Mad Town Talls

Mad Town Talls is an affiliate of Tall Clubs International located in and around Madison, Wisconsin

 

 

The Madison Tall Club scholarship contact is Kevin Martin.  Please send e-mails to carol_and_Kevin@mchsi.com  (carol_and_kevin@mchsi.com)

For scholarship information, please refer to the TCI website - http://www.tall.org/scholarships.cfm?CFID=285369&CFTOKEN=63574718 

Note that Madison Tall Club is not sponsoring a local scholarship program or fund at this time.

The Madtown candidate for 2009 TCI scholarships has been selected, and he is Craig Yoerger. 

But you could submit an application for 2010. 

 

Activities

We'll try anything.

Among our favorite activities are dancing, Friday fish fries, parties, attending concerts, camping, socializing with other tall clubs, getting tattoos, dusting refrigerator tops.

 

Calendar

Here's what we officially have planned for the future. However, be sure to check our voice mail (608-829-2969).  We may have other things that we do more or less on the spur of the moment that didn't make it to the calendar.

You can also contact us via electronic mail at madtowntalls@tall.org.

 

 

 

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January 23 – Ethnic Day & Movie
11:30 Café Porta Alba 558 N Midvale Blvd

Hilldale Shopping Center across from Sundance Cinemas

Unique Italian café with $12,000 wood-fired brick oven, like oven discovered in ruins of Pompeii. The oven heats to 900 degrees in 20 minutes and bakes pizza in 90 seconds.

This is the authentic pizza Napoletana! Imported ingredients include tomatoes grown in volcanic soil below Mount Vesuvius and slow-milled grain from Naples for flour, and spices. Cheese from Wisconsin tops it off.  Pastas, Panini’s, salads, and delectable deserts are other choices. http://cafeportaalba.com/

Beltline, Exit Midvale/Verona Rd, North/right on Midvale, left Price Place for 1 block. Right at Flat Iron Restaurant, 3 stores down on right side.

1:00 Movie – Attendees choice

 

January 30, Isthmus Beer and Cheese Fest
1-5 Alliant Energy Center Exhibition Hall

Wisconsin’s BEST Brewers and Cheesemakers!!! PLUS Music by Cork ‘n Bottle String Band

1:30 Pairing Beer and Cheese

2:30 Pairing Beer and Chocolate

3:30 Pairing Beer and Other Foods

TICKETS ARE LIMITED! Advance Tickets are $40 available online http://www.thedailypage.com/beercheese/

Or in person at Isthmus Publishing (101 King St), Star Liquor, Fromagination, The Malt House, and Steve’s Liquor locations. Tickets are only $35 with a qualifying purchase of beer or cheese at Star Liquor and Fromagination

Group to decide on dinner location

 

 

 

 

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February 13 – Valentine’s Day Celebration
5:00 – Porta Bella Restaurant (608) 256-3186

Voted “Most Romantic Restaurant” for 15 years in a row!!

Cozy, small rooms create a casual romantic atmosphere.  Best known for homemade Italian dinners, pasta, pizzas, steaks, and seafood.

Celebrate the day with the one you love and your tall friends who love you too!

425 North Frances Street. Directions: From Beltline, exit north to Park St, right on Johnson, left on N. Frances St.

http://www.portabellarestaurant.biz/

 

February 21 – Sunday Brunch & Olbrich Gardens
11:30 Eldorado Grill (608) 280-9378

Southwestern, Tex-Mex, and Mexican Cuisine. The restaurant interior is an old candy factory transformed into a warm and authentic Western atmosphere, lending itself to incredible food and the best Margarita’s and Bloody Marie’s in town from a selection of over 80 tequila’s.

http://www.eldoradogrillmadison.com/  Check out the lunch and bar menus online!

Directions: From Beltline, exit John Nolan Dr, pass Monona Terrace, R onto Williamson St, on left side.

1:00 Olbrich Botanical Gardens – 330 Atwood Ave

Stroll through the tropics and then enjoy a 2:00 concert by the New Mountain Kickers

 

 

 

 

Please RSVP if you plan to attend by the Wednesday prior to the event to either Pat or Wanda. It gives us an idea of how many chairs to save or who to expect. If you do RSVP, but plans change & you can’t attend, please send a courtesy email or call to cancel. If you forget to RSVP, please come anyway.

Pat, Cell (608) 206-6825, patwish1@aol.com

Wanda, Cell (608) 219-8480, WJWilkinson@KW.com

Need more information, try the contact person or call:     Pat Davidovich, 608-206-6825.

 

Newsletters

Click the link to view an Adobe Acrobat PDF version of the newsletter.   Newsletters from 2002 to 2007 are in the Archive

Newsletters from 2008

2008 Jan Feb News.pdf    2008 March April News.pdf  

2008 May June  News.pdf    2008 July Aug  News.pdf   

2008 Sept Oct  News.pdf    2008 Nov Dec News.pdf 

Newsletters from 2009

2009 Jan Feb News.pdf    2009 March April News.pdf 

2009 May June News.pdf    2009 July-Sept News.pdf

2009 Oct-Dec News.pdf      2010 JanFeb News.pdf

 

Group photos from Chicago weekends:

  • In 1998, we sent some birds to Chicago and won best group costume.

·         In 1999, MadTown Talls repeated again.  See the Smurfs.

·         In 2000, again as The Green Bay Packers.

·         In 2001, again as Keystone Cops

·         In 2002, again as the Mad Cows

·         In 2003 we won the best group costume in Chicago with the Burma Shave signs. 

·         In 2004, again as Oscar Meyers wieners

·         In 2005, again as GODs R US

·         In 2006, the streak was over.  Oh well, we’ll start a new streak next year.

·         In 2007, we got back on the winning track as Elvis impersonators #2

 

 

 (Site updated by Kevin Martin on December 20, 2010)

MTT DUES!  $25 if you wish to get the newsletter only emailed to you.  $30 for a mailed paper copy.  Check made out to Mad Town Talls and mailed to:

Mad Town Talls

Lynn VerHelst

616 S. Page St

Stoughton, WI 53589