Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. Wendell Pierce Stars in Some Old Black Man (January 18, 2021 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/80493 80493-20730271@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 18, 2021 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Engineering

Written only a few years before the history-making events of 2020, Some Old Black Man frames racial prejudice with bold probity rarely confronted and dramatized. It challenges people of all ages to learn about the unique perspective of elders whose lived struggles created opportunities for future generations and to confront the experiential divides that can grow larger due to generational differences.

In the play, Calvin Jones (Wendell Pierce), a hip, coolly intellectual African-American college professor moves his 82-year-old ailing, but doggedly independent, father, Donald Jones (Charlie Robinson), from Greenwald, MS into his Harlem penthouse. The play begins with an argument over what to eat for breakfast, then turns into a generational clash over race, opportunity, and a decision that Calvin made years ago. Donald’s grumpiness is peppered with disturbing outbursts, revealing bits of his past, informed by growing up Black and poor in the South.

Themes of social justice themes and intergenerational conflict make Some Old Black Man a fitting title for our times, when the reality of more togetherness unveils some of the tensions underlying even the closest of relationships.

The play was filmed in Detroit after the creative team quarantined together during rehearsals in Ann Arbor under strict safety protocols.

After the digital premiere, join the creative team for a live talkback. Production will be available on demand through Monday, January 18.

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 07 Jan 2021 12:33:22 -0500 2021-01-18T00:00:00-05:00 2021-01-18T23:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Engineering Livestream / Virtual Wendell Pierce and Charlie Robinson in Some Old Black Man
U-M Community: Free Digital Screening of SOME OLD BLACK MAN (February 24, 2021 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/82016 82016-21006749@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 24, 2021 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Engineering

You are invited to a special screening for the U-M community of SOME OLD BLACK MAN, a live theater piece produced by the University Musical Society (UMS) and filmed under strict public health and safety protocols as part of acclaimed actor Wendell Pierce’s (The Wire, Jack Ryan) Digital Artist Residency at the University of Michigan.

The screening is free with registration and available on-demand from Wednesday, February 24 through Sunday, February 28. Duration is approximately 1 hour, 45 minutes. Closed captioning is available.

Written only a few years before the history-making events of 2020, Some Old Black Man frames racial prejudice with an honesty rarely confronted and dramatized. It challenges people of all ages to learn about the unique perspective of elders whose lived struggles created opportunities for future generations and to confront the experiential divides that can grow larger due to generational differences.

More info at https://myumi.ch/dO7Xl
Register for this free event at https://myumi.ch/NxZQN

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Performance Thu, 11 Feb 2021 15:01:54 -0500 2021-02-24T00:00:00-05:00 2021-02-24T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Engineering Performance Wendell Pierce and Charlie Robinson in Some Old Black Man
U-M Community: Free Digital Screening of SOME OLD BLACK MAN (February 25, 2021 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/82016 82016-21006750@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 25, 2021 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Engineering

You are invited to a special screening for the U-M community of SOME OLD BLACK MAN, a live theater piece produced by the University Musical Society (UMS) and filmed under strict public health and safety protocols as part of acclaimed actor Wendell Pierce’s (The Wire, Jack Ryan) Digital Artist Residency at the University of Michigan.

The screening is free with registration and available on-demand from Wednesday, February 24 through Sunday, February 28. Duration is approximately 1 hour, 45 minutes. Closed captioning is available.

Written only a few years before the history-making events of 2020, Some Old Black Man frames racial prejudice with an honesty rarely confronted and dramatized. It challenges people of all ages to learn about the unique perspective of elders whose lived struggles created opportunities for future generations and to confront the experiential divides that can grow larger due to generational differences.

More info at https://myumi.ch/dO7Xl
Register for this free event at https://myumi.ch/NxZQN

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Performance Thu, 11 Feb 2021 15:01:54 -0500 2021-02-25T00:00:00-05:00 2021-02-25T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Engineering Performance Wendell Pierce and Charlie Robinson in Some Old Black Man
U-M Community: Free Digital Screening of SOME OLD BLACK MAN (February 26, 2021 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/82016 82016-21006751@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 26, 2021 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Engineering

You are invited to a special screening for the U-M community of SOME OLD BLACK MAN, a live theater piece produced by the University Musical Society (UMS) and filmed under strict public health and safety protocols as part of acclaimed actor Wendell Pierce’s (The Wire, Jack Ryan) Digital Artist Residency at the University of Michigan.

The screening is free with registration and available on-demand from Wednesday, February 24 through Sunday, February 28. Duration is approximately 1 hour, 45 minutes. Closed captioning is available.

Written only a few years before the history-making events of 2020, Some Old Black Man frames racial prejudice with an honesty rarely confronted and dramatized. It challenges people of all ages to learn about the unique perspective of elders whose lived struggles created opportunities for future generations and to confront the experiential divides that can grow larger due to generational differences.

More info at https://myumi.ch/dO7Xl
Register for this free event at https://myumi.ch/NxZQN

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Performance Thu, 11 Feb 2021 15:01:54 -0500 2021-02-26T00:00:00-05:00 2021-02-26T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Engineering Performance Wendell Pierce and Charlie Robinson in Some Old Black Man
U-M Community: Free Digital Screening of SOME OLD BLACK MAN (February 27, 2021 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/82016 82016-21006752@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 27, 2021 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Engineering

You are invited to a special screening for the U-M community of SOME OLD BLACK MAN, a live theater piece produced by the University Musical Society (UMS) and filmed under strict public health and safety protocols as part of acclaimed actor Wendell Pierce’s (The Wire, Jack Ryan) Digital Artist Residency at the University of Michigan.

The screening is free with registration and available on-demand from Wednesday, February 24 through Sunday, February 28. Duration is approximately 1 hour, 45 minutes. Closed captioning is available.

Written only a few years before the history-making events of 2020, Some Old Black Man frames racial prejudice with an honesty rarely confronted and dramatized. It challenges people of all ages to learn about the unique perspective of elders whose lived struggles created opportunities for future generations and to confront the experiential divides that can grow larger due to generational differences.

More info at https://myumi.ch/dO7Xl
Register for this free event at https://myumi.ch/NxZQN

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Performance Thu, 11 Feb 2021 15:01:54 -0500 2021-02-27T00:00:00-05:00 2021-02-27T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Engineering Performance Wendell Pierce and Charlie Robinson in Some Old Black Man
U-M Community: Free Digital Screening of SOME OLD BLACK MAN (February 28, 2021 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/82016 82016-21006753@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 28, 2021 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Engineering

You are invited to a special screening for the U-M community of SOME OLD BLACK MAN, a live theater piece produced by the University Musical Society (UMS) and filmed under strict public health and safety protocols as part of acclaimed actor Wendell Pierce’s (The Wire, Jack Ryan) Digital Artist Residency at the University of Michigan.

The screening is free with registration and available on-demand from Wednesday, February 24 through Sunday, February 28. Duration is approximately 1 hour, 45 minutes. Closed captioning is available.

Written only a few years before the history-making events of 2020, Some Old Black Man frames racial prejudice with an honesty rarely confronted and dramatized. It challenges people of all ages to learn about the unique perspective of elders whose lived struggles created opportunities for future generations and to confront the experiential divides that can grow larger due to generational differences.

More info at https://myumi.ch/dO7Xl
Register for this free event at https://myumi.ch/NxZQN

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Performance Thu, 11 Feb 2021 15:01:54 -0500 2021-02-28T00:00:00-05:00 2021-02-28T23:59:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Engineering Performance Wendell Pierce and Charlie Robinson in Some Old Black Man
Mapping without Boundaries: A collaboration between Yo-Yo Ma and U-M (April 15, 2021 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/83546 83546-21420817@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 15, 2021 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Arts Initiative

Maps are used to represent physical topographies of land or borders between nations, and to assist with directing us to a desired destination. But can they also be used to represent emotions? To make unseen connections? Or to understand the past or move forward into a new future? Can the arts help to shape a new kind of map?

International performing artist Yo-Yo Ma will be joined by U-M President Mark Schlissel and a newly formed Steering Committee of U-M students and Michigan-based artists to kick-off a 6-month artist residency project that explores these questions. They will reflect on the challenges of the past year, and how the pandemic has radically altered educational modes and dispersed the university's students, faculty and staff on all three campuses. The event will also incorporate performance and outline ways the audience can get involved in the residency project as it develops.

Registration required to attend the event:
https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YOx3HPGiSbyspNS29bH-gw

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Performance Mon, 05 Apr 2021 10:26:32 -0400 2021-04-15T18:00:00-04:00 2021-04-15T19:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Arts Initiative Performance Mapping without Boundaries
9th Annual Shirley Verrett Award Ceremony (May 12, 2021 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/82944 82944-21227213@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 12, 2021 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: CEW+

Please note the change in date. RSVP online here: http://www.cew.umich.edu/events/9th-annual-shirley-verrett-award-ceremony-2

The University of Michigan Women of Color in the Academy Project will present its 9th Annual Shirley Verrett Award to Professor of Music (Voice), Daniel Washington, on May 12, 2021.

Professor Washington is being recognized for his exemplary leadership and advocacy on behalf of diverse students and faculty artists at U-M. In addition, we are celebrating his innovation and impact on advancing diversity and inclusion at U-M and beyond through his performances and service.

Marcía Porter, Professor of Voice, Florida State University, and the cousin & former student of Shirley Verrett, will be a special guest performer!

The event is free and open to the public, however, registration is requested. Feel free to forward this invitation to those who may be interested in learning more about Shirley Verrett and Daniel Washington’s impact on academia and the Arts!

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Ceremony / Service Thu, 08 Apr 2021 13:12:20 -0400 2021-05-12T17:00:00-04:00 2021-05-12T18:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location CEW+ Ceremony / Service Shirley Verrett Flyer
Artscapade! (August 28, 2021 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/84654 84654-21624391@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, August 28, 2021 6:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: Arts at Michigan

Arts at Michigan and UMMA celebrate Welcome Week by introducing students to the wide array of possibilities for arts participation on campus at an evening of art-making, live music, dance and poetry, games, and prizes.

Also, we're looking for volunteers for this event-- help us make it happen (and get a free Artscapade t-shirt in the process!): http://artsatmichigan.umich.edu/programs/artscapade/

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Reception / Open House Tue, 21 Jun 2022 09:17:58 -0400 2021-08-28T18:00:00-04:00 2021-08-28T21:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art Arts at Michigan Reception / Open House Artscapade poster graphic
Talking Hearts Conversation Spaces (September 10, 2021 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/86537 86537-21634784@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 10, 2021 11:00am
Location:
Organized By: Arts Initiative

Students and the U-M community are invited to visit the Talking Hearts Conversations Spaces where they can reflect on the past 18 months using the Conversation Guide or the Drawing Guide, which will help people to get in touch with their emotional journeys from throughout the pandemic.

What must we remember about this past year?
What must we forget?
What does joy look/sound/feel like?

Responses can take a variety of forms depending on what feels best to participants – spoken, written, drawn, or even just thought. These discussions are intended to normalize connecting with and caring for the people around us.

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Social / Informal Gathering Wed, 08 Sep 2021 14:52:06 -0400 2021-09-10T11:00:00-04:00 2021-09-10T13:00:00-04:00 Arts Initiative Social / Informal Gathering A Travel Guide for Talking Hearts
Talking Hearts Conversation Spaces (September 17, 2021 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/86537 86537-21634785@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 17, 2021 2:30pm
Location: Duderstadt Center
Organized By: Arts Initiative

Students and the U-M community are invited to visit the Talking Hearts Conversations Spaces where they can reflect on the past 18 months using the Conversation Guide or the Drawing Guide, which will help people to get in touch with their emotional journeys from throughout the pandemic.

What must we remember about this past year?
What must we forget?
What does joy look/sound/feel like?

Responses can take a variety of forms depending on what feels best to participants – spoken, written, drawn, or even just thought. These discussions are intended to normalize connecting with and caring for the people around us.

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Social / Informal Gathering Wed, 08 Sep 2021 14:52:06 -0400 2021-09-17T14:30:00-04:00 2021-09-17T16:30:00-04:00 Duderstadt Center Arts Initiative Social / Informal Gathering A Travel Guide for Talking Hearts
A Travel Guide for Talking Hearts (September 23, 2021 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/85888 85888-21629516@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 23, 2021 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Arts Initiative

How would you map what you have felt and experienced over the last 18 months? Join Yo-Yo Ma, Michigan artists Nour Ballout, Tunde Olaniran, and Avery Williamson, and four U-M students on a journey into our hearts. They will guide you on a journey using the travel guides they have created for this project – find out how to create your own heartmap, marking the grief and the isolation, as well as the rituals, relationships, and rhythms that are getting us through.

The event will not be available after the livestream, so please join us live!

Registration: https://universitymusicalsociety.activehosted.com/f/32

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Performance Fri, 27 Aug 2021 15:46:59 -0400 2021-09-23T19:00:00-04:00 2021-09-23T20:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Arts Initiative Performance A Travel Guide for Talking Hearts
Talking Hearts Conversation Spaces (September 24, 2021 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/86537 86537-21634786@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 24, 2021 11:00am
Location: Ingalls Mall
Organized By: Arts Initiative

Students and the U-M community are invited to visit the Talking Hearts Conversations Spaces where they can reflect on the past 18 months using the Conversation Guide or the Drawing Guide, which will help people to get in touch with their emotional journeys from throughout the pandemic.

What must we remember about this past year?
What must we forget?
What does joy look/sound/feel like?

Responses can take a variety of forms depending on what feels best to participants – spoken, written, drawn, or even just thought. These discussions are intended to normalize connecting with and caring for the people around us.

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Social / Informal Gathering Wed, 08 Sep 2021 14:52:06 -0400 2021-09-24T11:00:00-04:00 2021-09-24T13:00:00-04:00 Ingalls Mall Arts Initiative Social / Informal Gathering A Travel Guide for Talking Hearts
Talking Hearts Conversation Spaces (October 1, 2021 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/86537 86537-21634787@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 1, 2021 2:30pm
Location: Ingalls Mall
Organized By: Arts Initiative

Students and the U-M community are invited to visit the Talking Hearts Conversations Spaces where they can reflect on the past 18 months using the Conversation Guide or the Drawing Guide, which will help people to get in touch with their emotional journeys from throughout the pandemic.

What must we remember about this past year?
What must we forget?
What does joy look/sound/feel like?

Responses can take a variety of forms depending on what feels best to participants – spoken, written, drawn, or even just thought. These discussions are intended to normalize connecting with and caring for the people around us.

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Social / Informal Gathering Wed, 08 Sep 2021 14:52:06 -0400 2021-10-01T14:30:00-04:00 2021-10-01T16:30:00-04:00 Ingalls Mall Arts Initiative Social / Informal Gathering A Travel Guide for Talking Hearts