📝 New history center gets final approval

📢 UW Students Stage a Walkout

• Roughly 100 UW-Madison students walked out of classes Wednesday afternoon in protest of the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the university’s reaction to world events. The students called for a boycott, divestment, and sanction (BDS) from Israel, and demanded the university provide protection for students who participate in protests and transparency when it comes to how the school spends tuition money. [Madison365, Vox]
• “If I’m paying tuition to the school, I’m not going to also pay for my grandmother to get expelled from her house or even killed,” the president of Students for Justice in Palestine said.

💰 Final Approval Given for New Wisconsin History Center

• The State Building Commission gave the final seal of approval for the long-awaited new Historical Society Museum. The new $160.5 million, 100,000-square-foot History Center will have three permanent galleries, a rotating community gallery sharing history from across the state, and another changing gallery to draw traveling exhibits. [Wisconsin State Journal]
• While the Historical Society awaits its new building, the organization is currently operating a temporary History Maker Space and retail store, located in the US Bank Plaza building. [NBC15]
• Demolition and construction for the new building are expected to begin in early 2024.

🏃‍♂️ Verona Man on the Run (Literally)

• Jon Noll is a 38-year-old Epic employee and ultramarathoner. He recently competed in the Backyard Ultra World Championship where he earned seventh place by running for 98 consecutive hours. In total, he ran roughly 408 miles. What powered his run? While other athletes had teams that cooked them full meals while the race went on, Noll fueled himself with pizza, sandwiches, and gummy worms. [Wisconsin State Journal]

🐮 Your Lunchtime Read: Dairy Workers on Wisconsin’s Small Farms Are Dying. Many of Those Deaths Are Never Investigated.

• “OSHA sometimes investigates deaths on small farms if they provide housing to immigrant workers. Other times the agency says it can’t take action.” [ProPublica]

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Friday, Oct. 27

• DIG Jazz: Dan Cavanagh at Memorial Union
• Downtown Middleton Spooky Stroll at Stone Horse Green
• Emo Halloween at Majestic Theatre
• GLITZ: Hallow-Queen Drag & Dance Party at The Sylvee
• Halloween Bar Crawl at downtown bars
• Life with the Afterlife at Overture Center
• Madison New Music Ensemble at Arts + Literature Laboratory
• Nurse Blake at Overture Center
• The Record Company at High Noon Saloon
• Ritt & Wilder Deitz at North Street Cabaret
• WARREN MILLER: ALL TIME at The Barrymore Theatre
• Words with Nerds: SPOOKY EDITION at Breese Stevens Field
• WPCRC Family Fun Night | Hayride Around Warner Park at Warner Park

Saturday, Oct. 28

• 845th Annual Vampire's Ball at Crucible
• Autumn Artisan Faire at The Bruce Company Garden Center
• Colón Y Más PT II - A Tribute to Willie Colón and the Giants of Salsa at The Bur Oak
• Freakin Halloweekend at High Noon Saloon
• Full Moon Night Hike at UW–Madison Arboretum
• Madison Official Halloween Bar Crawl at multiple locations
• The Roast of Batman at Breese Stevens Field
• "Something Wicked This Way Comes" - Witches Ball at Monona Terrace
• Trans Middleton Skillshare at Middleton Public Library
• Wisconsin Football vs Ohio State at Camp Randall

Sunday, Oct. 29

• Cinema in the Shadow of the JFK Assassination “Winter Kills” at Chazen Museum of Art
• Chelsea Handler: Little Big Bitch at Orpheum Madison
• Drag Queen Storytime with Miss Lucy: Halloween at The Bur Oak
• Garver Pumpkin Party at Garver Feed Mill
• Hilldale-O-Ween 2023 at Hilldale
• The Rocky Horror Picture Show - Matinee! at Crucible
• Touring the Lost City at UW–Madison Arboretum
• Wisconsin Brass Quintet - Faculty Ensemble Series at Hamel Music Center

New Election Center, Madison Halloween Costumes, and Gov. Evers on the Gabfest

The City Cast team is here to round up the news of the week. Dylan Brogan, Molly Stentz, and Hayley Sperling discuss the plan to turn the old Ale Asylum brewery into a new elections center. Plus, we’ve got a few ideas for Madison-themed Halloween costumes. And Slate’s Political Gabfest was in town for a live podcast taping with Governor Evers.