Thursday, January 13, 2011

This evening, the Peregrine Forum discusses "Building Zion Under the British Gun: Palestine in the 1920s". This is free and open to the public. The discussion is at the Madison Public Library, 201 West Mifflin Street, at 6:30. Call 442-8399 for more information.

Tonight, the Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice host Gil Halsted, who will speak on “The State of Wisconsin's Prisons”. Participants are asked to bring a new soft cover book to sent to an inmate as part of the Wisconsin Books to Prisoners Project. This is at Luke House, 310 South Ingersoll Street, at 7:30. For more information, email HYPERLINK "mailto:outreach@wnpj.org"outreach@wnpj.org.

Starting tonight, Strollers Theatre presents “The Norman Conquests”. The trilogy of comical plays features six characters including lover-boy Norman, his logical wife Ruth, her brother Reg and his uptight wife Sarah, and Ruth’s put-upon sister Annie and Annie’s seemingly clueless love interest and neighbor Tom. “The Norman Conquests” runs January 13 through February 12 on the Evjue Stage at the Bartell Theatre, 113 East Mifflin Street, Madison. The show runs through February 5. Reservations can be made by calling 608-661-9696 x2.

Beginning February 1, Hawthorne Library offers Computer Skills Classes. The classes will teach skills on word processing, web browsers, mobile phone basics, Craigslist, spreadsheets and more. Advanced registration is required three weeks before the event. For more details, check madisonpubliclibrary.org/about/hawthorn.html.

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.