Tuesday, March 22, 2011

This afternoon the Madison-Rafah Sister City project and others host Ziad Abbas, Associate Director of the Middle East Children's Alliance. He will speak on “Water and Solidarity with Palestine”. This is at 1:30 in Room D240 of the MATC Downtown Education Center, 211 North Carroll Street. Call 577-3377 for details.

This afternoon Madison Urban Ministry (MUM) hosts a “re-entry fair.” Madison members and particularly veterans and formerly incarcerated veterans are invited to learn about available community services. This is in the “Village on the Park,” 2300 South Park Street at 3:30. Call 256-0906 for details. This is a regularly scheduled event for the fourth Tuesday monthly.

This evening the “East Isthmus Neighborhoods Planning Council” and others host a “People's Candidate Forum.” Mayor and County Executive candidates running in the spring 2011 elections will be forum participants. These include current Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz and opponent former Madison mayor, Paul Soglin,. This is 6:00 in the Barrymore Theater, 2090 Atwood Avenue. Call 204-0834 for details.

This evening “Community Action on Latin America” (CALA) hosts "TV Serrana: Documentaries from Cuba's Sierra Maestra Mountains." It will be presented by Alexandra Halkin, “Americas Media Initiative, Cuba Media Project” and Carlos Rodriguez, “TV Serrana”. This is in “Rainbow Community Bookstore,” 426 West Gilman Street at 7:00. Call 251-3241 for details.

This evening the group “Fitchburg Fields” and others host a free showing of the new film "The Economics of Happiness," about the dangers of globalization, and the benefits of localization. This is in room 3650 of the “Humanities Building” at 7:00. Call 223-9571 for details.

This evening “StageQ” hosts a free read-through of a new comic play, “Hamm in Love and War,” by Madison playwright Eric Appleton. The reading takes place on the Evjue stage at the Bartell Theatre, 113 East Mifflin Street at 7:00. It includes celebration birthday cake and champagne before and a feedback segment after the show. Call 661-9696 extension 3 for reservations or details.