Calendar of Events

Lectures, Readings, and Forums

Monday November 2009

U-M Club of Ann Arbor.

Nov. 16, 23, & 30. Lunchtime talks by U-M athletic coaches and staff members. Today: football coach Rich Rodriguez. Weber's Inn, 3050 Jackson Rd. $19 (members, $14.25; seniors, $13.75), includes lunch. 649-8816.

"War and Warfare in the Middle/Near East: Past and Present": U-M Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies Lecture Series.

Every Mon. Talks by U-M and visiting scholars. Today's topic: "Jihad." 1636 SSWB, 1080 South University. Free. 764-0350.

"The Least Ancient Greek Poet": U-M Modern Greek Program.

Oxford University classics praelector Tim Whitmarsh discusses the fictitious 4th-century BC Greek poet Ananios of Kleitor, who (along with the surviving fragments of his poetry) is the creation of the renowned poet, critic, and medievalist George Economou, author of the recent Poems and Fragments of Ananios of Kleitor and Their Reception from Antiquity to the Present, a book Whitmarsh calls "a kind of ancient-world equivalent of Nabokov's Pale Fire." Whitmarsh's talk is followed by comments by Economou. 2172 Angell Hall. Free. 936-6099.

Tuesday November 2009

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

Every Tues. Talks by U-M and visiting scholars. Free sandwiches, cookies, & coffee served. This month's highlights include talks on "Inventorying Barbarians: An Early Modern Chinese Pictorial Vogue" (Nov. 3) and "Revealing Erasures: Visual Representation of Women in China, 1949-2009" (Nov. 17). For complete schedule, see ii.umich.edu/ccs. 1636 SSWB, 1080 South University. Free. 764-6308.

"An Evening with Helen Thomas": Ann Arbor District Library.

The legendary dean of the White House Press Corps discusses her new book, Listen Up Mr. President: Everything You Wanted Your Presidents to Know and Do. Signing. Michigan Theater. Free. 327-4560.

"The Swift Path": Jewel Heart Buddhist Center.

Nov. 3, 10. & 17. Talk by Gehlek Rimpoche, an incarnate lama from Tibet who lives in Ann Arbor. Jewel Heart Center, 1129 Oak Valley Dr. (between Ann Arbor-Saline Rd. & Ellsworth). $10 (students & seniors, $5). 994-3387.

Friday November 2009

Noon Lecture Series: U-M Center for Southeast Asian Studies.

Nov. 6 & 13. Talks by visiting scholars. Today's topic: "Peranakan Musical Cultures in Singapore" (Nov. 6) and "Explaining the 2009 Parliamentary and Presidential Votes in Indonesia" (Nov. 13). 1636 SSWB, 1080 South University. Free. 764-0352.

Saturday November 2009

Guy Davis: Vault of Midnight.

This Michigan comic book artist, best known for his work on the Sandman Mystery Theatre series about a vigilante whose main weapon is sleeping gas, discusses his work. Signing. 219 S. Main. Free. 998-1413.

"Allison Investigates": Barnes & Noble.

Canton teen Taylor Joseph discusses her 2nd novel, a fast-paced adventure about a precocious teen who investigates the theft of a neighbor's car. Signing. Barnes & Noble, 3235 Washtenaw. Free. 973-1618.

"The New UMMA": U-M Museum of Art.

Every Sat. & Sun. beginning Nov. 7. Docent-led tours of the recently renovated museum. UMMA, 525 S. State. Free. 764-0395.

"The Image Wrought: Historical Photographic Approaches in the Digital Age": U-M Museum of Art.

Nov. 14 & 28. Docent-led tours of the current exhibit. UMMA, 525 S. State. Free. 764-0395.

Dinosaur Tours: U-M Exhibit Museum.

Every Sat. & Sun. 30-minute docent-led tour of the museum's dinosaur exhibits. U-M Exhibit Museum, 1109 Geddes at North University. Free, but limited to the first 15 people to sign up for each tour. 764-0478.

“Renewable Energy”: Sustainable Michigan

Screening of Geoff Lawton's documentary Introduction to Permaculture Design. 7-9 p.m., 1725 Charlton. Free. 644-1520.

Sunday November 2009

Adult Education: First Presbyterian Church

U-M mathematics professor Daniel Forger discusses "Advent Music." 11 a.m., First Presbyterian Church Lewis Room, 1432 Washtenaw. Free. 662- 4466.

"The New UMMA": U-M Museum of Art.

Every Sat. & Sun. beginning Nov. 7. Docent-led tours of the recently renovated museum. UMMA, 525 S. State. Free. 764-0395.

Tour: Kempf House Museum.

Every Sun. Guided tours of this restored 19th-century Greek Revival home, named for the family of German American musicians who occupied it at the turn of the 19th century. Kempf House, 312 S. Division. Free; donations accepted. 994-4898.

"The Lens of Impressionism": U-M Museum of Art.

Nov. 4, 7, 8, 11, 15, 21, 22, & 29. Docent-led tours of the current exhibit. UMMA, 525 S. State. Free. 764-0395.

Dinosaur Tours: U-M Exhibit Museum.

Every Sat. & Sun. 30-minute docent-led tour of the museum's dinosaur exhibits. U-M Exhibit Museum, 1109 Geddes at North University. Free, but limited to the first 15 people to sign up for each tour. 764-0478.

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