Wisconsin Academy: Statewide Academy Evenings Announced for Ashland, Hudson, Milwaukee, Sheboygan, and Wausau

Contact: Jason A. Smith, communications director

MADISON–The Wisconsin Academy connects people and ideas across the state by bringing the public together with our leading experts, researchers, scholars, and artists to share cutting-edge knowledge in a wide range of fields, highlight our achievements, and address our common problems. In this spirit, we offer free Academy Evenings presentations at various locations throughout the state. This 2009–2010 season, in addition to our “Wisconsin 2050: Pioneering the Future” Academy Evenings series in Madison, we’ll hold Academy Evenings in the following areas:

• Ashland

• Hudson

• Milwaukee

• Sheboygan

• Wausau

If you can’t attend an Academy Evenings presentation in person, please check our Multimedia Viewing Opportunities web page for television and online viewing options. If you would like to host an Academy Evenings presentation in your area, please contact at 608-263-1692 x21.

Statewide Academy Evenings are sponsored by the Pleasant T. Rowland Foundation, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, University of Wisconsin-Madison, M&I Bank, the Evjue Foundation, and the Lubar Family Foundation.

About Academy Evenings

Academy Evenings engage the public in a wide variety of topics of public interest and feature Wisconsin’s leading thinkers, scholars, and artists. These free forums are intended to encourage public interaction with these leaders in an intimate atmosphere designed to foster discussion and build community. The Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters sponsors Academy Evenings regularly in Overture Center for the Arts in Madison and at other venues across the state. For more information on Academy Evenings in your area, visit http://www.wisconsinacademy.org.

Introducing our Statewide Academy Evenings Series Presenters

(click on name for bio)

GEORGE ARCHIBALD

The Once and Future Life of Whooping Cranes: The Challenges of Reintroducing a Species April 20, 2010, from 7:00-8:30 pm at the Alvord Theater, Northland College, 1411 Ellis Ave.

Join us for an evening with ornithologist George Archibald, co-founder of the International Crane Foundation in Baraboo, at Northland College’s Alvord Theater. Co-sponsored by Northland College.

STAN GRUSZYNSKI

The Future of Farming and Rural Life: Reconnecting with Wisconsin Values and the Lost Art of Citizenship October 13, 2009, from 7:00-8:30 pm at the Phipps Center for the Arts, 109 Locust St.

Stan Gruszynski discusses the birth of the Future of Farming and Rural Life Project and shares his stories (some humorous) from the road regarding civic engagement, fundraising, and the issuance of the final report. Co-sponsored by UW-River Falls and the Phipps Center.

SPECIAL TICKETED EVENT

Green Jobs: Growing Wisconsin Employment

September 29, 2009, 7:30-8:45 am at Discovery World, 500 North Harbor Drive

A distinguished panel of researchers and industry representatives assesses the future of Wisconsin’s “green jobs” market. Panelists include Thomas Boldt, Molly Jahn, Michael Lovell, and Clay G. Nesler. Co-sponsored by WisPolitics/WisBusiness.com, UW-Milwaukee, and the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce. This is a special, ticketed event and Wisconsin Academy members receive a discounted admission of $20 ($30 general public). Admission includes continental breakfast. E-mail Debra Jordan or call 414-287-4127 to reserve your space.

WARRINGTON COLESCOTT

Living Dangerously: The Art of Visual Satire

July 8, 2010, from 6:15-8:00 pm at the Milwaukee Art Museum, 700 N. Art Museum Drive

Visual artist and UW-Madison professor emeritus Warrington Colescott discusses his past and future works in conjunction with his retrospective exhibition at the Milwaukee Art Museum. Presented in partnership with the Milwaukee Art Museum.

KERRY TRASK

Coming of Age: Lincoln, the Civil War, and the Transformation of Wisconsin and the Midwest

April 27, 2010, from 7:00-8:30 pm, at the Mead Public Library, 710 N. 8th St.

Historian and author Kerry Trask discusses how the Civil War produced the generation that most shaped Wisconsin’s collective character and identity and eventually transformed the Midwest Region (of the Old Northwest Territories) into a mature and creative society.

JOEL ROGERS

Cities are the Answer: Taking the High Road in Wisconsin

October 22, 2009, from 7:00-8:30 pm at the Dudley Towers, 500 1st Street

Cities are home to most of the world’s economy, half its population, and ¾ of its carbon dioxide emissions. Their density of people and economic activity, as well as higher levels of public goods and popular organization—and generally more progressive politics and social inclusion–make them the answer to the question, How will we live in the future? Joel Rogers shares his vision for the high-road—high-wage, low-waste, democratically accountable—economy of tomorrow.