One Community Bank Hosts Annual Free Community Event: Badger Tailgate

December 4, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:
Ameilia Abraham
One Community Bank
608-838-3141
aabraham@onecommunity.bank

One Community Bank Hosts Annual Free Community Event: Badger Tailgate

(December 2023) – One Community Bank is proud to serve our clients, support our colleagues and invest in our communities. OCB held its third Annual Badger Tailgate at its Waunakee location on Saturday, October 21. There was an excellent turn out of clients, community members, and colleagues.

“I am thrilled to be able to host the Annual Badger Tailgate again this year. I am passionate about bringing the community together and making a difference with the money raised. Thank you to all of our sponsors who help make this event possible,” said Chris Zellner, Market President at One Community Bank Waunakee.

This family friendly event featured free fresh grilled food, grilled by Todd Schmidt – Waunakee Village Administrator, Brendan Flanagan – AVP Bank Manager, and Brian O’Handley – SVP Head of Mortgage and Consumer Lending. Bucky Badger and the UW-Madison Alumni Band kicked off the event with Badger pride. The first 100 guests received a complimentary Badger shirt from OCB. Door Prizes from Sundara Spa, Chula Vista, Pinseekers, The University Book Store, and Meffert Car Wash were given away.

Additionally, free beverages were provided by Octopi Brewing. The game was enjoyed on a jumbotron provided by Bishops Bay. And kids enjoyed painting pumpkins.

This event raised money for the Waunakee School District Student Financial Assistance Fund and The Schumacher Farm Educational Barn Project. This year One Community Bank donated $500 to each organization, the community raised $300, and Waunakee Remodeling donated $500 to the Waunakee School District Student Financial Assistance Fund.

The Student Financial Assistance Fund ensures that all students and families can participate in their school communities regardless of a family’s financial situation and ability to pay.

The Schumacher Farm Educational Barn Project raised funds for a new building on the farm. The Schumacher Farm Park offers a variety of events and workshops for all ages.

One Community Bank remains committed to investing in our communities and is proud to support these Feel Good organizations.

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One Community Bank is one of the largest community banks in south central Wisconsin. The locally owned bank has 15 bank locations and $2.1 billion in assets. It provides both personal and business banking solutions, with an intense focus on serving clients, supporting colleagues, and investing in its communities. Five years in a row named one of Madison’s best places to work, One Community Bank serves the communities of Oregon, McFarland, Waunakee, Stoughton, Sun Prairie, Middleton, Adams, Oxford, Grand Marsh, Hillsboro, La Farge, Readstown, Wonewoc, and Union Center. Member FDIC.

MSCR Annual Pottery Sale Returns to New, Larger Location

November 28, 2023

Contact: Nicole Graper at ngraper@madison.k12.wi.us

MSCR Annual Pottery Sale Returns to New, Larger Location
Perfect for Holiday Shopping!

The Madison School & Community Recreation (MSCR) Annual Pottery Sale is back and will be held at MSCR’s newest program site – MSCR West, 7333 West Towne Way. The Pottery Sale showcases over 1,000 pieces of work from MSCR instructors, pottery students and local ceramic artists. The sale opens on Thursday, December 14 at 8 am and continues through Sunday, December 17 at 2 pm at MSCR West. The event is held in the gym to accommodate all the art creations.

Sale proceeds support the MSCR Pottery Program. Items are available at a range of price points including mugs, dishes, vases and unique gifts. MSCR is featuring artists all month on its Facebook and  Instagram @mscrmadison accounts.

“The annual pottery sale is a fantastic community event that supports local artists, MSCR pottery instructors and our pottery participants. We’re delighted to welcome customers to our new, larger, bright space at MSCR West.” said Martha Hutchinson, MSCR Adult Arts Specialist.

Pottery Sale Days & Hours:

— Thursday & Friday, December 14 & 15, 8 am to 6 pm

— Saturday, December 16, 10 am to 3 pm

— Sunday, December 17, 10 am to 2 pm

Featured artists are also donating items for a silent auction. Customers have a chance to bid throughout the sale to win their favorite piece of pottery. Winners will be announced on Saturday of the sale.

MSCR offers pottery and many art classes for all ages.  Please look for winter class options at mscr.org.

MSCR is the Madison public recreation department and offers a variety of recreation programs for all ages. MSCR was created in 1926.

For more information contact 608-204-3000 or go to mscr.org

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String Quartet with Mission to Reinvigorate Chamber Music Makes Madison Debut at Wisconsin Union Theater’s Shannon Hall Dec. 8

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Nov. 29, 2023

Contact Information:
Shauna Breneman, Wisconsin Union
Email: sbreneman@wisc.edu
Phone: (608) 262-8862

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STRING QUARTET WITH MISSION TO REINVIGORATE CHAMBER MUSIC MAKES MADISON DEBUT AT WISCONSIN UNION THEATER’S SHANNON HALL DEC. 8

MADISON – The Isidore String Quartet — and its mission to reinvigorate chamber music repertoire with new approaches to classical music and an embrace of contemporary classical music — comes to Shannon Hall in Madison on Dec. 8 from 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Appearing as part of the Wisconsin Union Theater’s (WUT’s) Classical Series, formerly called the Concert Series, the ensemble will perform:

• String Quartet No. 2, “Awakening” composed by Billy Childs in 2012
• String Quartet No. 19 in C Major, K. 465, “Dissonance” composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the 1700s
• String Quartet in A Minor, Op. 51, No. 2 composed by Johannes Brahms in 1873

The quartet’s foundational mission — to revisit, rediscover and reinvigorate chamber music repertory — continually guides its program choices and the ensemble’s life’s work.

The artists embodying this mission in the quartet include violinists Adrian Steele and Phoenix Avalon, violist Devin Moore and cellist Joshua McClendon.

Moore describes the artists as having clicked immediately, with three having met while performing together at a music festival and the fourth person having joined the ensemble after meeting the existing trio at the Juilliard School.

The quartet named its ensemble in part as a tribute to Isidore Cohen, a former second violinist in the Juilliard String Quartet, and in part for a Russian Orthodox monk, named Isidore, whom history often credits with the creation of Russian vodka.

“We like to do weird repertoire and do weird performances, things that are maybe unorthodox or experimental,” Moore said in an interview with the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. “We like to invite our audiences on stage sometimes to walk around or come up close to us or sit and lie down on the ground, just trying to break out of some of the constraints that we’ve put in a place as an industry, to open up people’s minds, to like a freer expression and consumption of art, which I think is, in turn, affecting how people exist in their day-to-day lives.”

This performance is presented by WUT and the student-led Wisconsin Union Directorate (WUD) Performing Arts Committee (PAC). It is part of the David and Kato Perlman Chamber Music Series and is made possible by the David and Kato Perlman Chamber Music Fund.

Patrons can save 20% on WUT season events through the build-your-own subscription, with options of three to five events for 15% off or six or more events for a 20% discount.

Other upcoming WUT season events include international music, jazz and chamber music.

Theater-goers can purchase tickets to the Isidore String Quartet performance and other WUT season events online, at the Memorial Union Box Office or by phone at (608) 265-2787.

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About the Wisconsin Union Theater

For more than 80 years, the Wisconsin Union Theater has served as a center for cultural activity in the heart of the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus. The Theater hosts performances in multiple locations, including Memorial Union, and has an extensive history of remarkable performances. The Wisconsin Union Theater is committed to social justice and works to create an equitable, diverse, and inclusive place for all who engage with the Theater’s programming, events, and activities. The Wisconsin Union Theater is part of the Wisconsin Union, a membership organization that blends study and leisure to create unique out-of-classroom opportunities. Learn more: union.wisc.edu/wisconsin-union-theater.

About the Wisconsin Union Directorate Performing Arts Committee

The Wisconsin Union Directorate Performing Arts Committee is part of the Wisconsin Union’s leadership development program for UW–Madison students and supports the Wisconsin Union Theater’s mission of serving students through the performing arts. By helping to program the Theater’s annual season of performing arts presentations, the students learn about program curation, relationship-building, marketing, communications, budgeting, and production. Learn more: union.wisc.edu/get-involved/wud/performing-arts.

MSCR Winter & Spring 2024 Program Guide

November 17, 2023                                                                                    

For Immediate Release

Contact: Nicole Graper at ngraper@madison.k12.wi.us

MSCR Winter & Spring 2024 Program Guide
Enjoy a variety of fun programs for all ages!

This winter, Madison School & Community Recreation (MSCR) has something fun for everyone and every age! Discover a variety of programs including arts & enrichment, fitness, 50+ fitness, outdoors, sports, swimming and more.

Find all the class options in the 68-page Winter & Spring 2024 Program Guide which is available at mscr.org and distributed to all Madison School District residents.

Most winter programs begin the week of January 8, 2024. Registration begins Monday, December 4 at 12 pm for residents and registration opens on Monday, December 18 at 12 pm for non-residents. Fee assistance is available for those residents who qualify.

“We are so excited to offer a variety of programs like fun fitness classes, family sports skills, and many arts and enrichment programs at our beautiful new facilities – MSCR Central and MSCR West,” describes Janet Dyer, MSCR Executive Director.

Winter Program Guide Highlights:

• Adult Arts & Enrichment – Try new classes like canvas art, astrology, acting, jewelry making or traditional favorites like painting, knitting and sewing.
• Youth Arts & Enrichment – Children can learn how to crochet, create a needle punch rug, knit, sew, twirl a baton, dance and much more.
• Fitness – Keep active with a variety of classes for all challenge levels at MSCR East, Center & West.
• Outdoors Pursuits – Explore and learn about nature in programs like orienteering, snowshoeing and winter survival skills.
• Sports – Winter Adult Volleyball Leagues registration is open, please go to mscrsportleagues.org New this year! Speedskating!

A Spanish edition of the program guide is available at mscr.org or please email rjstern@madison.k12.wi.us for assistance.

Register at mscr.org.  Please call 608-204-3000 for more information.

MSCR is a department of the Madison School district and offers many recreation programs for all ages at affordable prices.

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Dane Buy Local Kicks Off Holiday Shopping Season

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Contact: Paula Severson, Executive Director, Dane Buy Local. (608) 729-7342/office •
(608) 228-0838/cell • paula@danebuylocal.com • danebuylocal.com

Dane Buy Local Kicks Off Holiday Shopping Season

Madison, WI – Dane Buy Local Executive Director Paula Severson and Dane County Executive Joe Parisi will join other local business leaders for a press conference on Tuesday, November 21 at 11:00 a.m. at Oakstone Recreational, 304 Commerce Parkway in Cottage Grove. The event will highlight Dane Buy Local’s Holiday Passport campaign, Small Business Saturday, and the importance of sustaining local business for a vibrant, economically strong community.

“This holiday season, we encourage everyone to support our local businesses by participating in such events as Small Business Saturday and Shop Indie Local,” says Dane County Executive Joe Parisi. “Our small businesses help define Dane County’s culture, and everyone’s support keeps our community vibrant and local economy healthy.”

A 2022 local study done by Civic Economics showed that Dane County independent businesses recirculated 60.7% of revenue back into the local economy versus 30.4% from national chains. The study estimated that a market shift of 10% from chains to independents would retain an estimated $173 million in the local economy. 

“Imagine what a 10% shift means for our neighborhoods, schools, and more,” says Severson. “While the campaign is focused on shopping local for the holidays, we also want people to think about choosing local in all of their purchasing decisions. This will have a positive ripple effect in our local economy.”

Dane Buy Local’s Holiday Passport campaign includes over 180 Dane County business participants. When someone spends $10 or more at a local business, they email their receipt to Dane Buy Local to be entered into a drawing. Over 70 gift cards, valued at $25 each, will be given away through December 17, and the campaign is made possible by Bank of Sun Prairie.

“Bank of Sun Prairie is proud to be a presenting sponsor for the Dane Buy Local Holiday Passport and Shop Local Celebration for the fourth year,” says Chief Retail Officer John Loeffler. “We encourage you to support local, independent businesses. They’re the lifeblood of our communities. They support our local events, nonprofits, school fundraisers and provide services vital to our everyday life.” Loeffler continues, “As Bank of Sun Prairie, a locally owned, independent community bank, celebrates the holiday season with our customers and communities, we are thrilled to do our part supporting this vital campaign at such an important time of year.”

For more information, contact Paula Severson at paula@danebuylocal.com or (608) 228-0838, or visit danebuylocal.com.