The University Record, January 7, 1997
Panel will examine role
of women in the
arts
The Institute for Research on Women and Gender and the
University
Musical Society will sponsor a panel discussion on "Women in
the
Arts/Arts in the Academy" 7:30---9:30 p.m. Jan. 14 in the 4th
floor
assembly hall, Rackham Bldg. Panelists are Beth Genne, professor
of
dance; Yopie Prins, professor of English language and
comparative
literature; Patricia Simons, professor of history of art and
of
women's studies; and Louise Stein, professor of music. Sidonie
Smith,
director of the Women's Studies Program, will chair the panel for
the
free, public event. For information, call
647-6388.
Varsity Tennis Center
opens
this week
The Athletic Department announces that the Varsity
Tennis Center,
located on S. State Street, will open to the University
community
Wed. (Jan. 8). Memberships are available for faculty and
staff;
membership fee for students is waived. Students pay only
a
$15-per-hour court fee. The Center has eight state-of-the-art courts
and
public locker rooms. For an application or more information, call
888-8743
or send e-mail to decarol@umich.edu.
Happy
Birthday, Schubert
Commemorating the 200th anniversary of the
composer's birth, pianist
Louis Nagel will perform an all-Schubert program
at 4 p.m. Jan. 12 in
Rackham Auditorium. Included on the program: Four
Impromptus, D. 935;
"Wanderer Fantasia" in C Major, D. 670; Sixteen German
Dances, D. 783
and Sonata in D Major, D. 850. The event is free and open
to the
public. Call 764-0583 for information.
Brush up
on botany
David Michener will lead a course in botany for adults
at Matthaei
Botanical Gardens, 7---9 p.m. on five consecutive Thursdays,
Jan. 9,
16, 23, 30 and Feb. 6. An introduction to the diversity of
land
plants, from mosses to flowering plants, the emphasis in the
$65
class is on the major groups of plants as responses to ancient
and
modern ecological challenges. Call 998-7061 for
information.
Conflict of interest is topic of 4th
Research Responsibility
Program
The fourth topic of the Research
Responsibility Program will be
presented 4-6 p.m. Jan. 14 in the
Vandenberg Room in the Michigan
League, and then repeated 7-9 p.m. Jan. 22
in the Anderson Rooms
B-C-D in the Michigan Union. Fred L. Bookstein,
Distinguished
Research Scientist in the Institute of Gerontology, will
present
"Conflict of Interest" as part of the year-long program to
introduce
"best practicies" and ethical analyses of research issues for
all
disciplines. For information on this free program, call 763-1289,
send
e-mail to
Research.Responsibility@umich.edu
or visit the program's home
page at
http://www.responsibility.research.umich.edu.
Beat
'blahs' at U-M-Dearborn wine tasting, silent
auction
The College
of Arts, Sciences, and Letters (CASL) Alumni Affiliate at
U-M-Dearborn
will hold its second annual "Beat the Winter Blahs" wine
tasting and
silent auction 7-10 p.m. Jan. 25 at the Henry Ford
Estate. Live jazz will
be featured at the event, the proceeds of
which will fund an endowed
alumni merit scholarship for outstanding
CASL students. Tickets cost $35.
For information, call (313)
593-5490.
Slusser
will exhibit works of
humanist artist Shahn
An exhibition of
30 prints by American artist Ben Shahn will be
displayed at the Slusser
Gallery Jan. 13-30. All the works in the
exhibition, which honors the
birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., are
based on the artist's favorite
theme, human rights. Shahn's work
first attracted national attention in
1932, when he exhibited
paintings based on the trial and execution of
Sacco and Vanzetti. The
works in the Slusser exhibition will be on loan
from the Center for
Cross Cultural Communication, Washington, D.C. Gallery
hours are 11
a.m.-4 p.m., Mon.-Sun. For information, call
936-2082.
Venetian Music provides
send-off to
exhibition
The Museum of Art hosts the Academy of Early Music in a
chamber
concert of sacred and secular works from 16th- and
18th-century
Venice at 7 p.m. Sun. (Jan. 12) at the Museum. Directed by
Todd
Borgerding, the choir and soloists of the Academy
perform
compositions by Adrian Willaert, Andrea and Giovanni Gabrieli,
and
Monteverdi. Tickets, $10 ($6 for students and seniors), are
available
in advance at SKR Classical, 539 E. Liberty St. and at the
Museum of
Art Gift Shop. For ticket information, call
647-0521.
Fitness Center offers discounts to U-M
employees
The M-Fit-managed Ann Arbor Ice Cube Fitness Center,
located on Oak
Valley Drive, is offering discounted memberships to all
U-M
employees. M-Fit began discounting annual memberships 10 percent
on
Jan. 1. A current U-M identification card is required to qualify
for
the discount. M-CARE subscribers are eligible to receive
program
discounts on aerobic classes, fitness assessments, personal
training,
body fat compositions, as well as other health education
classes.
Call 998-8700 for more information.
Fellowships
offered for research on women and gender
The Institute for
Research on Women and Gender invites proposals from
graduate students
planning or conducting research on women and
gender. Eight fellowships
will be awarded to graduate students for
the summer of 1997. Fellowships
will provide a stipend of $1,000 per
month, May-August. Four more
eight-month fellowships will be awarded
to doctoral students in any field,
each providing a monthly stipend
of $1,000, GradCare coverage
May-December, tuition at the candidacy
rate and a research fund of $400.
Application forms are available at
the Institute for Research on Women and
Gender, or call 764-9537 for
more
information.
Instructional Technology Grants
available
The College of Literature, Science, & the Arts
(LS&A) has
called for proposals for its 1997 Instructional Grant
Program, which
funds design and development of instructional packages
based on
technology, usually computing technology, for use in LS&A
courses
and other instructional activities. Funding is available for
summer
salary, GSRAs during the developmental phase, design and
development
assistance, computer hardware and software, and travel
to
professional meetings to present results. Typical grants are in
the
$10,000 to $30,000 range. The deadline for receipt of proposals
is
Jan. 24. For more detailed information or an application,
call
647-2762.
`Watercolor tour' set
for
U-M-Dearborn
The Fine Art Associates (FAA) of the U-M-Dearborn
will offer a
"Watercolor Tour" on Jan. 25, with participants viewing
three
exhibitions, including the 50th anniversary exhibition of
the
Michigan Watercolor Society at the Detroit Institute of Arts.
A
luncheon at the Scarab Club and a tour of the Founders of the
Watercolor
Society exhibition at the club follows the DIA tour. The
tours, open to
the public, cost $20 for FAA members and $30 for
non-members. For
information, call (313) 593-5058.
Exhibition focuses on
African American successes,
struggles
The Michigan Union Program
Board and the Caribbean Students
Association will present an exhibition,
"My Sister, My Brother," Jan.
13---31 in the Michigan Union Art Lounge.
The exhibition of
photography and other art work portrays the struggles
and successes
of African Americans, as seen through the eyes of Shanon
Muir, a
sophomore majoring in social anthropology. "My Sister, My Brother"
is
part of the University's Martin Luther King Symposium. An
artist's
reception will be held 5:30---7 p.m. Jan. 20 in the Art Lounge.
For
information, call 763-5750.
Family Housing
offers
English classes for families
of international
students
English classes for the families of international
students, faculty
and staff will be offered beginning Jan. 13 by the
Family Housing
Language Program. Registration is taking place now for the
winter
semester classes, which end April 11. Native speakers of English
also
are needed as volunteer conversation or classroom partners.
Call
763-1440 for more information.
U-Club
hosts evening of song
The U-Club, located on the 1st floor,
Michigan Union, will host "Sing
Happy, A Celebration of Friends: An
Evening of Cabaret" at 8 p.m.
Jan. 18. Musical theater students Amanda
Stachell and Amy Eidelmann,
both sopranos, will sing a variety of pop,
show tunes and standards.
Gordon Beefermann will be featured on the piano.
Tickets, $4, are
available at the door only. For information, call
763-3281.
Enjoy lunch and a lecture
at the
Gardens
The Matthaei Botanical Gardens will present the second in
a series of
lectures and luncheons titled "The Art of Living with Nature"
noon-2
p.m. Jan. 16 in the Gardens auditorium. Guests will enjoy a
Japanese
Tien-ben landscape garden box lunch designed by Fuji Restaurant
and
adapted to please American palates. Author and landscape
designer
Keith Alexander will give an illustrated slide lecture on
Japanese
garden design in America, exploring the theory and history
behind
Japanese gardens. Tickets for the event are $25 per
person.
Reservations are required. To make reservations or for
more
information, call 998-7061.
Center for Child and
Family forms new support groups
The Center for the Child and the
Family will offer two new support
groups 7-8 p.m. Monday evenings for 10
weeks, beginning Jan. 20.
The Coping with Divorce Group will assist youngsters ages 8-11 in coping with the issues surrounding divorce. The goals of the group are to help youngsters better understand their own feelings, learn new ways of coping and provide them an opportunity to share their reactions with others.
Transitions: the Divorced Parent Workshop will assist divorced or divorcing parents in helping their children make a positive adjustment in the wake of family transition.
Parent groups meet concurrently with groups for children. For more information, or to register, call 764-9466.
New
couples therapy group formed
The Psychological Clinic announces a
new therapy group for couples,
"Living in a Pressure Cooker: Surviving
Graduate School Without
Blowing Your Relationship Apart," 7:30-9 p.m.
Tuesdays for 10 weeks,
beginning Jan. 28. Participants will explore ways
of strengthening
relationships during graduate school. The group is
limited to five
couples at a cost of $200 per couple. For information,
call 764-3471.
Take a tour at the Gardens and get a
closer look at
horticulture
The Matthaei Botanical Gardens offer
visitors the opportunity to
explore the world of horticulture the year
round through free
docent-led tours. Tours of the Conservatory will
highlight special
plants in bloom and are scheduled to take place at 2
p.m. each Sunday
in January. Sign up just prior to the tour at the front
lobby
reception desk. Conservatory admission is $2 for adults.
For
information, call 998-7061.