March 31

Tonight, independent film makers Liz Simmons and Courtney Kallas host the Madison premiere of their new documentary “The Living Room: Space and Place in Infoshop”. The film explores infoshops, radical bookstores, and community centers in Boston, Denver, Brooklyn, Berkeley, Portland, and Philadelphia as well as their role in facilitating activist movements for social change. This is in Room 2650 of the Humanities Building, 455 North Park Street, at 7:30. For more information, check HYPERLINK "http://www.livingroomdocumentary.org" www.livingroomdocumentary.org.

Tomorrow morning, the Great Decisions Group of the American Association of University Women and the League of Women Voters of Dane County host Professor Alfred McCoy who will lead a discussion on human rights. This is at the Madison Public Library, 201 West Mifflin Street, at 10. Call Percy Mather at 233-1955 for more information.

Tomorrow afternoon, Hands Off Venezuela hosts a discussion entitled “Venezuela: Threat or Menace”. HOV is an international effort standing in solidarity with Venezuela. This is at Escape Java Joint, 916 Williamson Street, at 4. For more information, call HOV Coordinator Alex Gillis at 345-9544 or by email at alexmcgillis@gmail.com.

Tomorrow evening, Akanishta (ah-KAHN-eesh-ta) Buddhist Center, Tao Sangha Shiatsu (she-AHT-sue) Center, and Katrina Kids Relief Tour host the No Foolin' Gulf Coast FUNdraiser celebration. The FUNdraiser's mission is to aid Gulf Coast residents. It features a southern-style dinner; Gulf Coast relief presentations; and live music by Yid Vicious, Down From the Hills, and Trails End String Band. Proceeds from the e go to the Mississippi families rebuilding their homes, Katrina Kids Relief Tour, other volunteer groups working in Gulf Coast communities, and Madison evacuees. There is a ticket charge and this is at Zion Lutheran Church, 2165 Linden Avenue, fro 6 to 11. For more information, contact Spyder at HYPERLINK "mailto:usa@taoshiatsu.com" usa@taoshiatsu.com.

Tonight, comedian Dave Lippman and his alter ego George Shrub, the world's only known singing CIA Agent, performs as part of a benefit for the Madison-Rafah (RAH-fah) and Madison-Arcatao (Are-KAH-tow) Sister City projects. This also includes audio-visual presentations based on Lippman’s recent trip to Palestine, when he visited Rafah, and not-so-recent trip to El Salvador, when he visited Arcatao. There is a suggested donation and this is at the Casbah Restaurant, 119 E. Main Street, at 7:30. Call 251-9280 or e-mail HYPERLINK "mailto:rafahsistercity@yahoo.com" rafahsistercity@yahoo.com for further details.

Madison Hours invites grassroots groups to cosponsor their monthly pancake breakfast fundraiser. The breakfast occurs the second Sunday of each month from 8:30 to 11:00 at the Wilmar Center. Cosponsors are asked to help publicize the fundraiser to their members and provide two volunteers for the duration of the breakfast. Madison Hours will do all the food preparation and actual cooking. If interested, contact Camy at 455-2712.