Calendar of Events

August 2010

August 3
Choice Cinema: If These Walls Could Talk, Madison
5:30 PM-8:30 PM, Madison Public Library - Central Branch, 201 West Mifflin Street, 2nd Floor - Room 202. Choice Cinema is devoted to screening and discussing movies that depict reproductive rights issues. For our first screening, join us for a viewing of the 1996 HBO movie If These Walls Could Talk. This film depicts three stories of three different women who are all struggling with unplanned pregnancies. Discussion will follow the movie screening. This is a free event, and snacks will be provided! For more info: NARAL Pro-Choice Wisconsin.

August 5
Caregiver Resource Event, Milwaukee
5:00 PM-7:00 PM, IndependenceFirst, 540 S. 1st Street.  Presentation by the Alzheimer’s Association of Southeastern Wisconsin. Fee: free.  For more info and to register: Milwaukee Aging Consortium.

August 9
Celebrating 75 Years of Social Security, Kenosha
12:30 PM, Kenosha Senior Center, 2717 67th Street. The Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americans will be celebrating the 75th anniversary of Social Security and how to protect it strengthen it with events around the state.  Cake will be served.  For more info: Billy Feitlinger, WIARA.

August 10
Celebrating 75 Years of Social Security, Madison
12:00 noon, Madison Senior Center, 333 West Mifflin Street. The Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americans will be celebrating the 75th anniversary of Social Security and how to protect it strengthen it with events around the state.  Cake will be served.  For more info: Billy Feitlinger, WIARA.

August 12
Celebrating 75 Years of Social Security, Milwaukee
10:00 AM, State Fair at the Milwaukee Area Labor Council booth. The Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americans will be celebrating the 75th anniversary of Social Security and how to protect it strengthen it with events around the state.  Cake will be served.  For more info: Billy Feitlinger, WIARA.

August 12
Celebrating 75 Years of Social Security, Green Bay
12:00 noon, Brown County Aging and Disabilities Resource Center, 300 South Adams. The Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americans will be celebrating the 75th anniversary of Social Security and how to protect it strengthen it with events around the state.  Cake will be served.  For more info: Billy Feitlinger, WIARA.

August 14
Summer Evening at the Club, Hartland
6:00 PM-10:30 PM, Bristlecone Pines, 1500 E. Arlene Drive.  Sponsored by The Women’s Center. An evening mirroring the 50’s Rat Pack Era. Step back in time to the 50’s & help us raise $50,000 to help women & children of Southeastern Wisconsin. LIVE Auction to raise funds to support the following programs: Employment Program, Community Education, & Shelter. Hot & cold hors d’oeuvres, cocktails and live music. Casual cocktail attire, your best 50’s look encouraged! Tickets are $150 each. Please RSVP by August 6th. For questions or to RSVP by phone, call 262-522-3805. Register online at The Women’s Center.

August 17
Wine and Choice, Madison
5:30 PM to 7:30 PM, 920 Castle Place. Join NARAL Pro-Choice Wisconsin for our 2010 Wine & Choice Celebration. Gather with other supporters of choice, and sample some of Wisconsin’s best wine, beer, cheese, and chocolate. This year’s celebrations will feature NARAL Pro-Choice America President Nancy Keenan along with presentation of our first ever Dr. George Tiller Memorial Award. Tickets are $50, $25 for students/limited income. For more info and to purchase tickets: NARAL Pro-Choice Wisconsin.

August 18
Wine and Choice, Milwaukee
5:30 PM to 7:30 PM, 326 South 82nd Street. Join NARAL Pro-Choice Wisconsin for our 2010 Wine & Choice Celebration. Gather with other supporters of choice, and sample some of Wisconsin’s best wine, beer, cheese, and chocolate. This year’s celebrations will feature NARAL Pro-Choice America President Nancy Keenan along with presentation of our first ever Dr. George Tiller Memorial Award. Tickets are $50, $25 for students/limited income. For more info and to purchase tickets: NARAL Pro-Choice Wisconsin.

August 26
Women’s Equality Day, Madison
5:30 PM-7:30 PM, Samba Brazilian Grill, 240 W. Gilman St. Celebrate The 90th Anniversary of Woman Suffrage. Exactly 90 years after the 19th Amendment granted women the right to vote on August 26, 1920, the Madison Chapter of the National Organization of Women (NOW), Wisconsin NOW, and the Wisconsin Women’s Network (WWN) will be gathering here in the capital of the very first state to ratify it – Wisconsin. Featuring State Rep. Terese Berceau, Emily Reynolds, President of Wisconsin NOW, Eve Galanter, Chair of the WWN Board of Directors, and Stephanie Wright, President of Madison NOW.  Admission is free.  For more info: WWN and Wisconsin NOW.