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• MOMIX “Alice” | Tuesday, April 16 | 7 p.m. | Overture Center, 201 State St, Madison | $30-$60 | This modern dance is inspired by Lewis Carroll’s classic “Alice in Wonderland.”
• Astronomy on Tap | Tuesday, April 16 | 7 p.m. | Karben4, 3698 Kinsman Blvd., Madison | Cost of purchase | Have a stellar time at an evening filled with trivia, demos, and talks from UW-Madison astronomers.

• Wisdom Prairie Spring Tour | Wednesday, April 17 | 2:15-3:45 p.m. | Holy Wisdom Monastery, 4200 Co. Hwy M, Middleton | Free | Take a guided tour by an environmental educator on the spring landscapes of Wisdom Prairie.
• National Haiku Day Celebration | Wednesday, April 17 | 7-8:30 p.m. | Sequoia Library, 4340 Tokay Blvd., Madison | Free | Come for this reading/National Poetry Month/inspired poems.
• Billy Flynn and Friends | Wednesday, April 17 | 7-9:30 p.m. | Red Rooster Madison, 2513 Seiferth Rd., Madison | $10 | This Green Bay native is a blues guitarist who has earned himself a Grammy Award.

• Messy Art with Laurie | Thursday, April 18 | 11 a.m.-12 p.m. | Madison Children’s Museum, 100 N. Hamilton St., Madison | Free with museum admission | Children and their caregivers get to play with their food by painting with spaghetti.
• Yid Vicious | Thursday, April 18 | 7 p.m. | $10 | North Street Cabaret, 610 North St., Madison | Come for kaleidoscopic klezmer music while benefiting the Literacy Network, a local nonprofit.

• Best Westerns | Friday, April 19 | 8-11 p.m. | Red Rooster Madison, 2513 Seiferth Rd., Madison | $10 | Kick up your boots and listen to some western swing and hillbilly jumps by this veteran country group from Milwaukee.

• Heated infinity pool, game room, outdoor fireplace

• Pickleball court, bikes, paddleboards, and kayaks

• Ocean-view bedrooms, cliffside sauna, hot tub

• This might be your last chance to see comedian Lewis Black. His final tour, “Goodbye Yeller Brick Road,” is coming to the Overture Center on Saturday, Oct. 19. Tickets go on sale this Friday, April 19 at 11 a.m.

• To state the obvious, Culver’s is the best. Fodor’s just named the Wisconsin-born burger place the “Best Fast Food Joint in America.” Shake Shack and In-N-Out rounded out the top three.

• By June 2025, 60 affordable housing apartment units will be built at 680 Grand Canyon Drive near West Towne Mall. McShane Construction was selected to build Canyons, a multi-use four-story building that will include a fitness center and club room. (WisBusiness)

• The St. Vincent De Paul store at 1309 Williamson St. is closed for renovations for the next five weeks as part of a larger construction project. Pro tip: schedule an at-home pickup for clothing and furniture donations.

• Centro Hispano of Dane County is being honored in New York City this Thursday, April 18 with the “Community Service Award'' at the Hispanic Federation’s annual gala. This gala is one of the premier Latino benefit events in the US. (Madison365)

• We should tip our cap to our Capitol. The Wisconsin State Capitol building was voted “Best US Capitol Building to Visit” by Daily Passport. A National Historic Landmark, it is just over 284 feet tall from the ground floor to the top of the Wisconsin statue on the dome.