February 15

Wednesday afternoon there is drop-in group for caregivers. It provides a supportive environment for those experiencing a time of crisis or increased distress. The group meets every first and third Wednesday of the month at 3:00. It is in the Don and Marilyn Anderson HospiceCare Center 5395 East Cheryl Parkway, in Fitchburg. For details call 276-4660.

Wednesday evening University of Wisconsin Madison History Professor, Alfred McCoy discusses and reads from his book "A Question of Torture: CIA Interrogation, from the Cold War to the War on Terror". This is in Rainbow Bookstore, 426 West Gilman Street at 7:00. Call 257-6050 for details.

Wednesday evening the Friends of the Arboretum Nature Photography Group
has a meeting. This is at 7:00 in the Arboretum Visitor Center. Call
263-7888 for details.

Thursday morning the Arboretum holds a presentation by Doctor Joy Zedler, Leopold professor of restoration ecology at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. It is part of their Naturalists’ Enrichment Lecture Series and is entitled "Invasive Wetland Plants: How We Learn Their Secrets." This is at 9:00 in the Arboretum Visitor Center. Call
263-7888 for details.

Thursday at noon on WORT’s A Public Affair host Cheri Dubiel speaks with William Irvine, author of "On Desire: Why We Want What We Want." Call 256-2001 for details.

Today there is an exhibit of the "Clowns Without Borders" humanitarian group's recent fieldwork with children in AIDS-infected communities in southern Africa. This is in the "Jackie Macaulay Gallery" at the Social Justice Center, 1202 Williamson Street. The exhibit runs through mid-March. For details call 832-4854.