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Welcome Back BBQ for First-Gen Students
Thu, Sep 3, 10:30 AM
Hawthorne · Madison College - Truax Campus ( Room D1630)
Welcome Back BBQ for First-Gen Students
Thu, Sep 3, 10:30 AM
Hawthorne · Madison College - Truax Campus ( Room D1630)
Madison Multifamily Investor Meetup
Tue, Sep 15, 5:30 PM
First Settlement · Madison Club
Madison Multifamily Investor Meetup
Tue, Sep 15, 5:30 PM
First Settlement · Madison Club
Stoughton Rd. Redesign Public Information Meeting
Thu, Sep 3, 5:30 PM
Glendale · La Follette High School
Stoughton Rd. Redesign Public Information Meeting
Thu, Sep 3, 5:30 PM
Glendale · La Follette High School
Leadership Spotlight with Jim Yehle, Findorff
Thu, Sep 3, 11:00 AM
Bassett · J.H. Findorff & Son Inc
Leadership Spotlight with Jim Yehle, Findorff
Thu, Sep 3, 11:00 AM
Bassett · J.H. Findorff & Son Inc
Celebrindal & Friends Bluegrass Show and Workshop
Saturday at 6:00 PM
Emerson East · 2040 Winnebago St
Celebrindal & Friends Bluegrass Show and Workshop
Saturday at 6:00 PM
Emerson East · 2040 Winnebago St
Fiskars Bowling Event 2026 - CUT Sponsored
Wed, Sep 2, 5:00 PM
West Side · Schwoegler Park Towne Lanes
Fiskars Bowling Event 2026 - CUT Sponsored
Wed, Sep 2, 5:00 PM
West Side · Schwoegler Park Towne Lanes
AI & Journalism: A community conversation with Madison journalists
Thu, Sep 17, 6:00 PM
The Isthmus · Cargo Coffee
AI & Journalism: A community conversation with Madison journalists
Thu, Sep 17, 6:00 PM
The Isthmus · Cargo Coffee
Back to School Bash
Monday at 2:30 PM
State-Langdon · Chazen Museum of Art
Back to School Bash
Monday at 2:30 PM
State-Langdon · Chazen Museum of Art
Expungement Clinic September 23, 2026
South West Side · Southwest Madison Employment Center
Expungement Clinic September 23, 2026
South West Side · Southwest Madison Employment Center
Film Screening - My Vietnam, Your Iraq
Saturday at 1:00 PM
Mansion Hill · Wisconsin Veterans Museum
Film Screening - My Vietnam, Your Iraq
Saturday at 1:00 PM
Mansion Hill · Wisconsin Veterans Museum
BLW Center Open House
Wed, Sep 2, 4:00 PM
Madison · 1917 Lake Point Dr
BLW Center Open House
Wed, Sep 2, 4:00 PM
Madison · 1917 Lake Point Dr
StartingBlock :Tactical Skills Series featuring Alicia Greer
Tue, Sep 15, 12:00 PM
The Isthmus · StartingBlock Madison
StartingBlock :Tactical Skills Series featuring Alicia Greer
Tue, Sep 15, 12:00 PM
The Isthmus · StartingBlock Madison
Sci-prov: The Workshops - Message Crafting (Fall Session)
Wed, Sep 16, 2:00 PM
South Campus · Discovery Building - Room 1145
Sci-prov: The Workshops - Message Crafting (Fall Session)
Wed, Sep 16, 2:00 PM
South Campus · Discovery Building - Room 1145
Better Shots, Better Content: A Hands-On Mobile Photography Workshop
Wed, Sep 9, 11:00 AM
The Isthmus · StartingBlock Madison
Better Shots, Better Content: A Hands-On Mobile Photography Workshop
Wed, Sep 9, 11:00 AM
The Isthmus · StartingBlock Madison
Outdoor Lighting with Speedlites and Reflectors
Sat, Sep 5, 11:00 AM
West Side · The Camera Company
Outdoor Lighting with Speedlites and Reflectors
Sat, Sep 5, 11:00 AM
West Side · The Camera Company
Curator Tour: Pressing Issues with James Wehn
Tue, Sep 22, 5:00 PM
State-Langdon · Chazen Museum of Art
Curator Tour: Pressing Issues with James Wehn
Tue, Sep 22, 5:00 PM
State-Langdon · Chazen Museum of Art
Community Conversations
Tomorrow at 5:30 PM
Madison · Center for Black Excellence and Culture, Inc.
Community Conversations
Tomorrow at 5:30 PM
Madison · Center for Black Excellence and Culture, Inc.
Maydm's 2026 Community Open House
Tue, Sep 22, 4:00 PM
The Isthmus · Maydm Inc.
Maydm's 2026 Community Open House
Tue, Sep 22, 4:00 PM
The Isthmus · Maydm Inc.
Dane County Landfill Prairie Seed Collection Event
Fri, Sep 25, 9:00 AM
Hope · 3656 County Hwy AB
Dane County Landfill Prairie Seed Collection Event
Fri, Sep 25, 9:00 AM
Hope · 3656 County Hwy AB
Rendering Visible: A Talk by Dana Landress
Thu, Sep 17, 5:00 PM
State-Langdon · Chazen Museum of Art
Rendering Visible: A Talk by Dana Landress
Thu, Sep 17, 5:00 PM
State-Langdon · Chazen Museum of Art

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Welcome Back BBQ for First-Gen Students

Madison Multifamily Investor Meetup

Stoughton Rd. Redesign Public Information Meeting

Leadership Spotlight with Jim Yehle, Findorff

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Community Conversations

Film Screening - My Vietnam, Your Iraq

Celebrindal & Friends Bluegrass Show and Workshop

Back to School Bash