Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Tomorrow morning on WORT’s morning folk show the “Folk Anarchist” helps brighten the holidays with “Christmas Anarchy.” Listeners may shop for the true meaning of the holidays or just take a break from shopping mall “Musak”. That’s at 9:00 on this station. Call 256-2001 for details.

Daily Olbrich Gardens hosts their “Holiday Express Flower and Model Train Show.” The show boasts twinkling lights, poinsettias, tiny landscapes and large scale model trains. There is a small admission charged and includes Bolz Conservatory. This is at 3330 Atwood Avenue through December. Call 246-4550 for details.

On-going people may visit the “twenty-first Annual Holiday Fantasy in Lights”. Put together by the “International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers” (IBEW) local 159 and others it is an annual non-profit display of holiday light pictures. They include Santa and his sleigh and a Menorah. It runs in Olin Turville Park from dusk to dawn through January third. Call 239-7888 for details.

On-going the Chazen Museum of Art, 800 University Avenue exhibits photographs by James Gill. These large-format color portraits feature veterans from World War II, Korea and Vietnam. They have talked about their experiences with the “Wisconsin Stories Project”. Call 263-2068 for details. It runs daily except Monday until January third.

On-going weekday mornings lunch is served to seniors. This is at 11:30 in venues throughout Madison. There is a small donation asked. Participants are asked to call 251-8405 by noon the day before to reserve a meal, cancel or for details.

The Volunteer Home Chore program is a joint effort by the four “Madison Coalitions of Older Adults”. It helps frail, limited income people with home chores to remain independent in their homes. Chores may include minor home repairs, light housework and snow shoveling. Call 251-8405 for details or to volunteer.