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:20260930T181756 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261017T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261017T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:\"The Fairytale Lives of Russian Girls\" by Meg Miroshnik DESCRIPTION:The Department of Theatre & Drama presents a theatrical studio performance directed by Naomi Parr\, a senior in the Directing BFA program. \n\nPerformances:\nOctober 16 at 7:30 pm and 11:00 pm\nOctober 17 at 7:30 pm UID:149054-21905365@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149054 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,North Campus,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Newman Studio CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261007T123544 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261017T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261017T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:Staff Explorer Pass | *Dead Man’s Cellphone*: A Production of UM-Flint Fine & Performing Arts DESCRIPTION:After a man dies quietly in a café\, an ordinary woman answers his endlessly ringing cell phone and finds herself entangled in the lives of his grieving family\, mysterious past\, and unexpected romance. Sarah Ruhl's inventive comedy explores identity\, morality\, grief\, and our universal longing to connect\, weaving together absurd humor with surprising emotional depth. Equal parts quirky\, poetic\, and profoundly human\, *Dead Man’s Cellphone* reminds us that every life leaves echoes in the people who answer the call.\n\n+2 hours with intermission+\n+Directed by William Irwin+\n+UM-Flint Theatre: 327 E Kearsley St\, Flint+\n\nPerformances: \n+Fri\, Oct 16 • 7:30 p.m.+\n+Sat\, Oct 17 • 7:30 p.m.+\n+Sun\, Oct 18 • 2 p.m.+\n+Fri\, Oct 23 • 7:30 p.m.+\n+Sat\, Oct 24 • 7:30 p.m.+\n+Sun\, Oct 25 • 2 p.m.+\n\nTo claim tickets:\n+Visit myumi.ch/J4AEV +\n+Select 2 UM Faculty/Staff Tickets +\n+Enter code \"UMSTAFF\" in the Promo Code box*+\n\n*Located near top of page by View Cart\n\n••••••\n*This program is part of the Michigan Arts Festival Staff Explorer Pass. In partnership with Voices of the Staff\, the U-M Arts Initiative is offering limited complimentary tickets for select campus events and extra special experiences for U-M staff members throughout October!* UID:153317-21915618@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153317 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Flint,Michigan Arts Festival,Staff Explorer Pass LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260928T144749 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261017T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261017T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:Staff Explorer Pass | UMS presents: Lupita Infante y su mariachi DESCRIPTION:Mexican American singer Lupita Infante brings a fresh\, modern voice to traditional mariachi and ranchera\, carrying forward the legacy of her family while redefining it for a new generation.\n\n+Complimentary tickets are limited to U-M staff members.+\n+Register by 10/10+\n+Quantities are limited.+ \n+Register for yourself only.+\n+Can't make it? Let us know so your ticket may be released.+\n+Tickets may be picked up at Will Call on performance day.+ \n+To purchase additional tickets\, visit the UMS ticketing link.+\n\n***Interested in attending the concert with a small group of like-minded staff? Register for a special pre-concert Staff Arts Meetup here: https://forms.gle/QeHz5zxgUDVCNyaQ8\n\n••••••\n*This program is part of the Michigan Arts Festival Staff Explorer Pass. In partnership with Voices of the Staff\, the U-M Arts Initiative is offering limited complimentary tickets for select campus events and extra special experiences for U-M staff members throughout October!* UID:152080-21912846@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152080 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Michigan Arts Festival,Music,Staff,Staff Explorer Pass,Voices Of The Staff LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260920T221631 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261017T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261017T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:UMS presents Lupita Infante DESCRIPTION:The critically adored Mexican American singer Lupita Infante is part of a new generation of mexicana artists\, so deeply rooted in tradition that they possess the confidence and expertise to reinvent it brilliantly for the modern day.\n\nLupita’s name is instantly recognizable to tens of millions of Mexicans as she is the granddaughter of Pedro Infante Cruz\, one of the most beloved Mexican singers and actors of the 20th century. She carries her family’s legacy forward\, already earning a host of accolades for her mariachi\, ranchera\, and norteña music with a modern\, millennial perspective.\n\nLupita Infante makes her UMS debut with this performance. UID:152496-21913827@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152496 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Hill Auditorium,Mariachi,Mexico,Michigan Arts Festival,Music,UMS,World Performance LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260508T113111 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261017T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Carbon Leaf DESCRIPTION:New music!\n\nCarbon Leaf’s fifteenth studio album\, Time is the Playground is both a call to action and an embrace of the moment. Marrying nostalgic storytelling to nuanced\, folk-infused indie rock\, the Richmond\, Virginia band embroiders heartfelt melody and harmony with acoustic and electric instrumentation to create a 12-song rumination on time\, love and personal growth that’s equal parts urgent epiphany and contented exhalation.\n\nOriginally formed as a college cover band in 1992 and with over 3\,500 famously enthused live shows together\, Carbon Leaf helped to define the aughts indie rock that they ultimately outgrew and outlasted. They first earned national recognition with “The Boxer\,” a song that won the American Music Awards 2002 New Music Award and made Carbon Leaf the first unsigned band to perform before millions on the AMAs.\n\nDue in September\, Time is the Playground is Carbon Leaf’s first full-length album in a decade\, during which they released two EPS and a 27-song live performance album and Blu-ray. Time is the Playground gathers the best of songs written\, in fits and starts\, over 15 years\, alongside brand new ideas. UID:148043-21902879@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148043 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix LOCATION:ARK Reserved CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261006T121729 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261017T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261017T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:Come from Away DESCRIPTION:*Come from Away* is based on the true story of the time when the isolated community of Gander\, Newfoundland\, played host to the world. What started as an average day in a small town turned into an international sleepover\, when 38 planes\, carrying thousands of people from around the globe\, were diverted to Gander’s airstrip on September 11\, 2001. Undaunted by culture clashes and language barriers\, the people of Gander cheered the stranded travelers with music\, an open bar\, and the recognition that we’re all part of a global family.\n\n*Come from Away* has earned global success with 37 award nominations and 13 wins\, most notably Best New Musical at the 2019 Olivier Awards and Outstanding Musical at the 2017 Drama Desk Awards. The show’s global presence resonates with audiences as an uplifting reminder of humanity’s ability to come together.\n\nBook\, Music\, and Lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein\nDirected by Vincent J. Cardinal\nMusic Direction by Cynthia Kortman Westphal\n\n–––\n*Parking / Traffic alert for attendees:*\nhttps://smtd.umich.edu/2026-construction\n UID:148664-21904580@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148664 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Music,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261011T202136 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261017T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261017T213000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Mosher Jordan (2026-2027) (Housing) DESCRIPTION: UID:150371-21913527@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150371 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:MoJo Classroom CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261002T124338 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261017T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261017T220000 SUMMARY:Performance:RC Players - Evening of Scenes DESCRIPTION:Evening of Scenes is a two-hour show where several 10-15 minute long comedic scenes are performed\, each scene written\, directed\, and acted by students. From witty banter to absurd situations\, every scene brings a fresh dose of humor and entertainment. Please join us to celebrate student creativity and the arts at the University of Michigan! This event is free and open to the public. UID:153119-21915117@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153119 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ann Arbor,Art,arts,arts at michigan,Comedy,Drama,Free,Improv,Improvisation,In Person,live performance,performance,Storytelling,Students,Theater,Theater Performance,theatre,Undergraduate,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:East Quadrangle - Keene Theater CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261011T180318 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261017T220000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261018T020000 SUMMARY:Other:Rawse After Dark DESCRIPTION:🚨 RAWSE After Dark Tickets Are NOW LIVE! 🎶🏡\nAfter the Penn State game and the BUS\, keep the energy going with us at our highly anticipated RAWSE After Dark after party! 🔥\n📍 Club Above | 215 N Main St\, Ann Arbor\, MI\n📅 Saturday\, October 17 | 10 PM – 2 AM\n🎧 Featuring Zeno and Don Javi\, visiting DJs from the broader MBA community\n🎟️ $20 for BBSA Members | $25 for Non-Members\, Alumni & Guests\nPurchase your tickets here: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/KWLNHHN57JPKN\n📍 Wristband Pickup\nWristbands will be distributed the week of October 12 at Ross. Specific times and locations to be shared soon! Guests: If you will not be in Ann Arbor that week\, please coordinate with your host or reach out to us at gossett@umich.edu or kannah@umich.edu to arrange pickup.\nSee y'all there! UID:152875-21914668@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152875 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Club Above CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261002T161912 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261018T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261018T235900 SUMMARY:Well-being:Cook Scholars Free Sips DESCRIPTION:One month in\, are you looking for direction in networking\, searching student orgs\, or finding your way around Ann Arbor\, talk to us. We can help. During Sober October\, we'll treat you to Free Sips of your favorite beverage. Please indicate you're a Cook Scholar\, when you use the registration intake form (links on right). UID:153052-21915003@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153052 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Cook Scholars,Free,Networking,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Michigan League CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261006T205633 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261018T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261018T235900 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Goosechase: Ghouls & Geese DESCRIPTION:Join the Ghouls & Geese Goosechase to explore campus haunts\, find free fall fun\, and make the most of spooky season. As you earn points\, you'll compete with fellow classmates for a top spot on the leaderboard. The 1st place winner gets a $100 gift card\, join now and start solving! UID:153389-21915782@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153389 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Competition,Explore,Fall,Goosechase,Halloween,On Campus,Prize LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261011T180012 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261018T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261018T170000 SUMMARY:Other:Head of the Charles DESCRIPTION:The team heads to Boston to face international competition at this historic regatta. UID:148218-21903332@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148218 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Boston, MA CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261001T095249 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261018T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261018T235900 SUMMARY:Recreational / Games:Intramural Sports Registration - Fall Blue Season DESCRIPTION:Dates:\nRegistration: October 12th – 21st\nRegular Season Round Robin: October 25th – November 13th\nPlayoffs: November 15th – December 4th\n\nCosts and Eligibility:\nPass Pricing (Must be purchased from the webstore before you can register)\nMaize/Blue Combo Pass: $20 per person for access to all offered sports during the Maize & Blue Seasons\nSemester Pass: $40 per person for access to all offered sports during the semester the pass was purchased.\n\nEligibility\nMust be a current student at the University of Michigan\, or an eligible member of Michigan Recreation.\n\nOffered Gaming/Esports:\n Single/Solo Leagues\n - Mario Kart at the IMSB Game Lounge\nTeam Leagues\n - Rocket League (2v2) at the IMSB Game Lounge\n\nOffered Traditional Sports (self-officiated\, played at IMSB):\n - Single/Solo Leagues \n - Badminton \n - Table Tennis\n\nTeam Leagues\n - Basketball (3v3) \n - Dodgeball (6v6) \n - Pickleball (Doubles) \n - Wallyball (4v4) UID:153155-21915193@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153155 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics,Esports,Games,Rec Sports,Social,Sports LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261011T180334 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261018T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261018T235959 SUMMARY:Other:Michigan State University Open DESCRIPTION:Michigan Club Tennis Team will compete at Michigan State University! UID:153206-21915421@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153206 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:East Lansing, Michigan CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261011T180227 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261018T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261018T233000 SUMMARY:Other:MIT ECTC 2026 DESCRIPTION:Come compete with us in poomsae and sparring at MIT ECTC 2026! UID:151648-21911895@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151648 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Cambridge, MA CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261011T180332 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261018T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261018T235959 SUMMARY:Other:Spooky Cider Mill Ride 👻🎃🍩 DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Halloween road ride to the Dexter Cider mill\, where we'll stop for treats before returning home. While this is a no-drop ride\, riders should be comfortable riding ~25 miles at a 11-13 mph pace. \nAs always\, helmets are mandatory! Don't forget to bring water\, money/card/ID\, and a spare tube if you have one. Lights/reflectors are optional\, but highly recommended. Costumes are welcome! 👻🎃\nWill update the route once we're closer to the ride. Hope you can join us! UID:153183-21915506@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/153183 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Washtenaw Dairy CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260921T181519 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261018T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261018T220000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:2026 Second Year Studio Exhibition DESCRIPTION:\n\nAugust 24 - October 18\, 2026\nExhibition Reception: October 1\, 1-2:30 p.m.\n\nIn their second year\, Stamps students complete a major milestone: Second Year Studio (SYS). It’s a course where\, per the syllabus\, students \"develop the capacity to work independently by identifying\, exploring\, and pursuing a single independent project that involves multiple iterations.\" \n\nStamps Lecturer & Student Exhibitions Coordinator Sally Clegg notes\, \"Each student takes their own path\, encountering questions that can shape the direction of their creative practice—how do I manage my time? How much constraint vs. freedom do I thrive on? What subject matter do I care about most deeply? How do my ideas about my future goals intersect with the work I want to make now?\" At the end of the semester\, students formally report on their experience in a presentation called the Sophomore Review\, and a faculty panel offers individualized feedback. \n\nInstalled throughout the Art & Architecture Building\, the Second Year Studio Exhibition showcases the art and design work created in this pivotal course by our rising third-year and transfer students\, and invites first-year students and other newcomers to explore both the building and the creative possibilities ahead. The show features 50 students who have volunteered to participate\, yet it honors every Stamps major who reaches the SYS milestone. The pieces on view span a wide array of media and capture a specific moment in each maker’s path: experiments in previously unfamiliar methods\, emergent passions\, creative risks taken\, iterations and reiterations\, and the seeds of so much future work.\n\nAs Course Coordinator\, Stamps Assistant Professor Pedram Baldari both teaches and works directly with all the faculty overseeing each section to collaboratively support the entire class. He offers this reflection on the diverse collection of work on view in this year’s exhibition.\n\nThese works engage a wide range of questions and concerns. Students investigate memory\, identity\, materiality\, ecology\, technology\, labor\, social relationships\, and the built environment through equally diverse formal approaches. While these subjects recur across the exhibition\, what stands out most is not a dominant thematic direction\, but a shared commitment to sustained inquiry.\n\nSYS is intentionally structured around a different learning model than project-based courses. Rather than responding to predetermined assignments\, students identify their own questions and spend an entire semester developing them through research\, experimentation\, critique\, and multiple iterations. The emphasis is not on arriving quickly at a resolved outcome\, but on cultivating the capacity to work independently\, remain responsive to new discoveries\, and allow the project itself to evolve through sustained engagement.\n\nAs a result\, the exhibition presents more than a collection of finished works. It documents different ways of investigating\, testing\, and refining ideas. Some students advance through material experimentation\, others through drawing\, installation\, performance\, digital media\, social engagement\, or speculative approaches. Each project reflects a distinct methodology that has developed through repeated cycles of making\, reflection\, critique\, and revision. In a sense\, the dialectical process generated by the nature of this course is the most significant thread connecting this year’s exhibition. It marks a point at which students begin moving beyond solving assignments toward constructing independent practices\, developing the habits of inquiry\, critical reflection\, and experimentation that will continue to shape their work well beyond SYS.\n\n\n\nExhibiting Artists and Designers\n