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Mother’s Day live show to feature local writers

‘Listen to Your Mother’ founded by Madison blogger, humorist  

A Mother’s Day-themed production will feature local writers discussing the "real experience" of motherhood in their own words.

Fourteen local women will take the stage at the Barrymore Theatre Sunday for a performance the "Listen to Your Mother" group calls "giving Mother’s Day a microphone."

Listen to Your Mother is a live show with Madison-area writers reading their words founded by Ann Imig, a Madison blogger who describes herself online as a "stay-at-home humorist."

Tickets are $15 with a portion of proceeds supporting the Domestic Abuse Intervention Services, a Madison-based non-profit organization working against domestic violence.

UW students launch discrimination exhibit

University of Wisconsin-Madison students are taking a closer look at their campus climate through the "Silenced Stories" exhibit.

The exhibit will highlight stories of harassment and discrimination that students have experienced on the university’s campus through artwork and other forms. The stories, taking place in classes, during sports games and in university housing, will focus on race, sex, gender and other discriminations.

"Silenced Stories" will open May 9 at 5:30 in the School of Social Work, with refreshments available, according to a statement.

The Disability and Advocacy in Multicultural Settings Field Unit launched the exhibit to raise awareness for discrimination on campus, the statement said. 

Madison to hold 'Big Rig Gig,' garage sale for kids

Sunday event at Elver Park to feature trucks, tractors   

The city of Madison will be holding a garage sale for gently used toys while showcasing Madison public services, employees and equipment on Sunday at Elver Park, 1250 McKenna Blvd. 

The "Kids to Kids" garage sale features gently used toys, games and other childrens' play things.

At the same event, kids of all ages are invited to explore the city's big rig equipment. Children can play on and explore everything from fire trucks, tractors and cherry pickers while at the park.

The events will kick off at 9 a.m. and end at noon.

Cardiac arrest survivor wants others to learn life-saving skill

Cardiac arrest survivor wants others to learn life-saving skill

Survivor: '[I was] clinically dead, and I was that way for 20 minutes'   

Sudden cardiac arrest kills 1,000 people a day in the U.S., which is roughly one person every two minutes.  Would you know what to do if you saw someone collapse in front of you?

Channel3000.com and WISC-TV are proud to partner with St. Mary’s Hospital on Saturday for Hands on Hearts -- a community-wide event offering free compression-only CPR .

COCPR is a hands-only technique to help those in sudden cardiac arrest. The constant compressions are performed 100 times a minute to the center of a patient's chest. The compressions keep oxygen-rich blood flowing to the heart and brain. Mouth-to-mouth rescue breaths are not needed.

When compression-only CPR is used on a victim of cardiac arrest, the chance of surviving increases greatly.

MSCR offers Madison lakes event

Madisonians can learn more about what treasures lie at the bottom of their community lakes from a local diving expert this weekend.

Madison School and Community Recreation will hold a public conversation with Rick Krueger, a diver with more than 22 years of experience with exploring Madison’s lakes. The event will cover topics ranging from a Lake Mendota cave where Chief Black Hawk once hid to sunken boats and cars that now rest at the bottom of Lake Monona.

The event will take place April 27 at 9 a.m. at the La Follette High School. The fee is $5.

Anyone interested in registering for the talk can visit www.mscr.org and use the course number 42295 to sign up.

Olbrich Gardens holds public input meetings for renovations

Olbrich Gardens holds public input meetings for renovations

Before Madison's Olbrich Botanical Gardens see possible expansion and renovation, it’s asking for the public’s advice.

The final two of five meetings deciding the future of the garden will be held in the coming weeks. An April 22 meeting will discuss renovation plans by HGA, the architectural firm hired to evaluate how Olbrich Gardens should move forward. People who attend the meeting will be able to offer feedback on the plans.

The meeting will take place at 6:30 at the garden’s location at 3330 Atwood Ave.

A final May 20 meeting will also take place at the garden at 6:30 p.m.

Area Earth Day events offer nature excursions

Zoo, children's museum, nature center to host celebrations    

A variety of events this weekend tied to Earth Day celebration and National Environmental Education Week will take place in the Madison area. Events include opportunities to enjoy the outdoors, get involved in the local nature community and make a difference in the health and sustainability of the environment.