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:20260914T083407 UID:220665@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260411 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260412 DESCRIPTION:*Note: actual end time may vary.* \n April 7 – 12. Reception : Friday\, April 10\, 6-8pm. A paper installation and collaborative artist book by Kate Flake with their brother Ciaran Flake\, together the explore their mother's archive of family photographs to examine how growing up in the American South complicated their relationships to their queer identit ies and to each other. Told in two narratives\, the paper installation pro vides a liminal space to read the artist book and ask\, "When did I stop k nowing you?" but also "How can I know you again?"\n\nCONTACT: 262-1660\, a rtfrontdesk@education.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://art.wisc.edu/2026/03/27/whe n-did-i-stop-knowing-you-master-of-fine-arts-thesis-exhibition-by-kate-fla ke/ LOCATION:Art Lofts Gallery\, Art Lofts SUMMARY:When did I stop knowing you? Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition by Kate Flake URL;VALUE=URI:https://art.wisc.edu/2026/03/27/when-did-i-stop-knowing-you-m aster-of-fine-arts-thesis-exhibition-by-kate-flake/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260914T083407 UID:219848@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260411 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260412 DESCRIPTION:*Note: actual end time may vary.* \n Come explore UW-Madison – your public university – and experience science on April 10th – 12 th. Interact with researchers\, visit dozens of science venues across camp us\, enjoy Science Spectacular Shows\, and try your hand at interactive Ex ploration Stations. From astronomy to zoology\, UW Science Expeditions is the annual campus-wide science open house that connects you to UW people & places all year round. All events are free and open to the public.\n\nCON TACT: 265-2019\, ejesse2@wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://science.wisc.edu/science -expeditions/ LOCATION:Campus-Wide SUMMARY:UW-Madison Science Expeditions URL;VALUE=URI:https://science.wisc.edu/science-expeditions/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260914T083407 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:20260914T083407 UID:220476@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260411 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260412 DESCRIPTION:*Note: actual end time may vary.* \n April 11 – 30. Receptio n: Friday\, April 17\, 6-9pm. Curated by: Miranda Lile\, Sophia Longo\, an d Delna Oruc of the Artists as Curators/Curators as Artists class. This ex hibition approaches art through three intersecting lines of visual inquiry : responding to forms of nature and life-forces\, tracing the politics of embodiment within the everyday\, and resisting or departing from the artis ts’ autobiographies\, highlighting the conversations between artist and world as collaboration in a multi-media event.\n\nCONTACT: 262-1660\, artf rontdesk@education.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://art.wisc.edu/2026/03/09/life-a fter-life/ LOCATION:6311 Mosse Humanities Building SUMMARY:Life After Life URL;VALUE=URI:https://art.wisc.edu/2026/03/09/life-after-life/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260914T083407 UID:220622@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260411 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260412 DESCRIPTION:*Note: actual end time may vary.* \n April 7 – 12. Reception : Friday\, April 10\, 5-8pm. A multi-layered memorial exhibition\, where t he \;personal becomes political\, \;& where \;trauma is not na rrated\, \;but \;felt. Blood is woven into the collective identiti es of anyone who fights against the prescribed identity given by the gover nment in Iran. However\, for decades\, Iranian women have met that violenc e with courage\, defiance\, & perseverance\, resisting oppression & fighti ng for dignity\, identity\, & freedom\, even in the risk of arrest\, tortu re\, & death.\n\nCONTACT: 262-1660\, artfrontdesk@education.wisc.edu\n\nUR L: https://art.wisc.edu/2026/03/25/%d8%b1%d8%ae-%d9%84%d9%89-%d9%8a%d8%b1% d9%88%d8%a7-dance-of-defiance-master-of-fine-arts-thesis-exhibition-by-fat emeh-fani/ LOCATION:Backspace Gallery\, Art Lofts SUMMARY:Dance of Defiance: Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition by Fatemeh Fani URL;VALUE=URI:https://art.wisc.edu/2026/03/25/%d8%b1%d8%ae-%d9%84%d9%89-%d9 %8a%d8%b1%d9%88%d8%a7-dance-of-defiance-master-of-fine-arts-thesis-exhibit ion-by-fatemeh-fani/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260914T083407 UID:219912@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260411 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260412 DESCRIPTION:*Note: actual end time may vary.* \n Da Hoodzeum. Da Hoodzeum presents: In Direct Action - A decade of Activist Art at University of Wis consin-Madison\n\nThis exhibition brings together student-created artworks from the past ten years that emerged through activism at the University o f Wisconsin–Madison. \n\nGallery Open: April 6 - April 24\, 2026\, 8 a.m . – 5 p.m.\n\nCONTACT: omai.staff@wisc.edu LOCATION:School of Education Gallery\, Education Building SUMMARY:19th Annual Line Breaks Festival END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260914T083407 UID:220554@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260411 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260412 DESCRIPTION:*Note: actual end time may vary.* \n April 7 – 13. Reception : Friday\, April 10\, 5-8pm. What does it mean to work functionally in a p ostmodern age? Featuring 13 pieces made in response to this central questi on\, the work investigates the why behind the what\, tracing connections b etween object quality\, labor\, and everyday life through the making of fu nctional forms. Bruhn creates elegant domestic objects\, exploring interse ctions of design\, fine art\, and craft by means of form\, technique\, and methods of production.\n\nCONTACT: 262-1660\, artfrontdesk@education.wisc .edu\n\nURL: https://art.wisc.edu/2026/03/24/13-pretty-things-a-master-of- fine-arts-thesis-exhibition-by-matt-bruhn/ LOCATION:Gallery 7\, Mosse Humanities Building SUMMARY:13 Pretty Things! A Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition by Matt B ruhn URL;VALUE=URI:https://art.wisc.edu/2026/03/24/13-pretty-things-a-master-of- fine-arts-thesis-exhibition-by-matt-bruhn/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260914T083407 UID:220542@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:20260914T083407 UID:220537@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260411T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260411T193000 DESCRIPTION:Supporting WI Stories and Storytellers. Are you an aspiring scr eenwriter\, avid storyteller\, or filmmaker? Come to the Wisconsin Screenw riters’ Symposium.\n\nHosted by the Department of Communication Arts\, w ith support from the International Screenwriters’ Association\, the Symp osium will take place Friday\, April 10 through Sunday\, April 12 at the P yle Center and include panels\, workshops and networking opportunities wit h award-winning TV and film writers and other Industry experts. See websit e for event details.\n\nCONTACT: screenwriters@commarts.wisc.edu\n\nURL: h ttps://screenwriters.commarts.wisc.edu/wss-2026/ LOCATION:335 Pyle Center SUMMARY:Wisconsin Screenwriters' Symposium URL;VALUE=URI:https://screenwriters.commarts.wisc.edu/wss-2026/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260914T083407 UID:220122@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260411T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260411T170000 DESCRIPTION:Sexual Assault Awareness Month. \n\nCONTACT: molly.caradonna@wi sc.edu\n\nURL: https://www.uhs.wisc.edu/connect-reflect/\n\nONLINE: https: //www.uhs.wisc.edu/reflect/ LOCATION:1st floor\, 333 East Campus Mall (Also offered online) SUMMARY:Survivor Art and History Gallery URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.uhs.wisc.edu/connect-reflect/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260914T083407 UID:219991@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260411T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260411T150000 DESCRIPTION:Are you interested in collecting sap and making your own maple syrup? If you are new to maple sugaring or have a small operation that you ’d like to improve\, join us at Kemp Natural Resources Station for our 2 026 Maple Sugaring Demonstration Day. We will demonstrate several sap coll ection methods including buckets\, bags\, and a gravity flow tubing system . We will also demonstrate syrup processing using our small-scale evaporat or. Come for the syrup and stay for the fun! NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED.\n\n CONTACT: 715-358-5667\, karla.ortman@wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://kemp.wisc.ed u/outreach/ LOCATION:Kemp Natural Resources Station\, Woodruff SUMMARY:Maple Sugaring Demonstration Day URL;VALUE=URI:https://kemp.wisc.edu/outreach/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260914T083407 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:20260914T083407 UID:220825@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260411T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260411T130000 DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, April 11\, from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm\, engage with Wisconsin Energy Institute scientists while exploring fun\, interactive de monstrations and learning about the work being done to further our transit ion to clean energy systems.\n\nDesign and test your own wind turbine blad es\, conduct an experiment to find out how to make biofuels\, explore amaz ing underground ecosystems\, tour a state-of-the-art laboratory\, and much more during this open-house event.\n\nCONTACT: 890-0946\, outreach@energy .wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://energy.wisc.edu/events/uw-science-expeditions-op en-house-event-2 LOCATION:1115 Wisconsin Energy Institute SUMMARY:Wisconsin Energy Institute Open House - Exploration Stations and To urs URL;VALUE=URI:https://energy.wisc.edu/events/uw-science-expeditions-open-ho use-event-2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260914T083407 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:20260914T083407 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:20260914T083407 UID:220828@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260411T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260411T150000 DESCRIPTION:Exploration Stations\, Lab Tours\, and The Wonders of Physics Shows. The physics department will be hosting an open house in Chamberlin Hall for UW-Science Expeditions. The event includes hands-on physics explo ration stations (12pm-3pm)\, lab tours (12pm-3pm)\, The Wonders of Physics Show (at 11am and 1pm)\, and guided exploration in the Ingersoll Wonders of Physics Museum (10am-3pm).\n\nCONTACT: 262-1137\, cierra.atkinson@wisc. edu LOCATION:2103 Chamberlin Hall SUMMARY:Department of Physics Open House END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260914T083407 UID:220255@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260411T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260411T230000 DESCRIPTION:The 28th Wisconsin Film Festival returns to Madison April 9–1 6\, 2026\, showcasing over 140 international\, documentary\, short\, and i ndependent feature films across multiple Madison venues. From world premie res and American indies to restorations\, rediscoveries\, and Wisconsin's Own films\, WFF offers a rare chance to support local cinema and experienc e stories you won't find anywhere else!\n\nCONTACT: 438-5864\, simyab@wisc .edu\n\nURL: https://wifilmfest.eventive.org/schedule SUMMARY:The 28th Wisconsin Film Festival URL;VALUE=URI:https://wifilmfest.eventive.org/schedule END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260914T083407 UID:220755@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260411T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260411T130000 DESCRIPTION:\n\nURL: https://uwbadgers.com/sports/softball LOCATION:Goodman Softball Complex SUMMARY:Softball: UW vs. Nebraska URL;VALUE=URI:https://uwbadgers.com/sports/softball END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260914T083407 UID:220404@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:20260914T083407 UID:220806@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! Sign up\n\nCONTACT: cuisine@union.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https: //union.wisc.edu/events-and-activities/event-calendar/event/game2plate-sus hi-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 END:VCALENDAR