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• Dane County Executive: October Luncheon

  • When
    October 14, 2025
  •  
    11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    The Madison Club, 5 E Wilson St, Madison, WI

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  Tuesday, October 14, 2025 | 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
  The Madison Club

  Dane County Executive Melissa Agard:  The 2026 Budget 

  Online Registration Closes on Wednesday, October 8 at 5 pm 

  Dane Co. Executive Melissa Agard will discuss why the county is facing a $31 million budget deficit and how she proposes we deal with it. She’ll talk about the 2026 Dane County budget she plans to release on October 1 and share some thoughts on her decision-making process.

  About Our Speaker: Dane County Executive Melissa Agard was born and raised in Madison, Wisconsin and is a graduate of East High School and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A lifelong Madison resident, Melissa is a proud mom to four sons and lives on Madison’s Northside.

  A former small business owner and Dane County Board Supervisor, Agard was first elected to the State Assembly in November 2012, and served five terms in the Wisconsin State Legislature. She was elected to the State Senate in November 2020 and was chosen unanimously by her colleagues to serve as Senate Democratic Leader in November 2022.

  Melissa was elected as Dane County Executive in November 2024.

  Dane County is the second largest county in the state and has the highest private sector job and population growth in Wisconsin. The County Executive is excited to be serving the 600,000 people who call Dane County home. 

  Luncheon Choice:

  •  Short rib, mushroom + chevre risotto, crispy mushrooms, cognac – peppercorn sauce
  • Veg: Romesco charred veg, broccoli, bok choy, carrot and turmeric risotto, honey – paprika glaze, chili crisp

  Registration: Regular included |Retired $38 | Guests $40.00

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• MSO Celebrates 100 Years

  • When
    November 11, 2025
  •  
    11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Madison Club

  Registration Open October 1, 2025

  MSO Celebrates 100 Years

  Speaker: John DeMain, Music Director

  Tuesday, November 11, 2025 | 11:30 am - 1:00 pm |The Madison Club

  The Madison Symphony Orchestra (MSO) reaches a milestone with the 2025-26 season, celebrating its 100th Anniversary season and joining the ranks of many of the leading U.S. symphony orchestras who have provided symphonic music to the communities they have served for 100 or more years. Join Music Director John DeMain as he discusses his professional journey that has led him around the world and eventually as the Maestro of the Madison Symphony Orchestra. John also will chat about his final season and the highlights of the 100th Anniversary Season. 

  About Our Speaker: In his 32nd and final season as music director of the Madison Symphony Orchestra (MSO), Grammy and Tony Award-winning conductor John DeMain is noted for his dynamic performances on concert and opera stages throughout the world. During more than three decades in Madison as the MSO music director, DeMain has consistently raised the quality of the orchestra and elevated the relevance of the organization in the community.

  His active conducting schedule has taken him to the stages of the National Symphony, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, the symphonies of Seattle, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Columbus, Houston, San Antonio, Long Beach, and Jacksonville, along with the Pacific Symphony, Boston Pops, Aspen Chamber Orchestra, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, London Sinfonietta, Orchestra of Seville, the Leipzig MDR Sinfonieorchester, and Mexico’s Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional.  DeMain also serves as principal conductor for Madison Opera.

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