Legend Joins UW’s Jazz Orchestra at Shannon Hall
This summer will bring sun, smiles and because of the Isthmus Jazz Fest, tunes. The annual event on June 19-20 will be bigger and feature Headliner Freddy Cole, regarded as one of the most influential singers in jazz music. Jazz music surrounded Cole growing up as the younger brother of Nat “King” Cole. The UW Jazz Orchestra , comprised of both undergraduate and graduate students, will open for Cole’s performance on...
How to “Art”: Wheelhouse Studios Unites Action and Creativity
While crowds of people line up every day to enjoy food at Der Rathskeller, not many realize that there’s an entire artistic community right beneath their feet. In the lower level of Memorial Union, Jay Ekleberry and his group of devoted students create artwork in Wheelhouse Studios. Walking down to Wheelhouse feels like entering an art exhibit, with large murals and pictures covering the vibrant walls of the main lobby. I got a...
Young Artists Launch Careers in Union Galleries
Porter Butts, the Wisconsin Union’s first Director, envisioned making art a part of the everyday lives of people who visited the building. Take a stroll through Union South or Memorial Union you can see how this rings true today, thanks to the numerous galleries and displays waiting to be explored. Step into Memorial Union’s new Class of 1925 Gallery and you’ll see a special exhibit part of three Master of...
The Perfect Pair: WASB & Revelry
Students and the community will celebrate the warm weather and the end of the school year with Badgeroo and Revelry Music & Arts Festival. These events are a result of the shared mission of the Wisconsin Alumni Student Board and Revelry staff. Wisconsin Union Directorate Memorial Union Entertainment’s Revelry Music & Arts Festival and WASB’s All Campus Party are events that take place every spring to celebrate the hard...
Lit Fest Lights Up the Union
The Wisconsin Union Directorate (WUD) Publications Committee is celebrating literature and writing in a range of shapes and forms during their annual Lit Fest April 27-May 1 in Memorial Union. Throughout the year, WUD Publications Committee promotes reading and writing by providing students professional experience in publishing. The four presenters offer unique perspectives on literature and will be available to give students valuable...
Students Screen Print Open Mic Night Posters
What do you get when you put graphic design students and Wisconsin Union Directorate Music members together in a Wheelhouse Studios room? Some serious screen printing, that’s what! Our very own marketing graphic design student employees came together with WUD Music to create original screen-printed posters for WUD Music’s Open Mic Night events. The collaboration is just another example of how the students of the Wisconsin...