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:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T155435 UID:207969@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250405 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250406 DESCRIPTION:*Note: actual end time may vary.* \n Annual Campus-Wide Scienc e Open House. Come explore UW-Madison — your public land-grant research university —\nand experience science as exploring the unknown. Talk with researchers\, visit\nscience venues across campus\, enjoy our Science Spe ctacular Shows\, and try\nyour hand at our interactive Exploration Station s. From astronomy to zoology\,\nUW Science Expeditions is the annual campu s-wide science open house that\nconnects you to UW people &\; places al l year round.\n\nCONTACT: 265-2019\, ejesse2@wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://scie nce.wisc.edu/science-expeditions/ SUMMARY:UW-Madison Science Expeditions 2025 URL;VALUE=URI:https://science.wisc.edu/science-expeditions/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T155435 UID:208109@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250405 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250406 DESCRIPTION:*Note: actual end time may vary.* \n March 31-April 11. Bring your new or gently used travel items to a drop-off location around campus. Items will support study abroad students in need!⁠\n\nAccepted Items: ⁠\n-Luggage: carry-on or larger suitcases\, backpacks\, duffle bags\n-Ad apters/Converters⁠\n-Money belts⁠\n-Packing cubes⁠\n-Toiletry bags i n clean condition\n-Travel size reusable shampoo/conditioner containers (n ew only)⁠\n\nDrop-off Locations:\n-Red bins in Witte\, Sellery\, Smith\, Ogg\, &\; Dejope Halls\n-Fraternity &\; Sorority Life Office\, 432 East Campus Mall\n\nURL: https://studyabroad.wisc.edu/ LOCATION:Office of Fraternity & Sorority Life\, 432 East Campus Mall SUMMARY:Travel Gear Drive URL;VALUE=URI:https://studyabroad.wisc.edu/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T155435 UID:207739@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250405 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250406 DESCRIPTION:*Note: actual end time may vary.* \n March 31 – April 5. Rec eption: Wednesday\, April 2\, 5-7pm. trans-mu-ta-tion: the action of chang ing or the state of being changed into another form. An alchemical process . al-chem-i-cal: involving a seemingly magical process of transformation\, creation\, or combination. Transmutation combines installation\, sculptur e\, and short film. Swan Ferraro is an interdisciplinary artist working in installation\, performance\, and photo/video.\n\nCONTACT: 262-1660\, artf rontdesk@education.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://art.wisc.edu/2025/03/17/transm utation-master-of-fine-arts-qualifier-exhibition-by-swan-ferraro/ LOCATION:Gallery 7\, Mosse Humanities Building SUMMARY:Transmutation: Master of Fine Arts Qualifier Exhibition by Swan Fer raro URL;VALUE=URI:https://art.wisc.edu/2025/03/17/transmutation-master-of-fine- arts-qualifier-exhibition-by-swan-ferraro/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T155435 UID:207903@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250405 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250406 DESCRIPTION:*Note: actual end time may vary.* \n Open Drawers represents a multidimensional understanding of home and heart. Where we find home may not always be where we lay our head at night—it may be in objects and ma terials that we traveled with across oceans\, have stowed away and forgott en about\, use everyday and carry with us often\, and which we find and ke ep to remind us of family\, people\, and places we both know and have neve r known.\n\nCONTACT: 262-1162\, cdmc@sohe.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://cdmc.wi sc.edu/event/open-drawers/ LOCATION:Nancy Nicholas Hall SUMMARY:Open Drawers URL;VALUE=URI:https://cdmc.wisc.edu/event/open-drawers/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T155435 UID:207300@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250405 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250406 DESCRIPTION:*Note: actual end time may vary.* \n March 31 – April 5. Clo sing Reception: Friday\, April 4\, 5-7pm. Karst is a silver gelatin exhibi tion that investigates the concept of a katabasis—a mythic descent into the subterranean underworld—as an allegory for exploration into the past and the subconscious. Through pairing documentations of the Appalachian c aves she once explored with her late father with archival ephemera\, the a rtist creates layered\, textured photographs that serve as evidence of myt hic spaces.\n\nCONTACT: 262-1660\, artfrontdesk@education.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://art.wisc.edu/2025/03/03/karst-master-of-fine-arts-qualifier-exhib ition-by-nika-mckagen/ LOCATION:Backspace Gallery\, Art Lofts SUMMARY:Karst: Master of Fine Arts Qualifier Exhibition by Nika McKagen URL;VALUE=URI:https://art.wisc.edu/2025/03/03/karst-master-of-fine-arts-qua lifier-exhibition-by-nika-mckagen/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T155435 UID:206769@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250405 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250406 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:20260408T155435 UID:207211@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250405 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250406 DESCRIPTION:*Note: actual end time may vary.* \n March 31 – April 7. Rec eption: Friday\, April 4\, 5-7pm. Ascendance is an emotional and psycholog ical journey of confronting and finding healing in the aftermath of sexual assault trauma. As a survivor\, I experienced an enforced silencing\, and a sense of oppression imposed on me by societal\, familial\, and cultural norms. No matter how hard I tried to forget\, the memory of the assault w ould come back unexpectedly\, crashing into my daily existence like a wave hitting the shore: sudden\, forceful\, and inescapable.\n\nCONTACT: 262-1 660\, artfrontdesk@education.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://art.wisc.edu/2025/03 /03/ascendance-master-of-fine-arts-qualifier-exhibition-by-baran-ataei/ LOCATION:Art Lofts Gallery\, Art Lofts SUMMARY:Ascendance: Master of Fine Arts Qualifier Exhibition by Baran Ataei URL;VALUE=URI:https://art.wisc.edu/2025/03/03/ascendance-master-of-fine-art s-qualifier-exhibition-by-baran-ataei/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T155435 UID:206508@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250405 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250406 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:20260408T155435 UID:207529@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250405 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250406 DESCRIPTION:*Note: actual end time may vary.* \n March 18 – \;April 12. ALL Reception: Friday\, April 4\, 6-8pm\, UW Arboretum Reception: Satu rday\, April 5\, 1-3pm. Paulina King collaborates with natural phenomena i n a series of site-specific installations at the Arts + Literature Laborat ory and the \;UW-Madison Arboretum. Through this reconnection to the p hysical world\, King encourages contemplation of our relationship with our environment and suggests a more symbiotic existence on earth.\n\nCONTACT: 262-1660\, artfrontdesk@education.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://art.wisc.edu/2 025/03/12/all-the-while-the-earth-was-humming-master-of-fine-arts-thesis-e xhibition-by-2025-all-prize-winner-paulina-king/ LOCATION:Arts + Literature Laboratory\, 2021 Winnebago St\, Madison\, WI 53 704 SUMMARY:All the while\, the Earth was humming: Master of Fine Arts Thesis E xhibition by 2025 ALL Prize Winner Paulina King URL;VALUE=URI:https://art.wisc.edu/2025/03/12/all-the-while-the-earth-was-h umming-master-of-fine-arts-thesis-exhibition-by-2025-all-prize-winner-paul ina-king/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T155435 UID:205235@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250405T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250405T200000 DESCRIPTION:Are you an aspiring screenwriter\, avid storyteller\, film stud ent or simply a lover of cinema? Join us at the 2nd annual Wisconsin Scree nwriters’ Symposium at the University of Wisconsin – Madison\, hosted by the Department of Communication Arts\, with support from the Internatio nal Screenwriters’ Association. \n\nSaturday Events Include: Writing on a Budget\, Tips &\; Tools for Pitching\,Script to Screen Breakdown\,Wis to Hollywood: Breaking In\, Writing a Short Film\, Pitch-A-Palooza\, and Networking\n\nCONTACT: 262-7971\, adgreer@wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://screenw riters.commarts.wisc.edu/ LOCATION:1175 Grainger Hall SUMMARY:Wisconsin Screenwriters' Symposium and Screenplay Contest URL;VALUE=URI:https://screenwriters.commarts.wisc.edu/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T155435 UID:205144@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250405T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250405T113000 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:Picnic Point entrance kiosk\, University of Wisconsin-Madison\, 20 00 University Bay Drive\, Madison WI 53705 SUMMARY:Lakeshore Nature Preserve Volunteer Opportunity URL;VALUE=URI:https://lakeshorepreserve.wisc.edu/volunteer/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T155435 UID:207369@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250405T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250405T120000 DESCRIPTION:Arboretum Wingra Oak Savanna. Volunteer for restoration activit ies and learn about prairies and savannas. Tools and training provided. Gr oups welcome with advance notice. Meet at Arbor Dr. parking lot\, off Monr oe St. Event capacity is limited\, please arrive by 9 a.m. More informatio n: (608) 263-3774 or anne.pearce@wisc.edu.\n\nCONTACT: 263-3774\, anne.pea rce@wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://arboretum.wisc.edu/get-involved/volunteer/wor k-parties/ LOCATION:Meet at Arbor Dr parking lot (off Monroe St)\, UW–Madison Arbore tum SUMMARY:Ecological Restoration Work Party URL;VALUE=URI:https://arboretum.wisc.edu/get-involved/volunteer/work-partie s/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T155435 UID:206792@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250405T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250405T130000 DESCRIPTION:Dr. Jennifer J. Manly of Columbia University will be the keynot e speaker at this free annual event that aims to raise awareness of Alzhei mer’s disease in the African American community. Attendees will enjoy a health and wellness resource fair\, complimentary brunch and more.\n\nURL: https://www.adrc.wisc.edu/scf2025 LOCATION:Goodman South Campus | Madison College\, 2429 Perry St\, 2nd Floor \, Madison\, WI 53713 SUMMARY:Solomon Carter Fuller Brain Health Celebration URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.adrc.wisc.edu/scf2025 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T155435 UID:208063@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250405T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250405T200000 DESCRIPTION:An art and history gallery spotlighting significant historical events related to campus sexual assault activism over the last 50 years al ongside art by student survivors.\n\nCONTACT: molly.caradonna@wisc.edu\n\n URL: https://www.uhs.wisc.edu/reflect/ LOCATION:Student Activity Center\, 4th Floor\, 333 East Campus Mall SUMMARY:Reflect: Art and History Gallery URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.uhs.wisc.edu/reflect/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T155435 UID:200745@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250405T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250405T160000 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:20260408T155435 UID:207835@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250405T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250405T120000 DESCRIPTION:Encore performance of The Wonders of Physics 42nd annual show f or Science Expeditions. The show is filled with physics demonstrations des igned to entertain all ages.\n\nCONTACT: 262-2927\, wonders@physics.wisc.e du\n\nURL: https://wonders.physics.wisc.edu/ LOCATION:2103 Chamberlin Hall SUMMARY:The Wonders of Physics show URL;VALUE=URI:https://wonders.physics.wisc.edu/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T155435 UID:207608@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250405T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250405T130000 DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, April 5th from 11am-1pm\, we are hosting our 9th annual Bucky’s Race for Rehab fundraiser. Bucky’s Race for Rehab is a 5k run/walk and a 3k wheel/walk course with participation from community m embers of all backgrounds and ability levels that is hosted by UW-Madison DPT students. Every sponsorship\, contribution\, and registration for this event helps support the many different activities and needs of our studen ts and the Madison community.\n\nURL: https://runsignup.com/Race/WI/Madiso n/BuckysRaceforRehab2023 LOCATION:UW Marching Band Practice Field SUMMARY:Bucky's Race for Rehab URL;VALUE=URI:https://runsignup.com/Race/WI/Madison/BuckysRaceforRehab2023 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T155435 UID:207845@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250405T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250405T130000 DESCRIPTION:Bring the family for a special chemistry demonstration lecture with the Department of Chemistry’s Lecture Demonstrator\, Jim Maynard\, and his special guest\, Bucky Badger!\n\nONLINE: https://chem.wisc.edu/eve nt/22174/ LOCATION:S413\, North Tower\, Chemistry Building (Also offered online) SUMMARY:Chemistry with Jim & Bucky END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T155435 UID:207837@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250405T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250405T140000 DESCRIPTION:Encore performance of The Wonders of Physics 42nd annual show f or Science Expeditions. The show is filled with physics demonstrations des igned to entertain all ages.\n\nCONTACT: 262-2927\, wonders@physics.wisc.e du\n\nURL: https://wonders.physics.wisc.edu/ LOCATION:2103 Chamberlin Hall SUMMARY:The Wonders of Physics show URL;VALUE=URI:https://wonders.physics.wisc.edu/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T155435 UID:198849@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250405T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250405T150000 DESCRIPTION:Artistic Workshop. Join the Office of Multicultural Arts Initia tives for an interactive workshop lead by essayist\, poet\, cultural criti c\, and author of A Little Devel in America: Notes in Praise of Black Perf ormance\, Hanif Abdurraqib. This event is free and open to the public. LOCATION:On Wisconsin Room\, Armory and Gymnasium (Red Gym) SUMMARY:Line Breaks: JUST BUST! END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR