Free and cheap summer events

As an unemployed Madison-lover, I felt compelled to compile a list of recommended cheap and free events I plan to take full advantage of this summer. The list was culled primarily from a section in the Isthmus last week.

* denotes 11frogs favorites.

Outdoor Music and Other Shows

Sundays

• free Mad City Ski Team shows (Law Park, east of Monona Terrace) - 6 p.m., May 27 to September 2.

Mondays

• free Warner Park Concert Series (Warner Park Shelter) - 6:15 p.m., June 11 to July 23, except not on July 2.

Tuesdays

• free Olbrich Gardens Concert Series (Olbrich Gardens) - 7 p.m., June 5 to July 31.
• free Lunchtime Live Concerts (Hamilton corner of Capitol Square) - noon, June 12 - July 31.

Wednesdays

• *free Concerts on the Square (Capitol Square) - 7 p.m., June 27 to August 2.
• free Jazz at 5 (100 block of State Street) - 5 p.m., August 8 to August 29

Thursdays

• free Cork n' Bottle String Band (Memorial Union Terrace) - 6 p.m.

Fridays

• cheap MMoCA Rooftop Cinema, screening of artsy short films on various themes (Overture Center rooftop garden), 9:30 p.m., June 8 - June 29.
• free Dane Dances, live concerts with dance-able ethnic music (Monona Terrace Rooftop, except Aug. 17 at the Memorial Union Terrace), 5-9:30 p.m., August 3 - August 31.

Almost every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night

• free Live music on the Memorial Union Terrace

June 23: free Blues Picnic (Warner Park
July 21: free Opera in the Park (Garner Park)

Festivals
June 9: Clean Lakes Festival (Warner Park)
June 7-10: Isthmus Jazz Festival (Memorial Union)
June 9-10: Marquette Waterfront Festival (Yahara Place Park)
June 16: Juneteenth Day, celebration of Afro-American heritage (Penn Park)
*June 16: 11frog's 30th Birthday Party ;)
June 30: Rhythm-n-Booms fireworks display (over Lake Mendota at Warner Park)
July 4: Fourth of July fireworks and festival (Elver Park)
July 13-15: Fete de Marquette (future Central Park site, 201 S. Ingersoll)
July 14-15: Art Fairs On and Off the Square
July 18-22: Dane County Fair
*July 21-22: Greekfest (Assumption Greek Orthodox Church, E. Wash)
July 28: Fiesta Hispana (Warner Park)
July 28: Atwood Summer Fest (uh, Atwood Ave.)
August 11: Savor the Summer Fest (Troy Gardens)
August 14-15: Hippie Christmas, a.k.a. Moving Day (Downtown)
*August 18-19: Sweet Corn Festival (Sun Prairie)

Other Summer Must-dos
A little less cheap, but fabulous enough to be well worth it.

• *Show at American Players Theater (Spring Green)
• Wisconsin winery tour
• Self-pick berries
• *Camping, both a car-camping trip and a backpacking trip
• Mallards game