Society and Culture
Thursday, October 15, 2026
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From the Archives to the Dance Floor: My Work with the Arnold Munkel Collection
Presented by Go Big Read program & Mills Music Library
4:30-5:30 p.m.
126 Memorial Library
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Forward Theater at the Chazen - Gaslight film screeninng
screening of psychological thriller Gaslight by Steven Dietz
5-7 p.m.
Auditorium, Chazen Museum of Art
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A Conversation with Annette Gordon-Reed
A Humanities Without Boundaries: 1776/2026 event with Annette Gordon-Reed
5-6:30 p.m.
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Homesick for a World Unknown: The Life of George B. Schaller
5:30-6:30 p.m.
Madison Public Library, Central Library Room 302
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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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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