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• Madison students create book trailers for film festival July 31, 2012 As part of the Read On Wisconsin program, students from Madison's Whitehorse Middle School have dedicated their summer vacation to reading and discussing books for grades six through eight.
• Memorial Library’s Special Collections department showcases new exhibit and much more July 19, 2012 A new exhibit, "Expanding the Home Circle: An Exhibit of Artists' Books Paired with Illustrated Books 
from the Cairns Collection of American Women Writers," has been installed in Memorial Library's Special Collections department. The exhibit, on display until Sept. 14, was created and curated by UW-Madison art department alumna Rachel Melis.
• First Wave students take part in Britain's Cultural Olympiad July 10, 2012 Before the torch enters the stadium for the 2012 summer Olympics, UW-Madison's First Wave Touring Ensemble this week joined thousands of young people celebrating the Cultural Olympiad in London.
• Summer (music) in the city July 10, 2012 Summer always brings flocks of visitors to campus. Each year, many participatory musical events have added a particularly tuneful note to all that UW-Madison has to offer, showcasing connections between the university and the wider world.
• Institute provides engagement tools for working with youth July 6, 2012 If you are an educator or community leader looking seeking ways to capture, keep and encourage your students' focus on learning through spoken word, art, music and movement, there is still time to register for "Hip-Hop in the Heartland," this year's Educator and Community Leader Training Institute.
• Chazen expansion project receives architectural honors May 17, 2012 The Chazen Museum of Art expansion project has received recognition this spring from Wisconsin business media and architecture organizations.
• Recent sightings: Union Theater’s ‘Curtain Down Party’ May 14, 2012
• Wisconsin Union Theater celebrates history on eve of renovations May 10, 2012 As the Wisconsin Union Theater closes for a two-year renovation, staffers are opening doors to the public in two farewell events.
• Jordan's skills embrace education, art May 8, 2012 Many recognize undergraduate advisor Jerry Jordan’s enthusiasm as a recruitment and retention specialist for the School of Education. But fewer know of his prospects as a professional portrait artist.
• National Down Syndrome Congress recognizes Wisconsin Singers May 6, 2012 The National Down Syndrome Congress (NDSC) recognized the Wisconsin Singers for working with a cognitively challenged young man at a dance workshop in January.
• International urban movement conference returns to Madison May 4, 2012 Urban dance competitors from around the world will converge on Madison from May 9 to 13 for the ninth annual International Festival of Urban Movement: Breakin’ the Law & Breaking Ground, gathering at venues from the Capitol square to the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
• UW-Madison student named to magazine’s “Top 10 College Women” list May 3, 2012 Pictured in the glamorous setting of Manhattan, one of a select few who have a special wardrobe from Ralph Lauren and graced the set of the national "Mo'nique" television talk show as a guest performer, in person Jasmine Mans is disarmingly humble and grounded.
• UW Design Gallery opens virtual space May 2, 2012 "Design 2012: First Annual Student Virtual Exhibition" will be shown from 1-1:30 p.m. Friday, May 4, before "Escape," the Textile and Apparel Student Association runway fashion show, and again at 8 p.m. after the show, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Union South, Varsity Hall, 1308 W. Dayton St.
• “Calm After the Storm” event this Sunday April 26, 2012 A temporary housing shelter will be on display from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 29, at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Arts as part of a special project by students from the University of Wisconsin-Madison's School of Human Ecology.
• UW Chamber Orchestra visits Brookfield’s Wilson Center April 25, 2012 The UW Chamber Orchestra performs at the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts in Brookfield in a free concert on Thursday, April 26 at 7:30 p.m.
• UW-Madison Javanese concert features four guest artists April 24, 2012 This spring's annual concert of music and dance by the UW-Madison Javanese Gamelan Ensemble and dancers will feature a solo dance by Valerie Mau Vetter of Grinnell College, a group dance by members of the Javanese dance class taught by Peggy Choy of the Dance Department and a wide variety of gamelan music.
• Dance Department students present “Les Muses” April 26-28 April 18, 2012 Dance students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will perform "Les Muses," a student concert featuring contemporary dance works by six emerging student choreographers and an original piece by New York artist in residence Pamela Pietro on April 26-28 at 8 p.m.
• The curtain rises on the Wisconsin Film Festival on April 18 April 13, 2012 The 2012 Wisconsin Film Festival runs from April 18-22.
• African Students Association celebrates 10 years April 11, 2012 The African Students Association will honor its ten-year anniversary on UW-Madison's campus with a two-day celebration featuring keynote speaker Naomi Tutu.
• Harbison, Haydn and Franck close UW Pro Arte Quartet centennial season April 9, 2012 To American composer John Harbison, the string quartet is a malleable model that deserves creative exploration.