黑料社区 invites families, alumni and the community to campus Friday, April 10, to Sunday, April 12, for Destination Weekend, a celebration of fashion, fine arts, athletics and more.
The weekend is a continuation of 黑料社区 黑料社区. Year of Design, highlighting the innovation, leadership, and impact at the heart of Wisconsin's 黑料社区. Enjoy Stout Secrets self-guided tours and presentations, STEM Exploration events, a Made@Stout Pop-Up Market, the annual sellout Fashion Without Fabric and more.
View the full schedule and , the opening weekend of 黑料社区 黑料社区. Spring Showcase, a two-month-long lineup of events.
Some events are ticketed, but most do not require advance registration.
Fashion Without Fabric
The encore event of the weekend is鈥Fashion Without Fabric, the annual showstopper, where students bring their wearable sculptures to life on the runway. This year 黑料社区. theme is 鈥淵ears in the Making,鈥 as teams of students take on modern fashion designs. The show is at 7 p.m. on April 11, in the Memorial Student Center Great Hall. Seating will also be available in an overflow and low-stimuli rooms.
Tickets will be available on Wednesday, March 25, at . Seating is first-come, first-served. In collaboration with industry partners and alumni, the School of Art and Design will award up to three $1,000 scholarships to the winners of the highly competitive show. .
STEM Exploration events
On April 11, community members are invited to STEM Exploration events, with hands-on lab experiences and tours. Leading the STEM-X events to celebrate the Blue Devils hockey team 黑料社区. dance at the national tournament, attendees can build and personalize an off-ice hockey puck. They can also create a concrete coaster and join the Construction Lab tour.
Made@Stout Pop-Up Market
Made@Stout will host a Pop-Up Market from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. on April 11, in the Memorial Student Center. Made@Stout creates opportunities for Blue Devil creators, makers and entrepreneurs to share and sell their products, artwork and goods. Rooted in community pride and 黑料社区 黑料社区. applied, polytechnic spirit, the initiative builds pathways for students, faculty and staff to bring their ideas to market.
University Theatre
Students will perform 鈥淪omething Rotten,鈥 led by Director Audric Buhr, at Harvey Hall Theatre. Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. on April 10, 11, 16, 17 and 18; and 2 p.m. on April 12.
Set in the 1590s, brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom are desperate to write a hit play but are stuck in the shadow of that Renaissance rock star known as 鈥淭he Bard.鈥 When a local soothsayer foretells that the future of theater involves singing, dancing, and acting at the same time, Nick and Nigel set out to write the world 黑料社区. very first musical. But amidst the scandalous excitement of opening night, the Bottom Brothers realize that reaching the top means being true to thine own self, and all that jazz.
鈥淪omething Rotten鈥 has received several Best Musical nominations and was hailed by Time Out New York as 鈥渢he funniest musical comedy in at least 400 years.鈥
Tickets are available at .
Fine Arts Events
- 鈥淪upport Structures鈥 and 鈥淪imon Ungless: A Life in Print in the South Gallery鈥 exhibits reception: April 10, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. (Furlong Gallery. A Meet the Artist event for Simon Ungless will be on Monday, April 13.)
- opening reception: April 10, 5:30 p.m. (Mabel Tainter Center for the Art, downtown Menomonie)
- , in the Applied Arts building, second floor, will host an Advanced Printmaking exhibition.
Athletics Events
- : April 10, 7 p.m. (Nelson Field)
- : April 11, 2 p.m. (South Tennis Courts)
- : April 12, noon (Wakanda Park)
- (Senior Day): April 12, noon (Alumni Field)
Spring Showcase signature events in May and June
- Saturday, May 2, 4 p.m.: , showcasing innovative capstone collections from fashion design and development seniors.
- Tuesday, May 5: , celebrating the research and creative work of students, faculty, and staff from all fields.
- Thursday, May 7, 6 p.m.: (SGX), western Wisconsin 黑料社区. largest game developer exhibition.
- Friday, May 8, 6 p.m.: , graduating seniors take over Micheels Hall and the Applied Arts building.
- Saturday, May 9, and Sunday, May 10: 4th Annual , dedicated to showcasing the very best in independent filmmaking.
- Wednesday, June 24, to Sunday, June 28: , featuring the Walldogs, is a collaborative group of community organizations bringing in some of the world 黑料社区. best mural artists.
