July 13

This evening, the Industrial Workers of the World hold their Madison General Membership Branch monthly potluck and meeting. Pizza and drinks are provided but bring whatever else you wish to share. This is in the MTI Building, 821 Williamson Street, at 6:30. For more details, call 255-1800.

Tonight, UW-Madison African Studies Program and UW Cinematheque hosts the next film in the series entitled “Journeys in Recent African Cinema: Fighting for the Future”. This week's film is “The Hero” by Zeze Gamboa about an army veteran who tries to get a prosthetic leg in war-torn Angola. This is in the Parliamentary Room in Vilas Hall, 821 University Avenue, at 7:30 with a discussion following. Call the UW-Madison African Studies Program at 262-2380 for more information.

Madison Opera is in need of over 100 volunteers for its 5th Annual Opera in the Park held Saturday, July 22 at 8 pm in west side's Garner Park. They are needed as ushers, greeters, set-up and take-down, parking, and more. Free "Opera in the Park" t-shirts are available for all volunteers. To help, call Jeff at the Madison Opera office at 238-8085 or by email at volunteer@madisonopera.org.