Tuesday, February 9, 2010

This evening the “Green Tuesdays” Lectures and Films about Sustainability series in the Monona Public Library features “Healthy Home Fabrics with Karen Powell.” She has worked in the textile industry for years and has seen how they release toxic chemicals into the environment. This is in one thousand Nichols Road at 6:30. Call 222-6127 for details.

Tomorrow at noon the “Africa at Noon” discussion series presents “African American Lives: Genes, Roots, and Routes.” It will be hosted by the “African Diaspora and the Atlantic World Research Circle” at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Participants are invited to quote “Bring lunch and enjoy free coffee from Rwanda's “Bufcafe Cooperative” roasted locally by “Ancora”. This in room 206 of Ingraham Hall. Call 262-2380 for details.

“The Internal Revenue Service” and others provide income tax help to differently-abled, low income and elderly people through its “Volunteer Income Tax Assistance” (VITA) sites. It is available by appointment on various dates. This is at 1302 Mendota Street. Participants may call 608-246-3140 extension 112 to schedule an appointment. Additionally they may call 1-800-829-1040 for other “VITA” site locations or “Taxpayer Counseling for the elderly” (TCE) 1-888-227-7669 for details.

On-going Olbrich Botanical Gardens Bolz Conservatory features an exhibit entitled, “chocolate.” The exhibit highlights the journey from the cacao tree seeds (also known as cocoa beans) to chocolate. This is at 3330 Atwood Avenue daily at various times till March twenty-first. Call 246-4550 for details.

The Catholic Multicultural Center provides free meals Monday through Friday at 4:00 in 1862 Beld Street. Call 661-3512 for details.

Weekdays the Blue Bus Clinic offers free Hepatitis A and B vaccinations. It is at 333 East Campus Mall. Contact 265-5600 for details, eligibility requirements and hours.