Wisconsin Union Theater stage lights up for a stunning 2011-12 season
By Erin Bannen p://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4oMKXOSf08&feature=player_embedded Concert Series The world-touring Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble is a string octet with over 30 CDs to their name. They will be playing classical pieces from Brahms, Shostakovich and Mendelssohn. Caroline Goulding, just 19, is said to be the next Hilary Hahn, a master American violinist. Known for her fresh sound and new...
Tudor holiday dinner will delight audiences for 78th year
By Emily Connor At first, a wild boar, an English scholar and an English student might not seem to have much in common with the Memorial Union. But these characters in an old English legend are responsible for creating one of theWisconsin Union’s most popular holiday traditions. Just as planned, from Nov 30 to Dec. 6, the Tudor Holiday Dinner and Concert series will return to Memorial Union’s Great Hall for another...
Uh-rah-rah Wisconsin! Badger Bash is bigger than ever
Before each UW Madison Badger football home game, over 3,000 hyped-up and hungry Badger fans flock to the Wisconsin Union buildings for tailgating fun and festivities at Badger Bash. This year, Badger Bash will be serving up more brats, beer, and adding new fun activities in the brand new Union South building. Here are photos from this year’s first Badger Bash and a list of activities happening at every Badger Bash. Follow the...
Calling all former WUD members…
By Emily Connor Graduation brings new opportunities and changes for all students. Sadly, moving away from the beloved campus is often one. But the Wisconsin Union Directorate (WUD) decided that long ago goodbyes were not enough and a reunion was due to find out what happened to old friends. “We’ve never done anything like this before,” said Susan Dibbell, the assistant director for program leadership and development....
Proposed Theater Lounge addition outlined in chalk on upper Terrace
By Emily Connor As fall begins, phase one of the Memorial Union Reinvestment project will take shape as design plans are finalized. And Union design committee members and staff want to ensure every Union member and student are involved in the reinvestment process. One of the most debated pieces of the reinvestment project has been the addition of a glass Theater Lounge area located in the west wing of the Memorial Union building. To...
Guest post: Steven Skolaski on Rennie’s grand opening
By Steven F. Skolaski Steven F. Skolaski serves as a member of the board of directors for the UW Foundation and is the president of the Oscar Rennebohm Foundation Inc. Steven is a UW Madison alumn of the class of 1971 and is a former employee of the original Rennebohm Drug Store. It has been nearly a month since the grand opening of Rennie’s Dairy Bar in the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery building located on the corner of...