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Graduate School Bike Ride
Outdoor Pursuits has joined forces with UWM's Graduate School to offer a bike ride exclusively for graduate students.
Intro to Wheel Throwing Session 1
UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United StatesAre you curious to try out the pottery wheel? Join us for five weeks to familiarize yourself with the fundamentals of wheel throwing and clay! Between classes, participants will have access to the studio space to practice and work through …
Fibers Social Night
Patrons will be able to gather, meet, and work alongside others creating in fibers mediums. There will be a follow-along activity available to complete with the group, but individuals are also welcome to bring personal projects to work on or …
Experimental Tuesdays Presents: Tribulation 99
Craig Baldwin’s “pseudo-pseudo-documentary” presents a factual chronicle of US intervention in Latin America in the form of the ultimate far-right conspiracy theory, combining covert action, environmental catastrophe, space aliens, cattle mutilations, killer bees, religious prophecy, doomsday diatribes, and just about every other crackpot theory broadcast through the dentures of the modern paranoiac.
Spilling the Tea About College
Come hang out, connect, and get answers over tea and biscuits. Learn from other first gen students and staff about what to expect in college. Open to all- First Gen or Not!
Lyrical Sanctuary Featuring Shelly Conley
Milwaukee native, Shelly Conley, is Milwaukee’s newest Poet Laureate. She has always had a Love for words. Her writing is reflective, forgiving and creates a call to action for the listeners. Shelly is a 7 time member of Milwaukee’s National Poetry Slam Team. Her talent has led her to numerous shows, panels, documentaries and musical collaborations with local and national talent.
Experimental Tuesdays Presents: Spectres of the Spectrum
Spectres of the Spectrum is a feature-length 16mm film utilizing old 'kinescopes' (filmed records of early TV broadcasts before the advent of videotape, mostly from the late Fifties' educational show called 'Science in Action') to create an eerie, haunted "media-archaeology" zone for a sci-fi time-travel tale, wherein live-action actors search for a hidden electromagnetic secret to save the planet from a futuristic war-machine, inspired by HAARP the High-Frequency Active Auroral Research Program.
Bound Less – Ellee Spalding
Join the Union Art Gallery for Bound Less, an exhibition showcasing UWM's own alumna Ellee Spalding. Ellee’s abstract paintings and ceramic works investigate the balance between structure and randomness, drawing attention to the overwhelming number of parallels between their interplay …
Divine 9 Field Day
Join the members of Divine Nine fraternities and sororities in field day games and activities. There will be snacks, games, and music!
UREC Climb Night
Adventure Rock and UWM’s Outdoor Pursuits invite you to a FREE night of indoor rock climbing (bouldering and top roping)! Whether it’s your 1st time rock climbing or your 10th time, UREC Climb Night is the perfect way to learn more about rock climbing, have fun, and meet other UWM students, faculty, and staff!
Beginner Screen Printing
UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United StatesWelcome to the first section of SACC’s introductory printmaking workshops for the fall semester! In this class, participants will learn how to effectively make a design for screen printing. Then they will coat a screen, burn it, and print the …
Collective Monologue
From director Jessica Sarah Rinland, Collective Monologue follows a community of zoos and animal rescue centers across Argentina. Beyond its fascinating portrayal of interspecies care, this film features remarkable 16mm footage that examines social and historical issues like labor, gender, and colonial conquest over the natural world. Be sure to pick up a Union Cinema calendar to see what films we’re showing this month!