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Crossing Over – Exhibtion Run
The fall student exhibition, Crossing Over, features work produced by undergraduate students in UWM’s Peck School of the Arts, Department of Art and Design who have received a scholarship and/or fellowship award in the 2026/2027 school year.
Calm & Crafty: The Hunger Games Edition
Drop in for The Hunger Games themed crafts as we wait for the release of Sunrise on the Reaping....
Soul Patrol | New release!
Soul Patrol uncovers a hidden chapter of American military history by focusing on the Vietnam War's first Black special ops team, an elite unit operating deep behind enemy lines. With unprecedented access to this once-secretive group of African-American veterans, director J.M. Harper reconstructs their journey with an immediacy rarely seen in Vietnam War storytelling, using raw Super 8 footage, photographs, and audio recordings from their personal archives. Opening on the war’s 50th anniversary, the surviving members reunite in a hotel that becomes a surreal liminal space, where memory, brotherhood, and unresolved trauma collide. As the men reflect on their experiences,...
Intro to Weaving
UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United StatesIn this class, participants will discover basic frame tapestry-weaving techniques and develop their knowledge and vocabulary in fiber arts! Strategies developed throughout the course will enable participants to design and produce their own unique tapestry!
Glazing Techniques Session 2
UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United StatesLearn basic techniques of surface decoration on ceramic forms! This course will cover underglaze techniques such as stenciling, shaving cream swirl, and Mishima inlay, as well as overglazing processes such as dripping, brushing, and marbling.
Fibers Made Easy: Crochet Hats
UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United StatesThis two-night class is a wonderful introduction to crocheting hats, whether you're new to crochet or looking to refresh your skills!
Panther Improv Night
Join the Panther Prov Jesters in the Union Cinema for a night of Improv and interactivity! Co-sponsored by Panther imProv...
Crossing Over – Opening Reception
The fall student exhibition, Crossing Over, features work produced by undergraduate students in UWM’s Peck School of the Arts, Department of Art and Design who have received a scholarship and/or fellowship award in the 2026/2027 school year.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind | 35mm print!
UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United StatesRichard Dreyfuss stars as cable worker Roy Neary, who along with several other stunned bystanders experience a close encounter of the first kind – witnessing UFOs soaring across the sky. After this life-changing event, the inexplicable vision of a strange, mountain-like formation haunts him. He becomes obsessed with discovering what it represents, much to the dismay of his wife and family. Meanwhile, bizarre occurrences are happening around the world. Government agents have close encounters of the second kind – discovering physical evidence of extraterrestrial visitors in the form of a lost fighter aircraft from World War II and a stranded...
John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office | Milwaukee premiere!
UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United StatesThe daring experimenter Dr. John C. Lilly dedicated his life to radical self-investigation and unlocking the mysteries of consciousness and communication. Directors Michael Almareyda and Courtney Stephens, along with narrator Chloë Sevigny, explore the life of a determined scientist and his experiments into the psychonautical unknown....
John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office | Milwaukee premiere!
UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United StatesThe daring experimenter Dr. John C. Lilly dedicated his life to radical self-investigation and unlocking the mysteries of consciousness and communication. Directors Michael Almareyda and Courtney Stephens, along with narrator Chloë Sevigny, explore the life of a determined scientist and his experiments into the psychonautical unknown....
Close Encounters of the Third Kind | 35mm print!
UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United StatesRichard Dreyfuss stars as cable worker Roy Neary, who along with several other stunned bystanders experience a close encounter of the first kind – witnessing UFOs soaring across the sky. After this life-changing event, the inexplicable vision of a strange, mountain-like formation haunts him. He becomes obsessed with discovering what it represents, much to the dismay of his wife and family. Meanwhile, bizarre occurrences are happening around the world. Government agents have close encounters of the second kind – discovering physical evidence of extraterrestrial visitors in the form of a lost fighter aircraft from World War II and a stranded...