Category Society & Culture
Register now for UW–Madison School of the Arts at Rhinelander
Openings are still available for School of the Arts, a University of Wisconsin–Madison program in Rhinelander that offers dozens of hands-on workshops for adults in art and folk art, arts management, computer arts, movement and relaxation, music, photography, theatre and drama, and writing.
Summer on campus: Camps and conferences keep things humming
Numerous events will keep the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus buzzing with activity this summer.
Arts Institute plans exhibition, symposium
The University of Wisconsin–Madison's Arts Institute presents a special exhibition and symposium in conjunction with university artist-in-residence Matthew Buckingham's seminar and workshop, "Representing the Past in Media & Art."
Geology Museum open house coming April 30
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Geology Museum's annual open house is scheduled for noon-4 p.m. on Sunday, April 30, at 1215 W. Dayton St.
True-crime documentary gets advance screening at Law School
"Facing Life: The Retrial of Evan Zimmerman," a new true-crime documentary that premieres in June on A&E cable television network, will have an advance special screening Thursday, April 27, at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Law School.
Five faculty elected to prestigious academy
Five faculty members at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, an independent policy research center that annually honors leading thinkers in the sciences, arts, humanities, public affairs and business.
Common to headline All-Campus Party concert
The University of Wisconsin–Madison student-planned All-Campus Party (ACP) will present Common as the headline act for this year's Badger Blowout Concert on Wednesday, April 26, at the UW Field House.
Teachers, metalsmiths to be honored in retrospective
A tribute to master metalsmiths Fred Fenster and Eleanor Moty, now retired, will open at the Chazen Museum of Art on Saturday, April 29.
World Languages Day attracts hundreds of high school students
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Language Institute will host more than 700 high school students and teachers from 24 Wisconsin high schools for World Languages Day on Thursday, April 20.
Friends of the UW–Madison Libraries lecture focuses on civility
Johns Hopkins University Professor Pier Massimo Forni will give the Friends of the UW–Madison Libraries' annual lecture on Wednesday, April 19, at the Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St.
Chazen Museum of Art presents ‘Metalsmiths’ exhibit
The Chazen Museum of Art will present the exhibition "Metalsmiths and Mentors: Fred Fenster and Eleanor Moty" at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Saturday, April 29-Sunday, July 23, in Brittingham Galleries VI and VII.
Chancellor launches convocation speech contest
University of Wisconsin–Madison Chancellor John D. Wiley invites all current UW–Madison students to write essays on the theme "What did you learn about yourself or others during your freshman year?"
Artist in residence Matthew Buckingham to speak at MMCA on April 25
Arts Institute Artist in Residence Matthew Buckingham will present a public lecture at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 25, at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art (MMCA), 227 State Street. He will discuss "Behind the Terminal Moraine," his new installation for MMCA's major reopening exhibition, "Between the Lakes: Artists Respond to Madison."
Midori concert canceled
The Wisconsin Union Theater has announced that violinist Midori's concert, scheduled for 8 p.m. on Friday, April 7, has been canceled due to a sudden and serious illness in her immediate family.
Harris speaker on the cutting edge of fashion, technology
Sandy Black, who teaches at the London College of Fashion and is the author of “Knitwear in Fashion,” will deliver the 2006 Ruth Ketterer Harris Memorial Lecture, presented by the Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection.
Linguists set sights on ‘Skahnsin’ English
For newcomers to Wisconsin, a humdrum visit to the corner store can turn into a startling cultural experience when after a purchase, the cashier politely asks: "do you wanna beg for that?"
Friends offer 15,000 books at used book sale
Wisconsin's largest used book sale, featuring more than 15,000 books on nearly any subject, returns March 22-25 to benefit the Friends of the UW–Madison Library.
Central Asian virtuoso musicians to be artists in residence
UW-Madison students as well as music lovers in the greater Madison area will have a unique opportunity to learn first-hand about Central Asian music and culture when two Kyrgyz performers take up a Central Asian University Residencies program on March 19-23.
Wisconsin Film Festival 2006: Education through cinema
Five little film festivals - four of them global in scope - and three competitions will comprise the eighth annual Wisconsin Film Festival, Thursday-Sunday, March 30-April 2.
UW-Madison to offer 32 languages in summer 2006 offerings
UW-Madison, a national leader in language education, will offer 32 languages this summer in a variety of for-credit courses. The languages will be taught through full immersion programs, special summer institutes and regular course offerings.