Fri.-Sat., Nov. 23-24

Open House Events, Activities, Participating Businesses

Fri.-Sat., November 23-24, 2012
10:00 am to 4:00 pm
State Street & Capitol Square

Enjoy special offers, complimentary refreshments and activities at the following shops, restaurants and cultural organizations.
Look for the "Downtown Holiday Open House - Stop In Here" signs at participating businesses and organizations.
Download a List and Map of businesses, activities, sales and specials.
Pick up a list and map the week of the event and on Nov. 23-24 at:

Downtown Visitor Center (452 State St.), open every day.

Overture Center for the Arts (201 State St.)

Madison Children's Museum (100 N. Hamilton St.)

Facebook event - let us know if you'll be joining us!

UNIQUE SHOPPING

Anthology
218 State St. (608) 204-2644
A paper and craft shop featuring gifts by over 100 local & indie artists.
Make a holiday garland with our assortment of papers and baker's twine.

Azara Hookah
429 State St. (608) 630-8618
Offering a wide selection of tobacco, hookahs, glass, and more!
Receive 50% off Nile hookahs & 10% off all other hookahs just for mentioning this ad! Memberships are available for exclusive deals. (Age 18+)

Camera Company
24 N. Carroll St. (608) 256-0011
From darkroom to digital for all your photographic needs.
High Definition Video Camera $19.99 Full size Tripod $9.99 with alot more sales going on in the store. Watch for our flyers in the Wisconson State Journal for more great deals!

Capitol Kids
8 S. Carroll St - On The Capitol Square (608) 280-0744
Madison's favorite store for kids and other playful people.
Meet Kevin Henkes, Saturday, November 24th from 12:00 -2:00 pm.
Welcome Kevin Henkes for a reading of his newest book Penny and Her Doll, a demonstration of his illustration. Kevin, a Madison local, is internationally known for creating many childhood favorites including Lily's Purple Plastic Purse, Owen, and Wemberly Worried. Kevin's most well-known mouse character, Lily will be on hand to greet customers. You are welcome to take photos. We will have plenty of Kevin's books to purchase and have signed. (You are welcome to bring your favorite copy from home too.)

Driftless Studio: Nature Gallery & Gifts
214 State St. (608) 230-5153
Take a stroll through Driftless Studio, where you'll find award-winning art, nature-themed gifts, and more! Enter daily drawings for free giveaways!

Endless Knot
330 State St. (608) 255-6921
Handmade silver jewelry, clothing & gifts from the Himalayas. Unique Jewelry, Clothing, Winter Shawls, Woolen Items, and Much More!
Complimentary candies/chocolates! Enter a drawing to win Store Gift Certificate of $25, and a Unique Gift Basket that includes items from Nepal.

The Fanny Garver Gallery
230 State St. (608) 256-6755
Something for everyone!
We've spent all year putting together the finest collection of art and craft for all your Holiday gift giving. Starting at $4.50 you can be confident that you'll find something for everyone on your list. And probably something for yourself as well. Monday thru Saturday 10-5 and Sunday 12-4.

Fontana Sports Specialties
216 N. Henry St. (608) 257-5043
High quality equipment & clothing for travel & adventure sports. Everything for your winter needs!
Black Friday Turkey Daze at Fontana Sports - Don't miss the best deals of the year! We open EARLY at 8 AM the Friday after Thanksgiving so we can bring you great deals on the products you love! The first 50 purchases over $50 at EACH location will receive a FREE Tyrol Basin lift pass (value of $42)! Get in early as quantities of products are limited. Watch for our flyer in the WI State Journal! On Saturday, come visit Fontana's Holiday Workshop! Bring your camera for a picture with Santa & be sure to get your candy cane from Mrs. Claus! Fontana is the place for your holiday shopping!

Four Star Video Heaven/ Sprout
449 State St. (608) 255-1994
Madison's favorite video store since 1985/ Greening Madison one garden at a time.
Enjoy holiday movies and treats at Four Star. Learn to grow sprouts and microgreens through the winter at Sprout.

Fromagination
12 S. Carroll St. (608) 255-2430
Artisanal cheeses and perfect companions from local pastures.
Stop in Fromagination for a tasting of our Wisconsin Cheeses and their perfect companions. Featuring cheese from all over the state and dried cherries, cranberries, preserves, crackers all from Wisconsin. Register for a Fromagination cheese tasting for two; 10 will be given away valued at $95.00 each.

Jack's Shoes
341 State St. (608) 257-9766
Come check out one of the largest selections of Converse in the midwest, along with other great brands like Vans, Keen, Merrell, and more!
Free Holiday Cookies!

Karen & Co.
307 State St. (608) 258-5500
Women's specialty store.
Snuggle into cashmere by Pure Amici. Enjoy 15% off all styles by Pure Amici Friday and Saturday only, Nov. 23rd and 24th. Hours 10-5:30

Knuckleheads Tobacco & Gifts
550 State St. (608) 284-0151
Leaders in smokeshop technology with every product you could possibly need !
Come upstairs to Knuckleheads November 23-25 for our Black Weekend Sale. See "The Great Wall of Hookahs", local hand blown glass,tubes and a Huge Walk-in Cigar Humidor. All glass is 20% off. Hookahs,scales,dugouts & grinders are 15% off and all Cigars are 10% off. So get you holiday shopping done early!

Lands' End Canvas
411 State St. (608) 257-4900
Take to the Open.
40% off EVERYTHING in-store Black Friday AND Saturday (11/23-11/24)! Plus a special holiday treat for all visitors.

Little Luxuries
230 State St. (608) 255-7372
Beautiful and unique accessories, jewelry and gifts.
Enjoy refreshments, enter our drawing to win a Thymes gift basket, receive a free gift with a Tea Forte purchase of $20 or more.
Just for Kids: Buy two Japanese rubber erasers ($1 each) and get one free!

Madison Museum of Contemporary Art Museum Store
227 State St. (608) 257-0158
Voted Best Museum Store by Niche Magazine.
Register to win a Holiday Ornament.
Just for Kids: Register to win a free gift!

Madison Sole
414 State St. (608) 255-2522
Madison Sole features iconic brands of shoes and boots, including Frye, UGG, Dansko, Keen and others, as well as popular brands of accessories, including Vera Bradley , SmartWool, Pistil and KAVU.
Join us for holiday treats and special offers that will make your gift shopping easy and fun. Buy 3 pairs of SmartWool socks, get 1 free. Also, we'll give you a special Christmas card -- open it to discover our gift to you: a discount of 10%, 15% or 20% off your purchases for the day!

Pinnacle Health + Fitness
44 E. Mifflin St. (608) 442-8118
Come get some Black Friday extras at Pinnacle Health + Fitness. Jump start your holiday and New Year's fitness routine with the convenience and quality offered at Pinnacle. Often individuals say, "Wow, you have more options here than I thought." Come see for yourself all we have to offer. We look forward to meeting you and happy holidays!

A Room of One's Own Bookstore
315 W. Gorham St. (608) 257-7888
Books new and used.
25% off all calendars Nov. 23, 24 & 25. Cookies and other treats. Enter the Dane County Buy Local raffle for great prizes.

SEE
437 State St. (608) 287-3100
Hip without the Rip.
Take a break from noshing on leftovers & keep a little jingle in your pocket. Buy one pair, save $200 on a 2nd pair! See store for details.

The Soap Opera
319 State St. (608) 251-4051
Special Hair Brush Sale! 20% Off Including Hand Made Mason Pearson Brushes. The Soap Opera has been a Christmas tradition for 40 years in Madison! Stocking stuffers to major gifts! We'll also have cookies (while they last).

Square Wine Company
5 N. Pinckney St. (608) 819-6191
Selling wines to believe in.
Wine Tasting. $10 fee waived with purchase.

State & Lake Clothing Co.
673 State St. (608) 255-2647
WI Badger, Brewer, Packer clothing & gifts! Great bargains!
Register to win a $25 gift card!

Tabby & Jack's Pet Supplies and Grooming
14 W. Mifflin St. (608) 271-7888
Tabby & Jack's Holistic Pet Services and Products.
10% OFF All Holiday Items!

Tropic Jewel
449 State Street Suite F (upstairs) (608) 256-4442
Beads, Sterling Jewelry, and Locally Handmade Jewelry!
Get 10% off your purchase of $50 or more! A great deal on our super low prices on beads and jewelry. Can apply to sale items, as well!
Just for Kids: Free "Bead Buddy" book for kids!

The University Book Store
711 State St. (608) 257-3784
WI Clothing/Gifts, Books, Art/Office Supplies & More!
Enter to Win a $25 Gift Card (3 boxes in the store - WI Clothing/Gift Dept., Art Dept., and Book Dept.)

WinterSilks Outlet Store
224 State St. (608) 260-0060
Silk apparel, long johns, sleepwear & more, 10-50% off catalog prices.
We will be serving candy canes to customers.

Wisconsin Historical Museum Store
30 N. Carroll St. (608) 264-6555
Collecting, Preserving and Sharing Stories Since 1846.
Stop into the Museum Store to jumpstart your holiday shopping and warm up with free hot chocolate.

Wisconsin Veterans Museum Gift Shop
30 W. Mifflin St. (608) 261-0535
For the Holiday Open House, we will be offering cookies and cocoa plus a craft for the kids, and the USO is coming down to give patrons a chance to give back to soldiers serving abroad and write letters for care packages. The Gift Shop will also have special sale items for the event only.

FEATURED RESTAURANTS

AJ Bombers
201 W. Gorham St. (608) 305-4474
Stop in and try Madison's Best New Burger, The Mad Sconnie.
It's Rube Goldberg meets Willy Wonka, if Rube was into Pnuts and Willy was crazy abouty cheeseburgers. Stop by and see the Pnut Bombs. Just for Kids: Don't miss KIDS EAT FREE! Every Sunday from 11am - 9pm. Let us do all the work. Special KIDS size menu every day.

Buck and Badger Northwoods Lodge
115 State St. (608) 467-2404
Come to our Neck of the Woods!
Friday: Buck & Badger Brew $3, AppleBuck drinks $4 Fish Boil all day & night.
Saturday: Mouthy Muskie Ale cans $3, Cabin Cooler $4.
Just for Kids: Kids receive free Antler headbands with purchase of kids meal!

Capital Tap Haus
107 State St. (608) 310-1010
Great Beer. Great Food. Great Friends.
Friday Specials: Friday Fish Fry: Lake Perch, Walleye, Haddock .$4 Old Fashioneds, $2.50 Supper Club Taps, $10 pitchers Amber & Supper Club.
Saturday Specials: $4 Irish Coffee, $3 Winter Skal Taps, $3 Raspberry vodka lemonades.

The Coopers Tavern
20 W. Mifflin St. (608) 256-1600
Craft beer, rustic food.
Stop by for daily specials and every day kids menu. Do your holiday shopping at the pub! For every $100 in Food Fight gift cards purchased, you receive a $25 bonus certificate. Holiday shopping done the right way.

DLUX
117 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. (608) 467-3130
A hip burger and cocktail bar serving delicious burgers and fries, decadent shakes and craft cocktails.
Take a break from shopping for lunch at DLUX: For $12 get your choice of burger, small fry and Sassy Cow milkshake! Please mention promotion when ordering (special available 11 am - 4 pm).
While you're lunching, take care of a little more shopping and buy some Food Fight gift cards. For every $100 in gift cards purchased, receive a $25 bonus certificate. On Black Friday, earn a $25 bonus certificate for every $75 purchased in gift cards!

Graze
1 S Pinckney St. (608) 251-2700
Serving classic and comfort foods made from local, sustainable ingredients, morning to night.
Hot drinks and cookies to keep your shopping spirits up! Holiday Gift Cards also available for sale.

Hawk's Bar & Grill
425 State St. (608) 256-4295
Holiday Open House Gift Certificate Special! Buy $25 get $5. Buy $50 get $10. Buy $100 get $25. Friday and Saturday (Nov. 23-24) only.

Parthenon Gyros Restaurant
316 State St. (608) 251-6311
Celebrating 40 years of homemade gyros and sauce.
Buy a gyro & fry, receive a complimentary soda.

Subway on Capital Square
19 W. Main St. (608) 255-1636
Buy One 6" get One 6" Free with the Purchase of a Drink.

Tutto Pasta State Street
305 State St. (608) 287-6483
A family owned Italian Restaurant with amazing food and a friendly staff in a unique environment on State Street.
Lunch 11am - 3:30pm. Take a break to have lunch and get 25% off an appetizer and dessert! Gift Card special! Buy $50 in Gift Cards and get $10 added free. Buy $100 and get $25 free! (for use with future purchase).
Just for Kids: Choose a free treat after lunch and we also have a space to play or color for fun!

MUSEUMS, ARTS & ACTIVITIES

Chazen Museum of Art
750 University Ave. (608) 263-2246
Exhibitions include The Golden Age of British Watercolors, 1790-1910, and Offering of the Angels: Paintings and Tapestries from the Uffizi Gallery (final day November 25). Open Friday, 9 am to 5 pm and Saturday 11 am to 5 pm.

Downtown Holiday Trolley.
Shopping is especially jolly with the Downtown Trolley! The free red "Holiday Shopping Trolley" will run Fri.-Sat., Nov. 23-24, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm, up & down State Street and around the Capitol Square. Catch at bus stops. The trolley will be decorated and staffed by volunteer Downtown Information Ambassadors who will greet riders, hand out gift bags plus treats for kids, and offer suggestions, directions, and downtown maps. Riders on the trolley will also be treated to free downtown Madison welcome bags filled with promotions, coupons, special offers and information from downtown businesses and organizations (free, one per trolley rider, while supplies last). The Holiday Trolley continues Saturdays through December 22.*

DreamBank - American Family Insurance
1 N. Pinckney St. (608) 286-3150
Visit us to add a little inspiration to your day! Offering interactive tools & exhibits to help you pursue your dreams.
Take a moment from the hustle and bustle of shopping and warm up to a free cup of Barriques Coffee and free wifi. Bring the kids!
Visit Santa at DreamBank and tell him what you are dreaming about! Fri. Nov. 23 from 1:00 - 4:00 pm, and Sat. Nov. 24 from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm.
Trolley riders: Look for your certificate for complimentary Gail Ambrosius chocolates in the Trolley gift bag - bring in your certificate anytime between November 23 and December 22 and savor this decadent treat!

IsthmusParents.com
101 King St. (608) 251-5627
Bring your kids to Overture Center (201 State St.) on Saturday, Nov. 24, between 10 am and 2 pm, and IsthmusParents.com will take their picture in front of a Holiday scene and post it in a festive online holiday gallery.

Madison Children's Museum
100 N. Hamilton St. (608) 256-6445
An award-winning destination for fun family activities and hands-on learning!.
Stop by MCM and purchase a gift membership for someone special on November 23-24. We'll provide you with a complimentary gift (while supplies last).
Friday, November 23:
Log Cabin Open 1-3 p.m. Visit the museum's historic Brand Log Cabin for pioneer activities and a slice of life from 1840's Madison. Free with museum admission.
Clay Creations 1-2 p.m. Make pinch pots, clay animals or another small piece of your own design! Projects will be fired in our kiln and can be glazed or picked up on a subsequent visit. $5 project fee covers materials to create and fire one piece of clay work, or to glaze and fire a finished piece on a return visit. No advance registration necessary.
Saturday, November 24: Log Cabin Open 1-3 p.m. Visit the museum's historic Brand Log Cabin for pioneer activities and a slice of life from 1840's Madison. Free with museum admission.

Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
227 State St. (608) 257-0158
Explore light sculptures and architectural, site-specific works by Leo Villareal and The Singing Bird Room of Robert Lostutter. Open Friday noon-8 pm and Saturday 10 am-8 pm.

Overture Center for the Arts
201 State St. (608) 258-4141
Enjoy Broadway's Jersey Boys in Overture Hall, Nov. 7-25.
Black Friday ticket sale! 25% off many shows. Overture Box Office, Friday Nov. 23 through Monday Nov. 25.
Holiday Open House fun on Saturday, Nov. 24:

Rotunda Lobby: Downtown Info Table, 10 am - 2 pm. Stop by for maps, directions, and event, shopping and dining information.

Rotunda Lobby: IsthmusParents.com Holiday Photo Opportunity, 10 am - 2 pm. Bring the kids! IsthmusParents.com will take pictures in front of a Holiday scene, and post them in a festive online holiday gallery.

Rotunda Stage: Kids in the Rotunda, 9:30 am, 11:00 am, and 1:00 pm. Folk & bluegrass music with Fox & Branch.

Wisconsin Historical Museum
30 N. Carroll St. (608) 264-6555
Collecting, Preserving and Sharing Stories Since 1846.
Celebrate this holiday season at the Wisconsin Historical Museum with the new exhibit, Bottoms Up: A Toast to Wisconsin's Historic Bars & Breweries. Explore Wisconsin's fascinating tavern culture and discover how the state came to dominate the brewing industry. Then head to the Museum Store for exhibit-related and other unique Wisconsin gifts, from games to glass pints. Enjoy free hot chocolate at the Downtown Holiday Open House Nov. 23 & 34. The Wisconsin Historical Museum, on Madison's Capitol Square features four floors of exhibits. Open 9 am-4 pm, Tuesday through Saturday. Special holiday hours Nov. 27-Dec. 23, open seven days a week.

Wisconsin Veterans Museum
30 W. Mifflin St. (608) 261-0535
Connecting the past to the present, one story at a time.
Special exhibits include From Paper to Iron: Wisconsin Joins the Civil War, 1861 - 1862 plus ongoing exhibits which tell the story of Wisconsin men and women who served in America's conflicts from the Civil War to the Persian Gulf War. Open 9:00 am - 4:30 pm, Fri.-Sat. Nov. 23-24.
For the Holiday Open House, we will be offering cookies and cocoa plus a craft for the kids, and the USO is coming down to give patrons a chance to give back to soldiers serving abroad and write letters for care packages. The Gift Shop will also have special sale items for the event only.
Just for Kids: We will have a craft table available for children to make holiday themed crafts and coloring activities.

*Trolley Information for those with disabilities
For patrons with disabilities for whom the trolley may not be accessible, the BID Ambassadors staffing the trolley will provide a free Metro Transit day pass plus a welcome bag. Per Metro Transit: "All fixed-routes are accessible to people with disabilities. Service animals are allowed on Metro buses to assist people with disabilities. ADA-eligible riders may travel on fixed-route buses with a personal care attendant at no additional charge (the rider pays and the attendant rides for free). An ADA eligibility card must be presented when boarding." The free trolley is a service of Madison's Central Business Improvement District (BID). More information about Metro Transit is available via the Customer Service Center at 608-266-4466.