Friday, September 16, 2011

This afternoon there are free hourly Greyhound bus shuttles from the UW Memorial Union to the World Music Stage at the Willy Street Fair. Shuttles depart from the Memorial Union at 2; 3; 4; 5; 6 & 7pm and from the Willy Street Fair at 4:30; 5:30; 6:30; 7:30; 8:30 & 9:30pm.

Fighting Bob Fest Kickoff! Class Warfare: Fighting Back! Tonight at 7:00 pm Barrymore Theater. Featuring: Dennis Kucinich, Thom Hartmann, Jim Hightower, Greg Palast, Ruth Conniff, Stan Gruszynski, John Nichols, and more. For more information email www.barrymorelive.com

The Food for Thought Film Series Continues with: 'The Strange Disappearance of the Bees.' A world-wide investigation into the latest science on the endemic decline of bee colonies, implications for agriculture and life on earth, and what might be done about it. Increasingly each spring, beekeepers open their hives to find entire colonies wiped out. Enjoy a free screening tonight at 7:00 pm at the Alicia Ashman Public Library (733 N. High Point Rd.) For information email http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/special-series/food-for-thought


Fighting Bobfest Comes to Madison! Saturday from 8:00 am – 5:00 pm at the Alliant Energy Center.Speakers and performers include: Paul Soglin, Dave Zweifel, Mike McCabe, Tony Schultz, Ellen Bravo, Raging Grannies, Dave Obey, Cornel West, Thom Hartmann, Greg Palast, Bernie Sanders, Tammy Baldwin, John Nichols, Peter Leidy, Jim Hightower, Ed Garvey, Piper Road String Band. For a full schedule visit: http://www.fightingbobfest.org

Kicks Unlimited is sponsoring a 'Free Women's Self Defense Seminar' Come learn some basic skills that can save your life should you ever need to defend it. Donations for DAIS (Domestic Abuse Intervention Services) gladly accepted. The seminar will be held on Saturday from 3:00 – 5:00 pm at Kicks Unlimited (2831 Parmenter St. in Middleton).

The Rainbow Bookstore Cooperative welcomes Paul Street as he discusses his new book, "Crashing the Tea Party", a journalistic and scholarly examination of the Tea Party at both the local and national level. It includes a chapter on the Wisconsin Uprising. The event is free and begins at 2pm on Sunday the 18th at the Rainbow Bookstore, 426 W. Gilman St. For more information call (608) 257-6050.