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:20260324T142358 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:'Redefining the Crown' Art Exhibit DESCRIPTION:\"Artist’s statement: For centuries\, hair has been critical to how human beings understand racial categories\, gender designations\, and class status. For Black women in particular\, hair has and continues to be tied to ethnic identity and a history of self-determination\, social justice\, and survival. Thus\, chemotherapy-induced hair loss is a devastating event for Black patients who are also more likely to be diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer subtypes necessitating chemotherapy\, carrying a 40% increased risk of dying from breast cancer.\n\nRedefining the ‘crown’: Approaching chemotherapy-induced alopecia among Black patients with breast cancer” started as a manuscript published in the scientific journal Cancer. But the work could not stop there. “Redefining the Crown” then metamorphosed into a photo essay project aimed at exploring the breast cancer journeys of six Black women and their experiences with hair loss due to chemotherapy. Though the project centers the experience of Black women\, we also acknowledge that breast cancer and chemotherapy-induced alopecia impact individuals of all genders. While the goal is to illuminate the unique stories of Black women who are affected uncommonly by this common disease\, the project is also a call to action regarding the disproportionate breast cancer-related mortality facing Black communities.\n\nIn this portraiture series\, photographer Tafari Stevenson-Howard captures the intimate journeys of Ann Chatman\, Tanisha Kennedy\, Felecia McDaniel\, Shantell Elaine McCoy\, Tamara Lynn Myles\, and Veleria Banks. This exhibition examines how these women have navigated the profound impact of hair loss caused by chemotherapy and how their sense of cultural pride and personal identity have been redefined amidst their battles with breast cancer.\n\nThese survivors have redefined their own crowns. More profound than the new hairstyles they don after hair loss are the invisible crowns that they choose to wear each day: gratitude\, faith\, and resilience. What do their words mean to you? Do they empower you to act?\n\nArtist’s name: Versha Pleasant\nWork Title: Image 2\nDate of creation: September 2024\nArtist’s statement: Photo by Tafari Stevenson-Howard\" UID:146980-21900164@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146980 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Michigan Union - 1st Floor - Opera Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260403T120056 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T235959 SUMMARY:Other:Bike Repair Hours DESCRIPTION:Does your bike need a tune-up? Need help fixing a flat or getting your gears to shift smoothly? \nCome to the FREE Wolverines on Wheels Bike Repair Hours on Wednesdays from 4-6p and Fridays from 3:30-5p.\nSign up for a 30-minute slot and your bike to the Duderstadt Fabrication Underground (B430-Lower Level) for peer-to-peer bike repair and maintenance. Our volunteers can help you diagnosis bike problems\, guide you through repairs\, and provide the tools & materials needed to get you back to riding. \nThis is NOT a drop-off service: ALL participants are expected to stay and participate in repairs to learn basic bike maintenance with the support of our volunteers. Expect to get your hands dirty and leave feeling more confident in your skills!\nOnly one bike per participant. You may sign up for multiple slots in a row but please be mindful of sharing the opportunity with other campus riders. Walk-ins are welcome but come secondary to sign-ups. \nIf you are interested in becoming a volunteer for our new program\, please email wolverinesonwheels-admin@umich.edu\nThe Duderstadt Fabrication Underground's Bike Repair rack is available for use during all operation hours (M-F 12-6p). WoW Volunteers will only be there at our dedicated support hours with additional materials (tire patches\, grease\, etc). \nhttps://calendly.com/wolverinesonwheels-admin-umich/30min  UID:145009-21896272@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145009 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Duderstadt Fabrication Underground CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260403T120057 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T235959 SUMMARY:Other:Bike Repair Hours DESCRIPTION:Does your bike need a tune-up? Need help fixing a flat or getting your gears to shift smoothly? \nCome to the FREE Wolverines on Wheels Bike Repair Hours on Wednesdays from 4-6p and Fridays from 3:30-5p.\nSign up for a 30-minute slot and your bike to the Duderstadt Fabrication Underground (B430-Lower Level) for peer-to-peer bike repair and maintenance. Our volunteers can help you diagnosis bike problems\, guide you through repairs\, and provide the tools & materials needed to get you back to riding. \nThis is NOT a drop-off service: ALL participants are expected to stay and participate in repairs to learn basic bike maintenance with the support of our volunteers. Expect to get your hands dirty and leave feeling more confident in your skills!\nOnly one bike per participant. You may sign up for multiple slots in a row but please be mindful of sharing the opportunity with other campus riders. Walk-ins are welcome but come secondary to sign-ups. \nIf you are interested in becoming a volunteer for our new program\, please email wolverinesonwheels-admin@umich.edu\nThe Duderstadt Fabrication Underground's Bike Repair rack is available for use during all operation hours (M-F 12-6p). WoW Volunteers will only be there at our dedicated support hours with additional materials (tire patches\, grease\, etc). \nhttps://calendly.com/wolverinesonwheels-admin-umich/30min  UID:145010-21896287@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145010 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Duderstadt Fabrication Underground CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260327T120110 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T235959 SUMMARY:Other:Bike Repair Hours DESCRIPTION:Does your bike need a tune-up? Need help fixing a flat or getting your gears to shift smoothly? \nCome to the FREE Wolverines on Wheels Bike Repair Hours on Wednesdays from 4-6p and Fridays from 3:30-5p.\nSign up for a 30-minute slot and your bike to the Duderstadt Fabrication Underground (B430-Lower Level) for peer-to-peer bike repair and maintenance. Our volunteers can help you diagnosis bike problems\, guide you through repairs\, and provide the tools & materials needed to get you back to riding. \nThis is NOT a drop-off service: ALL participants are expected to stay and participate in repairs to learn basic bike maintenance with the support of our volunteers. Expect to get your hands dirty and leave feeling more confident in your skills!\nOnly one bike per participant. You may sign up for multiple slots in a row but please be mindful of sharing the opportunity with other campus riders. Walk-ins are welcome but come secondary to sign-ups. \nIf you are interested in becoming a volunteer for our new program\, please email wolverinesonwheels-admin@umich.edu\nThe Duderstadt Fabrication Underground's Bike Repair rack is available for use during all operation hours (M-F 12-6p). WoW Volunteers will only be there at our dedicated support hours with additional materials (tire patches\, grease\, etc). \nhttps://calendly.com/wolverinesonwheels-admin-umich/30min  UID:145011-21896309@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145011 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Duderstadt Fabrication Underground CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260320T120134 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T235959 SUMMARY:Other:Bike Repair Hours DESCRIPTION:Does your bike need a tune-up? Need help fixing a flat or getting your gears to shift smoothly? \nCome to the FREE Wolverines on Wheels Bike Repair Hours on Wednesdays from 4-6p and Fridays from 3:30-5p.\nSign up for a 30-minute slot and your bike to the Duderstadt Fabrication Underground (B430-Lower Level) for peer-to-peer bike repair and maintenance. Our volunteers can help you diagnosis bike problems\, guide you through repairs\, and provide the tools & materials needed to get you back to riding. \nThis is NOT a drop-off service: ALL participants are expected to stay and participate in repairs to learn basic bike maintenance with the support of our volunteers. Expect to get your hands dirty and leave feeling more confident in your skills!\nOnly one bike per participant. You may sign up for multiple slots in a row but please be mindful of sharing the opportunity with other campus riders. Walk-ins are welcome but come secondary to sign-ups. \nIf you are interested in becoming a volunteer for our new program\, please email wolverinesonwheels-admin@umich.edu\nThe Duderstadt Fabrication Underground's Bike Repair rack is available for use during all operation hours (M-F 12-6p). WoW Volunteers will only be there at our dedicated support hours with additional materials (tire patches\, grease\, etc). \nhttps://calendly.com/wolverinesonwheels-admin-umich/30min  UID:145012-21896338@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145012 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Duderstadt Fabrication Underground CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260313T120149 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T235959 SUMMARY:Other:Bike Repair Hours DESCRIPTION:Does your bike need a tune-up? Need help fixing a flat or getting your gears to shift smoothly? \nCome to the FREE Wolverines on Wheels Bike Repair Hours on Wednesdays from 4-6p and Fridays from 3:30-5p.\nSign up for a 30-minute slot and your bike to the Duderstadt Fabrication Underground (B430-Lower Level) for peer-to-peer bike repair and maintenance. Our volunteers can help you diagnosis bike problems\, guide you through repairs\, and provide the tools & materials needed to get you back to riding. \nThis is NOT a drop-off service: ALL participants are expected to stay and participate in repairs to learn basic bike maintenance with the support of our volunteers. Expect to get your hands dirty and leave feeling more confident in your skills!\nOnly one bike per participant. You may sign up for multiple slots in a row but please be mindful of sharing the opportunity with other campus riders. Walk-ins are welcome but come secondary to sign-ups. \nIf you are interested in becoming a volunteer for our new program\, please email wolverinesonwheels-admin@umich.edu\nThe Duderstadt Fabrication Underground's Bike Repair rack is available for use during all operation hours (M-F 12-6p). WoW Volunteers will only be there at our dedicated support hours with additional materials (tire patches\, grease\, etc). \nhttps://calendly.com/wolverinesonwheels-admin-umich/30min  UID:145013-21896374@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145013 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Duderstadt Fabrication Underground CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260227T120209 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T235959 SUMMARY:Other:Bike Repair Hours DESCRIPTION:Does your bike need a tune-up? Need help fixing a flat or getting your gears to shift smoothly? \nCome to the FREE Wolverines on Wheels Bike Repair Hours on Wednesdays from 4-6p and Fridays from 3:30-5p.\nSign up for a 30-minute slot and your bike to the Duderstadt Fabrication Underground (B430-Lower Level) for peer-to-peer bike repair and maintenance. Our volunteers can help you diagnosis bike problems\, guide you through repairs\, and provide the tools & materials needed to get you back to riding. \nThis is NOT a drop-off service: ALL participants are expected to stay and participate in repairs to learn basic bike maintenance with the support of our volunteers. Expect to get your hands dirty and leave feeling more confident in your skills!\nOnly one bike per participant. You may sign up for multiple slots in a row but please be mindful of sharing the opportunity with other campus riders. Walk-ins are welcome but come secondary to sign-ups. \nIf you are interested in becoming a volunteer for our new program\, please email wolverinesonwheels-admin@umich.edu\nThe Duderstadt Fabrication Underground's Bike Repair rack is available for use during all operation hours (M-F 12-6p). WoW Volunteers will only be there at our dedicated support hours with additional materials (tire patches\, grease\, etc). \nhttps://calendly.com/wolverinesonwheels-admin-umich/30min  UID:145014-21896424@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145014 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Duderstadt Fabrication Underground CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260220T120239 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T235959 SUMMARY:Other:Bike Repair Hours DESCRIPTION:Does your bike need a tune-up? Need help fixing a flat or getting your gears to shift smoothly? \nCome to the FREE Wolverines on Wheels Bike Repair Hours on Wednesdays from 4-6p and Fridays from 3:30-5p.\nSign up for a 30-minute slot and your bike to the Duderstadt Fabrication Underground (B430-Lower Level) for peer-to-peer bike repair and maintenance. Our volunteers can help you diagnosis bike problems\, guide you through repairs\, and provide the tools & materials needed to get you back to riding. \nThis is NOT a drop-off service: ALL participants are expected to stay and participate in repairs to learn basic bike maintenance with the support of our volunteers. Expect to get your hands dirty and leave feeling more confident in your skills!\nOnly one bike per participant. You may sign up for multiple slots in a row but please be mindful of sharing the opportunity with other campus riders. Walk-ins are welcome but come secondary to sign-ups. \nIf you are interested in becoming a volunteer for our new program\, please email wolverinesonwheels-admin@umich.edu\nThe Duderstadt Fabrication Underground's Bike Repair rack is available for use during all operation hours (M-F 12-6p). WoW Volunteers will only be there at our dedicated support hours with additional materials (tire patches\, grease\, etc). \nhttps://calendly.com/wolverinesonwheels-admin-umich/30min  UID:145015-21896481@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145015 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Duderstadt Fabrication Underground CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260213T120305 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T235959 SUMMARY:Other:Bike Repair Hours DESCRIPTION:Does your bike need a tune-up? Need help fixing a flat or getting your gears to shift smoothly? \nCome to the FREE Wolverines on Wheels Bike Repair Hours on Wednesdays from 4-6p and Fridays from 3:30-5p.\nSign up for a 30-minute slot and your bike to the Duderstadt Fabrication Underground (B430-Lower Level) for peer-to-peer bike repair and maintenance. Our volunteers can help you diagnosis bike problems\, guide you through repairs\, and provide the tools & materials needed to get you back to riding. \nThis is NOT a drop-off service: ALL participants are expected to stay and participate in repairs to learn basic bike maintenance with the support of our volunteers. Expect to get your hands dirty and leave feeling more confident in your skills!\nOnly one bike per participant. You may sign up for multiple slots in a row but please be mindful of sharing the opportunity with other campus riders. Walk-ins are welcome but come secondary to sign-ups. \nIf you are interested in becoming a volunteer for our new program\, please email wolverinesonwheels-admin@umich.edu\nThe Duderstadt Fabrication Underground's Bike Repair rack is available for use during all operation hours (M-F 12-6p). WoW Volunteers will only be there at our dedicated support hours with additional materials (tire patches\, grease\, etc). \nhttps://calendly.com/wolverinesonwheels-admin-umich/30min  UID:145016-21896545@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145016 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Duderstadt Fabrication Underground CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260403T120034 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T235959 SUMMARY:Other:CWPA Big Ten Tournament DESCRIPTION:Big Ten Championships UID:144447-21895365@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144447 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Ohio State University CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260218T060240 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T235959 SUMMARY:Other:FULL SEMESTER SCHEDULE DESCRIPTION:This is a schedule of all our events happening this semester. Please follow the instagram or email iazamora@umich.edu to get on the email list for more information.  UID:145222-21896878@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145222 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Mason Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260403T120010 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T235959 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:NAIGC Nationals 2026 DESCRIPTION:We are so excited to travel to Birmingham\, Alabama to compete for another national title! UID:142239-21890260@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142239 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260403T120107 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T060000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T235959 SUMMARY:Other:Sectionals DESCRIPTION:Michigan Men's Ultimate will be competing in the Michigan Sectional on April 11-12 in Monroe\, MI. UID:146937-21899819@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146937 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Munson Park CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260403T120025 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T235959 SUMMARY:Other:Big Ten 7's DESCRIPTION:Wolverines travel to Indianapolis to compete in the Big Ten 7's tournament. UID:143120-21892170@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143120 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Kuntz Stadium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260120T163718 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:CAS Exhibit. Making Armenian Americans - Project Save Photograph Archive/Archive Alive Project DESCRIPTION:Making Armenian Americans \nCurators: Michael Pifer (U-M| MES) and Kathryn Babayan (U-M|History)\nProject Save Photograph Archive/Archive Alive Project\n\nMaking Armenian Americans invites viewers into a moment of possibility in the early 20th century\, when Armenians fleeing violence at the end of the Ottoman Empire came to reinvent themselves in the promise of America. Drawn from the archives of Project Save\, these photographs capture different valences of American life\, as experienced\, performed\, and imagined by Armenian immigrants. From naturalization classes to festivals of nations\, from breaking new ground for churches to mundane tableaus of Thanksgiving and Christmas\, this range of photographs offers a glimpse of a community in the making\, one that sought to preserve a memory of its Ottoman past even while anticipating an American future. UID:143388-21893050@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143388 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Area Studies,Armenian Studies,Exhibition,history LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260327T160331 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Threads of Heritage: Syrian Textiles as Living History DESCRIPTION:View \"Threads of Heritage: Syrian Textiles as Living History\,\" a cultural exhibit exploring the artistry\, symbolism\, and regional diversity of traditional Syrian garments. Featuring handcrafted pieces from cities such as Hama\, Aleppo\, Homs\, and Saraqib\, the exhibit highlights textile practices that reflect identity\, memory\, and cultural continuity. Many of these traditions are increasingly at risk of disappearing\, making preservation efforts especially urgent. \n\nThis exhibit\, on display in the rotunda of the Clark Library\, follows a live presentation held on March 30 and offers you an opportunity to engage with Syrian textile heritage as both an artistic and historical narrative. UID:147155-21900459@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147155 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library, 2nd Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260331T155054 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T170000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:15th Annual International Graduate Student Workshop in Armenian Studies. Armenians Apart: Connections\, Disconnections\, and Tensions in Premodern and Modern Diasporas DESCRIPTION:Center for Armenian Studies\, University of Michigan\nApril 10-11\, 2026\n\nWebinar ID\n969 6198 7579\nhttps://umich.zoom.us/j/96961987579\n\nDiaspora studies tend to emphasize a set of loosely shared commonalities across space and time. This international graduate student workshop leans the other direction\, and instead asks: what can aspects of life that are not easily shared across a broader space teach us about the formation and maintenance of “diasporas\,” premodern or modern? \n\nCollectively\, this workshop seeks to explore tensions and overlooked connections across the Armenian diaspora\, as well as to envision fresh possibilities for writing local history against a broader geographic\, cultural\, or historical backdrop. How might medieval and modern diasporic peoples envision belonging (or not belonging) to something larger from the vantage point of local history? How does being local shape conceptions of other peoples\, including one’s own people\, in other places? What overlooked networks of connection also run through diasporas\, linking Armenians to something else\, such as other peoples\, empires\, trade routes\, linguistic communities\, or cross-cultural forms of art? \n\nIn short: what might being apart\, in whatever sense\, do? And where does apartness end\, and togetherness begin again? \n\nIn asking these questions\, Armenians Apart seeks to consider the linkages\, possibilities\, and drawbacks in thinking about “diaspora” as a cohort\, bringing the modern globe and the premodern world\, defined by connections that do not always translate to our contemporary moment\, into productive dialogue. Although this conference is centered in Armenian Studies\, it draws together cognate fields and case studies\, particularly those that raise fresh questions or propose theoretical interventions that resonate with the themes of the workshop.\n\nDAY ONE:\nWeiser Hall 555\n\n8:20: INTRODUCTIONS and Welcome: Kathryn Babayan\, Armen Abkarian\, Michael Pifer \n\n8:30-10:00: Panel 1: Misaligned Diasporas & Uneven Categories of Belonging\n∙ Arakel Minassian: Uneven Histories: Zaven Biberian at the Center of 20th Century Armenian Literary History\n∙ Lusine Tanajyan: Fragility of Armenian Belonging in Encounters between “Old” and “New” Diasporas: The Case of Armenians of Greece\n∙ Haley Zovickian: ‘We're Not Like Them’: Race\, Ottoman Legacies\, and Armenian Americans\nChair and Respondent: Anoush Suni\, University of Michigan\n\n10:00-10:10: Break\n\n10:10-11:45: KEYNOTE: Professor Devi Mays: “Diasporization and the Shaping of the Modern Sephardi World” \nAbstract: Diaspora is\, in the formulation of historian Matthias Lehmann\, “something that happens rather than something that is.” This talk explores the ways in which Ottoman and post-Ottoman Sephardi Jewish migrants maintained a transnational diaspora through networks of exchange\, communication\, and movement\, even in the face of increasingly restrictive migration and documentary regimes in the wake of World War I. By paying attention to the level of individuals-- who married whom\, conducted business with whom\, contracted business with\, and sued whom-- I explore how Sephardi Jews operated within a series of overlapping diasporas that intersected at key moments with others of Ottoman or Jewish backgrounds and diverged at others. These migrants often drew on similar tactics to sustain diasporic networks-- hypermobility\, multilinguality\, transnational connections\, strong familial ties\, patronage networks\, and engagement with extralegal practices. This allows us to see in sharp relief the active forging of a twentieth-century Sephardi diaspora\, similar in broad strokes to other Ottoman diasporic communities\, but whose details emphasize the resourcefulness of migrants who quickly learned how their specificities of religion\, language\, or citizenship could become a pretext for inclusion or exclusion.\n\n12:00-1:30: LUNCH\n\n1:30-3:00: Panel 2: Boundaries of Rule\, Script\, and Desire: Reimagining the Premodern Armenian Diaspora\n∙ Armen Abkarian: Between Knights and Nakharars: Armenian Kingship and Mobility in Medieval Cilicia\n∙ Greta Gasparyan: Artistic Transformations and Diasporic Identity in the Manuscript Tradition of New Julfa\n∙ Nicholas Crummey: “If Only he Wasn’t Armenian! Alas! Alas!”: Sexual Desire and Ethnic Difference in Two Eighteenth-Century Ottoman Homoerotic Poems\n\nChair and Respondent: Kathryn Babayan\, University of Michigan\n\nDAY TWO: Weiser Hall 1010 \n\n9:00 - 10:30: Panel 3: From Columns to Capital: Armenian Diaspora Formation through Newspapers\, Moneylenders\, and Migrant Labor\, 19th-20th Centuries\n∙ Kristina Baghdasaryan: Networks of Apartness: Tiflis Armenians and the Western Armenian Questions\, 1905-1920s\n∙ Alina Zaripova: Between Diaspora and Homeland: The Armenian (Trans)National Press at the End of the 19th Century (1880s-1900s)\n∙ Başak Yağmur Karaca: Commercial Buildings as Sites of Armenian Mobility and Diaspora Formation in the Late Ottoman Istanbul\n\nChair and Respondent: Vahe Sahakyan\, University of Michigan\, Dearborn\n\n10:30-10:40: BREAK\n\n10:40- 12:10: Panel 4: Negotiating Displacement and Digital Memory: On Community Archives and Activism\n∙ Gegham Mughnetsyan: Connections to the Soviet Union: Personal Histories of Armenian Displaced Persons of World War II\n∙ Jonathan Hollis: Listening to Armenian Baku: History and Memory in Digital Diaspora\n∙ Lance Levenson: “This is Our Shushi.” Jerusalem’s Armenian Youth Reimagining Diasporic Belonging in the “Cow’s Garden” Parking Lot\n\nChair and Respondent: Sossie Kasbarian\, University of Chicago\n\nLUNCH \n\n1:30-2:30 Final Reflections with Prof. Khachig Tölölyan\n\nCosponsor: National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR)\n\n*Accommodation: If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange. Email: -- armenianstudies@umich.edu UID:143416-21900693@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143416 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Armenian Studies,History,Symposium,Workshop LOCATION:Weiser Hall - 555 & 1010 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260323T172855 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T200000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:AIAA Region III Student Conference DESCRIPTION:The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) student branch at the University of Michigan is hosting the Region III student conference from April 10-11th\, 2026\, on North Campus. This event brings students from around the region to present on aerospace-related research and gain publication experience. The event will consist of lab tours\, networking with companies\, presentations\, and a formal award presentation and dinner. Registration is required and open until March 27th\, 2026. UID:146936-21899818@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146936 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Aerospace,aerospace engineering,Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering,College Of Engineering,Conference,Engineering,Graduate Students,In Person,Michigan Engineering,Networking,North Campus,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251212T105136 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Materia Magica: Materiality and Ritual in the Greco-Roman World DESCRIPTION:View a diverse array of artifacts which were created to communicate with and call upon various unseen\, supernatural forces for aid and protection. While the objects on display are disparate at first glance\, ranging from lead tablets and amulets to papyrus and parchment leaves\, they all share a common thread: they have long been labeled as \"magical\" in traditional Western scholarship.\n\nHowever\, each of these artifacts is better understood on a broad spectrum of ancient ritual\, from subversive and transgressive acts to highly social and visible ones. The exhibit highlights the objects’ oft-overlooked material dimensions\, asking us to consider how qualities like color\, texture\, and weight shaped an object’s perceived efficacy and meaning. \n\nThis exhibit was a collaboration\, and displays items from several University of Michigan units: the library’s Special Collections Research Center and Papyrology Collection\, the Museum of Natural History\, and the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology. It was curated by Abigail Staub\, PhD Candidate\, Interdepartmental Program in Mediterranean Art & Archaeology.\n\nAnna Bonnell Freidin\, U-M associate professor of history\, will talk about \"Healing the Womb: Uterine Amulets in the Roman World\" (https://events.umich.edu/event/142418) on January 16. UID:142417-21890914@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142417 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Archaeology,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260324T190459 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T091500 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T150000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Living with Treaties Conference DESCRIPTION:In-person and virtual registration: http://myumi.ch/61n9J\n\nJoin us April 9-11\, 2026\, for Living with Treaties: The 1817 Project\, the University of Michigan\, and the Western Expansion of the United States. This hybrid conference will explore the role of treaties in the development of both the University of Michigan and the state of Michigan\, while considering how their effects continue to resonate locally\, regionally\, and nationally today for an Indigenous present and future.\n\nThe conference will bring together members of Anishinaabe Tribal communities\; U-M faculty\, staff\, and students\; K-12 educators\; scholars\; tribal historians\; and community activists for roundtable discussions\, panels\, and workshops that aim to inform and connect with non-specialist audiences.\n\nConference sessions will focus on key themes that include the role of treaties in the founding and development of the University of Michigan\, such as the 1817 Treaty of Fort Meigs\; the ongoing impact of 19th-century treaty agreements on tribal communities in the region\; and the ways in which these treaties continue to shape contemporary Native activism and legal efforts. Discussions will also explore the broader histories of colonization and Indigenous dispossession across what is now the state of Michigan and the Midwest region of the U.S\, with an eye to how local and regional histories provide valuable insights into broader national patterns.\n\nThe conference is free and open to all\, and will be livestreamed and recorded. Registration is encouraged but not required. We will send out reminder emails and event updates when you register.\n\nThe Living with Treaties: The 1817 Project\, the University of Michigan\, and the Western Expansion of the United States Conference is part of The 1817 Project: Land\, Culture\, Memory\, and Repair\, one of the major research initiatives of the University of Michigan’s Inclusive History Project. Led by Eric Hemenway\, Bethany Hughes\, and Michael Witgen\, The 1817 Project is a multi-disciplinary examination of the foundational land transfer by the Ojibwe\, Odawa\, and Boodewaadamii nations in the 1817 Treaty of Fort Meigs (also known as the Treaty of the Maumee Rapids)\, which was part of the University of Michigan’s 1817 origins in Detroit and subsequent relocation to Ann Arbor\, as well the university’s ongoing connections to Indigenous land and contemporary issues of Native American student experience. Learn more about The 1817 Project at https://inclusivehistory.umich.edu/project-site/the-1817-project/.\n\nThe Living with Treaties: The 1817 Project\, the University of Michigan\, and the Western Expansion of the United States Conference is presented by the Inclusive History Project in partnership with the Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies (EIHS) and with the support of the Bentley Historical Library\, Clements Library\, the Department of American Culture\, the Department of History\, the Marsal Family School of Education\, the Native American Student Association\, the Native American Studies Program\, Rackham Graduate School\, Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design\, and the University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA).\n\nFor questions or more information\, contact inclusivehistory@umich.edu.\n\n--\n\nSchedule & Panel Descriptions\n\nDay 1\nThursday\, April 9\, 2026\, Pendleton Room\, Michigan Union\n\nWelcome & Keynote Roundtable\n5:30pm – 8:30pm\n\nWhat Does it Mean to Live with Treaties? A Roundtable on Indigenous History\n\nThis keynote roundtable will bring together several renowned Indigenous scholars with expertise in Indigenous and U.S. history\, as well as in tribal\, federal\, and constitutional law. Together\, they will reflect on the past\, present\, and future of Indigenous History\, including the fundamental issue of treaties and their downstream effects into the present. A central theme of this session is: where did Indigenous history start from\, where is it going\, and what challenges and obstacles remain within the field? The panel will also consider the more specific question of treaties\, land\, and dispossession within a broader\, comparative framework that builds upon recent studies of “land grab” politics across U.S. history as a whole. Additionally\, the speakers will reflect on a second theme central to their scholarship: that U.S. history cannot be understood without recognizing the central role of Indigenous histories and experiences.\n\n5:30 – 6:30pm: Reception with light fare with the panelists.\n6:30 – 7:00pm: Conference Opening with Emcee Bethany Hughes and Welcome Song shared by Stick City\, U-M’s Native American Student Association’s Drum Group.\n7:00 – 8:30pm: Opening Remarks by U-M President Grasso and former EIHS Director John Carson followed by the keynote roundtable\, and public Q&A.\n\nAll events are open to the public. This roundtable is made possible through the partnership of the IHP-1817 Project and the Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies\, who are co-sponsoring this event as part of their annual lecture series.\n\nSpeakers: Maggie Blackhawk\, Ned Blackhawk\, Matthew Fletcher\, Michael Witgen\n\nModerator: Greg Dowd\n\n--\nDay 2\nFriday\, April 10\, 2026\, Kuenzel Room\, Michigan Union\n\nDay 2 Welcome & Session 1\n9:15am – 11:00am\n\nWhy Study Michigan Now? Situating the University of Michigan and the Great Lakes Region in the Broader Histories of Native American Dispossession\, Removal\, “Land Grab” Politics\, and U.S. Higher Education\n\nThis panel takes as a starting point the founding moment represented by the land transfer to U-M in Article 16 of the 1817 Treaty of Fort Meigs\, but widens the scope of inquiry to include subsequent treaties and land transfer schemes that facilitated the development of the University and the state of Michigan. This panel will present the “receipts\,” to visually represent the transfer of wealth from Native people to the citizens of the state of Michigan.\n\nThis panel will demonstrate that the histories of U-M\, the state of Michigan\, and the broader Great Lakes region are crucial contexts for understanding the broader histories of dispossession\, removal\, land grab politics\, and the development of American higher education. Discussion of the 1817 Project\, including an explanation of its origins and a showcase of its ongoing work\, will illustrate how the project is addressing fundamental questions of U.S. history.\n\nSpeakers: Jay Cook\, Michael Witgen\, Jonathan Quint\, Gabrielle Ione Hickmon\n\n--\nDay 2 Session 2\n11:15am – 12:30pm\n\nUniversities and Indigenous Dispossession\n\nThis panel will explore the deep links between colonization\, Indigenous dispossession\, and the growth of colleges and universities in the United States. While the 1862 Morrill Land Grant College Act is often cited as a pivotal moment in the history of American higher education\, centering the narrative on the mid-nineteenth century risks obscuring the broader role that Indigenous land played in underwriting American colleges and universities. Long before the Morrill Act\, institutions such as the University of Michigan relied on land appropriated through treaties to finance operations\, expand campuses\, and diversify educational opportunities for students. At the same time\, public domain land was being used for internal improvements\, with universities serving as part of this larger project of development. The Morrill Act extended and formalized these practices\, redistributing millions of acres of Indigenous land to fund the expansion of higher education across the United States. By bringing the pre- and post-Morrill Act eras into conversation\, this panel will show how Indigenous land has remained a foundational resource for American higher education from its beginnings through the present.\n\nSpeakers: Mary Shi\, Jon Parmenter\, Alyssa Mt. Pleasant\n\nChair: Ned Blackhawk\n\n--\nDay 2 Session 3\n1:30pm – 2:45pm\n\nHow to Read A Treaty: Legal Battles and the Continuing Impact of U.S.-Anishinaabeg Treaties\n\nThis panel will demonstrate how important Michigan-area treaties such as the 1836 Washington Treaty and 1855 Treaty of Detroit continue to shape the lives of the Anishinaabe people of the state\, and how their meaning and enforcement remain subjects of legal challenges and political activism. To show the continuing impact of treaties\, and the ways in which they serve as foundational documents of Anishinaabeg-U.S. political and legal relations\, our speakers will draw from their experience as legal scholars\, jurists\, litigators\, and expert witnesses. Collectively\, they will discuss cases such as Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa v. Whitmer\, which considered whether the 1855 Treaty of Detroit created a reservation for the LTBB Odawa in northern Michigan\, as well as current litigation on the Line 5 Pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac and the broader historical contexts of these cases.\n\nSpeakers: Matthew Fletcher\, Riyaz Kanji\, James McClurken\n\nChair: Maggie Blackhawk\n\n--\nDay 2 Session 4\n3:00pm – 4:15pm\n\nOn the Hidden Histories of Public Domain Land\n\nThis panel will explore the creation of public lands in the Michigan Territory and state through the multiple treaties negotiated by the federal government with the Indigenous peoples of Michigan. Historically\, federal officials pressured tribes in Michigan to agree to the extinction of Native title to their lands\, even when there was no immediate demand for those lands. This meant not only that tribes were deprived of a valuable asset\, but also that this asset was able to appreciate in value until such time as it was sold by the state. In order to convince Native peoples to sign these treaties\, the 1836 Washington and 1855 Detroit treaties guaranteed Native peoples the right to hunt\, fish\, and harvest on ceded territory not yet converted into private property. Reinforcing the enduring relevance of treaties across time\, this panel will focus on the protests\, activism\, and legal battles that have emerged over Indigenous resource rights in Michigan\, all of which revolve around differing interpretations of land and treaties. The panel will center the experiences and insights of community members who participated in these events.\n\nSpeakers: Mae Wright\, Emily Proctor\n\nChair: Eric Hemenway\n\n--\nDay 3\nSaturday\, April 11\, 2026\, Forum Hall\, 4th Floor\, Palmer Commons\n\nDay 3 Welcome & Session 5\n9:00am – 10:30am\n\nHow to Think About the Origins of Indian Removal Politics From a Great Lakes Perspective\n\nThis panel will highlight how two Michigan Anishinaabe communities\, the Pokagon Band of Boodewaadamii and the Burt Lake Band of Odawa and Ojibwe Indians\, had different experiences with removal and federal recognition\, shaping their distinct paths and histories. It will combine historical analysis of the development of various nineteenth-century land companies and land transfer schemes with presentations by community representatives who can discuss the resistance of their communities to Indian Removal\, as well as how they have fought or are still fighting to have their sovereignty and territory recognized by the federal government. This panel will discuss the shifting understandings and contexts of Indian Removal\, focusing on examples from Michigan and the broader Great Lakes Basin\, such as encroachment from settler colonists\, forced migration by military forces\, and Indian Boarding schools\, that illuminate nationally significant aspects of Indian Removal policy.\n\nSpeakers: Wenona T. Singel\, Blaire Morseau-Topache\n\nChair: Michael Witgen\n\n--\nDay 3 Session 6\n10:45am – 12:00pm\n\nTeaching Native American and Treaty History in K-12 Classrooms\n\nThis panel brings together educators from public schools and library professionals to share their experiences and insights on teaching Native American history in a range of educational settings. Panelists will discuss best practices for engaging students\, building inclusive curricula and lesson plans\, and addressing the gaps and challenges that persist in public education. Drawing on their experience teaching Native American history\, they will reflect on what has proven most effective\, what barriers remain\, and how educators can collaborate to move this work forward.\n\nSpeakers: Joe Erdmann\, Kara Johnson\, Annemarie Conway\n\nChair: Eric Hemenway\n\n--\nDay 3 Conference Wrap-up with Closing Remarks by Dr. Michael Witgen\n12:00 – 12:15pm\n\n--\nDay 3 Living with Treaties Community Connections Forum\n12:00pm – 3:00pm\n\nEqual parts resource fair\, poster session\, and tabling event\, the Community Connections Forum will serve as a platform for fostering connections among attendees\, the 1817 Project\, U-M campus partners\, and student organizations connected to the themes of the conference.\n\nDJ set by Sicangu Lakota multi-genre music artist\, educator\, and storyteller Frank Waln.\n\n--\nDay 3 Concurrent Breakout Workshops for K-12 Educators*\n1:15pm – 2:45pm\n\nTeaching Native American and Treaty History in Public Classrooms\n\nThis session will consist of teaching workshops designed for K-12 educators\, with two separate workshops targeted for elementary\, junior\, and high school level instructors. The workshops will include short preparatory presentations on subjects relevant to the conference\, such as treaties or public domain land\, with accompanying guidance on how to teach the subject matter. K-12 instructor participants will receive pre-prepared instructional materials at the start of the workshop\, with additional materials provided at the conclusion.\n\nFacilitators: Eric Hemenway\, Jared Aumen\, Madeline McShannock\, Joy Kooyer\, Jack Stearns UID:146201-21898656@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146201 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:History LOCATION:Palmer Commons - Forum Hall and Great Lakes Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260222T111850 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T123000 SUMMARY:Exercise / Fitness:Wolverines Walk for Reproductive Justice DESCRIPTION:Lunar Doula Support Network (LDSN) has been working to hold a 5k fun run/walk fundraiser to support a local organization\, Birth Detroit\, that works towards reproductive justice. Birth Detroit is a community birth center that works towards safe\, equitable\, and culturally relevant healthcare for all. LDSN is looking for volunteers\, student organizations\, and participants for fun run/walk. Volunteers will help guide runners along the route and help with various other tasks. Student organizations will hold a table in the Grove to host an activity centered around your club’s values and reproductive justice. Participants can complete these activities throughout the event and also participate in runs. Please email lunardoulasupportnetwork@umich.edu with any questions. UID:145798-21897830@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145798 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Children,Community Service,Detroit,Disability,Diversity Equity and Inclusion,Family,Fitness,Games,In Person,Inclusion,LGBT,Nature,North Campus,Outdoors,Politics,Public Health,Social,Social Impact,Social Justice,Student Org,Volunteer,Well-being,Women's Studies LOCATION:The Grove CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260403T172104 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T123000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Wolverines Walk for Reproductive Justice (in collaboration with Birth Detroit) DESCRIPTION:Lunar Doula Support Network is hosting a 5k fun run/walk fundraiser on April 11th on North Campus to support a local organization\, Birth Detroit\, that works towards reproductive justice. Birth Detroit is a community birth center that works towards safe\, equitable\, and culturally relevant healthcare for all. Currently in search for volunteers\, student organizations\, and participants for fun run/walk. Volunteers will help guide runners along the route and help with various other tasks. Student organizations will hold a table in the Grove to host an activity centered around your club’s values and reproductive justice. Participants can complete these activities throughout the event and also participate in the fun run/walk.  UID:145432-21897341@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145432 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:The Grove on North Campus CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260325T154805 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T113000 SUMMARY:Other:Gallery Tour & Bird Walk at Nichols Arboretum DESCRIPTION:Join the Institute for the Humanities and LSA Sustainability for a curator-led (Amanda Krugliak) Gallery tour of Sheida Soleimani’s exhibition *Flyways *(10 AM - 10:30 AM)\, followed by a quick bus ride over to Nichols Arboretum for a bird walk (10:45 AM - 11:30 AM). Event attendees will have the opportunity to explore Soleimani’s photography in the Institute for the Humanities Gallery and/or to go on a bird-watching tour at the Arb. For either portion of the event\, please meet at the Institute for the Humanities at 202 South Thayer.\n\nSheida Soleimani is an artist\, educator\, and licensed wildlife rehabilitator whose work examines power\, environmental crisis\, queerness\, migration\, and care. The daughter of political refugees who escaped Iran in the early 1980s\, Soleimani draws on archival materials\, props\, and sculptural elements to create visually lush\, politically incisive tableaux. She works across various mediums\, investigating themes such as oil politics and human rights abuses\, confronting the systems of violence linking the SWANA region and the United States\, unraveling their implications in American culture. Though her images are dreamlike\, they are grounded in lived experience: her parents frequently appear as subjects\, in compositions made from elements of their (sometimes harrowing) tales. Increasingly\, wildlife enters the frame – injured and orphaned birds\, with their own quiet stories of migration and survival. Before the lens\, these animals encapsulate Soleimani's multifaceted practice: care as art\, storytelling as resistance.\n\nThe bird walk will be led by members of the Michigan Bird Club. This will serve as training for volunteers interested in helping collect data for an ongoing migratory bird safety project and as well as an opportunity to get familiar with local campus birds.\n\nDonuts\, hot chocolate\, and hot tea will be available while supplies last.\n\nIf you cannot make this event but are interested in viewing Soleimani’s exhibition\, you can visit the Gallery anytime Monday through Friday from 9AM to 5PM\, March 19th - May 1st\, 2026. UID:147059-21900332@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147059 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Birding,Exhibition,Humanities,Photography,Visual Arts LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260403T172045 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260316T150000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:MUNGER GRADUATE RESIDENCES 2025-2026 DESCRIPTION:Join the Munger Community by attending events hosted by our Resident Advisors (RAs)! Feel free to select and attend as many events as you would like! UID:135673-21899419@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/135673 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Start at Munger Lobby → loop through Nichols Arboretum trails → finish back in 8th‐floor Fellows Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260401T155706 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T230000 SUMMARY:Tours:Saturday Open House DESCRIPTION:Make the Observatory part of your weekend! Tour the historic building\, view our exhibits\, participate in astronomy activities\, and view the sun with our solar telescope (weather dependent). Families welcome\, admission is always free. Registration not required. UID:143099-21892093@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143099 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Astronomers,astronomy,Education,educational,Family,free,history,Museum,museums,observing,Science,Telescope Observation,telescope viewing,Telescopes,tour LOCATION:Detroit Observatory CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260326T121700 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T110000 SUMMARY:Performance:Victors of Character: A Story of Loyalty\, Integrity\, and the Courage to Make a Difference DESCRIPTION:This fall\, Department of Theatre & Drama assistant professor Shavonne Coleman and a troupe of SMTD theatre & drama students are touring *Victors of Character*\, written by Allison Manville Metz\, to elementary and middle schools throughout the area. Audiences are invited to join Coleman and the company for a single public performance on North Campus.\n\n*Victors of Character: A Story of Loyalty\, Integrity\, and the Courage to Make a Difference* is adapted for the stage based on the 2016 documentary *Black and Blue* by Brian Kruger and Buddy Moorehouse. The play tells the story of the 1934 game between University of Michigan and Georgia Institute of Technology. The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets agreed to play in Ann Arbor that season on the condition that the Wolverines could not play Willis Ward\, the team's only African-American player. \"Many of Ward's teammates were outraged when athletic officials at the University of Michigan agreed to the demand\,\" said Metz. \"The most outraged Wolverine was Ward's roommate\, a lineman from Grand Rapids named Gerald Ford.\" What does it mean to do the right thing when you feel the system around you is wrong?\n\nPerfect for families\, *Victors of Character* has a running time of about 35 minutes with a 15 minute talkback immediately following. UID:147098-21900377@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147098 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Discussion,Diversity,Free,North Campus,Social Impact,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Newman Studio CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260318T121518 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T120000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:2026 MFA Thesis Exhibition: Visiting Critics Panel DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe Stamps School of Art & Design has invited a select group of internationally renowned curators\, writers\, artists\, and arts professionals to lend their critical insights as they view and jury the program’s MFA Thesis Exhibition and First-Year Exhibition. This year\, we are honored to welcome internationally acclaimed cultural producers Alisha Wormsley\, Aruna D’Souza\, and Robin K. Williams as this year’s Visiting Critics for a three-day campus visit. On Saturday\, April 11\, they will participate in a panel discussion moderated by Srimoyee Mitra\, Director of Stamps Gallery. Joined by faculty\, graduate students\, and the broader Ann Arbor community\, our Visiting Critics will reflect on the MFA candidates’ work and its dialogue with the contemporary moment. \n\nFree and open to the public. Registration is requested. Light refreshments will be provided.\n\nLearn More About the Visiting Critics:\n\nAruna D’Souza writes about modern and contemporary art\, intersectional feminisms\, and diasporic aesthetics. Her work appears regularly in 4Columns\, The New York Times\, Hyperallergic\, and in numerous artist’s monographs and exhibition catalogues. Whitewalling: Art\, Race\, and Protest in 3 Acts was named one of the best art books of 2018 by the New York Times. Recent editorial projects include Linda Nochlin’s Making It Modern: Essays on the Art of the Now and Lorraine O’Grady’s Writing in Space 1973-2018\; she co-curated the retrospective Lorraine O’Grady: Both/And at the Brooklyn Museum in 2021. She is the recipient of the 2021 Rabkin Prize for art journalism and a 2019 Andy Warhol Foundation Art Writers Grant. She was appointed the Edmond J. Safra Visiting Professor at the National Gallery of Art in 2022\, and the W.W. Corcoran Professor of Social Engagement at the Corcoran School of Art\, George Washington University\, in 2022-2023. Her most recent book\, Imperfect Solidarities\, was published in 2024.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAlisha Wormsley (Pittsburgh\, PA) is an interdisciplinary artist and cultural producer whose work exists at the intersections of public art\, film\, craft and social practice. Her work transforms public space and collective imagination through projects rooted in liberated futures\, ritual\, and community care. She is the founder of Sibyls Shrine\, a residency for Black artists who M/other\; creator of There Are Black People in the Future\; and co-creator\, with artist Kite\, of Cosmologyscape\, exploring the power of collective dreaming. Her newest film-in-process\, Children of NAN: A Survival Guide—which presents tutorials and survival strategies for future Black femmes while exploring their relationship to ritual\, craft\, and the natural world—has been awarded the Anonymous Was A Woman/NYFA Award\, a Pittsburgh Foundation grant\, and the Sundance Interdisciplinary Grant. Wormsley is a 2022 Guggenheim Fellow and is an Assistant Professor of Art in Social Practice at Carnegie Mellon University.\n\nRobin K. Williams is Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)\, with curatorial and scholarly interests in visual\, performance\, sound\, and socially engaged artistic practices. At UMMA\, she leads initiatives such as the UMMA-Labadie artist research residency program\, supporting projects grounded in activism and archival inquiry. Previously\, as Curator at The Contemporary Austin\, she curated exhibitions including This Land (2023)\, Tarek Atoui: The Whisperers (2022)\, and Daniel Johnston: I Live My Broken Dreams (2021)\, and commissions with artists including Danielle Braithwaite-Shirley\, Vivian Caccuri\, Celeste\, Raven Chacon\, Jenny Holzer\, Katarina Janečková Walshe\, and Clare Rojas. She was Ford Curatorial Fellow at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit\, curating Danielle Dean: True Red Ruin (2018) and co-curating Sonic Rebellion: Music as Resistance (2017)\, and Andrew W. Mellon Curatorial Fellow in Latin American Art at the Blanton Museum of Art. Her scholarship on Joan Jonas appears in the international journals Stedelijk Studies and Sin Objeto. Williams holds a PhD in Art History from the University of Texas\, has taught at UT-Austin and Texas State University\, and has served on public art committees at both institutions. UID:145934-21898144@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145934 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260115T181512 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T190000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Fore-Site (Phase 2): The Stamps Gallery Pillar Project DESCRIPTION:\n\nFrom September 2025 through August 2026\, Stamps Gallery is partnering in a curatorial collaboration with two Ypsilanti-based\, artist-run project spaces led by Stamps alumni: C.Y.N.K. Studios\, directed by Sally Clegg (Lecturer III and Student Exhibition Coordinator\, MFA ’20) and Abhishek Narula (MFA ’20)\; and Sometimes Space\, directed by Nathan Byrne (Lecturer I\, MFA ’21). Each space hosts dozens of artists annually for exhibitions\, performances\, and events\, fostering experimental work and building community. For this project\, Byrne\, Clegg\, and Narula have been commissioned to reimagine the pillars on Division Street that flank the gallery. In response\, they’ve curated six artists to create new work for the pillars over three cycles:\n\nPhase 1 (September 12 - December 12) artists: Amelia Burns (Cranbrook MFA ’23) and Erin McKenna (MFA ’20)\nPhase 2 (January 12 - April 12) artists: Sally Clegg (MFA ’20) and Kim Karlsrud (MFA ’20)\nPhase 3 (May 12 - August 12) artists: Abhishek Narula (MFA ’20) and Nathan Byrne (MFA ’21)\nPhase 2 Curatorial Statement\n\nCurated by Sometimes Space: Sally Clegg (entry pillar)\nCurated by CYNK Studios: Kim Karlsrud (courtyard pillar)\n\nArtists Sally Clegg and Kim Karlsrud wrap the Division Street pillars in highly site-specific ornament unearthed from the overlooked margins of Ann Arbor. On the Courtyard pillar\, Karlsrud scales up photographs of objects found in liminal spaces surrounding campus buildings on Green Road\, which the artist has encrusted in road salt. On the entryway pillar\, Clegg zooms in on tiny fragments of found material from UMich’s famous “rock” to celebrate nearly seven decades of student art and activism. Both artists uplift aggregate of local human activity to reveal tiny worlds of found form. \n\nSally Clegg: Sentimentary Rock\nSentimentary Rock is a composition of paint slag collected from the UMich rock monument at the corner of Washtenaw Avenue and Hill Street. This colorful composite material has been accumulating at the base of the iconic limestone boulder since the mid 1950’s\, when students began a tradition of painting it in acts of protest\, creativity\, and ritual\, sometimes multiple times per week. Akin to byproducts of industry such as “Fordite” (collectable chunks of automotive overspray sometimes called ‘Detroit agate’)\, Sentimentary Rock includes thousands of layers\, each dripped from a palimpsestic public proclamation. When processed\, sculpted\, sealed\, assembled\, and macro-photographed\, the result is this enlarged array of tiny gems\, intended to celebrate the indissoluble student voice. \n\nKim Karlsrud: What Amasses\nWhat Amasses is an assemblage of everyday found objects collected within the Miller Creek watershed\, an urbanized drainage system that encompasses much of the city of Ann Arbor and the University of Michigan campus. Selected objects were immersed in a road salt solution\, allowing delicate crystalline formations to emerge. Road salt is a common material input into these hydrological networks during the winter months and exists in multiple states of refinement\, expression\, coherence\, and fragmentation. Each object was then arranged\, photographed\, and enlarged to recontextualize these materials in ways that invite deeper reflections on how infrastructure and human agency blur notions of the natural and the artificial. \nArtist Statements/Bios\n\nSally Clegg \nSally Clegg is an artist and educator from Pelham\, Massachusetts. Her studio practice is rooted in sculpture and expanded printmaking\, stemming from a fascination with human efforts to make meaning from our relationships to objects. Clegg integrates history\, popular culture\, literature and philosophy as material for artmaking\, leveraging personal anecdote and humor to reveal the complexity\, absurdity\, and theoretical richness at play in our connections to things and to ourselves. \n\nClegg holds an MFA in Art from The University of Michigan Stamps School of Art & Design\, and a BA in Art & English from Goucher College. She has exhibited nationally and internationally\, and her work can be found in permanent collections at Yale University\, The New York Public Library\, and elsewhere. Her artwork and writing has appeared in ASAP/Journal\, BOMB Magazine\, Sculpture Magazine\, and Hyperallergic. She is a lecturer in Art & Design at the University of Michigan. Website / Instagram\n\n\nKim Karlsrud \nKim Karlsrud is the co-founder of Commonstudio\, a collaborative creative practice that develops socio-ecological and spatial interventions\, installations\, and initiatives working with and within urban landscapes. Her work explores the space between art and design\, and is grounded in the concept of the “commons\,” that which is shared\, as well as that which is ordinary\, banal\, and commonplace.\n\nKarlsrud completed her undergraduate degree in Product Design from Otis College of Art and Design and an MFA in Art from the University of Michigan. She is currently an Assistant Visiting Professor in the College of Design at the University of Oregon\, teaching across Art and Landscape Architecture departments. She jointly received the 2014-15 Prince Charitable Trust Rome Prize in Landscape Architecture\, was a 2017 resident at the Headlands Center for the Arts\, and is the 2025-26 Fuller Fieldscape Fellow. Website / Instagram UID:138032-21881326@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138032 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260310T092550 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T160000 SUMMARY:Fair / Festival:Scientist Spotlight DESCRIPTION:Feed your curiosity! Visit with University of Michigan scientists and participate in engaging\, hands-on activities to learn about their cutting-edge research. These researchers are part of the U-M Museum of Natural History’s Science Communication Fellows\, bringing scientists and the public face-to-face.\n\nFree and open to the public.\n\nSuitable for upper elementary through adult visitors.\n\nMade possible with help from the National Science Foundation. UID:146392-21898991@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146392 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Family,Free,Museum,Natural Sciences,Science LOCATION:Museum of Natural History CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260401T181508 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:What We Tend: The 2026 MFA Graduate Thesis Exhibition DESCRIPTION:\n\nWhat We Tend: The 2026 MFA Thesis Exhibition is on view at the Stamps Gallery from March 20 — April 11\, 2026. The exhibition presents seven artists whose practices unfold through care—care for land\, for bodies\, for memory\, and for one another. Working across ritual\, non-linear time\, and intersectional inquiries into labor and domestic life\, these artists treat familial\, site-specific\, and sociopolitical histories as living structures rather than sealed archives. What We Tend features the work of MFA students River Forest Berry\, Michelle Cieloszczyk\, Zoë Dong\, Fiona Hoffer\, Michael ​“Modius Modi” King Jr.\, Michaela Nichelle\, and Sujay Saple.\n\nJoin us to celebrate the work of MFA graduate students at the Opening Reception on March 20 from 6 — 8 p.m. Refreshments will be served and artists will be present.\n\nPlease note: \n\nThroughout the exhibition\, visitors are encouraged to bring clean and empty aluminum cans to participate in Michaela Nichelle’s installation. \nThe exhibition will be closed to the public on Friday\, April 10. UID:144188-21894822@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144188 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260403T172042 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T130000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:TRANSDISCIPLINARY FELLOWS 2025-2026 DESCRIPTION: UID:135685-21900334@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/135685 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Lawyers Club Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260316T192550 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T200000 SUMMARY:Recreational / Games:Anime Convention: Con Ja Nai 30 on April 11th in the MLB!!! DESCRIPTION:Animania is hosting our 30th annual Con Ja Nai on April 11th in the MLB from 12-8 PM\, and we promise it'll be the best one yet! Live performances of anime/idol music\, Anime panels\, artist alley\, gachapons\, cosplay contest\, a maid cafe run by Dreams Come Chuu\, a giveaway with tons of prizes\, and much more! Admission is completely free!!! Check out our website for more info: https://www.conjanai.org/ UID:146670-21899436@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146670 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:anime,Free,Japanese Studies LOCATION:Modern Languages Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260403T120102 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T200000 SUMMARY:Other:Anime Convention: Con Ja Nai 30 on April 11th in the MLB!!! DESCRIPTION:Animania is hosting our 30th annual Con Ja Nai on April 11th in the MLB from 12-8 PM\, and we promise it'll be the best one yet! Live performances of anime/idol music\, Anime panels\, artist alley\, gachapons\, cosplay contest\, a maid cafe run by Dreams Come Chuu\, a giveaway with tons of prizes\, and much more! Admission is completely free!!! UID:146672-21899438@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146672 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Modern Languages Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260403T172044 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T140000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:BURSLEY HALL 2025-2026 DESCRIPTION: UID:135622-21900765@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/135622 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Soccer fields behind Bursley CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260324T094536 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Creating the Future of Medicine for 175 Years DESCRIPTION:As the Medical School celebrates the anniversary of its opening in the fall of 1850\, and Michigan Medicine marks the 100th anniversary of the opening of the \"Old Main\" University Hospital that served as its flagship from 1925 to 1986\, a free museum exhibit explores 175 years of medical education\, research and clinical care. \n\nOpen to the public at the Museum on Main Street operated by the Washtenaw County Historical Society\, the exhibit includes artifacts\, photos and facts about how U-M's medical community grew from humble beginnings on the Diag to become one of the nation's largest and most respected academic medical centers. It also asks visitors to ponder their own attitudes and experiences\, and to submit memories and photos of their time working\, studying\, volunteering or receiving care at U-M's medical campus and beyond. There are also activities for young visitors.\n\nThe museum is open to the public every Saturday and Sunday from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.\n\nFull details about the exhibit\, including parking instructions and how to book a free private group tour on a weekday\, are available at http://michmed.org/museum\n\nThe museum has an accessible entrance at the rear of the building. UID:139428-21885504@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139428 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:History,Life Science,Medicine,Museum,Nursing LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260310T094000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T124500 SUMMARY:Presentation:Sea Monsters DESCRIPTION:The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops – familiarly known as a ‘dolly’ – as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history. Along the way\, she encounters long-necked plesiosaurs\, giant turtles\, enormous fish\, fierce sharks\, and the most dangerous sea monster of all– the mosasaur. UID:136442-21898997@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136442 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Museum,natural history museum,Natural Sciences,Planetarium,Science LOCATION:Museum of Natural History CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260403T121520 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260316T010000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Softball vs Ohio State DESCRIPTION:Softball vs Ohio State UID:146623-21899361@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146623 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics,Athletics - Softball LOCATION:Alumni Field CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260403T120111 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T160000 SUMMARY:Other:Spring Repair + Resources Pop-Ups DESCRIPTION:Join Wolverines on Wheels (WoW) for our two spring repair & resource pop-ups! Bring your bike for basic maintenance support from our volunteers. Receive FREE resources including lights\, locks\, repair kits\, and more! Open to all campus members.\nNORTH CAMPUS: Friday April 3rd\, 1-4pm\, Grove\nCENTRAL CAMPUS: Saturday April 11\, 12-4pm\, Diag UID:147008-21900236@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147008 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Diag CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260304T161645 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T210000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:TASI:TOLU Conference DESCRIPTION:The Oceania Student Association will be hosting their free one-day 2026 TASI Conference with the theme of Talanoa: Ongoing Lessons Uplifted. The use of “Talanoa” spans across many of the South Pacific Islands and has the meaning of storytelling\, conversation\, & the sharing of ideas. This year\, the Oceania Student Association will showcase an array of dialogue and understanding that will further embody the teachings of Talanoa while adding a contemporary lens throughout it all. The conference will foreground dialogue surrounding the lessons of legacies and the upliftment of new ideas. Join us on Saturday\, April 11th for a day filled with speakers\, workshops\, performances\, and dinner! All are welcomed and encouraged to register. Come to learn\, share\, & connect! Registration is required. UID:146199-21898648@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146199 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Aa&pi Heritage Month,Ann Arbor,Asian Pacific Islander American Heritage Month LOCATION:Angell Hall - Aud C CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260327T181513 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:We Ran Toward Each Other: The 2026 MFA First Year Exhibition DESCRIPTION:\n\nThis annual celebration of the work of Stamps MFA in Art candidates features work by first-year students:\n\nBert Cook\nWilliam Hohe\nJuniper Jones\nNavjeet Kaur\nZhongxing (Jack) Liu\nJulianna Sanromán\nCelia Shaheen\n\nThe 2026 MFA First Year Exhibition takes place March 25 - April 17 at the Stamps Graduate and Faculty Studios\, 1919 Green Rd\, Ann Arbor\, MI 48109.\n\nJoin us at the public exhibition reception on Wednesday\, March 25 from 6-8 p.m. (no RSVP required).\n\nViewings March 26-April 17 are available by appointment only\; please contact William Hohe to arrange a visit. UID:145492-21897424@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145492 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260403T172043 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T160000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:WEST QUAD 2025-2026 DESCRIPTION: UID:135686-21900707@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/135686 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Meet at Community Center, Travel to the Diag CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260403T121520 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260316T010000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Women's Tennis vs Maryland DESCRIPTION:Women's Tennis vs Maryland UID:146622-21899360@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146622 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics,Athletics - Women's Tennis LOCATION:Varsity Tennis Bldg CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260324T151133 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T160000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:WoW Bike Repair + Resources Pop-Up DESCRIPTION:Join Wolverines on Wheels (WoW) for our two spring repair & resource pop-ups! Bring your bike for basic maintenance support from our volunteers. Receive FREE resources including lights\, locks\, repair kits\, and more! Open to all campus members. \n\nNORTH CAMPUS: Friday April 3rd\, 1-4pm\, Grove\nCENTRAL CAMPUS: Saturday April 11\, 12-4pm\, Diag UID:146993-21900211@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146993 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Activism,Biking,Climate Change,Community Service,Cycling,Education,Environment,Free,Graduate and Professional Students,planet blue,Social Impact,Student Org,Sustainability,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Diag - Central Campus CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260401T144850 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T143000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:UUWeekly: Snow Cone in the Goose Zone DESCRIPTION:Chill out at UUWeekly: Snow Cone in the Goose Zone! Head to Regents Plaza (the Cube) for a refreshing afternoon featuring a Kona Ice snow cone truck\, soft pretzels\, and a GooseChase scavenger hunt with fun prizes. Don’t miss your chance to snag a custom goose-themed tee while enjoying the spring vibes. Join us April 11 from 12:30–2:30 PM for a sweet and playful break! UID:147128-21900411@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147128 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Cci,Food,Free,Fun LOCATION:Regents Plaza CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260401T181638 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T133000 SUMMARY:Performance:Vincent Louis Claes\, cello DESCRIPTION:Undergraduate student Vincent Louis Claes performs a final senior recital. UID:146529-21899240@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146529 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Stamps Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260403T120037 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T143000 SUMMARY:Exercise / Fitness:Beginner Friendly Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Training DESCRIPTION:Our weekly beginner-friendly sessions are designed for students who are new to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu or looking for a structured\, low-pressure environment to build strong fundamentals.\nEach session focuses on core movements\, positional awareness\, and high-percentage techniques used in real sparring\, with an emphasis on safety\, clarity\, and progressive learning. Instruction is step-by-step\, with plenty of time for drilling\, questions\, and guided practice.\nNo prior martial arts experience is required. These classes are ideal if you are:\n• Trying BJJ for the first time\n• Looking to improve fundamentals before live sparring\n• Returning after time away from training\n• Interested in grappling for fitness\, confidence\, or competition\nTraining partners are supportive\, instruction is detailed\, and the pace is intentionally beginner-friendly while still preparing you for more advanced classes over time.\nCome learn how to move efficiently\, control positions\, and build confidence on the mats - one class at a time. UID:144477-21895404@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144477 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Michigan League CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260310T094417 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T134500 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Sky Tonight DESCRIPTION:A live presentation on what to find in the sky tonight and for the coming few weeks. This presentation includes how to find the cardinal directions with the North Star\, current and upcoming constellations\, visible planets\, a few deep sky objects depending on the season\, and other interesting astronomical visualizations. If you want to be able to look up from your own backyard and know what to look for\, this is the show for you. UID:141325-21899005@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141325 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Astronomy,Children,Family,Museum,museums,natural history museum,Natural Sciences,Planetarium,Prospective Undergraduate Students,Science,Space,Undergraduate LOCATION:Museum of Natural History CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260403T172043 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T160000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:BAITS II 2025-2026 DESCRIPTION: UID:135619-21900565@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/135619 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Front of Coman House CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260403T172044 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T150000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:BURSLEY HALL 2025-2026 DESCRIPTION: UID:135622-21900766@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/135622 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Meet in Lobby CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260403T172042 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T160000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:MARKLEY HALL 2025-2026 DESCRIPTION: UID:135671-21900866@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/135671 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:South Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260316T083953 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T150000 SUMMARY:Tours:Saturday Sampler Tour | Greek and Roman Mythology DESCRIPTION:Many of us have read stories or seen movies featuring gods\, goddesses\, and heroes from Greek and Roman mythology. But how was this mythology incorporated into the lives of ancient people? In this tour\, we’ll look at such artifacts as vases\, lamps\, and sarcophagi—featuring images of Athena\, Herakles\, Dionysus\, and more—and consider how this mythology was experienced by everyday people.\n\nThis event is free and open to all visitors. If you have any questions or concerns regarding accessing this event\, please visit our accessibility page at https://myumi.ch/zwPkd or contact the education office by calling (734) 647-4167. We ask for advance notice as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange. UID:146632-21899369@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146632 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ancient Greece,Ancient Rome,Archaeology,Free,History,Magic,Museum,Mythology,Religion,Tour LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260403T172042 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260311T180000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:SOUTH QUAD / FLETCHER 2025-2026 DESCRIPTION: UID:135683-21899170@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/135683 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:South Quad Game Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260310T094648 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T144500 SUMMARY:Film Screening:T.REX DESCRIPTION:With stunning CGI visuals and the latest research from leading paleontologists\, the film offers audiences a fresh perspective on the GOAT (Greatest Of All Tyrants): Tyrannosaurus rex. Anchored by the true story of the young fossil hunters who made the discovery of a lifetime when they spotted a large fossilized leg bone on a walk on public lands in North Dakota\, T. REX intercuts the remarkable fossil dig\, with cutting edge computer graphics that bring the iconic T. rex to life—from hatchling to hulking adult. Narrated by Jurassic Park actor Sam Neill\, T. REX explores the newest science that has helped reinvent our understanding of the iconic predator. UID:136347-21899030@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136347 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Museum,natural history museum,Planetarium LOCATION:Museum of Natural History CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260216T121707 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T160000 SUMMARY:Performance:The MacAdo or the Town of Balleydew DESCRIPTION:Presented by UMGASS. UID:145441-21897521@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145441 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mutotix LOCATION:Michigan League CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260312T092315 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T150000 SUMMARY:Presentation:Tour of the Universe: You Are Here DESCRIPTION:Rocket through space and sail among billions of stars and galaxies. Utilizing simulation software\, Dean Regas will guide guests through a family-friendly exploration of the mind-boggling scale of the universe. Along the way you’ll stop at the Moon and individual planets\, then you’ll make the jump to light speed and head to interstellar space and see all the galaxies in the universe. \n\nThis event is part of the Observatory's Saturday open house programming. Join us 12-11 pm and tour the historic building\, view our exhibits\, and participate in hands-on astronomy activities. And if weather permits\, you'll be able to view the sun with our solar telescope and the night sky with historic and modern telescopes. Families welcome\, admission is always free\, and registration is not required.\n\nDean Regas is a renowned public speaker\, author\, educator\, national popularizer of astronomy\, and an expert in observational astronomy. He served as the astronomer for the Cincinnati Observatory from 2000-2023 and was the astronomer in residence at the Grand Canyon in 2021. He is the author of seven books including “All About Orion\,” “100 Things to See in the Night Sky” and “How to Teach Grown-Ups About Pluto.” From 2010-2019 he was the co-host of the PBS program Star Gazers\, and he has contributed to Astronomy Magazine\, Sky and Telescope Magazine\, Farmer's Almanac\, USAToday\, Science Friday and Here & Now. He is also the host of a popular astronomy podcast \"Looking Up with Dean Regas.\" UID:146501-21899201@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146501 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Astronomers,astronomy,Children,Family,Lifelong Learning,Museum,museums,Natural Sciences,observing,Science,Telescope Observation,telescope viewing,Telescopes LOCATION:Detroit Observatory CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260318T144013 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T143000 SUMMARY:Performance:Amazin' Blue Spring Concert DESCRIPTION:Please visit https://mutotix.umich.edu/6392/6393 for more detail. UID:145759-21897786@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145759 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mutotix LOCATION:GA - Rackham CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260224T181516 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T160000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Altar Keeper: Reading and Open Mic DESCRIPTION:\n\nJoin Stamps MFA student and artist Michaela Nichelle in reading work from her written thesis\, Altar Keeper. Altar Keeper explores the life of Loretta Mims\, neighborhood candy lady and late grandmother of Michaela Nichelle. Through poetry\, various artist statements\, archival photography\, and recipes\, the artist unpacks the communal impact of Black Candy Ladies as cornerstones of their community. This work explores themes of grief\, love\, joy\, and communal care. In the second half of programming the artist opens the floor to the audience to share poems related to the listed themes. UID:145915-21898093@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145915 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260403T172044 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T170000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:BURSLEY HALL 2025-2026 DESCRIPTION: UID:135622-21899450@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/135622 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Meet in Bursley Lobby CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260403T172044 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T170000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:BURSLEY HALL 2025-2026 DESCRIPTION: UID:135622-21900775@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/135622 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Creative Suite CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260401T181638 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T160000 SUMMARY:Performance:Khanh Nhi Luong\, piano DESCRIPTION:DMA candidate in piano performance Khanh Nhi Luong performs a dissertation recital. UID:146530-21899241@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146530 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260312T181739 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T160000 SUMMARY:Performance:Rebekah Geller\, violin DESCRIPTION:Undergraduate student Rebekah Geller performs a recital. UID:146532-21899243@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146532 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Stearns Building - Cady Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260310T094417 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T154500 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Sky Tonight DESCRIPTION:A live presentation on what to find in the sky tonight and for the coming few weeks. This presentation includes how to find the cardinal directions with the North Star\, current and upcoming constellations\, visible planets\, a few deep sky objects depending on the season\, and other interesting astronomical visualizations. If you want to be able to look up from your own backyard and know what to look for\, this is the show for you. UID:141325-21899019@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141325 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Astronomy,Children,Family,Museum,museums,natural history museum,Natural Sciences,Planetarium,Prospective Undergraduate Students,Science,Space,Undergraduate LOCATION:Museum of Natural History CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260401T181639 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T160000 SUMMARY:Performance:Sofia Puccio\, cello DESCRIPTION:Graduate student Sofia Puccio performs a final master's degree recital. UID:146531-21899242@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146531 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Stamps Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260403T172042 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T170000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:TRANSDISCIPLINARY FELLOWS 2025-2026 DESCRIPTION: UID:135685-21899847@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/135685 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Fellows Lounge (8th Floor of Munger) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260403T121520 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260403T010000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Men's Tennis vs Michigan State DESCRIPTION:Men's Tennis vs Michigan State UID:147374-21900920@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147374 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics,Athletics - Men's Tennis LOCATION:Varsity Tennis Bldg CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260403T172049 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T163000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:NORTH QUAD 2025-2026 DESCRIPTION: UID:135674-21899434@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/135674 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Meet in 3rd Floor Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260312T093104 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T170000 SUMMARY:Presentation:100 Things in the Night Sky DESCRIPTION:Want to know the name of that star? How do you find constellations like Orion\, Gemini\, and Taurus? When can you see the planets? In this family-friendly presentation based on his book of the same name\, astronomer Dean Regas will demonstrate the basic tips and tricks to identifying stars\, constellations\, planets\, and more in the night sky. You'll soon be on your way to finding 100 Things in the Night Sky. \n\nThis event is part of the Observatory's Saturday open house programming. Join us 12-11 pm and tour the historic building\, view our exhibits\, and participate in hands-on astronomy activities. And if weather permits\, you'll be able to view the sun with our solar telescope and the night sky with historic and modern telescopes. Families welcome\, admission is always free\, and registration is not required.\n\nDean Regas is a renowned public speaker\, author\, educator\, national popularizer of astronomy\, and an expert in observational astronomy. He served as the astronomer for the Cincinnati Observatory from 2000-2023 and was the astronomer in residence at the Grand Canyon in 2021. He is the author of seven books including “All About Orion\,” “100 Things to See in the Night Sky” and “How to Teach Grown-Ups About Pluto.” From 2010-2019 he was the co-host of the PBS program Star Gazers\, and he has contributed to Astronomy Magazine\, Sky and Telescope Magazine\, Farmer's Almanac\, USAToday\, Science Friday and Here & Now. He is also the host of a popular astronomy podcast \"Looking Up with Dean Regas.\" UID:146503-21899204@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146503 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Astronomers,astronomy,Children,Family,free,Lifelong Learning,Museum,museums,Natural Sciences,observing,Science,Telescope Observation,telescope viewing,Telescopes LOCATION:Detroit Observatory CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260402T181525 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260319T010000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Men's Tennis vs Michigan State DESCRIPTION:Men's Tennis vs Michigan State UID:146791-21899624@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146791 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics,Athletics - Men's Tennis LOCATION:Varsity Tennis Bldg CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260312T181740 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T183000 SUMMARY:Performance:Judson Whitney\, French horn DESCRIPTION:Undergraduate student Judson Whitney performs a final senior recital. UID:146534-21899245@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146534 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Stamps Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260402T181639 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T183000 SUMMARY:Performance:Lauren Kim\, violin DESCRIPTION:Undergraduate student Lauren Kim performs a final senior recital. UID:146533-21899244@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146533 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260312T181740 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T183000 SUMMARY:Performance:Nova Brown\, voice DESCRIPTION:Undergraduate student Nova Brown performs a final senior recital. UID:146535-21899246@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146535 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Stearns Building - Cady Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260402T110148 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T194500 SUMMARY:Presentation:Creative Writing Capstone Readings DESCRIPTION:Readers include Katie Lynch\, Jianna Nazifi\, Nicholas Pera\, Samuel Smith\, Rebecca Warber\, Kendyl Watson\, Haley Brosnan\, and Sara Wong. More info and bios here:\nhttps://literatibookstore.com/event/2026-04-11/u-m-english-creative-writing-capstone-reading-pt-2 UID:147350-21900884@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147350 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Creative Writing,English Language And Literature,Reading LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260403T121520 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260315T010000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Rowing vs Texas DESCRIPTION:Rowing vs Texas UID:146607-21899345@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146607 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics,Athletics - Rowing LOCATION:Michigan Boathouse CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260402T121631 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:\"Threshold\" – Dance BFA Concert DESCRIPTION:*This event is sold out. Limited tickets may be available at the door at 7:15 pm.*\n\nThe Department of Dance presents *Threshold*\, a collection of five works choreographed and directed by senior Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance majors Zamora Tamminga\, Sarah Snow\, Melisa Orduna\, Mia Brooks\, and Zeenia Shahpurwala. \n\n*Something has come undone* (Tamminga) is a series of vignettes of interpersonal relationships\, highlighting jazz music as a vessel for spontaneity\, resistance\, and connectivity. This theatrical work is set in a jazz bar\, where one’s intimate moments become deceptively public\, and where trying to forget may not be enough. \n\nDrawing from family dynamics\, sisterhood\, and early experiences of navigating unfamiliar emotions\, *Strangers Again* (Snow) examines how people carry\, suppress\, or redirect feelings\, and how those patterns manifest in the physical body. The dancers move through states of physical closeness and emotional distance\, tracing cycles of withdrawal\, fatigue\, and collective support. \n\n「三⾯鏡」*Sanmenkyou* (Brooks) is a triptych following three relational “faces”: the face shown to self\, the one to society\, and the face presented to the world through digital platforms\; where authenticity\, performance\, and global visibility coexist. Fundamentally based on the Japanese concepts of *honne* (true feelings) and *tatemae* (public façade)\, the conditions this describes are familiar to many multi-ethnic individuals navigating multiple cultural frameworks. \n\n*El Final* (Orduna) is rooted in the intensity of pivotal moments shaped by closure. The work explores the end of a chapter as it unfolds with heightened emotion and deep nostalgia. Through climactic\, tango-like scores and orchestral textures\, the dance’s journey traces the arc of longing and finality. Impermanence is the catalyst to growth\, unveiling the possibilities within every conclusion. \n\n*Ephemeral River* (Shahpurwala) explores the joy and silly little feeling dance brings when experienced onstage. Inviting the audience into a vibrant world shaped by play and genuine enjoyment\, the piece celebrates dance as a space for freedom\, humor\, and shared pleasure. The work invites performers and audiences alike to share in the simple joy of connection and moving together. UID:135485-21876874@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/135485 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Dance,Free,North Campus LOCATION:Dance Building - Dance Performance Studio Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20251112T181727 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:Chamber Opera: \"Working for the Macbeths\" DESCRIPTION:The Department of Voice & Opera presents the comic opera \"Working for the Macbeths\" (2023) with music by Johanny Navarro and libretto by Marcus Yi.\n\nConductor: Jayce Ogren with the Contemporary Directions Ensemble\nStage Director: Chía Patiño\nAssistant Conductor: Michael Roest\nCoaches/Pianists: Timothy Cheek\, Andrea Morokutti\n\nSung in English UID:141826-21889466@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141826 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Comedy,Free,Music,North Campus,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - McIntosh Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260318T122931 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T093000 SUMMARY:Performance:Frames and Frequencies DESCRIPTION:In this collaboration with Independent Film Festival Ypsilanti (iFFY)\, filmmakers who live or work in Washtenaw County will be invited to create a series of short silent films\, all of which will be set to live\, improvised music performed by Resonant Soundscapes\, a dynamic collective of Michigan-based artists that traverses wide-ranging jazz and electronic aesthetics. This hyper-local event brings out the best of Southeast Michigan\, showcasing the incredible talents in our community. UID:146755-21899589@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146755 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Film,music,UMS,university musical society,Ypsilanti,Ypsilanti Freighthouse LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260312T181743 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:Brady Smith\, jazz trombone DESCRIPTION:Undergraduate student Brady Smith performs a recital. UID:146538-21899249@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146538 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Stearns Building - Cady Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260303T152543 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Echoes of the Past: Greektown as Seen by Sam Karres DESCRIPTION:Explore the personal sketchbooks of Sam Karres\, Greek-American painter and artist\, as he illustrates the daily life of residents in Greektown\, Detroit. This exhibit highlights Detroit’s Greek-American community and urban scenery during the late 20th century. Experience art and life through Sam’s eyes with scenes of music\, dance\, restaurants\, and the faces of the community. Let the vivid watercolor paintings and expressive sketches transport you to a Greektown of the past\, and learn more about Sam Karres’ life as an artist.\n\nFeaturing works from the Sam Karres Archive\, 1955-2012\, held by the University of Michigan Library's Special Collection Research Center. Curated by Annelie Zissis and Arthur Pfeifer-Rubey\, Library Engagement Fellows. UID:146151-21898462@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146151 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library (2nd floor) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260330T181639 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:Joanne Chan\, violin DESCRIPTION:Graduate student Joanne Chan performs a final master's degree recital. UID:146537-21899248@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146537 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Stamps Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260312T121744 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Men's Glee Club Spring Concert DESCRIPTION:The fan-favorite student organization continues years of tradition with their annual concerts in the fall and spring.\n\n*Not available as part of the Flex Series package.*\n\nConducted by Matthew Abernathy\n\nRecommended Ages: 3+\n\n*Buying Tickets\nSingle tickets available beginning August 4.*\n UID:135535-21876935@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/135535 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Music LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260403T121521 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260403T010000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Men's Tennis vs Toledo DESCRIPTION:Men's Tennis vs Toledo UID:147375-21900921@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147375 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics,Athletics - Men's Tennis LOCATION:Varsity Tennis Bldg CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250930T094403 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Penny and Sparrow DESCRIPTION:A wise wizard once said: “when in doubt\, always follow your nose.” \n\nThe last album from Penny and Sparrow\, Olly Olly\, was a work of revelation and liberation. A search for and an embrace of the self. I imagine they were left with a headscratcher of a question: well\, shit. Where do you go from there?\n\nFortunately\, they listened to the wizard and followed their noses backwards to find their way forward. \n\nAiming to strip away pretense and invite experimentation\, they commandeered a garden shed from a friend and retrofitted it to make a twenty-track album that is vast\, weird\, and wholly unexpected. \n\nIf Lefty is anything\, it is the journal of Penny and Sparrow’s inner child. Dog-eared\, lock busted open. On its pages the sketches of dreams\, nightmares\, erotica\, and literary fan fiction graffiti the margins of poetry\, elegies\, and love letters in the wild colors of saxophone blue\, electronic pink\, and blood harmony red. \n\nBeautifully varied and richly rendered\, it is an album that wanders from theme to theme\, style to style\, exultation to tragedy. Yet it is never lost. If anything\, it is at play. \n\nUnited by its intimate vocals and aching harmonies\, its acoustic laments trickle into ethereal pop only to surge into whimsical ballads and crest into grand hooligan anthems that sway gently down to familiar shores where melancholic ballads tell of love lost\, found\, forgotten\, and remembered. \n\nAndy and Kyle have written some albums in blood. Others they’ve whispered to the sea. This one they danced in the sky with smiles on their faces. Lefty feels like not just a celebration of their journey beyond the bounds of their traditional genre\, but as if they have rediscovered the joy in music by honoring the sounds that inspired two boys growing up in Texas to one day make the damn stuff themselves.\n\n–Pierce Brown\, author and friend\n\n\nVIP includes:\n \nOne general admission ticket\nEarly entry into the venue\nAccess to an intimate pre-show soundcheck party (2-3 songs)\nQ&A with Penny & Sparrow\nLimited edition tour poster\; autographed by Penny & Sparrow\nCrowd Free Merchandise Shopping\nLimited availability\n \nEarly Entry includes:\n\nOne general admission ticket\nEarly entry into the venue\nLimited edition tour poster\; autographed by Penny & Sparrow\nCrowd Free Merchandise Shopping\nLimited availability UID:139929-21886360@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139929 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix LOCATION:ARK Reserved CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260330T121640 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:So Hyang In\, piano DESCRIPTION:DMA candidate in piano performance So Hyang In performs a dissertation recital. UID:146536-21899247@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146536 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North Campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260225T133621 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Starstruck Show DESCRIPTION:A performance of Starstruck written by Elaine Lee\, Susan Norfleet Lee\, and Dale Place put on by the RC Players.\n\nSynopsis: Starstruck is a feminist science fiction comedy taking place in the far future\, where humans have spread across the stars. In the wake of a toppled galactic dictator\, freeform chaos has taken hold of the galaxy\, as various factions fight for control of the freshly liberated Multiverse. In the wake of the disappearance of Prime Minister Glorianna\, The United Federation of Female Freedom Fighters have sent Captain Galatia 9 and her crew aboard the Harpy to instate Erotica Ann\, their science officer\, as Prime Minister in her absence\, in order to stop a Civil War on Glorianna’s home planet. However\, the Harpy stumbles across another ship\, Siren 3– captained by Verloona Ti\, Galatia’s lifelong nemesis— cultivating a sinister plot involving Glorianna’s disappearance. The crew of the Harpy begins an infiltration of the Siren 3\, resulting in absurd shenanigans such as psychic meltdowns\, a wannabe villain\, fights with a raging cyborg— all with the fate of the Multiverse on the line.\n\n8pm\, April 10th and 11th in the Keene Theater in East Quadrangle UID:145944-21898164@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145944 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,arts,Arts Initiative,Comedy,Drama,LGBT,live performance,performance,Storytelling,Student Org,Theater,theatre LOCATION:East Quadrangle - Keene Theater CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260401T155400 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T230000 SUMMARY:Tours:Telescope Observing DESCRIPTION:Join us to observe the night sky with the 1857 Fitz telescope and our collection of modern instruments.\n\nLocated on Central Campus next to Alice Lloyd Hall and Couzens Hall. Free admission\; no registration required.\n\nThe Observatory will be open for exploration even if the weather does not permit telescope observing. We strive to always have interesting things for you to do!\n\nLast visitors admitted 30 minutes prior to closing. UID:143097-21892084@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143097 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Astronomers,astronomy,Education,educational,Family,free,Museum,museums,observing,Science,Telescope Observation,telescope viewing,Telescopes LOCATION:Detroit Observatory CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260216T121707 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:The MacAdo or the Town of Balleydew DESCRIPTION:Presented by UMGASS. UID:145441-21897520@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145441 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mutotix LOCATION:Michigan League CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260331T121647 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260411T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Uncle Vanya DESCRIPTION:Chekhov’s tragicomedy about a dysfunctional family and the country property they share has been a perennial favorite since it premiered in 1899 in Moscow. Schmidt’s translation highlights the humor in the conflict between two brothers – the one who left for the city\, and the one who remained. \n\nContent Advisory: This play contains a reference to suicide and gun violence.\nRecommended Ages: 15+\n\nWritten by Anton Chekhov\nTranslation by Paul Schmidt\nDirected by Dan Cantor\n\n*April 5 is Easter Sunday\n\n*Buying Tickets\nFlex Series ticket packages available beginning June 10\; Single tickets available beginning August 4.*\n UID:135536-21876936@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/135536 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:North Campus,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Arthur Miller Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR