September 16, 2021
Administration
Check Out Our Performers!
The Sun Prairie Multicultural Fair is THIS SATURDAY! All are welcome to come and experience unique cultural food, performances, activities, and more! Here are the details:
Want to see who will be performing? See the performance schedule below!
Thank you to ALL of our sponsors! We did it! Thanks to your generosity, we have hit our sponsorship goal for this year's Multicultural Fair.
Our sponsors include:
-QBE
-Milwaukee Tools | Imperial Blades
-City of Sun Prairie Youth and Families Commission
-Sun Prairie Area School District
Your Sustainability Update!
It's important to keep you informed on all things Sustainable Sun Prairie! Check out your Sustainability Update here with rotating submissions on what Scott Semroc, Sustainability Coordinator, is doing and the Sustainability Committee! For this week, check out accomplishments and steps that have been taken:
1. Cities Request for Proposals (RFP) template updated to include scoring component for products and services that demonstrate commitment to sustainability (10% of score) ✔️
2. Collecting energy (electricity, natural gas, water, materials) use data for city facilities, in order to track use trends, benchmark energy performance, and prioritize facility energy efficiency upgrades. ✔️
3. Joined Wisconsin Clean Cities (WCC) as a Bronze member, currently partnering to conduct a fleet assessment that will review potential alternative fuel vehicle replacements including plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and battery electric vehicles (BEV) ✔️
4. Executed partnership agreement with the Dept. of Energy to participate in their SWIFt Accelerator for Wastewater Recovery Facilities, to study advanced technology capabilities for wastewater recovery and biosolid management ✔️
5. Preparing to upgrade City Hall lighting to LED after facility renovations have been completed; this upgrade will save the city in operational and maintenance costs, along with improving light quality for staff and visitors ✔️
6. City Council voted to create the first-ever Sustainability Committee, which will be guiding strategy, supporting goal setting, and assisting the city in achieving its sustainability goals ✔️
Interested in learning more about Sustainability in Sun Prairie? You can:
- Click on our Sustainable Sun Prairie page to see general and specific information about sustainability efforts from the City.
- Reach out to Scott Semroc, Sustainability Coordinator, at ssemroc@cityofsunprairie.com for any questions, suggestions, and concerns as it relates to sustainability in Sun Prairie.
Community Development
Sun Prairie BID Presents 4th annual Fall Beer Taste event – Downtown Sun Prairie’s Oktoberfest!
Downtown Sun Prairie’s Oktoberfest event, is set for Saturday, September 18 from 1- 4 p.m.
The event includes 25 Downtown Sun Prairie businesses. Participating businesses will be pouring 3oz. samples of up to two flavors of a fall beer, ale, or cider, and are encouraged to provide light snacks to event attendees.
As event attendees travel from one participating business to another, Oktoberfest-style musical entertainment will also be throughout Downtown Sun Prairie. The musical entertainment line-up includes a variety of music from Ed Ford and the Steve Meisner Band.
Tickets for the event should be purchased online on Eventbrite at https://fallbeertaste2021.eventbrite.com. Standard event tickets are $30.00; designated driver tickets are available for $10.00. Designated drivers will receive appetizers and exclusive participant deals, but they will not be permitted to taste the beer served.
Event check-in is required, and will be at the Bank of Sun Prairie’s Downtown Sun Prairie location at 228 E. Main Street. Check-in timeframe is from 12:30-3:00 p.m. At check-in, event attendees will have their ID’s checked to ensure that they are 21 years of age or older, receive a 5oz. Fall Beer Taste sampling glass, an event wristband, and an event brochure. Designated drivers will receive a 16oz. Downtown Sun Prairie styrene cup.
General Beer Distributors is this year’s Fall Beer Taste distributor. General Beer Distributors has a wide variety of local beers from breweries including, but not limited to, Ale Asylum, Lakefront Brewery Inc., Capital Brewery, Karben4 Brewing, Revolution Brewing, and many more. Please visit https://www.genbev.com/beer/ for more information.
The Fall Beer Taste event is sponsored in part by the Bank of Sun Prairie and Eddie’s Alehouse & Eatery.
The intent of the Fall Beer Taste is to bring awareness to the variety of unique retail shops, specialty services businesses, and restaurants and bars that are located in Downtown Sun Prairie, and encourage event participants to visit Downtown Sun Prairie again soon.
Follow us on Facebook at Downtown Sun Prairie for information about events and updates! www.facebook.com/downtownsunprairie
Downtown Sun Prairie… we’re having fun down here!
Sun Prairie Housing Study - The Survey is Still Open!
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Parks, Recreation and Forestry
Recreation Department
SPPRF office is now open: Monday – Friday 8:00am-4:30pm and available by phone at (608) 837-3449 Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm, by email at rec@cityofsunprairie.com.
COVID-19 Update
In accordance with the Public Health Madison and Dane County (PHMDC) recent Face Covering Emergency Order #2 (publichealthmdc.com), we will require everyone age 2 and older to wear a mask or face covering for all indoor programming and rentals, inside the Family Aquatic Center bathhouse, and when visiting the Parks, Recreation and Forestry office for in person services until the current order expires on October 8, 2021. For the most up to date Dane County COVID-19 information visit publichealthmdc.com and specific Parks, Recreation and Forestry mitigation plan visit rec.cityofsunprairie.com
Get Involved!
There is an opportunity to volunteer for an upcoming Community Build at Grandview Park with Sun Prairie Parks Friends. Great way to get down and dirty!
Fall Fun Guide is now available! Register today for fall programs!
Register at rec.cityofsunprairie.com
We are Hiring! Visit cityofsupnrairie.com or call 608-837-3449 for more information.
Classes/Programs:
Princess Ballet Series: Raya and the Last Dragon (9-24-21)
In this engaging beginner class, students will dance along to the favorite songs from Disney's Raya and the Last Dragon, while learning basic ballet steps.
Super Science (Parent/Child) – (9/28 – 11/30)
Put on your lab coat and safety glasses because we are going to dive into the wonderful world of science! We will be mixing up some concoctions, discover chemical reactions and explore what science is all about!
This is a Parent/Child program.
Youth Cookie Decorating
Learn to decorate cookies with the lady from Pretty Killer Cookies, Laura! She will show you basic royal icing cookie decorating techniques. Decorating cookies has never been more fun! Each participant will go home with their own set of cookies. Cookies will be Halloween themed.
Rec on the Go Oct. - Halloween Spooktacular Fall - 2021
Rec on the go is a themed based exploration kits for kids ages 5 and up. Each month will feature crafts, experiments, and other fun activities for kids. Pick up or Delivery is available.
Non-residents must use curbside pick-up.
Pick-up and delivery will be available October 21 & 22. Participants will be emailed when kits are ready so make sure your email address is up to date.
“Getting to Know Watercolor” with Chris Dreyer (10/18/21)
In this class, Chris will have 2 paintings prepared and he will demonstrate a step-by-step approach to help you master the intricate art of watercolor painting. With a goal of teaching the basics to beginners and expanding the talent of experienced artists as well, Chris will guide you through various techniques and help you develop the skills needed to produce beautiful paintings. He will not only tell you how, but also show you!
Areas of demonstrations and techniques will include, design, drawing, color, value, washes, glazing, wet in wet, masking, dry brush, lifting out and more.
For Beginner & Intermediate level students. All materials will be supplied. If you have watercolor supplies you are welcome to bring them.
Fall Events:
Trunk or Treat! (10-30-21) 2:00 – 5:00pm
Put on your best costume, and join us at the Family Aquatic Center for the 2nd Annual Trunk or Treat!
Various local business and organizations will be handing out candy and other goodies! Enjoy festive games, spooky music, and fa-BOO-lous prizes!
If you have questions, or are interested in being a vendor or a sponsor, please contact Alyse Peters at apeters@cityofsunprairie.com or (608) 590-3828.
**For more information or to register for these and other Recreation programs please visit the Recreation Department page at rec.cityofsunprairie.com Registration closes online one week prior to the start of class, to register after this date call 608-837-3449**
Public Safety
Coffee for Champions Update!
On August 20th, officers from the police department participated in the Coffee for Champions event at the Sun Prairie Dunkin Donuts location. Officers were assisted by members of the Sun Prairie Fire and Rescue Company as well as Sun Prairie EMS. In total, we were able to raise $2,892.50, all of which was donated to Special Olympics of Wisconsin! Thank you for your support!
Public Works
Connect Greater Madison: Regional Transportation Plan 2050 Update – Interactive Mapping Tool Available for Submitting Comments
Having an efficient, reliable, and safe transportation network is important for making the Greater Madison Area a great place to live, work, and play. Whether you travel by automobile, transit, bicycle, or walking, or perhaps all of these, the quality of the overall transportation network is important.
It's important to know how well the current area transportation network is serving your needs. Use the interactive mapping tool to post comments on the network, identifying specific gaps and challenges, as well as what you love and what’s working well. This commenting tool is open and available from August 23 to October 3, 2021.
In addition to using this tool to provide your own comments, please share this information with your networks, co-workers, friends, family, and neighbors.
This feedback is being sought as part of the Connect Greater Madison: Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) 2050 Update process. The RTP is an integrated, multi-modal plan that provides the overall framework for transportation planning and investment decision making in the region. It identifies projects, strategies, and other recommended actions to be implemented by WisDOT, the MPO, Dane County, and local communities.
The RTP is refined through corridor, area, or mode specific plans and other planning efforts. Planning for the RTP is being integrated with the Capital Area Regional Planning Commission’s (CARPC) preparation of the Regional Development Framework (RDF). The RTP will be designed to support the growth scenario developed as part of that effort, which is based on RDF goals and strategies and local comprehensive plans.
Click here to be taken to the interactive map where you can provide your feedback. Results from our public survey earlier this summer are posted and available for review here, including presentation slides summarizing the results.
Take the Pledge!
Report Your Concern
The Pedestrian Safety Task Force has been busy meeting and planning on how to improve pedestrian safety in the community and make it a #SafeSunPraire. It is important to find ways to inform the public and engage them in the work being accomplished. Click the link in this post to be directed to the Pedestrian Safety Task Force Hub Site.
The Hub Site serves as an overview tool featuring information regarding the task force, Vision Zero, data, hazard reporting tools, and more.
To review the site: https://vision-zero-sunprairie.hub.arcgis.com/
To report a pedestrian safety concern: https://vision-zero-sunprairie.hub.arcgis.com/.../explore
Sun Prairie Media Center
Basketball Announcers Needed!
The Sun Prairie Media Center has a unique sportscasting opportunity for any basketball fan, for anyone interested in TV sports casting, or for anyone who just wants to hear their voice transmitted to millions (well, at least dozens).
This year the SPMC will broadcast over 40 total Sun Prairie Cardinals boys’ and girls’ basketball games on KSUN, sunprairiemediacenter.com, and 103.5 FM The Sun Community Radio.
We are in need of three enthusiastic, knowledgeable, professional, and entertaining sportscasters for games. Money is no object, because we don’t pay for these positions. They are strictly volunteer opportunities. But hey, you get the best seat in the house and who knows, maybe this could be the springboard for future appearances on “Inside the NBA”!
If you have the desire and passion to be KSUN’s season-long voices to call out every play, to question every foul, and to celebrate every slam dunk, this could be the chance you’ve been waiting for!
Anyone interested is urged to contact the Sun Prairie Media Center IMMEDIATELY at 837-4193 or via e-mail at jrobbins@cityofsunprairie.com.
The first game in the 2021-2022 season that KSUN is covering is scheduled for Tuesday, November 18. For a full schedule of games, go to sunprairiemediacenter.com/ksunprograms.
KIDS-4 Registration Open – Calling All Middle School Students!
KIDS-4, the one-of-a-kind media production/media literacy experience unique to Sun Prairie, is almost full for the 2021-2022 crew year. However, middle school students are needed for the program’s special “Thursday Night Live” sessions!
“Thursday Night Live” is unique, even within the already-special KIDS-4 program. During the weekly “TNL” sessions, students who are typically in 7th and 8th grade meet in the early evening to plan and prepare a program that airs LIVE on KIDS-4 Thursdays at 6:30 PM!
“’TNL’ is a long-standing tradition at KIDS-4,” said KIDS-4 Production Manager Rachel Packard. “Although our other KIDS-4 ‘crews’ are loads of fun for our students, there is something especially exciting about coming in and pulling together a live show from scratch. Plus, while other KIDS-4 projects tend to be worked on over a period of a few weeks, students who participate in ‘TNL’ get the satisfaction every week of completing a project!”
“’TNL’ consists of whatever the participants bring to it,” continued Packard. “There can be short comedy sketches, interviews, monologues, really anything the students want to do.”
As with all KIDS-4 crews, students should expect to be collaborate in all aspects of the weekly ‘TNL’ production, from sound, lighting, directing, cameras, in addition to bringing creative ideas and being on-camera.
Registration for KIDS-4 is open right now at kids4.tv and is expected to close on September 17.
-KIDS-4 Registration Information: https://www.kids4.tv/kids-4-signup-info/
-Contact Sun Prairie Media Center with questions at: 837-4193 or Rachel at rpackard@cityofsunprairie.com -Program Fee = $125 for Members and $150 for Non-members. Price includes a t-shirt, crew poster and USB drive complete with child’s produced work. Scholarships available for those who qualify.
Play Trivia-Palooza October 9 on 103.5 FM The Sun Community Radio
Think you know your stuff? Now’s the time to prove it.
To celebrate the sixth anniversary of 103.5 FM The Sun Community Radio, the Friends of the Sun Prairie Media Center are hosting the second annual Trivia-Palooza trivia contest!
What is Trivia-Palooza? It is a live, on-air, ten-hour trivia contest happening live on 103.5 FM The Sun Community Radio from 9 AM-7 PM on Saturday, October 9. Interested participants can also play along on the Media Center app, on tunein.com, or at sunprairiemediacenter.com.
Registration to play Trivia-Palooza is now open! You can sign up to play for free at sunprairiemediacenter.com/trivia. You must be registered to play and you must be 21 to register. But you will want to play.
Each hour of the contest will have a theme to its questions, a different special guest, and each hour will have special prizes awarded to the person who correctly answers the most questions.
Questions about the questions? E-mail the Friends of the Sun Prairie Media Center at spmc.friends@gmail.com.
In addition, the Friends of the Sun Prairie Media Center are actively looking for new members to help with its mission of raising awareness and funds for the Media Center. The Friends of the Media Center are also still taking prize donations for Trivia-Palooza. All inquiries and offers should be directed to spmc.friends@gmail.com. Thank you!
Sun Prairie Public Library
Children’s & Teen Services
Library Champions!
Help us celebrate Library Card Sign-up Month by keeping your Library Champion sign displayed in your yard through the month of September. You never know where or when your librarian might stop by your sign!
Friday, September 24 1-2 p.m.
Join Ms. Sammy on Zoom and build with her! Sammy will either build with you or read a book while you build. We'll build from 1:00-1:45 and then the last 15 minutes will be show and tell! This program is geared for those in K-5, but all are welcome. Click here to register. We are assuming that most homes have LEGOs, but if you do not, please let Sammy know and we will give you some of the library’s LEGO collection so you can build from home with us! Please email Sammy at snieman@sunlib.org, visit the Children's Desk, or call the Children's Desk at 825-0701.
Tuesday, September 28 4-5pm
Join Melissa on Zoom for Creativity Club! For our September 28 meeting, we'll be doing board game design! Supplies will be provided ahead of time. Registration is required, reserve your spot by emailing Melissa at mcarollo at sunlib.org. This program is for teens in 6th - 12th grade.
Pop-up Outdoor Family Storytime
Wednesday, September 29 10:30am (Thursday or Friday as the rain dates)
In person storytime! Pop-Up Outdoor Family Storytimes will be with Ms. Lynn, Ms. Sammy, and Ms. Melissa! Please check the Youth Services Facebook page or call the Children's Desk to confirm the date for the week, since this program will change with the weather. Bring a blanket to sit on and please sit in the spaces marked for each family. Geared for ages 0-5, but all are welcome! Outside on the lawn near the children's porch. We can't wait to see you all at Storytime again!
Adult Services
Virtual Author visit: Vivian Probst
Tuesday, September 21 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Join us in welcoming Wisconsin author Vivian Probst! Come and virtually meet this award-winning author. Pay attention to the interior world of your dreams - it may change your life. Learn how Vivian Probst's dream journeys helped her solve problems and write a compelling five-book mystery series (The Woman Who Forgot Who She Was)! This program will be held via Zoom. Please register here, and Zoom information will be emailed to you.
Wednesday, September 22 from 6:30-7:30pm
Say hello to fall and start thinking comfort foods - comfort foods with a twist that is! Join us for a virtual cooking demonstration with local chef, Huma Siddiqui. She'll be sharing her favorite Pakistani chicken pot pie recipe made with tasty ingredients, including carrots, celery, green peas, red peppers, jalapenos, and tandoori masala. All participants will be emailed a copy of the recipe prior to the program. This program will be held via Zoom. To receive the Zoom log in information, please register here.
Saturday, September 25 from 2-3pm
Are you a big coffee lover? Would you like to learn more about the history and chemistry of coffee, as well as where some of the best coffee in the world comes from? Then join us for a virtual live and interactive tour through a Costa Rican coffee plantation! Take a virtual walk around the farm with Alejandro Cano, a Certified Naturalist Tour Guide with 20+ years of experience and founder of Enjoy Virtual Tours Costa Rica. This program will be held via Zoom. To receive the Zoom log in information, please register here.
Wednesday, September 29 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Take a virtual tour of the storied Scottish countryside! Join us for this picturesque presentation with world traveler, John Lynn. Lynn undertook a 1,200 mile walking odyssey of the length of Great Britain and in this presentation, he will discuss his 450 mile hike through the best bonnie in Scotland - its lowlands and highlands, lochs and glens, history and culture, and food and drink! This program will be held via Zoom. To receive the Zoom log in information, please register here.
Join the Dream Bus bookmobile on Monday nights at Rolling Prairie apartments, The Element on Main apartments, and Vandenburg Heights Park, in collaboration with Sun Prairie Community Schools, The Sun Prairie Neighborhood Navigators, and the Sun Prairie YMCA. Sign up for a library card, check out free books, music, and movies, access free Wi-Fi and resources, and more! Masks are required. Staff will have free masks available upon request.
Mondays
Rolling Prairie Apartments - 415 S. Bird Street
4 - 4:30pm
The Element on Main Apartments - 102 Park Circle
4:40 - 5:15pm
Vandenburg Heights Park - 1020 Vandenburg Street
5:25 - 6pm