September 14

This evening, the Dane County Lakes & Watershed Commission host county and state officials who will talk about the status of fish and sediment contamination in Monona Bay. This is in Room 309 of the City County Building, 210 Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard, at 5:15. For more information about pollution in Monona Bay, and about the Madison Fish Project, contact the Madison Environmental Justice Organization at info@mejo.us or 240-1485. Also check www.mejo.us for details.

This evening, the Wisconsin Books to Prisoners Project holds a meeting> Books to Prisoners is for all those interested in getting educational resources to those inside the system and also educating those on the outside. This is at Escape Java Joint, 916 Williamson Street, at 5:30. Call 262-9036 for details.

This evening, the UW Muslim Students' Association holds a lecture titled “Women in Islam” followed by an open discussion. The Muslim Students' Association serves as a religious, cultural, and social organization that seeks to increase deen in its members, while also maintaining a strong support structure for students. In reaching out to both Muslims and non-Muslims, the MSA is keen on increasing its visibility on campus and in the community. This is in Sellery Residence Hall from 6 to 8. For more details, check msa.rso.wisc.edu.

This evening, Isthmus Publishing examines urbanization trends in Wisconsin's two largest cities during an informal ”Pint and Policy” discussion. Speakers include Paul Soglin; Tamara Grigsby, a first-term state representative from Milwaukee; James Rowen, a journalist and former chief of staff to both Mayor Soglin and Milwaukee Mayor John Norquist; and Jennifer Alexander, the president of the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce and an advocate of a regional approach to economic and social policy. Isthmus editor Marc Eisen will moderate. This is free and open to the public at Club Majestic from 6 to 8. Check isthmus.com for details or call Isthmus Editor Marc Eisen at 251-5627 by email at eisen@isthmus.com.

WORT seeks volunteers for a few shifts at the Willy Street Fair on Sunday. For information or to volunteer, call Glen at 256-2001.

Organizers of the second annual “O-Live! O-Live!” art show and silent auction are soliciting donations of artwork to benefit Augusta Victoria Hospital, located in the West Bank of Israel. The hospital caters primarily to Palestinians. The show will open Sunday, October 22, at the Casbah Restaurant. Artists with questions on what to donate should contact Pastor Bruce Burnside at St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church at 222-1241. For more information and a donation form, visit www.oliveolive.org.