Friday, June 10, 2011

Saturday, Creating for Causes: the Middleton Hills Art Fair takes place in Middleton. Local artists donate 25% of proceeds to area non-profits of their choice. Items featured include jewelry, purses, silk scarves, paintings sculpture, fused glass and found object art. The fair is from 9am-4pm at 6720 Frank Lloyd Wright Avenue. For information call Jan at 347-3195. The rain date for the fair is Sunday, June 12th.

Sunday, The River Food Pantry will be hosting the Summertime Benefit Brunch at the Northside Farmers Market from 9am-1pm. For a small donation, get a generous breakfast with proceeds going to The River Food Pantry. Meet Madison Mallards mascot, Maynard G. Mallard, from 10-11am and enter to win Mallards tickets. Tickets are available in advance at The River Food Pantry. More information at riverfoodpantry.org.

Capital Brewery presents a benefit for ‘Clinic at a Time Inc.’, a non-profit dedicated to improving health care in Ethiopia, with a performance by Natty Nation and Ethiopian food and handmade goods available for purchase. This is on Sunday from 2-5 pm at the Capital Brewery & Beer Garden, 7734 Terrace Avenue in Middleton. Call 608-836-7100 for more information.

Community Literacy is a Literacy Network ESL program designed to tutor adult learners one-on-one in a classroom setting where childcare and additional tutor support are available. No experience or foreign language skills required! Childcare for both tutors and learners is also available. Contact Shawn at 608-244-3911 or volunteer@linetwork.org.

The Insurgent Radio Kiosk welcomes listener commentaries on subjects of interest to the W.O.R.T. listening community. Commentaries are limited to two minutes. Interested people who wish to do a Kiosk commentary may call the station at 256-2001 and leave a message for the Kiosk.