Past Event Category: Performance

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  • Feb 3
    Language and Place: Poetry in Yiddish and Pennsylvania Dutch

    Josh Brown (UW–Eau Claire), Matt Johnson (UW–Madison), Mark Louden (UW–Madison), Sunny Yudkoff (UW–Madison)

    UW–Madison Memorial Union, Old Madison Room, 800 Langdon Street

    Yiddish and Pennsylvania Dutch are among a small number of minority languages in North America that are thriving. In addition to being vibrant vernaculars, both languages serve as vehicles for multiple literary and dramatic genres, including poetry. This event will showcase poetic works in Yiddish and Pennsylvania Dutch that deal with the concept of place. Josh Brown (UW–Eau Claire), …

  • Sep 24
    Kick Up Your Heels to “Die Tanzgeiger”

    Speaker(s): “Die Tanzgeiger” Austrian Dance Band Location: UW–Madison, University Club, 803 State Street Co-sponsor(s): Friends of UW–Madison Libraries, the Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Cultures, Mayrent Institute for Yiddish Culture, Mills Music Library and Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies Description: Doors open at 5PM, music begins at 6PM This early evening event …

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