All Ages

Open Workshop

Where
The Workshop

Explore our innovative makerspace and discover what it has to offer. 

Nurture your inner creator by trying your hand at 3D design and printing, coding games, painting, sculpting, light woodworking, and much more. 

A librarian will be on hand to answer your questions and to help get you started.

There is no registration required for this program. Please contact Ali, Maker Librarian, at adown [at] deforestlibrary.org if you have any questions.

Harmonious Wail: Concert on Market Street

Where
Market Street
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Americana flavored Gypsy Jazz on full tilt! With over 30 years of touring around the world Harmonious Wail continues to combine the searing wit, humor and mandolin virtuosity of vintage Jethro Burns performances, the Continental panache of Django and the charm of Edith Piaf-inspired vocals to create a unique musical journey.

Audience members are encouraged to bring chairs for the concerts; a limited amount of grassy space is available for blankets.

Low Czars: Concert on Market Street

Where
Market Street
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With a repertoire of over 300 songs, the Low Czars are an anomaly: a smartly crafted cover band that plays hits songs and deep cuts and delivers them all with affection and honest nerdy musicianship. 

Born out of a wedding gig 17 years ago, the band has expanded into a collective of players who can play any style of music ranging from heavy rock to folk and pop. 

Cork 'n Bottle String Band: Concert on Market Street

Where
Market Street
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This 6-piece Bluegrass band showcases talented instrumentalists and amazing 3-part harmony singing. Fans of banjo pickin’ and fiddles and guitars will love the sounds filling the air. Fans of comedy will appreciate the smart-talkin’ witty stage banter that develops between the songs. Feel free to exercise your dancing bones and your funny bone.   

Echoes of Camp Randall with Bucky Badger: Concert on Market Street

Where
Market Street
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Take in the Badger Band playing our UW favorites and the antics of Bucky Badger!

Audience members are encouraged to bring chairs for the concerts; a limited amount of grassy space is available for blankets.

Cub Scout Pack 35 will be selling refreshments at the Concerts on Market Street.

Rain location: Inside the Library.

See the full concert lineup.

Elmore Lawson: Concert at the Rocks

Where
Village Green (Library St. & Ethun Pl.)
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Find your groove, learn rhythms and drumming, and create music. 

Elmore will introduce people of all ages to the Djembe drum as well as other percussions and encourage them to explore the sounds they can make with the different instruments. He teaches the basics of drumming and how to participate in a drum circle, including rhythms, chants, call and response and solo phrases. 

Fox & Branch: Concert at the Rocks

Where
Community Room
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Update: Due to the heat index, today's performance by Fox & Branch will be moved indoors to the Library Community Room. We hope to see you at 1 p.m. in the Community Room!

Hear a mix of blues, fiddle music, Cajun tunes, New Orleans-flavored numbers, and traditional folk songs for kids.

Audiences are encouraged to bring blankets or chairs and enjoy the wonderful entertainment with us!

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