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SUMMARY:Rooted In Pride
DESCRIPTION:This event: Has LGBTQ content\, Is LGBTQ hosted\, May be of interest to the LGBTQ community || Join Fair Future Movement’s bi-weekly conversations as we celebrate LGBTQ+ history\, resilience\, and our deep connection to the natural world. Together\, we’ll reclaim our stories and explore the powerful intersections between queer identity and environmental justice. \nLGBTQ+ history is a history of resilience and deep connections to each other\, the land\, and to movements that have fought for a more just world. At a time when LGBTQ+ rights\, histories\, and identities are under increasing attack\, creating intentional spaces for learning\, reflection\, and community is more important than ever. \nThis summer’s Community Learning Series honors Pride Month by bringing together the LGBTQ+ community and allies to explore local history\, ecological connection\, and the power of reclaiming our stories. Through the film History Unhidden: Milwaukee’s LGBTQ Heritage and select poems from Queer Nature\, we’ll uncover the LGBTQ+ roots of our own city\, examine the intersections between queer identity and the natural world\, and celebrate the resilience that lives at the heart of both movements. || Free
URL:https://ourliveswisconsin.com/event/rooted-in-pride/2026-05-28/
LOCATION:Midwest Sad\, 601 S 6th St\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53204\, United States
CATEGORIES:Activism,Informational,Milwaukee + Southeast,Reading,Social
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260510T150000
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SUMMARY:Listen to Your Mother show
DESCRIPTION:This event: Has LGBTQ content\, Is LGBTQ hosted\, May be of interest to the LGBTQ community || After a 9 year hiatus\, Listen to Your Mother returns to the Madison area. \nWhat is LTYM\, anyway? The goal of every LISTEN TO YOUR MOTHER production is to take the audience on a well-crafted 90-minute journey of diverse true stories about motherhood—being a mom\, having a mom\, losing a mom\, finding a mom—as many interpretations on the theme of mothering as you can imagine. From hilarious and heartwarming\, to emotionally intense and profound\, LISTEN TO YOUR MOTHER entertains\, energizes\, brings community together and leaves everyone feeling a little less alone and a little more understood. Tickets available now: $10/person. \nCast LIST:\nSara Ward-Cassady (2011 LTYM alumnae)\, Natasha Lutes\, Claire Weiss (2017 LTYM alumnae)\, Emily Schroeder Orvik\, Cassandra Punsel\, Jessica Ann\, Jess Barmack\, Jane Crone\, Floresa Balondo\, Sarah Kissel\, Suzanne Swift\, and Linda Gaumnitz. \nDirector: Deb Nies\nExecutive Producer: Hannah Nies || $10/person
URL:https://ourliveswisconsin.com/event/listen-to-your-mother-show/
LOCATION:Peace Lutheran Church\, 701 S Century Ave\, Waunakee\, WI\, 53597\, United States
CATEGORIES:Madison + South Central,Reading,Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260505T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260505T130000
DTSTAMP:20260604T092225
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SUMMARY:Lunch for Libraries with Jesmyn Ward
DESCRIPTION:This event: || Lunch for Libraries is Madison Public Library Foundation’s signature spring fundraising event. Your ticket supports Wisconsin Book Festival’s free\, year-round programs that bring readers and authors together. \nThis year’s featured speaker will be Jesmyn Ward\, two-time National Book Award–winning author of On Witness and Respair. \nIn this powerful collection of essays and speeches\, Ward blends personal history\, literary reflection\, and social witness to explore grief\, resilience\, Black motherhood\, and the enduring power of storytelling in the face of personal and collective loss. Ward will reflect on the writers and experiences that have shaped her voice\, as well as the role of literature as both testimony and survival. \nJesmyn Ward received her MFA from the University of Michigan and is the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship\, a Stegner Fellowship\, the Strauss Living Prize\, and the 2022 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction. She has won the National Book Award for Fiction twice—for Salvage the Bones and Sing\, Unburied\, Sing Her memoir Men We Reaped was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and received the Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize and the Media for a Just Society Award. Ward is currently a professor of creative writing at Tulane University and lives in Mississippi. || $150 for individual tickets\, $200 for individual tickets with Wisconsin Book Festival membership
URL:https://ourliveswisconsin.com/event/lunch-for-libraries-with-jesmyn-ward/
LOCATION:Monona Terrace & Convention Center\, 1 John Nolen Dr.\, Madison\, WI\, 53703\, United States
CATEGORIES:Informational,Madison + South Central,Networking,Reading,Social
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260418T150000
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SUMMARY:Slay the Lake Kenosha LGBTQ+ Horror Book Fest 2026
DESCRIPTION:This event: Has LGBTQ content\, Is LGBTQ hosted\, May be of interest to the LGBTQ community || Meet 14 horror authors at Slay the Lake LGBTQ+ Horror Book Fest at The Final Girl Bar in Kenosha on Saturday\, April 18\, 2026 3PM-8PM. Slay The Lake is a book fest built on optimism–as all good horror is. It is the hope that while things are dark and scary\, anyone can survive this. That the character will overcome\, giving courage\, grace\, comfort\, and space for readers to face their own monsters. The LGBTQ+ community is historic for its ability to find moments of joy and celebration in the face of adversity. We carry on this courageous spirit and invite you to come to Slay The Lake! \nFeatured authors include: RE Bunch\, Jessie Rose\, Phrique\, Mikey Cody Apollo\, Xena Lopez\, Mo Medusa\, Luna Rey Hall\, H. Everend\, Jacob Yeates\, Arthur Avalos\, Van Rung\, Chris Kauzlarich\, HD Jaster & Ten Cups Tarot. \nFREE event! Ages 18+ \n2PM-3PM is a ticketed early entry which includes a tote bag\, blind date with a book and other goodies. \n3PM-8PM – FREE Meet the authors\, enjoy great food\, shop & get your books signed. 18+ \nThe Final Girl Bar\n7546 Sheridan Rd\, Kenosha\, WI 53143\nhttps://www.thefinalgirlbar.com/ \nBenefits LGBT Books to Prisoners\nA trans-affirming\, racial justice-focused\, prison abolitionist project sending books to incarcerated LGBTQ-identified people across the United States \nFind their requested book list here: https://lgbtbookstoprisoners.org/donate/#book || Free Entry 3PM-5PM; $15 for Early Entry 2PM-3PM
URL:https://ourliveswisconsin.com/event/slay-the-lake-kenosha-lgbtq-horror-book-fest-2026/
LOCATION:The Final Girl Bar\, 7546 Sheridan Road\, Kenosha\, WI\, 53143\, United States
CATEGORIES:18+,Activism,Festival,Fundraiser,Reading
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SUMMARY:Celebration of Trans Visibility | The Tarlton Theatre
DESCRIPTION:The historic Tarlton Theatre and Bay Area Council On Gender Diversity are proud to celebrate trans visibility! \nThe celebration will include poetry\, music\, art\, special guests\, and featured speaker Keva Schultz.\nKeva Schulz was born in Valley Forge\, PA and raised in Shawano\, WI. She holds a BS and PhD in Metallurgical Engineering from UW-Madison. Keva had a 37-year career developing data storage hardware at IBM and Seagate Technology\, which included 20 years managing hard disk drive recording head suspension development. After coming out as a transgender woman in 2017\, she founded Seagate PRIDE!\, Seagate’s global LGBTQ+ employee resource group (seven sites worldwide) and also coordinated the activities for the six other ERGS at the Seagate Bloomington\, MN site. Since retiring in 2019\, Keva volunteers as a transgender and environmental advocate and works on visual arts.\n𝐃𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐬Doors and dinner available at 5:00 PM.\n𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞Showtime at 6:30 PM.\nFull dinner menu and beverages available. \n𝐓𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬 Tickets available now at $5 per person. Proceeds to benefit the work of Bay Area Council On Gender Diversity. \n Tables for parties of 2-5 available. Seating arrangements are on a first-come\, first-served basis based on the order your reservation is placed. Please purchase a table based on the number of guests in your party. Tables or individual tickets are not guaranteed proximity to other parties unless purchased together under the same party name or same order. \n𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬All ticket sales are final and no refunds will be issued 48 hours prior to the show.\n𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐲-𝐈𝐧𝐬 No carry-in food or drink permitted. Please plan your dinner at The Tarlton Theatre by checking our menu online at thetarlton.com.\n𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲♿︎ Please message our page about any accessibility accommodation requests 24 hours prior to the show. All movie showings at The Tarlton Theatre include closed captioning.\n𝐂𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭By visiting The Tarlton Theatre and our family of venues\, you agree to act in accordance with our Code of Conduct\, available at thetarlton.com\, and act in an appropriate manner for a public space\, observe the order of business and the boundaries of others\, and protect and support others. Any person violating our Code of Conduct will be subject to removal without a refund\, arrest\, legal action\, and/or revocation of the opportunity to perform at-\, work at-\, or attend any subsequent show at our venues.\n𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠The Tarlton Theatre offers complimentary parking at the paved lot located immediately to the west of the theatre at 100 South Chestnut Avenue. Parking spaces marked “The Tarlton Theatre” are reserved for theatre guests only. Free parking is also available on South Broadway\, South Chestnut Avenue\, and Howard Street\, but we caution our guests against parking their vehicles overnight.\n𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐞The historic Tarlton Theatre is Green Bay’s hometown\, circa-1925 Art Deco drafthouse cinema\, club\, and performing arts venue. Boasting the city’s biggest original movie screen\, a menu of classic and modern American cuisine\, and craft beverages at full-service bars\, The Tarlton Theatre is proud to feature a wide variety of programs and dining options for all members of our community and beyond.
URL:https://ourliveswisconsin.com/event/celebration-of-trans-visibility-the-tarlton-theatre/
LOCATION:The Tarlton Theatre\, 405-409 W Walnut St\, Green Bay\, WI\, 54303\, United States
CATEGORIES:Festival,Informational,Lecture,Northeast,Party,Reading,Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260326T183000
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SUMMARY:Garden Wall Bookshop welcomes Kathy Joy La Plante\, local author of The Summons: A Call to Love (Wrong Date on Flyer)
DESCRIPTION:This event: Has LGBTQ content\, May be of interest to the LGBTQ community || Join me at Garden Wall Bookshop on Wednesday\, March 26\, 2026\, at 6:30 p.m. for a reading and book signing event for my debut historical novel\, The Summons: A Call to Love. \nThis emotionally rich story follows three courageous lesbians who forge family\, reclaim their voices\, and survive profound loss. Spanning WWI through the 1990s\, it sheds light on the long\, often hidden history of lesbians in the military. \nIn a moment of renewed political tension and challenges to LGBTQ+ rights\, these themes feel more urgent than ever. The Summons is a reminder of our resilience\, our history\, and the hope that fuels the ongoing fight for equality. \nI’d love to share this evening—and this story—with you. || Free
URL:https://ourliveswisconsin.com/event/garden-wall-bookshop-welcomes-kathy-joy-la-plante-local-author-of-the-summons-a-call-to-love/
LOCATION:Garden Wall Bookshop\, 101 N Main St\, Verona\, WI\, 53593\, United States
CATEGORIES:Madison + South Central,Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260319T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260319T203000
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SUMMARY:Third Thursday with Third Space: Voices of Her/Their Community Storytelling
DESCRIPTION:Third Space presents: Voices of Her/Their-Community Storytelling as part of the “Third Thursdays with Third Space” series! \nMarch centers storytelling as a tool for connection\, preservation\, and healing. This gathering invites 3 community members to share lived experiences while others practice deep\, respectful listening. \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 LGBTQ+ communities in Green Bay.
URL:https://ourliveswisconsin.com/event/third-thursday-with-third-space-voices-of-her-their-community-storytelling/
LOCATION:The Tarlton Theatre\, 405-409 W Walnut St\, Green Bay\, WI\, 54303\, United States
CATEGORIES:18+,Activism,Lecture,Northeast,Performance Art,Reading,Social,Theater
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SUMMARY:Gallery Reception and Live Music - Baz Sundark
DESCRIPTION:This event: Has LGBTQ content\, Is LGBTQ hosted\, May be of interest to the LGBTQ community || Delta Beer Lab is proud to present our next Art Gallery installation! Join us on Friday\, March 13 from 6-9pm for Baz’s gallery showing. They will be in the brewery for a meet and greet and reception. \nNola Talks to Trees and The Chaos Gremlins will be playing live music at 7:15pm. Additional paintings will be available for purchase. Wear or bring something that makes you happy\, and feel free to bring in food\, friends\, and partners! \nBaz’s gallery will be up for the entire month of March\, so stop in anytime to explore their work! || Free to attend!
URL:https://ourliveswisconsin.com/event/gallery-reception-and-live-music-baz-sundark/
LOCATION:Delta Beer Lab\, 167 E Badger Rd\, Madison\, WI\, 53713\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibition,Madison + South Central,Music,Reading,Social
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260312T190000
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SUMMARY:Writing From Life: How I Turned a Year of Dating into a Novel with Susanna Daniel
DESCRIPTION:This event: Has LGBTQ content\, Is LGBTQ hosted\, May be of interest to the LGBTQ community || https://roomofonesown.com/event/2026-03-11/writing-life-how-i-turned-year-dating-novel-susanna-daniel \nA Room of One’s Own is thrilled to welcome local author and writing instructor Susanna Daniel for a talk on craft in celebration of her new novel Girlfriending (Pub February 10th\, 2026). This talk is called Writing From Life: How I Turned a Year of Dating into a Novel. \nNote: This was initially scheduled for Wednesday but was reschedules to Thursday March 12th\, apologies for any confusion. \nThis is an in-person lecture event at A Room of One’s Own Bookstore. \nAbout the book \nAfter a brief\, head-spinning affair leaves her heartbroken\, a divorced\, perimenopausal mother sets out to date ten women in exploration of what she calls her lesbian adolescence\, a quest she takes on with the ride-or-die support of her best friend and the small but mighty community she gathers along the way. \nFrom the award-winning author of Stiltsville and Sea Creatures\, two beloved novels about the slippery terrain of love and marriage\, and inspired by her award-winning short story\, “The Goddess of Illicit Choices\,” comes a lively and taut exploration of friendship\, courtship\, community\, and all the shades in between. At its heart\, Girlfriending asks: How do we remake our lives midstream\, and how do we know when we’ve arrived? \n“I swallowed Girlfriending down in one big\, thrilled gulp\, not having realized how thirsty I was for exactly this calmly mesmerizing and fresh book about midlife. Also? It made me want to be a better person\, somehow\, even though it’s sexy\, page-turning fiction (i.e. not self-help). I am a huge Susanna Daniel fan and will be for life.”\n— Catherine Newman\, author of Sandwich and Wreck \n“Ravishing\, racy\, and tender. Girlfriending is a joyful\, full-throated\nexperience.”\n— Flynn Berry\, author of Northern Spy and Under the Harrow \n“GIRLFRIENDING is a novel to read in a passionate rush\, immediately start again in a more savoring way\, and then press into the hands of everyone you know. This beautifully-written tale of marriage\, divorce\, love\, sex\, and everything else brims with compassion\, shimmers with truth. Destined to be the dog-eared bible for those going through midlife queer awakenings (and their girlfriends\, who will undoubtedly steal it). Susanna Daniel is a treasure.”\n— Amy Shearn\, author of Animal instinct and Unseen City \n“A magic trick of a story about a life that’s been knocked over and broken open\, full of vulnerability\, generosity and desire. This novel literally makes me a happier person.” ”\n— Michelle Wildgen\, author of Wine People and You’re Not You \nSusanna Daniel is the author of three novels and makes her living coaching writers and guiding workshops with the Madison Writers’ Studio\, which she co-founded in 2013 with author Michelle Wildgen. Her new novel\, Girlfriending\, a spinoff of her award-winning short story\, “The Goddess of Illicit Choices\,” is coming in February of 2026 from Third Rail Press. Her debut novel\, Stiltsville\, was awarded the PEN/Bingham prize\, and her second novel\, Sea Creatures\, was a Target Book Club pick. Susanna is a graduate of Columbia University and the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop\, and has earned fellowships from the UW Institute for Creative Writing\, the MacDowell Colony\, and the UCross Foundation. Susanna was born and raised in Miami\, Florida\, and has made her home in Madison\, Wisconsin\, with her two teens and one adorable mutt. || free
URL:https://ourliveswisconsin.com/event/writing-from-life-how-i-turned-a-year-of-dating-into-a-novel-with-susanna-daniel/
LOCATION:A Room of One’s Own Bookstore\, 2717 Atwood Avenue\, Madison\, WI\, 53704\, United States
CATEGORIES:Reading,Workshop
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