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Meetings and Events - Week of June 2, 2025

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Hi all,

Another month is upon us! June is the start Pride Month, and today the city raised the pride flag in front of the Madison Municipal building on MLK Drive. If you're looking for ways to celebrate, City Cast Madison and the Cap Times both have lists of events. I'm proud to live in a city that openly support our LGBTQ+ community.

June is also the start of Bike Week! There are lots of great events (and a lot of free coffee and doughnuts). I hope to see some of you on the trails.s

Callouts

In addition, there are two events this week I want to call out. 

Budget Engagement Sessions

6PM June 4th at the Central Library, the city is kicking off a series of Budget Engagement sessions. The initial session is focused on Public Works. The full list of Budget Engagement sessions are below. The meetings will feature an update of the 2026 budget process with City Finance Director Dave Schmiedicke and presentations from agency leaders.

All the sessions are from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Registration is encouraged (but not required) at the link to specific event pages.

302 & 308 E Washington Ave (Cap Fitness Building) Development Meeting

This Thursday, at 7PM, I'll be hosting a zoom meeting to discuss the development of this building. Zoom link below:

You are invited to a Zoom meeting.
When: Jun 5, 2025 07:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://cityofmadison.zoom.us/meeting/register/EHJfJ8p7SuSSbz2Pw8K2-w

Boards, Commissions, and Committee Meetings

Note: This is not a complete list of meetings for this upcoming week. All meetings and their details can be found at the Meeting Schedule page.

Common Council:

The Common Council meeting will take place on Tuesday, June 3, at 6:30 p.m. in hybrid format. Agenda items include recognizing June as Pride Month.

If you would like more information about becoming a member of a City board, commission, or committee, please visit the page linked here.

Announcements and News Releases

  • Madison police welcomes 71st recruit class: MADISON, Wis. —The Madison Police Department welcomed its 71st academy class this week. There are 35 recruits in this year’s class, including three accelerated academy officers. On Tuesday, they took an oath to serve and protect the people of Madison. [posted May 30, 2025]
  • Absentee Ballots Mailed for June 17 Special Election : The City of Madison Clerk’s Office has mailed absentee ballots to voters with requests on file for the June 17 Special Election to fill the District 1 seat on the Dane County Board of Supervisors. [posted May 27, 2025]

Please visit the City news webpage to find additional news and announcements and to subscribe to receive notification of news releases as they are posted.

Events

  • Black on the Wisconsin Frontier, 1725 – 1868, Wednesday, June 4: Presented by UW Madison Professor Christy Clark-Pujara. Black people have lived, labored, and raised families in the region that became the Midwest since the 16th century. They called the settlements and towns of Prairie du Chien, Racine, Green Bay, Lancaster, Milwaukee, and Menominee home. Yet their stories remain largely untold. Much of the historiography concerning the experiences of Black Americans has focused on the South, and large Northern and Midwestern cities, yet the full dimensions of the African American and American experience cannot be appreciated without reference to how black people managed their lives in places where they were few. This presentation will explore the histories of Black people in what became the state of Wisconsin, from the French colonial period in the 1720s through the American Civil War.
  • 2026 Budget Engagement Meeting - Public Works, Wednesday, June 4: The meeting will feature an update of the 2026 budget process with Finance Director Dave Schmiedicke and presentations from the Engineering, Parks, and Streets divisions. The goal of this public meeting is to provide an opportunity for residents to speak directly with City staff about your ideas, concerns, and priorities for Madison’s future.
  • Concerts on the Rooftop: Wheelhouse (Americana/Bluegrass), Thursday, June 5: Enjoy the unparalleled experience of sensational bands and breathtaking views at Concerts on the Rooftop! Dance the night away or just relax with family and friends, A truly unique Madison event. WheelHouse is a nationally touring Americana and bluegrass band hailing from Madison. As a full-time working band, they perform over 220 shows each year and have garnered attention from national labels. Featuring three- and four-part harmonies, fiddle and guitar leads, and driving rhythm of the upright bass, WheelHouse brings an energy and attitude unique to themselves.
  • Wear Orange Weekend, Friday, June 6 (This Event Occurs On Multiple Days): Public Health Madison & Dane County is hosting a series of Wear Orange Weekend events raising awareness about the urgent need to end gun violence. Wear Orange Weekend is part of a nationwide campaign supporting Everytown for Gun Safety. It's an organization dedicated to ending gun violence, led by parents, students, survivors, educators, and more.
  • Live at The Glen | Pecatonica String Quartet, Friday, June 6: Madison Parks Foundation is proud to present Live at The Glen! Enjoy live music on the patio at The Glen Golf Park. The Pecatonica String Quartet prides themselves on being able to delight audiences with their wide range of style and repertoire. From elegant classical compositions of Bach, Handel and Mozart to rockin’ Led Zepplin, Queen and Journey; you name it, they’ve got it. They play light jazz standards, classic oldies and many fun party hits of today. 
  • Bird & Nature Adventures | Tenney Park, Saturday, June 7: Join Naturalist Robin Kling for a free welcoming family-friendly guided walk to look for and learn about native trees and plants at Tenney Park. The Tenney Lagoon borders and other areas are being restored with more native plants for pollinators, birds and wildlife. Native plants also have many human benefits. Long before synthetic drugs were created to combat illness and disease native plants provided chemical compounds used by healers and physicians to deal with heart disease, vitamin deficiencies and to fight bacterial infections. Learn to use the Seek app to identify plants and learn more about them.
  • Bird & Nature Adventures | Turville Point, Sunday, June 8: Join Master Naturalist and avid birder Melissa Kesling for a free fun family friendly outing to discover beautiful winding nature trails leading to the central prairie past and old pine groves to views of Lake Monona and Turville Bay.

Additional upcoming events can also be found on the City events calendar.  

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