Jerry Herman Ring Theatre 2009-10 Season Begins

September 09, 2009
The Ring Theatre The Jerry Herman Ring Theatre has announced its 2009-10 theatre season lineup, and tickets for all shows are now available.

Tree of Paradise Exhibit at Lowe Showcases Ancient Jewish Mosaics

October 30, 2009

Tree of Paradise: Jewish Mosaics from the Roman Empire examines the role of 21 extraordinary mosaics in the development of synagogue decoration in the late Roman Empire.  The exhibition, which originated at the Brooklyn Museum and will open at the Lowe Art Museum on Friday, October 30, presents the reconstruction of an ancient mosaic floor from a synagogue in Hammam Lif, Tunisia (the ancient Punic town of Naro, later called Aquae Persianae by the Romans).  A Latin inscription in one…

Cosford Cinema Screening: The Baader Meinhof Complex

November 08, 2009 Cosford Cinema showing The Baader Meinhof Complex

Cosford screening: Bruno

November 21, 2009
Cosford Cinema

Sacha Baron Cohen returns to the big screen to offer yet another stinging dose of sociopolitical satire in this comedy that finds him assuming the persona of gay fashionmonger Bruno, the self-proclaimed “voice of Austrian youth TV.” The character of Bruno offers a cleverly costumed Baron Cohen the opportunity to highlight the absurdities of the fashion industry by interviewing unsuspecting fashion icons and other haute couture hangers-on. Admission is $6 for all University of Miami faculty,…

A Symposium on the Dynamics of H1N1 Flu Transmission

November 24, 2009
Cox Science Center

“A Symposium on H1N1 Influenza,” sponsored by Sigma Xi and the Leonard and Jayne Abess Center for Ecosystem Science and Policy, will be held Tuesday, November 24 at 7:30 p.m. in the Cox Science building, room 126.  The symposium will feature talks by UM scientists on various aspects of H1N1 influenza and will include an opportunity for questions and discussion. Speakers include Gio Baracco, associate professor in the Division of Infectious diseases at the Miller School of…

Rethinking Economic Populism: Perón, the International Monetary Fund, and the World Bank

November 30, 2009
Richter Library

Claudia Kedar, visiting scholar from the University of Michigan’s Latin American and Caribbean Studies Center and postdoctoral fellow at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Leonard Davis Institute for International Relations, will lecture on Argentina during Juan Perón’s rule. Kedar will reveal that the tendency to describe populist Perón as the archenemy of the IMF and the World Bank as instruments of U.S. imperialism is no more than a myth promoted by Peronists and anti-Peronists alike.…

LoweDown Happy Hour Features Glass Artist Bernstein

December 03, 2009
The Lowe Art Museum

Attend the LoweDown Happy Hour on Thursday, December 3 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Lowe Art Museum, featuring glass artist Ricky Bernstein, who will attend the happy hour himself. Bernstein’s exhibit Kitchen Dreams is on display through January 24. Hear about the quirky world captured in glass by Bernstein’s art at 6 p.m. Enjoy holiday desserts with beverages by Barefoot Wine and Bubbly and PAMA Spirits. Admission is $10 for non-members; $5 for UM faculty, staff, and…

LoweDown Happy Hour Features Glass Artist Ricky Bernstein

December 03, 2009
The Lowe Art Museum Attend the LoweDown Happy Hour at the Lowe Art Museum featuring glass artist Ricky Bernstein.

Winter Wonderful Holiday Dinner Supporting the Frost School of Music

December 06, 2009
Fontainebleau Hotel

The University of Miami Frost School of Music holiday dinner, Winter Wonderful, will take place on Sunday, December 6, 2009 at the newly renovated Fontainebleau Hotel on Miami Beach. The goal of Winter Wonderful is to raise $100,000 for the Frost School of Music undergraduate scholarship fund. Highlights of the evening will include a sumptuous three-course dinner and joyous holiday performances…

Baby with the Bathwater

February 24, 2010 – March 07, 2010
Jerry Herman Ring Theatre A satiric comedy about the pitfalls of parenthood.

Almost, Maine

February 25, 2010 – March 06, 2010
Jerry Herman Ring Theatre A heartwarming comedy set in a very cold town!

Clinton Global Initiative University at UM

April 16, 2010 University of Miami will host Clinton Global Initiative University 2009

Rent

April 21, 2010 – May 01, 2010
Jerry Herman Ring Theatre One of the longest running shows in Broadway history!