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:20261008T105026 UID:223812@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261010 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261011 DESCRIPTION:*Note: actual end time may vary.* \n Access the Graduate Progr ams Virtual Open House website from October 1 - 31\, 2026.\n\nHear from en rollment coaches and other staff to gain insight into the application proc ess\, and discover the array of services and resources available to gradua te students at UW–Madison.\n\nCONTACT: 400-7459\, coach@pdc.wisc.edu\n\n URL: https://uwmadison.tfaforms.net/5183725\n\nONLINE: https://uwmadison.t faforms.net/5183725 LOCATION: (Online) SUMMARY:Graduate Programs Virtual Open House URL;VALUE=URI:https://uwmadison.tfaforms.net/5183725 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20261008T105026 UID:225920@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261010 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261011 DESCRIPTION:*Note: actual end time may vary.* \n Hosted by The Parent & Fa mily Program. Family Weekend is a chance for your families to visit campus and experience UW–Madison. Join us for three days of tours\, special ev ents\, and Badger fun. Make memories together and pick from a variety of e vents throughout the weekend.\n\nCONTACT: 262-3977\, parent@uwmad.wisc.edu \n\nURL: https://parent.wisc.edu/events/family-weekend/ SUMMARY:Family Weekend URL;VALUE=URI:https://parent.wisc.edu/events/family-weekend/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20261008T105026 UID:226522@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261010T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261010T170000 DESCRIPTION:The Wisconsin Fastpitch Softball club is facing Minnesota.\n\nC ONTACT: 262-8244\, sportclubs@recwell.wisc.edu LOCATION:Field 6\, Bruce Family Recreation Fields SUMMARY:Club Fastpitch Softball vs. Minnesota END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20261008T105026 UID:225594@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261010T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261010T173000 DESCRIPTION:Professor Kemal H. Karpat and his Legacy: Professor Hakan Kirim li (Bilkent University). This conference is about the study of the Ottoman Empire and modern and contemporary Turkey from across the humanities and social sciences. It especially focuses on the state of the field of Ottoma n and Turkish Studies\, broadly construed\, including emerging approaches\ , perspectives\, methodologies\, and directions for future scholarship.\n\ nCONTACT: 263-1800\, balgamis@wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://karpatcenter.wisc.e du/news-events/karpat-center-events/ LOCATION:225 Pyle Center SUMMARY:Ottoman and Turkish Studies Association (OTSA) Conference October 9 -11\, 2026 URL;VALUE=URI:https://karpatcenter.wisc.edu/news-events/karpat-center-event s/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20261008T105026 UID:222683@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261010T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261010T120000 DESCRIPTION:Arboretum Curtis Prairie Area. Volunteer for restoration activi ties and learn about prairies and savannas. Tools and training provided. G roups welcome with advance notice. Meet at the Visitor Center. (No restroo m facilities.) Event capacity is limited\, please arrive by 9 a.m. More in formation: (608) 265-5214 or mkloppenburg@wisc.edu.\n\nCONTACT: 265-5214\, mkloppenburg@wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://arboretum.wisc.edu/get-involved/vol unteer/work-parties/ LOCATION:Meet at Visitor Center\, UW–Madison Arboretum 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:20261008T105026 UID:225704@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261010T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261010T113000 DESCRIPTION:In this hands-on workshop\, participants are invited to experie nce art-making as led by the Child Development Lab’s Lead Bunny Classroo m teacher\, Linda Dyskta. Each workshop offers a creative opportunity to e xperiment with materials\, try new approaches\, and follow your own ideas. \n\nRather than focusing on the finished product\, these workshops emphasi ze the creative process itself by following the CDL’s inquiry-based curr iculum: noticing\, wondering\, exploring\, and discovering through making. \n\nCONTACT: 262-1162\, cdmc@sohe.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://cdmc.wisc.edu/e vent/art-lab/ LOCATION:Nancy Nicholas Hall SUMMARY:Art Lab! Making with Linda URL;VALUE=URI:https://cdmc.wisc.edu/event/art-lab/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20261008T105026 UID:222897@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261010T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261010T120000 DESCRIPTION:Presenters: Matt Reetz\, Anna Pidgeon\, and Zoe Ramstack. Join Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance Executive Director Matt Reetz\, Professor Anna Pidgeon\, and student Zoe Ramstack on October 10\, 2026 at 11:00 AM as they discuss birding! Enjoy drinks\, trivia\, and fun prizes at this Ba dgers on Tap event at The Rigby in Madison\, WI! This event is a part of t he Wisconsin Science Festival.\n\nCONTACT: 263-7793\, badgertalks@uwmad.wi sc.edu\n\nURL: https://www.facebook.com/share/18yoQJKdvV/ LOCATION: 119 E Main St\, Madison\, WI 53703 SUMMARY:Badgers on Tap: Birding at The Rigby in Madison\, WI URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.facebook.com/share/18yoQJKdvV/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20261008T105026 UID:224380@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261010T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261010T130000 DESCRIPTION:\n\nURL: https://uwbadgers.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule LOCATION:The Kohl Center SUMMARY:Men's Basketball: UW vs. UW-Parkside URL;VALUE=URI:https://uwbadgers.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20261008T105026 UID:225286@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261010T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261010T143000 DESCRIPTION:Annual Russian Flagship Picnic. Come for the s’mores. Stay fo r the vibes. A cozy day around the fire with the Flagship community.\nCome meet people outside your usual classes while we share snacks and stories. \n\n*This event is open only to UW-Madison Russian Flagship students.\n\nC ONTACT: 890-2867\, jlkruschke@wisc.edu LOCATION:Picnic Point (Fire Circle #1) SUMMARY:Флагманский пикник END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20261008T105026 UID:222684@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261010T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261010T150000 DESCRIPTION:Arboretum Garden Tour. Join Neil Schmidt\, garden horticultural specialist\, for a ramble through the Longenecker Horticultural Gardens p inetum – the largest and most diverse conifer collection in the state. D esignated an American Conifer Society reference garden since 2015\, the co llection presents a stunning array of conifers from around the country and the world. Free\, no registration required. Meet at the Visitor Center.\n \nCONTACT: 263-7888\, info@arboretum.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://arboretum.wi sc.edu/learn/adult-education/garden-tours/ LOCATION:Meet at Visitor Center\, UW–Madison Arboretum SUMMARY:Conifers URL;VALUE=URI:https://arboretum.wisc.edu/learn/adult-education/garden-tours / END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20261008T105026 UID:226524@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261010T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261010T160000 DESCRIPTION:The Wisconsin Triathlon Club is hosting a competition.\n\nCONT ACT: 262-8244\, sportclubs@recwell.wisc.edu LOCATION:Cove Pool\, Bakke Recreation & Wellbeing Center SUMMARY:Sconnie Sprint Triathlon END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20261008T105026 UID:226544@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261010T164500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261010T190000 DESCRIPTION:The Wisconsin Men's Ice Hockey Club is playing UW-Eau Claire.\n \nCONTACT: 262-8244\, sportclubs@recwell.wisc.edu LOCATION:Sub-Zero Ice Center\, Bakke Recreation & Wellbeing Center SUMMARY:Men's Club Ice Hockey vs. UW-Eau Claire END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20261008T105026 UID:225529@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261010T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261010T210000 DESCRIPTION:Stop by 2191D in College Library or visit our Zoom link to spea k with an advocate about anything related to sexual violence or resources on campus.\n\nCONTACT: 235-9521\, mikayla.sandin@thercc.org\n\nONLINE: htt ps://us02web.zoom.us/j/82360020269 LOCATION:2191D Helen C. White Hall (Also offered online) SUMMARY:RCC Drop-in Hours END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20261008T105026 UID:225635@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261010T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261010T203000 DESCRIPTION:USA | 110 Minutes | R | Dir. Kane Parsons  \; "A strange do orway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom". - Rotten Tomatoes  \; "a quiet\, creepingly surreal horror movie\," - Beatrice Loayza (N ew York Times)  \; Watch the trailer here: https://youtu.be/0HjdiohVO ik?si=keN6WAc4-UJ_Rv4X  \;  \; For information on available assist ive content for WUD Film screenings\, please visit the Assistive Movie Sc reenings in the Marquee Theater page . \; \; Visit our Informed M oviegoing Resources page for links to resources that explore film ratings and content alerts. This event is intended for UW-Madison students\, facu lty\, staff\, Wisconsin Union members and their guests. Anyone can become a Wisconsin Union member .\n\nCONTACT: film@union.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https: //union.wisc.edu/events-and-activities/event-calendar/event/wud-film-prese nts-backrooms-2026-0 LOCATION:The Marquee\, Union South SUMMARY:WUD Film Presents: Backrooms (2026) URL;VALUE=URI:https://union.wisc.edu/events-and-activities/event-calendar/e vent/wud-film-presents-backrooms-2026-0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20261008T105026 UID:223600@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261010T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261010T200000 DESCRIPTION:White Nights (Le Notte Bianche) | Italy | 1957 | DCP | 101 min. | Italian with English subtitles Director: Luchino Visconti. Cast: Marcel lo Mastroianni\, Maria Schell\, Jean Marais\nVisconti’s ravishing adapta tion of a Dostoevsky story stars Mastroianni and Schell as two lonely soul s whose chance meeting on a moonlit canal blossoms into a fragile romance haunted by past loves and melancholy longing. Set within a dreamlike\, stu dio-built city of shadowy streets and shimmering canals\, the film transfo rms a fleeting encounter into an achingly beautiful meditation on love.\n\ nCONTACT: 262-3627\, ben.reiser@wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://cinema.wisc.edu/t hree-white-nights/ LOCATION:4070 Vilas Hall SUMMARY:UW Cinematheque - Three White Nights URL;VALUE=URI:https://cinema.wisc.edu/three-white-nights/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20261008T105026 UID:226118@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261010T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261010T220000 DESCRIPTION:Renny Conti is a Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter\, multi-instr umentalist\, and producer from the San Francisco Bay Area. Renny’s 2025 self-titled album is rich with attentive lyrics about love\, grief\, and n ature\, coupled with \;tangly \;guitar melodies and rewarding diss onance that explores tension through its release. Renny approaches his mus ic as a way to challenge convention by engaging his audience to do the sam e. The result is a collection of heartfelt songs that unravel differently with every listen. His new album has garnered press from Paste Magazine\, The Line of Best Fit\, and Fretboard Journal\, \;hailing \;him as a singular new voice in contemporary indie music.  \; Nashville-based artist and multi-instrumentalist\, James Eichman \, has a diverse musical background from performing with other musicians such as Annie DiRusso \, Emma Ogier \, and Hannah Cole \, all of whom have inspired and propelle d him towards writing and performing his own music. After a string of sing les and EPs released over the last two years\, Eichman is gearing up to un veil his debut album\, St. Catherine Street \, at the end of the summer.  \;\n\nCONTACT: music@union.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://union.wisc.edu/ev ents-and-activities/event-calendar/event/renny-conti-w-james-eichman LOCATION:The Terrace (See Event Details)\, Memorial Union SUMMARY:Renny Conti w/ James Eichman URL;VALUE=URI:https://union.wisc.edu/events-and-activities/event-calendar/e vent/renny-conti-w-james-eichman END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20261008T105026 UID:224399@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261010T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261010T200000 DESCRIPTION:\n\nURL: https://uwbadgers.com/sports/mens-soccer/schedule LOCATION:McClimon Sports Complex SUMMARY:Men's Soccer: UW vs. Rutgers URL;VALUE=URI:https://uwbadgers.com/sports/mens-soccer/schedule END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20261008T105026 UID:221547@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261010T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261010T210000 DESCRIPTION:Wisconsin Union Theater. THE POISONER \;  \; A play by M. M. Haney \;  \; Developed & directed by Lee Sunday Evans \;  \; Co-produced by Uncommon Productions and the Wisconsin Union Theat er Premiered at New York’s acclaimed La MaMa Experimental Theatre in 202 4\, \; The Poisoner by first-time playwright M. M. Haney portrays one journalist’s shocking discovery of water contamination in his hometown and its personal and political fallout. Inspired by the 2014 water crisis in Flint\, Michigan\, this neo-noir detective story raises universal quest ions about local politics\, public trust\, and community safety while depi cting the humanity of people caught up in the political machine. Come see a play as urgent as it is timeless that asks us to consider the personal s takes of local politics. Related Events: Thursday\, October 8 | Talkback: The Role of Independent and Investigative Journalism Following the Thursda y\, October 8 performance\, Jim Malewitz of Wisconsin Watch and Adam Schra ger of the UW–Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication join t he creative team of The Poisoner for a conversation on the critical role o f independent and investigative journalism in exposing public health and e nvironmental crises — and what happens to communities when the instituti ons meant to protect them go unchallenged. Friday\, October 9 | Talkback: Celebrating the André de Shields Fund Following the Friday\, October 9 pe rformance\, the Wisconsin Union Theater Director Elizabeth Snodgrass and T he Poisoner director Lee Sunday Evans will talk with recipients of the And ré de Shields Fund to explore the intersections of art\, activism\, and c ivic life — and the role of the next generation of artists in carrying t hese stories forward. Saturday\, October 10 | The Poisoner Touch Tour Touc h Tours will be offered from 6:30 to 7 PM before the final performance on October 10. This guided pre-show experience invites any patrons who benefi t from tactile exploration to step onto the stage and engage with key prop s\, costumes\, and set pieces by touch. To arrange a touch tour\, please c ontact info@uncommonproductions.com by 5 PM on October 9.\n\nCONTACT: perf ormingarts@union.wisc.edu\n\nURL: https://union.wisc.edu/events-and-activi ties/event-calendar/event/theater-the-poisoner LOCATION:Play Circle\, Memorial Union SUMMARY:THE POISONER: A play by M. M. Haney URL;VALUE=URI:https://union.wisc.edu/events-and-activities/event-calendar/e vent/theater-the-poisoner END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20261008T105026 UID:225636@calendar.wisc.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261010T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261010T224700 DESCRIPTION:USA | 97 min | R | Dir. James Merendino  \; "Two former gee ks become 1980s punks\, then party and go to concerts while deciding what to do with their lives." (Rotten Tomatoes)  \; "(Matthew Lillard's) pe rformance dominates the film\, and he does a subtle\, tricky job of being both an obnoxious punk and a kid in search of his direction in life. He's very good." - Roger Ebert  \; Watch the trailer here: https://youtu.b e/b5DnZg1kGV8?si=mqvejvEP1bzYdjjB  \;  \; For information on avail able assistive content for WUD Film screenings\, please visit the Assisti ve Movie Screenings in the Marquee Theater page . \; \; Visit our Informed Moviegoing Resources page for links to resources that explore f ilm ratings and content alerts. This event is intended for UW-Madison stud ents\, faculty\, staff\, Wisconsin Union members and their guests. Anyone can become a Wisconsin Union member .\n\nCONTACT: film@union.wisc.edu\n\n URL: https://union.wisc.edu/events-and-activities/event-calendar/event/wud -film-presents-slc-punk-1998 LOCATION:The Marquee\, Union South SUMMARY:WUD Film Presents: SLC Punk (1998) URL;VALUE=URI:https://union.wisc.edu/events-and-activities/event-calendar/e vent/wud-film-presents-slc-punk-1998 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR