Friday, July 15, 2011

The 48 Hour Film Project is a wild and sleepless weekend in which you and a team make a movie—write, shoot, edit and score it—in just 48 hours. On Friday night, you get a character, a prop, a line of dialogue and a genre, all to include in your movie. 48 hours later, the movie must be complete. Then it will show at a local theater, usually in the next week. This weekend, 300 filmmakers from Madison are making films in the 48 Hour Film Project! These films will screen at various locations around Madison. For more information please contact Madison Producer Sierra Shea at sierrashea@gmail.com or (310) 357-7976.

Noted Buddhist scholar, author, and translator, Rev. Taigen Dan Leighton will present a talked entitled “The Vital Process of Going Beyond Buddha” on Saturday, 7/16 at 10:30 AM at Great Plains Zen Center, W7762 Falk Rd., Monroe, WI 53566. More information at www.greatplainszen.org or call Susan Andersen at 608-325-6248. The event is wheelchair accessible. Free will donation accepted.

The Portage Center for the Arts celebrates the book release with a signing event for “Dinosaur Discovery” Local artist Erica Lyn Schmidt will be holding a signing event for her newly released children’s book “Dinosaur Discovery” by Simon & Schuster. The event is this Saturday at 3pm at the Portage Center for the Arts at 301 E. Cook Street in Portage, WI. Refreshments will be served. Contact Director Ann Conway at (608) 742-5655 for more information.

Are you a talented home chef with a flair for fresh, seasonal cooking? If so, the Madison Area CSA Coalition needs your help! They are seeking recipes designed by community members like you for their “Farm-Fresh and Fast” cookbook project. Between now and July 31st, send in your original recipe that features fresh, local produce and is ready to serve in under 60 minutes. If they select it for publication, you’ll see your name, and your culinary creation, in print! Visit www.macsac.org for contest details, or email Danielle at info@macsac.org with questions.

EnAct Community Art Workshop will have three canvases where the community can collaboratively add their own artistic vision. This event is hosted by EnAct, Madison Children's Museum and Absolutely Art on Saturday from 10 a.m.-noon on the sidewalk outside of Madison Children’s Museum. This event is free and open to the public. The Madison Children's Museum is located at 100 N. Hamilton St. Contact Anne Nardi at 256-6445 for more information.