|
|
The infamous, giant green M has been making tracks around Madison. Come and see the M in person and get info on how you can help achieve the 6 Can-do’s! Would you like the M to join your event? Please contact info(at)mpoweringmadison.com to tell us more.
You can now add Mpowering Madison events to your Google Calendar! Just search "Mpowering Madison" is the public calendars and add events you hope to attend into your personal Google calender.
11.21.08, 12:00 - 1:15 pm
Nelson Institute Community Environmental Forum
(3190 Grainger Hall)
Seating is limited. If you wish to attend please contact Molly Schwebach (608-265-6712)
To take part in a new Webinar Series please visit:
Building Communities
Webinar Series: Focus on Sustainability
(10.08 - 6.09 on the 3rd Tuesday of the month, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm CST)
Please use these one hour programs as "conversation starters" and take
advantage of this series to promote a robust local discussion and move from
talk to action!
To start a Global Warming, Changing CO2urse
Discussion or for more information, email
bryant@sustaindane.org or call 608.819.0689.
Past events:
1.24.08
The Climate Project Presentation
(Jefferson Middle School)
1.31.08
Focus the Nation Teach-In
(Great Hall @ UW Memorial Union)
2.2.2008-2.3.2008
Madison Winter Fest
(State street @ Capitol Square)
1.12.2008 - 2.8.2008
Paradise Lost: Climate Change in the Northwoods
(Olbrich Gardens)
2.12.2008
Science on Tap
(Great Dane - Hilldale)
3.1.2008
Terrace Town
(Monona Terrace)
3.13.2008
Wild and Scenic Film Festival on Tour
(Westgate Cinemas)
3.13.2008
Community Car GET YOUR GREEN ON party
(Brocach Irish Pub @ 7 W. Main St.)
3.20.2008
Tim Whalen Trio
(Overture After Work)
4.13.2008
Food, Faith, and Earth Day
(7118 Old Sauk Rd., Madison)
4.15.2008
Karl-Henrik Robert speaking at Distinguished Lecture Series
(UW - Humanities Building - Mills Hall)
4.16.2008
Second Annual Nelson Institute Earth Day Conference
(Monona Terrace)
4.19.2008
Habitat ReStore Earth Day Celebration
(208 Cottage Grove Rd., Madison)
4.22.2008
UW Earth Day Celebration
Library Mall
4.26.2008, 9 am - 5:30 pm
Isthmus Green Day
(Monona Terrace)
5.2 -5.4 2008
Going Green Wisconsin Expo
(Alliant Energy Center)
5.18.2008, 11am - 7 pm
WORT Blockparty
(600 Block of West Doty Street)
5.21.2008, 5:30 - 7 pm
Tunes at the Terrace
(Monona Terrace)
5.23-5.26.2008
Brat Fest
(Alliant Energy Center)
6.7.08, 10 am - 3 pm
Clean Lakes Festival
Olin Park
6.14 - 6.17.08
Store Opening: Off the Gride
(4261 Lien Road, Madison)
6.28.08, 11 am - 3 pm
Mpower Your Home: Your Earth and Your House
(211 S. Paterson St)
7.29.2008, 3 - 7 pm
Applied Tech Open House
(203 S. Paterson St)
Tuesdays, 7 pm - 8 pm
Concerts in the Garden
Olbrich Gardens
8.6.2008
Madison Mallards Game
(Warner Park)
8.8.2008, 10:30 am - noon
Campus Drive Pedestrian & Bike Path Grand Opening
(Walnut Street Bridge)
9.11.2008, 5 - 7 pm
New Faces, New Places
(Applied Tech @ 203 S. Paterson, Ste. 500)
9.13.2008, 2:30 - 5 pm
Sierra Club's Green Job's Rally
(Madison Labor Temple @ 1602 S. Park St., Madison)
9.16.2008, 6 - 8:30 pm
"Sustainable Future" Event
(Monona Community Center @ 1011 Nichols Rd, Monona)
9.17.2008, 7 - 8 pm
Lecture by Doug Farr "Sustainable Urbanism: Designing Sustainable Neighborhoods, Cities and Regions"
(Monona Terrace Convention Center, Hall of Ideas
@ 1 John Nolen Dr., Madison)
If you missed this lecture you can view the presentation on the WisconsinEYE website at:
http://wisconsineye.com/wisEye_programming/ARCHIVES-september08.html (scroll down to Sept. 17 for the link)
9.21.2008, 11 am - 7 pm
Willy St. Fair
(800 - 1000 block of Willy St. )
9.28.09, 10 am - 2 pm
Home Depot Eco - Event
(West Side Home Depot @ 4550 Verona Rd)
Car Less University Events
9.19.2008, 4 - 6 pm
Orientation and Registration
(Bluephies @ 2701 Monroe St., Madison)
A
happy hour welcome to kick-off the Car-Less week. Arrive via foot,
bike, bus, car-pool, or car-share for discount coupons from Trek
Bicycle Stores of Madison. Enjoy free appetizers and a beverage
courtesy of Bluephies
9.22.2008, 7 -9 am
Bicycle Commuting 101
(Just off the bike path at RP’s Pasta Company, 1133 E. Wilson St.)
Get
tips and tricks for an easier trip.Get a free bike safety check from
Trek Bicycle Stores of Madison. Enjoy free coffee from Just Coffee
Co-op and free healthy breakfast snacks.
9.23.208, noon - 1 pm
Car Pooling and Car Sharing 101
(222 West Washington Ave., Madison)
Learn how to “Drive Less. Live More.” Free pizza lunch courtesy of Fiore Companies.
9.24.2008, 6 - 9 am
Taking the Bus 101
(Madison Metro West Transfer Point)
Learn how to navigate the Madison Metro bus system. See a demonstration of how to use the bicycle racks and fare boxes.
9.24.2008, 4 - 6 pm
Graduation
(Tex Tubb’s Taco Palace @ 2701 University Ave., Madison)
Celebrate
a healthier community! Be present to win prizes from Trek Bicycle
Stores of Madison and enjoy free appetizers and a beverage courtesy of
Tex Tubb’s.
10.2.2008, 7:30 pm
Lecture "Carbon-Free and Nuclear-Free: A Roadmap for US Energy Policy" By Arjun Makhijani, PhD
(State Historical Society Auditorium @ 816 State St.)
A
reception honoring Mahatma Ghandi’s birthdate and celebrating the
“International Day of Non-Violence,” precedes the lecture at 6:30 PM.
10.3 - 10.4.08
MREA Solar Home Tour
At least 24 tour destinations in Madison showcasing renewable energy to be practical and realistic. Friday's Bus Tour
will stop at the WECC building (WECC administers Focus On Energy) and
The City of Madison's Engineering Building. One of Saturday's tour
stops will feature the residence of the Executive Director of RENEW, an Mpower Partner!
|
|
|