Annual Friends of UW Libraries Schewe Lecture, discussing "Inventing the Alphabet: The Origins of Letters from Antiquity to the Present," new book, 4:30 pm, 9/20, Chazen Museum of Art auditorium; reception & book signing follows.
Isthmus Picks for Sept. 19-22 includes talks by authors Maggie Ginsberg and Johanna Drucker; Community Shares of Wisconsin s Community Change-Maker Awards.