It's a big fundraiser — for the Friends of the Cofrin Library — with big prizes and big fun for those destined to be winners in the second annual Books and Baskets raffle. Look for volunteers selling tickets in the Library alcove this week from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday (April 18 and 19).Tickets are $1 apiece or 6 for $5. Themes are Cook's Night Off, with $730 in restaurant gift certificates and other items; Home and Lawn Care, estimated value $340; Home Office, estimated value of $1,140 including a top-of-the-line home office chair from KI; Kid's Stuff, with furniture, fun and miscellaneous items worth $560 or more; Night Out, with $560 in Weidner Center tickets, limo ride and a night at the James Street Inn, for starters; and a Pamper Yourself Basket, estimated value of $678 with fresh flowers every month for a year, day spa treatments and more. More on the raffle, and a link to the online prize guide, in next week's LOG Online.

Members of the campus community are invited to make their own dream catchers and learn more about customs and beliefs of the woodland Indians at a Dream Catcher workshop from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. this Friday (April 21) in the Union's Phoenix Room A. Anishinabe Elder Selma Buckwheat, known on campus for her several years as a program assistant in the American Intercultural Center, will lead the workshop. Dream Catchers originate from the belief that dreams have spiritual qualities; the "catchers" allow the good dreams to slip through but catch the bad which then dissolve in the light of the new day. The event celebrating Native American Awareness Month is free. Materials will be provided.

Mark you calendars to take a break and have some fun on the first Friday of May and experience some of Executive Chef Jay Larson's Latino cooking, the music of students Kristin Sponcia on piano and Steve Johnson on saxophone, and a chance at great door prizes. The event runs from noon to 1:15 p.m. May 5 in Phoenix B. For only $7.50 you'll enjoy chicken enchiladas, a tropical salad, Puerto Rican rice, refried beans, beverages and a special surprise dessert. Tickets are on sale at the University Information Center/Main Desk through May 3. (You must purchase in advance.) Questions? Call ext. 2400.

David Coury, HUS, invites cinephiles and movie fans to attend the first organizational meeting of a new Green Bay Film Society at 7 p.m. on Tuesday (April 18) at Kvarna Café, 112 S. Broadway St. The meeting is for anyone interested in helping to start a film society, organize film series and/or film festivals. If you're interested, but can't make the meeting, contact Coury by e-mail or by phone, ext. 2097.

"Symposium: A Tribute to Donald K. Smith" and reception will be held 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, April 29, in the Lakeshore Room of the Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St., in Madison. Smith was a System VP in the 1970s and one of its principal architects. He died last Dec. 26. Highlighting Smith's contributions to higher ed will be speakers Katharine C. Lyall, David Ward, and several former Wisconsin and Minnesota higher education leaders, including Edwin Young, Allan Guskin, David Beckwith, and Irving Shain.

The student Art Agency's annual Easter/Mother's Day Sale of original artwork runs from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday (April 18 and 19) in Phoenix C.

On April 7, 8 and 9, 14 students from UW-Green Bay attended the 17th annual UW System American Multicultural Student Leadership Conference. Over 500 students from the System were in attendance. This year's conference was significant due to generous support from the Johnson family companies of: Johnson Wax Professional, SC Johnson- A Family Company and Johnson Bank. A total of $45,000 was used to reduce conference fees as well as provide numerous scholarships and door prizes throughout the conference.

Students at AMSLC (see above) are selected to present in prose, poetry or research categories. Jerome Morris and Rosalind Stewart of UW-Green Bay co-presented a research paper on The Cultural, Historical and Social Impact of Symbols. They received third prize for the research category and split the check for $500.

A 1971 article by William Laatsch, URS, "Hutterite Colonization in Alberta" has been selected for inclusion in Twentieth Century Landmarks of Canadian Geography.

Aeron Haynie, HUS, presented two papers at the recent North East MLA conference in Buffalo, NY. The papers were entitled, "The City of No Illusions: A Postmodern Appropriation of Buffalo, NY," and "Beyond Publish and Perish: Working with Journals."

Appearing in the Brown County Library's "Time Machine Series" for young people ages 7 and up will be Janice Cusano, Education, and Sarah Meredith, COA, of the music faculty. They'll play composer and concert pianist Clara Schumann and the Swedish Nightingale, Jenny Lind, in a free program at 1:30 p.m. Friday, April 28, at the Library.

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