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  • Speaker to explore how artists used optical aids in early 1400s Feb. 24, 2004 Charles M. Falco, a University of Arizona professor of optical sciences, will present evidence from his visual investigation of the use of optical aids by western artists of the last millennia on Thursday, March 11, at 4 p.m. in 1610 Engineering Hall. The project is part of a collaborative effort between the professor and renowned British artist David Hockney.
  • UW libraries, biochem building offer different takes on art Feb. 24, 2004 From a contemporary African-American book artist and a look at the American Arts and Crafts Movement to a glimpse into the sheer beauty of science, the UW-Madison campus will open the new season with an array of visual art.
  • Dance company to explore American contributions Feb. 24, 2004 The music of Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, George Gershwin, Jerome Kern, Cole Porter, Barry White, Vincent Youmans and others will provide a varied backdrop for Kanopy Dance Company's "Dances Americana Concert," Friday-Sunday, Feb. 27-29, 8 p.m. in Music Hall.
  • 900 years of Chinese painting on exhibition at Elvehjem Feb. 24, 2004 Almost a millennium of paintings, gathered during half a century, are on exhibition through Sunday, March 14, at the Elvehjem Museum of Art.
  • UW-Madison symphony orchestra to perform in Brookfield Feb. 24, 2004 The UW-Madison Symphony Orchestra will take the stage at Brookfield's Sharon Lynne Wilson Center at 8 p.m. on Friday, April 2, in a concert showcasing "Performing Artists of the Future."
  • Conference to connect quilts, teaching Feb. 20, 2004 How quilts connect people locally, nationally and globally is the subject of the Arts, Curriculum and Community Conference scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, March 6-7, at the Monona Terrace Convention Center, 1 John Nolen Drive, in Madison.
  • Hollywood, Broadway alums spark new class Feb. 20, 2004 An innovative new class is tapping the University of Wisconsin-Madison's pipeline to the entertainment industry, bringing back alumni who have made a splash in Hollywood and on Broadway to share their experiences with students and the public.
  • Contemporary dance performance set for Feb. 13-14 Feb. 11, 2004 Dance Program chair Jin-Wen Yu will perform in "Madison-Chicago," a cross-cultural and multimedia contemporary dance concert featuring Jin-Wen Yu Dance and Hedwig Dances Company of Chicago.
  • Celtic Film Festival reveals Celtic culture in many guises Feb. 10, 2004 Ireland and Scotland, of course, but also Britain and even parts of France: The Celts spread their language and culture far afield in Europe. A film festival by the Madison Celtic Cultural Center, sponsored by the Department of History, will display the faces of Celtic culture on Sunday, Feb. 15.
  • Carnival brings together university, community Feb. 10, 2004 Sizzling beats, exuberant motion and dynamic new poetry will heat up the night at a campus carnival that celebrates the Caribbean in music, word and dance.
  • 'Secret Garden' tells children's tale in song Feb. 10, 2004 “The Secret Garden’”will open on Friday, Feb. 27, and run Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 28 and 29; and Thursday-Sunday, March 4-7, in the Wisconsin Union Theater.
  • Lecture, concert feature Irish broadcaster and traditional singer Feb. 9, 2004 Irish broadcaster and traditional singer Meaití Jó Shéamuis Ó Fátharta will explore the role of radio in preserving and promoting minority languages and cultures during an upcoming lecture at UW-Madison.
  • Guest artists to bring together university, community Jan. 29, 2004 Sizzling beats, exuberant motion and dynamic new poetry will heat up the night at a carnival on the UW-Madison campus that celebrates the Caribbean in music, word and dance. The event, "Sin Fronteras Multicultural Carnival: Celebrating the Word Through Dance, Poetry and Caribbean Rhythms," will be held on Saturday, Feb. 21, at 7 p.m. in the Margaret H'Doubler Performance Space, Lathrop Hall, 1050 University Ave.
  • Cantus offers superb choral music at Wisconsin Union Theater Jan. 28, 2004 Cantus, called a "superb and innovative professional male choir...unique and charismatic group...with a delightfully refreshing and adventurous approach to choral singing" by American Record Guide, opens the spring offerings of the Wisconsin Union Theater's Concert Series on Saturday, Jan. 31, at 8 pm.
  • Four textile artists probe repetition in pattern Jan. 27, 2004 Four textile artists will explore how repetition establishes pattern in "Repeat Repeat," an exhibition of their work at the Gallery of Design in the Human Ecology Building.
  • Musicians offer free concert Jan. 27, 2004 A national tour with stops in Atlanta, Denver and Aspen will begin in Madison, as Robert McDuffie, violin, and Christopher Taylor, piano, perform on Thursday, Feb. 5, at 7:30 p.m. in Mills Concert Hall in the Mosse Humanities Building.
  • 2004 Wisconsin Film Festival set for April 1-4 Jan. 19, 2004 This year's Wisconsin Film Festival, a public program of the Arts Institute at UW-Madison, is slated for Thursday, April 1, through Sunday, April 4.
  • UW professor remembers Uta Hagen Jan. 15, 2004 The death of renowned stage actress Uta Hagen, who studied at the University of Wisconsin and received an honorary degree from UW-Madison in 2000, leaves a tremendous void in the theatrical world, according to a UW-Madison professor who knew Hagen.
  • Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center returns to Union Theater Jan. 14, 2004 Having played to a full house several times in the past, an audience favorite, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, returns to the Wisconsin Union Theater on Friday, Feb. 13, at 8 p.m. with a program of music by Ravel, Adolphe and Haydn.
  • Musical feast in store for '04 Jan. 13, 2004 The School of Music and the Wisconsin Union Theater will ring in the new year and the new semester with distinguished instrumental and vocal performers.