The University Record, November 5, 1996
Anacapa String Quartet
to perform at Fair Lane
The Fair Lane Music Guild will present the opening concert of its
27th season of chamber music with the Anacapa String Quartet at 7:30
p.m. Sun. (Nov. 10) in a special performance at Fair Lane on the
U-M-Dearborn campus. The quartet has been hailed as "one of the
finest young quartets in America today." Meet the artists at a
Preglow reception hosted by Dearborn Mayor Michael Guido and his
wife, Kari, at 6:30 p.m. Ticket prices are $12, $11 for senior
citizens and $7 for students. Call 593-5590 for information.
Architect will discuss do's
and don'ts of urban planning
Architect Alexander Garvin of Yale University will answer the
question "The American City: What Works and What Doesn't?" when he
discusses his new book by the same title at 6 p.m. Thurs. (Nov. 7) in
Rackham Amphitheatre. Garvin analyzed more than 250 programs and
projects seeking answers to what works and what doesn't in American
cities. The free, public lecture is sponsored by the College of
Architecture and Urban Planning. Call 764-1300 for information.
Kick up your heels with Pierpont Commons' dance lessons
Pierpont Commons gives you the opportunity in November to leave the
Macarena behind and learn some real dancing. The Folk Dancing Club
meets at 8 p.m. Nov. 6, 12 and 20 in Leonardo's at Pierpont Commons.
No partner is needed for the fun, which emphasizes Eastern and Middle
Eastern line and circle dances. Beginners and onlookers are
welcome.
For those whose tastes run closer to Nashville, a Ballroom Country dancing workshop will be held 7-10 p.m. Mon. (Nov. 11) at the Michigan League. Admission is $2 and the workshop is open to all, regardless of skill. American folk dancing is offered 2-5 p.m. Sun. (Nov. 10) in Gender Free Contra Dance. Beginners are welcome, no experience necessary. Admission is $5 for students; $6 for all others.
Comic opera coming to Power Center for the Performing
Arts
Wine, women and song are the subject of Gaetano Donizetti's
light-hearted comic opera, L'Elisir d'Amore (The Elixir of
Love), playing at 8 p.m. Nov. 14-16 and at 2 p.m. Nov. 17 at the
Power Center for the Performing Arts. The opera, season opener for
the School of Music's 1996-97 Power Series, is sung in Italian with
English supertitles. Tickets, $14 and $18 ($7 for students with ID),
are on sale 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Fri. at the Michigan League Box
Office and also may be purchased at the Power Center Box Office one
hour before the curtain. Call 764-0450 for information.
Skelton will perform solo recital
The School of Music's newest piano faculty member, Logan Skelton,
will give his first solo recital in Ann Arbor at 8 p.m. Sun. (Nov.
10) in the Recital Hall, School of Music. Skelton received the
Performer's Certificate from the Eastman School of Music and a doctor
of musical arts degree from the Manhattan School of Music. Featured
on Sunday evening's free, public program are works by Scarlatti,
Catalan composer Federico Mompou, Liszt and a composition by the
U-M's William Albright. Call 764-0583 for information.
Benefit reimbursement accounts cutoff dates announced
To guarantee reimbusement in their November paychecks, Benefit
Reimbursement Account participants should submit claims to the
Benefits Office (Central Campus) by Nov. 13 for biweekly pay periods
or Nov. 15 for monthly pay periods. The Benefit Reimbursement cutoff
dates are also available on the Benefits Home Page listed under "Your
Taxes & Benefits." The e-mail address is
http://www.umich.edu/~benefits.
Etch your name in
Michigan history
The Michigan Stadium Brick Program continues now through April 1,
selling personalized bricks to be used in the paving of Varsity Plaza
at Gate 2. The program is directed toward commemoration of former
letter-winners, but all are eligible to buy a brick for themselves,
as gifts or as memorials. For information or a brochure, call
764-6461.
Henry Ford Estate announces 1996 Christmas programs
The Henry Ford Estate at U-M-Dearborn will recognize the American
automotive centennial in its Christmas theme, "A Centennial
Christmas." A reproduction of the Quadricycle, Henry Ford's first
automobile, will be displayed at the restored Powerhouse Garage.
Guided historic tours of the Estate, decorated by local florists for
the Christmas season, begin Dec. 1.
A new program, the "Gingerbread House Workshop," will debut this year on Nov. 24. Breakfast with Santa on Dec. 7 is back by popular demand. Annual favorites featured this year include "Tea, Tour and Christmas Treasures" (Dec. 6,12 and 13); Holiday Luncheon Concerts (Dec. 6, 12 and 13); Santa's Workshop (Dec. 6 and 13); the "Candles and Carols Dinners" (Dec. 8 and 15); and Candlelight Tours (Dec. 26-28).
For prices and reservations, call 593-5590.
Take in `An Afternoon of Food, Fun and Flowers' at
Matthaei
Matthaei Botanical Gardens will hold "An Afternoon of Food, Fun and
Flowers" 1-4 p.m. Sat. (Nov. 9). Prepare for the holidays with three
one-hour sessions: enjoy food demonstrations and tasting by
Zingerman's Bakehouse and Whole Foods Market; revitalize your green
thumb by creating a living succulent or small-leaf plant centerpiece
to take home; and pot amaryllis, hyacinth or narcissus for winter
blooms. Register for the $15 class by calling 998-7061.
Mendelssohn presents Ibsen's `Ghosts'
The Department of Theatre and Drama will bring one of the classics of
Western theater to Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre when it stages Henrik
Ibsen's "Ghosts" in four performances---at 8 p.m. Nov. 21-23 and 2
p.m. Nov. 24. The "American language" version of "Ghosts" is directed
by Philip Kerr, who has built his reputation on productions of
theatre classics. Tickets, $18 and $14 (reserved seating), $7 for
students with ID, are on sale at the Michigan League Ticket Office;
also at the Mendelssohn Box Office one hour before curtain on
performance dates. Call 764-0450 for information.
Arts Chorale performs
Nov. 5 at Hill Auditorium
The Arts Chorale, a 90-voice mixed choir of undergraduate and
graduate students representing a wide variety of fields, will appear
in a free, public concert at 8 p.m. today (Nov. 5) in Hill
Auditorium. The program will include music by Handel, Martini and
Howells, as well as Israeli and Scottish folk music. The Michigan
Arts Chorale Chamber Singers, a smaller ensemble, will perform works
by Vaughan-Williams and Henry Purcell. Conductor will be doctoral
student Hugh Ferguson Floyd. Eva Young will provide piano
accompaniment. Call 764-0583 for information.
U-M-Flint extends
advising to off-campus sites
The U-M-Flint is sponsoring off-campus information sessions for
prospective students at two times and locations to answer questions
about admissions, advising and financial aid. A University
representative will be available 1-4:30 p.m. Thurs. (Nov. 7) at the
Lapeer Campus, Room B200, 550 Lake Dr., (810) 667-7480; and 8:30
a.m.-noon Wed. (Nov. 6) at the Fenton Southern Lakes Campus, Rm.
1301, 2100 W. Thompson Rd., (810) 750-3727. For more information or
an appointment, call the Office of Extension & Continuing
Education, (810) 762-3200.
Jazz combos will take
the stage at Rackham Nov. 7
Student combos from the University's Program in Jazz and Contemporary
Improvisation will perform at 8 p.m. Thurs. (Nov. 7) in Rackham
Auditorium. The program has been heralded in Cadence magazine
as an example of "what spontaneity brings forth when highly skilled
students are left to their own devices." The concert is free and open
to the public. Call 764-0583 for information.
20-Year Service Awards program to be held next week
University employees with 20 years of service are reminded that a
reception and dinner honoring them will be held 5:30-9 p.m. Nov. 13
at the Alumni Center.
Twyla Tharp slated for `Master of Arts' series on Michigan
Radio
Choreographer and dancer Twyla Tharp of the Twyla Tharp Dance Company
will speak in a forum to be aired 8-9 p.m. Mon. (Nov. 11) on Michigan
Radio. Beth Genne, professor of dance/art history and Robert Beckley,
dean of the College of Architecture and Urban Planning, will lead the
forum. The program is the second of five one-hour conversations with
various performing artists in the `Master of Arts' series sponsored
by the University Musical Society (UMS) and aired on Michigan Radio.
Other arts featured in the series include Neeme Jarvi (Feb. 3),
conductor of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra; jazz musician Wynton
Marsalis (Mar. 3); and Cecilia Bartoli (April 7), who also will
perform at Hill Auditorium. The programs may be heard on WUOM, Ann
Arbor (91.7 FM); WFUM, Flint (91.1 FM); and WVGR, Grand Rapids (104.1
FM).
UAC/MUSKET will present Cabaret at Power Center
MUSKET, the University's student-run musical theater group, will
present the Tony Award-winning Broadway classic "Cabaret" in
performances at 8 p.m. Nov. 22-23 and at 2 p.m. Nov. 24 in the Power
Center for the Performing Arts. The musical sets out to capture
Berlin high life in the late 1920s and early 1930s, which foretold
the coming to power of the Nazi regime. Because of the sensitive
nature of topics addressed in "Cabaret," MUSKET will provide an
opportunity for audience members to talk with cast members and a
scholar on the Nazi era immediately after each performance. An
exhibition of photographs of Berlin, Germany and the Nazi occupation
will be displayed in the theater lobby. Tickets, on sale now at the
League Ticket Office, are $11 for reserved seating and $7 for
students (limit 2 per student ID). Call 764-0450 for information.
Faculty, student art exhibit
will be displayed at Media Union
A faculty and student art exhibit titled "In Session" will be
displayed Nov. 16-24 at the Media Union Gallery. The exhibit, the
first in University history to combine the works of undergraduate
students, graduate students and faculty, opens with a reception 7-9
p.m. Nov. 16 at the Gallery. Call 764-0397.
Conference will commemorate Nobel Laureate Brodsky The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures and the Hatcher Special Collections Library will sponsor a free, public Commemorative Conference honoring poet Joseph Brodsky Thurs.-Sat. (Nov. 7-9). Brodsky, Nobel Laureate in literature in 1987 and Poet Laureate of the United States in 1991, was Poet in Residence at the University in 1972-1981.
In conjunction with the conference, an exhibition, "Joseph Brodsky, 1940-1996: A Poetic Life," consisting of Brodsky's published works and other materials from the collection of Irwin T. and Shirley Holtzman, opens at the Special Collections Library at 3:30 p.m. Thurs. (Nov. 7). Round table discussion by participating scholars will take place 10 a.m.-noon and 2-4 p.m. Fri (Nov. 8) in the Library.
On Sat. (Nov. 9) papers on Brodsky's life and work will be read 9-11:30 a.m. and 1-5 p.m. in the West Conference Room, Rackham Bldg. A poetry reading in Russian and English will be presented 7-9 p.m. in Rackham Assembly Hall.
Visual artist's work
exhibited at U-M-Flint
The two- and three-dimensional paintings of Eun Young Koo Lee will be
displayed 10 a.m.-6 p.m. through Dec. 4 at the U-M-Flint's Fine Art
Gallery, first floor, Harding Mott University Center. Lee works with
oils and dimensional materials "representing the salvaged materials
of the earth." Shamanism, Animism and Buddhism are the basis of the
paintings, Lee says. An opening reception will take place 7-9 p.m.
Fri. (Nov. 8) at the Gallery. For information, call (810)
762-3431.
Hannum's photographs,
drawings will be exhibited
The works of Mike Hannum, lecturer in photography, Residential
College, will be exhibited 9 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays through Nov. 20 at
the Institute for the Humanities. "Photographic Composites and
Drawings," an exhibition of photographs paired with drawings,
features works from Hannum's "Pathfinder" series and also reflects
the Institute's theme, "Images and the Imaginary." The photographs
are multiple printed silver prints and each is paired with a drawing
that represents an attempt to reprise the development process. For
information, call 936-3518.
Talk on laser material
processing is set for Nov. 8
"Laser Material Processing, an Enabling Technology in Manufacturing
Today" is the topic of a presentation by Marshall G. Jones at 3 p.m.
Fri. (Nov. 8) in Room 198, Engineering Laboratory Bldg.,
U-M-Dearborn. Jones, mechanical engineering project leader at the
General Electric Corporate Research and Development Center at
U-M-Dearborn, will be a King-Chavez-Parks Professor for the day. The
free, public presentation is sponsored by the Office of the Provost
and the College of Engineering. For information, call Elnora Ford at
593-5030.
M-CARE members qualify
for coupon book
The M-CARE Active Lifestyle Book, a free coupon book featuring a
variety of money saving coupons for health clubs, athletic events and
other health-related activities, is available to all current M-CARE
members. To order a copy, call Michelle Newton in M-CARE's marketing
department, 332-2535 or send e-mail to mnewton@mcare2.med.umich.edu.
Please leave your name and complete address including city, state and
zip code.
Strolling supper will benefit
pediatric cancer program
A Strolling Supper and Jazz event will be held at Chianti restaurant,
6-9 p.m. Nov. 14, to benefit the pediatric cancer program at the
Comprehensive Cancer Center. Tickets are $60 ($35 tax-deductible).
Chianti is located at 314 S. Main St. in Ann Arbor. For tickets or
more information, call 764-7170.
Michigan Radio presents
`On A-I-R, Artists-in-Radio'
The warm, lyrical voice of soprano Lauren Wagner, Michigan Radio's
artist-in-residence, may take the chill out of November and December
evenings as Michigan Radio presents "On A-I-R, Artists-in-Radio." The
series of eight one-hour programs featuring the Ann Arbor native in
recital and in conversation will be aired at 8 p.m. Mondays
throughout this month and next. The next program in the series, on
Nov. 18, will feature German lieder. On Nov. 25, the program will
feature music based on poems by children imprisoned in a
Czechoslovakian concentration camp during the Holocaust.
"Artists-in-Radio" is a national project sponsored by the Concert Artists Guild, a non-profit organization devoted to advancing the careers of emerging classical musicians. Support for the program in Michigan is provided by a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Call 764-9210 for the complete schedule or more information.
Music will grace Hospital Lobby in November
The University Hospitals' Gifts of Art Program will sponsor a
performance at 12:10 each Thursday (except Thanksgiving) in November
in the first floor Hospital Lobby. On Thurs. (Nov. 7) talented
students from the School of Music's Young Performers series will
present a classical recital. Ann Arbor teacher and performer
Katherine Mizruchi will present a program of classical piano music on
Nov. 14, and the David Stearns Quintet with vocalist Harvey Thompson
will play jazz standards on Nov. 21. Also in November, a benefit arts
and crafts sale, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Nov. 22 in the Lobby, will feature
work by Gifts of Art artists and artisans, including paintings,
jewelry, ceramics and more. Call 936-ARTS for more information.
Advanced Study Center
offers fellowships
The Advanced Study Center of the International Institute has
residency fellowship opportunities available on a competitive basis.
The fellowships are open to U-M students, faculty and staff, as well
as to pre-doctoral and post-doctoral scholars, community organizers,
media professionals and cultural practitioners from outside the
University. Pre-doctoral fellows who are in the advanced stages of
dissertation writing especially are encouraged to apply. A few
long-term and more short-term (one week to one month) fellowships are
available. Deadline for receipt of applications, including research
proposals, is Jan. 10. Nominations of senior scholars and
practitioners will be accepted. Call 764-2268 for information to send
e-mail to rebecca@umich.edu. The Center's 1997-1998 seminar topic is
"Theories and Practices of Religious Tolerance/Intolerance."
Fair Lane Music Guild
announces 27th season
The 1996-97 chamber music concert season of the Fair Lane Music Guild
opens on Nov. 10 with a performance by New York's Anacapa String
Quartet. The season will feature a wide range of musical performances
and include the Guild's first Artist-in-Residence Program. Four other
performances will round out the season, including the annual
Christmas concert, featuring the Great Lakes Vocal Quartet on Dec. 9;
the Ensemble Ouabache, a baroque quartet, on March 2; the second
Irish Evening at Castle Fair Lane fund-raiser on March 9; and the
season finale, a performance by the Los Angeles-based Festival of
Four. Season tickets are $45 per person, $40 for senior citizens.
Admission at the door is $12 per person. Call 593-5590 for
information.
Alcohol Awareness Week features speakers, activities
The University's Alcohol Awareness Week activities take place
Mon.-Sat. (Nov. 11-Nov. 16) with numerous entertaining and
enlightening activities designed to heighten your awareness of the
dangers of alcohol. The week will begin with a self-help panel
discussion, 2-2:30 p.m. Mon. in Room 4070 Frieze Bldg. Other events
scheduled during the week will include Thursday presentations on
alcohol advertising and alcohol and the law ; "Mocktail" parties in
the residence halls; a showing of the feature film, Leaving Las
Vegas; Friday late-night "Sober Sensation" volleyball and
basketball and Saturday "Club Fabulous," a dance party for lesbian,
gay, bisexual, transgendered people and their friends. Call 764-1320
for times and locations.