• Taylor Swift Friendship Bracelet Making Night | Tuesday, March 19 | 3-5 p.m. | Sencha Tea Bar, 224 State St., Madison | $15 | Swifties can drink tea and make friendship bracelets, all the while making new friends.
• Astronomy on Tap | Tuesday, March 19 | 7-8:30 p.m. | Northstreet, 557 North St., Madison | Cost of purchase | Hold a frosty mug of beer while astrophysicist Lulu Agazie offers up some stellar observations.

• Madison Jazz Jam | Wednesday, March 20 | 6-9:30 p.m. | COPA, 2841 Index Rd., Madison | Free | Put on by the Madison Jazz Society, the night starts with an educational workshop before musicians are free to jam.
• Wisconsin Film Festival Sneak Peek | Wednesday, March 20 | 6-7:30 p.m. | Pinney Library, 516 Cottage Grove Rd., Madison | Free | Watch trailers of this year’s films, learn about the ins and outs from WFF staff, and bring your questions about the festival.

• Second Wind Band Concert | Thursday, March 21 | 7 p.m. | Sequoia Library, 4340 Tokay Blvd., Madison | Free | Enjoy an informal concert with the Second Wind Band that is made up of local musicians who used to play instruments and recently picked them back up.
• Open Mic Comedy | Thursday, March 21 | 8 p.m.-12 a.m. | The Rigby, 119 E. Main St., Madison | Free | Are you the next Nate Bargatze? Step right up to the microphone and tell your jokes, or sit back and laugh at those who venture up onstage.

• Sleater-Kinney | Friday, March 22 | 8 p.m. | The Sylvee, 25 S. Livingston St., Madison | $35-$115 | Rock out to Corin Tucker and Carrie Brownstein, legends in the riot grrrl movement, during their “Little Rope Tour.”

• Fifty Furlong Race | Saturday, March 23 | 11 a.m.-2 p.m. | Paoli Pub & Grill, 6893 Paoli Rd., Belleville | $15 | Run nearly six miles and get a free beer afterward at this event benefiting Briarpatch Youth Services.

• Three Madison nonprofits recently received grants to improve local food access in schools by building relationships between farmers and school administrators. Kids Forward, Mad Local Food Group LLC, and Wisconsin Early Childhood Association Inc. received funding through the Wisconsin Farm to School Program. (In Business)

• This event is for the birds, literally. Registration is open for the Great Wisconsin Birdathon, taking place Monday, April 15 through Saturday, June 15. Birders of all skill levels can join teams to log bird sightings to raise support and awareness for local bird conservation.

• You can feel wheel good if you Cycle for Sight. Donate to or host an event for the fitness fundraiser, which is taking place now through April and goes toward vision research. Last year, the event raised $64,000 for the McPherson Eye Research Institute. Register now.

• Madisonians may be in a state of bliss after learning Wisconsin ranks No. 10 amongst Top States for Singles. Compiled by Consumer Affairs, the results are based, in part, on age demographics, median income, and cost of living.

• Former Edgewood College President Mary Ellen Gevelinger died last week at the age of 80. She took the president role in 2019, navigating the school through the beginnings of the pandemic.

• Paula Panczenko will retire from Tandem Press this summer. The fine art press is affiliated with UW-Madison’s School of Education’s Art Department. Located at 1743 Commercial Ave., the press made the school one of the highest-rated print programs in the US during her tenure.

• Grand Poetry Slam Champion Andre Bradford will headline the Capital Verses Slam Poetry Festival taking place at Madison College’s Goodman South Campus. The Austin-based poet will perform on Thursday, April 11 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The event is free.

Accepting

• Fish
• Invertebrates
• Pet birds
• Plants
• Reptiles
• Small mammals

Not accepting

• Cats
• Chickens
• Dogs
• Guinea pigs
• Pigs
• Rabbits