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Calendar: Aug. 14, 2009
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FRIDAY, AUG. 14

• Alternative Fuel Society Brew Share -7 p.m., River Valley Trading Co., 204 S. Main St., Blanchardville. 608-523-1888.

• Albertson Memorial Library, Theater Thursdays group presents "Don't Look in the Lake," 200 N. Water St., Albany. Information: 862-3491.

• American Legion Post 84, Friday night fish fry with weekly special roast pork loin and dressing, serving 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., 1627 12th Ave., Monroe. Information: 325-4244 after 3 p.m.

• Explore Fun Foods, 9 to 10:30 a.m., River Valley Trading Co., 204 S. Main St., Blanchardville. age 4 to 10, pre-registration required: 608-523-1888.

• First Baptist Church Vacation Bible School, rescheduled carnival (moon walk, cotton candy, carnival games), 6 p.m., First Baptist Church, Monroe.

• Hope Evangelical Free Church, Outdoor Movie Night showing "Hoodwinked," 8:30 p.m., church parking lot at 2902 13th St., Monroe. Information: (608) 328-HOPE.

• Monroe Morning Optimist Club, speaker Larry Brown, Monroe School superintendent: Status of our Schools, 6:30 to 7:30 a.m., Swiss Alps Restaurant, Monroe.

• Monroe Varsity Volleyball Team, garage sale, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., 624 30th Ave., Monroe.

• Music on Chicago, Blues Night, 6 p.m., Chicago Avenue between Stephenson and Main, Freeport. Information: (815) 232-9000.

• New Glarus blood drive, 1 to 6 p.m., New Glarus Bible Church Recreation Hall, corner of Third Avenue an Sixth Street, New Glarus. Information: 527-5111.

• Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2312 Monroe, Friday night fish fry, 5 to 8:30 p.m., 1428 17th St., Monroe. Information: 325-3338.

SATURDAY, AUG. 15

• Annual East Wiota Cemetery Candlelight Service, 7 p.m. Bring lawn chairs and cookies or bars.

• Playing with Fire! Class: Beginning Forging, 9 a.m. to noon, River Valley Trading Co., 204 S. Main St., Blanchardville. Pre-register at least one week in advance. 608-523-1888.

• Green County Historical Museum, on display now through September, Quilts and their stories and different military items, open 1 to 4 p.m., 1617 9th St., Monroe. Information: 328-4301.

• Friends of New Glarus Woods State Park, program and slide show on Wisconsin Timber Wolves, 7:30 p.m., New Glarus Woods State Park, Chattermark Amphitheater.

• Monroe High School girls tennis, car wash, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Dick's Piggly Wiggly, Monroe.

• Monroe Varsity Volleyball Team, garage sale, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., 624 30th Ave., Monroe.

• Republican Party of Lafayette County, meeting with speakers, Howard Narklein, Wisconsin State Assembly, and Julaine Appling, WI Family Counselor, 10 a.m. Wheel Inn, Shullsburg.

• Stateline Women's Connection, Bags of Surprises luncheon, 12:30 p.m., Peppercorn Banquets at Ludlow Mansion, 1421 Mansion Dr., Monroe. Reservations, 966-3535 or 325-2482 or e-mail: doreen@tds.net.

SUNDAY, AUG. 16

• Albany Historical Society's, annual Hymn Sing, 2 p.m., Gap Church, Wisconsin 59, 3 miles west of Albany.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Monroe Room, Monroe Clinic, 515 22nd Ave., Monroe.

• Browntown Peace Church, ice cream social, 4 to 7 p.m., at the church, Browntown.

• Community open house to celebrate publication of letters written by Wilbur C. Berget, 1:30 to 4 p.m., Wiota Lutheran Church, Wiota.

• Jasper H. Ethridge family, reunion, noon, Belleville Community Park.

Green County Council of the American Legions and Auxiliaries, potluck, 6 p.m., Monticello Legion Building, 316 E. Coates Ave., Monticello.

• Green County Historical Museum, on display now through September, Quilts and their stories and different military items, open 1 to 4 p.m., 1617 9th St., Monroe. Information: 328-4301.

• Green County Policy Development, meeting and potluck, 7:30 p.m., County Park, corner of Wisconsin 81 and County N, shelter house No. 2, Monroe.

• Monroe Curves, Serendipity Tea information and demonstration day for ladies, noon to 4 p.m., 1506 10th St., Monroe.

• Yester Year Auto Club, tour to Baraboo Circus Museum and maybe Delaney's, meet at Dick's parking lot at 8 a.m., lunch at Baraboo at the KFC/A&W restaurant, then on to the Circus World Museum.