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March 16, 2010

Calendar of Events

Lectures, Readings, and Forums

Monday January 2009

10 a.m.

Julian Bond: U-M 23rd Annual MLK Symposium.

Talk by this NAACP chairman, a veteran civil rights activist who helped found the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in Atlanta in the 1960s. Bond hosted America's Black Forum from 1980 to 1997 and continues to appear as a commentator on the Forum and The Today Show. Hill Auditorium. Free. 936-1055.

1:30 p.m.

"Myth and Miracle from the King Years": U-M 23rd Annual MLK Symposium.

Talk by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Taylor Branch, author of the trilogy America in the King Years, a history of the civil rights movement and biography of Martin Luther King Jr. Business School Blau Auditorium, 701 Tappan. Free. 657-0342.

2 p.m.

"Don`t Take Diversity Seriously: Just Kidding!": U-M 23rd Annual MLK Symposium.

Talk by award-winning stand-up comedian Larry Wilmore, the Daily Show "Senior Black Correspondent." Michigan Union Ballroom. Free. 936-7663.

3 p.m.

"Journeys Toward Understanding": U-M 23rd Annual MLK Symposium.

A series of documentaries about Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom on My Mind (3 p.m.) is Connie Field and Marilyn Mulford's Oscar-nominated 1994 documentary about the Mississippi voter registration campaign, 1961-1964, that led to the passage of the historic 1965 Voter Rights Act. American Experience: Citizen King (5 p.m.) is Orlando Bagwell and Noland Walker's 2004 documentary about the last 5 years of King's life. Martin Luther King Jr.: I Have a Dream (7:05 p.m.) is a 1986 film that juxtaposes King's "I Have a Dream" speech with archival footage of 1960s civil rights protests. Rackham Amphitheater. Free. 647-4860.

7 p.m.

"Elsewhere, U.S.A.": Liberty Borders.

NYU sociology professor Dalton Conley discusses his new book about the recent blurring of the boundaries between work and home lives in American culture. Conley also gives a talk at 4 p.m. on "A Dollar and a Dream: Wealth, Opportunity, and Security in the Post-Civil Rights Era" (250 Hutchins Hall, 625 S. State). Borders, 612 E. Liberty. Free. 668-7652.

Tuesday January 2009

11:30 a.m.

"Alfred Cortot: His Life and Recordings": U-M School of Music.

Indiana University music school director Karen Taylor discusses this acclaimed 20th-century pianist best known for his intuitive interpretations of Chopin and Schumann. U-M Music School Britton Recital Hall, 1100 Baits Dr. (off Broadway), North Campus. Free. 764-0594.

Noon-1:30 p.m.

Brown Bag Lecture: U-M Institute for the Humanities.

Every Tues. beginning Jan. 13. Today: University of London film and TV studies professor Chris Berry discusses "Tell It Like It Is: Thinking about Public Space and the Media in China." 202 S. Thayer, room 1022. Free. 936-3518.

Noon-1 p.m.

Noon Lecture Series: U-M Center for Chinese Studies.

Every Tuesday beginning January 20. Talks by U-M and visiting scholars. Free sandwiches, cookies, & coffee served. Today: U-M anthropology and history professor Yiching Wu discusses "Coping with Crisis in the Wake of the Cultural Revolution: Toward a Historical Critique of China's Postsocialist Condition." 1636 SSWB, 1080 South University. Free. 764-6308.

3:30 p.m.

Tobias Wolff: Hopwood U-M Underclassmen Awards Ceremony.

Reading by this celebrated writer, author of the memoir This Boy's Life, the short story collection In the Garden of the North American Martyrs, the novel Old School, and other acclaimed works . Wolff is "a genius at locating the truths revealed by lies . . . the otherwise inexpressible realities that lies give voice to," says a Slate reviewer of his new short story collection Our Story Begins. Rackham Auditorium. Free. 764-6296.

7 p.m.

Health Sessions: Washtenaw Whole Foods Market.

Jan. 8, 13, 14, 20, & 27. Talks by Whole Foods staff and local health practitioners. Today: nutritionist Judy Stone on "Avoiding Colds and the Flu." Whole Foods Cooking & Lifestyles Classroom, 3135 Washtenaw. Free. Preregistration requested. 975-4500.

7-8:30 p.m.

"Depression During Childbearing Years: Strategies for Prevention, Intervention, and Raising Resilient Children": Ann Arbor District Library.

Talk by U-M Center for Human Growth and Development developmental psychologist Kate Rosenblum, followed by a panel discussion with Depression Center experts. Q&A. AADL multipurpose room, 343 S. Fifth Ave. at William. Free. 327-4555.

7 p.m.

Nami Mun: Shaman Drum Bookshop.

This Hopwood-winning U-M creative writing grad reads from her semiautobiographical debut novel Miles from Nowhere, the story, set in 1980s New York City, of a 13-year-old Korean American girl who flees her dysfunctional family for a life on the streets. Signing. Shaman Drum, 315 S. State. Free. 662-7407.

7-9 p.m.

Writers Reading at Sweetwaters.

2008 Ann Arbor Poetry Slam champion Michael Moriarty reads from his new collection, The Ill Lad and the Odd MC. Followed by open-mike readings for poets and other creative writers. Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea, 123 W. Washington. Free. 369-2798.

Wednesday January 2009

Noon-1 p.m.

Noon Lecture Series: U-M Center for Russian & East European Studies.

Jan. 14, 21, & 28. Today: University of California anthropology professor Alexei Yurchak discusses "Necro-Utopia: The Politics of the Indistinction and the Art of the Non-Soviet." 1636 SSWB, 1080 South University. Free. 764-0351.

12:10 p.m.

"DocuWednesday": U-M Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library.

Jan. 14, 21, & 28. Screenings of documentaries from the U-M Askwith Media Library. Today: Negroes with Guns: Rob Williams and Black Power is Sandra Dickson and Churchill Roberts's 2004 biography of an African American man who advocated violent resistance during the civil rights movement. U-M Hatcher Library Gallery, Room 100. Free. 615-3194.

4-6 p.m.

Lecture Series: U-M Center for Korean Studies.

Jan. 21 & 28. Today: Columbia University Korean history professor Semi Oh on "Playing in the Colony: Gramophone and Nonsense in Colonial Seoul." 1636 SSWB, 1080 South University. Free. 764-1825.

7 p.m.

"'Imagine Futures': Does the LGBTI Community in Africa Have Reason to Celebrate?": U-M 23rd Annual MLK Symposium.

Talk by Nigerian human rights activist and avid blogger Sokari Ekine. SSWB Educational Conference Center, 1080 South University. Free. 764-7224.

7-9:30 p.m.

Works-in-Progress Series: Crazy Wisdom Bookstore & Tea Room.

Featured writers read from their current work. Tonight: poetry readings by U-M creative writing lecturers Delia DeCourcy and Jennifer Metsker. Crazy Wisdom, 114 S. Main. Free. 665-2757.

7 p.m.

Khaled Mattawa: Shaman Drum Bookshop.

This U-M creative writing professor, a Pushcart Prize-winning translator and anthologist of Arabic poetry, reads from Amorisco, his new collection of poems, set mostly in his native North Africa, of personal and cultural love and loss. Shaman Drum, 315 S. State. Free. 662-7407.

Thursday January 2009

10-11:30 a.m.

"The U.S. Supreme Court: Past Decisions and Future Directions": U-M Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.

Every Thurs., Jan. 8-Feb. 12. A series of 6 weekly lectures by different U-M law professors. Open to anyone age 55 & older. Today: law professor emeritus Terry Sandalow on "Constitutional Interpretation." Best Western Conference Center, 2900 Jackson Rd. $45 (members, $30) for the 6-lecture series, $25 (members, $10) per lecture. Memberships are $15 a year. 998-9351.

Noon.

Noon Lecture Series: U-M Center for Japanese Studies.

Jan. 22 & 29. Talks by U-M and visiting scholars. Today: Princeton University scholar Levi McLaughlin on "How to Cultivate a Mass Movement: Ethnographic and Historical Perspectives on Soka Gakkai, Japan's Largest Active Religion." 1636 SSWB, 1080 South University. Free. 764-6307.

5 p.m.

"(Re)Creating Gilgamesh: The Artistic and Technical Exploration of an Ancient Epic": U-M School of Art and Design Penny Stamps Lecture Series.

Syrian clarinetist Kinan Azmeh and Syrian-Armenian painter Kevork Mourad discuss their upcoming performance (see 23 Friday). Michigan Theater. Free. 647-2337.

6:30 p.m.

Annual Meeting: Washtenaw County Conservation District.

Buffet dinner and a talk by Michigan writer Jan Arnett on "Barn Preservation." Also, awards for best conservation farming and best tree conservation. Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds, 5055 Ann Arbor-Saline Rd., Saline. $10 (kids age 12 & under, $5) in advance and at the door. Preregistration required. 761-6721, ext. 5.

6:30-8:30 p.m.

"Lost Boys of Sudan": Ann Arbor District Library.

Screening of Jon Shenk and Megan Mylan's 2004 PBS documentary about 2 young men out of the thousands of young Dinka boys and girls orphaned and made refugees during Sudan's brutal 20-year Civil War. Followed by a discussion led by Jacob Atem, an orphaned Sudanese boy who has since started the Southern Sudan Healthcare Organization, and U-M Community Scholars Program faculty and students. AADL multipurpose room, 343 S. Fifth Ave. at William. Free. 327-4555.

7-8:30 p.m.

Health Sessions: People's Food Co-op.

Jan. 8 & 22. Today: holistic health practitioner Linda Feldt discusses "The Myth of Fasting." Crazy Wisdom Bookstore & Tea Room, 114 S. Main. Free. Preregistration required. 994-4589.

Friday January 2009

Noon.

"The Brazilian Automotive Industry in International Context: From European Origins to American Crisis": U-M Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies.

Talk by Federal University of Rio de Janeiro history professor Flavio Limoncic. 1644 SSWB, 1080 South University. Free. 647-0844.

7 p.m.

Film Series: U-M 23rd Annual MLK Symposium.

Jan. 15, 23, & 29. Tonight: For the Bible Tells Me So, Daniel Karslake's 2007 documentary about stigmatization of the gay community by the religious right. U-M West Quad Wedge Room, 541 Thompson. Free.

7 p.m.

Mark Webster Reading Series: U-M English Department.

Jan. 16 & 23 (different programs). Readings by U-M creative writing instructors and grad students. Today: prose by Shira Handler and poetry by Carly Harschlip. location TBA. Free. 615-3710.

7:30 p.m.

"Astronomy of the 21st Century" Lecture Series: U-M Astronomy Department.

Talk by U-M Mohler Prize recipient Charles Steidel, a California Institute of Technology astronomy professor who specializes in the study of galaxy formation. 1800 Chemistry, 930 North University. Free. 763-4190.

Saturday January 2009

"Bats of the World": Waterloo Natural History Association.

Multimedia presentation by representatives of the Organization for Bat Conservation. 2 p.m., Eddy Discovery Center, Bush Rd. (west from Pierce Rd. off I-94 exit 157), Chelsea. $2 (family, $5). $6 vehicle entrance fee. 475-3170.

1-3 p.m.

Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration: U-M Turner Geriatrics Center.

All seniors invited to join longtime Turner volunteer Dorothy Mack to celebrate the legacy of MLK with inspirational, soul-stirring words and music. The program includes a talk by speakers TBA. Refreshments. Turner Senior Resource Center, 2401 Plymouth Rd. Free. 998-9353.

6-7:30 p.m.

"Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time": Ann Arbor District Library.

Central Asia Institute and Pennies for Peace cofounder Greg Mortenson discusses his award-winning best-seller about his experiences in often volatile areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan, where over the course of 15 years he established over 78 schools. The book has recently been published in an edition adapted for young readers, Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Journey to Change the World . . . One Child at a Time, and an a picture book for very young readers, Listen to the Wind: The Story of Dr. Greg and Three Cups of Tea. Signing. Huron High School auditorium, 2727 Fuller Rd. at Huron Pkwy. Free. 327-4555.

Sunday January 2009

2 p.m.

Cohousing Talks: Sunward Cohousing.

Every Sun. Talks by Sunward Cohousing founder Nick Meima. Followed by a tour of the 3 Ann Arbor cohousing communities. Today: "Consensus Decision Making." Sunward Cohousing, 424 Little Lake Dr. Free. Preregistration required. 763-2177.

2 p.m.

"George Kelly's 'The Show Off'": Ann Arbor District Library.

U-M drama professor Leigh Woods discusses this early-20th century American playwright and director and his comic masterpiece. In conjunction with a U-M production of the play in February. AADL multipurpose room, 343 S. Fifth Ave. at William. Free. 327-4555.

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