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Dine Time
Chill out at Lola’s hi/Lo lounge, which keeps your fingers snapping over creative supper-club food and cocktails. DJs spin vinyl from a tricked-out booth, and every night has a different theme.
Watering Hole
New east side bar Public Parking infuses its drinks with humor, as proven by Mary Berry’s Soggy Bottom, an Earl Grey tea, gin and rum concoction garnished with a photo of the former “Great British Bake Off” co-host.
It’s time to pick your Milwaukee favorites for the year!
Sporting Chance
Catch Forward Madison soccer games in the Breese Stevens Field’s “Flock End,” a section that comes alive with music, chants and smoke effects. It’s the best viewpoint of the only pro outdoor soccer team in the state.
Festival Focus
Underground techno and house music artists make speakers quake in McPike Park from July 11-13 for Musique Électronique. See Todd Terry and Mark Broom at the free event, and don’t miss the after-parties at High Noon Saloon.
Staying the Night?
There’s a complimentary cranberry essence-infused drink waiting for you at check-in at the Moxy Hotel in the heart of the bustling main drag of East Washington Avenue. Rooms are compact, but communal living-room style spaces abound.
An indoor alternative to Dane County Farmers Market, Madison Public Market is set to open on the east side this fall. It’ll be home to dozens of local food, art and gift merchants.
