Archive for November 21st, 2012
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Brown Bag Recital Series: Alan Gibson, baritone and Deborah Friauff, organ
Music of Buxtehude and J. S. Bach.
Senior Recital: Caitlin Mary Taylor, viola
PROGRAM: Bach - Suite no. 3 in C Major BWV 1009; Brahms - Sonata in F Minor; Schumann - Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, op. 44
Ongoing Attractions and Exhibits
A Few Good Women: Michigan Women in the Military During WWII
In Celebration of Veterans Week November 12 - 16
This exhibit from the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame highlights women who served in the US military during WWII. During WWII women...
Bowling, Burgers & Dogs: Digital Color Photography
Denise Rohde
After receiving a BFA from Rutgers University, Denise Rohde went on to study photography with renowned photographer Art Sinsabaugh at the...
Brillo Blox & More: Sand Art Sculpture
Gail Rosenbloom Kaplan
Farmington Hills, Michigan artist Gail Rosenbloom Kaplan has a portfolio of work that includes trompe l'oeil clay, glass mosaics,...
Contemporary Cubism: Painting & Woodcut Prints
Patrick Dengate
Bright colors, strong edges, and intersecting geometric forms are the hallmarks of Patrick Dengate's current studio work. Drawing from...
Many Faces of Advanced Practice Nursing
Story Portraits
This exhibit features portraits of and stories by Advance Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) who work at the University of Michigan Health...
One Acre Ceramics: Handcrafted Stoneware
Thomas & Sarah Gelsanliter
Thomas and Sarah Gelsanliter are full-time ceramic artists creating unique handmade tiles and pottery at their studio, One Acre Ceramics,...
Origami Tessellations & Fractals
Group Origami Show
This exhibit features origami artists who enjoy folding fractals, tessellations and corrugations out of paper - an area of origami that...
Reminiscence of Ann Arbor: Oil on Canvas
Mingshi Huang
Born and raised in China, Mingshi Huang studied at Eastern Michigan University and the University of Michigan, where he earned his graduate...
Milton’s "Paradise Lost"--OLLI Study Group
OLLI at U-M (50+)
John Milton stated that his purpose is “to assert eternal providence and justify the ways of God to men,” while William Blake claimed...
African Art and the Shape of Time
African Art and the Shape of Time explores how African art gives material form to diverse concepts of temporality, history and memory....
Benjamin West: General Wolfe and the Art of Empire
Benjamin West's iconic painting The Death of General Wolfe (1776) depicts the death of James Wolfe, the British commander at the 1759...
Discovering Eighteenth-Century British America through the William L. Clements Library Collection
This significant exhibition provides glimpses of British America in the 1700s and is designed to complement the Museum's concurrent...
Jesper Just: "This Nameless Spectacle"
Visitors encountering Danish artist Just’s exhibit will find themselves captivated in stages, as the experience of viewing it unfolds over...
YOUNG-HAE CHANG HEAVY INDUSTRIES
The Seoul-based art collaborative, Young-Hae Chang Heavy Industries (YHCHI) is known for innovative video works that exist at the nexus of...
Noon Public Skate
Come skate where the University of Michigan Hockey team skates!! Open to the Public Cost: $3 ($2 additional cost for skate rental)
Geometry of War: Fortification Plans for 18th Century America
Exhibit is open M-F from 1pm to 4:45 pm
Sticks and Pucks
Designed for skating and stick-handling with traffic flowing in one direction. Full hockey gear required!
“Mothers and Others: The Evolutionary Origins of Mutual Understanding”
OLLI at U-M (50+)
We will read and discuss the title book by Sarah Blaffer Hrdy. “Mothers and Others” lays the foundation for a new hypothesis about...
Writing Memoirs--OLLI Study Group
OLLI at U-M (50+)
Participants will write about memories of times, people and places important to them. The stories will be read aloud to the group,...
Current Events II--OLLI Study Group
OLLI at U-M (50+)
This discussion group is for people interested in what’s happening at the local, national, and global level. All opinions receive a...
Science For the Non-Scientist
OLLI at U-M Study Group (50+)
Did you always want to know more about science, but never got around to reading science books? Here is an opportunity learn and discuss...