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:20130904T092909 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130915T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130915T235900 SUMMARY:Exhibition:“Imaging the Dream” Exhibit and Ribbon-Cutting DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, September 12th\, The North Campus Colleges will launch a year of frank discussions and interactions with a provocative\, interactive exhibit that will give visitors unprecedented access to the historic images\, documents and writings associated with the important work of Dr. King and the Civil Rights Movement. The event is called:\n\n“Imaging the Dream” Exhibit and Ribbon-Cutting\nFeaturing the MLK Imaging Exhibit\nThursday\, September 12\, 2013\n5-7pm\nChesebrough Auditorium\nFeatured Speaker: Dr. Michael Eric Dyson\, Professor\, Georgetown University \n\nCourtesy of The King Center in Atlanta\, GA and JP Morgan Chase\, the Exhibit will be housed in the Duderstadt Center from September 12-20.\n\nThe MLK Imaging Exhibit is an interactive experience developed by JP Morgan Chase and The King Center in Atlanta that allows visitors to view documents and images from and about Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr. and other key Civil Rights figures. These landmark documents include the most famous documents such as the “I Have a Dream” speech\, notes on the Letter from Birmingham Jail\, as well as other speeches\, correspondence and sermons of Dr. King. The King Center Imaging Project makes available to the public historical treasures that have been accessible only to researchers–until now. The archive is available to anyone around the world who has access to the Internet.\nDr. Dyson authored I May Not Get There With You: The True Martin Luther King\, Jr. Named by Ebony as one of the hundred most influential black Americans\, he is the author of 16 books. Dr. Dyson is a frequent commentator on MSNBC\, and maintains a national profile as a highly sought-after speaker. His remarks will be thought-provoking and provide a good foundation for a year-long series of dialogue and activities.\n\nCo-sponsors are the Office of the Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs\; the 2014 North Campus MLK Committee\; University Library\; the 2014 MLK Symposium Planning Committee\; and the University Diversity Council.\n\nThe MLK Imaging Exhibit will be housed in The Duderstadt Center from September 12-20. \n\nThis event will be a part of an ongoing discussion on race\, diversity and inclusion on North Campus and throughout the University.\n\n\nQUICK LINKS:\n\nRSVP for the “Ribbon-Cutting” Ceremony & Reception: http://bit.ly/15wJv1G\n\nMap to the Exhibit: goo.gl/F2mfWG \n\nMore information The JPMC MLK Exhibit: goo.gl/YX5uCN \n\nMore information on The King Center in Atlanta\, GA: goo.gl/9w1ETc \n\nTo volunteer (or get your organization involved) with The MLK Imaging Exhibit: http://mlkexhibitvolunteer.weebly.com UID:14450-1192409@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14450 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:civil rights,diversity,historical,inclusion,mlk,race,understanding race theme semester,university library LOCATION:Duderstadt Center CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130708T145243 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130915T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130915T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Annual Employee Art Exhibition DESCRIPTION:Each year Gifts of Art presents an exhibition of artwork by U-M Health System faculty\, staff\, students\, volunteers and family members. It is our pleasure to display the artistic accomplishments and showcase the exceptional talent and creativity of our UMHS family. For this eagerly anticipated annual event\, there are ribbon awards for Best in Category and Best in Show\, and a People's Choice award will be determined by the votes of visitors to the exhibit. Winners will be announced at the Artist Reception and Award Ceremony to be held on Tuesday\, Sept. 10\, 2012 from 11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m. in the exhibit gallery. UID:13841-1186330@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/13841 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:20130708T150115 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130915T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130915T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Contemporary Forged Jewelry DESCRIPTION:Deborah Fehrenbach believes that jewelry should be fun\, bold and exciting. She plays texture against mirror finishes and loves to include movement and dimension to create bold\, yet feminine jewelry. She includes Tahitian pearls\, natural stones and materials\, custom glass\, enameling and raku pottery in her designs. Exhibiting her work both nationally and internationally\, Fehrenbach also teaches near her studio in southeastern Michigan. Her award winning sterling silver and gold jewelry is all hand fabricated and forged\, using traditional goldsmithing techniques combined with unconventional methods. UID:13844-1186480@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/13844 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:20130708T144558 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130915T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130915T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Nature’s Presence: Macro-Botanical Photography DESCRIPTION:Robert W. Cleveland was an advertising photographer for 30 years after studying botany at Alma College and art at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit. His macro-botanical landscapes allow the eye to travel beneath the surface of reality into a realm of visual surprises of texture\, color\, light and design. Cleveland sees his photographs as metaphorical\, inviting viewers to experience the totality of nature's presence and the wonderment and tranquility it can evoke. Cleveland resides in Michigan\, but also enjoys exploring Hawaii\, Japan\, Europe\, the western United States as well as Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. UID:13839-1186230@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/13839 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:20130708T145809 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130915T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130915T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Reconstructed Landscapes: Collage DESCRIPTION:Ann Arbor artist Cheryl Dawdy received her BA from U-M and then dabbled in different media (printmaking\, weaving\, natural dyes) until discovering collage. She adores it for its spontaneity and perfect expression of her \"make it up as you go along\" approach to life. Expectation invites disappointment\, she contends\, but an open mind offers unlimited potential. With that attitude\, she works with old postcards\, paper scraps\, and pieces of old wallpaper washed with acrylic paint\, creating landscape images some have described as \"wonderful little worlds you want to climb into\" and \"the stuff of dreams.\" Dawdy is also a singer for the Ann Arbor based musical performance group the Chenille Sisters. UID:13843-1186430@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/13843 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:20130708T145534 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130915T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130915T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Songs of the Birds: Airbrushed Acrylics DESCRIPTION:Mixing science and art\, local artist Carol Hanna interprets the songs of birds using visual language that represents the color of the birds and the notes of their songs. The various stripe combinations of vibrating color in each painting represent each individual bird's measure of time or rhythm\, the pitch or frequency of its vibrations per second\, and the softness or loudness of its call. Hanna works with the U-M Biology Department to match each bird's exact color. Hanna has exhibited both locally and nationally\, and her works are in permanent collections at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the C. S. Mott Children's and Women's Hospital. She received both a BFA and an MA from Eastern Michigan University. UID:13842-1186380@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/13842 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:20130925T135958 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130915T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130915T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Sibande On Campus: Exhibit: The wait seems to go on forever (mural\, 2008) DESCRIPTION:Rising young South African artist Mary Sibande constructs elaborate visual narratives to consider race\, gender\, and class in post-colonial South Africa. Rooted in her own family’s history of three generations of women as domestic servants\, Sibande’s larger-than-life figures clothed in yards of fabric confront the viewer with the stark limits of cultural heritage as well as the possibility of transformation. Sibande’s Ann Arbor fellowship includes an original installation at the U-M Institute for the Humanities gallery\, a Penny Stamps lecture\, an open studio at the Stamps School on North Campus\, and exhibition of Sibande’s existing work at Gallery DAAS\, the U-M Museum of Art\, and the Stamps School Slusser Gallery. UID:14842-1193188@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14842 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:multicultural,social justice,visual arts LOCATION:Museum of Art - Commons CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130903T132758 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130915T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130915T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Harmon of Michigan DESCRIPTION:The Bentley Historical Library is pleased to announce the opening of an exhibit\, “Harmon of Michigan” focusing on the life and career of University of Michigan football legend Tom Harmon. The exhibition\, in conjunction with the \"unretiring\" of Harmon's famed number 98 jersey this season\, highlights Harmon’s college career at Michigan\, both as a student and an athlete. Using archival documents\, photographs\, and artifacts\, including material recently acquired through Harmon’s son\, Mark Harmon\, the exhibit traces Harmon’s career as the University of Michigan’s first Heisman Trophy winner\, World War II pilot and war hero\, and a pioneering radio and television broadcaster. The exhibit is curate by Greg Kinney.\n UID:14425-1192291@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14425 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:bentley historical library,michigan football,north campus,tom harmon LOCATION:Bentley Historical Library - Lobby CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130726T153157 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130915T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130915T163000 SUMMARY:Other:Exotic Plant Sale DESCRIPTION:A large selection of cactus\, succulents\, and bromeliads\, and air plants for sale\, in sizes ranging from seedlings to mature plants\, as well as growing supplies\, books\, and art prints. Lectures scheduled for both days. 248-380-7359. Free. Presented by Michigan Cactus and Succulent Society and the Southeast Michigan Bromeliad Society. UID:13917-1188837@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/13917 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:bromeliad society,exotic,matthaei botanical gardens,michigan cactus and succulent society,succulents LOCATION:Matthaei Botanical Gardens CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130912T105020 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130915T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130915T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:\"Performing Still Images: David Claerbout and Matthew Buckingham\" DESCRIPTION: UID:14631-1192791@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14631 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:visual arts LOCATION:Museum of Art - Hours are noon-5 p.m. Sundays; closed Mondays. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130905T161750 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130915T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130915T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Costumes by Design DESCRIPTION:Presented by Professor Jessica Hahn\, Department of Theatre & Drama\, \"Costumes by Design\" features a selection of costumes from plays\, musicals\, opera and dance from the 2012-2013 School of Music\, Theatre & Dance season.\n\nAvailable during Duderstadt Gallery hours: Monday-Friday Noon-6pm\, Sunday Noon-5pm UID:14507-1192498@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14507 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:costume design,theater,theatre LOCATION:Duderstadt Center - Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130822T132305 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130915T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130915T190000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:American Foodways: The Jewish Contribution DESCRIPTION:Highlighting Jewish contributions to American culinary history from 1660 to 2013\, this exhibit includes Jewish-American charity cookbooks representing all fifty states from the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive at the University of Michigan Library. Many other treasures will also be on display\, including the first Jewish cookbook published in America (1871). Original early works will be on display in the Audubon Room\, with examples of 20th and 21st century items in the North Lobby cases of the Hatcher Library.\n\nCurated by Jan Longone\, Adjunct Curator in the U-M Special Collections Library\, and Avery Robinson\, Graduate Student in Judaic Studies\, the exhibit is available during Audubon Room hours: Mon-Fri 8:30am-7pm\, Sat 10am-6pm\, Sun 1-7pm.\n\nPlease join us for an exhibit lecture and reception on September 24 at 4:00 p.m. UID:14336-1192036@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14336 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:culinary,food,jewish community,jewish studies,university library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Audubon Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130726T154525 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130915T130000 SUMMARY:Presentation:Yes\, You Can Grow Bromeliads in Michigan DESCRIPTION:Tips on choosing the bromeliads that best suit your needs in all seasons\, indoors and out. Also\, discussion of potting mix\, fertilizing\, watering\, plant propagation and pest control. Free. Presented by Southeast Michigan Bromeliad Society. UID:13919-1188839@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/13919 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:bromeliad society,bromeliads,matthaei botanical gardens LOCATION:Matthaei Botanical Gardens CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130915T000021 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130915T140000 SUMMARY:Performance:The Legacy of Song: George and Ira Gershwin Panel Discussion DESCRIPTION:A discussion about the legacy and impact of American songwriters\, especially George and Ira Gershwin\, with special guest Marc Gershwin\, U-M faculty\, and representatives from the Library of Congress and Ira Gershwin Archive. UID:14028-1188990@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14028 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:music LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) - Assembly Room (4th Fl) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130915T000021 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130915T160000 SUMMARY:Performance:Audra McDonald with the University Symphony Orchestra DESCRIPTION:Kenneth Kiesler\, conductor. Audra McDonald performs a variety of songs and Gershwin arrangements\, accompanied by pianist Andy Einhorn and the University Symphony Orchestra. Presented by UMS. Tickets available at the League Ticket Office 734.764.2538 UID:14027-1188989@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14027 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:music LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130913T114211 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130915T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130915T190000 SUMMARY:Auditions:FunKtion Hip-Hop Dance Auditions DESCRIPTION:FunKtion is the premier all-male\, multicultural hip-hop dance crew at the University of Michigan. Founded in 1999\, we have been dancing into the hearts of the masses and having fun while doing it. \n\nWhere: Michigan Union\, 1st floor Pond Room\nWhen: Sunday\, September 15\, 2013 @ 4pm-7pm\n\nWe will be teaching one of our original choreographies for you to learn and then later perform for us. More details on our audition process can be found on our website: www.umfunktion.com\n\nANY male student at the University of Michigan can try out! No experience necessary. Just bring you\, your enthusiasm\, and your dancing shoes. Even if you decide not to try out\, you can meet new people and take a free class!\n\nA quick overview of who we are and what we're like: http://youtu.be/LeJwO-0F0Bo\n\nAnd ladies\, you are\, as always\, more than welcome to come and dance with us. Free choreography!\n\nIf you have any questions or concerns\, feel free to e-mail us at funktion@umich.edu.\n\nLike us on FB: www.facebook.com/umfunktion\nWatch us: www.youtube.com/umfunktion\nOfficial website: www.umfunktion.com UID:14664-1192933@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14664 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:art,auditions,choreography,dance,encore,funktion,hip hop,multicultural,music,student org,tryout LOCATION:Michigan Union - 1st Floor Pond Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130722T140128 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130915T193000 SUMMARY:Performance:The David Mayfield Parade DESCRIPTION:If you’ve seen David Mayfield perform with The Avett Brothers\, Mumford & Sons\, or Jessica Lea Mayfield\, or at Bonnaroo\, you’ve caught the charisma\, the heart\, and the comedy\, and it’s likely you’ll come back for more! With eclectic\, cinematic songs that stir up images of the old West and urban cityscapes\, David's new release\, \"Good Man Down\,\" feels like a game changer for a singer-songwriter\, band leader\, and Grammy nominated producer who stepped out of the sideman shadows with his 2011 solo debut “The Parade.” He likens “Good Man Down” to “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.” Like “Raiders of the Lost Ark\,” his first album was lighthearted and fun with nods to the past. His second is darker\, creepier\, more bizarre and outrageous. With a successful crowdfunding campaign raising expectations\, David felt it was time to take chances musically and delve into more adventurous production while tapping into his bluegrass roots. David's live shows are lively and sometimes comical. He grew up playing bass and touring with his family’s bluegrass band. As a teenager he established himself as a hot picker collecting national awards for his dexterity on guitar and mandolin. Conscious of not just being a musician\, but an entertainer–something his father instilled in him in the family band–he certainly makes an impression live. But it’s the strength of his songwriting and musicianship\, combined with that charm and personality\, that keep audiences coming back again and again. UID:13886-1188812@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/13886 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:music,the ark,the david mayfield parade LOCATION:Off Campus Location - The Ark, 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130904T092909 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130916T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130916T235900 SUMMARY:Exhibition:“Imaging the Dream” Exhibit and Ribbon-Cutting DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, September 12th\, The North Campus Colleges will launch a year of frank discussions and interactions with a provocative\, interactive exhibit that will give visitors unprecedented access to the historic images\, documents and writings associated with the important work of Dr. King and the Civil Rights Movement. The event is called:\n\n“Imaging the Dream” Exhibit and Ribbon-Cutting\nFeaturing the MLK Imaging Exhibit\nThursday\, September 12\, 2013\n5-7pm\nChesebrough Auditorium\nFeatured Speaker: Dr. Michael Eric Dyson\, Professor\, Georgetown University \n\nCourtesy of The King Center in Atlanta\, GA and JP Morgan Chase\, the Exhibit will be housed in the Duderstadt Center from September 12-20.\n\nThe MLK Imaging Exhibit is an interactive experience developed by JP Morgan Chase and The King Center in Atlanta that allows visitors to view documents and images from and about Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr. and other key Civil Rights figures. These landmark documents include the most famous documents such as the “I Have a Dream” speech\, notes on the Letter from Birmingham Jail\, as well as other speeches\, correspondence and sermons of Dr. King. The King Center Imaging Project makes available to the public historical treasures that have been accessible only to researchers–until now. The archive is available to anyone around the world who has access to the Internet.\nDr. Dyson authored I May Not Get There With You: The True Martin Luther King\, Jr. Named by Ebony as one of the hundred most influential black Americans\, he is the author of 16 books. Dr. Dyson is a frequent commentator on MSNBC\, and maintains a national profile as a highly sought-after speaker. His remarks will be thought-provoking and provide a good foundation for a year-long series of dialogue and activities.\n\nCo-sponsors are the Office of the Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs\; the 2014 North Campus MLK Committee\; University Library\; the 2014 MLK Symposium Planning Committee\; and the University Diversity Council.\n\nThe MLK Imaging Exhibit will be housed in The Duderstadt Center from September 12-20. \n\nThis event will be a part of an ongoing discussion on race\, diversity and inclusion on North Campus and throughout the University.\n\n\nQUICK LINKS:\n\nRSVP for the “Ribbon-Cutting” Ceremony & Reception: http://bit.ly/15wJv1G\n\nMap to the Exhibit: goo.gl/F2mfWG \n\nMore information The JPMC MLK Exhibit: goo.gl/YX5uCN \n\nMore information on The King Center in Atlanta\, GA: goo.gl/9w1ETc \n\nTo volunteer (or get your organization involved) with The MLK Imaging Exhibit: http://mlkexhibitvolunteer.weebly.com UID:14450-1192410@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14450 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:civil rights,diversity,historical,inclusion,mlk,race,understanding race theme semester,university library LOCATION:Duderstadt Center CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130708T145243 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130916T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130916T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Annual Employee Art Exhibition DESCRIPTION:Each year Gifts of Art presents an exhibition of artwork by U-M Health System faculty\, staff\, students\, volunteers and family members. It is our pleasure to display the artistic accomplishments and showcase the exceptional talent and creativity of our UMHS family. For this eagerly anticipated annual event\, there are ribbon awards for Best in Category and Best in Show\, and a People's Choice award will be determined by the votes of visitors to the exhibit. Winners will be announced at the Artist Reception and Award Ceremony to be held on Tuesday\, Sept. 10\, 2012 from 11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m. in the exhibit gallery. UID:13841-1186331@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/13841 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:20130708T150346 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130916T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130916T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Botanical Watercolors DESCRIPTION:Local artist\, teacher and floral painter Joanne Porter has always been inspired by the seasonal variations in the garden. In her watercolors\, she captures the freshness of spring\, the warm palette of summer and the crispness of fall. Using many layers of watercolor paint\, Porter conveys the delicate movement of the flowers as well as their richness of color. Her educational background includes a BFA and MFA from the U-M School of Art & Design\, and her work has been in one person gallery shows and on permanent display in hospitals\, businesses and schools throughout southeastern Michigan. UID:13845-1186644@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/13845 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:20130708T150115 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130916T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130916T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Contemporary Forged Jewelry DESCRIPTION:Deborah Fehrenbach believes that jewelry should be fun\, bold and exciting. She plays texture against mirror finishes and loves to include movement and dimension to create bold\, yet feminine jewelry. She includes Tahitian pearls\, natural stones and materials\, custom glass\, enameling and raku pottery in her designs. Exhibiting her work both nationally and internationally\, Fehrenbach also teaches near her studio in southeastern Michigan. Her award winning sterling silver and gold jewelry is all hand fabricated and forged\, using traditional goldsmithing techniques combined with unconventional methods. UID:13844-1186481@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/13844 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:20130708T144558 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130916T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130916T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Nature’s Presence: Macro-Botanical Photography DESCRIPTION:Robert W. Cleveland was an advertising photographer for 30 years after studying botany at Alma College and art at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit. His macro-botanical landscapes allow the eye to travel beneath the surface of reality into a realm of visual surprises of texture\, color\, light and design. Cleveland sees his photographs as metaphorical\, inviting viewers to experience the totality of nature's presence and the wonderment and tranquility it can evoke. Cleveland resides in Michigan\, but also enjoys exploring Hawaii\, Japan\, Europe\, the western United States as well as Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. UID:13839-1186231@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/13839 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:20130404T143131 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130916T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130916T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Paperweights & Studio Glass DESCRIPTION:The American studio glass movement started in 1962 with glass workshops held at the Toledo Museum of Art. The workshops\, taught by Harvey Littleton along with scientist Dominick Labino\, introduced a small furnace built for working glass that made it possible for artists to work in independent studios. The studio glass movement quickly spread north to Michigan\, and in 1982\, a decision was made that studio glass would be the focus of the University of Michigan-Dearborn permanent art collection\, which is housed at the Alfred Berkowitz Gallery. This exhibition is a portion of that collection\, spotlighting studio glass art by major artists working in the medium\, including Dominick Labino\, Marvin Lipofsky and Richard Ritter. UID:13301-1184292@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/13301 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:20130708T145809 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130916T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130916T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Reconstructed Landscapes: Collage DESCRIPTION:Ann Arbor artist Cheryl Dawdy received her BA from U-M and then dabbled in different media (printmaking\, weaving\, natural dyes) until discovering collage. She adores it for its spontaneity and perfect expression of her \"make it up as you go along\" approach to life. Expectation invites disappointment\, she contends\, but an open mind offers unlimited potential. With that attitude\, she works with old postcards\, paper scraps\, and pieces of old wallpaper washed with acrylic paint\, creating landscape images some have described as \"wonderful little worlds you want to climb into\" and \"the stuff of dreams.\" Dawdy is also a singer for the Ann Arbor based musical performance group the Chenille Sisters. UID:13843-1186431@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/13843 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:20130708T145534 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130916T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130916T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Songs of the Birds: Airbrushed Acrylics DESCRIPTION:Mixing science and art\, local artist Carol Hanna interprets the songs of birds using visual language that represents the color of the birds and the notes of their songs. The various stripe combinations of vibrating color in each painting represent each individual bird's measure of time or rhythm\, the pitch or frequency of its vibrations per second\, and the softness or loudness of its call. Hanna works with the U-M Biology Department to match each bird's exact color. Hanna has exhibited both locally and nationally\, and her works are in permanent collections at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the C. S. Mott Children's and Women's Hospital. She received both a BFA and an MA from Eastern Michigan University. UID:13842-1186381@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/13842 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:20130925T135958 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130916T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130916T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Sibande On Campus: Exhibit: The wait seems to go on forever (mural\, 2008) DESCRIPTION:Rising young South African artist Mary Sibande constructs elaborate visual narratives to consider race\, gender\, and class in post-colonial South Africa. Rooted in her own family’s history of three generations of women as domestic servants\, Sibande’s larger-than-life figures clothed in yards of fabric confront the viewer with the stark limits of cultural heritage as well as the possibility of transformation. Sibande’s Ann Arbor fellowship includes an original installation at the U-M Institute for the Humanities gallery\, a Penny Stamps lecture\, an open studio at the Stamps School on North Campus\, and exhibition of Sibande’s existing work at Gallery DAAS\, the U-M Museum of Art\, and the Stamps School Slusser Gallery. UID:14842-1193189@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14842 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:multicultural,social justice,visual arts LOCATION:Museum of Art - Commons CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130822T132305 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130916T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130916T190000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:American Foodways: The Jewish Contribution DESCRIPTION:Highlighting Jewish contributions to American culinary history from 1660 to 2013\, this exhibit includes Jewish-American charity cookbooks representing all fifty states from the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive at the University of Michigan Library. Many other treasures will also be on display\, including the first Jewish cookbook published in America (1871). Original early works will be on display in the Audubon Room\, with examples of 20th and 21st century items in the North Lobby cases of the Hatcher Library.\n\nCurated by Jan Longone\, Adjunct Curator in the U-M Special Collections Library\, and Avery Robinson\, Graduate Student in Judaic Studies\, the exhibit is available during Audubon Room hours: Mon-Fri 8:30am-7pm\, Sat 10am-6pm\, Sun 1-7pm.\n\nPlease join us for an exhibit lecture and reception on September 24 at 4:00 p.m. UID:14336-1192037@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14336 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:culinary,food,jewish community,jewish studies,university library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Audubon Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130903T132758 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130916T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130916T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Harmon of Michigan DESCRIPTION:The Bentley Historical Library is pleased to announce the opening of an exhibit\, “Harmon of Michigan” focusing on the life and career of University of Michigan football legend Tom Harmon. The exhibition\, in conjunction with the \"unretiring\" of Harmon's famed number 98 jersey this season\, highlights Harmon’s college career at Michigan\, both as a student and an athlete. Using archival documents\, photographs\, and artifacts\, including material recently acquired through Harmon’s son\, Mark Harmon\, the exhibit traces Harmon’s career as the University of Michigan’s first Heisman Trophy winner\, World War II pilot and war hero\, and a pioneering radio and television broadcaster. The exhibit is curate by Greg Kinney.\n UID:14425-1192292@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14425 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:bentley historical library,michigan football,north campus,tom harmon LOCATION:Bentley Historical Library - Lobby CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130822T135041 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130916T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130916T123000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Introduction to SPSS DESCRIPTION:This workshop is designed to introduce participants to SPSS for Windows. It will cover the fundamentals of SPSS\, within-case transformations\, data management with multiple files\, and basic statistics and graphics. Useful for any scholar engaged in quantitative research. UID:14339-1192123@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14339 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:career,spss LOCATION:Modern Languages Building - 2001A CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130925T134341 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130916T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130916T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Sibande On Campus: Exhibit: ...of Prosperity (sculpture\, 2011)\, Sophie-Velucia (mixed media)\,murals\, and prints DESCRIPTION:Rising young South African artist Mary Sibande constructs elaborate visual narratives to consider race\, gender\, and class in post-colonial South Africa. Rooted in her own family’s history of three generations of women as domestic servants\, Sibande’s larger-than-life figures clothed in yards of fabric confront the viewer with the stark limits of cultural heritage as well as the possibility of transformation. Sibande’s Ann Arbor fellowship includes an original installation at the U-M Institute for the Humanities gallery\, a Penny Stamps lecture\, an open studio at the Stamps School on North Campus\, and exhibition of Sibande’s existing work at Gallery DAAS\, the U-M Museum of Art\, and the Stamps School Slusser Gallery. UID:14841-1193161@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14841 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:multicultural,social justice,visual arts LOCATION:Art and Architecture Building - Slusser Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130824T231712 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130916T100000 SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:Computers/Internet\, Global Warming\, Women's History DESCRIPTION:Introduction to Computers & the Internet. Class meets Mondays\, 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. September 16 - October 14 at TSRC. $25. OLLI membership not required for this course. \nThis class is designed for beginner computer users. It includes everything from turning on the power to navigating the Internet\, email\, simple word processing using Microsoft Word 2010 and exposure to accounting using Excel 2010. Doris Miree has 40+ years of teaching business skills at the high school level and at Washtenaw Community College. \n\n\nGlobal Warming & Climate Change. \nClass meets Mondays\, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. September 16 - October 28 at TSRC. $40.\nUsing videos and actual climate data as a basis for group discussion\, we will develop a clearer understanding of the source of the controversy. The discussion will then shift to what\, if anything\, can be done to alleviate warming and how this might be accomplished nationally and internationally\, in view of what happened with the Kyoto Protocol. Taught by Sidney Kaufman. \n\n\nA Purse of Her Own. \nClass meets Mondays\, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. September 16 - October 21\, at Glacier Hills\, 1200 Earhart Road. No class on October 7. $35\nThis class concerns 19th century women. It is based on Susan Nenadic's research for her book\, “A Purse of her Own”\, which uses the women of Washtenaw County as examples against a national backdrop. Although the book deals with women’s employment\, it also provides information concerning marriage\, divorce\, health and education. You are encouraged to read the book which will be available in class at cost ($25)\, but there will be power point presentations as well. Ms. Nenadic teaches adult learning classes and lectures throughout southeastern Michigan. UID:14362-1192185@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14362 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:climate change,computers,global warming,internet,lifelong learning,retirement LOCATION:Off Campus Location - Turner Senior Resource Center, 2401 Plymouth Rd. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130912T105020 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130916T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130916T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:\"Performing Still Images: David Claerbout and Matthew Buckingham\" DESCRIPTION: UID:14631-1192792@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14631 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:visual arts LOCATION:Museum of Art - Hours are noon-5 p.m. Sundays; closed Mondays. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130916T000021 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130916T120000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Costumes By Design DESCRIPTION:Curated by Professor Jessica Hahn. This design exhibit will feature costumes from the 2012-2013 productions as well as costume renderings and memorabilia. The Gallery is open 12:00 - 6:00PM. UID:14030-1188992@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14030 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:music,theater LOCATION:Duderstadt Center - Duderstadt Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130905T161750 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130916T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130916T180000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Costumes by Design DESCRIPTION:Presented by Professor Jessica Hahn\, Department of Theatre & Drama\, \"Costumes by Design\" features a selection of costumes from plays\, musicals\, opera and dance from the 2012-2013 School of Music\, Theatre & Dance season.\n\nAvailable during Duderstadt Gallery hours: Monday-Friday Noon-6pm\, Sunday Noon-5pm UID:14507-1192499@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14507 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:costume design,theater,theatre LOCATION:Duderstadt Center - Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130826T160015 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130916T121000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130916T133000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:“Why Contested Spaces?” DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Fatma Müge Göçek\, Professor of Sociology and Women's Studies and CMENAS Associate Director.\nThe analysis of the way space is envisioned and employed in particular societies provides significant insight into the social construction of meaning. And such meaning construction often varies across time as different social groups contest the use of space. Since the end of the Cold War and especially during the last decade\, Middle Eastern and North African states and societies have witnessed and experienced many such contestations\, ranging from the most obvious political as evinced by the Arab Spring to the less visible including the environment\, religious-secular divide\, urban construction\, art and music to everyday practices. UID:14370-1192949@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14370 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:arab spring,center for middle eastern and north african studies,environment,middle east,multicultural,north africa,political movements,post-cold war,religious,secular,social groups,sociology,space,urban construction LOCATION:School of Social Work Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130822T135538 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130916T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130916T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Introduction to Stata DESCRIPTION:This workshop introduces participants to the use of Stata for Windows. After an introduction to the fundamentals of the Stata environment\, the workshop introduces importing and entering data\, managing data sets\, performing statistical analyses (including descriptive analysis\, hypothesis testing\, regression analysis\, and analysis of survey data)\, and graphing tools within Stata. UID:14340-1192127@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14340 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:career,stata LOCATION:Modern Languages Building - 2001A CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130825T002103 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130916T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130916T153000 SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:The Knowledge Seekers Series: Power of Myth in Our Lives DESCRIPTION:Class meets Mondays\, September 16 - October 21. \nWe will examine the views of Joseph Campbell\, an anthropologist\, and Elizabeth Vandiver\, a classicist. The class will involve a combination of \"The Power of Myth\"\, conversations with Bill Moyers (PBS DVD Series)\; and a Teaching Company DVD course\, \"Classical Mythology\"\, from Elizabeth Vandiver. The DVD viewings will be integrated with discussion. Campbell combines insights of psychology with comparative mythology to explain the power of myth\; Vandiver gives insight into the key characters and stories of Greek and Roman mythology to explain its power. In exploring their ideas\, we learn how myths affect our own lives. Dr. Richard Galant studied classical Greek and Latin for many years. UID:14364-1192187@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14364 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:lifelong learning,myth,retirement LOCATION:Off Campus Location - Brecon Village, 200 Brecon Drive, Saline CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130824T233419 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130916T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130916T163000 SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:The American Presidents: Part 2\, Washington to Eisenhower DESCRIPTION:Class meets select Mondays and Tuesdays\, September 16\, 2013 - April 15\, 2014. Contact OLLI office for specific dates. \nThis continuing program will examine how films depict the personal and political lives of presidents\, from George Washington to Dwight Eisenhower\, and it will emphasize how the passage of time has affected our perspectives of them. A recommended text is \"To The Best Of My Ability: The American Presidents\" by James M. McPherson. Presidential and history enthusiasts as well novices are equally welcome. Dr. Richard Adelman is an Emeritus Professor of Biological Chemistry and a Past Director of the Institute of Gerontology at the UM Medical School. UID:14363-1192186@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14363 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:american history,film,lifelong learning,retirement LOCATION:Off Campus Location - University Living, 2865 S. Main St CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130911T114316 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130916T161500 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130916T170000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Managing Anxiety DESCRIPTION:Managing Anxiety \nwhether you worry too much about school\, relationships\, or anything else\, these sessions are designed to help you manage your stress and anxiety. \n\nEach Monday 4:15-5:30 p.m. you and other interested students will meet with a counselor and focus on one of the most frequent concerns of U-M students. These are the very issues that U-M students have told us are the most common issues they deal with every day. The counselor will share some helpful information\, talk about strategies and clinical resources\, and she or he will also make time for you to share a little bit about your concerns (if you wish to do so). UID:14597-1192676@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14597 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:caps,common concerns,managing anxiety,mental health LOCATION:Michigan Union - CAPS Office 3100 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130916T000021 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130916T170000 SUMMARY:Performance:Dance Lecture: Thomas DeFrantz (Duke University\, Artistic Director\, SLIPPAGE: Dance /Culture /Technology) DESCRIPTION:“Performing Queer African American Histories” UID:14132-1191808@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14132 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:dance,music LOCATION:Off Campus Location - 4701 Haven Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130905T100610 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130916T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130916T190000 SUMMARY:Presentation:Organizational Studies Job Search Boot Camp DESCRIPTION:This Job Search Boot camp is designed to kick-start the job search season for OS graduating seniors UID:14492-1192462@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14492 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:job search,organizational studies LOCATION:Weiser Hall - 7th Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130916T000021 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130916T180000 SUMMARY:Performance:Guest Recital: Marcus Belgrave\, trumpet DESCRIPTION:Performing with U-M jazz faculty. UID:14029-1188991@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14029 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:music LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Rehearsal Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130726T155157 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130916T194500 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Biodiversity of Aquatic Plants–Temperate Versus Neotropics DESCRIPTION:Hear Dr. Garrett Crow discuss the question of whether northeastern North America is the Amazonia of diversity for aquatic plants. Free. Presented by Michigan Botanical Club. UID:13920-1188840@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/13920 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:aquatic plants,biodiversity,dr. garrett crow,matthaei botanical gardens LOCATION:Matthaei Botanical Gardens CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130722T150116 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130916T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Portland Cello Project featuring sg Jolie Holland DESCRIPTION:Since the group's inception in late 2007\, the Portland Cello Project (or\, PCP\, as their fans affectionately call them)\, has wowed audiences all over the country with extravagant performances\, everywhere from Prairie Home Companion to that punk rock club in the part of town your grandma warns you not to go to after dark. The group has built a reputation by mixing genres and blurring musical lines and perceptions wherever they go. No two shows are alike\, with a repertoire now numbering over 800 pieces of music you wouldn't normally hear coming out of a cello. The Cello Project's mission is threefold: \n1: To bring the cello to places you wouldn't normally hear it. (Everywhere from nightclubs to symphony halls\, from sports bars to loading docks\, from libraries to halftime at Portland Trailblazers games ...) \n2: To play music on the cello you wouldn't normally hear played on the instrument. (Everything from Bach to Kanye to Pantera ...) \n3: To build bridges across all musical communities by bringing a diverse assortment of musical collaborators on stage with them. (Everyone from the Dandy Warhols to Peter Yarrow to Ben Sollee to Mirah to Garrison Keillor ...) \nTonight The Portland Cello Project appears with a special guest\, Americana songwriter and Ark favorite Jolie Holland. UID:13891-1188816@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/13891 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:jolie holland,music,portland cello project,portland cello project featuring sg jolie holland,the ark LOCATION:Off Campus Location - The Ark, 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130904T092909 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T235900 SUMMARY:Exhibition:“Imaging the Dream” Exhibit and Ribbon-Cutting DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, September 12th\, The North Campus Colleges will launch a year of frank discussions and interactions with a provocative\, interactive exhibit that will give visitors unprecedented access to the historic images\, documents and writings associated with the important work of Dr. King and the Civil Rights Movement. The event is called:\n\n“Imaging the Dream” Exhibit and Ribbon-Cutting\nFeaturing the MLK Imaging Exhibit\nThursday\, September 12\, 2013\n5-7pm\nChesebrough Auditorium\nFeatured Speaker: Dr. Michael Eric Dyson\, Professor\, Georgetown University \n\nCourtesy of The King Center in Atlanta\, GA and JP Morgan Chase\, the Exhibit will be housed in the Duderstadt Center from September 12-20.\n\nThe MLK Imaging Exhibit is an interactive experience developed by JP Morgan Chase and The King Center in Atlanta that allows visitors to view documents and images from and about Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr. and other key Civil Rights figures. These landmark documents include the most famous documents such as the “I Have a Dream” speech\, notes on the Letter from Birmingham Jail\, as well as other speeches\, correspondence and sermons of Dr. King. The King Center Imaging Project makes available to the public historical treasures that have been accessible only to researchers–until now. The archive is available to anyone around the world who has access to the Internet.\nDr. Dyson authored I May Not Get There With You: The True Martin Luther King\, Jr. Named by Ebony as one of the hundred most influential black Americans\, he is the author of 16 books. Dr. Dyson is a frequent commentator on MSNBC\, and maintains a national profile as a highly sought-after speaker. His remarks will be thought-provoking and provide a good foundation for a year-long series of dialogue and activities.\n\nCo-sponsors are the Office of the Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs\; the 2014 North Campus MLK Committee\; University Library\; the 2014 MLK Symposium Planning Committee\; and the University Diversity Council.\n\nThe MLK Imaging Exhibit will be housed in The Duderstadt Center from September 12-20. \n\nThis event will be a part of an ongoing discussion on race\, diversity and inclusion on North Campus and throughout the University.\n\n\nQUICK LINKS:\n\nRSVP for the “Ribbon-Cutting” Ceremony & Reception: http://bit.ly/15wJv1G\n\nMap to the Exhibit: goo.gl/F2mfWG \n\nMore information The JPMC MLK Exhibit: goo.gl/YX5uCN \n\nMore information on The King Center in Atlanta\, GA: goo.gl/9w1ETc \n\nTo volunteer (or get your organization involved) with The MLK Imaging Exhibit: http://mlkexhibitvolunteer.weebly.com UID:14450-1192411@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14450 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:civil rights,diversity,historical,inclusion,mlk,race,understanding race theme semester,university library LOCATION:Duderstadt Center CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130708T145243 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Annual Employee Art Exhibition DESCRIPTION:Each year Gifts of Art presents an exhibition of artwork by U-M Health System faculty\, staff\, students\, volunteers and family members. It is our pleasure to display the artistic accomplishments and showcase the exceptional talent and creativity of our UMHS family. For this eagerly anticipated annual event\, there are ribbon awards for Best in Category and Best in Show\, and a People's Choice award will be determined by the votes of visitors to the exhibit. Winners will be announced at the Artist Reception and Award Ceremony to be held on Tuesday\, Sept. 10\, 2012 from 11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m. in the exhibit gallery. UID:13841-1186332@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/13841 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:20130708T150346 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Botanical Watercolors DESCRIPTION:Local artist\, teacher and floral painter Joanne Porter has always been inspired by the seasonal variations in the garden. In her watercolors\, she captures the freshness of spring\, the warm palette of summer and the crispness of fall. Using many layers of watercolor paint\, Porter conveys the delicate movement of the flowers as well as their richness of color. Her educational background includes a BFA and MFA from the U-M School of Art & Design\, and her work has been in one person gallery shows and on permanent display in hospitals\, businesses and schools throughout southeastern Michigan. UID:13845-1186645@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/13845 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:20130708T150115 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Contemporary Forged Jewelry DESCRIPTION:Deborah Fehrenbach believes that jewelry should be fun\, bold and exciting. She plays texture against mirror finishes and loves to include movement and dimension to create bold\, yet feminine jewelry. She includes Tahitian pearls\, natural stones and materials\, custom glass\, enameling and raku pottery in her designs. Exhibiting her work both nationally and internationally\, Fehrenbach also teaches near her studio in southeastern Michigan. Her award winning sterling silver and gold jewelry is all hand fabricated and forged\, using traditional goldsmithing techniques combined with unconventional methods. UID:13844-1186482@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/13844 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:20130708T144558 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Nature’s Presence: Macro-Botanical Photography DESCRIPTION:Robert W. Cleveland was an advertising photographer for 30 years after studying botany at Alma College and art at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit. His macro-botanical landscapes allow the eye to travel beneath the surface of reality into a realm of visual surprises of texture\, color\, light and design. Cleveland sees his photographs as metaphorical\, inviting viewers to experience the totality of nature's presence and the wonderment and tranquility it can evoke. Cleveland resides in Michigan\, but also enjoys exploring Hawaii\, Japan\, Europe\, the western United States as well as Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. UID:13839-1186232@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/13839 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:20130404T143131 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Paperweights & Studio Glass DESCRIPTION:The American studio glass movement started in 1962 with glass workshops held at the Toledo Museum of Art. The workshops\, taught by Harvey Littleton along with scientist Dominick Labino\, introduced a small furnace built for working glass that made it possible for artists to work in independent studios. The studio glass movement quickly spread north to Michigan\, and in 1982\, a decision was made that studio glass would be the focus of the University of Michigan-Dearborn permanent art collection\, which is housed at the Alfred Berkowitz Gallery. This exhibition is a portion of that collection\, spotlighting studio glass art by major artists working in the medium\, including Dominick Labino\, Marvin Lipofsky and Richard Ritter. UID:13301-1184293@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/13301 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:20130708T145809 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Reconstructed Landscapes: Collage DESCRIPTION:Ann Arbor artist Cheryl Dawdy received her BA from U-M and then dabbled in different media (printmaking\, weaving\, natural dyes) until discovering collage. She adores it for its spontaneity and perfect expression of her \"make it up as you go along\" approach to life. Expectation invites disappointment\, she contends\, but an open mind offers unlimited potential. With that attitude\, she works with old postcards\, paper scraps\, and pieces of old wallpaper washed with acrylic paint\, creating landscape images some have described as \"wonderful little worlds you want to climb into\" and \"the stuff of dreams.\" Dawdy is also a singer for the Ann Arbor based musical performance group the Chenille Sisters. UID:13843-1186432@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/13843 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:20130708T145534 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Songs of the Birds: Airbrushed Acrylics DESCRIPTION:Mixing science and art\, local artist Carol Hanna interprets the songs of birds using visual language that represents the color of the birds and the notes of their songs. The various stripe combinations of vibrating color in each painting represent each individual bird's measure of time or rhythm\, the pitch or frequency of its vibrations per second\, and the softness or loudness of its call. Hanna works with the U-M Biology Department to match each bird's exact color. Hanna has exhibited both locally and nationally\, and her works are in permanent collections at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the C. S. Mott Children's and Women's Hospital. She received both a BFA and an MA from Eastern Michigan University. UID:13842-1186382@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/13842 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:20130925T135958 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Sibande On Campus: Exhibit: The wait seems to go on forever (mural\, 2008) DESCRIPTION:Rising young South African artist Mary Sibande constructs elaborate visual narratives to consider race\, gender\, and class in post-colonial South Africa. Rooted in her own family’s history of three generations of women as domestic servants\, Sibande’s larger-than-life figures clothed in yards of fabric confront the viewer with the stark limits of cultural heritage as well as the possibility of transformation. Sibande’s Ann Arbor fellowship includes an original installation at the U-M Institute for the Humanities gallery\, a Penny Stamps lecture\, an open studio at the Stamps School on North Campus\, and exhibition of Sibande’s existing work at Gallery DAAS\, the U-M Museum of Art\, and the Stamps School Slusser Gallery. UID:14842-1193190@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14842 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:multicultural,social justice,visual arts LOCATION:Museum of Art - Commons CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130822T132305 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T190000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:American Foodways: The Jewish Contribution DESCRIPTION:Highlighting Jewish contributions to American culinary history from 1660 to 2013\, this exhibit includes Jewish-American charity cookbooks representing all fifty states from the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive at the University of Michigan Library. Many other treasures will also be on display\, including the first Jewish cookbook published in America (1871). Original early works will be on display in the Audubon Room\, with examples of 20th and 21st century items in the North Lobby cases of the Hatcher Library.\n\nCurated by Jan Longone\, Adjunct Curator in the U-M Special Collections Library\, and Avery Robinson\, Graduate Student in Judaic Studies\, the exhibit is available during Audubon Room hours: Mon-Fri 8:30am-7pm\, Sat 10am-6pm\, Sun 1-7pm.\n\nPlease join us for an exhibit lecture and reception on September 24 at 4:00 p.m. UID:14336-1192038@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14336 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:culinary,food,jewish community,jewish studies,university library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Audubon Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130903T132758 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Harmon of Michigan DESCRIPTION:The Bentley Historical Library is pleased to announce the opening of an exhibit\, “Harmon of Michigan” focusing on the life and career of University of Michigan football legend Tom Harmon. The exhibition\, in conjunction with the \"unretiring\" of Harmon's famed number 98 jersey this season\, highlights Harmon’s college career at Michigan\, both as a student and an athlete. Using archival documents\, photographs\, and artifacts\, including material recently acquired through Harmon’s son\, Mark Harmon\, the exhibit traces Harmon’s career as the University of Michigan’s first Heisman Trophy winner\, World War II pilot and war hero\, and a pioneering radio and television broadcaster. The exhibit is curate by Greg Kinney.\n UID:14425-1192293@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14425 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:bentley historical library,michigan football,north campus,tom harmon LOCATION:Bentley Historical Library - Lobby CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130822T135041 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T123000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Introduction to SPSS DESCRIPTION:This workshop is designed to introduce participants to SPSS for Windows. It will cover the fundamentals of SPSS\, within-case transformations\, data management with multiple files\, and basic statistics and graphics. Useful for any scholar engaged in quantitative research. UID:14339-1192124@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14339 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:career,spss LOCATION:Modern Languages Building - 2001A CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130925T134341 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Sibande On Campus: Exhibit: ...of Prosperity (sculpture\, 2011)\, Sophie-Velucia (mixed media)\,murals\, and prints DESCRIPTION:Rising young South African artist Mary Sibande constructs elaborate visual narratives to consider race\, gender\, and class in post-colonial South Africa. Rooted in her own family’s history of three generations of women as domestic servants\, Sibande’s larger-than-life figures clothed in yards of fabric confront the viewer with the stark limits of cultural heritage as well as the possibility of transformation. Sibande’s Ann Arbor fellowship includes an original installation at the U-M Institute for the Humanities gallery\, a Penny Stamps lecture\, an open studio at the Stamps School on North Campus\, and exhibition of Sibande’s existing work at Gallery DAAS\, the U-M Museum of Art\, and the Stamps School Slusser Gallery. UID:14841-1193162@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14841 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:multicultural,social justice,visual arts LOCATION:Art and Architecture Building - Slusser Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130811T221339 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T113000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:The Riddle of the Sphinx: The Role of Diversity and Inclusion in the Arts DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Afa Sadykhly Dworkin\, Artistic Director and Vice President of Programming\, the Sphinx Organization\nThe Sphinx organization provides a vital link that connects emerging musicians with new audiences and brings first-rate classical music to traditionally underserved populations. Ms.Dworkin has appeared as speaker and presenter at conferences\, including the National Association for Schools of Music and the American Symphony Orchestra. She also has performed with several symphony orchestras\, (including the Ann Arbor Symphony) and chamber groups in Russia\, Azerbaijan\, Switzerland\, Austria and the United States. UID:14182-1191858@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14182 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:classical music,diversity,lifelong learning,retirement LOCATION:Off Campus Location - Clarion Hotel and Conference Center, 2900 Jackson Ave CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130912T105020 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:\"Performing Still Images: David Claerbout and Matthew Buckingham\" DESCRIPTION: UID:14631-1192793@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14631 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:visual arts LOCATION:Museum of Art - Hours are noon-5 p.m. Sundays; closed Mondays. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130911T104003 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T140000 SUMMARY:Well-being:MHealthy Play Day events DESCRIPTION:These events are open to students\, faculty and staff. Healthy snacks\, games\, information booths\, Active U Autumn registrations and more are offered. The events are 11 a.m.-2 p.m.\, Sept. 17 at Ingalls Mall and Sept. 19 at the University Hospital Courtyard. UID:14595-1192602@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14595 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:health LOCATION:University Hospitals CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130917T000048 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T120000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Costumes By Design DESCRIPTION:Curated by Professor Jessica Hahn. This design exhibit will feature costumes from the 2012-2013 productions as well as costume renderings and memorabilia. The Gallery is open 12:00 - 6:00PM. UID:14031-1188993@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14031 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:music,theater LOCATION:Duderstadt Center - Duderstadt Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130905T161750 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T180000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Costumes by Design DESCRIPTION:Presented by Professor Jessica Hahn\, Department of Theatre & Drama\, \"Costumes by Design\" features a selection of costumes from plays\, musicals\, opera and dance from the 2012-2013 School of Music\, Theatre & Dance season.\n\nAvailable during Duderstadt Gallery hours: Monday-Friday Noon-6pm\, Sunday Noon-5pm UID:14507-1192500@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14507 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:costume design,theater,theatre LOCATION:Duderstadt Center - Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130917T110938 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T133000 SUMMARY:Meeting:My Brothers DESCRIPTION:The My Brothers Committee invites you to join us for:\nMy Brothers: A Lunch Series for Self-Identified Men of Color\n\n*Free Lunch Provided by Ahmo's*\n \nDate: Tuesdays\, 9/17\, 10/8\, 11/12\, 12/3 \n\nTime: 12:00pm -1:30pm (early arrival encouraged\; late arrivals welcomed)\nLocation: The Parker Room\, 2nd floor of the Michigan Union across from the MESA Office. (Please note this change in location for the first session only. All future sessions will be held in the former location\, CSG Chambers.)\n\n\nOur Mission: My Brothers seeks to empower men of color around issues of identity\, intercultural competency\, and health and wellness that affect them in an open atmosphere. The program welcomes all University of Michigan men of color – undergraduate and graduate\, faculty and staff.\n UID:14699-1192972@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14699 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:fellowships,free lunch,men,men of color,mental health,minority men,multicultural,nerworking LOCATION:Michigan Union - Parker Room 2nd floot CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130904T085046 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T130000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Redox Biology: Integrating Metabolomics with Redox Proteomics DESCRIPTION:Dean P. Jones\, Ph.D. of Emory University will present a seminar titled: Redox Biology: Integrating Metabolomics with Redox Proteomics\n UID:14448-1192404@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14448 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:biological chemistry LOCATION:Medical Science Unit I - 5330 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130828T204630 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T150000 SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:Five Contemporary Plays\, and Perspectives on King Lear DESCRIPTION:5 Plays class ($40) meets Tuesdays\, Sept 17 - Nov 5\, at Brookhaven Manor\, 401 W. Oakbrook Dr. \nWe will read and discuss a group of contemporary plays from several different traditions and we will analyze events and trends in contemporary American theater. The plays will be read in class and members are expected to take part in class readings and discussion. A list of plays will be made available so participants can obtain copies. Thorne Compton is a retired faculty member from the University of South Carolina. \n\n\nKing Lear class ($35) meets Tues and Thurs Sept 17-Oct 3\, at Genesis of Ann Arbor\, 2309 Packard.\nThis intensive\, three-week class will study the play which critic Harold Bloom called \"the height of literary experience.\" We will discuss the play in the first week. In the second week we will view and discuss \"Three Lears\" (a DVD) and \"The Dresser\"\, a 1983 film. The final week will be a screening and discussion of \"RAN\"\, a 1985 film by Akira Kurosawa. Taught by Marilyn Scott. UID:14381-1192204@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14381 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:lifelong learning,retirement,shakespeare,theater LOCATION:Off Campus Location - Brookhaven Manor, 401 W. Oakbrook Dr. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130828T210411 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T150000 SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:French Conversation\, and \"The Lone Survivors: How We Came to Be the Only Humans on Earth\" DESCRIPTION:French class ($40) meets Tuesdays\, September 17 - December 17\, at Sunrise at North Ann Arbor\, 1901 Plymouth\, and will be taught by Sophie Mongrain\, a native French speaker whose degree is in linguistics. We will have discussions of current events\, assigned readings of blogs\, and a novel by a current French writer (which the group will choose)\, and there will be some homework.\n\n\nThe Lone Survivors class ($35) meets Tuesdays\, Sept 17-Oct 15 at University Commons\, 817 Asa Gray. We will read and discuss the title book by Chris Stringer\, a leading paleoanthropologist. Dr. Stringer describes a new theory of human origins which posits that several populations of early humans in Africa exchanged genes\, tools and behavioral strategies that enabled some of them to migrate out of Africa and populate the world. Facilitator: Sandra Smith. UID:14383-1192206@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14383 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:book,french,lifelong learning,paleontology,retirement,science LOCATION:Off Campus Location - . CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130909T104839 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T134000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Getting your ducks in a row for graduate school applications DESCRIPTION:1. Log in to Career Center Connector: http://careercenter.umich.edu/article/career-center-connector\n\n2. Click \"Workshops and Employer Events\"\n\n3. Click \"Workshops\"\n\n4. Find the small group discussion you are interested in attending\n\n5. Click RSVP\n\nThis discussion is only open to current graduate school applicants. UID:14542-1192540@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14542 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:google hangout,graduate school LOCATION:Off Campus Location - Virtual (Google+ Hangout) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130909T102638 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T134000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:How to make your law school personal statement stand out (small group discussion) DESCRIPTION:1. Log in to Career Center Connector: http://careercenter.umich.edu/article/career-center-connector\n\n2. Click \"Workshops and Employer Events\"\n\n3. Click \"Workshops\"\n\n4. Find the small group discussion you are interested in attending\n\n5. Click RSVP\n\nThis discussion is only open to current law school applicants. UID:14536-1192534@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14536 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:google hangout,law school application preparation LOCATION:Off Campus Location - Virtual (Google+ Hangout) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130822T135538 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Introduction to Stata DESCRIPTION:This workshop introduces participants to the use of Stata for Windows. After an introduction to the fundamentals of the Stata environment\, the workshop introduces importing and entering data\, managing data sets\, performing statistical analyses (including descriptive analysis\, hypothesis testing\, regression analysis\, and analysis of survey data)\, and graphing tools within Stata. UID:14340-1192128@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14340 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:career,stata LOCATION:Modern Languages Building - 2001A CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130825T132346 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T153000 SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:Bantering Bibliophiles’ Club DESCRIPTION:Class meets every other Tuesday\, 9/17 - 11/26. All book lovers are welcome. Join this instructor-led but discussion-oriented\, bi-weekly course to discuss and opine on ONE book pulled from various genres. Take a 3D tour of the book\, including a study of its author\, theme\, plot\, context\, characterizations\, symbols\, motifs and writing styles. You are NOT required or expected to have read the book in advance. Participants may suggest their favorite books too. Each class will feature a different book. Classics\, contemporary literary fiction\, historical fiction\, mysteries and thrillers--all nature of fiction and non-fiction books will be considered. The first three books will be (1) \"Peace Like a River\" by Leif Enger (2) \"Light in August\" by William Faulkner (3) \"The Eerie Silence\" by Paul Davies. Deb Mukherjee will lead the class. UID:14367-1192190@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14367 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:book discussion,lifelong learning,retirement LOCATION:Off Campus Location - Turner Senior Resource Center, 2401 Plymouth Rd. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130825T133225 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T163000 SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:Current Events\, Section 1 DESCRIPTION:Class meets Tuesdays\, September 17\, 2013 - July 29\, 2014. \nWe will spend 10-15 minutes discussing the previous week's events. Participants will then be asked to present an item of interest\, which is discussed by the group. All opinions are welcome. Discussions tend to be lively and spirited. Led by Irma Sklenar and William Milne. \n UID:14368-1192191@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14368 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:current events,lifelong learning,retirement LOCATION:Off Campus Location - Turner Senior Resource Center, 2401 Plymouth Rd. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130909T105007 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T154000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Getting your ducks in a row for graduate school applications DESCRIPTION:1. Log in to Career Center Connector: http://careercenter.umich.edu/article/career-center-connector\n\n2. Click \"Workshops and Employer Events\"\n\n3. Click \"Workshops\"\n\n4. Find the small group discussion you are interested in attending\n\n5. Click RSVP\n\nThis discussion is only open to current graduate school applicants. UID:14543-1192541@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14543 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:graduate school LOCATION:Student Activities Building - 3200 The Career Center CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20161003T114048 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T163000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Human Rights Inititative Lecture: \"Making Human Rights a Reality\" DESCRIPTION:Making Human Rights a Reality takes a fresh look at why it’s been so hard for international law to have much impact in parts of the world where human rights are most at risk.\n\nEmilie Hafner-Burton argues that more progress is possible if human rights promoters work strategically with the group of states that have dedicated resources to human rights protection. These human rights “stewards” can focus their resources on places where the tangible benefits to human rights are greatest. Success will require setting priorities as well as engaging local stakeholders such as nongovernmental organizations and national human rights institutions.\n\nTo date\, promoters of international human rights law have relied too heavily on setting universal goals and procedures and not enough on assessing what actually works and setting priorities. Hafner-Burton illustrates how\, with a different strategy\, human rights stewards can make international law more effective and also safeguard human rights for more of the world population.\n\nEmilie Hafner-Burton is an associate professor\, School of International Relations and Pacific Studies\, and Director\, Laboratory on International Law and Regulation\, University of California-San Diego. UID:14139-1191816@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14139 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:international institute LOCATION:School of Social Work Building - 1636 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130910T114742 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T160000 SUMMARY:Meeting:Public forums to gather input on the search for the next U-M president DESCRIPTION:The forums are presented during the weeks of Sept. 16 and 23.\nMembers of the Board of Regents and members of the Search Advisory Committee will attend all sessions. While some sessions are designed to include specific audiences\, all are open to the public. Here is the schedule:\n\nSept. 17\, 3-4 p.m.\, Michigan Rooms C-D\, University Center\, UM-Flint campus. This session is primarily for the UM-Flint campus community.\n\nSept. 17\, 6:30-7:30 p.m.\, Auditorium\, Biomedical Science Research Building\, 109 Zina Pitcher Place. This session is primarily for faculty and staff on the Ann Arbor campus\, including those who work in the Health System.\n\nSept. 26\, noon-1 p.m.\, 100 Hutchins Hall\, Law School. This session is primarily for faculty and staff on the Ann Arbor campus.\n\nSept. 26\, 6:30-7:30 p.m.\, Auditorium 3 (1200)\, Modern Languages Building. This session is specifically designed for students on the Ann Arbor campus.\n\nSept. 27\, 2-3 p.m.\, BorgWarner Auditorium\, UM-Dearborn campus. This session is primarily for the UM-Dearborn campus community.\n\nSept. 27\, 5:30-6:30 p.m.\, Blau Auditorium\, Ross School of Business. This session is primarily for the Ann Arbor community and public at large.\n\nThose who are not able to attend one of the sessions will have an additional opportunity to respond by email through Sept. 30 at this address: UMich.President@russellreynolds.com.\n\nMore information about the search process\, the official job description and periodic updates will be posted on the presidential search website: www.regents.umich.edu/presidential-search. UID:14560-1192559@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14560 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:forum LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130814T153634 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T180000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:“Good to Eat\, Good to Think: India's Changing Food Cultures.” DESCRIPTION:Amita Baviskar\, associate professor of sociology\, Institute of Economic Growth. 1644 International Institute\, 1080 S. University. Contact: csas@umich.edu or 615-4059. For more information\, see www.ii.umich.edu/csas. UID:14241-1191920@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14241 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:health and wellness,india,multicultural LOCATION:School of Social Work Building - 1644 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130909T111214 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T180000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Constitution Day 2013 DESCRIPTION:Professor Richard Friedman will moderate a panel discussion featuring law professors speaking about Supreme Court cases from the last term: Sam Bagenstos\, speaking about Hollingsworth v. Perry\, and United States v. Windsor\, the same-sex marriage cases\; Joan Larsen speaking about Fisher v. University of Texas\, the affirmative action case\; and Ellen Katz\, speaking about Shelby County v. Holder\, the Voting Rights Act case.\n\nThis event is free and open to the public. A reception will immediately follow. UID:14544-1192542@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14544 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:affirmative action,constitutional law,same sex marriage,supreme court,us constitution,voting rights LOCATION:Hutchins Hall - Room 250 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130903T161804 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T180000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:CSAS Scholarly Lecture Series DESCRIPTION:Amita Baviskar\, Associate Professor of Sociology\, Institute of Economic Growth\n\nIn the last three decades\, although India has witnessed radical shifts in the modes of producing and consuming food\, this has stimulated surprisingly little analytical attention. The changing political economy of food production and consumption and its role in reshaping social identities and agrarian environments remains remarkably understudied. This lecture outlines the preliminary contours of a project that attempts to analyze some of these shifts through a selective discussion of changing food practices in post-Independence western India. It delineates the widening circuits of food as a commodity form within the home and outside\, spanned by the growth of processed foods and practices of 'eating out'. It outlines the changing signification of food practices for different social groups\, and considers some potential health and ecological implications arising from the transformation. It makes the case for focused attention on food as a way of understanding social change in India. UID:14435-1192391@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14435 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:food,india,sociology LOCATION:School of Social Work Building - 1644 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130801T123257 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T160000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:The Arab Spring\, Political Islam and Israel DESCRIPTION:It will discuss the upheavals in Arab countries since late 2010\, the establishment of Islamic regimes in Tunisia\,Libya and Egypt and the impact on other Arab states \,notably Syria . It will examine the new domestic and foreign policies of the Islamic regimes and their attempts to create democratic systems. A major case in point will be Egypt where the Muslim Brotherhood government has been recently toppled by huge public demonstrations leading to a military coup. Another major case will be the continuing civil war in Syria and its domestic\, regional and international repercussions with special attention to Israel. The lecture will also deal with the strategies of these new Islamic regimes toward the West and Israel against the background of Sunni -Shi'i rift and the Israeli-Palestinian problem. UID:14001-1188965@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14001 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:jewish studies LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Room 2022 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130130T103042 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T161500 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T170000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Beating the Blues DESCRIPTION:Tuesdays – Beating the Blues. This session will give students information on what depression is and is not. It will also explore ways to help students feel more energized and well equipped to navigate through their difficult situation or depressed mood. \n\nMeets every Tuesday during the semester\, Led by Amanda Byrnes\, LMSW\n\nEach Tuesday 4:15-5:30 p.m. you and other interested students will meet with a counselor and focus on one of the most frequent concerns of U-M students. These are the very issues that U-M students have told us are the most common issues they deal with every day. The counselor will share some helpful information\, talk about strategies and clinical resources\, and she or he will also make time for you to share a little bit about your concerns (if you wish to do so). \n\n UID:12281-1192642@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/12281 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:beating the blues,health and wellness LOCATION:Michigan Union - CAPS Office 3100 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130909T094646 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T174000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Standing out in Your Medical School Interview (small group discussion) DESCRIPTION:1. Log in to Career Center Connector: http://careercenter.umich.edu/article/career-center-connector\n\n2. Click \"Workshops and Employer Events\"\n\n3. Click \"Workshops\"\n\n4. Find the small group discussion you are interested in attending\n\n5. Click RSVP\n\nThis discussion is only open to current medical school applicants. UID:14530-1192528@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14530 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:google hangout,medical school LOCATION:Off Campus Location - Virtual (Google+ Hangout) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130811T220604 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T190000 SUMMARY:Other:About Town with OLLI: Arie Lipsky DESCRIPTION:\"About Town with OLLI\" connects you with new acquaintances as you share Ann Arbor's social and cultural life. When you register for About Town ($15) you will be included on an email list for invitations to upcoming social/cultural events.\nRegister for About Town to attend our first About Town event of the year: A special talk with a musical interlude by the Ann Arbor Symphony's Music Director and Conductor\, Arie Lipsky!\nPre-registration required\; space is limited. \n UID:14181-1191857@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14181 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:culture,lifelong learning,music,retirement,social event LOCATION:Off Campus Location - Turner Senior Resource Center, 2401 Plymouth Rd CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130905T130219 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T203000 SUMMARY:Film Screening:Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare DESCRIPTION:UMSN is hosting a screening of \"Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare.\" Dinner is also included. This event is free and open to the public. It is part of a one-day national screening event of the film.\n\nAbout the Film\nESCAPE FIRE premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival\, and explores one of the most pressing questions of our time: how do we fix our broken healthcare system? From directors Matthew Heineman and Susan Froemke\, an Emmy-winning\, Academy Award-nominated filmmaker\, the documentary exposes the American healthcare system\, contrasting powerful forces opposing change with compelling solutions and stories of pioneering leaders and the patients they seek to help. UID:14501-1192556@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14501 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:escape fire,health and wellness,health care,health care reform,nursing,public health,social justice LOCATION:School of Nursing - Room 1330 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130821T104042 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T200000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Introduction to Resume Writing DESCRIPTION:This workshop is for students who are new to writing a resume. We will touch on resume basics\, like formatting\, but will mainly focus on how to develop a resume that reflects one’s story. Please bring a hard copy of your resume\, no matter how far along you are. Don’t have a resume yet? Check out our Resume Builder\, which provides step-by-step help and manages formatting so you can focus on content. Also be sure to check out some resume resources on our website if you need help getting started.\n\n\n**To Register:\n\n1. Log in to your Career Center Connector account\n\n2. Click on the \"workshops and employer events\" tab and select \"workshops\" where you will find Hangout or Small Group Discussions.\n\n3. Select the session you'd like to attend. Sign-ups will be available until all spaces are filled\, at which time you will be placed on a wait list. Students should choose only one session. UID:14314-1191994@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14314 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:resume,workshops LOCATION:Student Activities Building - The Career Center Program Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130726T155705 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T193000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Localization: What’s in It for Us? DESCRIPTION:Given anticipated decreases in natural resources and energy availability\, Raymond De Young\, U-M School of Natural Resources & Environment & College of Literature\, Science\, & the Arts\, discusses adapting-in-place. The ultimate goals of this process are sustaining or improving natural systems that directly support our communities while advancing society’s long-term psychological well-being. Presented by Sierra Club Huron Valley Chapter. UID:13921-1188841@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/13921 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:lsa,matthaei botanical gardens,raymond de young,sierra club huron valley chapter,snre LOCATION:Matthaei Botanical Gardens CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130812T154136 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Drake White and The Big Fire DESCRIPTION:Drake White is an aspiring singer-songwriter residing in Nashville\, Tennessee. This Hokes Bluff\, Alabama\, native has a very different kind of country feel\, with a freestyle twist on many of his original songs. He ad-libs throughout a show\, phrasing rhythmic lyrics as his entertaining live show unfolds. Drake frequently involves the audience in his witty verbal craftsmanship of verbalization as well. This enthusiastic 27-year-old credits many country\, blues\, rock\, freestyle\, and bluegrass influences that have come together to form his unique style. Signed to the EMI label\, Drake White is a God-fearing river rat beach bum who loves the outdoors and expresses this love through soulful lyrics that are music to the listener's ears. He also just might be the next big thing out of Music City. UID:14201-1191882@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14201 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:drake white,music,the ark LOCATION:Off Campus Location - The Ark, 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130917T000048 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130917T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Masters Recital: Rodrigo Ruiz\, conductor DESCRIPTION:PROGRAM: Mozart - Le nozze di Figaro\, KV. 492 UID:14661-1192931@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14661 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:music LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - McIntosh Theatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130904T092909 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130918T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130918T235900 SUMMARY:Exhibition:“Imaging the Dream” Exhibit and Ribbon-Cutting DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, September 12th\, The North Campus Colleges will launch a year of frank discussions and interactions with a provocative\, interactive exhibit that will give visitors unprecedented access to the historic images\, documents and writings associated with the important work of Dr. King and the Civil Rights Movement. The event is called:\n\n“Imaging the Dream” Exhibit and Ribbon-Cutting\nFeaturing the MLK Imaging Exhibit\nThursday\, September 12\, 2013\n5-7pm\nChesebrough Auditorium\nFeatured Speaker: Dr. Michael Eric Dyson\, Professor\, Georgetown University \n\nCourtesy of The King Center in Atlanta\, GA and JP Morgan Chase\, the Exhibit will be housed in the Duderstadt Center from September 12-20.\n\nThe MLK Imaging Exhibit is an interactive experience developed by JP Morgan Chase and The King Center in Atlanta that allows visitors to view documents and images from and about Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr. and other key Civil Rights figures. These landmark documents include the most famous documents such as the “I Have a Dream” speech\, notes on the Letter from Birmingham Jail\, as well as other speeches\, correspondence and sermons of Dr. King. The King Center Imaging Project makes available to the public historical treasures that have been accessible only to researchers–until now. The archive is available to anyone around the world who has access to the Internet.\nDr. Dyson authored I May Not Get There With You: The True Martin Luther King\, Jr. Named by Ebony as one of the hundred most influential black Americans\, he is the author of 16 books. Dr. Dyson is a frequent commentator on MSNBC\, and maintains a national profile as a highly sought-after speaker. His remarks will be thought-provoking and provide a good foundation for a year-long series of dialogue and activities.\n\nCo-sponsors are the Office of the Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs\; the 2014 North Campus MLK Committee\; University Library\; the 2014 MLK Symposium Planning Committee\; and the University Diversity Council.\n\nThe MLK Imaging Exhibit will be housed in The Duderstadt Center from September 12-20. \n\nThis event will be a part of an ongoing discussion on race\, diversity and inclusion on North Campus and throughout the University.\n\n\nQUICK LINKS:\n\nRSVP for the “Ribbon-Cutting” Ceremony & Reception: http://bit.ly/15wJv1G\n\nMap to the Exhibit: goo.gl/F2mfWG \n\nMore information The JPMC MLK Exhibit: goo.gl/YX5uCN \n\nMore information on The King Center in Atlanta\, GA: goo.gl/9w1ETc \n\nTo volunteer (or get your organization involved) with The MLK Imaging Exhibit: http://mlkexhibitvolunteer.weebly.com UID:14450-1192412@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14450 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:civil rights,diversity,historical,inclusion,mlk,race,understanding race theme semester,university library LOCATION:Duderstadt Center CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130708T145243 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130918T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130918T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Annual Employee Art Exhibition DESCRIPTION:Each year Gifts of Art presents an exhibition of artwork by U-M Health System faculty\, staff\, students\, volunteers and family members. It is our pleasure to display the artistic accomplishments and showcase the exceptional talent and creativity of our UMHS family. For this eagerly anticipated annual event\, there are ribbon awards for Best in Category and Best in Show\, and a People's Choice award will be determined by the votes of visitors to the exhibit. Winners will be announced at the Artist Reception and Award Ceremony to be held on Tuesday\, Sept. 10\, 2012 from 11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m. in the exhibit gallery. UID:13841-1186333@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/13841 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:20130708T150346 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130918T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130918T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Botanical Watercolors DESCRIPTION:Local artist\, teacher and floral painter Joanne Porter has always been inspired by the seasonal variations in the garden. In her watercolors\, she captures the freshness of spring\, the warm palette of summer and the crispness of fall. Using many layers of watercolor paint\, Porter conveys the delicate movement of the flowers as well as their richness of color. Her educational background includes a BFA and MFA from the U-M School of Art & Design\, and her work has been in one person gallery shows and on permanent display in hospitals\, businesses and schools throughout southeastern Michigan. UID:13845-1186646@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/13845 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:20130708T150115 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130918T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130918T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Contemporary Forged Jewelry DESCRIPTION:Deborah Fehrenbach believes that jewelry should be fun\, bold and exciting. She plays texture against mirror finishes and loves to include movement and dimension to create bold\, yet feminine jewelry. She includes Tahitian pearls\, natural stones and materials\, custom glass\, enameling and raku pottery in her designs. Exhibiting her work both nationally and internationally\, Fehrenbach also teaches near her studio in southeastern Michigan. Her award winning sterling silver and gold jewelry is all hand fabricated and forged\, using traditional goldsmithing techniques combined with unconventional methods. UID:13844-1186483@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/13844 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:20130708T144558 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130918T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130918T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Nature’s Presence: Macro-Botanical Photography DESCRIPTION:Robert W. Cleveland was an advertising photographer for 30 years after studying botany at Alma College and art at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit. His macro-botanical landscapes allow the eye to travel beneath the surface of reality into a realm of visual surprises of texture\, color\, light and design. Cleveland sees his photographs as metaphorical\, inviting viewers to experience the totality of nature's presence and the wonderment and tranquility it can evoke. Cleveland resides in Michigan\, but also enjoys exploring Hawaii\, Japan\, Europe\, the western United States as well as Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. UID:13839-1186233@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/13839 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:20130404T143131 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130918T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130918T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Paperweights & Studio Glass DESCRIPTION:The American studio glass movement started in 1962 with glass workshops held at the Toledo Museum of Art. The workshops\, taught by Harvey Littleton along with scientist Dominick Labino\, introduced a small furnace built for working glass that made it possible for artists to work in independent studios. The studio glass movement quickly spread north to Michigan\, and in 1982\, a decision was made that studio glass would be the focus of the University of Michigan-Dearborn permanent art collection\, which is housed at the Alfred Berkowitz Gallery. This exhibition is a portion of that collection\, spotlighting studio glass art by major artists working in the medium\, including Dominick Labino\, Marvin Lipofsky and Richard Ritter. UID:13301-1184294@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/13301 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:20130708T145809 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130918T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130918T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Reconstructed Landscapes: Collage DESCRIPTION:Ann Arbor artist Cheryl Dawdy received her BA from U-M and then dabbled in different media (printmaking\, weaving\, natural dyes) until discovering collage. She adores it for its spontaneity and perfect expression of her \"make it up as you go along\" approach to life. Expectation invites disappointment\, she contends\, but an open mind offers unlimited potential. With that attitude\, she works with old postcards\, paper scraps\, and pieces of old wallpaper washed with acrylic paint\, creating landscape images some have described as \"wonderful little worlds you want to climb into\" and \"the stuff of dreams.\" Dawdy is also a singer for the Ann Arbor based musical performance group the Chenille Sisters. UID:13843-1186433@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/13843 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:20130708T145534 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130918T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130918T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Songs of the Birds: Airbrushed Acrylics DESCRIPTION:Mixing science and art\, local artist Carol Hanna interprets the songs of birds using visual language that represents the color of the birds and the notes of their songs. The various stripe combinations of vibrating color in each painting represent each individual bird's measure of time or rhythm\, the pitch or frequency of its vibrations per second\, and the softness or loudness of its call. Hanna works with the U-M Biology Department to match each bird's exact color. Hanna has exhibited both locally and nationally\, and her works are in permanent collections at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the C. S. Mott Children's and Women's Hospital. She received both a BFA and an MA from Eastern Michigan University. UID:13842-1186383@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/13842 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:20130925T135958 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130918T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130918T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Sibande On Campus: Exhibit: The wait seems to go on forever (mural\, 2008) DESCRIPTION:Rising young South African artist Mary Sibande constructs elaborate visual narratives to consider race\, gender\, and class in post-colonial South Africa. Rooted in her own family’s history of three generations of women as domestic servants\, Sibande’s larger-than-life figures clothed in yards of fabric confront the viewer with the stark limits of cultural heritage as well as the possibility of transformation. Sibande’s Ann Arbor fellowship includes an original installation at the U-M Institute for the Humanities gallery\, a Penny Stamps lecture\, an open studio at the Stamps School on North Campus\, and exhibition of Sibande’s existing work at Gallery DAAS\, the U-M Museum of Art\, and the Stamps School Slusser Gallery. UID:14842-1193191@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14842 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:multicultural,social justice,visual arts LOCATION:Museum of Art - Commons CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130822T132305 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130918T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130918T190000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:American Foodways: The Jewish Contribution DESCRIPTION:Highlighting Jewish contributions to American culinary history from 1660 to 2013\, this exhibit includes Jewish-American charity cookbooks representing all fifty states from the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive at the University of Michigan Library. Many other treasures will also be on display\, including the first Jewish cookbook published in America (1871). Original early works will be on display in the Audubon Room\, with examples of 20th and 21st century items in the North Lobby cases of the Hatcher Library.\n\nCurated by Jan Longone\, Adjunct Curator in the U-M Special Collections Library\, and Avery Robinson\, Graduate Student in Judaic Studies\, the exhibit is available during Audubon Room hours: Mon-Fri 8:30am-7pm\, Sat 10am-6pm\, Sun 1-7pm.\n\nPlease join us for an exhibit lecture and reception on September 24 at 4:00 p.m. UID:14336-1192039@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14336 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:culinary,food,jewish community,jewish studies,university library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Audubon Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130903T132758 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130918T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130918T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Harmon of Michigan DESCRIPTION:The Bentley Historical Library is pleased to announce the opening of an exhibit\, “Harmon of Michigan” focusing on the life and career of University of Michigan football legend Tom Harmon. The exhibition\, in conjunction with the \"unretiring\" of Harmon's famed number 98 jersey this season\, highlights Harmon’s college career at Michigan\, both as a student and an athlete. Using archival documents\, photographs\, and artifacts\, including material recently acquired through Harmon’s son\, Mark Harmon\, the exhibit traces Harmon’s career as the University of Michigan’s first Heisman Trophy winner\, World War II pilot and war hero\, and a pioneering radio and television broadcaster. The exhibit is curate by Greg Kinney.\n UID:14425-1192294@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14425 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:bentley historical library,michigan football,north campus,tom harmon LOCATION:Bentley Historical Library - Lobby CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130822T135041 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130918T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130918T123000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Introduction to SPSS DESCRIPTION:This workshop is designed to introduce participants to SPSS for Windows. It will cover the fundamentals of SPSS\, within-case transformations\, data management with multiple files\, and basic statistics and graphics. Useful for any scholar engaged in quantitative research. UID:14339-1192125@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14339 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:career,spss LOCATION:Modern Languages Building - 2001A CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130925T134341 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130918T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130918T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Sibande On Campus: Exhibit: ...of Prosperity (sculpture\, 2011)\, Sophie-Velucia (mixed media)\,murals\, and prints DESCRIPTION:Rising young South African artist Mary Sibande constructs elaborate visual narratives to consider race\, gender\, and class in post-colonial South Africa. Rooted in her own family’s history of three generations of women as domestic servants\, Sibande’s larger-than-life figures clothed in yards of fabric confront the viewer with the stark limits of cultural heritage as well as the possibility of transformation. Sibande’s Ann Arbor fellowship includes an original installation at the U-M Institute for the Humanities gallery\, a Penny Stamps lecture\, an open studio at the Stamps School on North Campus\, and exhibition of Sibande’s existing work at Gallery DAAS\, the U-M Museum of Art\, and the Stamps School Slusser Gallery. UID:14841-1193163@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14841 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:multicultural,social justice,visual arts LOCATION:Art and Architecture Building - Slusser Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130829T000439 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130918T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130918T120000 SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:Four Plays by Sophocles DESCRIPTION:Class meets Wednesdays\, September 18 - November 27. No class on October 2\, 9 and 16. \nWe will read and discuss the plays \"Philoctetes\"\, \"Ajax\"\, \"Electra\" and \"The Women of Trachis\"\, all of which are available in the paperback edition\, \"The Complete Greek Tragedies\"\, Volume IV by David Grene and Richmonde Lattimore. Although not a classics scholar\, Terrance Sandalow has devoted a fair amount of study during retirement to Greek tragedy. \n UID:14386-1192208@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14386 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:lifelong learning,retirement,theater LOCATION:Off Campus Location - Genesis of Ann Arbor, 2309 Packard CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130912T105020 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130918T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130918T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:\"Performing Still Images: David Claerbout and Matthew Buckingham\" DESCRIPTION: UID:14631-1192794@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14631 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:visual arts LOCATION:Museum of Art - Hours are noon-5 p.m. Sundays; closed Mondays. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130909T085233 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130918T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130918T140000 SUMMARY:Well-being:2013 Fall Health & Wellness Fair DESCRIPTION:The 2nd Annual Health and Wellness Fair\, brought to you by your MHealthy Wellness Champions\, will take place Wednesday\, Sept. 18 from 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. on the plaza \nbetween South Hall and Weill Hall.\n\nThis year’s fair will again feature Zilke Farms who will sell seasonal fruits and vegetables\, free massages and NEW for this year a Flu Shot Clinic. If you plan to get a flu shot be sure to bring your ID card and your insurance card with you. If your insurance doesn’t cover flu shots\, you can pay $25 via cash/check/credit card.\n\nParticipating vendors include: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan\, FASAP\, Kellogg Eye Center (LASIK)\, Nichols Arboretum/Matthei Bottanical Gardens\, Phys Med & Rehab\, Rec Sports\, Running Fit\, School of Dentistry\, Visiting Nurses (Flu Shots)\, Zilke Farms\, UMove Fitness UID:14529-1192526@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14529 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:health and wellness LOCATION:South Hall - Plaza between South Hall and Weill Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130821T114606 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130918T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130918T150000 SUMMARY:Fair / Festival:Multicultural Greek Council Diag Day DESCRIPTION:This is an opportunity for non-greek students to learn about each of the organizations in the Multicultural Greek Council. Each chater will have display tables and members stationed to discuss the histories and values of their organizations\, and allow for interested members of the Michigan community to ask questions. UID:14324-1192003@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14324 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:greek life,multicultural,welcome week LOCATION:Diag - Central Campus CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130626T100217 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130918T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130918T130000 SUMMARY:Other: ¡Lunch Break Español! DESCRIPTION:Trying to improve your Spanish? Looking for a conversation group? Join our lunch break Español every Wednesday. All levels are welcome.\n\nQuestions? Contact Jes Pedroza (jpedroza@umich.edu) for more information and let us know if there are other days of the week you would like to participate. \n\nHope to see you there and hasta pronto... UID:13813-1186118@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/13813 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:conversation,spanish LOCATION:300 N. Ingalls Building - Nick's Cafe CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130918T000029 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130918T120000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Costumes By Design DESCRIPTION:Curated by Professor Jessica Hahn. This design exhibit will feature costumes from the 2012-2013 productions as well as costume renderings and memorabilia. The Gallery is open 12:00 - 6:00PM. UID:14032-1188994@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14032 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:music,theater LOCATION:Duderstadt Center - Duderstadt Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130905T161750 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130918T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130918T180000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Costumes by Design DESCRIPTION:Presented by Professor Jessica Hahn\, Department of Theatre & Drama\, \"Costumes by Design\" features a selection of costumes from plays\, musicals\, opera and dance from the 2012-2013 School of Music\, Theatre & Dance season.\n\nAvailable during Duderstadt Gallery hours: Monday-Friday Noon-6pm\, Sunday Noon-5pm UID:14507-1192501@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14507 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:costume design,theater,theatre LOCATION:Duderstadt Center - Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130821T104837 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130918T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130918T130000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Strategies for Using Career Center Connector and On-Campus Recruiting in Your Internship or Job Search DESCRIPTION:Ever have that feeling that you wish someone would just give you a job or internship? While the Career Center does not place students in jobs or internships\, Career Center Connector (C3) is a free service for all UM Ann Arbor degree-seeking students and new graduates. The Career Center also offers employer sessions throughout the academic year. At this workshop\, you will find out the best way to utilize Career Center resources!\n\n\nTo Register:\n\n1. Log in to your Career Center Connector account\n\n2. Click on the \"workshops and employer events\" tab and select \"workshops\" where you will find Hangout or Small Group Discussions.\n\n3. Select the session you'd like to attend. Sign-ups will be available until all spaces are filled\, at which time you will be placed on a wait list. Students should choose only one session. UID:14315-1191995@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14315 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:career center connector (c3),internship search,job search,workshops LOCATION:Student Activities Building - The Career Center Program Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130918T000029 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130918T121500 SUMMARY:Performance:Brown Bag Organ Series: Mary Zelinski\, organ DESCRIPTION:Thirty minutes of organ solo music performed by local musicians. Bring lunch or purchase at the Crossroads Cafe. PROGRAM: Bach - Trio Sonata no. 3 in D Minor\; Mendelssohn-Bartholdy - Sonata no. 2 in C Minor\, op. 65\; Bach - Prelude and Fugue in G Major\, BWV 550. UID:14693-1192966@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14693 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:music LOCATION:School of Public Health Bldg I and Crossroads and Tower - Community Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130906T103324 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130918T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130918T134000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Finding Meaningful Campus Opportunities (small group discussion) DESCRIPTION:1. Log in to Career Center Connector: http://careercenter.umich.edu/article/career-center-connector\n\n2. Click \"Workshops and Employer Events\"\n\n3. Click \"Workshops\"\n\n4. Find the small group discussion you are interested in attending\n\n5. Click RSVP UID:14514-1192510@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14514 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:career center connector (c3),exploring,involvement LOCATION:Student Activities Building - The Career Center Program Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130822T135538 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130918T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130918T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Introduction to Stata DESCRIPTION:This workshop introduces participants to the use of Stata for Windows. After an introduction to the fundamentals of the Stata environment\, the workshop introduces importing and entering data\, managing data sets\, performing statistical analyses (including descriptive analysis\, hypothesis testing\, regression analysis\, and analysis of survey data)\, and graphing tools within Stata. UID:14340-1192129@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14340 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:career,stata LOCATION:Modern Languages Building - 2001A CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130828T234714 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130918T150000 SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:Intermediate Spanish\, and Writing Memoirs DESCRIPTION:Spanish class ($40) meets Wednesdays\, 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. Sept 18 - Nov 27. No class on October 2 or November 6. Grace Bible Church\, 1300 S. Maple.\nThis class will enable you to review the Spanish that you've studied in the past. You can improve your ability to speak\, read and understand the language through oral practice\, grammar exercises and reading. We will use the book \"Complete Spanish Grammar\" by Gilda Nissenberg (SBN 978-0-07-142270-3) (Copyright 2004). Facilitated by Jeanne Van Octen.\n\n\nWriting Memoirs class ($40) meets Wednesdays\, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. Sept 18 - Dec 11 at Glacier Hills\, 1200 Earhart.\nMembers of the group will write about their memories and provide a copy to each of the other members. We will read them aloud and discuss them in the group. Zibby Oneal has published several novels based on her own memories\, mainly of her younger years\, and has presented similar OLLI classes. UID:14385-1192207@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14385 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:lifelong learning,memoirs,retirement,spanish,writing LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130916T090436 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130918T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130918T173000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:U.S. foreign policy towards Israel and the Middle East DESCRIPTION:The United States has four stated policy goals in the Middle East. 1. Helping Iraqis build a unified\, stable\, and prosperous country\; 2. Renewing progress toward the two-state solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict\; 3. Working against terrorists and their state sponsors\, as well as against the spread of weapons of mass destruction\; and 4. Supporting efforts at economic and political reform in the region. All four goals appear to be in varying states of disarray.\n\nThe IPC and the Ford school will host a discussion of competing ways forward between two of the country's most renowned security and middle east specialists\, Professor John Mearsheimer of the University of Chicago\, and Professor Juan Cole of the University of Michigan. The 90 minute event will feature comments and observations by our panelists as well as substantial time reserved for moderated questions from the audience. UID:14682-1192954@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14682 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:foreign policy,international,international policy,israel,middle east,politics,us foreign policy LOCATION:Weill Hall (Ford School) - Annenberg Auditorium, 1120 Weill Hall, 735 S. State Street CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130920T160436 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130918T161000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130918T174500 SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:iPlan and You Peer Advise: Introduction to TCC for Psych Peers DESCRIPTION:This closed session is for current Psychology Department Peer Advisors. The Career Center will provide an overview to our framework for career exploration and decision making so peers can make good referrals to TCC\, and answer basic questions about what a student can do with a psych degree. UID:14792-1193069@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14792 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:iplan LOCATION:East Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130130T105959 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130918T161500 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130918T170000 SUMMARY:Other:Procrastination\; A Performance Enhancement Series DESCRIPTION:Wednesdays- Performance Enhancement Series. This series is for anyone dealing with performance issues academically or in other parts of your life (job interviews\, athletics\, etc.). Each of the rotating topics are highly relevant to achieving optimal performance inside and outside of the classroom.\n\nProcrastination- Procrastination is a common problem for college students. It can compromise academic performance and increase stress and anxiety. This workshop will help students to identify causes of procrastination and develop strategies for getting started!\n\nDates: 9/18\, 10/16\, 11/13\, 12/11\n\n\nMonthly Wednesdays from 4:15-5:30 p.m. you and other interested students will meet with a counselor and focus on one of the most frequent concerns of U-M students. These are the very issues that U-M students have told us are the most common issues they deal with every day. The counselor will share some helpful information\, talk about strategies and clinical resources\, and she or he will also make time for you to share a little bit about your concerns (if you wish to do so). UID:12285-1192712@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/12285 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:health and wellness,mental health,performance,procrastination LOCATION:Michigan Union - CAPS Office 3100 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130816T151951 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130918T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130918T180000 SUMMARY:Film Screening:Film DESCRIPTION:Atlin\, director. In Armenian with English subtitles (24 min.\, 2013).\n\nEro\, 15-years-old\, walks around Yerevan dressed as an orange house handing out advertisements for bank loans.\n\n\"All The Things\" is a part of the \"Shape of an Ear\" collection of four short films\, shot across four countries (Republic of Georgia\, Armenia\, United States\, Turkey). The stories are a blend of fiction and documentary\, filmed between August 2012 and February 2013. \n\nAtlin is a 23-year-old filmmaker and photographer based out of Detroit\, who holds a B.A. in public policy from the University of Michigan. The director will be in attendance for this screening. The making of the film was supported by the Armenian Studies Program. UID:14296-1192478@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14296 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:armenia,film LOCATION:Weill Hall (Ford School) - 1110 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130915T141109 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130918T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130918T200000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion: Bars Against Bars: Hip Hop for Change (A Conversation with Rhymefest) DESCRIPTION:A keynote by Che “Rhymefest” Smith\, a veteran of the music industry\, that focuses on the use of Hip Hop as a tool for social change. Rhymefest will address the relationship between Hip Hop culture and the prison industrial complex and and highlight ways to affect change. UID:14677-1192946@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14677 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:change,discussion,free,fun,social justice,umich LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) - Rackham Amphitheater CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130726T155925 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130918T183000 SUMMARY:Presentation:Native Companion Plantings for Rhododendrons DESCRIPTION:All invited to a meet and greet during the social hour at 6:30\, followed by a presentation by Rick Meader on native companion plantings for your rhododendron garden at 7:30. Free. Presented by Ann Arbor Rhododendron Society. UID:13922-1188842@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/13922 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:ann arbor rhododendron society,matthaei botanical gardens,rhododendron,rick meader LOCATION:Matthaei Botanical Gardens CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130912T080505 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130918T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130918T203000 SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:CSEAS Introducing Southeast Asia. \"Geography in Southeast Asia\" DESCRIPTION: UID:14624-1192908@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14624 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:geography LOCATION:Lorch Hall - Room 173 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130726T160625 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130918T193000 SUMMARY:Presentation:Birding in the ”˜Cloud’ DESCRIPTION:Despite technological advances in recording data the field journal has remained constant for birders. A local startup company\, Ornicept\, is changing this by developing tools to allow biologists to digitally capture their data in the field using tablets and the online ”˜cloud.’ Founder Russell Conard shares ways that new technology has the potential to change natural resource management. News and refreshments follow. Presented by Washtenaw Audubon Society. UID:13923-1188843@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/13923 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:matthaei botanical gardens,ornicept,russell conard,washtenaw audubon society LOCATION:Matthaei Botanical Gardens CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130415T172609 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130918T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:The Battlefield Band DESCRIPTION:Over 30 years and through constant infusions of fresh talent\, the Battlefield Band has brought the whole world of traditional music in step with its motto of \"Forward with Scotland's Past.\" The Battlefield Band -- the name comes from the band's hometown of Battlefield\, Scotland -- renews the tradition of Scottish music\, mixing the age-old sounds of the bagpipes\, cittern\, and fiddle with the guitar\, accordion\, and bouzouki. This band is an institution yet never rests on its laurels\, preferring to write new songs and do new arrangements of traditional material instead of revisiting old favorites. The Battlefield Band comes to Michigan with a new album\, \"Room Enough for All\,\" which Celtic Connections calls \"technically flawless and fabulously entertaining.\n UID:13411-1184638@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/13411 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:battlefield band,music,the ark LOCATION:Off Campus Location - The Ark, 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130904T092909 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T235900 SUMMARY:Exhibition:“Imaging the Dream” Exhibit and Ribbon-Cutting DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, September 12th\, The North Campus Colleges will launch a year of frank discussions and interactions with a provocative\, interactive exhibit that will give visitors unprecedented access to the historic images\, documents and writings associated with the important work of Dr. King and the Civil Rights Movement. The event is called:\n\n“Imaging the Dream” Exhibit and Ribbon-Cutting\nFeaturing the MLK Imaging Exhibit\nThursday\, September 12\, 2013\n5-7pm\nChesebrough Auditorium\nFeatured Speaker: Dr. Michael Eric Dyson\, Professor\, Georgetown University \n\nCourtesy of The King Center in Atlanta\, GA and JP Morgan Chase\, the Exhibit will be housed in the Duderstadt Center from September 12-20.\n\nThe MLK Imaging Exhibit is an interactive experience developed by JP Morgan Chase and The King Center in Atlanta that allows visitors to view documents and images from and about Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr. and other key Civil Rights figures. These landmark documents include the most famous documents such as the “I Have a Dream” speech\, notes on the Letter from Birmingham Jail\, as well as other speeches\, correspondence and sermons of Dr. King. The King Center Imaging Project makes available to the public historical treasures that have been accessible only to researchers–until now. The archive is available to anyone around the world who has access to the Internet.\nDr. Dyson authored I May Not Get There With You: The True Martin Luther King\, Jr. Named by Ebony as one of the hundred most influential black Americans\, he is the author of 16 books. Dr. Dyson is a frequent commentator on MSNBC\, and maintains a national profile as a highly sought-after speaker. His remarks will be thought-provoking and provide a good foundation for a year-long series of dialogue and activities.\n\nCo-sponsors are the Office of the Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs\; the 2014 North Campus MLK Committee\; University Library\; the 2014 MLK Symposium Planning Committee\; and the University Diversity Council.\n\nThe MLK Imaging Exhibit will be housed in The Duderstadt Center from September 12-20. \n\nThis event will be a part of an ongoing discussion on race\, diversity and inclusion on North Campus and throughout the University.\n\n\nQUICK LINKS:\n\nRSVP for the “Ribbon-Cutting” Ceremony & Reception: http://bit.ly/15wJv1G\n\nMap to the Exhibit: goo.gl/F2mfWG \n\nMore information The JPMC MLK Exhibit: goo.gl/YX5uCN \n\nMore information on The King Center in Atlanta\, GA: goo.gl/9w1ETc \n\nTo volunteer (or get your organization involved) with The MLK Imaging Exhibit: http://mlkexhibitvolunteer.weebly.com UID:14450-1192413@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14450 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:civil rights,diversity,historical,inclusion,mlk,race,understanding race theme semester,university library LOCATION:Duderstadt Center CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130905T103512 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T235900 SUMMARY:Other:Emerging Wolverines Application Deadline DESCRIPTION:Emerging Wolverines is an exciting and interactive year-long group experience for first year students who want to:\n\n\n*Learn about themselves in a small group environment with other first year students\n\n*Explore career and campus opportunities\, using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) personality assessment tool\n\n*Gain clarity about present and future goals\n\n\nEmerging Wolverines will take the MBTI personality assessment tool (free of charge) and work in small groups over the course of the academic year exploring how personality influences campus involvement and future career choices. Students will meet approximately once a month in small groups\, and will engage in thought provoking activities outside of group time together. Through active participation in group meetings and activities\, students will gain a greater understanding of themselves and their future goals as Wolverines!\n\n\nLast year's Emerging Wolverines were significantly more prepared for their Sophomore year\, and were more clear about their academic/career goals\, interests and options than students who did not participate. Apply today!\n\n\nTo participate\, please complete our application (www.careercenter.umich.edu)\nThe deadline to apply is September 19\, 2013 at 11:59pm. UID:14494-1192471@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14494 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:deadline,emerging wolverines,first year students,the career center LOCATION:Off Campus Location - To participate, please complete our application (www.careercenter.umich.edu) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130708T145243 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Annual Employee Art Exhibition DESCRIPTION:Each year Gifts of Art presents an exhibition of artwork by U-M Health System faculty\, staff\, students\, volunteers and family members. It is our pleasure to display the artistic accomplishments and showcase the exceptional talent and creativity of our UMHS family. For this eagerly anticipated annual event\, there are ribbon awards for Best in Category and Best in Show\, and a People's Choice award will be determined by the votes of visitors to the exhibit. Winners will be announced at the Artist Reception and Award Ceremony to be held on Tuesday\, Sept. 10\, 2012 from 11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m. in the exhibit gallery. UID:13841-1186334@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/13841 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:20130708T150346 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Botanical Watercolors DESCRIPTION:Local artist\, teacher and floral painter Joanne Porter has always been inspired by the seasonal variations in the garden. In her watercolors\, she captures the freshness of spring\, the warm palette of summer and the crispness of fall. Using many layers of watercolor paint\, Porter conveys the delicate movement of the flowers as well as their richness of color. Her educational background includes a BFA and MFA from the U-M School of Art & Design\, and her work has been in one person gallery shows and on permanent display in hospitals\, businesses and schools throughout southeastern Michigan. UID:13845-1186647@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/13845 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:20130708T150115 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Contemporary Forged Jewelry DESCRIPTION:Deborah Fehrenbach believes that jewelry should be fun\, bold and exciting. She plays texture against mirror finishes and loves to include movement and dimension to create bold\, yet feminine jewelry. She includes Tahitian pearls\, natural stones and materials\, custom glass\, enameling and raku pottery in her designs. Exhibiting her work both nationally and internationally\, Fehrenbach also teaches near her studio in southeastern Michigan. Her award winning sterling silver and gold jewelry is all hand fabricated and forged\, using traditional goldsmithing techniques combined with unconventional methods. UID:13844-1186484@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/13844 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:20130708T144558 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Nature’s Presence: Macro-Botanical Photography DESCRIPTION:Robert W. Cleveland was an advertising photographer for 30 years after studying botany at Alma College and art at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit. His macro-botanical landscapes allow the eye to travel beneath the surface of reality into a realm of visual surprises of texture\, color\, light and design. Cleveland sees his photographs as metaphorical\, inviting viewers to experience the totality of nature's presence and the wonderment and tranquility it can evoke. Cleveland resides in Michigan\, but also enjoys exploring Hawaii\, Japan\, Europe\, the western United States as well as Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. UID:13839-1186234@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/13839 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:20130404T143131 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Paperweights & Studio Glass DESCRIPTION:The American studio glass movement started in 1962 with glass workshops held at the Toledo Museum of Art. The workshops\, taught by Harvey Littleton along with scientist Dominick Labino\, introduced a small furnace built for working glass that made it possible for artists to work in independent studios. The studio glass movement quickly spread north to Michigan\, and in 1982\, a decision was made that studio glass would be the focus of the University of Michigan-Dearborn permanent art collection\, which is housed at the Alfred Berkowitz Gallery. This exhibition is a portion of that collection\, spotlighting studio glass art by major artists working in the medium\, including Dominick Labino\, Marvin Lipofsky and Richard Ritter. UID:13301-1184295@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/13301 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:20130708T145809 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Reconstructed Landscapes: Collage DESCRIPTION:Ann Arbor artist Cheryl Dawdy received her BA from U-M and then dabbled in different media (printmaking\, weaving\, natural dyes) until discovering collage. She adores it for its spontaneity and perfect expression of her \"make it up as you go along\" approach to life. Expectation invites disappointment\, she contends\, but an open mind offers unlimited potential. With that attitude\, she works with old postcards\, paper scraps\, and pieces of old wallpaper washed with acrylic paint\, creating landscape images some have described as \"wonderful little worlds you want to climb into\" and \"the stuff of dreams.\" Dawdy is also a singer for the Ann Arbor based musical performance group the Chenille Sisters. UID:13843-1186434@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/13843 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:20130708T145534 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Songs of the Birds: Airbrushed Acrylics DESCRIPTION:Mixing science and art\, local artist Carol Hanna interprets the songs of birds using visual language that represents the color of the birds and the notes of their songs. The various stripe combinations of vibrating color in each painting represent each individual bird's measure of time or rhythm\, the pitch or frequency of its vibrations per second\, and the softness or loudness of its call. Hanna works with the U-M Biology Department to match each bird's exact color. Hanna has exhibited both locally and nationally\, and her works are in permanent collections at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the C. S. Mott Children's and Women's Hospital. She received both a BFA and an MA from Eastern Michigan University. UID:13842-1186384@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/13842 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:20130925T135958 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Sibande On Campus: Exhibit: The wait seems to go on forever (mural\, 2008) DESCRIPTION:Rising young South African artist Mary Sibande constructs elaborate visual narratives to consider race\, gender\, and class in post-colonial South Africa. Rooted in her own family’s history of three generations of women as domestic servants\, Sibande’s larger-than-life figures clothed in yards of fabric confront the viewer with the stark limits of cultural heritage as well as the possibility of transformation. Sibande’s Ann Arbor fellowship includes an original installation at the U-M Institute for the Humanities gallery\, a Penny Stamps lecture\, an open studio at the Stamps School on North Campus\, and exhibition of Sibande’s existing work at Gallery DAAS\, the U-M Museum of Art\, and the Stamps School Slusser Gallery. UID:14842-1193192@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14842 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:multicultural,social justice,visual arts LOCATION:Museum of Art - Commons CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130822T132305 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T190000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:American Foodways: The Jewish Contribution DESCRIPTION:Highlighting Jewish contributions to American culinary history from 1660 to 2013\, this exhibit includes Jewish-American charity cookbooks representing all fifty states from the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive at the University of Michigan Library. Many other treasures will also be on display\, including the first Jewish cookbook published in America (1871). Original early works will be on display in the Audubon Room\, with examples of 20th and 21st century items in the North Lobby cases of the Hatcher Library.\n\nCurated by Jan Longone\, Adjunct Curator in the U-M Special Collections Library\, and Avery Robinson\, Graduate Student in Judaic Studies\, the exhibit is available during Audubon Room hours: Mon-Fri 8:30am-7pm\, Sat 10am-6pm\, Sun 1-7pm.\n\nPlease join us for an exhibit lecture and reception on September 24 at 4:00 p.m. UID:14336-1192040@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14336 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:culinary,food,jewish community,jewish studies,university library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Audubon Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130905T102945 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T103000 SUMMARY:Meeting:Career Co-Advising at the Psychology Department DESCRIPTION:Meet with a Career Center Career Coach and a Psychology Concentration Advisor at the same time in these co-advising appointments. Discuss academic and career related questions at the same time! Schedule your appointment on the Psychology Department's website. UID:14493-1192464@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14493 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:career advising,career options,psychology LOCATION:East Hall - Undergraduate Psychology Office CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130903T132758 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Harmon of Michigan DESCRIPTION:The Bentley Historical Library is pleased to announce the opening of an exhibit\, “Harmon of Michigan” focusing on the life and career of University of Michigan football legend Tom Harmon. The exhibition\, in conjunction with the \"unretiring\" of Harmon's famed number 98 jersey this season\, highlights Harmon’s college career at Michigan\, both as a student and an athlete. Using archival documents\, photographs\, and artifacts\, including material recently acquired through Harmon’s son\, Mark Harmon\, the exhibit traces Harmon’s career as the University of Michigan’s first Heisman Trophy winner\, World War II pilot and war hero\, and a pioneering radio and television broadcaster. The exhibit is curate by Greg Kinney.\n UID:14425-1192295@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14425 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:bentley historical library,michigan football,north campus,tom harmon LOCATION:Bentley Historical Library - Lobby CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130822T135041 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T123000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Introduction to SPSS DESCRIPTION:This workshop is designed to introduce participants to SPSS for Windows. It will cover the fundamentals of SPSS\, within-case transformations\, data management with multiple files\, and basic statistics and graphics. Useful for any scholar engaged in quantitative research. UID:14339-1192126@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14339 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:career,spss LOCATION:Modern Languages Building - 2001A CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130925T134341 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Sibande On Campus: Exhibit: ...of Prosperity (sculpture\, 2011)\, Sophie-Velucia (mixed media)\,murals\, and prints DESCRIPTION:Rising young South African artist Mary Sibande constructs elaborate visual narratives to consider race\, gender\, and class in post-colonial South Africa. Rooted in her own family’s history of three generations of women as domestic servants\, Sibande’s larger-than-life figures clothed in yards of fabric confront the viewer with the stark limits of cultural heritage as well as the possibility of transformation. Sibande’s Ann Arbor fellowship includes an original installation at the U-M Institute for the Humanities gallery\, a Penny Stamps lecture\, an open studio at the Stamps School on North Campus\, and exhibition of Sibande’s existing work at Gallery DAAS\, the U-M Museum of Art\, and the Stamps School Slusser Gallery. UID:14841-1193164@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14841 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:multicultural,social justice,visual arts LOCATION:Art and Architecture Building - Slusser Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130911T105013 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T140000 SUMMARY:Well-being:Flu Shot Clinics DESCRIPTION:MHealthy\, in partnership with Michigan Visiting Care (MVC)\, will hold walk-in flu shot clinics at the following locations for faculty and staff who work on Ann Arbor’s Central\, North and South campuses\, and Dearborn and Flint campuses:\n”¢ Sept. 19\, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.\, Michigan Union\, Pond Room ABC.\n”¢ Sept. 23\, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.\, Michigan League\, Vandenberg Room. \n”¢ Sept. 25\, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.\, Palmer Commons\, Great Lakes Central Room.\n”¢ Oct. 9\, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.\, Duderstadt Connector Hall.\n”¢ Oct. 8\, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.\, UM-Flint\, Harding-Mott University Center\, Michigan Room A.\n”¢ Oct. 23\, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.\, UM-Dearborn\, University Center\, Kochoff Hall C. \nEmployees covered under a U-M health insurance plan will not be charged an out-of-pocket fee when they bring their insurance card to the on-site clinic. The cost of the flu shot will be charged directly to their health plan. Employees not covered under an accepted insurance plan can still receive a flu shot at a rate of $25 per person\, payable by cash\, check or credit card. \nFor more information on the MHealthy/MVC flu shot clinics\, go to www.MHealthy.umich.edu/flu\, email UMFluClinics@med.umich.edu or call 734-477-7229.\nIn addition to the MHealthy/MVC clinics\, campus employees can also get a flu shot by appointment at the University Health Service. More information is available at www.uhs.umich.edu/fluvaccination. \n UID:14596-1192605@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14596 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:health LOCATION:Michigan Union CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130911T105013 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T140000 SUMMARY:Well-being:Flu Shot Clinics DESCRIPTION:MHealthy\, in partnership with Michigan Visiting Care (MVC)\, will hold walk-in flu shot clinics at the following locations for faculty and staff who work on Ann Arbor’s Central\, North and South campuses\, and Dearborn and Flint campuses:\n”¢ Sept. 19\, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.\, Michigan Union\, Pond Room ABC.\n”¢ Sept. 23\, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.\, Michigan League\, Vandenberg Room. \n”¢ Sept. 25\, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.\, Palmer Commons\, Great Lakes Central Room.\n”¢ Oct. 9\, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.\, Duderstadt Connector Hall.\n”¢ Oct. 8\, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.\, UM-Flint\, Harding-Mott University Center\, Michigan Room A.\n”¢ Oct. 23\, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.\, UM-Dearborn\, University Center\, Kochoff Hall C. \nEmployees covered under a U-M health insurance plan will not be charged an out-of-pocket fee when they bring their insurance card to the on-site clinic. The cost of the flu shot will be charged directly to their health plan. Employees not covered under an accepted insurance plan can still receive a flu shot at a rate of $25 per person\, payable by cash\, check or credit card. \nFor more information on the MHealthy/MVC flu shot clinics\, go to www.MHealthy.umich.edu/flu\, email UMFluClinics@med.umich.edu or call 734-477-7229.\nIn addition to the MHealthy/MVC clinics\, campus employees can also get a flu shot by appointment at the University Health Service. More information is available at www.uhs.umich.edu/fluvaccination. \n UID:14596-1192606@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14596 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:health LOCATION:Michigan Union CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130911T105013 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T140000 SUMMARY:Well-being:Flu Shot Clinics DESCRIPTION:MHealthy\, in partnership with Michigan Visiting Care (MVC)\, will hold walk-in flu shot clinics at the following locations for faculty and staff who work on Ann Arbor’s Central\, North and South campuses\, and Dearborn and Flint campuses:\n”¢ Sept. 19\, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.\, Michigan Union\, Pond Room ABC.\n”¢ Sept. 23\, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.\, Michigan League\, Vandenberg Room. \n”¢ Sept. 25\, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.\, Palmer Commons\, Great Lakes Central Room.\n”¢ Oct. 9\, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.\, Duderstadt Connector Hall.\n”¢ Oct. 8\, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.\, UM-Flint\, Harding-Mott University Center\, Michigan Room A.\n”¢ Oct. 23\, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.\, UM-Dearborn\, University Center\, Kochoff Hall C. \nEmployees covered under a U-M health insurance plan will not be charged an out-of-pocket fee when they bring their insurance card to the on-site clinic. The cost of the flu shot will be charged directly to their health plan. Employees not covered under an accepted insurance plan can still receive a flu shot at a rate of $25 per person\, payable by cash\, check or credit card. \nFor more information on the MHealthy/MVC flu shot clinics\, go to www.MHealthy.umich.edu/flu\, email UMFluClinics@med.umich.edu or call 734-477-7229.\nIn addition to the MHealthy/MVC clinics\, campus employees can also get a flu shot by appointment at the University Health Service. More information is available at www.uhs.umich.edu/fluvaccination. \n UID:14596-1192641@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14596 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:health LOCATION:Michigan Union CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130820T224755 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T113000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Saudi Arabia and Iran: Cold War in the Middle East DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Saaed Kahn\, Wayne State University Lecturer on Ethnic Identity and Muslim History in the  Department of Classical and Modern Languages\, Literature and Cultures UID:14313-1192181@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14313 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:ethnicity,history,iran,lifelong learning,middle east,muslims,retirement,saudi arabia LOCATION:Off Campus Location - Clarion Hotel and Conference Center, 2900 Jackson Ave CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130912T105020 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:\"Performing Still Images: David Claerbout and Matthew Buckingham\" DESCRIPTION: UID:14631-1192795@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14631 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:visual arts LOCATION:Museum of Art - Hours are noon-5 p.m. Sundays; closed Mondays. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130911T104003 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T140000 SUMMARY:Well-being:MHealthy Play Day events DESCRIPTION:These events are open to students\, faculty and staff. Healthy snacks\, games\, information booths\, Active U Autumn registrations and more are offered. The events are 11 a.m.-2 p.m.\, Sept. 17 at Ingalls Mall and Sept. 19 at the University Hospital Courtyard. UID:14595-1192604@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14595 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:health LOCATION:University Hospitals CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130903T163310 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T140000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:CJS Event: Shun-kin: The Literature of Junichiro Tanizaki and an International Performing Arts Collaboration DESCRIPTION:In conjunction with Complicite and Setagaya Public Theatre's production of Shun-kin\, this panel discussion contextualizes the theatrical production\, probing into Junichiro Tanizaki's aesthetics and director Simon McBurney's ingenious interpretation. Panelists will discuss Tanizaki's literature\, contemporary Japanese theater\, and the creative process behind the production. Panelists include Professor Cody Poulton\, University of Victoria\; Professor Ken Ito\, University of Hawaii\; and actor Yoshi Oida. The panel will be moderated by Professor Jonathan Zwicker\, Director of the U-M Center for Japanese Studies.\n\nThis event is presented by International Theatre Institute Japanese Center and the U.S./Japan Cultural Trade Network in association with the UMS (University Musical Society)\, the University of Michigan Center for Japanese Studies\, the Setagaya Public Theatre and Complicite\, and is made possible by a funding from All Japan Organization of Social Contribution. UID:14437-1192402@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14437 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:japan,theater LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Gallery (Room 100) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130919T000035 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T120000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Costumes By Design DESCRIPTION:Curated by Professor Jessica Hahn. This design exhibit will feature costumes from the 2012-2013 productions as well as costume renderings and memorabilia. The Gallery is open 12:00 - 6:00PM. UID:14033-1188995@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14033 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:music,theater LOCATION:Duderstadt Center - Duderstadt Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130905T161750 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T180000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Costumes by Design DESCRIPTION:Presented by Professor Jessica Hahn\, Department of Theatre & Drama\, \"Costumes by Design\" features a selection of costumes from plays\, musicals\, opera and dance from the 2012-2013 School of Music\, Theatre & Dance season.\n\nAvailable during Duderstadt Gallery hours: Monday-Friday Noon-6pm\, Sunday Noon-5pm UID:14507-1192502@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14507 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:costume design,theater,theatre LOCATION:Duderstadt Center - Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130909T102828 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T124000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:How to make your law school personal statement stand out (small group discussion) DESCRIPTION:1. Log in to Career Center Connector: http://careercenter.umich.edu/article/career-center-connector\n\n2. Click \"Workshops and Employer Events\"\n\n3. Click \"Workshops\"\n\n4. Find the small group discussion you are interested in attending\n\n5. Click RSVP\n\nThis discussion is only open to current law school applicants. UID:14537-1192535@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14537 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:law school application preparation,personal statement preparation LOCATION:Student Activities Building - 3200 Student Activities Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130821T105059 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T130000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:I am a Senior Gearing up for My Job Search DESCRIPTION:This workshop is for students who have already identified a field of interest and are in the process of starting their job search.\nIn this workshop\, participants will:\n\n1. Learn about resources and strategies for finding opportunities\n\n2. Develop a starting point for how to strategize their own job search in their field of interest\n\nStill not sure what you want to be doing after you graduate? Join us for one of our virtual Google+ Hangouts\, Small Group Discussions at the Career Center\, or schedule an appointment online to meet with a Career Advisor.\n\n\nTo Register:\n\n1. Log in to your Career Center Connector account\n\n2. Click on the \"workshops and employer events\" tab and select \"workshops\" where you will find Hangout or Small Group Discussions.\n\n3. Select the session you'd like to attend. Sign-ups will be available until all spaces are filled\, at which time you will be placed on a wait list. Students should choose only one session. UID:14316-1191996@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14316 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:job search,seniors,workshops LOCATION:Student Activities Building - The Career Center Program Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130905T152906 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T140000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Shun-kin: The Literature of Junichiro Tanizaki and an International Performing Arts Collaboration DESCRIPTION:In conjunction with Complicite and Setagaya Public Theatre's production of Shun-kin at UMS\, this panel discussion contextualizes the theatrical production\, probing into Junichiro Tanizaki's aesthetics and director Simon McBurney's ingenious interpretation. Panelists will discuss Tanizaki's literature\, contemporary Japanese theater\, and the creative process behind the production. Panelists include Professor Cody Poulton\, University of Victoria\; Professor Ken Ito\, University of Hawaii\; and actor Yoshi Oida. The panel will be moderated by Professor Jonathan Zwicker\, director of the U-M Center for Japanese Studies.\n\nThis event is presented by the International Theatre Institute Japanese Center and the U.S./Japan Cultural Trade Network in association with UMS (University Musical Society)\, the U-M Center for Japanese Studies\, the Setagaya Public Theatre\, and Complicite\, and is made possible by funding from the All Japan Organization of Social Contribution. UID:14505-1192485@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14505 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:japanese studies,literature LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Gallery in Room 100 (enter from Diag) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130812T134004 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T121000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T130000 SUMMARY:Performance:Gifts of Art presents Old Time Piano DESCRIPTION:Jerry Perrine specializes in the classic American piano styles of ragtime\, traditional jazz\, blues and boogie-woogie. As a teenager\, Perrine became fascinated with the ragtime piano music of Scott Joplin and others\, and he taught himself how to play ragtime piano. As he studied the music and the history of that piano style\, he learned of other styles and pianists such as Eubie Blake\, Jelly Roll Morton\, Fats Waller and many others. He learned how to play and compose in each style\, and he has enjoyed performing old time piano music for nearly thirty years. Recently\, he has been a featured performer at the Greenfield Village Ragtime Street Fair in Dearborn\, Michigan. UID:14188-1191865@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14188 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:health and wellness,music LOCATION:University Hospitals - Main Lobby, Floor 1 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130829T204229 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T143000 SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:Advanced French DESCRIPTION:Class meets Thursdays\, September 19 - November 7. \nThe class time will be organized as follows: The first hour of each class will be devoted to viewing a French-language tape prepared at Yale University\, followed by exercises to test comprehension. The second hour will be devoted to the continued reading of Stendahl's \"Le Rouge et le Noir. \" Taught by Adele McCarus. \n UID:14392-1192225@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14392 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:french,lifelong learning,retirement LOCATION:Off Campus Location - Turner Senior Resource Center, 2401 Plymouth Rd. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130906T104953 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T134000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Finding Meaningful Campus Opportunities DESCRIPTION:1. Log in to Career Center Connector: http://careercenter.umich.edu/article/career-center-connector\n\n2. Click \"Workshops and Employer Events\"\n\n3. Click \"Workshops\"\n\n4. Find the small group discussion you are interested in attending\n\n5. Click RSVP UID:14517-1192527@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14517 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:exploring,involvement LOCATION:Off Campus Location - Virtual (Google+ Hangout) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130822T135538 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Introduction to Stata DESCRIPTION:This workshop introduces participants to the use of Stata for Windows. After an introduction to the fundamentals of the Stata environment\, the workshop introduces importing and entering data\, managing data sets\, performing statistical analyses (including descriptive analysis\, hypothesis testing\, regression analysis\, and analysis of survey data)\, and graphing tools within Stata. UID:14340-1192130@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14340 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:career,stata LOCATION:Modern Languages Building - 2001A CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130829T204450 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T150000 SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:Modern Physics for the Non-Scientist\, and National Issues Forum\, Sec 2 DESCRIPTION:Physics class ($40) meets Thursdays\, Sept 19-Dec 12. No class Nov 28. Brookhaven Manor\, 401 W. Oakbrook Dr. \nThe class will cover the ideas of modern physics (relativity & quantum mechanics) from a non-specialist point of view. We will view two 30-minute DVD lectures\, each followed by 20 minutes for answering questions and discussion. Dick Chase worked 27 years as an industrial physicist for Ford and has taught physicsl. \n\n\nNational Issues class ($40) meets First & Third Thursdays\, 9/19/13 - 1/9/14 (2nd Thursday) at University Commons\, 817 Asa Gray Dr.\nThis discussion group focuses on public issues affecting our everyday lives. Participants volunteer to facilitate discussions. Topics: future of US education\; critical thinking and the news media\; taxing\, spending and our fiscal future\; wealth\, income\, and inequality of opportunity\; US energy challenges\, choices\, and consequences\; health care reform--will it work\; end-of-life issues. Facilitated by Stu Simon and Leo Shedden. UID:14393-1192226@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14393 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:current events,lifelong learning,physics,retirement LOCATION:Off Campus Location - . CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130904T110801 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T150000 SUMMARY:Meeting:Board of Regents meeting DESCRIPTION:The Board of Regents will have its monthly meeting at 3 p.m. Sept. 19 in the Anderson Room\, Michigan Union. To offer public comment at the meeting\, sign up in advance at www.regents.umich.edu/meetings/publform.html. Public comments on agenda items will be taken prior to their consideration. Comments on nonagenda items will follow the regular business agenda. People with disabilities who need assistance should contact the Office of the Vice President and Secretary of the University in advance at 734-764-3883. For more about regents meetings\, go to www.regents.umich.edu.\n UID:14452-1192417@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14452 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:regents LOCATION:Michigan Union - Anderson Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130816T152306 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T173000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Conversations on Europe DESCRIPTION:Damani Partridge\, associate professor of anthropology and Afroamerican and African studies\, U-M.\n\nThis paper examines the politics of democratization versus participation as they have emerged from the logics of post-World War II American military occupation\, in which democratization as de-nazification was the main aim. In the current period\, Hitler Youth have been replaced by “Migrant Youth” and young Neo-Nazis as those whom moralizing agents deem most in need of democratization. As opposed to occupying American forces\, the German state\, itself\, has been investing in the democratization of these new young populations.\n\nThe speaker will address the following questions: What are the social and political effects of this top-down form of democratization that has emerged from the post-Holocaust reality? What does it mean to apply this logic simultaneously to both “migrant” and neo-Nazi youth\, groups that are alternatively experiencing the effects of contemporary racism or enforcing a nationalist racist logic to counteract economic and social uncertainty? To what ends is the state undertaking these initiatives and with what effect? What are the futures of these youth\, and how do state sponsored democratization programs impact them? Are these measures merely a temporary means for staving off any revolutionary potential? In this respect\, how is the fate of racialized “migrant youth” similar to that of young Neo-Nazis? What can we ultimately say about democratization versus democratic participation given this history and contemporary condition?\n\nDamani J. Partridge is an associate professor in the Department of Anthropology and in the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies. He has published on questions of citizenship\, sexuality\, post-Cold War “freedom\,” Holocaust memorialization\, African-American military occupation\, the production of noncitizens\, and the Obama moment in Berlin. He is currently doing research for a project entitled “Democratization as Exclusion–Post-migrant Youth\, Young Neo-Nazis\, and the Future of Work and Welfare versus Revolution in the New Germany/Europe.” His book\, Hypersexuality and Headscarves: Race\, Sex\, and Citizenship in the New Germany\, was published by Indiana University Press in February 2012. UID:14297-1191979@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14297 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:democracy,europe,germany,youth LOCATION:School of Social Work Building - 1636 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130816T132339 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T170000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:EEB Thursday Seminar Series DESCRIPTION:Presenting recent research from her lab\, Kremen will examine how diversifying our farms\, from plot to field to landscape scale\, can maintain resilient pollinator communities and pollination services\, and how this in turn could improve the resilience and sustainability of many other critical ecosystem services in farming landscapes.\n UID:14290-1191981@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14290 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:ecology,evolutionary biology LOCATION:Chemistry Dow Lab - 1210 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130830T142319 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T173000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Former U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe: What's Gone Wrong in Washington\, and Why It Doesn't Have to be this Way DESCRIPTION:With more than three decades of policy experience and knowing how Washington does – and doesn't – work\, Senator Snowe has keen and contemporary insights on what Congressional initiatives to look for in the coming year.\n\nBook signing and reception\nA public reception and book signing will immediately follow the program and take place in the Rackham Lobby. Copies of Senator Snowe's new book\, Fighting for Common Ground external link will be available for purchase and signing by the author. UID:14401-1192232@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14401 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:gerald r. ford school of public policy,olympia snowe,politics,u.s. congress,u.s. government,u.s. senate LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) - Rackham Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130905T152411 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T190000 SUMMARY:Reception / Open House:Third Thursday in the Clark Library DESCRIPTION:Welcome back! Please join us in the Clark Library for our first monthly open house in the new school year. Our exhibits include \"Ukraine: Land of Many Borders\"\; \"Describing Space: Materials from a creative trip in Kyoto\"\; and a Fall Art Show. We'll also have highlights from our map collections on display. UID:14504-1192484@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14504 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:maps,ukraine LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library, 2nd Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130130T112652 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T161500 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T170000 SUMMARY:Other:Friends: Finding and Keeping Them\; A Relationship Enhancement Series DESCRIPTION:Thursdays-Relationship Enhancement Series. Dealing with difficult people in your life can be extremely stressful. Unfortunately\, few people ever learn the high-level skills needed to manage difficult relationships. This series will help you do just that.\n\nFriends: Finding and Keeping Them. If you struggle to form connections with new people\, then this session will be helpful to you. We will explore strategies for meeting new people and forming new friendships. Depending on the needs of the participants\, we may also talk about ways to deepen the friendships that you already have.\n\nDates: 9/19\, 10/17\, 11/14\, 12/19\n\n\nEach Thursday from 4:15-5:30 p.m. you and other interested students will meet with a counselor and focus on one of the most frequent concerns of U-M students. These are the very issues that U-M students have told us are the most common issues they deal with every day. The counselor will share some helpful information\, talk about strategies and clinical resources\, and she or he will also make time for you to share a little bit about your concerns (if you wish to do so).\n UID:12290-1192727@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/12290 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:families friends,friends,friendship,health and wellness,make new friends,mental health,relationships LOCATION:Michigan Union - CAPS Office 3100 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130910T120820 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T171000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Penny Stamps Distinguished Speaker Series DESCRIPTION:Established with the generous support of alumna Penny W. Stamps\, the Speaker Series brings respected emerging and established artists/designers from a broad spectrum of media to the School to conduct a public lecture and engage with students\, faculty\, and the larger University and Ann Arbor communities.\n\nSimon McBurney is an actor\, writer\, director\, and co-founder of the innovative theater company Complicite\, where he has created and acted in more than 30 productions. In 2009 Shun-kin earned him the Yomiuri Theatre Award Grand Prize for Best Director\, which he was the first non-Japanese artist ever to win. Other recent work includes The Magic Flute for De Nederlandse Opera\, The Master and Margarita\, A Dog’s Heart\, A Disappearing Number (UMS 2008)\, Measure for Measure\, A Minute Too Late\, The Elephant Vanishes (UMS 2004)\, Pet Shop Boys Meet Eisenstein and Strange Poetry. Other directing credits include All My Sons on Broadway and The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui with Al Pacino. As an actor\, McBurney has appeared in films including Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy\, Jane Eyre\, The Duchess\, and The Last King of Scotland. He was the recipient of the 2008 Berlin Academy of Arts Konrad Wolf Prize for Outstanding Multi-disciplinary Artists. In 2012 he was Artiste Associé at Festival d’Avignon. UID:14563-1192572@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14563 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:art,lecture,penny stamps speaker series,penny w stamps LOCATION:Off Campus Location - Michigan Theater 603 E. Liberty St. Ann Arbor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20200813T162118 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T193000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:\"What is College For\, Anyway?\" presented by Liz McMillen\, editor of The Chronicle of Higher Education DESCRIPTION:Liz McMillen\, editor of The Chronicle of Higher Education and alum of the Knight-Wallace Fellows at Michigan\, will examine the changes in higher education over the past two decades and the worth of a college degree today. \n\nThe Chronicle of Higher Education is the leading source for news\, information and jobs for college and university faculty and administrators. The Chronicle is published online every weekday and is seen by more than 1.9 million unique visitors monthly. \n\nMcMillen became editor of The Chronicle of Higher Education in August 2011. Previously\, she was a senior editor supervising the paper’s coverage of scholarship\, research and publishing and reported on faculty issues. She is also the founding editor of the Chronicle Careers website. As a Knight-Wallace Fellow at Michigan (1997-1998)\, McMillen studied the culture wars between journalism and academics. \n\nA reception hosted by Regent Andrea Fischer Newman\, current chair of the University of Michigan Board of Regents\, follows the lecture. \nrsvp: 998-7666 or email rileyml@umich.edu UID:14192-1191869@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14192 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:editor,education,higher ed,journalist LOCATION:Off Campus Location - Wallace House Gardens, 620 Oxford Road CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130624T132407 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130919T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Shovels and Rope DESCRIPTION:Shovels & Rope is the Charleston\, South Carolina-based duo of Cary Ann Hearst and Michael Trent. They perform as an energetic two-piece band\, stirring up a righteous racket with two old guitars\, a handful of harmonicas\, the occasional keyboard\, and a junkyard drum kit harvested from an actual garbage heap and adorned with tambourines\, flowers and kitchen rags. But the songs are the deadliest arrows in this duo's quiver. Since 2010\, Shovels & Rope has been traveling the highways and back roads of North America\, logging hundreds of shows and performing for crowds large and small. If you enjoy the tough new strain of Southern songwriting exemplified by Justin Townes Earle\, Jason Isbell\, the Felice Brothers\, Hayes Carll\, and Butch Walker\, Shovels & Rope are a new act to watch! Lo-fi Texas blues-folk singer Shakey Graves opens.\n UID:13797-1186039@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/13797 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:music,shakey graves,shovels and rope,the ark LOCATION:Off Campus Location - The Ark, 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130904T092909 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130920T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130920T235900 SUMMARY:Exhibition:“Imaging the Dream” Exhibit and Ribbon-Cutting DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, September 12th\, The North Campus Colleges will launch a year of frank discussions and interactions with a provocative\, interactive exhibit that will give visitors unprecedented access to the historic images\, documents and writings associated with the important work of Dr. King and the Civil Rights Movement. The event is called:\n\n“Imaging the Dream” Exhibit and Ribbon-Cutting\nFeaturing the MLK Imaging Exhibit\nThursday\, September 12\, 2013\n5-7pm\nChesebrough Auditorium\nFeatured Speaker: Dr. Michael Eric Dyson\, Professor\, Georgetown University \n\nCourtesy of The King Center in Atlanta\, GA and JP Morgan Chase\, the Exhibit will be housed in the Duderstadt Center from September 12-20.\n\nThe MLK Imaging Exhibit is an interactive experience developed by JP Morgan Chase and The King Center in Atlanta that allows visitors to view documents and images from and about Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr. and other key Civil Rights figures. These landmark documents include the most famous documents such as the “I Have a Dream” speech\, notes on the Letter from Birmingham Jail\, as well as other speeches\, correspondence and sermons of Dr. King. The King Center Imaging Project makes available to the public historical treasures that have been accessible only to researchers–until now. The archive is available to anyone around the world who has access to the Internet.\nDr. Dyson authored I May Not Get There With You: The True Martin Luther King\, Jr. Named by Ebony as one of the hundred most influential black Americans\, he is the author of 16 books. Dr. Dyson is a frequent commentator on MSNBC\, and maintains a national profile as a highly sought-after speaker. His remarks will be thought-provoking and provide a good foundation for a year-long series of dialogue and activities.\n\nCo-sponsors are the Office of the Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs\; the 2014 North Campus MLK Committee\; University Library\; the 2014 MLK Symposium Planning Committee\; and the University Diversity Council.\n\nThe MLK Imaging Exhibit will be housed in The Duderstadt Center from September 12-20. \n\nThis event will be a part of an ongoing discussion on race\, diversity and inclusion on North Campus and throughout the University.\n\n\nQUICK LINKS:\n\nRSVP for the “Ribbon-Cutting” Ceremony & Reception: http://bit.ly/15wJv1G\n\nMap to the Exhibit: goo.gl/F2mfWG \n\nMore information The JPMC MLK Exhibit: goo.gl/YX5uCN \n\nMore information on The King Center in Atlanta\, GA: goo.gl/9w1ETc \n\nTo volunteer (or get your organization involved) with The MLK Imaging Exhibit: http://mlkexhibitvolunteer.weebly.com UID:14450-1192414@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14450 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:civil rights,diversity,historical,inclusion,mlk,race,understanding race theme semester,university library LOCATION:Duderstadt Center CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130708T145243 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130920T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130920T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Annual Employee Art Exhibition DESCRIPTION:Each year Gifts of Art presents an exhibition of artwork by U-M Health System faculty\, staff\, students\, volunteers and family members. It is our pleasure to display the artistic accomplishments and showcase the exceptional talent and creativity of our UMHS family. For this eagerly anticipated annual event\, there are ribbon awards for Best in Category and Best in Show\, and a People's Choice award will be determined by the votes of visitors to the exhibit. Winners will be announced at the Artist Reception and Award Ceremony to be held on Tuesday\, Sept. 10\, 2012 from 11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m. in the exhibit gallery. UID:13841-1186335@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/13841 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:20130708T150346 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130920T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130920T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Botanical Watercolors DESCRIPTION:Local artist\, teacher and floral painter Joanne Porter has always been inspired by the seasonal variations in the garden. In her watercolors\, she captures the freshness of spring\, the warm palette of summer and the crispness of fall. Using many layers of watercolor paint\, Porter conveys the delicate movement of the flowers as well as their richness of color. Her educational background includes a BFA and MFA from the U-M School of Art & Design\, and her work has been in one person gallery shows and on permanent display in hospitals\, businesses and schools throughout southeastern Michigan. UID:13845-1186648@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/13845 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:20130708T150115 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130920T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130920T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Contemporary Forged Jewelry DESCRIPTION:Deborah Fehrenbach believes that jewelry should be fun\, bold and exciting. She plays texture against mirror finishes and loves to include movement and dimension to create bold\, yet feminine jewelry. She includes Tahitian pearls\, natural stones and materials\, custom glass\, enameling and raku pottery in her designs. Exhibiting her work both nationally and internationally\, Fehrenbach also teaches near her studio in southeastern Michigan. Her award winning sterling silver and gold jewelry is all hand fabricated and forged\, using traditional goldsmithing techniques combined with unconventional methods. UID:13844-1186485@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/13844 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:20130708T144558 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130920T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130920T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Nature’s Presence: Macro-Botanical Photography DESCRIPTION:Robert W. Cleveland was an advertising photographer for 30 years after studying botany at Alma College and art at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit. His macro-botanical landscapes allow the eye to travel beneath the surface of reality into a realm of visual surprises of texture\, color\, light and design. Cleveland sees his photographs as metaphorical\, inviting viewers to experience the totality of nature's presence and the wonderment and tranquility it can evoke. Cleveland resides in Michigan\, but also enjoys exploring Hawaii\, Japan\, Europe\, the western United States as well as Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. UID:13839-1186235@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/13839 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:20130404T143131 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130920T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130920T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Paperweights & Studio Glass DESCRIPTION:The American studio glass movement started in 1962 with glass workshops held at the Toledo Museum of Art. The workshops\, taught by Harvey Littleton along with scientist Dominick Labino\, introduced a small furnace built for working glass that made it possible for artists to work in independent studios. The studio glass movement quickly spread north to Michigan\, and in 1982\, a decision was made that studio glass would be the focus of the University of Michigan-Dearborn permanent art collection\, which is housed at the Alfred Berkowitz Gallery. This exhibition is a portion of that collection\, spotlighting studio glass art by major artists working in the medium\, including Dominick Labino\, Marvin Lipofsky and Richard Ritter. UID:13301-1184296@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/13301 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:20130708T145809 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130920T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130920T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Reconstructed Landscapes: Collage DESCRIPTION:Ann Arbor artist Cheryl Dawdy received her BA from U-M and then dabbled in different media (printmaking\, weaving\, natural dyes) until discovering collage. She adores it for its spontaneity and perfect expression of her \"make it up as you go along\" approach to life. Expectation invites disappointment\, she contends\, but an open mind offers unlimited potential. With that attitude\, she works with old postcards\, paper scraps\, and pieces of old wallpaper washed with acrylic paint\, creating landscape images some have described as \"wonderful little worlds you want to climb into\" and \"the stuff of dreams.\" Dawdy is also a singer for the Ann Arbor based musical performance group the Chenille Sisters. UID:13843-1186435@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/13843 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:20130708T145534 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130920T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130920T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Songs of the Birds: Airbrushed Acrylics DESCRIPTION:Mixing science and art\, local artist Carol Hanna interprets the songs of birds using visual language that represents the color of the birds and the notes of their songs. The various stripe combinations of vibrating color in each painting represent each individual bird's measure of time or rhythm\, the pitch or frequency of its vibrations per second\, and the softness or loudness of its call. Hanna works with the U-M Biology Department to match each bird's exact color. Hanna has exhibited both locally and nationally\, and her works are in permanent collections at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the C. S. Mott Children's and Women's Hospital. She received both a BFA and an MA from Eastern Michigan University. UID:13842-1186385@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/13842 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:20130925T135958 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130920T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130920T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Sibande On Campus: Exhibit: The wait seems to go on forever (mural\, 2008) DESCRIPTION:Rising young South African artist Mary Sibande constructs elaborate visual narratives to consider race\, gender\, and class in post-colonial South Africa. Rooted in her own family’s history of three generations of women as domestic servants\, Sibande’s larger-than-life figures clothed in yards of fabric confront the viewer with the stark limits of cultural heritage as well as the possibility of transformation. Sibande’s Ann Arbor fellowship includes an original installation at the U-M Institute for the Humanities gallery\, a Penny Stamps lecture\, an open studio at the Stamps School on North Campus\, and exhibition of Sibande’s existing work at Gallery DAAS\, the U-M Museum of Art\, and the Stamps School Slusser Gallery. UID:14842-1193193@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14842 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:multicultural,social justice,visual arts LOCATION:Museum of Art - Commons CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130822T132305 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130920T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130920T190000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:American Foodways: The Jewish Contribution DESCRIPTION:Highlighting Jewish contributions to American culinary history from 1660 to 2013\, this exhibit includes Jewish-American charity cookbooks representing all fifty states from the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive at the University of Michigan Library. Many other treasures will also be on display\, including the first Jewish cookbook published in America (1871). Original early works will be on display in the Audubon Room\, with examples of 20th and 21st century items in the North Lobby cases of the Hatcher Library.\n\nCurated by Jan Longone\, Adjunct Curator in the U-M Special Collections Library\, and Avery Robinson\, Graduate Student in Judaic Studies\, the exhibit is available during Audubon Room hours: Mon-Fri 8:30am-7pm\, Sat 10am-6pm\, Sun 1-7pm.\n\nPlease join us for an exhibit lecture and reception on September 24 at 4:00 p.m. UID:14336-1192041@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14336 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:culinary,food,jewish community,jewish studies,university library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Audubon Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130903T132758 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130920T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130920T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Harmon of Michigan DESCRIPTION:The Bentley Historical Library is pleased to announce the opening of an exhibit\, “Harmon of Michigan” focusing on the life and career of University of Michigan football legend Tom Harmon. The exhibition\, in conjunction with the \"unretiring\" of Harmon's famed number 98 jersey this season\, highlights Harmon’s college career at Michigan\, both as a student and an athlete. Using archival documents\, photographs\, and artifacts\, including material recently acquired through Harmon’s son\, Mark Harmon\, the exhibit traces Harmon’s career as the University of Michigan’s first Heisman Trophy winner\, World War II pilot and war hero\, and a pioneering radio and television broadcaster. The exhibit is curate by Greg Kinney.\n UID:14425-1192296@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14425 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:bentley historical library,michigan football,north campus,tom harmon LOCATION:Bentley Historical Library - Lobby CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130912T085848 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130920T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130920T170000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:HEALTH DESCRIPTION:Health is a term that invokes every cultural issue from dietary concerns to environmental policies. Where do the many aspects of health intersect with architecture? How can the architect\, urban designer\, and city planner advocate for spatial\, architectural\, urban and environmental models of health and its many spheres of influence?\n\nJoin Taubman College faculty and invited panelists from around the global in discussions on:\n\nAtmospheric Health - How the discourses surrounding the built environment can advance atmospheric health and the air we breathe.\n\nAutogenic Bodies of Control - The role of body within a complex neuro-chemical\, bio-mechanical and geo-political network of mutually constructed practices and spaces.\n\nFeedback: Medical Metrics in Architecture - Architecture as both the institutional construct and the physical presence by which events are captured\, happen\, and spatially embodied.\n\nImproving Collective Health by Design - Examine the tensions and divergent public health design strategies emerging at the neighborhood\, city government\, health system\, and national policy level in the U.S and around the world.\n\nAesthetics and Biopolitics - The political implications of a new aesthetic and biological mode of governing focused on the life and health of human populations.\n\nFor complete details\, including panel discriptions\, moderators\, and panelists\, visit the Health Conference webpage. UID:14626-1192782@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14626 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:architecture,health,health and wellness,healthcare,healthy eating,urban design,urban planning LOCATION:Museum of Art - Helmut Stern Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130925T134341 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130920T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130920T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Sibande On Campus: Exhibit: ...of Prosperity (sculpture\, 2011)\, Sophie-Velucia (mixed media)\,murals\, and prints DESCRIPTION:Rising young South African artist Mary Sibande constructs elaborate visual narratives to consider race\, gender\, and class in post-colonial South Africa. Rooted in her own family’s history of three generations of women as domestic servants\, Sibande’s larger-than-life figures clothed in yards of fabric confront the viewer with the stark limits of cultural heritage as well as the possibility of transformation. Sibande’s Ann Arbor fellowship includes an original installation at the U-M Institute for the Humanities gallery\, a Penny Stamps lecture\, an open studio at the Stamps School on North Campus\, and exhibition of Sibande’s existing work at Gallery DAAS\, the U-M Museum of Art\, and the Stamps School Slusser Gallery. UID:14841-1193165@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14841 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:multicultural,social justice,visual arts LOCATION:Art and Architecture Building - Slusser Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130829T213755 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130920T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130920T120000 SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:Writers Unlimited DESCRIPTION:Class meets Fridays\, September 20\, 2013 - August 29\, 2014 .\nEach week\, writers will bring to class their short stories\, novels\, poems\, magazine articles or memoirs. Fellow writers will offer friendly and appreciative criticism on all aspects of writing. Participants are asked to provide typed copies to share with the group. Joy Rome was a senior lecturer in communications studies at the University of Witwatersrand\, Johannesburg\, South Africa. UID:14395-1192228@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14395 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:lifelong learning,retirement,writing LOCATION:Off Campus Location - Turner Senior Resource Center, 2401 Plymouth Rd. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130912T105020 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130920T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130920T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:\"Performing Still Images: David Claerbout and Matthew Buckingham\" DESCRIPTION: UID:14631-1192796@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14631 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:visual arts LOCATION:Museum of Art - Hours are noon-5 p.m. Sundays; closed Mondays. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130920T000019 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130920T120000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Costumes By Design DESCRIPTION:Curated by Professor Jessica Hahn. This design exhibit will feature costumes from the 2012-2013 productions as well as costume renderings and memorabilia. The Gallery is open 12:00 - 6:00PM. UID:14036-1188998@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14036 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:music,theater LOCATION:Duderstadt Center - Duderstadt Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130905T161750 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130920T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130920T180000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Costumes by Design DESCRIPTION:Presented by Professor Jessica Hahn\, Department of Theatre & Drama\, \"Costumes by Design\" features a selection of costumes from plays\, musicals\, opera and dance from the 2012-2013 School of Music\, Theatre & Dance season.\n\nAvailable during Duderstadt Gallery hours: Monday-Friday Noon-6pm\, Sunday Noon-5pm UID:14507-1192503@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14507 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:costume design,theater,theatre LOCATION:Duderstadt Center - Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130912T144308 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130920T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130920T130000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:CSEAS Lecture Series. \"Damn the Spratleys\, Full Speed Ahead: Southeast Asia in a Multinodal World\" DESCRIPTION:Bracketing the current fixation with the South China Sea\, the diplomatic future of Southeast Asia to 2030 will be shaped by general parameters of international developments. General trends of globalization\, constrained sovereignty\, and demographic revolution are likely to provide a landscape in which interactions will be more intense but not likely to change the basic international matrix. Although the US and China will almost certainly be the primary nodes of the world order\, their differences and the diffusion of global contacts create a situation fundamentally different from Cold War bipolarity. In a multinodal world\, Southeast Asia’s diplomatic alternatives will be affected by the degree of rivalry between the primary nodes\, but the choices will be more interesting than which camp to join.\n\nCo-sponsored by the Ford School of Public Policy\n\nBackground paper available upon request: emails to cseas@umich.edu UID:14637-1192909@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14637 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:se asia LOCATION:Weill Hall (Ford School) - Room 1220 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130912T080418 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130920T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130920T133000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Freshman Fridays at The Career Center DESCRIPTION:Join us on Fridays from 12-1:30 for FREE FOOD!\n\n(9/13\, 9/20\, 9/27\, 10/4\, 10/11\, 10/18\, 10/25\, 11/1\, 11/8\, 11/15)\n\nGrab a friend\, and stop in to meet The Career Center's friendly staff\, special guests and\, of course\, the free food!\n\nVisit us online or on Facebook to find out what's up each week! UID:14623-1192771@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14623 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:first year students,freshman,freshman friday,the career center LOCATION:Student Activities Building - 3200 The Career Center CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130916T143124 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130920T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130920T130000 SUMMARY:Presentation:Museum Studies Program Brown Bag DESCRIPTION:The presenter will discuss the ways in which the Museum of the Word and Image in El Salvador can serve as a progressive museum model in a post-war context to encourage critical historical analysis\, self-representation\, consciousness-raising\, and collective empowerment. UID:14689-1192962@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14689 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:el salvadore,museums LOCATION:Museum of Art - Multi-Purpose Room (125) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130909T104052 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130920T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130920T134000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Strategic Internship Searching with Limited Prior Experience (small group discussion) DESCRIPTION:1. Log in to Career Center Connector: http://careercenter.umich.edu/article/career-center-connector\n\n2. Click \"Workshops and Employer Events\"\n\n3. Click \"Workshops\"\n\n4. Find the small group discussion you are interested in attending\n\n5. Click RSVP UID:14540-1192538@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14540 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:internship search LOCATION:Student Activities Building - 3200 The Career Center CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130829T212100 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130920T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130920T143000 SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:Three Great Tales DESCRIPTION:Class meets Fridays\, September 20 - November 15.\nWe will read and discuss three masterpieces of short fiction: Joseph Conrad's \"Heart of Darkness\"\, Bantam Classic ISBN 0-553-21214\; Herman Melville's \"Billy Budd\, Sailor\"\, Bantam Classic ISBN 0-553-21274-5\; and Thomas Mann's \"Death In Venice\"\, tr. J. Neugroschel\, Bantam Classic ISBN 978-0-14- 118173-8. The chief focus will be on appreciating the works as great pieces of literature\, with deep insights into human character and moral dilemmas. Please be sure to obtain the specific editions listed above. Neil Flax is Associate Professor Emeritus of Comparative Literature at UM-Dearborn. \n UID:14394-1192227@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14394 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:comparative literature,lifelong learning,retirement,short stories LOCATION:Off Campus Location - Church of the Good Shepherd, 2145 Independence Blvd. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130807T160827 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130920T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130920T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Ardis Publishers and the Russian Literary Canon DESCRIPTION:The University of Michigan’s Center for Russian\, East European\, and Eurasian Studies (CREES) and Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies (WCED) are pleased to host a symposium\, “Ann Arbor in Russian Literature: Revisiting the Carl R. Proffer and Ardis Legacies.”\n\nThe symposium will commemorate the 75th anniversary of the birth of U-M Professor Carl R. Proffer (1938-84)\, an outstanding scholar renowned for his books on Gogol and Nabokov. In his brief 46 years Carl Proffer contributed to the field of Russian literature as an author\, translator\, editor\, and publisher\, and put Ann Arbor on the map of Russian literature in perpetuity. In 1971 with his wife Ellendea\, also a scholar\, author\, and translator\, he founded Ardis which became the foremost Western publisher of Russian and Soviet literature\, including reprints and translations of classics as well as works banned by the Soviet authorities. Symposium presenters will explore Ardis Publishers’ consequential role as a citadel of Russian literature and U-M’s rich legacy as a center for the study of dissent in the Soviet Union and as a refuge for Soviet writers and artists (including Joseph Brodsky\, poet-in-residence at U-M\, 1972-81).\n\nWorkshop: Ardis Publishers and the Russian Literary Canon\nKoessler Room\, Michigan League\n\nPresenters: Alexander Dolinin\, professor of Slavic languages and literature\, University of Wisconsin\; Denis Kozlov\, professor of Russian history\, Dalhousie University\; Mark Lipovetsky\, professor of Russian studies\, University of Colorado Boulder\; and Andrew Reynolds\, associate professor of Slavic languages and literature\, University of Wisconsin\n UID:14128-1191805@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14128 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:literature,russia LOCATION:Michigan League - Koessler Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130916T084645 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130920T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130920T150000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:You survived the Festifall frenzy: What's next? DESCRIPTION:Your inbox is stuffed with emails\, your calendar is slammed with mass meetings\, and your resume?\n\nIt’s screaming for for some TLC. But have no fear! We were there once and now we are here to help!\n\nWe are Peer Career Specialists Mackenzie and Ryan\, and we both remember feeling overwhelmed after Festifall as underclassmen\, so we know how hectic it all may seem right now. But after speaking with us in this peer-guided discussion\, you will leave feeling confident and qualified to submit those selective club/organization applications WELL before the deadline.\n\nWe’ve got templates to make things easier\, tips to add some pizzazz\, and plenty of resources to help you after-the-fact.\n\nWho better to talk to for guidance than two students who felt just like you’re feeling now! Bring what you have (or build your first-ever resume here)\, and together we’ll be sure you put your best foot forward this fall!\n\nRegister today on Career Center Connector! UID:14679-1192948@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14679 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:first year students LOCATION:Student Activities Building - The Career Center CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130909T104147 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130920T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130920T151000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Strategic Internship Searching with Limited Prior Experience (small group discussion) DESCRIPTION:1. Log in to Career Center Connector: http://careercenter.umich.edu/article/career-center-connector\n\n2. Click \"Workshops and Employer Events\"\n\n3. Click \"Workshops\"\n\n4. Find the small group discussion you are interested in attending\n\n5. Click RSVP UID:14541-1192539@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14541 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:internship search LOCATION:Off Campus Location - Virtual (Google+ Hangout) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130918T111402 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130920T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130920T170000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Google Lecture Series on Innovation and Entrepreneurship DESCRIPTION:'Knowing Now' feeds the need for ubiquity\, instant infrastructure\, and always on products and services. Alice Taylor describes her experiences as both an intrapreneur and an entrepreneur creating next generation solutions in telematics\, mobile health\, casual games and entertainment.\n\nAlice Taylor is a strategic planning executive and new venture consultant who focuses on identifying and quantifying new markets\, creating business plans and strategic roadmaps\, and guiding new ventures from idea stage to market roll-out. Some of her most recent projects include working with the University of Southern California’s Institute for Creative Technologies and a veteran-owned start-up to create mobile apps using virtual humans.\n\nPrior to her consulting work\, Taylor was the Director of Strategy and Business Development for Boeing’s Homeland Security and Services Group. She is a graduate of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. She earned a master’s degree at the School of Information and\, as a member of the Residential College\, a bachelor’s degree in anthropology.\n\nA reception will follow the talk. UID:14755-1193037@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14755 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:entrpreneurship LOCATION:North Quad - Ehrlicher Room, 3100 NQ CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130903T162119 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130920T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130920T180000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:CSAS Scholarly Lecture Series DESCRIPTION:Nusrat Chowdhury\, Assistant Professor\, Department of Anthropology\, Amherst College\n\nThis discussion focuses on the popular preoccupation with money\, in the larger context of national politics\, that was documented during Nusrat Chowdhury's fieldwork in 2007-2008 in Phulbari\, Bangladesh. It focuses on money\, which\, as a medium of political communication\, distilled a set of popular discourses about governmental corruption and the unequal exchange relations that underline a global culture of natural resource extraction. The professor's research aimed at exploring the tense yet mutually illuminating relationship between energy crisis and political crisis. She describes encounters from her field site to theorize what she calls the revealing powers of money and draws out its political\, economic\, aesthetic\, and moral aspects by analyzing various narratives of exchange that were documented. In this scene of crisis\, ordinary people appropriated money’s status as a powerful medium of communication to articulate their visions of political authority\, morality\, and just exchange relations. UID:14436-1192392@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14436 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:bangladesh,money,morality,politics LOCATION:School of Social Work Building - 1636 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130814T153914 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130920T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130920T173000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:CSAS Scholarly Lecture. “Revealing Powers: Money\, Morality\, and Politics in Bangladesh.” DESCRIPTION:Nusrat Chowdhury\, assistant professor of anthropology\, Amherst College. 1636 International Institute\, 1080 S. University. Contact: csas@umich.edu or 615-4059. For more information\, see www.ii.umich.edu/csas.\n\n UID:14242-1191919@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14242 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:career,multicultural,social justice LOCATION:School of Social Work Building - 1636 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130805T104526 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130920T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130920T173000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Drawing Boundaries: How National History-writing in China\, Japan\, and Korea Influences Contemporary Interstate Relations DESCRIPTION:China’s relations with the two Koreas and Japan are roiled by conflicting claims on disputed islands and territories and angry exchanges over contradictory national histories. Today’s quarrels are the legacy of national histories developed during the process of nation-building in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Public outbursts during the 2004 quarrel between the two Koreas and China over “ownership” of Koguryŏ/Gaogouli and repeated Chinese and Korean attacks on Japanese history textbooks illustrate the nationalist heat that disputes can generate. Sparked by states’ pursuit of domestic agendas\, these nationalist incidents often produce negative international repercussions. Recently East Asian historians have tried to reconcile such controversies through sustained dialogue and the production of collaborative histories. The talk will conclude with speculation on whether national narratives will give way in the future to a world or global history. UID:14114-1189077@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14114 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:cium,evelyn rawski,koguryo,territory dispute,two koreas LOCATION:Michigan Union - Pendleton Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130920T000018 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130920T170000 SUMMARY:Performance:Musicology Lecture: Jocelyne Guilbault (University of California\, Berkeley) DESCRIPTION:Performing Selective Cosmopolitanism This paper grapples with the theoretical issues of cosmopolitanism\, place\, and performance in contemporary popular music ethnographies. My case study will be drawn from soca in Trinidad. UID:14034-1188996@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14034 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:music LOCATION:Burton Memorial Tower - Room 506 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130828T120259 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130920T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130920T220000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Luminary Sculpture Making Workshop! DESCRIPTION:Come to the Art Studio in Alice Lloyd Hall to make a dazzling piece of glow-in-the-dark sculpture\, then bring your amazing illuminated creation to be showcased in FoolMoon\, a giant nighttime processional that winds its way through downtown Grand Rapids during one of ArtPrize’s busiest weekends. Take the Free Bus from UM to Grand Rapids!* The FoolMoon processional starts out on the lawn behind the Grand Rapids Public museum on Saturday\, September 28th at 7:30pm. \n(See FoolMoon video: http://vimeo.com/72532438)\n\nThe FoolMoon processional ends up with a Grand Celebration featuring luminary art\, video projections\, DJ's\, dancing\, drinks and more. \n\n*Free Charter bus leaves Alice Lloyd Hall at 1pm on Saturday\, September 28th\, arrives in Grand Rapids at 3pm. Bus departs Grand Rapids at 9:30 pm arrives back at UM 11:30pm. Enjoy a whole day of art exhibitions displayed throughout downtown Grand Rapids\, join the FoolMoon processional at 7:30pm\, enjoy the after-glow celebration with DJ\,outdoor dancing\, and more! UID:14377-1192200@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14377 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:alice lloyd hall,art workshop,artprize,foolmoon,grand rapids,lhsp,trip,visual arts LOCATION:Alice Lloyd Hall - Art Studio/Lower Level CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130920T000019 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130920T193000 SUMMARY:Performance:Dance Concert “we queer here\, theoryography 4” DESCRIPTION:SLIPPAGE: Performance UID:14035-1188997@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14035 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:film,music LOCATION:Duderstadt Center - Video Studio CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130731T151215 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130920T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Derek Fawcett (Down the Line) w/Dolly Varden (duo) DESCRIPTION:Tonight we're bringing the best of the Windy City to Michigan for your listening pleasure!\n\nThe Chicago roots band Dolly Varden (the name is taken from that of a kind of trout in the Pacific Northwest\, which in turn was named after a character in a Charles Dickens novel) has been around for 19 years and released six albums. Audiences have been wowed by the warm\, sublime vocal interplay of Steve Dawson and Diane Christiansen\, who have been married for most of that period. Steve's songwriting is emotionally potent\, intelligent\, and undeniably melodic. Dolly Varden appears tonight as a duo.\n\nThe album \"Though The Winter Clothes\" is Derek Fawcett’s solo debut\, but he's no stranger to Ark audiences. His powerful\, thoughtful singing and skin-splitting djembe playing have been lighting up stages across the country for more than a decade in Chicago's beloved acoustic quartet Down The Line. As a soloist\, Fawcett’s music is informed by his tenure with Down The Line\, and further influenced by Tom Petty\, John Mayer\, James Taylor\, Bon Iver\, and Fountains Of Wayne. He has switched from djembe to keys\, but apparently hits just as hard: At a recent show at Hotel Cafe in Los Angeles\, he broke the piano mid-set. Though the aggression on the piano may occasionally channel the angst of Ben Folds and Billy Joel\, similarly\, many of his songs tell thoughtful\, poignant love stories. UID:13990-1188945@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/13990 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:derek fawcett,dolly varden,music,the ark LOCATION:Off Campus Location - The Ark, 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130708T145243 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130921T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130921T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Annual Employee Art Exhibition DESCRIPTION:Each year Gifts of Art presents an exhibition of artwork by U-M Health System faculty\, staff\, students\, volunteers and family members. It is our pleasure to display the artistic accomplishments and showcase the exceptional talent and creativity of our UMHS family. For this eagerly anticipated annual event\, there are ribbon awards for Best in Category and Best in Show\, and a People's Choice award will be determined by the votes of visitors to the exhibit. Winners will be announced at the Artist Reception and Award Ceremony to be held on Tuesday\, Sept. 10\, 2012 from 11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m. in the exhibit gallery. UID:13841-1186336@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/13841 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:20130708T150115 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130921T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130921T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Contemporary Forged Jewelry DESCRIPTION:Deborah Fehrenbach believes that jewelry should be fun\, bold and exciting. She plays texture against mirror finishes and loves to include movement and dimension to create bold\, yet feminine jewelry. She includes Tahitian pearls\, natural stones and materials\, custom glass\, enameling and raku pottery in her designs. Exhibiting her work both nationally and internationally\, Fehrenbach also teaches near her studio in southeastern Michigan. Her award winning sterling silver and gold jewelry is all hand fabricated and forged\, using traditional goldsmithing techniques combined with unconventional methods. UID:13844-1186486@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/13844 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:20130708T144558 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130921T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130921T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Nature’s Presence: Macro-Botanical Photography DESCRIPTION:Robert W. Cleveland was an advertising photographer for 30 years after studying botany at Alma College and art at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit. His macro-botanical landscapes allow the eye to travel beneath the surface of reality into a realm of visual surprises of texture\, color\, light and design. Cleveland sees his photographs as metaphorical\, inviting viewers to experience the totality of nature's presence and the wonderment and tranquility it can evoke. Cleveland resides in Michigan\, but also enjoys exploring Hawaii\, Japan\, Europe\, the western United States as well as Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. UID:13839-1186236@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/13839 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:20130708T145809 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130921T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130921T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Reconstructed Landscapes: Collage DESCRIPTION:Ann Arbor artist Cheryl Dawdy received her BA from U-M and then dabbled in different media (printmaking\, weaving\, natural dyes) until discovering collage. She adores it for its spontaneity and perfect expression of her \"make it up as you go along\" approach to life. Expectation invites disappointment\, she contends\, but an open mind offers unlimited potential. With that attitude\, she works with old postcards\, paper scraps\, and pieces of old wallpaper washed with acrylic paint\, creating landscape images some have described as \"wonderful little worlds you want to climb into\" and \"the stuff of dreams.\" Dawdy is also a singer for the Ann Arbor based musical performance group the Chenille Sisters. UID:13843-1186436@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/13843 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:20130708T145534 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130921T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130921T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Songs of the Birds: Airbrushed Acrylics DESCRIPTION:Mixing science and art\, local artist Carol Hanna interprets the songs of birds using visual language that represents the color of the birds and the notes of their songs. The various stripe combinations of vibrating color in each painting represent each individual bird's measure of time or rhythm\, the pitch or frequency of its vibrations per second\, and the softness or loudness of its call. Hanna works with the U-M Biology Department to match each bird's exact color. Hanna has exhibited both locally and nationally\, and her works are in permanent collections at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the C. S. Mott Children's and Women's Hospital. She received both a BFA and an MA from Eastern Michigan University. UID:13842-1186386@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/13842 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:20130925T135958 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130921T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130921T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Sibande On Campus: Exhibit: The wait seems to go on forever (mural\, 2008) DESCRIPTION:Rising young South African artist Mary Sibande constructs elaborate visual narratives to consider race\, gender\, and class in post-colonial South Africa. Rooted in her own family’s history of three generations of women as domestic servants\, Sibande’s larger-than-life figures clothed in yards of fabric confront the viewer with the stark limits of cultural heritage as well as the possibility of transformation. Sibande’s Ann Arbor fellowship includes an original installation at the U-M Institute for the Humanities gallery\, a Penny Stamps lecture\, an open studio at the Stamps School on North Campus\, and exhibition of Sibande’s existing work at Gallery DAAS\, the U-M Museum of Art\, and the Stamps School Slusser Gallery. UID:14842-1193194@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14842 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:multicultural,social justice,visual arts LOCATION:Museum of Art - Commons CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130328T140306 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130921T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130921T120000 SUMMARY:Community Service:Eco-Restoration Workday –Matthaei Botanical Gardens DESCRIPTION:All invited to help Matthaei staff members remove invasive plants at Matthaei Botanical Gardens. Dress for outdoor work. Snacks and tools provided\, or bring your own. Note: Kids age 15 & under must be accompanied by an adult. Youth ages 16-18 must submit a permission form.\n\n9 a.m.-noon\, meet at Matthaei Botanical Gardens\, 1800 N. Dixboro Rd. Free (metered parking at Matthaei). Preregistration requested. 647-8528.\n UID:13150-1182860@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/13150 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:eco,environmental,matthaei botanical gardens,workday LOCATION:Matthaei Botanical Gardens CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130903T132758 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130921T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130921T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Harmon of Michigan DESCRIPTION:The Bentley Historical Library is pleased to announce the opening of an exhibit\, “Harmon of Michigan” focusing on the life and career of University of Michigan football legend Tom Harmon. The exhibition\, in conjunction with the \"unretiring\" of Harmon's famed number 98 jersey this season\, highlights Harmon’s college career at Michigan\, both as a student and an athlete. Using archival documents\, photographs\, and artifacts\, including material recently acquired through Harmon’s son\, Mark Harmon\, the exhibit traces Harmon’s career as the University of Michigan’s first Heisman Trophy winner\, World War II pilot and war hero\, and a pioneering radio and television broadcaster. The exhibit is curate by Greg Kinney.\n UID:14425-1192297@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14425 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:bentley historical library,michigan football,north campus,tom harmon LOCATION:Bentley Historical Library - Lobby CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130921T000026 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130921T093000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Double Bass Bash DESCRIPTION:Bass Bash is a festival (9:30am-4:30pm)hosted by Profs. Diana Gannett\, Robert Hurst\, and Michael Hopkins for beginning\, intermediate\, and advanced classical and jazz bass students in grades 6 -12. Students will play in small ensembles\, have a technique class\, work on a massed ensemble piece\, and give a short informal performance at 4 PM. Registration required\, mhopkins@umich.edu for information. UID:14039-1189001@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14039 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:music LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130822T132305 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130921T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130921T180000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:American Foodways: The Jewish Contribution DESCRIPTION:Highlighting Jewish contributions to American culinary history from 1660 to 2013\, this exhibit includes Jewish-American charity cookbooks representing all fifty states from the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive at the University of Michigan Library. Many other treasures will also be on display\, including the first Jewish cookbook published in America (1871). Original early works will be on display in the Audubon Room\, with examples of 20th and 21st century items in the North Lobby cases of the Hatcher Library.\n\nCurated by Jan Longone\, Adjunct Curator in the U-M Special Collections Library\, and Avery Robinson\, Graduate Student in Judaic Studies\, the exhibit is available during Audubon Room hours: Mon-Fri 8:30am-7pm\, Sat 10am-6pm\, Sun 1-7pm.\n\nPlease join us for an exhibit lecture and reception on September 24 at 4:00 p.m. UID:14336-1192042@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14336 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:culinary,food,jewish community,jewish studies,university library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Audubon Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130912T105020 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130921T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130921T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:\"Performing Still Images: David Claerbout and Matthew Buckingham\" DESCRIPTION: UID:14631-1192797@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14631 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:visual arts LOCATION:Museum of Art - Hours are noon-5 p.m. Sundays; closed Mondays. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130925T134341 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130921T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130921T190000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Sibande On Campus: Exhibit: ...of Prosperity (sculpture\, 2011)\, Sophie-Velucia (mixed media)\,murals\, and prints DESCRIPTION:Rising young South African artist Mary Sibande constructs elaborate visual narratives to consider race\, gender\, and class in post-colonial South Africa. Rooted in her own family’s history of three generations of women as domestic servants\, Sibande’s larger-than-life figures clothed in yards of fabric confront the viewer with the stark limits of cultural heritage as well as the possibility of transformation. Sibande’s Ann Arbor fellowship includes an original installation at the U-M Institute for the Humanities gallery\, a Penny Stamps lecture\, an open studio at the Stamps School on North Campus\, and exhibition of Sibande’s existing work at Gallery DAAS\, the U-M Museum of Art\, and the Stamps School Slusser Gallery. UID:14841-1193166@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14841 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:multicultural,social justice,visual arts LOCATION:Art and Architecture Building - Slusser Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130807T161518 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130921T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130921T173000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Ann Arbor on the Map of Russian Literature: A Tribute to Carl R. Proffer DESCRIPTION:The University of Michigan’s Center for Russian\, East European\, and Eurasian Studies (CREES) and Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies (WCED) are pleased to host a symposium\, “Ann Arbor in Russian Literature: Revisiting the Carl R. Proffer and Ardis Legacies.”\n\nThe symposium will commemorate the 75th anniversary of the birth of U-M Professor Carl R. Proffer (1938-84)\, an outstanding scholar renowned for his books on Gogol and Nabokov. In his brief 46 years Carl Proffer contributed to the field of Russian literature as an author\, translator\, editor\, and publisher\, and put Ann Arbor on the map of Russian literature in perpetuity. In 1971 with his wife Ellendea\, also a scholar\, author\, and translator\, he founded Ardis which became the foremost Western publisher of Russian and Soviet literature\, including reprints and translations of classics as well as works banned by the Soviet authorities. Symposium presenters will explore Ardis Publishers’ consequential role as a citadel of Russian literature and U-M’s rich legacy as a center for the study of dissent in the Soviet Union and as a refuge for Soviet writers and artists (including Joseph Brodsky\, poet-in-residence at U-M\, 1972-81).\n\nPresenters: Barbara Heldt\, professor emerita of Russian and women’s studies\, University of British Columbia\; Robert G. Kaiser\, associate editor and former Moscow bureau chief\, The Washington Post\; Irina Prokhorova\, literary critic\, cultural historian\, and head of the New Literary Observer magazine and publishing house\; Gerald Smith\, professor emeritus of Russian\, University of Oxford\; Ellendea Proffer Teasley\, co-founder of Ardis Publishers and MacArthur Fellow\; and Alexei Tsvetkov\, poet and essayist\n\nThis session will also include a roundtable with former Ardis editors and translators Nancy Beardsley\, William Kalvin\, Fred Moody\, Christine Rydel\, and Mary Ann Szporluk. UID:14130-1191806@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14130 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:literature,russia LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) - Amphitheatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130906T151428 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130921T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130921T160000 SUMMARY:Fair / Festival:Nam Center for Korean Studies Chuseok Dae Party! DESCRIPTION:In Korea\, around the Autumn equinox every year\, the whole nation takes a three day holiday to return to their hometowns and reunite with family. The Nam Center invites you to join our family in celebrating the harvest moon this year. Filled with programming for all ages\, guests can watch traditional and contemporary Korean music and dance performances by U-M students and sample some of the media culture that is making such waves all over Asia and globally. As with any thanksgiving celebration\, traditional cuisine takes top-billing and guests from the young to not-so-young can try Songpyeon (traditional Chuseok rice cakes) and sample dishes that are served on this occasion. Those with a competitive streak can challenge others in a variety of games such as Korean Jacks\, Top Spinning\, Tuho (Arrow tossing) and Yutnori (a traditional Korean dice game). Children will be given the opportunity to a variety of cultural crafts\, in a special Korea for Kids area! So bring your friends and family and enjoy the festivities as you are immersed in Korean hospitality and culture. UID:14521-1192517@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14521 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:korean festival LOCATION:School of Social Work Building - Room 1636 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130921T000026 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130921T193000 SUMMARY:Performance:Dance Concert “we queer here\, theoryography 4” DESCRIPTION:SLIPPAGE: Performance UID:14038-1189000@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14038 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:film,music LOCATION:Duderstadt Center - Video Studio CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130823T135430 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130921T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20130921T233000 SUMMARY:Rally / Mass Meeting:North Campus Tailgate & Watch Party DESCRIPTION:Join us at the North Campus Tailgate and Watch Party on Saturday\, September 21st! It’s the first away game of the season and we are going to cheer Michigan on to Victory as they take on Connecticut! Enjoy the game\, have some free food\, and gather with fellow Wolverine fans in Chesebrough Auditorium in the Chrysler Center on North Campus. Go Blue! UID:14353-1192945@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14353 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:football,free food,fun,north campus LOCATION:Chrysler Center - Chesebrough Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130610T131742 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130921T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Band of Heathens DESCRIPTION:The Band of Heathens came together in Austin in 2006\, in a process as natural and organic as the music they create. Songwriters Ed Jurdi and Gordy Quist joined a weekly multi-artist bill at the famed Momo's club and began to share the stage and perform each other's songs. Word of their shows grew\, and after a newspaper somehow mistakenly dubbed them the Heathens\, they had a name for their new band. Songwriter Ray Wylie Hubbard\, a skilled Texas talent-spotter\, signed on to produce their debut studio album\, and Jim Fusilli of the Wall Street Journal wrote that The Band of Heathens played the best set he heard in five nights at the SXSW festival in Austin. We believe it–their set at the Ann Arbor Folk Festival a few years back was a sensation! The Band of Heathens is one of the great live acts on the Americana circuit right now\, and their studio recordings\, fine as they are\, don't do them justice. They mix a good greasy Texas sound with lyrics that stick with you and a handful of jams to get things really cooking. UID:13715-1185663@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/13715 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:band of heathens,music,the ark LOCATION:Off Campus Location - The Ark, 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130921T000026 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20130921T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Faculty Recital: Christopher Harding\, piano DESCRIPTION:PROGRAM: Schumann: Arabesque\, Op. 18\; Beethoven: Sonata in C Minor\, Op. 111\; Debussy: Children\&##39\;s Corner\, Estampes UID:14037-1188999@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/14037 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:music LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR