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:20180621T155351 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180610T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180610T235900 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Teach-Out Series: The Future of Gerrymandering DESCRIPTION:One of the biggest challenges facing our democracy today occurs when congressional district lines that are drawn by elected officials to give one political party an unfair advantage over another. This is called \"gerrymandering.” This Teach-Out explores the topic of gerrymandering\, considering everything from its history of the original gerrymander\, to the current United States Supreme Court cases. You will hear from leading experts on gerrymandering as well as citizen groups who are on the front lines of the redistricting debate. \n\nThe Teach-Out will address the following questions:\nWhat is gerrymandering? \nWhat is happening now? Why is this such an important issue today and what does it mean for you?\nWhy did the United States Supreme Court take up the gerrymandering case (Gill v. Whitford)? And what is happening now with this case? \nHow has technology impacted the gerrymandering debate? \nWhat are states doing to address the issue?\nHow can you implement change? \n\n\nA Teach-Out is:\n\n-an event – it takes place over a fixed\, short period of time\n\n-an opportunity – it is open for free participation to everyone around the world\n\n-a community – it will be joined by a large number of diverse individuals\n\n-a conversation – an opportunity to give and take ideas and information from people\n\nThe University of Michigan Teach-Out Series provides just-in-time community learning events for participants around the world to come together in conversation with the U-M campus community\, including faculty experts. The U-M Teach-Out Series is part of our deep commitment to engage the public in exploring and understanding the problems\, events\, and phenomena most important to society.\n\nTeach-Outs are short learning experiences\, each focused on a specific current issue. Attendees will come together over a few days not only to learn about a subject or event but also to gain skills. Teach-Outs are open to the world and are designed to bring together individuals with wide-ranging perspectives in respectful and deep conversation. These events are an opportunity for diverse learners and a multitude of experts to come together to ask questions of one another and explore new solutions to the pressing concerns of our global community. Come\, join the conversation!\n\nFind new opportunities at Teach-Out.org. UID:52742-12986902@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/52742 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Discussion,Education,Lecture,Politics LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180223T161510 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180610T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180610T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Being There: Acrylic on Canvas DESCRIPTION:John Dempsey’s large scale paintings bring together different environments – factories\, religious spaces\, government facilities\, public areas and landscapes – into single compositions. He visually chronicles and explores the complex combinations of environments that we collage together from memory everyday as we form impressions of the places we go. These paintings from the Glare Series present a variety of environments together\, all at once\, in order to visually chronicle and explore this complex circumstance of place. Dempsey’s studio is in Flint\, and he currently is an Instructor at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit. UID:50426-11736591@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/50426 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Detroit,Exhibition,Family,Flint,Free,Health & Wellness LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — University Hospital Main Lobby, Floor 1 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180223T162055 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180610T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180610T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Ducks to Dresses: Paper Possibilities DESCRIPTION:Originally from New York\, Aimee Lee works in Cleveland and is an artist\, papermaker\, Fulbright Scholar\, author and the leading hanji (Korean paper) researcher and practitioner in the US. Fusing contemporary fashion ideas with traditional clothing\, Lee connects past and present through everyday dress creations in paper. The hanji techniques she uses include natural dyeing and waxing\, texturing for supple or stiff surfaces\, slicing and spinning into thread\, and tearing strips to cord. Her paper ducks are inspired by Korean wedding ducks – known for fertility and mating for life – and are built without an armature\; the hollow bodies are woven like baskets. UID:50429-11736759@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/50429 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Asia,Culture,Exhibition,Family,Free,Health & Wellness LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180223T160739 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180610T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180610T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Figures in Bronze DESCRIPTION:Figures in Bronze showcases 30 years of Richard Light’s human and animal sculptures\, from 1987 to 2017. Look for giraffes\, birds\, women of industry\, and a portrait bust of a young Einstein\, a commission made for the Albert Einstein Memorial at the Collège de France in Paris. Light\, a fine art bronze sculptor and park designer\, has garnered prizes in the US and Europe including the Prix de France from the Salon de la Société des Artistes Français\, the largest art show in France. His studio is located in the Park Trades Center in downtown Kalamazoo\, Michigan. UID:50422-11736339@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/50422 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Exhibition,Family,Free,Health & Wellness LOCATION:Taubman Center - Gifts of Art Gallery — Taubman Health Center North Lobby, Floor 1 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180223T161025 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180610T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180610T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Group Ceramics Show DESCRIPTION:This group show will feature the work of faculty\, staff and students from the Washtenaw Community College (WCC) Ceramics Program. Artists range in ages from 17-87. Many different styles and approaches to ceramic art will be on display\, including ceramic sculpture and functional ceramics. Curated by WCC Instructor I.B. Remsen\, all of the pieces in this show are personal favorites of the participating artists. UID:50424-11736507@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/50424 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Exhibition,Family,Free,Health & Wellness LOCATION:Taubman Center - Gifts of Art Gallery — Taubman Health Center South Lobby, Floor 1 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180223T161746 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180610T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180610T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Mokuhanga: Landscape Woodblock Prints DESCRIPTION:Mary Brodbeck studied Japanese woodblock printmaking (mokuhanga) in Tokyo with Yoshisuke Funasaka. Her landscape prints – made from impressions on paper from carved and inked woodblocks – have received critical acclaim in both Japan and the US\; the Autumn\, Sleeping Bear Dunes series is in the permanent collection of the Detroit Institute of Arts. Brodbeck applies principles of Japanese aesthetics\, including subtlety\, austerity and naturalness\, to her art practice in Kalamazoo\, Michigan. Many people have felt a strong sense of place in her work. Still more connect with the sense of calm\, contemplation and deep reflection that place can evoke. UID:50428-11736675@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/50428 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Exhibition,Family,Free,Health & Wellness,Japanese Studies LOCATION:University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery — University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180223T160906 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180610T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180610T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents On Blue: Photographic Meditations DESCRIPTION:Loosely based on the concept of the early 20th century group f64\, the f8collective is composed of female contemporary Chicago photographers who all happen to have strong family ties to Michigan. The group of images on exhibit is from a project called On Blue: A Meditation. Blue is… tranquil pools of clear water\; languid clouds drifting in azure skies\; mood indigo\; cobalt glass\; cerulean blue eyes\; sapphire cornflowers\; poignant music\, emotion and sentiment. Blue is a rare color in nature\, yet found in the largest things such as sea\, lake and sky\, as well as some of the smallest: sapphires\, forget-me-nots and delicate tropical butterflies. UID:50423-11736423@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/50423 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Exhibition,Family,Free,Health & Wellness LOCATION:Taubman Center - Gifts of Art Gallery — Taubman Health Center South Lobby, Floor 1 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180223T160534 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180610T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180610T200000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Gifts of Art presents Timeless Instants: Still Life Photographs DESCRIPTION:Originally from Kansas City\, Tina West discovered photography while studying sculpture. She sees her photographs more as paintings\, and her still lifes have powerful cast shadows and frequent light play. Influenced by Gerhardt Richter and surrealism\, West’s images communicate a sense of being\, connecting not only the objects in the photographs\, but also the viewer and the photograph. She draws inspiration from the objects in her vast collection of unique treasures\, and she speaks to their unreserved timelessness with maturity and wonder. All of the images in this exhibit were created using instant film in a 4x5 view camera. UID:50411-11736244@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/50411 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Exhibition,Family,Free,Health & Wellness LOCATION:Taubman Center - Gifts of Art Gallery — Taubman Health Center North Lobby, Floor 1 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180424T102440 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180610T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180610T200000 SUMMARY:Other:Nichols Arboretum Peony Garden in Bloom DESCRIPTION:The largest collection of heirloom peonies in North America\, located on the University of Michigan campus. Nearly 10\,000 blooms appear in shades of white\, pink\, and red at peak. The garden began in 1922 with a donation of peonies from alumnus W.E. Upjohn. Some of the plants are still growing in the same place they were planted nearly 100 years ago. Garden blooms approximately Memorial Day through mid-June\; bloom time approximate\; check our dedicated website for regular updates: peony.mbgna.umich.edu. UID:52078-12415777@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/52078 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Environment,Gardening,Outdoors LOCATION:Nichols Arboretum CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180606T110026 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180610T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180610T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Nothing Makes Sense\, Except Love: The Cinematic Musings of Director Alan Rudolph DESCRIPTION:This exhibit features materials reproduced from the Alan Rudolph Collection now part of the University of Michigan Library Special Collections Research Center. Told in Rudolph’s first-person voice\, it chronicles his career.\n\nQuirky\, off kilter\, stylishly romantic and filled with moments of wry humor\, Alan Rudolph makes movies with dreamy eyed protagonists searching for love in all the wrong places. He often mashes up genres into something new and unique and peppers his films with elements not always beholden to realism. He began his four decade career under the watchful eye of mentor Robert Altman\, but he soon created a body of work that is clearly his own vision. UID:52575-12857354@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/52575 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Film,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Gallery (Room 100) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180328T154138 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180610T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180610T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Seven Fantasy Classics for Children DESCRIPTION:Students in Lisa Makman’s English 313 course\, Children’s Literature and the Invention of Modern Childhood\, curated this exhibit of classic stories for children. The exhibit focuses on seven classic stories: Aladdin\, Alice in Wonderland\, Cinderella\, Hansel and Gretel\, the Little Mermaid\, Little Red Riding Hood\, and Peter Pan. Drawing on the rich collection of children’s literature in the Special Collections Research Center\, the books range from late nineteenth century editions to contemporary pop-up books. By showcasing different takes on each story\, the exhibit explores the variation in how these tales are told and illustrated. UID:51471-12112555@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/51471 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Free,Library,Literature LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Audubon Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180430T103232 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180610T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180610T150000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Humanize the Numbers Exhibit at Detroit Street Filling Station DESCRIPTION:April 19-July 1\, 2018\n-Free and Open to public-\nThis exhibit showcases photographic works created by people incarcerated at Thumb Correctional Facility in collaboration with University of Michigan students. The opening reception on April 19 at 5pm features students and PCAP faculty Isaac Wingfield who worked with prisoners at Thumb on the exhibits and will be there to share their experiences. UID:52095-12418682@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/52095 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Free,Visual Arts LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180411T131344 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180610T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180610T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Quaker Oats Makes a Movie: A Scrumdiddlyumptious Wonka Adventure DESCRIPTION:​Quaker Oats forged a new path in the entertainment industry by jointly marketing consumer packaged goods and a major motion picture in 1971\, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Having never made a motion picture before\, their foray into the filmmaking industry was unexpected and unprecedented. The company saw this film as an opportunity to essentially make a feature-length commercial for their new line of Wonka candy products.\n\nStudents in Matthew Solomon's class\, SAC 355: Authorship and the Archive\, culled though hundreds of production documents related to the film to curate an exhibit that tells a little known behind-the-scenes story about one of the most beloved films. UID:51870-12274481@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/51870 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Special Collections, 6th Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180130T152923 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180610T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180610T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Exercising the Eye: The Gertrude Kasle Collection DESCRIPTION:Gallery hours are 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Tuesday–Saturday and 12–5 p.m. Sunday\; galleries are closed on Mondays.\n\nThis exhibition celebrates Gertrude Kasle (1917–2016)\, a key figure in the formation of Detroit’s contemporary art community in the 1960s and 70s. A pioneering female gallerist\, Kasle provided midwest audiences with a venue in which to experience avant-garde art from centers like New York City\, while also supporting and exhibiting regional artists. Featuring a collection of paintings\, works on paper\, and sculptures from the height of the Abstract Expressionist movement through the early twenty-first century\, 'Exercising the Eye' speaks to the relationships Kasle fostered with local\, national\, and international artists and her appreciation for artistic expression and experimentation. Critical voices from the last fifty years include Philip Guston\, Jane Hammond\, Grace Hartigan\, Jasper Johns\, Michele Oka Doner\, and Robert Rauschenberg. The exhibition offers visitors a unique opportunity to explore a dynamic moment in Detroit’s cultural history and insight into Kasle’s love of looking and learning.\n\nLead support for 'Exercising the Eye: The Gertrude Kasle Collection' is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost\, Michigan Medicine\, and the University of Michigan CEW Frances and Sydney Lewis Visiting Leaders Fund. UID:49505-11465048@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/49505 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Exhibition,Expressionism,Multicultural,Museum,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art - A. Alfred Taubman Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180419T152624 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180610T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180610T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Marcel Dzama: A Jester's Dance DESCRIPTION:Canadian artist Marcel Dzama is known for imaginative drawings\, sculptures\, dioramas\, and films rooted in the traditions of Surrealism\, Dada and outsider art. His 2013 film Une danse des bouffons (or A jester's dance) tells the tale of a romance between two principal figures of these traditions: Dada icon Marcel Duchamp and Brazilian sculptor Maria Martins\, who was the model for Duchamp's final\, enigmatic artwork Étant donnés. Rife with art-historical references not only to the work of Duchamp but also to Francisco Goya\, Francis Picabia and Joseph Beuys\, among others\, Une danse des bouffons navigates a sexually charged and mesmerizing world in which fantasy and torture run amok. The gallery presentation also includes a storyboard for the film featuring Dzama’s ink and watercolor drawings\, renderings of small hybrid figures resembling children’s book illustrations. The drawings underscore the fantastical elements in a film that combines the carnivalesque with a nightmarish exploration of the surreal.\n\nLead support for Marcel Dzama: A Jester's Dance is provided by Candy and Michael Barasch. Additional generous support is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment and the University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities and the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design. UID:52025-12362738@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/52025 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Exhibition,Film,Media,Multicultural,Museum,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art - Media Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180308T135541 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180610T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180610T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:New at UMMA: Illuminated Manuscript DESCRIPTION:Books of hours—custom-made for private devotion in the Christian faith—were a bestseller in medieval Europe. These manuscripts incorporated prayers\, hymns\, biblical stories\, and monthly calendars featuring religious feast days\, which were often supplemented by images painted in exquisite detail. Today\, books of hours are a testament to the visually rich material culture of the Middle Ages. UMMA was recently gifted a bejeweled double-sided calendar leaf for January. Executed on parchment\, the page highlights the material opulence and artistry involved in manuscript illumination. Accompanying the calendar are painted images or miniatures of the labor and characteristic activity of the month\, and Aquarius\, the zodiac sign for January\, embodied by a man collecting water from a stream. The folio’s luminous\, gilded surface\, accentuated by the use of bright colors\, was meant to transport the medieval viewer into a state of spiritual transcendence. \n\nThis work was recently gifted to UMMA by Mrs. Carrol Robertsen. UID:50849-11884930@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/50849 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Books,Culture,Exhibition,Literature,Museum,Storytelling,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art - The Connector CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180509T114004 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180610T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180610T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:See Through: Windows and Mirrors in Twentieth-Century Photography DESCRIPTION:See Through: Mirrors and Windows in Twentieth-Century Photography brings together a group of images that are doubly framed—once by the camera lens and again by the border of a mirror or window. By refracting and distorting\, revealing and concealing\, these reflective and transparent surfaces both draw attention to the photographer’s efforts to frame the world and expose the contingent nature of reality. Highlights from the exhibition include works by Eugène Atget\, Robert Doisneau\, Elliott Erwitt\, Walker Evans\, André Kertész\, Joanne Leonard\, Danny Lyon\, and Joel Meyerowitz. By extending the limits of perception\, these witty and provocative works invite us to see [through to] new visual possibilities.\n\nLead support for See Through: Windows and Mirrors in Twentieth-Century Photography is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment. UID:52257-12577013@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/52257 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Exhibition,Museum,Photography,Storytelling,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art - Photography Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180412T145124 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180610T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180610T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Unrecorded: Reimagining Artist Identities in Africa DESCRIPTION:Historical collecting practices have had a lasting impact on representations of Africa\, its history\, culture\, and life today. Labeled as ‘unknown’ or ‘anonymous\,’ African artists became associated with broad cultural styles and collective identities rather than personal creativity and individual agency. The exhibition Unrecorded: Reimagining Artist Identities in Africa includes artworks from both named and unrecorded\, contemporary and historic artists to tell an alternative story. It explores how the changing attributes of an ‘African’ artist’s identity\, and constructions of African identity more broadly\, have shaped perceptions of Africa outside of the continent.\n\nLead support for Unrecorded: Reimagining Artist Identities in Africa is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost and the African Studies Center. Additional generous support is provided by the University of Michigan Department of Afroamerican and African Studies and Susan Ullrich. UID:51906-12285903@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/51906 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Africa,Art,Culture,Exhibition,Multicultural,Museum,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art - The Jan and David Brandon Family Bridge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180608T143356 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180610T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180610T150000 SUMMARY:Film Screening:CJS Cinetopia Film Screening | The Big House DESCRIPTION:USA/Japan\, 119 Minutes\, Documentary\, English\, Not Rated\n\nAnn Arbor\, Michigan is the prototypical college town—a small city with a massive research university\, a tradition of political radicalism and Michigan Stadium\, the largest in the United States and the home of University of Michigan football. With a capacity of 107\,601 the entire population of Ann Arbor fits in the stadium\, which fans affectionately call “The Big House.” Michigan football goes back to 1879\, and is known for its distinctive winged helmet and its fight song “The Victors.” But this direct-cinema documentary eschews gridiron grandeur to look closely at all the labor—from the cooks to the cops to the cleaners—that goes into hosting 100\,000 people. Shot against the backdrop of the 2016 election and the rise of Donald Trump\, it presents a microcosm of America by showing everything but the game. UID:52371-12652715@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/52371 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Asia,Athletics - Football,Film,Japanese Studies LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180228T100158 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180610T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180610T160000 SUMMARY:Reception / Open House:Open House / Daylight Tours DESCRIPTION:Built in 1854\, Detroit Observatory signaled the University of Michigan’s ambition to become a center of scientific research. Today this historic site retains its original telescopes and mechanical systems. Daylight tours explore the working life of this Victorian research facility and the early campus. Students\, staff and the general public are welcome!\nFor further details\, call (734) 936-1337 or visit bentley.umich.edu>about>DetroitObservatory. UID:50515-11790999@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/50515 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Astronomy,Education,Family,Free,History,Science LOCATION:Detroit Observatory CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180130T150556 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180610T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180610T150000 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Guided Tour - Exercising the Eye: The Gertrude Kasle Collection DESCRIPTION:This exhibition celebrates Gertrude Kasle (1917–2016)\, a key figure in the formation of Detroit’s contemporary art community in the 1960s and 70s. A pioneering female gallerist\, Kasle provided midwest audiences with a venue in which to experience avant-garde art from centers like New York City\, while also supporting and exhibiting regional artists. Featuring a collection of paintings\, works on paper\, and sculptures from the height of the Abstract Expressionist movement through the early twenty-first century including Philip Guston\, Jane Hammond\, Grace Hartigan\, Jasper Johns\, Michele Oka Doner\, and Robert Rauschenberg\, among others. Join docents as they explore a dynamic moment in Detroit’s cultural history and insight into Kasle’s love of looking and learning.\n\nLead support for 'Exercising the Eye: The Gertrude Kasle Collection' is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost\, Michigan Medicine\, and the University of Michigan CEW Frances and Sydney Lewis Visiting Leaders Fund. UID:49500-12579988@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/49500 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Exhibition,Multicultural,Museum,Tour,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art - Forum CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180804T112718 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180610T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180610T150000 SUMMARY:Other:Sunday Drop-In Tour | Highlights of the Kelsey Museum DESCRIPTION:Have you always wanted to learn more about Roman frescoes? Or maybe our cat mummy fascinates you? On this docent-led tour\, you will be introduced to some highlights of the museum's Greek\, Roman\, Egyptian\, and Near Eastern collections.\n\nDrop-In Tours are free and open to all visitors. If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation to attend this tour\, please contact the education office (734-647-4167) at least two weeks in advance. We ask for advance notice as some accommodations may require more time for the University to arrange. \n\nIf you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation to attend this tour\, please contact the education office (734-647-4167) at least two weeks in advance. We ask for advance notice as some accommodations may require more time for the University to arrange. UID:45593-12277367@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/45593 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Archaeology,Classical Studies,Museum,Tour LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180509T125144 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180610T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180610T160000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:In Conversation: See Through: Reflections on Photography DESCRIPTION:This program is free and open to the public\, but space is limited. Visit https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07ef6ymope828b0ee7&oseq=&c=&ch= to register.\n \nSee Through: Windows and Mirrors in UMMA’s Photography Collection explores how photographers employ windows and mirrors across 100 years of photography practice–from street photography to self-portraiture. The works on view invite us to consider the choices photographers make when constructing their images and\, in turn\, the manner in which we–as active viewers–see photographs. Accompany Jennifer Friess\, UMMA’s Assistant Curator of Photography for a conversation in the gallery about how windows and mirrors\, like the medium of photography itself\, expand the limits of the human eye to perceive the world.\n\nLead support for See Through: Windows and Mirrors in Twentieth-Century Photography is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment. UID:52264-12579989@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/52264 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Exhibition,Museum,Photography,Storytelling,Tour,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art - Photography Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180516T120706 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180610T171500 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180610T184500 SUMMARY:Film Screening:CJS Cinetopia Film Screening | Of Love and Law DESCRIPTION:Japan\, 94 Minutes\, Documentary\, Not Rated\, Japanese with English Subtitles\nSPECIAL PREVIEW! Fumi and Kazu are partners in love and law\; they run the first law firm in Japan set up by an openly gay couple. As lawyers driven by their own experience of being outsiders\, they attract a range of clients who reveal the hidden diversity of a country that prides itself for collective obedience\, politeness and conformity. Tired of being silenced and made to feel invisible\, the lawyers and their misfit clients expose and challenge the archaic status quo that deems them second-class citizens. UID:52370-12650147@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/52370 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Asia,Film,Japanese Studies LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180615T123603 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180610T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180610T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:Shakespeare in the Arb - Romeo and Juliet DESCRIPTION:A first-ever performance in the 18-year history of Shakespeare in the Arb of Romeo and Juliet. Directed by Kate Mendeloff of the U-M Residential College and performed by U-M students and community players. Box office\, located at the visitor center at the 1610 Washington Hts. entrance to Nichols Arboretum\, open at 5:30 pm each day of performance. UID:51923-12294413@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/51923 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Outdoors,Shakespeare,Theater LOCATION:Nichols Arboretum CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180510T094645 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180610T193000 SUMMARY:Performance:Al Stewart “Year of the Cat” Classic Album Concert DESCRIPTION:w/sg The Empty Pockets\n\n\"Year of the Cat-A Classic Album Live!\" Al Stewart and a full backing band\, The Empty Pockets\, re-create the iconic platinum album “Year Of The Cat” from start to finish\, plus there will be a bonus set of the many hits from his other albums including the platinum-selling “Time Passages.” This show sold out two days at London’s Royal Albert Hall and is selling out theaters across North America. Says the Miami Herald: \"This venerable singer/songwriter is still doing what he does best\, and clearly his best is as good as ever.” UID:51228-12021441@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/51228 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:The Ark LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180621T155351 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180611T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180611T235900 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Teach-Out Series: The Future of Gerrymandering DESCRIPTION:One of the biggest challenges facing our democracy today occurs when congressional district lines that are drawn by elected officials to give one political party an unfair advantage over another. This is called \"gerrymandering.” This Teach-Out explores the topic of gerrymandering\, considering everything from its history of the original gerrymander\, to the current United States Supreme Court cases. You will hear from leading experts on gerrymandering as well as citizen groups who are on the front lines of the redistricting debate. \n\nThe Teach-Out will address the following questions:\nWhat is gerrymandering? \nWhat is happening now? Why is this such an important issue today and what does it mean for you?\nWhy did the United States Supreme Court take up the gerrymandering case (Gill v. Whitford)? And what is happening now with this case? \nHow has technology impacted the gerrymandering debate? \nWhat are states doing to address the issue?\nHow can you implement change? \n\n\nA Teach-Out is:\n\n-an event – it takes place over a fixed\, short period of time\n\n-an opportunity – it is open for free participation to everyone around the world\n\n-a community – it will be joined by a large number of diverse individuals\n\n-a conversation – an opportunity to give and take ideas and information from people\n\nThe University of Michigan Teach-Out Series provides just-in-time community learning events for participants around the world to come together in conversation with the U-M campus community\, including faculty experts. The U-M Teach-Out Series is part of our deep commitment to engage the public in exploring and understanding the problems\, events\, and phenomena most important to society.\n\nTeach-Outs are short learning experiences\, each focused on a specific current issue. Attendees will come together over a few days not only to learn about a subject or event but also to gain skills. Teach-Outs are open to the world and are designed to bring together individuals with wide-ranging perspectives in respectful and deep conversation. These events are an opportunity for diverse learners and a multitude of experts to come together to ask questions of one another and explore new solutions to the pressing concerns of our global community. Come\, join the conversation!\n\nFind new opportunities at Teach-Out.org. UID:52742-12986903@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/52742 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Discussion,Education,Lecture,Politics LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180424T102440 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180611T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180611T200000 SUMMARY:Other:Nichols Arboretum Peony Garden in Bloom DESCRIPTION:The largest collection of heirloom peonies in North America\, located on the University of Michigan campus. Nearly 10\,000 blooms appear in shades of white\, pink\, and red at peak. The garden began in 1922 with a donation of peonies from alumnus W.E. Upjohn. Some of the plants are still growing in the same place they were planted nearly 100 years ago. Garden blooms approximately Memorial Day through mid-June\; bloom time approximate\; check our dedicated website for regular updates: peony.mbgna.umich.edu. UID:52078-12415778@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/52078 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Environment,Gardening,Outdoors LOCATION:Nichols Arboretum CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180606T110026 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180611T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180611T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Nothing Makes Sense\, Except Love: The Cinematic Musings of Director Alan Rudolph DESCRIPTION:This exhibit features materials reproduced from the Alan Rudolph Collection now part of the University of Michigan Library Special Collections Research Center. Told in Rudolph’s first-person voice\, it chronicles his career.\n\nQuirky\, off kilter\, stylishly romantic and filled with moments of wry humor\, Alan Rudolph makes movies with dreamy eyed protagonists searching for love in all the wrong places. He often mashes up genres into something new and unique and peppers his films with elements not always beholden to realism. He began his four decade career under the watchful eye of mentor Robert Altman\, but he soon created a body of work that is clearly his own vision. UID:52575-12857355@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/52575 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Film,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Gallery (Room 100) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180328T154138 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180611T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180611T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Seven Fantasy Classics for Children DESCRIPTION:Students in Lisa Makman’s English 313 course\, Children’s Literature and the Invention of Modern Childhood\, curated this exhibit of classic stories for children. The exhibit focuses on seven classic stories: Aladdin\, Alice in Wonderland\, Cinderella\, Hansel and Gretel\, the Little Mermaid\, Little Red Riding Hood\, and Peter Pan. Drawing on the rich collection of children’s literature in the Special Collections Research Center\, the books range from late nineteenth century editions to contemporary pop-up books. By showcasing different takes on each story\, the exhibit explores the variation in how these tales are told and illustrated. UID:51471-12112556@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/51471 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Free,Library,Literature LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Audubon Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180411T131344 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180611T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180611T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Quaker Oats Makes a Movie: A Scrumdiddlyumptious Wonka Adventure DESCRIPTION:​Quaker Oats forged a new path in the entertainment industry by jointly marketing consumer packaged goods and a major motion picture in 1971\, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Having never made a motion picture before\, their foray into the filmmaking industry was unexpected and unprecedented. The company saw this film as an opportunity to essentially make a feature-length commercial for their new line of Wonka candy products.\n\nStudents in Matthew Solomon's class\, SAC 355: Authorship and the Archive\, culled though hundreds of production documents related to the film to curate an exhibit that tells a little known behind-the-scenes story about one of the most beloved films. UID:51870-12274482@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/51870 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Special Collections, 6th Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180130T152923 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180611T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180611T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Exercising the Eye: The Gertrude Kasle Collection DESCRIPTION:Gallery hours are 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Tuesday–Saturday and 12–5 p.m. Sunday\; galleries are closed on Mondays.\n\nThis exhibition celebrates Gertrude Kasle (1917–2016)\, a key figure in the formation of Detroit’s contemporary art community in the 1960s and 70s. A pioneering female gallerist\, Kasle provided midwest audiences with a venue in which to experience avant-garde art from centers like New York City\, while also supporting and exhibiting regional artists. Featuring a collection of paintings\, works on paper\, and sculptures from the height of the Abstract Expressionist movement through the early twenty-first century\, 'Exercising the Eye' speaks to the relationships Kasle fostered with local\, national\, and international artists and her appreciation for artistic expression and experimentation. Critical voices from the last fifty years include Philip Guston\, Jane Hammond\, Grace Hartigan\, Jasper Johns\, Michele Oka Doner\, and Robert Rauschenberg. The exhibition offers visitors a unique opportunity to explore a dynamic moment in Detroit’s cultural history and insight into Kasle’s love of looking and learning.\n\nLead support for 'Exercising the Eye: The Gertrude Kasle Collection' is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost\, Michigan Medicine\, and the University of Michigan CEW Frances and Sydney Lewis Visiting Leaders Fund. UID:49505-11465049@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/49505 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Exhibition,Expressionism,Multicultural,Museum,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art - A. Alfred Taubman Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180530T115411 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180611T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180611T133000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Future Engineering Faculty Summer Writing Series DESCRIPTION:Got That Summertime\, Summertime Writing? The American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE)\, with the support of the Rackham Professional Development Leaders\, are excited to announce our Future Engineering Faculty Summer Writing Series!\n\nWhat is it? \n\nThree unique workshops and supplementary writing \nsessions to help prepare YOU! Focusing on developing \nyour applications through writing Diversity Statements\, \nTeaching Philosophies\, and Research Statements.\n\nThat sounds AWESOME! How do I sign up!?:\n\nThe first workshop will be our Diversity Statement \nWorkshop on Monday\, June 11\, 11:30-1:30 PM\, 1014 Dow. Lunch provided! Sign up provided in the link. https://goo.gl/forms/iFldtX7TicMv5gt12 UID:52473-12793965@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/52473 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Engineering,Graduate School,Rackham,Writing LOCATION:Herbert H. Dow Building - 1014 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180507T111725 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180611T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180611T124500 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Deutschtisch DESCRIPTION:Spring/Summer Deutschtische will take place on Mondays (through May 21) in 3308 MLB\, which is the third-floor German Conference Room.\n\nThey will take place on Wednesdays at Cafe 32 in the School of Dentistry Building or\, in good weather\, in the \"Courtyard Garden\" of the League\, across from UHS (one way to get to it would be to go directly through the League from the front doors (facing the Bell Tower) to the back doors).\n\nTo be sure of the location on Wednesdays\, come to the end of class at 11:50 a.m. in 3310 MLB to walk to lunch with the group! UID:52225-12556722@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/52225 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Discussion,Language LOCATION:Modern Languages Building - 3308 (Conference Room) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180505T063006 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180611T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180611T140000 SUMMARY:Careers / Jobs:Ace your Interview/Resume DESCRIPTION:This event for is the Student Life DEI Internship Cohort UID:52194-12528868@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/52194 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES: LOCATION:University Career Center, 3200 Student Activities Building, Program Room (3003), 515 E Jefferson St, Ann Arbor, MI, United States CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180605T174923 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180611T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180611T150000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Thesis Defense-- Break\, Flare\, Repair: Rho flares locally repair the tight junction barrier DESCRIPTION:Mentor: Ann Miller UID:52568-12850989@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/52568 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Biology,Dissertation,Research LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) - Earl Lewis Conference Room, 3rd Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180530T080833 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180611T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180611T160000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Introductory Techniques Seminars presented by The Michigan Center for Materials Characterization DESCRIPTION:This continuing series of seminars is designed to introduce potential users of our center to a range of the techniques that are employed with our instruments. For more detail on the instrumentation in the center and the topics covered by our seminars\, visit http://mc2.engin.umich.edu. Questions may on the seminar series may be directed to John Mansfield (jfmjfm@umich.edu) UID:50185-11656643@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/50185 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Biomedical Engineering,Chemistry,Civil and Environmental Engineering,Electrical Engineering and Computer Science,Graduate,Graduate Students,Life Science,Materials Science,Mechanical Engineering,Michigan Engineering,Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering,Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences,Physics,Postdoctoral Research Fellows,Research,Science,seminar,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 18 - Room 122, but check http://mc2.engin.umich.edu/seminar for updates CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180621T155351 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180612T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180612T235900 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Teach-Out Series: The Future of Gerrymandering DESCRIPTION:One of the biggest challenges facing our democracy today occurs when congressional district lines that are drawn by elected officials to give one political party an unfair advantage over another. This is called \"gerrymandering.” This Teach-Out explores the topic of gerrymandering\, considering everything from its history of the original gerrymander\, to the current United States Supreme Court cases. You will hear from leading experts on gerrymandering as well as citizen groups who are on the front lines of the redistricting debate. \n\nThe Teach-Out will address the following questions:\nWhat is gerrymandering? \nWhat is happening now? Why is this such an important issue today and what does it mean for you?\nWhy did the United States Supreme Court take up the gerrymandering case (Gill v. Whitford)? And what is happening now with this case? \nHow has technology impacted the gerrymandering debate? \nWhat are states doing to address the issue?\nHow can you implement change? \n\n\nA Teach-Out is:\n\n-an event – it takes place over a fixed\, short period of time\n\n-an opportunity – it is open for free participation to everyone around the world\n\n-a community – it will be joined by a large number of diverse individuals\n\n-a conversation – an opportunity to give and take ideas and information from people\n\nThe University of Michigan Teach-Out Series provides just-in-time community learning events for participants around the world to come together in conversation with the U-M campus community\, including faculty experts. The U-M Teach-Out Series is part of our deep commitment to engage the public in exploring and understanding the problems\, events\, and phenomena most important to society.\n\nTeach-Outs are short learning experiences\, each focused on a specific current issue. Attendees will come together over a few days not only to learn about a subject or event but also to gain skills. Teach-Outs are open to the world and are designed to bring together individuals with wide-ranging perspectives in respectful and deep conversation. These events are an opportunity for diverse learners and a multitude of experts to come together to ask questions of one another and explore new solutions to the pressing concerns of our global community. Come\, join the conversation!\n\nFind new opportunities at Teach-Out.org. UID:52742-12986904@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/52742 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Discussion,Education,Lecture,Politics LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180424T102440 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180612T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180612T200000 SUMMARY:Other:Nichols Arboretum Peony Garden in Bloom DESCRIPTION:The largest collection of heirloom peonies in North America\, located on the University of Michigan campus. Nearly 10\,000 blooms appear in shades of white\, pink\, and red at peak. The garden began in 1922 with a donation of peonies from alumnus W.E. Upjohn. Some of the plants are still growing in the same place they were planted nearly 100 years ago. Garden blooms approximately Memorial Day through mid-June\; bloom time approximate\; check our dedicated website for regular updates: peony.mbgna.umich.edu. UID:52078-12415779@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/52078 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Environment,Gardening,Outdoors LOCATION:Nichols Arboretum CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180606T110026 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180612T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180612T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Nothing Makes Sense\, Except Love: The Cinematic Musings of Director Alan Rudolph DESCRIPTION:This exhibit features materials reproduced from the Alan Rudolph Collection now part of the University of Michigan Library Special Collections Research Center. Told in Rudolph’s first-person voice\, it chronicles his career.\n\nQuirky\, off kilter\, stylishly romantic and filled with moments of wry humor\, Alan Rudolph makes movies with dreamy eyed protagonists searching for love in all the wrong places. He often mashes up genres into something new and unique and peppers his films with elements not always beholden to realism. He began his four decade career under the watchful eye of mentor Robert Altman\, but he soon created a body of work that is clearly his own vision. UID:52575-12857356@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/52575 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Film,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Gallery (Room 100) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180328T154138 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180612T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180612T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Seven Fantasy Classics for Children DESCRIPTION:Students in Lisa Makman’s English 313 course\, Children’s Literature and the Invention of Modern Childhood\, curated this exhibit of classic stories for children. The exhibit focuses on seven classic stories: Aladdin\, Alice in Wonderland\, Cinderella\, Hansel and Gretel\, the Little Mermaid\, Little Red Riding Hood\, and Peter Pan. Drawing on the rich collection of children’s literature in the Special Collections Research Center\, the books range from late nineteenth century editions to contemporary pop-up books. By showcasing different takes on each story\, the exhibit explores the variation in how these tales are told and illustrated. UID:51471-12112557@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/51471 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Free,Library,Literature LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Audubon Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230714T110649 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180612T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180612T130000 SUMMARY:Other:M Farmers Market at East Ann Arbor Health Center DESCRIPTION:Visit the M Farmers Market at East Ann Arbor Health Center (EAAHC) every Tuesday\, June 5 – September 25. Buy farm fresh\, locally-grown seasonal fruits\, vegetables\, and more at an affordable price. \n\nM Farmers Markets\, a partnership between MHealthy\, Michigan Medicine\, MDining\, Central Student Government\, and Planet Blue\, support U-M's commitment to offering sustainable\, locally sourced foods.\n\nView all M Farmers Market dates\, times\, and locations on the MHealthy website. UID:30698-12650114@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/30698 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Culture,Environment,Faculty,Food,Graduate Students,Health & Wellness,Nutrition,Staff,Sustainability,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:Off Campus Location - Front Lobby CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180411T131344 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180612T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180612T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Quaker Oats Makes a Movie: A Scrumdiddlyumptious Wonka Adventure DESCRIPTION:​Quaker Oats forged a new path in the entertainment industry by jointly marketing consumer packaged goods and a major motion picture in 1971\, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Having never made a motion picture before\, their foray into the filmmaking industry was unexpected and unprecedented. The company saw this film as an opportunity to essentially make a feature-length commercial for their new line of Wonka candy products.\n\nStudents in Matthew Solomon's class\, SAC 355: Authorship and the Archive\, culled though hundreds of production documents related to the film to curate an exhibit that tells a little known behind-the-scenes story about one of the most beloved films. UID:51870-12274483@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/51870 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Special Collections, 6th Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180102T152107 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180612T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180612T113000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Stem Cell Therapy for Neurological Diseases: Where Are We Now? DESCRIPTION:Dr. Feldman received her M.D. and PhD degrees from the University of Michigan\, completed a neurological residency at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and returned to U of M for a Neuromuscular fellowship. In January 2008\, Dr. Feldman was named the first Director of the A. Alfred Taubman Medical Research Institute\, which was created to support fundamental research into a wide range of human diseases. Under her leadership the Taubman Institute funds scientists in a diverse \nspectrum of diseases-adult and childhood cancer\, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)\, cardiovascular disease and hearing loss. In her own work\, Dr. Feldman is on the forefront of applying stem-cell research to human disease. \n\nDr. Feldman will provide ann overview of research in this field. In particular she will describe her own work as the Principal Investigator of the first clinical trial of intraspinal transplantation of stem cells in patients with ALS.\n\nThis is the last in OLLI’S distinguished lecture series for 2017-18. A variety of topics have been covered. UID:47975-11159799@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/47975 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Lifelong Learning,Medicine,Retirement LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180130T152923 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180612T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180612T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Exercising the Eye: The Gertrude Kasle Collection DESCRIPTION:Gallery hours are 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Tuesday–Saturday and 12–5 p.m. Sunday\; galleries are closed on Mondays.\n\nThis exhibition celebrates Gertrude Kasle (1917–2016)\, a key figure in the formation of Detroit’s contemporary art community in the 1960s and 70s. A pioneering female gallerist\, Kasle provided midwest audiences with a venue in which to experience avant-garde art from centers like New York City\, while also supporting and exhibiting regional artists. Featuring a collection of paintings\, works on paper\, and sculptures from the height of the Abstract Expressionist movement through the early twenty-first century\, 'Exercising the Eye' speaks to the relationships Kasle fostered with local\, national\, and international artists and her appreciation for artistic expression and experimentation. Critical voices from the last fifty years include Philip Guston\, Jane Hammond\, Grace Hartigan\, Jasper Johns\, Michele Oka Doner\, and Robert Rauschenberg. The exhibition offers visitors a unique opportunity to explore a dynamic moment in Detroit’s cultural history and insight into Kasle’s love of looking and learning.\n\nLead support for 'Exercising the Eye: The Gertrude Kasle Collection' is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost\, Michigan Medicine\, and the University of Michigan CEW Frances and Sydney Lewis Visiting Leaders Fund. UID:49505-11465050@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/49505 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Exhibition,Expressionism,Multicultural,Museum,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art - A. Alfred Taubman Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180430T103232 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180612T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180612T210000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Humanize the Numbers Exhibit at Detroit Street Filling Station DESCRIPTION:April 19-July 1\, 2018\n-Free and Open to public-\nThis exhibit showcases photographic works created by people incarcerated at Thumb Correctional Facility in collaboration with University of Michigan students. The opening reception on April 19 at 5pm features students and PCAP faculty Isaac Wingfield who worked with prisoners at Thumb on the exhibits and will be there to share their experiences. UID:52095-12418692@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/52095 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Free,Visual Arts LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180516T153632 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180612T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180612T130000 SUMMARY:Other:M Farmers Market at NCRC DESCRIPTION:Visit the M Farmers Market at NCRC on select Tuesdays\, May 15 – December 4\, 2018. Buy farm fresh\, locally-grown seasonal fruits\, vegetables\, and more at an affordable price. \n\nM Farmers Markets\, a partnership between MHealthy\, Michigan Medicine\, MDining\, Central Student Government\, and Planet Blue\, support U-M's commitment to offering sustainable\, locally sourced foods.\n\nView all M Farmers Market dates\, times\, and locations on the MHealthy website. UID:22978-12652738@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22978 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Faculty,Food,Graduate Students,Health & Wellness,Nutrition,Staff,Sustainability,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 18 - Ground level next to Picasso Café CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180419T152624 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180612T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180612T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Marcel Dzama: A Jester's Dance DESCRIPTION:Canadian artist Marcel Dzama is known for imaginative drawings\, sculptures\, dioramas\, and films rooted in the traditions of Surrealism\, Dada and outsider art. His 2013 film Une danse des bouffons (or A jester's dance) tells the tale of a romance between two principal figures of these traditions: Dada icon Marcel Duchamp and Brazilian sculptor Maria Martins\, who was the model for Duchamp's final\, enigmatic artwork Étant donnés. Rife with art-historical references not only to the work of Duchamp but also to Francisco Goya\, Francis Picabia and Joseph Beuys\, among others\, Une danse des bouffons navigates a sexually charged and mesmerizing world in which fantasy and torture run amok. The gallery presentation also includes a storyboard for the film featuring Dzama’s ink and watercolor drawings\, renderings of small hybrid figures resembling children’s book illustrations. The drawings underscore the fantastical elements in a film that combines the carnivalesque with a nightmarish exploration of the surreal.\n\nLead support for Marcel Dzama: A Jester's Dance is provided by Candy and Michael Barasch. Additional generous support is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment and the University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities and the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design. UID:52025-12362775@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/52025 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Exhibition,Film,Media,Multicultural,Museum,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art - Media Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180502T121513 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180612T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180612T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Materials On Hand: The Art of Ellen Wilt DESCRIPTION:Curated by Srimoyee Mitra with the assistance of James Barker and Jennifer Junkermeier\, Materials On Hand: The Art of Ellen Wilt is a retrospective exhibition that pays homage to and celebrates fifty years of Ellen Wilt’s expansive art practice. Born and raised in Pittsburgh\, Wilt has lived and worked in Ann Arbor since 1949 and completed two degrees (BFA\, ‘69 and MA\, ‘70) at the University of Michigan. She is an important figure in Ann Arbor’s art community\, who has consistently worked at fostering a vibrant arts community as an artist and educator in the Academy and beyond. She was an art professor for 17 years (1969-85) at the Eastern Michigan University. During this time she also organized and facilitated numerous community-engaged projects that empowered first-time and emerging artists to show their work. It was not until she retired and was well into her 70s that she turned her focus to her own art practice. Her work was duly recognized with numerous awards from the Michigan Water Color Society\, Washtenaw Council for the Arts\, and the Holland Friends of Art between 1984 and 1993.\n\nFor the first time in the last three decades\, Materials On Hand: The Art of Ellen Wilt brings together over 40 carefully selected works from personal and private collections that highlight Wilt’s artistic contributions in Southeastern Michigan. Her intuitive and playful bricolage way of working reveals the scope of her achievement and her specific interest in the Michigan region and its landscape. She has developed multiple bodies of work that feature domestic objects from teapots to chairs while also reckoning with iconic architectural tropes of bridges and tunnels which are ongoing motifs in her work. Wilt continually experiments and explores new ways of working in a variety of two dimensional mediums including\, oil\, acrylic and watercolor. Since the 1970s she has incorporated collage into her practice using whatever materials she has available to her. These range from butcher paper\, aluminum foil\, and tissue to balsa wood\, toothpicks and other found objects. She creates mixed media paintings\, cut outs\, rubbings and installations that reimagine the agency of mundane objects and invite viewers to look again.\n\nExhibition Dates: Thursday\, May 31 - Sunday\, September 9\, 2018\nExhibition Reception: Thursday\, May 31\, 2018 from 6-8 pm \nA conversation with Ellen Wilt: June 9\, 2018 from 2-3 pm UID:52089-12418608@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/52089 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180308T135541 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180612T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180612T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:New at UMMA: Illuminated Manuscript DESCRIPTION:Books of hours—custom-made for private devotion in the Christian faith—were a bestseller in medieval Europe. These manuscripts incorporated prayers\, hymns\, biblical stories\, and monthly calendars featuring religious feast days\, which were often supplemented by images painted in exquisite detail. Today\, books of hours are a testament to the visually rich material culture of the Middle Ages. UMMA was recently gifted a bejeweled double-sided calendar leaf for January. Executed on parchment\, the page highlights the material opulence and artistry involved in manuscript illumination. Accompanying the calendar are painted images or miniatures of the labor and characteristic activity of the month\, and Aquarius\, the zodiac sign for January\, embodied by a man collecting water from a stream. The folio’s luminous\, gilded surface\, accentuated by the use of bright colors\, was meant to transport the medieval viewer into a state of spiritual transcendence. \n\nThis work was recently gifted to UMMA by Mrs. Carrol Robertsen. UID:50849-11884932@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/50849 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Books,Culture,Exhibition,Literature,Museum,Storytelling,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art - The Connector CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180509T114004 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180612T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180612T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:See Through: Windows and Mirrors in Twentieth-Century Photography DESCRIPTION:See Through: Mirrors and Windows in Twentieth-Century Photography brings together a group of images that are doubly framed—once by the camera lens and again by the border of a mirror or window. By refracting and distorting\, revealing and concealing\, these reflective and transparent surfaces both draw attention to the photographer’s efforts to frame the world and expose the contingent nature of reality. Highlights from the exhibition include works by Eugène Atget\, Robert Doisneau\, Elliott Erwitt\, Walker Evans\, André Kertész\, Joanne Leonard\, Danny Lyon\, and Joel Meyerowitz. By extending the limits of perception\, these witty and provocative works invite us to see [through to] new visual possibilities.\n\nLead support for See Through: Windows and Mirrors in Twentieth-Century Photography is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment. UID:52257-12577030@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/52257 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Exhibition,Museum,Photography,Storytelling,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art - Photography Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180412T145124 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180612T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180612T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Unrecorded: Reimagining Artist Identities in Africa DESCRIPTION:Historical collecting practices have had a lasting impact on representations of Africa\, its history\, culture\, and life today. Labeled as ‘unknown’ or ‘anonymous\,’ African artists became associated with broad cultural styles and collective identities rather than personal creativity and individual agency. The exhibition Unrecorded: Reimagining Artist Identities in Africa includes artworks from both named and unrecorded\, contemporary and historic artists to tell an alternative story. It explores how the changing attributes of an ‘African’ artist’s identity\, and constructions of African identity more broadly\, have shaped perceptions of Africa outside of the continent.\n\nLead support for Unrecorded: Reimagining Artist Identities in Africa is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost and the African Studies Center. Additional generous support is provided by the University of Michigan Department of Afroamerican and African Studies and Susan Ullrich. UID:51906-12285921@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/51906 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Africa,Art,Culture,Exhibition,Multicultural,Museum,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art - The Jan and David Brandon Family Bridge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180709T145845 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180612T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180612T125000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS): The Evolution of Charter Schools in Michigan DESCRIPTION:Details to come. UID:52514-12842461@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/52514 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Economics,seminar LOCATION:Weill Hall (Ford School) - 3240 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180530T080833 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180612T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180612T160000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Introductory Techniques Seminars presented by The Michigan Center for Materials Characterization DESCRIPTION:This continuing series of seminars is designed to introduce potential users of our center to a range of the techniques that are employed with our instruments. For more detail on the instrumentation in the center and the topics covered by our seminars\, visit http://mc2.engin.umich.edu. Questions may on the seminar series may be directed to John Mansfield (jfmjfm@umich.edu) UID:50185-11656554@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/50185 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Biomedical Engineering,Chemistry,Civil and Environmental Engineering,Electrical Engineering and Computer Science,Graduate,Graduate Students,Life Science,Materials Science,Mechanical Engineering,Michigan Engineering,Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering,Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences,Physics,Postdoctoral Research Fellows,Research,Science,seminar,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 18 - Room 122, but check http://mc2.engin.umich.edu/seminar for updates CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180516T164424 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180612T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:An Evening with Andy McKee DESCRIPTION:Topeka-born Andy McKee has made the cover of both Acoustic Guitar and Britain's Acoustic magazine. He's a virtuoso to beat the band! Andy entertains both the eye and the ear with his use of altered tunings\, tapping\, partial capos\, percussive hits\, and with his signature two-handed technique. His guitar performance videos have received hundreds of millions of views on the Internet\, and at one point he held the top three positions on YouTube's list of top-rated videos of all time. After starting out on electric guitar\, Andy switched as a teen to acoustic and began studying the music of Michael Hedges\, Don Ross\, Billy McLaughlin\, and Preston Reed. To this day he still cites those four musicians as primary influences. Master craftsman and innovator at the same time\, Andy McKee is a virtuoso for our time\, and his live shows are absolutely legendary. UID:51626-12173410@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/51626 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:The Ark LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180621T155351 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180613T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180613T235900 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Teach-Out Series: The Future of Gerrymandering DESCRIPTION:One of the biggest challenges facing our democracy today occurs when congressional district lines that are drawn by elected officials to give one political party an unfair advantage over another. This is called \"gerrymandering.” This Teach-Out explores the topic of gerrymandering\, considering everything from its history of the original gerrymander\, to the current United States Supreme Court cases. You will hear from leading experts on gerrymandering as well as citizen groups who are on the front lines of the redistricting debate. \n\nThe Teach-Out will address the following questions:\nWhat is gerrymandering? \nWhat is happening now? Why is this such an important issue today and what does it mean for you?\nWhy did the United States Supreme Court take up the gerrymandering case (Gill v. Whitford)? And what is happening now with this case? \nHow has technology impacted the gerrymandering debate? \nWhat are states doing to address the issue?\nHow can you implement change? \n\n\nA Teach-Out is:\n\n-an event – it takes place over a fixed\, short period of time\n\n-an opportunity – it is open for free participation to everyone around the world\n\n-a community – it will be joined by a large number of diverse individuals\n\n-a conversation – an opportunity to give and take ideas and information from people\n\nThe University of Michigan Teach-Out Series provides just-in-time community learning events for participants around the world to come together in conversation with the U-M campus community\, including faculty experts. The U-M Teach-Out Series is part of our deep commitment to engage the public in exploring and understanding the problems\, events\, and phenomena most important to society.\n\nTeach-Outs are short learning experiences\, each focused on a specific current issue. Attendees will come together over a few days not only to learn about a subject or event but also to gain skills. Teach-Outs are open to the world and are designed to bring together individuals with wide-ranging perspectives in respectful and deep conversation. These events are an opportunity for diverse learners and a multitude of experts to come together to ask questions of one another and explore new solutions to the pressing concerns of our global community. Come\, join the conversation!\n\nFind new opportunities at Teach-Out.org. UID:52742-12986905@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/52742 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Discussion,Education,Lecture,Politics LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180424T102440 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180613T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180613T200000 SUMMARY:Other:Nichols Arboretum Peony Garden in Bloom DESCRIPTION:The largest collection of heirloom peonies in North America\, located on the University of Michigan campus. Nearly 10\,000 blooms appear in shades of white\, pink\, and red at peak. The garden began in 1922 with a donation of peonies from alumnus W.E. Upjohn. Some of the plants are still growing in the same place they were planted nearly 100 years ago. Garden blooms approximately Memorial Day through mid-June\; bloom time approximate\; check our dedicated website for regular updates: peony.mbgna.umich.edu. UID:52078-12415780@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/52078 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Environment,Gardening,Outdoors LOCATION:Nichols Arboretum CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180606T110026 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180613T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180613T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Nothing Makes Sense\, Except Love: The Cinematic Musings of Director Alan Rudolph DESCRIPTION:This exhibit features materials reproduced from the Alan Rudolph Collection now part of the University of Michigan Library Special Collections Research Center. Told in Rudolph’s first-person voice\, it chronicles his career.\n\nQuirky\, off kilter\, stylishly romantic and filled with moments of wry humor\, Alan Rudolph makes movies with dreamy eyed protagonists searching for love in all the wrong places. He often mashes up genres into something new and unique and peppers his films with elements not always beholden to realism. He began his four decade career under the watchful eye of mentor Robert Altman\, but he soon created a body of work that is clearly his own vision. UID:52575-12857357@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/52575 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Film,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Gallery (Room 100) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180328T154138 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180613T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180613T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Seven Fantasy Classics for Children DESCRIPTION:Students in Lisa Makman’s English 313 course\, Children’s Literature and the Invention of Modern Childhood\, curated this exhibit of classic stories for children. The exhibit focuses on seven classic stories: Aladdin\, Alice in Wonderland\, Cinderella\, Hansel and Gretel\, the Little Mermaid\, Little Red Riding Hood\, and Peter Pan. Drawing on the rich collection of children’s literature in the Special Collections Research Center\, the books range from late nineteenth century editions to contemporary pop-up books. By showcasing different takes on each story\, the exhibit explores the variation in how these tales are told and illustrated. UID:51471-12112558@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/51471 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Free,Library,Literature LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Audubon Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180411T131344 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180613T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180613T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Quaker Oats Makes a Movie: A Scrumdiddlyumptious Wonka Adventure DESCRIPTION:​Quaker Oats forged a new path in the entertainment industry by jointly marketing consumer packaged goods and a major motion picture in 1971\, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Having never made a motion picture before\, their foray into the filmmaking industry was unexpected and unprecedented. The company saw this film as an opportunity to essentially make a feature-length commercial for their new line of Wonka candy products.\n\nStudents in Matthew Solomon's class\, SAC 355: Authorship and the Archive\, culled though hundreds of production documents related to the film to curate an exhibit that tells a little known behind-the-scenes story about one of the most beloved films. UID:51870-12274484@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/51870 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Special Collections, 6th Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180130T152923 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180613T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180613T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Exercising the Eye: The Gertrude Kasle Collection DESCRIPTION:Gallery hours are 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Tuesday–Saturday and 12–5 p.m. Sunday\; galleries are closed on Mondays.\n\nThis exhibition celebrates Gertrude Kasle (1917–2016)\, a key figure in the formation of Detroit’s contemporary art community in the 1960s and 70s. A pioneering female gallerist\, Kasle provided midwest audiences with a venue in which to experience avant-garde art from centers like New York City\, while also supporting and exhibiting regional artists. Featuring a collection of paintings\, works on paper\, and sculptures from the height of the Abstract Expressionist movement through the early twenty-first century\, 'Exercising the Eye' speaks to the relationships Kasle fostered with local\, national\, and international artists and her appreciation for artistic expression and experimentation. Critical voices from the last fifty years include Philip Guston\, Jane Hammond\, Grace Hartigan\, Jasper Johns\, Michele Oka Doner\, and Robert Rauschenberg. The exhibition offers visitors a unique opportunity to explore a dynamic moment in Detroit’s cultural history and insight into Kasle’s love of looking and learning.\n\nLead support for 'Exercising the Eye: The Gertrude Kasle Collection' is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost\, Michigan Medicine\, and the University of Michigan CEW Frances and Sydney Lewis Visiting Leaders Fund. UID:49505-11465051@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/49505 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Exhibition,Expressionism,Multicultural,Museum,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art - A. Alfred Taubman Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180430T103232 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180613T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180613T210000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Humanize the Numbers Exhibit at Detroit Street Filling Station DESCRIPTION:April 19-July 1\, 2018\n-Free and Open to public-\nThis exhibit showcases photographic works created by people incarcerated at Thumb Correctional Facility in collaboration with University of Michigan students. The opening reception on April 19 at 5pm features students and PCAP faculty Isaac Wingfield who worked with prisoners at Thumb on the exhibits and will be there to share their experiences. UID:52095-12418701@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/52095 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Free,Visual Arts LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180419T152624 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180613T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180613T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Marcel Dzama: A Jester's Dance DESCRIPTION:Canadian artist Marcel Dzama is known for imaginative drawings\, sculptures\, dioramas\, and films rooted in the traditions of Surrealism\, Dada and outsider art. His 2013 film Une danse des bouffons (or A jester's dance) tells the tale of a romance between two principal figures of these traditions: Dada icon Marcel Duchamp and Brazilian sculptor Maria Martins\, who was the model for Duchamp's final\, enigmatic artwork Étant donnés. Rife with art-historical references not only to the work of Duchamp but also to Francisco Goya\, Francis Picabia and Joseph Beuys\, among others\, Une danse des bouffons navigates a sexually charged and mesmerizing world in which fantasy and torture run amok. The gallery presentation also includes a storyboard for the film featuring Dzama’s ink and watercolor drawings\, renderings of small hybrid figures resembling children’s book illustrations. The drawings underscore the fantastical elements in a film that combines the carnivalesque with a nightmarish exploration of the surreal.\n\nLead support for Marcel Dzama: A Jester's Dance is provided by Candy and Michael Barasch. Additional generous support is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment and the University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities and the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design. UID:52025-12362793@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/52025 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Exhibition,Film,Media,Multicultural,Museum,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art - Media Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180502T121513 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180613T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180613T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Materials On Hand: The Art of Ellen Wilt DESCRIPTION:Curated by Srimoyee Mitra with the assistance of James Barker and Jennifer Junkermeier\, Materials On Hand: The Art of Ellen Wilt is a retrospective exhibition that pays homage to and celebrates fifty years of Ellen Wilt’s expansive art practice. Born and raised in Pittsburgh\, Wilt has lived and worked in Ann Arbor since 1949 and completed two degrees (BFA\, ‘69 and MA\, ‘70) at the University of Michigan. She is an important figure in Ann Arbor’s art community\, who has consistently worked at fostering a vibrant arts community as an artist and educator in the Academy and beyond. She was an art professor for 17 years (1969-85) at the Eastern Michigan University. During this time she also organized and facilitated numerous community-engaged projects that empowered first-time and emerging artists to show their work. It was not until she retired and was well into her 70s that she turned her focus to her own art practice. Her work was duly recognized with numerous awards from the Michigan Water Color Society\, Washtenaw Council for the Arts\, and the Holland Friends of Art between 1984 and 1993.\n\nFor the first time in the last three decades\, Materials On Hand: The Art of Ellen Wilt brings together over 40 carefully selected works from personal and private collections that highlight Wilt’s artistic contributions in Southeastern Michigan. Her intuitive and playful bricolage way of working reveals the scope of her achievement and her specific interest in the Michigan region and its landscape. She has developed multiple bodies of work that feature domestic objects from teapots to chairs while also reckoning with iconic architectural tropes of bridges and tunnels which are ongoing motifs in her work. Wilt continually experiments and explores new ways of working in a variety of two dimensional mediums including\, oil\, acrylic and watercolor. Since the 1970s she has incorporated collage into her practice using whatever materials she has available to her. These range from butcher paper\, aluminum foil\, and tissue to balsa wood\, toothpicks and other found objects. She creates mixed media paintings\, cut outs\, rubbings and installations that reimagine the agency of mundane objects and invite viewers to look again.\n\nExhibition Dates: Thursday\, May 31 - Sunday\, September 9\, 2018\nExhibition Reception: Thursday\, May 31\, 2018 from 6-8 pm \nA conversation with Ellen Wilt: June 9\, 2018 from 2-3 pm UID:52089-12418609@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/52089 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180308T135541 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180613T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180613T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:New at UMMA: Illuminated Manuscript DESCRIPTION:Books of hours—custom-made for private devotion in the Christian faith—were a bestseller in medieval Europe. These manuscripts incorporated prayers\, hymns\, biblical stories\, and monthly calendars featuring religious feast days\, which were often supplemented by images painted in exquisite detail. Today\, books of hours are a testament to the visually rich material culture of the Middle Ages. UMMA was recently gifted a bejeweled double-sided calendar leaf for January. Executed on parchment\, the page highlights the material opulence and artistry involved in manuscript illumination. Accompanying the calendar are painted images or miniatures of the labor and characteristic activity of the month\, and Aquarius\, the zodiac sign for January\, embodied by a man collecting water from a stream. The folio’s luminous\, gilded surface\, accentuated by the use of bright colors\, was meant to transport the medieval viewer into a state of spiritual transcendence. \n\nThis work was recently gifted to UMMA by Mrs. Carrol Robertsen. UID:50849-11884933@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/50849 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Books,Culture,Exhibition,Literature,Museum,Storytelling,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art - The Connector CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180509T114004 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180613T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180613T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:See Through: Windows and Mirrors in Twentieth-Century Photography DESCRIPTION:See Through: Mirrors and Windows in Twentieth-Century Photography brings together a group of images that are doubly framed—once by the camera lens and again by the border of a mirror or window. By refracting and distorting\, revealing and concealing\, these reflective and transparent surfaces both draw attention to the photographer’s efforts to frame the world and expose the contingent nature of reality. Highlights from the exhibition include works by Eugène Atget\, Robert Doisneau\, Elliott Erwitt\, Walker Evans\, André Kertész\, Joanne Leonard\, Danny Lyon\, and Joel Meyerowitz. By extending the limits of perception\, these witty and provocative works invite us to see [through to] new visual possibilities.\n\nLead support for See Through: Windows and Mirrors in Twentieth-Century Photography is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment. UID:52257-12577046@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/52257 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Exhibition,Museum,Photography,Storytelling,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art - Photography Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180412T145124 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180613T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180613T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Unrecorded: Reimagining Artist Identities in Africa DESCRIPTION:Historical collecting practices have had a lasting impact on representations of Africa\, its history\, culture\, and life today. Labeled as ‘unknown’ or ‘anonymous\,’ African artists became associated with broad cultural styles and collective identities rather than personal creativity and individual agency. The exhibition Unrecorded: Reimagining Artist Identities in Africa includes artworks from both named and unrecorded\, contemporary and historic artists to tell an alternative story. It explores how the changing attributes of an ‘African’ artist’s identity\, and constructions of African identity more broadly\, have shaped perceptions of Africa outside of the continent.\n\nLead support for Unrecorded: Reimagining Artist Identities in Africa is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost and the African Studies Center. Additional generous support is provided by the University of Michigan Department of Afroamerican and African Studies and Susan Ullrich. UID:51906-12285939@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/51906 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Africa,Art,Culture,Exhibition,Multicultural,Museum,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art - The Jan and David Brandon Family Bridge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180507T111725 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180613T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180613T124500 SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Deutschtisch DESCRIPTION:Spring/Summer Deutschtische will take place on Mondays (through May 21) in 3308 MLB\, which is the third-floor German Conference Room.\n\nThey will take place on Wednesdays at Cafe 32 in the School of Dentistry Building or\, in good weather\, in the \"Courtyard Garden\" of the League\, across from UHS (one way to get to it would be to go directly through the League from the front doors (facing the Bell Tower) to the back doors).\n\nTo be sure of the location on Wednesdays\, come to the end of class at 11:50 a.m. in 3310 MLB to walk to lunch with the group! UID:52225-12556735@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/52225 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Discussion,Language LOCATION:Michigan League - Courtyard Garden (if weather permits) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180517T085856 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180613T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180613T130000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Fulbright U.S. Student Program: General Info Session (Webinar available) DESCRIPTION:U-M Fulbright U.S. Student Program Advisors (FPA) will provide an overview of the program and provide basic details related to the application and campus process.\n\nRegister to join June webinar : http://bit.ly/2wVArdp UID:52071-12415755@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/52071 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Fulbright,International LOCATION:Weiser Hall - 447 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180612T110119 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180613T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180613T123000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Physics Graduate Student Symposium | Supermassive Black Holes as the Regulators of Star Formation in Central Galaxies DESCRIPTION:Cavities and bubbles in the extended X-ray emission from massive galaxies demonstrate that feedback from supermassive black holes can have a profound effect on the hot gaseous atmospheres that surround these systems. The consequences of these effects result in dramatic changes with respect to how the baryon cycle works and whether new stars are able form within these galaxies. With this concern in mind\, we present a relationship between the black hole mass\, stellar mass\, and star formation rate of a diverse group of 91 local galaxies with dynamically-measured black hole masses. For our sample of galaxies with a variety of morphologies and other galactic properties\, we find that the specific star formation rate is a smoothly decreasing function of the ratio between black hole mass and stellar mass. With respect to galaxy formation models\, our results present a powerful diagnostic with which to test various prescriptions of black hole feedback and its effects on star formation activity. Using the new IllustrisTNG simulation\, we illuminate the physics behind quiescence in this model and compare with our observational results. We also use dozens of other TNG runs with varying physics implementations to show how observable galaxy trends and correlations are affected by changes in the black hole feedback physics\, thereby providing a pathway to physically interpret observations.\n\nTalks will be given each Wednesday and will be 30 minutes in length\, with time after for questions. Lunch will be served at 11:45 and talks will begin at 12:00. Unless otherwise noted\, they will be held in 340 West Hall. UID:52623-12908314@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/52623 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Free,Physics,Science,Talk,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:West Hall - 340 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180530T080833 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180613T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180613T160000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Introductory Techniques Seminars presented by The Michigan Center for Materials Characterization DESCRIPTION:This continuing series of seminars is designed to introduce potential users of our center to a range of the techniques that are employed with our instruments. For more detail on the instrumentation in the center and the topics covered by our seminars\, visit http://mc2.engin.umich.edu. Questions may on the seminar series may be directed to John Mansfield (jfmjfm@umich.edu) UID:50185-11656598@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/50185 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Biomedical Engineering,Chemistry,Civil and Environmental Engineering,Electrical Engineering and Computer Science,Graduate,Graduate Students,Life Science,Materials Science,Mechanical Engineering,Michigan Engineering,Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering,Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences,Physics,Postdoctoral Research Fellows,Research,Science,seminar,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:North Campus Research Complex Building 18 - Room 122, but check http://mc2.engin.umich.edu/seminar for updates CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180611T134243 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180613T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180613T170000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Health and Economic Effects of Medicaid Expansion DESCRIPTION:Medicaid expansion is much in the news these days\, in Michigan and beyond. \n\nResearchers from the U-M Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation are at the forefront of studying the impacts of expanding Medicaid to all low-income adults under the Affordable Care Act. An IHPI team holds the state contract to carry out the official evaluation of Michigan's expansion program\, called the Healthy Michigan Plan\, which now covers more than 650\,000 Michiganders. Other IHPI members study other aspects of the issue.\n\nThis talk\, presented as part of the Frontier Seminar series organized by Michigan Medicine's Chief Scientific Officer\, will focus on the economic and health effects of the Medicaid expansion in Michigan. The talk will feature Renu Tipirneni\, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine\, and Sarah Miller\, Assistant Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy. John Z. Ayanian\, IHPI director and leader of the Healthy Michigan Plan evaluation\, will serve as moderator. \n\nThe seminar will be held from 4–5 pm in the Ford Auditorium at the University Hospital. The fast-paced hour will include two 20-minute presentations followed by 20 minutes of interaction between the two speakers\, Dr. Ayanian\, and the audience. Informal discussion will follow at a reception.\nRSVP: https://umfrontierseminars.splashthat.com/ UID:52614-12901953@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/52614 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Economics,Medicine,Public Health,Public Policy LOCATION:University Hospitals - Ford Auditorium, 2nd floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180222T180046 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180613T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180613T203000 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Downtown AA Development DESCRIPTION:Have you noticed how downtown Ann Arbor seems to be constantly changing? Have you wondered how property developers decide what projects are likely to succeed? How difficult is it to navigate the planning and approval processes? What are the challenges faced? What lessons have been learned? What does the future of our downtown look like? \n\nYou will want to hear this fascinating presentation by Ed Shaffron (‘Mr. Downtown’). Ed is the President of The Shaffron Companies\, and has been leading residential and commercial development in Ann Arbor for over 36 years. He specializes in loft and commercial space in historic buildings. He is one of the most well-connected people in our town\, and is passionate about our city.\n \nOsher Lifelong Learning Institute membership not required to attend \"After 5\" Events.\n\nPLEASE NOTE CHANGE IN LOCATION TO THE KELLOGG EYE CENTER\, 1000 WALL STREET. UID:42697-9632918@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/42697 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Lecture,Lifelong Learning,Retirement LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180621T155351 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180614T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180614T235900 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Teach-Out Series: The Future of Gerrymandering DESCRIPTION:One of the biggest challenges facing our democracy today occurs when congressional district lines that are drawn by elected officials to give one political party an unfair advantage over another. This is called \"gerrymandering.” This Teach-Out explores the topic of gerrymandering\, considering everything from its history of the original gerrymander\, to the current United States Supreme Court cases. You will hear from leading experts on gerrymandering as well as citizen groups who are on the front lines of the redistricting debate. \n\nThe Teach-Out will address the following questions:\nWhat is gerrymandering? \nWhat is happening now? Why is this such an important issue today and what does it mean for you?\nWhy did the United States Supreme Court take up the gerrymandering case (Gill v. Whitford)? And what is happening now with this case? \nHow has technology impacted the gerrymandering debate? \nWhat are states doing to address the issue?\nHow can you implement change? \n\n\nA Teach-Out is:\n\n-an event – it takes place over a fixed\, short period of time\n\n-an opportunity – it is open for free participation to everyone around the world\n\n-a community – it will be joined by a large number of diverse individuals\n\n-a conversation – an opportunity to give and take ideas and information from people\n\nThe University of Michigan Teach-Out Series provides just-in-time community learning events for participants around the world to come together in conversation with the U-M campus community\, including faculty experts. The U-M Teach-Out Series is part of our deep commitment to engage the public in exploring and understanding the problems\, events\, and phenomena most important to society.\n\nTeach-Outs are short learning experiences\, each focused on a specific current issue. Attendees will come together over a few days not only to learn about a subject or event but also to gain skills. Teach-Outs are open to the world and are designed to bring together individuals with wide-ranging perspectives in respectful and deep conversation. These events are an opportunity for diverse learners and a multitude of experts to come together to ask questions of one another and explore new solutions to the pressing concerns of our global community. Come\, join the conversation!\n\nFind new opportunities at Teach-Out.org. UID:52742-12986906@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/52742 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Discussion,Education,Lecture,Politics LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180424T102440 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180614T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180614T200000 SUMMARY:Other:Nichols Arboretum Peony Garden in Bloom DESCRIPTION:The largest collection of heirloom peonies in North America\, located on the University of Michigan campus. Nearly 10\,000 blooms appear in shades of white\, pink\, and red at peak. The garden began in 1922 with a donation of peonies from alumnus W.E. Upjohn. Some of the plants are still growing in the same place they were planted nearly 100 years ago. Garden blooms approximately Memorial Day through mid-June\; bloom time approximate\; check our dedicated website for regular updates: peony.mbgna.umich.edu. UID:52078-12415781@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/52078 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Environment,Gardening,Outdoors LOCATION:Nichols Arboretum CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180606T110026 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180614T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180614T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Nothing Makes Sense\, Except Love: The Cinematic Musings of Director Alan Rudolph DESCRIPTION:This exhibit features materials reproduced from the Alan Rudolph Collection now part of the University of Michigan Library Special Collections Research Center. Told in Rudolph’s first-person voice\, it chronicles his career.\n\nQuirky\, off kilter\, stylishly romantic and filled with moments of wry humor\, Alan Rudolph makes movies with dreamy eyed protagonists searching for love in all the wrong places. He often mashes up genres into something new and unique and peppers his films with elements not always beholden to realism. He began his four decade career under the watchful eye of mentor Robert Altman\, but he soon created a body of work that is clearly his own vision. UID:52575-12857358@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/52575 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Film,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Gallery (Room 100) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180328T154138 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180614T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180614T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Seven Fantasy Classics for Children DESCRIPTION:Students in Lisa Makman’s English 313 course\, Children’s Literature and the Invention of Modern Childhood\, curated this exhibit of classic stories for children. The exhibit focuses on seven classic stories: Aladdin\, Alice in Wonderland\, Cinderella\, Hansel and Gretel\, the Little Mermaid\, Little Red Riding Hood\, and Peter Pan. Drawing on the rich collection of children’s literature in the Special Collections Research Center\, the books range from late nineteenth century editions to contemporary pop-up books. By showcasing different takes on each story\, the exhibit explores the variation in how these tales are told and illustrated. UID:51471-12112559@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/51471 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Free,Library,Literature LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Audubon Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180411T131344 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180614T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180614T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Quaker Oats Makes a Movie: A Scrumdiddlyumptious Wonka Adventure DESCRIPTION:​Quaker Oats forged a new path in the entertainment industry by jointly marketing consumer packaged goods and a major motion picture in 1971\, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Having never made a motion picture before\, their foray into the filmmaking industry was unexpected and unprecedented. The company saw this film as an opportunity to essentially make a feature-length commercial for their new line of Wonka candy products.\n\nStudents in Matthew Solomon's class\, SAC 355: Authorship and the Archive\, culled though hundreds of production documents related to the film to curate an exhibit that tells a little known behind-the-scenes story about one of the most beloved films. UID:51870-12274485@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/51870 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Special Collections, 6th Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180130T152923 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180614T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180614T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Exercising the Eye: The Gertrude Kasle Collection DESCRIPTION:Gallery hours are 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Tuesday–Saturday and 12–5 p.m. Sunday\; galleries are closed on Mondays.\n\nThis exhibition celebrates Gertrude Kasle (1917–2016)\, a key figure in the formation of Detroit’s contemporary art community in the 1960s and 70s. A pioneering female gallerist\, Kasle provided midwest audiences with a venue in which to experience avant-garde art from centers like New York City\, while also supporting and exhibiting regional artists. Featuring a collection of paintings\, works on paper\, and sculptures from the height of the Abstract Expressionist movement through the early twenty-first century\, 'Exercising the Eye' speaks to the relationships Kasle fostered with local\, national\, and international artists and her appreciation for artistic expression and experimentation. Critical voices from the last fifty years include Philip Guston\, Jane Hammond\, Grace Hartigan\, Jasper Johns\, Michele Oka Doner\, and Robert Rauschenberg. The exhibition offers visitors a unique opportunity to explore a dynamic moment in Detroit’s cultural history and insight into Kasle’s love of looking and learning.\n\nLead support for 'Exercising the Eye: The Gertrude Kasle Collection' is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost\, Michigan Medicine\, and the University of Michigan CEW Frances and Sydney Lewis Visiting Leaders Fund. UID:49505-11465052@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/49505 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Exhibition,Expressionism,Multicultural,Museum,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art - A. Alfred Taubman Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180430T103232 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180614T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180614T210000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Humanize the Numbers Exhibit at Detroit Street Filling Station DESCRIPTION:April 19-July 1\, 2018\n-Free and Open to public-\nThis exhibit showcases photographic works created by people incarcerated at Thumb Correctional Facility in collaboration with University of Michigan students. The opening reception on April 19 at 5pm features students and PCAP faculty Isaac Wingfield who worked with prisoners at Thumb on the exhibits and will be there to share their experiences. UID:52095-12418643@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/52095 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Free,Visual Arts LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180516T155300 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180614T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180614T130000 SUMMARY:Other:M Farmers Market at the University Hospital DESCRIPTION:Visit the M Farmers Market at the University Hospital Courtyard every Thursday\, June 7 – September 27\, 2018 (except July 5). Buy farm fresh\, locally-grown seasonal fruits\, vegetables\, and more at an affordable price. \n\nM Farmers Markets\, a partnership between MHealthy\, Michigan Medicine\, MDining\, Central Student Government\, and Planet Blue\, support U-M's commitment to offering sustainable\, locally sourced foods.\n\nView all M Farmers Market dates\, times\, and locations on the MHealthy website. UID:22980-12652767@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/22980 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Faculty,Food,Graduate Students,Health & Wellness,Nutrition,Staff,Sustainability,Undergraduate Students LOCATION:University Hospitals - Courtyard CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180419T152624 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180614T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180614T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Marcel Dzama: A Jester's Dance DESCRIPTION:Canadian artist Marcel Dzama is known for imaginative drawings\, sculptures\, dioramas\, and films rooted in the traditions of Surrealism\, Dada and outsider art. His 2013 film Une danse des bouffons (or A jester's dance) tells the tale of a romance between two principal figures of these traditions: Dada icon Marcel Duchamp and Brazilian sculptor Maria Martins\, who was the model for Duchamp's final\, enigmatic artwork Étant donnés. Rife with art-historical references not only to the work of Duchamp but also to Francisco Goya\, Francis Picabia and Joseph Beuys\, among others\, Une danse des bouffons navigates a sexually charged and mesmerizing world in which fantasy and torture run amok. The gallery presentation also includes a storyboard for the film featuring Dzama’s ink and watercolor drawings\, renderings of small hybrid figures resembling children’s book illustrations. The drawings underscore the fantastical elements in a film that combines the carnivalesque with a nightmarish exploration of the surreal.\n\nLead support for Marcel Dzama: A Jester's Dance is provided by Candy and Michael Barasch. Additional generous support is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment and the University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities and the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design. UID:52025-12362811@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/52025 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Exhibition,Film,Media,Multicultural,Museum,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art - Media Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180502T121513 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180614T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180614T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Materials On Hand: The Art of Ellen Wilt DESCRIPTION:Curated by Srimoyee Mitra with the assistance of James Barker and Jennifer Junkermeier\, Materials On Hand: The Art of Ellen Wilt is a retrospective exhibition that pays homage to and celebrates fifty years of Ellen Wilt’s expansive art practice. Born and raised in Pittsburgh\, Wilt has lived and worked in Ann Arbor since 1949 and completed two degrees (BFA\, ‘69 and MA\, ‘70) at the University of Michigan. She is an important figure in Ann Arbor’s art community\, who has consistently worked at fostering a vibrant arts community as an artist and educator in the Academy and beyond. She was an art professor for 17 years (1969-85) at the Eastern Michigan University. During this time she also organized and facilitated numerous community-engaged projects that empowered first-time and emerging artists to show their work. It was not until she retired and was well into her 70s that she turned her focus to her own art practice. Her work was duly recognized with numerous awards from the Michigan Water Color Society\, Washtenaw Council for the Arts\, and the Holland Friends of Art between 1984 and 1993.\n\nFor the first time in the last three decades\, Materials On Hand: The Art of Ellen Wilt brings together over 40 carefully selected works from personal and private collections that highlight Wilt’s artistic contributions in Southeastern Michigan. Her intuitive and playful bricolage way of working reveals the scope of her achievement and her specific interest in the Michigan region and its landscape. She has developed multiple bodies of work that feature domestic objects from teapots to chairs while also reckoning with iconic architectural tropes of bridges and tunnels which are ongoing motifs in her work. Wilt continually experiments and explores new ways of working in a variety of two dimensional mediums including\, oil\, acrylic and watercolor. Since the 1970s she has incorporated collage into her practice using whatever materials she has available to her. These range from butcher paper\, aluminum foil\, and tissue to balsa wood\, toothpicks and other found objects. She creates mixed media paintings\, cut outs\, rubbings and installations that reimagine the agency of mundane objects and invite viewers to look again.\n\nExhibition Dates: Thursday\, May 31 - Sunday\, September 9\, 2018\nExhibition Reception: Thursday\, May 31\, 2018 from 6-8 pm \nA conversation with Ellen Wilt: June 9\, 2018 from 2-3 pm UID:52089-12418610@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/52089 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180308T135541 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180614T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180614T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:New at UMMA: Illuminated Manuscript DESCRIPTION:Books of hours—custom-made for private devotion in the Christian faith—were a bestseller in medieval Europe. These manuscripts incorporated prayers\, hymns\, biblical stories\, and monthly calendars featuring religious feast days\, which were often supplemented by images painted in exquisite detail. Today\, books of hours are a testament to the visually rich material culture of the Middle Ages. UMMA was recently gifted a bejeweled double-sided calendar leaf for January. Executed on parchment\, the page highlights the material opulence and artistry involved in manuscript illumination. Accompanying the calendar are painted images or miniatures of the labor and characteristic activity of the month\, and Aquarius\, the zodiac sign for January\, embodied by a man collecting water from a stream. The folio’s luminous\, gilded surface\, accentuated by the use of bright colors\, was meant to transport the medieval viewer into a state of spiritual transcendence. \n\nThis work was recently gifted to UMMA by Mrs. Carrol Robertsen. UID:50849-11884934@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/50849 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Books,Culture,Exhibition,Literature,Museum,Storytelling,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art - The Connector CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180509T114004 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180614T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180614T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:See Through: Windows and Mirrors in Twentieth-Century Photography DESCRIPTION:See Through: Mirrors and Windows in Twentieth-Century Photography brings together a group of images that are doubly framed—once by the camera lens and again by the border of a mirror or window. By refracting and distorting\, revealing and concealing\, these reflective and transparent surfaces both draw attention to the photographer’s efforts to frame the world and expose the contingent nature of reality. Highlights from the exhibition include works by Eugène Atget\, Robert Doisneau\, Elliott Erwitt\, Walker Evans\, André Kertész\, Joanne Leonard\, Danny Lyon\, and Joel Meyerowitz. By extending the limits of perception\, these witty and provocative works invite us to see [through to] new visual possibilities.\n\nLead support for See Through: Windows and Mirrors in Twentieth-Century Photography is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment. UID:52257-12577062@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/52257 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Exhibition,Museum,Photography,Storytelling,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art - Photography Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180412T145124 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180614T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180614T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Unrecorded: Reimagining Artist Identities in Africa DESCRIPTION:Historical collecting practices have had a lasting impact on representations of Africa\, its history\, culture\, and life today. Labeled as ‘unknown’ or ‘anonymous\,’ African artists became associated with broad cultural styles and collective identities rather than personal creativity and individual agency. The exhibition Unrecorded: Reimagining Artist Identities in Africa includes artworks from both named and unrecorded\, contemporary and historic artists to tell an alternative story. It explores how the changing attributes of an ‘African’ artist’s identity\, and constructions of African identity more broadly\, have shaped perceptions of Africa outside of the continent.\n\nLead support for Unrecorded: Reimagining Artist Identities in Africa is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost and the African Studies Center. Additional generous support is provided by the University of Michigan Department of Afroamerican and African Studies and Susan Ullrich. UID:51906-12285955@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/51906 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Africa,Art,Culture,Exhibition,Multicultural,Museum,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art - The Jan and David Brandon Family Bridge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180508T112533 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180614T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180614T130000 SUMMARY:Performance:Gifts of Art presents Rock\, Blues & Motown DESCRIPTION:The Rock Jones band has passion for their music and connection through their ties to Ann Arbor and Detroit. Larry Genoa (guitar and harmonica) and Phil Ryski (guitar) have both played professionally in the area since the 1960s. Brian Genoa (drums) is Larry’s son\, so their musical connection is deep. Doug Wolgat began playing bass in 1973 and met Larry in his first band (the Fuzz Brothers) in Detroit. Ryski and Wolgat first became band mates in 2005 when Ryski joined Wolgat’s previous band\, the Bluescasters. You’ll hear harmonies and up-tempo rhythm of soul-style covers from Gladys Knight to Van Morrison. Rain/heat location: University Hospital Main Lobby\, Floor 1. UID:52245-12566860@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/52245 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Children,Concert,Family,Free,Health & Wellness,Music LOCATION:University Hospitals - University Hospital Courtyard CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180419T131139 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180614T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180614T140000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy DESCRIPTION:Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) is an eight-week program through the U-M Psychological Clinic. Participants meet in a group setting to learn cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness exercises designed to increase nonjudgmental\, moment-to-moment awareness of bodily sensations\, thoughts\, and emotions. Participants use mindfulness to develop a new understanding and relationship with emotional and situational experiences\, through using curiosity\, acceptance\, and compassion. This therapy group is supplemented by daily at-home practice by participants. \nThe exact time will be based on participant availability. \nCall (734) 764-3471 or visit PsychClinic.org to learn more. UID:52023-12362713@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/52023 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Health & Wellness,Workshop LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180615T123603 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180614T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180614T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Shakespeare in the Arb - Romeo and Juliet DESCRIPTION:A first-ever performance in the 18-year history of Shakespeare in the Arb of Romeo and Juliet. Directed by Kate Mendeloff of the U-M Residential College and performed by U-M students and community players. Box office\, located at the visitor center at the 1610 Washington Hts. entrance to Nichols Arboretum\, open at 5:30 pm each day of performance. UID:51923-12294408@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/51923 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Outdoors,Shakespeare,Theater LOCATION:Nichols Arboretum CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180510T100334 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180614T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Ken Yates DESCRIPTION:Since first planting roots within the Canadian music scene in 2011\, Ken Yates has steadily grown a reputation as one of the country’s brightest singer/songwriters. His sound offers the complete package—unforgettable melodies\, emotionally charged storytelling\, and top-notch guitar chops—all gloriously displayed on his new album\, \"Huntsville.\" Everywhere on the album\, echoes of the Canadian songwriting tradition\, from Gordon Lightfoot to Bruce Cockburn to Ron Sexsmith\, are apparent\, proving that with \"Huntsville\,\" Ken Yates is ready to join that exalted company. A native of London\, Ontario (a few hours’ drive south of Huntsville)\, Ken studied at the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston. “At this point\, touring still feels fresh to me\, and at least half the songs on 'Huntsville' came out of experiences I’d had on the road\,” he says. Ken Yates is a rare example of someone who\, from the beginning\, had clear intentions when he embraced the troubadour life\, and the combined drive and talent to make it a reality. He was named Songwriter of the Year at the 2017 Canadian Folk Music Awards. UID:51914-12285992@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/51914 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:The Ark LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180621T155351 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180615T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180615T235900 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Teach-Out Series: The Future of Gerrymandering DESCRIPTION:One of the biggest challenges facing our democracy today occurs when congressional district lines that are drawn by elected officials to give one political party an unfair advantage over another. This is called \"gerrymandering.” This Teach-Out explores the topic of gerrymandering\, considering everything from its history of the original gerrymander\, to the current United States Supreme Court cases. You will hear from leading experts on gerrymandering as well as citizen groups who are on the front lines of the redistricting debate. \n\nThe Teach-Out will address the following questions:\nWhat is gerrymandering? \nWhat is happening now? Why is this such an important issue today and what does it mean for you?\nWhy did the United States Supreme Court take up the gerrymandering case (Gill v. Whitford)? And what is happening now with this case? \nHow has technology impacted the gerrymandering debate? \nWhat are states doing to address the issue?\nHow can you implement change? \n\n\nA Teach-Out is:\n\n-an event – it takes place over a fixed\, short period of time\n\n-an opportunity – it is open for free participation to everyone around the world\n\n-a community – it will be joined by a large number of diverse individuals\n\n-a conversation – an opportunity to give and take ideas and information from people\n\nThe University of Michigan Teach-Out Series provides just-in-time community learning events for participants around the world to come together in conversation with the U-M campus community\, including faculty experts. The U-M Teach-Out Series is part of our deep commitment to engage the public in exploring and understanding the problems\, events\, and phenomena most important to society.\n\nTeach-Outs are short learning experiences\, each focused on a specific current issue. Attendees will come together over a few days not only to learn about a subject or event but also to gain skills. Teach-Outs are open to the world and are designed to bring together individuals with wide-ranging perspectives in respectful and deep conversation. These events are an opportunity for diverse learners and a multitude of experts to come together to ask questions of one another and explore new solutions to the pressing concerns of our global community. Come\, join the conversation!\n\nFind new opportunities at Teach-Out.org. UID:52742-12986907@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/52742 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Discussion,Education,Lecture,Politics LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180424T102440 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180615T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180615T200000 SUMMARY:Other:Nichols Arboretum Peony Garden in Bloom DESCRIPTION:The largest collection of heirloom peonies in North America\, located on the University of Michigan campus. Nearly 10\,000 blooms appear in shades of white\, pink\, and red at peak. The garden began in 1922 with a donation of peonies from alumnus W.E. Upjohn. Some of the plants are still growing in the same place they were planted nearly 100 years ago. Garden blooms approximately Memorial Day through mid-June\; bloom time approximate\; check our dedicated website for regular updates: peony.mbgna.umich.edu. UID:52078-12415782@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/52078 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Environment,Gardening,Outdoors LOCATION:Nichols Arboretum CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180606T110026 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180615T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180615T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Nothing Makes Sense\, Except Love: The Cinematic Musings of Director Alan Rudolph DESCRIPTION:This exhibit features materials reproduced from the Alan Rudolph Collection now part of the University of Michigan Library Special Collections Research Center. Told in Rudolph’s first-person voice\, it chronicles his career.\n\nQuirky\, off kilter\, stylishly romantic and filled with moments of wry humor\, Alan Rudolph makes movies with dreamy eyed protagonists searching for love in all the wrong places. He often mashes up genres into something new and unique and peppers his films with elements not always beholden to realism. He began his four decade career under the watchful eye of mentor Robert Altman\, but he soon created a body of work that is clearly his own vision. UID:52575-12857359@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/52575 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Film,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Gallery (Room 100) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180328T154138 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180615T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180615T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Seven Fantasy Classics for Children DESCRIPTION:Students in Lisa Makman’s English 313 course\, Children’s Literature and the Invention of Modern Childhood\, curated this exhibit of classic stories for children. The exhibit focuses on seven classic stories: Aladdin\, Alice in Wonderland\, Cinderella\, Hansel and Gretel\, the Little Mermaid\, Little Red Riding Hood\, and Peter Pan. Drawing on the rich collection of children’s literature in the Special Collections Research Center\, the books range from late nineteenth century editions to contemporary pop-up books. By showcasing different takes on each story\, the exhibit explores the variation in how these tales are told and illustrated. UID:51471-12112560@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/51471 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Free,Library,Literature LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Audubon Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180524T123731 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180615T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180615T170000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:East Coast Indo-European Conference DESCRIPTION:The University of Michigan will be hosting the 37th East Coast Indo-European Conference beginning on the morning of Friday\, June 15 and concluding at midday on Sunday\, June 17. The conference will feature thirty papers in the various subfields of Indo-European linguistics and comparative philology. Specialists not only from other U.S. and Canadian institutions\, but also from Europe and Asia will be presenting. \n\nThis event is open and free to the public.\n\nThursday\, June 14\n5:00–6:30 Reception\, Department of Classical Studies Library\, 2175 Angell Hall\, 435 S. State St.\n\nFriday\, June 15\n8:30–9:00 Continental Breakfast\n9:00–9:05 Opening remarks\n\nSession I\n9:05–9:35 Simon Poulsen (University of Copenhagen)\, “Proto-Norse apocope: The Trollhättan II and Reistad inscriptions revisited”\n\n9:35–10:05 Ronald Kim (Adam Mickiewicz University\, Poznań\, and Charles University\,\nPrague)\, “Old English cyme and the PIE aorist optative in Germanic”\n\n10:05–10:35 Birgit Anette Olsen (University of Copenhagen)\, “Coming of age in Indo-European”\n10:35–11:00 Coffee break\n\nSession II\n11:00–11:30 Angelo Mercado (Grinnell College)\, “Rhythm in Italic carmina”\n11:30–12:00 Olav Hackstein (University of Munich)\, “On Arbor”\n12:00–12:30 Michael Weiss (Cornell University)\, “Pig\, cake\, and sun: Observations on the Iúvila inscriptions”\n\n12:30–2:30 Lunch break\n\nSession III\n2:30–3:00 Thomas Motter (UCLA)\, “The First Compensatory Lengthening in Ancient Greek”\n3:00–3:30 Andrew Merritt (Cornell University)\, “Origin of the Greek aorist passive in -θη-”\n3:30–4:00 Jeremy Rau (Harvard University)\, “Studia Graeca”\n\n4:00–4:30 Coffee break\n\nSession IV\n4:30–5:00 Sasha Nikolaev (Boston University)\, “Deep waters: The etymology of Vedic gabhīrá-”\n5:00–5:30 Dieter Gunkel (University of Richmond)\, “Surprising localizations of metrical word types in the Rigveda”\n5:30–6:00 Stephanie Jamison (UCLA)\, “A golden amulet in Vedic and Avestan”\n\nSaturday\, June 16\n8:30–9:00 Continental Breakfast\n\nSession V\n9:00–9:30 Joe Eska (Virginia Tech University)\, “Pandryv nessa ny won fest ‘What thing is next I don’t quite know’: Prolegomena to the diachrony of Cornish syntax”\n9:30–10:00 Mark Hale (Concordia University)\, “I interrupts this letter to trigger some anxieties about clitics in Latin [sic]”\n10:00–10:30 David Goldstein (UCLA)\, “Ennius fr. 550 and the history of Latin atque”\n\n10:30–11:00 Coffee break\n\nSession VI\n11:00–11:30 Georges Pinault (École pratique des hautes études)\, “Tocharian taxonomy of wealth in Indo-European perspective”\n11:30–12:00 Tao Pan (University of Munich)\, “Miscellanea Tocharica”\n12:00–12:30 Hannes Fellner (University of Vienna)\, “Polar life in the Tarim Basin”\n\n12:30–2:30 Lunch break\n\nSession VII\n2:30–3:00 Joshua Katz (Princeton University)\, “Hesiodica”\n3:00–3:30 Timothy Barnes (University of Hawaii)\, “Pindarica”\n3:30–4:00 Stefan Höfler (Harvard University)\, “The Caprice of O...: On a Proto-Indo-European substantivization type and its excesses in Ancient Greek”\n4:00–4:30 Coffee break\n\nSession VIII\n4:30–5:00 Andrew Byrd and Phil Barnett (University of Kentucky)\, “An experimental look at the rarity of PIE */b/”\n5:00–5:30 Tony Yates (UCLA)\, “Some basics of Indo-European phonology”\n5:30–6:00 Slava Gorbachov (University of Chicago)\, “Thoughts on the origin of the ‘animacy’/‘virility’ category in Slavic”\n\nSunday\, June 17\n\n8:30–9:00 Continental Breakfast\n\nSession IX\n9:00–9:30 Elisabeth Rieken (University of Marburg)\, “A new Anatolian etymology”\n9:30–10:00 Kazuhiko Yoshida (Kyoto University)\, “Some old morphological features of Hittite imperatives”\n10:00–10:30 Alan Nussbaum (Cornell University)\, “More -t-\, anyone?”\n10:30–11:00 -t- break\n\nSession X\n11:00–11:30 José Luis García Ramón (University of Cologne)\, “From the files of/for a new Mycenaean grammar”\n11:30–12:00 Jared Klein (University of Georgia)\, “Homeric Greek νῦν and νυ”\n12:00–12:30 Brent Vine (UCLA)\, “Greek στωμύλος ‘chatty’” UID:52286-12590261@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/52286 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Classical Studies,conference,European,Interdisciplinary,Language,Literature,symposium LOCATION:North Quad - 2255 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180411T131344 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180615T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180615T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Quaker Oats Makes a Movie: A Scrumdiddlyumptious Wonka Adventure DESCRIPTION:​Quaker Oats forged a new path in the entertainment industry by jointly marketing consumer packaged goods and a major motion picture in 1971\, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Having never made a motion picture before\, their foray into the filmmaking industry was unexpected and unprecedented. The company saw this film as an opportunity to essentially make a feature-length commercial for their new line of Wonka candy products.\n\nStudents in Matthew Solomon's class\, SAC 355: Authorship and the Archive\, culled though hundreds of production documents related to the film to curate an exhibit that tells a little known behind-the-scenes story about one of the most beloved films. UID:51870-12274486@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/51870 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Special Collections, 6th Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180130T152923 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180615T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180615T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Exercising the Eye: The Gertrude Kasle Collection DESCRIPTION:Gallery hours are 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Tuesday–Saturday and 12–5 p.m. Sunday\; galleries are closed on Mondays.\n\nThis exhibition celebrates Gertrude Kasle (1917–2016)\, a key figure in the formation of Detroit’s contemporary art community in the 1960s and 70s. A pioneering female gallerist\, Kasle provided midwest audiences with a venue in which to experience avant-garde art from centers like New York City\, while also supporting and exhibiting regional artists. Featuring a collection of paintings\, works on paper\, and sculptures from the height of the Abstract Expressionist movement through the early twenty-first century\, 'Exercising the Eye' speaks to the relationships Kasle fostered with local\, national\, and international artists and her appreciation for artistic expression and experimentation. Critical voices from the last fifty years include Philip Guston\, Jane Hammond\, Grace Hartigan\, Jasper Johns\, Michele Oka Doner\, and Robert Rauschenberg. The exhibition offers visitors a unique opportunity to explore a dynamic moment in Detroit’s cultural history and insight into Kasle’s love of looking and learning.\n\nLead support for 'Exercising the Eye: The Gertrude Kasle Collection' is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost\, Michigan Medicine\, and the University of Michigan CEW Frances and Sydney Lewis Visiting Leaders Fund. UID:49505-11465053@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/49505 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Exhibition,Expressionism,Multicultural,Museum,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art - A. Alfred Taubman Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180430T103232 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180615T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180615T210000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Humanize the Numbers Exhibit at Detroit Street Filling Station DESCRIPTION:April 19-July 1\, 2018\n-Free and Open to public-\nThis exhibit showcases photographic works created by people incarcerated at Thumb Correctional Facility in collaboration with University of Michigan students. The opening reception on April 19 at 5pm features students and PCAP faculty Isaac Wingfield who worked with prisoners at Thumb on the exhibits and will be there to share their experiences. UID:52095-12418654@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/52095 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Free,Visual Arts LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180419T152624 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180615T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180615T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Marcel Dzama: A Jester's Dance DESCRIPTION:Canadian artist Marcel Dzama is known for imaginative drawings\, sculptures\, dioramas\, and films rooted in the traditions of Surrealism\, Dada and outsider art. His 2013 film Une danse des bouffons (or A jester's dance) tells the tale of a romance between two principal figures of these traditions: Dada icon Marcel Duchamp and Brazilian sculptor Maria Martins\, who was the model for Duchamp's final\, enigmatic artwork Étant donnés. Rife with art-historical references not only to the work of Duchamp but also to Francisco Goya\, Francis Picabia and Joseph Beuys\, among others\, Une danse des bouffons navigates a sexually charged and mesmerizing world in which fantasy and torture run amok. The gallery presentation also includes a storyboard for the film featuring Dzama’s ink and watercolor drawings\, renderings of small hybrid figures resembling children’s book illustrations. The drawings underscore the fantastical elements in a film that combines the carnivalesque with a nightmarish exploration of the surreal.\n\nLead support for Marcel Dzama: A Jester's Dance is provided by Candy and Michael Barasch. Additional generous support is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment and the University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities and the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design. UID:52025-12362829@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/52025 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Exhibition,Film,Media,Multicultural,Museum,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art - ME CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180419T152624 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180615T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180615T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Marcel Dzama: A Jester's Dance DESCRIPTION:Canadian artist Marcel Dzama is known for imaginative drawings\, sculptures\, dioramas\, and films rooted in the traditions of Surrealism\, Dada and outsider art. His 2013 film Une danse des bouffons (or A jester's dance) tells the tale of a romance between two principal figures of these traditions: Dada icon Marcel Duchamp and Brazilian sculptor Maria Martins\, who was the model for Duchamp's final\, enigmatic artwork Étant donnés. Rife with art-historical references not only to the work of Duchamp but also to Francisco Goya\, Francis Picabia and Joseph Beuys\, among others\, Une danse des bouffons navigates a sexually charged and mesmerizing world in which fantasy and torture run amok. The gallery presentation also includes a storyboard for the film featuring Dzama’s ink and watercolor drawings\, renderings of small hybrid figures resembling children’s book illustrations. The drawings underscore the fantastical elements in a film that combines the carnivalesque with a nightmarish exploration of the surreal.\n\nLead support for Marcel Dzama: A Jester's Dance is provided by Candy and Michael Barasch. Additional generous support is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment and the University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities and the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design. UID:52025-12362846@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/52025 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Exhibition,Film,Media,Multicultural,Museum,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art - Media Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180502T121513 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180615T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180615T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Materials On Hand: The Art of Ellen Wilt DESCRIPTION:Curated by Srimoyee Mitra with the assistance of James Barker and Jennifer Junkermeier\, Materials On Hand: The Art of Ellen Wilt is a retrospective exhibition that pays homage to and celebrates fifty years of Ellen Wilt’s expansive art practice. Born and raised in Pittsburgh\, Wilt has lived and worked in Ann Arbor since 1949 and completed two degrees (BFA\, ‘69 and MA\, ‘70) at the University of Michigan. She is an important figure in Ann Arbor’s art community\, who has consistently worked at fostering a vibrant arts community as an artist and educator in the Academy and beyond. She was an art professor for 17 years (1969-85) at the Eastern Michigan University. During this time she also organized and facilitated numerous community-engaged projects that empowered first-time and emerging artists to show their work. It was not until she retired and was well into her 70s that she turned her focus to her own art practice. Her work was duly recognized with numerous awards from the Michigan Water Color Society\, Washtenaw Council for the Arts\, and the Holland Friends of Art between 1984 and 1993.\n\nFor the first time in the last three decades\, Materials On Hand: The Art of Ellen Wilt brings together over 40 carefully selected works from personal and private collections that highlight Wilt’s artistic contributions in Southeastern Michigan. Her intuitive and playful bricolage way of working reveals the scope of her achievement and her specific interest in the Michigan region and its landscape. She has developed multiple bodies of work that feature domestic objects from teapots to chairs while also reckoning with iconic architectural tropes of bridges and tunnels which are ongoing motifs in her work. Wilt continually experiments and explores new ways of working in a variety of two dimensional mediums including\, oil\, acrylic and watercolor. Since the 1970s she has incorporated collage into her practice using whatever materials she has available to her. These range from butcher paper\, aluminum foil\, and tissue to balsa wood\, toothpicks and other found objects. She creates mixed media paintings\, cut outs\, rubbings and installations that reimagine the agency of mundane objects and invite viewers to look again.\n\nExhibition Dates: Thursday\, May 31 - Sunday\, September 9\, 2018\nExhibition Reception: Thursday\, May 31\, 2018 from 6-8 pm \nA conversation with Ellen Wilt: June 9\, 2018 from 2-3 pm UID:52089-12418611@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/52089 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180308T135541 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180615T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180615T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:New at UMMA: Illuminated Manuscript DESCRIPTION:Books of hours—custom-made for private devotion in the Christian faith—were a bestseller in medieval Europe. These manuscripts incorporated prayers\, hymns\, biblical stories\, and monthly calendars featuring religious feast days\, which were often supplemented by images painted in exquisite detail. Today\, books of hours are a testament to the visually rich material culture of the Middle Ages. UMMA was recently gifted a bejeweled double-sided calendar leaf for January. Executed on parchment\, the page highlights the material opulence and artistry involved in manuscript illumination. Accompanying the calendar are painted images or miniatures of the labor and characteristic activity of the month\, and Aquarius\, the zodiac sign for January\, embodied by a man collecting water from a stream. The folio’s luminous\, gilded surface\, accentuated by the use of bright colors\, was meant to transport the medieval viewer into a state of spiritual transcendence. \n\nThis work was recently gifted to UMMA by Mrs. Carrol Robertsen. UID:50849-11884935@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/50849 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Books,Culture,Exhibition,Literature,Museum,Storytelling,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art - The Connector CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180509T114004 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180615T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180615T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:See Through: Windows and Mirrors in Twentieth-Century Photography DESCRIPTION:See Through: Mirrors and Windows in Twentieth-Century Photography brings together a group of images that are doubly framed—once by the camera lens and again by the border of a mirror or window. By refracting and distorting\, revealing and concealing\, these reflective and transparent surfaces both draw attention to the photographer’s efforts to frame the world and expose the contingent nature of reality. Highlights from the exhibition include works by Eugène Atget\, Robert Doisneau\, Elliott Erwitt\, Walker Evans\, André Kertész\, Joanne Leonard\, Danny Lyon\, and Joel Meyerowitz. By extending the limits of perception\, these witty and provocative works invite us to see [through to] new visual possibilities.\n\nLead support for See Through: Windows and Mirrors in Twentieth-Century Photography is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment. UID:52257-12577078@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/52257 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Exhibition,Museum,Photography,Storytelling,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art - Photography Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180412T145124 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180615T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180615T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Unrecorded: Reimagining Artist Identities in Africa DESCRIPTION:Historical collecting practices have had a lasting impact on representations of Africa\, its history\, culture\, and life today. Labeled as ‘unknown’ or ‘anonymous\,’ African artists became associated with broad cultural styles and collective identities rather than personal creativity and individual agency. The exhibition Unrecorded: Reimagining Artist Identities in Africa includes artworks from both named and unrecorded\, contemporary and historic artists to tell an alternative story. It explores how the changing attributes of an ‘African’ artist’s identity\, and constructions of African identity more broadly\, have shaped perceptions of Africa outside of the continent.\n\nLead support for Unrecorded: Reimagining Artist Identities in Africa is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost and the African Studies Center. Additional generous support is provided by the University of Michigan Department of Afroamerican and African Studies and Susan Ullrich. UID:51906-12285972@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/51906 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Africa,Art,Culture,Exhibition,Multicultural,Museum,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art - The Jan and David Brandon Family Bridge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180615T123603 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180615T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180615T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:Shakespeare in the Arb - Romeo and Juliet DESCRIPTION:A first-ever performance in the 18-year history of Shakespeare in the Arb of Romeo and Juliet. Directed by Kate Mendeloff of the U-M Residential College and performed by U-M students and community players. Box office\, located at the visitor center at the 1610 Washington Hts. entrance to Nichols Arboretum\, open at 5:30 pm each day of performance. UID:51923-12294418@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/51923 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Outdoors,Shakespeare,Theater LOCATION:Nichols Arboretum CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180411T160459 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180615T200000 SUMMARY:Performance:Slambovian Circus of Dreams DESCRIPTION:The music of The Slambovian Circus of Dreams has been variously described as \"hillbilly-Floyd\,\" \"folk-pop\,\" \"alt-country\, roots-rock\,\" and \"surreal Americana\;\" a clear indicator of its singularly indescribable uniqueness. Dancing freely between all existing religious and philosophical mythologies\, the music is uplifting\, empowering\, and a lot of fun. The Slambovians have drawn comparisons to Petty\, The Decemberists\, Dylan\, and Bowie as they feature an otherworldly slide mandolin\, accordion\, cello and styles ranging from dusty Americana ballads to Pink Floyd-esque cinematic anthems. Frontman Joziah Longo (vocals\, guitar and harmonica) has drawn praise for a voice that is \"soothing and bewitching as a snake oil tonic\,\" and \"the entire root system of the Rock Family Tree is embedded in his voice\,\" says The Big Issue UK). This band has been together since the late 1990s\; they settled in Sleepy Hollow\, New York\, and began developing unique shows that have surprised and delighted Ark audiences every time. UID:49238-11397808@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/49238 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:The Ark LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180507T112900 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180615T235900 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180615T235900 SUMMARY:Other:Heidelberg University HAUS Scholarship for Bachelor's or Master's Students DESCRIPTION:Heidelberg Alumni U.S. (HAUS) is pleased to invite applications for the 2018/2019 HAUS Scholarships. The stipends are available to qualified students from a United States university planning to study at Universität Heidelberg.\n\nThe scholarship award is $5\,000 for Master’s program students or $3\,000 for Bachelor’s program students for one semester with the option to be extended for a second semester. The program is seeking candidates with a strong academic background who can also fulfill the role of ambassador for HAUS upon their return from their study abroad experience. \n\nUniversität Heidelberg is consistently ranked as one of the best universities in Germany (rated #1 in 2017 by the Academic Ranking of World Universities) and one of the top-rated institutions of higher education and research in the world. Universität Heidelberg offers a wide range of study programs\, and a strong international orientation: about one-fifth of the university’s over 30\,000 students and one-third of its doctoral candidates are foreign nationals.\n\nMinimum Qualifications:\n* Undergraduate or Master’s program student with strong academic credentials enrolled at - or graduated from - an institution of higher education in the U.S.\n* United States residency\n* Acceptance as student at Universität Heidelberg (proof can be submitted at a later time) \n\nApplication Process:\n* Send an email to info@heidelberguniversity.org by June 15\, 2018 including the following:\n--Completed HAUS Scholarship application form\n--Essay (500–600 words) answering the following questions: \n a) Why did you apply to Heidelberg University?\n b) Why are you applying for the HAUS Scholarship?\n c) What is your study proposal and how do you expect it to shape your plans in the future?\n d) How would you propose to fulfill your role as HAUS Ambassador once you return to the U.S.?\n--Electronic copy of your latest transcript\n--Recommendation letter from one of your professors (must be submitted in writing)\n--Your CV\n--Proof of U.S. residency (copy of driver’s license\, passport\, utility bill\, etc.) \n\nShort-listed candidates may be invited to participate in an oral interview. \n\nHAUS expectations for Scholarship Recipient:\n* Successfully complete your academic program at Universität Heidelberg.\n* Cooperate with Heidelberg Alumni International (HAI) while in Heidelberg.\n* Provide updates every three months on your time at Universität Heidelberg\, including good-quality photos of yourself on campus or in town.\n* Participate in monthly “Stammtisch” of the Heidelberg HAUS chapter.\n* Serve as an ambassador for HAUS and Universität Heidelberg after completing studies in Heidelberg. Please find more information and the application at www.HeidelbergUniversity.org. UID:52229-12556738@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/52229 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Scholarship,Study Abroad LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180507T112638 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180615T235900 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180615T235900 SUMMARY:Other:Heinz Prechter Scholarship for Internships in Germany DESCRIPTION:The German American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest has opened the application for the Heinz Prechter Scholarship\, which amounts to $2\,000.\n\nEach scholarship applicant must submit in writing the following documents:\n* Letter of Application: The letter should provide in narrative form a description of the applicant's qualifications including\, for example\, academic background\; employment history\; special interests\, accomplishments and awards\; international travel\; and a statement indicating why the applicant wants to work as an intern in Germany.\n* Résumé: The résumé should provide\, in outline form\, a description of the applicant's qualifications including\, for example\, academic background\; employment history\; special interests\, accomplishments and awards\; and international travel.\n* Offer-of-Internship Letter: The letter (written in German or English) must be addressed to the applicant by the company in Germany that is sponsoring the internship\, and must adequately describe the work assignment (specifying\, for example\, work tasks\, the beginning and ending calendar dates of the assignment\, salary etc.). The letter must be written on the company's letterhead and signed by an appropriate company official.\n* Letters of Recommendation: The applicant must provide letters of recommendation from at least two faculty members (at the institution in which the applicant is currently enrolled) who teach in the applicant's major or minor fields of study.\n* Course Transcripts: The applicant must provide comprehensive course transcripts of all academic semesters completed at institutions of higher education.\n\nPlease note:\n* Applicants must complete an interview with the scholarship committee. Part of the interview will be conducted in German to assess the applicant's basic conversational skills in the language. The interview can be conducted on the phone.\n* Scholarship recipients must agree to submit to the Chamber (at or near the completion of their assignments) written reports on their internships and (if schedule permits) to give oral presentations on their internships at Chamber meetings. These reports and presentations will give the students the opportunity to describe in detail the activities and outcomes of their internship assignments and will provide the Chamber a basis on which it can evaluate the results of its financial support.\n\nCompleted applications (including attachments) must be sent to Janina Luomala\, Administrative Director\, GACC Michigan Chapter\, at the address listed below:\n\nGACC Midwest Michigan Chapter\nJanina Luomala\nPO Box 1448\nBrighton\, MI 48116\nPhone: 248-826-8806\nEmail: info@gaccmi.org\n\nThe committee will make rolling decisions. Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible\, once they have received an actual internship offer. UID:52228-12556737@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/52228 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Internship,Scholarship LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180621T155351 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180616T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180616T235900 SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Teach-Out Series: The Future of Gerrymandering DESCRIPTION:One of the biggest challenges facing our democracy today occurs when congressional district lines that are drawn by elected officials to give one political party an unfair advantage over another. This is called \"gerrymandering.” This Teach-Out explores the topic of gerrymandering\, considering everything from its history of the original gerrymander\, to the current United States Supreme Court cases. You will hear from leading experts on gerrymandering as well as citizen groups who are on the front lines of the redistricting debate. \n\nThe Teach-Out will address the following questions:\nWhat is gerrymandering? \nWhat is happening now? Why is this such an important issue today and what does it mean for you?\nWhy did the United States Supreme Court take up the gerrymandering case (Gill v. Whitford)? And what is happening now with this case? \nHow has technology impacted the gerrymandering debate? \nWhat are states doing to address the issue?\nHow can you implement change? \n\n\nA Teach-Out is:\n\n-an event – it takes place over a fixed\, short period of time\n\n-an opportunity – it is open for free participation to everyone around the world\n\n-a community – it will be joined by a large number of diverse individuals\n\n-a conversation – an opportunity to give and take ideas and information from people\n\nThe University of Michigan Teach-Out Series provides just-in-time community learning events for participants around the world to come together in conversation with the U-M campus community\, including faculty experts. The U-M Teach-Out Series is part of our deep commitment to engage the public in exploring and understanding the problems\, events\, and phenomena most important to society.\n\nTeach-Outs are short learning experiences\, each focused on a specific current issue. Attendees will come together over a few days not only to learn about a subject or event but also to gain skills. Teach-Outs are open to the world and are designed to bring together individuals with wide-ranging perspectives in respectful and deep conversation. These events are an opportunity for diverse learners and a multitude of experts to come together to ask questions of one another and explore new solutions to the pressing concerns of our global community. Come\, join the conversation!\n\nFind new opportunities at Teach-Out.org. UID:52742-12986908@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/52742 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Discussion,Education,Lecture,Politics LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180606T110026 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180616T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180616T230000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Nothing Makes Sense\, Except Love: The Cinematic Musings of Director Alan Rudolph DESCRIPTION:This exhibit features materials reproduced from the Alan Rudolph Collection now part of the University of Michigan Library Special Collections Research Center. Told in Rudolph’s first-person voice\, it chronicles his career.\n\nQuirky\, off kilter\, stylishly romantic and filled with moments of wry humor\, Alan Rudolph makes movies with dreamy eyed protagonists searching for love in all the wrong places. He often mashes up genres into something new and unique and peppers his films with elements not always beholden to realism. He began his four decade career under the watchful eye of mentor Robert Altman\, but he soon created a body of work that is clearly his own vision. UID:52575-12857360@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/52575 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Film,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Gallery (Room 100) CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180328T154138 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180616T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180616T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Seven Fantasy Classics for Children DESCRIPTION:Students in Lisa Makman’s English 313 course\, Children’s Literature and the Invention of Modern Childhood\, curated this exhibit of classic stories for children. The exhibit focuses on seven classic stories: Aladdin\, Alice in Wonderland\, Cinderella\, Hansel and Gretel\, the Little Mermaid\, Little Red Riding Hood\, and Peter Pan. Drawing on the rich collection of children’s literature in the Special Collections Research Center\, the books range from late nineteenth century editions to contemporary pop-up books. By showcasing different takes on each story\, the exhibit explores the variation in how these tales are told and illustrated. UID:51471-12112561@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/51471 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Free,Library,Literature LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Audubon Room CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180524T123731 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180616T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180616T170000 SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:East Coast Indo-European Conference DESCRIPTION:The University of Michigan will be hosting the 37th East Coast Indo-European Conference beginning on the morning of Friday\, June 15 and concluding at midday on Sunday\, June 17. The conference will feature thirty papers in the various subfields of Indo-European linguistics and comparative philology. Specialists not only from other U.S. and Canadian institutions\, but also from Europe and Asia will be presenting. \n\nThis event is open and free to the public.\n\nThursday\, June 14\n5:00–6:30 Reception\, Department of Classical Studies Library\, 2175 Angell Hall\, 435 S. State St.\n\nFriday\, June 15\n8:30–9:00 Continental Breakfast\n9:00–9:05 Opening remarks\n\nSession I\n9:05–9:35 Simon Poulsen (University of Copenhagen)\, “Proto-Norse apocope: The Trollhättan II and Reistad inscriptions revisited”\n\n9:35–10:05 Ronald Kim (Adam Mickiewicz University\, Poznań\, and Charles University\,\nPrague)\, “Old English cyme and the PIE aorist optative in Germanic”\n\n10:05–10:35 Birgit Anette Olsen (University of Copenhagen)\, “Coming of age in Indo-European”\n10:35–11:00 Coffee break\n\nSession II\n11:00–11:30 Angelo Mercado (Grinnell College)\, “Rhythm in Italic carmina”\n11:30–12:00 Olav Hackstein (University of Munich)\, “On Arbor”\n12:00–12:30 Michael Weiss (Cornell University)\, “Pig\, cake\, and sun: Observations on the Iúvila inscriptions”\n\n12:30–2:30 Lunch break\n\nSession III\n2:30–3:00 Thomas Motter (UCLA)\, “The First Compensatory Lengthening in Ancient Greek”\n3:00–3:30 Andrew Merritt (Cornell University)\, “Origin of the Greek aorist passive in -θη-”\n3:30–4:00 Jeremy Rau (Harvard University)\, “Studia Graeca”\n\n4:00–4:30 Coffee break\n\nSession IV\n4:30–5:00 Sasha Nikolaev (Boston University)\, “Deep waters: The etymology of Vedic gabhīrá-”\n5:00–5:30 Dieter Gunkel (University of Richmond)\, “Surprising localizations of metrical word types in the Rigveda”\n5:30–6:00 Stephanie Jamison (UCLA)\, “A golden amulet in Vedic and Avestan”\n\nSaturday\, June 16\n8:30–9:00 Continental Breakfast\n\nSession V\n9:00–9:30 Joe Eska (Virginia Tech University)\, “Pandryv nessa ny won fest ‘What thing is next I don’t quite know’: Prolegomena to the diachrony of Cornish syntax”\n9:30–10:00 Mark Hale (Concordia University)\, “I interrupts this letter to trigger some anxieties about clitics in Latin [sic]”\n10:00–10:30 David Goldstein (UCLA)\, “Ennius fr. 550 and the history of Latin atque”\n\n10:30–11:00 Coffee break\n\nSession VI\n11:00–11:30 Georges Pinault (École pratique des hautes études)\, “Tocharian taxonomy of wealth in Indo-European perspective”\n11:30–12:00 Tao Pan (University of Munich)\, “Miscellanea Tocharica”\n12:00–12:30 Hannes Fellner (University of Vienna)\, “Polar life in the Tarim Basin”\n\n12:30–2:30 Lunch break\n\nSession VII\n2:30–3:00 Joshua Katz (Princeton University)\, “Hesiodica”\n3:00–3:30 Timothy Barnes (University of Hawaii)\, “Pindarica”\n3:30–4:00 Stefan Höfler (Harvard University)\, “The Caprice of O...: On a Proto-Indo-European substantivization type and its excesses in Ancient Greek”\n4:00–4:30 Coffee break\n\nSession VIII\n4:30–5:00 Andrew Byrd and Phil Barnett (University of Kentucky)\, “An experimental look at the rarity of PIE */b/”\n5:00–5:30 Tony Yates (UCLA)\, “Some basics of Indo-European phonology”\n5:30–6:00 Slava Gorbachov (University of Chicago)\, “Thoughts on the origin of the ‘animacy’/‘virility’ category in Slavic”\n\nSunday\, June 17\n\n8:30–9:00 Continental Breakfast\n\nSession IX\n9:00–9:30 Elisabeth Rieken (University of Marburg)\, “A new Anatolian etymology”\n9:30–10:00 Kazuhiko Yoshida (Kyoto University)\, “Some old morphological features of Hittite imperatives”\n10:00–10:30 Alan Nussbaum (Cornell University)\, “More -t-\, anyone?”\n10:30–11:00 -t- break\n\nSession X\n11:00–11:30 José Luis García Ramón (University of Cologne)\, “From the files of/for a new Mycenaean grammar”\n11:30–12:00 Jared Klein (University of Georgia)\, “Homeric Greek νῦν and νυ”\n12:00–12:30 Brent Vine (UCLA)\, “Greek στωμύλος ‘chatty’” UID:52286-12590262@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/52286 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Classical Studies,conference,European,Interdisciplinary,Language,Literature,symposium LOCATION:North Quad - 2255 CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180319T235840 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180616T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180616T110000 SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:TBP Grad Student Speaker Series: Training (for) Better Presentations DESCRIPTION:**Note change of location**\nWe are excited to announce the launch of TBP Graduate Student Speaker Series: Training (for) Better Presentations organized by Tau Beta Pi for the College of Engineering\, a pilot professional development event funded by the College of Engineering and the Office of Student Affairs. \n\nTraining (for) Better Presentations is aimed at providing Michigan Engineering graduate students the opportunity to enhance their scientific communication skills\, so they can learn to effectively convey the \"big picture\" value of their research to a diverse audience. It also aims to engage a dialog of science and engineering research among graduate students across the entire College of Engineering.\n\nIntended as \"teaching through practice\" event\, each session is structured to have student speakers (2-3 per session) make a timed (15-20 min) presentation on their graduate research to a broad engineering audience and a communications expert panel (3-4 panelists). Our expert panelists will provide constructive feedback to the speakers (and the audience)\, highlighting the positive aspects of each presentation and also indicating opportunities for improvement. This structure will allow for the speakers to receive specific feedback on their communication skills\, while also providing the audience with generalized guidelines for good scientific communication.\n\nStarting mid-February and leading up to June\, we will be organizing multiple sessions for this event\, and we invite you to participate. The sessions will be held on Saturday mornings (9am - 11am)\, and will be scheduled to occur once every 2-3 weeks. Breakfast and coffee will be provided!\n\nIf you are interested in participating as a speaker\, please indicate your availability on the \"Speaker sign up\" form and the planning committee will follow up with you for scheduling. If you are interested in participating as an audience member\, please sign up through our TBP website on the \"Audience sign up\" link. Note: you be prompted to create a guest profile in order to sign-up as an audience member.\n\nWe look forward to your participation! UID:49925-11577492@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/49925 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Engineering,Graduate,Michigan Engineering,Professional Development,Research,Undergraduate LOCATION:Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building - 1311 EECS CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180411T131344 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180616T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180616T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Quaker Oats Makes a Movie: A Scrumdiddlyumptious Wonka Adventure DESCRIPTION:​Quaker Oats forged a new path in the entertainment industry by jointly marketing consumer packaged goods and a major motion picture in 1971\, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Having never made a motion picture before\, their foray into the filmmaking industry was unexpected and unprecedented. The company saw this film as an opportunity to essentially make a feature-length commercial for their new line of Wonka candy products.\n\nStudents in Matthew Solomon's class\, SAC 355: Authorship and the Archive\, culled though hundreds of production documents related to the film to curate an exhibit that tells a little known behind-the-scenes story about one of the most beloved films. UID:51870-12274487@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/51870 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Exhibition,Free,Library LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Special Collections, 6th Floor CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180130T152923 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180616T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180616T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Exercising the Eye: The Gertrude Kasle Collection DESCRIPTION:Gallery hours are 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Tuesday–Saturday and 12–5 p.m. Sunday\; galleries are closed on Mondays.\n\nThis exhibition celebrates Gertrude Kasle (1917–2016)\, a key figure in the formation of Detroit’s contemporary art community in the 1960s and 70s. A pioneering female gallerist\, Kasle provided midwest audiences with a venue in which to experience avant-garde art from centers like New York City\, while also supporting and exhibiting regional artists. Featuring a collection of paintings\, works on paper\, and sculptures from the height of the Abstract Expressionist movement through the early twenty-first century\, 'Exercising the Eye' speaks to the relationships Kasle fostered with local\, national\, and international artists and her appreciation for artistic expression and experimentation. Critical voices from the last fifty years include Philip Guston\, Jane Hammond\, Grace Hartigan\, Jasper Johns\, Michele Oka Doner\, and Robert Rauschenberg. The exhibition offers visitors a unique opportunity to explore a dynamic moment in Detroit’s cultural history and insight into Kasle’s love of looking and learning.\n\nLead support for 'Exercising the Eye: The Gertrude Kasle Collection' is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost\, Michigan Medicine\, and the University of Michigan CEW Frances and Sydney Lewis Visiting Leaders Fund. UID:49505-11465054@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/49505 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Exhibition,Expressionism,Multicultural,Museum,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art - A. Alfred Taubman Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180430T103232 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180616T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180616T210000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Humanize the Numbers Exhibit at Detroit Street Filling Station DESCRIPTION:April 19-July 1\, 2018\n-Free and Open to public-\nThis exhibit showcases photographic works created by people incarcerated at Thumb Correctional Facility in collaboration with University of Michigan students. The opening reception on April 19 at 5pm features students and PCAP faculty Isaac Wingfield who worked with prisoners at Thumb on the exhibits and will be there to share their experiences. UID:52095-12418673@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/52095 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Free,Visual Arts LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180419T152624 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180616T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180616T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Marcel Dzama: A Jester's Dance DESCRIPTION:Canadian artist Marcel Dzama is known for imaginative drawings\, sculptures\, dioramas\, and films rooted in the traditions of Surrealism\, Dada and outsider art. His 2013 film Une danse des bouffons (or A jester's dance) tells the tale of a romance between two principal figures of these traditions: Dada icon Marcel Duchamp and Brazilian sculptor Maria Martins\, who was the model for Duchamp's final\, enigmatic artwork Étant donnés. Rife with art-historical references not only to the work of Duchamp but also to Francisco Goya\, Francis Picabia and Joseph Beuys\, among others\, Une danse des bouffons navigates a sexually charged and mesmerizing world in which fantasy and torture run amok. The gallery presentation also includes a storyboard for the film featuring Dzama’s ink and watercolor drawings\, renderings of small hybrid figures resembling children’s book illustrations. The drawings underscore the fantastical elements in a film that combines the carnivalesque with a nightmarish exploration of the surreal.\n\nLead support for Marcel Dzama: A Jester's Dance is provided by Candy and Michael Barasch. Additional generous support is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment and the University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities and the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design. UID:52025-12362720@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/52025 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Exhibition,Film,Media,Multicultural,Museum,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art - Media Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180502T121513 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180616T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180616T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Materials On Hand: The Art of Ellen Wilt DESCRIPTION:Curated by Srimoyee Mitra with the assistance of James Barker and Jennifer Junkermeier\, Materials On Hand: The Art of Ellen Wilt is a retrospective exhibition that pays homage to and celebrates fifty years of Ellen Wilt’s expansive art practice. Born and raised in Pittsburgh\, Wilt has lived and worked in Ann Arbor since 1949 and completed two degrees (BFA\, ‘69 and MA\, ‘70) at the University of Michigan. She is an important figure in Ann Arbor’s art community\, who has consistently worked at fostering a vibrant arts community as an artist and educator in the Academy and beyond. She was an art professor for 17 years (1969-85) at the Eastern Michigan University. During this time she also organized and facilitated numerous community-engaged projects that empowered first-time and emerging artists to show their work. It was not until she retired and was well into her 70s that she turned her focus to her own art practice. Her work was duly recognized with numerous awards from the Michigan Water Color Society\, Washtenaw Council for the Arts\, and the Holland Friends of Art between 1984 and 1993.\n\nFor the first time in the last three decades\, Materials On Hand: The Art of Ellen Wilt brings together over 40 carefully selected works from personal and private collections that highlight Wilt’s artistic contributions in Southeastern Michigan. Her intuitive and playful bricolage way of working reveals the scope of her achievement and her specific interest in the Michigan region and its landscape. She has developed multiple bodies of work that feature domestic objects from teapots to chairs while also reckoning with iconic architectural tropes of bridges and tunnels which are ongoing motifs in her work. Wilt continually experiments and explores new ways of working in a variety of two dimensional mediums including\, oil\, acrylic and watercolor. Since the 1970s she has incorporated collage into her practice using whatever materials she has available to her. These range from butcher paper\, aluminum foil\, and tissue to balsa wood\, toothpicks and other found objects. She creates mixed media paintings\, cut outs\, rubbings and installations that reimagine the agency of mundane objects and invite viewers to look again.\n\nExhibition Dates: Thursday\, May 31 - Sunday\, September 9\, 2018\nExhibition Reception: Thursday\, May 31\, 2018 from 6-8 pm \nA conversation with Ellen Wilt: June 9\, 2018 from 2-3 pm UID:52089-12418612@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/52089 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition LOCATION:Off Campus Location CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180308T135541 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180616T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180616T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:New at UMMA: Illuminated Manuscript DESCRIPTION:Books of hours—custom-made for private devotion in the Christian faith—were a bestseller in medieval Europe. These manuscripts incorporated prayers\, hymns\, biblical stories\, and monthly calendars featuring religious feast days\, which were often supplemented by images painted in exquisite detail. Today\, books of hours are a testament to the visually rich material culture of the Middle Ages. UMMA was recently gifted a bejeweled double-sided calendar leaf for January. Executed on parchment\, the page highlights the material opulence and artistry involved in manuscript illumination. Accompanying the calendar are painted images or miniatures of the labor and characteristic activity of the month\, and Aquarius\, the zodiac sign for January\, embodied by a man collecting water from a stream. The folio’s luminous\, gilded surface\, accentuated by the use of bright colors\, was meant to transport the medieval viewer into a state of spiritual transcendence. \n\nThis work was recently gifted to UMMA by Mrs. Carrol Robertsen. UID:50849-11884936@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/50849 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Books,Culture,Exhibition,Literature,Museum,Storytelling,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art - The Connector CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180509T114004 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180616T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180616T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:See Through: Windows and Mirrors in Twentieth-Century Photography DESCRIPTION:See Through: Mirrors and Windows in Twentieth-Century Photography brings together a group of images that are doubly framed—once by the camera lens and again by the border of a mirror or window. By refracting and distorting\, revealing and concealing\, these reflective and transparent surfaces both draw attention to the photographer’s efforts to frame the world and expose the contingent nature of reality. Highlights from the exhibition include works by Eugène Atget\, Robert Doisneau\, Elliott Erwitt\, Walker Evans\, André Kertész\, Joanne Leonard\, Danny Lyon\, and Joel Meyerowitz. By extending the limits of perception\, these witty and provocative works invite us to see [through to] new visual possibilities.\n\nLead support for See Through: Windows and Mirrors in Twentieth-Century Photography is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment. UID:52257-12576997@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/52257 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Art,Culture,Exhibition,Museum,Photography,Storytelling,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art - Photography Gallery CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180412T145124 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180616T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180616T170000 SUMMARY:Exhibition:Unrecorded: Reimagining Artist Identities in Africa DESCRIPTION:Historical collecting practices have had a lasting impact on representations of Africa\, its history\, culture\, and life today. Labeled as ‘unknown’ or ‘anonymous\,’ African artists became associated with broad cultural styles and collective identities rather than personal creativity and individual agency. The exhibition Unrecorded: Reimagining Artist Identities in Africa includes artworks from both named and unrecorded\, contemporary and historic artists to tell an alternative story. It explores how the changing attributes of an ‘African’ artist’s identity\, and constructions of African identity more broadly\, have shaped perceptions of Africa outside of the continent.\n\nLead support for Unrecorded: Reimagining Artist Identities in Africa is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost and the African Studies Center. Additional generous support is provided by the University of Michigan Department of Afroamerican and African Studies and Susan Ullrich. UID:51906-12285886@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/51906 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Africa,Art,Culture,Exhibition,Multicultural,Museum,UMMA,Visual Arts LOCATION:Museum of Art - The Jan and David Brandon Family Bridge CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180406T181303 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180616T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180616T150000 SUMMARY:Other:Saturday Sampler Tour | Clay - The Plastic of Antiquity DESCRIPTION:Whether functional or decorative\, small or large\, clay was the material of choice for many artifacts. But what can pottery found at archaeological sites tell us? On this tour\, explore examples of a variety of artifacts created by different methods (hand-built\, wheel-made\, mold-made) and decorated in different ways. Today\, new technology can even tell us where the clays for each artifact were sourced and the significance of this choice. Artifact highlights include large Roman amphoras\, finely molded figurines\, well-used cooking pots\, and fine dishware. \n\nSaturday Sampler tours are free and open to all visitors. If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation to attend this tour\, please contact the education office (734-647-4167) at least two weeks in advance. We ask for advance notice as some accommodations may require more time for the University to arrange. UID:51758-12220043@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/51758 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Archaeology,Classical Studies,Museum,Tour LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology CONTACT: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180615T123603 DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20180616T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20180616T210000 SUMMARY:Performance:Shakespeare in the Arb - Romeo and Juliet DESCRIPTION:A first-ever performance in the 18-year history of Shakespeare in the Arb of Romeo and Juliet. Directed by Kate Mendeloff of the U-M Residential College and performed by U-M students and community players. Box office\, located at the visitor center at the 1610 Washington Hts. entrance to Nichols Arboretum\, open at 5:30 pm each day of performance. UID:51923-12294419@events.umich.edu URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/51923 CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Outdoors,Shakespeare,Theater LOCATION:Nichols Arboretum CONTACT: END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR