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:20260408T191409 UID:207970@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250406 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250407 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:20260408T191409 UID:208110@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250406 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250407 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:20260408T191409 UID:207904@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250406 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250407 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:20260408T191409 UID:206770@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250406 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250407 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:20260408T191409 UID:207212@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250406 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250407 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:20260408T191409 UID:206511@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250406 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250407 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:20260408T191409 UID:207867@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250406T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250406T120000 DESCRIPTION:A Half-Day Hybrid Retreat. Spring is a season of gentle renewal —a time when the earth awakens\, energy stirs\, and new possibilities em erge. This half-day retreat is an invitation to reconnect with yourself an d embrace the fresh momentum of the season. Through guided meditations\, m indful walking\, and reflections\, you’ll explore simple yet nourishing practices to bring renewal into your daily life. Like the soft unfolding o f spring blossoms\, this retreat offers a space to open with curiosity\, i nspiration\, and ease.\n\nCONTACT: madison.coordinator@tergar.org\n\nURL: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/half-day-hybrid-retreat-spring-renewal-openin g-to-new-possibilities-tickets-1238002832799?aff=oddtdtcreator LOCATION:Tergar Meditation Community | 301 S. Blount St.\, Madison\, WI 537 03 SUMMARY:Spring Renewal: Opening to New Possibilities URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/half-day-hybrid-retreat-spring-r enewal-opening-to-new-possibilities-tickets-1238002832799?aff=oddtdtcreato r END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T191409 UID:205236@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250406T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250406T120000 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\nSunday\, April 6 will showcase a liv e table read of the contest winning script.\n\nCONTACT: 262-7971\, adgreer @wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://screenwriters.commarts.wisc.edu/ LOCATION:4151 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:20260408T191409 UID:208064@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250406T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250406T200000 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:20260408T191409 UID:200748@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250406T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250406T160000 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:20260408T191409 UID:207560@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250406T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250406T150000 DESCRIPTION:in partnership with the 2025 UW-Madison Science Expeditions. Ex plore the Preserve with hands-on interactive learning stations for childre n\, students\, and adults. Plus learn about the new Frautschi Center and e njoy a campfire with a hot beverage on Picnic Point.\n\nLearning stations: \n• Birds with opportunities to use binoculars and spotting scope \n• Geology of the stone wall at Picnic Point\n• Trees and how to identify them \n• Indian burial mounds and the people who built them\n\nCONTACT: 220-5560\, bryn.scriver@wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://science.wisc.edu/science- expeditions/ LOCATION:Picnic Point entrance kiosk\, University of Wisconsin-Madison\, 20 00 University Bay Drive\, Madison WI 53705 SUMMARY:UW Lakeshore Nature Preserve: A Destination for Exploration URL;VALUE=URI:https://science.wisc.edu/science-expeditions/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T191409 UID:206220@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250406T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250406T143000 DESCRIPTION:Arboretum. Learn about the land\, plants\, animals\, fungi\, ph enology\, and ecology. Geared for adults\, these longer walks may cover so me sloping terrain. Wear sturdy closed-toe shoes and come prepared for wea ther. Walks canceled for unsafe conditions. Free\, no registration require d. Meet 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:Nature Hike URL;VALUE=URI:https://arboretum.wisc.edu/visit/events/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T191409 UID:206221@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250406T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250406T143000 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:20260408T191409 UID:204740@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250406T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250407T000000 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 is TBD. You can view the entire WUD Games board game catalo g here: WUD Games Equipment\n\nURL: https://union.wisc.edu/events-and-act ivities/event-calendar/event/sunday-game-night-15 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-15 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T191409 UID:207663@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250406T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250407T000000 DESCRIPTION:WUD Games' Annual Murder Mystery Party returns for yet another thrilling adventure! This year\, we step into a world of fantasy and renai ssance and see this mystery unfold. Socialize\, meet people\, and work tog ether to solve a dastardly murder. Watch out for the many twists and turns along the way\, and trust nobody. Costumes are encouraged! RSVP Required (By April 2nd) RSVP  \;  \;\n\nURL: https://union.wisc.edu/events- and-activities/event-calendar/event/murder-mystery-party-2 LOCATION:Varsity Hall\, Union South SUMMARY:Murder Mystery Party URL;VALUE=URI:https://union.wisc.edu/events-and-activities/event-calendar/e vent/murder-mystery-party-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T191409 UID:208305@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250406T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250407T000000 DESCRIPTION:WUD Games' Annual Murder Mystery Party returns for yet another thrilling adventure! This year\, we step into a world of fantasy and renai ssance and see this mystery unfold. Socialize\, meet people\, and work tog ether to solve a dastardly murder. Watch out for the many twists and turns along the way\, and trust nobody. Costumes are encouraged! RSVP Required (By April 2nd) RSVP\n\nURL: https://union.wisc.edu/events-and-activities/e vent-calendar/event/murder-mystery-party-2 LOCATION:Varsity Hall\, Union South SUMMARY:Murder Mystery Party URL;VALUE=URI:https://union.wisc.edu/events-and-activities/event-calendar/e vent/murder-mystery-party-2 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR