Friday, January 28, 2011

Tonight, the Madison Savoyards will present “Matches and Mismatches”, its seventh annual winter concert for lovers of Gilbert & Sullivan works. The audience, led by Terry Kiss Frank, will also sing choruses from several works. This is in the Landmark Auditorium of the First Unitarian Society, 900 University Bay Drive, at 7:30. Check madisonsavoyards.org for more details.

Tomorrow, the Madison Institute hosts its next Progressive Roundtable Discussion. Jon Peacock, Director of the Wisconsin Budget Project, will discuss Death & Taxes. He will summarize the state’s budget challenges, the tax proposals under consideration in the state legislature, and the potential effects of those proposals on the state budget. He will also discuss some of the alternatives for a more balanced approach to balancing the budget, which could reduce the extent of the spending cuts. This event is free and open to the public. It is at Lowell Hall, Basement Room 1B at 610 Langdon Street from 9 to noon. For questions, contact The Madison Institute at tmi@tds.net.

Tomorrow, the Churches Center for Land and People presents Harvest of Hope Winter Farmers Market. This is at Saint Thomas Aquinas, 602 Everglade Drive, from 10 to 2. Check cclpmidwest.org for more details.

The Steering Committee of the Physicians for a National Health Program - Wisconsin hosts a legislative briefing on Implications of the Recent Election on Health Care Reform in Wisconsin. The briefing includes discussions on possibilities for action and activism to over the next two years. This is at the Health Science Learning Center, Room 1309, 750 Highland Avenue, at 4. Email Wisconsin.pnhp@gmail.com for details.

Beginning February 1, Hawthorne Library offers classes and workshops designed to help you make the most of your small business, start-up, or nonprofit organization. These include business law, business startup, marketing and more. Advanced registration is required three weeks before the event. For more details, check madisonpubliclibrary.org/about/hawthorn.html.