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Students and Staff Program an Exciting 2022-2023 Season at the Wisconsin Union Theater
Performers who will appear during the 2022-23 Wisconsin Union Theater season. This August, the Wisconsin Union’s Wisconsin Union Theater team officially announced its full 2022-2023 season and opened ticket sales. Headquartered in Memorial Union, the theater manages two unique performance spaces: the historic, art-deco style Shannon Hall and the sleek, intimate Play Circle. In these spaces, the theater hosts a variety of cultural events designed to engage campus and the community with the performing arts. Each season, UW-Madison...
read moreA Look at the Woman-Led Hoofer Sailing Shop
Hidden away on the edge of Lake Mendota, the Hoofer Sailing Shop has been a part of Wisconsin Hoofers, the premier outdoors club at the Wisconsin Union, from the start. Very few people know about this small repair shop, but Outdoor UW summer programming at the Union and much of the Hoofers’ clubs activities would not be possible without the shop’s existence. While the shop did not open on a specific date, there has always been a need for Hoofer Sailing members to get their boats and other outdoor equipment repaired. The shop is...
read moreMendota Blue Movement Anniversary – The Difference You Made
The Memorial Union Terrace grew a bit more colorful temporarily on April 29, 2012, with the addition of light blue Terrace chairs at our outdoor dining and entertainment destination the Memorial Union Terrace. For decades, only orange, green and yellow chairs with our trademarked sunburst-like design have decorated the more than 40,000-square-foot lakefront retreat. These colors acknowledge and honor Wisconsin’s important farming tradition with their John Deere green, Allis Chalmers orange and sunshine yellow. The surprise addition of baby...
read morePaint Your Blues Away at Paintacular, Madison’s Largest Free Group Paint Event
Is there any better way to soak up the final days of summer and ring in the start of the fall semester than with a free night of watercolor painting on the Memorial Union Terrace? We certainly don’t think so! Mark your calendars, because Paintacular, Madison’s largest free group paint event, will return to the Terrace in just over two weeks! As we look ahead to this year’s Paintacular, we thought it would be fun to look back on some past Paintacular memories. Paintacular has been a Wisconsin Union tradition since 2016, when the Wheelhouse...
read moreCelebrating Pride: the Creation of the Wisconsin Union’s 2022 Pride T-Shirts
In honor of Pride Month 2022, the Wisconsin Union released a limited-edition t-shirt with a Pride-themed design by then Wisconsin Union Graphic Designer Intern Clara Huskin ‘22. In this story, Clara provides insight into how her design choices encapsulate the Union’s commitment to a campus living room that celebrates all. Over the course of 27 different versions, Clara finally arrived at the finished design found on Badger Market shelves at Memorial Union and Union South as well as at TerraceStore.union.wisc.edu. Clara designed every...
read moreDeliciousness On-the-Go
You don’t need to choose between fast and delicious at many Wisconsin Union-run markets, cafes and restaurants at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. While we work to quickly serve you food and beverages at all of our dining options, we get it; sometimes, you don’t have five to 10 minutes to wait for a custom-made pizza, salad or burger. We have plenty of ways to quickly quench your thirst and quiet a growling tummy through our grab-n-go food and beverage options at many dining options on campus. Expect the deliciously unexpected both in...
read moreA Terrace Season Not Taken for Granted: Staff Perspectives on the New Normal
How many times have you been asked the familiar icebreaker question, “What’s your favorite season?” As far as those of us at the Wisconsin Union are concerned, there’s only one correct answer: Terrace season! Terrace season is almost synonymous with summer in Madison, but it means so much more than just warm weather and sunny skies. Terrace season is when the Memorial Union Terrace transforms into an outdoor hub for entertainment, dining and socializing. It’s also a time when student leaders and staff program hundreds of free and low-cost...
read moreCreate Your Own Family Night on the Terrace This Summer
Every Tuesday night from now until Aug. 30, Outdoor UW will host Family Night on Lake Mendota, an evening filled with games, sightseeing and paddling. Family Night is certainly a blast, but if you’re busy on Tuesday nights or miss registration, don’t worry! You can create your own family night at the Memorial Union Terrace any day of the week. We’ve compiled a list of fun activities that you and your family can do on the Terrace during your own DIY family night. Mix and match the activities to suit your schedule and interests, or make a...
read moreArt for Everyone at Wheelhouse Studios
Are you looking for a new date night idea?Do you want to get the kids involved in a new activity? Or maybe you are just looking to try something new? It’s time to let your creative spirit run free at Wheelhouse Studios! Wheelhouse Studios is an open art studio in Madison, located in the lower level of Memorial Union. The studio has three versatile workspaces, flexible designs, drop-in art opportunities, and classes for both art enthusiasts and first-time artists alike! This summer there is ample opportunity to get involved at the studio...
read more10 Reasons the Wisconsin Union is the Best Place for Students to Work
Student employment life is better at the Wisconsin Union. And we hire all year long, always looking for student team members to join us at the best place to work. There are so many reasons why student employment at the Union is different. We’ve heard countless student team members say that they feel seen and heard and that their supervisors respect them. Those intangible things…we can’t put on a flier, but they are real and felt, and they are difference-makers. We work continuously throughout the year to make the Wisconsin Union student...
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