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DTSTAMP:20140127T132243
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20140212T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20140212T020000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Weaving Way of Life in Peru
DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to present “Weaving Way of Life in Peru” to the U-M Community and to the public at large.\n\nIn July 2013\, a group of 10 students\, a program assistant\, and a faculty leader for “GIEU Handmade History in Cusco\, Peru” travelled to Cusco to participate in the culture as apprentices of the ancestral art of weaving in the village of Chinchero. This photo exhibit captures the interconnection of the community with the land\, their devotion to weaving\, and how this practice is part of a people’s identity.\n\n“Handmade History in Cusco\, Peru” is a 2013 site program in the Global and Intercultural Experience for Undergraduates (GIEU). For more information about GIEU\, visit lsa.umich.edu/cgis/\n \nWe would like to thank the following people and institutions for making this experience and exhibit possible: our weaving mentors and friends in Chinchero and Cusco\, the Center of Traditional Textiles of Cusco\, the International Institute\, the Center for Global and Intercultural Study (CGIS)\, University Unions\, the ISS Media Center\, the Language Resource Center\, and the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures.\n\nFor more information\, contact Tatiana Calixto\, tcalixto@umich.edu
UID:16248-1198049@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/16248
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:peru,photography,weaving
LOCATION:Michigan Union - Lobby
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20140127T132243
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20140212T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20140212T020000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Weaving Way of Life in Peru
DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to present “Weaving Way of Life in Peru” to the U-M Community and to the public at large.\n\nIn July 2013\, a group of 10 students\, a program assistant\, and a faculty leader for “GIEU Handmade History in Cusco\, Peru” travelled to Cusco to participate in the culture as apprentices of the ancestral art of weaving in the village of Chinchero. This photo exhibit captures the interconnection of the community with the land\, their devotion to weaving\, and how this practice is part of a people’s identity.\n\n“Handmade History in Cusco\, Peru” is a 2013 site program in the Global and Intercultural Experience for Undergraduates (GIEU). For more information about GIEU\, visit lsa.umich.edu/cgis/\n \nWe would like to thank the following people and institutions for making this experience and exhibit possible: our weaving mentors and friends in Chinchero and Cusco\, the Center of Traditional Textiles of Cusco\, the International Institute\, the Center for Global and Intercultural Study (CGIS)\, University Unions\, the ISS Media Center\, the Language Resource Center\, and the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures.\n\nFor more information\, contact Tatiana Calixto\, tcalixto@umich.edu
UID:16248-1198100@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/16248
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:peru,photography,weaving
LOCATION:Michigan Union - Lobby
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20131121T155916
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20140212T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20140212T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:4\,000 Years for Choice
DESCRIPTION:This exhibition combines two projects by graphic designer Heather Ault. \"4\,000 Years for Choice\" is an exhibition of posters about the age-old practice of abortion and contraception as a means to reclaim reproductive freedom as a deeply personal and life-sustaining act existing throughout all of human history. The \"Reproductive Roots\" series shines a bright light on the many voices from the abortion care and reproductive justice movements\, using vividly designed social media graphics and notecards to inspire conversations from a breadth of perspectives. \n\nHeather Ault is a visual artist\, pro-choice activist\, and independent scholar creating artwork to shift conversations about reproductive rights and justice. She uses vibrant graphics\, affirmative language\, and historical accounts to transform ugly discord into visual narratives that are beautiful and empowering.\n\nThe exhibition is presented by the Institute for Research on Women and Gender and the Women's Studies Department. It is cosponsored by the Program for Sexual Rights and Reproductive Justice\, the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design. \n\n
UID:15605-1195221@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/15605
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:reproductive health,reproductive justice,visual arts,women,women's health
LOCATION:Lane Hall - Lane Hall Gallery
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20140113T135919
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20140212T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20140212T233000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Exhibit: Maps and Mapmaking in India
DESCRIPTION:The Stephen S. Clark Library’s map collection contains a rich variety of historical and modern maps and atlases of India. The exhibit\, which runs through April 22\, highlights many of our earliest maps\, including a facsimile of an Arabic manuscript from 1159 C.E. The exhibit covers the history and evolution of the mapping of India\, colonialism\, modern geoscapes portraying ”˜Mother India\,’ and maps of India today.\n\nMaps of India are presented in conjunction with the winter 2014 LSA theme semester \"India in the World.\"
UID:16019-1196869@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/16019
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:exhibit,india,library,maps,theme semester
LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library, 2nd floor Hatcher
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20140120T142704
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20140212T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20140212T200000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Beauty from the Earth: Ceramics
DESCRIPTION:Clay Gallery is an Ann Arbor cooperative gallery of eighteen locally-based functional and sculptural ceramic artists. Founded in 1984\, Clay Gallery presents a diverse range of pottery\, decorative tile and ceramic sculpture. This exhibit offers an array of stunning\, one-of-a-kind handcrafted works from Clay Gallery artists\, representing the dynamic expression of form\, texture\, color\, representational and abstract composition\, as well as utility. It also demonstrates a broad spectrum of the beauty that can be achieved with clay and its component materials.
UID:16149-1197388@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/16149
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:health and wellness,visual arts
LOCATION:Taubman Center - Gifts of Art Gallery – South Lobby, Floor 1.
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DTSTAMP:20131126T144446
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20140212T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20140212T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Lightscapes: Photographs of the American West
DESCRIPTION:Kim Kozlowski is a fine art and commercial photographer based in Novi\, Michigan. Inspired by the natural beauty of the American West\, this collection of images is a celebration of light in its many forms: from radiant sunrises to the soft magic of sunset\, from light beams breaking through storm clouds to the diffused light of a forest. Kozlowski’s landscape photography is typically characterized by attention to light\, color\, composition and sharp detail. Her goal is to inspire others to seek out open spaces and new vistas in the natural world.
UID:15647-1195773@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/15647
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:health and wellness,visual arts
LOCATION:Cancer Center - Gifts of Art Gallery – Level 1. 
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DTSTAMP:20140120T142153
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20140212T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20140212T200000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Metalmorphosis 2014 
DESCRIPTION:This past year\, the Michigan Silversmith Guild celebrated its 66th anniversary of serving the regional jewelry and metalsmithing community. The nonprofit guild’s 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 represents both faculty and student work and highlights the opportunities found in nearby regions in continuing arts education.
UID:16147-1197274@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/16147
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:health and wellness,visual arts
LOCATION:Taubman Center - Gifts of Art Gallery – North Lobby, Floor 1.
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DTSTAMP:20140120T142420
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20140212T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20140212T200000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Michigan Landscapes: Oil Painting
DESCRIPTION:Ann Arbor resident Jim Lounsbury has been doing oil paintings of the Michigan landscape for more than 30 years. Urban\, rural\, cityscapes\, seascapes\, sunny skies\, cloudy days\, all seasons\, he paints them all. His only desire is to do paintings that are dynamic and somehow express his wonder for the living world. Lounsbury has exhibited his work throughout the midwest and in Florida art fairs and competitions where he has won numerous awards. He has also been a vendor at the Ann Arbor Farmers Market since 1990. Recently\, he had one of his paintings published in Art of the Sleeping Bear Dunes\, a collection of paintings of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.
UID:16148-1197331@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/16148
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:health and wellness,visual arts
LOCATION:Taubman Center - Gifts of Art Gallery – South Lobby, Floor 1.
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DTSTAMP:20140120T141758
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20140212T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20140212T200000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents On the Line: Wire Drawings
DESCRIPTION:Arkansas artist Joel Armstrong's wire drawings and installation art offer audiences an extension of real life and an opportunity to connect with memories\, feelings and stories. Ever since earning his MFA from Colorado State University\, Armstrong has created wire drawings of everyday items that reflect the human experience. Having grown up on the Gulf Coast of Texas\, Armstrong finishes off each piece with a rust metal patina in reference to his childhood. He says\, \"My aim is to make the audience feel at home and offer them time to absorb each piece and become a part of something special\, something bigger.\"
UID:16145-1197216@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/16145
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:health and wellness,visual arts
LOCATION:Taubman Center - Gifts of Art Gallery –  North Lobby, Floor 1.
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DTSTAMP:20131126T144829
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20140212T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20140212T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Paperweights & Studio Glass
DESCRIPTION:The American studio glass movement started in 1962 with glass workshops held at the Toledo Museum of Art. The workshops\, taught by Harvey Littleton along with scientist Dominick Labino\, introduced a small furnace built for working glass that made it possible for artists to work in independent studios. The studio glass movement quickly spread north to Michigan\, and in 1982\, a decision was made that studio glass would be the focus of the University of Michigan-Dearborn permanent art collection\, which is housed at the Alfred Berkowitz Gallery. This exhibition is a portion of that collection\, spotlighting studio glass art by major artists working in the medium\, including Dominick Labino\, Marvin Lipofsky and Richard Ritter. 
UID:15648-1195886@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/15648
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:health and wellness,visual arts
LOCATION:Cancer Center - Gifts of Art Gallery – Level B2.
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20140120T143520
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20140212T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20140212T200000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Something for the Soul: Fiber
DESCRIPTION:Michele Sapp is a self-taught doll maker from Michigan who creates African inspired dolls from recycled bottles. These one-of-a-kind dolls are embellished with colorful fabrics\, fibers\, beads\, shells and other materials. These figures are a tribute to both of her late grandmothers\, women of strength\, dignity\, determination and love. 
UID:16152-1197559@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/16152
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:health and wellness,visual arts
LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery – Main Corridor, Floor 2.
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DTSTAMP:20140120T142952
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20140212T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20140212T200000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Stories of Strength: Painting African American History
DESCRIPTION:Jon Onye Lockard – painter\, portraitist\, muralist\, educator and illustrator – has been an artist for over\nfifty years. Born in Detroit\, Professor Lockard currently resides in Ann Arbor and is a senior lecturer at the U-M Department of Afroamerican & African Studies and Professor Emeritus at Washtenaw Community College. The very realistic images found in Lockard's brilliant acrylics are centered on black history. Stories unfold as you view his detailed works\, and as Lockard's states\, \"everyone has a story to tell – make them hear you.\" He makes a conscious effort to paint strong\, positive images of African Americans often cloaked in African fabrics\, symbols and signs. Lockard's work is in private collections and museums throughout the country. \n
UID:16150-1197445@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/16150
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:health and wellness,visual arts
LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery – Main Lobby, Floor 1.
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20140120T143238
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20140212T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20140212T200000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Vestiges: Oil\, Watercolor & Pastel Painting
DESCRIPTION:Growing up in Detroit\, Chicago based artist Carol Luc witnessed firsthand the slow decline of many architectural structures\, and the emptiness provoked her to reexamine how spaces narrate their story. \"I use architectural elements to examine the interplay between light and shadow\, form and structure\, and explore the relationship between material substance and nothingness.\" Luc has an MFA in painting from Northern Illinois University and an MA in painting from Wayne State University. She teaches undergraduate art courses at the American Academy of Art in Chicago\, and her work has been published extensively and is in several public collections. 
UID:16151-1197502@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/16151
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:health and wellness,visual arts
LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery – Main Corridor, Floor 2.
CONTACT:
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20140125T113908
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20140212T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20140212T180000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:In the Garden Grows a Lump: Rare Books on the Picturesque
DESCRIPTION:\"In the Garden Grows a Lump\" is an exhibition and drawing colloquium organized around rare illustrated manuscripts on picturesque gardens. The basis of the project is a large collection of 18th and 19th century books on the picturesque held in the University of Michigan Library special collections\, which are rarely available for public view and have not had a prominent place in teaching or scholarship in the Department of Architecture. The exhibition will include 15-20 manuscripts\, a series of printed\, enlarged reproductions of drawings in the manuscripts to show detail and technique\, and a series of large-format drawings that interpret and analyze the historical source material. It will be accompanied by a colloquium with visiting scholars. Assistant Professor Andrew Holder organized the exhibition and designed the installation.\n\nSponsored by The Guido A. Binda Lecture and Exhibition Fund. 
UID:16231-1197828@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/16231
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:architecture,exhibition,picturesque,rare books
LOCATION:Art and Architecture Building - Taubman College Gallery
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20140117T154224
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20140212T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20140212T233000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Michigan’s Story: The History of Race at U-M
DESCRIPTION:\n\nThis student-researched exhibit chronicles many “firsts” at the University of Michigan\, including the first African American\, Japanese\, Puerto Rican and Chinese students. Profiles of notable non-white students\, faculty\, and staff are accompanied by stories about race and student life\, including the battle to integrate student dorms and the removal of restrictions on African American players on sports teams.\n\nPart of the University of Michigan’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. observance\, this exhibit is sponsored by the University Library\, the Bentley Library\, University Housing\, the Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives (OAMI)\, and the School of Information.\n
UID:16130-1197118@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/16130
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:black history,exhibit,history,library,mlk symposium
LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Gallery (Room 100)
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DTSTAMP:20140117T154534
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20140212T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20140212T190000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Exhibit: Plainly Spoken
DESCRIPTION:View a range of binding ideas that came to fruition: models that replicate books from a historical period\, cut-aways that visually reveal their hidden structure\, design bindings that interpret a concept from the text\, and artists’ bindings that play with structures and materials to create something new.\n\nIn this traveling exhibit the Midwest Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers showcases archivist and book conservator Julia Miller’s text Books Will Speak Plain. Incorporating 30 years of her notes and observations\, the 500-page handbook is aimed at conservators\, collectors\, librarians\, and book lovers\, for the identification and description of book structures and styles. Bookbinders from across the country acquired the text of the book in folded sheets and\, months later\, presented them to a jury as completed books with custom bindings.
UID:16131-1197147@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/16131
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:book binding,exhibit,library
LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Audubon Room
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20140115T132655
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20140212T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20140212T170000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:The Other Camera: An Exhibit Curated by Paul Weinberg
DESCRIPTION:The Other Camera explores the world from the standpoint of participatory\, and community photographers. It poses important questions - how do photographers from communities in Africa and specifically South Africa photograph their own people\, environment\, cultures and events? More importantly\, it asks how vernacular photography developed and how it has reframed itself in relation to modernity\, transformation and globalization.
UID:16074-1197004@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/16074
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:multicultural,social justice,visual arts
LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - #1010
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20140124T155726
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20140212T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20140212T163000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:India As I See It
DESCRIPTION:An exhibit of photographs of India and its people submitted by U-M students and staff and community members. These evocative photographs reveal the beauty and majesty of India through its vivid colors\, street and city scenes\, and portraits of its people.
UID:16223-1197778@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/16223
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:india,india theme semester,matthaei botanical gardens,visual arts
LOCATION:Matthaei Botanical Gardens
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20140124T154812
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20140212T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20140212T163000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:The Garden of India
DESCRIPTION:“The Garden of India\,” the winter conservatory exhibit at Matthaei Botanical Gardens\, takes its inspiration from plants native to India or integral to Indian people and culture. Exhibit also includes photographs of India and its people submitted by community members and U-M students and staff. These evocative photographs reveal the beauty and majesty of India through its vivid colors\, street and city scenes\, and portraits of its people. Open daily\; free admission. In conjunction with the LSA winter 2014 theme semester \"India in the World.\"
UID:16222-1197734@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/16222
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:environmental,india,matthaei botanical gardens,theme semester,visual arts
LOCATION:Matthaei Botanical Gardens
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20131218T135848
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20140212T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20140212T133000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:CREES Noon Lecture
DESCRIPTION:Emily Baran\, assistant professor of history\, Middle Tennessee State University\n\nIn this lecture\, Baran will examine the history of the Soviet  Jehovah’s Witnesses. Their story begins in the western borderlands in interwar Eastern Europe. Border shifts as a result of World War II brought these largely Ukrainian and Romanian believers onto Soviet soil. Now Soviet citizens\, they not only survived decades of state persecution\, but maintained their religious beliefs\, communities\, and way of life\, and even found converts. Their journey suggests the need to broaden historical  conceptions of dissent beyond the well-known urban\, intellectual dissidents of the late Soviet era. The Witnesses\, a rural\, religious community\, provide an ideal vehicle to do so because they ran one of the largest and most complex underground organizations in the postwar USSR. Their apocalyptic beliefs\, door-to-door preaching\, and rejection of secular society compelled them not to conform to even the most basic cultural and political norms of Soviet life. This lecture will explore the ways in which religion provided a powerful structure for ordinary\, often rural citizens to form complex alternative  communities that pushed the boundaries of control established by the Soviet state.\n\nEmily B. Baran is assistant professor in the Department of History at Middle Tennessee State University. Her research explores the shifting contours of state control\, human rights\, and religious freedom in the Soviet Union and post-Soviet states. Her first monograph\, Dissent on the Margins: How Soviet Jehovah’s Witnesses Defied Communism and Lived to Preach about It\, will be published by Oxford University Press in April 2014. Her articles have appeared in Cahiers du Monde russe\, Journal of Church and State\, Russian Review\, and Religion\, State and  Society. She is currently working on a second monograph\, tentatively titled\, Communism or Armageddon: Forging an Atheist State in Postwar Ukraine\, which will examine the Soviet Union’s efforts to construct a cohesive sociopolitical order in its newly annexed western borderlands after World War II. It will offer a case study of one 1949 police investigation into a religious community in the village of Bila Tserkva\, Ukraine.\n\nSponsors: CREES\, Eurasia Collective\, WCED\n\nPart of the series Pluralism in Politics and Culture\, a new initiative jointly sponsored by CREES and WCED that examines the foundations of free and open societies. The project builds on the university’s rich legacy of study and support of the dissident culture in the former Soviet Union and on several existing efforts at U-M. The series focuses on multiple facets of political pluralism\, including its legal\, cultural\, and economic dimensions\, and explore them in a broader historical context.
UID:15879-1196465@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/15879
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:jehovah's witness,missionaries,soviet union
LOCATION:School of Social Work Building - 1636
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DTSTAMP:20140130T144840
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20140212T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20140212T140000
SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Do Something and Play Day
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Wednesday\, February 12th in the Pierpont Commons Atrium for Do Something and Play Day! From 12-2pm there will be pizza\, popcorn\, plinko\, prizes\, spin art\, a megawire and more fun games to de-stress\, don't forget to stop by!
UID:16286-1198217@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/16286
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:cciprograms,getinvolved,playday,umich
LOCATION:Pierpont Commons - Atrium
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20140115T162729
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20140212T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20140212T180000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Photographs of Nelson Mandela and the South African Struggle
DESCRIPTION:For Madiba with Love: Photographs of Nelson Mandela and the South African Struggle\, 1985-2013\, features photos by Pulitzer-Prize winning photographer David Turnley (Professor in the Stamps School of Art & Design)\, who has been a friend of the Mandela family and has covered the South African struggle for the last thirty years.\n\nThe full exhibit is on display Monday through Friday 12-6 p.m. and Sunday 12-5 p.m. in the Duderstadt Center Gallery\, plus images from the exhibit are on display in the North Lobby of the Hatcher Graduate Library through February.\n\nThis exhibit is sponsored by the U-M Library\, the College of Engineering\, the Center for African Studies\, Residential College\, the Penny W. Stamps School of Art and Design\, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies\, and the Office of the Provost.
UID:16095-1197050@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/16095
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:exhibit,library,library diversity committee,photography,south africa
LOCATION:Duderstadt Center - Gallery
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DTSTAMP:20140212T000023
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20140212T121500
SUMMARY:Performance:Brown Bag Recital: Gale Kramer\, organ
DESCRIPTION:Gale Kramer\, organist emeritus\, Metropolitan Methodist Church\, Detroit    Thirty minutes of organ solo music performed by local musicians.  Bring lunch or purchase at the Crossroads Cafe.    PROGRAM: Buxtehude - Passacaglia in D Minor\; Bach - Sheep may safely graze from Cantata no. 208\; Guy Bovet - Fuga in D Minor\; Handel - O\, sleep\, why dost thou leave me from Semele\; Foster - Beautiful Dreamer\; Buxtehude - Prelude and Fugue in B Minor.
UID:16063-1196972@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/16063
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:music
LOCATION:School of Public Health Bldg I and Crossroads and Tower - Community Room
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20131218T140330
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20140212T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20140212T173000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:ASP Lecture
DESCRIPTION:Vahé Tachjian\, chief editor\, Houshamadyan Project\n\nWith the end of 1918\, the Armistice\, and the liberation of the Armenian deportees in Bilad al-Sham\, a new chapter began in the history of the Armenians of the Ottoman Empire after the Catastrophe. Two Armenians from Aintab\, Krikor Bogharian and Der Nerses Tavukjian\, were among tens of thousands of exiles who spent more than three years in the Syrian towns of Hama and Salamiya. Both of them kept diaries which report the level of day-to-day existence\, the gradual impoverishment that deprived an exiled family of basic nourishment\, as well as the mutual assistance relatives gave each other\, but also the limits of such assistance. The two diarists recount the deaths of loved ones and the coerced religious conversions or other moral compromises to which people resorted in order to survive. In this talk\, Vahé Tachjian uses these two diaries to narrate the quotidian world of deportees–ordinary lives caught in an extraordinary historical moment. Tachjian will attempt to describe and analyze the initial experiences of the two diarists at the end of the war and their liberation\, as well as the general mood prevailing at that time in the Armenian community. Beyond the ongoing efforts to regroup the Armenian survivors after the Catastrophe and to reconstruct the nation\, there was also a debate among the Armenians concerning the collective responsibility of the Turks or the question of their collective guilt. What was to be remembered and what was to be forgotten? Was it possible to co-exist with the Turks?\n\nBorn in Lebanon\, Vahé Tachjian earned his Ph.D. in History and Civilization at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) in Paris. He is now the chief editor of the houshamdyan website (based in Berlin)\, a scientific project that aims to reconstruct the Ottoman Armenians’ local history and the memory of their lives. His publications include: La France en Cilicie et en Haute-Mésopotamie. Aux confins de la Turquie\, de la Syrie et de l’Irak (Paris\, 2004)\; Les Arméniens\, 1917-1939. La quête d’un refuge\, co-editor (Paris\, 2007)\; Les Arméniens de Cilicie: habitat\, mémoire et identité\, co-editor (Beirut\, 2012)\; and Ottoman Armenians: Life\, Culture\, Society\, editor (Vol 1\, Berlin\, 2014).\n\nWorld War I was a major turning point in world history that brought Europe’s long nineteenth century to a close and ushered in the conflicts of the twentieth century. Beginning in 2014\, the Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia is sponsoring a series of programs–WWI 1914-2014: Reflecting on the 100th Anniversary of WWI–that examine the many ways that WWI changed Europe’s place in the world.\n\nSponsors: ASP\, CES
UID:15880-1196466@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/15880
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:armenia,ottoman empire,turkey,world war i
LOCATION:School of Social Work Building - 1636
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DTSTAMP:20140114T104024
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20140212T160000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Distinguished University Professorship Lecture - Panos Y. Papalambros
DESCRIPTION:The words \"Design\" and \"Science\" come together often with some degree of controversy. We argue that Design Science studies holistically the creation of artifacts and their embedding in our physical\, virtual\, psychological\, economic and social environment\, and present examples of design science research and education.
UID:16035-1196949@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/16035
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:dup,lecture
LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) - Rackham Amphitheatre
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20140130T132816
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20140212T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20140212T213000
SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Sexpertise 2014
DESCRIPTION:Sexpertise brings 3 days of events on sexuality and relationships to the UM Campus. All events are free and open to the public. Sexpertise events showcase leading researchers\, inspiring community members and talented U-M peer educators from Sexperteam to bring you the latest in sexuality and relationship information.\n\nSession details and descriptions are available at www.uhs.umich.edu/sexpertise.\n\nRegistration is now open for individual Sexpertise sessions (see uhs.umich.edu/sexpertise). Registration for sessions is not required\, but will ensure that you have a seat in the sessions you want to attend! On-site registration will take place if space allows.
UID:16281-1198213@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/16281
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:conference,dating,free,greek life,health and wellness,health communication,lecture,lgbt,lgbt issues,media,media literacy,men,mental health,peer education,relationships,safer sex,sex,sexual health,sexuality,social justice,student org,women,women's health,women's studies
LOCATION:Michigan League - Vandenberg
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DTSTAMP:20140127T100708
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20140212T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20140212T173000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Transformation of America’s Metropolitan Area Economies:  Lessons from Four Decades
DESCRIPTION:Free and open to the public.\n\nSpeaker:\nGeorge Fulton\, Director\, Research Seminar in Quantitative Economics\, Department of Economics\, Research Professor\, Institute for Research on Labor\, Employment\, and the Economy\, University of Michigan\n\nAbout the Speaker:\nGeorge A. Fulton received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Michigan.  He is currently the director of the Research Seminar in Quantitative Economics (RSQE) and research professor at the University’s Institute for Research on Labor Employment\, and the Economy\, where he is director of the Center for Labor Market Research.\n\nDr. Fulton has been forecasting economic and fiscal activity in the state of Michigan annually for over three decades.  In addition\, he is co-director of a project to generate long-term economic and demographic projections for all the counties of Michigan.  He is also a principal advisor to the University administration and to the state government on the economic situation in Michigan.\n\nAbout the Presentation:\nWhat factors contribute to the well-being of U.S. metropolitan area economies\, and why have some areas been more successful in re-making their economies than others?  Can lessons learned from these more successful metropolitan areas help guide longer-term economic development policies in Michigan and elsewhere–or not?\n\nAbstract:\nWith a unique approach and expanded data measures\, this study attempts to extend the analysis to date of what leads metro economies in the United States to function the way they do\, what makes some of the economies more successful than others\, and what policy handles\, if any\, can improve their profiles.  The primary tool for analysis is regression\, and two measures\, income and employment\, are used to represent economic success.  Two dimensions of analysis are considered: time and space (geography).  For time\, we investigate the hypothesis that behavioral relationships can vary in a meaningful way depending on the time period selected for analysis\, while other relationships remain robust over time.  For space\, we compare results for metro areas in the “rust belt” region of the country with those for metro areas collectively in the nation.  To address the constraints\, or “tyranny\,” of best practices\, we carry out an analysis of residuals to gain insight into which metro areas least conformed to the fit of the general model\, and why.  The results suggest that findings can be quite sensitive to the time period selected\, but also that there are structural and policy-related drivers that are more robust to different time periods and geographies.  Among the strongest indicators of the well-being of a metro area are the initial conditions in the metro area\, the industry structure\, the innovative environment\, crime\, and educational attainment.  Metro areas that least fit the general model tended to have economies influenced by major unique events not easily measured.\n\nSponsored by: \n\nUniversity of Michigan Center for Local\, State\, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP)\n\nContact Information:  (734) 647-4091\;  closup@umich.edu\; http://fordschool.umich.edu/events/calendar/closup/1603/\n
UID:16242-1198005@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/16242
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:metropolitan economies,michigan economy,public policy,us cities,us economy
LOCATION:Weill Hall (Ford School) - 1110 (Betty Ford Classroom)
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20130130T103849
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20140212T161500
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20140212T170000
SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Perfectionism\; A Performance Enhancement Series
DESCRIPTION:Monthly Wednesdays - Performance Enhancement Series.  \nThis series is for anyone dealing with performance issues academically or in other parts of your life (job interviews\, athletics\, etc.). Each of the rotating topics are highly relevant to achieving optimal performance inside and outside of the classroom.\n\n\n\nPERFECTIONISM.  Do you feel that no matter how hard you try\, it is never good enough?  Do you spend too much time trying to get things exactly right\, in order to avoid criticism?  If so\, this session will help you identify thinking styles that perpetuate perfectionism and strategies to manage unrealistic expectations.\n\nDates:9/11\, 10/9\, 11/6\, 12/4\n
UID:12282-1198176@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/12282
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:career,common concerns,health and wellness,perfectionism\; performance enhancement
LOCATION:Michigan Union - CAPS Annex 
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20140130T153256
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20140212T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20140212T193000
SUMMARY:Other:Savvy Workshop Series: Personal Finance Workshop
DESCRIPTION:The Savvy Workshop Series is back\, and we want to help you learn how to be in charge of your personal finances. Join us on Wednesday\, February 12th for a Personal Finance workshop with the UM Credit Union that focuses on how you can take care of your finances. Learn about budgeting and paying off debt and leave with some great resources to make sure you can effectively do so long after the workshop. The event will be held  in the Pond Room of the Michigan Union from 5:30 to 6:30 pm. 
UID:16287-1198218@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/16287
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:cciprograms,getinvolved,savvyworkshops,umich
LOCATION:Michigan Union - Pond Room
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20140205T160509
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20140212T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20140212T190000
SUMMARY:Other:U-M Social Impact Challenge Kickoff
DESCRIPTION:The 2014 U-M Social Impact Challenge focuses on systems transformation strategies for equitable growth in Detroit. The Nonprofit and Public Management Center has partnered with Detroit Future City (DFC)\, which is leading implementation of the DFC Strategic Framework\, a comprehensive plan to achieve fiscal sustainability and improve quality of life for all Detroiters.  \n\nDuring the Challenge\, multidisciplinary teams will receive a problem statement\, investigate a critical issue\, and develop recommendations for action. Top teams will present to expert judges and Detroit Future City leadership on Feb. 20 for potential implementation and a $2500 prize!\n\nRegister now or visit our Team Finder to find/form a team.\n\n2014 Challenge Key Details\n\n*Open to ALL U-M graduate students *Teams must be multidisciplinary with at least two graduate schools or colleges represented\n\n*Registration closes: Wed\, Feb. 12\, 9am\n\n*Challenge Kickoff\, Wed\, Feb. 12 5:30-7pm\n\n*Challenge Finals\, Thurs\, Feb. 20 5-7pm 
UID:16399-1198415@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/16399
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:community development,multidisciplinary,neighborhoods,social justice,urban planning,urban revitalization
LOCATION:Ross School of Business - R2240
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20140206T092128
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20140212T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20140212T190000
SUMMARY:Presentation:Teacher Certification Information Session
DESCRIPTION:Be a Playmaker in Education!\n\nIf you are interested in learning more about undergraduate or graduate certification options at the University of Michigan or if you are uncertain which route to certification is best for you\, please join us for a teacher certification information session.
UID:16405-1198420@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/16405
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:education,exploring majors,graduate school,literary,social justice,teaching
LOCATION:School of Education - Tribute Room, 1322
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20131216T121511
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20140212T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20140212T193000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Own Your Upcoming Interview
DESCRIPTION:You’ve worked on your resume and cover letter\, applied for a job\, internship\, or other opportunity\, and you’ve been called in for an interview.\n\nMaybe this is the second round.  Now it’s time to really show them that you are a good fit!  \n\nThis workshop addresses general preparation\, researching companies\, what to expect\, and answering behavior-based and other interview questions. Leave this session feeling prepared and ready for your next step!\n\nRegister through Career Center Connector today.To Register:\n\n1. Log in to Career Center Connector: http://careercenter.umich.edu/article/career-center-connector\n\n2. Click \"Workshops and Employer Events\"\n\n3. Click \"Workshops\"\n\n4. Find the small group discussion you are interested in attending\n\n5. Click RSVP
UID:15832-1196365@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/15832
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:interview preperation,the career center,workshop
LOCATION:Student Activities Building - The Career Center Program Room
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20131206T141436
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20140212T184500
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20140212T203000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Establishing A Rain Garden - Clean up the Huron River\, One Garden at a Time
DESCRIPTION:Susan Bryan\, Rain Garden Coordinator for the Washtenaw County Water Resources Commissioner's Office\, discusses the benefits of rain gardens for the home garden and how they help our rivers and streams. Program also includes how to build and plant one at home using readily available tools. Presented by Wild Ones Ann Arbor.\n
UID:15760-1196248@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/15760
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:environmental,matthaei botanical gardens,rain gardens,water
LOCATION:Matthaei Botanical Gardens
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20140212T000023
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20140212T200000
SUMMARY:Performance:Concert Band
DESCRIPTION:Mark Norman\, conductor\; Andrea Brown\, guest conductor.  Historical events\, soul-searching and the human spirit are represented in this program performed by the Michigan Concert Band. The relationship between God and Man and the latter\&##39\;s pursuit of self-fulfillment is depicted in Syler\&##39\;s \"The Hound of Heaven.\" Pulitzer prize award winner Karel Husa\&##39\;s deep response to the Russian invasion of his homeland of Czechoslovakia speaks to the great perseverance and enduring will of his countrymen as heard in his historical \"Music for Prague 1968.\"  PROGRAM: Shostakovich - Festive Overture\; Whitacre - Sleep\; Syler – Hound of Heaven\; Hummel – Octet Partita in E-flat\; Husa – Music for Prague 1968    Please note the program has changed for this performance from what was printed in the calendar of events.
UID:14154-1191830@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14154
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:music
LOCATION:Hill Auditorium
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DTSTAMP:20131217T094751
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20140212T200000
SUMMARY:Performance:Robert Ellis
DESCRIPTION:Robert Ellis is a 24-year-old songwriter from Houston who just made the move to Nashville and recorded his third album\, \"The Lights from the Chemical Plant.\" His earlier music was steeped in classic country\, and he's toured with such bands as Old Crow Medicine Show. But now he's breaking out in new directions. \"Obviously\,\" he told Rolling Stone\, classic country is \"a part of who I am. But I want them to hear the other stuff.\" The other stuff includes the line of serious American pop running through Paul Simon and Randy Newman and veers off into R&B\, bossa nova\, and even fusion jazz. All of it's boiled down into concise songs that reflect this youthful road warrior's experiences in concert halls and clubs around the country. The festival buzz around this new artist is strong\, and we're excited to welcome him for his Ark debut as he sets out on a new direction.
UID:15843-1196420@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/15843
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:music,robert ellis,the ark
LOCATION:Off Campus Location - The Ark, 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI
CONTACT:
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