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:20150218T125123 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T230000 SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:ISS Workshops DESCRIPTION:We are partnering with ISS to bring you workshops on After Effects\, Filmmaking Basics\, Final Cut Pro X and iMovie! Here are the dates for the following workshops:\n\nAfter Effects: April 6\, 2015\n\nFilmmaking Basics: February 23\, 2015 and March 25\, 2015 \n\nFinal Cut Pro X: March 11\, 2015 and April 1\, 2015 \n\niMovie: March 10\, 2015 and April 7\, 2015 All are welcome to sign-up for any workshop\, but register soon because there is limited seating!\n\nRegister online here at: http://www.lsa.umich.edu/iss/services/trainingsandworkshops UID:21687-1358922@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21687 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Information and Technology LOCATION:Modern Languages Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150407T120028 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T235959 SUMMARY:Other:ISS Workshops DESCRIPTION:We are partnering with ISS to bring you workshops on After Effects\, Filmmaking Basics\, Final Cut Pro X and iMovie! Here are the dates for the following workshops:After Effects: April 6\, 2015Filmmaking Basics: February 23\, 2015 and March 25\, 2015Final Cut Pro X: March 11\, 2015 and April 1\, 2015iMovie: March 10\, 2015 and April 7\, 2015 All are welcome to sign-up for any workshop\, but register soon because there is limited seating!Register online here at: http://www.lsa.umich.edu/iss/services/trainingsandworkshops UID:21712-1401492@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21712 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Modern Languages Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150315T180038 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T235959 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:John Jackson Team Race DESCRIPTION:Team Race in Georgetown UID:21888-1381737@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21888 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Georgetown University CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150310T100446 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T120000 SUMMARY:Community Service:U-M \"Heart Heroes\" T-shirt Sale DESCRIPTION:Spring is still a few weeks away … but the U-M Heart Heroes t-shirts are here right now! They’re great for caregivers\, patients\, their family and friends\, and all U-M supporters! Order your limited edition t-shirt today through March 23. Your purchase will help support the U-M Washtenaw County American Heart Walk/5K Run\, which takes place Saturday morning\, May 9\, 2015. One hundred percent of the proceeds go directly to the Heart Walk sponsored by the American Heart Association (AHA). \n\nThe t-shirts were introduced in February in celebration of Heart Month\, raising more than $2\,000 for the AHA. Our goal is to raise a total of $10\,000 through this special offer to you. These premium\, limited edition t-shirts are a distressed “heathered” blue\, with a distinct vintage look. They’re a 60/40 blend and tend not to shrink after repeated washings.\n\nOrdering is easy - visit http://umhealth.me/UMHeartHeroes link to order by credit card and the shirt will be shipped directly to you. Thanks for your support! UID:21996-1376572@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21996 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community Service,Health & Wellness,Volunteer LOCATION:University Hospitals - Online Sale CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150315T120032 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T235959 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:University of Michigan Saline Tournament DESCRIPTION:Saline High school  UID:21994-1381493@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21994 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Saline High School CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150203T102728 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Chasing the Cherubim: Snowflake Paper Cuttings DESCRIPTION:This year’s exhibition of Dr. Thomas L. Clark’s exquisite\, hand-cut paper creations highlights work from his two collections\, “Chasing the Cherubim” and “Fiery Furnace”. Cherubim\, the higher order of angels\, are guardians representing divine authority in human life. Clark explores themes of changing human experience and consciousness and the evolution of authority though images of these winged beings and other manifestations. A former U-M physician\, Clark\, a.k.a. Dr. Snowflake\, has been exhibiting his snowflakes at U-M Hospitals since 1987. UID:20079-1342657@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20079 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — Taubman Health Center North Lobby, Floor 1. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150127T115150 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Civil War Soldiers DESCRIPTION:Shayne Davidson is an experienced genealogist who received an MFA from the University of Michigan. Her exhibition consists of 17 life-sized colored pencil portraits based on rare\, identified photos of a group of African-American men who served together for the Union in the 25th United States Colored Troops\, Company G. The portraits incorporate portions of the men’s military records in the artwork\, and a mini-biography of the soldier\, written by the artist\, accompanies each portrait. Davidson also studied painting and drawing at Cooper Union in New York City and received a BFA from California Institute of the Arts. UID:21149-1335634@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21149 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150127T114547 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Life Line: Scratchboard Etchings DESCRIPTION:While Chicagoan Lisa S. Goesling has spent her life creating art\, she discovered scratchboards (boards made of clay and India ink) while undergoing a cancer diagnosis in 2006. The idea that adversity teaches us to turn the negative into a positive is a great analogy for transforming these black boards into thriving works of art. Her past careers in graphic design and art direction continue to influence her art by incorporating the fundamentals of design\, such as composition\, pattern\, texture\, contrast\, line\, etc. Using nature as her muse\, Goesling scratches fine lines into a layer of ink until meticulous images appear in the clay. UID:21146-1335522@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21146 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — Taubman Health Center South Lobby, Floor 1. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150127T113654 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Michigan Splendor: Wildlife & Floral Photography DESCRIPTION:Ann Arbor artists Dick and Sue Rigterink use digital photography to share the joy and splendor of nature. By stopping fast motion\, their photographs capture the moment and the personalities\, whether a bird in flight or song\, or a chipmunk jumping for a flower. They focus attention on the diversity\, habitats\, behavior\, and beauty of local\, recognizable wildlife to evoke memories in viewers. Dick has a Bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture from Michigan State and a Master’s from Harvard Graduate School of Design. Sue has a Bachelor’s from Michigan State in Mathematics. Their wildlife photographs have been published in Audubon Magazine and National Wildlife Federation. UID:21143-1342716@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21143 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — Taubman Health Center South Lobby, Floor 1. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150127T115434 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Playground Valentine: Art Jewelry & Objects DESCRIPTION:Amber D. Harrison is a Michigan based studio artist practicing contemporary art jewelry and object making. She works as a fabricator hand cutting and forming each piece while exploring the implementation of play. Her goal is to transfer her own memories into a whimsical and wearable world\, evoking the recollections or imaginations of others. She recently exhibited in the 2014 Philadelphia Museum of Art Contemporary Craft Show\, one of the top craft shows in the United States. Harrison earned her BFA from the University of Michigan Penny W. Stamps School of Art and Design. UID:21150-1335690@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21150 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150127T113935 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Storytelling Whimsical Sculpture DESCRIPTION:Story greatly influences the clay sculptures of Leanne Schnepp. By combining animal and human forms and characteristics\, she tells stories of connection and transformation. Humans\, coyotes\, frogs\, and birds interact and “converse\,” and mischievous children become monsters and tumble about. There is a sense of play and whimsy in the work and the opportunity for viewers to use their imagination. Schnepp earned her BFA at Michigan State University and has worked as an artist and teacher for the past 20 years. She currently lives and works in East Lansing. UID:21144-1335410@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21144 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — Taubman Health Center North Lobby, Floor 1. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150127T114901 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Stunningly Ordinary: Oil Painting DESCRIPTION:Michigan based artist Amy Fell finds great beauty\, charm\, and even mystery in the everyday articles that surround us. Fell uses a variety of techniques — including dramatic lighting\, large scale presentation\, detailed rendering and bold color — to celebrate the objects that provide comfort and support in our day-to-day lives. Fell studies oil painting at the Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center as well as regularly attending workshops of nationally acclaimed artists. She exhibits her work in juried shows and is very active in the arts community in the Detroit metropolitan area. UID:21148-1335578@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21148 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — University Hospital Main Lobby, Floor 1. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20141020T154734 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T190000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:\"Now or Never\": Collecting\, Documenting\, and Photographing the Aftermath of World War I in the Middle East DESCRIPTION:World War I was far from over in the Middle East when the Germany officially surrendered to the Entente forces on 11 November 1918. As the European colonial powers sought to divide up the territory of the multiethnic Ottoman Empire\, the forces of Turkish nationalist leader Mustafa Kemal fought a war of independence claiming victory and announcing the establishment of a Turkish Republic on 29 October 1923. It was in the context of continued conflict that University of Michigan Professor of Archaeology Francis Willey Kelsey (1858-1927) traveled to the Near East. Accompanied by his wife Isabelle (Mary) Badger Kelsey (1867-1944)\, his fifteen-year old son Easton Trowbridge Kelsey (b. 1904) and University of Michigan staff photographer George Robert Swain (1866-1947)\, Kelsey visited a region of the world that not only had experienced four-years of destructive war and devastating famine\, but also was the site of genocide.\n\nThe initial mission was to collect ancient manuscripts that were destined to disappear in the post war chaos. To initiate the mission\, Prof. Kelsey wrote an urgent letter to Miss Belle da Costa Greene of the Pierpont Library on October 3\, 1918. He solicited her support for an immediate expedition into the aftermath of war for “unless peace comes soon enough to save the remnants” of Greek and Armenian society\, who have “been practically exterminated in certain large regions of Asia Minor” no record of these Christian communities would remain. It was “now or never” he writes that ancient and medieval manuscripts may be purchased from “unappreciative hands” for a token price. It was now or never that Greek\, Syriac\, Persian and Armenian manuscripts could be easily picked up and the “possession of these\, and their proper preservation\, will be a gain to science of inestimable value.” Little did Kelsey know that his travels to the Near East would also become a moment of witnessing. Kelsey’s diaries and Swain’s photographs on exhibit leave an important historical record that links them personally and the University of Michigan to one of the largest humanitarian efforts in history.\n\nOrganizers: Kathryn Babayan\, associate professor of history and Near Eastern studies\, U-M\; and Melanie Tanielian\, assistant professor of history\, U-M. UID:19668-1235351@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/19668 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:History,International,Museum LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Audubon Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20141223T161818 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T190000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Now or Never: Collecting\, Documenting and Photographing the Aftermath of World War I in the Middle East DESCRIPTION:Diaries written by U-M professor of archaeology Francis Willey Kelsey (1858–1927) and photographs taken by U-M staff photographer George Robert Swain (1866–1947) are a historical record that links them—and the University of Michigan—to one of the largest preservation efforts in history. Kelsey wrote\, “unless peace comes soon enough to save the remnants” of Greek and Armenian society\, who have “been practically exterminated in certain large regions of Asia Minor\,” no record of these Christian communities would remain.\n\nKelsey and Swain initially traveled to the Near East to collect ancient manuscripts that were destined to disappear in the post World War I chaos\, as the war was far from over in the Middle East when Germany officially surrendered to the Entente forces on November 11\, 1918. Two Armenian manuscripts that were purchased as a consequence of the expedition are on display.\n\nLecture and opening reception will take place at 4 p.m. on January 14 in the Hatcher Library Gallery\, adjacent to the exhibit.\n\nExhibit materials are courtesy of the Bentley Historical Library and U-M Library Special Collections. UID:20513-1296086@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20513 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:History,Library,Middle East Studies LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Audubon Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150305T093221 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T150000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Digital Humanities and the Futures of Japanese Studies DESCRIPTION:The digitization of primary materials and the enhancement of newly digitized modes of communication have\, in important ways\, shrunk the scholarly world making readily accessible objects of study and forms of collaboration formerly hampered by distance of archives and the difficulties of long-distance collaborative enterprise. At the same time\, the new field of Digital Humanities (DH) has often failed to live up to what seems to be its seemingly inherent promise of global reach. As many in the DH community have pointed out\, the field remains dominated by work within the Anglo-American geographies and linguistic fields.\n\nThe goal of this symposium and workshop is to help to fulfill its global promise by creating an intellectual space for a series of dialogues between scholars\, librarians\, and archivists about how DH can be done by\, and what DH means for\, scholars working in area studies disciplines and\, in turn\, how this new field can shape the futures of Japanese studies in the twenty-first century.\n\nNo registration is required to attend this event\, but lunch will be served only to those who register by Friday\, March 6. UID:21945-1371635@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21945 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Japanese Studies LOCATION:North Quad - Room 2255 (Please enter through the doors on State Street) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150315T120007 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T140000 SUMMARY:Other:Baking Event! DESCRIPTION:There will be a baking event this Sunday\, March 15th from 12-2 pm! We will be baking for the Ronald McDonald's house and a senior center! If you would like to join us\, email Erica Sages at esagese@umich.edu. She will give you a doodle to then fill out!  UID:22014-1377078@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22014 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:someone's house.. to be determined CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150108T124313 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T130000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Dance of the Neurons: The Art of Neuroscience DESCRIPTION:Beautiful full-color images of microscopic cell structures combine delicate art with cutting-edge science. The images were selected from the BioArtography project of the U-M Center for Organogenesis (www.BioArtography.com) in support of the Museum of Natural History's winter term programming on brain science. The public is invited to an exhibition opening reception on Friday\, February 6 from 5:00 to 6:30 pm. UID:20702-1313071@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20702 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Science LOCATION:Ruthven Museums Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20141201T143728 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Flip Your Field: Objects from the Collection DESCRIPTION:For the third installation of the Flip Your Field series\, UMMA invites Georgios Skiniotis\, Professor of Biological Chemistry at U-M’s Life Sciences Institute and Medical School\, to curate an exhibition from the Museum’s collection of three-dimensional objects.\n As a scientist\, Skiniotis creates three-dimensional models of cellular components by combining their magnified shadows or projections viewed from different perspectives. This type of study inevitably raises questions regarding the cognition of the objects around us—how\, in the absence of perspective\, are we to read elements like color\, contrast variation\, and depth of field in the dark outlines of objects? How do we make the cognitive connection between a two-dimensional shadow and the three-dimensional object that casts it? How many two-dimensional projections are needed for us to understand what we are looking at\, and at what level of detail?\nThis exhibition poses such questions by juxtaposing three-dimensional objects from the Museum’s collection with two-dimensional projections created by Skiniotis using a similar process with which he creates models of cellular components. The presentation aims to provide a glimpse of the impressions of the selected works from varied directions through interplay with their own projections and our minds.\nThe UMMA Flip Your Field series asks noted University of Michigan faculty members to consider artwork outside their field of specialization in order to guest curate an exhibition using works from UMMA's renowned collection. The UMMA Flip Your Field series is generously supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. UID:20123-1348213@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20123 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Biology,Discussion,Exhibition,Free,History,Information and Technology,Media,Medicine,Museum,Research,Science,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150207T173509 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Guido van der Werve: Nummer veertien\, home DESCRIPTION:Nummer veertien\, home\, Dutch artist Guido van der Werve’s 54-minute film\, weaves together three stories of journeys away from home: the death of Frédéric Chopin in Paris and his sister’s quest to bring the composer’s heart back to his native Poland for burial\; Van der Werve’s own quest to retrace\, in reverse\, the route of Chopin’s heart in a three-week\, thousand-mile trek of biking\, running\, and swimming\; and the story of Alexander the Great\, a traveling warrior who is one of Van der Werve’s personal heroes.\n\nThe film explores themes that are common in Van der Werve’s work: extreme physical and mental endurance\, man’s struggle with the intensity of nature\, the interplay of history and geography\, the power of melancholy\, and the solitary traveler. The artist’s signature sensibility—simultaneously surreal and deadpan—is accentuated in the film by the full orchestra that accompanies him on every stage of his journey. Van der Werve spent a year composing the film’s score\, a classical requiem for forty voices and twenty strings\, and the film’s structure mirrors that of the requiem: three movements of four acts apiece\, with each act introduced by title shots to reinforce this organizational system. The tripartite framework underscores the three legs of Van der Werve’s personal triathlon and the three odysseys that intersect and inform one another throughout the film. \n\nLead support for this exhibition is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment. UID:21356-1348450@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21356 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Exhibition,Film,Free,Multicultural,Museum,Storytelling,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150207T184109 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Hana Hamplová: Meditations on Paper DESCRIPTION:Inspired by a story by Czech writer Bohumil Hrabal\, Czech photographer Hana Hamplová created a memorable body of work during the 1970s based on how important paper and the written word are to civilization—including how easily writings and\, consequently knowledge\, can be lost. This exhibition\, consisting of 19 photographs from UMMA’s collection\, was inspired by the presence of the Frank Gehry chair made of cardboard in UMMA’s Design Gallery\, and of and the need to address how artists from different cultures (present-day America and communist Czechoslovakia) view a commodity as common as paper.\n\nLead support for this exhibition is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment. Additional generous support is provided by the University of Michigan Center for European Studies\, Center for Russian\, East European and Eurasian Studies\, and the Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies. UID:21358-1348956@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21358 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Exhibition,Free,Museum,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150207T183355 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:HE: The Hergott Shepard Photography Collection DESCRIPTION:For more than 25 years\, Los Angeles-based collectors Alan Hergott and Curt Shepard have built a world-class collection of contemporary art that is focused on men and male identity as its subject matter. This exhibition features works from their vast holdings in photography. Guest curator Mario Codognato examines the lives of men in contemporary Western societies—with all their contradictions—through themes of competition and solidarity\, confrontation with identity\, and diverse explorations of the body and sexuality (as both sign and experience). Together\, these thematic groups form a fictional\, somewhat idealized\, tale in 13 chapters\, inviting viewers to reflect upon their own stories as well.\n\nDrawing upon the Hergott Shepard collection as well as select works gifted by the collectors to the Hammer Museum at UCLA\, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)\, and the Museum of Contemporary Art\, Los Angeles (MOCA)\, the exhibition will include more than 60 works by some of the most important names in late 20th and early 21st century art\, including Doug Aitken\, John Baldessari\, Matthew Barney\, Rineke Dijkstra\, Gilbert and George\, Nan Goldin\, Robert Mapplethorpe\, Catherine Opie\, Herb Ritts\, Thomas Ruff\, Andres Serrano\, and Wolfgang Tillmans.\n\nLead support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost and the University of Michigan Health System. Additional generous support is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Vice Provost for Equity\, Inclusion\, and Academic Affairs\, Department of the History of Art\, Institute for Research on Women and Gender\, Institute for the Humanities\, and Residential College\, and the Katherine Tuck Enrichment Fund. UID:21357-1348830@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21357 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Anthropology,Art,Culture,Exhibition,Free,LGBT,Multicultural,Museum,Social,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150207T170643 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Medicinal Plants and Gardens: Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum DESCRIPTION:This exhibition celebrates the upcoming 2015 opening of the new Medicinal Garden at the University of Michigan’s Matthaei Botanical Gardens. The earliest botanical garden at the University was a pharmaceutical garden established in 1897 just off the Diag\, at the heart of Central Campus. The new garden\, developed in partnership with the College of Pharmacy and Medical School faculty\, will continue that legacy\, aiming to explore the botanical origins of historical and current medicines\, and to promote a better understanding of the profound relationship between plants and human health.\nPreceding the garden’s opening\, this exhibition at UMMA will feature rarely seen archival plant specimens\, deposited by pharmaceutical companies at the University Herbarium\, along with newer herbarium specimens that reveal the captivating forms of these medicinal plants. These dried and pressed plant specimens will be accompanied by the presentation of the few remaining historic images of the original pharmaceutical garden\, as well as a drawing of the layout of new garden at Matthaei\, which is uniquely organized according to the systems of the human body that these medicinal plants are used to treat.\nThis exhibition is part of the U-M Collections Collaborations series\, co-organized by and presented at UMMA and designed to showcase the renowned and diverse collections at the University of Michigan. The U-M Collections Collaborations series is generously supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. UID:20122-1348377@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20122 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Biology,Culture,Discussion,Ecology,Environment,Exhibition,History,Medicine,Museum,Outdoors,Research,Science,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150217T095800 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T130000 SUMMARY:Performance:Billy Jonas DESCRIPTION:Throw out the rules when Billy Jonas hits the stage! It's a musical conversation\, a sonic celebration—a splendiferous gathering of old and young\, because at a Billy Jonas show\, the ensemble is ... everyone. In singalongs\, bangalongs\, whisperalongs\, and songs improvised from scratch\, his primary instrument is the audience. Everyone becomes part of a performance that reaches out and \".... touches even the most hardened of hearts\,\" says the Fayetteville Morning News. Billy has released five DVDs and albums for families and young audiences: \"Build It Back Again\,\" \"Everybody's in the Band!\,\" \"What Kind of Cat Are You?\,\" \"Bangin' and Sangin'\,\" and \"Happy Accidents.\" All have garnered critical acclaim\, including Parents' Choice Awards. Billy's work is born out of respect. reverence\, and a desire to honor and nurture the creative energy in everyone. Kids tune in immediately to Billy Jonas's wide-eyed approach to the world\, and Billy says\, \"My favorite instrument is the audience.\" Funky fun for all! UID:19249-1221466@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/19249 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Music,The Ark LOCATION:Off Campus Location - The Ark, 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20141209T121803 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T235900 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Charting the Wolverine DESCRIPTION:This exhibit explores the intersection of maps and art. Artist Elaine Wilson weaves the two together seamlessly in her project “Charting the Wolverine\,” a series of her illustrations and paintings following the train route from Ann Arbor to Chicago. Wilson’s finished project is displayed in whole\, supported by a small array of her sketchbooks\, preliminary drawings and maps from U-M collections. UID:20279-1280126@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20279 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition,Library,Visual Arts LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - 2nd Floor, Clark Library CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150205T125058 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Death Dogs DESCRIPTION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology presents Death Dogs exhibition from February 6 - May 3\, 2015. UID:21334-1345564@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21334 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Anthropology,Exhibition,History,Museum,Visual Arts LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology - Upjohn Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150209T141429 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T140000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Guided Tour: Engaging with Art DESCRIPTION:UMMA docents will guide visitors through the galleries on tours as diverse as their interests and areas of expertise. Each docent plans a theme and includes a variety of styles and media to illuminate his or her ideas. Themes may be repeated but each docent's approach and choice of objects is unique. UID:20124-1350797@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20124 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Discussion,Education,Exhibition,Film,Free,History,Multicultural,Museum,Research,Social,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20141029T152936 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T143000 SUMMARY:Presentation:Dinosaur Tour! DESCRIPTION:Free docent-led tours of the dinosaur exhibits every Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. for the first 15 people to sign up. Sign up at the host table in the Rotunda lobby. First come\, first served (sorry\, reservations are not possible). Tours last approximately 30 minutes. Sponsored by U-M Credit Union. UID:19550-1345080@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/19550 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Science LOCATION:Ruthven Museums Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150205T104633 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T150000 SUMMARY:Fair / Festival:Free Family Workshop: Mixed Signals DESCRIPTION:Part of the Family Reading & Science Program series. This workshop explores ways to trick the brain and how to keep our minds sharp. Even though the brain works harder than any computer\, it can still be fooled by bad inputs or even be damaged. Families will have fun tricking their brains and learn more about keeping it healthy and safe. This workshop is 60 minutes long and designed for children ages 6-11 AND a parent or guardian. Free. Pre-register at (734) 764-0480. Visit ummnh.org for a list of additional dates and locations for this workshop. UID:21332-1345522@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21332 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Family,Free LOCATION:Ruthven Museums Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150209T152049 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T150000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Hana Hamplová: Meditations on Paper DESCRIPTION:Inspired by a story by Czech writer Bohumil Hrabal\, Czech photographer Hana Hamplová created a memorable body of work during the 1970s based on how important paper and the written word are to civilization—including how easily writings and\, consequently knowledge\, can be lost. Join docents as they introduce this exhibition inspired by the Frank Gehry chair made of cardboard in UMMA’s Design Gallery\, and of and the need to address how artists from different cultures (present-day America and communist Czechoslovakia) view a commodity as common as paper. UID:21412-1350820@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21412 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Exhibition,Free,Museum,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150108T123948 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T151500 SUMMARY:Presentation:Planetarium: Sunstruck DESCRIPTION:Our Sun produces the energy that makes life on Earth possible. How does it do this? What is the Sun comprised of and how does it affect the Earth in other ways? Solar storms are a threat to our very existence\, and the eventual death of the Sun will mean the end of our planet. How is this similar to the lives and deaths of stars throughout our galaxy? UID:20310-1345517@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20310 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Astronomy,Family,Museum LOCATION:Ruthven Museums Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150205T094130 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T153000 SUMMARY:Presentation:Hands-On Demos: Bug Brains and Neurobiology DESCRIPTION:Have you heard about the cool neurobiology research at the U-M? Join us to learn bug brain science and witness neuroscience in action! Start by exploring a neuron and learn how billions of them work together to help your brain communicate with your body. Discover how they send signals via electricity and then witness this first-hand by “bioamplifying” nerve impulses from cockroaches.\n\nHands-on demonstrations are 20-30 minute interactive programs on the 2nd floor of the Museum.​ ​They include both brief presentations highlighting University research and engaging hands-on activities\, and are suitable for adults and children ages 5 and up.\n\nHands-on demonstrations are 20-30 minute interactive programs on the 2nd floor of the Museum.​ ​They include both brief presentations highlighting University research and engaging hands-on activities\, and are suitable for adults and children ages 5 and up. UID:20700-1344992@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20700 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Science LOCATION:Ruthven Museums Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150209T152446 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T163000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:In Conversation: Plants and Human Health – From Garden to Medicine Cabinet DESCRIPTION:This program is free and open to the public\, but space is limited. Please register to secure your place by emailing umma-program-registration@umich.edu.\n\nJoin David Michener\, exhibition curator and Associate Curator at Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum\, for a stroll through the visual history of the University of Michigan’s long-lost medicinal garden. Learn about its lasting impact on other academic units and its upcoming incarnation in a contemporary design. Narratives drawn from rarely seen archival specimens from the University Herbarium will highlight the profound relationship between plants and human health. Discover how renewed faculty interests at the intersection of health sciences\, landscape architecture\, contextual instruction and public engagement are leading to the 2015 opening of the new Medicinal Garden at the University of Michigan’s Matthaei Botanical Gardens.\n\nThis exhibition is part of the U-M Collections Collaborations series\, co-organized by and presented at UMMA and designed to showcase the renowned and diverse collections at the University of Michigan. The U-M Collections Collaborations series is generously supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. UID:21414-1350822@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21414 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Anthropology,Art,Culture,Environment,Exhibition,Free,History,Medicine,Museum,Research,Science,Storytelling,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150225T181525 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T150000 SUMMARY:Performance:Youth Euphonium Tuba Ensemble DESCRIPTION:The Youth Euphonium and Tuba Ensemble (YETE) is composed of junior high and high school euphonium and tuba players from the greater Southeast Michigan area. YETE students work with current U-M graduate and undergraduate tuba and euphonium students to strengthen their overall musicianship\, learn new repertoire\, and participate in collaborative music-making with a diverse group of students from across Michigan. UID:21685-1358894@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21685 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North campus LOCATION:Stearns Building - Cady Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150314T001524 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T173000 SUMMARY:Performance:Senior Recital: Luis Alberto Torres\, horn DESCRIPTION:PROGRAM: Plog - “Nocturne” for Horn and Strings\; Wilson - Deep Remembering\; Maslanka - Quintet for Winds no. 3\; Turner - Farewell to Red Castle\, Theme and Variations for Horn Octet. UID:22101-1380324@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22101 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150225T181515 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T190000 SUMMARY:Performance:Latin Jazz Ensemble DESCRIPTION:Jonathan Ovalle\, director\n\nProgram features music for Afro-Cuban Big-Band. Works by Joe Gallardo\, Michael Mossman\, Bill Cunliffe\, Bobby Rodriguez\, and Dizzy Gillespie. UID:19207-1221062@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/19207 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North campus LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Stamps Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150314T001517 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T190000 SUMMARY:Performance:Michigan Chamber Players DESCRIPTION:Featuring works by Britten\, Fauré\, Massenet\, Brahms\, Sibelius\, and Lowry.\n\nFaculty performers include Caroline Helton\, soprano\; Joan Holland\, harp\; Carmen Pelton\, soprano\; Stanford Olsen\, tenor\; Nora Burgard\, mezzo-soprano\; Yizhak Schotten\, viola\; Katherine Collier\, piano\; Andrew Jennings\, violin\; Katri Ervamaa\, cello\; Paul Schoenfield\, piano\; Gail Jennings\, piano\; Nancy Ambrose King\, oboe\; Adam Unsworth\, horn\; and Logan Skelton\, piano.\n\nPROGRAM: Britten - A Birthday Hansel\; Faure - Elegy for Viola and Piano\; Massenet - Elegy for Mezzo Soprano\, Viola and Piano\; Brahms - Two Songs for Alto\, Viola and Piano\, op. 91\; Sibelius - Ljunga Wirginia\; Lowry - Good to Go\, for oboe\, horn\, and piano. UID:19342-1224119@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/19342 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) - Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150217T095953 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T193000 SUMMARY:Performance:Altan DESCRIPTION:Altan\, named for Loch Altan in Ireland's County Donegal\, has arguably had a wider impact on audiences over the quarter century than any other traditional Irish band. Their dynamic and warm live performances mix the most touching old Irish songs with hard-hitting reels and jigs\, and the band members' interest in and sheer enjoyment of each other musically is apparent even to audience members new to the Irish tradition. For the Irish music enthusiast\, Altan has a treasure trove of brilliant moves to offer: the mix of sounds from Donegal with outside influences\, the sheer virtuosity of the players\, the beauty\, delicate singing\, and down-to-earth charm of singer and fiddler Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh. Anywhere they go\, a concert by Altan is the Irish music event of the year. Q magazine raves that Altan's album \"The Red Crow\" is \"a triumphant restatement of the virtues of the traditional approach\,\" and the band is currently at work on a new album to be recorded in Nashville. It's a great time to check out this legendary group! Tonight's special guest is the extraordinary progressive banjoist Alison Brown. UID:18691-1212797@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/18691 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Music,The Ark LOCATION:Off Campus Location - The Ark, 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150314T001516 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Trombone Ensemble DESCRIPTION:Concert will feature premieres by Biedenbender\, Daugherty\, Gonzalez\, and Rush. PROGRAM: Dukas - Fanfare from La Peri\; Gonzalez - Demon Lover\; Grainger - Colonial Song\; Rush - Still Waiting\; Janáček - Sokol Fanfare\; Hassler - Laudate Dominum\; Frescobaldi - Toccata\; Biedenbender - Blue Dream of Sky\; Daugherty - Steamboat. UID:19842-1243586@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/19842 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150218T125123 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T230000 SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:ISS Workshops DESCRIPTION:We are partnering with ISS to bring you workshops on After Effects\, Filmmaking Basics\, Final Cut Pro X and iMovie! Here are the dates for the following workshops:\n\nAfter Effects: April 6\, 2015\n\nFilmmaking Basics: February 23\, 2015 and March 25\, 2015 \n\nFinal Cut Pro X: March 11\, 2015 and April 1\, 2015 \n\niMovie: March 10\, 2015 and April 7\, 2015 All are welcome to sign-up for any workshop\, but register soon because there is limited seating!\n\nRegister online here at: http://www.lsa.umich.edu/iss/services/trainingsandworkshops UID:21687-1358923@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21687 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Information and Technology LOCATION:Modern Languages Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150407T120028 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T235959 SUMMARY:Other:ISS Workshops DESCRIPTION:We are partnering with ISS to bring you workshops on After Effects\, Filmmaking Basics\, Final Cut Pro X and iMovie! Here are the dates for the following workshops:After Effects: April 6\, 2015Filmmaking Basics: February 23\, 2015 and March 25\, 2015Final Cut Pro X: March 11\, 2015 and April 1\, 2015iMovie: March 10\, 2015 and April 7\, 2015 All are welcome to sign-up for any workshop\, but register soon because there is limited seating!Register online here at: http://www.lsa.umich.edu/iss/services/trainingsandworkshops UID:21712-1401493@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21712 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Modern Languages Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150315T180038 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T230000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:John Jackson Team Race DESCRIPTION:Team Race in Georgetown UID:21888-1381738@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21888 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Georgetown University CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150310T100446 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T120000 SUMMARY:Community Service:U-M \"Heart Heroes\" T-shirt Sale DESCRIPTION:Spring is still a few weeks away … but the U-M Heart Heroes t-shirts are here right now! They’re great for caregivers\, patients\, their family and friends\, and all U-M supporters! Order your limited edition t-shirt today through March 23. Your purchase will help support the U-M Washtenaw County American Heart Walk/5K Run\, which takes place Saturday morning\, May 9\, 2015. One hundred percent of the proceeds go directly to the Heart Walk sponsored by the American Heart Association (AHA). \n\nThe t-shirts were introduced in February in celebration of Heart Month\, raising more than $2\,000 for the AHA. Our goal is to raise a total of $10\,000 through this special offer to you. These premium\, limited edition t-shirts are a distressed “heathered” blue\, with a distinct vintage look. They’re a 60/40 blend and tend not to shrink after repeated washings.\n\nOrdering is easy - visit http://umhealth.me/UMHeartHeroes link to order by credit card and the shirt will be shipped directly to you. Thanks for your support! UID:21996-1376573@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21996 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community Service,Health & Wellness,Volunteer LOCATION:University Hospitals - Online Sale CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150315T120032 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150315T150000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:University of Michigan Saline Tournament DESCRIPTION:Saline High school  UID:21994-1381494@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21994 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Saline High School CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20141209T121803 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T235900 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Charting the Wolverine DESCRIPTION:This exhibit explores the intersection of maps and art. Artist Elaine Wilson weaves the two together seamlessly in her project “Charting the Wolverine\,” a series of her illustrations and paintings following the train route from Ann Arbor to Chicago. Wilson’s finished project is displayed in whole\, supported by a small array of her sketchbooks\, preliminary drawings and maps from U-M collections. UID:20279-1280127@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20279 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition,Library,Visual Arts LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - 2nd Floor, Clark Library CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150203T102728 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Chasing the Cherubim: Snowflake Paper Cuttings DESCRIPTION:This year’s exhibition of Dr. Thomas L. Clark’s exquisite\, hand-cut paper creations highlights work from his two collections\, “Chasing the Cherubim” and “Fiery Furnace”. Cherubim\, the higher order of angels\, are guardians representing divine authority in human life. Clark explores themes of changing human experience and consciousness and the evolution of authority though images of these winged beings and other manifestations. A former U-M physician\, Clark\, a.k.a. Dr. Snowflake\, has been exhibiting his snowflakes at U-M Hospitals since 1987. UID:20079-1342658@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20079 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — Taubman Health Center North Lobby, Floor 1. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150127T115150 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Civil War Soldiers DESCRIPTION:Shayne Davidson is an experienced genealogist who received an MFA from the University of Michigan. Her exhibition consists of 17 life-sized colored pencil portraits based on rare\, identified photos of a group of African-American men who served together for the Union in the 25th United States Colored Troops\, Company G. The portraits incorporate portions of the men’s military records in the artwork\, and a mini-biography of the soldier\, written by the artist\, accompanies each portrait. Davidson also studied painting and drawing at Cooper Union in New York City and received a BFA from California Institute of the Arts. UID:21149-1335635@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21149 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150127T114547 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Life Line: Scratchboard Etchings DESCRIPTION:While Chicagoan Lisa S. Goesling has spent her life creating art\, she discovered scratchboards (boards made of clay and India ink) while undergoing a cancer diagnosis in 2006. The idea that adversity teaches us to turn the negative into a positive is a great analogy for transforming these black boards into thriving works of art. Her past careers in graphic design and art direction continue to influence her art by incorporating the fundamentals of design\, such as composition\, pattern\, texture\, contrast\, line\, etc. Using nature as her muse\, Goesling scratches fine lines into a layer of ink until meticulous images appear in the clay. UID:21146-1335523@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21146 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — Taubman Health Center South Lobby, Floor 1. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20141125T110919 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Michigan Life: Watercolor DESCRIPTION:LeAnne Mawby Sowa is a west Michigan artist who paints with an appreciation of history and love of the Great Lakes. Her lighthouses and lake scenes are reminiscent of summer vacation times exploring the state’s wonders. Sowa’s colors are vibrant\, and she also brings to life the historic beauty of barns and other places far from the shoreline. Her artistic education is through self exploration\, workshops and a few college classes\, including Hertfordshire College in Ware\, England. UID:20086-1264593@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20086 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:Cancer Center - Gifts of Art Gallery — Comprehensive Cancer Center, Level 1. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150127T113654 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Michigan Splendor: Wildlife & Floral Photography DESCRIPTION:Ann Arbor artists Dick and Sue Rigterink use digital photography to share the joy and splendor of nature. By stopping fast motion\, their photographs capture the moment and the personalities\, whether a bird in flight or song\, or a chipmunk jumping for a flower. They focus attention on the diversity\, habitats\, behavior\, and beauty of local\, recognizable wildlife to evoke memories in viewers. Dick has a Bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture from Michigan State and a Master’s from Harvard Graduate School of Design. Sue has a Bachelor’s from Michigan State in Mathematics. Their wildlife photographs have been published in Audubon Magazine and National Wildlife Federation. UID:21143-1342717@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21143 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — Taubman Health Center South Lobby, Floor 1. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150127T115434 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Playground Valentine: Art Jewelry & Objects DESCRIPTION:Amber D. Harrison is a Michigan based studio artist practicing contemporary art jewelry and object making. She works as a fabricator hand cutting and forming each piece while exploring the implementation of play. Her goal is to transfer her own memories into a whimsical and wearable world\, evoking the recollections or imaginations of others. She recently exhibited in the 2014 Philadelphia Museum of Art Contemporary Craft Show\, one of the top craft shows in the United States. Harrison earned her BFA from the University of Michigan Penny W. Stamps School of Art and Design. UID:21150-1335691@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21150 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150127T113935 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Storytelling Whimsical Sculpture DESCRIPTION:Story greatly influences the clay sculptures of Leanne Schnepp. By combining animal and human forms and characteristics\, she tells stories of connection and transformation. Humans\, coyotes\, frogs\, and birds interact and “converse\,” and mischievous children become monsters and tumble about. There is a sense of play and whimsy in the work and the opportunity for viewers to use their imagination. Schnepp earned her BFA at Michigan State University and has worked as an artist and teacher for the past 20 years. She currently lives and works in East Lansing. UID:21144-1335411@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21144 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — Taubman Health Center North Lobby, Floor 1. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150127T114901 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Stunningly Ordinary: Oil Painting DESCRIPTION:Michigan based artist Amy Fell finds great beauty\, charm\, and even mystery in the everyday articles that surround us. Fell uses a variety of techniques — including dramatic lighting\, large scale presentation\, detailed rendering and bold color — to celebrate the objects that provide comfort and support in our day-to-day lives. Fell studies oil painting at the Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center as well as regularly attending workshops of nationally acclaimed artists. She exhibits her work in juried shows and is very active in the arts community in the Detroit metropolitan area. UID:21148-1335579@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21148 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — University Hospital Main Lobby, Floor 1. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150310T132434 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents The Dinnerware Museum: A Place at the Table DESCRIPTION:The Dinnerware Museum\, a new museum in Ann Arbor established in 2012\, features a collection of thousands of pieces of functional dinnerware from all over the world along with fine art referencing dinnerware created from ceramic\, metal\, glass\, paper\, plastic and more. This exhibition highlights portions of eight memorable place settings of American tableware dating from the 1930s to the present\, including sets designed by the leading 20th century designers Eva Zeisel\, Russel Wright\, Glidden Parker\, and Don Schreckengost as well as new dinnerware by contemporary artist Julia Galloway in 2014. UID:21151-1335780@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21151 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — Cancer Center Elevator Alcove, Level 2 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20141218T105602 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Re-Imaging Gender - A Juried Art Exhibition DESCRIPTION:Our understandings of gender have shifted dramatically in recent decades. No longer is gender a matter of an immutable binary\, or a set of predetermined preferences and predilections. This exhibition--the first of its kind--both celebrates and interrogates the visual aspects of the re- imaging of gender.\n\nRe-imaging Gender features the work of 15 promising artists who take on one of the most important challenges facing contemporary art: how to render the modern spectrum of gender\, going beyond the simple male/female binary to include a wide variety of identities and sexualities.\n\nThe Re-imaging artists\, MFA students enrolled at Michigan and CIC universities (Big 10\, plus Chicago)\, responded to an IRWG-issued Call for Art. The result is an exhibition of 17 works in a variety of media\, including photography\, paint\, lithograph\, mixed media\, and video\, which reflect new understandings of gender.\n\nThe exhibit will be displayed at the Lane Hall Gallery\, a space shared by IRWG and the U-M Department of Women’s Studies\, from January 15 - June 26\, 2015. UID:20407-1287634@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20407 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Free,LGBT,Literary Arts,Visual Arts,Women's Studies LOCATION:Lane Hall - Gallery space on first floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20141020T154734 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T190000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:\"Now or Never\": Collecting\, Documenting\, and Photographing the Aftermath of World War I in the Middle East DESCRIPTION:World War I was far from over in the Middle East when the Germany officially surrendered to the Entente forces on 11 November 1918. As the European colonial powers sought to divide up the territory of the multiethnic Ottoman Empire\, the forces of Turkish nationalist leader Mustafa Kemal fought a war of independence claiming victory and announcing the establishment of a Turkish Republic on 29 October 1923. It was in the context of continued conflict that University of Michigan Professor of Archaeology Francis Willey Kelsey (1858-1927) traveled to the Near East. Accompanied by his wife Isabelle (Mary) Badger Kelsey (1867-1944)\, his fifteen-year old son Easton Trowbridge Kelsey (b. 1904) and University of Michigan staff photographer George Robert Swain (1866-1947)\, Kelsey visited a region of the world that not only had experienced four-years of destructive war and devastating famine\, but also was the site of genocide.\n\nThe initial mission was to collect ancient manuscripts that were destined to disappear in the post war chaos. To initiate the mission\, Prof. Kelsey wrote an urgent letter to Miss Belle da Costa Greene of the Pierpont Library on October 3\, 1918. He solicited her support for an immediate expedition into the aftermath of war for “unless peace comes soon enough to save the remnants” of Greek and Armenian society\, who have “been practically exterminated in certain large regions of Asia Minor” no record of these Christian communities would remain. It was “now or never” he writes that ancient and medieval manuscripts may be purchased from “unappreciative hands” for a token price. It was now or never that Greek\, Syriac\, Persian and Armenian manuscripts could be easily picked up and the “possession of these\, and their proper preservation\, will be a gain to science of inestimable value.” Little did Kelsey know that his travels to the Near East would also become a moment of witnessing. Kelsey’s diaries and Swain’s photographs on exhibit leave an important historical record that links them personally and the University of Michigan to one of the largest humanitarian efforts in history.\n\nOrganizers: Kathryn Babayan\, associate professor of history and Near Eastern studies\, U-M\; and Melanie Tanielian\, assistant professor of history\, U-M. UID:19668-1235352@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/19668 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:History,International,Museum LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Audubon Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20141223T161818 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T190000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Now or Never: Collecting\, Documenting and Photographing the Aftermath of World War I in the Middle East DESCRIPTION:Diaries written by U-M professor of archaeology Francis Willey Kelsey (1858–1927) and photographs taken by U-M staff photographer George Robert Swain (1866–1947) are a historical record that links them—and the University of Michigan—to one of the largest preservation efforts in history. Kelsey wrote\, “unless peace comes soon enough to save the remnants” of Greek and Armenian society\, who have “been practically exterminated in certain large regions of Asia Minor\,” no record of these Christian communities would remain.\n\nKelsey and Swain initially traveled to the Near East to collect ancient manuscripts that were destined to disappear in the post World War I chaos\, as the war was far from over in the Middle East when Germany officially surrendered to the Entente forces on November 11\, 1918. Two Armenian manuscripts that were purchased as a consequence of the expedition are on display.\n\nLecture and opening reception will take place at 4 p.m. on January 14 in the Hatcher Library Gallery\, adjacent to the exhibit.\n\nExhibit materials are courtesy of the Bentley Historical Library and U-M Library Special Collections. UID:20513-1296087@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20513 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:History,Library,Middle East Studies LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Audubon Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150218T112540 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:The Artistry of M. Saffell Gardner DESCRIPTION:Experience the acclaimed works of artist M. Saffell Gardner at the University of Michigan Detroit Center\, February 19 – March 20\, 2015 with the exhibition “The Artistry of M. Saffell Gardner.” Located in Lester P. Monts Hall\, “Artistry” features an extensive collection of Gardner’s paintings and creative works. \n\nAbout the Artist: M. Saffell Gardner is a master painter\, mixed media artist\, art historian and educator. A graduate of Wayne State University holding a BFA and MFA in painting\, Gardner's artistic talents have transcended a career spanning more than five decades. As recently as 2014\, Gardner's work appeared at the 9338 Campau Gallery and 2014 ArtPrize competition in Grand Rapids. In 2013\, he was invited to participate in “The Venice Biennale 2013.\" In 2000\, he was selected as the Chivas Regal Artist in Residence at the Charles H. Wright Museum. A commissioned painting entitled “Door of No Return” is currently in the museum’s permanent collection. Gardner has also co-curated “Vision in a Cornfield” for the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit. Gardner’s work can also be found in the permanent collections of multiple healthcare systems including: Blue Cross Blue Shield\, Henry Ford Hospital\, Total Healthcare and the Detroit Medical Center. His work is also on display at several Detroit Public Schools including Cass Technical High School\, Renaissance High School\, Southeastern High School and the Detroit School of Arts. In addition\, to his work the metro Detroit area\, Gardner has also exhibited throughout the United States\, Jamaica\, Brazil\, Ghana and Africa. UID:21679-1358679@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21679 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Detroit,Exhibition,Visual Arts LOCATION:Detroit Center - Monts Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150305T121744 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:The Crown: Contemporary Construction of Self in America DESCRIPTION:Note: The Gallery is open M-F 9am-5pm.\n\nThe Crown: Contemporary Construction of Self in America is an exhibit and series of programs imagined by visiting artist Shani Peters and sponsored by the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS) and the Institute for the Humanities (IH). The project will feature a video installation in the IH gallery\, an interactive portrait exhibition in GalleryDAAS\, and a video screening of the award winning film\, Chameleon Street. The screenings will be held at the Institute of the Humanities and at the Charles Wright Museum in Detroit\, MI.\n\nAbout the project:\n\nThe Crown: Contemporary Construction of Self in America is a series of projects by artist Shani Peters that will examine the socially acceptable yet complicated concept of Black pride and success. Crowns\, symbolic of kings and queens\, and conferred on any number of Black popular culture figures from James Brown to Biggie\, are also symbols for systems of inequitably distributed resources and injustice. This multi-part project—which includes two exhibitions\, a film screening\, and a panel discussion—asks the question: what does it mean to acknowledge the need for these forms of pride and success while recognizing their problems? It further complicates the question with a consideration of the similar celebration and pride that comes from attaining degrees of higher education which offer obvious opportunities\, yet can alienate students of African descent from their origins. The artist asks\, how do Black people register these complicated elements in ways that allow them to move progressively through western power structures towards futures that reflect their right to dignity and self-determination? Sponsored by the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies and the Institute for the Humanities. UID:21276-1343081@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21276 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Africa,African American,Film LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150211T160143 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T163000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:CES Symposium DESCRIPTION:The study of foreign languages in American universities is undergoing radical change. American university students are turning away from European national languages to embrace the global languages which they believe provide distinct advantages in a rapidly changing economy. At the same time\, scholarship emphasizes languages in context—as part of the living fabric of human societies and cultures. This symposium brings together scholars of the major Western European languages—Spanish\, French\, German\, Italian\, and Portuguese—to discuss and debate the shifting position of national languages as an intellectual problem and the implications that these changes have had and will continue to have in American university classrooms.\n\nOrganizer: Karla Mallette\, CES director and professor of Italian and Near Eastern Studies\, U-M UID:20263-1278977@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20263 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Education,higher education,International,Language LOCATION:School of Social Work Building - 1636 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20141126T120448 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Nicholas Delbanco: A Literary Life DESCRIPTION:This exhibit\, drawn from the papers of teacher and author Nicholas Delbanco\, Robert Frost Distinguished University Professor of English Language and Literature and Director of the Avery and Jule Hopwood Awards Program at U-M\, spans decades and continents and illustrates the extensive range of Delbanco's life and work.\n\nOpen Monday through Friday\, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. UID:20095-1265758@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20095 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Library,Literary Arts,Literature,Poetry,Writing LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - 7th Floor Hatcher South, Special Collections CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150222T212132 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T120000 SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:The American Civil War DESCRIPTION:Participants will have an opportunity to expand their understanding and appreciation of the American Civil War by examining information and data: (1)about the regional disputes and disagreements that led to the four year deadly struggle\, (2)about the common soldiers\, (3)about the army hierarchy and the men who led the soldiers into battle\, (4)about the major battles\, and (5)about the tactical\, technological\, and strategic changes that occurred during the Civil War. The class\, taught by John Dietz\, will involve discussion\, lecture\, videos\, and the Internet.\n\nThis class for those over 50 meets Mondays\, March 16 - April 13. \n\nhttps://olli-umich.org/olli/index.php/member/ctlg/viewEventDetails/556 UID:21756-1363083@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21756 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:History,Lifelong Learning LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150314T172920 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T120000 SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:The Decline of the Ottoman Empire\, The Balfour Declaration and the Arab Revolt of 1916 DESCRIPTION:World War I enabled Zionists to press for a Jewish homeland in Palestine under British protection and Arabs under Emir Hussein to seek British support for their revolt against the Ottomans. We will discuss three recent books on the subject: (1)\"The Balfour Declaration: Origins of the Arab-Israeli Conflict\" by Jonathan Schneer\, (2)\"Lawrence in Arabia: War\, Deceit\, Imperial Folly\, and The Making of the Middle East\" by Scott Anderson\, and (3)\"The War That \nEnded Peace\" by Margaret MacMillan. Reading the books in advance is helpful\, but not required. Handouts about principal characters and maps will be mailed to participants in advance. \n\nInstructor: Al Gourdji.\nThis class for those over 50 meets Mondays\, March 16 - April 27. \n\nhttps://olli-umich.org/olli/index.php/member/ctlg/viewEventDetails/560 UID:21758-1363085@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21758 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:History,Lifelong Learning,Middle East Studies LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150107T133453 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Uncanny Valley DESCRIPTION:Guy Michael Davis and Katie Parker\n(collaboratively working under the name Future Retrieval)\n\nThe objects presented merge the strengths of our studio practice – a dark vein backed by a historical current. Ornament and detail collide with a fascination of taxidermy and natural order. Each object contains a history\, reaching back and highlighting ideals of time and labor.\nThree-dimensional scans and photographs have been rapid prototyped\, processed in the studio\, and molded into porcelain mimicking the world of European decorative arts. Inspired also by German animal sculptures and cut silhouettes\, we are using digital translation to both highlight and transform these details that fascinate us. The interest in new technologies and industrial methods is that each piece is handmade\, but maintains the record of a computer driven interpretation. Our intention is to make art objects that reference design and are held together by craft.\n\nBio \nFuture Retrieval\n\nGuy Michael Davis was born in 1978 and raised in Bartlesville\, OK. Katie Parker was born in 1980 in Jonesboro Arkansas\, and grew up in Plano\, Texas. They both attended the Kansas City Art Institute from 1999-2003 and received BFA degrees in ceramics.\nKatie went straight to graduate school at The Ohio State University from 2003-2005\, Guy followed suit three years later from 2006-2008. Both Katie and Guy received MFA degrees in ceramics. \nCurrently\, Katie is an Assistant Professor at the University of Cincinnati\, running the ceramics department. Guy works for multiple designers across the country\, and is an adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Cincinnati. For several years\, they have also been collaborating together\, making objects that combine new technology\, porcelain\, and good craft. The objects merge the strengths of their individual studio practice – a dark vein backed by a historical current. They have exhibited both nationally and internationally\, with recent shows in New York City\, Jingdezhen China\, Cardiff Wales\, Philadelphia\, Kansas City\, and Tempe Arizona. This summer they were both artists in residence at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Art in Omaha\, NE. UID:20670-1311570@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20670 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition,Free,Visual Arts LOCATION:East Quadrangle - RC Art Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150416T123010 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T113000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Workshop: Dental Hygiene Practice Management Class: Interviewing DESCRIPTION:This is a closed session on interviewing for the students in the Dental Hygiene Practice Management Course. UID:22196-1383893@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22196 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150316T120007 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T140000 SUMMARY:Other:LSWC Food Fundraiser DESCRIPTION:Traditional Latino snacks and beverages will be on sale. UID:22070-1378843@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22070 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:School of Social Work CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150312T113052 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T143000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Meet the Farmers South Quad DESCRIPTION:Still thinking about that delicious chicken tender? Want to know how the farmer grew that sweet tomato? Wondering about the farm-to-fork industry? Then mark your calendars for a free event to Meet the Farmers at South Quad on Monday\, March 16 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.\n\nMichigan Dining is sponsoring the event for students and faculty who want to know how sustainable food is produced and procured for all of University dining halls and restaurants. UID:22059-1378592@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22059 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Food,Sustainability LOCATION:South Quad CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150108T124313 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T130000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Dance of the Neurons: The Art of Neuroscience DESCRIPTION:Beautiful full-color images of microscopic cell structures combine delicate art with cutting-edge science. The images were selected from the BioArtography project of the U-M Center for Organogenesis (www.BioArtography.com) in support of the Museum of Natural History's winter term programming on brain science. The public is invited to an exhibition opening reception on Friday\, February 6 from 5:00 to 6:30 pm. UID:20702-1313072@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20702 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Science LOCATION:Ruthven Museums Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150304T134008 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T130000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Displacements: Stamps Faculty in Beijing DESCRIPTION:Displacements\, an exhibition of work by faculty from the Stamps School of Art & Design curated by Gunalan Nadarajan\, was held at the School of Arts\, Renmin University of China from October 15 through November 9\, 2014. Fifteen faculty members’ works were presented at this exhibition\, and three participating faculty members will discuss their work at the exhibition. UID:21091-1382593@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21091 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition,Film,Lecture,Media,Study Abroad,Visual Arts LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150223T123732 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T125000 SUMMARY:Exercise / Fitness:Group-X: Core Yoga DESCRIPTION:Core yoga is a dynamic\, Vinyasa- based class that focuses on utilizing and strengthening the core\, linking breath to movement. Be prepared to work all aspects of your core\, sweat\, and find strength and power from within. UID:21723-1360073@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21723 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Fitness,Health & Wellness,Rec Sports LOCATION:Central Campus Recreation Building (Bell Pool) - Squash Court C CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150114T093705 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T170000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:RCGD Seminar Series: BioSocial Methods- John Hibbing DESCRIPTION:John Hibbing\, University of Nebraska\, Political Science UID:20854-1321901@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20854 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Biology,Economics,Education,Information and Technology,Medicine,Philosophy,Politics,Psychology,Public Health,Public Policy,Research,Science,Sociology LOCATION:Institute For Social Research - 1430 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150218T124717 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T173000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Ancient Rome in Silent Cinema - Maria Wyke University College London (2015 Thomas Spencer Jerome Lecture Series) DESCRIPTION:Cinema has been fascinated with the ancient world and with Roman history in particular ever since it emerged as a new technology more than one hundred years ago. Within a few months of the first public shows of moving images held in 1896\, Nero was brought onto the screen trying out poisons on his slaves\, and hundreds more films were made thereafter. The vast majority remain largely forgotten although they still survive in archives across the world. Yet the persistence of ancient Rome in early cinema compels us to ask: why did so modern a medium have so strong an interest in antiquity right from its start? What did ancient Rome do for cinema? And what did cinema do for ancient Rome? UID:21520-1353793@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21520 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Film LOCATION:East Quadrangle - Keene Theater CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150216T101821 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T180000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Feminist Research in the Disciplines: 20 Years Later DESCRIPTION:How has feminism re-vamped\, re-vised\, or otherwise re-directed Psychology\, History and the Humanities\, in the last 20 years? A panel of University of Michigan faculty will reflect on the treatment of gender and sexuality in their fields and where they see it moving in the future.\n\nThis retrospective / prospective panel discussion is part of IRWG’s 20th anniversary celebration. #IRWG20\n\nPanelists include:\n\nKathleen Canning (History\, Women's Studies\, German)\nPatricia Gurin (Psychology\, Women's Studies\, Institute for Social Research)\nValerie Traub (English\, Women's Studies)\nModerator - Lisa Disch (Political Science\, Women's Studies) UID:21513-1353783@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21513 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Culture,Discussion,Free,History,LGBT,Psychology,Social,Social Impact,Social Justice,Sociology,Women's Studies LOCATION:Lane Hall - 2239 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150219T122750 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T172000 SUMMARY:Exercise / Fitness:Group-X: Hard Core DESCRIPTION:Train and strength the entire core! You will build those 6-Pack muscles as well as work the obliques\, back muscles\, muscular slings used in functional movement\, as well as the hips and glutes to develop a stronger & healthier core. UID:21730-1360108@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21730 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Fitness,Health & Wellness,Rec Sports LOCATION:North Campus Recreation Building - Ct. 240 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150219T121507 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T175000 SUMMARY:Well-being:Group-X: Pilates DESCRIPTION:Pilates focuses on building core strength\, toning while lengthening muscles\, increasing flexibility and improving your posture. This mat Pilates class will incorporate proper Pilates lateral breathing into the exercises to assure the entire body is engaged and being utilized throughout the workout. UID:21727-1360087@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21727 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Fitness,Health & Wellness,Rec Sports LOCATION:Central Campus Recreation Building (Bell Pool) - 2275 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150107T190021 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T183000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:MUG Mondays DESCRIPTION:Check out everything that the Michigan Union Underground has to offer and have some fun while you're at it! There will be food\, crafts\, games\, and more each week in the Michigan MUG! With free takeaways\, coupons\, food\, and even prizes\, this is something that you don't want to miss! Come to the Michigan MUG each Monday from 5-6:30pm to see what is happening this week! UID:20681-1311968@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20681 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Free,Games LOCATION:Michigan Union - Ground Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150209T151312 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T183000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Returning to School DESCRIPTION:Have you thought about starting or finishing your college education\, but feel unsure about how you go about doing it when you’ve got so many other responsibilities? This two-part series\, led by two experts in women\, post-secondary education and work-life balance\, is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills that will help you achieve your educational goals. In the first workshop\, participants will learn about different types of post-secondary institutions and how to appropriately choose based on your goals and past experiences. In the second workshop\, participants will learn how to find and nurture the informal and formal supports they need to complete their programs.\n\nThese workshops will be held on March 16 and March 30. Please feel free to register for one or both sessions! UID:21310-1344167@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21310 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Education,Workshop LOCATION:Center for the Education of Women CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150416T183011 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T180000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Workshop: Using Social Media in the Job Search DESCRIPTION:Don't leave your job/internship search to chance! Come explore how to use LinkedIn and other social media sources to expand your networking reach for a more successful search.\n\nSponsored by the Departments of Sociology\, Communications\, Political Science\, Program in the Environment\, Psychology\, Organizational Studies\, and Women's Studies.\n\nROOM: 1028 Dana Building UID:21910-1368825@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21910 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Dana Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150227T135606 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T190000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Organizational Studies Information Fair DESCRIPTION:Join us on Monday\, March 16th from 5:30-7:00pm in the Michigan Room of the League for the Organizational Studies Information Fair.\n\nWe are partnering with the Organization Studies Department to showcase the Organizational Studies major! Attending this event will help you with networking\, customizing your career with OS\, and projects within OS to highlight career opportunities that can come from the OS Degree in fields like Consulting\, Education\, Healthcare\, Non-Profits\, and HR. \n\nThere will be free food and tons of information\, so feel free to stop by and learn more. UID:21877-1366615@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21877 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Food,Free LOCATION:Michigan League CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150316T180042 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T190000 SUMMARY:Fair / Festival:Organizational Studies Information Fair DESCRIPTION:Join us on Monday\, March 16th from 5:30-7:00pm in the Michigan Room of the League for the Organizational Studies Information Fair.We are partnering with the Organization Studies Department to showcase the Organizational Studies major! Attending this event will help you with networking\, customizing your career with OS\, and projects within OS to highlight career opportunities that can come from the OS Degree in fields like Consulting\, Education\, Healthcare\, Non-Profits\, and HR.There will be free food and tons of information\, so feel free to stop by and learn more. UID:21885-1366792@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21885 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Michigan League CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150416T183011 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T193000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Workshop: Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Workshop DESCRIPTION:Join the Career Center to learn more about exploring post graduation opportunities. UID:22198-1383895@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22198 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Michigan League CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150416T183013 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T200000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Workshop: PSIP Meeting DESCRIPTION:Monthly Meeting for PSIP cohort\n\nRoom: Betty Ford in Weill Hall UID:20926-1323611@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20926 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Ford School of Public Policy CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150316T180009 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T200000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Yalla Eat! Food and Community DESCRIPTION:Join us for dinner and conversation!  We will hear from Professor Matt Stiffler on the power of food to shape a shared identity diaspora\, as well as engage the broader public with subtle\, yet powerful\, messages about the histories and lived realities of Arab\, Middle Eastern\, and North African communities in the U.S.\, and dinner will be provided.  UID:22114-1380830@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22114 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Trotter Multicultural Center CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150219T121808 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T181500 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T190500 SUMMARY:Exercise / Fitness:Group-X: Metabolic Circut DESCRIPTION:Do you want an intense workout? A workout where you have the support and encouragement of others to reach your peak performance? Don’t want to worry about being the person going in the opposite direction as everyone else in class? Then this class is for you! Metabolic Circuit will put you through strength and cardio drills that will push you to your limit. UID:21728-1360094@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21728 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Fitness,Health & Wellness,Rec Sports LOCATION:Central Campus Recreation Building (Bell Pool) - RB Ct 11 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150205T092242 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T203000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:#Black Lives Matter: A Minicourse by the Residential College DESCRIPTION:This session will briefly review the history of racism in the Detroit police force and the reconfiguration of the department in the period when Coleman Young was Mayor. We will then explore the more recent incidents of police violence toward Detroit residents\, together with the federal investigation and consent decree designed to reign in police violence\, raising the question: what role does race play in contemporary Detroit police behavior? Finally in the context of grassroots responses by Detroit residents to the challenges the city faces after abandonment and bankruptcy\, we'll consider the work of the Detroit Coalition against Police Brutality (with its founder) and reflect upon some of the initiatives citizens have devised to address both police and interpersonal violence and to define alternative strategies for the pacification of neighborhoods. The session will be led by Stephen Ward and Charlie Bright (both Faculty\, STP Program\, RC) and Ron Scott\, a long-time Detroit activist and media strategist who co-hosts a weekly political affairs radio program and is a board member of the Boggs Center to Nurture Community Leadership. UID:21326-1344972@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21326 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:African American,Detroit,Discussion,Free,Lecture LOCATION:East Quadrangle - 1405 East Quad CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150316T180009 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T200000 SUMMARY:Other:What is Love? DESCRIPTION:Ever wonder what love really is? Or how you know it's love? Is it love or lust?Are there different types of love?What is love to God?Come find out and be blessed by this awesome discussion!  UID:20791-1317130@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20791 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Michigan Union CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150416T183012 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T193000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Workshop: Build an Awesome Resume! DESCRIPTION:Don't know where to begin with your resume? Or do you have a draft and want to take it from good to great? Come learn how to create a resume that effectively presents your story to employers\, internship sites\, and graduate schools.\n\nThis program is located in the Maize and Blue Auditorium on the first floor of the Student Activities Building. UID:20372-1286755@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20372 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Student Activities Building - Maize and Blue Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150225T181512 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T184500 SUMMARY:Performance:Voice Department Recital DESCRIPTION:Graduate and undergraduate voice students will present their most recently prepared repertoire in this public forum. UID:18204-1206348@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/18204 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150309T142425 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T235900 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Change Our World DESCRIPTION:Join us March 16th-19th for the \"Change Our World\" event featuring an array of inspirational activities.\n\n\n\nThe schedule includes:\n\n\n\nMonday\, March 16th Event keynote kickoff featuring Hannah Brencher\, founder of More Love Letters. Doors open at 6:30 pm\, talk starts at 7 pm in the Michigan League Ballroom \n\n\n\nTuesday\, March 17th Lunch and Learn from 12-1:30pm in the Kuenzel Room of the Union *Food Provided*\n\n\n\nWednesday\, March 18th Hidden Leaders and Best - a TED Talk style event featuring amazing UM students and student organizations who are helping to change our world! Doors open at 6:30pm\, talks begin at 7pm in the Rogel Ballroom of the Union. *Food Provided*\n\n\n\nThursday\, March 19th Pledge for Change and Touching Strangers Project Exhibition from 11am-3pm in the Willis Ward Lounge of the Union. Join us to make your pledge for making a positive difference in our world\, and check out an awesome photo project that brought together perfect strangers on our campus who left each other with more understanding! UID:21876-1366614@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21876 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Discussion,Free LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150319T120039 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T235959 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Change Our World DESCRIPTION:Join us March 16th-19th for the\"Change Our World\" event featuring an array of inspirational activities.The schedule includes:Monday\, March 16th Event keynote kickoff featuring Hannah Brencher\, founder of More Love Letters. Doors open at 6:30 pm\, talk starts at 7 pmin the Michigan League Ballroom Tuesday\, March 17th Lunch and Learn from 12-1:30pm in theKuenzel Room of the Union *Food Provided*Wednesday\, March 18th Hidden Leaders and Best - a TED Talk style event featuring amazing UM students and student organizations who are helping to change our world! Doors open at 6:30pm\, talks begin at 7pm in theRogel Ballroom of the Union. *Food Provided*Thursday\, March 19th Pledge for Change and Touching Strangers Project Exhibition from 11am-3pm in theWillis Ward Lounge of the Union.  Join us to make your pledge for making a positive difference in our world\, and check out an awesome photo project that brought together perfect strangers on our campus who left each other with more understanding! UID:21886-1385591@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21886 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Various Locations CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150219T122242 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T202000 SUMMARY:Exercise / Fitness:Group-X: Bollywood DESCRIPTION:A new dancing style -Bollywood dancing! It is currently the most popular and a very trendy style. It comes from Indian cinema where songs and dance form an integral part of a film! Come join us for this fun-filled\, calorie - burning\, \"filmy\" experience! Each class is a party! UID:21729-1360101@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21729 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Fitness,Health & Wellness,Rec Sports LOCATION:Central Campus Recreation Building (Bell Pool) - Squash Court C CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150314T001515 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Concert Band DESCRIPTION:Courtney Synder\, conductor\n\nThis concert celebrates the music of exactly one century (1909-2009) and represents a panoply of harmonic\, melodic\, and rhythmic compositional styles. Two staples of the wind repertoire by Holst and Persichetti will be performed. Bryant reimagines Holst’s suite in Suite Dreams\, a piece that utilizes aleatory in similar fashion to Welcher’s Laboring Songs\, a composition inspired by the religious Shaker musical anthology. Both Pann and Biedenbender utilize traditional harmonies in not-so-traditional manners that range from lyrical and introspective to syncopated dance with “serious attitude.” \n\nPROGRAM: Welcher- Laboring Songs\; Pann- Hold This Boy and Listen\; Holst- First Suite in E-flat\; Bryant- Suite Dreams\; Persichetti- Symphony No. 6\; Biedenbender– Stomp UID:18203-1206347@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/18203 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music LOCATION:Hill Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150314T001520 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150316T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Student Recital: Claire Marie Niederberger\, violin DESCRIPTION:PROGRAM: Brahms - Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 2 in A Major\, op. 100\; Bach - Violin Partita no. 2 in D Minor\, BWV 1004\; Lutoslawski - Subito\; Mendelssohn - Sonata in F Major for Violin and Piano. UID:21866-1366049@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21866 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North campus LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150319T120039 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T235959 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Change Our World DESCRIPTION:Join us March 16th-19th for the\"Change Our World\" event featuring an array of inspirational activities.The schedule includes:Monday\, March 16th Event keynote kickoff featuring Hannah Brencher\, founder of More Love Letters. Doors open at 6:30 pm\, talk starts at 7 pmin the Michigan League Ballroom Tuesday\, March 17th Lunch and Learn from 12-1:30pm in theKuenzel Room of the Union *Food Provided*Wednesday\, March 18th Hidden Leaders and Best - a TED Talk style event featuring amazing UM students and student organizations who are helping to change our world! Doors open at 6:30pm\, talks begin at 7pm in theRogel Ballroom of the Union. *Food Provided*Thursday\, March 19th Pledge for Change and Touching Strangers Project Exhibition from 11am-3pm in theWillis Ward Lounge of the Union.  Join us to make your pledge for making a positive difference in our world\, and check out an awesome photo project that brought together perfect strangers on our campus who left each other with more understanding! UID:21886-1385592@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21886 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Various Locations CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150218T125123 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T230000 SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:ISS Workshops DESCRIPTION:We are partnering with ISS to bring you workshops on After Effects\, Filmmaking Basics\, Final Cut Pro X and iMovie! Here are the dates for the following workshops:\n\nAfter Effects: April 6\, 2015\n\nFilmmaking Basics: February 23\, 2015 and March 25\, 2015 \n\nFinal Cut Pro X: March 11\, 2015 and April 1\, 2015 \n\niMovie: March 10\, 2015 and April 7\, 2015 All are welcome to sign-up for any workshop\, but register soon because there is limited seating!\n\nRegister online here at: http://www.lsa.umich.edu/iss/services/trainingsandworkshops UID:21687-1358924@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21687 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Information and Technology LOCATION:Modern Languages Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150407T120028 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T235959 SUMMARY:Other:ISS Workshops DESCRIPTION:We are partnering with ISS to bring you workshops on After Effects\, Filmmaking Basics\, Final Cut Pro X and iMovie! Here are the dates for the following workshops:After Effects: April 6\, 2015Filmmaking Basics: February 23\, 2015 and March 25\, 2015Final Cut Pro X: March 11\, 2015 and April 1\, 2015iMovie: March 10\, 2015 and April 7\, 2015 All are welcome to sign-up for any workshop\, but register soon because there is limited seating!Register online here at: http://www.lsa.umich.edu/iss/services/trainingsandworkshops UID:21712-1401494@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21712 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Modern Languages Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150310T100446 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T120000 SUMMARY:Community Service:U-M \"Heart Heroes\" T-shirt Sale DESCRIPTION:Spring is still a few weeks away … but the U-M Heart Heroes t-shirts are here right now! They’re great for caregivers\, patients\, their family and friends\, and all U-M supporters! Order your limited edition t-shirt today through March 23. Your purchase will help support the U-M Washtenaw County American Heart Walk/5K Run\, which takes place Saturday morning\, May 9\, 2015. One hundred percent of the proceeds go directly to the Heart Walk sponsored by the American Heart Association (AHA). \n\nThe t-shirts were introduced in February in celebration of Heart Month\, raising more than $2\,000 for the AHA. Our goal is to raise a total of $10\,000 through this special offer to you. These premium\, limited edition t-shirts are a distressed “heathered” blue\, with a distinct vintage look. They’re a 60/40 blend and tend not to shrink after repeated washings.\n\nOrdering is easy - visit http://umhealth.me/UMHeartHeroes link to order by credit card and the shirt will be shipped directly to you. Thanks for your support! UID:21996-1376574@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21996 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community Service,Health & Wellness,Volunteer LOCATION:University Hospitals - Online Sale CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20141209T121803 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T235900 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Charting the Wolverine DESCRIPTION:This exhibit explores the intersection of maps and art. Artist Elaine Wilson weaves the two together seamlessly in her project “Charting the Wolverine\,” a series of her illustrations and paintings following the train route from Ann Arbor to Chicago. Wilson’s finished project is displayed in whole\, supported by a small array of her sketchbooks\, preliminary drawings and maps from U-M collections. UID:20279-1280128@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20279 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition,Library,Visual Arts LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - 2nd Floor, Clark Library CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150203T102728 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Chasing the Cherubim: Snowflake Paper Cuttings DESCRIPTION:This year’s exhibition of Dr. Thomas L. Clark’s exquisite\, hand-cut paper creations highlights work from his two collections\, “Chasing the Cherubim” and “Fiery Furnace”. Cherubim\, the higher order of angels\, are guardians representing divine authority in human life. Clark explores themes of changing human experience and consciousness and the evolution of authority though images of these winged beings and other manifestations. A former U-M physician\, Clark\, a.k.a. Dr. Snowflake\, has been exhibiting his snowflakes at U-M Hospitals since 1987. UID:20079-1342659@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20079 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — Taubman Health Center North Lobby, Floor 1. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150127T115150 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Civil War Soldiers DESCRIPTION:Shayne Davidson is an experienced genealogist who received an MFA from the University of Michigan. Her exhibition consists of 17 life-sized colored pencil portraits based on rare\, identified photos of a group of African-American men who served together for the Union in the 25th United States Colored Troops\, Company G. The portraits incorporate portions of the men’s military records in the artwork\, and a mini-biography of the soldier\, written by the artist\, accompanies each portrait. Davidson also studied painting and drawing at Cooper Union in New York City and received a BFA from California Institute of the Arts. UID:21149-1335636@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21149 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150127T114547 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Life Line: Scratchboard Etchings DESCRIPTION:While Chicagoan Lisa S. Goesling has spent her life creating art\, she discovered scratchboards (boards made of clay and India ink) while undergoing a cancer diagnosis in 2006. The idea that adversity teaches us to turn the negative into a positive is a great analogy for transforming these black boards into thriving works of art. Her past careers in graphic design and art direction continue to influence her art by incorporating the fundamentals of design\, such as composition\, pattern\, texture\, contrast\, line\, etc. Using nature as her muse\, Goesling scratches fine lines into a layer of ink until meticulous images appear in the clay. UID:21146-1335524@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21146 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — Taubman Health Center South Lobby, Floor 1. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20141125T110919 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Michigan Life: Watercolor DESCRIPTION:LeAnne Mawby Sowa is a west Michigan artist who paints with an appreciation of history and love of the Great Lakes. Her lighthouses and lake scenes are reminiscent of summer vacation times exploring the state’s wonders. Sowa’s colors are vibrant\, and she also brings to life the historic beauty of barns and other places far from the shoreline. Her artistic education is through self exploration\, workshops and a few college classes\, including Hertfordshire College in Ware\, England. UID:20086-1264594@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20086 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:Cancer Center - Gifts of Art Gallery — Comprehensive Cancer Center, Level 1. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150127T113654 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Michigan Splendor: Wildlife & Floral Photography DESCRIPTION:Ann Arbor artists Dick and Sue Rigterink use digital photography to share the joy and splendor of nature. By stopping fast motion\, their photographs capture the moment and the personalities\, whether a bird in flight or song\, or a chipmunk jumping for a flower. They focus attention on the diversity\, habitats\, behavior\, and beauty of local\, recognizable wildlife to evoke memories in viewers. Dick has a Bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture from Michigan State and a Master’s from Harvard Graduate School of Design. Sue has a Bachelor’s from Michigan State in Mathematics. Their wildlife photographs have been published in Audubon Magazine and National Wildlife Federation. UID:21143-1342718@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21143 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — Taubman Health Center South Lobby, Floor 1. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150127T115434 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Playground Valentine: Art Jewelry & Objects DESCRIPTION:Amber D. Harrison is a Michigan based studio artist practicing contemporary art jewelry and object making. She works as a fabricator hand cutting and forming each piece while exploring the implementation of play. Her goal is to transfer her own memories into a whimsical and wearable world\, evoking the recollections or imaginations of others. She recently exhibited in the 2014 Philadelphia Museum of Art Contemporary Craft Show\, one of the top craft shows in the United States. Harrison earned her BFA from the University of Michigan Penny W. Stamps School of Art and Design. UID:21150-1335692@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21150 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150127T113935 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Storytelling Whimsical Sculpture DESCRIPTION:Story greatly influences the clay sculptures of Leanne Schnepp. By combining animal and human forms and characteristics\, she tells stories of connection and transformation. Humans\, coyotes\, frogs\, and birds interact and “converse\,” and mischievous children become monsters and tumble about. There is a sense of play and whimsy in the work and the opportunity for viewers to use their imagination. Schnepp earned her BFA at Michigan State University and has worked as an artist and teacher for the past 20 years. She currently lives and works in East Lansing. UID:21144-1335412@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21144 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — Taubman Health Center North Lobby, Floor 1. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150127T114901 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Stunningly Ordinary: Oil Painting DESCRIPTION:Michigan based artist Amy Fell finds great beauty\, charm\, and even mystery in the everyday articles that surround us. Fell uses a variety of techniques — including dramatic lighting\, large scale presentation\, detailed rendering and bold color — to celebrate the objects that provide comfort and support in our day-to-day lives. Fell studies oil painting at the Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center as well as regularly attending workshops of nationally acclaimed artists. She exhibits her work in juried shows and is very active in the arts community in the Detroit metropolitan area. UID:21148-1335580@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21148 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — University Hospital Main Lobby, Floor 1. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150310T132434 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents The Dinnerware Museum: A Place at the Table DESCRIPTION:The Dinnerware Museum\, a new museum in Ann Arbor established in 2012\, features a collection of thousands of pieces of functional dinnerware from all over the world along with fine art referencing dinnerware created from ceramic\, metal\, glass\, paper\, plastic and more. This exhibition highlights portions of eight memorable place settings of American tableware dating from the 1930s to the present\, including sets designed by the leading 20th century designers Eva Zeisel\, Russel Wright\, Glidden Parker\, and Don Schreckengost as well as new dinnerware by contemporary artist Julia Galloway in 2014. UID:21151-1335781@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21151 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — Cancer Center Elevator Alcove, Level 2 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20141218T105602 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Re-Imaging Gender - A Juried Art Exhibition DESCRIPTION:Our understandings of gender have shifted dramatically in recent decades. No longer is gender a matter of an immutable binary\, or a set of predetermined preferences and predilections. This exhibition--the first of its kind--both celebrates and interrogates the visual aspects of the re- imaging of gender.\n\nRe-imaging Gender features the work of 15 promising artists who take on one of the most important challenges facing contemporary art: how to render the modern spectrum of gender\, going beyond the simple male/female binary to include a wide variety of identities and sexualities.\n\nThe Re-imaging artists\, MFA students enrolled at Michigan and CIC universities (Big 10\, plus Chicago)\, responded to an IRWG-issued Call for Art. The result is an exhibition of 17 works in a variety of media\, including photography\, paint\, lithograph\, mixed media\, and video\, which reflect new understandings of gender.\n\nThe exhibit will be displayed at the Lane Hall Gallery\, a space shared by IRWG and the U-M Department of Women’s Studies\, from January 15 - June 26\, 2015. UID:20407-1287635@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20407 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Free,LGBT,Literary Arts,Visual Arts,Women's Studies LOCATION:Lane Hall - Gallery space on first floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20141020T154734 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T190000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:\"Now or Never\": Collecting\, Documenting\, and Photographing the Aftermath of World War I in the Middle East DESCRIPTION:World War I was far from over in the Middle East when the Germany officially surrendered to the Entente forces on 11 November 1918. As the European colonial powers sought to divide up the territory of the multiethnic Ottoman Empire\, the forces of Turkish nationalist leader Mustafa Kemal fought a war of independence claiming victory and announcing the establishment of a Turkish Republic on 29 October 1923. It was in the context of continued conflict that University of Michigan Professor of Archaeology Francis Willey Kelsey (1858-1927) traveled to the Near East. Accompanied by his wife Isabelle (Mary) Badger Kelsey (1867-1944)\, his fifteen-year old son Easton Trowbridge Kelsey (b. 1904) and University of Michigan staff photographer George Robert Swain (1866-1947)\, Kelsey visited a region of the world that not only had experienced four-years of destructive war and devastating famine\, but also was the site of genocide.\n\nThe initial mission was to collect ancient manuscripts that were destined to disappear in the post war chaos. To initiate the mission\, Prof. Kelsey wrote an urgent letter to Miss Belle da Costa Greene of the Pierpont Library on October 3\, 1918. He solicited her support for an immediate expedition into the aftermath of war for “unless peace comes soon enough to save the remnants” of Greek and Armenian society\, who have “been practically exterminated in certain large regions of Asia Minor” no record of these Christian communities would remain. It was “now or never” he writes that ancient and medieval manuscripts may be purchased from “unappreciative hands” for a token price. It was now or never that Greek\, Syriac\, Persian and Armenian manuscripts could be easily picked up and the “possession of these\, and their proper preservation\, will be a gain to science of inestimable value.” Little did Kelsey know that his travels to the Near East would also become a moment of witnessing. Kelsey’s diaries and Swain’s photographs on exhibit leave an important historical record that links them personally and the University of Michigan to one of the largest humanitarian efforts in history.\n\nOrganizers: Kathryn Babayan\, associate professor of history and Near Eastern studies\, U-M\; and Melanie Tanielian\, assistant professor of history\, U-M. UID:19668-1235353@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/19668 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:History,International,Museum LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Audubon Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20141223T161818 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T190000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Now or Never: Collecting\, Documenting and Photographing the Aftermath of World War I in the Middle East DESCRIPTION:Diaries written by U-M professor of archaeology Francis Willey Kelsey (1858–1927) and photographs taken by U-M staff photographer George Robert Swain (1866–1947) are a historical record that links them—and the University of Michigan—to one of the largest preservation efforts in history. Kelsey wrote\, “unless peace comes soon enough to save the remnants” of Greek and Armenian society\, who have “been practically exterminated in certain large regions of Asia Minor\,” no record of these Christian communities would remain.\n\nKelsey and Swain initially traveled to the Near East to collect ancient manuscripts that were destined to disappear in the post World War I chaos\, as the war was far from over in the Middle East when Germany officially surrendered to the Entente forces on November 11\, 1918. Two Armenian manuscripts that were purchased as a consequence of the expedition are on display.\n\nLecture and opening reception will take place at 4 p.m. on January 14 in the Hatcher Library Gallery\, adjacent to the exhibit.\n\nExhibit materials are courtesy of the Bentley Historical Library and U-M Library Special Collections. UID:20513-1296088@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20513 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:History,Library,Middle East Studies LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Audubon Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150218T112540 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:The Artistry of M. Saffell Gardner DESCRIPTION:Experience the acclaimed works of artist M. Saffell Gardner at the University of Michigan Detroit Center\, February 19 – March 20\, 2015 with the exhibition “The Artistry of M. Saffell Gardner.” Located in Lester P. Monts Hall\, “Artistry” features an extensive collection of Gardner’s paintings and creative works. \n\nAbout the Artist: M. Saffell Gardner is a master painter\, mixed media artist\, art historian and educator. A graduate of Wayne State University holding a BFA and MFA in painting\, Gardner's artistic talents have transcended a career spanning more than five decades. As recently as 2014\, Gardner's work appeared at the 9338 Campau Gallery and 2014 ArtPrize competition in Grand Rapids. In 2013\, he was invited to participate in “The Venice Biennale 2013.\" In 2000\, he was selected as the Chivas Regal Artist in Residence at the Charles H. Wright Museum. A commissioned painting entitled “Door of No Return” is currently in the museum’s permanent collection. Gardner has also co-curated “Vision in a Cornfield” for the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit. Gardner’s work can also be found in the permanent collections of multiple healthcare systems including: Blue Cross Blue Shield\, Henry Ford Hospital\, Total Healthcare and the Detroit Medical Center. His work is also on display at several Detroit Public Schools including Cass Technical High School\, Renaissance High School\, Southeastern High School and the Detroit School of Arts. In addition\, to his work the metro Detroit area\, Gardner has also exhibited throughout the United States\, Jamaica\, Brazil\, Ghana and Africa. UID:21679-1358680@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21679 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Detroit,Exhibition,Visual Arts LOCATION:Detroit Center - Monts Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150303T095741 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T163000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:CBSSM Research Colloquium featuring Lawrence Gostin\, J.D. \"Law\, Ethics\, and Public Health in the Vaccination Debates: Politics of the Measles Outbreak\" DESCRIPTION:Registration is now open for the March 17\, 2015 CBSSM Research Colloquium & Bishop Lecture in Bioethics. This event is free and open to the public. Registration is encouraged\, as it will help us to estimate numbers for catering and lunch. Please RSVP by March 6th. Thank you!\n\nThe Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine (CBSSM) Research Colloquium features presentations focusing on bioethics and social sciences in medicine across multiple disciplines. \n \nThe keynote address is the Bishop Lecture in Bioethics\, an endowed lectureship made possible by a gift from the estate of Ronald C. and Nancy V. Bishop. Lawrence O. Gostin\, J.D.\, LL.D (Hon.) will present the Bishop Lecture with a talk entitled: \"Law\, Ethics\, and Public Health in the Vaccination Debates: Politics of the Measles Outbreak.\" \n\nLawrence Gostin is University Professor\, Georgetown University’s highest academic rank conferred by the University President. Prof. Gostin directs the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law and is the Founding O’Neill Chair in Global Health Law. He is Professor of Medicine at Georgetown University\, Professor of Public Health at the Johns Hopkins University\, and Director of the Center for Law & the Public’s Health at Johns Hopkins and Georgetown Universities. Prof. Gostin is also the Director of the World Health Organization Collaborating Center on Public Health Law & Human Rights. \n\nLocation: Founders Room\, Alumni Center\, 200 Fletcher Street\, Ann Arbor\, MI 48109\n \nClick links below to register for the Colloquium or to get more information about the Colloquium Schedule and Presentation Abstracts.\n\nFor more information about CBSSM: http://cbssm.med.umich.edu/ UID:20071-1263125@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20071 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Alumni Center - Founders Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150205T125058 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Death Dogs DESCRIPTION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology presents Death Dogs exhibition from February 6 - May 3\, 2015. UID:21334-1345566@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21334 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Anthropology,Exhibition,History,Museum,Visual Arts LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology - Upjohn Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150305T121744 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:The Crown: Contemporary Construction of Self in America DESCRIPTION:Note: The Gallery is open M-F 9am-5pm.\n\nThe Crown: Contemporary Construction of Self in America is an exhibit and series of programs imagined by visiting artist Shani Peters and sponsored by the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS) and the Institute for the Humanities (IH). The project will feature a video installation in the IH gallery\, an interactive portrait exhibition in GalleryDAAS\, and a video screening of the award winning film\, Chameleon Street. The screenings will be held at the Institute of the Humanities and at the Charles Wright Museum in Detroit\, MI.\n\nAbout the project:\n\nThe Crown: Contemporary Construction of Self in America is a series of projects by artist Shani Peters that will examine the socially acceptable yet complicated concept of Black pride and success. Crowns\, symbolic of kings and queens\, and conferred on any number of Black popular culture figures from James Brown to Biggie\, are also symbols for systems of inequitably distributed resources and injustice. This multi-part project—which includes two exhibitions\, a film screening\, and a panel discussion—asks the question: what does it mean to acknowledge the need for these forms of pride and success while recognizing their problems? It further complicates the question with a consideration of the similar celebration and pride that comes from attaining degrees of higher education which offer obvious opportunities\, yet can alienate students of African descent from their origins. The artist asks\, how do Black people register these complicated elements in ways that allow them to move progressively through western power structures towards futures that reflect their right to dignity and self-determination? Sponsored by the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies and the Institute for the Humanities. UID:21276-1343082@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21276 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Africa,African American,Film LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20141126T120448 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Nicholas Delbanco: A Literary Life DESCRIPTION:This exhibit\, drawn from the papers of teacher and author Nicholas Delbanco\, Robert Frost Distinguished University Professor of English Language and Literature and Director of the Avery and Jule Hopwood Awards Program at U-M\, spans decades and continents and illustrates the extensive range of Delbanco's life and work.\n\nOpen Monday through Friday\, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. UID:20095-1265759@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20095 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Library,Literary Arts,Literature,Poetry,Writing LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - 7th Floor Hatcher South, Special Collections CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150107T133453 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Uncanny Valley DESCRIPTION:Guy Michael Davis and Katie Parker\n(collaboratively working under the name Future Retrieval)\n\nThe objects presented merge the strengths of our studio practice – a dark vein backed by a historical current. Ornament and detail collide with a fascination of taxidermy and natural order. Each object contains a history\, reaching back and highlighting ideals of time and labor.\nThree-dimensional scans and photographs have been rapid prototyped\, processed in the studio\, and molded into porcelain mimicking the world of European decorative arts. Inspired also by German animal sculptures and cut silhouettes\, we are using digital translation to both highlight and transform these details that fascinate us. The interest in new technologies and industrial methods is that each piece is handmade\, but maintains the record of a computer driven interpretation. Our intention is to make art objects that reference design and are held together by craft.\n\nBio \nFuture Retrieval\n\nGuy Michael Davis was born in 1978 and raised in Bartlesville\, OK. Katie Parker was born in 1980 in Jonesboro Arkansas\, and grew up in Plano\, Texas. They both attended the Kansas City Art Institute from 1999-2003 and received BFA degrees in ceramics.\nKatie went straight to graduate school at The Ohio State University from 2003-2005\, Guy followed suit three years later from 2006-2008. Both Katie and Guy received MFA degrees in ceramics. \nCurrently\, Katie is an Assistant Professor at the University of Cincinnati\, running the ceramics department. Guy works for multiple designers across the country\, and is an adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Cincinnati. For several years\, they have also been collaborating together\, making objects that combine new technology\, porcelain\, and good craft. The objects merge the strengths of their individual studio practice – a dark vein backed by a historical current. They have exhibited both nationally and internationally\, with recent shows in New York City\, Jingdezhen China\, Cardiff Wales\, Philadelphia\, Kansas City\, and Tempe Arizona. This summer they were both artists in residence at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Art in Omaha\, NE. UID:20670-1311571@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20670 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition,Free,Visual Arts LOCATION:East Quadrangle - RC Art Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20141201T143728 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Flip Your Field: Objects from the Collection DESCRIPTION:For the third installation of the Flip Your Field series\, UMMA invites Georgios Skiniotis\, Professor of Biological Chemistry at U-M’s Life Sciences Institute and Medical School\, to curate an exhibition from the Museum’s collection of three-dimensional objects.\n As a scientist\, Skiniotis creates three-dimensional models of cellular components by combining their magnified shadows or projections viewed from different perspectives. This type of study inevitably raises questions regarding the cognition of the objects around us—how\, in the absence of perspective\, are we to read elements like color\, contrast variation\, and depth of field in the dark outlines of objects? How do we make the cognitive connection between a two-dimensional shadow and the three-dimensional object that casts it? How many two-dimensional projections are needed for us to understand what we are looking at\, and at what level of detail?\nThis exhibition poses such questions by juxtaposing three-dimensional objects from the Museum’s collection with two-dimensional projections created by Skiniotis using a similar process with which he creates models of cellular components. The presentation aims to provide a glimpse of the impressions of the selected works from varied directions through interplay with their own projections and our minds.\nThe UMMA Flip Your Field series asks noted University of Michigan faculty members to consider artwork outside their field of specialization in order to guest curate an exhibition using works from UMMA's renowned collection. The UMMA Flip Your Field series is generously supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. UID:20123-1348260@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20123 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Biology,Discussion,Exhibition,Free,History,Information and Technology,Media,Medicine,Museum,Research,Science,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150207T173509 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Guido van der Werve: Nummer veertien\, home DESCRIPTION:Nummer veertien\, home\, Dutch artist Guido van der Werve’s 54-minute film\, weaves together three stories of journeys away from home: the death of Frédéric Chopin in Paris and his sister’s quest to bring the composer’s heart back to his native Poland for burial\; Van der Werve’s own quest to retrace\, in reverse\, the route of Chopin’s heart in a three-week\, thousand-mile trek of biking\, running\, and swimming\; and the story of Alexander the Great\, a traveling warrior who is one of Van der Werve’s personal heroes.\n\nThe film explores themes that are common in Van der Werve’s work: extreme physical and mental endurance\, man’s struggle with the intensity of nature\, the interplay of history and geography\, the power of melancholy\, and the solitary traveler. The artist’s signature sensibility—simultaneously surreal and deadpan—is accentuated in the film by the full orchestra that accompanies him on every stage of his journey. Van der Werve spent a year composing the film’s score\, a classical requiem for forty voices and twenty strings\, and the film’s structure mirrors that of the requiem: three movements of four acts apiece\, with each act introduced by title shots to reinforce this organizational system. The tripartite framework underscores the three legs of Van der Werve’s personal triathlon and the three odysseys that intersect and inform one another throughout the film. \n\nLead support for this exhibition is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment. UID:21356-1348462@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21356 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Exhibition,Film,Free,Multicultural,Museum,Storytelling,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150207T184109 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Hana Hamplová: Meditations on Paper DESCRIPTION:Inspired by a story by Czech writer Bohumil Hrabal\, Czech photographer Hana Hamplová created a memorable body of work during the 1970s based on how important paper and the written word are to civilization—including how easily writings and\, consequently knowledge\, can be lost. This exhibition\, consisting of 19 photographs from UMMA’s collection\, was inspired by the presence of the Frank Gehry chair made of cardboard in UMMA’s Design Gallery\, and of and the need to address how artists from different cultures (present-day America and communist Czechoslovakia) view a commodity as common as paper.\n\nLead support for this exhibition is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment. Additional generous support is provided by the University of Michigan Center for European Studies\, Center for Russian\, East European and Eurasian Studies\, and the Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies. UID:21358-1348981@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21358 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Exhibition,Free,Museum,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150207T183355 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:HE: The Hergott Shepard Photography Collection DESCRIPTION:For more than 25 years\, Los Angeles-based collectors Alan Hergott and Curt Shepard have built a world-class collection of contemporary art that is focused on men and male identity as its subject matter. This exhibition features works from their vast holdings in photography. Guest curator Mario Codognato examines the lives of men in contemporary Western societies—with all their contradictions—through themes of competition and solidarity\, confrontation with identity\, and diverse explorations of the body and sexuality (as both sign and experience). Together\, these thematic groups form a fictional\, somewhat idealized\, tale in 13 chapters\, inviting viewers to reflect upon their own stories as well.\n\nDrawing upon the Hergott Shepard collection as well as select works gifted by the collectors to the Hammer Museum at UCLA\, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)\, and the Museum of Contemporary Art\, Los Angeles (MOCA)\, the exhibition will include more than 60 works by some of the most important names in late 20th and early 21st century art\, including Doug Aitken\, John Baldessari\, Matthew Barney\, Rineke Dijkstra\, Gilbert and George\, Nan Goldin\, Robert Mapplethorpe\, Catherine Opie\, Herb Ritts\, Thomas Ruff\, Andres Serrano\, and Wolfgang Tillmans.\n\nLead support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost and the University of Michigan Health System. Additional generous support is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Vice Provost for Equity\, Inclusion\, and Academic Affairs\, Department of the History of Art\, Institute for Research on Women and Gender\, Institute for the Humanities\, and Residential College\, and the Katherine Tuck Enrichment Fund. UID:21357-1348864@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21357 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Anthropology,Art,Culture,Exhibition,Free,LGBT,Multicultural,Museum,Social,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150207T170643 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Medicinal Plants and Gardens: Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum DESCRIPTION:This exhibition celebrates the upcoming 2015 opening of the new Medicinal Garden at the University of Michigan’s Matthaei Botanical Gardens. The earliest botanical garden at the University was a pharmaceutical garden established in 1897 just off the Diag\, at the heart of Central Campus. The new garden\, developed in partnership with the College of Pharmacy and Medical School faculty\, will continue that legacy\, aiming to explore the botanical origins of historical and current medicines\, and to promote a better understanding of the profound relationship between plants and human health.\nPreceding the garden’s opening\, this exhibition at UMMA will feature rarely seen archival plant specimens\, deposited by pharmaceutical companies at the University Herbarium\, along with newer herbarium specimens that reveal the captivating forms of these medicinal plants. These dried and pressed plant specimens will be accompanied by the presentation of the few remaining historic images of the original pharmaceutical garden\, as well as a drawing of the layout of new garden at Matthaei\, which is uniquely organized according to the systems of the human body that these medicinal plants are used to treat.\nThis exhibition is part of the U-M Collections Collaborations series\, co-organized by and presented at UMMA and designed to showcase the renowned and diverse collections at the University of Michigan. The U-M Collections Collaborations series is generously supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. UID:20122-1348390@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20122 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Biology,Culture,Discussion,Ecology,Environment,Exhibition,History,Medicine,Museum,Outdoors,Research,Science,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150108T124313 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T130000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Dance of the Neurons: The Art of Neuroscience DESCRIPTION:Beautiful full-color images of microscopic cell structures combine delicate art with cutting-edge science. The images were selected from the BioArtography project of the U-M Center for Organogenesis (www.BioArtography.com) in support of the Museum of Natural History's winter term programming on brain science. The public is invited to an exhibition opening reception on Friday\, February 6 from 5:00 to 6:30 pm. UID:20702-1313073@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20702 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Science LOCATION:Ruthven Museums Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150302T113246 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T130000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Department of Biological Chemistry Seminar Series DESCRIPTION:Dr. Rachel Green (Johns Hopkins University) will be giving a seminar titled: \"Mechanisms of mRNA surveillance revealed by biochemistry and ribosome profiling.\" This seminar will take place on Tuesday March 17th at 12 noon in North Lecture Hall\, MS II. UID:21909-1368568@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21909 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Medical Science Unit II - North Lecture Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150112T163146 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T130000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:LRCCS Noon Lecture Series DESCRIPTION:A lecture by Christian de Pee\, Associate Professor and Director\, Program in Medieval and Early Modern Studies\, University of Michigan\n\nAlthough it is difficult to identify a distinct moment in the Chinese past when printing technology caused a radical change in the production or the transfer of knowledge\, it is evident that during the eleventh century the availability of printed texts transformed practices of reading and writing\, and allowed the creation of virtual communities of learning. Notebooks (biji) of this period not only record new practices of reading and writing\, but they contribute to those practices by offering a convenient form for the recording of new kinds of knowledge\, and by assisting in the creation of categories of knowledge (e.g.\, connoisseurship of commodities)\, some of which subsequently become the subject of separate literary genres.\n\nChristian de Pee [duh PAY] is an Associate Professor of History at the University of Michigan. He received his Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1997. His first book\, The Writing of Weddings in Middle-Period China\, was published by the State University of New York Press in 2007. His current research examines when\, where\, and why the city and the cityscape became acceptable topics of literary composition in eleventh-century China. Today’s talk about notebooks (biji) is part of this broad reflection on semiotic relationships between text and space. UID:20814-1319334@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20814 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Chinese Studies LOCATION:School of Social Work Building - Room 1636 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150224T111241 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T130000 SUMMARY:Presentation:Teaching a Learning Health System to Learn DESCRIPTION:Karandeep Singh\, MD is a second year postdoctoral fellow in the Biomedical Informatics Master’s program at Harvard Medical School and a clinical and research fellow in nephrology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.\n\nDr. Singh graduated from the University of Michigan with a B.S. in 2004 and a M.D. in 2008. Dr. Singh also completed the Program for Clinical Effectiveness\, a non-degree program offered through the Harvard School of Public Health. His current research focuses on using biomedical informatics to measure and improve patient care. The abstract for his talk is below.\n\nFor the learning health system model to succeed\, it must deliver value to all invested parties by imparting new insights and using new knowledge to inform decision-making by clinicians\, patients\, and healthcare entities. In this presentation will describe how emerging informatics techniques such as natural language processing can be combined with modern statistical and machine learning methods to form the building blocks of a learning health system. These methods will be applied to the use case of chronic kidney disease with retrospective data to demonstrate what new knowledge can be gained\, how this knowledge can be applied\, and how the results of implementing such a system can be measured. UID:21798-1364279@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21798 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Medicine LOCATION:Palmer Commons - Great Lakes Central Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150417T123009 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T130000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Workshop: Applying to Medical School: What To Do\, How & When DESCRIPTION:This program is part of the Career Center's Gearing Up to Apply to Medical School Clinics Series. Check also similar programming on personal statements\, interviewing preparation\, gap years\, and how to stay organized with AdviseStream while applying. UID:21444-1351666@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21444 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:The Career Center CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150309T104811 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T143000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Designing Your Research Trip–Workshop DESCRIPTION:This session offers general guidance for students and scholars who are planning a research trip to archives\, libraries and other cultural institutions abroad. Librarians will provide information about conducting research in specific countries and/or regions\, and will focus on identifying collections and materials of interest\, gathering required documents and permissions for access\, and making contacts with local experts and institutions prior to travel.\n\nFollowed by Q&A with librarians specialized in your destination country/region.\n\nFree\, but please register at http://ttc.iss.lsa.umich.edu/ttc/sessions/designing-your-research-trip-4\n\nGlobal Information Week provides events and a venue for students to reflect on globalization and its effect on their lives. The University Library is not only a place for research but also a central hub where students share their work and make connections. UID:21972-1375595@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21972 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Lecture,Library,Multicultural,Study Abroad LOCATION:Shapiro Library - University Library Instructional Center (ULIC), 4th Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150417T123010 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T133000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Workshop: Staying Organized with AdviseStream While Applying to Medical School DESCRIPTION:Come learn how to use AdviseStream as a way to stay on top of your medical school application process! UID:21198-1337917@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21198 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:The Career Center CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150312T104825 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T153000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Building Pathways to Your Academic Success DESCRIPTION:This workshop is designed to help international undergraduate students effectively cope with challenges in academic setting\, such as interacting with professors and graduate student instructors (GSI)\, and adapting to American pedagogical and learning styles. The workshop will include an opportunity for small group discussions of concerns\, barriers or difficulties that the workshop participants may have encountered as international undergraduate students. The presenter will address these concerns through formal and informal activities and will provide advice based on her teaching experience. UID:22057-1378590@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22057 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Michigan League - Room 4 (1st floor) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150417T123010 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T150000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Workshop: Strengthening Your Med School Application: Postbaccs And Other Gap Year Options DESCRIPTION: UID:21213-1339254@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21213 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:The Career Center CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150304T132354 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T163000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Human Rights Initiative Lecture. Jody Williams and Jared Genser DESCRIPTION:In 2000\, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1325\, a landmark framework that would shape the global understanding of the roles of women in conflict situations and peace-building processes. Acknowledging the changing nature of warfare\, in which civilian casualties have grown exponentially and gender-based violence has become a weapon of war\, and recognizing the critical role of women in creating sustainable peace\, the Resolution called on member states to take measures to increase participation of women in peace-building processes and to protect women from gender-based violence. Dozens of countries have developed National Action Plans to implement the Resolution and several further Security Council Resolutions have been adopted to reinforce the norms codified in the Resolution. In 2015\, the women\, peace\, and security agenda is being reevaluate by the UN Security Council. To close the gap between the promise of Resolution 1325 and its implementation\, 10 Nobel Peace Prize Laureates\, including Jody Williams\, commissioned Jared Genser and other partners to prepare and submit a report to the UN Security Council evaluating the impact of the Resolution 1325 and recommending how its implementation can be addressed. In anticipation of the the report that is to be submitted in late March\, Jody Williams and Jared Genser will join the Human Rights Initiative to preview its findings and its implications\, and to discuss women's rights in the 21st century. UID:21454-1351675@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21454 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:International,Public Policy,Women's Studies LOCATION:School of Social Work Building - 1636 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150305T121900 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T180000 SUMMARY:Film Screening:Chameleon Street Film Screening DESCRIPTION:The Crown: Shani Peters and Contemporary Construction of Self in America Chameleon Street (1990) 94 MIN. Directed by and starring Wendell B. Harris.\n\nWinner of the 1990 Sundance Film Festivals coveted Grand Jury Prize\, but virtually unheard of since\, Chameleon Street is a present day new Black classic. Magazine reporter\, surgeon\, lawyer\, William Douglas can do it all—at least that’s what he lets people think. Based on a true story and set in Detroit\, this compelling film follows the increasingly bizarre trail of lies told by this unassuming con man. Struggling with money and marriage\, Street begins working scam – and assuming a variety of incredible new identities—that lead him down a dangerous road of deception. This screening\, in conjunction with The Crown: Shani Peters and Contemporary Construction of Self in America. Co-sponsored by the Institute of Humanities.\n\nThe Crown: Contemporary Construction of Self in America is an exhibit and series of programs imagined by visiting artist Shani Peters and sponsored by the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS) and the Institute for the Humanities (IH). The project will feature a video installation in the IH gallery\, an interactive portrait exhibition in GalleryDAAS\, and a video screening of the award winning film\, Chameleon Street. The screenings will be held at the Institute of the Humanities and at the Charles Wright Museum in Detroit\, MI.\n\nAbout the project:\n\nThe Crown: Shani Peters and Contemporary Construction of Self in America is a series of projects by artist Shani Peters that will examine the socially acceptable yet complicated concept of Black pride and success. Crowns\, symbolic of kings and queens\, and conferred on any number of Black popular culture figures from James Brown to Biggie\, are also symbols for systems of inequitably distributed resources and injustice. This multi-part project—which includes two exhibitions\, a film screening\, and a panel discussion—asks the question: what does it mean to acknowledge the need for these forms of pride and success while recognizing their problems? It further complicates the question with a consideration of the similar celebration and pride that comes from attaining degrees of higher education which offer obvious opportunities\, yet can alienate students of African descent from their origins. The artist asks\, how do Black people register these complicated elements in ways that allow them to move progressively through western power structures towards futures that reflect their right to dignity and self-determination? Sponsored by the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies and the Institute for the Humanities. UID:21278-1343101@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21278 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Africa,African American,Film LOCATION:North Quad - 2435 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150304T145502 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T190000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Empires in World History: A Conversation DESCRIPTION:Jane Burbank and Frederick Cooper\, coauthors of Empires in World History: Power and the Politics of Difference (Princeton University Press\, 2011)\, return to the University of Michigan to discuss their landmark volume with panelists from the Department of History. Remarkable in both scope and scale\, Empires in World History won the World History Association’s 2011 Book Prize. \n\nPanelists include:\n\n*Jane Burbank\, Professor of History and Russian and Slavic Studies\, Collegiate Professor\, New York University\n*Frederick Cooper\, Professor of History\, New York University\n*Robyn d'Avignon\, Doctoral Candidate in History and Anthropology\, University of Michigan\n*Hussein Fancy\, Assistant Professor of History\, University of Michigan\n*Pedro Monaville\, Postdoctoral Fellow\, Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies\, University of Michigan\n*Ronald G. Suny\, Charles Tilly Collegiate Professor of Social and Political History\, University of Michigan\n\nThis event is sponsored by the Department of History and the Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies. UID:21864-1365880@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21864 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:History,International LOCATION:Tisch Hall - 1014 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150202T215914 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T190000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:LECTURE: PEDRO IGNACIO ALONSO DESCRIPTION:Pedro Ignacio Alonso is Program Director of the AA Visiting School to Santiago and is a Visiting Professor at the ‘Histories and Critical Thinking’ MA Program. He currently teaches theory of architecture and design at the Catholic University in Santiago\, investigating the design of industrial ecologies constrained by extreme weather conditions and scarce energy resources in the Atacama Desert.\nBetween 2006 and 2009 he worked at Arup Urban Design in London on a number of projects in Russia\, Azerbaijan\, China and Saudi Arabia. Alonso has been awarded with a Research Grant from The Getty Research Institute\, Los Angeles\, California (2010)\, and with a Fellowship as Visiting Scholar at the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) in Montreal (2011). He has also been awarded by the Prince Claus Fund in Amsterdam for the publication of Deserta\, an ongoing study on the Atacama Desert in northern Chile.\nAlonso holds a MSc in Architecture from the Catholic University in Chile and completed his Ph.D at the Architectural Association on the modernist conceptualization of architecture as a work of assemblage. Recent publications include Deserta: Ecology and Industry in the Atacama Desert (Santiago: ARQ\, 2012)\; Cancha Deserta\, in: Pilar Pinchart & Bernardo Valdés (eds.)\, “Catalogue of the Chilean Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2012.” (Santiago: CNCA\, 2012)\; and with Hugo Palmarola\, A Panel’s Tale: The Soviet I-464 System and the Politics of Assemblage\, in: Helen Gyger and Patricio Del Real (eds.)\, “Latin American Modern Architectures: Ambiguous Territories.” (New York: Routledge\, 2012)\; and The Soviet KPD Building System in Cuba and Chile\, 1963-1973\, in: Franz Graf & Yvan Delemontey (eds.) “Understanding and Conserving Industrialised and Prefabricated Architecture” (Laussane: Presses polytechniques et universitaires romandes\, 2012).\nEmerging Voices Lecture: Panel trajectories UID:21226-1342099@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21226 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Architecture LOCATION:Art and Architecture Building - 2104 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150209T152720 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T190000 SUMMARY:Performance:Martín Espada Zell Distinguished Poet-in-Residence Poetry Reading DESCRIPTION:Called “the Latino poet of his generation\,” Martín Espada was born in Brooklyn\, New York in 1957. He has published more than 15 books as a poet\, editor\, essayist\, and translator. His latest collection of poems\, The Trouble Ball (Norton\, 2011)\, is the recipient of the Milt Kessler Award\, a Massachusetts Book Award\, and an International Latino Book Award. The Republic of Poetry (Norton\, 2006) received the Paterson Award for Sustained Literary Achievement and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. A previous book of poems\, Imagine the Angels of Bread (Norton\, 1996)\, won an American Book Award and was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. Other poetry collections include A Mayan Astronomer in Hell’s Kitchen (Norton\, 2000)\, City of Coughing and Dead Radiators (Norton\, 1993)\, and Rebellion is the Circle of a Lover’s Hands (Curbstone\, 1990). He has received other recognition such as the Shelley Memorial Award from the Poetry Society of America\, the Robert Creeley Award\, the PEN/Revson Fellowship\, and a Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship. His work has been widely translated\; collections of his poems have been published in Spain\, Puerto Rico\, and Chile. His book of essays\, Zapata’s Disciple (South End Press\, 1998)\, has been banned in Tucson as part of the Mexican-American Studies Program outlawed by the state of Arizona. A graduate of Northeastern University Law School and a former tenant lawyer\, Espada is currently a professor in the Department of English at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.\n\nUMMA is pleased to be the site for the Zell Visiting Writers Series\, which brings outstanding writers each semester. The Series is made possible through a generous gift from UM alumna Helen Zell(’64). For more information\, please see www.lsa.umich.edu/english/grad/mfa/mfaeve.asp. UID:21415-1350823@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21415 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Books,Culture,Discussion,Free,Language,Literature,Multicultural,Museum,Poetry,Storytelling,UMMA,Writing LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20141118T185917 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T190000 SUMMARY:Other:Zell Distinguished Poet in Residence Poetry Reading: Martín Espada DESCRIPTION:Called “the Latino poet of his generation\,” Martín Espada was born in Brooklyn\, New York in 1957. He has published more than fifteen books as a poet\, editor\, essayist and translator. His latest collection of poems\, The Trouble Ball (NORTON\, 2011)\, is the recipient of the Milt Kessler Award\, a Massachusetts Book Award and an International Latino Book Award. The Republic of Poetry (NORTON\, 2006) received the Paterson Award for Sustained Literary Achievement and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. A previous book of poems\, Imagine the Angels of Bread (NORTON\, 1996)\, won an American Book Award and was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. Other poetry collections include A Mayan Astronomer in Hell’s Kitchen (NORTON\, 2000)\, City of Coughing and Dead Radiators (NORTON\, 1993)\, and Rebellion is the Circle of a Lover’s Hands (Curbstone\, 1990). He has received other recognition such as the Shelley Memorial Award from the Poetry Society of America\, the Robert Creeley Award\, the PEN/Revson Fellowship and a Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship. His work has been widely translated\; collections of poems have been published in Spain\, Puerto Rico and Chile. His book of ESSAYS\, Zapata’s Disciple (South End Press\, 1998)\, has been banned in Tucson as part of the Mexican-American Studies PROGRAM outlawed by the state of Arizona. A graduate of Northeastern University Law School and a former TENANT LAWYER\, Espada is currently a professor in the Department of English at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. UID:20039-1257124@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20039 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Books,Literary Arts,Literature,Poetry,Writing LOCATION:Museum of Art - UMMA Apse CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150309T164628 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T200000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Beverly Gooden on #Why I Stayed DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening lecture on Tuesday\, March 17th from 7-8pm in the Michigan Union Rogel Ballroom for a discussion on domestic violence with Beverly Gooden\, victims’ rights advocate and creator of the powerful hashtag movement\, #WhyIStayed.\n\nBeverly speaks about domestic violence sensitivity\, social justice\, and the power of storytelling. Her story has been profiled on Good Morning America\, CNN\, TIME\, The Washington Post\, Mic\, HLN\, Inside Edition\, and more. Her writing has appeared on NBC's TODAY. UID:21983-1375846@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21983 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Social Impact LOCATION:Michigan Union - Rogel Ballroom CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20141110T210937 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T210000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Know Your Ships DESCRIPTION:Roger spent his summers near the Soo Locks at Sault Ste. Marie\, MI. He worked at the Soo Museum Ship Valley Camp and on a Great Lakes freighter. An avid ship photographer and historian\, he now edits the annual Great Lakes shipping field guide\, \"Know your Ships\,\" and also writes for the Great Lakes/Seaway Review magazine. UID:19911-1249038@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/19911 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:History,Lifelong Learning LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150317T180009 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T213000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Coming out As Gay\, Coming Out As Palestinian DESCRIPTION:In the words of Professor Atshan\, \"Being Palestinian is one part of my identity. Being gay is another. The two cannot be divorced.\" This lecture will discuss the intersections and interactions of queerness in the context of Palestinian/Arab identity. Professor Sa'ed Atshan is a queer Palestinian academic\, a postdoctoral fellow at Brown University\, and a member of alQaws\, an organization promoting LGBTQ rights for Palestinians in Israel and the Occupied Territories. UID:22115-1380831@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22115 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Rackham Amphitheatre CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150227T143602 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T210000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Religion and Watergate: The Religious Faith and Practice of Richard M. Nixon and Gerald R. Ford DESCRIPTION:Author and historian David L. Holmes shares his thoughts on the contrasting beliefs and \npractices of two men in a pivotal political period. \n\nGerald Ford was sworn into the Presidency amidst a flurry of religious statements. He brought to office a strong religious background and no enemies list or concern for vengeance. \n \nRichard Nixon secretly denied the divinity of Christ and Biblical miracles. His extraordinary career showed that he was more than willing to jettison Quaker principles when they conflicted with ambition.\n \nDavid Holmes\, winner of numerous teaching awards\, is Mason Professor of Religion Emeritus at the College of William & Mary. He is the author of The Faiths of Postwar Presidents: From Truman to Obama (2012)\, and The Faith of Founding Fathers (2006). \n \nFree Admission. Free Parking. Reception follows program. UID:21881-1366620@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21881 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:watergate LOCATION:Gerald Ford Library CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150314T001525 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Masters Recital: Noelle Reid\, trumpet DESCRIPTION:PROGRAM: Bach - Grosser Herr und starker Konig\; Pilss - Sonata for Trumpet and Piano\; Ewazen - An Elizabethan Songbook\; Stephenson - Sonata for Violin\, Trumpet\, and Piano. UID:22105-1380328@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22105 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North campus LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Stamps Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150314T001515 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150317T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Wind Chamber Music Recital DESCRIPTION:Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a recital of great wind chamber music repertoire. PROGRAM: Nielsen - Quintet\, op. 43\; Naigus - Three for Five\; Bolcom - The Serpent’s Kiss\; Barber - Summer Music\, op. 31. UID:21364-1349081@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21364 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150319T120039 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T235959 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Change Our World DESCRIPTION:Join us March 16th-19th for the\"Change Our World\" event featuring an array of inspirational activities.The schedule includes:Monday\, March 16th Event keynote kickoff featuring Hannah Brencher\, founder of More Love Letters. Doors open at 6:30 pm\, talk starts at 7 pmin the Michigan League Ballroom Tuesday\, March 17th Lunch and Learn from 12-1:30pm in theKuenzel Room of the Union *Food Provided*Wednesday\, March 18th Hidden Leaders and Best - a TED Talk style event featuring amazing UM students and student organizations who are helping to change our world! Doors open at 6:30pm\, talks begin at 7pm in theRogel Ballroom of the Union. *Food Provided*Thursday\, March 19th Pledge for Change and Touching Strangers Project Exhibition from 11am-3pm in theWillis Ward Lounge of the Union.  Join us to make your pledge for making a positive difference in our world\, and check out an awesome photo project that brought together perfect strangers on our campus who left each other with more understanding! UID:21886-1385593@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21886 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Various Locations CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150218T125123 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T230000 SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:ISS Workshops DESCRIPTION:We are partnering with ISS to bring you workshops on After Effects\, Filmmaking Basics\, Final Cut Pro X and iMovie! Here are the dates for the following workshops:\n\nAfter Effects: April 6\, 2015\n\nFilmmaking Basics: February 23\, 2015 and March 25\, 2015 \n\nFinal Cut Pro X: March 11\, 2015 and April 1\, 2015 \n\niMovie: March 10\, 2015 and April 7\, 2015 All are welcome to sign-up for any workshop\, but register soon because there is limited seating!\n\nRegister online here at: http://www.lsa.umich.edu/iss/services/trainingsandworkshops UID:21687-1358925@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21687 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Information and Technology LOCATION:Modern Languages Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150407T120028 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T235959 SUMMARY:Other:ISS Workshops DESCRIPTION:We are partnering with ISS to bring you workshops on After Effects\, Filmmaking Basics\, Final Cut Pro X and iMovie! Here are the dates for the following workshops:After Effects: April 6\, 2015Filmmaking Basics: February 23\, 2015 and March 25\, 2015Final Cut Pro X: March 11\, 2015 and April 1\, 2015iMovie: March 10\, 2015 and April 7\, 2015 All are welcome to sign-up for any workshop\, but register soon because there is limited seating!Register online here at: http://www.lsa.umich.edu/iss/services/trainingsandworkshops UID:21712-1401495@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21712 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Modern Languages Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150310T100446 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T120000 SUMMARY:Community Service:U-M \"Heart Heroes\" T-shirt Sale DESCRIPTION:Spring is still a few weeks away … but the U-M Heart Heroes t-shirts are here right now! They’re great for caregivers\, patients\, their family and friends\, and all U-M supporters! Order your limited edition t-shirt today through March 23. Your purchase will help support the U-M Washtenaw County American Heart Walk/5K Run\, which takes place Saturday morning\, May 9\, 2015. One hundred percent of the proceeds go directly to the Heart Walk sponsored by the American Heart Association (AHA). \n\nThe t-shirts were introduced in February in celebration of Heart Month\, raising more than $2\,000 for the AHA. Our goal is to raise a total of $10\,000 through this special offer to you. These premium\, limited edition t-shirts are a distressed “heathered” blue\, with a distinct vintage look. They’re a 60/40 blend and tend not to shrink after repeated washings.\n\nOrdering is easy - visit http://umhealth.me/UMHeartHeroes link to order by credit card and the shirt will be shipped directly to you. Thanks for your support! UID:21996-1376575@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21996 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community Service,Health & Wellness,Volunteer LOCATION:University Hospitals - Online Sale CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20141209T121803 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T235900 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Charting the Wolverine DESCRIPTION:This exhibit explores the intersection of maps and art. Artist Elaine Wilson weaves the two together seamlessly in her project “Charting the Wolverine\,” a series of her illustrations and paintings following the train route from Ann Arbor to Chicago. Wilson’s finished project is displayed in whole\, supported by a small array of her sketchbooks\, preliminary drawings and maps from U-M collections. UID:20279-1280129@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20279 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition,Library,Visual Arts LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - 2nd Floor, Clark Library CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150203T102728 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Chasing the Cherubim: Snowflake Paper Cuttings DESCRIPTION:This year’s exhibition of Dr. Thomas L. Clark’s exquisite\, hand-cut paper creations highlights work from his two collections\, “Chasing the Cherubim” and “Fiery Furnace”. Cherubim\, the higher order of angels\, are guardians representing divine authority in human life. Clark explores themes of changing human experience and consciousness and the evolution of authority though images of these winged beings and other manifestations. A former U-M physician\, Clark\, a.k.a. Dr. Snowflake\, has been exhibiting his snowflakes at U-M Hospitals since 1987. UID:20079-1342660@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20079 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — Taubman Health Center North Lobby, Floor 1. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150127T115150 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Civil War Soldiers DESCRIPTION:Shayne Davidson is an experienced genealogist who received an MFA from the University of Michigan. Her exhibition consists of 17 life-sized colored pencil portraits based on rare\, identified photos of a group of African-American men who served together for the Union in the 25th United States Colored Troops\, Company G. The portraits incorporate portions of the men’s military records in the artwork\, and a mini-biography of the soldier\, written by the artist\, accompanies each portrait. Davidson also studied painting and drawing at Cooper Union in New York City and received a BFA from California Institute of the Arts. UID:21149-1335637@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21149 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150127T114547 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Life Line: Scratchboard Etchings DESCRIPTION:While Chicagoan Lisa S. Goesling has spent her life creating art\, she discovered scratchboards (boards made of clay and India ink) while undergoing a cancer diagnosis in 2006. The idea that adversity teaches us to turn the negative into a positive is a great analogy for transforming these black boards into thriving works of art. Her past careers in graphic design and art direction continue to influence her art by incorporating the fundamentals of design\, such as composition\, pattern\, texture\, contrast\, line\, etc. Using nature as her muse\, Goesling scratches fine lines into a layer of ink until meticulous images appear in the clay. UID:21146-1335525@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21146 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — Taubman Health Center South Lobby, Floor 1. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20141125T110919 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Michigan Life: Watercolor DESCRIPTION:LeAnne Mawby Sowa is a west Michigan artist who paints with an appreciation of history and love of the Great Lakes. Her lighthouses and lake scenes are reminiscent of summer vacation times exploring the state’s wonders. Sowa’s colors are vibrant\, and she also brings to life the historic beauty of barns and other places far from the shoreline. Her artistic education is through self exploration\, workshops and a few college classes\, including Hertfordshire College in Ware\, England. UID:20086-1264595@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20086 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:Cancer Center - Gifts of Art Gallery — Comprehensive Cancer Center, Level 1. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150127T113654 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Michigan Splendor: Wildlife & Floral Photography DESCRIPTION:Ann Arbor artists Dick and Sue Rigterink use digital photography to share the joy and splendor of nature. By stopping fast motion\, their photographs capture the moment and the personalities\, whether a bird in flight or song\, or a chipmunk jumping for a flower. They focus attention on the diversity\, habitats\, behavior\, and beauty of local\, recognizable wildlife to evoke memories in viewers. Dick has a Bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture from Michigan State and a Master’s from Harvard Graduate School of Design. Sue has a Bachelor’s from Michigan State in Mathematics. Their wildlife photographs have been published in Audubon Magazine and National Wildlife Federation. UID:21143-1342719@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21143 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — Taubman Health Center South Lobby, Floor 1. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150127T115434 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Playground Valentine: Art Jewelry & Objects DESCRIPTION:Amber D. Harrison is a Michigan based studio artist practicing contemporary art jewelry and object making. She works as a fabricator hand cutting and forming each piece while exploring the implementation of play. Her goal is to transfer her own memories into a whimsical and wearable world\, evoking the recollections or imaginations of others. She recently exhibited in the 2014 Philadelphia Museum of Art Contemporary Craft Show\, one of the top craft shows in the United States. Harrison earned her BFA from the University of Michigan Penny W. Stamps School of Art and Design. UID:21150-1335693@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21150 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150127T113935 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Storytelling Whimsical Sculpture DESCRIPTION:Story greatly influences the clay sculptures of Leanne Schnepp. By combining animal and human forms and characteristics\, she tells stories of connection and transformation. Humans\, coyotes\, frogs\, and birds interact and “converse\,” and mischievous children become monsters and tumble about. There is a sense of play and whimsy in the work and the opportunity for viewers to use their imagination. Schnepp earned her BFA at Michigan State University and has worked as an artist and teacher for the past 20 years. She currently lives and works in East Lansing. UID:21144-1335413@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21144 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — Taubman Health Center North Lobby, Floor 1. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150127T114901 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Stunningly Ordinary: Oil Painting DESCRIPTION:Michigan based artist Amy Fell finds great beauty\, charm\, and even mystery in the everyday articles that surround us. Fell uses a variety of techniques — including dramatic lighting\, large scale presentation\, detailed rendering and bold color — to celebrate the objects that provide comfort and support in our day-to-day lives. Fell studies oil painting at the Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center as well as regularly attending workshops of nationally acclaimed artists. She exhibits her work in juried shows and is very active in the arts community in the Detroit metropolitan area. UID:21148-1335581@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21148 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — University Hospital Main Lobby, Floor 1. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150310T132434 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents The Dinnerware Museum: A Place at the Table DESCRIPTION:The Dinnerware Museum\, a new museum in Ann Arbor established in 2012\, features a collection of thousands of pieces of functional dinnerware from all over the world along with fine art referencing dinnerware created from ceramic\, metal\, glass\, paper\, plastic and more. This exhibition highlights portions of eight memorable place settings of American tableware dating from the 1930s to the present\, including sets designed by the leading 20th century designers Eva Zeisel\, Russel Wright\, Glidden Parker\, and Don Schreckengost as well as new dinnerware by contemporary artist Julia Galloway in 2014. UID:21151-1335782@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21151 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — Cancer Center Elevator Alcove, Level 2 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20141218T105602 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Re-Imaging Gender - A Juried Art Exhibition DESCRIPTION:Our understandings of gender have shifted dramatically in recent decades. No longer is gender a matter of an immutable binary\, or a set of predetermined preferences and predilections. This exhibition--the first of its kind--both celebrates and interrogates the visual aspects of the re- imaging of gender.\n\nRe-imaging Gender features the work of 15 promising artists who take on one of the most important challenges facing contemporary art: how to render the modern spectrum of gender\, going beyond the simple male/female binary to include a wide variety of identities and sexualities.\n\nThe Re-imaging artists\, MFA students enrolled at Michigan and CIC universities (Big 10\, plus Chicago)\, responded to an IRWG-issued Call for Art. The result is an exhibition of 17 works in a variety of media\, including photography\, paint\, lithograph\, mixed media\, and video\, which reflect new understandings of gender.\n\nThe exhibit will be displayed at the Lane Hall Gallery\, a space shared by IRWG and the U-M Department of Women’s Studies\, from January 15 - June 26\, 2015. UID:20407-1287636@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20407 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Free,LGBT,Literary Arts,Visual Arts,Women's Studies LOCATION:Lane Hall - Gallery space on first floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20140903T165052 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T120000 SUMMARY:Other:Welcome Wednesdays DESCRIPTION:Every week the Alumni Association hosts Welcome Wednesdays (WW) from 8 a.m. to noon at the Alumni Center (200 Fletcher St.\, next to the Michigan League).\n\nU-M students\, come enjoy a variety of free delicious bagel flavors along with coffee\, tea\, and hot chocolate help you kick start your Wednesday morning. Relax in the comfy chairs\, live CNN\, WiFi and student atmosphere at Welcome Wednesday. You can also learn more about Alumni Association student programs\, and pick up free blue books! Be sure to bring your UMID card (or number).\n\nStudent Organizations can participate by featuring their group at an information table. If your student organization is interested in hosting a table at Welcome Wednesdays please complete the Student Organization Participation Request Form. UID:18661-1212466@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/18661 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Alumni,Food,Free LOCATION:Alumni Center CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20141020T154734 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T190000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:\"Now or Never\": Collecting\, Documenting\, and Photographing the Aftermath of World War I in the Middle East DESCRIPTION:World War I was far from over in the Middle East when the Germany officially surrendered to the Entente forces on 11 November 1918. As the European colonial powers sought to divide up the territory of the multiethnic Ottoman Empire\, the forces of Turkish nationalist leader Mustafa Kemal fought a war of independence claiming victory and announcing the establishment of a Turkish Republic on 29 October 1923. It was in the context of continued conflict that University of Michigan Professor of Archaeology Francis Willey Kelsey (1858-1927) traveled to the Near East. Accompanied by his wife Isabelle (Mary) Badger Kelsey (1867-1944)\, his fifteen-year old son Easton Trowbridge Kelsey (b. 1904) and University of Michigan staff photographer George Robert Swain (1866-1947)\, Kelsey visited a region of the world that not only had experienced four-years of destructive war and devastating famine\, but also was the site of genocide.\n\nThe initial mission was to collect ancient manuscripts that were destined to disappear in the post war chaos. To initiate the mission\, Prof. Kelsey wrote an urgent letter to Miss Belle da Costa Greene of the Pierpont Library on October 3\, 1918. He solicited her support for an immediate expedition into the aftermath of war for “unless peace comes soon enough to save the remnants” of Greek and Armenian society\, who have “been practically exterminated in certain large regions of Asia Minor” no record of these Christian communities would remain. It was “now or never” he writes that ancient and medieval manuscripts may be purchased from “unappreciative hands” for a token price. It was now or never that Greek\, Syriac\, Persian and Armenian manuscripts could be easily picked up and the “possession of these\, and their proper preservation\, will be a gain to science of inestimable value.” Little did Kelsey know that his travels to the Near East would also become a moment of witnessing. Kelsey’s diaries and Swain’s photographs on exhibit leave an important historical record that links them personally and the University of Michigan to one of the largest humanitarian efforts in history.\n\nOrganizers: Kathryn Babayan\, associate professor of history and Near Eastern studies\, U-M\; and Melanie Tanielian\, assistant professor of history\, U-M. UID:19668-1235354@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/19668 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:History,International,Museum LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Audubon Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20141223T161818 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T190000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Now or Never: Collecting\, Documenting and Photographing the Aftermath of World War I in the Middle East DESCRIPTION:Diaries written by U-M professor of archaeology Francis Willey Kelsey (1858–1927) and photographs taken by U-M staff photographer George Robert Swain (1866–1947) are a historical record that links them—and the University of Michigan—to one of the largest preservation efforts in history. Kelsey wrote\, “unless peace comes soon enough to save the remnants” of Greek and Armenian society\, who have “been practically exterminated in certain large regions of Asia Minor\,” no record of these Christian communities would remain.\n\nKelsey and Swain initially traveled to the Near East to collect ancient manuscripts that were destined to disappear in the post World War I chaos\, as the war was far from over in the Middle East when Germany officially surrendered to the Entente forces on November 11\, 1918. Two Armenian manuscripts that were purchased as a consequence of the expedition are on display.\n\nLecture and opening reception will take place at 4 p.m. on January 14 in the Hatcher Library Gallery\, adjacent to the exhibit.\n\nExhibit materials are courtesy of the Bentley Historical Library and U-M Library Special Collections. UID:20513-1296089@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20513 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:History,Library,Middle East Studies LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Audubon Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150218T112540 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:The Artistry of M. Saffell Gardner DESCRIPTION:Experience the acclaimed works of artist M. Saffell Gardner at the University of Michigan Detroit Center\, February 19 – March 20\, 2015 with the exhibition “The Artistry of M. Saffell Gardner.” Located in Lester P. Monts Hall\, “Artistry” features an extensive collection of Gardner’s paintings and creative works. \n\nAbout the Artist: M. Saffell Gardner is a master painter\, mixed media artist\, art historian and educator. A graduate of Wayne State University holding a BFA and MFA in painting\, Gardner's artistic talents have transcended a career spanning more than five decades. As recently as 2014\, Gardner's work appeared at the 9338 Campau Gallery and 2014 ArtPrize competition in Grand Rapids. In 2013\, he was invited to participate in “The Venice Biennale 2013.\" In 2000\, he was selected as the Chivas Regal Artist in Residence at the Charles H. Wright Museum. A commissioned painting entitled “Door of No Return” is currently in the museum’s permanent collection. Gardner has also co-curated “Vision in a Cornfield” for the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit. Gardner’s work can also be found in the permanent collections of multiple healthcare systems including: Blue Cross Blue Shield\, Henry Ford Hospital\, Total Healthcare and the Detroit Medical Center. His work is also on display at several Detroit Public Schools including Cass Technical High School\, Renaissance High School\, Southeastern High School and the Detroit School of Arts. In addition\, to his work the metro Detroit area\, Gardner has also exhibited throughout the United States\, Jamaica\, Brazil\, Ghana and Africa. UID:21679-1358681@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21679 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Detroit,Exhibition,Visual Arts LOCATION:Detroit Center - Monts Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150205T125058 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Death Dogs DESCRIPTION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology presents Death Dogs exhibition from February 6 - May 3\, 2015. UID:21334-1345567@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21334 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Anthropology,Exhibition,History,Museum,Visual Arts LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology - Upjohn Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150217T105021 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T120000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Tell it Like it Is: Feedback That Works! DESCRIPTION:Too often our work productivity suffers because we cannot communicate effectively. However\, there are methods for giving feedback to your colleagues that allow you to be authentic without damaging the relationship.\n\nYou will learn to:\n\nDetermine how to use your emotions effectively\nUse a process for giving effective feedback\nConsider the essential factors before responding\nStructure your feedback for best results\nExpress your opinion while acknowledging others’ opinions\nFind ways to disagree with others without destroying the relationship\nProvide feedback based on a real understanding of the other person’s ideas\, views and needs\n\nYou will benefit by:\n\nPreserving your integrity through honest feedback\nBecoming more authentic in your communication\nDeveloping comfort with giving feedback\nImproving your relationships at home and work\n\nAudience:\n\nAnyone seeking tools and greater comfort in providing feedback to their colleagues\n\nRecommendations for course preparation:\n\nParticipation in Improving Your Listening Skills and/or Assertiveness Skills is strongly encouraged prior to enrollment in this course.\n\nSchedule Selection(s) Competencies: BI CO DO QS UID:21613-1357702@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21613 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Career,Networking,Workshop LOCATION:Administrative Services Building - HRD CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150305T121744 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:The Crown: Contemporary Construction of Self in America DESCRIPTION:Note: The Gallery is open M-F 9am-5pm.\n\nThe Crown: Contemporary Construction of Self in America is an exhibit and series of programs imagined by visiting artist Shani Peters and sponsored by the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS) and the Institute for the Humanities (IH). The project will feature a video installation in the IH gallery\, an interactive portrait exhibition in GalleryDAAS\, and a video screening of the award winning film\, Chameleon Street. The screenings will be held at the Institute of the Humanities and at the Charles Wright Museum in Detroit\, MI.\n\nAbout the project:\n\nThe Crown: Contemporary Construction of Self in America is a series of projects by artist Shani Peters that will examine the socially acceptable yet complicated concept of Black pride and success. Crowns\, symbolic of kings and queens\, and conferred on any number of Black popular culture figures from James Brown to Biggie\, are also symbols for systems of inequitably distributed resources and injustice. This multi-part project—which includes two exhibitions\, a film screening\, and a panel discussion—asks the question: what does it mean to acknowledge the need for these forms of pride and success while recognizing their problems? It further complicates the question with a consideration of the similar celebration and pride that comes from attaining degrees of higher education which offer obvious opportunities\, yet can alienate students of African descent from their origins. The artist asks\, how do Black people register these complicated elements in ways that allow them to move progressively through western power structures towards futures that reflect their right to dignity and self-determination? Sponsored by the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies and the Institute for the Humanities. UID:21276-1343083@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21276 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Africa,African American,Film LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20141126T120448 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Nicholas Delbanco: A Literary Life DESCRIPTION:This exhibit\, drawn from the papers of teacher and author Nicholas Delbanco\, Robert Frost Distinguished University Professor of English Language and Literature and Director of the Avery and Jule Hopwood Awards Program at U-M\, spans decades and continents and illustrates the extensive range of Delbanco's life and work.\n\nOpen Monday through Friday\, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. UID:20095-1265760@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20095 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Library,Literary Arts,Literature,Poetry,Writing LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - 7th Floor Hatcher South, Special Collections CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150107T133453 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Uncanny Valley DESCRIPTION:Guy Michael Davis and Katie Parker\n(collaboratively working under the name Future Retrieval)\n\nThe objects presented merge the strengths of our studio practice – a dark vein backed by a historical current. Ornament and detail collide with a fascination of taxidermy and natural order. Each object contains a history\, reaching back and highlighting ideals of time and labor.\nThree-dimensional scans and photographs have been rapid prototyped\, processed in the studio\, and molded into porcelain mimicking the world of European decorative arts. Inspired also by German animal sculptures and cut silhouettes\, we are using digital translation to both highlight and transform these details that fascinate us. The interest in new technologies and industrial methods is that each piece is handmade\, but maintains the record of a computer driven interpretation. Our intention is to make art objects that reference design and are held together by craft.\n\nBio \nFuture Retrieval\n\nGuy Michael Davis was born in 1978 and raised in Bartlesville\, OK. Katie Parker was born in 1980 in Jonesboro Arkansas\, and grew up in Plano\, Texas. They both attended the Kansas City Art Institute from 1999-2003 and received BFA degrees in ceramics.\nKatie went straight to graduate school at The Ohio State University from 2003-2005\, Guy followed suit three years later from 2006-2008. Both Katie and Guy received MFA degrees in ceramics. \nCurrently\, Katie is an Assistant Professor at the University of Cincinnati\, running the ceramics department. Guy works for multiple designers across the country\, and is an adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Cincinnati. For several years\, they have also been collaborating together\, making objects that combine new technology\, porcelain\, and good craft. The objects merge the strengths of their individual studio practice – a dark vein backed by a historical current. They have exhibited both nationally and internationally\, with recent shows in New York City\, Jingdezhen China\, Cardiff Wales\, Philadelphia\, Kansas City\, and Tempe Arizona. This summer they were both artists in residence at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Art in Omaha\, NE. UID:20670-1311572@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20670 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition,Free,Visual Arts LOCATION:East Quadrangle - RC Art Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20141201T143728 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Flip Your Field: Objects from the Collection DESCRIPTION:For the third installation of the Flip Your Field series\, UMMA invites Georgios Skiniotis\, Professor of Biological Chemistry at U-M’s Life Sciences Institute and Medical School\, to curate an exhibition from the Museum’s collection of three-dimensional objects.\n As a scientist\, Skiniotis creates three-dimensional models of cellular components by combining their magnified shadows or projections viewed from different perspectives. This type of study inevitably raises questions regarding the cognition of the objects around us—how\, in the absence of perspective\, are we to read elements like color\, contrast variation\, and depth of field in the dark outlines of objects? How do we make the cognitive connection between a two-dimensional shadow and the three-dimensional object that casts it? How many two-dimensional projections are needed for us to understand what we are looking at\, and at what level of detail?\nThis exhibition poses such questions by juxtaposing three-dimensional objects from the Museum’s collection with two-dimensional projections created by Skiniotis using a similar process with which he creates models of cellular components. The presentation aims to provide a glimpse of the impressions of the selected works from varied directions through interplay with their own projections and our minds.\nThe UMMA Flip Your Field series asks noted University of Michigan faculty members to consider artwork outside their field of specialization in order to guest curate an exhibition using works from UMMA's renowned collection. The UMMA Flip Your Field series is generously supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. UID:20123-1348330@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20123 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Biology,Discussion,Exhibition,Free,History,Information and Technology,Media,Medicine,Museum,Research,Science,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150207T184109 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Hana Hamplová: Meditations on Paper DESCRIPTION:Inspired by a story by Czech writer Bohumil Hrabal\, Czech photographer Hana Hamplová created a memorable body of work during the 1970s based on how important paper and the written word are to civilization—including how easily writings and\, consequently knowledge\, can be lost. This exhibition\, consisting of 19 photographs from UMMA’s collection\, was inspired by the presence of the Frank Gehry chair made of cardboard in UMMA’s Design Gallery\, and of and the need to address how artists from different cultures (present-day America and communist Czechoslovakia) view a commodity as common as paper.\n\nLead support for this exhibition is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment. Additional generous support is provided by the University of Michigan Center for European Studies\, Center for Russian\, East European and Eurasian Studies\, and the Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies. UID:21358-1349005@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21358 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Exhibition,Free,Museum,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150207T183355 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:HE: The Hergott Shepard Photography Collection DESCRIPTION:For more than 25 years\, Los Angeles-based collectors Alan Hergott and Curt Shepard have built a world-class collection of contemporary art that is focused on men and male identity as its subject matter. This exhibition features works from their vast holdings in photography. Guest curator Mario Codognato examines the lives of men in contemporary Western societies—with all their contradictions—through themes of competition and solidarity\, confrontation with identity\, and diverse explorations of the body and sexuality (as both sign and experience). Together\, these thematic groups form a fictional\, somewhat idealized\, tale in 13 chapters\, inviting viewers to reflect upon their own stories as well.\n\nDrawing upon the Hergott Shepard collection as well as select works gifted by the collectors to the Hammer Museum at UCLA\, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)\, and the Museum of Contemporary Art\, Los Angeles (MOCA)\, the exhibition will include more than 60 works by some of the most important names in late 20th and early 21st century art\, including Doug Aitken\, John Baldessari\, Matthew Barney\, Rineke Dijkstra\, Gilbert and George\, Nan Goldin\, Robert Mapplethorpe\, Catherine Opie\, Herb Ritts\, Thomas Ruff\, Andres Serrano\, and Wolfgang Tillmans.\n\nLead support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost and the University of Michigan Health System. Additional generous support is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Vice Provost for Equity\, Inclusion\, and Academic Affairs\, Department of the History of Art\, Institute for Research on Women and Gender\, Institute for the Humanities\, and Residential College\, and the Katherine Tuck Enrichment Fund. UID:21357-1348881@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21357 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Anthropology,Art,Culture,Exhibition,Free,LGBT,Multicultural,Museum,Social,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150207T170643 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Medicinal Plants and Gardens: Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum DESCRIPTION:This exhibition celebrates the upcoming 2015 opening of the new Medicinal Garden at the University of Michigan’s Matthaei Botanical Gardens. The earliest botanical garden at the University was a pharmaceutical garden established in 1897 just off the Diag\, at the heart of Central Campus. The new garden\, developed in partnership with the College of Pharmacy and Medical School faculty\, will continue that legacy\, aiming to explore the botanical origins of historical and current medicines\, and to promote a better understanding of the profound relationship between plants and human health.\nPreceding the garden’s opening\, this exhibition at UMMA will feature rarely seen archival plant specimens\, deposited by pharmaceutical companies at the University Herbarium\, along with newer herbarium specimens that reveal the captivating forms of these medicinal plants. These dried and pressed plant specimens will be accompanied by the presentation of the few remaining historic images of the original pharmaceutical garden\, as well as a drawing of the layout of new garden at Matthaei\, which is uniquely organized according to the systems of the human body that these medicinal plants are used to treat.\nThis exhibition is part of the U-M Collections Collaborations series\, co-organized by and presented at UMMA and designed to showcase the renowned and diverse collections at the University of Michigan. The U-M Collections Collaborations series is generously supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. UID:20122-1348402@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20122 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Biology,Culture,Discussion,Ecology,Environment,Exhibition,History,Medicine,Museum,Outdoors,Research,Science,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20141208T154640 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T133000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:CREES Noon Lecture DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Rosamund Bartlett\, writer\, scholar\, and translator\n\nThis talk will explore the translation history of Anna Karenina\, and the particular role played by Constance Garnett and Louise and Aylmer Maude in establishing Tolstoy’s reputation in the English-speaking world. This will lead to a discussion of some of the novel’s less well-known\, but surprisingly revealing aspects\, as seen from the grass-roots level of a contemporary translator\, and\, through a comparison of the fictional Anna with her real-life British contemporary Louise Jopling\, a reconsideration of the novel’s relationship to the “woman question” in late 19th-century Russia.\n\nRosamund Bartlett is a writer\, scholar and translator based in Oxford\, who specializes in both music history and literature. The author and editor of several books\, including Wagner and Russia\, Shostakovich in Context\, Chekhov: Scenes from a Life\, and Tolstoy: A Russian Life\, she has also received recognition as a translator\, having published two volumes of Chekhov’s stories and the first unexpurgated edition of his letters. Her new translation of Anna Karenina was published by Oxford World’s Classics in 2014.\n\nFormerly Reader in Russian at the University of Durham\, she maintains an active scholarly profile\, and has lectured on Russian and European cultural history at universities\, museums\, and public institutions around the world. She has a particular interest in the intersection between politics\, history and the arts\, and drew on recent research for her 2014 lecture series at the Art Gallery of New South Wales\, “From Impressionism to Blast: The Emergence of European Modernism on the Eve of the Great War.” She will follow this up in 2015 with lectures on “World War I and the European Avant-Garde.” She is a Trustee of the Anton Chekhov Foundation\, set up to preserve the writer’s house in Yalta\, and in 2010 was awarded the Chekhov 150th Anniversary Medal by the Russian government in recognition of her educational and charitable work. UID:20264-1278978@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20264 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Language,Literature,russia LOCATION:School of Social Work Building - 1636 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150108T124313 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T130000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Dance of the Neurons: The Art of Neuroscience DESCRIPTION:Beautiful full-color images of microscopic cell structures combine delicate art with cutting-edge science. The images were selected from the BioArtography project of the U-M Center for Organogenesis (www.BioArtography.com) in support of the Museum of Natural History's winter term programming on brain science. The public is invited to an exhibition opening reception on Friday\, February 6 from 5:00 to 6:30 pm. UID:20702-1313074@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20702 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Science LOCATION:Ruthven Museums Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150226T122042 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T130000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:From Ban Ca Chia to Pan-Asian Experimentation: The Place of Chinese Music in Southern Vietnamese Traditional Music DESCRIPTION:The myth that Vietnamese traditional music is simply a version of Chinese traditional music has been debunked by scholarship inside and outside of Vietnam since the 1960s\; however\, the role of Chinese music in contemporary Vietnamese traditional music performance is not as well understood. Ethnomusicologist Le Tuan Hung argues that Vietnamese musicians in the early twentieth century embraced Chinese musical aesthetics and techniques as an antidote to French colonial influence\; for example\, performers of don ca tai tu\, a “music for diversion” in southern Vietnam\, used the Guangdong nuance (hoi Quang) to flavor the standard repertoire. In the contemporary period\, musicians still use certain Chinese musical signs\; musicians of don ca tai tu and cai luong\, a kind of renovated theatre from southern Vietnam\, inject short and playful Chinese tunes into longer performances oftentimes eliciting laughter from audiences. More recently\, Vietnamese musicians build alliances with Chinese musicians during pan-Asian zither festivals and adopt Chinese playing techniques through the study of online videos. This lecture investigates the reasons why musicians continue to invoke Chinese musical signs in diverse ways in Vietnamese traditional music. For some\, deploying Chinese characteristics is simply humorous\; for others\, recognizing Chinese influence accentuates the musical distinctions between Chinese and Vietnamese music. A small number of musicians even argue that adopting specific Chinese techniques helps Vietnamese musicians build a music better representative of the Vietnamese “soul.” Chinese music is deployed\, therefore\, in diverse ways as an effective interlocutor as musicians seek to sustain Vietnamese traditional music. UID:21085-1331973@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21085 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Asia,Chinese Studies,Multicultural,Music LOCATION:Michigan League - Koessler Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150216T104626 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T130000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Fulbright Information Session DESCRIPTION:A Fulbright Program Advisor will discuss the Fulbright U.S. Student Program and the U-M campus application process. All U-M students\, alumni\, faculty\, and staff are welcome to attend. Laptops are welcome and encouraged. UID:21579-1356835@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21579 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:International LOCATION:School of Social Work Building - 1644 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150207T173509 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Guido van der Werve: Nummer veertien\, home DESCRIPTION:Nummer veertien\, home\, Dutch artist Guido van der Werve’s 54-minute film\, weaves together three stories of journeys away from home: the death of Frédéric Chopin in Paris and his sister’s quest to bring the composer’s heart back to his native Poland for burial\; Van der Werve’s own quest to retrace\, in reverse\, the route of Chopin’s heart in a three-week\, thousand-mile trek of biking\, running\, and swimming\; and the story of Alexander the Great\, a traveling warrior who is one of Van der Werve’s personal heroes.\n\nThe film explores themes that are common in Van der Werve’s work: extreme physical and mental endurance\, man’s struggle with the intensity of nature\, the interplay of history and geography\, the power of melancholy\, and the solitary traveler. The artist’s signature sensibility—simultaneously surreal and deadpan—is accentuated in the film by the full orchestra that accompanies him on every stage of his journey. Van der Werve spent a year composing the film’s score\, a classical requiem for forty voices and twenty strings\, and the film’s structure mirrors that of the requiem: three movements of four acts apiece\, with each act introduced by title shots to reinforce this organizational system. The tripartite framework underscores the three legs of Van der Werve’s personal triathlon and the three odysseys that intersect and inform one another throughout the film. \n\nLead support for this exhibition is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment. UID:21356-1348473@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21356 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Exhibition,Film,Free,Multicultural,Museum,Storytelling,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150309T135451 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T160000 SUMMARY:Other:Hail Yeah! DESCRIPTION:On March 18\, 2015\, U-M Student Philanthropy will host the 4th annual Hail Yeah!\, Student Day of Thanks. This campus-wide day of thanks allows students to sign postcards and personalize messages of thanks to alumni who have given $50 or less to the university. \n\nParticipate by visiting one of several locations on March 18th. Students can go to the Alumni Association from 8 a.m. to noon\, the Diag from noon to 4 p.m.\, and Pierpont Commons from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will also be Day of Thanks events happening in many schools and colleges\, so keep a look out! UID:21810-1375839@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21810 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Alumni LOCATION:Diag - Central Campus CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150418T123010 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T130000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Workshop: Applying to Medical School: What To Do\, How & When DESCRIPTION:This program is part of the Career Center's Gearing Up to Apply to Medical School Clinics Series. Check also similar programming on personal statements\, interviewing preparation\, gap years\, and how to stay organized with AdviseStream while applying. UID:21448-1351670@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21448 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:The Career Center CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150316T121512 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T121500 SUMMARY:Performance:Brown Bag Recital Series: Megan Meloy\, organ DESCRIPTION:Thirty minutes of organ solo music performed by local musicians. Bring lunch or purchase at the Crossroads Cafe. \n\nPROGRAM: Pachelbel- Toccata in E Minor and Partia on Freu dich sehr o meine Seele\; Brahms- “Schmücke dich\, o liebe Seele\,” “Herzlich tut mich verlangen\,” “O Welt\, ich muss dich lassen” from 1 Chorale Preludes\, op. 122\; Bach- Prelude and Fugue in G Major\, BWV 54 UID:20191-1276039@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20191 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music LOCATION:Public Health II - Community Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150227T163307 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T143000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Fiscal Policy Space: Changing the Discourse from City Fiscal Condition to City Fiscal Behavior DESCRIPTION:Free and open to the public.\n\nWednesday\, March 18\, 2015\n1pm-2:30pm \n\nGerald R. Ford School of Public Policy\, Betty Ford Classroom (1110)\n735 S. State Street\, Ann Arbor 48109-3091\n\n\nMichael Pagano\, Dean and Professor of Public Administration\, University of Illinois at Chicago\n\nDescription \nTo effectively address the fiscal challenges confronting cities\, we cannot assume that that there is a mythical ‘average’ city or ‘best practice’ to prescribe\, nor can we assume that cities are created with the same set of responsibilities and legal authority. Meaningful comparative research can be used to develop a framework that city leaders can use to learn from each other and that better informs other public policy makers and government officials. We call the framework “The Fiscal Policy Space of Cities.” The FPS comprises five key attributes that constrain and frame city fiscal choices and behavior. The attributes are: the intergovernmental system\; the underlying economic base\; locally imposed legal constraints\; citizen and customer demand/need for services\; and local political culture.\n\nData from 100 cities over a 20-year period are collected and analyzed to cluster cities by similar FPS position\, to analyze fiscal policy actions that were adopted\, to assess the extent to which the shape of their FPS changed over the past two decades\, and to change the national political discourse about the state of city finances.\n\nMichael A. Pagano is Dean of the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs at the University of Illinois at Chicago\, professor of public administration\, elected Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration\, and former co-editor of Urban Affairs Review (2001-14). He is Project Director of an annual conference\, the UIC Urban Forum\, designed to address contemporary urban problems. He has published five books\, including Metropolitan Resilience in a Time of Economic Turmoil\, Cityscapes and Capital and The Dynamics of Federalism\, and over 80 articles on urban finance\, capital budgeting\, federalism\, transportation policy\, infrastructure\, urban development and fiscal policy\; since 1991\, he has written the annual City Fiscal Conditions report for the National League of Cities and is currently the Principal Investigator\, with Christopher Hoene\, of a 3-year project funded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to research city fiscal behavior and city financial adaptations during the Great Recession.\n\nSponsored by:\nUniversity of Michigan Center for Local\, State\, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP)\n\nCo-sponsored by:\nCitizens Research Council of Michigan\nUniversity of Michigan Nonprofit and Public Management Center\nUniversity of Michigan Center for Social Impact\n\nFor more information contact Bonnie Roberts 734-647-4091\; email closup@umich.edu\; or visit our website www.closup.umich.edu. UID:20861-1321912@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20861 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Public Policy LOCATION:Weill Hall (Ford School) - Betty Ford Classroom (1110) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150217T104808 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T160000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Straight Talk®: Using Strategic Communication for High Impact Results DESCRIPTION:The key to workplace success is being a strong communicator. Being a strong communicator means knowing yourself and how to expertly navigate conversations that cut through assumptions\, clarify needs and expectations\, and maximize group productivity. Using the Straight Talk® communication style inventory\, this session will explore good communication concepts and practices based on the work by communications expert and organizational leadership consultant Eric Douglas.\n\nYou will learn to:\n\nRecognize the four Straight Talk® styles and the strengths\, weaknesses\, similarities and differences among them\nIdentify your unique Straight Talk® profile and determine how it contributes to your success\nDetermine practical ways to effectively adapt your style to improve your communication with others\nDiscuss a range of strategies to proactively apply the strengths of your style and others back to your work\n\nYou will benefit by:\n\nDeveloping positive working relationships and higher levels of trust with your work colleagues\nIncreasing your self awareness\, personal productivity and efficiency by using more effective communication with others\nDecreasing or even eliminating conflicts that naturally occur from individual differences in style\nIncreasing your ability to work in groups to solve problems and find successful solutions\n\nAudience:\n\nThis is an excellent class for supervisors and managers who have completed Foundations of Supervision I and would like their staff to experience a full debrief of the Straight Talk® results and gain strategies.\n\nNote: \nParticipants will receive a copy of the book: Straight Talk®: Turning Communication Upside Down for Strategic Results at Work by Eric Douglas.\n\nSchedule Selection(s) Competencies: BI CO DO UID:21612-1357701@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21612 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Career,Networking,Workshop LOCATION:Administrative Services Building - HRD CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150217T105507 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T160000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:YES Without Guilt. NO Without Fear: Assertiveness Skills DESCRIPTION:Do you have a difficult time saying “no?” Are you frustrated because you are so busy attending to the needs of others that your own go unfulfilled? This course helps you stand your ground and secure the respect of others. Discover how to manage powerful emotions and feelings\, express yourself with confidence and learn a step-by-step approach for increasing your personal power.\n\nYou will learn to:\n\nBe empowered in interpersonal relationships\nExpress yourself from a position of strength\nBenefit from early negotiation\nBreak down obstacles and barriers to effective communication\nSolve problems\n\nYou will benefit by:\n\nGaining new skills to help resolve “sticky” situations\nUnderstanding yourself better and increasing your self-worth\nSeeing old relationships in a new light\nRealizing a new freedom in asserting yourself\n\nAudience:\n\nAnyone who wants to handle communication situations with confidence and build interpersonal strength\n\nSchedule Selection(s) Competencies: BI CO DO UID:21614-1357703@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21614 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Career,Networking,Workshop LOCATION:Administrative Services Building - HRD CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150109T123706 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T150000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:General Overview of Copyright DESCRIPTION:Not sure what copyright is all about? This session is a general overview of copyright: what it’s for\, key exceptions like fair use\, and implications for the academic environment such as when you are authoring new content and reusing others’ content in new ways. Discussion time will be provided.\n\nThis free workshop is presented by the University Library\, in conjunction with the Teaching and Technology Collaborative\, and is open to faculty\, instructors\, staff\, and students of the University of Michigan. Registration is required. Please visit the links below to register. UID:20750-1314941@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20750 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Information and Technology,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - 206 (Faculty Exploratory) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150418T123010 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T150000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Workshop: Planning For Your Medical School Written Presentation: Personal Statement and Activities Descriptions DESCRIPTION:Come learn the basic of the written portion of your medical school application. We will cover planning for your personal statement as well as how to fill out the description of \"activities\" in the application. UID:21209-1339250@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21209 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:The Career Center CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150309T104453 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T170000 SUMMARY:Performance:Exhibit Unpacked: Learning in Real Life DESCRIPTION:Experience artifacts from the Learning in Real Life Exhibit up close and interact with the creators. Join Tatiana Calixto\, lecturer in Spanish at the Department of Romance Languages & Literatures and GIEU teaching fellow\, for a live demo/performance of an ancestral weaving technique from the Peruvian Highlands.\n\nGlobal Information Week provides events and a venue for students to reflect on globalization and its effect on their lives. The University Library is not only a place for research but also a central hub where students share their work and make connections. UID:21971-1375594@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21971 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Library,Multicultural,Study Abroad LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Gallery (Room 100) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150210T093825 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T180000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:8th Annual Gramlich Showcase of Student Work DESCRIPTION:Join the conversation on Twitter: #fordschoolgramlich\n\nEach spring\, Ford School faculty and staff nominate dozens of outstanding student research and service projects for recognition at the Gramlich Showcase of Student Work. Established in 2008 to honor internationally renowned economist and former Ford School dean\, Ned Gramlich\, this event features exceptional student work on a broad range of local\, national\, and international policy challenges.\n\nFor students\, the showcase is an opportunity to share their academic work and service engagement with the broader community – to teach others about major policy challenges\, to respond to thought-provoking questions\, and to engage in dialogue about complex problems. For guests\, the showcase represents an opportunity to learn about contemporary domestic and international problems\, and the policy interventions designed to tackle them.\n\nJoin the Ford School community for hors d'oeuvres and refreshments as we celebrate the insightful policy work of our talented students. You're sure to learn something new!\n\nLearn more about Ned and his legacy at the Ford School and at the University of Michigan. UID:21452-1351673@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21452 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Networking,Public Policy,Reception LOCATION:Weill Hall (Ford School) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150218T124820 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T173000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Ancient Rome in Silent Cinema - Maria Wyke University College London (2015 Thomas Spencer Jerome Lecture Series) DESCRIPTION:Cinema has been fascinated with the ancient world and with Roman history in particular ever since it emerged as a new technology more than one hundred years ago. Within a few months of the first public shows of moving images held in 1896\, Nero was brought onto the screen trying out poisons on his slaves\, and hundreds more films were made thereafter. The vast majority remain largely forgotten although they still survive in archives across the world. Yet the persistence of ancient Rome in early cinema compels us to ask: why did so modern a medium have so strong an interest in antiquity right from its start? What did ancient Rome do for cinema? And what did cinema do for ancient Rome? UID:21522-1353796@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21522 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Film LOCATION:East Quadrangle - Keene Theater CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150203T150509 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T180000 SUMMARY:Reception / Open House:The Crown: Shani Peters and the Contemporary Construction of Self in America DESCRIPTION:The Crown: Contemporary Construction of Self in America is an exhibit and series of programs imagined by visiting artist Shani Peters and sponsored by the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS) and the Institute for the Humanities (IH). The project will feature a video installation in the IH gallery\, an interactive portrait exhibition in GalleryDAAS\, and a video screening of the award winning film\, Chameleon Street. The screenings will be held at the Institute of the Humanities and at the Charles Wright Museum in Detroit\, MI.\n\nAbout the project:\n\nThe Crown: Shani Peters and Contemporary Construction of Self in America is a series of projects by artist Shani Peters that will examine the socially acceptable yet complicated concept of Black pride and success. Crowns\, symbolic of kings and queens\, and conferred on any number of Black popular culture figures from James Brown to Biggie\, are also symbols for systems of inequitably distributed resources and injustice. This multi-part project—which includes two exhibitions\, a film screening\, and a panel discussion—asks the question: what does it mean to acknowledge the need for these forms of pride and success while recognizing their problems? It further complicates the question with a consideration of the similar celebration and pride that comes from attaining degrees of higher education which offer obvious opportunities\, yet can alienate students of African descent from their origins. The artist asks\, how do Black people register these complicated elements in ways that allow them to move progressively through western power structures towards futures that reflect their right to dignity and self-determination? Sponsored by the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies and the Institute for the Humanities. UID:21280-1343103@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21280 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Africa,African American LOCATION:Haven Hall - GaleryDAAS G648 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150314T001521 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T173000 SUMMARY:Performance:Third Dissertation Recital: Matthew Leslie Santana\, violin DESCRIPTION:PROGRAM: Mozart - Sonata for Piano and Violin\, K. 304\; Janáček - Sonata for Violin and Piano\; Saariaho - Nocturne\; Prokofiev - Five Melodies\, op. 35b\; Szymanowski - Three Paganini Caprices\, op. 40. UID:22082-1380305@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22082 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North campus LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Stamps Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150309T104113 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T190000 SUMMARY:Performance:Traditional Chinese Music Performance DESCRIPTION:As you prepare for the end of the term\, stop by the library for some beautiful Chinese music and some snacks! Five undergraduate student musicians\, enrolled in the Residential College Humanities course “Chinese Instrumental Music Ensemble\,” play the Pipa (lute)\, the erhu (fiddle) and the dizi (flute). \n\nThis event is sponsored by the U-M Confucius Institute and the U-M Library.\n\nGlobal Information Week provides events and a venue for students to reflect on globalization and its effect on their lives. The University Library is not only a place for research but also a central hub where students share their work and make connections. UID:21970-1375593@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21970 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Library,Multicultural,Music LOCATION:Shapiro Library - Bert's Study Lounge (Lobby) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150318T180009 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T203000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Breaking the silence: mental health in diverse communities DESCRIPTION:Join MAPS and ASA to learn about the facts and myths associated with mental health through fun interactive trivea\, discover ways to maintain your mental health while in college and discuss how diverse cultures view and respond to mental health.  UID:22209-1384406@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22209 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Henderson room of the Michigan League CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150314T001523 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Masters Recital: Jarrett McCourt\, tuba DESCRIPTION:PROGRAM: Brahms - Sonata for Cello in E Minor\; Telemann -Fantasia in F-sharp Minor\; Madsen - Sonata for Tuba and Piano\, op. 34\; Bach - Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor\, BWV 1043\; Plog - Nocturne\; DiLorenzo - Fire Dance. UID:22093-1380316@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22093 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North campus LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Stamps Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150314T001522 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Senior Recital: Daniel Kitzman\, tenor DESCRIPTION:PROGRAM: Still - The Breath of a Rose\; Respighi - O falce di luna\; Invito alla danza\; Notte\; Strauss - Ruhe\, meine Seele!\; Strauss - Heimliche Aufforderung\; Wolf - An die Geliebte\; Wolf - Abschied\; Previn - “I’m not a boy” from A Streetcar Named Desire\; Debussy - Nuit d'étoiles\; Saint-Saëns - Le lever de la lune\; Duparc - Phidylé\; Berg - Autobiographia Literaria\; Song\; To You. UID:22090-1380313@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22090 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150217T100018 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150318T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Solas DESCRIPTION:The Philadelphia Inquirer has praised Solas for \"mind-blowing Irish folk music\, maybe the world's best.\" This Irish and Irish-American Celtic supergroup has not only captured the hearts and ears of fans in Ireland and all around the globe with their blend of Celtic traditional music\, folk and country melodies\, bluesy\, sometimes jazz-inspired improvisations\, and global rhythms. Their fans beyond the Celtic sphere include hip-hop producer Timbaland\, who sampled their music on his megahit \"All Y'all.\" Solas came together in 1996 with no plans to tour or record\, but popular demand led to international appearances and a series of acclaimed recordings. Their latest\, \"Shamrock City\,\" was called \"a deeply thoughtful\, imaginative collection of songs which grapple with the wealth of ideas and emotions inherent in the immigrant journey\" by FolkAlley.com Come see the band the Boston Globe (which ought to know) called \"the finest Celtic ensemble this country has ever produced.\" UID:19784-1239574@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/19784 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Music,The Ark LOCATION:Off Campus Location - The Ark, 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150319T120039 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T150000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Change Our World DESCRIPTION:Join us March 16th-19th for the\"Change Our World\" event featuring an array of inspirational activities.The schedule includes:Monday\, March 16th Event keynote kickoff featuring Hannah Brencher\, founder of More Love Letters. Doors open at 6:30 pm\, talk starts at 7 pmin the Michigan League Ballroom Tuesday\, March 17th Lunch and Learn from 12-1:30pm in theKuenzel Room of the Union *Food Provided*Wednesday\, March 18th Hidden Leaders and Best - a TED Talk style event featuring amazing UM students and student organizations who are helping to change our world! Doors open at 6:30pm\, talks begin at 7pm in theRogel Ballroom of the Union. *Food Provided*Thursday\, March 19th Pledge for Change and Touching Strangers Project Exhibition from 11am-3pm in theWillis Ward Lounge of the Union.  Join us to make your pledge for making a positive difference in our world\, and check out an awesome photo project that brought together perfect strangers on our campus who left each other with more understanding! UID:21886-1385594@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21886 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Various Locations CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150218T125123 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T230000 SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:ISS Workshops DESCRIPTION:We are partnering with ISS to bring you workshops on After Effects\, Filmmaking Basics\, Final Cut Pro X and iMovie! Here are the dates for the following workshops:\n\nAfter Effects: April 6\, 2015\n\nFilmmaking Basics: February 23\, 2015 and March 25\, 2015 \n\nFinal Cut Pro X: March 11\, 2015 and April 1\, 2015 \n\niMovie: March 10\, 2015 and April 7\, 2015 All are welcome to sign-up for any workshop\, but register soon because there is limited seating!\n\nRegister online here at: http://www.lsa.umich.edu/iss/services/trainingsandworkshops UID:21687-1358926@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21687 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Information and Technology LOCATION:Modern Languages Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150407T120028 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T235959 SUMMARY:Other:ISS Workshops DESCRIPTION:We are partnering with ISS to bring you workshops on After Effects\, Filmmaking Basics\, Final Cut Pro X and iMovie! Here are the dates for the following workshops:After Effects: April 6\, 2015Filmmaking Basics: February 23\, 2015 and March 25\, 2015Final Cut Pro X: March 11\, 2015 and April 1\, 2015iMovie: March 10\, 2015 and April 7\, 2015 All are welcome to sign-up for any workshop\, but register soon because there is limited seating!Register online here at: http://www.lsa.umich.edu/iss/services/trainingsandworkshops UID:21712-1401496@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21712 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Modern Languages Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150310T100446 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T120000 SUMMARY:Community Service:U-M \"Heart Heroes\" T-shirt Sale DESCRIPTION:Spring is still a few weeks away … but the U-M Heart Heroes t-shirts are here right now! They’re great for caregivers\, patients\, their family and friends\, and all U-M supporters! Order your limited edition t-shirt today through March 23. Your purchase will help support the U-M Washtenaw County American Heart Walk/5K Run\, which takes place Saturday morning\, May 9\, 2015. One hundred percent of the proceeds go directly to the Heart Walk sponsored by the American Heart Association (AHA). \n\nThe t-shirts were introduced in February in celebration of Heart Month\, raising more than $2\,000 for the AHA. Our goal is to raise a total of $10\,000 through this special offer to you. These premium\, limited edition t-shirts are a distressed “heathered” blue\, with a distinct vintage look. They’re a 60/40 blend and tend not to shrink after repeated washings.\n\nOrdering is easy - visit http://umhealth.me/UMHeartHeroes link to order by credit card and the shirt will be shipped directly to you. Thanks for your support! UID:21996-1376576@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21996 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community Service,Health & Wellness,Volunteer LOCATION:University Hospitals - Online Sale CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20141209T121803 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T235900 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Charting the Wolverine DESCRIPTION:This exhibit explores the intersection of maps and art. Artist Elaine Wilson weaves the two together seamlessly in her project “Charting the Wolverine\,” a series of her illustrations and paintings following the train route from Ann Arbor to Chicago. Wilson’s finished project is displayed in whole\, supported by a small array of her sketchbooks\, preliminary drawings and maps from U-M collections. UID:20279-1280130@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20279 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition,Library,Visual Arts LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - 2nd Floor, Clark Library CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150203T102728 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Chasing the Cherubim: Snowflake Paper Cuttings DESCRIPTION:This year’s exhibition of Dr. Thomas L. Clark’s exquisite\, hand-cut paper creations highlights work from his two collections\, “Chasing the Cherubim” and “Fiery Furnace”. Cherubim\, the higher order of angels\, are guardians representing divine authority in human life. Clark explores themes of changing human experience and consciousness and the evolution of authority though images of these winged beings and other manifestations. A former U-M physician\, Clark\, a.k.a. Dr. Snowflake\, has been exhibiting his snowflakes at U-M Hospitals since 1987. UID:20079-1342661@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20079 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — Taubman Health Center North Lobby, Floor 1. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150127T115150 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Civil War Soldiers DESCRIPTION:Shayne Davidson is an experienced genealogist who received an MFA from the University of Michigan. Her exhibition consists of 17 life-sized colored pencil portraits based on rare\, identified photos of a group of African-American men who served together for the Union in the 25th United States Colored Troops\, Company G. The portraits incorporate portions of the men’s military records in the artwork\, and a mini-biography of the soldier\, written by the artist\, accompanies each portrait. Davidson also studied painting and drawing at Cooper Union in New York City and received a BFA from California Institute of the Arts. UID:21149-1335638@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21149 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150127T114547 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Life Line: Scratchboard Etchings DESCRIPTION:While Chicagoan Lisa S. Goesling has spent her life creating art\, she discovered scratchboards (boards made of clay and India ink) while undergoing a cancer diagnosis in 2006. The idea that adversity teaches us to turn the negative into a positive is a great analogy for transforming these black boards into thriving works of art. Her past careers in graphic design and art direction continue to influence her art by incorporating the fundamentals of design\, such as composition\, pattern\, texture\, contrast\, line\, etc. Using nature as her muse\, Goesling scratches fine lines into a layer of ink until meticulous images appear in the clay. UID:21146-1335526@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21146 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — Taubman Health Center South Lobby, Floor 1. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20141125T110919 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Michigan Life: Watercolor DESCRIPTION:LeAnne Mawby Sowa is a west Michigan artist who paints with an appreciation of history and love of the Great Lakes. Her lighthouses and lake scenes are reminiscent of summer vacation times exploring the state’s wonders. Sowa’s colors are vibrant\, and she also brings to life the historic beauty of barns and other places far from the shoreline. Her artistic education is through self exploration\, workshops and a few college classes\, including Hertfordshire College in Ware\, England. UID:20086-1264596@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20086 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:Cancer Center - Gifts of Art Gallery — Comprehensive Cancer Center, Level 1. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150127T113654 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Michigan Splendor: Wildlife & Floral Photography DESCRIPTION:Ann Arbor artists Dick and Sue Rigterink use digital photography to share the joy and splendor of nature. By stopping fast motion\, their photographs capture the moment and the personalities\, whether a bird in flight or song\, or a chipmunk jumping for a flower. They focus attention on the diversity\, habitats\, behavior\, and beauty of local\, recognizable wildlife to evoke memories in viewers. Dick has a Bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture from Michigan State and a Master’s from Harvard Graduate School of Design. Sue has a Bachelor’s from Michigan State in Mathematics. Their wildlife photographs have been published in Audubon Magazine and National Wildlife Federation. UID:21143-1342720@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21143 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — Taubman Health Center South Lobby, Floor 1. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150127T115434 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Playground Valentine: Art Jewelry & Objects DESCRIPTION:Amber D. Harrison is a Michigan based studio artist practicing contemporary art jewelry and object making. She works as a fabricator hand cutting and forming each piece while exploring the implementation of play. Her goal is to transfer her own memories into a whimsical and wearable world\, evoking the recollections or imaginations of others. She recently exhibited in the 2014 Philadelphia Museum of Art Contemporary Craft Show\, one of the top craft shows in the United States. Harrison earned her BFA from the University of Michigan Penny W. Stamps School of Art and Design. UID:21150-1335694@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21150 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150127T113935 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Storytelling Whimsical Sculpture DESCRIPTION:Story greatly influences the clay sculptures of Leanne Schnepp. By combining animal and human forms and characteristics\, she tells stories of connection and transformation. Humans\, coyotes\, frogs\, and birds interact and “converse\,” and mischievous children become monsters and tumble about. There is a sense of play and whimsy in the work and the opportunity for viewers to use their imagination. Schnepp earned her BFA at Michigan State University and has worked as an artist and teacher for the past 20 years. She currently lives and works in East Lansing. UID:21144-1335414@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21144 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — Taubman Health Center North Lobby, Floor 1. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150127T114901 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Stunningly Ordinary: Oil Painting DESCRIPTION:Michigan based artist Amy Fell finds great beauty\, charm\, and even mystery in the everyday articles that surround us. Fell uses a variety of techniques — including dramatic lighting\, large scale presentation\, detailed rendering and bold color — to celebrate the objects that provide comfort and support in our day-to-day lives. Fell studies oil painting at the Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center as well as regularly attending workshops of nationally acclaimed artists. She exhibits her work in juried shows and is very active in the arts community in the Detroit metropolitan area. UID:21148-1335582@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21148 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — University Hospital Main Lobby, Floor 1. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150310T132434 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents The Dinnerware Museum: A Place at the Table DESCRIPTION:The Dinnerware Museum\, a new museum in Ann Arbor established in 2012\, features a collection of thousands of pieces of functional dinnerware from all over the world along with fine art referencing dinnerware created from ceramic\, metal\, glass\, paper\, plastic and more. This exhibition highlights portions of eight memorable place settings of American tableware dating from the 1930s to the present\, including sets designed by the leading 20th century designers Eva Zeisel\, Russel Wright\, Glidden Parker\, and Don Schreckengost as well as new dinnerware by contemporary artist Julia Galloway in 2014. UID:21151-1335783@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21151 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — Cancer Center Elevator Alcove, Level 2 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20141218T105602 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Re-Imaging Gender - A Juried Art Exhibition DESCRIPTION:Our understandings of gender have shifted dramatically in recent decades. No longer is gender a matter of an immutable binary\, or a set of predetermined preferences and predilections. This exhibition--the first of its kind--both celebrates and interrogates the visual aspects of the re- imaging of gender.\n\nRe-imaging Gender features the work of 15 promising artists who take on one of the most important challenges facing contemporary art: how to render the modern spectrum of gender\, going beyond the simple male/female binary to include a wide variety of identities and sexualities.\n\nThe Re-imaging artists\, MFA students enrolled at Michigan and CIC universities (Big 10\, plus Chicago)\, responded to an IRWG-issued Call for Art. The result is an exhibition of 17 works in a variety of media\, including photography\, paint\, lithograph\, mixed media\, and video\, which reflect new understandings of gender.\n\nThe exhibit will be displayed at the Lane Hall Gallery\, a space shared by IRWG and the U-M Department of Women’s Studies\, from January 15 - June 26\, 2015. UID:20407-1287637@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20407 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Free,LGBT,Literary Arts,Visual Arts,Women's Studies LOCATION:Lane Hall - Gallery space on first floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20141020T154734 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T190000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:\"Now or Never\": Collecting\, Documenting\, and Photographing the Aftermath of World War I in the Middle East DESCRIPTION:World War I was far from over in the Middle East when the Germany officially surrendered to the Entente forces on 11 November 1918. As the European colonial powers sought to divide up the territory of the multiethnic Ottoman Empire\, the forces of Turkish nationalist leader Mustafa Kemal fought a war of independence claiming victory and announcing the establishment of a Turkish Republic on 29 October 1923. It was in the context of continued conflict that University of Michigan Professor of Archaeology Francis Willey Kelsey (1858-1927) traveled to the Near East. Accompanied by his wife Isabelle (Mary) Badger Kelsey (1867-1944)\, his fifteen-year old son Easton Trowbridge Kelsey (b. 1904) and University of Michigan staff photographer George Robert Swain (1866-1947)\, Kelsey visited a region of the world that not only had experienced four-years of destructive war and devastating famine\, but also was the site of genocide.\n\nThe initial mission was to collect ancient manuscripts that were destined to disappear in the post war chaos. To initiate the mission\, Prof. Kelsey wrote an urgent letter to Miss Belle da Costa Greene of the Pierpont Library on October 3\, 1918. He solicited her support for an immediate expedition into the aftermath of war for “unless peace comes soon enough to save the remnants” of Greek and Armenian society\, who have “been practically exterminated in certain large regions of Asia Minor” no record of these Christian communities would remain. It was “now or never” he writes that ancient and medieval manuscripts may be purchased from “unappreciative hands” for a token price. It was now or never that Greek\, Syriac\, Persian and Armenian manuscripts could be easily picked up and the “possession of these\, and their proper preservation\, will be a gain to science of inestimable value.” Little did Kelsey know that his travels to the Near East would also become a moment of witnessing. Kelsey’s diaries and Swain’s photographs on exhibit leave an important historical record that links them personally and the University of Michigan to one of the largest humanitarian efforts in history.\n\nOrganizers: Kathryn Babayan\, associate professor of history and Near Eastern studies\, U-M\; and Melanie Tanielian\, assistant professor of history\, U-M. UID:19668-1235355@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/19668 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:History,International,Museum LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Audubon Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20141223T161818 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T190000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Now or Never: Collecting\, Documenting and Photographing the Aftermath of World War I in the Middle East DESCRIPTION:Diaries written by U-M professor of archaeology Francis Willey Kelsey (1858–1927) and photographs taken by U-M staff photographer George Robert Swain (1866–1947) are a historical record that links them—and the University of Michigan—to one of the largest preservation efforts in history. Kelsey wrote\, “unless peace comes soon enough to save the remnants” of Greek and Armenian society\, who have “been practically exterminated in certain large regions of Asia Minor\,” no record of these Christian communities would remain.\n\nKelsey and Swain initially traveled to the Near East to collect ancient manuscripts that were destined to disappear in the post World War I chaos\, as the war was far from over in the Middle East when Germany officially surrendered to the Entente forces on November 11\, 1918. Two Armenian manuscripts that were purchased as a consequence of the expedition are on display.\n\nLecture and opening reception will take place at 4 p.m. on January 14 in the Hatcher Library Gallery\, adjacent to the exhibit.\n\nExhibit materials are courtesy of the Bentley Historical Library and U-M Library Special Collections. UID:20513-1296090@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20513 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:History,Library,Middle East Studies LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Audubon Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150217T102704 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T120000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Peer Leadership: Getting Results Without Authority DESCRIPTION:No matter what your organizational level\, everyone is a leader. This class will help you identify your innate leadership skills and show you how you can use them to be more successful and effective in your daily work life.\n\nYou will learn to:\n\nBuild confidence in your leadership competencies\nRecognize how your personality and leadership styles are similar to or different from styles used by others\nInfluence decisions made by others when you are not “officially” in charge\nUse these improved leadership strategies and techniques in your various roles\nBuild upon skills and knowledge needed to be an effective leader\n\nYou will benefit by:\n\nDeveloping core leadership skills that transcend your job position or role\nCreating a comprehensive plan of action for furthering your development as a leader\n\nAudience:\n\nAnyone interested in developing their leadership abilities\n\nSchedule Selection(s) Competencies: BI CO DO UID:21610-1357697@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21610 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Career,Leadership,Networking,Workshop LOCATION:Administrative Services Building - HRD CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150218T112540 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:The Artistry of M. Saffell Gardner DESCRIPTION:Experience the acclaimed works of artist M. Saffell Gardner at the University of Michigan Detroit Center\, February 19 – March 20\, 2015 with the exhibition “The Artistry of M. Saffell Gardner.” Located in Lester P. Monts Hall\, “Artistry” features an extensive collection of Gardner’s paintings and creative works. \n\nAbout the Artist: M. Saffell Gardner is a master painter\, mixed media artist\, art historian and educator. A graduate of Wayne State University holding a BFA and MFA in painting\, Gardner's artistic talents have transcended a career spanning more than five decades. As recently as 2014\, Gardner's work appeared at the 9338 Campau Gallery and 2014 ArtPrize competition in Grand Rapids. In 2013\, he was invited to participate in “The Venice Biennale 2013.\" In 2000\, he was selected as the Chivas Regal Artist in Residence at the Charles H. Wright Museum. A commissioned painting entitled “Door of No Return” is currently in the museum’s permanent collection. Gardner has also co-curated “Vision in a Cornfield” for the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit. Gardner’s work can also be found in the permanent collections of multiple healthcare systems including: Blue Cross Blue Shield\, Henry Ford Hospital\, Total Healthcare and the Detroit Medical Center. His work is also on display at several Detroit Public Schools including Cass Technical High School\, Renaissance High School\, Southeastern High School and the Detroit School of Arts. In addition\, to his work the metro Detroit area\, Gardner has also exhibited throughout the United States\, Jamaica\, Brazil\, Ghana and Africa. UID:21679-1358682@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21679 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Detroit,Exhibition,Visual Arts LOCATION:Detroit Center - Monts Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150205T125058 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Death Dogs DESCRIPTION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology presents Death Dogs exhibition from February 6 - May 3\, 2015. UID:21334-1345568@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21334 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Anthropology,Exhibition,History,Museum,Visual Arts LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology - Upjohn Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150305T121744 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:The Crown: Contemporary Construction of Self in America DESCRIPTION:Note: The Gallery is open M-F 9am-5pm.\n\nThe Crown: Contemporary Construction of Self in America is an exhibit and series of programs imagined by visiting artist Shani Peters and sponsored by the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS) and the Institute for the Humanities (IH). The project will feature a video installation in the IH gallery\, an interactive portrait exhibition in GalleryDAAS\, and a video screening of the award winning film\, Chameleon Street. The screenings will be held at the Institute of the Humanities and at the Charles Wright Museum in Detroit\, MI.\n\nAbout the project:\n\nThe Crown: Contemporary Construction of Self in America is a series of projects by artist Shani Peters that will examine the socially acceptable yet complicated concept of Black pride and success. Crowns\, symbolic of kings and queens\, and conferred on any number of Black popular culture figures from James Brown to Biggie\, are also symbols for systems of inequitably distributed resources and injustice. This multi-part project—which includes two exhibitions\, a film screening\, and a panel discussion—asks the question: what does it mean to acknowledge the need for these forms of pride and success while recognizing their problems? It further complicates the question with a consideration of the similar celebration and pride that comes from attaining degrees of higher education which offer obvious opportunities\, yet can alienate students of African descent from their origins. The artist asks\, how do Black people register these complicated elements in ways that allow them to move progressively through western power structures towards futures that reflect their right to dignity and self-determination? Sponsored by the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies and the Institute for the Humanities. UID:21276-1343084@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21276 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Africa,African American,Film LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150419T123010 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T110000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Workshop: Dance 291: Sophomore Seminar DESCRIPTION:This is a closed event for the students enrolled in Dance 291 UID:21911-1368826@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21911 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION: CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150124T204341 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T113000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:BIG DATA & DATA MINING DESCRIPTION:Vast amounts of data are collected every day\, from sensor networks in the sea and the sky\, from ubiquitous surveillance cameras\, from cell phones as they move\, from transactions at the point of sale\, from high throughput scientific experiments\, from posts on social media\, and so on.  There is tremendous opportunity to gain insights from these data\, but there are also many challenges to address.  These challenges include not just data privacy but also scale and heterogeneity\, actionability of insights obtained\, and more.  This talk will describe a few of the many such issues.\n\nDr. Jagadish is well-known for his broad-ranging research on information management\, and has 200 major papers and 37 patents. \n\nPlease check the OLLI web site for additional lectures in the 6-week series\, “Computers\, the Internet\, and Big Data: Benefits and Dangers”\, Thursdays\, February 19-April 2:\n\nhttp://www.olli-umich.org/programs_activities/lectures/4th_Lecture_Series.pdf UID:21114-1333348@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21114 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Information and Technology,Lifelong Learning,Retirement LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20141126T120448 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Nicholas Delbanco: A Literary Life DESCRIPTION:This exhibit\, drawn from the papers of teacher and author Nicholas Delbanco\, Robert Frost Distinguished University Professor of English Language and Literature and Director of the Avery and Jule Hopwood Awards Program at U-M\, spans decades and continents and illustrates the extensive range of Delbanco's life and work.\n\nOpen Monday through Friday\, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. UID:20095-1265761@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20095 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Library,Literary Arts,Literature,Poetry,Writing LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - 7th Floor Hatcher South, Special Collections CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150107T133453 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Uncanny Valley DESCRIPTION:Guy Michael Davis and Katie Parker\n(collaboratively working under the name Future Retrieval)\n\nThe objects presented merge the strengths of our studio practice – a dark vein backed by a historical current. Ornament and detail collide with a fascination of taxidermy and natural order. Each object contains a history\, reaching back and highlighting ideals of time and labor.\nThree-dimensional scans and photographs have been rapid prototyped\, processed in the studio\, and molded into porcelain mimicking the world of European decorative arts. Inspired also by German animal sculptures and cut silhouettes\, we are using digital translation to both highlight and transform these details that fascinate us. The interest in new technologies and industrial methods is that each piece is handmade\, but maintains the record of a computer driven interpretation. Our intention is to make art objects that reference design and are held together by craft.\n\nBio \nFuture Retrieval\n\nGuy Michael Davis was born in 1978 and raised in Bartlesville\, OK. Katie Parker was born in 1980 in Jonesboro Arkansas\, and grew up in Plano\, Texas. They both attended the Kansas City Art Institute from 1999-2003 and received BFA degrees in ceramics.\nKatie went straight to graduate school at The Ohio State University from 2003-2005\, Guy followed suit three years later from 2006-2008. Both Katie and Guy received MFA degrees in ceramics. \nCurrently\, Katie is an Assistant Professor at the University of Cincinnati\, running the ceramics department. Guy works for multiple designers across the country\, and is an adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Cincinnati. For several years\, they have also been collaborating together\, making objects that combine new technology\, porcelain\, and good craft. The objects merge the strengths of their individual studio practice – a dark vein backed by a historical current. They have exhibited both nationally and internationally\, with recent shows in New York City\, Jingdezhen China\, Cardiff Wales\, Philadelphia\, Kansas City\, and Tempe Arizona. This summer they were both artists in residence at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Art in Omaha\, NE. UID:20670-1311573@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20670 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition,Free,Visual Arts LOCATION:East Quadrangle - RC Art Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20141201T143728 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Flip Your Field: Objects from the Collection DESCRIPTION:For the third installation of the Flip Your Field series\, UMMA invites Georgios Skiniotis\, Professor of Biological Chemistry at U-M’s Life Sciences Institute and Medical School\, to curate an exhibition from the Museum’s collection of three-dimensional objects.\n As a scientist\, Skiniotis creates three-dimensional models of cellular components by combining their magnified shadows or projections viewed from different perspectives. This type of study inevitably raises questions regarding the cognition of the objects around us—how\, in the absence of perspective\, are we to read elements like color\, contrast variation\, and depth of field in the dark outlines of objects? How do we make the cognitive connection between a two-dimensional shadow and the three-dimensional object that casts it? How many two-dimensional projections are needed for us to understand what we are looking at\, and at what level of detail?\nThis exhibition poses such questions by juxtaposing three-dimensional objects from the Museum’s collection with two-dimensional projections created by Skiniotis using a similar process with which he creates models of cellular components. The presentation aims to provide a glimpse of the impressions of the selected works from varied directions through interplay with their own projections and our minds.\nThe UMMA Flip Your Field series asks noted University of Michigan faculty members to consider artwork outside their field of specialization in order to guest curate an exhibition using works from UMMA's renowned collection. The UMMA Flip Your Field series is generously supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. UID:20123-1348284@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20123 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Biology,Discussion,Exhibition,Free,History,Information and Technology,Media,Medicine,Museum,Research,Science,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150207T173509 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Guido van der Werve: Nummer veertien\, home DESCRIPTION:Nummer veertien\, home\, Dutch artist Guido van der Werve’s 54-minute film\, weaves together three stories of journeys away from home: the death of Frédéric Chopin in Paris and his sister’s quest to bring the composer’s heart back to his native Poland for burial\; Van der Werve’s own quest to retrace\, in reverse\, the route of Chopin’s heart in a three-week\, thousand-mile trek of biking\, running\, and swimming\; and the story of Alexander the Great\, a traveling warrior who is one of Van der Werve’s personal heroes.\n\nThe film explores themes that are common in Van der Werve’s work: extreme physical and mental endurance\, man’s struggle with the intensity of nature\, the interplay of history and geography\, the power of melancholy\, and the solitary traveler. The artist’s signature sensibility—simultaneously surreal and deadpan—is accentuated in the film by the full orchestra that accompanies him on every stage of his journey. Van der Werve spent a year composing the film’s score\, a classical requiem for forty voices and twenty strings\, and the film’s structure mirrors that of the requiem: three movements of four acts apiece\, with each act introduced by title shots to reinforce this organizational system. The tripartite framework underscores the three legs of Van der Werve’s personal triathlon and the three odysseys that intersect and inform one another throughout the film. \n\nLead support for this exhibition is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment. UID:21356-1348484@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21356 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Exhibition,Film,Free,Multicultural,Museum,Storytelling,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150207T184109 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Hana Hamplová: Meditations on Paper DESCRIPTION:Inspired by a story by Czech writer Bohumil Hrabal\, Czech photographer Hana Hamplová created a memorable body of work during the 1970s based on how important paper and the written word are to civilization—including how easily writings and\, consequently knowledge\, can be lost. This exhibition\, consisting of 19 photographs from UMMA’s collection\, was inspired by the presence of the Frank Gehry chair made of cardboard in UMMA’s Design Gallery\, and of and the need to address how artists from different cultures (present-day America and communist Czechoslovakia) view a commodity as common as paper.\n\nLead support for this exhibition is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment. Additional generous support is provided by the University of Michigan Center for European Studies\, Center for Russian\, East European and Eurasian Studies\, and the Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies. UID:21358-1349029@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21358 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Exhibition,Free,Museum,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150207T183355 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:HE: The Hergott Shepard Photography Collection DESCRIPTION:For more than 25 years\, Los Angeles-based collectors Alan Hergott and Curt Shepard have built a world-class collection of contemporary art that is focused on men and male identity as its subject matter. This exhibition features works from their vast holdings in photography. Guest curator Mario Codognato examines the lives of men in contemporary Western societies—with all their contradictions—through themes of competition and solidarity\, confrontation with identity\, and diverse explorations of the body and sexuality (as both sign and experience). Together\, these thematic groups form a fictional\, somewhat idealized\, tale in 13 chapters\, inviting viewers to reflect upon their own stories as well.\n\nDrawing upon the Hergott Shepard collection as well as select works gifted by the collectors to the Hammer Museum at UCLA\, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)\, and the Museum of Contemporary Art\, Los Angeles (MOCA)\, the exhibition will include more than 60 works by some of the most important names in late 20th and early 21st century art\, including Doug Aitken\, John Baldessari\, Matthew Barney\, Rineke Dijkstra\, Gilbert and George\, Nan Goldin\, Robert Mapplethorpe\, Catherine Opie\, Herb Ritts\, Thomas Ruff\, Andres Serrano\, and Wolfgang Tillmans.\n\nLead support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost and the University of Michigan Health System. Additional generous support is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Vice Provost for Equity\, Inclusion\, and Academic Affairs\, Department of the History of Art\, Institute for Research on Women and Gender\, Institute for the Humanities\, and Residential College\, and the Katherine Tuck Enrichment Fund. UID:21357-1348898@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21357 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Anthropology,Art,Culture,Exhibition,Free,LGBT,Multicultural,Museum,Social,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150207T170643 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Medicinal Plants and Gardens: Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum DESCRIPTION:This exhibition celebrates the upcoming 2015 opening of the new Medicinal Garden at the University of Michigan’s Matthaei Botanical Gardens. The earliest botanical garden at the University was a pharmaceutical garden established in 1897 just off the Diag\, at the heart of Central Campus. The new garden\, developed in partnership with the College of Pharmacy and Medical School faculty\, will continue that legacy\, aiming to explore the botanical origins of historical and current medicines\, and to promote a better understanding of the profound relationship between plants and human health.\nPreceding the garden’s opening\, this exhibition at UMMA will feature rarely seen archival plant specimens\, deposited by pharmaceutical companies at the University Herbarium\, along with newer herbarium specimens that reveal the captivating forms of these medicinal plants. These dried and pressed plant specimens will be accompanied by the presentation of the few remaining historic images of the original pharmaceutical garden\, as well as a drawing of the layout of new garden at Matthaei\, which is uniquely organized according to the systems of the human body that these medicinal plants are used to treat.\nThis exhibition is part of the U-M Collections Collaborations series\, co-organized by and presented at UMMA and designed to showcase the renowned and diverse collections at the University of Michigan. The U-M Collections Collaborations series is generously supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. UID:20122-1348414@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20122 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Biology,Culture,Discussion,Ecology,Environment,Exhibition,History,Medicine,Museum,Outdoors,Research,Science,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150323T180008 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T235959 SUMMARY:Fair / Festival:Ann Arbor Palestine Film Festival DESCRIPTION:The Annual Ann Arbor Palestine Film Festival is finally here! We are very excited to bring films about Palestine and Palestinians to the University of Michigan and broader Michigan community. With 10 incredible films and 2 featured directors-- this year's festival will be the best one yet! Hope to see you all there! Tickets are available online on our website or at the door: http://www.aapalestinefilmfest.com/ Regular tickets are $10 and student tickets are $8 (with student I.D.) UID:22116-1389620@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22116 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:University of Michigan and broader Michigan community CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150305T101138 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T130000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:CJS Noon Lecture Series DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Kenneth Mori McElwain\, Assistant Professor of Political Science\, University of Michigan\n\nKenneth Mori McElwain is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Michigan\, Ann Arbor. His research focuses on the politics of institutional design\, including electoral systems\, political parties\, and national constitutions. He received his Ph.D. in Political Science from Stanford University\, and an A.B. in Public Policy and International Affairs from Princeton University. His work has been published in a number of journals and edited volumes\, including Social Science Japan\, American Journal of Political Science\, Journal of East Asian Studies\, and the Oxford Handbook of Political Science series. He was the co-editor of Political Change in Japan: Electoral Behavior\, Party Realignment\, and the Koizumi Reforms\, APARC/Brookings Institutions Press. UID:21946-1371636@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21946 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Japanese Studies LOCATION:School of Social Work Building - Room 1636 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150108T124313 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T130000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Dance of the Neurons: The Art of Neuroscience DESCRIPTION:Beautiful full-color images of microscopic cell structures combine delicate art with cutting-edge science. The images were selected from the BioArtography project of the U-M Center for Organogenesis (www.BioArtography.com) in support of the Museum of Natural History's winter term programming on brain science. The public is invited to an exhibition opening reception on Friday\, February 6 from 5:00 to 6:30 pm. UID:20702-1313075@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20702 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Science LOCATION:Ruthven Museums Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150217T145607 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T130000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Winds\, Settlers\, and Farmsteads in the 19th Century DESCRIPTION:Although many 19th-Century settlers in the Midwest did not have much formal education\, they were intelligent\, rational\, and eager to learn. In constructing farmsteads and related farm features\, they relied upon past experience and upon learning from each other. They took into account such factors as topography\, winds\, sunlight\, existing technology\, and the nature of their crops and livestock. They created farmsteads and related features that reflected rational guiding principles and that were remarkably logical and functional. Dr. Davis will discuss a theoretical approach to the geography of the farmsteads and will provide a working knowledge of the Wind Rose and the ability to apply it everywhere on earth. UID:21666-1357971@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21666 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Education,Environment,History,Lecture,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Stephen S. Clark Library, 2nd Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150419T123010 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T130000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Workshop: Planning For Your Medical School Written Presentation: Personal Statement and Activities Descriptions DESCRIPTION:Come learn the basic of the written portion of your medical school application. We will cover planning for your personal statement as well as how to fill out the description of \"activities\" in the application. UID:21210-1339251@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21210 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:The Career Center CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150303T114214 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T121000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T130000 SUMMARY:Performance:Gifts of Art presents Jazz Standards by the Paul VornHagen Trio DESCRIPTION:Winner of five Detroit Music Awards\, Ann Arborite Paul VornHagen will present a program of choice jazz standards including composers Cole Porter\, Thelonius Monk\, Horace Silver\, Gershwin\, Jobim and Duke Ellington. VornHagen and the band have performed at Michigan’s major jazz festivals and nightclubs and have recorded five critically acclaimed CDs that have been featured on nationally syndicated radio programs. You’ll hear Paul VornHagen on saxophone\, flute and vocals\; Kurt Krahnke on bass\; and Phil Kelly on piano. UID:21918-1369592@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21918 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Health & Wellness,Music LOCATION:University Hospitals CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150222T215534 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T143000 SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:Advanced French DESCRIPTION:In this class\, the first hour will be devoted to oral work including free conversation and prepared dialogues. After covering all important points of grammar\, we will have a major recapitulation using the text \"Active Review of French\" by Politzer and Hagiwara. The second hour will be devoted to reading a play. \n\nInstructor: Adele McCarus.\nThis class for those over 50 meets Thursdays\, March 19 - May 7. \n\nhttps://olli-umich.org/olli/index.php/member/ctlg/viewEventDetails/564 UID:21757-1363084@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21757 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Lifelong Learning LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150305T143751 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T143000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Algorithmic Adaptations to Extreme Scale DESCRIPTION:Abstract: Algorithmic adaptations to use next-generation computers closer to their potential are underway throughout scientific computing. Instead of squeezing out flops – the traditional goal of algorithmic optimality\, which served as a reasonable proxy for all associated costs – algorithms must now squeeze synchronizations\, memory\, and data transfers\, while extra flops on locally cacheable data typically represent only small costs in time and energy. Today’s scalable solvers\, in particular\, exploit frequent global synchronizations. After decades of programming model stability with bulk synchronous processing (BSP)\, new programming models and new algorithmic capabilities (to make forays into\, e.g.\, data assimilation\, inverse problems\, and uncertainty quantification) must be co-designed with the hardware. This talk will briefly recap the architectural constraints\, mention some related work at KAUST\, and outline future directions.\n\nBio: David Keyes directs the Extreme Computing Research Center at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). He earned a BSE in Aerospace and Mechanical Sciences from Princeton in 1978 and PhD in Applied Mathematics from Harvard in 1984. Keyes works at the interface between parallel computing and the numerical analysis of PDEs\, with a focus on scalable implicit solvers. Newton-Krylov-Schwarz (NKS)\, Additive Schwarz Preconditioned Inexact Newton (ASPIN)\, and Algebraic Fast Multipole (AFM) methods are methods he helped name and is helping to popularize. Before joining KAUST as a founding dean in 2009\, he led scalable solver software projects in the ASCI and SciDAC programs of the US DOE\, headed university collaboration programs at NASA’s ICASE and the LLNL’s ISCR\, and taught at Columbia\, Old Dominion\, and Yale Universities. He holds a Gordon Bell Prize and a Sidney Fernbach Award\, is a Fellow of AMS and SIAM\, and was the recipient of the 2011 SIAM Prize for Distinguished Service to the Profession. UID:21950-1371892@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21950 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Engineering,Information and Technology,Research,Science LOCATION:Herbert H. Dow Building - 1010 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150227T170314 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T153000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Researching in Real Life: Publicly Engaged Scholars Share Their Stories DESCRIPTION:Three U-M scholars share their research and answer questions about engaged scholarship and how this work brings together academy and community.\n\nBarbara Israel conducts community-based participatory research in collaboration with partners in diverse ethnic communities. She is Principal Investigator of the Detroit Community-Academic Urban Research Center\, which involves multiple funded research and intervention projects aimed at increasing knowledge and addressing factors associated with health disparities and quality of life in Detroit\, Michigan.\n\nLarry Gant's research focuses on neighborhood based responses to health disparities and social economic challenges in post-industrial cities in the United States and urban metropolitan areas in Europe\, sub-Saharan African and China. Another strand of research includes the use of visual and performance arts based settlement house programs to create indigenous creative classes of residents for community capacity development.\n\nKathleen Sienko heads research endeavors in two separate labs. In the Sensory Augmentation and Rehabilitation Lab (SARL)\, Sienko and her team focus on the potential long-term and short-term effects of biofeedback as a means to improve balance. In the Lab for Innovation in Global Health Technology (LIGHT)\, Sienko and other participants study how to address healthcare dilemmas in resource-limited settings.\n\nThe Learning in Real Life series is sponsored by the U-M Library\, the Center for Engaged Academic Learning\, and the Vice Provost for Global and Engaged Education. UID:21883-1372902@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21883 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Lecture,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library Instruction Space (2nd Floor Hatcher) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150306T125805 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T190000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Early Modern Maps of Paris – a History of Measures and Representations DESCRIPTION:Start with a discussion and viewing of Paris maps and atlases\, followed by a talk at 5:00 pm by Professor Jean Boutier. Drawing from his definitive work\, Les plans de Paris des origines (1493) à la fin du XVIIIe siècle (2e éd. 2007)\, Boutier discusses cartographic history using selected maps or atlases drawn from the Clark Library collections. A reception will follow the talk.\n\nBoutier is Directeur d’Etudes at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (Marseille) and visiting scholar in the U-M Department of History. UID:21953-1372904@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21953 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,History,Lecture,Library,Research LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Gallery (Room 100) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20161003T111138 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T173000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Human Rights Initiative Lecture with Alison Brysk DESCRIPTION:How can “Speaking Rights to Power” build political will to respond to human rights abuse? Examining dozens of cases of human rights campaigns\, this book shows how communication politics build recognition\, solidarity\, and social change. Building on 20 years of research on five continents\, this comprehensive study ranges from Aung San Suu Kyi to Anna Hazare\, from Congo to Colombia\, and from the Arab Spring to Pussy Riot. This book shows how human rights rhetoric matters—and how to make it matter more.\n\n \n\nALISON BRYSK is Mellichamp Professor of Global Governance at the University of California\, Santa Barbara. She is the author of 10 books and edited volumes on human rights\, including The Politics of Human Rights in Argentina (1994)\, From Tribal Village to Global Village (2000)\, Human Rights and Private Wrongs (2005)\, Global Good Samaritans: Human Rights as Foreign Policy (2009)\, and Speaking Rights to Power (2013). Professor Brysk has held visiting appointments in Argentina\, Ecuador\, France\, Spain\, Sweden\, the Netherlands\, South Africa\, and Japan and Fulbright appointments in Canada and India. In 2013-14\, she was a visiting fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center. UID:19874-1245574@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/19874 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:School of Social Work Building - 1636 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150219T124038 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T180000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Interdisciplinary Islamic Studies Seminar DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Mahua Sarkar\, associate professor of sociology and Asian and Asian-American Studies\, Binghamton University\n\nTransnational contract work and circular migration—the fastest growing trends within the field of international migration today—bring millions of workers from poorer parts of the world to affluent economies every year as more countries experiment with this form of non-permanent guest-worker arrangements. Defined as a fluid movement of people between countries\, circular migration requires workers to tack back and forth between \"home\" and typically a number of different \"abroads\" in the course of a single working life. While this form of repeat sojourns can involve both \"highly-skilled\" professionals and \"low-skilled\" manual labor\, the speaker's concern is exclusively with the latter\, with particular focus on male contract workers from Bangladesh\, who work in Singapore\, Malaysia\, the Arab Gulf\, and the Middle East and North African regions.\n\nRather than approach transnational contract work/circular migration in terms of a socio-economic cost-benefit analysis\, or as a problem of human rights and adequate management of labor-flows—two dominant trends within the literature on international migration—this talk situates it within a larger\, historical question of the status of labor\, especially the debates over the slippery line between free labor and forced labor. Drawing on ethnographic research among Bangladeshi migrants in Singapore\, Malaysia\, and parts of Europe\, as well as among return workers and their families in Bangladesh\, Professor Sarkar seeks to develop a critical understanding of “low-skilled\,” transnational contract work as it evolves once again into widespread practice since final decades of the twentieth century. In the process\, she hopes to offer insights into the complex interdependencies among different regions of the world—some with a surfeit of wealth but an ageing and hence shrinking laboring population\, and others with endemic poverty\, but a surplus\, young labor force. UID:21312-1344171@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21312 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:International LOCATION:School of Social Work Building - 1644 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150209T152946 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T171000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T181000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Martín Espada in conversation with Khaled Mattawa DESCRIPTION:Called “the Latino poet of his generation\,” Martín Espada was born in Brooklyn\, New York in 1957. He has published more than 15 books as a poet\, editor\, essayist\, and translator. His latest collection of poems\, The Trouble Ball (Norton\, 2011)\, is the recipient of the Milt Kessler Award\, a Massachusetts Book Award\, and an International Latino Book Award. The Republic of Poetry (Norton\, 2006) received the Paterson Award for Sustained Literary Achievement and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. A previous book of poems\, Imagine the Angels of Bread (Norton\, 1996)\, won an American Book Award and was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. Other poetry collections include A Mayan Astronomer in Hell’s Kitchen (Norton\, 2000)\, City of Coughing and Dead Radiators (Norton\, 1993)\, and Rebellion is the Circle of a Lover’s Hands (Curbstone\, 1990). He has received other recognition such as the Shelley Memorial Award from the Poetry Society of America\, the Robert Creeley Award\, the PEN/Revson Fellowship\, and a Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship. His work has been widely translated\; collections of poems have been published in Spain\, Puerto Rico\, and Chile. His book of essays\, Zapata’s Disciple (South End Press\, 1998)\, has been banned in Tucson as part of the Mexican-American Studies Program outlawed by the state of Arizona. A graduate of Northeastern University Law School and a former tenant lawyer\, Espada is currently a professor in the Department of English at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. Espada will be in conversation with U-M Associate Professor and MacArthur Fellow Khaled Mattawa.\n\nUMMA is pleased to be the site for the Zell Visiting Writers Series\, which brings outstanding writers each semester. The Series is made possible through a generous gift from UM alumna Helen Zell(’64). For more information\, please see www.lsa.umich.edu/english/grad/mfa/mfaeve.asp. UID:21416-1350824@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21416 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Discussion,Free,Language,Literature,Multicultural,Museum,Poetry,Storytelling,UMMA,Writing LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150114T115314 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T171000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T180000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Penny Stamps Speaker Series: Saki Mafundikwa DESCRIPTION:Graphic designer\, educator\, author\, filmmaker and farmer Saki Mafundikwa is a visionary who left a successful design career in New York to return to his native Zimbabwe and open that country’s first school of graphic design and new media. The author of Afrikan Alphabets\, a comprehensive review of African writing systems\, Mafundikwa has participated in exhibitions and workshops around the world\, contributed to a variety of publications and lectured about the globalization of design and the African aesthetic. Mafundikwa says\, “As a designer\, I really believe that Africa can change the design landscape. There is enough stimuli in Africa to inspire young designers of all kinds — from graphics to architecture\, furniture\, fashion\, product\, interior and other forms of design.” UID:20870-1321925@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20870 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Africa,African American,Art,Education,Film,Free,International,Lecture,Visual Arts LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150311T105137 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T190000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Black Feminist Think Tank DESCRIPTION:This symposium will bring together a range of scholars to map key questions\, concepts and debates regarding Black feminism's theoretical breadth and political and social praxis. UID:22021-1377565@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22021 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:African American,History,Women's Studies LOCATION:Michigan League - Hussey Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150109T112557 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T190000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Final Cut Pro X DESCRIPTION:In this introductory hands-on workshop\, you will learn how to:\n\n- Edit video with Final Cut Pro X\n- Import and organize your footage\n- Use editing tools for added precision\n- Export footage to sharable formats\n- Transfer your work between computers\n\nNo prior experience with Final Cut is necessary. If you are new to video editing\, we strongly suggest that you attend one of our iMovie workshops prior to attending this workshop.\n\nThis free workshop is offered by the University Library\, in conjunction with the Teaching and Technology Collaborative\, and is open to faculty\, instructors\, staff\, and students of the University of Michigan. Registration is required. Please visit the links below to register. UID:20728-1314250@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20728 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Information and Technology LOCATION:Modern Languages Building - 2001-B, ISS Media Center Mac Classroom CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150319T180053 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T190000 SUMMARY:Meeting:Enspired Mass Meeting DESCRIPTION:We know you saw the show. Was it amazing or what? What if you could be on the team to plan such an amazing event? Well you can! Come out to our mass meeting and learn more about all of our different positions\, ask questions\, and see how awesome Enspired is! UID:22119-1380997@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22119 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:2449 Masson Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150225T122947 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T210000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:2015 David Noel Freedman Lecture DESCRIPTION:The 20th and 21st centuries witnessed a revival of interest in the approach to religion known as Gnosticism\, as well as major textual finds such as the “Gnostic Gospels” found at Nag Hammadi in Egypt. However\, despite this increased interest\, many people are unaware of the fact that an ancient Gnostic religion has survived down to the present day\, as the living practice of a community known as the Mandaeans. Historically located in Iraq and Iran\, they are increasingly found scattered in a diaspora that includes the United States. In this talk\, Dr. James F. McGrath of Butler University will discuss their history\, their texts\, their interaction with other religious traditions with which you are probably more familiar\, and the challenges to their survival that result from the intolerance they often face in their historic homelands. UID:21822-1365161@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21822 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Lecture,Middle East Studies LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - 2022 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150319T180055 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T203000 SUMMARY:Meeting:Christian Challenge Meeting DESCRIPTION:Weekly meeting in which we spend time in worship\, Bible study\, fellowship and having fun. UID:17768-1203691@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/17768 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Palmer Commons CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150227T112504 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T200000 SUMMARY:Presentation:The Challenge of Building a National Museum DESCRIPTION:The Smithsonian Institution’s founding director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture\, Lonnie G. Bunch\, will explore the history and struggle to create this museum and will discuss how the National Museum will help the Smithsonian transition from a 19th century institution to a 21st century enterprise. UID:21872-1366424@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21872 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:African American,Culture,Multicultural,Museum LOCATION:Museum of Art - Stern Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150322T120008 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T235959 SUMMARY:Fair / Festival:4th Annual Ann Arbor Palestine Film Festival DESCRIPTION:The Annual Ann Arbor Palestine Film Festival is finally here! We are very excited to bring films about Palestine and Palestinians to the University of Michigan and broader Michigan community. With 10 incredible films and 2 featured directors-- this year's festival will be the best one yet! Hope to see you all there! Check out #AAPFF's very own trailer of all the films in this year's lineup! #aapff15 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BF_MwtV0aRA Tickets are available online on our website or at the door: http://www.aapalestinefilmfest.com/ Regular tickets are $10 and student tickets are $8 (with student I.D.) Facebook Event Schedule of the film festival: THURSDAY MARCH 19TH | Michigan Theater at 7:30 PM ISMAIL FILM | Short Mars At Sunrise | Feature Buy Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/opening-night-tickets-15870528177 FRIDAY MARCH 20TH | Rackham Amphitheater at 7 PM Transit Game | Short Villa Touma | Feature followed by a \"Talk Back\" with director Suha Arraf Buy Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/friday-evening-tickets-15870644525 SATURDAY MARCH 21ST | Rackham Amphitheater 4 PM MATINEE: Though I Know the River is Dry | Short On the Side of the Road | Feature Buy Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/saturday-matinee-tickets-15870701696 7 PM: Mirror Image | Short followed by a \"Talk Back\" with director Danielle Schwartz and U-M Professor Anton Shammas A World Not Ours | Feature Buy Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/saturday-evening-tickets-15870708717 SUNDAY MARCH 22ND | University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Helmut Stern Auditorium- 12 PM MATINEE Zinco | Short Thank God its Friday | Feature Reserve Tickets (FREE): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sunday-matinee-tickets-15870674615 Closing reception and awards ceremony will be held in UMMA's multi-purpose room (1st floor) following film screenings. Locations: MICHIGAN THEATER: 603 E. Liberty St. RACKHAM AMPHITHEATER: 915 E Washington St. (4th floor) UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MUSEUM OF ART (UMMA): 525 S State St. UID:22106-1388254@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22106 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Michigan Theather, Rackham Amphitheater, University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)-Helmut Stern Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150208T001513 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Creative Arts Orchestra DESCRIPTION:An evening of creative ensemble improvisation. UID:18206-1206350@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/18206 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North campus LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Stamps Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150217T100112 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Lloyd Cole DESCRIPTION:The All Music Guide calls Lloyd Cole \"one of the most articulate and acute songwriters of the post-punk era.\" Considering how adventurous Lloyd has been with each release going back to his days with the Commotions in the 1980s\, everybody ought to check out this show just to see what the heck in next in his remarkable career. He's done sparse folk-rock\, ventured into electronics\, cabaret music with strings\, gorgeous alternative pop\, and more. This British-American artist is an underrated figure\, and a rare treat in our part of the world. Maybe it was Michigan's reputation for good golf courses that has drawn him here—he's said to have a passion for the sport. He comes to Michigan wiht a new release\, \"Standards\" (a rock album\, not an album of standards)\, of which the Daily Mail raved\; \"'Standards' is the work of a bristling\, alive and fresh-as-a-daisy master\, drawing on all of his experience for a mid-life career high.\" UID:21524-1353798@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21524 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Music,The Ark LOCATION:Off Campus Location - The Ark, 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150317T121512 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Percussion Ensemble with iMpact! DESCRIPTION:Joseph Gramley and Jonathan Ovalle\, directors\n\nChris Sies and Hannah Weaver\, directors iMpact!\n\nThe U-M Percussion Ensemble's final concert of the semester features a diverse spectrum of repertoire\, influenced by musical styles from around the world. Nishimura's Ektal explores rhythmic cycles found in North Indian classical music and propels the listener through varied textures and interlocking rhythms\, while Kvistad's Gending Bali and Vivier's Pulau Dewata contain rhythmic and melodic content inspired by the music of Bali\; Exploration of Time\, by Kopetzki\, and After Monet's Manneport by Perazzolo (inspired by the impressionist painting) investigate the development of groove and texture in a Western classical setting. The concert is sure to be a riveting journey\, exploring global influences on recent compositions for Western percussion ensemble. This concert also features the U-M youth percussion ensemble\, iMpact\, playing Steve Reich's Music for Pieces of Wood\, Ogoun Badagris by Christopher Rouse\, and works by Daniel Levitan. UID:18205-1206349@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/18205 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) - Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150314T001525 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150319T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Pre-Candidate Recital: Blair Salter\, piano DESCRIPTION:PROGRAM: Mahler - Rheinlegendchen\; Marx - Italienisches Liederbuch\; Schubert - Piano Quintet in A Major D. 667 (“Trout”). UID:22103-1380326@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22103 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150322T120008 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T235959 SUMMARY:Fair / Festival:4th Annual Ann Arbor Palestine Film Festival DESCRIPTION:The Annual Ann Arbor Palestine Film Festival is finally here! We are very excited to bring films about Palestine and Palestinians to the University of Michigan and broader Michigan community. With 10 incredible films and 2 featured directors-- this year's festival will be the best one yet! Hope to see you all there! Check out #AAPFF's very own trailer of all the films in this year's lineup! #aapff15 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BF_MwtV0aRA Tickets are available online on our website or at the door: http://www.aapalestinefilmfest.com/ Regular tickets are $10 and student tickets are $8 (with student I.D.) Facebook Event Schedule of the film festival: THURSDAY MARCH 19TH | Michigan Theater at 7:30 PM ISMAIL FILM | Short Mars At Sunrise | Feature Buy Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/opening-night-tickets-15870528177 FRIDAY MARCH 20TH | Rackham Amphitheater at 7 PM Transit Game | Short Villa Touma | Feature followed by a \"Talk Back\" with director Suha Arraf Buy Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/friday-evening-tickets-15870644525 SATURDAY MARCH 21ST | Rackham Amphitheater 4 PM MATINEE: Though I Know the River is Dry | Short On the Side of the Road | Feature Buy Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/saturday-matinee-tickets-15870701696 7 PM: Mirror Image | Short followed by a \"Talk Back\" with director Danielle Schwartz and U-M Professor Anton Shammas A World Not Ours | Feature Buy Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/saturday-evening-tickets-15870708717 SUNDAY MARCH 22ND | University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Helmut Stern Auditorium- 12 PM MATINEE Zinco | Short Thank God its Friday | Feature Reserve Tickets (FREE): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sunday-matinee-tickets-15870674615 Closing reception and awards ceremony will be held in UMMA's multi-purpose room (1st floor) following film screenings. Locations: MICHIGAN THEATER: 603 E. Liberty St. RACKHAM AMPHITHEATER: 915 E Washington St. (4th floor) UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MUSEUM OF ART (UMMA): 525 S State St. UID:22106-1388255@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22106 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Michigan Theather, Rackham Amphitheater, University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)-Helmut Stern Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150323T180008 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T235959 SUMMARY:Fair / Festival:Ann Arbor Palestine Film Festival DESCRIPTION:The Annual Ann Arbor Palestine Film Festival is finally here! We are very excited to bring films about Palestine and Palestinians to the University of Michigan and broader Michigan community. With 10 incredible films and 2 featured directors-- this year's festival will be the best one yet! Hope to see you all there! Tickets are available online on our website or at the door: http://www.aapalestinefilmfest.com/ Regular tickets are $10 and student tickets are $8 (with student I.D.) UID:22116-1389621@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22116 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:University of Michigan and broader Michigan community CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150218T125123 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T230000 SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:ISS Workshops DESCRIPTION:We are partnering with ISS to bring you workshops on After Effects\, Filmmaking Basics\, Final Cut Pro X and iMovie! Here are the dates for the following workshops:\n\nAfter Effects: April 6\, 2015\n\nFilmmaking Basics: February 23\, 2015 and March 25\, 2015 \n\nFinal Cut Pro X: March 11\, 2015 and April 1\, 2015 \n\niMovie: March 10\, 2015 and April 7\, 2015 All are welcome to sign-up for any workshop\, but register soon because there is limited seating!\n\nRegister online here at: http://www.lsa.umich.edu/iss/services/trainingsandworkshops UID:21687-1358927@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21687 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Information and Technology LOCATION:Modern Languages Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150407T120028 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T235959 SUMMARY:Other:ISS Workshops DESCRIPTION:We are partnering with ISS to bring you workshops on After Effects\, Filmmaking Basics\, Final Cut Pro X and iMovie! Here are the dates for the following workshops:After Effects: April 6\, 2015Filmmaking Basics: February 23\, 2015 and March 25\, 2015Final Cut Pro X: March 11\, 2015 and April 1\, 2015iMovie: March 10\, 2015 and April 7\, 2015 All are welcome to sign-up for any workshop\, but register soon because there is limited seating!Register online here at: http://www.lsa.umich.edu/iss/services/trainingsandworkshops UID:21712-1401497@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21712 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Modern Languages Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150310T100446 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T120000 SUMMARY:Community Service:U-M \"Heart Heroes\" T-shirt Sale DESCRIPTION:Spring is still a few weeks away … but the U-M Heart Heroes t-shirts are here right now! They’re great for caregivers\, patients\, their family and friends\, and all U-M supporters! Order your limited edition t-shirt today through March 23. Your purchase will help support the U-M Washtenaw County American Heart Walk/5K Run\, which takes place Saturday morning\, May 9\, 2015. One hundred percent of the proceeds go directly to the Heart Walk sponsored by the American Heart Association (AHA). \n\nThe t-shirts were introduced in February in celebration of Heart Month\, raising more than $2\,000 for the AHA. Our goal is to raise a total of $10\,000 through this special offer to you. These premium\, limited edition t-shirts are a distressed “heathered” blue\, with a distinct vintage look. They’re a 60/40 blend and tend not to shrink after repeated washings.\n\nOrdering is easy - visit http://umhealth.me/UMHeartHeroes link to order by credit card and the shirt will be shipped directly to you. Thanks for your support! UID:21996-1376577@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21996 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community Service,Health & Wellness,Volunteer LOCATION:University Hospitals - Online Sale CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20141209T121803 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T190000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Charting the Wolverine DESCRIPTION:This exhibit explores the intersection of maps and art. Artist Elaine Wilson weaves the two together seamlessly in her project “Charting the Wolverine\,” a series of her illustrations and paintings following the train route from Ann Arbor to Chicago. Wilson’s finished project is displayed in whole\, supported by a small array of her sketchbooks\, preliminary drawings and maps from U-M collections. UID:20279-1280131@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20279 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition,Library,Visual Arts LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - 2nd Floor, Clark Library CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150203T102728 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Chasing the Cherubim: Snowflake Paper Cuttings DESCRIPTION:This year’s exhibition of Dr. Thomas L. Clark’s exquisite\, hand-cut paper creations highlights work from his two collections\, “Chasing the Cherubim” and “Fiery Furnace”. Cherubim\, the higher order of angels\, are guardians representing divine authority in human life. Clark explores themes of changing human experience and consciousness and the evolution of authority though images of these winged beings and other manifestations. A former U-M physician\, Clark\, a.k.a. Dr. Snowflake\, has been exhibiting his snowflakes at U-M Hospitals since 1987. UID:20079-1342662@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20079 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — Taubman Health Center North Lobby, Floor 1. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150127T115150 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Civil War Soldiers DESCRIPTION:Shayne Davidson is an experienced genealogist who received an MFA from the University of Michigan. Her exhibition consists of 17 life-sized colored pencil portraits based on rare\, identified photos of a group of African-American men who served together for the Union in the 25th United States Colored Troops\, Company G. The portraits incorporate portions of the men’s military records in the artwork\, and a mini-biography of the soldier\, written by the artist\, accompanies each portrait. Davidson also studied painting and drawing at Cooper Union in New York City and received a BFA from California Institute of the Arts. UID:21149-1335639@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21149 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150127T114547 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Life Line: Scratchboard Etchings DESCRIPTION:While Chicagoan Lisa S. Goesling has spent her life creating art\, she discovered scratchboards (boards made of clay and India ink) while undergoing a cancer diagnosis in 2006. The idea that adversity teaches us to turn the negative into a positive is a great analogy for transforming these black boards into thriving works of art. Her past careers in graphic design and art direction continue to influence her art by incorporating the fundamentals of design\, such as composition\, pattern\, texture\, contrast\, line\, etc. Using nature as her muse\, Goesling scratches fine lines into a layer of ink until meticulous images appear in the clay. UID:21146-1335527@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21146 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — Taubman Health Center South Lobby, Floor 1. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20141125T110919 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Michigan Life: Watercolor DESCRIPTION:LeAnne Mawby Sowa is a west Michigan artist who paints with an appreciation of history and love of the Great Lakes. Her lighthouses and lake scenes are reminiscent of summer vacation times exploring the state’s wonders. Sowa’s colors are vibrant\, and she also brings to life the historic beauty of barns and other places far from the shoreline. Her artistic education is through self exploration\, workshops and a few college classes\, including Hertfordshire College in Ware\, England. UID:20086-1264597@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20086 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:Cancer Center - Gifts of Art Gallery — Comprehensive Cancer Center, Level 1. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150127T113654 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Michigan Splendor: Wildlife & Floral Photography DESCRIPTION:Ann Arbor artists Dick and Sue Rigterink use digital photography to share the joy and splendor of nature. By stopping fast motion\, their photographs capture the moment and the personalities\, whether a bird in flight or song\, or a chipmunk jumping for a flower. They focus attention on the diversity\, habitats\, behavior\, and beauty of local\, recognizable wildlife to evoke memories in viewers. Dick has a Bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture from Michigan State and a Master’s from Harvard Graduate School of Design. Sue has a Bachelor’s from Michigan State in Mathematics. Their wildlife photographs have been published in Audubon Magazine and National Wildlife Federation. UID:21143-1342721@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21143 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — Taubman Health Center South Lobby, Floor 1. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150127T115434 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Playground Valentine: Art Jewelry & Objects DESCRIPTION:Amber D. Harrison is a Michigan based studio artist practicing contemporary art jewelry and object making. She works as a fabricator hand cutting and forming each piece while exploring the implementation of play. Her goal is to transfer her own memories into a whimsical and wearable world\, evoking the recollections or imaginations of others. She recently exhibited in the 2014 Philadelphia Museum of Art Contemporary Craft Show\, one of the top craft shows in the United States. Harrison earned her BFA from the University of Michigan Penny W. Stamps School of Art and Design. UID:21150-1335695@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21150 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150127T113935 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Storytelling Whimsical Sculpture DESCRIPTION:Story greatly influences the clay sculptures of Leanne Schnepp. By combining animal and human forms and characteristics\, she tells stories of connection and transformation. Humans\, coyotes\, frogs\, and birds interact and “converse\,” and mischievous children become monsters and tumble about. There is a sense of play and whimsy in the work and the opportunity for viewers to use their imagination. Schnepp earned her BFA at Michigan State University and has worked as an artist and teacher for the past 20 years. She currently lives and works in East Lansing. UID:21144-1335415@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21144 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — Taubman Health Center North Lobby, Floor 1. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150127T114901 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Stunningly Ordinary: Oil Painting DESCRIPTION:Michigan based artist Amy Fell finds great beauty\, charm\, and even mystery in the everyday articles that surround us. Fell uses a variety of techniques — including dramatic lighting\, large scale presentation\, detailed rendering and bold color — to celebrate the objects that provide comfort and support in our day-to-day lives. Fell studies oil painting at the Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center as well as regularly attending workshops of nationally acclaimed artists. She exhibits her work in juried shows and is very active in the arts community in the Detroit metropolitan area. UID:21148-1335583@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21148 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — University Hospital Main Lobby, Floor 1. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150310T132434 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents The Dinnerware Museum: A Place at the Table DESCRIPTION:The Dinnerware Museum\, a new museum in Ann Arbor established in 2012\, features a collection of thousands of pieces of functional dinnerware from all over the world along with fine art referencing dinnerware created from ceramic\, metal\, glass\, paper\, plastic and more. This exhibition highlights portions of eight memorable place settings of American tableware dating from the 1930s to the present\, including sets designed by the leading 20th century designers Eva Zeisel\, Russel Wright\, Glidden Parker\, and Don Schreckengost as well as new dinnerware by contemporary artist Julia Galloway in 2014. UID:21151-1335784@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21151 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — Cancer Center Elevator Alcove, Level 2 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20141218T105602 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Re-Imaging Gender - A Juried Art Exhibition DESCRIPTION:Our understandings of gender have shifted dramatically in recent decades. No longer is gender a matter of an immutable binary\, or a set of predetermined preferences and predilections. This exhibition--the first of its kind--both celebrates and interrogates the visual aspects of the re- imaging of gender.\n\nRe-imaging Gender features the work of 15 promising artists who take on one of the most important challenges facing contemporary art: how to render the modern spectrum of gender\, going beyond the simple male/female binary to include a wide variety of identities and sexualities.\n\nThe Re-imaging artists\, MFA students enrolled at Michigan and CIC universities (Big 10\, plus Chicago)\, responded to an IRWG-issued Call for Art. The result is an exhibition of 17 works in a variety of media\, including photography\, paint\, lithograph\, mixed media\, and video\, which reflect new understandings of gender.\n\nThe exhibit will be displayed at the Lane Hall Gallery\, a space shared by IRWG and the U-M Department of Women’s Studies\, from January 15 - June 26\, 2015. UID:20407-1287638@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20407 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Free,LGBT,Literary Arts,Visual Arts,Women's Studies LOCATION:Lane Hall - Gallery space on first floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20141020T154734 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T190000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:\"Now or Never\": Collecting\, Documenting\, and Photographing the Aftermath of World War I in the Middle East DESCRIPTION:World War I was far from over in the Middle East when the Germany officially surrendered to the Entente forces on 11 November 1918. As the European colonial powers sought to divide up the territory of the multiethnic Ottoman Empire\, the forces of Turkish nationalist leader Mustafa Kemal fought a war of independence claiming victory and announcing the establishment of a Turkish Republic on 29 October 1923. It was in the context of continued conflict that University of Michigan Professor of Archaeology Francis Willey Kelsey (1858-1927) traveled to the Near East. Accompanied by his wife Isabelle (Mary) Badger Kelsey (1867-1944)\, his fifteen-year old son Easton Trowbridge Kelsey (b. 1904) and University of Michigan staff photographer George Robert Swain (1866-1947)\, Kelsey visited a region of the world that not only had experienced four-years of destructive war and devastating famine\, but also was the site of genocide.\n\nThe initial mission was to collect ancient manuscripts that were destined to disappear in the post war chaos. To initiate the mission\, Prof. Kelsey wrote an urgent letter to Miss Belle da Costa Greene of the Pierpont Library on October 3\, 1918. He solicited her support for an immediate expedition into the aftermath of war for “unless peace comes soon enough to save the remnants” of Greek and Armenian society\, who have “been practically exterminated in certain large regions of Asia Minor” no record of these Christian communities would remain. It was “now or never” he writes that ancient and medieval manuscripts may be purchased from “unappreciative hands” for a token price. It was now or never that Greek\, Syriac\, Persian and Armenian manuscripts could be easily picked up and the “possession of these\, and their proper preservation\, will be a gain to science of inestimable value.” Little did Kelsey know that his travels to the Near East would also become a moment of witnessing. Kelsey’s diaries and Swain’s photographs on exhibit leave an important historical record that links them personally and the University of Michigan to one of the largest humanitarian efforts in history.\n\nOrganizers: Kathryn Babayan\, associate professor of history and Near Eastern studies\, U-M\; and Melanie Tanielian\, assistant professor of history\, U-M. UID:19668-1235356@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/19668 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:History,International,Museum LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Audubon Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20141223T161818 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T190000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Now or Never: Collecting\, Documenting and Photographing the Aftermath of World War I in the Middle East DESCRIPTION:Diaries written by U-M professor of archaeology Francis Willey Kelsey (1858–1927) and photographs taken by U-M staff photographer George Robert Swain (1866–1947) are a historical record that links them—and the University of Michigan—to one of the largest preservation efforts in history. Kelsey wrote\, “unless peace comes soon enough to save the remnants” of Greek and Armenian society\, who have “been practically exterminated in certain large regions of Asia Minor\,” no record of these Christian communities would remain.\n\nKelsey and Swain initially traveled to the Near East to collect ancient manuscripts that were destined to disappear in the post World War I chaos\, as the war was far from over in the Middle East when Germany officially surrendered to the Entente forces on November 11\, 1918. Two Armenian manuscripts that were purchased as a consequence of the expedition are on display.\n\nLecture and opening reception will take place at 4 p.m. on January 14 in the Hatcher Library Gallery\, adjacent to the exhibit.\n\nExhibit materials are courtesy of the Bentley Historical Library and U-M Library Special Collections. UID:20513-1296091@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20513 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:History,Library,Middle East Studies LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Audubon Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150217T105751 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T120000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:So\, You’re Ready to be a Supervisor? How to Make a Smooth Transition DESCRIPTION:Making the move from peer to supervisor can be complicated if some things are not considered. If you are not yet a supervisor\, but feel you are ready to make the transition to a supervisory role\, or if you are a new supervisor this course will walk you through the process.\n\nYou will learn to:\n\nDescribe changes that inhibit or adversely impact working relationships when promoted from colleague to supervisor\nPractice techniques for using your particular supervision style to build effective and motivating relationships with your employees\, peers\, and managers\nRecognize how personalities and basic communication styles will affect your supervision style\nExamine various ways to approach inherent or inherited issues in your department related to: resources\, employee satisfaction and motivation\, skills\, performance issues\, etc.\nRecognize typical new supervisor mistakes and ways to avoid common management pitfalls\n\nYou will benefit by:\n\nIdentifying successful professional practices to begin building a great management reputation\nRaising your awareness to making the transition smoothly from colleague or co-worker to supervisor\nAvoiding common pitfalls often made by new supervisors\nLearning how to build effective management-employee relations early in your supervision career\nLearning how best to communicate with others in your new role as a supervisor\n\nAudience:\n\nIndividuals wishing to consider a career in supervision or those very new to the role\n\nProgram Note: Attend the Supervisory Essentials: U-M Policy and Compliance or Foundations of Supervision courses prior to or following this presentation to continue developing your supervision skills.\n\nSchedule Selection(s) Competencies: BI CO DO LA UID:21615-1357705@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21615 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Career,Leadership,Networking,Workshop LOCATION:Administrative Services Building - HRD CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150218T112540 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:The Artistry of M. Saffell Gardner DESCRIPTION:Experience the acclaimed works of artist M. Saffell Gardner at the University of Michigan Detroit Center\, February 19 – March 20\, 2015 with the exhibition “The Artistry of M. Saffell Gardner.” Located in Lester P. Monts Hall\, “Artistry” features an extensive collection of Gardner’s paintings and creative works. \n\nAbout the Artist: M. Saffell Gardner is a master painter\, mixed media artist\, art historian and educator. A graduate of Wayne State University holding a BFA and MFA in painting\, Gardner's artistic talents have transcended a career spanning more than five decades. As recently as 2014\, Gardner's work appeared at the 9338 Campau Gallery and 2014 ArtPrize competition in Grand Rapids. In 2013\, he was invited to participate in “The Venice Biennale 2013.\" In 2000\, he was selected as the Chivas Regal Artist in Residence at the Charles H. Wright Museum. A commissioned painting entitled “Door of No Return” is currently in the museum’s permanent collection. Gardner has also co-curated “Vision in a Cornfield” for the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit. Gardner’s work can also be found in the permanent collections of multiple healthcare systems including: Blue Cross Blue Shield\, Henry Ford Hospital\, Total Healthcare and the Detroit Medical Center. His work is also on display at several Detroit Public Schools including Cass Technical High School\, Renaissance High School\, Southeastern High School and the Detroit School of Arts. In addition\, to his work the metro Detroit area\, Gardner has also exhibited throughout the United States\, Jamaica\, Brazil\, Ghana and Africa. UID:21679-1358683@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21679 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Detroit,Exhibition,Visual Arts LOCATION:Detroit Center - Monts Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150311T105605 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T171500 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Black Feminist Think Tank DESCRIPTION:This symposium will bring together a range of scholars to map key questions\, concepts and debates regarding Black feminism's theoretical breadth and political and social praxis. UID:22022-1377566@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22022 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:African American,History,Women's Studies LOCATION:Michigan Union - Kuenzel CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150205T125058 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Death Dogs DESCRIPTION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology presents Death Dogs exhibition from February 6 - May 3\, 2015. UID:21334-1345569@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21334 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Anthropology,Exhibition,History,Museum,Visual Arts LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology - Upjohn Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150322T180052 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T235959 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Southern New England Team Race DESCRIPTION:Team Race in Connecticut at Coast Guard UID:21890-1388645@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21890 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Coast Guard, CT CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150217T110519 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T120000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Taking Good Notes and Meeting Minutes DESCRIPTION:Transcribing minutes of a meeting is not only a challenge but requires a unique skill. Come to this session to receive the fundamentals of effective note taking and transcribing meeting minutes that are user friendly and comprehensive.\n\nYou will learn to:\n\nDifferentiate between note-taking and taking meeting minutes\nDescribe the process of note taking and transcribing meeting minutes\nIdentify ways to accurately take notes while participating in the meeting\nDetermine the most important kinds of information to include in meeting minutes\nUse the best ways to format meeting minutes that are the most reader-friendly\n\nYou will benefit by:\n\nAcquiring strategies and tools of note ­taking to increase your confidence in fulfilling your role as note taker\nAcquiring tips for juggling being a participant as well as the recorder of the meeting minutes\nLearning how to quickly and effectively summarize issues and decisions\n\nAudience:\n\nAnyone who is responsible for recording the events of a meeting\nSchedule Selection(s) Competencies: CO DO QS UID:21616-1357706@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21616 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Career,Networking,Workshop LOCATION:Administrative Services Building - HRD CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150305T121744 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:The Crown: Contemporary Construction of Self in America DESCRIPTION:Note: The Gallery is open M-F 9am-5pm.\n\nThe Crown: Contemporary Construction of Self in America is an exhibit and series of programs imagined by visiting artist Shani Peters and sponsored by the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS) and the Institute for the Humanities (IH). The project will feature a video installation in the IH gallery\, an interactive portrait exhibition in GalleryDAAS\, and a video screening of the award winning film\, Chameleon Street. The screenings will be held at the Institute of the Humanities and at the Charles Wright Museum in Detroit\, MI.\n\nAbout the project:\n\nThe Crown: Contemporary Construction of Self in America is a series of projects by artist Shani Peters that will examine the socially acceptable yet complicated concept of Black pride and success. Crowns\, symbolic of kings and queens\, and conferred on any number of Black popular culture figures from James Brown to Biggie\, are also symbols for systems of inequitably distributed resources and injustice. This multi-part project—which includes two exhibitions\, a film screening\, and a panel discussion—asks the question: what does it mean to acknowledge the need for these forms of pride and success while recognizing their problems? It further complicates the question with a consideration of the similar celebration and pride that comes from attaining degrees of higher education which offer obvious opportunities\, yet can alienate students of African descent from their origins. The artist asks\, how do Black people register these complicated elements in ways that allow them to move progressively through western power structures towards futures that reflect their right to dignity and self-determination? Sponsored by the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies and the Institute for the Humanities. UID:21276-1343085@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21276 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Africa,African American,Film LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150322T180051 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T235959 SUMMARY:Other:Women's Centex DESCRIPTION:A Flywheel favorite -- tournament in Austin\, Texas.  UID:22122-1388641@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22122 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Austin, Texas CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150107T133453 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Uncanny Valley DESCRIPTION:Guy Michael Davis and Katie Parker\n(collaboratively working under the name Future Retrieval)\n\nThe objects presented merge the strengths of our studio practice – a dark vein backed by a historical current. Ornament and detail collide with a fascination of taxidermy and natural order. Each object contains a history\, reaching back and highlighting ideals of time and labor.\nThree-dimensional scans and photographs have been rapid prototyped\, processed in the studio\, and molded into porcelain mimicking the world of European decorative arts. Inspired also by German animal sculptures and cut silhouettes\, we are using digital translation to both highlight and transform these details that fascinate us. The interest in new technologies and industrial methods is that each piece is handmade\, but maintains the record of a computer driven interpretation. Our intention is to make art objects that reference design and are held together by craft.\n\nBio \nFuture Retrieval\n\nGuy Michael Davis was born in 1978 and raised in Bartlesville\, OK. Katie Parker was born in 1980 in Jonesboro Arkansas\, and grew up in Plano\, Texas. They both attended the Kansas City Art Institute from 1999-2003 and received BFA degrees in ceramics.\nKatie went straight to graduate school at The Ohio State University from 2003-2005\, Guy followed suit three years later from 2006-2008. Both Katie and Guy received MFA degrees in ceramics. \nCurrently\, Katie is an Assistant Professor at the University of Cincinnati\, running the ceramics department. Guy works for multiple designers across the country\, and is an adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Cincinnati. For several years\, they have also been collaborating together\, making objects that combine new technology\, porcelain\, and good craft. The objects merge the strengths of their individual studio practice – a dark vein backed by a historical current. They have exhibited both nationally and internationally\, with recent shows in New York City\, Jingdezhen China\, Cardiff Wales\, Philadelphia\, Kansas City\, and Tempe Arizona. This summer they were both artists in residence at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Art in Omaha\, NE. UID:20670-1311574@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20670 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition,Free,Visual Arts LOCATION:East Quadrangle - RC Art Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150310T152504 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T160000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:2015 Career & Networking Fair DESCRIPTION:The University of Michigan's Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning presents...the 2015 Career & Networking Fair.\n\nThe reputation of our programs attracts employers to visit Ann Arbor to meet our excellent students. Employers are invited to come meet our excellent architecture\, urban planning\, and urban design students. Learn more here.\n\nIf you have questions or comments\, please email Beth Berenter at berenter@umich.edu.\n\nAbout the University of Michigan's Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning: The Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Michigan is a leader in interdisciplinary education and research with a focus on creating a more beautiful\, inclusive\, and better built environment. The college and its alumni are committed to pushing the boundaries of architectural practice\, advancing global engagement\, and significantly enhancing diversity in the profession. The college offers the following degrees: Bachelor of Science in Architecture\, Master of Architecture (currently ranked #6 nationally\; ranked #1 in 2010 by Design Intelligence Report)\, Master of Science in Architecture\, Master of Urban Planning\, Master of Urban Design\, and PhD programs.\n\nUniversity of Michigan - The University of Michigan is one of the nation’s leading public universities\, according to the U.S. News & World Report\, and is ranked 29th overall amongst public and private universities. Of the 130 UM graduate programs evaluated by U.S. News & World Report\, 99 are ranked in the top ten. Only three other universities have more top-ten graduate programs than the University of Michigan. Over the years\, the university has grown to include 19 schools and colleges covering the liberal arts and sciences as well as most professions and has a population of almost 44\,000 undergraduate\, graduate\, and professional students. According to the latest national data\, the university’s expenditures on research ($1.32 billion in FY2012) represent more than any other U.S. public university. UID:22011-1376833@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22011 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Alumni,Architecture,Career,North campus LOCATION:Art and Architecture Building - CMYK CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20141201T143728 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Flip Your Field: Objects from the Collection DESCRIPTION:For the third installation of the Flip Your Field series\, UMMA invites Georgios Skiniotis\, Professor of Biological Chemistry at U-M’s Life Sciences Institute and Medical School\, to curate an exhibition from the Museum’s collection of three-dimensional objects.\n As a scientist\, Skiniotis creates three-dimensional models of cellular components by combining their magnified shadows or projections viewed from different perspectives. This type of study inevitably raises questions regarding the cognition of the objects around us—how\, in the absence of perspective\, are we to read elements like color\, contrast variation\, and depth of field in the dark outlines of objects? How do we make the cognitive connection between a two-dimensional shadow and the three-dimensional object that casts it? How many two-dimensional projections are needed for us to understand what we are looking at\, and at what level of detail?\nThis exhibition poses such questions by juxtaposing three-dimensional objects from the Museum’s collection with two-dimensional projections created by Skiniotis using a similar process with which he creates models of cellular components. The presentation aims to provide a glimpse of the impressions of the selected works from varied directions through interplay with their own projections and our minds.\nThe UMMA Flip Your Field series asks noted University of Michigan faculty members to consider artwork outside their field of specialization in order to guest curate an exhibition using works from UMMA's renowned collection. The UMMA Flip Your Field series is generously supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. UID:20123-1348307@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20123 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Biology,Discussion,Exhibition,Free,History,Information and Technology,Media,Medicine,Museum,Research,Science,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150207T184109 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Hana Hamplová: Meditations on Paper DESCRIPTION:Inspired by a story by Czech writer Bohumil Hrabal\, Czech photographer Hana Hamplová created a memorable body of work during the 1970s based on how important paper and the written word are to civilization—including how easily writings and\, consequently knowledge\, can be lost. This exhibition\, consisting of 19 photographs from UMMA’s collection\, was inspired by the presence of the Frank Gehry chair made of cardboard in UMMA’s Design Gallery\, and of and the need to address how artists from different cultures (present-day America and communist Czechoslovakia) view a commodity as common as paper.\n\nLead support for this exhibition is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment. Additional generous support is provided by the University of Michigan Center for European Studies\, Center for Russian\, East European and Eurasian Studies\, and the Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies. UID:21358-1349053@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21358 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Exhibition,Free,Museum,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150207T183355 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:HE: The Hergott Shepard Photography Collection DESCRIPTION:For more than 25 years\, Los Angeles-based collectors Alan Hergott and Curt Shepard have built a world-class collection of contemporary art that is focused on men and male identity as its subject matter. This exhibition features works from their vast holdings in photography. Guest curator Mario Codognato examines the lives of men in contemporary Western societies—with all their contradictions—through themes of competition and solidarity\, confrontation with identity\, and diverse explorations of the body and sexuality (as both sign and experience). Together\, these thematic groups form a fictional\, somewhat idealized\, tale in 13 chapters\, inviting viewers to reflect upon their own stories as well.\n\nDrawing upon the Hergott Shepard collection as well as select works gifted by the collectors to the Hammer Museum at UCLA\, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)\, and the Museum of Contemporary Art\, Los Angeles (MOCA)\, the exhibition will include more than 60 works by some of the most important names in late 20th and early 21st century art\, including Doug Aitken\, John Baldessari\, Matthew Barney\, Rineke Dijkstra\, Gilbert and George\, Nan Goldin\, Robert Mapplethorpe\, Catherine Opie\, Herb Ritts\, Thomas Ruff\, Andres Serrano\, and Wolfgang Tillmans.\n\nLead support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost and the University of Michigan Health System. Additional generous support is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Vice Provost for Equity\, Inclusion\, and Academic Affairs\, Department of the History of Art\, Institute for Research on Women and Gender\, Institute for the Humanities\, and Residential College\, and the Katherine Tuck Enrichment Fund. UID:21357-1348915@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21357 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Anthropology,Art,Culture,Exhibition,Free,LGBT,Multicultural,Museum,Social,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150207T170643 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Medicinal Plants and Gardens: Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum DESCRIPTION:This exhibition celebrates the upcoming 2015 opening of the new Medicinal Garden at the University of Michigan’s Matthaei Botanical Gardens. The earliest botanical garden at the University was a pharmaceutical garden established in 1897 just off the Diag\, at the heart of Central Campus. The new garden\, developed in partnership with the College of Pharmacy and Medical School faculty\, will continue that legacy\, aiming to explore the botanical origins of historical and current medicines\, and to promote a better understanding of the profound relationship between plants and human health.\nPreceding the garden’s opening\, this exhibition at UMMA will feature rarely seen archival plant specimens\, deposited by pharmaceutical companies at the University Herbarium\, along with newer herbarium specimens that reveal the captivating forms of these medicinal plants. These dried and pressed plant specimens will be accompanied by the presentation of the few remaining historic images of the original pharmaceutical garden\, as well as a drawing of the layout of new garden at Matthaei\, which is uniquely organized according to the systems of the human body that these medicinal plants are used to treat.\nThis exhibition is part of the U-M Collections Collaborations series\, co-organized by and presented at UMMA and designed to showcase the renowned and diverse collections at the University of Michigan. The U-M Collections Collaborations series is generously supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. UID:20122-1348426@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20122 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Biology,Culture,Discussion,Ecology,Environment,Exhibition,History,Medicine,Museum,Outdoors,Research,Science,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150320T120009 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T170000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:WHAT DO YOU RUN FOR? DESCRIPTION:Red Cross at UM would like to invite you to learn more about what we do on campus while asking attendees \"what do you run for?\" in order to raise awareness about our upcoming Run for the Red 5k taking place on March 21!  UID:22108-1380581@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22108 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Central Campus Diag CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150322T120009 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T235959 SUMMARY:Other:2015 UW White DESCRIPTION:Eight team tournament at the University of Wisconsin UID:21867-1388258@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21867 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Nielsen Tennis Center, University of Wisconsin CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150108T124313 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T130000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Dance of the Neurons: The Art of Neuroscience DESCRIPTION:Beautiful full-color images of microscopic cell structures combine delicate art with cutting-edge science. The images were selected from the BioArtography project of the U-M Center for Organogenesis (www.BioArtography.com) in support of the Museum of Natural History's winter term programming on brain science. The public is invited to an exhibition opening reception on Friday\, February 6 from 5:00 to 6:30 pm. UID:20702-1313076@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20702 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Science LOCATION:Ruthven Museums Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150316T161929 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T130000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Fastest to Best: Getting Help with Career Resources DESCRIPTION:Anxious about post-college plans and the job search process? Don’t know where to start? Join us for a joint workshop with U-M Library and the Career Center to find the fastest way to the best resources in your career search. Discover resources that the library has to offer\, and hear from Career Center advisors about tips and tricks to get you the perfect job. And...pizza! UID:22145-1382612@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22145 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Gallery Lab CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150322T180053 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T235959 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Freshman Icebreaker Regatta DESCRIPTION:Annual MCSA freshman regatta. A lot of fun and some good sailing. UID:21892-1388653@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21892 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:South Bend, IN CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150420T123011 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T130000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Workshop: Applying to Law School 101 DESCRIPTION:Are you considering applying to law school? Come to this session to gain insights on the law school application process' timeline and mechanics. Students at all levels are encouraged to attend.\n\nEvent sponsored by the Career Center and the Newnan Advising Center UID:22201-1383898@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22201 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:The Career Center CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150420T123010 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T130000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Workshop: Fastest to Best: Getting Help with Career Resources DESCRIPTION:Anxious about post-college plans and the job search process? Don’t know where to start? Join us for a joint workshop with U-M Library and the Career Center to find the fastest way to the best resources in your career search. Discover resources that the library has to offer\, and hear from Career Center advisors about tips and tricks to get you the perfect job.\n\nROOM: Gallery Lab\, Hatcher Graduate Library\n UID:22195-1383892@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22195 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150320T120011 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T160000 SUMMARY:Exercise / Fitness:Arabesque Dabke and Bellydance Lessons DESCRIPTION: Arabesque Dabke and Bellydance Lessons! Join Arabesque and Trotter Multicultural Center for Feel Good Friday*! Learn two traditional Arab dances\, the dabke and the belly dance. Light snacks will be provided.. *Feel Good Fridays are a weekly occurrence at Trotter Multicultural Center. FGF are a part of our Health and Wellness initiative as we try to create an informative space for the university community. Not only do we provide free food and engaging activities\, but we generate a welcoming social environment.  UID:22117-1380846@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22117 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Trotter Multicultural Center CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150225T152135 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T130000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Dispute Resolution in Vietnam DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Pierre Landry\, University of Pittsburgh\n\nBased of the results of the” Justice Index” jointly produced by CECODES and the UNDP Office in Vietnam\, Landry analyzes the paradox of Vietnamese institutional development by which vast improvements in the security of property rights along with institutional innovation are not being matched empirically by popular reliance on formal legal institutions. Specifically\, Landry analzyes how disputes related to land are being handled in order to show that disputants are overwhelmingly predisposed to use administrative dispute resolution mechanisms\, even in areas where access to lawyers and legal aid have improved. UID:21833-1365169@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21833 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Politics,Southeast Asia LOCATION:School of Social Work Building - 1636 International Institute CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150318T063010 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T150000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Info. Session: McKinsey & Company\, Inc. DESCRIPTION:Employer: McKinsey & Company\, Inc.\n APD (advanced professional degree ) Spring Information Session\n\nDate: Friday\, March 20th \nTime: 1:00-3:00 pm ET \nLocation: Michigan League\, Vandenberg Room \nRSVP Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/UMich2015 \n\nDid you know that McKinsey & Company\, a global management consulting firm\, has been hiring advanced professional degree (APD) candidates just like you for over 20 years? Over half of our 8000 consultants in our 100+ offices worldwide hold PhD\, MD\, JD and non-MBA Masters degrees. \n\nPlease join McKinsey & Company to learn about our work\, our people and our exciting career opportunities for APD candidates.\n\nPresentation Agenda: \n· Introduction to McKinsey and our work \n· Insight and full-time opportunities \n· Application process \n· Group Q&A \n· Reception with McKinsey consultants \n\nWeb Presentations:\nIf you are unable to join us on campus\, we are hosting web based presentations to help graduate students learn more about McKinsey & Company and our Insight programs. Please visit our “Online Events” section on our website for available dates and to RSVP: \nhttp://www.mckinsey.com/careers/join_us/university_recruiting/online_events \nWednesday\, March 25\, 2015 8:00-9:00 pm ET\nWednesday\, April 1\, 2015 12:00-1:00 pm ET\nFriday\, April 3\, 2015 8:00-9:00 pm ET UID:22186-1383883@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22186 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Michigan League CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150320T120024 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T160000 SUMMARY:Film Screening:Film Screening: The Road to Fame DESCRIPTION:The Road to Fame tells a unique story of coming-of-age with Chinese characteristics. The film chronicles the staging of the American musical Fame--China's first official collaboration with Broadway--by the senior class at China's top drama academy as their graduation showcase. During the eight-month process\, five students compete for roles\, struggle with pressure from family and authority\, and prepare to graduate into a cutthroat and corrupt show business. Part of China's One-Child generation\, they have been spoiled growing up but are now obliged to carry on the failed dreams of their parents. They must confront complex social realities and their own anxieties\, and\, in the process of staging Fame\, negotiate their own paths to success in today's China. 83 min. \n\n* A discussion with Director Hao Wu will follow after the screening.\n\nAbout Director Hao Wu: \n\nOriginally trained as a molecular biologist\, Hao Wu traveled to the Internet world before focusing on filmmaking and writing. He directed and produced Beijing or Bust\, his first feature documentary that was shown on PBS. His second feature documentary\, The Road to Fame\, received funding from The Ford Foundation JustFilms and was co-produced by BBC\, VPRO\, CNEX\, DR\, Center for Asian American Media and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.\nIn the Internet world\, Wu worked in management positions in Silicon Valley and with Alibaba and Yahoo in China. From 2008-2011\, he was the China Country Manager for TripAdvisor\, the world’s largest travel website.\nWu holds a Master of Science degree from Brandeis University\, an MBA degree with High Distinction from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business. He is currently a fellow at the New America Foundation. His writing has appeared on Time.com\, Slate.com\, Marketplace Radio\, Strait Times and China Daily. UID:21088-1331975@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21088 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Chinese Studies,Culture,Film,International LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150420T123012 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T150000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Workshop: Emerging Wolverines: First-year Student Group DESCRIPTION:Emerging Wolverines is an interactive 4 week long group experience for first year students who want to:\n\n* Learn about themselves in a small group environment \n* Explore career and campus opportunities\, using MBTI (personality assessment tool) theory\n* Gain clarity about your present and future goals\n\nTo participate\, apply online here! (Deadline 1/26)\n\nWEBSITE: www.careercenter.umich.edu UID:20919-1323604@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20919 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:The Career Center CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150314T001522 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T150000 SUMMARY:Performance:Guest Masterclass: Gran Wilson\, tenor DESCRIPTION:Tenor Gran Wilson is a native of Bessemer\, Alabama. His career spans four decades and four continents as well. He has sung the leading tenor repertoire with the New York City Opera\, San Francisco Opera\, Australian Opera\, Netherlands Opera\, Opera de Nice\, and Oper Frankfurt to name but a few. He has performed with the Boston Symphony\, St. Paul Chamber Symphony\, Seattle Symphony\, and Trondheim Symphony. He has appeared on CBS Morning News\, PBS’s “Live From Lincoln Center\,” and NPR’s “All things Considered.” UID:22087-1380310@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22087 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North campus LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Stamps Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150312T112518 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T170000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Idealization and the Heart of Subjectivism DESCRIPTION:Prof. Dale Dorsey\, associate professor and Meredith J. Docking Faculty Scholar in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Kansas\n\nRecent discussions of subjectivist theories of the good (and similar theories of practical reason) have focused on the tendency of subjectivism to rely heavily on various forms of idealization—my good is determined not by what I desire\, but what I would desire with\, say\, full information or full experience\, and so on.  I argue that both critics and defenders of such idealization have erred in failing to recognize that idealization can play very different roles when it comes to constructing a subjectivist theory.  The heart of subjectivism\, or so I argue\, commands that our pro-attitudes be idealized.  But not\, as it happens\, in the way most subjectivists think. UID:22058-1378591@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22058 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Lecture,Philosophy,Psychology,Rackham,Women's Studies LOCATION:Angell Hall - 3222 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150310T170403 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T170000 SUMMARY:Reception / Open House:Martha Cook Building International Tea DESCRIPTION:Do you enjoy free food? Want to learn more about culture? Have you ever wanted to see the inside of Martha Cook? Experience all this and more when you come to Martha Cook's Annual International Tea! \n\nResidents of the building will be hosting tables and providing guests with food from countries around the world! \n\nThis event is FREE and Open to the public. Join us Friday\, March 20th from 3-5PM for great food and fun! \n\n**Backpacks are not allowed**\n\nMartha Cook is located on South U. next to the Law Quad and across the street from the UGLI. UID:22003-1376822@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22003 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Free,International LOCATION:Martha Cook Residence CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150320T180010 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T183000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:WakeUp Ann Arbor DESCRIPTION:Join us for an interactive workshop exploring the challenges and opportunities of our generation and at this moment in history. Together\, we can bring forth a more thriving\, just and sustainable world.  Whether it be social entrepreneurship ventures\, community service projects\, or hard-hitting advocacy campaigns\, the WakeUp has inspired collaborative action by young people around the globe.Through music\, powerful videos\, dynamic group processes\, and active conversations\, participants explore the critical questions facing society today:1) Who Are We - as a generation coming of age in these times?2) Where Are We - as a global society around key challenges of environmental sustainability\, social justice\, and human thriving?3) What Has To Change - in the way we see ourselves\, each other\, and our world\, if we want to create a world that works for all?4) What Do We Do Now - given all this? What is our unique role in creating a better world\, as individuals and as a generation? UID:22123-1381852@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22123 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:1040 Dana Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150413T174201 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T210000 SUMMARY:Meeting:Biological Software Weekly Meeting DESCRIPTION:If you're interested in participating in a competition\, learning computer programming\, and/or creating genetic research software tools\, come join us at our weekly meetings in the USB. UID:17439-1311614@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/17439 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:competition,computer science,genetic research,igem,interdisciplinary,software LOCATION:Undergraduate Science Building - 4163 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20140925T151654 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T183000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Musicology Distinguished Lecture: The Rhythmic Imagination in African Music DESCRIPTION:Rhythm is often said to be the heart and soul of African music. Typically associated with dance\, rhythmic patterns are elaborated in ingenious and sophisticated ways not matched by any world music. Yet scholars remain divided on the nature of African rhythm’s organizing principles. In this talk\, Kofi Agawu (Princeton University) argues that the complexity of African rhythm is a rational complexity based on palpable beats\, meter and periodicity\, and that reciprocal patterns of embodiment by dancers reveal its underlying structures.\n\nThis event is co-sponsored by Musicology. UID:19277-1221772@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/19277 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Africa,Lecture,Music LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150225T181516 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T170000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Musicology Lecture: Professor Kofi Agawu (Princeton University) DESCRIPTION:Rhythm is often said to be the heart and soul of African music. Typically associated with dance\, rhythmic patterns are elaborated in ingenious and sophisticated ways not matched by any world music. Yet scholars remain divided on the nature of African rhythm’s organizing principles. In this talk\, Agawu argues that the complexity of African rhythm is a rational complexity based on palpable beats\, meter\, and periodicity\, and that reciprocal patterns of embodiment by dancers reveal its underlying structures. \n\nCo-sponsored with the Center for World Performance Studies. UID:18611-1211181@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/18611 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music LOCATION:Burton Memorial Tower - Room 506 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150322T060012 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T235959 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Wolverine Soft 42-Hour Shammy Jam DESCRIPTION:Participate in the final game jam of the academic Year! Team up with 3 other game-developers and create a video game in 42 hours! Free food\, free prizes\, and the sweet\, savory satisfaction of having created your very own video game!-Teams of 4. Don't have a team? We'll give you one when you arrive!-Trophies and medals for the best three games! For everyone else? Mysterious \"Golden\" awards and industry games from sponsors EA\, Blizzard\, and Monster.Judging criterion...i. Mechanics - How interesting is the gameplay concept?ii. Aesthetics -- How engaging are the visual + musical elements?iii. Technology -- How polished / defect-free is the game?iv. Theme compliance -- How well does the game fit the theme of the jam.-Mystery Theme to be announced as the jam begins.For rules / event info... http://www.wolverinesoft.org/event/contest/shammy_jam_2015/ UID:21968-1388009@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21968 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Windows Training Rooms, 3F Duderstadt Center, North Campus CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150220T125449 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T183000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Yoga Workshop DESCRIPTION:You will learn a series of exercises\, known as kriyas\, designed to trigger the detox process in various systems of your body. In addition to the kriyas\, you will also learn yogic tips and recipes from this powerful technology to help you cleanse your body. Don’t eat solid food for two hours before the class. Space is limited\; pre-registration is recommended. UID:21741-1361192@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21741 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Fitness,Health & Wellness,Workshop LOCATION:Central Campus Recreation Building (Bell Pool) - 3060 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150318T063011 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T200000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Workshop: Demystifying the World Of Banking DESCRIPTION:Michigan Business Club will be hosting an event aimed at introducing the banking industry to the University of Michigan community. For this event\, we will be having a presentation followed by a student panel and Q&A with The Career Center. This will be free and open to students in all disciplines.\n\nRoom: Pendleton Room\, Michigan Union UID:22197-1383894@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22197 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Michigan Union CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150209T135515 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T200000 SUMMARY:Presentation:Mark Webster Reading Series DESCRIPTION:One MFA student of fiction and one of poetry\, each introduced by a peer\, will read their work. The Mark Webster Reading Series presents emerging writers in a warm and relaxed setting. We encourage you to bring your friends - a Webster reading makes for an enjoyable and enlightening Friday evening. UID:21400-1350790@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21400 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Books,Culture,Discussion,Free,Graduate School,Language,Literature,Museum,Poetry,Social,Storytelling,UMMA,Writing LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150318T181516 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T190000 SUMMARY:Performance:Staged Reading: Little Bit DESCRIPTION:Students\, faculty\, staff\, and friends are invited to Studio One in the Walgreen Drama Center for a staged reading of the play Little Bit\, which will serve as the backdrop for Theater 399\, a cross-listed class between Screen Arts & Culture and the Department of Theatre & Drama (Winter 2016) featuring filmed scenes designed by lecturer Dawn Hollison and a live stage play directed by professors Priscilla Lindsay and John Neville Andrews. \n\nThe script\, written by local playwright Mary Butler\, is largely based on professor Caryl Flinn's book Brass Diva: The Life and Legends of Ethel Merman. Butler’s work is a philosophical exploration of mental illness that manages to find moments of humor as it highlights the short life of Merman's daughter \"Little Bit\" who suffered from depression and anxiety disorders. \n\nLindsay will direct the reading which will include area professional actors\, student actors\, and the talents of two visiting actresses\, Rita McKenzie\, longtime Ethel Merman tribute artist\, and Barbara Geary\, Ethel Merman's granddaughter and accomplished actress\, director\, playwright\, and artist. UID:22222-1384923@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22222 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Culture,Free,North campus,Storytelling,Theater LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Studio One CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150209T153656 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T220000 SUMMARY:Reception / Open House:UMMA After Hours DESCRIPTION:The University of Michigan Museum of Art invites you to join us for an evening of art\, music\, and exploration. Drop in during this free community event to discover the permanent collections galleries and new special exhibitions including photographs exploring male identity in HE: The Hergott Shepard Photography Collection\, meditations on the importance of paper by Czech artist Hana Hamplová\, a visual history of the U-M’s medicinal garden\, 3-D objects and their 2-D shadows in Flip Your Field\, and the simultaneously surreal and deadpan film Guido van der Werve: Nummer veertien\, home. Enjoy live music by Lauren Scales—this Detroit-based vocalist blends jazz\, soul\, and R&B influences into a sound nothing short of breathtaking. Curators’ conversations and light refreshments round out the event. UID:21417-1350825@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21417 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Anthropology,Art,Concert,Culture,Education,Exhibition,Family,Film,Food,Free,Media,Multicultural,Museum,Music,Social,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150311T160943 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T213000 SUMMARY:Performance:Zeta Night Live DESCRIPTION:The women of Zeta Tau Alpha at the University of Michigan are excited to host our 1st Annual Zeta Night Live talent show! All proceeds benefit Breast Cancer Education & Awareness through the Zeta Tau Alpha Foundation.\n\nhttps://www.zetataualpha.org/cms400min/Foundation.aspx \n\nOn Friday\, March 20th from 7:30pm-9:30pm\, come to Rackham Auditorium for some entertainment! This is a family friendly event\, so come one\, come all! There will be live audience participation!\n\nTickets can be purchased at ZTA's Think Pink Booth in Mason Hall (Wednesday March 18th through Friday March 20th from 10am-4pm). You can also grab a pink ribbon to show your support for the fight against breast cancer! \n\nSIGN UP TO PARTICIPATE! (At link below) https://docs.google.com/a/umich.edu/file/d/0B3EuOrmiHTDzOF95YWIxSzg5NkFzNGxXclhnOTRUcmxOd1RZ/edit\n\nTickets are $10 pre-sale and $15 at the door (cash only). Questions? Contact: Allison Zimmer\, aezimm@umich.edu UID:22045-1377860@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22045 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Comedy,Community Service,Concert,Culture,Dance,Rackham LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150317T121516 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Masters Recital: Meghan Pope\, soprano DESCRIPTION:PROGRAM: Strauss - 6 Lieder nach Gedichten von Clemens Brentano\, op. 68\; Soler - Madre\, unos ojuelos vi\; de Falla - Tus ojillos negros\; Turina - Tu pupilla es azul\; Granados - El mirar de la maja\; Granados - No lloréis ojuelos\; Handel - Gloria in excelsis Deo. UID:22165-1383615@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22165 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North campus LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Stamps Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150316T145851 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T220000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T020000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:UMix takes you: Into the Woods DESCRIPTION:Join us on Friday\, March 20th as UMix takes you: Into the Woods! We will have an obstacle course\, inflatable jousting\, a magical quest\, crafts\, midnight buffet\, psychic\, and a magician from 10pm to 2am in the Union. Bring your MCard\, 1 guest per student. UID:22138-1382608@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22138 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Food,Free,Games,Umix LOCATION:Michigan Union CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150321T000024 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T220000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T020000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:UMix takes you: Into the Woods DESCRIPTION:Join us on Friday\, March 20th as UMix takes you: Into the Woods! We will have an obstacle course\, inflatable jousting\, a magical quest\, crafts\, midnight buffet\, psychic\, and a magician from 10pm to 2am in the Union. Bring your MCard\, 1 guest per student. UID:22148-1382632@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22148 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Michigan Union CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20141217T074408 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150320T220000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T020000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Winter UMix Dates 2015 DESCRIPTION:UMix\, Michigan's Premier Friday Night program\, is 10pm - 2am in the Michigan Union with our Free Midnight buffet and plenty of activities! Please check the Center for Campus Involvement website for up to date information at UID:20424-1288078@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20424 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Film,Food,Free,Umix LOCATION:Michigan Union CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150322T120009 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T235959 SUMMARY:Other:2015 UW White DESCRIPTION:Eight team tournament at the University of Wisconsin UID:21867-1388259@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21867 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Nielsen Tennis Center, University of Wisconsin CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150322T120008 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T235959 SUMMARY:Fair / Festival:4th Annual Ann Arbor Palestine Film Festival DESCRIPTION:The Annual Ann Arbor Palestine Film Festival is finally here! We are very excited to bring films about Palestine and Palestinians to the University of Michigan and broader Michigan community. With 10 incredible films and 2 featured directors-- this year's festival will be the best one yet! Hope to see you all there! Check out #AAPFF's very own trailer of all the films in this year's lineup! #aapff15 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BF_MwtV0aRA Tickets are available online on our website or at the door: http://www.aapalestinefilmfest.com/ Regular tickets are $10 and student tickets are $8 (with student I.D.) Facebook Event Schedule of the film festival: THURSDAY MARCH 19TH | Michigan Theater at 7:30 PM ISMAIL FILM | Short Mars At Sunrise | Feature Buy Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/opening-night-tickets-15870528177 FRIDAY MARCH 20TH | Rackham Amphitheater at 7 PM Transit Game | Short Villa Touma | Feature followed by a \"Talk Back\" with director Suha Arraf Buy Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/friday-evening-tickets-15870644525 SATURDAY MARCH 21ST | Rackham Amphitheater 4 PM MATINEE: Though I Know the River is Dry | Short On the Side of the Road | Feature Buy Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/saturday-matinee-tickets-15870701696 7 PM: Mirror Image | Short followed by a \"Talk Back\" with director Danielle Schwartz and U-M Professor Anton Shammas A World Not Ours | Feature Buy Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/saturday-evening-tickets-15870708717 SUNDAY MARCH 22ND | University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Helmut Stern Auditorium- 12 PM MATINEE Zinco | Short Thank God its Friday | Feature Reserve Tickets (FREE): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sunday-matinee-tickets-15870674615 Closing reception and awards ceremony will be held in UMMA's multi-purpose room (1st floor) following film screenings. Locations: MICHIGAN THEATER: 603 E. Liberty St. RACKHAM AMPHITHEATER: 915 E Washington St. (4th floor) UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MUSEUM OF ART (UMMA): 525 S State St. UID:22106-1388256@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22106 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Michigan Theather, Rackham Amphitheater, University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)-Helmut Stern Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150323T180008 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T235959 SUMMARY:Fair / Festival:Ann Arbor Palestine Film Festival DESCRIPTION:The Annual Ann Arbor Palestine Film Festival is finally here! We are very excited to bring films about Palestine and Palestinians to the University of Michigan and broader Michigan community. With 10 incredible films and 2 featured directors-- this year's festival will be the best one yet! Hope to see you all there! Tickets are available online on our website or at the door: http://www.aapalestinefilmfest.com/ Regular tickets are $10 and student tickets are $8 (with student I.D.) UID:22116-1389622@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22116 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:University of Michigan and broader Michigan community CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150322T180053 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T235959 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Freshman Icebreaker Regatta DESCRIPTION:Annual MCSA freshman regatta. A lot of fun and some good sailing. UID:21892-1388654@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21892 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:South Bend, IN CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150218T125123 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T230000 SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:ISS Workshops DESCRIPTION:We are partnering with ISS to bring you workshops on After Effects\, Filmmaking Basics\, Final Cut Pro X and iMovie! Here are the dates for the following workshops:\n\nAfter Effects: April 6\, 2015\n\nFilmmaking Basics: February 23\, 2015 and March 25\, 2015 \n\nFinal Cut Pro X: March 11\, 2015 and April 1\, 2015 \n\niMovie: March 10\, 2015 and April 7\, 2015 All are welcome to sign-up for any workshop\, but register soon because there is limited seating!\n\nRegister online here at: http://www.lsa.umich.edu/iss/services/trainingsandworkshops UID:21687-1358928@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21687 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Information and Technology LOCATION:Modern Languages Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150407T120028 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T235959 SUMMARY:Other:ISS Workshops DESCRIPTION:We are partnering with ISS to bring you workshops on After Effects\, Filmmaking Basics\, Final Cut Pro X and iMovie! Here are the dates for the following workshops:After Effects: April 6\, 2015Filmmaking Basics: February 23\, 2015 and March 25\, 2015Final Cut Pro X: March 11\, 2015 and April 1\, 2015iMovie: March 10\, 2015 and April 7\, 2015 All are welcome to sign-up for any workshop\, but register soon because there is limited seating!Register online here at: http://www.lsa.umich.edu/iss/services/trainingsandworkshops UID:21712-1401498@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21712 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Modern Languages Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150322T180052 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T235959 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Southern New England Team Race DESCRIPTION:Team Race in Connecticut at Coast Guard UID:21890-1388646@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21890 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Coast Guard, CT CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150310T100446 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T120000 SUMMARY:Community Service:U-M \"Heart Heroes\" T-shirt Sale DESCRIPTION:Spring is still a few weeks away … but the U-M Heart Heroes t-shirts are here right now! They’re great for caregivers\, patients\, their family and friends\, and all U-M supporters! Order your limited edition t-shirt today through March 23. Your purchase will help support the U-M Washtenaw County American Heart Walk/5K Run\, which takes place Saturday morning\, May 9\, 2015. One hundred percent of the proceeds go directly to the Heart Walk sponsored by the American Heart Association (AHA). \n\nThe t-shirts were introduced in February in celebration of Heart Month\, raising more than $2\,000 for the AHA. Our goal is to raise a total of $10\,000 through this special offer to you. These premium\, limited edition t-shirts are a distressed “heathered” blue\, with a distinct vintage look. They’re a 60/40 blend and tend not to shrink after repeated washings.\n\nOrdering is easy - visit http://umhealth.me/UMHeartHeroes link to order by credit card and the shirt will be shipped directly to you. Thanks for your support! UID:21996-1376578@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21996 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Community Service,Health & Wellness,Volunteer LOCATION:University Hospitals - Online Sale CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150322T060012 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T235959 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Wolverine Soft 42-Hour Shammy Jam DESCRIPTION:Participate in the final game jam of the academic Year! Team up with 3 other game-developers and create a video game in 42 hours! Free food\, free prizes\, and the sweet\, savory satisfaction of having created your very own video game!-Teams of 4. Don't have a team? We'll give you one when you arrive!-Trophies and medals for the best three games! For everyone else? Mysterious \"Golden\" awards and industry games from sponsors EA\, Blizzard\, and Monster.Judging criterion...i. Mechanics - How interesting is the gameplay concept?ii. Aesthetics -- How engaging are the visual + musical elements?iii. Technology -- How polished / defect-free is the game?iv. Theme compliance -- How well does the game fit the theme of the jam.-Mystery Theme to be announced as the jam begins.For rules / event info... http://www.wolverinesoft.org/event/contest/shammy_jam_2015/ UID:21968-1388010@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21968 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Windows Training Rooms, 3F Duderstadt Center, North Campus CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150322T180051 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T235959 SUMMARY:Other:Women's Centex DESCRIPTION:A Flywheel favorite -- tournament in Austin\, Texas.  UID:22122-1388642@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22122 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Austin, Texas CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150322T120010 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T060000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T235959 SUMMARY:Other:Race Across Michigan 2015 DESCRIPTION:We are running across the state of Michigan in a 184 mile relay. UID:22052-1388262@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22052 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Michigan CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150203T102728 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Chasing the Cherubim: Snowflake Paper Cuttings DESCRIPTION:This year’s exhibition of Dr. Thomas L. Clark’s exquisite\, hand-cut paper creations highlights work from his two collections\, “Chasing the Cherubim” and “Fiery Furnace”. Cherubim\, the higher order of angels\, are guardians representing divine authority in human life. Clark explores themes of changing human experience and consciousness and the evolution of authority though images of these winged beings and other manifestations. A former U-M physician\, Clark\, a.k.a. Dr. Snowflake\, has been exhibiting his snowflakes at U-M Hospitals since 1987. UID:20079-1342663@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20079 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — Taubman Health Center North Lobby, Floor 1. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150127T115150 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Civil War Soldiers DESCRIPTION:Shayne Davidson is an experienced genealogist who received an MFA from the University of Michigan. Her exhibition consists of 17 life-sized colored pencil portraits based on rare\, identified photos of a group of African-American men who served together for the Union in the 25th United States Colored Troops\, Company G. The portraits incorporate portions of the men’s military records in the artwork\, and a mini-biography of the soldier\, written by the artist\, accompanies each portrait. Davidson also studied painting and drawing at Cooper Union in New York City and received a BFA from California Institute of the Arts. UID:21149-1335640@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21149 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150127T114547 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Life Line: Scratchboard Etchings DESCRIPTION:While Chicagoan Lisa S. Goesling has spent her life creating art\, she discovered scratchboards (boards made of clay and India ink) while undergoing a cancer diagnosis in 2006. The idea that adversity teaches us to turn the negative into a positive is a great analogy for transforming these black boards into thriving works of art. Her past careers in graphic design and art direction continue to influence her art by incorporating the fundamentals of design\, such as composition\, pattern\, texture\, contrast\, line\, etc. Using nature as her muse\, Goesling scratches fine lines into a layer of ink until meticulous images appear in the clay. UID:21146-1335528@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21146 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — Taubman Health Center South Lobby, Floor 1. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150127T113654 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Michigan Splendor: Wildlife & Floral Photography DESCRIPTION:Ann Arbor artists Dick and Sue Rigterink use digital photography to share the joy and splendor of nature. By stopping fast motion\, their photographs capture the moment and the personalities\, whether a bird in flight or song\, or a chipmunk jumping for a flower. They focus attention on the diversity\, habitats\, behavior\, and beauty of local\, recognizable wildlife to evoke memories in viewers. Dick has a Bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture from Michigan State and a Master’s from Harvard Graduate School of Design. Sue has a Bachelor’s from Michigan State in Mathematics. Their wildlife photographs have been published in Audubon Magazine and National Wildlife Federation. UID:21143-1342722@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21143 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — Taubman Health Center South Lobby, Floor 1. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150127T115434 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Playground Valentine: Art Jewelry & Objects DESCRIPTION:Amber D. Harrison is a Michigan based studio artist practicing contemporary art jewelry and object making. She works as a fabricator hand cutting and forming each piece while exploring the implementation of play. Her goal is to transfer her own memories into a whimsical and wearable world\, evoking the recollections or imaginations of others. She recently exhibited in the 2014 Philadelphia Museum of Art Contemporary Craft Show\, one of the top craft shows in the United States. Harrison earned her BFA from the University of Michigan Penny W. Stamps School of Art and Design. UID:21150-1335696@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21150 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150127T113935 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Storytelling Whimsical Sculpture DESCRIPTION:Story greatly influences the clay sculptures of Leanne Schnepp. By combining animal and human forms and characteristics\, she tells stories of connection and transformation. Humans\, coyotes\, frogs\, and birds interact and “converse\,” and mischievous children become monsters and tumble about. There is a sense of play and whimsy in the work and the opportunity for viewers to use their imagination. Schnepp earned her BFA at Michigan State University and has worked as an artist and teacher for the past 20 years. She currently lives and works in East Lansing. UID:21144-1335416@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21144 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — Taubman Health Center North Lobby, Floor 1. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150127T114901 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Stunningly Ordinary: Oil Painting DESCRIPTION:Michigan based artist Amy Fell finds great beauty\, charm\, and even mystery in the everyday articles that surround us. Fell uses a variety of techniques — including dramatic lighting\, large scale presentation\, detailed rendering and bold color — to celebrate the objects that provide comfort and support in our day-to-day lives. Fell studies oil painting at the Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center as well as regularly attending workshops of nationally acclaimed artists. She exhibits her work in juried shows and is very active in the arts community in the Detroit metropolitan area. UID:21148-1335584@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21148 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — University Hospital Main Lobby, Floor 1. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20141020T154734 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T190000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:\"Now or Never\": Collecting\, Documenting\, and Photographing the Aftermath of World War I in the Middle East DESCRIPTION:World War I was far from over in the Middle East when the Germany officially surrendered to the Entente forces on 11 November 1918. As the European colonial powers sought to divide up the territory of the multiethnic Ottoman Empire\, the forces of Turkish nationalist leader Mustafa Kemal fought a war of independence claiming victory and announcing the establishment of a Turkish Republic on 29 October 1923. It was in the context of continued conflict that University of Michigan Professor of Archaeology Francis Willey Kelsey (1858-1927) traveled to the Near East. Accompanied by his wife Isabelle (Mary) Badger Kelsey (1867-1944)\, his fifteen-year old son Easton Trowbridge Kelsey (b. 1904) and University of Michigan staff photographer George Robert Swain (1866-1947)\, Kelsey visited a region of the world that not only had experienced four-years of destructive war and devastating famine\, but also was the site of genocide.\n\nThe initial mission was to collect ancient manuscripts that were destined to disappear in the post war chaos. To initiate the mission\, Prof. Kelsey wrote an urgent letter to Miss Belle da Costa Greene of the Pierpont Library on October 3\, 1918. He solicited her support for an immediate expedition into the aftermath of war for “unless peace comes soon enough to save the remnants” of Greek and Armenian society\, who have “been practically exterminated in certain large regions of Asia Minor” no record of these Christian communities would remain. It was “now or never” he writes that ancient and medieval manuscripts may be purchased from “unappreciative hands” for a token price. It was now or never that Greek\, Syriac\, Persian and Armenian manuscripts could be easily picked up and the “possession of these\, and their proper preservation\, will be a gain to science of inestimable value.” Little did Kelsey know that his travels to the Near East would also become a moment of witnessing. Kelsey’s diaries and Swain’s photographs on exhibit leave an important historical record that links them personally and the University of Michigan to one of the largest humanitarian efforts in history.\n\nOrganizers: Kathryn Babayan\, associate professor of history and Near Eastern studies\, U-M\; and Melanie Tanielian\, assistant professor of history\, U-M. UID:19668-1235357@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/19668 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:History,International,Museum LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Audubon Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150321T060013 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T120000 SUMMARY:Exercise / Fitness:3rd annual Run for the Red 5k DESCRIPTION:SHOW US WHAT YOU RUN FOR at the 3rd Annual Run for the Red 5k on the North Campus Diag on March 21!  This community run aims to support the mission of the ARC while showcasing the philanthropic efforts of individuals on campus. Ticket breakdowns are as follows: Single ($20) // Group [4+ runners] ($15) // Team [15+ runners] ($12). *each option includes a free run shirt for each runner!  Check out times to register on campus here or register online here! For more information please visit www.umich.edu/~redcross or email hhelhor@umich.edu! UID:21922-1369611@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21922 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:North Campus Diag CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150205T100642 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T170000 SUMMARY:Fair / Festival:Brain Science Discovery Day DESCRIPTION:Every time we learn something we form or strengthen a synapse in our brains. \nJoin UMMNH for a day devoted to learning about the brain. Explore how the \nbrain works\, how it interprets the world and whether those brain-training apps \nare really worthwhile. Enjoy a day filled with fun activities\, demonstrations and \nmore. How many new synapses will you create? The Museum's Planetarium will run short\, free demonstrations about the human brain. Visit the dome as we show the inner workings of the brain\, using software called Neurodome. A live presenter will take you on a short tour of the brain. UID:21329-1344996@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21329 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Family,Museum,Science,Workshop LOCATION:Ruthven Museums Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150205T104452 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T170000 SUMMARY:Presentation:Brain Science Discovery Day Planetarium Demonstration DESCRIPTION:As part of a day-long program devoted to exploring the science of the human brain\, the Museum's Planetarium will run short\, free demonstrations. Visit the dome as we show the inner working of the brain\, using software called Neurodome. A live presenter will take you on a short tour of the brain. All ages admitted.​ Demonstrations on March 21 are free. UID:21331-1345521@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21331 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Astronomy,Science LOCATION:Ruthven Museums Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150321T120011 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T150000 SUMMARY:Other:Dayton Tournament DESCRIPTION:Tournament in Dayton UID:21988-1375857@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21988 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Dayton, OH CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150304T161315 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T150000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Free Citizenship Workshop - Apply for Naturalization DESCRIPTION:The session is primarily intended for current green card holders interested in learning more about/applying for US citizenship. Volunteer attorneys\, accredited representatives\, and law students will be available to answer your questions\, assist you in applying\, and provide study materials so you can become a U.S. citizen. \n\nWe provide: free naturalization application preparation and review\, multilingual assistance (including Spanish\, Arabic\, Korean\, Mandarin\, and more!)\, civics materials for the exam.\n\nYou bring: identification documents\, passport photos\, ~60 minutes of your time.\n\nAdvance registration by Thursday\, March 21 is required.\n\nThis event is sponsored by University of Michigan Law School. UID:21939-1370872@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21939 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Citizenship,Free,Naturalization LOCATION:South Hall - 1225 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150318T083301 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T110000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Men's Fellowship Breakfast: You Can Prevent Colon Cancer DESCRIPTION:March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month! The next Men’s Fellowship Breakfast is on Saturday\, March 21st\, this is a free event\, all men are welcomed. Hot breakfast is served from 8:30-9am\, following the breakfast you will hear from featured speakers: a UMHS doctor who specializes in gastroenterology. You will also hear from Dr. Aisha Langford about ways to improve communication with your doctor. \n\nFeatured topics: \n• Colon Cancer Prevention 2015 and Beyond\n• Talking with your Doctor: Why and How\n\nEvent details and registration information: \nDate: Saturday\, March 21st\, 2015\nTime: 9:00 – 11:00 am (hot breakfast served 8:30 - 9:00am)\nPlace: Washtenaw Community College (WCC)\, Morris Lawrence Building\, 4800 E. Huron River Drive\, Ann Arbor\, MI 48105\n\nTo register: Call 734-998-7071 or \nhttp://mens-fellowship-breakfast-coloncancer.eventbrite.com \n\nDid you know… Most colon cancers can be prevented by early diagnosis and screening. Help us “close the door” on colon cancer by spreading the word that testing saves lives! UID:22204-1384399@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22204 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Discussion,Fitness,Food,Free,Health & Wellness,Lecture LOCATION:Off Campus Location - Morris Lawrence Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20141209T121803 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T180000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Charting the Wolverine DESCRIPTION:This exhibit explores the intersection of maps and art. Artist Elaine Wilson weaves the two together seamlessly in her project “Charting the Wolverine\,” a series of her illustrations and paintings following the train route from Ann Arbor to Chicago. Wilson’s finished project is displayed in whole\, supported by a small array of her sketchbooks\, preliminary drawings and maps from U-M collections. UID:20279-1280132@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20279 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition,Library,Visual Arts LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - 2nd Floor, Clark Library CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150316T150128 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T180000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Famous/Infamous: Exploring Reputation in Early Modern Spain DESCRIPTION:Early Modern Spain was an era in which reputation was paramount\, and fiction played a seminal role in the form of pamphlets\, laudatory and satirical poetry\, and prefaces to books. But the question of infamy still remains largely unexplored\, as the field has traditionally focused on how its elements (writers\, texts\, printing presses) worked\, not on how they failed. Famous / Infamous will gather seven exciting and cutting-edge scholars working in the domains of literature\, aesthetics\, performance\, and cultural history. Our goal is to shed new light on a neglected side of an epoch in which failure mattered greatly.\n\nConference Schedule\n\nHatcher Gallery\, Hatcher Graduate Library\n10:00 AM Opening Remarks by Enrique García Santo-Tomás (University of Michigan)\nCervantine Politics of Fame\nPresenter: Patricia Marín Cepeda (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)\n10:00 AM María Dolores Morillo (University of Michigan) “The Famously Infamous Playwright: the Cervantine Anomaly”\n10:30 AM Javier Irigoyen-García (University of Illinois) “Policing Infamy and Its Risks: The Case of Sancho’s sambenito”\n\n11:00-11:30: Coffee Break\n\nThe Drama of Infamy\nPresenter: Mayte Green-Mercado (University of Michigan)\n11:30 AM María Chouza-Calo (Central Michigan University) “How to Defend One’s Reputation\, According to Lope de Vega”\n12:00 PM Alejandro García Reidy (Syracuse University) “Infamy\, Rumors\, and Scandals among Early Modern Spanish Performers”\n\n1:00 PM Lunch\, Gallery Lab\, Hatcher Graduate Library\n\nWriting Reputation\nPresenter: Juan Udaondo (University of Michigan)\n2:30 PM Miguel Martínez (University of Chicago) “Diego García de Paredes: The Afterlives of a Renaissance Thug”\n3:00 PM Javier Castro-Ibaseta (University of Michigan) “The Menippean Structure of Political Infamy: The Count Duke of Olivares”\n\n4:00 PM Tour of the Hatcher Graduate Library Special Collections\, Pablo Álvarez\, Curator\n\n5:00 PM Keynote lecture\nScreening Room\, Shapiro Library\nPresenter: Enrique García Santo-Tomás (University of Michigan)\nBarbara Fuchs (UCLA)\n“Recuperating Infamy: La Lozana Andaluza and the Limits of the Picaresque” UID:21500-1353556@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21500 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Discussion,History,Literature,Sociology LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20141223T161818 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T180000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Now or Never: Collecting\, Documenting and Photographing the Aftermath of World War I in the Middle East DESCRIPTION:Diaries written by U-M professor of archaeology Francis Willey Kelsey (1858–1927) and photographs taken by U-M staff photographer George Robert Swain (1866–1947) are a historical record that links them—and the University of Michigan—to one of the largest preservation efforts in history. Kelsey wrote\, “unless peace comes soon enough to save the remnants” of Greek and Armenian society\, who have “been practically exterminated in certain large regions of Asia Minor\,” no record of these Christian communities would remain.\n\nKelsey and Swain initially traveled to the Near East to collect ancient manuscripts that were destined to disappear in the post World War I chaos\, as the war was far from over in the Middle East when Germany officially surrendered to the Entente forces on November 11\, 1918. Two Armenian manuscripts that were purchased as a consequence of the expedition are on display.\n\nLecture and opening reception will take place at 4 p.m. on January 14 in the Hatcher Library Gallery\, adjacent to the exhibit.\n\nExhibit materials are courtesy of the Bentley Historical Library and U-M Library Special Collections. UID:20513-1296092@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20513 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:History,Library,Middle East Studies LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Audubon Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150321T120011 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T160000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Oakland University Play Day DESCRIPTION:A great opportunity to play against Bowling Green State University and University of Dayton! UID:20773-1315216@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20773 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Oakland University CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150320T075852 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T180000 SUMMARY:Fair / Festival:Voices of the Middle West DESCRIPTION:VOICES OF THE MIDDLE WEST: A Celebration of Writers and Independent Presses \n \n\n\nMidwestern author Stuart Dybek will be keynote speaker at the second annual Voices of the Middle West festival on Saturday\, March 21\, 2015\, at the University of Michigan Residential College\, 721 E. University Ave. in Ann Arbor.\n\nThe free festival begins at 10 a.m. and features panel discussions by authors and publishers\, an open mic event\, and an all-day bookfair showcasing literary journals and independent presses from all over the Midwest\, with issues and books for sale.\n\nStuart Dybek\, a lifelong Midwesterner and author of The Coast of Chicago\, Childhood and Other Neighborhoods\, and Paper Lantern\, will give a keynote address at 5 pm. A public reception and book signing will follow.\n\nThe festival will bring together U-M students and faculty with writers and presses from all over the Midwest to showcase the rich\, magnificent work being produced here in the Midwest\, the stories that need to be told\, the voices that need to be heard. Panel discussions on fables in Midwestern literature\, gender parity in publishing\, and other literary discussions will feature outstanding regional authors Laura Kasischke\, CJ Hribal\, Caitlin Horrocks\, Anne Valente\, Marcus Wicker\, Matt Bell\, and more. The festival’s authors will read at Literati Bookstore\, 124 East Washington Street in Ann Arbor\, on Friday\, March 20th beginning at 6 PM.\n\nMore information\, including photos and contact information\, available at\nhttp://midwestgothic.com/voices/\n\nFood service will be available (cafeteria). Light refreshments served in the afternoon. There is no cost to attend the festival.\n\nThe festival is a collaboration between the literary journal Midwestern Gothic and the UM Residential College. Jeff Pfaller and Robert James Russell are co-founders and co-editors of Midwestern Gothic\, as well as published Midwestern writers. Laura Thomas is head of the U-M Residential College Creative Writing Program and also a published Midwestern writer.\n \nPreliminary Schedule (subject to change)\n\n \nBookfair\n(10 am – 5 pm)\nShowcases Midwestern literary journals and independent presses\, selling latest issues and books.\n\nStudent / Faculty Panel\n(10-11 am)\nU-M students and faculty (from The Residential College and the Department of English Language and Literature) discuss creative writing in the university and the community.\n\nAuthor Panel: The Midwest as Place\n(11:15 am – 12:15 pm)\nWriters discuss and debate the elements of the Midwestern landscape in literature and their own work.\n\nLunch Break\n(12:15 – 1 pm)\n\n MG Press + 826michigan Anthology Release Party\n(12:30 – 1:00 pm)\nJoin MG Press and 826Michigan as they unveil their joint collaboration\, the anthology Tell Me How It Was\, featuring imagined Michigan histories written by the 8th graders of Scarlett Middle School in Ann Arbor\, Michigan. \n \nPublishing Panel: Gender Parity\n(1:15 -2:15 pm)\nPublishing experts in the publishing discuss the role of gender in publishing. Do differences exist between genders regarding equity and access to publication?\n\nAuthor Panel: Midwestern Fabulism\n(2:30-3:30 pm)\nWriters discuss the recent trend of using fables and myth in Midwestern storytelling and literature.\n\nOpen Mic\n(3:45-4:45 pm)\nStudents and community writers are invited to share their work with an audience.\n\nKeynote (5-6 pm)\nStuart Dybek\, author of The Coast of Chicago\, Childhood and Other Neighborhoods\, and Paper Lantern.\n\nReception and Book Signing\nfor Stuart Dybek UID:21575-1356830@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21575 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Culture,Festival,Free,Language,Literature,Poetry,Writing LOCATION:East Quadrangle CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20141201T143728 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Flip Your Field: Objects from the Collection DESCRIPTION:For the third installation of the Flip Your Field series\, UMMA invites Georgios Skiniotis\, Professor of Biological Chemistry at U-M’s Life Sciences Institute and Medical School\, to curate an exhibition from the Museum’s collection of three-dimensional objects.\n As a scientist\, Skiniotis creates three-dimensional models of cellular components by combining their magnified shadows or projections viewed from different perspectives. This type of study inevitably raises questions regarding the cognition of the objects around us—how\, in the absence of perspective\, are we to read elements like color\, contrast variation\, and depth of field in the dark outlines of objects? How do we make the cognitive connection between a two-dimensional shadow and the three-dimensional object that casts it? How many two-dimensional projections are needed for us to understand what we are looking at\, and at what level of detail?\nThis exhibition poses such questions by juxtaposing three-dimensional objects from the Museum’s collection with two-dimensional projections created by Skiniotis using a similar process with which he creates models of cellular components. The presentation aims to provide a glimpse of the impressions of the selected works from varied directions through interplay with their own projections and our minds.\nThe UMMA Flip Your Field series asks noted University of Michigan faculty members to consider artwork outside their field of specialization in order to guest curate an exhibition using works from UMMA's renowned collection. The UMMA Flip Your Field series is generously supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. UID:20123-1348237@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20123 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Biology,Discussion,Exhibition,Free,History,Information and Technology,Media,Medicine,Museum,Research,Science,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150207T173509 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Guido van der Werve: Nummer veertien\, home DESCRIPTION:Nummer veertien\, home\, Dutch artist Guido van der Werve’s 54-minute film\, weaves together three stories of journeys away from home: the death of Frédéric Chopin in Paris and his sister’s quest to bring the composer’s heart back to his native Poland for burial\; Van der Werve’s own quest to retrace\, in reverse\, the route of Chopin’s heart in a three-week\, thousand-mile trek of biking\, running\, and swimming\; and the story of Alexander the Great\, a traveling warrior who is one of Van der Werve’s personal heroes.\n\nThe film explores themes that are common in Van der Werve’s work: extreme physical and mental endurance\, man’s struggle with the intensity of nature\, the interplay of history and geography\, the power of melancholy\, and the solitary traveler. The artist’s signature sensibility—simultaneously surreal and deadpan—is accentuated in the film by the full orchestra that accompanies him on every stage of his journey. Van der Werve spent a year composing the film’s score\, a classical requiem for forty voices and twenty strings\, and the film’s structure mirrors that of the requiem: three movements of four acts apiece\, with each act introduced by title shots to reinforce this organizational system. The tripartite framework underscores the three legs of Van der Werve’s personal triathlon and the three odysseys that intersect and inform one another throughout the film. \n\nLead support for this exhibition is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment. UID:21356-1348496@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21356 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Exhibition,Film,Free,Multicultural,Museum,Storytelling,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150207T184109 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Hana Hamplová: Meditations on Paper DESCRIPTION:Inspired by a story by Czech writer Bohumil Hrabal\, Czech photographer Hana Hamplová created a memorable body of work during the 1970s based on how important paper and the written word are to civilization—including how easily writings and\, consequently knowledge\, can be lost. This exhibition\, consisting of 19 photographs from UMMA’s collection\, was inspired by the presence of the Frank Gehry chair made of cardboard in UMMA’s Design Gallery\, and of and the need to address how artists from different cultures (present-day America and communist Czechoslovakia) view a commodity as common as paper.\n\nLead support for this exhibition is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment. Additional generous support is provided by the University of Michigan Center for European Studies\, Center for Russian\, East European and Eurasian Studies\, and the Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies. UID:21358-1348932@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21358 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Exhibition,Free,Museum,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150205T094130 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T113000 SUMMARY:Presentation:Hands-On Demos: Bug Brains and Neurobiology DESCRIPTION:Have you heard about the cool neurobiology research at the U-M? Join us to learn bug brain science and witness neuroscience in action! Start by exploring a neuron and learn how billions of them work together to help your brain communicate with your body. Discover how they send signals via electricity and then witness this first-hand by “bioamplifying” nerve impulses from cockroaches.\n\nHands-on demonstrations are 20-30 minute interactive programs on the 2nd floor of the Museum.​ ​They include both brief presentations highlighting University research and engaging hands-on activities\, and are suitable for adults and children ages 5 and up.\n\nHands-on demonstrations are 20-30 minute interactive programs on the 2nd floor of the Museum.​ ​They include both brief presentations highlighting University research and engaging hands-on activities\, and are suitable for adults and children ages 5 and up. UID:20700-1344979@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20700 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Science LOCATION:Ruthven Museums Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150207T183355 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:HE: The Hergott Shepard Photography Collection DESCRIPTION:For more than 25 years\, Los Angeles-based collectors Alan Hergott and Curt Shepard have built a world-class collection of contemporary art that is focused on men and male identity as its subject matter. This exhibition features works from their vast holdings in photography. Guest curator Mario Codognato examines the lives of men in contemporary Western societies—with all their contradictions—through themes of competition and solidarity\, confrontation with identity\, and diverse explorations of the body and sexuality (as both sign and experience). Together\, these thematic groups form a fictional\, somewhat idealized\, tale in 13 chapters\, inviting viewers to reflect upon their own stories as well.\n\nDrawing upon the Hergott Shepard collection as well as select works gifted by the collectors to the Hammer Museum at UCLA\, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)\, and the Museum of Contemporary Art\, Los Angeles (MOCA)\, the exhibition will include more than 60 works by some of the most important names in late 20th and early 21st century art\, including Doug Aitken\, John Baldessari\, Matthew Barney\, Rineke Dijkstra\, Gilbert and George\, Nan Goldin\, Robert Mapplethorpe\, Catherine Opie\, Herb Ritts\, Thomas Ruff\, Andres Serrano\, and Wolfgang Tillmans.\n\nLead support for this exhibition is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost and the University of Michigan Health System. Additional generous support is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Vice Provost for Equity\, Inclusion\, and Academic Affairs\, Department of the History of Art\, Institute for Research on Women and Gender\, Institute for the Humanities\, and Residential College\, and the Katherine Tuck Enrichment Fund. UID:21357-1348813@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21357 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Anthropology,Art,Culture,Exhibition,Free,LGBT,Multicultural,Museum,Social,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150207T170643 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Medicinal Plants and Gardens: Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum DESCRIPTION:This exhibition celebrates the upcoming 2015 opening of the new Medicinal Garden at the University of Michigan’s Matthaei Botanical Gardens. The earliest botanical garden at the University was a pharmaceutical garden established in 1897 just off the Diag\, at the heart of Central Campus. The new garden\, developed in partnership with the College of Pharmacy and Medical School faculty\, will continue that legacy\, aiming to explore the botanical origins of historical and current medicines\, and to promote a better understanding of the profound relationship between plants and human health.\nPreceding the garden’s opening\, this exhibition at UMMA will feature rarely seen archival plant specimens\, deposited by pharmaceutical companies at the University Herbarium\, along with newer herbarium specimens that reveal the captivating forms of these medicinal plants. These dried and pressed plant specimens will be accompanied by the presentation of the few remaining historic images of the original pharmaceutical garden\, as well as a drawing of the layout of new garden at Matthaei\, which is uniquely organized according to the systems of the human body that these medicinal plants are used to treat.\nThis exhibition is part of the U-M Collections Collaborations series\, co-organized by and presented at UMMA and designed to showcase the renowned and diverse collections at the University of Michigan. The U-M Collections Collaborations series is generously supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. UID:20122-1348438@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20122 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Biology,Culture,Discussion,Ecology,Environment,Exhibition,History,Medicine,Museum,Outdoors,Research,Science,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150209T154021 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T111500 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T120000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Storytime at the Museum DESCRIPTION:Children ages four to seven are invited to hear a story in the galleries. Stories will be followed by a short activity responding to the art on display. Parents must accompany children. Siblings are welcome to join the group. Meet in front of the UMMA Store. UID:21418-1350826@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21418 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Books,Children,Culture,Exhibition,Family,Free,Language,Literature,Multicultural,Museum,Storytelling,UMMA,Visual Arts,Writing LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150321T120011 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T140000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:What's Love Got To Do With It? DESCRIPTION:The RISE Program is presenting a “What’s Love Got to Do With It?” event that will be available for all University of Michigan students to attend. This event will teach students the importance of having healthy relationships in college. In order to ensure that students are receiving the proper knowledge we are inviting guest speaker Steven Mostyn\, who specializes in relationships\, to show our students how to manage healthy relationships and how those relationships affect their college experience. We believe relationship issues are very common among college students who struggle with finding ways to build and maintain healthy relationships and comfortably enjoy the excitement of college. During this event students will receive notes and tips on how to have personal\, familial\, and academic relationships that will be beneficial to them for in their future endeavors.  UID:22149-1382636@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22149 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Palmer Commons: Great Lakes Central CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150108T124313 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T130000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Dance of the Neurons: The Art of Neuroscience DESCRIPTION:Beautiful full-color images of microscopic cell structures combine delicate art with cutting-edge science. The images were selected from the BioArtography project of the U-M Center for Organogenesis (www.BioArtography.com) in support of the Museum of Natural History's winter term programming on brain science. The public is invited to an exhibition opening reception on Friday\, February 6 from 5:00 to 6:30 pm. UID:20702-1313077@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20702 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Science LOCATION:Ruthven Museums Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150322T120010 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T235959 SUMMARY:Other:Western Michigan DESCRIPTION:NCBA conference season:2 Games vs WMU\, March 21st @ 12pm1 (9-inn) vs WMU\, March 22md @ 12pm UID:22158-1388265@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22158 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:TBA CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150314T001521 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T123000 SUMMARY:Performance:Masters Recital: Megan Chartier\, cello DESCRIPTION:PROGRAM: Beethoven - Sonata for Piano and Cello no. 3 in A Major\, op. 69\; Britten - Cello Suite no. 1\, op. 72\; Strauss - Sonata for Piano and Cello in F Major\, op. 6. UID:22085-1380308@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22085 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North campus LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Stamps Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150205T125058 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T160000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Death Dogs DESCRIPTION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology presents Death Dogs exhibition from February 6 - May 3\, 2015. UID:21334-1345570@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21334 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Anthropology,Exhibition,History,Museum,Visual Arts LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology - Upjohn Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150321T120012 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T170000 SUMMARY:Other:Western Michigan Match DESCRIPTION:Match vs. WMU UID:21966-1374898@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21966 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Richland Township Park, Kalamazoo CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20141029T152936 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T143000 SUMMARY:Presentation:Dinosaur Tour! DESCRIPTION:Free docent-led tours of the dinosaur exhibits every Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. for the first 15 people to sign up. Sign up at the host table in the Rotunda lobby. First come\, first served (sorry\, reservations are not possible). Tours last approximately 30 minutes. Sponsored by U-M Credit Union. UID:19550-1345019@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/19550 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Science LOCATION:Ruthven Museums Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150120T090254 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T160000 SUMMARY:Film Screening:Korean Cinema NOW DESCRIPTION:The film revolves around the titular Battle of Myeongnyang circa 1597\, regarded as one of legendary Joseon admiral Yi Sun-sin's most remarkable naval victories\, in which he led the only 12 ships remaining in his command to a heroic victory against an invading Japanese fleet numbering 330 vessels.\n\n2014 | 127 minutes | Directed by Kim Han-min UID:21006-1329001@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21006 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150314T001522 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T140000 SUMMARY:Performance:Senior Recital: Alex Fox\, viola DESCRIPTION:PROGRAM: Bach - Suite no. 1 in D Minor\; Milhaud - Sonata no. 1 for Viola and Piano\, op. 240\; Brahms - Sonata no. 1 in F Minor for Viola and Piano\, op. 120. UID:22088-1380311@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22088 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150205T094130 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T153000 SUMMARY:Presentation:Hands-On Demos: Bug Brains and Neurobiology DESCRIPTION:Have you heard about the cool neurobiology research at the U-M? Join us to learn bug brain science and witness neuroscience in action! Start by exploring a neuron and learn how billions of them work together to help your brain communicate with your body. Discover how they send signals via electricity and then witness this first-hand by “bioamplifying” nerve impulses from cockroaches.\n\nHands-on demonstrations are 20-30 minute interactive programs on the 2nd floor of the Museum.​ ​They include both brief presentations highlighting University research and engaging hands-on activities\, and are suitable for adults and children ages 5 and up.\n\nHands-on demonstrations are 20-30 minute interactive programs on the 2nd floor of the Museum.​ ​They include both brief presentations highlighting University research and engaging hands-on activities\, and are suitable for adults and children ages 5 and up. UID:20700-1344986@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20700 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Science LOCATION:Ruthven Museums Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150314T001523 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T150000 SUMMARY:Performance:Masters Recital: Spencer Wallin\, trumpet DESCRIPTION:PROGRAM: Plog - Scherzo for trumpet and piano\; Tomasi - Concerto pour Trompette et orchestre\; Haydn - Trumpet Concerto in E-flat Major\; Tessarini - Sonata en Re\; Newton - Amazing Grace. UID:22091-1380314@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22091 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North campus LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Stamps Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150314T001523 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T150000 SUMMARY:Performance:Student Recital: Lindsay Laird\, oboe DESCRIPTION:PROGRAM: Pierce - Meditation on the Name of G*d\; Galbraith - Of Nature\; Kirsch - Ganymed for Solo Oboe\; Schifrin - La Nouvelle Orleans. UID:22092-1380315@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22092 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North campus LOCATION:Stearns Building - Cady Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150203T150534 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T180000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:The Crown: Shani Peters and the Contemporary Construction of Self in America DESCRIPTION:This event features a children's workshop with artist Shani Peters\, film screening with director Wendell Harris\, and Q & A with the artist.\n\nChameleon Street (1990) 94 MIN. Directed by and starring Wendell B. Harris.\n\nWinner of the 1990 Sundance Film Festivals coveted Grand Jury Prize\, but virtually unheard of since\, Chameleon Street is a present day new Black classic. Magazine reporter\, surgeon\, lawyer\, William Douglas can do it all—at least that’s what he lets people think. Based on a true story and set in Detroit\, this compelling film follows the increasingly bizarre trail of lies told by this unassuming con man. Struggling with money and marriage\, Street begins working scam – and assuming a variety of incredible new identities—that lead him down a dangerous road of deception. This screening\, in conjunction with The Crown: Shani Peters and Contemporary Construction of Self in America. Co-sponsored by the Institute of Humanities.\n\nThe Crown: Contemporary Construction of Self in America is an exhibit and series of programs imagined by visiting artist Shani Peters and sponsored by the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS) and the Institute for the Humanities (IH). The project will feature a video installation in the IH gallery\, an interactive portrait exhibition in GalleryDAAS\, and a video screening of the award winning film\, Chameleon Street. The screenings will be held at the Institute of the Humanities and at the Charles Wright Museum in Detroit\, MI.\n\nAbout the project:\n\nThe Crown: Shani Peters and Contemporary Construction of Self in America is a series of projects by artist Shani Peters that will examine the socially acceptable yet complicated concept of Black pride and success. Crowns\, symbolic of kings and queens\, and conferred on any number of Black popular culture figures from James Brown to Biggie\, are also symbols for systems of inequitably distributed resources and injustice. This multi-part project—which includes two exhibitions\, a film screening\, and a panel discussion—asks the question: what does it mean to acknowledge the need for these forms of pride and success while recognizing their problems? It further complicates the question with a consideration of the similar celebration and pride that comes from attaining degrees of higher education which offer obvious opportunities\, yet can alienate students of African descent from their origins. The artist asks\, how do Black people register these complicated elements in ways that allow them to move progressively through western power structures towards futures that reflect their right to dignity and self-determination? Sponsored by the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies and the Institute for the Humanities. UID:21281-1343104@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21281 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Africa,African American,Film LOCATION:Off Campus Location - Charles Wright Museum CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150314T001524 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T173000 SUMMARY:Performance:Masters Recital: Curtis Masao Noborikawa III\, clarinet DESCRIPTION:PROGRAM: Lehár - Vilja-Lied from The Merry Widow\; Weber - Grand Duo Concertant\, op. 48\; d'Indy - Chant Elégiaque from Trio in B-flat Major\, op. 29\; McAllister- Freebirds. UID:22097-1380320@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22097 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North campus LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Stamps Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150216T144850 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T193000 SUMMARY:Performance:Arezoo \"Wish\" DESCRIPTION:As the second largest cultural show on campus\, the 17th Annual Persian Cultural Show is a student-run production that explores Iran's rich history and culture in a spectacular display of song\, dance\, theatre and art. Arezoo in Persian means \"Wish\" and the show represents the building of a community of Persians\, non-Persians and students who want to celebrate traditions\, create more cultural awareness and promote solidarity and cross-cultural tolerance. Open to any and all students and the larger Michigan community who want to take part in a unique and vibrant experience.\nThis year\, 5% of all ticket sales will be donated to the OMID foundation\, an organization that empowers disadvantaged and vulnerable young women in Iran. Learn more at www.omid-e-mehr.org UID:21410-1350814@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21410 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Culture,Dance,Music,Student Org,Theater LOCATION:Power Center for the Performing Arts CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150317T121517 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Masters Recital: Eric M. Laprade\, conductor DESCRIPTION:PROGRAM: Hummel - Octet-Partita in E-flat\; Orff - Carmina Burana\; Kurka - The Good Soldier Schweik Suite\, op. 22. UID:22168-1383618@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22168 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North campus LOCATION:Walgreen Drama Center - Stamps Auditoirum CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150225T181513 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Performing Arts Technology Showcase DESCRIPTION:Compositions\, live performances\, research\, and sound art by students from the Department of Performing Arts Technology. UID:21434-1351111@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21434 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Music,North campus LOCATION:Earl V. Moore Building - Britton Recital Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150217T100223 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150321T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Ted Vigil performs the music of John Denver DESCRIPTION:The legendary John Denver was a brilliant songwriter and a truly gifted performer. And his music lives on! Ted Vigil closely resembles John both physically and musically\, and he's carrying on the tradition. Ted is not an impersonator\, but rather sings a tribute to John Denver. Ted had been writing\, recording and performing his original compositions\, and he won a national Talent Quest title in 2006. After this win\, Ted began to plan a John Denver tribute show. Ted Vigil's Rocky Mountain High is\, indeed\, a high! His audiences warm to him instantly as they once again enjoy the music the world grew to love\; they walk out of his concerts feeling refreshed and joyous from the experience. UID:21525-1353799@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21525 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Music,The Ark LOCATION:Off Campus Location - The Ark, 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI CONTACT: END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR