Monday, August 13th, 2012

THE HISTORY OF August 13th, I'm ___________________.

AND I'm ___________. Today in 1955: Lamar Smith, a World War Two veteran who organized black voters in Brookhaven, Mississippi, is shot to death in front of the Lincoln County Courthouse.

Charged for the slaying will be three men --Noah Smith, Mack Smith and Charles Falvey. But a grand jury will find no witnesses to testify against them, even though a large number of people were near the courthouse during the shooting.

Monday, August 13th, 2012

It's today’s Action Calendar!

Tonight is Sustain Dane’s Eco Salon at Brocach. Tonight’s Eco Salon will be “Eco-Fashion: From Sourcing to Disposal”. This will be at Brocach on the Square, 7 West Main Street. Doors open at 5, with presenters at 6. Visit sustaindane.org for more information.

Rock Prairie Dulcimers and Hatfield Guitar & Repair are sponsoring “Mountain and Hammer Dulcimer Workshops” on August 25th. Stephen Seifert, from Tennessee, will teach the mountain dulcimer and  Katie Waldren from Madison will teach hammer dulcimer. There is a cost for this workshop, and it will be held at Milton United Methodist Church, 241 Northside Drive, in Milton, Wisconsin. For questions, or to register, call Nancy at 608-752-6514 or email kyuk_04@gmail.com

The South Madison Farmer’s Market is held Mondays from 2 to 6pm at 2524 Rimrock Road; Tuesdays from 2 to 6pm  at the Labor Temple Lawn,  1602 South Park Street; and Wednesdays from 3 to 7pm at the United Church of Christ on Gilbert Road. For more info, call 358-5834 or go to southmadisonfarmersmarket.com