BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//UM//UM*Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Detroit TZURL:http://tzurl.org/zoneinfo/America/Detroit X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Detroit BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20070311T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20071104T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251204T172959 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T073000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T203000 SUMMARY:Presentation:Clinical Faculty/ Faculty Senate Dialogues DESCRIPTION:A new Faculty Senate initiative—the Clinical Faculty / Faculty Senate Dialogues—will help the Faculty Senate better understand the concerns\, issues\, and perspectives of Clinical Faculty. In 2023\, the Faculty Senate expanded to include all faculty with at least a 50% appointment as a clinical professor (assistant\, associate\, and full). So that the Faculty Senate can better connect with its new clinical members\, this new initiative will feature a number of listening sessions.\n\nDo you have something you’d like to discuss with Faculty Governance? Do you want to learn more about what Faculty Governance is and does? Then please join us for coffee\, bagels\, and conversation! \n\nThe first event is catered specifically to Pediatricians and OB/GYNs. Additional events open to ALL clinical faculty members will follow. This page will be updated with information about those additional events\, once available. \n\nThese events are hosted by SACUA Chair Derek Peterson\, SACUA Vice Chair and Clinical Assistant Professor Soumya Rangarajan\, and the Faculty Senate Office. \n \nEVENTS: \n\nClinical Faculty / Faculty Senate Dialogues\n\nSession #1: For Pediatricians and OB/GYNs\n\nDecember 8\, 2025\n\n7:30am- 8:30am\n\nG1320 Towsley Center \n\n1515 Hospital Drive\nAnn Arbor\, MI 48109 UID:142394-21890791@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142394 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Clinical Faculty,Medicine LOCATION:Towsley Center for Cont. Med Ed - G1320 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250904T104107 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Consequence - Group Art Exhibition - Art as Environmental Activism DESCRIPTION:This group exhibition is an in-depth exploration of the role of art as a powerful catalyst for environmental activism. At first glance\, these works each possess striking beauty. However\, a closer inspection reveals a profound and often unsettling depth that challenges one’s perceptions. \n\nThe artworks are imbued with many layers of meaning\, inviting us to engage critically with the themes presented and encouraging us to reflect on our often-fraught relationship with the natural world. Through a variety of mediums and techniques\, these works prompt us to confront uncomfortable truths about climate change\, habitat loss\, and the disappearing biodiversity around us. \n\nCampbell’s captivating “Heatscape” series transforms what is often an intangible concept into the tangible realm by visually translating heat distribution data to depict the impact of urban design on climate. This series offers a profound exploration of the intriguing phenomenon known as \"urban heat islands”\, a term that describes urban areas that absorb and radiate significantly more heat than their surrounding rural landscapes due to human activities and infrastructure.\n\n“Heatscape” invites us to engage in a deeper reflection about the profound impact that human ingenuity has wielded over the natural world\, serving as a visual reminder of our responsibility to urban design that is considerate to the environment and communities it impacts. This work challenges us to recognize the interplay between our lifestyles and the environment\, urging a dialogue about sustainable practices that could mitigate the effects of these heat islands.\n\nSnider’s work powerfully illustrates the remnants of industrialization\, capturing the unsettling essence of its aftermath. In his art\, we encounter an urban landscape that is strikingly devoid of human presence\, creating an almost haunting atmosphere. This absence of people amplifies the eerie feeling and serves as a warning about the enduring consequences of industrial progress. It prompts viewers to reflect on the environmental impact and the transformations that society has undergone\, urging us to consider what aspects of our world will persist in the wake of such change. Ultimately\, Snider’s poignant depictions challenge us to confront the stark reality of a landscape altered by human activity\, inviting contemplation on both the beauty and the desolation that can coexist in our modern environments.\n\nSandra Osip’s sculptures delve deeply into the juxtaposition of decay and destruction alongside the concepts of life and growth. Through her abstract structures\, she illustrates the profound effects climate change has on our urban landscapes and the planet as a whole. These pieces serve as a poignant reminder of the delicate balance between nature and human impact\, while Osip’s imaginative flowers evoke a sense of nostalgia and loss\, symbolizing the beauty of what has been irretrievably diminished in our world. By celebrating these natural forms\, she not only honors the richness of biodiversity but also raises awareness about the environmental crisis we face.\n\nCassells’ work not only celebrates a profound connection to nature and sustainable practices but also serves to illuminate the significant impact that climate change has on vulnerable communities. Through her art\, she investigates the intricate relationships between different environmental systems\, emphasizing how they are all interconnected. \n\nBy delving into these themes\, Cassells sheds light on the challenges faced by communities that often bear the brunt of climate change despite contributing the least to the problem. Her exploration encourages a deeper understanding of how environmental changes affect social structures and the lives of people in marginalized areas. In doing so\, she advocates for greater awareness and action to address these issues\, ultimately promoting a more sustainable and equitable future for all. \n\nShanna Merola’s photo-collages are informed by the stories of environmental justice struggles past and present. Shanna Merola and Halima Afi Cassells collaborated on collage and interactive installations for over five years. Researching\, wandering\, photographing\, and creating together while interrogating the interconnectedness of environmental degradation\, and global corporatism\, and community response.\n\nSobel takes a more straightforward approach by helping us begin to grasp the reality of living in a world affected by climate change. Her work described as “wilderness-based\, science-inspired”\, serves as a bridge\, connecting viewers to experiences that might seem too distant or unfolding too slowly for most people to comprehend firsthand. In doing so\, she not only raises awareness but also encourages dialogue about the pressing challenges our planet faces. Through her work\, Sobel facilitates a deeper understanding of the interconnection between humanity and the environment\, compelling us to reflect on our role in addressing these urgent issues.\n\nThese diverse approaches to creating art serve as powerful connections to the most critical and pressing environmental issues of our time. This engagement serves to deepen our understanding of these challenges from multiple perspectives\, including cultural\, social\, and scientific viewpoints. \nFurthermore\, these approaches are not only meant to inform but also to inspire. They challenge us to reconsider our relationship with the planet and encourage us to take actionable steps toward sustainability. UID:138082-21881902@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138082 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Detroit,Diversity Equity and Inclusion,Ecology,Environment,Exhibition,Festival,Free,Humanities,Natural Sciences,Nature,Science,Visual Arts LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 18 - Rotunda Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260105T142534 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:II Photo Contest Exhibit DESCRIPTION:The International Institute (II) will be exhibiting all photos submitted to the 2024-25 II Photo Contest. The contest was open to all students affiliated with the II and/or its centers and programs\, either through funding or study.\n\nSubmission categories include:\nGo Blue! - Showing U-M pride abroad\nThe World Is Your Classroom - Showing a facet of the student’s research\, work\, or study abroad\nEncounters & Vistas - Discovering cultural differences\, encountering the unfamiliar\, and finding unexpected moments abroad\n\nOn display through January 30\, 2026.\nLocation: Room 547 Weiser Hall\, 5th Floor Gallery Space UID:143218-21892452@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143218 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,International Education,international institute,Photo Exhibit,photography,visual arts LOCATION:Weiser Hall - Room 547 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251114T111221 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T235900 SUMMARY:Other:Nam Center for Korean Studies Mascot Design Contest DESCRIPTION:📣 Announcing the Nam Center for Korean Studies Mascot Contest! 📣\n\nAre you creative\, passionate about Korean culture\, or someone who loves bringing people together? Help us design the Nam Center’s very first mascot! We invite students\, faculty\, staff\, and community members to submit ideas that celebrate Korea’s vibrant spirit and culture\, as well as the mission of the Nam Center.\n\nHow to Enter:\nAnyone regardless of their affiliation and age can enter the contest! Submit your original mascot design (sketch\, painting\, or digital art)\, along with a brief description of your mascot’s personality and meaning [https://myumi.ch/4mEjZ].\n\nDeadline for Entries: December 10\, 11:59 PM (EST)\, 2025\n\nWinner Announcement: Winners will be officially announced on December 21 on our Facebook page and notified via email.\n\nPrizes: \n🥇 First Place: Your design will become the official Nam Center mascot! You’ll receive either a custom 6-inch plush keychain or a larger plush (based on your design)\, along with a $250 gift card.\n🥈 Second Place: Honorable mention\, Nam Center tote bag\, and a $100 gift card.\n🥉 Third Place: Recognition\, Nam Center tote bag\, and a $50 gift card.\nPrizes will be mailed to you.\n\n⭐ Rules & Submission ⭐\n - Submit one mascot character drawing (.jpg or .png file / maximum file size 20 MB)\n - Your design should be truly original and represent the vibrant Nam Center for Korean Studies.\n - Each entrant can submit only one design.\n - Your creation must be entirely your own—and exclusively yours!\n - Designs must not have been previously published.\n - No existing logos\, brands\, or unauthorized third-party images.\n - You may add a creative emblem with “Nam Center\,” “Nam Center for Korean Studies\,” or “NCKS” to your design! It could be featured in future Nam Center promos.\n - A caption giving your mascot a name and a personality—tell us what inspired your design! \n - By entering\, you’ll confirm that you’ve read and agree to the terms outlined on the contest page.\n\n🏆 Winner Selection 🏆\nAfter the deadline\, a panel of judges from the Nam Center and the U-M International Institute will review your brilliant entries! They’ll be looking for:\n - Outstanding originality and creativity\n - A compelling connection to the Nam Center’s culture and mission\n - Clarity and quality in the design\n - Overall impact\n\nConditions: \n - Winners will be contacted by email and need to reply within 7 business days. If we don’t hear back\, another winner may be chosen.\n - Judges may request minor tweaks for the winning design. You’ll have 10 days to review and approve any changes.\n - If we don’t receive enough high-quality entries\, we may extend the deadline or decide not to select a winner.\n\nUnleash your creativity and show us the heart of the Nam Center! Good luck and have fun! ⭐\n\nFor questions\, please contact outreachkorea@umich.edu. UID:141870-21889577@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141870 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:animation,Art,Asian Languages And Cultures,Korea,Korean Studies LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250806T143931 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Best Used By DESCRIPTION:Narsiso Martinez’s art practice\, drawing upon his own experience as a farmworker\, honors the people performing the essential labor required to fill produce sections and restaurant kitchens around the country through portraiture on discarded materials\, such as cardboard boxes and paper grocery bags. Best Used By highlights timely issues regarding worker invisibility and anonymity. As part of his project\, Martinez will be researching archives related to regional agricultural history and engaging with local food service workers. UID:137200-21879929@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137200 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,History,Humanities,Immigration,Multicultural,Social Justice,Visual Arts LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250908T171134 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T163000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Brothers and Uncles\, Kings and Typecutters DESCRIPTION:Explore the evolution of the printed page through the prism of one remarkable family of scholar-printers. \n\nPrinting changed the speed and scale at which information circulated. Over a century\, scholarly printers competed to produce carefully edited editions. As they produced more and more\, they developed methods\, such as page-layout and indices\, to make their books easy to read\, and they created dictionaries and reference books so a reader could get more from their books.\n\nThe Estienne family of printers are among the most renowned and long-lasting printing houses of the era. Family links and investment in scholarly training helped them to sustain a business in the print trade for six generations in France and Switzerland.\n\nThe Special Collections Research Center holds nearly 80 imprints dating from the first years of the sixteenth century into the reign of Louis XIV. View nineteen examples chosen to show the breadth of the Michigan Estienne collection in an era of amazing change.\n\nImage: Detail from \"Polemōnos\, Himeriou\, kai allōn tinōn meletai\,\" by Henri Estienne\, Paris 1567. The Olive tree device is the best-known emblem of the Estienne house\, surviving in over a dozen forms. First used by Robert I in 1526\, it refers to a passage in Romans 11 that praises humility in the face of divine will. UID:139020-21884647@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139020 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Books,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Exhibit Space, Special Collections Research Center, 6th floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250904T103904 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Cathy Barry Art Exhibition DESCRIPTION:Cathy Barry has a profound connection to the natural world\, which has shaped her artistic journey. She focuses on expressing gratitude\, compassion\, and a sense of responsibility towards environmental protection. After years of working with traditional media such as oil\, acrylic\, and watercolor\, her art is transitioning to more sustainable materials. The pigments she uses in her collages are sourced entirely from plants\, all collected and processed by Cathy herself from various locations throughout Michigan. This natural paint has become a vital part of her expressive palette\, driving her to approach her work with a renewed sense of integrity and awareness of our interconnected ecosystem.\n\nIn her collages\, Cathy skillfully combines paper painted with her homemade botanical pigments and intricately punched shapes\, creating a distinctive micro-scale vocabulary. These miniature worlds are thoughtfully assembled within larger contexts\, challenging our perceptions of the universe and our place within it.\n\nRecently\, Cathy has embarked on a new adventure: creating art directly from plant materials. By collecting\, drying\, and weaving leaves\, she has developed an exciting rhythm in her process. Through simple weaving\, twining\, and basketry techniques\, she has deepened her enthusiasm for and connection to the plants surrounding her in her yard and neighborhood. This integration of materials with form and subject in her work evokes a serene wholeness that reflects nature's inherent wisdom. Additionally\, her journey has sparked a curiosity to explore the historical uses and roles of plants throughout history.\n\nCathy Barry is an artist and instructor living and working in Ann Arbor\, Mi. She is a Lecturer in the University of Michigan (UM) Stamps School of Art and Design\, the UM Program in the Environment and the UM Biological Station. UID:138080-21881819@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138080 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,ArtsEngine,Culture,Exhibition,Festival,Free,Natural Sciences,Nature,North Campus,Visual Arts LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 18 - Connection Gallery lower level CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260224T144435 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T100000 SUMMARY:Exercise / Fitness:Chair Aerobics/Stretch\, Strength & Balance/Zumba DESCRIPTION:Lifetime Fitness classes are offered at Briarwood Mall in the JCPenney wing every Monday-Friday from 9-10am. No experience necessary. Classes are specifically designed for older adults\, however\, everyone is welcome. LTF classes are free\, but please consider making a $2/person per class donation as our classes are supported strictly through donations. No registration is necessary\, simply attend when it fits your schedule. UID:134855-21887841@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134855 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:fitness,Health & Wellness LOCATION:Off Campus Location - JCPenney Wing CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251118T140117 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:ICE in the Heartland: Community Impacts of Worksite Immigration Raids DESCRIPTION:ICE in the Heartland showcases a multifaceted project that gathers and disseminates the stories of communities impacted by immigration worksite raids with the aim of bringing underrepresented narratives to news media\, classroom\, and public discourse. This project comprises qualitative public health research conducted in impacted communities and visual arts generated from the research outcomes. Research teams of graduate and undergraduate students from the University of Michigan\, led by Professor William Lopez\, and the University of Iowa\, led by Professor Nicole Novak\, collaborated with a range of community members and organizers at sites of six large-scale immigration worksite raids that occurred in 2018 in Iowa\, Nebraska\, Ohio\, Tennessee\, and Texas. The researchers visited these sites\, spoke to advocates\, detainees\, their families\, and other community members. In conversation with the seventy-seven interviews\, artists Dalia Harris and Carolina Jones Ortiz generated ten images that comprise ICE in the Heartland. On display with the artworks are community member testimonies\, analysis on the public health detriments to immigration worksite raids and deportation\, insights to the artists’ methods\, and the curricular materials used in public outreach programs. \n\nHosted and sponsored by the Institute for Research on Women and Gender and the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies\, U-M. UID:139065-21884801@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139065 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Activism,advocacy,Art,Education,Exhibition,free,Human Rights,immigration,Inequality,institute for research on women and gender,irwg,public health,research,social inequality,social justice,Storytelling,Visual Arts LOCATION:Lane Hall - Lane Hall Exhibit Space--First Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251124T183753 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T170000 SUMMARY:Other:Insurance Outreach Week DESCRIPTION:Health insurance is important for your well-being. If you don't have adequate coverage\, please take advantage of this opportunity through U-M to get health insurance.\n\nBetween December 3-10\, 2025\, the U-M Campus Insurance Office can help you check your eligibility and enrollment steps for Michigan Medicaid\, the Health Insurance (ACA) Marketplace\, or the U-M Domestic Student Health Insurance Plan.\n\nSign up for an appointment here: https://calendar.app.google/oQyCJG7vDu1mrQwp9\nIf the available times don't work for you\, email campusinsurance@umich.edu with your availability. UID:142175-21890172@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142175 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Insurance LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250806T172347 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Suave Mechanicals: A Celebration of Nine Volumes on the Art and History of Bookbinding (2013–2025) DESCRIPTION:Explore the art of judging books by their covers! This exhibit highlights a selection of rare books from the University of Michigan's collections\, each of them representing binding topics featured in \"Suave Mechanicals\,\" the acclaimed nine-volume series dedicated to the study of the art and history of bookbinding. \n\nSpanning from 2013 to 2025\, \"Suave Mechanicals\" contains 85 essays\, 27 of which examine the same type of binding as the artifacts on display. Edited by Julia Miller and published by Cathleen A. Baker of The Legacy Press\, the series was conceived as a platform for fresh\, in-depth scholarship on bookbinding\, from its earliest origins to contemporary practice.  \n\nContributors include first-time authors and established experts — bookbinders\, conservators\, librarians\, curators\, catalogers\, book artists\, collectors\, and historians — offering a vibrant array of voices and insights into the craftsmanship\, culture\, and enduring fascination of bookbinding.\n\nJoin us for Coffee with the Curator on October 1\, 10am-12pm. UID:137103-21879640@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137103 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Books,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Hatcher Gallery Exhibit Room (1st floor) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251212T085640 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T210000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:The Evolution of Campus\, 1838-1963: A Cartographic Celebration of U-M's History DESCRIPTION:Learn about the campus’ history and architecture and explore the campus that might have been. This exhibit highlights the U-M Ann Arbor campus\, both before its creation and throughout its continuous evolution. Featuring the work of famous architects such as Alexander Jackson Davis\, Albert Kahn and Eero Saarinen\, the exhibit presents maps\, plans\, architectural drawings\, proposals\, and photographs of the campus throughout its evolution. \n\nThis exhibit was originally part of a larger exhibit displayed from July 2017 to January 2018 to commemorate U-M's bicentennial. UID:138431-21883038@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138431 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Library,Maps LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library, 2nd Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251211T100746 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T220000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Visual History of the Unions DESCRIPTION:Fourteen artists—alumni and current Stamps students graduating between 1982 and 2026—reinterpret the layered history of the Michigan Unions with original artworks. The exhibition explores stories both celebrated and overlooked:\n• The hidden labor of campus workers\n• Student protests and activism\n• The integration of women into the men’s club\n• Generations of student artmaking\n• Performances by female impersonators \n\nArtists:\nMartyna Alexander – BFA ‘12\nNick Azzaro – BFA ‘04\, MFA ‘22\nLiz Barick Fall – BFA ‘88\nSally Clegg – MFA ‘20\nMary Hafeli – BFA ‘82\nKatie Hammond – BFA ‘04\nEllie Lee – BFA ‘26\nMellisa Lee – BFA ‘22\nAbigail Lowe – MFA ‘24\nMelanie Manos – MFA ‘08\nAngel Manson – BFA ‘22\nToby Millman – MFA ‘07\nAlison Rivett – MFA ‘07\nKatie Shulman – BFA ‘10 UID:141295-21888861@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141295 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Alumni,artists,artists and curators,arts,Arts Initiative,LGBT,Michigan Arts,Visual Arts LOCATION:Michigan Union - Opera Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251211T100746 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T120000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Visual History of the Unions DESCRIPTION:Fourteen artists—alumni and current Stamps students graduating between 1982 and 2026—reinterpret the layered history of the Michigan Unions with original artworks. The exhibition explores stories both celebrated and overlooked:\n• The hidden labor of campus workers\n• Student protests and activism\n• The integration of women into the men’s club\n• Generations of student artmaking\n• Performances by female impersonators \n\nArtists:\nMartyna Alexander – BFA ‘12\nNick Azzaro – BFA ‘04\, MFA ‘22\nLiz Barick Fall – BFA ‘88\nSally Clegg – MFA ‘20\nMary Hafeli – BFA ‘82\nKatie Hammond – BFA ‘04\nEllie Lee – BFA ‘26\nMellisa Lee – BFA ‘22\nAbigail Lowe – MFA ‘24\nMelanie Manos – MFA ‘08\nAngel Manson – BFA ‘22\nToby Millman – MFA ‘07\nAlison Rivett – MFA ‘07\nKatie Shulman – BFA ‘10 UID:141295-21889879@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141295 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Alumni,artists,artists and curators,arts,Arts Initiative,LGBT,Michigan Arts,Visual Arts LOCATION:Michigan Union - Opera Lounge and First Floor Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251212T090011 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:GalleryDAAS Presents: Archives of Resistance: Visuals and Voices from Carceral State Project Research DESCRIPTION:Opening December 8\, 2025 and running through January 2026\nGalleryDAAS| Haven Hall| G648| Monday - Friday 10-4pm\n\nThis exhibit showcases stories of resistance\, resilience\, and hope\, in the face of mass incarceration\, police violence\, immigrant detention\, and systematic racial criminalization. Archives of Resistance presents art\, prisoner correspondence\, research publications\, and archival documentation produced by the component projects of the Carceral State Project. These include: The Reckoning Project\, Immigrant Justice Lab\, Black & Pink at SPH\, ICE in the Heartland\, Critical Carceral Visualities\, Policing & Social Justice HistoryLab\, and Confronting Conditions of Confinement and Resistance. Artwork made by people in prison through Prison Creative Arts Project workshops is also on display. \n\nThe U-M Carceral State Project\, housed within the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies\, brings impacted communities and advocacy organizations together with researchers from the University of Michigan. The CSP was first organized in 2018 and has since grown to involve over a dozen community and campus partners\, many graduate students\, and more than 400 undergraduate researchers. \n\nThrough public scholarship\, creative expression\, multimedia storytelling\, and archival documentation\, we highlight the lived experiences and persistent resistance of those impacted by criminalization\, policing\, incarceration\, immigrant detention\, and other forms of carceral control in the state of Michigan and beyond. The work presented in this exhibit represents only a sliver of the extensive research\, art\, advocacy\, public engagement\, and other products generated by the Carceral State Project over the years. UID:142351-21890653@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142351 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Activism,african and afroamerican studies,Art,Exhibition,History,Law,Local Issues,Political Science,Race,Racism LOCATION:Haven Hall - GalleryDAAS, G648 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251201T111545 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T120000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Robotics Fall Demo Days DESCRIPTION:Check out robotics projects from department courses. Students show off their projects in a variety of ways\, including demos\, talks\, and in competitions. Note: considerable downtime may occur while setting up or cleaning up. Take advantage of our building audio tour (audio.robotics.umich.edu) during breaks.\n\nWednesday\, December 3\nROB 340: Human-Robot Interaction / Presentations / 4:30pm to 6:30pm in FMCRB 2300\n\nThursday\, December 4\nROB 550: Robotic Systems Lab / Competition / 10:30am - 4:30pm in Atrium\n\nMonday\, December 8\nROB 450: Capstone / Demos / 10am - Noon in Atrium\n\nWednesday\, December 10\nROB 311: How to Build Robots & Make Them Move / Competition / 11am - 5pm in Atrium UID:142279-21890353@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142279 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Michigan Robotics,Robotics LOCATION:Ford Robotics Building - Atrium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250611T152053 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T150000 SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:Summer Institute Course - December 2025- Health and Retirement Study (HRS) Workshop DESCRIPTION:December 2025- Health and Retirement Study (HRS) Workshop\nDecember 8-10\, 2025\n10:00am-3:00pm EST\nLive Online via Zoom\n\nThe Health and Retirement Study (hrsonline.isr.umich.edu) Summer Workshop is intended to give participants an introduction to the study that will enable them to use the data for research. HRS is a large-scale longitudinal study with more than 20 years of data on the labor force participation and health transitions that individuals undergo toward the end of their work lives and in the years that follow.\n\nDisability Data in the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) is a 3-day online (Zoom) workshop intended to give participants an overview of the disability data resources in the HRS. Content lectures delivered by HRS co-investigators and content area experts will cover a range of topics including:\n\n● The various ways that disability\, disabling conditions\, health\, and functioning are measured in the HRS\;\n● How measures of disability have changed as the survey has evolved\;\n● How the HRS captures disability benefit receipt in the survey and through and linkage with data from the Social Security Administration\;\n● How disability-related topics like employer accommodations\, assistive technology and personal assistance are measured in the survey.\n\nIn addition to presentations on these topics\, the workshop will feature labs focused on working with work disability measures in Section M and disability spell data in the RAND HRS.\n\nStudents will have the opportunity to present research ideas and receive feedback from the workshop faculty and other students.\n\nThe course is designed for those with experience using HRS data or for those who have taken the introductory HRS workshop. The data training portion assumes some familiarity with STATA.\n\nAmanda Sonnega is a Research Scientist in the Survey Research Center of the Institute for Social Research (ISR) at the University of Michigan (UM)\, where she directs communication\, outreach\, and education efforts for the Health and Retirement Study. She received her Ph.D. through the Department of Health\, Behavior & Society at the Johns Hopkins University and completed a post-doctoral fellowship within the ISR program in Social Environment and Health. She has lectured in the UM School of Public Health\, teaching Psychosocial Factors in Health-related Behavior. Her research focuses on life course trajectories of physical and mental health\; institutional and personal factors associated with vulnerability and resilience in aging individuals\; and work transitions and their broad effects on health and well-being.\n\nThe Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques provides rigorous and high quality graduate level training in all phases of survey research. The noncredit courses are open to all. The courses are live online via Zoom. Registration and payment are required. Course fees are based on the total number of hours assigned to each course\, the hours are listed on the course description. The 2025 schedule lists additional courses. If you have any questions regarding the application process\, please use the online contact form or email the Summer Institute at isr-summer@umich.edu .\n\nThe program teaches state-of-the-art practice and theory in the design\, implementation\, and analysis of surveys. The Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques has presented courses on the sample survey since the summer of 1948\, and has offered such courses every summer since. The Summer Institute uses the sample survey as the basic instrument for the scientific measurement of human activity. It presents sample survey methods in courses designed to meet the educational needs of those specializing in social and behavioral research such as professionals in business\, public health\, natural resources\, law\, medicine\, nursing\, social work\, and many other domains of study. UID:136088-21877833@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136088 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Data,Data Analysis,Data Collection,Data Linkage,Data Management,Data Science,Health,Health And Retirement Study,Health Data,Statistics,Survey Methodology,Survey Methods,Survey Research LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251124T181642 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T123000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Caribbean Soca Music Clinic with Gerion Williams DESCRIPTION:Renowned Trinidian drummer Gerion Williams presents a clinic discussing his career as a self-taught international performer\, his experience playing Soca music with top Caribbean recording artists and steel bands\, and the role of a drumset player in Caribbean Soca music. \n\nGERION WILLIAMS is recognized as one of the most prolific and sought-after drummers in Trinidad and Tobago and regularly plays both throughout the Caribbean and United States. He performs with legendary steel bands such as the Shell Invaders Steel Orchestra and Pan Elders Steel Orchestra\, and performs both live and as a recording artist for the biggest names in Soca\, including Voice The Artiste\, Kes\, Machel Montano\, and more. Gerion is a brand ambassador for Trinbagonian-made KAW Drums. \n\nThis guest artist clinic has been made possible thanks to the Center for World Performance Studies\, the Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives\, and contribution from the SMTD Department of Jazz & Contemporary Improvisation. The clinic is free and open to the public. UID:141790-21889369@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141790 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Lecture,Music,North Campus,Talk,Workshop LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - McIntosh Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251208T102033 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T120000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:CGIS: GCC Portugal Travel Writing - Info Sessions & Drop-in Sessions DESCRIPTION:Want to learn more about GCC Portugal: Travel Writing? Attend this session with CGIS Advisor Cierra Murphy and GCC Portugal Faculty Lead Angele Anderfuren. Course Description: Want to travel and write about it? In this multimedia storytelling course\, you will visit must-see places plus unique finds in-and-around Portugal’s colorful capital Lisbon\, then write and publish travel stories you create using text\, photo\, video\, audio\, and even your own artwork.\n UID:140792-21887643@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/140792 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251202T124245 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T130000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Transfer Lunch and Learn DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, December 8th\, from 11 am - 1 pm in the LSA 1040\, we will be hosting a Transfer Lunch and Learn. We will have a presentation on developing good study habits\, and we will have tabling representatives from Newnan\, the Science Learning Center\, and the Language Resource Center. We are waiting for confirmation from Sweetland\, the Opportunity Hub\, and the Office of First Generation Initiatives.\n\nJoin us for campus resources to help you succeed through finals and beyond!\n\nPizza and Study Survival Kits to be provided UID:142328-21890530@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142328 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Food,Free,Luncheon,Professional Development LOCATION:LSA Building - 1040 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251015T141939 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:For All Ages Exhibit DESCRIPTION:In the 19th century\, new ideas about childhood and education\, along with advances in printing like chromolithography\, made it possible to mass-produce games and toys. These were not only fun to play with but also taught practical skills and moral lessons. Learn about familiar and unique toys and board games throughout American history in the William L. Clements Library’s new exhibit\, “For All Ages” on view weekdays from 12-4 pm between October 3-January 5.\n\nEven though the objects are behind glass\, the co-curators have created an interactive way to explore the display. Visit the exhibit to participate in a scavenger hunt and win a prize! UID:138977-21884455@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138977 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:american history,Exhibit,Free,Fun,Games,In Person,libraries,Library LOCATION:William Clements Library CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250910T092805 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T130000 SUMMARY:Presentation:FoRMS: Food Studies Colloquium DESCRIPTION:Please join The Forum for Research in Medieval Studies (FoRMS) on Monday\, October 8th\, in Tisch 1014\, for our Food Studies Colloquium.\n\nLunch will be provided. UID:139164-21884975@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139164 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:History,Humanities,Social Sciences LOCATION:Tisch Hall - 1014 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251223T063058 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T130000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Resume Lab DESCRIPTION:*RSVP required to attend. Click \"Join Event\" here: https://umich.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/1862642Just getting started building a resume? Have a draft but not sure how to make it better? Want to learn about resources available to revise your resume? Wherever you’re at Resume Lab is a great next step for you. Get real-time\, personalized support in a small group setting by checking out the Resume Lab. We will discuss and educate you on…- Design and format- Writing a great bullet point- Targeting your resume for specific internships/jobs If you're a Graduate Student or Recent Grad\, please make a 1:1 appointment instead of attending the Lab because this event is designed for undergraduates. Note: This event's information is shown in Handshake as well as on theHappening @ Michigan calendar so that it will be seen by a larger number of U-M Students.#UCC UID:141877-21889586@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141877 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251103T121750 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T123000 SUMMARY:Performance:Tiffany Ng\, Anna Jian\, & Austin Zhu\, carillon DESCRIPTION: UID:141452-21888818@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141452 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music LOCATION:Burton Memorial Tower CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251113T121712 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T143000 SUMMARY:Performance:Cello Studio Recital DESCRIPTION:Cello students of Department of Strings faculty member Megan Yip perform a recital. UID:141839-21889514@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141839 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - McIntosh Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251203T111125 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T150000 SUMMARY:Reception / Open House:MESA Love DESCRIPTION:Join us for MESA Love—our end-of-year open house celebrating the accomplishments of all our students.\n\nDrop in anytime between 1:00-3:00 pm to enjoy delicious food\, fun activities\, giveaways\, and interactive stations as we close out an inspiring semester together.\n\nMORE MESA EVENTS\nMESA events are open to all U-M students. Find more events at https://mesa.umich.edu/events-programs. UID:142207-21890208@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142207 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Michigan Union - Pendleton Ballroom CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251103T121751 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T132000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T135000 SUMMARY:Performance:Julie Zhu\, carillon DESCRIPTION:Assistant Professor Julie Zhu performs on the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Carillon\, an instrument of 60 bells with the lowest bell (bourdon) weighing 6 tons.\n\nThirty-minute recitals are performed on the Lurie Carillon every weekday that classes are in session. During these recitals\, visitors may take the elevator to level 2 to view the largest bells\, or to level 3 to see the carillonist performing. (Visitors subject to acrophobia are recommended to visit level 2 only.) An optional spiral stairway between levels 2 and 3 allows for up-close views of some of the largest bells. UID:141453-21888819@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141453 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Lurie Ann & Robert H. Tower CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251121T145908 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T153000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:3D Art and Animation Showcase DESCRIPTION:Meet charming characters\, explore beautiful\, interactive environments\, and experience dazzling special effects created by University of Michigan EECS 298 (3D Tech Art & Animation) students!\n\nLocation : Room 1401 Duderstadt Center\nOnline Location : https://umich3d.com UID:142109-21890016@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142109 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Electrical Engineering and Computer Science,Engineering,Games,Music,Storytelling,Virtual,Visual Arts LOCATION:Duderstadt Center - 1401 (Visualization Studio) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250922T122236 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T150000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:German Convo on the Go DESCRIPTION:Meet at Burton Tower for a 1-hour walk and talk in German with Mary Gell (magell@umich.edu). This event happens 'rain or shine.' Open to speakers of German at all levels. UID:138770-21883877@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138770 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Germanic Languages And Literatures LOCATION:Burton Memorial Tower CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251208T142031 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T150000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:MIDAS AI Sandbox DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the AI SandboxThe AI Sandbox is a weekly\, hands-on learning space where faculty\, researchers\, and staff across campus can explore and experiment with real AI tools. Each session introduces models used in research\, from image segmentation to text classification\, and walks you through how to run them in your browser\, step by step. No prior experience is required\, just bring your laptop and curiosity!These are not lectures or office hours. You’ll follow guided demos\, test out pre-trained models\, and have time to explore either with example datasets or your own research material. Each week focuses on a different theme\, with support provided throughout.Due to popular demand\, registration is now required. Sessions are small to ensure everyone gets guided support\, but you’re welcome to bring along colleagues\; groups of up to five can attend together.\n\nNext Session: Introduction to Natural Language Processing AI models do more than read text. They can summarize\, translate\, compare\, and classify it.In the upcoming AI Sandbox sessions\, you’ll see how modern language models work and how they can support common research tasks\, from reviewing abstracts to analyzing interview transcripts.You’ll get hands-on practice with:EmbeddingGemma-300M for measuring how similar two pieces of text are\, useful for clustering\, deduplication\, and alignment checksBART-Large-MNLI for classifying text into your own categories without extra trainingMADLAD-400 for straightforward translation across languagesBART-Large-CNN for turning long passages into concise summariesThe Green Court building at 3520\, Green Ct.\, MI 48105. The MIDAS offices are on the 3rd floor.The west side of the building is reserved for non-University of Michigan use. There is a U-M yellow lot immediately to the east of the building. Please do not park in the Black & Veatch parking lot.  UID:141245-21890105@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141245 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Weiser Hall, Suite 600 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250804T202425 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:RCGD Fall Seminar Series on the Science of Social Relationships: Richard Gonzalez DESCRIPTION:Rich Gonzalez of the University of Michigan joins RCGD's Fall Seminar Series on the Science of Social Relationships.\n\nCheck back for details about this talk.\n\nAbout the series:\nHumans are social animals and from the earliest days of life\, are dependent on the quality of social relationships with significant others: family\, kin\, friends\, and a growing social network of online acquaintances. But\, how do we conduct research and come to understand the social processes transpiring in these significant social connections with others? What are the consequences for individual development and mental health outcomes of having close intimate relationships in one’s life? There is also a darker side to some relationships in the form of violence\, aggression\, and conflict. How do we study these processes? Social media and artificial intelligence have opened up new ways of thinking about “what is a social relationship?” and how many of these “friends” can one truly have.\n\nThe speakers for this series will focus on different types of social relationships\, spanning family and parent-child relationships\, friendships\, peer networks\, romantic relationships\, attachment relationships\, and the use of online media to maintain social connections. Although several speakers are senior scholars with extensive research backgrounds in the field\, many are junior scholars who are traversing new paths into the science of social relationships. Please join us Mondays to learn more about the exciting field of social relationships!\n\nThese events are held Mondays from 3:30 to 5.\nIn person: ISR Thompson 1430\, unless otherwise specified.\nOrganized by Brenda Volling and Richard Gonzalez.\nAs permissions allow\, seminars are later posted to our YouTube playlist. UID:137071-21879472@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137071 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Psychology LOCATION:Institute For Social Research - 1430 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260105T110419 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T163000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Sustainability Coffee Chats: Free coffee and good conversation! DESCRIPTION:The Student Sustainability Coalition will be hosting our coffee chats throughout the semester and we want you to join us! Passionate about sustainability?--water conservation\, AI\, carbon neutrality\, transportation\, ANYTHING!--come chat with us\, share your passion(s) and interests\, all while helping contribute to a more sustainable University of Michigan! Not to mention: WE WILL BUY YOUR DRINK!\n\nFind us at: \nMaizes Cafe every Friday from 3-4p and Rooting for Change Cafe (3rd Floor Palmer Commons) every other Wednesday from 5-6p UID:138091-21885925@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138091 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Activism,Climate Change,Discussion,Food,food and the environment,Free,Free Food,Graduate and Professional Students,In Person,Social,Social Impact,Student Org,Sustainability,Talk,Undergraduate Students LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251115T200511 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Adapted Optimal Transport in Mathematical Finance: Structure\, Stability and Transport Inequalities DESCRIPTION:The Wasserstein distance is an important instance of an optimal transport cost. Its numerous mathematical properties as well as applications to various fields such as mathematical finance and statistics have been well studied in recent years. The adapted Wasserstein distance extends this theory to laws of stochastic processes\, making it particularly well suited for analyzing stochastic optimization problems in mathematical finance.\n\nIn this talk\, I will present our study on the quantitative and structural aspects of adapted optimal transport. We provide quantitative comparisons between adapted and classical Wasserstein distances\, characterizing compact sets in the adapted Wasserstein space. I will then discuss how the concentration of measure phenomenon is connected to transport-entropy inequalities in the adapted setting. These results yield explicit quantitative bounds and stability estimates that are useful for applications in mathematical finance. I will also discuss some ongoing and prospective research directions.\n\nThis talk is based on joint works with B.Acciaio\, J.Blanchet\, M.Larsson and J.Wiesel. UID:141913-21889628@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141913 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251202T125744 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T170000 SUMMARY:Presentation:CGIS: Italian 230 Info Session DESCRIPTION:Want to fulfill the LSA Language Requirement Abroad? Join CGIS Advisor Joy Richardson and Instructor Amaryllis Rodriguez Mojica to learn more about the CGIS Italian 230 study abroad program offering for Spring/Summer 2026.Note: CGIS Spring/Summer 2026 applications close on January 15th\, 2026. UID:142234-21890252@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142234 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:global,global engagement,global opportunities,Information Session,international,Italian,Romance Language,Romance Languages And Literatures,Sessions,study abroad LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251204T193646 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Connection formulas for the Heun equation from Painlevé theory DESCRIPTION:Heun equation is the second order differential equation with 4 regular singularities and it plays important role in theoretical physics. Unlike the hypergeometric equation\, which has 3 regular singularities\, the connection formulas for Heun equation don't have expressions in terms of elementary functions. Recently they were written in terms of semiclassical conformal blocks by Bonelli-Iossa-Lichtig-Tanzini. We derive these formulas using the interplay between Heun equations and Painlevé equations. This computation in particular provides the expression for the semiclassical conformal blocks within the Painlevé theory. This is the joint work with Harini Desiraju\, Promit Ghosal\, and Oleg Lisovyy. UID:142407-21890804@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142407 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics,Seminar LOCATION:East Hall - EH 1866 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251207T223357 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:GLNT: Algebraic Number Theory & Lattice-Based Cryptography DESCRIPTION:Abstract: Classical algebraic number theory\, developed throughout the 1800s\, has found an exciting new application in the 2000s: cryptographic systems with attractive features like high efficiency\, 'post-quantum' security\, and the ability to compute on encrypted data.\n\nThis talk will recap some of the foundational ideas and results in this area\, like the connection between \"Ring-LWE\" and problems on \"ideal lattices\" (i.e.\, ideals in number rings)\, and how they give rise to encrypted computation. The speaker will also share some of his favorite open problems.\n\n(A basic understanding of number fields\, their rings of integers and ideals\, and how these give rise to lattices\, will be very helpful but not absolutely necessary.) UID:142437-21890956@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142437 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 4096 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250813T121516 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T200000 SUMMARY:Other:Graduate Portfolio Day - Miami\, FL DESCRIPTION:Please join us for an in-person event on December 8. Stamps faculty will offer portfolio feedback and answer questions about our programs.National Portfolio Day events are free and open to the public.Monday\, December 8\, 2025 - 4-8 pm ESTFlorida International University3000 Northeast 151st Street\, North Miami Beach\, FL\, 33181 UID:136856-21879237@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136856 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251130T133915 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T170000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Gromov Boundary of the Grand Arc Graph DESCRIPTION:In 1999\, E. Klarreich found a very intriguing correspondence between the Gromov boundary of the curve graph for closed surfaces (a very GGT object) with the space of ending laminations on the surface (a very geometric object). Since then\, Hamendstädt\, Schleimer and Pho-On have thought about various proofs for this result\, and generalizations to the arc graph / the arc-and-curve graph for finite-type surfaces. The grand arc graph is a type of arc graph associated with certain infinite-type surfaces\, which is also an infinite-diameter hyperbolic graph. In this talk\, we shall talk about a couple of ways to define “laminations that should correspond to points on the Gromov boundary of the grand arc graph”. This work is joint with Carolyn Abbott and Assaf Bar-Natan. UID:139394-21885391@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139394 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics LOCATION:East Hall - 3096 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251207T213548 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:HSL Numbers of Toric Face Rings DESCRIPTION:Abstract: Hartshorne-Speiser-Lyubeznik numbers (HSL numbers) are a measure of nilpotency of the action of Frobenius on the local cohomology modules of a commutative Noetherian ring of positive characteristic. By the Hartshorne-Speiser-Lyubeznik theorem these HSL numbers are finite\, but in general an explicit upper bound for these numbers is not known. In this talk we present an explicit upper bound for the HSL numbers of toric face rings and semigroup rings\, and discuss the differences in these two bounds. UID:142436-21890955@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142436 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mathematics,seminar LOCATION:East Hall - 3088 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250723T150339 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T170000 SUMMARY:Presentation:International Studies Virtual Information Session and Q&A DESCRIPTION:Please note: This information session will be held virtually ET through Zoom. This webinar is free and open to the public\, but registration is required. Once you've registered the joining information will be sent to your email.\n\nRegister at: https://myumi.ch/rAnnx\n\nStudents considering a major or minor in International Studies are strongly encouraged to attend an International Studies Information Session and Q&A. The International Studies program coordinator will discuss:\n\n• Prerequisites\n• Major and minor requirements\n• Sub-plans\n• How to declare\n• Additional majors and minors offered at the International Institute\n• Study abroad\, grants\, and internships\n• Relevance of an International Studies major or minor\n\nUndeclared students should plan to attend an International Studies Information Session and Q&A. A half-hour presentation will be followed by questions and discussion. For dates of all upcoming sessions\, please review the PICS event calendar. If you have questions\, please email is-michigan@umich.edu.\n\nParents and prospective students are welcome. For more information\, please email is-michigan@umich.edu. Prospective students who would like to receive correspondence about International Studies related orientations\, events\, and special announcements should sign up for the International Studies Prospective Student email list: https://myumi.ch/29DWZ\n\nIf there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us at is-michigan@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange. UID:136613-21878921@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136613 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:international,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251028T093923 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T172000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Public Finance Seminar: Monday\, December 8 DESCRIPTION:-- UID:141221-21888413@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141221 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Economics,Public Finance,seminar LOCATION:Lorch Hall - 201 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251114T121404 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T210000 SUMMARY:Other:December 8th After Hours Study Sessions 5-9pm DESCRIPTION:Switch up your study plans and lock in for finals at the Clements Library! The beautiful Avenir Foundation Reading Room is the perfect place to get lost in your notes and books. Take a break from cramming to view our nostalgic exhibit “For All Ages” featuring familiar and unique historic board games and toys. UID:141873-21889582@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141873 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:american history,Ann Arbor,Exhibit,Finals,history,In Person,libraries,Library,Mindfulness LOCATION:William Clements Library - Avenir Foundation Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251204T134147 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T193000 SUMMARY:Presentation:Integrated Product Development: In-Person Product Launch DESCRIPTION:The Fall 2025 IPD Online Product Launch runs from December 2 at 12 p.m. through December 5 at 12 p.m. During this time\, members of the public are invited to explore a virtual marketplace by visiting the IPD Voting Website. Each participant is given a hypothetical budget to allocate across products based on personal preferences.\n\nThe challenge concludes with an in-person Product Launch on December 8\, from 5:30–7:30 p.m.\, in the Ross School of Business Winter Garden. Guests will have the opportunity to interact directly with student teams\, experience the products in person\, and vote for their favorites. The evening will culminate with the announcement of the winning team.\n\nTHE CHALLENGE\nThis year’s theme\, “Material Matters\,” asks students to design products that weave sustainability into outdoor products and experiences. Student teams employ sustainably-oriented textiles in physical\, digital\, or hybrid “phygital” products that support engagement with the outdoors – from balconies to backyards to ballparks to beaches to bayous and beyond.\n\nTHE COURSE\nThe University of Michigan’s Integrated Product Design (IPD) program brings together interdisciplinary teams of students from business\, engineering\, information\, and design. Students collaborate in cross-functional teams to operate as independent companies competing in a specific product market.\n\nEach semester\, IPD focuses on a unique design challenge\, and asks teams to operate as independent firms competing in that market. The curriculum combines lectures with hands-on work\, guiding teams through critical stages such as customer discovery\, concept generation\, technical development\, production planning\, pricing\, and marketing.\nThe IPD Challenge is more than a classroom project. It’s a hands-on experience that pushes students to create solutions that could shape industries. By integrating business strategy with technical feasibility and user-centered design\, the competition mirrors the real-world product development process. Students don’t just build prototypes—they develop go-to-market strategies and refine their concepts based on real feedback. UID:142181-21890183@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142181 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Business,Engineering,Multidisciplinary Design LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251208T172032 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T174500 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T181500 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Trotter Multicultural Center DESCRIPTION: UID:141850-21889525@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141850 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251203T095232 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T200000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Archives of Resistance: Documenting the Carceral Experience in Michigan DESCRIPTION:Join the Carceral State Project and GalleryDAAS for a special evening! Start with an exhibit walk-through and reception at GalleryDAAS in Haven Hall (G648) from 4pm to 6pm\, then move to UMMA Sterns Auditorium for a talk \"Archives of Resistance: Documenting the Carceral Experience in Michigan\" by Dr. Heather Ann Thompson\, Frank W. Thompson Collegiate Professor of History and African American Studies. Dr. Thompson will be introduced by Professor Christian Davenport\, Mary Ann and Charles R. Walgreen\, Jr.\, Professor for the Study of Human Understanding\, Professor of Political Science and joined by Carceral State Project researchers sharing insight into their experience with the research\, the collaborations\, and the individual stories at the heart of the Carceral State Project.\n\nThe exhibit will remain open through January and showcases stories of resistance\, resilience\, and hope\, in the face of mass incarceration\, police violence\, immigrant detention\, and systematic racial criminalization. \n\nArchives of Resistance presents art\, prisoner correspondence\, research publications\, and archival documentation produced by component projects of the Carceral State Project’s umbrella research initiative\, Documenting Criminalization\, Confinement\, and Resistance. Featured work is curated from: The Reckoning Project\, Immigrant Justice Lab\, Black & Pink at SPH\, ICE in the Heartland\, Critical Carceral Visualities\, Policing & Social Justice HistoryLab\, and Confronting Conditions of Confinement and Resistance. Artwork made by people in prison through the Carceral State Projects campus partner\, Prison Creative Arts Project is also on display. UID:142217-21890233@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142217 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Activism,African American,Art,Criminal Justice,Culture,Detroit,Exhibition,History,In Person,Racism,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art - Sterns Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251208T120014 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T210000 SUMMARY:Exercise / Fitness:Brazilian Zouk Dance Lesson DESCRIPTION:Hi zoukinis! Join us for Brazilian Zouk Dance Lessons!\nNot sure what Zouk is? Zouk is a Brazilian social partner dance known for its fun-loving and playful style\, often involving close embrace\, body rolls\, and hair whips. Check out our page for example videos! \n6 pm-Beginner Lesson\n7 pm-Practica\n8 pm-Improver Lesson\nAll of our lessons are open level and require no experience\, feel free to drop in and meet our fun-loving and welcoming community. See you soon! UID:136942-21879354@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136942 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Michigan Union, Anderson ABC Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251202T084857 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T200000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Jesse Tubb Lecture\, \"Mental Fitness for Musicians: Mindfulness Techniques for Practice and Performance\" DESCRIPTION:The Department of Jazz & Contemporary Improvisation hosts guest speaker Jesse Tubb (MM '02\, improvisation) to present a lecture \"Mental Fitness for Musicians: Mindfulness Techniques for Practice and Performance.\" He will discuss techniques that students can learn to create emotional and mental resilience to aid in stressful performance situations and to help focus their practice sessions. Free and open to the public.\n\nGUEST ARTIST BIO\n\nJESSE TUBB served 28 years in the U.S. Army\, culminating his career as Assistant Principal Trumpet in “The U.S. Army Band\, Pershing’s Own.” He is the founder and creator of GRIT Adventures\, an experiential outdoor learning program that utilizes adventure racing as a vehicle for teaching valuable life skills. Through this program\, teams and organizations gain a greater understanding of their own capabilities\, develop resilience\, perseverance\, conflict resolution skills\, mindfulness\, and self-awareness\, and learn to work more effectively with others.\n\nJesse is also the lead curriculum designer and meditation instructor for Complete Focus\, a platform that helps students\, athletes\, and professionals build resilience and mental clarity through meditation\, breathwork\, and brain training.\n\nHe is a certified Life and Engagement Coach\, an ACC ICF-certified coach\, and a Mental Fitness Coach through the Positive Intelligence program. During his military career\, Jesse served as a Master Resiliency Trainer\, and he is an endorsed mental fitness coach with the U.S. Adventure Racing Association. He holds a Resilience-Building Leadership Professional-Trainer (RBLP-T) certification\, trained with the University of Pennsylvania Resilience Program\, and completed the Mindfulness Mentor Training Program through Cloud Sangha with Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield. As a member of the advisory board for TAPS (Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors)\, he provides workshops on developing emotional and mental resilience for the families of fallen service members.\n\nOver the past 17 years\, Jesse has competed in endurance sports around the world. His accomplishments include competing in the 2019 Eco-Challenge\, an 11-day expedition race in Fiji filmed for Amazon Prime\, winning both the 2018 U.S. Adventure Racing National Championship and the 2022 24-Hour Adventure Racing National Solo Championship\, and earning numerous podium finishes in ultramarathons and triathlons. UID:142301-21890438@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142301 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Alumni,Free,Lecture,Music,North Campus,Talk,Well-being LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Kevreson Rehearsal Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251208T120049 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T193000 SUMMARY:Other:Sip and Paint with CupsNChai and Nico the DPSS Therapy Dog! DESCRIPTION:Dealing with a chronic diagnosis during finals can be difficult\, and may feel like you can't catch a break between helping yourself and focusing on Exams. Come join us for a de-stressing event and drink some chai\, while hanging out with Nico the Therapy dog! Anyone can come and join and destress during these stressful times. Hope to see you there!! UID:142281-21890360@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142281 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:3437 Mason Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251202T185825 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T193000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:aMplify: The Final Clue! DESCRIPTION:The holiday season is here\, and we’re wrapping up some mystery and cheer just for you! Join us for our next aMplify: The Final Clue! Step into a merry but mysterious evening where YOU become the detective and help your fellow transfers solve the Case of the Missing Santa! \n\nThis festive aMplify will feature a holiday whodunit\, tasty treats\, and a prize for the cleverest team of investigators. Whether you come solo or bring your squad of elves\, all are welcome\; the more brains\, the merrier!\n\nRSVP before 12/03 at 10:00PM to be given first priority for food if you come by 6:30pm!!\n\nGet ready for a jolly good time! UID:142349-21890582@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142349 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:All Majors Welcome,Diversity,Diversity Equity and Inclusion,first-generation,Food,Free,Games,Inclusion,Night Game,Social,The College Of Literature\, Science\, And The Arts,transfer,Transfer Students LOCATION:LSA Building - LSA Multipurpose Room 1040 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260402T161118 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:An Evening of Songs at the Keene Theater DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening of enjoying the works of student songwriters in Alex Wand's course on songwriting\, as part of the RC Music program. UID:141659-21889146@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141659 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ann Arbor,Art,artists,arts,Free,Music,performance,Songwriting,Students,Theater,theatre,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students,Writing LOCATION:East Quadrangle - Keene Theater CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251121T092005 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T200000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Coloring and Community DESCRIPTION:Take a break from finals stress for Coloring and Community! Join the Connector Community Assistants for a study break with relaxing coloring pages and fresh popped popcorn! UID:142100-21890006@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142100 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community,Crafts LOCATION:The Connector - 1511 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251119T140149 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T210000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Learn Improv with the Impro-fessionals DESCRIPTION:Curious about Improv Comedy? But not quite ready to commit to a weekly class or join a group? This is your chance to try it out and see if it's something you enjoy doing!\n\nThe Arts Initative's Learn/With workshops are designed to give students a chance to explore an artform or skill that's new to them by learning with their peers in one of U-M's many student arts orgs. Take a chance and see if it's your new thing! UID:142020-21889831@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142020 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Arts For All,Free,Improv,Student Org,Workshop LOCATION:Michigan League - League Underground CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251121T115501 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T220000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Student-Made Video Games Showcase DESCRIPTION:Experience 15+ new student-made video games at the UM + EMU Student Games Showcase! Interact with the developers\, learn more about Michigan and EMU's game development programs\, and vote for your favorite games! Learn more at https://eecs494.com and https://eecs298.com UID:142108-21890015@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142108 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Career,Electrical Engineering and Computer Science,Engineering,Games,Music,Storytelling,Virtual,Visual Arts LOCATION:BBB - Atrium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250815T181639 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T191500 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T194500 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Pre-Concert Lecture: University Symphony Orchestra DESCRIPTION:This lecture begins at 7:15 pm before the 8:00 pm USO performance. UID:137661-21880512@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137661 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Lecture,Music,Talk LOCATION:Hill Auditorium - Lower Level Lobby CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251204T092411 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T192000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T210000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Student Art Meetup: University Symphony Orchestra DESCRIPTION:Looking to experience some art and unwind before finals? Come join us on December 8th for a University Symphony Orchestra concert! The concert will feature works by Mozart\, Strauss\, and Wagner\, and individual performances by SMTD faculty pianists.\n\nWe will meet outside the Maizie's Kitchen & Market in the Michigan League at 7:15 pm\, and walk together to the Hill Auditorium for the show (about a 10-minute walk). Hope to see you there!\n\nStudent Art Meetups are free\, student-led excursions to explore the arts on campus and in Ann Arbor in small groups. UID:141552-21888998@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141552 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art Meetups,Artsrx LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251201T134005 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T220000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:2026 Vision Board Making at East Quad DESCRIPTION:Join the East Quad Diversity Peer Educators and Michigan Learning Communities to set New Year’s goals for 2026! UID:142286-21890380@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142286 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community Engagement,community gathering,Crafts LOCATION:East Quadrangle - Abeng Multicultural Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250908T132459 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Over The Rhine DESCRIPTION:A holiday show and more\n\nOver the Rhine\n2025 Christmas Tour Thoughts\n\nOne December\, not long after Over the Rhine began recording and touring\, we were invited to perform some seasonal songs on a public radio station in Cincinnati. It was Christmastime and apparently they thought we were up to the task. We worked up a few carols and traditional tunes and Karin even read a poem by Thomas Hardy called\, The Oxen.\n\nIt actually felt really good and conjured up an unusual mix of feelings from childhood: innocence\, loss\, wonder\, joy\, sadness. I think we were surprised.\n\nPeople must have tuned into the radio broadcast\, because we began receiving inquiries as to whether we had recorded any of our Christmas songs. I don’t think we had considered it at the time\, but any young\, struggling songwriter is open to the suggestions of the marketplace\, and people were persistent.\n\nIn December of 1996 – can it really be almost 30 years ago? – we recorded and released our first song cycle of some of the Christmas carols that still haunted us. We included a few original tunes and called our wintry mix The Darkest Night Of The Year. We played a special “darkest night” release concert on winter solstice in an old 1300-seat theater in Cincinnati. Every last seat was full. Folks began snatching up copies and seemed to agree that they hadn’t heard anything quite like it.\n\nWe began playing concerts around the Midwest every December and found that the rooms were usually packed full of people who had bundled in out of the cold with prized compatriots. Hats and scarves abounded. If you stepped outside during intermission\, you could make ghosts with your breath in the crisp night air. And it was dark – oh so dark: a time of year with its own music.\n\nA decade later\, in 2006\, we released our first full collection of original Christmas/holiday songs called Snow Angels. What is it about Christmas music and the undeniable gravitational pull it exerts on some songwriters? So many Christmas songs have already been written. I think we are genuinely curious about the ones that haven't yet been written.\n\nWe continued to tour every December and these special year-winding-down concerts began to feel like an annual tradition – gatherings of extended musical family\, without whom\, we’d be homeless.\n\nBy the time we released our third holiday album of original songs\, Blood Oranges In The Snow\, in December of 2014\, Karin suggested we had discovered a new genre of music: Reality Christmas.\n\nIt’s true: if you’ve buried a loved one\, or lost a job\, or battled a chronic illness\, that stuff doesn’t go away during the holidays. It can be a complicated season for many of us.\n\nAnd then there’s family.\n\nWhen Karin and I make the annual holiday pilgrimage home to visit family and pull into the driveway and turn off the car\, one of us inevitably looks over at the other and says\, “Tie a rope around my waist\, I’m goin’ in.”\n\nIn 2025\, just shy of 30 years after releasing our first holiday CD\, we are still at it. This year\, we will be leaning into some harmonies and making an intimate but hopefully holy ruckus. It won’t be all Christmas music: we’ll certainly mix in tunes from many of our records along the way. But hopefully it’s still true: hopefully you haven’t heard anything quite like it.\nMaybe a midnight snow will fall and turn each streetlight into its own private snow globe.\n\nMaybe\, regardless of whatever reality Christmas brings\, we’ll hear a faint echo of a song once rumored to have been sung by angels\, a song of peace on earth\, goodwill toward all…\n\nWe’ve never heard anything quite like it.\n\nWe hope you’ll join us\,\n\nLinford Detweiler\nWith Karin close by\nNowhere Else\nClinton County\, Ohio UID:138924-21884247@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138924 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix LOCATION:ARK Reserved CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251205T121620 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251208T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:University Symphony Orchestra DESCRIPTION:Kenneth Kiesler\, conductor\nAna María Otamendi and Elena Lacheva\, piano\n\nPROGRAM\n\n*Don Giovanni Overture*\, Mozart \n*Don Juan*\, Strauss\nConcerto for Two Pianos\, Mozart \n*Tannhauser Overture*\, Wagner \n\nJoin the University Symphony Orchestra for its final concert of 2025 featuring brilliant and dramatic music from three centuries\, and journeys from passion and desire to transcendence and redemption. International artists and SMTD faculty members Ana María Otamendi and Elena Lacheva are the special guest soloists in Mozart’s witty and elegant Concerto for Two Pianos. \n\nMozart’s *Don Giovanni Overture* introduces the legendary libertine whose tale blends danger\, seduction\, and moral reckoning. The program continues with one of the most virtuosic and electrifying works in all of orchestral music\, *Don Juan*\, Strauss’s brilliant\, vivid\, and virtuosic tone poem which reimagines the same archetypal figure: bold\, impulsive\, and ultimately striving for transcendence.\n\nThe evening and the USO’s fall season come to a grand finale with Wagner’s *Tannhäuser Overture*\, another orchestral showpiece centered on the powerful tensions between earthly desire\, longing\, and spiritual redemption. \n UID:135389-21876785@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/135389 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Free,Music LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251215T101722 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260204T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Bitter Party DESCRIPTION:The fact checking department at the Washington Times has just gotten in some breaking news. The world is ending that day at 5:00 pm. The writers can go home and say bye to their families\, but only once they get the article out. This new comedy explores what happens when everything is falling apart around you but you can’t do anything to stop it. UID:142467-21890986@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142467 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Mutotix LOCATION:GA - Arthur Miller CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251215T101708 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260205T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:The Laugh of the Medusa DESCRIPTION:The Laugh of The Medusa is a trans coming of age story about a mythological figure and a young writer who meet through the pages of a feminist essay. With the power of writing\, they change each other’s lives and stories forever. UID:142468-21890987@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142468 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Mutotix LOCATION:GA - Arthur Miller CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251215T101640 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260206T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Tim Miller\, A Body in the O DESCRIPTION:Climb along with performer Tim Miller inside the giant O of the Hollywood sign—or as Shakespeare conjured it “the wooden O” of all theatre and performance—where we try to take on the big themes of our time. Miller performs a new work created from his brand new book of performances and stories A BODY IN THE O. UID:142469-21890988@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142469 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Mutotix LOCATION:GA - Arthur Miller CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251217T134110 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260222T193000 SUMMARY:Performance:Matt Jones &The Reconstruction DESCRIPTION:Album release show\n\nYpsilanti singer-songwriter\, music preservationist and oral historian Matt Jones brings backing band The Reconstruction to The Ark for the first time in over a decade to release his new album\, The Good Life. UID:142460-21890979@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142460 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix LOCATION:ARK Reserved CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251211T115401 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260304T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Trace Bundy DESCRIPTION:“Bundy’s live show is without a doubt an event that needs to be witnessed rather than told about” –Audiocast Magazine\n\nInternationally-acclaimed guitar virtuoso Trace Bundy must be seen\, not just heard. His music is poetry in motion\, using harmonics\, looping\, multiple capos\, and his unique banter and stage presence to deliver an unforgettable live concert experience. Listening to his intricate arrangements is one thing\, but seeing the fan-dubbed “Acoustic Ninja” play live confounds even the most accomplished music lovers as to how one person can do all that with just two hands and ten fingers.\n\nBundy’s unique career has brought him across the world\, with concerts in 28 countries and counting – from high-tech performance halls in South Korea and Italy\, to remote villages in Zimbabwe and Guatemala. He has independently sold over 150\,000 albums on his record label\, Honest Ninja Music. His video clips circulate virally at astonishing speed\, with over 45 million YouTube views to date. UID:142461-21890980@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142461 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix LOCATION:ARK Reserved CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251211T114319 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260312T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Appalachian Roadshow DESCRIPTION:Ambassadors of Appalachian culture\n\nAppalachian Road Show is a visionary acoustic ensemble\, bringing new-generation interpretations of traditional Americana\, bluegrass and folk songs\, as well as offering innovative original music\, all presented with a common thread tied directly to the heart of the Appalachian regions of the United States. Grammy-nominated banjoist Barry Abernathy joins forces with Grammy-winning fiddler Jim VanCleve\, fresh off of his recent stint touring with multi-platinum country artist Josh Turner\, as well as esteemed vocalist and mandolinist Darrell Webb\, who has recorded and toured with Dolly Parton and Rhonda Vincent\, among many others. The group also includes 26-year-old “old soul” guitarist Zeb Snyder\, whose fierce and versatile playing recalls Doc Watson and Norman Blake as readily as it does Duane Allman and Stevie Ray Vaughn. UID:142465-21890984@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142465 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix LOCATION:ARK Reserved CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251211T115106 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260328T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Joy Clark & Kate Peterson DESCRIPTION:Authentic\, soulful folk from two dynamic songwriters\n\nJoy Clark’s songcraft\, paired with sophisticated progressions\, and themes of freedom\, love and self-acceptance gained her notice on the national folk and Americana scenes just a few years ago with appearances at Americanafest. She caught the attention of Grammy-winner Allison Russell and was offered a regular spot in her backing band The Rainbow Coalition\, earning her the chance to jam with superstars Brandi Carlile and the Indigo Girls. Talking to The Tennessean\, Russell described Joy as a “a brilliant artist\, writer and singer.”\n\nLansing’s homegrown friend and folksinger describes herself as “raspy\, emo acoustic soul-folk with a touch of optimism and a lot of humanness.”\n\nBeginning in 2005\, Michigan-based singer songmaker and multi-instrumentalist Kate Peterson has traveled the US and Europe winning the hearts of vulnerability lovers everywhere. For 10 years\, she spilled her heart onto hundreds of stages\, opened for her heroes and sparked thousands of laughs (and almost as many tears) with her folk duo\, Nervous but Excited. These days\, in between adventure travel\, Kate is a home-makin’ hobbyist who swaps her wood-working tools for a microphone for only the most special of occasions.\n\nThe roots of her music are still planted firmly in the Pleasantly Aggressive Folk sound that long time fans will find familiar\, but they will quickly notice a depth in her sound that only time and patience can cultivate. UID:142459-21890978@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142459 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix LOCATION:ARK Reserved CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260311T132239 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260415T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Yasmin Williams DESCRIPTION:“one of the most inventive guitar players of the last decade\, an artist devoted to deploying seemingly every technique imaginable to coax new sounds and ideas out of her instrument” –Pitchfork\n\nYasmin Williams is an innovative guitarist and composer known for her unique compositional approach and expansive instrumental style. Her latest album Acadia\, released on Nonesuch Records\, showcases her evolution from solo performer to collaborative artist\, featuring partnerships with notable musicians like Aoife O'Donovan and Immanuel Wilkins.\n\nWilliams' distinctive creative process involves \"ruminating\" on single notes until compositions naturally emerge. Beyond traditional fingerpicked guitar\, she demonstrates mastery of multiple instruments including kora\, harp guitar\, banjo\, and electric guitar. Her music\, while rooted in folk traditions\, transcends conventional structures to incorporate elements of progressive rock and experimental composition.\n\nFollowing her acclaimed 2021 album Urban Driftwood\, Acadia represents a significant artistic expansion\, featuring three distinct sections that move from traditional folk influences to atmospheric soundscapes and experimental arrangements. Williams' approach emphasizes sustained tones and intricate articulation\, creating music that balances technical precision with ethereal\, floating melodies. UID:142458-21890977@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142458 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix LOCATION:ARK Reserved CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251218T112049 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260417T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Willie Nile DESCRIPTION:\"The unofficial poet laureate of New York City.\" –Uncut\n\nThe New York Times called Buffalo\, NY-born Willie Nile \"one of the most gifted singer-songwriters to emerge from the New York scene in years.\" Uncut Magazine called him “A one-man Clash” and “the unofficial poet laureate of New York City”. His album Streets Of New York was hailed as “a platter for the ages” by Uncut. Rolling Stone listed The Innocent Ones as one of the “Top Ten Best Under-The-Radar Albums of 2011” and BBC Radio called it “THE rock ‘n’ roll album of the year.” His single from that album\, “One Guitar\,” was the “Top Pick of the Week” in USA Today.\n\nBono\, Bruce Springsteen\, Pete Townshend\, Lou Reed\, Lucinda Williams\, Jim Jarmusch\, and Little Steven are among those who have sung his praises.\n\nWillie has a new album called The Great Yellow Light. MOJO gave it 4 Stars and wrote: \"On his 21st album in a career of remarkable consistency\, he again delivers a batch of classic rock 'n' roll.\" Poet Richard Hoffman wrote: \"It's a masterpiece! The title track brought me to tears. An album that can make you dance and make you cry. R 'n' R at its best.\" PowerPop Magazine wrote: \"Nile has the Mark of the Bard upon him.\" Willie will be touring in Europe and in North America this year in support of the new album and lives in New York City. UID:142462-21890981@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142462 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix LOCATION:ARK Reserved CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251218T112244 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260419T130000 SUMMARY:Performance:Gemini DESCRIPTION:Gemily (Gemini + Emily) is the folk music trio comprised of Laz and San Slomovits\, and San's daughter\, Emily. Laz and San\, as the highly popular family music duo\, Gemini\, have been performing throughout Michigan and the United States since 1973. Emily first began joining them on stage when she was just eight years old\, and increasingly since graduating from college in 2016. All three are versatile instrumentalists and excellent singers. Between them they play over a dozen instruments including guitars\, violins\, ukulele\, mandolin\, pennywhistle\, and a variety of folk flutes and hand percussion instruments. \n\nGemily's concerts feature a wide range of traditional and contemporary folk\, jazz and classical music. Their beautifully blended harmony vocals and exciting instrumental work breathe new life into a wide variety of American and international music\, from folk to classical\, klezmer to Broadway show tunes\, traditional to contemporary. Audiences thrill to their musicianship\, warmth\, humor and ease on stage. UID:142464-21890983@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142464 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix LOCATION:GA - The Ark CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251211T114632 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260419T193000 SUMMARY:Performance:Willy Porter DESCRIPTION:Dazzling finger-style guitar and rich\, compelling songwriting\n\nSome folks are lucky to find what they love to do at an early age and quietly settle in for the long haul expanding and developing their work over the arc of a lifetime. Willy Porter is one of those artists. He has followed his own path to explore the sacred language that music truly is. Thirty years after his solo recording debut\, he continues to reach further into his guitar & pen while stretching the form of what his own music can be. His live shows are guitar driven events—equal parts grit\, soul\, and muscle—that are electrifying\, dynamic\, and wholly original in the way that his voice blends and fuses with his virtuoso fretwork. UID:142463-21890982@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142463 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix LOCATION:ARK Reserved CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251211T113542 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260510T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Vance Gilbert DESCRIPTION:“If Joni Mitchell and Richie Havens had a love child\, with Rodney Dangerfield as the midwife\, the results might be something close to the great Vance Gilbert\" –Richmond Magazine\n\nVance was born and raised in the Philadelphia area. Starting out hoping to be an R&B and jazz singer once at college\, there he discovered his affinity for the storytelling sensibilities of the acoustic singer-songwriter thing. Word spread like wildfire about Gilbert's stage-owning singing and playing\, and Shawn Colvin invited him to be special guest on her 1992 Fat City tour where he took much of America by storm and by surprise. “With the voice of an angel\, the wit of a devil\, and the guitar playing of a god..” wrote the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.\n\nMost recently he’s been the opener of choice for Mad About You/Stranger Things star Paul Reiser’s stand-up shows (50 +) for the last 7 years\, along with his own busy acoustic music touring and coaching schedule. \n\nVance's most recent album\, \"The Mother Of Trouble”\, features Grammy winner Lori McKenna on background vocals\, Juno award recipient and Bonnie Raitt Grammy hit song co-writer Joey Landreth on guitars\, and Americana-Roots master mandolinist Joe K. Walsh. UID:142466-21890985@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142466 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix LOCATION:ARK Reserved CONTACT: END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR