Thursday, September 17, 2009

Today at 5pm, there is a “Rally in Support of Single Payer National Healthcare” at State Street and the Capitol Square. This is part of the national Mad as Hell Doctors tour. For more info, email cuphoff@hotmail.com or visit madashelldoctors.com

Tonight at 6pm, there will be a Talk with Will Allen, director and co-founder of Growing Power in Milwaukee and recent recipient of a MacArthur Genius Award. This is at the Goodman Community Center, 149 Waubesa Street.

Tonight at 7 pm is the SalonQ Adult Discussion Group. Come prepared to mix it up in an inclusive fashion with cool people in the comfy surroundings of OutReach. The SalonQ Adult Discussion Group meets weekly alternating between Tuesday and Thursday nights. For info or to get on the e-mail list: call 255-8582 or e-mail Harry at harrys@lgbtoutreach.org

Also tonight at 7 pm, the Sequoya Library holds a Book Discussion of Michael Pollan's “In Defense of Food,” with Susan Lampert Smith, Science Writer and Senior Lecturer at the UW and former columnist at the Wisconsin State Journal. Susan, along with her husband Matt Smith, are the owners of Blue Valley Gardens, a certified organic fruit and vegetable farm located 30 miles west of Madison. The Sequoya Library is at 4340 Tokay Boulevard.

The Madison Public Library is teaming up with the Open Art Studios to offer hands-on creative workshops with local artists this September and October. Madison Area Open Art Studios is a celebration of the diversity and vitality of the visual arts in the Madison-area. Local artists will be on hand at multiple Madison Public Library locations to demonstrate technique, and help visitors create their own masterpieces. These events are open to visitors of all ages. For more information, visit maoas.com

The UW Educational & Psychological Training Clinic, in co-operation with OutReach, is making counseling services available on a sliding scale to the LGBTQ communities. The services are provided by counseling psychology graduate students and are supervised by licensed psychologists/counselors. They provide services to individuals, couples, and families with a variety of pressing concerns such as anxiety, depression, grief, and general life adjustment problems. Bi-lingual counselors and Spanish interpreters are also available. For appointments and an initial screening please call 265-6120.