June 30

This evening, the Sparkle Kids Action Network brings their “The Chorus of Crayons Tour” to Madison. The Tour includes gender-defying coloring book-making workshops, acoustic entertainment and prizes. From their home in New York’s Hudson Valley, the Sparkle Kids are on a month-long tour throughout the Northeast, Midwest and Canada. They deal creatively with the themes of gender, politics, queer issues, work and play. This is at Two Degrees Coffeeshop, 307 West Mifflin Street, from 4 to 5:30. Check www.girlsnotchicks.com/skan. (forward slash s-k-a-n).

Tomorrow morning, the Madison Audubon Society hosts the Annual Madison Butterfly Count in Arboretum Grady Tract. Participants are asked to dress for protection from the heat and sun and bring a hat and binoculars. There is a fee and this meets at the Grady Tract parking lot at the southeast corner of the Beltline and Seminole Highway at 9. Contact the Madison Audubon Society for information at 255-2473.

Tomorrow, the Madison Area Peace Coalition holds a rally and march entitled, "Declare Independence from Government Spying". This is to protest AT&T collusion with the National Security Agency in sharing of private information on personal phone records. This begins at the AT&T building, 316 West Washington Avenue, at 11 am and proceeds around the Capitol Square at Farmer's Market, ending at the AT&T building at 44 East Mifflin. For more information call, 442-8822 or go to www.madpeace.org.