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📝 Meet me at the pool?
June 12, 2024 · — Ava Wojnowski
What’s up Madison, Ava here! I know it might be weird to see another name on this newsletter other than Hayley’s, but I want to say how excited I am to be the Madison Minutes newsletter editor for the next several weeks 😄 I don’t want to gab too much about myself, but I wanted to give you all a little context of who I am. At the beginning of May, I graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with bachelor’s degrees in Journalism and Spanish. Outside of school and work, I enjoy running, hiking, and spending time outside. I am also a HUGE music lover — no genre is off limits!
What are some topics you want me to write about?
What's CITY Talking About?
🎤 Outdoor Concerts Are Back!
- Grab a drink and some grub while you get ready to listen to a variety of live music. The Madison Jazz Fest will be taking place June 15-16.
- Also, the McPike Park Sessions will be taking place June 14-16.
- City Cast Madison podcast host Bianca Martin will be at both events, so make sure to stop by and say hey!
- Madison Jazz Fest will be taking place at the Terrace at Memorial Union, and the McPike Park sessions will be at McPike Park. [Madison Jazz Festival, Sessions at McPike Park]
🛋️ Mattress Recycling Dilemma
- The city of Madison is considering a halt to its curbside large item collection program for residential properties with eight or more units to address budget constraints. Additionally, the city would issue fines for items left on terraces for longer than 24 hours.
- The City Council’s finance committee is considering potential impacts on residents, landlords, and trash collection companies, and plans to take a vote in July.
- Don’t worry: A new policy would not affect “Hippie Christmas,” the large item collections during college student move-outs in August. [Wisconsin State Journal]
💦 Make A Splash
- Madison’s public pools are now open for the summer! Whether it is perfecting your dive or working on your backstroke, there are many different opportunities to get your pool fix.
- Goodman Pool is open Monday–Thursday from 1:00-5:45 p.m., Friday from 1-7 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from 12-7 p.m in June and July. In August, they are open Monday through Thursday from 12:30-5:45 p.m. and Friday through Sunday from 12-7 p.m. [Channel 3000]
🎉 A New Event Venue For Madisonians
- The Gamma Ray Bar opened June 1. Owner Kevin Willmott II hopes to have a variety of events in this space from live music to comedy specials.
- There are upcoming events June 13, 20, and 23, so make sure to check out this new Madison hot spot! [Cap Times]
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Where Is It?
⬆️ Last Week’s Answer
A lot of you seem to be familiar with this one … or with the fish species in the photo at least! This painting is located at Sardine on Willy Street.
🥳 We had a TIE for this week’s response. Congrats to Jane S. and Carol T. for answering first and in the same second!
⬇️ This Week’s Clues
Where can you find this colorful mural salutation? A few hints:
- The building with the mural is named after the street that it is located on.
- There is a Bloom Bake Shop, Young Blood Beer Co., and Café Domestique in this building with the mural.
- This collective in Eken Park opened in 2022.
What To Do
Wednesday, June 12
- Flying by the Seat at The Harmony Bar and Grill
- Astronomy on Tap at The Chazen... to the Isthmus & Beyond! at Chazen Museum of Art
- Brews and Q's Taproom Trivia at Young Blood Beer Company - North Street
- Deliciouser Café Menu Preview Party at The Deliciouser
- The Dirty Pretty at Red Rooster Madison
- Live at Leo's: Max Brown Trio at Leopold's Books Bar Caffe
- LUCINDA WILLIAMS at The Barrymore Theatre
- Madison Jazz Festival Presents MR. CHAIR'S STRINGS & THINGS at Cafe CODA
- Premier Trivia at Delta Beer Lab
- Several Questions with Nate Chappell at Gamma Ray Bar
- SØLVE, COMPACTOR (NYC), I.X.XI at Crucible
- The Sweet Lillies at The Bur Oak
- Third Space Open Days at Ethical Trade Co
- Trivia at Starkweather Brewing Company
- Wednesday Food Pantry at Goodman Community Center
Today on City Cast
Inside Madison’s BMX Field of Dreams
Madisonians have an undeniable love for biking, so when a Madison Minutes reader put us onto MadTown BMX, we wanted to learn more. On today’s City Cast Madison podcast episode, we send host Bianca Martin to chat with the track’s operator, Brian Stouffer, about the state championship races, how to join them, and why the sport of BMX is for everyone.
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