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Events
CREES organizes over 50 public events each year such as lectures, conferences, films, and mini-courses, many in collaboration with other U-M units. Please see our searchable events calendar for information on upcoming programs. Our special events page highlights particularly notable series and events. Our multimedia page includes audio files from area-focused events.
Regional Programs
CREES's academic programs and events related to Armenia, Central Asia, the Czech and Slovak Republics, Poland, the Russian Federation, and Southeastern Europe are featured in our Regional Programs pages.
Upcoming Events
Click here to see a complete calendar of Fall 2008 events.
October 2008 Events
October 01, 2008
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Institute for the Humanities Gallery, Room 1010, 202 S. Thayer
Exhibition - The Earth of Lithuania with the Wind of Warsaw (through Oct 17)
Description:
Stasys Eidrigevicius, artist. Sponsored by the Copernicus Endowment, Center for Russian and East European Studies, Institute for the Humanities, and School of Art & Design. The exhibition runs from Mon, Sept 8-Fri, Oct 17; gallery hours: 9:00 AM-5:00 PM.
October 08, 2008
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, 1636 International Institute/SSWB
WCED Lecture - Communist Legacies and Democratic Survival: Liability or Advantage?
Description:
Michael Bernhard, professor, Department of Political Science, Pennsylvania State University. Sponsored by the Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies, Center for European Studies-European Union Center, Center for Russian and East European Studies.
October 15, 2008
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM, Power Center
UMS Dance Performance - Compagnie Heddy Maalem: The Rite of Spring
Description:
Dancers from Mail, Benin, Nigeria, and Senegal in French-Algerian choreographer Heddy Maalem's contemporary interpretation of Stravinsky's masterpiece. Sponsored by the University Musical Society.
October 23, 2008
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM, 1636 International Institute/SSWB
CREES Lecture - Coffee House Babble: Smoking and Sociability in Nineteenth-Century Ottoman Bulgaria
Description:
Mary Neuburger, associate professor, Department of History, University of Texas-Austin. Sponsored by the Center for Russian and East European Studies and Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies.
October 27, 2008
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, 1014 Tisch Hall
Description:
Laura Henry, assistant professor, Department of Government, Bowdoin College. Sponsored by Science, Technology and Society, and the Center for Russian and East European Studies. Part of a series on Global Warming/Climate Change organized in collaboration with International Institute units.
October 31, 2008
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Residential College Art Gallery, East Quad, 701 E. University. Use phone at entrance to gain access (3-0176)
Exhibition Opening - Affinities: Ceramics by Ivica Vidrova and Georgette Zirbes
Description:
Ceramics by artists Ivica Vidrova, associate professor, Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Bratislava, and 2008 Weiser Slovakia/U-M Professional Development Program Fellow; and Georgette Zirbes, professor emeritus, School of Art & Design, U-M, and 2007 Weiser Fellow. Sponsored by the School of Art & Design, Residential College, and Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia. The exhibition runs from Fri, Oct 31-Fri, Dec 5 (M-F, 9 am-8 pm; S-Su, 12-8 pm).
October 31, 2008
9:00 AM - 8:00 PM, Residential College Art Gallery, East Quad, 701 E. University. Use phone at entrance to gain access (3-0176).
Exhibition (through December 5) - Affinities: Ceramics by Ivica Vidrova and Georgette Zirbes
Description:
Ceramics by artists Ivica Vidrová, associate professor, Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Bratislava, and 2008 Weiser Slovakia/U-M Professional Development Program Fellow; and Georgette Zirbes, professor emeritus, School of Art & Design, U-M, and 2007 Weiser Fellow. Sponsored by the School of Art & Design, Residential College, and Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia. The exhibition runs from Fri, Oct 31-Fri, Dec 5 (M-F, 9 am-8 pm; S-Su, 12-8 pm).
November 01, 2008
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM, Washtenaw Intermediate School District, 1819 S. Wagner
CREES Teachers' Professional Development Workshop - Russia and Its Place in World History
Description:
Looking at Russia through a global lens for teaching world history. Sponsored by the Center for Russian and East European Studies. Reservation required. For more information, contact
November 04, 2008
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM, Room 2022, 202 S. Thayer
Frankel Center Lecture - The Sound and the Fury: Between Brenner and Dostoyevsky
Description:
Marcus Moseley, associate professor, Department of German, Northwestern University. Sponsored by the Frankel Center for Judaic Studies and Center for Russian and East European Studies.
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