Back and Better than Ever: The Return of the Tudor Holiday Dinner Concerts
The Philharmonic Chorus of Madison performs holiday carols at the Tudor Holiday Dinner Concerts in 2017. Photo by Andy Manis. If you’re searching for the perfect way to ring in the holidays this year, look no further than the Tudor Holiday Dinner Concerts. This tradition will return to Memorial Union’s Great Hall from Nov. 30-Dec. 4 for the first time since 2019! With extravagant feasts, old English pageantry and cheerful carols,...
Equipping Adventurers: Outdoor UW’s Outdoor Explorer Series
In its second year of instruction, the Outdoor Explorer Series (OES) is continuing to educate adventurers about the outdoors and equipping them with the skills and tools needed to carry out their own outdoor excursions. No prior experience is needed and all are encouraged to participate. Last year, the OES curriculum taught skills ranging from preparing rations to learning how to backpack and fly fish. If you missed these offerings,...
Get to Know Your 2022-23 Hoofer Council
It’s no accident that the Wisconsin Hoofers is the oldest and largest student organization on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus. Many things have changed in the decades since the club’s founding in 1931, but a shared love of the outdoors has remained as strong as ever. One of the greatest things about Hoofers is that its six outdoors-centric clubs – Mountaineering, Outing, Riding, Sailing, Scuba and Ski and Snowboard (SnS) –...
5 Reasons to Unwind with a Wine and Canvas Course This Fall
We can all agree that a night of blissful relaxation is the perfect way to close out a long week. What better way to unwind on a Friday night than with a paintbrush, canvas and beverage at Wheelhouse Studios, the open art studio in the lower level of Memorial Union? Luckily for you, Wheelhouse will offer that perfect combination in their Wine and Canvas courses on select Friday nights this fall. You can learn to create Pam...
UW-Madison Students, Be Part of the Fun: Homecoming Committee Looking for Members
It’s almost time for fall colors, warm layers, and autumnal celebrations – including community favorite, University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Homecoming! With a parade, pep rally and events galore, Homecoming is a time-honored occasion that brings students, alumni, families, faculty, staff, other community members and visitors together to celebrate what it means to be a Badger. The week is a blast – and students can be an even...
A 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...