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Costume exhibit, August 3-27

Posted on July 27, 2017 by Barbara

Whitewater Arts Alliance‘s Cultural Arts Center gallery (402 W Main St) will feature an exhibit of costumes designed by Marshall Anderson, UWW Theatre/Dance Department, from Thurs., Aug. 3 through Sun., Aug. 27. Gallery hours are noon-5pm Thurs-Sun. A free reception, … Continue reading →

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July 4th Holiday: Library Hours, Local Events

Posted on June 29, 2017 by Barbara

Andersen Library will close at 4:30p.m. on Mon. (July 3rd) and reopen at 7:30 a.m. on Wed. (July 5th), because of the Fourth of July holiday on Tuesday. While the physical library is closed, online access to databases (including articles), … Continue reading →

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Savory Sounds on Thursdays

Posted on June 28, 2017 by Barbara

Tired of packing a lunch and eating it in Andersen Library while you study? Take a break! You can enjoy your lunch at Savory Sounds, a series of free lunchtime music concerts at the Birge Fountain in Whitewater (in front … Continue reading →

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Friday Fun: Challenge Yourself!

Posted on May 26, 2017 by Barbara

Here’s some Friday Fun to get your brain warmed up for summer classes! Test your trivia mastery with a “fan-created” collection of Jeopardy!® game show questions called the J! Archive. Start by selecting a season by number on the home … Continue reading →

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Friday Fun: Popular magazine cover articles

Posted on May 19, 2017 by Barbara

Here’s a fun and enlightening thing to do from time to time: Peruse the covers of popular magazines on Andersen Library’s main (2nd) floor to see what the current topics of interest are! Here’s a sampling: “What is genius?” (National … Continue reading →

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Photography: Workshop & Exhibit

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Barbara

The Whitewater Arts Alliance is offering a free workshop, “Photography: Beyond the Snapshot,” for beginning to intermediate photographers from 10am-noon on Sat., May 20, 2017, at the Cultural Arts Center (402 W. Main Street, Whitewater). This workshop may help attendees … Continue reading →

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Earth Week 2017

Posted on April 15, 2017 by Barbara

UW-Whitewater will observe Earth Week (April 17-22) with a variety of events. Please visit the Earth Week web page for more information, or for contact information if events require registration. Mon., Apr. 17 Campus Garden Preview and Greenhouse Tour (noon-1pm, … Continue reading →

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Comet! Lecture & Possible Observatory Session

Posted on April 5, 2017 by Barbara

The first Spring 2017 Whitewater Observatory Lecture, “Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresák: What does it tell us about the solar system’s formation and life on Earth?,” will be delivered by Paul Rybski, Dept. of Physics, on Fri, Apr 7, at 8pm in Upham … Continue reading →

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Eleanor Roosevelt and the Civil Rights Movement

Posted on March 24, 2017 by Barbara

Jim Gibbons, historian, will talk about “Eleanor Roosevelt and the Civil Rights Movement” on Sat., Mar. 25 at 12:30pm at the Irvin L. Young Memorial Library (Whitewater’s public library at 431 W. Center St.). This program is free and open … Continue reading →

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Friday Fun: Atlas Obscura

Posted on February 10, 2017 by Barbara

Here’s some Friday fun, if you’re in need of some fun or armchair travel right about now. Atlas Obscura is a web site that claims to be “the definitive guide to the world’s wondrous and curious places.” Anyone can create … Continue reading →

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