Friday, October 15, 2010

This evening, the Chazen Museum of Art and the Department of Art Funding Courtesy of the Anonymous Fund host a lecture by Reva Wolf Professor, Art History Department State University of New York at New Paltz. She will talk on “Andy Warhol: I Told Them I Didn't Believe in Art, That I Believed in Photography”. This is free and open to the public and is in Room L160 of the Chazen Museum of Art, 800 University Avenue, at 5:30. Check chazen.wisc.edu for more details.

Each Friday, International Outreach hosts an English conversation time for international students, native English speakers and families. Activities include short presentations on American and world cultures, English pronunciation, idioms, informal conversation, music, games and short movies. Light refreshments are be served. This is from 6:30-8:30 at 944 East Gorham Street. For more information call Jean Renee at 257-4845.

Tonight, Rhapsody Arts Center holds a "Dazzling Duets" recital. It is a program of classical collaborations between the faculty at Rhapsody. Rhapsody Arts Center is a non-profit organization located in Verona, providing theater, music, and art education to families throughout the Verona/Madison area. The concert is located at 271 South Main Street, Verona and admission is free. Call the Center 848-2045 for more information.

This weekend, the Madison Area Embroiderers' Guild is holding their 2010 Needlework Show. The show features over 100 pieces of needlework, an educational display of tools used in this art form and a gift boutique of hand-stitched items. This is free and open to the public. This is Saturday and Sunday at the Lutheran Church of the Living Christ, 110 North Gammon Road from 10 am to 4 pm. Check madisonareaega.org for more details.

Working Bikes Cooperative is a not-for-profit organization which diverts bikes from the waste stream and provides them to urban neighborhoods and to developing countries for transportation and power. They have a bike drop-off this Sunday from 11:30-1:30 at Unity of Madison, 601 Tompkins Drive just off Monona Drive. Donators can put items by the storage shed, left of the parking lot. For more information, contact Bill or Jeanie at 226-8738 or check workingbikes.org.

Tomorrow afternoon, the Madison Public Library hosts a screening of “Reel Injun: On the Trail of the Hollywood Indian” by Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond. It is a look at the Hollywood Indian, exploring the portrayal of North American Natives through a century of cinema and examining the ways that the myth of “the Injun” has influenced the world’s understanding, and misunderstanding, of Natives. A discussion follows the film. This event is free and open to the public. This is at Madison Public Library, 201 West Mifflin Street, from 1 to 3. Check madisonpubliclibary for more information.

Sunday, the Madison Hostel hosts a Pig Roast Fundraiser. It features a sustainably-raised and spit-roasted pig from Jordandal Farms prepared by local chefs. This is a fundraiser for the Hostel, which is part of Hostelling International. This is Sunday at 4. For tickets and more information, check brownpapertickets.com/event/133987.