Category Society & Culture

University Theatre season full of partnerships, collaborations

July 31, 2008

University Theatre (UT) takes the concept of teamwork to new heights in its 2008-09 season, partnering with three different Madison producing organizations to offer new and varied learning experiences for the students that UT serves.

Local students, staff compete in National Poetry Slam Festival

July 30, 2008

Hundreds of spoken-word performers will be in Madison Aug. 3-9 for National Poetry Slam 2008.

New exhibits show art of college humor, James Watrous

July 29, 2008

Two new exhibits offer a first look at the University of Wisconsin–Madison's extensive collection of college humor magazines and celebrate the work of an artist who got his start drawing covers for UW–Madison's Octopus.

PEOPLE students to perform new skills

July 8, 2008

For three weeks, almost 450 Wisconsin high school students have been living the college life: eating in Gordon Commons, sleeping in Witte Hall and taking everything from science to fine arts classes during the day.

Wisconsin Day coming July 9 on the Big Ten Network

July 7, 2008

A wide range of university broadcast programming, from classic Wisconsin football to a spoken word student group, will be featured on Wednesday, July 9, during Wisconsin Day on the Big Ten Network (BTN).

Summer Choir concert spotlights American poets

July 1, 2008

The UW–Madison Summer Choir will perform "I Hear America Singing" at 7 p.m. on Friday, July 11.

Amiri Baraka to kick off spoken word education institute

July 1, 2008

Amiri Baraka, the award-winning incendiary poet, playwright and founder of the Black Arts Movement, will give a special reading at the University of Wisconsin–Madison on Monday, July 7, to open the third annual Spoken Word and Hip-Hop Educator's Institute.

Recent sightings: Lakeside Cinema

June 30, 2008

Students and community members take part in a Wisconsin Union Lakeside Cinema event featuring a screening of the 1971 movie “Willy Wonka…

Lakeside Cinema returns to the Terrace

June 16, 2008

Those of you of a certain age will remember the fun of attending the drive-in theater to watch a movie safely cocooned in the cruiser on a hot, summer night. And of course, not watching due to another sort of distraction could also add to the heat; if you get the drift, nudge nudge.

Jazz benefit for campus child care honors early childhood teachers

June 12, 2008

An annual fundraising event featuring local jazz singer Jan Wheaton will benefit University of Wisconsin–Madison campus child care centers.

University Theatre presents ‘Musical of Musicals (The Musical!)’

June 12, 2008

This summer, University Theatre will present the off-Broadway sensation "Musical of Musicals (The Musical!)."

Jazz benefit honors four early childhood educators

May 13, 2008

Local jazz singer Jan Wheaton, with the Jan Wheaton Quintet, will perform in a fundraising event to benefit UW–Madison campus child care centers.

Couple ‘houses’ Frank Lloyd Wright legacy

May 10, 2008

John and Betty Moore

Choral Union, Symphony Orchestra commemorate Ralph Vaughan Williams

April 30, 2008

The UW–Madison Choral Union and Symphony Orchestra will perform under the direction of Beverly Taylor at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 4, at the Overture Center’s Capitol Theater.

Advisory: Mirisch unable to attend May 2 events

April 29, 2008

Producer Walter Mirisch regrets that, due to illness, he will be unable to attend the previously announced events scheduled for Friday, May 2.

Oscar-winning producer returns to campus for reception, film screening

April 28, 2008

On Friday, May 2, UW–Madison will welcome Hollywood producer Walter Mirisch back to campus with two special events.

Professor emeritus searches for ‘Human Goodness’

April 28, 2008

University of Wisconsin–Madison Professor Emeritus of Geography Yi-Fu Tuan will discuss his latest book, "Human Goodness" (University of Wisconsin Press), at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 1, at University Book Store-Hilldale, 702 N. Midvale Blvd.

UW-Madison nano research mixes with art, coffee

April 28, 2008

In May, 14 striking, larger-than-life photographic prints that are both comfortingly organic and starkly abstract will enable patrons of Mother Fool's Coffeehouse in Madison to visualize a scientific world that's rarely seen outside the laboratory.

The Circus is in Town: Please direct your attention to the center ring

April 24, 2008

The joyous, colorful, energetic and out-of-this-world spectacle of the circus can’t help but capture an artist’s imagination. That exuberance will take center ring in the Chazen Museum of Art when it presents two circus-themed exhibitions: “Ringmaster: Judy Onofrio and the Art of the Circus,” and “Harry A. Atwell, Circus Photographer.”

Art department to host memorial for Gelsy Verna

April 23, 2008

The art department will host a public memorial service at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, May 2, in honor of art professor Gelsy Verna (1961-2008), who died in Madison on March 11. The memorial will be held in the banquet room of the University Club.