Action Calendar

This evening is “Poetry Reading: Poetry and Music of the African Diaspora” with speaker speaker Nathaniel Mackey, Reynolds Price Professor of English, Duke University. This is at 7pm at 126 UW Memorial Library, 728 State Street. For more info, call Jamie at 608-262-3956

The new anthology “We Are Not Charlie Hebdo” will be discussed tonight at 7pm in Room 200 at 122 State Street. The book will be introduced by its editor Kevin Barrett and copies will be available for purchase. For more info, email kbarrett@merr.com.

Saturday is the Alliance for Worldwide Vegan Bake Sale, with vegan goodies ranging from blueberry muffins to chocolate brownies. Proceeds will be used to support Alliance programs. This is Saturday from 9am to 1pm at Goodman Community Center, 149 Waubesa Street. More info at allanimals.org.

Sunday is a free, family-friendly bird and nature walk at Cherokee Marsh. This is Sunday from 1:30 to 3pm at Cherokee Marsh Conservation Park, North Unit, 6098 North Sherman Avenue. More info at cherokeemarsh.org.