Thursday, March 11, 2010

Today, the Silly Yak Bakery and Bread Barn, 7866 Mineral Point Rd, will be raising funds for the UW American Family Children’s Hospital from 6:30 AM to 6:30 PM. A percentage of all sales will benefit the hospital. More info at sillyyakbakery.com or 833.5965.

A new group is forming for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals who are seriously committed to stopping smoking. The group will meet once a week for 7 weeks and will be a combination of education and support that will offer members strategies to become and stay a non-smoker. Contact OutReach, at (608) 255-8582 or e-mail Harry at harrys@lgbtoutreach.org for more info.

The Tenant Resource Center has announced its 8th Annual Cookoff Hors D’Oeuvres competition on March 26th. The event is a fundraiser for its Housing Crisis Fund. The fund makes small grants to individuals and families who are at risk of losing their housing due to a temporary loss of income or large unexpected one-time expense. Donations to the fund can be made online at tenantresourcecenter.org or by calling 257-0143. Free counseling for tenants and landlords at 257-0006.

Madison-based pianist Jonathan Kuuskoski and award-winning saxophonist Chris Dickhaus are the Anhinga PianoSAX Duo, a new group devoted to performing innovative and engaging community concerts. They will offer a free concert on Friday at 12:15 at the First Unitarian Society, 900 University Bay Drive featuring works by Claude Debussy, Robert Muzcynski, Frederic Chopin, and Astor Piazzolla, among others. More info at 910-297-8742.

Reservations are now being accepted for next Sunday’s Building Hope for the Children vegetarian Arabic dinner and silent auction. All proceeds support West Bank playground and the Gaza water filters project. Sponsored by Madison-Rafah Sister City Project and Playgrounds for Palestine-Madison. To make a reservation call 235-7870. More info at 238-1227.