Thursday, June 25, 2009

Tonight at 7 pm at the Woolen Mill Gallery (26 E. Main St. in Reedsburg), the Growing Season series of cultural events continues with UW-Madison English Prof. Caroline Levine discussing her book, Provoking Democracy, Why we Need the Arts. This lecture will consider the relationship between art and democracy through stories of a series of art controversies, from disputes over public art, copyright, and obscenity, to the operations of the House Un-American Activities Committee during the Cold War. More info at wormfarminstitute.org

Tonight from 5 to 8, there will be a community-wide meeting at the Downtown Madison Public Library upstairs meeting room to create a plan to solve the lack of affordable housing in Madison. The meeting is organized by the Affordable Housing Action Alliance – a group of concerned citizens - and is endorsed by the South Central Federation of Labor. More info at 256-5111.

New Life Church, located at 7564 Cottage Grove Rd in Madison will be sponsoring a Youth Sports Camp July 20th through the 23rd bringing 4 evenings worth of sports, arts and outrageous fun to the Cottage Grove area this summer. Evening meals will be provided and scholarships are available. More info at newlifelc.com or by phone at 223-9337

The ACLU’s LGBT Project is looking for couples to help them defend Wisconsin’s new domestic partnership law in case it’s challenged by someone claiming that it violates Wisconsin’s anti-gay marriage amendment. If you’d like to learn more, please contact Anna Mumford at 212.519.7835.

Tonight at 7 pm, Madison's own Capitol City Band continues its 41st concert season at Rennebohm Park, 115 N. Eau Claire Ave in Madison. Rain or shine. The event is free and open to the public. Bring a lawn chair and a friend for your listening comfort. More info at 835-9861 or Madison.com/communities/ctyband