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    • 2018 royal wedding cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason to perform in Madison Nov. 3
    • Learning and music performance experiences featuring New York Philharmonic Principal Clarinetist Anthony McGill come to Madison on April 4
    • UW–Madison 2023 senior class gift leaves a legacy of supporting mental health and well-being
    • Trailblazing author and mental health advocate Esmé Weijun Wang will speak on shattering limits at free event on April 17
    • Danish String Quartet, an ensemble playing for the love of music with a foundation of true friendship, will perform in Madison on April 18
    • Outdoor entertainment and dining destination, the Memorial Union Terrace, opens April 12
    • Rare Ojibwe ponies will visit UW–Madison during afternoon of learning, storytelling featuring Darcy Whitecrow on April 21
    • Limited-edition purple, teal mini Terrace chair purchases will support suicide prevention efforts, mental health resources at UW–Madison
    • Wisconsin Union will host week of activities for UW-Madison graduates, families to celebrate commencement
    • Performing arts stars, stars on the rise coming to Madison as part of 2023-24 Wisconsin Union Theater season
    • Madison Jazz Festival will feature music at Memorial Union June 17-18
    • Lake-facing concert Lakefront Live to return as three-event series as part of season of free, live music at Memorial Union Terrace
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    • A rainbow of Terrace chairs will make a limited-time appearance at Memorial Union on June 21
    • Madison-based clubs teaming up to host Swing Dance Night at the Terrace, a free dance, dance instruction and music event, on July 30
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    • Wisconsin Homecoming Committee, Wisconsin Alumni Association, partners present week of Homecoming 2023 events, activities
    • GRAMMY-nominated harpist performs on Sept. 29
    • Black Arts Matter Festival returns with a range of events, including art, comedy, poetry and music, Nov. 8-12 in Madison
    • UW–Madison responds to swimming pier collapse
    • Pre-ordering of house-made Thanksgiving meals opens Nov. 1
    • Press release from Las Cafeteras - 'Hasta La Muerte' 2023 tour
    • New food and music event, called Frosty Bites
    • Sunburst Terrace chairs will leave the Memorial Union Terrace on Oct. 30
    • Midwest's largest ski swap, Hoofer Ski and Snowboard Resale, returns for its 59th year Dec 2-3
    • Veterans Day Recognition Breakfast on Nov. 10
    • Activist Alison Mariella Désir to share her journey at Wisconsin Union Directorate Distinguished Lecture Series event Nov. 15
    • Author, philosopher Jason Stanley to speak on mechanics of propaganda at Wisconsin Union Directorate event Dec. 14
    • String quartet with mission to reinvigorate chamber music makes Madison debut at the Wisconsin Union Theater’s Shannon Hall Dec. 8
    • Contemporary jazz greats to perform in Madison on Jan. 26 in tribute to historic jazz label
    • Winter-themed event series Winter Carnival comes back Feb. 7-10, 2024
    • Schumann Quartet will perform at Memorial Union on Feb. 8
    • Wellness advocate, author Jessamyn Stanley to speak on yoga, empowerment at Wisconsin Union Directorate event Feb. 28
    • Award-winning contemporary choreography, spoken word artistry on Feb. 18
    • Winter event series Winter Carnival continues during warmer conditions with a modified lineup of more than a dozen events
    • Entrepreneur, award-winning actor Danny Trejo to speak on reshaping destiny at Wisconsin Union Directorate event March 20
    • New, limited-edition, multi-hued, mini Terrace chair
    • "MythBusters" host, author Kari Byron to speak on unlocking curiosity at Wisconsin Union Directorate event April 24
    • Wisconsin Union Theater team announces 2024-2025 performing arts programming
    • Summer by the lake at the Terrace kicks off with return of chairs, party on April 17
    • 2024 Terrace programming — including live music, movies, outdoor recreation events, arts activities — celebrates summer by the lake
    • Limited-edition mini Terrace chair celebrates 175th UW–Madison anniversary
    • Wisconsin Union, Bucky’s Varsity Meats debut new beef snack sticks
    • Free Madison Jazz Festival events coming to the Terrace June 15-16
    • Wisconsin Homecoming Committee, Wisconsin Alumni Association, partners host 2024 UW Homecoming
    • Sunburst Sparkler bursts onto the Madison beverage scene
    • Five-time Grammy winner esperanza spalding will perform in Madison on Sept. 19
    • Antoine Hunter, award-winning choreographer, dancer and advocate, to perform and speak in Madison on Oct. 7
    • Wisconsin Union Theater season debuts with a packed theater, continues with September performances
    • Departure of sunburst Terrace chairs anticipated to begin Oct. 28
    • PUBLIQuartet performance, free studio class in Madison on Nov. 22
    • Winter celebration Frosty Feast at Memorial Union Dec. 7
    • House-made, heat-and-serve Thanksgiving To Go meals return
    • 60th Hoofer Ski and Snowboard Resale brings Wisconsin's largest ski swap to Madison Dec. 7-8
    • Wisconsin Union team introduces first-ever Terrace chairling plushie
    • Hip-hop artist Sa-Roc will perform in Madison on Dec. 5
    • Winter Carnival, an annual Madison tradition for more than 80 years, returns Feb. 6-9, 2025
    • Rap duo Smif-N-Wessun joins Black Box Sessions
    • Solemn Brigham of Marlowe will perform on Jan. 30
    • Wisconsin Union Theater will host a performance of August Wilson’s ‘two Trains Running' on March 19
    • Powerful rhythms and timeless melodies coming to Shannon Hall with performances by Goldmund Quartet, taiko drumming group YAMATO
    • Wisconsin Union team debuts new, yellow Terrace Chairling plushie
    • Locally crafted Sunburst Sparkler beverage expands with two new fruity, caffeinated flavors
    • Summer by the lake kicks off with Terrace chair return on April 16, party on April 18
    • Grammy-winning, choral music innovators Roomful Of Teeth will perform in Madison on April 9
    • Wisconsin Union Director Mark Guthier receives Legacy Leader Award
    • UW–Madison's Center for Leadership & Involvement changes name to Office for Student Organizations, Leadership & Involvement
    • Jazz Legend Branford Marsalis’ Belonging Tour coming to Madison on May 1
    • 19th century romantic chamber music takes center stage on April 3 with performance by violinist Gil Shaham, pianist Orli Shaham in Madison
    • 2025 Terrace programming will bring arts, music, film, outdoor recreation to Mendota lakefront
    • Wisconsin Union chefs collaborating with chef-in-residence to develop plant-based menu items
    • New, limited-edition, mini Terrace chair will support UW–Madison food pantry, The Open Seat
    • Madison Jazz Festival includes 10 free performances at the Memorial Union Terrace
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