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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Dragademia
DESCRIPTION:Join Lola von Miramar\, a Puerto Rican drag queen who loves cooking\, and LaWhore Vagistan\, everyone’s favorite South Asian drag aunty\, as they discuss the radical and fascinating works of Lawrence La Fountain-Stokes (Translocas: The Politics of Puerto Rican Drag and Trans Performance\, University of Michigan Press\, 2021) and Kareem Khubchandani (Decolonize Drag\, OR Books\, 2023). Together\, they will glamorously dive deep into the pages that uncover complexities of the art of drag performance that you will not learn about on RuPaul’s Drag Race. Be sure to stay until the end\; you just might be treated to a performance!\n\nRefreshments from Pilars Tamales will be provided. The first 40 attendees to arrive will receive a complimentary copy of both books! \nA signing and meet-and-greet with Lola and LaWhore will take place after the discussion.\n\nRSVP: https://forms.gle/9m3n4VERAg9ktfR87 \n\nLivestream: https://ummedia01.umnet.umich.edu/arts/arts041824.html\n\nThis program is presented by the University of Michigan Arts Initiative in partnership with the U-M Library.\n\nAbout the speakers:\n\nLola von Miramar burst onto the Internet scene in 2010 with her memorable Cooking with Drag Queens: How to Make Tostones YouTube video recorded with Fausto Fernós and Marc Felion of the Feast of Fun podcast. She has been entertaining audiences across the Americas and elsewhere ever since\, with live presentations in Ann Arbor\, Ypsilanti\, Chicago\, New York City\, San Juan\, Buenos Aires\, and Montreal. Follow her on Facebook\, X\, and Instagram at @lolavonmiramar.\n\nLaWhore Vagistan is everyone's favorite overdressed\, overeducated\, overopinionated South Asian drag aunty. Her music videos have screened at the Mississauga South Asian Film Festival\, Austin OUTsider multi-arts festival\, Hyderabad Queer Film Festival\, and San Francisco 3rd i film festival. She has performed at the Wilbur Theatre and La Mama with Sasha Velour\, as well as at the Austin International Drag Festival\, Asia Society\, AS220\, Queens Museum\, Jack Theater\, Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance\, Not Festival\, Links Hall\, and A.R.T. Oberon. You can find her on YouTube delivering a TEDx Talk titled \"How to be an Aunty\" and on Instagram at @lawhorevagistan.
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/119923
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Books,Art,Lecture,Drag,Discussion
LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Gallery (1st Floor)
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DTSTAMP:20240418T180012
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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Is God a Dictator?
DESCRIPTION:Hi everyone\,  We invite you to join us for Ratio Christi's Thursday Apologetics discussion\, where you can immerse yourself in a stimulating discussion on the intriguing topic: Is God a Dictator?\nWhen: Thursday\, April 18th\, from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PMWhere: 611 1/2 E. William St.\, Ann Arbor (MCSC) Topic: Is God a Dictator?Speaker:  Matthew Patrick \, Ph.D. Assistant  Professor at University of MichiganFood: To fuel your intellectual journey\, we'll be providing Free Pizza. Please feel free to bring your friends along to expand our circle of inquisitive minds.We look forward to engaging in stimulating discussions and reason together See you there!
UID:121291-21846348@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/121291
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DTSTAMP:20240410T113007
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SUMMARY:Performance:Japanese Rakugo with Sanyutei Ponta  三遊亭ぽん太
DESCRIPTION:Free & Open to the Public at the Ann Arbor District Library\, Downtown\, 1st-floor Lobby (343 South Fifth Avenue\, Ann Arbor)\n\nJoin us for an exciting evening of Japanese storytelling\, rakugo\, featuring visiting rakugo performer\, Sanyutei Ponta! This event will be in Japanese with English subtitles.\n\nPerformed by a single storyteller who brings multiple characters to life through gesture and voice\, rakugo is a dynamic storytelling tradition with hundreds of years of history in Japan. \n\nSanyutei Ponta (三遊亭ぽん太) was born in Japan in 1985 and graduated from the Department of Sociology at Hosei University in Tokyo. In 2015 he became a disciple of rakugo performer Sanyutei Koraku and was promoted to futatsume\, the second-highest rank for rakugo performers\, in 2018. His stage name\, Sanyutei Ponta II\, comes from Sanyutei Ponta I\, who was a disciple of rakugo master Sanyutei Encho I\, an influential performer of the late nineteenth century. Ponta revived this stage name for the first time in over 100 years and is an up-and-coming rakugo performer.\n\n*This event is hosted by the Ann Arbor District Library and cosponsored by the Japan Business Society of Detroit and the U-M Center for Japanese Studies. *
UID:121308-21846365@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/121308
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Storytelling,Performance,Japanese Studies,Asia
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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