Community Culture
University to declare Michigan 'The State of the Book' with celebratory symposium
- Teresa Mathew/Daily
BY ANNA SADOVSKAYA
In an effort to raise awareness for Michigan’s wide array of creative contributions, Fiction Writers Review and the University’s MFA Program in Creative Writing will co-host a literature convention commemorating the long-standing literary accomplishments of Michigan writers by naming Michigan the “State of the Book.”
University to host the country's first Independent Korean film festival
BY ALICIA ADAMCYZK
The University is hosting the first ever Independent Korean Film Festival in the United States. The festival features nine films, all released between 2009 and 2011.
Marina von Neumann Whitman to read from new memoir 'The Martian's Daughter'
- U of M Press
BY JOHN BOHN
Whitman’s father, John von Neumann, is known for inventing Game Theory, pioneering developments in computer science and contributing to the Manhattan Project, among other achievements. On Tuesday, Whitman will be giving a reading of her recently published memoir “The Martian’s Daughter.”
Film series highlights film narration tradition and Japanese cinema
- Center for Japanese Studies
BY JOHN BOHN
Asian Cinema Prof. Abé Markus Nornes specializes in Japanese cinema, and this semester he has organized a film series on the great Japanese filmmaker Yasujiro Ozu.
Husband and wife's musical poetry captures the uncanny valley
BY TYLER BAILEY
Concert pianist Oni Buchanan and poet Jon Woodward, who will be performing a multimedia concert-length piece titled “Uncanny Valley,” after Woodward’s serial poem by the same name, as part of the Zell Visiting Writers Series’ on Thursday evening.
Pioneer High School selected as venue for Detroit Symphony Orchestra tour
BY LAUREN CASERTA
Thanks to the overwhelming community response of Ann Arbor residents, the DSO plans to spend a few of those miles on a trip to Pioneer High School for a free community concert.
EarthFest takes fun approach to promoting sustainability
BY JOEY STEINBERGER
Can sustainability be fun? Is it possible to throw an eco-friendly party big enough for the entire University to attend? The organizers of EarthFest 2012 think so.
CSG Farmer's Market to offer students fresh look at sustainability
- HaleyHoard/Daily
BY ALICIA ADAMCZYK
University students already sick of cafeteria food and burnt TV dinners, rejoice — Central Student Government will host its second annual Farmer’s Market today in an effort to provide healthy, sustainable produce options on campus.
Annual UMS fundraiser provides for low-cost performances for children
BY JOHN BOHN
Each year, the University Musical Society’s Education and Community Engagement Program offers thousands of kids the opportunity to attend free and low-cost performances and activities during UMS’s season.
AAUW book sale to donate proceeds as scholarships to local area women
BY ALICIA ADAMCZYK
Students and Ann Arborites still mourning the loss of Borders will have the opportunity to pick through over 20,000 used books at Washtenaw Community College this weekend, when the Ann Arbor branch of the American Association of University Women hosts its annual book sale.
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