Friday, May 28, 2010

Tonight at 7 pm at Stendhal Parlor, 404 S. Park St , the Peregrine Forum Left Film Club will sponsor a screening of Che Part II: the Guerilla - about Che Guevara's struggle and death in Bolivia in 1967. Attendees are welcome to bring snacks and/or beverages. More info at 442-8399.

Tonight at dusk, Madison Infoshop’s Summer Outdoor Movies Series will begin with a free screening of the Triplets of Belleville, plus a short about the upcoming World Naked Bike Ride. Snacks and a pillow or blanket are suggested. The address is 1019 Williamson St. More info at 262-9036 or www.madisoninfoshop.org

Saturday from 8 to 11 am, volunteers are needed at Olbrich Park, 3330 Atwood. to set up the Veterans for Peace Memorial Mile. More info by emailing crgfb@netscape.net or books24u@aol.com

Saturday at 11:30 am, the Madison Trust for Historic Preservation will offer a tour of Mansion Hill East, Madison’s first historic district. Mansion Hill East was the destination of the movers and shakers of the 1850s. The fine sandstone homes they left behind and what happened as the neighborhood changed will be the focus of the tour which will start in the Edgewater Hotel Lobby, at the intersection of Langdon St., Wisconsin Ave and Lake Mendota. More info at 441-8864.

Saturday, at 6 pm at the Dane County Building, 210 Martin Luther King Boulevard, the Immigrant Workers’ Union will hold a vigil to protest Arizona’s immigration legislation. Will Williams of Vets for Peace, Claudia Gonzalez of UTI Youth and Alder Shiva Bidar-Sielaff will speak. Live music will be provided by several local artists. More info at 240.0289 or 335.0357

Saturday from 9 to 2, Fitchburg Fields Garden, 5335 Lacy Road, in Fitchburg will host another Garden Help day. Participants will continue to learn how to start and prep a garden, put in the spring seeds and cool weather plants, followed by other seeds as the days warm. Installation of bentwood trellises, making plant label markers and more will also be covered over several weeks of the program. Please park on Ballyduff. More info at www.fitchburgfields.com or 335.7295