See Yael Naim at the Wisconsin Union Theatre!
You’ve heard her voice a million times on the Macbook Air Ad; she’s the one with the enchanting voice singing her song, New Soul. Now see her at the Wisconsin Union Theatre on Saturday, October 25 at 8 pm.

According to lore, it was Steve Jobs himself who chose "New Soul" from her second album, thus handing the French-Israeli singer songwriter an instant, international audience. Blessed with an unsettlingly pure voice and an incredible agility at composition, Naim sings in Hebrew, English and French, presenting a collection of ballads that meander through folk, pop, and world music with a melancholic frugality. Trained as a classical musician, Naim has written music for films and has toured through much of the world.
Website: www.union.wisc.edu/theater/season/yael.html

Win tickets to the Guarneri String Quartet!
The Guarneri String Quartet will perform at the Wisconsin Union Theatre on Thursday, October 23 at 8 pm.

The renowned Guarneri String Quartet "is among the most revered and enduring ensembles of its kind in the world" (National Public Radio). It has circled the globe countless times since its 1964 inauguration, playing in the world’s most prestigious halls.

The quartet has been featured on many television and radio specials, documentaries and educational presentations and starred in the full-length film High Fidelity - The Guarneri String Quartet.

This is a concert not to be missed - the quartet has announced its retirement at the completion of the 2008-09 season.
Website: www.uniontheater.wisc.edu

Join Isthmus at the 7th Annual Wisconsin Book Fest!
Now that the temperature is cooling off, it's time to curl up with a good book and turn a blind-eye to the graying skies.

Lucky for you, Isthmus is a proud sponsor of the 7th Annual Wisconsin Book Fest, taking place October 15-19.

Isthmus will be at the Overture Center on Thursday, Friday and Saturday night to test your literary knowledge with Book Fest Trivia. Win brand new books by the authors at the Book Festival!

Presenters for this year's Festival include novelist Marilynne Robinson, NYT science writer Andrew Revkin, poet Patricia Smith, Ann Beattie, David Maraniss, Mary Gordon, and Aleksander Hemon.


Website: www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/

Win a pair of tickets to Dixie's Tupperware Party!
Win a pair of tickets to the opening night of Dixie's Tupperware Party on Tuesday, October 21.

Playbill magazine called Dixie’s Tupperware Party “a unique hybrid of improv, drag show, social satire and Tupperware Party—complete with lids that burp.”

Dixie Longate, the fast-talking Tupperware Lady, packed up her catalogues, left her children in an Alabama trailer park and took Off-Broadway by storm! Now, join Dixie as she travels the country throwing good ol' fashioned Tupperware parties filled with outrageously funny tales, heartfelt accounts, free giveaways, audience participation and the most fabulous assortment of Tupperware ever sold on a theater stage. See for yourself how Ms. Longate became the #1 Tupperware seller in the U.S. and Canada as she educates her guests on the many alternative uses she has discovered for her plastic products! “Not your grandmother’s Tupperware Party!”--NBC Today Show
Website: www.overturecenter.com/0809/1021dixie.htm

See Missy Higgins!
Australian singer-songwriter Missy Higgins will perform at the Majestic Theatre on Monday, October 20, at 8 pm.

Win a pair of tickets, courtesy of True Endeavors, to see why Missy Higgins was twice-named Australia's "Best Female Artist."
Website: trueendeavors.wordpress.com/

See Lura at the Wisconsin Union Theatre!
Lura will perform at the Wisconsin Union Theatre on Thursday, October 16 at 8 pm.

Born in Portugal to Cape Verdean parents, Lura sings of that string of ten volcanic islands scattered in the ocean off Senegal. Her father hails from Santiago, the largest, greenest, most African island of Cape Verde, and her mother from São Nicolau, the island that produces the best grog (Cape Verdean rum). Lura’s music is of and from this former Portuguese territory, the one that gave Cesaria Evora to the world.

“She has opened the way,” says Lura of Evora. “Now we can present other Cape Verdean styles.” Enjoy several of Cape Verde’s main genres in this performance.
Website: www.uniontheater.wisc.edu

Women Rock For The Cure!
Do you love music? Women? Good Karma?

Well, here's your chance to combine your three great loves. Isthmus is teaming up with the Susan G. Komen For The Cure Foundation to bring you: Women Rock For The Cure.

On Friday, October 10, music venues throughout Madison will feature performers that honor women. Each venue will donate a minimum of $1 per admissions charge to breast cancer research.

Throughout the night, an Isthmus street team will be stopping by the venues to take pictures and hand out free stuff!

Please wear pink to show your support!
We hope to see you there!
Website: www.madisonverve.com/womenrock

Win Tickets to Pinback!
Win a chance to jam with the San Diego based indie rock band, Pinback featuring special guests Make Believe on Monday, October 13, 8pm at the High Noon Saloon.
Website: trueendeavors.wordpress.com/

Spend an Evening with Nick Lowe!
Spend an evening with British-rocker Nick Lowe, sponsored by Isthmus!

Lowe will perform at the Barrymore Theatre on Sunday, October 12, at 7:30 pm.
The evening will feature songs from his latest album, "At My Age."


Website: trueendeavors.wordpress.com