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  • A high-angle shot from the movie Trainspotting showing Renton seated cross-legged on a mattress on the floor in a light-blue shirt and jeans with a tourniquet on his arm, framed between the dark silhouette legs of two figures standing over him.

    Trainspotting | 30th Anniversary Restoration

    UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    An adrenaline shot to the heart of British cinema, Danny Boyle’s darkly comic breakthrough relates the life and times of live-wire Scottish heroin addict Mark Renton (Ewan McGregor) and his misfit mates, who get high, get in trouble, get clean, …

  • A vintage 1960 Topps Hank Aaron Milwaukee Braves baseball card displayed against a dark background, with white handwritten cursive text visible beneath the card reading, "...is a hard job weren't going".

    American Dreams (lost and found)

    UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    16mm print! Milwaukee-born filmmaker James Benning's austere personal history of the USA from 1954 to 1976, told through an amalgamation of his Hank Aaron card collection with the scrolling scrawl of would-be Nixon assassin Arthur Bremer's diaries. Benning describes the …

  • A concrete bridge with arched supports stretches far across open water into the distance toward a horizon filled with white, fluffy clouds and a pale blue sky.

    Eight Bridges | Milwaukee Premiere

    UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    “It seems to be the time to consider bridges.” James Benning’s latest exercise in looking and listening centers on meeting points between built and natural worlds, ranging from the cinematic (San Francisco’s Golden Gate) to the historical (Selma’s Edmund Pettus) …

  • A silhouetted surfer crouching low on a surfboard as they ride along the face of a large, breaking ocean wave.

    Learn to Surf Lake Michigan

    Learn to Surf Lake Michigan
    Klotsche Center (KC) 3409 North Downer Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Did you know that the Milwaukee area is one of the surfing capitals of the Midwest? Lake Michigan is great to learn how to surf and provides a practice ground for bigger water. This surfing class is geared toward first …

  • An overhead, close-up shot of a person using a wooden squeegee to pull dark ink across a screenprint mesh. The screen is burned with the text "STUDIO ARTS and CRAFT CENTRE" and a hand logo. A large open jar of vibrant purple ink sits in the foreground.

    Beginner Screen Printing

    Beginner Screen Printing
    UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    If you are curious about screen printing but not sure where to begin, or want to perfect your technique, this class is for you! Participants will first learn how to create a suitable design, then create their screen. Finally, participants …

  • High-angle view of a group of friends seated in a dimly lit booth playing a board game around a small wooden table.

    Board Games in the Gasthaus

    Board Games in the Gasthaus
    UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Looking for something fun to do or a new game to try? Stop by the Gasthaus for a casual night of board games, with plenty of options to choose from. Come with friends or come solo and sign up to …

  • Photo of a table covered with parchment paper and people using modeling clay. There are two hands at the forefront of the picture manipulating a clay portrait of a face. The lips and nose are complete, and the person is working on the chin area.

    Intro to Ceramic Hand Building Techniques

    Intro to Ceramic Hand Building Techniques
    UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    In this 5-week course, you'll explore the essentials of three fundamental hand-building techniques: pinch, slab, and coil. Throughout the class, you'll create multiple functional and decorative pieces: rustic mugs, jewelry dishes, textured coasters, trinket boxes, and large fruit bowls. This course is perfect for all experience …

  • An overhead, close-up shot of several aluminum soda cans packed closely together, showing their pull-tab tops from above.

    Club Soda

    Club Soda
    UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Club Soda is a weekly get-together with students who choose not to use for whatever reason. It is a great place to meet like-minded people and share experiences, information, and resources. Drop in at anytime!

  • **Alt Text:** A person wearing a striped shirt and pearl bracelet holds a woven basket lined with a red-and-white checkered cloth, filled with fresh red and green apples in an orchard.

    Apple Picking

    Klotsche Center (KC) 3409 North Downer Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    We're headed to Barthel Farms in Mequon to pick apples and get lost in their corn maze! The cost of this trip covers transportation and admission for the corn maze. Apples are priced by their weight. The more apples you …

  • An illustration with a central text bubble that reads "LEAVE YOUR mark," with "mark" written in white script inside a blue, textured banner. To the left, a Black person in a teal long-sleeve shirt holds a stack of colorful books, and to the right, a woman with dark brown hair wearing a pink top and green skirt gestures toward the text while holding a blue folder under her arm.

    Leave Your Mark

    Leave Your Mark
    UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Explore the Social Change model, designed to drive positive change in our community. Explore how you see yourself v. how others see you, learn how to ask for and be truly receptive to feedback, plan a hypothetical bank heist and …

  • Hands wearing mint-green dotted quilting gloves guide a colorful patchwork quilt under the presser foot of a sewing machine for free-motion quilting.

    Sewing Machine Basics: Patchwork

    Sewing Machine Basics: Patchwork
    UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Gain or expand your sewing skills in this introduction course! Our sewing specialist Beth will break down the basics, guiding you step-by-step through operating a sewing machine. Students will walk away with a complete patchwork piece, and confidence with techniques and terminology to continue their sewing journey with ease! 

  • Close-up of a person's hands assembling a geometric stained glass panel using the lead came method. The hands use pliers to adjust a lead strip around vibrant red, blue, and yellow glass pieces, which are held in place by horseshoe nails on a wooden work surface.

    Intro to Stained Glass Session 2

    Intro to Stained Glass Session 2
    UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    In this workshop, you will learn how to score, cut, foil, solder, and assemble your own stained-glass motif. Class participants will choose their own colors for a sunrise pattern which they will be able to then assemble to make a …