Talbot concert

OSHKOSH -- Fr. Carr's Place 2B announces that Catholic musician John Michael Talbot is coming to Wisconsin for a special lenten performance, "An Evening of Praise and Worship."

All proceeds from the concert will benefit Holy Family Villa, a new shelter for women and children and those who live in fear of domestic violence.

The concert will be presented at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 15, at Park Plaza Convention Center, 1 N. Main St., Oshkosh.

Tickets are $20 in advance or $22 at the door. Call 920-231-2378 for tickets or send checks to Bethlehem Inn, 1965 Oshkosh Ave., Oshkosh, WI 54902.

SINSINAWA -- The retreat, "Paint (Write) Your Own Icon," will be held at Sinsinawa Mound from Sunday, April 6, at 7:30 p.m., to Saturday, April 12, at 1 p.m. Registration deadline is March 23, or March 9, for an early registration discount. Cost is $550 for overnight guests or $399 for commuters.

An icon is a religious image painted on a wooden panel. Participants in the retreat will paint their own icon of "Christ the Teacher," a beautiful image of the face of Jesus with an open book. All materials are supplied.

For information on Mound events, call 608-748-4411 or visit the Web site at www.sinsinawa.org/moundcenter. Sinsinawa Mound, the motherhouse for the Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters, is located in southwestern Wisconsin on Cty. Rd. Z, off Hwy. 11.

MADISON -- Hundreds of people wearing green will "March to the Harp" at the sixth annual Greater Madison Community St. Patrick's Day Parade on March 16.

The harp is the symbol of the Irish people and is an image from the flag of Ireland before British rule. In Madison, Irish-American families, groups, and businesses will march in honor of their Irish predecessors.

The parade will begin at 1:30 p.m. on the Capitol Square corner of N. Pinckney and E. Mifflin. Governor Jim Doyle is this year's grand marshal.

Family groups, schools, bands, clubs, unions, and poets are encouraged to join the fun and carry banners, enter contests, build and bring a parade float, or march with a school or group.

Detailed information about the parade including registration, parade contests, parade route, history, and post-parade activities is available at www.stpatsmadison.com.

For more information on the St. Pat's Eve Party and other Celtic events, visit www.celticmadison.org.