🗓️ Local Leap Day events

🔮 What will Madison look like by the next Leap Day?

• Navigating the Bus System with Metro | Thursday, Feb. 29 | 4-6 p.m. | Meadowridge Library, 5726 Raymond Rd., Madison | Free | Madison Metro Transit employees will field your public transportation questions.
• Studio Night | Thursday, Feb. 29 | 5-10 p.m. | Imaginary Factory, 1401 Northern Ct., Madison | Cost of purchase | Bring a project from home or doodle at the bar while enjoying drinks, free art supplies, and an assortment of snacks.

• The French Connection | Friday, March 1 | 8 p.m. | High Noon Saloon, 701 E. Washington Ave., Madison | $15-$20 | A tribute to Daft Punk, Justice, Air, and other French electronic artists.
• Club “Saltburn” | Friday, March 1 | 9 p.m.-12 a.m. | Majestic Madison, 115 King St., Madison | $15-$30 | Whether you’re team Oliver or team Felix, all are welcome to this themed dance party.

• Late Winter Market | Saturday, March 2 | 8 a.m.-12 p.m. | Garver Feed Mill, 3241 Garver Green, Madison | Cost of purchase | Buy handmade goods and fresh food from your favorite local vendors.
• Kids In The Kitchen | Saturday, March 2 | 9:30-11 a.m. | Four Winds Farm, 5735 Adams Rd., Fitchburg | $50-$100| Join Chef Laura from Thyme Savor Cuisine for this presentation-style class.

• Let it be an Oak | Sunday, March 3 | 1 p.m. | Cherokee Marsh North Unit, 6098 N. Sherman Ave., Madison | Free | Explore trails through oak-opening woodlands and learn about the trees from naturalist Kathlean Wolf.
• Spirit Badger Championship | Sunday, March 3 | 10 a.m.-7 p.m. | Alliant Energy Center, 1919 Alliant Energy Center Way, Madison | Free | Bring your pom-poms to cheer on local spirit teams as they compete for Nationals.

• Not wanting to be in the dark, the city is looking for community input on ways to improve the lighting system in the Monona Terrace Tunnel. Residents can fill out this survey through Friday, March 22.

• The city’s spring yard waste collection schedule is now available. Think: weeds, leaves, and grass clippings you rake or pull from your lawns or gardens. Brush will not be collected by yard waste crews.

• YWCA Madison is asking locals to nominate exceptional Madison women for the 2024 Women of Distinction Leadership Awards by Friday, March 22. Women who display leadership via community service, professional success, integrity, and dedication will be honored at a ceremony in June.

• Raquel Savoy is the first head coach of the new Madison Softball team. Savoy has over a decade of collegiate coaching experience, most recently at UC-Berkeley. The (unnamed) team’s home opener will be on Sunday, June 16.

• Helen Lee, an associate professor of art at UW-Madison, and recent recipient of $50,000 as a United States Artists Fellow, has a new exhibition. “Exuviae,” at the Arts + Literature Laboratory, explores her Chinese American identity. It runs through Thursday, March 7.

• Registration is now open for spring sessions of Henry Vilas Zoo’s early childhood programs. Stroller Safari is a nursery song-themed guided tour, and Preschool Pride teaches kids and their parents about specific animals. If classes fill up, parents are encouraged to join the wait list as the zoo may add classes.

• Sweet - the first-ever Pie à la Madison event will take place at Madison College on Sunday, March 3, with local bakeries offering pie samples. The event, featuring demos, kids activities, and more, will benefit the Madison College Baking and Decorative Arts Program. Tickets are $35.

• You don’t have to travel far to eat some of the best food in the world. Eater has listed Milwaukee as one of the best places to eat in 2024, alongside cities like Cairo, Egypt and Osaka, Japan.

• The secret to spotless furniture: ChomChom’s reusable lint roller, which picks up pet hair and lint like nobody’s business. Get it on sale for a few more hours.*