Thursday, April 1, 2010

The Fort Atkinson Arts Council has announced it will provide funding in the area of emerging and innovative theater works written, directed or produced by individuals in the Fort Atkinson area. Two grants of $250 each will be given out on June 1st. The deadline for the grant application is Thursday, April 15. For guidelines and application forms visit the Fort Arts Council website fortartscouncil.org

Senior adults from the LGBT communities meet today and on the first & third Thursdays of the month from 2:30 to 4pm at the Madison Senior Center (330 W. Mifflin St.). The group offers friendly conversations that are informal, open dialogues. Friends and families of LGBT folks are welcome. Participants determine the topics based on current interests and the groups are facilitated. For more info, contact Fay at ferington@charter.net.

Margaret's Fund: A Scholarship for Northside Residents is accepting applications for its 2010 award. Any North side resident who is an adult returning to post-secondary school after an interruption in their education is invited to apply. The postmark deadline is April 23, 2010. For questions about the scholarship, contact Alyssa Kenney at 213-7917.

Tonight at 7 pm, another installment of Salon Q will take place at the Outreach Center, 600 Williamson Street. Salon Q is a weekly group for the LGBT community. Meetings alternate 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

Registration has begun for this year’s Grassroots Leadership College at MATC Truax Campus on May 22. People and organizations with many perspectives and experiences are invited to participate in the gathering. Free lunch, childcare, Spanish interpretation, accessibility and post-forum coaching will be provided. For registration forms or more information visit grassrootsleadershipcollege.org or call 441-0085.