Exhibition:A Few Good Women: Michigan Women in the Military During WWII
2012-11-10 08:00 - 20:00 (America/Detroit) | Michigan Union - Art Lounge
This exhibit from the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame highlights women who served in the US military during WWII. During WWII women served in the Army and Navy Nurses Corps, Coast Guars SPARS, Marine Corps, Navy WAVES, Women Army Corps (WACs) and Women Air Force Service Pilots (WASPs)

Exhibition:Bowling, Burgers & Dogs: Digital Color Photography
2012-11-10 08:00 - 20:00 | Taubman Center - Gifts of Art Gallery – South Lobby, Floor 1
After receiving a BFA from Rutgers University, Denise Rohde went on to study photography with renowned photographer Art Sinsabaugh at the University of Illinois. Working for years in a darkroom, the switch to digital allowed her to draw from her painting and printmaking experience. Being able to combine mediums digitally has unleashed her imagination. Denise moved to Ann Arbor eight years ago from Champaign, Illinois, and she has found Michigan to be an "eyeful." Some of her exhibits include the University of Illinois, Roulette NYC, Peachtree Plaza Atlanta and the Kodak Pavilion, Epcot Center.

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Exhibition:Brillo Blox & More: Sand Art Sculpture
2012-11-10 08:00 - 20:00 | Taubman Center - Gifts of Art Gallery – South Lobby, Floor 1
Farmington Hills, Michigan artist Gail Rosenbloom Kaplan has a portfolio of work that includes trompe l'oeil clay, glass mosaics, printmaking, mixed media, and most recently, sand art. In addition to local gallery exhibitions and community installations, her work has been displayed through the U.S. Arts and Embassy Program and showcased in Norway, Barbados and Brazil. Kaplan presently works at Children's Hospital in Detroit where she creates art with children and adolescent patients to provide an atmosphere for healing. The Brillo Blox sand art sculpture is comprised of 12 cubes and is designed as a puzzle than can be assembled as an abstract sculpture. These puzzle cubes highlight the different pictures used in the advertising of Brillo over the past 100 years.

1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Exhibition:Contemporary Cubism: Painting & Woodcut Prints
2012-11-10 08:00 - 20:00 | University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center North Lobby, Floor 1
Bright colors, strong edges, and intersecting geometric forms are the hallmarks of Patrick Dengate's current studio work. Drawing from the tradition of 20th century Cubism, Dengate presents paintings and woodcuts with subjects ranging from Utah canyons, Costa Rican towns, busy rail yards, and ships on the Great Lakes. His work is featured in the recently published book Eyes On: Landscapes, a compilation of 50 contemporary painters from around the world. Dengate's work is on display in several corporate collections in Michigan and can be found in private collections across the US, Canada and Europe.

Exhibition:Many Faces of Advanced Practice Nursing
2012-11-10 08:00 - 20:00 | University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery – University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2
This exhibit features portraits of and stories by Advance Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) who work at the University of Michigan Health System. Stories by these nurses with advanced training overlay their portraits with words. Led by Assistant Professor Laurie Hartman, this collaboration with Gifts of Art shines a spotlight on APRNs, explaining how in their work they conduct evaluations, order and interpret diagnostic tests, deliver various treatments and prescribe medications. Nurses, who tend to treat patients in a holistic manner, viewing humans across the lifespan as biological, psychological, social and spiritual beings, are consistently among the most highly trusted professionals in the nation.

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Exhibition:One Acre Ceramics: Handcrafted Stoneware
2012-11-10 08:00 - 20:00 | University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery – University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2
Thomas and Sarah Gelsanliter are full-time ceramic artists creating unique handmade tiles and pottery at their studio, One Acre Ceramics, located in southeastern Michigan. Thomas received his MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art in 2002, and his intricate designs are influenced by historical furniture, industrial plate ware, and classic Arts & Crafts and folk art iconography. Sarah is largely self-taught as a potter and spent a year living in Japan, visiting studio potters throughout the country. She throws all of the pottery on the wheel, finishing and assembling each piece when partially dry. A palette of luminous glazes highlight the hand-carved designs and crisp lines, giving each piece a polished, radiant finish.

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Exhibition:Origami Tessellations & Fractals
2012-11-10 08:00 - 20:00 | University Hospitals - Main Lobby, Floor 1
This exhibit features origami artists who enjoy folding fractals, tessellations and corrugations out of paper - an area of origami that explores pattern and texture in art and design. Each artist approaches this in their own unique way, and their work highlights the variety and beauty of this little known branch of origami. The artists hail from around the US, and were selected for their expertise and artistry in folding these beautiful patterns. The show was curated by Beth Johnson and includes work by Malachi Brown, Tom Crain, Rebecca Harris, Beth Johnson, Chad Killeen and Ben Parker.

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Exhibition:Reminiscence of Ann Arbor: Oil on Canvas
2012-11-10 08:00 - 20:00 | University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery – Main Lobby, Floor 1
Born and raised in China, Mingshi Huang studied at Eastern Michigan University and the University of Michigan, where he earned his graduate degrees. Huang travels extensively between the US and China and currently teaches at Nanjing University in Jiangsu Province. Recently, he completed several monumental, museum commissioned sculptures in China. This exhibition is a reminiscence of Huang’s work done while in Ann Arbor. Although his interests spread from representational to expressionist, Huang is rooted in a traditional ground. His figure paintings and landscapes reflect his masterful approach to traditional realism.

1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Exhibition:Chris Jordan: “Running the Numbers”
2012-11-10 09:00 - 17:00 | Art and Architecture Building - Jean Paul Slusser Gallery, Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design
The exhibit will be presented through Nov. 20 in the Jean Paul Slusser Gallery in the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design. Saturday hours are noon-7 p.m.

Exhibition:Proclaiming Emancipation: The Exhibit
2012-11-10 09:00 | Hatcher Graduate Library - Room 100 Gallery

Exhibition:African Art and the Shape of Time
2012-11-10 11:00 - 17:00 | Museum of Art
African Art and the Shape of Time explores how African art gives material form to diverse concepts of temporality, history and memory. African art is often interpreted in Western analytical frameworks as expressions of timeless myths and rituals, interrupted only by the colonial encounter. African Art and the Shape of Time complicates such conventional views by considering diverse modes for reckoning time and its philosophical, social, and religious significance. The exhibition includes 30 works from the University of Michigan Museum of Art, National Museum of African Art, Fowler Museum at UCLA, as well as several Detroit area private collections, and is organized around five themes that explore the multiplicity of time in Africa: The Beginning of Things, Embodied Time, Moving Through Time, Global Time, and "NOW."

This exhibition is generously supported by the University of Michigan Health System. Additional support provided by the CEW Frances and Sydney Lewis Visiting Leaders Fund.

Exhibition:Benjamin West: General Wolfe and the Art of Empire
2012-11-10 11:00 - 17:00 | Museum of Art
Benjamin West's iconic painting The Death of General Wolfe (1776) depicts the death of James Wolfe, the British commander at the 1759 Battle of Quebec during what in this country is known as the French and Indian War. In conflating a momentous contemporary event with the genre of large-scale history painting, West flouted the conventions of academic painting and the work became one of the most celebrated paintings in Britain. The artist went on to produce six versions of the painting, one of which belongs to the William L. Clements Library at the University of Michigan. Through approximately 40 works from Michigan, Canadian, and British collections, this ambitious and thematically focused exhibition will include the Clements canvas as well as other depictions of James Wolfe and his death on the battlefield.

Generous support for this exhibition is provided by the Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, the University of Michigan Health System, the University of Michigan Office of the Provost and Office of the Vice President for Research, the Richard and Rosann Noel Endowment Fund, and THE MOSAIC FOUNDATION (of R. & P. Heydon).

Exhibition:Discovering Eighteenth-Century British America through the William L. Clements Library Collection
2012-11-10 11:00 - 17:00 | Museum of Art
This significant exhibition provides glimpses of British America in the 1700s and is designed to complement the Museum's concurrent exhibition "Benjamin West: General Wolfe and the Art of Empire," which features the Clements collection's major painting "The Death of General Wolfe." William L. Clements assembled an outstanding array of primary sources on North America dating between 1492 and 1800, with a heavy emphasis on early European exploration and discovery and the eighteenth-century wars for control of the continent. The exhibition features a mix of rare items from Mr. Clements’s original donation and pieces the Library has acquired since 1923 to complement and enhance its strength in eighteenth-century American history.

Generous support for this exhibition is provided by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Exhibition:Jesper Just: "This Nameless Spectacle"
2012-11-10 11:00 - 17:00 | Museum of Art
Visitors encountering Danish artist Just’s exhibit will find themselves captivated in stages, as the experience of viewing it unfolds over time. In this breathtaking installation, as in much of his work, Just situates the viewer in his signature landscape of beauty, provocation, and a general uneasiness that is as seductive as it is ominous. The storyline is at once deceptively simple and perplexing: a wheelchair-bound protagonist travels through a neighborhood in the outskirts of Paris to her apartment, while a young male character appears to follow her. Once home, she is able to leave her wheelchair but is overcome by a powerful seizure. One of Just’s unique strengths is his ability to engage the viewer in an open-ended, unresolved narrative in a manner that is more intriguing than frustrating. It is impossible to parse but equally impossible to abandon, and this is the essence of Just’s gift for hypnotic storytelling.
Generous support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost.

Exhibition:YOUNG-HAE CHANG HEAVY INDUSTRIES
2012-11-10 11:00 - 17:00 | Museum of Art
The Seoul-based art collaborative, Young-Hae Chang Heavy Industries (YHCHI) is known for innovative video works that exist at the nexus of visual art and digital literature. Blurring the boundaries between media, technologies, and cultural histories, YHCHI has gained international acclaim for their "net art" productions-mostly black- and-white videos of quickly flashing capitalized text in a generic font with synchronized music. This exhibition will present a newly commissioned piece by UMMA, which will be added to the artists' website, yhchang.com.

This exhibition is generously supported by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment, the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, and the Nam Center for Korean Studies. Additional support provided by the Dr. Robert and Janet Miller Fund.

Workshop / Seminar:Storytime at the Museum
2012-11-10 11:15 - 13:00 | Museum of Art
Children ages four to seven are invited to hear a story in the galleries. Student docents and UMMA staff will bring art to life as they read stories related to the art on display and invite responses from our youngest patrons. Each story is followed by a short art activity. Parents must accompany children. Siblings are welcome to join the group. Meet at the Information Desk.

Workshop / Seminar:Drawing from the Collections
2012-11-10 13:00 - 16:00 | Museum of Art - Multipurpose Room
Students will explore a different artist, artifact or art movement from the permanent collection. Guided by an Ann Arbor Art Center Instructor, students will learn proportion, perspective, line quality, value, and composition. All levels welcome.

$28 UMMA and AAAC members and UM students/$35 non-members; lab fee $15, materials included. Advance registration required by Wednesday, November 7. Register online at annarborartcenter.org.

Exhibition:Geometry of War: Fortification Plans for 18th Century America
2012-11-10 13:00 - 16:45 | William Clements Library - Great Room
Exhibit is open M-F from 1pm to 4:45 pm

Lecture / Discussion:Rock Garden Plants for Eastern North America
2012-11-10 13:30 | Matthaei Botanical Gardens
Author and rock-garden expert Rex Murfitt, from Victoria, BC. discusses rock garden plants suitable for our region, with an emphasis on Saxifrages suitable for smaller rock gardens and troughs. Presented by Great Lakes Chapter of the North American Rock Garden Society.

Performance:Best Voice
2012-11-10 19:00 | Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre
A music journey to find the best voice on campus. A celebration of living up your music dream. After two rounds of intensive singing competition, here are our twelve final contestants who are ready to express their best voice to you. Presented by the Chinese Students and Scholars Association and Chinese Undergraduate Students Association. Come and enjoy the grand feast of music!

Film Screening:CJS Special Film Screening - Left Handed
2012-11-10 19:00 - 21:00 | Museum of Art - Helmut Stern Auditorium
(FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC)

(This is a two-part event. CJS's Noon Lecture Series will feature Alan Teo's presentation "Modern-Day Hermits" on November 8, two days BEFORE the screening.)
Lecture Info: http://events.umich.edu/event/9612-1171454/start/2012-11-08/end/2012-11-08

Special guests in attendance at the screening will include the film's director, Laurence Thrush, and executive producer, Takao Saiki.

The Story: "Hiroshi, a disaffected teenage boy, is struggling at school and one day shuts himself away in his bedroom. For the next two years he refuses to come out or let anyone else in. Hiroshi’s parents are so ashamed by what has happened that they attempt to conceal his condition from friends and family. Inevitably, the household disintegrates. The story is based on the uniquely Japanese condition of Hikikomori, which is estimated to affect 1 million young Japanese".
-Excerpt from Official Left Handed website.
Full Synopsis: http://tobiranomuko.com/story.html

About Hikikomori: "Hikikomori is a state in which, due to some emotional distress encountered at school, in the family or society in general, an individual becomes self-defensive and refuses to go out of his own house or room. After a certain period of time, the individual may become stricken with a feeling that he has to do something about his situation, but often, the person himself or his family are unable to seize any opportunity to go out, the feeling of resignation grows, and their condition deteriorates. As years go by, the individual gradually loses the will to go outside on his own initiative. Only a third party can break through this odd stagnation in the family. By visiting the individual repeatedly, a third party unravels their locked emotions. Eventually, a will to improve the situation will return." -Sadatsugu Kudo, NPO Youth Support Center

Event sponsored by CJS and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program.

Performance:Performing Arts Technology Concert
2012-11-10 19:30 | Earl V. Moore Building - McIntosh Theatre
A concert of contemporary electro-acoustic Music written and performed by students and faculty of the School of Music, Theatre & Dance. PROGRAM: Isaac Delongchamp - Wrapped in Waves; Andrew Cole - Aphorisms; Sam Richards - The Delicates Converge; Carolina Heredia - Dejate Caer; Elainie Lillios - Listening Beyond; Summer Krinsky - c Crazy; Rush/Bishop/Edwards - Naked Dance Trio

Performance:Don Giovanni
2012-11-10 20:00 | Power Center for the Performing Arts
an opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Directed by Robert Swedberg Conducted by Christopher Lees A legendary lover makes one too many notches on his bedpost in this opera masterpiece. Sung in Italian with projected translations. Power Center ”¢ Nov. 8 - 11, 2012 University Opera Theatre & University Symphony Orchestra League Ticket Office 734.764.2538

Performance:Enter the Haggis
2012-11-10 20:00 | Off Campus Location - The Ark, 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI
Canada's Celtic-fusion rockers release a superb new album

A haggis is a tasty Scottish dish consisting of sheep heart, liver, and lungs, mixed with oatmeal, onion, suet, and spices, and then boiled inside the sheep's stomach. The Canadian-Scots band Enter the Haggis (bagpiper Craig Downie is from Scotland) has just about as much variety in their style, a high-speed collision of Celtic music, rock, bluegrass, funk, and world music. An Enter the Haggis live show is a musical feast–dynamic and emotionally uplifting. Alternating between upbeat rock numbers with sing-along choruses and slower, more introspective alt pop songs, the band plays progressive and lyrically driven music that’s strongly rooted in Celtic tradition–from the storytelling to the bagpipes. This will be a special Enter the Haggis show–they band is working on a new album, based entirely on the headlines of one issue of a Toronto newspaper.

Performance:UACts
2012-11-10 20:00 | Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) - Auditorium
The University Activities Center presents a night of entertainment that will showcase many different student groups on campus. From improv comedy to film to theatrical performance, UAC’s first variety show will exhibit the creative and intellectual talents of Michigan students. There will be something for everyone!

Performance:Women’s Glee Club
2012-11-10 20:00 | Hill Auditorium
"A World of Song: Memories of South Africa" will be a benefit concert for the Catholic Church of Alexandra, South Africa. Featured on the concert will be music from New Zealand, Belgium, Australia and Africa, interspersed with video and stories of our recent tour. Also on the program will be Persian inspired "From Behind the Caravan: Songs of Hafez" by Abbie Betinis, as well as works by Brahms, MellnÃ¤s and Farnell. Tickets available at the door or by emailing wgctickets.umich.edu
