Category Society & Culture
German director showcases film on WWII resistance in Madison
Director Marc Rothemund comes to Madison on Tuesday, Nov. 15 for the screening of his new, award-winning film "Sophie Scholl - The Final Days," Germany's official entry for best foreign film in the 2005 Academy Awards.
Film offers lessons in effective resistance
Smack in the middle of World War II, a group of German college students calling themselves The White Rose endeavored to stop Hitler and reclaim their country. This story is chronicled in "Sophie Scholl: The Final Days," a new film by director Marc Rothemund. A screening and roundtable discussion with Rothemund will be held in Madison on Tuesday, Nov. 15.
School of Music guest artist to explore American traditions
The Caribbean, Britain, Ivory Coast and beyond: All aboard for pianist Donna Coleman’s “Celestial Railroad 2005” concert on Friday, Nov. 4, at UW–Madison.
Turkish students organize Independence Day celebration
Saturday, Nov. 5, will celebrate declaration of the Turkish Republic with Turkish culture exhibitions, music by local musicians Haluk and Aydin, dance, a slide show and food by the Dardenelles Restaurant. Munci Kalayoglu, UW–Madison professor of transplantation, will deliver the keynote address.
‘Nail’s Tales’ rises as new Camp Randall Stadium landmark
A 48-foot-tall sculpture by internationally acclaimed artist Donald Lipski will be installed this week as a finishing touch to the renovation of Camp Randall Stadium.
Sculptor Lipski finds metaphor, meaning in materials
Donald Lipski conned his way into a pair of UW–Madison art courses in his senior year, and his gambit blossomed into an internationally acclaimed art career.
Curti Lectures to examine apocalypse in American culture
Emeritus history professor Paul Boyer will deliver this year's UW–Madison Merle Curti Lecture, the signature lecture event for the department of history.
Wisconsin Singers to perform Nov. 11 and 12
The Wisconsin Singers, UW–Madison's song and dance troupe, will energize and excite audiences with its show "Let's Go to the Movies" on Nov. 11 and 12 at the Wisconsin Union Theater, 800 Langdon St. Both shows begin at 7:30 p.m.
Campus master plan rolls out in Nov. 2 public meeting
A master plan that will guide development of the UW–Madison campus for the next 20 years will be detailed by university officials in a public meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 2.
Artist in Residence Schuller revisits Strauss’s ‘Till Eulenspiegel’
Gunther Schuller, world-renowned composer, conductor and scholar, presents "Revisiting Strauss's Till Eulenspiegel," a lecture and demonstration on score interpretation featuring the UW Symphony Orchestra.
Strauss’ ‘Fledermaus’ to open UW Opera season
The world’s most-performed opera will get a Wisconsin spin this fall, courtesy of the UW–Madison Opera.
Dance students, faculty to show what they can do
As the noted photographer Jacques Lartigue no doubt would testify, human perception changes noticeably depending on whether the perceiver is in front of or behind the camera. UW–Madison dance student Laura Zimmerman will explore that phenomenon through movement in an untitled piece, part of this fall’s annual student concert, Thursday-Saturday, Oct.
Stadium sculpture installation postponed
The Homecoming-week installation of the 48-foot-tall sculpture "Nail's Tales" by acclaimed sculptor Donald Lipski has been delayed because of difficulties in its fabrication.
New sculpture, ‘Nail’s Tales,’ to be installed as Camp Randall Stadium landmark
A 48-foot-tall sculpture by internationally acclaimed artist Donald Lipski will be installed this week as a fanciful finishing touch to the renovation of Camp Randall Stadium
Photo exhibition features Lakeshore Nature Preserve, Arboretum
A panoramic photograph titled “Lily Pond” by Madison photographer Jamie Young is part of the exhibit “Into the Woods,” featuring Young’s nature…
Wisconsin Book Festival, UW share symbiotic relationship
One trip to the Wisconsin Book Festival will convince anyone that we are a community of readers. This year’s festival, Thursday-Sunday, Oct. 13-17, is the fourth.