Exhibition:Celebrating 400 Years of the King James Bible
2011-02-20 08:30 - 19:00 (America/Detroit) | Hatcher Graduate Library - Audubon Room
The Bible exhibit is back! This exhibit traces the roots of the King James Version of the Bible, showing both its direct ancestors and other, related works up to its appearance in 1611. Attention is also given to the materials upon which the Biblical text was preserved, from papyrus to parchment to paper. Original, rare documents are on display.

All of the materials displayed in the exhibit are from the University of Michigan Library's Papyrus Collection and Special Collections Library.

The exhibit is available during Audubon Room hours: Mon-Fri 8:30am-7pm, Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 1-7pm.

Exhibition:Mai-Thu Perret: An Ideal for Living
2011-02-20 10:00 | Museum of Art
Contemporary Swiss artist Mai-Thu Perret's multidisciplinary practice fuses feminist politics with classic modernist abstraction and utopian dreams. Her installations synthesize a range of media and genres--including literature, design, craft, and performance–-conjuring an imaginary alternate history of twentieth-century art, design, and social activism. Much of Perret's work over the past decade has stemmed from "The Crystal Frontier", the fictional archive of a female utopian commune called New Ponderosa. From paintings and sculptures to ceramics and textiles or film, Perret's works infuse the formal vocabulary of modernism with a distinctly handmade aesthetic. Perret's exhibition at UMMA will present an episodic overview of her work from the past decade and will include numerous works never before exhibited in North America.

Performance:Ring of Steel Action Theatre
2011-02-20 10:00 - 13:00
Theatrical combat is a multidisciplinary art that combines acting with elements of fencing, martial arts, dance, and music to develop a safe and effective performance. It is a distinct area of study; essentially a marital art where the focus is not to injure your partner. As with any martial art, years of training are needed before an individual is prepared to safely share their skills on the stage.

The Ring of Steel offers theatrical combat training in a wide range of weapons and combat styles, based in large part on Aikido and late period rapier.

Workshop / Seminar:Family Reading and Science Workshop
2011-02-20 13:00 - 14:00 | Ruthven Museums Building - UM Exhibit Museum of Natural History, 1109 Geddes Ave.
All the water on the planet is all there ever will be. We will explore ways we use water everyday and how to be more responsible stewards of this precious resource.

For children ages 6-11 with an adult. Free, but please pre-register at (734) 764-0480. This workshop is also offered at 39 public library locations throughout southeast Michigan. Visit the Museum’s website and click on the “Family Reading and Science” quicklink to find a library location near you.

This workshop is one of a series of three hands-on family science workshops on the theme of water offered in January, February, and March 2011. Visit watersemester.com to learn more about the U-M’s Winter 2011 LSA Theme Semester on WATER. Presented by the U-M Exhibit Museum of Natural History with generous funding from the Toyota USA Foundation.

Performance:Storytelling for Kids
2011-02-20 13:00

Performance:Arms and the Man
2011-02-20 14:00 | Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre
by George Bernard Shaw. Directed by Philip Kerr. Which soldier should Riana choose - the dashing hero she idolizes or the weakling intellectual who idolizes her? Tickets available at the League Ticket Office 734-764-2538

Performance:Our Country’s Good
2011-02-20 14:00 | Walgreen Drama Center - Arthur Miller Theatre
Dept of Musical Theatre Production. A drama by Timberlake Wertenbaker. Directed by Malcolm Tulip. Inspired by actual events, Our Country’s Good grapples with whether the eloquence of the spoken word can transform an individual.

Lecture / Discussion:Curator's Talk: Mai-Thu Perret
2011-02-20 15:00 - 16:30 | Museum of Art - A Alfred Taubman Gallery I
Mai-Thu Perret's art chronicles an imaginary alternate history of twentieth-century art, design, and social activism. Explore this exciting exhibition with Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art Jacob Proctor.

Film Screening:Spectrum Center 40th Anniversary Film Series: Camouflage
2011-02-20 16:00 | Trotter Multicultural Center
Arrive at 4pm for Rod Gailes' Social Justice Training Workshop. Rod Gailes, the director of "Camouflage", will be leading an interactive workshop called "The Human Family Reunion: Celebrating the Journey to Common Ground" from 4-6. It's an interactive exploration of creating unified group identity in a diverse community. Team building, discussion, & "attainable" goal setting in a hands-on experience with filmmaker & culture commentator Rod Gailes OBC. Food will be provided.

Following the workshop at 6:30, we will be screening his film, "Camouflage". “Camouflage” is a cinematic collage capturing the essence of a very specific time and place in “pre-gentrified” Harlem: before Starbucks, M.A.C. Cosmetics stores and multimillion dollar condos. Camouflage is a documentary-style narrative peppered with elements of reality. Audiences are given a ”˜Rashomon’-like view of a young man coming to grips with his power to choose a path beyond his current circumstances: promiscuity, drug culture and violence. Inspiring in its realism, “Camouflage” offers a window into the otherwise private subculture of urban youth. “Camouflage” is a racy, sometimes shocking, portrait of a young man swimming through a lifestyle with him as our willing but sometimes reluctant guide.

Performance:Faculty Recital: Caroline Helton, soprano and Kathryn Goodson, piano - RESCHEDULED FROM Jan. 30
2011-02-20 17:00 | Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall
Giorno della Memoria: A recital of songs by Italian Jewish composers whose lives were affected by World War II. Works by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Vittorio Rieti, Guido Alberto Fano and Luigi SinigagliaSponsored jointly by the Frankel Center for Judaic Studies and the Italian Consulate in Detroit, Michigan

Workshop / Seminar:Intercultural Dance Festival
2011-02-20 17:00 - 18:30 | Mason Hall - SEE EVENT DETAILS
Workshops held by:

Bichini Bia Congo
Cadence
Arabian Dance Ensemble
Images of Praise
Element 1
NVRflo
MTango

Feb 18th - Arabian Dance Ensemble (belly dance) MH 3460 7-830PM
Element 1 (breaking, popping) MH 3460 9-1030PM

Feb 19th - Bichini Bia Congo (Congolese) Dance Bldg 12-2PM

Feb 20th - NVRflo (hip hop) MH 3411 5-630PM

Feb 21st - Images of Praise (Liturgical) MH 3448 7-9PM

Performance:Cheryl Wheeler
2011-02-20 19:30

Performance:Masters Recital: Juliet Yoshida, violin
2011-02-20 20:00 | Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall
PROGRAM: Kreisler - Recitative and Scherzo; Ysaye - Sonata No. 3 Ballade; Saint-Saens - Fantasie; Beethoven - Sonata No. 9 for Violin and Piano in A Major, Op. 47

Performance:University Philharmonia Orchestra
2011-02-20 20:00 | Hill Auditorium
The UPO performs world premiere performances of works by graduate student composers, conducted by graduate student conductors from the studio of Kenneth Kiesler.
