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Community Calendar: April 15-21, 2008
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TUESDAY, APRIL 15

• Albany Historical Society, program by Cynthia Bagley on Welsh Families, 7:30 p.m., Museum, 119 N. Water St., Albany.

• Albertson Memorial Library, preschool storytime for ages 1-4, 9:30 a.m., 200 N. Water St., Albany.

• Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Shepherd of the Hills Church, 506 12th Ave., Fellowship Hall, New Glarus.

• Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., Congregational United Church of Christ, E 201 23rd St., Brodhead.

• Al-Anon Serenity Group, meeting, 7:30 p.m., Monroe Room at Monroe Clinic.

• Benjamin Harrison Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, rescheduled lunch at noon followed by business meeting at 1:15 p.m., Swiss Alps, Monroe.

• Brodhead Memorial Public Library, library board monthly meeting, 4 p.m., 902 W. 2nd Ave., Brodhead. Information 897-4070.

• Monroe Public Library, book club discusses "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy, 7 p.m., 925 16th Ave., Monroe. Information: 328-7010.

• Take Off Pounds Sensibly, Monroe Chapter 1453, weigh-in 11 to 11:15 a.m., meeting 11:15 a.m. to noon, St. Clare Friedensheim, 2003 4th St., Monroe. Information: 325-9223 or 426-1939.

• Turner Hall of Monroe, Squeezebox Night, 6 to 9 p.m., Ratskeller Restaurant, Turner Hall. Information: (608) 325-3461 or www.TurnerHallofMonroe.org

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16

• Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Monroe location changes weekly. Call (608) 325-5527 for meeting location (Big Book and discussion).

• Blackhawk Technical College, free application for federal student aid completion workshop for the 2008-09 school year, 11 a.m. to noon, Blackhawk Technical College Monroe campus, room 301, Monroe. Information: (608) 757-7664.

• Green County Historical Society, meeting, 6:30 p.m., at the museum.

• Green-Rock Audubon Society, bi-monthly meeting with program on bluebirds given by Harvey Hartwig and Paul Barrett at 7 p.m. and start of annual spring bird seed sale, Monroe Public Library, Monroe. Information: 325-6948 or 325-4660.

• Monticello Public Library, story time for ages 3 to 5, 10 to 10:30 a.m.; adult book club, 7:30 p.m., 512 E. Lake Ave., Monticello. Information: 938-4011.

• St. Rose of Lima, Brodhead FFA Alumni, Brodhead FFA and St. Rose and St. Patrick Confirmation Class, all-you-can-eat spaghetti supper fundraiser for Steve Mahaney family, 4:30 to 8 p.m., St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, 1005 W. 2nd Ave., Brodhead.

• Women's Connection, dinner, 5:30 p.m. Peppercorn Banquets at Ludlow Mansion, 1421 Mansion Dr., Monroe. Information: 966-3535 or 325-6315 or 325-5788.

THURSDAY, APRIL 17

• Albertson Memorial Library, Afterschool book club for grades 4-6, discusses "The Penderwicks" by Jane Birdsall, 3:30 p.m., 200 N. Water St., Albany. Information: 862-3491

• Alcoholics Anonymous, early bird meeting, 10 a.m., Crossroads Community Church, Monroe, 2003 10th St., Monroe.

• Alcoholics Anonymous, (Big Book) 7 p.m., Congregational United Church of Christ, E. 201 23rd St., Brodhead.

• Alcoholics Anonymous, Big Book Study) 7 p.m., Grace United Methodist Church, 326 W. Pearl, Belleville.

• Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., St. John's United Church of Christ, 1724 14th St., Monroe.

• Boyer Colloquium 2008, "Pain or Progress-Industrial Expansion into Agricultural Communities, 7 p.m. Highland Community College Ferguson Fine Arts Center. Maps available at www.highland.edu.

• Monroe Middle School, open house, 5 to 7 p.m., at the school.

• Monroe Public Library, picture book stories for children ages 3 to 6, 10 a.m., 925 16th Ave., Monroe. Information: 328-7010.

• Parish Mobile Food Pantry of Green County, food distribution, 3 to 4 p.m., parking lot of St. Vincent De Paul, Monroe. Information: Rita Koster, St. Victor Church, (608) 325-9506.

• Smith Lodge #31 Monroe, Past Masters nite, potluck at 5:45 p.m., ladies invited. Information: (608) 558-9987.

• Turner Hall of Monroe, Ratskeller Restaurant, style ala carte, free noon hour fashion show from Town and Country Styles, noon, Turner Hall. Information (608) 325-3461 or www.TurnerHallofMonroe.org

FRIDAY, APRIL 18

• American Legion Post 84 of Monroe, Friday night fish fry and weekly special salmon loaf, steak roesti or hash browns, serving 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., 1627 12th Ave., Monroe. Call 325-4244 after 3 p.m. for banquet and meeting facility reservations.

• Belleville Public Library, storytime, 10 a.m., 130 S. Vine St., Belleville. Information (608) 424-1812.

• Brodhead Memorial Public Library, preschool storytime for ages 3 and up, 10 a.m., 902 W. 2nd Ave., Brodhead. Information 897-4070.

• Community "Healing Inner Wounds" seminar by Christian psycho-therapist Jennifer Jill Schwirzer, 7 p.m., Monroe Adventist Church, 1802 8th St., Monroe. Information: (608) 527-3438.

• Lafayette County Health Department, lead screening, 9 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 4 p.m., Darlington. Appointments and information: (608) 776-4895.

• Monroe Theatre Guild, performance of The Drawer Boy, 7:30 p.m., Gunderson Stiles Concert Hall, Monroe Arts Center, Monroe. Information: 325-5700.

• New Glarus Public Library, preschool storytime, 10 a.m., 319 2nd St., New Glarus. Information: 527-2003.

• U.S. Senator Herb Kohl's Regional representative Kim Cates, office hours, 9 to 10 a.m. at Village board room at New Glarus Village Hall, 319 2nd St., New Glarus, and 11 a.m. to noon in the basement conference room of the Green County Courthouse, 1016 16th Ave., Monroe. Information: (608) 264-5338.

SATURDAY, APRIL 19

• Black Hawk FFA Alumni, consignment auction, 9:30 a.m., Black Hawk High School parking lot, South Wayne. Information: 968-3458, 439-5250 or 966-3909.

• Community "Healing Inner Wounds" seminar by Christian psycho-therapist Jennifer Jill Schwirzer, 10 a.m., 11:15 a.m. and 2 p.m., Monroe Adventist Church, 1802 8th St., Monroe. Information: (608) 527-3438.

• Cornerstone Christian School, "Are you smarter than a Cornerstone kid?", 7 p.m.; open house for the school, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., First Baptist Church in Darlington.

• Court Street United Methodist Church, JuBell-ee (handbell) Festival 2008 concert, 5 p.m., Rockford Christian High School gymnasium, 1401 N. Bell School Rd., Rockford, Ill. Tickets and information: (815) 637-6963.

• Girl Scouts of Badger Council, 8:50 a.m. registration, 9:30 to 11:45 a.m. annual meeting, University of Wisconsin-Rock County, 2909 Kellogg Ave., Janesville. For elected delegates, adults members and girls 14 and older. Reservations: (608) 362-8922 or (800) 362-3226 or online: www.gsbadger.org

• Jennifer Jill Schwirzer in concert, 7 p.m., Monroe Adventist Church, 1802 8th St., Monroe. Information: (608) 527-3438.

• Monroe Theatre Guild, performance of The Drawer Boy, 7:30 p.m., Gunderson Stiles Concert Hall, Monroe Arts Center, Monroe. Information: 325-5700.

• Reginald Foster Chapter of the Colonial Dames XVII Century, lunch and annual meeting, 11:30 a.m., Olive Garden Restaurant in Janesville. Information: (608) 754-2481.

• Stephenson County Fiber Art Fair, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Jane Addams Community Center, 430 W. Washington St., Cedarville. Information: (815) 541-0897.

• Wisconsin State Fair Swine Identification, 9 a.m. to noon, Janesville, Stoughton, Lancaster. Information: (608) 328-9440.

• Zwingli Church, kalberwurst supper, serving 4:30 to 8 p.m., 416 E. Lake Ave., Monticello. Carryouts available. Information: 938-3585.

SUNDAY, APRIL 20

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

• Hymns of Faith, sing-along, 2 p.m., Masonic Temple, Freeport. Information: (815) 789-3170.

• Monroe Theatre Guild, performance of The Drawer Boy, 2 p.m., Gunderson Stiles Concert Hall, Monroe Arts Center, Monroe. Information: 325-5700.

• Turner Hall of Monroe, dance 'n'dine with Greg Anderson Band, 2 to 6 p.m., Turner Hall. Information: (608) 325-3461 or www.TurnerHallofMonroe.org

MONDAY, APRIL 21

• Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., St. John's Church, 1724 14th St., Monroe.

• Monroe Parks and Recreation Department, ballroom dance lessons, 7 to 8:30 p.m., Behring Senior Center of Monroe. Information: 329-2460.

• Monroe Public Library, toddler time for children 18 months to 3 yrs, 10 a.m., 925 16th Ave., Monroe. Information: 328-7010.