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:20260817T072050 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260831T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260831T190000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Maize & Blue Cupboard Volunteering DESCRIPTION:Come help us during normal operating hours\; as well as\, unload our weekly Food Gatherers deliveries and stock our shelves! If you are outside the U-M community\, please reach out to maize.blue.cupboard@umich.edu to sign up. UID:102102-21906689@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/102102 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Maize and Blue Cupboard inside Betsy Barbour CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260722T150429 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260831T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260831T200000 SUMMARY:Reception / Open House:Transfer Student Reception DESCRIPTION:Join us for a formal welcome to the University of Michigan for all new transfer students!\n\nThis event will include dinner\, outdoor games\, table top games\, and various transfer student support programs and professionals.\nWhen: Monday\, August 31\, 2026\, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.\nWhere: Regent's Plaza UID:149525-21906558@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149525 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:WelcometoMichigan,Welcome2026,welcome to michigan,Transfer Students,Transfer Reception,Games,Free,Dinner LOCATION:Regents Plaza CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260817T072102 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260831T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260831T190000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Wolverine Village Building 4 (2026-2027) (Housing) DESCRIPTION: UID:150216-21908406@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150216 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:UM Trivia: TBD CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260817T072104 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260831T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260831T200000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:SCOR Spirit Week 2026 DESCRIPTION: Welcome to SCOR's 2026 Spirit Week! We're excited to be back on campus and back in fellowship with you Join us for a week of programming centered around our community! UID:149739-21907044@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149739 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Assembly Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260526T121400 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260831T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:The Brudi Brothers DESCRIPTION:Folk music with a bluesy edge and warm\, interwoven sibling harmonies\n\nThe Brudi Brothers are a dynamic Americana band hailing from Seattle\, Washington. Often recognized as the city's favorite buskers and street poets\, they are known for their raucous performances and distinctive old-world soul that stands out in the world of modern music. They gained rapid popularity worldwide when a live clip of their latest single\, \"Me More Cowboy Than You\,\" went viral\, with over 10 million views cumulatively and quickly rising. Comprising of three brothers\, Johannes\, Conrad\, and George\, the boys have an inimitable musical and performance dynamic replete with wit and humor. They are all multi instrumentalists and have been playing together since they were kids. They have traveled the world together\, their musical commentary drawing from adventures hitchhiking through Europe\, living on sailboats\, and performing for the Queen of The Netherlands to create their unusually hypnotic sound.\n\nListeners who discovered the band via their social media virality have eagerly taken to their 2020 album\, See You Soon. Recorded on a houseboat in Amsterdam with a sound engineer paid in beer and tobacco\, the project encapsulates a thoughtful and intimate slice of life immediately preceding the COVID-19 pandemic. They traverse genres with poignant and vibrant lyrics\, understated instrumentation\, and playful harmonies.\nThe Brudi Brothers have carved out a unique space in the Pacific Northwest music scene and beyond\, pairing familiar beloved influences with blood harmonies and melodies unique to the brothers. With a blend of old school folk\, country\, and rock-and-roll feel\, the band is known for their ability to play to any crowd. Their infectious sound and electrifying chemistry on stage has earned them a loyal fanbase\, who can't get enough of the band's simultaneous earnestness and irreverence. UID:148403-21904190@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148403 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mutotix,Ark LOCATION:ARK Reserved CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260807T181508 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260901T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260901T220000 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.\" Each student takes their own path\, encountering questions that can shape the direction of their creative practice. At the end of the semester\, students formally report on their experience in a presentation called the Sophomore Review and receive direct feedback from a panel of Stamps faculty members. \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. \n\nThe works in this year’s exhibition 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\n–Sally Clegg\, Lecturer & Student Exhibitions Coordinator & Pedram Baldari\, Assistant Professor\n\nExhibiting Artists and Designers\n