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:20260603T100429 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260826T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:River Shook DESCRIPTION:A fiery fusion of outlaw country-punk twang and rock and roll\n\nRiver Shook carries the country-rock torch of Sarah Shook & the Disarmers into an exciting new era. Shook debuts as a solo artist this year\, and continues to deliver everything we’ve come to expect from them: killer songwriting\, a smoking hot band\, and high-energy\, heart-winning live shows. \n\nRiver Shook's galvanizing\, self-titled\, debut solo album (Independent\, June 26\, 2026) is a mythic body of work. Arrow-to-the-heart honest lyrics\, unforgettable characters\, rock-god electric guitar solos\, shimmering pedal steel\, and Shook’s unmistakable voice cut like a ray of light through a great darkness\, coaxing listeners towards a deeper level of awareness and empowerment. \n\nTouring 150 days per year with the Disarmers gave Shook a significant advantage that they did not let go to waste\; they spent a decade developing their stage presence\, honing their storytelling\, and learning how to give audiences across the world an unforgettable\, potentially life-changing experience. Shook’s egalitarian songwriting\, their ability to make fans feel seen\, and their reputation as a wildly exciting front person have led them to be referred to as “punk” and “rock n’ roll” as frequently as they're called country. \n\n“My songwriting\, my music\, they’re country to the bone\, but it’s that rock n’ roll element that makes the whole thing lift off\,” says Shook. “If you want to give fans an unforgettable show every night\, you need that reckless energy and purity of spirit.\" UID:148475-21904352@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148475 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Mutotix,Ark LOCATION:ARK Reserved CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260811T153641 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260826T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260826T220000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Trivia Night at the Michigan Union DESCRIPTION:Experience the thrill of friendly competition at the University of Michigan's Trivia Night\, a Welcome to Michigan event designed to unite students through a shared love for knowledge and school spirit. Gather in the Michigan Union ballroom to test your trivia skills\, meet new people\, and kick off the academic year with some Wolverine fun! UID:150009-21907807@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150009 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Welcome2026,Anchor2026 LOCATION:Michigan Union - Rogel Ballroom CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260814T062053 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260826T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260826T210000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Wolverine Village Building 1 (2026-2027) (Housing) DESCRIPTION: UID:149716-21906989@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/149716 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Sessions LOCATION:Wolverine Village Building 1 Lounge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260807T181508 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260827T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260827T220000 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