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:20261017T215303 UID:201873@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260502 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260503 DESCRIPTION:*Note: actual end time may vary.* \n \n\nCONTACT: admin@secfac .wisc.edu SUMMARY:Study Day END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20261017T215303 UID:221505@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260502 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260503 DESCRIPTION:*Note: actual end time may vary.* \n \n\nURL: https://people.m ath.wisc.edu/~lmaxim/Sing26program.html LOCATION:911 Van Vleck Hall SUMMARY:Singularities in in the Midwest URL;VALUE=URI:https://people.math.wisc.edu/~lmaxim/Sing26program.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20261017T215303 UID:219011@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260502 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260503 DESCRIPTION:*Note: actual end time may vary.* \n May 1 – 31. Reception: Saturday\, May 2\, 5-9pm. Do you love art? A warm and welcoming bar enviro nment with a live band? Want a fun thing to do on your Friday night? Stop by to see art done by UW–Madison 1st Year Undergrad Artists Ruby Ecoff\, Electra Cordes\, Taryn Everson\, Lizzy Helen\, Bree Scholl\, and Harper S mith! Organized by Art undergrad Bree Scholl\, support local artists!\n\nC ONTACT: 262-1660\, artfrontdesk@education.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://art.wis c.edu/2026/02/09/art-show/ LOCATION:Delta Beer Lab\, 167 E Badger Rd\, Fitchburg SUMMARY:Art Show! URL;VALUE=URI:https://art.wisc.edu/2026/02/09/art-show/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20261017T215303 UID:221031@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260502 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260503 DESCRIPTION:*Note: actual end time may vary.* \n April 29 – May 3. Recep tion: Friday\, May 1\, 5-7pm. See the the 2026 BFA Studio Art Exhibition a nd attend the reception during the UW-Madison Art Department Spring Specta cular 2026 on May 1st! From 10am-5pm at the Humanities Building and 10am-3 pm at the Art Lofts view student work from all disciplines displayed in th e galleries and hallways and tour select classrooms and labs. Prospective students can sign up for the Visit Bucky tour from 2-4pm\, and from 5-7pm attend the 2026 BFA exhibition receptions!\n\nCONTACT: 262-1660\, artfront desk@education.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://art.wisc.edu/2026/04/10/2026-bfa-s tudio-art-annual-capstone-exhibition-lost-found/ LOCATION:Art Lofts Gallery\, Art Lofts SUMMARY:2026 BFA Studio Art Annual Capstone Exhibition: Lost & Found URL;VALUE=URI:https://art.wisc.edu/2026/04/10/2026-bfa-studio-art-annual-ca pstone-exhibition-lost-found/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20261017T215303 UID:220266@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260502T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260502T180000 DESCRIPTION:hosted by International Student Services (ISS). April 29th - Ma y 6th is ISS Study Week\, featuring extended study hours in the Internatio nal Community Center (ICC)\, express travel signature hours\, grab-and-go snacks and hot beverages\, and more! Come check out our space and some spe cial events happening throughout the "Week"! Graduating? Come decorate you r grad cap with our art supplies anytime.\n\nToday's Office Hours: 8:30am - 6:00pm\nToday's Community Center (ICC) Hours: 8:30am - 6:00pm\nToday's E xpress Travel Signature Hours: 12:00pm - 6:00pm\n\nCONTACT: issprograms@is s.wisc.edu LOCATION:International Community Center (Suite 130)\, Pyle Center SUMMARY:ISS Study Week + Express Travel Signatures END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20261017T215303 UID:221447@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260502T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260502T130000 DESCRIPTION:Join WUD Wellness on Study Day\, May 2nd\, for breakfast\, stre ss-relieving activities\, yoga\, and studying! Come to The Well\, Union So uth\, room 233\, at 9 am for yoga & breakfast next door in the 5th quarter room at 10 am. We will have various self-guided activities and ample stud y space following breakfast. Come hang out\, study\, and unwind with WUD W ellness. \;\n\nURL: https://union.wisc.edu/events-and-activities/event -calendar/event/breakfast-club-study-unwind LOCATION:The Well & Fifth Quarter\, Union South SUMMARY:The Breakfast Club: Study & Unwind URL;VALUE=URI:https://union.wisc.edu/events-and-activities/event-calendar/e vent/breakfast-club-study-unwind END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20261017T215303 UID:218336@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260502T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260502T120000 DESCRIPTION:Arboretum Noe Woods and West Curtis Prairie. Volunteer for habi tat restoration activities in prairies\, savannas\, and woodlands. Tools a nd training provided. Groups welcome with advance notice. Meet at Curtis p arking lot\, on McCaffrey Dr. west of the Visitor Center. (No restroom fac ilities at site.) Event capacity is limited\, please arrive by 9 a.m. More information: (608) 265-5214 or mkloppenburg@wisc.edu.\n\nCONTACT: 265-521 4\, mkloppenburg@wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://arboretum.wisc.edu/get-involved/ volunteer/work-parties/ LOCATION:Meet at Curtis parking lot (on McCaffrey Dr. west of Arboretum Vis itor Center) 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:20261017T215303 UID:220788@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260502T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260502T120000 DESCRIPTION:Join us for the spring 2026 Helen Louise Allen Textile Collecti on Community Day!. Once a semester\, collection staff host a Community Day where we lead behind-the-scene tours and share information about the coll ection. In addition\, we offer a limited number of object viewing appointm ents with staff where members of the public can bring a personal textile t o discuss with staff. This event is open to the public and all are welcome . Please see below to sign-up for a behind-the-scenes tour.\n\nCONTACT: 26 2-1162\, cdmc@sohe.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://cdmc.wisc.edu/event/helen-loui se-allen-textile-collection-community-day-3/ LOCATION:Nancy Nicholas Hall SUMMARY:Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection Community Day URL;VALUE=URI:https://cdmc.wisc.edu/event/helen-louise-allen-textile-collec tion-community-day-3/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20261017T215303 UID:220790@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260502T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260502T123000 DESCRIPTION:Join curator Dr. Marina Moskowitz in the exhibition Parallel Li nes: Quilts and the American Landscape during its final week on view. In t his informal setting\, you are invited to discuss the quilts on view\, ask questions\, and explore the materials and methods in the exhibit.\n\nCONT ACT: 262-1162\, cdmc@sohe.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://cdmc.wisc.edu/event/dro p-in-with-the-curator-parallel-lines/ LOCATION:Lynn Mecklenburg Textile Gallery\, Nancy Nicholas Hall SUMMARY:Drop-In with the Curator: Parallel Lines URL;VALUE=URI:https://cdmc.wisc.edu/event/drop-in-with-the-curator-parallel -lines/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20261017T215303 UID:220789@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260502T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260502T123000 DESCRIPTION:Together-together is a collaborative\, evolving quilt project b y Carlee Latimer\, featured in the exhibition Find Your Quilt. Throughout the exhibition\, visitors were invited to interact with the piece by compl eting the prompt “Quilts Are… ____” using interchangeable letters di splayed in the gallery. Each response was temporarily spelled out in the q uilt’s pockets and captured with a Polaroid—becoming part of its ongoi ng story.\n\nCONTACT: 262-1162\, cdmc@sohe.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://cdmc.w isc.edu/event/drop-in-community-quilting-workshop/ LOCATION:Nancy Nicholas Hall SUMMARY:Drop In Community Quilting Workshop URL;VALUE=URI:https://cdmc.wisc.edu/event/drop-in-community-quilting-worksh op/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20261017T215303 UID:219355@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260502T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260502T130000 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:20261017T215303 UID:209381@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260502T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260502T160000 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:20261017T215303 UID:219225@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260502T104500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260502T114500 DESCRIPTION:Presenter: John Williams. This is a free\, in-person talk hoste d on may 2\, 2026 at 10:45 AM CST by Columbia County Master Gardeners in W isconsin Dells\, WI. Please register for this event through Kilbourn Publi c Library in Wisconsin Dells. This event will not be available virtually. \n\nHow do plants adapt to changing climates and how can we help them? Som e of our best examples come from the end of the last ice age\, when the wo rld warmed by 5-10F. I’ll review how we study the last great global warm ing.\n\nCONTACT: 263-7793\, badgertalks@uwmad.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://www .facebook.com/share/1E5Qryq8Uz/ LOCATION:620 Elm St\, Wisconsin Dells\, WI 53965-1590\, United States SUMMARY:"Plant Responses to Climate Change: Lessons from the Past": In-Pers on Badger Talk in Wisconsin Dells URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.facebook.com/share/1E5Qryq8Uz/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20261017T215303 UID:220183@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260502T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260502T160000 DESCRIPTION:Where do we go when we make? exhibits collections by 15 graduat ing artists and designers at the culmination of their undergraduate work. This exhibition explores the liminal third space that makers enter when th ey move between the material and immaterial dimensions of creation: a spac e where time begins to soften\, memories surface\, and identities form. Co llections feature various techniques – apparel design\, weaving\, paper making\, and more.\n\nCONTACT: 262-1162\, cdmc@sohe.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https ://cdmc.wisc.edu/event/where-do-we-go-when-we-make/ LOCATION:Ruth Davis Design Gallery\, Nancy Nicholas Hall SUMMARY:Where do we go when we make? URL;VALUE=URI:https://cdmc.wisc.edu/event/where-do-we-go-when-we-make/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20261017T215303 UID:220762@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260502T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260502T130000 DESCRIPTION:\n\nURL: https://uwbadgers.com/sports/softball LOCATION:Goodman Softball Complex SUMMARY:Softball: UW vs. Rutgers URL;VALUE=URI:https://uwbadgers.com/sports/softball END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20261017T215303 UID:218651@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260502T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260502T150000 DESCRIPTION:Arboretum Garden Tour. Established in 1935\, the Longenecker Ho rticultural Gardens’ lilac collection is the third largest in the countr y. Join David Stevens\, garden curator\, to explore lilac history\, lore\, culture\, and color. Due to the popularity of this tour\, free registrati on through Eventbrite is required by April 28: uw-madison-arboretum.eventb rite.com. Meet at the Visitor Center.\n\nCONTACT: 263-7888\, info@arboretu m.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://uw-madison-arboretum.eventbrite.com LOCATION:Meet at Visitor Center\, UW–Madison Arboretum SUMMARY:Lilacs URL;VALUE=URI:https://uw-madison-arboretum.eventbrite.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20261017T215303 UID:221518@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260502T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260502T210000 DESCRIPTION:April 30 — May 2. Opening Reception: Thursday\, April 30\, 5- 8pm. Join us for another night featuring UW Printmakers. We’ll have this year’s graduate’s art on our walls for all to see. You can come\, gra b a beverage and check out the art. And if you want\, you can buy somethin g for your walls!\n\nCONTACT: 262-1660\, artfrontdesk@education.wisc.edu\n \nURL: https://art.wisc.edu/2026/04/30/uw-madison-printmaking-showcase/ LOCATION:Giant Jones Brewing Company 931 E Main St\, STE 9\, Madison\, WI SUMMARY:UW-Madison Printmaking Showcase URL;VALUE=URI:https://art.wisc.edu/2026/04/30/uw-madison-printmaking-showca se/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20261017T215303 UID:219041@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260502T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260502T210000 DESCRIPTION:May 1 – 31. Reception: Saturday\, May 2\, 5-9pm. Do you love art? A warm and welcoming bar environment with a live band? Want a fun thi ng to do on your Friday night? Stop by to see art done by UW–Madison 1st Year Undergrad Artists Ruby Ecoff\, Electra Cordes\, Taryn Everson\, Lizz y Helen\, Bree Scholl\, and Harper Smith! Organized by Art undergrad Bree Scholl\, support local artists!\n\nCONTACT: 262-1660\, artfrontdesk@educat ion.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://art.wisc.edu/2026/02/09/art-show/ LOCATION:Delta Beer Lab\, 167 E Badger Rd\, Fitchburg SUMMARY:Art Show! Reception URL;VALUE=URI:https://art.wisc.edu/2026/02/09/art-show/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20261017T215303 UID:221074@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260502T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260502T200000 DESCRIPTION:A compelling intimate drama about belonging\, separation\, and art. Performed in Spanish with English Supertitles.. The Department of Spa nish and Portuguese and Teatro Décimo Piso proudly present María Irene F ornés’s Cartas de Cuba (Letters from Cuba)\, directed by Paola S. Hern ández and Sabina Madrid-Malloy\, running May 1-2 at the UW-Madison’s Pl ay Circle Theatre. Inspired by the playwright’s own correspondence with her brother in Cuba spanning three decades\, the play explores familial bo nds\, separation\, and the poetic power of art that connects us across bor ders and times. Free event!\n\nCONTACT: novak22@wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://w ww.eventbrite.com/e/cartas-de-cuba-tickets-1986555506998?utm-campaign=soci al&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-sou rce=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl SUMMARY:UW Spanish and Portuguese Presents: Cartas de Cuba by María Irene Fornés URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cartas-de-cuba-tickets-198655550 6998?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&ut m-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20261017T215303 UID:221170@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260502T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260502T220000 DESCRIPTION:Highlighting works produced in Communication Arts Media Product ion courses at UW Madison\, this program is curated by the instructors of documentary and narrative production courses and gives new filmmakers the opportunity to present their films on screen for the first time. \;&nb sp\;Presented by the Department of Communication Arts and co-sponsored by WUD Film and Cinematheque. Note to Attendees About Showcase Seating Polici es: \; Due to high interest in this event\, the venue will fill to fu ll seating capacity. Once we reach capacity\, no additional admission will be allowed. \;For this reason\, we will be strictly enforcing our "fi rst-come\, first-served" policy for this event. \;There will be no sav ing of seats in the venue or spots in line. \;If you wish to be seated as a group\, all parties must arrive and wait in line together once your entire group is present (we will not allow people to cut ahead in line to meet up with others already waiting). \;Additionally\, there is no "st anding room" allowed--all patrons must be in a seat. To help us speed up t he line\, please try to leave backpacks and other large bags at home and f ill all available seats in the venue. \;Coats and bags must be placed under seats\, as we will fill every available seat. \;Thank you for yo ur understanding!  \;  \; For information on available assistive c ontent for WUD Film screenings\, please visit the \; Assistive Movie S creenings in the Marquee Theater page . This event is intended for UW-Madi son students\, faculty\, staff\, Wisconsin Union members and their guests. Anyone can become a \; Wisconsin Union member .\n\nCONTACT: film@unio n.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://union.wisc.edu/events-and-activities/event-cale ndar/event/spring-2026-communication-arts-showcase LOCATION:The Marquee\, Union South SUMMARY:Spring 2026 Communication Arts Showcase URL;VALUE=URI:https://union.wisc.edu/events-and-activities/event-calendar/e vent/spring-2026-communication-arts-showcase END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR