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:20121214T160340 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121214T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121214T170000 SUMMARY:Other:Art & Environment Gallery: Work of Sara Adlerstein DESCRIPTION:The third exhibit in the Art & Environment Gallery is \"Water Blues\,\" featuring work by Sara Adlerstein\, an associate research scientist at the School of Natural Resources and Environment.\n\nThe exhibit begins with an artist talk and public reception Thursday\, Nov. 8\, at 4 p.m.\, in the Ford Commons in the Dana Building. The public is invited.\n\n\"In my world\, art and science belong together as naturally as air and water. Both inform my work influencing my approach\,\" said Adlerstein\, an accomplished artist with many gallery showings to her credit. \"Observation\, experimentation\, improvisation\, making comparisons\, searching for patterns and answers all come together within the creative process. As such I have developed my own mixed media techniques and my research influences the subject of my paintings. The process has been magical\, nurturing and informative.\"\n\nAt the School of Natural Resources and Environment\, Adlerstein is an applied aquatic ecologist in the school's Conservation Ecology field of study. She obtained a master of science degree at the University of Concepcion Chile and a master of science and Ph.D. at the University of Washington. Her work focuses on environmental stressors affecting Great Lakes ecosystems.\n\nShe did not pursue academic training in the arts but she has been painting for as long as she has been a scientist.\n\nAt the University of Michigan\, she has taught courses bridging arts and sciences at the School of Art & Design and the Residential College\, and has organized and participated in events to immerse the arts within the endeavors of a research university. Her works have been published in books and magazines\; shown in galleries and museums in Chile\, Europe\, Canada and the United States\; and are part of public and private art collections.\n\nShe is a visiting artist at the Washington Street Gallery in Ann Arbor.\n\nIn 2001\, Adlerstein moved to Ann Arbor with her husband\, Edgar Meyhofer\, a professor of Mechanical Engineering and Professor of Biomedical Engineering in the U-M College of Engineering. They have two sons.\n\nArtist statement by Sara Adlerstein:\n\nI am a scientist and a visual artist\, or the other way around....\n\nIn my world\, art and science belong together as naturally”¨as air and water. Both inform my work influencing my approach. Observation\, experimentation\, improvisation\, making comparisons\, searching for patterns and answers all come together within the creative process. As such\, I have developed my own mixed media techniques and my research influences the subject of my paintings. The process has been magical\, nurturing and informative.\n\nI also view art as a vehicle that transcends academia in communicating environmental issues to wider audiences extending the reach of traditional research publications. My paintings are often environmentally based and images build on my experience as a scientist and my sensibility as an artist to communicate concerns\, dreams and emotions all emerging from a deep and relentless love for life.\n\nIn the current exhibit\, you will find images inspired by the beauty of the Great Lakes aquatic ecosystems and my research on environmental stresses threatening their health and function. These are visions of worlds that exist in a place in”¨my heart. These alternative realities develop in front of my eyes as I research interconnectivities of streams and lakes\; imperilments of species that have become endangered\; population fluctuations\; and ecosystem dynamics ever so affected by human interventions.\n\nI hope for conversation departures to raise awareness of how we can be better stewards for our environment. UID:11726-1178829@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11726 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:art,environmment LOCATION:Dana Natural Resources Building - Ford Commons CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120829T105403 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121214T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121214T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Photography Exhibit: Through its Children's Eyes: A Look at Battambang\, Cambodia DESCRIPTION:For a poor child in rural Cambodia\, education is a luxury and art is an impossible dream. In the little village of Norea\, Tao Li worked with the Face-to-Face AIDS Project to establish a basic education center for impoverished children affected by HIV/AIDS. \n\nThis exhibition is the expression of the children's love for life\, beauty\, and art. They hope to share their unique perspectives and offer a small but genuine glimpse of their home. UID:10095-1176845@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/10095 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:cambodia,community activism,photography,visual arts LOCATION:School of Social Work Building - International Institute Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130109T120349 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121214T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121214T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:\"An Exhibit of Exceptional Bindings by James W. Craven\" DESCRIPTION:The exhibit comprises a selection of Jim's favorite repair and preservation projects over the years\, including examples of his design bindings\, leatherwork\, inlays and custom designed tray-cases. Interspersed among the bindings and boxes are an assortment of bookbinding tools. UID:11936-1179493@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11936 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:bentley,bindings,exhibit,retirement LOCATION:Bentley Historical Library CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121124T211945 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121214T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121214T120000 SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:Group Facilitation Training DESCRIPTION:Do you want to brush up on your facilitation skills so that you can feel comfortable leading one of OLLI's many fine courses? Topics to be covered include planning for sessions\, creating a participative atmosphere\, and handling group dynamics. All class materials will be provided. No outside study is required. Stu Simon has facilitated group process as a manager at Ford Motor Co. and as a consultant since his retirement.\n UID:11483-1176999@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11483 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:lifelong learning,olli,retirement,training LOCATION:Off Campus Location - Turner Senior Resource Center, 2401 Plymouth Road, Suite C, Ann Arbor. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121129T122927 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121214T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121214T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Juried Student Exhibition DESCRIPTION:An opening reception for the exhibition will take place Tuesday\, Dec. 4 from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. UID:11600-1177250@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11600 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:art LOCATION:Art and Architecture Building - Jean Paul Slusser Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121015T132752 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121214T090000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Proclaiming Emancipation: The Exhibit DESCRIPTION: UID:10927-1175721@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/10927 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:history,law and history,law school,race LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Room 100 Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121206T135304 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121214T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121214T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Ross Art Collection DESCRIPTION:The Ross Art Collection at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business is displayed at locations around the school and online at www.bus.umich.edu/RossArt/collection/. UID:11657-1178614@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11657 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:visual arts LOCATION:Ross School of Business CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120824T114645 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121214T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121214T163000 SUMMARY:Other:Feast! DESCRIPTION:From cinnamon in Sri Lanka to figs in ancient Rome\, the winter exhibit at Matthaei Botanical Gardens takes a look at how plants have played an essential role in celebrations and cooking in cultures around the world\, especially during the holiday season. Activities during the exhibit include a live music opening day (Nov. 24)\, seasonal flower display\, student-generated interpretation\, member sale\, kids activities\, and more.\n\nOpen New Year's Day. UID:10047-1172173@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/10047 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:conservatory,culinary,environmental,food,matthaei,plants LOCATION:Matthaei Botanical Gardens CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120903T182029 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121214T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121214T120000 SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:Writers Unlimited–OLLI Study Group DESCRIPTION:Each week\, writers will bring in typed copies of their short stories\, plays\, poems\, novels\, essays\, or freelance magazine articles. Fellow writers will offer friendly and appreciative criticism on all aspects of writing. Participants are asked to provide copies of their essays to share with the group. For 23 years\, Joy Rome was a Senior Lecturer in Communication Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand\, Johannesburg\, South Africa.\n\nClass continues Fridays\, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon September 7 - August 30 at TSRC. UID:10131-1173263@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/10131 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:lifelong learning,olli,retirement,writing LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120620T153538 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121214T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121214T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:African Art and the Shape of Time DESCRIPTION:African Art and the Shape of Time explores how African art gives material form to diverse concepts of temporality\, history and memory. African art is often interpreted in Western analytical frameworks as expressions of timeless myths and rituals\, interrupted only by the colonial encounter. African Art and the Shape of Time complicates such conventional views by considering diverse modes for reckoning time and its philosophical\, social\, and religious significance. The exhibition includes 30 works from the University of Michigan Museum of Art\, National Museum of African Art\, Fowler Museum at UCLA\, as well as several Detroit area private collections\, and is organized around five themes that explore the multiplicity of time in Africa: The Beginning of Things\, Embodied Time\, Moving Through Time\, Global Time\, and \"NOW.\"\n\nThis exhibition is generously supported by the University of Michigan Health System. Additional support provided by the CEW Frances and Sydney Lewis Visiting Leaders Fund. UID:9252-1174752@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/9252 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:african art,umma,visual arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121102T172116 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121214T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121214T170000 SUMMARY:Other:Ann Arbor Student Food Co: Selling Produce! DESCRIPTION:We are the Ann Arbor Student Food Co.\, a UM student-run non-profit working to improve access to healthy\, affordable\, and sustainable food on campus. We sell fresh produce every Friday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the North University entrance to Ingalls Mall\, between Hill Auditorium and the Michigan League. Come check us out! UID:11216-1176524@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11216 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:health and wellness LOCATION:Ingalls Mall - Entrance to Ingalls Mall, between Hill Auditorium and the Michigan League CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120816T113657 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121214T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121214T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Benjamin West: General Wolfe and the Art of Empire DESCRIPTION:Benjamin West's iconic painting The Death of General Wolfe (1776) depicts the death of James Wolfe\, the British commander at the 1759 Battle of Quebec during what in this country is known as the French and Indian War. In conflating a momentous contemporary event with the genre of large-scale history painting\, West flouted the conventions of academic painting and the work became one of the most celebrated paintings in Britain. The artist went on to produce six versions of the painting\, one of which belongs to the William L. Clements Library at the University of Michigan. Through approximately 40 works from Michigan\, Canadian\, and British collections\, this ambitious and thematically focused exhibition will include the Clements canvas as well as other depictions of James Wolfe and his death on the battlefield.\n\nGenerous support for this exhibition is provided by the Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation\, the University of Michigan Health System\, the University of Michigan Office of the Provost and Office of the Vice President for Research\, the Richard and Rosann Noel Endowment Fund\, and THE MOSAIC FOUNDATION (of R. & P. Heydon).\n UID:9852-1174975@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/9852 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:visual arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120816T114258 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121214T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121214T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Discovering Eighteenth-Century British America through the William L. Clements Library Collection DESCRIPTION:This significant exhibition provides glimpses of British America in the 1700s and is designed to complement the Museum's concurrent exhibition \"Benjamin West: General Wolfe and the Art of Empire\,\" which features the Clements collection's major painting \"The Death of General Wolfe.\" William L. Clements assembled an outstanding array of primary sources on North America dating between 1492 and 1800\, with a heavy emphasis on early European exploration and discovery and the eighteenth-century wars for control of the continent. The exhibition features a mix of rare items from Mr. Clements’s original donation and pieces the Library has acquired since 1923 to complement and enhance its strength in eighteenth-century American history.\n\nGenerous support for this exhibition is provided by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.\n UID:9853-1174874@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/9853 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:visual arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120620T153239 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121214T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121214T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:YOUNG-HAE CHANG HEAVY INDUSTRIES DESCRIPTION:The Seoul-based art collaborative\, Young-Hae Chang Heavy Industries (YHCHI) is known for innovative video works that exist at the nexus of visual art and digital literature. Blurring the boundaries between media\, technologies\, and cultural histories\, YHCHI has gained international acclaim for their \"net art\" productions-mostly black- and-white videos of quickly flashing capitalized text in a generic font with synchronized music. This exhibition will present a newly commissioned piece by UMMA\, which will be added to the artists' website\, yhchang.com.\n\nThis exhibition is generously supported by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment\, the University of Michigan Office of the Provost\, and the Nam Center for Korean Studies. Additional support provided by the Dr. Robert and Janet Miller Fund. UID:9251-1175076@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/9251 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:umma,video,visual arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120905T172812 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121214T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121214T125000 SUMMARY:Other:Noon Public Skate DESCRIPTION:Come skate where the University of Michigan Hockey team skates!!\n\nOpen to the Public\n\nCost: $3 ($2 additional cost for skate rental) UID:10183-1175443@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/10183 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:hockey,ice skating,public,skate,yost ice arena LOCATION:Yost Ice Arena CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121015T132154 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121214T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121214T164500 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Geometry of War: Fortification Plans for 18th Century America DESCRIPTION:Exhibit is open M-F from 1pm to 4:45 pm UID:10926-1175597@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/10926 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:cartography,geography,history LOCATION:William Clements Library - Great Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120908T224808 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121214T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121214T143000 SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:History of Modern Art: Impressionism to Abstract Expressionism--OLLI Study Group DESCRIPTION:The group will survey modern art\, stressing its historical contexts\, with slide lectures and discussion. Reading materials will be suggested and sometimes distributed. The class will be given by Roger Green\, Ph.D.\, a former art critic for Booth Newspapers\, who is now teaching art history at EMU.\n UID:10213-1173647@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/10213 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:art,lifelong learning,olli,retirement LOCATION:Off Campus Location - Clarion Hotel & Conference Center, 2900 Jackson Ave CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121009T083731 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121214T131500 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121214T161500 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Senior Career Checklist DESCRIPTION:Assess what your next steps are! Take a look at what you need to do academically to make sure you graduate on time and look into how you can begin the job search. UID:10801-1175213@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/10801 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:comprehensive studies program,csp,job search,seniors,the career center LOCATION:Angell Hall - Comprehensive Studies Program Office CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121116T113736 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121214T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121214T150000 SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:The Father-Son Relationship: Chip Off the Old Block or Not DESCRIPTION:At this point in life\, we often review the past. What has shaped our character and destiny? The role of fathers is often significant. What are the building blocks in childhood? How did we deal with the non-encouraging father\, or one who loudly always has the last word? Mort Chethik\, Emeritus Professor in Psychiatry at the University of Michigan\, will illustrate with some cases highlighting these issues. The purpose of the course is to gain perspective on this relationship\, as well as our own role as fathers with our sons. UID:11437-1176954@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11437 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:lifelong learning,olli,psychiatry,retirement LOCATION:Off Campus Location - Jewish Community Center, 2935 Birch Hollow Dr. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121217T135337 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121214T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121214T173000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:A conversation with Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke DESCRIPTION:How to obtain a required seating pass\n\nDue to expected interest in the event\, free seating passes are required.\n\nUniversity of Michigan students\, faculty\, and staff: seating passes can be picked up in person at the Michigan Union Ticket Office starting Thursday\, 1/10.*U-M ID required.* Limit one per person.\n\nNon-U-M public: tickets can be picked up in person at the Michigan Union Ticket Office starting at noon on Friday\, 1/11. Limit one per person.\n\nThis event will be live webstreamed\n\nJoin the conversation on Twitter: #fordschoolbernanke UID:11732-1178861@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11732 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:chairman ben bernanke,federal reserve,gerald r. ford school of public policy,policy talks @ the ford school,public policy LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) - Rackham Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120801T150717 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121214T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Celebrate Hanukkah with The Klezmatics DESCRIPTION:Sounds of the season!\n\nThe Klezmatics are world-renowned and Grammy-winning superstars of the klezmer world. They erupted out of New York City’s East Village in 1986 and revitalized klezmer for the new century with music that is steeped in Eastern European Jewish tradition and spirituality\, while incorporating contemporary themes such as human rights and anti-fundamentalism with eclectic musical influences including Arab\, African\, Latin\, and Balkan rhythms\, jazz and punk. The Klezmatics have collaborated with numerous musical luminaries including folk hero Arlo Guthrie\, classical legend Itzhak Perlman\, Israeli pop icons Chava Albertstein and Ehud Banay\, beat poet Allen Ginsberg\, The Master Musicians of Jajouka\, the Ben Folds Five\, and Kosher Gospel singer Joshua Nelson. The Klezmatics have garnered numerous awards and accolades throughout their career\, including a 2006 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album (for “Wonder Wheel: Lyrics by Woody Guthrie.”)\, a New York Jewish Music Award (Best Klezmer Band\, 2006)\, a GLAMA (Gay and Lesbian American Music Award) and the German Critics Award (twice)\, and have topped the Billboard world music charts on numerous occasions. Make plans now for some songs of the season! UID:9452-1140113@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/9452 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:hanukkah,klezmer,music,the ark,the klezmatics LOCATION:Off Campus Location - The Ark, 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121214T000011 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121214T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Cello Studio Recital DESCRIPTION:Students of Professor Richard Aaron will perform premieres of 15 newly created works by University of Michigan composition students for cello and piano\, cello solo\, and cello duet. Works include references to standards of the cello repertoire\, such as the Brahms E Minor sonata and Bach Suite No. 1. UID:10895-1175307@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/10895 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:music LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Stamps Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121015T142233 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121214T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:The Nutcracker DESCRIPTION: UID:10928-1175788@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/10928 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:ann arbor ballet theatre,ballet,dance,music,power center,the nutcracker LOCATION:Power Center for the Performing Arts CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120829T105403 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121215T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121215T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Photography Exhibit: Through its Children's Eyes: A Look at Battambang\, Cambodia DESCRIPTION:For a poor child in rural Cambodia\, education is a luxury and art is an impossible dream. In the little village of Norea\, Tao Li worked with the Face-to-Face AIDS Project to establish a basic education center for impoverished children affected by HIV/AIDS. \n\nThis exhibition is the expression of the children's love for life\, beauty\, and art. They hope to share their unique perspectives and offer a small but genuine glimpse of their home. UID:10095-1176846@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/10095 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:cambodia,community activism,photography,visual arts LOCATION:School of Social Work Building - International Institute Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130109T120349 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121215T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121215T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:\"An Exhibit of Exceptional Bindings by James W. Craven\" DESCRIPTION:The exhibit comprises a selection of Jim's favorite repair and preservation projects over the years\, including examples of his design bindings\, leatherwork\, inlays and custom designed tray-cases. Interspersed among the bindings and boxes are an assortment of bookbinding tools. UID:11936-1179494@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11936 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:bentley,bindings,exhibit,retirement LOCATION:Bentley Historical Library CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121129T122927 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121215T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121215T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Juried Student Exhibition DESCRIPTION:An opening reception for the exhibition will take place Tuesday\, Dec. 4 from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. UID:11600-1177251@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11600 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:art LOCATION:Art and Architecture Building - Jean Paul Slusser Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121015T132752 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121215T090000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Proclaiming Emancipation: The Exhibit DESCRIPTION: UID:10927-1175722@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/10927 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:history,law and history,law school,race LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Room 100 Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120824T114645 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121215T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121215T163000 SUMMARY:Other:Feast! DESCRIPTION:From cinnamon in Sri Lanka to figs in ancient Rome\, the winter exhibit at Matthaei Botanical Gardens takes a look at how plants have played an essential role in celebrations and cooking in cultures around the world\, especially during the holiday season. Activities during the exhibit include a live music opening day (Nov. 24)\, seasonal flower display\, student-generated interpretation\, member sale\, kids activities\, and more.\n\nOpen New Year's Day. UID:10047-1172174@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/10047 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:conservatory,culinary,environmental,food,matthaei,plants LOCATION:Matthaei Botanical Gardens CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120620T153538 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121215T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121215T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:African Art and the Shape of Time DESCRIPTION:African Art and the Shape of Time explores how African art gives material form to diverse concepts of temporality\, history and memory. African art is often interpreted in Western analytical frameworks as expressions of timeless myths and rituals\, interrupted only by the colonial encounter. African Art and the Shape of Time complicates such conventional views by considering diverse modes for reckoning time and its philosophical\, social\, and religious significance. The exhibition includes 30 works from the University of Michigan Museum of Art\, National Museum of African Art\, Fowler Museum at UCLA\, as well as several Detroit area private collections\, and is organized around five themes that explore the multiplicity of time in Africa: The Beginning of Things\, Embodied Time\, Moving Through Time\, Global Time\, and \"NOW.\"\n\nThis exhibition is generously supported by the University of Michigan Health System. Additional support provided by the CEW Frances and Sydney Lewis Visiting Leaders Fund. UID:9252-1174753@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/9252 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:african art,umma,visual arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120816T113657 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121215T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121215T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Benjamin West: General Wolfe and the Art of Empire DESCRIPTION:Benjamin West's iconic painting The Death of General Wolfe (1776) depicts the death of James Wolfe\, the British commander at the 1759 Battle of Quebec during what in this country is known as the French and Indian War. In conflating a momentous contemporary event with the genre of large-scale history painting\, West flouted the conventions of academic painting and the work became one of the most celebrated paintings in Britain. The artist went on to produce six versions of the painting\, one of which belongs to the William L. Clements Library at the University of Michigan. Through approximately 40 works from Michigan\, Canadian\, and British collections\, this ambitious and thematically focused exhibition will include the Clements canvas as well as other depictions of James Wolfe and his death on the battlefield.\n\nGenerous support for this exhibition is provided by the Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation\, the University of Michigan Health System\, the University of Michigan Office of the Provost and Office of the Vice President for Research\, the Richard and Rosann Noel Endowment Fund\, and THE MOSAIC FOUNDATION (of R. & P. Heydon).\n UID:9852-1174976@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/9852 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:visual arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120817T142211 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121215T110000 SUMMARY:Presentation:Chinese Paphiopedilum Orchids DESCRIPTION:All invited to a presentation on Paphiopedilum orchids by Katie Payeur. Presented by Great Lakes Judging (Orchids). UID:9942-1172040@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/9942 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:environmental,matthaei botanical gardens,orchid LOCATION:Matthaei Botanical Gardens CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120816T114258 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121215T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121215T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Discovering Eighteenth-Century British America through the William L. Clements Library Collection DESCRIPTION:This significant exhibition provides glimpses of British America in the 1700s and is designed to complement the Museum's concurrent exhibition \"Benjamin West: General Wolfe and the Art of Empire\,\" which features the Clements collection's major painting \"The Death of General Wolfe.\" William L. Clements assembled an outstanding array of primary sources on North America dating between 1492 and 1800\, with a heavy emphasis on early European exploration and discovery and the eighteenth-century wars for control of the continent. The exhibition features a mix of rare items from Mr. Clements’s original donation and pieces the Library has acquired since 1923 to complement and enhance its strength in eighteenth-century American history.\n\nGenerous support for this exhibition is provided by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.\n UID:9853-1174875@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/9853 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:visual arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121108T140848 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121215T110000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Francis Alys: Guards DESCRIPTION:Belgian artist Francis Alys's video Guards (2005) documents sixty-four of the Queen of England's guards on a \"walk\" throughout the City of London. There is perhaps no more symbolically unemotional character than that of a bearskin-hat-wearing guard of the Queen of England. Yet even with no break in the guards' indifferent exterior\, the tale still manages to be a powerful metaphor for the human condition. Many of the elements of Guards are found throughout Alys's work: walking\, rhythm\, the use of the street and bridges are all common tropes in his oeuvre. These strategies\, evoking the poetic and sonic palette of the urban environment\, involve a sometimes loose and other times overt relationship to social resistance and to the symbolic and often political implications of these actions.\n\nGenerous support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost.\n UID:11346-1176653@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11346 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:exhibit,exhibition,visual arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120620T153239 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121215T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121215T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:YOUNG-HAE CHANG HEAVY INDUSTRIES DESCRIPTION:The Seoul-based art collaborative\, Young-Hae Chang Heavy Industries (YHCHI) is known for innovative video works that exist at the nexus of visual art and digital literature. Blurring the boundaries between media\, technologies\, and cultural histories\, YHCHI has gained international acclaim for their \"net art\" productions-mostly black- and-white videos of quickly flashing capitalized text in a generic font with synchronized music. This exhibition will present a newly commissioned piece by UMMA\, which will be added to the artists' website\, yhchang.com.\n\nThis exhibition is generously supported by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment\, the University of Michigan Office of the Provost\, and the Nam Center for Korean Studies. Additional support provided by the Dr. Robert and Janet Miller Fund. UID:9251-1175077@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/9251 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:umma,video,visual arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121015T132154 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121215T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121215T164500 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Geometry of War: Fortification Plans for 18th Century America DESCRIPTION:Exhibit is open M-F from 1pm to 4:45 pm UID:10926-1175598@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/10926 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:cartography,geography,history LOCATION:William Clements Library - Great Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120905T173515 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121215T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121215T145000 SUMMARY:Other:Public Skate DESCRIPTION:Come skate where the University of Michigan Hockey team skates!!\n\nOpen to the public!\n\nCost: $6 (Adults) $4 (UM Faculty and Staff\, Students\, Youth and Seniors)\n($2 additional cost for skate rental) UID:10184-1175401@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/10184 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:ice hockey,public,skating,yost ice arena LOCATION:Yost Ice Arena CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121015T143306 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121215T140000 SUMMARY:Performance:The Nutcracker DESCRIPTION: UID:10930-1175789@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/10930 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:ann arbor ballet theatre,ballet,dance,music,power center,the nutcracker LOCATION:Power Center for the Performing Arts CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120703T144922 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121215T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Erin Zindle & Friends Holiday Show DESCRIPTION:A holiday show from some of Michigan's fastest-rising young musicians\n\nThis year's show will include music by The Ragbirds as well as performances by members of The MacPodz\, Appleseed Collective and other Ann Arbor favorites. Featured artists include Laith Al-Saadi\, Madcat Ruth\, Chris Buhalis\, Jetty Rae\, Tyler Duncan (Ella Riot/My Dear Disco)\, the Moxie Strings\, Dan Piccolo\, Mike Boyd and many more. With comedienne Shelly Smith as the MC for the night\, this rare show has a charm that you don’t want to miss.\n\nSince 2008\, in the middle of the Mitten\, in the heart of December\, it has become a yearly tradition for The Ragbirds to present this unique\, family-friendly holiday show. The songs and artists change from year to year\, but the spirit of the event is community\, its soul is creativity and each show is unforgettable.\n\n“Ebird”\, of course\, is Erin Zindle\, lead singer\, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist of The Ragbirds. Erin’s budding childhood love of music was sparked at Christmastime. The holidays were the one time yearly that the entire Zindle family gathered to sing songs together and that early\, communal experience of music took deep roots. In “Ebird & Friends” she draws on these roots and uses her creative energy to bring new life to holiday favorites with the help of her many talented musical guests. Fiddles\, horns\, bagpipes\, guitars\, and instruments from all over the world will be sounding their voices together in harmony. Expect to be entertained\, surprised\, cheered and warmed by this collaborative performance of new and old songs.\n\nHope you’ll join us – this show is guaranteed to get you in the Christmas spirit! UID:9307-1139742@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/9307 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:contemporary songwriters,erin zindle,holiday,music,the ark,world music LOCATION:Off Campus Location - The Ark, 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121015T144213 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121215T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:The Nutcracker DESCRIPTION: UID:10931-1175790@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/10931 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:ann arbor ballet theatre,ballet,dance,music,power center,the nutcracker LOCATION:Power Center for the Performing Arts CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120829T105403 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121216T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121216T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Photography Exhibit: Through its Children's Eyes: A Look at Battambang\, Cambodia DESCRIPTION:For a poor child in rural Cambodia\, education is a luxury and art is an impossible dream. In the little village of Norea\, Tao Li worked with the Face-to-Face AIDS Project to establish a basic education center for impoverished children affected by HIV/AIDS. \n\nThis exhibition is the expression of the children's love for life\, beauty\, and art. They hope to share their unique perspectives and offer a small but genuine glimpse of their home. UID:10095-1176847@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/10095 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:cambodia,community activism,photography,visual arts LOCATION:School of Social Work Building - International Institute Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130109T120349 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121216T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121216T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:\"An Exhibit of Exceptional Bindings by James W. Craven\" DESCRIPTION:The exhibit comprises a selection of Jim's favorite repair and preservation projects over the years\, including examples of his design bindings\, leatherwork\, inlays and custom designed tray-cases. Interspersed among the bindings and boxes are an assortment of bookbinding tools. UID:11936-1179495@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11936 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:bentley,bindings,exhibit,retirement LOCATION:Bentley Historical Library CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121129T122927 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121216T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121216T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Juried Student Exhibition DESCRIPTION:An opening reception for the exhibition will take place Tuesday\, Dec. 4 from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. UID:11600-1177252@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11600 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:art LOCATION:Art and Architecture Building - Jean Paul Slusser Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121015T132752 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121216T090000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Proclaiming Emancipation: The Exhibit DESCRIPTION: UID:10927-1175723@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/10927 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:history,law and history,law school,race LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Room 100 Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120824T114645 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121216T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121216T163000 SUMMARY:Other:Feast! DESCRIPTION:From cinnamon in Sri Lanka to figs in ancient Rome\, the winter exhibit at Matthaei Botanical Gardens takes a look at how plants have played an essential role in celebrations and cooking in cultures around the world\, especially during the holiday season. Activities during the exhibit include a live music opening day (Nov. 24)\, seasonal flower display\, student-generated interpretation\, member sale\, kids activities\, and more.\n\nOpen New Year's Day. UID:10047-1172175@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/10047 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:conservatory,culinary,environmental,food,matthaei,plants LOCATION:Matthaei Botanical Gardens CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120620T153538 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121216T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121216T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:African Art and the Shape of Time DESCRIPTION:African Art and the Shape of Time explores how African art gives material form to diverse concepts of temporality\, history and memory. African art is often interpreted in Western analytical frameworks as expressions of timeless myths and rituals\, interrupted only by the colonial encounter. African Art and the Shape of Time complicates such conventional views by considering diverse modes for reckoning time and its philosophical\, social\, and religious significance. The exhibition includes 30 works from the University of Michigan Museum of Art\, National Museum of African Art\, Fowler Museum at UCLA\, as well as several Detroit area private collections\, and is organized around five themes that explore the multiplicity of time in Africa: The Beginning of Things\, Embodied Time\, Moving Through Time\, Global Time\, and \"NOW.\"\n\nThis exhibition is generously supported by the University of Michigan Health System. Additional support provided by the CEW Frances and Sydney Lewis Visiting Leaders Fund. UID:9252-1174754@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/9252 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:african art,umma,visual arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120816T113657 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121216T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121216T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Benjamin West: General Wolfe and the Art of Empire DESCRIPTION:Benjamin West's iconic painting The Death of General Wolfe (1776) depicts the death of James Wolfe\, the British commander at the 1759 Battle of Quebec during what in this country is known as the French and Indian War. In conflating a momentous contemporary event with the genre of large-scale history painting\, West flouted the conventions of academic painting and the work became one of the most celebrated paintings in Britain. The artist went on to produce six versions of the painting\, one of which belongs to the William L. Clements Library at the University of Michigan. Through approximately 40 works from Michigan\, Canadian\, and British collections\, this ambitious and thematically focused exhibition will include the Clements canvas as well as other depictions of James Wolfe and his death on the battlefield.\n\nGenerous support for this exhibition is provided by the Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation\, the University of Michigan Health System\, the University of Michigan Office of the Provost and Office of the Vice President for Research\, the Richard and Rosann Noel Endowment Fund\, and THE MOSAIC FOUNDATION (of R. & P. Heydon).\n UID:9852-1174977@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/9852 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:visual arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120816T114258 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121216T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121216T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Discovering Eighteenth-Century British America through the William L. Clements Library Collection DESCRIPTION:This significant exhibition provides glimpses of British America in the 1700s and is designed to complement the Museum's concurrent exhibition \"Benjamin West: General Wolfe and the Art of Empire\,\" which features the Clements collection's major painting \"The Death of General Wolfe.\" William L. Clements assembled an outstanding array of primary sources on North America dating between 1492 and 1800\, with a heavy emphasis on early European exploration and discovery and the eighteenth-century wars for control of the continent. The exhibition features a mix of rare items from Mr. Clements’s original donation and pieces the Library has acquired since 1923 to complement and enhance its strength in eighteenth-century American history.\n\nGenerous support for this exhibition is provided by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.\n UID:9853-1174876@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/9853 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:visual arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121108T140848 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121216T110000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Francis Alys: Guards DESCRIPTION:Belgian artist Francis Alys's video Guards (2005) documents sixty-four of the Queen of England's guards on a \"walk\" throughout the City of London. There is perhaps no more symbolically unemotional character than that of a bearskin-hat-wearing guard of the Queen of England. Yet even with no break in the guards' indifferent exterior\, the tale still manages to be a powerful metaphor for the human condition. Many of the elements of Guards are found throughout Alys's work: walking\, rhythm\, the use of the street and bridges are all common tropes in his oeuvre. These strategies\, evoking the poetic and sonic palette of the urban environment\, involve a sometimes loose and other times overt relationship to social resistance and to the symbolic and often political implications of these actions.\n\nGenerous support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost.\n UID:11346-1176654@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11346 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:exhibit,exhibition,visual arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120620T153239 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121216T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121216T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:YOUNG-HAE CHANG HEAVY INDUSTRIES DESCRIPTION:The Seoul-based art collaborative\, Young-Hae Chang Heavy Industries (YHCHI) is known for innovative video works that exist at the nexus of visual art and digital literature. Blurring the boundaries between media\, technologies\, and cultural histories\, YHCHI has gained international acclaim for their \"net art\" productions-mostly black- and-white videos of quickly flashing capitalized text in a generic font with synchronized music. This exhibition will present a newly commissioned piece by UMMA\, which will be added to the artists' website\, yhchang.com.\n\nThis exhibition is generously supported by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment\, the University of Michigan Office of the Provost\, and the Nam Center for Korean Studies. Additional support provided by the Dr. Robert and Janet Miller Fund. UID:9251-1175078@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/9251 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:umma,video,visual arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121108T140130 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121216T130000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Art as Experience DESCRIPTION:UMMA's award-winning docents will guide visitors to experience art through active looking at selected highlights of the collections. These general tours provide a good introduction to the collection and to strategies for looking at art through lively and engaging conversation. UID:11344-1176652@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11344 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:visual arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121015T132154 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121216T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121216T164500 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Geometry of War: Fortification Plans for 18th Century America DESCRIPTION:Exhibit is open M-F from 1pm to 4:45 pm UID:10926-1175599@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/10926 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:cartography,geography,history LOCATION:William Clements Library - Great Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120905T173515 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121216T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121216T145000 SUMMARY:Other:Public Skate DESCRIPTION:Come skate where the University of Michigan Hockey team skates!!\n\nOpen to the public!\n\nCost: $6 (Adults) $4 (UM Faculty and Staff\, Students\, Youth and Seniors)\n($2 additional cost for skate rental) UID:10184-1175376@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/10184 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:ice hockey,public,skating,yost ice arena LOCATION:Yost Ice Arena CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121108T135214 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121216T140000 SUMMARY:Other:Benjamin West: General Wolfe and the Art of Empire DESCRIPTION:How is it that an American painter came to define the British Empire? Benjamin West's iconic painting The Death of General Wolfe (1776) depicts the death of James Wolfe\, the British commander at the 1759 Battle of Quebec\, one of Great Britain's most famous military victories\, during what in this country is known as the French and Indian War. The artist went on to produce six versions of the painting\, one of which belongs to the William L. Clements Library at the University of Michigan\, on display this fall with approximately forty other works\, from Michigan\, Canadian\, and British collections. Docents will introduce the history and art historical significance of this ambitious exhibition. UID:11341-1176646@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11341 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:art history,exhibition,history,visual arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121015T144900 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121216T140000 SUMMARY:Performance:The Nutcracker DESCRIPTION: UID:10933-1175792@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/10933 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:ann arbor ballet theatre,ballet,dance,music,power center,the nutcracker LOCATION:Power Center for the Performing Arts CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121128T104027 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121216T140000 SUMMARY:Ceremony / Service:Winter 2012 Commencement DESCRIPTION:Dr. Raynard S. Kington\, president of Grinnell College and a U-M alumnus\, will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree and deliver the Winter Commencement address. UID:11573-1177211@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11573 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:commencement,degree,graduation,winter LOCATION:Crisler Arena CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121216T000012 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121216T170000 SUMMARY:Performance:Student Recital: Evan Laybourn\, percussion DESCRIPTION:PROGRAM: Hatzis - Fertility Rites\; Perich - qsqsqsqsqqqqqqqqq\; Cangelosi - Wicca\; Muhly - A Hudson Cycle\; Adams - Tension Study no. 1 UID:11698-1178586@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11698 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:music LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - McIntosh Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121010T112403 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121216T193000 SUMMARY:Performance:Riders in the Sky DESCRIPTION:Christmas the cowboy way!\n\nWith more than 30 years of great entertainment \"the cowboy way\" under their belts\, Riders In The Sky roll on with their mix of Western song classics and zany cowpoke send-ups. This holiday season they're on tour with what we're sure will be a one-of-a-kind program of cowboy Christmas music. What sometimes gets overlooked amid the hilarity is that Ranger Doug (Idol of American Youth)\, Woody Paul (King of the Cowboy Fiddlers)\, Joey (the Cowpolka King)\, and Too Slim (Licensed Driver) are matchless musicians\, with a huge and growing stock of old and new songs to draw on as they deepen a great American tradition. And can Toby Keith do rope tricks on stage? Ranger Doug was an Ann Arborite once upon a time\, and the group's Ark shows have been uniformly terrific. The opener? Say no more\, it's Freddy LaBour! Alter-ego of \"Too Slim\,\" \"Say No More It's Freddy LaBour\" is a one-man\, guitar-playing\, wise-cracking\, wacky original song-singing folk superstar best known for his hit \"Who Offed Hoffa?\" which topped the charts of the University of Michigan's student cafeteria in 1971. \n\nAlso known as the person responsible for propagating the rumor that Paul McCartney was dead (true story) \"Say No More\" delights the unsuspecting audience with songs ranging from the trucker's lament \"My Load Shifted\,\" to his feel-good singalong \"The Prozac Polka (La-La Song).\" He specializes in impressions of people you probably don't recognize\, plus zany late-night commercials (for products like \"Garth Does Darth\, the # 1 country superstar of the Nineties performs the works of the Lord of the Dark Side\, and\, if you act now\, you also get Darth Does Garth....\")\, hilarious turns of poetry\, and whatever else his fevered imagination can come up with. \n\nBut how does this veteran of over 6300 Riders In The Sky shows\, creator/writer of hundreds of public radio shows and TV specials\, and a darn good yard man\, see himself? \"I'm the pickle\,\" he says. \"You know\, you go into a fine deli and order a sandwich\, and you didn't go there for the pickle. You didn't ask for the pickle. You never even think about the pickle. And yet\, when your sandwich comes\, there it is\, the pickle. And you like it\, and it adds something to the meal. That's me. I give the audience the pickle.\" UID:10824-1175233@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/10824 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:music,riders in the sky,the ark LOCATION:Off Campus Location - The Ark, 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121214T160340 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121217T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121217T170000 SUMMARY:Other:Art & Environment Gallery: Work of Sara Adlerstein DESCRIPTION:The third exhibit in the Art & Environment Gallery is \"Water Blues\,\" featuring work by Sara Adlerstein\, an associate research scientist at the School of Natural Resources and Environment.\n\nThe exhibit begins with an artist talk and public reception Thursday\, Nov. 8\, at 4 p.m.\, in the Ford Commons in the Dana Building. The public is invited.\n\n\"In my world\, art and science belong together as naturally as air and water. Both inform my work influencing my approach\,\" said Adlerstein\, an accomplished artist with many gallery showings to her credit. \"Observation\, experimentation\, improvisation\, making comparisons\, searching for patterns and answers all come together within the creative process. As such I have developed my own mixed media techniques and my research influences the subject of my paintings. The process has been magical\, nurturing and informative.\"\n\nAt the School of Natural Resources and Environment\, Adlerstein is an applied aquatic ecologist in the school's Conservation Ecology field of study. She obtained a master of science degree at the University of Concepcion Chile and a master of science and Ph.D. at the University of Washington. Her work focuses on environmental stressors affecting Great Lakes ecosystems.\n\nShe did not pursue academic training in the arts but she has been painting for as long as she has been a scientist.\n\nAt the University of Michigan\, she has taught courses bridging arts and sciences at the School of Art & Design and the Residential College\, and has organized and participated in events to immerse the arts within the endeavors of a research university. Her works have been published in books and magazines\; shown in galleries and museums in Chile\, Europe\, Canada and the United States\; and are part of public and private art collections.\n\nShe is a visiting artist at the Washington Street Gallery in Ann Arbor.\n\nIn 2001\, Adlerstein moved to Ann Arbor with her husband\, Edgar Meyhofer\, a professor of Mechanical Engineering and Professor of Biomedical Engineering in the U-M College of Engineering. They have two sons.\n\nArtist statement by Sara Adlerstein:\n\nI am a scientist and a visual artist\, or the other way around....\n\nIn my world\, art and science belong together as naturally”¨as air and water. Both inform my work influencing my approach. Observation\, experimentation\, improvisation\, making comparisons\, searching for patterns and answers all come together within the creative process. As such\, I have developed my own mixed media techniques and my research influences the subject of my paintings. The process has been magical\, nurturing and informative.\n\nI also view art as a vehicle that transcends academia in communicating environmental issues to wider audiences extending the reach of traditional research publications. My paintings are often environmentally based and images build on my experience as a scientist and my sensibility as an artist to communicate concerns\, dreams and emotions all emerging from a deep and relentless love for life.\n\nIn the current exhibit\, you will find images inspired by the beauty of the Great Lakes aquatic ecosystems and my research on environmental stresses threatening their health and function. These are visions of worlds that exist in a place in”¨my heart. These alternative realities develop in front of my eyes as I research interconnectivities of streams and lakes\; imperilments of species that have become endangered\; population fluctuations\; and ecosystem dynamics ever so affected by human interventions.\n\nI hope for conversation departures to raise awareness of how we can be better stewards for our environment. UID:11726-1178830@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11726 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:art,environmment LOCATION:Dana Natural Resources Building - Ford Commons, main floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121129T144458 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121217T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121217T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Brain Fitness PuzzleArt: Interactive Installation DESCRIPTION:New York artist Alli Berman had a CVA (stroke) years ago. She experimented in her studio and came up with art that is viewable\, touchable\, and movable and incorporates a therapeutic art concept. Berman now creates exciting colorful interactive art installations to help people of all ages and abilities develop stronger\, faster cognitive function as they enjoy her relaxing sensory experience. Neuroscientists and therapists use PuzzleArt in 15 countries and agree: it's secret fun therapy for developing neural plasticity. It's PuzzleArt like no puzzle you've ever done before. UID:11604-1177408@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11604 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:health and wellness,visual arts LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery - Main Lobby, Floor 1 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121129T145757 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121217T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121217T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Charley Harper by Motawi: Ceramic Art Tile DESCRIPTION:This exhibit features Motawi's new collection of tiles based on the work of beloved wildlife artist Charley Harper (1922-2007). Harper's work is modern\, sophisticated and completely charming. His minimal graphic style lends itself perfectly to Motawi's cuenca tile making technique. Nawal Motawi graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in Fine Art. In 1992\, she founded Motawi Tileworks in a garage studio. Today\, Nawal employs more than 30 people and sells tile through hundreds of retailers around the county. In addition to this exhibit of newly released tiles\, the University Hospital has Motawi tile murals in the east and west Patient Elevator Lobbies on floors 1-8. UID:11607-1177558@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11607 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:health and wellness,visual arts LOCATION:Cancer Center - Gifts of Art Gallery - Level B2 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121129T142716 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121217T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121217T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Garden of Eden & Tree of Life: Snowflake Paper Cuttings DESCRIPTION:Did you know that the Garden of Eden is also the Garden of Infancy? That the tree of life is also the life giving womb? In new work illuminating familiar favorites\, snowflake master Dr. Thomas L. Clark delves into the biological significance of ancient symbolism in exquisite\, hand-cut paper creations. Clark's snowflake of the tree of knowledge explores the biological origins of good and evil\, shedding new light on the curves of the serpent. A former U-M physician\, Clark\, a.k.a. Dr. Snowflake\, has been exhibiting his snowflakes at U-M Hospitals since 1987. The annual free snowflake making workshop will be held on Thursday\, January 3\, 2012 from 12:00-2:00 p.m. in the Gifts of Art Gallery-Taubman Health Center North Lobby\, Floor 1. If planning to attend the workshop\, please bring scissors. UID:11601-1177258@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11601 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:health and wellness,visual arts LOCATION:Taubman Center - Gifts of Art Gallery – North Lobby, Floor 1 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121129T150300 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121217T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121217T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Hidden Glimpses of Nature: Photography DESCRIPTION:The photography of Charles St. Charles reveals hidden glimpses of nature that few people have witnessed or are even aware exist. His work covers a vast spectrum\, from the scale of very small while recording light passing through the natural lens of miniscule dew drops\, to the scale of the very large while recording fields of daisies and fields of stars in the same image. The briefest moments of kissing and cavorting fox kits are frozen in time\, while extraordinary long exposures taken during the night expose brilliant fall foliage surrounded by moving mist. Charles' unmanipulated images all point to the same conclusion – it is a phenomenal world that we live in. UID:11608-1177671@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11608 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:health and wellness,visual arts LOCATION:Cancer Center - Gifts of Art Gallery - Level 1 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121129T145516 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121217T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121217T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Inside & Out: Fragments & Narratives in Clay DESCRIPTION:Mari Ogihara uses clay as a medium for its close resemblance to skin. Her ceramic sculptures create tension and unity between raw and ornamented surfaces and illicit feelings of sensuality and serenity. After receiving a BFA in ceramics from U-M in 2003\, Ogihara went on to study in Kyoto\, Japan to experience ceramics in her native country. Upon her return she attended Temple University of Philadelphia to receive her MFA in 2006. She is the recipient of several grants & awards including the NICHE award in 2011\, and has completed ceramic residencies in the US\, France and Brazil. She currently maintains a studio practice at the Clay Art Center in Port Chester\, New York. UID:11606-1177508@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11606 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:health and wellness,visual arts LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery - Main Corridor, Floor 2 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121129T143920 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121217T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121217T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents K-12 Student Group Show DESCRIPTION:This exhibit celebrates the emerging artistry of students from Saline public schools. Saline Area Schools are strong in visual education\, and students learn and participate in a wide range of media and processes throughout grade school. Every student develops an understanding of production\, criticism\, history\, and aesthetics within the visual arts. In this exhibition\, work from young people in grades K-12 will be displayed in both 2-D and 3-D galleries. The students explore themes as presented by seven different teachers in a variety of mediums\, from drawing and painting to ceramics and sculpture\, are included in this exhibit. UID:11603-1177358@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11603 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:health and wellness,visual arts LOCATION:Taubman Center - Gifts of Art Gallery, South Lobby, Floor 1. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121129T145025 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121217T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121217T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Landscape Forms: Painting Retrospective DESCRIPTION:A U-M graduate from the School of Art & Design in 1949\, Karin L. Bodycombe forged new territory in the arts. Working to pave the way for others\, she studied at Wayne State University and earned a degree in Art Education in 1952\, later inspiring many student artists. Creating in watercolor\, gouache\, pen\, acrylics and oils\, Bodycombe said of her work\, \"I paint landscape compositions reducing them to the basic areas or forms of the subject resembling the environment only through the tiles. Brush strokes express my feelings.\" Bodycombe has won many national awards and has exhibited her work in solo shows in Michigan and beyond. UID:11605-1177458@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11605 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:health and wellness,visual arts LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery - Main Corridor, Floor 2 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121129T143506 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121217T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121217T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents The Birthday Party: Ceramic Sculpture DESCRIPTION:Marcia Polenberg is an award winning artist whose figurative and architectonic sculptural ceramics\, drawings and paintings have been exhibited widely across the US and locally at WSG Gallery\, Ann Arbor Art Center and the Clay Gallery. Born in New York City\, Polenberg received a BA from CUNY Brooklyn College and an MFA from U-M. She has taught art at U-M\, the College for Creative Studies in Detroit and UM-Flint\, among others. Polenberg's work is in collections in the US\, England\, France\, Canada and Australia. This exhibit rejoices in childrens' birthday parties! Along with celebrating the special birthday child\, there is delight in the festive decorations\, the birthday cake\, the friends\, and even the unexpected. UID:11602-1177308@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11602 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:health and wellness,visual arts LOCATION:Taubman Center - Gifts of Art Gallery, North Lobby, Floor 1 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121206T140801 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121217T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121217T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents: “Garden of Infancy & Tree of Life: Snowflake Paper Cuttings” by Dr. Thomas L. Clark DESCRIPTION: UID:11658-1178346@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11658 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:visual arts LOCATION:Taubman Center - Gifts of Art Gallery, Taubman Health Center North Lobby. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120829T105403 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121217T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121217T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Photography Exhibit: Through its Children's Eyes: A Look at Battambang\, Cambodia DESCRIPTION:For a poor child in rural Cambodia\, education is a luxury and art is an impossible dream. In the little village of Norea\, Tao Li worked with the Face-to-Face AIDS Project to establish a basic education center for impoverished children affected by HIV/AIDS. \n\nThis exhibition is the expression of the children's love for life\, beauty\, and art. They hope to share their unique perspectives and offer a small but genuine glimpse of their home. UID:10095-1176848@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/10095 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:cambodia,community activism,photography,visual arts LOCATION:School of Social Work Building - International Institute Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130109T120349 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121217T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121217T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:\"An Exhibit of Exceptional Bindings by James W. Craven\" DESCRIPTION:The exhibit comprises a selection of Jim's favorite repair and preservation projects over the years\, including examples of his design bindings\, leatherwork\, inlays and custom designed tray-cases. Interspersed among the bindings and boxes are an assortment of bookbinding tools. UID:11936-1179496@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11936 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:bentley,bindings,exhibit,retirement LOCATION:Bentley Historical Library CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121129T122927 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121217T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121217T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Juried Student Exhibition DESCRIPTION:An opening reception for the exhibition will take place Tuesday\, Dec. 4 from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. UID:11600-1177253@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11600 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:art LOCATION:Art and Architecture Building - Jean Paul Slusser Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121015T132752 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121217T090000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Proclaiming Emancipation: The Exhibit DESCRIPTION: UID:10927-1175724@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/10927 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:history,law and history,law school,race LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Room 100 Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121206T135304 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121217T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121217T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Ross Art Collection DESCRIPTION:The Ross Art Collection at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business is displayed at locations around the school and online at www.bus.umich.edu/RossArt/collection/. UID:11657-1178615@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11657 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:visual arts LOCATION:Ross School of Business CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120824T114645 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121217T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121217T163000 SUMMARY:Other:Feast! DESCRIPTION:From cinnamon in Sri Lanka to figs in ancient Rome\, the winter exhibit at Matthaei Botanical Gardens takes a look at how plants have played an essential role in celebrations and cooking in cultures around the world\, especially during the holiday season. Activities during the exhibit include a live music opening day (Nov. 24)\, seasonal flower display\, student-generated interpretation\, member sale\, kids activities\, and more.\n\nOpen New Year's Day. UID:10047-1172176@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/10047 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:conservatory,culinary,environmental,food,matthaei,plants LOCATION:Matthaei Botanical Gardens CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120620T153538 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121217T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121217T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:African Art and the Shape of Time DESCRIPTION:African Art and the Shape of Time explores how African art gives material form to diverse concepts of temporality\, history and memory. African art is often interpreted in Western analytical frameworks as expressions of timeless myths and rituals\, interrupted only by the colonial encounter. African Art and the Shape of Time complicates such conventional views by considering diverse modes for reckoning time and its philosophical\, social\, and religious significance. The exhibition includes 30 works from the University of Michigan Museum of Art\, National Museum of African Art\, Fowler Museum at UCLA\, as well as several Detroit area private collections\, and is organized around five themes that explore the multiplicity of time in Africa: The Beginning of Things\, Embodied Time\, Moving Through Time\, Global Time\, and \"NOW.\"\n\nThis exhibition is generously supported by the University of Michigan Health System. Additional support provided by the CEW Frances and Sydney Lewis Visiting Leaders Fund. UID:9252-1174755@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/9252 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:african art,umma,visual arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120816T113657 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121217T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121217T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Benjamin West: General Wolfe and the Art of Empire DESCRIPTION:Benjamin West's iconic painting The Death of General Wolfe (1776) depicts the death of James Wolfe\, the British commander at the 1759 Battle of Quebec during what in this country is known as the French and Indian War. In conflating a momentous contemporary event with the genre of large-scale history painting\, West flouted the conventions of academic painting and the work became one of the most celebrated paintings in Britain. The artist went on to produce six versions of the painting\, one of which belongs to the William L. Clements Library at the University of Michigan. Through approximately 40 works from Michigan\, Canadian\, and British collections\, this ambitious and thematically focused exhibition will include the Clements canvas as well as other depictions of James Wolfe and his death on the battlefield.\n\nGenerous support for this exhibition is provided by the Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation\, the University of Michigan Health System\, the University of Michigan Office of the Provost and Office of the Vice President for Research\, the Richard and Rosann Noel Endowment Fund\, and THE MOSAIC FOUNDATION (of R. & P. Heydon).\n UID:9852-1174978@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/9852 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:visual arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120816T114258 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121217T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121217T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Discovering Eighteenth-Century British America through the William L. Clements Library Collection DESCRIPTION:This significant exhibition provides glimpses of British America in the 1700s and is designed to complement the Museum's concurrent exhibition \"Benjamin West: General Wolfe and the Art of Empire\,\" which features the Clements collection's major painting \"The Death of General Wolfe.\" William L. Clements assembled an outstanding array of primary sources on North America dating between 1492 and 1800\, with a heavy emphasis on early European exploration and discovery and the eighteenth-century wars for control of the continent. The exhibition features a mix of rare items from Mr. Clements’s original donation and pieces the Library has acquired since 1923 to complement and enhance its strength in eighteenth-century American history.\n\nGenerous support for this exhibition is provided by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.\n UID:9853-1174877@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/9853 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:visual arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121108T140848 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121217T110000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Francis Alys: Guards DESCRIPTION:Belgian artist Francis Alys's video Guards (2005) documents sixty-four of the Queen of England's guards on a \"walk\" throughout the City of London. There is perhaps no more symbolically unemotional character than that of a bearskin-hat-wearing guard of the Queen of England. Yet even with no break in the guards' indifferent exterior\, the tale still manages to be a powerful metaphor for the human condition. Many of the elements of Guards are found throughout Alys's work: walking\, rhythm\, the use of the street and bridges are all common tropes in his oeuvre. These strategies\, evoking the poetic and sonic palette of the urban environment\, involve a sometimes loose and other times overt relationship to social resistance and to the symbolic and often political implications of these actions.\n\nGenerous support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost.\n UID:11346-1176655@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11346 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:exhibit,exhibition,visual arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120620T153239 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121217T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121217T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:YOUNG-HAE CHANG HEAVY INDUSTRIES DESCRIPTION:The Seoul-based art collaborative\, Young-Hae Chang Heavy Industries (YHCHI) is known for innovative video works that exist at the nexus of visual art and digital literature. Blurring the boundaries between media\, technologies\, and cultural histories\, YHCHI has gained international acclaim for their \"net art\" productions-mostly black- and-white videos of quickly flashing capitalized text in a generic font with synchronized music. This exhibition will present a newly commissioned piece by UMMA\, which will be added to the artists' website\, yhchang.com.\n\nThis exhibition is generously supported by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment\, the University of Michigan Office of the Provost\, and the Nam Center for Korean Studies. Additional support provided by the Dr. Robert and Janet Miller Fund. UID:9251-1175079@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/9251 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:umma,video,visual arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120905T172812 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121217T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121217T125000 SUMMARY:Other:Noon Public Skate DESCRIPTION:Come skate where the University of Michigan Hockey team skates!!\n\nOpen to the Public\n\nCost: $3 ($2 additional cost for skate rental) UID:10183-1175446@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/10183 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:hockey,ice skating,public,skate,yost ice arena LOCATION:Yost Ice Arena CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121015T132154 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121217T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121217T164500 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Geometry of War: Fortification Plans for 18th Century America DESCRIPTION:Exhibit is open M-F from 1pm to 4:45 pm UID:10926-1175600@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/10926 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:cartography,geography,history LOCATION:William Clements Library - Great Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121018T214510 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121217T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121217T150000 SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:The New Politics of Extremism DESCRIPTION:We will read and discuss “It’s Even Worse Than It Looks”\, by Thomas Mann and Norman Orenstein\, a liberal and a conservative. Amazon’s book description tells of how our main political parties have given up traditions of compromise and that they now endanger our system of constitutional democracy. The authors offer ideas for how the media should better educate the public and how the public must begin to view critical issues strategically rather than emotionally. \n\nGerry Lapidus will lead the first class and volunteers will be requested to lead the subsequent discussions. UID:11015-1176231@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11015 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:lifelong learning,olli,politics,retirement LOCATION:Off Campus Location - Turner Senior Resource Center, 2401 Plymouth Road, Suite C, Ann Arbor. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120914T203721 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121217T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121217T220000 SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:Learning to Love Opera–OLLI Study Group DESCRIPTION:This course prepares participants for HDTV satellite broadcast of live opera performances from the Metropolitan Opera House during its 2012 season. The format includes observation and discussion of related opera performances (DVDs)\, feature and documentary films\, and occasional guest lectures by University of Michigan faculty. A syllabus is available online at www.univliving.com. Facilitated by Richard Adelman. This class meets Mondays and Tuesdays. Contact office for specific dates.\n UID:10333-1173914@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/10333 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:lifelong learning,olli,opera,retirement LOCATION:Off Campus Location - University Living, 2865 S. Main CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121010T113306 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121217T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:BETTY DESCRIPTION:\"Lively\, candid\, funny\, and electric\"–New York Post\n\nBETTY is a pop-rock alternative band from New York City. Fronted by three women\, the band has a unique sound based on the \"spine-tingling harmonies\" (Billboard) of songwriters Amy Ziff\, Alyson Palmer\, and Elizabeth Ziff\, layered over propulsive guitars and a big rhythm section. Before evolving into the theatrical rock band that they are today\, BETTY began as an edgy a cappella/spoken word/techno beat trio. Friends\, they say\, since an unfortunate incarceration\, fierce Elizabeth (vocals\, guitar)\, funky Alyson (vocals\, bass)\, and funny Amy (vocals\, cello) began performing as Betty in the late 1980s. Passionate activists\, the women of BETTY fight tirelessly for what they believe\, especially equal rights for all and the empowerment of girls and women. NPR has praised their show\, performed over much of the world\, as \"a fun\, sexy romp. UID:10826-1175235@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/10826 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:betty,music,the ark LOCATION:Off Campus Location - The Ark, 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121214T160340 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121218T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121218T170000 SUMMARY:Other:Art & Environment Gallery: Work of Sara Adlerstein DESCRIPTION:The third exhibit in the Art & Environment Gallery is \"Water Blues\,\" featuring work by Sara Adlerstein\, an associate research scientist at the School of Natural Resources and Environment.\n\nThe exhibit begins with an artist talk and public reception Thursday\, Nov. 8\, at 4 p.m.\, in the Ford Commons in the Dana Building. The public is invited.\n\n\"In my world\, art and science belong together as naturally as air and water. Both inform my work influencing my approach\,\" said Adlerstein\, an accomplished artist with many gallery showings to her credit. \"Observation\, experimentation\, improvisation\, making comparisons\, searching for patterns and answers all come together within the creative process. As such I have developed my own mixed media techniques and my research influences the subject of my paintings. The process has been magical\, nurturing and informative.\"\n\nAt the School of Natural Resources and Environment\, Adlerstein is an applied aquatic ecologist in the school's Conservation Ecology field of study. She obtained a master of science degree at the University of Concepcion Chile and a master of science and Ph.D. at the University of Washington. Her work focuses on environmental stressors affecting Great Lakes ecosystems.\n\nShe did not pursue academic training in the arts but she has been painting for as long as she has been a scientist.\n\nAt the University of Michigan\, she has taught courses bridging arts and sciences at the School of Art & Design and the Residential College\, and has organized and participated in events to immerse the arts within the endeavors of a research university. Her works have been published in books and magazines\; shown in galleries and museums in Chile\, Europe\, Canada and the United States\; and are part of public and private art collections.\n\nShe is a visiting artist at the Washington Street Gallery in Ann Arbor.\n\nIn 2001\, Adlerstein moved to Ann Arbor with her husband\, Edgar Meyhofer\, a professor of Mechanical Engineering and Professor of Biomedical Engineering in the U-M College of Engineering. They have two sons.\n\nArtist statement by Sara Adlerstein:\n\nI am a scientist and a visual artist\, or the other way around....\n\nIn my world\, art and science belong together as naturally”¨as air and water. Both inform my work influencing my approach. Observation\, experimentation\, improvisation\, making comparisons\, searching for patterns and answers all come together within the creative process. As such\, I have developed my own mixed media techniques and my research influences the subject of my paintings. The process has been magical\, nurturing and informative.\n\nI also view art as a vehicle that transcends academia in communicating environmental issues to wider audiences extending the reach of traditional research publications. My paintings are often environmentally based and images build on my experience as a scientist and my sensibility as an artist to communicate concerns\, dreams and emotions all emerging from a deep and relentless love for life.\n\nIn the current exhibit\, you will find images inspired by the beauty of the Great Lakes aquatic ecosystems and my research on environmental stresses threatening their health and function. These are visions of worlds that exist in a place in”¨my heart. These alternative realities develop in front of my eyes as I research interconnectivities of streams and lakes\; imperilments of species that have become endangered\; population fluctuations\; and ecosystem dynamics ever so affected by human interventions.\n\nI hope for conversation departures to raise awareness of how we can be better stewards for our environment. UID:11726-1178831@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11726 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:art,environmment LOCATION:Dana Natural Resources Building - Ford Commons, main floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121129T144458 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121218T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121218T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Brain Fitness PuzzleArt: Interactive Installation DESCRIPTION:New York artist Alli Berman had a CVA (stroke) years ago. She experimented in her studio and came up with art that is viewable\, touchable\, and movable and incorporates a therapeutic art concept. Berman now creates exciting colorful interactive art installations to help people of all ages and abilities develop stronger\, faster cognitive function as they enjoy her relaxing sensory experience. Neuroscientists and therapists use PuzzleArt in 15 countries and agree: it's secret fun therapy for developing neural plasticity. It's PuzzleArt like no puzzle you've ever done before. UID:11604-1177409@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11604 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:health and wellness,visual arts LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery - Main Lobby, Floor 1 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121129T145757 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121218T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121218T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Charley Harper by Motawi: Ceramic Art Tile DESCRIPTION:This exhibit features Motawi's new collection of tiles based on the work of beloved wildlife artist Charley Harper (1922-2007). Harper's work is modern\, sophisticated and completely charming. His minimal graphic style lends itself perfectly to Motawi's cuenca tile making technique. Nawal Motawi graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in Fine Art. In 1992\, she founded Motawi Tileworks in a garage studio. Today\, Nawal employs more than 30 people and sells tile through hundreds of retailers around the county. In addition to this exhibit of newly released tiles\, the University Hospital has Motawi tile murals in the east and west Patient Elevator Lobbies on floors 1-8. UID:11607-1177559@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11607 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:health and wellness,visual arts LOCATION:Cancer Center - Gifts of Art Gallery - Level B2 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121129T142716 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121218T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121218T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Garden of Eden & Tree of Life: Snowflake Paper Cuttings DESCRIPTION:Did you know that the Garden of Eden is also the Garden of Infancy? That the tree of life is also the life giving womb? In new work illuminating familiar favorites\, snowflake master Dr. Thomas L. Clark delves into the biological significance of ancient symbolism in exquisite\, hand-cut paper creations. Clark's snowflake of the tree of knowledge explores the biological origins of good and evil\, shedding new light on the curves of the serpent. A former U-M physician\, Clark\, a.k.a. Dr. Snowflake\, has been exhibiting his snowflakes at U-M Hospitals since 1987. The annual free snowflake making workshop will be held on Thursday\, January 3\, 2012 from 12:00-2:00 p.m. in the Gifts of Art Gallery-Taubman Health Center North Lobby\, Floor 1. If planning to attend the workshop\, please bring scissors. UID:11601-1177259@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11601 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:health and wellness,visual arts LOCATION:Taubman Center - Gifts of Art Gallery – North Lobby, Floor 1 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121129T150300 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121218T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121218T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Hidden Glimpses of Nature: Photography DESCRIPTION:The photography of Charles St. Charles reveals hidden glimpses of nature that few people have witnessed or are even aware exist. His work covers a vast spectrum\, from the scale of very small while recording light passing through the natural lens of miniscule dew drops\, to the scale of the very large while recording fields of daisies and fields of stars in the same image. The briefest moments of kissing and cavorting fox kits are frozen in time\, while extraordinary long exposures taken during the night expose brilliant fall foliage surrounded by moving mist. Charles' unmanipulated images all point to the same conclusion – it is a phenomenal world that we live in. UID:11608-1177672@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11608 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:health and wellness,visual arts LOCATION:Cancer Center - Gifts of Art Gallery - Level 1 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121129T145516 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121218T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121218T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Inside & Out: Fragments & Narratives in Clay DESCRIPTION:Mari Ogihara uses clay as a medium for its close resemblance to skin. Her ceramic sculptures create tension and unity between raw and ornamented surfaces and illicit feelings of sensuality and serenity. After receiving a BFA in ceramics from U-M in 2003\, Ogihara went on to study in Kyoto\, Japan to experience ceramics in her native country. Upon her return she attended Temple University of Philadelphia to receive her MFA in 2006. She is the recipient of several grants & awards including the NICHE award in 2011\, and has completed ceramic residencies in the US\, France and Brazil. She currently maintains a studio practice at the Clay Art Center in Port Chester\, New York. UID:11606-1177509@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11606 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:health and wellness,visual arts LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery - Main Corridor, Floor 2 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121129T143920 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121218T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121218T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents K-12 Student Group Show DESCRIPTION:This exhibit celebrates the emerging artistry of students from Saline public schools. Saline Area Schools are strong in visual education\, and students learn and participate in a wide range of media and processes throughout grade school. Every student develops an understanding of production\, criticism\, history\, and aesthetics within the visual arts. In this exhibition\, work from young people in grades K-12 will be displayed in both 2-D and 3-D galleries. The students explore themes as presented by seven different teachers in a variety of mediums\, from drawing and painting to ceramics and sculpture\, are included in this exhibit. UID:11603-1177359@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11603 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:health and wellness,visual arts LOCATION:Taubman Center - Gifts of Art Gallery, South Lobby, Floor 1. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121129T145025 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121218T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121218T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Landscape Forms: Painting Retrospective DESCRIPTION:A U-M graduate from the School of Art & Design in 1949\, Karin L. Bodycombe forged new territory in the arts. Working to pave the way for others\, she studied at Wayne State University and earned a degree in Art Education in 1952\, later inspiring many student artists. Creating in watercolor\, gouache\, pen\, acrylics and oils\, Bodycombe said of her work\, \"I paint landscape compositions reducing them to the basic areas or forms of the subject resembling the environment only through the tiles. Brush strokes express my feelings.\" Bodycombe has won many national awards and has exhibited her work in solo shows in Michigan and beyond. UID:11605-1177459@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11605 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:health and wellness,visual arts LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery - Main Corridor, Floor 2 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121129T143506 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121218T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121218T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents The Birthday Party: Ceramic Sculpture DESCRIPTION:Marcia Polenberg is an award winning artist whose figurative and architectonic sculptural ceramics\, drawings and paintings have been exhibited widely across the US and locally at WSG Gallery\, Ann Arbor Art Center and the Clay Gallery. Born in New York City\, Polenberg received a BA from CUNY Brooklyn College and an MFA from U-M. She has taught art at U-M\, the College for Creative Studies in Detroit and UM-Flint\, among others. Polenberg's work is in collections in the US\, England\, France\, Canada and Australia. This exhibit rejoices in childrens' birthday parties! Along with celebrating the special birthday child\, there is delight in the festive decorations\, the birthday cake\, the friends\, and even the unexpected. UID:11602-1177309@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11602 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:health and wellness,visual arts LOCATION:Taubman Center - Gifts of Art Gallery, North Lobby, Floor 1 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121206T140801 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121218T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121218T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents: “Garden of Infancy & Tree of Life: Snowflake Paper Cuttings” by Dr. Thomas L. Clark DESCRIPTION: UID:11658-1178347@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11658 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:visual arts LOCATION:Taubman Center - Gifts of Art Gallery, Taubman Health Center North Lobby. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120829T105403 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121218T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121218T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Photography Exhibit: Through its Children's Eyes: A Look at Battambang\, Cambodia DESCRIPTION:For a poor child in rural Cambodia\, education is a luxury and art is an impossible dream. In the little village of Norea\, Tao Li worked with the Face-to-Face AIDS Project to establish a basic education center for impoverished children affected by HIV/AIDS. \n\nThis exhibition is the expression of the children's love for life\, beauty\, and art. They hope to share their unique perspectives and offer a small but genuine glimpse of their home. UID:10095-1176849@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/10095 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:cambodia,community activism,photography,visual arts LOCATION:School of Social Work Building - International Institute Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130109T120349 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121218T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121218T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:\"An Exhibit of Exceptional Bindings by James W. Craven\" DESCRIPTION:The exhibit comprises a selection of Jim's favorite repair and preservation projects over the years\, including examples of his design bindings\, leatherwork\, inlays and custom designed tray-cases. Interspersed among the bindings and boxes are an assortment of bookbinding tools. UID:11936-1179497@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11936 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:bentley,bindings,exhibit,retirement LOCATION:Bentley Historical Library CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121129T122927 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121218T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121218T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Juried Student Exhibition DESCRIPTION:An opening reception for the exhibition will take place Tuesday\, Dec. 4 from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. UID:11600-1177254@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11600 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:art LOCATION:Art and Architecture Building - Jean Paul Slusser Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121015T132752 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121218T090000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Proclaiming Emancipation: The Exhibit DESCRIPTION: UID:10927-1175725@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/10927 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:history,law and history,law school,race LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Room 100 Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121206T135304 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121218T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121218T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Ross Art Collection DESCRIPTION:The Ross Art Collection at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business is displayed at locations around the school and online at www.bus.umich.edu/RossArt/collection/. UID:11657-1178616@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11657 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:visual arts LOCATION:Ross School of Business CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120824T114645 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121218T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121218T163000 SUMMARY:Other:Feast! DESCRIPTION:From cinnamon in Sri Lanka to figs in ancient Rome\, the winter exhibit at Matthaei Botanical Gardens takes a look at how plants have played an essential role in celebrations and cooking in cultures around the world\, especially during the holiday season. Activities during the exhibit include a live music opening day (Nov. 24)\, seasonal flower display\, student-generated interpretation\, member sale\, kids activities\, and more.\n\nOpen New Year's Day. UID:10047-1172177@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/10047 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:conservatory,culinary,environmental,food,matthaei,plants LOCATION:Matthaei Botanical Gardens CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120620T153538 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121218T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121218T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:African Art and the Shape of Time DESCRIPTION:African Art and the Shape of Time explores how African art gives material form to diverse concepts of temporality\, history and memory. African art is often interpreted in Western analytical frameworks as expressions of timeless myths and rituals\, interrupted only by the colonial encounter. African Art and the Shape of Time complicates such conventional views by considering diverse modes for reckoning time and its philosophical\, social\, and religious significance. The exhibition includes 30 works from the University of Michigan Museum of Art\, National Museum of African Art\, Fowler Museum at UCLA\, as well as several Detroit area private collections\, and is organized around five themes that explore the multiplicity of time in Africa: The Beginning of Things\, Embodied Time\, Moving Through Time\, Global Time\, and \"NOW.\"\n\nThis exhibition is generously supported by the University of Michigan Health System. Additional support provided by the CEW Frances and Sydney Lewis Visiting Leaders Fund. UID:9252-1174756@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/9252 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:african art,umma,visual arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120816T113657 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121218T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121218T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Benjamin West: General Wolfe and the Art of Empire DESCRIPTION:Benjamin West's iconic painting The Death of General Wolfe (1776) depicts the death of James Wolfe\, the British commander at the 1759 Battle of Quebec during what in this country is known as the French and Indian War. In conflating a momentous contemporary event with the genre of large-scale history painting\, West flouted the conventions of academic painting and the work became one of the most celebrated paintings in Britain. The artist went on to produce six versions of the painting\, one of which belongs to the William L. Clements Library at the University of Michigan. Through approximately 40 works from Michigan\, Canadian\, and British collections\, this ambitious and thematically focused exhibition will include the Clements canvas as well as other depictions of James Wolfe and his death on the battlefield.\n\nGenerous support for this exhibition is provided by the Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation\, the University of Michigan Health System\, the University of Michigan Office of the Provost and Office of the Vice President for Research\, the Richard and Rosann Noel Endowment Fund\, and THE MOSAIC FOUNDATION (of R. & P. Heydon).\n UID:9852-1174979@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/9852 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:visual arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120816T114258 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121218T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121218T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Discovering Eighteenth-Century British America through the William L. Clements Library Collection DESCRIPTION:This significant exhibition provides glimpses of British America in the 1700s and is designed to complement the Museum's concurrent exhibition \"Benjamin West: General Wolfe and the Art of Empire\,\" which features the Clements collection's major painting \"The Death of General Wolfe.\" William L. Clements assembled an outstanding array of primary sources on North America dating between 1492 and 1800\, with a heavy emphasis on early European exploration and discovery and the eighteenth-century wars for control of the continent. The exhibition features a mix of rare items from Mr. Clements’s original donation and pieces the Library has acquired since 1923 to complement and enhance its strength in eighteenth-century American history.\n\nGenerous support for this exhibition is provided by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.\n UID:9853-1174878@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/9853 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:visual arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121108T140848 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121218T110000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Francis Alys: Guards DESCRIPTION:Belgian artist Francis Alys's video Guards (2005) documents sixty-four of the Queen of England's guards on a \"walk\" throughout the City of London. There is perhaps no more symbolically unemotional character than that of a bearskin-hat-wearing guard of the Queen of England. Yet even with no break in the guards' indifferent exterior\, the tale still manages to be a powerful metaphor for the human condition. Many of the elements of Guards are found throughout Alys's work: walking\, rhythm\, the use of the street and bridges are all common tropes in his oeuvre. These strategies\, evoking the poetic and sonic palette of the urban environment\, involve a sometimes loose and other times overt relationship to social resistance and to the symbolic and often political implications of these actions.\n\nGenerous support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost.\n UID:11346-1176656@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11346 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:exhibit,exhibition,visual arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120620T153239 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121218T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121218T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:YOUNG-HAE CHANG HEAVY INDUSTRIES DESCRIPTION:The Seoul-based art collaborative\, Young-Hae Chang Heavy Industries (YHCHI) is known for innovative video works that exist at the nexus of visual art and digital literature. Blurring the boundaries between media\, technologies\, and cultural histories\, YHCHI has gained international acclaim for their \"net art\" productions-mostly black- and-white videos of quickly flashing capitalized text in a generic font with synchronized music. This exhibition will present a newly commissioned piece by UMMA\, which will be added to the artists' website\, yhchang.com.\n\nThis exhibition is generously supported by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment\, the University of Michigan Office of the Provost\, and the Nam Center for Korean Studies. Additional support provided by the Dr. Robert and Janet Miller Fund. UID:9251-1175080@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/9251 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:umma,video,visual arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120905T172812 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121218T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121218T125000 SUMMARY:Other:Noon Public Skate DESCRIPTION:Come skate where the University of Michigan Hockey team skates!!\n\nOpen to the Public\n\nCost: $3 ($2 additional cost for skate rental) UID:10183-1175447@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/10183 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:hockey,ice skating,public,skate,yost ice arena LOCATION:Yost Ice Arena CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121015T132154 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121218T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121218T164500 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Geometry of War: Fortification Plans for 18th Century America DESCRIPTION:Exhibit is open M-F from 1pm to 4:45 pm UID:10926-1175601@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/10926 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:cartography,geography,history LOCATION:William Clements Library - Great Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120903T184119 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121218T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121218T163000 SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:Current Events I–OLLI Study Group DESCRIPTION:Participants spend 10-15 minutes discussing the previous week’s events. They will be asked to present an item of interest\, which is then discussed by the group. All opinions are welcome. \n\nClass continues Tuesdays\, 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. September 4 - July 30 at TSRC.\nFacilitator: Irma Sklenar. UID:10133-1173316@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/10133 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:current events,lifelong learning,olli,retirement LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120807T133717 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121218T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Trinidad Tripoli Steelband DESCRIPTION:Holiday sounds from the Caribbean to warm your toes!\n\nWhat could be better\, just as the weather in Michigan turns ugly\, than to celebrate the season tropical-style with the exuberant sounds of the Trinidad Tripoli Steelband? This group\, which took its name from the Marine Hymn\, goes back to the very beginnings of tuned steel pan music in Port-of-Spain\, Trinidad in the 1940s. (The steel pans were originally made from the tops of used oil drums discarded by U.S. military forces.) Based in Ypsilanti and known all over the world\, they've had an amazing career that has included opening (as the Esso Trinidad Steelband) for Liberace\, performing for Queen Elizabeth\, receiving the Golden Medal of Merit from President Ronald Reagan\, and winning the \"bomb\" prize at Trinidad's national Panorama steel band competition\, given for best arrangement of a European classical composition for steel band (check out their all-steel pan version of Khachaturian's \"Sabre Dance\" sometime!). All of which tells you that their occasional holiday show is a very special festivity and a real southeast Michigan institution that everyone should experience at least once.\n UID:9488-1140146@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/9488 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:music,the ark,trinidad tripoli steelband,world music LOCATION:Off Campus Location - The Ark, 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121214T160340 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121219T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121219T170000 SUMMARY:Other:Art & Environment Gallery: Work of Sara Adlerstein DESCRIPTION:The third exhibit in the Art & Environment Gallery is \"Water Blues\,\" featuring work by Sara Adlerstein\, an associate research scientist at the School of Natural Resources and Environment.\n\nThe exhibit begins with an artist talk and public reception Thursday\, Nov. 8\, at 4 p.m.\, in the Ford Commons in the Dana Building. The public is invited.\n\n\"In my world\, art and science belong together as naturally as air and water. Both inform my work influencing my approach\,\" said Adlerstein\, an accomplished artist with many gallery showings to her credit. \"Observation\, experimentation\, improvisation\, making comparisons\, searching for patterns and answers all come together within the creative process. As such I have developed my own mixed media techniques and my research influences the subject of my paintings. The process has been magical\, nurturing and informative.\"\n\nAt the School of Natural Resources and Environment\, Adlerstein is an applied aquatic ecologist in the school's Conservation Ecology field of study. She obtained a master of science degree at the University of Concepcion Chile and a master of science and Ph.D. at the University of Washington. Her work focuses on environmental stressors affecting Great Lakes ecosystems.\n\nShe did not pursue academic training in the arts but she has been painting for as long as she has been a scientist.\n\nAt the University of Michigan\, she has taught courses bridging arts and sciences at the School of Art & Design and the Residential College\, and has organized and participated in events to immerse the arts within the endeavors of a research university. Her works have been published in books and magazines\; shown in galleries and museums in Chile\, Europe\, Canada and the United States\; and are part of public and private art collections.\n\nShe is a visiting artist at the Washington Street Gallery in Ann Arbor.\n\nIn 2001\, Adlerstein moved to Ann Arbor with her husband\, Edgar Meyhofer\, a professor of Mechanical Engineering and Professor of Biomedical Engineering in the U-M College of Engineering. They have two sons.\n\nArtist statement by Sara Adlerstein:\n\nI am a scientist and a visual artist\, or the other way around....\n\nIn my world\, art and science belong together as naturally”¨as air and water. Both inform my work influencing my approach. Observation\, experimentation\, improvisation\, making comparisons\, searching for patterns and answers all come together within the creative process. As such\, I have developed my own mixed media techniques and my research influences the subject of my paintings. The process has been magical\, nurturing and informative.\n\nI also view art as a vehicle that transcends academia in communicating environmental issues to wider audiences extending the reach of traditional research publications. My paintings are often environmentally based and images build on my experience as a scientist and my sensibility as an artist to communicate concerns\, dreams and emotions all emerging from a deep and relentless love for life.\n\nIn the current exhibit\, you will find images inspired by the beauty of the Great Lakes aquatic ecosystems and my research on environmental stresses threatening their health and function. These are visions of worlds that exist in a place in”¨my heart. These alternative realities develop in front of my eyes as I research interconnectivities of streams and lakes\; imperilments of species that have become endangered\; population fluctuations\; and ecosystem dynamics ever so affected by human interventions.\n\nI hope for conversation departures to raise awareness of how we can be better stewards for our environment. UID:11726-1178832@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11726 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:art,environmment LOCATION:Dana Natural Resources Building - Ford Commons, main floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121129T144458 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121219T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121219T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Brain Fitness PuzzleArt: Interactive Installation DESCRIPTION:New York artist Alli Berman had a CVA (stroke) years ago. She experimented in her studio and came up with art that is viewable\, touchable\, and movable and incorporates a therapeutic art concept. Berman now creates exciting colorful interactive art installations to help people of all ages and abilities develop stronger\, faster cognitive function as they enjoy her relaxing sensory experience. Neuroscientists and therapists use PuzzleArt in 15 countries and agree: it's secret fun therapy for developing neural plasticity. It's PuzzleArt like no puzzle you've ever done before. UID:11604-1177410@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11604 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:health and wellness,visual arts LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery - Main Lobby, Floor 1 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121129T145757 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121219T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121219T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Charley Harper by Motawi: Ceramic Art Tile DESCRIPTION:This exhibit features Motawi's new collection of tiles based on the work of beloved wildlife artist Charley Harper (1922-2007). Harper's work is modern\, sophisticated and completely charming. His minimal graphic style lends itself perfectly to Motawi's cuenca tile making technique. Nawal Motawi graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in Fine Art. In 1992\, she founded Motawi Tileworks in a garage studio. Today\, Nawal employs more than 30 people and sells tile through hundreds of retailers around the county. In addition to this exhibit of newly released tiles\, the University Hospital has Motawi tile murals in the east and west Patient Elevator Lobbies on floors 1-8. UID:11607-1177560@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11607 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:health and wellness,visual arts LOCATION:Cancer Center - Gifts of Art Gallery - Level B2 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121129T142716 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121219T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121219T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Garden of Eden & Tree of Life: Snowflake Paper Cuttings DESCRIPTION:Did you know that the Garden of Eden is also the Garden of Infancy? That the tree of life is also the life giving womb? In new work illuminating familiar favorites\, snowflake master Dr. Thomas L. Clark delves into the biological significance of ancient symbolism in exquisite\, hand-cut paper creations. Clark's snowflake of the tree of knowledge explores the biological origins of good and evil\, shedding new light on the curves of the serpent. A former U-M physician\, Clark\, a.k.a. Dr. Snowflake\, has been exhibiting his snowflakes at U-M Hospitals since 1987. The annual free snowflake making workshop will be held on Thursday\, January 3\, 2012 from 12:00-2:00 p.m. in the Gifts of Art Gallery-Taubman Health Center North Lobby\, Floor 1. If planning to attend the workshop\, please bring scissors. UID:11601-1177260@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11601 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:health and wellness,visual arts LOCATION:Taubman Center - Gifts of Art Gallery – North Lobby, Floor 1 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121129T150300 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121219T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121219T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Hidden Glimpses of Nature: Photography DESCRIPTION:The photography of Charles St. Charles reveals hidden glimpses of nature that few people have witnessed or are even aware exist. His work covers a vast spectrum\, from the scale of very small while recording light passing through the natural lens of miniscule dew drops\, to the scale of the very large while recording fields of daisies and fields of stars in the same image. The briefest moments of kissing and cavorting fox kits are frozen in time\, while extraordinary long exposures taken during the night expose brilliant fall foliage surrounded by moving mist. Charles' unmanipulated images all point to the same conclusion – it is a phenomenal world that we live in. UID:11608-1177673@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11608 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:health and wellness,visual arts LOCATION:Cancer Center - Gifts of Art Gallery - Level 1 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121129T145516 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121219T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121219T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Inside & Out: Fragments & Narratives in Clay DESCRIPTION:Mari Ogihara uses clay as a medium for its close resemblance to skin. Her ceramic sculptures create tension and unity between raw and ornamented surfaces and illicit feelings of sensuality and serenity. After receiving a BFA in ceramics from U-M in 2003\, Ogihara went on to study in Kyoto\, Japan to experience ceramics in her native country. Upon her return she attended Temple University of Philadelphia to receive her MFA in 2006. She is the recipient of several grants & awards including the NICHE award in 2011\, and has completed ceramic residencies in the US\, France and Brazil. She currently maintains a studio practice at the Clay Art Center in Port Chester\, New York. UID:11606-1177510@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11606 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:health and wellness,visual arts LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery - Main Corridor, Floor 2 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121129T143920 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121219T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121219T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents K-12 Student Group Show DESCRIPTION:This exhibit celebrates the emerging artistry of students from Saline public schools. Saline Area Schools are strong in visual education\, and students learn and participate in a wide range of media and processes throughout grade school. Every student develops an understanding of production\, criticism\, history\, and aesthetics within the visual arts. In this exhibition\, work from young people in grades K-12 will be displayed in both 2-D and 3-D galleries. The students explore themes as presented by seven different teachers in a variety of mediums\, from drawing and painting to ceramics and sculpture\, are included in this exhibit. UID:11603-1177360@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11603 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:health and wellness,visual arts LOCATION:Taubman Center - Gifts of Art Gallery, South Lobby, Floor 1. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121129T145025 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121219T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121219T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Landscape Forms: Painting Retrospective DESCRIPTION:A U-M graduate from the School of Art & Design in 1949\, Karin L. Bodycombe forged new territory in the arts. Working to pave the way for others\, she studied at Wayne State University and earned a degree in Art Education in 1952\, later inspiring many student artists. Creating in watercolor\, gouache\, pen\, acrylics and oils\, Bodycombe said of her work\, \"I paint landscape compositions reducing them to the basic areas or forms of the subject resembling the environment only through the tiles. Brush strokes express my feelings.\" Bodycombe has won many national awards and has exhibited her work in solo shows in Michigan and beyond. UID:11605-1177460@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11605 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:health and wellness,visual arts LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery - Main Corridor, Floor 2 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121129T143506 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121219T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121219T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents The Birthday Party: Ceramic Sculpture DESCRIPTION:Marcia Polenberg is an award winning artist whose figurative and architectonic sculptural ceramics\, drawings and paintings have been exhibited widely across the US and locally at WSG Gallery\, Ann Arbor Art Center and the Clay Gallery. Born in New York City\, Polenberg received a BA from CUNY Brooklyn College and an MFA from U-M. She has taught art at U-M\, the College for Creative Studies in Detroit and UM-Flint\, among others. Polenberg's work is in collections in the US\, England\, France\, Canada and Australia. This exhibit rejoices in childrens' birthday parties! Along with celebrating the special birthday child\, there is delight in the festive decorations\, the birthday cake\, the friends\, and even the unexpected. UID:11602-1177310@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11602 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:health and wellness,visual arts LOCATION:Taubman Center - Gifts of Art Gallery, North Lobby, Floor 1 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121206T140801 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121219T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121219T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents: “Garden of Infancy & Tree of Life: Snowflake Paper Cuttings” by Dr. Thomas L. Clark DESCRIPTION: UID:11658-1178348@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11658 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:visual arts LOCATION:Taubman Center - Gifts of Art Gallery, Taubman Health Center North Lobby. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120829T105403 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121219T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121219T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Photography Exhibit: Through its Children's Eyes: A Look at Battambang\, Cambodia DESCRIPTION:For a poor child in rural Cambodia\, education is a luxury and art is an impossible dream. In the little village of Norea\, Tao Li worked with the Face-to-Face AIDS Project to establish a basic education center for impoverished children affected by HIV/AIDS. \n\nThis exhibition is the expression of the children's love for life\, beauty\, and art. They hope to share their unique perspectives and offer a small but genuine glimpse of their home. UID:10095-1176850@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/10095 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:cambodia,community activism,photography,visual arts LOCATION:School of Social Work Building - International Institute Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130109T120349 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121219T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121219T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:\"An Exhibit of Exceptional Bindings by James W. Craven\" DESCRIPTION:The exhibit comprises a selection of Jim's favorite repair and preservation projects over the years\, including examples of his design bindings\, leatherwork\, inlays and custom designed tray-cases. Interspersed among the bindings and boxes are an assortment of bookbinding tools. UID:11936-1179498@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11936 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:bentley,bindings,exhibit,retirement LOCATION:Bentley Historical Library CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121129T122927 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121219T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121219T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Juried Student Exhibition DESCRIPTION:An opening reception for the exhibition will take place Tuesday\, Dec. 4 from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. UID:11600-1177255@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11600 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:art LOCATION:Art and Architecture Building - Jean Paul Slusser Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121015T132752 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121219T090000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Proclaiming Emancipation: The Exhibit DESCRIPTION: UID:10927-1175726@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/10927 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:history,law and history,law school,race LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Room 100 Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121206T135304 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121219T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121219T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Ross Art Collection DESCRIPTION:The Ross Art Collection at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business is displayed at locations around the school and online at www.bus.umich.edu/RossArt/collection/. UID:11657-1178617@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11657 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:visual arts LOCATION:Ross School of Business CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120824T114645 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121219T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121219T163000 SUMMARY:Other:Feast! DESCRIPTION:From cinnamon in Sri Lanka to figs in ancient Rome\, the winter exhibit at Matthaei Botanical Gardens takes a look at how plants have played an essential role in celebrations and cooking in cultures around the world\, especially during the holiday season. Activities during the exhibit include a live music opening day (Nov. 24)\, seasonal flower display\, student-generated interpretation\, member sale\, kids activities\, and more.\n\nOpen New Year's Day. UID:10047-1172178@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/10047 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:conservatory,culinary,environmental,food,matthaei,plants LOCATION:Matthaei Botanical Gardens CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120620T153538 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121219T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121219T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:African Art and the Shape of Time DESCRIPTION:African Art and the Shape of Time explores how African art gives material form to diverse concepts of temporality\, history and memory. African art is often interpreted in Western analytical frameworks as expressions of timeless myths and rituals\, interrupted only by the colonial encounter. African Art and the Shape of Time complicates such conventional views by considering diverse modes for reckoning time and its philosophical\, social\, and religious significance. The exhibition includes 30 works from the University of Michigan Museum of Art\, National Museum of African Art\, Fowler Museum at UCLA\, as well as several Detroit area private collections\, and is organized around five themes that explore the multiplicity of time in Africa: The Beginning of Things\, Embodied Time\, Moving Through Time\, Global Time\, and \"NOW.\"\n\nThis exhibition is generously supported by the University of Michigan Health System. Additional support provided by the CEW Frances and Sydney Lewis Visiting Leaders Fund. UID:9252-1174757@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/9252 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:african art,umma,visual arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120816T113657 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121219T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121219T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Benjamin West: General Wolfe and the Art of Empire DESCRIPTION:Benjamin West's iconic painting The Death of General Wolfe (1776) depicts the death of James Wolfe\, the British commander at the 1759 Battle of Quebec during what in this country is known as the French and Indian War. In conflating a momentous contemporary event with the genre of large-scale history painting\, West flouted the conventions of academic painting and the work became one of the most celebrated paintings in Britain. The artist went on to produce six versions of the painting\, one of which belongs to the William L. Clements Library at the University of Michigan. Through approximately 40 works from Michigan\, Canadian\, and British collections\, this ambitious and thematically focused exhibition will include the Clements canvas as well as other depictions of James Wolfe and his death on the battlefield.\n\nGenerous support for this exhibition is provided by the Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation\, the University of Michigan Health System\, the University of Michigan Office of the Provost and Office of the Vice President for Research\, the Richard and Rosann Noel Endowment Fund\, and THE MOSAIC FOUNDATION (of R. & P. Heydon).\n UID:9852-1174980@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/9852 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:visual arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120816T114258 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121219T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121219T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Discovering Eighteenth-Century British America through the William L. Clements Library Collection DESCRIPTION:This significant exhibition provides glimpses of British America in the 1700s and is designed to complement the Museum's concurrent exhibition \"Benjamin West: General Wolfe and the Art of Empire\,\" which features the Clements collection's major painting \"The Death of General Wolfe.\" William L. Clements assembled an outstanding array of primary sources on North America dating between 1492 and 1800\, with a heavy emphasis on early European exploration and discovery and the eighteenth-century wars for control of the continent. The exhibition features a mix of rare items from Mr. Clements’s original donation and pieces the Library has acquired since 1923 to complement and enhance its strength in eighteenth-century American history.\n\nGenerous support for this exhibition is provided by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.\n UID:9853-1174879@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/9853 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:visual arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121108T140848 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121219T110000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Francis Alys: Guards DESCRIPTION:Belgian artist Francis Alys's video Guards (2005) documents sixty-four of the Queen of England's guards on a \"walk\" throughout the City of London. There is perhaps no more symbolically unemotional character than that of a bearskin-hat-wearing guard of the Queen of England. Yet even with no break in the guards' indifferent exterior\, the tale still manages to be a powerful metaphor for the human condition. Many of the elements of Guards are found throughout Alys's work: walking\, rhythm\, the use of the street and bridges are all common tropes in his oeuvre. These strategies\, evoking the poetic and sonic palette of the urban environment\, involve a sometimes loose and other times overt relationship to social resistance and to the symbolic and often political implications of these actions.\n\nGenerous support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost.\n UID:11346-1176657@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11346 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:exhibit,exhibition,visual arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120620T153239 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121219T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121219T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:YOUNG-HAE CHANG HEAVY INDUSTRIES DESCRIPTION:The Seoul-based art collaborative\, Young-Hae Chang Heavy Industries (YHCHI) is known for innovative video works that exist at the nexus of visual art and digital literature. Blurring the boundaries between media\, technologies\, and cultural histories\, YHCHI has gained international acclaim for their \"net art\" productions-mostly black- and-white videos of quickly flashing capitalized text in a generic font with synchronized music. This exhibition will present a newly commissioned piece by UMMA\, which will be added to the artists' website\, yhchang.com.\n\nThis exhibition is generously supported by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment\, the University of Michigan Office of the Provost\, and the Nam Center for Korean Studies. Additional support provided by the Dr. Robert and Janet Miller Fund. UID:9251-1175081@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/9251 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:umma,video,visual arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120905T172812 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121219T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121219T125000 SUMMARY:Other:Noon Public Skate DESCRIPTION:Come skate where the University of Michigan Hockey team skates!!\n\nOpen to the Public\n\nCost: $3 ($2 additional cost for skate rental) UID:10183-1175448@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/10183 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:hockey,ice skating,public,skate,yost ice arena LOCATION:Yost Ice Arena CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121015T132154 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121219T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121219T164500 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Geometry of War: Fortification Plans for 18th Century America DESCRIPTION:Exhibit is open M-F from 1pm to 4:45 pm UID:10926-1175602@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/10926 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:cartography,geography,history LOCATION:William Clements Library - Great Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121015T081503 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121219T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121219T135000 SUMMARY:Other:Sticks and Pucks DESCRIPTION:Designed for skating and stick-handling with traffic flowing in one direction.\n\nFull hockey gear required! UID:10909-1175328@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/10909 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:hockey,ice,ice hockey,ice skating,pucks,skating,sticks,yost,yost ice arena LOCATION:Yost Ice Arena CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120903T223209 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121219T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121219T163000 SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:Current Events II--OLLI Study Group DESCRIPTION:This discussion group is for people interested in what’s happening at the local\, national\, and global level. All opinions receive a courteous hearing. No materials or special expertise required. Just bring an open mind and a good sense of humor.\n\nWednesdays\, September 12 - December 19\, Norm McIver UID:10140-1173429@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/10140 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:curr,lifelong learning,olli,retirement LOCATION:Off Campus Location - Turner Senior Resource Center, 2401 Plymouth Road, Suite C, Ann Arbor. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121019T215813 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121219T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121219T163000 SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:Science For the Non-Scientist DESCRIPTION:Did you always want to know more about science\, but never got around to reading science books? Here is an opportunity learn and discuss science with other OLLI members and read books you might not otherwise get to. Our first book will be Earth by Richard Fortey. Please read one-third of the book for the first class. Additional books will be chosen by class participants\, as time permits. The class will be facilitated by Fran Lyman. UID:11027-1176248@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11027 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:book,lifelong learning,olli,retirement,science LOCATION:Off Campus Location - Trinity Lutheran Church, 1400 W. Stadium Blvd. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120815T152143 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121219T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Kitty Donohoe DESCRIPTION:Celtic-flavored songwriting from Michigan\n\nThe Celtic-influenced Michigan roots music of Detroit native Kitty Donohoe has been praised in Sing Out! for its \"intelligent\, literate songwriting infused with an inherent optimism.\" Over the years Kitty has opened for a variety of artists\, from Doc Watson to David Bromberg\, from Bruce Cockburn to Cheryl Wheeler and in 2008 she and sideman David Mosher took the stage at an Obama rally just before Bruce Springsteen. Her song \"There Are No Words\,\" written on September 11\, 2001\, has been performed by numerous other songwriters and has taken on a life of its own. Rich Warren of WFMT radio in Chicago has included Kitty on his list of the 50 most significant songwriters in the last 50 years. She has some great seaonsal songs like \"Winter Dark\" that should be making an appearance on tonight's show. UID:9820-1171674@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/9820 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:celtic/british isles,contemporary songwriters,kitty donohoe,local/regional,music,the ark LOCATION:Off Campus Location - The Ark, 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121214T160340 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121220T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121220T170000 SUMMARY:Other:Art & Environment Gallery: Work of Sara Adlerstein DESCRIPTION:The third exhibit in the Art & Environment Gallery is \"Water Blues\,\" featuring work by Sara Adlerstein\, an associate research scientist at the School of Natural Resources and Environment.\n\nThe exhibit begins with an artist talk and public reception Thursday\, Nov. 8\, at 4 p.m.\, in the Ford Commons in the Dana Building. The public is invited.\n\n\"In my world\, art and science belong together as naturally as air and water. Both inform my work influencing my approach\,\" said Adlerstein\, an accomplished artist with many gallery showings to her credit. \"Observation\, experimentation\, improvisation\, making comparisons\, searching for patterns and answers all come together within the creative process. As such I have developed my own mixed media techniques and my research influences the subject of my paintings. The process has been magical\, nurturing and informative.\"\n\nAt the School of Natural Resources and Environment\, Adlerstein is an applied aquatic ecologist in the school's Conservation Ecology field of study. She obtained a master of science degree at the University of Concepcion Chile and a master of science and Ph.D. at the University of Washington. Her work focuses on environmental stressors affecting Great Lakes ecosystems.\n\nShe did not pursue academic training in the arts but she has been painting for as long as she has been a scientist.\n\nAt the University of Michigan\, she has taught courses bridging arts and sciences at the School of Art & Design and the Residential College\, and has organized and participated in events to immerse the arts within the endeavors of a research university. Her works have been published in books and magazines\; shown in galleries and museums in Chile\, Europe\, Canada and the United States\; and are part of public and private art collections.\n\nShe is a visiting artist at the Washington Street Gallery in Ann Arbor.\n\nIn 2001\, Adlerstein moved to Ann Arbor with her husband\, Edgar Meyhofer\, a professor of Mechanical Engineering and Professor of Biomedical Engineering in the U-M College of Engineering. They have two sons.\n\nArtist statement by Sara Adlerstein:\n\nI am a scientist and a visual artist\, or the other way around....\n\nIn my world\, art and science belong together as naturally”¨as air and water. Both inform my work influencing my approach. Observation\, experimentation\, improvisation\, making comparisons\, searching for patterns and answers all come together within the creative process. As such\, I have developed my own mixed media techniques and my research influences the subject of my paintings. The process has been magical\, nurturing and informative.\n\nI also view art as a vehicle that transcends academia in communicating environmental issues to wider audiences extending the reach of traditional research publications. My paintings are often environmentally based and images build on my experience as a scientist and my sensibility as an artist to communicate concerns\, dreams and emotions all emerging from a deep and relentless love for life.\n\nIn the current exhibit\, you will find images inspired by the beauty of the Great Lakes aquatic ecosystems and my research on environmental stresses threatening their health and function. These are visions of worlds that exist in a place in”¨my heart. These alternative realities develop in front of my eyes as I research interconnectivities of streams and lakes\; imperilments of species that have become endangered\; population fluctuations\; and ecosystem dynamics ever so affected by human interventions.\n\nI hope for conversation departures to raise awareness of how we can be better stewards for our environment. UID:11726-1178833@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11726 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:art,environmment LOCATION:Dana Natural Resources Building - Ford Commons, main floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121129T144458 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121220T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121220T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Brain Fitness PuzzleArt: Interactive Installation DESCRIPTION:New York artist Alli Berman had a CVA (stroke) years ago. She experimented in her studio and came up with art that is viewable\, touchable\, and movable and incorporates a therapeutic art concept. Berman now creates exciting colorful interactive art installations to help people of all ages and abilities develop stronger\, faster cognitive function as they enjoy her relaxing sensory experience. Neuroscientists and therapists use PuzzleArt in 15 countries and agree: it's secret fun therapy for developing neural plasticity. It's PuzzleArt like no puzzle you've ever done before. UID:11604-1177411@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11604 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:health and wellness,visual arts LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery - Main Lobby, Floor 1 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121129T145757 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121220T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121220T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Charley Harper by Motawi: Ceramic Art Tile DESCRIPTION:This exhibit features Motawi's new collection of tiles based on the work of beloved wildlife artist Charley Harper (1922-2007). Harper's work is modern\, sophisticated and completely charming. His minimal graphic style lends itself perfectly to Motawi's cuenca tile making technique. Nawal Motawi graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in Fine Art. In 1992\, she founded Motawi Tileworks in a garage studio. Today\, Nawal employs more than 30 people and sells tile through hundreds of retailers around the county. In addition to this exhibit of newly released tiles\, the University Hospital has Motawi tile murals in the east and west Patient Elevator Lobbies on floors 1-8. UID:11607-1177561@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11607 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:health and wellness,visual arts LOCATION:Cancer Center - Gifts of Art Gallery - Level B2 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121129T142716 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121220T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121220T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Garden of Eden & Tree of Life: Snowflake Paper Cuttings DESCRIPTION:Did you know that the Garden of Eden is also the Garden of Infancy? That the tree of life is also the life giving womb? In new work illuminating familiar favorites\, snowflake master Dr. Thomas L. Clark delves into the biological significance of ancient symbolism in exquisite\, hand-cut paper creations. Clark's snowflake of the tree of knowledge explores the biological origins of good and evil\, shedding new light on the curves of the serpent. A former U-M physician\, Clark\, a.k.a. Dr. Snowflake\, has been exhibiting his snowflakes at U-M Hospitals since 1987. The annual free snowflake making workshop will be held on Thursday\, January 3\, 2012 from 12:00-2:00 p.m. in the Gifts of Art Gallery-Taubman Health Center North Lobby\, Floor 1. If planning to attend the workshop\, please bring scissors. UID:11601-1177261@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11601 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:health and wellness,visual arts LOCATION:Taubman Center - Gifts of Art Gallery – North Lobby, Floor 1 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121129T150300 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121220T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121220T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Hidden Glimpses of Nature: Photography DESCRIPTION:The photography of Charles St. Charles reveals hidden glimpses of nature that few people have witnessed or are even aware exist. His work covers a vast spectrum\, from the scale of very small while recording light passing through the natural lens of miniscule dew drops\, to the scale of the very large while recording fields of daisies and fields of stars in the same image. The briefest moments of kissing and cavorting fox kits are frozen in time\, while extraordinary long exposures taken during the night expose brilliant fall foliage surrounded by moving mist. Charles' unmanipulated images all point to the same conclusion – it is a phenomenal world that we live in. UID:11608-1177674@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11608 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:health and wellness,visual arts LOCATION:Cancer Center - Gifts of Art Gallery - Level 1 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121129T145516 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121220T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121220T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Inside & Out: Fragments & Narratives in Clay DESCRIPTION:Mari Ogihara uses clay as a medium for its close resemblance to skin. Her ceramic sculptures create tension and unity between raw and ornamented surfaces and illicit feelings of sensuality and serenity. After receiving a BFA in ceramics from U-M in 2003\, Ogihara went on to study in Kyoto\, Japan to experience ceramics in her native country. Upon her return she attended Temple University of Philadelphia to receive her MFA in 2006. She is the recipient of several grants & awards including the NICHE award in 2011\, and has completed ceramic residencies in the US\, France and Brazil. She currently maintains a studio practice at the Clay Art Center in Port Chester\, New York. UID:11606-1177511@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11606 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:health and wellness,visual arts LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery - Main Corridor, Floor 2 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121129T143920 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121220T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121220T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents K-12 Student Group Show DESCRIPTION:This exhibit celebrates the emerging artistry of students from Saline public schools. Saline Area Schools are strong in visual education\, and students learn and participate in a wide range of media and processes throughout grade school. Every student develops an understanding of production\, criticism\, history\, and aesthetics within the visual arts. In this exhibition\, work from young people in grades K-12 will be displayed in both 2-D and 3-D galleries. The students explore themes as presented by seven different teachers in a variety of mediums\, from drawing and painting to ceramics and sculpture\, are included in this exhibit. UID:11603-1177361@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11603 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:health and wellness,visual arts LOCATION:Taubman Center - Gifts of Art Gallery, South Lobby, Floor 1. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121129T145025 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121220T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121220T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Landscape Forms: Painting Retrospective DESCRIPTION:A U-M graduate from the School of Art & Design in 1949\, Karin L. Bodycombe forged new territory in the arts. Working to pave the way for others\, she studied at Wayne State University and earned a degree in Art Education in 1952\, later inspiring many student artists. Creating in watercolor\, gouache\, pen\, acrylics and oils\, Bodycombe said of her work\, \"I paint landscape compositions reducing them to the basic areas or forms of the subject resembling the environment only through the tiles. Brush strokes express my feelings.\" Bodycombe has won many national awards and has exhibited her work in solo shows in Michigan and beyond. UID:11605-1177461@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11605 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:health and wellness,visual arts LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery - Main Corridor, Floor 2 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121129T143506 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121220T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121220T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents The Birthday Party: Ceramic Sculpture DESCRIPTION:Marcia Polenberg is an award winning artist whose figurative and architectonic sculptural ceramics\, drawings and paintings have been exhibited widely across the US and locally at WSG Gallery\, Ann Arbor Art Center and the Clay Gallery. Born in New York City\, Polenberg received a BA from CUNY Brooklyn College and an MFA from U-M. She has taught art at U-M\, the College for Creative Studies in Detroit and UM-Flint\, among others. Polenberg's work is in collections in the US\, England\, France\, Canada and Australia. This exhibit rejoices in childrens' birthday parties! Along with celebrating the special birthday child\, there is delight in the festive decorations\, the birthday cake\, the friends\, and even the unexpected. UID:11602-1177311@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11602 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:health and wellness,visual arts LOCATION:Taubman Center - Gifts of Art Gallery, North Lobby, Floor 1 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121206T140801 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121220T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121220T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents: “Garden of Infancy & Tree of Life: Snowflake Paper Cuttings” by Dr. Thomas L. Clark DESCRIPTION: UID:11658-1178349@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11658 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:visual arts LOCATION:Taubman Center - Gifts of Art Gallery, Taubman Health Center North Lobby. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120829T105403 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121220T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121220T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Photography Exhibit: Through its Children's Eyes: A Look at Battambang\, Cambodia DESCRIPTION:For a poor child in rural Cambodia\, education is a luxury and art is an impossible dream. In the little village of Norea\, Tao Li worked with the Face-to-Face AIDS Project to establish a basic education center for impoverished children affected by HIV/AIDS. \n\nThis exhibition is the expression of the children's love for life\, beauty\, and art. They hope to share their unique perspectives and offer a small but genuine glimpse of their home. UID:10095-1176851@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/10095 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:cambodia,community activism,photography,visual arts LOCATION:School of Social Work Building - International Institute Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130109T120349 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121220T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121220T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:\"An Exhibit of Exceptional Bindings by James W. Craven\" DESCRIPTION:The exhibit comprises a selection of Jim's favorite repair and preservation projects over the years\, including examples of his design bindings\, leatherwork\, inlays and custom designed tray-cases. Interspersed among the bindings and boxes are an assortment of bookbinding tools. UID:11936-1179499@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11936 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:bentley,bindings,exhibit,retirement LOCATION:Bentley Historical Library CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121129T122927 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121220T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121220T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Juried Student Exhibition DESCRIPTION:An opening reception for the exhibition will take place Tuesday\, Dec. 4 from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. UID:11600-1177256@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11600 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:art LOCATION:Art and Architecture Building - Jean Paul Slusser Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121015T132752 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121220T090000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Proclaiming Emancipation: The Exhibit DESCRIPTION: UID:10927-1175727@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/10927 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:history,law and history,law school,race LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Room 100 Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121206T135304 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121220T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121220T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Ross Art Collection DESCRIPTION:The Ross Art Collection at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business is displayed at locations around the school and online at www.bus.umich.edu/RossArt/collection/. UID:11657-1178618@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11657 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:visual arts LOCATION:Ross School of Business CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120824T114645 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121220T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121220T163000 SUMMARY:Other:Feast! DESCRIPTION:From cinnamon in Sri Lanka to figs in ancient Rome\, the winter exhibit at Matthaei Botanical Gardens takes a look at how plants have played an essential role in celebrations and cooking in cultures around the world\, especially during the holiday season. Activities during the exhibit include a live music opening day (Nov. 24)\, seasonal flower display\, student-generated interpretation\, member sale\, kids activities\, and more.\n\nOpen New Year's Day. UID:10047-1172179@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/10047 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:conservatory,culinary,environmental,food,matthaei,plants LOCATION:Matthaei Botanical Gardens CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120620T153538 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121220T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121220T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:African Art and the Shape of Time DESCRIPTION:African Art and the Shape of Time explores how African art gives material form to diverse concepts of temporality\, history and memory. African art is often interpreted in Western analytical frameworks as expressions of timeless myths and rituals\, interrupted only by the colonial encounter. African Art and the Shape of Time complicates such conventional views by considering diverse modes for reckoning time and its philosophical\, social\, and religious significance. The exhibition includes 30 works from the University of Michigan Museum of Art\, National Museum of African Art\, Fowler Museum at UCLA\, as well as several Detroit area private collections\, and is organized around five themes that explore the multiplicity of time in Africa: The Beginning of Things\, Embodied Time\, Moving Through Time\, Global Time\, and \"NOW.\"\n\nThis exhibition is generously supported by the University of Michigan Health System. Additional support provided by the CEW Frances and Sydney Lewis Visiting Leaders Fund. UID:9252-1174758@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/9252 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:african art,umma,visual arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120816T113657 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121220T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121220T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Benjamin West: General Wolfe and the Art of Empire DESCRIPTION:Benjamin West's iconic painting The Death of General Wolfe (1776) depicts the death of James Wolfe\, the British commander at the 1759 Battle of Quebec during what in this country is known as the French and Indian War. In conflating a momentous contemporary event with the genre of large-scale history painting\, West flouted the conventions of academic painting and the work became one of the most celebrated paintings in Britain. The artist went on to produce six versions of the painting\, one of which belongs to the William L. Clements Library at the University of Michigan. Through approximately 40 works from Michigan\, Canadian\, and British collections\, this ambitious and thematically focused exhibition will include the Clements canvas as well as other depictions of James Wolfe and his death on the battlefield.\n\nGenerous support for this exhibition is provided by the Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation\, the University of Michigan Health System\, the University of Michigan Office of the Provost and Office of the Vice President for Research\, the Richard and Rosann Noel Endowment Fund\, and THE MOSAIC FOUNDATION (of R. & P. Heydon).\n UID:9852-1174981@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/9852 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:visual arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120816T114258 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121220T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121220T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Discovering Eighteenth-Century British America through the William L. Clements Library Collection DESCRIPTION:This significant exhibition provides glimpses of British America in the 1700s and is designed to complement the Museum's concurrent exhibition \"Benjamin West: General Wolfe and the Art of Empire\,\" which features the Clements collection's major painting \"The Death of General Wolfe.\" William L. Clements assembled an outstanding array of primary sources on North America dating between 1492 and 1800\, with a heavy emphasis on early European exploration and discovery and the eighteenth-century wars for control of the continent. The exhibition features a mix of rare items from Mr. Clements’s original donation and pieces the Library has acquired since 1923 to complement and enhance its strength in eighteenth-century American history.\n\nGenerous support for this exhibition is provided by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.\n UID:9853-1174880@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/9853 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:visual arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121108T140848 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121220T110000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Francis Alys: Guards DESCRIPTION:Belgian artist Francis Alys's video Guards (2005) documents sixty-four of the Queen of England's guards on a \"walk\" throughout the City of London. There is perhaps no more symbolically unemotional character than that of a bearskin-hat-wearing guard of the Queen of England. Yet even with no break in the guards' indifferent exterior\, the tale still manages to be a powerful metaphor for the human condition. Many of the elements of Guards are found throughout Alys's work: walking\, rhythm\, the use of the street and bridges are all common tropes in his oeuvre. These strategies\, evoking the poetic and sonic palette of the urban environment\, involve a sometimes loose and other times overt relationship to social resistance and to the symbolic and often political implications of these actions.\n\nGenerous support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost.\n UID:11346-1176658@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11346 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:exhibit,exhibition,visual arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120620T153239 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121220T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121220T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:YOUNG-HAE CHANG HEAVY INDUSTRIES DESCRIPTION:The Seoul-based art collaborative\, Young-Hae Chang Heavy Industries (YHCHI) is known for innovative video works that exist at the nexus of visual art and digital literature. Blurring the boundaries between media\, technologies\, and cultural histories\, YHCHI has gained international acclaim for their \"net art\" productions-mostly black- and-white videos of quickly flashing capitalized text in a generic font with synchronized music. This exhibition will present a newly commissioned piece by UMMA\, which will be added to the artists' website\, yhchang.com.\n\nThis exhibition is generously supported by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment\, the University of Michigan Office of the Provost\, and the Nam Center for Korean Studies. Additional support provided by the Dr. Robert and Janet Miller Fund. UID:9251-1175082@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/9251 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:umma,video,visual arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120905T172812 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121220T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121220T125000 SUMMARY:Other:Noon Public Skate DESCRIPTION:Come skate where the University of Michigan Hockey team skates!!\n\nOpen to the Public\n\nCost: $3 ($2 additional cost for skate rental) UID:10183-1175449@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/10183 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:hockey,ice skating,public,skate,yost ice arena LOCATION:Yost Ice Arena CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121108T142920 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121220T121000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121220T130000 SUMMARY:Performance:Gifts of Art presents Holiday Harmonies DESCRIPTION:Come enjoy some of your Christmas favorites with the local band Counterpoint. They will entertain you with their blended vocal harmonies and refreshing arrangements. With Debbie Colesa\, Deborah Davis\, and Laurie Williams on vocals\, Peter Tchoryk on trumpet\, and guitarists Paul Olsztyn and Dave Karl\, their full bodied yet easy listening sound is enlivening. You’re invited to join in the fun\, so bring your jingle bells to help deck the halls. Special guest: Ken Davis (piano). UID:11350-1176762@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11350 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:health and wellness,music LOCATION:University Hospitals - Main Lobby, Floor 1 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121015T132154 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121220T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121220T164500 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Geometry of War: Fortification Plans for 18th Century America DESCRIPTION:Exhibit is open M-F from 1pm to 4:45 pm UID:10926-1175603@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/10926 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:cartography,geography,history LOCATION:William Clements Library - Great Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120815T152653 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121220T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Delbert McClinton DESCRIPTION: UID:9823-1171678@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/9823 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:blues,country/rockabilly,delbert mcclinton,music,rock/pop,the ark LOCATION:Off Campus Location - The Ark, 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20121220T000008 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121220T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:First Dissertation Recital: Stijn De Cock\, piano DESCRIPTION:PROGRAM: Soler - Sonata no. 21 in C-sharp Minor\; Sonata no. 88 in D-flat Major\; Beethoven - Sonata op. 57 (\"Appassionata\")\; Brahms - Sechs Klavierstücke\, op. 118\; Liszt - Etude Transcendante\, S. 139\, no. 4 (\"Mazeppa\") UID:11736-1178865@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/11736 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:music LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Stamps Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20120905T173515 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20121220T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20121220T215000 SUMMARY:Other:Public Skate DESCRIPTION:Come skate where the University of Michigan Hockey team skates!!\n\nOpen to the public!\n\nCost: $6 (Adults) $4 (UM Faculty and Staff\, Students\, Youth and Seniors)\n($2 additional cost for skate rental) UID:10184-1175351@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/10184 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:ice hockey,public,skating,yost ice arena LOCATION:Yost Ice Arena CONTACT: END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR