Madison Women 50+

Enjoy the beauty of the Allen Centennial Garden and the toe-tapping jazz of LES CORDES EN BLEU, a trio of guitar, violin and bass with music inspired by the legendary Django Reinhardt (French jazz of the 1920s). Enjoy hot jazz, trad jazz, bebop, straight-ahead jazz, and jazz standards. Bring a guest, spouse, friend to this event! Just indicate a +1 below. We meet at 4:30pm to get set up before the music starts. Bring your own refreshment in a thermos!

HEAT NOTICE: Your host will cancel this event if temperatures are 84 degrees or higher, at 3pm, as the event can be uncomfortable at high temperatures, no matter the beauty of the garden. She'll update this listing and send out a notice. You are still encouraged to go, but Cheryl suffers at higher temps! Wear sunscreen and a hat with brim for more comfort.

On arriving, pull a white folding chair from the lawn and bring it to where we are gathering. On a hot summer day, it can help to move into a shadier area. Cheryl is bringing a colorful bike flag, so look for that. Parking ramps are near the garden.

Some of us, afterwards, may walk down to the lake path and enjoy the wonderful view. The lake path is accessible behind the gardens.

Bring your folding chair, swimsuit and coverup, and chill at the neighborhood beach. Bring a cool refreshment. This is a hang out and talk event, though your host will also take a dip in the lake. PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN SEAT, TOWELS AND DRINK. We will sit in shade. For those interested, afterwards, we'll walk 2 blocks to share a light meal at the Mad Rabbit Cafe afterwards. For women age 50+ only.

Weather caveat: Weather for the afternoon must remain under 85 degrees. Will not hold this with high heat indices. Check this listing before departing your home. Will be rescheduled if pending storms or rain or high heat. Your host will also have Meetup send a chat notice if the event is cancelled.

Note: Getting there by bus is recommended though neighborhood street parking is available. No parking lot. You will have to move your car every 2 hours. A restroom is on site. Located at the Jenifer at Paterson stop on the C bus line.

Meet at Paul's bar to share breakfast, and then walk 1 block to enter a short portion of the Pheasant Branch Creek Corridor. We will walk 1.2 miles eastward, turn around, and return. If you have trouble walking that distance there are benches and bridges scattered at various points where you may listen to birdsong and we will return back to you. This path is completely paved and there are NO steps. Total distance 2.6 miles round trip from the restaurant. The turn-around is at Century Ave. There are gentle hills and some slopes on bridges over a few creeks. This path is very forested and filled with wildflowers and sounds of bubbling water over river rocks. There are no cars, and bikes will be few.

If you want to do the breakfast but not the walk, please hold off on signing up until after Labor Day to allow the walkers to sign up first. This is a social walk, not a fast walk. The purpose of this Meetup is to help women meet other women for easy walks.

Paul's bar is a pretty simple sports bar but we have been well treated and it serves a solid classic breakfast of eggs, hashbrowns, and other favorites. Your host has picked Wednesday as there are two breakfast servers that day.

Bring water with you, or hydrate yourself well at breakfast. You will be walking the trail AT YOUR OWN RISK. This event will not be held if the air quality is poor or unhealthy, or if temps are to be over 85 degrees that day, or if it is raining. If that happens, the entire event will be rescheduled. The walk will be held if the air quality is rated moderate. You may text your host to see if things are "on". That number will be provided on the morning of. If cancelled, a notice will get sent to you from Meetup and the title will be marked as [CANCELLED].