Arts & Culture
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December 8, 2014
Don’t Miss: ‘Drowning in a Sea of Information’ exhibit
In the exhibit “Drowning in a Sea of Information,” artists explore the consequences of information overload. The exhibit is presented through Dec. 19 at the School of Art & Design’s Work: Ann Arbor studio, 306 S. State St.
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December 8, 2014
UMS tradition
The University Choral Union performs Handel’s “The Messiah” on Dec. 16, 1945, in Hill Auditorium.
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December 3, 2014
UMS, New York Philharmonic launch five-year residency partnership
The University Musical Society and the New York Philharmonic have announced an ambitious five-year residency partnership, beginning with concerts and activities next October.
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November 24, 2014
Don’t Miss: Matthaei exhibit celebrates how nature inspires poetry
“Letters & Leaves, A Holiday Exhibit at Matthaei Botanical Gardens” Nov. 29-Jan. 4 celebrates how nature inspires poetry through writing activities, a nature photography exhibit, and holiday decorated trees and faerie houses in the Matthaei conservatory.
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November 17, 2014
Don’t Miss: Detroit commercial corridor recalled in presentation
The rise and fall of a vital commercial hub is the focus of the program “Detroit Chene Street History Project: A Conversation with Marian Krzyzowski, Deborah Dash Moore and Karen Majewski.”
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November 10, 2014
Don’t Miss: Children and young adults focus of ‘Suspended Moments’
“Suspended Moments: Photographs from the David S. Rosen Collection,” through Feb. 15 in the U-M Museum of Art, is a tribute to the late Dr. Rosen as a U-M educator and artist, and also examines his collection of still life photography.
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November 3, 2014
New SNRE ‘Wolves’ exhibit targets divisive issue
The works of two local artists who passionately oppose wolf hunting in Michigan went on display Monday at the School of Natural Resources and Environment.
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October 27, 2014
Don’t Miss: Canadian political leader presents human rights lecture
Leader of Canada’s Liberal Party from 2006-11 Michael Ignatieff will present the lecture “Human Rights and the Challenge of Authoritarian Capitalism” at 4 p.m. Thursday in the Palmer Commons Forum Hall.
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October 24, 2014
Pulitzer Prize author Alice Walker to speak at U-M
Internationally celebrated author and activist Alice Walker will deliver the annual Zora Neale Hurston Lecture, presented by the University of Michigan Department of Afroamerican and African Studies and the U-M Center for the Education of Women.
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October 20, 2014
Don’t Miss: ‘Freakonomics’ co-author talk highlights Ford School centennial
Steven D. Levitt, co-author of “Freakonomics: A Rouge Economist Explains the Hidden Side of Everything,” will speak from 12:30-2 p.m. Oct. 31 at Rackham Auditorium in a Policy Talks @ The Ford School presentation. Levitt’s free talk is the highlight of the Gerald R. Ford of Public Policy Centennial Reunion, Oct. 31-Nov. 1.
