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Fitchrona Focus - April 28, 2025
Food, flowers, festivals and fun
Good Morning, Fitchrona! This week is all about food, flowers, festivals and fun!
The Focus is the highlight of your Monday morning - something you can enjoy in under 5 minutes with your coffee!
Let’s fill our cups ☕!
-Liv - Fitchrona Focus Founder
LOCAL LOWDOWN
Cross Plains Trout Days: May 1st-3rd
The 41st Annual Cross Plains Trout Days is back and better than ever! Join the community May 1–3 for a weekend packed with live music, local flavors, and family-friendly fun — all along the beautiful Black Earth Creek.
Start your morning with the Trout Days 5K or the Tot Trout Trot, then stick around for kids' activities, educational exhibits, fly-fishing clinics, and Lions Club train rides. Don’t miss the crowd-favorite KenDucky Derby — where you can cheer on your adopted duck for a chance to win big prizes! Adopt a duck at Vessel Cafe and Crossroads Coffeehouse!
Adults can sip and stroll at the popular Wine Walk, stopping by over 20 local businesses to sample wines, non-alcoholic drinks, and snacks. Plus, the Creekside Music Fest will keep the good vibes rolling all day with bands like Some Assembly Required, the Augie Dougherty Band, Gin, Chocolate & Bottle Rockets, and Host of Sparrows.
With food stands, a library book sale, and a brand-new Lions Legacy Pavilion groundbreaking, there’s something for everyone at Trout Days!
Duck race tickets and Wine Walk registration are available now — come celebrate spring and community spirit in Cross Plains! Get all details & tickets here.
See the map for all event locations.
Get Ready to Raise a Glass — Great Taste of the Midwest Returns
One of the best beer festivals in the country is back! Great Taste of the Midwest, the second longest-running craft beer festival in North America, hits Olin Park in Madison on Saturday, August 9, 2025, from 1–6 PM.
Every year, around 200 breweries and brewpubs roll in, pouring more than 1,400 beers — all against a gorgeous lakeside backdrop. Whether you’re after a bold IPA, a crisp lager, or a gluten-free brew, there’s something here to make your tastebuds dance.
🎟 How to snag your tickets:
In-person sales kick off Sunday, May 4 at noon at these Madison spots:
Delta Beer Lab (167 E Badger Rd)
Giant Jones Brewing (931 E Main St)
Karben4 Brewing (3698 Kinsman Blvd)
Starkweather Brewing (2439 Atwood Ave)
Vintage Brewing Co. (674 S Whitney Way)
Working Draft Beer Company (1129 E Wilson St)
Lottery entries open online Monday, May 5 at 10 AM and close Friday, May 9 at 10 PM at lottery.greattaste.org. No rush — entries are randomly selected, so pour yourself a beer and chill.
Hot tip: We think you should get in line early at Delta Beer Lab on Sunday, May 4th to snag your tickets! The line starts forming around 6:00 AM, wristbands are handed out at 7:00 AM, and the first few in line get early access to the taproom.
Enjoy beer, cocktails, wine, non-alcoholic options, and tasty eats from LT’s Aloha Wagon Food Truck. Plus — an exclusive treat for GTMW ticket seekers — Bloody Marys and Mimosas will be available while supplies last!
Happy tasting!
Wednesdays Are Getting Delicious at The Wine Reserve!
Bring your crew and make Wednesdays the tastiest night of the week!
Every Wednesday through summer, Culinary Nirvana’s food truck — known for their legendary Crispy Catch seafood — will be rolling up to The Wine Reserve (113 N. Main Street, Oregon, WI)!
Culinary Nirvana is a beloved local kitchen bringing restaurant-quality dishes to the streets, with bold flavors and seriously crispy seafood. Watch their food truck serve up crowd favorites like The Codfather, Pier 39 Crab Cakes, and the crave-worthy SoCal Burrito.
Pair their golden, crunchy creations with a glass of wine or bourbon, and you’ve got yourself a midweek celebration.
Fresh Flowers, Fresh Sips: Your New Favorite Friday Pickup
Ready to petal into spring? Rosewood Circle’s gorgeous, ever-changing bouquets are now available for home subscription! Jill Bullman (@rosewood_circle_flowers) harvests fresh, pesticide-free blooms twice a week straight from her Madison garden — good for you and the pollinators.
Flower pickup is a budding good time too — swing by Glou Glou Wine Bar (@glouglouwinebarwi) every Friday from 3–7 PM to grab your bouquet and a glass! Glou Glou Wine Bar is conveniently located, at 11 N. Allen Street!
Or opt for free Monday or Friday pickup is also available at Jill’s home on Madison’s west side.
Subscription options:
- Monthly Bouquets (June–Sept): $120
- Biweekly Summer Blooms (10 bouquets): $280
- Weekly Fall Blooms (8 weeks, Aug–Sept): $220
- September Weekly Blooms (4 weeks): $120
Delivery available for a one-time $15 fee.
Plant some joy — subscribe here.
Say Cheese: Little Cloud Restaurant Brings Big Flavor
Heads up, foodies — there's a new cloud in town, and it’s raining cheese.
Little Cloud Restaurant, the fresh new concept from Seven Acre Dairy Co., is a reimagining of the Kitchen at Seven Acre — and it’s about to sweep you off your feet. Inspired by Landmark Creamery’s award-winning sheep’s cheese, Petit Nuage (French for "Little Cloud" — and also a fancy way of saying utter elation), this spot is pure dairy bliss.
Churning up the magic, Michelin-trained Chef Ben Serum and cheesemaker extraordinaire Anna Landmark, whipping up dreamy dishes built around @landmark_creamery’s top-tier cheeses and small-batch butters. Think mascarpone, quark, cultured creams, flavored butters — basically, a dairy lover’s daydream come true.
Little Cloud (@littlecloudrestaurant) is open for dinner 4 pm - 8pm Sunday, Wednesdays & Thursdays, and you can brunch like you mean it from 10 AM to 2 PM on Saturday & Sunday.
Follow @littlecloudrestaurant to keep up with the latest menus, butter creations, and reasons to bliss out.
Reservations recommended. Book here.
HAPPENINGS
🗓️ - Check out FitchronaFocus.com for details & to see all events!
Monday, April 28th
🧑⚕️ - 4 pm - Industry Night @ Delta Beer Lab
🃏 - 6 pm - Madison Queer Cribbage Club @ Delta Beer Lab
🌎 - 6 pm - When The Earth Moves: 55 years of Earth Day @ Taliesin’s Hillside Theater
🧑🌾 - 7:30 pm - Planning for Stress Management @ Fairshare CSA
Tuesday, April 29th
⁉️ - Quizmasters Trivia @ Lake Louie Brewing
🍷 - 6 pm - Cos d'Estournel Winery Visit @ Waterford Wine & Spirits
⁉️ - 7 pm - America’s Pub Quiz @ Hop Haus Brewing
Wednesday, April 30th
♨️ - 2 pm - Sauna At The Spa - Kindled Community Sauna @ Haven On High
🍽️ 5:30 pm - Cinco De Mayo in The Stone House @ Quivey’s Grove
🍷 - 6 pm - Sip Social with Events By Miggy’s @ Grape Water Wine Bar
🎵 - 7 pm - Live Music: Sarah & Britton @ Paddy Mac’s
Thursday, May 1st
🌾- 3 pm - 6 pm - Fitchburg’s First Farmer’s Market Of The Year @ Agora Pavilion
🎨 - 5 pm - Cross Plains Night Market @ Crossroads Coffee House
🍷+ 🚶♀️➡️ - 5 pm - Middleton Sip & Stroll Wine Walk @ City of Middleton
🧀 - 6 pm - Cheese Board Workshop with Madison Cheese Boards @ Hidden Cave Cidery
🍇 - 6:30 pm - Guess The Grape - Fun Wine Tasting Adventure @ The Wine House
🧺 - 6:30 pm - May Day Basket Workshop @ Haney’s Tavern
Friday, May 2nd
🏷️ - Rummage Sale @ Seminole Pool & Tennis Club
🎵 Live Music: Taylor & Vonn @ Lake Louie Brewing
🏕️ - Driftless Days @ White Oak Savanna
🌱 9 am - West Side Garden Club Annual Plant Sale 2025 @ Haney’s Tavern
🤸♂️ 10 am - School’s Out Open Gym @ Gymfinity
🎵 2 pm - Live Music: Soggy Prairie @ Hop Haus Verona
🎉 7 pm - Monthly Sow Birthday Party @ Sow’s Ear
Saturday, May 3rd
🏷️ - Rummage Sale @ Seminole Pool & Tennis Club
🐤 9 am - Birdy Buffet @ Home Depot (must register)
🌱 9 am - West Side Garden Club Annual Plant Sale 2025 @ Haney’s Tavern
🐑 10 am - Lambing & Kidding Days @ Eugster’s Farm Market
💐 10 am - Spring Floral Design with Mike Hines @ Haney’s Tavern
😅 10 am - Sauna Brunch with Smokin’ Barrel Sauna @ Seven Acres Dairy
🍪 11am - Dye Free Cookie Decorating @ Bakes & Bites
🎵 6 pm - Live Music: Too Sick Charlie @ Hop Haus Verona
Sunday, May 4th
🍺 Food Truck: Culinary Nivara @ Lake Louie Brewing
🍺 7 am - Great Taste of the Midwest Ticket Sales @ Delta Beer Lab
🎲 10 am May The 4th Maker’s Market @ Noble Knight Games
😅 10 am - Sauna Brunch with Smokin’ Barrel Sauna @ Seven Acres Dairy
🥂 11 am - Bingo, Brunch & Bevvies @ Flight Wine & Bourbon
🧘 11 am - Grow + Flow - Yoga + with Molly @ Linen & Clove
🎵 1 pm - Live Music: The Prairie Flowers @ Lake Louie Brewing
CHECK IT OUT
This week’s business to check out is Travelin’ Tom’s Coffee of Central Madison!
We are a coffee and beverage truck that has lots of fun drinks, flavors and seasonal options brought to you and made to order! We operate all year round with a focus on community giveback and teacher or staff appreciation. Mention seeing us in the Fitchrona Focus and get 15% off a private package to your office or school!
NEIGHBORHOOD DEAL
Stretch into Spring with Insight Madison!
Use discount code SPRING10 for 10% off 5 & 10 class passes on spring and summer yoga classes at Insight Madison. Their welcoming spaces are ready for you — come flow, move, and find your calm this season!
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