EVENTS

Today

• Monday Group Run | Mon, Nov. 29 | 5:45-6:45 p.m. | Movin’ Shoes, 528 S. Park St. | Free | A 3-5 mile community run at a 9-12 min/mile pace. 👟

Tuesday

• The 3 Buckets of Marketing KPIs | Tues., Nov. 30 | 5:30-7 p.m. | Vintage Brewing, 674 Whitney Way | Free+ | Join AMA Madison for a presentation on KPIs + networking. 💼
• Giving Tuesday Celebration | Tues., Nov. 30 | 7-9 p.m. | Garver Feed Mill | Free entry | 350 Madison celebrates Giving Tuesday with an auction + celebration at Garver. 

Wednesday

• Hark the Holiday Happy Hour | Wed., Dec. 1 | 5-8 p.m. | The Tinsmith, 828 E. Main St. | Free+ | A holiday soiree at a new event space on the isthmus. 🎁
• Riveting Rivets | Wed., Dec. 1 | 6 p.m. | Memorial Union | $80 | Learn to make connections in jewelry with rivets with Wheelhouse Studios. 

Thursday

• 2021 Spa-liday Soirée | Thurs., Dec. 2-Fri., Dec. 3 | Times vary | The Edgewater Madison | $120 | Enjoy two mini spa treatments, prizes, champagne + more. 
• All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 | Thurs., Dec. 2-Sun., Dec. 12 | Overture Center | $20+ | Four Seasons Theatre presents a remarkable story from the Western Front of World War I. 🎭

Friday

• Christmas with John Berry: The Silver Anniversary Tour | Fri., Dec. 3 | 8 p.m. | Barrymore Theatre | $45+ | Grammy-award-winning country star on his Christmas tour. 
• Lindsey Stirling | Fri., Dec. 3 | 8 p.m. | The Sylvee | $59.50+ | A Christmas program from the dancer, artist + violinist. 🎻
• First Friday | Fri., Dec. 3 | 4-7 p.m. | Monroe St. | Free entry | Enjoy extending shopping hours + a movie night at Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream. 🛍

We have a monthly guide filled with events + activities you can plan for in advance. Click the button below to bookmark ideas for upcoming date nights, family outings, and time with friends.

NEWS NOTES

Weather

• 44º | Mostly sunny | 6% chance of rain

Sports

• Forward Madison FC has launched its Six-Pack Ticket deal, where you’ll receive 6 game tickets, a FMFC scarf + a 6-pack of New Glarus Spotted Cow. Each pack is $150 + you have the opportunity to choose between 1 of 3 possible 6-game ticket combinations. ⚽️
• To celebrate 25 years of climbing in Madison, Boulders Climbing Gym is hosting its Quadricentennial Competition on Sat., Dec. 4. Learn how you can sign up to participate + see all of the changes happening to this year’s competition. 

Drink 

• True Coffee Roasters has released this year’s holiday blends — Rudolph's Rocket Fuel + Best Wishes Blend. You can see the flavor breakdown for both blends and find these brews in the cafe located at 800 W. Broadway, Suite 900, Monona or online for a limited time. ☕️

Civic

• The South Point Truck Scale + Fuel Point and Metro Transit Satellite Facility - Controls Upgrade are open for bid to contractors looking for public works opportunities with the City of Madison. Check out the full list of upcoming city projects + see when the city plans on beginning construction for each project.  

Film

• UW-Madison Arts will host the film premiere of "Bodies, Borders & Belonging" this Wed., Dec. 1 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in Lathrop Hall. After the showing is complete, Li Chiao-Ping — a professor of dance at UW-Madison — will lead a talkback session with choreographer Litza Bixler. You can access the film premiere via livestream on the UW-Madison Arts events page. 🎥

Seasonal

• Did you participate in any local turkey trots? Olympic bronze medalist + Wisconsinite Molly Seidel was one of the Berbee Derby participants this year — fully adorned in tail feathers. Check out Focal Flame’s pictures of last Thursday’s event on its website. 🦃 (NBC15)

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THE WRAP

Editors Pick: We've started to see some holiday lights go up around town + wanted to know — where are the best light displays in Madison? Send us your neighbors, your friends, or maybe even your own display and we might feature them in an upcoming newsletter. 

 

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