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DTSTAMP:20251003T001515
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251011T110000
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SUMMARY:Exhibition:Stacey L. Kirby: The Bureau of Personal Belonging (Ann Arbor Edition)
DESCRIPTION:Exhibition Dates: September 27 - November 8\, 2025\nOpening Performances: September 27\, 1-5 p.m.Closing Performances: November 8\, 1-5 p.m.\nStacey L. Kirby’s The Bureau of Personal Belonging is a series of interactive performances set within immersive installations and activated by viewer participation. The work fosters dialogue on identity\, community\, and civil engagement. Through bureaucratic forms\, papers\, postures\, language\, and aesthetics\, audiences are invited to participate in respectful dialogues and playful interactions with the artist. As the 2025 Roman J. Witt Artist-in-Residence\, Kirby spent 12 weeks on campus from January through March of 2025 meeting with students\, faculty\, and staff from the Stamps School and across U-M. Based on these conversations\, Kirby devised a site-specific installation that seeks to amplify the voices of the U-M community\, uphold the value of democratic civic engagement\, and highlight the power of art in building solidarity and mutual respect.\nCurated by Srimoyee Mitra.
UID:137179-21879863@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137179
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20251003T181516
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251011T110000
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SUMMARY:Exhibition:Untold Stories\, Part II: A Stamps Faculty Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Exhibition Dates: September 12 - December 13Opening Reception: September 18\, 6:30-8:30 p.m.\nUntold Stories: Part II is the second in a series of three exhibitions featuring the work of faculty members from the Stamps School of Art &amp\; Design. Organized thematically\, Part II explores timely and resonant themes related to the freedom of expression\, movement\, and civic rights. Drawing on personal narratives and public archives\, the artists offer inspiring ways of storytelling that make latent ideas visible and experiential - expanding the boundaries of their artistic research.\nUntold Stories: Part II is curated by Srimoyee Mitra\, and features work by Stamps faculty Ebitenyefa Baralaye\, Annica Cuppetelli\, Quinn A. Hunter\, Carol Jacobsen\, Andy Kirshner\, Rebekah Modrak\, and Ricky Weaver.
UID:137113-21879726@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/137113
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20251015T121513
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251011T110100
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251011T190000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Fore-Site (Phase 1): The Stamps Gallery Pillar Project
DESCRIPTION:Phase 1 Opening Reception: September 18\, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.\nFrom September 2025 through August 2026\, Stamps Gallery is partnering in a curatorial collaboration with two Ypsilanti-based\, artist-run project spaces led by Stamps alumni: C.Y.N.K. Studios\, directed by Sally Clegg (Lecturer III and Student Exhibition Coordinator\, MFA ’20) and Abhishek Narula (MFA ’20)\; and Sometimes Space\, directed by Nathan Byrne (Lecturer I\, MFA ’21). Each space hosts dozens of artists annually for exhibitions\, performances\, and events\, fostering experimental work and building community. For this project\, Byrne\, Clegg\, and Narula have been commissioned to reimagine the pillars on Division Street that flank the gallery. In response\, they've curated six artists to create new work for the pillars over three cycles:\nPhase 1 (September 12 - December 12) artists: Amelia Burns (Cranbrook MFA '23) and Erin McKenna (MFA '20)Phase 2 (January 12 - April 12) artists: Sally Clegg (MFA '20) and Kim Karlsrud (MFA '20)Phase 3 (May 12 - August 12) artists: Abhishek Narula (MFA '20) and Nathan Byrne (MFA '21)\nPhase 1 Curatorial Statement\nCurated by Sometimes Space: Amelia Burns (entry pillar)Curated by CYNK Studios: Erin McKenna (courtyard pillar)\nArtists Amelia Burns and Erin McKenna reimagine the Division Street pillars through digital collages rooted in memory\, landscape and shared environments. Burns arranges fragments of her own photographs into airy compositions where these pictorial remnants become enshrined by the artist’s vision of the sacred. McKenna draws from the language of quilting\, organizing her photos of mushrooms\, moss and lichen into vibrant geometric patterns which echo Ohio textile traditions. Both artists\, Midwestern women attentive to the nuances of place\, weave personal imagery into collective meaning. Together\, their works create spaces of reverence and connection.\nAmelia Burns: GODSPROMISESRISINGHIGHGODSPROMISESRISINGHIGH contains fragments of photographs I have made over years in various locations in the United States. Each fragment holds personal meaning for me. The exalted pieces of environments float together and create a visual smorgasbord of symbols\, denoting a capitalist world\, filled with tender moments and connections\, where all objects are made holy.\nErin McKenna: Mushroom TrailMushroom Trail reimagines the Ohio Star quilt block through a collage of photographs of mushrooms\, lichen\, and moss gathered during walks in my Appalachian forest home. I created small blocks of repeating patterns to build texture and color. Inspired by the Barn Quilt Trail\, the work honors Ohio’s yard art traditions. Like other local expressions\, from chainsaw-carved bears to the front porch goose\, it fosters a shared sense of pride of place\, and community.\nArtist Statements/Bios\nAmelia BurnsThrough my travels across nearly every U.S. state\, I document not only the natural world but also its entanglement with human influence. My work speaks to the loneliness\, humor\, beauty\, pain\, and joy that coexist within these spaces. The landscapes I create—whether photographic or collage-based—are imbued with a visceral connection to the physical environments I’ve passed through. They are a reprocessing of the cultural detritus that surrounds me\, transforming fragments into vignettes that explore both the darkness and resilience of humanity.\nAt its core\, my work explores the underworld of human experience\, grappling with the visceral tension between authenticity and artifice in contemporary Americana. It reflects the disgusting horror of capitalism\, the mysticism of my Irish Catholic upbringing\, and the profound solitude that fuels my process. The resulting images are landscapes of seeking\, filled with the pain\, glory\, and quiet resistance of life.\nAmelia Burns is a photographer\, collage artist\, curator and educator exploring the cultural and physical landscapes of the U.S.\, capturing the nuances of shared environments. She earned her BFA in Photography from Pratt Institute in 2005 and later completed her MFA at Cranbrook Academy of Art in 2023. Website / Instagram\nErin McKenna Erin McKenna is an interdisciplinary artist with a background in sculpture. Her practice embraces humor\, playful misuse\, and celebration as strategies to dismantle stereotypes and complicate binaries of construction and embellishment. With a feminist lens\, she explores the space where necessity meets excess\, highlighting the subversive potential of both. Her sculptures often pair gritty building materials with tactile fabrics\, generating tension between utility and ornament. Growing up in a perpetually unfinished home—a place of sawdust\, chop saws\, and improvisation—instilled in her a respect for visible labor\, inventive problem-solving\, and imperfection. Her process follows personal rules:\nno hierarchy of materialssubvert expected usecomplicate binaries\, stereotypes and associationsmisuse\, misapplyallow for variable arrangementsrepeat\, reiterate\, reuseconsider the subversive possibilities of the excessive\, fantastic\, and necessaryalways let the labor be visible\nMcKenna earned her BFA from Columbus College of Art &amp\; Design in 2012 and later completed her MFA at Stamps School of Art &amp\; Design at the University of Michigan. She recently moved back to the forest she calls home in Southeastern Ohio\, where she serves as Exhibitions Director at The Dairy Barn Arts Center\, hunts for mushrooms with her toddler\, and makes quilts. Website / Instagram
UID:138031-21881239@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138031
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20260324T094536
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251011T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251011T160000
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Creating the Future of Medicine for 175 Years
DESCRIPTION:As the Medical School celebrates the anniversary of its opening in the fall of 1850\, and Michigan Medicine marks the 100th anniversary of the opening of the \"Old Main\" University Hospital that served as its flagship from 1925 to 1986\, a free museum exhibit explores 175 years of medical education\, research and clinical care. \n\nOpen to the public at the Museum on Main Street operated by the Washtenaw County Historical Society\, the exhibit includes artifacts\, photos and facts about how U-M's medical community grew from humble beginnings on the Diag to become one of the nation's largest and most respected academic medical centers. It also asks visitors to ponder their own attitudes and experiences\, and to submit memories and photos of their time working\, studying\, volunteering or receiving care at U-M's medical campus and beyond. There are also activities for young visitors.\n\nThe museum is open to the public every Saturday and Sunday from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.\n\nFull details about the exhibit\, including parking instructions and how to book a free private group tour on a weekday\, are available at http://michmed.org/museum\n\nThe museum has an accessible entrance at the rear of the building.
UID:139428-21885478@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139428
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Medicine,Nursing,Life Science,History,Museum
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20260518T095230
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251011T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251011T124500
SUMMARY:Film Screening:T.REX
DESCRIPTION:With stunning CGI visuals and the latest research from leading paleontologists\, the film offers audiences a fresh perspective on the GOAT (Greatest Of All Tyrants): Tyrannosaurus rex. Anchored by the true story of the young fossil hunters who made the discovery of a lifetime when they spotted a large fossilized leg bone on a walk on public lands in North Dakota\, T. REX intercuts the remarkable fossil dig\, with cutting edge computer graphics that bring the iconic T. rex to life—from hatchling to hulking adult. Narrated by Jurassic Park actor Sam Neill\, T. REX explores the newest science that has helped reinvent our understanding of the iconic predator.
UID:136347-21883216@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/136347
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Film,Museum,Planetarium,natural history museum
LOCATION:Museum of Natural History - Planetarium & Dome Theater
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DTSTAMP:20251001T153525
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251011T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251011T143000
SUMMARY:Tours:Walking Tour: Paths of Protest: Stories of Campus Activism at the University of Michigan
DESCRIPTION:The first teach-in. Lawsuits. Nazi resistance. U-M has long been home to campus activism\, and this walking tour will allow you to see historically significant locations on campus where you will learn about protests on campus. We will cover women’s activism\, the legacy of the Treaty of Fort Meigs for Native students\, the Black Action Movement\, anti-Vietnam War activism\, and more. \n\nGuided walking tour led by student docents from the Judy and Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory. Duration: 1.25 hours\; 1.25 miles. \n\nMeet outside the Michigan League entrance on Ingalls Mall (facing the fountain). \n\nTour will take place in rain or snow\, but will be cancelled for severe weather (registrants will be notified via email).\n\nRegistration required.
UID:140163-21886690@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/140163
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:university of michigan history,university history,umich200,U-m History,tour,history,free,educational,Education
LOCATION:Michigan League
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DTSTAMP:20251001T121656
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251011T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251011T170000
SUMMARY:Performance:Red
DESCRIPTION:This play follows abstract expressionist Mark Rothko\, who has just landed the biggest commission in the history of modern art - a series of murals for New York’s famed Four Seasons Restaurant. In the two fascinating years that follow\, Rothko works feverishly with his young assistant\, Ken\, in his studio on the Bowery. But when Ken gains the confidence to challenge him\, Rothko faces the agonizing possibility that his crowning achievement could also become his undoing.\n\nWritten by John Logan\nDirected by Stuart Sheffield (‘27\, directing)\n\nFeaturing Liam Meister (‘28\, acting) and James Parascandola (‘27\, acting) \nPhotograph is from Lindsay Stuten (‘29\, design and production)\n\nCONTENT ADVISORY\nThe production of *Red* contains the following:\n– discussions around prejudice and antisemitism\;\n– substance abuse\;\n– simulated blood\;\n--Discussions relating to death by suicide\n– depictions evoking death by suicide\;\n– strong language.\n
UID:139908-21886316@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139908
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Theater,Storytelling,North Campus,Free,Art
LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Newman Studio
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DTSTAMP:20250918T181719
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251011T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20251011T170000
SUMMARY:Performance:She Loves Me at the Encore
DESCRIPTION:The Encore presents the University of Michigan’s renowned Department of Musical Theatre’s production of *She Loves Me*\, a romantic gem that inspired the 1990s Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks film\, *You’ve Got Mail*. Set in a 1930s European perfumery\, this effervescent musical follows two feuding shop clerks unaware they’re each other’s anonymous pen pals. With a lush score by the Tony Award-winning team behind *Fiddler on the Roof*\, this witty and heartfelt story celebrates love\, mistaken identities\, and second chances.\n\nMusic by Jerry Bock | Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick | Book by Joe Masteroff\n\n\nDirected by Sydney Morton | Music Direction by Tyler Driskill | Choreography by Sean McKnight\n\nRunning Time: Approximately 2h 20m (includes intermission)\n\nContent Advisory: Recommended for all audiences. We do encourage you to use your judgment based on your own research of the show\, your own sensibilities\, and a child’s age and maturity level\n
UID:139566-21885746@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139566
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Theater,Storytelling,Music
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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