Past Event Category: supported by MESP
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Apr 18A Multicultural, Body & Mind Diverse & Gender Expansive Fashion ShowThe Crossing, 1127 University Avenue
An evening of fashion, poetry, and dance will feature guest artists Amelia Bader (Palestinian Dabke dancer & model), Marla Mahkimetas (Menominee dancer & culture keeper), and Ti S Banks (Black QT disabled poet & teaching artist).
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Apr 15Film: “Do You Love Me”Flix Brewhouse: 85 E Towne Way, Madison, WI 53704
Do You Love Me is an exciting, sometimes jolting, and surprisingly tender excavation of Beirut’s past and present, crafted entirely from 70 years of archival footage - news documentaries, home videos, TV variety shows, action movies, and musicals.
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Apr 14Film: “Bouchra”Flix Brewhouse: 85 E Towne Way, Madison, WI 53704
An immigrant story like no other, Bouchra blends 3D animation, documentary, and anthropomorphism to depict a queer Moroccan finding her way in Manhattan.
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Apr 12Film: “The Stranger”Barrymore Theater: 2090 Atwood Ave, Madison, WI 53704
Francois Ozon’s new adaptation of The Stranger performs a minor miracle: it breathes new life and relevancy into Albert Camus’s existential classic.
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Apr 12Film: “Calle Málaga”Barrymore Theater: 2090 Atwood Ave, Madison, WI 53704
Perched on her balcony overlooking the lively Tangier street she’s called home for decades, María Ángeles is loving her golden years. So when her daughter abruptly drops the news that she’s selling María Ángeles’s beloved apartment out from under her, it’s a punch to the gut.
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Apr 12Film: “25 Cats From Qatar”Barrymore Theater: 2090 Atwood Ave, Madison, WI 53704
The Wisconsin Film Festival presents this heart-warming documentary about Milwaukee Cat Cafe owner Katy McHugh who travels to Qatar, which is home to some 3 million cats struggling to survive on the streets of Doha.
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Apr 10Film: “Bouchra”Music Hall, 925 Bascom Mall, Madison, WI 53706
An immigrant story like no other, Bouchra blends 3D animation, documentary, and anthropomorphism to depict a queer Moroccan finding her way in Manhattan.
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Apr 10Lecture: “Captives and Communities in the Early Modern Ottoman Mediterranean”Memorial Union, check TITU
Professor Ali Atabey (University of Texas at San Antonio) Due to the changing dynamics of the early modern Mediterranean, the seventeenth century witnessed a marked rise in captive-taking, affecting thousands of Ottoman subjects who traveled the region as merchants, soldiers, and pilgrims. This talk examines the redemption and post-captivity experiences of Ottoman subjects through Ottoman …
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Apr 10Film: “Do You Love Me”UW Cinematheque, Vilas Communication Hall, 821 University Ave, Madison, WI 53706
Do You Love Me is an exciting, sometimes jolting, and surprisingly tender excavation of Beirut’s past and present, crafted entirely from 70 years of archival footage - news documentaries, home videos, TV variety shows, action movies, and musicals.
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Apr 10Workshop: “Piracy, Law, and Maritime Power in the Mediterranean World.”Memorial Library, check TITU
We will explore the use of Ottoman legal documents for Mediterranean history. It prioritizes court records from seventeenth-century Istanbul and supplements them with other valuable sources, such as complaint registers and registers of important affairs.