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into summer • Ignore the dust bunnies inside and head outside • Trade stovetop cooking for backyard grilling • Nightcaps on the couch for June To-Do List: It's about that time to splash cocktails on the deck • Game night around the kitchen table for patio fun • Read by the light of a citronella candle • Bring the outdoors in • Plant a vase of Leave a line of swim suits and towels hanging to dry • Popsicles within fresh fl owers on your desk • Build a pile of tomatoes in your KITCHEN • mosquito swatting • Snack on fresh strawberries and slices of watermelon • Get out and enjoy whatever city you call home • Head east, west, north or south • Walk, run, bike or roll • Watch the sunset from the Edgewater Pier • Pack a picnic for Concerts on the Square • Walk Middleton's Pheasant Branch Conservancy • Ride Verona's maze of trails • Skip the movie theater and reach in the freezer door • They're signs of summer days done right • Live in your sandals • Perfect your sunscreen application • Pract ice your head to a drive-in • Better yet, plan a stop in Spring Green for the American Players' renowned theatrics • Grab a seat and watch some baseball • Unfold your lawn chair to 11th Annual 1940s Style Hangar Dance: A Salute to the Troops, Past and Present! Re-live the 1940s era by attending the Wisconsin Aviation Hangar Dance, featur- ing big band music performed by Ladies Must Swing, a jazz band consisting of 19 energetic dames. Vintage wear is encour- aged and there will be prizes for the best dressed couple and best dancers. A portion of the door sales as well as the drink and snack sales will benefi t The Badger Honor Flight (badgerhonorfl ight. org), a local nonprofi t that ensures WWII and terminally ill veterans from any war have the opportunity to see the memori- als that have been erected in their honor. When: Saturday, July 7, 2012, 7-10:30 p.m. Where: Wisconsin Aviation, 3606 Corben Ct., Madison (off of Hwy 51 and Amelia Earhart Dr.) Cost: $20 each, $35 for two (pay at the door the night of show) cheer on a soccer team • Marvelous or mundane, summer moments are cause for celebration ••• June 2012 bravamagazine.com 73