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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
Please re-visit the CREES website for information about our Fall 2008 events.
September 2008 Events
September 08, 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
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.
September 11, 2008
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, Michigan Theater, 603 East Liberty St.
Copernicus Lecture in the Penny W. Stamps Distinguished Visitors Series - Stasys Eidrigevicius
Description:
The Fall 2008 Copernicus Lecture, "My Road," will be given by renowned artist Stasys Eidrigevicius. His visit to the University of Michigan is a collaborative project of the Copernicus Endowment of the Center for Russian and East European Studies, the Institute for the Humanities, and the School of Art & Design. An exhibition of his work, The Earth of Lithuania with the Wind of Warsaw, runs from Monday, September 8 to Friday, October 17 at the University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities, 202 S. Thayer St. (Gallery hours: 9:00 AM-5:00 PM). An Opening Reception will be held after the lecture from 6:00-8:00 PM at the Institute for the Humanities.
September 12, 2008
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM, Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty
Film - Bouzkachi: Chant of the Steppes
Description:
World premiere of a documentary/art film about an equestrian game set in Uzbekistan, by French director Jacques Debs and artist Stasys Eidrigevicius (in Tajik, Uzbek, Russian, and English with English subtitles, 90 min., 2008), followed by Q&A. Sponsored by the Copernicus Endowment, Center for Russian and East European Studies, and Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies.
September 19, 2008
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM, 1324 East Hall Auditorium, 530 Church
WCEE/WCED Inaugural Lecture - Promoting Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe
Description:
Aleksander Kwasniewski, President of Poland, 1995-2005; and Distinguished Scholar in the Practice of Global Leadership, Georgetown University. Sponsored by Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia; Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies; Center for European Studies-European Union Center; Center for Russian and East European Studies; and College of Literature, Science, and the Arts.
September 22, 2008
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM, 116 Hutchins Hall
Description:
Vladimir Djeric, attorney, Mikijelj, Jankovic & Bogdanovic, Belgrade, and former advisor to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro. Sponsored by the Law School, Center for European Studies-European Union Center, and an academic exchange project supported by the Ministry for Diaspora, Serbia.
September 23, 2008
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, Room 2000, 202 S. Thayer.
Frankel Center Lecture - Soviet Marxism and Yiddish Literature: Between Ideology and Mass Culture
Description:
Roland Gruschka, assistant professor, Institute of Jewish Studies, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf. Sponsored by the Frankel Center for Judaic Studies and Center for Russian and East European Studies.
