BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//UM//UM*Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Detroit TZURL:http://tzurl.org/zoneinfo/America/Detroit X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Detroit BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20070311T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20071104T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130314T132031 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T000000 SUMMARY:Other:Gifts of Art Call for Entries 2013-2014 DESCRIPTION:Gifts of Art is currently accepting proposals for our Aug 2013-Aug 2014 exhibit year! As one of the first and most comprehensive arts in healthcare programs nationwide\, Gifts of Art brings the world of art & music to the University of Michigan Health System. Our nine galleries display over 50 exhibits a year. They include 2-D and 3-D spaces that are viewed by approximately 10\,000 people a day. This makes our galleries some of the most widely visited indoor\, non-museum exhibit spaces in the state. Submission deadline is May 15\, 2013. http://www.med.umich.edu/goa/submissions.htm UID:12943-1182486@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/12943 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:artists,exhibit,gallery,health and wellness,visual arts LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130226T122100 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T173000 SUMMARY:Exercise / Fitness:Free Pap Test Screening DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by the University of Michigan Health System and Verizon Wireless\n\nCervical cancer has no symptoms at its earliest stages. That's why screenings are so important. The test takes less than 10 minutes and may save your life. If you are: a woman 21 or older\, have not hap a pap test in three years\, do not have medical coverage for a pap test...come get tested!\n\nTo register: call Cancer AnswerLine (8:00 am - 5:30 pm) 1-800-865-1125. Please register by Tuesday\, March 19. UID:12704-1181981@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/12704 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:michigan health system,verizon wireless,women's health LOCATION:Off Campus Location - Briarwood Building 2, Suite B, 400 Eisenhower Parkway CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130205T141516 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Blown Away: epiphany studios glass DESCRIPTION:A glassmaker from the College for Creative Studies in Detroit\, April Wagner creates beautiful hand-blown glass at her studio – epiphany studios in Pontiac\, Michigan. Wagner has been working with molten glass since 1993\, and she creates each piece by hand working at a 2000 °F furnace. Whether functional or decorative\, the distinctive look of Wagner's work comes from her unusual combination of traditional Venetian glassmaking techniques and the unique methods she has developed over the years. Wagner's work has been commissioned for many prominent public and private collections including GM\, Pfizer\, Strategic Staffing Solutions\, Vladimir Putin\, Goldie Hawn and Kate Hudson. UID:12391-1181081@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/12391 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:health and wellness,visual arts LOCATION:Taubman Center - Gifts of Art Gallery –South Lobby, Floor 1. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130205T142521 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Celebrations of Confetti: Bead Woven Jewelry DESCRIPTION:Michigan artist Mary Cody designs colorful jewelry with a subtle message meant to inspire creativity and hope. Speck size 24 kt gold\, palladium and glass beads are freely combined in her original weavings. She\"picks up the pieces\,\" a look that came by accident after costly beads scattered across the floor. Cody sees her work as representing the lessons in our lives – the unforeseen events often prior to beautiful blessings. Her work has been accepted in fine art shows from Ann Arbor\, Michigan to Bellevue\, Washington and has been described as miniature works of stained glass. UID:12395-1181257@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/12395 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:health and wellness,visual arts LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery –Main Corridor, Floor 2 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121129T145757 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Charley Harper by Motawi: Ceramic Art Tile DESCRIPTION:This exhibit features Motawi's new collection of tiles based on the work of beloved wildlife artist Charley Harper (1922-2007). Harper's work is modern\, sophisticated and completely charming. His minimal graphic style lends itself perfectly to Motawi's cuenca tile making technique. Nawal Motawi graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in Fine Art. In 1992\, she founded Motawi Tileworks in a garage studio. Today\, Nawal employs more than 30 people and sells tile through hundreds of retailers around the county. In addition to this exhibit of newly released tiles\, the University Hospital has Motawi tile murals in the east and west Patient Elevator Lobbies on floors 1-8. UID:11607-1177649@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11607 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:health and wellness,visual arts LOCATION:Cancer Center - Gifts of Art Gallery - Level B2 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130205T142156 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Folding in Color: Origami Landscapes DESCRIPTION:Linda Stephen's original origami bas relief landscapes incorporate elements of the Japanese textile arts of origami (paper folding)\, oshi-e (paintings from quilted silk scraps) and chigiri-e (painting with paper). Stephen is originally from Big Rapids\, Michigan\, but she lived and worked in Japan as a teacher and translator for seven years. Seeing origami as a metaphor for hope\, she is inspired by nature – from the bustle of farmers markets\, to cranes circling a snowy corn field\, to children skipping in the rain. Linda Stephen's origami art landscapes are part of public and private collections across the U.S. and Japan\, from the JW Marriott Grand Rapids’ Sister City Collection to the City Hall in Omihachiman\, Japan. UID:12394-1181200@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/12394 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:health and wellness,visual arts LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery –Main Corridor, Floor 2 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121129T150300 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Hidden Glimpses of Nature: Photography DESCRIPTION:The photography of Charles St. Charles reveals hidden glimpses of nature that few people have witnessed or are even aware exist. His work covers a vast spectrum\, from the scale of very small while recording light passing through the natural lens of miniscule dew drops\, to the scale of the very large while recording fields of daisies and fields of stars in the same image. The briefest moments of kissing and cavorting fox kits are frozen in time\, while extraordinary long exposures taken during the night expose brilliant fall foliage surrounded by moving mist. Charles' unmanipulated images all point to the same conclusion – it is a phenomenal world that we live in. UID:11608-1177762@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11608 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:health and wellness,visual arts LOCATION:Cancer Center - Gifts of Art Gallery - Level 1 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130205T140843 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Metalmorphosis 2013: Jewelry & Metalwork Group Show DESCRIPTION:This past year\, the Michigan Silversmith Guild celebrated its 65th anniversary of serving the regional jewelry and metalsmithing community. Its lectures\, workshops\, exhibitions and other events serve the goal of broadening the knowledge of its members' craft and facilitating communication with other metalsmiths. This exhibition is a contemporary survey of work from a select group of teachers and their students. They are from art centers\, workshops and home classrooms found in Michigan\, Northern Ohio and Indiana. Work on display presents both faculty and student work and highlights the opportunities found in nearby regions in continuing arts education. UID:12387-1180967@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/12387 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:health and wellness,visual arts LOCATION:Taubman Center - Gifts of Art Gallery – North Lobby, Floor 1 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130205T141210 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Off the Walls: Digital Pigment Ink Prints DESCRIPTION:Judith Engel Jacobs\, an Ann Arbor native and U-M School of Art & Design graduate\, has exhibited her drawings\, collages and monotypes for over 45 years locally\, regionally and nationally. Always interested in the worn surfaces and graffiti of city walls\, she transitioned to digital printmaking in 1999. In her recent series\, Wall Portraits\, she creates imaginary walls onscreen using Photoshop layers made from her photos and scans of various materials including her own paper and paste collages. After further manipulation\, the image is printed on a digital fine art printer using archival (pigment-based) inks and paper. UID:12390-1181024@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/12390 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:health and wellness,visual arts LOCATION:Taubman Center - Gifts of Art Gallery –South Lobby, Floor 1 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130205T140246 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Precious People: Black & White Photography DESCRIPTION:Over the past 30 years\, Marco Mancinelli has evolved in his craft\, combining the skills of a photojournalist\, the heart of a humanitarian\, and the eye of a documentary filmmaker and fine artist. Whether photographing celebrities\, social events or creating sensitive portraits\, Mancinelli's eye for the heart of his subjects makes his work matchless in the world of photography. Former photographer for LIFE Magazine and the Detroit Opera House\, Mancinelli was awarded Michigan Photographer of the Year and Detroit Photographer of the Year four times. He currently travels the world for organizations\, corporations\, publications and private clients. UID:12386-1180910@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/12386 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:health and wellness,visual arts LOCATION:Taubman Center - Gifts of Art Gallery – North Lobby, Floor 1. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130205T141902 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Wedding Book: Oil on Linen DESCRIPTION:Figurative artist Mary Hatch studied fine arts at Skidmore College in New York State and then earned a BA in Art Education and an MA in painting from Western Michigan University. She now works in her studio in Kalamazoo\, Michigan. Hatch's work is included in over 300 public and private collections in the US and Canada with an exhibition record of more than 30 one-person shows in as many years. Hatch continues to explore the fascinating and ever changing world we inhabit today\, our customs and rituals that hold to the past while progressing uncertainly toward the future. Her ongoing series Wedding Book suggests this in-between state which is always the present. UID:12392-1181143@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/12392 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:health and wellness,visual arts LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery – Main Lobby, Floor 1 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130222T151011 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T233000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Exhibit: The Geography of Colorants DESCRIPTION:The Geography of Colorants exhibit\, inspired by the thesis \"The Geography of Significant Colorants: Antiquity to the Twentieth Century\" by Melissa Zagorski\, explores the use of color in antique maps as well as the geographical origins of colorants used to make them. UID:12671-1181885@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/12671 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:library,maps,university library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library, 2nd floor Hatcher South CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130321T133942 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:“Kelsey Contemporaries: Kayla Romberger and Alisha Wessler” DESCRIPTION:Alisha Wessler’s “Compass” is from the exhibit “Kelsey Contemporaries: Kayla Romberger and Alisha Wessler\,” open 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 1-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday through June 16 at the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology. The exhibit features the work of Master of Fine Arts students Romberger and Wessler from the School of Art & Design and Museum Studies Program. UID:13058-1182669@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/13058 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:visual arts LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130306T111040 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Ann Arbor Area Pastelists Exhibit DESCRIPTION:Located in the Michigan Union Art Lounge and sponsored by the Center for Campus Involvement\, this exhibit features pastel paintings from local Ann Arbor area artists.\n\nVisit and enjoy the exhibit from March 4-28. A reception will be held on Sunday\, March 10th from 3-5pm in the Art Lounge.\n\nInformation about the artists and the exhibit:\n\nThe Ann Arbor Area Pastelists (AAAP) is a group of committed local pastel artists who meet to share their creative insights and support one another at monthly critique meetings. They began as an outgrowth of the Great Lakes Pastel Society\, which is based in Grand Rapids and covers several states. AAAP members choose to share their work with the community by exhibiting annually in Washtenaw County.\n\nPastels are dry pigment combined with a binder to form sticks of color. Artists use an assortment of colors and drawing techniques to create pastel works\, from linear drawings to richly layered pastel paintings. AAAP exhibits a variety of styles and approaches to this colorful and versatile medium. UID:12838-1182347@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/12838 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:art,art exhibition,center for campus involvement,exhibit,free,michigan union,visual arts LOCATION:Michigan Union - Art Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130122T102507 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Application of Hierarchical Linear Models DESCRIPTION:This workshop teaches concepts and techniques for the analysis of multilevel data through multilevel models (also known as hierarchical linear models or mixed models). The instructors will cover a wide range of topics including the analysis of clustered and longitudinal studies. Models for both continuous and binary outcomes will be demonstrated. Participants will need a solid understanding of the concepts of linear regression analysis as a prerequisite\, and will be introduced to the use of HLM 7.0 software. The workshop will consist of lively lectures and hands-on examples using HLM software. UID:12177-1180507@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/12177 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:career LOCATION:Modern Languages Building - 2001A CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121217T144211 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T153000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Crepuscular Secularism Symposium DESCRIPTION:Secularism as a political doctrine was formulated during the nineteenth century\, when a group of British intellectuals proposed the separation of church and state and argued that the ideal foundation of government was a moral system grounded in universal rather than religious values. Like many of the teachings of the Enlightenment\, secularism has proved difficult to export\, and is showing signs of strain even in Europe. This event brings together well-known scholars to debate and discuss the secular revolution and its aftermath.\n\nSession One\, 9:00-10:30 AM\nArcheologies of Old World Secularism\nSpeaker: Philip S. Gorski\, Professor of Sociology\, Yale University\nDiscussants: Tomoko Masuzawa and Anna Grzymala-Busse\, University of Michigan\n\nSession Two\, 11:00 AM-12:30 PM\nSlouching toward Bethlehem: Secularism in the MENA Region\nSpeaker:Akeel Bilgrami\, Johnsonian Professor of Philosophy\, Columbia University\nDiscussants: Pauline Jones Luong and Butch Ware\, University of Michigan\n\nSession Three\, 2:00- 3:30 PM\nIs religion back? Did it ever go away?\nSpeaker: Elisabeth Shakman Hurd\, Associate Professor of Political Science\, Northwestern University\nDiscussants: Paul Johnson and George Hoffman\, University of Michigan\n\nSponsors: the International Institute\, Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies\, Center for European Studies\, and the Islamic Studies Program.\n UID:11733-1178862@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11733 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:church,enlightenment,europe,middle east,political doctrines,religion,revolution,secularism,state LOCATION:School of Social Work Building - International Institute/Room 1636 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130307T141551 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T110000 SUMMARY:Presentation:NextGen Michigan Town Hall DESCRIPTION:Monday\, March 18\, 9-11 a.m.\nMichigan League Ballroom (Link to live webstream available at http://cio.umich.edu/townhalls/ )\nFaculty\, staff and students attending this first campuswide town hall meeting will gain a broader awareness of the NextGen Michigan vision and strategic approach\, and understand why it is important for the university to change the way IT is delivered to campus. Laura M. Patterson\, U-M's Chief Information Officer and Associate Vice President\, will share how the institution's approach to providing IT can help the university achieve its global mission. UID:12854-1182368@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/12854 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:it LOCATION:Michigan League - Ballroom CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130221T074403 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T090000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Race: Are we so different? DESCRIPTION:People are different. Throughout history\, these differences have been a source of community strength and personal identity. They have also been the basis for discrimination and oppression.\n\nThe idea of “race” has been used historically to describe these differences and to justify mistreatment of people and even genocide. Today\, contemporary scientific understanding of human variation is beginning to challenge “racial” differences\, and even challenge the very concept of race.\n\nRace: Are we so different?\, developed by the American Anthropological Association in collaboration with the Science Museum of Minnesota\, is the first national exhibition to tell the stories of race from the biological\, cultural\, and historical points of view. Combining these perspectives offers an unprecedented look at race and racism in the United States. For more information about the exhibit\, visit www.UnderstandingRace.org. The traveling Race exhibit has inspired the University of Michigan’s Understanding Race Project\, an audience engagement initiative including the campus-wide\, winter term Understanding Race Theme Semester\, centered in the College of Literature\, Science\, and the Arts\; participation by all ten public school districts in Washtenaw County\; and extensive involvement by community members\, nonprofits\, government agencies\, and other groups. UID:12622-1181723@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/12622 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:multicultural LOCATION:Ruthven Museums Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121206T135304 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Ross Art Collection DESCRIPTION:The Ross Art Collection at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business is displayed at locations around the school and online at www.bus.umich.edu/RossArt/collection/. UID:11657-1178706@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11657 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:visual arts LOCATION:Ross School of Business CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130109T094637 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Black Detroit 21 DESCRIPTION:In partnership with the Penny W. Stamps School of Art and Design\, the University of Michigan Detroit Center presents the Work: Detroit gallery exhibition\, Black Detroit 21. Curated by Odie Rynell Cash\, Black Detroit 21 addresses social concerns within Detroit's African American community by exploring the topics of identity\, territory\, protest\, sexuality and transition. This exhibition kicks off with an opening reception on Friday\, January 11\, 2013 from 6 – 9p.m. The opening night performance and discussion features:\n\n7:00 p.m. - 4TheatrSake\; 25 minute performance of selections from Cell/$hips.\n7:30 p.m. - Artists and Curator Discussion: Black Detroit 21\; Moderator: Odie Rynell Cash\, Curator \nOver the course of the last five months the artists and curator from the exhibition have held discussions both in person and via the Internet around the topics presented in \"Black Detroit 21\". This final discussion will focus on the exhibition theme in relation to art and the Detroit community. A brief question and answer period with the audience will follow the discussion.\n8:30 p.m. - Satori Circus - Performance\n\"Oh Happy Day Trilogy\" (part one)\nAccording to the artists\, the goal of this performance is to “make us think...review ourselves...soul searching/identity - its loss and in search of it...and what is gained in doing so...entertainment/education/observation/simulation/and the hybrid that comes out of those. Thereby\, the audience walks away questioning...the artist\, themselves\, the world we've woven around us.”\nWith a Black population of more than 80-percent\, Detroit's African American community plays a significant role in this city's cultural identity and economic future. As Detroit moves through the 21st century\, what role will the African Americans play in Detroit's development in the community? How will this population define itself in the new century while dealing with various issues that impacts growth\, development and cultural enrichment in the city? The exhibition Black Detroit 21 addresses social concerns within Detroit's African American community by exploring the topics of identity\, territory\, protest\, sexuality and transition. The 11 artists in this show are from a multitude of social\, personal and generational backgrounds\, finding a common theme in their work\, which documents and/or is influenced by Detroit's African American community. The installation of the artists work in Black Detroit 21 presents a visual context to create a dialogue around these topics.\n\nBlack Detroit 21 is curated by Odie Rynell Cash\, an internationally active independent curator\, arts program organizer and artist living between Detroit\, Michigan and Antwerp\, Belgium. Cash is recognized for his wide range of artistic practices and concerns\; with the significance of avant-garde ideas and experimental mediums/media that address contemporary social and urban society.\n\nHe studied a Liberal Education curriculum at Columbia College Chicago. He has an extensive and varied background\, having curated and exhibited artworks in more than nine countries\, including projects in Antwerp\, Manila\, Rotterdam\, Paris and Toronto. Cash was the recipient of a 2007 Flemish Minister of Culture Travel Grant for research on performance theory. He has been invited by the Center for Contemporary Art in Lagos\, Nigeria to curate a group exhibition that is anticipated to open in the Fall of 2014.\n\nThe exhibition concludes on March 22\; with event performances on February 7\, February 20\, March 8\, March 12 and March 22. For more information about Black Detroit 21 events and artists\, visit: www.detroitcenter.umich.edu/news/2013/1/artist-and-event-info-black-detroit-21. \n\nFor press inquiries\, contact: DetroitCenter@umich.edu or (313) 593-3584.\n\nThe exhibition may be accessed between 11 a.m.– 4 p.m.\, Tuesday – Saturday. Work Detroit is located at the University of Michigan Detroit Center at Orchestra Place\, 3663 Woodward Avenue\, Suite 150 in Midtown Detroit. Parking is available for exhibition guests in the structure behind Orchestra Place. UID:11924-1179345@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11924 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:art,art and design,detroit,school of art and design LOCATION:Detroit Center - Work Detroit Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130208T133416 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T120000 SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:Chinese Culture and History–OLLI Study Group (50+) DESCRIPTION:This class will provide an introduction to Chinese history\, philosophy\, and culture. It will cover education\, communication\, governing\, health beliefs\, sports\, migration\, wars and their impacts\, American influence and the Taiwan issue. Amy Seetoo\, the presenter\, is dedicated to promoting cultural exchange in Michigan. \n UID:12450-1181392@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/12450 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:chinese history,lifelong learning,olli,retirement LOCATION:Off Campus Location - Turner Senior Resource Center, 2401 Plymouth Road, Suite C, Ann Arbor. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130208T150753 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T113000 SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:Perspectives on Self–OLLI Study Group (50+) DESCRIPTION:We will discuss various aspects of ourselves. After an introductory session\, the topics will include the individuated self\, self integration\, the thinking self\, the metaphoric self and the gendered self. Meetings will center on group discussion following introductory remarks by the leader. Irene Fast is emerita professor of psychology at U of M. The development and structure of the self and its difficulties have long been a focus of her interest.\n UID:12455-1181413@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/12455 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:lifelong learning,olli,psychology,retirement LOCATION:Off Campus Location - Trinity Lutheran Church, 1400 W. Stadium Blvd. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130218T231621 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T120000 SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:The Great Global Warming Debate--OLLI Study Group (50+) DESCRIPTION:Can science really predict the future of our climate? There are essentially four (not two) schools of thought in this controversy: In this class we will be the jury and look objectively at the data\, assess the merits of each school’s scientific interpretation of this same data\, eliminate the show biz and\, hopefully\, reach our own decision about what the facts are and what actions might be appropriate. Dr. Kaufman has an extensive background in thermodynamics and has taught courses on weather.\n UID:12571-1181619@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/12571 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:climate change,lifelong learning,olli,retirement,science LOCATION:Off Campus Location - Turner Senior Resource Center, 2401 Plymouth Road, Suite C, Ann Arbor. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130219T105752 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T120000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Applying to Medical School: What To Do\, How & When DESCRIPTION:description UID:12585-1181638@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/12585 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:pre med LOCATION:Student Activities Building - The Career Center, 3200 SAB, 515 E. Jefferson CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130124T115358 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:El Anatsui: When I Last Wrote to You About Africa DESCRIPTION:This exhibit is a major retrospective of African artist El Anatsui\, who is widely knowns for monumental wall sculptures made from discarded bottle tops. UID:12204-1180610@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/12204 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:umma LOCATION:Museum of Art - Alfred Taubman Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121206T143400 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Florencia Pita/FP mod DESCRIPTION:Organized by the University of Michigan Museum of Art\, Florencia Pita/FP mod explores the provocations and intersections of digital technology\, material experimentation\, femininity\, and ornament in the work of Argentina-born\, Los Angeles-based architect and designer Florencia Pita. The exhibition and its related publication\, part of the UMMA Books series\, trace the evolution of Pita's design ideology through installation pieces\, urban design\, tableware\, furniture\, and architecture\, as well as small adornments. Pita's boldly colored works draw from literary\, art\, and biological sources\; employ cutting-edge architectural fabrication techniques\; and cross borders of visual art\, architecture\, and design.\n\nLead support for this exhibition is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment\, Laura Lynch and Hugh McPherson\, and the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts. Additional generous support is provided by Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning.\n UID:11659-1178454@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11659 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:architecture,visual arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121108T140848 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T110000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Francis Alys: Guards DESCRIPTION:Belgian artist Francis Alys's video Guards (2005) documents sixty-four of the Queen of England's guards on a \"walk\" throughout the City of London. There is perhaps no more symbolically unemotional character than that of a bearskin-hat-wearing guard of the Queen of England. Yet even with no break in the guards' indifferent exterior\, the tale still manages to be a powerful metaphor for the human condition. Many of the elements of Guards are found throughout Alys's work: walking\, rhythm\, the use of the street and bridges are all common tropes in his oeuvre. These strategies\, evoking the poetic and sonic palette of the urban environment\, involve a sometimes loose and other times overt relationship to social resistance and to the symbolic and often political implications of these actions.\n\nGenerous support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost.\n UID:11346-1176746@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11346 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:exhibit,exhibition,visual arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130305T123824 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T133000 SUMMARY:Presentation: \"Aging with the Patients: Lessons I Have Learnt\" DESCRIPTION:Dr. Patricia Davidson\, Professor and Director of the Centre for Cardiovascular and Chronic Care\, Faculty of Health\, University of Technology Sydney\, Australia\, is a visiting professor for the Hillman Scholars Program.\n\nAn accomplished researcher\, Dr Davidson is internationally recognized for her contribution to advancing the science of nursing by improving health outcomes for patients and families affected by chronic illness\, particularly cardiovascular disease\, in a variety of care settings. Dr Davidson was a full time clinical nurse consultant until 2003\, and has only pursued a full time academic career since then. Her productivity and research trajectory demonstrates her productivity\, focus\, networks and leverage from a strong foundation of clinical expertise and capacity to work in collaborative\, interdisciplinary settings. \n\nFor background on the Hillman Scholars Program\, please visit: http://www.nursing.umich.edu/about-our-school/news-portal/201209/2549#.UTYt4KPYF_g UID:12830-1182320@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/12830 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:aging,cardiovascular disease,chronic illness,interdisciplinary,nursing LOCATION:School of Nursing - Room 1330 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130313T103412 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T130000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Planning For Your Written Presentation: Personal Statement and Activities Descriptions DESCRIPTION:This session\, offered on multiple dates\, is part of The Career Center's \"Gearing Up to Apply to Medical School\" Series. Today\, we will focus on writing the main essay of the AMCAS/AACOMAS applications and the activities descriptions. UID:12929-1182465@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/12929 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:pre med,workshop LOCATION:Student Activities Building - The Career Center, 3200 SAB, 515 E. Jefferson CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130227T082122 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T163000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Recent Acquisitions: Building on the Clements Collections DESCRIPTION:The Clements Library never stops adding to its collections of primary source material. Already one of the finest American history research libraries in the world\, its curators are always seeking new items to improve traditional strengths of the collection or to support new perspectives on the study of America before 1900. This exhibit features recent acquisitions of the Book\, Manuscripts\, Map\, and Graphics divisions and shows how they fit in to the Clements overall collections. UID:12726-1182018@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/12726 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:history LOCATION:William Clements Library CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130211T132009 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T173000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Global Geography in Early Modern China (16th-17th Centuries): The Entry of Yaxiya/Asia DESCRIPTION:The notion of “Asia”/”Yaxiya\,” which has now become a reflexive part of the way we imagine the landmasses of the globe\, was introduced into the Chinese vocabulary by the Jesuits and their Chinese collaborators in the late sixteenth century. Taking the entry of Yaxiya/Asia into Chinese vocabulary as emblematic of the changing conceptual lenses through which the earth and the human realm became legible and organized for and by early modern Chinese as well as people in other regions of the world\, this talk attempts to capture these changing terms and the historical experience of spatial cognition and imagination of this era. \n\nAssistant professor at UC Davis\, Yuming He received her B.A. and M.A. from Peking University\, China\, and Ph.D. from UC Berkeley. She has held appointments at Reed College and the University of Chicago. Her research areas include late-imperial Chinese literature and culture\, history of Chinese theater and performance\, and Chinese book history. UID:12475-1181430@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/12475 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:chinese,geography LOCATION:Michigan League - Vandenberg Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130130T170154 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:International Student Conversation Hour DESCRIPTION:The International Student Conversation Hour will meet from 4:00-5:00 pm on the 1st and 3rd Monday of the month at the International Center (603 E. Madison). During this time\, students will have informal discussions covering a variety of topics such as: adjusting to U of M\, cultural adjustment\, making friends/relationships\, and managing academic stress. Staff from CAPS\, International Center\, and other invited guests will facilitate these discussions. No appointment needed! For more information contact Junichi Shimaoka at shimaoka@umich.edu. \n\nSponsored By: Counseling and Psychological Services\nand the International Center.\nJunichi Shimaoka\, Psy.D (contact person) \n\nDates & Time: 1st & 3rd Monday of the Month \n1/21\, 2/11\, 2/25\, 3/18\, 4/1\, 4/15\n\nHeld at the International Center\n(Conference Room) from 4:00 pm-5:00 pm\n\n\n UID:12309-1180793@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/12309 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:academics,cultural,international,international students,make new friends,managing anxiety,mental health LOCATION:International Center - Conference Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130317T002124 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T200000 SUMMARY:Other:Architecture Student Show DESCRIPTION:Members of the Taubman College Alumni Society Board of Governors and AIA Huron Valley will judge the annual architecture student show and present awards to the best graduate and undergraduate work.\n\nThe Alumni Board will also present the Leonard B. Willeke Design Prize. This annual undergraduate portfolio competition recognizes design excellence and innovation and makes awards totaling $15\,000. UID:12984-1182585@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/12984 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:alumni,architecture,visual arts LOCATION:Art and Architecture Building - CMYK Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130317T002528 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T180000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Lecture: Ellen Lupton\, Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)\; Cooper-Hewitt\, National Design Museum (New York) DESCRIPTION:Ellen Lupton is Senior Curator of Contemporary Design at the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt\, National Design Museum in New York City. Lupton also serves as director of the Graphic Design MFA Program at MICA (Maryland Institute College of Art)\, where she has authored numerous books on design processes\, including Thinking with Type\; Graphic Design Thinking\; and Graphic Design: The New Basics.\n\nEllen Lupton’s recent exhibitions include “Graphic Design: Now in Production\,” currently on view at Grand Rapids Art Museum and The FED at Kendall. Drawing on this and other recent projects\, Lupton will assess the current state of graphic design – a field that has expanded from a specialized\, largely invisible profession to an open-access enterprise. In the post-millennial scene of do-it-yourself publishing\, designers are becoming authors\, instigators\, and entrepreneurs\, while the general public has increasing access to design tools. Where do you fit in this rapidly changing world? UID:12985-1182586@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/12985 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:architecture,visual arts LOCATION:Art and Architecture Building - Auditorium, 2104 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120914T203721 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T220000 SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:Learning to Love Opera–OLLI Study Group DESCRIPTION:This course prepares participants for HDTV satellite broadcast of live opera performances from the Metropolitan Opera House during its 2012 season. The format includes observation and discussion of related opera performances (DVDs)\, feature and documentary films\, and occasional guest lectures by University of Michigan faculty. A syllabus is available online at www.univliving.com. Facilitated by Richard Adelman. This class meets Mondays and Tuesdays. Contact office for specific dates.\n UID:10333-1173927@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/10333 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:lifelong learning,olli,opera,retirement LOCATION:Off Campus Location - University Living, 2865 S. Main CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130318T000010 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T190000 SUMMARY:Performance:Playfest 2013: Gap Yeah DESCRIPTION:by Declan Sheahan\, directed by Nicole Gellman Playfest is a staged reading festival\, which includes the works of six student playwrights who have crafted their plays over the course of the academic year. A talk-back follows each reading. UID:12533-1181585@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/12533 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:music,theater LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Studio One CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121226T091248 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T220000 SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:The American Presidents Part I: Kennedy Through Obama--OLLI Study Group DESCRIPTION:We will examine how feature and documentary films depict the personal and political lives of these presidents and discuss how the passage of time affects our perspectives of them. A recommended text is “To The Best of My Ability: The American Presidents” by James M. McPherson (available on Amazon.com). Dr. Adelman is Emeritus Professor of Biological Chemistry\; Director of University Relations at University Living. \n\nOn-going class starts January 21 for new registrants--thru April 30\, 2013. It meets Mondays and Tuesdays. Contact office for specific dates. UID:11788-1178980@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11788 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:history,lifelong learning,olli,politics,presidents,retirement LOCATION:Off Campus Location - University Living, 2865 S. Main CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121126T141734 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T193000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Botany and Restoration at Ives. Rd. Fen DESCRIPTION:Chuck Pearson talks about the botany of Ives Road fen and the fen’s restoration for The Nature Conservancy. UID:11521-1177085@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11521 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:botany LOCATION:Matthaei Botanical Gardens CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130318T000010 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T193000 SUMMARY:Performance:Concert Band and Michigan Youth Band DESCRIPTION:Rodney Dorsey\, conductor The Concert Band features music of several prominent American composers in this shared concert with the Michigan Youth Band. Pulitzer prize winning composer and retired School of Music\, Theatre & Dance faculty member William Bolcom’s Song for Band was written and dedicated to former Director of Bands H. Robert Reynolds on the occasion of his retirement in 2001. Baritone Daniel Washington\, current faculty member and assistant dean\, will join us for Aaron Copland’s iconic Old American Songs. You are sure to enjoy this musical slice of Americana! Concert Band PROGRAM - Foumai - Spiritus Mundi\; Bolcom - Song for Band\, Graceful Ghost Rag\; Copland - Old American Songs Daniel Washington\, baritone\; Welcher - Zion\; Gould - Horseless Carriage Galop Michigan Youth Band PROGRAM: Bremer - Early Light\; Latham - Three Chorale Preludes\; Camphouse - A Movement for Rosa\; Fillmore - His Honor UID:11160-1176440@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11160 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:music LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130128T145741 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Rocky Lawrence DESCRIPTION:You might say the New Haven\, Connecticut-based guitarist Rocky Lawrence plays blues from the Delta–the Connecticut River Delta. But Rocky's roots in the blues go back to the Midwest and South. About 15 years ago\, Rocky put down his electric guitar and started an odyssey into the songs\, music\, and life of Robert Johnson. Rocky Lawrence had already made a reputation for himself as a brilliant electric blues guitarist on the East Coast and in the Midwest. A student of Muddy Waters\, Hubert Sumlin\, and Johnny \"Clyde\" Copeland\, he was no stranger to the blues scene. For three years\, fifteen hours a day\, seven days a week\, Rocky learned and relearned every note\, every tuning\, every vocal inflection of Robert Johnson's fabled 29 songs. Today\, Rocky tours the country educating university students on the historical significance of the Robert Johnson songbook as it relates to the history of popular music worldwide. Using Robert Johnson as the starting point\, Rocky traces the family tree of music through its triumphant climb over the last 70 years\, and then drives the point home with an acoustic performance that truly says it all. UID:12247-1180691@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/12247 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:music,rocky lawrence,the ark LOCATION:Off Campus Location - The Ark, 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130318T000010 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Second Dissertation Recital: Steven McGhee\, collaborative piano DESCRIPTION:PROGRAM: Grieg - Andante con moto in C Minor\; Haugtussa\, op. 67\; Stenhammar - Allegro non tanto\; Florez och Blanzeflor\, op. 3\; Sibelius - Malinconia\, op. 20\; Stenhammar - Flickan kom ifrÃ¥n sin älsklings möte\; Sibelius - Flickan kom ifrÃ¥n sin älsklings möte\; Illalle\; Var det en dröm? UID:12978-1182580@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/12978 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:music LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Stamps Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130318T000010 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Senior Recital: Jennifer Roloff\, oboe DESCRIPTION:PROGRAM: Bach - Partita in G Minor\; Damase - Impromptu\; Schumann - Adagio and Allegro\; Debussy - Reverie\; Hindemith - Kleine Kammermusik. UID:12979-1182581@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/12979 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:music LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130220T163334 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130318T223000 SUMMARY:Reception / Open House:Viewing Night at the Detroit Observatory WEATHER PERMITTING DESCRIPTION:description UID:12618-1181676@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/12618 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:astronomy,history LOCATION:Detroit Observatory CONTACT: END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR