Community Service:Homework Help at The Children's Center
2022-08-07 00:00 - 23:59 (America/Detroit) | The Children's Center
The Homework Help program offers children assistance with their homework assignments. Children are encouraged to bring homework and are paired with a volunteer to assist them. This program is a critical service in helping children thrive. Volunteers give children the tools they need to be successful in school.Virtual and in-person volunteer opportunities are available. If you would like to volunteer, please start the enrollment process by creating an account on the Children Center's Volunteer Site found HERE. After your account is created, the Children's Center will reach out to you within 2 business days to answer any questions and discuss the next steps.In accordance with the CMS Vaccine Mandate, those volunteering in-person at the Children’s Center are required to be fully vaccinated and must provide proof of full vaccination upon request.

Auditions:Spring Awakening Auditions Due!
2022-08-07 00:00 - 23:59 | Online
Interested in performing in Spring Awakening at the Arthur Miller Theatre? Go ahead and send in an audition to our audition form by 11:59pm on Sunday, September 11!

Careers / Jobs:UROP 2022-2023 Rising Sophomore Applications Open
2022-08-07 07:00 - 23:59 | Off Campus Location
The Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program is now accepting applications for students who will be rising sophomores during the 2022-2023 academic year.

Learn more and apply today at http://myumi.ch/uropsophomore

Rising Sophomore Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis.

Careers / Jobs:Apply to Changing Gears
2022-08-07 08:00 - 23:00 | Off Campus Location
Changing Gears (CG) is a UROP program designed primarily for community college transfer students who will be attending the University of Michigan, but also serves students transferring from 4 year institutions. Students in the CG Program become a part of an ongoing faculty-driven research, scholarly or creative project in their field of interest. Students learn valuable academic skills, applying these skills to their research project, academics, and future career opportunities, while receiving academic credit or compensation for their efforts in research work.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
Learn more about Changing Gears at: myumi.ch/uropcg

Exhibition:Map ≠ Territory: Distortion and Power in Cartography
2022-08-07 08:00 - 19:00 | Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library, 2nd Floor
More than strict representations of the world we inhabit, maps are social constructions that embody the interests of their creators. Map ≠ Territory deconstructs maps that have been used to subjugate, appropriate, and oppress, as well as the maps that counter that power through emancipation and advocacy. The exhibit critically engages with materials that span from the colonial era to modern-day Detroit.

The exhibit is available in the Clark Library (second floor Hatcher) during Hatcher Library hours. Please verify hours on the library's website: https://www.lib.umich.edu

Exhibition:The Dance for Mother Earth Powwow
2022-08-07 08:00 - 19:00 | Hatcher Graduate Library - North Lobby (just off the Diag)
This exhibit features various aspects of the Native North American powwow. More specifically, it features the history and culture behind Ann Arbor’s "Dance for Mother Earth Powwow," which is approaching its much-anticipated 50th celebration.

The Dance for Mother Earth Powwow is a multi-decade, intertribal celebration of Indigenous cultures. It grew from its early beginnings as a small gathering in a field just outside of Ann Arbor into one of the largest student-led powwows in North America. The event attracts crowds of thousands — dancers, singers, artists, tribal members from across the country, and non-Indigenous members of the community.

Stop by to learn more about The Dance for Mother Earth Powwow, modern Indigenous culture, and resources to connect to today on campus.

This exhibition was curated by Michigan Library Scholar interns, Allison Jiang and Andrea Medina. The Michigan Library Scholars internship program provides undergraduate students with the opportunity to research and develop a capstone project under the guidance of experienced library professionals at one of the largest academic research libraries in the world.

Careers / Jobs:UROP Research Scholars Program Application Open
2022-08-07 08:00 - 23:00 | Off Campus Location
The UROP Research Scholars Program is designed for students who want to expand on their first year UROP experience and participate in UROP for a second year at an advanced level. In this program, students build upon the knowledge gained in a first undergraduate research experience to further explore the connections between research, a liberal arts education, and communicating skills to advance their future professional goals. Students are expected to explore various written and oral possibilities for communicating their research process, identifying the limits set by the discipline and the opportunities that lie beyond.

Applications for the 2022-2023 academic year cohort open February 14th.
Priority Deadline for the applications is March 18th

Learn more at: myumi.ch/uroprs

Exhibition:Shared Humanity
2022-08-07 10:00 - 14:30 | Off Campus Location
July 30 - August 31, 2022
Mon-Fri from 8:30am-5pm and Sat-Sun 10am-2:30pm.
Gallery 100 at 100 Silver Maples Dr, Chelsea, MI 48118
Parking available near the main entrance. Please sign in and screen yourself in the entryway.

Additional Information: https://myumi.ch/Nmx2j

Beginning Saturday, July 30, the exhibit Shared Humanity will be featured at Silver Maples in Chelsea from the Prison Creative Arts Project’s (PCAP) private collection. The artwork is for sale and will be on display in the 100 Gallery through August 31, 2022.

According to Sarah Unrath, Curator and Arts Programming Coordinator of PCAP, “the exhibition is designed to connect viewer to artist through the wide gamut of their human experiences. We all have dreams, memories, goals, pasts. We all process emotions of anger, joy, grief, nostalgia. We have specially selected works that show a culmination of ways artists in prison have dealt with complex realities of being human.”

The curatorial staff at PCAP worked closely with artists who were formerly incarcerated, and the team at Silver Maples, to select works that would fit the theme of this exhibition and be of interest to the broader audience. Visitors will see works from familiar artists, including Andy Wynkoop, An ArtsyGuy, RIK, Roger (Free-Hand) Stephenson, and many others.

“This exhibition centralizes intersecting themes and multi-faceted layers of what it means to be human. Our hope is to challenge the lens through which the exhibit audience looks at people in prison. Coming out of a season that has worn us thin of human connection, this exhibit presents a unique opportunity to engage in powerful dialogue inspired by the art in Shared Humanity,” says Unrath

The 100 Gallery is open Mon-Fri are 8:30am-5pm and Sat-Sun 10am-2:30pm.
Admission is free and open to the public.
Sales will be conducted in person on Saturday, August 6 with alternative phone sale appointments available: https://myumi.ch/DJ6M5

Special Storytelling Event: Creating Art Inside
Saturday, Aug 6, 2022 @ 2:00pm
Maples Room at 100 Silver Maples Dr, Chelsea, MI 48118

In this hour, we take a look into the lives of artists that created work in the most difficult of circumstances: prison. Hear first hand about their lived experiences and the impact art-making had on their time behind the walls. Hosted by the Prison Creative Arts Project. In-person art sales will be available before and after the event.

Presentation:Science Forum Demo
2022-08-07 11:00 - 11:15 | Museum of Natural History
Join us in the Science Forum for a 15-20 minute engaging science demonstration that will help you see the world in a whole new way. Demonstrations are free and appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above. Schedule subject to change.

Shedding Light on Magnets
What makes a magnet magnetic? Why do they stick together? Join us as we explore magnetism, magnetic fields, and even what that has to do with your cell phone. We will highlight how researchers use light to study the magnetism of new materials.

Made possible by a grant from the National Science Foundation.

Presentation:Expedition Reef
2022-08-07 12:30 - 13:15 | Museum of Natural History
Learn the secrets of the “rainforests of the sea” as you embark on an oceanic safari of the world’s most vibrant—and endangered—marine ecosystems. Expedition Reef immerses you in an undersea adventure. Along the way, discover how corals grow, feed, reproduce, and support over 25% of all marine life on Earth.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

Exhibition:A Perfect Pairing of Cookbooks and Dinnerware
2022-08-07 13:00 - 19:00 | Hatcher Graduate Library - Audubon Room, 1st floor
A dozen selections from the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive from our Special Collections Research Center have been perfectly paired with dishes from the International Museum of Dinnerware Design to provide a feast for the eyes.

A “perfect pairing” usually refers to a taste compatibility between wine and a food group, such as wine and cheese. For example, some believe a perfect pairing would be Cabernet with duck confit with turnips or Pinot Noir with bison rib eye steaks with roasted garlic — wines with sauces, spicy food, hors d’oeurvres, etc. But other things can be perfectly paired such as fruit and cheese, a couple, or a clothing selection.

Sometimes pairs are made more perfect when they are catalysts for the imagination. That is what curators Margaret Carney, Ph.D., and Juli McLoone are serving in "A Perfect Pairing of Cookbooks and Dinnerware." The right ingredients along with an inspired recipe creates a delicious and beautiful meal that is enhanced when the cuisine is presented on a thoughtfully curated table setting, or, we hope, in a thoughtfully curated exhibit. Bon Appetit!

Presentation:Sky Tonight
2022-08-07 13:30 - 14:15, 2022-08-07 15:30 - 16:15 | Museum of Natural History
A live presentation on what to find in the sky tonight and for the coming few weeks. This presentation includes how to find the cardinal directions on your own by finding the North Star, current and upcoming constellations, visible planets, a few deep sky objects depending on the season, and other interesting astronomical visualizations. If you want to be able to look up from your own backyard and know what to look for, this is the show for you.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

The planetarium is operating at half capacity to maximize distancing between viewers.

Presentation:Tales of the Maya Skies
2022-08-07 14:30 - 15:15 | Museum of Natural History
Tales of the Maya Skies immerses viewers in the wonders of Maya science, cosmology and myth. This beautifully illustrated story takes us back in time to the jungles of Mexico to discover how Mayan scholars developed a sophisticated understanding of astronomy, architecture, and mathematics that enabled them to predict solstices, solar eclipses, weather patterns and planetary movements.

The state-of-the-art Planetarium & Dome Theater at the U-M Museum of Natural History transports visitors beyond distant stars and back in time from the comfort of reclining seats. Tickets $8. Tickets are available on the day of the show at the Museum Store.

The planetarium is operating at half capacity to maximize distancing between viewers.

Presentation:Science Forum Discovery Demos
2022-08-07 15:00 - 15:15 | Museum of Natural History
Join us in the Science Forum for 15-20 minute engaging science demonstrations that will help you see the world in a whole new way. Demonstrations are free and appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above. Schedule subject to change.

No demos on October 14th or 15th.

How to Become a Fossil
Explore how fossils form and what parts of animals can become fossilized! How old are the earliest fossils? How old does something have to be before it is considered a fossil? You’ll touch some real fossils, learn the different types of fossil evidence, and discover what is necessary to become a fossil. Finally, we’ll discuss what kinds of things fossils can tell us, and how fossil casts are made in the museum!

Performance:Billy Gilman
2022-08-07 19:30 - 22:30 | Off Campus Location
As a child star, Billy Gilman burst onto the national stage in 2000 with the monster hit single “One Voice.” His debut album was certified double platinum in the United States, and he was included in the Guinness Book of World Records for being the youngest singer to ever reach #1 on the Billboard Top Country Album charts. He has sold ten million albums worldwide and garnered awards and nods from The Grammy’s, the Academy of Country Music, the Country Music Association, Billboard Magazine, and the American Music Association. Now, Billy Gilman is eager to come back and share his new music and his new sound with his fans after soaring to the finale of NBC television’s The Voice. “It took me a good while to figure out exactly who I was, musically speaking,” Billy says. “As a little kid, sometimes I was just told what to sing. But now I have enjoyed coming into my own and discovering what it really is that I want to sing. And I think that my fans will dig what they hear.” He’s drawn to country storytelling tunes, and his coach, Adam Levine of Maroon 5, said “You can emote so well. You can draw people in so easily.” He’s still got it!
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