Partial Round Up . . . more coming. Just clearing out some of the bulky content.
Here’s some of the events you might want to know about . . .
MARQUETTE CHILI DINNER
The 20th annual Marquette Neighborhood Association’s Chili Dinner will be held on Sat. evening March 5th at the Wil-Mar Neighborhood Center, 953 Jenifer St. The sumptuous dinner with veggie and meat chili , side dishes, desserts and beverages provided by neighborhood (and beyond) restaurants (Lazy Jane’s, The Weary Traveler, Willy St. Co-op, Madison Sourdough, The Batch and Monty’s Blue Plate) and groceries (Willy St. Co-op, Jenifer St Market) and taverns (The Crystal Corner) and coffee shops (Ground Zero, Mother Fool’s) will be served starting at 5:30 pm.
We are pleased to announce that the featured band for the evening is the Kristy Larson honky tonk Trio. Country music historian, author, musician and WORT radio host Bill Malone describes Kristy as “one of the shining lights of Madison roots music”. John Mendelsohn, in Isthmus wrote ‘Kristy Larson’s aching, heartbreaking ‘Blue’ is the most indelible track I’ve heard by a Madison artist’.. The Kristy Larson honky tonk trio released their ‘honky tonk trio’ cd in May’08 which has earned them MAMAs (Madison Area Music Awards) for ‘Country Album of the Year,’09’ and ‘Country Performer of the Year,’09’. They will play from 7-8:30.
All proceeds from the event will fund two Marquette Neighborhood Scholarships given to a pair of graduating high school seniors residing in the Marquette Neighborhood. There will be a $10 charge for adults and $6 for pre-teens at the door. For more information call 257-4576.
OLD HOUSE WORKSHOPS
The Madison Trust for Historic Preservation is offering a series of technical workshops for owners of old homes in your neighborhood.
Topics include:* Green restoration (with Westring Construction and TDS Custom Construction),
* electrical systems in old houses,
* lead and asbestos remediation,
* and period landscaping.The session will take place at the Goodman Community Center (149 Waubesa St.) starting January 11. Look here for more details.
VOLUNTEER FOR RAINBOW!
You know you love all the great speakers they bring to town . . . well, they can’t do that without the bookstore to support their efforts . . . and the bookstore needs your support now!
We should be getting in orders this week and need help receiving and shelving. School starts the 18th and we definitely need the help of 2-3 volunteers at any given time from Mon-Fri. We will be open from 10-8p. A sign up sheet is at the register. . . . . Any time you have will be appreciated. And if you have friends who might be interested, we can do a quick training and get them up to speed.
CORPORATE PERSONHOOD BOOK DISCUSSION
We wanted to let you know that on Tuesday February 1, the Jane Addams Book Club will discuss Thom Hartmann’s book Unequal Protection: How Corporations Came to Be People and How You Can Fight Back. The event will be co-hosted with South Central Wisconsin Move to Amend (SCWMTA).
Where: Goodman South Madison Library, 2222 South Park St.
When: February 1, 6:30 – 8:00pmEveryone is welcome!
