📝 Yes soup for you!

🎇 Celebrate Hmong New Year

• The Wisconsin Hmong Association will host a New Year celebration over the weekend at the Alliant Energy Center. The event is a celebration of harvest time and honoring Hmong ancestry and culture. [Madison365]
• You can celebrate the occasion at home, too, by supporting The Hmong Institute’s annual egg roll fundraiser. All proceeds support Hmong youth, women, senior activities, plus, you get egg rolls. [The Hmong Institute]

🍜 Meet Zen Ramen

• A new ramen shop is set to open this winter in the former location of Takarajima Sushi on Cottage Grove Road. Technically Zen Ramen opened with a soft launch in October but the grand opening is scheduled for December. Expect to find authentic food from a chef who honed his culinary skills in Japan for two years. [Madison Magazine]
• More soup: What’s the best bowl of soup in Madison? Madison Minutes wants to know!

👻 Your Lunchtime Read: Who you gonna call? Meet Madison's own 'Ghostbuster'

• “When you see Scotty Rorek's car on the street, you might think that there's something strange in your neighborhood. He built the ‘Ecto 22’ with some friends during the pandemic. He says it's a Ghostbusters love letter through and through.” [Channel3000]
• Looking for ghosts? Start at one of Madison’s real-life haunted houses. [City Cast Madison]

Happy Friday, y’all! Meet this week’s floof Sage. This sweet and shaggy gal is a Mini Australian Shepherd who likes to flip the script in life. As a herding breed, Australian Shepherds typically enjoy chasing others, but Sage loves to be chased by her humans. She also loves playing in soft freshly fallen snow and looking outside being the neighborhood watch for squirrels, bunnies, and other dogs. You can keep up with Sage and her adventures on Instagram.

Friday, Nov. 3

• Afropolitan Dance Party at Cafe CODA
• Dane County's Large Kids Consignment Sale at The Tributary
• Emo Night Brooklyn at Majestic Theatre
• Fall Gallery Night at multiple locations
• Fool House – The Ultimate 90’s Dance Party at Garver Feed Mill
• Mingle & Masterpieces: 100State’s Artful Evening at 100state
• Taste the Future at Warner Park
• Wreckno at Liquid Madison

Saturday, Nov. 4

• 2023 Madison Herb Fair at Olbrich Botanical Gardens
• 53704 FRAME BY FRAME FILM FESTIVAL at The Barrymore Theatre
• Dane County's Large Kids Consignment Sale at The Tributary
• Midwest Vintage Flea Market at Garver Feed Mill
• Trash Pandas: A Stand-Up Comedy Show at Breese Stevens Field
• Vanic at Liquid Madison

Sunday, Nov. 5

• Apollo Suns at North Street Cabaret
• El Khat at Arts + Literature Laboratory
• Midwest Vintage Flea Market at Garver Feed Mill
• Sunday Afternoon Live: Con Vivo at Chazen Museum of Art

Bus Bugs, AI-Generated Campaign Ads, and YOUR Takes on Madison’s Best Buildings

City Cast Madison’s Dylan Brogan and Hayley Sperling round up the news this week. Madison Metro officials say they’ve treated and quarantined two buses after finding bed bugs on board. A bipartisan bill would require disclosure of AI-generated content in campaign ads. And listeners give us their picks for their favorite Madison buildings.