• Terese Allen for “The Dane County Farmers’ Market Cookbook” | Thursday, April 4 | 7-8 p.m. | Central Library, 201 W. Mifflin St., Madison | Free | Celebrating one of the nation’s finest farmers’ markets, come for a conversation over the cookbook that includes the best of local produce.
• Chatham Rabbits | Thursday, April 4 | 8-11 p.m. | The Bur Oak, 2262 Winnebago St., Madison | $12-$15 | The North Carolina duo comes to Madison for a warm staging of their brand of roots music.

• “Mother Courage Alone” | Friday, April 5 | 2 p.m. | Arts + Literature Laboratory, 111 S. Livingston St., Madison | Free | Be bewitched with Fermat’s Last Theater’s adaptation of Bertolt Brecht’s classic anti-war play.
• Psychic Tarot Card Readings | Friday, April 5 | 5-9 p.m. | Starkweather Brewing Company, 2439 Atwood Ave., Madison | $25 | We sense a card reading and a beer may be in your future.

• The Spring Crafty Fair | Saturday, April 6 | 10 a.m.-4 p.m. | Goodman Community Center, 3301 Atwood Ave., Madison | Free | Shop ‘til you drop, with over 100 makers from across Wisconsin highlighting their wares.
• PBS Wisconsin Open Studio Day | Saturday, April 6 | 10 a.m.-4 p.m. | Vilas Hall, 821 University Ave., Madison | Free | Spend some time behind-the-scenes with your family at our local PBS station, with character appearances, tours, and more.

• Madison’s Best Bloody | Sunday, April 7 | 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. | Garver Feed Mill, 3241 Garver Green, Madison | $30-$65 | Supporting the Great Lakes Hemophilia Foundation, come sample some of the area’s best bloody marys created by some of the area’s best bartenders.

• Lettuce rejoice. The Dane County Farmers’ Market will return to the square on Saturday, April 13. The weekly event will run every Saturday through Nov. 9. The final Lake Winter Market at Garver Feed Mill will be this Saturday, April 6 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.

• Madison has more great athletes than you can shake a (hockey) stick at. Six Wisconsin Badgers women’s hockey players were named to the Team USA roster for the 2024 IIHF Women’s World Championship. Britta Curl, Lacey Eden, Laila Edwards, Caroline Harvey, Kirsten Simms, and alum Hilary Knight will take the ice.

• Ha Long Bay, at 1353 Williamson St., will close for renovations starting Monday, April 8. For fans of the Southeast Asian eatery, take heart knowing that while it’s being renovated, it will remain open at Little Palace (225 King St.) with a blended menu.

• Things are bright at Alliant Energy. Newsweek recently announced its list of the “Most Trustworthy Companies in America.” For the third consecutive year, Alliant Energy was included. The results are based on 97,000 evaluations of customer, investor, and employee trust.

• Brittingham Boats is making a splash this April by opening earlier than it ever has before. Due to the unseasonably warm winter, paddle boards, kayaks, paddle boats, and fishing boats are now available to rent.

• Nur-D, a Minneapolis-based rapper, and Sierra Green and the Giants, from New Orleans, will headline the two-day Marquette Waterfront Festival, taking place Saturday, June 8-Sunday, June 9 at Yahara Place Park. (Isthmus)

• The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development is giving more than $495,000 in technical education equipment to serve nearly 3,000 students. Thanks to grants from the Fast Forward Program, students will be better trained in career paths involving robotics, welding, plasma cutting, and more. (Channel 3000)

• 4.55 billion years. That’s the estimated age of a meteorite that was found in the Town of Vienna. It is the state’s largest meteorite, weighing 110 pounds. Created in the solar system’s early days, it is now being shown at the UW-Madison Geology Museum. (Wisconsin Farmer)

• What are the unwritten rules everyone in the 608 should know? Tell us you’re from Madison without telling us you’re from Madison.

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