Thursday, October 21, 2010

This evening, Ambrosia Co-op hosts the One Hundred Mile Potluck. Participants must bring a drink or dish that comes from within 100 miles of Madison. After the dinner is folk music sparking revolt from Thistle and the Thorns the True Cost of Coal storytelling workshop with the Beehive Design Collective. This is at Ambrosia Co-op, 225 East Lakelawn Place, at 6. Call 316-5822 for more details.

This evening, the Peregrine Forum hosts a discussion on "The Early Zionist Movement Through World War I". This is at the Madison Central Library, 201 West Mifflin Street, at 6:30. This event is free and open to the public. Call the Peregrine Forum at 442-8399 for more details.

Tonight, Retired Colonel Ann Wright will speak on "From Afghanistan to Gaza: Obama's Middle East Policy in Crisis". As war loomed in Iraq in 2003, Col. Wright resigned her State Department position in protest. An outspoken critic of U.S. policy from Iraq to Afghanistan, Col. Wright most recently participated in the Gaza Freedom Flotilla. This is at 7 in Room 180, Science Hall, 550 North Park Street. For more information call 262-705-5856 or visit madisonrafah.org. Retired Colonel Ann Wright will also be on tomorrow's “A Public Affair” on W.O.R.T. at noon.

Tonight, the Tenant Resource Center celebrates their 30th Anniversary. They are hosting a fundraising night, with several bands performing, including The Choons, Electric Spanking, and the People Brothers Band, and an after-work event including a silent auction. The public is welcome and donations are requested. This is at the High Noon Saloon, 701 East Washington Avenue, with the silent auction from 5 to 7:30 and the bands from 9 to close. Call 257-0143 or check tenantresourcecenter.org for more information.