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Exhibits
Acrylic Abstract Painting, by Marlene Blum, Michigan League Buffet, through Dec. 19. Sponsored by the Michigan League Programming Office, 763-4652.
Acrylic Paintings, by Ron Teachworth, University Hospital Lobby, Floor 1, through Dec. 10. Sponsored by Gifts of Art, 936-2787.
Ann Arbor Fiberarts Guild, Pierpont Commons, Wall Gallery, through Nov. 26. This juried show will feature some of the best work of Guild artisans in weaving, spinning, basket-making, surface design, quilting beading and doll-making. Sponsored by the Pierpont Commons Arts and Programs Office, 647-6838.
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| A mural from Aaron Noble and Megan Wilson’s CAMP (Clarion Mural Project). The collective, established in San Francisco, has produced more than 100 murals focused on social inclusiveness and aesthetic variety. Noble and Wilson will speak at 5 p.m. Nov. 20 at the Michigan Theater. |
Archaeologies of Childhood: The First Years of Life in Roman Egypt, Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, through September 2004. The University's holdings of material from Roman Egypt show what children looked like and how they learned and played. They also help to explain the expectations and concerns of children in a North African culture that existed 2,000 years ago. The material in this exhibition is part of new research by U-M faculty and students to recover knowledge of childhood in Roman Egypt. Sponsored by the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, http://www.lsa.umich.edu/kelsey/
Bronze Animal Sculptures, by Sharon Sommers, Cancer Center and Geriatrics Center Lobby, Floor B2, through Dec. 10. Sponsored by Gifts of Art, 936-2787.
The City, by Judy Enright, Pierpont Commons, Wall Gallery, Nov. 30-Dec. 19. Energetic oil paintings of surrealistic landscapes and still life oil paintings each coordinated with a musical selection. Sponsored by the Pierpont Commons Arts and Programs Office, 647-6838.
Creativity and Resistance: Maroon Cultures in the Americas, Media Union Gallery, through Nov. 25. This traveling Smithsonian exhibition brings to light a little-known chapter in the history of the African Diaspora. The panel exhibition features historical drawings and maps, a timeline, contemporary photographs and a selection of ceremonial and daily life objects. Sponsored by the Sigma Lambda Beta and Kappa Alpha Psi fraternities, 763-3266.
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.
Diner Art, by Jerry Berta, Taubman South Lobby, Floor 1, through Dec. 10. Sponsored by Gifts of Art, 936-2787.
The Elegance of Botany, by Catherine Zeng, Pierpont Commons, Atrium Gallery, through Nov. 22. Sponsored by the Pierpont Commons Arts and Programs Office, 647-6838.
The Faithful Samurai, Alfred Berkowitz Gallery, U-M-Dearborn, through Dec. 6. An exhibition of Japanese woodblock prints and artifacts. Sponsored by the U-M-Dearborn Art Museum Project and the Michigan Oriental Art Society, (586) 558-9767.
Fixtures: Mixed-media and Installation Work, by Beili Liu, Rackham Building, Room 520, through Dec. 19. Sponsored by the Institute for the Humanities, 936-1930.
Four Perspectives on Landscape, Domino's Farms, Lobby B, Ave Maria Fine Art Gallery, through Dec. 12. Sponsored by the School of Art & Design, 936-2082.
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.
Glimpses of Bengal, Pierpont Commons, Lower Level, through Nov. 23. Funded by the Arts at Michigan Mini-Grants Program. Sponsored by the Pierpont Commons Arts and Programs Office, 647-6838.
Hepworth at 100, Museum of Art, Nov. 22, 2003-March 14, 2004. The exhibition celebrates internationally renowned British sculptor Barbara Hepworth during the 100th anniversary of her birth. Hepworth was one of the first artists to make completely nonrepresentational works that often referred to relationships between people, particularly mother and child. She was at the center of a group of artists who created a revolutionary approach to European abstract sculpture during the 1930s. Sponsored by the Museum of Art, 763-8662.
India Viewed from Afar: The Fantastical Engravings of Bernard Picart, Museum of Art, Works on Paper Gallery, Dec. 6-March 14, 2004. From ancient times, India occupied a special place in the European imagination as a monster-inhabited land at the outermost boundary of the world. Picart's work stands at the culmination of a long process of Europe's hunger for a more "scientifically accurate" view of India-from a distance. Sponsored by the Museum of Art, 763-8662.
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.
Landscapes of Man, Art and Architecture Building, Jean Paul Slusser Gallery, through Dec. 13. Five renowned artists-Emmet Gowin, Michal Rovner, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Vera Lutter and Edward Burtynski- invite viewers to contemplate the planet and our place on it. Sponsored by the School of Art & Design, 936-2082.
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Living Spaces, by Nick Stanko, Pierpont Commons, Piano Lounge, Dec. 1-19. Hanging ceramic tiles create an interplay with sculptural bases in several works exploring urban and suburban environments. Sponsored by the Pierpont Commons Arts and Programs Office, 647-6838.
Masterworks of African Art: The Congo Basin, Museum of Art, Curtis Gallery of African and African-American Art, through May 2. Examines the rich imagery found in the Congo River Basin. Sponsored by the Museum of Art, 763-8662.
Meal-O-Mat, Art and Architecture Building, Warren Robbins Gallery, through Nov. 25. School of Art & Design (A&D) master of fine arts degree candidates present better living through efficient dining. Sponsored by A&D, 936-2082.
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.
Mixed Media Ceramics, by Madeline Kaczmarczyk, University Hospital Lobby, Floor 1, through Dec. 10. Sponsored by Gifts of Art, 936-2787.
Nancy Thayer, Donna Batista Gallery, 756 Livernois, Ferndale, through Jan. 9. School of Art & Design (A&D) faculty member Nancy Thayer exhibits recent paintings on steel and painted panel. Sponsored by A&D, 936-2082.
On the Wall: The 2-D Show, Work, 306 S. State St., through Nov. 30. School of Art & Design (A&D) artists and designers exhibit two-dimensional work in a range of media. Sponsored by A&D, 936-2082.
Photography, by The Ann Arbor Camera Club, Tauman North Lobby, Floor 1, through Dec. 10. 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, and 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.
The Romanovs Collect: European Art from the Hermitage, Museum of Art, through Nov. 23. A historic exhibit of more than 140 works of fine and decorative art from the unrivaled collections of the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia. The Museum of Art is the exclusive worldwide venue for the exhibit-the first collaboration between the Hermitage and a North American university museum. Part of U-M's "Celebrating St. Petersburg: 300 Years of Cultural Brilliance" festival, the exhibit presents a story of Imperial personalities, nation-building and the development of collecting taste over time. Sponsored by the Museum of Art, 763-8662. Tickets required.
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. Sponsored by the U-M Library, 764-9377.
Silk Paintings, by Nancy McKay, Cancer Center and Geriatrics Center, Turner Clinic Lobby, Floor 1, through Dec. 10. 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.
A Visual Indication of Natural Resources Consumption in Everyday Objects, by Erin MacDonald, Jordan Propper, Fai Foen and Aurnab Biswas, Media Union Gallery, Dec. 5-7. Reception 5 p.m. Dec. 5. The exhibit resembles the interior of a studio apartment with one important difference-the objects in the apartment give a visual indication of the natural resources they consume. Learn simple things to conserve natural resources. Sponsored by the School of Art & Design, 763-3266.
Western Photography, by Joe and Jim Schumaker, University Hospital Main Corridor, Floor 2, through Dec. 10. Sponsored by Gifts of Art, 936-2787.
Women and War, by Jenny Matthews, Lane Hall, through Dec. 18. Sponsored by the Women's Studies Program and the Institute for Research on Women and Gender.
Wooden Vessels, by Robert Savit, Taubman North Lobby, Floor 1, through Dec. 10. Sponsored by Gifts of Art, 936-2787.
Works in Progress, by Steven Holl Architects, New York City, Art and Architecture Building, Taubman College Gallery, through Dec. 8. Sponsored by the Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning, 764-1300.
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
Indoor Track Building: Public jogging and walking, 6 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday-Friday; 7-10 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 7 a.m.-1 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, 763-5088. Fee required.
Yost Ice Arena: Public skating, noon-12:50 p.m. Monday-Friday; 8-9:50 p.m. Thursday, 2-3:50 p.m. Saturday and Sunday,
764-4600.
Current
Ongoing>
November 17-December 7
Monday, November 17
Concert: University Chamber Orchestra and University Philharmonia Orchestra, 8 p.m., Michigan Theater. Sponsored by the School of Music, 764-0594.
Lecture: Juris Mikelsons, Advancing Science and Scientific Education in the Post-Soviet World: The Legacy of the Past, Current Dilemmas and Future Prospects: The Case of Latvia, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., West Hall, Ehrlicher Room. Sponsored by the School of Information and the International Institute, 764-1865.
Lecture: Art Around the World Series, Richard Ruiter, Portraits, 3-4 p.m., School of Social Work Building, Room 1636. Sponsored by the International Institute Area Study Centers, 615-7317.
Lecture: A. Mazarakis Ainian, Inside the Adyton of an Archaic Greek Temple: Excavations in Kythnos (Cyclades), 5:30 p.m., Angell Hall, Room 2175. Sponsored by the Modern Greek Program and the Department of Classical Studies, 936-6099.
Lecture: Dr. Janet Gilsdorf, Will Bioterrorists Use Genetic Engineering to Create Unstoppable Epidemics?, 7 p.m., Ann Arbor District Library, Multipurpose Room, 343 S. Fifth Ave. Sponsored by the Life Sciences, Values and Society Program, 647-4571.
Meeting: Matthaei Botanical Gardens (MBG) Herb Study Group, noon lunch, 1 p.m. program. Sponsored by the Friends of MBG, (248) 349-5310.
Poetry Reading: Dean Young, 5 p.m., Business School, Hale Auditorium. Sponsored by the Department of English and Office of the Provost, 615-3710.
Seminar: Systems Science Seminar, Thrasyvoulos Pappas, Adaptive Perceptual Color-Texture Image Segmentation, 4-5 p.m., Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (EECS) Building, Room 1005. Sponsored by the EECS Department, 647-2045.
Tuesday, November 18
Clinic: Michigan Visiting Nurses (MVN) Flu Clinic, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m., MVN Office,
2850 S. Industrial, Ann Arbor. Sponsored by the U-M Health System, (734) 677-0020 or http://www.umvn.com
Colloquium: Research Colloquia Series, Richard Young, Dimensions of Driver Performance, noon-1 p.m., U-M Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI), McCormick Conference Room. Sponsored by UMTRI, 936-2070.
Discussion: Native American Heritage Celebration, Native Americans and Secret Societies at the University of Michigan,
7 p.m., Angell Hall. A discussion about the University's history with the Native community. Sponsored by the Office of Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs and the Native American Student Association, 763-9044.
Lecture: Dr. Kieran O'Malley, Clinical Presentation and Management of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in Normal IQ Children and Adolescents, 8-9 a.m., C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, Maternal Child Health Auditorium. Sponsored by the Department of Pediatrics, 764-2561.
Lecture: Eric Hutton, Nature and Ethics in Xunzi, noon, School of Social Work Building, Room 1636. Sponsored by the Center for Chinese Studies, 764-6308.
Lecture: Brian Dunnigan, Mackinac before Photography: Travelers, Artists and Cartographers, 1634-1870, 3 p.m., U-M Detroit Observatory, 1398 E. Ann St. Visitors to the Straights of Mackinac region have left their impressions, in words and pictures, since the 1630s. Until the 1870s, images of Mackinac were recorded by means other than photography. These maps and drawings, when combined with the documents of the time, provide a window into the Mackinac of Native Americans, explorers, fur traders, soldiers and fishermen. Sponsored by the Observatory, 763-2230.
Lecture: Margaret Kivelson, Careers, Leadership and Speculations on Why Academia Loses Women, 4 p.m., Chemistry Building, Room 1400. Sponsored by the ADVANCE Project, 764-9537.
Lecture: Andris Barblan, The University, a Res Publica: Higher Education for the Public Good in an International Context, 4-6 p.m., School of Social Work Building, Educational Conference Center. Sponsored by the Kellogg Forum on Higher Education for the Public Good and the International Institute, 615-8882.
Lecture: Dean's Lecture Series, James Douglas Engel, Hypothesis and Serendipity: The Path to a Treatment for the First Human Molecular Disease, 5 p.m., Towsley Center, Dow Auditorium. Sponsored by the Medical School Dean's Office, 615-6981.
Music: Jazz Jam Session, 8-10 p.m., Pierpont Commons, Piano Lounge. Sponsored by the Pierpont Commons Arts and Programs Office, 647-6838.
Recital: Helen Callus, viola, 8 p.m., School of Music, Britton Recital Hall. Sponsored by the School of Music, 764-0594.
Tour: Guided tour of "The Romanovs Collect: European Art from the Hermitage" exhibit, 1 p.m., Museum of Art. Sponsored by the Museum of Art, 763-8662.
Wednesday, November 19
Art Video: A Russian Odyssey, From Czars to Commissars: A Museum Survives, 12:10 p.m., Museum of Art. Sponsored by the Museum of Art, 763-8662.
Film: Skinwalkers, 7 p.m., The William Monroe Trotter House, 1443 Washtenaw Ave. From the "Mystery" series on PBS, Tony Hillerman's story of Lt. Joe Leaphorn and Officer Jim Chee comes to life on the silver screen. Sponsored by the Office of Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs and the Native American Student Association, 763-9044.
Lecture: Martha Lampland, Vigilantly Exposing the Enemy: Clairvoyant Bureaucrats and Class Warfare in Stalinist Hungary,
12:10-1 p.m., School of Social Work Building, Room 1636. Sponsored by the Center for Russian and Eastern European Studies, 764-0351.
Lecture: Dani Zamir, Real Time QTL of Complex Phenotypes in Tomato, 12:10 p.m., Natural Science Building, Room 2004. Sponsored by the Department of Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology, 936-3522.
Lecture: Jonathan Karp, Performing the Black-Jewish Alliance: The 'Hassidic Chant' of Paul Robeson, 4 p.m., Frieze Building, Room 3050. Sponsored by the Frankel Center for Judaic Studies, Program in American Culture, and the Center for Afroamerican and African Studies, 615-1287.
Lecture: The 25th Distinguished Senior Faculty Lecture, Homer Neal, The CERN Large Hadron Collider, 4:10 p.m., West Hall, Colloquium Room 340. Sponsored by LSA, 998-6251.
Seminar: Shona Dalal, 3 p.m., School of Lecture: Sally Bund, Albert Kahn, Master of American Industrial Architecture, 3 p.m., U-M Detroit Observatory, 1398 E. Ann St. Sponsored by the Observatory, 763-2230.
Recital: Student Brass Quintet, 8 p.m., Stearns Building, Cady Room. Sponsored by the School of Music, 764-0594.
Seminar: Campus Timekeepers Interchange, 2:30-4:30 p.m., Wolverine Tower, Suite 18. Campus timekeepers are required to attend one TLI401 Time Reporting interchange session. Sponsored by U-M Administrative Information Services, http://www.mpathways.umich.edu/upgrade/timekeeping_schedule.html
Workshop: Opera Workshop, 5 & 7 p.m., School of Music, McIntosh Theater. Sponsored by the School of Music, 764-0594.
Wednesday, December 3
Art Video: Five British Sculptors Work and Talk, 12:10 p.m., Museum of Art. An interview with Barbara Hepworth, Kenneth Armitage, Lynn Chadwick, Reg Butler and Henry Moore. Sponsored by the Museum of Art, 763-8662.
Concert: Digital Music Ensemble, 8 p.m., Media Union, Video Studio. Sponsored by the School of Music, 764-0594.
Film: Brother, 8:30 p.m., Angell Hall, Auditorium A. A gangster film mixed with a pointed social consciousness set in post-Soviet St. Petersburg's underworld. Sponsored by the Center for Russian and East European Studies, http://www.umich.edu/stpetersburg
Lecture: Native American Heritage Celebration, Anton Treur, 6 p.m., Michigan Union, Wolverine Room. Treur, an authority on the Ojibwe language and oral tradition, will share his insights on the importance of language to Native people in a modern world. Sponsored by the Office of Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs and Native American Student Association, 763-9044.
Seminar: Hospital Timekeepers Interchange, 2-4 p.m., C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, MCHC Auditorium. Hospital timekeepers should attend one TLI401 Time Reporting interchange session. Sponsored by U-M Administrative Information Services, http://www.mpathways.umich.edu/upgrade/timekeeping_schedule.html
Seminar: Katie Stamatakis, 3 p.m., School of Public Health I, Room M1112. Sponsored by Department of Epidemiology, 764-5436.
Tour: U-M Detroit Observatory, 1-4 p.m., 1398 E Ann. It is the oldest observatory in the United States to retain its original telescopes in their mounts. Sponsored by the U-M Detroit Observatory, 763-2230.
Thursday, December 4
Ballet: Nutcracker Ballet Preview, 12:10 p.m., University Hospital Main Lobby, Floor 1. Third-twelfth graders from the Youth Dance Theater of Michigan will present a preview of the seasonal favorite. Sponsored by Gifts of Art, 936-2787.
Concert: Celebrating St. Petersburg Concert, 8 p.m., Rackham Auditorium. Part of the "Celebrating St. Petersburg: 300 Years of Cultural Brilliance" festival. Sponsored by the Center for Russian and East European Studies and the School of Music,
http://www.umich.edu/stpetersburg
Fiction Reading: Nicholas Delbanco, 5 p.m., Business School, Hale Auditorium. Sponsored by the Department of English and Office of the Provost, 615-3710.
Film: Rabbit-Proof Fence, 7 p.m., William Monroe Trotter House, 1443 Washtenaw Ave. The true-life stories of three Australian Aboriginal girls abducted from their family and sent to boarding school in the 1930s. Sponsored by the Office of Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs and Native American Student Association, 763-9044.
Lecture: Reinhard Zoeliner, The Construction of "East Asia"-German-Japanese Contributions, noon, School of Social Work Building, Room 1636. Sponsored by the Center for Japanese Studies, 764-6307.
Musical: Luck!, 8 p.m., Frieze Building, Trueblood Theater. A workshop production of a folk tale about the role luck plays in our lives. Sponsored by the Musical Theatre Department, 764-2538. Tickets required.
Play: The Nutcracker, 8 p.m., Power Center for the Performing Arts. A darker dramatic telling of E.T.A. Hoffman's well-known fairy tale. Sponsored by the Department of Theatre and Drama, 764-2538. Tickets required.
Seminar: Campus Timekeepers Interchange, 8:30-10:30 a.m., Wolverine Tower, Suite 18. Campus timekeepers are required to attend one TLI401 Time Reporting interchange session. Sponsored by U-M Administrative Information Services, http://www.mpathways.umich.edu/upgrade/timekeeping_schedule.html
Seminar: Shirley Poon, 4 p.m., C.C. Little Building, Room 2548. Sponsored by the Program in Medicinal Chemistry, 764-2202.
Seminar: Timothy Brennan, Imperial Jazz, 4 p.m., Michigan League, Michigan Room. Sponsored by the Global Ethnic Literatures Seminar, 647-6251.
Tour: Guided tour of "Masterworks of African Art: The Congo Basin" exhibit, 7 p.m., Museum of Art. Sponsored by the Museum of Art, 763-8662.
Workshop: Opera Workshop, 5 & 7 p.m., School of Music, McIntosh Theater. Sponsored by the School of Music, 764-0594.
Friday, December 5
Concert: Sounds of the Season Concert, 7:30 p.m., St. Paul's Episcopal Church,
711 S. Saginaw St., Flint. Sounds to celebrate the season in the University Music Department's "Gift to Flint." Sponsored by U-M-Flint, (810) 762-3377.
Dance: Salsa Night, 9 p.m.-midnight, Pierpont Commons. Sponsored by the Pierpont Commons Arts and Programs Office, 647-6838.
Lecture: Jesse Reiser, 6 p.m., Art and Architecture Building, Room 2104. Reiser is principal, Reiser + Umemoto. Sponsored by the Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning, 764-1300.
Musical: Luck!, 8 p.m., Frieze Building, Trueblood Theater (see Dec. 4 description).
Performance: Roly Wholly Over, 3 p.m., Media Union, Video and Performance Studio. This interactive performance installation explores the relation between perception and body movements. Large-scale devices will be set up, including a bicycle, seesaw, video projection and revolving door. Works are created by students in Professor Satoru Takahashi's advanced sculpture courses in the School of Art & Design (A&D). Sponsored by A&D, 763-3266.
Play: The Nutcracker, 8 p.m., Power Center for the Performing Arts (see Dec. 4 description).
Recital: Order and Chaos, Dance and Related Arts Class Recital, 8 p.m., Betty Pease Studio Theater. Sponsored by the Department of Dance, 763-5461. Tickets required.
Saturday, December 6
Celebration: Dinosaur Discovery Day, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Exhibit Museum of Natural History. Help celebrate Edmontosaurus' 65 millionth birthday. Sponsored by the Exhibit Museum of Natural History, 764-0478.
Concert: Early Music Ensemble, 4 p.m., School of Music, Blanche Anderson Moore Hall. Sponsored by the School of Music, 764-0594.
Concert: Jana, 7:30 p.m., Michigan Union, Kuenzel Room. The Lumbee artist's dance tracks have been featured on the club scene in the Northeast. Sponsored by the Office of Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs and Native American Student Association, 763-9044.
Concert: Women's Glee Club, 8 p.m., Museum of Art. Sponsored by the School of Music, 764-0594.
Film: Breathing Lessons, 8 p.m., Angell Hall, Auditorium A. Sponsored by the Center for Chinese Studies, 764-6308.
Lecture: Saturday Morning Physics, Sa-Lin Cheng Bernstein, Why Make Holes in Superconductors?, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Dennison Building, Room 170. Bernstein will discuss various techniques that have been used to produce artificial pinning centers in the form of microscopic holes to better understand flux pinning in superconductors. Research has shown that the presence of a regular pattern of holes enhances the effects of pinning. Sponsored by the Department of Physics, 763-2588.
Musical: Luck!, 2 & 8 p.m., Frieze Building, Trueblood Theater (see Dec. 4 description).
Planetarium Show: The Stars of Autumn, 11:30 a.m., 1:30 & 3:30 p.m., Exhibit Museum of Natural History (see Nov. 22 description).
Planetarium Show: Season of Light, 12:30 & 2:30 p.m., Exhibit Museum of Natural History (see Nov. 28 description).
Play: The Nutcracker, 8 p.m., Power Center for the Performing Arts (see Dec. 4 description).
Recital: Order and Chaos, Dance and Related Arts Class Recital, 8 p.m., Betty Pease Studio Theater. Sponsored by the Department of Dance, 763-5461. Tickets required.
Recital: Logan Skelton, 8 p.m., School of Music, Britton Recital Hall. Sponsored by the School of Music, 764-0594.
Tour: Dinosaurs, 2 p.m., Exhibit Museum of Natural History (see Nov. 22 description).
Sunday, December 7
Celebration: Winter Holiday Celebration, 1-4 p.m., Pierpont Commons Atrium and Corridor. A festive celebration of Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa and the Winter Solstice. Sponsored by the Pierpont Commons Arts and Programs Office, 647-6838.
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