Friday, December 6, 2012

The Big Ol' Art Show with Friends of Jeremy presents 50+ local artists in a salon style show with a live dance performance, painting, and DJ - FREE. It will be held at the Commonwealth Gallery, 100 S. Baldwin Street on the 3rd floor from 6:00-Midnight. Contact Jeremy at 669-1312 for more information.

Tonight at 8:00 pm at the Bartell Theater (113 E. Mifflin St.), Mercury Players presents 'Talking Out of School' – a group of short plays by Wisconsin Teachers. These are original stories from those who teach in our public schools and they have much to tell about their daily dramas in the classroom. There is a small entrance fee. For details, go to mercuryplayerstheatre.com or call 661-9696 x5

Saturday Science at Discovery is a monthly series that consists of free science exploration and education programs aimed at families and learners of all ages. This Saturday's topic is Green Tips and Fun for Kids and Adults. Build a green plan for your family or household; make your own solar cell using raspberries; race motorboats powered by the sun; get practical tips from Green Madison; or hear from UW–Madison green engineers. From 10AM to 12PM at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery Town Center, 330 N. Orchard Street. Call Kirsten 316-4382 for details.

Warm up, relax, and refresh at the Verona Public Library during the USA Cycling National Championship Cyclo-Cross races on January 4 through January 8. The races are held at Badger Prairie Park, adjacent to the library, and part of the course can be viewed from the dramatic windows in the library’s open sitting area. You can also view the race while warming up by the fireplace in the quiet reading room. Coffee and hot chocolate will be available from The Sow’s Ear in the community room, with a portion of the proceeds going to the library. For information, visit veronapubliclibrary.org, or call 608-845-7180.

The Willy Street Coop is having a Winter Vegetable Tasting of root vegetables this Saturday from11am-2pm. at the Coop, 1221 Williamson. For more information go to willystreet.coop or call 251-6776.

This Sunday at the Cardinal Bar, 418 E. Wilson, from 7pm to 11pm, "Latinos for the Recall" will be holding a benefit concert featuring The New Breed Jazz Band, Samba Novistas, The Tony Castaneda Latin Jazz Band, with State Representative JoCasta Zamarripa and other speakers. Contact Bethany at 577-7370 for more information.

Madison activists have planned three days of activities to call for the closure of Guantanamo. The first Vigil for Peace is this coming Monday, January 9, from Noon-1:00 PM at the corner of Martin Luther King Boulevard and Doty Street. Contact Joy First at 239-4327 or Frida Berrigan at 347-683-4928.

The Low Income Taxpayer Clinic is free tax assistance program that serves individuals who have a problem with the Internal Revenue Service and whose income is below a certain level. LITCs are independent from the IRS. Most LITCs can provide representation before the IRS or in court on audits, tax collection disputes, and other issues for free or for a small fee. If you receive a letter from the IRS saying there was some type of problem with your tax return, the LITC can help! The clinic that serves the Dane County market provides service in English and Spanish. For more information regarding your local LITC, please call 1-877-UWW-LITC.