Grand Opening Events
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New Union South Grand Opening Event Arrival of Large Terrace Chair
Date: 4/15/2011 at 11:00 am
Location:Symbolizing the connection between buildings, a large Terrace chair will travel from Memorial Union to Union South.
Contact: Robin Schmoldt
schmoldt@wisc.edu 608 262-5969
New Union South Grand Opening Event Free Food Bites
Date: 4/15/2011 at 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Location: Union South - Plaza, The Marquee Lounge, Northwoods, Pavillion.Stations are set up throughout the building to offer free tastes while supplies last.
Contact: Stephanie Diaz de Leon
diazdeleon@wisc.edu 608 262-2755
New Union South Grand Opening Event Union South Doors Open
Date: 4/15/2011 at 12:00 pm
Location: Union South - Orchard Street entrance.Ribbon cutting, prizes and food!
Contact: Stephanie Diaz de Leon
diazdeleon@wisc.edu 608 262-2755
New Union South Grand Opening Event Game of Chance
Date: 4/15/2011 at 2:00 pm
Location: Union South - Varsity Hall.Visitors will have the chance to win prizes.
Contact: Stephanie Diaz de Leon
diazdeleon@wisc.edu 608 262-2755
New Union South Grand Opening Event Formal Dedication Ceremony
Date: 4/15/2011 at 3:00 pm
Location: Union South - The Sett, 1st floor.Chancellor Carolyn "Biddy" Martin and other speakers celebrate Union South.
Contact: Lori DeMeuse
ldemeuse@wisc.edu 608 263-4463
New Union South Grand Opening Event Free Art Friday: Dollar Bill Origami
Date: 4/15/2011 at 4:00 pm
Cost: Free
Location: Union South - The Sett.The buck's on us - (limited supply). What will you fold it into?
Contact: Jay Ekleberry
jpeklebe@wisc.edu 608 262-5759
New Union South Grand Opening Event Fun in The Sett
Date: 4/15/2011 at 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Location: Union South - The Sett, lower level.Free pool, bowling and soda in The Sett's recreation level.
Contact: Bob Wright
recreation@union.wisc.edu 608 263-5181
New Union South Grand Opening Event Comedian Jasper Redd
Date: 4/15/2011 at 7:00 pm
Cost: Free!
Location: Union South - The Sett.Be prepared to laugh at The Sett's first comedy show.
Contact: Brooke Jackson
bljackson2@wisc.edu 608 263-7593
The Social Network
Date: 4/15/2011 at 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Cost: FREE
Location: Union South - The Marquee.A chronicle of the founding of Facebook, the social-networking Web site.
Contact: Kyle Van Vonderen
vanvonderen@wisc.edu 608-262-1143
of Montreal with Morning Teleportation and Lords of the Trident. SOLD OUT
Date: 4/15/2011 at 7:30 pm to 11:55 pm
Cost: $10 for Students/$20 for Non-Students/$22 at the Door
Location: Union South - Varsity Hall.UPDATE: SOLD OUT! Doors Open at 7pm, Show Starts at 7:30pm Indie/metal: Lords of the Trident, open the show followed by Morning Teleportation and then of Montreal.
Contact: Emily Roehl
ejroehl@gmail.com 608-262-2215
127 Hours
Date: 4/15/2011 at 9:30 pm to 11:00 pm
Cost: FREE
Location: Union South - The Marquee.A mountain climber becomes trapped under a boulder while canyoneering alone near Moab, Utah and resorts to desperate measures in order to survive.
Contact: Kyle Van Vonderen
vanvonderen@wisc.edu 608-262-1143
New Union South Grand Opening Event DMF Featuring DJ Nick Nice
Date: 4/15/2011 at 11:00 pm
Location: Union South - The Sett.Dance into the morning during the comeback of DMF!
Contact: Brooke Jackson
bljackson2@wisc.edu 608 263-7593
TRON
Date: 4/15/2011 at Midnight
Cost: FREE
Location: Union South - The Marquee.A hacker is literally abducted into the world of a computer and forced to participate in gladiatorial games.
Contact: Kyle Van Vonderen
vanvonderen@wisc.edu 608-262-1143
Grand Opening: Gallery 1308
Date: 4/15/2011
Cost: Free
Location: Union South.The brand new Gallery 1308 of Union South will open Friday, April 15, 2011. The premiere exhibition will feature a Chicago multimedia artists Adam Trowbridge and Jessica Westbrook. The event will coincide with the grand opening of the Union South, with a reception from 7-9 p.m. in Gallery 1308. The site-specific exhibition involves compiling imagery based on Madison-area television viewership, creating an ever-changing visual experience and commentary.
Contact: Maggy Donaldson
New Union South Grand Opening Event Badger Bash Is Back!
Date: 4/16/2011 at 12:00 pm
Location: Union South - Plaza.UW Alumni Marching Band, cupcake mosaic, $2 brats and tours of the building.
Contact: Stephanie Diaz de Leon
diazdeleon@wisc.edu 608 262-2755
New Union South Grand Opening Event Fun in The Sett
Date: 4/16/2011 at 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Location: Union South - The Sett, lower level.Complimentary bowling, climbing and pool clinics.
Contact: Bob Wright
recreation@union.wisc.edu 608 263-5181
The Fighter
Date: 4/16/2011 at 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Cost: FREE
Location: Union South - The Marquee.A look at the early years of boxer "Irish" Micky Ward and his brother who helped train him before going pro in the mid 1980s.
Contact: Kyle Van Vonderen
vanvonderen@wisc.edu 608-262-1143
WUD Global Connections and WUD Performing Arts Presents: Salsa Dance - Union South Grand Opening
Date: 4/16/2011 at 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm
Cost: Free
Location: Union South - Varsity Hall.Join us for a night of salsa dancing!
www.union.wisc.edu/globalconnections
Contact: Lily Atonio
globalconnections@union.wisc.edu 608 265 5236
Owen Pallett with TBA Performing at LitFest
Date: 4/16/2011 at 9:00 pm to 11:30 pm
Cost: Free
Location: Union South - The Sett.Indie Pop/Experimental
Contact: Emily Roehl
ejroehl@gmail.com 6082622215
Black Swan
Date: 4/16/2011 at 9:30 pm to 11:30 pm
Cost: FREE
Location: Union South - The Marquee.A ballet dancer wins the lead in "Swan Lake" but slowly loses her mind.
Contact: Kyle Van Vonderen
vanvonderen@wisc.edu 608-262-1143
Tron: Legacy
Date: 4/16/2011 at Midnight
Cost: FREE
Location: Union South - The Marquee.The son of a virtual world designer goes looking for his father and ends up inside the digital world that his father designed.
Contact: Kyle Van Vonderen
vanvonderen@wisc.edu 608-262-1143
New Union South Grand Opening Event Discounted Bowling
Date: 4/17/2011 at 12:00 pm to 11:00 pm
Location: Union South - The Sett, lower level.Our Sunday discounted bowling starts today.
Contact: Bob Wright
recreation@union.wisc.edu 608 263-5181
Union South's Grand Opening Weekend Continues - Arts Celebration
Date: 4/17/2011 at 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Location: Union South - 1308 Art Gallery and throughout the building.Reception, tours and artists' presentations celebrate integrated art in the new building, including: Percent for Art installations, the stained glass project for Prairie Fire, the Indigenous Tile Project, custom escutcheon plate project and the outdoor water feature.
Toy Story 3
Date: 4/17/2011 at 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Cost: FREE
Location: Union South - The Marquee.The toys are mistakenly delivered to a day-care center instead of the attic right before Andy leaves for college, and it's up to Woody to convince the other toys that they weren't abandoned and to return home.
Contact: Kyle Van Vonderen
vanvonderen@wisc.edu 608-262-1143
Gallery Jam II: Breathe Owl Breathe and Photographers
Date: 4/17/2011 at 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm
Cost: Free
Location: Union South - The Sett.Indie
Contact: Emily Roehl
ejroehl@gmail.com 6082622215
New Union South Grand Opening Event Coffee Break
Date: 4/18/2011 at 7:00 am to 9:00 am
Location: Union South - Prairie Fire.Get 50% off all Peet's coffee and espresso drinks and the first 50 customers get a FREE travel mug!
Contact: Stephanie Diaz de Leon
diazdeleon@wisc.edu 608 262-2755
Billy Collins
Date: 4/18/2011 at 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm
Cost: Free and Ticketed
Location: Union South - Varsity Hall.Poet Laureate of the United States from 2001 to 2003 and Distinguished Professor at Lehman College of the City University of New York. First annual recipient of its Mark Twain Prize for Humor in Poetry. Received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York Foundation for the Arts, and the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation. Free tickets available at the Wisconsin Union Theater Box Office starting April 11th for students, faculty, staff, and Wisconsin Union members, and April 14th to the public.
www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=153706411350353
Contact: Tom Black
dls@union.wisc.edu 608-265-2787
Artist InfoThe Dish Launch Party
Date: 11/20/2011 at 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Cost: Free
Location: Union South - Varsity Hall.The Dish Madison is the Wisconsin Union Directorate's first online food magazine. Join us for delicious food and conversation as we celebrate our introduction to the community.
www.union.wisc.edu/wud/publications-the-dish.htm
Contact: Cailly Morris
clmorris2@wisc.edu 847-338-7084
Ruin Pub exhibit by Galen Gibson-Cornell
Date: 9/28/2012 at 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Cost: Free Event
Location: Union South.Galen Gibson-Cornell is a successful artist and printmaker.
www.union.wisc.edu/WUD/art-events.htm
Contact: Courtney Thrall
Video Art Week
Date: 2/8/2013 at 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Cost: Free Event<BR> Open to the Public
Location: Union South - 1308 W Dayton Street.Video Art Week is a week long exhibition where there will be a new artist shown each night of the week.
http://www.union.wisc.edu/WUD/art-events.htm
Contact: Carly Herzog
cherzog@wisc.edu 608
Video Art Week
Date: 2/9/2013 at 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Cost: Free Event<BR> Open to the Public
Location: Union South - 1308 W Dayton Street.Video Art Week is a week long exhibition where there will be a new artist shown each night of the week.
http://www.union.wisc.edu/WUD/art-events.htm
Contact: Carly Herzog
cherzog@wisc.edu 608
Video Art Week
Date: 2/10/2013 at 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Cost: Free Event<BR> Open to the Public
Location: Union South - 1308 W Dayton Street.Video Art Week is a week long exhibition where there will be a new artist shown each night of the week.
http://www.union.wisc.edu/WUD/art-events.htm
Contact: Carly Herzog
cherzog@wisc.edu 608
Video Art Week
Date: 2/11/2013 at 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Cost: Free Event<BR> Open to the Public
Location: Union South - 1308 W Dayton Street.Video Art Week is a week long exhibition where there will be a new artist shown each night of the week.
http://www.union.wisc.edu/WUD/art-events.htm
Contact: Carly Herzog
cherzog@wisc.edu 608
Video Art Week
Date: 2/12/2013 at 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Cost: Free Event<BR> Open to the Public
Location: Union South - 1308 W Dayton Street.Video Art Week is a week long exhibition where there will be a new artist shown each night of the week.
http://www.union.wisc.edu/WUD/art-events.htm
Contact: Carly Herzog
cherzog@wisc.edu 608
Video Art Week
Date: 2/13/2013 at 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Cost: Free Event<BR> Open to the Public
Location: Union South - 1308 W Dayton Street.Video Art Week is a week long exhibition where there will be a new artist shown each night of the week.
http://www.union.wisc.edu/WUD/art-events.htm
Contact: Carly Herzog
cherzog@wisc.edu 608
Video Art Week
Date: 2/14/2013 at 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Cost: Free Event<BR> Open to the Public
Location: Union South - 1308 W Dayton Street.Video Art Week is a week long exhibition where there will be a new artist shown each night of the week.
http://www.union.wisc.edu/WUD/art-events.htm
Contact: Carly Herzog
cherzog@wisc.edu 608
Video Art Week
Date: 2/15/2013 at 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Cost: Free Event<BR> Open to the Public
Location: Union South - 1308 W Dayton Street.Video Art Week is a week long exhibition where there will be a new artist shown each night of the week.
http://www.union.wisc.edu/WUD/art-events.htm
Contact: Carly Herzog
cherzog@wisc.edu 608
