Out on the Terrace to be first pride event on the Memorial Union Terrace
The Wisconsin Union will host a pride celebration event on the Memorial Union Terrace, called Out on the Terrace, on Aug. 18 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
The celebration will include performances by DJs Saint Saunter and Tony Ritschard, stilt walkers and more.
Summer Serenades brings classical music with a lake view to Madison
Classical music will come to the Memorial Union Terrace select Sundays at 5 p.m. with the return of the Summer Serenades series.
[image class="right" title="" src="/assets/Uploads/2a59ef9a82/FilamentDuosm.jpg" alt="Filament Duo" width="300" height="200" id="10634"]This five-event program brings free, live entertainment to one of the most iconic destinations in Madison.
[image class="left" title="" src="/assets/Uploads/5e9d5294df/HattiePaulin5.jpg" alt="HattiePaulin5" width="283" height="425" id="10514"]Hattie Paul, Wisconsin Union wedding director, has been featured in the Wisconsin State Journal's most recent "Know your Madisonian" article. In this piece by Kelly Meyerhofer, State Journal readers have the opportunity to learn about Hattie's family's history in Madison, her professional journey and her incredible work making Union members' wedding dreams come true.
Weekend to include live music, cap-decorating, big sunburst chair photo opportunities
The Wisconsin Union will offer special events and activities as well as photo opportunities to graduating seniors during graduation weekend at Union South and Memorial Union.
The festivities begin on May 9 at 2 p.m. when graduating seniors are invited to decorate their graduation caps at Wheelhouse Studios in Memorial Union’s lower level. Students can also paint with watercolors. Wheelhouse will provide decorations and paint, while supplies last.
The Wisconsin Union team looks forward to the opening of the new Tong Family Marina along the Memorial Union lakefront in early summer 2019. While the previous marina served the Union well for more than 40 years, the soon-to-debut pier system furthers the Union’s commitment to accessibility, while also creating a durable docking system.
On May 6, the University of Wisconsin–Madison 2019 senior class, with support from the 4W Initiative (Women, Well-being, Wisconsin and the World), the UW Foundation and the Wisconsin Union, will unveil the 2019 senior class gift, which will be a sculpture, called “The Monarch,” that celebrates the 150th anniversary of women earning undergraduate degrees at UW–Madison.
[image class="left" title="" src="/assets/Uploads/d243369e67/cowchair1.jpg" alt="cowchair1" width="300" height="199" id="10448"]The Wisconsin Union and the UW School of Veterinary Medicine have unveiled a dairy-inspired, limited edition, mini Terrace chair that celebrates our state’s agriculture industry and helps support the school’s building expansion project.
Terrace season kicks off April 18 at 4 p.m. with the annual return of the Memorial Union Terrace’s iconic sunburst chairs, and the Wisconsin Union team welcomes community members to take part in the chairs’ arrival.
The return of the chairs marks the beginning of Terrace Season, Madison’s longest-running summer entertainment series.
MADISON - Moda Magazine, the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s premier source of fashion and style, will hold the 8th annual UW Fashion Week March 25-29.
UW-Madison students Tanvi Tilloo, Alison Hovind and Gretchen Trast elected by Union Council
[image class="right" title="" src="/assets/Uploads/b24b243596/tanvi2.jpg" alt="tanvi2" width="250" height="350" id="9981"]Tanvi Tilloo
The Wisconsin Union’s governing board Union Council has elected University of Wisconsin-Madison students Tanvi Tilloo, Alison Hovind and Gretchen Trast to serve as the Union’s 2019-20 president, vice president of external relations and vice president of internal relations, respectively.