📝 Native art market this weekend

🍃 Gather Thy Fall Leaves and Yard Waste

• The Madison Streets Division’s fall yard waste and leaves collection begins Sunday. All residents will have three collection opportunities this fall, weather permitting. You can check with the city to find your exact pickup date. [City of Madison]
• What’s yard waste? Yard waste includes items like leaves, weeds, grass and garden trimmings, pumpkins, and pine cones. It’s different from brush, which is typically woody material cut from a tree.
• Related: Leaf-free streets lead to cleaner lakes. Here’s how. [Madison Minutes]

🎨 Check Out the Fall Native Art Market

• In celebration of Indigenous Peoples’ Day Oct. 9, the Arts + Literature Laboratory on the east side will host a Fall Native Art Market this weekend. The market will feature more than 20 artists who will share and sell their work and host artist workshops.
• The details: The market runs Oct. 7 and 8 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on both days. [ALL]

🏛️ Gunman at the Capitol

• A man was arrested after he illegally brought a loaded handgun into the Wisconsin State Capitol building Wednesday demanding to see Gov. Tony Evers, and returned that night with an assault rifle after posting bail. The 43-year-old man was arrested again shortly after his return to the Capitol. [AP]
• It’s illegal to openly carry firearms in the Capitol but concealed weapons are allowed if the carrier has a valid permit.

🎓 Your Weekend Read: UW System faculty fear for the future of Wisconsin higher ed

• “The signs are grim: Cuts to UW System’s funding, staff furloughs and layoffs, pay raises held hostage, campuses hemorrhaging millions of dollars. It all stems from a long-standing political battle, which threatens to dramatically change the state’s higher ed system if it continues on the current track, [University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Jon] Shelton said.” [Cap Times]

Congratulations on making it through the week, here’s your reward! Meet Oliver. This sweet orange boy has come a long way after being found abandoned in a field. This sweet boy now enjoys a happy life full of naps in sunbeams, endless toys, and lots of treats. Oliver's favorite activity is curling up with a good book, according to his human Sara L. Or rather, curling up next to Sara pretending to read a good book.

Do you have a pet to share with the Madison Minutes family? I want to see them!

Friday, Oct. 6

• Afropolitan Dance Party at Cafe CODA
• Dyke Dive: SwiftOber Fest! a taylor & friends dance party at The Bur Oak
• Movies in the Park: “Scooby-Doo” & “Knives Out” at Wetmore Community Park
• Trousdale Catching A Ride Tour at High Noon Saloon
• UW Homecoming and Block Party at One Alumni Place
• Verona Fall Fest at Hometown USA Festival Park
• ZOSO: THE ULTIMATE LED ZEPPELIN EXPERIENCE at The Barrymore Theatre

Saturday, Oct. 7

• Aces High (Iron Maiden Tribute) & Hanger 18 (Megadeth Tribute) at High Noon Saloon
• Black Veil Brides & VV at The Sylvee
• Duo Pukra at Arts + Literature Laboratory
• Emo Night Karaoke at Majestic Theatre
• Family Music and Stories with CASEY DAY at Java Cat Coffeehouse
• Foo Foo Dolls at Red Rooster Madison
• Good Vibes: A Comedy Show at The Cardinal Bar
• Leatherface + Lace at Crucible
• Native Art Market Fall 2023 at Arts + Literature Laboratory
• Octoberfresh at Robinia Courtyard
• Verona Fall Fest at Hometown USA Festival Park

Sunday, Oct. 8

• Dane County Fire Truck Parade at State Street & the Capitol Square
• HALLOW-QUEEN DRAG BRUNCH! at The Bur Oak
• MadCountry Jamboree at High Noon Saloon
• Nicole Byer: Crowd Work Special Taping at Comedy on State
• Smoke/Force Tour at Crucible
• Native Art Market Fall 2023 at Arts + Literature Laboratory

Lawmakers Threaten to Impeach Elections Official and County Exec Retires

The City Cast Madison team is here to round up the news of the week. And this week’s theme is executive power. Dylan Brogan and Molly Stentz reflect on Dane County Executive Joe Parisi’s legacy. After more than a dozen years at the helm of Wisconsin’s second largest county, he’s announced he’ll retire in May. And we examine the attempt to impeach the head of the Wisconsin Elections Commission, Meagan Wolfe.