Category Society & Culture
Chazen Museum of Art receives gift of 67 Jim Dine artworks
An extraordinary gift from Jim Dine, one of country's most significant artists, will be on view at the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Chazen Museum of Art from May 16-Aug. 17. Read More
Endlich exhibit on display at Academic Staff Art Gallery
The Academic Staff Art Gallery, located in room 270 of Bascom Hall, is showcasing the works of Linda Endlich for this semester’s featured artist which can be seen through July. Read More
Urban dance festival breaks down barriers
The largest international break dancing event in the Midwest, "Breakin' The Law: International Festival of Urban Movement," will be held in Madison from Wednesday, April 30 through Sunday, May 4. Read More
Dance Department presents ‘Proximity’ April 25-26
This year's annual H'Doubler Student Concert “Proximity” will be performed at the Margaret H’Doubler Performance Space in Lathrop Hall on April 25 at 8 p.m. and April 26 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Read More
Dance program for girls presents its spring showcase on May 3
More than 30 girls from four community centers across Madison will perform in the second annual Performing Ourselves Showcase at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 3 in the Margaret H'Doubler Performance Space in Lathrop Hall, 1050 University Ave. Read More
OMAI Line Breaks Festival returns to Overture Center
The Line Breaks Festival, presented by the Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives (OMAI), runs through April 25 at Madison's Overture Center for the Arts. Read More
UW Varsity Band Concert: 40 years of fun
It's hard to believe it's been 40 years. But later this month, the Badger band celebrates four decades of UW Varsity Band concerts. Read More
Top 10 things to experience at the Wisconsin Film Festival
It’s not just what’s on the screen that makes the eight-day Wisconsin Film Festival so special. Here are 10 things to experience as you enjoy this annual celebration of film: Read More
Badger football spotlighted in ‘Draft Day’
The Badger football team has a supporting role in the upcoming movie “Draft Day,” starring Kevin Costner, which premiered this month. Read More
Recent Sightings: The Human Living Room
A pedestrian walks past "Human Living Room," an art installation in a concrete corridor of the Mosse Humanities Building. Read More
Morgan State University Choir in concert at UW–Madison March 28
The Morgan State University Choir will perform in Mills Concert Hall, Moss Humanities Building at 6 p.m. on Friday, March 28. Read More
Chazen exhibit examines art and cartography
The subject of one exhibit at the Chazen Museum of Art is marginal. Literally. Read More
Center for Jewish Studies presents Semester of the Arts
The Mosse/Weinstein Center for Jewish Studies is pleased to announce its first ever Semester of the Arts in Spring 2014. Read More
World premiere taps Pro Arte Quartet’s Belgian roots
Belgian composer Benoît Mernier writes music he says communicates with audience members in a variety of ways. He believes firmly that there is no single right way to experience music - providing audience members are open to its messages. Read More
UW faculty and design professionals gather for Design Summit 3
The University of Wisconsin–Madison will host Design Summit 3, a forum on design and innovation for faculty, staff, and working professionals on Thursday, Feb. 20. Read More
Multicultural Theatre Festival to feature “Jungle Kings” and “Moonshine”
The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s first Multicultural Theatre Festival, featuring performances that celebrate legacies, creativity and artists, will be held later this month. Read More
‘Getting Real IV’ hip-hop lecture series to feature educational innovators
A free semester-long series of lectures on hip-hop education will bring the nation's top scholars, artists and leaders in the growing field of hip-hop studies to campus to teach about the teaching and learning theories behind this innovative education movement. Read More
Badger Crafters provides a creative outlet for students
Using supplies ranging from paper towel tubes to glossy magazines, a group of UW students are taking what many would throw out to create art projects ranging from dream catchers to cardboard owls. Read More
Distinguished Lecture Series announces spring lineup
The first speaker of the spring 2014 Wisconsin Union Directorate Distinguished Lecture Series is Lawrence Krauss. This award-wining physicist will speak on Wednesday, February 12, in Varsity Hall, Union South, at 7:30 p.m. Read More
TIP/Pete Seeger
Henry Sapoznik, executive director of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Mayrent Institute for Yiddish Culture, was deeply influenced by the late Pete Seeger to take up his lifelong association with the banjo. He also worked alongside him at the annual Clearwater Festival Seeger and his late wife Toshi founded in the mid-Hudson Valley in the 1980s. Read More