Friday, May 1st and 15th, 8:00pm–11:00pm, Tai Chi Center, 301 S. Bedford. The Madtown Barefoot Boogie is a volunteer-run, community-building, substance-free, open-floor dance for people who love express themselves through movement. The DJ’d music includes many genres, including ambient, world beat, hip-hop, down-tempo, latin, funk, r&b, and disco, all arranged to make for a magical dance journey. All ages are welcome including children accompanied by an adult. $5-$10. For more information, check out www.madtownboogie.com or contact palante149@hotmail.com.
Sundays, 2:00pm. The Madison Gnostic Centre, between Willy St. and E. Washington on Dickinson, offers all services free of charge and welcomes the public! At 2:00pm on Sundays in May, come to enjoy our peaceful space and the strength of a group meditation. The classes are practical, simple, yet powerful. Also, starting May 31st on Sundays at 3:00pm and Wednesdays at 7:30pm, we will offer our free 8-week course in Self-Discovery and Peace. For more information contact: madison@gnosticmovement.com or 467-1032. The Madison Gnostic Centre is located at 206 S. Dickinson St. Free.
Beginning with its annual Cinco de Mayo celebration on May 3rd, free flowers for kids to give to their moms on Mother’s Day, May 10th, the annual Timebank seedling exchange and Lakeview Preschool bake sale on May 17th, to the new, free Community Supper on May 24th, and Kennedy Heights highlights on Sunday on May 31st, there’s something fun and worthwhile happening every Sunday at Madison’s Northside Farmers Market.
The Market features over 30 local food and selected craft vendors, brunch served every Sunday as well as fresh fruit smoothies, coffee and baked goods. Parking is right there and free and the Market is kid and pet (leashed!) friendly.
Located in the Northside TownCenter at Northport Drive and Sherman Avenue across from Warner Park, it runs from 8:30am–12:30pm every Sunday through October. For further information: northsidefarmersmarket.org or contact Dale Matthews at nfmmanager@yahoo.com or 217-9631.
Sunday May 3rd, 12:45pm, at the First United Methodist Church, 203 Wisconsin Ave, Madison and Saturday May 30th, 2:00pm, Madison Public Library—Sequoia Branch, 4340 Tokay Blvd. Madison. “Creating Buddhas: The Making and Meaning of Fabric Thangkas” is an hour-long documentary about a western woman who creates Buddhas out of silk. Fabric thangka is a silk embroidered and appliquéd art form in Tibetan Buddhism that is so rare that in some places it is only seen once a year. The filmmaker will be in attendance at both screenings. For more information: www.creatingbuddhas.com
Thursdays, May 21st–June 25th, 7:00pm–9:00pm at the Tao Sangha. Learn the true art of listening with your heart. A participatory class with pair and group practice based on Buddhist principles. It’s an opportunity to grow spiritually through learning how to listen with an open heart, without projection or judgment. Experience the joy of feeling completely understood and cared for. Please contact us to register with your $60 fee by Monday May 18th. For more information please contact the Tao Sangha Center at (608) 257-4663 or usa@taosangha.com and visit www.taosangha-na.com.
Saturday May 9th, 10:00am–4:00pm, 2330 Willard Ave. (Atwood Ave. neighborhood). Rain Place: Bunky’s Cafe 2425 Atwood Ave. Children’s Day is celebrated on May 5th in Japan. It is a national holiday dedicated to celebrating the health and happiness of all children and expressing gratitude towards mothers. We will celebrate this wonderful tradition with kite making, games, and a Uni Market to raise funds to improve children’s lives in Bangladesh and homeless families in Madison.
At the Uni market you can shop and enjoy recycled and hand-made/home-grown goods. There will be gently used goods, handmade jewelry, starter garden plants, herbal consultations, yummy food, homemade treats, mini-shiatsu treatments and much more! All goods and services will be bought and sold in Uni currency. Everyone is welcome! For more information please contact the Tao Sangha Center at (608) 257-4663 or usa@taosangha.com and visit www.taosangha-na.com.
Saturday, May 10, 9:00am–2:00pm, UW-Madison Arboretum, 1207 Seminole Highway. Over 100 species of woodland flowers, prairie plants, ferns, shrubs and trees under one big tent. Experts available throughout the sale to answer questions. No plants are dug from the wild and all are native to the area. Varieties for all locations—sunny or shady, wet or dry, sandy or heavy soils.
Thursday, May 21st, 9:00pm at Crystal Corner Bar. France’s sensational Chistophe Godin and his jazz/metal band Mörglbl.
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