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Thursday, August 21, 2008: Memorial Union Open 7 am-midnight • Union South Open 7 am-midnight • Unit Hours

TODAY'S EVENTS | MORE EVENTS

Check out our daily breakfast, lunch and dinner specials, Monday through Friday, at the Rathskeller in Memorial Union and Red Oak Grill at Union South. Or grab a cup of coffee or sandwich from one of our conveniently-located delis across campus.

Visit the Hoofers Office in the lower level of Memorial Union during regular business hours, to learn more about and perhaps sign up for one of six Hoofer Outdoor Recreation Clubs: Outing, Riding, Ski & Snowboard, Sailing, Mountaineering or SCUBA.

Just meet friends, have a bite and relax in the Lakefront on Langdon or der Rathskeller or catch up on the news on the big-screen TV in the Stiftskeller, which also features a pool table and dartboard.

ONGOING EVENTS AND SPECIALS

10:00 am
Exhibition: "North Carolina Tonalist" by Charles Philip Brooks
The artist's work incorporates elements of impressionism and the American Barbizon/Tonalist tradition of landscape painting. Starts with opening reception on August 1 and runs through September 16.  Memorial Union - Theater Gallery (open during building hours).  FREE.
www.union.wisc.edu/art

10:00 am
Exhibition: "Selections from the Wisconsin Union Art Collection" curated by Lynette Davis, Nicole Rodriguez and Sara Woldt
Our team of student Gallery Assistants made selections from unframed works in the art collection holdings to curate this exhibition. Starts with opening reception on August 1 and runs through September 16.  Memorial Union - Lakefront on Langdon Gallery (open during building hours).  FREE.
www.union.wisc.edu/art

10:00 am
Exhibition: "Spectacle Spectacular" by Dawn Hunter
The artist creates visual representations of the complex and ambivalent psychological relationship to gendered identity messages. Starts with opening reception on August 1 and runs through September 16.  Memorial Union - Class of 1925 Gallery (Open 10am-8pm).  FREE.
www.union.wisc.edu/art

10:00 am
Exhibition: "The Art of College Humor" curated by John Dobbertin
This exhibit displays dozens of digitized reproductions of college humor magazines from the private collection of John & Barbara Dobbertin of Chaseburg, Wisconsin. Starts with opening reception on August 1 and runs through September 16.  Memorial Union - Porter Butts Gallery (Open 10am-8pm).  FREE.
www.union.wisc.edu/art