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SUMMARY:The 28th Wisconsin Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:This event: Has LGBTQ content\, May be of interest to the LGBTQ community || The 28th Wisconsin Film Festival returns to Madison April 9–16\, 2026\, bringing one of the Midwest’s most celebrated independent film events back to the big screen. This year’s festival showcases a diverse lineup of over 135 international\, documentary\, short\, and independent feature films screening across multiple Madison venues. From world premieres and American indies to restorations\, rediscoveries\, and films made right here in Wisconsin\, there is something for every kind of film lover. Families won’t want to miss Big Screens Little Folks\, a specially curated selection of films chosen with young audiences in mind (tickets for children age 12 and under are only $6!) — making WFF a perfect outing for all ages. Attending the Wisconsin Film Festival is a chance to support local cinema\, connect with fellow film lovers\, and experience stories from around the world that you simply won’t find anywhere else — not in local theaters\, and not on streaming. General admission tickets are $12 per screening\, with All-Festival passes available for $325. Tickets are on sale now at wifilmfest.eventive.org. The Wisconsin Film Festival is presented by the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Arts Institute and is the largest campus-based film festival in the United States. || General admission tickets are $12 per screening\, with All-Festival passes available for $325. Tickets for children age 12 and under are only $6.
URL:https://ourliveswisconsin.com/event/the-28th-wisconsin-film-festival/
LOCATION:Flix Brewhouse\, 85 E Towne Way\, Madison\, WI\, 53704\, United States
CATEGORIES:Festival,Film
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SUMMARY:Madison Area Coffee Connection
DESCRIPTION:This event: Has LGBTQ content\, Is LGBTQ hosted\, May be of interest to the LGBTQ community || Join us at our morning networking event – Madison Area Coffee Connection – on Thursday\, April 16 at Dutcher Photography! \nThis free event is an opportunity for Chamber members to connect with other business owners and professionals who share their values. We’ll bring the coffee\, you bring the conversation! Attendees will get the opportunity for a free headshot session from Dutcher Photography. Space is limited for photos\, early arrival is recommended. \nRegistration is requested for our beverage and pastry order. \nWALK-UPS ARE WELCOME! \nSponsorship of this event is available. Reach out to Outreach and Membership Specialist\, Kim Valenta\, at kim@wislgbtchamber.com for more information. || Free
URL:https://ourliveswisconsin.com/event/madison-area-coffee-connection-3/
LOCATION:Madison Photography Studios\, 917 WALSH ROAD\, #104\, Madison\, WI\, 53714\, United States
CATEGORIES:Networking
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SUMMARY:Spring Into Action: Sowing Seeds of Civic Engagement
DESCRIPTION:Planting hope\, agency\, and collective responsibility \nApril’s Third Thursday explores civic engagement and planting seeds. Participants are invited to reflect on the changes they want to see and sow seeds for their gardens. How are you shaping community life? \nThis month’s gathering includes: \n\n\nSeed planting station & education with Chidi \n\n\nVoter education and nonpartisan civic resources \n\n\nCommunity issues wall for shared hopes and priorities \n\n\nSpecial pop up by Collective Plant Co! \n\n\nWant It\, Take It with personal care items and food products \n\n\nLight refreshments \n\n\nFreewill donation and open to all 18+ \nThird Thursdays with Third Space are monthly\, themed community events designed as sacred spaces to build connection\, promote collective well-being\, and celebrate the creativity and resilience of BIPOC and queer communities in Green Bay. \nThird Space at The Art Garage\n1400 Cedar Street\nGreen Bay\, WI
URL:https://ourliveswisconsin.com/event/spring-into-action-sowing-seeds-of-civic-engagement/
LOCATION:The Art Garage\, 1400 Cedar St\, Green Bay\, WI\, 54302\, United States
CATEGORIES:18+,Activism,Community,Northeast
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SUMMARY:Pairs Jigsaw Puzzle Contest
DESCRIPTION:This event: Is LGBTQ hosted || Grab a friend and see how quickly you can complete a 300 piece puzzle. Prizes will be awarded to the top finishing pair. There will also be door prizes. All pairs get to keep their competition puzzle. \nEach pair will receive the same puzzle concealed in a bag. No one will see the puzzle before the timer starts. After a countdown\, pairs will open their boxes and start puzzling. A competition judge will monitor teams and record finishing times. Once you have completed your puzzle\, you may leave\, or stay and work on another puzzle and enjoy a drink or two! \n6-7pm: Optional casual puzzling happy hour. Grab a drink and warm up for the main event! Practice puzzles will be provided. \n7-9pm: Speed puzzling contest starts – It’s your time to shine! \n$40 per pair || $40 per pair
URL:https://ourliveswisconsin.com/event/pairs-jigsaw-puzzle-contest/
LOCATION:Delta Beer Lab\, 167 E Badger Rd\, Madison\, WI\, 53713\, United States
CATEGORIES:Social
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SUMMARY:Speaker Panel:  Beyond the Binary
DESCRIPTION:This event: Has LGBTQ content\, Is LGBTQ hosted\, May be of interest to the LGBTQ community || Join PW Pride April 16th from 6:30pm-8:00pm as we team up with Forward with Hope to present a speaker panel representing a large breadth of the LGBTQIA+ community. Speakers will share their personal journeys and the issues faced by their respective populations. \nThe event is FREE\, but kindly RSVP using the link: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/speaker-panel-beyond-the-binary || FREE
URL:https://ourliveswisconsin.com/event/speaker-panel-beyond-the-binary/
LOCATION:Port Washington State Bank Community Room\, 218 E Washington St\, Port Washington\, WI\, 53074\, United States
CATEGORIES:Informational,Milwaukee + Southeast,Networking,Social
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SUMMARY:Divine Mythologies + Other Luminous Voices
DESCRIPTION:This event: May be of interest to the LGBTQ community || On April 16\, 2026\, Kanopy Dance Opens\nDivine Mythologies:\nAnna Sokolow’s Epic “Odes” + Other Luminous Voices \nA Groundbreaking Collaboration\nBetween Kanopy Dance &\nNYC’s Sokolow Theatre/ Dance Ensemble\nFeaturing a Fusion Performance\nof Anna Sokolow’s Epic “Odes”\nTwo Exciting Modern Dance Companies Performing Together in Two Cities \nApril 16-19\, 2026\nPromenade Hall\, Overture Center for the Arts Madison\, WI\nThursday 7pm\, Friday 7pm\, Saturday 4 & 7pm\, Sunday 2pm\nPromenade Hall\, Overture Center for the Arts\nhttps://www.overture.org /Box Office 608.258.4141 \nSaturday\, April 25 & Sunday\, 26\,2026\, 7PM\nMMAC theater 248 West 60th Street\, New York City.\nhttps://ci.ovationtix.com/36899/production/1265085\nMadison\, WI…February\,22 2026…NYC’s Sokolow Theatre/Dance Ensemble and Madison\, WI based Kanopy Dance will present Divine Mythologies: Anna Sokolow’s Epic “Odes” + Other Luminous Voices (Divine Mythologies) at concerts in Madison\, WI at the Overture Center for the Arts April 16-19\,2026\, and in New York City at the MMAC theater \, April 25 & 26\, 2026. \nThe collaboration marks the first time ever that two companies jointly perform Anna Sokolow’s (Sokolow) epic masterpiece “Odes”\, a 20-minute-long choreography in three sections that debuted in 1965. A luminous vision of humanity inspired by the turbulent world of Greek mythology\, Sokolow’s “Odes” is set to the music of Edgard Varèse\, a progressive French/American composer and acclaimed pioneer of electronic music. \nSokolow (February 9\, 1910 – March 29\, 2000) was an international cultural icon\, daughter of immigrants\, and social activist whose powerful theatrical choreography profoundly shaped the course of modern dance. Her transformative work remains a vital force–a powerful choreographic voice that has never been silenced. \n“Odes” demands intense physical concentration and dramatic depth\, with choreography that poses multiple challenges in timing\, dynamics\, balance\,\nand projection through space. It is a singular artistic challenge that will require the 20 dancers (cast from the two companies) to work in harmony as one—yet sensitively maintain their individuality. \nThe program also features Kanopy co- artistic director’s Lisa Thurrell’s (Thurrell) Ekstasi\, a celestial journey inspired St. Peter’s Basilica\, the cathedral of art in the Vatican City\, that chronicles the ecstasy and the agony of pursuing a divine path or transcendence. Staged against a tableau of Renaissance Baroque masterpieces\, including those of Bernini\, Giotto and Michelangelo\, Thurrell’s choreography artfully lifts the dancers—costumed in ethereal in flowing silks- in their spiritual ascent with a stunning series of ensemble pieces\, a solo and duets. \nAnd Kanopy’s co-artistic director\, Robert E. Cleary\, presents Transformations\, a tumultuous and poignant solo\, examining the search for individual growth and mindfulness. \nDivine Mythologies: Anna Sokolow’s Epic “Odes” + Other Luminous Voices\nMadison\, WI\nApril 16-19\, 2026 (Thursday 7pm\, Friday 7pm\, Saturday 4 & 7pm\, Sunday 2pm)\nOverture Center for the Arts\n201 State Street\nhttps://www.overture.org /Box Office 608.258.4141 \nNew York City\nApril 25 & April 26\,2026\, 7PM\nMMAC theater\n248 West 60th Street\, New York City.\nFor NYC Tickets: https://ci.ovationtix.com/36899/production/1265085 \nAbout Kanopy Dance\nMadison\, WI based Kanopy Dance\, an Overture resident company\, cultivates the dynamic growth of modern dance— advancing important artistic benchmarks by training emerging talent\, presenting original works featuring internationally renowned guest stars\, and creative collaborations. Among its accolades\, in 2024\, Kanopy was one of only six companies word-wide vetted in observing “GRAHAM100”- a three-season celebration of Martha Graham Dance Company’s 100th Anniversary- with its production of Graham: In HER Voice.\nMost recently\, the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts filmed Kanopy’s acclaimed Polaris\, starring Daystar/Rosalie Jones\, founder of the first indigenous modern dance company in the U.S.\, Daystar: Contemporary Dance Drama of Indian America\, and Daniel Fetecua Soto\, former soloist\, Limón Dance Company for permanent inclusion in the prestigious Jerome Robbins Dance Division Archives. located in Lincoln Center.\nIn addition to its professional company\, Kanopy maintains a Studio Company of pre-professional dancers\, (Kanopy 2)\, and operates the Kanopy Dance Academy offering comprehensive dance training for all levels and ages. https://kanopydance.org/ \nAbout Sokolow Théâtre/Dance Ensemble\nSokolow Theatre/Dance Ensemble is the modern dance company dedicated to presenting Ms. Sokolow’s vast body of emotionally riveting work. Over a 70-year career\, Anna Sokolow continuously broke the silo of modern dance\, focusing on the human experience and accessing any genre to fulfill her artistic purpose. Her masterpieces remain relevant to our times and touch the hearts of all people as we struggle with the universal issues of living\, regardless of differences in place and culture. The company’s projects include reconstruction\, reimagination\, deconstruction\, historical performance\, teaching\, lectures\, archiving\, and partnering with contemporary choreographers—all modes through which we step inside Sokolow’s masterworks and draw from this perspective to better frame our future. ST/DE was founded by Sokolow protege Jim May and is currently under the artistic direction of Samantha Geracht. For more information go to www.sokolowtheatredance.org || Adult: $49.48 walk up\, $56.23 online/phone Ages 18 & Under and Students: $26.26 walk up\, $29.71 online/phone Groups of 4 or More: $44.20 walk up\, $50.20 online/phone Prices include all facility & processing fees\, and sales tax.
URL:https://ourliveswisconsin.com/event/divine-mythologies-other-luminous-voices/2026-04-16/
LOCATION:Overture Center for the Arts\, 201 State St\, Madison\, WI\, 53703\, United States
CATEGORIES:Performance Art
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