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10/19/09
UW-MADISON EVENTS FORECAST, OCT. 25-31
MADISON - You'll find plenty of treats at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with distinguished international visitors, tours of unexpected areas of the Arboretum and much more - and that's no trick. These are some of the many campus events taking place during the week of Oct. 25-31.
The events listed below are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. For a complete listing of events, visit http://www.today.wisc.edu.
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ARBORETUM WALK: TOUR OF THE LOST CITY
WHEN AND WHERE: Sunday, Oct. 25, 1-3:30 p.m., Arboretum Visitor Center, 1207 Seminole Highway
DETAILS: While we always tour this area around Halloween, there is really nothing spooky about this abandoned dream of a "Venice of the North." Learn more about this failed 1920s residential area and how understanding the land can be important for proper development. This tour starts indoors with a brief overview of the Lost City project.
RELATED LINK: http://www.uwarboretum.org
CONTACT: 608-263-7888, pabrown1@wisc.edu
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LECTURE AND BOOK SIGNING BY CHILEAN AMBASSADOR TO THE UN
WHEN AND WHERE: Monday, Oct. 26, 7:30 p.m., Main Dining Room, University Club, 803 State St.
DETAILS: Heraldo Munoz presents "From Dictatorship to the Security Council: A Political Memoir." Munoz is the permanent representative of Chile to the United Nations and chair of the UN Peacebuilding Commission. He served as president of the UN Security Council (UNSC) and chair of the Al Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee of the UNSC in 2004. During the Pinochet dictatorship, he held leadership positions in the Socialist Party of Chile and co-founded the Party for Democracy.
RELATED LINK: http://www.lacis.wisc.edu
CONTACT: 608-262-0616, skripp@wisc.edu
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UNIVERSITY LEAGUE PRESENTS DAVID MARANISS: AUTUMN DINNER
WHEN AND WHERE: Tuesday, Oct. 27, 6:30 p.m., Blackhawk Country Club, 3606 Blackhawk Drive
DETAILS: David Maraniss will share his thoughts about life as a writer as told through his next book, "The Sweet Long Days: A Writer's Journey, Stories of Life, Politics, Sports, and Loss." The book, which is a collection of his stories from newspapers, magazines and books over the past three decades, will be published in January. He will also speak on the book he is currently researching, a multigenerational biography of Barack Obama titled "Out of This World: The Making of Obama."
RELATED LINK: http://www.univleague.wisc.edu/program.htm
COST: $33 general; reservations required
CONTACT: 608-238-6137, hread@charter.net
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HOW CAPITALISM WAS BUILT: THE TRANSFORMATION OF EASTERN EUROPE, RUSSIA AND CENTRAL ASIA
WHEN AND WHERE: Thursday, Oct. 29, noon, 336 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive
DETAILS: Anders Aslund, Peterson Institute for International Economics, presents this lecture. RELATED LINK: http://www.wage.wisc.edu/events/Index.aspx?ID=613
CONTACT:(608-265-8038, wage@intl-institute.wisc.edu
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PERFORMATIVE PROPERTIES: WILD ANIMALS, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND THE MUSEUM
WHEN AND WHERE: Thursday, Oct. 29, 3 p.m., 4207 Helen C. White Hall, 600 N. Park St.
DETAILS: Hear Eva Hemmungs Wirt�n, Uppsala University, talk about the Victorian fascination with classification and scientific control and its relationship to the display of wild animals in the natural history museum.
RELATED LINK: http://www.humanities.wisc.edu/programs/mellon-workshops/science-and-print-culture/events.html
CONTACT: 608-262-3971, fchsia@wisc.edu
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ARBORETUM NIGHT WALK: UNDER THE AUTUMN MOON
WHEN AND WHERE: Saturday, Oct. 31, 6:30-8 p.m., Arboretum Visitor Center, 1207 Seminole Highway
DETAILS: Two nights before the full moon, join the naturalist to enjoy nature in late fall. No "tricks" here on this Halloween night; just the great treat of being outdoors.
RELATED LINK: http://www.uwarboretum.org
CONTACT: 608-263-7888, pabrown1@wisc.edu
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- Susannah Brooks, 608-262-3846, srbrooks2@wisc.edu