Welcome spring in Madison with celebrations, cinema and art

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Parents looking at art with their child in front of them

After a COVID-19 hiatus, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art is reintroducing its "Young at Art" exhibition. This collaborative project invites Madison's public school art teachers to submit student works to be displayed in a museum gallery.

Meet this 9-year-old golf star

Adalyn "Addie" Lupton, a fourth grader from Waunakee, was the 2022 Wisconsin Junior Golf Foundation Future Tour girls 11 & under player of the year. On Sunday, she will vie for a national championship at Augusta National Golf Club.

Spring flower show Olbrich Botanical Gardens

Celebrate spring in Madison

It's been a long winter, but spring is almost here. After enduring months of cold, Madison is ready to welcome sunnier days, melting snow and flower blooms. In honor of the changing seasons, here are 13 ways to celebrate spring.

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3 Madison style giants

Lands' End, Duluth Trading Co. and Shopbop could not be more different when it comes to the customers they serve. But they've all chosen the Madison area as a home base for their fashion empires. Here's a behind-the-scenes look at how three clothing headliners do what they do best.

Illustration of a woman sitting on a subway, looking out onto a Madison lake

The Essayist: Frozen lakes

Rodlyn-mae Banting dreams of the solitude of walking out onto Madison's frozen lakes from the subway in New York City. Compared to the harsh urban landscape of New York, Banting yearns for the ground, spiritual experience of planting her feet on frozen ice.

Room of people watching a movie at Mills Folly Microcinema

Explore Madison's cinema scene

With the closing of the AMC 6 movie theater at Hilldale in December, you may think filmgoing experiences are scant. But there are several options for enjoying great films. Whether you're an aspiring auteur or looking for an alternative to a Netflix rom-com, our city has something for everyone.

Alexis London standing in front of the Bayview Foundation's new development

Meet Alexis London

Since joining the Bayview Foundation in 2015, London has passionately worked to serve traditionally marginalized communities. Now serving as the executive director, London is drawing on her community-engagement background to reimagine Madison's historic Triangle Neighborhood.