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50 states of beer.

50 states of beer.

50 states of beer.

Playing songs by The Big Wu rearranged as bluegrass. $20 ($18 adv.).

Events from April 28-May 1 also include the Midwest Gypsy Swing Fest; a free basketball tournament for teens on the north side hosted by Madison Parks; concerts ranging from Renée Fleming to Madison Music Foundry students; and more.

Isthmus Picks for April 25-28 also includes talks on new books by Libby Fischer Hellman and Mackenzie Berry, Marc Maron at the Barrymore, and more.

Playing songs by The Big Wu rearranged as bluegrass. $20 ($18 adv.).

You could say that Chris Castino is a writer of dance music. Not the kind you hear at any club. It’s the kind you hear at a Dead show, or festivals, when the crowd moves together spinning and bouncing like an ocean of blissful and emancipated souls. Chris is the primary songwriter for his longtime popular Minnesota-based rock’n’roll jamband The Big Wu.

You can’t see Pickletopia from Bryan Street, so you need to know it’s there to find it. It’s worth finding, though, so drive through the parking lot accessible from North Fitzhugh Avenue, and you can park right in front of it. Pleasant aromas greet you when you walk into the space filled with barrels of pickled vegetables. The barrels might remind you of dill pickles you ate as a kid, but the pickled vegetables here will delight more mature palates, too. Say yes to the samples co-owners...