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:20260527T181513 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260919T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260421T130000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Football vs UTEP DESCRIPTION:Football vs UTEP UID:147888-21902326@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147888 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Athletics - Football,Athletics LOCATION:Michigan Stadium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260911T232147 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260919T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260919T210000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Indian Student Association- Meet and Greet Event 2026 DESCRIPTION:🎉 Get ready to MEET\, MINGLE & VIBE with ISA! 🎉The Indian Student Association (ISA) is kicking things off with an exciting Meet & Greet! Make new friends\, connect with fellow students\, enjoy some delicious pizza 🍕\, and dance the night away with a lively DJ! 🎶🔥Whether you’re new to campus or a current student\, this is the perfect chance to meet new people\, have fun\, and start the semester with great vibes and unforgettable memories! 🕺💃Event Guidelines:\n• No smoking or alcohol permitted at the venue.\n• Follow all university safety and conduct policies.\n• Don’t forget to bring your M-card for event check-in.Kindly note that to attend both the Pizza & Social Hour and the DJ Night\, please select both options below during registration. UID:152027-21912742@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152027 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Ballroom CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260903T091214 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260919T191500 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260919T210000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Sunset Salsa at North Quad DESCRIPTION:Join the Diversity Peer Educators\, International Impact\, and North Quad RAs in celebrating Latine Heritage Month at Sunset Salsa in the North Quad Courtyard! Learn salsa moves from Los Salseros Azules\, enjoy free food\, and connect with fellow students and Latine student organizations for an evening of music\, dancing\, and community. UID:151461-21911623@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151461 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Latinx Heritage Month,Free Food,Dance,Community Engagement,Community Building LOCATION:North Quad CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260909T181654 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260919T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260919T203000 SUMMARY:Performance:“Changing Channels” – MFA Thesis Dance Concert by Lauren Blair Smith DESCRIPTION:The Department of Dance proudly presents *Changing Channels*\, an innovative and original dance thesis concert directed and choreographed by Master of Fine Arts in Dance candidate Lauren Blair Smith. Performances will be held on September 18 and 19 at 7:30pm.\n\nAdmission to the event is free. Tickets will be available at the door starting one hour prior to each show\, with doors opening 30 minutes before showtime each night.\n\n*Changing Channels* explores the psychological and physical experience of code-switching through a dynamic blend of contemporary choreography\, original music production by Singaporean producer Alif Aircho\, and multimedia elements. Using the metaphor of switching television channels\, this performance navigates different emotional states\, societal expectations\, and the complex journey of identity.\n\n*Changing Channels* is supported in part through the EXCEL Enterprise Fund\, SMTD Wellness Program\, Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives\, and William Braddan McClellan\, Jr. Fund in Dance. This concert is being held in partial fulfillment of the Master of Fine Arts in Dance degree requirements.\n\nABOUT THE ARTIST\n\nLAUREN BLAIR SMITH (Director & Choreographer) is a professional performing artist\, producer\, choreographer\, and the very proud founder and artistic director of Lauren Blair Smith Dance Company in Singapore where she mentors\, assists\, and\, most importantly\, participates in the development and joy of young aspiring artists. Lauren is the 2024 Maggie Allesee Choreography Award Winner in Screendance and has been a finalist for multiple years.\n\nLauren holds a BFA in Contemporary Dance with a minor in Arts Entrepreneurship from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and is currently pursuing her MFA from the University of Michigan. Lauren is a Kenan Fellow at Lincoln Center Education\, an American Ballet Theatre Certified Teacher\, an Ailey Certified Teacher\, and founder of Singapore Dance Intensive.\n\nLauren performed on the Broadway National Tour of *Fiddler on the Roof* in over 400 performances in over 100 cities across North America. She promoted wellness through movement (as a certified Pilates instructor) at venues including Marina Bay Sands\, Artyzen Singapore\, Parkroyal Collection Pickering\, and The American Club Singapore. Lauren’s choreography has been featured in the US\, Singapore\, Indonesia\, Taiwan\, Portugal\, and Australia and has received prestigious recognition from international festivals. Lauren has also enjoyed successful collaborations with organizations such as Panasonic\, Google\, Jewel Changi Airport\, TEDx Procter & Gamble\, Certis Group\, X System International\, and Singapore American School. \n\nwww.laurenblairsmith.com UID:148631-21904547@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148631 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Concert,North Campus,Media,Dance LOCATION:Dance Building - Dance Performance Studio Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260616T120605 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260919T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Laith Al-Saadi's Birthday Bash DESCRIPTION:“an alchemist of emotional blues ballads\, twanged-out toe-tapping rockers\, face-melting solos\, and everything in between.” –Jeff Milo\, Current Magazine\n\nIn 2016\, Laith Al-Saadi won America’s hearts and a spot in the Season 10 finale of NBC’s “The Voice.” Now he’s bringing an authentic blend of blues\, soul and classic rock to audiences around the nation and the world. Laith Al-Saadi has always had the perfect combination of Midwestern hustle and incredible musical chops—honed at the University of Michigan school of music in his hometown of Ann Arbor\, and on stages across the country working with legends like Taj Mahal\, Luther Allison\, Buddy Guy\, Son Seals\, Gregg Allman\, and B.B. King. \n\n“Laith is one of the most diverse talents we have\,” said Maroon 5 frontman and “The Voice” coach Adam Levine. “Incredible guitar player\, incredible singer.” Audiences have agreed\, propelling Laith’s album “REAL” to the top of the blues chart for five weeks and the top 20 album chart for two weeks. Guitar Center has crowned him one of the top four blues guitarists in the United States. Come celebrate this annual Ann Arbor tradition! UID:148913-21905196@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148913 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ark,Mutotix LOCATION:ARK Reserved CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260901T060407 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260920T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260920T235959 SUMMARY:Exercise / Fitness:ISBA September Step Challenge! DESCRIPTION:To kick off the school year\, we’re launching the ISBA September Step Challenge. Starting SEPTEMBER 1! \nTake full advantage of the beautiful Ann Arbor summer while it lasts (trust me\, it is very short) and get your steps in! Stay active\, explore AA on foot\, and start the semester feeling good.\nHow to join:\n1. Download the Step Up app\n2. Join the ISBA September Challenge using the link here: https://join.thestepupapp.com/mq7jPU\n3. Start walking!\n\nWinners will be announced every Tuesday and will receive a FREE ISBA T-shirt! See you on the leaderboard!\n\n UID:151277-21911292@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/151277 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Ann Arbor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260807T181508 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260920T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260920T220000 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