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:20260408T125159 UID:208778@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250503 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250504 DESCRIPTION:*Note: actual end time may vary.* \n April 28 – May 4. Openi ng Reception: Wednesday\, April 30\, 6-8pm. Artists: Ava Albelo\, Mickie C ope\, Si Gilmore\, Parker Harmon\, Ethan Hind\, Rachael Hunter\, Wylie Kni ght\, Maile Lloyd\, Trygve Ogrady\, Athena Rylance\, Ian Schultz\, and Ali na Schwartz\n\nCONTACT: 262-1660\, artfrontdesk@education.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://art.wisc.edu/2025/04/21/wherever-you-go-there-you-are-advanced-pa inting-workshop-exhibition/ LOCATION:Gallery 7\, Mosse Humanities Building SUMMARY:Wherever you go\, there you are: Advanced Painting Workshop Exhibit ion URL;VALUE=URI:https://art.wisc.edu/2025/04/21/wherever-you-go-there-you-are -advanced-painting-workshop-exhibition/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T125159 UID:183343@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250503 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250504 DESCRIPTION:*Note: actual end time may vary.* \n SUMMARY:Study Day END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T125159 UID:208828@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250503 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250504 DESCRIPTION:*Note: actual end time may vary.* \n April 30 – May 10. Open ing Reception: Thursday\, May 1\, 5-8pm. 68 pieces by 36 artists will be on display!\n\nCONTACT: 262-1660\, artfrontdesk@education.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://art.wisc.edu/2025/04/23/spring-printmaking-show/ LOCATION:Giant Jones Brewing Company 931 E Main St\, STE 9\, Madison\, WI SUMMARY:Spring Printmaking Show URL;VALUE=URI:https://art.wisc.edu/2025/04/23/spring-printmaking-show/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T125159 UID:208214@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250503 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250504 DESCRIPTION:*Note: actual end time may vary.* \n April 29 – May 4. Recep tion: Friday\, May 2\, 5-8pm Throughout my childhood my father would often say this phrase as I walked out the door\, which loosely means to “watc h your back” or to “stay alert”\, ultimately implying to always be o n guard since we never know what to expect next. Through photography\, vid eo\, textiles\, printmaking and book arts\, I engage with the meaning of P onte Trucha and what I hold closest to my heart—my memories—and my fea r of them fading as time passes.\n\nCONTACT: 262-1660\, artfrontdesk@educa tion.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://art.wisc.edu/2025/03/28/point-trucha-master- of-fine-arts-thesis-exhibition-by-mark-almanza/ LOCATION:Backspace Gallery\, Art Lofts SUMMARY:Ponte Trucha! Master of Fine Arts Qualifier Exhibition by Mark Alma nza URL;VALUE=URI:https://art.wisc.edu/2025/03/28/point-trucha-master-of-fine-a rts-thesis-exhibition-by-mark-almanza/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T125159 UID:208550@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250503 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250504 DESCRIPTION:*Note: actual end time may vary.* \n April 28 – May 3. Recep tion: Friday\, May 2\, 5-8pm. Based in the human figure and exploring psyc hological states\, human nature\, and the overlap of physical and spiritua l realms\, loosely referential self portraits to figures that more univers ally represent the human condition to enigmatic spiritual beings meander b etween the banal and the magical\, the physical and the spiritual\, and be tween representation and abstraction.\n\nCONTACT: 262-1660\, artfrontdesk@ education.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://art.wisc.edu/2025/04/10/partial-presenc e-master-of-fine-arts-thesis-exhibition-by-david-raleigh/ LOCATION:Art Lofts Gallery\, Art Lofts SUMMARY:Partial Presence: Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition by David Ra leigh URL;VALUE=URI:https://art.wisc.edu/2025/04/10/partial-presence-master-of-fi ne-arts-thesis-exhibition-by-david-raleigh/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T125159 UID:207931@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250503 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250504 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:20260408T125159 UID:206905@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250503 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250504 DESCRIPTION:*Note: actual end time may vary.* \n Caring for loved ones can be hard and beautiful at the same time. In this exhibit\, we elevate care giver voices to shed light on their care experiences. We invited caregiver s to anonymously share postcard-sized depictions of the joys and challenge s that come with family care giving. The exhibit documents the themes reve aled in their words\, educating viewers about care giving and catalyzing a wareness and conversation about this often invisible population.\n\nCONTAC T: 262-1162\, cdmc@sohe.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://cdmc.wisc.edu/event/in-ca re-of/ LOCATION:Nancy Nicholas Hall SUMMARY:In Care Of: Postcard-Sized Portrayals of Caregiving in Wisconsin URL;VALUE=URI:https://cdmc.wisc.edu/event/in-care-of/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T125159 UID:209662@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250503 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250504 DESCRIPTION:*Note: actual end time may vary.* \n May 1 – 31. Mickie Cope is a queer\, Indigenous artist from Kenosha whose work blends surrealism with personal narrative. Through painting and printmaking\, she explores t hemes of vulnerability\, identity\, and emotion. Danielle Seitz explores t hemes of femininity and sustainability through fashion design\, aiming to empower women and promote confidence over consumer-driven insecurity.\n\nC ONTACT: 262-1660\, artfrontdesk@education.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://art.wis c.edu/2025/05/01/august-art-collective-020-021-by-mickie-cope-danielle-sei tz/ LOCATION:August Art Collective\, 414 State St SUMMARY:August Art Collective :: 020 | 021 by Mickie Cope & Danielle Seitz URL;VALUE=URI:https://art.wisc.edu/2025/05/01/august-art-collective-020-021 -by-mickie-cope-danielle-seitz/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T125159 UID:187736@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250503T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250503T090000 DESCRIPTION:Scrimmage. \n\nURL: https://uwbadgers.com/sports/womens-rowing/ schedule LOCATION:Lake Mendota\, Porter Boathouse SUMMARY:Women's Rowing: UW vs. Minnesota (scrimmage) URL;VALUE=URI:https://uwbadgers.com/sports/womens-rowing/schedule END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T125159 UID:208568@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250503T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250503T120000 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. (No restroom facilities at Wingra Oak Savanna.) Event capacity is l imited\, please arrive by 9 a.m. More information: (608) 263-3774 or anne. pearce@wisc.edu.\n\nCONTACT: 263-3774\, anne.pearce@wisc.edu\n\nURL: https ://arboretum.wisc.edu/get-involved/volunteer/work-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:20260408T125159 UID:208101@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250503T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250503T130000 DESCRIPTION:April showers bring May flowers—and this opportunity to explo re campus gardens\, greenhouses\, and research facilities. Visit the DC Sm ith Greenhouse\, Allen Centennial Garden\, Steenbock Library\, and the Wis consin Energy Institute. Explore hands-on activities with seeds\, plants a nd soil. Ask questions of Master Gardeners and meet UW scientists. Take ho me plants and seeds for your own garden (while supplies last). Kids age 12 and under – visit all four locations to earn a houseplant to take home! \n\nCONTACT: 890-0946\, outreach@energy.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://science.w isc.edu/family-gardening-day/ LOCATION:1115 Wisconsin Energy Institute SUMMARY:UW Family Gardening Day URL;VALUE=URI:https://science.wisc.edu/family-gardening-day/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T125159 UID:207426@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250503T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250503T130000 DESCRIPTION:Free\, Annual Event! April showers bring May flowers—and this opportunity to explore campus gardens\, greenhouses\, and related facilit ies. Visit the DC Smith Greenhouse\, Allen Centennial Garden\, Steenbock a nd BioCommons\, and Wisconsin Energy Institute. Explore hands-on activitie s with seeds\, plants and soil. Ask questions of Master Gardeners. Discove r books for all ages about gardening\, plants\, soil\, water and more. Tak e home plants and seeds for your own garden (while supplies last).\n\nCONT ACT: 576-2501\, allencentennialgarden@wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://science.wis c.edu/family-gardening-day/ LOCATION:Allen Centennial Garden SUMMARY:UW Family Gardening Day URL;VALUE=URI:https://science.wisc.edu/family-gardening-day/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T125159 UID:208009@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250503T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250503T160000 DESCRIPTION:Threaded Narratives: An Anthology of Design celebrates collecti ons by 13 Textiles &\; Fashion Design students in their final semester in the School of Human Ecology. This exhibition\, much like a diary or pho to album\, preserves a moment in time for these students. Their skills\, i nspiration\, and experimentation in a diverse range of practices are on di splay.\n\nCONTACT: 262-1162\, cdmc@sohe.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://cdmc.wisc .edu/event/threaded-narratives/ LOCATION:Ruth Davis Design Gallery\, Nancy Nicholas Hall SUMMARY:Threaded Narratives: An Anthology of Design URL;VALUE=URI:https://cdmc.wisc.edu/event/threaded-narratives/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T125159 UID:207573@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250503T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250503T130000 DESCRIPTION:Participate in family-friendly gardening activities.\n\nURL: ht tps://science.wisc.edu/family-gardening-day/ LOCATION:BioCommons\, Steenbock Library SUMMARY:Friends of the Preserve at UW Family Gardening Day URL;VALUE=URI:https://science.wisc.edu/family-gardening-day/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T125159 UID:205771@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250503T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250503T110000 DESCRIPTION:The UW-Madison School of Human Ecology Textile and Fashion Desi gn (TFD) 2025 Showcase will feature the work of upper-level TFD undergradu ates. Each student will curate their own space creating a mini-exhibition of their strongest work. From garments to woven\, dyed and embellished tex tiles to three-dimensional pieces\, installations and video\, this exhibit ion will celebrate the breadth of creative exploration in the Textile and Fashion Design program.\n\nCONTACT: 262-1162\, cdmc@sohe.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://cdmc.wisc.edu/event/best-in-cloth-a-yearbook-in-design/ LOCATION:Ruth Davis Design Gallery\, Nancy Nicholas Hall SUMMARY:Best in Cloth: A Yearbook in Design URL;VALUE=URI:https://cdmc.wisc.edu/event/best-in-cloth-a-yearbook-in-desig n/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T125159 UID:200768@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250503T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250503T160000 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:20260408T125159 UID:208740@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250503T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250503T120000 DESCRIPTION:Pathways of Nordic Art and Literature in the 1880s. Join us on Saturday\, May 3\, at 11:00am in 19 Ingraham Hall as Professor Susan Brant ly discusses her work helping to navigate the literary and artistic connec tions between Denmark\, the Netherlands\, and France of a Van Gogh paintin g purchased for a dollar at a garage sale in Minnetonka\, Minnesota.\n\nTh e event is free and open to the public.\n\nCONTACT: info@gns.wisc.edu\n\nU RL: https://gns.wisc.edu/scandinavian-studies-150th-anniversary/ LOCATION:19 Ingraham Hall SUMMARY:A Van Gogh Mystery URL;VALUE=URI:https://gns.wisc.edu/scandinavian-studies-150th-anniversary/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T125159 UID:208416@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250503T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250503T140000 DESCRIPTION:Join us for a fun\, family-friendly printmaking workshop inspir ed by the exhibition "The Crafted World of Wharton Esherick"!. Learn about printmaking with a hands-on workshop inspired by the artist Wharton Esher ick. Explore a variety of materials and techniques to create and take home your own prints. This event is for visitors of all ages\, with something for everyone to enjoy. Be sure to wear clothes you're comfortable getting messy in\, and get ready to make your own print!\n\nFree and open to all. Registration encouraged\, not required.\n\nGenerous support provided by Ar t Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program.\n\nCONTACT: visit@chazen. wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/family-day-ink-credible-prin tmaking-tickets-1309932636779?aff=oddtdtcreator LOCATION:Chazen Museum of Art SUMMARY:Family Day: Ink-credible Printmaking URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/family-day-ink-credible-printmak ing-tickets-1309932636779?aff=oddtdtcreator END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T125159 UID:208881@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250503T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250504T000000 DESCRIPTION:Congratulations\, Badgers! Get ready to graduate in style! Brin g your graduation cap to Wheelhouse Studios (Memorial Union – lower leve l) and decorate it for FREE with gems\, stencils\, paint\, and more. Whe ther you want to add a meaningful phrase\, a bold design\, or a little ext ra sparkle\, we’ve got you covered! This is the perfect chance to unwind after your last finals and celebrate with friends before your next advent ure. Stop by anytime between 12-9 PM\, May 2-9. Let’s make those caps as unforgettable as your time at UW–Madison!\n\nCONTACT: wheelhouse@union. wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://union.wisc.edu/events-and-activities/event-calend ar/event/cappy-hour-decorate-your-grad-cap-8/2025-05-03 LOCATION:Wheelhouse Studios\, Memorial Union SUMMARY:Cappy Hour - Decorate Your Grad Cap URL;VALUE=URI:https://union.wisc.edu/events-and-activities/event-calendar/e vent/cappy-hour-decorate-your-grad-cap-8/2025-05-03 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T125159 UID:208306@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250503T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250503T150000 DESCRIPTION:First-gen Badgers and their support networks are invited to cel ebrate commencement during Trailblazers of Tomorrow: \;A First-Gen Gra duation Celebration. Enjoy light refreshments ahead of inspiring remarks f rom fellow students and staff. The event will culminate in recognizing the incredible achievements of first-gen trailblazers as they cross the stage to receive their first-gen student stole and pin.\n\nRSVP for yourself an d your guests by April 18. \;\n\nCONTACT: firstgen@studentaffairs.wisc .edu LOCATION:Varsity Hall\, Union South SUMMARY:Trailblazers of Tomorrow: A First-Gen Graduation Celebration END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR