BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:icalendar-ruby CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260406T233956 UID:219458@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260411 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260412 DESCRIPTION:*Note: actual end time may vary.* \n March 3 – April 18. Rec eption: Friday\, March 13\, 6-8pm. Sita and Other Sisters is a 15–30 min utes live\, multimodal performance that weaves together poetry\, embodied gesture\, and audience participation. At its center is the figure of Sita\ , the heroine of the Ramayana epic\, whose story has circulated across Sou th and Southeast Asia in countless retellings. There will be a performance starting at 7:00pm during the Reception\, and on two other Saturdays thro ughout the Exhibition\, dates TBD.\n\nCONTACT: 590-9358\, liz@artlitlab.or g\n\nURL: https://artlitlab.org/events/sita-other-sisters LOCATION:Arts + Literature Laboratory\, 111 S Livingston St\, Ste 100\, Mad ison\, WI SUMMARY:Sita & Other Sisters by BLUE NAGA URL;VALUE=URI:https://artlitlab.org/events/sita-other-sisters END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260406T233956 UID:219871@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260411T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260411T173000 DESCRIPTION:Join us on a service day trip to Milwaukee. We will be voluntee ring in the morning at City on a Hill\, a \;nonprofit aimed at breakin g generational poverty through community\, health\, and social services. W e will be \;either be helping with loading and packing food or working outside with minor landscaping\, so dress appropriately! After volunteeri ng we will explore the public market. \; This event is free and tran sportation is covered\, but food is not covered. We recommend students bri ng money for food and the public market. \; We have 10 \; spots a vailable on a first-come\, first-served basis so register soon! Filling ou t the form does not guarantee your spot\, you will receive a confirmation if your spot is confirmed at this event. \; This is a high-demand even t with limited space. Signing up and failing to attend may affect your eli gibility for future travel events with WUD Volunteer Action.\n\nCONTACT: v olunteeraction@union.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://union.wisc.edu/events-and-ac tivities/event-calendar/event/milwaukee-service-day-trip LOCATION:We will depart from and return to Union South\, Union South SUMMARY:Milwaukee Service Day Trip URL;VALUE=URI:https://union.wisc.edu/events-and-activities/event-calendar/e vent/milwaukee-service-day-trip END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260406T233956 UID:218697@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260411T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260411T113000 DESCRIPTION:Ecological Restoration Work Party. Learn about the natural worl d\, meet new people or visit with old friends\, get fresh air and exercise . Activities may include removing invasive plants\, building brush piles\, maintaining trails\, or more. Tools\, gloves\, training provided. Long pa nts and closed-toe shoes required. Work is performed off-trail on uneven g round and requires bending and lifting. Groups and youth must contact the Volunteer Coordinator prior to the event. Canceled in case of inclement we ather.\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:20260406T233956 UID:218641@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260411T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260411T140000 DESCRIPTION:with Mark L. Louden and Antje Petty. Registration required by A pril 9. \nSome of the most challenging texts to decipher in the old German Kurrent script are personal documents\, such as letters. This workshop is designed for scholars\, family historians\, students\, and anyone curious about Kurrent. You will learn how to decipher individual characters\, wor ds\, and simple texts\, even if you do not speak German. We will also disc uss common structures and phrases found in personal documents that can hel p you better understand their content.\n\nCONTACT: 262-7546\, apetty@wisc. edu\n\nURL: https://mkifriends.org/virtual-workshop-learn-to-read-the-old- german-script-letters-and-personal-documents/ SUMMARY:Virtual Workshop: “Learn to Read the Old German Script: Letters a nd Personal Documents” URL;VALUE=URI:https://mkifriends.org/virtual-workshop-learn-to-read-the-old -german-script-letters-and-personal-documents/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260406T233956 UID:209366@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260411T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260411T160000 DESCRIPTION:Parallel Lines: Quilts and the American Landscape explores the parallel processes of quilt-making within the American home and place-maki ng on the American landscape. Featuring nineteenth- and twentieth-century American quilts drawn from the Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection\, the exhibit will examine some of the most familiar quilt forms – such as ni ne-patch squares\, eight-pointed stars\, and “log cabin” blocks with c loth strips radiating outward from a central square “hearth”.\n\nCONTA CT: 262-1162\, cdmc@sohe.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://cdmc.wisc.edu/event/para llel-lines-quilts-and-the-american-landscape/ LOCATION:Lynn Mecklenburg Textile Gallery\, Nancy Nicholas Hall SUMMARY:Parallel Lines: Quilts and the American Landscape URL;VALUE=URI:https://cdmc.wisc.edu/event/parallel-lines-quilts-and-the-ame rican-landscape/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260406T233956 UID:219860@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260411T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260411T140000 DESCRIPTION:WUD GloCo and Badger Cheese Club will be hosting an excursion t o learn more about Wisconsin’s dairy process. Meet UW’s dairy cows\, o bserve how Babcock’s dairy is made\, and enjoy a free scoop of ice cream at the end! RSVP using Register button. This event has been rescheduled for 4/11\, we hope to see you then!  \;\n\nCONTACT: globalconnections@ union.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://union.wisc.edu/events-and-activities/event- calendar/event/wud-gloco-x-badger-cheese-club-babcock-dairy-tour LOCATION:Babcock Dairy 1605 Linden Dr\, See Event Details SUMMARY:WUD GloCo x Badger Cheese Club: Babcock Dairy Tour URL;VALUE=URI:https://union.wisc.edu/events-and-activities/event-calendar/e vent/wud-gloco-x-badger-cheese-club-babcock-dairy-tour END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260406T233956 UID:219892@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260411T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260411T160000 DESCRIPTION:WUD Games and WUD Cuisine are coming together to have some sush i-themed fun! Games will include Sushi Go! and More! We Hope you will join us for the fun!\n\nCONTACT: cuisine@union.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://union. wisc.edu/events-and-activities/event-calendar/event/game2plate-sushi-go LOCATION:Babcock\, See Event Details SUMMARY:Game2Plate-Sushi Go! URL;VALUE=URI:https://union.wisc.edu/events-and-activities/event-calendar/e vent/game2plate-sushi-go END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260406T233956 UID:218226@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260411T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260411T153000 DESCRIPTION:Community Event. Learn about animals that call the Arboretum ho me through indoor and outdoor activities. Free\, no registration required. Participants may come and go during this drop-in event. Meet at the Visit or Center. Presented in conjunction with UW–Madison Science Expeditions. \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:Arboretum Animals Exploration Station URL;VALUE=URI:https://arboretum.wisc.edu/visit/events/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260406T233956 UID:218649@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260411T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260411T203000 DESCRIPTION:Arboretum. Listen for frogs and other night animals\, like wood cocks. We can’t guarantee that wildlife will appear\, but if they do\, w e may see the woodcock’s fascinating mating ritual known as sky dance. W ear sturdy closed-toe shoes and come prepared for weather. Walks canceled for unsafe conditions. Free\, register through Eventbrite by April 7: uw-m adison-arboretum.eventbrite.com. Meet at the Visitor Center.\n\nCONTACT: 2 63-7888\, info@arboretum.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://uw-madison-arboretum.eve ntbrite.com/ LOCATION:Meet at Visitor Center\, UW–Madison Arboretum SUMMARY:Night Walk: Sky Dance URL;VALUE=URI:https://uw-madison-arboretum.eventbrite.com/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR