June 9th, 2015

Gifts of Art presents Seeing Music: Acrylic & Watercolor

Deborah L. Hoover

Deborah L. Hoover hopes to achieve what the Swiss artist Paul Klee described as, “making the invisible visible.” The music the musicians...

Gifts of Art presents The Dinnerware Museum: A Place at the Table

Dinnerware Museum Collection

The Dinnerware Museum, a new museum in Ann Arbor established in 2012, features a collection of thousands of pieces of functional dinnerware...

Re-Imaging Gender - A Juried Art Exhibition

Our understandings of gender have shifted dramatically in recent decades. No longer is gender a matter of an immutable binary, or a set of...

Textile Trade Ascendancies

This exhibit features cloth samples, photographs, and maps, and offers an overview of changing patterns of the textile trade in Nigeria from...

Cut! That’s a Wrap! Video on the Cheap

Video is an excellent way to deliver a message in the workplace. The cost of quality equipment has decreased rapidly and the availability of...

workshop seminar
Workshop / Seminar

Drawdown Vietnam, April – May 1975

America’s long involvement in the war in Vietnam and Indochina drew to a close in April - May 1975. As the city of Saigon fell to the...

Rocks, Paper, Memory: Wendy Artin’s Watercolor Paintings of Ancient Sculptures

Phase I

An American artist who lives in Rome, Wendy Artin has been working for over a decade on a series of watercolor paintings of ancient Greek...

The Shape of the Universe

This exhibit traces the history of our evolving understanding of the Universe, from Einstein's discovery of space-time, through the...

Magnificent Miniatures

Azalea Bonsai in Bloom at Matthaei Botanical Gardens

Featuring a collection of satsuki azalea bonsai in bloom on loan from renowned Ohio collector and U-M alumnus Melvyn Goldstein. Satsuki...

exhibition
Exhibition

Peony Garden Season in Nichols Arboretum

The Nichols Arboretum Peony Garden is a must-see on the University of Michigan campus each spring. Thousands of blooms in the largest...

The Jewish Tradition of Tsedakah as Exemplified in Pushkes, Charity Donation Boxes

This exhibit features an eclectic selection of Pushkes (פּושקעס) – the common Yiddish moniker for charity/donation boxes. In...

Through the Magnifying Glass: A Short History of the Microscope

This exhibit displays a selection of books from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries that contain extraordinary illustrations of animals...

Wellespring

A Centenary Celebration of the Inexhaustible Inspiration of Orson Welles

Maverick filmmaker and actor Orson Welles, director of what many consider the greatest film of all time, Citizen Kane, is the subject of...

Flip Your Field: Objects from the Collection

For the third installation of the Flip Your Field series, UMMA invites Georgios Skiniotis, Professor of Biological Chemistry at U-M’s Life...

Hana Hamplová: Meditations on Paper

Inspired by a story by Czech writer Bohumil Hrabal, Czech photographer Hana Hamplová created a memorable body of work during the 1970s...

HE: The Hergott Shepard Photography Collection

For more than 25 years, Los Angeles-based collectors Alan Hergott and Curt Shepard have built a world-class collection of contemporary art...

Mine More Coal: War Effort and Americanism in World War I Posters

Exhibition

During World War I, the American Government used a powerful poster campaign to rally all troops and farmers, housewives and shipbuilders,...

Sophie Calle: North Pole

Following her mother's death, French conceptual artist Sophie Calle wanted to bury her portrait and jewels on a glacier in the North...

Fulbright Information Session

A U-M Fulbright Program Advisor will describe the application and selection process and provide suggestions for making your application more...

Photo 51: Is Corruption in Russia’s DNA?

This photography exhibit by Misha Friedman attempts to capture the pervasive culture of corruption in Russia. Friedman explains the photo...

Beekeeping with Ann Arbor Backyard Beekeepers

Open to all beekeepers, bee enthusiasts, and those wanting to learn more about pollinators. Meetings start with an informal Q&A at 6:30,...

presentation
Presentation

Orson Welles: Beyond the Canon and into the Archives

This student-researched exhibit—marking the centenary of Orson Welles, one of America's greatest directors of film, theater, radio...

Red Wanting Blue

Known for making instant fans of the uninitiated with one of the most engaging and passionate live shows on the road today, Red Wanting Blue...

June 10th, 2015

Gifts of Art presents Seeing Music: Acrylic & Watercolor

Deborah L. Hoover

Deborah L. Hoover hopes to achieve what the Swiss artist Paul Klee described as, “making the invisible visible.” The music the musicians...

Gifts of Art presents The Dinnerware Museum: A Place at the Table

Dinnerware Museum Collection

The Dinnerware Museum, a new museum in Ann Arbor established in 2012, features a collection of thousands of pieces of functional dinnerware...

Re-Imaging Gender - A Juried Art Exhibition

Our understandings of gender have shifted dramatically in recent decades. No longer is gender a matter of an immutable binary, or a set of...

Textile Trade Ascendancies

This exhibit features cloth samples, photographs, and maps, and offers an overview of changing patterns of the textile trade in Nigeria from...

Drawdown Vietnam, April – May 1975

America’s long involvement in the war in Vietnam and Indochina drew to a close in April - May 1975. As the city of Saigon fell to the...

Boosting Your Self-Esteem and Confidence

Pioneering Psychologist Dr. Nathaniel Branden writes: “The reputation you have with yourself—your self-esteem—is the single most...

workshop seminar
Workshop / Seminar

Rocks, Paper, Memory: Wendy Artin’s Watercolor Paintings of Ancient Sculptures

Phase I

An American artist who lives in Rome, Wendy Artin has been working for over a decade on a series of watercolor paintings of ancient Greek...

The Shape of the Universe

This exhibit traces the history of our evolving understanding of the Universe, from Einstein's discovery of space-time, through the...

Magnificent Miniatures

Azalea Bonsai in Bloom at Matthaei Botanical Gardens

Featuring a collection of satsuki azalea bonsai in bloom on loan from renowned Ohio collector and U-M alumnus Melvyn Goldstein. Satsuki...

exhibition
Exhibition

Peony Garden Season in Nichols Arboretum

The Nichols Arboretum Peony Garden is a must-see on the University of Michigan campus each spring. Thousands of blooms in the largest...

The Jewish Tradition of Tsedakah as Exemplified in Pushkes, Charity Donation Boxes

This exhibit features an eclectic selection of Pushkes (פּושקעס) – the common Yiddish moniker for charity/donation boxes. In...

Through the Magnifying Glass: A Short History of the Microscope

This exhibit displays a selection of books from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries that contain extraordinary illustrations of animals...

Flip Your Field: Objects from the Collection

For the third installation of the Flip Your Field series, UMMA invites Georgios Skiniotis, Professor of Biological Chemistry at U-M’s Life...

Hana Hamplová: Meditations on Paper

Inspired by a story by Czech writer Bohumil Hrabal, Czech photographer Hana Hamplová created a memorable body of work during the 1970s...

HE: The Hergott Shepard Photography Collection

For more than 25 years, Los Angeles-based collectors Alan Hergott and Curt Shepard have built a world-class collection of contemporary art...

Mine More Coal: War Effort and Americanism in World War I Posters

Exhibition

During World War I, the American Government used a powerful poster campaign to rally all troops and farmers, housewives and shipbuilders,...

Sophie Calle: North Pole

Following her mother's death, French conceptual artist Sophie Calle wanted to bury her portrait and jewels on a glacier in the North...

Photo 51: Is Corruption in Russia’s DNA?

This photography exhibit by Misha Friedman attempts to capture the pervasive culture of corruption in Russia. Friedman explains the photo...

Antigone Rising

Says Joan Jett: "Antigone Rising is carrying on the feral spirit of The Runaways." This all-female New York City quartet...

Orson Welles: Beyond the Canon and into the Archives

This student-researched exhibit—marking the centenary of Orson Welles, one of America's greatest directors of film, theater, radio...

Swing Ann Arbor Social Dance

Interested in learning swing dance? Join Swing Ann Arbor every Wednesday to learn how to swing dance and to make friends! 8-9 PM FREE...

June 11th, 2015

Gifts of Art presents Seeing Music: Acrylic & Watercolor

Deborah L. Hoover

Deborah L. Hoover hopes to achieve what the Swiss artist Paul Klee described as, “making the invisible visible.” The music the musicians...

Gifts of Art presents The Dinnerware Museum: A Place at the Table

Dinnerware Museum Collection

The Dinnerware Museum, a new museum in Ann Arbor established in 2012, features a collection of thousands of pieces of functional dinnerware...

Re-Imaging Gender - A Juried Art Exhibition

Our understandings of gender have shifted dramatically in recent decades. No longer is gender a matter of an immutable binary, or a set of...

Textile Trade Ascendancies

This exhibit features cloth samples, photographs, and maps, and offers an overview of changing patterns of the textile trade in Nigeria from...

Taming the E-Mail and Office Clutter Beast!

Every day professionals are getting buried under a continuing stream of both useful and useless information. Come and learn how to finally...

workshop seminar
Workshop / Seminar

Drawdown Vietnam, April – May 1975

America’s long involvement in the war in Vietnam and Indochina drew to a close in April - May 1975. As the city of Saigon fell to the...

Rocks, Paper, Memory: Wendy Artin’s Watercolor Paintings of Ancient Sculptures

Phase I

An American artist who lives in Rome, Wendy Artin has been working for over a decade on a series of watercolor paintings of ancient Greek...

The Shape of the Universe

This exhibit traces the history of our evolving understanding of the Universe, from Einstein's discovery of space-time, through the...

Magnificent Miniatures

Azalea Bonsai in Bloom at Matthaei Botanical Gardens

Featuring a collection of satsuki azalea bonsai in bloom on loan from renowned Ohio collector and U-M alumnus Melvyn Goldstein. Satsuki...

exhibition
Exhibition

Peony Garden Season in Nichols Arboretum

The Nichols Arboretum Peony Garden is a must-see on the University of Michigan campus each spring. Thousands of blooms in the largest...

The Jewish Tradition of Tsedakah as Exemplified in Pushkes, Charity Donation Boxes

This exhibit features an eclectic selection of Pushkes (פּושקעס) – the common Yiddish moniker for charity/donation boxes. In...

Through the Magnifying Glass: A Short History of the Microscope

This exhibit displays a selection of books from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries that contain extraordinary illustrations of animals...

Flip Your Field: Objects from the Collection

For the third installation of the Flip Your Field series, UMMA invites Georgios Skiniotis, Professor of Biological Chemistry at U-M’s Life...

Hana Hamplová: Meditations on Paper

Inspired by a story by Czech writer Bohumil Hrabal, Czech photographer Hana Hamplová created a memorable body of work during the 1970s...

HE: The Hergott Shepard Photography Collection

For more than 25 years, Los Angeles-based collectors Alan Hergott and Curt Shepard have built a world-class collection of contemporary art...

Mine More Coal: War Effort and Americanism in World War I Posters

Exhibition

During World War I, the American Government used a powerful poster campaign to rally all troops and farmers, housewives and shipbuilders,...

Sophie Calle: North Pole

Following her mother's death, French conceptual artist Sophie Calle wanted to bury her portrait and jewels on a glacier in the North...

Gifts of Art presents Rhythm & Blues

In Flight

In Flight, also known as Super Gee Crew, has been providing musical entertainment for Michiganders for over twenty-five years. With a song...

Photo 51: Is Corruption in Russia’s DNA?

This photography exhibit by Misha Friedman attempts to capture the pervasive culture of corruption in Russia. Friedman explains the photo...

Biological Software Weekly Meeting

If you're interested in participating in a competition, learning computer programming, and/or creating genetic research software tools,...

meeting
Meeting

Shakespeare in the Arb 15th Anniversary

Featuring A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Shakespeare in the Arb turns 15 in '15. Join the Residential College and Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum in...

performance
Performance

Drew De Four & Friends

Drew De Four, the Troubadour, has played over 1,000 shows in cities all over Japan, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Ireland, and...

Orson Welles: Beyond the Canon and into the Archives

This student-researched exhibit—marking the centenary of Orson Welles, one of America's greatest directors of film, theater, radio...

June 12th, 2015

Gifts of Art presents Seeing Music: Acrylic & Watercolor

Deborah L. Hoover

Deborah L. Hoover hopes to achieve what the Swiss artist Paul Klee described as, “making the invisible visible.” The music the musicians...

Gifts of Art presents The Dinnerware Museum: A Place at the Table

Dinnerware Museum Collection

The Dinnerware Museum, a new museum in Ann Arbor established in 2012, features a collection of thousands of pieces of functional dinnerware...

Re-Imaging Gender - A Juried Art Exhibition

Our understandings of gender have shifted dramatically in recent decades. No longer is gender a matter of an immutable binary, or a set of...

Textile Trade Ascendancies

This exhibit features cloth samples, photographs, and maps, and offers an overview of changing patterns of the textile trade in Nigeria from...

Drawdown Vietnam, April – May 1975

America’s long involvement in the war in Vietnam and Indochina drew to a close in April - May 1975. As the city of Saigon fell to the...

Rocks, Paper, Memory: Wendy Artin’s Watercolor Paintings of Ancient Sculptures

Phase I

An American artist who lives in Rome, Wendy Artin has been working for over a decade on a series of watercolor paintings of ancient Greek...

The Shape of the Universe

This exhibit traces the history of our evolving understanding of the Universe, from Einstein's discovery of space-time, through the...

Working With Difficult People and Personalities

Overcoming the stress experienced when interacting with “difficult” people is a challenge. By focusing on personalities and behavioral...

workshop seminar
Workshop / Seminar

Magnificent Miniatures

Azalea Bonsai in Bloom at Matthaei Botanical Gardens

Featuring a collection of satsuki azalea bonsai in bloom on loan from renowned Ohio collector and U-M alumnus Melvyn Goldstein. Satsuki...

exhibition
Exhibition

Peony Garden Season in Nichols Arboretum

The Nichols Arboretum Peony Garden is a must-see on the University of Michigan campus each spring. Thousands of blooms in the largest...

The Jewish Tradition of Tsedakah as Exemplified in Pushkes, Charity Donation Boxes

This exhibit features an eclectic selection of Pushkes (פּושקעס) – the common Yiddish moniker for charity/donation boxes. In...

Through the Magnifying Glass: A Short History of the Microscope

This exhibit displays a selection of books from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries that contain extraordinary illustrations of animals...

Flip Your Field: Objects from the Collection

For the third installation of the Flip Your Field series, UMMA invites Georgios Skiniotis, Professor of Biological Chemistry at U-M’s Life...

Hana Hamplová: Meditations on Paper

Inspired by a story by Czech writer Bohumil Hrabal, Czech photographer Hana Hamplová created a memorable body of work during the 1970s...

HE: The Hergott Shepard Photography Collection

For more than 25 years, Los Angeles-based collectors Alan Hergott and Curt Shepard have built a world-class collection of contemporary art...

Mine More Coal: War Effort and Americanism in World War I Posters

Exhibition

During World War I, the American Government used a powerful poster campaign to rally all troops and farmers, housewives and shipbuilders,...

Sophie Calle: North Pole

Following her mother's death, French conceptual artist Sophie Calle wanted to bury her portrait and jewels on a glacier in the North...

Cinetopia: East Side Sushi

Presented by CJS and the Cinetopia International Film Festival

Released in 2014 | 116 minutes | Directed by Anthony Lucero...

Photo 51: Is Corruption in Russia’s DNA?

This photography exhibit by Misha Friedman attempts to capture the pervasive culture of corruption in Russia. Friedman explains the photo...

Martha Cook Board of Governors

Monthly meeting at Martha Cook Building

Mayor's Green Fair

15th Annual

Planet Blue and several U-M departments will have exhibits as part of Ann Arbor's 15th annual Mayor's Green Fair on Main Street,...

fair
Fair / Festival

Shakespeare in the Arb 15th Anniversary

Featuring A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Shakespeare in the Arb turns 15 in '15. Join the Residential College and Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum in...

performance
Performance

BoDeans

“I’ve always thought of the BoDeans as a truly American band,” says Kurt Neumann, the founder, primary writer and frontman of the...

Orson Welles: Beyond the Canon and into the Archives

This student-researched exhibit—marking the centenary of Orson Welles, one of America's greatest directors of film, theater, radio...

June 13th, 2015

Textile Trade Ascendancies

This exhibit features cloth samples, photographs, and maps, and offers an overview of changing patterns of the textile trade in Nigeria from...

The Shape of the Universe

This exhibit traces the history of our evolving understanding of the Universe, from Einstein's discovery of space-time, through the...

Magnificent Miniatures

Azalea Bonsai in Bloom at Matthaei Botanical Gardens

Featuring a collection of satsuki azalea bonsai in bloom on loan from renowned Ohio collector and U-M alumnus Melvyn Goldstein. Satsuki...

exhibition
Exhibition

Peony Garden Season in Nichols Arboretum

The Nichols Arboretum Peony Garden is a must-see on the University of Michigan campus each spring. Thousands of blooms in the largest...

The Jewish Tradition of Tsedakah as Exemplified in Pushkes, Charity Donation Boxes

This exhibit features an eclectic selection of Pushkes (פּושקעס) – the common Yiddish moniker for charity/donation boxes. In...

U-M FILM & VIDEO SALE

More than 7,000 16mm films and hundreds of VHS tapes

The University of Michigan is selling over 7,000 16 mm instructional films that were used at the Ann Arbor campus. The films, which range in...

other
Other

Flip Your Field: Objects from the Collection

For the third installation of the Flip Your Field series, UMMA invites Georgios Skiniotis, Professor of Biological Chemistry at U-M’s Life...

Hana Hamplová: Meditations on Paper

Inspired by a story by Czech writer Bohumil Hrabal, Czech photographer Hana Hamplová created a memorable body of work during the 1970s...

Hands-On Demo: Marvelous Mendelian Mutants

Have you ever been curious about genes and inheritance? Gregor Mendel was. Over one hundred years ago, he studied pea plants to develop...

Hands-On Demo: Marvelous Mendelian Mutants

Have you ever been curious about genes and inheritance? Gregor Mendel was. Over one hundred years ago, he studied pea plants to develop...

HE: The Hergott Shepard Photography Collection

For more than 25 years, Los Angeles-based collectors Alan Hergott and Curt Shepard have built a world-class collection of contemporary art...

Mine More Coal: War Effort and Americanism in World War I Posters

Exhibition

During World War I, the American Government used a powerful poster campaign to rally all troops and farmers, housewives and shipbuilders,...

Sophie Calle: North Pole

Following her mother's death, French conceptual artist Sophie Calle wanted to bury her portrait and jewels on a glacier in the North...

Stock of Champions: A Super Smash Bros. Melee Tournament

Smashers of all levels, beginner to advanced, are welcome to attend!Online registration is required, deadline is Wednesday June 10th at...

Photo 51: Is Corruption in Russia’s DNA?

This photography exhibit by Misha Friedman attempts to capture the pervasive culture of corruption in Russia. Friedman explains the photo...

Planetarium: Two Small Pieces of Glass

While attending a local star party, two teenage students learn how the telescope has helped us understand our place in space and how...

Rocks, Paper, Memory: Wendy Artin’s Watercolor Paintings of Ancient Sculptures

Phase I

An American artist who lives in Rome, Wendy Artin has been working for over a decade on a series of watercolor paintings of ancient Greek...

Dinosaur Tour!

Free docent-led tours of the dinosaur exhibits every Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. for the first 15 people to sign up. Sign up at the host...

Saturday Sampler Tours

Join us for thematic tours of the Kelsey Museum created by Kelsey Museum Docent Corps. Tours start at 2PM and are free and open to the...

Planetarium: Back to the Moon

Narrated by Tim Allen (voice of Buzz Lightyear), this is a behind-the-scenes feature on the $30 million Google Lunar XPRIZE, the largest...

Hands-On Demo: Marvelous Mendelian Mutants

Have you ever been curious about genes and inheritance? Gregor Mendel was. Over one hundred years ago, he studied pea plants to develop...

Hands-On Demo: Marvelous Mendelian Mutants

Have you ever been curious about genes and inheritance? Gregor Mendel was. Over one hundred years ago, he studied pea plants to develop...

Cinetopia: The Snow White Murder Case

Presented by CJS and the Cinetopia International Film Festival

Released in 2014 | 126 minutes | Directed by Yoshihiro Nakamura...

Shakespeare in the Arb 15th Anniversary

Featuring A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Shakespeare in the Arb turns 15 in '15. Join the Residential College and Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum in...

performance
Performance

Cinetopia: Pale Moon (Kami no tsuki)

Presented by CJS and the Cinetopia International Film Festival

Released in 2015 | 126 minutes | Directed by Daihachi Yoshida...

Orson Welles: Beyond the Canon and into the Archives

This student-researched exhibit—marking the centenary of Orson Welles, one of America's greatest directors of film, theater, radio...

The Pine Hill Project

Lucy Kaplansky and Richard Shindell have been singing together for 25 years. And they’ve talked about making a record together for just as...

June 14th, 2015

Textile Trade Ascendancies

This exhibit features cloth samples, photographs, and maps, and offers an overview of changing patterns of the textile trade in Nigeria from...

The Shape of the Universe

This exhibit traces the history of our evolving understanding of the Universe, from Einstein's discovery of space-time, through the...

Japanese "Forest Spirits" in the Gaffield Children's Garden

Ann Arbor Japan Week

The Gaffield Children's Garden will be enchanted with Japanese "forest spirits" throughout Ann Arbor Japan Week, from June...

Magnificent Miniatures

Azalea Bonsai in Bloom at Matthaei Botanical Gardens

Featuring a collection of satsuki azalea bonsai in bloom on loan from renowned Ohio collector and U-M alumnus Melvyn Goldstein. Satsuki...

exhibition
Exhibition

Peony Garden Season in Nichols Arboretum

The Nichols Arboretum Peony Garden is a must-see on the University of Michigan campus each spring. Thousands of blooms in the largest...

The Jewish Tradition of Tsedakah as Exemplified in Pushkes, Charity Donation Boxes

This exhibit features an eclectic selection of Pushkes (פּושקעס) – the common Yiddish moniker for charity/donation boxes. In...

Cinetopia: East Side Sushi

Presented by CJS and the Cinetopia International Film Festival

Released in 2014 | 116 minutes | Directed by Anthony Lucero...

Flip Your Field: Objects from the Collection

For the third installation of the Flip Your Field series, UMMA invites Georgios Skiniotis, Professor of Biological Chemistry at U-M’s Life...

Hana Hamplová: Meditations on Paper

Inspired by a story by Czech writer Bohumil Hrabal, Czech photographer Hana Hamplová created a memorable body of work during the 1970s...

HE: The Hergott Shepard Photography Collection

For more than 25 years, Los Angeles-based collectors Alan Hergott and Curt Shepard have built a world-class collection of contemporary art...

Mine More Coal: War Effort and Americanism in World War I Posters

Exhibition

During World War I, the American Government used a powerful poster campaign to rally all troops and farmers, housewives and shipbuilders,...

Sophie Calle: North Pole

Following her mother's death, French conceptual artist Sophie Calle wanted to bury her portrait and jewels on a glacier in the North...

Martha Cook Alumnae Association

Board Meeting

Meetings are open to all alumnae of the Martha Cook Building.

meeting
Meeting

Rocks, Paper, Memory: Wendy Artin’s Watercolor Paintings of Ancient Sculptures

Phase I

An American artist who lives in Rome, Wendy Artin has been working for over a decade on a series of watercolor paintings of ancient Greek...

Dinosaur Tour!

Free docent-led tours of the dinosaur exhibits every Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. for the first 15 people to sign up. Sign up at the host...

Gallery Tours

Want to learn more about the collections at the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology? Join us at the Upjohn Wing entrance on Maynard Street for a...

Guided Tour: HE: The Hergott Shepard Photography Collection

For more than than 25 years, Los Angeles-based collectors Alan Hergott and Curt Shepard have built a world-class collection of contemporary...

Poetry for the Planet - Open Mic and Pledge Drive

An event to celebrate the first ever National Climate Mobilization Day,

It's hard to stay optimistic in the battle against global climate change. Every day we hear news reports or read headlines painting an...

Planetarium: Back to the Moon

Narrated by Tim Allen (voice of Buzz Lightyear), this is a behind-the-scenes feature on the $30 million Google Lunar XPRIZE, the largest...

Hands-On Demo: Marvelous Mendelian Mutants

Have you ever been curious about genes and inheritance? Gregor Mendel was. Over one hundred years ago, he studied pea plants to develop...

Hands-On Demo: Marvelous Mendelian Mutants

Have you ever been curious about genes and inheritance? Gregor Mendel was. Over one hundred years ago, he studied pea plants to develop...

Cinetopia: Pale Moon (Kami no tsuki)

Presented by CJS and the Cinetopia International Film Festival

Released in 2015 | 126 minutes | Directed by Daihachi Yoshida...

Shakespeare in the Arb 15th Anniversary

Featuring A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Shakespeare in the Arb turns 15 in '15. Join the Residential College and Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum in...

performance
Performance

An Evening with Jeff Daniels

A Benefit for The Ark! Maybe you know Jeff Daniels as one of the most versatile actors in Hollywood, with roles ranging from Debra...

Orson Welles: Beyond the Canon and into the Archives

This student-researched exhibit—marking the centenary of Orson Welles, one of America's greatest directors of film, theater, radio...

June 15th, 2015

Gifts of Art presents A Calming Force: Acrylic on Canvas

Lisa Goedert

Ferndale, Michigan based artist Lisa Goedert is inspired by patterns found in nature. She works spontaneously using circles, scribbles,...

Gifts of Art presents An International Celebration of Aging: Color Photography

Jeffrey M. Levine MD, AGSF

Dr. Jeffrey M. Levine is an international exhibiting artist and geriatrician in New York City with an interest in art as applied to medicine...

Gifts of Art presents In Living Color: Painting on Wood

Timothy Gaewsky

Timothy Gaewsky is a painter and mixed media artist working out of Toledo, Ohio. His current paintings use visual aesthetics drawn from...

Gifts of Art presents Seafans & Fused Glass

Janet Kelman

Janet Kelman began her love affair with glass in 1970. While studying chemistry in college, she watched, fascinated, as the glassblower in...

Gifts of Art presents Seeing Music: Acrylic & Watercolor

Deborah L. Hoover

Deborah L. Hoover hopes to achieve what the Swiss artist Paul Klee described as, “making the invisible visible.” The music the musicians...

Gifts of Art presents Snowflake Flowers: Plates & Bowls

Nancy Bulkley

Nancy Bulkley throws forms on the potter's wheel almost as a canvas for her designs. For her surface design, she creates and hand cuts...

Gifts of Art presents Stones Series: Painting on Canvas

Michael Sheets

The paintings that comprise Stones Series by Michael Sheets had their genesis in a vacation he took on the shores of Lake Superior. Working...

Gifts of Art presents The Dinnerware Museum: A Place at the Table

Dinnerware Museum Collection

The Dinnerware Museum, a new museum in Ann Arbor established in 2012, features a collection of thousands of pieces of functional dinnerware...

Gifts of Art presents Traditional & Contemporary Native American Basketry

Kelly Church & Cherish Parrish

Kelly Church and Cherish Parrish are Anishnabe Master black ash basket makers who come from an unbroken line of weavers. They are award...

Re-Imaging Gender - A Juried Art Exhibition

Our understandings of gender have shifted dramatically in recent decades. No longer is gender a matter of an immutable binary, or a set of...

Textile Trade Ascendancies

This exhibit features cloth samples, photographs, and maps, and offers an overview of changing patterns of the textile trade in Nigeria from...

Drawdown Vietnam, April – May 1975

America’s long involvement in the war in Vietnam and Indochina drew to a close in April - May 1975. As the city of Saigon fell to the...

The Shape of the Universe

This exhibit traces the history of our evolving understanding of the Universe, from Einstein's discovery of space-time, through the...

Bug Safari

Children and their parents invited to celebrate Pollinator Week (June 15-21), learn about insect pollinators, and explore ways to help...

presentation
Presentation

Japanese "Forest Spirits" in the Gaffield Children's Garden

Ann Arbor Japan Week

The Gaffield Children's Garden will be enchanted with Japanese "forest spirits" throughout Ann Arbor Japan Week, from June...

Peony Garden Season in Nichols Arboretum

The Nichols Arboretum Peony Garden is a must-see on the University of Michigan campus each spring. Thousands of blooms in the largest...

The Jewish Tradition of Tsedakah as Exemplified in Pushkes, Charity Donation Boxes

This exhibit features an eclectic selection of Pushkes (פּושקעס) – the common Yiddish moniker for charity/donation boxes. In...

Through the Magnifying Glass: A Short History of the Microscope

This exhibit displays a selection of books from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries that contain extraordinary illustrations of animals...

Godaiko Drummers Japanese Drumming Performance

Ann Arbor Japan Week

Enjoy an all ages Japanese drumming performance by Godaiko Drummers outside in the Commons at Matthaei Botanical Gardens. The performance...

Orson Welles: Beyond the Canon and into the Archives

This student-researched exhibit—marking the centenary of Orson Welles, one of America's greatest directors of film, theater, radio...

The Suffers

The Suffers are a ten-piece band from Houston, Texas, who are redefining the sound of Gulf Coast soulby intertwining elements of classic...