🪪 Adults-only

🐾 Paw-ty hard

🍬 Creepy kiddos

• LEGO: Movie and Build | Monday, Oct. 9 | 4 p.m. | Hawthorne Library, 2707 E. Washington Ave., Madison | Free | Kids can build LEGO’s while watching “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.”

• Bi-Annual Book Swap | Tuesday, Oct. 10 | 7-9 p.m. | State Line Distillery, 1413 Northern Ct., Madison | Free | Save your spot to bring up to 10 gently loved books to swap for new stories.

• Transportation and Innovation Expo | Wednesday, Oct. 11 | 7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. | Alliant Energy Center, 1919 Alliant Energy Center Wy., Madison | Free | Check out sustainable transportation, infrastructure, technology, and fleet vehicles.
• National Coming Out Day Breakfast | Wednesday, Oct. 11 | 8-9:30 a.m. | Wisconsin Masonic Center, 301 Wisconsin Ave., Madison | $50+ | Networking, breakfast, speeches, and support.
• Owl Walk | Wednesday, Oct. 11 | 6-8 p.m. | Token Creek County Park, 6200 Williamsburg Wy., DeForest | $5 | Look and listen for owls before ending the night with a s’mores bonfire.

• Fall Open House | Thursday, Oct. 12 | 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. | Serendipity Labs West Madison, 525 Junction Rd., Madison | Free | Take advantage of this complimentary coworking day — don’t miss the Happy Hour at 4 p.m.
• Dan Soder | Thursday, Oct. 12-Saturday, Oct. 14 | 7:30 p.m. | Comedy on State, 202 State St., Madison | Best known as Mafee on Showtime’s “Billions” and for his Max comedy special, “Son of a Gary.”

• Fall Gallery Night | Friday, Oct. 13 | 5-9 p.m. | East Main Street, Stoughton | Free | Four venues and over 150 local, regional, and national artists.
• Drink and Draw | Friday, Oct. 13 | 7-8 p.m. | Virtual | Free | Gather your art supplies, pour yourself a beverage, and bring your artistic energy for an evening of creativity.

• Next summer, The University of Wisconsin System plans to introduce a direct admissions program for eligible Wisconsin high school students. Students can bypass the traditional application process and gain automatic admission to qualifying schools based on their academic performance. (Madison.com)

• It’s Adopt a Shelter Dog Month at the Dane County Humane Society. Now through Tuesday, Oct. 31, Lonely Hearts Club dogs will have a reduced adoption rate of $200. These are dogs who have been at a shelter longer than average due to things like age and medical concerns.

• The High Crowd Cafe is open at 115 State St. Unlike typical cafes, it offers THC and CBD-infused sips and bites. Stop by this Wednesday, Oct. 11 for Bingo Night at 6:30 p.m. — free bingo cards with every infused purchase.

• The City of Middleton is the first in Wisconsin to be awarded a LEED Gold certification. City leaders celebrated the honor during a plaque dedication last week. Learn more about LEED and some of Madison’s LEED-certified buildings.

• Lawmakers are proposing a bill to designate the monarch butterfly as the state’s official butterfly. The legislation aims to raise awareness about their challenges. Check out the Wisconsin Monarch Collective to learn more. (WKOW)

• Hear this: The world’s first hearing aids featuring dual processing — and backed by cutting-edge German technology — were just unveiled. 385,000+ customers have transformed their hearing with double the power and double the clarity (plus: a 45-day, no-risk trial).*

• $6.50 Korbel or Bulliet Old Fashioneds
• $5 Tito’s mixers
• $4 Founders Solid Gold
• $3 sliders

• Women’s soccer won 2-1 against Northwestern
• Men’s soccer lost 1-3 against Michigan State
• Women’s swimming and diving won 213-87 against Notre Dame
• Men’s swimming and diving lost 137-163 against Notre Dame
• Badgers football won 24-23 against Rutgers
• This year’s Fill the Hill campaign raised $513,142