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X-WR-CALNAME:Ann Arbor · arts · tonight · CalDiscovery BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Exhibition:2026 Second Year Studio Exhibition DTSTART:20260917T110000Z DTEND:20260918T020000Z DTSTAMP:20260915T062136Z UID:150015-21907837@events.umich.edu CATEGORIES:arts DESCRIPTION:August 24 - October 18\, 2026\nExhibition Reception: October 1 \, 1-2:30 p.m.\n\nIn their second year\, Stamps students complete a major milestone: Second Year Studio (SYS). It’s a course where\, per the sylla bus\, students \\"develop the capacity to work independently by identifyin g\, exploring\, and pursuing a single independent project that involves mu ltiple iterations.\\" Each student takes their own path\, encountering que stions that can shape the direction of their creative practice. At the end of the semester\, students formally report on their experience in a prese ntation called the Sophomore Review and receive direct feedback from a pan el of Stamps faculty members. \n\nInstalled throughout the Art & Architect ure Building\, the Second Year Studio Exhibition showcases the art and des ign work created in this pivotal course by our rising third-year and trans fer students\, and invites first-year students and other newcomers to expl ore both the building and the creative possibilities ahead. The show featu res 50 students who have volunteered to participate\, yet it honors every Stamps major who reaches the SYS milestone. \n\nThe works in this year’s exhibition engage a wide range of questions and concerns. Students invest igate memory\, identity\, materiality\, ecology\, technology\, labor\, soc ial relationships\, and the built environment through equally diverse form al approaches. While these subjects recur across the exhibition\, what sta nds out most is not a dominant thematic direction\, but a shared commitmen t to sustained inquiry.\n\n–Sally Clegg\, Lecturer & Student Exhibitions Coordinator & Pedram Baldari\, Assistant Professor\n\nExhibiting Artists and Designers\n\n\nNailah Aguilar\n\nAkylah Archer\n\nZachary Berenbaum\n\ nSamantha Blaine\n\nLauren Boyce\n\nKas Brajkovic\n\nAnna Browne\n\nLilah Chow\n\nIsabella Cortes\n\nMagdalena Dimovski\n\nLeah Elliott\n\nAya Fadle lzebair\n\nM. Faurote\n\nClaire Fuller\n\nNoelle Gall\n\nLacy Galligan\n\n Abigail Garcia\n\nElise Goldberg\n\nAva Grace\n\nElla Graeb\n\nDeja Green\ n\nGrace Hardy\n\nKore Hernández\n\nMikayla Holcomb\n\nReese Johnson\n\nO onagh Kossman\n\nKade Kuba\n\nAvelina Kusiak\n\nOliver Levans\n\nAlef Liu\ n\nFiona Maier\n\nCaitlyn McConville\n\nTyler Meerschaert\n\nEve Mellis\n\ nErica Meunier\n\nAlexis Minor\n\nCatherine Mitzel\n\nCharlotte Mullin\n\n Anupama Narayan\n\nMia Noel\n\nAva Paananen\n\nDominique Robinson\n\nSophi e Scott\n\nVictoria Selektor\n\nSamridhi Sharma\n\nJanet Shasha\n\nSadie S mith\n\nGabriella Spagnuolo\n\nAva Sproull\n\nJesse Strohauer\n\nDavid Wan g\n\nZimu Wang\n\nLily Whitcomb\n\nLexi Wu\n\nMelaniya Zazovskaya LAST-MODIFIED:20260915T062136Z LOCATION:Off Campus Location URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150015?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medi um=ics&utm_campaign=ann-arbor-mi X-SOURCE-NAME:Sporting Event X-SOURCE-URL:https://events.umich.edu/list END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Exhibition:Down in Ann Arbor Town: Pictorial Maps\, Campus Traditi ons\, and the Women Who Made Them DTSTART:20260917T120000Z DTEND:20260918T030000Z DTSTAMP:20260915T062136Z UID:150290-21908795@events.umich.edu CATEGORIES:arts DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the centennial of the iconic 1926 “Down in Ann Arb or Town” map by exploring the colorful history\, campus traditions\, and detailed artistry that made it possible. Created by Jessie Horton Koessle r (Class of 1901) to help fund the Michigan League building for women\, th is celebrated map provides a fascinating view into 1920s campus life and t he women who shaped it. Through three distinct exhibit sections\, journey from the campus history that led to the map’s creation to a broader look at early 20th-century pictorial mapmaking.\n\nWhile enjoying the exhibit\ , pick up a scavenger hunt at the Clark Library desk that will inspire you to notice whimsical details in the maps discussed. Return your scavenger hunt at the desk for a small prize\, while supplies last.\n\nJoin the cura tors — Ava Pustulka (’28) and Anna Rohl\, map curator at Clark Library — for a presentation on September 24 (https://myumi.ch/X8y3r)\, where t hey will share the research that went into creating the exhibit. LAST-MODIFIED:20260915T062136Z LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library\, 2nd Floor URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150290?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medi um=ics&utm_campaign=ann-arbor-mi X-SOURCE-NAME:Sporting Event X-SOURCE-URL:https://events.umich.edu/list END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Exhibition:The People’s Bicentennial DTSTART:20260917T130000Z DTEND:20260918T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260915T062136Z UID:147925-21902543@events.umich.edu CATEGORIES:arts DESCRIPTION:This selection of original artifacts documents the work of the Peoples Bicentennial Commission (PBC)\, which challenged the official\, c orporate-sponsored commemoration of the 1976 bicentennial. This year we ce lebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Indepen dence.\n\nItems on display are from the Joseph A. Labadie Collection\, whi ch documents social protest movements and radical history.\n\nHOURS\nSunda y 2-8pm\nMonday-Thursday 9am-8pm\nFriday 9am-4pm\nSaturday 11am-5pm LAST-MODIFIED:20260915T062136Z LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Hatcher Gallery Exhibit Room (1st floo r) URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147925?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medi um=ics&utm_campaign=ann-arbor-mi X-SOURCE-NAME:Sporting Event X-SOURCE-URL:https://events.umich.edu/list END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Free Thursdays at the KIA DTSTART:20260917T150000Z DTEND:20260918T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260912T003152Z UID:10001196-1789642800-1789675200@www.kiarts.org CATEGORIES:arts,free DESCRIPTION:Enjoy free admission and extended hours until 8pm on Thursdays \, thanks to generous support provided by Art Bridges Foundation’s Acces s for All program and the Efroymson Family Fund. LAST-MODIFIED:20260912T003152Z URL:https://www.kiarts.org/event/free-thursdays-at-the-kia/2026-09-17/?utm _source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=ann-arbor-mi X-SOURCE-NAME:Kalamazoo Institute of Arts X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.kiarts.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Other:IdeaHub Call for Art DTSTART:20260917T170000Z DTEND:20260918T030000Z DTSTAMP:20260916T062310Z UID:152121-21913033@events.umich.edu CATEGORIES:arts DESCRIPTION:Are you a member of a student organization? Are you feeling ar tsy? Submit a piece of artwork by October 26th for the chance for it to be displayed in the IdeaHub meeting rooms! LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T062310Z LOCATION:Michigan Union - IdeaHub (2nd Floor) URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/152121?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medi um=ics&utm_campaign=ann-arbor-mi X-SOURCE-NAME:Sporting Event X-SOURCE-URL:https://events.umich.edu/list END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Reception / Open House:Democracy in Motion: The Advancement of Dem ocracy in Korea and the Students at the Frontline DTSTART:20260917T200000Z DTEND:20260917T220000Z DTSTAMP:20260916T062310Z UID:150278-21908575@events.umich.edu CATEGORIES:arts DESCRIPTION:Nearly eighty years have passed since the establishment of the Republic of Korea in the South and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in the North in 1948. This exhibit features selected library collections that trace the history and major milestones of Korean democrac y\, with particular attention to the vital role of student movements.\n\nA t pivotal moments in modern Korean history\, students stood at the forefro nt of resistance to authoritarian rule and military oppression. Their acti vism became a powerful force in the pursuit of political freedom and contr ibuted significantly to the advancement of democracy in Korea. Spanning th e period from Korea’s first president\, Syngman Rhee\, to current presid ent Lee Jae-myung\, this exhibit invites visitors to reflect on Korea’s long\, complex\, and ongoing journey toward democratization. \n\nPresented by the library in conjunction with Democracy Week at Michigan and in coll aboration with the Nam Center for Korean Studies.\n\nThird Thursdays at th e Library is a themed monthly open house where we share materials from our collections. While you’re here\, pick up a passport and collect a stamp from each of this month's Third Thursday locations — Asia Library\, Cla rk Library\, International Studies\, and the Special Collections Research Center — to win a prize! LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T062310Z LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Asia Library\, 4th Floor URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150278?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medi um=ics&utm_campaign=ann-arbor-mi X-SOURCE-NAME:Sporting Event X-SOURCE-URL:https://events.umich.edu/list END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Reception / Open House:One Hundred Years in the One Hundred Acre W ood: Winnie-the-Pooh Has a Birthday DTSTART:20260917T200000Z DTEND:20260917T220000Z DTSTAMP:20260916T062310Z UID:150282-21908579@events.umich.edu CATEGORIES:arts DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the 100th anniversary of A.A. Milne’s \\"Winnie-th e-Pooh.\\" We'll feature original editions\, pop-up and movable book versi ons of the stories\, and other tales featuring Pooh\, Piglet\, Kanga\, Roo \, Eeyore\, Tigger\, Owl\, Rabbit\, and Christopher Robin.\n\nJoin us in t he Special Collections Research Center (on the 6th floor of Hatcher) for T hird Thursdays at the Library\, a themed monthly open house where we share materials from our collections. While you’re here\, pick up a passport and collect a stamp from each of the four Third Thursday Open Houses — A sia Library\, Clark Library\, International Studies\, and Special Collecti ons Research Center — to win a poster. LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T062310Z LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Special Collections Research Center\, 6th floor URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150282?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medi um=ics&utm_campaign=ann-arbor-mi X-SOURCE-NAME:Sporting Event X-SOURCE-URL:https://events.umich.edu/list END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Reception / Open House:Soul of America: 250 Years Through Books DTSTART:20260917T200000Z DTEND:20260917T220000Z DTSTAMP:20260916T062310Z UID:150693-21909933@events.umich.edu CATEGORIES:arts DESCRIPTION:The online exhibit \\"Soul of America: 250 Years Through Books \\" (https://myumi.ch/DW8eE) shares a personal perspective on American ide ntity through the lens of University of Michigan Press books. Stop by the Press archive (never normally open to visitors) to view almost 100 years o f original publications from the University of Michigan's publishing arm a nd to pick up a free copy of the exhibit catalog.\n\nLarnell Gross\, Honor s BA student in Political Communication\, created the exhibit to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence\, and will be on hand to chat and sign your catalog! Head to the 4th floor of the Shapiro Library\, room 4172. LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T062310Z LOCATION:Shapiro Library - Room 4172\, 4th floor URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150693?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medi um=ics&utm_campaign=ann-arbor-mi X-SOURCE-NAME:Sporting Event X-SOURCE-URL:https://events.umich.edu/list END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Reception / Open House:The Work of Women Cartographers\, on Campus and Beyond! DTSTART:20260917T200000Z DTEND:20260917T220000Z DTSTAMP:20260916T062310Z UID:150696-21909976@events.umich.edu CATEGORIES:arts DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the opening of the exhibit “Down in Ann Arbor Town : Pictorial Maps\, Campus Traditions\, and the Women Who Made Them\\" with us! (https://myumi.ch/9JprE) See an original copy of the iconic\, centur y-old “Down in Ann Arbor Town” map alongside some of our favorite maps by women cartographers and a selection of maps showing how campus has bee n mapped over time.\n\nJoin us (on the 2nd floor of Hatcher) for Third Thu rsdays at the Library\, a themed monthly open house where we share materia ls from our collections. While you’re here\, pick up a passport and coll ect a stamp from each of the four Third Thursday Open Houses — Asia Libr ary\, Clark Library\, International Studies\, and Special Collections Rese arch Center — to win a poster. LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T062310Z LOCATION:Hatcher Graduate Library - Clark Library\, 2nd Floor URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150696?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medi um=ics&utm_campaign=ann-arbor-mi X-SOURCE-NAME:Sporting Event X-SOURCE-URL:https://events.umich.edu/list END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Other:Third Thursday | Late Night at the Kelsey! DTSTART:20260917T200000Z DTEND:20260917T233000Z DTSTAMP:20260916T062310Z UID:147869-21909486@events.umich.edu CATEGORIES:arts,free DESCRIPTION:The Kelsey Museum is open late! On the third Thursday of each month\, the Kelsey will be open from 4:00 to 7:30 PM. Come check out the g alleries after work\, after school\, or after dinner downtown.\n\nThis eve nt is free and open to all visitors. If you have any questions or concerns regarding accessing this event\, please visit our accessibility page at h ttps://myumi.ch/zwPkd or contact the education office by calling (734) 647 -4167. We ask for advance notice as some accommodations may require more t ime for the university to arrange. LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T062310Z LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147869?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medi um=ics&utm_campaign=ann-arbor-mi X-SOURCE-NAME:Sporting Event X-SOURCE-URL:https://events.umich.edu/list END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:“Third Thursdays at the Library”: U-M Library DTSTART:20260917T200000Z DTEND:20260917T220000Z DTSTAMP:20260917T011022Z UID:10003988-1789660800-1789668000@annarborobserver.com CATEGORIES:arts,community DESCRIPTION:Monthly open house featuring rotating highlights from the libr ary’s Special Collections Research Center\, maps from the Clark Library\ , and items from other collections. Curators on hand to answer questions. \nToday on the 6th fl.: “One Hundred Years in the One Hundred Acre Wood : Winnie-the-Pooh Has a Birthday.” Original editions of A.A. Milne’s b eloved children’s stories\, along with pop-up versions and other tales. \nToday on the 4th fl: “Democracy in Motion: The Advancement of Democra cy in Korea and the Students at the Frontline.” Items that trace the his tory and major milestones of Korean democracy\, with particular focus on t he role of student movements. \nToday on the 2nd fl.: “Down in Ann Arbo r Town: Pictorial Maps\, Campus Traditions\, and the Women Who Made Them. ” A chance to view the library’s new exhibit (see Galleries). \n4– 6 p.m.\, Hatcher Library\, enter from the Diag. Free. (734) 936–2309. LAST-MODIFIED:20260917T011022Z URL:https://annarborobserver.com/event/315497/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm _medium=ics&utm_campaign=ann-arbor-mi X-SOURCE-NAME:Ann Arbor Observer X-SOURCE-URL:https://annarborobserver.com/guide/u-m-football-schedule END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Building Pipe Cleaner Bouquets with Alpha Delta Alpha DTSTART:20260917T210000Z DTEND:20260917T220000Z DTSTAMP:20260828T022405Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_52865770452511 CATEGORIES:arts DESCRIPTION:Come build a pipe cleaner bouquet and get to know the Alpha De lta Alpha sorority! LAST-MODIFIED:20260828T022405Z LOCATION:Alpha Delta Alpha URL:https://events.mtu.edu/event/building-pipe-cleaner-bouquets-with-alpha -delta-alpha?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=ann-arbor -mi X-SOURCE-NAME:Michigan Tech Events Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://events.mtu.edu/event/hockey_game_watch_-_ann_arbor_mi END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:“They Wanted Cicero\, They Got Gladiators: Bare-Knuckle Boxers a nd the Fight for Citizen Identity”: U-M Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Dig ging Deeper Thursday Night Lecture Series DTSTART:20260917T210000Z DTEND:20260917T220000Z DTSTAMP:20260917T070836Z UID:10004002-1789664400-1789668000@annarborobserver.com CATEGORIES:arts,education DESCRIPTION:Franklin and Marshall College (Lancaster\, PA) government prof essor Dean Hammer discusses democratic principles and civic empowerment in ancient Rome. Light refreshments. 5–6 p.m.\, 434 S. State. Free. (734) 764–9304. LAST-MODIFIED:20260917T070836Z URL:https://annarborobserver.com/event/they-wanted-cicero-they-got-gladiat ors-bare-knuckle-boxers-and-the-fight-for-citizen-identity-u-m-kelsey-muse um-of-archaeology-digging-deeper-thursday-night-lecture-series/?utm_source =caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=ann-arbor-mi X-SOURCE-NAME:Ann Arbor Observer X-SOURCE-URL:https://annarborobserver.com/guide/u-m-football-schedule END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Adult ArtMaking Workshop: Design in Relief – Linocut Printmaking (SOLD OUT) DTSTART:20260917T213000Z DTEND:20260917T233000Z DTSTAMP:20260912T001814Z UID:11787@cranbrookartmuseum.org CATEGORIES:arts,education DESCRIPTION:Join us for artist-led workshops on select Thursday evenings a nd Saturday mornings. Each two-hour workshop will feature a different artm aking theme\, drawing inspiration from artwork in our collection. All leve ls of artistic experience are welcome as participants are encouraged to ex periment with new materials and creative techniques.  \n\nSelect Thursda ys from 5:30–7:30pm\; select Saturdays from 10:30am-12:30pm. $25 per par ticipant\, intended for ages 16 and up. Pre-registration is required throu gh our website. All materials are provided.\n\n \n\nUpcoming Adult ArtMak ing Workshops:\n\nSeptember 17\, 19: Design in Relief – Linocut Printmak ing\nDesign\, carve\, and print your own bold linocut design. Inspired by designs in Cranbrook Art Museum’s collection\, experiment with relief pr intmaking using rubber linocut and adding unique typography. LAST-MODIFIED:20260912T001814Z LOCATION:Cranbrook Art Museum\, 39221 Woodward Ave\, Box 801\, Bloomfield Hills\, MI\, 48303\, United States URL:https://cranbrookartmuseum.org/events/adult-artmaking-workshop-design- in-relief-linocut-printmaking-2/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&ut m_campaign=ann-arbor-mi X-SOURCE-NAME:Contemporary Art Museum In Detroit X-SOURCE-URL:https://cranbrookartmuseum.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:“We Hold These Truths …”: U-M Stamps School of Art & Design Penny Stamps Speaker Series DTSTART:20260917T213000Z DTEND:20260917T230000Z DTSTAMP:20260917T070836Z UID:10003993-1789666200-1789671600@annarborobserver.com CATEGORIES:arts DESCRIPTION:(See preview) Washington\, D.C.–based performance artist Hol ly Bass discusses her career and work\, including her new exhibition (open ing Oct. 3) which explores how Americans have celebrated and reimagined th e nation’s founding across three anniversary years (1876\, 1976\, and 20 26) and examines how national ideals and histories are passed between gene rations. 5:30–7 p.m.\, Michigan Theater. Free. (734) 936–0671\, stamps .umich.edu. LAST-MODIFIED:20260917T070836Z URL:https://annarborobserver.com/event/we-hold-these-truths-u-m-stamps-sch ool-of-art-design-penny-stamps-speaker-series/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm _medium=ics&utm_campaign=ann-arbor-mi X-SOURCE-NAME:Ann Arbor Observer X-SOURCE-URL:https://annarborobserver.com/guide/u-m-football-schedule END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Glaze-A-Tile: Gutman Gallery DTSTART:20260917T213000Z DTEND:20260918T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260917T070836Z UID:10002509-1789666200-1789675200@annarborobserver.com CATEGORIES:arts DESCRIPTION:When: Thursday\, September 17\, 2026. 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.\nWhe re: Gutman Gallery\n118 N 4th Ave\, Ann Arbor\, MI 48104 \nThis workshop w ill be held at the Gutman Gallery (not at the Motawi studio). \nWorkshop p articipants will receive step-by-step instruction in Motawi’s signature bulb-glazing process. We’ll provide two bisque (unglazed) tiles\, bulbs filled with our rich glaze colors\, and a suggested glazing guide. Follow our recommendations or unleash your creativity and create your own unique colorways! \nDuring the Saturday\, September 12 workshop\, participants wi ll glaze two 4×4 Pine Forest tiles in their choice of two exclusive works hop colorways. LAST-MODIFIED:20260917T070836Z URL:https://annarborobserver.com/event/glaze-a-tile-gutman-gallery/?utm_so urce=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=ann-arbor-mi X-SOURCE-NAME:Ann Arbor Observer X-SOURCE-URL:https://annarborobserver.com/guide/u-m-football-schedule END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Artful Evening: "I\, Too\, Sing America": The Harlem Renaissance i n Art\, Music\, and Theatre DTSTART:20260917T220000Z DTEND:20260917T230000Z DTSTAMP:20260916T003450Z UID:10001342-1789668000-1789671600@www.kiarts.org CATEGORIES:arts,music,theater DESCRIPTION:“Art is the inner voice of the people.” —Alain Locke \nJ oin us for a discussion of one of the most vibrant and significant movemen ts in American art history – the Harlem Renaissance. Three scholars will reflect on the period’s rich legacy in the fields of visual art\, music \, and theatre. Moderated by Bianca Washington\, the panel will include Dr . Amy Mooney (Professor of Art History at Columbia College Chicago)\, Rev. Millard Southern (PhD candidate in Interdisciplinary Studies at WMU)\, an d Dr. Quincy Thomas (Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts at Kalamazoo Coll ege). \n\nRegister \n\nDr. Amy Mooney\, Panelist on Visual Art\n Dr. Amy M. Mooney is a Professor of Art History at Columbia College Chicago. Her publications include a monograph\, Archibald J. Motley\, Jr.\, as well as contributions to anthologies and catalogs including Alma Thomas: Everythin g is Beautiful\, Beyond Face: New Perspectives in Portraiture\, Archibald Motley: Jazz Age Modernist\, Black Is Black Ain’t\, and Romare Bearden i n the Modernist Tradition. She is a recipient of fellowships from the Amer ican Council of Learned Societies\, the National Portrait Gallery\, the Sm ithsonian American Art Museum\, and the Terra Foundation for American Art. In collaboration with Dr. Deborah Willis\, she launched a digital humanit ies project\, “Say It with Pictures” Then and Now that recovers and ex amines Chicago’s African American studio photographers from the 1890s in to the 1930s. This project will be the basis for an exhibition at the Newb erry Library in 2027 where she will work with contemporary artists to crea te a new body of work in response to these important histories. While serv ing as the 2019-2020 Terra Foundation Visiting Professor of American Art a t Oxford University\, she delivered Regarding the Portrait\, a four-part l ecture series that draws from her forthcoming book\, Progressive Visions: Portraiture in the United States\, 1890-1950\, which investigates the soci al function of portraiture. Dr. Mooney earned her M.A. and Ph.D. in Art Hi story at Rutgers University.\n Show Panelist Bio\n\nRev. Millard Southern \, Panelist on Music\n\n Rev. Millard Southern III is a third-generation minister\, currently serving as the pastor of the historic Allen Chapel A .M.E. Church in Kalamazoo. A native of Chicago\, he received a BA in Econo mics from Drake University and a Master of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary in New York. Rev. Southern is an avid scholar of jazz music and a trumpet player himself. He is now finishing his Ph.D. in Interdisciplina ry Studies at Western Michigan University\, using the music of Wynton Mars alis to investigate the relationship between jazz\, theology\, and democra cy. Rev. Southern regularly creates programming opportunities that bring m usic to youth and adult audiences in Kalamazoo. Recent highlights have inc luded a 2025 Trumpet Summit at WMU and a concert by Wynton Marsalis in 202 6\, which was followed by a public one-on-one conversation on jazz and Ame rican culture. He has also collaborated with the KIA’s education departm ent on multiple programs\, bringing music and visual art into conversation with one another.\n Show Panelist Bio\n\nDr. Quincy Thomas\, Panelist on Theatre\n\n Dr. Quincy Thomas earned a Ph.D. in Theatre and a Performan ce Studies certification from Bowling Green State University. As an actor\ , director\, intimacy coordinator\, and playwright\, their offerings focus on subjects such as counter-storytelling\; Black performativity in Americ an media\; representations of the marginalized in popular culture\; stand- up and solo performance\; and performative writing. Dr. Thomas is an Assis tant Professor of Theatre Arts at Kalamazoo College\, where they also serv e as department co-chair. They apply their passion for theatre\, performan ce studies\, and film while speaking to issues surrounding cultural margin alization and misrepresentation in the arts\, specifically of racial and e thnic minorities\, women\, and members of the LGBTQ+ community. Their most recent directorial offerings have included: Harlem Duet (Kalamazoo Festiv al Playhouse and Face Off Theatre)\, Love’s Labour’s Lost (Kalamazoo F estival Playhouse)\, California Suite (Kalamazoo Civic Theatre)\, A New Le af (Queer Theatre Kalamazoo)\, and Chicken and Biscuits (Farmer’s Alley Theatre). They have most recently appeared onstage as Lopakhin in The Cher ry Orchard (Kalamazoo Civic Theatre)\, and as a member of the Crawlspace E viction improv troupe Always Hallways. Other favorite roles have included Blue/Orange (Christopher)\, Clybourne Park (Albert)\, As You Like It (Touc hstone)\, Love’s Labours Lost (Lord Longeville)\, Noises Off (Selsdon)\, and White Rabbit\; Red Rabbit (Actor). Their original play The Whites Exp lain It All was selected as the full-length play for the 2023 Region III K ennedy Center American College Theatre Festival.\n Show Panelist Bio\n\nB ianca Washington\, Panel Moderator\n\n Bianca Washington received her BA at Western Michigan University and her MFA in Acting and Theatre Educatio n at The Pennsylvania State University. She studied abroad in London\, Sou th Africa\, and Toronto\, performing and engaging in master classes and re search. After her training\, she ventured to New York City to gain a fulle r understanding of the industry\, serving as an understudy at the Pearl Th eatre Company and as a volunteer at the 52nd Street Project. Upon her retu rn to Michigan\, she began adjunct teaching at Western Michigan University \, Lake Michigan College\, and Kalamazoo College. Washington has been teac hing at the collegiate level for seven years and has educated young people in the arts for more than ten years. She toured for over a decade with he r family’s theatre company\, Washington Productions. It was there where she learned the magic and art of The Griot\, African storytelling\, and sh e gives credit to her uncle\, Dr. Von Washington\, and aunt\, Fran Washing ton\, for providing profound professional experience and education in the craft. Washington is one of the proud founding members of Face Off Theatre Company\, which focuses on producing and supporting artists of color and their stories in Kalamazoo and other local communities. Acting credits inc lude: Primary Trust (Corrina and Others)\, POTUS (Jean)\, Been Lovin’ Yo u: August Wilson Collection of Scenes (Tonya and Clarissa)\, At the Table (Lauren)\, Disgraced (Jory)\, Good People (Kate)\, In Search Of Giants (Al ice/Malinda)\, RACE (Susan)\, The Colored Museum (Medea/Flight Att.)\, Rad io Golf (Mame)\, Oedipus (Jocasta)\, Twelfth Night (Viola) and many more. Directing credits include: Water by the Spoonful\, The Meeting\, Home on t he Morning Train\, Brave No World\, Student Body\, Ships\, Shells and Chai ns\, Theatre for Community Health\, and others. \n Show Panelist Bio LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T003450Z URL:https://www.kiarts.org/event/artful-evening-i-too-sing-america-the-har lem-renaissance-in-art-music-and-theatre/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medi um=ics&utm_campaign=ann-arbor-mi X-SOURCE-NAME:Kalamazoo Institute of Arts X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.kiarts.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Faux Stained Glass DTSTART:20260917T220000Z DTEND:20260917T233000Z DTSTAMP:20260903T001016Z UID:69458@annarborwithkids.com CATEGORIES:arts DESCRIPTION:Choose from a pre-made design or draw your own\, then color it with markers and add shimmering foil to create a stained-glass-inspired p iece to display in a frame.\n\n\n\nThis event is for Teen–Adult. LAST-MODIFIED:20260903T001016Z LOCATION:Traverwood Branch of AADL\, 3333 Traverwood Dr\, Ann Arbor\, Mich igan\, 48105\, North Ann Arbor\, United States URL:https://annarborwithkids.com/events/faux-stained-glass/?utm_source=cal discovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=ann-arbor-mi X-SOURCE-NAME:Concert X-SOURCE-URL:https://annarborwithkids.com/articles/farmers-market-guide END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Tours:Third Thursday Tour | Highlights of the Kelsey DTSTART:20260917T220000Z DTEND:20260917T223000Z DTSTAMP:20260916T062310Z UID:150466-21909481@events.umich.edu CATEGORIES:arts DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special evening event at the Kelsey Museum! This Third Thursday experience features a 30-minute tour of ancient Mediterran ean history and artifact highlights from the Kelsey collection.\n\nThis ev ent is free and open to all visitors. If you have any questions or concern s regarding accessing this event\, please visit our accessibility page at https://myumi.ch/zwPkd or contact the education office by calling (734) 64 7-4167. We ask for advance notice as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange. LAST-MODIFIED:20260916T062310Z LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/150466?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medi um=ics&utm_campaign=ann-arbor-mi X-SOURCE-NAME:Sporting Event X-SOURCE-URL:https://events.umich.edu/list END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:“Third Thursday Tour”: U-M Kelsey Museum of Archaeology DTSTART:20260917T220000Z DTEND:20260917T223000Z DTSTAMP:20260917T070836Z UID:10004001-1789668000-1789669800@annarborobserver.com CATEGORIES:arts DESCRIPTION:Thirty-minute docent-led tour of ancient Mediterranean artifac ts in the museum collection. 6 p.m.\, 434 S. State (meet at the Maynard en trance). Free. (734) 764–9304. LAST-MODIFIED:20260917T070836Z URL:https://annarborobserver.com/event/third-thursday-tour-u-m-kelsey-muse um-of-archaeology-2/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=a nn-arbor-mi X-SOURCE-NAME:Ann Arbor Observer X-SOURCE-URL:https://annarborobserver.com/guide/u-m-football-schedule END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:“Babylonia”: U-M Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Book Club DTSTART:20260917T220000Z DTEND:20260917T230000Z DTSTAMP:20260917T070836Z UID:10004003-1789668000-1789671600@annarborobserver.com CATEGORIES:arts,literary DESCRIPTION:All invited to join a discussion of Costanza Casati’s 2025 n ovel about the rise to power of the Assyrian Empire’s only female ruler\ , Semiramis. Light refreshments. 6–7 p.m.\, 434 S. State\, rm. 125\, 434 S. State. Preregistration required\; see lsa.umich.edu/kelsey. Free. (734 ) 764–9304 LAST-MODIFIED:20260917T070836Z URL:https://annarborobserver.com/event/babylonia-u-m-kelsey-museum-of-arch aeology-book-club/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=ann -arbor-mi X-SOURCE-NAME:Ann Arbor Observer X-SOURCE-URL:https://annarborobserver.com/guide/u-m-football-schedule END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Slime Making with Alpha Gamma Delta DTSTART:20260917T230000Z DTEND:20260918T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260828T183139Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_52865770673711 CATEGORIES:arts,community,food DESCRIPTION:Come make slime and get to know the Alpha Gamma Delta sorority ! LAST-MODIFIED:20260828T183139Z LOCATION:Alpha Gamma Delta URL:https://events.mtu.edu/event/craft-snack-bar-with-alpha-gamma-delta?ut m_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=ann-arbor-mi X-SOURCE-NAME:Michigan Tech Events Calendar Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://events.mtu.edu/event/hockey_game_watch_-_ann_arbor_mi END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR