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:20150331T124407 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150515T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150515T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Along the Way: Collage on Canvas DESCRIPTION:Iowa City artist Sara Slee Brown focuses on using images of natural beauty and man-made buildings to create imaginary scenarios that give rise to possibilities outside of everyday experience. Using the computer as her medium\, she digitally combines photographic images and original artwork. She then makes digital prints and layers them onto canvas with acrylic varnish. The resulting surface is more paint than print\, revealing the artist’s hand upon the work. Brown holds a BFA from the U-M Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design and an MFA in Painting from the University of Iowa School of Art. UID:22420-1396426@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22420 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:20150331T125645 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150515T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150515T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Big Painted Stuff: Mixed Media DESCRIPTION:Karl Laub’s paintings are a mixture of acrylics\, watercolors\, pastels\, molding paste and whatever else he can find to include in his artwork. He has enjoyed working on these larger pieces that have let him experiment with a wider range of colors and techniques and allowed him more room to make a mess. Laub is the Community Development Director for the City of River Rouge and resides in Gibraltar\, Michigan. UID:22424-1396650@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22424 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:20150331T125010 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150515T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150515T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Chasing Fotos – Critters DESCRIPTION:Lynette Curtiss is an award winning Michigan based artist who has always had a passion for photography. She has used this passion to capture the beauty of many forms of life\, including people\, places\, wildlife and nature. Curtiss holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Lawrence Technological University and a photography certificate from the College of Creative Studies. She continues to expand her knowledge of photography by taking workshops\, leading photography group meet-ups with Ann Arbor Shutterbugs and collaborating with other groups. She is also the volunteer yearbook editor for Parkview Elementary in Novi. UID:22421-1396482@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22421 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:20150331T124008 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150515T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150515T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Evolution of Rock Getting Wheels DESCRIPTION:Ann Arbor artist Middy Potter has creativity at the center of his life. When composing a sculpture\, he adds a dash of humor\, a bit of whimsy\, and a pinch of wonderment. Self-taught as an artist\, Potter realizes the connection between science and art. His formal training includes a degree in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering\, a form of art in itself. Texture\, color\, technical challenges and different materials are part of his creations. Materials for Potter's sculptures include wood\, cloth\, 3-D glass mosaic\, stone\, metal\, cast stone and found objects. UID:22419-1396369@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22419 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:20150331T130321 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150515T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150515T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Pearls\, Chains & Silhouettes: Handmade\, Industrial & Digital Jewelry DESCRIPTION:Drawing on common jewelry motifs and iconic imagery\, Ashley Buchanan individually hand-cuts silhouettes from sheet metal using a traditional jeweler’s saw. She then applies color using an industrial process called powder coating. In select pieces\, Buchanan incorporates digitally scanned photographs made into buttons that she prong sets onto pieces in the form of gemstones. By combining the handmade with the industrial and the digital\, Buchanan pushes the boundaries of jewelry\, producing pieces with a fresh voice that speaks to the past\, present and future of craft while maintaining the seductive quality of jewelry. UID:22427-1396762@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22427 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:20150331T130003 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150515T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150515T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Proof: Encaustic on Wood DESCRIPTION:As she paints and constructs\, Graceann Warn’s paintings and assemblages use the metaphor of excavation. Her formal education in landscape architecture and classical archaeology assist her as she attempts to unearth an object or solve a mystery. A full time artist since 1985\, Warn now works primarily on wood panels with oils and encaustic\, and much of her work is concerned with the science and mystery of uncovering and covering. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally and is in the collections of Yale University\, Museum of Art and Design\, New York\, NY\, US Embassies in Nairobi and Sarajevo\, Pew Charitable Trusts and many others. UID:22426-1396706@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22426 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:20150331T131356 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150515T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150515T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Seeing Music: Acrylic & Watercolor DESCRIPTION:Deborah L. Hoover hopes to achieve what the Swiss artist Paul Klee described as\, “making the invisible visible.” The music the musicians create in her paintings is full of life. Can you hear it? Using vibrant colors in acrylic or watercolor\, Hoover’s paintings inspire a multisensory response. She graduated from Kendall College of Art and Design and currently works in graphic arts and painting. UID:22428-1396818@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22428 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — Comprehensive Cancer Center, Level 1. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150310T132434 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150515T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150515T170000 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:21151-1335840@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:20150331T122533 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150515T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150515T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Transitions: Watercolor on Paper DESCRIPTION:The current work of Ann Arbor based artist Maria Ruggiero focuses on the large and small events in daily life through the genre of still life. She creates complex compositions of objects and other elements that reflect aspects of her experiences\, with an emphasis on those that relate to the development of her young son. Pattern\, decoration\, and the juxtaposition of objects with flat images are consistent elements in Ruggiero's paintings\, as is her interest in light quality and color. She holds a BFA in Studio Art from Michigan State University\, an MFA in Painting from Kent State University in Ohio\, and she is Professor of Art at Eastern Michigan University. UID:22415-1396313@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22415 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:20141218T105602 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150515T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150515T170000 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:20407-1287694@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:20150512T100037 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150515T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150515T235900 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Textile Trade Ascendancies DESCRIPTION:This exhibit features cloth samples\, photographs\, and maps\, and offers an overview of changing patterns of the textile trade in Nigeria from 16th century trading with Portugal to the present\, when the Nigerian textile trade is dominated by imports from China. Curated by Elisha P. Renne\, U-M professor in Anthropology and Afroamerican and African Studies. UID:22816-1412241@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22816 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:History,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library, 2nd Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150505T101537 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150515T084500 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150515T164500 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Drawdown Vietnam\, April – May 1975 DESCRIPTION:America’s long involvement in the war in Vietnam and Indochina drew to a close in April - May 1975. As the city of Saigon fell to the advancing North Vietnamese Army\, the United States military evacuated thousands of South Vietnamese civilians to ships nearby.\n\nIn the midst of the chaos\, two smaller rescues took place – Operation Babylift\, in which more than three thousand children and babies were airlifted to safety\, and the rescue of the S.S. Mayaguez\, whose ship and crew were captured by forces of the new Cambodian Khmer Rouge government less than two weeks following the fall of Saigon.\n\nThe unfolding of these events are chronicled in two lobby displays at the Gerald Ford Presidential Library – complete with artifacts\, photographs\, documents and personal stories of those involved.\n\nThe exhibit is free to Library visitors\, and will be on display through September\, 2015. \n\nPlease note that the Library is NOT open on weekends or Federal holidays. Library hours are Monday – Friday 8:45 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. UID:22785-1411362@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22785 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Cambodia,Indochina,Operation Babylift,Saigon,Vietnam LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150226T125946 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150515T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150515T103000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Dr. Richard Alley DESCRIPTION:Dr. Richard Alley\, Professor of Geosciences\, Pennsylvania State University\, “Good\, Bad and Maybe: Communicating Scientific Near-Certainties and Deep-Uncertainties to a Non-Scientific Audience\,” Friday May 15\, 9:00-10:30am\, Rackham Amphitheater UID:21862-1365878@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21862 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Science LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) - Amphitheater CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150217T124704 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150515T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150515T120000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Listen Up! Hear What’s Important\, Ignore the Rest DESCRIPTION:We are constantly bombarded by noise that makes real listening increasingly difficult. This leads to missing important information\, frustration\, and alienation from others. This workshop will help you take control of your listening environment so you can be a better listener.\n\nYou will learn to:\n\nRecognize the importance of silence within a conversation\nDistinguish between verbal noise and true content\nIdentify your own personal listening bad habits\nPractice listening for key words within a conversation\nConstruct questions to assist you in listening more fully to others\nDetermine when listening is most difficult for you\n\nYou will benefit by:\n\nIncreasing your ability to listen well\nImproving your overall performance at work and home\nConnecting more fully with others\nDecreasing the noise in your life that prevents you from listening well.\n\nAudience:\n\nAnyone who wants to maximize their listening skills and improve interpersonal relations\n\nProgram Note: \n\nThis new course is a combination of the content from Say What? Improving Your Listening Skills and Advanced Listening Skills\n\nSchedule Selection(s) Competencies: BI CO CO QS UID:21647-1357952@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21647 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Career,Networking,Workshop LOCATION:Administrative Services Building - HRD CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150408T094612 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150515T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150515T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Ramiro Gomez: Cut-Outs DESCRIPTION:Artist Ramiro Gomez’s life-sized cardboard cutouts\, paintings\, and constructions bring attention to those who toil behind the familiar scenes of luxury and affluence in America.\n\nLA based\, he often focuses on the Hispanic work force in Beverly Hills—the nannies\, and gardeners\, housekeepers\, and pool cleaners.\n\nIn 2014\, he spent several weeks as an artist in residence with the U-M Institute for the Humanities\, mounting his works across the Diag\, changing our everyday landscape on campus. One installation depicted migrant workers in the field\, incorporating cardboard vegetable boxes foraged from the dumpsters behind dorm cafeterias. Another illustrated a groundskeeper tending to fall leaves.\n\nFor his current exhibition\, Gomez will create a room-sized installation of his cutouts in the Institute for the Humanities gallery.\n\nAlthough his works contemplate issues of race and cultural identity\, they more philosophically explore delineations and disconnects between people\, the have and have-nots\, the visible and invisible. His articulated figures are performative\, capturing the rhythm and gesture of the service industry\, their endless repetitions that keep things running. Almost naïve in materiality and process\, his constructions are measured and deliberate actions of inclusion.\n\nSeeing a Gomez figure propped on a manicured lawn—or in a Hockney painting\, or pasted in a luxury goods magazine ad—permanently changes the picture\, and our narratives about wealth and prosperity in our society.\n-Amanda Krugliak\, Institute for the Humanities curator UID:22529-1401988@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22529 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition,Multicultural,Visual Arts LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities, Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150313T140540 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150515T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150515T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:The Shape of the Universe DESCRIPTION:This exhibit traces the history of our evolving understanding of the Universe\, from Einstein's discovery of space-time\, through the development of theories explaining the Big Bang and cosmic expansion\, up to cutting-edge research on gravity waves being conducted by U-M mathematician Lydia Bieri. This exhibit will include interactives\, video\, beautiful NASA photographs\, and artwork by local high school students. UID:21954-1372946@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21954 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Astronomy,Exhibition,Science LOCATION:Ruthven Museums Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150311T150909 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150515T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150515T163000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Under the Influence: Youth Artists in the D DESCRIPTION:Highlighting student created art from the Detroit School of Arts (DSA)\, “Young Artists in the D” is a visual exhibition influenced by the works of Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo. Under the guidance of DSA teacher and designer Sheryl Heading\, students will showcase their talents through various artistic mediums.\n\nOpen to the general public\, an opening reception for this exhibition is scheduled for Saturday\, April 25 from 1-3 p.m. and includes complimentary admission\, parking and light refreshments.\n\nThe exhibit may be accessed 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.\, Monday-Thursday\, and 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.\, Fridays and Saturdays.\n\n“Young Arts in the D” is one of fifty-two community events in Metro-Detroit held to complement the exhibit\, “Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo in Detroit\,” running from March 15 – July 12 at the Detroit Institute of Arts. UID:22033-1377834@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22033 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Detroit,Exhibition,Visual Arts LOCATION:Detroit Center - Monts Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150517T180007 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150515T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150515T235959 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:NCSA World Series DESCRIPTION:The University of Michigan Club Softball team is competing in Columbus\, GA at the NCSA World Series. UID:22784-1413293@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22784 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:South Commons Softball Complex CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150331T090526 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150515T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150515T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:The Jewish Tradition of Tsedakah as Exemplified in Pushkes\, Charity Donation Boxes DESCRIPTION:This exhibit features an eclectic selection of Pushkes (פּושקעס) – the common Yiddish moniker for charity/donation boxes. In Judaism\, dispensing of charity is not simply a monetary transaction. Rather\, the act is a beautiful exemplar of an individual’s conscious choice to help another person\, while also acknowledging the transience of material wealth and paying one’s good fortunes forward.\n\nThese Pushkes function as vessels that anonymize the donations within\, stressing that the act of giving should not be done for acknowledgement. Instead\, giving should signify a gesture of honest good will. Furthermore\, the amalgam of wealth inside these boxes is comprised of the materiality and benevolence of an entire community.\n\nצדקה תציל ממװת\nTsedakah tatsil mi-mavet\nCharity Saves from Death\n — 156b\, Tractate Shabes\, Babylonian Talmud\n\nAll items on display were donated by Constance Harris and are on loan from the Jewish Heritage Collection Dedicated to Mark and Dave Harris\, Special Collections Library\, University of Michigan Library—except where otherwise noted. UID:22410-1395995@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22410 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Jewish Studies,Library LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150406T161023 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150515T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150515T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Through the Magnifying Glass: A Short History of the Microscope DESCRIPTION:This exhibit displays a selection of books from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries that contain extraordinary illustrations of animals and plants as they were originally seen through the lenses of early microscopes. Also included are three eighteenth-century microscopes and a series of images taken by modern microscopes.\n\nOn display Monday through Friday\, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. UID:22502-1400808@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22502 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Biology,History,Library,Science LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - 7th Floor Exhibit Space CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150430T121921 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150515T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150515T113000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Special UM Structure Seminar DESCRIPTION:Richard Henderson\, Ph.D.\, a pioneer in the field of electron microscopy of biological molecules\, will deliver a special UM Structure Seminar lecture May 15. \n\nA reception will immediately follow the event in the Life Sciences Institute Library. \n\nFree and open to the public. UID:22773-1409528@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22773 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Biology,Lecture,Medicine,Science LOCATION:Palmer Commons - Forum Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20141201T143728 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150515T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150515T170000 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:20123-1348315@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:20150515T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150515T170000 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:21358-1349061@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:20150515T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150515T170000 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:21357-1348923@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:20150323T153554 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150515T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150515T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Mine More Coal: War Effort and Americanism in World War I Posters DESCRIPTION:During World War I\, the American Government used a powerful poster campaign to rally all troops and farmers\, housewives and shipbuilders\, “old-stock Americans” and immigrants to the cause. Propaganda\, commodity\, and art came together in WWI posters. This exhibition presents rarely displayed WWI posters from UMMA’s collection.\nThe focus of the exhibition is posters directed at coal miners. These works explore the larger themes of supporting the war effort and Americanism. Coal mining communities were microcosms for the social and economic pressures when the United States entered the Great War in 1917. Coal was a central resource for the war\, yet the immigrant workforce was considered unreliable because of increasingly frequent workers’ strikes. Posters also addressed anxieties about the definition of American culture and its readiness for war.\nMarking the centennial of the Great War (1914-1919)\, the presentation of WWI posters of the UMMA collection includes some of the lesser-known works by America’s most famous poster artists. From iconic Gibson-girl type illustrations to multilingual posters in Polish\, Italian\, and German\, these posters present war-time American ideals. Works by famed designers James Montgomery Flagg\, the designer of the Uncle Sam “I Want You” poster\, and Howard Christy are featured alongside works by illustrators like J.C. Leyendecker and the acclaimed painter and printmaker Henry Reuterdahl. UID:22267-1389579@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22267 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Anthropology,Art,Culture,Discussion,Exhibition,Free,History,Language,Lifelong Learning,Museum,Politics,Research,Storytelling,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150323T152350 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150515T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150515T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Sophie Calle: North Pole DESCRIPTION:Following her mother's death\, French conceptual artist Sophie Calle wanted to bury her portrait and jewels on a glacier in the North Pole\, a place her mother had always dreamed of seeing. This multifaceted installation\, consisting of video\, photographs\, and a light box\, documents moments of Calle's journey to fulfill her mother's unrealized dream.\n\nNorth Pole / Pôle nord also includes three porcelain plaques on which Calle has inscribed a story about her voyage. The following text is an excerpt:\n\n\"I waited to reach the northernmost point on the trip in order to go ashore and bury my mother's jewels. L.\, my cabin-mate on the boat\, suggested that if the weather was not permitting\, I could still flush the ring down the toilet. The prospect would have made my mother laugh. But on Thursday October 2\, 2008\, the weather was fine. I ventured onto the glacier\, chose a beautiful stone and buried the portrait\, the necklace and the diamond. Now my mother has gone to the Arctic North. Will climate change carry her out to sea as far as the Pole? Will she be dragged down the valley towards the ice cap? Will she stay on that shore\, a marker of the Northern Glacier’s existence in the Holocene period?\"\n\nThe creative process that drives North Pole is characteristic of Calle's practice: she not only shares a story drawn from her own life\, but uses that moment to inspire further artistic exploration. Following a set of self-established behavioral instructions\, she transforms her daily life with a series of performative actions\, usually executed as a combination of texts and photographs. The result is a poignant reconsideration of the parameters of public versus private life\, through a body of work grounded in compelling\, and often very intimate\, personal investigation.\n\nThis exhibition is made possible in part by the Robert and Janet Miller Fund. UID:22265-1389469@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22265 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Discussion,Exhibition,Family,Free,Language,Lifelong Learning,Museum,Storytelling,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150108T124313 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150515T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150515T130000 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:20702-1313132@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:20141208T162258 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150515T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150515T190000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Photo 51: Is Corruption in Russia’s DNA? DESCRIPTION:This photography exhibit by Misha Friedman attempts to capture the pervasive culture of corruption in Russia. Friedman explains the photo collection in a New York Times op-ed\, writing\, “Corruption in Russia is so pervasive that the whole society accepts the unacceptable as normal\, as the only way of survival\, as the way things ‘just are.’”\n\nMisha Friedman was born in Moldova\, which at the time was part of the Soviet Union. He immigrated to the United States in 1991\, when he was 14\, and currently lives in New York. Friedman has a bachelor’s degree in economics and a master’s in Russian and Post-Soviet studies. He will visit U-M on February 10 to give a lecture at the Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies titled\, “Informed Storytelling: Beyond the Facts.”\n\nThe project was made possible with a grant from the Institute of Modern Russia. University of Michigan sponsors for the Work Gallery exhibit are the Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies\; Center for Russian\, East European\, & Eurasian Studies\; and Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.\n\nFor hours and location\, visit the Work Gallery website at stamps.umich.edu/exhibitions/work_ann_arbor. UID:20274-1278999@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20274 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:photography,russia LOCATION:Work Gallery 306 South State Street CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150218T095417 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150515T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150515T203000 SUMMARY:Film Screening:Fourth Annual Sankofa Film Series DESCRIPTION:The University of Michigan Detroit Center is proud to present the fourth annual Sankofa Film Series\, beginning Friday\, February 20 at 6 p.m.\n\nBest known for its inspirational and thought-provoking documentaries\, the 2015 Sankofa Film Series will showcase six extraordinary films featuring Alice Walker\, Raz Baaba Aaron Ibn Pori Pitts\, Langston Hughes and Maya Angelou.\n\nAll films begin at 6 p.m. (end times vary) and include complimentary admission\, parking and light refreshments for all guests. Following each screening\, a guest speaker will lead a brief discussion on the selected documentary.\n\nFor more information about this event\, please contact the Detroit Center: (313) 593-3584 or detroitcenter@umich.edu\n\n\nSANKOFA FILM SERIES SCHEDULE\n\nFriday\, February 20\, 2015\nFilms:\n- Alice Walker: A Stitch in Time\n- Alice Walker: Everyday Use\nTime: 6-8:30 p.m.\nGuest Speaker(s): Textile Artist\, Carole Harris and Quilters Hilda Vest\, Pat Millender\n\nFriday\, March 13\, 2015\nFilm: Raz Baaba Aaron Ibn Pori Pitts: Portraits of a Revolutionary Artist\nTime: 6-9 p.m.\n\nFriday\, April 24\, 2015\nFilms:\n- Langston Hughes: His Life and Times\n- Langston Hughes: Salvation\nTime: 6-8:30 p.m. \nGuest Speaker(s): Writer\, Abba Elethea (James W. Thompson) \n\nFriday\, May 15\, 2015\nFilm: Maya Angelou: Creativity with Bill Moyers\nTime: 6-8:30 p.m.\n\nABOUT\nAlice Walker is a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and poet. Born on February 9\, 1944\, in Eatonton\, Georgia\, Walker worked as a teacher\, lecturer and social worker throughout her career. She took part in the 1960s Civil Rights Movement\, which inspired her first collection of poetry\, “Once\,” which was published in 1968. Walker also won the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for her novel\, \"The Color Purple.”\n\nRaz Baaba Aaron Ibn Pori Pitts is one of America’s most inspirational revolutionary artists and activists. A Detroit native born in 1941\, he was a prominent force in the Black Labor Movement of the 1960s. Pitts\, a founding member and former President of the Michigan chapter of the National Conference of Artists\, has been voted Metro Times Artist of the Year. He has also been an Artist in Residence for the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History.\n\nLangston Hughes (1902-1967) was an American poet\, novelist\, playwright and columnist. He was one of the earliest innovators of the literary art form known as \"jazz poetry.\" He was also a pioneer in the Harlem Renaissance during the 1920s. He published his first poem in 1921\, and his first book of poetry\, “The Weary Blues\,” in 1926. He went on to write numerous works of poetry\, plays and books\, including his first published novel\, “Not Without Laughter\,” in 1929. Outside of his literary work\, Hughes also wrote a popular column for the Chicago Defender.\n\nMaya Angelou (1928-2014) was an author\, poet and civil rights activist. Born in St. Louis\, Missouri\, Angelou is best known for her 1969 memoir\, \"I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings'\" the first non-fiction best seller by an African-American woman. In 1971\, she published \"Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Die\,\" a collection of poetry that was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. In 1993\, she recited one of her most famous poems\, \"On the Pulse of Morning\" at President Bill Clinton's first inauguration. Angelou received several honors throughout her life\, including two NAACP Image Awards for outstanding literary work. As an activist\, Angelou was viewed as a respected spokesperson for African American and women's rights. UID:21676-1358611@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21676 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Culture,Detroit,Discussion,Festival,Film,Writing LOCATION:Detroit Center CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150423T151033 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150515T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150515T203000 SUMMARY:Film Screening:Sankofa Film Series - Maya Angelou: Creativity with Bill Moyers DESCRIPTION:The University of Michigan Detroit Center concludes the fourth annual Sankofa Film Series featuring the inspirational poet and civil rights activist\, Maya Angelou.\n\nThe film\, “Maya Angelou: Creativity with Bill Moyers\,” begins at 6 p.m. on Friday\, May 15 and includes complimentary admission\, parking and light refreshments.\n\nAs part of a multi-artist series\, journalist Bill Moyers interviews author\, poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou in this documentary series. Through an exploration of various creative inputs\, Moyer discusses influences and inspirations with the famous author\, while discovering unique outlets for her creative impulses. UID:22739-1407911@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22739 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:African American,Culture,Detroit,Film,Visual Arts,Writing LOCATION:Detroit Center - Ann Arbor Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150327T153542 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150515T190000 SUMMARY:Performance:Mary Poppins DESCRIPTION:One of the most popular Disney movies of all time is capturing hearts in a whole new way: as a practically perfect musical!\n\nBased on the books by P.L. Travers and the classic Walt Disney film\, Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's Mary Poppins have delighted Broadway audiences for over 2\,500 performances and received nominations for nine Olivier and seven TONY Awards\, including Best Musical.\n\nThe jack-of-all trades\, Bert\, introduces us to England in 1910 and the troubled Banks family. Young Jane and Michael have sent many a nanny packing before Mary Poppins arrives on their doorstep. Using a combination of magic and common sense\, she must teach the family how to value each other again. Mary Poppins takes the children on many magical and memorable adventures\, but Jane and Michael aren't the only ones she has a profound effect upon. Even grown-ups can learn a lesson or two from the nanny who advises that \"Anything can happen if you let it.\"\n\nMary Poppins is an enchanting mixture of irresistible story\, unforgettable songs\, breathtaking dance numbers\, and astonishing things happening on stage! Mary Poppins will be “supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” and fabulous fun for the whole family! UID:22377-1393316@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22377 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Theater LOCATION:Power Center for the Performing Arts CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150409T170630 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150515T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150515T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Orson Welles: Beyond the Canon and into the Archives DESCRIPTION:This student-researched exhibit—marking the centenary of Orson Welles\, one of America's greatest directors of film\, theater\, radio and television—highlights letters\, photographs\, scripts\, and production materials culled from the University of Michigan Library's extensive Orson Welles archives.\n\nOriginal items are on display in the Audubon Room\, which is open Mon-Fri 8:30am-7pm\, Sat 10am-6pm\, Sun 2-7pm. UID:22554-1402683@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22554 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Film,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Gallery (Room 100) & Audubon Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150409T102249 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150515T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:PigPen Theatre Co. DESCRIPTION:\"Acoustic guitar\, accordion\, harmonies and enough Brit-folk melodies to make Mumford & Sons jealous\"—American Songwriter ... \"A Redmoon spectacle multiplied by a Decemberists concert.\"—Time Out Chicago ... PigPen Theatre Co. was one of the breakout acts of the 2014 Ann Arbor Folk Festival. They began creating their unique brand of music\, film\, and theatre as freshmen at the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama in 2008. Their debut indie-folk album\, “Bremen”\, was featured by American Songwriter and was named the number-ten album of the year in The Huffington Post’s2012 Grammy preview. They were also the first group to win the NYC Fringe Festival’s top honor for a play two years in a row in 2010 and 2011\, and produced several original plays off-Broadway\, earning them critic’s picks from The New York Times\, Time Out New York\, New York Magazine and more— ranking them among the top ten theatrical events of both 2011 and 2012. PigPen Theatre Co. comes to Michigan with a much-awaited new release! The California–North Carolina Americana collaboration Goodnight\, Texas opens. UID:21290-1343114@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21290 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:20150517T180007 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150516T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150516T235959 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:NCSA World Series DESCRIPTION:The University of Michigan Club Softball team is competing in Columbus\, GA at the NCSA World Series. UID:22784-1413294@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22784 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:South Commons Softball Complex CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150331T124407 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150516T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150516T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Along the Way: Collage on Canvas DESCRIPTION:Iowa City artist Sara Slee Brown focuses on using images of natural beauty and man-made buildings to create imaginary scenarios that give rise to possibilities outside of everyday experience. Using the computer as her medium\, she digitally combines photographic images and original artwork. She then makes digital prints and layers them onto canvas with acrylic varnish. The resulting surface is more paint than print\, revealing the artist’s hand upon the work. Brown holds a BFA from the U-M Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design and an MFA in Painting from the University of Iowa School of Art. UID:22420-1396427@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22420 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:20150331T125645 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150516T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150516T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Big Painted Stuff: Mixed Media DESCRIPTION:Karl Laub’s paintings are a mixture of acrylics\, watercolors\, pastels\, molding paste and whatever else he can find to include in his artwork. He has enjoyed working on these larger pieces that have let him experiment with a wider range of colors and techniques and allowed him more room to make a mess. Laub is the Community Development Director for the City of River Rouge and resides in Gibraltar\, Michigan. UID:22424-1396651@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22424 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:20150331T125010 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150516T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150516T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Chasing Fotos – Critters DESCRIPTION:Lynette Curtiss is an award winning Michigan based artist who has always had a passion for photography. She has used this passion to capture the beauty of many forms of life\, including people\, places\, wildlife and nature. Curtiss holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Lawrence Technological University and a photography certificate from the College of Creative Studies. She continues to expand her knowledge of photography by taking workshops\, leading photography group meet-ups with Ann Arbor Shutterbugs and collaborating with other groups. She is also the volunteer yearbook editor for Parkview Elementary in Novi. UID:22421-1396483@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22421 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:20150331T124008 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150516T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150516T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Evolution of Rock Getting Wheels DESCRIPTION:Ann Arbor artist Middy Potter has creativity at the center of his life. When composing a sculpture\, he adds a dash of humor\, a bit of whimsy\, and a pinch of wonderment. Self-taught as an artist\, Potter realizes the connection between science and art. His formal training includes a degree in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering\, a form of art in itself. Texture\, color\, technical challenges and different materials are part of his creations. Materials for Potter's sculptures include wood\, cloth\, 3-D glass mosaic\, stone\, metal\, cast stone and found objects. UID:22419-1396370@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22419 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:20150331T130321 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150516T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150516T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Pearls\, Chains & Silhouettes: Handmade\, Industrial & Digital Jewelry DESCRIPTION:Drawing on common jewelry motifs and iconic imagery\, Ashley Buchanan individually hand-cuts silhouettes from sheet metal using a traditional jeweler’s saw. She then applies color using an industrial process called powder coating. In select pieces\, Buchanan incorporates digitally scanned photographs made into buttons that she prong sets onto pieces in the form of gemstones. By combining the handmade with the industrial and the digital\, Buchanan pushes the boundaries of jewelry\, producing pieces with a fresh voice that speaks to the past\, present and future of craft while maintaining the seductive quality of jewelry. UID:22427-1396763@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22427 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:20150331T130003 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150516T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150516T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Proof: Encaustic on Wood DESCRIPTION:As she paints and constructs\, Graceann Warn’s paintings and assemblages use the metaphor of excavation. Her formal education in landscape architecture and classical archaeology assist her as she attempts to unearth an object or solve a mystery. A full time artist since 1985\, Warn now works primarily on wood panels with oils and encaustic\, and much of her work is concerned with the science and mystery of uncovering and covering. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally and is in the collections of Yale University\, Museum of Art and Design\, New York\, NY\, US Embassies in Nairobi and Sarajevo\, Pew Charitable Trusts and many others. UID:22426-1396707@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22426 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:20150331T122533 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150516T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150516T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Transitions: Watercolor on Paper DESCRIPTION:The current work of Ann Arbor based artist Maria Ruggiero focuses on the large and small events in daily life through the genre of still life. She creates complex compositions of objects and other elements that reflect aspects of her experiences\, with an emphasis on those that relate to the development of her young son. Pattern\, decoration\, and the juxtaposition of objects with flat images are consistent elements in Ruggiero's paintings\, as is her interest in light quality and color. She holds a BFA in Studio Art from Michigan State University\, an MFA in Painting from Kent State University in Ohio\, and she is Professor of Art at Eastern Michigan University. UID:22415-1396314@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22415 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:20150512T100037 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150516T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150516T235900 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Textile Trade Ascendancies DESCRIPTION:This exhibit features cloth samples\, photographs\, and maps\, and offers an overview of changing patterns of the textile trade in Nigeria from 16th century trading with Portugal to the present\, when the Nigerian textile trade is dominated by imports from China. Curated by Elisha P. Renne\, U-M professor in Anthropology and Afroamerican and African Studies. UID:22816-1412242@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22816 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:History,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library, 2nd Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150511T105854 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150516T084500 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150516T120000 SUMMARY:Other:Ann Arbor Blooms Day (Rain or Shine) DESCRIPTION:It is a great volunteering opportunity where you can help beautify the city and connect with other international students/scholars/families in a meaningful way. We will plant flowers\, mulch planters\, and help make the downtown areas along State\, Main\, South University\, and Liberty Streets more attractive. Supplies will be provided for planting flowers throughout downtown\, although you can bring your gardening gloves and trowel if you have one. Please dress for the weather and bring your own water bottle. Volunteers will receive a free T-shirt and a free pizza lunch after the activities. UID:22751-1408830@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22751 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Volunteer LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150313T140540 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150516T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150516T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:The Shape of the Universe DESCRIPTION:This exhibit traces the history of our evolving understanding of the Universe\, from Einstein's discovery of space-time\, through the development of theories explaining the Big Bang and cosmic expansion\, up to cutting-edge research on gravity waves being conducted by U-M mathematician Lydia Bieri. This exhibit will include interactives\, video\, beautiful NASA photographs\, and artwork by local high school students. UID:21954-1372947@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21954 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Astronomy,Exhibition,Science LOCATION:Ruthven Museums Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150311T150909 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150516T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150516T163000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Under the Influence: Youth Artists in the D DESCRIPTION:Highlighting student created art from the Detroit School of Arts (DSA)\, “Young Artists in the D” is a visual exhibition influenced by the works of Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo. Under the guidance of DSA teacher and designer Sheryl Heading\, students will showcase their talents through various artistic mediums.\n\nOpen to the general public\, an opening reception for this exhibition is scheduled for Saturday\, April 25 from 1-3 p.m. and includes complimentary admission\, parking and light refreshments.\n\nThe exhibit may be accessed 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.\, Monday-Thursday\, and 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.\, Fridays and Saturdays.\n\n“Young Arts in the D” is one of fifty-two community events in Metro-Detroit held to complement the exhibit\, “Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo in Detroit\,” running from March 15 – July 12 at the Detroit Institute of Arts. UID:22033-1377835@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22033 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Detroit,Exhibition,Visual Arts LOCATION:Detroit Center - Monts Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150413T080949 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150516T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150516T140000 SUMMARY:Fair / Festival:Butterfly Festival DESCRIPTION:Explore the beautiful and fascinating world of butterflies at the University of Michigan Museum of Natural History! Watch live Monarchs and take a close look at how they travel through each stage of their life cycle. Metamorphose into a butterfly with your own wings! Get your hands dirty by planting new perennials in our butterfly garden (weather permitting). UID:22597-1404636@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22597 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Education,Environment,Family,Festival,Free,Science LOCATION:Ruthven Museums Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150413T112155 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150516T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150516T163000 SUMMARY:Other:Kitchen Favorites - Matthaei Botanical Gardens Sale & Fundraiser DESCRIPTION:A large selection of herbs\, herbs containers\, and heirloom vegetables grown by Cultivating Community\, the U-M student gardening group. Plus\, the Herb Study Group is on hand in during the sale to answer questions about herbs and plants. All proceeds benefit Cultivating Community and the Campus Farm. UID:22608-1404666@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22608 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Environment,Family,Sustainability LOCATION:Matthaei Botanical Gardens CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150413T145734 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150516T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150516T120000 SUMMARY:Other:May Flowers at Matthaei DESCRIPTION:Children accompanied by their parents invited to bring a walking stick\, binoculars\, and water bottle for a hike along the trails and meadows at Matthaei to look for wildflowers and other signs of spring. $5 per child includes activities and materials. UID:22633-1404720@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22633 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Children,Ecology,Environment,Family,Outdoors LOCATION:Matthaei Botanical Gardens CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150331T090526 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150516T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150516T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:The Jewish Tradition of Tsedakah as Exemplified in Pushkes\, Charity Donation Boxes DESCRIPTION:This exhibit features an eclectic selection of Pushkes (פּושקעס) – the common Yiddish moniker for charity/donation boxes. In Judaism\, dispensing of charity is not simply a monetary transaction. Rather\, the act is a beautiful exemplar of an individual’s conscious choice to help another person\, while also acknowledging the transience of material wealth and paying one’s good fortunes forward.\n\nThese Pushkes function as vessels that anonymize the donations within\, stressing that the act of giving should not be done for acknowledgement. Instead\, giving should signify a gesture of honest good will. Furthermore\, the amalgam of wealth inside these boxes is comprised of the materiality and benevolence of an entire community.\n\nצדקה תציל ממװת\nTsedakah tatsil mi-mavet\nCharity Saves from Death\n — 156b\, Tractate Shabes\, Babylonian Talmud\n\nAll items on display were donated by Constance Harris and are on loan from the Jewish Heritage Collection Dedicated to Mark and Dave Harris\, Special Collections Library\, University of Michigan Library—except where otherwise noted. UID:22410-1395996@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22410 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Jewish Studies,Library LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20141201T143728 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150516T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150516T170000 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:20123-1348245@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:20150516T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150516T170000 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:21358-1348940@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:20150306T142915 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150516T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150516T113000 SUMMARY:Presentation:Hands-On Demo: Cow's Eye Dissection DESCRIPTION:Have you ever wondered what makes our eyes work or how we see? We’ll dissect a cow’s eye to take a closer look at the organ that helps us see the world. How is it similar to and different from our eyes\, and those of other animals? Learn the parts of the eye and how they work together to illuminate our sight. We’ll also talk about why some of us need glasses and how we can keep our eyes and our vision healthy. There is something for everyone during this interactive and fascinating demonstration!\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:21958-1407836@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21958 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Science LOCATION:Ruthven Museums Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150207T183355 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150516T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150516T170000 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:21357-1348821@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:20150323T153554 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150516T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150516T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Mine More Coal: War Effort and Americanism in World War I Posters DESCRIPTION:During World War I\, the American Government used a powerful poster campaign to rally all troops and farmers\, housewives and shipbuilders\, “old-stock Americans” and immigrants to the cause. Propaganda\, commodity\, and art came together in WWI posters. This exhibition presents rarely displayed WWI posters from UMMA’s collection.\nThe focus of the exhibition is posters directed at coal miners. These works explore the larger themes of supporting the war effort and Americanism. Coal mining communities were microcosms for the social and economic pressures when the United States entered the Great War in 1917. Coal was a central resource for the war\, yet the immigrant workforce was considered unreliable because of increasingly frequent workers’ strikes. Posters also addressed anxieties about the definition of American culture and its readiness for war.\nMarking the centennial of the Great War (1914-1919)\, the presentation of WWI posters of the UMMA collection includes some of the lesser-known works by America’s most famous poster artists. From iconic Gibson-girl type illustrations to multilingual posters in Polish\, Italian\, and German\, these posters present war-time American ideals. Works by famed designers James Montgomery Flagg\, the designer of the Uncle Sam “I Want You” poster\, and Howard Christy are featured alongside works by illustrators like J.C. Leyendecker and the acclaimed painter and printmaker Henry Reuterdahl. UID:22267-1389483@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22267 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Anthropology,Art,Culture,Discussion,Exhibition,Free,History,Language,Lifelong Learning,Museum,Politics,Research,Storytelling,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150323T152350 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150516T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150516T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Sophie Calle: North Pole DESCRIPTION:Following her mother's death\, French conceptual artist Sophie Calle wanted to bury her portrait and jewels on a glacier in the North Pole\, a place her mother had always dreamed of seeing. This multifaceted installation\, consisting of video\, photographs\, and a light box\, documents moments of Calle's journey to fulfill her mother's unrealized dream.\n\nNorth Pole / Pôle nord also includes three porcelain plaques on which Calle has inscribed a story about her voyage. The following text is an excerpt:\n\n\"I waited to reach the northernmost point on the trip in order to go ashore and bury my mother's jewels. L.\, my cabin-mate on the boat\, suggested that if the weather was not permitting\, I could still flush the ring down the toilet. The prospect would have made my mother laugh. But on Thursday October 2\, 2008\, the weather was fine. I ventured onto the glacier\, chose a beautiful stone and buried the portrait\, the necklace and the diamond. Now my mother has gone to the Arctic North. Will climate change carry her out to sea as far as the Pole? Will she be dragged down the valley towards the ice cap? Will she stay on that shore\, a marker of the Northern Glacier’s existence in the Holocene period?\"\n\nThe creative process that drives North Pole is characteristic of Calle's practice: she not only shares a story drawn from her own life\, but uses that moment to inspire further artistic exploration. Following a set of self-established behavioral instructions\, she transforms her daily life with a series of performative actions\, usually executed as a combination of texts and photographs. The result is a poignant reconsideration of the parameters of public versus private life\, through a body of work grounded in compelling\, and often very intimate\, personal investigation.\n\nThis exhibition is made possible in part by the Robert and Janet Miller Fund. UID:22265-1389398@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22265 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Discussion,Exhibition,Family,Free,Language,Lifelong Learning,Museum,Storytelling,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150323T155548 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150516T111500 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150516T120000 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:22271-1389603@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22271 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Books,Culture,Education,Exhibition,Family,Free,Language,Literature,Museum,Storytelling,UMMA LOCATION:Museum of Art - In front of the UMMA Store CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150108T124313 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150516T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150516T130000 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:20702-1313133@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:20141208T162258 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150516T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150516T190000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Photo 51: Is Corruption in Russia’s DNA? DESCRIPTION:This photography exhibit by Misha Friedman attempts to capture the pervasive culture of corruption in Russia. Friedman explains the photo collection in a New York Times op-ed\, writing\, “Corruption in Russia is so pervasive that the whole society accepts the unacceptable as normal\, as the only way of survival\, as the way things ‘just are.’”\n\nMisha Friedman was born in Moldova\, which at the time was part of the Soviet Union. He immigrated to the United States in 1991\, when he was 14\, and currently lives in New York. Friedman has a bachelor’s degree in economics and a master’s in Russian and Post-Soviet studies. He will visit U-M on February 10 to give a lecture at the Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies titled\, “Informed Storytelling: Beyond the Facts.”\n\nThe project was made possible with a grant from the Institute of Modern Russia. University of Michigan sponsors for the Work Gallery exhibit are the Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies\; Center for Russian\, East European\, & Eurasian Studies\; and Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.\n\nFor hours and location\, visit the Work Gallery website at stamps.umich.edu/exhibitions/work_ann_arbor. UID:20274-1279000@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20274 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:photography,russia LOCATION:Work Gallery 306 South State Street CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150511T102437 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150516T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150516T131500 SUMMARY:Presentation:Planetarium: Two Small Pieces of Glass DESCRIPTION:While attending a local star party\, two teenage students learn how the telescope has helped us understand our place in space and how telescopes continue to expand our understanding of the Universe. Their conversation with a local female astronomer enlightens them on the history of the telescope and the discoveries these wonderful tools have made. UID:22598-1404649@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22598 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Astronomy,Science LOCATION:Ruthven Museums Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150413T111645 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150516T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150516T160000 SUMMARY:Other:Horner Woods Eco-Restoration Workday DESCRIPTION:Join volunteers from the Michigan Botanical Club and Matthaei Botanical Gardens to help with light trail maintenance and removal of invasive garlic mustard at Horner Woods\, a wildflower sanctuary north of Matthaei. Meet at Matthaei Botanical Gardens near the back garage entrance to caravan to nearby Horner Woods. Free. UID:22607-1404663@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22607 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Environment,Sustainability,Volunteer LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150327T153542 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150516T130000 SUMMARY:Performance:Mary Poppins DESCRIPTION:One of the most popular Disney movies of all time is capturing hearts in a whole new way: as a practically perfect musical!\n\nBased on the books by P.L. Travers and the classic Walt Disney film\, Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's Mary Poppins have delighted Broadway audiences for over 2\,500 performances and received nominations for nine Olivier and seven TONY Awards\, including Best Musical.\n\nThe jack-of-all trades\, Bert\, introduces us to England in 1910 and the troubled Banks family. Young Jane and Michael have sent many a nanny packing before Mary Poppins arrives on their doorstep. Using a combination of magic and common sense\, she must teach the family how to value each other again. Mary Poppins takes the children on many magical and memorable adventures\, but Jane and Michael aren't the only ones she has a profound effect upon. Even grown-ups can learn a lesson or two from the nanny who advises that \"Anything can happen if you let it.\"\n\nMary Poppins is an enchanting mixture of irresistible story\, unforgettable songs\, breathtaking dance numbers\, and astonishing things happening on stage! Mary Poppins will be “supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” and fabulous fun for the whole family! UID:22377-1393317@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22377 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Theater LOCATION:Power Center for the Performing Arts CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20141029T152936 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150516T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150516T143000 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:19550-1345027@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:20150511T102658 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150516T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150516T151500 SUMMARY:Presentation:Planetarium: Back to the Moon DESCRIPTION:Narrated by Tim Allen (voice of Buzz Lightyear)\, this is a behind-the-scenes feature on the $30 million Google Lunar XPRIZE\, the largest incentivized prize in history\, to return robots to the Moon. Includes a short star talk. UID:21959-1404639@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21959 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Astronomy LOCATION:Ruthven Museums Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150306T142915 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150516T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150516T153000 SUMMARY:Presentation:Hands-On Demo: Cow's Eye Dissection DESCRIPTION:Have you ever wondered what makes our eyes work or how we see? We’ll dissect a cow’s eye to take a closer look at the organ that helps us see the world. How is it similar to and different from our eyes\, and those of other animals? Learn the parts of the eye and how they work together to illuminate our sight. We’ll also talk about why some of us need glasses and how we can keep our eyes and our vision healthy. There is something for everyone during this interactive and fascinating demonstration!\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:21958-1407843@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21958 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Science LOCATION:Ruthven Museums Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150327T153542 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150516T190000 SUMMARY:Performance:Mary Poppins DESCRIPTION:One of the most popular Disney movies of all time is capturing hearts in a whole new way: as a practically perfect musical!\n\nBased on the books by P.L. Travers and the classic Walt Disney film\, Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's Mary Poppins have delighted Broadway audiences for over 2\,500 performances and received nominations for nine Olivier and seven TONY Awards\, including Best Musical.\n\nThe jack-of-all trades\, Bert\, introduces us to England in 1910 and the troubled Banks family. Young Jane and Michael have sent many a nanny packing before Mary Poppins arrives on their doorstep. Using a combination of magic and common sense\, she must teach the family how to value each other again. Mary Poppins takes the children on many magical and memorable adventures\, but Jane and Michael aren't the only ones she has a profound effect upon. Even grown-ups can learn a lesson or two from the nanny who advises that \"Anything can happen if you let it.\"\n\nMary Poppins is an enchanting mixture of irresistible story\, unforgettable songs\, breathtaking dance numbers\, and astonishing things happening on stage! Mary Poppins will be “supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” and fabulous fun for the whole family! UID:22377-1393318@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22377 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Theater LOCATION:Power Center for the Performing Arts CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150409T170630 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150516T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150516T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Orson Welles: Beyond the Canon and into the Archives DESCRIPTION:This student-researched exhibit—marking the centenary of Orson Welles\, one of America's greatest directors of film\, theater\, radio and television—highlights letters\, photographs\, scripts\, and production materials culled from the University of Michigan Library's extensive Orson Welles archives.\n\nOriginal items are on display in the Audubon Room\, which is open Mon-Fri 8:30am-7pm\, Sat 10am-6pm\, Sun 2-7pm. UID:22554-1402684@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22554 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Film,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Gallery (Room 100) & Audubon Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150517T180007 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150517T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150517T235959 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:NCSA World Series DESCRIPTION:The University of Michigan Club Softball team is competing in Columbus\, GA at the NCSA World Series. UID:22784-1413295@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22784 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:South Commons Softball Complex CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150331T124407 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150517T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150517T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Along the Way: Collage on Canvas DESCRIPTION:Iowa City artist Sara Slee Brown focuses on using images of natural beauty and man-made buildings to create imaginary scenarios that give rise to possibilities outside of everyday experience. Using the computer as her medium\, she digitally combines photographic images and original artwork. She then makes digital prints and layers them onto canvas with acrylic varnish. The resulting surface is more paint than print\, revealing the artist’s hand upon the work. Brown holds a BFA from the U-M Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design and an MFA in Painting from the University of Iowa School of Art. UID:22420-1396428@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22420 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:20150331T125645 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150517T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150517T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Big Painted Stuff: Mixed Media DESCRIPTION:Karl Laub’s paintings are a mixture of acrylics\, watercolors\, pastels\, molding paste and whatever else he can find to include in his artwork. He has enjoyed working on these larger pieces that have let him experiment with a wider range of colors and techniques and allowed him more room to make a mess. Laub is the Community Development Director for the City of River Rouge and resides in Gibraltar\, Michigan. UID:22424-1396652@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22424 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:20150331T125010 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150517T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150517T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Chasing Fotos – Critters DESCRIPTION:Lynette Curtiss is an award winning Michigan based artist who has always had a passion for photography. She has used this passion to capture the beauty of many forms of life\, including people\, places\, wildlife and nature. Curtiss holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Lawrence Technological University and a photography certificate from the College of Creative Studies. She continues to expand her knowledge of photography by taking workshops\, leading photography group meet-ups with Ann Arbor Shutterbugs and collaborating with other groups. She is also the volunteer yearbook editor for Parkview Elementary in Novi. UID:22421-1396484@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22421 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:20150331T124008 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150517T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150517T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Evolution of Rock Getting Wheels DESCRIPTION:Ann Arbor artist Middy Potter has creativity at the center of his life. When composing a sculpture\, he adds a dash of humor\, a bit of whimsy\, and a pinch of wonderment. Self-taught as an artist\, Potter realizes the connection between science and art. His formal training includes a degree in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering\, a form of art in itself. Texture\, color\, technical challenges and different materials are part of his creations. Materials for Potter's sculptures include wood\, cloth\, 3-D glass mosaic\, stone\, metal\, cast stone and found objects. UID:22419-1396371@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22419 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:20150331T130321 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150517T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150517T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Pearls\, Chains & Silhouettes: Handmade\, Industrial & Digital Jewelry DESCRIPTION:Drawing on common jewelry motifs and iconic imagery\, Ashley Buchanan individually hand-cuts silhouettes from sheet metal using a traditional jeweler’s saw. She then applies color using an industrial process called powder coating. In select pieces\, Buchanan incorporates digitally scanned photographs made into buttons that she prong sets onto pieces in the form of gemstones. By combining the handmade with the industrial and the digital\, Buchanan pushes the boundaries of jewelry\, producing pieces with a fresh voice that speaks to the past\, present and future of craft while maintaining the seductive quality of jewelry. UID:22427-1396764@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22427 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:20150331T130003 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150517T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150517T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Proof: Encaustic on Wood DESCRIPTION:As she paints and constructs\, Graceann Warn’s paintings and assemblages use the metaphor of excavation. Her formal education in landscape architecture and classical archaeology assist her as she attempts to unearth an object or solve a mystery. A full time artist since 1985\, Warn now works primarily on wood panels with oils and encaustic\, and much of her work is concerned with the science and mystery of uncovering and covering. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally and is in the collections of Yale University\, Museum of Art and Design\, New York\, NY\, US Embassies in Nairobi and Sarajevo\, Pew Charitable Trusts and many others. UID:22426-1396708@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22426 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:20150331T122533 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150517T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150517T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Transitions: Watercolor on Paper DESCRIPTION:The current work of Ann Arbor based artist Maria Ruggiero focuses on the large and small events in daily life through the genre of still life. She creates complex compositions of objects and other elements that reflect aspects of her experiences\, with an emphasis on those that relate to the development of her young son. Pattern\, decoration\, and the juxtaposition of objects with flat images are consistent elements in Ruggiero's paintings\, as is her interest in light quality and color. She holds a BFA in Studio Art from Michigan State University\, an MFA in Painting from Kent State University in Ohio\, and she is Professor of Art at Eastern Michigan University. UID:22415-1396315@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22415 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:20150512T100037 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150517T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150517T235900 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Textile Trade Ascendancies DESCRIPTION:This exhibit features cloth samples\, photographs\, and maps\, and offers an overview of changing patterns of the textile trade in Nigeria from 16th century trading with Portugal to the present\, when the Nigerian textile trade is dominated by imports from China. Curated by Elisha P. Renne\, U-M professor in Anthropology and Afroamerican and African Studies. UID:22816-1412243@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22816 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:History,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library, 2nd Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150313T140540 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150517T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150517T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:The Shape of the Universe DESCRIPTION:This exhibit traces the history of our evolving understanding of the Universe\, from Einstein's discovery of space-time\, through the development of theories explaining the Big Bang and cosmic expansion\, up to cutting-edge research on gravity waves being conducted by U-M mathematician Lydia Bieri. This exhibit will include interactives\, video\, beautiful NASA photographs\, and artwork by local high school students. UID:21954-1372948@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21954 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Astronomy,Exhibition,Science LOCATION:Ruthven Museums Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150413T112155 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150517T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150517T163000 SUMMARY:Other:Kitchen Favorites - Matthaei Botanical Gardens Sale & Fundraiser DESCRIPTION:A large selection of herbs\, herbs containers\, and heirloom vegetables grown by Cultivating Community\, the U-M student gardening group. Plus\, the Herb Study Group is on hand in during the sale to answer questions about herbs and plants. All proceeds benefit Cultivating Community and the Campus Farm. UID:22608-1404667@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22608 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Environment,Family,Sustainability LOCATION:Matthaei Botanical Gardens CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150331T090526 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150517T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150517T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:The Jewish Tradition of Tsedakah as Exemplified in Pushkes\, Charity Donation Boxes DESCRIPTION:This exhibit features an eclectic selection of Pushkes (פּושקעס) – the common Yiddish moniker for charity/donation boxes. In Judaism\, dispensing of charity is not simply a monetary transaction. Rather\, the act is a beautiful exemplar of an individual’s conscious choice to help another person\, while also acknowledging the transience of material wealth and paying one’s good fortunes forward.\n\nThese Pushkes function as vessels that anonymize the donations within\, stressing that the act of giving should not be done for acknowledgement. Instead\, giving should signify a gesture of honest good will. Furthermore\, the amalgam of wealth inside these boxes is comprised of the materiality and benevolence of an entire community.\n\nצדקה תציל ממװת\nTsedakah tatsil mi-mavet\nCharity Saves from Death\n — 156b\, Tractate Shabes\, Babylonian Talmud\n\nAll items on display were donated by Constance Harris and are on loan from the Jewish Heritage Collection Dedicated to Mark and Dave Harris\, Special Collections Library\, University of Michigan Library—except where otherwise noted. UID:22410-1395997@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22410 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Jewish Studies,Library LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150108T124313 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150517T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150517T130000 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:20702-1313134@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:20150517T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150517T170000 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:20123-1348222@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:20150517T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150517T170000 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:21358-1348965@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:20150517T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150517T170000 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:21357-1348839@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:20150323T153554 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150517T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150517T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Mine More Coal: War Effort and Americanism in World War I Posters DESCRIPTION:During World War I\, the American Government used a powerful poster campaign to rally all troops and farmers\, housewives and shipbuilders\, “old-stock Americans” and immigrants to the cause. Propaganda\, commodity\, and art came together in WWI posters. This exhibition presents rarely displayed WWI posters from UMMA’s collection.\nThe focus of the exhibition is posters directed at coal miners. These works explore the larger themes of supporting the war effort and Americanism. Coal mining communities were microcosms for the social and economic pressures when the United States entered the Great War in 1917. Coal was a central resource for the war\, yet the immigrant workforce was considered unreliable because of increasingly frequent workers’ strikes. Posters also addressed anxieties about the definition of American culture and its readiness for war.\nMarking the centennial of the Great War (1914-1919)\, the presentation of WWI posters of the UMMA collection includes some of the lesser-known works by America’s most famous poster artists. From iconic Gibson-girl type illustrations to multilingual posters in Polish\, Italian\, and German\, these posters present war-time American ideals. Works by famed designers James Montgomery Flagg\, the designer of the Uncle Sam “I Want You” poster\, and Howard Christy are featured alongside works by illustrators like J.C. Leyendecker and the acclaimed painter and printmaker Henry Reuterdahl. UID:22267-1389503@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22267 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Anthropology,Art,Culture,Discussion,Exhibition,Free,History,Language,Lifelong Learning,Museum,Politics,Research,Storytelling,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150323T152350 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150517T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150517T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Sophie Calle: North Pole DESCRIPTION:Following her mother's death\, French conceptual artist Sophie Calle wanted to bury her portrait and jewels on a glacier in the North Pole\, a place her mother had always dreamed of seeing. This multifaceted installation\, consisting of video\, photographs\, and a light box\, documents moments of Calle's journey to fulfill her mother's unrealized dream.\n\nNorth Pole / Pôle nord also includes three porcelain plaques on which Calle has inscribed a story about her voyage. The following text is an excerpt:\n\n\"I waited to reach the northernmost point on the trip in order to go ashore and bury my mother's jewels. L.\, my cabin-mate on the boat\, suggested that if the weather was not permitting\, I could still flush the ring down the toilet. The prospect would have made my mother laugh. But on Thursday October 2\, 2008\, the weather was fine. I ventured onto the glacier\, chose a beautiful stone and buried the portrait\, the necklace and the diamond. Now my mother has gone to the Arctic North. Will climate change carry her out to sea as far as the Pole? Will she be dragged down the valley towards the ice cap? Will she stay on that shore\, a marker of the Northern Glacier’s existence in the Holocene period?\"\n\nThe creative process that drives North Pole is characteristic of Calle's practice: she not only shares a story drawn from her own life\, but uses that moment to inspire further artistic exploration. Following a set of self-established behavioral instructions\, she transforms her daily life with a series of performative actions\, usually executed as a combination of texts and photographs. The result is a poignant reconsideration of the parameters of public versus private life\, through a body of work grounded in compelling\, and often very intimate\, personal investigation.\n\nThis exhibition is made possible in part by the Robert and Janet Miller Fund. UID:22265-1389413@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22265 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Discussion,Exhibition,Family,Free,Language,Lifelong Learning,Museum,Storytelling,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20141029T152936 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150517T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150517T143000 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:19550-1345089@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:20150323T160011 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150517T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150517T150000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion: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:22272-1389605@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22272 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Discussion,Education,Exhibition,Free,History,Language,Multicultural,Storytelling,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150327T153542 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150517T140000 SUMMARY:Performance:Mary Poppins DESCRIPTION:One of the most popular Disney movies of all time is capturing hearts in a whole new way: as a practically perfect musical!\n\nBased on the books by P.L. Travers and the classic Walt Disney film\, Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's Mary Poppins have delighted Broadway audiences for over 2\,500 performances and received nominations for nine Olivier and seven TONY Awards\, including Best Musical.\n\nThe jack-of-all trades\, Bert\, introduces us to England in 1910 and the troubled Banks family. Young Jane and Michael have sent many a nanny packing before Mary Poppins arrives on their doorstep. Using a combination of magic and common sense\, she must teach the family how to value each other again. Mary Poppins takes the children on many magical and memorable adventures\, but Jane and Michael aren't the only ones she has a profound effect upon. Even grown-ups can learn a lesson or two from the nanny who advises that \"Anything can happen if you let it.\"\n\nMary Poppins is an enchanting mixture of irresistible story\, unforgettable songs\, breathtaking dance numbers\, and astonishing things happening on stage! Mary Poppins will be “supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” and fabulous fun for the whole family! UID:22377-1393319@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22377 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Theater LOCATION:Power Center for the Performing Arts CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150511T102658 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150517T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150517T151500 SUMMARY:Presentation:Planetarium: Back to the Moon DESCRIPTION:Narrated by Tim Allen (voice of Buzz Lightyear)\, this is a behind-the-scenes feature on the $30 million Google Lunar XPRIZE\, the largest incentivized prize in history\, to return robots to the Moon. Includes a short star talk. UID:21959-1404644@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21959 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Astronomy LOCATION:Ruthven Museums Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150306T142915 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150517T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150517T153000 SUMMARY:Presentation:Hands-On Demo: Cow's Eye Dissection DESCRIPTION:Have you ever wondered what makes our eyes work or how we see? We’ll dissect a cow’s eye to take a closer look at the organ that helps us see the world. How is it similar to and different from our eyes\, and those of other animals? Learn the parts of the eye and how they work together to illuminate our sight. We’ll also talk about why some of us need glasses and how we can keep our eyes and our vision healthy. There is something for everyone during this interactive and fascinating demonstration!\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:21958-1407829@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21958 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Science LOCATION:Ruthven Museums Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150323T160913 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150517T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150517T160000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:In Conversation: Men That Got Away: Chasing Queer Masculinities in the Hergott Shepard Collection 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\nGrowing up a queer boy in the Midwest\, Jim Leija has spent a lifetime chasing (evading) the (elusive)(captivating)(terrifying) dream of American masculinit(y)(ies). In this interpretive journey through the exhibition of HE: The Hergott Shepard Photography Collection\, Leija mashes up song\, dance\, memoir\, sparkle\, high heels\, and perhaps a few quizzes from the internet to get to the heart of the matter: when the man gets away\, where does he go? Questions will be plentiful\; answers\, but a few. Jim Leija is a performer\, artist\, and arts educator\, and currently serves as the Director of Education & Community Engagement for UMS.\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:22274-1389610@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22274 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Anthropology,Art,Concert,Culture,Dance,Discussion,Exhibition,Free,History,Language,Lecture,LGBT,Lifelong Learning,Multicultural,Museum,Music,Politics,Storytelling,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150409T101209 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150517T193000 SUMMARY:Performance:Brother Sun DESCRIPTION:Brother Sun is the trio of Greg Greenway\, Pat Wictor\, and Joe Jencks\, who offer an explosion of musical diversity and harmony\, in the finest of male singing traditions. Their harmonies\, as much as their lyrics\, tell what they are about: warm as a campfire\, stirring as a gospel church\, rousing as a call to arms. Calling upon contemporary songwriting\, and informed by the deep roots of gospel\, blues\, and folk\, the trio weaves a tapestry of harmony that is brilliantly fresh and yet familiar. Nationally touring folk artists from three major points on the map—Boston\, New York\, and Chicago—Pat\, Greg\, and Joe celebrate the amazing power of singing together. Their combined musical skills make for unforgettable evenings of hearing three rich voices blending on a well-crafted foundation of guitar\, slide guitar\, and piano. UID:22212-1384659@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22212 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:20150409T170630 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150517T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150517T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Orson Welles: Beyond the Canon and into the Archives DESCRIPTION:This student-researched exhibit—marking the centenary of Orson Welles\, one of America's greatest directors of film\, theater\, radio and television—highlights letters\, photographs\, scripts\, and production materials culled from the University of Michigan Library's extensive Orson Welles archives.\n\nOriginal items are on display in the Audubon Room\, which is open Mon-Fri 8:30am-7pm\, Sat 10am-6pm\, Sun 2-7pm. UID:22554-1402685@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22554 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Film,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Gallery (Room 100) & Audubon Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150517T180007 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150518T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150517T200000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:NCSA World Series DESCRIPTION:The University of Michigan Club Softball team is competing in Columbus\, GA at the NCSA World Series. UID:22784-1413296@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22784 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:South Commons Softball Complex CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150331T124407 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150518T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150518T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Along the Way: Collage on Canvas DESCRIPTION:Iowa City artist Sara Slee Brown focuses on using images of natural beauty and man-made buildings to create imaginary scenarios that give rise to possibilities outside of everyday experience. Using the computer as her medium\, she digitally combines photographic images and original artwork. She then makes digital prints and layers them onto canvas with acrylic varnish. The resulting surface is more paint than print\, revealing the artist’s hand upon the work. Brown holds a BFA from the U-M Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design and an MFA in Painting from the University of Iowa School of Art. UID:22420-1396429@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22420 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:20150331T125645 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150518T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150518T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Big Painted Stuff: Mixed Media DESCRIPTION:Karl Laub’s paintings are a mixture of acrylics\, watercolors\, pastels\, molding paste and whatever else he can find to include in his artwork. He has enjoyed working on these larger pieces that have let him experiment with a wider range of colors and techniques and allowed him more room to make a mess. Laub is the Community Development Director for the City of River Rouge and resides in Gibraltar\, Michigan. UID:22424-1396653@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22424 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:20150331T125010 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150518T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150518T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Chasing Fotos – Critters DESCRIPTION:Lynette Curtiss is an award winning Michigan based artist who has always had a passion for photography. She has used this passion to capture the beauty of many forms of life\, including people\, places\, wildlife and nature. Curtiss holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Lawrence Technological University and a photography certificate from the College of Creative Studies. She continues to expand her knowledge of photography by taking workshops\, leading photography group meet-ups with Ann Arbor Shutterbugs and collaborating with other groups. She is also the volunteer yearbook editor for Parkview Elementary in Novi. UID:22421-1396485@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22421 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:20150331T124008 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150518T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150518T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Evolution of Rock Getting Wheels DESCRIPTION:Ann Arbor artist Middy Potter has creativity at the center of his life. When composing a sculpture\, he adds a dash of humor\, a bit of whimsy\, and a pinch of wonderment. Self-taught as an artist\, Potter realizes the connection between science and art. His formal training includes a degree in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering\, a form of art in itself. Texture\, color\, technical challenges and different materials are part of his creations. Materials for Potter's sculptures include wood\, cloth\, 3-D glass mosaic\, stone\, metal\, cast stone and found objects. UID:22419-1396372@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22419 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:20150331T130321 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150518T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150518T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Pearls\, Chains & Silhouettes: Handmade\, Industrial & Digital Jewelry DESCRIPTION:Drawing on common jewelry motifs and iconic imagery\, Ashley Buchanan individually hand-cuts silhouettes from sheet metal using a traditional jeweler’s saw. She then applies color using an industrial process called powder coating. In select pieces\, Buchanan incorporates digitally scanned photographs made into buttons that she prong sets onto pieces in the form of gemstones. By combining the handmade with the industrial and the digital\, Buchanan pushes the boundaries of jewelry\, producing pieces with a fresh voice that speaks to the past\, present and future of craft while maintaining the seductive quality of jewelry. UID:22427-1396765@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22427 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:20150331T130003 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150518T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150518T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Proof: Encaustic on Wood DESCRIPTION:As she paints and constructs\, Graceann Warn’s paintings and assemblages use the metaphor of excavation. Her formal education in landscape architecture and classical archaeology assist her as she attempts to unearth an object or solve a mystery. A full time artist since 1985\, Warn now works primarily on wood panels with oils and encaustic\, and much of her work is concerned with the science and mystery of uncovering and covering. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally and is in the collections of Yale University\, Museum of Art and Design\, New York\, NY\, US Embassies in Nairobi and Sarajevo\, Pew Charitable Trusts and many others. UID:22426-1396709@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22426 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:20150331T131356 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150518T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150518T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Seeing Music: Acrylic & Watercolor DESCRIPTION:Deborah L. Hoover hopes to achieve what the Swiss artist Paul Klee described as\, “making the invisible visible.” The music the musicians create in her paintings is full of life. Can you hear it? Using vibrant colors in acrylic or watercolor\, Hoover’s paintings inspire a multisensory response. She graduated from Kendall College of Art and Design and currently works in graphic arts and painting. UID:22428-1396821@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22428 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — Comprehensive Cancer Center, Level 1. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150310T132434 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150518T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150518T170000 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:21151-1335843@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:20150331T122533 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150518T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150518T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Transitions: Watercolor on Paper DESCRIPTION:The current work of Ann Arbor based artist Maria Ruggiero focuses on the large and small events in daily life through the genre of still life. She creates complex compositions of objects and other elements that reflect aspects of her experiences\, with an emphasis on those that relate to the development of her young son. Pattern\, decoration\, and the juxtaposition of objects with flat images are consistent elements in Ruggiero's paintings\, as is her interest in light quality and color. She holds a BFA in Studio Art from Michigan State University\, an MFA in Painting from Kent State University in Ohio\, and she is Professor of Art at Eastern Michigan University. UID:22415-1396316@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22415 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:20141218T105602 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150518T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150518T170000 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:20407-1287697@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:20150512T100037 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150518T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150518T235900 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Textile Trade Ascendancies DESCRIPTION:This exhibit features cloth samples\, photographs\, and maps\, and offers an overview of changing patterns of the textile trade in Nigeria from 16th century trading with Portugal to the present\, when the Nigerian textile trade is dominated by imports from China. Curated by Elisha P. Renne\, U-M professor in Anthropology and Afroamerican and African Studies. UID:22816-1412244@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22816 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:History,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library, 2nd Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150505T101537 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150518T084500 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150518T164500 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Drawdown Vietnam\, April – May 1975 DESCRIPTION:America’s long involvement in the war in Vietnam and Indochina drew to a close in April - May 1975. As the city of Saigon fell to the advancing North Vietnamese Army\, the United States military evacuated thousands of South Vietnamese civilians to ships nearby.\n\nIn the midst of the chaos\, two smaller rescues took place – Operation Babylift\, in which more than three thousand children and babies were airlifted to safety\, and the rescue of the S.S. Mayaguez\, whose ship and crew were captured by forces of the new Cambodian Khmer Rouge government less than two weeks following the fall of Saigon.\n\nThe unfolding of these events are chronicled in two lobby displays at the Gerald Ford Presidential Library – complete with artifacts\, photographs\, documents and personal stories of those involved.\n\nThe exhibit is free to Library visitors\, and will be on display through September\, 2015. \n\nPlease note that the Library is NOT open on weekends or Federal holidays. Library hours are Monday – Friday 8:45 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. UID:22785-1411365@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22785 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Cambodia,Indochina,Operation Babylift,Saigon,Vietnam LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150408T094612 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150518T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150518T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Ramiro Gomez: Cut-Outs DESCRIPTION:Artist Ramiro Gomez’s life-sized cardboard cutouts\, paintings\, and constructions bring attention to those who toil behind the familiar scenes of luxury and affluence in America.\n\nLA based\, he often focuses on the Hispanic work force in Beverly Hills—the nannies\, and gardeners\, housekeepers\, and pool cleaners.\n\nIn 2014\, he spent several weeks as an artist in residence with the U-M Institute for the Humanities\, mounting his works across the Diag\, changing our everyday landscape on campus. One installation depicted migrant workers in the field\, incorporating cardboard vegetable boxes foraged from the dumpsters behind dorm cafeterias. Another illustrated a groundskeeper tending to fall leaves.\n\nFor his current exhibition\, Gomez will create a room-sized installation of his cutouts in the Institute for the Humanities gallery.\n\nAlthough his works contemplate issues of race and cultural identity\, they more philosophically explore delineations and disconnects between people\, the have and have-nots\, the visible and invisible. His articulated figures are performative\, capturing the rhythm and gesture of the service industry\, their endless repetitions that keep things running. Almost naïve in materiality and process\, his constructions are measured and deliberate actions of inclusion.\n\nSeeing a Gomez figure propped on a manicured lawn—or in a Hockney painting\, or pasted in a luxury goods magazine ad—permanently changes the picture\, and our narratives about wealth and prosperity in our society.\n-Amanda Krugliak\, Institute for the Humanities curator UID:22529-1401991@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22529 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition,Multicultural,Visual Arts LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities, Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150313T140540 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150518T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150518T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:The Shape of the Universe DESCRIPTION:This exhibit traces the history of our evolving understanding of the Universe\, from Einstein's discovery of space-time\, through the development of theories explaining the Big Bang and cosmic expansion\, up to cutting-edge research on gravity waves being conducted by U-M mathematician Lydia Bieri. This exhibit will include interactives\, video\, beautiful NASA photographs\, and artwork by local high school students. UID:21954-1372949@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21954 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Astronomy,Exhibition,Science LOCATION:Ruthven Museums Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150311T150909 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150518T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150518T163000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Under the Influence: Youth Artists in the D DESCRIPTION:Highlighting student created art from the Detroit School of Arts (DSA)\, “Young Artists in the D” is a visual exhibition influenced by the works of Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo. Under the guidance of DSA teacher and designer Sheryl Heading\, students will showcase their talents through various artistic mediums.\n\nOpen to the general public\, an opening reception for this exhibition is scheduled for Saturday\, April 25 from 1-3 p.m. and includes complimentary admission\, parking and light refreshments.\n\nThe exhibit may be accessed 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.\, Monday-Thursday\, and 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.\, Fridays and Saturdays.\n\n“Young Arts in the D” is one of fifty-two community events in Metro-Detroit held to complement the exhibit\, “Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo in Detroit\,” running from March 15 – July 12 at the Detroit Institute of Arts. UID:22033-1377837@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22033 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Detroit,Exhibition,Visual Arts LOCATION:Detroit Center - Monts Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150511T122519 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150518T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150518T110000 SUMMARY:Presentation:CIES Fulbright Faculty Workshop DESCRIPTION:A free informal workshop on the Fulbright “Core” Program for Ann Arbor faculty and professionals who are US citizens.\n \nAnn Arbor faculty and professionals with international interests are encouraged to attend\n \nLearn about Fulbright teaching and research opportunities in over 125 countries\nReceive advice on selecting countries for application & making contacts abroad\nGet Tips on how to prepare the Fulbright application \n\nReservations are requested but not required. Please email Mister-Beni@umich.edu UID:22814-1412134@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22814 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Funding,International LOCATION:School of Social Work Building - 2609 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150331T090526 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150518T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150518T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:The Jewish Tradition of Tsedakah as Exemplified in Pushkes\, Charity Donation Boxes DESCRIPTION:This exhibit features an eclectic selection of Pushkes (פּושקעס) – the common Yiddish moniker for charity/donation boxes. In Judaism\, dispensing of charity is not simply a monetary transaction. Rather\, the act is a beautiful exemplar of an individual’s conscious choice to help another person\, while also acknowledging the transience of material wealth and paying one’s good fortunes forward.\n\nThese Pushkes function as vessels that anonymize the donations within\, stressing that the act of giving should not be done for acknowledgement. Instead\, giving should signify a gesture of honest good will. Furthermore\, the amalgam of wealth inside these boxes is comprised of the materiality and benevolence of an entire community.\n\nצדקה תציל ממװת\nTsedakah tatsil mi-mavet\nCharity Saves from Death\n — 156b\, Tractate Shabes\, Babylonian Talmud\n\nAll items on display were donated by Constance Harris and are on loan from the Jewish Heritage Collection Dedicated to Mark and Dave Harris\, Special Collections Library\, University of Michigan Library—except where otherwise noted. UID:22410-1395998@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22410 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Jewish Studies,Library LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150406T161023 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150518T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150518T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Through the Magnifying Glass: A Short History of the Microscope DESCRIPTION:This exhibit displays a selection of books from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries that contain extraordinary illustrations of animals and plants as they were originally seen through the lenses of early microscopes. Also included are three eighteenth-century microscopes and a series of images taken by modern microscopes.\n\nOn display Monday through Friday\, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. UID:22502-1400811@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22502 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Biology,History,Library,Science LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - 7th Floor Exhibit Space CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150108T124313 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150518T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150518T130000 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:20702-1313135@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:20150515T144055 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150518T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150518T170000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Special Lecture: Benjamin H. Passey DESCRIPTION:In the past decade\, the stable isotope toolkit available to paleoclimate researchers has doubled to include clumped isotopes (Δ47) and triple oxygen isotopes (Δ17O)\, in addition to the traditional carbon-13 (δ13C) and oxygen-18 (δ18O) systems. In clumped isotope thermometry\, our laboratory group has explored a fundamental aspect of the system for elevated temperature environments of the shallow-crust: solid-state reordering of carbon-oxygen bonds. Through theory\, experiment\, and empirical validation\, we have determined temperature-dependent rates of reordering that allow prediction of carbonate clumped isotope compositions through heating and cooling circuits. An important application of these results is the “screening” of the Phanerozoic record of seawater temperature and δ18O from clumped isotopes. The screened record suggests tropical seawater temperatures in excess of 35 °C during intervals of the Paleozoic\, general coupling of seawater temperature and carbon dioxide levels throughout the Phanerozoic\, and no secular change in ocean oxygen isotope composition during this time.\n\nTriple oxygen isotopes in terrestrial environments record aspects of evaporation and aridity\, and in vertebrate biogenic carbonates also have stories to tell about deep-time carbon cycling. We have developed a novel analytical method that for the first time permits high-precision triple oxygen isotope analysis of carbonates and of the carbonate component of bioapatite. I will present preliminary results for lacustrine carbonates\, bird & dinosaur eggshell\, and mammalian tooth enamel\, interpreted in terms of water balance ecology\, climate (aridity)\, atmospheric O2/CO2 ratios\, and global gross primary productivity. UID:22841-1412741@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22841 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:AEM Featured LOCATION:1100 North University Building - 2548 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150409T170630 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150518T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150518T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Orson Welles: Beyond the Canon and into the Archives DESCRIPTION:This student-researched exhibit—marking the centenary of Orson Welles\, one of America's greatest directors of film\, theater\, radio and television—highlights letters\, photographs\, scripts\, and production materials culled from the University of Michigan Library's extensive Orson Welles archives.\n\nOriginal items are on display in the Audubon Room\, which is open Mon-Fri 8:30am-7pm\, Sat 10am-6pm\, Sun 2-7pm. UID:22554-1402686@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22554 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Film,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Gallery (Room 100) & Audubon Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150619T003005 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150519T000000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Career Fair Day: NYC Immersion: Careers in Media DESCRIPTION:New York Immersion: Careers in Media\nEvent Day: NYC Immersion: Careers in Media\nEvent Type: Career Fair\nAttendee Type: Student\n UID:22712-1406263@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22712 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:New York CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150331T124407 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150519T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150519T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Along the Way: Collage on Canvas DESCRIPTION:Iowa City artist Sara Slee Brown focuses on using images of natural beauty and man-made buildings to create imaginary scenarios that give rise to possibilities outside of everyday experience. Using the computer as her medium\, she digitally combines photographic images and original artwork. She then makes digital prints and layers them onto canvas with acrylic varnish. The resulting surface is more paint than print\, revealing the artist’s hand upon the work. Brown holds a BFA from the U-M Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design and an MFA in Painting from the University of Iowa School of Art. UID:22420-1396430@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22420 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:20150331T125645 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150519T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150519T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Big Painted Stuff: Mixed Media DESCRIPTION:Karl Laub’s paintings are a mixture of acrylics\, watercolors\, pastels\, molding paste and whatever else he can find to include in his artwork. He has enjoyed working on these larger pieces that have let him experiment with a wider range of colors and techniques and allowed him more room to make a mess. Laub is the Community Development Director for the City of River Rouge and resides in Gibraltar\, Michigan. UID:22424-1396654@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22424 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:20150331T125010 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150519T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150519T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Chasing Fotos – Critters DESCRIPTION:Lynette Curtiss is an award winning Michigan based artist who has always had a passion for photography. She has used this passion to capture the beauty of many forms of life\, including people\, places\, wildlife and nature. Curtiss holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Lawrence Technological University and a photography certificate from the College of Creative Studies. She continues to expand her knowledge of photography by taking workshops\, leading photography group meet-ups with Ann Arbor Shutterbugs and collaborating with other groups. She is also the volunteer yearbook editor for Parkview Elementary in Novi. UID:22421-1396486@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22421 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:20150331T124008 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150519T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150519T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Evolution of Rock Getting Wheels DESCRIPTION:Ann Arbor artist Middy Potter has creativity at the center of his life. When composing a sculpture\, he adds a dash of humor\, a bit of whimsy\, and a pinch of wonderment. Self-taught as an artist\, Potter realizes the connection between science and art. His formal training includes a degree in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering\, a form of art in itself. Texture\, color\, technical challenges and different materials are part of his creations. Materials for Potter's sculptures include wood\, cloth\, 3-D glass mosaic\, stone\, metal\, cast stone and found objects. UID:22419-1396373@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22419 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:20150331T130321 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150519T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150519T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Pearls\, Chains & Silhouettes: Handmade\, Industrial & Digital Jewelry DESCRIPTION:Drawing on common jewelry motifs and iconic imagery\, Ashley Buchanan individually hand-cuts silhouettes from sheet metal using a traditional jeweler’s saw. She then applies color using an industrial process called powder coating. In select pieces\, Buchanan incorporates digitally scanned photographs made into buttons that she prong sets onto pieces in the form of gemstones. By combining the handmade with the industrial and the digital\, Buchanan pushes the boundaries of jewelry\, producing pieces with a fresh voice that speaks to the past\, present and future of craft while maintaining the seductive quality of jewelry. UID:22427-1396766@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22427 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:20150331T130003 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150519T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150519T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Proof: Encaustic on Wood DESCRIPTION:As she paints and constructs\, Graceann Warn’s paintings and assemblages use the metaphor of excavation. Her formal education in landscape architecture and classical archaeology assist her as she attempts to unearth an object or solve a mystery. A full time artist since 1985\, Warn now works primarily on wood panels with oils and encaustic\, and much of her work is concerned with the science and mystery of uncovering and covering. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally and is in the collections of Yale University\, Museum of Art and Design\, New York\, NY\, US Embassies in Nairobi and Sarajevo\, Pew Charitable Trusts and many others. UID:22426-1396710@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22426 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:20150331T131356 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150519T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150519T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Seeing Music: Acrylic & Watercolor DESCRIPTION:Deborah L. Hoover hopes to achieve what the Swiss artist Paul Klee described as\, “making the invisible visible.” The music the musicians create in her paintings is full of life. Can you hear it? Using vibrant colors in acrylic or watercolor\, Hoover’s paintings inspire a multisensory response. She graduated from Kendall College of Art and Design and currently works in graphic arts and painting. UID:22428-1396822@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22428 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — Comprehensive Cancer Center, Level 1. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150310T132434 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150519T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150519T170000 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:21151-1335844@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:20150331T122533 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150519T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150519T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Transitions: Watercolor on Paper DESCRIPTION:The current work of Ann Arbor based artist Maria Ruggiero focuses on the large and small events in daily life through the genre of still life. She creates complex compositions of objects and other elements that reflect aspects of her experiences\, with an emphasis on those that relate to the development of her young son. Pattern\, decoration\, and the juxtaposition of objects with flat images are consistent elements in Ruggiero's paintings\, as is her interest in light quality and color. She holds a BFA in Studio Art from Michigan State University\, an MFA in Painting from Kent State University in Ohio\, and she is Professor of Art at Eastern Michigan University. UID:22415-1396317@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22415 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:20141218T105602 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150519T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150519T170000 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:20407-1287698@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:20150512T100037 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150519T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150519T235900 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Textile Trade Ascendancies DESCRIPTION:This exhibit features cloth samples\, photographs\, and maps\, and offers an overview of changing patterns of the textile trade in Nigeria from 16th century trading with Portugal to the present\, when the Nigerian textile trade is dominated by imports from China. Curated by Elisha P. Renne\, U-M professor in Anthropology and Afroamerican and African Studies. UID:22816-1412245@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22816 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:History,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library, 2nd Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150505T101537 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150519T084500 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150519T164500 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Drawdown Vietnam\, April – May 1975 DESCRIPTION:America’s long involvement in the war in Vietnam and Indochina drew to a close in April - May 1975. As the city of Saigon fell to the advancing North Vietnamese Army\, the United States military evacuated thousands of South Vietnamese civilians to ships nearby.\n\nIn the midst of the chaos\, two smaller rescues took place – Operation Babylift\, in which more than three thousand children and babies were airlifted to safety\, and the rescue of the S.S. Mayaguez\, whose ship and crew were captured by forces of the new Cambodian Khmer Rouge government less than two weeks following the fall of Saigon.\n\nThe unfolding of these events are chronicled in two lobby displays at the Gerald Ford Presidential Library – complete with artifacts\, photographs\, documents and personal stories of those involved.\n\nThe exhibit is free to Library visitors\, and will be on display through September\, 2015. \n\nPlease note that the Library is NOT open on weekends or Federal holidays. Library hours are Monday – Friday 8:45 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. UID:22785-1411366@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22785 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Cambodia,Indochina,Operation Babylift,Saigon,Vietnam LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150408T094612 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150519T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150519T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Ramiro Gomez: Cut-Outs DESCRIPTION:Artist Ramiro Gomez’s life-sized cardboard cutouts\, paintings\, and constructions bring attention to those who toil behind the familiar scenes of luxury and affluence in America.\n\nLA based\, he often focuses on the Hispanic work force in Beverly Hills—the nannies\, and gardeners\, housekeepers\, and pool cleaners.\n\nIn 2014\, he spent several weeks as an artist in residence with the U-M Institute for the Humanities\, mounting his works across the Diag\, changing our everyday landscape on campus. One installation depicted migrant workers in the field\, incorporating cardboard vegetable boxes foraged from the dumpsters behind dorm cafeterias. Another illustrated a groundskeeper tending to fall leaves.\n\nFor his current exhibition\, Gomez will create a room-sized installation of his cutouts in the Institute for the Humanities gallery.\n\nAlthough his works contemplate issues of race and cultural identity\, they more philosophically explore delineations and disconnects between people\, the have and have-nots\, the visible and invisible. His articulated figures are performative\, capturing the rhythm and gesture of the service industry\, their endless repetitions that keep things running. Almost naïve in materiality and process\, his constructions are measured and deliberate actions of inclusion.\n\nSeeing a Gomez figure propped on a manicured lawn—or in a Hockney painting\, or pasted in a luxury goods magazine ad—permanently changes the picture\, and our narratives about wealth and prosperity in our society.\n-Amanda Krugliak\, Institute for the Humanities curator UID:22529-1401992@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22529 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition,Multicultural,Visual Arts LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities, Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150313T140540 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150519T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150519T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:The Shape of the Universe DESCRIPTION:This exhibit traces the history of our evolving understanding of the Universe\, from Einstein's discovery of space-time\, through the development of theories explaining the Big Bang and cosmic expansion\, up to cutting-edge research on gravity waves being conducted by U-M mathematician Lydia Bieri. This exhibit will include interactives\, video\, beautiful NASA photographs\, and artwork by local high school students. UID:21954-1372950@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21954 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Astronomy,Exhibition,Science LOCATION:Ruthven Museums Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150311T150909 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150519T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150519T163000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Under the Influence: Youth Artists in the D DESCRIPTION:Highlighting student created art from the Detroit School of Arts (DSA)\, “Young Artists in the D” is a visual exhibition influenced by the works of Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo. Under the guidance of DSA teacher and designer Sheryl Heading\, students will showcase their talents through various artistic mediums.\n\nOpen to the general public\, an opening reception for this exhibition is scheduled for Saturday\, April 25 from 1-3 p.m. and includes complimentary admission\, parking and light refreshments.\n\nThe exhibit may be accessed 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.\, Monday-Thursday\, and 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.\, Fridays and Saturdays.\n\n“Young Arts in the D” is one of fifty-two community events in Metro-Detroit held to complement the exhibit\, “Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo in Detroit\,” running from March 15 – July 12 at the Detroit Institute of Arts. UID:22033-1377838@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22033 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Detroit,Exhibition,Visual Arts LOCATION:Detroit Center - Monts Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150331T090526 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150519T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150519T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:The Jewish Tradition of Tsedakah as Exemplified in Pushkes\, Charity Donation Boxes DESCRIPTION:This exhibit features an eclectic selection of Pushkes (פּושקעס) – the common Yiddish moniker for charity/donation boxes. In Judaism\, dispensing of charity is not simply a monetary transaction. Rather\, the act is a beautiful exemplar of an individual’s conscious choice to help another person\, while also acknowledging the transience of material wealth and paying one’s good fortunes forward.\n\nThese Pushkes function as vessels that anonymize the donations within\, stressing that the act of giving should not be done for acknowledgement. Instead\, giving should signify a gesture of honest good will. Furthermore\, the amalgam of wealth inside these boxes is comprised of the materiality and benevolence of an entire community.\n\nצדקה תציל ממװת\nTsedakah tatsil mi-mavet\nCharity Saves from Death\n — 156b\, Tractate Shabes\, Babylonian Talmud\n\nAll items on display were donated by Constance Harris and are on loan from the Jewish Heritage Collection Dedicated to Mark and Dave Harris\, Special Collections Library\, University of Michigan Library—except where otherwise noted. UID:22410-1395999@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22410 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Jewish Studies,Library LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150406T161023 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150519T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150519T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Through the Magnifying Glass: A Short History of the Microscope DESCRIPTION:This exhibit displays a selection of books from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries that contain extraordinary illustrations of animals and plants as they were originally seen through the lenses of early microscopes. Also included are three eighteenth-century microscopes and a series of images taken by modern microscopes.\n\nOn display Monday through Friday\, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. UID:22502-1400812@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22502 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Biology,History,Library,Science LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - 7th Floor Exhibit Space CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20141201T143728 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150519T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150519T170000 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:20123-1348269@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:20150519T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150519T170000 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:21358-1348990@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:20150519T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150519T170000 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:21357-1348873@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:20150323T153554 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150519T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150519T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Mine More Coal: War Effort and Americanism in World War I Posters DESCRIPTION:During World War I\, the American Government used a powerful poster campaign to rally all troops and farmers\, housewives and shipbuilders\, “old-stock Americans” and immigrants to the cause. Propaganda\, commodity\, and art came together in WWI posters. This exhibition presents rarely displayed WWI posters from UMMA’s collection.\nThe focus of the exhibition is posters directed at coal miners. These works explore the larger themes of supporting the war effort and Americanism. Coal mining communities were microcosms for the social and economic pressures when the United States entered the Great War in 1917. Coal was a central resource for the war\, yet the immigrant workforce was considered unreliable because of increasingly frequent workers’ strikes. Posters also addressed anxieties about the definition of American culture and its readiness for war.\nMarking the centennial of the Great War (1914-1919)\, the presentation of WWI posters of the UMMA collection includes some of the lesser-known works by America’s most famous poster artists. From iconic Gibson-girl type illustrations to multilingual posters in Polish\, Italian\, and German\, these posters present war-time American ideals. Works by famed designers James Montgomery Flagg\, the designer of the Uncle Sam “I Want You” poster\, and Howard Christy are featured alongside works by illustrators like J.C. Leyendecker and the acclaimed painter and printmaker Henry Reuterdahl. UID:22267-1389523@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22267 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Anthropology,Art,Culture,Discussion,Exhibition,Free,History,Language,Lifelong Learning,Museum,Politics,Research,Storytelling,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150323T152350 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150519T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150519T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Sophie Calle: North Pole DESCRIPTION:Following her mother's death\, French conceptual artist Sophie Calle wanted to bury her portrait and jewels on a glacier in the North Pole\, a place her mother had always dreamed of seeing. This multifaceted installation\, consisting of video\, photographs\, and a light box\, documents moments of Calle's journey to fulfill her mother's unrealized dream.\n\nNorth Pole / Pôle nord also includes three porcelain plaques on which Calle has inscribed a story about her voyage. The following text is an excerpt:\n\n\"I waited to reach the northernmost point on the trip in order to go ashore and bury my mother's jewels. L.\, my cabin-mate on the boat\, suggested that if the weather was not permitting\, I could still flush the ring down the toilet. The prospect would have made my mother laugh. But on Thursday October 2\, 2008\, the weather was fine. I ventured onto the glacier\, chose a beautiful stone and buried the portrait\, the necklace and the diamond. Now my mother has gone to the Arctic North. Will climate change carry her out to sea as far as the Pole? Will she be dragged down the valley towards the ice cap? Will she stay on that shore\, a marker of the Northern Glacier’s existence in the Holocene period?\"\n\nThe creative process that drives North Pole is characteristic of Calle's practice: she not only shares a story drawn from her own life\, but uses that moment to inspire further artistic exploration. Following a set of self-established behavioral instructions\, she transforms her daily life with a series of performative actions\, usually executed as a combination of texts and photographs. The result is a poignant reconsideration of the parameters of public versus private life\, through a body of work grounded in compelling\, and often very intimate\, personal investigation.\n\nThis exhibition is made possible in part by the Robert and Janet Miller Fund. UID:22265-1389428@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22265 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Discussion,Exhibition,Family,Free,Language,Lifelong Learning,Museum,Storytelling,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150108T124313 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150519T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150519T130000 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:20702-1313136@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:20141208T162258 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150519T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150519T190000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Photo 51: Is Corruption in Russia’s DNA? DESCRIPTION:This photography exhibit by Misha Friedman attempts to capture the pervasive culture of corruption in Russia. Friedman explains the photo collection in a New York Times op-ed\, writing\, “Corruption in Russia is so pervasive that the whole society accepts the unacceptable as normal\, as the only way of survival\, as the way things ‘just are.’”\n\nMisha Friedman was born in Moldova\, which at the time was part of the Soviet Union. He immigrated to the United States in 1991\, when he was 14\, and currently lives in New York. Friedman has a bachelor’s degree in economics and a master’s in Russian and Post-Soviet studies. He will visit U-M on February 10 to give a lecture at the Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies titled\, “Informed Storytelling: Beyond the Facts.”\n\nThe project was made possible with a grant from the Institute of Modern Russia. University of Michigan sponsors for the Work Gallery exhibit are the Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies\; Center for Russian\, East European\, & Eurasian Studies\; and Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.\n\nFor hours and location\, visit the Work Gallery website at stamps.umich.edu/exhibitions/work_ann_arbor. UID:20274-1279003@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20274 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:photography,russia LOCATION:Work Gallery 306 South State Street CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150507T112944 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150519T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150519T163000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:James V. Neel Lecture in Human Genetics DESCRIPTION:Haig Kazazian\, Professor of Human Genetics at the Institute of Genetic Medicine in the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine\, will give the 15th Annual James V. Neel Lecture in Human Genetics at the University of Michigan Medical School on Tuesday\, May 19\, at 2:30 p.m. Dr. Kazazian’s lecture is titled\, \"A Potential Role for ‘Jumping Genes’ in Cancer\". Dr. Kazazian has published nearly 400 papers and a book entitled\, “Mobile DNA: Finding Treasures in Junk.” He is a member of a number of national organizations\, including the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Kazazian also has received a number of honors for his research\, most notably the 2008 William Allan Award\, the top honor of the American Society of Human Genetics.\n\nThis annual lectureship honors James V. Neel\, M.D.\, Ph.D.\, a pioneer in the study of human genetics and one of the first to foresee its importance in the diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions. In 1956\, Neel established the first academic department of human genetics in the United States at the University of Michigan Medical School\, which he chaired for 25 years. He received the Lasker Award\, the National Medal of Science\, and was elected to the National Academy of Sciences. This annual event includes the presentation of the James V. Neel Fellowship Awards\, which recognize outstanding academic and research achievements of human genetics graduate students pursuing Ph.D. degrees and M.S. degrees in genetic counseling. For more information\, call 734-647-3149 UID:22807-1411199@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22807 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Biology,Research,Science LOCATION:Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building - Kahn Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150507T112944 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150519T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150519T163000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:James V. Neel Lecture in Human Genetics DESCRIPTION:Haig Kazazian\, Professor of Human Genetics at the Institute of Genetic Medicine in the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine\, will give the 15th Annual James V. Neel Lecture in Human Genetics at the University of Michigan Medical School on Tuesday\, May 19\, at 2:30 p.m. Dr. Kazazian’s lecture is titled\, \"A Potential Role for ‘Jumping Genes’ in Cancer\". Dr. Kazazian has published nearly 400 papers and a book entitled\, “Mobile DNA: Finding Treasures in Junk.” He is a member of a number of national organizations\, including the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Kazazian also has received a number of honors for his research\, most notably the 2008 William Allan Award\, the top honor of the American Society of Human Genetics.\n\nThis annual lectureship honors James V. Neel\, M.D.\, Ph.D.\, a pioneer in the study of human genetics and one of the first to foresee its importance in the diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions. In 1956\, Neel established the first academic department of human genetics in the United States at the University of Michigan Medical School\, which he chaired for 25 years. He received the Lasker Award\, the National Medal of Science\, and was elected to the National Academy of Sciences. This annual event includes the presentation of the James V. Neel Fellowship Awards\, which recognize outstanding academic and research achievements of human genetics graduate students pursuing Ph.D. degrees and M.S. degrees in genetic counseling. For more information\, call 734-647-3149 UID:22807-1411200@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22807 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Biology,Research,Science LOCATION:Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building - Kahn Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150501T140313 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150519T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150519T210000 SUMMARY:Presentation:Fleeting Beauty\, Enduring Value DESCRIPTION:One of Ann Arbor's favorite gardens will soon be in bloom. Join Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum Curator David C. Michener and find out how the Arb and Gardens is enriching this historic collection and adding long-desired specimens\, including Chinese and Japanese tree peonies. At tonight's presentation Michener will offer a best-guess of when the peonies will bloom and which plants may do so for the first time this year. Get a behind-the-scenes view of changes and enhancements to this national treasure as preparations are made for the Nichols Arboretum Peony Garden's centennial in 2022. Questions encouraged for the after-session discussion.\n\nDiscussion Location: The Ann Arbor District Library's Multi-Purpose Room at the downtown site. A listing for the program can be found on the Ann Arbor Disctrict Library's website. UID:22778-1409836@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22778 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Culture,Environment,Horticulture LOCATION:Off Campus Location - Multi-purpose room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150501T140827 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150519T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150519T210000 SUMMARY:Presentation:Beauty and the \"Beasts\" DESCRIPTION:Date: 5/19/2015\nTime: 7 pm to 9 pm\nNative plants have evolved to withstand sub-zero temperatures\, summer heat\, drought\, and insect predation\, all without being watered\, fertilized\, or sprayed. And\, unlike exotic species\, natives form the foundation of the food chain\, supporting insect populations which directly or indirectly feed most other animals. Drew Lathin\, a landscaper and NAP volunteer\, will present how a native plant-friendly approach can save time\, money\, and water\; eliminate use of chemicals\; and create beautiful wildlife habitat at home. Free. Hosted by Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum and presented by Sierra Club Huron Valley Group. UID:22779-1409837@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22779 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ecology,Environment LOCATION:Matthaei Botanical Gardens CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150413T112725 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150519T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150519T210000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:It’s Everyone’s Back Yard: Keeping it Clean for All DESCRIPTION:Members of Citizens for Oil Free Back Yards discuss how the local group worked to protect neighborhoods and continues to monitor oil and gas extraction activity in Washtenaw County and Michigan. COFBY members were presented with the HVG Conservation Activist Award in 2014. Free. Presented by Sierra Club Huron Valley. UID:22609-1404668@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22609 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Environment,Outdoors,Sustainability LOCATION:Matthaei Botanical Gardens CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150409T102334 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150519T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Ballroom Thieves DESCRIPTION:With a slow\, deliberate build\, the Ballroom Thieves make their presence known onstage immediately as the first chord is struck\, transforming any size room\, whether it be a large ballroom or a small club\, into a remarkably intimate environment. Formed in 2011\, the Ballroom Thieves take the sincere\, narrative blueprint of folk music and infuse it with the attitude of rock\, the soul of blues\, and the sweat and fervor of a revival tent. That spirit makes its way into both their recorded music as well as their live performances\, as Martin Earley (guitar\, vocals)\, Devin Mauch (percussion\, vocals)\, and Calin Peters (cello\, vocals) attack their instruments and harmonies with the same energy onstage as in the studio. Garnering regional and national acclaim for both of their releases to date\, 2012’s \"The Devil And The Deep\" and 2013’s self-titled EP\, the Thieves have been branching out from their native Boston. Their energy\, passion\, and songwriting craft earning them national touring spots with established bands such as The Lone Bellow\, Dispatch\, Little Green Cars\, The Wheeler Brothers\, and Houndmouth\, among others. UID:21016-1329466@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21016 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:20150409T170630 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150519T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150519T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Orson Welles: Beyond the Canon and into the Archives DESCRIPTION:This student-researched exhibit—marking the centenary of Orson Welles\, one of America's greatest directors of film\, theater\, radio and television—highlights letters\, photographs\, scripts\, and production materials culled from the University of Michigan Library's extensive Orson Welles archives.\n\nOriginal items are on display in the Audubon Room\, which is open Mon-Fri 8:30am-7pm\, Sat 10am-6pm\, Sun 2-7pm. UID:22554-1402687@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22554 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Film,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Gallery (Room 100) & Audubon Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150504T111315 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150520T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150520T173000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:21st Annual Automotive Research Center (ARC) Program Review DESCRIPTION:This event is free of charge and open to the public. Come and listen to various speakers on a variety of topics including vehicle dynamics & controls\, and human centered modeling\, internal combustion engines and fuels and vehicle hybridization and electrification. Register at http://arc.engin.umich.edu/ by May 5th. \nFor further information send an email to arc-event-inquiries@umich.edu or call (734) 764-6579. UID:22777-1409775@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22777 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Discussion,Education,Engineering,Environment LOCATION:Chrysler Center - Chesebrough Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150331T124407 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150520T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150520T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Along the Way: Collage on Canvas DESCRIPTION:Iowa City artist Sara Slee Brown focuses on using images of natural beauty and man-made buildings to create imaginary scenarios that give rise to possibilities outside of everyday experience. Using the computer as her medium\, she digitally combines photographic images and original artwork. She then makes digital prints and layers them onto canvas with acrylic varnish. The resulting surface is more paint than print\, revealing the artist’s hand upon the work. Brown holds a BFA from the U-M Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design and an MFA in Painting from the University of Iowa School of Art. UID:22420-1396431@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22420 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:20150331T125645 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150520T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150520T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Big Painted Stuff: Mixed Media DESCRIPTION:Karl Laub’s paintings are a mixture of acrylics\, watercolors\, pastels\, molding paste and whatever else he can find to include in his artwork. He has enjoyed working on these larger pieces that have let him experiment with a wider range of colors and techniques and allowed him more room to make a mess. Laub is the Community Development Director for the City of River Rouge and resides in Gibraltar\, Michigan. UID:22424-1396655@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22424 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:20150331T125010 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150520T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150520T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Chasing Fotos – Critters DESCRIPTION:Lynette Curtiss is an award winning Michigan based artist who has always had a passion for photography. She has used this passion to capture the beauty of many forms of life\, including people\, places\, wildlife and nature. Curtiss holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Lawrence Technological University and a photography certificate from the College of Creative Studies. She continues to expand her knowledge of photography by taking workshops\, leading photography group meet-ups with Ann Arbor Shutterbugs and collaborating with other groups. She is also the volunteer yearbook editor for Parkview Elementary in Novi. UID:22421-1396487@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22421 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:20150331T124008 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150520T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150520T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Evolution of Rock Getting Wheels DESCRIPTION:Ann Arbor artist Middy Potter has creativity at the center of his life. When composing a sculpture\, he adds a dash of humor\, a bit of whimsy\, and a pinch of wonderment. Self-taught as an artist\, Potter realizes the connection between science and art. His formal training includes a degree in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering\, a form of art in itself. Texture\, color\, technical challenges and different materials are part of his creations. Materials for Potter's sculptures include wood\, cloth\, 3-D glass mosaic\, stone\, metal\, cast stone and found objects. UID:22419-1396374@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22419 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:20150331T130321 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150520T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150520T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Pearls\, Chains & Silhouettes: Handmade\, Industrial & Digital Jewelry DESCRIPTION:Drawing on common jewelry motifs and iconic imagery\, Ashley Buchanan individually hand-cuts silhouettes from sheet metal using a traditional jeweler’s saw. She then applies color using an industrial process called powder coating. In select pieces\, Buchanan incorporates digitally scanned photographs made into buttons that she prong sets onto pieces in the form of gemstones. By combining the handmade with the industrial and the digital\, Buchanan pushes the boundaries of jewelry\, producing pieces with a fresh voice that speaks to the past\, present and future of craft while maintaining the seductive quality of jewelry. UID:22427-1396767@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22427 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:20150331T130003 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150520T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150520T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Proof: Encaustic on Wood DESCRIPTION:As she paints and constructs\, Graceann Warn’s paintings and assemblages use the metaphor of excavation. Her formal education in landscape architecture and classical archaeology assist her as she attempts to unearth an object or solve a mystery. A full time artist since 1985\, Warn now works primarily on wood panels with oils and encaustic\, and much of her work is concerned with the science and mystery of uncovering and covering. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally and is in the collections of Yale University\, Museum of Art and Design\, New York\, NY\, US Embassies in Nairobi and Sarajevo\, Pew Charitable Trusts and many others. UID:22426-1396711@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22426 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:20150331T131356 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150520T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150520T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Seeing Music: Acrylic & Watercolor DESCRIPTION:Deborah L. Hoover hopes to achieve what the Swiss artist Paul Klee described as\, “making the invisible visible.” The music the musicians create in her paintings is full of life. Can you hear it? Using vibrant colors in acrylic or watercolor\, Hoover’s paintings inspire a multisensory response. She graduated from Kendall College of Art and Design and currently works in graphic arts and painting. UID:22428-1396823@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22428 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — Comprehensive Cancer Center, Level 1. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150310T132434 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150520T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150520T170000 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:21151-1335845@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:20150331T122533 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150520T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150520T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Transitions: Watercolor on Paper DESCRIPTION:The current work of Ann Arbor based artist Maria Ruggiero focuses on the large and small events in daily life through the genre of still life. She creates complex compositions of objects and other elements that reflect aspects of her experiences\, with an emphasis on those that relate to the development of her young son. Pattern\, decoration\, and the juxtaposition of objects with flat images are consistent elements in Ruggiero's paintings\, as is her interest in light quality and color. She holds a BFA in Studio Art from Michigan State University\, an MFA in Painting from Kent State University in Ohio\, and she is Professor of Art at Eastern Michigan University. UID:22415-1396318@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22415 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:20141218T105602 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150520T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150520T170000 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:20407-1287699@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:20150512T100037 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150520T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150520T235900 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Textile Trade Ascendancies DESCRIPTION:This exhibit features cloth samples\, photographs\, and maps\, and offers an overview of changing patterns of the textile trade in Nigeria from 16th century trading with Portugal to the present\, when the Nigerian textile trade is dominated by imports from China. Curated by Elisha P. Renne\, U-M professor in Anthropology and Afroamerican and African Studies. UID:22816-1412246@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22816 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:History,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library, 2nd Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150505T101537 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150520T084500 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150520T164500 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Drawdown Vietnam\, April – May 1975 DESCRIPTION:America’s long involvement in the war in Vietnam and Indochina drew to a close in April - May 1975. As the city of Saigon fell to the advancing North Vietnamese Army\, the United States military evacuated thousands of South Vietnamese civilians to ships nearby.\n\nIn the midst of the chaos\, two smaller rescues took place – Operation Babylift\, in which more than three thousand children and babies were airlifted to safety\, and the rescue of the S.S. Mayaguez\, whose ship and crew were captured by forces of the new Cambodian Khmer Rouge government less than two weeks following the fall of Saigon.\n\nThe unfolding of these events are chronicled in two lobby displays at the Gerald Ford Presidential Library – complete with artifacts\, photographs\, documents and personal stories of those involved.\n\nThe exhibit is free to Library visitors\, and will be on display through September\, 2015. \n\nPlease note that the Library is NOT open on weekends or Federal holidays. Library hours are Monday – Friday 8:45 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. UID:22785-1411367@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22785 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Cambodia,Indochina,Operation Babylift,Saigon,Vietnam LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150408T094612 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150520T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150520T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Ramiro Gomez: Cut-Outs DESCRIPTION:Artist Ramiro Gomez’s life-sized cardboard cutouts\, paintings\, and constructions bring attention to those who toil behind the familiar scenes of luxury and affluence in America.\n\nLA based\, he often focuses on the Hispanic work force in Beverly Hills—the nannies\, and gardeners\, housekeepers\, and pool cleaners.\n\nIn 2014\, he spent several weeks as an artist in residence with the U-M Institute for the Humanities\, mounting his works across the Diag\, changing our everyday landscape on campus. One installation depicted migrant workers in the field\, incorporating cardboard vegetable boxes foraged from the dumpsters behind dorm cafeterias. Another illustrated a groundskeeper tending to fall leaves.\n\nFor his current exhibition\, Gomez will create a room-sized installation of his cutouts in the Institute for the Humanities gallery.\n\nAlthough his works contemplate issues of race and cultural identity\, they more philosophically explore delineations and disconnects between people\, the have and have-nots\, the visible and invisible. His articulated figures are performative\, capturing the rhythm and gesture of the service industry\, their endless repetitions that keep things running. Almost naïve in materiality and process\, his constructions are measured and deliberate actions of inclusion.\n\nSeeing a Gomez figure propped on a manicured lawn—or in a Hockney painting\, or pasted in a luxury goods magazine ad—permanently changes the picture\, and our narratives about wealth and prosperity in our society.\n-Amanda Krugliak\, Institute for the Humanities curator UID:22529-1401993@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22529 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition,Multicultural,Visual Arts LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities, Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150313T140540 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150520T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150520T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:The Shape of the Universe DESCRIPTION:This exhibit traces the history of our evolving understanding of the Universe\, from Einstein's discovery of space-time\, through the development of theories explaining the Big Bang and cosmic expansion\, up to cutting-edge research on gravity waves being conducted by U-M mathematician Lydia Bieri. This exhibit will include interactives\, video\, beautiful NASA photographs\, and artwork by local high school students. UID:21954-1372951@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21954 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Astronomy,Exhibition,Science LOCATION:Ruthven Museums Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150311T150909 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150520T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150520T163000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Under the Influence: Youth Artists in the D DESCRIPTION:Highlighting student created art from the Detroit School of Arts (DSA)\, “Young Artists in the D” is a visual exhibition influenced by the works of Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo. Under the guidance of DSA teacher and designer Sheryl Heading\, students will showcase their talents through various artistic mediums.\n\nOpen to the general public\, an opening reception for this exhibition is scheduled for Saturday\, April 25 from 1-3 p.m. and includes complimentary admission\, parking and light refreshments.\n\nThe exhibit may be accessed 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.\, Monday-Thursday\, and 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.\, Fridays and Saturdays.\n\n“Young Arts in the D” is one of fifty-two community events in Metro-Detroit held to complement the exhibit\, “Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo in Detroit\,” running from March 15 – July 12 at the Detroit Institute of Arts. UID:22033-1377839@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22033 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Detroit,Exhibition,Visual Arts LOCATION:Detroit Center - Monts Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150331T090526 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150520T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150520T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:The Jewish Tradition of Tsedakah as Exemplified in Pushkes\, Charity Donation Boxes DESCRIPTION:This exhibit features an eclectic selection of Pushkes (פּושקעס) – the common Yiddish moniker for charity/donation boxes. In Judaism\, dispensing of charity is not simply a monetary transaction. Rather\, the act is a beautiful exemplar of an individual’s conscious choice to help another person\, while also acknowledging the transience of material wealth and paying one’s good fortunes forward.\n\nThese Pushkes function as vessels that anonymize the donations within\, stressing that the act of giving should not be done for acknowledgement. Instead\, giving should signify a gesture of honest good will. Furthermore\, the amalgam of wealth inside these boxes is comprised of the materiality and benevolence of an entire community.\n\nצדקה תציל ממװת\nTsedakah tatsil mi-mavet\nCharity Saves from Death\n — 156b\, Tractate Shabes\, Babylonian Talmud\n\nAll items on display were donated by Constance Harris and are on loan from the Jewish Heritage Collection Dedicated to Mark and Dave Harris\, Special Collections Library\, University of Michigan Library—except where otherwise noted. UID:22410-1396000@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22410 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Jewish Studies,Library LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150406T161023 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150520T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150520T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Through the Magnifying Glass: A Short History of the Microscope DESCRIPTION:This exhibit displays a selection of books from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries that contain extraordinary illustrations of animals and plants as they were originally seen through the lenses of early microscopes. Also included are three eighteenth-century microscopes and a series of images taken by modern microscopes.\n\nOn display Monday through Friday\, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. UID:22502-1400813@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22502 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Biology,History,Library,Science LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - 7th Floor Exhibit Space CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20141201T143728 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150520T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150520T170000 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:20123-1348339@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:20150520T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150520T170000 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:21358-1349014@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:20150520T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150520T170000 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:21357-1348890@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:20150323T153554 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150520T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150520T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Mine More Coal: War Effort and Americanism in World War I Posters DESCRIPTION:During World War I\, the American Government used a powerful poster campaign to rally all troops and farmers\, housewives and shipbuilders\, “old-stock Americans” and immigrants to the cause. Propaganda\, commodity\, and art came together in WWI posters. This exhibition presents rarely displayed WWI posters from UMMA’s collection.\nThe focus of the exhibition is posters directed at coal miners. These works explore the larger themes of supporting the war effort and Americanism. Coal mining communities were microcosms for the social and economic pressures when the United States entered the Great War in 1917. Coal was a central resource for the war\, yet the immigrant workforce was considered unreliable because of increasingly frequent workers’ strikes. Posters also addressed anxieties about the definition of American culture and its readiness for war.\nMarking the centennial of the Great War (1914-1919)\, the presentation of WWI posters of the UMMA collection includes some of the lesser-known works by America’s most famous poster artists. From iconic Gibson-girl type illustrations to multilingual posters in Polish\, Italian\, and German\, these posters present war-time American ideals. Works by famed designers James Montgomery Flagg\, the designer of the Uncle Sam “I Want You” poster\, and Howard Christy are featured alongside works by illustrators like J.C. Leyendecker and the acclaimed painter and printmaker Henry Reuterdahl. UID:22267-1389542@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22267 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Anthropology,Art,Culture,Discussion,Exhibition,Free,History,Language,Lifelong Learning,Museum,Politics,Research,Storytelling,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150323T152350 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150520T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150520T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Sophie Calle: North Pole DESCRIPTION:Following her mother's death\, French conceptual artist Sophie Calle wanted to bury her portrait and jewels on a glacier in the North Pole\, a place her mother had always dreamed of seeing. This multifaceted installation\, consisting of video\, photographs\, and a light box\, documents moments of Calle's journey to fulfill her mother's unrealized dream.\n\nNorth Pole / Pôle nord also includes three porcelain plaques on which Calle has inscribed a story about her voyage. The following text is an excerpt:\n\n\"I waited to reach the northernmost point on the trip in order to go ashore and bury my mother's jewels. L.\, my cabin-mate on the boat\, suggested that if the weather was not permitting\, I could still flush the ring down the toilet. The prospect would have made my mother laugh. But on Thursday October 2\, 2008\, the weather was fine. I ventured onto the glacier\, chose a beautiful stone and buried the portrait\, the necklace and the diamond. Now my mother has gone to the Arctic North. Will climate change carry her out to sea as far as the Pole? Will she be dragged down the valley towards the ice cap? Will she stay on that shore\, a marker of the Northern Glacier’s existence in the Holocene period?\"\n\nThe creative process that drives North Pole is characteristic of Calle's practice: she not only shares a story drawn from her own life\, but uses that moment to inspire further artistic exploration. Following a set of self-established behavioral instructions\, she transforms her daily life with a series of performative actions\, usually executed as a combination of texts and photographs. The result is a poignant reconsideration of the parameters of public versus private life\, through a body of work grounded in compelling\, and often very intimate\, personal investigation.\n\nThis exhibition is made possible in part by the Robert and Janet Miller Fund. UID:22265-1389442@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22265 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Discussion,Exhibition,Family,Free,Language,Lifelong Learning,Museum,Storytelling,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150108T124313 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150520T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150520T130000 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:20702-1313137@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:20141208T162258 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150520T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150520T190000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Photo 51: Is Corruption in Russia’s DNA? DESCRIPTION:This photography exhibit by Misha Friedman attempts to capture the pervasive culture of corruption in Russia. Friedman explains the photo collection in a New York Times op-ed\, writing\, “Corruption in Russia is so pervasive that the whole society accepts the unacceptable as normal\, as the only way of survival\, as the way things ‘just are.’”\n\nMisha Friedman was born in Moldova\, which at the time was part of the Soviet Union. He immigrated to the United States in 1991\, when he was 14\, and currently lives in New York. Friedman has a bachelor’s degree in economics and a master’s in Russian and Post-Soviet studies. He will visit U-M on February 10 to give a lecture at the Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies titled\, “Informed Storytelling: Beyond the Facts.”\n\nThe project was made possible with a grant from the Institute of Modern Russia. University of Michigan sponsors for the Work Gallery exhibit are the Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies\; Center for Russian\, East European\, & Eurasian Studies\; and Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.\n\nFor hours and location\, visit the Work Gallery website at stamps.umich.edu/exhibitions/work_ann_arbor. UID:20274-1279004@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20274 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:photography,russia LOCATION:Work Gallery 306 South State Street CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150620T183005 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150520T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150520T173000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Applying to Medical School DESCRIPTION:Closed session for MHSCDA group on behalf of Office of Health Equity and Inclusion\n\nLocation: The Career Center\nRoom: Programming Room UID:22889-1414662@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22889 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Programming Room, The Career Center CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150520T180003 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150520T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150520T230000 SUMMARY:Recreational / Games:UM Biweekly 8: A Super Smash Bros. Melee Tournament DESCRIPTION:Smashers of all levels\, beginner to advanced\, are welcome to attend!Check out our Facebook event for more info!https://www.facebook.com/events/1594654537480602/ UID:22843-1412744@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22843 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Michigan Union CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150416T144841 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150520T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150520T210000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:What’s Missing in Presidential Politics? DESCRIPTION:After Barack Obama's re-election victory in the 2012 Presidential Campaign\, it's easy to forget that\, not too long ago\, the Democratic Party struggled at the polls for over a decade. \n\nBut Al From remembers. \n \nIn 1984\, he led a small band of governors\, US senators\, and members of Congress to organize the Democratic Leadership Council (DLC). Their mission: to rescue the party from the political wilderness\, redefine its message\, and\, most importantly\, win presidential elections.\n \nJoin Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation Chairman\, Red Cavaney as he takes the stage with Al From to discuss From's new book\, The New Democrats and the Return to Power. From is one of America’s premier strategists and policy entrepreneurs with a track record of injecting innovative ideas into the national debate\, turning major national institutions around\, and changing the course of American life. He has appeared on a number of television programs\, including Morning Joe\, Press Pass with David Gregory\, The Daily Rundown with Chuck Todd\, Andrea Mitchell Reports\, and Up with Steve Kornacki.\n\nFree Admission\; Free Parking\; Book sales/signing and reception follow program. UID:22704-1405823@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22704 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Gerald Ford Library CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150409T102417 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150520T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Edwin McCain DESCRIPTION:Raised in Greenville\, South Carolina\, on a musical diet of everything from Earth\, Wind & Fire to David Wilcox\, rough-voiced but easy-on-the-ears singer-songwriter Edwin McCain recorded his first independent demo in 1991\, issuing his debut\, \"Solitude\,\" two years later. That album led to his 1995 major-label debut\, \"Honor Among Thieves\,\" which introduced America to the budding Southeastern bar favorite. Songs like \"Solitude\" and \"3 a.m.\" remain fan faves and live staples. Two years later\, he broke into the mainstream with the sweeping ballad \"I'll Be\,\" from the album \"Misguided Roses.\" Edwin McCain has toured with Hootie & the Blowfish\, and he has the mature outlook and easy mastery of a performer who's seen and done it all. “I’ve been lucky enough to experience a pretty broad range of stardom\, and the lack thereof\, throughout my journey as a musician\,” Edwin observes. “I’ve been on television shows and won awards\, but I’ve also lived in the back of a truck\, and I’ve even worked the Drive-Thru at Krispy Kreme singing wedding songs.” Come by and pick up a copy of Edwin's new release\, \"Live Versions.\" UID:21291-1343115@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21291 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:20150409T170630 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150520T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150520T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Orson Welles: Beyond the Canon and into the Archives DESCRIPTION:This student-researched exhibit—marking the centenary of Orson Welles\, one of America's greatest directors of film\, theater\, radio and television—highlights letters\, photographs\, scripts\, and production materials culled from the University of Michigan Library's extensive Orson Welles archives.\n\nOriginal items are on display in the Audubon Room\, which is open Mon-Fri 8:30am-7pm\, Sat 10am-6pm\, Sun 2-7pm. UID:22554-1402688@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22554 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Film,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Gallery (Room 100) & Audubon Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150524T180004 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150521T060000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150521T235959 SUMMARY:Other:ACRA DESCRIPTION:Back to back to back to back to back to back to back national champs. UID:20739-1415466@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20739 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Gainesville, GA CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150504T111315 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150521T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150521T153000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:21st Annual Automotive Research Center (ARC) Program Review DESCRIPTION:This event is free of charge and open to the public. Come and listen to various speakers on a variety of topics including vehicle dynamics & controls\, and human centered modeling\, internal combustion engines and fuels and vehicle hybridization and electrification. Register at http://arc.engin.umich.edu/ by May 5th. \nFor further information send an email to arc-event-inquiries@umich.edu or call (734) 764-6579. UID:22777-1409776@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22777 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Discussion,Education,Engineering,Environment LOCATION:Chrysler Center - Chesebrough Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150331T124407 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150521T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150521T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Along the Way: Collage on Canvas DESCRIPTION:Iowa City artist Sara Slee Brown focuses on using images of natural beauty and man-made buildings to create imaginary scenarios that give rise to possibilities outside of everyday experience. Using the computer as her medium\, she digitally combines photographic images and original artwork. She then makes digital prints and layers them onto canvas with acrylic varnish. The resulting surface is more paint than print\, revealing the artist’s hand upon the work. Brown holds a BFA from the U-M Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design and an MFA in Painting from the University of Iowa School of Art. UID:22420-1396432@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22420 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:20150331T125645 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150521T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150521T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Big Painted Stuff: Mixed Media DESCRIPTION:Karl Laub’s paintings are a mixture of acrylics\, watercolors\, pastels\, molding paste and whatever else he can find to include in his artwork. He has enjoyed working on these larger pieces that have let him experiment with a wider range of colors and techniques and allowed him more room to make a mess. Laub is the Community Development Director for the City of River Rouge and resides in Gibraltar\, Michigan. UID:22424-1396656@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22424 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:20150331T125010 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150521T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150521T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Chasing Fotos – Critters DESCRIPTION:Lynette Curtiss is an award winning Michigan based artist who has always had a passion for photography. She has used this passion to capture the beauty of many forms of life\, including people\, places\, wildlife and nature. Curtiss holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Lawrence Technological University and a photography certificate from the College of Creative Studies. She continues to expand her knowledge of photography by taking workshops\, leading photography group meet-ups with Ann Arbor Shutterbugs and collaborating with other groups. She is also the volunteer yearbook editor for Parkview Elementary in Novi. UID:22421-1396488@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22421 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:20150331T124008 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150521T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150521T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Evolution of Rock Getting Wheels DESCRIPTION:Ann Arbor artist Middy Potter has creativity at the center of his life. When composing a sculpture\, he adds a dash of humor\, a bit of whimsy\, and a pinch of wonderment. Self-taught as an artist\, Potter realizes the connection between science and art. His formal training includes a degree in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering\, a form of art in itself. Texture\, color\, technical challenges and different materials are part of his creations. Materials for Potter's sculptures include wood\, cloth\, 3-D glass mosaic\, stone\, metal\, cast stone and found objects. UID:22419-1396375@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22419 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:20150331T130321 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150521T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150521T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Pearls\, Chains & Silhouettes: Handmade\, Industrial & Digital Jewelry DESCRIPTION:Drawing on common jewelry motifs and iconic imagery\, Ashley Buchanan individually hand-cuts silhouettes from sheet metal using a traditional jeweler’s saw. She then applies color using an industrial process called powder coating. In select pieces\, Buchanan incorporates digitally scanned photographs made into buttons that she prong sets onto pieces in the form of gemstones. By combining the handmade with the industrial and the digital\, Buchanan pushes the boundaries of jewelry\, producing pieces with a fresh voice that speaks to the past\, present and future of craft while maintaining the seductive quality of jewelry. UID:22427-1396768@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22427 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:20150331T130003 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150521T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150521T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Proof: Encaustic on Wood DESCRIPTION:As she paints and constructs\, Graceann Warn’s paintings and assemblages use the metaphor of excavation. Her formal education in landscape architecture and classical archaeology assist her as she attempts to unearth an object or solve a mystery. A full time artist since 1985\, Warn now works primarily on wood panels with oils and encaustic\, and much of her work is concerned with the science and mystery of uncovering and covering. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally and is in the collections of Yale University\, Museum of Art and Design\, New York\, NY\, US Embassies in Nairobi and Sarajevo\, Pew Charitable Trusts and many others. UID:22426-1396712@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22426 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:20150331T131356 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150521T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150521T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Seeing Music: Acrylic & Watercolor DESCRIPTION:Deborah L. Hoover hopes to achieve what the Swiss artist Paul Klee described as\, “making the invisible visible.” The music the musicians create in her paintings is full of life. Can you hear it? Using vibrant colors in acrylic or watercolor\, Hoover’s paintings inspire a multisensory response. She graduated from Kendall College of Art and Design and currently works in graphic arts and painting. UID:22428-1396824@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22428 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Health & Wellness LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — Comprehensive Cancer Center, Level 1. CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150310T132434 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150521T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150521T170000 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:21151-1335846@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:20150331T122533 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150521T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150521T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Transitions: Watercolor on Paper DESCRIPTION:The current work of Ann Arbor based artist Maria Ruggiero focuses on the large and small events in daily life through the genre of still life. She creates complex compositions of objects and other elements that reflect aspects of her experiences\, with an emphasis on those that relate to the development of her young son. Pattern\, decoration\, and the juxtaposition of objects with flat images are consistent elements in Ruggiero's paintings\, as is her interest in light quality and color. She holds a BFA in Studio Art from Michigan State University\, an MFA in Painting from Kent State University in Ohio\, and she is Professor of Art at Eastern Michigan University. UID:22415-1396319@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22415 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:20150217T124941 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150521T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150521T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Influencer Training™ DESCRIPTION:The truth is\, we all need to be better influencers. Hardly a day passes that we don’t try to influence ourselves or others to do something different. In spite of the fact that we’re routinely trying to help ourselves and others alter behavior\, few of us can articulate a model of what it takes to do so. Drawing from the skills of many of the world’s best change agents and combining them with five decades of social-science research\, Influencer Training™ creates a powerful and portable model for changing behaviors.\n\nYou will learn to:\n\nApply techniques to successfully lead change initiatives in your organization\nUse strategies to reduce errors and project failures\nDiagnose the real causes behind problems and create real solutions\nInfluence across the organization—with or without formal authority\n\nYou will benefit by:\n\nKnowing how to transform your organizational culture\nEnabling your team to complete projects on time and on budget\nBecoming more effective in how you influence others\n\nAudience:\n\nIndividuals or teams looking to overcome profound\, persistent\, and resistant problems who would like to learn how to influence change\n\nProgram Note:\n\nWe are pleased to be offering this program at a special discounted rate only available through HRD. The normal price is $1\,200 through VitalSmarts®.\n\nSchedule Selection(s) Competencies: AM BI CO CS LA AC UID:21648-1357954@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21648 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Career,Networking,Workshop LOCATION:Administrative Services Building - HRD CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20141218T105602 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150521T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150521T170000 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:20407-1287700@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:20150512T100037 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150521T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150521T235900 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Textile Trade Ascendancies DESCRIPTION:This exhibit features cloth samples\, photographs\, and maps\, and offers an overview of changing patterns of the textile trade in Nigeria from 16th century trading with Portugal to the present\, when the Nigerian textile trade is dominated by imports from China. Curated by Elisha P. Renne\, U-M professor in Anthropology and Afroamerican and African Studies. UID:22816-1412247@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22816 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:History,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library, 2nd Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150217T124022 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150521T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150521T120000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Enneagram: 9 Ways of Working Smarter DESCRIPTION:While every individual is unique\, we have patterns in the way we think\, feel\, and behave which form our identity and Enneagram personality type. The more we become aware of these gifts\, the better we become at understanding others and how they see the world.\n\nYou will learn to:\n\nAssess your natural Enneagram working style\nDescribe the eight other Enneagram work styles\nIdentify your work style under calm\, stressful and high performance conditions\nRecognize your preferred work environment where your style can be more successful\n\nYou will benefit by:\n\nGaining a clearer sense of how you work and what you need from your environment\nUnderstanding the many ways others work\nBecoming more flexible and effective when working with others\n\nAudience:\n\nAnyone interested in learning how their personality type influences their interactions with others\n\nCourse Preparation:\n\nAn assessment tool will be sent to you ahead of time to be completed and returned before the first day of class.\n\nProgram Note:\n\nParticipants will receive a copy of the book The Essential Enneagram by David Daniels\, M.D. and Virginia Price\, Ph.D.\n\nSchedule Selection(s) Competencies: BI CO DO QS UID:21643-1357946@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21643 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Career,Networking,Workshop LOCATION:Administrative Services Building - HRD CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150504T135322 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150521T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150521T170000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Life Sciences Institute Annual Symposium DESCRIPTION:Seven leading researchers on immune response will discuss the latest developments in the field at the U-M Life Sciences Institute’s annual symposium on May 21.\n\nTitled “Defense Mechanisms in Life: From Bacteria to the Human Body\,” the symposium runs from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Forum Hall at Palmer Commons. The event — now in its 14th year — is free and open to the public.\n\nSchedule of Speakers: http://lsi.science/LSIsymposium2015\n
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\nThis year\, the Mary Sue and Kenneth Coleman Life Sciences Lecture will be given by Ruslan Medzhitov\, Ph.D.\, the David W. Wallace Professor of Immunobiology at Yale University and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator.\n\nMedzhitov helped pioneer research into a group of pathogen-sensing proteins called Toll-like receptors. Since the discovery of their function in the late 1990s\, these receptors have transformed our understanding of the body’s response to infection and become one of the hottest areas of biology.\n\n“We didn't realize how much would come out of it eventually\, that it would become such a huge area of research\,\" Medzhitov has said of his initial breakthroughs in the field with the late Yale immunologist Charles Janeway\, Jr.\, M.D.\n\nSince then\, Medzhitov’s continuing research has shown the key role Toll-like receptors play in infection control\, chronic inflammation\, and tumor development. He believes they may also play important roles in illnesses like coronary artery disease\, Alzheimer’s and diabetes.\n\nThe full-day program will also include talks by Luciano Marraffini\, Ph.D.\, Rockefeller University\; Phillip D. Zamore\, Ph.D.\, University of Massachusetts Medical School\; Yasmine Belkaid\, Ph.D.\, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases\; Gregory F. Sonnenberg\, Ph.D.\, Weill Cornell Medical College\; Miriam Merad\, M.D.\, Ph.D.\, Tisch Cancer Institute\, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai\; Marco Colonna\, M.D.\, Washington University School of Medicine. UID:22560-1403208@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22560 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Biology,Lecture,Medicine,Research,Science,symposium LOCATION:Palmer Commons - Forum Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150505T101537 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150521T084500 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150521T164500 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Drawdown Vietnam\, April – May 1975 DESCRIPTION:America’s long involvement in the war in Vietnam and Indochina drew to a close in April - May 1975. As the city of Saigon fell to the advancing North Vietnamese Army\, the United States military evacuated thousands of South Vietnamese civilians to ships nearby.\n\nIn the midst of the chaos\, two smaller rescues took place – Operation Babylift\, in which more than three thousand children and babies were airlifted to safety\, and the rescue of the S.S. Mayaguez\, whose ship and crew were captured by forces of the new Cambodian Khmer Rouge government less than two weeks following the fall of Saigon.\n\nThe unfolding of these events are chronicled in two lobby displays at the Gerald Ford Presidential Library – complete with artifacts\, photographs\, documents and personal stories of those involved.\n\nThe exhibit is free to Library visitors\, and will be on display through September\, 2015. \n\nPlease note that the Library is NOT open on weekends or Federal holidays. Library hours are Monday – Friday 8:45 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. UID:22785-1411368@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22785 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Cambodia,Indochina,Operation Babylift,Saigon,Vietnam LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150408T094612 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150521T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150521T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Ramiro Gomez: Cut-Outs DESCRIPTION:Artist Ramiro Gomez’s life-sized cardboard cutouts\, paintings\, and constructions bring attention to those who toil behind the familiar scenes of luxury and affluence in America.\n\nLA based\, he often focuses on the Hispanic work force in Beverly Hills—the nannies\, and gardeners\, housekeepers\, and pool cleaners.\n\nIn 2014\, he spent several weeks as an artist in residence with the U-M Institute for the Humanities\, mounting his works across the Diag\, changing our everyday landscape on campus. One installation depicted migrant workers in the field\, incorporating cardboard vegetable boxes foraged from the dumpsters behind dorm cafeterias. Another illustrated a groundskeeper tending to fall leaves.\n\nFor his current exhibition\, Gomez will create a room-sized installation of his cutouts in the Institute for the Humanities gallery.\n\nAlthough his works contemplate issues of race and cultural identity\, they more philosophically explore delineations and disconnects between people\, the have and have-nots\, the visible and invisible. His articulated figures are performative\, capturing the rhythm and gesture of the service industry\, their endless repetitions that keep things running. Almost naïve in materiality and process\, his constructions are measured and deliberate actions of inclusion.\n\nSeeing a Gomez figure propped on a manicured lawn—or in a Hockney painting\, or pasted in a luxury goods magazine ad—permanently changes the picture\, and our narratives about wealth and prosperity in our society.\n-Amanda Krugliak\, Institute for the Humanities curator UID:22529-1401994@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22529 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition,Multicultural,Visual Arts LOCATION:202 S. Thayer - Institute for the Humanities, Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150313T140540 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150521T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150521T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:The Shape of the Universe DESCRIPTION:This exhibit traces the history of our evolving understanding of the Universe\, from Einstein's discovery of space-time\, through the development of theories explaining the Big Bang and cosmic expansion\, up to cutting-edge research on gravity waves being conducted by U-M mathematician Lydia Bieri. This exhibit will include interactives\, video\, beautiful NASA photographs\, and artwork by local high school students. UID:21954-1372952@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21954 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Astronomy,Exhibition,Science LOCATION:Ruthven Museums Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150311T150909 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150521T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150521T163000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Under the Influence: Youth Artists in the D DESCRIPTION:Highlighting student created art from the Detroit School of Arts (DSA)\, “Young Artists in the D” is a visual exhibition influenced by the works of Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo. Under the guidance of DSA teacher and designer Sheryl Heading\, students will showcase their talents through various artistic mediums.\n\nOpen to the general public\, an opening reception for this exhibition is scheduled for Saturday\, April 25 from 1-3 p.m. and includes complimentary admission\, parking and light refreshments.\n\nThe exhibit may be accessed 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.\, Monday-Thursday\, and 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.\, Fridays and Saturdays.\n\n“Young Arts in the D” is one of fifty-two community events in Metro-Detroit held to complement the exhibit\, “Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo in Detroit\,” running from March 15 – July 12 at the Detroit Institute of Arts. UID:22033-1377840@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22033 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Detroit,Exhibition,Visual Arts LOCATION:Detroit Center - Monts Hall CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150520T154442 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150521T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150521T110000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Monitoring and Modeling the Water Budget and Water Levels of Earth's Largest Lake System DESCRIPTION:The North American Great Lakes constitute the largest surface of fresh water on Earth (Lakes Superior and Michigan-Huron alone are the two largest lakes on Earth by surface area). Monitoring and modeling the major components of the Great Lakes water budget\, including over-lake precipitation\, over-lake evaporation\, and runoff\, involves an international\, multi-institution partnership that leverages a complex combination of sensor networks and modeling platforms. In this presentation\, we provide an overview of the drivers behind long-term changes in Great Lakes water levels\, including findings from recent research focused on explaining the abrupt water level decline on Lakes Superior and Michigan-Huron in the late 1990s\, and the recent record-setting water level surge. Insights from this research underscore the sensitivity of large freshwater systems to regional climate perturbations\, and the need for improved understanding of how the future of these systems will be dictated by a combination of climate change\, human intervention\, and changes in consumptive use. UID:22842-1412742@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22842 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Engineering,Environment,Lecture,Science LOCATION:Dana Natural Resources Building - 1040 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150331T090526 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150521T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150521T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:The Jewish Tradition of Tsedakah as Exemplified in Pushkes\, Charity Donation Boxes DESCRIPTION:This exhibit features an eclectic selection of Pushkes (פּושקעס) – the common Yiddish moniker for charity/donation boxes. In Judaism\, dispensing of charity is not simply a monetary transaction. Rather\, the act is a beautiful exemplar of an individual’s conscious choice to help another person\, while also acknowledging the transience of material wealth and paying one’s good fortunes forward.\n\nThese Pushkes function as vessels that anonymize the donations within\, stressing that the act of giving should not be done for acknowledgement. Instead\, giving should signify a gesture of honest good will. Furthermore\, the amalgam of wealth inside these boxes is comprised of the materiality and benevolence of an entire community.\n\nצדקה תציל ממװת\nTsedakah tatsil mi-mavet\nCharity Saves from Death\n — 156b\, Tractate Shabes\, Babylonian Talmud\n\nAll items on display were donated by Constance Harris and are on loan from the Jewish Heritage Collection Dedicated to Mark and Dave Harris\, Special Collections Library\, University of Michigan Library—except where otherwise noted. UID:22410-1396001@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22410 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Jewish Studies,Library LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150406T161023 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150521T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150521T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Through the Magnifying Glass: A Short History of the Microscope DESCRIPTION:This exhibit displays a selection of books from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries that contain extraordinary illustrations of animals and plants as they were originally seen through the lenses of early microscopes. Also included are three eighteenth-century microscopes and a series of images taken by modern microscopes.\n\nOn display Monday through Friday\, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. UID:22502-1400814@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22502 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Biology,History,Library,Science LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - 7th Floor Exhibit Space CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20141201T143728 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150521T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150521T170000 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:20123-1348293@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:20150521T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150521T170000 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:21358-1349038@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:20150521T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150521T170000 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:21357-1348907@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:20150323T153554 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150521T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150521T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Mine More Coal: War Effort and Americanism in World War I Posters DESCRIPTION:During World War I\, the American Government used a powerful poster campaign to rally all troops and farmers\, housewives and shipbuilders\, “old-stock Americans” and immigrants to the cause. Propaganda\, commodity\, and art came together in WWI posters. This exhibition presents rarely displayed WWI posters from UMMA’s collection.\nThe focus of the exhibition is posters directed at coal miners. These works explore the larger themes of supporting the war effort and Americanism. Coal mining communities were microcosms for the social and economic pressures when the United States entered the Great War in 1917. Coal was a central resource for the war\, yet the immigrant workforce was considered unreliable because of increasingly frequent workers’ strikes. Posters also addressed anxieties about the definition of American culture and its readiness for war.\nMarking the centennial of the Great War (1914-1919)\, the presentation of WWI posters of the UMMA collection includes some of the lesser-known works by America’s most famous poster artists. From iconic Gibson-girl type illustrations to multilingual posters in Polish\, Italian\, and German\, these posters present war-time American ideals. Works by famed designers James Montgomery Flagg\, the designer of the Uncle Sam “I Want You” poster\, and Howard Christy are featured alongside works by illustrators like J.C. Leyendecker and the acclaimed painter and printmaker Henry Reuterdahl. UID:22267-1389561@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22267 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Anthropology,Art,Culture,Discussion,Exhibition,Free,History,Language,Lifelong Learning,Museum,Politics,Research,Storytelling,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150323T152350 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150521T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150521T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Sophie Calle: North Pole DESCRIPTION:Following her mother's death\, French conceptual artist Sophie Calle wanted to bury her portrait and jewels on a glacier in the North Pole\, a place her mother had always dreamed of seeing. This multifaceted installation\, consisting of video\, photographs\, and a light box\, documents moments of Calle's journey to fulfill her mother's unrealized dream.\n\nNorth Pole / Pôle nord also includes three porcelain plaques on which Calle has inscribed a story about her voyage. The following text is an excerpt:\n\n\"I waited to reach the northernmost point on the trip in order to go ashore and bury my mother's jewels. L.\, my cabin-mate on the boat\, suggested that if the weather was not permitting\, I could still flush the ring down the toilet. The prospect would have made my mother laugh. But on Thursday October 2\, 2008\, the weather was fine. I ventured onto the glacier\, chose a beautiful stone and buried the portrait\, the necklace and the diamond. Now my mother has gone to the Arctic North. Will climate change carry her out to sea as far as the Pole? Will she be dragged down the valley towards the ice cap? Will she stay on that shore\, a marker of the Northern Glacier’s existence in the Holocene period?\"\n\nThe creative process that drives North Pole is characteristic of Calle's practice: she not only shares a story drawn from her own life\, but uses that moment to inspire further artistic exploration. Following a set of self-established behavioral instructions\, she transforms her daily life with a series of performative actions\, usually executed as a combination of texts and photographs. The result is a poignant reconsideration of the parameters of public versus private life\, through a body of work grounded in compelling\, and often very intimate\, personal investigation.\n\nThis exhibition is made possible in part by the Robert and Janet Miller Fund. UID:22265-1389456@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22265 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Discussion,Exhibition,Family,Free,Language,Lifelong Learning,Museum,Storytelling,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150108T124313 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150521T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150521T130000 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:20702-1313138@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:20141208T162258 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150521T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150521T190000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Photo 51: Is Corruption in Russia’s DNA? DESCRIPTION:This photography exhibit by Misha Friedman attempts to capture the pervasive culture of corruption in Russia. Friedman explains the photo collection in a New York Times op-ed\, writing\, “Corruption in Russia is so pervasive that the whole society accepts the unacceptable as normal\, as the only way of survival\, as the way things ‘just are.’”\n\nMisha Friedman was born in Moldova\, which at the time was part of the Soviet Union. He immigrated to the United States in 1991\, when he was 14\, and currently lives in New York. Friedman has a bachelor’s degree in economics and a master’s in Russian and Post-Soviet studies. He will visit U-M on February 10 to give a lecture at the Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies titled\, “Informed Storytelling: Beyond the Facts.”\n\nThe project was made possible with a grant from the Institute of Modern Russia. University of Michigan sponsors for the Work Gallery exhibit are the Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies\; Center for Russian\, East European\, & Eurasian Studies\; and Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design.\n\nFor hours and location\, visit the Work Gallery website at stamps.umich.edu/exhibitions/work_ann_arbor. UID:20274-1279005@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20274 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:photography,russia LOCATION:Work Gallery 306 South State Street CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150416T121834 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150521T121000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150521T130000 SUMMARY:Performance:Gifts of Art presents Jazz\, Swing & American Songbook DESCRIPTION:Ann Arbor's loveable jazz heroes Paul Keller (string bass)\, Sarah D'Angelo (vocals and clarinet)\, James Dapogny (piano) and Pete Siers (drums) come together to present a swinging program of fun and familiar standards from the Great American Songbook. You’ll hear songs from George Gershwin\, Cole Porter and Harold Arlen. These four outstanding musicians play every week at Ann Arbor's \"Secret Jazz Club\,\" Zal Gaz Grotto\, 2070 W. Stadium Boulevard. In addition\, Keller's 15-piece big band just celebrated their 26th anniversary of regular Monday night jazz big band activities – that's 1\,300 Monday night jazz sessions. UID:22700-1405819@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22700 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Health & Wellness,Music LOCATION:University Hospitals - University Hospital Main Lobby, Floor 1 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150512T104830 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150521T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150521T160000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Department of Biological Chemistry Distinguished Graduate Lectureship DESCRIPTION:Dr. Steven Quay\, President and CEO of Atossa Genetics\, will present a lecture titled \"A Walk in Nature with Stops Along the Way.\" It will take place in room 5330 MS I at 3PM on May 21st\, 2015. UID:22817-1412334@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22817 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Biological Chemistry LOCATION:Medical Science Unit I - 5330 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150413T174201 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150521T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150521T180000 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:17439-1409702@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 - 3163 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150409T170630 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150521T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150521T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Orson Welles: Beyond the Canon and into the Archives DESCRIPTION:This student-researched exhibit—marking the centenary of Orson Welles\, one of America's greatest directors of film\, theater\, radio and television—highlights letters\, photographs\, scripts\, and production materials culled from the University of Michigan Library's extensive Orson Welles archives.\n\nOriginal items are on display in the Audubon Room\, which is open Mon-Fri 8:30am-7pm\, Sat 10am-6pm\, Sun 2-7pm. UID:22554-1402689@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22554 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Film,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Gallery (Room 100) & Audubon Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR