Category Society & Culture
Filmmaker Varda to speak at symposium
One of the world's leading filmmakers, AgnÂs Varda, will be the guest of honor at a landmark international symposium devoted to her work Oct. 3-5.
Sample campus arts Sept. 28
The greater Madison community and students, especially those new to Madison, and are invited to get into the arts on campus and bring a friend or two to "Arts Night Out!" on Saturday, Sept. 28.
Blanche Lazzell woodcuts on display at Elvehjem
A selection of Blanche Lazzell's many prints in vivid colors will be displayed at the Elvehjem Museum of Art through Nov. 2.
Pro Arte, Li Chiao-Ping plan artistic reponse
Two world-renowned creative ensembles will perform a series of artistic reflections on Sept. 11 in a program to be held at the Memorial Union Theater .
Dance program plans full season
The Dance Program will host a range of innovative dance and technology events, performances and classes throughout the fall.
Film Fest seeks submissions
The fifth annual Wisconsin Film Festival, a showcase for the best new independent film scheduled March 27-30 in Madison, is now accepting submissions.
Arts Institute, Overture Foundation launch UW course
A first-time, hands-on course will allow UW–Madison students to study, during its construction, what will be one of the major public buildings of Madison and Wisconsin, the Overture Center for the Arts.
Bill T. Jones, others to perform on campus
The Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center featuring the Orion String Quartet will perform at the Wisconsin Union Theater Saturday, Sept. 28, at 8 p.m.
Pulitzer winner Momaday to visit
N. Scott Momaday, acclaimed novelist, poet, playwright, storyteller, painter and professor, will address the 2002 Chancellor's Convocation at the Union Theater at 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 17.
Juilliard opens Union season
The Juilliard String Quartet opens the 2002-2003 season at the Wisconsin Union Theater on Friday, Sept. 20 at 8 p.m.
Union Theater announces savings without subscribing
This season, for the first time ever, the Wisconsin Union Theater offers new ways to save through two voucher programs, one for students and another for the public.
Gigi cancels; Hassan Hakmoun to replace
The Wisconsin Union Theater announces that Gigi has canceled her fall tour and will not perform in the theater this season. Moroccan musician Hassan Hakmoun has been booked for the same day and time, Saturday, Oct. 19 at 8 p.m.
Huppler drawings go on display
The exhibition "Dudley Huppler: Drawings" is scheduled to open Saturday, July 13, at the Elvehjem Museum of Art.
UT presents a comic classic
Starting this weekend, University Theatre presents "Barefoot in the Park," a comedy from one of the American theatre's most popular playwrights.
Elvehjem highlights donated works
A selection of artwork donated to the Elvehjem Museum of Art will be displayed July 6-Aug. 25.
Early music concerts planned
The Madison Early Music Festival adopts a French accent for its third season, devoting a significant portion of its offerings to Medieval and Renaissance France.
Tintypes offers pure entertainment
The University Theatre's summer season kicks off this June with Mary Kyte's "Tintypes," a Tony-nominated musical that charts the course of America's history at the tumultuous turn-of-the-century.
Carillon recitals set for Sundays
University carillonneur Lyle Anderson plans to perform free public recitals weekly on Sundays at 3 p.m., June 23-Aug. 11.
Luso-Brazilian experts to gather
A conference, "Luso-Brazilian Studies in the New Millennium," is scheduled June 14-15 at the Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St.
Humanities center plans a busy year
The Center for the Humanities will feature six prominent speakers in its 2002-03 Humanities Without Boundaries Lecture Series. The center also will present panels on 'Women and Science' and 'Rembrandt and the Jews.' From April 7-13, the center will sponsor lectures, performances and events commemorating the centennial of 'The Souls of Black Folk' by W.E.B. Du Bois.