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📝 Don’t worry, it’s just a test
October 4, 2023
Good morning, Madison!
Not to freak you out but your phone will sound an alarm at 1:20 p.m. today. So will all radio and TV stations.
Why? FEMA is conducting a nationwide test of its emergency alert systems.
All wireless phones should receive an alert and an accompanying text message that reads: “THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. No action is needed.” Meanwhile, radios and TVs will also broadcast a test emergency alert.
This isn’t the first time the government has run one of these tests. If you’re going to be in a crowded area during the test, earplugs or headphones could come in handy.
— Hayley
What's CITY Talking About?
🗳️ Are You Ready to Vote?
- This week is National Voter Education Week! The non-partisan event encourages eligible voters to get prepared for the next election through education and registration efforts. [NVEW]
- Check yourself: You can check your voter registration, find your polling place, and get all the election information you need in one place thanks to the Wisconsin Elections Commission. [MyVote WI]
🐮 Check Out the World Dairy Expo
- The World Dairy Expo runs through this Friday at the Alliant Energy Center. The event showcases cattle and the latest technologies to thousands of dairy enthusiasts from around the globe. It’s also been known to cause extra traffic in the area, so don’t say we didn’t warn you! [NBC15]
🏈 Loss of a Packers Legend
- John Gordon, better known as the artist behind the iconic Green Bay Packers’ logo, died recently at the age of 83. Gordon was an art student at St. Norbert College in 1961 when he was given the opportunity to design the piece. “Lombardi wants a logo ... and it’s going to be a ‘G’ in a football shape,” Gordon said in a video produced by St. Norbert College. Within a day, Gordon’s sketch was approved and the Packers’ original logo was born. [Channel 3000]
💥 Your Lunchtime Read: Madison East High senior finds 'Thrills' making comic books.
- “At Graham Cracker Comics on East Washington Avenue, amid the latest issues of Batman and X-Men comics, there’s a comic book called ‘Thrills of Mediocrity.' Its black-and-white pages follow the exploits of a teenager named Mediocre Guy and his absurdist, decidedly un-mediocre adventures. [...]
‘Thrills of Mediocrity’ wasn’t created at the offices of DC Comics or Marvel Comics, but in an attic in a house on Madison’s east side.” [Cap Times]
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What To Do
Wednesday, Oct. 4
- Brews and Q's Taproom Trivia at Young Blood Beer Company - North Street
- Drag Queen Bingo at The Mill Paoli
- Trivia at Starkweather Brewing Company
- How to Protect Bookstores and Why: Evening w/ Danny Caine & Gretchen Treu at A Room of One's Own
- Kim's Video: Benefit Screening for Four Star Video at Arts + Literature Laboratory
- Nerd Nite Madison at High Noon Saloon
- Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Live in Concert at Overture Center
- Todd Barry at Majestic Madison
- Violent Femmes at The Sylvee
Today on City Cast
Why Senator Tammy Baldwin’s Focused on Health Care
We’ve narrowly avoided a shutdown of the federal government, after Congress passed new funding through mid-November. Meanwhile, the legislating goes on. In DC, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin has been focused on health care. She’s been trying to fund the new national suicide hotline, attempting to get the federal government to collect data on sexual orientation, and pushing for help for childcare providers.
We caught up with Senator Baldwin in late September.
Thanks to City Cast Madison editor Molly Stentz!
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