13-18 years
An evening of brats, cheese, Sprecher’s root beer, ice cream, and original music by Ken Lonnquist, with Doug Brown. Ken’s music is packed with humor and beautiful musical portraits of the Badger state.
Celebrate Wisconsin history, folklore, and natural places, plus the quirky delights of life among the cheeseheads.
Seating is limited, so please register at the DeForest Area Public Library or on their website.
Badger & Packer attire encouraged!
Kathleen's lively, richly-illustrated program will take readers 'behind the scenes' to reveal the people, places, and the past that inspired her to write the now eight books featuring museum curator (and reluctant sleuth) Chloe Ellefson and her police officer boyfriend Roelke McKenna.
Attendees will learn the basics of the ukulele in this two-hour group lesson. By the end you will know how to play at least one song.
Please bring your own ukulele.
For ages 9 to adult. Registration is required and register online or call 608-835-3656.
The lesson will be taught by Adam Chisman of Academy of Sound.
Mindfulness: Many of us find our stress levels creeping upwards during this time of year.
Jennifer Dean teaches mindful techniques to help.
Registration required.
Chances are, you’ve had one – more than one. They can be inspiring, terrifying, tedious, nauseating, and profound. Jobs. Jobs put food on our tables, roofs over our heads, and (sometimes) anxiety in our hearts.
The Someone's Gotta Do It monologues introduce you to characters telling their work stories: the exhilarating, the necessary, and the outlandishly absurd.
Celebrated Latina civil rights activist and foreword writer Dolores Huerta once said, "Every moment is an organizing opportunity, every person a potential activist, every minute a chance to change the world." These are the stories of some of the Latina activists from Wisconsin who have lived Huerta's words.
Music Theatre of Madison presents: Beyond The Ingenue, a curated revue of songs that celebrate the complex roles of women in musical theatre, beyond just the ladies who pine for a man!
Chances are, you’ve had one – more than one. They can be inspiring, terrifying, tedious, nauseating, and profound. Jobs. Jobs put food on our tables, roofs over our heads, and (sometimes) anxiety in our hearts.
The Someone's Gotta Do It monologues introduce you to characters telling their work stories: the exhilarating, the necessary, and the outlandishly absurd.
Presented in partnership with the Friends of the Cooperative Children's Book Center, Meg Medina will join the Wisconsin Book Festival to discuss her books for kids of all ages.
Forward Theater Company has been performing monologues in the libraries since 2010 and audiences continue to ask for more! Every other year, Forward puts out a call for original monologues based on a common theme. The best twelve are chosen and performed by professional actors in a weekend of shows at Overture Center. Those same actors (and monologues) will be performing a sampling at your library.
OUT OF THE FIRE: THE BANNED BOOKS MONOLOGUES
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