Monday, July 23rd, 2012

THE HISTORY OF July 23rd, I'm ___________________.

And I’m ___________________ . Today in 1832: U.S. troops sweep through Madison's isthmus in pursuit of hundreds of Sauk Indians lead by Makatai Meshekiakiak, also known as Black Hawk. The Sauk just fled their territory near Rock Island, Illinois, which has been conquered for white settlement, but they will continue to thwart all efforts of the troops until surrounded deep in Winnebago territory at the Bad Axe River, present-day Vernon County.

Here, the white troops will ignore a white flag of truce and slaughter virtually the entire group. They will spare Black Hawk, who will be displayed on the east coast as part of a traveling road show. Years later, a small plaque near the UW-Madison Social Sciences Building will mark Madison's role in the Black Hawk War, without mentioning the slain Sauk.

 

Monday, July 23rd, 2012

It's today’s Action Calendar!

Come to Wingra School 4 U each Tuesday this month!  Wingra School's free summer activities for children ages 4 to 6 will be each Tuesday from 9:30-10:30 a.m.  Enjoy a fun-filled hour of stories and activities featuring a different theme each week. For more info or to RSVP, visit wingraschool.org or call 608-238-2525. 

Tuesdays through July 31 at 7 pm, enjoy Concerts in the Gardens series at Olbrich Botanical Gardens, 3330 Atwood Avenue. Pack a picnic, bring a lawn chair or blanket, and listen as the songs float through the summer air. Or, pick up a hotdog or brat at the Gardens sold by the Madison East Kiwanis Club before the concert from 5 to 7 p.m. Tomorrow night, Anna Laube will be performing. For more information call 246-4550 or visit olbrich.org.

This Thursday through Sunday, Madison Shakespeare Company presents Julius Caesar, outdoors at Breese Stevens Field, 900 East Washington. Performances start at 6:30 p.m. and conclude at 8:45.  Bring your own chair! Food and drinks are welcome but alcohol and glass containers are prohibited. Tickets may be purchased online at madisonshakespeare.org or at the ticket window.