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:20150531T180006 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150529T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150529T235959 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Collegiate Rugby Championship DESCRIPTION:Bruised but unbroken\, the men of Michigan Rugby will travel across land and lake to shake it off against 19 of the darndest teams in the USA. They will smash the faces of Arkansas State\, then they will smash the faces of Texas followed by a quick face smashing of UCLA and anyone else who dares get their face smashed by the boys with the Soiled Meat & Sand Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown HotelSheraton Philadelphia Downtown Hotel 201 North 17th Street Philadelphia\, PA 19103 http://www.usasevenscrc.com  UID:22851-1416853@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22851 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:PPL Park CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150531T180007 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150529T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150529T235959 SUMMARY:Other:CRC Tournamnent DESCRIPTION:UMWRFC is headed to Philly for their first battle at the CRC's. UID:22826-1416868@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22826 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:PPL Park Philly CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150605T120008 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150529T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150529T235959 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:ICSA Nationals DESCRIPTION:Team Race and Coed Nationals UID:22833-1417578@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22833 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Newport, RI CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150331T124407 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150529T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150529T200000 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:22420-1396440@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:20150529T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150529T200000 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:22424-1396664@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:20150529T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150529T200000 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:22421-1396496@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:20150529T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150529T200000 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:22419-1396383@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:20150529T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150529T200000 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:22427-1396776@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:20150529T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150529T200000 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:22426-1396720@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:20150529T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150529T170000 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:22428-1396832@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:20150529T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150529T170000 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:21151-1335854@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:20150529T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150529T200000 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:22415-1396327@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:20150529T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150529T170000 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:20407-1287708@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:20150529T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150529T235900 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:22816-1412255@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:20150529T084500 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150529T164500 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:22785-1411376@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:20150331T143756 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150529T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150529T170000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:Food Sovereignty Conference DESCRIPTION:Food Sovereignty is a conceptualization of world problems in food and agriculture that emerges from peasant farmers\, fishers\, and farmworkers. Emphasizing social equity rather than production and profit at its core\, the conceptualization emerges from the international peasant umbrella organization\, La Via Campesina. This Michigan Meeting will engage the scholarly community in analyzing all aspects of this new movement.\n\nThis event is made possible by a Michigan Meetings grant from the Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies at the University of Michigan\, Ann Arbor. UID:22429-1396921@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22429 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Activism,Ecology,Environment,Food,International,Latin America,Politics,Public Health,Social Justice,Sustainability LOCATION:Dana Natural Resources Building CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150408T094612 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150529T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150529T170000 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:22529-1402002@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:20150529T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150529T170000 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:21954-1372960@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:20150527T081708 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150529T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150529T163000 SUMMARY:Other:Peony Garden Season in Nichols Arboretum DESCRIPTION:The Nichols Arboretum Peony Garden is a must-see on the University of Michigan campus each spring. Thousands of blooms in the largest collection of heirloom herbaceous peonies in North America. Self-guided tours and peony information. Free admission. Also\, join us Sunday\, June 7 at 2 p.m. for Peony Blossoms and Pure Melodies\, an afternoon of Chinese flower songs in the Arb (in collaboration with the U-M Confucius Institute).\n\nNote: Peony bloom season is weather dependent. Please visit our dedicated peony website for daily bloom updates: mbgna.umich.edu/peony UID:22824-1412374@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22824 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Culture,Environment,Gardening\, Horticulture,Outdoors LOCATION:Nichols Arboretum CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150331T090526 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150529T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150529T170000 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:22410-1396009@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:20150529T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150529T170000 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:22502-1400822@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:20150529T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150529T170000 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:20123-1348317@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:20150529T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150529T170000 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:21358-1349063@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:20150529T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150529T170000 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:21357-1348925@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:20150529T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150529T170000 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:22267-1389581@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:20150529T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150529T170000 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:22265-1389471@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:20150529T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150529T130000 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:20702-1313146@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:20150529T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150529T190000 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:20274-1279013@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:20150413T122700 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150529T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150529T160000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Massasauga Rattlesnake Workshop at Matthaei Botanical Gardens DESCRIPTION:A free\, staff-led workshop highlighting Michigan’s native eastern massasauga rattlesnake and its biology\, detection and survey methods\, and habitat management challenges. Tour of Matthaei trails weather permitting. Free. UID:22614-1404672@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22614 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Biology,Environment,Outdoors,Sustainability LOCATION:Matthaei Botanical Gardens CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150529T113452 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150529T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150529T170000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Special Lecture: Ruth Blake\, Yale University DESCRIPTION:Ruth Blake’s areas of expertise include marine biogeochemistry\, stable isotope geochemistry and geomicrobiology. Her recent work focuses on developing new stable isotope tools\, geochemical proxies and biomarkers to study marine/microbial phosphorus cycling and evolution of the phosphorus cycle from pre-biotic to recent. \n\nRuth is engaged in a range of studies on co-evolution of earth and life and the impacts of both on biogeochemical processes occurring in the oceans\, deep-sea sediments\, seafloor hydrothermal systems and the sub-seafloor deep biosphere. UID:22949-1416405@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22949 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:AEM Featured LOCATION:1100 North University Building - 2520 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150409T101005 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150529T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Annie & Rod Capps DESCRIPTION:On a musical journey that began in 1982\, Annie and Rod Capps have earned sincere praise for their songwriting and musicianship\, with two albums topping the Folk-DJ charts\, multiple Detroit Music Award nominations\, and as 2-time Kerrville New Folk Finalists (2012 & 2010). Defining their \"style\" is not easy. It never ceases to be a moving target as they work continually to evolve with surprising new influences and inspirations\, always striving for true musical and songwriting maturity. Nonetheless\, for more than 30 years they’ve been cultivating a symbiotic sound that reflects their deep and intuitive understanding of each other\, delivering songs about broken things and poignant little ponderings with a rootsy vibe\, a touch of twang and a soulful groove. Annie and Rod come to The Ark with a new release\, \"Searching for Neverland.\" UID:20608-1310049@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/20608 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:20150529T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150529T230000 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:22554-1402697@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:20150531T180006 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150530T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150530T235959 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Collegiate Rugby Championship DESCRIPTION:Bruised but unbroken\, the men of Michigan Rugby will travel across land and lake to shake it off against 19 of the darndest teams in the USA. They will smash the faces of Arkansas State\, then they will smash the faces of Texas followed by a quick face smashing of UCLA and anyone else who dares get their face smashed by the boys with the Soiled Meat & Sand Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown HotelSheraton Philadelphia Downtown Hotel 201 North 17th Street Philadelphia\, PA 19103 http://www.usasevenscrc.com  UID:22851-1416854@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22851 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:PPL Park CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150531T180007 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150530T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150530T235959 SUMMARY:Other:CRC Tournamnent DESCRIPTION:UMWRFC is headed to Philly for their first battle at the CRC's. UID:22826-1416869@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22826 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:PPL Park Philly CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150605T120008 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150530T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150530T235959 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:ICSA Nationals DESCRIPTION:Team Race and Coed Nationals UID:22833-1417579@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22833 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Newport, RI CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150331T124407 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150530T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150530T200000 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:22420-1396441@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:20150530T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150530T200000 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:22424-1396665@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:20150530T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150530T200000 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:22421-1396497@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:20150530T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150530T200000 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:22419-1396384@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:20150530T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150530T200000 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:22427-1396777@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:20150530T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150530T200000 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:22426-1396721@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:20150530T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150530T200000 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:22415-1396328@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:20150530T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150530T235900 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:22816-1412256@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:20150530T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150530T170000 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:21954-1372961@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:20150413T123245 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150530T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150530T120000 SUMMARY:Other:Peonies Galore Sale at Nichols Arboretum DESCRIPTION:A large variety of locally grown heirloom peonies for sale in Nichols Arboretum. The sale occurs next to the Nichols Arboretum Peony Garden\, the largest collection of heirloom herbaceous peonies in North America. Peonies sell out quickly\; arrive early. UID:22616-1404674@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22616 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Environment,Family,Outdoors LOCATION:Nichols Arboretum CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150527T081708 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150530T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150530T163000 SUMMARY:Other:Peony Garden Season in Nichols Arboretum DESCRIPTION:The Nichols Arboretum Peony Garden is a must-see on the University of Michigan campus each spring. Thousands of blooms in the largest collection of heirloom herbaceous peonies in North America. Self-guided tours and peony information. Free admission. Also\, join us Sunday\, June 7 at 2 p.m. for Peony Blossoms and Pure Melodies\, an afternoon of Chinese flower songs in the Arb (in collaboration with the U-M Confucius Institute).\n\nNote: Peony bloom season is weather dependent. Please visit our dedicated peony website for daily bloom updates: mbgna.umich.edu/peony UID:22824-1412375@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22824 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Culture,Environment,Gardening\, Horticulture,Outdoors LOCATION:Nichols Arboretum CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150331T090526 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150530T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150530T170000 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:22410-1396010@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:20150530T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150530T170000 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:20123-1348247@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:20150530T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150530T170000 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:21358-1348942@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:20150530T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150530T113000 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:21958-1407838@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:20150530T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150530T170000 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:21357-1348823@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:20150530T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150530T170000 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:22267-1389485@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:20150530T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150530T170000 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:22265-1389400@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:20150530T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150530T130000 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:20702-1313147@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:20150530T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150530T190000 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:20274-1279014@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:20150530T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150530T131500 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:22598-1404651@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:20141029T152936 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150530T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150530T143000 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:19550-1345029@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:20150530T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150530T151500 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:21959-1404641@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:20150530T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150530T153000 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:21958-1407845@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:20150409T102535 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150530T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Judy Collins DESCRIPTION:Judy Collins has thrilled audiences worldwide with her unique blend of folksong interpretations and contemporary themes. Her career has spanned well over 50 years. In 1961 Judy released her first album\, \"A Maid of Constant Sorrow.\" at the age of 22 and began a 35-year association with Elektra Records. She interpreted the songs of fellow artists\, particularly the social poets of the time such as Bob Dylan\, Phil Ochs and Tom Paxton. Judy was instrumental in bringing singer-songwriters to a wider audience\, including Bob Dylan\, Phil Ochs\, Tom Paxton\, Leonard Cohen\, Joni Mitchell\, and Randy Newman. Judy's career has included new album releases in every decade since the 1960s\, and she's written books including \"Sanity & Grace\,\" a memoir focusing on the death of her only son and the healing process that followed. Judy Collins is still a relentlessly creative spirit who's writing\, performing 80 to 100 dates a year\, and nurturing fresh talent. What's the perfect start to your summer? A live Judy Collins show at The Ark\, of course! But don't delay on tickets. UID:21292-1343116@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21292 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:20150530T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150530T230000 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:22554-1402698@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:20150531T180006 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150531T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150531T235959 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Collegiate Rugby Championship DESCRIPTION:Bruised but unbroken\, the men of Michigan Rugby will travel across land and lake to shake it off against 19 of the darndest teams in the USA. They will smash the faces of Arkansas State\, then they will smash the faces of Texas followed by a quick face smashing of UCLA and anyone else who dares get their face smashed by the boys with the Soiled Meat & Sand Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown HotelSheraton Philadelphia Downtown Hotel 201 North 17th Street Philadelphia\, PA 19103 http://www.usasevenscrc.com  UID:22851-1416855@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22851 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:PPL Park CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150531T180007 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150531T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150531T235959 SUMMARY:Other:CRC Tournamnent DESCRIPTION:UMWRFC is headed to Philly for their first battle at the CRC's. UID:22826-1416870@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22826 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:PPL Park Philly CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150605T120008 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150531T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150531T235959 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:ICSA Nationals DESCRIPTION:Team Race and Coed Nationals UID:22833-1417580@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22833 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Newport, RI CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150331T124407 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150531T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150531T200000 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:22420-1396442@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:20150531T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150531T200000 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:22424-1396666@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:20150531T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150531T200000 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:22421-1396498@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:20150531T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150531T200000 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:22419-1396385@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:20150531T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150531T200000 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:22427-1396778@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:20150531T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150531T200000 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:22426-1396722@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:20150531T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150531T200000 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:22415-1396329@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:20150531T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150531T235900 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:22816-1412257@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:20150531T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150531T170000 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:21954-1372962@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:20150527T081708 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150531T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150531T163000 SUMMARY:Other:Peony Garden Season in Nichols Arboretum DESCRIPTION:The Nichols Arboretum Peony Garden is a must-see on the University of Michigan campus each spring. Thousands of blooms in the largest collection of heirloom herbaceous peonies in North America. Self-guided tours and peony information. Free admission. Also\, join us Sunday\, June 7 at 2 p.m. for Peony Blossoms and Pure Melodies\, an afternoon of Chinese flower songs in the Arb (in collaboration with the U-M Confucius Institute).\n\nNote: Peony bloom season is weather dependent. Please visit our dedicated peony website for daily bloom updates: mbgna.umich.edu/peony UID:22824-1412376@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22824 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Culture,Environment,Gardening\, Horticulture,Outdoors LOCATION:Nichols Arboretum CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150331T090526 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150531T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150531T170000 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:22410-1396011@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:20150531T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150531T130000 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:20702-1313148@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:20150531T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150531T170000 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:20123-1348224@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:20150531T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150531T170000 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:21358-1348967@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:20150531T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150531T170000 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:21357-1348841@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:20150531T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150531T170000 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:22267-1389505@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:20150531T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150531T170000 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:22265-1389415@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:20150531T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150531T143000 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:19550-1345091@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:20150531T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150531T151500 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:21959-1404646@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:20150531T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150531T153000 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:21958-1407831@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:20150409T101443 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150531T193000 SUMMARY:Performance:Henry Butler DESCRIPTION:Henry Butler\, says Richard Skelly of AllMusic.com\, is arguably the greatest living proponent of the classic New Orleans piano tradition\, playing an amalgam of boogie-woogie\, jazz\, blues and classical in the lineage of Professor Longhair\, James Booker\, Tuts Washington\, Allen Toussaint and countless other emperors of the ivories.\" Once you've heard what his hands can create on the keyboard\, there's no going back. Throw in a classically trained voice aching through the blues\, and you're someplace you have never been before and would give anything to return to again. Blinded by glaucoma at birth\, Henry has been performing since he was six and arranging and composing since he was 12. He's a ten-time winner of the Pinetop Perkins Best Blues Instrumentalist Award. Henry comes to Michigan with a new release\, \"Viper's Drag.\" UID:22520-1401580@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22520 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:20150531T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150531T230000 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:22554-1402699@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:20150531T180006 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150601T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150531T230000 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:Collegiate Rugby Championship DESCRIPTION:Bruised but unbroken\, the men of Michigan Rugby will travel across land and lake to shake it off against 19 of the darndest teams in the USA. They will smash the faces of Arkansas State\, then they will smash the faces of Texas followed by a quick face smashing of UCLA and anyone else who dares get their face smashed by the boys with the Soiled Meat & Sand Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown HotelSheraton Philadelphia Downtown Hotel 201 North 17th Street Philadelphia\, PA 19103 http://www.usasevenscrc.com  UID:22851-1416856@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22851 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:PPL Park CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150531T180007 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150601T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150531T234500 SUMMARY:Other:CRC Tournamnent DESCRIPTION:UMWRFC is headed to Philly for their first battle at the CRC's. UID:22826-1416871@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22826 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:PPL Park Philly CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150605T120008 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150601T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150601T235959 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:ICSA Nationals DESCRIPTION:Team Race and Coed Nationals UID:22833-1417581@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22833 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Newport, RI CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150331T124407 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150601T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150601T200000 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:22420-1396443@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:20150601T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150601T200000 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:22424-1396667@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:20150601T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150601T200000 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:22421-1396499@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:20150601T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150601T200000 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:22419-1396386@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:20150601T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150601T200000 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:22427-1396779@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:20150601T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150601T200000 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:22426-1396723@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:20150601T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150601T170000 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:22428-1396835@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:20150601T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150601T170000 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:21151-1335857@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:20150601T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150601T200000 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:22415-1396330@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:20150601T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150601T170000 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:20407-1287711@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:20150601T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150601T235900 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:22816-1412258@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:20150601T084500 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150601T164500 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:22785-1411379@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:20150513T100150 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150601T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150601T190000 SUMMARY:Other:Faculty & Staff Appreciation Day DESCRIPTION:The Computer Showcase crew is hosting a one-day event to celebrate the beginning of summer and the end of another great year.\n\nThe event starts with deep discounts on qualifying Apple products\, but Faculty & Staff Appreciation Day offers a whole lot more because we believe you deserve more than just a sale. \n\nVisit computershowcase.umich.edu to place advance product reservations\, select delivery to select campus locations or shipping within the continental U.S. and check out the exclusive payroll deduction offer. Shop at either Showcase location or the U-M Hospital Cafeteria on the day of the event and check out expert demos & hands-on assistance from on-site Apple Experts.\n\nJust our way of saying \"Thank you!\" for everything you do. UID:22827-1412501@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22827 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Information and Technology LOCATION:Michigan Union - G-312 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150513T100150 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150601T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150601T170000 SUMMARY:Other:Faculty & Staff Appreciation Day DESCRIPTION:The Computer Showcase crew is hosting a one-day event to celebrate the beginning of summer and the end of another great year.\n\nThe event starts with deep discounts on qualifying Apple products\, but Faculty & Staff Appreciation Day offers a whole lot more because we believe you deserve more than just a sale. \n\nVisit computershowcase.umich.edu to place advance product reservations\, select delivery to select campus locations or shipping within the continental U.S. and check out the exclusive payroll deduction offer. Shop at either Showcase location or the U-M Hospital Cafeteria on the day of the event and check out expert demos & hands-on assistance from on-site Apple Experts.\n\nJust our way of saying \"Thank you!\" for everything you do. UID:22827-1412502@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22827 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Information and Technology LOCATION:Pierpont Commons - Main Concourse CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150513T100150 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150601T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150601T160000 SUMMARY:Other:Faculty & Staff Appreciation Day DESCRIPTION:The Computer Showcase crew is hosting a one-day event to celebrate the beginning of summer and the end of another great year.\n\nThe event starts with deep discounts on qualifying Apple products\, but Faculty & Staff Appreciation Day offers a whole lot more because we believe you deserve more than just a sale. \n\nVisit computershowcase.umich.edu to place advance product reservations\, select delivery to select campus locations or shipping within the continental U.S. and check out the exclusive payroll deduction offer. Shop at either Showcase location or the U-M Hospital Cafeteria on the day of the event and check out expert demos & hands-on assistance from on-site Apple Experts.\n\nJust our way of saying \"Thank you!\" for everything you do. UID:22827-1412503@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22827 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Information and Technology LOCATION:University Hospitals - Cafeteria Dining Rooms A & B CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150408T094612 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150601T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150601T170000 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:22529-1402005@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:20150601T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150601T170000 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:21954-1372963@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:20150527T081708 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150601T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150601T163000 SUMMARY:Other:Peony Garden Season in Nichols Arboretum DESCRIPTION:The Nichols Arboretum Peony Garden is a must-see on the University of Michigan campus each spring. Thousands of blooms in the largest collection of heirloom herbaceous peonies in North America. Self-guided tours and peony information. Free admission. Also\, join us Sunday\, June 7 at 2 p.m. for Peony Blossoms and Pure Melodies\, an afternoon of Chinese flower songs in the Arb (in collaboration with the U-M Confucius Institute).\n\nNote: Peony bloom season is weather dependent. Please visit our dedicated peony website for daily bloom updates: mbgna.umich.edu/peony UID:22824-1412377@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22824 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Culture,Environment,Gardening\, Horticulture,Outdoors LOCATION:Nichols Arboretum CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150331T090526 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150601T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150601T170000 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:22410-1396012@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:20150601T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150601T170000 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:22502-1400825@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:20150409T170630 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150601T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150601T230000 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:22554-1402700@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:20150513T114537 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150601T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Tuck & Patti DESCRIPTION:Oklahoma-born guitarist Tuck Andress built his superb jazz technique pretty much on his own and got what he calls a graduate degree in soul music during a stint with the Gap Band. When he met Bay Area vocalist and songwriter Patti Cathcart at a 1978 audition\, both knew within a few seconds that they had met their musical soulmates. Three years later they became marital soulmates too. Tuck & Patti released their first album on the crossover jazz label Windham Hill in 1988\, and their dozen recordings since then have built an international following. Their music is a wonderful example of unity in diversity\, with Patti's warm\, folk-flavored love songs complemented by Tuck's incredible guitar work. \"Patti writes and arranges\; I am just the orchestra\,\" Tuck says modestly. This duo\, whose music hovers in spaces between jazz\, R&B\, and folk\, draws you into their universe like few others. UID:22461-1398245@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22461 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:20150605T120008 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150602T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150602T235959 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:ICSA Nationals DESCRIPTION:Team Race and Coed Nationals UID:22833-1417582@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22833 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Newport, RI CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150331T124407 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150602T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150602T200000 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:22420-1396444@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:20150602T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150602T200000 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:22424-1396668@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:20150602T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150602T200000 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:22421-1396500@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:20150602T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150602T200000 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:22419-1396387@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:20150602T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150602T200000 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:22427-1396780@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:20150602T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150602T200000 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:22426-1396724@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:20150602T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150602T170000 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:22428-1396836@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:20150602T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150602T170000 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:21151-1335858@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:20150602T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150602T200000 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:22415-1396331@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:20150602T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150602T170000 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:20407-1287712@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:20150602T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150602T235900 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:22816-1412259@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:20150217T125537 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150602T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150602T120000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Mind Your Manners! Workplace Etiquette DESCRIPTION:Workplace etiquette goes far beyond what Emily Post could ever cover in her rules. The modern workplace is comprised of mixed generations\, changes\, and stresses beyond your control. For some\, this is brand-new territory\, and we sometimes feel confused by what is or is not appropriate. Workplace issues ranging from how you communicate with others to how you present yourself will be covered in this interactive workshop.\n\nYou will learn to:\n\nApply strategies to deal with the changes in what is or is not appropriate in the modern workplace\nPresent yourself vocally so that you can positively affect your relationships with your co-workers\nUse critical filters in situations of diversity in cross-generation and cross-cultural relationship that can build stronger interpersonal connections with others\nDemonstrate appropriate decorum\, manners and presentation that can help you build a successful career\n\nYou will benefit by:\n\nMaking your work a more pleasant experience for you\nBeing seen more positively by your peers\, clients and supervisor\nBuilding better connections with those who differ from yourself\nKnowing how to present yourself in a manner that does not alienate you from others\n\nAudience:\n\nAnyone seeking to improve their professionalism and get along better with their co-workers UID:21651-1357957@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21651 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Career,Networking,Workshop LOCATION:Administrative Services Building - HRD CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150505T101537 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150602T084500 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150602T164500 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:22785-1411380@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:20150602T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150602T170000 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:22529-1402006@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:20150602T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150602T170000 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:21954-1372964@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:20150527T081708 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150602T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150602T163000 SUMMARY:Other:Peony Garden Season in Nichols Arboretum DESCRIPTION:The Nichols Arboretum Peony Garden is a must-see on the University of Michigan campus each spring. Thousands of blooms in the largest collection of heirloom herbaceous peonies in North America. Self-guided tours and peony information. Free admission. Also\, join us Sunday\, June 7 at 2 p.m. for Peony Blossoms and Pure Melodies\, an afternoon of Chinese flower songs in the Arb (in collaboration with the U-M Confucius Institute).\n\nNote: Peony bloom season is weather dependent. Please visit our dedicated peony website for daily bloom updates: mbgna.umich.edu/peony UID:22824-1412378@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22824 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Culture,Environment,Gardening\, Horticulture,Outdoors LOCATION:Nichols Arboretum CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150331T090526 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150602T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150602T170000 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:22410-1396013@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:20150602T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150602T170000 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:22502-1400826@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:20150602T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150602T170000 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:20123-1348271@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:20150602T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150602T170000 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:21358-1348992@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:20150602T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150602T170000 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:21357-1348875@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:20150602T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150602T170000 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:22267-1389525@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:20150602T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150602T170000 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:22265-1389430@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:20141208T162258 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150602T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150602T190000 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:20274-1279017@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:20150520T131402 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150602T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150602T163000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:20th Annual John G. Wagner Lectureship in Pharmaceutical Sciences DESCRIPTION:The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences is pleased to announce the 20th Annual John G. Wagner Lectureship in Pharmaceutical Sciences on Tuesday\, June 2\, 2015 from 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm at the BSRB - Kahn Auditorium. This year’s lecture\, \"Immunology Taught by Viruses\,\" will be presented by Dr. Rolf M. Zinkernagel.\n\nThis lecture is open to the public. UID:22868-1414163@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22868 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Lecture,Medicine,Pharmacy,Research,Science LOCATION:Taubman Biomedical Science Research Building - D. Dan & Betty Kahn Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150513T114554 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150602T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Kris Delmhorst DESCRIPTION:Kris Delmhorst’s new release \"Blood Test\" describes a moment of reckoning and centering in the songwriter’s life\, and in society as a whole. \"Blood Test\" is this Ark favorite's first album of original material since 2008’s \"Shotgun Singer.\" The intervening years witnessed the birth of her daughter with husband and fellow songwriter Jeffrey Foucault\, and an accompanying shift in perspective. Th new album is \"not a record about becoming a parent by any stretch … only a few songs reference it even barely … but it’s an inescapable ingredient of where I’m writing from\,\" says Kris. \"Having a child affords a dramatically new view of yourself and your place—in your life\, your family\, with friends and surroundings. I don’t know how that perspective doesn’t inform any creative person’s work once they have it.\" The songs Kris has delivered from this new vantage point speak of a deepened empathy\, a broader perspective on the continuum of lives\, and its quietest moments cut deep. UID:22324-1391566@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22324 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:20150602T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150602T230000 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:22554-1402701@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:20150605T120008 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150603T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150603T235959 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:ICSA Nationals DESCRIPTION:Team Race and Coed Nationals UID:22833-1417583@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22833 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Newport, RI CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150331T124407 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150603T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150603T200000 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:22420-1396445@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:20150603T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150603T200000 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:22424-1396669@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:20150603T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150603T200000 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:22421-1396501@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:20150603T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150603T200000 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:22419-1396388@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:20150603T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150603T200000 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:22427-1396781@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:20150603T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150603T200000 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:22426-1396725@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:20150603T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150603T170000 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:22428-1396837@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:20150603T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150603T170000 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:21151-1335859@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:20150603T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150603T200000 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:22415-1396332@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:20150603T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150603T170000 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:20407-1287713@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:20150603T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150603T235900 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:22816-1412260@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:20150603T084500 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150603T164500 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:22785-1411381@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:20150217T130051 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150603T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150603T120000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Boosting Your Self-Esteem and Confidence DESCRIPTION:Pioneering Psychologist Dr. Nathaniel Branden writes: “The reputation you have with yourself—your self-esteem—is the single most important factor for a fulfilling life.” Are you critical of yourself? Are you an over-achiever? Do you feel like you have to be perfect? Do you feel selfish when you put your own needs ahead of others? This session provides a safe\, supportive space to learn and practice new behaviors to facilitate lasting change.\n\nYou will learn to:\n\nIdentify the various symptoms of low self-esteem\nRecognize where low self-esteem originates and determine its overall impact\nFind and use new behaviors to facilitate lasting change in your confidence\n\nYou will benefit by:\n\nRealizing improved self esteem and confidence\nUnderstanding how to be more comfortable in your own skin\nTaking steps to change how you see yourself\nUnderstanding how low self-esteem is playing out in your life\n\nAudience:\n\nAnyone who wants to rediscover their best self and experience more authenticity\, self-respect\, satisfaction with life\, enthusiasm\, and comfort in your own skin\n\nSchedule Selection(s) Competencies: BI CO CS DO UID:21652-1357958@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21652 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Career,Networking,Workshop LOCATION:Administrative Services Building - HRD CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150408T094612 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150603T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150603T170000 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:22529-1402007@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:20150603T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150603T170000 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:21954-1372965@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:20150528T105440 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150603T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150603T103000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:CIES Fulbright Faculty Workshop DESCRIPTION:Attend this 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 \n*Learn about Fulbright teaching and research opportunities in over 125 countries\n*Receive advice on selecting countries for application & making contacts abroad\n*Get Tips on how to prepare the Fulbright application UID:22939-1416196@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22939 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Funding,International LOCATION:School of Social Work Building - 2609 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150527T081708 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150603T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150603T163000 SUMMARY:Other:Peony Garden Season in Nichols Arboretum DESCRIPTION:The Nichols Arboretum Peony Garden is a must-see on the University of Michigan campus each spring. Thousands of blooms in the largest collection of heirloom herbaceous peonies in North America. Self-guided tours and peony information. Free admission. Also\, join us Sunday\, June 7 at 2 p.m. for Peony Blossoms and Pure Melodies\, an afternoon of Chinese flower songs in the Arb (in collaboration with the U-M Confucius Institute).\n\nNote: Peony bloom season is weather dependent. Please visit our dedicated peony website for daily bloom updates: mbgna.umich.edu/peony UID:22824-1412379@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22824 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Culture,Environment,Gardening\, Horticulture,Outdoors LOCATION:Nichols Arboretum CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150331T090526 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150603T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150603T170000 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:22410-1396014@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:20150603T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150603T170000 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:22502-1400827@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:20150603T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150603T170000 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:20123-1348341@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:20150603T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150603T170000 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:21358-1349016@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:20150603T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150603T170000 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:21357-1348892@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:20150603T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150603T170000 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:22267-1389544@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:20150603T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150603T170000 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:22265-1389444@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:20150603T120714 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150603T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150603T130000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Open Access Activism DESCRIPTION:Join Melissa Levine\, U-M Library's lead copyright officer\, Jack Bernard\, U-M associate general counsel\, and Brian Knappenberger\, who wrote\, directed\, and produced The Internet's Own Boy. Knappenberg's film chronicles the story of Aaron Swartz\, the information-access activist and Internet prodigy who was targeted by the FBI in a high-profile criminal case involving JSTOR and MIT prior to his suicide. The panel will discuss the the Swartz case and its relevance to libraries and information\, both in general and here at the University of Michigan. Moderated by Meredith Lavitt\, Director of the Sundance Institute Film Forward program.\n\nOn the evening before the panel there will be a free public screening of The Internet's Own Boy at the Michigan Theater at 7 PM.\n\nPresented by U-M Library in conjunction with Sundance Film Forward.\n\nKnappenberger chronicled the story of programming prodigy and information-access activist Aaron Swartz in the documentary The Internet's Own Boy. Swartz left his imprint on the Internet with his development of the basic Internet protocol RSS\, his co-founding of Reddit\, and his open-access activism. UID:22952-1417294@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22952 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Film,Law,Library LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20141208T162258 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150603T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150603T190000 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:20274-1279018@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:20150515T234431 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150603T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150603T150000 SUMMARY:Class / Instruction:A Mindfulness Book Reading DESCRIPTION:Can mindfulness live up to the claims that science makes about it’s healing powers? Is it really as effective as conventional medicine in treating chronic illness and pain? Vidyamala Burch thinks so. Burch\, founder of the internationally acclaimed Breathworks\, knows the agony of trying to live with persistent pain. She knows the despondency of not coping and feeling helpless and hopeless. She also knows the joy and pleasure of finding a way to not only manage her pain but to live a full\, happy\, and meaningful life. We’ll examine these claims and judge their validity. Our book will be \"Mindfulness For Health\" by Vidyamala Burch and Danny Penman. We will discuss the book and support our discussions with readings and videos.\n\nInstructor: Mike Murray\nThis class for those over 50 meets Wednesdays\, June 3-July 29. No class June 24.\n\nhttps://olli-umich.org/olli/index.php/member/ctlg/viewEventDetails/571 UID:22847-1412925@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22847 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Lifelong Learning,Psychology,Retirement LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150603T180003 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150603T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150603T230000 SUMMARY:Recreational / Games:UM Biweeklies: 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/778260102271766/ UID:22960-1417081@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22960 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Michigan Union CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150515T235141 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150603T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150603T210000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Bonsai Collection at the Matthaei Gardens DESCRIPTION:Bruce Baker is a member of the Board of Directors of the North American Bonsai Federation\, and former director of Bonsai Clubs International\, the American Bonsai Society\, the Bonsai Association of Michigan\, and the Ann Arbor Bonsai Society. He will give a horticultural\, historical\, and anecdotal tour of the Matthaei bonsai collection. Bruce has been active in bonsai for over 30 years\, winning many awards including Best of Show in the Mid-America Bonsai Exhibition at the Chicago Botanic Garden in 1987 for a Japanese Yew he has recently donated to the Matthaei bonsai collection. He has written about\, lectured on\, and demonstrated bonsai techniques throughout North America. \n\nhttps://olli-umich.org/olli/index.php/member/ctlg/viewEventDetails/398 UID:22850-1412930@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22850 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Bonsai,Lifelong Learning,Retirement LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150507T125831 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150603T193000 SUMMARY:Performance:Stand Up for Progress feat. Al Madrigal DESCRIPTION:Progress Michigan is proud to present: Stand Up for Progress featuring Al Madrigal of The Daily Show. Special guests the Fake Rick Snyder and Lansing City Council Woman Kathie Dunbar will also entertain the crowd.\n \nThe headliner\, Al Madrigal has been a correspondent on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” since 2011\, Al has been named Best Stand-Up Comedian by the HBO/U.S. Comedy Arts Festival and his material dubbed “dynamic” by The New York Times.\n \nHis unique\, spontaneous and fast-paced lyrical storytelling style has made him a regular on television with numerous appearances on Comedy Central including his own half-hour Comedy Central Presents Special and appearances on John Oliver’s New York Stand-up Show and Pretend Time with Nick Swardson. \n\nCORRECTION: The date of this show was previously listed as May 8\, 2015. The actual date of the show is June 3\, 2015. UID:22793-1410828@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22793 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Comedy LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) - Auditorium CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150409T170630 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150603T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150603T230000 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:22554-1402702@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:20150513T114615 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150603T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Robbie Fulks & Redd Volkaert DESCRIPTION:Tonight's show brings together on the same stage two musicians who carry the true country music spirit forward. Robbie Fulks makes alternative country with a tough\, uncompromising edge. He mixes country twang and rock crunch in songs that have a hard edge and a wicked sense of humor. While some might try to copy old-style country music\, Robbie Fulks not only knows it and loves it\, but also brings its spirit\, its humor\, and sometimes its one-of-a-kind strangeness to his own work. \"Fulks' heroes have been done wrong by women\, the law\, and life itself\, but they keep on going\,\" says the Cincinnati Post. The same might be said of Fulks himself\, who's been blazing his own path for more than 15 years now. He's joined by Redd Volkaert\, a veteran of Merle Haggard's backing band and an Austin institution you can often hear Saturday nights at the fabled Continental Club. A meeting of musical minds like this comes along seldom indeed\, and you shouldn't miss it! UID:21493-1352903@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/21493 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:20150605T120008 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150604T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150604T235959 SUMMARY:Sporting Event:ICSA Nationals DESCRIPTION:Team Race and Coed Nationals UID:22833-1417584@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22833 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:Newport, RI CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150331T124407 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150604T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150604T200000 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:22420-1396446@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:20150604T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150604T200000 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:22424-1396670@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:20150604T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150604T200000 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:22421-1396502@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:20150604T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150604T200000 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:22419-1396389@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:20150604T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150604T200000 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:22427-1396782@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:20150604T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150604T200000 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:22426-1396726@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:20150604T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150604T170000 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:22428-1396838@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:20150604T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150604T170000 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:21151-1335860@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:20150604T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150604T200000 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:22415-1396333@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:20150604T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150604T170000 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:20407-1287714@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:20150604T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150604T235900 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:22816-1412261@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:20150604T084500 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150604T164500 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:22785-1411382@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:20150604T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150604T170000 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:22529-1402008@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:20150604T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150604T170000 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:21954-1372966@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:20150527T081708 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150604T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150604T163000 SUMMARY:Other:Peony Garden Season in Nichols Arboretum DESCRIPTION:The Nichols Arboretum Peony Garden is a must-see on the University of Michigan campus each spring. Thousands of blooms in the largest collection of heirloom herbaceous peonies in North America. Self-guided tours and peony information. Free admission. Also\, join us Sunday\, June 7 at 2 p.m. for Peony Blossoms and Pure Melodies\, an afternoon of Chinese flower songs in the Arb (in collaboration with the U-M Confucius Institute).\n\nNote: Peony bloom season is weather dependent. Please visit our dedicated peony website for daily bloom updates: mbgna.umich.edu/peony UID:22824-1412380@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22824 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Culture,Environment,Gardening\, Horticulture,Outdoors LOCATION:Nichols Arboretum CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150331T090526 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150604T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150604T170000 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:22410-1396015@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:20150604T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150604T170000 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:22502-1400828@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:20150604T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150604T170000 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:20123-1348295@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:20150604T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150604T170000 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:21358-1349040@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:20150604T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150604T170000 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:21357-1348909@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:20150604T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150604T170000 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:22267-1389563@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:20150604T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150604T170000 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:22265-1389458@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:20150506T140702 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150604T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150604T130000 SUMMARY:Performance:Gifts of Art presents Electric Blues DESCRIPTION:Come celebrate the beginning of summer at Gifts of Art’s UMHS Summer Courtyard Concert Series opener with the Bluescasters. This well-known Ann Arbor group was formed in 2004 by Harry Rodman (percussion & vocals)\, Doug Wolgat (bass & vocals) and Kerry Adams (guitar and vocals). The following year they were joined by multi-instrumentalist Phil Ryski (guitar\, piano\, harp & vocals). Since then\, the band has released four award nominated albums. The fourth album\, Something Going Down\, was released in 2014. The Bluescasters bring their original\, high energy music to festivals and nightclubs throughout Michigan.\n\n**Rain location: University Hospital Main Lobby\, Floor 1 UID:22797-1411037@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22797 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Concert,Health & Wellness,Music LOCATION:University Hospitals - University Hospital Courtyard CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20141208T162258 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150604T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150604T190000 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:20274-1279019@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:20150413T174201 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150604T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150604T180000 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:17439-1409704@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:20150413T124425 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150604T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150604T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:Shakespeare in the Arb 15th Anniversary DESCRIPTION:Shakespeare in the Arb turns 15 in '15. Join the Residential College and Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum in celebrating this occasion\, which includes performances each weekend in June. Directed by Kate Mendeloff and performed by U-M students\, faculty\, and local actors. This is a ticketed event. UID:22617-1404675@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22617 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Environment,Family,Literature,Outdoors,Theater LOCATION:Nichols Arboretum CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20150409T170630 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150604T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20150604T230000 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:22554-1402703@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:20150513T114729 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20150604T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Shari Kane & Dave Steele DESCRIPTION:Shari Kane and Dave Steele first met in the summer of 1991\, crossing paths as performing blues musicians: Shari was the partner of harmonica legend\, Madcat Ruth (Madcat & Kane)\, while Dave was leading the electric blues band Big Dave and the Ultrasonics. Friends\, neighbors\, fellow musicians and fans have asked over the years\, \"When are you two going to start playing together?\" The truth is\, they've been playing together since their first date. In many ways their playing has developed side by side\, listening to and learning from great acoustic blues guitarists from the past. As an acoustic blues duo\, Shari and Dave throw a four-handed guitar party of original and time-honored blues\, gospel\, swing and ragtime. Steeped in Dave’s smoky vocals\, percussive rhythm\, and innovative lead lines\, and Shari’s crisp picking style\, rootsy leads\, and stinging slidework\, their music has been described as “street swing and stomp blues”—like a testament to sounds once heard on the streets of Harlem\, the juke joints of Mississippi\, or from the jug bands of Memphis. To celebrate the release of their new album\, Shari and Dave will be joined tonight by boogie piano wizard Mr. B and the brilliant old-time duo Red Tail Ring. UID:22325-1391567@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22325 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Music,The Ark LOCATION:Off Campus Location - The Ark, 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI CONTACT: END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR