Life in Ann Arbor

The links below are a feed from the UM Events calendar.  For academic events being run by departments in LSA, check out the LSA Events Calendar.  If you're new to Ann Arbor, make sure to visit arborwiki, a pretty comprehensive Wiki covering Ann Arbor and the surrounding area from theaters to restaurants.  And don't forget that the University Musical Society (UMS) offers student discounts.

This Week

  • Exhibit

    Economic crises on an international scale are not new, and President Ford inherited a tough one in 1974. A new exhibit at the Ford Library in Ann Arbor shows how he attacked a troubling brew of inflation, recession, budget deficits and oil supply worries. This exhibit features rarely seen artifacts and archival materials from the Ford Library and Museum collections.


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    Permanent lobby exhibits present the stories of President Gerald Ford and First Lady Betty Ford through archival photos and documents.


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  • Permanent Exhibits at the Exhibit Museum of Natural History

    The Hall of Evolution houses Michigan's largest display of prehistoric life. More than 600 million years of life on Earth are traced through fossils, models and dioramas. The Michigan Wildlife Gallery has a large collection of native Great Lakes birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians, with taxidermy mounts, habitat scenes, and the largest mastodon trackway on display in the world. There are also displays about some of the environmental problems faced in this region today. The Anthropology Displays feature artifacts from human cultures around the world. The Geology Displays on the fourth floor offer a large selection of rocks, minerals and gems. These displays are updated periodically. For more information go to www.lsa.umich.edu/exhibitmuseum/exhibits/permexhibits or call 734-764-0480.


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  • SOMEONE TALKED!

    North Lobby, First Floor, Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library Exhibit: "SOMEONE TALKED! World War II Posters from the University of Michigan Library"


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  • UNITED WE WIN: The University of Michigan During World War II

    Library Gallery, First Floor, Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library "UNITED WE WIN: The University of Michigan During World War II," an exhibit of photographs, posters, and other materials from the collections of the University of Michigan Library and the Bentley Historical Library


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  • Parisa Ghaderi

    To me, Design is a way to keep me alive and make me truly believe "I design, so I am!" Mostly taking on social issues, I envision my work as a powerful weapon in dealing with challenges of the current civilized world. My greatest inspirations are among everything I see, feel and experience. Graphic design fills me with a sense of accomplishment and integrity. It has proven to be the most amenable driving force for translating the inner vision to outer reality. Through my posters I can express my thoughts, ideals, joys, and regrets to touch the mind and hearts of my fellow human beings. Having respected the true value of creativity, I always tend to focus on novel ideas in order to make memorable and ever-lasting works of art. I adore simplicity and minimalism and this is well perceived from the direction I take in my works. I also enjoy photography -- framing everyday life, traditions and beliefs. I do not seek to capture exceptionally rare moments and events; to me, every moment is unique and worth being read and seen many, many times. I use my photography vision in my posters, and enjoy the combination of photos with other forms of art. Through my works, I'd like people to explore life as they never had before, and to be more sensitive to minor happenings in its every aspect. I am inspired by my beautiful country, Iran, and its rich culture. There still would be a lot more to explore and experience. Here, I just framed a pixel of it! -Parisa Ghaderi


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  • (Un)Natural History: The Museum Unveiled

    September 12 through December 6, 2009 Richard Barnes's series of photographs Animal Logic examines the role the museum plays in our understanding of ourselves through the acts of collecting, preservation, and display. Images from this large body of work include photographs of the collections from the Smithsonian Institution, the Museum of Comparative Anatomy in Paris, the Canadian Museum of Natural History, and the San Francisco Academy of Science. (Un)Natural History focuses primarily on the natural history museum and by extension collecting institutions in general, providing a kind of behind-the-scenes look at museum practice and display. This exhibition will coincide with the UM LSA Theme Semester Meaningful Objects: Museums and the Academy. UMMA's presentation is projected to serve as part of a three-venue project highlighting different aspects of Barnes's work in partnership with the UM Institute for the Humanities--who have selected Richard Barnes as the Paula and Edwin Sidman Fellow in the Arts for 2009--and the Cranbrook Institute of Science in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.


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  • The Lens of Impressionism

    October 10, 2009 through January 3, 2010 This exhibition advances a new argument for the origins of what was called "the new painting," namely that a unique convergence of forces--social, artistic, technological, and commercial--along the Normandy coast of France dramatically transformed the course of photography and painting (as well as of the region itself). Within this framework, the invention of the camera and the development of early fine art photography in that particular setting will be seen as the specific catalysts that brought about a new approach to painting. The project will showcase paintings, photographs, and drawings by some of the most treasured artists in the Western canon--Gustave Courbet, Edouard Manet, Edgar Degas, and Claude Monet among them--as well as pioneering photographers such as Gustave Le Gray and Henri Le Secq. Inspired by the scenic Normandy coast of France, these works--including representations of beach scenes, seascapes, fishing villages, resorts, and the region's pastoral beauty--will be brought together with archival materials related to early tourism and regional expressions of French nationalism from popular culture for an innovative examination of the impact of the then-new medium of photography on ideas of image making, the recording of passing time, the capacities of painting, and the rise of Impressionism itself. Organized by UMMA, this exhibition is made possible in part by the Florence Gould Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, Masco Corporation, and the University of Michigan's Office of the Provost and Office of the Vice President for Research. Additional support has been provided by the family of Raymond F. Cunningham in his memory. Following its showing in Ann Arbor, the exhibition will travel to the Dallas Museum of Art.


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  • Billiards Room 8-ball Tournaments

    Start time is 7:00 p.m. Eligible players may practice for free starting at 6:30. At least 6 players must be present and ready to play at start time, or the tournament will be canceled. Registration is free. When eliminated, you may rent a table at the regular hourly rate. Anyone can play, please refer to the website for more information.


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