Social / Informal Gathering:Connector Sunday Study Table
2025-02-09 12:00 - 22:00 (America/Detroit) | West Quadrangle - The Connector
Come to the Connector Sunday evening for an opportunity to study in the community!

Film Screening:Sea Monsters
2025-02-09 12:00 - 12:30 | Museum of Natural History - Planetarium & Dome Theater
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.

Sporting Event:Women's Gymnastics vs Nebraska
2025-02-09 12:45 | Crisler Arena
Women's Gymnastics vs Nebraska

Other:Free Wonder Walks
2025-02-09 13:00 | Matthaei Botanical Gardens
Join us for free, guided nature walks
Matthaei Botanical Gardens is hosting free guided nature walks on select Wednesdays and Sundays. These walks are FREE, no registration is required. Wonder Walks are designed for all ages to inspire curiosity and learning from each other through activities that model curiosity and honor nature. If we have a sizeable mixed-age group, we may separate into two sets to offer the same content at different levels of engagement.

Wednesday walks begin at 5:30 pm. Sunday walks begin at 1:00 pm. We recommend gathering inside the lobby of Matthaei Botanical Gardens about 10 minutes before the start.

Exhibition:Discovery Demo: How to Become a Fossil
2025-02-09 13:30 - 14:00, 2025-02-09 14:30 - 15:00 | Museum of Natural History - Science Forum
Explore how fossils form and what parts of animals can become fossilized. How old are the earliest fossils? How old does something have to be before it is considered a fossil? You’ll touch some real fossils, learn the different types of fossil evidence, and discover what is necessary to become a fossil. Finally, we’ll discuss what kinds of things fossils can tell us, and how fossil casts are made in the museum.

Special demos on February 15 and 16.

Lecture / Discussion:Exhibition Tour: La Raza Art and Media Collective with Artist Nicole Marroquin
2025-02-09 14:00 - 15:00 | Museum of Art - Irving Stenn, Jr. Family Gallery
Join curator David Choberka and commissioned artist Nicole Marroquin for a look at “La Raza Art and Media Collective, 1975 - Today.” This exhibition revisits the 50th anniversary of the RAM Collective—formed by a pioneering group of Latina/o students to voice the cultural and political expression of Chicano, Hispanic, and Latin American communities—by presenting the four original issues of its multimedia journal produced between 1976 and 1977. The journals are exhibited for the first time. They are framed by original art commissions from three generations of Latinx alumni artists —George Vargas, Nicole Marroquin, and Michelle Hinojosa.

Performance:Nate — A One Man Show
2025-02-09 14:00 - 15:30 | Walgreen Drama Center - Arthur Miller Theatre
Natalie Palamides premiered her show Nate to wide acclaim at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, where it won a Total Theatre Award for Innovation and Experimentation in 2018 before Amy Poehler produced it as a Netflix special. As the show begins, we meet Nate, “a hypermasculine, adrenaline fueled, protein powder enthusiast … a man’s man.” (NPR) Performed by Natalie Palamides in drag, Nate careens between making the audience laugh and making them uncomfortable, earnestly asking for permission while manipulating audience members to comply. The constant mixed signals come to a head with conflicting interpretations of consent — though perhaps not in the ways you would expect. This clever and provocative deconstruction of toxic masculinity sticks with you long after the performance ends.

CONTENT WARNING
This production contains overt sexuality

Performance:University of Michigan Dance Company 2025
2025-02-09 14:00 - 16:00 | Power Center for the Performing Arts
The 2025 edition of the Department of Dance’s always lively Power Center showcase will feature choreography by professional guest artists and university faculty. FLOCK (flockworksdance.com), a co-choreography German/American dance company known for their non-gendered partnering and unique approach to physicality and storytelling, will join faculty members Tzveta Kassabova (Theatre & Drama), Biza Sompa (Dance), and Robin Wilson (Dance), in Wilson's final Power Center performance before her retirement.

Recommended Ages: 3+

Other:Karate Practice
2025-02-09 14:30 - 16:30 | Intramural Sports Building, Medium Multi-purpose Room
"True karate is this: that in daily life one's mind and body be trained and developed in a spirit of humility, and that in critical times, one be devoted utterly to the cause of justice."
--Gichin Funakoshi- Founder of Shotokan KarateNew members are always welcome. No previous experience is necessary. Just come to any practice. You may watch a practice or actually participate when you come. If you want to participate, wear loose fitting clothes, trim your nails, and no jewelry. See more information on our website: https://michigan.ska.org/ Winter 2025 Practice Schedule Wednesday 6:30pm - 8:15pm @ Gretchen's House, 1580 Dhu Varren Rd Sunday 2:30pm - 4:30pm @ B225 Medium Multi-purpose Room, Intramural Sports Building (please complete the liability waiver prior to your first Sunday practice) Exceptions -- no Sunday practice at IMSB on Jan 26th, Mar 2nd, and Mar 9th
