🌱Hmong Fashion Exhibition + Local Golf Courses Closed For Winter

Morning, Madison! Let's get you all caught up to start this Wednesday, December 8 off on an informed note. Here's what's happening around Madison today.

First, today's weather:

Clouds breaking and chilly. High: 29 Low: 20.

Here are the top stories in Madison today:

1. Madison College hosted a Hmong fashion exhibition on Tuesday in celebration of the Hmong New Year. The event showcased dozens of cultural outfits worn at New Year's celebrations. The Hmong New Year signifies the end of the harvest season. The Asian American Student Association hopes that the event will encourage the Madison community to participate in other cultural events in the future. (97 Seven Country WGLR)
2. Madison's four city golf courses have closed for the winter. The city's parks department announced the closures of the Glenway, Monona, Odana Hills, and Yahara Hills courses on Tuesday. (Channel3000.com - WISC-TV3)
3. Police officers arrested a 17-year-old girl Monday evening for allegedly hitting a Madison Police Department squad car with a metal rod. (Channel3000.com - WISC-TV3)
4. University of Wisconsin–Madison professors Thomas R. "Rock" Mackie and Bulent Sarlioglu have been named fellows of the National Academy of Inventors. (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
5. A 17-member search and screen committee consisting of faculty, staff, and student representatives has been launched to select the next vice chancellor for finance and administration at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

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Today in Madison:

• THINK & EXPLORE: The Food Cart Industry and Pandemic Pivots (9:00 AM)
• FT (VANS): Peter/Robert & Sustainability @ Lake Farm County Park (9:45 AM)
• Networking Lunch - Verona Area Chamber of Commerce (11:30 AM)
• SVA's Exit Planning Webinar Series: Minimize Tax Implications with Estate and Tax Planning (12:00 PM)
• Economic Development Update: City of Middleton (1:00 PM)
• Big Night Out @ Capitol Ice Arena - Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce (4:00 PM)
• Personnel Committee Meeting - Monona Grove Charter (4:30 PM)
• Toys for Tots Packing Party! - United Way of Dane County, Inc. (5:00 PM)
• Friends of Hawthorne Board and Word Games (6:15 PM)
• Virtual Volunteer Night - December - Sierra Club - Wisconsin John Muir Chapter (6:30 PM)
• Workshop on Wellness - Village of Waunakee Community Events (7:00 PM)
• Jason Mraz with Toca Rivera Live & Acoustic (8:00 PM)

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— Sean Peek

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