Arts & Culture
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May 29, 2014
Filmmaker John Sayles celebrated at U-M symposium June 4
On June 4, the university celebrates modern filmmaker Sayles’ legacy in the one-day symposium, “Declarations of Independence: John Sayles as Author, Auteur, Founding Father.”
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May 2, 2014
Don’t Miss: Matthaei presents Spring Plant Sales
Matthaei Botanical Gardens hosts two plant sales this month: The Mother’s Day Plant Sale & Fundraiser from 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. May 10-11, and the Kitchen Favorites Plant Sale & Fundraiser from 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. May 17-18.
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April 25, 2014
Don’t Miss: Opening reception, exhibit, celebrate maverick filmmaker
The student-researched exhibit “Sayles Pitch: John Sayles, Author, Auteur, Independent,” features photographs, storyboards, scripts, props and more from the archives of the director of such films as “Lone Star,” “Matewan” and “Brother from Another Planet.”
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April 18, 2014
Don’t Miss: Outspoken first ladies recalled in Ford Library program
To celebrate Betty Ford’s birthday in April, The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library is hosting a presentation from Allida Black, one of the country’s top experts on first ladies. She will present “Outspoken Women: What Eleanor Roosevelt and Betty Ford Taught us about Leadership,” at 7:30-9 p.m. April 24 at the library.
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April 11, 2014
Don’t Miss: Science Cafe: Wolves, People and Policy
Once federally protected and now hunted, wolves in Michigan have been called fascinating and controversial.
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March 28, 2014
Don’t miss: Author, educator celebrates colors of antiquity
Some view the past in hues of black and white. But the past was filled with color, says Steven Fine, professor of Jewish history at Yeshiva University in New York.
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March 28, 2014
Colemans to be honored at Michigan premiere of professor emeritus’ opera
The Michigan premiere of Professor Emeritus William Bolcom’s opera “A View from the Bridge” features an opening night gala and performance to honor President Mary Sue Coleman.
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March 21, 2014
Don’t miss: Nation’s largest prisoner art exhibition opens
The Prison Creative Arts Project invites the public to an opening reception from 5:30-8 p.m. Tuesday, to celebrate the 19th Annual Exhibition of Art by Michigan Prisoners, through April 9 at the Duderstadt Center Gallery on North Campus.
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March 14, 2014
Don’t Miss: March 17, 2014
Curtis Sittenfeld, New York Times best-selling author, is keynote speaker for “Voices of the Middle West: A Celebration of Writers and Independent Presses” festival from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. March 22 in the Residential College.
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March 10, 2014
Key initiatives: Arts and creativity
Our understanding of the works of William Shakespeare, the Gershwin brothers, Orson Welles and Robert Altman was advanced at U-M under President Mary Sue Coleman’s watch, along with prominent arts-related initiatives.
