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Madison Meet & EatThe city of Madison is excited to introduce Madison Meet and Eat, a unique neighborhood event that brings a collective of local Madison’s food cart vendors to a neighborhood and encourages friends and neighbors to enjoy a fun night out. This event will take place over four consecutive weeks on Thursday evenings from 5:00p.m. - 7:30p.m. starting July 12th and continuing on July 19th, July 26th, and August 2nd. The location for the 2012 Madison Meet & Eat events will be the parking lot adjacent to the Meadowood Shopping Center at 5800 Raymond Road.

Madison Meet & Eat is a new initiative by Madison Mayor Paul Soglin to bring together community members and local food vendors in order to address “food deserts.” A food desert is defined as an area where healthy, affordable food is difficult to obtain. Madison Meet & Eat will address this issue by introducing attendees to new and local food options in a fun, neighborhood atmosphere.

“There are many wonderful food carts that mainly serve the downtown and campus population during the day,” said Madison Mayor Paul Soglin. “Madison Meet & Eat is a great opportunity to take the vendors to the people so families and neighbors are able to get together and try different cuisine. I plan to be there, and hope many Madisonians are as well.”

The plan for Madison Meet & Eat is to become an annual, summer event that rotates around to different locations in Madison. This will allow other neighborhoods to experience healthy, local affordable food and help foster a greater sense of community. Attendees are encouraged to bring family

members, friends, and neighbors to this great event. The Meadowood Neighborhood Center will remain open during the Madison Meet & Eat.

The food vendors at the Meadowood events will be:

-Banzo -Caracas Empanadas -Luangprabang -Teriyaki Samurai -Electric Earth -Ernies Kettle Korn -Natural Juice -Wei’s Food to Go -FIBs -Hibachi Hut -Tea Garden

Bring a friend and head down to the Madison Meet & Eat some tasty, affordable, local food!

Parking is limited so participants are encouraged to walk, bike or bus to the event.

Meadowood Shopping Center, 5702 Raymond Road, Madison, WI 53711

Additional information: http://www.cityofmadison.com/parks/celebrate/madisonmeetandeat.cfm

Dates for Madison Meet & Eat 5-7:30pm• July 12• July 19• July 26• August 2

Cypress Spray Park, 902 Magnolia Ave. –

Cypress Spray Park is a free, safe, and fun place for kids to cool off. The park has low-spray water features for toddlers and cascading water features for adolescents. The spray area is open from 11a.m. to 7p.m. daily throughout the summer. http://www.cityofmadison.com/parks/cypress/

Regional Beaches:• BB Clarke Beach, 835 Spaight St.• Olbrich Park Beach, 3527 Atwood Ave• Tenney Park Beach, 1414 E. Johnson St.• Vilas Park Beach, 702 S. Randall St. Neighborhood Beaches:• Bernies Beach, 901 Gilson St.• Esther Beach, 2802 Waunona Way• James Madison Park Beach, 614 E. Gorham St.• Olin Park Beach, 1156 Olin-Turville Court• Spring Harbor Beach, 1918 Norman Way• Warner Park Beach, 2930 N. Sherman Ave.

Regional Beaches will have lifeguard services 11a.m. – 7p.m. and Neighborhood Beaches will have lifeguard services 12:30p.m. – 4:30p.m.

Celebrate SwimmingMadison Girl’s Legacy Continues to Make a Splash in MadisonEvent to raise funds for swim scholarships for Goodman Pool

The Shelley Glover Sports Education (SGSEF) will host its first Celebrate Swimming, Shelley Glover City Wide Pool Party on July 19 from 7 pm - 9 pm at Goodman Pool, 325 Olin Avenue. Funds raised will benefit its Kids Swimming for Kids program which provides scholarships for swim lessons, swim team memberships, and pool memberships for children in need who attend the Goodman Pool. Admission of $10 includes music provided by Celebrations Entertainment, hot dog, soda, and chips. The event is held in partnership with Madison Parks Goodman Pool.

Each summer SGSEF hosts Kids Swimming for Kids events at area pools to raise money for scholarships for swim lessons, swim team memberships, pool passes and pool memberships for children and families in need who attend the Goodman Pool. Kids collect pledges and donations and swim as many lengths as they can during their allotted practice time.

According to Carmella Glover, SGSEF President, “This event has become a tradition within the Madison swim community and truly resonates with the young participants who want to make sure all children can experience the joys of summer swimming, as well as the health and safety benefits it brings.” This summer eight area pools/swim teams and over 500 swimmers will participate in Kids Swimming for Kids. Each year Kids Swimming for Kids raises approximately $12,000 to support swimming in Madison.

Last summer SGSEF began a partnership with the Robert and Irwin Goodman Foundation and Madison Parks Goodman Pool to develop the Goodman Pool Waves, the first swim team at the Goodman Pool. In its first year the team had approximately 60 members.

This year it has 105 members, approximately 40 of the swimmers receive scholarships.

SGSEF was established to honor Shelley Glover, a gifted and compassionate athlete and leader. With the unending support of family, friends, coaches and teachers, Shelley Glover, a Madison, WI native, was able to focus her efforts as early as age three on swimming, soccer and ski racing. She loved summer swimming at Shorewood Pool, and playing soccer, and ski racing. At the age of 15, she was named to the United States Development Ski Team, but died following a ski training accident in May 2004 at age 17. Shelley wished most of all for all kids to be able to have as much fun with sport as she did, and to enjoy the benefits it provided her in the development of friendships, self-esteem and physical fitness.

To help realize Shelley’s dream, The Shelley Glover Sports Education Foundation (SGSEF) was founded. SGSEF is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting athletic activities and competition for youth of all ages and abilities with a focus on Shelley’s favorite sports, skiing, swimming, and soccer. SGSEF will provide support for athletic opportunities and competition through the development of innovative programs and community partnerships that expand access to sports. To date Kids Swimming for Kids has raised more than $150,000 including through the Shelley Glover Pool Fund, originally established through the Madison Foundation for Public Schools.

To learn more visit www.sgsef.org or www.cityofmadison.com/parks/pool.

CITY WIDE PARTYThursday, July 197 – 9 pm$10/person

2012 Summer Concerts in the Garden Series

July 10, 7 pm Ken LonnquistFun Songs for Families July 17, 7 pm Anna LaubeRoots/Pop Americana July 24, 7 pm Capitol City BandConcert Band Favorites July 31, 7 pm PatchouliFolk & Flamenco Guitar Duo

Home Garden Tour

Front yard gardens are all the rage. Olbrich’s Home Garden Tour showcases exceptional gardens that illustrate this year’s theme, The Welcoming Garden, featuring colorful street-side gardens of all types. The tour is July 13-14.

See how innovative designs and vibrant colors add curb appeal. Get ideas to make your garden more interesting for yourself and your neighbors. Take this opportunity to explore private home gardens in Madison’s Highlands neighborhood and surrounding areas.

Take the opportunity to visit the maple, pine, and spruce groves of the historic Brittingham House. Other homes feature container gardens; a colorful mixed border outside the fence for neighbors to enjoy; a welcoming garden on the lake for those arriving by boat; and outdoor chandelier gracing a backyard garden.

Tickets are available in advance at Olbrich’s Growing Gifts shop or at the Tour Center (Brittingham House) at 6010 Old Sauk Road on the days of the tour. Tickets are $12 for Olbrich members and $14 for the public. Proceeds from the tour go to support Olbrich Botanical Gardens.

Olbrich’s Blooming Butterflies

Can’t get enough of butterflies? Experience them up-close and personal at Olbrich’s Blooming Butterflies, an interactive experience for all ages. The event is open daily 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. from July 18 to August 12.

New this year, you can support Obrich’s butterflies through the “Adopt a Butterfly” program and get a Butterfly Friend Pack! Check Olbrich’s website for details. While you’re there, complete the Website Scavenger Hunt to win one free ticket to Olbrich’s Blooming Butterflies – a $5 value.

As you enter the exhibit, Jeff Capps, a passionate butterfly expert and collector, will display his exotic collection in Olbrich’s lobby. Check out the amazing shapes and brilliant colors in his huge collection of butterfly and insect cases! Jeff Capps will be available to answer your questions Thursdays July 19, 26 and August 2,9 from 2:30-4 p.m.

Inside the Conservatory, look high and low for live butterflies floating through the tropical Conservatory or feeding on flowers. Peek into hatcheries to see butterflies emerge from chrysalises daily! How many different types of butterflies can you identify? Use Olbrich’s butterfly guide to find out. Different butterflies are released weekly, so come more than once!

Adults will enjoy learning alongside their children as families tour the outdoor gardens and answer questions with the Butterfly Passport for kids. Children get a coupon for a free Michael’s Frozen Custard cone when they fill all the stamps in their passport.

Admission to Olbrich’s Blooming Butterflies is $5 for adults, $3 for children ages 2 – 12, and free to ages 2 under. Olbrich members always get free admission to see the butterflies. Don’t miss this annual butterfly tradition – a great chance to spend time with family and friends!

Shows are Monday evenings at 6 PM and open to the public!

Rain or Shine!

Tasty dinner options available.

Phone: 608/243-5252 | www.nescoinc.org

North/Eastside Senior Coalition’s

SummerConcerts

at Warner Park

Supported by Alliant Energy Foundation, Dane Arts (additional funds from the W. Jerome Frautschi Foundation), Dennis Tiziani, Door Creek Church and Boomerangs Resale Shop, M&I Bank, Madison Arts Commission (additional funds from the Wisconsin Arts Board), Madison Mallards, Oak Park Place, and Thrivent Financial.

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Sponsored by M&I Bank

Sponsored by Boomerangs Resale Shop

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25 June

9 July

16 July

23 July

Cajun Strangers (Cajun)

Ladies Must Swing (Swing)

Madison Brass Band (Patriotic)Sponsored by Oak Park Place

Mambo Blue (Latin Jazz)

Fuzzy Side Up (50’s-70’s Rock)

Ad Hoc String Band (Bluegrass)

FREE Admission!

Madison Parks Day at the Mallards GameIn celebration of National Parks and Rec month, join the Madison Parks Division

and the Madison Mallards on Monday, July 16th as we celebrate our treasured parks.

Come down to Goodman Pool from noon – 1p.m. and meet some of the Mallards players, meet Maynard and have a chance to win tickets to that night’s game!

In the evening, join us at the Duck Pond as we celebrate Madison’s beautiful parks, watch some great baseball, and have fun!

The game starts at 7:05p.m., but before the game, bring the kids down for a (mini) Big Rig Gig – an opportunity see, touch and crawl around in some of the big trucks, tractors, and bull dozers the Parks employees use to build and maintain our parks. Cheer on members of the Goodman Pool Waves Swim Team as they receive the proceeds of the Rubber Ducky River Race earlier this year and wish them luck at the All-City Swim Meet. Watch a Parks Division representative and Goodman Waves swim team member throw the first pitch. Join the Madison Parks staff as they sing ‘Take Me Out to Ballgame’ and then test your knowledge of our parks with Madison Parks trivia!

Buy your ticket today! New in 2012, the Meriter and Physicians Plus Backyard seating area behind left-center field has grass seating area for 400-500 people, an elevated field level view of the game, and a great family atmosphere! Tickets for the

Backyard are $8 per person, with $1 of every ticket sold donated to the Madison Parks Foundation, the YMCA of Dane County, and the Boys & Girls Club of Dane county. Come on down to the Duck Pond for great baseball and a great cause! Bring the whole family down to the Duck Pond on Madison Parks Night to celebrate Madison’s parks, support the Waves Swim team and of course, cheer on our Madison Mallards!

Monday, July 16, 2012

noon – 1pm

Mallards day at Goodman pool

Night at the Duck Pond7:05pm

Meet Mallards players and Maynard

Celebrating Madison Parks during Nat’l Park and Rec Month

ELVER PARKFIREWORKS9:30pm Tuesday,July 3,2012

Thank you to Woodman’s Markets for once again sponsoring this year’s Elver Park fireworks! Approximately 30,000 people were able to enjoy the show from either the park or surrounding neighborhood. Thank you Woodman’s for keeping this tradition going in Madison!

Ride the Drive - NorthsideAugust 12, 2012 10a.m. - 3p.m.

Madison Parks is hosting another Ride the Drive event on August 12th on the north side of Madison. Ride the Drive is a free community event that turns Madison’s signature streets into a public promenade that is open to bikers, walkers, rollerbladers, and those out to share in the experience and fun atmosphere. These popular events have drawn over 20,000 families, friends, and recreation enthusiasts. Ride the Drive is more than just closed streets, it is a festival with music, activities, food and fun stopping points along the route. The northside route will feature Northport Drive, Sherman Ave., Troy Drive and many other Madison northside street. There is no beginning or ending point of the route; participants enter at any point along the 5 miles.

If you would like more information, or to sign up to volunteer or as a vendor, please visit the website www.cityofmadison.com/ridethedrive

B-Cycle User Profile – Carmen Hotvedt Since their installation last spring to now,

Carmen Hotvedt has developed an enthusiastic love for B-Cycle. Whether she is using it for work, play or something in between, she has grown to depend on B-Cycle as her main mode of transportation.

“I used to use B-Cycle very intermittently,” she explained. “Now, I use it to run even the shortest of errands.”

An urban bike-sharing program with 35 stations throughout Madison, B-Cycle members enjoy access to 350 bikes conveniently scattered throughout the city. For Carmen, a violence prevention specialist at UW-Madison, B-Cycle made her commute from the east side to campus much easier.

“I like arriving to work via bus and unsweaty, and it’s a hassle for me to bring a bike to work,” Carmen said. “I like knowing that with B-Cycle I can bike home without any hassle.”

But B-Cycle is not just for getting to-and-from work for Carmen. It is also for fun.

“The other night, my girlfriend and I B-Cycled to campus in our dress-up clothes for an awards banquet,” she laughed. “It was a blast.”

Now loyal to the transportation method, Carmen loves encouraging other people to hop on a B-Cycle, too.

“I recommend B-Cycle to friends and colleagues all the time, especially to the students and people I work with at UW-Madison,” she said. “It promotes seeing Madison in a new way for people who might not otherwise bike downtown.”

To find a B-Cycle station near you and become a member, visit www.madison.bcycle.com.

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Ride the DriveAugust 12th, 2012

10:00am-3:00pm

Rev. 3/19/12

VISION:To provide the ideal system of parks, natural resources and recreation opportunities which will enhance the quality of life for everyone.

PARKS DIVISION210 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Ste. 104P.O. Box 2987Madison, WI 53701(608) 266-4711www.cityofmadison.com/parks

MADISON MAYORPaul Soglin

MADISON PARKS SUPERINTENDENT:Kevin Briski

MADISON PARK COMMISSIONERS:Bill BarkerEmanuelScarbroughDavid WallnerMadelyn LeopoldNancy RaglandAlder Mark ClearAlder Joe Clausius

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Newly planted city trees in need of watering during current dry periodForget the Grass--Water Your Trees!

The hot, dry weather conditions are stressful to newly planted trees. Over 5,000 street trees planted over the last two years are in need of watering.

The City is asking homeowners to help by watering their newly planted trees in front of their house. The root systems of these recently planted trees are not yet fully established and require some extra care. The city tree(s) as well as your own newly planted trees may require six to eight gallons of water every 10 days. Check the soil for moisture content. The soil should be moist, not saturated. People are encouraged to water in the early morning or early evening to minimize water loss from evaporation.

To Mulch or Not to Mulch?

The Dane County Tree Board advises using shredded bark mulch to help retain soil moisture. Mulch is much better over tree roots than lawn grass, which competes with tree roots for water. Never pile mulch up against the trunk. Start mulching about four inches out from the trunk, and don’t apply it any deeper than four inches. If the area has not been mulched before, water the ground deeply before mulching. Then water again after mulching to wet down the mulch so the next application of water is more effective.

For additional tree care tips, visit the Forestry Division’s web page:

http://www.cityofmadison.com/parks/services/forestry/

Employee of the Month

The Madison Parks Division Employee of the Month program recognizes employees who have exhibited outstanding performance in the areas of customer service, leadership, work ethic or have represented themselves as an exemplary Parks Ambassador.

This month’s winner is Chuck Speth. Chuck is the Operation Leads Worker for West Parks ‘Summit’ Crew. Chuck has worked with the Madison Parks Division for over 30 years. He has worked all over the park system from East & West parks maintenance, State Street Mall Concourse, and even in the Hartmeyer Ice Arena.

Chuck was nominated and won in the category of Outstanding Leadership. Over the past several years he has been asked to take on more and large projects in the parks and find a way to ‘make them happen.’ During a time of transitions between East and West Parks Maintenance, his leadership has made this a smooth one for staff even during this historically early spring with all of the work that entails. Kevin Briski, Madison Parks Superintendent added, “Chuck has risen to the occasion with each new assignment. He is integral to Madison Parks’ success.”

Chuck was born and raised in the Sauk City area. He studied geography and cartography at UW Oshkosh and UW Madison. Post university studies, he passed on a job offer in Cleveland, OH in order to start working with Madison Parks. “My favorite part of my job is that they pay me to work outside,” he said. One of his favorite moments at work was the ‘great freeze’ at Tenney Park. He and his co workers helped save some wildlife that was caught in a sudden freeze of Tenney lagoon. Chuck, being the lightest in that crew, was nominated to go out on the ice with a rope to save the bird. After a little warming up time in the truck cab, both he and the bird went about their day, unharmed.

When Chuck is not out saving wildlife or just working in the parks, his favorite thing to do is to hang out with his friends and family. Congratulations Chuck!