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:20250227T184858 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250411T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250411T183000 SUMMARY:Other:Laser Queen DESCRIPTION:Laser shows are coming to the UMMNH Planetarium & Dome Theater!\n\nFrom Feb. 28 through Apr. 26\, we will be featuring the biggest and best-loved hits of rock legends Queen on Friday and Saturday evenings. We will offer three shows each night at 6:00\, 7:00\, and 8:00 p.m. Seating is limited and reservations will be fulfilled on a first come\, first served basis.\n\nTickets are $10 per person and can be purchased at the door.\n\nTo book tickets in advance\, call: 734-764-0478\, Tuesday–Thursday 10am–3pm UID:132146-21870398@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/132146 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Music LOCATION:Museum of Natural History - Planetarium & Dome Theater CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20241214T001546 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250411T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250411T193000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Penny Stamps Speaker Series - George Vargas\, Ana Luisa Cardona\, and Jesse Gonzalez DESCRIPTION:During the fervent years of the 1970s at the University of Michigan\, a pioneering group of Latina/o students formed La Raza Art and Media (RAM) Collective. Through self-organized exhibitions\, cultural gatherings\, and its journal\, the collective gathered artists\, art historians\, poets\, and journalists to voice the cultural and political expression of Chicano\, Hispanic\, and Latinx communities on campus and beyond. Members of the organization went on to become regional and national leaders in Latinx art and activism\, education\, community and political advocacy\, and public arts.\nRAM Collective co-founders George Vargas\, Ana Luisa Cardona\, and Jesse Gonzalez will discuss the lasting impact of this seminal moment in Latinx history at the University and their connections to the broader Latinx Midwest. They will share perspectives on Chicanx and Latinx student activism\, DIY publications and new media in the 1970s\, and the development of a network of like-minded organizations around the country that centered art as an act of politics and self-definition.\nThis program is presented in connection with the UMMA exhibition La Raza Art and Media Collective\, 1975 – Today and serves as the keynote event of Latinx Midwest History\, a 2-day symposium taking place April 11-12\, 2025. The exhibition revisits the 50th anniversary of the foundation of RAM Collective to reflect on the profound impact of these visionary creators and the vital contributions of Latinx artists to Michigan’s cultural landscape on campus and beyond.\nArtist George Vargas is a museum consultant and co-curator of the UMMA exhibition La Raza Art and Media Collective\, 1975 – Today. Vargas earned degrees in fine arts\, film studies\, racial and ethnic studies\, and art history at U-M. He is currently working on the history of Chicanx art in the United States and beyond. Vargas is co-founder of The Institute of Architecture Engineering Heritage and founder and director of the Rural Arts Program\, both at Texas A&\;M University Kingsville. He is an advisor for Raasin in the Sun\, a multicultural art organization in Austin\, Texas focused on creation of community murals. Vargas’ curatorial work includes Cheech Marin’s collection of Chicano art and a retrospective on artist and U-M alumni Bruno Andrade. \nAna Luisa Cardona was born in NYC to a Puerto Rican family and moved to Michigan for graduate studies in both History of Art and Education at the University of Michigan. Cardona’s professional life has revolved around the arts\, equity\, and education in schools\, universities\, and organizations at the local\, state and national levels. Her career has taken her to work with the National Endowment for the Arts\, the Detroit Council for the Arts\, Casa de Unidad Arts and Media Center\, Michigan’s King Chávez Parks Initiative\, and the Michigan Department of Education\, where she served as Arts Education Specialist\, leading the development of the state’s first high school graduation requirement in the arts.\nMichigan artist Jesse Gonzales has been hooked on media and photography since high school\, when his brother bought him a camera. Several of his photographs were published in the book 500 Years of Chicano History: In Pictures and El Calendario Hispano de Michigan\, 1981. Gonzalez has been devoted to photographing symbols and icons that evoke Latinidad and Chicanismo and documenting Latino culture for five decades. He and his wife Juana have donated their entire photography and book collection\, covering over 30 years of Latino history and arts\, to the Cesar Chavez Collection at Michigan State University and the Bentley Historical Library at the University of Michigan.\nThis program is presented in partnership with the University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) with support from the U-M Arts Initiative. This project was made possible by a grant from the Arts Initiative at the University of Michigan.\nSeries presenting partners: Detroit PBS\, ALL ARTS\, and PBS Books. Media partner: Michigan Public. UID:130010-21865052@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130010 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250417T130452 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250411T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20250411T210000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Video Game Nights with Housing Security DESCRIPTION:Join your Multicultural Lounge Community Assistant and DPSS Housing Security for a fun night of video games and pizza! Enjoy a laid-back atmosphere and great food while engaging in friendly competition. UID:134842-21875331@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/134842 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community Engagement,Games LOCATION:South Quad - Yuri Kochiyama Multicultural Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR