BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:icalendar-ruby CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T223911 UID:206526@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250302 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250303 DESCRIPTION:*Note: actual end time may vary.* \n Exhibition dates: Februar y 25 – March 8\, Reception: Monday\, March 3\, 5-8pm.\n\nCONTACT: 262-16 60\, artfrontdesk@education.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://art.wisc.edu/2025/02/ 17/the-westlands-master-of-fine-arts-qualifier-exhibition-by-jason-houge/ LOCATION:Art Lofts Gallery\, Art Lofts SUMMARY:The Westlands: Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition by Jason Houge URL;VALUE=URI:https://art.wisc.edu/2025/02/17/the-westlands-master-of-fine- arts-qualifier-exhibition-by-jason-houge/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T223911 UID:207244@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250302 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250303 DESCRIPTION:*Note: actual end time may vary.* \n March 1 – April 1. Open Daily 7:30am - 5pm\, Reception: Sunday\, March 16\, 2-4pm. Many of Bisson ’s paintings feel like confessions. To make a confession is really a bid for intimacy. Bisson looks through the lens of his memories\, relationshi ps\, communities\, and culture at large. Most recently\, he’s been explo ring images of his hometown and the drinking culture that permeated in the area\, influenced by artists such as Nicole Eisenman\, Alice Neel\, and H enry Taylor.\n\nCONTACT: 262-1660\, artfrontdesk@education.wisc.edu\n\nURL : https://art.wisc.edu/2025/03/03/some-people-leave-some-people-stay-a-sho wing-of-paintings-by-chase-bisson/ LOCATION:Mother Fools Coffeehouse\, 1101 Williamson St SUMMARY:Some People Leave\, Some People Stay: A Showing of Paintings by Cha se Bisson URL;VALUE=URI:https://art.wisc.edu/2025/03/03/some-people-leave-some-people -stay-a-showing-of-paintings-by-chase-bisson/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T223911 UID:205909@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250302 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250303 DESCRIPTION:*Note: actual end time may vary.* \n Exhibition dates: Februar y 26 – March 4\, Reception: Friday\, February 28\, 6:30-8:30pm. Join us for the Midwest Print Showcase reception featuring free food\, refreshment s\, a door prize\, and a print sale booth. This exhibit brings together 17 artists from Wisconsin\, Nebraska\, and Iowa\, all working with different printmaking techniques including screen print\, cyanotype\, woodcuts\, an d more.\n\nCONTACT: 262-1660\, artfrontdesk@education.wisc.edu\n\nURL: htt ps://art.wisc.edu/2025/02/04/midwest-print-showcase/ LOCATION:Commonwealth Gallery\, 3rd Floor\, 100 S Baldwin St\, Madison WI SUMMARY:Midwest Print Showcase URL;VALUE=URI:https://art.wisc.edu/2025/02/04/midwest-print-showcase/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T223911 UID:204930@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250302 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250303 DESCRIPTION:*Note: actual end time may vary.* \n It’s All the Rage: Acti vism\, Aging\, and the Raging Grannies of Madison grows from a two-year ar chival and oral history project. This exhibit focuses on several decades o f local Wisconsin grassroots activism enacted by the Madison and Dane Coun ty Raging Grannies. Featuring an array of granny hats\, aprons\, songbooks \, political buttons\, and instruments\, as well as video and audio clips of their original songs\, this exhibit explores how senior women have enga ged in a wide variety of activities.\n\nCONTACT: 262-1162\, cdmc@sohe.wisc .edu LOCATION:Nancy Nicholas Hall SUMMARY:It’s All the Rage: Activism\, Aging\, and the Raging Grannies of Madison END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T223911 UID:206738@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250302 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250303 DESCRIPTION:*Note: actual end time may vary.* \n February 28 – April 13. Opening Reception: Friday\, February 28\, 5-8pm\, &\; Artist Talk with Pauli King: Saturday\, March 15\, 2pm. King's work explores light through the manipulation of translucency and color. Through intentional positioni ng of poured silicone sheets\, King creates large scale color fields with tones inspired by the sky. Light activates each work\, which in turn gener ate subtle auras and change the atmospheric conditions of their surroundin gs and is transformative.\n\nCONTACT: 262-1660\, artfrontdesk@education.wi sc.edu\n\nURL: https://abelcontemporary.com/show/abel-contemporary-gallery -no5---the-light-saw-what-i-couldnt-by-paulina-king LOCATION:Abel Contemporary Gallery\, 524 East Main St\, Stoughton SUMMARY:In no. 5: The Light Saw What I Couldn’t by MFA Candidate Paulina King URL;VALUE=URI:https://abelcontemporary.com/show/abel-contemporary-gallery-n o5---the-light-saw-what-i-couldnt-by-paulina-king END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T223911 UID:206477@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250302 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250303 DESCRIPTION:*Note: actual end time may vary.* \n February 21 – April 30. Open \;Wednesday to \;Sunday 12-6pm. Reception: Friday\, February 21\, 6-9pm\, A live collaborative demo between the three artists will beg in at 6pm. In collaboration with Eli’s Art Supplies\, As Long As It’s Safe To Do So is a group show featuring artists Ava Albelo (Mary Chains)\, Rachael Hunter\, and R-Lo.\n\nCONTACT: 262-1660\, artfrontdesk@education. wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://art.wisc.edu/2025/02/17/as-long-as-its-safe-to-do -so/ LOCATION:Eli’s Art Supplies\, 2348 E Washington Ave SUMMARY:As Long As It’s Safe To Do So URL;VALUE=URI:https://art.wisc.edu/2025/02/17/as-long-as-its-safe-to-do-so/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T223911 UID:205139@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250302T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250302T113000 DESCRIPTION:Ecological Restoration Work Party. Join other volunteers to hel p care for the Lakeshore Nature Preserve. Learn about the natural world\, work in a beautiful and beloved landscape\, meet new people or visit with old friends\, get fresh air and exercise. Volunteers will remove invasive plants. Work is performed off-trail on uneven ground and requires bending\ , stooping\, and lifting. Groups and youth must contact the Volunteer Coor dinator to make arrangements prior to the event. Tools and work gloves pro vided.\n\nCONTACT: 220-5560\, bryn.scriver@wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://lakesh orepreserve.wisc.edu/volunteer/ LOCATION:Meet at Frautschi Point parking lot\, 2662 Lake Mendota Drive\, Ma dison\, 53705 SUMMARY:Lakeshore Nature Preserve Volunteer Opportunity URL;VALUE=URI:https://lakeshorepreserve.wisc.edu/volunteer/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T223911 UID:200723@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250302T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250302T160000 DESCRIPTION:Afterlives explores the many lives of objects and what happens to textiles after they enter the Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection. Fr om a quilt made out of carefully saved 19th-century American cigar silks t o an robe from Turkmenistan\, material things carry traces of their journe y through past\, present\, and future in our Collection. Both poetic and p ractical\, the exhibition explores what these treasures can teach us if we pay attention to their stories.\n\nCONTACT: 262-1162\, cdmc@sohe.wisc.edu \n\nURL: https://cdmc.wisc.edu/event/afterlives/ LOCATION:Lynn Mecklenburg Textile Gallery\, Nancy Nicholas Hall SUMMARY:Afterlives: Material Stories from the Helen Louise Allen Textile Co llection URL;VALUE=URI:https://cdmc.wisc.edu/event/afterlives/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T223911 UID:202464@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250302T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250302T160000 DESCRIPTION:Inspired by Material Intelligence magazine’s exploration of i ndividual commonplace materials\, this exhibition foregrounds two key subs tances–linen and glass–and invites visitors to experiment with many mo re. "Threads" explores the metaphorical vibrancy of linen and other fibers through the work of Ann Coddington. "Spheres of Influence" reveals how th e material possibilities of glass and the embodied skills of glassmakers h ave shaped intellectual life at UW-Madison.\n\nCONTACT: 262-1162\, cdmc@so he.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://cdmc.wisc.edu/event/material-intelligence/ LOCATION:Ruth Davis Design Gallery\, Nancy Nicholas Hall SUMMARY:Material Intelligence URL;VALUE=URI:https://cdmc.wisc.edu/event/material-intelligence/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T223911 UID:206153@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250302T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250302T133000 DESCRIPTION:The violin ensemble will perform in the Chazen's Mead Witter Lo bby. The 16 violinists of Sonora Strings are the elite touring ensemble of Suzuki Strings of Madison\, Wisconsin. These young musicians will perfo rm in the museum's Mead Witter lobby.\n\nAttendance is limited and reserva tions are required for a seat in the Sunday Afternoon Live audience sectio n.\n\nCONTACT: jprey@chazen.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ sunday-afternoon-live-sonora-strings-tickets-1232920019969?aff=websiteeven t\n\nONLINE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7OFFrVpM3Jd4pYwZfkUWfw LOCATION:Chazen Museum of Art (Also offered online) SUMMARY:Sunday Afternoon Live: Sonora Strings URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sunday-afternoon-live-sonora-str ings-tickets-1232920019969?aff=websiteevent END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T223911 UID:206829@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250302T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250302T133000 DESCRIPTION:Game Watch at The Sett! Come cheer on the Badger Men's and Wome n's basketball teams at The Sett! \; Badger Men's Basketball will take on Michigan State at 12:30 PM. Badger Women's Basketball faces Iowa at 3: 00 PM. \; Stop by and join fellow basketball fans to root for Wisconsi n victories and enjoy food\, drinks\, and camaraderie while watching on th e big screen!  \;\n\nURL: https://union.wisc.edu/events-and-activities /event-calendar/event/game-watch-badger-basketball LOCATION:The Sett\, Union South SUMMARY:Game Watch: Badger Basketball Back to Back URL;VALUE=URI:https://union.wisc.edu/events-and-activities/event-calendar/e vent/game-watch-badger-basketball END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T223911 UID:202911@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250302T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250302T143000 DESCRIPTION:Arboretum. Visit key sites and learn about Aldo Leopold’s ear ly phenological research and experiments to restore Wisconsin ecosystems d uring his time as the Arboretum’s first research director. Wear sturdy c losed-toe shoes and come prepared for weather. Walks canceled for unsafe c onditions. Free\, no registration required. Meet at the Visitor Center.\n\ nCONTACT: 263-7888\, info@arboretum.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://arboretum.wis c.edu/visit/events/ LOCATION:Meet at Visitor Center\, UW–Madison Arboretum SUMMARY:Nature Hike: Walking in Leopold's Footsteps URL;VALUE=URI:https://arboretum.wisc.edu/visit/events/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T223911 UID:205802@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250302T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250302T143000 DESCRIPTION:Arboretum. This walk is a fun\, fascinating way for families wi th children elementary age and younger to explore the natural world. Adult s must attend. Wear sturdy closed-toe shoes and come prepared for weather. Walks canceled for unsafe conditions. Free\, no registration required. Me et at the Visitor Center.\n\nCONTACT: 263-7888\, info@arboretum.wisc.edu\n \nURL: https://arboretum.wisc.edu/visit/events/ LOCATION:Meet at Visitor Center\, UW–Madison Arboretum SUMMARY:Family Nature Walk URL;VALUE=URI:https://arboretum.wisc.edu/visit/events/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T223911 UID:205499@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250302T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250302T163000 DESCRIPTION:University Theatre. University Theatre presents August Wilson ’s powerful drama\, set in a boarding house in 1911 Pittsburgh\, that re aches deep into the well of a painful past to create a story of spiritual and emotional resurrection. Building on his work with 2023’s Fences\, Dr . Baron Kelly continues his creative and scholarly investigation of Wilson ’s work\, speaking to the spiritual\, cultural\, social\, and political connections in performance.\n\nCONTACT: 265-2787\, publicity@theatre.wisc. edu\n\nURL: https://theatre.wisc.edu/ LOCATION:Mitchell\, Vilas Hall SUMMARY:August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone URL;VALUE=URI:https://theatre.wisc.edu/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T223911 UID:203580@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250302T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250303T000000 DESCRIPTION:Gather the whole family for an exhilarating night of frosty fes tivities at Outdoor UW's Family Night on Ice! Dive into the icy fun with a n array of skating games\, from limbo challenges to gliding combinations t hat promise laughter and friendly competition. With freeze skate showdowns \, thrilling curling matches\, and \;skating races\, this event transf orms Lake Mendota into a winter wonderland of family bonding and frozen ex citement!  \; Family Night Registration Pricing: Under 18: $12 Over 18 : $20  \; Skate rentals are available at $5 for students per hour and $7 for non-students per hour. Skate rentals are available first to those r egistered (below) for the event. 15 minutes BEFORE the event begins we wil l call down the list of those registered to select their skates. Once thos e who are registered for the event (and present before the event begins) h ave their skates\, rentals will be available to those not registered on a first-come\, first-served basis. Youth under 18 need to be accompanied by a legal guardian at this event. <\;<\;<\; PLEASE COME 15 MINUTES BEF ORE THE EVENT TO ALLOW TIME TO BE FIT FOR SKATES >\;>\;>\; ***Limite d sizes of ice skates are available. Skates are rented out on a first-come \, first-served basis. ***If you are a person with a disability needing re asonable accommodation\, please contact our Co-Managers\, ouwmanager@union .wisc.edu\n\nCONTACT: 262-1630\, OutdoorUW@union.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https:// union.wisc.edu/events-and-activities/event-calendar/event/familyiceskating night-2025-ouw-3 LOCATION:Memorial Union SUMMARY:Family Ice Skating Night with Outdoor UW URL;VALUE=URI:https://union.wisc.edu/events-and-activities/event-calendar/e vent/familyiceskatingnight-2025-ouw-3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T223911 UID:206402@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250302T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250302T171500 DESCRIPTION:Free Workshop Series. A beginner friendly\, drop-in adult dance and movement workshop series. The goal of the series is to investigate wh ere creativity is housed in our bodies\, so that we may feel and access it for ourselves and express it. What does your body have to say?\n\nBasic f undamentals from ballet\, modern dance\, and social Latin dances will be i ntroduced throughout the course. Breathing exercises\, guided meditation\, and light exercises such as stretching\, holding poses and jumping will a lso be incorporated\, to\n\nCONTACT: 255-5337\, alisha@neighborhoodhousema dison.org\n\nURL: https://neighborhoodhousemadison.org/adult-wellness/ LOCATION:Neighborhood House Community Center (29 S. Mills St.) SUMMARY:Body Speak Free URL;VALUE=URI:https://neighborhoodhousemadison.org/adult-wellness/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T223911 UID:204735@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250302T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250303T000000 DESCRIPTION:Join WUD Games in the Sett for our weekly Sunday Game Night! We offer a variety of board and video games of several different genres from our collection of over 100 games. Every game night features a different C ommittee's Choice game in addition to the entire WUD Games game collection . The featured game is Forest Shuffle\, a strategy card game where players compete to gather the most valuable trees and then attract species to the se trees\, thus creating an ecologically balanced habitat for flora and fa una. \; You can view the entire WUD Games board game catalog here: WU D Games Equipment .\n\nURL: https://union.wisc.edu/events-and-activities/e vent-calendar/event/sunday-game-night-10 LOCATION:The Sett\, Union South SUMMARY:Sunday Game Night URL;VALUE=URI:https://union.wisc.edu/events-and-activities/event-calendar/e vent/sunday-game-night-10 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T223911 UID:206801@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250302T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250303T000000 DESCRIPTION:WUD Games is hosting a Pokemon tournament\, but with a twist! T eams submitted by each competitor are switched around\, and we randomly as sign the teams to all the competitors for each round of battle. It will be taking along WUD Games game night.  \; Sign up Link: Here\n\nURL: ht tps://union.wisc.edu/events-and-activities/event-calendar/event/pokeswap-s howdown-torunment LOCATION:The Sett\, Union South SUMMARY:PokeSwap Showdown Tournament URL;VALUE=URI:https://union.wisc.edu/events-and-activities/event-calendar/e vent/pokeswap-showdown-torunment END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR