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MAS Lecture | "Let It Be Well Done:" A Curduroy Remnant of Hull's Trace in Brownstown, Michigan
Daniel Harrison, Doctoral Student at Wayne State University
The Michigan Archaeological Society invites you to a free lecture at the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology....
Night in the D with Semester in Detroit!
Join Semester in Detroit for a special edition Day in the D - at night! We'll be grooving out at Bert's Jazz Club, featuring an...
Senior Recital: Kristina Zlatareva, violin
PROGRAM: Corigliano - Sonata for Violin and Piano; Pärt - Fratres; Shostakovich - Piano Quintet in G Minor, op. 57.
Aspiration/Obligation?
Imagining Intellectual Freedom in Museums
This event features leading figures from the American Library Association and the National Coalition against Censorship to advance a...
CLIFF 2017: Undisciplined Readings: Rethinking Practices and Methods
Keynote: Ilya Kaminsky
Keynote: March 17 5:30-7pm Rackham Assembly Hall...
Digital History @ U-M: Smartphone History
Henry Yu, University of British Columbia
Join us for Prof. Yu's presentation, "Crossing Oceans: Visualizing Trans-Pacific Chinese Migration," and a hands-on workshop...
Life After Grad School Seminar | How to take Money Away from Goldman Sachs FX Trading Against Their Will
Bryan Lynn, Former Managing Director Merrill Lynch Global Foreign Exchange Risk
What do physics skills have to do with this? Watch the video. http://cds.cern.ch/record/1217166/
ASP Workshop | Rescue or Internment? Orphans of the Armenian Genocide
By the end of World War I, an estimated number of 150,000 children were orphaned as the direct result of the Armenian Genocide. From Egypt...
On Dwelling in the Linguacene: Monolingualism, Optimization, and the Deportation of Meanging
David Gramling, German Studies, University of Arizona
Part of the German Studies Colloquium Series....
SACAPALOOZA
Please join us at SACAPALOOZA -- Screen Arts & Cultures' biannual undergraduate declaration event! At this informative session, you...
HET Seminar | Heavy Flavor Baryon Oscillations and Baryogenesis
Ann Nelson (University of Washington)
I discuss CP violating oscillations of neutral baryons into anti-baryons, and propose an experimentally allowed and conceivably testable...
Guest Master Class: Olivier Latry, organ, Cathedral of Notre Dame
Olivier Latry is a French organist, improviser and professor of organ in the Conservatoire de Paris. Presented by the Department of Organ in...
CSAS Lecture Series | Technicolor Transnationalism: Film Technology between Hollywood and Bombay in the 1950s
Nitin Govil, Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Critical Studies, University of Southern California
In the 1920s, Florence Burgess Meehan, scouring shooting locations in South Asia, wrote in American Cinematographer that, “the Orient...
Musicology Lecture: Prof. Stephanie Jordan (RE-SCHEDULED FROM 2/17)
For a dance historian, analyst, or musicologist writing about dance, what are the implications of knowing about artists’ working...
Mark Webster Reading Series
One MFA student of fiction and one of poetry, each introduced by a peer, will read their work. The Mark Webster Reading Series presents...
WEBSTER • Kristen Roupenian & Robert Heald
Second-Year MFA Readings
Kristen Roupenian was the 2015 Grand Prize winner of the Writer's Digest Popular Fiction Awards. She is currently at work on a novel....
Guest Recital: David Korevaar, piano
David Korevaar, professor at the University of Colorado-Boulder, performs music of Beethoven, Libermann, Perrachio, and Brahms. Korevaar has...
Masters Recital: Allison Rich, cello
PROGRAM: Bach - Cello Suite no. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007; Henze - Serenade; Martinu - Cello Sonata no. 1, H277; Akiho - 21.
Student Recital: Koinonia Trio
The Koinonia Trio was formed in Ann Arbor in September 2015. Their mission is closely related to their trio name, “Koinonia,” a...
Luck YoUmix
It's your lucky day...or night! Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with CCI and UMix at Lucky YoUMix! Try your luck with our scavenger...
EXCEL Talk: Stephanie Jordan
“The Potential of Academic Research and Performance in the Public Sphere”
Visiting U.K. dance historian Stephanie Jordan discusses her research career inside and outside the academy working with dance companies to...
Sacred Harp Annual “All-Day” Singing
Join more than 50 singers to give voice to the earliest choral music tradition in America’s history. Co-hosted this year by Professors...
Saturday Morning Physics | Isotopic Fingerprinting of Toxic Metals
Joel Blum, GJ Keeler Distinguished University Professor and JD MacArthur Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences (U-M)
Humans are exposed to toxic metals from many sources and following many exposure pathways. In this talk, Dr. Blum will explain how small...
Storytime at the Museum
Children ages four to seven are invited to hear a story in the galleries. On March 18 we will meet in the Chinese gallery and hear a story...
Pop Art Comes to Michigan, 1963
Featuring Michelle Oka Doner, Miriam Levin, Michael Lobel, David McCarthy, Alex Potts, Rebecca Zurier
In 1963, the University of Michigan Museum of Art hosted two pioneering exhibitions of Pop Art. At that time the concept of Pop Art was...
Pop Art Comes to Michigan, 1963
The U-M History of Art Department celebrates the Bicentennial with this symposium featuring renowned artist and U-M alumna Michele Oka...
Social Justice Art Festival 2017
In Our Space: Using Art to Name our Reality
The Social Justice Art Festival aims to explore how art can be used as a tool to promote social justice and encourage dialogue among...
Guest Master Class: David Korevaar, piano
David Korevaar, professor at the University of Colorado-Boulder, performs music of Beethoven, Libermann, Perrachio, and Brahms. Korevaar has...
Student Recital: Claudio Espejo, piano
PROGRAM: Villa-Lobos - Bachiana Brasileira no. 4; Lenda do Caboclo; Choros no. 5 “Alma Brasileira”; Ginastera - Tres Piezas op. 6;...
Department of Performing Arts Technology Showcase
Annual showcase of new compositions, live performances, research, and sound art by students in the Department of Performing Arts Technology.
Masters Recital: Emily Solomon, harpsichord
PROGRAM: Frescobaldi - Toccata Quarta (Libro Primo); Couperin - Suite in C; Bach - Prelude and Fugue in F Major, BWV 856; Prelude and Fugue...
Exotic: Human Rights & Erotic Labor in Guam
Film Screening of 2016 Documentary by Amy Oden
New in 2016 from Director Amy Oden and Back of the Room Productions, “Exotic” documents migrant labor practices in the adult...
Masters Recital: Alexander Carlucci, bassoon
PROGRAM: Berg - Sonatine; de Aguila - Herbsttag (Autumn Day); Keller - Ébauches; Stockhausen - In Freundschaft; Villa-Lobos - Quintette en...
Family Reading and Science Program Workshop
We Collect Everything
Humans are collectors by nature and we have been doing it for a very long time! We love accumulating things that we find pretty, interesting...
Scientist Spotlight
Visit with University of Michigan scientists and participate in activities related to their research! U-M scientists will be stationed on...
Drop-In Tour | Highlights of the Kelsey Museum
Have you always wanted to learn more about Roman frescoes? Or maybe our cat mummy fascinates you? On this docent-led tour, you will be...
Historical Reflection: Building the Medical Center Hospitals and Related Campus Buildings
Frederick W. Mayer
Frederick Mayer, a former University Planner at the University of Michigan from 1968-2003, has written numerous articles and lectured...
U-M Euphonium and Tuba Ensemble
Fritz Kaenzig, director
The Premodern Colloquium. Percorrere la citta: Meaning in Motion in the Streets of Florence
Niall Atkinson, University of Chicago
Description forthcoming
Masters Recital: Minji Kim, piano
PROGRAM: Beethoven - Piano Trio in D Major, op. 70, no. 1”Ghost”; Brahms - Sonata for Piano and Cello no. 1 in E Minor, op. 38;...
Senior Recital: Amy Ciardiello, violin
PROGRAM: Bach - Partita no. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002; Saint-Saëns - Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso; Stravinsky - Suite ITalienne for...
Michigan Chamber Players
"Voices Within: The Music of Evan Chambers"
In a concert curated by Associate Professor of Saxophone Timothy McAllister, the Michigan Chamber Players present a composer portrait of...
The Ives of March
An Evening of Farce by David Ives directed by students of RCHUMS 482/281
Senior Recital: Daniel Skib, horn
PROGRAM: Mozart - Horn Concerto no. 2; Bissill - Song of a New World, for Horn and Piano; Ernste - Nisi, for Horn and live electronics;...
Gifts of Art presents Blossom by Blossom: Elvish Ceramics
Gabrielle Soltis
Gabrielle Soltis creates works from the Gyldenstjerne Porcelain Company lineage. The story goes that sometime in the early 1700s, a young...
Gifts of Art presents Cakeasaurus: Scenes from a Picture Book
Marian Short
One caffeinated afternoon in 2008, a monster appeared to Marian Short, bragging about his many cake thefts. He was arrogant, sugar-fueled...
Gifts of Art presents Creating Emotion: Hand Painted Intaglio Prints
Dale Osterle
Dale Osterle, originally from Boston, MA, received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Rhode Island School of Design. This body of...
Gifts of Art presents Deep Ocean View: Acrylic on Canvas
Durwood Coffey
Westland, Michigan artist Durwood Coffey was influenced at an early age by his artistic family, especially by his father and brother who...
Gifts of Art presents Exploring Color & Pattern: Photography
Robert P. Kelch, M.D.
Dr. Robert P. Kelch retired from his position as Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs at U-M in the fall of 2009. He enjoyed a...
Gifts of Art presents Glass Cakes
Janet Kelman
Janet Kelman’s glass cakes are a perfect fusion of her love of glass and love of baking. Each colorful slice or cupcake invites sampling...