Olbrich Home Escape to the Tropics

Crackle - Fire & Froth in the Gardens

September 27 , 2013

7 - 10 p.m.

$20 Olbrich Members

$25 General Public

Ticket proceeds benefit the Gardens

 

Crackle Fire & Froth Pumpkin 

Event Details:        

  • Food and beverage offered at an additional cost.
  • Cash only bar stations - ATM in Olbrich's Lobby.
  • No carry-in food or beverages.
  • Must be 21 years old to attend.
  • Tickets are non-refundable.
  • Patrons are encouraged to bring lawn chairs; no seating will be provided outdoors.

Be inspired by the beauty of a crisp fall evening in Olbrich's outdoor gardens. Watch the flames from bonfires dance on the Great Lawn, groove to live music, savor a variety of tasty foods from Food Fight restaurants, and sip frothy Wisconsin micro-brews.

 

2013 Musicians

Natty Nation

Just Announced - Natty Nation

at Crackle, Fire & Froth!

For more than 17 years, Natty Nation has kept the positive messages of their unique indigenous Wisconsin reggae beats throbbing through the heartland. Their messages of peace, love, community, & spreading positive vibrations have been ringing out since Natty's inception.

Natty has backed up reggae legends Lee "Scratch" Perry, and Chaka Demus & Pliers, and shared the stage with Ziggy, Damian, & Stephen Marley, Sister Carol, Steel Pulse, Burning Spear, Wailing Souls, Culture with Joseph Hill, Beenie Man, & countless others.

JAH Boogie and his backing band's tight, but fluid; rootsy, but funky; beautiful, but gritty; righteous, but real vibration is clear to anyone listening to their music, either at a show or on their stereo.

It's almost impossible not to dance at a Natty live performance. Every Natty Nation concert is a different experience. Their energy is infections & their dubtastic jams are complex, yet their message is simple: spread the positive vibration!


2012 Menus

Appetizers - $5

  • Soft Pretzels with Mustard or Warm Cheese Sauce (vegetarian) - Market Street
  • Cheese plate (vegetarian) - Bluephies
  • Butternut squash soup (vegetarian) - Bluephies

Entrees - $8

  • Bavarian Pork Stew with Fresh Bread Market Street
  • Sauerbraten-style Braised Beef or Veggie Sandwich with
        Parsley Buttered Boiled Potatoes (vegetarian option)- Market Street
  • Chicken chili - Bluephies
  • Pork belly taco - Bluephies
  • Walnut Burger (vegetarian)- Bluephies

Dessert - $4

  • Cheesecake Filled Pumpkin Cupcakes - Market Street
  • Pumpkin bread pudding with caramel sauce - Bluephies

                            Bluephies                 Market Street Diner     

                       

2012 BAR MENU

Have your beer poured in a CRACKLE pint glass for an additional $3!!

Wisconsin Microbrews - $4.50
    Verruckte Stadt, German Pilsner - The Great Dane
    Old Glory American, Pale Ale - The Great Dane
    Stone of Scone, Scotch Ale - The Great Dane
    Oktoberfest - Capital Brewery
    Spotted Cow, Farmhouse Ale - New Glarus Brewing

    Fatty Boombalatty, Belgian Pale Ale - Furthermore Beer
    Hopalicious, Pale Ale - Ale Asylum

Domestic Beers - $3.50
House Wine - $4.50
Cocktails - starting at $4.25
Try a hot cider mixed with an alcohol of your choice!

CASH ONLY BAR STATIONS

 

Photos

CRACKLE, Fire & Froth Photos
fire pit and conservatory
Two lite pumpkins
CRACKLE bonfire
Rose Garden during CRACKLE
People around fire
Mark Croft
Arbor and Sky

 

 

UPCOMING Events

Leaf Mulch Sales

Plant Sale with the Pros

Rhapsody in Bloom

Bolz Conservatory Exhibit: Light Gaps

Olbrich Botanical Gardens is operated as a public-private partnership between the City of Madison Parks Division and the Olbrich Botanical Society.
Olbrich Botanical Gardens | 3330 Atwood Avenue, Madison, WI 53704. | Phone: (608)246-4550 | Fax: (608)246-4719