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• Bringing the Yiddish past to life: A tour through the Mayrent Collection Feb. 24, 2012 The Friends of the UW-Madison Libraries will celebrate the Mayrent Collection at a special event at the University Club, 803 State St., on Thursday, March 1 at 4:30 p.m.
• Exploring interfaces between science, humanities Feb. 23, 2012 The semester-long, $2,500 Emerging Interfaces Awards were created as a way to explore the different ways thinkers in the humanities and sciences approach discovery.
• Madison-area youth invited to compete in Wisconsin Teen Poetry Slam semi-finals Feb. 20, 2012 Top youth poets from Madison and Milwaukee are gearing up to compete for a berth on the 2012 Wisconsin Youth Poetry Slam Team, which will represent the state at the national Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Slam Festival in California this coming summer.
• UW-Madison explores creation of College of the Arts Feb. 16, 2012 For the first time in several decades, the University of Wisconsin-Madison is considering the addition of a new college, the College of the Arts.
• Airport exhibit marks centennial of Pro Arte Quartet, Wisconsin Idea Feb. 15, 2012 The history of the University of Wisconsin's Pro Arte String Quartet and the Wisconsin Idea, both of which turn a record-breaking 100 years old this year, will be told through a public exhibit beginning Thursday, March 1, in the entry lobby of the Dane County Regional Airport.
• Art graduate connects campus, schools with outreach endowment Feb. 9, 2012 Workshops supported by art graduate Helen Burish have strengthened the connection between area high school teachers and artists in the Department of Art at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
• Slideshow: Faculty artists show contemporary breadth at Chazen Feb. 6, 2012
• Spring semester alive with arts events Feb. 3, 2012 The spring semester will be bursting with arts events across the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus during the university's Year of the Wisconsin Idea.
• Contest seeks amazing science images Jan. 24, 2012 Imaging has brought a revolution to science.
• New work, new audiences for innovative School of Music project Jan. 19, 2012 Jerry Hui could probably make his audience enjoy a root canal.
• Cartoonist and author Lynda Barry is spring artist in residence Jan. 18, 2012 Lynda Barry, acclaimed cartoonist and author, will be the University of Wisconsin-Madison's spring artist in residence, the Arts Institute and Department of Art announced today.
• Hip-hop teaching, performance and culture Jan. 18, 2012 Using hip-hop pedagogy as a teaching tool to integrate topics from history, politics and art to culture and performance in the classroom will be the topic of the second annual lecture series "Getting Real II" at the University of Wisconsin-Madison this spring.
• Dance Department presents faculty concert Jan. 9, 2012 Take a break from winter to experience a vast and rich array of modern dance artistry as the Dance Department presents the first Arts Night Out event of the season, "Latitudes," the annual faculty concert.
• School of Music hosts ‘Double Reed Day’ on Jan. 14 Dec. 28, 2011 Each year, something a little out of the ordinary happens at the School of Music to launch the new year when oboists and bassoonists from miles around gather to enjoy an afternoon and evening devoted to the practice and performance of their instruments.
• Go Big Read invites works of art and creative writing inspired by ‘Enrique’s Journey’ Dec. 22, 2011 “Enrique’s Journey,“ this year’s Go Big Read selection, sparked discussion and reflection across campus and the greater community. Now the book by Pulitzer Prize-wining author Sonia Nazario, will serve as an inspiration for works of art readers from UW–Madison and across Dane County create during the long winter break.
• Recent sighting: UW Mad Gaffers Holiday Glass Sale Dec. 20, 2011
• Public humanities project proves literacy isn’t limited to the page Dec. 12, 2011 The American teenager, once shy, bubbles over with questions for a young Senegalese classmate. Why did his mother leave him? Did he ever see her again? As the young man responds, the two begin using each other's first names.
• CAVE of wonders: Exhibit pushes the boundaries of art, collaboration Dec. 9, 2011 In the year since the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery opened at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, its resident researchers have gotten comfortable in their innovative new spaces.
• UW–Madison a cappella group to sing at White House Dec. 6, 2011 UW–Madison’s men’s a cappella group the MadHatters will perform at the White House Dec. 7.
• Exhibition celebrates the music, art and culture of Ghana Nov. 30, 2011 "In Ghana, textiles are absolutely integrated into every part of life," says Mary Hark. "You're bombarded with music and textile, color and pattern, while walking down the street."