Literary-art Events in Madison

Check out happening literary-art events all around Madison, WI

Peretsky // Desert Liminal // Wooden Ducks @ Communication

 Sun, 14 Sep at 07:00 pm 1741 Commercial Ave, Madison, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53704

Amanda J. Guzmán Talk: Collected Puerto Rico

 Thu, 18 Sep at 05:30 pm Chazen Museum of Art Free

Doug Bradley in Conversation with Doug Moe

 Tue, 09 Sep at 06:00 pm Mystery to Me Free

Live@MTM: William Kent Krueger

 Tue, 16 Sep at 06:00 pm Mystery to Me Free

Peter Mulvey with Katie Dahl and Kat Wodtke of Long Mama

 Fri, 17 Oct at 08:00 pm The Bur Oak

A Night With Dr. Kristin Du Mez "The Grace Between Us"

 Sun, 14 Sep at 05:30 pm 312 Wisconsin Ave, Madison, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53703

An Evening with Willy Porter

 Thu, 23 Oct at 08:00 pm The Bur Oak

An Evening of Music for Palestine

Wed, 17 Sep at 05:00 pm Giant Jones Brewing Company

Marisa Balistreri Quartet

 Thu, 18 Sep at 07:00 pm 610 North St, Madison, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53704

Horror Stories: Panel Discussion on Reading and Writing Horror

 Thu, 09 Oct at 06:00 pm Mystery to Me Free

Micky Braun and Jason Eady Acoustic

 Wed, 24 Sep at 08:00 pm The Bur Oak

Serial Killers with Dr. Scott Bonn

 Thu, 09 Oct at 08:00 pm Atwood Music Hall

2025 Mad Lit Event Series

 Fri, 19 Sep at 08:00 pm 100 Block of State Street, Madison, Wisconsin 53703

Live@MTM: Pat Zietlow Miller

 Sat, 06 Sep at 11:00 am Mystery to Me Free

Aldo Leopold Bench Making Workshop!

 Sat, 27 Sep at 01:00 pm 2200 Pennsylvania Ave USD 0 to 55

Jennifer Knapp

 Sun, 07 Sep at 08:00 pm The Bur Oak

🎶❤️ Dances of Universal Peace ❤️🎶

 Fri, 19 Sep at 07:00 pm Unity of Madison, 601 Tompkins Dr, Madison, WI 53716

Open Mic at James Reeb

 Sat, 06 Sep at 06:00 pm 2146 E Johnson St, Madison, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53704

Friday Night Lecture: Does God Command Immoral Actions?

 Fri, 12 Sep at 06:30 pm 365 East Campus Mall, Suite 200, Madison, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53715

When The Sun Sets, Gold Steps, Lakedrive, Adult book Club

 Sun, 07 Sep at 05:00 pm The Annex USD 18

Streetwise & Steady – Peacekeeper Training

 Sun, 14 Sep at 01:30 pm 1704 Roberts Ct, Madison, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53711

On A Winter's Night

Sat, 28 Feb at 08:00 pm Atwood Music Hall

🎶❤️ Dances of Universal Peace ❤️🎶

 Fri, 03 Oct at 07:00 pm Gates of Heaven Synagogue

Silent Prima Donna Book talk snd signing

 Sun, 21 Sep at 01:00 pm 2134 Regent Street Madison, WI 53726

An Afternoon with John Pavlovitz

 Sat, 25 Oct at 02:00 pm 1609 University Ave, Madison, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53726

Haunted Like Human w/ Becca Murray at Cargo Coffee East

 Fri, 12 Sep at 06:30 pm Cargo Coffee East

Craig Ferguson: Pants on Fire

 Sun, 09 Nov at 07:00 pm 201 State St, Madison, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53703

Head on a Silver Platter: In Defense of Salome

 Fri, 10 Oct at 07:30 pm Broom Street Theater

Zak Foster: THE WORLD NEEDS YOUR NEXT QUILT

 Thu, 11 Sep at 07:00 pm 201 W Mifflin St, Madison, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53703

Dessa with Spectaculous

 Sat, 13 Dec at 08:00 pm Atwood Music Hall

🎶❤️ Dances of Universal Peace ❤️🎶

 Fri, 17 Oct at 07:00 pm Unity of Madison, 601 Tompkins Dr, Madison, WI 53716

LANDMVRKS with The Novelists

 Sat, 20 Sep at 01:00 am Majestic Theatre - WI

Chris Rottmayer, Playing Favorites album release concert

 Thu, 30 Oct at 07:00 pm 111 S. Livingston St. #100, Madison, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53703

Bilingual Spanish Storytime & Crafts with author Samira Alvarez!

 Sat, 25 Oct at 10:00 am Monona Public Library

Spending Christmas with Alicia Witt

 Sun, 21 Dec at 08:00 pm The Bur Oak

Bizhiki

 Sun, 09 Nov at 07:30 pm 111 S. Livingston St. #100, Madison, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53703

Ritt Deitz in Conversation with Doug Moe

 Wed, 01 Oct at 06:00 pm Mystery to Me Free

November Watershed Reading

 Sat, 15 Nov at 07:00 pm 111 S. Livingston St. #100, Madison, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53703

Tarbaby (Orrin Evans, Eric Revis, Nasheet Waits)

 Wed, 10 Sep at 07:00 pm Arts + Literature Laboratory

Dan Rodriguez & Heather Maloney

 Tue, 16 Sep at 08:00 pm Atwood Music Hall

Madison’s Hidden History: From Myth to Mystery

 Thu, 18 Sep at 05:00 pm 1 S Pinckney St, Madison, WI 53703-2808, United States

Planetaria: Visual Poetry and the Asian-American Avant Garde

 Thu, 18 Sep at 07:00 pm Arts + Literature Laboratory

EVERYTHING WE COULD DO/David McGlynn - Book Release Party

 Sun, 14 Sep at 04:30 pm 107 N Hamilton St, Madison, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53703

Native Art Market

 Sat, 08 Nov at 10:00 am 111 S. Livingston St. #100, Madison, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53703

Objects that Connect Us: Sharing Stories Across Generations

 Fri, 03 Oct at 05:30 pm 1 S Pinckney St, Madison, WI 53703-2808, United States

Read & Roam Collective x AFSP 💙📖

 Sun, 14 Sep at 01:00 pm EBNS

Peter Mulvey with Sarah Morris and Kelley Smith

 Thu, 16 Oct at 08:00 pm The Bur Oak

David Levithan & Jens Lekman: SONGS FOR OTHER PEOPLE'S WEDDINGS

 Wed, 17 Sep at 07:00 pm Music Hall

Toshiko Takaezu Exhibition Celebration with Glenn Adamson

 Wed, 08 Oct at 05:00 pm Chazen Museum of Art Free

Reading Group: Harry Stout’s The Divine Dramatist

 Thu, 16 Oct at 07:00 pm 365 East Campus Mall, Suite 200, Madison, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53715

Engaging Gen Z Workshop

 Thu, 11 Sep at 11:45 am 365 East Campus Mall, Suite 200, Madison, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53715

Madison Misdeeds: A True Crime Walking Tour

 Thu, 16 Oct at 05:00 pm 1 S Pinckney St, Madison, WI 53703-2808, United States

Bellen's Booyah Bash 2025! (4th Annual)

 Sat, 25 Oct at 12:00 pm McKee Farms Park

An Evening of Poetry with Matthew Tuckner, Jessica Tanck, and Nicholas Pierce

 Tue, 30 Sep at 06:00 pm 2717 Atwood Avenue, Madison, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53704

The Sweet Lillies, Adrian & Meredith

 Wed, 05 Nov at 08:00 pm The Bur Oak

Ancora Quartet

 Sun, 02 Nov at 02:00 pm 111 S Livingston St, Madison, WI 53703-3624, United States

Racial Justice Summit 2025 | Hosted by YWCA Madison

 Thu, 25 Sep at 09:00 am Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center USD 50 to 300

Fall 2025 UW Art Visiting Artist Colloquium: UW-Madison Madison MFA Candidates

 Wed, 03 Dec at 05:00 pm Conrad A. Elvehjem Building

The Simon & Garfunkel Story

 Fri, 06 Feb at 06:00 pm Overture Hall At Overture Center for the Arts

September Sustainable Breakfast Series: Carbon Sequestration

 Tue, 16 Sep at 08:00 am 821 E Washington Ave USD 0 to 23

Narrating the Margins: Mohamed Choukri’s Short Narratives

 Wed, 22 Oct at 12:00 pm Ingraham Hall, Room 206, Madison, WI 53706, United States

A Date Night Adventure! - Artistic and Musical Madison

 Thu, 31 Oct at 08:00 am 716 Langdon St USD 20

Crossroads: A Convening of Queer Midwest Curators

 Tue, 23 Sep at 05:00 pm Discovery Building Free

The Book Of Mormon

 Thu, 23 Oct at 06:00 pm Overture Hall At Overture Center for the Arts

COMBINE 2025

 Mon, 20 Oct at 12:00 am Pyle Center USD 0 to 199

Walking with Ghosts: An Evening of True Crime Hauntings

 Sun, 12 Oct at 08:00 pm Atwood Music Hall

Write Your Book This Year

 Thu, 10 Oct at 11:00 am Virtual via Zoom Free