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• University Theatre season full of partnerships, collaborations July 31, 2008 University Theatre (UT) takes the concept of teamwork to new heights in its 2008-09 season, partnering with three different Madison producing organizations to offer new and varied learning experiences for the students that UT serves.
• Local students, staff compete in National Poetry Slam Festival July 30, 2008 Hundreds of spoken-word performers will be in Madison Aug. 3-9 for National Poetry Slam 2008.
• New exhibits show art of college humor, James Watrous July 29, 2008 Two new exhibits offer a first look at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's extensive collection of college humor magazines and celebrate the work of an artist who got his start drawing covers for UW-Madison's Octopus.
• PEOPLE students to perform new skills July 8, 2008 For three weeks, almost 450 Wisconsin high school students have been living the college life: eating in Gordon Commons, sleeping in Witte Hall and taking everything from science to fine arts classes during the day.
• Wisconsin Day coming July 9 on the Big Ten Network July 7, 2008 A wide range of university broadcast programming, from classic Wisconsin football to a spoken word student group, will be featured on Wednesday, July 9, during Wisconsin Day on the Big Ten Network (BTN).
• Summer Choir concert spotlights American poets July 1, 2008 The UW-Madison Summer Choir will perform "I Hear America Singing" at 7 p.m. on Friday, July 11.
• Amiri Baraka to kick off spoken word education institute July 1, 2008 Amiri Baraka, the award-winning incendiary poet, playwright and founder of the Black Arts Movement, will give a special reading at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on Monday, July 7, to open the third annual Spoken Word and Hip-Hop Educator's Institute.
• Recent sightings: Lakeside Cinema June 30, 2008
• Lakeside Cinema returns to the Terrace June 16, 2008 Those of you of a certain age will remember the fun of attending the drive-in theater to watch a movie safely cocooned in the cruiser on a hot, summer night. And of course, not watching due to another sort of distraction could also add to the heat; if you get the drift, nudge nudge.
• Jazz benefit for campus child care honors early childhood teachers June 12, 2008 An annual fundraising event featuring local jazz singer Jan Wheaton will benefit University of Wisconsin-Madison campus child care centers.
• University Theatre presents ‘Musical of Musicals (The Musical!)’ June 12, 2008 This summer, University Theatre will present the off-Broadway sensation "Musical of Musicals (The Musical!)."
• Jazz benefit honors four early childhood educators May 13, 2008 Local jazz singer Jan Wheaton, with the Jan Wheaton Quintet, will perform in a fundraising event to benefit UW-Madison campus child care centers.
• Couple 'houses' Frank Lloyd Wright legacy May 10, 2008 John and Betty Moore
• Choral Union, Symphony Orchestra commemorate Ralph Vaughan Williams April 30, 2008 The UW-Madison Choral Union and Symphony Orchestra will perform under the direction of Beverly Taylor at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 4, at the Overture Center’s Capitol Theater.
• Advisory: Mirisch unable to attend May 2 events April 29, 2008 Producer Walter Mirisch regrets that, due to illness, he will be unable to attend the previously announced events scheduled for Friday, May 2.
• Oscar-winning producer returns to campus for reception, film screening April 28, 2008 On Friday, May 2, UW-Madison will welcome Hollywood producer Walter Mirisch back to campus with two special events.
• Professor emeritus searches for ‘Human Goodness’ April 28, 2008 University of Wisconsin-Madison Professor Emeritus of Geography Yi-Fu Tuan will discuss his latest book, "Human Goodness" (University of Wisconsin Press), at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 1, at University Book Store-Hilldale, 702 N. Midvale Blvd.
• UW-Madison nano research mixes with art, coffee April 28, 2008 In May, 14 striking, larger-than-life photographic prints that are both comfortingly organic and starkly abstract will enable patrons of Mother Fool's Coffeehouse in Madison to visualize a scientific world that's rarely seen outside the laboratory.
• The Circus is in Town: Please direct your attention to the center ring April 24, 2008 The joyous, colorful, energetic and out-of-this-world spectacle of the circus can’t help but capture an artist’s imagination. That exuberance will take center ring in the Chazen Museum of Art when it presents two circus-themed exhibitions: “Ringmaster: Judy Onofrio and the Art of the Circus,” and “Harry A. Atwell, Circus Photographer.”
• Art department to host memorial for Gelsy Verna April 23, 2008 The art department will host a public memorial service at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, May 2, in honor of art professor Gelsy Verna (1961-2008), who died in Madison on March 11. The memorial will be held in the banquet room of the University Club.