JANUARY
Seifert-Short
Museum and Learning Center Holiday Exhibit
The exhibit of Ethnic Dolls & Folk
Art from many countries can be seen every Wednesday,
Friday, and Saturday in January
2012 from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM. As
a gift to the community and its visitors, there
will not be an admission charge to view this exhibit.
Bumper
Bowling Club
The Ten Pin Alley Bowling Center
located at 192 Clifty Dr., Madison, invites children to
join this club which will meet weekly at 11:00 AM on Saturdays
for
12
weeks
beginning
January
7, 2012. The cost will be $6.00 per week with a $20.00
registration fee. Participating kids will get shoe rentals,
will bowl 2 games, and can earn
awards
and
prizes. Call for more info @ 812-273-5540
or go online to www.tenpinalley.net.
Jefferson
County Publc Library Storytime Programs
Registration is required and
begins January 9th. Toddlers from 24 - 35 months of
age and
their
caregivers will meet on Tuesdays at 10:30 AM from
January 24 - February 21st. Preschoolers aged 3 -
6 years will meet on Wednesdays at 10:00 AM from January
25 - February 22nd at the Madison branch. At the Hanover
branch, preschoolers aged 3-6 years will meet on Thursdays
at 10:30 AM from January 26 - February 23rd. Each
session will last for about 30 - 40 minutes. Call
: 812-265-2744 and 812-866-1470.
Madison
Junior High School Annual Super Bowl Pizza Sale
This fundraiser is now underway.
Contact a Madison Junior High student to order your
pizzas by Thursday, January 26th.
Pizzas will be available after February 3rd.
MCHS
FAFSA Workshop
Madison Consolidated High School
will host a FAFSA Workshop on Thursday, January 26th
at 6:30 PM in the high school cafeteria. All area
seniors and their parents or guardians are invited
and encouraged
to attend. For more info, call : 812-265-6672
ext. 4079.
Trinity
United Methodist Church Presents "Travels in Northern
China" Lecture
On Sunday, January 29th, Carole
Williams, an art teacher at Shawe, will be speaking
about her
most
recent trip
to Northern China.
Everyone is welcome to attend and learn about another culture
and country. The program will begin at 9:00 AM in Trinity's Fellowship Hall.
The
Little Grand Theatre Company Production
Performances of the play, "Percival
the Pig" will be held at the Ohio Theatre on January
27, 28 & 29, 2012. For more info, call 599-6526
or go online to www.lgtc.org.
FEBRUARY
Cincinnati Opera
Company Performance
The Madison Performing Arts
Foundation proudly presents the Cincinnati Opera Company
and their production, "Opera Redux : Porgy and Bess".
This is a free performance that will
be held at the Madison Consolidated High School Auditrorium
on Friday,
February
3rd at
7:00
PM. Call
for info : 812-866-3570.
Habitat ReStore
E-Cycle Event
This Habitat for Humanity of
Jefferson County electronic recycling program will
be held this year from
Saturday, February 11th through Tuesday, February
14th during
the following hours : Saturday from 9:00 AM - 4:00
PM, Sunday from 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM, Monday & Tuesday
from 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM. Bring your computers,
printers, TV's, radios, cell phones, or any other
electronic
device to the Habitat ReStore located at 931 Lanier
Drive. Responsibly
recycling these items is offered at no charge to anyone,
but donations are welcome. This recycling event will
help raise money for more Habitat homes. For
info, go online
to
:
Hfhmadison.com.
Yale University Professor Dr. John Mack Faragher Keynote Address
The Rivers Institute at Hanover
College is partnering with the Indiana Association
of Historians (IAH) to
bring Dr. Faragher to the Hanover College campus on
Saturday, February 18th. He will deliver
his keynote address, "The Ohio and the Trans
Appalachian West : Images of a Settler Society", at
1:00 PM in the Faculty Dining Room located in the
J. Graham Brown
Campus Center. Admission is free of charge to the
public. If you plan to attend the annual meeting of
the IAH, you will need to register. For information,
go online to : http://history. hanover.edu/iah2012.html.
OTHER
JCTC
Adult Education Program Free GED Classes
The Jefferson Community & Technical
College in Carrollton is offering free GED classes.
Registration is held on Tuesday and Wednesday at 10:00
AM or by appointment. Call : 502-732-7102.
Madison Parks
Dept. Senior Citizen Dance Schedule
Dances will be held each Friday night
in 2012 at the Brown Gym on Broadway in downtown Madison,
IN. Doors open at 5:00 PM and the dances begin at 6:30 PM.
The admission charge for each dance will be $3.00 per person.
There will be free drinks, snacks and door prizes provided.
Musical bands are subject to change without advance notice.
Salvation
Army Food Pantry distribution will
be held every Wednesday from 3 PM to 630 PM. The pantry
will still be open for the normal hours of 9:30 AM
to 2:00 PM on Tuesdays and Thursdays--by appointment
only. Call this number for appts: 265-2157. The pantry
is open only to Jefferson County residents. Everyone
must have a valid Jefferson Co. ID at the time of
pickup.