Performance:"Plano" by Will Arbery
2024-11-16 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Detroit) | Walgreen Drama Center - Newman Studio
Undergraduate student Natalie Tell directs this senior thesis show, a performance of *Plano* by Will Arbery. Presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Performance: Directing.

Tonight, and later, and earlier, three sisters stricken with a series of strange plagues attempt to maneuver a world of both their creation and beyond their imagination. It’s about sisterhood, family, sexuality, growing up, and what it means to live in a world where everyone else feels so far ahead and yet they themselves are actually behind. Let's talk about family nightmares. We mean, uh, memories.

Supported in part through the EXCEL Enterprise Fund.

Newman Studio
Written by Will Arbery
Directed by Nat Tell

Performance:ABracadABra
2024-11-16 19:00 | GA - Rackham
Get ready for a magical evening of music! Join Amazin' Blue, the University of Michigan's oldest all-gender a cappella group, for ABracadABra, our fall concert featuring a spellbinding mix of genres, from pop hits to classic tunes and everything in between.

With talented voices from across the University of Michigan, this show promises fun, entertainment, and vocal magic you won't want to miss. Whether you're a fan of a cappella or just looking for a great night out, ABracadABra will leave you enchanted!

Social / Informal Gathering:Farmal
2024-11-16 19:00 - 21:00 | Matthaei Botanical Gardens - Conservatory
The U-M Campus Farm Club is hosting Farmal again! It’s our yearly celebration marking the end of the growing season and semester, and everyone’s invited. Join us on Saturday, November 16th at Matthaei Botanical Gardens for an evening of food, music, and games. We’ll have dishes featuring fresh farm produce, and you don’t need to be a club member to come (though you need to be a student). Transportation will be running from the Michigan League, every 45 mins starting 6:30pm.

The dress code is Farm or Formal (choose your own vibe). Bring friends along to enjoy the night!

Please fill out the RSVP form for a headcount!

Performance:Open Mic Night
2024-11-16 19:00 - 20:30 | East Quadrangle - Keene Theater
• Free
• Open to the public
• Entirely student-organized

Join us for an open mic night in the Keene Theater, hosted by the RC Players!

Social / Informal Gathering:South Quad Friendsgiving
2024-11-16 19:00 - 22:00 | South Quad - Ambatana The Afro American Multicultural Lounge
Join the MLCAs for an evening of gratitude, good food, and great company in South Quad. Bring your friends, bring your appetite, and let’s make memories together this holiday season!

Performance:Hänsel und Gretel
2024-11-16 20:00 | Power Center for the Performing Arts
A fairy-tale opera with a folk-inspired score, Hänsel und Gretel – by German composer Engelbert Humperdinck, with a libretto by his sister, Adelheid Wette – has been loved by audiences of all ages since its first performance in 1893. This production, situated in the 1970s with echoes of classic TV shows The Brady Bunch and Bewitched, emphasizes the darker undercurrents in the familiar tale of Hänsel and Gretel being sent into the forest by their frustrated mother. They gather berries and frolic in the woods, soon realizing they are lost as darkness descends. In the morning, Hänsel and Gretel spot an enticing house made of sugary cereal. As they nibble on the house, a frightening witch appears from within and captures the children, threatening to fatten Hansel up and use him to make confections. The clever children must keep their wits about them to avoid a fiery fate.

Composed by Engelbert Humperdinck; libretto by Adelheid Wette
Based on the fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm
Conductor Kirk Severtson
Directed by Gregory Keller

Lecture / Discussion:John Ellis: "The Pedagogical Writings of Marguerite Long: A Reassessment of Her Impact on the French School of Piano"
2024-11-16 20:00 - 21:30 | Earl V. Moore Building - Watkins Lecture Hall
This lecture celebrates the work of Dr. John Ellis, winner of the 2024 Harold Haugh Award which recognizes excellence in private studio teaching at the School of Music, Theatre & Dance. Ellis is professor of piano at SMTD, director of Graduate Studies in Piano Pedagogy and administers the Piano Pedagogy Laboratory Program.

SMTD BIO:
https://smtd.umich.edu/profiles/john-ellis/

Prof. Ellis will present his research into Marguerite Long, the most important French female pianist of the 20th century, who left her stamp on a whole epoch of musical life in Paris. His book on the topic, *The Pedagogical Writings of Marguerite Long: A Reassessment of Her Impact on the French School of Piano*, is published by Indiana University Press.

Ellis's work presents English translations of the two major contributions of Marguerite Long to the literature of piano pedagogy. These translations of her pedagogical works, *Le Piano* and *La Petite Méthode de piano*, provide a window to the old French school of pianism as modernized by Long. *Le Piano* is a remarkable text offering piano playing techniques and pragmatic and philosophical musings and observations about life, musicians, careers, and more. *La Petite Méthode de piano* is a personal manifesto about how to introduce children to music. Both works are treasures revealing Long's lifelong commitment to teaching and they are still stunningly relevant.

In addition, Prof. Ellis analyzes each work and puts it in historical context. He places special emphasis on Long's illustrious international career, her teaching, her rivalry with Alfred Cortot, and the impact of sexism on her life and work. Ellis addresses the eclipse of Long's reputation by that of Cortot and fills a gap in the knowledge of Long's place in the history of pedagogical heritage.

This lecture and demonstration represents Prof. Ellis's longstanding interest in comparative pedagogy with an international perspective.

Performance:RSG Grad Gala
2024-11-16 20:00 | Z - GA 300
Zingerman’s Greyline.
Please visit https://mutotix.umich.edu/5293/5294 for more detail.

Performance:Tall Heights
2024-11-16 20:00 | ARK Reserved
New music!

Tall Heights wants to share a moment with you. A moment in New England, a moment on Earth. With their 2024 release, Softly Softly, Paul Wright (cello/vocals) and Tim Harrington (guitar/vocals) reject isolation; both the universal experience of the early 2020s, and its sound recording definition where different instruments are recorded separately. Harrington explains, "The opposite of isolation in recording is bleed, where you hear the drums and guitar through the vocal mic because everything is happening in the same room. It's risky because you can't easily change it later. You're stuck with whatever you get. Bleeding is just the perfect word for it. It's scary and it sometimes hurts."

After the pandemic, Ben Folds invited the Boston-based duo to Nashville to make his latest album, "What Matters Most" (New West 2023). Following this month-long apprenticeship under Folds, Tall Heights became focused on records that testify to a specific place and time. They started drawing inspiration from classic Simon and Garfunkel albums like Bookends and Bridge Over Troubled Water. Their focus narrowed to "something pretty simple actually," Wright explains, "to capture a real moment with real people in an actual room."

For 10 days in rural Massachusetts, the childhood friends captured brand new songs in an old fashioned way. The album maintains their unique vocal blend, which has earned them nearly half a billion streams, but it feels more spontaneous and timeless than their previous work. Softly Softly is out everywhere October 18, 2024.

Performance:Women's Glee Club Fall Concert
2024-11-16 20:00 - 22:00 | Hill Auditorium
The fan-favorite student organization continues years of tradition with their annual fall concert.

Julie Skadsem, faculty director

*Not available as part of the Flex Series package.*

Recommended Ages: 3+
