Events

Updated 4:00 PM September 2, 2003

Don't miss: Forgiveness and justice

Ginn Fourie, whose only daughter died in the 1993 Heidelberg Massacre in Cape Town, South Africa, will speak about forgiveness and justice at 7 p.m. Sept. 3 in the Modern Languages Building, Auditorium 3.

Fourie, a professor of physiotherapy at the University of Cape Town, is an advocate of professional help for perpetrators of political violence. Fourie believes that such individuals, including leaders of the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) who ordered the attack that killed her 23-year-old daughter, need assistance to help them face their demons and become integrated into society.

Fourie continues to urge that counseling be made available for perpetrators, as well as victims of political violence. She will talk about the journey from trauma and violence to forgiveness and true reconciliation that includes justice.

At the criminal trial of the three members of PAC who were convicted of killing her daughter, Fourie met and shook hands with her daughter’s killers and told them she had forgiven them. Later, at the TRC hearings, she hugged each of them. More recently, Fourie has been making joint presentations in South Africa with Letlapa Mphahlele, the PAC commander who ordered the attack in which her daughter was killed.

Her visit is co-sponsored by the Survey Research Center of the Institute for Social Research, the Department of Sociology, the Center for Afroamerican and African Studies, and the U-M South Africa Initiative.
—Diane Swanbrow, News Service

Cartoon Illustrations, by Harley Schwadron, Taubman North Lobby, Floor 1, through Oct. 15. A full-time freelance cartoonist since 1984, Schwadron draws a daily business panel, "9 to 5," which is syndicated by Chicago Tribune Media Services. He also draws cartoons for The University Record and Ann Arbor Business-to-Business. Sponsored by Gifts of Art, 936-2787.
Collision, Art and Architecture Building, Warren M. Robbins Center for Graduate Studies, through Sept. 22. Recent works by School of Art & Design (A&D) master of fine arts degree candidates Teresa Rocha and Urmila Venkatesh. Reception 6-9 p.m.
Sept. 5. Sponsored by A&D, 936-2082.
A Conceptual Encounter: A Tribute to Frances Litta 1903-1972, by Andrew Lopez, Pierpont Commons, through Sept. 25. Lopez displays his three-dimensional crafts and sculptures alongside the paintings of Litta-a western European-schooled painter who received his inspiration from Picasso and Braque. Lopez is inspired by the work of early Native American artists, their language, spirituality and connection to nature. Sponsored by Pierpont Commons Arts and Programs Office, 647-6838.
Cuba Then and Now, by Jack Kenny, Pierpont Commons, Wall Gallery, through Sept. 25. The exhibit includes three photographic series: archival photos of Cuba, including Fidel Castro and the early days of the Cuban Revolution; historical photographs by Alberto Korda, Osvaldo, Roberto Salas; and contemporary photos by Kenny. Sponsored by Pierpont Commons Arts and Programs Office, 647-6838.
Desmatosuchus, Exhibit Museum of Natural History. The museum's display of this 200 million-year-old fossil has been updated with new labels and two contrasting models-one, an aquatic model made by museum sculptor Carleton Angell, and the second, a terrestrial model. Scientists are not certain whether Desmatosuchus was an aquatic or land animal. Sponsored by the Exhibit Museum of Natural History, 764-0478.
Diversity in Harmony: Works by American Artists of Arab and Middle Eastern Heritage, Alfred Berkowitz Gallery, U-M-Dearborn, Sept. 8-Oct. 10. The exhibit features paintings, sculptures, drawings, ceramics and video art. Sponsored by the U-M-Dearborn Center for Arab American Studies, (248) 361-1735 or hmaltawi@umd.umich.edu.
Four Seasons in Japanese Art, Museum of Art, through Jan. 4. Since time immemorial, the inhabitants of Japan have celebrated the yearly cycle of the seasons in verse, in the pageantry of festivals, and in the visual arts. In this installation of the museum's Japanese Gallery, guest curator Natsu Oyobe brings together an ensemble of paintings, prints, ceramics and lacquerware of the 18th to 20th centuries in which seasonal and calendrical motifs play a major role. Sponsored by the Museum of Art, 763-8662.
Geometric Abstraction, Museum of Art, through Nov. 9. The Geometric Abstraction movement was a response by many artists to Abstract Expressionism. The works on display in the museum's apse reflect the range and breadth of the movement. Sponsored by the Museum of Art, 763-8662.
Hand-colored Photos, by Bridgett Ezzard, University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2, through Oct. 15. Sponsored by Gifts of Art, 936-2787.
Inventory, by Melissa Harris, Institute for the Humanities, through Oct. 26. Works that blur the lines between art and architecture and the mundane and sublime. Opening reception 4:30-6:30 p.m. Sept. 10. Sponsored by the Institute for the Humanities, 936-3518.
The Jewish World in Postcards, Media Union Gallery, Sept. 3-26. The exhibition and lecture series, part of U-M's "Celebrating St. Petersburg: 300 Years of Cultural Brilliance" year-long festival, highlights how the Russian city's cultural heritage and vibrancy played a critical role in Russia's self-image and its relationship to the West. The exhibit consists of 235 postcard images from the late 19th century and early 20th centuries. Opening celebration 6-8 p.m. Sept. 4. Sponsored by Frankel Center for Judaic Studies, 615-1287.
Ka-Boom! Meteor and Asteroid Impacts, Exhibit Museum of Natural History. The display explains the differences between space dust, meteors, meteorites, meteoroids, asteroids and comets, and speculates about the roles asteroids may have had in Earth's history (including the theory that an asteroid impact contributed to the demise of the dinosaurs). Sponsored by the Exhibit Museum of Natural History, 764-0478.
Mark Lombardi: Global Networks, Art and Architecture Building, Jean Paul Slusser Gallery, Sept. 5-Oct. 22. The first retrospective of the groundbreaking career of Lombardi, whose work mapped two decades of international financial scandals. His graphite and colored pencil drawings map the economic underpinnings of our global society. Reception 6-9 p.m. Sept. 5. Sponsored by the School of Art & Design, 936-2082.
Masterworks of African Art: The Congo Basin, Museum of Art, Curtis Gallery of African and African-American Art, Sept. 6-May 2. Examines the rich imagery found in the Congo River Basin. Sponsored by the Museum of Art, 763-8662.
Memorials of Life in Ancient China: Chinese Mortuary Art Across Four Millennia, Museum of Art. Since the beginnings of Chinese civilization, one of its identifying characteristics has been a concern with the welfare of the dead. This exhibition traces evolving customs of burial across four millennia and reveals major shifts in political, social and religious history. Sponsored by the Museum of Art, 763-8662.
Monotypes and Other Works, by Jane Farell, Michigan League Buffet, through Sept. 12. Sponsored by the Michigan League Programming Office, 763-4652.
Oil Paintings, by Judy Enright, University Hospital Lobby, Floor 1, through Oct. 15. Sponsored by Gifts of Art, 936-2787.
Pen and Ink Sketch: Laotian Dance, by Thiphasone Tutu Phimviengkham, Michigan League Buffet, Sept. 13-Oct. 17. Sponsored by the Michigan League Programming Office, 763-4652.
Photography, by Philip Dattilo, Taubman South Lobby, Floor 1, through Oct. 15. Sponsored by Gifts of Art, 936-2787.
Recycled Realities: 3-D Assemblages, Exhibit Museum of Natural History, through Jan. 4. The exhibit by Royal Oak's Catherine Peet includes 3-D animal sculptures made from recycled furniture and other found items. Peet gathers discarded furniture from trash days or garage sales, then begins her paintings with a wood-burning tool to draw images of flora and fauna. Sponsored by the Exhibit Museum of Natural History, 764-0478.
St. Petersburg: Window on the East/Window on the West, Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library, Special Collections Library, through Nov. 22. An exhibition devoted to the Russian city's publishing history and the role it played in nurturing the arts at the turn of the century. It is presented in conjunction with the "Celebrating St. Petersburg: 300 Years of Cultural Brilliance," festival. Public program, Kelly Miller, "St. Petersburg and Early 20th-Century Russian Literature and the Arts," 8 p.m. Sept. 25. Sponsored by the U-M Library, 764-9377.
Start It Up: Award Winners from the All-Undergraduate Show, Work, 306 S. State St., Sept. 5-Oct. 12. Reception 6-9 p.m. Sept. 5. Sponsored by the School of Art & Design, 936-2082.
Silk Paintings, by Nancy McKay, Cancer Center and Geriatrics Center, Turner Clinic Lobby, Floor 1, through Oct. 15. Sponsored by Gifts of Art, 936-2787.
The Stearns Collection, School of Music. One of six major collections of musical instruments in North America; contains more than 2,000 instruments, ranging from typical period pieces to rare items. Sponsored by the School of Music, 763-4389.
Treasures of Islamic Art from UMMA Collections, Museum of Art. The Islamic art in the UMMA collection is well known to scholars throughout the world, but may be much less familiar to regular museum visitors. Sponsored by the Museum of Art, 763-8662.
U-M Detroit Observatory, 1398 E. Ann St. The oldest in the United States to retain its original telescopes in their mounts. It houses exhibits and collections highlighting the observatory's role in introducing scientific research to campus and significant discoveries made by its astronomers. Sponsored by the U-M Detroit Observatory, 763-2230.
Wooden Fish, by Scott Dean, Taubman Lobby, South, Floor 1, through Oct. 15. Sponsored by Gifts of Art, 936-2787.

Regular Meetings
Alcoholics Anon, Unity AA Group, closed discussion, cross-addicts welcome, 12:10 p.m. Mon-Fri, Guild House Campus Ministry, 802 Monroe, 662-5189.
Guild House, Free casual Sunday supper for students, 6-7:30 p.m., 802 Monroe,
662-5189 or guildhouse@umich.edu.

Recreation
Yost Ice Arena: Public skating, through Sept. 4: noon-12:50 p.m. Friday, 2-3:50 p.m. Sunday; Sept. 5-April 16: noon-12:50 p.m. Monday-Friday; 8-9:50 p.m. Thursday, 2-3:50 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, 764-4600.

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September 2-15

Wednesday, September 3
Art Video: Russia: Land of Tsars, 12:10 p.m., Museum of Art. Part one of four begins a journey through Russian imperial history with the migration of the ancient Russe Vikings and a dramatization of the great empire created by Ivan the Terrible. The series continues Sept. 10, 17 and 24. Sponsored by the Museum of Art, 763-8662.
Convocation: Freshman Convocation, 1:30 p.m., Fieldhouse, U-M-Dearborn. Sponsored by U-M-Dearborn, (313) 593-5518.
Lecture: Dr. Gianluca Gallo, Myosin II function in growth cones and axons, 12:10 p.m., Natural Science Building, Room 2004. Sponsored by Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, 764-9964.
Workshop: The Hunger Within, U-M Health System (UMHS) Preventative Cardiology Services, Domino's Farms. Start of a 12-week workshop that will guide participants through an intensive program unlocking the psychological barriers to permanent weight loss. Sponsored by UMHS, 998-6000, ext. 258.

Thursday, September 4
Music: First Thursday Performance Series, Music and Dance of the Congo Basin, 7 p.m., Museum of Art. Provides an introduction to the performing arts of the Congo Basin. Sponsored by the Museum of Art, 763-8662.
Performance: Shakespeare in the Courtyard, 12:15 p.m., University Hospital Courtyard. The Residential College Drama Concentration will perform scenes from "Much Ado About Nothing." Sponsored by Gifts of Art, 936-2787.
Workshop: The Hunger Within, U-M Health System Preventative Cardiology Services, Domino's Farms (see Sept. 3 description).

Friday, September 5
Lecture: Richard Mason and Florence Mason, The Ethics of Information Professionalism, 3:30-5 p.m., West Hall, Erlicher Room. Sponsored by the School of Information, 763-0074.

Saturday, September 6
Symposium: Art in Revolution. Art after Revolution, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Museum of Art. Leading scholars will explore the impact of the radical artistic movements that flourished in the seven decades during which tsarist St. Petersburg became communist Leningrad. Sponsored by the Museum of Art, the Department of History of Art, and the Institute for the Humanities, 763-8662.

Tour: Dinosaurs, 2 p.m., Exhibit Museum of Natural History. Free, 30-minute, docent-led tour of the dinosaur exhibits. Sign up day of the tour. Limit 15 people. Sponsored by the U-M Credit Union, 764-0478.

Sunday, September 7
Meeting: Life Sciences Orchestra (LSO) informational meeting, 7 p.m., School of Music, McIntosh Theater. LSO is open to all members of the U-M life sciences, health and medical community. Sponsored by LSO, http://www.umich.edu/~lsorch or orchestra@umich.edu.
Talk: Curator's Talk, Seasonal Themes in Japanese Art, 3 p.m., Museum of Art. Natsu Oyobe, guest curator of the museum's exhibit "Four Seasons in Japanese Art," will explore seasonal themes that appear in the paintings, prints and decorative arts featured in the exhibit. Sponsored by the Museum of Art, 763-8662.
Tour: Dinosaurs, 2 p.m., Exhibit Museum of Natural History (see Sept. 6 description).

Monday, September 8
Auditions: Life Sciences Orchestra (LSO) auditions to determine string section seating and winds/brass membership. Auditions continue Sept. 9-10, 15-16, School of Music. Sponsored by LSO, http://www.umich.edu/~lsorch or orchestra@umich.edu.
Basketball: The Department of Recreational Sports will take entries for 2003 Fall Term 3-on-3 Basketball 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. at the Intramural Sports Building (IMSB), 606 E. Hoover. Entry fee is $50 per team. A mandatory managers' meeting will be at 7 p.m. Sept. 10 at Cliff Keen Arena. Games begin Sept. 11 at the IMSB. Sponsored by the Department of Recreational Sports, 763-3562.
Broomball: The Department of Recreational Sports will take entries for 2003 Fall Term Broomball 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. at the Intramural Sports Building, 606 E. Hoover. Entry fee is $85 per team. A mandatory managers' meeting will be at 8 p.m. Sept. 10 at Cliff Keen Arena. Games begin Sept. 11 at Yost Ice Arena. Sponsored by the Department of Recreational Sports, 763-3562.
Class: PACE: People with Arthritis Can Exercise, 5-6 p.m., Turner Senior Resource Center, 2401 Plymouth Rd., Suite C. An exercise program for people with arthritis. Participants will go through a series of gentle movements and activities designed to decrease pain and stiffness while increasing joint flexibility, muscle strength and range of motion. Participants also will learn about arthritis, tips for effective self-management, breathing exercises and relaxation techniques. Class continues every Monday and Wednesday through Oct. 15. Sponsored by the U-M Health System, (800) 968-3030. Pre-registration required.
Lecture: Valery Dymshits, The Postcard as a Mirror of Russian Jewish Mentalite in the Early Twentieth Century, 4-6 p.m., Media Union Gallery. Sponsored by the Frankel Center for Judaic Studies, 615-1287.
Meeting: Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs (SACUA), 2 p.m., Fleming Administration Building, Regents Room. Sponsored by SACUA, 764-0303.
Soccer: The Department of Recreational Sports will take entries for 2003 Soccer
11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. at the Intramural Sports Building, 606 E. Hoover. Entry fee is $85 per team. A mandatory managers' meeting will be at 6 p.m. Sept. 10 at Cliff Keen Arena. Games begin Sept. 11 at Mitchell Fields. Sponsored by the Department of Recreational Sports, 763-3562.

Tuesday, September 9
Class: PACE: People with Arthritis Can Exercise, 6-7 p.m., Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program, Brayton Building, 250 W. Eisenhower Parkway. Class continues every Tuesday and Thursday through Oct. 16 (see Sept. 8 description).
Festival: North Campus Day Festival, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., North Campus. The festival joins with the College of Engineering (CoE) to celebrate CoE's 150th birthday. Music, games and a giant birthday cake will fill the North Campus Diag. Sponsored by Pierpont Commons Arts and Programs Office, 647-6838.
Film: Documentary Series: Lessons of Darkness, noon, Rackham Building, Room 520. Werner Herzog's documentary of Kuwait after the Gulf War. Sponsored by the Institute for Humanities, 936-1930.
Lecture: Thomas Gest, The Philosophy of Education for Medical Students, 10-11:30 a.m., Briarwood Mall, Madstone Theater 1. Sponsored by the Geriatrics Center,
998-9351. Fee required.
Lecture: Judge Bruno Simma, The Impact of Human Rights on the Development of International Law, 2:30 p.m., School of Social Work, Room 1636. Sponsored by the International Institute and Law School, 764-7539.

Wednesday, September 10
Art Video: Russia: Land of Tsars, Part II,
12:10 p.m., Museum of Art. Part two continues with a power struggle in the Romanov family. Young Peter the Great wrestles the throne from his sister and begins a plan to westernize Russia. Chaos and fighting engulf Russia's ruling family when Peter dies before naming an heir. The series continues Sept. 17 and 24. Sponsored by the Museum of Art, 763-8662.
Class: PACE: People with Arthritis Can Exercise, 5-6 p.m., Turner Senior Resource Center, 2401 Plymouth Rd., Suite C (see Sept. 8 description).
Class: Simple Meals for One or Two, 6-8 p.m., East Ann Arbor Health Center Demonstration Kitchen, 4260 Plymouth Road. Sponsored by MFit, (734) 975-4387, ext. 236.Registration and fee required.
Lecture: Walter Moss, Russia from Czars to Putin, 10-11:30 a.m., Briarwood Mall, Madstone Theater 1. Sponsored by the Geriatrics Center, 764-6831. Fee required.
Lecture: Dr. Ken Cadigan, Wingless Signaling and Apoptosis, noon, Natural Science Building, Room 2004. Sponsored by the Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, 647-8512.
Lecture: The Margaret Davis Collegiate Professorship in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Inaugural Lecture, John Vandermeer, Heteroclinic Cycles in the Rain Forest, 4:10 p.m., Michigan League, Vandenberg Room. Sponsored by LSA Development, 998-6251.
Presentation: LASIK, noon-1 p.m., Pierpont Commons, Boulevard Room. Representatives from the Kellogg Eye Center (KEC) will be available to answer questions about refractive surgery. Dr. Shahzad Mian will speak about LASIK, LASEK, PRK, CK and Intacs. Sponsored by KEC, 615-6914.
Talk: Tatiana Lekhovich, French Textiles in Russia: Western Influences on the Russian Taste in Interior Decoration, 1750-1800, noon, School of Social Work Building, Room 1636. The first of six talks by curators from The State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia. Sponsored by the Center for Russian and East European Studies, 764-0351.

Thursday, September 11
Class: PACE: People with Arthritis Can Exercise, 6-7 p.m., Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program, Brayton Building, 250 W. Eisenhower Parkway (see Sept. 8 description).
Concert: Country R. Way, traditional country music, 12:10 p.m., University Hospital, Main Lobby. Featuring Michigan Steel Players Hall of Fame member Wanda Bruening. Sponsored by Gifts of Art, 936-2787.
Health Fair: Retirees Health Fair, 1:30-3:30 p.m., Ypsilanti Marriott Hotel at Eagle Crest Resort. Benefits materials will be available and Benefits Office staff and medical plan representatives will be on hand to answer questions about 2004 benefits. Sponsored by Human Resources and Affirmative Action and U-M Retirees Association, 936-8626.
Lecture: 2003 Graham Hovey Lecture, James Miles, The Beijing Olympics and the New China, 4:30 p.m., Wallace House Gardens, 620 Oxford Road. Miles, China correspondent for The Economist, studied China's economic development as a 1994-95 Knight-Wallace Fellow. President Mary Sue Coleman and Rackham Graduate School Dean Earl Lewis will host a reception following the lecture. Sponsored by the Knight-Wallace Fellows Program, 998-7666.
Lecture: Stephen Wilson, 5 p.m., Michigan Theater. Wilson is an author and artist who explores the cultural implications of emerging technologies such as biosensors and artificial intelligence. Sponsored by the School of Art and Design, 936-2082.

Friday, September 12
Dance:: Swing Night, 9 p.m.-midnight, Pierpont Commons. One hour of dance instruction followed by a 10 p.m. performance by the Johnstown Cats swing band. Sponsored by Pierpont Commons Arts and Programs Office, 647-6838.

Saturday, September 13
Tour: Dinosaurs, 2 p.m., Exhibit Museum of Natural History (see Sept. 6 description).

Sunday, September 14
Talk: Curator's Talk, Geometric Abstraction, 3 p.m., Museum of Art. Sean Ulmer, University curator for modern and contemporary art, will explore the latest installation of 20th century works from UMMA collection focusing on Geometric Abstraction. Sponsored by the Museum of Art, 763-8662.
Tour: Dinosaurs, 2 p.m., Exhibit Museum of Natural History (see Sept. 6 description).

Monday, September 15
Class: Word I, 10 a.m.-noon, Room 2074 CSSB. Sponsored by IT Services, http://www.itd.umich.edu/education 674-3700. Registration required.
Class: Dreamweaver I, 1-4 p.m., Room 2074 CSSB. Sponsored by IT Services, http://www.itd.umich.edu/education 674-3700. Registration required.
Class: WWW HTML Authoring Introduction, 1-5 p.m., Room 2078 CSSB. Sponsored by IT Services, http://www.itd.umich.edu/education 674-3700. Registration required.
Class: PACE: People with Arthritis Can Exercise, 5-6 p.m., Turner Senior Resource Center, 2401 Plymouth Rd., Suite C (see Sept. 8 description).
Conference: The Food Page: The Press and Public Policy, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Kerrytown Market and Shops (see story, page 11).
Meeting: Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs (SACUA), 2 p.m., Fleming Administration Building, Regents Room. Sponsored by SACUA, 764-0303.

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Wednesday, September 17
Panel: The Affirmative Action Rulings: How Will They Impact Our Campus?, 7:30 p.m., Michigan League Ballroom (see story, page 10).