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Wendell Pierce on the Role of Art
Actor and UMS Digital Residency Artist Wendell Pierce discusses the role of art in our lives — particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Season’s Greetings from UMS
Please enjoy our holiday greeting and message of hope for 2021 from the UMS staff!
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Introducing Sacramento Knoxx
UMS is pleased to welcome Sacramento Knoxx as this season’s Education and Community Engagement Research Residency Artist.
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Graduate from Jazz at Lincoln Center’s “Swing University” this January
This January, UMS will join forces with Jazz at Lincoln Center (JALC) to offer Swing University: Jazz as a Tool for Liberation for the Michigan community.
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Corporate Spotlight: Ford Motor Company Fund, Lisa Gonzalez
The Ford Motor Fund is a long-time supporter of the UMS Education and Community Engagement programs. We talked with its Manager of Community Programs to learn more about Ford’s history with UMS, Lisa’s own background with the arts, and the Fund today.
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Happy Thanksgiving from UMS
As we look back upon the past several months and the challenges faced by both our community and the world as a whole, we want to take a moment to acknowledge all…
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Listening Parties with Spektral Quartet & Tarek Yamani
The Spektral Quartet and Tarek Yamani shared music with each other — and our audiences — that has shaped their artistic backgrounds and formed their artistic identities.
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Donor Spotlight: David Featherman
David Featherman and his wife Jo-Anna have been involved with UMS since the mid-1960s. They have hosted fundraising events, have attended many UMS events over the years, and are generous supporters of School Day Performances.
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You Can Dance–Outside!
Every season UMS offers the You Can Dance series at the Ann Arbor YMCA, where dancers from our visiting companies lead a movement workshop that explores the company’s movement style. With the…