Kids to Kids Garage Sale

Kids to Kids Garage Sale
August 7 , 9am-noon

100 Block of Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd, Madison, WI

What is the Kids to Kids Garage Sale?
The City of Madison Parks will host its first Kids to Kids Garage Sale. Youth can reserve a space to sell their own items to other kids. Individuals may sell items such as toys, games, dress-up attire, books, bikes, DVDs, and other like items. There will be approximately 60 booths available. This event is free and open to the public.
Location:
The Kids to Kids Garage Sale will be held in the 100 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd in Madison, WI.

Hay Rides: After shopping at the Kids to Kids Garage Sale, enjoy a hay ride around the Capitol Square. Ride are $2/person.

To register

Deadline to register: Aug. 3.
How: Parents must fill out and return a form to the city of Madison, Parks Division.
Website: Fill out the form by clicking HERE
Payment: Must be made by cash, credit card or check to the city treasurer, mailed to Madison Parks, 210 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Suite 104, Madison, Wis., 53703.

For information: E-mail awhisner@cityofmadison.com, or call 608-267-4919.

The Scholastic Arts Spotlight Program

The Scholastic Arts Spotlight program has been created to recognize outstanding high school students in the arts in Southern Wisconsin. They highlight some of the amazing high school musicians, singers, dancers, actors, public speakers and visual artists in our area throughout the school year. Fox 47 TV and UW Platteville will spotlight one student each month. The Scholastic Arts Spotlight will acknowledge the wonderful accomplishments and talents of the student in an exclusive Fox 47 TV campaign that includes a feature length news story and a promotional vignette that will air in some of the hottest programs on television!

If you know a student who excels in the Arts, nominate them for the Scholastic Arts Spotlight. Students in the Arts are strongly encouraged to nominate themselves.

Applications are now being accepted! All applications received will be considered throughout the entire Scholastic Arts Spotlight selection season. High School students between the ages of 14 and 18 who excel in the following areas are eligible for nomination: music, theatre/speech, visual arts, public speaking and dance. Anyone 14 years old and up may nominate a student 14 to 18 years old online. Students 14 to 18 are especially encouraged to nominate themselves in one or more artistic areas.

For more information or to fill out an application follow this link: http://www.fox47.com/sections/community/features/scholastic-arts/

What to do July 19th -25th

July 14th thru August 8th
Activity:
Olbrich's Blooming Butterflies
10 am - 4 pm daily
Experience the wonder of strolling through a tropical forest on a search for fleeting butterflies. Live butterflies emerge from chrysalises daily in the Bolz Conservatory. Olbrich's Blooming Butterflies is a great adventure for people of all ages. Children can visit stations in the outdoor gardens with their Butterfly Passport while learning fun facts.
The cost is $5 for adults, $3 for children ages 3 to 12, free for children 2 and under
 
July 21st
Reminder:
Last day to Register for the Basketball Tournament at the Sun Prairie Youth Center

Basketball Tournament is on July 22nd
5pm
Ages 12-15
Register by July 21st at the Youth Center or call 825-4303

July 22nd
Activity:
Basketball Tournament
Ages 12-15
Sun Prairie Youth Center
160 South St., Sun Prairie
5pm
Youth should have pre-registered by June 21st
Please be on time.

June 22nd - July 25th

Event:
Waunafest
Waunakee, WI
Wenzel's Carnival & Midway
Teen Dance 
DJ & Live Bands
WaunaFest Run
Food Stands
Touchdown Club 50-50 Raffle

Fireworks
Craft Show
Win a 2010 Lincoln MKZ
and more!
Visit: http://www.waunafest.org/Home/tabid/1669/Default.aspx



July 23rd
Activity:
Drop In Crafty Kids
Sun Prairie Public Library
9:30-11 a.m. & 1:30-3 p.m
Make water-rific projects in Crafty Kids!
(All ages welcome; geared for ages 3 to 11)
Stop in and make some crafts to take home!

July 23rd -24th
Event:
Sun Prairie Sale Days
Participating Businesses City-Wide
More Information: 608-837-4547 or Sale Days

July 24th
Event:
Flea Market
9am-3pm
Prairie Square Shopping Center - McCoy Road (west of Walmart parking lot)

July 24
Event:
Taste of Sun Prairie
11:00 am – 6:00 pm
Cannery Square Plaza
15 or more area restaurants and food companies will be set up so that you can sample their best dishes for $5.00 or less! A portion of the proceeds from all participants will be donated to the Sun Prairie Dream Park! Live music by 4 Below and The Imposters. Kids activities, games and lots of fun.
http://www.downtownsunprairie.com/

July 25th

Activity:
Community Night at the Mallards
Warner Park
5:05 p.m
Tickets are $7.00
Kids receive a free hot dog, chips and soda with their ticket!
Enjoy Sun Prairie Youth Cheer and Poms participants perform their new routines!Tickets on sale starting May 1st until 4:30pm on July 12th at the Parks, Recreation and Forestry Dept. located at 2598 W. Main St. Sun Prairie

Basketball Tournament

Basketball Tournament at the Sun Prairie Youth Center

July 22nd

5pm (Please Be on Time)

Ages 12-15

ANYONE Can Register by July 21st at the Youth Center or call 825-4303

What to do July 12th -18th

Great Things are Happening in Sun Prairie and Surrounding Communities!

July 12
Activity: Sidewalk Chalk Art
Sheehan Park (near basketball courts)
6:30-7:30 *weather permitting
Chalk provided

July 12
Seminar: Children’s Nutrition Challenge
Sun Prairie Public Library

6:30 p.m.
Presented by Jenny Ludwig
Parents, kids, and daycare providers will learn how to prepare healthier meals, and get kids involved in making healthier choices

July 13th
Activity: Super Sundae Reading Challenge
Sun Prairie Public Library
2:30pm
Ages 8 and up only
The challenge is to read completely silent for 30 minutes, all together in the Community Room, and all kids who complete the challenge get to share in a celebration with ice cream sundaes and book giveaways. Registration isn't required but seating is first-come, first-serve.

July 13th

Activity: Concerts in the Park
6:30 p.m. (one hour in length)
Free to the Public
Music Genre: Bluegrass
Group: The Northern Pikers
Park: Wetmore
Bring a picnic meal if you wish

July 14th
Activity: Teen Gaming at SP library
3-5pm
Get your game on!
Come play Wii games, Guitar Hero, and board games with your friends. Just for fun and friendly competition -- see who comes out on top! For anyone in Grades 6 through 12

July 14th thru August 8th
Activity: Olbrich's Blooming Butterflies
10 am - 4 pm daily
Experience the wonder of strolling through a tropical forest on a search for fleeting butterflies. Live butterflies emerge from chrysalises daily in the Bolz Conservatory. Olbrich's Blooming Butterflies is a great adventure for people of all ages. Children can visit stations in the outdoor gardens with their Butterfly Passport while learning fun facts.
The cost is $5 for adults, $3 for children ages 3 to 12, free for children 2 and under

Jul 16, 2010 - Jul 18, 2010
Event: Deerfield Days
Deerfield Community Park
Friday, July 16 at 5:00 p.m. through Sunday, July 18 at 5:00 p.m.
Youth baseball tournament and Saturday will include a farmer's market (8:00 a.m.), bouncy house, dunk tank, face painting (11:00 a.m.) and special guest appearance by the Madison Mallard!

Sidewalk Chalk Art Day Cancelled

Due to unpredictable weather....

Sidewalk Chalk Art Day for today, July 7th, 2010 is cancelled.

Sidewalk Chalk Art Day will be rescheduled for Monday, July 12th 2010

6:30pm - 7:30pm

Free Admission to Museums!

Sun Prairie Historical Library and Museum

115 East Main Street, Sun Prairie
Summer Hours
Wed., Fri., and Saturday 2:00-4:00 p.m. 
Sunday & Monday evenings from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Explore the original 1868 jail, the early days of scouting, the railroad, Sun Prairie musicians and composers, and Bristol Township.
Angell Park is starting its second century of being the summer playground of the community. Sulky races, midget races, carnivals, church festivals, high school and adult sports events, big band entertainment, industrial fairs, circuses, and the first community swimming pool were all centered in Angell Park.
Follow this link for more info: Sun Prairie Museum
 
UW Madison Geology Museum
1215 West Dayton Street Madison, WI 53706-1600
Monday - Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Saturday 9am-1pm

• Touch rocks from a time when there were volcanoes in Wisconsin
• See corals, jellyfish and other sea creatures that used to live and swim where we now walk
• Stand under the tusks of a mastodon while imagining yourself in the Ice Age
• View rocks and minerals that glow
• View a model of a Wisconsin cave
• View dinosaurs and meteorites

Follow this link for more info: http://www.geology.wisc.edu/~museum/

The Wisconsin Historical Museum

30 N. Carroll St, Madison, WI 53703
Tuesday–Saturday 9 am - 4 pm
Closed Sunday and Monday
Exhibits:

• Odd Wisconsin
• Zoom! Whiz! Wow! A High-Speed History of Madison's Soap Box Derby
• People of the Woodlands: Wisconsin Indian Ways
• On Common Ground: Two Hundred Years of Wisconsin History
• and more!

Follow this link for more info: http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/museum/

Wisconsin Veterans Museum
30 West Mifflin Street on the Capitol Square, Madison wi
Map, Directions & Hours for the Wisconsin Veterans Museum

Monday – Saturday: 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Year-Round)
Sunday Summer Hours: Noon to 4:00 p.m. (April-September only)
The museum features dioramas, consisting of life-size figures and painted murals that realistically and vividly portray events in which Wisconsin veterans participated. The dioramas duplicate a variety of environments, from a snow-covered forest to a tropical jungle.

Follow this link for more info: http://museum.dva.state.wi.us/Mdefault.asp

Madison Children's Museum
100 N. Hamilton Street on the Capitol Square
The new museum is scheduled to open August 14, 2010
August 14 and 15, 2010, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m
Families are invited to arrive at 9 a.m, August 14th for a pre-opening parade around their new block. Led by an 11-piece volunteer contingent of the UW Marching Band, the parade will feature stilt walkers, giant puppets, and opportunities galore for families to carry flags, decorate strollers, and play instruments.
Indoor Events: Art Studio, Rooftop Ramble, Tinkerer’s Workshop, and our free Community Concourse. Look for dancers from Cycropia Aerial Dance overhead.

WHAT TO DO THIS WEEK July 5th - 11th

July 6th
Activity: Concerts in the Park
6:30 p.m. (one hour in length)
Free to the Public
Music Genre: Orchestra
Group: Sun Prairie Community Band
Park: Wyndham Hills

Bring a picnic meal if you wish

July 7th
Activity: Sidewalk Chalk Art
Sheehan Park (near basketball courts)
6:30-7:30pm
Sidewalk chalk provided
*Weather permitting

July 9th

Activity: Drop In Crafty Kids
Sun Prairie Public Library
9:30-11 a.m. & 1:30-3 p.m
Make water-rific projects in Crafty Kids!
(All ages welcome; geared for ages 3 to 11)
Stop in and make some crafts to take home!

July 9th - 11th
Activity: St. Albert Fest 2010
St. Albert’s Parish Grounds
2420 St. Albert the Great Dr.
Fun-filled family weekend with live entertainment, a delicious family-style chicken & ham dinner, games for the kids, and a 5K run/walk. Concessions, bingo, bookstore, bake sale, used toy sale, raffles, special drawings and much more.
http://www.saintalberts.org/

July 11th
Activity:  Sundae Sundays
Family Aquatic Center
12:30-5:00 p.m.
Build your own ice cream sundae for just 75 cents!
Available while supplies last.