This coming week, in events that get to your heart through your stomach.
Highlights
Friday, September 23
Did you know that the Badger State is the leading producer of . This 39th annual three-day harvest Warrens, multiple locations, 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday-Sunday. See Facebook and call 608-378-4200 for more info.
Saturday, September 24
Let the kids have fun with their food during the Fall Harvest Festival at the Madison Children's Museum, 100 N. Hamilton St., noon-3 p.m., free with $8 admission. Call 256-6445 for more info.
The Vegan Chili Cookoff hosted by Goodman Community Center, 149 Waubesa St., 6-8:30 p.m., $12 adults, $10 students and seniors, and kids under 5 free. See Facebook, and call 257-6333 for more info.
Sunday, September 25
A Sunday morning with plenty of artisan roasts, great piles of pastry, good company and quiet jazz -- all for a good cause. That's Java Jive, an annual breakfast and coffee tasting benefit for the buzz of the year. Brink Lounge, 701 E. Washington Ave., 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., $25. Call 251-5126 for more info.
More events this week
Tuesday, September 20
Whole Foods Market, 3313 University Ave., 6-7:30 p.m., $25. Call 233-9566 for more info.
Screening of Oregon Library, 256 Brooks St., Oregon, 6:30 p.m., free. Call 237-1957 for more info.
Wednesday, September 21
Wine Walk, a second annual fundraiser for Celebrate South Madison, an annual neighborhood festival hosted by the , food from Melli Mell's Soul Food, workshops, dance performances, live music, children's activities, and more. Villager Mall, 2234 S. Park St., 4-7 p.m. Call 213-8409 for more info.
Whole Foods Market, 3313 University Ave., 6-7:30 p.m., $25. Call 233-9566 for more info.
Friday, September 23
GROW Coalition Garden Tour, a tour of four west-side school gardens organized by the Cherokee Middle School, 4301 Cherokee Dr., 9 a.m., free. Call 819-0689 for more info.
Molecular gastronomy dinner, with Chef Michael Pruett preparing a menu of "new preparations and deconstructions of classic flavors." Steenbock's on Orchard, 330 N. Orchard St., 5:30 p.m., $60 per seat and $90 with wine pairings. Call 204-2733 for more info.
benefit for the , 9770 Silicon Prairie Parkway, 5:30-8:30 p.m., $75. See Facebook and call 414-321-3933 for more info.
Saturday, September 24
Skills for Simple Living Fair, an annual series of workshops and exhibits organized by , 111 South St., Johnson Creek, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., $15 adults and $10 students for the day or $5 per workshop. Call 920-674-2237 for more info.
Gays Mills Apple Festival, the 53 annual two-day harvest festival, featuring an apple pie sale, a pancake and sausage breakfast, food vendors, a flea market, arts and crafts vendors, the "Apple Race," a horseshoe tournament, a parade, children's activities, and more. Free community meal prepared by volunteers. Wil-Mar Center, 953 Jenifer St., 11:15 a.m., free. Call 257-4576 for more info.
Columbus Public Enemies Celebration, a community festival celebrating the 2008 production of Public Enemies organized by Wisconsin Tamil Sangam Festival, an annual celebration hosted by Middleton-Cross Plains Area Performing Arts Center, 2100 Bristol St., Middleton, 4-8:30 p.m., $15. Call 845-9644 for more info.
Sunday, September 25
Ride the Drive, a biannual daylong community Savory Sunday, with volunteers need to prepare and serve a fresh, hot meal for the hungry. Lutheran Campus Center, 325 N. Mills St., 11 a.m. Call 233-6967 for more info.
Fall for Donald Park, a seasonal community festival organized by Donald Park, Pop's Knoll Shelter, 1945 Hwy. 92, 1-4 p.m. Call 224-3601 for more info.
Cooking it All: Menu Planning & Techniques for a High Vegetable Diet, a workshop hosted by the Willy Street Co-op West, 6825 University Ave., 4-6 p.m., $15 owners and $25 all others. Call 284-7800 for more info.
Monday, September 26
Family Dinner Night, a weekly meal hosted by The Crossing, 1127 University Ave., 6:30 p.m., $5. Call 257-1039 for more info.
Nutrient-dense foods discussion at the Madison chapter meeting of the Wil-Mar Center, 953 Jenifer St., 7 p.m. Call 221-8696 for more info.
Save the date
Saturday, October 1
Wild Eats: Foraging for Wild Edibles class, with herbalist Linda Conroy and forager John Holzwart covering the identification and preparation wild edible plants. Olbrich Gardens, 3330 Atwood Ave., 1 p.m., $44. Please RSVP by September 22, and call 246-4550 for more info.
Saturday, October 15
Lutefisk Dinner at annual meal held the third Saturday of October, with a Vermont Lutheran Church, 9886 Vermont Church Rd., Black Earth, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., $16 adults and $8 kids 12 and under. Call 608-767-2427 for more info.