Arts & Culture
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October 3, 2014
Don’t Miss: Social Innovation Summit hosts author Aaron Hurst
Entrepreneur, social innovator, and Michigan alumnus Aaron Hurst will deliver the keynote address at the 2014 U-M Social Innovation Summit: Finding Purpose, Delivering Impact, hosted by the Center for Social Impact at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business.
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September 29, 2014
Don’t Miss: Indian writer, political activist to speak at Rackham
Indian author Arundhati Roy will discuss India’s caste system in “The Doctor and The Saint: The Ambedkar — Gandhi Debate: Race, Caste, and Colonialism,” at 5-6:30 p.m. Oct. 7 in Rackham Amphitheatre.
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September 23, 2014
U-M to unveil historic George Gershwin piano at free concert
A fully restored 1933 Model A Steinway piano, owned and played by George Gershwin, will be unveiled by the School of Music, Theatre & Dance at a free public concert Oct. 10.
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September 22, 2014
Don’t miss: Acclaimed Israeli-Arab author Kashua to speak at U-M
Sayed Kashua is arguably one of Israel’s most accomplished and celebrated writers, but just figuring out what to call him has political ramifications. Is he an Israeli-Arab? An Arab-Israeli? A Palestinian Israeli citizen? Or all or none of the above?
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September 17, 2014
English professor and poet named MacArthur Fellow
Khaled Mattawa, a U-M professor and poet-translator of Arabic poetry, has been chosen for a prestigious MacArthur Fellowship, also known as a “genius grant.”
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September 17, 2014
New play about rape case part of U-M sexual-assault prevention campaign
The university has launched a major sexual-assault prevention campaign in conjunction with the premiere of a play about a highly publicized rape case.
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September 15, 2014
Don’t miss: Chinese Culture Festival set for Sept. 24-27
Ink painting and Chinese bluegrass music are among the offerings as the Confucius Institute at the University of Michigan showcases contemporary arts and music of China Sept. 24-27 in the Chinese Arts and Culture Festival.
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September 15, 2014
Retrospective covers 69 years of iconic Gourmet magazine
A new exhibit, “The Life and Death of Gourmet — The Magazine of Good Living,” will be on display through Dec. 1 on the seventh floor of the Hatcher Graduate Library.
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September 8, 2014
Don’t miss: Pussy Riot, Zona Prava founders to appear in Stamps Series
Founding members of the art collective Pussy Riot and Zona Prava, Nadya Tolokonnikova and Masha Alekhina, will appear as part of the Penny W. Stamps Speaker Series presented by the School of Art & Design.
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September 3, 2014
Deavere Smith opens Stamps Series, IRWG 20th anniversary
Award-winning actress and playwright Anna Deavere Smith will launch the 2014-15 Penny Stamps Distinguished Speaker Series and the 20th-anniversary celebration of the Institute for Research on Women and Gender.
