Events
04 / 8
Start: 8:00 am
End: 10:00 pm
Blue Mounds Area Project to Receive 5% of One Day’s Sales What: Whole Foods Market Madison is holding a Community Support Day for Blue Mounds Area Project, where five percent of one day’s sales goes to the local nonprofit organization. Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Dane County and Wisconsin DNR to Host Public Information Meeting for Review of Capital Springs State Recreation Area Preferred Alternative Master Plan | ||
04 / 9
Start: 5:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
TEN SCULPTORS of metal, stone, & wood Reception Friday April 9, 5 - 8 pm Donna D’Aquino, Don Esser, Anthony Gassaway, Tom Montemurro, Ellis Nelson, Frank Neu, Mary Nimi, Demetra Saloutos, Nana Schowalter, and Richard Seed. Special Exhibit: Kimberly Willcox Show continues through May 23, 2010 Bindley Collection Gallery (608) 831-7780 | ||
04 / 10
Start: 9:00 am
End: 4:00 pm
4th Annual Wisconsin Gourd Festival April 10, 2010 Start: 9:00 am
End: 11:00 pm
April 10 - Saturday, 9 a.m.-noon Start: 11:20 am
End: 12:20 pm
April 10 - Saturday, 11:20 a.m.-12:20 p.m. | ||
04 / 11
Start: 12:30 pm
End: 4:00 pm
April 11 - Sunday, 12:30-4 p.m. Start: 1:00 pm
End: 2:30 pm
April 11 - Sunday, 1-2:30 p.m. Start: 1:30 pm
End: 2:30 pm
April 11 - Sunday, 1:30-2:30 p.m. | ||
04 / 12
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04 / 13
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Getting the Garden Ready for Spring at Olbrich Botanical Gardens April 13 Tuesday 6 – 9 p.m. Registration Deadline: April 6 $35 Olbrich members/$44 public Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Tuesday, April 13: Preparing Our Communities for the Future, Now by Peter Park. Park, who spent eight years as a planner in Milwaukee and successfully worked to demolish the "Highway to Nowhere," is now the Manager of Community Planning and Development for Denver, Colorado. He presented at the inaugural "Bringing Bioneers to Wisconsin" conference last November. | ||
04 / 14
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04 / 15
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04 / 16
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04 / 17
Start: 9:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
April 17 - Saturday, 9 a.m.-noon Start: 10:00 am
End: 3:00 pm
April 17 - Saturday, 10 a.m. | ||
04 / 18
Start: 1:00 pm
April 18 - Sunday, 1-2:30 p.m. Start: 2:00 pm
End: 3:30 pm
April 18 - Sunday, 2-3:30 p.m. | ||
04 / 19
Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Edgewood College continues a springtime tradition with the Eighth Annual Family Science Night. The Sonderegger Science Center on the campus of Edgewood College will be filled with opportunities to explore science through hands-on activities for learners of all ages. Exploration stations allow young minds to investigate a wide variety of physical phenomena, chemical craziness and biological beauty. The event, scheduled for 6:30pm until 8:00pm, Monday, April 19, is free and open to the public. Spanish language translation services are available if desired. | ||
04 / 20
Start: 8:00 am
Start: 04/20/2010 - 8:00am
End: 04/21/2010 - 5:00pm
UW-Madison's Nelson Institute 40th Anniversary Celebration Highlights Annual Nelson Institute Earth Day Conference Featuring appearances by: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Start: 8:00 pm
End: 11:00 pm
Special Earth Day Concert Contact Danielle Lamberson Phillip at (608) 265-2563 or lambersonphi@wisc.edu. For more information, please check out the website at http://www.nelson.wisc.edu/earthday40. | ||
04 / 21
End: 5:00 pm
Start: 04/20/2010 - 8:00am
End: 04/21/2010 - 5:00pm
UW-Madison's Nelson Institute 40th Anniversary Celebration Highlights Annual Nelson Institute Earth Day Conference Featuring appearances by: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Start: 1:30 pm
Wednesday, 4/21, 1:30 p.m. Matinee: ADDICTED TO PLASTIC 52 minutes/Grades 10-12, College, Adult : Reveals the history and worldwide scope of plastics pollution, investigates its toxicity and explores solutions. Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Wednesday, 4/21, 7 p.m. : A SEA CHANGE: Imagine A World Without Fish 83 minutes/Grades 7-12, College, Adult : With global warming, excess carbon dioxide is dissolving in our oceans, contributing to ocean acidification and threatening over one million species with extinction. | ||
04 / 22
Start: 1:30 pm
End: 3:00 pm
Thursday, 4/22, 1:30 p.m. Matinee : GOOD FOOD 57 minutes/Grades 7-12, College, Adult : An intimate look at the farmers, ranchers, and businesses that are creating a more sustainable food system in the Pacific Northwest. Start: 3:30 pm
End: 5:00 pm
Come to the Aldo Leopold Nature Center for an ex”tree”m celebration in honor of Earth Day and Arbor Day! Visitors can use our Family Trailside Backpack to explore the land at their own pace, try their luck at our environmental challenge maze through ALNC grounds, and pick up a FREE “Blue Ribbon Kit” to learn about and monitor for “alien” invaders that can harm urban trees. Location: Aldo Leopold Nature Center Monona Campus, 300 Femrite Drive, Monona Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Thursday, 4/22, 7 p.m.: THE YES MEN FIX THE WORLD 87 minutes/Grades 10-12, College, Adult : Two daring political activists, posing as top executives, infiltrate conferences and pull off pranks designed to provoke better business practices. | ||
04 / 23
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04 / 24
Start: 9:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
April 24 - Saturday, 9 a.m.-noon Start: 9:00 am
End: 1:00 pm
Clean & Green Middleton April 24, 2010 9:00 am to 1:00 pm In the Former Sentry Parking Lot (corner of Maywood Ave. and Allen Blvd.) next to Middleton Springs Ace Hardware The City of Middleton is making your spring cleaning easy, fun and green. The City of Middleton will help you with your spring cleaning during Earth Week. Drop off donations for local charities and properly recycle household items in one single location. Start: 9:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
Creating a Raspberry Patch Register at: Start: 9:00 am
End: 12:30 pm
April 24 - Saturday, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Start: 10:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
Transplanting Seedlings Workshop Hands-on workshop for beginning and Intermediate Gardeners: Save money by growing your own seedlings indoors! Allen and Judy Pincus, experienced sustainable gardeners, will show you how to transplant the seedlings (you can bring your own or we will provide seedlings), how to build a cold frame and prepare the baby plants to move outdoors. Includes recipes for starter and transplant mixes and a garden planting guide/schedule. Start: 11:00 am
End: 1:00 pm
Grades 1-4 of The Madison Waldorf School present THE FROG PRINCE on Saturday, April 24th at 11 am at Barnes and Noble, West Towne. Beautifully handcrafted puppets will enchant you and your children. Free of charge, but please use the coupon available at the store to support our school when making purchases that day at Barnes and Noble. The Madison Waldorf School offers parent/child classes, Wondergarten, two Kindergartens, and grades 1-4. We are located at 6510 Schroeder Road between Whitney Way and Gammon Road. Come see a magical puppet performance. Start: 12:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
Green Building, Alternative Power Focus of Habitat ReStore Earth Day Celebration Green building and alternative power sources will be the focus at the 2010 Habitat ReStore Earth Day Celebration. Learn from the experts and incorporate “green living” into your life at the ninth annual Earth Day celebration on Saturday, April 24, noon to 4 p.m., at the Habitat ReStore, 208 Cottage Grove Road. Start: 12:29 pm
End: 3:00 pm
Eat Your Landscape at Olbrich Botanical Gardens April 24 Saturday 1:30 – 3 p.m. Registration Deadline: April 15 $12 Olbrich members/$15 public Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:00 pm
April 24 - Saturday, 6:30-8 p.m. | ||
04 / 25
Start: 12:30 pm
End: 4:00 pm
April 25 - Sunday, 12:30-4 p.m. Start: 1:00 pm
End: 2:30 pm
April 25 - Sunday, 1-2:30 p.m. | ||
04 / 26
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 10:00 pm
Weston A. Price Foundation - Madison Chapter Start: 7:00 pm
End: 10:00 pm
Documentary Shows the Scary Side of Bottled Water If you want to be healthy, buying bottled water is a good thing, right? Not really. The documentary film “Tapped” shows just how scary the facts are about the bottled water industry and its frightening impacts on human health and human pain. | ||
04 / 27
Start: 5:30 pm
End: 7:00 pm
NELSON INSTITUTE COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL FORUM Water levels in the upper Yahara Lakes result from a complex combination of physical conditions and management | ||
04 / 28
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
April 28 - Wednesday, 7-8 p.m. | ||
04 / 29
Start: 5:00 pm
WHO: Dane Buy Local Join us at our Event Committees' casual Pre-Launch Cocktail Party overlooking Lake Mendota at The Edgewater Hotel. Come find out about the plans and join the excitement for our 2010 Dane Buy Local Venetian Boat Parade promoting our member businesses in lights. Your $10 advance ticket will include: | ||
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05 / 1
Start: 9:00 am
End: 3:00 pm
Garden Bed Preparation Hands-on workshop for beginning and intermediate gardeners: Start: 9:00 pm
PrairieFire Biofuels Education Foundation, a 501c3 organization, is hosting a fundraiser | ||
05 / 2
Start: 1:00 pm
End: 3:00 pm
Walks begin at 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Join Olbrich and the Madison Herbal Institute to celebrate HerbDay on Sunday, May 2 with an afternoon of herb walks through Olbrich Botanical Gardens and Olbrich Park. Walks start at 1 p.m. and 2 p.m., and are free and open to the public. Local herbalists Kathy Eich, Robin DiPasquale, David LaLuzerne, Anne Walker, Jane Hawley Stevens, and others, will help you find the medicinal herbs that grow in your garden and neighborhood. Learn how to identify wild herbs and how to use them safely and effectively. | ||
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05 / 4
Start: 10:00 am
Start: 05/04/2010 - 10:00am
End: 05/31/2010 - 8:00pm
May 2010 - Calendar of Events Please contact Amanda Jahnke Sauer, Marketing & Community Relations, with questions All events take place at Whole Foods Market Madison unless otherwise noted 3313 University Avenue Madison, WI 53705 608.233.9566 COOKING CLASSES Tuesday, May 4th Start: 5:30 pm
End: 7:00 pm
How can citizens become successfully engaged in watershed issues, and contribute to meaningful protection and | ||
05 / 5
(all day)
Start: 05/04/2010 - 10:00am
End: 05/31/2010 - 8:00pm
May 2010 - Calendar of Events Please contact Amanda Jahnke Sauer, Marketing & Community Relations, with questions All events take place at Whole Foods Market Madison unless otherwise noted 3313 University Avenue Madison, WI 53705 608.233.9566 COOKING CLASSES Tuesday, May 4th | ||
05 / 6
(all day)
Start: 05/04/2010 - 10:00am
End: 05/31/2010 - 8:00pm
May 2010 - Calendar of Events Please contact Amanda Jahnke Sauer, Marketing & Community Relations, with questions All events take place at Whole Foods Market Madison unless otherwise noted 3313 University Avenue Madison, WI 53705 608.233.9566 COOKING CLASSES Tuesday, May 4th Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Good Oak Wildflower Walks: Spring ephemerals at Elvehjem and Heritage Sanctuary Thursday May 6th at 6-8pm Take a hike through these two hidden gems on Madison's far east side and enjoy the rich suite of spring wildflowers. Sponsored by Good Oak Ecological Services and the Madison Chapter of Wild-Ones Native Landscapers For More information see: www.goodoakllc.com/wildflowerwalks.html Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Free-Market Environmentalism: Thursday, May 6 For a capstone course in environmental studies this semester, 15 UW-Madison seniors explored the potential ramifications | ||
05 / 7
(all day)
Start: 05/04/2010 - 10:00am
End: 05/31/2010 - 8:00pm
May 2010 - Calendar of Events Please contact Amanda Jahnke Sauer, Marketing & Community Relations, with questions All events take place at Whole Foods Market Madison unless otherwise noted 3313 University Avenue Madison, WI 53705 608.233.9566 COOKING CLASSES Tuesday, May 4th Start: 5:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
MMoCA Gallery Night & Artists Opening Reception with special musical guest Mike Behrends Absolutely Art Show runs 5/1/10-5/31/10 Absolutely Art & Café Zoma are proud to feature neighborhood mother and daughter artists, Sarah and Laura Meddaugh, as well as the works of Lance Owens and Alexis London. This show will run during the month of May. Start: 5:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
WEARABLE ARTS and JEWELRY Reception Friday MAY 7, 5 - 8 pm JEWELRY: Tana Acton, Laura Anderson, Susan Card, Darlene Coltrain, Donna D’Aquino, Debra Dembowski, Tracy Drier, Ann Franks, Brenda Gingles, Michelle Friedman, Lee Kleeman, Maya Madden, Beth Novak, Michael Romanik, Eduardo Rubio Arzate, Demetra Saloutos, Trish Stevenson, Jon Sutcliffe, Brenda Thomas, Laura Timmins, Sue Werner, Colleen Bindley, Andrea Zens BAGS: Rita Barham, Monica McFarland, Mary Ellen Sisulak (Turtle Ridge) CLOTHING: Anne Alessi, Darlene Coltrain, Barbara Geurink, Nancy Hoerter | ||
05 / 8
(all day)
Start: 05/04/2010 - 10:00am
End: 05/31/2010 - 8:00pm
May 2010 - Calendar of Events Please contact Amanda Jahnke Sauer, Marketing & Community Relations, with questions All events take place at Whole Foods Market Madison unless otherwise noted 3313 University Avenue Madison, WI 53705 608.233.9566 COOKING CLASSES Tuesday, May 4th Start: 8:00 am
End: 4:00 pm
Public Sale May 8 Saturday 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Start: 9:00 am
End: 2:00 pm
LARGEST NATIVE PLANT SALE IN SOUTHERN WISCONSIN UW-MADISON ARBORETUM Over 100 species of woodland flowers, prairie plants, ferns, shrubs and trees will be for sale, all under one big tent on Saturday, May 8, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the UW-Madison Arboretum, 1207 Seminole Highway, Madison, WI 53711. Start: 10:00 am
End: 3:00 pm
Water Utility Open House WHAT The Madison Water Utility’s open house on Saturday (May 8) Start: 1:00 pm
End: 3:00 pm
Flustered Mustard Festival and UFO Pulling Party at Aldo Leopold Nature Center The Aldo Leopold Nature Center invites you to search and destroy UFO’s (Unwanted Flowering Objects) in the forest during this fun filled festival event! Families and youth groups can sign up for the UFO Pulling Party contest, where teams compete for prizes for who can pull and bag the most invasive species. Never seen a UFO before? We’ll teach how to spot these alien invaders of the forest. Join us to lend a helping hand to the forests of Wisconsin. Pre-registration is required, groups welcome. | ||
