University of Wisconsin–Madison
  • Oct 16
    Barn Dance at The Old Barn on Capitol View

    Featuring Foot-Notes of Decorah, Iowa, and the ScandiAm Jam of Madison, Wisconsin

    The Old Barn, 4796 Capitol View Rd, Middleton, WI 53562

    Sponsored by CSUMC, GNS+, Folklore Program, Nordic Folklife. This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be provided. For more information, www.folklife.wisc.edu

  • Oct 27
    Think Blue: How Literary History Can Prepare Us For a Wetter World

    Søren Frank, Professor, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

    1312 Van Hise

    More information to come!

  • Oct 29
    Maxi Obexer, Katrin Sieg, Sonja Klocke: Maxi Obexer’s Oeuvre

    Maxi Obexer, Katrin Sieg, Sonja Klocke

    (More information to follow)

  • Nov 18
    From Near Obscurity to Iconic Works: Bach’s Cello Suites

    Edward Klorman, Cellist Matthew Zalkind

    Hamel Music Center, Collins Recital Hall, 740 University Ave.

    A Focus on the Humanities Lecture and Performance with Edward Klorman with Matthew Zalkind The six suites for unaccompanied cello by Johann Sebastian Bach—once dismissed as mere curiosities—are now revered as iconic works. They are performed worldwide by cellists of all ages, and they are moreover prominently used in pop culture such as film and television as …