongoing benefit su... Learn More Fourth Friday Poetry Group - Lakeview Branch Library When: Friday, October 22nd at 1:00 p.m. Where: Lakeview Branch Library What: Event listing from Lakeview Branch Library: Friday, October 22 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PMCome to read; come to listen; come to celebrate poetry with this group of fellow poets and poetry aficionados. This event was originally posted on a public calendar and distributed by Burbio.... Learn More Let's play with... ProCreate and Apple Pencils When: Friday, October 22nd at 2:00 p.m. Where: Sequoya Branch Library What: Event listing from Sequoya Branch Library: Friday, October 22 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PMKids 5 and up, join teen facilitators Amelia and Lucy to channel your creativity with digital illustration software ProCreate. We'll supply the iPads and Apple Pencils. Drop-in or stay the who... Learn More Wisconsin Book Festival Presents Rob Kenner for The Marathon Don't Stop When: Friday, October 22nd at 4:00 p.m. Where: Madison Public Library What: Event listing from Madison Public Library: Friday, October 22 from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PMThis "beautiful tribute to a legendary artist" (Quincy Jones) is the first in-depth biography of Nipsey Hussle, the hip-hop mogul, artist, and activist whose transformative legacy inspired a g... Learn More Haunted, Inc. - Freedom Inc When: Friday, October 22nd at 5:00 p.m. Where: Freedom Inc What: Event listing from Freedom Inc: Friday, October 22 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PMDetails Are you ready for a Halloween Party? Come out in your costumes to party with us! There will be music, free food, and activities for all ages! Come and enjoy your Friday night with us! https://www... Learn More MPL and Native American Storyteller-in-Residence at the Madison Night Market (Top of State Street) When: Friday, October 22nd at 5:00 p.m. Where: Madison Public Library What: Event listing from Madison Public Library: Friday, October 22 from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PMStop by Madison Public Library's table (Top of State St.) at this month's Madison Night Market. The Market will be located along State Street and Gilman Street in the heart of downtown Madison... Learn More Hawthorne Library Anime Club presents The Golden Kamuy, season 1, ep. 6 - 11 When: Friday, October 22nd at 5:30 p.m. Where: Hawthorne Branch Library What: Event listing from Hawthorne Branch Library: Friday, October 22 from 5:30 PM to 7:45 PMThe Golden Kamuy, Season 1, episodes 6 - 11 (TV MA, 2018, 3 seasons)In the early twentieth century, Russo-Japanese War veteran Saichi "Immortal" Sugimoto scratches out a meager existence dur... Learn More Wisconsin Book Festival Presents Tomás Morín & Clemonce Heard for Machete & Tragic City When: Friday, October 22nd at 5:30 p.m. Where: Madison Public Library What: Event listing from Madison Public Library: Friday, October 22 from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PMAuthors Clemonce Heard and Tomás Morín will join the Wisconsin Book Festival for a virtual event to discuss their recent poetry collections, Machete and Tragic City. About Machete: "Dios aprie... Learn More Summer Movie Series - Fitchburg Chamber Visitor & Business Bureau When: Friday, October 22nd at 6:30 p.m. Where: Fitchburg Chamber Visitor & Business Bureau What: Event listing from Fitchburg Chamber Visitor & Business Bureau: Friday, October 22 from 6:30 PM to 11:55 PMDelta Beer Lab Summer Movie Series! We will be showing each film outdoors, in the alley behind the building. Please dress for the weather! Also, make a special note o... Learn More Wisconsin Book Festival Presents Celeste Headlee for Speaking of Race When: Friday, October 22nd at 7:00 p.m. Where: Madison Public Library What: Event listing from Madison Public Library: Friday, October 22 from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PMIn this urgently needed guide, the PBS host, award-winning journalist, and author of We Need to Talk teaches us how to have productive conversations about race, offering insights, advice, and ... Learn More Wisconsin Book Festival Presents Jill Louise Busby for Unfollow Me When: Friday, October 22nd at 8:30 p.m. Where: Madison Public Library What: Event listing from Madison Public Library: Friday, October 22 from 8:30 PM to 9:30 PMAn intimate, impertinent, and incisive collection about race, progress, and hypocrisy from Jill Louise Busby, aka Jillisblack. Busby will appear live on Crowdcast to discuss her newest book, U... Learn More West High ACT - West Hi When: Saturday, October 23rd at 12:00 a.m. Where: West Hi What: Event listing from West Hi: Saturday, October 23 at 12:00 AM through Sunday, October 24 at 12:00 AM This event was originally posted on a public calendar and distributed by Burbio. Please confirm event details with the host before attending. Have a correction? Contact us... Learn More National Make A Difference Day - United Way of Dane County, Inc. When: Saturday, October 23rd at 8:00 a.m. Where: United Way of Dane County, Inc. What: Event listing from United Way of Dane County, Inc.: Saturday, October 23 at 8:00 AMDetails As we move into the last quarter of the year, there's still time to make a difference. In fact, October 23 is National Make a Difference… More https://www.facebook.com/events/22092314671... Learn More Prescription Drug Drop-Off Event - Verona City Center When: Saturday, October 23rd at 9:00 a.m. Where: Verona City Center What: Event listing from Verona City Center: Saturday, October 23 from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PMhttp://ci.verona.wi.us/calendar.aspx?EID=880 This event was originally posted on a public calendar and distributed by Burbio. Please confirm event details with the host before attending. H... Learn More Scottish Genealogy - Wisconsin Historical Society When: Saturday, October 23rd at 9:00 a.m. Where: Wisconsin Historical Society What: Event listing from Wisconsin Historical Society: Saturday, October 23 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PMDetails Join the Wisconsin Historical Society and professional genealogist Paul Milner for an in-depth discussion of Scottish emigration, using maps… More https://www.facebook.com/even... Learn More Thurber Park Artist-in-Residence Open Studio When: Saturday, October 23rd at 10:00 a.m. Where: Madison Public Library What: Event listing from Madison Public Library: Saturday, October 23 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PMLocation: Thurber Park located in Madison, Wisconsin at 3325 Thurber Ave. Drop by Thurber Park to experience, play, and make together in community with artist Eric Adjetey Anang! As the in... Learn More Kunuga Storytime - Native American Storyteller-in-Residence When: Saturday, October 23rd at 10:00 a.m. Where: Pinney Branch Library What: Event listing from Pinney Branch Library: Saturday, October 23 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AMLearn about a day in the life of Kunuga, a 5-year-old [censored]-Chunk boy and firstborn son. When does Kunu wake up? What does Kunu eat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner? What does Kunu do ... Learn More Wisconsin Book Festival Presents Steven Nadler & Lawrence Shapiro for When Bad Thinking Happens to G... When: Saturday, October 23rd at 11:00 a.m. Where: Madison Public Library What: Event listing from Madison Public Library: Saturday, October 23 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PMThere is an epidemic of bad thinking in the world today. An alarming number of people are embracing crazy, even dangerous ideas. They believe that vaccinations cause autism. They reject th... Learn More The 4th Annual Halloween Bar Crawl - Madison When: Saturday, October 23rd at 4:00 p.m. Where: Red Rock Saloon Madison 322 West Johnson Street Madison, WI 53703 What: 🎃👻🧛 The 4th Annual Halloween Bar Crawl 🎃👻🧛 ❗ Get Your Tickets Now ❗ 🎃 Join The SCARIEST Bar Crawl Ever! 🏆 $1,000 Grand Prize Costume Contest* 🍻 2 FREE Drinks Or Shots! 🍻 Exclusive Drink Specials! 🍔 Amazing Local Food! 👍 Waived Cover At All Venues! 📸 Professional ... Learn More Six Steps to a Successful Business Startup (Online) - October 27, 2021 When: Wednesday, October 27th at 12:00 p.m. Where: Online Event What: This workshop will uncover the six critical steps every business faces as they get their dream from idea to reality. We will look at identifying your market, defining your product or service, refining your idea, and marketing your business. We will simplify the legal and e... Learn More Check out more local events, or add your own, on the Madison Patch community calendar. Editor's note: This article was automatically generated based on event information mainly provided by community members. Patch has not independently verified most of this information, always check with organizers to confirm posted events are proceeding as planned. Click on any event in the list for more details. You can also reach out to [email protected] with any questions or other feedback about this article.