Madison Events

Friday, Noon-6 pm
Saturday, 10 am-5 pm
Sunday, 10 am-3 pm

Patron Shopping • Friday, 10:30 am-noon Luncheon at the Orpheum Theatre • Friday, noon

Kabzuag Vaj will be drawing on her personal and professional experiences with contemporary issues affecting Hmong women in Wisconsin. She has been advocating for women and children since she was 15 years old. She founded Freedon, Inc., a grassroots organization that advocates and provide services to low and no income communities of color in Madison, WI.

The Badgers open the home stand during the first semester, beginning with non-conference rival Iowa State on Nov. 21 at 7 p.m. The following weekend, Oregon State comes to Madison for a 1 p.m. dual on Nov. 30. This will be just the seventh time these two teams have wrestled each other and the first since the 2002-03 season.

For Ticket information call for ticket information, call 1-800-GO-BADGERS or visit www.uwbadgers.com

November 22 & 23, 2008
10-5 Saturday, 10-4 Sunday
Classes all day Friday, Saturday Sunday!

Madison, Wisconsin
40+ exhibitors
classes and special events!
$200 Treasure Hunt!
Card & Scrapbook Challenge

This show has got it all from exhibits to classes. Special events include the One of a Kind Challenge with cards and scrapbook pages, Create-n-Keep events and a Treasure Hunt with a $200 prize. For advance ticket buyers the “Make-N-TakeMarket” on Friday evening features over 25 different hands-on projects. The show runs from 10am–5pm Saturday and 10am–4pm Sunday. Tickets are $7 for a day pass and $11 for the weekend and can be purchased online in advance or at the door the day of the show. Visit www.stampscrapmadison.com for more information on classes, exhibits, tickets and more!

Come and purchase Wisconsin Agricultural products direct from producers.

Topics change weekly, so check the Web site!

The workshops are free and open to the public.

No registration is required for any of the workshops.

Celebrity guests for this year’s event are Tim Gunn, host of “Project Runway” and “Tim Gunn’s Guide to Style” and Debbie Reynolds, Entertainer and Activist. Admission for the expo is $10 for a weekend pass or $6 for a day pass. Find out more at www.madisonwomensexpo.com.

The Madison Women’s Expo is an annual tradition held on the weekend before Thanksgiving. Hosted by brava magazine, the event features hundreds of exhibitors, celebrity guests and interactive fun encompassing every aspect of a woman’s life including: food, health, leisure, fashion, beauty, style, home, entertaining, children & families, career opportunities, finance, fitness, non-profit and so much more.

No Extra Charge! Admission to the Museum is $5 for kids and adults, members enter free

Additional Contact Information:
Madison Symphony Orchestra
222 W. Washington Ave, Suite 460
Madison, WI 53703
Phone: 608.257.3734
www.madisonsymphony.org

In 2008-2009, the Madison Symphony Orchestra celebrates fifteen years under the dynamic artistic leadership of Music Director John DeMain with a Signature Season. After 83 years in the community, the orchestra has grown to be one of America’s leading regional orchestras, pairing the masterworks with the world’s best guest artists. DeMain, hailed as a “gifted orchestra builder” by the New York Times continues to expand the orchestra’s artistic reach with uncompromising performances of the greatest works in the repertoire.

Nov. 22, 2008, 6:30 p.m., Overture Center for the Arts. $150 per person or $1,000 per table. For sponsorship information or reservations, please call the Madison Opera office at (608) 238-8085.

Heart Rhythm Meditation is a seated meditation that focuses on stillness with mindful attention to the breath and heartbeat. Tai Chi Wellness is a standing meditation that coordinates the breath with slow, flowing movements to promote strength, flexibility, and balance. Both practices help improve health, decrease stress, enhance mental focus and clarity, and expand the sense of well-being. More information is in the attached document.

The nature-inspired paintings in this collection are the results of a ritualistic process by Bolingbroke who developed each painting from a personal object such as thorns from a Black Locust tree. By meditating on each object, Bolingbroke discovered that real beauty is a striking and disturbing balance of opposites. According to Bolingbroke, “Beauty has to be both yin and yang, both light and dark, both life and death, both stability and motion, both emptiness and fullness, both black and white for there to be a real and honest expression of beauty.”

Visit www.olbrich.org or call 608-246-4550.

Again this year, all events are free and open to the public. Patrons who wish to can donate to help the festival thrive for years to come.

In its fifth and biggest year so far the festival again brings extraordinary artists from all over the world for free performances, workshops, lectures, and other outreach events. This year, we’re showcasing the many faces of Indian music and dance. Stiltwalking puppeteers Dragon Knights return for the second year, this time with Corto the Pink Flamingo.

Check out the line up at: http://uniontheater.wisc.edu/worldmusicfest/

Website: www.wisconsinsaddlebred.com/festival

Plein Aire –Artist working in a variety of media, including oil, acrylic, and pastel display current work created en plein aire. This exhibition will be accompanied by an outdoor painting event in September.

5th Annual Ceramics Invitational – Well-known for our ceramics, this exhibit features outstanding new work from our gallery ceramicists alongside talented guest artists from across the country.

In the Cooler: As a figurative ceramic sculptor, Marlene Miller has exhibited nationally for more than 25 years, she was selected to receive a 2002 Illinois Arts Council Artist Fellowship Award for her ceramic work. Miller focuses on human content by working figuratively with clay, giving expression to internal realities that are both personal and universal in nature.

Exhibit is open September 14 - October 26

Boats may also be booked for groups of 20-100 people for private events such as weddings, rehearsal dinners, neighborhood gatherings, corporate events, etc.

Staying true to the vision that’s garnered Harvest local and national renown since the day it opened, Derek Rowe, Harvest’s new Executive Chef is committed to creating an evolving menu that focuses on the seasonality and locality of the products, rather than any one specific cuisine. His approachable and hearty dishes draw on influences from France, Italy, and Spain, and are filled with big flavors.

Derek first began in the restaurant business here in Madison at L’Etoile, and has since worked at many of the most well-known and respected restaurants in Chicago and Manhattan—Vong, Craft, and most notably, as Mario Batali’s Sous Chef at Babbo.

About Harvest Restaurant: Our evolving menu takes advantage of the great variety of local and organic ingredients raised by this region’s farmers. Named by Organic Style magazine as one of the top 20 restaurants in America, and most recently named one of America’s top Farm-to-Table restaurants by Gourmet Magazine. Harvest takes seriously its obligation to our customers of providing the best each season has to offer. Each month, we open our doors for a special dinner that highlights and explores the producers of one of our favorite local growers or a single ingredient that is at its peak that month.

Web site: www.worldstemcellsummit.com and www.alliantenergycenter.com

Mondays, 5:30-6:45 pm
Thursdays, 7:30-8:45 am
Check with instructor concerning holiday weeks

Walk In, $10/session. Attend eight sessions in a row and receive your next session free

Held in the Conservatory or outdoor gardens when possible. The cost is $10 per class, no registration required. Visit www.olbrich.org or call 608-246-4550.

Mondays, 5:30-6:45 pm
Thursdays, 7:30-8:45 am
Check with instructor concerning holiday weeks

Walk In, $10/session. Attend eight sessions in a row and receive your next session free

Held in the Conservatory or outdoor gardens when possible. The cost is $10 per class, no registration required. Visit www.olbrich.org or call 608-246-4550.

We’re kicking off Oktoberfest with a bang or a tap this year. Dan Carey (Award Winning Brew Master, New Glarus Brewing Company) will tap a wooden keg of his award winning Oktoberfest beer “Staghorn” Be sure to purchase your authentic Oktoberfest Bier Stein in the festival tent. Dan will tap the keg Friday night at 9pm under the festival tent.

Saturday we have Master Chef Mike Nevil and Master Cheese Maker Bruce Workman melting up a big pot of their famous Cheese Fondue. We’ll start serving at 3pm until it’s gone. You won’t want to miss this!

Sunday take a step back in time with the Swiss Historical Village Museum. Old World demonstrations, Master Cheese Makers, Sausage Makers, Black Smith, Basket Weavers, Quilters, Spinners and so much more!

Boats may also be booked for groups of 20-100 people for private events such as weddings, rehearsal dinners, neighborhood gatherings, corporate events, etc.

The performances are at each of the participating businesses beginning at 10:00 and are every hour until 5:00.

Main Street
Paoli

Stay tuned for Oktoberfest schedule of events, food specials, activities & more!

During the 2008 tour while visiting a variety of homes, condominiums and apartments, attendees will be able to experience the big lives and small footprints of those living in the central city. All locations will be in the Bassett Neighborhood district and will be matched with an “Eco-Partner” that contributes to the small carbon footprint of downtown living. Such partners will include public transportation, events and services within walking distance, downtown restaurants using locally grown food, bicycle shops, and much more.

Tour admission is $10 for adults and FREE for children 12 and under. Tickets may be purchased online at www.downtownmadison.org or by calling Downtown Madison, Inc. at (608) 443-1972. They will also be available for purchase the day-of the tour at all Downtown Living Tour locations or the tour headquarters, Jo’s Tazzina Café & Confectionary, 45 S. Bassett Street. For more information visit www.downtownmadison.org.

Mondays, 5:30-6:45 pm
Thursdays, 7:30-8:45 am
Check with instructor concerning holiday weeks

Walk In, $10/session. Attend eight sessions in a row and receive your next session free

Held in the Conservatory or outdoor gardens when possible. The cost is $10 per class, no registration required. Visit www.olbrich.org or call 608-246-4550.

Mondays, 5:30-6:45 pm
Thursdays, 7:30-8:45 am
Check with instructor concerning holiday weeks

Walk In, $10/session. Attend eight sessions in a row and receive your next session free

Held in the Conservatory or outdoor gardens when possible. The cost is $10 per class, no registration required. Visit www.olbrich.org or call 608-246-4550.

The North Country Drifters are a new band from Madison, WI that performs the repertoire of classic country and western swing groups from the 30’s, 40’s and 50’s. Some of the artists they cover include Jimmie Rodgers, Bob Wills, Milton Brown, Ernest Tubb, Willie Nelson, Lefty Frizell, Ray Price, and Speedy West.
The Drifters play monthly every first Thursday at the Old Fashioned Restaurant and Tavern on the capitol square.

Departures are Fri, Sat, Sun. Call for times.

Stay tuned for Oktoberfest schedule of events, food specials, activities & more!

Mondays, 5:30-6:45 pm
Thursdays, 7:30-8:45 am
Check with instructor concerning holiday weeks

Walk In, $10/session. Attend eight sessions in a row and receive your next session free

Held in the Conservatory or outdoor gardens when possible. The cost is $10 per class, no registration required. Visit www.olbrich.org or call 608-246-4550.

Mondays, 5:30-6:45 pm
Thursdays, 7:30-8:45 am
Check with instructor concerning holiday weeks

Walk In, $10/session. Attend eight sessions in a row and receive your next session free

Held in the Conservatory or outdoor gardens when possible. The cost is $10 per class, no registration required. Visit www.olbrich.org or call 608-246-4550.

Chef Derek Rowe will create a five-course menu featuring Mulefoot hog. The evening’s featured wines will be of Spanish origin from the Steve Miles Selections available locally through Alto Vino Wines.

About the American Mulefoot Hog: The origin of the Mulefoot is unclear, and many theories have arisen about its links with mulefooted stocks in Asia and Europe. The breed is more likely to have descended from the Spanish hogs brought to the Americas beginning in the 1500s. It shares some attributes with the Choctaw hog, and the two breeds likely come from the same ancestral stock, which was loosely selected and managed until the late 1800s.

The Mulefoot breed is critically rare, with fewer than 150 purebred hogs documented today. The initiative of this dinner is “Eat It To Save It”. By making a market for these endangered American breeds, small family farmers will once again begin raising this breed for our local marketplace, and not just for hobby.

To find out more information about the Mulefoot and other endangered breeds, please visit, www.albc-usa.org

About the Chef: Staying true to the vision that’s garnered Harvest local and national renown since the day it opened, Derek Rowe, Harvest’s new Executive Chef is committed to creating an evolving menu that focuses on the seasonality and locality of the products, rather than any one specific cuisine. His approachable and hearty dishes draw on influences from France, Italy, and Spain, and are filled with big flavors.

Derek first began in the restaurant business here in Madison at L’Etoile, and has since worked at many of the most well-known and respected restaurants in Chicago and Manhattan—Vong, Craft, and most notably, as Mario Batali’s Sous Chef at Babbo.

About Harvest Restaurant: Our evolving menu takes advantage of the great variety of local and organic ingredients raised by this region’s farmers. Named by Organic Style magazine as one of the top 20 restaurants in America, and most recently named one of America’s top Farm-to-Table restaurants by Gourmet Magazine. Harvest takes seriously its obligation to our customers of providing the best each season has to offer. Each month, we open our doors for a special dinner that highlights and explores the producers of one of our favorite local growers or a single ingredient that is at its peak that month.

Mondays, 5:30-6:45 pm
Thursdays, 7:30-8:45 am
Check with instructor concerning holiday weeks

Walk In, $10/session. Attend eight sess