Category Society & Culture
Art students learn boatbuilding skills firsthand
Are we in a dockyard or an art studio? You'd be hard pressed to answer at the moment, for master boatbuilder Josh Swan is in residence in the seventh-floor woodworking studio at UW–Madison. Read More
Graduate Music Consortium to convene at UW–Madison
Graduate students from UW–Madison, Northwestern University and the University of Chicago will combine forces for the ninth annual conference for music graduate students to be held at UW–Madison on Friday-Saturday, Feb. 25-26. Read More
Campus balls aimed at uniting cultures, celebrating art
An innovative approach to improving the campus climate is suggested by the Latino Ball at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 26, in Memorial Union's Great Hall. Read More
Talent of choral groups, bands showcased
UW-Madison choral groups and bands will have their day in two special performances. "Choral Collage," Saturday, Feb. 26, will feature five of the School of Music's seven choirs. Read More
Cuban film festival features variety of styles
Madison's Third Cuban Film Festival, sponsored by the Division of Continuing Studies and Edgewood College, will be held Feb. 24-March 4. A special guest, director Orlando Rojas, will present his latest film. Read More
Eroica trio brings classical sizzle to Wisconsin Union Theater
The Grammy-nominated Eroica Trio is bringing a show praised by critics for its "gusto" and "heart-stopping mastery" to the Wisconsin Union Theater at 8 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 25. Read More
Pilobolus brings thrilling dance to Wisconsin Union Theater
Pilobolus, a "nifty and sophisticated dance company" with "complex and brilliant choreography," according to the New York Times, performs in the Wisconsin Union Theater on Wednesday, Feb. 23, at 8 pm. Read More
Cook named executive director of Arts Institute
Susan C. Cook, professor of music and director of Graduate Studies at the School of Music, has been named executive director of the University's Arts Institute. Read More
Co-produced play adds depth to drama training
The thing about a George Bernard Shaw play is its dialogue, according to Mark Lococo, director of the University Theatre production of Shaw's "Misalliance." Read More
Singer, guitarist brings the music of Mali to Union Theater
Malian superstar Habib Koité, "praised by everyone from Joan Baez to Bonnie Raitt and Jackson Browne," according to the Los Angeles Times, will perform in the Wisconsin Union Theater on Friday, Feb. 18. Read More
Visual culturists track places of memory
Ways in which the concept of memory influences visual culture will be up for discussion at a free University of Wisconsin–Madison colloquium on Friday, Feb. 11, in Room 121, Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St. Read More
Music faculty to premiere newly commissioned work
"Sojourn" for piano and percussion by Serra Hwang will debut at the hands of assistant professors of music Anthony Di Sanza and Jessica Johnson at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 15, in Mills Concert Hall in the Mosse Humanities Building. Read More
Oscar nominee follows unorthodox rescue of rare camel calf
“The Story of the Weeping Camel,” a Mongolian-made documentary film, recalls efforts to save an abandoned baby camel, a rare white one at that. Read More
Professor up for National Book Circle award
No doubt it’s a harrowing tale, and a true one: In 1970 an African-American veteran of the Vietnam War was beaten into pulp and… Read More
Painter to discuss printmaking at Tandem Press
New York painter David Shapiro will discuss the "personal language" of signs and symbols — circles, spirals, dots, knots and more — that characterize his work in a free public lecture on Thursday, Feb. 17. Read More
Pilobolus dance company to perform
Acclaimed for its mix of humor and invention, the unusual American dance company Pilobolus has been honored repeatedly. Now in its 31st… Read More
First master plan meeting reveals East Campus pedestrian mall
A lively home for the arts and humanities that brings together new student housing and services along an east campus pedestrian mall was laid out by campus officials as they opened town-hall meetings on the campus master plan. Read More
University Theatre production adds educational depth to drama training
The thing about a George Bernard Shaw play is its dialogue, according to Mark Lococo, director of the University Theatre production of Shaw's "Misalliance." Read More
Festival celebrates political filmmakers
Filmmaker Saul Landau's films will be featured at the Sixth Annual CineFest Film Festival Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 24-26. "The Landau Legacy with Special Guest Haskell Wexler: Films from the Americas and Beyond," is a three-day extravaganza of documentary and politically charged filmmaking, which will take place on campus and in the Madison community. Read More
UW hosts events for black history month
In February the nation embarks upon its 35th Black History Month. To commemorate the occasion, the University of Wisconsin–Madison will host a number of special events. Read More