Exhibition:White Nights
2011-02-22 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Detroit) | 202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Gallery, room # 1010
Artists Walter Martin and Paloma MuÃ±oz's three-dimensional, magical scenes of alienation, beauty, and dark humor, both photographed and set inside snow globes.

Exhibition:Celebrating 400 Years of the King James Bible
2011-02-22 08:30 - 19:00 | 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
2011-02-22 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.

Lecture / Discussion:Digitizing Dunhuang: Applying Digitization and Virtual Space Technology to Exhibition Design
2011-02-22 16:00 | Michigan League - Koessler Room
For the past two years, Zhejiang University has been cooperating with the Dunhuang Research Institute to produce a comprehensive, high resolution digital archive of the murals and sculpture contained in the world-famous Buddhist grottoes of Mogao, located southeast of the city of Dunhuang in the province of Gansu, China. As part of ongoing preparations for its new Museum of Art and Architecture, which is scheduled to open to the public in 2014, Zhejiang University is exploring the possibility of utilizing this digital archive as the basis for a virtual exhibit that would be displayed in the university museum and could also travel to other venues in China and around the world. In an effort to clarify the opportunities and challenges of such exhibits, faculty from Zhejiang University have been warmly invited to initiate a roundtable discussion on virtual exhibits with experts from across the University of Michigan. The discussion will be preceded by brief introduction to the plans for the Zhejiang University Museum of Art and Architecture and a synopsis of the Dunhuang digitization project.

Lecture / Discussion:On the Hard Evidence of Exile
2011-02-22 16:00 - 17:00 | 202 S. Thayer - 2022
Lecturer: Ruby Tapia, Ohio State University

Film Screening:Askwith Media Library Water Series: River of Renewal
2011-02-22 19:00 | Hatcher Graduate Library - Hatcher Library Gallery, Room 100
Introduction and Q&A with Stephen Most, author of "River of Renewal". “River of Renewal” documents protest and acts of civil disobedience as Indian tribes, farmers, and commercial fishermen defend their ways of life in the Klamath River Basin on the border of California and Oregon. It witnesses a remarkable turnaround as politically polarized stakeholders and government agencies overcome bitter divisions in reaching a consensus about the future. For more information, click here: http://www.riverofrenewal.org/page.asp?content_id=13706. Sponsored by Askwith Media Library.

Workshop / Seminar:Intercultural Dance Festival
2011-02-22 19:00 - 22:00 | Michigan League - League Underground
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:Ring of Steel Action Theatre
2011-02-22 19:00 - 21:00
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.

Film Screening:River of Renewal
2011-02-22 19:00 - 20:30 | Hatcher Graduate Library - Gallery in Room 100
Competing demands for water, food, and energy have pitted farmers, Native American Indians, and commercial fishermen against each other for decades in the 10-million-acre Klamath River Basin, which spans the Oregon-California border. The hour-long documentary River of Renewal chronicles that conflict. Producer and writer Steve Most will show River of Renewal and talk about the film, which is based on his book of the same title.

Remarkably, this conflict over resources has led to a consensus for conservation in this vast river basin that was once North America's third greatest salmon-producing river. The outcome will likely be the largest dam removal project in U.S. history and the most ambitious effort ever to restore the habitat of a federally protected species.

Workshop / Seminar:Spring Break Safety Workshop
2011-02-22 19:00 - 21:00 | Michigan League - Hussey
UUAP and SAPAC present: SPRING BREAK SAFETY!

Going on spring break and worried about sexual assault? Come be
educated on prevention and how to defend yourself!
Katy Mattingly, noted author and Michigan Graduate, will be
facilitating a self defense class, followed by SAPAC representatives
hosting a discussion on sexual assault prevention and risks. Free
snacks will be provided.

Performance:First Dissertation Recital: Ying-Jhu Emily Lai, Collaborative Piano
2011-02-22 20:00 | Walgreen Drama Center - Stamps Auditorium
PROGRAM: Glinka - Trio Pathetique for clarinet, bassoon, and piano in D Minor; Medtner - Violin Sonata No.1 in b Minor Op. 21; Rachmaninov - Cello Sonata in G Minor Op. 19

Performance:Symphony Band Chamber Winds - CANCELLED
2011-02-22 20:00 | Walgreen Drama Center - Stamps Auditorium
