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🧺 Shall we picnic?
June 20, 2024
Happy Thursday Madison! Today’s Madison Minutes newsletter is full of suggestions for ways you can spend your weekend and summer in Madison. So get your calendar out and plan something fun for you and your friends to this weekend ✍🏼 Might we suggest a lovely picnic at one of Madison’s wonderful parks?! City Cast Madison podcast host Bianca Martin takes a deep dive into how to best set your picnic up for success!
— Ava
What's CITY Talking About?
🇯🇲 New David’s Jamaican Cuisine Opens
- After moving to their new location at 1006 E. Broadway in Monona, David’s Jamaican Cuisine opened on Monday.
- The restaurant is open from 11:30 a.m. until 8:30 p.m., Mon-Sat. [🔒WSJ]
🍦 Ice Cream That Doesn’t Melt?!
- Cameron Wick, a Ph.D. graduate and researcher at UW-Madison, has developed an ice cream that does not melt.
- The answer to this marvel is polyphenols, which are found in many fruits and vegetables. They help create a network between the ice cream’s fats and proteins, reducing its ability to melt. [🔒WSJ]
🪙 A Final Farewell To Silver Dollar
- Demolition on Silver Dollar, the city’s oldest family-owned bar, started on Monday. The bar was open for nine decades.
- What comes next? We’re not sure yet. But future development projects will take its place. [15 WMTV]
What To Do
Thursday, June 20
- Beatles VS Rolling Stones with The Real Jaguar at Lola's
- Casey Rocket at Comedy on State
- Chris Madsen - FLEX Trio at North Street Cabaret
- Sixteen Candles (80s Tribute) at Monona Terrace
- Drawing in the Galleries at Chazen Museum of Art
- Full Moon Paddle on Lake Wingra at Wingra Boats
- Garver Canvas Exhibit: Xizhou Xie “Layers of Self: Exploring Identities” at Garver Feed Mill
- Harry Whitehorse International Wood Sculpture Festival at San Damiano Monona
- Latin Night at The Rigby
- Madison Jazz Orchestra at Cafe CODA
- Mike's M.U.D. Music at The Harmony Bar and Grill
- Music Bingo at Starkweather Brewing Company
- National Women's Music Festival at Madison Marriott West
- Spruced Up at Abel Contemporary Gallery
- SUP, Sip, & Sound with Outdoor UW at Memorial Union
- Third Space Open Days at Ethical Trade Co
- Words with Nerds: PRIDE EDITION at Crucible
Today on City Cast
How to Make the Perfect Picnic in Madison
Madison is home to over 300 parks. You know what that means … it's picnic season! City Cast Madison podcast host Bianca Martin sits down with Elizabeth Morrison of Lizzy’s Picnics to talk about her favorite spots, mitigating “the bug problem”, and her go-to eats. Morrison also discusses her own business, where she design’s and executes custom picnics!
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