Society and Culture
Thursday, October 15, 2026
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Understanding Left and Right Through Journalism
The Nation executive editor John Nichols and National Review associate editor Luther Abel
6 p.m.
7200 Law Building
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Needle & Thread: Vinyl Records in Artistic Practice with Amir H. Fallah and Faisal Abdu’Allah
6 p.m.
Tandem Press, 1743 Commercial Ave, Madison, WI 53704
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Halloween Decorating- NeuroPride
6-8 p.m.
DISCO Office, Room 4430, Student Activity Centre, 333 East Campus Mall
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Pinta Tu Cántaro: Culture, Art, and Community
Caribbean Student Association
6:30 p.m.
MSC Classroom, Armory and Gymnasium (Red Gym)
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UW Cinematheque - Premieres
Fjord | Romania, France, Norway, Sweden, Denmark | 2026 | DCP | 146 min. | Romanian, Norwegian, English, Swedish with English subtitles Director: Cristian Mungiu
7 p.m.
4070 Vilas Hall
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Children's Author Matthew Cordell Delivers the 2026 Charlotte Zolotow Lecture
“Work in Progress: The Ever-Changing Process and Approach of Matthew Cordell”
7:30 p.m.
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Black Box Sessions: bLAck pARty
Wisconsin Union Theater
The Wisconsin Union
8-9:30 p.m.
Play Circle, Memorial Union
Friday, October 16, 2026
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State of Emergency: Freedom and Democracy at the Crossroads
Sponsored by the Center for Communication and Civic Renewal (CCCR)
All day
235 Pyle Center
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Desde 1976: Education, Culture, and Community
Chicanx/e and Latinx/e Studies Celebrates 50 Years at UW-Madison
All day
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In Tandem: David Lynch & Christina A. West
10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Tandem Press, 1743 Commercial Ave, Madison, WI 53704
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UW Art 2026 Fall Open House
11 a.m.-3 p.m.
UW Art Department (Humanities Building, 6th & 7th Fl & Art Lofts)
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Art Department's annual Fall Open House
11 a.m.-3 p.m.
6th and 7th floors, Mosse Humanities Building
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How We Got It Together: Conversation with the Artists at the Art Lofts Gallery
October 12 – 18
12:30-2 p.m.
Art Lofts Gallery & Backspace Gallery, Art Lofts