Calendar highlights
Film series features black filmmakers
“Cooley High” showing Friday, Nov. 17, is part of the fall film series “Black Hollywood, Black Independents.” Series showings are in 4070 Vilas beginning at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free, but seating is limited. “Cooley High” is a richly detailed period piece from prolific Hollywood director Michael Schultz. This raucous yet bittersweet comedy was based on the real-life adolescent experiences of screenwriter Eric Monte. Photo: Courtesy UW Cinematheque
Geology Museum showcases ‘Copper Country’ minerals
The Geology Museum currently features mineral specimens from the prominent A. E. Seaman Museum located at Michigan Technological University’s campus in Houghton. On exhibit are an outstanding selection of minerals from the famous Michigan Copper District that contains the world’s largest native copper (pure metal) deposits. These deposits, located in the Keweenaw Peninsula, were formed about a billion years ago. Specimens on display here represent only a small “slice” of the rich mineral assemblage characteristic of Michigan’s copper deposits. Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Admission: free. Photo: Courtesy Geology Museum
The Wisconsin Alumni Association and University Housing will host a Paul Bunyan Pre-Game Pancake Party for students Saturday, Nov. 4, at the Stock Pavilion.
Set to begin two and one-half hours before the Wisconsin vs. Minnesota football game, the event celebrates the longtime competition between the Badgers and the Golden Gophers. According to tradition, the team who wins the game also wins the title to Paul Bunyan’s ax for the remainder of the year.
Partners on the UW campus include the Wisconsin Alumni Association, University Housing, University Publications, the UW Athletic Department, the Office of the Provost and the RWJ Project. The partners have organized the breakfast as an alcohol-free event for students.
The Pre-Game Party will culminate with a Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox look-alike contest. A panel of local celebrities will judge which student in costume will win a trip for two to see the Badgers play in Oregon in 2001, courtesy of WAA. Information: http://uwalumni.com/pancake.
Professor speaks on community investment
Ken Reardon, associate professor in city and regional planning at Cornell University, will speak about the success of the East St. Louis Action Research Project at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31, in Memorial Union.
As an associate professor in city and regional planning at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, he researches urban development. One of these projects is ESLARP, which began 13 years ago as a partnership among neighborhood residents, religious leaders, elected officials, and students and faculty.
The project has generated more than $30 million in economic and community develop activity in East St. Louis’ poorest residential neighborhoods.
Information: Susan Dibbell, 263-4009, smvandeh@facstaff.wisc.edu.
Finding the lost city
Tour the Arboretum’s “Lost City” Sunday, Oct. 29, 1 to 3 p.m.
While the Arboretum folks always tour this area around Halloween, there is really nothing spooky about this abandoned dream of a “Venice of the North.”
Learn more about this failed 1920s residential area and how understanding the land can be important for proper development.
Tour participants should meet at Margaret’s Council Ring in the Arboretum.