Sporting Event:A team Playdate at IU
2019-02-17 00:00 - 23:59 (America/Detroit) | Indiana University
The A team will go to Indiana University to compete in a mandatory round robin tournament

Other:Buckeye Blast
2019-02-17 00:00 - 23:59 | Integrity Gymnastics
Our second Competition of the year.

Exhibition:Call for Art
2019-02-17 00:00 - 23:00 | Tappan Hall
Helicon is now accepting art submissions for our annual student art publication ! This is a great opportunity to have your creative work published!

ALL MEDIUMS ACCEPTED!
(photographs, paintings, illustrations, sculptures, film, performance, you name it!)

Send your work as a pdf to alicampb@umich.edu & heliconexec@umich.edu and feel free to shoot us an email if you have any questions. (High quality images only please-at least 300 res)

Some of the submissions will be invited to participate in Helicon’s first winter semester pop-up exhibition curated by Helicon members!

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: FEB 20TH

Exhibition:Call For Art
2019-02-17 00:00 - 23:59 | Tappan Hall
Helicon is now accepting art submissions for our annual student art publication. This is a great opportunity to have your creative work published! ALL MEDIUMS ACCEPTED(photographs, paintings, illustrations, sculptures, film stills, etc.) Send your work as a jpeg to alicampb@umich.edu & heliconexec@umich.edu and feel free to send us an email if you have any questions. (High quality images only please-at least 300 res) Some of the submissions will be invited to participate in Helicon’s first winter semester pop-up exhibition curated by Helicon members! SUBMISSION DEADLINE: FEB 20TH

Other:Golden State Invitational
2019-02-17 00:00 - 23:59 | UCLA
grab your flip flops, lax sticks, and sunscreen(trust me you'll burn quickly). We're getting as far away from this polar vortex as we possibly can. Say your prayers that we won't have another detour to Boston and get ready to spend valentines day with 30 of your favorite people. Lets go kick some California big bootie -Bagel

Other:Midwest Championship 2019
2019-02-17 00:00 - 23:59 | University of Wisconsin Nielsen Tennis Stadium
TOC Midwest Championship 2019

Other:MSU Tournament
2019-02-17 00:00 - 17:30 | IM Sports West
MSU Women's Club Water Polo is hosting a tournament we will play in.

Sporting Event:Southern Collegiate Offshore Regatta
2019-02-17 00:00 - 23:59 | College of Charleston, Charleston, SC
A keelboat regatta hosted by the College of Charleston. Tentatively, we will be sailing on a J-105.

Other:VMI Commonwealth Show
2019-02-17 00:00 - 12:00 | Virginia Military Institute Lexington, VA
invitational fights against VMI in preparation for 2019 USIBA Nationals Tournament

Conference / Symposium:Big Data Summer Institute - Application Opens
2019-02-17 08:00 - 20:00 | School of Public Health Bldg I and Crossroads and Tower
The Big Data Summer Institute is a six-week interdisciplinary training and research program in biostatistics that introduces undergraduate students to the intersection of big data and human health — a rapidly growing field that uses quantitative analysis to help solve scientific problems and improve people’s lives. Drawing from the expertise and experience of outstanding faculty of several departments at the University of Michigan — biostatistics, statistics, and electrical engineering and computer science — the institute exposes undergraduate students to diverse experiences and techniques that distinguishes it from any other undergraduate summer program in biostatistics in the country.

The Big Data Summer Institute is hosted by the University of Michigan School of Public Health. All coursework takes place at the school, on the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents FABRICations: Fiber Art
2019-02-17 08:00 - 20:00 | Taubman Center - Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center South Lobby, Floor 1
Ann L. Rebele names this body of work FABRICations as she creates almost all of her own fabrics. Using plain white untreated cotton and/or sheer silk organza fabrics, she paints, draws, dyes, and/or prints on the fabric. Rebele incorporates layers and three-dimensional effects into her fabric designs. She lives in Columbus, Ohio where she studied design at Ohio State University.

Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Fragile Geometries: Metal Sculpture & Jewelry
2019-02-17 08:00 - 20:00 | University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery – University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2
Dennis Nahabetian’s metal sculptures captivate the viewer with their exquisite detail and refined beauty. Combining a masterful use of metal and textile techniques, Nahabetian carefully constructs objects that simultaneously harness light while projecting complex linear shadows. A native of Michigan, Nahabetian received his BFA from Eastern Michigan University and MFA form Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. He currently lives and has his studio in Orchard Park, New York, near Buffalo. Nahabetian has work in many public and private collections and has exhibited at a variety of venues for over 25 years.

Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Image Vessels: Blown Glass
2019-02-17 08:00 - 20:00 | Taubman Center - Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center North Lobby, Floor 1.
Sculptor Herb Babcock creates both monumental and human-scale work using metal, glass and stone. In the early years of the American Studio Glass Movement (1974-1984) Babcock’s sculptural and painterly expression utilized the vessel format. By layering color — both mass and line — between gathers of clear, molten glass, the full compositions are viewed through the vessel as three-dimensional. Babcock is Professor Emeritus, College for Creative Studies. He was Section Chair of the Glass Department where he taught for 40 years. He lives in Ann Arbor and built a new studio near U-M north campus in 2016.

Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Impressions in Pastel
2019-02-17 08:00 - 17:00 | Cancer Center - Gifts of Art Gallery – Rogel Cancer Center, Level 1
Sharon Will’s commitment to painting is to capture the simple, everyday beauty around her in her native Michigan and beyond. She is passionate about painting plein air (outdoors) whenever possible, as she feels the direct observation from life is the best teacher to truly see the subtleties of light and color in nature. Working on sanded paper, her process begins with a pastel and alcohol/mineral spirits under-painting wash to establish value and color. Soft pastel is applied in layers, often in contrasting color and temperatures for vibrancy. Over her 35-year career in painting, Will has won numerous national awards. She also operates a custom framing business from her home/studio in Washington Township and teaches occasional workshops.

Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Inspired: Art Quilts by Paradigm
2019-02-17 08:00 - 20:00 | University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery - Taubman Health Center North Lobby, Floor 1
Most members of Paradigm art quilt group are professional artists based in southeast Michigan who create work, teach and lecture. Although most of their artwork is textile based, members use many different techniques. The theme of this exhibit is Inspired, and the art quilts on display incorporate elements of assemblage, collage and painting. The exhibit showcases the round robin approach that guided the creation of the work: the first artist made something which inspired the work of the second artist, which inspired the work of the third artist, and so on. A brief statement about the inspiration is included with each piece.

Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Mystery Train: Oil on Linen
2019-02-17 08:00 - 20:00 | University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery – University Hospital Main Lobby, Floor 1
Gregg Chadwick grew up with the rails of America in his blood. His grandfather Arthur Desch stoked coal in steam engines before becoming a train engineer on the Jersey Central Line. At family gatherings in Chadwick’s grandparent’s home, his aunts and cousins played music to the rhythms of the trains outside. From Junior Parker, Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash, to arts writers and directors Greil Marcus and Jim Jarmusch, the enduring mythos of America and its legacy has been wrapped up in the blues notes of the song “Mystery Train”. Chadwick’s current series of paintings, Mystery Train, is steeped in the powerful echoes of those machine days.

Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Steeped in Whimsy: Ceramic Teapots
2019-02-17 08:00 - 20:00 | Taubman Center - Gifts of Art Gallery – Taubman Health Center South Lobby, Floor 1
This exhibition features a selection of Elena Weissman’s hand-built ceramic teapots created over the last two decades. The teapots are playful interpretations of many everyday objects. In addition to ceramics and photography, Weismann works in paper arts, book making, fused glass, beads, mosaics, metalwork and painting. Her photography can be seen in several professional buildings in the Detroit metropolitan area, as well as in many personal collections. In addition to participating in art exhibits and juried art shows, she has also created commissioned works in glass mosaics as well as a number of large custom ceramic tile art installations.

Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Storytelling with Photo Fusion & Encaustic
2019-02-17 08:00 - 20:00 | University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery – University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2
Ruth Crowe graduated from Texas Woman’s University in Denton, Texas with a degree in Art Education. She served in the US Army and was a Los Angeles Police Dept. officer and collegiate softball coach. In 2014, in her Ann Arbor backyard studio, Crowe began her current work with encaustics and image transfer processes. She creates her multi-media works by combining personal and vintage photography with wax on wood. In addition to exhibiting her work in Ann Arbor and Toledo, Ohio, Crowe also shows at the Water Street Gallery in Douglas, Michigan. In 2018, Crowe presented her work at the Ann Arbor Art Fair, the Original.

Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Willow Run & the Home Front During WWII
2019-02-17 08:00 - 17:00 | Cancer Center - Gifts of Art Gallery – Cancer Center Elevator Alcove, Level 2
The Yankee Air Museum dedicates itself to educating individuals about the history of US military aviation. Located at the historic Willow Run Airport, just east of Ann Arbor, where over 8,600 B-24 Liberator Bomber aircraft were produced during World War II, the Yankee Air Museum seeks to keep the history of the ‘Arsenal of Democracy’ alive. The Willow Run Bomber Plant is home to ‘Rosie the Riveter,’ the iconic symbol of the thousands of women who poured into industrial factories to help the war effort during WWII. This exhibition features unique artifacts from the US home-front, the Willow Run Bomber Plant, and local WWII aviators from Ann Arbor.

Exhibition:Sinking Cities: Documenting the realities of climate change in cities around the world
2019-02-17 08:00 - 23:45 | Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library, 2nd Floor
This exhibit provides a platform to begin understanding the effects of rising sea levels along the coasts of Indonesia, Bangladesh, The Netherlands, Italy and the United States.

By the end of the century oceans are predicted to rise between .3 and 2.5 meters, which will result in major flooding in coastal cities around the world. The Sinking Cities Project aims to document this inundation through the stories of residents and the changing landscape of their cities.

This photo and video exhibit was produced by Marcin Szczepanski, visual communications director at Michigan Engineering, and Frank Sedlar, Michigan Engineering alumnus.

Join us for an exhibit opening event on November 16th, 4:00-7:00 p.m., in the Clark Library.

Exhibition:Written Culture of Christian Egypt: Coptic Manuscripts from the University of Michigan Collection
2019-02-17 08:30 - 18:00 | Hatcher Graduate Library - Audubon Room
The dry climate of the Egyptian desert offers an ideal environment for the preservation of ancient artifacts. As the sands of Egypt has preserved also numerous Coptic manuscripts, the transmission of the literary heritage of Egyptian Christians can be documented quite well from its beginnings in the 4th century CE until its decline in the 12th-13th centuries CE, when it was completely superseded by Arabic. This exhibit aims to show some of the hallmarks of Coptic literature using manuscripts kept in the Special Collections Research Center of the University of Michigan Library. Topics explored include the main Coptic dialects; bilingualism in Egypt; books read by the Egyptian monks; and the works of Shenoute the Great, the most important author of Coptic literature.

This exhibit is curated by Dr. Frank Feder and Dr. Alin Suciu from the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities. The exhibit and related programming are offered with support from the Department of Middle East Studies and the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology.

Join us for an opening lecture and reception at 4:30 p.m. on November 12 in the Hatcher Library Gallery.

Exhibition:Paved with Good Intentions
2019-02-17 09:00 - 17:00 | 202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Gallery
In keeping with artist David Opdyke’s previous work, this site-specific installation serves as a critique of U.S. culture and politics. In an era of fake news and daily hyperbole, Opdyke literally changes the picture by hand painting on 528 vintage postcards of well-known American landmarks and destinations. The postcards are assembled into a large mural--a vast gridded landscape beset by environmental chaos. Each card is placed to fit into the overall image, and carefully modified with the gouache to show a realistically rendered piece of the overall turmoil.

The installation also features animated shorts and script-driven video, which take place within the visual confines of one or more postcards. The animation is inspired, in part, by Terry Gilliam’s animation work on Monty Python’s "Flying Circus" and by the classical music sound effects in the Road Runner cartoons.

About David Opdyke:
David Opdyke is a draughtsman, sculptor, and animator known for his trenchant political send-ups of American culture. Born in Schenectady, NY in 1969, he graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a degree in painting and sculpture. His work is informed by the massive industrial and corporate restructuring he witnessed growing up, namely the abandonment of the city center by manufacturing giants General Electric and ALCO. As GE shifted resources to neighboring Niskayuna, the disparities became hard for Opdyke to ignore. Massive, decaying factories, an empty interstate loop, and unemployment were downtown; new streets, expensive homes, sushi and shopping malls were in the suburbs.

For 20 years Opdyke worked as a scenic painter and architectural model-maker. Ranging from intricate miniature constructions to room-sized installations, his artwork explores globalization, consumerism, and civilization’s abusive relationship with the environment.

This project is supported by a grant from the Efroymson Family Fund.

Exhibition:What Are Little Books Made Of?
2019-02-17 10:00 - 17:00 | Hatcher Graduate Library - Special Collections, 6th Floor
The Special Collections Research Center is excited to display a variety of nineteenth and twentieth century children's books made of cloth and related materials.

The market for children’s books expanded over the course of the nineteenth century, as childhood mortality rates dropped and literacy rates rose. British and American publishers sought to create “indestructible” books that would appeal to the parents and teachers of very young children. Linen and muslin proved to be practical and appealing materials for such books, which were usually printed with bright colors and comparatively little text.

Cloth books remained popular for almost a century before the cloth rationing of World War II shifted production towards heavy-duty paper substitutes, such as “linenette.”

Exhibition:Marisa MorÃ¡n Jahn: The Mighty and the Mythic
2019-02-17 11:00 - 17:00 | Off Campus Location
Marisa Morán Jahn: The Mighty and the Mythic
January 24, 2019 – March 2, 2019

Stamps Gallery is proud to present The Mighty and the Mythic, a solo exhibition of work by renowned social practice artist Marisa Morán Jahn. For the first time, The Mighty and the Mythic brings together three key projects — CareForce (2012– ongoing), Bibliobandido (2010–ongoing), and MIRROR | MASK (2017–ongoing) — that highlight her deep and meaningful collaborations with low-wage immigrants, caregivers, and youth. Jahn describes her use of play and humor as essential tools that enable her and her collaborators to portray their lives with dignity, critique power, and build momentum within their community. Jahn’s practice is deeply informed by her own experiences growing up as a second-generation immigrant of Chinese and Ecuadorian heritage. For Jahn home was not a fixed place but an adaptation itself. Her varied vocational past as a schoolteacher, caretaker, woodshop cleaner-upper, lumber hauler, community organizer, and now university professor and mother informs the urgency in her work to find common ground between (her-)self and (an-)other, through the concepts of care and empathy. Each of the works in this exhibition highlights her deep engagement with the stories of everyday people, mundane routines, and a desire to build an inclusive society. Marisa Morán Jahn: the Mighty and the Mythic celebrates and acknowledges the daily struggles and minor victories of the 99 percent that make up the spirit of our society in the twenty-first century.

Artwork by Marisa Morán Jahn: The Driver (detail), from MIRROR | MASK series, featuring Darlyne Komukama. 2017, Uganda

Exhibition:Abstraction, Color, and Politics in the Early 1970s
2019-02-17 12:00 - 17:00 | Museum of Art
Can abstract art be about politics? In the early 1970s, that question was hotly debated as artists, critics, and the public grappled with the relationship between art, politics, race, and feminism. Many of those debates centered on bringing to light the roles that gender and race played in how “great modern art” was defined and assessed, and on employing art to advance civil rights. Within this discourse, abstraction had an especially fraught role. To many, the decision by women artists and artists of color to make abstract art seemed to represent a retreat from politics and protest: an abnegation of a commitment to civil rights and feminism. "Abstraction, Color, and Politics in the Early 1970s" presents large-scale work by four leading American artists—Helen Frankenthaler, Sam Gilliam, Al Loving, and Louise Nevelson—who chose abstraction as a means of expression within the intense political climate of the early 1970s.

Lead support for "Abstraction, Color, and Politics in the Early 1970s" is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, Michigan Medicine, the Richard and Rosann Noel Endowment Fund, the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment, and the University of Michigan Institute for Research on Women and Gender. Additional generous support is provided by the Robert and Janet Miller Fund and the University of Michigan Department of Political Science.

Performance:Student Recital: Alex David Gurchinoff, saxophone
2019-02-17 12:30 | Off Campus Location - McIntosh Theatre
PROGRAM: Creston - Sonata, op. 19; Bonneau - Caprice en Forme de Valse; Ibert - Concertino da Camera.

Exhibition:Exhibition | Ancient Color
2019-02-17 13:00 - 16:00 | Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
The Roman world was a colorful place. Although we often associate the Romans with white marble statues, these statues — as well as Roman homes, clothing, and art — were vibrant with color. This exhibition examines colors in the ancient Roman world, how these colors were produced, where they were found, what the Romans thought about them, and how we study them today. We hope that visitors will think about what different colors mean to them, and how these meanings compare to the roles of colors in the ancient Roman world.

Curators: Catherine Person and Caroline Roberts

View the online exhibition: http://exhibitions.kelsey.lsa.umich.edu/ancient-color/

Performance:Jazzy Ash & The Leaping Lizards
2019-02-17 13:00 | Off Campus Location
Jazzy Ash grew up with a mother from New Orleans and a father from Trinidad, and music infused her home life every day, from jazz to Caribbean rhythms to the lively children’s music which was playing all the time for the kids in her mother’s home day care. She often spent summers in New Orleans with her aunts and grandparents, enjoying the culture and music that permeated their West Bank neighborhood. Later on, after becoming mom to two sons, she earned a degree in early childhood development and embarked on her music education program, Leaping Lizards Music, and that evolved into a band, Jazzy Ash and The Leaping Lizards. They've had the pleasure of performing at Lincoln Center and Symphony Space in New York, Getty Center in California, World Cafe Live in Philadelphia, Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts, and the Ann Arbor Summer Festival. Jazzy Ash's music has been featured by LA Times and NPR, and continues to top the children's music charts.

Series tickets for four children's shows available (this show, plus Justin Roberts 1/13, Gemini 3/24, and Recess Monkey 5/5)!

Tickets:

Adult:

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Kids:

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Ceremony / Service:Let Freedom Ring: Sunday Service Celebration During Black History Month
2019-02-17 13:00 - 14:30 | Trotter Multicultural Center - Basement
Another “Chicken-N-Jesus” production! Time of Praise, Prayer, Production, and Poultry! All pigmentations are welcome as we forge ahead 400 years since the first African was kidnapped from Ghana. Special Guests: Michigan Gospel Chorale & Labor of Love Church Praise Team. Words of Encouragement: Dr. Charles Hawthorne, Pastor of Labor of Love Church. Sunday @ Trotter House @ 1:00 pm

Presentation:Abstraction, Color, and Politics in the Early 1970s
2019-02-17 14:00 - 15:00 | Museum of Art
Abstraction, Color, and Politics in the Early 1970s explores large-scale works of art by Helen Frankenthaler, Louise Nevelson, Sam Gilliam, and Al Loving, within the context of highly-charged debates of the early 1970s about aesthetics, politics, race, and feminism. This exhibition explores the gendered and racialized terms upon which great art was defined and assessed, and the strategy of artists to question the identity and aesthetics of the artist making the art. UMMA docents will help visitors look through the lens of the four artists’ works to explore the aesthetic choices inherent in abstraction as well as the acts of staining, pouring, draping, —or even taking apart the wall itself—within this charged political context.

UMMA gratefully acknowledges the following donors for their generous support of this exhibition:

Lead Exhibition Sponsors: University of Michigan Office of the Provost, Michigan Medicine, and College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

Exhibition Endowment Donors: Richard and Rosann Noel Endowment Fund, Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment, and Robert and Janet Miller Fund

University of Michigan Funding Partners: Institute for Research on Women and Gender, School of Social Work, Department of Political Science, and Department of Women's Studies

Performance:Broadway Our Way
2019-02-17 14:00 | Walgreen Drama Center - Stamps Auditorium
Broadway Our Way is the capstone concert for Tony-nominated guest artist Michael McElroy's residency. The students of the Department of Musical Theatre will join McElroy in performance for an evening of musical theatre songs reimagined and arranged by McElroy through African American musical idioms.

McElroy is the founding artistic director of the Grammy-nominated Broadway Inspiration Voices, a diverse, professional choir of Broadway artists, united to change lives through the power of music and service. The residency and capstone concert are made possible through a generous donation of the Benard L. Mass Foundation.

This event is free and seating is limited.

Other:UMMA Book Club: The Age of the Internet in Comic Books
2019-02-17 14:00 - 16:00 | Museum of Art
In conjunction with the exhibition Art in the Age of the Internet, 1989 to Today, UMMA and Vault of Midnight-Ann Arbor partner to present a book club that will read and discuss three comic books that explore some of the extreme possibilities of life in the age of the internet. Books include: The Private Eye (January 20), Snot Girl vol. 1 (February 17), and Bitch Planet vol 1 (March 10). Pick and choose your favorites or come to the whole series. Books will be available for sale at Vault of Midnight. All are invited to read and participate. Please note that these comic books deal with mature material.

Art in the Age of the Internet, 1989 to Today is organized by the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston and curated by Eva Respini, Barbara Lee Chief Curator, with Jeffrey De Blois, Assistant Curator.

Major support is provided by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.

​UMMA gratefully acknowledges the following donors for their generous support:

Lead Exhibition Sponsors:
Candy and Michael Barasch, University of Michigan Office of the Provost, Ross School of Business, Michigan Medicine, and the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs

Individual and Family Foundation Donors:
William Susman and Emily Glasser; The Applebaum Family Compass Fund: Pamela Applebaum and Gaal Karp, Lisa Applebaum; P.J. and Julie Solit; Vicky and Ned Hurley; Ann and Mel Schaffer; Mark and Cecilia Vonderheide; and Jay Ptashek and Karen Elizaga

University of Michigan Funding Partners:
School of Information; College of Literature, Science, and the Arts; Michigan Engineering; Institute for Research on Women and Gender; Institute for the Humanities; Department of History of Art; Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning; Department of American Culture; School of Education; Department of Film, Television, and Media; Digital Studies Program; and Department of Communication Studies

Film Screening:2019 Iranian Film Festival of Ann Arbor
2019-02-17 15:00 - 17:00 | Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) - Rackham Amphitheatre
January 20: Tehran Has No More Pomegranates (2006), directed by Massoud Bakhshi

January 27: Marriage of the Blessed (1989), directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf

February 3: The Hidden Half (2001), directed by Tahmineh Milani

February 10: No One Knows About Persian Cats (2009), directed by Bahman Ghobadi

February 17: The Salesman (2016), directed by Asghar Farhadi

February 24: Sound and Fury (2016), directed by Houman Seyedi

Every Sunday at 3:00PM | Rackham Amphitheatre
915 E. Washington St., Ann Arbor, MI 48109

For more information, visit https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/iranian-studies/filmfest

Performance:Student Recital: Christopher Jalilevand & Michael Gerace, trombone
2019-02-17 15:00 | Stearns Building - Cady Room
PROGRAM: Bozza - Ballade; Mutter - Ages; Crespo - Improvisation no. 1; Kenny - Fanfare; Peaslee - Arrows of Time; Cutler - Twenty Tricky Tunes for Two Trombones.

Workshop / Seminar:The Premodern Colloquium. To Fix the Rules of the Path of Proper Conduct: Maitraka Inscriptions
2019-02-17 15:30 - 18:00 | Off Campus Location
The Premodern Colloquium is a faculty and graduate student discussion group, now in its fortieth year. We normally meet four times each term on Sunday afternoons to discuss work in progress presented by local and visiting scholars, usually book chapters, articles, and dissertation chapters.

Lecture / Discussion:Cyprus Now: A Conversation with Ambassador Marios Lysiotis
2019-02-17 16:00 - 19:00 | Michigan League - Kalamazoo Room
Cosponsored by the Hellenic Student Association and AHEPA District #10

Ambassador Lysiotis will talk on his vision for Cyprus today. UM students will lead a Q & A with the larger community. A reception will follow.

Marios Lysiotis is Ambassador of the Republic of Cyprus to the United States. Prior to his current appointment, Mr. Lysiotis served as Diplomatic Advisor to the Minister of Defense and as Ambassador of the Republic of Cyprus to France; to the Permanent Delegate to UNESCO; to Austria and to the Permanent Representative to the United Nations Organization in Vienna. He was also Permanent Representative to the OSCE; Deputy Director of the Diplomatic Office of the President of Cyprus; Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe; Member of the Diplomatic Office of the President of Cyprus; Deputy Director, Cyprus Question Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Counsellor, Permanent Delegation to the European Union; Attaché, Embassy in Stockholm, Sweden; Member of the Cabinet, Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs; and Diplomatic Advisor to the President of Cyprus.

Ambassador Lysiotis holds Bachelor’s degrees in Philosophy and in Political Science, a Master's degree Political Science, and a D.E.A. in Political Studies. He speaks Greek, French, and English. He is married to Eleni Michaelidou-Lysioti and has a daughter, Sophia.

Performance:Faculty Recital: Andrew Jennings, violin
2019-02-17 16:00 | Off Campus Location - Britton Recital Hall
In 2018 we celebrated the 100th birthdays of both Leonard Bernstein and George Rochberg. While Bernstein’s presence and influence has been front and center, that of Rochberg has perhaps been even more important (though less publicised.) He basically changed the whole nature of American composition in the late twentieth-century; there is literally almost no music of the last 40 years that has not been touched by his compositions. In 1970 he announced with his Caprice Variations for Solo Violin his intention to change everything and with the Third String Quartet closely following succeeded in doing just that! Come hear the music that changed everything.

Social / Informal Gathering:Black History Month: Soul Food Sundays!
2019-02-17 17:00 - 19:00 | Trotter Multicultural Center
Join us every Sunday in February to eat, meet and greet, and celebrate Black History Month!

Every Sunday will feature a different Soul Food/African Caterer!

Special Guest BSU: 2/17/19, 5-7PM
BHM Closing Ceremony: 2/24/19, 5-7PM

Performance:Bonjour Berlin: Margrit Straßburger, German Actress-Chanteuse
2019-02-17 17:00 - 19:00 | East Quadrangle - Keene Theater
German actress-chanteuse Margrit Straßburger presents a literary-musical collage about German-Jewish poet, Mascha Kaléko, whose poems capture the atmosphere of Weimar Berlin, as well as the experience of exile, with melancholy, irony and humor.

In German with piano accompaniment by Michelle Papenfuss.

Class / Instruction:TBP Drop-in Tutoring
2019-02-17 17:30 - 19:00 | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building - 1008
Spend some time helping by fellow students with your classes! Classes include intro Physics, Math, Chemistry, and Engineering courses.

Other:Advanced Beginner Lesson
2019-02-17 18:00 - 19:00 | Openfloor Studio
This class builds on the skills and content you've already learned in the beginner class. We encourage you to take the beginner class that follows to reinforce what you learned and it’s already included in the price you pay! The last lesson of the series is dedicated to testing into the Intermediate class.

Timing
6:00 PM Registration
6:10 PM Adv Beginner Class
7:00 PM Registration
7:10 PM Beginner Class
8:00 PM Practica
We look forward to seeing you there!

Meeting:SLE Board Meeting
2019-02-17 18:00 - 19:00 | Oxford Housing - Noble Lounge
Take on leadership by joining the SLE Board! Plan activities and events and work together to take action in your community.

Meeting:Michigan Review of Prisoner Creative Writing Meeting
2019-02-17 18:30 - 20:00 | East Quadrangle - 1807
The Michigan Review of Prisoner Creative Writing seeks to showcase the talent and diversity from Michigan's best incarcerated writers. The Review features writing from both beginning and experienced writers- writing that comes from the heart, that is unique, well-crafted, and lively. It is a publication by the Prison Creative Arts Project, a nationally recognized program committed to bringing those impacted by the justice system and the University of Michigan community into artistic collaboration for mutual learning and growth.

If you would like to volunteer, the commitment level for this meeting is flexible, drop by when you have a chance or come as often as you would like.

Meetings are from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm in EQ 1807, the Conference Room in the Residential College. During meetings you will read and vote on creative writing that has been submitted to the review.

Other:Beginner Lesson Series
2019-02-17 19:00 - 21:00 | openfloor studio
Lesson 6 of a 6-week course that covers the fundamental movements in Brazilian Zouk Dance. You do not need a partner to take this class, but we always encourage you to bring your friends! No dance experience required; walk-ins welcome.
If you would like to jump right into this class please note you must know the basic step, viradinha, and lateral as minimum for this lesson.Timing
7:00 PM Registration
7:10 PM Beginner Class
8:00 PM PracticaWe look forward to seeing you there!

Performance:HEARTS FOR RECOVERY
2019-02-17 19:30 | Off Campus Location
Proceeds benefit Dawn Farm, a Michigan addiction treatment center with an emphasis on the recovering community as the most important source of healing and recovery support for our clients. Dawn Farm is a a 501c(3) non-profit organization.
