Dane Buy Local: Soups On! Returns for the 4th Year to Celebrate Community and Local Restaurants

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Email: Paula@danebuylocal.com
Phone: 608-729-7342

Soups On! Returns for the 4th Year to Celebrate Community and Local Restaurants

Madison, WI – October 30, 2023 – We are excited to announce the return of the highly anticipated annual event, Soups On! This beloved community event brings individuals together to directly support local restaurants while savoring some of the finest soups the Greater Madison area has to offer. Soups On! is back for its 4th year and promises to be even more delectable and heartwarming.

The first pre-order period will open from Wednesday, November 1, through Saturday, November 4, 2023. To place your orders, visit danebuylocal.com/soups-on. Then, mark your calendars for the drive-through pickup scheduled for Tuesday, November 7, 2023, at FEED Kitchens, located at 1219 N. Sherman Avenue, Madison.

Each week, Soups On! will feature a mouthwatering selection of 15-20 different soup options available for purchase. It’s the perfect opportunity to explore a diverse array of flavors and satisfy your soup cravings.

In the spirit of giving back to the community, Soups On! offers you the chance to purchase and donate soup to FEED Kitchens’ Healthy Food for All program. Your participation not only delights your taste buds but also helps those in need.

This year, we are thrilled to introduce a new addition to our menu. In addition to ordering soup and cookies, you can now indulge in freshly baked bread, provided weekly by FEED Bakery. It’s an excellent complement to your soup experience.

For more information, inquiries, or media requests, please contact Paula Severson at Paula@danebuylocal.com

About Soups On!

Soups On! is an annual event in Madison, Wisconsin, that brings the community together to support local
restaurants and enjoy a wide variety of soups. Founded on the principles of community, generosity, and culinary excellence, Soups On! has become a beloved tradition for Madison residents.

Wisconsin Union: Sunburst Terrace Chairs Leave Outdoor Entertainment and Dining Destination, the Memorial Union Terrace

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Oct. 30, 2023

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

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SUNBURST TERRACE CHAIRS LEAVE OUTDOOR ENTERTAINMENT AND DINING DESTINATION, THE MEMORIAL UNION TERRACE

MADISON – The Wisconsin Union’s sunburst Terrace chairs and yellow, orange and green tables have left the Union’s outdoor dining and entertainment space, the Memorial Union Terrace, as of Oct. 30.

About 350 non-sunburst brown chairs, 72 brown patio tables and 20 picnic tables are anticipated to remain at the Terrace through early November.

The Memorial Union Terrace opens each spring when the Wisconsin Union team brings 2,000 chairs with a trademarked sunburst design and 400 tables to the Terrace.

With the yellow, green and orange chairs’ arrival each spring comes a series of outdoor, free live music, film showings and art activities. Mid-Terrace season, the Wisconsin Union begins offering paddling equipment rentals and paddling events through Outdoor UW at its nearby building Memorial Union and seasonal dining options open, joining the Wisconsin Union’s year-round restaurants inside Memorial Union.

Most of the events that patrons enjoy during Terrace season as well as other events and activities, continue inside the Wisconsin Union’s buildings when Terrace season ends. This includes:

• Free film showings at the Marquee at Union South
• Free concerts at Memorial Union and Union South
• Free art exhibitions at Union South and Memorial Union
• Free and low-cost art activities
• Performing arts events
• Talks by thought leaders
• Bowling, rock climbing, video and board games, and billiards at Union South
• Outdoor recreation equipment rentals and activities, including outdoor learning classes and rentals of snowshoes, ice skates beginning in mid-winter, and camping, climbing and hiking equipment

Patrons can find a full list of Wisconsin Union-hosted events at union.wisc.edu/events. They can also contact the Wisconsin Union to schedule private group activities.

While seasonal dining options, called the BBQ Stand, the Brat Stand, and Lakeview Lounge, have closed for the season, year-round, on-site dining options inside Memorial Union include pub fare at der Rathskeller; pasta bowls and made-to-order pizza at Strada; sandwiches and made-to-order salads at Carte; desserts at the Daily Scoop; a variety of beverages and house-made pastries, sandwiches and grab-n-go meals at Peet’s Coffee and Badger Market; and beverages, snacks and BBQ fare at der Stiftskeller.

The Wisconsin Union also operates dining options at the Fluno Center: Smitty’s Study Pub, which includes salads, sandwiches, tavern fare, a fish fry, and a variety of beverages and entrée options, and Oros Executive Dining Room, which includes buffet breakfasts and lunches.

“While the sunburst chairs are leaving for their winter hibernation destination, we hold more than 1,500 events from October to May for our patrons to enjoy,” Wisconsin Union Deputy Director Susan Dibbell said.

The Memorial Union Terrace first opened for a full season in 1929. Both the space and the chairs that guests enjoy there have changed throughout the past almost century, including the changing of Terrace chairs from being wooden to Wisconsin-made metal chairs.

The Wisconsin Union team welcomes about 800,000 visitors to the Terrace each season and about 3 million people to Memorial Union and 1.5 million people to Union South annually.

The current chairs’ colors pay homage to Wisconsin’s farming industry and aim to evoke Wisconsin’s seasons — John Deere green, Allis Chalmers orange, and sunshine yellow. Patrons can purchase red and white Terrace chairs exclusively online at terracestore.union.wisc.edu.

The food, beverages and merchandise that visitors purchase at the Terrace, Memorial Union, Union South and at the online Terrace Store as well as Wisconsin Union membership purchases help the Wisconsin Union provide free and low-cost events and activities as well as maintain its spaces and student leadership opportunities, some of which provide academic stipends of up to 80% of in-state tuition for Wisconsin Union student leaders. Patrons can also support this work through donations.

Wisconsin Union student leaders, who are University of Wisconsin–Madison students, plan most of the Wisconsin Union’s more than 2,000 events each year.

The Wisconsin Union does not receive taxpayer dollars for its events, activities, spaces or student leadership opportunities as part of its regular budget.

Patrons can visit union.wisc.edu for information about Wisconsin Union dining options, working and studying spaces, private event opportunities, events and activities.

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About the Wisconsin Union

The Wisconsin Union enhances the lives of members and visitors through recreational, cultural, educational and social opportunities. Formed in 1907, the Wisconsin Union is a membership organization that blends study and leisure to create unique out-of-classroom opportunities. Learn more about the Union and its tradition of providing experiences for a lifetime: union.wisc.edu.

Arts Business Competition Seeks Proposals from UW–Madison Student Arts Entrepreneurs, Announces 2024 Judge Panel

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, October 26, 2023

Media contact: Kayla McGhee, Arts Outreach and Engagement Coordinator, kmcghee@wisc.edu 

URL: go.wisc.edu/ArtsBusinessCompetition 

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News article: https://artsdivision.wisc.edu/2023/10/26/abc-2024-call/ 

Arts Business Competition Seeks Proposals from UW–Madison Student Arts Entrepreneurs, Announces 2024 Judge Panel

Madison, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Arts Business Competition is currently accepting proposals through Thursday, December 21, 2023 until 11:59 p.m. CST. The competition was created in 2009 to encourage UW–Madison students to develop and present a thorough proposal for an arts event, exhibition, performance, series, commercial venture or other artistic project.

The Competition is open to students from any major, as well as projects featuring any arts disciplines. “This competition is for every student. This isn’t just for students that are committing their lives to the arts. This isn’t just for students who were raised in entrepreneurial households. This isn’t just for students that have had access and proximity to resources and encouragement. This is for any student with a cool artistic idea. We want students to feel empowered to submit a proposal, no matter what!” says Kayla McGhee, Arts Outreach and Engagement Coordinator. Entries may be from individuals or from teams of up to three. Only the team lead must be a full-time UW–Madison student; other members can be part-time students, students from other colleges or community members.

The top scored finalists advance to compete for the first-place prize of $2,000. Second place is $1,000 and third place is $500. Emerging Artist Awards for a proposal led by an undergraduate student (up to $500) is also available. Each year, a panel of judges reviews proposals for creativity, innovation, potential success and added value to the arts. Judges this year include Dr. Roxie Hentz, Founding Executive Director of CEOs of Tomorrow, Inc., booking agent and founder of Revel Talent Alliance Brandon Hughes and Associate Professor Helen Lee, Head of the Art Department Glass Lab, Faculty Director of The Studio and Impact 2030 Helen Burish Faculty Fellow.

Experts from the Bolz Center for Arts Administration offer a virtual mentorship meeting with finalists ahead of the finals event on Wednesday, February 28, 2024.Finalists will present their proposals on campus in front of the judges and an audience, and have until May 2025 to implement their ideas.

The Arts Business Competition is presented by the UW–Madison Division of the Arts in partnership with the Wisconsin School of Business Bolz Center for Arts Administration.

More details including the proposal requirements, timelines and sample proposals can be found by visiting go.wisc.edu/ArtsBusinessCompetition.

Judge Biographies

Dr. Roxie Hentz (she/her)  has over 30 years of experience in the education field, including service as a state education consultant, culturally responsive teacher leader, district-wide teacher mentor, university teacher-in-residence, adjunct professor and classroom teacher. Currently she is the Founding Executive Director of CEOs of Tomorrow, a non-profit organization offering interdisciplinary and experiential social entrepreneurship education to youth. CEOs of Tomorrow was recently awarded the 2021 Force for Positive Change Award, which recognizes leading businesses in social entrepreneurship as a model for solving social or environmental challenges in a way that is sustainable, just and generates impactful change in Wisconsin. 

She is the author of “It’s My Business: Inspiring Students’ Ideas for a Better Community” and “Youth Financial Wellness: A Resource Guide for Youth Organizations.” Among her many awards and recognitions for her dedication to urban education and community leadership are the Fulbright Distinguished Teacher Award, MOST (Madison Out-Of-School Time) Outstanding Youth Worker Award, Jammin’ 98.3 Black History Maker Award, V100 Radio’s Positively People, Wisconsin’s Economic Teacher of the Year, YWCA Madison’s Women of Distinction Award and was named one of Wisconsin’s Most Influential Black Leaders. She has been featured in “BRAVA Magazine,” “Wisconsin State Journal,” “Madison Magazine,” Madison365, “The Cap Times,” “Capital City Hues,” WisBusiness.com, WMTV– Channel 15 News and The Morning Show on Botswana Television.

Dr. Hentz earned her bachelor’s degree in education, her master’s degree in business administration and her doctorate degree in education and leadership for the advancement of learning and service.

Brandon Hughes (he/him) is a booking agent from Indianapolis and the founder of the booking agency Revel Talent Alliance. Brandon got his start in the music business as a student at Purdue University where he booked and promoted shows with Panic! at the Disco, Brad Paisley, Walk The Moon and more. After school he moved to Chicago where he spent a few years learning the agency business at Monterey International and Paradigm Talent Agencies before launching Revel Talent Alliance in 2019. With a focus on artist development, Brandon has helped musicians build sustainable and fulfilling careers in touring while booking artists on some of the biggest stages and festivals in the country including Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits. His current roster of 24 acts features an eclectic mix of artists including Nico Segal, Motherfolk, Siena Liggins and Ax and the Hatchetmen.

Helen Lee (she/they) is an artist, designer and educator. She holds an MFA in Glass from RISD and a BSAD in Architecture from MIT. Her work uses glass to explore language and identity. Recent exhibitions include: “Through a Glass Darkly” at Delaware Contemporary, “Translucency: the Tallinn Applied Art Triennial” at the Kai Art Center in Estonia and “Momentum | Intersection” at Toledo Museum of Art. Lee is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and serves as the Director of GEEX, the Glass Education Exchange.

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Wisconsin Union Theater: A Performance Fit for a Prince and Princess: 2018 Royal Wedding Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason to Perform in Madison Nov. 3

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Oct. 24, 2023 

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Shauna Breneman, Communications Director
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A PERFORMANCE FIT FOR A PRINCE AND PRINCESS: 2018 ROYAL WEDDING CELLIST SHEKU KANNEH-MASON TO PERFORM IN MADISON NOV. 3

MADISON – Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason performed at the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, and, on Nov. 3 at Memorial Union in Madison, Wisconsin, audience members can experience the artistry that led to a personal phone invitation from the Duchess of Sussex to perform at her nuptials.

Playing an 18th-century cello crafted in Venice, Italy, Sheku will perform Suite for Solo Cello No. 2 in D minor by Johann Sebastian Bach, “Prayer for the Senses” by Gwilym Simcock, Suite for Solo Cello No. 1 by Benjamin Britten, Sonata for Solo Cello No. 2 by Leo Brouwer, Five Preludes for Solo Cello by Edmund Finnis, and Suite for Solo Cello by Gaspar Cassadó.

This performance is presented by the Wisconsin Union Theater (WUT) and the student-led Wisconsin Union Directorate Performing Arts Committee.

Kanneh-Mason began playing the cello at 6 years old and has gone on to be the first Black musician to win the BBC Young Musician of the Year Award and to become the youngest classical musician and the first cellist to rank in the Official U.K. Albums Chart Top 10.

“I love music,” Kanneh-Mason said. “I’ve always just been very fascinated by it.”

He has released three albums with Decca Records: “Inspiration” in 2018, “Elgar” in 2020, and “Song” in 2022, with more than 100,000 copies being sold worldwide. His albums span centuries and genres.

Less than five months after the release of his first album, he received a royal invitation from the now-Duchess of Sussex after she and the Duke of Sussex heard him play at a charity event. Almost 2 billion people watched him as he performed at the royal wedding in May 2018. 

“Any performance, no matter the audience, I guess, I still have the same mindset of communicating this piece of music that I’ve been working on and thinking about a lot,” Kanneh-Mason said about the experience in an interview with GQ.

“It’s so fortunate that Sheku’s internet fame from the royal wedding broadcast let the world know about him,” WUT Director Elizabeth Snodgrass said. “That event really catapulted him to be a household name. I’ve had multiple audience members ask me, ‘Can you get Sheku? Please bring Sheku to the classical series!’ I’m glad we could deliver on that request this year; it will be a special performance.”

His performance is part of the WUT 2023-24 Classical Series, which features chamber music stars and stars on the rise. Other WUT season events include dance, international music, jazz, and chamber music.

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

Patrons can purchase tickets to Kanneh-Mason’s performance 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.

“Muriel’s Plate”: Mentoring Positives youth learn how to cook healthy meals while making a variety of dinners for the community

“A good cause has never tasted so good,” smiles Will Green, the founder of Mentoring Positives Inc..

Starting this Tuesday, the youths from Mentoring Positives will be offering a weekly “Muriel’s Plate,” a delicious dinner that is made by young people who are being mentored by Madison-area chefs to learn core culinary concepts that they will be able to use for the rest of their lives.

Mentoring Positives is an innovative, referral-based mentoring program that works directly with kids and families in a variety of ways in the Darbo/Worthington area and beyond. Back in May, Muriel’s Place storefront, named after Green’s late mother, became a new place on Madison’s East Side where community members can dine in and eat pizza made by Mentoring Positives students.

Read more at Madison365