Calendar items and changes must be submitted at least a week in advance of the event. Submit items to Annette by mail, in person, or e-mail: "

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bnr-news@capitalnewspapers.com. For information about Around Town, contact Annette at (608) 356-4808, ext. 235.

Friday, Feb. 11

€ "Odd" Couple, Female Version" dinner theater at Farm Kitchen, Baraboo. Dinner at 6:30 p.m. and performance at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $24 person and are available at Farm Kitchen at (608) 356-5246. Performance is presented by Baraboo Theatre Guild.

€ Free infant massage class from 1-2 p.m. at Family Resource Center, 1111 1/2 Eighth St., Baraboo. Preference will be given to expectant parents and parents with babies younger than 7 months old. Registration in advance is required. Call (608) 356-3328 for information and to register for the class.

€ Missoula Children's Theatre residency with auditions and casting for parts in "The Jungle Book," Feb. 7-12 at the Al. Ringling Theatre in Baraboo. Auditions open to all children from 5 years old through high school. Presentation will be Feb. 12. For information, call (608) 356-8864 or e-mail ringling@baraboo.com.

€ "Second Friday Poetry" at 7:30 p.m. at Village Booksmith, 526 Oak St., downtown Baraboo. Judith Zukerman will read from "Amsterdam Days" plus open mic. Read your own poems or the work of another poet. For information, call (608) 355-1001.

€ Circus City Squares will dance from 7:30-10 p.m. at East School, 515 Sixth St., Baraboo. Caller and cuer will be Tom and Kathy Nickel.

€ The watercolor art of the rugged northwest corner of Montana, painted by Richard Springer, will be on display Feb. 11-27 at the Al. Ringling Theatre Suite A Gallery in downtown Baraboo. Opening reception today from 5-8 p.m. at the gallery. The public is invited to attend. Gallery hours are weekends from 1-5 p.m. and weekdays from 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. The gallery is free and open to the public. For information, contact the Al. Ringling Theatre at (608) 356-8864 or e-mail ringling@baraboo.com.

Saturday, Feb. 12

Lincoln's Birthday

€ Baraboo FFA Alumni Association's 17th annual Sweetheart Dance at 8 p.m. at the Baraboo Elks Club, 623 Broadway, Baraboo. Prizes, cash bar. Tickets are $5 per person in advance or $7 at the door. Tickets are available at the three Baraboo-area Co-op Country Partners convenience stores. Proceeds will help fund Baraboo middle and high school student agriculture and natural resources projects.

€ Missoula Children's Theatre residency with auditions and casting for parts in "The Jungle Book," Feb. 7-12 at the Al. Ringling Theatre in Baraboo. Auditions open to all children from 5 years old through high school. Presentation will be Feb. 12. For information, call (608) 356-8864 or e-mail ringling@baraboo.com.

€ "The Jungle Book" presentation with shows at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. at the Al. Ringling Theatre in Baraboo. Tickets are $8 for adults, $6 for seniors and $4 for youths. Box seats (seating six people) are available for $$60. For information and tickets, contact the Al. Ringling Theatre at (608) 356-8864 or e-mail ringling@barbaboo.com.

€ "Odd Couple, Female Version" dinner theater at Farm Kitchen, Baraboo. Dinner at 6:30 p.m. and performance at 7:30 p.m. Today there is also a special matinee show at noon with dinner at 1 p.m. Tickets are $24 per person and are available at Farm Kitchen at (608) 356-5246. Performance is presented by Baraboo Theatre Guild.

€ Creation-Evolution free seminar from 1-4 p.m. at Baraboo First Church of the Nazarene, 1800 Crawford St., Baraboo. Daniel L. Moran, Ph.D, will be the speaker. He has a doctorate in molecular and cellular biology from Ohio University. For information about this seminar, call the church at (608) 356-3774 or e-mail revblc@jvlnet.com.

€ Spanish conversation group from 3-4 p.m. at Village Booksmith, 526 Oak St., downtown Baraboo. Beginners, advanced or native speakers are invited. Everyone is welcome. For information, contact Nancy Waldman at (608) 356-8351, ext. 213 or e-mail nwaldman@uwc.edu.

€ Community barn dance at 7 p.m. at Park Hall, 307 Polk St., Sauk City. Cost is $6 for adults, $3.50 for senior citizens and children 5 to 18 years old, free for children younger than 5 years old or $15 per family. Light refreshments will be provided. The dance will feature squares, reels, waltzes and contras. No partners or experience necessary. Fund-raiser to preserve Park Hall. For information, call (608) 643-6875.

Sunday, Feb. 13

€ "Odd Couple, Female Version" dinner theater at Farm Kitchen, Baraboo. Dinner at 5 p.m. and performance at 6 p.m. Tickets are $24 per person and are available at Farm Kitchen at (608) 356-5246. Performance is presented by Baraboo Theatre Guild.

€ Sledding party at Steinhorst Park in Baraboo for dads and kids, from 2-3:30 p.m. Snacks and hot cocoa will be available. Reminder that there is no restroom in this park. In the event of bad weather, the event will be canceled. For information, contact Stacey at the Sauk County Family Resource Center at (608) 356-3328.

€ Open house at Seth Peterson Cottage from 1-4 p.m. The winner in the free drawing will be chosen to stay one night at the Cottage during 2005. Guided tour of the Cottage, sit by the fire, or ski or walk the wooded grounds of Mirror Lake State Park. Admission for the open house is $2 per person. The cottage is located on Fern Dell Road, one mile west of Mirror Lake State Park, in the town of Delton.

€ Growing Through Grief from 3-5 p.m. at First United Methodist Church in Baraboo. For information, call (608) 356-3991.

€ Fisheree at White Mound Lake. Fish of the hour contest with prizes, door prizes throughout the day, 10-gun raffle with drawing at 4 p.m., concessions served all day in the enclosed and heated shelter. Tickets available from club members, at the Villa Inn or Alva's in Hillpoint, and at the Catchers Mitt in Loganville. No Park stickers are needed that day. For information, call Bob Breneman at (608) 727-4283.

€ Fortnightly Literary Club at 7 p.m. with Kay and Bill Guerin, hosts. Carol Hulterstrum will present "Adventures of Little Red Riding Hood." For information, contact Maurice Madden, president, at (608) 356-6702.

Monday, Feb. 14

Valentine's Day

€ Play group from 9:30-11 a.m. at Sauk County Family Resource Center, 1111 1/2 Eighth St., Baraboo. "Hearts." For information, call (608) 356-3328.

€ Basic Photography 101 beginner's guide to digital/film photography from 6-8 p.m. today and Feb. 7 and 14, at the Baraboo Area Senior Center, Room 24, in the Baraboo Civic Center. For information, call (608) 356-8864.

€ Fund drive to benefit Hope House in Sauk County. Items from Hope House's Wish List should be dropped off Feb. 14-17 from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and Feb. 18 from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. at Ramaker & Associates, 1120 Dallas St., Sauk City. A complete copy of the Hope House Wish List is available at Hope House in Baraboo or at the Ramaker & Associates Web site: http://wwww.ramaker.com/hopehouse.pdf. For information, call Ramaker & Associates at (608) 643-4100.

€ Baraboo Public Library will not have programs Feb. 14-19. For information, call Miriam Thompson, Youth Services librarian, at (608) 356-6166.

€ Public school open enrollment applications taken Feb. 7-25. Application forms available from any public school district, from the Department of Public Instruction, or from the DPI's open enrollment Web site at http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/dfmsms//psctoc.html. Information also available from Gwynne Peterson, Baraboo director of Special Education and Pupil Services, at (608) 355-3958 or Mary Jo Cleaver, DPI, at (888) 256-2732 (toll-free) of e-mail maryjo.cleaver@dpi.state.wi.us.

€ Free infant massage class from 1-2 p.m. at Family Resource Center, 1111 1/2 Eighth St., Baraboo. Preference will be given to expectant parents and parents with babies younger than 7 months old. Registration in advance is required. Call (608) 356-3328 for information and to register for the class.

€ Forever Fit walking program from 4-7 p.m. at Baraboo Middle School, Mondays through Thursdays, through March. The walking program will not meet when school is closed. A map with distances will be posted in the Commons area.

€ All-you-can-eat smelt feed from 4-9:30 p.m. at Hooty's Steakhouse, Highway 123, Baraboo. Menu includes smelt, chicken, lasagna, potatoes, salad bar and dessert table. Cost is $8 in advance or $9 at the door. Sponsored by Sauk County 40 et 8 with all proceeds for nurse training and child welfare.

€ Understanding and Managing Conflict online course offered by Continuing Education Extension at UW-Baraboo/Sauk County. The course starts today. For information, call (608) 356-8351, ext. 220 or visit http://www.baraboo.uwc.edu/community.

€ "1-2-3-Magic!" Managing Difficult Behavior in Children 2-12 video program by Dr. Thomas W. Phelan, from 6-7:30 p.m. at Reedsburg Public Library in the LIbrary Community Room. To reserve a spot or for information, contact Sue Nagelkerk at (608) 355-3256 or Judy Lewis at (608) 355-3251.

€ " Babette's Feast," UW-Baraboo/Sauk County World Cinema Program, at 7 p.m. at the Al. Ringling Theatre in Baraboo. Presented by Sue Anderson, UW-Baraboo/Sauk County director of food service. Program is free and open to the public. Pre-film theme dinner offered at the Java Cafe in Baraboo at 5 p.m. Cost for dinner is $9.95 per person. Participants are welcome to take part in any or all portions of the program.

Tuesday, Feb. 15

€ Community Service Fair from noon-2 p.m. in the Lange Center Cafeteria at UW-Baraboo/Sauk County. A variety of area nonprofit groups will be present to answer questions and recruit volunteers. The event is free and open to the public. For information, contact Chris Logterman, UW-Baraboo's director of academic success programs, at (608) 356-8351, ext. 219.

€ Free Sauk County Health Department childhood immunization clinic from 3-5 p.m. at St. Vincent de Paul Resource Center, 1906 North St., Prairie du Sac. Varicella vaccine available at all clinics. For information, call (608) 355-3290.

€ Victor Bakhtin will teach a 10-session multi-medium painting class from 6-9 p.m. in Room 24 at the Baraboo Area Senior Center in the Baraboo Civic Center in Baraboo. Cost is $100 for the 10 sessions. For information, call the Senior Center at (608) 356-8464.

€ Baraboo Public Library will not have programs Feb. 14-19. For information, call Miriam Thompson, Youth Services librarian, at (608) 356-6166.

€ Forever Fit walking program from 4-7 p.m. at Baraboo Middle School, Mondays through Thursdays, through March. The walking program will not meet when school is closed. A map with distances will be posted in the Commons area.

Wednesday, Feb. 16

€ Free Sauk County Health Department childhood immunization clinic from 3-5 p.m. at Delton Town Hall, 30 Wisconsin Dells Parkway South, Lake Delton. Varicella vaccine available at all clinics. For information, call (608) 355-3290.

€ Fundamentals of Acting noncredit class for adults from 7:15-9:15 p.m. at UW-Baraboo/Sauk County. For information, call (608) 356-8351, ext. 220 or visit http://www.baraboo.uwc.edu/community.

€ Outreach application site for Energy Services for Sauk County's Home Energy Plus Program from 1:30-3:30 p.m. at Spring Green Library. For information on the programs, call (608) 356-8887. To schedule an appointment in the Baraboo office, call toll-free at (800) 506-5596.

€ Free infant massage class from 1-2 p.m. at Family Resource Center, 1111 1/2 Eighth St., Baraboo. Preference will be given to expectant parents and parents with babies younger than 7 months old. Registration in advance is required. Call (608) 356-3328 for information and to register for the class.

€ Baraboo Public Library will not have programs Feb. 14-19. For information, call Miriam Thompson, Youth Services librarian, at (608) 356-6166.

€ Forever Fit walking program from 4-7 p.m. at Baraboo Middle School, Mondays through Thursdays, through March. The walking program will not meet when school is closed. A map with distances will be posted in the Commons area.

€ Genealogy Sharing Group from 6-8 p.m. at the Baraboo Public Library. Dan Wech will share the process in obtaining records of birth parents of adopted relative. Erin Foley of the Circus World Museum Library will share what is available there and also how to preserve keepsakes. Sign up at adult desk at the Baraboo Public Library. For information, call (608) 356-6166.

Thursday, Feb. 17

€ "Odd Couple, Female Version" dinner theater at Farm Kitchen, Baraboo. Dinner at 6:30 p.m. and performance at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $24 per person and are available at Farm Kitchen at (608) 356-5246. Performance is presented by Baraboo Theatre Guild.

€ Advanced Drawing noncredit class for adults from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at UW-Baraboo/Sauk County. For information, call (608) 356-8351, ext. 220 or visit http://www.baraboo.uwc.edu/community.

€ Reedsburg Area Toastmasters Speechcraft Program from 7-9 p.m. at Longley's Restaurant in Reedsburg. For information, contact Beth Boryla at (608) 356-8357 (days) or (608) 356-0449 (evenings) or e-mail bboryla@charter.net or contact Eileen Studnicka at (608) 986-2159 (evenings).

€ Tole painting class until April 7 from 1-3 p.m. at the Baraboo Area Senior Center, Room 24, in the Baraboo Civic Center. For information, call the Senior Center at (608) 356-8464.

€ Yoga class from 4-5 p.m. every Thursday for six classes, at the Baraboo Area Senior Center in Room 24 in the Baraboo Civic Center. For information, call (608) 356-8464.

€ Sauk-Prairie-Lodi After 5 Club dinner party from 7-8:30 p.m. at City Limits, N1430 Highway 113, Lodi. Cost is $9 inclusive. For reservations and information, call Eileen at (608) 592-3265 or Dianne at (608) 643-4286.

€ "My Soul is a Witness" civil right play, at 7:30 p.m. at River Arts Center, Prairie du Sac. Cost is $15 for adults or $10 for students. Tickets are available in advance by calling (608) 643-5636 or at the door.

€ Planned Giving Council seminar from 7:30-9 a.m. in the Rodems Room, Aural Umhoefer Administration Building, UW-Baraboo/Sauk County. Event is free to members of the Planned Giving Council of South Central Wisconsin and $25 to nonmembers. A continental breakfast will be served. Register in advance with Katy Mering at katy.mering@wegnercpas.com.

€ Baraboo Public Library will not have programs Feb. 14-19. For information, call Miriam Thompson, Youth Services librarian, at (608) 356-6166.

€ Genealogy Sharing Group from 6-8 p.m. at the Baraboo Public Library. Tuesday's topics will be a surprise. Sign up at adult desk at the Baraboo Public Library. For information, call (608) 356-6166.

€ Caregivers Group at 7 p.m. at Sauk Prairie Memorial Hospital, Classroom B, Prairie du Sac. "Give Your Brain a Boost" will be the topic. For information, call Deanna Truedson at the Alzheimer's Association at (800) 428-9280.

Friday, Feb. 18

€ "Odd Couple, Female Version" dinner theater at Farm Kitchen, Baraboo. Dinner at 6:30 p.m. and performance at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $24 per person and are available at Farm Kitchen at (608) 356-5246. Performance is presented by Baraboo Theatre Guild.

€ Boston Brass includes classical and jazz music, presented at 8 p.m. at the Al. Ringling Theatre in downtown Baraboo. Tickets are $20 for adults, $16 for seniors and $10 for youths. For information, contact the Al. Ringling Theatre at (608) 356-8864. Special matinee performance will be presented for Baraboo Middle School on the same day at 1 p.m. at the Al. Ringling Theatre.

€ Snow Train Feb. 18-20 at Mid-Continent Railway Museum in North Freedom. Train trips today are by coach only with departures at noon, 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Coach fares are $13 for adults, $8 for children 3 to 12 years old, and free for children younger than 3 years old. For information, call the Museum at (608) 522-4261 or (800) 930-1385 or visit http://www.midcontinent.org.

€ "Knock 'em Dead" dinner show at the Dorf Haus, Sauk City. Price for dinner and show is $30. Presented by FaereTale Productions. Reservations should be made by calling (608) 643-3980 Wednesday-Sunday after 1 p.m. or visit foodspot.com/dorfhaus.

€ Friday Night play group from 5:30-7 p.m. at Sauk County Family Resource Center, 1111 1/2 Eighth St., Baraboo. A light meal will be served, so people planning on attending should call in advance at (608) 356-3328.

€ The watercolor art of the rugged northwest corner of Montana, painted by Richard Springer, will be on display Feb. 11-27 at the Al. Ringling Theatre Suite A Gallery in downtown Baraboo. Gallery hours are weekends from 1-5 p.m. and weekdays from 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. The gallery is free and open to the public. For information, contact the Al. Ringling Theatre at (608) 356-8864 or e-mail ringling@baraboo.com

€ "Toast of the Towne" at 7:30 p.m. at Village Booksmith, 526 Oak St., downtown Baraboo. Mostly musical open stage. For information, call Village Booksmith at (608) 355-1001.

€ Baraboo Public Library will not have programs Feb. 14-19. For information, call Miriam Thompson, Youth Services librarian, at (608) 356-6166.

€ Forever Fit walking program from 4-7 p.m. at Baraboo Middle School, Mondays through Thursdays, through March. The walking program will not meet when school is closed. A map with distances will be posted in the Commons area."