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:20260408T125200 UID:208779@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250504 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250505 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:20260408T125200 UID:208829@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250504 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250505 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:20260408T125200 UID:208215@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250504 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250505 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:20260408T125200 UID:207932@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250504 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250505 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:20260408T125200 UID:206906@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250504 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250505 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:20260408T125200 UID:183344@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250504 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250505 DESCRIPTION:*Note: actual end time may vary.* \n SUMMARY:Exams END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T125200 UID:213145@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250504 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250505 DESCRIPTION:*Note: actual end time may vary.* \n \n\nCONTACT: admin@secfac .wisc.edu SUMMARY:Exams END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T125200 UID:209663@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250504 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250505 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:20260408T125200 UID:208008@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250504T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250504T160000 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:20260408T125200 UID:205772@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250504T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250504T110000 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:20260408T125200 UID:200769@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250504T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250504T160000 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:20260408T125200 UID:208470@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250504T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250504T130000 DESCRIPTION:Take a tour with our museum guide at the Chazen and explore hig hlights from the collection!. Join us at the Chazen for a tour showcasing the personal highlights of our museum guide! Tours last up to 60 minutes\, encourage conversation\, and close looking as you explore our diverse col lection. \n\nAdvance reservation encouraged. Walk-ins welcome as space all ows.\nhttps://chazen.wisc.edu/events/\n\nCONTACT: visit@chazen.wisc.edu\n\ nURL: https://chazen.wisc.edu/events/ LOCATION:Chazen Museum of Art SUMMARY:Sunday Tour: Guide's Choice URL;VALUE=URI:https://chazen.wisc.edu/events/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T125200 UID:208882@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250504T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250505T000000 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-8/2025-05-04 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-8/2025-05-04 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260408T125200 UID:206264@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250504T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250504T143000 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 and insects. Walks canceled for unsafe conditions. Free\, no registra tion required. Meet at the Visitor Center.\n\nCONTACT: 263-7888\, info@arb oretum.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:20260408T125200 UID:205145@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250504T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250504T160000 DESCRIPTION:Garlic Mustard Pull with the Friends of the Preserve. Enjoy the company of others and the spring forest while working to pull and bag gar lic mustard. Garlic mustard is an invasive plant and a threat to biodivers ity (the variety of life on Earth and in a habitat). It can invade high qu ality natural areas\, effectively replacing other plants in the forest und erstory. Work is performed off-trail on uneven ground and requires bendin g and stooping. Tools and work gloves provided.\n\nCONTACT: 220-5560\, bry n.scriver@wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://lakeshorepreserve.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:20260408T125200 UID:206265@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250504T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250504T143000 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 and insects. Walks canceled for unsafe conditions. Free\, no registration required. Meet at the Visitor Center.\n\nCONTACT: 263-7888\, info@arboretu m.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 END:VCALENDAR