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  • A grainy, high-contrast, black-and-white medium shot from Jim Jennings's film Silk Ties features a person standing outdoors on a city sidewalk next to a street. The person is wearing a large sandwich board sign that reads "SILK TIES" in bold, vertical, capital letters. In the background, the front of a dark car and the wheel of a passing vehicle are partially visible.

    Being Where | Experimental Tuesdays at The Union Cinema

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

    Free For Everyone! Location, location, location. A neighborhood of experimental shorts, drawn from our Cinema Arts Archive and the world at large, focusing on place. We are where we are, often here, sometimes there, always where. And the cinema too …

  • An overhead view of a wooden workbench with sewing supplies and a hands-on fabric project. Hands at the bottom hold a needle and thread, working on stitching colorful patterned fabric patches onto a long strip of light purple cloth. Surrounding the workspace are a yellow pincushion with colorful pins, clear organizer boxes with thread spools, spools of black thread, and glue sticks.

    A Tending – Community Grief Garland Workshop

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

    How can creating with our hands help us to move through challenging life experiences? Join Jennifer Basitan in the Union Art Gallery for a workshop to explore grief through a community workshop. Whether you’re dealing with life transitions, unresolved grief, …

  • A wide-angle, medium shot from The Motorcycle Diaries shows two men riding a vintage motorcycle across a vast green field. The man driving wears a dark jacket, while the passenger behind him is dressed in brown and holds a camera up to his face. A woman in a light-colored sweater and dark green pants stands nearby on the right, looking toward them. A dense line of green trees spans the background under an overcast sky.

    The Motorcycle Diaries | Latine Heritage Month

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

    Free For Everyone! In 1952, two Argentinean students took off on a sputtering Norton 500 motorcycle to discover their magnificent continent. Traveling northward through Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, and finally ending in Venezuela, the two discover not only the complex …

  • 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 1

    Intro to Stained Glass Session 1
    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 …

  • A collage of professional wrestling personalities from the late 1990s and early 2000s, featuring notable figures such as Shane McMahon, Stephanie McMahon, Paul Heyman, Tommy Dreamer, The Sandman, Justin Credible, Rhyno, Raven, and others holding championship belts and posing closely together.

    Wrestling Night

    Spaights Plaza (SPAI) 2380 E Kenwood Blvd, Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Get ready for a high-energy night of slams, flips and nonstop excitement as Brew City Wrestling Night hits campus! Local favorites and rising talent will go head-to-head in intense, must-see matchups that brings the ring to life. Expect hard-hiting action, …

  • A teal and purple ribbon surrounded by a circular pattern of outstretched teal and purple hands on a light blue background.

    Suicide Prevention Awareness Day

    Spaights Plaza (SPAI) 2380 E Kenwood Blvd, Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Join us as we spread hope, raise awareness, show support, and share vital information for those affected by suicide. The first 75 students to sign up for the Community Walk will receive fun UWM swag! Sign up below!

  • A group of people practicing yoga on mats in a studio with blue ambient lighting.

    Bad Bunny Yoga

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

    Bad Bunny Yoga  Thursday, September 17   5:30 PM – 7 PM | Union Ballroom A  Get ready to stretch, flow, and vibe to the sounds of Bad Bunny! Join us for a lively evening of Bad Bunny-themed yoga a perfect blend of movement, music, and community. …

  • An animated cowboy doll (Woody from Toy Story 2) stands inside a blue, cylindrical "Tinkertoy" container, holding a white and yellow toy microphone to his mouth and waving with his right hand. He is positioned on a wooden shelf in front of a row of colorful books, including titles like "Tin Toy" and "Knick Knack".

    Toy Story | Fall Welcome

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

    Family Friendly! Free for Everyone! To infinity... and beyond the fall semester!  Join us at the Union Cinema for our first Fall Welcome screening!! We will be showing the animated classic, Toy Story! Released in 1995, Toy Story follows a …

  • A group of students sitting around a table in a dining area, chatting and enjoying pretzels and drinks together.

    Gasthaus Taskmaster

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

    Think outside the box and tackle a series of silly, creative, and unexpected challenges at Taskmaster! Complete each task however you choose, using your creativity, strategy, and problem-solving skills to impress the judges and earn points. Kitchen and bar service …

  • Close-up view of two hands holding wooden knitting needles, working a knit stitch into a piece of thick, cream-colored wool fabric against a wooden surface.

    Knitting & Crochet Help Desk / Fibers social

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

    Are you stuck in the middle of a knitting or crochet project and need some help with technique or pattern reading?  Bring your questions to the help desk and consult our knitting and crochet teacher, Jeannie Baker (an actual old lady who has knitted and crocheted …

  • A wide, distant shot of two figures—one riding a horse and one walking beside it—traveling across vast, rolling desert sand dunes under a clear sky.

    El Topo

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

    Midnight Classics! 35mm print! Alejandro Jodorowsky’s legendary, notorious cult hit arguably created the genre of the midnight movie — a spectacle so stunning and bizarre that normal hours couldn’t contain it. Melding influences from tarot reading to the Bible to …

  • A group of young men wearing matching white tank tops and numbers pinned to their chests crowd behind a glass window labeled "SHOW WINDOW" under a glowing "Adonis" sign.

    Macho Dancer

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

    Queer International. 4K Restoration! Heavily censored upon release in director Lino Brocka's native Philippines but hugely successful overseas, Macho Dancer blends a flair for socially conscious melodrama with niche erotic pulp provocation. Upon losing a reliable American client, 18-year-old gigolo …