One of the most celebrated of all musicals comes to The Fireside stage - Leonard Bernstein's sumptuous, incomparable musical updating of Shakespeare's most romantic play ROMEO AND JULIET - WEST SIDE STORY.  This deeply moving, dramatic, sometimes hilarious, always beautiful musical tale of star-crossed lovers was nominated for six Tony Awards and won a record ten Oscars. It will transport you with its magnificent musical score, its exquisite and exciting dancing, and its heart-warming love story. WEST SIDE STORY is an epic tale of love eternal undiminished by the dangers that surround it. It is a story with a message of hope that rings as clearly today as it ever has.

 

Fort Atkinson - Fireside Dinner Theatre - 1131 Janesville Ave
800-477-9505
www.firesidetheatre.com  

Seven shows weekly Wednesday through Sunday

Box Office: 262-472-2222

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Spend the day discovering what life was like for Wisconsinites during the Civil War. Meet with reenactors, listen and participate in pannel discussions, and check out or new exhibit about W.D. Hoard.

Sean Dorsey is a San Francisco-based choreographer and dancer, celebrated as the nation's first transgender modern dance choreographer. His new show, The Missing Generation, explores the contemporary impact of the loss of part of an entire generation of gay and transgender people to AIDS in the 1980s and 1990s. Dorsey created the show during a two-year intensive process that brought him to five cities across the U.S. where he conducted community residencies, research and oral history interviews with longtime survivors of the early epidemic. The voices and remarkable real-life stories recorded in these oral histories are featured in the show's powerful multi-layered soundscore.

The Science Alliance will dispel common reptilian myths with "Reptomania!" Steve Schindler, the expert on all things reptilian, will introduce huge toads and frogs, colorful snakes and exotic skinks, and a humongous monitor lizard! All ages will learn about how different adaptations allow the animals to live in specific habitats and what interesting physical modifications they are capable of to protect themselves from predators. Participation is a key to learning, and actually being able to see and sometimes touch live animals helps to bring a higher degree of understanding of these incredible creatures.

Calling All Families programs are designed for children of all ages and multi-generational families. Youth in grades four and higher are welcome to attend independently of adults. Parents, grandparents, aunts, and uncles are all welcome.  Programs focus on the museum's various exhibits and local traditions.

Recognized world-wide as one of theater's most iconic couples, Romeo and Juliet are the very archetype of tragic young lovers. Set against a backdrop of warring households, so ensues a story of romance, murder and tragedy, as famous as any that has graced the stage. Through Shakespeare's beautiful prose, these star crossed lovers, in Aquila's striking and moving adaption of The Bard's classic tragedy, will take your breath away. The Aquila Theatre will bring its innovative style and dynamic physical approach to Shakespeare's most famous and heart-breaking play.

The legendary sleuth, Sherlock Holmes, takes the stage in this witty, fast paced production. The clever Holmes skillfully maneuvers the twisted web of London's most intriguing cases. Holmes is a master of disguise and a brilliant actor, as well as a composer and musician. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's vivid characters jump from the page weaving a tale of mystery, suspense and intrigue. The Aquila Theatre brings its energetic and physical style to this new adaptation with actors drawn from the top British and American stages.

Grab your girlfriends and spend your Friday night in Cambridge. Girl's Night Out 2015 - Kick off your weekend at Cambridge's Girls Night Out, Friday  from 5-8 pm.  Get your $10 goody bags and you'll  receive a gift bag and a map leading them to various hot spots in town offering you gifts, sales and specials galore!  Have your map signed at each location to be entered in the drawing for a crisp $100 bill plus other great prizes at the Girl's Night Out After Party.  The winners will be drawn at 8:30.  A portion of the proceeds from the event will be donated to a Camrbidge Lions Club.  ONLY 100 BAGS WILL BE OFFERED.

Pick Up your Bag at The Victorian at Cambridge, 109 E. Main St  from 5:00 to 6:30pm.

After Park at Camrock Cafe & Sport, 217 W. Main St.

Prepare yourselves for new experiences in pottery, wood, textiles, painting, rural scenery, creative people, vivid culture, and big inspiration at the Earth, Wood and Fire Artists Tour on Sat 10/24 & Sun 10/25 from 10 am to 5 pm.  It's a self-guided driving tour.  Each artist works to present their personalities, stories, and craft to you in exciting and new ways. Now here's your chance to jostle, evolve and touch something deep inside you that can only come from brilliant, new art.

One of the most enduring shows of all time, Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is the irresistible TonyŽ award-winning family musical about the trials and triumphs of Joseph, Israel's favorite son. The first collaboration of composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyricist Tim Rice, Joseph blends pop, country and rock into an uplifting, technicolored story of biblical proportions. This touring Broadway production retells the Biblical story of Joseph, his eleven brothers, and the coat of many colors. This magical musical is full of unforgettable songs including "Those Canaan Days," "Any Dream Will Do," and "Close Every Door."

A cappella group Cantus explores the mystery of our greatest gift: love. Including music by Francis Poulenc, Edvard Grieg, Ludwig van Beethoven, Bobby McFerrin, and Ysaye Barnwell, The Four Loves looks at this unquantifiable emotion from all sides. Hailed as "the premier men's vocal ensemble in the United States" (Fanfare), Cantus is acknowledged around the world for their programmatic versatility, artistic excellence and charismatic personality.

Bring your little ghouls in their costumes to local uptown businesses for a howling good time playing games and getting treats!