Thursday, August 5, 2010

This evening, the Colombia Film series continues with “Secrets of the Choco”. The documentary looks at the choices for development facing the Choco in Colombia, one of the largest relatively unspoiled rainforests on the planet. It still has thousands of undiscovered plants and animals, and contains undisturbed ancient forests and shorelines, but large scale development plans and the impending completion of the Pan American Highway threaten the future of the Choco and the lives of the blacks and Indians who live along the banks of its maze of rivers. This is in Room 336 of Ingraham Hall on the UW Campus at 6. For more information, email csn@igc.org.

This evening Rock River Communities hold a free rain garden workshop. Suzanne Wade, the Upper and Lower Rock River Basin Educator, will lead the group with information on planning a new rain garden and how to keep it growing strong all year long. This is at Beloit City Hall, 100 State Street, from 6 to 8:30. Contact Rebecca at rdill@biodiverse.org or 773-496-4020 to reserve a spot.

Tonight, Rainbow Bookstore Cooperative hosts a poetry reading with Robert Philipson. He is the author of “Very Good-Looking Seeks Same: Gay Profiles in Search of Love”. This is at the Bookstore, 426 West Gilman, at 7. For more information, call the bookstore at 257-6050.

This weekend is the 7th Annual Sugar Maple Traditional Music Festival. Presented by the Four Lakes Traditional Music Collective, the festival is a two-day outdoor festival that celebrates traditional music and dance through performances, educational workshops, and interactive jam sessions. This is Saturday and Sunday at Lake Farm County Park in the south part of Madison. Check sugarmaplefest.org or call 227-8685 for details.

Sharon Kilfoy is seeking help to paint the mural depicting Madison’s labor history at the Labor Temple at 1602 S Park Street. The times are Mondays & Wednesdays from 5 to 8. and Tuesdays and Saturdays from 2 to 6. Call Sharon Kilfoy at 658-3736 for more information.