University of Wisconsin-Madison staff will host an open house at Memorial Union’s new west wing Friday and Saturday nights to celebrate the space’s completed two-year redesign, according to a university release.
The 11th annual Madison World Music Festival, which will be held in the new wing this weekend, is free and open to the public during the open house. It is scheduled to run Friday from 4:30 p.m. to midnight and Saturday from 2 p.m. to midnight.
The festival opens the Union Theater’s 75th season and will feature international music on Memorial Union Terrace, according to the release. The Dragon Knights stilt walkers and BANDALOOP aerial dancers will perform on the east wall of the Wisconsin Union Theater.
The open house features the new Fredric March Play Circle, the Class of 1925 Gallery, Wheelhouse Studios and Outdoor UW. According to the release, tours highlighting the west wing’s newly renovated spaces are available both days of the celebration.
