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Upcoming Events
2012 Cabin Fever Lectures
See below for directions
Wednesday, February 15th at 7:00 p.m.
at the Baraboo Arts Building. 323 Water Street, Baraboo
Transitioning to Energy Self-Reliant Communities
John Farrell, senior researcher at the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, will share his work on the economics of renewable energy and how local communities and their representatives can benefit from local utility ownership and energy generation. The ILSR develops and encourages policies that increase the political and economic power of citizens and communities.
Sponsored by: Hiroshi & Arlene Kanno, MSA Professional Services, Cornerstone Gallery, Bananaboat Ad/Graphics, and Cross, Jenks, Mercer and Maffei Law Firm
Thursday, March 1st at 7:00 p.m.
at UW-Baraboo, R.G. Brown Theatre, 1006 Connie Rd.
Getting Leaner & Greener: Wisconsin Business Innovation
What steps are Wisconsin businesses taking to improve their energy efficiency and bottom line? Tom Eggert, founder of the Business, Environment & Social Responsibility Program at the UW-Madison School of Business and director of the 300-member Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council, returns to Baraboo to share success stories of companies reducing energy use and increasing their profitability.
Sponsored by: Johnsen Insurance, Anonymous
Thursday, March 15th at 7:00 p.m.
at the Baraboo Arts Building, 323 Water Street
Slow Money: Investing As If Food, Farms, & Fertility Mattered
The Slow Money movement seeks to improve the health of local food systems and the economy by repairing our economy from the ground up and reversing the trend toward short-term thinking. Join Grant Abert, philanthropist, entrepreneur, and founder of Slow Money Wisconsin, as we discuss ways to invest in our local food economy and our communities.
Sponsored by: Bekah-Kate's, Tim Borota - Edward Jones, Viney and Viney Attorneys at Law.
Thursday, March 22nd at 7:00 p.m.
at the Baraboo Civic Center, 124 Second Street.
Birds, Forests, and Climate Change Adaptation
Land use pressures and climate change are stressing Earth’s ecological systems. UW-Madison assistant professor of Forest and Wildlife Ecology Benjamin Zuckerberg will share his research into habitat loss and how citizen scientists help track changes in populations of birds and other species.
Sponsored by: Sauk County Abstract & Title Company, Baraboo Valley Veterinary Clinic, and Village Booksmith.
Past Events
2011 Cabin Fever Lectures
You may reprise the 2011 lectures by podcast at The University of Wisconsin CourseCasting Site.
Cabin Fever podcasts include:
Dr. Ikerd's lectures - "Sustainability: Economy, Community and Prosperity" presented at the Baraboo Arts Building and Sustainable Capitalism" presented at UW-Baraboo/Sauk County. Introducing Dr. Ikerd is Professor Thomas Kriegl of the UW Center for Dairy Profitability, Madison, Wisconsin
Dr. Magnuson's lecture - "Climate Change in Wisconsin: Learning To Adapt".
Ken Lange's lecture - "Devil's Lake State Park - 100 and Counting" Mr. Lange's Lecture is introduced by naturalist/artist and ecological cartoonist, Todd Persche.
Dr. Nancy Langston's lecture - "Building Local Resiliency for an Uncertain Future"
In addition you might be interested in a lecture by Higley and Hanson on the Public Service Commission process and projected electrical needs and Chris Miller's Piedmont, Virginia experience with power distribution lines as related to the proposed ATC Badger-Coulee Line.
All podcasts are courtesy of the University of Wisconsin - Baraboo/Sauk County Library
Contact David Wernecke at 355-7512 or brange@baraboorange.org if you have questions.
Directions:
Baraboo Arts Building, 323 Water Street, in Baraboo, Wisconsin
From Madison via Highway 12, turn right at the second stop light you get to upon entering the Baraboo area (the first stoplight is left turn only into Menards’ parking lot). Follow South Blvd./Business 12 approximately 2 miles, going under the railroad trestle and crossing the Baraboo River. At the first stoplight, turn right onto Water St. Follow Water St. until you get to a stop sign, continue straight for a block and a half. The Baraboo Arts Building is on your left.
From I-90/94, take Hwy. 33 west into Baraboo. Turn left at the first stoplight (East St.) and go south eight blocks. At the second stop sign, turn left onto Water St., and the Baraboo Arts Building will be on your left.
UW-Baraboo/Sauk County, R.G. Brown Theatre, 1006 Connie Road, Baraboo,
From Madison via Highway 12, turn right at the fourth stoplight, this will be where Highway 33 joins Highway 12 (a Walgreens is at the northwest corner of this intersection). Turn left at the second street on your left, Connie Road. Follow Connie Road almost to the top of the hill and turn right into the campus parking lot. The R.G. Brown Theatre is the first building on your left as you walk into campus from the parking lot.
From points west and north, enter Baraboo from the north on Highway 12/33, turn left to follow Highway 33 into Baraboo at a lighted intersection with a Walgreens on the northwest corner. Follow the directions above beginning with “Turn left at the second street…”
Baraboo Civic Center, 124 Second Street, Baraboo. First Floor
From Madison via Highway 12, turn right at the second stop light you get to upon entering the Baraboo area (the first stop is left turn only into Menards’ parking lot)). Follow South Blvd/County W approximately 2 miles, going under the railroad and crossing the Baraboo River. At the second stoplight, turn right onto Second Avenue. After the stop sign (one block) continue straight and find parking ---the Civic Center is a three story building on your right at the end of the block. There is a parking lot serving the building as well –turn right at the stop sign then left into the lot. The accessible entry is on the south side.
From points west and north, enter Baraboo from the north on Highway 12/33, turn left to follow Highway 33 into Baraboo at a lighted intersection with a Walgreens on the northwest corner. At the second stoplight, turn right onto Broadway Street. Follow Broadway and turn left at the second stoplight, this will be Second Avenue.
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