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June 2012

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playAround Town A quick glimpse at another season of festival fun Click Your Way to More! For more upcoming festivals, visit bravamagazine.com. The Summer of Fests around the corner. To celebrate the Madison area's many It's the sentence you've been wait- ing to hear: Summer is here! And that means the whirlwind of annual festivals is on the horizon. Get your calendars out and take note, here's a preview of the local summer fests just unique sides, look no further than a se- lection of neighborhood fairs. Head to the suburbs June 7-10 as Verona Hometown Days celebrates classic Americana with a parade, fi reworks, live music, car show and more. Th en save the date for the Middle- ton Good Neighbor Festival Aug. 24-26 and its expansive marketplace of local arts and crafts. Within the city limits, Atwood Summerfest on July 28-29 offers games, crafts and neighborhood eats. As summer wraps up, the Willy Street Fair and Mon- roe Street Festival will make the weekend of Sept. 15-16 a chance to enjoy shops, restaurants and activities on both sides of downtown. To expand your horizons with a taste of cultures from around the globe, head to Italy via Fitchburg's Festa Italia June 1-2 for dance performances, music and, of course, plenty of pasta. On June 23 Festa Hispana will bring a lively day of Latino arts to the south side while July 28-29 will bring Greek Fest to the east side for Mediterranean entertainment, cuisine and more. When your stomach is rumbling, foodie fests promise to please the palate. On June 9, meatless and dairy-free delicacies will take center stage at Mad City Vegan Fest. Continue the veggie-friendly indulgence Aug. 16-19 with a stop at Sun Prairie's Sweet Corn Festival where family ac- tivities are served up with a side of sweet, buttery corn. Whatever fair foods you sample this summer, save room for the ul- timate feast, the Taste of Madison, which returns to the Capitol Square Sept. 1-2. June 2012 bravamagazine.com 65 Photo courtesty of Flannery's Photography

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