Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. “12th and Clairmont” (June 26, 2019 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/58993 58993-14636443@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 26, 2019 7:00pm
Location: Kellogg Eye Center
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

In July 2017, Detroit recognized the 50th anniversary of one of America’s most violent civil disturbances. The tumultuous summer of July 1967 was recently documented in the film, “12th and Clairmont,” directed by Brian Kaufman of the Detroit Free Press. This film is a pre-event to the OLLI Out of Town event, "Retracing Steps of Detroit's '67 Rebellion.

The five days of unrest left 34 people dead, thousands injured, and many buildings burned. To tell the story, the film uses rare archival footage from the era, including newsreels, educational films, and more than 400 reels of home movies donated by Detroiter's. This is combined with interviews, oral histories, and radio broadcasts to create an experience that causes the viewer to reflect on the causes and aftermath of one of the worst riots in American history.

Join us for a viewing of this stirring and thought-provoking documentary which will be followed by a Q&A moderated by Craig Ramsay, Ph. D., Retired Professor of Political Science.

This presentation does not require Osher Lifelong Learning Institute membership and is open to the public.

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Class / Instruction Tue, 23 Apr 2019 09:47:15 -0400 2019-06-26T19:00:00-04:00 2019-06-26T21:00:00-04:00 Kellogg Eye Center Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Out of Town
Discover Ann Arbor Area Kit Homes (August 21, 2019 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64659 64659-16410957@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, August 21, 2019 7:00pm
Location: Kellogg Eye Center
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Did you know that, if you lived in Ann Arbor from 1906 until WWII, you could order your own kit house from a catalog (Sears, Wards, or various others)? You would have the kit picked up at the Ann Arbor railway station, delivered to your site, and assembled yourself, or with the help of local craftspeople.

This was the ultimate do-it-yourself project. There were roughly 200 of these homes built in the Ann Arbor area. The kit home industry was centered in Bay City, MI, with over a half million kit homes assembled around the country.

Come to this fascinating presentation to learn the history of kit homes, and see a virtual tour of local properties.

Our presenters are Andy and Wendy Mutch, owners of a 1926 Sears kit home in Novi, Michigan. Their hobby is the researching and the documenting of kit house homes. Check out their website at www.kithousehunters.com and their blog at www.kithousehunters.blogspot.com.

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute membership is not required to attend this event.

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Class / Instruction Sun, 04 Aug 2019 07:35:30 -0400 2019-08-21T19:00:00-04:00 2019-08-21T20:30:00-04:00 Kellogg Eye Center Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Osher Logo
Shores Beyond Shores: From Holocaust to Hope with Irene Butter (September 18, 2019 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64661 64661-16410959@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 18, 2019 7:00pm
Location: Kellogg Eye Center
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Irene Butter, a Holocaust survivor and longtime peace activist and a UM emerita professor of public health, is the co-founder of the Raoul Wallenberg Medal and Lecture at UM and co-founder of Zeitouna, an Arab-Jewish women’s dialogue group in Ann Arbor.

Her first-person memoir, "Shores Beyond Shores", is an account of how the heart keeps its common humanity in the most inhumane and turbulent of times. Ms. Butter will share her life experiences. She grew up as a Jewish child in Nazi-occupied Europe and survived two concentration camps.

“I didn’t ask to go through the Holocaust, but I was saved through the miracles of luck and the love and determination of my Pappi. I owe it to him and everybody who suffered to talk about what I learned because suffering never ends, so our work must continue,” Ms. Butter said. Her book will be available for purchase.

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute membership is not required to attend this event.

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Class / Instruction Sat, 27 Jul 2019 10:26:46 -0400 2019-09-18T19:00:00-04:00 2019-09-18T20:30:00-04:00 Kellogg Eye Center Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Osher Logo
Traveling the Silk Road through the Heart of Central Asia (November 6, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64664 64664-16410962@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Kellogg Eye Center
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

For almost 1,000 years the routes through central Asia linked East and Southeast Asia with West Asia, Southern Europe, and East Africa. Travelers shared silk and other trade goods, religions, sciences –and the plague.

Join Bill Roberts and Van Harrison as they share highlights from their June 2019 trip to the heart of the Silk Road.

Among the sites in Uzbekistan are Khiva, the fortress city and capitol of the Khanate of Kiva, Bukhara, capitol of the Emirate of Bukhara, and Samarkand, the capitol of Tamerlane’s 15th century empire with some of the world’s most beautiful Islamic architecture.

Next is travel through the mountainous country of Kyrgyzstan, known as “the Switzerland of Central Asia.” Just outside their yurts are views of spectacular mountains, glacier-fed rivers, and the world’s second largest mountain lake.

Finally, in southeastern Kazakhstan visit the Valley of Castles in Charyn National Park and Almaty, the country’s largest city and its commercial and cultural center. The trip includes six UNESCO World Heritage sites.

Please not the different start time for this event.

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute membership is not required to attend this event.

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Class / Instruction Sat, 27 Jul 2019 10:18:17 -0400 2019-11-06T18:00:00-05:00 2019-11-06T19:30:00-05:00 Kellogg Eye Center Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Osher Logo
Tissue Barriers Super-Resolution Microscopy Workshop (November 19, 2019 9:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68518 68518-17094819@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 19, 2019 9:30am
Location: Kellogg Eye Center
Organized By: Biosciences Initiative

For questions, please contact Ann Miller: annlm@umich.edu

This workshop will feature talks, presentations, a poster-session, panel discussions, and opportunities for community building.

At this workshop attendees can present a poster and discuss super-resolution microscopy. Everyone presenting a poster will be entered to win a prize!

Registration is required for ALL attendees. Registration is FREE, but space is limited, so please register early. Register now: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf604Y6JmsmbVfUPG4ez0QYTwTFYOTWUD9qRdNGXNYxOBepzA/viewform

An outline of the schedule is provided below. More detailed program information will be available soon on our website.

Workshop Day 1 – Tuesday, November 19, 9:30-4:30 – Kellogg Eye Center

Session 1: The super-resolution microscopy revolution – what is possible?
-Alexa Mattheyses (Cell, Developmental, and Integrative Biology; Dermatology; Director High Resolution Imaging Facility (HRIF) Microscopy Core, University of Alabama Birmingham)
-Xufeng Wu (Deputy Director, Light Microscopy Imaging Facility, NHLBI)

Session 2: Super-resolution microscopy at Michigan – where we’re at, and where we want to go
-Dave Antonetti (Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences; Molecular and Integrative Physiology)
-Ann Miller (Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology)
-Anuska Andjelkovic-Zochowska (Pathology; Neurosurgery)

Poster Session and Reception

Workshop Day 2 – Wednesday, November 20, 9:00-5:00 – Biological Sciences Building

Session 3: Key super-resolution microscopy techniques – strengths and limitations
-Aaron Taylor (Managing Director, Biomedical Research Microscopy Core Facility)
-Damon Hoff (Manager, Single Molecule Analysis in Real-Time (SMART) Center)
-Gregg Sobocinski (Manager, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Shared Imaging Labs)

Panel Discussion: “Which super-resolution technology is for me?”

Session 4: Practical considerations as you prepare to do super-resolution microscopy
-Xufeng Wu (Deputy Director, Light Microscopy Imaging Facility, NHLBI)
-Aaron Taylor (Managing Director, Biomedical Research Imaging Core Facility)
-Alexa Mattheyses (Cell, Developmental, and Integrative Biology; Dermatology; Director High Resolution Imaging Facility (HRIF) Microscopy Core, University of Alabama Birmingham)

Panel Discussion: “Overcoming Barriers to Super-Resolution Microscopy: what are the challenges, gaps, and needs for the Michigan Barriers Biology community?”

Open House at Core Facilities - Office Hours with Alexa Mattheyses and Xufeng Wu

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 17 Oct 2019 15:01:56 -0400 2019-11-19T09:30:00-05:00 2019-11-19T16:30:00-05:00 Kellogg Eye Center Biosciences Initiative Workshop / Seminar Biosciences Initiative Super-Resolution Microscopy Workshop
The 2020 Democratic Nomination: Who Gets to Choose, the Parties or the Voters? (January 29, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64665 64665-16410963@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 29, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Kellogg Eye Center
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

The Democrats have begun winnowing their original field of 20+ candidates down to the one who will eventually be their nominee for the 2020 presidential election.

Jeffrey Bernstein will evaluate the candidates and assess their standings as we enter the 2020 election cycle. He’ll review the evolution of the nomination process and examine the transfer of power from the parties to the voters over the last half century. As he discusses our evolving system, he’ll focus on one big question: has the shift to a voter-centric process been a good thing for American politics? This lecture will coincide with the general time-frame of the New Hampshire primary and Iowa caucuses.

Jeffrey Bernstein is an award-winning Professor of Political Science at Eastern Michigan University. His areas of interest are U.S. political parties, campaigns, and elections, voting behavior and public opinion, as well as the scholarship of teaching and learning.

Please note the new start time for this event.

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute membership is not required to attend this event.

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Class / Instruction Mon, 23 Dec 2019 17:22:30 -0500 2020-01-29T18:00:00-05:00 2020-01-29T19:30:00-05:00 Kellogg Eye Center Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Evening with OLLI
U.S. 2020 Census: Count Every Person. Once. In the Right Place (February 19, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70585 70585-17609084@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 19, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Kellogg Eye Center
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

The 2020 Census is closer than you think. The U.S. population census is one of the most significant processes sustaining our American democracy. Learn what it is all about, find out about the history of the census, how it’s run, the many important ways census data is used in Michigan, and the rigorous process to protect the privacy of your information.

Speaker Margaret Leary, from the League of Women Voters, will unfold the Census and explain why it’s essential that everyone is counted. There will be pertinent handouts and perhaps some interesting stories about attempts to influence some prior census results.

Please note the new start time for this event.

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Class / Instruction Mon, 23 Dec 2019 17:27:27 -0500 2020-02-19T18:00:00-05:00 2020-02-19T19:30:00-05:00 Kellogg Eye Center Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Evening with OLLI
Ken Fischer, Reflections on a Remarkable Career and Visionary Leadership, (March 11, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70586 70586-17609085@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 11, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Kellogg Eye Center
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Known in every corner of Ann Arbor for bringing arts into the community, Ken Fischer has made an indelible impact in his 30 years as President of University Musical Society from 1987-2017.

In addition to numerous professional highlights, partnerships, and awards, Ken Fischer has also served the community outside UMS. He has served on many boards of directors, locally, nationally, and internationally. He has won numerous awards for his contributions to improving the quality of life in our city and region. In 2014 Fischer and UMS were presented the National Medal of Arts, the highest award given to artists and arts patrons by the U.S. government. It was presented at a ceremony at the White House by President Barack Obama.

But this is just the beginning. Please join us for a conversation with Ken Fischer and Bev Geltner, as we explore his nurturing spirit, passion, and connection to the arts and learn more about the remarkable visionary leadership of Ken Fischer.

Please note the new start time for this event,

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Class / Instruction Mon, 23 Dec 2019 17:33:49 -0500 2020-03-11T18:00:00-04:00 2020-03-11T19:30:00-04:00 Kellogg Eye Center Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Evening with OLLI
Local Community Theaters (April 22, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70587 70587-17609086@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 22, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Kellogg Eye Center
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

There is a wealth of excellent theatre in and around Ann Arbor, including a world behind the scenes that creates the costumes, sets, and lighting. Three local theatre companies will talk about who they are, the productions they present, and the unique qualities each theatre company has to offer.

The Dio - Dining & Entertainment is Livingston County’s only professional dinner theater, which includes 20 tables, seating 70 guests for each production. Their 7th season will feature three musical productions and two plays. An evening at The Dio includes dinner, dessert, beverages, and a memorable live performance.

Theatre NOVA is a professional theatre in Ann Arbor, producing exclusively new plays in a comfortable, intimate venue in the heart of downtown Ann Arbor. They present seven shows each season, including a holiday musical panto for families. Most of their plays are either world premieres or Michigan premieres.

The Encore Musical Theatre Company is a non-profit musical theatre company in Dexter. Its mission is to create quality original, as well as widely known, theatrical productions with an emphasis on Musical Theatre. They have used a mix of Broadway productions and local talent for twelve seasons.

Please note the new start time for this event.

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Class / Instruction Mon, 23 Dec 2019 17:38:14 -0500 2020-04-22T18:00:00-04:00 2020-04-22T19:30:00-04:00 Kellogg Eye Center Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Evening with OLLI
POSTPONED - The 2020 Buzz at OLLI (April 30, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70354 70354-17586180@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 30, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Kellogg Eye Center
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Please check back for updated information on the rescheduling of this event.

Words, Words, and more Words!

2019 Reigning Champion Bartlebees return to defend their win!

Also Returning!
Master of Ceremonies - The Honorable Donald Shelton
Championship Round Pronouncer - Marilyn Scott

Team or Individual Competition
Light dinner buffet and desserts throughout the evening
Prizes
Donate books to local organizations supporting children’s literacy

The BUZZ is proud to partner on this event with
the Children’s Literacy Network

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Class / Instruction Thu, 23 Apr 2020 08:55:28 -0400 2020-04-30T18:00:00-04:00 2020-04-30T20:30:00-04:00 Kellogg Eye Center Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Special Event
POSTPONED - Alden B. Dow and Mid-century Modern Architecture in Southeast Michigan (May 6, 2020 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70604 70604-17611199@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 6, 2020 7:00pm
Location: Kellogg Eye Center
Organized By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)

Please check back for rescheduling information.

This presentation by Craig McDonald, Director of the Alden B. Dow Home and Studio and the Foundation Representative of the Alden and Vada Dow Family Foundations will focus on Dow’s architectural achievements in southeast Michigan, including Ann Arbor.

Dow was the architect of Ann Arbor’s City Hall, Downtown Public Library, and the UM Administration Building.

The event complements the forthcoming day trip to Midland, MI, on June 26, when we have an opportunity to view, first hand, Dow’s home, studio, gardens, and other architectural accomplishments in Midland.

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Class / Instruction Thu, 23 Apr 2020 08:58:21 -0400 2020-05-06T19:00:00-04:00 2020-05-06T21:00:00-04:00 Kellogg Eye Center Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+) Class / Instruction Evening with OLLI