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"Riches to Rags," chamber music concert series, 6:30 pm on 6/10 & 17, 7:30 pm on 6/11 & 18-19 and 2:30 pm, 6/12 & 26, Hamel Music Center-Collins Recital Hall; and 7:30 pm, 6/25, Stoughton Opera House. $52.50/$46.50. Click through for concert info.

Events from June 9-12 also include the second Madison Night Market; more Madison Bike Week events; a concert by Fareed Haque & Goran Ivanovic celebrating the fifth anniversary of North Street Cabaret; and more.

Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society’s concerts tend to be full of surprises. Although the group has always featured a wide range of music, this season it has made a special effort to be diverse and inclusive in its programming.

Chamber music. $35 adv.

For 40 years, Richard Patterson and his Omni Foundation for the Arts have been one of most vital producers of classical guitar concerts in the U.S.

Notes on Weaving

Mount Horeb Summer Frolic and Cottage Grove Firemens Festival bring back the beer tent, plus Madison Jazz Festival, new museum exhibits, and more Isthmus Picks for June 10-17.

Gateway to summer Tommie Smith, a 1968 Olympics gold medalist and lifelong activist. Tommie Smith Awards, Thursday, May 27, 6:30 p.m.: A new collaborative event coordinated by Madison College and UW-Whitewater, the Tommie Smith Awards recognizes area athletes who are also working for positive change in their communities. The event is named for lifelong social justice activist Tommie Smith, who along with fellow medalist John Carlos made the world take notice with the “clenched fist” ...