Events

Arboretum Ecological Restoration Volunteer Work Party. For more information: 608.265.5214 or mlfarrior@wisc.edu

Springtime Skyline: An Urban Oasis
Spring Flower Show
at Olbrich Botanical Gardens
March 8 - 23 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. daily

Spring Show Plant Sale March 25

Sat. March 8th 11:30 am Wilmar Center (953 Jenifer St.) Free Meal and Movie Series Continues with: Good Night and Good Luck. It’s 1953, and TV is still a novelty. On it, Senator Joseph McCarthy of WI uses fear, falsehoods, and belligerence to become arguably the most powerful personin the land (includes real-life footage).

Arboretum Earth Partnership for Families: "Tree Trekking." Even if leaves are missing, there is much to learn about trees. Explore bark colors and textures, and discover the many different shapes and branching patterns that winter reveals. Begin a tree identification booklet at the Arboretum to take home and expand. Dress for the weather; we will take a hike. No fee, sponsored by Friends of the Arboretum. Call 608-263-7888 for more information.

Sat. March 8th 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Escape Java Joint (916 Williamson St.) Hands from My Heart presents a Healing Workshop: Write from the Heart! This workshop will explore how we can tap into our creativity using the written word as a medium of healing. We will seek to shed light onto the shadows of our life, weaving the common threads of a wide and diverse tapestry of perspectives aimed towards personal transformation. Workshop facilitated by E. Oroki Rice, a Chicago born social-activist, writer, performance artist, and founder of Hands from my Heart ,a healing ministry for

Sat. March 8th 7:00 pm Stendahl Parlor (404 S. Park St. – entrance at rear of Uni.v Audio) International Women's Day film screening of Lucia (Cuba, 1968). Sponsored by the Peregrine Forum. Info? #442-8399

Springtime Skyline: An Urban Oasis
Spring Flower Show
at Olbrich Botanical Gardens
March 8 - 23 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. daily

Spring Show Plant Sale March 25

Arboretum Walk: "Springing Forward." Plants and animals don't know about daylight savings time, but they do react to changes in sunlight. Discover changes that are occurring in nature as sunlight increases.

Arboretum Family Walk: "Mud." Mud isn't just for pies, it is a great place to see animal tracks. What is mud anyway, and why is there so much of it in the spring?

Springtime Skyline: An Urban Oasis
Spring Flower Show
at Olbrich Botanical Gardens
March 8 - 23 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. daily

Spring Show Plant Sale March 25

Springtime Skyline: An Urban Oasis
Spring Flower Show
at Olbrich Botanical Gardens
March 8 - 23 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. daily

Spring Show Plant Sale March 25

Lambing Time on the Farm
Bounce into spring with a visit to the A-Z Farm lambing barn. Come see newborn lambs as a family or as an individual. See lambs nursing, bouncing around their mothers and learn more about these wooly creatures. It may be possible to witness the birth of a lamb. There will be chicks, bunnies and other animals to see and touch. Visitor will be able to ask questions and see interesting farm related displays. Animals, vendors, activities and displays to be in the sheep barn.
Sundays, March 11, 18, and 25, 2007 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Color & Plant Combinations
March 11 Tuesday 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Registration deadline: March 4

Springtime Skyline: An Urban Oasis
Spring Flower Show
at Olbrich Botanical Gardens
March 8 - 23 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. daily

Spring Show Plant Sale March 25

Springtime Skyline: An Urban Oasis
Spring Flower Show
at Olbrich Botanical Gardens
March 8 - 23 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. daily

Spring Show Plant Sale March 25

Arboretum Naturalists' Enrichment Lecture Series: "Operation Rubythroat: The Hummingbird Project." A presentation by Bill Hilton Jr., award-winning educator-naturalist, author, photographer and executive director of the Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History. Fee: $5. Registration required. Contact the Arboretum for a registration form, or register and pay online at www.uwarboretum.org

Springtime Skyline: An Urban Oasis
Spring Flower Show
at Olbrich Botanical Gardens
March 8 - 23 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. daily

Spring Show Plant Sale March 25

Fourth Annual Viroqua Green Home Show
March 14th 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
At The Viroqua Mainstreet Station
info. info@kickapoogreen.org
Green Building Contractors, Strawbale, Earth Blocks, Energy Efficiency, Non-toxic Building Supplies, Sustainable Designers

Springtime Skyline: An Urban Oasis
Spring Flower Show
at Olbrich Botanical Gardens
March 8 - 23 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. daily

Spring Show Plant Sale March 25

Arboretum Ecological Restoration Volunteer Work Party. For more information: 608.265.5214 or mlfarrior@wisc.edu

Fourth Annual Viroqua Green Home Show
March 15th 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
At The Viroqua Mainstreet Station
info. info@kickapoogreen.org
Green Building Contractors, Strawbale, Earth Blocks, Energy Efficiency, Non-toxic Building Supplies, Sustainable Designers

Sat. March 15th 11:30 am Wilmar Center (953 Jenifer St.) Free Meal and Movie Series Continues with: Glengary Glen Ross. Based upon director David Mamet’s Pulitzer prize-winning play showing streetsmart decent guys trapped as self-deceived con-rats racing to sell real estate.

Sat. March 15th 1:00 – 6:00 pm Orpheum Theater (216 State St.) Live-feed: Iraq Vets Against the War "Winter Soldier" hearings. In the largest gathering of Iraq Veterans Against the War to date, hundreds of IVAW members will gather near Washington D.C. on March 13-16 for public testimony about their experiences during the Iraq and

Springtime Skyline: An Urban Oasis
Spring Flower Show
at Olbrich Botanical Gardens
March 8 - 23 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. daily

Spring Show Plant Sale March 25

Deciduous Tree ID
March 16 Sunday 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Registration deadline: March 6

Arboretum Walk: "End of Winter." This week marks the end of astronomical winter with the spring equinox. We can look for signs of the end of winter weather even if it is still cold -- plants have buds, birds and mammals are preparing for spring.

Springtime Skyline: An Urban Oasis
Spring Flower Show
at Olbrich Botanical Gardens
March 8 - 23 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. daily

Spring Show Plant Sale March 25

Mon. March 17th 7:00 pm Escape Java Joint (916 Williamson St.) The Wind That Shakes the Barley! Join us for a screening of this acclaimed 2006 film by Ken Loach which follows two IRA brothers from County Cork and their respective roles in the armed struggle against British rule. The Wind that Shakes the Barley won the Palme d’Or
at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival and was the highest grossing Irish-made independent film ever. Discussion on the political significance of St. Patricks Day will follow. Sponsored by the Madison Infoshop and the Peregrine Forum. Info? #262-9036

Springtime Skyline: An Urban Oasis
Spring Flower Show
at Olbrich Botanical Gardens
March 8 - 23 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. daily

Spring Show Plant Sale March 25

Lambing Time on the Farm
Bounce into spring with a visit to the A-Z Farm lambing barn. Come see newborn lambs as a family or as an individual. See lambs nursing, bouncing around their mothers and learn more about these wooly creatures. It may be possible to witness the birth of a lamb. There will be chicks, bunnies and other animals to see and touch. Visitor will be able to ask questions and see interesting farm related displays. Animals, vendors, activities and displays to be in the sheep barn.
Sundays, March 11, 18, and 25, 2007 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

The Beauty of Ornamental Grasses
March 18 Tuesday 6:30 –8:30 p.m.
Registration deadline: March 11

Springtime Skyline: An Urban Oasis
Spring Flower Show
at Olbrich Botanical Gardens
March 8 - 23 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. daily

Spring Show Plant Sale March 25

Sierra Club Monthly Programs:
Trash, Trash, Who's Got the Trash
Wednesday, March 19. 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Madison Public Library, Main Branch, 201 W Mifflin
As the population of Dane County increases, so does our garbage. In response to diminishing capacity at our landfills, and the need to keep toxic materials out of our air and water, government and business work to expand the list of materials that can be re-used or recycled. During this program we will explore recycling resources to help us all move closer to “zero waste”.

Springtime Skyline: An Urban Oasis
Spring Flower Show
at Olbrich Botanical Gardens
March 8 - 23 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. daily

Spring Show Plant Sale March 25

Arboretum Night Walk: "Equinox." Join the naturalist for sunset on the first day of spring, half-way between the winter and summer solstices.

Springtime Skyline: An Urban Oasis
Spring Flower Show
at Olbrich Botanical Gardens
March 8 - 23 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. daily

Spring Show Plant Sale March 25

Springtime Skyline: An Urban Oasis
Spring Flower Show
at Olbrich Botanical Gardens
March 8 - 23 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. daily

Spring Show Plant Sale March 25

Arboretum Ecological Restoration Volunteer Work Party. For more information: 608.265.5214 or mlfarrior@wisc.edu

Sat. March 22nd 11:30 am Wilmar Center (953 Jenifer St.) Free Meal and Movie Series Continues with: Besieged. Director Bernardo Bertolucci’s parable of love: “He who would save his life,will lose it; but he who would lose his life....” After her husband is arrested in Africa, Shandurai (Thandi Newton) flees to a villa in Rome where she works for an eccentric recluse who falls in love with her.

Arboretum Class: "Populations in the Prairie." Look at familiar plants and animals in a new way by building simple models and animations to explore how populations spread and grow. Then test the effect different environmental factors can have. Find answers to questions such as: What do wild strawberries and staghorn sumac have in common? How many monarchs might we see on the prairie next year? Are all weedy species successful?

Arboretum Night Walk: "Skydance." The American woodcock is a funny-looking bird that has an amazing spring ritual for attracting mates. We can never guarantee that wildlife will appear on cue, but we can usually hear and see woodcock performances near the Arboretum Visitor Center. Naturalists will talk about the woodcock and other rites of spring that can be seen on a March evening.

Springtime Skyline: An Urban Oasis
Spring Flower Show
at Olbrich Botanical Gardens
March 8 - 23 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. daily

Spring Show Plant Sale March 25

Arboretum Walk: "Signs of Spring." We will listen and look for signs of spring, such as the return of sandhill cranes and indications of mole and worm activity in the thawed soil.

"Weston A. Price Foundation - Madison Chapter"
Nutrient-Dense Foods - Education & Activism
Mon. March 24 - Chapter meeting 7 pm, Wil-Mar Center, 953 Jenifer St., the
public is invited. For more info, call Carolyn at 221-8696 or see
http://www.madisonwapf.org/

Lambing Time on the Farm
Bounce into spring with a visit to the A-Z Farm lambing barn. Come see newborn lambs as a family or as an individual. See lambs nursing, bouncing around their mothers and learn more about these wooly creatures. It may be possible to witness the birth of a lamb. There will be chicks, bunnies and other animals to see and touch. Visitor will be able to ask questions and see interesting farm related displays. Animals, vendors, activities and displays to be in the sheep barn.
Sundays, March 11, 18, and 25, 2007 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Stone in the Garden
March 25 Tuesday 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Registration deadline: March 18

Please join us at Bunky's Cafe for a