All events below are sponsored by UWM Union Sociocultural Programming and are FREE and open to the public (Unless noted otherwise)

For more information about any of the events below please call:
414-229-6998 or 414-229-3894. To be added to our mailing list or e-mail listserv, please send your information to sociocul@uwm.edu

Also join our Facebook group — Sociocultural Programming — to get reminders of our events!!

Fall 2009 Calendar


SEPTEMBER


Tuesday, September 1

Kick-Off Concert

Noon-1:30pm • Union Spaights Plaza • Free

Union Sociocultural Programming wants you to start the academic year right. So come relax and enjoy some great music by Milwaukee’s own UrbanSol before classes begin!

To hear more from UrbanSol, check out www.sonicbids.com/UrbanSol.

 


Wednesday, September 9

Lyrical Sanctuary Writer’s Workshop

7pm • Multicultural Student Lounge (Union 198) • Free & open to the public

Join facilitator Darlin’ Nikki to help sharpen your creative expression skills. Whether you consider yourself a novice or pro, this workshop will help you get ready to step up to the Lyrical Sanctuary mic!



Wednesday, September 9

Lyrical Sanctuary Open Mic
featuring Darlin’ Nikki Janzen

8pm • Union Fireside Lounge • Free & open to the public

Lyrical Sanctuary is a monthly open mic series that welcomes poets, singers, rappers, visual artists and other performers to express themselves before a captive audience. We’re kicking off the semester with feature artist "Darlin" Nikki If you decide to step up to the mic or just come enjoy the sound of UrbanSol, you’ll definitely have a great time!



Tuesday, September 16

Popcorn Forum Series presents

You can’t go wrong with
Making Good Decisions

Noon • Multicultural Student Lounge • Free

Alcohol can be such a significant factor in the college experience, but lately in all the wrong ways. Come learn and talk about the strong influence of alcohol and other substances within the college culture and how to figure out when enough gets to be too much.



Monday – Wednesday, September 21-23

For Colored Girls who have Considered Suicide/When The Rainbow is Enuf

7pm • Doors open at 6pm • Union Wisconsin Room

Free for UWM Students; $5 for Faculty, Staff, Alumni, and non-UWM Students; $8 for the General Public (tickets sold at the door)

Don’t miss your chance to see local Milwaukee performers portray the ladies in brown, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple in this timeless classic! For Colored Girls is a "choreopoem" (a poem choreographed to music) dealing with issues of womanhood, love, rape, pride, self esteem and more. Ntozake Shange’s Obie Award winning book has been described as "[encompassing] every feeling and experience every woman has ever had" by The New Yorker.

 



Tuesday, September 29

SEXPO Presents

Passion & Power:
The Technology of Orgasm

7 p.m. • Union Fireside Lounge Fee

This documentary film is the story of one simple invention, the vibrator, and its relationship to one complex human behavior, the female orgasm. The film offers surprising new information which calls into question all we thought we knew about our own bodies, our own pleasure, and ultimately, our own power.

technologyoforgasm.com



Wednesday, September 30

Cultural Cinema presents


Unnatural Causes:
In Sickness and In Wealth

6pm • Union Fireside Lounge • Free & open to the public

You don’t want to miss the first episode in the series Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick? exploring the racial and socioeconomic inequalities in health, especially of those who are less affluent and/or part of underrepresented populations.


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OCTOBER


Friday, October 2

World Dance Series presents

Latin Dance!

5pm-7pm • Union Ballroom • Free & open to the public

Come learn about the cultural history of Salsa and Tango. Stay to learn some actual Dance moves form the Bailando Dance Company.

nenamadison.com

 








Tuesday, October 6


Faces of Motherhood

featuring spoken word artist, Staceyann Chin

7pm • Union Ballroom • Free & open to the public

Iconic performer, author and activist, Staceyann Chin discusses her upcoming documentary "Baby Makes Me", exploring the challenges and triumphs of single motherhood in the lives of women of color, lesbians and women who make a conscious choice to be mothers in the absence of men. Come for this engaging lecture incorporated with spoken word performance! Reception and book signing will follow.


 

Thursday, October 8

Cultural Cinema presents


Unnatural Causes:
When the Bough Breaks

11am & 5pm • Multicultural Student Lounge (Union 198) *
Free & open to the Public

Studies show African American women with graduate degrees still face a greater risk of delivering pre-term low birth-weight babies than white women who didn’t finish high school. Come see When the Bough Breaks, the second episode in the series, Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick? and find out why!

 



Wednesday, October 14

Lyrical Sanctuary Writer’s Workshop

7pm • Multicultural Student Lounge (Union 198) • Free & open to the public

Join facilitator "Darlin" Nikki as she works with the group to sharpen their skills of creative expression. Whether you consider yourself a novice or pro, this workshop will help you get ready to step up to the Lyrical Sanctuary mic!



Wednesday, October 14

Lyrical Sanctuary Open Mic
featuring Raymond Luczak

8pm • Union Fireside Lounge • Free & open to the public

This open mic series welcomes poets, singers, rappers, visual artists and other performers to express themselves before a captive audience. Lyrical Sanctuary welcomes author and poet Raymond Luczak as he shares his talent as a performer from the Deaf community. This is will be an open mic you won’t want to miss!

A sign language interpreter will be provided


 


Thursday, October 15

Cultural Cinema presents


Unnatural Causes: Becoming American

11am & 5pm • Multicultural Student Lounge (Union 198)
Free & open to the public

Becoming American is the third episode in the series Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick? exploring the concept known as "Hispanic Paradox." What affects the health of Mexican immigrants to decline upon becoming American? Come Find out!


 



Monday, October 19

Dissecting the City Series presents

A SEGREGATED Milwaukee
under the Microscope

7pm • Union Fireside Lounge • Free

Fact or Fiction: Milwaukee is the most segregated city in the United States … According to a US Census analysis, it is! This series is known to make some uncomfortable yet motivate others, but we guarantee that you will be educated! Join in the discussion about Milwaukee as a segregated city.



Thursday, October 22

Cultural Cinema presents


Unnatural Causes: Bad Sugar

12am-1pm & 5pm-6pm • Multicultural Student Lounge (Union 198)
Free & open to the public

Bad Sugar, the fourth episode in the series Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?, brings us to Southern Arizona, where poverty, oppression, disempowerment and "futurelessness" threatens the health of an O’odham Indian reservation.

 


Friday, October 23


Caribbean Fest!

7pm-11:30p.m. • Union Ballroom
Free & open to the public

Wind your hips and move your feet to the sounds of the Island beat! Dance and celebrate Caribbean culture with the Trinidad Tripoli Steel Drum Band. Free food! Specialty drinks! Live Steel Drum Band!

 


Saturday, October 24


An Evening with Ira Glass:
Radio Stories and Other Stories

7pm • Union Wisconsin Room

 

Advance tickets                                   Door tickets (evening of event)

$5 - UWM Students w/ID

$8 - non-UWM Students w/ID

$15 - UWM Faculty, Staff and Alumni

$20 - General Public

$8 - all students with ID

$20 - UWM Staff, Faculty and Alumni

$25 - General Public


 

 

 

 

A sign language interpreter will be provided

A reception will follow the lecture


Time Magazine has called Ira Glass the "Best Radio Host in America." His public radio program, This American Life, has won critical acclaim and attracted continuous national media attention over the years and currently is heard on more than 500 public radio stations each week by over 1.7 million listeners. Under Glass's editorial direction, This American Life has won the highest honors for broadcasting and journalistic excellence, including the Peabody and DuPont-Columbia awards, as well as the Edward R. Murrow and the Overseas Press Club awards. The American Journalism Review declared that the show is "at the vanguard of a journalistic revolution." In his lecture in the UWM Union, Ira Glass will talk about broadcast journalism and his own process, which he calls making little movies for radio. Join us for an evening with one of the most dynamic storytellers of our time.

Tickets may be purchased at the UWM Bookstore by calling 414-229-4201 or 1-800-662-5668. For more information, contact Linda Corbin-Pardee,
414-229-3111 or visit the Distinguished Lecture Series webpage at www.unionprogramming.uwm.edu



Thursday, October 29

Cultural Cinema presents


Unnatural Causes: Place Matters

12am-1pm & 5pm-6pm • Multicultural Student Lounge (union 198) *
Free & open to the public

Place Matters, the fifth episode of the Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick? series explores how built space and social environments have a direct impact on the lives of Southeast Asian and Latino immigrants living in Black neighborhoods.

unnaturalcauses.org


 

 

NOVEMBER


Monday, November 2

Adaptations of Beauty Series presents

Men & Masculinity

7pm • Union Ballroom • Free & open to the public

How is masculinity defined across cultures, sexual identity, and social status? Join our panel as we discuss a topic seldom addressed: the perception (and misperceptions) of beauty and masculinity amongst men.



Thursday, November 5

Cultural Cinema presents


Unnatural Causes: Collateral Damage

12am-1pm & 5pm-6pm • Multicultural Student Lounge (Union 198) *
Free & open to public

Episode six of Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick? takes us to Marshall Islands and looks at how diabetes, cardiovascular and kidney diseases, even tuberculosis, are taking a growing toll on Pacific Islander populations.

unnaturalcauses.org

 


Monday, November 9

Popcorn Forum Series presents

Poverty and Hunger in Milwaukee

Noon • Multicultural Student Lounge • Free
As the weather gets colder, many are fortunate to have shelter, warm clothing and a hot meal. But statistics show in Milwaukee , the percentage of people who don’t have these luxuries are increasing. Join the conversation about what’s making Milwaukee the seventh poorest city in the country



Wednesday, November 11

Lyrical Sanctuary Writer’s Workshop

7pm • Multicultural Student Lounge (Union 198) • Free & open to the public

Join facilitator "Darlin" Nikki as she works with the group to sharpen their skills of creative expression. Whether you consider yourself a novice or pro, this workshop will help you get ready to step up to the Lyrical Sanctuary mic!



Wednesday, November 11 open mic

Lyrical Sanctuary Open Mic
featuring Dasha Kelly

8pm • Union Wisconsin Room Lounge • Free & open to the public

This open mic series welcomes poets, singers, rappers, visual artists and other performers to express themselves before a captive audience. Described as a "nationally-respected advocate for writers and the art of spoken word," this month’s feature, Dasha Kelly, is sure to be a crowd pleaser.

 



Thursday, November 12
film and discussion

Cultural Cinema presents

Unnatural Causes: Not Just A Pay Check


12am-1pm & 5pm-6pm * Multicultural Student Lounge * Free & open to public

The final episode of Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick? introduces us to residents of Western Michigan, who struggle with unemployment the increase of several health issues once the largest refrigerator factory in the country shuts down.

unnaturalcauses.org

 


Tuesday, November 17 discussion

Giving Thanks: To Be Native in America

Noon • Multicultural Student Lounge • Free

What are you thankful for? Join us as we discuss the TRUE history behind the Thanksgiving holiday and the contributions to the country and community made by Native Americans.

 


Tuesday, November 17

SEXPO Presents

When Two Won’t Do

7 p.m. • Union Fireside Lounge

This film explore the alternatives to a traditional monogamous relationship.



Monday, November 23 distinguished lecture series

An Evening with Edwidge Danticat

7pm • Union Wisconsin Room


Advance tickets:

$5 - UWM Students w/ID

$8 - Non-UWM Students w/ID

$10 - UWM Staff/Faculty/Alumni

$12 - General Public

Door tickets. (evening of event)

$8 - all students with ID

$12 - UWM Staff/Faculty/Alumni

$14 - General Public

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A sign language interpreter will be provided

A reception and book signing will follow the lecture


Join us for an evening with award winning author, Edwidge Danticat. Danticat is a Haitian-born author whose written several books including her latest, Brother, I'm Dying, which won the National Book Critics Circle Award in 2007. She won a Granta Regional Award for the Best Young American Novelists for her first book, Breath, Eyes, Memory, which was a selection in Oprah Winfrey’s Book Club. Danticat’s writing has appeared in the New Yorker and other anthologies. Named "One of 20 people in their twenties who will make a difference" by Harper's Bazaar, and featured in New York Times Magazine as one of "30 Under 30" creative people to watch, Danticat has also taught at New York University and University of Miami.

Tickets may be purchased at the UWM Bookstore by calling 414-229-4201 or 1-800-662-5668. For more information, contact Carla Cadet, 414-229-6998 or visit the Distinguished Lecture Series webpage at www.unionprogramming.uwm.edu



DECEMBER


Tuesday, December 1 various activities

World AIDS Day Recognition

Noon–7pm: Panel/Group Discussion and film viewings

Multicultural Student Lounge (Union 198) • Free

HIV/AIDS affects many every hour, sadly there is only ONE day in the year that commemorates those who are living with or who have died from this epidemic. Join us as we celebrate the lives of those suffering and educate the community as a whole, so that we can decrease the statistics.

 




Tuesday, December 1
workshop

Lyrical Sanctuary Writer’s Workshop

7pm • Multicultural Student Lounge (Union 198) • Free & open to the public

Join facilitator "Darlin" Nikki as she works with the group to sharpen their skills of creative expression. Whether you consider yourself a novice or pro, this workshop will help you get ready to step up to the Lyrical Sanctuary mic!

 


Tuesday, December 1

Lyrical Sanctuary Open Mic

8pm • Union Fireside Lounge • Free & open to the public

Lyrical Sanctuary recognizes the struggle and triumph of all those affected by the AIDS pandemic. Step up to the mic at this special Lyrical Sanctuary … different night but same vibe!

 


Saturday, December 5

A Children’s Holiday Festival:
Songs and Traditions
from around the World

10am-Noon • UWM Union Ballroom • Advance Tickets available in the UWM Bookstore: $4.50/Children 3 and Up, $5.50/Campus Community, $6.50/General Public

Enjoy some old traditions and make some new ones! Come see festive main stage acts and participate in various holiday activities. In creative and interactive ways, your child will be introduced to holiday traditions from around the world.

Tickets may be purchased at the UWM Bookstore by calling 414-229-4201 or1-800-662-5668. For more information, contact UWM Union Programming, 414-229-3111