We invite you to browse panels about the scripts of ancient Egypt, indigenous languages of Central and South America, languages of Southeast Asia, and more – including the English language and language used in graffiti and comics.

This exhibit highlights the possibilities for exploration and discovery within the library’s collections, which are impressive on many levels. The sheer number of materials, including more than 8.5 million volumes in locations all over campus, and access to millions of digital books, journals and images, makes it one of the largest university library systems in the United States. The collection encompasses ancient documents written on papyrus, electronic journals reporting on the latest advances in science and medicine, and materials from nearly every period, culture, and way of thought in between.

PROGRAM: Onslow - Nonet, Op. 77; Strauss - Serenade in E-flat Major, Op. 7; Dallapiccola - Cinque Canti; Tommasini - Taking Sides

Dept. of Musical Theatre Studio Production. A musical by Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik. Directed by Malcolm Tulip, Lynn Shankel, Music Director. Adapted from Frank Wedekind\&##39;s 1891 expressionist play about the trials, tears, and exhilaration of the teen years, Spring Awakening traces the journey from youth to adulthood with power, poignancy, and passion. Recommended for mature audiences due to mature content, including brief partial nudity, sexual situations and strong language. Tickets available at the League Ticket Office, 734-764-2538.

Freshman Students of Professor Adam Unsworth and Bryan Kennedy will perform works for horn and piano. PROGRAM: Hindemith - Sonata for Horn and Piano; Strauss - Concerto for Horn and Orchestra; Beckel - The Glass Bead Game; Hindemith - Sonata for Four Horns.

In comparing history museums in Berlin and Washington, the changing landscape of national museums in both capitals throughout the last twenty years will be explored. The discussion will address specific exhibitions, analyze the politics of history inscribed into their displays, and explore the connections and points of dissonance in their research.

PROGRAM: Brahms - Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op. 52; Kern/Hammerstein - "Make Believe" from Showboat; Bock/Harnick - "Do You Love Me?" from Fiddler on the Roof; Lloyd Webber/Hart - "All I Ask of You" from The Phantom of the Opera; Brahms - Clarinet Quintet in B Minor, Op. 115 Co-sponsored by the University Musical Society

Throughout our history, “The Church” has been a pillar for the black community, and served as the foundation from which many of our most prominent leaders have ascended. Sunday dinner is also a significant tradition in the black community. We have combined both of these traditions together as part of this Black History Month program.

"The Dance on Camera Festival is one of those NY stealth events, prized by its devotees...where the allusiveness of dance meets the intimacy of film to create a new kind of magic" (John Rockwell, The New York Times). Coming to Ann Arbor directly from Dance Films Association\&##39;s 40th Dance On Camera Festival in New York City, this screening of screendance shorts, selected specifically for Ann Arbor audiences, celebrates the immediacy, energy, and mystery of dance as combined with the intimacy of film. DFA\&##39;s Festival is the oldest dance film festival in the world and sparked a global explosion of activity. Co-sponsored by Departments of Dance and Screen Arts & Cultures; for more information, contact Prof. Peter Sparling at 647-2288 or petespar@umich.edu

"The Dance on Camera Festival is one of those NY stealth events, prized by its devotees...where the allusiveness of dance meets the intimacy of film to create a new kind of magic." —New York Times.

Coming to Ann Arbor directly from Dance Films Association's 40th Dance On Camera Festival in New York City, this screening of screendance shorts, selected specifically for Ann Arbor audiences, celebrates the immediacy, energy, and mystery of dance as combined with the intimacy of film. DFA's Festival is the oldest dance film festival in the world and has sparked a global explosion of screendance activity.

The SMTD@UMMA performance series is made possible in part by the Katherine Tuck Enrichment Fund.

What better time than Valentine's Day to get to know some married couples who make music together? "My Folky Valentine” is The Ark's annual celebration of romance! Each year we present a few of the region's top musical couples, in the round during Valentine's Day week. Your hosts, Annie and Rod Capps, invite some of their most talented friends from around the region to share the stage for an evening of grand collaboration and anything but love songs! ... Okay, well, maybe a few love songs. Tonight's guest couples come from around the state and beyond, including: Small Potatoes (the delightful Chicago duo of Jacquie Manning and Rich Prezioso), the Milroys (Ferndale Americana songwriters CJ and John Milroy), and Shari Kane and Dave Steele (Ann Arbor blues players extraordinaire), along with Annie and Rod.

PROGRAM: Purcell - Music for Awhile; Fairest Isle; If Music be the Food of Love; Man is for the Woman Made; Debussy - Ariettes Oubliées; Wolf - from Italienisches Liederbuch; Strauss - Drei Lieder de Ophelia; Previn - Sallie Chisum remembers Billy the Kid