• MM - Fresh citrus. Mocktail or cocktail, if it calls for juice, get some fresh fruit and juice it. Citrus really only holds its fresh flavor for 12 to 18 hours, so keep it fresh and you’ll taste the difference.
• CN - A fruit and vegetable juicer.

• CN - A non-alcoholic Old Fashioned. N/A spirit (malt spirit works best), demerara cranberry syrup, fresh orange, cherry, and a lemon-lime soda (you can buy this or make it at home!), followed by a non-alcoholic beer.

• MM - Eating before the festivities, maybe even throughout the night. One to one drink to water ratio sure goes a long way. - McDonald
• CN - Lemon, honey, and ginger shots, OR an ice-cold Coca-Cola.

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• Orange Tree Imports, 1721 Monroe St.
• Sur La Table, 712 N. Midvale Blvd
• The Wine and Hop Shop, 1919 Monroe St.

• Capitol Centre Market, 111 N. Broom St.
• Metcalfe’s Market, 726 N. Midvale Blvd.
• Willy Street Co-op, 1221 Williamson St.

• Annelise Ryan Book Reading | Friday, Jan. 12 | 6 p.m. | Mystery to Me Books, 1863 Monroe St., Madison | Free | Ryan will chat about “A Death in the Dark Woods,” a monster hunter mystery.

• Wedding Show | Saturday, Jan. 13-Sunday, Jan. 14 | 11 a.m.-4 p.m. | Alliant Energy Center, 1919 Alliant Energy Center Wy., Madison | $10 | Say “I do” to one of Madison’s largest wedding shows.
• Anti-Social | Saturday, Jan. 13 | 9 p.m. | Crucible, 3116 Commercial Ave., Madison | $5-$8 | Modern and classic EBM, darkwave, synthpop, and more.

• MLK Jesus’ Dream Worship Experience | Sunday, Jan. 14 | 8:30-10:30 a.m. | Sherman Avenue United Methodist Church, 3705 N. Sherman Ave., Madison | Free | Celebrate and honor MLK.
• Nature Hike | Sunday, Jan. 14 | 1-2:30 p.m. | UW-Madison Arboretum, 1207 Seminole Hwy., Madison | Free | Take a guided hike to learn about plants, animals, phenology, and more.

• Be Brave Blood Drive | Monday, Jan. 15 | 12-5 p.m. | St. Patrick Catholic Church, 434 N. Main St., Cottage Grove | Free | Give a pint of blood, get a pint of Culver’s custard.
• John Prine Tribute featuring Billy Prine | Monday, Jan. 15 | 7 p.m. | Majestic Madison, 115 King St., Madison | John Prine’s music lives on through his brother, Billy.

• Application Assistance | Tuesday, Jan. 16 | 2-4 p.m. | Lakeview Library, 2845 N. Sherman Ave., Madison | Free | Get help navigating application processes of all sorts.

• Norwegian Fantasy | Friday, Jan. 26 | 7:30 p.m. | Overture Center for the Arts, 201 State St., Madison | $19-$95 | The second concert of the indoor Masterworks season features Fantaisie Norvegienne by Eduardo Lalo played by Ukrainian guest violinist Vladyslava Luchenko.*

• Winter has come with a vengeance to Wisconsin. The Wisconsin State Patrol is advising people to avoid travel on Friday or Saturday, if at all possible. If people do drive on Friday or Saturday, WSP recommends they bring warm clothes, blankets, food, water, a charged phone, and a charger. (WMTV)

• The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is recommending expectant mothers get vaccinated for RSV to protect their newborns. DHS officials recently noted that over 1,400 people in Wisconsin have been hospitalized with the illness this season, including 580 children under the age of 2. (Channel 3000)

• There will be more room to flip pizzas into the air. Madison’s East side Glass Nickel is expanding into a former laundromat next door to its current location on Atwood Ave. The renovated space will now house an employee break room, additional prep areas, and more. (In Business)

• Steven Espada Dawson is Madison’s new poet laureate. Madison’s Common Council appointed him to the honorary position this week. He succeeds Angie Trudell Vasquez, who has been the city’s poet laureate since 2020. (WORT)

• ArrowStar Photography’s Pooch Playoffs, an annual dog photography contest, raises funds for Madison organizations Custom Canines and Sierra Delta. If you’ve got a photogenic Fido, sign up today. (Madison365)

• Madison Audubon recently changed its name to Badgerland Bird Alliance. However, a company in Waukesha took umbrage, in that it has used the name Badgerland Birding for more than seven years. Another new name should be announced in the coming weeks. (Wisconsin State Journal)

• The gauntlet has been thrown down, Madisonians. In Switzerland there’s a cheese tasting that requires a 1.2 mile walk in knee-deep snow in the middle of the night. We think us Wisconsinites can crush that. (Food and Wine)

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