Saturday, February 6
"Hamlet," 2 p.m., Monroe Arts Center, 1315 11th St., Monroe. Shakespeare on the Edge production starring area youth. Free and open to the public.
Red Cross Blood Drive, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Crossroads Community Church, 222 Old Argyle Road, Monroe. For an appointment, call 1-800-733-2767.
Genetic Genealogy: DNA Testing for the Family Historian, 10 a.m., second-floor meeting room, Monroe Public Library. Dave Bradford, Rock County genealogical and historical societies, will discuss DNA testing. For more information, call Sharon at 815-868-2416 or Donna at 608-921-1537. Open to the public.
Trivia Night, 7 p.m., Barnaby's Monticello House, 149 N. Main St., Monticello. Cost to play: $10 per person or $75 for a table of eight. Highlighted trivia movie will be "The Wizard of Oz." Proceeds go to the Friends of the New Glarus Public Library. Register at the New Glarus Public Library or at the door.
Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 2810 6th St., Monroe.
Alcoholics Anonymous/Alanon, 6:30 p.m., St. Victor Church, 1760 14th St., Monroe. Open speaker meeting. Entrance is located off of 20th Avenue (parish library door) and is on the east side of the church.
Pancake Day, 6 a.m. to 1 p.m., Masonic Center, 1613 10th St., Monroe. Sausage and all-you-can-eat pancakes. The cost is $6 per person; $3 for children 12 and under. Sponsored by the Green County Shrine Club. All profits will go to the Shriners Hospitals for Children.
Chili Day, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Women's Guild of Washington Reformation Church, rural Monticello. Chili, hot dog, cheese sandwich (including Limburger), homemade pie and beverage. Craft and bake sale and raffle drawings for a homemade quilt, fleece blanket, and other items.
Sunday, February 7
All-you-can-eat breakfast buffet, 9 a.m. to noon, Leisure Lanes, 2308 6th Ave., Monroe. Sponsored by Green County Outlaws football. Eggs, sausage, hash browns, bacon, pancakes, biscuits and gravy, beverages etc. Door prizes. $10 for adults; $7 ages 8 and under.
All-U-Can-Eat Breakfast Buffet, 8 a.m. to noon, Moose Lodge, 639 3rd Ave., Monroe. Cost: $8 per person. Proceeds benefit Family Promise.
Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., St. John's UCC, 1724 14th St., Monroe.
Monday, February 8
Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 2810 6th St., Monroe.
Snuggletime, 9:15 a.m., Monroe Public Library, for babies 18 months and younger, with a caregiver.
Wiggletime, 10 a.m., Monroe Public Library, for toddlers, with a caregiver.
4TEENS, 2:30 p.m., Monroe Public Library, grades 6-12.
Lunch Bunch, noon to 1 p.m., county board room, Lafayette County Courthouse, Dodgeville. Topic: Downsizing. Open to the public.
Tuesday, February 9
Driftless Area Artists, 6:30 p.m., first-floor conference room, Monroe Public Library, 925 16th Ave. Monthly meeting; open to all members and prospective members.
Albany Library Book Club, 7 p.m., Albany public library, 200 N. Water St., Albany; Discussing "The Fault in our Stars" by John Green.
Al-Anon Support Group, 7:30 p.m., Monroe Clinic hospital building, first floor, Cardiac Rehab Conference Room.
Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Shepherd of the Hills Church, 506 12th Ave., Fellowship Hall, New Glarus.
Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Congregational United Church of Christ, 201 E. 23rd St., Brodhead.
Golden Age Club business meeting, noon, Behring Senior Center, 1113 10th St., Monroe.
Monroe TOPS Chapter 1453 meeting, 11 a.m., Monroe Methodist Church, 2227 4th St. Info: 608-325-9491
DAR Meeting, noon to 3 p.m., First National Bank of Monroe, lower level meeting room. Speaker: Claudette Finke, topic: Patriotic music. Free and open to the public.
Scrabble, 1 p.m., New Glarus Public Library, 319 2nd St.
Music + Movement, 10 a.m., Monroe Public Library, for children 6 years and younger, with a caregiver.
Homeschool Hub, 1:30 p.m., Monroe Public Library; children and parents welcome, caregiver must be present with kids under 6.
Level UP! Study Time, 3:15 p.m., Monroe Public Library, grades K-12.
Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper and Bake Sale, 4 to 7 p.m., Union Presbyterian Church, 2707 5th St., Monroe. Menu: All-you-can-eat pancakes, sausage, cheese, applesauce, milk, juice and coffee. Tickets: $7 per adult; $4 ages 3-12; under 3 are free. Tickets at the door or in advance by calling 608-325-2519.
Family Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper, 5 p.m., St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 2810 6th St., Monroe. Free of charge.
Monroe Noon Optimists meeting, noon, Swiss Alps, 804 4th Ave. West, Monroe. Speaker: Colette Wyttenbach, dietitian. Topic: Healthy eating strategies. Open to the public. Info: 608-325-9768.
Shakespeare Project, 4 to 6 p.m., Monroe Arts Center. First session of a 15-week program for youth, with focus on self-esteem, respect and anti-bullying through the art of Shakespeare. Cost: $75. Pre-register by calling 608-558-6582 or at info@shakespeareontheedge.org or at the door today.
"Hamlet," 2 p.m., Monroe Arts Center, 1315 11th St., Monroe. Shakespeare on the Edge production starring area youth. Free and open to the public.
Red Cross Blood Drive, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Crossroads Community Church, 222 Old Argyle Road, Monroe. For an appointment, call 1-800-733-2767.
Genetic Genealogy: DNA Testing for the Family Historian, 10 a.m., second-floor meeting room, Monroe Public Library. Dave Bradford, Rock County genealogical and historical societies, will discuss DNA testing. For more information, call Sharon at 815-868-2416 or Donna at 608-921-1537. Open to the public.
Trivia Night, 7 p.m., Barnaby's Monticello House, 149 N. Main St., Monticello. Cost to play: $10 per person or $75 for a table of eight. Highlighted trivia movie will be "The Wizard of Oz." Proceeds go to the Friends of the New Glarus Public Library. Register at the New Glarus Public Library or at the door.
Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 2810 6th St., Monroe.
Alcoholics Anonymous/Alanon, 6:30 p.m., St. Victor Church, 1760 14th St., Monroe. Open speaker meeting. Entrance is located off of 20th Avenue (parish library door) and is on the east side of the church.
Pancake Day, 6 a.m. to 1 p.m., Masonic Center, 1613 10th St., Monroe. Sausage and all-you-can-eat pancakes. The cost is $6 per person; $3 for children 12 and under. Sponsored by the Green County Shrine Club. All profits will go to the Shriners Hospitals for Children.
Chili Day, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Women's Guild of Washington Reformation Church, rural Monticello. Chili, hot dog, cheese sandwich (including Limburger), homemade pie and beverage. Craft and bake sale and raffle drawings for a homemade quilt, fleece blanket, and other items.
Sunday, February 7
All-you-can-eat breakfast buffet, 9 a.m. to noon, Leisure Lanes, 2308 6th Ave., Monroe. Sponsored by Green County Outlaws football. Eggs, sausage, hash browns, bacon, pancakes, biscuits and gravy, beverages etc. Door prizes. $10 for adults; $7 ages 8 and under.
All-U-Can-Eat Breakfast Buffet, 8 a.m. to noon, Moose Lodge, 639 3rd Ave., Monroe. Cost: $8 per person. Proceeds benefit Family Promise.
Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., St. John's UCC, 1724 14th St., Monroe.
Monday, February 8
Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 2810 6th St., Monroe.
Snuggletime, 9:15 a.m., Monroe Public Library, for babies 18 months and younger, with a caregiver.
Wiggletime, 10 a.m., Monroe Public Library, for toddlers, with a caregiver.
4TEENS, 2:30 p.m., Monroe Public Library, grades 6-12.
Lunch Bunch, noon to 1 p.m., county board room, Lafayette County Courthouse, Dodgeville. Topic: Downsizing. Open to the public.
Tuesday, February 9
Driftless Area Artists, 6:30 p.m., first-floor conference room, Monroe Public Library, 925 16th Ave. Monthly meeting; open to all members and prospective members.
Albany Library Book Club, 7 p.m., Albany public library, 200 N. Water St., Albany; Discussing "The Fault in our Stars" by John Green.
Al-Anon Support Group, 7:30 p.m., Monroe Clinic hospital building, first floor, Cardiac Rehab Conference Room.
Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Shepherd of the Hills Church, 506 12th Ave., Fellowship Hall, New Glarus.
Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Congregational United Church of Christ, 201 E. 23rd St., Brodhead.
Golden Age Club business meeting, noon, Behring Senior Center, 1113 10th St., Monroe.
Monroe TOPS Chapter 1453 meeting, 11 a.m., Monroe Methodist Church, 2227 4th St. Info: 608-325-9491
DAR Meeting, noon to 3 p.m., First National Bank of Monroe, lower level meeting room. Speaker: Claudette Finke, topic: Patriotic music. Free and open to the public.
Scrabble, 1 p.m., New Glarus Public Library, 319 2nd St.
Music + Movement, 10 a.m., Monroe Public Library, for children 6 years and younger, with a caregiver.
Homeschool Hub, 1:30 p.m., Monroe Public Library; children and parents welcome, caregiver must be present with kids under 6.
Level UP! Study Time, 3:15 p.m., Monroe Public Library, grades K-12.
Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper and Bake Sale, 4 to 7 p.m., Union Presbyterian Church, 2707 5th St., Monroe. Menu: All-you-can-eat pancakes, sausage, cheese, applesauce, milk, juice and coffee. Tickets: $7 per adult; $4 ages 3-12; under 3 are free. Tickets at the door or in advance by calling 608-325-2519.
Family Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper, 5 p.m., St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 2810 6th St., Monroe. Free of charge.
Monroe Noon Optimists meeting, noon, Swiss Alps, 804 4th Ave. West, Monroe. Speaker: Colette Wyttenbach, dietitian. Topic: Healthy eating strategies. Open to the public. Info: 608-325-9768.
Shakespeare Project, 4 to 6 p.m., Monroe Arts Center. First session of a 15-week program for youth, with focus on self-esteem, respect and anti-bullying through the art of Shakespeare. Cost: $75. Pre-register by calling 608-558-6582 or at info@shakespeareontheedge.org or at the door today.
