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Terrace Chairs to hit the town

September 23, 2003

The Wisconsin Union's "Terrace Chairs on the Town," a centerpiece of Memorial Union's 75th anniversary celebration, features 13 oversized Terrace chairs decorated by Madison area artists.

Professor to celebrate new book, healing from stroke

September 22, 2003

Seventeen months after suffering a massive stroke, dance professor Sally Banes is celebrating the publication of a new book, "Reinventing Dance in the 1960s: Everything Was Possible" (2003: UW Press). The book, which Banes edited, boasts a foreword by Mikhail Baryshnikov and is a collection of essays on the work of such groundbreaking choreographers and performers as Meredith Monk, Anna Halprin, and Kenneth King, and companies including the Judson Dance Theater in Los Angeles.

Poet, novelist Naomi Shihab Nye to speak on reading, writing

September 18, 2003

Poet and novelist Naomi Shihab Nye will deliver the sixth annual Charlotte Zolotow Lecture on Wednesday, Oct. 8, at 7:30 p.m. in the Wisconsin Union Theater at UW–Madison. The free, public Cooperative Children's Book Center lecture is entitled "Just One Gazelle Would Be Fine with Me: Reading and Writing in Our Current World."

Lectures to explore ‘VOICES of Africa’

September 9, 2003

A new lecture series dedicated to identifying, presenting and exploring issues related to Africa and its Diaspora will debut Friday, Sept. 26.

School of Music plans dynamic concert season

September 9, 2003

Ensembles large and small, and music ranging from old favorites to premieres, are on the School of Music's performance agenda for the fall semester.

South African grassroots heroes to perform music of apartheid

September 9, 2003

Mbaqanga, the homemade "dumpling" music of South African townships under apartheid, will take the stage at the Wisconsin Union Theater on Saturday, Sept. 27.

Wisconsin Union Theater director search resumes

September 9, 2003

Following the receipt of initial recommendations from a Wisconsin Union Theater self-study group, the search for a new theater director has resumed. The deadline for applications is Tuesday, Sept. 30.

Very fine Dine

August 26, 2003

The etching "These Three Dogs are for Nina D." is part of an exhibit, Jim Dine Prints: 1985-2000, at the Elvehjem Museum of Art through Sept. 21. Approximately 40 lithographs, intaglios and woodcuts illustrate Dine's recent graphic production.

Concerts, guest residencies fill UW Dance Program fall calendar

August 21, 2003

If you're looking for the exhilaration and excitement of live dance, the University of Wisconsin–Madison Dance Program will present a broad range of modern, cross-cultural and multimedia performances throughout the fall semester showcasing guest artists, Dance Program faculty, staff and students.

Arts Night Out! celebrates art on campus

August 15, 2003

UW-Madison invites the greater Madison community to experience artistic events through Arts Night Out! on Saturday, Sept. 20.

Nurses’ art show to benefit UW–Madison School of Nursing

July 16, 2003

While a nurse's job may be the epitome of caring and giving, alumni of the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Nursing, with support from Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin, are temporarily stepping into a different profession - that of artist - to give back to current nursing students.

Nation’s poet laureate to speak at Memorial Union

July 8, 2003

Billy Collins, the nation's poet laureate, will speak at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 22, at the Memorial Union Theater.

Nighttime nanotech art installation at UW–Madison

June 10, 2003

Zero@Wavefunction, an interactive art installation in which passersby can use their shadows to manipulate molecules projected in giant scale on a screen or wall, is making its outdoor debut on campus.

‘Writer’s Influence’ mural on display May 7

May 2, 2003

A new mural by UW–Madison students will be open for viewing at the Writing Center on Wednesday, May 7.

Architect Pelli to give public lecture

April 21, 2003

Celebrated architect Cesar Pelli will give a special public lecture, "Recent Designs," at UW–Madison at 4 p.m., Monday, May 12, in the Mitchell Theater, Vilas Hall, 821 University Ave. Attendees can meet Pelli at a gathering immediately following the lecture in the theater lobby. This is a rescheduled appearance that had been planned for February.

Wisconsin Union Theater announces 2003-2004 season

April 14, 2003

The Wisconsin Union Theater has put together another outstanding season of concerts, performances, film and dance, all presented in three annual series plus a theater special.

Internationally known dancer to speak

April 2, 2003

Mary Anthony, long recognized in the modern dance movement as an exceptional dancer and choreographer, will speak on "My Life in Modern Dance" at the Friends of the UW–Madison Libraries annual lecture at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 9, in the Fluno Center, 601 University Ave.

‘Oxygen’ mixes elements of art, science

March 24, 2003

The object of this afternoon will be to bring science to the stage in the UW–Madison production of 'Oxygen.'

Pianist, clarinetist perform in Union Theater season finale

March 21, 2003

Virtuosi Emanuel Ax, piano, and Richard Stoltzman, clarinet, will close the Wisconsin Union Theater's 83rd Concert Series season with a performance of pieces by Schumann, Brahms, and contemporary composers William Thomas McKinley and Yehudi Wyner. This season's grand finale is at 8 p.m., Thursday, April 10.

W.E.B. Du Bois and ‘The Souls of Black Folk’: 100 Years Later

March 11, 2003

The Second Humanities Biennial, April 7-13, is devoted to W.E.B. Du Bois.