OPEN for Business
There is so much to celebrate with the Memorial Union west wing reopening that we’ve dedicated a whole weekend to celebrate our OPEN House and Madison’s World Music Festival. Tour the new spaces, taste an internationally inspired food and experience all the special activities and events September 12 and 13, including an extraordinary performance by aerial dance group BANDALOOP on the side of the bulding! We’ve got...
Throwback Thursday: Back to School Badgers
We’ve missed you, Bucky! We’d like to welcome all students back to campus this week with this balloon-clad Badger from the 1980s standing on Library Mall. Have you ever gotten to snap a photo with Bucky? You have the chance to tonight at the Sunburst Festival: Union South Edition! Take a look back in time each week with Throwback Thursdays as we post photos and snapshots from the Union’s amazing history. Find out...
Throwback Thursday: Step Right Up
Although we’ve come a long way since this Union Open House County Fair in 1961, we haven’t given up our love of fun and fairs! Be sure to visit this year’s Sunburst Festival to start the year off right. With the Memorial Union edition August 31 and Union South edition September 4, you’ll have two opportunities for free food, activities and entertainment. It’s a celebration that you definitely don’t...
The Pioneers of Vertical Dance
Dancing on sides of skyscrapers and soaring from mountain tops is all in a day’s work for BANDALOOP. This dance company based out of Oakland, CA specializes in vertical dance: a new thought that takes dancers and puts them in completely extraordinary settings. Founder Amelia Rudolph took the time to chat about their upcoming debut to the Madison community on OPEN Weekend, September 12 and 13. TV: We’re looking forward to...
Throwback Thursday: Music and Meatballs
Met Opera baritone Leonard Warren concluded the Concert Series season in May 1948. With a spare day between concerts, he made spaghetti and tossed salad in the Green Room kitchenette–the backstage reeked of garlic for a week. –The Wisconsin Union Theater: Fifty Golden Years Mamma Mia! Hungry for spaghetti and sweet sounds? Read Leonard Warren’s recipe below for the perfect pasta-meatball combo, and check out the...