Parents & Family Weekend
Events
Events are subject to change. Event information will be continuously updated on this website.
Last update: November 3, 2009
Parents & Family Weekend Registration is now closed. If you wish to register or purchase additional tickets, please visit the Parents & Family Weekend Check-in, on Friday, November 6 from 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. in the Michigan Union Pond Room.
This just in . . .
Kickoff is at 12:00 p.m.
The Pre-Game Tailgate is at 9:00 a.m.
For your convenience, we are selling tickets to many activities through the Parents & Family Weekend online registration form, and these events are designated with this icon.
There are also other events taking place during the weekend that we don't want you to miss. Tickets for these events can be purchased directly through their sponsors and are designated with this icon.
All non-ticketed events are included in your Parents & Family Weekend registration fee.
Most events are designed for adults and older teenagers. A few events are appropriate for younger children and are indicated with this icon.
However, please note that no child care services are available during Parents & Family Weekend.
All events are free (included in your registration fee) unless noted otherwise.
Events for Friday, November 6, 2009
Parents & Family Weekend Check-In
10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Michigan Union Pond Room, 530 S. State St.
Check-in for Parents & Family Weekend and pick up your event tickets and updated program information. Souvenirs will also be available for purchase. Please note that tickets will not be mailed, so either you or your student will need to come to the Parents & Family Weekend check-in to pick up tickets. If your student is picking up tickets for you, he or she will need to bring his/her MCard. WALK IN REGISTRATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED DURING THIS TIME.
MLibrary Treasures Gallery Exhibits
8:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
The University of Michigan Library houses rich collections from ancient papyrus to the latest digital resources. Come see some of our rare items in the new MLibrary Treasures Gallery. This newly opened permanent exhibit space features a display of some of the library’s treasures, including the Audubon folio, the 18th century Amsterdam Haggadah, Medieval Islamic and European manuscripts and the 16th century Ortelius atlas. Also, stop by the display cases in the North Lobby of the Hatcher Graduate Library for the exhibit “SOMEONE TALKED! World War II Posters from the U-M Library Special Collections.”
U-M vs. OSU Blood Battle
Times and locations vary
Help the University of Michigan defeat the Buckeyes by donating blood! This annual campus tradition, sponsored by APO and the Red Cross, collects desperately needed blood for Washtenaw County. Times and locations during Parents & Family Weekend are as follows: Thursday, November 5 from 12:00-6:00 p.m. in the Michigan Union. Friday, November 6 from 9:00 a.m. -3:00 p.m. at the School of Education Building, located on E. University Ave. AND from 12:00-6:00 p.m. in the Pierpont Commons on North Campus.
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library Open House
9:00 a.m. -4:30 p.m.
You are invited to come and explore the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library. Enjoy the permanent exhibits on President and Mrs. Ford, the office used by President Ford during his many visits to UM, and our feature exhibit “Economy in Crisis, 1974-75.” In addition, as a special Parents & Family Weekend treat, the Library will offer behind-the-scene tours, upon request, of the areas where the Ford White House archives are preserved, processed, and used. The Library provides free on-site parking to exhibit visitors. For more information about the Ford Library, visit www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov or call (734) 205-0555.
Intercultural Education Information Fair
10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
The University of Michigan has many opportunities for undergraduates interested in intercultural education. Students should begin planning early – intercultural study as well as volunteering and working abroad need not entail extra time towards a degree! Many U-M departments will be on hand to answer questions regarding study abroad, working abroad, language instruction, and intercultural studies. These departments include the Center for Global and Intercultural Study’s Office of International Programs (OIP-LSA undergraduate study abroad) and Global Intercultural Experience for Undergraduates (GIEU – offering domestic and international cultural and educational experiences), the International Programs in Engineering (IPE – Engineering study abroad), the Language Resource Center (multi-media language study), and the International Center’s Education Abroad Office (work, intern, or volunteer abroad, including the Peace Corps).
Shapiro Undergraduate Library Parents & Family Weekend Open House
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Stop by the Shapiro Undergraduate Library for a free cup of coffee and learn about the services, collections, and resources the library has to offer their students. See a librarian for details!
Finding Your Way . . . to the Career Center
10:15 – 11:00 a.m.
Students begin to visit the Career Center for a variety of reasons during various points in their academic careers. This is your chance to learn more about what the Career Center has to offer, and to find out how we can help your student explore careers and graduate programs, make decisions or search for internships and jobs.
| Central Campus Walking Tour 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Didn’t attend Parent Orientation? Here’s your chance to experience campus through a student’s perspective. Student-led tours will be available on Friday departing from the front steps of the Michigan Union. |
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Money at Michigan – The Beat Goes On
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Now that you've gotten through the first bills, those pleas for additional spending money, and the frustration of trying to do everything "on-line," it's time to explore other opportunities for funding including Scholarships, Work Opportunities, and Loans. Here's your chance to find out about upcoming changes as well as ask all those questions you wished you had asked earlier if only you had known what it was going to be like.
School of Art & Design Parents & Family Weekend Program
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Art & Design families are invited to enjoy a buffet lunch at 11:30 in the Street Gallery before attending a presentation at 12:15 by an A&D faculty member in the A&A auditorium. Following the presentation, families may attend any (or all!) of the eight sections of ArtDes 120, Tools Materials and Processes I: Construction. A tour of the Duderstadt Center, a high-end media center across the street, where much A&D creative work occurs, begins at 3:00 for those families who have not yet visited this center. Families will not want to miss the Parke-Harrison Exhibit in the Slusser gallery and "Mapping" at Work: Ann Arbor.
Parents & Family Weekend Public Skate
12:00 – 12:50 p.m.
Yost Ice Arena
$2 Admission/$1 skate rental
Take your son or daughter ice skating! Yost Ice Arena is one of the most unique arenas in college hockey, not only because it retains the charm of an old barn, but also because it offers the amenities of the most modern of arenas. Yost’s reputation for inducing a crowd-crazy atmosphere is legendary! Public skating at Yost is fun for the whole family.
| Parents & Family Weekend Featured Lecture Becoming Iron Man: The Science & Engineering of Robotic Exoskeletons Professor Dan Ferris, School of Kinesiology 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. |
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Robotic technologies are advancing at an unprecedented rate. Faster computer processing speeds and shrinking electronics hardware have made robotic devices more portable and powerful than ever before. Although the technology portrayed in the recent Iron Man movie is still beyond our capabilities, the technology for robotic exoskeletons that is available today is remarkably advanced. Prof. Ferris will highlight ongoing robotic exoskeleton research ongoing around the world and at the University of Michigan for augmenting human performance and aiding individuals with disabilities.
The BBA – The Action-Based, Results-Oriented Degree
1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Attention families of freshmen! If your student excels at teamwork, has multi-dimensional interests and thrives in a dynamic learning environment, we welcome you to attend a special session about the Ross School of Business 3-year Bachelor of Business Administration Program (BBA).
College of Engineering Welcome Reception and Tours
2:00 – 4:30 p.m.
Engineering families are invited to join us in our student commons in the Francois Xavier Bagnoud Building Atrium. There will be a reception, resource fair, and opportunities to take tours of Engineering labs and facilities. Not only will you get to see the facilities and equipment that students use, you can also visit our Learning Resource Center. From academic programs to student life, you will learn about the exciting opportunities that are available for your student here in the College. Come enjoy a relaxing afternoon meeting faculty, administrators and other members of the Engineering community! PLEASE NOTE: THE LOCATION HAS BEEN CHANGED!
Kinesiology and the Student Experience
2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Join Kinesiology faculty and staff as student groups provide informative sessions about each of our four majors including internship and career information, study abroad options, and research and lab opportunities. Meet and talk with the people your students are interacting with on campus at an informal reception following the student presentations.
College of Literature, Science & the Arts Family Reception
2:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Please join LSA faculty and staff at a reception hosted by Dean Terrence J. McDonald and find out the ways the College provides your student a one-of-a-kind education.
Refreshments served. http://www.lsa.umich.edu
Residential College Family Reception
4:00 – 5:30 p.m.
Join the RC for a social gathering that will feature a short program, music, hors d’oeuvres and refreshments for the families, students, faculty and staff.
Living at Michigan Options: Second Year and Beyond
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Many families have told us that they were surprised by how soon their students faced decisions about whether to stay in the residence hall or move off-campus. At Michigan, these decisions are often made in the fall term. Some freshmen start making lease arrangements with friends they have only known for a few weeks. The Housing Information Office is here to help you and your family make informed decisions. Bring your student to our information session to learn more about the residence hall, University-owned apartments, and off-campus housing options and have your questions answered.
| The 1854 U-M "Detroit Observatory" and the Dawn of U-M's Space Race 4:00-7:00 p.m. Detroit Observatory, 1398 E. Ann St. (corner of Ann & Observatory St.) |
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Get a painless introduction to over 150 years of U-M history while touring one of the oldest, and most charming, buildings on campus -- the 1854 Detroit Observatory. This historic site houses several large Victorian telescopes (state-of-the-art for the 1850s) as well as exhibits that illustrate U-M's transformation from a small, provincial college into a modern research university. Docents will assist as you explore the building at your own pace. Detroit Observatory sits at the corner of Ann and Observatory Streets, between Couzens and Alice Lloyd Residence Halls. Cashier-attended visitor parking is available at the Palmer Drive structure (off Washtenaw Ave., just across from the pedestrian bridge that leads to the Detroit Observatory) and at the U-M Cardiovascular Center directly across from the Detroit Observatory on Ann St. If you are walking from Central Campus, you can use the pedestrian bridge which links the Life Sciences complex to Couzens and Palmer Field. The free U-M buses also make stops nearby. For more information, visit www.bentley.umich.edu and follow the links for Detroit Observatory. You can also speak with our staff by calling the Bentley Historical Library at (734) 764-3482.
Hillel Dinner and Services
5:05 or 5:30; dinner at 6:30 p.m.
1429 Hill St.
Tickets: $15 for non-students; U-M students are free
Students and families are invited to a gourmet kosher Shabbat meal during Parents Weekend. Meet the staff and students of Hillel and enjoy a wonderful Shabbat experience together. Shabbat dinners are $15 for non-students and free for students. RSVP at www.umhillel.org or by calling (734) 769-0500. Services begin at 5:05 p.m. (Orthodox and Shalvah – Torah Egalitarian), 5:30 p.m. (Dor Chadash/Conservative and Reform Havurah). Dinner begins at 6:30 p.m. Hillel is located at 1429 Hill St.
School of Nursing Sophomore Commitment Ceremony
5:30-7:30 p.m.
Stamps Auditorium
Families are invited to join us for a celebration of the Pre-Professional Nursing Induction as students begin their clinical experience. Please rsvp to sn-oaa@umich.edu or call (734) 764-7188.
The University Musical Society Presents:
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Keith Terry is a percussionist/rhythm dancer, whose work encompasses a number of allied performance disciplines – music, dance, theater, performance art – which he brings together to create an artistic vision that defies easy categorization. As a self-defined “body musician,” Terry uses the oldest musical instrument in the world – the human body (his own) – as the basis for exploring, blending and bending traditional and contemporary rhythmic, percussive and movement possibilities.
| Michigan v. Wayne State Men's Basketball Game 7:00 p.m. Crisler Arena Tickets: $5-11 Michigan's men's basketball team begins its season at home against Wayne State. For tickets, visit mgoblue.com or call 866-296-MTIX. |
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Festive Family Night Out
7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Downtown Ann Arbor
The Main Street Area Association presents a night on the town for families and students of all ages. Enjoy late shopping, exceptional dining and entertainers on the sidewalks on Main, Liberty, Fourth and Washington Streets in the heart of downtown Ann Arbor. Enjoy wonderful performers and downtown Ann Arbor, where Main Street was voted the Best in Michigan by AAA. Visit Main Street area’s unique shops from art galleries to high fashions and let your taste buds wander to our delectable assortment of restaurants from coffee houses to four star dining – all in the Main Street area. www.mainstreetannarbor.org
Music and Magic Dinner
Theater
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Have a wonderful weekend dinner with your family in this historic Michigan Union building. During dinner, delight to the sounds of a jazz quartet. Following the dinner, enjoy the magic and illusions of Jason Hudy, who was recently featured on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeKIk0Dz8rE). Dinner includes chipotle chicken, vegetarian penne pasta with tomato sauce and grilled vegetables, rolls with butter, mixed green salad, roasted red-skinned potatoes, and lemon bars for dessert. Coffee, tea, and water will also be provided. Dinner theater is casual. This event is co-sponsored by University Unions Arts and Programs: Division of Student Affairs. www.umich.edu/~uuap.
St. Mary Student Parish Parents Weekend Concert
"An Evening of Praise"
Performed by the Newman Student Choir
7:30 p.m.
You are invited to a special evening of praise and worship music performed by the Newman Student Choir and their musicians, in celebration of the release of their CD, We Praise Him. The concert will encompass both the traditional and contemporary repertoire, and is sure to include something for everyone to enjoy. A reception will follow the concert. Call 734-663-0557, ext. 240 or visit http://stmarystudentparish.org for more information. (Please note, this event will be in lieu of the St. Mary's Brunch that was originally published in the Parents & Family Weekend brochure.)
Michigan v. Miami Ice Hockey Game
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The G-Men Present G-Fest:
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Alpha Phi 3rd Annual Red Dress Gala
8:30 p.m.
Michigan League Ballroom
Tickets: $45 per person/$75 per couple/$30 for students
The Theta Chapter of the Alpha Phi Fraternity is excited to announce our Third Annual Alpha Phi Red Dress Gala. This year’s event will feature a variety of entertainment such as a silent auction, a live band, and a 50/50 raffle. Proceeds from the Red Dress Gala will benefit the Alpha Phi Foundation. The Alpha Phi Foundation funds many important groups such as the American Heart Association. As a charitable and educational organization, the Foundation is classified as a 501(c)(3) organization by the Internal Revenue Service, and donations are tax deductible in the United States as allowed by law. Tickets can be purchased at the door or in advance by contacting alphaphiRDG@gmail.com. Tickets to this event cannot be purchased online through the Parents & Family Weekend registration website.
University of Michigan Museum of Art Exhibits
Museum of Art, 525 S. State St.
10:00 a.m. -10:00 p.m. on Friday
The Lens of Impressionism: Photography and Painting Along the Normandy Coast, 1850–1874
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.
(Un)Natural History: The Museum Unveiled
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 College of Literature, Science, and the Arts 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 U-M 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.
UMMA Projects: Heather Rowe
Heather Rowe's art sits precariously at the intersection of sculpture, architecture, and installation, and her hybrid, fragmentary constructions derive their aesthetic frisson from her (or their) refusal to adhere to the norms of any one discipline. The sense of the work as neither one thing nor another is heightened by an attention to transitional spaces: corridors, stud-walls, windows and doorways. Interior and exterior space collapse into one another as the raw materials of construction - modular units of drywall, lumber, glass, and metal - are combined with more decorative elements. Interstitial spaces reveal swatches of carpet or wallpaper, while shards of mirror incorporate the surrounding space in a fragmented patchwork of reflections. Although keenly aware of such predecessors as Bruce Nauman's corridor installations, Robert Smithson's mirror displacements, and Gordon Matta-Clark's building cuts, Rowe's work combines formal and conceptual rigor with a psychological ambivalence and narrative tension in a manner both highly original and thoroughly contemporary.
Events for Saturday, November 7, 2009
Parents & Family Weekend Pre-Game Tailgate
9:00-11:30 a.m.
Indoor Track Building, (located behind Revelli Hall on Hoover St.)
Tickets: $29
An annual Parents & Family Weekend favorite, the pre-game tailgate is your opportunity to show your Michigan spirit! The tailgate features food, games, prizes and student performers to help you prepare to experience a game in the “Big House”. Scheduled to perform are the U-M Dance Team, the U-M Cheerleaders, the Michigan Marching Band, and many more! Menu includes marinated boneless chicken breasts, smoked stadium style sausage, veggie wraps, Greek style pasta salad, redskin potato salad, baked beans, chips, and brownies. Located at the Indoor Track Building, this is the place to be rain or shine! The kickoff time will be determined approximately 7 days before the game. The Parents & Family Weekend Pre-Game Tailgate start time is contingent upon the kickoff time. The tailgate will begin three hours prior to kickoff.
UPDATE: Unfortunately, Groove will be unable to perform at the tailgate as originally advertised. We apologize for the change in entertainment.
| Attention families of Michigan Marching Band, U-M Dance Team, and U-M Cheerleaders: If you wish to see your student perform at the Pre-Game Tailgate, you must purchase a ticket for this event. No one will be admitted to the Parents & Family Weekend Pre-Game Tailgate without a ticket. Tickets will be sold in advance on the Parents & Family Weekend Online Registration Form. If we do not sell out of tickets in advance, tickets will be available to purchase at the door. |
MLibrary Treasures Gallery Exhibits
8:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
The University of Michigan Library houses rich collections from ancient papyrus to the latest digital resources. Come see some of our rare items in the new MLibrary Treasures Gallery. This newly opened permanent exhibit space features a display of some of the library’s treasures, including the Audubon folio, the 18th century Amsterdam Haggadah, Medieval Islamic and European manuscripts and the 16th century Ortelius atlas. Also, stop by the display cases in the North Lobby of the Hatcher Graduate Library for the exhibit “SOMEONE TALKED! World War II Posters from the U-M Library Special Collections.
Saturday Morning Physics Lecture: Dynamics of Spinning, Rolling, and Skating by Professor Tony Bloch
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Professor Bloch will discuss some of the physics and mathematics of the classical motion of rigid bodies and general mechanical systems. The basic principle underlying most dynamics is the principle of least action. He will discuss some of the history of this principle and how it gives rise to motion of particles and rigid bodies. He will describe important related concepts such as the role of symmetry and the conservation of angular momentum and energy. For bodies, which roll or skate a more general principle, the Lagrange-D'Alembert principle, must be used to obtain the dynamics. In such cases, angular momentum is not necessarily conserved and one obtains rich and sometimes surprising dynamics. Refreshments served. Parking at the Church Street Parking structure for this lecture is $2.00 per vehicle. For more information, visit www.lsa.umich.edu/physics/seminars/smp/
Planetarium Shows
11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m, 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m. or 3:30 p.m.
Exhibit Museum of Natural History, 1109 Geddes Ave.
$4.75 per person
The Exhibit Museum’s Planetarium has served as an astronomy resource for the community since 1958. Fun for children and adults, this is your chance to learn about our night sky!
Michigan v. Purdue Football Game
12:00 p.m.
Michigan Stadium
Tickets: $59
SOLD OUT!
Experience over 100 years of Michigan football tradition! Come watch the Wolverines battle the Boilermakers. Attending a football game at “the Big House” is one of the most popular things to do at Michigan. Kickoff is at 12:00 p.m.
Dinosaur Tours
2:00 p.m.
Exhibit Museum of Natural History, 1109 Geddes Ave.
Attention dinosaur fans! Join us for a free, 30-minute docent-led tour of the dinosaur exhibits.
University of Michigan’s Cultural Attractions
10:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
There is something for everyone in Ann Arbor, even if you’re not a football fan. If you aren’t going to the game, we recommend visiting the Exhibit Museum, the Museum of Art, or the Matthaei Botanical Gardens, located off campus at 1800 North Dixboro Road.
University of Michigan Museum of Art Exhibits
Museum of Art, 525 S. State St.
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. on Saturday
The Lens of Impressionism: Photography and Painting Along the Normandy Coast, 1850–1874
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.
(Un)Natural History: The Museum Unveiled
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 College of Literature, Science, and the Arts 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 U-M 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.
UMMA Projects: Heather Rowe
Heather Rowe's art sits precariously at the intersection of sculpture, architecture, and installation, and her hybrid, fragmentary constructions derive their aesthetic frisson from her (or their) refusal to adhere to the norms of any one discipline. The sense of the work as neither one thing nor another is heightened by an attention to transitional spaces: corridors, stud-walls, windows and doorways. Interior and exterior space collapse into one another as the raw materials of construction - modular units of drywall, lumber, glass, and metal - are combined with more decorative elements. Interstitial spaces reveal swatches of carpet or wallpaper, while shards of mirror incorporate the surrounding space in a fragmented patchwork of reflections. Although keenly aware of such predecessors as Bruce Nauman's corridor installations, Robert Smithson's mirror displacements, and Gordon Matta-Clark's building cuts, Rowe's work combines formal and conceptual rigor with a psychological ambivalence and narrative tension in a manner both highly original and thoroughly contemporary.
The Image Wrought: Historical Photographic Approaches in the Digital Age
In sharp contrast to the broad embrace of digital technology, a growing contingent of contemporary photographers are revisiting 19th-century photographic approaches. These photographers, whose aesthetic goals cannot be met through the seamless resolution of the pixel, are returning with increasing frequency to archaic processes such as the daguerreotype (which was almost extinct by 1860), the cyanotype, and the tintype. Wrought from silver, gold, mercury and iron, the resulting images have a strong physicality and presence and seek out the particular technical changes of these difficult and often unstable media. Drawn from the holdings of the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas, Austin, this exhibition of some 80 works (including period cameras and equipment to make the processes in question more transparent) makes use of the Center’s expansive photographic collections to present contemporary images alongside vintage examples of their 19th-century predecessors. These pairings allow us to examine how contemporary photographers view the past—some relying on an almost sentimental continuity, others contrasting with radically fresh imagery.
| Michigan v. Miami Ice Hockey Game 7:35 p.m. Yost Ice Arena Tickets: $24 Spend your evening with the defending CCHA regular-season and conference tournament champion Michigan Ice Hockey Team. Experience historic Yost Ice Arena and see why the arena is considered to have one of the greatest home-ice advantages of any NCAA Hockey venue. For tickets, visit mgoblue.com or call 866-296-MTIX. Tickets to this event cannot be purchased through the Parents & Family Weekend online registration form. |
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Michigan A Cappella Council Presents the 6th Annual MACFest
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Gal Costa with Romero Lubambo, guitar SOLD OUT |
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The great Brazilian female vocalist Gal Costa makes her area debut as part of UMS’s ongoing exploration of the superstars of Brazilian music. Her professional career was launched in 1964 when she performed alongside Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Maria Bethânia, and Tom Zé on the concert Nós, por exemplo, which opened a new theater in Salvador. Part of the Tropicalismo movement, Costa had two early nationwide hits, “Baby” and “Divino Maravilhoso,” both of which appeared on her eponymous solo debut album, now considered a Tropicalismo classic. The Parents & Family Weekend block of tickets for this event is now sold out. However, tickets are still available directly through the University Musical Society.
School of Music, Theatre, and Dance Presents: Debussy’s Musique a moi
University of Michigan Museum of Art
8:00 p.m.
Claude Debussy's search for immediate, evocative sounds removed from musical tradition has much in common with that of the Impressionists. Ambivalent about the label for himself, Debussy's oeuvre can only at times be understood as sharing an impressionist aesthetic. This program examines Debussy's journey toward his “musique à moi,” from the celebrated early string quartet, through the well-known Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, to less familiar works: Deux danses, juxtaposing Debussy's eastern and medieval influences; Cinq Poèmes de Baudelaire, his most Wagnerian in style; and Trois Poèmes de Mallarmé, among his very last works. Ranging in forces from solo vocal to choral and orchestral, the program features School of Music, Theatre, and Dance students and performance faculty.
Events for Sunday, November 8, 2009
Parents & Family Weekend Brunch
2 seatings: 9:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.
Michigan League Ballroom
Tickets: $25
Parents Weekend concludes with brunch at the historic Michigan League. Enjoy student musical entertainment and an all-you-can-eat brunch. Menu includes egg croustade, brie and wild mushroom quiche, pecan-crusted French toast, sausage, muffins, bagels, fresh fruit, miniature pastries, and assorted beverages. Tickets can be purchased through the Parents & Family Weekend online registration form.
Parents Weekend Service of Holy Communion and Brunch
11:00 a.m.
Lord of Light Lutheran Campus Ministry, 801 S. Forest Ave. (@ Hill St.)
During our Sunday morning Service of Holy Communion, we will honor the role of parents in the lives of their young adult children. Worship will be followed by a delicious brunch and an opportunity to learn about the work of Lutheran Campus Ministry and to meet the campus ministry staff and student leaders. Take time to visit your student’s "church home away from home” and learn more about our partnership in nurturing faith, service and leadership among students at U-M. For more information, please call 734.668.7622, email Campus Pastor Sue Sprowls at pastorsprowls@comcast.net or check out the website at www.lordoflight.org.
Women’s Soccer vs. Penn State
12:00 p.m.
Cheer on the Wolverines as they face the Nittany Lions. The U-M Soccer Complex is located west of the tennis complex off of S. State St., between Stimpson St. and Oakbrook Dr. Free parking is available on-site.
University of Michigan Museum of Art Exhibits
Museum of Art, 525 S. State St.
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. on Sunday
The Lens of Impressionism: Photography and Painting Along the Normandy Coast, 1850–1874
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.
(Un)Natural History: The Museum Unveiled
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 College of Literature, Science, and the Arts 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 U-M 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.
UMMA Projects: Heather Rowe
Heather Rowe's art sits precariously at the intersection of sculpture, architecture, and installation, and her hybrid, fragmentary constructions derive their aesthetic frisson from her (or their) refusal to adhere to the norms of any one discipline. The sense of the work as neither one thing nor another is heightened by an attention to transitional spaces: corridors, stud-walls, windows and doorways. Interior and exterior space collapse into one another as the raw materials of construction - modular units of drywall, lumber, glass, and metal - are combined with more decorative elements. Interstitial spaces reveal swatches of carpet or wallpaper, while shards of mirror incorporate the surrounding space in a fragmented patchwork of reflections. Although keenly aware of such predecessors as Bruce Nauman's corridor installations, Robert Smithson's mirror displacements, and Gordon Matta-Clark's building cuts, Rowe's work combines formal and conceptual rigor with a psychological ambivalence and narrative tension in a manner both highly original and thoroughly contemporary.
The Image Wrought: Historical Photographic Approaches in the Digital Age
In sharp contrast to the broad embrace of digital technology, a growing contingent of contemporary photographers are revisiting 19th-century photographic approaches. These photographers, whose aesthetic goals cannot be met through the seamless resolution of the pixel, are returning with increasing frequency to archaic processes such as the daguerreotype (which was almost extinct by 1860), the cyanotype, and the tintype. Wrought from silver, gold, mercury and iron, the resulting images have a strong physicality and presence and seek out the particular technical changes of these difficult and often unstable media. Drawn from the holdings of the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas, Austin, this exhibition of some 80 works (including period cameras and equipment to make the processes in question more transparent) makes use of the Center’s expansive photographic collections to present contemporary images alongside vintage examples of their 19th-century predecessors. These pairings allow us to examine how contemporary photographers view the past—some relying on an almost sentimental continuity, others contrasting with radically fresh imagery.
MLibrary Treasures Gallery Exhibits
1:00
– 6:00 p.m.
The University of Michigan Library houses rich collections from ancient papyrus to the latest digital resources. Come see some of our rare items in the new MLibrary Treasures Gallery. This newly opened permanent exhibit space features a display of some of the library’s treasures, including the Audubon folio, the 18th century Amsterdam Haggadah, Medieval Islamic and European manuscripts and the 16th century Ortelius atlas. Also, stop by the display cases in the North Lobby of the Hatcher Graduate Library for the exhibit “SOMEONE TALKED! World War II Posters from the U-M Library Special Collections.”
Planetarium Shows
1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m. or 3:30 p.m.
Exhibit Museum of Natural History, 1109 Geddes Ave.
$4.75 per person
The Exhibit Museum’s Planetarium has served as an astronomy resource for the community since 1958. Fun for children and adults, this is your chance to learn about our night sky!
Parents & Family Weekend Public Skate
2:00-3:50 p.m.
Yost Ice Arena
$5 Admission/$2 skate rental
Take your son or daughter ice skating! Yost Ice Arena is one of the most unique arenas in college hockey, not only because it retains the charm of an old barn, but also because it offers the amenities of the most modern of arenas. Yost’s reputation for inducing a crowd-crazy atmosphere is legendary! Public skating at Yost is fun for the whole family.
The University Musical Society Presents – The St. Lawrence String Quartet
4:00 p.m.
Tickets: $20-42
Rackham Auditorium
Performing together for 20 years, the St. Lawrence String Quartet has been involved in numerous inventive collaborations, including projects with Pilobolus and the Emerson Quartet. The foursome, which regularly performs traditional quartet repertoire, is also fervently committed to performing and expanding the works of living composers. The program includes Haydn: String Quartet in F Major, Op. 77, No. 2 (1799); Ravel: String Quartet in F Major (1902-03); and Adams: String Quartet (2008). For ticket information, visit www.ums.org or call 734-764-2538. Tickets to this event cannot be purchased on the Parents & Family Weekend online registration form.